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CHALLENGING ECONOMIC TIMES HAVE BEEN A BOON FOR RED DEER’S THRIFT STORES, WHICH ARE SEEING A LOT MORE PEOPLE NEEDING HELP
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On a daily basis now, a Red Deer thrift store is seeing the hard side of challenging economic times — at both the front and back doors. The regular frugal shoppers are always there — people who don’t mind buying second-hand goods at unbeatable prices. But Bibles for Missions Thrift Store also sees many who are thrifty because they have simply no choice. And these days, that business is booming. “We have seen a huge increase,” assistant manager Leigh Taylor said. “We’re seeing a lot more people needing help.” In fact, the store saw more than a 20-per-cent increase in sales from January 2015 to January 2016. They now need four cashiers at any given time compared with just two before the economic downturn began to take hold. “That’s a lot for us.” They are noticing more people who can’t afford clothes at regular retail stores. “They’re all budgeting. They’re budgeting for how much they’ll need to get shoes for their kids, or they need socks. “For us it’s a little more stress because they’ll come to you and they’re crying. … ‘How do I do this? I don’t know what to do. I’m not making enough. I don’t get enough off my unemployment.’ “And so we’re seeing how it is affecting them, and how we can help them.” To help more, the store will have sales when they know certain cheques are coming in, Taylor said. The downturn is also having an impact on the donations the thrift store has been receiving — surprisingly more, not fewer, items are being donated. Taylor said they recently did a survey for three-and-a-half weeks where the volunteers who receive donations of items at the back of the store asked: “Why are you donating to us today?” “Most of them, I would say a good 70 per cent are saying: ‘We’re having to move out of the province. We lost our job. We can’t afford it anymore.’” So rather that leave things
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ABOVE: Bibles For Missions assistant manager Leigh Taylor, left, and volunteer Joan Swanson, right, help customer Jean Williams in the store this week. LEFT: Bibles For Missions general manager Bob Riley and store assistant manager Leigh Taylor in the store this week.
behind, people are donating to places like Bibles For Missions. The thrift store, which will celebrate 25 years of volunteerism on Mon-
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day, is nondenominational, and run almost entirely by volunteers. All its proceeds go to Bible League Canada, which is involved with missionary work and charitable activities such as sending clothes to abandoned girls in orphanages in China. Locally, the thrift store works with about 28 different agencies in Red Deer and Sylvan Lake through a voucher program issued by agencies to help clients in need. Some of these groups include the Salvation Army, Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter, Central Alberta Women’s Outreach Society, Safe Harbour and Loaves and Fishes. One group they helped recently were Syrian refugees who were issued
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small vouchers from Catholic Social Services so they could get things they really need, such as socks and underwear. “They’re so gracious,” Taylor said of the refugees. “They’ll hug you, they’ll thank you. … When you see what they need and how they thank you for it, you know you’re doing a good thing.” Bibles for Missions Thrift Store started out 25 years ago as a consignment and thrift store. Within three months it outgrew its space, and has relocated twice since. “We offer everything and the kitchen sink,” said Taylor.
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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A policy change reducing the amount of waste that households can set out for collection will be debated at Monday’s council meeting. The change would see the allowable weekly amount of waste reduced to three from five units and a unit being defined as a garbage bag or can with a 100-litre capacity. The new limit is part of the Waste Management Master Plan (WMMP), which aims to bring Red Deer’s per capita disposal rate down to 500 kg per capita per year. The city recently expanded its recycling program to accept plastics #1 through #7 in the blue box. Janet Whitesell, Waste Management Superintendent, said the city is trying to make it as easy as possible for people to reduce their waste and put out less each week. She said the intent has always been to reduce the limit once the recycling program was expanded. “We’re simply asking residents to be thoughtful about waste habits and to recycle more in order to waste less,” she said. Recent waste audits and surveys show that residents currently set out an average of 1.8 waste units per household per week. “This tells us that Red Deer is ready for this change,” said Whitesell. “On average, residents are setting out far less than five units of waste each week, and this change acknowledges a community shift we need to make if we want to achieve the targets set out in the Waste Management Master Plan.” Residents will continue to have the option of purchasing extra waste tags for $1 per tag, to be used for each additional unit of garbage. Council will hear first reading on Monday and the bylaw amendment must pass second and third reading to go forward.
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Kerry and Marguerite Tennant and their children, Logan, Aleah and Joshua, take one last skate at the Arena in Red Deer on Friday evening. Friday marked the last time the Red Deer Arena will see skaters. The 1952-built arena is set to be demolished and a replacement rink will be constructed over the next two years on the same site. The old rink at 4725 43 St. served as a community hub for Central Albertans for more thn 60 years and has stood as an important part of the city’s history. In recognition of this, the city held a celebration Friday with live entertainment, games, food trucks, tours of the rink and free family skating.
Annual citywide cleanup starts on April 11 BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF
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The annual citywide cleanup starts on April 11, and runs until June 12. Suzanne Jubb, City of Red Deer Community and Program Facilitator, said the Green Deer campaign is about beautifying the city and using the positive actions of the majority to cancel out the careless actions of those who littered over the winter months. This year the campaign kicks off with a free barbecue on April 11 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Parkland Mall parking lot (weather permitting). Special Green Deer garbage bags are provided for participants and can be picked up at the kickoff barbecue. The event is looking for volunteers from all areas of the city to register to help clean up. Register in person at the barbecue or by calling 403-309-8411 or visiting the Recreation Centre, G.H. Dawe Communi-
ty Centre or Collicutt Centre. Every group registered is automatically entered into a draw to win a barbecue and a barbecue event. A Green Deer toolkit is available on the city’s website for groups wishing to issue cleanup challenges to other community groups. More information can be found at www.reddeer. ca/greendeer. This year, the Green Deer campaign will repeat the Cigarette Butt Awareness program, which educates the public that although each cigarette butt is small, the cumulative effect is large. Jubb said many people don’t realize that cigarette butts do not disappear, and they are not biodegradable. “The buildup of plastic filters and chemicals from cigarette butts is toxic to the animals, plants, and water around us.,” she said. Improperly disposed cigarette butts account for almost 30 per cent of the litter collected during the annual city cleanup events. To help reduce cigarette butt litter, 1,000 pocket ashtrays will be given away throughout the Green Deer.
kitchen and bathroom, gardening and even wedding displays. They have 256 volunteers between the ages of 13 and 93, Taylor said, but they need more because most volunteers are between 70 and 85. Young people who volunteer do charitable work but they also learn job skills that look good on a resume. The store is always in need of donations, in particular now household items such as dishes, utensils, pots and pans (they can’t accept Teflon). People should call first if they have something they want to donate. “We love that people think of us, but sometimes they donate stuff that if it’s not fit for humans, we just can’t use it,” Taylor said. The store — located at 4936 53rd Ave. — sorts ev-
erything carefully and tests items to make sure they are working. “We don’t know how old it is. We don’t know how long it will last but we’re giving you the brand of promise that our volunteers and staff have done everything we can to ensure that it does work when it hits the floor, or all the buttons are there, and the zippers work.” The store recycles most of what it can’t sell. “We have George, who is 84 this year, and he takes all the electronics and electrical appliances, and he takes everything out of them.” “We try to reduce as much as we can in the landfill.” The public likes this and people also donate to the store because of it, Taylor said. barr@reddeeradvocate.com
Green Deer is set to beautify Red Deer for another.
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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Save water and money with the Rain Barrel Rebate Program. Starting on April 11, the City of Red Deer will offer residents a rebate of up to $50 with the purchase of a rain barrel of their choice. A limited number of rebates are available on a first come, first-served basis. Rain barrels collect and store rain water that runs off the roof and can be used to water yards and landscaping, reducing the need to use treated water from the tap. Katina Tam, Environmental Program Specialist, said by using recycled water from a rain barrel that would otherwise come from the tap, residents will save money on their water bills and save treated drinking water for essential needs rather than on lawns. “Water from rain barrels is great to maintain healthy soil as the collected water is free of chlorine,” said Tam. “It also decreases the amount of energy used by the city to treat and pump water, reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. It’s an easy addition to anyone’s yard that has great benefits for the entire community.” A rebate of 50 per cent of the cost of the rain barrel, up to a maximum of $50, is applied to the household’s utility account. Applicants must have a City of Red Deer utility account, submit the receipt along with the application form and purchase the rain barrel within the 2016 calendar year. Rebate application forms will be available online at reddeer.ca/rainbarrels, on the first floor of City Hall (4914 - 48 Avenue) or at the Environmental Services front desk at Civic Yards (7721 - 40 Avenue). For more information on the rebate program and guides to set up and maintain your rain barrel, visit reddeer.ca/rainbarrels.
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Country music entertainer Joe Nichols opened for Canadian country recording artist Gord Bamford of Lacombe at the Centrium in Red Deer on Friday. Bamford brought his Certified Country Tour to Red Deer on a western swing of his tour that crosses the country from B.C. to Newfoundland and back over the four months. See a review of the concert by Lana Michelin in Monday’s Red Deer Advocate.
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NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, centre, and his wife, Catherine Pinhas, left, greet a supporter during the 2016 NDP Federal Convention in Edmonton on Friday. choose between development and tackling climate change, Mulcair said. “It is not true that that’s the choice, and I’ve never suggested that,” Mulcair said. “I’ve always understood that sustainable development means applying rules like polluter-pay, like user-pay.” The country’s natural resources are a blessing that need to be developed responsibly, he added. On Thursday, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley used a televised address to say every Canadian benefits from a strong energy sector, which demands that building a modern and carefully regulated pipeline
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Meet the man Ceci touts fiscal restraint who beat Sask. ahead of next week’s budget NDP leader BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
SASKATOON — The candidate who beat NDP Leader Cam Broten in the Saskatchewan election this week is a 35-year truck driver who lives in a village about half an hour from the Saskatoon constituency where he now holds a seat. David Buckingham says he quit his job as mayor of Borden a year ago to focus full time on running for a spot in the legislature. He credits his win to old-fashioned, shoe-leather politics — months of knocking on doors and talking to people. And, he concedes, Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall’s popularity helped out. “Hard work really does pay off sometimes and I think in DAVID BUCKINGHAM this case a lot of hard work on that doorstep was what helped me,” Buckingham said a few days after Monday’s vote. “Obviously running under Premier Brad Wall’s name and the Saskatchewan Party, which are very popular, had a huge impact — but hard work pays off, too.” Buckingham said he first had designs on running for provincial office in 2013 when his community faced devastating flooding. Borden is home to about 250 people. It’s not far from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River, about 50 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon on the Yellowhead Highway. Buckingham said he spent a lot of time dealing with the provincial government during the floods. “I got to know a lot of the MLAs and really enjoyed it.” Borden is in the middle of the rural constituency of Biggar-Sask Valley, where longtime Saskatchewan Party member of the legislature Randy Weekes was running again — and won. Saskatoon Westview was created when the constituency map was redrawn ahead of the election. Broten’s old riding of Saskatoon Massey Place was absorbed. Buckingham said he didn’t know he’d be running against the NDP leader when he sought the nomination for the Saskatchewan Party and won. He spent the months leading up to the vote hauling cars around Saskatchewan during the day and knocking on doors at night. He tried to get to 100 houses each day. He quit driving in early February and started campaigning full time. “We just wanted to stay under the radar and stay on the doorstep,” he said. “The last few months, on the doorstep, I definitely thought I could win, but what it comes down to is, will the people go out to vote?” Buckingham held the lead for most of the night as results came in, but it was tight. Pundits scrambled to find information on the man who might topple the NDP leader. He won by about 200 votes. The Saskatchewan Party took 51 of 61 seats. The NDP took the other 10. Broten issued a statement this week saying he is taking time with friends and family to consider his future. Buckingham and his wife now need to decide if they will move to be closer to the people he represents. There are family considerations. His mother-inlaw is in a care home in Borden and his father-in-law lives by himself in the village. “It’s been such a whirlwind since we won that we haven’t really had any time to discuss it. I guess the No. 1 thing in my mind is I want to ensure that I represent the constituents of Saskatoon Westview. “That’s what I said I would do and I am going to make sure I do that.”
CALGARY — Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci says the government is committed to responsibly managing tax dollars without “knee-jerk” cuts to social programs. Looking forward to the April 14 budget, Ceci says the NDP government plans to constrain spending without compromising services. Addressing the Canadian Club in Calgary, he said the government’s goal is to “hold budgetary increases to below population growth plus inflation levels.” He reiterated many of Premier Rachel Notley’s comments in her televised address Thursday night, including the urgency of securing new pipelines and the need for the federal government to provide extended employment insurance to all regions of Alberta. Ceci said the budget will be a “shock absorber in these tough economic times” but that the government will continue to look for cost savings. He said he is concerned by current debt levels and committed to smaller and smaller deficits in future budgets.
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Liberals to limit assisted dying BY THE CANADIAN PRESS File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — The Liberal government won’t be taking a permissive approach to medically assisted dying in long-awaited new legislation to be unveiled as early as next week, The Canadian Press has learned. Sources, who weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the imminent bill, say it won’t adopt some of the most controversial recommendations from a special parliamentary committee. That committee urged the government in February to place few obstacles in front of Canadians who want medical help to end their suffering. The legislation, likely to be introduced late next week, is expected to stipulate that only competent adults should be eligible to receive a doctor’s help to end their lives. It will not allow people diagnosed with competence-impairing conditions like dementia to make advance requests for medical help to die, which the committee advocated. Nor will it include “mature minors.” The committee had recommended that after further consultations, the legislation be expanded to include older minors within three years of the bill becoming law. In rejecting those recommendations, the government appears to be sticking to the strict letter of a Supreme Court ruling, which concluded last year that Canada’s ban on assisted suicide violates the right to life, liberty and security of the person. The court gave the federal government until Feb. 6, 2016, — later extended to June 6 — to come up with a new law that recognizes the right of clearly consenting adults who are enduring intolerable physical or mental suffering to seek medical help in ending their lives. “As Liberals, we stand to defend individuals’ rights, but also need to make sure we’re protecting the most vulnerable,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. “Any legislation that we put forward will be based on that.” Trudeau added he is confident the government can meet the June 6 deadline, while providing for “a fulsome, responsible debate that involves the voices that need to be heard on this issue.” Shanaaz Gokool, CEO of Dying With Dignity, said she is concerned that people facing a diagnosis of dementia would not be allowed to decide about an assisted death. “It’s incredibly harsh that there will be Canadians who, by the very nature of their illness, will be discriminated against and not be able to access an assisted death in a way that’s fair and compassionate,” she said in an interview. People facing dementia may be forced to opt for a premature assisted death while they are still competent, she said. “I would hope that there’s still an opportunity and a window where Canadians who overwhelmingly support advanced consent for someone with a diagnosis like dementia to let their voice be heard.” The parliamentary committee tried to encompass what Liberal MP Rob Oliphant, the committee chair, described as the “spirit” of the court rul-
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Lucy Waters is pictured in her home in Vancouver, B.C. Lucy Waters, whose 57-year-old son Gary has struggled on and off with schizophrenia affective disorder for the last 30 years, believes most people with mental illness are not capable of making a reasoned decision about assisted death and she’s horrified by the prospect they may be included under pending legislation.
ASSISTED DYING: A COMPARISON OTTAWA — The federal government will introduce legislation next week governing physician-assisted death, but sources suggest it won’t meet all of the recommendations of the joint Commons-Senate committee that studied the issue. Here’s some of what the committee recommended, and what the government is expected to do. Committee recommendation: That individuals not be excluded from eligibility for medical assistance in dying because they have a psychiatric condition. Government: Likely to be very cautious about allowing individuals with psychiatric problems to access assisted dying. Committee recommendation: That permission to use advance requests for medical assistance in dying be allowed any time after one is diagnosed with a condition that is reasonably likely to cause loss of competence, or after a diagnosis of a grievous or irremediable condition but before the suffering becomes ing, anticipating future charter challenges that could arise if the new law is too restrictive. On that score, the committee concluded that denying those with dementia the right to make advance directives would mean leaving them “to suffer or end their lives prematurely” while still sufficiently competent to consent. “This situation was exactly what the (Supreme Court) decision sought to avoid,” the committee’s final report said.
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intolerable. Government: Will not allow people diagnosed with competence-impairing conditions like dementia to make advance requests for medical help to die once they lose their faculties. Committee recommendation: That the government of Canada implement a two-stage legislative process, with the first stage applying immediately to competent adult persons 18 years or older, to be followed by a second stage applying to competent mature minors, coming into force at a date no later than three years after the first stage has come into force. Government: Will not include mature minors. Quote: “As Liberals, we stand to defend individuals’ rights, but also need to make sure we’re protecting the most vulnerable and any legislation that we put forward will be based on that.” — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Similarly, the committee noted that the top court has already recognized the right of mature minors to make some end-of-life decisions and expressed concern that denying them the right to medically assisted death would violate their charter rights.
