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College chastised for IT faults RDC EXPECTS TO RESOLVE SHORTCOMINGS SOON BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Photo by CRYSTAL RHYNO/Advocate staff

Jonah Saringo and Lynsey Hermary lead the walkers in the annual Red Deer Primary Care Network’s virtual Trek to the Hawaiian Islands.

Virtual trek encourages community to get active BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF And they are off. Dozens of walkers stepped out for the launch of the Red Deer Primary Care Network’s annual virtual trek around the Hawaiian Islands at City Hall Park. The trekking started with a short walk around the downtown streets. Dr. Peter Bouch, one of the organizers, said essentially the trek is about getting the community active in an exciting and fun way. It began on Thursday but there is still time to join in on the fun. Participants are encouraged to do 10,000

steps a day for the 30 days. While he did not have specific statistics on Red Deer, Bouch said Central Alberta has been known to be slightly more less active than the rest of Alberta. “Red Deer is getting healthi- DR. PETER BOUCH er,” said Bouch. “We are trying to change Alberta over the years. I think with

these treks and with lots of other programs and exercise equipment in the parks, the amount of exercise has improved.” Bouch said most people need 30 minutes of exercise each day such as brisk walking. No gym is necessary. “Obesity is becoming an epidemic,” said Bouch. “We know sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for developing diabetes, high blood pressure and multiple other medical illnesses. The people who are sitting on their couches the whole time … it is as high risk as smoking (for illnesses) if you are inactive.”

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Red Deer College drew the ire of Alberta’s auditor general for not implementing a recommendation made several years ago. But, Jim Brinkhurst, chief financial officer and vice-president of college services with RDC, said they have implemented about 90 per cent of the recommendations and expect the issue will be resolved by the next report. The auditor general’s report released Wednesday said the college still hadn’t implemented an information technology risk assessment, the new executive committee to oversee information technology had not met and the college’s disaster recovery plan was only in draft and incomplete. The auditor general first raised the issue with the college in 2007. “This last year we put a significant number of resources into completing this recommendation,” said Brinkhurst, pointing to the 90 per cent completion of the recommendations so far. “There wasn’t enough of a time period for them (auditor general office) to be able to test the things we’ve put in place and to give assurance it has been fully implemented. The work was done, but there wasn’t enough time to give them the evidence.”

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Humans of Olds project building relationships BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A young Olds man needs a job. But instead of focusing on the negative, Nish Naidoo, 20, picked up a Canon Rebel and began snapping photos. The snapshots are now part of the Humans in Olds project. It was inspired by the popular Humans in New York photography project. “It was always something I thought was needed especially now in 2016,” said Naidoo. “I felt that communities could come together and realize there is more to life than just focusing on the negative news … In order for Alberta to get through this year of uncertainty we really need to come together clos-

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er as communities … Building relationships is what will ultimately get us through this year.” Since January, Naidoo has been taking photos of everyday Olds residents and learning a little bit about the person behind the photo. He doesn’t ask specific questions. He just starts listening. The photo and the person’s story is uploaded to the Humans in Olds Facebook page. The page has about 2,500 likes. By the end of the year, Naidoo would like to create a mural of sorts to tell all the stories. So far he has about 30 portraits in his collection. “Being in a small town in Olds everybody knows a little bit about each other,” he said. “But when I see these

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people in their day-to-day. They are part of my dayto-day really. Whenever I am doing that day I see them and I take their picture.” Not everyone is ready to jump on board but he tries to get people talking. He has had a few “nos.” Recently one NISH NAIDOO senior citizen caught his eye. “He was just excited that someone had some in-

terest in him,” said Naidoo. “He was more than happy to share his life with me. The story that I got out of that was he spent a lot of time on a reserve and taught him good foundations of life. The cool part of it is later on in his life, he took six native foster kids in his home. It’s stories like that.” Naidoo said the big picture is to have more rural communities and cities in Alberta to create a Humans of Alberta project. “We can focus all our attention on the economy,” he said. “But at the end of the day, we’re all humans … We are Albertans. We are strong and we’re going to be all right.” Naidoo has his eye on a job working for the Town of Olds. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Promises kept, promises broken Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made 214 promises during last fall’s election. He’s delivered on 13 of them.

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changed hands again. County planners said there is nothing in the Land Use Bylaw to stop farming from happening again, although given the property’s small size and its value as a lakeshore property, that is unlikely. Council approved the rezoning on Thursday. A development agreement requires that the new home be tied into a nearby regional sewage system.

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The buyer of a former Ukrainian-Canadian camp on Sylvan Lake can go ahead with his home plans. Camp Kum-in-Yar hasn’t been used for a number of years and a buyer came along who was interested in building himself a home on the 6.3-acre site on the west side of the lake. However, the recreational zoning in place didn’t allow for the building of a private residence. As a result, the buyer made the unusual request to rezone the property back to agriculture. That raised concerns among some neighbours, who feared the zoning change left the site open to being developed as a farm with animals and could prove a nuisance. The new buyer has no intention of using the land as a farm nor plans to raise farm animals, but there were concerns that could happen if the property

Red Deer RCMP are looking for a man who threatened to stab staff with a needle that he claimed was infected with Hepatitis C while robbing a pharmacy on Wednesday afternoon. Police say the suspect entered the Ross Street IDA Pharmacy and wielded a needle at pharmacy staff, stating he had Hepatitis C and threatened to stab staff with an infected needle unless he was given morphine around 2 p.m. He fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of drugs. RCMP quickly identified a suspect in this robbery and are actively searching for him. If you have information regarding this incident, please contact the Red Deer 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. make it more accessible. PCN is also joining forces with a provincial group for another trek next month. To register as a team or an individual, visit www. reddeerpcn.com. There is no cost and participants can join the trek at any time. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Participants log into the Primary Care Network’s website and record the number of steps on a daily or weekly basis. They can also synch the information through a fitness app with to the website. “We don’t live in Hawaii but the weather has been good,” said Bouch. “Keep moving, get outside and enjoy what you are doing. Find some exercise that you enjoy doing it, and you (keep doing) it. Everybody has these resolutions in January. We all know that most resolutions last about 13 days. February is a good time to rejuvenate and get the people back to thinking about exercise.” In this sixth edition of the trek, organizers decided to keep the walking to one-month in order to

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The auditor general said the college should have a documented risk assessment process and a completed risk assessment, a documented information technology control framework with supporting documented controls and processes to monitor those controls, appropriate security over information and information technology assets, a documented change management processes and evidence those processes are followed, and a documented disaster recovery plan and evidence those plans were tested.

People scared or concerned with a taxman calling them should be on high alert for a scam making the rounds throughout Alberta. Lacombe, Consort and other Central Alberta police agencies and RCMP detachments are reporting a telephone scam where the caller claims to be from Canada Revenue Agency. But the callers are not from the CRA. Lacombe Police said the people claiming CRA use methods to frighten and intimidate people on the other side of the call. The tactics they use include: Using forceful and aggressive language in an attempt to scare the taxpayer into paying a fictitious debt to the CRA. The caller advises the taxpayer they owe outstanding taxes to the CRA and ask for immediate payment by credit card. The taxpayer is often threatened with court charges, jail time and even deportation if they do not pay. Consort RCMP have received several reports of a male phoning and identifying himself as a police officer for Revenue Canada. The man then claims there is a warrant out for the arrest of person the male is phoning. The male then tells the victim they owe money for taxes. Consort RCMP say the Canada Revenue Agency and the RCMP do not operate this way. The CRA have specific guidelines in place for when they do call to ensure personal information is protected. If a taxpayer receives a call from the CRA and wants to confirm the authenticity there are numbers that can be called. For business related calls, 1-800-959-5525 and for individual calls, 1-800-959-8281. A release from RCMP headquarters in Ottawa said detachments throughout Alberta continued to receive reports of Albertans being targeted by this scam. Anyone who believes they have been victimized should call their local police agency and their financial institution. “Scammers are always looking for new ways to get your money or personal information,” said Assistant Commissioner Todd Shean, who leads the RCMP’s Federal Policing Special Services. Anyone who receives calls like these should hang up and report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or online at www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca “We’ve met a number of these requirements over the years, but to get it fully implemented it takes a tremendous effort,” said Brinkhurst. According to the auditor general, RDC has not documented its IT risk assessment process, documented its IT control framework, fully implemented its new change management process or tested its disaster recovery plans. Brinkhurst said the disaster recovery plan has been fully implemented, among other measures. “In our world its constantly changing,” said Brinkhurst referring to the IT control environment. “A set of standards you put in place today, then a year from now we have a new set of standards that we have to comply with. That environment is constantly changing from all kinds of different risks.” As part of the auditor general’s report, all colleges were evaluated on three criteria. Red Deer College recieved praise for two of those, but the IT issues fell into the third category. The college received praise for the accuracy and timeliness of its reporting to the auditor general. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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He attended Westmount Charter School, where the student newspaper described him in an online profile as a “persuasive debater, passionate Model UN diplomat, strong mock lawyer, spirited student president and an energetic tubaist.” He earned 100 per cent in Math 30 even though “he did NOT like math.” He had his sights set on attending Western University’s Ivey School of Business. He volunteered with an organization that provides car rides and translation for refugees and new Canadians needing to see a doctor or dentist. He tutored six kids in Spanish. He taught himself to unicycle and would walk the dog while doing so.

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Part of a tribute table set up prior to the funeral for twin brothers Evan and Jordan Caldwell, killed in a bobsled track accident on Saturday at Canada Olympic Park, in Calgary, Alberta on Thursday. sadness is buoyed up by their faith in Jesus and knowing that they’re going to be together again.” Nudd also remembered the fun side of the two young men, who took great delight when people couldn’t tell them apart. “In fact they had a lot of fun being twins that looked exactly the same,” he

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CALGARY — A funeral was held Thursday for twin teenage brothers Jordan and Evan Caldwell, who died during an after-hours run on a bobsled track at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. After the accident early Saturday, their parents and sister shared some background about the 17-year-old boys.

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Alberta, you’re on your own Prime minister Justin Trudeau re- mality in Alberta. turned home recently after a brief visit Trudeau’s jet had just landed beto Alberta, leaving behind a $250-mil- fore our close and loving neighbours lion tip, courtesy of an obin B.C. were holding us up — scure federal stability proas an example of how not to gram, and his promises that run a province. our current economic pain Lieut-Gov Judith Guicis not being ignored back hon read the words set beeast. Call it political tourfore her by premier Christie ism. Clark, warning the people of Pain? True enough, but her province in the speech pain can be relative. from the throne, soundA recent report from the ing like a mother warning right-wing Fraser Institute her kids: “Don’t you be says Alberta’s revenues like those Albertans in the currently are still on a par house across the tracks!” with revenues from 2012-13. Well, good idea. But it’s GREG That’s down from the revehardly likely that British nue peak in the years that NEIMAN Columbia will ever live like followed, but I don’t recall those Albertans across the OPINION anyone claiming Albertracks. ta was a basket case four To do that, you’d need a years ago. 40-year run of boom-andLikewise, the report says though Al- bust resource cycles that contained a berta’s unemployment figures are way lot more boom than bust. You’d need up, they’re still on a par with levels to see many billions worth of foreign the rest of the country has dealt with money invested in the province, and for years. And for those Albertans still many billions more removed in the employed, average wages remain well form of profits and dividends. above the national average, while taxYou’d need the discipline to not es on those wages is well below the save a significant portion of your share national average. of those profits and dividends through Pain? Get used to it, the message all that time. You’d need to buy your seems to be. This may be the new norway out of labour problems in edumal, if ever there was a state of nor- cation, health care and civil service.

And you’d need to spend your resource money every year on services that a minimal tax regime could never support, to keep everyone else happy. Rock-bottom income taxes, no sales tax and no saving for the future. That’s what you’d need. For 40 years. B.C., you don’t have that kind of discipline. If you’re fortunate, and maintain prudent management and stay away from pie-in-the-sky, we’ll-be-an-energy-superpower, you’ll never need it. B.C.’s warning should have come earlier, and it should have been directed to our loving neighbour to the east, Saskatchewan. Their energy boom was just gathering steam when the global oil price collapsed. But there was no plan there for prudence, either. No plan to save significantly to smooth the cycles and to prepare for the day when energy revenues no longer flowed like a gusher from the ground. They never had a chance to be like our family, across the tracks. I don’t see a significant reason why the rest of Canada should feel particularly sorry for Alberta. Neither do I buy the argument that the billions we sent to Ottawa in the form of equalization money demands some kind of special payback. When you’re rich, you pay your taxes. You don’t get to ask for them back

if you piss your fortune away, or fail to prepare for an inevitable future. I don’t much care for the Fraser Institute. Research is one thing, spinning the numbers is something else. But it is still true when they tell us that in the last years of the long death of our Tory dynasty, government spending ramped up nearly double the rate of our population growth, plus inflation. A series of weak premiers, beginning with the last few years of Ralph Klein’s reign, through Ed Stelmach, Alison Redford, Dave Hancock and Jim Prentice, all used the province’s cash flow to minimize the effects of decades of poor planning — or no planning at all. If you don’t see parallels between the Alberta experience and the CBC show Schitt’s Creek, you’re not looking. You can blame the NDP government for whatever happens next, but for what got us here, look in the mirror. When even a friendly federal government has only a tip to leave on the table for us, and when other provinces hold us up as a bad example of provincial stewardship, that means we’re on our own. As Voltaire once wrote, we need to learn to take care of our own garden. Follow Greg Neiman’s blog at Readersadvocate.blogspot.ca

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U.S. winds of change could blow us over DOUG FIRBY SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE One thing this week’s presidential primary in New Hampshire has proven is that Canada’s relationship with its biggest neighbour, ally and trading partner is about to radically change. It’s about to take a dramatic turn to the right. Or is it to the left? Quite honestly, it’s hard to say which direction the relationship is going. It’s just not going to stay in the limbo it’s been under the at-times chilly watch of President Barack Obama. This week’s New Hampshire primary signalled that Americans are toying with the idea of a really big change. One shift would take them right to Donald Trump, the Tea Party poster boy who wants to ban Muslims from entering the country and build a fence between the U.S. and Mexico. He trounced all Republican comers, virtually burying Marco Rubio, the moderate “establishment” GOP candidate, as an also-ran. The other shift would take the nation truly left, under self-described socialist Bernie Sanders. He shocked the Democrats by firmly outdistancing Hilary Clinton in New Hampshire. While the New Hampshire primary settles nothing — months of primaries will tell the full story — it does raise the spectre of Canada having to deal with a president unlike any other in recent history. And, unlike any other recent moment, it’s almost impossible at this point to predict which side of the spec-

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trum the leader of the world’s most powerful nation will come from. The Trudeau government would do well to prepare now for a dramatically altered relationship with the U.S. The chill of dealing with Obama’s isolationism gave Canada headaches. One day, we might look on these days with fondness. What would life be like for Canadians under a Trump presidency? Probably as erratic as his upand-down debate performances. But recent comments give us a few clues. Trump set off alarms when he pitched the idea of constructing a giant wall to stop illegal migrants trying to get into the U.S. from Mexico. Good news for us — pressed on whether he would build a similar wall with its northern neighbour, Trump said he would not: “I love Canada.” Yet such declarations should not mislead; Trump is unquestionably an America-first kind of guy. If protectionist measures are necessary to keep jobs in the U.S., it’s easy to imagine Trump throwing us under the bus. A Trump Presidency will also prove awkward for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who called out Trump in December for his anti-Muslim attitudes. “I don’t think it comes as a surprise to anyone that I stand firmly against the politics of division, the politics of fear, the politics of intolerance or hateful rhetoric,” Trudeau declared in a jab pointed directly Trump. A Sanders Presidency, unfortunately, may prove just as uncomfortable for the Trudeau government.

