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Website promotes identity BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer is preparing for its closeup. On Monday, the City of Red Deer launched a microsite — uncoverreddeer.ca — designed to share and promote Red Deer’s identity. “In the lead up to the 2019 Canada Winter Games, we essentially have three years before we welcome 25,000 Canadians and we have a once in a life time opportunity to tell that story. So it was absolutely imperative that Red Deer take the lead and to provide our community and our partner organizations with the tools that they need to convey the authentic Red Deer,” said Mayor Tara Veer at the launch of Uncover Red Deer at Sheraton Red Deer Hotel. “In the absence of Red Deer telling the people of our province and the people of our country who we are, and about the authentic Red Deer, those messages were being filled in on their own.” Since 2012, the city worked with community partners and stakeholders to gather community input in hopes of representing what citizens feel, love and think about their city. More than 1,600 people were surveyed as part of the identity project. The first in a series of videos at Uncover Red Deer was produced to market the city outside Red Deer’s borders. “Red Deerians told us who they are and what they love about Red Deer. Today’s launch is the culmination of what Red Deerians said and it’s the beginning of a whole messaging and equipping of marketing tools for our partnering organizations to tell Red Deer’s story on behalf of Red Deerians,” Veer said.

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Recognizing the tragic events of last Friday in Paris, the City of Red Deer hung the colours of the French flag on two trees outside City Hall this week. Please see related stories on Page B2.

School boards block debate, vote on LGBTQ motion at meeting BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Delegates to the Alberta School Board Association’s fall meeting were blocked Monday from debating or voting on a proposal that the group help its members establish policies to protect students who identify as sexual or gender minorities. The motion from Edmonton Pub-

lic Schools needed the support of just over 66 per cent of those attending to be accepted on the agenda. But enough boards — about 38 per cent — argued the issue wasn’t prominent enough and voted against dealing with the motion. Michael Janz, chairman of the Edmonton board, said he was shocked that the proposal didn’t get enough support to be discussed.

“We think that our association, which holds itself to be the gold standard of education policy, should have a policy for sexual orientation and gender minority students,” he said. “We have a policy on oilwell sites. We have a policy on defibrillators. I think it is fair that we could ask for a policy on this area as well.”

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Downturn prompts run on Christmas charities BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Local non-profits are calling on Central Albertans to demonstrate their Christmas spirit by donating to hamper and toy programs. Last Thursday, Red Deer Christmas Bureau started accepting applications from families in need and so far registrations have increased compared last year. “This time last year we only had 43 applicants and now we’re at 65. We’re figuring we’re going to have a lot more this year,” said Linda Washchuk, Christmas Bureau director, on

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Monday. Last year the bureau assisted 947 families with 996 children. Families from Red Deer, Penhold, Springbrook and Red Deer County have until Dec. 16 to register. Parents get to shop for gifts for their children for free at the bureau’s toy depot. Washchuk expects toys based on the Disney movie Frozen will be in demand again this season, and electronics are always popular among children and teens. Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

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INDEX Two sections Alberta . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 Business . . . . . . . A8-A9 Canada . . . . . . . . A5-A6 Classified . . . . . . B8-B9 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . B4 Entertainment A11-A12 Sports . . . . . . . . . B5-B7

Red Deer Christmas Bureau director Linda Waschuk checks the shelves at the Christmas Bureau on Monday.

Paris attack mastermind named France identified a Belgian who fought for the Islamic State group in Syria as the mastermind of the Paris attacks. Story on PAGE B2

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there is a connection to organized crime. Alexandre Alfred Beck-Quenneville, 23, faces 46 charges that include numerous counts of theft and possession of stolen property. Kirk Leslie Nazeil, 28, faces 10 charges that include hit and run causing injury. Christina Louise Ramchuk, 26, faces six charges and Lacey Victoria Cecile Tiedemann faces four.

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Vehicles stolen during test drives: Dozens of charges laid CALGARY — Four people from Calgary are facing dozens of charges after pickup trucks, SUVs and a Bentley luxury car were stolen during test drives arranged through online classified ads. Police say they recovered nine cars and trucks worth more than $300,000 in a three-month investigation. They say people using an online site to privately sell their vehicles were contacted by a suspect claiming to be a potential buyer and wanting a test drive. A meeting was arranged and the suspect drove away when the owners momentarily stepped out of their vehicles. Police say one owner was seriously hurt when he tried to stop a theft in September, but has since recovered. Investigators believe the suspects were stealing the vehicles for personal use and it does not appear

Man admits to running down Calgary woman with car will be deported CALGARY — A man has pleaded guilty to running down and killing a Calgary woman with his car. Kristoffer Del Campo was supposed to be on trial today for second-degree murder, but instead he pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He was charged in the August 2013 death of Lacey Manion. She was killed when the car Del Campo was driving went up the sidewalk, hitting and pinning her underneath. At the time, police said the two were in a relationship, but wouldn’t elaborate. Manion’s mother Yvonne Denomey says the sentence “is like nothing.” “Lacey had the most beautiful smile and she was just this fun-loving, happy person,” she said through

tears outside court. “She was a good person, she was my baby.” Denomey says she didn’t think much of Del Campo’s apology in court. Defence lawyer Adriano Iovanelli says it was a genuine apology, adding he showed remorse even right after the crash. Del Campo has been sentenced to six years in prison, and will be deported to the Philippines.

Calgary woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in toddler’s death CALGARY — A woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a 21-month-old toddler who was in her care at a Calgary day home. Mackenzy Woolfsmith was critically injured at the home in May 2012 and died from her injuries the next day. The medical examiner determined that the child died of blunt-force trauma. Day-home operator Caitlin Jarosz told police that the child had fallen down the stairs, but it was determined that the toddler’s injuries didn’t match that explanation. The major crimes section took over and Jarosz was charged with second-degree murder. She pleaded guilty to the lesser manslaughter charge.

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IDENTITY: Strong, collective voice Red Deer Airport, Westerner Park, Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce, Red Deer College, Tourism Red Deer and Red Deer Downtown Business Association partnered with the city and now have a tool to share videos and other content for their own communications and marketing. She said speaking with one collective voice creates a stronger message for Red Deer, increases the city’s profile and helps organizations fulfill their mandates and goals. And Red Deerians are invited to continue to add to the microsite, Veer said. “With the online access, our community will be able to contribute stories and photos and great things they know and love about Red Deer so that we continue on in collaboration with our partner organizations, so that we can market Red Deer for tourism, so we can market Red Deer for business growth and development, we can market Red Deer for new students, we can market Red Deer for new residential growth as well.”

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The proposal called on the association to support all 61 public, Catholic and francophone school boards in establishing inclusive, safe and healthy learning and working environments for everyone, including the LGBTQ community. Janz had said research shows that sexual-minority youth experience more bullying, harassment and alienation than their heterosexual peers. Most of the 24 boards that voted against allowing the motion to come to the floor for debate were Catholic. Ralph Wohlgemuth, a trustee with the Grande Prairie Catholic School District, said the association already has a policy to protect students that doesn’t specifically mention sexual or gender minorities. “I think our policies need to be inclusive of all students,” he said. “I am a believer that by identifying specific groups you sometimes run the risk of alienating others.” Earlier this month, Education Minister Dave Eggen sent a letter to school boards noting that provincial law requires boards to create a safe learning environment, including for LGBTQ students. He has given the boards until March 31 to provide draft policies to the ministry for review. Eggen said the association’s refusal to debate the motion doesn’t change the obligation of school boards to take action. He said the government is working with the association and with individual boards. “The ASBA has been stumbling the last few days … and so I think they were not capable of standing together on much of anything right now,” he said.

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City of Red Deer director of human resources, Kristy Svoboda introduces one of three Red Deer Narrative videos on Monday. Association president Helen Clease said she was disappointed the motion wasn’t allowed to come forward. Currently, 13 of Alberta’s publicly funded school divisions have some form of a policy. None is Catholic. Kris Wells, a University of Alberta expert on sexual minority issues, said it’s time for the government to spell out what action it is prepared to take with school boards that refuse to establish an inclusive policy. Wells said he can’t understand why some boards are reluctant to talk about it. “Why don’t they see this as an issue that should be part of public discussion for a public Alberta School Boards Association?” he asked. “What are they afraid of?”

CHARITY: Still looking for sponsors “What we do is limit how many (electronics) go out a day. Everything isn’t put out all at once so everyone has a chance at getting the bigger items.” The bureau also gives out Christmas food hampers. Applications will be accepted until Dec. 16.

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2 bison shot and killed in Elk Island BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ARDROSSAN, â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two bison have been shot and killed in a national park east of Edmonton. Parks Canada says it happened near the north entrance of Elk Island National Park over the weekend of Oct. 17-18. One of the animals was dragged along Highway 16, which bisects the park, to a field approximately 800 metres north of the park where some of its meat was cut off. A white Dodge pickup truck with extra grill lights and a rooftop light bar was seen in the area and may have been involved. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illegal to hunt, harass, poach or injure any animal in a national park. The fine for poaching bison start at $4,500 to a maximum of $750,000 and/or imprisonment of up to five years. Pat Dunn, an external relations manager with Parks Canada, says the killings are â&#x20AC;&#x153;senseless.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we will see a lot of public outrage over this. Lots of people like to come here and look at the bison, wildlife viewing is very popular here and people will be very angry,â&#x20AC;? she said Monday. The park, about 40 kilometres east of Edmonton, is divided into two sections â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the northern half has about 550 plains bison, while the southern part has about the same number of wood bison. Both halves are fenced in, Dunn said.

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A poached plains bison found dead in Elk Island National Park

Politician recounts her history as victim of domestic violence BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An emotional recounting of her own harrowing history as a victim of domestic violence has earned an NDP politician a standing ovation and support from all members of the Alberta legislature. Maria Fitzpatrick, member for Lethbridge-East, rose Monday to address the assembly in support of Bill 204, a private memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bill put forward by Independent MLA Deborah Drever. The bill would allow victims of domestic violence to break their leases without financial penalty, thereby making it easier for them to escape abusive situations. Fitzpatrick told the house that at one point during her troubled nine-year marriage to her ex-husband, who has since died, she awoke to find he had pointed a gun to the back of her head. She recalled hearing the clicking sound of the hammer as the trigger was pulled, and his hysterical laughter as she realized there were no bullets in the gun. She said he threatened her that the next time, there would be bullets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He beat me. He raped me,â&#x20AC;? she told the silent assembly. He told her he would kill their daughters first, in order to see her pain, and then he would kill her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew it would be just a matter of time before he followed through on these threats.â&#x20AC;? Fitzpatrick, who was born and raised in Newfoundland, got married on Sept. 5, 1972 and almost immediately knew she was in trouble. Through the course of their marriage, she said she suffered broken bones, black eyes, sexual assault and two miscarriages as a result of the abuse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three times I left with my kids,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twice I went to shelters. Twice I was forced to return or live on the street. Both times I returned and the vio-

CALGARY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The lawyer for a former television war correspondent known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scud Studâ&#x20AC;? says he intends to prove his clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation was damaged by a â&#x20AC;&#x153;false articleâ&#x20AC;? that failed to meet even â&#x20AC;&#x153;ordinary journalistic standards.â&#x20AC;? Arthur Kent, 61, is suing Postmedia, the National Post and former columnist Don Martin over a column that ran when Kent was campaigning to win the constituency of Calgary Currie as a star candidate for the Progressive Conservatives in the 2008 provincial election. The trial, which has been in the offing for seven years, got underway Monday in front of a judge, jury and a gallery packed with onlookers. The Alberta-born Kent rose to international prominence and acquired his nickname when he reported for NBC during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. He often went live on the air from a hotel rooftop as Iraqi Scud missiles were launched into Saudi Arabia. Kent was narrowly defeated in the election after a hard-fought campaign in which a piece by Martin appeared under the headline â&#x20AC;&#x153;Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Scud Studâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; On Campaign Trail.â&#x20AC;? The column, which was published in several newspapers that were part of what was then the CanWest chain, described Kent as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a hunky bear-witness reporterâ&#x20AC;? who â&#x20AC;&#x153;got female hearts pumping.â&#x20AC;? It suggested that the Kent campaign was in complete disarray, that the candidate was not co-operating with the

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lence got worse and the threats, which he could have carried out at any time, became more frequent and more intimidating.â&#x20AC;? She said because she hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had any previous experience with abuse before the marriage, she was not prepared for it and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to protect herself or her children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked God why was this happening to me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a good person. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never intentionally hurt anybody or anything in my life. Someone said to me, `God helps those who help themselves.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153; The first time she went to a womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shelter, she was only allowed to stay for two weeks so when that time was up, she went home. The second time, she was more prepared, having contacted a lawyer and saved up some money. But she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a court date and this time the shelter only allowed her to stay three weeks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Again, I had to go back,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were no supports left after the shelter.â&#x20AC;? After the incident with the gun, she called police and her husband was finally arrested and a restraining order put in place. But there was no peace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I called the police 16 times in two weeks before he was arrested again. Not so much for assaulting me but because he broke the restraining order.â&#x20AC;? Eventually, he was sentenced to a year in jail but was released immediately because of the amount of time he had spent on remand. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He turned and as he was leaving the courtroom, he said he would kill me,â&#x20AC;? she recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked the judge how could he let him go, and the judge said to me itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a marital issue, get a divorce and leave. He proceeded then to give me a lecture on how much it was going to cost to keep him in jail. When I returned to my house, he was there, holding my children and my mother-in-law at the point of a gun. At the end of a four-hour ordeal, his mother rose and asked God to help us, and he ran from the house.â&#x20AC;?

Lawyer for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Scud Studâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; says calling his client a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was false, defamatory BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

PC party and that key campaign members were threatening to quit. It included quotes from unidentified party members. Martin wrote that senior campaign strategists had never seen a candidate â&#x20AC;&#x153;so self-absorbed he has mocked the party for failing to treat him with the desired level of reverence.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is defamatory if it is likely to lower a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation in the estimation of a reasonable person and in particular where that statements causes that person to be regarded in terms of ridicule, contempt or dislike,â&#x20AC;? Kentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer, Kent Jesse, said in his opening remarks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consider what the word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; means. People understand it means failure or loser. That is completely negative. That Arthur Kent is a dud was presented as fact â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not as opinion.â&#x20AC;? Postmedia lawyer Scott Watson said his clients deny the accusations and were practising responsible journalism. He said he intends to call a number of journalists and the former president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, Bill Smith, as witnesses in the four-week trial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The media plays an important role in Canadian democracy by informing voters about candidates, their practices, their policies and their actions,â&#x20AC;? Watson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Throughout this litigation, our clients have steadfastly believed the Don Martin column is defensible. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ask you, the jury, to issue a verdict dismissing Mr. Kentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim once weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve demonstrated the defence of fair comment of responsible journalism applies to this case.â&#x20AC;?

Notley OK with timeline for accepting Syrian refugees EDMONTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her province stands ready and willing to take in Syrian refugees on whatever timeline the federal government deems suitable. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to suspend a plan to bring in 25,000 Syrians fleeing their country by the end of the year. Wall says the terrorist attacks in Paris show that Canada should not rush screening of Syrian refugees and risk allowing a terrorist inside Canadian borders. Notley agrees that she expects the federal government to be vigilant, but adds there is also a larger humanitarian component. She notes the refugees have been escaping the same kind of terror for months and, like those who have come to Canada for generations, deserve a fresh start. Notley estimates Alberta could take between 2,500 and 3,000 refugees.

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Wall confusing who the bad guys are “Let’s not be mistaken, the people prime minister accomplished immewho are seeking refuge are not the diately was to expose the divisions barbarians. They are fleeing the bar- already separating Canadians over barians.” — Nicolas Chapuis, French the issue of fast-tracking immigrants ambassador to Canada from a war-ravaged country Saskatchewan premier where not a whole lot of us Brad Wall wants prime can really tell if any faction minister Justin Trudeau to there can be deemed “the suspend his plan to bring good guys.” 25,000 Syrian refugees inI followed the news covto Canada by the end of the erage of this story posted by year. He fears that such an major news outlets in Canaccelerated program would ada: CBC, CTV, The Globe allow a few Islamic State and Mail, National Post and barbarians to slip through Maclean’s. the screening process. In every case, the story How you can do more about Brad Wall’s letter than what the United Nawas presented fairly and GREG tions has already done to evenly. A lot of people like NEIMAN pre-screen for families (as to complain that Canada’s OPINION opposed to single young news media is inherently men), already separated biased (invariably against from the unscreened refthem, whatever their posiugees flooding Europe’s borders, is tion on any issue may be). But I saw hard to say. Suffice that any process no such bias in their coverage, which would fall short of 100-per-cent secu- supposedly will become the primary rity. information source for most Canadians But in setting that as some kind of on this issue. standard, Wall is building a wall of Where the bias played — and it fear and suspicion around all Muslims played huge — was in the comments — which is exactly what experts tell us section. the barbarians want from us. I don’t pretend to know if — or how Creating an underclass of people — online each news media moderates among us — and providing tacit gov- the comments that appear at the boternment permission to hate and dis- tom of stories. Most often, I don’t read trust them — makes it that much easier them. People should have better things for recruiters to convert young people to do than walk through the valley of already here into becoming the terror- the trolls. ists we fear from abroad. But this time, I looked at the comBut one thing Wall’s letter to the ments below the stories, and here’s

what I found — at least in the news window of Monday afternoon. I found a wall. Between Canadians. On the CBC site, the posted reactions were almost completely to reject Wall’s request that we suspend the refugee program. A (very few) supported Wall’s request, but overwhelmingly, readers were appalled that a Canadian political leader would say what he did. Comments on the CTV site, on the other hand, were virtually 100-per-cent Brad Wall-for-prime-minister. Even if under an assumed name, it seemed nobody wanted to challenge the group. Readers of the Globe story seemed more willing to see two sides of an issue, but generally, the comment consensus was that Canada should push ahead with the refugee program. Maclean’s only had one posted comment. Maybe their filtering system is more rigid, or maybe more Canadians wait to read Maclean’s in print than online. But that comment rejected Wall’s request. I repeat, the news stories themselves were entirely balanced and should not elicit the kinds of comments that appeared. Not on their own, anyway; this is a reflection of readership, not of journalism. National Post, for their part, did something outstanding, in my view. They interviewed surviving people who went through our last similar epoch of fear and racism: Jews who fled Europe to Canada at the outbreak of the Second World War. One had escaped the Dachau concentration camp,

ended up in Canada, and spent years under armed guard as a suspected enemy of Canada. If anyone would have reason to not be a Nazi sympathizer, it would be these Jews (plus a few communist academics and homosexuals fleeing persecution in their homelands). Frederick Blair, immigration minister at the time, was determined to keep Jews out of Canada by any means, but shiploads of prisoners of war — including at least 2,300 Jewish civilians — found themselves behind barbed wire in Canada. One prison camp was called the Plains of Abraham camp. Doubly ironic, when you think about it. It speaks to the times that these young men did not become suicide bombers, but rather a group of upstanding Canadians after the fact. But the infuriating unfairness and racism behind their imprisonment cannot be explained away by that. Wall’s request is far too close to Frederick Blair’s campaign for comfort. That Canada turned away shiploads of Jewish refugees during the Second World War to their deaths does not speak well of us trying to do the same today with Syrians. Many Canadians may not know who the “good guys” are in the fighting in Syria, but we do know the refugees are not the bad guys. Ultimately, morally and politically, we are obliged to let them in. Follow Greg Neiman’s blog at Readersadvocate.blogspot.ca

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Not the only one wondering I have to chuckle at R. Dean Cowan’s “Wondering if I’m alone in wondering” in the Nov. 6, 2015 Advocate. Mr. Cowan, you are not alone in wondering about the many inconsistencies to observe all around us. I personally can’t vouch for the silverware used in first class air travel as I’ve never flown first class! As a life-long cyclist and a member of the Red Deer Association for Bicycle Commuting, I do know something about cycling. I must respond to the pokes aimed at bike lanes in Mr. Cowan’s letter. As part of the Commuter Bike Pilot Project put forward by City administration in the 2011 capital budget, City Council approved the three year pilot project to assess the feasibility of improved cycling connectivity. Bike lanes on 55th Street were painted on the road in late August, 2012. In response to public concerns, City Council decided to have the bike lanes removed shortly after. That is the purpose of a pilot, to determine feasibility. Paint on the road is relatively cheap compared to replacing water and sewer infrastructure, sidewalks, and paving. One could argue that the bike lanes on 55th Street should have stayed in place until the 2014 construction season, to allow enough time for the public to get used to them and to assess feasibility and usage over the course of a full year. Nonetheless, Council decided it had enough information to make a decision and decided to remove them shortly after they went in. As a cyclist and a driver, I have seen many cyclists using the bike lanes and bike routes, in addition to the multi-use trail system that Red

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Deer is rightly proud of. With regards to bicycle parking places downtown, there are more being created all the time, not just by the City but also by businesses (e.g. Traptow’s Cool Beans Coffee Company on Ross Street). Mr. Cowan has a good idea to have more traffic lights on flash during non-peak hours. I do object to his statement that “bike lanes … are available to be used three to four months of the year.” I ride from March to November when the road is snow-free and I see more cyclists out and about including in winter. Most citizens will agree with Mr. Cowan that Red Deer is a fabulous place to live. The 2015 Citizen Satisfaction Survey conducted by Ipsos Reid indicated that 98 per cent of Red Deer citizens rate their quality of life as good or very good, and that 92 per cent of respondents indicated they were very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with City services. Roads were identified by 89 per cent of respondents as being the highest and immediate priority for government attention related to infrastructure, and 73 per cent feel that the City is doing a very good or somewhat good job of managing our road infrastructure. “When asked whether they support or oppose increasing property taxes to fund new community amenities in Red Deer, 59 per cent strongly or somewhat support an increase, with 40 per cent somewhat or strongly opposed.” I support the City of Red Deer’s efforts to accommodate all road users and improve safety and connectivity for cyclists and drivers. “Nike’s Designed to Move campaign recently featured The City of Red Deer in a report to city leaders highlighting exemplary active cities.” The

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Nike report in 2015 entitled “Designed to Move Active Cities” includes Red Deer as one of nine international cities that are doing this well: “Creating every possible opportunity for people to move actively throughout our city makes this a better place to live, work, travel and play.” This report is available from the City of Red Deer’s website. Google “movement study” at reddeer.ca. Kudos to Mayor Tara Veer, Council, and the administration and staff of the City of Red Deer for achieving international recognition for the City’s efforts in encouraging active living. Bill Franz Red Deer

Soccer fields need proper facilities I live in Morrisroe and think that the soccer fields are a great idea. The field has had irrigation put into it this year and I believe the field which has about eight soccer fields will be used alot more in the coming years. The problem is the center on site is not open and there is no toilet facilities for sports people to use. As we all know children cannot hold it a long time when they have to go. We need to have toilet facilities available for this sport to take place here, as no one wants to have their children or see someone else’s children use the small clump of poplar trees to relieve themselves. I believe the city is just turning a blind eye to this issue. Larry Cunningham Red Deer

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A5 We’ll do our part in terror fight

TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 2015

TRUDEAU PLEDGES THAT CANADA WILL PLAY ACTIVE ROLE BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ANTALYA, Turkey — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told his fellow G20 leaders that Canada will continue to make a strong military contribution in the fight against Islamic militants — but it won’t be from the air. Trudeau said his government will follow through on its election campaign commitment to withdraw its six CF-18 fighter jets from the U.S.-led coalition mission attacking targets in Iraq and Syria some time before Canada’s March 2016 commitment expires. He said Canada will concentrate its military contribution on strengthening efforts to train Kurdish fighters for their ground war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Trudeau said Canadian troops have built up expertise in such training, especially from the war in Afghanistan.

“The discussions we’re having both internally and with our allies is around how best Canada can help,” Trudeau said Monday at the close of the G20 summit. “I know that Canada will continue to, and be seen to be continuing to do its part in the fight against this terrorist scourge.” Trudeau said no other leader has told him to keep the CF-18s in place. However, the issue complicated the new prime minister’s international debut at a summit, where he was more interested in talking about infrastructure and climate change. Trudeau also held firm to his plan to bring 25,000 refugees to Canada by the year end, but he acknowledged the renewed security concerns that extremists might pose as legitimate migrants. “Security remains a primary concern for the government of Canada, particularly at this time, post the Paris attacks, which have caused a lot of people concern.” His comments came before Saskatchewan Pre-

mier Brad Wall released a letter to Trudeau asking that the refugee plan be suspended. Wall said he is concerned about security screening and wants the government to re-evaluate the idea. Trudeau said Canada must not turn away from its commitment to help vulnerable refugees, which put him on the same page as U.S. President Barack Obama. “Slamming doors in their faces would be a betrayal of our values,” Obama said at the close of the summit. “Our nations can welcome refugees who are desperately seeking safety and ensure our own security. We can and must do both.” Trudeau said he has not discussed the CF-18 pullout or his refugee initiative with Obama. He said that conversation will come later this week at next summit they’re both bound for — the APEC leaders’ gathering in the Philippines.