OTTAWA — The debate in Canada on physician-assisted death has gone on for a generation. With the federal government facing a court-imposed June deadline to produce a law on the practice and legislation expected as early as next week, here’s a brief chronology of the debate, in Canada and around the world: 1993: In the case of Sue Rodriguez, a B.C. resident diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, the Supreme Court of Canada upholds by a 5-4 margin the Criminal Code ban on assisted suicide. The dissenters include then-justice Beverley McLachlin, who becomes chief justice in 2000. The year after the decision, Rodriguez took her own life with the help of a doctor. 1991-2010: The House of Commons and its committees debate six private member’s bills seeking to decriminalize assisted suicide. None pass. 1994: The state of Oregon, as a result of a citizens’ initiative, alters its laws to permit medical aid in dying for a person suffering from a terminal disease. 1995: The Senate issues a report on assisted suicide and euthanasia with a majority expressing concerns about the risk of abuse under a permissive regime and the need for respect for life. A minority support an exemption to the prohibition in some circumstances. 1997: Colombia allows assisted suicide after a decision of the constitutional court. 2002: The Netherlands Parliament establishes a regulatory regime for assisted dying. 2011: The Royal Society of Canada publishes a report on end-of-life decision-making and recommends that the Criminal Code be modified to permit assistance in dying in some circumstances. 2011: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association files a suit challenging the Criminal Code ban on behalf of several patients. 2012: The Quebec National Assembly’s select committee on dying with dignity issues a report recommending amendments to legislation to recognize medical aid in dying. 2012: A British Columbia judge rules in favour of the civil liberties association, declaring the assisted death ban unconstitutional. 2013: A majority of the British Columbia Court of Appeal overturns the lower court ruling, saying the judge was bound by the Rodriguez decision. 2014: Quebec adopts an assisted-death law, effective in December 2015. 2015: The Supreme Court of Canada reverses the court of appeal and its own Rodriguez decision to declare the assisted death ban unconstitutional January 2016: The Supreme Court gives the government a four-month extension to change the law.
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Deadline looms in EU visa spat OTTAWA — The European Union doesn’t expect to resolve its visa dispute with Canada by a Tuesday deadline, forcing it to trigger a process that could see Canadians forced to get visas to visit 26 EU countries. The 28-country bloc sees no prospect of meeting the deadline to settle a dispute over a Canadian visa requirement for travellers from Romania and Bulgaria, EU sources told The Canadian Press on Friday. Though it would take several months for the visa rules to come into force, Tuesday’s meeting of the EU College of Commissioners looks set to re-ignite a nasty public spat in a year when Canada and the EU are hoping
to finally ratify their landmark freetrade deal, which has been seven years in the making. Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the EU’s executive commission, personally placed the matter on the college’s Tuesday agenda to comply with a two-year-old EU regulation that forces it to seek visa reciprocity with Canada, the United States and other countries, sources said. The issue has not crept up on Canada: notice of the non-reciprocity action was published in EU journals on April 12, 2014, which started a two-year clock ticking. Once it expires, the European Commission is obliged to move forward with a “delegated act” that essentially gets the ball rolling towards imposing a retaliatory, one-year visa requirement on Canadian travellers.
“It is a political commission and therefore they need to have a political discussion on the topic,” said one source. “If non-reciprocity still exists on Tuesday — which we can be pretty sure of — the commission will be obliged to adopt that delegated act on a temporary suspension of the visa waiver for 12 months.” Canadians who have booked a springtime visit to Paris or a summer excursion to Pamplona’s running of the bulls need not fret just yet. Even if Canada does nothing to resolve the issue, it could take anywhere from four to nine months for the visa to take effect because of various EU rules. The European Parliament and Commission will have four months to block
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Trudeau promises money for hard-hit First Nations BY THE CANADIAN PRESS THUNDER BAY, Ont. — First Nations communities struggling with persistent Third World conditions should begin seeing some help from Ottawa this year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Speaking in this northwestern Ontario city — on one leg of a mini-swing through the region — Trudeau defended his Liberal government’s approach to what many aboriginal leaders say is an unmitigated crisis. “We actually are flowing money this year,” Trudeau said. “We are working very closely with (First Nations) on urgent needs and we’re investing in a significant way in respectful partnership.” First Nations leaders say they like the tone of the government — particularly in contrast with its predecessor. At the same time, they say they want quick action and firm commitments that go beyond promises and good intentions. “What we need the prime minister to do — and he’s certainly making positive steps toward this — is he needs
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to look at this as a major crisis in Canada,” regional Chief Isadore Day told The Canadian Press. “A hundred First Nations or more in Canada are living in Third World conditions — he has to make this a priority in terms of a crisis.” Trudeau noted his government committed $8.4 billion for First Nations infrastructure, education, health and other areas in the March budget. Yet he offered few immediate answers to the problems many aboriginals face, including a lack of basic health care and housing, unsafe tap water and grinding poverty. Some wonder, for example, why the federal government won’t fund a residence for aboriginal students forced to travel from their remote communities to attend a First Nations school in Thunder Bay — on the basis that it’s off-reserve. “That’s exactly the kind of issue it is high time that Ottawa dealt with,” Trudeau said. “We have to recognize that the relationship has been broken over the past years, and indeed decades, and it’s time to rebuild.” Two of the letters were safely detonated, but one exploded and severely injured lawyer Maria Mitousis, who had represented Amsel’s former wife in the couple’s divorce. Amsel’s lawyer, Martin Glazer, said police investigated his client in 2013 and cleared him as a suspect. “We’re concerned that they’re trying to build a case by charging him with something that happened almost three years ago, for which he was investigated at the time and no charges were laid,” Glazer said Friday.
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Burrowing owls will be released on First Nations land for the first time in British Columbia with the goal of reintroducing the endangered yellow-eyed birds on a reserve near Merritt. Bernadette Manuel of the Upper Nicola Band said three pairs of the pop-can sized brown and white owls will be released into burrows that have been built for them. “We see it as a responsibility as stewards of the land,” she said Friday. Burrowing owls were traditionally considered guardian spirits to hunters and warriors of the Upper Nicola Band, but Manuel said none have been seen for over a decade.
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Jean Lapierre’s mother, Lucie Cormier, is helped leaving the church from her surviving daughter Laure and an unidentified man and followed by Jean Lapierre’s daughter Anne-Marie with her partner Mathieu Belhumeur following funeral services for former Liberal cabinet minister Jean Lapierre and five of his relatives Friday,in Bassin, Que. Emotions ran high in the former politician’s Quebec hometown, with many people struggling to fight back tears as a casket with family patriarch Raymond Lapierre’s remains was carried into a church to be followed by firefighters holding five urns. The urns contained the ashes of Jean Lapierre, his brothers Louis and Marc, his sister Martine and his wife, Nicole Beaulieu. The five were among seven people who died in a plane crash on March 29 as they were flying to the Iles-de-la-Madeleine shortly after Raymond Lapierre, 83, had died of Parkinson’s disease. One of Jean Lapierre’s daughters described her late father on Friday as a “beacon” who will continue to guide the family as they move forward following the recent deaths of six members.
Abortion rights groups say push for abortion access still national issue BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — Abortion rights advocates say the fight to get women better access to the procedure is far from done despite progress in Prince Edward Island, which recently became the last province in Canada to allow access within its borders. The Island government’s promise to provide abortion services by the end of the year came just over a week ago as it announced it wouldn’t fight a legal challenge under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But abortion advocates aren’t calling it a day, saying there’s more work to do to improve access, particularly in rural areas, across the country. Joyce Arthur, of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, says “low to marginal access” to abortions remains a problem in a handful of provinces including Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
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and can even be more pleasing to God by trying to improve, he said. Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, the archbishop of Vienna, told a Vatican press conference that while there was no explicit change in church doctrine about the family, the document contained an “organic development” in church teaching. “It’s the classic case of an organic development of doctrine. There is
innovation and continuity,” he said. “There are true novelties in this document, but no ruptures.” The document’s release marks the culmination of a divisive two-year consultation of ordinary Catholics and the church hierarchy that Francis initiated in hopes of understanding the problems facing Catholic families today and providing them with better pastoral care. The most controversial issue that arose during two meetings of bishops, or synods, was whether Francis would loosen the Vatican’s strict opposition to letting Catholics who divorce and remarry receive Communion. Church teaching holds that unless these Catholics receive an annulment, or a church decree that their first marriage was invalid, they are committing adultery and cannot receive Communion. Conservatives had insisted that the rules were fixed and that there was no way around Christ’s teaching on the indissolubility of marriage. Progressives had sought wiggle room to balance doctrine with mercy and look at each couple on a case-by-case basis, accompanying them on a path of reconciliation that could lead to them eventually receiving the sacraments. Francis took a unilateral step last year and changed church law to make it easier to get an annulment. On Friday, he said the rigorous response proposed by the conservatives was inconsistent with Jesus’ message of mercy. “By thinking that everything is black and white, we sometimes close off the way of grace and of growth and discourage paths of sanctification which give glory to God,” he said. “Let us remember that a small step in the midst of great human limitations can be more pleasing to God than a life which appears outwardly in order but moves through the day without confronting great difficulties.”
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Friday that Catholics should look to their own consciences rather than rely exclusively on church rules to negotiate the complexities of sex, marriage and family life, demanding the church shift emphasis from doctrine to mercy in confronting some of the thorniest issues facing the faithful. In a major church document entitled “The Joy of Love,” Francis made no explicit change in church doctrine and upheld church teaching on the lifelong bond of marriage between a man and a woman. But in selectively citing his predecessors and emphasizing his own teachings in strategically placed footnotes, Francis made innovative openings in pastoral practice for Catholics who civilly remarry and signalled that he wants nothing short of a revolution in the way priests guide ordinary Catholics in their spiritual life. He said the church must no longer sit in judgment and “throw stones” at those who fail to live up to the Gospel’s ideals of perfection in marriage and family life. “I understand those who prefer a more rigorous pastoral care which leaves no room for confusion,” he wrote. “But I sincerely believe that Jesus wants a church attentive to the goodness which the Holy Spirit sows in the midst of human weakness.” On thorny issues such as contraception, Francis stressed that a couple’s individual conscience, educated in church teaching — and not just dogmatic rules imposed on them across the board from above — must guide their decisions and the church’s pastoral practice. “We have been called to form consciences, not replace to them,” he said. He insisted the church’s aim is to reintegrate and welcome all its members. He called for a new language to help Catholic families cope with
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Greece resumes migrant deportations to Turkey amid protests DIKILI, Turkey — Greece on Friday resumed deportations of migrants to Turkey after a four-day pause, despite mounting desperation among refugees and attempts by activists to stop the two boats from leaving Lesbos with 124 people onboard.
CATHOLIC’S REACT Around the world, Catholics reacted Friday to a sweeping document in which Pope Francis said they must be guided by their own informed consciences and not rely exclusively on church doctrine to negotiate the complexities of sex, marriage and family life. Here’s what some of them had to say: “Obviously we should be opening our hearts, opening the doors of our churches. If the church isn’t open to people with flaws, it’s not open to anyone.” — Samuel Cler, 19, freshman at the University of Illinois “If the church will really be strict and tell us every time, ‘Don’t do this, don’t do that’ and ‘This is wrong and that is right,’ it’ll be confusing and may drive away many Catholics from the church. With these teachings, Pope Francis again makes us feel his loving presence and his mercy and compassion.” — Agatha Capalad, 22, in Manila, Philippines “I totally agree with the pope. This is the core value of Christ and he is reminding us as a servant of God. If you follow your conscience you will be self-driven in your faith.
You cannot love when you are not willing to love. For me to achieve the sacrament I have to be willing to do it without coercion.” — Irene Ndunge, 42, in Nairobi, Kenya “I am in favour of compassion and meeting people where they are, but I am must say I am little bit worried that people must decide themselves what they want to do.” — Bernadette Huelsenbeck, 78, in Johannesburg ——— “He’s communicating with the people as they live their lives. Coming from South America, he understands what it’s like living in a poor country.” — Lawrence Finnegan, 68, speaking outside Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul “He is showing that mercifulness that he always conveys to the people, and I think the church really welcomes such a statement because it is to embrace more people and not to be judgmental, but to treat each other with more love.” — Daveyrosa Ralephenya, 44, in Johannesburg
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Martin to start versus Pats BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Even if goalie Rylan Toth was healthy, Trevor Martin would get the start. Red Deer Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter said Martin has earned the starters role with his performance against the Calgary Hitmen in the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs. “If Marty keeps playing the way he has, there’s no reason for us to have to change,” said Sutter. “Marty has
played well and got us to this point and we expect him to be the same way in this series too.” Martin will start for the Rebels in the Western Hockey League Eastern Conference semi-finals on Saturday. The Rebels face off against the Regina Pats. Martin had a shutout, a 0.927 save percentage and a 2.21 goals against average in his playoff series debut. Those numbers led to four wins and just one loss in the opening round. Toth, who has been skating on his own, won’t be ready to play at the start of the series. And when he does come
back, Sutter may take the hot-hand approach for his netminder. “When Tother is ready to go, he’ll be our backup goaltender and we’ll see where it goes,” said Sutter. Toth has been injured since mid-February. He’s listed with a lower body injury and was in a walking boot just before playoffs. Heading into the second round matchup against the Regina Pats, both teams had almost a week to rest after gruelling series. The Pats upset the Central Division leading Lethbridge Hurricanes. “Even though the series were five
games, they were tough series,” said Sutter. “I’m sure both teams have some bumps and bruises so this time off is good. Now you have to focus in on the next series.” The Pats pulled off the upset on the strength of goaltending and defence. After losing the first game against the Hurricanes 6-3, the Pats had two shutouts and allowed four goals total in the other two games. They sent the Hurricanes home early, winning the series 4-1. Please see REBELS on Page B2
Spieth hangs on to Masters lead CANADIAN WEIR MISSES CUT BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUSTA, Ga. — The final pairing for a weekend at the Masters is what everyone wanted — Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, winners at four of the last six majors. Just nobody expected this kind of an Augusta National. In the toughest scoring conditions at the Masters in nearly a decade, Spieth had a five-shot lead that nearly disappeared before he saved par from a bunker with a 15-foot putt on the final hole for a 2-over 74 and a one-shot lead over McIlroy. “It was very tough to stay cool,” Spieth said. “You could say, ‘Looked like you got emotional out there.’ I mean, you guys try it. That was a hard golf course.” McIlroy, who trailed by as much as eight shots at one point, put the career Grand Slam in clear view by making birdie on both par 5s on the back nine and picking up a bonus birdie with a 40-foot putt on the par-3 16th for a 71. That matched the lowest round of the day, the first time since 2007 that no one broke 70 at the Masters. “You just have to look at the scores and you can see how tough it is today,” McIlroy said. Spieth set a Masters record with his sixth straight round in the lead, and it took a few minutes for him to appreciate that after trying to survive gusts that reached 30 mph and a golf course so crusty that even 2-foot putts made him nervous. He was at 4-under 140, the highest 36-hole to lead at Augusta since 2007. The scoring average was 75.02, also the highest in nine years. “I’m still in the lead. I couldn’t ask for much better than leading,” Spieth said.
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Jordan Spieth indicates how far he miss a putt for par on the 17th green on the during the second round of the Masters golf tournament Friday in Augusta, Ga. Spieth and McIlroy will tee off in the last group Saturday — one going for his second green jacket, the other needing one to complete the ultimate collection of golf prizes. Given the conditions — more of the same is expected Saturday — this felt more like everyone against Augusta National than Spieth vs. McIlroy. “It would add a lot of excitement and buzz and atmosphere to the tournament, obviously,” McIlroy said. “If you start to think about anyone else … I’ve only got the mental capacity to
focus on me right now, especially how tough it is out there.” Spieth said it would be exciting to play with McIlroy and left it at that. There was too much golf to play, too many players still in the mix. “There’s the potential tomorrow for someone to shoot a few under and move up into the lead from outside the top 25,” Spieth said. “There’s a potential for that with what I saw on the last six holes today, the way the course was playing. So I don’t think either one of us is focused on each other. I think
we’re focused on the golf course.” Danny Lee bogeyed his last two holes for a 72 and was two shots behind, along with Scott Piercy (72). The only other players who remained under par were Hideki Matsuyama (72), Brandt Snedeker (72) and Soren Kjeldsen (74). Former Masters champion Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., missed the cut after shooting a 78.