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While, at least on the face of it, Sanders seems politically closer to the Trudeau government — his “socialist” ideas include universal health care, massive tax-funded infrastructure stimulus spending, free post-secondary tuition and guaranteed defined-benefit pension plans — they part company on trade. Sanders has vowed to cancel the NAFTA, an agreement that has given Canada unique and privileged access to U.S. markets. And he would pull out of the “disastrous” Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, which would open up 40 per cent of the world’s markets to not only the U.S. but also Canada. It is widely considered that the TPP deal cannot survive if the U.S. doesn’t stay in. It really is too early to lose sleep on a Trump or Sanders presidency. Political fortunes in the U.S. presidential race rise and fall faster than the price of a barrel of oil. The only thing we know for certain is that the next president of the U.S. will mean a lot to Canadians’ fortunes. Sleeping with an elephant next door, as the quotable Pierre Trudeau once quipped, means Canada is affected by every twitch and grunt. When the United States is up we often enjoy the benefits; when it is down we scramble not to get caught in the wake. And when it votes to stage a political revolt our lives inevitably change as a result. That alone is good reason to follow the tragi-comedy playing out south of the 49th parallel. Doug Firby is Troy Media’s Editor-in-Chief

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Ghomeshi’s fate in hands of judge VERDICT EXPECTED NEXT MONTH assault. Ghomeshi — the former host of CBC Radio’s popular culture show “Q” — TORONTO — The fate of Jian pleaded not guilty to four counts of Ghomeshi now rests with a Toronto sexual assault and one count of overjudge who is expected to decide next coming resistance by choking. His long month whether to convict anticipated trial, which the former broadcaster of began on Feb. 1, became sexual assault and send something of a spectacle, him to jail or declare him drawing large crowds to a innocent. downtown Toronto courtThe Crown said on house. Thursday that the three While the 48-year-old women at the heart of the did not take the stand, the trial were “unshaken” in bulk of evidence at the trial their allegations against the came from the three womone-time CBC star, while en, whose allegations were the defence steadfastly arlinked to incidents that algued that the complainants legedly happened in 2002 were unreliable witnesses and 2003. JIAN GHOMESHI who lied under oath. “All three Crown witThe credibility and the nesses were unshaken in reliability of Ghomeshi’s their allegations that they three accusers are key iswere sexually assaulted by sues for Justice William Horkins as he Mr. Ghomeshi,” Crown prosecutor Mimulls the case that has triggered a na- chael Callaghan said in his closing artional discussion about the challenges guments on Thursday. of reporting and prosecuting sexual Ghomeshi’s defence team offered BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

a starkly different view, arguing the Crown had failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. “It (the evidence) is so riddled with inconsistencies and improbabilities and proven lies under oath that it cannot be said to prove anything,” said Marie Henein, Ghomeshi’s razor-sharp defence lawyer who shredded the testimony of all three complainants during intense cross-examination. “It is our respectful submission that Mr. Ghomeshi is not guilty and he is entitled to an acquittal on all counts.” The first complainant, who cannot be identified, testified that Ghomeshi abruptly yanked on her hair when they were kissing in his car in December 2002 and then, a few days later, suddenly pulled her hair while they were kissing in his home and then punched her in the head. The second complainant, “Trailer Park Boys” actress Lucy DeCoutere, told court she and Ghomeshi were kissing in his bedroom in 2003 when

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he suddenly pushed her against a wall, choked her and then slapped her face three times. The third woman, who also cannot be named, testified that while kissing Ghomeshi in a park in 2003, he suddenly bit her shoulder and started squeezing her neck with his hands. During cross-examination, however, Henein accused all three women of concealing the whole truth. “The extraordinary fact of this case is that all three complainants withheld information from the police and from the Crown and, in my submission, most importantly from the court,” she said. In the case of the first complainant, Henein confronted the woman with friendly emails and a bikini photo she sent to Ghomeshi after the alleged assaults. The woman said she sent them as “bait,” hoping Ghomeshi would contact her so she could get an explanation for the alleged assaults. The woman said she didn’t remember the emails when she spoke with police.

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Promises kept, promises broken A LOOK BACK AT TRUDEAU’S FIRST 100 DAYS IN POWER BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Promises, promises. Justin Trudeau made 214 of them during last fall’s marathon election campaign, according to TrudeauMetre. ca, a non-partisan, citizen-driven website that tracks if and when the prime minister delivers on his commitments. As his Liberal government prepares to mark its 100th day in power Friday, the website reckons Trudeau has so far delivered on 13 promises, started 29 more and broken at least two. While some of the website’s conclusions are debatable, they underscore that despite a running start, the government has made barely a dent in a sweeping platform that promised transformative change on multiple fronts: stimulating the stagnant economy, transforming government and even overhauling how governments are chosen. A number of big promises, such as a new child care benefit and massive infrastructure investments, are expected in the Trudeau government’s maiden budget late next month. Here’s a look at what’s been accomplished — or not — so far:

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● A more open, accessible style of governance, working with provincial and municipal leaders and striking a less adversarial tone. ● A cabinet with as many women as men. ● A 20.5 per cent income tax rate for Canadians earning between $45,282 and $90,563, down from 22 per cent. ● A new 33 per cent tax bracket on income of more than $200,000. ● Restore the mandatory long-form census. ● Unmuzzle scientists. ● An arm’s-length advisory body to recommend merit-based nominees for the Senate. ● Withdraw Canadian fighter jets from Syria and Iraq. This week, Trudeau said the jets will be coming home by Feb. 22 while the government beefs up humanitarian aid and military support to train Iraqi ground forces. ● Improve access to and reduce the cost of prescription drugs. The federal government has joined the provinces in a cheaper bulk-buying scheme.

PM says Canada will seek Security Council seat OTTAWA — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for last year’s climate-change charm offensive in Paris, but urged him to

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● Bring in 25,000 government-assisted Syrian refugees by the end of last year, at a cost of $250 million. Logistical hurdles and security concerns forced the government to extend the schedule and inflate the price tag. It is now aiming to bring in 25,000 by the end of February, only about 15,000 of them government-assisted refugees, the rest privately sponsored. It intends to bring in another 10,000 government-assisted refugees by the end of the year. Estimated cost: $678 million over six years. ● Immediately implement firearm-marking regulations to help police trace guns used in crime, postponed by the Conservatives last August. A briefing book prepared for spend more of Canada’s wealth on the world’s poorest people. The usually staid Ban appeared almost gleeful at times Thursday as he took Trudeau up on his offer to re-engage with the UN during a packed, day-long visit to Ottawa, including high-level meetings on Parliament Hill, a feel-good assembly at a boisterous local high school auditorium,

Trudeau indicated the government had planned to meet the promise in its first 100 days. ● Run deficits of less than $10 billion in each of the first three years of its mandate, still reducing the debt-toGDP ratio each year and balancing the books in the final year. Trudeau has acknowledged the deficit will exceed $10 billion this year and that it will be difficult to balance in the fourth year. ● The tax break for middle-income earners was to be revenue-neutral, paid for by hiking taxes for the wealthiest one per cent. In fact, it will cost the federal treasury $1.2 billion a year. ● Trudeau’s verbal promise to “restore” door-to-door home mail delivery. The Liberals have reverted to the platform’s more cautious wording: stop the Conservative plan to end door-todoor delivery and launch a review of Canada Post. and a gala dinner at the Canadian Museum of History. “I am here to declare that the United Nations enthusiastically welcomes this commitment,” Ban declared. He praised not only Trudeau’s climate-change advocacy, but his desire to return Canada to its peacekeeping roots — which, he said, Canada helped create under external

Trudeau casts doubt on balanced-budget vow OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is backing away from a campaign vow to balance the public books before the end of his government’s four-year mandate — a pledge that was central to the Liberal election platform. As a result of a weakening economy, the government’s upcoming 2016-17 budget plan will show a deficit larger than the Liberals’ promised $10-billion shortfall cap, Trudeau told Montreal’s La Presse newspaper. Just how big that deficit will be remains unclear. If the economy continues to deteriorate, it will be difficult for the Liberals to live up to their pledge to balance the books in 2019-20, Trudeau said in the interview published Thursday. Less than two months ago, Trudeau insisted that the Liberal plan to make good on that key balanced-budget promise was “very” cast in stone. The doubts raised by Trudeau offer a glimpse of the fiscal pressure faced by the Finance Department as it crafts the government’s first federal budget, expected late next month. “If we look at the growth projections for the next three or four years, it will be difficult (to return to balance),” Trudeau was quoted by La Presse as saying. “But everything we’re doing is aimed at creating economic growth. When predicting the level of growth four years in advance, governments often miss the target.” Trudeau said the Liberal government still intends to fulfil its other, more flexible “fiscal anchor” — lowering the debtto-GDP ratio in every year of its mandate. By zeroing in on debt-to-GDP, economists say the Liberals could run annual deficits of up to $25 billion in the coming years and still push the ratio downwards, as long as the economy grows at a decent pace. The Liberals have promised to run deficits in the coming years in order to be able to spend billions on projects like infrastructure, which they predict will create jobs and revive the economy.

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McDavid leads Oilers past Leafs BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Oilers 5 Leafs 2 EDMONTON — Connor McDavid continues to show why he has been labelled as a potential generational talent. McDavid had two goals and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers came away with a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday in a battle between the NHL’s two lowest-ranked teams. “We needed this,” McDavid said. “There was a lot of pressure on us coming in, playing against a team that was desperate and missing a lot of guys. They played a great game in terms of structure and not giving up too much. But it was a big night for us to start off the homestand.” Jordan Eberle scored three goals and added an assist for the Oilers (2229-5), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Along with a four-assist performance from Benoit Pouliot, the line combined for 13 points. “I think the more we play together the better we will be,” Eberle said. “Tonight was obviously our best, we put up goals and whatnot. But it was the little plays that I really liked. Coming out of our end, cycling, I thought we did a better job of that. Chemistry is not something you get right away, you’ve got to grow it a bit.” Oilers head coach Todd McLellan said sometimes all you can do is sit back and watch McDavid, the 19-yearold phenom. “His performance did all the speaking,” he said. “You turn into a fan as a coach and as players and just admire what he and his linemates did.” Josh Leivo and Jake Gardiner replied for the Maple Leafs (19-25-9), who have lost three in a row. “I didn’t mind our game to tell you the truth,” said Toronto head coach Mike Babcock. “We threw the puck

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Toronto Maple Leafs’ Peter Holland (24) and Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid (97) battle for the loose puck during first period NHL action in Edmonton, on Thursday. The Oilers won the game 5-2. away on their fourth goal, which I didn’t like to see, there was no reason to do that. But we got ourselves in a good spot and in the end. We didn’t finish and they did. Edmonton scored on the first shot of the game 3:29 into the first period as Benoit Pouliot sent in McDavid on a breakaway and he deked around Toronto goalie Jonathan Bernier to deposit his eighth goal of the season. Toronto responded eight minutes into the first as Leivo picked the top corner to beat Oilers starter Cam Tal-

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Toronto is about to finally pull back the curtains on the first NBA all-star game ever to be played outside of the United States — an idea that had its beginnings with a pencil and a blank sheet of paper more than 20 years ago. It was 1994 when Isiah Thomas, the Raptors’ first-ever general manager, and John Bitove, the Toronto businessman who led the club’s ownership group, sat down to draw up a wish list. “Literally we were writing down our hopes, our dreams, our visions for the Raptors. And one of the dreams was to play the first international all-star game outside of the U.S.,” Thomas said. “That first year, we were just hiring staff, bringing people in, we hadn’t even brought in players, and we were talking about the all-star game. “It’s remarkable to see the energy now around town, it’s remarkable to see the evolution of the sport, and the explosion of the sport that has taken place here,” he added, during a break at an NBA fan event at the University of Toronto. Both the Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies played their first game in 1995. But while support for the Grizzlies fizzled in Vancouver — the franchise eventually moved to Memphis after the 2000-01 season — the NBA has flourished in Toronto. The Raptors have sold out 63 consecutive games at the Air Canada Centre. Co-captains Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan will suit up for the East in Sunday’s 65th annual all-star game, marking the first time two Raptors have been voted into the game. The No. 2 Raptors are chasing the Cleveland Cavaliers for top spot in the Eastern Conference. And a generation of Canadian kids that grew up

‘IT’S REMARKABLE TO SEE THE ENERGY NOW AROUND TOWN, IT’S REMARKABLE TO SEE THE EVOLUTION OF THE SPORT, AND THE EXPLOSION OF THE SPORT THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE HERE.’ — FORMER RAPTORS GENERAL MANAGER ISIAH THOMAS on a steady diet of hihglights from high-flying Raptors superstar Vince Carter can be seen in reigning rookie of the year Andrew Wiggins and Kentucky Wildcats star Jamal Murray. “We’re at that point where kids like Drake, who grew up on the sport, they’re now grown men, but they fell in love with the sport and they’re spreading the word about how good the sport is here,” Thomas said. “To see the evolution and the explosion of basketball across Canada, and to have the kids growing up and becoming lottery picks and becoming MVPs of the league, it’s pretty phenomenal what’s going on here.” Three Canadians — Wiggins, Dwight Powell and Trey Lyles — will play for the World Team versus the U.S. in Friday’s Rising Stars game. “To see the Jamal Murrays and the latest wave of Canadian players, and who knows who’s behind that wave, that’s exciting for Canada, and speaks well for the development that’s going on here,” said Glen Grunwald, who spent seven years as the Raptors’ GM. And the Canadian influence on the game can be felt outside the boundaries of the basketball court, Thomas pointed out. “Every time you talk about basketball nowadays,

there’s some type of Canadian influence, whether on a team, or a coaching staff (think Jay Triano in Portland, or reigning NBA D-League coach of the year Scott Morrison), or in management,” said the 12-time NBA all-star. “It’s permeated the NBA.” While the all-star idea was moved to the backburner from those early pencil-and-paper days of the Raptors, it re-emerged in the Bryan Colangelo era. Toronto was awarded the all-star game in 2013, and this week the city will roll out the red carpet for the game’s biggest stars, along with countless celebrities and more than 330 international journalists from 40 countries. Raptors president and GM Masai Ujiri is looking forward to playing host to the league’s biggest party. “We just want to show who we are,” Ujiri said. “Beautiful people, beautiful city, great restaurants, it’s a great festival.” While the Grizzlies are long gone from Canada’s west coast, the game has continued to grow, not just in Toronto, but across Canada. Viewership of NBA games in Canada has doubled over the past three seasons according to NBA Canada, and last October played to either sellouts or large crowds in pre-season games in Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver and Winnipeg. The Raptors take pride in being known as Canada’s team. They wear it in the red of their uniforms. “(This all-star game) just continues to grow the game in Canada, and it gives Canadian fans the chance to experience the spectacle, the NBA spectacle, and we’ve witnessed it in the last several years,” said Wayne Embry, a five-time all-star and senior adviser to the Raptors. “The world should recognize that Dr. Naismith is Canadian, and he invented the game of basketball. It’s a global game, and Canada deservedly must have a place there.”

Klassen a ‘pleasant surprise’ for Kings after two-year break In the spring of 2013 Spencer Klassen made a commitment to himself and RDC Kings basketball head coach Clayton Pottinger that he would eventually make his way to RDC. Two years later the Lindsay Thurber grad fulfilled his commitment. “I talked with Clayton at the end of my Grade 12 year (in 2013) and told him I wanted to take some time off and I DANNY would come back. He told me RODE at the time when most guys LOCAL SPORT step away from the game they don’t return. But I said he’d see me again.” Pottinger admits he was a bit surprised when he was contacted by the six-foot-two native of Red Deer. “In most cases when guys take a year or two off that spelled a death sentence to their career,” said Pottinger. “He was out of sight, out of mind until he showed up and said he was interested in trying out. When he walked in he looked fit and ready to go. He’s an exception to the rule in that regard.” Pottinger invited Klassen to attend an ID camp and he impressed right away. “He asked me to come back and it’s worked out better than I even expected,” said Klassen, who worked for two years following high school and didn’t even play senior men’s basketball. “I tried something different and after the two years I decided it wasn’t for me and I wanted to go back to school and try to play some basketball,” he explained. “I figured I’d give it a try as I was going to school no matter what.” Klassen said he was overwhelmed at first.

“But Clayton said to keep coming back.” He was listed as a red shirt to start training camp, but quickly earned a spot on the regular roster. “It was a bit of luck and I kept busting my butt,” he said. “It was a huge difference between high school and college, but I believe the two years off helped me a lot. I worked out, got stronger and quicker and way more mature. If I was still 18 there’s no way I’d be where I am today.” In high school Klassen was one of the premier offensive players in Central Alberta, but admitted his defence needed some work. “Still does,” he said with a laugh. “But that’s the No. 1 reason I wasn’t playing that much to start the season. My defence wasn’t where it should be.” But with the help of the coaching staff and his teammates Klassen has worked hard on that side of his game. “I’m up against some of the best players in the country at practice in Anthony (Ottley) and Rodney (Teal) and matching up against them is huge.” Because of injuries and team rules, Klassen has been asked to play even more than expected. He’s played in 14 games and has 61 points and 25 rebounds. “He’s been a pleasant surprise,” said Pottinger. “We believed he’d come in and Spencer Klassen take time to develop, but he’s played well and was thrust into a situation where he had to play more minutes than expected. We feel kind of bad as we’ve forced him in a bit, but he’s taken it in stride and loves the opportunity.” Like a majority of Central Alberta kids Klassen

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played hockey until he was in peewee. In Grade 5 he found basketball and made the switch. “I played in the Hoops program and in school and loved it,” he said, giving credit to Stephen Pottage for his early development. “He coached me from Grade 5 to Grade 8 and helped me learn the game. I attended some camps in Edmonton and Calgary and in high school I had a good coach in Dwayne Lalor. Dwayne helped me a lot, he allowed me to play my game and shoot a lot.” It was his shooting that gave him an opportunity to make the Kings roster. “In preseason I was red shirting but still got to play and hit 100 per cent on my threes, so that helped,” he said. Of the 61 points he has this season, 24 have been from three-point range as he’s hit on eight-of-16. Klassen knows he still has work to do, but isn’t afraid of what’s ahead of him. “I try to focus and put in the effort. I know it’s a process but I want to work hard and go from there.” The nice thing for the Kings, is that he’s in education and will be with the team for at least three years. “I could be here all five. I know I grew up watching the Kings and it’s awesome to be playing here, so I’m going to enjoy it.” Klassen and his teammates will be in action this weekend as they face the St. Mary’s University Lightning of Calgary in a home-and-home series — today at 6 p.m. at RDC and Saturday in Calgary. The Kings sport an 11-4 record while St. Mary’s is 5-11. The Queens will have their hands full against the 13-3 SMU squad, which is second in the South. RDC, 7-8, needs the wins as they sit two points out of a playoff spot. Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at www.rdc.ab.ca/athleticsblog.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 12, 2016

More than just an offensive force

This week in Rebels history

DEBRUSK STEADILY IMPROVING TWO-WAY GAME AS SEASON PROGRESSES

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Boyd Gordon scored with 14 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Boyd Red Deer Gordon Rebels a 4-3 WHL win over the Calgary Hitmen on Feb. 12 of 2003, completing an impressive rally that saw the visitors battle back from a 3-0 deficit after two periods. “We’ve been really inconsistent lately, but it just goes to show that when we play like we’re supposed to play we can come back from deficits and be a hard team to beat,” said Gordon, who chipped a loose puck over netminder Gerry Festa to stun the Saddledome audience of 6,249. “We just have to get back to playing 60 minutes every night.” Rory Rawlyk, who was at fault on Calgary’s first goal, started the Red Deer rally four minutes into the third when his wrist shot from the blueline beat a screened Festa. Shay Stephenson cut the Hitmen lead to one at 16:45, digging the puck out of Festa’s skates and banging it home after taking a great feed from Ryley Layden. Then, with Ward on the bench in favour of an extra attacker, Phaneuf fired a bullet through a crowd at 19:10, pulling Red Deer even and setting the stage for Gordon’s extra-time winner.