Refugee plan raises concern among premiers BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Justin Trudeau’s insistence that he will stick with a plan to bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees by year-end — even amid heightened security concerns around the world — has made several provinces nervous about security and prompted Saskatchewan to ask Monday for a suspension of the project. “Surely we do not want to be date-driv- ‘IF EVEN A SMALL NUMen or numbers-drivBER OF INDIVIDUALS en in an endeavour WHO WISH TO DO HARM that may affect the safety of our citizens TO OUR COUNTRY ARE and the security of ABLE TO ENTER CANour country,” Saskatchewan Premier ADA AS A RESULT OF A Brad Wall wrote in a RUSHED REFUGEE REpublicly released letter to the prime min- SETTLEMENT PROCESS, ister. “If even a small THE RESULTS COULD BE number of individDEVASTATING.’ uals who wish to do harm to our coun— SASKATCHEWAN PREMIER BRAD WALL try are able to enter Canada as a result of a rushed refugee resettlement process, the results could be devastating.” Premiers lack key information on the Liberal initiative, so it’s no wonder they are taking a second look, federal Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose said in an interview. “The premiers have been asked to take part in this entire plan but they don’t actually know what it is,” Ambrose said. “I think that’s the real key here: they need to share the plan. They need to share it with Brad Wall and every premier across the country who has so generously agreed to be a part of it and explain ‘here’s how it is going to happen’.” Wall said he understands the “overwhelming majority of refugees” are fleeing violence and do not pose a threat, but he urged caution following the massacre in the French capital on Friday. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has claimed responsibility for the attacks that left 129 dead and 350 wounded. “The recent attacks in Paris are a grim reminder of the death and destruction even a small number of malevolent individuals can inflict upon a peaceful country and its citizens,” Wall said. Quebec’s immigration minister also expressed reservations Monday about the timeline presented by the Liberal government. “I’m going to be frank, I don’t think it’s possible by the end of the year,” Kathleen Weil said. “I think that people realize it’ll take the time it’ll take, but we are determined to do it well.” B.C. Premier Christy Clark also noted Monday the federal government’s primary job is to ensure that security for Canadians comes first. “They need to make sure that their processes are working, that those security checks are being done properly and then, as they can, invite those refugees to come,” Clark said. Ontario’s health minister says his province stands by a commitment to take up to 10,000 Syrian refugees through 2016. The exact number has not yet been decided, but it will be a “significant” percentage of the 25,000 nationwide, Eric Hoskins said. The Paris attacks have not changed Ontario’s commitment, Hoskins added. “I’m confident the process the federal government is working on will take into account the legitimate security needs and concerns that Ontarians might have,” he said. Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott, who is leading the ad hoc committee on refugee resettlement, expressed her condolences on Monday following the attacks in Paris but suggested they do not change the government’s plan. “There have always been security concerns,” Philpott said. “So while Paris is a tragic situation … we have always known there are risks involved in this but we have always said we will be responsible and we will be address those risks in a responsible way.” In addition to addressing security concerns, the Trudeau cabinet faces an enormous challenge to iron out details such as how refugees will be transported to Canada and what happens once they arrive. Philpott said she hopes to provide more information this week. “We want to be sure that the plan is responsible and orderly and that we will be able to give a very clear plan when we do make the details available,” she said. Last week, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told reporters security screenings for Syrian refugees could possibly take place both overseas and in Canada.

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Canadian Veerender Jubbal, shown in a photo from Twitter, took to Twitter after an altered photo of him began surfacing in international media with captions identifying him as a terrorist. A Spanish newspaper, La Razon, has since apologized for running the doctored picture.

Canadian man finds himself falsely identified as Paris terrorist BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A Canadian man is defending his name and reputation after he was falsely depicted as one of the masterminds of Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris. Veerender Jubbal took to Twitter after an altered photo of him began surfacing in international media with captions identifying him as a terrorist. A Spanish newspaper, La Razon, has since apologized for running the doctored picture. The original image of Jubbal was a selfie that showed him posing in his bathroom with the iPad in his hand that was used to take the photograph. But it was manipulated to show him wearing a suicide vest and holding a Qu’ran. Jubbal tweeted that the image had made its way onto the front page of La Razon with a caption identifying him as one of the suicide bombers that stormed the French capital on Friday, killling at least 129 people and injuring scores of others. He says it wasn’t long before people around the world, including family members in India, had seen the image and reached out to let him know about it.

In addition to defending his name, Jubbal also criticized the photoshoppers for mistaking a Sikh for a member of the Islamic State, which has claimed responsibility for the co-ordinated attacks in Paris. “In gauging this entire incident — millions upon millions of people have seen the photoshopped images, and have placed me as a terrorist,” Jubbal tweeted, adding the “strange” situation has him pondering suing newspapers that published the altered image. The case highlights how vulnerable today’s online citizens are, said Melonie Dodaro, a Kelowna, B.C.-based social media consultant. Even non-controversial content can become dangerous in the wrong hands, she pointed out. “The Internet’s the Wild, Wild West,” she said. “There are not a lot of things you can do to protect yourself.” Jubbal retweeted messages of support that decry the picture’s potential consequences. “Portraying Veeren—Jubbal as a terrorist puts his life at risk, ruins his reputation. This is online terrorism,” wrote one Twitter user.

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Mosque fire a ‘hate crime’ BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured Muslim Canadians on Monday that the federal government would work hard to find those responsible for setting fire to a central Ontario mosque in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris. In a statement, Trudeau said he was “deeply disturbed” by the weekend incident that’s now being investigated as a hate crime by police in Peterborough, Ont. Last week’s attacks on Paris that left 129 people dead have shocked peace-loving people everywhere, Trudeau said, adding it’s important for Canadians to understand “that Muslims around the world are also being persecuted regularly by these violent extremists.” “We’re in this together,” he said. “To the families who attend the mosque for prayer every week, the government of Canada and our law enforcement agencies will protect your rights and make every effort to apprehend the perpetrator.” The Masjid Al-Salaam mosque, located in a quiet residential area of Peterborough, was torched on Saturday night. It’s the only mosque for about 1,000 Muslims who live in the area about 50 families regularly attend services, as many as 300 on Fridays. Murray Rodd, chief of police in Peterborough, Ont., told a news conference earlier Monday that any injury to one of the city’s ethnic communities is “an injury to us all.” “We are treating this as a hate crime,” Rodd said. “The mosque in question is named — quite appropriately — the peace mosque, which fits into what is a very peaceful, very liv-

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A group of men pray outside of the mosque Masjid Al-Salaam in Peterborough, Ont., on Monday. The Mosque was recently broken into and set on fire on purpose causing major damage inside. able community.” A small stream of passersby stopped at the mosque on Monday to express support or to donate cash for repairs. Larry Forsey, of nearby Coboconk, went out of his way to stop by the nowclosed Masjid Al-Salaam, where he hugged Kenzu Abdella, the president of the Kawartha Muslim Religious Association, and handed him some cash. “Two wrongs don’t make a right,” Forsey said afterward. “It’s sad. People are down and they need help, then

let’s help them, that’s what Canada is supposed to be all about.” Crimestoppers says an anonymous donor has put up $10,000 towards a reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the mosque fire. A crowdfunding initiative has also raised more than $90,000 for repairs, outpacing its target. The blaze caused about $80,000 in damage, mostly due to smoke. In Peterborough, Christian and Jewish leaders — as well as community groups — immediately offered to

Liberals drop controversial top court niqab appeal BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said she personally called new Canadian Zunera Ishaq to tell her that the government was officially dropping its legal pursuit of a ban on niqabs at citizenship ceremonies. Ishaq, a Muslim who wears the religious face covering, had been fighting the government in court over a Conservative policy that sought to force people to show their faces while taking the oath of citizenship. She felt the policy infringed her religious freedom. Individuals are still required to bare their faces to an official for identification purposes before the ceremony. The niqab became a subject of debate during the federal election campaign, with the Conservative party pushing their position in television advertising and fundraising appeals. The Liberals and NDP argued the policy violated respect for minority rights. “Our government takes the perspective that we embrace diversity and respect the fundamental freedoms of all Canadians and this is the start of the work that we’re going to do as a government in terms of ensuring those values are protected,” Wilson-Raybould told reporters Monday. In September, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled against the Conservative government, rejecting the argument that requiring people to show their faces during the oath was consistent with Canadian values of equality and social cohesion. Ishaq, who came to Canada from Pakistan in 2008, was ultimately able to obtain her citizenship during the federal election campaign. The Conservatives had sought leave to appeal the matter to the Supreme Court of Canada, but Wilson-Raybould said her department would no longer pursue that. Wilson-Raybould also noted that there was nothing in the Citizenship Act that required people to show their faces. Instead, as the department had

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French territory situated off Newfoundland’s coast mourning Paris attacks ST-PIERRE-MIQUELON, France — It’s more than 4,000 kilometres from Paris, but the attacks in France’s capital city are hitting close to home for residents of a French territory located just off the coast of Newfoundland. The tiny islands of St-Pierre-Miquelon, the only remnant of colonial New France, are situated roughly 25 kilometres from Fortune, N.L., and are home to roughly 7,000 French-speaking people. St-Pierre deputy mayor Martin Detcheverry said many residents of the territory have family in France, some of whom live near places in Paris that were targeted by the attacks. He said the community is in shock and mourning the 129 people who died in the attacks Friday in several public

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Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould holds a news conference in Ottawa to announce that the Liberal government will respect the Federal Court of Canada’s ruling requiring women who wear the niqab to unveil themselves to take the Oath of Citizenship is unlawful, in Ottawa, Monday. conceded under the previous government, the requirement was an unlegislated, yet mandatory, policy guideline. The minister said she did not know how much money the government would save by abandoning the appeal, nor how much it had already spent. The Liberals have promised to change or repeal certain pieces of legislation brought forward by the Conservatives. Another law which became a major gathering places, including a music hall and restaurants. “It has impacted the community greatly,” said Detcheverry in a phone interview on Monday. “The people are very conscious of what’s going on in France and are very concerned, even though we’re quite far apart.” Detcheverry said more than 2,000 people from the community and about 20 people from Newfoundland participated in a march on Paris Street in St-Pierre on Sunday to express their sympathies. “It was a symbolic march, and people responded in great numbers to show their disapprobation to the attacks and to show their sympathies to the people that are mourning their friends and relatives,” said Detcheverry, who has lived in St-Pierre-Miquelon his whole life. Many of the territory’s schools, businesses and government offices observed a moment of silence on Monday for the victims and flags were at halfmast, said Detcheverry. He said the territory was also observing the three days of national mourning declared by French President Francois Hollande.

item of debate during the election was C-24. It allows the government to strip Canadian citizenship from dual nationals who are convicted of terrorism. Wilson-Raybould said cabinet is still discussing the next steps on that particular law.

open their facilities for prayers. Congregants will likely pray in a United Church on Friday, said Abdella. Some faithful used the grass outside the mosque for noon prayers on Monday. Shazim Khan, the mosque’s imam, expressed dismay at what had happened but called it a random act. “This is just an isolated incident,” said Khan, who has lived in the area for the past eight years. “I know this community — the people are loving, caring.”

Security landscapes differ in Canada, France: experts BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The level of jihadist militancy simmering in France and other parts of western Europe simply doesn’t exist in Canada, making the sort of attack that devastated Paris less likely, security experts say. In France and Belgium there are tens of thousands of people who, while not terrorists, sympathize with the ideology espoused by radical elements like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, said Phil Gurski, a former Canadian Security Intelligence Service analyst who specializes in counter-radicalization efforts. “We don’t have that here — not to the best of our knowledge,” Gurski said in an interview. “I think we have to acknowledge that there are some significant differences.” Last year Michael Zehaf Bibeau shot Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, an honour guard at the National War Memorial, before rushing into Parliament’s Centre Block. Zehaf Bibeau was quickly gunned down. Two days earlier, Martin Couture-Rouleau had fatally rammed Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent with a car in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. After a chase, police shot and killed the knife-wielding assailant. While Canada has been hit by jihadi-inspired lone-wolf attacks, there has been nothing like the co-ordinated assaults on multiple targets in Paris that claimed 129 lives and injured hundreds of others, said Jez Littlewood of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa. “That’s not something we’ve seen Canadian terrorists actually being able to carry out.” Canada is pursuing a significantly smaller proportion of counter-terrorism investigations than some European nations, and a relatively low number of Canadians — between 45 and 60 — have headed to Iraq and Syria as foreign fighters, experts say. At the same time, Canada has generally been perceived as less of a target of interest than some allies for jihadi-motivated extremists.

HEALTH

TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 2015

Defective stem cells behind disease FINDING MAY AID TREATMENT: STUDY MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canadian researchers have made a discovery about muscle stem cells that may lead to more effective treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a degenerative disease that primarily affects boys. The genetic disease causes muscles to deteriorate over time due to a lack of dystrophin, a protein involved in the repair of muscle fibres damaged by injury, exercise or just the tasks of everyday living. Those affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which occurs in about one in 3,600 births, typically die in their late 20s or early 30s, usually of respiratory failure or cardiac disease caused by weakened and scarred lung or heart muscles. “For nearly 20 years, we’ve thought that the muscle weakness observed in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is primarily due to problems in their muscle fibres, but our research shows that it is also due to intrinsic defects in the function of their muscle stem cells,” said senior author Dr. Michael Rudnicki, director of the regenerative medicine program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. “This completely changes our understanding of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and could eventually lead to far more effective treatments.” Rudnicki’s team determined that the protein dystrophin is present not only in muscle fibres, but also in muscle stem cells. Those stem cells give rise to precursor cells, which in turn generate new fibres to build and repair muscles throughout the body. But in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the stem cells are deficient in dystrophin, Rudnicki said. “So the loss of dystrophin in the muscle fibres causes the muscle degeneration, and the loss of dystrophin in the stem cells means that they can’t repair that damage,” he said from Ottawa. “And so the two together produce the full-blown disease.” Without the protein, stem cells produce ten-fold fewer muscle precursor cells, he said.

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Research team members (left to right): Will Wang, Caroline Brun, Dr. Michael Rudnicki and Dr. Nicolas Dumont are shown in a handout photo. Canadian researchers have made a discovery about muscle stem cells that may pave the way for more effective treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, was conducted in mouse cells, but the findings are expected to be the same in humans. Rudnicki said the discovery should have profound implications for treating the disease. “I think that down the road, it’s possible we will be able to repair those deficiencies of the stem cells using drugs,” he said. “If we can repair the stem cell deficit … that may well significantly ameliorate the disorder.” That’s the hope of Debra Chiabai, whose 15-year-old son Alex has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and now must use a wheelchair full time as his legs are too weak to allow him to walk. Alex is able to attend school on a reduced schedule, but has to be helped onto the toilet and into the shower, although he is able to shower himself. “Because it’s progressive, those are things over the years that would be

changing for him,” Chiabai said from Ottawa. Her son takes steroids, which help reduce inflammation and subsequent scarring in his muscles, but the drugs have side-effects that include stunted growth, cataract formation and bone loss. “It doesn’t stop things. It just hopefully gains a little bit more time,” said Chiabai, conceding that her son’s physical deterioration is “hard to watch.” With the new discovery, she hopes scientists will be able to zero in on drugs that target the lack of dystrophin in stem cells and prolong the lives of those affected. “Frankly, we live, breathe and eat hope because if you had to just deal with it with no hope on the horizon, it would be pretty overwhelming.” Dr. Ronald Worton, who headed the Toronto Sick Kids Hospital team that isolated the mutated gene behind

Duchenne muscular dystrophy in 1986, lauded the discovery that muscle stem cells are also involved in the disease. Worton, now retired, said that even with the dystrophin gene identified, “it became clear to us and I guess to all scientists in the field that this was going to be really tough to fix.” “This discovery from Michael (Rudnicki) is a pretty big step in thinking about how do we stimulate the regeneration of muscle?” said Worton, suggesting that the feat might be accomplished in the future with cell therapy or the development of a drug treatment. “And even if it doesn’t totally block the disease or cure the disease, if you can keep the kids alive until they’re 50 instead of 20 and let them have reasonable mobility, even if they’re in a wheelchair but could feed themselves and breathe properly, that would be a big step forward.”

Drug regimen eliminate virus in 3 months: study BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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TORONTO — A clinical trial has found that a simple drug regimen delivered over 12 weeks achieved sustained eradication of several strains of hepatitis C in 99 per cent of patients treated with the medications, researchers reported Monday. Their study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that receiving a once-daily combination of sofosbuvir-velpatasvir for a 12-week period was effective in both previously treated and nevertreated patients with hepatitis C genotypes 1, 2, 4, 5 or 6. “This drug regimen changes the standard of care in treating patients with HCV. We can now cure almost everyone with a very simple treatment,” said lead researcher Dr. Jordan Feld, a liver specialist at Toronto Western Hospital. Current approved treatments for chronic HCV are not equally effective

in combating the virus’ different forms. asvir were virus-free three months afTesting to determine the particular ter completing treatment. None of the genetic makeup — or genotype — of 116 patients receiving a placebo had the virus has been the same result. required before “This is truly “THIS DRUG REGIMEN treatment could be a one-size-fits-all CHANGES THE STANDARD treatment that is very started. But Feld said the easy to administer OF CARE IN TREATING combination of sofosextremely wellPATIENTS WITH HCV. WE and buvir-velpatasvir has tolerated,” said Feld. been shown to work CAN NOW CURE ALMOST “Our challenge now on all strains of hepgetting treatment EVERYONE WITH A VERY is atitis C virus, effecto those who need tively eliminating the it. Over half of SIMPLE TREATMENT.” need for this testing, people living with which often delayed — DR. JORDAN FELD, LIVER SPECIALIST AT TORONTO hepatitis C remain treatment. WESTERN HOSPITAL undiagnosed.” The drug combinaChronic HCV is tion was investigated known as a silent in a randomized, placebo-controlled killer because symptoms often don’t trial at 81 sites in eight different coun- appear until the liver is severely tries. After 12 weeks, 99 per cent of the damaged. Left undiagnosed, the 624 patients given sofosbuvir-velpat- infection can lead to cirrhosis, which

U.S. STUDY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The government has a new estimate for autism — 1 in 45 U.S. children — but other federal calculations say the developmental disorder is less common. The latest figure released this past Friday is one of three estimates that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gives for autism based on different surveys the most rigorous one gives a lower estimate of 1 in 68 children. The new number is from a survey of parents of 13,000 children, who were asked last year if their child were ever diagnosed with autism or a related disorder. The lower CDC estimate is from researchers checking health and school records for more than 47,000 children. The 1 in 68 will still be treated as the best estimate, said Michael Rosanoff, director of public health research for the advocacy group Autism Speaks. But the new number supports a belief that 1 in 68 is an underestimate, he added. Estimates of how common autism is

have been steadily increasing. In 2007, the CDC estimated 1 in 150 children had autism. For decades, autism meant kids with severe language, intellectual and social impairments and unusual, repetitious behaviours. But the definition has gradually expanded and now includes milder, related conditions. The cause or causes of autism are still not known. Experts say teachers and parents are increasingly likely to say a child with learning and behaviour problems is autistic, so at least some of the apparent increase is due to different labeling. A third CDC survey issued two years ago — also based on parents’ responses — came up with an estimate of 1 in 50 children with autism. In the latest survey, some questions about autism were reworded to try to avoid confusion and get a more accurate figure, said lead author, Benjamin Zablotsky. “I think we’ll continue to see the estimates getting closer” to each other, he said.

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can progress to liver failure or liver cancer. The virus is primarily spread through blood and is associated with IV drug use, contact with poorly sterilized medical equipment, and blood transfusions before 1992. “Knowing which treatment to use for which patient required expertise, which made it much more difficult for non-specialists to treat hepatitis C,” Feld said by email. “There are simply not enough specialists to treat all of the 250,000 to 400,000 infected Canadians.” With the single tablet that is effective for all strains of the virus, it’s hoped that family doctors, internists and nurses will step in to treat hepatitis C, particularly in rural and under-served areas, he said. “We are now on a path where elimination of hepatitis C from Canada actually starts to become a realistic goal.”

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Paradise RV closes BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF A local RV dealership has closed its doors in large part because of the lower Canadian dollar. Paradise RV had a “structured intentional shutdown,” Craig Anstead, who was a minority owner of the business, said Monday. The business was not in financial crisis, he said. About 35 employees learned they lost their jobs on Friday but they were paid, most are finding new jobs, and the business’s bills are also being paid, he said. Paradise RV operated in Gasoline Alley and Red Deer, and Leduc. The assets have been sold to others, a large portion bought by Woody’s RV World. Anstead, who founded the company and who is a past president of the RV Dealers Association of Alberta, said that 99 per cent of RV inventory comes from the U.S. So with the lower Canadian dollar “you’re paying whatever the dollar exchange rate is, it could be 30 per cent more,” Anstead said. On Monday, one Canadian dollar was worth 75 cents U.S. Looking ahead at the economy, it just makes sense to reinvest in something else that wasn’t affected by the dollar, he said. A market that has shrunk because of the downturn in the economy, and more RV dealers in the market now were also factors, he said. Anstead, who was in the RV industry for 21 years, expects that while there may be a correction coming in the industry, its future is promising. “It will always bounce back. It’s the least expensive way to vacation if you consider what hotel rooms cost you.” Dan Merkowsky, executive vice-president of the Recreational Vehicles Dealers Association of Alberta, said he understood that Paradise customers were contacted and another RV dealership will be responsible for doing repairs and maintenance going forward. He said the closure of Paradise RV could be a

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Paradise RV has closed the doors on all three of its locations, citing a downturn in the economy and a low Canadian dollar. trend going forward. “The industry right now is kind of fragmented so in order for people to survive they understand they have to get bigger in order to carry on.” “The industry is off about 25 points from a year ago (25 per cent down in sales). Hasn’t been much fun and it’s going to get worse before it gets better,”

Merkowsky said. “We’re number three. People buy a house and they get a mortgage. They buy a car and get a loan. Then either they go buy a boat or they go buy an RV or get a quad, whatever the case might be. We’re number three on that list at this point in time.” barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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A for sale sign displays a sold home in a development in Ottawa. Canadian home sales grew in October as demand remained strong in the red-hot real estate markets in Vancouver and the Greater Toronto Area.

Toronto, Vancouver markets push October home sales higher, CREA says BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canadian home sales grew in October as demand remained strong in the red-hot real estate markets in Vancouver and the Greater Toronto Area. The Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday the number of homes sold through its Multiple Listing Service was up 1.8 per cent in October from the previous month. However, the gains weren’t shared across the country, as the number of markets where sales posted a monthly increase and those where sales fell were evenly split. Compared with a year ago, sales rose 0.1 per cent. BMO chief economist Doug Porter said the housing market has split into three groups with Toronto and Vancouver too hot for comfort, the Prairies hit by the sliding price of oil and a middle ground which includes places like Ottawa and Montreal. Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Regina all posted double-digit sales declines in October. Calgary’s housing sales are down 36.4 per cent from a year earlier. “The renewed sag in oil in recent months looks to have triggered a renewed weakening in housing markets across much of Alberta and Saskatchewan,” Porter said.

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Enbridge cutting 500 jobs across company, leaving 100 positions unfilled CALGARY — Pipeline operator Enbridge (TSX:ENB) is cutting five per cent of its workforce as low oil prices continue to take their toll on the energy sector. The move affects 500 people at all levels of the company in the United States and Canada. The company says it is also leaving 100 positions unfilled.

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Oil prices have fallen back to around US$45 a barrel after rebounding to around $60 a barrel in June. The price of crude has dropped precipitously from above US$105 last year. Canadians are still looking to buy detached homes, which remain in short supply in Toronto and Vancouver. There were 5.5 months of national inventory at the end of October, down from 5.7 in September. That demand has pushed home prices higher despite the availability of condo apartments. The national average price for homes sold in October was $454,976, up 8.3 per cent on a year-overyear basis, driven by Vancouver and Toronto. Prices in Greater Vancouver were up 15.33 per cent from a year ago, while Greater Toronto was up 10.33 per cent. Without the Vancouver and Toronto markets, the average was $339,059, up 2.5 per cent from a year ago. Porter said both markets are too hot for comfort and called the 19.3 per cent year-over-year gain in sales in Vancouver out of this world. “If anything, October saw an even greater divergence of Vancouver from the rest of the country (and perhaps planet Earth),” he wrote. The national sales-to-new listings ratio was 57.9 per cent in October. CREA says a sales-to-new listings ratio between 40 and 60 per cent is generally consistent with balanced housing market conditions. Enbridge’s peer, TransCanada, has also been cutting staff, starting with its higher leadership ranks. Enbridge spokesman Graham White says those receiving layoff notices will receive support and the cuts won’t compromise safety, operational reliability or environmental protection. White says that although the steps are necessary for Enbridge to stay competitive, the company remains on strong footing. “A key element of our success depends on our competitiveness and our ability to withstand difficult times like those our industry is experiencing today. Disciplined cost management has always been part of that and core to our business model,” he said. “While Enbridge is more resilient to commodity price downturns than others, we’re not immune.”

