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Learning the ropes SOME 156 SYRIANS REFUGEES WHO RECENTLY ARRIVED IN RED DEER ARE SLOWLY ADJUSTING TO THEIR NEW LIFE IN CANADA
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ABOVE: Jalal Al Madani, his wife, Nawal, and their one-year-old son, Fayze, have just recently settled in Red Deer. LEFT: Central Middle School art teacher Mike Coghlin works with Furad, a Syrian refugee student in Grade 8, at the school this week. BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Learning the language of the land will be essential for the new Syrian families who are now calling Red Deer home. It will be a long road ahead as many have limited education and in some cases some have never stepped inside a school, let alone one that does not teach in Arabic. Others have lived in refugee camps for an extended period of time where schooling took a backseat to survival. The Central Alberta Refugee Effort (CARE)
is currently squeezing in Syrian adults into their 13 daytime and five part-time ESL classes. Staff will have conducted 50 English language assessments by the end of March. Two additional English As A Second Language (ESL) daytime classes are expected to be added by April 1. “Overall what we are finding is their education level is quite low,” said Frank Bauer, CARE executive director. “Some of them have not completed the equivalent of high school in their own language and have very low English. They are able to say, ‘Hello, how are you?’” See ESL on Page A8
Nawal Habbal is having a tough time adjusting to life as a new mother. The 18-year-old is learning to cook, clean and to understand the needs of Fayez Almadani, her oneyear-old son. In most situations, a new mother could depend on her own mother or closest female relative for support and advice on child rearing. But Habbal’s mother and sister are living in a city outside of Cairo called Sixth of October City, where they fled from war torn Syria three years ago. Habbal and her husband Jalal Almadani, 22, are one of the 29 families under the government sponsored refugee program who have resettled in Red Deer. See REFUGEES on Page A8
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Red Deer College Students Association president Maryanne McGrath sheds a tear as she announces the students association is donating $500,000 to the construction of the new Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport. Along with Alberta premier Rachel Notley, right, she is joined on stage by from the left, Alberta Minister of Advanced Education Marlin Schmidt, City of Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer, RDC board chair Shelley Ralston, and 2019 Canada Winter Games board chair Lyn Radford.
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for Red Deer College, the City of Red Deer and the community,” said Notley. “This is an institution that serves the municipalities in a variety of ways .. and the linkage of this facility to be able to host the 2019 Canada Winter Games is really important … I think it is an excellent investment. As I said before at this particular time the jobs that it will produce and the ability to keep people at work, the timing couldn’t be better.”
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It was standing room only as Premier Rachel Notley made her first official visit to Red Deer since becoming the head of the province. Notley was at the Red Deer College Arts Centre to celebrate the launch of the construction of the Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport on Friday. Minister of Advanced Education Martin Schmidt was also on hand for the ceremony.
But it was Maryanne McGrath, the Students’ Association president, who received the standing ovation. McGrath announced that the association would be writing a cheque for $500,000 for the new centre. McGrath said the students have been contributing a portion of their student association fees for the last 15 years in a trust fund. “It’s a monumental day not just for Red Deer College but also for the stu-
dents of Red Deer College,” said McGrath. “Even though times are certainly tough when it comes to the economy, enrolment is up and we are able to do more and more for our students every day.” Notley reconfirmed the provincial government’s $20-million commitment to the project, which was announced by the previous PC government. “This is a wonderful opportunity
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ABOVE: The Hospitals’ Lottery prize is located at 117 Lazaro Close in Red Deer is open for public viewing and on-site ticket sales. INSET: Red Deer Health Foundation executive director Iaian Park and Sylvia Barron, Alberta Health Services director share a laugh during the lottery’s launch.
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RDC president Joel Ward said even though this facility is for the 2019 Canada Winter Games, it will serve generations of learners at this college. Ward said he was excited about the announcement from the students. “You know how difficult it is to be a student today,” said Ward. “We couldn’t be pleased to have their support that says they believe in what we are trying to do here to support their learning for years to come. The project comes with an estimated $88-million pricetag. It is the largest capital project that will be used in the 2019 Canada Winter Games. Ward said the project is on time and on budget with the anticipated opening date in 2018. Ward said the community can expect to hear three more significant contributions for the facility in the coming weeks and months. Nova Chemicals recently came on board with a $1-million donation to the facility and another $1 million to the 2019 Canada Winter Games. As for RDC’s push to gain polytechnic status, Notley said the ministry is in the process of considering RDC’s application and is working closely with the college. “There is no question from a visionary point of view that we need to ensure the people of Central Alberta have access to degree granting opportunities,” said Notley. “It is a fundamental thing for … the City of Red Deer and ultimately the province of Alberta to have access to education. “ Notley said the government is doing an overview of the post-education system and this will be part of it. Ward said the case has been made and the government has all the information it requires to make a decision. He expects it to have the answer by next fall. “They are going to consider it and we believe it is the year we are going to get the answer,” said Ward. “We are optimistic the answer will be in the affirmative. When the premier came here to see the audience filled with supporters for this college and this centre and polytechnic university, I think they will have a clear understanding this is what Central Alberta wants.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
Wanted man arrested by Ponoka RCMP A Bentley man wanted by police who had described him as dangerous has been arrested, but not easily. Jonathan Andrews, 23, is facing a pile of new charges on top of what already was waiting for him when police caught up with him. Last week, Sylvan Lake and Rimbey RCMP asked JONATHAN ANDREWS for the public’s assistance in trying to find Andrews. At that time he was wanted in connection to numerous investigations in Rimbey and Sylvan Lake and was facing 20 charges including stolen property, flight from police, and several that were related to weapons. Police warned that he was considered dangerous and should not be approached. On Tuesday evening, Ponoka RCMP were called by a member of the public who believed Andrews was in a bar in that town. When police arrived, the suspect took off, allegedly getting into a pickup truck and then ramming a police vehicle. He ended up in a residential area, driving through some yards and hitting a parked vehicle before leaving the area. Ponoka and Maskwacis RCMP located the vehicle a short time later southbound on QEII Hwy. The vehicle ended up in the median eventually. The suspect driver was arrested after he ran across the highway. Andrews now faces 14 new charges from this latest incident. He is to appear in Ponoka provincial court on March 18.
Man charged with attempted murder appears in court The lawyer for a Sylvan Lake man charged with attempted murder said he is still waiting for information on his client’s charges. Maurice Collard was in Red Deer provincial court on Friday representing Andrew Joseph Snow, 29, who appeared through a closed-circuit TV link to Red Deer Remand Centre. Snow is also charged with two counts of aggravated assault, breaking and entering, robbery and two charges related to disobeying and failing to comply with court orders. The accused was arrested Jan. 12 by Blackfalds RCMP with the assistance of the RCMP Emergency Response Team. A warrant had been issued for his arrest before Christmas by Sylvan Lake RCMP, calling him armed and dangerous. Snow was previously arrested on Oct. 17, 2015 by Red Deer RCMP. At the time of his arrest, police believed he had information about two shootings in September, one in Sylvan Lake and one in Eckville. He pleaded guilty to several unrelated offences and was sentenced to time served when he pleaded guilty on Dec. 9. At the time he was not charged with attempted murder. Snow returns to court on March 21. He remains in custody.
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Third man facing drug charges after Clearview bust A third man has been charged after RCMP found cocaine, methamphetamine and cash at Red Deer residence in January. Steven Kenneth Nicholson, 32, of Lloydminster, now faces trafficking and stolen property charges and will appear in Red Deer provincial court on March 22. Damon Rhys Meidinger, 22, of Red Deer and Justin Davis Yakimchuk, 23, of Blackfalds were charged by RCMP in January in relation to this case. Their charges also relate to trafficking and possession of stolen property. Police had executed a search warrant in a Clearview Ridge house, and found those two suspects as well as 217 grams of cocaine, 48.9 grams of methamphetamine and almost $2,100 cash. While RCMP were searching the residence, a third man entered carrying approximately 111 grams of cocaine; he was also arrested without incident and those drugs, as well as $33,547 in cash, were seized from his possession.
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Provincial STARS Lottery officials were recently worried their lottery would not sell out for the first time in its history. However, Hospitals’ Lottery has a Red Deer prize and makes a local impact, she said. “The reason we expect a sellout is because we do have a local audience. This is the only lottery supporting the Red Deer hospital specifically for Central Albertans. We know that Central Albertans come out in droves to support the hospital as a rule and we expect they will again,” de Boer said. Last year, 90 per cent of Hospitals’ Lottery tickets were sold. In 2014 and 2013, the lottery sold out. She said a lot of work went into building a great house and more interesting prizes were added this year. “We’ve also reached out to some of our community partners for more places to sell tickets. We’re joining a couple rural trade fairs where we’ll be going to Ponoka and Innisfail to try and sell tickets. So just more community presence is what we plan to do. Definitely more face to face connection with our community.” Proceeds from the lottery go towards phase two of the $700,000 cardiac enhancement project at Red Deer hospital for the purchase and installation of new equipment. “In this city, if you have a heart attack, there’s a very good chance that you cannot be treated at our facilities. You’re going to be needed to shipped to Calgary or Edmonton. The changes we’re making, more Red Deerians and more Central Albertans will actually be able to stay in Red Deer. “Cardiac care is critical. It’s important you get care right now. You don’t want to be travelling any farther than you have to. We think this is an incredibly important cause this year and we’re really proud to be supporting it,” de Boer said. Sylvia Barron, director of emergency/critical care/cardiology for Alberta Health Services Central Zone, said among the equipment to be purchased are 17 more monitors for the emergency department to bring cardiac patients in from the waiting room a little faster. The money will also allow the hospital to install over 100 digital clocks will throughout the cardiac units to synchronize time sensitive things like medication as patients move from area to area. Lottery tickets are $35 each, three for $75, five for $100 or 15 for $250. For tickets call 403-340-1878 or toll-free 1-877-808-9005. Hospitals’ Mega Bucks 50 tickets are $10 each, 10 for $25, and 25 for $50. The lottery home is open to the public daily from 1 to 5 p.m. until April 30. From May 1 to June 19, the house is open 1 to 5 p.m. from Wednesday to Sunday. Early bird cutoff is 11 p.m. June 7. Final ticket sales cutoff is 11 p.m. June 21. To order online, or for more details, visit hospitalslottery.com. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com
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Homeless complaints on the rise BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF
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Work has almost been completed on a cleanup of a wooded area just north of Gasoline Alley between the north and southbound lanes of the QE2 Highway. Piles of trash, tents, shopping carts, propane tanks, used needles and other items have been removed from the site that homeless people have used as a camp.
ing, said Safe Harbour wouldn’t put up with negative activity on its property and neither should Red Deer County residents and businesses. Last year, garbage from Tent City filled five dumpsters, along with 33 kg of needles and other drug-related paraphernalia. “There was illegal activity happening at Tent City. One fellow ran his bike chop shop through Kijji out there quite successfully. When the police were out there, somebody showed up to buy some bike parts because they saw an ad on Kijji. There were generators and propane tanks. Those were all stolen.” Haggarty-Roberts said she agreed
Municipalities a vehicle to invest in green infrastructure: Notley BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Municipalities will benefit from a carbon tax, says Premier Rachel Notley. The province plans to invest in green infrastructure and municipalities are one of the best vehicles to do it, she said. Notley made the comments while she was in Red Deer on Friday for the Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport launch. No specific details were given as Notley said the province is still working on it from a sector-to-sector basis. Just this week, a resolution for advocacy on the new provincial carbon levy was unanimously supported at the Alberta Urban Municipalities (AUMA) Mayors’ Caucus. The City of Red Deer put forward the resolution asking the AUMA Board
to advocate for a revenue neutral impact on municipalities, easing the burden on taxpayers at a local level. The city has concerns about the details of the carbon levy. Mayor Tara Veer said it is not yet clear how this new tax will impact municipalities financially. “We have asked the government for this new levy to be revenue neutral for municipalities and not impact municipal taxes,” said Veer in a press release. “This would enable municipalities to work towards environmental sustainability and climate change mitigation and adaptation based on local priorities.” A carbon tax will be applied across all sectors, starting at $20 per tonne on Jan. 1, 2017 and moving to $30 per tonne on Jan. 1, 2018. It is one of the ways the province plans to tackle climate change. The money from the tax will be invested in green solutions.
Anglers urged to move ice huts off lake Don’t wait until the last minute. That’s the message to ice hut owners from the Sylvan Lake Management Committee. Comprised of municipalities around the lake, the committee met earlier this week and is recommending ice huts be removed by the end of the Easter long weekend on March 25-27. In an ordinary year, ice hut owners have until the end of March to haul their fishing shacks away. But the latest warm spell means that deadline might be too late this year.
Several years ago, the management committee started the Take it Off campaign to encourage ice hut owners to register their temporary shelters and remove them before they become a hazard. It has proven successful in almost eliminating the problem. Town of Sylvan Lake, Red Deer and Lacombe Counties, the five summer villages, Sylvan Lake RCMP, Alberta Environment and Parks and Sylvan Lake Fish and Game Association have joined forces on the Take it Off initiative.
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with the efforts of the county to address trespassing and unlawful camping, although more effort could be made to direct the homeless in the county to existing local services. “I don’t think it’s reasonable for businesses to have to suffer, for landowners to have to suffer, but we have to have a viable option to say this is your alternative,” Haggarty-Roberts said. Safe Harbour runs People’s Place homeless shelter in Red Deer that squeezes in 46 people in the winter and 35 in the summer, and operates another year-round program for 26 people who are intoxicated. She said Red Deer needs a new shelter to replace People’s Place that can accommodate about 60 people more comfortably. People often sleep
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Red Deer County warned residents this week that complaints about unlawful camping by homeless has jumped in the last six months. An alert on the county’s website from its Protective Services department said the number of complaints to County Patrol climbed to 18 from close to zero. Complaints dealt with homeless activity within about three km of Red Deer, including some near Gasoline Alley where a makeshift homeless camp dubbed “Tent City” was dismantled by officials last July. Tent City was located between the northbound and southbound lanes of Hwy 2 just south of Red Deer. Irv Heide, the county’s senior peace officer, said homeless generally look for shelter in heavily treed areas to get out of the wind, rain and snow where they can go undetected, whether it’s on a one-acre property or 80 acres. “The majority, in my experience, are addicted to some sort of drug or alcohol, how they came about that is obviously in different ways, but they truly just want to be left alone,” Heide said on Friday. He said some of the biggest complaints from residents have been about what the homeless leave behind. “There is a plethora of garbage and hazardous material that’s left behind. We had one property, a month and a half ago, there was I think a dozen propane tanks. They were likely stolen.” Unlawful camping comes with spinoff crime to support addiction and for other various reasons, he said. “(Unlawful camping) isn’t an issue that’s new. It’s not going away anytime soon. There’s no easy fix. It’s all over the place, different places in the province and country. It’s an unfortunate situation for sure,” Heide said. The alert at — located on the county website www.rdcounty.ca — provides residents with information to help them address unlawful camping. The alert said County Patrol continues to aggressively pursue unlawful camping and so far has curbed the potential for another Tent City. Tricia Haggarty-Roberts, director of operations with Central Alberta’s Safe Harbour Society for Health and Hous-
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Crown faces uphill battle in murder cases without bodies BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Legal experts say murder cases without bodies are unusual and it’s even more rare for them to go to trial where prosecutors have an uphill task of proving missing people are really dead. A trial in Edmonton started this week for Travis Vader, who is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two seniors who vanished almost six years ago. Lyle and Marie McCann, in their late 70s, were last seen fuelling up their motorhome in their hometown of St. Albert, just north of Edmonton, on July 3, 2010. They were setting out for a holiday with family in British Columbia. They never made it. Their burnedout RV and an SUV they had been towing were discovered in the bush west of the city in the days that followed. Vader’s defence lawyer has told court there’s not enough evidence to prove the McCanns are dead. A forensic anthropologist testified that he found no human remains in the burned debris from the motorhome. “It literally has to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that there has been a death,” says a Calgary defence lawyer. In 1991, Noel O’Brien defended a man charged with murdering his estranged wife. Wilhelmina Wanner was last seen alive in 1989, when blood and hair were found in her bathroom, along with a kitchen knife. O’Brien says he pointed out alternative explanations to the jury, including that the woman ran off. He didn’t have to prove that she did. “The Crown didn’t prove she didn’t,” he says. A jury acquitted Jacob Wanner. O’Brien says there have been convictions in cases with no bodies, but there have been strong motives and circumstantial evidence. He expects the Crown in the Vader case will call evidence about whether the missing couple used their bank accounts and credit cards after they disappeared and whether the McCanns contacted friends and family. “How likely is it they wouldn’t have had contact with their children or grandchildren?” Steven Penney, a law professor at the University of Alberta, says evidence in each case dictates how big of a hurdle it is to prove death. And it would be surprising if Vader’s defence lawyer didn’t raise it as an issue to create some doubt.
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Victim Lyle McCann is shown in an evidence photo released at the Travis Vader trial in Edmonton, Tuesday. Lyle and Marie McCann, in their late 70s, were last seen fuelling up their motorhome in their hometown of St. Albert, just north of Edmonton, on July 3, 2010. Their bodies have never been found. Experts say murder cases that get to trial when no bodies have been found are rare. Here are some past cases in Canada: June 1991: A jury finds Jacob Wanner, 59, not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his estranged wife. Wihelmina Wanner was last seen in 1989 on New Year’s Day in Red Deer, Alta. Blood and hair were found in her apartment bathroom, along with a kitchen knife. When he was released, Wanner said he was relieved and wanted to get on with his life. December 1994: Peter Stark is found guilty of the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Julie Stanton of Pickering, Ont. She was last seen getting into Stark’s car in 1990. There was no crime scene evidence, but Stark had made comments to a jailhouse informant that he raped a girl and killer her with an axe. Stanton’s remains were found on a rural property two years later. October 2000: A jury convicts Dr. Abraham Cooper, 61, of manslaughter in the death of fellow doctor Doug Snider in Fairview, Alta. Snider, 59, disappeared in 1999 after telling his wife he was going to meet Cooper at their clinic. Police found his blood on Cooper’s running shoes and
murder in Webber’s death and are also accused of kidnapping involving another individual. Shayne Earl Gulka, who is 44 and from Lacombe, Alta., is to appear in Red Deer provincial court on Monday. Police are still looking for 33-yearold Kevin Edward Brown of Calgary.
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in the trunk of his car and charged him with first-degree murder. The defence argued Snider had faked his death to frame Cooper, who was suing him for allegedly trying to destroy the practice. Cooper was sentenced to 10 years. June 2001: Timothy Culham, 29, is convicted of the first-degree murder of Hugh Sinclair, a 72-year-old Toronto antique collector, who disappeared in 1999. Smears of Sinclair’s blood were found in his apartment and his DNA was discovered in a car Culham had rented. The Crown argued Culham killed the senior to steal his antiques, pay off debts and fund a gambling addiction. In 2003, some of Sinclair’s remains were found near a highway outside the city. April 2008: A jury acquits Robert Baltovich of second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain. The 22-year-old vanished on her way to a night class at the University of Toronto’s campus in Scarborough in 1990. Her abandoned car was later found with blood stains in the back. Baltovich was originally convicted in 1992 and served eight years, but a second trial was ordered on appeal. His lawyers have alleged Bain was actually the victim of notorious sex killer Paul Bernardo.
it’s not done on unoccupied forested public lands where hunting coyotes is only permitted during the hunting season.” He says the animals found in the reservoir were likely hunted and trapped legally. Cox says there are concerns about the improper disposal of waste on public land, which is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act and carries a $250 fine.
LETHBRIDGE — A Calgary pediatrician says she wasn’t surprised that a southern Alberta mother had to feed her 19-month-old child with an eye dropper only days before the child died in 2012. Dr. Jennifer Ray D’Mello testified today in the negligence trial against David and Collet Stephan that it’s common for parents to “resort” to using an eyedropper if a young child was sick and didn’t want to eat. The doctor also told the jury that the herbal remedies the Stephans gave Ezekiel during his illness seemed, at least at times, to work, particularly on March 5, 2012, about a week after he became sick. On March 12, Ezekiel was rushed to the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary after he stopped breathing. D’Mello examined the toddler March 15 and she said the child was brain dead, comatose, and on a ventilator. During her interview with the couple, D’Mello said it was apparent the Stephans were attentive to Ezekiel while he was ill. She said the Stephans told her they had treated their son with herbal remedies for what they initially believed was croup. Collet Stephan boosted the child’s routine feedings with various herbal ingredients and fed him with an eyedropper when he didn’t want to eat to ensure he stayed hydrated. Within a week he had improved enough to go to preschool, and Collet decided the extra herbal supplements were no longer necessary. But a day later he was again lethargic and stayed in bed, so he was put back on the supplements. The next day he seemed better. That was the routine until March 11 when Ezekiel’s condition grew worse and a nurse friend suggested he might have viral meningitis and recommended the child be taken to a doctor. They researched treatments online and the following day the Stephans picked up an echinacea mixture from a naturopath in Lethbridge. By then, however, Ezekiel was too stiff to sit in his car seat and had to lie on a mattress in the Stephan’s vehicle as they drove to Lethbridge.
Grimsrud appointed chief medical officer of health EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP government has appointed a new chief medical officer of health. Dr. Karen Grimsrud is to start the job next month after working with the Public Health Agency of Canada since 2009.
LETHBRIDGE — Alberta Fish and Wildlife has received a complaint that 150 coyote carcasses were dumped on public lands surrounding a reservoir in southern Alberta. Spokesman Brenden Cox says the complaint came from a member of the public who made the discovery on March 2 at the Milk River Ridge reservoir, about 44 kilometres southeast of Lethbridge. Cox says it’s legal to hunt coyotes year-round without a licence as long as
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau crosses his heart after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday. moment ranked for an ambassador to Canada: “Ambassador to anywhere,” he cut in. “If you have an experience like the last few days you have to step back, pause a minute, and say this is one of the best experiences an ambassador can have… “It’s a pinnacle.” He made the remarks as the Canadian delegation prepared to leave for the airport. The prime minister’s final event was like much of the trip. Hundreds of people crowded around to snap pictures, many of them cheering. These were employees of the World Bank, Canadians and others who lined the entrance when he arrived. World Bank President Jim Kim saluted his work on climate change and Syrian refugees: “We’ve been watching with admiration,” he said, as they sat down to meet with officials and ministers at a boardroom table. Trudeau had just arrived from a town hall co-sponsored by the Center for American Progress, the unofficial think tank of the Democratic party. Organizers said the BBC, CBS, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal and Time
Bellegarde presses for national suicide strategy BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — Canada’s top aboriginal chief says there needs to be a national strategy to fight what he calls a devastating suicide epidemic faced by indigenous communities across the country. National Chief Perry Bellegarde with the Assembly of First Nations says his heart goes out to the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, where six people have killed themselves in the last two months. After a speech in Winnipeg on Friday, Bellegarde said the issue goes beyond the community 500 kilometres north of the city, which is also known as Cross Lake. Indigenous youth are up to seven times more likely to commit suicide than the national average, he said. “It’s a bigger issue than just Cross Lake,” Bellegarde said. “There’s got to be a huge intervention there, but also in a lot of communities across Canada. There’s got to be a national strategy on mental health to deal with the youth suicide that is rampant amongst our communities.” That strategy has to include adequate mental-health supports, as well as recreational facilities, proper education and the restoration of cultural pride among young people, he suggested. “Our young people need hope and inspiration,” Bellegarde said. “They don’t see that right now. We’ve got to make those key strategic interventions now. It’s a life-and-death situation.” In addition to the suicides, another 140 people from Cross Lake have attempted suicide or threatened to kill themselves. Another 100 kids are on a suicide watch. The grief-stricken community declared a state of emergency earlier this week in the hope of getting extra support for exhausted health professionals.
FIRST NATIONS ‘OUR YOUNG PEOPLE NEED HOPE AND INSPIRATION. THEY DON’T SEE THAT RIGHT NOW. WE’VE GOT TO MAKE THOSE KEY STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS NOW. IT’S A LIFE-AND-DEATH SITUATION.’ — PERRY BELLEGARDE NATIONAL CHIEF
Bellegarde said it shouldn’t have taken a crisis to raise government support. “Governments have known for a number of years about the high suicide rate amongst our people.” The reserve is asking for at least six mental-health workers and round-theclock counsellors in the short term. The band council is also calling for increased job opportunities, a hospital and youth recreational facilities. The federal indigenous affairs minister, as well as the health minister, has said Ottawa is doing everything it can to help the community right away, while trying to address the underlying reasons why so many indigenous people commit suicide. Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger said he met with Cross Lake leaders Friday and health crisis workers have arrived in the community. The federal government has pledged to fund the extra support for eight weeks, he said. The province is also doing what it can to improve recreational opportunities, especially over the upcoming March break, he said.
Police rappel down building to arrest stabbing suspect on balcony BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A high-profile architect involved in a NATO project has been charged in a brutal stabbing after a dramatic arrest that saw officers rappel down a midtown building. Police arrested Ellis Kirkland, 60, on a 27th-floor balcony on Thursday afternoon after using ropes to go down the side of a building. She is charged her with attempted murder, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and weapons dangerous to the public peace, and was due in court later Friday. Kirkland is accused of repeatedly
stabbing the doorman of an apartment building with a kitchen knife Thursday morning, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. An internationally renowned infrastructure specialist, Kirkland is the former vice-president of the NATO Association of Canada, according to the organization’s website. She is also the chair and founder of the NATO Paxbuild Economic Platform, a special project run by the organization to promote peace and security through economic stability, the site says. She was also the first woman to serve as president of the Ontario Architecture Association.
were among the outlets there. Trudeau’s photo was also on the front of the New York Times and Washington Post. The actual substance of the meetings received less coverage. Much of it had a celebrity flavour — and not just in GQ, Vanity Fair, Vogue, the Today Show and Entertainment Weekly, which all ran items. Before the trip, a White House diplomacy veteran urged the PM to work the celebrity angle. Brett Bruen, who was the White House director of global engagement until last year, said the prime minister should try reaching Americans who don’t follow the news, to build a bigger audience for when he wants to promote specific causes. The main message this time: globalization is an opportunity, not just a threat. This was delivered in a country where fear — of refugees, of job-killing trade deals, and of Mexican migrants — has dominated the early election discussion. Audiences repeatedly tried drawing him into discussing Donald Trump. He demurred, except to state his own views and share some stories from Canadian politics to suggest campaigning against Muslims can backfire.
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OTTAWA — Entering the twilight of his presidency, President Barack Obama has passed the climate change baton to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, aligning the political stars on an issue central to both the U.S. president’s legacy and Canada’s foreign policy. With just 10 months before he vacates the White House, Obama used Trudeau’s state visit to Washington on Thursday to cement a joint intent to move forward on a series of initiatives on reducing greenhouse gases and finding new sources of non-carbon based energy. “I’m especially pleased to say that the United States and Canada are fully united in combating climate change,” Obama said. “I believe we’ve laid the foundation for even greater co-operation for our countries for years to come and I’d like to think that it is only the beginning.” Trudeau has placed climate change at the heart of his domestic and foreign policy, incorporating it as a cross-cutting theme in the mandate letters to his cabinet ministers — not just Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, but Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion and their counterparts in natural resources, indigenous affairs and infrastructure. Obama said he intends to work toward ensuring the Democrats win November’s election. But even if that’s not the case, he said the “close friendship and relationship” between the two countries will ensure that some policies carry into the future. For his part, Trudeau affirmed the time-honoured axiom of Canada-U.S. relations: that he’ll work with whichever party wins the White House because “the friendship between our two countries goes far beyond any two individuals or any ideologies.”