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Holt grand slam leads Red Sox rally, spoils Jays’ home opener BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Boston 8 Toronto 7 TORONTO — Brock Holt hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as the Boston Red Sox rallied from a 7-2 deficit, taking advantage of the Toronto bullpen to defeat the Blue Jays 8-7 in their home opener Friday night. Things had looked secure for Toronto (2-3) after a Josh Donaldson grand slam in the fourth. But the Jays relief corps blew a save opportunity for the third game in the row, letting Boston (2-1) off the hook with four runs in the sixth and two in the seventh before a Rogers Centre sellout of 48,871 looking for another taste of last season’s playoff fever. The Jays got the tying run to second base in the eighth inning but reliever Koji Uehara retired Donaldson and Jose Bautista to end the threat. Flame-thrower closer Craig Kimbrel pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save. Matt Barnes (1-0) got the win while Drew Storen (0-1) took the loss. Toronto has lost its last five home openers, the longest opener losing streak in franchise history. Donaldson, swinging a big bat despite a bum leg, made history with the Jays’ first grand slam in a home opener for a commanding 7-2 lead. But Holt, who doubled home Boston’s first run in the second, responded with his first career grand slam off reliever Jesse Chavez two innings later in the sixth to cut Toronto’s lead to 7-6. The Red Sox added two more runs in the seventh on RBI singles by David Ortiz and Hanley Ramirez off Brett Ce-
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Boston Red Sox’s Brock Holt celebrates with teammate Xander Bogaerts after hitting a grand slam against the Toronto Blue Jays during sixth inning AL action in Toronto on Friday. Bogaerts, David Ortiz and Travis Shaw scored on the play. cil to pull ahead 8-7 The 40-year-old Ortiz, who doubled home Xander Bogaerts in the third, now has 104 RBI at the Rogers Centre and 181 RBI in total off the Jays, the most by an opponent in Toronto franchise history. It marks the first time since 1995 that the Red Sox have scored six runs in each of their first three games of a season. Toronto starter Marcus Stroman exited in the sixth with the bases load-
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ed after a double and a pair of walks. Things quickly turned ugly for the home side as Holt punished the Jays with a line-drive grand slam to right field. The last visiting player to hit a grand slam in a Jays home opener was Boston’s Jack Clark on April 8, 1991 Stroman, who had an inconsistent night by his high standards, gave up five runs on six hits with three walks and four strikeouts. The game was the first for the Jays
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at the Rogers Centre since Oct. 21 when they beat Kansas City 7-1 before 49,325 to extend the American League Championship series to six games. The Royals ended Toronto’s season two days later via a 4-3 win in Kansas City. It also marked the Jays’ first game under the dome with a dirt infield. Protecting their MVP investment, the Jays shifted Donaldson from third base to DH because of a calf strain that caused him to leave Wednesday’s game in Tampa early. Manager John Gibbons, wanting to keep Donaldson’s bat in the lineup while not aggravating the calf, called it the “smart thing to do.” Donaldson, who get his MVP trophy from 1987 winner George Bell prior to the game, proved him right with his third at-bat. His heroics came as Toronto, trailing 2-1, sent 11 men to the plate in the fourth inning and scored six runs on seven hits and a hit batsmen. The Jays opened the inning with four straight singles from the bottom of the order, getting a break when a potential double play ball from Russell Martin hit pitcher Joe Kelly. The hard-throwing Red Sox starter then hit Kevin Pillar on the brim of his helmet to bring in a second run before Donaldson hammered a ball into left field to empty the bases and chase Kelly. It was third homer of the season and his second career grand slam homer. The six-run outburst was more than the Jays had scored in any of their four previous games. Please see JAYS on Page B2
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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF The road to the Allan Cup for the Bentley Generals starts with a 4 a.m. bus ride to Manitoba. “We’ll head out there together, have a couple of stops to eat,” said Generals head coach Ryan Tobler. “It is good to have the boys together like that.” The 1,400 km bus ride for the team starts on Sunday to Steinbach, Man. The Generals play their first game afternoon at 3 p.m. Tuesday against Stoney Creek Generals, out of Ontario. And this year, the team hopes it ends with their third title in the last seven years. Since 2008, the Generals have been the proverbial bridesmaid four times at the Allan Cup, runners-up to the cup in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2015. They have missed the national senior men’s championship only once in the past eight years, in 2012. “What we just went through with provincials really helped us prepare,” said Tobler. “With all the adversity, the seven games against Innisfail and then a very good Stony Plain team. That was huge for us.” A seven game semi-final series against Innisfail was a real gut-check for the Generals as they battled back from lop-sided 8-1 game 2 loss, series deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 and an overtime winner in game 7. That hard-fought series led right into a touch matchup with the Stony Plain Eagles, who boasted former Edmonton Oiler and Captain Canada Ryan Smyth on their roster. Though the final against Stony Plain only went five games, the last game was another
Cunnington breaks own world record Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff
Judy Thompson makes a tough shot on the edge of a pond on the second hole at the Balmoral Golf Course east of Red Deer on Friday afternoon. Thompson was taking in her second game of the season with her husband Derek at the course that opened for the season on Monday, April 4.
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REBELS: Split series with Pats The Rebels’ first round was full of hard hits and physical hockey. The team expects more of the same in round two. “The Pats are going to play their best hockey,” said Sutter. “We have to make sure we have our game going too. We shouldn’t expect any less at this time of the year.” During the regular season, the Rebels and Pats split their four games with each team winning twice. Three of them were one goal games, while the fourth was an 8-5 Pats win in Regina. “I expect it to be a heck of a series,” said Sutter. “These are two good teams that are going to play the game the right way. Both teams have skill players, big players and heavy players. It’s going to be a good series.” Pats Centre Adam Brooks is red hot heading into the second round. After finishing the regular season with 38 goals and 82 assists, he had five goals and nine assists in his five games in the post-season. He was named the WHL player of the week. With a whole week to prepare, the Rebels have been looking at the tendencies of their opponents. But all that preparation changes once they see what happens after game 1. “You focus in on yourselves a lot,” said Sutter. “As the series goes along, you focus on what happened in game 1. We’re preparing for game 1 and once that’s over we’ll prepare for game 2.” Game 1 is scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. and game 2 is on Sunday at 5 p.m. both games are at the Centrium. The series switches to Regina for games 3 and 4, on April 12 and 13. Game 5 is in Red Deer on April 15, game 6 is in Regina on April 17 and game 7 is on April 19 back in Red Deer. Notes: Jake Leschyshyn returns to face the Rebels after they traded him in 2015. The Rebels took Leschyshyn sixth overall in the 2014 bantam draft … Ivan Nikolishin’s status is still in the air, he has a lower body injury and is out two-to-four weeks … Conner Bleackley remains sideline after his wrist was cut by a skate in the first round. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com-
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This time, Tammy Cunnington’s teammates got to watch her break her own world record. The 40-year-old Red Deer native broke the 50 m butterfly S4 International Paralympic Committee record
PLAYOFF PREDICTION Predictions for the Red Deer Rebels vs. Red Deer Rebels second round playoff series in the Western Hockey League
Josh Aldrich, Red Deer Advocate managing editor: Red Deer Rebels in five games.
Danny Rode, retired Red Deer Advocate sports reporter: Red Deer Rebels in six games.
Carson Papke, Red Deer Advocate editor: Red Deer Rebels in six games.
Greg Meachem, Red Deer Rebels website writer and retired Red Deer Advocate sports editor: Red Deer Rebels in six games.
Trevor Howlett, Red Deer Advocate editor: Red Deer Rebels in five games.
Murray Crawford, Red Deer Advocate sports reporter: Red Deer Rebels in seven games. even par that included U.S. Amateur champion Bryson DeChambeau, who felt the sting of Augusta on the final hole. DeChambeau was playing the best round of the day at 3 under and just one shot out of the lead. But he hooked his tee shot into the trees and had to return to the tee, hooked the next one and made triple bogey for a 72. Still in the mix was Jason Day, the No. 1 player who sputtered along to a 73 but was only five shots behind. “It almost feels like a U.S. Open where you need to survive,” Day said. “And I’m trying my best to survive right now.” Spieth finished a round over par at Augusta for the first time in his three Masters appearances. Coming off his wire-to-wire victory last year, that par save on the 18th allowed him to set a record for consecutive rounds in the lead. Arnold Palmer was atop the leaderboard for six straight rounds in 1960 and the opening two rounds in 1961, though he shared the lead in those last two rounds. Despite the lead, it was hard to get
Greg Harder, Regina Leader-Post sports reporter: Red Deer Rebels in seven games.
past Spieth’s mistakes — a four-putt double bogey on No. 5, a three-putt bogey on No. 16, and another bogey on the 17th hole. “I was at 8 under and you finish at 4. That’s kind of tough,” Spieth said. “I felt like I played better than 4 over from the fourth hole on.” Spieth’s par on the last hole not only kept him in the lead, it sent Phil Mickelson home for the weekend because of the 10-shot rule. Mickelson shot a career-high 79 and finished at 7-over to miss the cut. Tom Watson missed the cut by two shots in his final Masters appearance, walking up the 18th fairway to a standing ovation and warm applause. He parred his last four holes for a 78 and said later, “I’m glad I don’t have to play that 18th hole anymore.”
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squeaker going to double OT when the Generals pulled out the 5-4 win. “We came through in pivotal moments and found ways to win hockey games,” said Tobler. Tobler admits there is little information about the teams the Generals will face starting on Tuesday, having not had the chance to watch them before. “You go by what you hear and you look at their roster,” said Tobler. “We know the team we play right off the hop has a strong lineup. “They have to do what we did. They have to go through war to represent their province. From what I’ve gathered they’re a strong, skilled team with a physical defence. We’re going to be in tough, but that’s how you want it.” Tobler is counting on a team effort going into the national championship, looking to avenge their loss last year to the South East Prairie Thunder. The Thunder are the host team this year. “It took everybody to get us to provincials and we’re going down to Steinbach with a busload,” said Tobler. “We need different guys to contribute at key times. It’s not going to be easy, but we’re up to the challenge and we’re hungry and ready to go.” Other teams competing for the Allan Cup are the host Thunder, Manitoba’s Ile-des-Chenes North Stars, Saskatchewan’s Shellbrook Elks, Ontario’s Generals and the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts out of Newfoundland and Labrador. The tournament starts on Monday and wraps-up on April 16 with the championship game, which will be broadcast on TSN. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com with a time of 53.10 on Friday. Her prior record was set at an event in Bismarck, N.D., in December 2015. Her coach, Mandi Smith, said the team couldn’t make it to that meet in 2015. But they were there for the record on Friday. Cunnington is one of six members of the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club at Canada Olympic and Paralympic trials in Toronto this week. It was an eventful game for Pillar who tripled and scored and notched an outfield assist before Kelly, whose fast ball hit 98 m.p.h. on the night, almost decapitated him. Darwin Barney started at third with normal DH Edwin Encarnacion at first. Martin finished at third as Gibbons ran out of options after pinch-hitting for Barney. Prior to the game, Gibbons said there was a “different excitement” about the team this season given last year’s run. “We got over the hump last year. But we want to build on that. We want to be the real thing. We want to make this last. So there’s more confidence in this group.” “It’s a nice feel,” he added. “Hopefully we play a good ballgame. We don’t want to go out there and lay an egg the first night.” The Jays opened their home campaign amidst high expectations, which was just fine with president and CEO Mark Shapiro. “When you’re in a situation where there’s not expectations, then you’re in the wrong place,” he said prior to the game. But he is clearly aware of his new team’s following. “There won’t be one city watching tonight. There’s going to be a nation watching across different time zones.” Inside the stadium, the “Let’s Go Blue Jays” chant began before the giant Canadian flag was rolled up after the anthems. Prior to the game, the Jays unveiled an “AL East Division Champions” logo on the centre-field wall and showed a video tribute to former president Paul Beeston, who threw out the opening pitch to Bautista with his grandson looking on. After hugging Gibbons, Beeston walked off to the sounds of Golden Years by David Bowie.
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Koe downs Denmark to reach final BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BASEL, Switzerland — Canada’s last gold medal at the world men’s curling championship came at St. Jakobshalle four years ago. Kevin Koe will have a chance to end that drought on Sunday at the same venue. Koe advanced to the final with a 5-3 victory over Denmark’s Rasmus Stjerne in the 1-2 Page Playoff game on Friday. Koe broke a 2-2 tie by hitting a draw to the button to score three points in the decisive seventh end. “This is a chance to be a world champion again and those opportunities are just so few and far between, especially trying to get out of Canada,” Koe said. “So obviously we want to win for Canada, to get another gold, but it’s a great chance for us to win again for the team to cap off a great year.” Koe won gold in 2010 with a different team at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. He settled for a fourth-place finish when he returned to the world championship in 2014 in Beijing. Stjerne, meanwhile, will play in the semifinal against the winner of the 3-4 game between Japan’s Yusuke Morozumi and American John Shuster on Saturday. The semifinal winner will play Koe while the loser will take on the 3-4 loser for the bronze. Both medal games will be played Sunday. “It’s fun curling in these games,” said Koe. “You want to feel some pressure and intensity because that means you’re playing in a big game. Both teams played well, and it came down to one end really.” The veteran skip and his Calgary-team based team of Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing and Ben Hebert did not give the young Danish side many opportunities. When Stjerne did slip up in the seventh end, Koe made a nice inturn draw to grab a piece of the button for a game-turning three-ender. “I didn’t really feel that was ever going our way,” said Stjerne, who won world junior gold in 2009 at Vancouver. “They played really confident and they didn’t leave us anything. It was
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Canada’s skip Kevin Koe, right, calls a shot during a play-off game between Canada and Denmark, at the World Men’s Curling Championship 2016 in the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel, Switzerland, on Friday. just one of those games. The first ones to score two (were) going to make the pace and they scored three, which was even worse. We’ve just got to go back to basics now — it’s not over yet. “We know we can beat whoever comes through the 3-4 game because we’ve beaten them already. We just
Stroman falls in love with Toronto BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — On the same day he took the mound for the Blue Jays’ home opener, pitcher Marcus Stroman delivered a love letter to Toronto. In a story penned for The Players Tribune website, the 24-year-old righthander calls Toronto a baseball city, hockey city, music city, fashion city and food city. “And across all these industries, everybody shows love,” Stroman wrote. “The Leafs show love to the Blue Jays. Drake and the other artists show love to us and the Raps. Nobody’s trying to dominate the city. They just rep The 6ix. And if you also rep The 6ix, they got your back. “Nothin’ but love. That’s why Toronto is my favourite city.” Stroman, who was born in Medford, N.Y., admitted he was upset at being drafted by the Blue Jays. “I didn’t want to go to Canada. I didn’t know anything about Toron-
Local BRIEFS U19 Central Alberta Sting to play for bronze medal LONDON, Ont. — Representing Alberta looks good on the U19 Central Alberta Sting, who will play in the bronze medal game at the Canadian Ringette Championships. The Sting started Friday with a 4-1 win over Team Nova Scotia setting up a meeting with Guelph later in the afternoon. But a 5-4 OT loss to Guelph
to. All I knew was that it wasn’t New York, where I’m from. It wasn’t Duke. It was Canada. It was a different country. But like I said, to understand Toronto, you have to really experience Toronto. You have to be there. “When I got called up in 2014, that’s when I got to truly experience Toronto, and I learned that it’s such a hip and trendy city — very up on the times. Perfect for a young guy like me. It’s a small city in the sense that it’s not overwhelming. I live right downtown, so I’m a five-minute walk from the Rogers Centre or a Raps game or a Leafs game. I’m 10 minutes from the sickest restaurants in the city. “I just fell in love.” Stroman also predicts another banner year for the Jays. “We’re just going to do everything in our power to go out there and get a win every day. We’re going to have fun with it. We’re going to let our personality show. We’re going to let our emotions show. … That’s why I think we’re as good as we are.” put them into the bronze medal game on Saturday. Centre Gillian Dreger had a goal and two assists for the Sting against Nova Scotia while Shae-Lyn Baxter had a goal and an assists. Goalie Baylee Schulhauser made 26 saves for the Sting. Dreger followed up her morning performance with two goals and an assist in the loss. Team Alberta will play the Nepean Ravens of Ontario in the bronze medal game today at 10 a.m. In the National Ringette League, the Edmonton WAM, featuring numerous Red Deer and Lacombe players, topped the Cambridge Turbos 4-3 ending their run at the national championship. Emily Otto had two assists and Annie Debaji had a goal and an assists for the WAM. Breanna Beck made 30 saves to help her team.