Who’s hot Red Deer Rebels LW Adam Helewka fired three goals in Adam Wednesday’s 4-1 home-ice Helewka win over the Medicine Hat Tigers to extend his current point streak to a league-best eight games. Helewka has sniped nine goals and collected two assists during the span dating back to Jan.20.

He said it “I tend to have a wild style out there to start with, so we’ll see. Connor I just (have to) take a Hobbs deep breath here and there. I’ve got good guys on the bench with me with coaching and teammates who’ll say, ‘Hobbs, take a deep breath, man’.” — Regina Pats defenceman Connor Hobbs, to the Regina Leader-Post, on keeping his emotions on an even keel when he returns to the lineup — after missing seven games with a concussion — Friday at Prince Albert.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR It might be a stretch for Jake DeBrusk to match last season’s 42-goal output, but the 19-year-old winger won’t be losing any sleep over that likelihood. Since being acquired by the Red Deer Rebels from the Swift Current Broncos in late December, the Edmonton native has steadily improved his two-way game and evolved into more than an offensive force. Quite simply, he’s as comfortable in the defensive zone as he is inside the opposing team’s blueline. “Last season (with Swift Current) I was scoring lots of goals but I found I was on for a lot of goals for both teams,” he said Thursday. “I wasn’t necessarily one-dimensional but I found that as the year went on I was getting better defensively. “I’ve been learning a lot about that part of the game this season and I take a lot of pride in that, especially being here.” DeBrusk and current linemates Adam Musil and Adam Helewka have displayed that they’re not only capable of filling opposition nets, but are also adept at holding opposing lines in check. “Our line has been going up against a lot of top lines. We want to shut them down and score a couple on them as well,” said DeBrusk. “That’s something that I take pride in every single game and something that will help me make the jump to the next level. Players who are strong defensively are players who are hard to play against.” Sutter has been impressed with DeBrusk’s willingness to play hard in all areas of the ice, although he’s not surprised that the Boston Bruins’ first-round selection — 14th overall — in last year’s NHL entry draft has embraced the two-way game. “He’s a smart player,” said Sutter. “There’s always been the talk of Jake being (mostly) an offensive type player, yet he’s also an intelligent player, a player who understands the game. “For him to play at the next level he has to be a 200-foot player, someone who can play well in all three zones. He takes pride in that and he’s really worked at that part of his game since he’s been here. I think he’s always had that awareness, but here he doesn’t have to be the guy like he was in Swift Current. He doesn’t have to be the catalyst, he just needs to be one of our top forwards. “It’s a situation where there’s not all the pressure on him to score and he can learn all the other ins of the game and focus on them.” DeBrusk attended his first NHL training camp in September and along with the Bruins’ other first-round picks in the 2015 draft — Jakub Zboril and Zachary Senyshyn — failed a fitness test that consisted of six back-and-forth 300-metre sprints to be completed in under one minute per run. The sprints, however, were run on a wet, slippery surface and Bruins GM Don Sweeney shrugged off the results. He stated that he expects that all three will fare better next year, calling it an “educational process.” “It didn’t necessarily start out the greatest,” said DeBrusk, “but overall (being at the Bruins camp) was unbelievable, pretty much a dream come true. I learned a lot from the guys. They mixed us (incoming juniors) with veterans, so we got to see what they do day in and day out as pros. I just

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Red Deer Rebel Jake DeBrusk handles the puck during Wednesdays game against the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Centrium this week. Debrusk has found a new elemnt to his game this season that has made him difficult to play against. tried to work hard and learn as much as possible … be a sponge. “It was pretty cool. I remember being one of the fans watching (Edmonton) Oilers practices and now I was out on the ice and fans were watching me.” DeBrusk watched Oilers workouts while his father, Louie, was a member of the team over a six-year span. While the younger DeBrusk is willing to play a physical game, he and Louie don’t match up in terms of style. The elder DeBrusk, a feared fighter and NHL heavyweight, was drafted by the New York Rangers in 1989 and also played with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks, but is best known for the time he spent with the Oilers. He racked up nearly 1,161 penalty minutes over the course of his 11-year career. Despite their differing styles, Jake DeBrusk has found that the advice he’s received from his father — now an analyst on Sportsnet NHL telecasts — has helped him become a better player. “He’s passed on some things he learned from his training camps, like how to make sure that you’re prepared,” said the Rebels forward.”He gives me pointers here and there and those go a long way. “He was a different player than I am right now but he watches lots of hockey. He’s analyzing right now so he watches lots of pro games and knows what it takes to get

there. Whatever advice he gives me helps give me an extra edge.” DeBrusk, who last season collected 81 points (42g,39a) with the Broncos and has produced a combined 49 points (17-32) in 43 games with Swift Current and Red Deer this season, is delighted to be part of the 2016 Memorial Cup host team. “I’ve been really happy and excited every since I got here,” he said. “Red Deer is close to home so my family can see me play a lot more and obviously there’s the Memorial Cup factor and playing for Brent. “I’m really comfortable here and I’m starting to hit my form. It’s just really exciting and now I’m just looking forward to the home stretch and us pushing for first place (in the Central Division and Eastern Conference). Once we get some bodies back (from injury) we’re going to have a formidable lineup.” DeBrusk, in all probability, is in the midst of his final WHL season after signing an NHL entry-level contract with the Bruins in November. It’s almost a certainty that he’ll skate with Boston’s AHL affiliate in Providence, N.Y, next season. “It’s a real treat and an honour,” he said, in reference to his NHL deal. “I’m really happy and proud that they offered me a contract. It’s a good step in my career … a good initial step.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Sutter makes large impact during short time in WHL ed upon after a panel of league historians He’s No. 44. That Brent Sutter has been named the selected the top 125 players for the public 44th best player in WHL history in a league to consider. “I’ve been getting texts all poll voted on by fans should day. It’s an honour and I never come as no surprise considerwould have expected it,” Sutter ing he was an elite major junior said Thursday. athlete who went on to forge a The 53-year-old preferred lengthy and highly-successful to deflect some of the credit to NHL career. many of his former Lethbridge The eye-opener, though, is teammates, several of whom he that the Red Deer Rebels GM/ played with on the 1980 nationcoach and former New York al junior A champion Red Deer Islanders and Chicago BlackRustlers. hawks stalwart appeared in only “I had the opportunity to play 102 WHL regular-season games with some very good players in with the Lethbridge Broncos beLethbridge and a lot of the guys, tween the fall of 1980 and DeGREG including myself, came from the cember of the following year, baMEACHEM Rustlers,” said Sutter. “So we sically a season and a half. already knew what winning was Clearly, the impact he made INSIDER about and we got groomed at the during his brief time in the WHL next level.” made an impact on the league’s Joining Sutter in making the trek from many followers. His numbers were big-time impressive Red Deer to Lethbridge were his twin — 100 goals and 188 points in 102 regu- brothers Ron and Rich, Randy Moller, Ivan lar-season games and another 10 points Krook, Doug Rigler and head coach John — including four goals — in nine playoff Chapman, who assumed the bench boss role with the Broncos. contests. “I was very fortunate that I could play Still, even Sutter said even he was surprised that he fared so well in the poll, vot- with some good players and things worked

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Queens edged by nemesis Ooks BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

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Ooks 5 Queens 4 (SO) Over the last three years the NAIT Ooks have been the RDC Queens nemesis. The Queens lost to the Ooks in the Alberta Colleges Women’s Hockey League playoffs the past three seasons and if things continue as they are they could meet in the first round of this year’s playoffs. So the Queens were looking to use this weekend’s home-and-home series with the Ooks as a stepping stone towards the playoffs. However the first step didn’t turn out as they hoped as they dropped a 5-4 decision to the Ooks in a shootout at the Arena Thursday. The teams meet again tonight at NAIT. “They could well be the team we face in the first round so these games could set the tone,” said Queens star winger Emily Swier, who did everything in her power to win the game, scoring three times and setting up Ashley Graf for a fourth goal. “Unfortunately we didn’t pull it out tonight, but tomorrow we’ll come out stronger,” she said. “We made some mistakes and they capitalized,” said Queens head coach Kelly Coulter. “We need to be executing at a better rate than we were tonight.” Swier was head and shoulders the RDC player of the game as she notched her hat trick with 24.7 seconds remaining in the third period while the Queens were shorthanded and with their goalie out. The third-year winger has a league leading 11 goals and 10 assists in 19 league games, which is tied for second in league scoring, one point out of first.

“I’m glad I came back this year, it’s been good, too bad I couldn’t have done a bit more tonight.” She also scored a nifty backhand goal in the shootout against NAIT netminder Tehnille Gard. Morgan Fraser also scored in the shootout, but Erika Igkesias and Breanna Frasca connected against RDC’s Alex Frisk. Frasca got an opportunity to shoot again as the fourth shooter and scored the winner. “It was good to get the one point, but we wanted both,” said Swier. The Queens were without high-scoring winger Jade Petrie (flu) and then lost Graf in the overtime when it appeared as if she was two-handed across the head in front of the NAIT goal. There was mysteriously no call on the play and she had to be helped from the ice. “Ashley is with the trainer, so I can’t say right now how she is,” said Coulter. Graf had a concussion earlier in the season and could be lost for the rest of the season if she suffered a second one. “Jade was ill so we’re hoping she’s back tomorrow and we just have to play it by ear in Ashley’s case,” said Swier. “Our goal is to be healthy for the playoffs, so that’s all we can hope.” The Queens, and Frisk, really weren’t as sharp as they have been. Lindsey Roth beat Frisk to open the scoring on a wrap around at 2:57 of the first period. Swier and Graf scored in the first period and Swier made it 3-1 at 2:22 of the second period. However, Kendra Hanson narrowed the gap to 3-2 on a goal

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between the pads at 11:39 and then Jordyn Tibbatts tied the game on a breakaway at 12:38 on a poor line change. Still the Queens controlled play in the second period, outshooting the Ooks 10-5. “I thought we were better in the second period, but we seemed to back off in the third,” said Coulter. “Our forecheck is our bread and butter and we have to execute our game play. Our No. 1 strength is our skating and when we’re not skating we’re not effective.” Tibbatts scored to make it 4-3 for NAIT just 59 seconds into the third period on a goal that hit a couple bodies in front and trickled over the line. That set the stage for Swier’s late heroics. “We pride ourselves of working hard right to the end and that was a good example tonight,” said Swier. The Queens sit first in the league with a 16-2-3 record while Grant MacEwan (12-8-0) and SAIT (10-8-4) are tied for second with 24 points, one up on NAIT (10-8-3). While the Queens have first place wrapped up the standings below them could change drastically. SAIT meets GMU twice this weekend and NAIT clashes with MacEwan twice on the final weekend of the season. The Queens finished with 33 shots on Gard and Shelby Audet, who came in following the Queens third goal and played 6:57 and faced one shot, before Gard came back. Frisk faced 26 shots. The Queens were assessed six of 10 minor penalties. Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can be seen at www.rdc.ab.ca/athleticsblog.

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BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Chandler McDowell has a vision of himself attending a U.S. college on an athletic scholarship and then taking his golf game to the professional level. “That’s my dream,” the 16-year-old Springbrook resident said this week. McDowell has already been in contact with five schools south of the border and now, as a member of the 2016 Alberta junior team, he will get further exposure to the college scouts. Chandler “It’s pretty cool,” said McDowMcDowell ell, in reference to his selection to the provincial junior squad last week.”Scouting-wise, colleges can get a lot more knowledge of you. “And my development will get a boost. There’s a bunch of good staff (provincial coaches) with the team who know what they’re doing.” The Alberta junior squad, consisting of 26 male and female players, will compete in tournaments within the province as well as Newfoundland, Quebec and British Columbia this year. McDowell, who captured the 2014 Alberta bantam boys title and won a bronze medal at the Western Canada Summer Games last year in Fort McMurray, is confident he’s a better golfer today than two to three years ago. “My development has come along over the past few years. My short game has helped me a lot,” said the 16-year-old Hunting Hills High School student. “Of course, that’s a very important part of the game, but I think it’s also important to be consistent and long off the tee and I’m pretty good at that.” McDowell routinely smacks his driver 300 yards, and yet he often leaves his biggest stick in the bag. “A couple of years ago a 430-yard hole was long, but now it’s not too bad,” he said. “I don’t have to use driver as much any more and I can still use a short iron into the green.” McDowell departed for Florida Thursday and will compete in a Golfweek Junior Tour event in Orlando this weekend. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

IOC medical chief seeks to allay Zika fears BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Seeking to allay fears over the Zika outbreak, the IOC medical director said “everything that can be done is being done” to combat the virus in Brazil and provide safe conditions for athletes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In an interview with The Associated Press, Dr. Richard Budgett said there are no health warnings against travelling to Brazil, except for pregnant women, and stressed that no consideration has been given to postponing or cancelling the games. “Our priority is to protect the health of the athletes,’ Budgett said on Thursday. “The IOC absolutely is not complacent. We do take this very seriously. … Everything is being done to contain and reduce this problem in the lead-up to the games.” Brazil is the epicenter of the Zika outbreak, raising concerns about the potential risks of infection during the Aug. 5-21 Olympics. The World Health Organization has declared Zika a global health emergency. Health officials are investigating whether there is a link between Zika infections in pregnant women and cases of microcephaly, a rare condition in which infants are born with abnormally small heads. Pregnant women have been advised against travelling to infected areas. As the virus has spread across Latin America, anxiety has grown among athletes and Olympic teams. Budgett said the situation should be kept “in perspective.” “Everything that can be done is being done,” he said from Lillehammer, Norway, a day ahead of the opening of the Winter Youth Olympics. “We can give the reassurance that authorities in Brazil are taking it extremely seriously. Concern and worry is appropriate, but there is no restriction on travel,” Budgett added. “People need to take measures to avoid being bitten and be sensible. There is no recommendation from health authorities to change travel plans.” Budgett said the possibility of calling off the games has never been on the table. “Absolutely not,” he said. “No one from the public authorities or World Health Organization or government ministry are actually saying we should even consider cancelling the games.”

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Calgary Flames center Sam Bennett (93) battles for the puck against San Jose Sharks right wing Joonas Donskoi (27) during the first period of an NHL game in San Jose, Calif., Thursday. The Flames blew a three-goal lead but were able to tie the game in third period to force overtime. After a scoreless extra frame the Flames emerged victorious in the shootout. Sam Bennett lead the way for the Flames with a goal and two assists while Jiri Hudler had the shootout winner.

Former Argonauts star Chad Owens joins arch-rival Tiger-Cats CFL FREE AGENCY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Moments after losing Canadian defensive lineman Brian Bulcke to Toronto, Kent Austin delivered a timely counter-punch to the arch-rival Argonauts. The Hamilton head coach/GM agreed to terms with former Argos standout Chad Owens on a oneyear deal Thursday, less than an hour after Bulcke agreed to go to Toronto following three seasons with the Tiger-Cats. Owens’ contract details weren’t available, but Toronto GM Jim Barker had said it would be financially challenging to re-sign the former CFL outstanding player. “There’s nothing we can do about it,” Barker said Thursday regarding the prospect of losing a veteran in free agency. “It’s going to happen every year.” Toronto also lost free-agent kicker/punter Swayze Waters to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers but gained Calgary Stampeders defensive back Keon Raymond on the third day of CFL free agency. With Bulcke gone, Hamilton re-signed Canadian free-agent defensive lineman Michael Atkinson to a two-year agreement. For years, Owens was the face of the Argos. The five-foot-nine, 180-pound dynamo was named the CFL’s outstanding player in 2012 after registering 94 catches for 1,328 yards and six touchdowns and amassing a record 3,840 all-purpose yards. And the 33-year-old Hawaiian capped that season off by helping Toronto win the 100th Grey Cup at Rogers Centre. He signed a lucrative contract extension in June 2013 reportedly worth $225,000 annually and last year moved his family from Hawaii to live full-time in southern Ontario. But after missing just two games his first three years in Toronto, Owens has been sidelined for 17 regular-season games the last three seasons. In 2015, he finished with 55 catches for 570 yards and two touchdowns over 13 contests. Owens remained Toronto’s leading punt returner — 37 returns, 12.6-yard average, one TD — but CFL rookie A.J. Jefferson (26 returns, 12.5-yard average, one touchdown) also performed admirably. Shortly after agreeing to join the Ticats, Owens graciously thanked Argos fans for their support. “There isn’t enough words to express the gratitude I have for the Toronto Argonauts,” Owens tweeted. “Teammates, coaches, and fans, it may seem that I’ve given you so much, but actually you’ve given my family and I so much more! “It would’ve been nice to finish what we started together and paddle my last canoe in double blue, but life has a way of teaching us lessons on a daily and we must acknowledge these lessons, learn from them and ultimately become better people from them.” Owens began his CFL career with Montreal in

2009 before being traded to Toronto in June 2010. He wasted little time making an impact with the Argos, capturing the league’s top special-teams player award that season. But Owens was more than just a dynamic returner. A four-time league all-star over his six seasons in Toronto, Owens also had 445 catches for 5,164 yards and 20 TDs. Owens cracked the 1,000-yard plateau just once but had 979 and 989 yards receiving in 2013 and ‘14, respectively. Veteran quarterback Ricky Ray, who re-signed with Toronto in December, developed a solid onfield rapport with Owens over their four seasons together. But Ray missed 16 starts last year recovering from off-season shoulder surgery and Trevor Harris seemed to mesh with Toronto’s young receiving corps led by Vidal Hazelton (70 catches, 803 yards, six touchdowns) and Tori Gurley (58 catches, 791 yards, 10 TDs). Hamilton needed receiving help after losing free-agent Bakari Grant to Calgary and speedy Terrell Sinkfield Jr. to the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings. Owens joins a receiving corps led by Luke Tasker (76 catches, 1,066 yards, six TDs) and Andy Fantuz (42 catches, 432 yards, two TDs) and could give Hamilton a solid 1-2 special-teams punch with vs dangerous returner Brandon Banks. Owens will see a familiar face at quarterback — former Argo Zach Collaros, who wasted little th time extending the welcome mat to Owens. 7:00 pm “Welcome to the dark side my friend! .. you’re going to love it here!” Collaros tweeted. Bulcke, 28, of Windsor, Ont., fills a need for Tovs ronto, which lost American defensive lineman Euclid Cummings in free agency to Winnipeg. Also, Canadian-born tackle Cleyon Laing and internath tional end Tristan Okpalaugo are both exploring 7:00 pm NFL opportunities. The six-foot-four, 285-pound ENMAX Bulcke is coming off a season-ending knee injuCENTRIUM ry. Bulcke played in eight Tickets at Ticketmaster games in 2014 before his campaign ended prema1.855.985.5000 turely with a biceps tear.