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Canada BRIEFS Imperial Oil seeks approval for new $2B oilsands project CALGARY — Imperial Oil is seeking approval for a new, $2-billion oilsands project on its Cold Lake lease area in northeastern Alberta. The company says it has filed the regulatory paperwork with the Alberta Energy Regulator for the Cold Lake Expansion project, but Imperial spokeswoman Lisa Schmidt said development is not guaranteed. “This is a preliminary and very important step in the regulatory process,” Schmidt said. “Overall, we take a long-term approach to resource development and an ultimate investment decision will be based on a variety of factors including regulatory approvals, market conditions and economic competitiveness,” she said. Imperial (TSX:IMO), majority owned by U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil Corp, is taking the next step in the process as other oilsands developers delay or even shelve expansion projects in the face of low oil prices. The news comes only days after Imperial announced it was selling close to 500 Canadian Esso stations for $2.8 billion to several fuel distributors.
Quebecer charged with attempting to leave Canada to join terror group MONTREAL — A Quebec man was charged Friday with attempting to leave Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group. Ismael Habib appeared briefly in a Montreal courtroom, not long after the RCMP announced the serious charge against him. Federal prosecutor Lyne Decarie said the charge is the result of an ongoing investigation that began when Habib was first detained on other charges in Gatineau, Que., near Ottawa. “It’s a continuous exercise that has been taking place in recent days and over the last week,” she said. The charge of leaving the country to participate in terrorist activity was introduced into the Criminal Code in 2013 and carries a maximum sentence of 10 years behind bars.
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Funeral ends in gunfire FOUR INJURED, NO ARRESTS MADE BY THE CANADIAN PRESS COCHRANE — A funeral for a young man being held at a quiet, rural cemetery west of Calgary erupted into chaos on Friday afternoon when gunfire broke out, sending four men to hospital. It happened at a Muslim cemetery in the countryside near Cochrane, Alta., but by evening RCMP determined it was not a random attack and was not racially motivated. A suspect or suspects were still being sought and the four victims were taken to hospital — driven there by others at the funeral — with non-life-threatening injuries. Calgary Imam Syed Soharwardy said he spoke with two people who attended the funeral and they suspect the shooting was gang-related. “It did not seem to be a hate crime,” Soharwardy said. “It looks like it was a turf war or gang war or some type of revenge.” RCMP Cpl. Sharon Franks said the victims are all expected to recover and
are co-operating with investigators. She said police don’t know yet if the crime was gang-related and noted the victims were all of the same race. “We do not believe that this is random incident,” Franks said. “It appears that there were friends and family gathering for a funeral at this cemetery when an altercation broke out that ended with a gun fight. “Obviously they were there to mourn a friend and a family member and this is one of those things that is hard to understand.” The funeral was for a 21-year-old Pakistani man named Hamza Nazir, said Soharwardy, adding he knows the young man’s family but did not know how he died. He said many young people from different ethnic groups showed up at the funeral and one group even stayed outside the cemetery fence. “People were quite suspicious because they had never seen so many young people attending a funeral,” said Soharwardy. “So after the burial, they just left.” The shooting happened moments
later. Sgt. Jack Poitras said there was no immediate danger to the public, but at Foothills Hospital in Calgary, where the injured were taken for treatment, armed officers and a tactical team guarded the entrance. RCMP cruisers were also still stationed at the cemetery, where manager Zouheir Osman was trying to understand what had taken place. He said he had left after the funeral service concluded and was on his way back to Calgary when the shots were fired. “I got a call from one of the neighbours here that there was a shooting,” said Osman. “So I called back to see if the people who were left behind were OK and they said there was nothing. Then I kept going and heard it on the news and I started getting calls after that and I drove all the way back.” Osman said he didn’t believe the shooting had anything to do with the man being remembered at the funeral. “It has nothing to do with him,” he said. “It was just a heart attack.”
Lost jewelry turns up in septic tank after three years
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — A human rights complaint has been settled between a Winnipeg school division and the family VICTORIA — Dani Jacobsen says of a transgender student who wasn’t good things can happen even when allowed to use the girls’ bathroom. hope is all but lost. The River East Transcona School It’s the only way the B.C. woman Division says in a release that details says she can explain finding her lost of the settlement are confidential. jewelry at the bottom of a septic tank. The family of Bella Burgos filed the “Our motto has always tried to be complaint in 2014, alleging the school through the good times and bad times division had discriminated against the eight-yearold girl. They said a parent at Joseph Teres School had confronted the girl and told her not to use the girls’ washroom and officials later agreed. The family eventually moved to B.C. and a hearing had been scheduled for July. The school division says it became the first in the province earlier this year to publish gender identity guidelines emphasizing the rights of transgender students and staff. “This has been a very enlightening journey,” Kelly Barkman, superintendent of the school division, said in the release. “We are extremely proud GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN of what has been accomplished collaboratively.
we believed good times are coming,” said Jacobsen, who is from Nanaimo, B.C. “And that has been totally solidified by this experience,” she said. “It’s just awesome.” Jacobsen, 30, said Thursday she accepted three years ago she would never again find the jewelry after her oldest son, Cohen, now 5, flushed it down the toilet.
She and her husband, David, were living in Salmon Arm in B.C.’s Interior in 2013 when her wedding band, engagement ring, a diamond ring, a pair of diamond earrings and a pendant disappeared down the toilet. The couple launched a monumental search, which included David, an underground pipe worker, crawling underneath the house and cutting into pipes to look for the jewelry.
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REFUGEES: Red Deerians really helpful people The family of three, which is one of the youngest families relocated to Red Deer, arrived on Feb. 8. “I am very happy to be here but I miss my mother,” said Habbal, who spoke through Suaad Al-Aghbari, an Arabic-speaking Catholic Social Services Immigration and Settlement worker assigned to the family. “I am very young. My mother was the one who took care of my son. I know nothing. She would mix the food and feed him. It’s really hard for me to know what to do with my child.” There are five Arabic speaking counsellors who work with the 29 families (156 individuals) on top of their regular workload. This means taking them to doctor appointments, language assessment tests, grocery shopping and other basics. Al-Aghbari said it is impossible to spend the entire day with one family. “It is very difficult for her without her mother,” said Al-Aghbari. “She has called me crying. Her mom was doing everything for her. I give her basic advice.” Habbal said her son is constantly calling his grandmother’s name. Three new Syrian families are living in the same neighbourbood but they cannot help every day because they are busy too, said Al-Aghbari. Habbal said her dream is to have her parents and her sister’s family with them in Red Deer. Her sister Lina, 25, has four children including three-year-old triplets and a two-yearold. Her brother-in-law is responsible
for his family and his in laws. “I am really worried about my family,” said Habbal. Almadani said it was very expensive to live and to find work in Egypt. He said the children could not go to school because they had to have permanent residency. Trips to the doctor were very expensive particularly when you have four children, said Habbal. The Red Deer couple have been married for two years. Almadani, who is a mechanic, hopes to find work in his field after he learns English. “We want to thank Canada,” said Almadani. “We didn’t see this (kindness) anywhere else in the world. The people in Red Deer are really helpful people.” Catholic Social Services is continuing to provide support for the 29 families or 156 new arrivals including holding employment assessment workshops to develop some strategies about their future occupations. Two new families arrived last weekend. “Almost all Syrian refugees left some family member behind and they are looking for an opportunity to bring them here,” said Remza Mujezinovic, program supervisor for Catholic Social Services (CSS) Immigration and Settlement in Red Deer. She said landlords in the city have helped significantly in finding permanent accommodation for the new residents. She said they have been very accomodating in many ways. Catholic Social Services has found housing for all the families within 14 days of their arrival in various communities in Red Deer. crhyno@reddeeradvcoate.com
ESL: A very basic need Bauer said this has been a challenge because staff did not know this upfront. He said it makes sense be-
cause the Canadian government was looking to help the most vulnerable refugees. “ESL is a very basic need,” said Bauer. “There is no question about that. Without English language skills there is nothing you can really do.” He is confident the federal government will come through with funding for the additional classes. In the Red Deer Public School District, some 64 school-aged children have been enrolled in a handful of schools. Some are in regular classes in neighbourhood schools while others are in congregated ESL classes. Some have come with limited English and others are starting at square one. Vanessa Yamazaki, the English Second Language District co-ordinator, said it will always be a challenge when there are new students in a classroom. “You just get to know them, get to know their needs and what you need to do to support them to be successful,” said Yamazaki. “They seem to be really enjoying their time here. They have smiles on their face. They are trying their best to learn English and communicate with everybody. They seem to be very happy and adjusting very well.” As with Red Deer, the student body has become more diverse over the years to include students with refugee status or simply new immigrants so it is not unusual to have students from other countries in the district. The students started at the schools after the winter break and after the enrollment numbers are required by the province for funding. Red Deer Public Schools has taken on the vast majority of the Syrian students. It has come with an estimated $250,000 price tag costs and the cost is expected to rise. Bruce Buruma, the district’s Director of Community Relations, said the district has hired two full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers and one FTE education assistant to handle the new students. “One of the challenges that we face
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as a district is that there has been no funding for this,” said Buruma. “When you are bringing in 64 children into our schools that is pretty significant … Our teachers have been remarkable. It’s not an easy thing. Our teachers and families have been really welcoming but it does create the challenge because we don’t have the funding to support.” The district is starting to see some students who have special needs. One child has Down Syndrome and another has autism, said Buruma. “They are children who will require those additional supports,” said Buruma. “We’re ready and welcoming of doing that. We are glad Canada is welcoming all of kinds of children with all different needs. We are responding as best as we can. Sometimes it is a little bit taxing and challenging but we are doing the best we can. It would just be nice to have some support to meet those unique needs of some of those children.” Education falls under the provincial mandate while welcoming the refugees from Syria is a federal initiative. The district has not received extra funding from either order of government. School boards receive grants based on enrollment numbers as of Sept. 30 every year. “Now when these children come to us in September and they are part of our enrollment they will be funded well but in the interim, for more than half the year, there isn’t any funding for these kids,” said Buruma. “There was a hope funding would follow these kids. Canada has really opened its doors for that. Families come whether they are a refugee or an immigrant because they have hopes and dreams for their kids. What is common is these kids need a good education.” The district receives translation support from CARE when meeting with families and students. It has a few staff members who speak Arabic. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
Two dozen lawyers helping sponsors navigate paperwork BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A group of Central Alberta lawyers are doing their part to help Syrian refugees. Some 24 lawyers are offering free services to help groups who are privately sponsoring refugees navigate the paperwork. “You don’t really need the law degree as such but the attention to detail and the understanding of language and all those kinds of things,” said Kathy Parsons, executive director of the Cen-
tral Alberta Community Legal Clinic. “But 85 per cent of applications are being denied simply based on the technicalities of the paperwork.” Parsons said the lawyers will take the applicants through the step-by-step application process in response to the Syrian crisis. They have to meet the guidelines of having UN refugee status being from Syria or Iraq living in Turkey, Jordan or Lebanon. “What might take the average person on their own six, eight, nine months to do, we can hopefully get it shortened to a couple of months,” said Parsons.
The lawyers will typically spend 15 to 20 hours on each application. The lawyers received intensive training from the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program in Edmonton. Lawyers have access to forums, training videos and other expertise resources on the website. “The lawyers are not just giving the 15 to 20 hours to fill out the paperwork and work with the client,” said Parsons. “They have put in a fair amount of time up front in order to feel that they have some expertise to do that.” The program stems from the University of Ottawa Refugee Sponsor-
ship Support Program that brings together sponsorship experts, pro-bono lawyers, law students, and community organizations to offer direct support to Canadians seeking to sponsor refugees. In order for a group to privately sponsor a refugee, there is specific criteria including a requirement of five members over age of 18. For more information, call the Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic at 403-314-9129 or info@communitylegalclinic.net or visit www.refugeessp.ca crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
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HURRICANES BLOW AWAY REBELS BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Hurricanes 6 Rebels 1 Any hopes the Rebels had of vaulting into first place this weekend were quickly dashed with the Lethbridge Hurricanes power play went to work. Two power play goals on their first two man advantages have been enough Friday night, but the Hurricanes added four even strength goals winning 6-1. “We have to get everybody playing better,” said Rebels head coach/GM. “We have a lot of guys tonight who didn’t play well. We just didn’t play with the emotion and intensity we need to play at to have success. Our first period our goaltending struggled. “Some of our top end guys have to be a lot better.” The Rebels lone goal came near the end of the first from Luke Philp, his 20th on the season. It had to be reviewed before it was ruled a goal by the on-ice officials. Assists were credited to Kale Doetzel and Brandon Hagel. Forward Tyler Wong led the Hurricanes with two goals while Arvin Atwal and Ben Duppereault each had a goal and an assist. The Canes boast the league’s top power play unit, with a rating of 29 per cent. The Rebels’ penalty kill is 18th in the league, with a 76.6 per cent rating.
Hurricanes scored the first goal, just 12 seconds into their first power play of the night. Connor Bleackley was sent to the box for goalie interference. Cory Milette scored with help from Arvin Atwal. “They have a good power play,” said Sutter. “It started with Bleakley taking a bad penalty that put us down and they scored right away on it. “We weren’t hard enough on pucks. It’s the time of year where if you don’t do things the right way and play hard enough the right way this is what happens. Starting goalie Trevor Martin was given the hook after allowing the third first period goal and Dawson Weatherill was brought in. Weatherill closed out the period allowing the Hurricanes fourth goal. Martin was back in net to start the second period. The loss snapped the Rebels five game winning streak. The Hurricanes have won every matchup between the two so far this season. The two renew hostilities tonight in Red Deer at the Enmax Centrium in the back half of a home-and-home series. It is also the last time they will play each other during the regular season. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. Note: Hayden Fleury sat for the game as he served a one game suspension. He was suspended on Thursday for a hit
from behind on Prince Albert Raiders forward Jordan Tkach during the March
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HOCKEY
Queens crowned ACAC champs KINGS FALL TO OOKS BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF
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Arizona Coyotes goalie Louis Domingue blocks the net on Calgary Flames’ Josh Jooris during third period NHL hockey action in Calgary.
Coyotes topple Flames 4-1 BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Arizona 4 Calgary 1 CALGARY — Brad Richardson scored twice and Antoine Vermette had the game winner Friday night as the Arizona Coyotes beat the Calgary Flames 4-1, snapping a 10-game road winless skid. Tied 1-1 headed to the third and with Arizona on a power play, Vermette snuck out of the corner and from the side of the net, steered a perfect cross-ice pass from Martin Hanzal into the open side. Arizona got an insurance goal at 14:18 of the third when Richardson backhanded in Shane Doan’s rebound, then Richardson added an empty net-
ter to finish things off. Boyd Gordon also scored for Arizona (29-32-7). Doan had two assists to give him 41 points, his 14th season with over 40 points. The reeling Coyotes won for just the second time in their last 11 (2-8-1). Mikael Backlund scored for Calgary (28-35-5). The Flames are 1-1-1 halfway through a six-game homestand. Calgary took a 1-0 lead on a short-handed goal 21 seconds into the second period. Michael Frolik cut in from off the wing on a 2-on-1 and neatly slid a pass across to Backlund and he buried his 15th into the open net. Backlund has been on a roll lately with 10 goals in his last 18 games. This comes after he scored just five
times in the first 50 games. Arizona tied it at 15:01 of the second on a short-handed goal of its own. Gordon blocked Dougie Hamilton’s shot leading to a 2-on-1 in which Justin Martinook sent a pass across to Gordon, who batted it in out of the air. Gordon has two goals in his last three games after 48 games without a goal to begin the season. Louis Domingue made 24 save to improve to 14-15-5. Two of his best stops came close together midway through the period second with the game tied 1-1. First he denied Micheal Ferland’s 15-foot snapshot from the slot. Then he turned aside a dangerous chance by Mark Giordano.
Kings advance to national final in volleyball BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Kings 3 Chargers 2 NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The RDC Kings have won a lot of tough matches over the years at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association men’s volleyball championships, but there were few to match the calibre of Friday’s meeting with the Camosun Chargers. The Kings needed every bit of their experience, talent and character to pull out a 25-18, 19-25, 19-25, 26-24, 15-11 victory over the Victoria, B.C., squad in the championship semifinals. “That was a high pressure match, possibly the highest calibre match I’ve seen at the national finals in quite a few years,” said Kings head coach Aaron Schulha. “But that’s the way it’s supposed to be. In the grand scheme of things these were high level teams. “The teams in the other semifinal
are no push-overs, but prior to our game Gord (long time RDC coach and instructor Inglis) said to me he thought these were the two teams that should have been in the final, “He was right it was a high calibre match and I’m glad we came out on the right end.” For a period of time it looked like the Kings would have to be up early on Saturday to play in the bronze medal semifinal. The Kings made a number of mistakes in the second and third sets, but started to regain some of the momentum in the fourth. However, despite leading 21-18 the Kings were down 24-23 with the defending champion Chargers serving for the match. The Kings then showed their character and refused to give away the deciding point. “Coming back the way we did showed a whole tonne of character,” said Schulha. “Our blocking finally went our way and our service pressure was good.
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“In the second and third sets they out-worked us on defence. They’re a very good defensive team but we were trying to be too fine on our attack as well. Once we had a discussion on that we started to execute.” In the final set the Kings led 6-3 and 8-6 at the turn. Middle blocked Ty Moorman was outstanding in that fifth set with three stuff blocks and two kills. “Ty took over while Tommy (middle Lyons) was steady and Riley (Friesen) stepped up when we needed it,” said Schulha, who also got a solid effort out of left side Kashtin De Souza and right side Nic Dubinsky, who was rightly so the player of the match. “Kashtin was consistent and was playing in front of his family and friends and was very solid under pressure,” said Schulha. “But we had a talk with the guys about trusting each other and not trying to do someone else’s job and it worked out in the end.” See KINGS on Page B2
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Queens 4 Ooks 3 (2OT) Storming back from a one goal deficit with seconds left on the clock in the third period, it took double overtime for the Red Deer College Queens hockey team to emerge as Alberta College Althetic Conference Champions. Emily Swier scored the OT winner in the second OT after a scramble in front of NAIT Ooks Tehnille Gard. The goal sealed the series for the Queens. Though the teams traded chances in the first overtime, none got by goalies Gard and Jen West for the Queens. The Ooks held the lead until late in the third period. With 15 seconds left on the clock and six skaters, the Queens tied it up 3-3 with a scramble in front of the net. Ashley Graf buried it home with the assist going to Cassidy Anderson. The goal forced overtime. The Queens jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period when their power play found the net twice. The scoring started during a 5-on-3 when the puck was loose in front of the net. After the first goal, the second one came during the same power play putting the visitors up 2-0. In the second period the Ooks took over with three goals. It started early, with the tying goal coming on a power play for a knee. The third goal caused a little controversy as there was question to when the net came off of its moorings. But it was called a goal. The last time the Queens won the ACAC title was 2002. The win snaps the Ooks championship streak, as they have won the last three ACAC women’s hockey titles. Ooks 6 Kings 0 The Kings were shelled as the top seeded NAIT Ooks cruised to a 6-0 win to open their three game series. Left winger Tanner Dunkle led the Ooks with two goals and three assists. Kevin Carthy also had two goals while Scott Fellnemrmayr and Tyler Yaworksi had one goal each. Kings starting goalie Mike Salmon turned aside 33 of the 39 shots he faced, but was given the hook early in the third period. Kraymer Barnstable came on in relief and held the Ooks off the score sheet for the rest of the game. The Ooks have not lost a game all season, and of their 32 wins only two were not in regulation. Down a game in the series, it’s do or die time for the Kings as they play host to the Ooks tonight at 7 p.m. at the Penhold multiplex. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
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Jacobs suffers first loss as Gushue takes Page Playoff BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Parity was the hot buzzword entering this year’s edition of the Tim Hortons Brier. Nothing has changed now that the playoffs are here. The 12-team round-robin featured one of the deepest fields in the history of the national men’s curling championship. There was no surprise at the four teams that made it to the final weekend. Newfoundland and Labrador’s Brad Gushue, Alberta’s Kevin Koe and Manitoba’s Mike McEwen own the top three spots in the Canadian men’s rankings. Northern Ontario’s Brad Jacobs is ranked seventh. He’s also the reigning Olympic champion and was unbeaten through the round robin. Gushue moved into the driver’s seat Friday night but it’s still anyone’s guess who will hoist the Brier Tankard. The veteran skip needed an extra end to complete a 7-6 win over Jacobs in the Page Playoff 1-2 game. “We’re one win away,” Gushue said. “That was a heck of a game and a heck of a win.” Gushue advanced to Sunday’s championship game while Jacobs will play in the semifinal on Saturday night. Jacobs opened with a deuce and gave up a single in the third end. Gushue missed a tapback in the fifth and Northern Ontario took advantage with two points to lead 4-1. The Jacobs rink made a number of uncharacteristic errors in the second half of the game and it proved costly. Gushue scored a pair in the sixth end
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Newfoundland and Labrador skip Brad Gushue calls during a draw against Northern Ontario during Page playoff competition at the Tim Hortons Brier curling championship, Friday. and moved ahead on a steal of two in the seventh. “They got some rocks in some good spots and we didn’t,” Jacobs said. “We had a really terrible seventh end. I think (coach) Caleb (Flaxey) said that was our worst end of the Brier. “So when that happens, something bad is bound to happen. We all took our turns that end unfortunately.” Jacobs even flashed a stone in the eighth before connecting on a takeout to tie the game. The teams exchanged
singles before Gushue hit a nice tapback in the 11th end for the victory. Newfoundland and Labrador shot 92 per cent overall while Northern Ontario was at 87 per cent. McEwen and Koe will meet in the Page Playoff 3-4 game on Saturday afternoon. The winner advances to the semifinal that night against Jacobs. The semifinal winner will play Gushue for the title. Earlier in the day, Northern Ontario closed out a perfect round-robin with a
4-1 victory over Gushue. Jacobs won all 11 round-robin games and had choice of stones and hammer for the evening rematch. Gushue finished 9-2 while Koe and McEwen were 8-3, with Koe taking the third seed thanks to his win over McEwen earlier in the week. The semifinal loser will meet the 3-4 loser for the bronze medal on Sunday afternoon before the final. Gushue won Olympic gold at the Turin Games in 2006 but is still looking for his first Brier title. He’s making his 13th career appearance at this event. Jacobs won a national title in 2013 and took the Olympic crown the following year at the Sochi Games. Koe has claimed two Brier titles and won a world championship in 2010. McEwen has been a force on the curling tour over the last few seasons but had a hard time getting out of the Manitoba playdowns until this year. He closed out his round-robin schedule with an 8-3 win over Prince Edward Island’s Adam Casey. Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories held off Quebec’s Jean-Michel Menard 8-6 and B.C.’s Jim Cotter beat New Brunswick’s Mike Kennedy 7-5. Team Canada’s Pat Simmons missed the playoff cut at 6-5. He beat Jacobs in last year’s final in Calgary. Saskatchewan’s Steve Laycock was 5-6, followed by Menard and Ontario’s Glenn Howard at 4-7. Jamie Koe was tied with Kennedy and Cotter at 3-8 and Casey finished last in the 12-team field at 2-9. As a result, P.E.I. is relegated to the qualification pool at next year’s Brier in St. John’s.
LOCAL BASKETBALL
Cougars win Central Zone For the second straight year the Notre Dame Cougars Senior boys basketball team are the best in the Central Zone, winning the championship 67-59 over the Lindsay Thurber Raiders. Cody White led the Cougars with 21 points, seven assists and seven rebounds. Jeb Maribojoc had 13 points and Josh Ballantyne had 14 of his own. “It has been a year of tremendous growth for our team, featuring only two returning players from last year’s undefeated zone champs,” said Stephen Merredew, Cougars head coach. “After a mid-season loss to Thurber that really stung, this game proves how far we have come as a unit.” For the Raiders, T.K. Kunaka led the team with 16 points while Reece Lehman had 14 points and 15 rebounds. On the girls’ side, Lindsay Thurber topped Hunting Hills 68-61. Kelsey Lalor led the girls with 25 points while Keira Fujimoto chipped in 15 points of her own. Hunting Hills Lightning had key performances from Kristen Loney with 21 points and Leah Hagel with 10 points. All these teams will return to the court on Thursday as Red Deer hosts the 4A high school basketball provincials. The games will take place at Hunting Hills, Lindsay Thurber and Notre Dame from Thursday to Saturday of next week. Photo by MURRAY CRAWFORD/Advocate staff
Bentley Generals forward Eric Schneider gets a back handed shot on net on Friday night in game 1 of their Chinook Hockey League final against the Stony Plain Eagles.
Generals take first game of final series The Generals started Dustin Butler,
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Generals 4 Eagles 1 Ryan Smyth’s debut at the Lacombe Arena wasn’t quite what he had in mind, but the Bentley Generals were happy with the outcome.
The Generals took an early 1-0 series lead in the best-of-seven Chinook League final with a commanding 4-1 win over the visiting Stony Plain Eagles. Carter Rigby led the Generals with two goals while Brett Robertson and Kyle Bailey pitching in a goal each.
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Dubinsky finished with 24 kills, 10 digs and five blocks, but he was quick to point out it was a team effort. “We expected it to be a battle, they’re an excellent team, but after that third set we knew we were not where we should be,” he said. “We strived to keep an even level. We made a couple of small changes, but winning that fourth set was a confidence builder and we started having some fun again.” Dubinsky knew what it was like to lose to the Chargers, who beat RDC in the fifth set in last year’s nationals. “Some of us went through it last year and it stung,” he said. “We didn’t want that feeling again. We knew, even when we were down, to keep calm and keep pushing.” Friesen finished with 17 kills, an ace and five digs while setter Luke Brisbane had 54 assists, 10 digs, two blocks and three kills. Lyon had nine kills, four blocks and three digs while Moorman had seven kills, five digs and six blocks. De Souza had six kills, 11 digs and an ace. The Kings face the Limoilou Titans in the final today at 8 p.m. (mst). Limoilou downed the Fanshaw Falcons of London, Ont., 25-16, 25-20, 25-20. The Chargers face the host Douglas College in the bronze semifinal. The other semifinal sees Mohawk of Hamilton clashing with Fanshaw. Douglas downed Keyano 3-2 while Mohawk stopped St. Thomas 3-0.
Smyth had the lone goal for the Eagles who return home to Stony Plain
A 38-point performance from Jeremy Purviance led the All Sports Cresting Lacombe over Bulldog Scrap Metal, 100-83 in Central Alberta Senior Mens Basketball action. Brandon Wetmore pitched in 21 points of his own to help the All Sports Cresting Lacombe to the victory. Bulldog Scrap Metal’s Travis Rasmussen had 21 points and Tyler Horner had 20 points for the losing cause.