need to go back, make some shots and get more confidence.” Canada, meanwhile, will get to rest Saturday while the other three playoff teams will be busy. “We’re playing well, and I have no problem with a day off,” said Koe. “We’ll have a good practice tomorrow,
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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Seth Jones might start thinking about it when the NHL season is over. The Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman is one of several high-profile young stars due a second NHL contract this summer. Entry-level deals last the first three seasons of players’ careers after which they qualify for restricted free agency and a new contract. For the league’s best and brightest, those second deals are increasingly big in dollars and long in term. Jones says he hasn’t spent much time thinking about it, “but I’m sure in the summer obviously you’re not playing any hockey, you’re not really doing anything (then) I’m sure it’s definitely on your mind,” he said. “I’m sure it’ll be on mine.” The second NHL contract is a player’s first real chance at long-term security and having a say in the process. Talented 22-year-old Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly says he considered his contract status before his third season started last fall, but
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Hockey 2016 Western Hockey League Playoffs First Round DIVISION SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division Brandon (1) vs. Edmonton (WC2) (Brandon wins series 4-2) Tuesday’s result Brandon 10 Edmonton 3 Prince Albert (2) vs. Moose Jaw (3) (Moose Jaw wins series 4-1) Central Division Lethbridge (1) vs. Regina (WC1) (Regina wins series 4-1) Red Deer (2) vs. Calgary (3) (Red Deer wins series 4-1) WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division Victoria (1) vs. Spokane (WC2) (Victoria wins series 4-2) Kelowna (2) vs. Kamloops (3) (Kelowna wins series 4-3) U.S. Division Seattle (1) vs. Prince George (WC1) (Seattle wins series 4-0)
Local Sports B.C. Division Victoria (1) vs. Kelowna (2) (Victoria leads series 1-0) Thursday’s game Kelowna 1 at Victoria 2 Saturday’s game Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, April 14 Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Friday, April 15 x-Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Sunday, April 17 x-Victoria at Kelowna - 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 x-Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
x-Pittsburgh x-N.Y.I. x-N.Y.R. Philadelphia Carolina New Jersey Columbus
81 48 25 8 104 80 45 26 9 99 81 45 27 9 99 80 39 27 14 92 81 35 30 16 86 81 37 36 8 82 81 33 40 8 74 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts x-Dallas 81 49 23 9 107 x-St. Louis 81 49 23 9 107 x-Chicago 81 47 26 8 102 x-Nashville 81 41 26 14 96 x-Minnesota 81 38 32 11 87 Colorado 81 39 38 4 82 Winnipeg 81 34 39 8 76 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts x-L.A. 81 48 28 5 101 x-Anaheim 80 44 25 11 99 x-San Jose 81 45 30 6 96 Arizona 81 35 38 8 78 Calgary 81 34 40 7 75 Vancouver 81 30 38 13 73 Edmonton 81 31 43 7 69
U.S. Division Seattle (1) vs. Everett (2) Friday’s game Everett at Seattle, 7:35 p.m. Sunday’s game Everett at Seattle, 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 13 Seattle at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Friday, Apr. 15 Seattle at Everett, 7:35 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 16 x-Everett at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. Monday, Apr. 18 x-Seattle at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 19 x-Everett at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. x — played only if necessary
Second Round DIVISION FINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division Brandon (1) vs. Moose Jaw (3) Friday’s game Brandon 5 Moose Jaw 3 Saturday’s game Moose Jaw at Brandon, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 12 Brandon at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 13 Brandon at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Friday, Apr. 15 x-Moose Jaw at Brandon, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 17 x-Brandon at Moose Jaw, 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 x-Moose Jaw at Brandon, 7 p.m. Central Division Red Deer (2) vs. Regina (WC1) Saturday’s game Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Sunday’s game Regina at Red Deer, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 12 Red Deer at Regina, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 13 Red Deer at Regina, 7 p.m. Friday, Apr. 15 x-Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 17 x-Red Deer at Regina, TBA Tuesday, Apr. 19 x-Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE
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GF 264 223 231 226 215 213 211
GA 228 196 204 212 204 235 236
GF 222 211 240 209 229 187 200
GA 191 189 210 244 259 240 241
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Today’s Games Ottawa at Boston, 10:30 a.m. Detroit at N.Y. Rangers, 10:30 a.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Anaheim at Colorado, 3:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Montreal, 5 p.m. Carolina at Florida, 5 p.m. Toronto at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Chicago at Columbus, 5 p.m. Calgary at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 5:30 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 6p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Arizona at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.
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New England 14 Saskatchewan 13 Today’s Games New England at Toronto, 5 p.m. Rochester at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m. Sunday’s game Colorado at Georgia, 12:05 p.m.
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WEEK 16 Friday, Apr. 15 New England at Georgia, 5:35 p.m. Buffalo at Toronto, 6 p.m. Saskatchewan at Colorado, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 16 Toronto at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m. Georgia at Rochester, 5:30 p.m. Colorado at Saskatchewan, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 8 p.m.
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Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Washington, 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Blue Jackets 4, Sabres 1 First Period 1. Columbus, Calvert 10 (Dubinsky, Murray) 18:45 (pp). Penalties — McCabe Buf (hooking) 7:42 Deslauriers Buf (boarding) 18:25. Second Period 2. Buffalo, Reinhart 23 (Eichel, Moulson) 13:37 (pp). 3. Columbus, Foligno 12 (Jenner, Anderson) 15:16. 4. Columbus, Prout 3 (Karlsson) 17:25. Penalties — Calvert Clb (hooking) 1:03 Prout Clb (hooking) 4:23 Saad Clb (tripping) 11:36 Campbell Clb (tripping) 12:45. Third Period 5. Columbus, Saad 30 (Wennberg, Bjorkstrand) 5:11. Penalties — None. Shots on goal by Columbus 14 6 10 — 30 Buffalo 8 18 9 — 35 Goal — Columbus: Korpisalo (W, 16-11-4). Buffalo: Kasdorf (L, 0-1-0).
Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent LHP Brian Matusz to Bowie (EL) for a rehab assignment. Optioned LHP Jayson Aquino to Bowie. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Tommy Hunter and OF Lonnie Chisenhall to Columbus (IL) for rehab assignments. DETROIT TIGERS — Sent RHP Alex Wilson and OF Cameron Maybin to Lakeland (FSL) for rehab assignments. HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent OF Evan Gattis to Corpus Christi (TL) for a rehab assignment. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled RHP Nick Tropeano from Salt Lake (PCL). Agreed to terms with LHP Neal Cotts on a minor league contract. TEXAS RANGERS — Designated OF Justin Ruggiano for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP A.J. Griffin from Round Rock (PCL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Assigned C A.J. Jimenez outright to Buffalo (IL). National League CHICAGO CUBS — Placed OF Kyle Schwarber on the DL. Called up INF Munenori Kawasaki from Iowa (PCL). CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Robert Stephenson to Louisville (IL). Selected the contract of 1B Brandon Allen from Louisville (IL). Sent RHP Jon Moscot to Daytona (FSL) for a rehab assignment. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent 2B Howie Kendrick to Rancho Cucamonga (Cal) and C Yasmani Grandal to Oklahoma City (PCL) for rehab assignments. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed LHP Matt Thornton on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled LHP Robbie Erlin from El Paso (PCL). Claimed LHP Brad Hand off waivers from Miami. American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed RHP Travis Ballew. JOPLIN BLASTERS — Signed OF Ronnie Richardson and RHP Santos Arias. LAREDO LEMURS — Signed RHP Genison Reyes. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP Matt Brazis and LHP Lindsey Caughel. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed LHP Kris Regas and RHPs Reinaldo Lopez and Jake Kuebler.
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed OF Christopher Grayson and INF Blake Schmit. Claimed 1B Bobby Coyle off waivers from Winnipeg. ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed RHP Gene Escat. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Released LHP Chris Anderson. Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed RHP Todd Coffey, INF Mark Minicozzi and C Mike Dowd. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed OF/INF Rubi Silva. OTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Signed RHP Andrew Cooper. QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed INF Lachlan Fontaine. ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed INF Junior Arrojo. Frontier League SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed 1B Alex De Leon. WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed RHP Trevor Foss. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Atlanta CB Jalen Collins, Jacksonville CB Aaron Colvin and Green Bay Packers CB Demetri Goodson four games for violating league policy on performance enhancing substances. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released LB Nate Palmer. NEW YORK JETS — Signed WR/KR Jeremy Ross to a one-year contract. HOCKEY USA HOCKEY — Named New Jersey Devils coach John Hynes coach of the men’s national team for the 2016 IIHF Men’s World Championship. National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reassigned F Patrick Brown to Charlotte (AHL). Recalled F Brendan Woods from Charlotte. DALLAS STARS — Reassigned C Jason Dickinson to Texas (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled D Joakim Andersson from Grand Rapids (AHL). MINNESOTA WILD — Recalled F Raphael Bussieres from Quad City (ECHL) to Iowa (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Assigned D Jack Dougherty to Milwaukee (AHL).
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tors ran roughshod over the Indiana Pacers, 111-98, in a potential first-round playoff preview. “We’re definitely on the right track, we’re doing well right now, catching a good rhythm to be able to rest our main guys and still come out with a W is huge for us,” said Cory Joseph, who played in a facemask to protect his fractured nose. Raptors rookie Norman
Powell led the way with 27 points, while Delon Wright added 19, and Joseph finished with 18 points and nine assists. Terrence Ross chipped in with 14 points for Toronto (53-26), while Jonas Valanciunas had 10. “They came out and played,” coach Dwane Casey said of his young guns. “That’s one thing you don’t have to worry about and that’s effort and intensity.”
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NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB y-Cleveland 56 23 .709 — y-Toronto 53 26 .671 3 x-Atlanta 47 32 .595 9 x-Boston 47 32 .595 9 x-Miami 46 33 .582 10 x-Charlotte 46 33 .582 10 x-Detroit 43 37 .538 13.5 Indiana 42 37 .532 14 Chicago 39 40 .494 17 Washington 38 41 .481 18 Orlando 34 45 .430 22 Milwaukee 32 47 .405 24 New York 32 48 .400 24.5 Brooklyn 21 58 .266 35 Philadelphia 10 69 .127 46 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB z-G. State 70 9 .886 — y-S.Antonio 65 14 .823 5 y-O. City 54 25 .684 16 x-L.A.C. 51 28 .646 19 x-Portland 43 37 .538 27 1/2 x-Memphis 42 37 .532 28 Dallas 41 38 .519 29 Utah 39 40 .494 31 Houston 38 41 .481 32 Denver 33 47 .413 37 1/2 Sacramento 31 48 .392 39 New Orleans 30 49 .380 40 Minnesota 27 52 .342 43 Phoenix 21 58 .266 49
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Friday’s Games New York 109, Philadelphia 102 Orlando 112, Miami 109 Charlotte 113, Brooklyn 99 Toronto 111, Indiana 98 Boston 124, Milwaukee 109 Detroit 112, Washington 99 New Orleans 110, L.A. Lakers 102 Dallas 103, Memphis 93 Denver 102, San Antonio 98 L.A. Clippers 102, Utah 99, OT Today’s Games Phoenix at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Boston at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Golden State at Memphis, 6 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 8:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Charlotte at Washington, 10 a.m. Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 1:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Houston, 1:30 p.m. Utah at Denver, 3 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Orlando at Miami, 4 p.m. Brooklyn at Indiana, 4 p.m. Golden State at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Toronto at New York, 5:30 p.m.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB New York 2 1 .667 — Washington 2 1 .667 — Miami 1 2 .333 1 Atlanta 0 3 .000 2 Philadelphia 0 4 .000 2 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Pittsburgh 4 01.000 — Chicago 3 1 .750 1 Cincinnati 3 1 .750 1 Milwaukee 2 2 .500 2 St. Louis 1 3 .250 3 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 3 1 .750 — San Francisco 3 1 .750 — Colorado 2 2 .500 1 Arizona 2 3 .400 1 1/2 San Diego 1 3 .250 2
Friday’s Games Detroit 4, N.Y. Yankees 0 Cleveland 7, Chicago White Sox 1 Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay 1 Boston 8, Toronto 7 Houston at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 6:15 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 2 San Diego 13, Colorado 6 Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 5 St. Louis 7, Atlanta 4 Milwaukee 6, Houston 4 Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.
Today’s Games Boston (Porcello 0-0) at Toronto (Dickey 1-0), 11:07 a.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 0-0) at Detroit (Pelfrey 0-0), 11:10 a.m. Cleveland (Anderson 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 1-0), 12:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Smyly 0-1) at Baltimore (M.Wright 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Houston (Fister 0-0) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 0-1), 5:10 p.m. Minnesota (Milone 0-0) at Kansas City (Kennedy 0-0), 5:15 p.m. Texas (Hamels 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Richards 0-1), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (R.Hill 0-1) at Seattle (Karns 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Today’s Games Pittsburgh (Cole 0-0) at Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 0-0), 11:10 a.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-0) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 1-0), 2:05 p.m. Miami (Koehler 0-0) at Washington (J.Ross 0-0), 2:05 p.m. Houston (Fister 0-0) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 0-1), 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Velasquez 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 0-0), 5:10 p.m. St. Louis (C.Martinez 0-0) at Atlanta (Teheran 0-0), 5:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-0) at Arizona (Greinke 0-1), 6:10 p.m. San Diego (Pomeranz 0-0) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 0-0), 6:10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games Boston at Toronto, 11:07 a.m. Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m. Houston at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 12:15 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels, 1:35 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 2:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 6:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Pittsburgh at Detroit, 11:10 a.m. Baltimore at Boston, 12:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Kansas City at Houston, 6:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 8:05 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m. Miami at Washington, 11:35 a.m. St. Louis at Atlanta, 11:35 a.m. Houston at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 2:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 2:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Pittsburgh at Detroit, 11:10 a.m. San Diego at Philadelphia, 2:05 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 5:05 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m.
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Local Lamplighter Solar Trailer struggling in a hurting economy BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF After thousands of hours and dollars invested in a prototype, brothers Morgan and Grant McKee were all set to begin producing their mobile solar lighting system. But a couple of weeks ago, the company that was going to buy their trailer-mounted light towers backed out because of the slumping Alberta economy. Overnight, a very big Plan B was needed. “That was kind of a gut punch,” says Grant. “Suddenly, we have to do sales and distribution on top of everything.” “It left us scrambling,” admits Morgan. Setback aside, the brothers are determined to get the word out on their Lamplighter Solar Trailer, which offers a dramatic improvement in the way construction, industrial, or even recreational outdoor venues are lit. Portable trailer-mounted lighting systems have been around for some time and the brothers had experience repairing the fleet units for another company. Where their light tower shines, is its combination of powerful tower-mounted lights (31,200 lumens each) powered by the sun, backed up by a small diesel generator. Unique to their unit, is an automated tank-turret style solar tracking system that ensures the three-panel solar array is always in the perfect position to maximize the output from the sun’s rays. “It’s all self-starting. The whole thing is autonomous,” says Morgan, who grew up with his brother in the family-owned business W. McKee Manufacturing Ltd. It has operated for decades in a shop that was surrounded by Lancaster subdivision but has now closed and will be reopening soon in Olds. McKee, a talented jazz musician, is also involved in information technology and recording through local music publishing company Themes and Variations. Grant has a business, Fringe Robotics, where he designs toy protoypes and offers electronic consulting. The brothers’ mechanical abilities
and ingenuity were well suited to the solar light tower project. The sun is tracked with three sensors that triangulate the source so the solar panels are always pivoted in the perfect direction for maximum exposure. The multiple sensor system can’t be fooled by reflections or other light sources. Ideal positioning is critical when trying to harness the sun’s energy through solar panels. It only takes a small shadow cast across an array to significantly reduce the amount of power produced. By using the sun, the units dramatically reduce energy costs. On standard light trailers, it’s not unusual for work crews to leave their diesel-powered lighting arrays running constantly, which carries heavy financial and environmental costs. “The environmental footprint on that is shocking,” says Morgan. Having clever technology is only part of the job though. It has to get to the site. That’s where the brothers could build on their experience manufacturing farm equipment at the family business. The trailer design is rugged and portable, with both light tower and solar panels cleverly collapsing and folding away for travel. Future options will include security cameras, GPS location, weather station and cellular control. Most of their light system is Canadian made. Oasis Trailer Manufacturing out of Lethbridge provides their product, Ontario-based Canadian Solar supplies the solar panels through its Edmonton distributor and Red Deer’s Lasermann Cuts Ltd. fashions components to size. “Everything we can source from Canada we do,” says Morgan. The lights are an exception, coming from a U.S. manufacturer. Now, their biggest challenge is getting the word out to potential customers. Oilpatch buying is in a slump, but there are plenty of other applications. The lights can be used at construction sites, infrastructure maintenance jobs, forestry, even at music venues or any gathering where light is needed, such as weddings. For the company website go to www.lamplightersolar.com pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com
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Brothers Grant, left, and Morgan McKee have developed a hybrid solar/diesel light tower.
Unemployment rate falls to 7.1 % as full-time jobs climb BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s labour market saw a surge in new jobs last month that drove down the unemployment rate and provided another clue that the hobbled economy could be regaining strength. Experts say Friday’s better-than-expected findings in Statistics Canada’s labour force survey fuel the argument that the economy is starting to make its long-awaited positive adjustment to the weaker dollar and low oil prices. The job market generated 40,600 net new positions in March, dropping the jobless rate to 7.1 per cent from its 7.3 per cent reading the previous month. A closer look at the details of the data also showed encouraging signs. Of the new jobs, 35,300 were full time, including a large proportion of private sector jobs. “It gives us a picture of a job market that I think overall is pretty healthy given the current circumstances,” said
Desjardins senior economist Jimmy Jean, referring to the struggles in the oil sector linked to the plunge in crude prices. In recent weeks, indicators have churned out unexpectedly robust numbers for areas such as economic growth and retail and manufacturing sales. Jean was also pleased to see an increase in the number of higher-value services jobs, which he believes will be key to helping Canada bounce back from the oil slump. The biggest gain last month was registered in services industries, which added 74,700 net new jobs. “It is encouraging to see the evidence of perhaps a shift, or the notion, that the worst might be behind (us),” Jean said. “I think the employment numbers tend to echo that story as well.” Compared with 12 months earlier, Canada has added 129,600 net new jobs overall — a year-over-year increase of 0.7 per cent.