Red Deer Rebels Calgary Hitmen

FRI. FEB. 12

Red Deer Rebels

TRI-CITY Americans SAT. FEB. 13

SCOREBOARD Local Sports • College basketball: St. Mary’s University at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. • WHL: Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p.m., Saddledome (The Drive). • AJHL: Calgary Canucks at Olds, 7 p.m. • Midget AA hockey: Cranbrook at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 8 p.m., Arena. • Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Three Hills, second game of best-of-three Northern Division quarter-final, 8 p.m. • Senior hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, first game of best-of-seven Chinook League and provincial AAA semifinal, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday • Major bantam hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Arena. • Midget AA hockey: Calgary Blackhawks at Red Deer Elks, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Calgary Rangers at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Calgary Gold at Olds, 7:30 p.m.; Cranbrook at Central Alberta, 8:15 p.m., Lacombe. • Bantam AA hockey: Taber at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; Medicine Hat at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Eckville; Olds at Central Alberta, 5:45 p.m., Lacombe. • College volleyball: Olds College at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. • WHL: Tri-City at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium.

• College men’s hockey: Grant MacEwan at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. • Heritage junior B hockey: Ponoka at Red Deer, third game of best-of-three Northern Division quarter-final, if necessary, 8 p.m., Arena.

Sunday • Major bantam hockey: Calgary Bisons at Red Deer, noon, Arena. • Major midget girls hockey: Lloydminster at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. • Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Gold at Red Deer North Star, 2:45 p.m., Arena. • Midget AA hockey: Calgary Rangers at West Central, 3:15 p.m., Rocky Mountain House. • Heritage junior B hockey: Three Hills at Blackfalds, third game of best-ofthree Northern Division quarter-final, if necessary, 3:30 p.m. • Bantam AA hockey: Medicine Hat at Red Deer Ramada, 1:45p.m.,Kinsmen A; Airdrie at Olds, 2:45 p.m.; Taber at Central Alberta, 4:30 p.m., Lacombe.

Monday • Senior hockey: Innisfail at Bentley, second game of best-of-seven league and provincial quarter-final, 2 p.m., Lacombe.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB d-Cleveland 38 14 .731 — Toronto 35 17 .673 3 Boston 32 23 .582 7 1/2 Atlanta 31 24 .564 8 1/2 Miami 29 24 .547 9 1/2 Indiana 28 25 .528 10 1/2 Chicago 27 25 .519 11 Charlotte 27 26 .509 11 1/2 Detroit 27 27 .500 12 Washington 23 28 .451 14 1/2 Orlando 23 29 .442 15 New York 23 32 .418 16 1/2 Milwaukee 22 32 .407 17 Brooklyn 14 40 .259 25 Philadelphia 8 45 .151 30 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB 48 4 .923 — 45 8 .849 3 1/2 40 14 .741 9 35 18 .660 13 1/2 31 22 .585 17 1/2 29 26 .527 20 1/2 27 27 .500 22 26 26 .500 22 27 28 .491 22 1/2 22 31 .415 26 1/2 22 32 .407 27 20 33 .377 28 1/2 17 37 .315 32 14 40 .259 35 11 44 .200 38 1/2

d-Golden State San Antonio Oklahoma City L.A. Clippers Memphis Dallas Portland Utah Houston Sacramento Denver New Orleans Minnesota Phoenix L.A. Lakers d-division leader

Wednesday’s Games Charlotte 117, Indiana 95 Sacramento 114, Philadelphia 110 San Antonio 98, Orlando 96 Memphis 109, Brooklyn 90 Boston 139, L.A. Clippers 134, OT Denver 103, Detroit 92 Atlanta 113, Chicago 90 Minnesota 117, Toronto 112 New Orleans 100, Utah 96 Cleveland 120, L.A. Lakers 111 Golden State 112, Phoenix 104 Portland 116, Houston 103 Thursday’s Games Milwaukee 99, Washington 92 Oklahoma City 121, New Orleans 95 Friday’s games Rising Stars Challenge 5 p.m. Saturday’s games NBA All-star skills competition 6:30 p.m. Sunday’s game NBA All-star Game 6:30 p.m.

At Air Canada Centre Toronto Friday, Feb. 12 RISING STARS CHALLENGE (i-injured r-replacement) USA TEAM Player, Team Pos Ht Wt College r-Devin Booker, Suns G 6-6 206 Kentucky Jordan Clarkson, Lakers G 6-5 194 Missouri Rodney Hood, Jazz G 6-8 206 Duke Zach LaVine, Timberwolves G 6-5 189 UCLA i-Nerlens Noel, 76ers F-C 6-11 228 Kentucky Jahlil Okafor, 76ers C 6-11 275 Duke Jabari Parker, Bucks F 6-8 250 Duke Elfrid Payton, Magic G 6-4 185 La.-Lafayette D’Angelo Russell, Lakers G 6-5 195 Ohio State Marcus Smart, Celtics G 6-4 220 Oklahoma St. Karl-Anthony Towns, Timberwolves C 7-0 244 Kentucky WORLD TEAM Player, Team Pos Ht Wt Country Bojan Bogdanovic, Nets G-F 6-8 216 Croatia Clint Capela, Rockets F-C 6-10 240 Switzerland Mario Hezonja, Magic G-F 6-8 218 Croatia Nikola Jokic, Nuggets C 6-10 250 Serbia r-Trey Lyles, Jazz F 6-10 241 Canada i-Nikola Mirotic, Bulls F 6-10 220 Madrid Emmanuel Mudiay, Nuggets G 6-5 200 Rep. of Congo Raul Neto, Jazz G 6-1 179 Brazil Kristaps Porzingis, Knicks F-C 7-3 240 Latvia Dwight Powell, Mavericks F-C 6-11 240 Canada Andrew Wiggins, Timberwolves G-F 6-8 199 Canada SKILLS CHALLENGE Frontcourt Participant, Team Pos Ht Wt DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento C 6-11 270 Anthony Davis, New Orleans F 6-10 253 Draymond Green, Golden State F 6-7 230 Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota C 7-0 244 Backcourt Participant, Team Pos Ht Wt i-Patrick Beverley, Houston G 6-1 185 Jordan Clarkson, LA Lakers G 6-5 194 CJ McCollum, Portland G 6-4 200 r-Emmanuel Mudiay, Nuggets G 6-5 200 Isaiah Thomas, Boston G 5-9 185 THREE-POINT CONTEST Participant, Team Pos Ht Wt Devin Booker, Phoenix G 6-6 206 Chris Bosh, Miami F 6-11 235 Stephen Curry, Golden State G 6-3 190 James Harden, Houston G 6-5 220 Kyle Lowry, Toronto G 6-0 205 Khris Middleton, Milwaukee F 6-8 234 J.J. Redick, L.A. Clippers G 6-4 190 Klay Thompson, Golden State G 6-7 215 SLAM DUNK Participant, Team Pos Ht Wt Will Barton, Denver G 6-6 175 Andre Drummond, Detroit C 6-11 279 Aaron Gordon, Orlando F 6-9 220 Zach LaVine, Minnesota G 6-5 189

NBA All-Star Weekend Rosters

Lacrosse

Saskatchewan Colorado Calgary Vancouver

GP 4 6 6 5

West Division W L Pct. 3 1 .750 4 2 .667 3 3 .500 2 3 .400

GF 52 78 65 53

GA GB 45 — 55 — 72 .5 41 .5 68 3 GA GB 43 — 75 .5 71 1 64 1.5

WEEK SEVEN Thursday’s result Saskatchewan at Colorado, late Saturday’s games Vancouver at Rochester, 5:30 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s games Buffalo at Georgia, 12:05 p.m. Toronto at New England, 1 p.m. WEEK EIGHT Friday, Feb. 19 Buffalo at Toronto, 6 p.m. Rochester at Saskatchewan, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 Georgia at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 8 p.m. WEEK NINE Friday, Feb. 26 Buffalo at Saskatchewan, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 Vancouver at Colorado, 3 p.m. Rochester at Toronto, 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 Georgia at New England, 1 p.m. Saskatchewan at Calgary, 2 p.m.

Soccer English Premier League GP W D L GF Leicester City 25 15 8 2 47 Tottenham 25 13 9 3 45 Arsenal 25 14 6 5 39 Manchester City 25 14 5 6 47 Man. United 25 11 8 6 32 West Ham 25 10 9 6 38 Southampton 25 10 7 8 33 Everton 25 8 11 6 46 Liverpool 25 9 8 8 32 Watford 25 9 6 10 27 Stoke 25 9 6 10 24 Crystal Palace 25 9 5 11 26 Chelsea 25 7 9 9 33 West Brom 25 7 8 10 23 Bournemouth 25 7 7 11 29 Swansea 25 6 9 10 24 Newcastle 25 6 6 13 26 Norwich 25 6 5 14 28 Sunderland 25 5 5 15 30 Aston Villa 25 3 7 15 20

Manchester City vs. Tottenham, 1615 GMT GA Pts 27 53 19 48 22 48 26 47 22 41 29 39 24 37 34 35 36 35 27 33 31 33 30 32 35 30 32 29 41 28 33 27 44 24 48 23 49 20 40 16

Saturday, Feb. 13 Sunderland vs. Manchester United, 1245 GMT Bournemouth vs. Stoke, 1500 GMT Crystal Palace vs. Watford, 1500 GMT Everton vs. West Brom, 1500 GMT Norwich vs. West Ham, 1500 GMT Swansea vs. Southampton, 1500 GMT Chelsea vs. Newcastle, 1730 GMT Sunday, Feb. 14 Arsenal vs. Leicester City, 1200 GMT Aston Villa vs. Liverpool, 1405 GMT

FRIDAY, FEB. 12, 2016

Hockey

Today

National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct. GF New England 5 3 2 .600 61 Buffalo 5 3 2 .600 59 Georgia 5 3 3 .500 77 Rochester 4 2 2 .500 47 Toronto 5 0 5 .000 42

England League Cup SEMIFINAL Second Leg Tuesday, Jan. 26 Liverpool 0, Stoke 1 1-1 aggregate Liverpool advanced on 6-5 penalty kicks Wednesday, Jan. 27 Manchester City 3, Everton 1, Manchester City advanced 4-3 on aggregate FINAL Sunday, Feb. 28 Liverpool vs. Manchester City in London, 1630 GMT England FA Cup FOURTH ROUND Tuesday, Feb. 9 West Ham 2, Liverpool 1 Wednesday, Feb. 10 Peterborough United 1(3), West Bromwich Albion 1(4) FIFTH ROUND Saturday, Feb. 20 Arsenal vs. Hull, 1245 GMT Reading vs. West Bromwich Albion, 1500 GMT Watford vs. Leeds, 1500 GMT Bournemouth vs. Everton, 1715 GMT Sunday, Feb. 21 Blackburn vs. West Ham, 1400 GMT Tottenham vs. Crystal Palace, 1500 GMT Chelsea vs. Manchester City, 1600 GMT Monday, Feb. 22 Shrewsbury Town vs. Manchester United, 1945 GMT

JUNIOR B HOCKEY Vipers 10 Stampeders 1 PONOKA — Brett Hoppus and Kale Lapointe each sniped two goals as the Red Deer Vipers pounded the Ponoka Stampeders 10-1 Thursday to advance to the second round of the Heritage Junior Hockey League playoffs. Drew Joslin, Jon Finnigan, Kevin Pinsent, Dustin Spearing, Tye Munro and Avery Weenink also scored for the Vipers, who swept the best-of-three Northern Division quarter-final. Starter Cole Sears and Mack Patchett shared goaltending duties for the winners. Red Deer will travel to Airdrie Tuesday for the opening game of a divisional semifinal versus the Thunder.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W LOTL SL GF Brandon 54 34 16 2 2 211 Prince Albert 54 30 18 5 1 174 Moose Jaw 55 26 21 7 1 185 Regina 52 23 22 3 4 167 Swift Current 52 19 27 4 2 131 Saskatoon 54 19 31 4 0 159

loss. WHL Scoring Leaders GA 156 167 180 184 168 224

PT 72 66 60 53 44 42

GF 223 204 178 151 170 111

GA 151 151 169 170 230 232

PT 76 73 65 53 44 22

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W LOTL SL GF Kelowna 55 37 15 3 0 195 Victoria 56 36 15 2 3 205 Prince George 55 31 21 2 1 199 Kamloops 54 24 22 5 3 174 Vancouver 55 21 28 4 2 157

GA 160 133 172 177 194

PT 77 77 65 56 48

GA 118 153 182 168 191

PT 68 61 58 56 53

Lethbridge Red Deer Calgary Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

Everett Seattle Spokane Portland Tri-City

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W LOTL SL 54 38 16 0 0 54 35 16 1 2 54 31 20 1 2 55 23 25 6 1 56 20 32 3 1 54 9 41 4 0

U.S. DIVISION GP W LOTL SL 53 32 17 2 2 54 29 22 3 0 53 26 21 4 2 54 27 25 2 0 53 25 25 2 1

GF 143 166 180 171 176

Wednesday’s results Moose Jaw 4 Prince Albert 2 Red Deer 4 Medicine Hat 1 Tri-City 2 Kootenay 0 Lethbridge 7 Saskatoon 4 Portland 3 Spokane 2 (OT)

Dryden Hunt, MJ Adam Brooks, Reg Brayden Burke, Leth Tyson Baillie, Kel Reid Gardiner, PA Parker Bowles, TC Ivan Nikolishin, RD Alex Forsberg, Vic Nolan Patrick, Spo Kailer Yamamoto, Spo Jesse Gabrielle, PG Giorgio Estephan, Leth Mathew Barzal, Sea Matthew Phillips, Vic Tyler Wong, Leth Chase Witala, PG Jon Martin, SC Collin Shirley, Kam Brayden Point, MJ Egor Babenko, Leth

Friday’s games Tri-City at Lethbridge, 6 p.m. Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. Regina at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. Saskatoon at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p.m. Spokane at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Everett at Portland, 8 p.m. Kelowna at Prince George, 8 p.m. Kamloops at Vancouver, 8 30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 Lethbridge at Edmonton, 2 p.m. Saskatoon at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m. Medicine Hat at Swift Current, 6 p.m. Tri-City at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Kelowna at Prince George, 8 p.m. Victoria at Everett, 8:05 p.m. Portland at seattle, 8:05 p.m. Kootenay at Spokane 8:05 p.m.

A 44 54 60 44 40 41 43 45 39 45 29 36 45 31 34 27 25 29 33 33

Pt 82 81 80 75 74 71 70 68 65 64 63 63 63 62 62 60 59 59 58 58

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 54 32 16 6 70 Detroit 54 28 18 8 64 Boston 54 29 19 6 64 Tampa Bay 53 29 20 4 62 Montreal 55 27 24 4 58 Ottawa 56 25 25 6 56 Buffalo 55 21 28 6 48 Toronto 53 19 25 9 47

GF 155 137 163 142 151 161 126 127

GA 123 135 149 130 146 177 155 154

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts 53 40 9 4 84 54 31 18 5 67 53 29 18 6 64 53 27 19 7 61 55 27 21 7 61 53 24 20 9 57 54 24 21 9 57 56 22 28 6 50

GF 178 156 154 139 124 129 130 144

GA 121 137 134 138 129 143 144 176

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Chicago 58 36 18 4 76 Dallas 55 35 15 5 75 St. Louis 56 30 17 9 69 Colorado 57 28 25 4 60 Nashville 54 25 21 8 58 Minnesota 54 23 21 10 56 Winnipeg 54 24 27 3 51

GF 161 180 136 154 141 133 140

GA 134 149 134 158 145 136 159

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

Thursday’s games No Games Scheduled.