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MONTREAL — The owner of one of Canada’s largest oil refineries hopes a first ministers’ meeting later this month will begin to develop a national energy strategy to replace what he sees as a piecemeal focus on individual projects like Keystone XL and Energy East. “We have to have a road map here nationally so that we understand what we want to do here with the different forms of energy,” Valero Energy CEO Ross Bayus said Monday. While not willing to criticize the former Conservative government, Bayus said he’s hopeful the Nov. 23 meeting chaired by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will build on the work of the premiers to reconcile to limit emissions with the continued use of different forms of carbon, including oil. What is required are “bigger thinkers” at that table who can have a “realistic” assessment of the challenges for jobs and long-term prosperity, rather than focusing on one company, project or activity, he said. “Everyone is starting to realize we have to have a vision going forward, not just sort of call things as we see them today,” he said in an interview after a speech to the Canadian Club of Montreal. Bayus said there has been too much focus on a few very contentious projects instead of how they fit into meeting the country’s energy needs and exportation requirements. The Obama administration recently rejected TransCanada’s US$8-billion Keystone XL pipeline after seven years of delay while its $12-billion Energy East project is beginning a long process to win regulatory approval. Bayus was also critical of oilsands opponents, saying blocking access to crude won’t change consumer behaviour but could lead to job losses. While he applauded the energy strategy signed by premiers in July, some environmentalists panned the effort, saying the language around climate change was too vague and would likely encourage more of the status quo. Those criticisms were before the Liberals were elected on a promise of addressing climate change. Enbridge’s Line 9B flow reversal that will soon begin to carry Alberta crude to Eastern Canada will supply just half the daily needs of Canada’s second-largest refinery. The remaining 160,000 barrels could eventually come through Energy East, a pipeline that has raised concerns in Ontario and Quebec about environmental impacts. The pipeline would supply exports and 672,000 barrels per day to three refineries — the Valero facility in Quebec City, Suncor’s (TSX:SU) in Montreal and the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, N.B. It could replace imports from the U.S., Norway, Venezuela, West Africa and the Mediterranean. Valero has spent up to $150 million on its facility in Montreal where crude will be extracted from the 9B pipeline and loaded on ships carrying up to 350,000 barrels for transport along the St. Lawrence to Quebec City. Gasoline is then shipped back to its main market in Montreal through a pipeline. Refineries need the flexibility to access the cheapest energy, Bayus added. Right now that’s from Western Canada and the U.S Midwest. Energy supplied through 9B would support the Quebec City refinery for years to come but its future would have been less certain if it couldn’t access Western crude at all, Bayus said.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 126.67 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 37.66 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.41 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.02 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.26 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.39 Cdn. National Railway . . 76.77 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 183.25 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 34.62 Capital Power Corp . . . . 19.05 Cervus Equipment Corp 13.94 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 51.65 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 49.44 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 19.41 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.80 General Motors Co. . . . . 35.17 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 22.79 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.25 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 42.14 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 33.26 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.08 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 597 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 42.56 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 123.00 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.64 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.45 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 68.51 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American stock markets closed sharply higher Monday, with traders seemingly undeterred by last week’s terrorist violence in France and disappointing manufacturing reports on both sides of the border. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index soared 242.10 points to 13,317.52, helped largely by a rebound in the price of oil. The TSX capped energy sector was up 4.3 per cent as the December contract for benchmark crude oil rose $1 to US$41.74 a barrel, while December natural gas added 2.4 cents to US$2.39 per mmBtu. Elsewhere on commodity markets, December gold gained $2.70 to US$1,083.60 an ounce, while December copper shed five cents to US$2.12 a pound. The Canadian dollar was off 0.04 of a U.S. cent at 75.05 cents U.S. In New York, the Dow Jones industrials gained 237.77 points to 17,483.01, while the broader S&P 500 index added 30.15 points to 2,053.19 and the Nasdaq advanced 56.73 points to 4,984.62. For the most part, investors appeared to be betting that Friday’s attacks in Paris, which killed 129 people, won’t have a meaningful long-term impact on the global economy. “I think people generally thought that we would be under pressure,” said Andrew Pyle, senior adviser and portfolio manager, Scotia Wealth Management. “Although statistically and historically most of the market knew that it wasn’t going to be a massive correction,” he added. While those expectations never really developed, there are still several lingering questions for traders, including expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will start to raise its benchmark

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 20.45 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.72 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.87 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.78 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.30 First Quantum Minerals . . 4.98 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 16.06 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.21 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.46 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.86 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 27.37 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.810 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 6.19 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 18.53 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 23.41 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 49.39 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.68 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 22.43 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 33.18 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 9.44 Canyon Services Group. . 4.23 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 20.47 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1450 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 11.11 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.580 interest rate next month. “We’re still dealing with the overhang of uncertainty going into December,” Pyle said. In economic news, Statistics Canada reported Monday that manufacturing sales tumbled 1.5 per cent in September following a 0.6 per cent drop in August, much worse than consensus expectations for a 0.1 per cent gain. And the New York Federal Reserve’s Empire State manufacturing index showed factory output contracted for a fourth consecutive month in November as manufacturers continued to battle a strong U.S. dollar and slow overseas growth. The index was at a minus 10.7 for the month, a slight improvement from minus 11.4 in October. In corporate news, Marriott International is buying rival hotel chain Starwood for US$12.2 billion in cash and stock. If completed, the deal would make Marriott the world’s largest hotelier by a wide margin. Shares of helicopter services company HNZ Group (TSX:HNZ.A) hit a nearly six-year low Monday after the company announced it will suspend its monthly dividend starting next year as it deals with a slowdown in the resource sector, a key customer for the company. HNZ Group stock dropped to $10 in early trading on the TSX, representing a 28 per cent decline from Friday’s close — the lowest level since February 2010. The stock later regained a bit of ground, closing at $12. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Monday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,317.52, up 242.10 points Dow — 17,483.01, up 237.77 points S&P 500 — 2,053.19, up

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Lorraine Mitchelmore, head of Shell’s Canadian division, stepping down CALGARY — The head of Royal Dutch Shell’s Canadian operations is leaving her job at the end of this year. Lorraine Mitchelmore has been Shell Canada’s president and country chair for past six years and has led the global energy giant’s heavy oil business for three. Mitchelmore says she decided to move on in order to spend more time with her two daughters, the youngest of whom is in Grade 6. She says her next career steps will involve contributing to Canada’s prosperity by serving on select boards. Michael Crothers — now vice-president of unconventionals and North America for Shell — will be the company’s next leader in Canada starting Jan. 1. Shell recently scrapped its Carmon Creek oilsands project in northwestern Alberta and opened a major carbon capture and storage project northeast of Edmonton. Mitchelmore said in a statement she’s proud of what her team accomplished during her time at Shell Canada, bringing down operating costs by 30 per cent and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent. “And, with the recent start-up of the Quest carbon capture and storage project, we have created a blueprint to advance CCS globally,” she said. “I appreciate that there is uncertainty in our business environment, but with our focus on improving economic and environmental competitiveness, I believe that both Shell and Canada’s energy industry are well-positioned to weather current headwinds and seize future opportunities.”

Ont. craft brewer says it will pull out of Sask., Alta., and B.C. due to tax hike MUSKOKA, Ont. — An Ontario craft

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 80.90 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 38.49 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.78 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 18.52 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 42.68 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.30 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.640 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.35 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 38.32 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.870 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.05 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 41.58 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1500 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 75.66 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 60.11 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.94 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 25.33 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 35.21 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 37.91 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 87.00 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.66 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 43.19 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.85 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 75.22 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 73.77 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.95 30.15 points Nasdaq — 4,984.62, up 56.74 points Currencies: Cdn — 75.05 cents US, down 0.04 of a cent Pound — C$2.0261, down 0.24 of a cent Euro — C$1.4236, down 0.82 of a cent Euro — US$1.0684, down 0.67 of a cent Oil futures: US$41.74 per barrel, up one dollar (December contract) Gold futures: US$1,083.60 per oz., up $2.70 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $19.746 oz., up half-a-cent $634.83 kg., up 16 cents ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan. ‘16 $0.60 higher $472.10 March ‘16 $0.50 higher $478.10 May ‘16 $0.30 higher $481.80 July ‘16 $0.30 higher $485.20 Nov. ‘16 $1.30 higher $477.90 Jan. ‘17 $1.30 higher $478.00 March ‘17 $1.30 higher $478.00 May ‘17 $1.30 higher $478.00 July ‘17 $1.30 higher $478.00 Nov. ‘17 $1.30 higher $478.00 Jan. ‘18 $478.00 higher $478.00. Barley (Western): Dec. ‘15 unchanged $188.50 March ‘16 unchanged $190.50 May ‘16 unchanged $191.50 July ‘16 unchanged $191.50 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $191.50 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $191.50 March ‘17 unchanged $191.50 May ‘17 unchanged $191.50 July ‘17 unchanged $191.50 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $191.50 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $191.50. Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 330,460 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 330,460.

brewery says it will be ceasing operations in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan by the end of the year. Muskoka Brewery says it was “shocked and disappointed” by the Alberta government’s decision to increase the tax rate for craft brewers outside of the New West Partnership. It says the tax increase has created unacceptable conditions for all craft brewers that operate outside of the New West Partnership and wish to sell beer in Alberta. Founders Gary McMullen and Kirk Evans opened Muskoka Brewery in Bracebridge, Ont., in 1996 with their Muskoka Cream Ale. Today, the brewery employs more than 105 people and claims it is one of the fastest-growing craft breweries in Canada. McMullen, the president of Muskoka Brewery, says the company had been planning to widen its footprint in the western provinces, but the tax change means it’s “unsustainable to sell our beer in these provinces.” “We’d like to sincerely thank our customers for their support and passion for us, and we’ll be back when these trade barriers are squashed,” McMullen said.

Resolute enters tissue market early with US$156-million purchase of Atlas Paper MONTREAL — Resolute Forest Products (TSX:RFP) is entering the tissue market earlier than planned after buying Florida producer Atlas Paper Holdings for US$156 million, including working capital. Atlas, with 360 employees, makes branded and private label tissue products from virgin and recycled fibres, with an annual production capacity of 59,000 tonnes. Resolute indicated no layoffs were planned. Prior to the Atlas takeover, the company was already planning to enter the multibillion-dollar North American tissue market, investing US$270 million to produce about 60,000 tonnes of tissue at its plant in Calhoun, Tenn., by early 2017. Like other forestry companies, Resolute is looking for ways to offset the declining demand for newsprint and commercial paper. The purchase price includes unspecified working capital.

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Construction workers look on at the FortisBC Tilbury LNG expansion project in Delta, B.C., Monday.

Tsawwassen First Nation launches plans for LNG export plant BY THE CANADIAN PRESS DELTA, B.C. — A tiny First Nation in British Columbia could play a huge role in Premier Christy Clark’s billion-dollar plans to grow the province’s liquefied natural gas industry. The leadership of the Tsawwassen First Nation, in suburban Vancouver, is encouraging its 290 eligible members to vote on a proposal to build a LNG export facility on the reserve, saying the potential benefits outweigh the limited drawbacks. The First Nation, located in Delta, B.C. and close to the Canada-U.S. border, was to hold the first of several consultation meetings with its eligible voting members on Monday night, before the Dec. 16 vote. Chief Bryce Williams said the proposed export facility was expected to only require a short stretch of additional pipeline between it and the nearby Tilbury LNG plant, which FortisBC (TSX:FTS) broke ground on one year ago. “We think this project has potential to be relatively low-impact,” said Williams. The First Nation would seek to make use of an existing deep-water port nearby for shipment of the LNG overseas, he said. But Williams acknowledged there are some “negative impacts” to think about, namely how the LNG is extracted. That’s an issue he anticipates members to raise, he said. “I appreciate this topic is likely to generate a lot of discussion in our Lower Mainland area,” Williams said. “Our council would not be putting it forward if we did not think it important and had a lot of good potential benefits for our members and for our future.” B.C.’s Oil and Gas Commissioner confirmed earlier this year that fracking — or the process of injecting fluid into the ground to extract natural gas — set off a 4.4 magnitude earthquake in northeastern B.C. The proposed export facility would process three- to five-million tonnes of

LNG annually, with natural gas coming through an extension of an existing pipeline located 10 kilometres away. The First Nation has pledged to uphold the strictest environmental practices, from extraction of the LNG to the loading of the liquefied gas onto tankers moored at nearby Roberts Bank, just north of the Tsawwassen ferry terminal. Five to six tankers per month would be expected at the export facility, which is predicted to be in operation as early as 2022. The Tsawwassen First Nation, with a population of 480, is one of a handful of B.C. aboriginal bands to sign a treaty with the federal and provincial governments. Since 2009, the band has signed multimillion-dollar agreements with the neighbouring Vancouver port and for a giant shopping mall to be built on its land Chris Hartman, CEO of the TFN Economic Development Corp., said the facility would be located on 32 hectares of industrial lands in the community’s north end. The lands were designated for industrial purposes in the original 2008 land-use plan, which was a condition of their treaty, he said. The project would still need full environmental approval from federal and provincial bodies, he added. It is too early to quantify the potential financial benefits for members, he said. “We always try and describe what some of the potential benefits are to members, those include long-term employment, additional revenues and other opportunities.” The announcement of the proposed LNG export facility came as the premier promoted an expansion of FortisBC’s $400-million Tilbury LNG project. Clark said the “dramatic” expansion will help meet the rising demand for clean energy in B.C., including powering up B.C. Ferries on liquefied gas instead of “filthy” diesel fuels. She said she hopes the First Nation’s membership will approve the new proposal, adding there continues to be demand for LNG around the world, especially in Asia.

Manufacturing sales down 1.5 per cent in September BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

given its strong performance for the quarter overall.” On a constant dollar basis, manufacturing sales were down 1.6 per cent, indicating that the volume of goods sold was lower. Statistics Canada said the decline was due to a drop in the motor vehicle assembly and the petroleum and coal product industries. Sales were down in 13 of 21 industries tracked. The petroleum and coal product industries were down 7.1 per cent to $4.8 billion due in part to partial shutdowns at a number of refineries for maintenance work.

OTTAWA — Factory sales in Canada tumbled in September as the country’s auto assembly plants reported a sharp drop in sales after four months of gains. Manufacturing sales fell 1.5 per cent to $51.1 billion in September, following a 0.6 per cent drop in August, Statistics Canada said Monday. Economists had expected an increase of 0.1 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters. The drop came as the motor vehicle assembly industry saw sales fall 10.3 per cent to $5.0 billion in September. TD Bank economist Brian DePratto said the September data provides a weak starting point for 810305 ALBERTA LTD O/A SIGNS NOW RED DEER the fourth quarter. Bay 8 7421 - Edgar Industrial Drive “However, a pullback RED DEER, ALBERTA in motor vehicle manufac- FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2015 @ 11 AM turing was to be expectSelling Live or Via Internet @ ed given the very strong performance in recent Selling Wide Format Printers, Cutting Plotters, Vinyl Cutters, months that resulted in Roll Laminator, Trimmer, Air Purification System, Thermal Printer, Light Table, Vertical Panel Saw, Media Cutter, Sign part from the resumption of output at a major Making Table, Software, Artwork, Tools, Office, Computers, Etc. AUCTIONEERS NOTE: This is a complete dispersal of a turn-key sign manufacturing facility,” shop. This is good working up to date equipment. Photos and more he said, referring to the info on website. VIEWING: Thurs. Nov. 19 10AM-4PM. REMOVAL: By Chrysler minivan plant Tues. Nov. 24/15 @3PM Subject to Additions & Deletions. 10% Buyers Fee on Site 15% Buyers Fee on Internet Cash/C/Card in Windsor, Ont., that reopened in May. w w w. m o n t g o m e r y a u c t i o n s . c o m “For the third quarter of this year, manufactur(403) 885-5149 Box 939, Auctioneers & Sales Management ing is expected to be a sigDON MONTGOMERY ICCA Auctioneer Blackfalds, AB 1-800-371-6963 nificant source of growth

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Dear Annie: While my mother was still alive, she gave a substantial amount of money to my oldest son, “Rick.” Everyone but Mother knew she was supporting his drug habit (which he has since overcome). When she died, her will gave equal amounts of money to both of my sons. My younger son, “Chris,” was hurt by his grandmother’s lopsided generosity to his brother, and it may be part of the reason my adult sons aren’t close today. Rick’s father, my first husband, will be leaving him his MITCHELL entire estate, so he will be financially set. My current hus& SUGAR band and I recently completANNIE ed our will, leaving most of our assets to Chris. Based upon what my mother did, I’m concerned that Rick will be hurt if he finds out that his stepfather and I didn’t leave him an equal share. But I don’t believe my husband is obligated to leave the same amount to his stepson as he does to his biological son. What do you think? — Trying to Avoid Hurt Feelings Dear Trying: Did your husband help raise Rick? Can your assets be separated from your husband’s so that his entire estate goes to Chris, but yours is split in half? Would Rick be understanding if you discussed these issues in advance? Unequal bequests create problems because it appears that the parent loved one child more than the other. If you explain your reasoning, it’s possible your sons will understand and not be surprised and hurt later. Dear Annie: My oldest brother, “Richard,” is fading from this world. I live 3,000 miles away and flew home to see him and say my goodbyes. Richard and I have always been close and have loved each other dearly. Now he is in a locked mental hospital and I don’t know why. Richard can have visitors only on weekends at certain times. The drive to the hospital is nearly three hours. My sister and I were allowed to go to his room for 20 minutes, but not by ourselves. His wife and two children were present the entire time. It was as if we had watchdogs sitting there making sure we had little contact. The next day, we were told at the desk that his wife said we are not permitted to see him. I think the wife’s behavior is despicable. We went to see the facility director and my sister called the caseworker and explained the situation. He agreed that this was patient abuse. The doctor was called, and he said we could see our brother. Richard was in such good spirits and we laughed, hugged and kissed and told each other how much we loved each other. The purpose of this letter to let everyone know that even though you may have a spiteful sister-in-law or other family member, the law says no one can arbitrarily keep you from seeing your sibling. God answered my prayers and my soul is at rest. — Loving Sister Dear Sister: We are glad you were able to have a good visit with your brother, but sometimes there are restrictions on visitors for a reason. It is always a good idea to phone first and check. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

HOROSCOPE Tuesday, Nov. 17 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Martin Scorsese, 72; Danny DeVito, 70; Rachel McAdams, 36 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Take the time to connect with others in creative ways. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You love helping others but strive to be more diplomatic when they don’t live up to your high standards. Make regular relaxation a priority in 2016. JOANNE MADELINE ARIES (March 21-April 19): MOORE Avoid jumping to conclusions SUN SIGNS today Rams — communicate clearly and check the facts before you respond. Catching up with friends fires up your enthusiasm for future joint projects. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): With Venus and Mars firing up your well-being zone, it’s time to be proactive about your health and fitness, as you find healthy foods and an exercise routine that you really enjoy. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Venus encourages you to spend time nurturing existing friendships, while proactive Mars motivates you to go and find an exciting new peer group. You can never have too many friends! CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take the time to really understand where a troubled family member is coming from. With compassion, cooperation and a proactive attitude, you can really turn the relationship around. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There are two ways to im-

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Young women living with relatives at rate not seen since 1940 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Young women are living with their parents or relatives at a rate not seen since 1940 as more millennial women put off marriage, attend college and face high living expenses. A Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data found that 36.4 per cent of women between the ages 18 and 34 lived with parents or relatives in 2014, the most since at least 1940, when 36.2 per cent lived with family. It is a very different world for women now, though, despite the “return to the past, statistically speaking,” says Richard Fry, a senior economist at Pew. Fry says young women are staying home now because they are half as likely to be married as they were in 1940 and much more likely to be college-educated. Economic forces such as increasing student debt, higher living costs and economic uncertainty, are also playing a role. Casey Ballard, 29, was living in Portland, Oregon, but rent ate up roughly two-thirds of her paycheque and she was ready for a career change. A September move back with family in California allowed her to try out teaching as a substitute, and now she plans to pursue teaching full-time. “There was that element of frustration and feeling like a failure,” she says about returning home. “But then the logical side of me kicked in and said ‘It’s just fiscally responsible.”’ Young men have historically lived with parents at higher rates than young women, and similar economic and cultural forces are keeping an increasing number of men at home too in recent years. But the rate young men are staying home with their parents and relatives, 42.8 per cent, remains below the 47.5 per cent level for men in 1940. The percentage of young men and women living with family fell after the 1940s as more women joined the workforce, the overall workforce expanded, and marriage rates increased. But while marriage was once the life event that

Laws preceding smartphone era collide in sexting case CANON CITY, Colo. — Laws from the pre-smartphone era are colliding with the digitally saturated reality of today’s high schools in recent sexting cases across the country. In Canon City, Colorado, where hundreds of exprove your relationships with loved ones at the moment. 1] get talking and 2] get creative. The more you converse and create with them, the better things will be. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re in the mood to communicate with a wide range of people, as your curiosity goes into overdrive. Unpredictable energy is about and your mind is bursting with innovative ideas. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Most Librans are real procrastinators and can have terrible trouble making decisions. Mars is moving through your sign, which helps you make snap decisions — and then stick to them. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Sun/Mercury hook up is fabulous for study, research and self-reflection, as you get to know yourself even better. Turn to your inner wisdom for the answers you are looking for. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Gregarious Sagittarius — with the Sun and Mercury in your solitude zone, you’re not as sociable as usual. So put aside time to contemplate, meditate, daydream, and just generally wind down. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Relations with others won’t run according to plan — especially where money is involved. Just because you’re careful with cash and credit doesn’t mean those around you are too. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Super Sun/Mercury aspects are fabulous for work, as they increase your confidence and your ability to persuade others. Looking for employment? Now’s the time for Aquarians to act! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): With the Sun and Mercury in your aspirations zone, set challenging goals for the future. Don’t let fear of failure stop you from achieving your dreams. Nothing ventured; nothing gained! Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

triggered a move out of the family home, it is now coming later with each generation, if it comes at all. The median age of marriage for women is now 27, up from 21.5 in 1940. For men, it is 29.3, up from 24.3 in 1940. Young women and men began staying home or returning there at a more rapid rate after 2000, a trend that sharply increased with the economic uncertainty brought on by the housing collapse and recession in the late 2000s. While the retreat home for young adults it is also clearly a result of economic pressures, it is not, according to Fry, an employment issue. For example, more young adults are living with their family now than in 2010, even though the job market has improved since then. “The job market has gotten significantly better (for this group),” Fry says. “Unemployment has come down, more have jobs and some are even getting paid a bit more.” Another factor in the change, Fry says, is increased ethnic diversity across this age demographic, which in turn has introduced cultural traditions of living with parents and relatives longer into life. “I don’t think it’s as bad as people think it is,” says Stacey Sholes, 26, who moved back into her parent’s house in Fresno, California eight months ago after leaving college in San Francisco and working in Los Angeles. Sholes is still a few credits shy of graduating but isn’t sure if she will return because her private school was very expensive and she’s not confident she’ll be able to find a job in the film industry even with a degree. She is living with her folks while she figures out her next step and has taken a holiday job at the same retail store she worked when she was 18 to bring in some cash. There are bumps, like when she fails to tidy up or check in with her parents regularly. But otherwise it’s a comfort to be with her family. Still, she hopes to find a new place soon with a roommate. “I have a very loving, supportive family, they don’t give me a hard time about it,” she said. “It’s a good place to crash while I figure my life out.” plicit images have been turned over to police, school officials say they had no choice but to go to law enforcement to report what is technically child pornography. At the same time, they say they can’t offer counselling to students worried about the scandal because they’d have to report those otherwise confidential conversations. Canon City School Superintendent George Welsh says the laws intended to protect youth from sexual predators have put the school in a Catch-22.

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Epitome of cool ‘STAR WARS’ AND THE ENDURING APPEAL OF LANDO CALRISSIAN BY ALYSSA ROSENBERG ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES One of the great pleasures of Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens is the opportunity to see Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill reprise their iconic roles as Princess Leia, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker. But one familiar face will be much missed: Billy Dee Williams isn’t slated to return in this installment as the rogue-turned-rebel Lando Calrissian (although he might be in future “Star Wars” films). It’s a shame, and not simply because Williams’ presence energizes any screen he is on. Lando Calrissian is a fascinating and fraught part of the Star Wars legacy and the conversation around race in science fiction and diversity in pop culture more broadly. Long before he was cast in Star Wars in a role that was the epitome of sophisticated cool, Billy Dee Williams had earned the title of “the black Clark Gable” for his performances in Lady Sings the Blues and Mahogany. In 1976, he told the New York Times that he wanted to play “more historical movie roles, notably Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, Alexander Pushkin, the Russian poet who was half black, Hannibal and King Solomon, ‘and other great classical figures who have never been done by men of my hue.’” Those dreams never quite materialized; in subsequent years, he’d show up in television shows and movies, as well as in films such as Tim Burton’s Batman — but Lando Calrissian became by far Williams’ most iconic role. “Billy Dee Williams has a complicated relationship with Lando Calrissian,” Chris Taylor wrote in How Star Wars Conquered the Universe. “On the one hand, the … actor laments that his other movie roles were overshadowed by the suave gambler and administrator of Cloud City. On the other hand, he is strongly proprietorial of the role. When I interviewed Williams, he reminded me that he has reprised his role in every medium going: the NPR adaptation of Empire Strikes Back, the two Star Wars: Battlefront games, Robot Chicken, The Lego Movie, a Funnyordie. com video. If Lando were to show up in an Episode VII, Williams is ready to go. … Says Williams, banging his cane, ‘No one’s going to play Lando but me.’ “ That dedication to the character has put Williams in an unusual position: He both originated an iconic character, and has played a number of the riffs that comment on Calrissian and his unique place in the culture. Some of the tensions around the character, among them the draw of his character, the risk of shading into stereotype and his status as the lone black character in an overwhelmingly white fictional galaxy, have been there from the beginning. “It’s too bad that the character played by Billy Dee Williams, the story’s only black principal (with the possible exception of Darth Vader, whose voice is supplied most effectively by James Earl Jones), is exaggeratedly unctous, untrustworthy and loaded with jive,” Janet Maslin wrote in her initial review of The Empire Strikes Back. (In 1997, when the films were rereleased, she’d revise her opinion, calling Williams’ experience in the film “smashing,” and noting “enhancements to the skyline (of Cloud City), along with computer-generated window views, are the biggest technical innovation in Empire. Though they make Cloud City look good, Mr. Williams looks better.”) Lando’s reputation as a smoothie has become a staple reference for pop culture in the years since the character arrived onscreen in Empire. In How I Met Your Mother, Ted (Josh Radnor) adopts “Lando” as a pseudonym during a liaison. The Boondocks, the animated adaptation of Aaron McGrud-

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It’s a shame Billy Dee Williams isn’t slated to return in ‘Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens,’ and not simply because Williams’ presence energizes any screen he is on. Lando Calrissian is a fascinating and fraught part of the ‘Star Wars’ legacy and the conversation around race in science fiction and diversity in pop culture more broadly.