A consensus of economists predicted the country would add 10,000 net jobs in March and for the unemployment rate to stay at 7.3 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters. Considering the significant economic challenges faced by the commodity sector, Jean was encouraged that the March report boosted Canada’s sixmonth average for monthly job gains to about 11,000. He said that, on average, the job market adds 16,000 positions per month under more normal economic conditions. However, there is no guarantee the strong start to 2016 will continue in the coming months, especially if oil prices stay low, he said. “The outlook is still fragile.” In addition, the largely positive survey results also contained disappointment. It found that the manufacturing sector’s job market contracted 1.8 per cent compared with February. In all, the industry shed 31,800 jobs, with the losses felt in each of the biggest provinces.
“This is disappointing because the economy is supposed to be re-balancing toward manufacturing,” said Frances Donald, senior economist at Manulife Asset Management. She said the manufacturing issue could be just a blip and must be monitored going forward. It was really the only “black mark” in the data, she added. Even hard hit, energy-rich Alberta saw an improvement in its unemployment rate, which fell to 7.1 per cent in March from 7.9 per cent the month before, thanks to increases in the number of retail and wholesale trade positions. “We can add the March labour market report to the growing list of the better-then-expected Canadian data in the first quarter,” Donald said. “All of these put together do suggest that the economy is rebounding more aggressively, more positively than most private sector economists — in addition to the Bank of Canada — had expected.”
Housing starts see March slump RATES DOWN TO 204,251 UNITS FROM 219,077 IN FEBRUARY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The pace of housing starts in Canada slowed in March due to a slowdown in multi-unit construction, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Friday. The federal housing agency said the seasonally adjusted annual rate was 204,251 units in March, down from 219,077 in February. However, the drop was less than what had been expected by economists who were looking for an annual rate of 190,000 for the month, according to Thomson Reuters. “The current building pace suggests that residential investment should continue being a growth contributor through the first half of the year, as started
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projects are seen through completion,” CIBC economist Nick Exarhos said. CMHC said the six-month moving average of housing starts slipped to an annual rate of 196,783 units in March compared with 201,618 in February. Low mortgage rates have helped the housing market across the country in recent years, however the drop in oil prices since late 2014 has affected the regions in different ways. TD Bank economist Warren Kirkland noted that B.C. and Ontario are likely to continue to enjoy strong gains in construction activity along with better economic conditions. “Construction activity is likely to be a drag on growth in provinces that are experiencing both a deterioration in economic conditions and a housing market downturn, including Alberta and Saskatche-
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wan,” Kirkland said. “Everyone else will be somewhere in the middle, where low rates will help drive a modest uptick in housing demand, but a still elevated level of inventory of homes for sale may constrain construction activity.” For March, the pace of urban starts fell 7.0 per cent to 185,022 units as work in British Columbia, Quebec, Atlantic Canada and the Prairies slowed, but picked up in Ontario. Multiple-unit urban starts dropped 9.7 per cent to 123,207, while single-detached starts slipped 1.1 per cent to 61,815. Rural starts were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 19,299.
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BUSINESS South of the border, the Dow Jones industrials was up 35.00 points at 17,576.96, while the broader S&P 500 added 5.69 points to 2,047.60 and the Nasdaq edged up 2.32 points to 4,850.69. Shares of Gap (NYSE:GPS) fell $3.83, or 13.84 per cent, to US$23.85 after the retailer said all three of its big chains — Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic — saw sales drop in March. Meanwhile, the U.S. Commerce Department said the country’s wholesale businesses reduced stockpiles for the fifth straight month in February while their sales dropped for the fourth straight month. The numbers reflect sluggish economic growth as American businesses have struggled over the past year with spreading weakness overseas and a U.S. strong dollar, which makes American products less competitive on foreign markets. In overseas trading, European stocks rallied, with Germany’s DAX adding one per cent, while France’s CAC 40 rose 1.4 per cent and the FTSE 100 in Britain climbed 1.1 per cent. In Asia, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index finished 0.46 per cent higher, South Korea’s Kospi dipped 0.1 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.51 per cent. China’s main Shanghai composite fell 0.78 per cent. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Friday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,396.73, up 130.29 points Dow — 17,576.96, up 35.00 points S&P 500 — 2,047.60, up 5.69 points Nasdaq — 4,850.69, up 2.32
points Currencies: Cdn — 76.91 cents US, up 0.83 of a cent Pound — C$1.8367, down 1.07 cents Euro — C$1.4824, down 1.24 cents Euro — US$1.1401, up 0.29 of a cent Oil futures: US$39.72 per barrel, up $2.46 (May contract) Gold futures: US$1,243.80 per oz., up $6.30 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.843 oz., down 4.9 cents $670.10 kg., down $1.58 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ‘16 $2.10 lower $480.10 July ‘16 $1.50 lower $485.50 Nov. ‘16 $1.40 lower $482.90 Jan. ‘17 $1.20 lower $488.00 March ‘17 $1.00 lower $490.00 May ‘17 $0.70 lower $490.30 July ‘17 $0.50 lower $490.50 Nov. ‘17 $0.50 lower $482.90 Jan. ‘18 $0.50 lower $482.90 March ‘18 $0.50 lower $482.90 May ‘18 $0.50 lower $482.90. Barley (Western): May ‘16 unchanged $172.00 July ‘16 unchanged $174.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $174.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $174.00 March ‘17 unchanged $174.00 May ‘17 unchanged $174.00 July ‘17 unchanged $174.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $174.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $174.00 March ‘18 unchanged $174.00 May ‘18 unchanged $174.00. Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 430,480 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 430,480.
Think you know your taxes? THE CANADIAN PRESS Test your tax knowledge with this tax quiz. Question 1: How long do I need to keep receipts and records? A) Three years B) Four years C) Five years D) Six years Answer: The Canada Revenue Agency says you should keep any receipts and documents for at least six years after you file your return. If the government decides to review your return, you will need them to back up your claims. Question 2: Which of these is not a deductible medical expense? A) Dentures and dental implants B) Electrotherapy devices C) Laser eye surgery D) Blood pressure monitor Answer: Blood pressure monitor is not an eligible medical expense. Question 3: How many years do you have to repay money borrowed from
your RRSP to help buy your house? A) Five years B) 10 years C) 15 years D) 20 years Answer: You have up to 15 years to repay the amount taken out of your RRSP to help buy your house. If you repay less than the required annual amount for the year, you have to include the difference on your tax return as income. Question 4: What is the immediate penalty if you owe the Canada Revenue Agency money and you file your tax return late? A) Two per cent B) Five per cent C) Seven per cent D) 10 per cent Answer: The immediate penalty is five per cent owing on the due date. An additional one per cent is added for each full month that your return is late to a maximum of 12 months. However, if you were charged the late-filing penalty for 2012, 2013 or 2014, the late filing penalty may be 10 per cent, plus two per cent for each full month.
Risk of audit rises with change BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Even if people have done nothing wrong, there is little that can compare with the dread that an audit by the Canada Revenue Agency can cause. Tax experts say big changes in a return or claims that seem unusual for someone with a particular job or living in a certain neighbourhood can increase the chances of an audit. “There’s an umbrella of things that if they are found on your tax return they are going to put up a red flag and possibly trigger an audit,” said Dale Barrett, a tax lawyer and principal at Barrett Tax Law. “That umbrella basically is anything that puts you out of the ordinary.” Barrett said auditors will look for unusual behaviour that doesn’t fit the pattern.That could be a sharp drop in income from one year to the next or an unusually large contribution to charity. People who bought and sold a new condominium before moving into it — regardless of their motives — may also face close scrutiny. Auditors will also look to see how one’s income compares with others living nearby, Barrett said. If people are living in a neighbourhood of million-dollar homes, but only report $35,000 in income, they may draw more attention. Tax lawyer David Rotfleisch at Rotfleisch & Samulovitch said if people report income that’s low for the type of job they hold, auditors may also start asking questions. The self-employed, especially those who only report losses in their business, also face a higher risk of an audit. Expenses have to be reasonable, Rotfleisch said. “Having said that, if your expenses don’t make sense and aren’t reasonable, but are 100 per cent documented and correct, so be it,” he said. “But you’re going to get audited.” Rotfleisch cited another example that can bring a second look. For instance, if people reported rental income for years, but then stopped and reported no capital gain, auditors may wonder what happened to the property they were renting. “Changes are what trigger a re-
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VANCOUVER — Three British Columbia First Nations have paid nearly half a billion dollars for a prime piece of real estate on the west side of Vancouver. The Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations bought the 15.7-hectare parcel known as the Jericho Lands from the province for $480 million. The First Nations said in a news release that the property overlooking Jericho Beach Park in the West Point Grey neighbourhood was once the site of a First Nations village. “This is a celebration for all three nations,” Squamish Nation Chief Ian
Campbell said in a news release. “Today we are, in a very literal sense, coming back to our homeland.” The land has panoramic views of English Bay and the North Shore and is adjacent to a 21-hectare area acquired by the three First Nations and the Canada Lands Company from the federal government in 2014. “We look forward to working with all of our partners, the communities and neighbours to ensure the best possible developments occur on these properties,” said Musqueam Chief Wayne Sparrow.
view,” he said. A review by the Canada Revenue Agency can take different forms. For the many Canadians who file their returns electronically, the revenue agency may just be seeking the documents and receipts they would have filed had they filed paper versions of their returns. But auditors can also go deeper. Barrett said an audit may look at a particular transaction related to a tax return or can examine an entire filing as well as an evaluation of net worth. “Everything has to be documented properly,” he said. “So, you’ve got to be in a position to support any claim that you make.” Barrett said if filers haven’t done anything wrong but still face an audit, it is important to understand they face an adversarial relationship with the revenue agency. “My advice to people is if you’re comfortable dealing with the auditor, if you find that they’re not pushing you around, you don’t believe you’re being tricked or asked inappropriate questions, etc., deal with it on your own, at least for the beginning,” he said. “But if you’re nervous, if they’re proposing penalties, if they’re proposing taxes that you really don’t think you should be paying … maybe you should start looking at getting some help.”
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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Strong economic data and a surge in the price of oil boosted the Toronto stock market to a triple-digit gain Friday while the Canadian dollar soared almost a full cent against its U.S. counterpart. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index climbed 130.29 points to 13,396.73, led by the metals and mining sector, which gained 6.02 per cent, while energy stocks climbed 2.73 per cent. The gain in energy issues came as the May contract for North American benchmark crude shot up $2.46 to US$39.72 a barrel. Meanwhile, the oil-sensitive loonie gained 0.83 of a U.S. cent to 76.91 cents U.S. Peggy Bowie of Manulife Asset Management says oil rose on speculation that OPEC and Russia will have an agreement to freeze output at their meeting later this month. A temporary shutdown of the Keystone pipeline, a fire at Exxon’s refinery in Baytown, Texas, and rigs coming off line also helped, Bowie said. “I would expect that this trend will continue for a longer period of time,” Bowie said. “The Canadian market, in my mind, has been oversold.” In economic news, a Statistics Canada report showed the economy created 46,000 jobs last month. That was the biggest one-month jump since October and reduced the national unemployment rate to 7.1 per cent from 7.3 per cent in February. Elsewhere in commodities, May natural gas shed three cents to US$1.99 per mmBtu, May copper added a penny to US$2.09 a pound and June gold rose $6.30 to US$1,243.80 a troy ounce.
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Acting out at nationals HUNTING HILLS’ IMPROV TEAM MAKES IT UP ON THE FLY WITH THE BEST IN CANADA BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF A quick-witted team of young Red Deer improvisers invented scenarios about three unionized little pigs, a romantic breakup in a car wash and a greedyguts on Ottawa’s National Arts Centre stage. Eight senior members of the Hunting Hills High School Improv Team were the only Albertans competing in the Canadian Improv Games in Ottawa March 23-26. “We were so excited! … It’s been sort of a dreams of mine ever since the eight of us joined (the team) in Grade 9,” said graduating student Emily Wood. She and the other Hunting Hills team members earned admission into the competition by winning at the provincial level in Edmonton in February. Their teacher Sue Merry was thrilled to see how well her improvisers held up against 17 other student teams from Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Halifax, and other cities. “You had to see it. It was so cool,” said Merry. The Ottawa audience shouted out suggestions, such as “fairy tale” and “stick of dynamite” and the students had just 15 seconds to huddle together and think of a scene to act out on stage. “We had no idea what we were doing,” recalled chuckling Grade-12 student Aidan Sullivan. Yet he and the others managed to come up with often hilarious improvisations — including a spoof in which the Three Little Pigs were dealing with a union dispute at a construction site. Most students in the tight group have been improvising together since Grade 9, and their ability to work as an ensemble made the team successful, said Merry. The drama and English teacher has directed the improv team since 2000 and remains astounded by what her “super-talented, hardworking, and dedicated” students can accomplish. “They figure it out on stage together, and you wouldn’t believe the things they create — it’s just fantastic!” Besides learning to think on their feet, improvisation improves listening ability, boosts creativity, confidence and co-operation, said Merry. Among the teams from St. John’s, Nfld. to B.C.’s lower mainland, the Hunting Hills group scored in the middle of the pack in Ottawa. But the students came away pleased to have held their own against students from mostly big-city high schools.
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Hunting Hills Improv members, from the left, Matthew Kusmire, Gavin Jewan, Neelam Singh, Jared Nikometz and Jordan Erion work together on an improv piece Thursday after school. It was a unique experience, said Sullivan. “I met some friends and had some fantastic moments.” His teammate, Grade-12 student Duncan Macaulay said, “My favourite part was just getting to perform on the National Arts Centre stage. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Macaulay hopes to someday join Edmonton’s Rapid Fire Theatre, while Wood is planning to study theatre at the University of Essex in the U.K. Wood credits her “role model,” Merry, for teaching her to be brave in front of an audience, and to stretch her talent. “One of the things that’s often overlooked with improv is it has amazing actors” who can convey dramatic, as well as comic, scenes, said Wood. On-stage
in Ottawa, she portrayed half of a romantic couple who broke up while sitting in a vehicle that was going through a car wash. “We went very deep … it was like washing one’s past away …” Grade 11 student Neelam Singh created a greedy character who was funny through sheer physicality. Singh was a relative latecomer to the improv club, successfully auditioning for it in Grade 10. She recalled having to get over stage fright, initially. “You have to become open to a new art form.” What made it easier was learning that other team members would be there for you, she added. “Not a single person is greedy for the spotlight.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
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Canadian rock group Sloan will be stopping at Bo’s Bar and Grill in Red Deer on Thursday.
Sloan bringing tour to Red Deer BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF You know you’ve done something right as a band if, after 25 years, you are still being compared to The Beatles. That’s the deal with Juno Award-winning poprock group Sloan, which performs on Thursday, at Bo’s Bar and Grill in Red Deer. The Halifax-born, Toronto-based band rose to success as one of Canada’s most popular bands in the 1990s on the support of a devoted fan following. A quarter century later, not only are the band’s older listeners still massively loyal, Sloan is also connecting with younger people by putting out music that’s been described as just as good, or better, than the band’s early efforts. Jay Ferguson, Sloan’s rhythm guitarist and occasionally bass and drum player, feels honored by such comparisons as can be found on the website PopMatters. After the band released its 11th album Commonwealth, the site ran a lengthy article comparing the four Sloan musicians to the Fab Four, citing band democracy and consistent musical quality among the similarities. Ferguson considers Paul McCartney, in particular, to be a huge personal musical influence. “This is going to sound a little like ‘aw-shucks,’ but (The
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Beatles) has been one of the touch points for people in our band, so it’s very flattering to hear that, added Ferguson. He also expressed gratitude for Sloan’s loyal fans and steady run. Like The Beatles, he doesn’t believe his group could continue without any of the four original members. Ferguson, Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland, and Andrew Scott all write songs for the group and take turns singing lead vocals — as was evident on the 2014 album Commonwealth. A different songwriter and singer was featured on each of the four sides of the two disc-release. Ferguson wrote the first five songs on the release, including You’ve Got a Lot on Your Mind, which was regularly played by CBC Radio, and was inspired by his girlfriend, Liz Taylor. (He also riffed on her name in the tune Cleopatra, as well as late movie star Elizabeth Taylor.) The song We’ve Come This Far is about the group’s own history, said Ferguson. “We’re not a political band. We tend to write about our life…” While the music industry has changed significantly since Sloan started, the band’s members have made an effort to stay connected to fans through social media, including Twitter. More talented musicians than ever are now vying to be heard, said Ferguson, but he believes there are probably more opportunities now through YouTube, Facebook or
AFFIRM MOVIE NIGHT AT ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH
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The Affirm Group of St. Andrew’s invites you to join them on the first monthly Affirm movie night with ‘We Were Here,’ a documentary on the response to the AIDS crisis of the 80’s and 90’s by the San Francisco gay community. Turning Point is partnering in this event. It will take place at St. Andrew’s United Church in Lacombe on Sunday at 6 p.m. Call 403-763-0587 for more information.