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Saturday, March 12, 2016
Warriors winger Hunt continues to defy adversity
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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Dryden Hunt didn’t let being bypassed in the NHL draft get him down. Hunt, a 20-year-old Moose Jaw Warriors winger, was not selected in the two years he was eligible. Heading into Friday night’s game versus Regina, Hunt had scored 54 goals — more than any other player in Canadian major junior hockey — and led the WHL in points with 110 this season. As a result of his offensive prowess, he recently earned an entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers. DRYDEN HUNT “It means a lot,” Hunt said of the deal. “Obviously, getting passed over is tough. It just goes to show you that sometimes people thrive at different ages. I’ve worked hard my whole five years in this league, and it’s all paying off right now.” The Nelson, B.C., native posted five hat tricks in eight games in February. Meanwhile, the Warriors (34-25-7 going into weekend play) have secured a playoff spot for the first time since 2011-12. The good times defy the adversity that Hunt has endured since breaking into the WHL with the Regina Pats in 2011-12. Before reaching his current lofty status, he overcame two concussions that sidelined him for all but two games in 2012-13 with the Pats. “It was my second year in the Western League,” he recalled. “Unfortunately, I got hurt in (the) exhibition (season) and then took a month off and came back,” he said. “My (second) game, I got another one. It was pretty unfortunate to get injured like that. But I decided to take the rest of the year off, and I think (the rest) helped in the long run.” The first concussion occurred when Hunt fell during a fight and hit his head on the ice. Everett’s Lucas Grayson was suspended five games for inflicting the second one. Hunt, who is listed at six foot one and 201 pounds, has also faced considerable uncertainty. Bypassed in the WHL’s bantam draft, Hunt toiled briefly for the Trail Smoke Eaters of the B.C. Hockey League in 2010-11 and played at Notre Dame in Wilcox, Sask., where he was recruited by the Pats. He was traded to the Medicine Hat Tigers midway through the 2014-15 season and then dealt to Moose Jaw just before the current campaign. Now, he hopes to finish his WHL career with a good playoff run and get a chance to skate alongside Jaromir Jagr at the Panthers’ training camp next fall, if the 44-year-old winger does not retire beforehand. “He was playing in the NHL before I was born,” said Hunt. “I think that’s kind of crazy. The year he’s having at the age he is at is crazy, and for me to meet him in training camp next year will be pretty surreal. I’ve been watching that guy since I started hockey.” These days, a lot of people are watching Hunt too. Hunt is at a loss to explain why he was not chosen in the NHL draft. He believes that limited production in his first year of eligibility and less exposure to scouts while growing up in his small hometown could have been factors. “But you can’t really live in the past now,” he said. “I’m very fortunate that I do have (a pro) opportunity.”
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Stricker shares lead at Innisbrook as Spieth makes cut BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Jordan Spieth holed three shots from off the green and made the cut with one shot to spare Friday in the Valspar Championship. Now he has to figure out how to catch up to Steve Stricker and Will MacKenzie. Stricker, playing for only the fifth time this year, holed out from the 10th fairway for eagle and made a 60-foot birdie putt across the fourth green for a 5-under 66 that gave him a share of the lead with MacKenzie, who had a 67. They were at 5-under 137, one shot ahead of Bill Haas (67), Canadian Graham DeLaet (66) and Daniel Berger (68). DeLaet, from Weyburn, Sask., rose up 43 spots on the leaderboard after shooting 1-over 72 in Thursday’s first round. Spieth is just happy to be joining them. He opened with a 76 and was in danger of missing the cut, especially when the wind began to pick up just as he was starting his second round on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook. And then he hooked his tee shot on the par-5 opening hole into a bush, had to take a penalty shot and made bogey on the easiest hole on the course. “I’m walking off that green going, ‘Oh, boy. We can either somehow flip this one around today or … I don’t want that to be the key of me not being able to be here for the weekend.’ I thought it was really strong what we did after that,” he said. Nearly five hours later, after he nearly holed a bunker shot on the 17th to save par, Spieth exhaled on the 18th tee and said with a smile, “This was grinding today. I’ve got some good stuff coming on the weekend.” He wound up with a 68 and was at 2-over 144 to make the cut by one shot. That’s all he was thinking about until he chipped in from behind the green on
the 15th for a birdie, and his tee shot on the 16th narrowly cleared the water. It was hard work, and there is plenty left. More than just trying to make up seven shots on the weekend, he had 42 players in front of him. Stricker began to cut back on his schedule a few years ago, and he had back surgery at the end of 2014 that limited his playing even more. But the strength is starting to return to the 49-year-old with the pure putting stroke, and he has looked solid for two days. Stricker was tied for the lead early on Thursday until three straight bogeys late in his round. This time, he took the eagle and keep running, adding a short birdie putt on the par-5 14th and a 10-foot birdie on the 16th hole to catch MacKenzie. “There are times I escaped with a few good breaks,” Stricker said. “Holing out on 10, you don’t expect to do that. And that putt at No. 4 was going pretty quick, and that ended up going in. So some things evidently went my way. I’m starting to play a little better. Definitely putting better. And slowly, things are coming together.” The large group at 3-under 139 included Justin Thomas, who hit a sharp slice to escape the trees on his first hole of the day (No. 10) and turned potential bogey into birdie on his way to a 67. Also at 139 were Augusta, Georgia, native Scott Brown (69), who has yet to play the Masters past champion Retief Goosen and Charles Howell III, another Augusta native who had a 72. Only eight shots separated the top and bottom of the leaderboard, leaving the weekend wide open. That includes Spieth, the defending champion, whose first goal was get to Saturday. It wasn’t easy, but he settled into his round with a 6-iron over the water to 5 feet on the third hole. He used the blade of his sand wedge to hole a birdie putt from the collar the par-5 fifth — the first time he has used that shot in competition — and putted one from off the green on No. 7 for another birdie.
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DUNEDIN, Fla. — Marcus Stroman tossed 4 2-3 innings of three-hit ball and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in 10 innings Friday. The right-hander allowed singles in the second, third and fifth innings to Allen Craig, Mookie Betts and Rusney Castillo, respectively. He also struck out four on 55 pitches before being lifted with two outs in the fifth. “I want to go as deep as I can each and every game (and) put the boys in position to win,” Stroman said. “I’m looking to go nine a lot this year, and anything I can to keep that efficiency up and to keep my pitch count low, I’m going to do.” Stroman, who is expected to fill the void atop Toronto’s rotation following the off-season departure of ace David Price, previously struck out four in his second start against Houston on Sunday. He missed nearly six months last season recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee before returning for four starts in late September, going 4-0 with a 1.67 ERA. Thursday marked one year since Stroman sustained the injury during a fielding drill last spring training. “Honestly, it was the biggest blessing in disguise I’ve ever had,” he said. “I feel great. I can’t put into words how strong I feel - my emotion, my pitches and I’m just excited to get to opening day.” Boston prospect Sam Travis homered to centre field with two outs in the ninth. Toronto prospect Jon Berti drove in the winning run in the 10th on a single to centre. STARTING TIME Red Sox: Steven Wright yielded three hits in four scoreless innings. The right-hander also walked one and struck out one on 55 pitches, 35 strikes. Blue Jays: Manager John Gibbons stopped short of naming Stroman the starter for Toronto’s opener at Tampa Bay on April 3, but hinted that an announcement is forthcoming. “I’ll let you guys (the media) look at the calendar and kind of add things up, and then we’ll officially announce something in a few days, I’m sure,” he said. TRAINER’S ROOM Red Sox: RHP Koji Uehara is scheduled to pitch in relief on Saturday against the Marlins. The former All-Star is returning from a broken right wrist he sustained in August that ended his season. Blue Jays: 1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion, out since having an abscessed tooth pulled on Feb. 28, said he will take live batting practice on Sunday and Tuesday and should make his spring debut Wednesday against the Yankees in Tampa or Thursday against the Astros in Kissimmee. UP NEXT Red Sox: Craig Kimbrel is scheduled to make his second appearance of the spring on Saturday against the Marlins in Fort Myers. The four-time All-Star closer, who was acquired in a November trade from San Diego, pitched a perfect fourth inning against the Rays on March 4.
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SCOREBOARD SATURDAY, March 12, 2016
Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt x-Brandon 68 44 18 4 2 296 192 94 x-Prince Albert 68 36 24 7 1 211 211 80 x-Moose Jaw 68 34 25 7 2 239 226 77 x-Regina 68 33 27 3 5 228 242 74 Saskatoon 68 25 39 4 0 208 297 54 Swift Current 68 24 36 5 3 181 233 56 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt x-Lethbridge 68 45 21 1 1 289 201 92 x-Red Deer 68 42 23 1 2 241 197 87 x-Calgary 67 38 25 2 2 224 204 80 Edmonton 67 28 32 6 1 188 218 63 Medicine Hat 68 28 35 3 2 209 269 61 Kootenay 68 10 52 6 0 142 306 26 WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt x-Victoria 67 45 16 3 3 256 154 96 x-Kelowna 66 45 18 3 0 237 196 93 Prince George 68 36 27 3 2 234 209 77 Kamloops 68 34 25 5 4 236 213 77 Vancouver 68 23 37 5 3 192 251 54 U.S. DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt x-Seattle 66 40 23 3 0 211 177 83 x-Everett 66 37 22 4 3 173 154 81 Portland 66 33 29 4 0 211 206 70 Spokane 66 30 27 5 4 204 223 69 Tri-City 67 31 33 2 1 218 238 65 x — clinched playoff berth Note: winning team is credited with two points and a victory in the W column a team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the respective OTL or SOL column. Friday’s results Swift Current 4 Prince Albert 1 Brandon 5 Saskatoon 1 Regina 5 Moose Jaw 4 (SO) Calgary 5 Edmonton 0 Lethbridge 6 Red Deer 1 Medicine Hat 6 Kootenay 3 Prince George at Victoria Tri-City at Spokane Kamloops at Kelowna Portland at Vancouver Everett at Seattle Thursday’s results No Games Scheduled. Saturday’s games Swift Current at Prince Albert, 7 p.m. Regina at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Saskatoon at Brandon, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m. Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Kamloops, 7 p.m. Seattle at Portland, 7 p.m.
Local Sports Kelowna at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. Everett at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. Sunday’s games Prince George at Victoria, 12 noon Medicine Hat at Calgary, 4 p.m. Everett at Portland, 5 p.m. Edmonton at Lethbridge, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Tri-City, 5:05 p.m. Hurricanes 6, Rebels 1 REGINA — Hurricanes 6, Rebels 1 First Period 1. Lethbridge, Millette 33 (Atwal) 6:29 (pp). 2. Lethbridge, Duperreault 2 (Bellerive) 10:58. 3. Lethbridge, Wong 39 (Bellerive, Nielsen) 13:20 (pp). 4. Red Deer, Philp 20 (Doetzel, Hagel) 15:34. 5. Lethbridge, Pankewicz 5 (Lindgren) 17:21. Penalties — Bleackley Rd (goaltender interference) 6:17 Nogier RD (hooking) 13:00 Philp RD, Nielsen Leth (roughing) 15:34 Pankewicz Leth (roughing) 19:50. Second Period 6. Lethbridge, Atwal 10 (Sheen, Duperreault) 5:21. 7. Lethbridge, Wong 40 (Reagan, Pankewicz) 13:27. Penalties — Burke Leth (holding) 6:39 Merezhko Leth (double high-sticking) 17:42. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Burke Leth (slashing) 5:56 DeBrusk RD (cross-checking) 12:34 DeBrusk RD, Pankewicz Leth (slashing, fighting) 17:48. Shots on goal by Red Deer 14 10 10 — 34 Lethbridge 16 8 11 — 35 Goal (shots-saves) — Red Deer: Martin 15-7-1-1 (32-27), Weatherill (13:20 third 3-2) Lethbridge: Skinner (W, 26-9-1-0). Power plays (goals-chances) — Red Deer: 0-5 Lethbridge: 2-. Referees — Chris Crich, Kyle Scrivens. Linesmen — Sean Donnelly, Scott Sharun. Attendance — 5,192 at Lethbridge, NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Boston 69 38 23 8 84 Florida 67 37 21 9 83 Tampa Bay 68 39 24 5 83 Detroit 67 33 23 11 77 Montreal 68 32 30 6 70 Ottawa 69 31 30 8 70 Buffalo 69 27 33 9 63 Toronto 66 22 33 11 55 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Washington 67 49 13 5 103 N.Y. Rangers 67 39 22 6 84
GF 210 187 186 170 186 198 164 159
GA 187 163 163 179 190 218 188 197
GF GA 217 155 192 173
N.Y. Islanders 65 37 20 8 82 189 163 Pittsburgh 67 35 24 8 78 183 170 Philadelphia 66 32 23 11 75 170 175 Carolina 68 31 26 11 73 168 183 New Jersey 68 32 29 7 71 151 170 Columbus 68 28 32 8 64 180 211 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 69 41 20 8 90 223 198 St. Louis 69 40 20 9 89 178 168 Chicago 69 41 22 6 88 195 168 Nashville 68 34 21 13 81 187 173 Colorado 69 35 30 4 74 186 195 Minnesota 68 31 27 10 72 178 171 Winnipeg 67 27 35 5 59 173 201 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 66 40 22 4 84 179 152 Anaheim 67 37 21 9 83 167 159 San Jose 67 37 24 6 80 198 177 Arizona 68 29 32 7 65 181 211 Vancouver 66 26 28 12 64 160 190 Calgary 68 28 35 5 61 182 213 Edmonton 70 27 36 7 61 169 205 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games Carolina 3, Boston 2, OT Montreal 3, Buffalo 2 Detroit 3, Winnipeg 2 Florida 6, Ottawa 2 Edmonton 2, Minnesota 1 New Jersey 3, San Jose 0 Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 2 Philadelphia 3, Tampa Bay 1 St. Louis 5, Anaheim 2 Dallas 5, Chicago 2 Arizona 4, Calgary 1 Saturday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 11 a.m. Carolina at Buffalo, 11 a.m. N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 12 p.m. Minnesota at Montreal, 5 p.m. Toronto at Ottawa, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 5 p.m. Colorado at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 7 p.m. Arizona at Edmonton, 8 p.m. Nashville at Vancouver, 8 p.m. New Jersey at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. Washington at San Jose, 8:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 11:30 a.m. Tampa Bay at Columbus, 1 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed DT Josh Mauro and TE Ifeanyi Momah to one-year contracts.
ATLANTA FALCONS — Agreed to terms with LB Sean Weatherspoon. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived QB Johnny Manziel. Signed OL Alvin Bailey and LB Justin Tuggle. DALLAS COWBOYS — Re-signed LB Kyle Wilber and OL Charles Brown. Signed DT Cedric Thornton. DENVER BRONCOS — Signed QB Mark Sanchez. DETROIT LIONS — Re-signed LS Don Muhlbach, CB Crezdon Butler, LB Tahir Whitehead and QB Dan Orlovsky. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Re-signed LB Nick Perry. Signed OL Vince Kowalski. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed QB Scott Tolzien. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed OL Mackenzy Bernadeau. LOS ANGELES RAMS — Re-signed WR Brian Quick. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed OL Jermon Bushrod. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DE Frank Kearse and WR Chris Hogan. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Released LB Curtis Lofton. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed P Jon Ryan to a four-year contract. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Agreed to terms with CB Brent Grimes and DE Robert Ayers Jr. on multi-year contracts. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed DE Kendall Reyes. Re-signed TE Logan Paulsen. Arena Football League AFL — Awarded a franchise to Washington, D.C. to begin play in 2017. HOCKEY National Hockey League CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled F Kenny Agostino from Stockton (AHL) on an emergency basis. FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled D Josh Brown from Manchester (ECHL) to Portland (AHL). PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Assigned F Anton Zlobin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) to Wheeling (ECHL). American Hockey League BINGHAMTON SENATORS — Assigned G Scott Greenham to Evansville (ECHL). GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Assigned D Joel Chouinard to Toledo (ECHL). LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS — Assigned F Kevin
Sundher to Reading (ECHL). MANITOBA MOOSE — Assigned F Ben Walker to Tulsa (ECHL). TORONTO MARLIES — Assigned Max Nicastro to Rapid City (ECHL). WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS — Returned F Derek Army to Wheeling (ECHL). Assigned G Brian Foster to Wheeling. ECHL ADIRONDACK THUNDER — Released D Nicholas Kuqali. ALLEN AMERICANS — Signed F Nicholas Miglio to an amateur tryout agreement. COLORADO EAGLES — Signed F Tyler Fiddler. EVANSVILLE ICEMEN — Signed F Daniel Turgeon. MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Released F Mark Meads from an amateur tryout agreement. Signed D Harry Quast and F Kyle Smith to amateur tryout agreements. NORFOLK ADMIRALS — Signed D Chris Williams. QUAD CITY MALLARDS — Loaned D Jake Baker to Manitoba (AHL). READING ROYALS — Signed D Rich Botting to an amateur tryout agreement. Traded D Sam Windle and F Robbie Czarnik to Norfolk for F Michael Pelech. WHEELING NAILERS — Released F Massimo Lamacchia. WICHITA THUNDER — Released G Adrien Lemay. SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK CITY FC — Traded M Andrew Jacobson to Vancouver for targeted allocation money. Acquired F Steven Mendoza on loan from Corinthians (Brazil). PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed president of soccer Gavin Wilkinson to a multi-year contract. COLLEGE DENVER — Fired men’s basketball coach Joe Scott. FIU — Fired women’s basketball coach Marlin Chinn. ILLINOIS — Named Garrick McGee offensive co-ordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Transactions MLB Spring Training AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Toronto 9 1 .900 Houston 8 2 .800 Texas 7 2 .778 Chicago 6 3 .667 Seattle 6 4 .600 Oakland 5 4 .556 Detroit 6 5 .545 Boston 5 5 .500 Minnesota 5 5 .500 Cleveland 4 5 .444 Kansas City 5 7 .417 Los Angeles 4 6 .400 Tampa Bay 4 6 .400 New York 3 6 .333 Baltimore 0 10 .000 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Philadelphia 8 3 .727 Los Angeles 5 2 .714 Arizona 7 3 .700 Washington 7 3 .700 Colorado 6 4 .600 St. Louis 5 4 .556 New York 4 4 .500 Cincinnati 5 6 .455 San Francisco 5 6 .455 Miami 4 5 .444 Milwaukee 4 5 .444 Pittsburgh 3 7 .300 Atlanta 3 8 .273 Chicago 2 8 .200 San Diego 2 8 .200 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-majorleagueteamsdo not.
● Major midget girls hockey: Spruce Grove Saints at Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs, 4:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● College men’s volleyball: RDC Kings at Canadian championship at New Westminster, B.C. ● WHL: Lethbridge Hurricanes at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● College men’s hockey: NAIT Ooks at RDC Kings, second game of best-of-three ACAC semi-final. 7 p.m., Penhold Arena ● Chinook Hockey League: Bentley
Generals at Stony Plain Eagles, first game of best of seven Chinook Hockey League final, 7:30 p.m., Stony Plain Centennial Arena.
Sunday ● Major midget girls hockey: Spruce Grove Saints at Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● College men’s hockey: RDC Kings at NAIT Ooks. third game of best-of-three ACAC semi-final. 7 p.m. NAIT Arena.
Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB d-Cleveland 46 18 .719 — Toronto 43 20 .683 2 1/2 Boston 39 27 .591 8 Miami 38 27 .585 8 1/2 Charlotte 36 28 .563 10 Atlanta 36 29 .554 10 1/2 Indiana 34 30 .531 12 Detroit 33 32 .508 13 1/2 Chicago 32 32 .500 14 Washington 30 34 .469 16 Orlando 28 36 .438 18 Milwaukee 27 38 .415 19 1/2 New York 27 40 .403 20 1/2 Brooklyn 18 47 .277 28 1/2 Philadelphia 9 56 .138 37 1/2
Thursday’s Games Toronto 104, Atlanta 96 San Antonio 109,Chicago101 Denver 116, Phoenix 98 Cleveland 120, L.A.Lakers108 Friday’s Games Philadelphia 95,Brooklyn89 Charlotte 118,Detroit 103 Houston 102,Boston 98 Miami 118,Chicago 96 Memphis 121, NewOrleans114, OT Minnesota 99,OklahomaCity 96 Utah 114,Washington 93 Orlando 107,Sacramento100 Golden State 128,Portland 112 L.A. Clippers 101,NewYork 94
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Golden State 58 6 .906 — x-San Antonio 55 10 .846 3 1/2 Oklahoma City 44 21 .677 14 1/2 L.A. Clippers 42 22 .656 16 Memphis 39 26 .600 19 1/2 Portland 34 32 .515 25 Houston 33 32 .508 25 1/2 Dallas 33 32 .508 25 1/2 Utah 30 35 .462 28 1/2 Denver 27 38 .415 31 1/2 Sacramento 25 39 .391 33 New Orleans 24 40 .375 34 Minnesota 21 45 .318 38 Phoenix 17 48 .262 41 1/2 L.A. Lakers 14 52 .212 45 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot
Saturday’s Games Indiana at Dallas, 12 p.m. Miami at Toronto, 5p.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Houston at Charlotte, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Milwaukee,5:30 p.m. Memphis at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio,6:30p.m. Washington at Denver,7:30p.m. Phoenix at Golden State,8:30p.m. Orlando at Portland, 8:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Cleveland at L.A.Clippers,1:30p.m. Utah atSacramento, 4 p.m. Indiana at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. New York at L.A.Lakers,9:30p.m.
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Baseball Friday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned OF Daniel Fields and RHP Chris Beck to Charlotte (IL). Reassigned LHPs Will Lamb and Nik Turley, C Omar Narvaez and RHPs Colin Kleven, Peter Tago and Josh Wall to minor league camp. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with OF Joey Butler, INF Erik Gonzalez, C Roberto Perez and LHP Giovanni Soto on one-year contracts. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with LHP Randy Choate on a minor league contract. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Released LHP Rex Brothers. NEW YORK METS — Optioned LHP Dario Alvarez and RHP Rafael Montero to Las Vegas (PCL) and RHP Akeel Morris to Binghamton (EL). Reassigned RHPs Chase Bradford and Paul Sewald and C Raywilly Gomez to minor league camp. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Designated LHP Jesse Biddle for assignment. Agreed to terms with INF David Freese on a one-year contract. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Cesar Vargas to El Paso (PCL). Reassigned RHPs Luis Diaz, Johnny Hellweg and Carlos Pimentel to minor league camp. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned LHP Matt Grace, INF Wilmer Difo and RHP Taylor Jordan, A.J. Cole and Abel De Los Santos to Syracuse (IL). Reassigned Cs Randy Read and Brian Jeroloman and RHPs Taylor Hill, Austin Voth and Wander Suero to minor league camp. American Association LAREDO LEMURS — Signed LHP Brent Choban. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed LHP Brandon Stennis and RHP Michael Pereslucha. WICHITA WINGNUTS — Traded INF Andy LaRoche to Sugar Land (Atlantic) for a player to be named. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed G Briante Weber to a 10-day contract.
Saturday
Thursday’s Games Atlanta 5, Miami 2 Baltimore 4, N.Y.Yankees(ss) 4, tie Minnesota 8,Boston 2 Philadelphia 6,Detroit 6, tie Toronto 11, N.Y.Yankees(ss) 4 Tampa Bay 5,Pittsburgh 1 N.Y. Mets 7, St.Louis 2 Cleveland 9, SanDiego 4 Kansas City 9,ChicagoWhite Sox(ss) 2 L.A. Dodgers 8,Oakland 3 San Francisco 3,Milwaukee1 Chicago White Sox(ss) 8,Texas 2 Arizona 5, L.A.Angels 3 Cincinnati 5,Colorado 4 Seattle 10, Chicago Cubs 8 Houston 4,Washington 3 Friday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 7,Baltimore 1 Washington 9,N.Y. Mets 5 Pittsburgh 4,Tampa Bay 3 Houston 10, Detroit 4 Philadelphia 9,Atlanta (ss) 2 St. Louis 4,Atlanta (ss) 3 Miami 6, Minnesota 5 Toronto 2,Boston 1, 10innings Texas 8,Milwaukee 5 Oakland 9,Cincinnati (ss) 4 Chicago Cubs 7,Cincinnati(ss) 4 Seattle 5, San Francisco 4 L.A. Angels 8, L.A.Dodgers 4 Arizona 12,Kansas City 3 Chicago White Sox 8, San Diego 3 Colorado 6,Cleveland 1 Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees vs.TampaBay.,11:05 a.m. Minnesota vs.Baltimore 11:05 a.m. Miami vs. Boston 11:05 a.m. Toronto vs. Philadelphia 11:05 a.m. Houston vs. St.Louis (ss) 11:05a.m. Pittsburgh vs.Detroit 11:05a.m. St. Louis (ss) vs.N.Y. Mets 11:10a.m. Oakland vs. Texas 1:05p.m. Arizona (ss) vs. SanFrancisco(ss) 1:05p.m. Chicago White Soxvs.ChicagoCubs(ss) 1:05 p.m. Colorado vs.Milwaukee 1:05p.m. Kansas City vs.Arizona (ss) 1:10p.m. San Francisco (ss)vs. L.A.Angels 1:10p.m. Cleveland vs. SanDiego 2:30 p.m. Washington vs. Atlant 4:05p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss)vs. L.A.Dodgers(ss) 7:05 p.m. Seattle (ss) vs.Cincinnati 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs.Seattle (ss) 7:40p.m. Sunday’s Games Detroit vs.Pittsburgh at 11:05 a.m. Atlanta vs.Houston 11:05 a.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Miamia 11:05 a.m. St. Louis vs.Washington 11:05a.m. Philadelphia vs. N.Y.Yankees 11:05 a.m. Boston vs. TampaBay (ss) 11:05 a.m. Baltimore vs.Minnesota atFortMyers,Fla., 11:05a.m. Tampa Bay (ss) vs.Toronto 11:07a.m. Chicago Cubs vs.Oakland 2:05p.m. Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox 2:05 p.m. Cleveland (ss) vs.Kansas City2:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs.Cleveland (ss) 2:05 p.m. Texas vs. L.A.Angels 2:10p.m. Cincinnati vs.Seattle 2:10p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs.Colorado 2:10p.m. San Diego vs. SanFrancisco 6:05p.m.
Canadian sevens event seen as rugby launch pad, taking sport to next level BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — When Rugby Canada shipped its bid book for a HSBC Seven Series tournament to the world governing body of rugby, it was accompanied by a custom-produced native Canadian art piece. It was the proverbial bow on a 194-page document that covered everything from the Canadian psyche (“inside this country beats the heart of a lion”) to laundry facilities (“team needs will be attended to within 24 hours or earlier”). A slick accompanying video, talking up the bid and Vancouver, had everyone from Premier Christy Clark and Mayor Gregor Robertson to Paralympian/philanthropist Rick Hansen and renowned chef Vikram Vij passing a rugby ball. John Furlong, co-chair of the Canada Sevens bid committee and former CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympics, recalls visiting World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper in his Dublin office. All 23 bids were on his desk. “He made a point of saying ‘For us, this (Canadian bid) is the new standard,”’ recalled Furlong. “He was referring to the fact that when we presented our bid, we went far further than two days of rugby.”