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ONE OF WILLIAMS’ ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EMPIRE AND RETURN OF THE JEDI IS HOW MUCH HE MANAGES TO FEEL LIKE AN OLD-FASHIONED MOVIE STAR IN A FUTURISTIC SETTING WITHOUT MAKING THE PERFORMANCE SEEM INCONGRUOUS. LANDO CALRISSIAN CAN FLIRT WITH A PRETTY WOMAN (PRINCESS LEIA) AND RUN A TRADE COLONY, SELL OUT A CLOSE FRIEND AND THEN TRY TO MAKE UP FOR A BAD DECISION. er’s comic strip about a black family in a predominantly white suburb, has an episode in which Granddad (John Witherspoon) comes to believe he has a son from a womanizing period of his life when he went by the nickname “Lando”; the younger man’s real father turns out to be Billy Dee Williams. And during The Lego Movie, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s gleefully demented take on creativity within corporate constraints, Batman (voiced by Will Arnett) ditches his comrades to go party with Han Solo (Keith Ferguson) and Calrissian (Williams himself). There’s a moment where it seems like Lando’s going to argue that Han and the crew of the Millennium Falcon ought to join the fight against Lord Business (Will Ferrell). But he ultimately gives in to the allure of a good time: the scene ends with Lando and Batman talking capes. Kevin Smith, whose movies are populated by nerdy obsessives, has some of the sharpest takes on the way audiences have responded to Calrissian over the years. In Chasing Amy, his scabrous 1997 romantic comedy about a group of comic book artists and writers, Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) and Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) attend a panel on diversity in comics as part of a bit they run with their friend Hooper X (Dwight Ewell), whose public persona is that of a black militant. Hooper is Festival, Festival International de Louisiane, Winnipeg, Regina and Calgary’s folk festivals, France’s Transmusicales and SXSW. The band has opened for Mavis Staples, Smokey Robinson, Marc Broussard and Lake Street Dive. The musicians have played for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and their tunes have been heard on TV’s General Hospital, A Prairie Home Companion, as well as the CBC and Espace Musique. There’s a $10 cover for the 8:30 p.m. show. For more information, please call 403-356-0033.

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giving a speech about how black characters have been historically marginalized in science fiction and fantasy, when Holden, in a planned move, interrupts Hooper to insist that “Lando Calrissian was a black guy. You know, and he got to fly the Millennium Falcon, what’s the matter with you?” It’s a deliberate piece of stagecraft, giving Hooper an opportunity to deliver a hilarious rant about Star Wars that begins with him declaring Calrissian an “Uncle Tom” and ends with him dubbing Darth Vader a “Nubian god.” It’s all posturing designed to bolster Hooper’s tough image, but the scene also gets at the uncomfortable place that Calrissian occupies in the science fiction, fantasy and space opera canons, the exception that proves the rule of the genres’ persistent whiteness. And it’s a point that comes up again in Clerks, the 2000 animated show adapted from Smith’s breakout film. In a meta moment, convenience store employees Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) introduce “our new black character, Lando!” “Hey, Lando, say ‘What up!’ ” Randal demands. “Hello,” Lando (Mario Joyner) says politely. ” Clerks! A progressive show!” Dante declares, smugly delighted. But one good measure of the strength of a character is whether he’s still compelling after decades of analysis and references have accumulat-

ed on top of the original. And by my lights, Lando Calrissian still is. One of Williams’ accomplishments in Empire and Return of the Jedi is how much he manages to feel like an old-fashioned movie star in a futuristic setting without making the performance seem incongruous. Lando Calrissian can flirt with a pretty woman (Princess Leia) and run a trade colony, sell out a close friend and then try to make up for a bad decision. When his deal with Darth Vader goes south, he doesn’t protest too much; he simply gets on with the next stage of things. Lando’s the only character in Star Wars with a truly comfortable sense of style, and it’s no mistake that despite his late introduction to the franchise, he’s the guy who gets to blow up the second Death Star on his own. He even looks reasonably dignified while getting choked out by a Wookiee. Lando’s the Rick Blaine of Star Wars, with more humor and warmth. His charm’s more than unctousness, and with the distance of time, it’s hard to read his sparring with Han or his flirting with Leia as jive. If Lando Calrissian was a dispatch from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, it’s a shame that the entertainment industry that’s tried to reckon with him ever since is still struggling to create his equal.

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COMMENT lieve Ayers had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, as he claimed. Cast member Meghan Edmonds then teased her doubts to Star magazine, urging viewers to watch: “I believe the little questions that unfold will intrigue the audience,” she said. Intrigue, offend, infuriate … what’s the difference? None, honestly, when it comes to reality television, because viewers are viewers. But the whole situation became more cringeworthy when the controversy spilled into real life. After the season aired, E! started “investigating,” inviting Ayers on E! News for an interview in which he shared his side of the story and provided medical documents proving his chemotherapy treatments. Then, E! quickly published follow-up articles where they tore apart his claims, including a story boasting that they found “six inconsistencies exposed in his medical documents” from City of Hope hospital. “Well, the truth is finally coming out tonight!” E! News co-host Jason Kennedy gleefully said on a broadcast this week. “We have exclusive proof that Brooks may have made the biggest lie in reality TV history.”

Bareilles reconnects with her theatre roots That’s because Bareilles did community theatre and grew up on the cast albums of The Sound of Music, Annie, NEW YORK — She’s got a new al- The Secret Garden and A Chorus Line. bum out with brand-new music, but (“Those are my desert island records,” Sara Bareilles has pulled it all from she said.) her past. Paulus asked her to see The singer-songwriter of the film and write a song such hits as Brave and Love inspired by it. “It’s an odd Song has changed gears enmovie. It’s a quiet movie. tirely to write eclectic muIt’s an intimate movie,” said sic for the Broadway-bound the singer. “I didn’t think stage musical Waitress. I knew that I was going to “This is the oldest part connect so deeply with the of me. This is the part that lead character but I really got suppressed as I was a did. I found her to be fasciyoung singer-songwriter in nating.” LA and just barely getting a A few days later, an MP3 foothold,” she said. landed in Paulus’ inbox Bareilles adored musical with the song She Used to Be SARA BAREILLES theatre growing up but had Mine, an achingly beautiful to shelve her more quirky ballad that has become the songwriting instincts to beshow’s cornerstone and became the come palatable to a mainstream audi- first song from a new pre-Broadway ence. musical to enter the Adult Contempo“When you’re trying to make a first rary Top 40 since 1985. impression, sometimes it’s nice to sim“She’s a natural at writing music plify and to just help your audience for the theatre,” said Paulus. “She just distill your expression so they can un- gets it. She gets storytelling, she gets derstand it,” she said. “Now, it’s like narrative, she gets character. So that’s the gloves are off.” been a joy.” The new album — her fourth studio The story of how Bareilles wrote CD, which debuted at No. 10 on Bill- She Used to Be Mine also became the board 200 albums chart this week — is last essay in her book, Sounds Like Me: just part of a creative period for Ba- My Life (So Far) in Song, in which the reilles, who also has her first book out Grammy-nominated singer reveals stoand is preparing to dive back into her ries behind eight of her songs. new songs to ready them for a spring “It’s not a very long book. It’s not Broadway debut. a dense read. But it was the hardest After 14 years in Los Angeles, she thing I’ve ever done,” she said. “This moved to New York three years ago book turned out to be a great teacher following a “mini-hiatus” here, finding of mine, just in my own self-explorainspiration in a nonstop, exciting city. tion and personal evolution.” “I had a very comfortable life — Readers will learn that Bareilles wonderful friends, cute little house was bullied about her weight, find out near the beach. And I just felt kind about the time she wept upon hearing of uninspired. So, it was time for a Joni Mitchell and how a broken heart change,” she said. led her to write Gravity. One of those changes came in the form of Bring on the Tony Award-director Diane Paulus, who was creating a musical from the 2007 film Waitress about a waitress and pie maker trapped in a small-town diner. “When I was thinking of creating a musical version of this movie, I just had this gut instinct that we needed a composer who would capture the indie film quality of the original movie. That led me to Sara,” said Paulus. “Lucky for all of us in the theatre world, she actually wanted to write a musical.” BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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“I think he underestimated us here at E! News,” co-host Maria Menounos chimed in. “We did our homework.” In other words, E! confirmed with the City of Hope that Ayers was never a patient. Bravo’s website quickly jumped on the story, citing E! and plugging the Brooks Tells All special. (Later, a City of Hope spokeswoman gave us the same statement and refused to answer any other questions.) While it’s quite a coincidence that E! happened to land these details about a controversy going on over at its sister channel, Ayers eventually admitted to the network that he fabricated the medical documents so people would stop doubting him. “My sincerest apologies to my family, friends, loved ones, and those who are battling this horrid disease,” he said, insisting again that he does have cancer and the real details of his treatment will remain private. At this point, a spokesperson for Ayers told us she advised her client against speaking to E! again, and after he did, she resigned from working with him. On Thursday, Bravo’s Brooks Tell All special was also awkward. Ayers and Cohen battled back and forth on the details of Ayers’s health, with Ayers having an answer for every suspicious detail and Cohen looking on in disbelief. Ayers also blamed misunder-

standings about his health on Gunvalson, whom he says didn’t always tell the truth. Speaking of which, E! is also still going strong with stories, now looking at how Gunvalson could have lied and publishing reactions from the cast. (On the reunion, Gunvalson admitted to fabricating some details about Ayers to gain “compassion” from her friends.) Gunvalson, who broke up with Ayers in August after filming was completed, was originally furious that they questioned his integrity. “What does Brooks need to do? Die to prove everyone wrong?” she said in one episode. Now, she’s distancing herself from her ex, saying on Twitter that she’ll never speak to Ayers again and giving interviews saying how much she hates him, further fueling the gossip cycle. Feeling queasy yet? While it’s one thing to have a salacious plot in a reality TV show, it’s another to center it on a deadly disease and drag it out into the real world, where people truly suffering from illness don’t need to see daily headlines about someone maybe faking cancer. As this whole stomach-turning situation continues to spin out of control, here’s hoping that a reality show doesn’t feel the need to go down this path again, no matter how many viewers that it tempts to bring. shuffle its schedule because of sensitivity surrounding the attacks last Friday. CBS said it was replacing episodes of the Monday prime-time dramas Supergirl and NCIS: Los Angeles.

BRIEF TNT network won’t run Legends episode because of Paris reference NEW YORK — The TNT network isn’t airing an episode of its drama Legends on Monday because it depicts a terrorist shooting into a crowd in Paris. The network said Monday it will instead air a rerun of Legends that was originally shown a few weeks ago. TNT isn’t the only network to

Season 2 of Transparent to hit Shomi on Dec. 12 TORONTO — Season 2 of the acclaimed Amazon series Transparent will hit Shomi on Dec. 12. The streaming video platform, launched by Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications, says it will post all the new episodes of the comedy-drama on that day. Transparent stars Jeffrey Tambor as a retired college professor and parent who is transitioning from a man to a woman.

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Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise has shown some crazy things. Like, “throwing a prosthetic leg across the room” crazy. This season, though, it hit a new low with fake cancer. Yes, a sordid fake cancer scandal took over Real Housewives of Orange County Season 10, which technically wrapped last week with a third reunion show. However, the network decided to wring every last bit of drama and aired yet another follow-up on Thursday night called Brooks Tells All. It centered on Brooks Ayers (ex-boyfriend of cast member Vicki Gunvalson) insisting that he does have cancer, as he has done repeatedly for the last several months, even though everyone thinks he’s lying about being sick. This has been a major storyline during the season, as the other women despise Ayers. One cast member, who went so far as to call Ayers’ doctor to fact-check, theorized on the show that he’s pretending to have cancer so he won’t have to pay child support. Ayers has repeatedly given detailed interviews about his cancer treatments and blames the the show for manufacturing a storyline around him. For what it’s worth, the Brooks Tells All special was filmed several weeks ago; in the meantime, Ayers has admitted he forged medical documents that supposedly proved he underwent chemotherapy. Still, he maintains that he has cancer and he’s keeping the real medical details to himself. (Bravo declined to elaborate on the Ayers situation.) This is a convoluted mess, to say the least. And one has to wonder why Bravo or producers thought this was a good idea for a storyline. Everyone knows producers edit footage to create the most compelling plots; Ayers didn’t have to be a major part of the season. But apparently “possibly fake cancer” was too juicy to pass up to increase viewership, even if it is incredibly offensive — both to perpetrate a hoax like that, and frankly, to speculate that one exists. “Millions of people are battling cancer and would give anything to be cured,” fumed Melanie Bromley, the E! News correspondent who interviewed Ayers when he supplied the fake medical documents. “What about the people who were in any way inspired by Brooks and his so-called candor?” It’s a great point — except that E!, which shares a parent company with Bravo, was instrumental in pushing this story along. First, Bravo was so excited about this storyline that the very first trailer for the season showed cast members saying they didn’t be-

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Fleig re-trial delayed by psych review SECOND TIME IN A WEEK TRIAL STOPPED BY ASSESSMENT FOR MENTAL FITNESS, NOW ADJOURNED FOR 30 DAYS BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Days after he was deemed fit for trial — if he took his medication — a Red Deer man charged with first degree murder will undergo a lengthier assessment of his mental fitness. Christopher Martin Fleig, 31, is accused of ordering a drive-by shooting in 2009, which killed a rival drug dealer. His six-week Court of Queen’s Bench trial on a first degree murder charge was scheduled to start on Nov. 16 in Red Deer. However, his counsel Allan Fay requested an adjournment because he was concerned for his client’s mental well-being and

his ability to instruct Fay during the trial. An assessment of Fleig conducted on Friday determined that he was fit to stand trial if he took his medication. On Friday, he was taking his medication when assessed by a forensic psychologist in Calgary. On Monday, the same concerns from the previous week re-emerged as Fay made a new request for a 30-day fitness assessment order from Justice Larry Ackerl. Fleig had been transported to Red Deer from Calgary Monday morning and Fay said his client had not taken his medication and was displaying the same behaviour that concerned Fay in the first place. Fleig sat in the prisoner’s box hand-

COURT cuffed while Fay requested the order. While his counsel was making his oral submissions, Fleig mumbled constantly, sometimes laughing to himself. The 30-day order granted by Ackerl will put Fleig into the care of the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre in Calgary. The assessment will determine if Fleig would be fit to stand trial. Crown Prosecutor Raj Dhillon agreed with Fay’s request for the order, saying it was the appropriate course of action. Due to the length of the assessment, the trial had to be adjourned because the remaining time would not be enough for the Crown to present its evidence. This was scheduled to be the second trial for Fleig, who was originally convicted of murder in 2012. In the conviction it was determined Fleig had

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orchestrated the drive-by shooting of Brandon Neil Prevey, 29, in Inglewood on April 5, 2009. Prevey was parked on Ibbitson Close when another vehicle pulled up alongside and 15 shots were fired at Prevey. Seven bullets struck Prevey, three of which caused his death. According to the Crown, Fleig had recruited another person to perform the murder, provided the murder weapon, directed the shooter to Prevey’s car, gave the order to shoot through a walkie-talkie, assisted in the disposal of the murder weapon and drove to Calgary with the shooter after the incident. In March 2014, the Alberta Court of Appeal ordered a new trial, but did not overturn the conviction. Fleig’s charges will next be heard in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench arraignment on Dec. 7 to get an update on how his assessment is progressing. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Looking a little mangy, a coyote stares down the camera Monday in residential area near McKenzie Trails Recreation Area in Red Deer. As the wily coyote made his rounds through the neighbourhood this magpie and a few more followed along.

Lacombe to pump out overflowing lakes BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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Lacombe will monitor and pump out a pair of small lakes when necessary to prevent flooding. Water levels in Elizabeth and Lake Anne have been rising in recent years. The water has risen so high that parts of a trail have been washed out. The problem came to the attention of the Alberta Environment and Parks, which warned that the department might not sign off on Rosemount Park and Bowett Ridge subdivisions unless a plan was in place to stem water levels. “Alberta Environment has indicated to us in the past that any development of that land would require a permanent infrastructure-based solution to lower and stabilize the lake levels,” said city planning and operations di-

rector Matthew Goudy. Last June, Lacombe hired Stantec Consulting to take a look at the lakes and come up with a plan to maintain water levels. From April to September, water from the two lakes was pumped into Cranna Lake when levels rose too high. Testing showed that the rising water levels could not be explained by high rainfalls. Runoff from neighbouring development had little impact. The likely source is from groundwater. Council approved a plan to monitor water levels and continue pumping out the lakes for the next three years to get more information on how quickly the lakes fill. The consultants’ findings will also be shared with the property owner and

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Pittman set to plead out to lesser charges A procedural issue delayed new charges being laid against a woman accused of walking out the front door of Safeway with an unpaid cart of groceries. Crown Prosecutor Katie Clarey and defence counsel Kevin Schollie told judge Jim Mitchell that the two parties had reached a plea deal on lesser offences for Karla Lynn Pittman, 30, of Red Deer. Pittman was originally charged with robbery, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of a controlled substance. Court heard Monday, defence has agreed to plead guilty to the lesser offences of assault and theft under $5,000. However, these pleas could not be entered on Monday in Red Deer provincial court as they are not lesser included offences in the original charges. The remedy Mitchell ordered was to adjourn the pleas to Nov. 25 in Red Deer provincial court while Clarey went about getting a new information with the agreed upon charges.

Pittman was arrested on March 9, 2014 at the former Parkland Mall Safeway. Police allege she attempted to walk out of the store with a cart full of groceries and when confronted a struggle ensued. Pittman was to stand trial on June 8 and 9, 2016 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on these charges, but recently re-elected to provincial court so the pleas could be changed.

Ponoka pair up for Outstanding Young Farmers Ponoka couple are in the running for recognition as Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers. Patrick and Cherylynn Bos are among six entrepreneurial couples chosen to represent their regions in the Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers program. The Boses represent Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Each couple will make a presentation highlighting their operations at the national event taking place at the Mariott River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, west of Edmonton. The winning couple will be announced at a gala banquet set for Friday. It will be proceeded by a forum with the theme “Working with the ones you love.”

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developers of the two subdivisions. Should a long-term pumping plan be required it will be the developer’s responsibility to get the necessary approvals and pay for it as part of their costs. “It could be developed but the developer would have to take the initiative to meet Alberta Environment’s requirements,” said Goudy. Meanwhile, the city will have to determine what to do about the path, which is partially washed out. Repairs will be done to parts of the path not expected to be eroded again. Whether some sort of protective barrier needs to be put in place or the trail moved to higher ground has yet to be determined. “That is one of the things we will have to look to over the next three years: how can we ensure that public amenity remains viable,” he said. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com For more information on tickets go to www.oyfcanada.com.

Olds gets funding for new splash park Better late then never. The Olds Splash Park Association recently got word that a $100,000 provincial grant had been approved for the water attraction that opened last July. The $625,000-project went from wish list to water attraction in near-record time thanks to a dedicated group of local volunteers who raised hundreds of thousands in a few months. The splash park is designed with the town’s history and farming and oil and gas roots in mind. One water feature is modeled after the town’s old water tower and another one-of-a-kind feature is based on a combine.

Boil water advisory lifted A boil water advisory in Red Deer’s Clearview Ridge and Garden Heights neighbourhoods has been lifted. The City of Red Deer announced the advisory had been lifted on Monday morning meaning residents can once again drink tap water. Alberta Health Services tested samples sent in by the city and no contamination was found. City staff went door-to-door on

Researchers at the University of Alberta want to share a resource book called Toolkit developed to help communities create alternate transportation services for seniors. A free, half-day workshop will be held on Nov. 20 in Red Deer and will be open to individuals, government representatives, volunteer organizations and seniors groups in Central Alberta. Researcher Mayank Rehani said over the next 10 years, the number of seniors in Alberta will increase by more than 50 per cent and rural populations are aging faster than in urban areas. The guide could be used to create a new service or expand what exists be it a bus service, volunteer driver program, or other types of transportation services. “There is an absence of easily accessible and targeted information on the implementation of these alternate transportation services. People are looking to create them, but there are so many steps involved they don’t know where to start. They don’t know how to make it sustainable,” said Rehani, a researcher with U of A’s Medically At-Risk Driver Centre. Information will be shared on how to form a committee, register as a nonprofit or charitable organization, assess community transportation needs, fundraising, community involvement, and more. Rehani said the Toolkit is in its final draft stages and won’t be available to the public until January to allow feedback gathered at workshops to be added. The Toolkit will be available free of charge either online or in print. Workshops have already been held in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. Others will run in Calgary, Edmonton, Cold Lake and Grande Prairie. Space is limited to 30 people at Red Deer’s workshop. The location has not been determined. To register or for more information contact Rehani at 780-492-5892 or e-mail mard@ualberta.ca Friday warning residents to boil their water after water flow and pressure were disrupted at about 9:15 a.m. by construction in the Timberlands area. Flow and pressure were restored after 45 minutes but the boil water advisory was issued as a precautionary measure after the pressure in the system decreased. About 600 homes and multiplex units as well as businesses in the area were affected.

RCMP look for armed robber Three convenience store robberies — all involving the use of a handgun — occurred early Monday morning in Red Deer. RCMP are reporting that shortly after 2 a.m. a man with a handgun robbed the 7-Eleven store at 3803 40th Ave. Then a second call came in of an armed robbery at the Mac’s store at 2950 22nd St. And a third call came in of an armed robbery at the Mac’s store located at 420 Allan St. RCMP said the investigation is ongoing and they will release an update as more information becomes available. Anyone with information regarding these robberies is asked to call the RCMP at 403-343-5575. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com

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Paris attack mastermind named SEARCH ON FOR BELGIAN BEHIND ATTACK, FRANCE SEEKS UNITY IN BOMBING ISLAMIC STATE BASES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anti-terror agencies previously linked him to a series of abortive shooting plots this year in Belgium and France, including a planned attack on a passenger train that was thwarted by American passengers who overpowered the lone gunman. French police have used emergency powers to conduct 168 searches since Sunday night that netted 127 arrests and 31 weapons. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said police seized a Kalashnikov assault rifle, three automatic pistols and a bulletproof vest from a suspected arms dealer with jihadist sympathies, and a rocket launcher and other military-grade gear from his parents’ home. But police have yet to announce the capture of anyone suspected of direct involvement in Friday’s slaughter. Seven attackers died — six after detonating suicide belts and a seventh from police gunfire — but Iraqi intelligence officials told The Associated Press that its sources indicated 19 participated in the attack and five others provided hands-on logistical support. French police accidentally permitted the suspected driver of one group of gunmen, 26-year-old Salah Abdeslam, to avoid arrest at the border Saturday and cross to his native Belgium. On Monday, Belgian police in balaclavas, gas masks and body armour raided Abdeslam’s suspected hideout in the Molenbeek district of Brussels but came out empty-handed. Abdeslam’s brother, Brahim, was among the suicide bombers and killed one civilian after blowing himself up outside a restaurant. Police in Molenbeek arrested another brother, Mohamed, but freed him Monday without charge. After he left police custody, Mohamed Abdeslam told reporters that his family couldn’t believe that both of his brothers were jihadists. He said all three siblings grew up in Belgium and seemingly were content with life in the West. “I have not been involved in any

Factors avert higher death toll at Paris stadium BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAINT-DENIS, France — The suicide bombers’ explosive belts, packed with shrapnel, had been designed to kill and maim the crowds at the national stadium. But while their terrorist associates in the city centre of Paris killed 128 people in gun and suicide bomb attacks, the three assailants who blew themselves up outside the Stade de France added just one more body to the overall count of 129. A combination of solid security at the huge arena, quick thinking in a crisis, modern stadium infrastructure and apparent mistakes in the attackers’ planning appears to have averted a massacre. That suggests the host of next year’s European soccer championships, which are expected to draw millions of fans from far and wide, is as well-equipped as any nation can be against such viciousness. The stadium, much loved because it was there that the national team won the World Cup in 1998, was the first target hit on Friday night. It was packed with 79,000 people watching France beat Germany at soccer. Had the suicide attackers gotten inside or, failing that, blown up outside among crowds before and after the game, they would have been more murderous and caused even more panic, further overloading Paris hospitals and rescue services scrambling to treat hundreds of casualties with battlefield wounds from the city centre. Instead they exploded outside, during the match, when the stadium surrounds were less crowded. One of the explosions was in a lonely deadend street 500 metres away. Only the first blast was deadly, killing a bystander. There also were several dozen injuries. At least one of the attackers tried to get in, despite not having a ticket, but was turned away, said an official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss the complex and fast-evolving investigation. One police theory is that the attackers never expected to get inside, knowing they likely wouldn’t get past security pat-downs with their suicide vests,

and instead planned to detonate as people filed in before kick-off or filed out after France’s 2-0 victory. But their timing may have been off, officials say. When they triggered their vests — two during the first half of the match, the third at half-time — the bulk of the crowd was safely inside, enjoying itself. “We think this operation failed,” a police official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because French law doesn’t allow the release of details from ongoing investigations. “Badly organized.” Still, as chaos unfolded, authorities decided spectators would be safer kept inside and the match went on. That decision was taken by President Francois Hollande, in consultation with French Football Federation officials, the presidential Elysee Palace says. Bley Bilal Mokono, who arrived late at the game with his 13-year-old son Ryan and a friend, believes he saw one of the attackers — “a man with a beard and a gaunt face” — in the toilets of a restaurant opposite the stadium. “His face was sweaty, he looked distressed, staring at the mirror in front of him with his hands on the sink,” Mokono told French broadcaster BFM. He saw him again outside, where Mokono had stopped to buy a sandwich. Then came a powerful blast. Mokono was hospitalized with a collarbone injury and damaged hearing. That first blast, which also killed the bystander, sent shrapnel and flesh whizzing through the restaurant and left a large shattered dent in its frontage of triple-layered toughened glass. Jeremy, a stadium security guard who would only give his first name for fear of losing his job, said he’d just arrived to help with the aftermath when the second blast went off minutes later, 200 metres away outside Gate H. “Everyone was stepping on each other,” he said. “It was a mess.” The third attacker, for reasons still unknown, waited another 23 minutes to trigger his vest, killing only himself, away from the stadium, next to a tree and a traffic sign in a side-road wedged between office buildings. The shrapnel shot bullet-like holes in windows and shattered glass in the cab of a parked truck.