Instagram. “I would say, you should learn to do as much as you can on your own before you let someone else do it for you,” he advised. “Do your own recordings, set up your own shows…” Sloan’s April tour is supporting the vinyl re-release of the group’s third album, One Chord to Another, which won a Juno for best alternative album and produced the hits The Good in Everyone and Everything You’ve Done Wrong. Ferguson said the band will play one set of songs from this 1996 album at Bo’s, and then a second set of music from over the years that could include Underwhelmed, The Other Man, People of the Sky, The Rest of My Life and Losing California. This is the second time Sloan has reissued an early album in vinyl. Ferguson admitted he’s among those who love the format, which allows for more artwork, band text and inserts. The reissued One Chord to Another is part of a three-LP box set, including a party record, a book and a 45-rpm record containing two early demos. “It’s funny,” said Ferguson — the more music that’s released in a digital format, the more certain people relish a tangible product. Tickets to the show are $29.95 from the venue or ticketfly.com. Doors open at 8 p.m. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
ADULT COLOURING FOR VOLUNTEER WEEK Treat yourself to a relaxing day at the Laft Hus on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. by colouring a rosemaling page and enjoying good conversation. Refreshments, coloured pencils and colouring pages will be provided. To register either email the Laft Hus at norwegianlafthus@gmail.com or call 403-347-2055, leave a message if need be.
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WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLANNING PROGRAM Wellness Recovery Action Planning is an eight-week course designed to identify what individuals need for everyday wellness. WRAP helps people incorporate wellness tools and strategies into their lives. The program is being hosted by the Canadian Mental Health Association and runs from 1-4 p.m. on Monday at 5017-50th Avenue. Call 403-3422266 for more information.
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Blood, Sweat & Heels star dies BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAISY LEWELLYN DIES AT 36
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Encore Art Sale and Celebration at Lacombe Memorial Centre this weekend Art is for everyone — even rednecks. That’s the coy message behind Lacombe’s fundraising Encore Art Sale and Celebration of Creative Expression, held Friday and Saturday April 15 and 16, at the community’s Memorial Centre. The works of many Alberta artists will be available for show and sale — and this year’s event also includes a Redneck Gala. The featured artist at the 2016 Encore show is Rocky Mountain House woodworker Merv Krivoshein, who has created a table that looks like a zipper and other “amazing” pieces morphing wood into art. As well as paintings, ceramics and sculptures by professional artists at the show, there will also be a student art competition. It draws gallery-quality works from young people, including student artists who have exhibited in the Alberta Community Arts Clubs Association shows. Doors to the Encore art sale are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. The second day of the event will include wine and beer served from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door (children under age 12 get in for free). For couples who want to cut loose without going to a lot of fuss, a Red Neck Gala will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Friday. It features a “dress to unimpress” code and craft beer tasting from micro breweries. There will be chances to take a snapshot of yourself in the redneck photo booth, prizes, games and treats for purchase. Tickets to the gala are $15 at the door (ages 18 plus). The event raises funds for the Lacombe Arts Endowment Fund that provides grants to Lacombearea residents who want to continue their arts education. For more information about this event, which is co-sponsored by the City of Lacombe, Lacombe Tourism and local merchants, please call 403-7821258.
Innisfail Town Theatre production Terra Nova opens Thursday All the pride, heroism and patriotism that inspired the race to the South Pole by explorers Robert Scott and Roald Asmundsen will play out on stage next week in Innisfail. The Innisfail Town Theatre presents Ted Tally’s award-winning play, Terra Nova from April 14-30 at the Ol’ Moose Hall, 5103-49th St. The seven-actor drama, directed by Greg Bennett, is about Scott’s famed, but ill-fated expedition to the Antarctic and is based
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Daisy Lewellyn from “Blood, Sweat and Heels” died at the age of 36 Friday from a rare form of cancer.
on the British explorer’s actual journal entries. The play that delves into conflicting aspects of pride, courage, heroism and survival, is set against the stark and icy backdrop of a polar wasteland. Tally, who wrote the screenplay for the Oscarwinning movie Silence of the Lambs, examines an adventurous era when two nations — Britain and Norway — took great nationalistic pride in being the first to plant their flags in unexplored territory. Terra Nova will run as an evening dinner theatre — except for a play-only performance on April 14. Tickets are available from The Leg Man, 503650th St. For more information, please visit www. innisfailtowntheatre.ca.
Poet Rosemary Griebel to speak at Red Deer Public Library Wednesday Poetry still matters in this age of Twitter and Instagram, says Rosemary Griebel. “We turn to poetry all the time without knowing it, whether through song, nursery rhymes, rap, speeches or chants,” maintains the poet, who’s also a staff member at the Calgary Public Library. Rosemary Griebel’s award-winning poetry has appeared in The Best Canadian Poetry in English, on CBC Radio, literary magazines, anthologies and on public buses. Griebel will speak about this “most ancient form of communication” on Wednesday at the public library in downtown Red Deer as a fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Red Deer Public Library. “Like a prayer, (poetry) returns us to a seamless place within each of us that has never been broken,” says Griebel, the latest speaker in the Let’s Talk About the Arts series. Tickets for her 7 p.m. presentation are $10 from any branch of the public library.
Alberta Music Industry Association hosting networking event Thursday Local musicians can learn how to “navigate” the music industry at a free information/”schmooze” session this month. Recognizing that the Red Deer area has many talented and hard-working musicians, representatives from the non-profit Alberta Music Industry Association are holding a free networking event on Thursday at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer. Artists from all genres, with interests in various aspects of the music industry, are invited to come hear what’s going
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Come for a sneak peek at this summer’s Bard on Bower season on Sunday, April 17, at the Red Deer Public Library. Prime Stock Theatre is celebrating Poetry Month and four-centuries of Shakespearean works with a free afternoon of theatrical readings, miniperformances, and a sneak peak at the 2016 Bard on Bower season. Everyone is invited to the 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. “An Abundance of Bard” event, which is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Red Deer Public Library, at the downtown library’s Snell Auditorium.
Humanitarian visits Central Alberta next Saturday Afghanistan human rights activist Maryam Sahar is the guest speaker at the 2016 Humanitarian Day events on April 16, hosted by A Better World Canada. Sahar, whose work with aide organizations and the Canadian military in Afghanistan resulted in persecution and the torture of her brother by the Taliban, will speak several times during the day. She will speak briefly during church services at 9:15 and 11:45 a.m. at the College Heights Seventh Day Adventist Church. At 12:30 p.m., Sahar will tell her compelling story at a luncheon held in the gymnasium of the College Heights Christian School, at 5201 College Ave., across from the church. Tickets are $25 ($12.50 for kids 6-12) and must be ordered by April 11 by calling 403-782-0325, or through a link at www.abwcanada.ca. Sahar will speak again at a 6 p.m. ladies-only event at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club. Food and refreshments will be served at this free event, which requires advance reservations. This can be done through the phone number and website listed above.
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on around the province at the session that runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. There will be a chance for questions and feedback, and the event will wrap up with live music from some great local acts. Alberta Music is dedicated to helping professionals in the music industry succeed in their careers. For more information, please call Teresa Neuman, Central Alberta rep. with the association, at 403-309-4757.
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of a group of New York City women. Part of the fashion industry for 15 years, Lewellyn was a stylist and author of Never Pay Retail Again. She also had worked at fashion and lifestyle magazines. “We will miss her incredible spirit and heart, and extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends,” series producer Leftfield Pictures said in a statement. Bravo hasn’t made any decisions about Blood, Sweat & Heels, the channel said in a statement when asked about the show’s future.
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LOS ANGELES — Daisy Lewellyn, who starred in Bravo’s Blood, Sweat & Heels reality series, died Friday of a rare form of cancer, the channel said. She was 36. The California-born Lewellyn was surrounded by her family and friends, Bravo said in a statement that remembered her as a wonderful woman. Lewellyn was diagnosed in February 2014 with stage-three bile duct cancer, a rare cancer affecting the liver, and underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments, the channel said. She carried on with her life and was open about fighting the disease, including on Blood, Sweat & Heels, which follows the personal lives and careers
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Igloos for insulin
Igloos for Insulin took place on March 18, 2016, at the Parkland Mall parking lot. There were two teams registered for this event: “Sugar Free” and “The Snow Ballaz.” This event raised $1,490.85, which will be put toward diabetes research, education and programs, and sending children with type 1 diabetes to camp. Our gold sponsors were Parkland Mall, Pebble Pushers, and Canyon Ski Resort. Prizes were donated by: Enmax, Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, Bo’s Bar and Grill, Bikram Yoga, Sobeys South, Bent Iron Gym, St. John Ambulance, and Cam Clark Ford. The second annual Igloos for Insulin fundraiser will be taking place in February 2017. If you have any questions, or would like more information about this event, please contact Jackie Morrison at (403) 346-4631.
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NDP has a crisis at the top CHANTAL HEBERT NATIONAL AFFAIRS
As the New Democrats prepare to pronounce on Thomas Mulcair’s leadership, here is a prediction: regardless of how the NDP leader scores on a confidence vote Sunday, there will be little or no cause for celebration at the party’s gathering in Edmonton. One way or another, most of the delegates will leave the convention with the sense that the leadership issue remains unresolved, and their party is unmoored in the federal universe. There will be no definitive resolution to what ails the NDP this weekend. On Sunday, most New Democrats will not really be asking themselves whether they want Mulcair to lead them in another election. If that were really the question put to the convention, the answer would almost certainly be negative or, at least, not positive enough for Mulcair to stay on. In the five months since the federal election, few backers have emerged for his contention that he will do better next time. The fact that the party will have another shot at showing him the door before the next campaign has surfaced as a more compelling argument for postponing a leadership change. That’s basically the case laid out by — among others — Unifor’s president Jerry Dias. The leader of Canada’s largest private sector union argues the decision as to who will lead the party in 2019 should be based on what Mulcair achieves between now and the next time his leadership comes up for review in two years. If the NDP leader survives the weekend it will be, in no small part, on the basis of that logic. If, on the other hand, his convention support falls short, the many New Democrats who are out to punish him for a disappointing campaign will feel vindicated, but for how long? Predictably, some of the more aggressive promoters of a leadership change are MPs who lost their seats last fall. Some of them also happen to have been at the table when the campaign strategy — including the party’s lacklustre platform — was agreed upon. For all the talk of poor choices and uninspiring execution, there is no evidence that a more aggressively leftwing approach would have delivered more seats last fall. Moreover, at this juncture, those who believe the party has lost its way in a self-defeating rush to the centre lack a unifying figure to make the case for their conclusions. To sum up: the NDP does have a leadership crisis on its hands. The only question is whether enough delegates will agree to keep a lid on the
issue this weekend. But the larger crisis is one of relevance and it is one that Mulcair’s efforts over the past few months have only highlighted. Much like his campaign strategy, the post-election path he has so far sketched out is based on the presumption that Justin Trudeau’s government will so underwhelm progressive voters that they will rediscover the virtues of a moderate NDP and — by the same token — the merits of a ready-for-primetime leader in 2019. In politics, half of the battle often amounts to staying alive to fight another day and, by all indications, Mulcair would be happy to
settle for what could be no more than a reprieve. After all, beggars can’t be choosers. The New Democrats are meeting on the heels of a resounding defeat in Saskatchewan; at a time when the Manitoba NDP is facing extra-long odds in the quest for a fifth mandate, and with the federal party in the basement of voting intentions Mulcair can reasonably hope the context will be more favourable to his leadership in a couple of years. But there is another scenario that may make it worth their while for the New Democrats who absolutely cannot
fathom going into the next election with the current leader to keep their powder dry and it’s Trudeau’s promise of electoral reform. The advent of a more proportional voting system in time for the next election could go a long way to shift the balance between the NDP’s social-democratic ideals and the quest for government in favour of the former. It could also render the rationale for sticking with a middle-of-the-road leader such as Mulcair redundant. Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer syndicated by Torstar.
With drugs there are often more questions than answers CHRIS SALOMONS STREET TALES She grew up in a loving Christian home, and went to church in a caring community. My last image of her was this morning as she popped into the kitchen wearing a very low cut blouse and an extremely short skirt. Her mascara was smeared down onto her cheeks, and her hair needed coifing. This normally pleasant looking young woman never even stopped to eat; she poured herself a coffee with shaky hands, and without stopping even to look at anyone with her downcast eyes, she was out the door. Out to either work some more or to buy some crack or whatever she was on. I first saw her about three or four years ago when she was walking by the kitchen and was recognized by one of our volunteers who knew her as a young girl. The volunteer mentioned at that time that this young woman was quite troubled, also that she has a child now in foster care. I’m not sure if she was heavy into drugs at that time or not; it
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sure didn’t look like it. She was well dressed and did not have any of the physical characteristics of a user. Even though we would see her periodically, it is only in the last few months that her addictions were starting to take a toll on her appearance. Several times this spring she was waiting at the door when we came to work at five in the morning. Often she wore a heavy coat or a blanket wrapped around her; she would be very pathetic looking; feeling down and cold, and she would like nothing better than a warm place to curl up and sleep. I guess like everybody else, I have more questions than answers; like what happened, how did your parents react; being raised the way we assume you were how are you able to reconcile the way you are living now? What is it in drugs that makes you set aside all that you were taught; or was it the way you were taught? Like I said, more questions than answers! One time many years ago, about 40 or so, I took a couple of drags from a marijuana cigarette, but all it did was make my head fuzzy so I never had the desire to try it again, so I will probably never learn what the intense attraction is. And now that I see first-hand what drugs can do, I am ever so thankful that I didn’t like it.
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So while I was pondering the likelihood of this young woman being able to quit without a lot of loving help, another young woman that I have written about before came in to the kitchen. When in greeting I asked her how she was, she confided that earlier that morning she had once again tried to commit suicide. “I can just never seem to find what I am looking for, and what I have is not worth living for.” The moment I suggested that she set the bar a little higher and change what she should be looking for, she turned away. Without offering sympathy, what she was really looking for, I was offering her a way out, and so she was no longer interested. In a 2007 UN World Drug Report, we read the following statement: “It seems that people like to consume mind-altering substances even though there may be serious health implications associated with many of these drugs.” For their report, tobacco and alcohol are also included as drugs. Again, I have questions like, at what point does a mind-altering drug become a mind-controlling drug, also, what happens in a person’s mind that makes them latch onto a certain drug to the point of it becoming an addiction? That some drugs are more immediately harmful than others is a well-
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known fact, but a truthful approach to the subject soon reveals that all drugs consumed on a regular basis have detrimental effects on not only our bodies, but more importantly our minds. To take the time to discuss which drug is bad and which drug is ok, is to take a step off the solid road and onto a slippery slope of dubious reasoning leading society to take a stand against criminalizing illegal usage. Decriminalizing even a soft drug like marijuana is not something to be taken lightly, and first of all we have to stop listening to those who would make huge profits from such a change of law, or even those addicted. Plus, making a change to laws regarding drugs is all the more likely to increase the chances that my work at the kitchen could become full time. I believe every legislator from every level of government should work for one month at a soup kitchen or an emergency shelter of some sort, or maybe even a detox centre or a recovery facility. If they did, after witnessing the results of drug use on poor and rich alike, their informed decisions might be much more appreciated and respected. Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.
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Now you live it, now you don’t HARLEY HAY HAY’S DAZE I got an idea! How about this? How about we take all the old local buildings that we grew up in and stored a 1,000 hours of memories in, and then spend a whole ton of dough doing renovations and then a few years later, knock it to the ground. Tear it down. Level it. As in — demolish. And hey, while we’re at it, we could annihilate a whole bunch of trees. You know, the kind that have been here for generations protecting us from the mind-numbing winds coming from Lethbridge. The kind that look terrific and serve an important purpose and make us happy. The kind that we all need even if we don’t know it. Nah, nobody would do that, right? Unless of course someone mentions the word “asbestos” or perhaps “safety.” Then, the demolishers can do whatever they like and they always do, don’t they? I was lucky enough to grow up (OK, so I never did grow up) in Parkvale, where from our second story window I could see the Fairgrounds. Every day I would look out and see the race track and the Grandstand and the Arena. And almost every week I was over there at the Fairgrounds or in that
Arena playing hockey, or slamming on drums with the Optimist marching band in the Creative Arts building, or hanging out 10 hours a day at the Red Deer Fair. There were very few joys in a young life in this town better than going to the Arena in those distant days. In hockey the only time us little ankle-skaters got to play indoors was at the magical Minor Hockey Night event or once or twice a year at 6 a.m. on a Saturday in the Arena. I can clearly remember the excitement of trying not to freeze in the minus-20 walk to the Arena in the pitch dark, my hockey stick and skates balanced just so over my shoulder so that with every other step I could kick the end of my stick, hanging there in front of me. And once in the warm wooden dressing rooms under the bleachers we would be issued city league sweaters, and I was always hoping to get No. 6, but would settle for any even number. That was my good luck charm, and boy, did I need one. Of course, since I was a total shrimp height wise — even for a peewee — every hockey sweater went down to my knees. This not only made it look like I was a hockey playing midget in a dress, it made skating almost impossible. So it was a good thing since I couldn’t skate so well in the first place. I always had an excuse: “It’s the dumb sweater Coach, honest!” I scored my first goal in the Arena. I’d been playing for, like, three years with barely a shot on goal. (A puck? You mean there’s a puck out
there?) Our team (Central) was playing the tough guys from North Red Deer, and their secret weapon was Yook Foo Kwong. Yook Foo was in my class at Central School but lived in North Red Deer and he was the best goalie in town. He was about six feet tall and about 75 pounds soaking wet and the beanpole had one perfected move in goal. The flop. Whenever anyone would shoot at the goal Yook Foo would flop horizontally along the goal mouth and since (A) he covered the entire net and (2) none of us munchkins could raise the puck more than two inches, it was nearly impossible to score on him. Somehow I found myself on a breakaway. Me all alone in on goal thrashing away in my sweater skirt (lucky No. 6 this time!) trying to catch up to an errant puck bouncing toward Yook Foo. I remember getting a stick on the puck just as Yook Foo came flopping out of the crease and took my feet out from under me and in slow motion I flew through the air over the sprawling goalie and watched the puck dribble underneath him and into the net! The crowd (three parents and two grandparents) momentarily woke up from their naps in the bleachers when the red light went on, and I was ecstatic. For about three seconds. Thing is, I rammed my Toronto Maple Leaf hockey glove (with my right hand inside it) right into the immobile goal post. Broke my pinkie finger in three places. It hurt so much I may have whimpered a bit on the bench. And, ok, I
cried like a baby when I got home, but I scored a goal! In the Arena no less! My first real date was at the Arena. Susan Oppelt. But since we were Grade 5 chickens, my best friend John and I took Susan to Saturday afternoon skating at the Arena together and each of us held one of her hands (she had two) as we wheeled round and round, the cheesy skating music from the booth high up in the northwest corner echoing around the rafters. Never missing a Red Deer Rustler’s hockey game with my reprobate buddies. Epic battles with the Lacombe Rockets or Drumheller Miners. Our favorite seats in the grey section, south west, six rows up. The best cheering section ever. The Crawdaddy rock festival in the 70s. A couple dozen bands over the May long weekend. We were loud and proud, our first Arena Gig. The big time. Growing up memories, growing old. A lifetime at the Arena. And now it’s being torn down. I for one won’t be there to watch that. Besides, I’m sure there are some nice, very old trees still around down there at the Arena. They’ll probably destroy them too while they’re at it. It’ll only take a few minutes. 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.