Canada sold its bid, in part, on what the tournament could do for Canadian rugby. “It was a chance for Canada to do something that would move the needle quite a bit. Not a simple thing to do,” said Furlong. “As I’ve often said, these events, they can break your heart or they can change the future.” Irish eyes are smiling these days. This weekend’s HSBC Canada Sevens, the sixth of 10 stops on the world circuit, has sold out the 28,000-seat lower bowl at B.C. Place Stadium with an additional 5,000 seats in the upper bowl each day selling fast, representing the biggest crowd to see rugby in Canada. The event has already hit or exceeded its target for tickets, hotel rooms, sponsorships and suites. “This may have even exceeded my imagination,” added former Rugby Canada CEO Graham Brown, who played a major role in getting the tournament to Vancouver. “We’ve seen some great success in Toronto with 15s at BMO (Field),” added Gareth Rees, a Canadian rugby icon who is co-chair of the Canada Sevens bid committee. “To get 23,000 (fans in Toronto) for someone of my generation was a really huge achievement. And this is probably the next level.” Building on the sevens success, Rugby Canada has already announced plans to host Japan in June in a first ever test match at B.C. Place. Vancouver is awash in rugby this week.
2016 Tim Hortons Brier OTTAWA— Standings Fridayfollowing Draw 17 at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier, to beheld through Sunday in TD Place at Lansdowne Park ROUND ROBIN Team (Skip) x-Northern Ontario (Jacobs) x-NL (Gushue) x-Alberta (K.Koe) x-Manitoba (McEwan) Canada (Simmons) Saskatchewan (Laycock) Quebec (JM Menard) Ontario (Howard) Northwest Territories (J.Koe) New Brunswick (Kennedy) British Columbia (Cotter) Prince Edward Island (Casey) x—clinched playoff berth.
W 11 9 8 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2
Friday’s results Draw 17 B.C. 7 New Brunswick 5 Manitoba 8 P.E.I. 3 Northwest Territories 8 Quebec 6 Northern Ontario 4 Newfoundland & Labrador Conclusion of Round Robin
L 0 2 3 3 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 9
Northern Ontario vs. Newfoundland & Labrador Thursday’s results Draw 14 Alberta 8 Canada 3 Newfoundland & Labrador 8 B.C. 7 P.E.I. 7 Northwest Territories 4 Saskatchewan 7 Ontario 4 Draw 15 Newfoundland & Labrador 11 P.E.I. 7 Northern Ontario 8 Manitoba 5 Northwest Territories 9 B.C. 8 Quebec 9 New Brunswick 7 Draw 16 Alberta 7 Saskatchewan 5 Canada 9 Ontario 8 Manitoba 8 Quebec 5 Northern Ontario 10 New Brunswick 5 Saturday’s games PAGE Playoffs Three vs. Four Alberta vs. Manitoba, 12:30 p.m. Semifinal One-Two Winner vs. Three-FourLoser, 5:30 p.m.
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Sunday’s games Third Place Semifinal Loser vs. Three-FourLoser, 12:30 p.m. Championship One-Two Winner vs.Semifinal Winner, 5:30 p.m.
Golf Valspar Championship Friday At Innisbrook Resort(Copperhead) Second Round a-amateur Will MacKenzie 70-67—137 Steve Stricker 71-66—137 Daniel Berger 70-68—138 Graham DeLaet 72-66—138 Bill Haas 71-67—138 Scott Brown 70-69—139 Retief Goosen 70-69—139 Ryan Moore 70-69—139 Justin Thomas 72-67—139 Charles Howell III 67-72—139 Jerry Kelly 70-69—139 George McNeill 74-66—140 Ken Duke 67-73—140 Sung Kang 72-68—140 K.J. Choi 74-67—141 Matt Kuchar 71-70—141 Cameron Smith 70-71—141 Jamie Lovemark 70-71—141 Steve Wheatcroft 73-68—141 Charl Schwartzel 71-70—141 Patrick Reed 71-70—141 Charley Hoffman 69-72—141 Henrik Stenson 71-70—141 Seung-Yul Noh 71-71—142 Danny Lee 70-72—142 Louis Oosthuizen 72-70—142 Tyler Aldridge 70-72—142 Kyle Stanley 73-69—142 Kevin Na 74-68—142 Danny Willett 70-72—142 John Huh 71-71—142 Greg Yates 69-73—142 Ian Poulter 72-71—143 Brett Stegmaier 71-72—143
Carlos Ortiz Whee Kim Jonas Blixt Jason Dufner Blayne Barber Mark Wilson Will Wilcox Brandon Hagy Chris Kirk Chesson Hadley Rory Sabbatini Russell Knox Hudson Swafford Patton Kizzire Chez Reavie Thomas Aiken Justin Hicks Kevin Chappell Jason Gore Matt Every Branden Grace Luke Donald Jordan Spieth Justin Leonard Daniel Summerhays Kyle Reifers Mark Hubbard Hiroshi Iwata a-Lee McCoy Gary Woodland Camilo Villegas Hunter Mahan Padraig Harrington Ryan Palmer Vijay Singh Shawn Stefani Sam Saunders
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OLDS GRIZZLYS Kodiaks 5 Grizzlys 2 The Olds Grizzlys have their work cut out for them, falling down 2-0 in their opening round series against the Camrose Kodiaks. In Game 2 in Camrose on Friday night, the Kodiaks scored early and often winning 5-2. Grizzlys goals came from Chase Olsen at 14:59 of the first period and from Wyatt Nosky at 18:19 of the second period. Ryan Rebelato, of the Kodiaks, had what would prove to be the game winner at 15:47 of the second period. Despite allowing five goals, Grizzlys Ben Giesbrecht made 37 saves. The series now moves to Olds where the Grizzlys will get two home games. The next two games are scheduled for Sunday and Monday.
SLEDGE HOCKEY A local sledge hockey player has a chance to learn from some of the national team’s top players at an invite-only camp. Red Deer’s own Tanner Fandrey was among 29 players invited to Hockey Canada’s NextGen Prospects camp, held this weekend in Etobicoke, Ont. The 19-year-old is one of eight defencemen on the list of invitees who will learn from 15 members of the current national sledge hockey team as well as national team coaches and assistant coaches. “For Hockey Canada, the NextGen Prospects’ Camp is all about developing and evaluating the next wave of talent for our national sledge team program,” said Ken Babey, Canada’s national sledge team
head coach. “There are expectations and responsibilities that go along with being part of Team Canada and with growth and more formalized sledge hockey across the country, we are now in a position to begin introducing up-and-comers to those expectations at an earlier stage, which more closely mirrors what we do with our other men’s and our women’s national programs. The national team has won gold at three International Paralympic Committee Sledge Hockey World Championships, 2000, 2008 and 2013 and have medaled in four of the six Paralympic Winter Games since the sport’s introduction in 1994.
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Saturday, March 12, 2016
Junior player Brennan Van Nistelrooy gets second chance at combine CFL BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS
The six-foot, 200-pound Okanagan Sun defensive back Brennan Van Nistelrooy will participate in the CFL combine Saturday and Sunday. Nistelrooy was among five players invited to the national session following a regional event Monday in Edmonton. The prospect of a pro football career is something van Nistelrooy has only allowed himself to ponder the last two years. He began playing the game in high school after spending a lot of time on the soccer field. Soccer is definitely in van Nistelrooy’s blood considering he’s a distant relative of retired star striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. The 39-year-old former Dutch International had 95 goals in 150 career games with Manchester United while adding 46 in 68 contests with Real Madrid and scored 35 times in 70 contests with the Netherlands’ national squad. “I’m asked about him less now because he’s retired,” van Nistelrooy said. “But back when I was in high school and junior high I was always around soccer fields and people would pay attention to Manchester United so they all knew the name. “The first question always was, ‘Oh my god, are you related?’ I’d say, ‘Yeah, we’re distantly related.’ I’ve never met him, though. That would be really cool.” So, too, would be leaving the CFL combine having given league officials many positive attributes to consider. “I’d like teams to see I’m a hard worker, an intelligent football player and am willing to play wherever on the field and do whatever it takes to make a team,” he said. “I love special teams and have played them my whole career.
BRIEFS HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Calgary’s Gilmore Junio won bronze and Heather McLean of Winnipeg placed sixth in the first 500-metre races of competition on the opening day of the World Cup final on Friday. Junio raced to third with a time of 35.123 seconds, edging out Mika Poutala of Finland in fourth position by five thousandths of a second. Russian skater Ruslan Murashov won gold while Ronald Mulder of the Netherlands took silver. “It was nerve-racking being in the last pair with all eyes watching, but I wanted to approach today as just another day of training”, said Junio, who was racing against Alex Boisvert-Lacroix in the sixth and last pair. “I have a tendency to get myself worked up for bigger races and psych myself out. In training I have a good level of execution and I brought that to my race today.” Junio is third in this season’s World Cup ranking with 561 points. Alexandre St-Jean (35.18) of Quebec City was seventh, William Dutton (35.31) of Humboldt, Sask., was ninth, Boisvert-Lacroix (35.52) of Sherbrooke, Que., was 11th and Laurent Dubreuil (35.56) of Levis, Que., was 12th. On the women’s side, McLean finished sixth with a time of 38.28 seconds. McLean is seventh in the overall 500-metre World Cup ranking with 463 points in her break-out year on the international circuit.
Subban to miss next Canadiens’ home game after non-serious neck injury BROSSARD, Que. — Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban will miss Saturday night’s home game against the Minnesota Wild. He suffered what the team described on its Twitter account as a “non-serious neck injury,” and head coach Michel Therrien said Friday that Subban will require treatment and won’t be available for the team’s next game. The injury will mark the first time Subban has ever missed an NHL game due to injury and puts an end to an impressive iron man streak. Subban had played 274 consecutive regular-season games for the Canadiens — which was the team’s longest active streak. He last missed a game on Jan. 30, 2013. The Canadiens defenceman was injured in a scary incident with just 2:26 left in a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. Subban had to be stretchered off the ice near after falling and being accidentally struck by teammate Alexei Emelin, who knocked him on the side of the head. Subban grabbed the back of his head and writhed on the ice as trainers and doctors tended to him for nearly 10 minutes.
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Fifty years after losing a unanimous decision to heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, George Chuvalo remains convinced he won the storied fight. “Well,” Chuvalo said with a wry smile Friday. “I think I won every fight I fought.” Former world champion Lennox Lewis will headline a testimonial dinner March 29 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Chuvalo’s first fight with Ali. Chuvalo, the former Canadian heavyweight champion, went 15 rounds at Maple Leaf Gardens but couldn’t wrest the world title from the legendary fighter. Ali and Chuvalo also GEORGE CHUVALO fought in May 1972 in Vancouver. Chuvalo went all 12 rounds but again Ali secured a unanimous decision. Ali, 74, won’t attend the testimonial at the Mattamy Athletics Centre, which is located at the former Maple Leaf Gardens. Ali has been in poor health since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1984. “Boxing is a crazy way to make friends,” Chuvalo said at a news conference. “Muhammad and I fought two tough fights but we forged a friendship that can’t be broken. “I feel awful for him because I know he’s in difficult shape … hopefully a miracle will happen and he’ll bounce back.” Chuvalo will receive a special belt at the testimonial. Bob Arum, who promoted the first Ali-Chuvalo bout, is scheduled to attend. Lewis, who won gold for Canada at the 1988 Olympics before becoming the world undisputed heavyweight champion while fighting under the British flag, said Chuvalo defined toughness in the ring. “It was great to know there’s a man around that trained so hard, that had so much willpower and took fighting so seriously and gave the man who they called ‘The Greatest’ the hardest fight in his history,” Lewis said. “The fact he’s Canadian, we can look up to him and say, ‘We want to be like him.’ “He (Chuvalo) took the fight with Ali in 17 days. If it had been in two days, he still would’ve said, ‘Yes.’ It just shows his character and what a great man he is.” Chuvalo admitted having just 17 days to prepare for Ali was a challenge. “Well, it really wasn’t enough time but I was still in pretty good shape,” he said. “I had a chance to hopefully become champion of the world so I knew I had to take it.” Although Ali won a unanimous decision, Chuvalo remained upright throughout the bout. In fact, Chuvalo was never knocked down in a career that spanned 93 pro bouts (73-18-2 with 64 knockouts). “I knew when I fought him he was going to be the fastest fighter I ever fought,” Chuvalo said. “I knew it was going to be a tough fight and it was but it was something that went down in the history books regarding fights in Canada.
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TORONTO — Brennan van Nistelrooy is getting a rare second chance to impress. The six-foot, 200-pound Okanagan Sun defensive back will participate in the CFL combine Saturday and Sunday. Nistelrooy was among five players invited to the national session following a regional event Monday in Edmonton. Despite performing well enough to secure the invitation, van Nistelrooy sees room for improvement. The Lethbridge, Alta., native wasn’t happy with either his 40-yard dash (4.73 seconds) or 1-on-1 performance in Edmonton. “It’s really nice to get a second chance to show scouts again I can perform well and do those to a higher standard,” he said. It’s not that van Nistelrooy performed badly in Edmonton. He had a 35-inch vertical jump, 9.95-foot broad jump and three-cone time of 6.95 seconds (tops among 41-player field) to go with a shuttle effort of 4.21 seconds. But van Nistelrooy admitted to being nervous and anxious at the regional event. “It was a pretty nerve-wracking experience going to Edmonton and not knowing what to expect 100 per cent or the guys I was going up against,” he said. “I’d like to improve my 40 time and 1-on-1 work in Toronto and also interview well. “Those would be my goals as well as to just to come out relaxed, let things happen and play to the best of my ability.” And follow in the footsteps of former teammate Dexter Janke. Janke, a fellow Okanagan defensive back, was drafted in the fifth round, No. 44 overall, last year by the Calgary Stampeders after participating in both a regional combine and the national event. Van Nistelrooy and Janke are training together this off-season and van Nistelrooy has spoken often to Janke about his experiences last year. Janke even went to Edmonton to support his workout partner. “His going through this last year showed junior players can play at the CFL level,” van Nistelrooy said. “I’ve been able to draw upon his experience of what it’s like, what to expect. “It’s awesome having him as a resource.” After undergoing physicals Friday, van Nistelrooy and the other 50 participants will be measured and weighed Saturday before doing the vertical jump and bench press at the University of Toronto. The highlight Sunday is the 40-yard dash before players don shoulder pads and helmets for 1-on-1 competitions. Four other players, including Oklahoma offensive lineman Josiah St. John, will attend the combine but won’t compete. St. John, a six-foot-six, 308-pound Toronto native who’s the third-ranked prospect for this year’s CFL draft, participated in the Sooners’ pro day Wednesday. For van Nistelrooy, it will spell a quick turnaround after testing Monday. “I was lucky enough to be in the first regional combine,” he said. “It gave me time to come home and see my physiotherapist and chiropractor and get the body back to where it should be.”
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Arbitrator reduces Wideman’s suspension BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke says Dennis Wideman’s suspension dilemma is a closed case and it’s time to move on. Wideman’s 20-game suspension for physically abusing an official was reduced to 10 games by an independent arbitrator, who ruled that the Flames defenceman did not intend to injure linesman Don Henderson. In an 18-page ruling Friday, James Oldham wrote that he agreed with the NHL’s decision to suspend Wideman, but he disagreed that there was sufficient evidence to show the player deliberately wanted to injure Henderson when he hit him during a game on Jan. 27. Burke addressed the decision prior to Friday night’s game against Arizona. “We are grateful that the finding was made that the contact was not made with any intent to injure the official involved. We believe that’s the case,” said Burke. “We also fully support sanctions against players that make deliberate contact with officials. “Our goal is to put this all behind us now. I consider the matter closed.” Wideman was reinstated immediately and will be in the line-up against the Coyotes. The 11-year NHL veteran is expected to address the media after the game. One criticism of the process from Burke has been how long it took. Commissioner Gary Bettman initially upheld the NHL’s 20-game suspension on Wideman’s appeal. The NHLPA then appealed to an independent arbitrator. The defenceman has already served 19 games of the 20-game suspension. Over that time the NHL trade deadline came and went and Calgary tumbled out of playoff contention. But Burke chose not to express frustration or anger over that. Instead his attitude was one of acceptance, adding that it was a learning experience for all involved. “This is uncharted waters for everybody. It’s a new process. It’s the first
time a neutral discipline arbitrator has been involved so to throw rocks at anyone about the length of time it took I think is counter-productive,” he said. He added that this is the situation that’s been created considering the arbitration process that’s part of the CBA is what was agreed to by the NHL and NHLPA. “This is what the parties negotiated and I was part of the process for a stretch of time,” Burke said. “This is the system they devised. Far be it from us to complain about it or suggest there’s a better way to do it. “There’s got to be a quicker way to do it though.” He also said that by neutral arbitration standards, the time line for a ruling from Oldham was not unreasonable at all. “You have to understand, for neutral arbitrators, like this arbitrator, this is a normal time frame for this type of dispute. If you’re in a commercial dispute and it goes to arbitration, it’s not an out-of-the-ordinary length of time. In fact, this is probably expedited,” Burke said. While Burke considers the case closed, the NHL said it “strenuously” disagreed with the decision and will review the ruling to determine what next steps may be appropriate. The NHLPA, meanwhile, argued that given Wideman’s concussed state following a hit from Nashville’s Miikka Salomaki there should have been no discipline at all. Oldham argued that the NHL’s interpretation of the rules and their penalties was misguided. Rather than employing rule 40.2, which carries a suspension of no less than 20 games and suggests intent, the arbitrator believed rule 40.3, which carries a suspension of no less than 10 games and lacks intent to injure, should have been applied. Wideman did not “deliberately strike” Henderson with the intent to cause injury, Oldham said. “The league argues that Wideman’s actions were, at the least, actions that Wideman knew or should have known could reasonably be expected to cause injury,” Oldham wrote. “What, exactly,
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Calgary Flames’ Dennis Wideman moving the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim, Calif. Wideman’s 20-game suspension for physically abusing the official has been reduced to 10 games by an independent arbitrator, Friday. The National Hockey League Players’ Association requested an appeal after commissioner Gary Bettman upheld Wideman’s 20-game ban for cross-checking a linesman on Jan. 27. Wideman should have known, however, is not an easy question to answer.” Oldham was swayed in particular by the testimony of NHLPA witness Mathieu Schneider, who argued that “striking someone requires intent”, and Stephen Walkom, the NHL’s senior vice-president and director of of-
ficiating, who testified that Wideman “knocked (Henderson) to the ice with enough force to hurt him, even though he probably didn’t intentionally mean to hurt him.” Wideman will be refunded $282,258 of the $564,516 he was going to forfeit as a result of the suspension.
Harvey defends position heading into last race of Ski Tour Canada CANMORE — The theme of Alex Harvey’s day was fourth Friday. The Canadian cross-country ski star was more than satisfied with it. Harvey finished one spot off the podium in the Ski Tour Canada’s 15-kilometre interval start — a time trial with each skier racing against the clock. The 27-year-old from Saint-FerreolLes-Neiges, Que., also stayed fourth overall in the tour which concludes Saturday in Canmore, with an eighth race in 12 days. The men’s and women’s pursuit races at the Canmore Nordic Centre will also be the last of this World Cup season. Harvey posted the second-fastest time when he crossed the line Friday in front of 5,000 spectators, but later starters Matti Heikkinen of Finland and Marcus Hellner of Sweden bumped him from the podium. A mountain course at 1,400 metres altitude on sun-softened snow combined to push all the skiers into the red Friday. The Nordic Centre may be the training centre for the Canadian team, but they don’t necessarily love racing its punishing courses. “I think it’s one of the best races of my life here,” Harvey said between bites of an energy bar. “Canmore has actually been really hard for me in the past. It’s a really steep course and the altitude. I’ve struggled a lot in my life at altitude. “I never thought I was going to be able to be strong internationally on a course like this. Today, I’m fourth so anything is possible really.” Heikkinen took gold, Russia’s Evgeniy Belov silver and Hellner bronze. Harvey, who earned a sprint silver in Quebec City last week, was 7.8 seconds back of Hellner. The tour’s frontrunners finished outside the medals, but retained their rankings Friday. Overall leader Sergey Ustiugov of Russia was 12th, No. 2 Petter Northaug Jr. of Norway was eighth and No. 3 Martin Johnsrud Sundby of Norway placed sixth. Norwegian women continued their domination with Ingvid Flugstag Oestberg taking gold in the women’s 10k. Teammate and overall women’s tour leader Heidi Weng finished 23 seconds back in second. Norway has swept the women’s podium in four of seven Ski Tour Canada races and took gold in all but one. Finland’s Krista Parmakoski prevented another sweep Friday finishing
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third. Emily Nishikawa of Whitehorse was the top Canadian woman in 35th. Success in stage racing is a mark of exceptional fitness, durability and consistency. Harvey wanted a top-three finish in the Ski Tour Canada for those reasons. Barring a collapse by Sundby, Harvey won’t be able to catch the Norwegian a minute and a half ahead of him in third. The Canadian re-set his objectives to defending his position. “That’s the goal, to stay top-five now,” Harvey said. His coach would like to see Harvey cap the tour with another individual race medal Saturday. “I want the podium tomorrow,” Canadian head coach Justin Wadsworth said. “It would be for sure the best way to end the season. I think Alex really deserves it. He’s been working hard this year.” Ivan Babikov of Canmore was 10th and Devon Kershaw of Sudbury, Ont., placed 20th in a field of 53 men. Eighty-six men started the tour March 1 in Montreal. Saturday’s closing ceremonies will be lengthy as race medallists, Ski Tour Canada medallists and overall World Cup champions will all receive their trophies. The crystal globes that go to the World Cup champions will be hoisted outside of Europe for the first time in history.
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JOBLESS RATE RISES ALBERTA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SURPASSES QUEBEC’S FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 30 YEARS STATSCAN REPORT BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Alberta’s soaring unemployment rate climbed higher than Quebec’s last month, the first time that’s happened in nearly 30 years. The Prairie province, hit hard by the oil price slump, saw its jobless rate jump 0.5 percentage points to 7.9 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday. The rate in Quebec held firm in February at 7.6 per cent for the second straight month. The provincial data was released with Statistics Canada’s latest labour force survey, which found the national unemployment rate crept up 0.1 of a percentage point for a third month in a row to 7.3 per cent while overall job growth remained flat. Since it started collecting the data in 1976, the federal statistical agency said the only time Alberta’s unemployment rate has been higher than Quebec’s was during a four-month stretch between October 1986 and January 1987. Alberta’s February jobless rate was also at its highest level since it reached 8.2 per cent in August 1995 and was up 2.5 percentage points from a year earlier, as employment fell by 21,200 net positions or 0.9 per cent. That decline included a drop of 56,300 full-time jobs. BMO chief economist Doug Porter wrote in a note to clients that the “hefty” increase pushed Alberta’s unemployment rate to the highest level outside Atlantic Canada, which he labelled “an extremely rare situation.” “Historically, Quebec has been a have-not province and Alberta’s very much been the have province,” Porter said in an interview. “And the fact that we’ve got the classic, large have-not province with a lower unemployment rate than the traditional have province, I think is quite
telling and basically speaks to the dramatic turnabout we’ve had in Canada, just the last year alone.” He noted that the last time Alberta’s rate was higher than Quebec’s also followed a crash in oil prices, when the price of oil fell from US$30 a barrel to $10 in about six months. Treasury Board President Scott Brison said Friday that recent job losses in oil-producing provinces like Alberta are a reminder of the importance of diversifying the economy. “We’ve had a slow-growth economy in Canada relative to a number of our peer countries since 2011,” Brison said. “And what falling oil prices has done is taken us from a slow growth to virtually no growth.” Across Canada, the labour market lost 2,300 net jobs in February compared with the previous month, though the agency deemed that figure statistically insignificant. The consensus of economists had been for the addition of 9,000 net jobs, with unemployment remaining at 7.2 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters. The number of net full-time positions fell by 51,800 in February, while less-desirable part-time jobs increased by 49,500. By sector, the agency said the net number of jobs in natural resources fell by 8,900, while services industries lost 44,500 positions, with declines in education and health-care and social assistance. By region, Statistics Canada found that Saskatchewan was among the hardest hit provinces last month, losing 7,800 jobs compared with January and seeing its unemployment rate climb 0.3 percentage points to 5.9 per cent. British Columbia was the only province to see significant job increases in February, when it added 14,100 net new positions, although its jobless rate remained steady at 6.6 per cent. Ontario, Canada’s biggest province, shed 11,200 net jobs last month while its unemployment rate inched up to
6.8 from 6.7 per cent. Compared with a year earlier, however, the province has gained 74,100 jobs. Meanwhile, data also showed that self-employed positions across Canada increased by 3,000 last month, while the net num-
ber of employee jobs fell by 5,300. The number of private-sector jobs rose by 15,200, while public-sector positions declined by 20,400. The youth unemployment rate climbed to 13.3 per cent from 13.0 per cent in January.
Unemployment rate in Calgary surpasses Windsor BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The tale of two Canadian cities seems to have been turned on its head, with the unemployment rate in Calgary surpassing that of Windsor, Ont. Statistics Canada job figures for February show an unemployment rate of 8.4 per cent in Calgary, the epicentre of the country’s oil wealth before the latest crude crash. In Windsor, hit hard by the downturn in the automotive sector in recent years, the jobless rate was at 7.7 per cent last month. “That is almost unheard of,” said BMO chief economist Doug Porter. “For years, Windsor had the highest unemployment rate in the country.” Porter said the figures highlight a major “regional and industrial turnabout” over the past 18 months. But Mike Moffatt, an economist
with Western University’s Ivey Business School in London, Ont., cautioned against making too much of the February data, which showed a drop of 1.6 percentage points from January’s 9.3 per cent jobless rate in Windsor. “It’s very unusual to have such a sudden drop in a single month and when we’ve seen that in the past, more often than not it will correct itself a few months later.” He also noted the small sample size in the Windsor Labour Force Survey, which makes it prone to statistical blips from time to time. However, things have been gradually improving in southwestern Ontario over the last 18 months or so, Moffatt said. For example, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced last month that it had hired 1,200 additional workers at its Windsor assembly plant, which has begun producing the new Pacifica
minivan. Meanwhile, in Alberta, licensed insolvency trustee Freida Richer has been getting busier and busier as laid-off workers exhaust severance packages and employment insurance. “Last year, we started to see that uptick in the number of filings and certainly in the number of phone calls we’ve been getting,” said Richer, with Grant Thornton’s Edmonton office. “The tone of my discussions with people now certainly, year-to-date, is that there’s a little bit more desperation in the air and frustration because they’re running out of money and they’re ending up having to default on payments.” Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said the province is going through the roughest patch it has seen in decades. “Even the ’80s may well not be as troubling as what we’re dealing with now,” she said in Red Deer, Alta.
But ATB Financial chief economist Todd Hirsch said there’s one major difference between the situation three decades ago and now — there’s little risk of a housing collapse because interest rates are low. Hirsch said many were “dumbstruck” by news Alberta had a 7.9 unemployment rate in February, up from 7.4 in January, but that it’s important to dig further into the numbers. For instance, the province actually added a small number of full-time jobs between January and February. Hirsch said the higher unemployment rate is likely a function of the labour force as a whole growing, as households that might have once relied on a single outcome see a second adult enter the job market during the downturn. Over the long term, the data has shown a steady decline in oil and gas jobs, but it’s been more choppy in other sectors, said Hirsch.