G 38 27 20 31 34 30 27 23 26 19 34 27 18 31 28 33 34 30 25 25

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 53 32 18 3 67 148 126 San Jose 52 28 20 4 60 151 139 Anaheim 53 26 19 8 60 122 128 Vancouver 54 22 20 12 56 129 147 Arizona 53 24 23 6 54 140 164 Calgary 52 24 25 3 51 139 153 Edmonton 56 22 29 5 49 142 169 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime

Wednesday’s Games Detroit 3, Ottawa 1 N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 0 Vancouver 2, Arizona 1 Thursday’s Games Columbus 4, Anaheim 3, SO N.Y. Islanders 5, Los Angeles 2 Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 1 Colorado 4, Ottawa 3 Washington 4, Minnesota 3 Boston 6, Winnipeg 2 Dallas 4, Chicago 2 Edmonton 5, Toronto 2 Calgary at San Jose, late Friday’s Games Montreal at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 5 p.m. Colorado at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Nashville at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. St. Louis at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Calgary at Arizona, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games New Jersey at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. Boston at Minnesota, 12 p.m. Nashville at Florida, 5 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 5 p.m. Ottawa at Columbus, 5 p.m. Toronto at Vancouver, 5 p.m. Washington at Dallas, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Edmonton, 8 p.m. Arizona at San Jose, 8:30 p.m. Thursday’s summary Oilers 5, Maple Leafs 2 First Period 1, Edmonton, McDavid 8 (Pouliot, Eberle), 3:29. 2, Toronto, Leivo 2 (Marincin), 8:06. Penalties—Gryba, Edm (tripping), 17:13. Second Period 3, Edmonton, Eberle 16 (McDavid, Pouliot), 6:25. 4, Edmonton, Eberle 17 (McDavid, Sekera), 18:36 (pp). 5, Toronto, Gardiner 5 (Komarov, Boyes), 19:45. Penalties—Spaling, Tor (holding), 1:30 Nurse, Edm (goaltender interference), 6:41 Nurse, Edm (holding), 10:05 Gryba, Edm (holding), 14:17 Winnik, Tor (hooking), 17:20. Third Period 6, Edmonton, McDavid 9 (Pouliot, Fayne), 13:55. 7, Edmonton, Eberle 18 (McDavid, Pouliot), 19:06 (en). Penalties—Parenteau, Tor (unsportsmanlike conduct), 8:01 Grabner, Tor (hooking), 9:06 Hall, Edm (embellishment), 9:06 Korpikoski, Edm (hooking), 10:18 Parenteau, Tor, served by Arcobello, minor-misconduct (high-sticking), 14:54 Marincin, Tor (delay of game), 15:56. Shots on Goal—Toronto 13-13-10—36. Edmonton 4-14-17—35. Goal—Toronto, Bernier 6-14-3 (34 shots-30 saves). Edmonton, Talbot 12-17-3 (36-34). Power-play—Toronto 0 of 5 Edmonton 1 of 5.

Golf PGA-Pebble Beach Thursday p-Pebble Beach Golf Links, Yardage: 6,816 Par: 72 m-Monterey Peninsula Country Club, Shore Course, 6,914 71 s-Spyglass Hill Golf Club, 6,953 72 Pebble Beach, Calif. Purse: $7 million First Round Chez Reavie 33-30—63 Freddie Jacobson 31-34—65 Cameron Smith 29-35—64 Bronson Burgoon 34-30—64 Justin Rose 32-34—66 Dawie van der Walt 32-34—66 Roberto Castro 33-33—66 Ricky Barnes 30-35—65 Shane Bertsch 32-34—66 J.B. Holmes 34-32—66 Spencer Levin 32-34—66 Jason Gore 32-34—66 Hiroshi Iwata 31-35—66 Ryan Ruffels 34-33—67 Rhein Gibson 35-32—67 David Hearn 32-35—67 Troy Merritt 31-36—67 Phil Mickelson 34-34—68 Kevin Na 34-33—67 Brooks Koepka 36-32—68

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Brice Garnett Mark Hubbard Si Woo Kim Austin Connelly Jim Herman Alex Cejka Pat Perez Kevin Streelman David Toms Vaughn Taylor Miguel Angel Carballo Lucas Lee Tyler Aldridge Sam Saunders Jordan Spieth Jonathan Byrd Danny Lee Will Wilcox Kyle Stanley Henrik Norlander Jhonattan Vegas Chris Stroud Russell Knox Ian Poulter Andrew Landry Nick Taylor Jason Day Jerry Kelly Will MacKenzie Steve Marino

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Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with 3B Mike Moustakas on a two-year contract. NEW YORK YANKEES — Sent OF Lane Adams outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Torres on a minor league contract. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with LHPs Cory Luebke and Eric O’Flaherty on minor league contracts. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Hideo Nomo adviser/baseball operations. American Association JOPLIN BLASTERS — Released INF James Boddicker. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP Zach Westcott. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed RHP Ryan Zimmerman. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed RHP Mikey O’Brien. Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed LHP Derrick Penilla. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed LHP Jordan

Spencer to a contract extension. Signed OF Sam Fischer, C Tyler Nordgren and RHP Jon Pusateri. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed RHP Evan Boyd to a contract extension. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed OF Aaron Gates. TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Signed RHP Andrew Brockett to a contract extension. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Suspended Miami C Hassan Whiteside one game for throwing an elbow and making contact with the head of San Antonio C Boban Marjanovic during a Feb. 9 game. PHOENIX SUNS — Assigned G Jordan McRae to Bakersfield (NBADL). Women’s National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES SPARKS — Re-signed F-C Candace Parker. FOOTBALL National Football League DETROIT LIONS — Promoted Emily Griffin to vice-president of marketing. Signed LB Jerry Franklin. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Promoted defensive assistant Tim Berbenich to offensive assistant and assistant quarterbacks coach. Named Jim Hostler tight ends coach. NEW YORK GIANTS — Named Martin Mayhew

director of football operations/special projects. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Re-signed S Nate Allen. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Toronto F Nazem Kadri $5,000 for making a throat-slashing gesture at Calgary D Mark Giordano during a Feb. 9 game. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed D Ryan Murray to a two-year contract extension. DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned F Joakim Andersson to Grand Rapids (AHL). Signed D Joel Chouinard to a professional tryout. American Hockey League GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Named Joe Mendicelli accounting assistant. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Reassigned D Mason Geertsen to Fort Wayne (AHL). STOCKTON HEAT — Recalled F Mitchell Heard from Adirondack (ECHL). ECHL READING ROYALS — Announced G Martin Ouellette was been loaned to the team by Lehigh Valley (AHL). SOCCER United Soccer League SAN ANTONIO FC — Signed M Danny Garcia. National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE FC — Signed F Tasha Kai.

Red Deer curlers get first win of provincial men’s playdowns CAMROSE — Jeff Erickson and his Red Deer supporting cast posted their first win of the Alberta men’s curling championship Thursday afternoon, but then suffered their second loss in an evening draw. Erickson’s Sedgewick-based foursome consisting also of Red Deer curlers Dustin Eckstrand, who tosses third stones, second Shaun Planaden and lead Scott Cruickshank, scored two in the 10th end and slipped past Tom Sallows of Grande Prairie 8-7. However, the Erickson rink blew a 3-0 lead after three ends, gave up a four-ender in the fourth and lost 9-5 to Glen Hansen of St. Albert later in the day, dropping them to 1-2 in the 12-rink competition. In the morning contests, provincial favourite Kevin Koe of Calgary was upset 6-4 by Mick Liz-

more of Edmonton, and Charley Thomas of Calgary was an 8-7 winner over Brendan Bottcher of Edmonton. In other afternoon-draw games, Greg Pasichnuk of Manning edged Warren Cross of Edmonton 7-6, Kevin Park’s Lethbridge crew got by Kevin Yablonski of Calgary 8-7 and Hansen downed Brent Bawel of Airdrie 7-5. Koe rebounded from his morning loss to take out Park 7-1 in an evening B-event draw, while Botcher blasted Pasichnuk 12-2 in another B game and Thomas licked Lizmore 7-1 in the A-event final. The provincials resume today at 9 a.m. and conclude with Sunday’s 2 p.m. championship final. The Alberta winner will advance to the Tim Hortons Brier March 5-13 in Ottawa.

SOCCER

pool is getting deeper. “We gave some new players some new opportunities and that was really exciting and to see (Lawrence) get a hat trick and Desi (Scott) get her 100th cap, it was a good night for us,” said head coach John Herdman. “Three points and Trinidad up next and we’re ready to roll.” Rose scored Canada’s first and third goals in the first half while Lawrence added one in the first half and two more early in the second as Canada, ranked No. 11 in the world, outclassed No. 89 Guyana. Canada sits in first place in Group B tied with Trinidad and Tobago, who beat Guatemala 2-1 earlier in the evening. Canada holds the advantage due to a superior goal difference. Those two teams will battle for first place on Sunday afternoon. By comparison to Canada and its steady source of funding, Guyana spends very little time together as a team and is looking to make some first steps towards competing with other teams in the CONCACAF region.

Canada tops Guyana in CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifier HOUSTON — In a lineup full of veteran talent, it was the youngsters that got Canada off on the right foot on its quest for a berth at the 2016 Olympic Games. Twenty-year-old Ashley Lawrence had a hat trick and 16-year-old Deanne Rose had two goals as Canada’s women’s soccer team cruised to a 5-0 victory over Guyana in its first game of the CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying tournament. Canada featured a strong lineup that included superstar Christine Sinclair up front, Erin McLeod in goal and midfielder Desiree Scott earning her 100th cap for Canada. But the younger players proved that Canada’s talent

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Rose has day to remember in Pebble debut BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Justin Rose, a U.S. Open champion and the No. 7 player in the world, shot a 6-under 66 his first time playing Spyglass Hill and spent a gorgeous day listening to the fans call out his name. Except they weren’t calling for him, and he knew it. His partner in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is Justin Timberlake. “I’ve never seen a demographic like that on a golf course where you’re sort of running the gauntlet from one tee to the other. Everyone was under 21 and 80 per cent female,” Rose said. “I said, ‘OK, that moved the needle a little bit there.”’ Rose did OK himself Thursday. He got off to a strong start is his debut at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where Chez Reavie had the low score at a tournament that needs three days to sort out because of the variety of courses. Reavie made an eagle on the 16th hole and shot 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula, which played just more than 1 ½ strokes under par and was the easiest of the three courses. Freddie Jacobson made five birdies in a six-hole stretch and shot 7-under 65 at Pebble Beach, the only course to play over par (72.06) on Thursday. Cameron Smith of Australia and Bronson Burgoon each had a 7-under 64 at Monterey Peninsula. Rose is among six players from the top 10 in the world, and the only one of them to break 70. This is his first

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Justin Rose follows his shot from the fourth tee of the Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Thursday, in Pebble Beach, Calif. time playing the Pebble Beach ProAm, partly because he chose not to play in the Middle East swing on the European Tour, and partly because of a partner (Timberlake) that he has come to know over the years.

Both did well at their crafts. Rose strung together seven birdies, holing out from the bunker on No. 10 and ending his round with a 50-foot birdie putt that banged into the back of the cup. He played Pebble Beach

and Monterey Peninsula for his practice rounds and realized he should have been at Spyglass “because it’s a pretty tough course.” “There’s some strong holes on it,” Rose said. “And I heard some strange reports about Spyglass, like the first few holes are great, then it disappears into the hills and it’s not that good. That’s not what I saw. That’s a pretty stellar golf course to me and really enjoyed playing it.” Timberlake played too — the guitar. He didn’t contribute any shots to their pro-am score, but Rose said the highlight was on the 16th tee when Timberlake grabbed a guitar for an impromptu performance, with Alfonso Ribeiro chipping in. “That was a cool moment,” Rose said. “Not many people saw it, because there was only like 20 people back there. That’s obviously when you really appreciate how someone can grab a guitar, go a cappella and sound so awesome. You have a better appreciation. You see him hit not maybe so many great golf shots, but then you realize, ‘Ah, that’s pretty damn special right there.’ So we all have our own skill set.” Reavie enjoyed the pure weather almost as much as he enjoyed watching putts go in. Golf has been a grind for Reavie since he missed nearly all of 2014 because of surgery on his left wrist and had to return to the Web.com Tour Finals last year just to get his PGA Tour card back. “Even on days I putt well, I still don’t make as many putts as I made today,” Reavie said.

Raonic yet to resume on-court training due to adductor tear TENNIS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic has been unable to resume on-court training due to a slightly torn adductor muscle that hampered his play in a semifinal loss to Andy Murray at the Australian Open last month. Raonic had difficulty pushing off his right leg in the later stages of the four-hour match and Murray took the last two sets for the win. He said he has been able to do strength work and off-court training since then but hasn’t hit balls because of the two-centimetre tear in the adductor. “I’ve been able to push myself somewhat in the fitness aspect of it and now I have to see how it translates to the court,” Raonic said Thursday. There is no firm timeline in place

for his return to competitive action. The 25-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., plans to meet again with doctors in the coming days and is hoping to get clearance to resume on-court sessions next week. Raonic said there is a chance he’ll be ready in time to play at the Feb. 2227 ATP World Tour 500 Series stop in Acapulco, Mexico. The adductor problem stifled the momentum from Raonic’s strong start to the 2016 season, which saw him rise to No. 11 in the world rankings. Raonic opened the campaign by defeating Roger Federer in the Brisbane International final and knocked off Stan Wawrinka en route to the semifinals at the Australian Open. “I wish I could have pushed even further in Australia,” Raonic said. “But I believe in upcoming events I’ll have even more opportunity to do even better.” Raonic said part of the problem was his body had to adjust to the grind of

10 competitive matches in a month after he played a limited schedule last year due to injuries. He added that despite his frustration with how his last tournament ended, he left Australia feeling motivated and with a positive outlook. Despite the injury, Raonic still plans to participate in the NBA AllStar Celebrity Game on Friday evening at the Ricoh Coliseum. He’ll play on a Canadian team that will feature former NBA players Tracy McGrady and Rick Fox, Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, former WNBA star Tammy Sutton-Brown, actors Kris Wu, Stephan James, Tom Cavanagh and television personalities Drew and Jonathan Scott. Raonic said he has always been a big fan of Toronto’s NBA club and loved watching former Raptors stars Vince Carter and Damon Stoudamire back when they starred with the team. “I’ve been asking if there is any way I can play in the NBA celebrity game

for three or four years now,” he said. “It just worked out that it came in Toronto and I was like, ‘I’ve got to be a part of this.”’ Former NBA players Chauncey Billups and Muggsy Bogues will play on the American squad along with WNBA player Elena Delle Donne, Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry and actors Jason Sudeikis, Nick Cannon, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Anthony Anderson and Bryshere Gray. Toronto rapper Drake will handle head coaching duties for the Canadian team. He’ll be assisted by Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista, Raptors all-star guard DeMar DeRozan and two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash. The American team will be coached by actor Kevin Hart. The four-time Celebrity Game MVP will be helped by San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, Oklahoma City Thunder all-star guard Russell Westbrook and Detroit Pistons all-star centre Andre Drummond.

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daunting task. As NASCAR tried a variety of different packages, the drivers were vocal in the desire for less downforce. Through months of wide-ranging conversations, the drivers secured the rules package they wanted and finally feel that they have a voice in decision-making. The hope is that the racing will be more entertaining this year. The field has been cut from 43 cars to 40, and there are only four open slots each week to teams that aren’t guaranteed a spot in the field through NASCAR’s new franchise system. NASCAR is also replacing its “green-white-checkered” system used late in races with an “overtime line” that will vary by track. Some other things to know heading into the season opener:

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jeff Gordon will be in the booth and Tony Stewart in a bed when the NASCAR season begins. Neither NASCAR star will be in a car when Daytona International Speedway opens Friday for preparations for the Feb. 21 season-opening Daytona 500. Gordon, arguably NASCAR’s biggest star, retired at the end of last season and the four-time champion will now be a Fox analyst. He has been highly visible during his newly acquired free time, and was on an all-terrain vehicle trip with Stewart a week ago when the three-time champion crashed. Stewart fractured a vertebra and lay in the sand alone for 90 minutes waiting for his group to find him and get him to a hospital. The accident has sidelined Stewart for the beginning of his final season as a NASCAR driver, denying him a chance to finally win the Daytona 500. He has come heartbreakingly close in his 17 previous tries and spoke last month of his desire to add that win to his resume. Instead, he will watch the race on television as he awaits approval to travel. What Stewart will be missing is the start of what is expected to be a dramatically improved season with plenty of story lines. Kyle Busch will attempt to defend his Sprint Cup title, which he snatched from 2014 champion Kevin Harvick. Defending Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano will be chasing a championship berth he was denied last year because a feud with Matt Kenseth. The drivers will all be using a new rules package that they pushed for during a new era of increased communication between NASCAR and its participants. Denny Hamlin spearheaded a driver council last year at a time when the on-track product was practically unwatchable, with rules that made passing very difficult and catching the leader a

CHAMP RETURNS

Kyle Busch begins the defence of his Sprint Cup championship at the same track that cost him a chunk of the 2015 season. Busch broke his right leg and left foot when his car slammed into a concrete wall during the Xfinity Series race at Daytona. He missed the Daytona 500 and 10 more races last year, yet a midsummer hot streak propelled him into the Chase and his first Cup title followed. Daytona has since installed more than 8,500 feet of energy-absorbing “soft walls.” LOGANO DEFENDS: Joey Logano won the Daytona 500 last year, a milestone victory to kick off the best season of his career. Logano even reeled off three straight wins during the Chase before he was eliminated, ending his bid for his first Cup title. Logano is trying to become first driver to win consecutive Daytona 500s since Sterling Marlin (199495). He was eliminated after Matt Kenseth intentionally wrecked him at Martinsville.

DAYTONA RISING

The $400 million Daytona Rising project is complete and will

be a featured aspect of the season opener. The massive renovation to NASCAR’s most storied track should drastically improve fan experience and maybe help capture the attention of future generations. The three-year project removed backstretch seating and completely changed the frontstretch grandstands, turning them into the world’s first “motorsports stadium.” The overhaul includes elaborate, corporate-sponsored fan entrances and more than 1,400 high-definition televisions.