Canadians must live healthier lives DAVID CRANE INSIGHT When we calculate how well off we are, it’s not just a matter of money. Our standard of living depends on our health as well as our income. In fact, the single best measure of human progress is probably the gain in life expectancy — particularly the gain in healthier lives. According to Statistics Canada, average life expectancy for men born in 2009-11 is 79.3 years, compared to just 58.8 years if you were born in 1920-22. That’s a gain of 20.5 years. For women, the gain is 23 years to a life expectancy of 83.6 years if you were born in 200911. As Statistics Canada points out, this was not just due to better health care but also to public health measures. These range from the vaccination of children and the campaign to curb smoking to the introduction of mandatory catalytic converters and compulsory seat belts in cars, and initiatives to reduce air and water pollution. For example, anti-smoking campaigns helped bring the proportion of Canadians who were current smokers down from 17.9 per cent in 2003 to 13.5 per cent in 2014. A new report, from the Ottawa-based Centre for the Study of Living Standards, underlines the importance of life expectancy in improved living standards. It has a new measure of living standards that combines income gains, life expectancy, economic security and equality. The report calculates that 41 per cent of the overall gains in living standards between 2000 and 2011 were due to the increase in life expectancy (mainly from improved treatment of cardiovascular disease and cancer), compared to 61 per cent from higher incomes. The report estimated that living standards overall increased 3.22 per cent a year over the 2000-11 period. Yet despite what we have accomplished in improved health, there is much potential to further improve health outcomes, not just through advances in medical science but also in public health measures designed to prevent or reduce the risk of poor health and hence the need for costly medical interventions. In his 2014 report, Canada’s Public
Health Officer pointed to the aging society and the implications for health care from a growing number of older Canadians with chronic health problems such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes and warning of the need to address healthy living much earlier in life. A key issue, he warned, is that patterns for chronic conditions in later life can be set when we are much younger. “What is troubling,” he said, is that “apart from an overall decrease in smoking rates, younger age groups have less healthy behaviours and less healthy weights and are living longer with chronic diseases and mental health concerns than previous generations.” His predecessor, in a 2008 report, also warned that health outcomes often depended on income and education. As income and education levels drop, there is a higher likelihood of smoking, following an unhealthy di-
et, consuming higher levels of alcohol and lack of physical activity. These are what we call the social determinants of health. For lower-income Canadians there is also an issue of affordability for healthy diets. A recent report from the Senate Committee on Social Affairs — Obesity in Canada — warned that obesity is an epidemic. “Each year, 48,000 to 68,000 Canadians die from conditions linked to excess weight,” while “nearly two-thirds of adults and one-third of children are obese or overweight, and obesity costs Canada between $4 billion and $7.1 billion annually in health care and lost productivity.” What’s scary, for future health prospects, is that about 13 per cent of children 5-17 are obese while another 20 per cent are overweight. The Senators were concerned with high levels of salt, sugar, artificial dyes and fat in foods and urged the Trudeau
government to adopt much better food labelling and healthy diet guidelines so that consumers can make more informed choices. But the Senators also proposed a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. Mexico has one and the British government plans one. Canadians spend about $250 billion a year on healthcare. With an aging population, the prospects are for a continuing rise in healthcare costs. This is why public health measures — and better food labelling is just one example — should be a high priority. Preventive measures will not only reduce the demand or need for costly healthcare treatments but will enable more Canadians to live healthier lives and be more productive members of society, all of which makes us better off. Economist David Crane is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist.
Yusra Mardini sends a message of hope to refugees THE CREATION OF THE REFUGEE OLYMPIC ATHLETES TEAM IS AN INSPIRATIONAL IDEA THAT TRANSCENDS SPORTS BY LOUISE MCEWAN SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Yusra Mardini exemplifies the best of Olympism. After completing an arduous and life-threatening journey from Syria to Germany, the 18-year-old swimmer is picking up the threads of an Olympic dream with help from the International Olympic Committee. The committee has identified her as one of 43 promising refugee athletes vying for a spot on the Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) team. The elite swimmer showed the stuff she is made of during a perilous night crossing of the Aegean Sea in August. Twenty people were crammed into a small dinghy that began taking on water when its motor failed. Mardini, her sister Sarah and another woman were the only passengers who could swim. The trio jumped overboard, and for three and a half hours they pushed and kicked the dinghy toward shore. Mardini eventually made it to Ber-
lin. When volunteers discovered that swimming was one of her skills, they put her family in touch with a German swimming club. Now Mardini is on a different journey — that of competing in Rio at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. She says she is not competing just for herself. “I want to represent all the refugees because I want to show everyone that after the pain, after the storm, comes calm days.” Mardini’s story is appealing for several reasons. It has a fairy-tale quality with its expectation of a happily-ever-after ending. It is a heroic tale of bravery, full of grit, self-sacrifice, and the will to survive and save others. It provides a refreshing counterpoint to the tragic images of refugees drowned at sea, turned back at borders or languishing, their lives on hold, in refugee camps. And Mardini’s journey speaks to the universality of struggle that is part of the human experience. In a metaphorical sense, we are all refugees. We live in exile — we are spiritually separated from a state of “wholeness.” Like refugees longing for
home, we seek to transcend the brokenness in our self and in our world. We look to others to help us when all appears lost. We cling to the side of the dinghy when the motor fails and the night is dark. We push towards the beach and daybreak. We abide in hope. Through the creation of ROA, the IOC wants to send a message about the importance of hope to refugees. It also wants to draw the world’s attention to the magnitude of the global refugee crisis. While ROA will not solve the crisis of mass human migration, its creation helps promote understanding among people. In many ways — opening and closing ceremonies, podium presentations, medal standings, team uniforms — the Olympics are about nationhood. National pride, with the podium representing the pinnacle of success for both the athlete and her country, is encouraged and feted during the Games. But the athletes who will comprise ROA are stateless; they no longer have a country to support them or for
whom they can compete. They exist in a kind of civic limbo; they are dependent on the generosity of a global community that is not always welcoming, and on nations that are increasingly concerned with protecting borders. Though small, this team of refugee athletes brings a face to the 60 million displaced persons around the globe for whose well-being the global community must take responsibility. With the creation of ROA, the IOC has given us a metaphor for tearing down walls, building bridges, opening our hearts and expanding our definition of ‘neighbour.’ Olympism puts sport at the service of society to unite people, foster peace and resolve conflict. With the creation of team ROA, and through the support and training that it is providing for 43 refugee athletes, including the inspiring Yusra Mardini, the IOC is putting its money where its mouth is. Troy Media columnist Louise McEwan has degrees in English and Theology.
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RELIGION SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2016
How to move the world, ever so slightly BY GALEN GUENGERICH SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE According to the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey published by the Pew Research Center, the fastest-growing category in their survey comprises individuals who describe themselves as “spiritual but not religious.” At present, more than one-quarter of the U.S. population falls into this category; among those between the ages of 18 and 34, the percentage climbs to more than one-third. As our nation moves into the future, we will increasingly find ourselves surrounded by people who are fed up with religion, but who remain spiritually hungry. In order for communities of faith to thrive, they will need to become sanctuaries for seekers — refuges for lost and hungry souls looking for new forms of spiritual community that don’t resemble the old forms. If this mission fails, more will be at stake than religious vitality. When people find themselves alone in the world, without a clear sense of spiritual direction or moral purpose, one of two things tends to happen. Either they become self-absorbed and sometimes self-destructive, or they become susceptible to any authoritative voice that will give them a sense of direction and purpose. In other words, fundamentalism — whether in its religious, political, or economic reforms — will find fertile ground in the terrain ahead, both at home and abroad. If you ask unaffiliated individuals why they have left religion or not joined in the first place, they will typically accuse religion of being wrongheaded on important contemporary issues or irrelevant to the challenge of living a meaningful life, or both. When applied to many religious communities today, I agree with these accusations. They explain why religious participation overall is in steep decline, at least in the U.S. But many people also accuse religion of causing most of the trouble in the world. For my part, I think this accusation is misdirected. In my view, political aggression and economic need drive nations and people to act in violent ways, often using religion as a pretext or a rallying point. Imagine two possible worlds: one in which no one is religious, and the other in which everyone is religious. What happens to violence in each case? In the first instance, if religion suddenly ceased to exist and secularism reigned supreme, I think violence would continue unabated, driven principally by the quest for political power, financial profit, and material goods. On the other hand, I can imagine a world in which everyone was devoutly religious, but no one was deprived or oppressed. Rulers could rule justly, and companies could compete fairly. People could settle their differences by peaceful means. Religious commitments and spiritual practices could conceivably undergird such a world. That’s not the world we live in, however. A recent issue of the newsmagazine The Week declares that the latest wave of refugees pouring from North Africa and the Middle East into Europe forms “a tide of misery,” both for the nations of Europe and for the refugees themselves. In addition to its obvious meaning, this metaphor also conveys a more subtle truth. On a rising tide, the sea sends mostly detritus to the shore — the unwanted refuse of marine life, the no-longer-needed shells of sea creatures, and the like. For the most part, the tide of desperate refugees isn’t wanted either. The principle engines of public life today — capitalism and democracy — are fueled mainly by self-interest. In the world of tomorrow, economic and political forces will continue to cast people aside. We need a countervailing force, an engine of public life that’s fueled by what we have in common. Put simply, we need enlightened faith communities to champion human compassion and human dignity in the face of economic and political self-interest. By any measure, the challenges ahead are daunting indeed. Increasing levels of economic inequality, multiplying sources of political unrest, proliferating forms of ethnic bigotry and sexual exploitation, not to mention a growing awareness of our spiritual emptiness as a culture. For anyone who cares about our future as a species and the future of our planet, this is crisis time. In her latest collection of poems, the contemporary American poet Ellen Bass includes her poem titled, “The World Has Need of You.” She begins with a quote from Rilke, who observes: “everything here seems to need us . . . ” Ellen Bass then writes, in part: I can hardly imagine it as I walk to the lighthouse, feeling the ancient prayer of my arms swinging in counterpoint to my feet. Here I am, suspended between the sidewalk and twilight, the sky dimming so fast it seems alive. What if you felt the invisible tug between you and everything? . . . It’s a hard time to be human. We know too much and too little. Does the breeze need us? The cliffs? The gulls? If you’ve managed to do one good thing, the ocean doesn’t care. But when Newton’s apple fell toward the earth, the earth, ever so slightly, fell toward the apple as well.
Isaac Newton in the late seventeenth century. It states that bodies in the universe attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. In Newton’s famous example, the mass of the earth is infinitely greater than the mass of an apple, yet when their mutual attraction brings them together, both objects move. As Bass puts it, “When Newton’s apple fell toward the earth, the earth, ever so slightly, fell toward the apple as well.” The third moment in the poem applies this insight to our lives as human beings. The world has need of us, the poet insists, and this attraction, gravity-like, forms an invisible tug between us and everything. Everything here seems to need us, attracted to us as people are drawn to a lighthouse. And if you’ve managed to do one good thing for the world that needs you, the poet concludes, not only have you moved toward the world, the world has also moved, ever so slightly, toward you. This is our calling and our duty: to shine forth as a lighthouse to those who have lost their way. To do one good thing, and then another good thing, and then another. With every single thing we do, we move the world, ever so slightly. Because of the good things we do, the world moves toward truth, toward beauty, toward justice, toward adventure, and toward peace — the first fruits of human civilization. The world moves toward a deeper experience of the invisible tug drawing each of us to everything else, uniting all that is present in our lives and our world with all that is past and with all that is possible. Together, we can move the world. Galen Guengerich is Senior Minister of All Souls Unitarian Church, a congregation located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. He writes a regular column on “The Search for Meaning” for psychologytoday.com.
Vatican PR expert: Never gave documents to journalists BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY — A communications expert testified in a Vatican court Wednesday that she never gave confidential documents to journalists. But she said a Vatican monsignor did after he was turned down for a promotion, began hanging out with an astrologer and confessed his sexual secrets to her. Francesca Chaouqui took the stand Wednesday to defend herself against charges she passed confidential Vatican information to two journalists whose blockbuster books exposed waste, greed and mismanagement in the Holy See. “Never, never,” Chaouqui testified. “I can assure you that no reserved documents ever passed from my hands.” She said she only ever gave journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi an invitation to a Vatican reception and a collection of newspaper clippings. Chaouqui, Monsignor Angelo Lucio Vallejo Balda, a former high-ranking official in the Vatican’s finance office, and Vallejo’s secretary are on trial in the Vatican’s criminal court, accused of forming a criminal organization that provided top-secret documents to Nuzzi and journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi. The two journalists are on trial too, accused of exerting pressure on Vallejo and publishing the material, which is a crime under Vatican City State law. Chaouqui and Vallejo were members of a papal reform commission named in 2013 to gather information about the Vatican’s finances and propose ways to make the Holy See’s administration more efficient and transparent. Chaouqui, who is eight months pregnant, testified that Vallejo “spontaneously” gave Nuzzi the password to his email account in hopes Nuzzi could help him improve his reputation after he was passed over for a job. Prosecutors say that password gave Nuzzi access to a wealth of confidential documentation. Chaouqui said neither she nor Nuzzi nor Fittipaldi threatened Vallejo or pressured him to turn over the information. “It was (Vallejo) Balda who had this need to explain how important his work was,” she testified. “Balda was never in any way forced by a journalist as far as I know.”
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Three moments in this poem compel our attention. Bass writes, “It’s a hard time to be human. We know too much and too little.” Given today’s headlines, I don’t know that anyone would quibble with this assertion. It’s indeed a hard time to be human. We know too much about what’s going on in the world and too little about how to redeem the perversities of the human heart. Nonetheless, and this is the second moment in the poem, we find ourselves suspended in between — between the sidewalk and the twilight, between ourselves and everything else. The poet asks: What if we actually felt the invisible tug between us and everything? 7513259.indd The poem turns on Bass’s brilliant application of the law of universal gravitation, first formulated by
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The breakfast nook has been updated BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The term “breakfast nook” sounds hopelessly trapped in the 1970s, but modern homeowners are embracing the style and practicality of builtin seating in the kitchen. “The idea of the built-in, with the kids piled in it and the pillows” can bring the casual fun of a beach house or farmhouse to any home, says Massachusetts-based interior designer Kristina Crestin, featured this season on This Old House. Maxwell Ryan, founder of ApartmentTherapy.com, says built-in kitchen seating can maximize space in smaller kitchens and highlight a great window view. It can even become the most distinctive design element in your home. “People, especially children, will gravitate toward it,” Ryan says. “Who doesn’t like to get a booth at the diner over a table?”