Bullying is a serious problem that can affect everyone in the workplace Dear Working Wise: A co-worker is picking on me for no reason—telling lies about me to other people and saying that I’m not good at my job. I love my job, but I hate going to work now and I’m thinking of quitting. I don’t know what to do. Should I tell the boss? Signed Bullied Dear Bullied: Many adults think that bullying is a problem that only occurs in the schoolyard. Unfortunately, there are workplace bullies as well. Workplace bullying is a serious problem that affects everyone in the workplace. People who experience bullying behaviors in the workplace can have increased stress, health problems and family problems in addition to lower productivity, higher absenteeism and higher staff turnover. Workplace bullying can be hard for others to recognize and can involve a variety of behaviours from negative gossip and unfair criticism to offensive jokes and tampering with personal belongings. There are laws against some extreme types of bullying, including: o Bullying someone on any grounds
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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 134.45 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.11 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.97 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 70.58 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American stock markets rallied and the loonie neared 76 cents US Friday after an optimistic outlook for oil prices suggested they may have already reached their lowest point. The loonie hit a morning peak of 75.93 cents US — up a full cent from Thursday’s close — but later fell back to close up 0.65 of a U.S. cent at 75.58 cents US. The currency’s strength came despite a Statistics Canada report that the national unemployment rate had risen to a three-year high in February. The loonie suffered a brief setback on the news, but recovered shortly thereafter. A jump in oil prices helped boost the commodity-sensitive loonie. The April contract for benchmark North American crude rose 66 cents to US$38.50 a barrel after the International Energy Agency said there are signs that prices may have “bottomed out” after having hit a 13-year low of $26.21 exactly one month ago. On the Toronto Stock Exchange, the S&P/TSX composite index closed up 142.86 points at 13,522.00. The TSX posted its third consecutive weekly advance, finishing 2.3 per cent higher than last week’s close. Stocks on Wall Street capped a four-week rally. In New York, the S&P 500 gained 32.62 points to 2,022.19, while Dow Jones industrial average soared 218.18 points to 17,213.31 and the Nasdaq rose 86.31 points to 4,748.47. It’s been a “terrific four-week run” Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated Investors, told The Associated Press. However, Orlando conceded
Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 27.23 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.68 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.17 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 19.37 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 18.45 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.87 First Quantum Minerals . . 7.37 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 21.66 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.07 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 3.92 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.79 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 24.16 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.970 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 9.81 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 19.53 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 26.45 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 45.79 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 20.84 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 36.11 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 9.68 Canyon Services Group. . 3.94 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 17.38 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1750 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 7.44 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.690 the run has made him a “little nervous” amid fears of a steeper slowdown in China, an even stronger U.S. dollar that would hurt exports and a continuing drop in corporate profits. “Don’t discount the fiscal policy uncertainty of the (U.S. presidential) election,” he added. “As painful as the first few months of the year were, things (are) looking more optimistic for investors,” said John Stephenson, president and CEO of Stephenson & Company Capital Management. He expects the gains to continue for the next few weeks, but said unresolved issues, like central banks resorting to negative interest rates and little government action around fiscal policy changes, could still spiral the markets lower. “I’m very cognizant of the fact that it’s very possible to see extreme volatility again,” said Stephenson. He anticipates periods of relative calm followed by extreme volatility. Elsewhere in commodities, the April contract for natural gas rose three cents to US$1.82 per mmBtu and May copper rose two cents to US$2.24 a pound. April gold fell $13.40 to US$1,259.40 a troy ounce. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Friday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,522.00, up 142.86 points Dow — 17,213.31, up 218.18 points S&P 500 — 2,022.19, up 32.62 points Nasdaq — 4,748.47, up 86.31 points Currencies: Cdn — 75.58 cents US, up
Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 82.19 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 36.12 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.22 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 16.55 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 44.40 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . 1.310 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.340 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 6.21 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 34.62 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.660 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 1.90 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 40.53 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1400 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 78.24 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 62.27 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.99 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 24.28 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 35.38 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 36.70 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 88.10 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.88 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 41.38 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.400 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 74.25 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.61 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.15 0.65 of a cent Pound — C$1.9017, down 0.37 of a cent Euro — C$1.4754, down 1.63 cents Euro — US$1.1151, down 0.26 of a cent Oil futures: US$38.50 per barrel, up 66 cents (April contract) Gold futures: US$1,259.40 per oz., down $13.40 (April contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.633 oz., up 12 cents $695.50 kg., up $3.86 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: March ‘16 $1.90 lower $461.40 May ‘16 $1.90 lower $463.40 July ‘16 $2.10 lower $465.90 Nov. ‘16 $3.10 lower $467.50 Jan. ‘17 $4.10 lower $471.40 March ‘17 $4.00 lower $474.00 May ‘17 $4.00 lower $473.30 July ‘17 $4.00 lower $472.80 Nov. ‘17 $4.00 lower $466.40 Jan. ‘18 $4.00 lower $466.40 March ‘18 $4.00 lower $466.40. Barley (Western): March ‘16 unchanged $174.00 May ‘16 unchanged $176.00 July ‘16 unchanged $180.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $180.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $180.00 March ‘17 unchanged $180.00 May ‘17 unchanged $180.00 July ‘17 unchanged $180.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $180.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $180.00 March ‘18 unchanged $180.00. Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 329,460 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 329,460.
Oil price appears to have ‘bottomed out’: IEA BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — The organization that represents major oil-consuming nations said Friday that signs of a market that has “bottomed out” are emerging. U.S. crude prices jumped to a high for the year. Brent crude, used as a global benchmark, hit a high for the year Tuesday and rose 1 per cent Friday. Energy companies have been shutting down rigs and laying off thousands of workers as oil prices plunged to around $30 per barrel, from well over $100 per barrel just two years ago. A broad retreat by the energy sector played out again Friday on both fronts. The number of oil and natural gas rigs active in the U.S. fell for the 12th consecutive week, according to Baker Hughes on Friday, to 480. That’s the lowest level in decades,
and perhaps the fewest since the earliest days of the oil drilling industry. And Texas driller Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said that it would cut 1,000 workers, 17 per cent of its work force. The pain at Anadarko and other energy companies may finally be translating into a reduction of a massive and global oversupply of oil, the International Energy Agency said Friday. OPEC production tumbled by 90,000 barrels a day last month, the IEA said. U.S. production that had surged due to new drilling technology, is expected to fall by almost 530,000 barrels a day this year, according to the IEA. The Paris organization, however, said that the recovery in crude prices in recent days from multi-year lows does not mean that there will be a significant and sustained rebound in the short-term.
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Chris Cowper-Smith, left, looks on as Bob Garrish, fastens a knee brace on that the company the two men co-founded has created. The pair of Nova Scotia researchers are close to producing a “bionic” knee brace that enhances ability and reduces fatigue, and have now landed a lucrative contract to produce a beefed-up version for the Canadian Armed Forces.
Buzz building around N.S. firm’s ‘bionic’ knee brace BRACE ENHANCES ABILITY AND REDUCES FATIGUE BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — A pair of Nova Scotia researchers are close to producing a “bionic” knee brace that enhances ability and reduces fatigue, and have now landed a lucrative contract to produce a beefed-up version for the Canadian Armed Forces. Full production is expected to start this summer on the Levitation brace, which stores energy when you bend your knees and releases it as you straighten. “It packs the power of a robotic exoskeleton, but it’s roughly one-hundredth the cost,” said Chris Cowper-Smith, the 31-year-old CEO and co-founder of Spring Loaded Technology, makers of the two-pound brace. Spring Loaded said this week it has secured $1.9 million in venture capital, as well as a military contract worth $1 million to produce a reinforced version of the consumer-grade brace at its Dartmouth plant. The military brace will have reinforced rods to make it stronger and a knee-pad that will complement the military’s tactical gear. “Lots of soldiers are regularly crouching and standing back up, and they often have very heavy packs on — 120 pounds. Our brace can help reduce the burden of all that weight,” said Cowper-Smith. He said the company is also looking at producing a special brace for paratroopers, one that can withstand the high-impact stress associated with military parachute droops. The brace, which can be worn under clothing, is made of light-weight carbon fibre. A high-strength Spectra cord extends from the bottom of the brace through a series of gears at the joint and up to a so-called liquid spring at the top. The civilian product, to be sold for $2,500, is intended for athletes going through rehabilitation, workers needing to alleviate knee stress and fatigue and older people with worn-out knees. Cowper-Smith and partner Bob Garrish, the company’s chief technology officer, joined together while working on their PhDs at Dalhousie University. Cowper-Smith, studying neuroscience, and Garrish, studying mechanical engineering, were part of a pro-
gram called “Starting Lean,” that brought together people from various disciplines to form teams that developed business ideas. Both men had knee issues. Garrish suffers from osteoarthritis in both knees, and Cowper-Smith was suffering at the time from anterior knee pain, which is also known as runner’s knee. They got the idea for the brace in late 2012. “We talked to hundreds of surgeons and physiotherapists to see if the idea was worth pursuing and we determined it was,” Cowper-Smith said. There are similar braces on the market, but Cowper-Smith insists Levitation is unique. He said no other brace includes a strong enough spring to actually assist when wearers extend their legs. “We augment the power of your quadricep muscles. Other braces just provide stability … or prevent hyperextension.” Their first investor came on board in January 2013, providing $100,000. Other money came in from private investors, Nova Scotia’s Innova Corp., ACOA, the National Research Council and through winning a series of business model competitions. Last June, the pair won $100,000 from the Business Development Bank of Canada through its Young Entrepreneur Award. More recently, a one-month online fundraising campaign through Indiegogo raised more than $200,000. It finished on Thursday. The Indiegogo site offered buyers the chance to pre-order the Levitation brace for as little as $1,149, which brought in pre-orders from 25 countries. One of the company’s partners is Build Ventures, a Halifax-based, $65-million venture capital fund focused on Canadian tech start-ups, which has anted up $1.9 million. “Spring Loaded Technology has the potential to revolutionize the marketplace,” Rob Barbara of Build Ventures said in a release. The company’s plant employs 15 people, who have made hundreds of prototype braces. “We have to make sure our production line works perfectly. We don’t want to ship out a bunch of faulty product,” said Cowper-Smith.
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THE ADVOCATE Saturday, March 12, 2016
A MYSTERY WITH PROMISE LANA MICHELIN REVIEW A mysterious woman walks into an opera box at the beginning of Central Alberta Theatre ’s Evelyn Strange and warns: “I don’t want to be rushed…” This line ends up foreshadowing the slow pacing of a production that could take itself less seriously. Although some things could have gone better at Thursday’s dress rehearsal, I should mention the positives about this promising noirish mystery by Edmonton playwright Stewart Lemoine that’s being staged as a dinner theatre at the Quality Inn North Hill. It has a talented young cast of local actors, including Nicole Leal in the title role. And it has an original premise — although to reveal much of it would let too many surprises out of the bag. Suffice it to say that Perry Spangler, a bookish sub-editor at a publishing house, is asked to meet his boss’s wife, Nina Ferrer, at New York’s Metropolitan Opera when his boss can’t make it. Once Nina (played by Elysha Snider), bails on Wagner’s Siegfried after the first intermission, Perry (Paul Sutherland) gets into a conversation with the other occupant of the opera box. She calls herself Evelyn Strange. It turns out this striking stranger can’t remember who she is, or what she did earlier that day — which is problematic when the body of a man turns up in Central Park and police are seeking to question someone named Evelyn Strange. Throw into this scenario a pushy ladies’ man named Lewis Hake, who works with Perry and can’t stop asking awkward questions about his colleague’s new “date,” and you have the makings of a pot-boiler mystery. Overly-earnest plays set in the 1950s require a certain melodramatic approach. Actors with a heightened delivery can wring wit and humour out of scripted dialogue that might not otherwise come across as terribly funny or clever. (See most Alfred Hitchcock movies). Director Tara Rorke has instead
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Elysha Snider plays Nina Ferrer, Paul Sutherland, centre, as Perry Spangler and Ryan Mattila, as Lewis Hake rehearse a scene from the Central Alberta Theatre production of Evelyn Strange and CAT Studios. opted to tackle this production in a dry, naturalistic style. As as a result, long, wordy exchanges between characters often come across as flat and uninspiring. A solution would be for all the actors to crank it up a notch or two. For instance, Sutherland’s Perry Spangler is supposed to be mild-mannered, but still takes it too much in stride that he’s befriended an amnesiac who might well be a murderer. Leal is appealing as Evelyn, but in
a confused, girl-next-door way, rather than as a potentially dangerous femme fatale — which is the edge her mysterious character requires. Much the same can be said of Ryan Mattila’s portrayal of Lewis Hake. He would benefit from more explosive and unpredictable alpha-male tendencies. Of the four cast members, Snider comes closest to hitting the mark as Nina Ferrer, who isn’t quite what she seems. Snider brings appropriate emotional tautness to the role, and her
scenes have spark. There’s hope yet for Evelyn Strange. Once the many overlong set changes are resolved (an audience doesn’t need to see whole rooms take shape, sparse set pieces will do), and the actors pick up their pacing and energy levels, this play could live up to the promise suggested by its premise. While now a diamond in the rough, Evelyn Strange has what it takes to shine. It continues to April 9. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
Blockhuis imagines the future in new exhibit HARRIS-WARKE GALLERY BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF If the world keeps warming, how will life evolve? Glass artist Larissa Blokhuis, who helped teach a summer art program at Red Deer College, imagined a fanciful answer to that question, as shown in her exhibit Awaken, at the Harris-Warke Gallery, upstairs at Sunworks on Ross Street. Blokhuis created her own versions of new life forms that might exist in some future time, if global warming causes some unique adaptations in various species. Her glass, ceramic and fibre art creations will cause viewers to wonder: Are they supposed to be animal, vegetable or mineral? And that’s exactly what the 29-year-old was after. “I went with shapes that might look like a plant or an animal,” said Blokhuis. For instance, the glass-works trio, Cactus, can resemble either the type of cacti that turn up in unlikely mountainous habitats or gelatinous sea cucumbers.
A stranger-looking creature is depicted in the mushroom/anemone-like piece Cosy. Blokhuis was inspired to create this imagined life form by the shapes of everyday fungi. She sees it having a symbiotic relationship with another unseen creature living in its tentacles. The artist, who divides her time between Vancouver, where her glass-blowing co-op exists, and Calgary, where her family resides, imagined something completely outside the known reality for her multi-media artwork Swelter. A small shrub or maybe underwater being, made of ceramic, polymer and wool fibre, is seen existing inside a bubble of glass. Blokhuis said she imagined a moist, drippy specimen that could survive in a very hot climate — but she again encourages debate about whether it’s a plant or animal. “Part of it is the joy of discovery, (where people say) ‘it might be this,’ and then, after looking looking at it longer,they saying ‘This isn’t what it is…’” See GLASS on Page C2
New fall film festival will celebrate local film BY ADVOCATE STAFF Central Alberta-made films and filmmakers will be celebrated at a new festival planned for October. The Central Alberta Film Festival Society was recently formed in Red Deer with the intention of launching an annual festival of locally-made films of all genres. The non-profit cultural organization aims to support and promote filmmakers and visual artists from this region, said festival director Naeem Rabbani,
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who made documentary shorts about social issues such as suicide and domestic violence in his native Pakistan, as well as Holland. A main event will be held in Red Deer during film festival season in October, but the group will also plan year-round activities that include special screenings, talks, workshops and lectures. Rabbani said the local film group has the support of several local businesses, including Carnival Cinemas owner Bill Ramji, and would like to reach out to the Red Deer College film
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Joachim Segger will perform on piano and organ on March 13 at the College Heights Seventh Day Adventist Church as part of Burman University’s Sundays at Seven concert series. Segger is a versatile musician who has played throughout North America, Europe and South Africa. Tickets to the 7 p.m. concert are $25 ($15 seniors. $10 students) at the door.
community, as well as individual filmmakers across the region. “We are interested in providing a forum for people from all walks of life to engage in critical dialogue mainly through moving images and visual expressions.” CAFF will hopefully bring together those interested in engaging with film “as a means of artistic expression and a catalyst for change,” he added. An introductory meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m. on March 16, 2016 at West Point Conference Centre, 685266th St. in Red Deer. Anyone interest-
MAJOR MIDGET FEMALE HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
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The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs (19-7-2-4) host the Spruce Grove Saints (15-11-2-4) in Games 1 and 2 of their first round series at the Collicutt Centre. Game 1 is today at 4:45 p.m. with Game 2 set for Sunday at 2:15 p.m.
ed is invited to come and hear a couple of local filmmakers speak about their upcoming projects and why they want to collaborate with CAFF. Rabbani, who moved to Canada five years ago, would like to expand Red Deer’s artistic offerings. CAFF will help local artists “through breaking the cultural silence and… sustaining a cultural momentum in Central Alberta.” For more information, please call 403-302-8200.
RED DEER ECOLIVING FAIR AND WORKSHOP AT RED DEER COLLEGE The demand for sustainable living solutions continues to grow in Central Alberta so ReThink Red Deer is proud to host the EcoLiving Fair + Workshops at Red Deer College on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Access to the event is free but there is a fee for participating in workshops of $5 each or $20 per day for an unlimited pass.
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Local BRIEFS RDC to showcase music students The best student musical performances of the year can be seen at Red Deer College’s That’s Entertainment showcase next weekend. Classical, jazz and contemporary music students will perform solos and ensemble pieces on Saturday, March 19, at the RDC Arts Centre. Come see some possible stars-of-tomorrow as they are just starting out at the 7:30 p.m. show. Tickets are $21.80 ($17.80 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.
Lauweryssen tells story of finding her birth parents in new memoir Unspeakable Gift is a memoir written by a Big Valley-area woman about finding her birth parents. Author Carole Lauweryssen’s story unfolded 18 years ago and had a happy ending. Her memoir, which took several years to start and then to finish, recounts, ” growing up as a happy adopted child, and the amazing gift I did not expect in a full, happy and successful reunion” with her birth family. The self-published book, edited by Inkwater Press in Oregon, was written from notes and journal entries to inspire others with their unresolved family issues, and because many people loved hearing Lauweryssen’s story. “I had always thought if this book helped just one person…because they could connect with something I felt or said… it would have been worth the process,” said the author. Lauweryssen, a mother of three, who farms and ranches with her husband, spoke about her memoir earlier this month at the Big Valley library. She plans a book launch at the Stettler library on May 4, and at the Camrose library at a yet-unspecified date. Unspeakable Gift is available at most bookstores, online through Amazon, and the author’s website, CarolesPen.com.
Mirana Oh signing at Chapters A Winnipeg author who’s written a modern coming-of-age tale is doing a book signing in Red Deer. Miranda Oh will be signing copies of her self-published novel, Remember, No Matter What: Chin Up, Tits Out!, from noon to 3 p.m. at Chapters on Sunday. The story of 18-year-old Hadley, who is “travelling the world and falling in love with almost anyone who passes through her life” has been described as a chick lit “journey of love, tears and learning.” The book will be available from Chapters, Amazon, or can be ordered from www.ohmirandaoh.com.
Long Island Medium coming to Centrium The Long Island Medium is bringing her purported psychic powers to Red Deer. Theresa Caputo, from TLC’s hit show Long Island Medium, will be appearing live at Red Deer’s Centrium at Westerner Park on Thursday, June 2. Caputo will be sharing personal stories about her life and explaining how her “gift” works. Fans of the TV show know that Caputo claims to communicate with the dead. Her live show, titled The Experience, is being billed as bringing the Long Island wife and mother face-to-face with fans as she follows “spirit guides” around the audience to deliver healing messages. Caputo, who claims she can’t turn off her powers and, therefore, will do spontaneous readings with whoever she encounters, has appeared on talk shows with Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon, Dr. Oz, and Steve Harvey, as well as The Today Show and Live With Kelly and Michael. Her second book, You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, was released in 2014, following her 2013 memoir, There’s More To Life Than This. Tickets to her Red Deer 7:30 p.m. show are $40 -$90 from Ticketmaster.
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GLASS: Global warming Blokhuis admitted her favourite comment was from a viewer who suggested one of her glass works looks like a creature that exists today “but is not quite right.” The artist, who has also exhibited in Edmonton and Vancouver, wants to encourage more thought more about global warming, and what the planet might look like if the climate trend isn’t reversed. “I don’t like direct messages, because they turn people off… but I think we need to make an active choice about whether we want to be part of the future,” she said. Blokhuis believes the Earth will adapt to whatever changes come. The question is, will people be able to? “We need to change our behavior for there to be hope for our environment,” added Blokhuis, who studied glass-blowing at the Alberta College of Art and Design and has shown and sold her works in Alberta and B.C. The Awaken exhibit will continue until March 26. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
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Comics discuss censorship in wake of Mike Ward case BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Making fun of a child, especially one with a disability or deformity, is something many comedians say they would never do. “I draw a line but it depends where you’re at in your world,” says Gerry Dee. “I have a wife and three kids, so I try to remember that they might hear the joke.” “It’s probably something I wouldn’t do,” says Kevin McDonald. “But on the other hand, in the ’90s the Kids in the Hall did lots of stuff that I probably wouldn’t do now.” Martin Short takes a harder stance: “You don’t do that, it’s obvious.” But many in the standup world believe comedians should have carte blanche when it comes to material, and that being called before a human rights tribunal for their jokes sets a dangerous precedent. Such is the scenario faced by Quebec’s Mike Ward, who has divided comedians for making jokes onstage about young singer Jeremy Gabriel, who was born with craniofacial deformities and partial deafness caused by Treacher Collins syndrome. Gabriel, a fellow Quebec native who has performed for the likes of the pope and Celine Dion, told the CBC he was “12 or 13” when he first saw videos of Ward mocking him. In a segment of Ward’s routine posted on YouTube, the comedian calls Gabriel’s hearing implant a “subwoofer” and says he looked up his medical condition online and discovered that he’s “ugly.” He also joked, among other things, about how he thought Gabriel had a terminal illness but “five years later, he wasn’t dead, he’s not dying!” According to reports, Gabriel, now 19, testified before the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal that Ward’s jokes hurt his self-esteem and career. And his lawyer, Marie Dominique, argued the case was about discrimination. Gabriel and his parents are seeking $80,000 in damages. Ward’s lawyer, Julius Grey, argued the case goes against freedom of expression. Ward’s manager, Michel Grenier, said the comedian was unable to comment since a ruling has yet to be made. “I’m not in favour of comedians being held up on human rights tribunals based on their humour, regardless of how in poor taste it is,” says Andrew Clark, director of the Humber College comedy program in Toronto. “We’re not fascists,” he adds. “There have been governments that did this and let’s just say they weren’t the best governments in the world. You have to let the public decide.” The case comes after comedian Guy Earle was ordered by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal in 2011 to pay $15,000 in compensation to Lorna Pardy. The tribunal said Earle discriminated against Pardy when he unleashed a torrent of homophobic insults at her while he was performing at a Vancouver restaurant in 2007. The restaurant owner was ordered to pay $7,500. “Not to get too precious about it, but it does seem like standup comedy has sort of become the vanguard of ideas and I think there’s a danger in clamping down on that,” says comedian Joel Buxton. “Because if we don’t have that, I don’t know where else it would express itself. So I find that a little bit worrisome in that sense. But then of course things like this become difficult because I don’t think many people would say that the victim in this (Ward) case deserved the amount of vitriol heaped upon him.” Edgy, controversial humour has a rightful place in the standup world, says Buxton. “I know quite a few dark comedians that I very much respect and have actually been able to tackle topics I feel deeply uncomfortable about and (they) helped me process them in a way that ended up feeling positive.” Still, some comics say they consider the feelings of their audience and have changed or removed jokes from their act based on the makeup of the crowd. “If there’s a 400-pound person in the front row, I’m not going to point that out,” says Dee. “I think of what the person’s life is like on a daily basis. And then on the other side of the coin I think: if I was this type of person, would I laugh at that joke?”
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Mike Ward arrives at the Olivier awards gala in 2011. Comedians including Martin Short, Norm Macdonald and Gerry Dee weigh in on the case of Ward, a Quebec standup star who was called before the province’s human rights tribunal for making jokes about a boy with facial deformities. Norm Macdonald recalls delivering a joke as anchor of Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update about a guy who’d been “ripped to shreds” and died after being run over by many cars. “The next day the guy’s widow phoned me and she had watched the show…. She decided to watch some TV to laugh and here’s some idiot telling a joke about her just-killed husband,” he says. “So I try to remember that these are actual people and that they exist in real life.” Some comics also believe there’s a difference between making fun of someone who’s in the public eye and invites such attention, like Donald Trump, and making fun of a young boy in what seems like a personal attack. “The Kardashians have been putting themselves in the public limelight, they want that,” says Howie Miller. “Someone who doesn’t want to be talked about in a negative way, it’s not in their hands anymore.” That’s one of the big questions in the Ward case: was Gabriel an unfair target? “You can argue the parents placed the child in the spotlight and therefore he’s a public figure,” says Clark. “I would not agree with that, because the parents did it, not the kid, and I don’t believe in picking on a kid. Do I think that (Ward) should be in front of a human rights tribunal? No…. He shouldn’t be investigated for being a comedian, and it was a dumb joke that I don’t agree with personally. Now that doesn’t mean I have a right to tell him what he can or cannot say.”
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Pope imposes financial oversight for saints after abuses BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis imposed new financial accountability regulations on the Vatican’s multimillion-dollar saint-making machine Thursday after uncovering gross abuses that were subsequently revealed in two books. The rules require external vigilance over individual Vatican bank accounts created for beatification and canonization causes, as well as regular budgeting and accounting to make sure the donations from the faithful are being used as intended. The reforms were imposed after Francis tasked a fact-finding commission to investigate Vatican finances, including at the Vatican’s saints office. Two books by Italian journalists, based on the commission’s confidential findings, revealed that the Vatican’s secretive saint-making process brought in hundreds of thousands of euros in donations for each saintly candidate but had virtually no financial oversight as to how the money was spent. The books estimated the average cost for each beatification at around 500,000 euros ($550,000), with much of the proceeds going to a few lucky people with contracts to do the often time-consuming investigations into the candidates’ lives. The family of one well-known investigator, for example, also had the Vatican monopoly on printing the documentation for each saintly cause, studies that often amount to dozens of volumes. While candidates who inspire wealthy donors would sprint ahead, those with less wealthy fans would languish. American saints often cost the most precisely because the most money was donated, and the postulator could spend it on the best researchers to get the cause through, according to the book Avarice by journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi. The new rules call for an administrator to be named for each saintly cause who must “scrupulously respect” the intention of each donation. The administrator must keep a running tab on expenditures and donations, prepare an annual budget and be subject to the oversight of the local bishop or religious superior. That person must approve the annual budget and send it to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints — the Vatican office responsible for reviewing saintly candidates, investigating miracles and preparing the cases for the pope’s ultimate decision. The rules also set out the mechanism by which each cause pays the congregation for its services finalizing the beatification or canonization, though it doesn’t specify how much is given. Once the candidate is made a saint, the congregation decides what to do with any leftover funds, including sending them to a special solidarity account for less-well funded candidates. The Catholic Church makes saints to give the faithful role models. The process is cloaked in secrecy and open to criticism, given that it deals with science-defying miracles and notoriously politicized choices. Pope John Paul II — himself canonized in near-record time in 2014 — declared 482 saints in his quarter-century papacy, more than all of his predecessors combined. In the early church, saints were often made by papal decree or popular acclaim. Over the centuries, the process has become far more detailed, legalistic, time-consuming and costly. It usually starts in the diocese where the candidate lived or died. A postulator — essentially the cheerleader spearheading the project — gathers testimony and documentation to build the case and presents the report to the congregation. If the Vatican’s experts agree the candidate lived a virtuous life, the case is forwarded to the pope who signs a decree attesting to the candidate’s “heroic virtues.” During the investigation, the postulator may come across information that someone was miraculously healed by praying for God’s intercession through the candidate. If the cure cannot be medically explained, the case is presented to the congregation as the possible miracle needed for beatification, the first major step in the sainthood process. Panels of doctors, theologians, bishops and cardinals must certify that the cure was instantaneous, complete and lasting — and was due to the intercession of the candidate. If convinced, the congregation sends the case to the pope who signs a decree saying the candidate can be beatified. A second miracle is needed for canonization. Martyrs, or people who were killed for their faith, get a free pass and can be beatified without a miracle. A miracle is needed, however, for martyrs to be canonized. Given the steps involved, the costs associated with the process can vary widely. If the postulator needs to travel around the world to gather testimony and documentation for the investigation or miracle hunt, the costs will be greater than for a candidate whose life can be investigated closer to home. A big-name candidate, such as a modern-day pope, will likely require a far more in-depth and expensive investigation than a 5th-century hermit for whom there is limited documentation. The book Avarice, or example, detailed the exorbitant fees spent on the beatification cause of Fulton John Sheen, an American bishop known for his preaching on radio and television. Even though the beatification stalled, the cause had already spent more than 330,000 euros in five years for consultants, travel, conferences, translations (the full documentation must be presented to the Vatican in Latin) — and fees for the postulator. Francis published the rules just days before he sets the official date for his next big canonization: Mother Teresa. She’s expected to be made a saint in the first week of September as part of Francis’ Holy Year of Mercy celebrations. The two Italian journalists who revealed the saint-making abuses in their books go back on trial in a Vatican tribunal on Saturday for having published leaked information.