CHARTER SYSTEM

NASCAR dramatically overhauled its business model this week, shifting to a franchise-like system that is intended to provide financial stability for team owners after decades of heavy reliance on sponsors. The change gets away from the independent contractor model that had been used since NASCAR’s inception in 1948. The 36 charters handed out to team owners guarantee revenue and a position in what will now be a 40-car Cup field, down from 43.

ROOKIES TO WATCH

This season’s rookie class could go down as one of the best in recent years. Chase Elliott headlines the field, replacing the retired Jeff Gordon in the No. 24 Chevrolet. Chris Buescher, last year’s Xfinity champ, joins Elliott in a class that also includes Ryan Blaney, Brian Scott and Jeffrey Earnhardt. Blaney will have to attempt to race his way into the field each week because his Wood Brothers Racing team was left out of NASCAR’s new charter system.

SPONSOR SEARCH

Sprint is leaving at the end of the year, pulling out after a 13-year run as the title sponsor of NASCAR’s top series. NASCAR is still searching for a replacement, creating uncertainty for NASCAR’s most significant and profitable sponsorship.

MONTREAL — Canada’s Summit Series champions are going back on the road — 44 years after their iconic victory. It will be about memories, story-telling and lots of laughs this time instead of the bitter on-ice competition of the first best-on-best hockey series between Canada and the Soviet Union. The team that pulled off a dramatic victory in 1972 will take part in four stage shows in the Canadian cities where games were played. Three of the four will be on the same dates as in 1972 — Sept. 2 in Montreal, Sept. 6 in Winnipeg and Sept. 8 in Vancouver. Game 2 of the series was in Toronto on Sept. 4, 1972, but as that is Labour Day this year, the Toronto stop will be on Sept. 10 at the Sony Centre. “Who would believe that 44 years later we’re still talking about a series, but it was that impactful to all Canadians,” said Team Canada defenceman Pat Stapleton. The shows will feature highlights of the series on giant screens, with players on stage to tell stories about what went on both on and off the ice. The second hour of each show will have players answering questions and otherwise interacting with the public. Eight members of Team Canada will attend each stop, although not always the same players. The news conference to announce the tour on Tuesday drew Stapleton, Phil Esposito, Serge Savard, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden, Peter Mahovlich and Guy Lapointe. Bobby Clarke and coach Harry Sinden are among others who are to be involved. They wore exact replicas of the 1972 jerseys, except for a patch honouring the five players and coaches who ‘FOR ME, IT have died — John Ferguson, Gary Bergman, Bill Goldsworthy, WAS LIKE MY Richard Martin and J.P. Parise. OLYMPICS.’ In 1972, at the height of the Cold War, a heavily favoured —YVAN COURNOYER team of Canadian NHL stars suffered a shock 7-3 defeat in the series opener in Montreal. They won in Toronto, tied in Winnipeg and lost again in Vancouver before heading to Moscow. They lost Game 5 only to sweep the final three games to win the series. Paul Henderson’s winner late in the final game sent Canada into a frenzy. “Forty-four years later, there are still people who tell me where they were when we won the series,” said Cournoyer, who assisted on Henderson’s goal. “For me, it was like my Olympics. “The only sweater I had ever worn was the Montreal Canadiens. When I put on the Team Canada sweater, then I understood what the Olympics were, to represent your country.” The idea for the tour arose two years ago when players took part in an on-stage session before 450 people in St. Catharines, Ont.

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Love and running the trails together Dating another runner has never Feeling a little sluggish and a litcrossed my mind. tle chubby, Liz jumped at the chance Take it from me, there are just too to run with friends. The 60-year-old many reasons not to delve into that didn’t like running when she was in dating pool. her 20s but she seized the opRunners tend to get portunity. slightly obsessive with all Watching from the sidethings running. If you’re lines, Neil noticed the posinot a runner, it can be antive changes in his compannoying and tiresome. ion. In his younger days, Neil Watch out if your partused to hit the trails but life ner is injured. You will got in the way. never hear the end of it. “I just saw Liz getting We tend to get whiny and healthier and healthier bitchy when we’re forced in front of my eyes,” he reto take it to the sidelines. membered. “Weight melted No amount of “take off and she was feeling much some rest” or “listen to your better.” CRYSTAL body” will calm down the At the time, Neil was crazy. semi-retired from teaching RHYNO There’s also the sweaty at Lindsay Thurber and was RUNNING WITH hugs, ugly feet and contaking blood pressure pills. RHYNO stant chatter about paces, That fall, Neil joined a races and splits. learn-to-run class. Not long Oh the list goes on. after the twosome began hitSince it is the season for love, I ting the road together and the rest is asked one of Red Deer’s happy run- history. ning couples – if those who sweat toThey often travel for destination gether, stay together? races where they can enjoy the sights Runners Liz Hagell, 60, and Neil and sounds of the city before running Kirkwood, 62, met and fell madly in a half-marathon, their distance of love at grad school at the University of choice. Alberta in the early 1980s. “We are very supportive of one anWith only good intentions in mind, other,” said Liz. “He will encourage Neil signed up for a women’s studies me and I will encourage him. We help course. He was the only male student motivate each other.” in the class and as luck would have it Neil said there has never been the Liz and Neil quickly became friends slightest hint of competition between and eventually life partners. the two. Some couples say it is an issue They have been together for 30 but not for them, he said. years and have lived in Red Deer since “I don’t have to beat her but I do 1989. have to keep up to her,” laughed Neil. Running came late to them as a couSome days Liz is faster while other ple. days Neil has the wind at his back. It was four years ago when friends “We started running late so we have encouraged Liz to take a learn-to-run a good sense of one another,” said clinic. Neil. “That carries over into running.”

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just say we are just healthier and fitter.” Enough said. Find Running with Rhyno on Facebook and @CrystalRhyno on Twitter. Send your column ideas, photos and stories to crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

How to find the fitness app that best suits you BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — There’s no reason to set foot in a gym thanks to hundreds of new fitness apps and online workouts, but choosing one can be overwhelming. We asked sports medicine doctors for help finding the one that’s best for you. PERSONALIZE IT Look for programs that offer personalized screenings and gather details on your past injuries, health conditions and fitness goals. “There’s a lot of cookie-cutter apps out there and people that just want to get your monthly subscriptions, and they’re really not concerned about helping you reach your goals or, more importantly, if any of these movements are going to injure you,” said David Alexander, who’s trained LeBron James and Dwyane Wade and owns DB Fitness in Miami. “It’s beneficial if you can find an app out there or an online program

where you’re having conversations via email, phone, or face time with the trainer that can help make sure you’re doing the exercises correctly.” Some apps offer daily or weekly check-ins with trainers and a few offer real time feed-back. While those are more costly, you can also pop into a live class in your area to get some pointers so if you’re a new yogi starting at home with an online subscription, it’s important to take a class a couple times a month to have someone check your form. HAVE FUN It doesn’t matter whether all the supermodels are doing barre classes if the thought of it totally bores you. Find something you love because you’re much more likely to stick with it. “It’s pretty well known that the novelty of these things wears off within several months,” said Dr. Daniel Vigil, a UCLA Health doctor who has served as the USA team physician for several international competitions, including the World Cup.

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Best fitness apps for use at home BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — Don’t want to fight traffic, travelling for work, can’t afford a $30 barre class? Those excuses for missing your workout no longer fly thanks to a host of new fitness apps and online subscriptions. There’s a website for every cardio craving from Pilates to bootcamp. Bonus: Many of the sites are free or cost far less than a monthly gym fee. WANT IT GYM-STYLE Crunch Live includes many of the workouts that earned the brand a devoted following and have been retired from their brick and mortar gyms. Thankfully fans of gospel house aerobics and urban attitude dance classes can get their sweat on in these online classes for $9.99 a month. They also offer more than 75 classes including barre, yoga and strength training, in addition to their killer cardio. And yes, their popular belly, but and thigh bootcamp and ab attack are in there too. LiveStreaming Fitness offers live workouts and even live cooking classes for about $10 a month, including everything from yoga to kickboxing to workouts performed at your desk. If you can’t make a live class, the subscription includes a catalogue of healthy recipes to revamp your takeout night and an extensive collection of classes. EMG Live Fitness focuses on specialty workouts like piloxing (that’s Pilates and boxing), plyojam, bosu ball, Yollet (yoga and ballet) for just $2 a class or $20 a month for unlimited classes. The handy two-minute clip gives you a preview before you buy. Choose from about 20 different workout styles, with tons of classes under each category plus options to join a live class or stream one on-demand. IF YOU LOVE BARRE AND YOGA

At roughly $10 a month, Barre3, inspired by ballet, yoga and Pilates, offers the choice of 200 online classes. Each workout tells what body parts you’re targeting and whether you’ll need equipment like a chair, resistance bands or small weights, and offers a short preview. With 3,000 online classes that include everything from Hatha to Ashtanga, YogaGlo has something for first timers and advanced yogis. Choose from sessions based on time and difficulty rating. You can also choose whether you want a class just for the sweat factor or one that is more meditative for $18 a month. There’s even a collection of classes that focus on cultivating your intuition, rebooting your brain and releasing stress at work. FOLLOWING THE POPULAR KIDS Sweat with Kayla has amassed legions of loyal .BBG girls (that’s bikini body guide) posting photo results and encouraging each other through the grueling 28-minute sessions that include cardio and strength training. The 24-year-old Australian trainer, who recently launched her $20-a-month app based on the 12-week Bikini Body Guide, is known for her inspiring Instagram pics and some killer squat, lung, box jump sequences. Daily Burn — $12.95 a month — includes every workout style imaginable (from kettlebells to yoga to interval training) for every fitness level with series that will challenge even the most hardcore athletes. Celeb trainer Bob Harper’s subscription also includes a meal plan with daily recipes. The popular 7 minute workout challenge is basic but gets the job done with 12 exercises performed for 30 seconds with 10 seconds rest. The $3 app is based on workouts that promote exercising for shorter, more intense bursts to achieve better results. The moves

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County steps up with multiplex bucks ‘THE COUNTY AND THE CITY HAVE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS OVER THE YEARS AND WE CONTINUE THAT RELATIONSHIP.’

LACOMBE’S REVAMPED LEISURE CENTRE WILL INCLUDE A RENOVATED ARENA AND A POOL

STEVE CHRISTIE, MAYOR OF LACOMBE

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Lacombe County will give the City of Lacombe $2.4 million towards pool and arena upgrades. Council wrestled on Thursday with how best to help out its urban neighbour while remaining fair to other communities. A number of funding options were presented to council by administration ranging from just under $3.4 million to $2.4 million. Council also had the choice of picking its own number or denying support altogether. After much debate, council unanimously opted to fund a share based on county usership of $7.7 million worth of pool and arena upgrades. Those renovations were the second phase of a $10.3-million project to bring the city facility up to latest safety codes, and renovate to improve the aging building. However, councillors stopped short of agreeing to pick up a share of a recently approved $3.36-million project to expand dressing rooms, which in-

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An artist’s rendering of the rennovated Lacombe Sports and Leisure Complex. cludes a $736,000 dressing room to be used by the relocating Bentley Generals next season. Several councillors said they wanted more information on how local fundraising would be used for the project. A second motion was passed asking Lacombe for that information before council would consider funding a portion of the dressing room expan-

sion. “Then we’ll go from there,” said Coun. Keith Stephenson. Coun. Brenda Knight told Lacombe Mayor Steve Christie, who was in attendance that “we’re not saying ‘no,’” but how other communities are treated must be considered. “We’re trying to achieve fairness here.”

That doggy loving feeling KENNEL RAISES MONEY FOR CUTOMER’S SURGERY WITH VALENTINE’S SHOOT BY ADVOCATE STAFF When one of their customers ran into tough times and couldn’t afford an operation for their injured dog, a local kennel felt that loving feeling and helped out. Darrell White, co-owner of Freedom House Dog Daycare and Boarding Kennel, said Thursday that one of his staff members came up with the idea of taking fun Valentine photos of the dogs that they look after. Dog owners paid to have the photos taken and enough money was raised so that the injured dog could have needed surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). White said the dog’s owners, who are self-employed, have been hit financially by the downturn in the economy. Staff member Chrissy Wilson came up with the idea of taking the doggy Valentine photos to raise funds to help them cover the veterinarian costs. Kerrie Meadows, also a co-owner of the kennel said they had a lot of fun with the dogs and their owners. “We had pictures of dogs all different shapes and sizes having fun in Valentine poses such as Lady and the Tramp, a bed with rose pedals, or with a funny mustache. It was a ball and we got to raise some money while we were at it!” The kennel is located just south of Red Deer in the Clearview Industrial Park.

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Lacombe County needs more details for new Clive Hall Lacombe County wants more financial details before it decides on funding for a new community hall in Clive. Clive Community Hall Association has embarked on an ambitious project to build a $2.2-million community hall. The association has $135,000 of its own money and a commitment from the village to provide about $228,000 worth of servicing work. The local Lions Club will also donate $30,000 and Sublime Design has provided $10,000 worth of in-kind work. Last month, the county was asked to consider a grant of up to $1.7 million for the proposed facility. However, council wanted a better handle on local fundraising prospects and what other financial help might be available from the village before committing any money. “I think the village should be at the table,” said Coun. Brenda Knight. Council unanimously approved a motion to defer a decision until it got more information on the cost breakdown.

Crews to clear trees for new roundabout Crews will cut down 20 trees in north Red Deer to make way for a new roundabout this weekend.

Coun. Ken Wigmore said more fundraising details will give council a better idea of the community’s support for the dressing room project. “I believe it’s a great way of going because we need to know what the involvement of the community is.” Following the meeting, Christie said he was “elated” by the county’s support, which also includes sharing ongoing operating costs. “The county and the city have been great partners over the years and we continue that relationship.” Christie said the city plans to hire a consultant to oversee fundraising for the dressing room expansion. That approach proved successful a decade ago when the Lacombe Memorial Centre was renovated. About $2 million was raised at that time. “We don’t have a target set as yet, we just have a (request for proposals) out looking for a fundraising consultant.” The city and Bentley Generals also plan to discuss how the senior hockey team can contribute. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Sylvan Lake boat launch study complete BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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The owners of Freedom House and Dog Daycare and Boarding Kennel held a doggy Valentine’s shoot to help raise money for surgery for one of their customer’s pooches. Trees will be removed in the 67 Street and Orr Drive/Johnstone Drivearea to prepare the intersection improvement prjoect. There will be intermittent lane closures while the work is underway today. The work is expected to occur on Friday and Saturday. New trees will be planted as part of the overall landscaping plan for the area. Construction will begin in the spring. A modern roundabout at 67 Street and Orr Drive/Johnstone Drive is part of the project to improve traffic flow and accommodate growth. Tree removal is also happening on private property along the future 20 Avenue, south of 32 Street. This work is in preparation of the 20 Avenue Trail and Berm Improvement Project which will connect the neighbourhoods of east Red Deer with a trail system from 55 Street to 19 Street.

Chamber of Commerce announces next speaker The man who created and drove the Heritage Classic in 2003 has been announced as the speaker for the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce Key Speaker Series. Patrick LaForge, the former President and Chief Operating Officer of the Oilers Entertainment Group, will talk on Feb. 25 at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, 3310 Gaetz Ave., in the Santano Ballroom from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. LaForge joined the Edmonton Oilers organization in 2000 after working with various sports and entertainment organizations in hockey,

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ski racing, auto racing, professional rodeo and marketing beer. He was a driving force behind the Heritage Classic, the first regular season outdoor NHL game played on Nov. 22, 2003. Tickets cost $60 per person or $450 for a table of eight for chamber members. For non-members it costs $75 per person or $550 for a table of eight. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time and a lunch is included. For more information visit www. reddeerchamber.com.

Boil water order issued Nine residences on Somerset Close and Springfield Avenue are under boil water advisory after a water main leak at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday. Water is currently shut off to the affected residences and crews are working to fix the leak. Residents are advised to bring water to a rolling boil for at least one minute before drinking, cooking, washing food, or brushing teeth until the main is fixed. The boil water advisory was issued as a precautionary measure as the drinking water supply may be contaminated with the surrounding soil during the water main repair. Once the water line is repaired, the city will send water samples to Alberta Health Services to ensure no contamination. City staff went door-to-door to the affected residences this afternoon. In the case that no one answered, a notice and information package was left on the front door or in the mailbox. If you have questions about the boil water advisory, please call 403-3428750.