Armed police guard a street in Brussels on Monday. A major action with heavily armed police is underway in the Brussels neighborhood of Molenbeek amid a manhunt for a suspect of the Paris attacks. way with what happened on Friday the 13th in Paris. We are an open-minded family. We never had any problem with justice,” he said. He said he didn’t know where his brother Salah was or whether he would surrender to police, and expressed familial loyalty to him despite his shock over the mass killings. “You have to understand that we have a family, we have a mom, and he remains her child,” he said. Determined to root out jihadists within French communities, Hollande said he would present a bill Wednesday seeking to extend a state of emergency — granting the police and military greater powers of search and arrest, and local governments the right to ban demonstrations and impose curfews — for another three months. He also pledged to hire 5,000 more police within the next two years, to freeze cuts in military personnel through 2019, and to introduce other bills that would stiffen jail terms for

arms trafficking and make it easier to deport suspected terrorists. Hollande said he hoped to meet soon with U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who on Monday were attending the G-20 summit of nations in Antalya, Turkey. The two leaders maintained a publicly frosty demeanour, reflecting strained relations over Russia’s support for Syrian President Bashar Assad and Russia’s go-it-alone pursuit of airstrikes against both IS and anti-IS rebels in the country, a strategy that bolsters Assad. The air power of the United States, France and Britain is solely targeting IS targets. In hopes of killing Islamic State organizers and trainees, France overnight launched its heaviest airstrikes yet on the city of Raqqa, the group’s de-facto capital in Syria. French authorities said Sunday night’s bombings destroyed a jihadi training camp and munitions dump.

U.S. in a quandary between welcoming legacy and 9-11-era fears BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Paris attacks are rapidly weakening U.S. support for bringing in thousands more Syrian refugees, as pressure grows in Congress and the Republican presidential campaign to reverse course and governors once open to resettlement try to shut their states’ doors. President Barack Obama held firm to current plans Monday, appealing to Americans to “not close our hearts” to Syria’s victims of war and terrorism and denouncing calls from Republican presidential candidates to favour Syrian Christians over Muslims in the refugee influx. His remarks, at a summit of world leaders in Turkey, seemed aimed at heading off a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment reminiscent of the 9-11 era, as much as keeping open the pathway for refugees. America’s vision of itself as a wel-

coming destination for the displaced was colliding with its recent memories of devastation caused by terrorists, all part of a quandary over what to do about the masses of people escaping the brutality of the Syrian conflict, perhaps with radicals in their midst. On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered his state’s refugee resettlement program not to accept any more Syrians, and some other Republican governors — including two Republican presidential contenders, Govs. John Kasich of Ohio and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana — announced or suggested they were suspending co-operation with Washington on the program, at least until assured the newcomers were being vetted effectively for security risks. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, also a presidential candidate, said not even “orphans under 5” should be let in because the government can’t be trusted to check people properly.

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PARIS — France identified a 27-year-old Belgian who once boasted about killing “infidels” and fought for the Islamic State group in Syria as the mastermind of the Paris attacks, and President Francois Hollande vowed Monday to forge a united coalition capable of defeating the jihadists at home and abroad. Addressing lawmakers after France observed a minute of silence honouring the 129 people killed and 350 wounded, Hollande said the victims came from at least 19 nations, and the international community, led by the United States and Russia, must overcome their deep-seated divisions over Syria to destroy Islamic State on its home turf. “Friday’s acts of war were decided and planned in Syria. They were organized in Belgium and perpetrated on our soil with French complicity with one specific goal: to sow fear and to divide us,” Hollande told Parliament in a rare joint session convened at the Palace of Versailles. “Syria has become the biggest factory of terrorism the world has ever known and the international community is still too divided and too incoherent.” As he spoke, thousands gathered around candlelit memorials at the Place de la Republique square and beneath the Eiffel Tower, which like many top attractions in one of the world’s most-visited cities reopened for business Monday in a defiant spirit. The tower was bathed in red, white and blue floodlights of the French tricolour, with the city’s centuries-old slogan — “Tossed but not sunk,” suggesting an unsinkable city braving stormy seas — projected in white lights near its base. French and other Western intelligence agencies face an urgent challenge to track down the surviving members of the three Islamic State units who inflicted the unprecedented bloodshed in France and, perhaps more importantly, to target their distant commanders in IS-controlled parts of Syria. A French security official said anti-terror intelligence officials had identified Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian of Moroccan descent, as chief architect of the Friday the 13th attacks on a rock concert, a soccer game and popular nightspots in one of Paris’ trendiest districts. The official cited chatter from IS figures that Abaaoud had recommended a concert as an ideal target for inflicting maximum casualties, as well as electronic communications between Abaaoud and one of the Paris attackers who blew himself up. Abaaoud came to public attention last year by boasting in an IS propaganda video about his pride in piling the dead bodies of “infidel” enemies into a trailer.

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Partner in life may also be a superhero When I was 12 I played badminton. “Nope, you don’t need anymore!” I loved it. I say because I can blatantly see the I was never a diehard sports fan but cataclysmic sugar rush she is already when it came to playing badminton coming down off of. with my best friend Janelle, we were “YOU NEVER LET ME DO ANYunbeatable — of course I THING!” She screams. I wonmean that in a metaphorder if we will one day have ical sense. Janelle was this same conversation but the brawns, and well let’s instead it will be about her face it, she was the brains wearing a skirt that is too too. I was mostly there to short or going out on a date make weird and erratic with a dude whose pants are gestures at our opponents held up by his ankles and to distract them while ole cannot form full sentences Nelly smashed the birdwhen he speaks. I’ll have to ie into their court. What worry about that later though, can I say, we had a killer for now I send her to her system. room and she slams the door. LINDSAY Now maybe it was our Ten minutes later I hear a BROWN genius strategizing that CRASH-BOOM-BANG coming made us great, or maybe from Lars’ room. In all honesME PLUS THREE it was just that we had a ty I am not in a huge hurry to perfect partnership. We discover what has happened knew how to work together and we ran because I have simply had my fill of with that. Have you ever been the oth- drama for this day. I can already hear er half of a truly amazing duo? I hope the children squabbling. so, it’s a wonderful feeling. “OK guys settle down, what’s the Luckily for me, my badminton days problem?” I ask. It seems that they weren’t the last of the great partner- don’t hear me. “Sophie, aren’t you ships in my life. supposed to be in your bedroom right “MOM! You’re the worst!” Sophie now?” Again my words manage to be yells at me because I will not open up drifting directly over their tiny heads the third bite sized chocolate bar she and straight out the window. How cuhas requested in the last 15 minutes. rious. “Ahem! Children- listen up.” I

raise my voice to a point that is just louder than there caws. Lars slightly shifts his head towards me, it reminds me of the way a deer does when danger nears. Sophie slowly turns her gaze to meet mine. “OK listen up guys, I don’t want to hear your screaming and yelling. Sophie you are in your bedroom, Lars you can clean up the mess in the living room that you conveniently forgot about. I don’t have time for this, dinner is burning!” I make sure I’ve made eye contact with both of them for this last part, “No more fighting, it doesn’t solve anything. If you have an issue with each other we will talk it out after dinner.” I turn to go back to the spaghetti sauce on the stove. Maybe it is the burnt smell of tomatoes or the fact that the kids just wouldn’t listen today, but I break. Tears begin running down my face while I attempt to salvage what I can from the now smoking pot. I hear the door open. It’s funny how one simple noise can sound so much like salvation. Being the superb man that my husband is he moves towards me instinctively when realizing I am upset. I begin to tell him the happenings of the day and how I have come to the point of sobbing hopelessly into a heap of

What to do when child abuse is suspected Q: How can we tell if a baby sitter has acted inap- care? If so, the situation may require further investipropriately with our kids? We’re concerned that our gation. baby sitter may have abused our child. (By the way, we strongly suggest that Moms and Jim: I feel for you in this difficult and uncertain Dads avoid using baby sitters other than a trusted situation. family member until a child is sufficiently verbal to According to our counselors at Focus on the Fam- tell them what goes on during their absence.) ily, how you should approach it and what you should Older kids who might be reluctant to talk about a be looking for depends on the age of your child. But traumatic experience can sometimes be encouraged generally speaking, you should keep to open up if you take an indirect approach. an eye out for noticeable shifts in norThe key is to keep the conversation as remal behavior. laxed, informal and low-key as possible. Youngsters in elementary grades Wait until your child is involved in some who have been subjected to some kind other activity, or helping you with simple of abuse may exhibit signs of regreschores like raking the leaves or washing the sion — for example, thumb-sucking, car. As the situation permits, turn the discusbed-wetting, baby-talk or academic sion gently and unobtrusively in the direcsetbacks. tion of the baby sitter. In some cases they can become Ask open-ended questions like, “What do aggressive, while in others they disyou think of …?” connect and lose themselves in a dayAvoid “leading” or manipulative queries dreamlike world of their own. designed to elicit a particular response (for A child who’s been sexually abused JOHN example, “Has … ever done anything to make may begin to act out sexually with sibDALY you feel uncomfortable?”) Let the informalings or other children in the neighemerge naturally. FOCUS ON FAMILY tion borhood, or become obsessed with If you need help, don’t hesitate to engage sexual self-stimulation. the services of a trained child play therapist. In other instances, he or she may Our staff of licensed counselors is also available turn abnormally secretive or quiet. If your child to speak with you and provide you with a local referseems to be afraid of the baby sitter, this is a good ral. indication that something isn’t right. You can reach one of them for a free consultation On the other hand, if he or she is strangely eager Monday through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 or anxious to have the baby sitter return, it would p.m. MST at 855-771-HELP (4357). probably be a good idea to find out why. Blood in Your police department or sheriff’s office can your child’s underpants might also be a sign that sexalso be a helpful resource, as can the Department of ual abuse has occurred. Child Protective Services. With smaller children, watch for signs of injury If at any point you become convinced that abuse or irritation of the genital area, and have your child examined by their doctor if you discover any inexpli- has occurred, contact the Social Services Departcable irregularities. Also observe for nighttime rest- ment and/or your local sheriff’s office immediately. You owe it to your child — and to any other chillessness, nightmares and disruptions in established dren in the area who may have had contact with this sleep patterns. Monitor your child’s daily activities and ask your- baby sitter — to take appropriate action without self whether his or her mental, emotional or physical delay. Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, and equilibrium seems to be thrown off in any way. Try to remember how your young child reacted president of Focus on the Family and host of the Focus the last time the baby sitter came to your house. Do on the Family radio program. Catch up with him at you recall he or she acting agitated or upset while www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/DalyFoin the baby sitter’s arms or under the baby sitter’s cus.

scorching spaghetti sauce. “Man those guys are little jerks, like who are their parents anyways?” He says while making exaggerated and bewildered face. I laugh, because, well it sort of funny, and at the moment it is the only thing left to do. “Now don’t worry, I actually brought home some leftovers from work today and I will go and talk to those little worms.” He is so calm and in that moment I am actually envisioning him as a knight in shining armor. That Jamie, he is always saving me. I’m not sure what he says to the kids but it must be effective. Moments later they enter the kitchen and both of them begin hugging my legs. “We love you Mom, sorry we weren’t listening.” They say. Most often a perfect partnership delves much deeper than what meets the eye. Even though Jamie and I bicker endlessly about the small stuff, disagree on many of the trivial pursuits of life and can quite often be found in headstrong heated debates, this thing we have works. Because in the end, we’ve got each other’s back and that is something I’ll take to the bank any day of the week. Lindsay Brown is a Sylvan Lake mother of two and freelance columnist.

One million wads of gum melted off Seattle wall BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE — A piece of Seattle history is coming down — or rather, 1 million little pieces. Crews are cleaning the city’s famed “gum wall” near Pike Place Market, where tourists and locals have been sticking their used chewing gum for the past 20 years. The wall is plastered with wads of gum in a kaleidoscope of colours, some stretched and pinched into messages, hearts and other designs. People also have used the gooey gobs to paste up pictures, business cards and other mementos. On Tuesday, powerful steam cleaners were melting it all off. Emily Crawford, a Pike Place Market spokeswoman, said that following a busy summer season, market leaders decided now was as good a time as any to wipe the wall clean. But they expect people will start leaving gum on the space again soon. “It’s an icon. It’s history,” said onlooker Zoe Freeman, who works near Pike Place. “The market is famous for the gum wall. But it also draws rats.” Pike Place Market hired a contractor, Cascadian Building Maintenance, to take on the cleaning. They chose steam over pressure washing to conserve the historic market’s brick walls. The blasts of moist air against a mass of dried gum sent a fruity, sweet smell though the alley. “I just hope that the citizens of Seattle don’t hate me for removing the gum wall,” said Kelly Foster, the contractor’s general manager. People first began smooshing their gum to the wall while waiting for shows at the nearby Market Theater. Since then, the “gum wall” has expanded beyond one wall and onto other walls of an alley, pipes and even the theatre’s box office window. Crawford said the cleaning crew will collect and weigh the gum each day it is removed. The cleaning is expected to take three days.

Speeding through life can be very draining Speeding Through Life “All I really got to do is live and die but I’m in a hurry and don’t know why.” – American country group, Alabama

en distracted driving, we check our phones at red lights or speak to unseen colleagues on the other end of handsfree synch devices through our modern vehicles. It seems that moving slowly has be“How is it possible?” I asked. “It come equivalent to wasting time. Our can’t be seven years already!” “It has,” replied my buddy, Matt. future-focused mentality demands that “Seven wonderful years on November we focus less on today and more on tomorrow, next week, next month and 9.” next year. As a result, we spend little I was speaking with time in the moment. Being busy a friend about his wedhas become embedded into our ding anniversary. The culture. Technology that was wedding ceremony had supposed to provide us with exbeen held in Hamilton, tra leisure time has surreptiOntario and my wife and tiously stolen it away from us. I had flown out for the Busyness has become a modoccasion. I knew it had ern-day epidemic. been a few years ago Now you might argue that but felt certain it was no multitasking is necessary – a more than four – five at prerequisite to success in our the outside. demanding world. The truth Seven years. Time is, rushing headlong through had flown by and I MURRAY life does not create more time; hadn’t noticed it. I beFUHRER neither does it increase our gan to reflect back over productivity. Research now ina number of events EXTREME ESTEEM dicates that people who take in my life and was disbreaks and pause occasionally tressed to realize how make fewer mistakes and outmuch time had passed. About this time, a friend alerted me to the fact it perform colleagues who work longer had been six months since we’d agreed hours at a more intense pace. Chronic to meet for coffee. Somewhere along busyness lessens the possibility for the line I’d lost my focus – being busy discovering new and exciting ways to learn, grow and enjoy this wonderful has become a preoccupation. life that has been bestowed upon us. We plan, we schedule and we stratAn American study suggests that egize, yet many of us still feel that we over the last 25 years, leisure time has don’t have enough time in the day. declined by over 30 per cent while our We are perpetually connected, taking workweek (in accumulated hours) has multitasking to a new level on smart increased one full day. If you find it phones, tablets and laptops, yet we challenging to relax when you have constantly scramble to meet deadlines. down time, it’s likely your body has Though laws have been passed to less-

become accustomed to running under high pressure. A busyness addiction is often an adrenaline/cortisol addiction. And what about the mental, physical and emotional toll of being chronically engaged? I can speak from experience when I tell you that more and more people are seeking counselling for anxiety and stress-related issues. The busyness epidemic is exacting an enormous toll on our health, wellness and self-esteem. Mentally burned out, physically exhausted and spiritually depleted, more and more people are losing their sense of purpose and reason for being. Conventional wisdom leaves us with few choices. More work. Less sleep. No joy. Perhaps the time has come to ask ourselves why we’re busy. Being busy can be a form of procrastination and avoidance. We push aside things in our life that we’d rather not deal with. Maybe we’re busy because it gives us with an excuse – a reason not to do something. If we can keep ourselves busy enough, we don’t have time to stop, look and honestly evaluate our lives. “I’m so exhausted.” We say it like it’s some sort of declaration – a trophy to be placed on the mantle. If we’re busy than we must be accomplishing something worthwhile. It must mean that we’re important and impressive and all those things our ego deludes us into believing. The truth is, the more the pace of life accelerates, the less time we have for friends and family, for the things that make life worth living. When was the last time you watched the sunset or went for a walk or just sat and laughed with a group of

friends? Without rest we lose our way. Life begins to feel like one big, grinding obligation, and that’s not how it’s meant to be lived. It’s time for a change – time to learn and practise some new, less busy behaviours. Start by designating at least one day a week a no-work day and honour it. Revisit those hobbies you once enjoyed like listening to music, reading a good book, going for a walk or playing that sport that used to bring you such peace and satisfaction. Make your bedroom a sanctuary, a no-work zone, and get a good night’s sleep. See your doctor. Get a checkup and get back on track. This will likely include more exercise and a better diet in combination with scheduled downtime for rest, relaxation and healing. “Being anxious,” wrote American author, Guy Finley, “always in a rush and racing after whatever it is we’ve imagined will help us to be more at peace with ourselves, is like running to catch the shadow of a passing cloud on a hot summer’s day so that we get to stand in a cool spot.” With awareness and a re-evaluation of your busyness, peace and productivity can merge into an unstoppable force. It’s all about balance. Who, on their deathbed, ever declared, “If only I had been busier, life would have been more enjoyable.” Think about it. Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His new book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca

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Flames look to refuel at home BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — It’s getting late early for the Calgary Flames. As of Monday, the Flames (6-12-1) were 11 points behind their pace of a year ago. Ranked 28th in the NHL near the quarter mark of the season, Calgary still has time to recover the resilience that propelled them to a surprising post-season berth and the second round of playoffs in 2014-15. But given how few points separate the playoff-teams from non-playoff teams in the Western Conference, the Flames were aware their position was already becoming precarious. “We still have time, but we don’t have time to lose games and figure we’re going to catch up later on,” head coach Bob Hartley said Monday. “We need to start catching up right now.” Calgary concluded a 1-3 road trip by getting dominated 4-1 by the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. The Flames open a three-game homestand Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils, winners of seven of their

last 10. There’s a rematch with the Blackhawks at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday followed by a visit from the Anaheim Ducks next week. “If you’re not getting frustrated by losing you won’t last very long in this league,” Flames forward Joe Colborne said. “We’re frustrated in that aspect, but we believe in ourselves. We’ve got a big homestand here and then we’re heading right back out on the road, so we’ve got to start stringing some wins together. It’s got to start to soon.”

Calgary won only two of its first 19 games in regulation. But the most glaring Flames statistic is their leagueworst 79 goals against, which is 10 more than the second-worst Columbus Blue Jackets. Calgary continues to lead the league in blocked shots (326) and isn’t allowing significantly more shots per game than last season at 30.9. But defensive miscues and inconsistent goaltending have contributed to a plus-minus of minus-27. The Flames were back to three goaltenders at Monday’s practice. Jonas Hiller skated with the team for the first time since injuring his hip during a game against Ottawa on Oct. 29. Karri Ramo (4-7) will get his ninth straight start Tuesday against the Devils with Joni Ortio at backup. Almost 20 games into the season, the Flames still have three goalies on one-way contracts. “When the medical staff will tell us that Hills is good to be in the lineup, that’s when we’re going to sit as an organization and we’re going to come up with best possible decision,” Hartley said.

The Flames were a playoff team for the first time in six years last spring in what was supposed to be the second season of a rebuild. Calgary made the post-season despite an eight-game losing skid in December and losing their captain Mark Giordano to injury for the final quarter of the regular season. Colborne felt the Flames were getting back to their relentless style of last season in the half-dozen games prior to facing Chicago. “We get back to that. I think we’ll be able to right the ship,” he said. “From the goalies to the defence to the forwards, we believe in this group and it’s a matter of execution right now.” Forward Derek Grant was assigned to the AHL club in Stockton, Calif., after nine games with the Flames. Hartley says the move wasn’t to make room on the active roster for Hiller. “We felt that now we’re fairly healthy and we wanted (Grant) to play even more,” Hartley explained. “We have plenty of bodies to play, so we’re not set yet on whether we call up another guy or not.”

Texans take down undefeated Bengals BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Texans 10 Bengals 6 CINCINNATI — The Texans were the perfect team to give the Bengals their first loss — on their home field in a big Monday night game, no less. They have a way of doing this to them — especially if T.J. Yates is running the offence. Yates took over in the third quarter after Brian Hoyer sustained a concussion and led Houston to a 10-6 victory on Monday night, throwing the touchdown pass that knocked the Bengals out of the ranks of the NFL’s unbeaten. The Bengals (8-1) were trying to make NFL history and join New England and Carolina at 9-0 — there’s never been such a trio. A backup quarterback with a history of beating them got in the way. Yates beat them twice as a rookie during the 2011 season, including a first-round playoff win that was the Texans’ first-ever in the post-season. That experience helped get him through his impromptu performance on Monday night. “It’s a little nostalgic,” said Yates, who went 5 of 11 for 69 yards. “I have a lot of good memories in Cincinnati.” And now, another one. Cincinnati contained some of the NFL’s top quarterbacks while getting off to the best start in club history. Yates was something else. And so was the Texans’ defence, which looked awfully familiar as well. The Texans (4-5) made Andy Dalton look bad during first-round playoff wins over the Bengals during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. J.J. Watt returned an interception for a touchdown in that breakthrough playoff win in 2011. The Texans were all over Dalton again on Monday night. “I feel like it’s 2011,” said Watt, who had one of the three sacks of Dalton. “I’m pretty excited. This is an incredible team.” And no longer an unbeaten team, thanks in large measure to Yates. Yates ended his first drive with a 22-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins, who made a one-handed catch in the end zone for the game’s only TD. “I can’t say enough about T.J. doing what he did,” Watt said. “I think every time we come into this stadium, he should be our quarterback.” Dalton had another tough time against a Texans defence, going 21 of 37 for 187 yards with an interception and three sacks. Cincinnati’s final chance slipped away when A.J. Green made a catch for what would have been a first down at the Texan 23-yard line, then was stripped of the ball by Quintin Demps with 40 seconds left. “I had both hands on the ball and I took one off to break my fall and he ripped it out,” Green said. “I was trying to break my fall. “We’ll be all right. It’s tough to lose. Not everything is going to be pretty.”

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Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt sacks Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton in the second half of an NFL game in Cincinnati, Monday. The Texans won 10-6. Yates’ touchdown pass decided a lacklustre game by both offences. The Bengals led 6-3 after a first half that was filled with penalties and missed plays. Telling statistics: The quarterbacks led their teams in rushing. Hoyer had 15 yards on one scramble, and Dalton had

30 yards on five carries. That was especially bad for the Texans, who have been trying unsuccessfully to get one of the league’s worst running games going with Arian Foster sidelined by an Achilles tendon injury. The Texans’ running backs managed only 25 yards in the first half.

McDavid not commenting on hit that sidelined him BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Connor McDavid won’t say if it was clean hockey or a dirty play that cracked his clavicle and disjointed his season. The 18-year-old Edmonton Oilers rookie was making his first comments Monday on the injury he received two weeks ago in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers. McDavid was barrelling towards the net when he appeared to lose his edge or catch a rut in the ice, spilling him and Brandon Manning and Michael Del Zotto, the two Flyers who were draped all over him, into the end boards. The injury sparked heated debate among hockey fans and analysts over whether the Flyers grabbed McDavid on the way down or gave him an extra shove into the boards. Oilers head coach Todd McLellan said it looked like a clean but unfortunate hockey play while famed TV commentator Don Cherry said the Flyers took advantage of McDavid’s vulnerable position to drive him into the boards. Which was it, McDavid was asked by reporters Monday: Dirty or clean? “I don’t really want to touch too much on that,” McDavid replied.

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Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid speaks to media for the first time since his injury, in Edmonton, on Monday. “I know there’s been a little bit of debate on whether or not (it was a clean play).” Did you get an extra push on the way down? he was asked. “I’m not going to comment on that,” he said again. “I’m sorry.” Overall he was fatalistic about the

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injury that has him out until sometime after the new year. “These things happen,” he said. “It’s a fast game. It’s hockey. People get hurt. Any time three guys go into the boards at that kind of speed, something is bound to happen. I guess I kind of got the brunt of it.”