5 phrases that are scaring off millennials BY ADDIE ZIERMAN SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The statistics are in. The millennials are leaving the church, and nobody seems quite sure what to do about it. I am one of them. Born in 1983, I belong to the wispy beginnings of the new generation. I turned 30 this year, and I’m raising two small boys. I hold within me both cynicism and hope. I left the church. I came back. Here is what I can tell you about millennials: We grew up on easy answers, catchphrases and cliché, and if we’ve learned anything, it’s that things are almost always more complicated than that. When I returned to church, it wasn’t because of great programs, alluring events or a really cool “café” set up in the foyer. I went back not because of what the church was doing, but rather in spite of it. I went back because I needed community, and because, thanks to a steady dose of medication and therapy, I was finally well enough to root through the cliché to find it. But not all of us are there yet. For some of us, the clichés are still maddening and alienating. Recently, I asked my followers online for the five church clichés that they tend to hate the most. These were the top five responses: “The Bible clearly says…” We are the first generation to grow up in the age of information technology, and we have at our fingertips hundreds of commentaries, sermons, ideas, and books. We can engage with Biblical scholars on Facebook and Twitter, and it’s impossible not to see the way that their doctrines — rooted in the same Bible — differ and clash. We’re acutely aware of the Bible’s intricacies. We know the Bible is clear about some things — but also that much is not clear. We know the words are weighted to a culture that we don’t completely understand and that the scholars will never all agree. We want to hear our pastors approach these words with humility and reverence. Saying, “This is where study and prayer have led me, but I could be wrong,” does infinitely more to secure our trust than The Bible clearly says… “God will never give you more than you can handle” This paraphrased Mother Teresa quote has become so commonplace in Christian culture that I was shocked to learn that it wasn’t in the Bible. Inherent in this phrase is the undertone that if life has become “more than you can handle,” then your faith must not be strong enough. We millennials may
be a bit narcissistic, but we also know the weight of too much. We understand that we need help. Connections. Friendship. Sometimes therapy. We know that life so often feels like entirely too much to handle. And we want to know that this is okay with you and with God. “Love on” (e.g. “As youth group leaders, we’re just here to love on those kids.” In addition to sounding just plain creepy, this phrase also has troubling implications. We may understand that we need help, but we certainly don’t want to be anyone’s project or ministry. It may just be semantics, but being loved on feels very different than being simply loved. The former connotes a sudden flash of contrived kindness; the latter is simpler…but deeper. It suggests that the relationship is the point, not the act of love itself. And really, that’s what we’re looking for: relationship –that honest back and forth of giving and receiving love. Black and white quantifiers of faith, such as “Believer, Unbeliever, Backsliding” Millennials are sick of rhetoric that centers around who’s in and who’s out. We know our own doubtful hearts enough to know that belief and unbelief so often coexist. Those of us who follow the Christian faith know that world around us feels truer than the invisible God who holds it together. Terms like backsliding that try to pinpoint the success (or, more accurately, lack thereof) of our faith, frustrate us. We don’t want to hustle to prove our faith; we don’t want to pretend. We want to be accepted, not analyzed. “God is in control . . . has a plan . . . works in mysterious ways” Chances are we believe this is true. But it’s the last thing we want to hear when something goes horribly wrong in our life. We are drawn to the Jesus who sits down with the down-and-out woman at the well. Who touches the leper, the sick, the hurting. Who cries when Lazarus is found dead…even though he is in control and has a plan to bring Lazarus back to life. You’ve heard us say that we like Jesus but not the church, and it’s not because we’re trying to be difficult. It’s because the Jesus we read about enters into the pain of humanity where so often the church people seem to want to float above it. In the end, it’s not really about what churches say or don’t say. What millennials want is to be seen. Understood. Loved. It’s what everyone wants, really. And for this generation of journeyers? Choosing honesty over cliché is a really great place to start. Addie Zierman is a writer, blogger and calls herself a “recovering Jesus freak.” She recently published her debut book, When We Were on Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love and Starting Over
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Canada must be bold and audacious DAVID CRANE OPINION Finance Minister Bob Morneau has promised to deliver, before the end of the year, “robust growth strategy” for “strong and sustainable growth.” It’s a big promise. If he succeeds, he will fill the glaring gap in the Liberal Party platform, which had little to offer on innovation and long-term growth. Yet without more innovation and stronger productivity growth, Canada faces continuing weak economic fundamentals and huge challenges in meeting the needs of an aging society without sacrificing the needs of the young. Moreover, if the government genuinely wants to strengthen the middle class, then it has to improve Canada’s poor productivity performance and raise the economy’s potential growth rate. To help accomplish this Morneau has enlisted an advisory group, headed by Dominic Barton, global managing director of the worldwide consultancy, McKinsey & Co. But this is too important to be left to a small group of insiders. Not all the good ideas will reside with them. Canadians need to be more widely engaged, which is why the Trudeau government should also charge a House of Commons Committee to hold public hearings on a growth strategy, to learn from Canadians who also have something useful to say. In looking at a framework for longterm growth, one obvious direction is to focus on the potential of the digital economy. Canada is not starting from square one. We have many small and midsize companies, and a small number of larger ones, that are internationally competitive in telecommunications, software and systems, digital applications and engineering, as well as universities that are producing good graduates in these fields. Over the next 10-15 years, advances in digital technology will radically transform many industries, from banking and retail to automotive and energy. Digital technologies will also need to be embedded in much of our infrastructure. While the digital economy — the so-called fourth industrial revolution — will be highly disruptive, it will also create opportunity. What Canada needs is a growth strategy that helps Canada seize those opportunities. This means ensuring we have the talent base. It means developing innovation ecosystems that not only help companies get started, but also enables them to scale up and become sustainably competitive in the global economy, something that we are not good at right now. Many of our techbased companies are sold to foreign corporations because the patient capital isn’t there to grow them. We may simply be creating seed corn — R&D branch plants — for international corporations headquarted elsewhere
rather than creating our new business champions headquartered in Canada, with the brains of these businesses located here. We must also focus much more on creating markets for our digital entrepreneurs. Given the significant increase planned in infrastructure spending by all three levels of government, we should ensure that we are investing in leading-edge infrastructure. Autonomous and connected cars, for example, need not only to communicate with each other but also with our infrastructure. Our water systems need to address leakage and safety challenges using networks of sensors to monitor changing conditions. Our electricity networks need smart meters to make the most efficient use of electricity. So our planned infrastructure in-
vestments should put a high priority on digital content. This makes for better infrastructure but also creates opportunity for Canadian entrepreneurs to demonstrate what they can do. But we also need to look at our digital networks. International reports suggest that Canada has some of the most expensive yet slowest digital networks among the advanced economies. A report last year by the UN-backed Broadband Commission for Digital Development, ranked Canada 16th in fixed broadband subscriptions per capita and 47th in mobile subscriptions per capita. The OECD found that Canada ranked 26th in mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. A recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute — Digital Globalization: The New Era of Global Flows — states
that “the current wave of churn and transition creates opportunities for countries to carve out profitable roles in the global economy.” But “those opportunities will favour locations that build the infrastructure, institutions and business environments that their companies and citizens need to participate fully.” A successful growth strategy, then, must be very much future-oriented — focused on the world in 2020 and beyond — and the strategy, if it is to be effective, must also be disruptive. We have to think big and be audacious. We really don’t have a choice if we want the long-term growth that will generate good jobs and prosperity for all Canadians. Economist David Crane is a syndicated columnist by Torstar.
Taking the time to understand addiction CHRIS SALOMONS STREET TALES Tuesdays are very long days at the kitchen, by 6:30 p.m. I’m done for. But something happened last Tuesday that made me stop and ponder a situation. As we were cleaning up after an extremely busy supper one fellow and a young lady remained. The fellow was mildly inebriated but the lady was sober. It is not uncommon for these folks to ask us to pray with them, which the fellow did. Remorse often is the motivator for the request, and so when I asked what could I pray for, without a spoken word, he gave me this disparaging look that said “you know very well what I need.” We have known this fellow for many years. So pray we did, asking that he might have the strength and ability to stand up against the alcohol. When we were finished, he proceeded to leave; not so the tall, thin, young lady who just stood there with tears running down her face. “Would you pray with me as well?” Her voice was hushed and very
soft. She had been standing only about five feet away and had been busy concentrating on her phone. Same thing; I asked what could I pray for to which she replied with a whole story of having been scammed again, and how, when she needed help from the same people she had helped previously, there was no one to be found. The disappointment she felt made her both sad and angry, so we spent a few minutes with her and then she left as well. As we were walking to the back of the building to our vehicles, I noticed that the fellow was sitting on the sidewalk and leaning back against the building. His head was slumped forward into a position that spelled a mixture of dejection, loneliness and self-pity. Driving home, I could not get that picture out of my mind. I kept thinking that if this was indeed his turn around point in life, was I then negligent in not being there for him? Did walking away from him at that time negate all the other efforts we had made to help? I know that is not always a productive way of thinking, but I still think that somehow, somewhere there should be a place or at least some kind of facility that I could have taken him
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to. A place where he could not only sleep off the alcohol, but where he could connect with a caring person who could knowledgeably help him to redirect his steps. Many are the efforts that have been made to help people in this position. There are farms where they can be busy during a recovery phase, and some of them are quite successful. In B.C. there is a recovery program that will extend its assistance program for up to seven years. But the sad fact is that not every person can adapt to the same kind of strategy, and unless they can sink their teeth into a specific strategy, they will come out of a recovery period and just return to their previous lifestyle. Although they come back from places like jail, recovery centres or somewhere where they have been dry for even up to a year and even though they arrive with a bagful of resolution to change, it is not long before they are right back to where they started. Why? How come? Scientists use a lot of technical jargon; psychologists and psychiatrists use their own style of vernacular to define and categorize the condition, but sadly neither one has come any closer to fixing the problem. I think
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sometimes that these professionals, like the rest of us, listen to their patients with a categorized reply in mind rather than listening to understand the thinking heart of the individual. We do the same thing when confronted with addicted and hurting men and women. We approach them with a cure in mind rather than listen and try to understand the heart of that person. If they don’t measure up to that cure we had in mind for them, we ‘drop’ them; just like everyone else in their lives. What if, what if rather than set out their method of recovery to them, we spent time learning to understand and appreciate that addict? Maybe, just maybe by becoming a friend who would spend time with them without preconceived ‘cures’ for their lives, we could help in some small way to let them see the light at the end of the tunnel. You may not think that you could do this, but I fully believe that every person on Earth has that capacity to help at least one other person in their efforts to climb that ladder to a fuller life, even if all you get to do is hold the ladder. Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.
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Shipping problems out of town GREG NEIMAN INSIGHT Back in the good old days in Alberta, when oil prices fell and government revenue dropped, part of the solution of the day was to cut the welfare cheques of single mothers, and buy the single unemployed males a one-way bus ticket to B.C. I couldn’t find out how many tickets were issued under then-premier Ralph Klein, but it was enough for the B.C. government then to pass a law saying any newcomers arriving to their province needed to establish residency for 90 days before they could access social services. For the females (mostly) the 20-percent cut in welfare payments and the increased barriers to application for Aids to Daily Living dropped Alberta’s roster of 3.1 million cases to around 2 million between 1994 and 2000. On paper, both policies were a great success. Not so much for the poor and homeless, but the Tory base loved it. It appears that the Saskatchewan government has learned a thing or two
from the Alberta experience, at least as far as shipping homeless people to B.C. is concerned. Not with the same result, one would hope, though. Once the story broke, it took scant hours for the whole nation to learn that at least two homeless men, Charles Neil-Curly, 23, and Jeremy Roy, 21, were put on a Greyhound with one-way tickets to Vancouver. Neil-Curly was staying at the Lighthouse homeless shelter in North Battleford, but his provincial funding was cut so he had to find someplace else to go. So he accepted a ticket to ride with his friend Roy who had also lived at the shelter. Neither had any supports waiting for them once they stepped off the bus. One of them had never been outside the province before. That’s the rub. Governments often buy poor and homeless people bus tickets to somewhere else in Canada. But there are supposed to be case plans for family, friends or other agencies set up to meet them. Getting a new start in a new place is not always a bad idea, if you have supports lined up. Shipping your problems out of town is not. Vancouver city counsellor Kerry Lang correctly calls it “inhumane.”
“It’s not good health policy. It’s not good public policy,” he said in an interview with CBC News. Now, there are always multiple views of a news story. The Lighthouse shelter is currently in a funding dispute with the province. A social services employee bought the tickets, as far as is known, contrary to “official” policy (scare quotes intended). Social services minister Donna Harpauer says there will be a review of the bus-ticket policy — if the Saskatchewan Party is re-elected next month. Oh, and both the two bus riders are First Nations (as if that should make any difference — but it does). As much as social agencies and government agencies seem reluctant to go public when problems arise, something good did arise from that happening here. Jason Stennes is the CEO of a construction company, 360 Crane Services, in Vancouver. When he heard of the men’s plight, he immediately offered them a job. Stennes said after growing up without much himself, he’s now in a position where he can help. “I’m one of those guys that if I’m at a red light and there’s somebody begging for change and he’s 20 years old, I offer him a job.
I give people a chance. It’s just what I do.” A new start, indeed. Not enough of that to be found in Canada, that’s for sure. But here’s the real sticking point: Saskatchewan has pledged to take in 2,000 Syrian refugees. They will be fully funded for a year, and housed in the province’s four largest cities. Nobody needs reminding that those four largest cities also house (or fail to house) large First Nations populations, with a myriad of social problems. A persistent homeless contingent is but one symptom of the cultural and cross-generational problems they face. These two men are only the ones we’ve heard about, because somebody did go public. But it would appear they are as much displaced off their land — refugees, if you want to use the term — as the people who once lived in the now-bombed-out homes in any number of other countries, but coming to our shores. New starts for them, too. It’s a sad irony that I’m sure will be lost in the tumble of a provincial election campaign. Follow Greg Neiman’s blog at Readersadvocate.blogspot.ca
PIGGING OUT: THE ZOMBIE TELEVISION TREND HARLEY HAY HAY’S DAZE It’s called “binging”. From the Latin “binge” — “pig”; and “ing” — “out”. To pig out. And it’s become quite common in our ultra-modern 21st century society. And you thought I was talking about food, didn’t you? No I’m talking about television. Television — once the lucrative kingdom of advertisers, marketers, makers of dumb commercials. The domain of really bad reality shows, really great sitcoms that last two episodes before they are cancelled and, lately, a lot of swearing. Really a lot of swearing. But all that has been turned on its big ugly head. In just a few years couch potatoes and other TV viewing vegetables like Yours Truly have altered our television consumption methodology in order to circumvent such tedium television trends as those pesky commercials and moronic reality shows. Two factors are at play here, according to no one in particular. Number “A” — the invention of something called the “PVR”; and “Two” — the invention of hybrids like “Netflix” and “Shomi” and “GiveMeYourMoney” television services. Let us firstly consider letter “One” — the PVR. The PVR, as many of you male readers know, refers to the “Prostate Valve Region” which becomes inflamed when … Oh, um, sorry, that’s a much different PVR, and largely outside of the parameters of this discussion (and you don’t want that PVR getting any larger, that’s for sure). Let’s do a Take Two on the PVR…. Number “A” — PVR stands for “personal video recorder” and it’s the greatest invention since the GPS (global positioning system). And it’s also the greatest thing since SB — which is the accepted acronym for “sliced bread.” (It is imperative to refer to important technologies with capital-letter acronyms. “CLAs”.) Some PVRs are machines that look like old VCRs (Video Carrying Repeaters), and for which you pay a monthly fee in order to access programming. Typical services of this type include “TIVO” and “MONEYPIT.” More popular and prevalent currently are the PVR capabilities that come with your cable TV box, which includes five remote controllers to sufficiently confuse you, and a mildly annoying “expert” who appears on your screen on 17 different channels to tell you over and over again how to operate your five remote controls and your PVR. But here’s the thing. PVRs, as previously alluded to, are miraculous. Unlike the old VCRs, PVRs with their five remote controllers the size of Webster’s New World dictionaries can avoid commercials because you can PAUSE, REWIND and FAST FORWARD your show WHILE YOU ARE WATCHING IT ‘LIVE’! I know, right? This is in direct contravention of Einstein’s Laws of Relativity. I don’t think we as a human race are supposed to be able to manipulate time like that. If Einstein was alive he would be so proud. And he would also no doubt immediately binge-watch every episode of Breaking Bad. And PVRs are easily programmed so that you can view your favorite programs later at your leisure,
when you can also fast forward through commercials. And, importantly, they make it possible for us idiot box addicts to save up shows and binge-watch an entire seasons in one massive marathon of TV madness. Similarly, a subscription to a TV channel such as Netflix presents commercial free (so far) movies, TV shows, documentaries and even a special category called “Mindless Drivel.” OK, just kidding about that last part — actually most of the categories are secretly sub-headed “Mindless Drivel.” Netfilx and other source providers outside the reign and realm of the handful of powerful BBs (Big Broadcasters) have created an entirely new business model for television viewing. They create their own shows and then release the entire season of episodes all at once! This drives the traditional broadcasters and advertisers absolutely bonkers, and also causes a nation-wide rash of viewing related migraines. Since watching one episode of, say, House of Cards is akin to eating just one potato chip, it’s virtually impossible for most viewers to stop at just one, or two, or three episodes at a single sitting. Many a Better Half has found their spousal unit still sitting, zombie-like in the darkness on the couch at 4 a.m., the remote frozen in his or her cold, grey hand, their watery red eyes propped open with toothpicks, the title sequence of Episode 6 just ramping up on the 51-inch flat screen TV.
Hands up those of you who have at least four episodes of Big Bang Theory on your PVR. All those who have watched more than two episodes in a row of Downton Abbey on Netflix give me a big “HAIL MARY!” Everybody who has noticed a profound increase in swearing on TV shout: “WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT”! And have you happened to notice the growing proliferation of nudity and sex on the boob tube? Of course you have. That’s why you’ve ordered six new “specialty” channels for your “Program Bundle.” (Your PB). Insert wink emoji here. And of course all of this doesn’t even take into account all that viewing of television shows on desktops, laptops, tablets and even Smartphones. And couple that with the fact that any original production by independent channels like Netflix and HBO are not governed by the same cultural, ethical, swearing or sex rules that apply to the big public broadcasters and you have what media experts often to refer as “a hell of a mess.” And all of this rampant and rapid technology begs one very scary question: “What on earth is television going to be like in five or 10 years?!” All I can say is get a tight grip on one of your five remotes. It’s going to be quite the ride. Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.
Funds key to clinching Tory leadership CHANTAL HEBERT NATIONAL AFFAIRS
It is a political rule of thumb that defeated incumbents tend to drown their sorrows in money and it turns out the federal Conservatives are no exception. At $5 million, the spending limit imposed on each of the candidates who will vie to replace Stephen Harper between now and next spring is more than five times higher than the maximum allowed for the leadership contest that resulted in Justin Trudeau’s election. But it is in the same general ballpark as that set by the Liberals immediately after they lost power to the Conservatives in 2006. Over the campaign that ended with Stéphane Dion’s victory, the candidates were allowed to spend almost $3.5 million each — down from $4 million at the time of Paul Martin’s quasi-coronation in 2003. In between the two Liberal leadership contests, more restrictive Elec-
tions Canada fundraising rules had come into effect. Corporations were no longer permitted to dish out generous helpings of money to their favourite candidate. Only individuals could contribute a modest amount of money. In 2006, the Liberals were the first to try out those new rules and the result was a collective disaster. By the time the campaign ended, more than half the 11 candidates were mired in debt. Over the years that followed, their efforts to pay off those debts put a crimp in the party’s fundraising efforts (unlike the Conservatives today, the Liberals could at least count on a public per-vote subsidy for most of that period). To top it all, the 2006 Liberal campaign did not yield a winning leader. The Conservatives apparently believe they are immune to those risks. Not that they have any experience with the process — Harper was selected under the old free-for-all system. Under the lax rules of the recent past, a leadership candidate with deep pockets such as Belinda Stronach was able to make up for her political outsider status by financing her own campaign. But in this contest, businessman Kevin O’Leary would be forbidden to
tap into his own considerable financial resources. Instead he would have to find supporters to finance his campaign, $1,500 at a time. The immediate impact of the high spending limit the party has settled on will likely be to give an added incentive to the other prospective candidates to wait for a clear signal from Jason Kenney and Peter MacKay as to their leadership intentions. If both former ministers run, they will suck a lot of money out of the donation pool, and be well positioned to compound their front-running positions by outspending the competition. In this contest, the ability to finance a truly national campaign will be crucial. It will not be good enough to sign up a lot of members in a given region. Each riding — whether its membership is in the thousands or less than 50-strong — will be worth 100 points to be split among the candidates based on the percentage of their support. In theory, a candidate could come first in the 99 ridings the party currently holds but still lose by not doing well in the 239 that are not currently represented by a Conservative MP in the House of Commons.
And if you think that is an extreme scenario, consider that, on balance, Kenney is best placed to score high in many of the Conservative-held ridings but MacKay could be an easier sell in most of the non-Conservative ones. There are of course more ways to gain from a leadership campaign than by becoming leader. Brian Mulroney, John Turner, Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin all built subsequent leadership victories on an initial failed bid. In a polarized contest between two front-runners, it can also be a winning strategy to start off from behind with the goal of becoming everyone’s second choice. When Dion entered the 2006 campaign, he was considered a placeholder whose sole mission was to represent Quebec in the lineup dominated by Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae. But for seasoned politicians, the leadership game is worth playing only if one has a reasonable chance of finishing with a score high enough to not lose face. And achieving that in the expensive Conservative environment will be costly. Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer syndicated by Torstar.
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Mixed messages from boyfriend’s mom Dear Harlan; My boyfriend is traveling halfway across the country with me for spring break. I just visited his hometown and met his mom for the first time. As soon as we got back to campus, she asked him if he was sure he wanted to go home with me for spring break. What does this mean? Does she not like me? — Mom Problem Dear Mom Problem; His mom isn’t your problem. She’s your boyfriend’s problem. His mom hasn’t said anything to you, right? This is all secondhand information. So don’t get involved. Why his mom would say this is just a big guessing game. She could be worried about your boyfriend’s safety because he’s traveling across the country in a car (driving long distances can be dangerous). She could be concerned that he’s getting too close to you and doesn’t want him to get hurt (falling in love can be dangerous). She might be jealous that you’re stealing her son (sharing him with another woman can be dangerous). The last thing you want to do is to turn this into a bigger issue. You want to remain neutral and smother everyone with love. Your boyfriend can tell you if there’s a problem. If his mom says or does something to you that makes you think there’s a problem, you can ask her if there’s something you unintentionally did to make her uncomfortable. For some moms (and dads), it’s hard to see their boys in a serious relationship with another female. It’s a huge transition that takes time.
Tool developed to predict if youth with concussion will have persistent symptoms BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Researchers have developed a tool that can predict whether a child or teen with a newly diagnosed concussion is likely to have symptoms that will persist longer than usual, giving them the opportunity to see a specialist sooner. The predictive tool was developed and validated by pediatric specialists across Canada in a study that involved about 3,000 children and adolescents who had suffered a concussion, primarily while playing sports or as the result of a fall or a motor vehicle accident. Principal investigator Dr. Roger Zemek said the first question parents ask when their child or teen is diagnosed with a concussion at a hospital emergency department is: “When is my child going to get better?” “And we did not have the answer to that,” Zemek, an emergency medicine physician at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), said Tuesday from Ottawa. But with the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, doctors will now be able to give parents an answer, based on a predictive score from a series of questions developed by the researchers. Those who score between nine and 12 on the evaluation — including whether they have headaches, are bothered by loud noise and have poor balance — are considered to be at high risk for experiencing “persistent post-concussion symptoms,” a condition that in some cases can last several months — or even longer. “It really can remove kids from the things they want, need and love to do,” Zemek said of a concussion. “They can’t perhaps go to the movies with their friends because the loud noises are bothering them. “They can’t go to school and take exams and perhaps even advance to the next grade because they’ve missed so many weeks of class … They’re not allowed to go back to sports because of
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Dr. Roger Zemek is part of a team of researchers that have developed a tool that can predict whether a child or teen with a newly diagnosed concussion is likely to have symptoms that will persist longer than usual, giving them the opportunity to see a specialist sooner. the risk of getting another (concussion) until they’re fully recovered.” While most young people in the study recovered from their concussion in a week to two weeks, about 30 per cent were still experiencing symptoms like headaches, dizziness, poor concentration and sensitivity to light and noise a month or more after their injury. The study found that although more boys suffer concussions, girls have twice the risk of having persistent post-concussion symptoms, while older children and teens are also more likely to take longer to get better than children under eight. Zemek said there are a number of theories as to why a higher proportion of girls have ongoing symptoms.
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Girls’ neck muscles are typically less developed than those of boys, which could mean females experience a greater whiplash force during a fall or a sports-related collision that results in more damage to the brain. The different female and male sex hormones may also play varying roles in helping the brain to heal, and females may be more aware as well as more forthcoming than males about lingering symptoms, he added. Jenna Pietrantonio, 19, who suffered a concussion two years ago after colliding with an opposing player during a competitive hockey game, was among those in the study whose symptoms continued long past the time she would have expected. Headaches, nausea, dizziness, neck pain, and light and noise sensitivity kept her out of school. The Ottawa teen had to avoid any stimuli, the standard initial treatment to help the brain heal. “I had to be in a dark room. I was in my room with no lights, no friends, no family, no electronics, no nothing for about close to two months,” she said. “So being isolated definitely brought on a lot of depression.” Had the predictive tool been available at the time of her concussion, it could have helped her family — “they had to put up with me a lot” — and her doctor by helping figure out what therapies she should have pursued and which ones to avoid. “It could have been extremely helpful,” said Pietrantonio, adding that she still isn’t symptom-free — she continues to be plagued by headaches and ringing in her ears. Zemek said most kids improve in a short period of time, within a month from their concussion. “But what we need to recognize is that parents will now be able to learn accurately and based on scientific fact how their child is going to do after their injury,” he said. “And that’s going to be very important for them to prepare and take steps … to perhaps get in to see a specialist sooner.”