A two-year project to assess the best potential boat launch sites on Sylvan Lake is complete. Consultants were hired to undertake a detailed study of the lake, which doesn’t have enough access points, creating traffic jams at the few existing launches on prime sailing days. The Sylvan Lake Access Strategy and Action Plan was the result and will be formally presented to the committee representing the Town of Sylvan Lake, Lacombe and Red Deer Counties, and five summer villages next month. On Thursday, Lacombe County council accepted the report for information. County commissioner Terry Hager said the report outlines the best spots for a full boat launch suitable for power boats, but also other locations that would work for non-motorized boats. “There are a lot of different areas where we could try and improve access,” said Hager. The report does not cost out or propose when new boat launches should be developed. Those decisions will remain in the hands of municipalities around the lake. That doesn’t mean the work will sit on a shelf. The $160,000 study ($90,000 under budget) can be used to suggest suitable launch points as lake-area developments are proposed. Cajun Paradis, a county planner and development officer who oversaw the study, said it will show developers what kind of lake access is possible from their sites. One of the study’s most closely watched assessments was for a controversial boat launch prospect at Range Road 2-1 near the Summer Village of Half Moon Bay. Some local residents opposed developing the makeshift access point into an official boat launch. After review, consultants recommended against the site, saying it doesn’t meet minimum criteria. A pair of other sites near Norglenwold have various environmental restraints, but those issues could be worked around through good design, the consultants suggest. A third site north of the summer village on a point of land also has potential but would require measures to protect the launch from wind and wave action. Another site, located within the summer village itself, has been earmarked in Norglenwold’s own plans as a non-motorized launch only. Consultants didn’t assess what is likely the top option for a boat launch at the end of Range Road 2-2 in Lacombe County. It is an undeveloped road allowance northwest of Half Moon Bay on the west edge of Scouts Canada’s Camp Woods. That was already examined in a 2010 study that determined it was suitable for a boat launch. A final change to the draft plan was to add the study on Range Road 2-2 to the final report. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Couple ‘sorry’ for killing teacher BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. THOMAS, Ont. — A couple whose depraved sexual appetites led them to brutally murder and rape an Ontario teacher they picked up on the side of the road three years ago apologized to the woman’s grief-stricken family Thursday as they prepared to spend the rest of their lives behind bars. Tanya Bogdanovich, 34, and Michael MacGregor, 22, chose to face Noelle Paquette’s family and friends in a packed St. Thomas courtroom as they took turns voicing their remorse for the gruesome killing that sent shockwaves through southwestern Ontario. Though both said they wished they could reverse their actions and bring Paquette back to life, neither shed light on what fuelled their violent plan — a plot that initially focused on a teenage girl but shifted to the Sarnia teacher by a twist of circumstance. Nor did they ask for forgiveness.

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NDP riding associations back Leap Manifesto ahead of party convention OTTAWA — As the NDP mulls over its disastrous election outcome, more than a dozen ridings are urging the party to embrace a plan for dramatic change at the party convention in April. The Leap Manifesto offers a number of recommendations, including a

“I want to say sorry, I know I can’t change or take back what I’ve done no matter how much I wish I could,” said MacGregor, who addressed the court first. “What I did was terrible and because of it Noelle is gone, when instead she should still be with you.” “I’m not asking for your forgiveness — I don’t deserve it and could never hope for it,” he said. Bogdanovich’s voice broke as she acknowledged the “all-encompassing pain” caused by Paquette’s murder, which she described as a “horrendous tragedy.” “One night forever changed the course of many lives and it can never be undone,” she said, adding she regretted waiting so long to plead guilty. At least one member of Paquette’s family left the courtroom while Bogdanovich spoke. Others looked down and wiped tears from their eyes. Bogdanovich and MacGregor pleaded guilty late last year to first-degree murder in the savage slaying of Paquette, a stranger they abducted on

a road as she was walking home from a New Year’s Eve party. The offence carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. The pair must also be added to the DNA bank and sex offender registry and face a lifetime firearms ban. They must also refrain from contacting Paquette’s family and friends. In handing down the automatic sentence — the most strict available under law — Ontario Superior Court Judge Bruce Thomas said the pair’s “vile and despicable” actions required them to be removed from society for most of their lives. He noted, however, that no sentence could ease the ache of loss and stressed that Paquette’s family should in no way wonder if they could have saved her from her tragic fate. “There was no blame for any of you here,” he said. “The responsibility, all of it, lies with the two people in the prisoners’ boxes.” Paquette’s father, Roger Paquette, said outside court that the sentence

proposal to wean the country off fossil fuels to address climate change. The document — which has a wide range of supporters, including actors, labour unions and environmentalists — was unveiled in September during the election campaign. At the time of its release, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair did not endorse it, but he said he welcomed new ideas and understood it reflected a desire for change. “Canadians want change in Ottawa and I love the debates of ideas,” he said at the time. “We’re going to bring in overarching sustainable development legislation. We’ll see clear targets. We’ll start working with the world and stop working against the planet.” Avi Lewis, one of the key drivers behind the manifesto, said he finds it interesting that an NDP post-election working group has noted the party projected an image of “cautious change” during the campaign. Lewis says there is nothing cautious about kinds of changes proposed in the Leap Manifesto and its vision of a post-carbon economy. “I think it is really interesting in the context of these NDP activists that are moving resolutions about the Leap Manifesto forward, in that it seems to be in sync with what the leader is saying.”

Police say a 28-yearold woman was taken to hospital with serious life-threatening injuries, where she remains in stable condition. And they say a 33-yearold man — also taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries — later died of his injuries. Police say the investigation is ongoing. “It is with profound sorrow and shock that I confirm that my colleague and friend, Coun. Bernard Cameron, died today in a violent incident, an incident that also gravely injured his daughter,” Shaun McLaughlin, the mayor of Mississippi Mills, Ont., said Thursday in a statement. Carolyn Della Foresta is the administrator of the longterm-care facility where Sarah Cameron works in Almonte. “We have heard that she is alert and that she’s not in critical condition,” Della Foresta said Thursday. She said Cameron, the mother of two young children, worked as a personal support worker at the Almonte Country Haven facility.

Two men killed in shooting, woman recovering in hospital ALMONTE, Ont. — A woman is recovering in hospital after being shot in an incident that left her 65-year-old father, a councillor in a small eastern Ontario town, and a 33-year-old man dead. Sarah Cameron was taken to hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries on Thursday morning after a shooting at her father’s home in Almonte, Ont., about 50 kilometres west of Ottawa. Ontario Provincial Police were releasing few details of the incident but say officers responding to a 911 call at 7:30 Thursday morning found a 65-year-old man’s body and two people in life-threatening condition following a “serious incident.”

was “neither an ending nor a beginning.” “It is a message to everyone to be cautious but not afraid, to live life to the fullest and to love and be kind,” he said. “Our memories of our daughter Noelle have given us the courage to live on.” Paquette was “merely in the wrong place at the wrong time,” and though she tried to fight off her attackers, she was overwhelmed by their “violent sexually motivated desires,” according to an agreed statement of fact read in court Wednesday. Court heard Bogdanovich, a nurse and mother of three who was already in a relationship, met MacGregor on a social networking site for people interested in BDSM, fetishism and kink in June 2012. Over their seven-month relationship, the couple developed increasingly savage sexual tastes, court heard.

Congratulations

oday a congratulation is in order, as we share the exciting, yet sad news that our famous Mr. Ed Edl is retiring.

Fifty years is a long LONG time to be in the car business.

Ed Edl Ed you have inspired, and taught many salespeople your great ways. You have jumped through any obstacle thrown at you and have always kept a smile on your face. Ed got his Àrst sales job at Rio Vista Ford in the late 1960’s; the Àrst car he sold was a 1953 Pontiac. Rio Vista Ford later changed to Festival Ford. He was there in sales until 2005. Ed needed a change, and he found himself at Red Deer Motors. He was very excited to come work with Rich at RDM. Rich Anderson had been the sales manager at Festival Ford and is currently the sales manager here at Red Deer Motors. “Working with Ed for the past 25 years has been a privilege. Ed is one of a kind. There are not many people in the world like him. He is polite and genuine. He will be dearly missed at Red Deer Motors.” Ed is known for his one-liners and the funny facts he often shares. Throughout his life, he has watched the economy change for better and for worse but he has stuck with the car business because he loves cars. He loves “putting the right people in the right vehicle.” He has put his heart and soul into the vehicles he has sold and into the customers he has met along the way. The car business will not be the same without you Ed. We feel very fortunate to have had you here for 10 years. You have been an asset to our team and we look forward to hearing about how wonderful retirement is. Ed plans to relax and put his feet up. He says “I’m tired” and at 82 that is completely acceptable! Ed you have had an extraordinary career in the sales business and we wish you all the best on the next chapter! You are one of a kind, and the staff here at Red Deer Motors will miss you very much!

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Time to protect the Great Bear grizzlies The agreement between government, industry, First Nations and environmental groups to protect much of the Great Bear Rainforest should be celebrated. The deal makes almost 85 per cent of the forested land base in this massive region on B.C.’s coast off limits to logging. Forestry in the remaining 15 per cent will follow “lighter-touch” practices, called “ecosystem-based manDAVID agement”. Most importantly, SUZUKI First Nations will have greater decision-making authority SCIE3NCE MATTERS over industrial development on their lands. However, while the agreement helps protect grizzly bear and other wildlife habitat, it doesn’t protect the bears themselves, contrary to B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s claims at a news conference. Hunting grizzly and black bears in the Great Bear remains legal. The agreement actually contains no reference to grizzly hunting. To slow the hunt, First Nations and others must pony up millions of dollars to buy out existing guide outfitting territories open to foreign big-game hunters. Trophy hunting by B.C. residents — governed under a different process — will proceed regardless of whether First Nations and their allies purchase and retire foreign hunting quotas. Had the government been serious about ending the barbaric hunt, it could have banned it outright under the province’s Wildlife Act, or simply ended

the open season on grizzlies in the Great Bear, as was done by earlier governments to protect the area’s Kermode “spirit bears”. (Only bears with white fur are protected, even though bears with black coats can carry the spirit bear gene.) Despite the spin, the B.C. government has never recognized the Coastal First Nations ban on trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest. Seeing grizzlies feeding on salmon as the fish make their way up the coastal streams and rivers of B.C. and Alaska is magnificent. These large brown bears with their characteristic hump and silver-tipped fur scoop salmon from the river in an age-old interplay between ocean, river, fish, bear, bird and forest. The salmon bring nutrients from the ocean. The bears eat salmon and drag the carcasses into the forest, providing food for other animals, like eagles, and fertilizer for the massive rainforest trees. First Nations-owned and operated bear-viewing operations are booming in the Great Bear Rainforest, creating jobs and revenue. The trophy hunt threatens these sustainable businesses. The grizzly bear trophy hunt is a sport like dogfighting, cockfighting and bullfighting are sports — maybe worse. Bears that people come to see and photograph can be legally shot by trophy hunters, armed with high-powered rifles and scopes. That the B.C. government allows it to continue in the face of opposition from First Nations and a huge majority of British Columbians for the sake of profit is disgusting. I’m not against hunting — and many who oppose the trophy hunt agree that sustainable hunting can be a good way to put food on the table. But shooting an animal — often on its way to feed and thus an

easy target — just to hang its head on the wall or put its skin on the floor is not hunting. It’s killing for pleasure. Government justifies allowing this practice by arguing the hunt is well-managed and that grizzlies are plentiful, with only a small number killed each year by hunters. Even if that were true — which it’s not — it’s a poor excuse for an inhumane practice. Studies confirm earlier research by the David Suzuki Foundation showing the hunt is not sustainable. A peer-reviewed report by Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria and Raincoast Conservation Foundation scientists in the journal PLOS ONE analyzed the provincial government’s own data and concluded too many grizzlies are being killed in B.C. They found overkilling of grizzly bears by humans is common and that annual hunting mortality limits set by government are too risky. Grizzlies reproduce slowly, generally having one or two cubs every three or more years. They also face threats from habitat loss, damage and fragmentation; cascading effects of salmon collapse and climate change; and death from poaching, vehicle and train collisions and the inevitable adverse impacts of careless human behaviour. Grizzlies have already been eliminated or are currently threatened in 18 per cent of the province, including the Lower Mainland and most of the Interior. It’s time to stop killing bears for trophies. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Ontario and Northern Canada Director Faisal Moola. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

Neanderthal DNA may influence modern depression conditions. The researchers focused on bits of Neanderthal DNA that had been identified in prior research. They looked for effects from about 1,500 of them in medical records of some 28,000 Americans of European ancestry, for whom they had genetic information. One analysis supported a previously suggested influence on the risk of depression, with some DNA bits raising the risk and others lowering it. Overall, the analysis found, this DNA affected the risk by about 1 per cent. For an individual, the effect would depend on just which bits that person carried, Capra said. A second analysis found evidence that a particular bit of Neanderthal DNA, one quite rare in the population studied, roughly doubled the risk of getting hooked on smoking. Tobacco was not available to Neanderthals, so “they were not walking around puffing on cigarettes,” Capra told a press conference Thursday. It’s hard to say what effect, if any, that bit of DNA had on them, he said in a telephone interview. Kenneth Kendler, a genetics expert at Virginia Commonwealth University who didn’t participate in the study, said he was skeptical that the effect on smoking addiction could be so strong, given previous studies of genetic influence on tobacco behaviour. Overall, Kendler said he found the evidence suggestive but not convincing for the proposed influences on depression and tobacco use. The study also linked Neanderthal DNA to risk

STUDY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — A new study says a person’s risk of becoming depressed or hooked on smoking may be influenced by DNA inherited from Neanderthals. Researchers found evidence that one bit of Neanderthal DNA can boost the risk of tobacco addiction, while others can slightly raise or lower the risk of being diagnosed with depression. It’s the latest in a series of studies of the Neanderthal genetic heritage in modern people. Past studies have suggested it raises risk of allergies, for example. Neanderthals and modern people split off from each other on the evolutionary tree hundreds of thousands of years ago. But ancestors of modern people interbred with Neanderthals about 50,000 years ago after leaving Africa. So in people of Asian or European ancestry, around 2 per cent of DNA can be traced to Neanderthals. Studying that DNA might help give insights into the biological roots of some diseases, said Tony Capra, an evolutionary geneticist at Vanderbilt University. He is senior author of the study, which was released Thursday by the journal Science. The DNA linked to depression or tobacco addiction affects risk, and doesn’t by itself produce those

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Tesla Model X is shown at the 2016 Canadian International Autoshow in Toronto on Thursday. The CEO of Ford’s Canadian operations says risks posed by the Trans-Pacific Partnership to the automotive manufacturing sector are among topics she plans to raise in a meeting with federal government officials later this month. Dianne Craig says the need to boost government subsidies to help attract more global investment in Canada’s auto sector will also be discussed. Ontario, which relies heavily on the auto manufacturing sector, has been losing new investment to Mexico and the southern U.S., where labour costs are lower. Craig also slammed the TPP, saying that the way the deal is structured will hurt Canadian auto manufacturing operations. ‘We support free trade, but it has to be fair trade,’ Craig said. ‘We’ve got to get these trade agreements right, and right now as the TPP stands, there will be no positive outcome for Canadian manufacturing.’

Cenovus signals more cuts ‘HURRICANE FORCE’ HEADWINDS HIT INDUSTRY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE) is planning more layoffs this year as part of an effort to cut $400 million to $500 million in costs while it rides out a rough period of low oil and gas prices. “We had a stiff headwind in 2015 which, in 2016, has gone to hurricane force,” chief executive Brian Ferguson said during an investor conference call Thursday. Oil prices have nosedived this year, pushing to lows not seen since 2003 as oil hovers below US$27 a barrel. “My key message today is that we will not sacrifice our financial resilience. This is not a time for half-measures,” said Ferguson. Cenovus is aiming to cut operating and administrative costs by $200 million, in part through unspecified

workforce cuts and lower cash compensation for its five highest-paid executives. Ferguson said Cenovus has not yet determined the scale of the job cuts, but he doesn’t expect them to be nearly as big as last year’s cutbacks that resulted in layoffs for 1,500 staff or about 24 per cent of its workforce. The company’s revised capital budget has also been lowered to between $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion, which is down $200 million to $300 million from the budget it outlined in December. It’s also 27 per cent less than 2015 and 59 per cent lower than in 2014. Ferguson said that the company will continue to defer some oilsands projects until it gets a clearer picture from the federal government on environmental and energy regulations. “While we now have more regulatory and fiscal certainty in Alberta, we need that same certainty from Ottawa

before we will resume construction of deferred oilsands projects,” he said. The Calgary-based oilsands producer and refiner is also reducing its first-quarter dividend by 69 per cent to five cents per share, a move Ferguson said was necessary due to the volatile times. “This is clearly a big decision and, in this volatile commodity price environment, we feel it is a critical step to help maintain financial resilience.” Cenovus had a net loss of $641 million or 77 cents per share in the fourth quarter — dragging down the full-year profit to $618 million or 75 cents per share. In the comparable period of 2014, the company’s fourth-quarter loss was $472 million or 62 cents per share and its full-year profit was $744 million or 98 cents per share.

CALGARY — TransCanada Corp. said Thursday it lost $2.5 billion in the fourth quarter — mostly because of its stalled Keystone XL pipeline proposal. The Calgary-based company (TSX:TRP) took a $2.9-billion non-cash charge related to Keystone XL which was blocked by U.S. President Barack Obama late last year. The loss amounted to $3.47 per share for the quarter compared with a profit of $458 million or 65 cents per share a year earlier. Revenue grew to $2.85 billion from $2.62 billion. The loss didn’t prevent TransCanada from announcing a dividend increase for the 16th year in a row. The quarterly payment to shareholders will increase to 56.5 cents per common share, from 52 cents. “Although 2015 was a very challenging year for the energy industry, our $64 billion portfolio of high-quality energy infrastructure assets performed well,” said Russ Girling, TransCanada’s president and chief executive. TransCanada’s “comparable earnings” without the writedowns fell to $453 million or 64 cents per share compared with $511 million or 72 cents per share a year ago — mainly because of lower contributions from its Canadian power and pipeline businesses. TransCanada has launched a challenge to the U.S. government’s rejection of Keystone XL. The company has said it intends to file a claim under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement in response to the decision, which it called arbitrary and unjustified. It has also filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Federal Court in Texas asserting that the president’s decision to deny construction of Keystone XL exceeded his power under the U.S. Constitution. In addition to operating one of North America’s largest networks of oil and gas pipelines, TransCanada is part owner of the Bruce Power nuclear electricity business in Ontario as well as other power generating operations. Girling said many of TransCanada’s assets are underpinned by regulated businesses or long-term contracts that provide predictable cash flows and minimal risk. “In addition, we are proceeding with $13 billion of near-term growth opportunities that are expected to be in-service by 2018.”