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McDavid says his recovery is going along as expected but wouldn’t give a revised timeline for his return. He says he is free of the shoulder sling, that plates and screws are in the bone to help in the repair, and that there is no damage to the shoulder, elbow or surrounding tissue. “If there’s any silver lining it’s that it’s nothing more than the (collar) bone,” he said. He has already begun riding the stationery bike to keep in shape while he rehabs the injury. The break derailed a promising start to the most anticipated rookie season in the NHL in a decade. The Ontario-born teen has a combination of blazing speed, soft hands, and playmaking ability that has scouts touting him as a once in a generation player. Injured in his 13th game, McDavid had been on a tear with five goals and 12 points. He had proven himself the catalyst player on the Oilers, a team that has missed the playoffs for nine consecutive seasons and is once again struggling. Heading into Monday night’s games, the Oilers (6-12-0) were last in the Western Conference and tied with Columbus in the cellar of the entire league.

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Reimer proving he can get job done BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Smiling James Reimer is back. After a rough couple of seasons since the Toronto Maple Leafs brought in Jonathan Bernier to be their starting goaltender, the affable Reimer has plenty of reasons to be happy. In his past seven starts, Reimer is 4-1-2 with a 1.95 goals-against average and .945 save percentage. He was named the NHL’s third star of the week and will get the nod for his eighth start in nine games Tuesday when the Leafs play host to the Colorado Avalanche. Reimer one day may think about his crazy ascent to the NHL and what has transpired since, but for now he’s just trying to prove to himself and teammates that he can get the job done. “Really I have my own expectations,” the 27-yearold said. “I have to look myself in the mirror. That’s the person I try and prove. Every day it’s about just trying to get better and not giving up and just competing. It’s not so much about what other people think. It’s always been what I can do.” So what does Reimer see when he looks in the mirror? “Just a guy that’s having fun,” he said with a laugh. “I try and go out there and work hard in practice every day, so when I step on the ice I know I’ve prepared myself the best I can.” That preparation came from working with goaltending consultant Lyle Mast and new goaltending coach Steve Briere. Reimer struggled at the onset but has since seized the chance to be the No. 1 goalie with Bernier hurt and not on top of his game. After Bernier struggled in Sunday night’s 4-3 loss at the New York Rangers, coach Mike Babcock quickly told reporters that he was turning back to Reimer against the Avalanche. “We’re in the winning business,” Babcock said. “You’ve got to earn your own confidence. That’s how the league is.” Reimer’s confidence appears high, even though his often flailing style in and around the crease makes him look like he’s not totally comfortable. That hasn’t changed much from 2013, when he helped the Leafs to their only playoff appearance since the 2005-06 lockout. The Morweena, Man., native is back to stopping

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Toronto Maple Leafs’ goaltender James Reimer, right, makes a save on Winnipeg Jets’ Nic Petan during NHL action, in Toronto, on Nov. 4. Smiling James Reimer is back. After a rough couple of seasons since the Toronto Maple Leafs brought in Jonathan Bernier to be their starting goaltender, the affable Reimer has plenty of reasons to be happy. the puck like he did in 2013, and it’s coming at a good time in a contract year. Reimer is in the second of a two-year deal and can become an unrestricted free agent this summer. If this level of play continues, Reimer will be a sought-after goalie in a shallow marketplace, whether it’s by Toronto or another team. At the moment,

he’s focused on enjoying the ride and making the most of his opportunity. “It’s been a lot of hockey, but playing hockey is fun,” Reimer said. “It’s something where, when you put the work in, you know you’re ready and hopefully good things happen.”

Top curlers give mixed doubles a try OSHAWA, Ont. — Mike McEwen quickly prepared a sports drink after he got off the ice Monday at the Wall Grain Mixed Doubles Classic curling tournament. “I’m fuelling up here, I feel like I just had a workout on one side of my body,” he said. The mixed doubles game was a big switch for the Winnipeg skip, who threw and swept stones with wife Dawn McEwen at the Oshawa Curling Club. They were joined by a who’s who of Canadian curlers, who are taking the discipline more seriously now that it’s on the program for the 2018 Winter Olympics. “The players are enjoying it, learning the new game and having fun with it,” said Curling Canada mixed doubles program manager Jeff Stoughton. “They’re trying to figure out what to do and that’s the whole idea of this is to get these players some game-time experience.” Most players in the 20-team field are usually focused on the traditional four-person game. The mixed doubles format has been a refreshing change

for many as it requires different strategies, heightened fitness levels and quicker decision-making. While many curlers have at least dabbled with mixed doubles in the past, Stoughton estimated about half the teams were playing in a tournament for the first time. It’s part of the buildup to the Mar. 31-Apr. 3 Canadian mixed doubles trials in Saskatoon and the world championships Apr. 16-23 in Karlstad, Sweden. McEwen, who’s second behind Brad Gushue in the Canadian Team Ranking System, rarely sweeps when he plays the four-man game. But he was working the broom hard in an 11-4 victory over Janet and Hugh Murphy. “It’s a lot more learning on the fly,” McEwen said. “Getting your heart rate down after you’ve just swept end to end on your own shot. So it’s a very different game, a very different mindset.” There are fewer ends and a tighter shot clock in mixed doubles, so games only last about an hour and a half. There is no skip position and curlers have to leave the hack quickly to catch up to the stone to start sweeping. The $23,000 tournament, which runs through Tuesday afternoon, is aiming to raise the profile of the format. The

McDowell makes spectacular shot to win in playoff at Mayakoba

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Graeme McDowell holds up his trophy after he won the OHL Classic at Mayakoba golf tournament in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Monday. nificant than just a PGA Tour event at the end of the year. He was in the final year of his PGA Tour exemption, which was creeping into his mind. He had not finished in the top 10 in nine months dating to the Dubai Desert Classic. McDowell, who started the year at No. 15 in the world, plunged to No. 85 while trying to find the balance of golf and spending time with his wife and 1-year-old daughter. “It’s been a rough year for all the right reasons,” he said. “I’ve been enjoying life off the golf course with my beautiful family. Golf hasn’t been the priority it should be. But the last three or four months I got back to where I want to be.” McDowell and Knox were tied at 19 under when they returned Monday to complete the final round. Knox birdied the par-5 13th to pull ahead, only to drop a shot on the tough 14th with a tee shot into the left rough and wind so strong that he couldn’t reach the green. McDowell was well short on a 12-foot birdie putt for the lead on the par-3 15th, and he looked even more tentative on the next hole when he three-putted from 45 feet, leaving his first putt some 10 feet short.

they’re going to embrace it and be really good at it.” Homan and Morris won the inaugural Canad Inns Mixed Doubles Classic last month. It was played between regular men’s and women’s events at the Portage Curling Club in Manitoba. Sweden, Hungary and Switzerland are the current powerhouses in mixed doubles. Canada holds the No. 6 position in the world rankings. “I think everyone is taking it seriously now,” said Emma Miskew, who plays on Homan’s team and is teaming here with Ryan Fry. “Just because it’s the first year, I think it’s a little bit more fun right now because everyone is just trying to learn the game, the rules, what works with your partner, when you should be sweeping, when you should be holding the broom, all that stuff. “Once people have figured that out I think it’s going to become a lot more competitive and a lot more serious.” Many of the curlers were already in town for The National, which wrapped up Sunday at the nearby General Motors Centre. Gushue beat Reid Carruthers for the men’s title and Homan edged Tracy Fleury for the women’s title.

Former champ Pascal changes trainers before anticipated rematch with Kovalev BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Going more than two years without a win was enough time for Graeme McDowell to start asking himself the wrong questions. Was his best golf behind him? Was he even good enough to win again? He found his answer Monday morning in Mexico. McDowell made an 8-foot par putt on the 18th hole to stay in the game, and then he hit a 5-iron that grazed the edge of the cup and set up a 3-foot birdie to win a three-man playoff in the rain-delayed OHL Classic at Mayakoba. “I dreamed of this day coming again,” McDowell said. “I thought it would be maybe not quite as soon as this, and I said to myself that I was really going to appreciate it. And I do appreciate it. This feels really nice.” That par putt on the final hole of El Camaleon Golf Club gave McDowell a 5-under 66 to finish at 18-under 266. Even so, it looked as if that would only be good enough for second place. Russell Knox, coming off a victory last week in the HSBC Champions, had a one-shot lead and was full of confidence. Knox, however, pulled his tee shot into the bunker in front of a steep lip, couldn’t quite reach the green and missed a 12-foot par putt for a 66. Jason Bohn made tough par putts on four of his last five holes for a 68 to join the playoff. It didn’t last long. McDowell, who looked tentative on tee shots and birdie putts over the final few holes, felt a surge of belief in the playoff. He drilled a 3-wood down the middle, and then wisely listened to caddie Ken Comboy, who recommended a 5-iron when McDowell wanted to hammer a 6-iron. “It’s as good a 5-iron as I’ve hit in a long time,” McDowell said. Knox missed the green to the left and failed to chip in. Bohn missed an 18-foot birdie putt. That left McDowell to tap in for his first victory since the 2013 French Open. And while it doesn’t compare with his 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, it was more sig-

carrot of potential Olympic participation is appealing and the sport’s top players are interested. A scan of players on the ice ahead of the mid-afternoon draw was an impressive showing of curling star power. Reigning Olympic champion Jennifer Jones was practising with husband Brent Laing while Jones’s regular teammate, Kaitlyn Lawes, was throwing stones with Marc Kennedy. Rachel Homan was on a sheet with John Morris while Gushue and Val Sweeting were also making last-minute preparations. Stoughton’s goal is to get a Canadian duo on the podium at the next two world mixed doubles championships, which serve as Olympic qualifiers. Only seven countries will join host South Korea in the field at the 2018 Games. With the big curling names on board, it will only improve Canada’s chances of matching the success it has seen in the four-person game. “Clearly they’re our best shooters right now in the game as proven by their traditional game,” Stoughton said. “We thought, ‘Well let’s see if they can handle this mixed doubles thing,’ and see if that’s going to be a challenge for them and whether

MONTREAL — Canada’s Jean Pascal is turning to one of boxing’s top trainers in a bid to relaunch his career. The former light heavyweight champion from Laval, Que., said Monday he has hired Freddie Roach to help polish his technique and get him back on track after a losses in recent years to top fighters Bernard Hopkins and Sergey (Krusher) Kovalev. Pascal (30-3-1) is expected to have a rematch with Kovalev (28-0-1) on Jan. 30 at the Bell Centre “I’m not changing coaches for the rematch, I’m changing to get a second wind in my career,” said Pascal. “It’s all about me improving my skills and having a new voice in my ear for my next fights.” Roach, 55, trains several top fighters, including Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto. He has worked championship bouts with stars like Oscar De La Hoya and Virgil Hill. “He can improve my offence, defence, my ring footwork, everything,” said Pascal. “Freddie is a unique coach. “He’s very smart and he knows all about the small details in a fight the way you can position yourself to hit, to block a punch and stuff like that. I saw he was very clever and that’s why I

chose him.” To work with Roach, the 33-yearold Pascal had to drop Marc Ramsay, the Montreal trainer he has worked with since he was 13. Ramsay coached him through the amateur ranks, helping him win gold at the Francophone Games and earn a spot on Canada’s 2004 Olympic team. As a pro, he helped Pascal win the WBC light heavyweight title in 2009 and defend it four times before losing by decision to the crafty Hopkins in May, 2011. “Marc has been a tremendous coach for me,” said Pascal. “The reason I switched was not because I don’t trust Marc or because I don’t think he’s competent. “Marc did everything right. It was me who wanted new things. It’s been 20 years with Marc. It w as time for a switch.” Pascal will continue to work with Ramsay between official training camps. The team that works his corner for fights, including cutman Russ Anber and former middleweight great Roy Jones Jr., will also likely change because Roach has his own crew. Lucian Bute of Montreal, the former IBF super-middleweight champion, worked briefly with Roach last fall but left after suffering a back injury. Bute, now trained by Howard Grant, will try to recapture the IBF belt Nov. 28 from Briton James DeGale in Quebec City.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports • Senior high volleyball: 4A zone finals — Notre Dame at Lindsay Thurber, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow; first matches of best-of-three. • Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Stettler, 8:15 p.m.

Thursday • Senior high volleyball: 4A zone finals — Lindsay Thurber at Notre Dame, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow; second matches of best-of-three. • College women’s hockey: Grant MacEwan at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. • Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Ramada at Central Alberta, 7:15 p.m., Lacombe;

Friday • Senior high volleyball: 4A zone finals — Notre Dame girls at Lindsay Thurber, third match of best-of-three, if necessary, 6 p.m.; Lindsay Thurber boys at Notre Dame, third match of best-of-three, if necessary, 6 p.m. • College volleyball: Ambrose College at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. • WHL: Saskatoon at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. • AJHL: Drumheller at Olds, 7 p.m. • Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Stettler, 7:30 p.m.; Ponoka at Three Hills, 8 p.m. • Chinook senior AAA hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Bentley, 8 p.m.; Stony Plain at Innisfail, 8 p.m. • Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Elks at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 8 p.m., Arena. • Bantam AA hockey: Olds at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

Saturday • Midget AA hockey: Calgary Blue at Red Deer Elks, 11:30 a.m., Arena; Olds at West

Central, 5:30 p.m., Eckville. • Peewee AA hockey: Olds at Red Deer Parkland, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A; Wheatland at Central Alberta, 4 p.m., Big Valley; Medicine Hat at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain House. • High school football: South regional tier 2 final — Foothills at Hunting Hills, 1 p.m., Great Chief Park. • Major bantam hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Arena. • Bantam AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Ramada, 2:30 p.m., Kinex. • Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton Southside at Red Deer, 4:45 p.m., Arena. • Chinook senior AAA hockey: Innisfail at Bentley, 7 p.m. • College men’s hockey: Camrose Augustana at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. • Heritage junior B hockey: Ponoka at Stettler, 7:30 p.m.; Strathmore at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Okotoks at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

Sunday • Major bantam hockey: Calgary Northstars at Red Deer, noon, Arena. • Peewee AA hockey: Wheatland at Red Deer TBS, 12:45 p.m., Kinsmen A; Central Alberta at West Central, 2:45 p.m., Sylvan Lake. • Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Ramada, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen A; Taber at Olds, 2:45 p.m. • Major bantam girls hockey: Rocky Mountain at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. • Midget AAA hockey: St. Albert at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. • Midget AA hockey: West Central at Central Alberta, 3:15 p.m., Blackfalds; Wheatland at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 4 p.m., Kinex; Lethbridge at Olds, 5:30 p.m. • Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blazers at Red Deer Strata Energy, 5:30 p.m., Arena.

Basketball

Southeast Division W L Pct 8 4 .667 6 3 .667 4 4 .500 5 5 .500 5 6 .455

GB — 1/2 2 2 2 1/2

Central Division W L Pct 8 2 .800 7 3 .700 6 5 .545 5 5 .500 5 5 .500

GB — 1 2 1/2 3 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 8 2 .800 — Dallas 7 4 .636 1 1/2 Memphis 6 6 .500 3 Houston 4 7 .364 4 1/2 New Orleans 1 9 .100 7 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 6 5 .545 Utah 5 5 .500 Denver 5 5 .500 Minnesota 4 6 .400 Portland 4 8 .333

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF Prince Albert 21 13 5 2 1 74 Brandon 21 12 7 0 2 74 Moose Jaw 20 11 6 2 1 77 Saskatoon 19 9 7 3 0 66 Regina 18 9 8 1 0 54 Swift Current 20 8 10 2 0 52

GA 66 58 62 74 66 61

Pt 29 26 25 21 19 18

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF Red Deer 22 15 7 0 0 85 Lethbridge 20 12 8 0 0 78 Calgary 22 11 10 0 1 63 Edmonton 21 7 11 3 0 53 Medicine Hat 17 6 8 2 1 62 Kootenay 21 4 15 2 0 47

GA 63 65 73 71 69 89

Pt 30 24 23 17 15 10

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF Kelowna 20 14 5 1 0 80 Victoria 22 14 7 0 1 71 Prince George 19 10 8 1 0 53 Kamloops 18 9 8 1 0 65 Vancouver 20 5 11 2 2 54

GA 63 45 56 58 78

Pt 29 29 21 19 14

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF 19 12 6 1 0 68 21 10 8 2 1 65 16 10 5 0 1 38 19 10 9 0 0 66 20 7 12 1 0 59

GA 49 72 33 56 77

Pt 25 23 21 20 15

Seattle Spokane Everett Portland Tri-City

GB — 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 2 1/2

Pacific Division

Golden State Phoenix L.A. Clippers Sacramento L.A. Lakers

W 11 6 6 4 2

L 0 4 4 7 9

Pct 1.000 .600 .600 .364 .182

GB — 4 1/2 4 1/2 7 9

Sunday’s Games New York 95, New Orleans 87 Memphis 114, Minnesota 106 Charlotte 106, Portland 94 Utah 97, Atlanta 96 Boston 100, Oklahoma City 85 Sacramento 107, Toronto 101 L.A. Lakers 97, Detroit 85 Monday’s Games Dallas 92, Philadelphia 86 Chicago 96, Indiana 95 Memphis 122, Oklahoma City 114 Boston 111, Houston 95 San Antonio 93, Portland 80 Phoenix 120, L.A. Lakers 101 Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at Washington, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Atlanta at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Charlotte at New York, 5:30 p.m. Denver at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Toronto at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Indiana at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Orlando, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Dallas at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Portland at Houston, 6 p.m. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Sacramento at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Denver at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Toronto at Utah, 7 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL — Suspended San Francisco minor league SS Travious Relaford (Augusta-SAL) 50 games following a second positive test for a drug of abuse in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. American League BOSTON RED SOX — Named Kiyoshi Momose strength and conditioning coach and Mike Roose assistant strength and conditioning coach. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Announced a two-year extension of their player development contract with Omaha (PCL), through 2018. NEW YORK YANKEES — Named Mike Harkey bullpen coach. SEATTLE MARINERS — Acquired OF Leonys Martin and RHP Anthony Bass from Texas for RHP Tom Wilhelmsen and OF James Jones. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Named Chuck Hernandez minor league pitching co-ordinator. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Sean Burnett and OF Reed Johnson on minor league contracts. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS — Recalled G-F K.J. McDaniels from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). NBA Development League LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS — Signed F Justin Harper. Waived C Kentrell Gransberry. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Washington LB Junior Galette two games by the NFL for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived LB Keith Smith. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Activated CB D’Joun Smith from the injured reserve-return list.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Fired Rob Ryan, defensive co-ordinator. Announced defensive assistant Dennis Allen will will assume Ryan’s duties. NEW YORK JETS — Signed WR Titus Davis to the practice squad. Released WR Shane Wynn from the practice squad. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed T Donald Hawkins and TE Brian Leonhardt to their practice squad. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released DT David King. Caimed DT A.J. Francis off waivers from Miami. Arena Football League ORLANDO PREDATORS — Agreed to terms with DL Padric Scott. HOCKEY National Hockey League CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned F Derek Grant to Stockton (AHL). DALLAS STARS — Reassigned F Curtis McKenzie to Texas (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS — Signed D Xavier Ouellet to a one-year contract extension. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled F Stanislav Galiev from Hershey (AHL). American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Utica D Andrey Pedan one game for an illegal check to the head of an opponent during a Nov. 13 game at Springfield. Suspended Syracuse D Joey Mormina one for an illegal check to the head of an opponent during a Nov. 13 game against Binghamton. Suspended Lake Erie LW Trent Vogelhuber two games for an illegal check to the head of an opponent and LW Brett Gallant one game for his actions during a Nov. 14 game against Grand Rapids. HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Recalled F Jack Combs from Greenville (ECHL). Loaned F Richard Nejezchleb to Greenville. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Announced F Garrett Meurs was reassigned to the team from Fort Wayne (ECHL).

Everett at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Kelowna at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Swift Current at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. Edmonton at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Red Deer Rebels Scoring GP Nikolishin 22 Spacek 22 W.Johnson 22 Bobyk 22 Fleury 16 Pawlenchuk 22 Polei 21 Musil 22 Hagel 22 Bleackley 20 Kopeck 22 Pederson 22 de Wit 22 Nogier 20 Pratt 17 Doetzel 19 Strand 22 Purtill 6 R.Johnson 9 Mahura 2 Pouliot 6 Martin 11 Toth 17 Shmoorkoff 18 Goaltending MP Toth 867 Martin 450

Sunday’s results Regina 5 Lethbridge 3 Prince Albert 3 Brandon 2 Kamloops 9 Prince George 1

Wednesday’s games Medicine Hat at Brandon, 6 p.m. Prince George at Calgary, 7 p.m.

A 18 15 11 7 9 4 3 7 9 10 9 6 5 6 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

GA 39 22

Pts 30 25 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

SO 2 0

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OL 19 14 3 2 18 8 5 5 18 9 8 1

PIM 2 6 14 24 21 6 31 17 4 8 13 15 13 24 2 27 23 2 9 0 0 0 0 6

GAA 2.70 2.93

+/6 4 -1 0 7 2 9 9 6 0 -1 7 4 6 2 9 2 0 2 1 3 — — 6

Sv% .908 .898

GA 42 57 45

Pt 30 21 19

Metropolitan Division GP W L OL GF NY Rangers 18 14 2 2 57 Washington 16 11 4 1 50 NY Islanders 19 10 6 3 54

GA 32 37 44

Pt 30 23 23

WILD CARD GP W L OL GF 17 10 6 1 44 17 10 7 0 36 18 8 7 3 49 20 8 9 3 46 16 8 7 1 52 17 8 8 1 40 17 6 8 3 33 18 6 10 2 35 18 5 9 4 41 18 6 12 0 45

GA 40 37 45 49 49 46 50 53 54 62

Pt 21 20 19 19 17 17 15 14 14 12

New Jersey Pittsburgh Florida Tampa Bay Boston Buffalo Philadelphia Carolina Toronto Columbus

Tuesday’s games Medicine Hat at Regina, 6 p.m. Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. Everett at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Swift Current at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

G 12 10 5 8 6 10 10 5 3 2 2 3 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Western Conference Central Division GP W L OL 18 14 4 0 18 12 5 1 16 10 3 3

GF 65 50 48

GA 47 43 43

Pt 28 25 23

Los Angeles Vancouver Arizona

Pacific Division GP W L OL GF 17 11 6 0 43 19 7 6 6 55 18 9 8 1 50

GA 36 50 54

Pt 22 20 19

Nashville Chicago San Jose Winnipeg Anaheim Colorado Calgary Edmonton

WILD CARD GP W L OL GF 16 10 3 3 50 18 10 7 1 49 17 9 8 0 45 19 8 9 2 50 18 6 8 4 33 17 7 9 1 49 19 6 12 1 45 18 6 12 0 47

GA 38 44 43 62 46 45 72 58

Pt 23 21 18 18 16 15 13 12

Dallas St. Louis Minnesota

GF 67 54 41

Montreal Ottawa Detroit

Saturday’s results Red Deer 4 Moose Jaw 1 Brandon 4 Lethbridge 1 Calgary 4 Tri-City 3 Medicine Hat 6 Kootenay 3 Prince George 6 Edmonton 1 Portland 5 Vancouver 3 Everett 4 Swift Current 0 Spokane 4 Kelowna 3 (OT) Seattle 3 Victoria 1

Sunday’s results NY Rangers 4 Toronto 3 Chicago 4 Calgary 1 Monday’s results NY Islanders 5 Arizona 2 Anaheim 4 Carolina 1 Montreal 4 Vancouver 3 (OT) Florida 1 Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 4 Ottawa 3 (OT) St. Louis 3 Winnipeg 2 Tuesday’s games San Jose at Boston, 5 p.m. Dallas at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. St. Louis at Columbus, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Colorado at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Calgary, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s games Vancouver at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 6 p.m. Chicago at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s games Dallas at Washington, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, 5 p.m. San Jose at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Colorado at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Arizona at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Anaheim at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Columbus at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. NY Rangers at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Buffalo at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Football Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

CFL PLAYOFFS

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 7 4 .636 — Boston 6 4 .600 1/2 New York 5 6 .455 2 Brooklyn 1 9 .100 5 1/2 Philadelphia 0 11 .000 7

Cleveland Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Detroit

TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 2015

Hockey

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Atlanta Miami Washington Charlotte Orlando

Sunday’s results Division Semifinals East Division Hamilton 25 Toronto 22 West Division Calgary 35 B.C. 9

Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

Sunday, Nov. 22 Division Finals East Division Hamilton at Ottawa, 11 a.m. West Division Calgary at Edmonton, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29 103rd Grey Cup At Winnipeg Ottawa-Hamilton winner vs. Edmonton-Calgary winner, 4 p.m. National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct New England 9 0 0 1.000 Buffalo 5 4 0 .556 N.Y. Jets 5 4 0 .556 Miami 4 5 0 .444 South W L T Pct Indianapolis 4 5 0 .444 Houston 4 5 0 .444 Jacksonville 3 6 0 .333 Tennessee 2 7 0 .222 North W L T Pct Cincinnati 8 1 0 .860

PF 303 231 217 191

PA 169 207 184 225

PF 200 180 192 169

PA 227 211 255 214

PF 235

PA 152

6 2 2 W 7 4 4 2

4 7 8 West L 2 5 5 7

0 0 0

.600 .222 .200

236 210 186

191 236 277

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .778 .444 .444 .222

PF 205 224 227 210

PA 168 195 241 249

PF 273 205 212 166

PA 253 209 184 214

PF 255 229 191 255

PA 175 190 237 315

PF 198 219 199 167

PA 154 185 234 261

PF 302 166 199 126

PA 185 183 179 223

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct N.Y. Giants 5 5 0 .500 Washington 4 5 0 .444 Philadelphia 4 5 0 .444 Dallas 2 7 0 .222 South W L T Pct Carolina 9 0 0 1.000 Atlanta 6 3 0 .667 Tampa Bay 4 5 0 .444 New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 North W L T Pct Minnesota 7 2 0 .778 Green Bay 6 3 0 .667 Chicago 4 5 0 .444 Detroit 2 7 0 .222 West W L T Pct Arizona 7 2 0 .778 St. Louis 4 5 0 .444 Seattle 4 5 0 .444 San Francisco 3 6 0 .333