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athletic, be artistic, be generous, be a great listener, be an amazing kisser and work to be THE BEST at something. Yes, short men like us have to work harder, but we do love better than taller men. Give women time to get to know all the other parts of you. Think it, believe it and other women will see it. If you can’t do it on your own, find a therapist, spiritual leader or adult who can help you stand tall, with or without platform shoes with a big heel (which is my trick, too). Dear Harlan; I have been talking to this guy for only one month. We aren’t dating, but we told each other that we like each other and that we were hooking up only with each other, no one else. The problem is, I am the only one who is communicating in this “relationship.” I am always the one to text him first and ask him to hang out. He says he is busy, but I am busy too. I am making an effort because I like him. I get attached super easily. What should I do? Should I tell him how I’m feeling, or should I just run away? — Too Attached Dear Too Attached; This is dating; you’re just not calling it dating. Come on! You are in a monogamous, physical relationship that’s void of expectations. Instead of living in an exclusive relationship that lacks clear expectations and respect, make it exclusive, and demand respect. Talk to him. Either he’ll want to date you, or it will end. Either way, you can stop running from the truth. Harlan is author of “Getting Naked: Five Steps to Finding the Love of Your Life (While Fully Clothed and Totally Sober)” (St. Martin’s Press). Write Harlan at harlan(at)helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com. Send paper to Help Me, Harlan!, 3501 N. Southport Ave., Suite 226, Chicago, IL 60657.
Hitman aims for everyone with new game BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The creators of Hitman are pulling the trigger on an unorthodox way of releasing their espionage saga that could reshape how the interactive industry approaches video game launches. Hitman publisher Square Enix and developer IO Interactive are unloading the latest installment of their assassination simulator episodically instead of all at once. It’s a bold departure from past Agent 47 undertakings and other major titles. Nowadays, most games are released in their entirety online or on a disc for about $60, and later supplemented with updates and other downloadable content after launch. However, IO Interactive is treating the latest Hitman more like a TV show than a game. “When we’re making games, why should we force the people who want to be with us on this journey to wait until the end?” said IO Interactive studio head Hans Seifert in true Agent 47 fashion: sitting in a dark corner at a hotel bar during the recent D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas. For the past 15 years, the Hitman series has depicted the globe-trotting missions of assassin-for-hire Agent 47 in 7 games, a pair of films and a mobile title. The first episode of the latest game — simply titled Hitman — released yesterday. Seifert said the move to releasing Hitman in seven chapters means gamers won’t be forced to pay $60 upfront for Hitman. Instead, they can opt to pay $10 per episode. For those who want everything, they can buy all of Hitman ahead of time or wait until it will be released in full at the end of 2016 on a disc. However, to entice players to sign up for the full experience now, developers are deploying new content throughout 2016.
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Dear Harlan; I’m 5 feet 3 inches tall, and I feel like girls 5 feet 4 inches and taller automatically dismiss me because of my height. What advice do you have for a guy who gets rejected before ever having a chance to meet someone? — Short With Big Problem Dear Short; I have protruding ears, and a one-pack, and I’m 5 feet 5 ½ inches tall. I’m married to a brilliant, kind, loving, beautiful, 5-foot-tall woman. My wife could have chosen lots of other men, but she chose me. Along the way, I was rejected by hundreds, if not thousands, of other women. My secret? I’m great at rejection. Meaning, I have an unusually high tolerance for “no.” It’s taken me years to build this emotional stamina. What’s helped me the most has been embracing the Universal Rejection Truth of Dating and Relationships. What’s the URT? It’s the fact that some women will want me, but many more will not. It’s true for you too. It might be your height, personality, appearance or attitude that wildly attracts or turns off women. The difference between us is that I give women permission to think I’m too short, soft and big-eared. I focus on what I can control. I constantly work to change what I don’t love and tolerate what I can’t change. For example, I’ve learned that my ears separate me from all the flateared men of the world. They’re fun to hold on to and play with. Don’t get me wrong — I hate that some men attract woman simply by existing, but I understand that women want more than looks and height. Embrace your very best qualities. Create new great qualities. Put yourself in situations where women can get to know all 5 feet 3 inches of you over a longer period of time. Take on leadership roles, be
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Be patient and allow this mom to think whatever she wants to think. As long as you’re honest, loving, caring, kind and respectful, there isn’t much more to do. Have an amazing road trip. Dear Harlan; I’m crushing on my best friend, and I’m not sure what to do about it. We talk all the time, and she tells me everything. Some of her friends have asked me if I like her just because they see us together so often, and I tell them no. I’m also still a virgin, but she isn’t, and I think that is another factor in why I think it could be bad that I like her so much. I can see myself being really close with her, but because of some of the things I know about her, I don’t know if I can see myself dating her. I don’t know where to go with this. — Crushing Dear Crushing; You’ve got two options. The first is to have an honest conversation with her. Explain everything you explained to me. If it’s too scary to have an honest conversation with her, you have NO business dating her. But if you do open up, you might discover that she loves that you’re a virgin, finds your inexperience refreshingly hot and can be a better girlfriend because of her past experiences. The second approach is to avoid the topic altogether. Date other girls. Have new experiences. Create a life with more close friends. Having experience and finding more friends will give you a clearer perspective and reduce the stakes should you ever date her. When you have other friends and know you can date other women, dating your friend will be less intense. You can be honest, open and vulnerable because you’ll always have friends and a life that fills you up. Work on you. Then work on being more than friends.
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ABOVE: While the Looney Tunes character snarls like a maniac, the actual Tasmanian devil is a timid, carnivorous marsupial about the size of a Jack Russell terrier, though stockier, lower to the ground and with a bigger head. Its black fur is punctuated by a white stripe across its chest. RIGHT: Greg Irons, the owner and director of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, holds Prada, a Tasmanian devil, who, along with her brother, Prince, was abandoned by her mother. BY EAGRANIE YUH ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES
You belong here. (And you know it) days is deliberate poisoning by people who view the devil as a pest. But the most prominent reason is what Irons calls The Disease: devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), a contagious form of cancer that has decimated the wild devil population. On the devil’s odds, Irons is both sanguine and pragmatic. “It’s an incredibly hardy animal. It can eat any form of meat. It can have one big feed and not eat for five days, no worries at all, and it only needs a little bit of water to survive,” he says. “But can they handle the threats they face? Yeah, they can handle one. But can they handle all four, at the same time, when they all live on one island? Nah, probably not.” In response, the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program has established an insurance population: captive breeding devils that represent the known genetic strains in the wild. In conjunction, there are vaccine-development projects and international research collaborations, and there have been several releases of captive populations into controlled areas. Because of the fragility of the wild devil population, Prince and Prada can’t be released. “If we released them in the wrong spot, we could provide a bridge for the disease and make it worse,” Irons says.
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BRIGHTON, Tasmania — It’s December on Tasmania, and my shoulders are baking in the late afternoon sun as Greg Irons, the owner and director of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, climbs into an enclosure with two Tasmanian devils. Prince and Prada, a male and a female, are siblings that were hand-raised at Bonorong after their mother abandoned them. Prince is reluctant to emerge from his burrow, but Prada ambles up to Irons and climbs in his lap. “Look at this, the ferocious Tasmanian devil,” he says. “You’ve been a good girl today, haven’t you, sausage?” he asks, scratching the top of her head. Her white whiskers quiver. He stands up, Prada’s head resting on his elbow, one hand cradling her hindquarters. Her left paw dangles languidly over his arm. I give her a pat, the black fur softer and less wiry than it looks. “I’m going to have to put you down now,” he says, kneeling. She springs to the ground, grunting in protest. Although this is my first time meeting Irons, it’s not my first visit to Bonorong. I have the good fortune of visiting Australia annually — a perk of being married to an Aussie — and, as an ardent animal lover, have seen my share of the country’s sanctuaries, zoos and parks. But it’s Bonorong that I keep coming back to. Located about 45 minutes outside Tasmania’s capital of Hobart, Bonorong is the anti-zoo. There is no train ride, no tinny narration by overenthusiastic guides. Instead, there are typical Australian fauna and species unique to Tasmania. Many of the animals are temporary residents: injured or orphaned, they’re released if and when it’s appropriate. Bonorong also runs wildlife rescue and seabird rehabilitation programs — and houses the world’s only retirement community for Tasmanian devils, called Devil’s Run. And Devil’s Run is why I’m meeting with Irons. While the Looney Tunes character snarls like a maniac, the actual Tasmanian devil is a timid, carnivorous marsupial about the size of a Jack Russell terrier, though stockier, lower to the ground and with a bigger head. Its black fur is punctuated by a white stripe across its chest. “Devils used to be all over Australia, but they became extinct on the mainland prior to European settlement,” Irons explains. Now found only on Tasmania, the species, listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, has a number of factors conspiring against it. Many of the crepuscular creatures are hit by cars each year as they scavenge roadkill from busy streets. Some are attacked by dogs. Less common these
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DEVIL: Retirees live solitary lifestyles Three years ago, Irons inquired about starting an insurance population at Bonorong and learned that the real need was space for older devils that were past breeding age. (Devils typically live to be 5 or 6 and breed between ages 2 and 4.) “Once a devil’s done its thing, what do you do? Just euthanize it? That’s not right,” he said. “That’s where we said, ‘Why don’t we build a giant retirement village?’ “ From Bonorong’s upper level, we make our way down to Devil’s Run, which sprawls across the bottom of the sanctuary. Past visitors frantically photographing four baby wombats bottle-feeding from a ranger’s lap, past another group cooing over a sleepy koala radiating the smell of menthol, we head down a sloped meadow speckled with gray Forester kangaroos and their smaller, redder cousins, the Bennett’s wallaby. Some are eating out of visitors’ hands while others laze in the shade. Suddenly, a sprinkler goes off, sending marsupials careening in every direction. Irons unlatches the Devil’s Run gate, and we follow the path through the acres-long space that spans the width of Bonorong’s property. He points out a bungee cord dangling from a tree. “We attach meat to it so if a devil’s not with others, it has to have a bit of a fight to get a meal.” A few feet over, a gnarled log buttressed with twigs and rocks doesn’t look like much, but apparently it’s prime real estate. “It’s just really appetizing,” Irons says. “We have 40 dens, and there’s always a devil in there.” Further on, he points to a stack of large, flat rocks that form a squat burrow. Suddenly, a small face peers around the back of it: black nose, brown snout, white whiskers. Above bright black eyes, pink triangular ears sit at attention. And just as quickly, it’s gone.
Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary 593 Briggs Rd., Brighton 011-61-3-6268-1184 bonorong.com.au Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; $50 for families of two adults and two children, $18.50 for adults, $8.50 for kids ages 3-15, free for age 2 and younger. Includes one bag of kangaroo food per person. Rental car or bus tour is the best way to reach Bonorong from Hobart; public transportation is not recommended. “Do you know which one that was?” I ask. “Nah,” he says. “I couldn’t see well enough to see the markings. But it was definitely a female.” “How can you tell?” “The females have a pointy nose. The males are boof heads,” he said, using Australian slang for someone with a large, squarish head (and often an implied lack of intellect). Unlike Prince and Prada, who have seen a daily stream of visitors from Day 1, the retired devils are used to a more solitary lifestyle. Although Devil’s Run is an important educational tool for Bonorong, the point is not for visitors to see a geriatric devil; the point is for the devils to have a place to roam in peace while they live out their days. At the moment, there are only eight residents in Devil’s Run, which slims our sighting odds. “If there were 20 in here, you’d probably only see one or two,” Irons says. We’ve already seen one, so I’m happy. But on our way out, we get even luckier. One of the devils’ concrete ponds is being refurbished, so a brightblue paddling pool is immediately visible - and inside it, a devil stands the equivalent of knee-deep in water. He considers us for a moment, then clambers out of the pool before shuffling away on a wonky left hip. The rustle of grass, the flick of his tail, and he’s gone. Yuh is the author of The Chocolate Tasting Kit and blogs at thewelltemperedchocolatier.com.
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Really making an entrance MAKING A DOOR INVITING ALL YEAR BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In summer, it’s not so hard to make a great first impression at the entrance to your home. Put out a few baskets of colorful flowers and your work is done. But early spring? That’s more complicated. March can be “the darkest and gloomiest time of year, and it’s easy to kind of have your house go right along with that,” says stylist and crafter Marianne Canada, host of the HGTV Crafternoon web series. “We’re not quite ready for putting out Easter eggs or pastel colours,” but many people are craving a dose of cheerful style and colour. Here, Canada and two other designers — Andrew Howard of Jacksonville, Florida, and Brian Patrick Flynn, designer of the HGTV Dream Home 2016 — offer advice on making a home’s entrance inviting and stylish, no matter the season.
BOLD COLOUR
All three designers suggest painting your front door a bold colour that delights you. With little expense and just an afternoon’s effort, you can give your home’s front entrance a major facelift. “And if you get sick of a bold or dark colour, so what?” says Flynn. “It’s only a quart of paint to recover a super-small surface.” For houses with dark brick or siding, he suggests a deep, rich colour like forest green. Canada agrees: “My house is almost black,” she says, and the front door is painted a bright teal with white trim. Fresh paint is also practical. “Front doors really should be painted every one to two years anyway,” says Howard. “I also love painting doors in a highgloss finish, or painting the panels one colour and the rail and stile another.” He also recommends painting the front porch ceiling Haint blue is commonly used in the South. And don’t forget your home’s other entrances: “I like painting secondary exterior doors bold colours,” Flynn says. “In my previous house, I painted the side entrance door bright violet, and it became an excellent conversation starter when guests would come over.” Canada points out that it’s fine to paint on a chilly day “as long as you’re above 40 degrees and it’s not wet weather.”
WILDER WREATHS
“A lot of people think fall and winter when it comes to wreaths,” Canada says, but you can hang them year-round. And if you’re bored with traditional wreaths, create your own. On her door, Canada has a DIY wooden sign (just “a slice of wood,” she says, that’s “still got bark on the edges”) painted with chalkboard paint so it can hold any message or picture. “Mine says ‘Come on in!’,” she says. It’s the perfect place to let kids draw spring flowers or write their own welcome messages. Howard also likes to get the whole family involved in front-door decorating. “Occasionally, if my kids make a wreath or something at school, I will put it up on the front door for a week or so,” he says. “They can proudly show their friends when they come in.”
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“Gone are the days when people would just buy those reflective sticker numbers and put them on their mailbox and call it done,” Canada says. We’re now seeing “beautiful house numbers … and going oversize.” Flynn sees big, raised house numbers as an investment in the front of a house. “I’m all about splurging on house numbers that honour the architecture of the house, and also going way oversize with them so they’re easily visible from the street,” he says. “I usually opt for laser-cut metallic numbers installed on 2-inch standoffs so they leave a little shadow effect.” Brushed stainless-steel numbers look great on dark-colored houses, Canada says, and classic wrought iron can be gorgeous on a traditional house.
ENTERTAINING EVERYWHERE
People are starting to use more of the yard for entertaining, Canada says, including front porches and stoops, not just backyards or decks hidden from the street. Some are putting firepits in front or side yards in view of neighbours. “It’s a lot more welcoming,” she says. Howard likes to welcome guests with potted plants flanking an entry door. “They can be changed out from time to time and are not very expensive,” he says. Put out potted ferns in early spring, he suggests, and they’ll probably last through to the first frost in fall. If the house is the right style, Howard says, “I love a great comfortable porch swing. They make them oversize nowadays where you can get comfortable and really stretch out. I also love the idea of a great tile on the front porch, particularly Spanish or Cuban style.” “I am also a big proponent of changing the light fixtures, sconces and door hardware from time to time,” he says. “They can get worn and dirty after a while, and changing them makes for a big improvement.” Photos by the ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOP: A door painted red is an example of the use of bold paint colour in a home by Victoria-based interior designer Kyla Bidgood. With bold paint colour becoming increasingly popular, many homeowners and interior designers are choosing to take the plunge with bright hues. BOTTOM: This photo courtesy of Blayne Beacham shows a leather door designed by Brian Patrick Flynn. Whether your style is traditional or modern, subtle or bold, improving your doors can give your rooms an easy facelift.
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Dry basement over bedrock STEVE MAXWELL HOUSEWORKS Q: How should I build a basement over bedrock? I’m planning to use insulated concrete forms (ICFs) for the foundation, and I want a bone-dry basement. Rather than use a sump pump at the lowest point, can we simply drill a 2” hole sloped down through the rock bluff to get rid of water? A: I happen to have a lot of experience building on bedrock since theres lots of it in my area. I’m glad to see that you’ll be using ICFs for the foundation. Since these concrete forms are made of foam, it’s easy to cut them to conform to the irregularities of rock. Will your home be capping the entire highest area of bedrock? This will help to keep water out of the basement, but water is very sneaky. If any water does hit bedrock and runs towards your foundation, it will get underneath the foundation wall for sure, even under the poured concrete walls. Your plan to create a drainage hole for water to escape is a good idea, but you’ll need to make the hole much bigger than 2î. A hole this small will plug up in time. If I were you, I’d consider creating a drainage area underneath a concrete basement floor. Put as much clean crushed stone as needed to give about 6î of depth over the highest part of the bedrock. Cover this stone with some kind of membrane, then pour your concrete floor over top. Any water that does seep in under the walls will be able to flow underneath the floor through the crushed stone. When you’re setting your ICFs, create openings in the foundation wall using 6î rigid pipe placed on the rock in the low places. These holes will allow you to connect some 4î drainage tiles into them, providing a replaceable and maintainable pathway for water to leave your building and run downhill. Another reason to put crushed stone and a poured floor over the rock is temperature and summertime humidity. A bare bedrock floor will form condensation in the summer and will always be wet. Your crushed stone and concrete floor will prevent this from being a problem.
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Q: Is it safe to apply sheets of foam insulation to the inside of finished walls, then put drywall on top? Is there any chance I could create a moisture problem? A: Rigid foam applied over existing walls is a great way to boost energy performance without tearing into framing. I’d recommend 2” of extruded polystyrene foam as your insulation. This type acts as its own vapour barrier. Just to be sure, install each piece of foam with a bead of spray foam applied along each joint to seal pieces as they come together.†If you cant find drywall screws long enough to go through your new drywall, through the foam, through the old drywall and into wall frames, use deck screws. I know from experience these work find in this application. One of the trickiest parts of this renovation will be moving electrical boxes and switches out to meet the new wall surfaces. An electrician can move the boxes forward flush with the new drywall, temporarily secure the boxes with wedges, then apply spray foam around the boxes to anchor them permanently. This is a very similar process to the installation of electrical boxes in foam-based wall panels. Without wood framing underneath the drywall, you’ll need to rely on glue to hold the trim to the wall surface. Finishing nails or air-driven brads driven into the drywall will hold he trim securely enough until the glue grabs. Learn how to complete faster, better trim installation at BaileyLineRoad.com/trim. Steve Maxwell helps Canadians get the most from their homes. Learn and be entertained by Steve at BaileyLineRoad.com
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SATURDAY, MARCH 12 - OUT OF TOWN 126 Stephenson Cres Cres.. ....2:00 .... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Janice .... Janice Mercer............... ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 598-3338 ...... $409,900....... Springbrook 10 Vanveller Way ..............2:00 .............. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. p.m. ....Nadine .... Nadine Marchand ...... ROYAL CARPET REALTY................... 342-7700.... $509,900....... Sylvan Lake 24 Edina Close ..................1:00 .................. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. p.m. ....Lisa .... Lisa Suarez .................... ROYAL LEPAGE LIFESTYLES LIFESTYLES............ ............ 782-3171.... $699,900....... Lacombe 716 Cypress Lane .............1:00 ............. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. p.m. .... BENEDICT DEVLIN REAL ESTATE SERVICES ......................... 307-3737............................... Springbrook 607 Mable Crescent ........2:00 ........ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Tim .... Tim McRae .................... MAXWELL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS 350-1562..... $230,000....... Springbrook 9 Mackenzie Ave ........... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Chris .... Chris Forsyth ................ MAXWELL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS 391-8141..... $399,900....... Lacombe 56 Henderson Crescent ..1:00 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Shaun .... Shaun Heidt ................. BLACK BEAR QUALITY HOMES ..... 392-6919..... $487,500....... Penhold 9 McKelvey Close .............2:00 ............. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Milena .... Milena Toncheva ........ CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 304-5265..... $439,500....... Blackfalds 5417 56 Avenue ...............1:00 ............... 1:00 – 3:00 p.m .....Kim ..... Kim Wyse ....................... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 587-679-1079 $184,900 $184,900...... ...... Ponoka 6 Pine Crescent .................2:00 ................. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m .....Mark ..... Mark Whitaker ............. CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 587-377-5210 $339,900 ..... Blackfalds 4273 Ryders Ridge Blvd. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Jessica .... Jessica Mercereau ...... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550............................... Sylvan Lake
SUNDAY, MARCH 13 - RED DEER 40 Nyman Crescent Crescent......... .........1:00 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Barb .... Barb McIntyre .............. REMAX .................................................. 350-0375..... $344,900....... Normandeau South 30 Jarvis Close ..................1:00 .................. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Tony .... Tony Sankovic.............. REMAX .................................................. 391-4236..... $385,000....... Johnstone Park 52 Jarvis Avenue ..............2:00 .............. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Kim Fox .......................... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 506-7552..... $357,000....... Johnstone Park 266 Teasdale Drive ..........2:00 .......... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Bett Portelance ........... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 307-5581..... $329,900....... Timber Ridge 15 Lamar Close .................2:00 ................. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Mike Phelps .................. CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 346-0021............................... Lonsdale 10 Grove Close..................1:00 .................. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Kim .... Kim Fox .......................... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 506-7552..... $790,000....... Garden Heights 4620 42 Street Crescent 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. . ..Kim .. Kim Fox .......................... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 506-7552..... $275,000....... Parkvale 79 Holmes Street .............2:00 ............. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Milena Toncheva ........ CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 304-5265..... $279,000....... Highland Green Estates 55 Eldridge Crescent ...... ......1:00 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Melissa .... Melissa Morin .............. CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 318-5665..... $304,900....... Eastview Estates 21 Gee Street.....................2:00 ..................... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Ken Devoe .................... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 350-1192..... $280,000....... Glendale Park Estates 7 McPhee Street ...............2:00 ............... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Christina Courte.......... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 505-6194............................... Morrisroe 283 Cornett Drive ............12:00 ............ 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. .Kayla . Kayla Iraheta ................ CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE.............. ADVANTAGE.............. 596-4442..... $264,900....... Clearview Meadows 74 Vold Close .....................2:00 ..................... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Duane Berday .............. SUTTON LANDMARK REALTY ....... 872-0123..... $298,000....... Vanier Woods 9 Roberts Crescent ...... 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Kelly .... Kelly Bloye..................... Bloye..................... SUTTON LANDMARK REALTY ....... 357-9289..... $319,900....... Rosedale 92 Ayers Ave ......................2:00 ...................... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Carol Clark..................... COLDWELL BANKER ON TRACK ... 350-4919..... $419,900....... Anders Park 184 Duckering Close ....1:30 .... 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.... p.m.... Nicole Maurier ............. REALTY EXPERTS ............................... 505-8093..... $299,900....... Devonshire 372 Timothy Drive ...........2:00 ........... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Jan Carr .......................... ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 396-1200..... $369,900....... Timberlands 19 Webb Close ..................2:00 .................. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Doug Wagar ................. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 304-2747..... $729,900....... Westlake 15 Amer Close...................2:00 ................... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Alex Wilkinson ............. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 318-3627............................... Anders Park East 98 Timberstone Way ....... .......1:00 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ...Bob ... Bob Gummow ............. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 598-7913..... $549,900....... Timberstone 88 Reichley Street ............2:00 ............ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Elaine Wade .................. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 396-2992..... $349,900....... Rosedale Meadows 33 Elwell Avenue.............. Avenue..............1:00 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.... p.m.... Gerald Dore ................. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 872-4505..... $389,900....... Eastview Estates 13 Keast Way .....................1:00 ..................... 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Rick .... Rick Burega................... ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 350-6023..... $339,900....... Kentwood West 3345 42A Avenue Close 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Pamella .... Pamella Warner ........... ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 302-3596..... $320,000....... Mountview 3 Greenham Drive ...........2:00 ........... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Sena Walker .................. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 358-0077..... $269,900....... Glendale Park Estates 32 Lacey Close ..................2:00 .................. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Simona Tantas ............. REALTY EXECUTIVES ........................ 396-5192..... $389,900....... Lonsdale 144 Lamont Close............2:00 ............ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Craig Mackenzie ......... REALTY EXECUTIVES ........................ 302-0820..... $449,900....... Lancaster Meadows 79 Ayers Avenue ..............2:00 .............. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... p.m.... Tara Dowding .............. REALTY EXECUTIVES ........................ 872-2595..... $649,777....... Anders Park
SUNDAY, MARCH 13 - OUT OF TOWN 37216 8 C & E Trail ..........1:30 .......... 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. ...... ......Dale Dale Stuart .................... COLDWELL BANKER ......................... 302-3107 ...... $719,900....... Red Deer County 9 Falcon Ridge Drive.......2:00 ....... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ...... ......Darlis Darlis Dreveny ............. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 358-4981 ................................ Sylvan Lake 126 Stephenson Cres Cres.. ....2:00 .... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ...... ......Janice Janice Mercer............... ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 598-3338 ...... $409,900....... Springbrook 38 Parkridge Crescent .... ....2:00 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. ....... .......Ryley Ryley Duncan............... ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 587-377-7116 ........................ Blackfalds 182 Lalor Drive .................2:00 ................. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ...... ......Nadine Nadine Marchand ...... ROYAL CARPET REALTY................... 342-7700 ...... $474,900....... Laredo 9 Mackenzie Avenue ...... ......1:00 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ...... ......Shaun Shaun Heidt ................. BLACK BEAR QUALITY HOMES ..... 392-6919 ...... $399,900....... Lacombe 607 Mable Crescent ........2:00 ........ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ...... ......Tim Tim McRae .................... MAXWELL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS ... 350-1562 ...... $230,000....... Springbrook 56 Henderson Crescent ..2:00 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ...... ......Chris Chris Forsyth ................ MAXWELL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS ... 391-8141 ...... $487,500....... Penhold 7117 Henner’s Road........2:00 ........ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ...... ......Ivan Ivan Busenius............... REMAX .................................................. 350-8102 ...... $487,500....... Lacombe 53 Springvale Heights.... Heights....2:00 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ...... ......Margaret Margaret Comeau ...... REMAX .................................................. 391-3399 ................................ Red Deer County 39 Fulmar Close................1:00 ................ 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ...... ......Jennifer Jennifer Hutchinson .. REMAX .................................................. 505-0543 ...... $439,900....... Sylvan Lake
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Saturday, March 12, 2016 an old leather chair glows softly beside Giannetti’s Courtney sofa dressed with vintage textile pillows in shades of indigo. It’s a constant play of aged textured woods and neutral fabrics. Natural linen draperies provide privacy, also used on the bed’s headboard and in place of cupboard doors. An old desk is employed as a vessel sink base in the bathroom, with a large basket beneath for towels. The Giannettis built their farm around the colours of the landscape, using natural materials that age beautifully. Outside, galvanized steel and chalky limestone are duplicated indoors for countertops, a stone backsplash and fireplace hearth. White oak cabinets and center island pay tribute to the giant oak trees outside. Steve Giannetti is a world renowned architect. He and Brooke own the design firm Giannetti Home. They enjoy traveling the world, and shopping antique stores, estate and roadside sales is an irresistible pastime that unearths treasures galore to be re-used or repurposed. It is a fortunate fact that you
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can create this inviting style in your own home with just a few objects that are out there for you to discover. Old wood doors, some with antique door hardware, can be used to front modern and inexpensive storage cabinets. With a little carpentry, you can hang these doors in passageways, and even entranceways. Discover chairs, room screens, work tables and light fixtures that all share a similar lineage, well made and well worn, but with lots of life left in them. Lighting fixtures can be rewired, bulbs updated, shades added, but showing their original antique style. On a personal note, I have lived through the excitement and hard work of a huge renovation in Tuscany. I’ve shared many of my insights, mistakes and victories on my blog. Visit www.debbietravis.com. Debbie Travis’ House to Home column is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle. Please email your questions to house2home@debbietravis.com. You can follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter. com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new website, www.debbietravis.com.