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CALGARY — A new study is delivering some potential solutions to Canada Post’s woes, including a recommendation that postage rates should be higher in rural areas than urban ones. The paper by the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary paints a grim picture for the Crown corporation under the status quo: the number of letters delivered dropped by nearly a quarter between 2006 and 2013 and is expected to keep falling. The rise in parcels sent to online shoppers hasn’t been enough to offset the

decline. Meanwhile, the number of addresses in Canada is rising by nearly a quarter million a year. Canada Post charges the same prices to all customers, even though delivery in urban areas is cheapest. Philippe De Donder, the study’s author, said that results in urban households essentially shouldering the cost delivering to rural areas. “We think that for a market to work well, you need to have prices which

are in line with the cost of production,” said De Donder, who is with the Toulouse School of Economics in France and has researched postal systems elsewhere in the world. “And so if you sell different products and one product costs twice as much, there is no reason why the price of this product should be the same. The price should be twice as much as the other product.” Although De Donder said Canada Post should have more power over pricing, he’s not advocating for unfettered freedom either. He said there should be an independent regulator to impose caps on prices, so that the cost

to consumers doesn’t get so out of hand that they stop using the mail service. As for how well that proposal would go over in rural Canada, De Donder said sees two scenarios unfolding. One is that people who choose to live in less populated parts of the country accept that they should bear some of the additional costs for mail delivery. Or, the government can make those customers whole through tax rebates or some other mechanism. “This way, it’s very, very transparent. What economists don’t like about playing with prices to redistribute is it’s totally not transparent at all,” said De Donder.

Quebec identity politics an obstacle to Energy East pipeline BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — On a recent visit to Montreal, the head of Energy East was all smiles as he spoke about how his company is listening to Quebecers’ concerns about the deeply divisive pipeline project. If John Soini listens carefully, however, what he hears might make him frown. The company behind Energy East, TransCanada (TSX:TRP), says it is confident it can address worries about spills, explosions and the perceived lack of economic benefits for communities along the proposed pipeline route from Alberta to New Brunswick. What TransCanada might have a more difficult time dealing with are two Quebec-specific obstacles that stand in the way of the project getting approval in the province. First, Quebec has positioned itself as a global leader on climate change, which has given its federalist premier the opportunity to show Quebecers

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the province can shine internationally while remaining in Canada. Second, Energy East has become an issue of national identity, with sovereigntists and nationalists arguing the province shouldn’t let English Canada force a “dirty” pipeline into Quebec territory. “We are seeing the emergence of a nationalist dimension to this and I have the data to support it,” said Erick Lachapelle, a professor at Universite de Montreal who researches public opinion on energy projects. Additionally, Lachapelle says environmental groups have successfully used the emotional slogan “Coule pas chez nous” (Don’t Spill in our Yard), echoing the “chez nous” (our home) mantra of the Quiet Revolution. “This ‘chez nous’ discourse is a highly effective, powerful slogan that appeals to Quebec values of solidarity and identity, regardless of where one stands on the sovereignty question,” Lachapelle said.

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TWO ESSENTIALS FOR FINANCIAL FREEDOM: Registered Retirement Saving Plans and Tax Free Savings Accounts ewer Albertans are making Registered Retirement Saving Plans and Tax Free Savings Accounts a priority in today’s battered economy. Chris Turchansky, president of ATB investor services, said there has been a drop in both RRSP and TFSA contributions. “A study we did shows that 41 per cent of people have been impacted either by having their salary frozen, decreased or bonus reduced. As a result they don’t have as much money to put away to future goals because they’re trying to deal with today’s reality,” Turchansky said. He said 23 per cent of those affected by the downturn have stopped some of their regular savings and investment contributions and 14 percent withdrew some of their long-term savings and investments.

pre-retirement could be the same as their tax rate in retirement. So there’s no benefit.” But people still recognize RRSPs have a role to play, he said. “You’re seeing more people leveraging Tax Free Savings Accounts today then they have been in the past, but RRSPs still remain the most popular vehicle for saving for retirement,” Turchansky said. While both RRSPs and TFSAs allow money to grow tax free, people receive a tax credit when they contribute to an RRSP and can contribute 18 per cent of their income to a specified maximum. RRSPs are intended to be liquidated during retirement when people earn less money so they are more likely to be in a lower tax bracket. Crystal Wong, senior regional manager for TD Wealth Financial Planning in British Columbia, said RRSPs and TFSAs have different advantages depending on people’s stage of life. “When you’re a student, or when you’re just starting your career out, and you’re not in that

Some people are attracted to the flexibility of TFSAs because if an emergency does come up, which can happen often in this economy, they can withdraw money without being taxed, he said. People can also replace the money they take out of a TFSA, while RRSPs generally don’t allow it, he said. Only money taken from RRSPs for the Home Buyer Plan to buy a home or the Life Long Learning Plan for post-secondary education can be put back into RRSPs. In fact, that money must be replaced. He said another reason why some people go with a TFSA is that they doubt there will be much advantage to delaying taxes on RRSP withdrawals. “More people today are realizing their tax rate

higher income tax bracket, it’s almost to your advantage to start off with a tax free savings account contribution where it allows your savings to grow tax free. And then when you need to have that income tax break, you can switch the savings program over into an RRSP,” Wong said. She said instead of discontinuing any savings program, people should just contribute less because it will definitely benefit them in the long run. “If you need to take a break for a period of time because the source of income has come to a point where you’re not able to save, just remember once you get back into a working environment that you need to start the savings programs,” Wong said.

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Brian D. Porter, district vice-president, Central Alberta District with Scotiabank in Edmonton, agreed that the economy will definitely have an impact on people’s ability to continue to maximize all the benefits of RRSPs and TFSAs, especially in Alberta right now. He said economic challenges people read or hear about can increase their apprehension, but regardless of the economic cycle, the base tenants of saving never goes away. “It’s just so important that we continue to make sure Canadians and Albertans in a time of disruption understand that the benefits of investing early, investing regularly, and staying invested, are the way to ensure that they’ll have financial freedom as they march towards their retirement,” Porter said. He said saving — regardless of income level — is critical and most people do have questions about how RRSPs and TFSAs work. “Every individual has their own area of subject matter expertise. Whether or not you were making $100,000 in the oil patch over the last number of years, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re extremely well educated as it relates to the benefits of an RRSP for your retirement, or how the TFSA, when it came out in 2009, was a really complimentary type account that needs to form part of your overall financial plan,” Porter said. Larry Moser, divisional manager with BMO InvestorLine, in Ottawa, said TFSAs are a great way to save additional money for retirement, but it isn’t limited to just saving cash. “Because it’s called a savings account, at the beginning people thought it was for savings. But the fact is, it’s an investment account and you can hold all different types of investments. If you choose to buy stocks or bonds or dividend paying stocks, all those types of investments are eligible in tax free savings accounts,” Moser said. Another nice thing about TFSA is there is no minimum so people can put away as little as $25 a paycheque. But it’s important to not exceed the contribution limit in any given year. A severe financial penalty will be charged to those who over contribute, he said. “A lot of people don’t understand that rule. They think they can pull the money out and then put it right back in a different institution to get a better rate. When you pull money out in a given calendar year, you are not allowed to recontribute that until the next calendar year,” Moser said.

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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Stock markets in Toronto and New York fell Thursday as the price of oil dropped below US$27 a barrel and uncertainty over the global economy continued to fester. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 98.35 points at 12,087.37 at the close. It’s the fifth straight day of losses for the resource-heavy market, which felt downward pressure from nearly all sectors, especially banks and base metal stocks. The Canadian dollar gained 0.06 of a U.S. cent to 71.83 cents US, even as the March contract for benchmark North American crude oil lost $1.24 to settle at US$26.21. Ian Nakamoto, director of research at 3MACS, said investor confidence in oil has waned because no one is certain how much lower prices will go.

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 79.60 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 28.80 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.06 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 11.67 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 40.52 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 0.94 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 1.03 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 3.71 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 29.43 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.36 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 1.51 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 32.59 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.09 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 69.56 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 52.06 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.33 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 20.76 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.36 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 31.78 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 84.36 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.84 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 35.95 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.18 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 65.00 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 37.24 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.02

(April contract) ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: March ‘16 $6.00 higher $468.80 May ‘16 $5.70 higher $477.30 July ‘16 $5.40 higher $482.60 Nov. ‘16 $4.40 higher $485.50 Jan. ‘17 $4.20 higher $488.00 March ‘17 $4.20 higher $488.20 May ‘17 $4.20 higher $486.90 July ‘17 $3.70 higher $486.40 Nov. ‘17 $3.70 higher $486.40 Jan. ‘18 $3.70 higher $486.40 March ‘18 $3.70 higher $486.40. Barley (Western): March ‘16 $2.00 lower $188.00 May ‘16 $2.00 lower $192.00 July ‘16 $2.00 lower $194.00 Oct. ‘16 $2.00 lower $194.00 Dec. ‘16 $2.00 lower $194.00 March ‘17 $2.00 lower $194.00 May ‘17 $2.00 lower $194.00 July ‘17 $2.00 lower $194.00 Oct. ‘17 $2.00 lower $194.00 Dec. ‘17 $2.00 lower $194.00 March ‘18 $2.00 lower $194.00. Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 679,300 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 679,300.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Thursday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,087.37, down 98.35 points Dow — 15,660.18, down 254.56 points TEXTILE SCREEN PRINTING EQUIPMENT & COMMERCIAL FOOD EQUIPMENT S&P 500 — 1,829.08, down 22.78 points Nasdaq — 4,266.84, down 16.75 points Currencies: SATURDAY, FEB. 20 @ 10 AM Cdn — 71.83 cents US, up MONTGOMERY AUCTIONS SALES CENTRE 1 MILE NORTH OF BLACKFALDS, AB. ON HWY 2A, 2 MILES EAST ON LAKESIDE SARGENT RD. 0.06 of a cent SELLING @ 10AM: Complete Dispersal of Textile Screen Printing Pound — C$2.0151, down Equipment from Indy Graphics 0.97 of a cent SELLING APPROX 12 NOON: Commercial Coolers, Freezers, Euro — C$1.5767, up 0.32 of Ranges, Ovens, Display Cases, SS Sinks, Appliances, Dishwashers, a cent Mixers, Slicers, Prep Table, Beverage Equip., Large Quantity of Small Euro — US$1.1326, up 0.33 Wares & More. Also Selling Western Wear Clothing & Footwear of a cent including Muck Boots. Oil futures: Viewing: Fri. Feb 19 9am – 4:30pm Removal: By Wed Feb 24 @ 3pm Lunch Available Cash/Credit Card/Debit 10% Buyers Fee US$26.21 per barrel, down $1.24 See website for more info and pics 10% Buyer Fee (March contract) MONTGOMERY AUCTION SERVICES LTD. BLACKFALDS, ALBERTA 403-885-5149 Gold futures: US$1,247.80 per www.montgomeryauctions.com oz., up $53.20 7454704B16

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Precision Drilling suspends dividend CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. (TSX:PD) says uses of its rigs was cut by more than half in Canada and the United States in the fourth quarter compared with a year earlier, resulting in less cash from operations and a bigger loss.

mental and economic reasons for the proposed law, which is expected to pass at a meeting on Feb. 16. But the association says the bylaw is “abusive and unreasonable” And the province’s retail council says the city should discuss the matter with stakeholders before unilaterally passing such a law. Many locals going about their shopping expeditions on Thursday said they don’t expect much of a change from such a ban. Most of those encountered had reusable bags under their arms as they went inside to fill their grocery carts. As a result, the Calgary-based company says it’s suspending its dividend immediately. It had been paying seven cents per share each quarter throughout 2015. Precision Drilling also revealed that its spending on capital projects last year totalled $459 million — $72 million less than a revised plan announced in October as the fourth quarter began.

BOARD of DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT Nominations are now open for candidates for ten (10) elected positions to the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The Election of Officers is for a term up to three (3) years or a maximum of two (2) terms according to the vacancies available on the Board. The calculation of terms will be based on service following the 2016 Annual General Meeting. Nominations may be made by returning a completed 2016 Board of Directors Nomination Package which includes: a completed 2016 Board Nominations Agreement form signed by two (2) Red Deer & District Chamber members in good standing and a 150 word biography of the nominee, consisting of the nominee’s name, employer, position, experience and reason they are seeking election. The 2016 Board Nominations agreement is available at the Chamber office. Any Regular member or any Authorized Representative of a Regular Member may be elected as a Director. Nominations are to be received at the Chamber office no later than 4:30pm on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Please submit Agreements to: Chair, Nominations Committee Red Deer & District of Chamber of Commerce 3017 Gaetz Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 5Y6 info@reddeerchamber.com

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BAIN Donald Alexander Bain of Innisfail Alberta died peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at the Innisfail hospital at the age of 88 years. Donald was born in Delburne, Alberta on October 5, 1927 to Isabella and Donald Bain. Donald started working as a farm hand at the age of 15 and a half, and later became a farm machinery mechanic spending most of his years working for Massey Ferguson. He married the love of his life Marion (Thorlakson) Bain on April 6, 1951. They settled in Innisfail where they raised their three daughters. Though Don didn’t speak often, his actions spoke volumes. In his own quiet way, Don was the rock who helped to keep all of us grounded. With the same skills that he used to maintain and drive those Massey Ferguson tractors, Don helped us all steer our way through the grain fields that are our lives and for that we will always be grateful. We will remember Don forever and he will always be in our hearts. Donald was predeceased by the love of his life Marion Bain in 2005, his grandchildren Jason and Melissa Metzger, his sister Helen Keiser, sister-in-laws Thora Shanks, Joan Vandale, Alice Heinsen, Dorothy Zimmerman and Hazel Bain as well as brother-in-laws Gudbjorn, Mundi, Steini and Allen Thorlakson, Del Shanks, Leonard Heinsen, Otto Zimmerman and Bill Eliuk. Donald is survived by his daughters Marilyn (Ken) Alkenbrack, Cheryl Bain, Beverly (Joe) Bodeux and special nephew John (Kathy) Zimmerman; grandchildren James Barclay, Kenneth Alkenbrack, Brett Bodeux, Jared (Andrea) Bodeux, and Michelle Bodeux (Andrew Mackay); step grandchildren Harold Alkenbrack and Vicki (Dale) Bentley; great- grandchildren Kimberly Barclay, Cory Barclay, Alexandra Bentley, Amanda Bentley, Avery Bodeux and Hudson Bodeux; great-great grandchild Elizah Elgert; sister Betty Hollands and brother Charlie Bain; sister-in-laws Iris Eliuk and Bertha Thorlakson and numerous nieces and nephews who were very dear to him. A memorial service was held on Monday, February 8, 2016 at the Innisfail United Church. Memorial donations may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Canada. HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES LTD., Innisfail entrusted with arrangements. Phone: 403-227-0006.

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SCHRITT John 1927 - 2016 John Schritt of Red Deer, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the age of 88 years. John, along with his parents, immigrated to Canada from Germany when John was 3 years old where they settled and farmed in the Coronation area. He later moved to Red Deer in the early fifties. For 30 plus years, John worked for Turple Brothers Ltd. where he enjoyed repairing, and riding motorbikes and building sidecars. John was known in the area by motor bike enthusiasts for his red bike and sidecar. He was an avid and proud member of the Canadian Vintage Motor Bike Group. John was loved and will be deeply missed by his son Derald (Lorna) Lundberg; grandchildren Nadine, Lacinda and Dusty; seven great grandchildren; one brother; six sisters as well as numerous other family members and the many friends he made over the years. He was predeceased by his wife Grace in 2014; one brother and three sisters. A service to celebrate John’s life will be held at the Red Deer Elks, 6315 - Horn Street, Red Deer, AB on Friday, February 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 202, 5913 - 50 Ave, Red Deer AB T4N 4C4. Condolences to John’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

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Obituaries DOJAHN Lorraine It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Lorraine Dojahn on January 30, 2016 into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father. Lorraine will be remembered by her loving devoted husband, Don and her treasured sons, Stephen (JodyLynn) and Curtis (Dawn). As well as her dear and loving grandchildren; Cole, Hannah, Mackenzie and Trinity as well as numerous relatives and friends. A celebration of life will take place at the Alliance Community Church in Sylvan Lake, AB on Saturday February 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to STARS or the Stollery Children’s hospital.

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In Memoriam DONNA ING Aug. 19, 1930 - Feb. 12, 2015 God took her home, it was His will But in our hearts, she liveth still. Ken Ing and family

They say there is a reason They say that time will heal But neither time nor reason Will change the way we feel. For no one knows the heartache That lies behind our smiles We want to tell you something So there won’t be any doubt. You’re so wonderful to think of But so hard to be without.

STEWART Lucy 1931 - 2016 Lucy LaVerne Winnifred Stewart passed away at Extendicare Michener Hill in Red Deer on Friday, February 5, 2016 at the age of 84 years. Lucy is survived by her daughter Louella (Gary) Ramsey; grandsons James (Roxanne) and Matt; grandchildren Liam, Alexis and Lauren, all of Red Deer, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. A memorial and graveside service will take place in early April. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, 10240 - Kingsway Ave NW, Edmonton AB T5H 3V9 or to Parkinson’s Alberta, 5406 D 43 St, Red Deer AB T4P 1C9. Condolences to Lucy’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

In Memoriam BARB GIESBRECHT Feb. 24, 1944 - Feb. 12, 2006 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell, Of the loss of one we loved so well, And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep Her memory we shall always keep.

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