Chicago 37, St. Louis 13 Tampa Bay 10, Dallas 6 Washington 47, New Orleans 14 Miami 20, Philadelphia 19 Pittsburgh 30, Cleveland 9 Jacksonville 22, Baltimore 20 Minnesota 30, Oakland 14 Kansas City 29, Denver 13 New England 27, N.Y. Giants 26 Arizona 39, Seattle 32 Open: Atlanta, Indianapolis, San Diego, San Francisco Monday’s Game Houston 10, Cincinnati 6 Thursday, Nov. 19 Tennessee at Jacksonville, 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 N.Y. Jets at Houston, 11 a.m. Denver at Chicago, 11 a.m. Oakland at Detroit, 11 a.m. Indianapolis at Atlanta, 11 a.m. Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. St. Louis at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Dallas at Miami, 11 a.m. Washington at Carolina, 11 a.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 2:05 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 2:25 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 2:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Arizona, 6:30 p.m. Open: Cleveland, N.Y. Giants, New Orleans, Pittsburgh Monday, Nov. 23 Buffalo at New England, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Detroit 18, Green Bay 16 Carolina 27, Tennessee 10

Golf OHL Classic at Mayakoba Monday At El Camaleon Golf Club Playa del Carmen, Mexico Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 6,987 Par: 71 Final a-amateur McDowell won one-hole playoff Graeme McDowell, $1,116,000 Jason Bohn, $545,600 Russell Knox, $545,600 Derek Fathauer, $297,600 Scott Brown, $235,600 Harold Varner III, $235,600 Brice Garnett, $207,700 Keegan Bradley, $186,000 Johnson Wagner, $186,000 Peter Malnati, $137,433 Boo Weekley, $137,433 Zac Blair, $137,433 Spencer Levin, $137,433 Patrick Rodgers, $137,433 Hunter Stewart, $137,433 a-Jon Rahm Jim Herman, $84,165 CharlesHowellIII, $84,165 Freddie Jacobson, $84,165 Si Woo Kim, $84,165 Jason Kokrak, $84,165 D.J. Trahan, $84,165 Dawie van der Walt, $84,165 Will Wilcox, $84,165 Cameron Beckman, $52,855

67-63-70-66—266 70-63-65-68—266 70-65-65-66—266 65-66-66-71—268 67-67-68-68—270 70-62-68-70—270 67-66-69-69—271 67-71-68-66—272 67-67-67-71—272 68-71-67-67—273 67-70-69-67—273 68-67-68-70—273 68-66-68-71—273 67-66-69-71—273 68-69-68-68—273 69-68-66-70—273 69-67-70-68—274 66-71-70-67—274 70-69-63-72—274 68-64-72-70—274 68-67-68-71—274 66-71-67-70—274 66-74-64-70—274 69-66-68-71—274 67-71-68-69—275

Bronson Burgoon, $52,855 Roberto Castro, $52,855 Shawn Stefani , $52,855 Ryan Blaum, $42,160 Jon Curran, $42,160 Justin Leonard, $42,160 Sam Saunders, $42,160 Camilo Villegas, $42,160 Tim Clark, $32,757 SmylieKaufman, $32,757 Jerry Kelly, $32,757 Kevin Streelman, $32,757 Michael Thompson, $32,757 Tim Wilkinson, $32,757

71-68-67-69—275 70-68-68-69—275 65-68-69-73—275 73-65-69-69—276 68-71-67-70—276 65-68-67-76—276 68-71-68-69—276 67-68-70-71—276 69-69-67-72—277 68-72-66-71—277 68-69-71-69—277 69-67-70-71—277 66-68-70-73—277 69-70-69-69—277

PGA Tour FedExCup Leaders Rank Player Points 1. Russell Knox 876 2. Justin Thomas 688 3. Kevin Na 631 4. Smylie Kaufman 607 5. Jason Bohn 560 6. Emiliano Grillo 534 7. Graeme McDowell 500 8. Kevin Kisner 388 9. Peter Malnati 375 10. Adam Scott 301 11. William McGirt 258 12. Patrick Rodgers 235 13. Patton Kizzire 227 14. Cameron Tringale 215 15. Brendan Steele 213 16. Alex Cejka 207 17. Tyrone Van Aswegen 190

YTD Money $2,052,160 $1,644,000 $1,456,233 $1,322,635 $1,227,736 $1,143,000 $1,116,000 $925,632 $889,705 $798,000 $592,700 $496,775 $524,067 $494,213 $479,333 $457,233 $353,733

18. Brett Stegmaier 19. Spencer Levin 20. David Toms 21. Charles Howell III 22. Daniel Summerhays 23. Tony Finau 24. Scott Piercy 25. Branden Grace 26. Hideki Matsuyama 27. Ryan Moore 28. Patrick Reed 29. Jhonattan Vegas 30. Derek Fathauer World Golf Ranking 1. Jordan Spieth USA 2. Jason Day AUS 3. Rory McIlroy NIR 4. Bubba Watson USA 5. Justin Rose ENG 6. Henrik Stenson SWE 7. Rickie Fowler USA 8. Dustin Johnson USA 9. Jim Furyk USA 10. Zach Johnson USA 11. Sergio Garcia ESP 12. Adam Scott AUS 13. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 14.Patrick Reed USA 15. Brooks Koepka USA 16. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 17. Matt Kuchar USA 18. Shane Lowry IRL 19. Branden Grace SAF

186 177 170 169 169 166 163 163 160 155 154 150 147

$445,079 $298,680 $391,933 $338,298 $296,687 $318,187 $333,582 $378,000 $353,333 $316,539 $341,750 $303,109 $307,584 11.97 11.91 10.63 7.79 7.53 7.48 7.47 6.64 6.22 4.81 4.62 4.44 4.33 4.29 4.23 4.16 4.13 3.87 3.81

Bowling Heritage Lanes High scores Nov. 9-15 Monday Club 55+ 1 p.m.: Willie Stauffer, 263 high single; Brent Ledieu, 653 high triple. Monday 7 p.m. mixed: Harvey Penhale, 331; Penhale, 751. Tuesday 7 p.m. mixed: Harvey Von Hollen, 304; Don Knowler, 761. Wednesday Club 55+ 1 p.m.: Viv Szarka, 288; Jim

Winder, 710. Wednesday 7 p.m. mixed: Stan Germaine, 280; Don Lattery, 689. Thursday morning ladies: Darlene Windrem, 259; Glenda Regnier, 645. Thursday Special Olympics mixed: Jeremy Garbutt, 248; Garbutt, 453. Thursday 7 p.m. mixed: John Bridges, 281; Bruce Hicks, 779. Monday scratch league: Karie Kreutz, 326; Kreutz,

1,060. Youth Bowling of Canada Bumpers: Brodie Ehret, 78. Bowlasaurus: Rogan Clark, 117. Peewees: Jennika Wudkevich, 108; Wudkevich, 214 (two games). Bantams: Janae Lynn, 213; Lynn, 481. Juniors: Kennedy Chrest, 263; Chrest, 638. Seniors: Jason Smith, 241; Smith, 679.

RDC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Cross-country runner Jordanna Cota and basketball player Ian Tevis are the RDC Boston Pizza female and male athletes of the week. Cota, a third-year student in Bachelor of Science in Nursing, capped a strong season by finishing 18th in the Canadian Colleges championships at Brockville, Ont. Her time of 20:4.9 was fifth-best among ACAC runners. Tevis, meanwhile, led the Kings to a pair of weekend home-court victories, scoring 29 points and adding 10 rebounds in a 98-77 win over the Lethbridge Kodiaks, and netting a game-

high 36 points in a 115-70 win over Ambrose College. The Seattle native and third-year management certificate student is second in South Division scoring with an average of 28.6 points per game. • The hockey Queens return to the Arena ice Thursday for a 7 p.m. game versus MacEwan University. The volleyball teams will host Ambrose Friday, with the women’s game starting at 6 p.m., and the hockey Kings will welcome Camrose Augustana to the Penhold Regional Multiplex for a 7 p.m. contest Saturday.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

netted 14 points and Adam Bullock chipped in with nine as the Silver Spurs downed Johns Manville 61-52. Daniel Mbewa scored 17 in a losing cause. Meanwhile, All Sports Cresting Lacombe got a 22-point performance from Matt Edwards and 19 from James Wixwat in a 91-55 thumping of Sheraton Red Deer. Sheraton’s leading scorers were Matt Thompson with 18 points and Jeff Diep with 14.

Taylor Armstrong’s 21 points paced Carstar in a 77-71 Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association win Sunday over the NWS Axemen. Jacob Cusumano added 12 points for the winners. Dario Viveros scored 19 for the Axemen, while Troy MacPherson contributed 14. In another game, Josh Matthies

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CANON Power Shot (ELPH 100HS) camera in black case lost at Fairview/Stone Cemetery, which is 10 km east of Haynes intersection on Hwy 11 on Sat., Nov. 7, 2015. If found, pls. phone Arnold or Verna at 403-347-4250 or cell 403-391-0664. Contains photos of brotherin-law’s interment.

BURKIN William Henry Dad’s strong heart, filled with love for his large family stopped beating on the evening of Friday, November 13, 2015 following a four week stay at Red Deer Regional Hospital. As family, we would like to express our thankfulness for the excellent care dad received. William Henry Burkin leaves behind his loving wife, Beryl, whom will miss his love and hand holding that occurred over the past seventy-five years. William was predeceased by sons; Bill (Deloris) of Golden B.C., Bob (Sharon) of Fort Saskatchewan, Dennis (Linda) of Fox Creek, and son-in-law, Lyle (Brenda) of Fox Creek. His sons; Alan of Edmonton, Raymond (JoAnne) of Red Deer, daughters; Brenda (Steve) and Cathy (Bryan) both of Fox Creek, grieve, and will miss his enjoyment of family and love for life. There are twenty-two grandchildren, thirty-seven great-grandchildren and eight great, great-grandchildren, to continue his mantra of “Make Someone Smile Today”. Dad served in the British Military during the Second World War, in the European Campaigns, being hospitalized twice. He proudly wore his medals every Remembrance Day. Cremation has taken place, with internment at a later date. Dad’s remembrance will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Following, there will be a tea for family and friends at Inglewood Seniors Living, 10 Inglewood Drive, Red Deer. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in William’s honour may be made directly to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 6, 5015 48 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1S9 or the Canadian Cancer Society, 101, 6751 52 Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 4K8, or to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

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CLAYTON, Robert “Bob” 1934 - 2015 Bob Clayton passed away quietly at home in the company of his wife Betty on Thursday morning November 12, 2015 at the age of 81 years. They had been married for over 60 years and raised three children; Gordon Clayton of Cochrane, Alberta, and sisters MaryAnn Clayton and Rene’ (BettyAnn) Clayton both of Red Deer. He is also survived by five grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren, and his sister Sadie (Sherrie) Jones of Calgary. He was predeceased by his parents Gordon and Margaret Clayton of Vulcan, Alberta. Bob was a long-time resident of Red Deer and seasonal tenant at Spruce Bay on the shores of Pine Lake. Bob will be remembered for his congeniality, storytelling, and love for family and friends. As a young man Bob was known throughout southern Alberta for his athletic skills as a goaltender in hockey and catcher in baseball, playing on many highly competitive junior and senior men’s teams in the 1950’s. He left his home town of Vulcan, Alberta to join the Royal Canadian Air Force as a mission flight controller and spent a number of years assigned to NORAD (Northern Air Defense) in various postings such as Quebec City, Comox, B.C., Montreal, Duluth, Minnesota, and Schefferville, Quebec. Upon completion of his military career Bob became a process operator and was one of the original crew which started up the Great Canadian Oil Sands facility (now Suncor Energy) in Fort McMurray in 1967. In 1969 Bob moved his family to Red Deer to operate a Chevron gas plant west of Sylvan Lake from which he retired in 1992. He spent much of his retirement enjoying his love for sports, attending numerous tournaments, his love for travel, accompanied by family and friends on numerous trips to Hawaii, Mexico, and Southeast Asia, and his love of cooking, regularly trying new recipes. A formal memorial service for Bob will not be held at his request but a celebration of his life will be planned for the spring at Pine Lake. He will be sorely missed by family and friends but long remembered. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

LANDRY Marie 1928 - 2015 Mrs. Marie Louise Blanche Landry passed away at the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre, Lacombe, Alberta on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the age of 87 years. Marie was born on May 7, 1928 at Red Deer, Alberta the eldest girl of fourteen brothers and sisters. Marie left school early to work at the Red Deer Bakery in order to help support her siblings. She married her sweetheart, Henry, after he returned from World War II. Marie and Henry lived on the Landry family farm until moving to Red Deer in 1980. She was a very active member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Deer, and a member of the CWL for sixtyfour years. She will be forever remembered for her baking, her welcoming smile and her overflowing will and generosity to help others. Marie will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Chuck (Jan) Landry and Paul (Karen) Landry; her daughters, Annette Mymko and Jan (Tom) Blunden; eight grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Marie was predeceased by her husband, Henry; her parents, a grandson, Aarin, a daughter-in-law, Edie Sr., a son-in-law, Walter, as well as many of her siblings. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508 - 48A Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. with The Reverend Father Jozef Wroblewski celebrant. Interment will take place at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 2:45 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Marie’s honor may be made directly to Lacombe Continuing Care, c/o Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre, 5430 - 47 Avenue, Lacombe, Alberta, T4L 1G8. The family would like to extend a very special thank you to Dr. Van Niekerk, and all of the wonderful staff at the Lacombe Continuing Care for their kindness and compassion to their mother. Condolences may be sent or viewed at: www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

LARSON Evelyn Nell Eileen “Nell” 1928 - 2015 It is with deepest sorrow we announce the passing of Nell Larson. Nell was born in Peace River, AB on December 15, 1928 and passed away peacefully in Invermere, BC on November 9, 2015 at the age of 86 years. Nell was a long time resident of Red Deer and worked for more than 25 years for the Red Deer Public School District as Secretary at Oriole Park School before she retired. A few years later she moved to Calgary and then on to Invermere to be closer to her family. Nell was a wonderful Mother and a very proud Grandmother. Spending time with her family was the most important part of her life, always putting others before herself. We had many happy holiday celebrations and vacations as a family over the years. Nell was predeceased by her husband Clarence Larson in 1975 and her daughter Donna Cooper in 2010. Nell is survived by her daughters, Peggy (Jeff) Thompson and Barb (Darrell) Smith and her grandchildren, Bruce (Courtney) Thompson, Kristen (Mike) Newby, Sara Thompson, Olivia Smith and Daniel Smith and two great grandchildren, Violet Thompson and Finlay Newby. A memorial service for Nell will be held a Parkland Funeral Home in Red Deer, AB (6287 - 67A Street- Taylor Drive) on Friday, November 20, 2015 at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley, Box 925, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0. Arrangements entrusted to MCPHERSON FUNERAL SERVICE. Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

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1699960 Alberta Ltd is looking for 2 F/T permanent shift supervisors, varied schedule. At 120 47 Clearview Market Red Deer, AB. Must have exc. customer service, cash handling, and more supervisory related. Starting wage $13.75. College education, 1 + years experience req’d. email: restuarantbusiness@hotmail.ca

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• Red Deer • Rocky Mtn. House • Rimbey Caregivers/ • Caroline Aides • Sylvan Lake • Innisfail NANNY needed for elderly • Stettler with disability. Must assist • Ponoka personal care, accompany • Lacombe to doctors appointments. Red Deer $15.56/hr. Email Gov’t of Alberta Funding amal.hamdan0@yahoo. com may be available. 403-340-1930 P/T F. caregiver wanted for F. quad. Must be reliable www.academicexpress.ca and have own vehicle. 403-505-7846

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Dental

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CASE IH EQUIPMENT DEALER P/T RDA 11 in Red Deer is seeking a FT required by a busy dental SERVICE WRITER office downtown. Wed. - Fri. for an exciting position. 8 am - 6 pm. Candidate We are looking for a must be organized, motivated candidate with detail-oriented, selfcomputer + organization motivated, and able to skills. The successful work independently. applicant will be customer Professional, flexible, oriented + show strong hardworking, and a inter-personal skills, team-player. No weekService-writing experience ends, competitive wages is an asset. based on exp. and skill level. Sterilization exp. Forward your resume to: preferred. Email resume to FUTURE AG INC. associatesdental Attn. Human Resources @hotmail.com Box 489 Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 Fax to (403) 342-0396 Email hr@futureag.ca Medical

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Executive Director, Central Zone.

The Executive Director is responsible for the start-up and overall management, operation, and community engagement for our Central Zone. This position is based out of Red Deer. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership skills to direct and support the team. QUALIFICATIONS: • Degree in nursing, or related field additional education in leadership, business an asset. • A minimum of five (5) years experience in Healthcare and hospitality services. • Experience in a progressively responsible role with demonstrated ability in leadership, sales and marketing, and financial manager. • Experience working with seniors, family, and the community. • Vulnerable sector criminal record check required. Email resume to: staceys@cdlhomes.com

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FUJI film digital camera with memory card, lost downtown 403-755-7423

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H. duty single burner Coleman stove from 1950’s, stainless steel base $150 firm 403-896-9246

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NEW hand knit childrens socks and mitts $5/ea. 403-347-3741 Morrisroe area.

Clothing

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CALKINS CONSULTING LADIES dresses and o/a Tim Hortons req’s. coats, size 10-12, like new, FOOD SERVICE $1.00 - $10.00 each; plus SUPERVISORS assorted baby clothes for 1-2 yrs. exp. an asset. sale. 403-309-3045 $13.75/hr., 40 hrs./week, OSTRICH BELT, size 36, 4 positions, F/T and P/T. NEW. Exc. Christmas Permanent shift, weekend, present $75. 403-347-5912 day, night, and evening. Education not req’d. Start ASAP. Benefits. Apply at 6620 Orr Drive. Red Deer EquipmentHeavy or call Kerry at 403-848-2356 for complete job description SENIOR lady has for sale an HD10 dozer, good cond. Start your career! Open to offers. 403-986-8963 See Help Wanted TRAILERS for sale or rent HERITAGE LANES Job site, office, well site or BOWLING storage. Skidded or Red Deer’s most modern 5 wheeled. Call 347-7721. pin bowling center req’s Bartenders/servers for eves and wknds. Please Tools send resume to: htglanes@ telus.net or apply in person MASTERCRAFT 12” mitre saw, never used, $200 LITTLE Caesars Pizza is obo. SOLD now hiring a F/T Food Service Supervisor. $13.75/hr. 40 hrs/wk. Flexible time including weekends. Must Firewood have at least 1 - 2 yrs. food service exp. Email resume AFFORDABLE allan_barker25@yahoo.ca or apply in person @ 9, Homestead Firewood 6791 50 Ave. Red Deer. Spruce, Pine, Aspen - Split. Call 403-346-1600 for info. Avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

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B.C. Birch, Aspen, Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail. PH. Lyle 403-783-2275 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 FIREWOOD: Spruce & Pine - Split 403-346-7178 LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar, birch. Price depends on location of delivery. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 SEASONED Firewood. Poplar, Pine/Spruce mix, Birch. Delivery avail. and mobile processing avail Brian (403)845-8989 or Lawrence 403-844-1078

Health & Beauty

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HUGO WALKER, like new $50. 403-986-1720

Household Furnishings

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2 END tables, dark, 2 lamps $100 obo 403-342-4949 or 780-717-6206 CHESTERFIELD & chair, French Provincial, beige satin brocade, $300. 403-309-3045 CHINA cabinet/hutch, 5 upholstered chairs, rectangle table like new. $600. 403-341-6204 COFFEE table set, looks like black marble $65, 403-347-5912 TABLE, ofÀce/craft/work, on castors, $65; BAR STOOL, 24” high, swivel seat, $75; 403-347-2031

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Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

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100 VHS movies, $75. For All 403-885-5020 CARGO net, Àts Toyota Venza, $20. AREA RUG, 5’ X 8’, brown, 403-347-2031 tan and black, $50 obo. 403-342-4949 ELECTROLUX, 3 brush Áoor polisher, extra brushes plus vacuum cleaner, new bags, $150. 403-309-3045 HOSPITAL style overhead lift, new; 2 electric wheelchairs; numerous healthrelated appliances. 403-348-5518 or 1-780-812-5033 SEQUINED material, green, 4 3/4 yds. plus lining $15, NEW Precious Moments Angel of Mercy collectible, ideal gift for nurse $40; Morrisroe area 403-347-3741 TRIPOD camera stand, Soligor. Never used. $20; HUMIDIFIER, Bionaire, really good cond. $20. 403-986-1720 WATER cooler $50. 403-885-5020 WATER COOLER, Black & For delivery of Flyers, Decker, bottom door. 1 yr. good cond. $75. Wednesday and Friday old, really 403-986-1720

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Office Supplies

OFFICE Chair, swivel & adjustable, black, $75; 403-347-2031

Sporting Goods

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ANTIQUE skis with poles and boots, $50 obo; antique CMC bike, 28” wheels, good cond. $40 obo. 403-342-4949 TEMPO treadmill in new cond., $800. 403-343-8439 TRAVELING GOLF BAG, black. $45. 403-885-5020

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3 BDRM., no pets, $1000 mo. 403-343-6609 ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Now or Nov. 1. 403-304-5337 ACROSS from park, Oriole Park, 3 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $1025/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. Dec. 1 403-304-5337

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BEAUTIFUL BUFFALO LAKE - LAKEFRONT 1/2 acre Treed Lot, Utilities to property line, no building commitment. Large lakefront lots are rare and do not come available often. MUST SELL. $185,000 Call or txt 403-921-4278.

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Manufactured Homes

NORMANDEAU 2 Bdrm. 4-plex. 1.5 bath, 4 #402, 5029 - 34 Street, appls. $1100. No pets, N/S R.D., 869 sq. ft., imm. Quiet adults. 403-350-1717 poss., $30,000. #615, 6834 - 59 Ave., R.D., 878 sq, ft., imm. poss., $30,000. Suites #662, 6940 -63 Ave., R.D., 980 sq. ft., imm. poss., 1 BDRM., 3 appls., close $30,000. 71 Newton Cres., R.D. to mall, seniors only, no pets, $860. rent, $600. SD 1,072 sq. ft., full bsmt, single car garage, imm. poss., balcony. 403-318-0751 $209,900 2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult OPEN HOUSE, Sun., Nov. bldg, free laundry, very 15, 2015, 2 - 4 p.m., #815, clean, quiet, Avail. Dec.1 6834 - 59 Ave., R.D., $900/mo., S.D. $650. 1,104 sq. ft., extensively 403-304-5337 upgraded, imm. poss., $67,000. 2 BDRM. N/S, no pets. Tim McRae, Maxwell Real $875 rent/d.d. Estate, Solutions Ltd. 403-346-1458 403-350-1562 ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., ADULT ONLY BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889

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2007 FORD F150 S/C 161,000 kms, loaded, Tonneau cover, brand new Michelin tires, exc. shape $12,900 403-348-9629

Vans Buses

HANDICAP VAN, 2005 Dodge Caravan, side entrance, power lift, rotating driver’s seat, removable passenger seat, 180,000 km, well-maintained, 2 sets of tires and wheels. $15,000 obo. 403-348-5518 or 1-780-812-5033 2004 FREESTAR Limited $5600. 587-377-3547

Tires, Parts Acces.

GOOD Year Wrangler, set of 4, P235-75R16. $100. 403-350-1562

wheels

CITY VIEW APTS.