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Patina Farm’s guest house captures the spirit of living in harmony with the natural world.
Country finishes HOUSE TO HOME Building a home in the country is a dream for some of us. We picture an idyllic life surrounded by rich farmland, verdant meadows, a shimmering duck pond, a few friendly farm animals, vegetable gardens, fruit trees and wild flowers — the wonders of nature sure beat traffic snarls and squished high rise living. Whether it is your very own newly built country house you are planning, or a century home that you have discovered, each room will have calming views of the outdoors. Decorating such a special place takes some time. If you enjoy following the journey of others who are living this dream, look to some of the coffee table books that detail their
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plans from design to decoration. Patina Farm, by Brooke Giannetti and Steve Giannetti, Gibbs Smith, is a gem. Their supreme attention to every detail in every room is an education in how to blend indoor life with the outside landscape. Their first love is the rich patina of old furnishings, materials and objects. Texture and colour blend seamlessly, creating an atmosphere that is easy and ageless. Their guest house pictured here provides a guide to all the materials that blend to produce this style. The kitchenette and sitting area are a unit, with old barn boards framing the small cooking area. Open shelves are made from scaffolding, while dry goods are hidden behind a linen curtain. The wall above the stove and counter is decorated with displays of old books, antique pottery and small framed landscapes. This unexpected lineup reinforces the unity of kitchen and living room. The rich patina of
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LUANN March 12 2014 — The Canadian flag is lowered in Kabul, marking the end of the longest-running combat mission in Canadian history. 2001 — Ralph Klein leads Alberta Conservatives to ninth consecutive majority in the provincial election, winning 74 of 83 seats in the provincial legislature. 1966 — Bobby Hull scores his last goal of season and his career 51st against New York
Rangers; first NHL player to score more than 50 goals in a season. 1930 — World War I air ace Billy Barker killed in a plane crash at Rockcliffe air base; shot down 53 enemy planes during the war, won Victoria Cross for a single-handed combat against some 60 German aircraft. 1883 — First steel for construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway arrives in British Columbia. 1878 — John A. Macdonald Moves His “National Policy” for tariff protection in the House of Commons.
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BLACKMORE Thomas Frederick 1923-2016 Mr. Fred Blackmore after a life of love, family and friends passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at the age of 92 years at Bethany College Side in Red Deer. Fred was born on March 31, 1923 in Maryfield, Saskatchewan. He married the love of his life and best friend on August 16, 1952. Together he and Beth farmed, travelled and spent 63 wonderful years together. Fred is survived by his wife Beth Blackmore his children; Lois (Ed) Dickin of Red Deer, Gordon (Tee) Blackmore of Regina, Marg (Barry) Williscroft of Innisfail and one sister Mary Lund of Regina. He is further survived by his grandchildren; Scott (Mandy) Dickin, Sarah (Jason) Jaster, Brittany (Brody) Leveille, Kirk (Melissa) Williscroft, Adam Blackmore, Greg Blackmore and 5 great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Fred’s life will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Gatez Memorial United Church, Red Deer at 11:00 a.m. Donations in Memory of Fred may be directed to Gaetz Memorial United Church, 4758 Ross Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 1X2, Red Deer or The Lending Cupboard 5406C 43 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1C9.
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MCCUTCHEON Maureen Grace Feb. 3, 1999 - March 7, 2016 Maureen McCutcheon (RynkDo), of Prentiss, Alta. passed away suddenly on March 7, 2016 at the age of 17 years. Maureen is lovingly remembered by her parents Ken and Susan McCutcheon, siblings Lyndee (Chad), Larissa and Kyle McCutcheon. Her nephew Jackson McCutcheon, grandparents Harry and Donna Ferguson and Norm and Pat McCutcheon. As well as her auntie Katherine Ferguson and uncle Bill McCutcheon. A Private Family Memorial Service will be held at this time; with a public Celebration of Maureen’s short and beautiful Life, to be announced by her family at a future date. Condolences, pictures and memories can be shared with her family, at the following e-mail address: mccutcheon.prentiss@gmail.com Those wishing to make a donation in Maureen’s memory, may do so to The Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation at College Plaza, 8215, 112 St. NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8.
McLANE With great sadness, the family of Eileen McLane wish to announce her passing on March 3, 2016 at the Clearwater Center in Rocky Mountain House, at the age of 90 years. She was born Feb 22, 1926 in Fort MacLeod. She spent most of her life in the Peace River Country, raising her family in Valleyview, AB and Fort St. John, B.C, eventually retiring to Red Deer. Eileen enjoyed her family and friends. She spent many winters in Arizona, while continuing her connection to the Legion and her church. Eileen lived a long and fulfilling life regretting nothing. She was a classy lady, a great mom, a loving grandmother. She leaves to mourn her passing, her children: Jim Foote, (Marie) Mona Munday (George) Michael McLane, Delphine Vanderlee (Andy). Her grandchildren. Chris, Jennifer, Travis, Tyler, David, Sue, Amanda, Meagan, Morgan, Austin and Nikki. 11 great-grandchildren. As well, her brothers Morton Clarke and Paul Clarke and her sister Carole Zeer. She will continue to be loved by many as she joins her husband, infant daughter, granddaughter, brother and sister who have predeceased her. A celebration of Eileen’s life will be held in Rocky Mountain House at the Rocky Funeral Home April 22 2016. Memorial donations may be made to the Clearwater Center in Rocky Mountain House or The Alzheimer Society of AB.
In Memoriam
TREVOR HILLMAN July 1, 1969 - March 12, 2009
No farewell words were spoken, No time to say good-bye. You were gone before we knew it, And only God knows why. Our hearts still ache in sadness, And secret tears still flow, What it meant to lose you, No one will ever know…. Forever Loved Mom & Dad, sisters Tari & Tracy, brother Tim, daughters Ashlee & Melissa & their mom Sherrie
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FEEDLOT in Central Alberta seeking F/T employee for feed truck operator and machinery maintenance. Send resume to fax: ~POSITION FILLED~
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LOOKING for responsible shut-down cleaners for trailers for the Dow Prentiss Plant, about 20 min. outside of Red Deer. Two people needed for day shifts, and two people needed for night shifts. Wage $17 per hr/day, and $18 per hr./night, weekends incl. Fax resume with 3 ref. to 403-885-7006
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Busy road construction company looking for operators. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to 403-309-0489
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Card Of Thanks CARL BETTENSON Our family would like to express our thanks to all those who sent flowers and cards, donations, food and prayers to us upon Dad’s passing. Thank you to Reverend Jeff Rock of Gaetz Memorial United Church for his kind words at the service and to the United Church Women for the delicious luncheon afterwards. Our thanks to Dr. Tony Ford and to the Management and Staff of Revera at Aspen Ridge for their care and friendship of Dad these past years. Our most sincere thanks goes to Santi and Dina of D’Sant Direct Care Services, and all their wonderful care staff for their love and dedication to both Mom and Dad for many years. Sincerely The Bettenson Family
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YOU ARE INVITED! An evening of family fun at South Side Christian School OPEN HOUSE. Drop in for games, refreshments, tour the school, and door prizes! Meet the teachers and team that by God’s grace are “Educating for Eternity.” Preregistration for next school year will be available. March 15th from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Like us on FB. 37370 Range Road 274 south of Gasoline Alley.
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Nanny needed for 2 children in Red Deer.FT, $11.50/hr,44 hrs/wk,split shifts,days & nights rotation. HS grad, 1-2 years exp. in child care, will train if needed.apply at frh1951@outlook.com
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Busy road construction company looking for SURVEROS. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to 403-309-0489
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CLASS 1 or 3 driver training, $50/hr. in your truck at your location. 403-346-2859
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FRIENDLY receptionist, good with details, as well as working knowledge of Wolfe EMR. Must be avail. some weekends. Fax resume 403-314-5307
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WIBERG, Colin Jay Junior Born: July 29, 1989 - Died: March 1, 2016 It is with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss that we announce the sudden and tragic death of Colin Jay Wiberg Junior on Tuesday March 1st, 2016. A very painful hole now exists in the hearts and lives of Colin’s family and many, many friends. No one feels this loss more deeply than Janiece, Colin’s grandmother. Together they shared the closest and most cherished relationship in Colin’s life. Those people lucky enough to know Colin found him to be both kind and caring, a gentle giant of a man. The memories we have of Colin are a testament to the incredible depth and breadth of his character. In this time of loss remember the great moments that Colin shared with all the people that he loved. A memorial gathering is taking place to celebrate Colin and his much too brief 26 years in our lives. The tribute will take place Saturday March 12th, 2016, at the Lacombe Memorial Centre located in downtown Lacombe at 5214 - 50th Avenue. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Coffee Mixer & Social 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Memorial and Tribute 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Open Mike Testimonial to Colin enjoying Coffee and Sharing Memories. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Red Deer S.P.C.A. in Colin’s name. A Facebook group page has been set up called “Rest in Peace Colin Wiberg” to share memories, and upload photos and videos. In Our Lives A Short Time, In Our Hearts Forever RIP
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CLASSIFIEDS EASTER Hours & Deadlines Office & Phones CLOSED Friday, March 25, 2016 BARBARA GILCHRIST June 8, 1948 - Mar. 13, 2013 It is sad to walk the road alone instead of side by side, but to all there comes a time when paths of life divide. You gave us years of happiness, then came sorrow and tears, but you left us beautiful memories to treasure through the years.
ED KIRSCHENMAN Feb. 24, 1942 - Mar. 13, 2001 You and our son will walk beside us always.
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BRASS bell with leather strap. Has the word “ Canadian” in raised lettering on two sides. $40 (firm). Call (403) 342-7908. Vintage (circa 1950’s) HUDSON’S BAY fur shrug/wrap. Red fox fur. Mint condition. $60 (firm). Call (403) 342-7908. WIZZARD of OZ dolls, complete set of 6. $200. 403-314-9603
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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK CLEARVIEW RIDGE CLEARVIEW TIMBERSTONE LANCASTER VANIER WOODLEA/ WASKASOO DEER PARK GRANDVIEW EASTVIEW MICHENER MOUNTVIEW ROSEDALE GARDEN HEIGHTS MORRISROE Call Prodie at 403-314-4301
ADVANCE NOTICE BUD HAYNES & WARD’S Firearms Auction Sat. April 2 @ 10 A.M. 11802-145 St. Edmonton Over 400 Lots, Modern & Collectable Firearms. On Line Pictured Catalogue & Bidding To Consign: Linda @ 403-597-1095 Brad Ward 780-940-8378 www.budhaynesauctions.com www.wardsauctions.com
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BOX of TOYS including wooden train, Fischer Price Helicopter and more $25. 403-314-9603
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B.C. Birch, Aspen, Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail. PH. Lyle 403-783-2275
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For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK ANDERS BOWER HIGHLAND GREEN INGLEWOOD JOHNSTONE KENTWOOD RIVERSIDE MEADOWS PINES SUNNYBROOK SOUTHBROOKE WEST LAKE WEST PARK Call Tammy at 403-314-4306
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WICKER TUB CHAIR, w/cushion, $50; fabric lounge chair, Ideal for living or bedroom. $75. 403-347-8697
TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 55-60 lbs. put up dry, stored in shed $8/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798
Misc. for Sale
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3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage. Avail. Apr. 1st. 403-304-5337 SYLVAN LAKE, 3 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appl., no pets, n/s, $975/mo. inclds. utils. 403-350-4230 WESTPARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. Apr. 1 403-304-5337
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1 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $700 rent/d.d. 403-346-1458
2 electric lamps $20 403-885-5020
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2 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $800. rent/d.d. 403-346-1458
BLOW OUT SALE, die cast models, cars, trucks, and motorcycles, biker gifts, replica guns, tin signs, framed pictures, clocks, fairies, and dragons. Two stores to serve you better, Man Cave and Gold Eagle, entrance 2, Parkland Mall. BRAND new C2C zinc plated, 6-3/4” x 9-3/8” turn buckles, hook and eye, 50 avail., $2 each. Call 403-728-3485 Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds
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6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, GOLF travel bags 11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls. w/wheels, soft cover $40, Westpark, Kentwood, hard cover $60, exc. cond. Highland Green, Riverside 403-346-0093 Meadows. Rent starting at $1100. For more info, phone 403-304-7576 or Collectors' 403-347-7545
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GAMING System, Intellevision with key board, joy sticks, guide book, 28 games & music synthesizer, $50. for all. 403-347-5846 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds GARFIELD collectible phone, 10”h x 8”w, speaks phrases when it rings, uses regular phone jack, $40. 403-347-5846
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1 & 2 bdrm., Adult bldg. only, N/S, No pets. 403-596-2444
NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm. apartments, rent $750, last month of lease free, immed. occupancy. 403-596-6000
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2004 LEXUS RX330, 155,000 mi., exc. cond. $7500. ~SOLD~
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1997 SUBARU Impreza outback wagon, 122,000 mi., new cond., certified, $1,900. 403-505-3113
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LARGE bsmt. suite, shared kitchen & laundry facilities, Michener area. $725. 403-358-2955
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2 BDRM. Sylvan Lake Shore Dr. balcony, fire- LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. HIDE-A-BED, $100; Baldwin place, n/s, no pets, SUITES. 25+, adults only piano organ, $100; and $1000/mo., 403-350-4230 n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 recumbent exercise bike, 3 BDRM. townhouse in $50. 403-346-9274 LIMITED TIME OFFER: 1/2 Lacombe, 1 baths, single One free year of Telus car garage, $1495/mo., internet & cable AND 50% Sporting 403-782-7156 / 403-357-7465 off first month’s rent! 2 Goods Bedroom suites available. NORMANDEAU Renovated suites in central CADDY Ease” golf pull cart 3 bdrm. townhouse, 4 appl., location. Cat friendly. fenced yard, rent $1275., with optional/removable leasing@rentmidwest.com S.D. $900; incld’s all utils. seat. Sturdy/solid. Mint 1(888) 784-9274 avail. Now or Apr. 1. condition. $35 (firm). 403-304-5337 Call (403) 342-7908.
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AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 bdrm. in clean quiet adult 4 BDRM. house on HERE TO HELP Kingston Drive, $1400/mo. building, near downtown & HERE TO SERVE Co-Op, no pets, Ron @ 403-304-2255 Call GORD ING at 403-348-7445 RE/MAX real estate 4 BDRMS, 21/2 baths, CITY VIEW APTS. central alberta 403-341-9995 single car garage, 5 appls, Clean, quiet, newly reno’d $1695/mo. in Red Deer. adult building. Rent $900 403-782-7156 Houses S.D. $700. Avail. immed. 403-357-7465 Near hospital. No pets. For Sale 403-318-3679
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Tears, prayers mark tsunami BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan — Japanese gathered in Tokyo and along the country’s ravaged northeast coast to observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. Friday, exactly five years after a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck offshore, triggering a devastating tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people and sent reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant into meltdown. Some teared up as they held hands or bowed their heads in prayer as sirens sounded on a chilly afternoon in northern Japan. Japanese Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, all in formal wear, led a ceremony in Tokyo attended by officials and survivors. “Many of the people affected by the disaster are aging, and I worry that some of them may be suffering alone in places where our eyes and attention don’t reach,” Akihito said. “It is important that all the people keep their hearts together so that not a single person still in difficulty is overlooked and they can return to normal life as soon as possible.” Five years on, the most heavily damaged communities have yet to be rebuilt. About 180,000 people are still displaced, including those reluctant to return to homes in Fukushima. Much of the disaster-hit Tohoku coast remains empty except for huge mounds of dirt that are raising the ground to minimize the risk of future tsunami before any rebuilding. Abe acknowledged that many people are still struggling, but said “reconstruction is steadily making progress, step by step, with housing being rebuilt and jobs regained.” His Cabinet approved on Friday a new 6.5 trillion yen ($57 billion) five-year reconstruction plan through 2020 to speed up construction of public housing for evacuees, and for medical care, infrastructure, tourism promotion and other projects. At a Buddhist temple in the tsunami-ravaged city of Rikuzentakata, memorial prayers were offered for the more than 1,700 residents who perished, including about 200 whose bodies were never recovered. “The best thing would be for things to go back as they were, but of course that’s not how the world works,” said 37-year-old Tadayuki Kumagai, who lost his parents. He considers himself fortunate, because their bodies were found. “Even if it’s impossible to go back to the way things were before the disaster, everyone hopes that living standards will at least come closer to what they were,” he said. “I think that’s what rebuilding means.”
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A little girl looks at candle lanterns, during a memorial ceremony for tsunami victims at the tsunamidevastated city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Northern Japan, on Friday. Japan marks the fifth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami. Japan’s National Police Agency announced that as of February 2016, 15,894 people were killed in the disaster, 2,562 are still missing, and some 174,471 people are still living in shelters. Housing is an acute problem, with some still in temporary quarters, said Zuishu Sugawara, the temple’s chief monk. Forty-seven members of the temple are among the missing. “In form, perhaps reconstruction might happen, but in terms of recovering from the scars of the heart…” he said, pausing. “I think there are some who might never heal.” Early in the day, a handful of people paid respects in the town of Minamisanriku at the skeletal remains of the former disaster prevention centre, where 43 workers died as tsunami waves engulfed the three-story building.
Masaki Kamei, a doctor from Tokyo who has been visiting the disaster areas every year, said he senses a change. “What’s different this year compared to last year is fishermen have already gone out fishing by dawn … and towns are already bustling about going on with their business,” he said. “There is an expression: the hammering sound of reconstruction. That’s how I feel, I sense the emphasis has shifted.” Still, it seems a long road ahead before the streets of coastal communities will be lined with homes and shops again.
World BRIEFS Arab League brands Hezbollah group a terrorist organization
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Patti Davis, center, and Ronald Prescott Reagan, left, pause at the casket during graveside service for Nancy Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Friday, in Simi Valley, Calif.
Friends, family say final farewells to Nancy Reagan BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Nancy Reagan is once again beside her beloved Ronnie. The former first lady’s life was celebrated Friday by 1,000 invited guests who gathered at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to pay final tribute to her and to the enduring love she and her husband shared during a storied 52-year marriage. The funeral also marked one of the final chapters of a fading political era that stirs nostalgia among American conservative. Without Mrs. Reagan, her son said, the Republican renaissance of the 1980s might not have happened. “There would be no Ronald Reagan Presidential Library without a President Ronald Reagan, and there likely wouldn’t have been a President Ronald Reagan without a Nancy Reagan,” said Ron Reagan, delivering the last of several eulogies during the 90-minute service. Mourners from the top ranks of Washington and Hollywood heard how while President Reagan was generally affable and trusting, Mrs. Regan was made of different cloth. She could be gracious and quick with a laugh, but also fiercely protective of her husband and sometimes quick to anger at any perceived slight directed at him. “I think we can admit that she was not always the easiest person to deal with,” her son said, drawing laughter from an audience filled with politicians, heads of state, actors, musicians, a former president and several first ladies. “She could be difficult. She could be demanding. She could a bit excessive. Truly she could be a royal pain in the ass when she wanted to be,” he continued. “But usually only so my father didn’t have to be. “If you happen to run into the ghost of Don Regan sometime, you can just ask him,” he added, drawing laughter with the reference to the former White House chief of staff Mrs. Regan pushed her husband
to fire after the two feuded over policy issues. “Occasionally I’ve thought that even God might not have the guts to argue with Nancy Reagan,” the couple’s daughter, Patti Davis, quipped. Each speaker also noted the couple’s enduring love. “When they were together, he hid love notes around the house for her to find,” said another Reagan former chief of staff, James Baker. “She reciprocated by secreting little notes in jellybeans in his suitcase. “Ronald and Nancy Reagan were defined by their love for each other,” Baker continued. “They were as close to being one person as it is possible for any two people to be.” President Reagan spoke in public so warmly, and so often, about his wife, former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney recalled, that he once told Reagan he was making every other world leader look bad in front of their wives. “Well, Brian,” he said the president told him with a smile, “That’s your problem.” Mulroney also read an adoring letter written by Ronald Reagan to his wife on their first Christmas in the White House in 1981. The letter said she filled his entire life with “warmth and love.” The guest list for the funeral told the story of the couple’s life together, which stretched from Hollywood’s Golden Age to the California statehouse during Reagan’s time as governor to the White House. The gathering also brought together Democrat and Republican, an unusual tableau at a time of deep division in Washington and on the 2016 campaign trail. Mourners included former Reagan administration official Ed Meese, former House Speakers Newt Gingrich (Republican) and Nancy Pelosi (Democrat), Mike Love of the Beach Boys and singer Johnny Mathis.
CAIRO — The Arab League on Friday formally branded Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group a terrorist organization, a move that raises concerns of deepening divisions among Arab countries and ramps up the pressure on the Shiite group, which is fighting on the side of President Bashar Assad in Syria. The decision came during a foreign ministers’ meeting of the Arab League at the organization’s seat in Cairo, the Egyptian state MENA news agency reported. It came just a day after the league elected veteran Egyptian diplomat Ahmed Aboul-Gheit as its new chief. The move aligns the 22-member league firmly behind Saudi Arabia and the Saudi-led bloc of six Gulf Arab nations, which made the same formal branding against Hezbollah on March 2. It also brings the league in line with the United States, which is closely allied with the Gulf states and has long considered Hezbollah to be a terrorist organization. The European Union only lists the military wing of Hezbollah on its terrorist blacklist. In Cairo, Saudi Ambassador Ahmed Qattan, told the satellite TV station Al Arabiya that the vote was not unanimous as Lebanon and Iraq abstained.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Communication is the buzz word today Capricorn, as you circulate in style. Any tasks requiring stamina, determination and focus are favoured — then you can relax after a job well done. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): With Venus shifting into your cash zone, beware the tendency to be extravagant and overspend. An enjoyable shopping spree now could end up being a serious problem further down the track. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pleasure-planet Venus shits into your sign, until April 5. So it’s a wonderful day to enjoy the good things in life like good food, fine wine, socializing, shopping, plus hair and beauty treatments.
you a lot further than impulsive actions. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You need a break from all the hard work you’ve been doing so put aside time for some R & R at home. Some Virgos will play Domestic God or Goddess, and entertain in splendid style. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t let a friend or family member undermine your confidence. Have the strength to fight for what you believe in. A loved one may surprise you with some unexpected news tonight. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you have financial worries, talk things through with a money-savvy friend. Perhaps they can point you in the right direction? When it comes to shopping, avoid the urge to splurge. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): With Mars and Saturn moving through your sign, think before you speak today Sagittarius. If you promise more than you can deliver,
then you’ll just end up disappointing others. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorns are super conscientious. But your talent for criticism — constructive and otherwise — is likely to go into overdrive today, as you critique the efforts of those around you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Feel free to express your unique individuality today Aquarius. Plus, with no less than five planets moving through your financial zones, money matters are also on your mind. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Slow down Pisces! You’re in the mood for some peace and quiet and privacy today. Take the time to listen to your inner voice — it will point you in the direction that is right for you. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.
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Saturday March 12 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Liza Minnelli, 69; James Taylor, 67; Pete Doherty, 36 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Taurus Moon favours practical projects and productive pursuits. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You are an intense and visionary soul but resist the urge to be reckless and impulsive. 2016 is the year to look twice before you leap into new adventures! ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Moon’s moving through Taurus so use the earthy energy to plan, prioritize and be patient today. Financial matters are favoured but don’t rush the process. Take things one step at a time. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you behaving like a Bull on steroids? Aim to be smart and sexy — rather than self-indulgent and extravagant. Venus gives group activities a welcome boost, as you connect with like-minded souls. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you’re feeling stressed today, then relax and wind down with some meditation, contemplation, yoga, music, reading or long walks in nature. Whatever helps you calm down and tune out. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Canny Crabs — fabulous professional or financial opportunities are around, but you have to work out the perfect time to strike. Look to a friend from foreign shores for some astute business advice. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your Leo magnetism and powers of persuasion are firing. So it’s a good day to pitch an idea or ask for a favour, as Venus helps you intuitively know the right thing to say to the right person. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Have you been arguing with a loved one or business partner Virgo? Venus encourages you to be more diplomatic and consultative. Sometimes you need to lose a minor battle in order to win the war. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your ruling planet Venus shifts into Pisces, where it stays until April 5. Which will help you approach daily tasks with more creativity, and also lead to improved relationships with work colleagues. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Networking — in person and via social media — is a wonderful way to get your message across. When it comes to business and money matters, make sure you read all the fine print carefully. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarians aren’t particularly house proud but, with Venus visiting your home zone, it’s a terrific time to spruce up your domestic abode and entertain in style. Fresh flowers are a must!
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There are nut-free treats that all of the kids can enjoy, or ask your daughter to bring some. Save the other treats for visits when Harper is not present. She should not feel ostracized or deprived of special time with Grandma because of her allergy. As she gets older and spends more time in the company of others, Harper will learn coping strategies that will allow for greater social interaction while remaining safe. We know it’s complicated and more work for you, but this is your grandchild, and right now she needs your protection. Dear Annie: I read the recent letter from “Confused and Torn,� who was having trouble letting go of her beloved Pomeranian, “Clover.� I am retired now, but for many years I was involved with grief management for both human and pet loss. My last writing project was Is it Time to Say Goodbye? a guide for helping pet owners make a difficult decision about their pets.
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I had promised Cyndi a special treat, which she always gets when she is here alone. Unfortunately, I was unable to purchase the treat until after Harper had arrived. So I asked my daughter what kind of treat I could get for Harper so that both girls would have something. She became upset, saying I should have purchased the same treat for both girls so that Harper didn’t feel bad. This is causing friction in the family and I feel caught in the middle. Harper has a new baby sister who doesn’t have allergies, so I’m curious how my daughter will handle this when the baby realizes she can only eat what her older sister eats. We understand the severity of the allergies, but we also have three granddaughters and need to know how to handle the food situation in the future. — Befuddled Grandma Dear Befuddled: When Harper is visiting, you must keep your home nut free because those types of allergies can be life threatening.
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