Clean, quiet, newly reno’d adult building. Rent $925 S.D. $800. Avail. immed. Near hospital. No pets. 403-318-3679 EASTVIEW, 1 bdrm. bsmt. suite, fully furnished, n/s, no pets, $800/mo., for single $875 for dbl. Utils. incld. Avail. immed. 403-782-9357 or 352-1964

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Cars

GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only 2010 FORD FUSION SEL, n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 2.5L, IV engine, 6 spd., LIMITED TIME OFFER: loaded. 81,000 kms. First month’s rent FREE! $11,800. 403-350-1608 1 & 2 Bedroom suites 2007 FORD Focus SE, available. Renovated sunroof, 59,000 kms, suites in central location. $6750 obo 587-377-3072 Cat friendly. leasing@ rentmidwest.com 2006 HHR Chev, 1 owner, 1(888)679-8031 265,000 kms., sunburst orange, $2700. 403-350-1562

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Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF FIRST MEETING IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF Preston Karl Eklund # 25-2054969 Notice is hereby given that Preston Karl Eklund filed an assignment on the November 06, 2015 and that the First Meeting of Creditors will be held on the 26th day of November 2015, at 12:00 p.m. at the office of:

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Bromwich & Smith Inc., Trustees in Bankruptcy, 2111 – 36 Street NE, Calgary AB T1Y 5S3

1 & 2 bdrm., Adult bldg. only, N/S, No pets. 403-596-2444

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1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444

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2 ROOMS $550/ea., seperate entrance 403-596-8929

Warehouse Space

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4 LT265/75R16 D rated on 4 matching 5 stud black Ford 16” rims $300; 4 Max Tour 225R/60R16 on 5 spoke Grand Prix rims $500; 2 Hankook Dynamic radials LT265/75R16 $150; 1-LT245/75R16 load range E $30 403-350-1562

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Trucks

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2003 NISSAN Maxima SE Titanium 143,000 km V6 6 spd. manual, loaded $5900. 403 358 1713

BROMWICH & SMITH INC. Trustees in Bankruptcy 333 – 11 Ave. SW, Suite 810, Calgary AB T2R 1L9

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COLD storage garage, 14’ x 24’, $200/mo.; heated big truck space, $775/mo. VARIETY SHOP SPACES ~ ofÀces ~ fenced yards ~ Big or small, different locations. 403-343-6615

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For delivery of FOR LEASE WANTED TO BUY: old Flyers, Wednesday lead batteries for recycling Riverside Light Industrial 4614-61 St. (directly be403-396-8629 and Friday hind Windsor Plywood) ONLY 2 DAYS A 2400 sq. ft. large 55 x 85 compound 403-350-1777 WEEK wegot ANDERS Mobile BOWER Lot HIGHLAND GREEN CLASSIFICATIONS PADS $450/mo. INGLEWOOD FOR RENT • 3000-3200 Brand new park in Lacombe. CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 JOHNSTONE Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., WANTED • 3250-3390 2 bath. As Low as $75,000. KENTWOOD To Advertise Your Business Down payment $4000. Call or Service Here RIVERSIDE at anytime. 403-588-8820 Houses/ MEADOWS Duplexes Call Classiﬁeds PINES 403-309-3300 2 BDRM. upper level of SUNNYBROOK house 127 Ibbotson Close wegot classiﬁeds@reddeeradvocate.com SOUTHBROOKE $1300 rent, 403-596-8929 3 bdrm, 3 bath, 3 Ànished Massage WEST LAKE Árs, 3 parking at 7316-59 Therapy Accounting Ave. avail. to family with WEST PARK

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For early morning delivery by 6:30 am Mon. - Sat. VANIER CLEARVIEW Call Joanne at 403- 314-4308

Condos/ Townhouses

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4000-4190

Realtors & Services

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SEIBEL PROPERTY

6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls. Westpark, Kentwood, Highland Green, Riverside Meadows. Rent starting at $1100. For more info, phone 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

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CLASSIFICATIONS

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INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilÀeld service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Contractors

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BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate 3 BDRM, 3 bath, 3 Ár, 3 central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net parking, 5 appls, fenced yard, pets allowed to over 30ish parents with family at Houses 7316-59 Ave. Rent/S.S. For Sale $1590.Ph 403-341-4627.

CARRIERS NEEDED

Call Rick at 403- 314-4303

over 30 year old adults. 5 appls., deck through patio doors and small fenced yard for critters. Rent/Sec. $1575/mon. 403-341-4627 4 BDRMS, 2 1/2 baths, single car garage, 5 appls, $1695/mo. in Red Deer. 403-782-7156 403-357-7465 BLACKFALDS HOUSE 2 bath Newly renovated and nice Á. plan. 2 bdrm+den/ofÀce. Big laundry/storage area, exercise or craft room, fenced yard+shed. n/s, no dogs, $1250. Rent is negotiable. 403-556-1186

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Entertainment

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

Flooring

1180

NEED FLOORING DONE? Don’t pay the shops more. Over 20 yrs. exp. Call Jon 403-848-0393 “COMING SOON” BY

SERGE’S HOMES

Duplex in Red Deer Close to Schools and Recreation Center. For More Info Call Bob 403-505-8050 3 BDRM main Á. house for rent, avail. imm., $1075/mo. + 2/3 util. Call Bob 403-872-3400

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Misc. Services

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 505-4777 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you! GARAGE Doors Serviced 50% off. 403-358-1614 Snow shoveling/dump runs/odd jobs 403-885-5333

Seniors’ Services

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HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

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BOOK NOW! For help on your home projects such as bathroom, main Áoor, and bsmt. renovations. Also painting and Áooring. Call James 403-341-0617

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Yard Care

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD — Within hours of last week’s Paris attacks, as outrage and sympathy flooded his social media feeds and filled the airwaves, Baghdad resident Ali al-Makhzomy updated his Facebook cover photo to read “solidarity” — and his friends were shocked. “Everyone was like why are you posting about Paris and not about the attacks in Baghdad every day,” the recent law school graduate said. “A lot of my friends said, ‘OK, so you care more about them than you care about us?”’ He had unintentionally tapped into frustration in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria with what many see as a double-standard: The world unites in outrage and sympathy when the Islamic State group kills Westerners, but pays little attention to the near-daily atrocities it carries out in the Middle East. The day before the Paris attacks, twin suicide bombers struck a southern Beirut suburb, killing at least 43 people, and on Friday a suicide bomber struck a funeral in Iraq, killing at least 21. Both attacks were claimed by the IS group and reported by major media outlets, but generated little interest outside the region, where the turmoil of recent years has made such events seem like a sadly regular occurrence. Baghdad has seen near-daily attacks in recent years, mainly targeting the security forces and the country’s Shiite majority. Bombings killed an average of more than 90 civilians a month last year, according to Iraq Body Count, a U.K.based group that documents civilian deaths in Iraq. The civil war in neighbouring Syria has killed 250,000 people since 2011. There, government warplanes regularly carry out raids using so-called barrel bombs that demolish entire apartment blocks and insurgent groups shell government-held neighbourhoods. Lebanon, however, had been relatively calm for the past year, leading many to feel that last week’s tragedy was unfairly neglected. Many were angered by Facebook’s deployment of a new feature in the wake of the Paris attacks that allowed users to check in and say they were safe. The feature was not available for the Beirut attacks. “‘We’ don’t get a safe button on Facebook,” Lebanese blogger Joey Ayoub wrote. “‘We’ don’t get late night statements from the most powerful men and women alive and millions of online users.” Facebook released a statement saying it had previously only used the Safety Check feature after natural disasters and said it would be used for “other serious and tragic incidents in the future.” But it added that “during an ongoing crisis, like war or epidemic, Safety Check in its current form is not that useful for people: because there isn’t a clear start or end point and, unfortunately, it’s impossible to know when someone is truly ‘safe.”’ Al-Makhzomy said the feature wouldn’t be quite as useful in Iraq. “In Baghdad it’s not just like one attack,” he said. “You would need to have a date on the safety check, like I’m safe from this one or that one. … There are too many for just ‘I’m Safe.”’ In the U.S., social media shaming also played out on

Facebook, Twitter and other channels in the aftermath of Paris over the use of a tool that shades profile photos to resemble the French flag. Other social media users object to a sea of vacation selfies at the Eiffel Tower being posted as a show of solidarity and an expression of “slacktivism,” rather than true social justice commitment. “What happened in Paris is awful and my thoughts are with the families affected as well as our global leaders as they figure out what to do,” said 33-year-old Jim Brown, a former U.S. Marine who lives in Fishers, Indiana. “That said, changing my avatar to the colours of the French flag is just an easy way for me feel like I did something while sitting on my butt in my suburban American home.” Rosina Motta, 40, grew up near El Monte, California, where one of the Paris victims, 23-year-old Nohemi Gonzalez, lived. “I wanted to express myself but didn’t want to have to delve into this long Facebook post like other people were doing, so I waited a couple of days and changed by Facebook profile picture using the flag tool,” Motta said. The reaction from a couple friends was swift, including a fellow woman of colour. “I was questioned by a couple of people why I wasn’t posting about Beirut and Lebanon,” said Motta, who lives in San Bernardino, about 50 miles (80 kilometres) east of Los Angeles. She was declared a “media sympathizer” for failing to name the local student whose death had moved her and not sharing the student’s photo. The identity had not yet been released by officials, Motta said. “Some comments were race-related and called me out for defending the media when it took time for them to release her name. She is of Latin/Hispanic heritage and it became a ‘brown’ issue,” said Motta, who is of Mexican heritage. “It is beyond ridiculous.” Kelly Hayes, 34, is an activist of colour in Chicago and a community engagement fellow for the progressive non-profit Truth-out. org. She has received attention online in the aftermath of the Paris attacks for a Nov. 14 post on her year-old blog, Transformativespaces.org, urging an end to the “grief shaming” that is playing out on social media, as it has after other tragedies. Under the headline, “On the Violence in Paris: Stop the Grief Shaming,” Hayes wrote that the issues of racism, uneven media coverage and the “seeming constancy of some violence” will not be overcome by “judgment or snark” on Facebook, Twitter and other online channels. “Moments of great empathy are not a social failing. If anything, they are an opportunity to build better and expand our collective compassion. Posts that more or less amount to, ‘if you care about this, but didn’t post about (insert tragedy here), I’m judging you’ help nothing and heal nothing,” Hayes wrote. For her trouble, she has received about 60,000 views and some backlash of her own. Does she think social media makes it too easy to over-simplify outrage and grief? “The last thing I would want to do is invalidate the feelings behind people expressing frustration, anger, because those come from a very real place,” said Hayes, who is Native American.

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Ecological disaster taking toll INDONESIA’S VAST FOREST FIRES CREATE ECOLOGICAL DISASTER, HEALTH PROBLEMS, ECONOMIC LOSSES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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TOP; Sarip, a local farmer, plants galangal on what used to be his pineapple field in Rimbo Panjang, Riau province, Indonesia. The ecological disaster has inflicted a staggering toll on the region’s environment, economy and human health: 2.1 million hectares of forest consumed, 21 deaths, more than half a million people sickened with respiratory problems and $9 billion in economic losses, from damaged crops to hundreds of canceled flights. RIGHT; Rangers and fire fighters patrol an area affected by forest fires in Kampar, Riau province. ports around the country to close. Drone footage taken over smouldering forests showed the charred remains of trees poking through billowing smoke and haze that extended as far as the eye could see. Gray and white patches of ash covered the forest floor. The haze, resembling a wintry fog, is laced with tiny particles of ash that are particularly harmful to the elderly, children and those with chronic heart and lung conditions. It can lead to respiratory tract infections and pneumonia. In the six most affected provinces, home to more than 26 million people, hospitals were overwhelmed with 556,945 cases of people with smoke-related respiratory tract issues between July and the end of October — nearly three times the normal rate, according to the health ministry. In late October, the Pollution Standards Index hit a record high of 3,300 in Central Kalimantan province in Borneo, the giant island Indonesia shares with Malaysia and Brunei. Anything above 300 is deemed hazardous. Rosita Rossie, a co-ordinator at Riau’s provincial health office, said that when pollution index rose above 300, many clinics and hospitals in the province of 6 million provided 24-hour service, with some sending health workers into remote areas to meet needs there. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency recorded 21 fire-related fa-

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KAMPAR, Indonesia — For farmer Achmad Rusli, it was a season of smoke: Ten weeks without sunlight for his oranges, guavas and durians, thanks to deliberately set forest fires that burned a chunk of Indonesia the size of New Jersey. The fires have finally died down with the arrival of monsoon rains, but too late for his crops, which are far too measly to sell. “We had not seen the sun in a twoand-a-half months,” said Rusli, 34, from Riau province, in eastern Sumatra, among the six hardest-hit provinces. “How can we harvest the fruit?” The ecological disaster has inflicted a staggering toll on the region’s environment, economy and human health: 2.1 million hectares (8,063 square miles) of forests and other land burned, 21 deaths, more than half a million people sickened with respiratory problems and $9 billion in economic losses, from damaged crops to hundreds of cancelled flights. Palm oil and paper pulp companies illegally set fire to forests to clear land to plant more trees in the cheapest and fastest way possible. Authorities are investigating more than 300 plantation companies and 83 suspects have been arrested, according to national police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti. The licenses of three plantation companies have been revoked and those of 11 others have been suspended. The fires have been an annual problem since the mid-1990s, but this was the worst year since 1997, when blazes spread across nearly 10 million hectares. Greed is the cause. Herry Purnomo, a scientist at Center for International Forestry Research, said it costs just $7 to clear a hectare of land by burning, compared to $150 to do so with tractors. Indonesian law bans clearing land by burning, except by small-scale farmers who are allowed up to 2 hectares. All told, nearly 50,000 fires were detected since July, according to satellite data, with most on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. An absence of rain from the El Nino effect made them worse. The thick haze forced schools to close in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia, and for the first time it reached communities in southern Thailand, where the air pollution index rose to record levels of unhealthiness. Indonesia’s neighbours have grown increasingly critical, though many of the palm-oil companies operating in the country are Singaporean- and Malaysian-owned. And Indonesians endured the worst of the effects. Syarif, a 46-year-old who like many Indonesians uses a single name, failed to harvest any of his chili peppers and tomatoes, which withered and shriveled on the vine. “I lost everything… drought and smog has ruined our vegetables,” Syarif said. “I have to start again from scratch.” Visibility fell below 50 metres (yards) in some areas, forcing 13 air-

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BY TOM SIETSEMA ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Houston, you have a problem. Your food scene deserves more love. News flash: every eater who cares about creative cooking and innovative restaurants needs to make a trip to the fourth-largest city in the country and the ninth stop in my soon-to-conclude survey of the 10 best food cities in America. New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans and Chicago were obvious inclusions from the start, as were Philadelphia, Charleston and Portland (Oregon). But Houston? Of the dozens of reader suggestions I’ve fielded since the launch of my cross-country tour, not one has flagged Space City, best known as the home of NASA. My own vague sense of the city, where I’d touched down but once before, and eons ago, had more to do with its size — 1,554 square kilometres — than with anything I ate. But increasingly frequent and favourable reviews from food pals put me on a plane in October, the goal being to trust but verify. Now, fresh back from a week of grazing up and down the food chain, I’m crushing on Houston, which had me at hello, specifically lunch at Helen Greek Food and Wine, a spirited new taverna that wraps its dolmades in collards and slips a mash of Greek cheese and corn bread into grilled banana peppers. I quickly learned how amenable the restaurants are to turning outside influences into distinctive meals. At the soulful Kitchen 713, braised turkey necks in cool lettuce wraps get a jolt from a dipping sauce that tastes straight out of Thailand. Meanwhile, Cuchara beckons with the cooking of seven female chefs hired from all over Mexico and dishes that stay true to the flavours of home: expect avocado leaves on the refried beans, iguana as a protein and snapper that arrives from Veracruz via the world’s 10th-largest port. (It’s Houston.) At Tony’s, an old-guard restaurant best appreciated for its pastas and suave service, I ask Vernon Loeb, who left The Washington Post at the end of 2013 to join the Houston Chronicle as managing editor, what surprised him most about the city he had never visited before his job interview. “Everything you know about Texas is wrong,” he replies, sounding like the Chamber of Commerce as he rattles off statistics bolstering the city’s diversity (ironically, just days before Houston voters rejected a broad anti-discrimination ordinance). More than 100 languages are spoken in the Houston Independent School District, Loeb says, with Arabic recently overtaking Vietnamese as the third-most-used language after English and Spanish. It’s “Los Angeles with high humidity,” Loeb cracks. Houston is nothing if not diverse. Five years ago, a study by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University put Houston at the top of a list of 10 U.S. metropolitan areas with the most equitable distribution of America’s four major racial and ethnic groups: whites, Hispanics, African Americans and Asians. “If L.A. and New Orleans had a baby, it might be Houston,” says Todd Romero, an associate history professor at the University of Houston. When I ask one of the city’s bestknown chefs, Chris Shepherd of the worldly Underbelly, about Houston’s iconic foods, the first word out of his mouth underscores both the cosmopolitan flavour of the market and the ease with which it embraces immigrant ideas: “pho” — good ol’ Vietnamese beef noodle soup.

★★★ For all its culinary progress, Houston hasn’t ditched tradition. Barbecue remains a mainstay and has friends in high places, including the newspaper of record, which employs a columnist dedicated to the subject. His name is J.C. Reid, and his weekly column in the Chronicle, launched last year, testifies to the allure of meat cooked low and slow, and not just locally. “What fascinates me is how other cultures assimilate something I’ve known my whole life,” says the native of Beaumont, Tex,, where the barbecue style mixes Southern traditions with Cajun influences: primarily pork with tomato-based sauces ratcheted up with cayenne and garlic. Three years ago, Reid co-founded the Houston Barbecue Festival as a way to honour a dozen (mostly) momand-pops, an afternoon event that brought out 1,200 attendees. Last year, 25 vendors showed up for a crowd that had swelled to 2,500. Who better to show a visitor the ropes than Reid, and where better to stain our fingers than at Killen’s Barbecue, in the nearby city of Pearland? Launched two years ago as a pop-up within Killen’s Steakhouse, the bricks-

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FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: An order of gulf hake is ready to serve at the vegetable-centric Oxheart in Houston; Crawfish with an Asian twist are dished up at Cajun Kitchen; Chef Justin Yu, at center in background, cooks with his team in the open kitchen at Oxheart in Houston; The refined cooking of central Vietnam is served at Nam Giao. and-mortar extension is a prime example of what has been hailed as a “barbecue renaissance” in Texas. Behind the counter is owner Ronnie Killen, a trained chef who sees barbecue as more than smoked meat. “I try to be about the whole experience, from start to finish,” says the 1999 graduate of Le Cordon Bleu in London, who employs an unusually large staff of about 20 and is known for passing out Lone Star beer to folks waiting in line on weekends. (Texans are nothing if not generous.) The line snaking away from the door makes sense after eating here.

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Wal-Mart rushing to replenish sweet potato pies BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Two million pounds of sweet potatoes. That’s what it’s going to take to get Patti LaBelle’s suddenly famous sweet potato pie back onto shelves at WalMart. Which means the pie that became a viral sensation during the weekend — selling roughly one every second — after a customer sang its praise in a YouTube video may not be back in time to grace your Thanksgiving table. Not that Wal-Mart isn’t trying. “There’s a lot of moving parts. The suppliers have been working all weekend,” Kerry Robinson, vice-president for bakery and deli at Wal-Mart, said Monday. “We need something like 2 million pounds of sweet potatoes, and that’s not something easy to get,” she said. The sweet potato surge started Thursday, the day after James Wright posted a video of himself eating a slice of the pie, which Wal-Mart launched in September. In the video — now viewed millions of

times — Wright bursts into LaBelle song and dance as he eats. Within 24 hours, social media was buzzing about Wright and the pie, and Wal-Mart stock was running low. “We swept everything we had right into the stores to supply the demand, including our Christmas volume, so they have everything we’ve got,” Robinson said. Prior to the video, sweet potato pie hadn’t been a top seller for the retailer. But this year a revamped recipe and partnership with LaBelle — who called Wright after hearing about the video — showed enough promise that the company ordered twice as many pies as last year. Of course, that order was supposed to last through the holidays, not be wiped out before Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, the remaining pies — which cost $3.48 — are being routed to the stores where demand is strongest.

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Two million pounds of sweet potatoes. That’s what it’s going to take to get Patti LaBelle’s famous sweet potato pie back onto shelves at Wal-Mart.

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LEFT: Pondicheri urges customers to “rethink breakfast” with its beet uttapam, a beet-infused savory pancake topped with a fried egg. RIGHT: During a Day of the Dead celebration, a mariachi band plays for diners at Cuchara.

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HOUSTON: More than 10,000 places to eat Killen buys some of the best meat possible (purveyors include Strube Ranch in East Texas and Allen Brothers in Chicago) and insists that the sides and sweets be on par with all that they flank. Before we eat, I ask Reid, joined by festival co-founder Michael Fulmer, to give me the skinny on how to peg a model barbecue spot from a corner-cutter. “You want to smell the smoke,” says Fulmer. The type of wood “is a preference thing”; mesquite can be a hassle, but post oak burns well. Killen tells me he uses different wood for different meats: pecan for beef, for instance, and hickory for pork. Next, Fulmer says, “walk in back” of the business, to look at the process. Killen’s uses four different kinds of smokers, the main one being an all-woodburning Oyler, or rotisserie barbecue smoker. Reid likes to scope out a barbecue joint’s dumpster area for tossed packaging to “see where the brisket comes from” — all-natural Creekstone Farms Master Chef, the expert notes approvingly of one of Killen’s choices. When we reach the meat counter, Reid directs my attention to brisket that unfolds like an accordion after it’s sliced and held up — the all-important “jiggle factor.” We make our way to a table where my guides spread out butcher paper and we dig into an indoor picnic of brisket, ribs, bone-in pork belly, creamed corn, smoky baked beans, bread pudding and — anyone got an extra stomach to spare? Each bite packs Texas pride. Pork sausage — punched up with pepper, garlic and mustard seeds — comes with an audible snap. Brisket benefits from a crust of Malabar peppercorns, ground fresh every week, while the gloss and savour on the beef ribs comes by way of fish sauce, lemon juice and brown sugar. Collard greens balance the tang of apple cider vinegar with pork jus; berry cobbler relies on Granny Smith apples for welcome tartness and texture. No one eating at Killen’s could say barbecue isn’t an art. Pulling up a chair to chat, the chef ticks off some of the variables that influence barbecue, among them “wind, temperature, wood, humidity.” Reflecting on his résumé, he says, “Fine dining is easy compared to this.” The warm fall afternoon prompts Reid to weigh in with another indicator of a good barbecue operation, an ingredient Killen’s also claims: “AC. It’s huge!”

side of things that are never seen.” His repertoire includes a riff on oysters Rockefeller that flavors the spinach nest with house-made curry paste, and, on weekends, spicy pork tamales made by the wife of Underbelly’s Mexican butcher. My favourite memory of Underbelly is a dish the chef added to his opening menu at the last minute, when he counted 19 items and wanted an even 20: goat braised with beer, garlic and red chili paste and served over chewy Korean rice sticks. Previously, Shepherd had made the recipe only at home. No sooner did guests taste the spicy combination than the dish became Underbelly’s bestseller and the single item he can’t take off the list. “If you only eat at one place,” says Shepherd (meaning Underbelly, naturally),”you can get a taste of the city.” Eager for his customers to explore the full range of possibilities, however, Shepherd has his staff distribute diners’ checks in slim folders listing dozens of his favourite restaurants around town. Houston’s 2.2 million residents can pick from more than 10,000 places to eat, a buffet sprinkled with flavours from more than 70 countries. “Lots of money tends to support restaurants,” says Romero, the associate history professor at the University of Houston. (Forty per cent of the city’s economy is linked to the oil industry, says Mayor Annise Parker.) Seven years ago, in conjunction with the Center for Public History, Romero co-founded the Gulf Coast Food Project as a way to document what he sees as an under-appreciated but vibrant food culture shaped by the South in general and by Louisiana, Mexico and Asian immigrants in particular. Together, the elements create a cuisine of their own, he says, and add up to a “renaissance” in Houston. Anyone curious to sample one of the country’s earliest fusion cuisines need look no further than the aforementioned El Real. Set in the expanse of the former Tower Theatre, the restaurant celebrates what co-founder Robb Walsh, the author of numerous cookbooks devoted to Texas fare, calls “vintage” Tex-Mex: puffy (fried) tacos, fajitas made with premium “outside” skirt steak, and refried beans lavished with lard. El Real even bothers to make its own chili powder, from roasted ancho peppers and toasted cumin passed through an old coffee grinder. One place to catch a rainbow of faces — and sit in on a history lesson — is at a Viet-Cajun establishment. Houston counts a fleet of them, their names — Cajun Kitchen, Crawfish & Noodles, LA Crawfish (LA being shorthand for “Louisiana”) — basically advertisements for the main event, a seafood boil. Part of what sets a Houston version apart from a Louisiana boil is the ferociousness of the seasoning, says Walsh. “The liquid is usually old-fashioned Cajun boil, with lemon grass and other aromatics added in,” he wrote last year in Houstonia magazine.

“But it’s the Vietnamese preoccupation with sauces and flavourings that really distinguishes” the trend, which Walsh traces to 2002 in Houston. The dish as done in Houston, which includes a sauce of garlic and butter, has its origins in the fall of Saigon in 1975, after which Houston acquired a sizable Vietnamese population. The newcomers arrived in several waves of immigration, lured by the city’s job prospects, low cost of living and tropical weather, according to a story last year in the fledgling Houston-based food quarterly Sugar & Rice. “Many Vietnamese refugees who resettled along the Texas Gulf Coast near Houston once made a living by fishing their native waters and made an easy transition from fishing to shrimping,” wrote author Roy Vu. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Houston absorbed an estimated 9,000 Vietnamese from New Orleans, according to Stephen Klineberg, co-director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Turns out there are plenty of parallels between Cajuns and Vietnamese: both groups share rice, seafood, spicy accents and French influence. All manner of seafood might go into a Viet-Cajun boil — crab, lobster, shrimp — although the most prized ingredient is crawfish in season (which starts as early as January and lasts to June). Casual and communal, the ritual is a messy affair, hence the tables dressed with rolls of paper towels and the option of plastic gloves, the latter as much a buffer to the fiery seasonings as a way to avoid the dry cleaners. Judging by the clientele at Viet-Cajun boils, the world can get around the meal. Shepherd, for one, marvels at the power of one dish to adapt to taste preferences and build bridges: “White, black, Hispanic, Indian, Vietnamese, Chinese — everyone together in one place.”

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If Houston has a culinary ambassador, it’s Shepherd, a Nebraska native whose first job was washing dishes in a sushi joint in Tulsa. Last year, at the James Beard Foundation’s annual awards gala, the Underbelly chef was among three nominees from Houston (out of five in the region) for Best Chef: Southwest. Shepherd ended up with the medal around his neck, beating out talented locals Hugo Ortega (Hugo’s) and Justin Yu (Oxheart). To dine at Underbelly, whose neighbors in the Arts District of Montrose include El Real, a TexMex standard-bearer, and Mala Sichuan, a fiery Chinese outpost, is to tap into Houston’s distinct melting pot. Underbelly, the chef says, pays tribute to “the