PRACTICAL AND PRETTY
For homeowners with an open-plan kitchen, built-in seating creates a cozy gathering place that functions like a formal dining room but is right in the heart of the cooking and socializing. In smaller kitchens, a nook allows the dining table to be positioned along a wall or in a corner without looking as if it were stuffed awkwardly out of the way. Built-ins also offer lots of space for storage. “The space underneath a built-in banquette is ripe with possibilities,” says stylist and crafter Marianne Canada, host of the HGTV Crafternoon web series. Closed cabinets can be designed to match your existing cabinetry, or you can add open shelving, she says, to “add texture with baskets, show off your cookbook collection, even use it to store large ceramic bowls that take up too much cabinet space.” Just be sure the design of the built-in seating area matches the architecture of the rest of the house, says Crestin. Sketch out what you want and plan carefully before starting construction. If the breakfast nook will include a window, she says, consider the height of the sill and whether it will hit the backs of people seated along the wall. Also, be sure to use a pedestal table so you’re not bumping into table legs when sliding into the seats.
COOL VARIATIONS
If you can’t commit to a fully built-in breakfast area — or if you worry your kitchen will look too much like a roadside diner — Canada suggests adding a banquette to just one side of the kitchen dining area. “This gives you the best of both worlds,” she says, “an architectural feature that provides storage and easy seating, and the opportunity to mix things up with chairs.” This approach is cheaper to build and easier to remove if you want something different later. One popular option: extend the bench the entire length of one wall, installing open or closed storage underneath. “A table at one end for kitchen dining, general seating for those times when everyone ends up in the kitchen, and a space near the door that serves as a landing area for shoes, backpacks and jackets,” Canada says. “Add some hooks above the bench, and baskets below, and you’ll find that clutter disappears effortlessly.”
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In this photo provided by Kristina Crestin, today’s more flexible spin on a breakfast nook offers a built-in bench on one side, with an open space where homeowners can set up a table and chairs, as shown in this kitchen designed by Crestin. Traditional “breakfast nooks” from the 1970s and ‘80s usually had built-in seating surrounding a built-in table.
FABRICS One big draw of built-in kitchen seating is the softness and colour of the cushions and pillows. A tip from Crestin: invest in high-quality fabric in a pattern and colours that are neutral enough you can love them
for years to come. Then get really creative with fabrics for loose pillows, spending a bit less so you can swap those out seasonally for new ones when the urge strikes. To highlight the fabrics you’ve chosen, Ryan painting the backrest area behind the seating in a co-ordinating colour.
“You can easily swap out the fabric on the seat or the paint on the backrest anytime you want to shake up your kitchen decor,” he says. And here’s a secret: If you love this look but want to avoid the commitment and cost of real built-in seating, you can create a faux version. Ryan suggests installing a
large upholstered bench along one wall and painting the wall around it with semi-gloss paint (easily wiped clean) to highlight the space. Add pillows and you’ve got a perfectly cozy space where guests can lean back and enjoy your kitchen.
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Shining a light on home energy consumption STEVE MAXWELL HOUSEWORKS If you’re shopping for a resale home, you can know almost all the financial responsibilities you’ll face for a given house before you buy. Almost all, but not quite. As it stands now, you can know your mortgage payments and property taxes down to the penny, but the wild card is still energy costs. For that you’ll need to wait for your name to be on the deed and utility bills to arrive in the mail. Its a problem because as costs rise, it’s entirely likely that your monthly energy bill could even be higher than your mortgage payments. That’s a pretty big unknown, but it doesn’t have to stay this way. Right now legislation requires that manufacturers publish independently verified information about the energy consumption of, say, a new fridge, car, dehumidifier and kitchen range, among other things. But energy consumption is a black box as far as prospective home buyers are concerned, at least until politicians follow through and do the right thing. In fact, Canadians are poised to know much more about home energy consumption than ever before, through an efficiency tool we’ve built ourselves. Canada is in the final testing stages of something called the Energuide Rating System for Houses (ERS). It’s a brand new way to measure how much energy a home really uses, how much it produces from sustainable sources such as solar or wind, and how overall consumption of the house compares with other homes in the area. ERS is a great advance for both home buyers and home sellers, but it’s got a big hurdle to cross. ERS lets people in the home market see exactly how the energy consumption of various properties compare with each other. For example, an efficient home might use about 60 gigajoules of total energy annually. A leaky, cold money pit could easily use three times this amount of juice and more. Technology exists today that allow homes to have net-zero energy consumption. This means that all the energy consumed is matched by energy generated on site by renewable resources. The potential here is huge, but we need some way to measure performance. ERS figures are much better than asking someone with a vested interest to show you old utility bills because Energuide numbers are generated by independent third parties. No one has an incentive to guild any lilies, or for-
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When it comes to home energy consumption, there’s more involved than meets the eye. Red areas of this infrared view of a home show areas of greater heat loss. get to include all the electric, gas or oil bills in the tally. Home sellers benefit from ERS analysis, too. For once they can let their efforts at energy efficient renovations show through in a way that the market place can reward. Everything you do to keep the heat in and drafts out shows up in a lower ERS score thatís directly comparable to houses near by. As good as ERS is technically, an energy rating system is only as good as the extent to which it’s used. This is where governments are beginning to
step in. Ontario is the first province to announce plans for making home energy labelling mandatory for resale houses sold in the province. According to the schedule, this is supposed to happen in 2019. I say ‘supposed to’ because change as big as this might take some public support to actually make real. A coalition of interested parties from across the country are part of what’s called the Home Energy Transparency Coalition (HomeEnergyTransparency.org), and it’s a worthy model for everyone across Canada. Grass-
roots support and organizations are working together to make this happen. Energy dependency is the sleeping tiger in Canadian society. In a country as cold and as big as ours, our economy and even our very lives depends on a steady supply of energy. And if that’s not incentive enough to learn to use energy wisely, I really don’t know what is. Steve Maxwell helps Canadians understand energy issues, home improvements and renovations. Sign up for his free newsletter at BaileyLineRoad.com
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The top 5 Creative Space ideas for shopping for new decor DAVID FERGUSON CREATIVE SPACE
For many people, shopping for new furnishings can be a paralyzing experience. Buying something that you’re going to live with for years to come is complicated enough, but when you add the further complication of buying specifically for a smaller space, confusion can start to take over the thought process. Faced with seemingly endless choices of colours and styles, a vast range of prices for the same product from one retailer to the other, the intimidation of designer brands, the contradictory opinions of well-meaning friends, well, a conclusive decision seems impossible. It’s just not as simple as buying a new scarf or a pair of shoes. But it almost can be if you’re armed with some common sense knowledge that will help you stay on track and avoid making costly mistakes. Whether you are starting from scratch or just buying a few pieces for your new abode, I offer these five important pieces of advice. My Top 5 Creative Space Ideas to help you stay focused: 1. Know Your Style. We’ve all seen a picture and said: “Yuk, I could never live there,” or “Wow, that is my dream bedroom.” It’s fine to say you love antiques, but few things from the turn of the century are compatible with the way we live today and may even complicate things rather than make them better. Often, reproductions or modern interpretations of antique pieces may be a better choice. Remember that dual-purpose furniture can potentially save space in your new home, and money, if you only have to buy one item that serves two purposes. Keep all your clippings, swatches and chits together. Create a database, scrapbook or just use a file folder to hold these reminders of the styles and things you like. When you compare the pictures, you may be surprised to see a repetition of colours, patterns, lines or styles coming through, giving you a clearer picture of where you should be headed. 2. Create a list of what you’re moving with you; what you’re giving away and to whom; what you want to sell and for how much. The more detail you can accumulate, the easier it will be to adapt to your new, smaller digs. For example, by calculating how many linear feet you currently use for your clothing will help you to determine what you will need in the new place. Because storage is such a huge issue when you’re downsizing, you might want to call in a specialist to help redesign the new closets. Take the time you need to make a list of the many charities that could use your gently used things. When I downsized a few years ago, my complete workshop, along with every nut and bolt was donated to Habitat for Humanity; my collection of thousands of books was split between the east and west chapters of Friends of the Library; furniture I no longer needed went to an organization that helps new Canadians settle; and everything that was left over went to Value Village who bequeaths the Canadian Diabetes Association. 3. Always have a scaled floor plan with you whenever you’re shopping. A computer program is good if it is mobile, but a sketch drawn on a simple piece of quad paper will do the trick. On the plan, mark in the location of doors, openings and windows; changes in ceiling height; builtins, including fireplaces and cabinets; heat/cooling registers; important and/or well-used traffic paths. Each of these will limit your options in some way, so they need to be considered. A scaled floor plan is an essential item to have with you when you anticipate any purchase. It should denote all the furniture that is already chosen. The room’s orientation should be considered because that will help you determine the best colour choices or whether a space will require more light control. 4. Online purchases vs. your local retailer. Pretty much anything can be purchased online. The advantages are obvious and include being able to shop 24/7 and being able to compare pricing. The obvious disadvantage is not being able to touch, see or use the item. If you find a chair or sofa you love, for example, try to find a local retailer where you can try it out. You may find that a local supplier will be a better choice than ordering from, say, North Carolina, because of delivery charges and tariffs, or favourable after-sale incentives from the local store. 5. Perhaps most daunting of all is choosing new lighting. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, the possibility for error is high. In any project, there are three types of lighting to consider: General, or overall ambient light; task, for a specific function like reading, and accent which is usually decorative. Lighting is no longer just about 40, 60 or 100-Watt bulbs. Educate yourself on the differences between the types of lighting on the market — incandescent, fluorescent, halogen, LED, to name a few — and which type are best for your purposes. Decide, in advance, what finish you are looking for because that will help further narrow down the choices, and have a general idea about the style you’re after.
The furniture for this loft-style apartment was selected specifically to serve multiple purposes while at the same time having a smaller scale that adapts better to its smaller surroundings.
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Oriole Park West 182 Lalor Drive ................. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Derek .... Derek Mackenzie ........ ROYAL CARPET REALTY................... 342-7700..... $474,900....... Laredo 58 Oldring Crescent ........ 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Tim .... Tim Maley...................... RE/MAX................................................. 550-3533..... $424,500....... Oriole Park West 22 Argent Close ................ 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Tim .... Tim Maley...................... RE/MAX................................................. 550-3533..... $399,500....... Anders South 23 Sagewood Close ........ 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Mike .... Mike Snell...................... RE/MAX................................................. 352-9280..... $829,900....... Sunnybrook South 22 Kidd Close .................... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....BENEDICT .... BENEDICT DEVLIN REAL ESTATE SERVICES.......................... 307-3737............................... Kentwood West 269 Carrington Drive ...... 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Kile .... Kile Meiklejohn ........... KILE MEIKLEJOHN HOME SELLING TEAM . 872-9178............................... Clearview Ridge 140 Vanson Close............. Close............. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Kile .... Kile Meiklejohn ........... KILE MEIKLEJOHN HOME SELLING TEAM 872-9178............................... Vanier Woods 6325 61 Avenue ............... 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Bob .... Bob Pelletier ................. SERGE’S HOMES ................................ 505-8050............................... Highland Green 105 Lalor Drive ................. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Kyle .... Kyle Lygas ..................... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550............................... Laredo 7 Tory Close........................12:00 ........................ 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. .Aaron . Aaron .............................. LAEBON HOMES ................................ 396-4016............................... Timber Ridge 3 Thomlison Avenue....... .......12:00 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. .Brad . Brad ................................. LAEBON HOMES ................................ 350-4375..... $309,900....... Timber Ridge
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 - OUT OF TOWN 81 Aztec Crescent ............ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Hilary .... Hilary Rosebrugh ....... CENTURY 21, ADVANTAGE............. ADVANTAGE............. 358-2691..... $329,900....... Blackfalds 4 Heartland Crescent ..... 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. .Terri-Lynn . Terri-Lynn Kostenuk .. CENTURY 21, ADVANTAGE............. ADVANTAGE............. 350-7976............................... Penhold 30 Parkland Drive ............ 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. .Margaret . Margaret Comeau ...... RE/MAX................................................. 391-3399............................... Sylvan Lake 53 Springvale Heights.... Heights.... 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Margaret .... Margaret Comeau ...... RE/MAX................................................. 391-3399............................... Red Deer County 5021 50 Street................... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Marie .... Marie Oro ...................... MAXWELL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS... 304-7616..... $134,116....... Morningside 38275 Range Road 264 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Carol .... Carol Clark..................... COLDWELL BANKER ON TRACK ... 350-4919..... $649,900....... Red Deer County 31 Plumtree Crescent ..... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....BENEDICT .... BENEDICT DEVLIN REAL ESTATE SERVICES.......................... 307-3737..... $339,900....... Blackfalds 5733 Panorama Drive..... 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Denae .... Denae Hussey .............. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 587-876-4921 .. $360,000....... Blackfalds #E4, 5300 Vista Trail .........1:00 ......... 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Debra .... Debra Grabo ................ TRICON DEVELOPMENTS ............... 396-1688..... $219,900....... Blackfalds 129 Mann Drive ................1:00 ................ 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Jocelyn .... Jocelyn ........................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 302-9612............................... Penhold 4273 Ryders Ridge Blvd..1:00 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Jessica .... Jessica Mercereau ...... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550............................... Sylvan Lake
SUNDAY, APRIL 10 - RED DEER 40 Nyman Crescent Crescent......... ......... 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Barb .... Barb McIntyre .............. RE/MAX................................................. 350-0375..... $342,000....... Normandeau South 36 Dale Close..................... Close..................... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Ivan .... Ivan Busenius............... RE/MAX................................................. 350-8102..... $259,000....... Deer Park Estates 5816 43 Avenue ............... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Margaret .... Margaret Comeau ...... RE/MAX................................................. 391-3399............................... Waskasoo 170 Kerr Close ................... 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Tony .... Tony Sankovic.............. RE/MAX................................................. 391-4236..... $298,900....... Kingsgate 123 Keith Close................. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Mike .... Mike Snell...................... RE/MAX................................................. 352-9280..... $379,900....... Kentwood West 153 Carrington Drive ...... 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Kim .... Kim Fox/Alison Richardson .. CENTURY 21, ADVANTAGE............. ADVANTAGE............. 506-7552..... $449,900....... Clearview Ridges 38 Truant Crescent .......... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Bett .... Bett Portelance ........... CENTURY 21, ADVANTAGE............. ADVANTAGE............. 307-5581..... $539,900....... Timber Ridge 51 Inglis Crescent ............ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Norm .... Norm Jensen ................ ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 346-8900............................... Inglewood West 102 Duval Crescent ......... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Amanda .... Amanda Cowley ......... ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 346-8900............................... Davenport 52 Isbister Close ............... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Elaine .... Elaine Wade .................. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 396-2992..... $450,000....... Ironstone 163 Vickers Close ............. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Lori .... Lori Loney ..................... ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 350-9700..... $389,900....... Vanier Woods 55 Olympic Green............ 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Gerald .... Gerald Dore .................. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 872-4505..... $424,900....... Oriole Park 7 Veer Place........................ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Sena .... Sena Walker .................. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 358-0077............................... Vanier East 168 Andrews Close ......... 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. .... Bob Gummow ............ ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 598-7913..... $334,900....... Anders Park East 287 Lancaster Drive ........ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Derek .... Derek Mackenzie ........ ROYAL CARPET REALTY................... 342-7700.... $329,900....... Lonsdale 212 Mustang Acres ......... 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ....Tim .... Tim McRae .................... MAXWELL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS... 350-1562..... $30,000 ......... Glendale 615 Mustang Acres ......... 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Tim .... Tim McRae .................... MAXWELL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS... 350-1562..... $25,000 ......... Glendale 11 Cole Street.................... 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Gord .... Gord Phillips................. MAXWELL REAL ESTATE .................. 357-7720..... $349,400....... Clearview Meadows 105 Lalor Drive ................. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Kyle .... Kyle Lygas ..................... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550............................... Laredo 7 Tory Close........................12:00 ........................ 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. .Aaron . Aaron .............................. LAEBON HOMES ................................ 396-4016............................... Timber Ridge 3 Thomlison Avenue....... .......12:00 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. .Brad . Brad ................................. LAEBON HOMES ................................ 350-4375..... $309,900....... Timber Ridge
SUNDAY, APRIL 10 - OUT OF TOWN 4 Johnson Close ............... 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. ....Dale .... Dale Stuart .................... COLDWELL BANKER, ON TRACK 302-3107..... $269,000....... Penhold 28241 Burnt Lake Trail.... Trail.... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Carol .... Carol Clark..................... COLDWELL BANKER, ON TRACK .. 350-4919..... $724,900....... Red Deer County 248 Poplar Ridge Estates . 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Carol .... Carol Clark..................... COLDWELL BANKER, ON TRACK .. 350-4919..... $599,900....... Red Deer County 136 Tamarac Boulevard . 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. .....Kevin ..... Kevin Glover ................. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 396-2706..... $264,900....... Springbrook 141 Tamarac Boulevard . 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Jeff .... Jeff Glover ..................... ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 872-0123..... $214,900....... Springbrook 4 Regatta Way ................... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Nadine .... Nadine Marchand ...... ROYAL CARPET REALTY................... 342-7700..... $389,900....... Sylvan Lake #E4, 5300 Vista Trail .........1:00 ......... 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Debra .... Debra Grabo ................ TRICON DEVELOPMENTS ............... 396-1688..... $219,900....... Blackfalds 129 Mann Drive ................1:00 ................ 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Jocelyn .... Jocelyn ........................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 302-9612............................... Penhold 4273 Ryders Ridge Blvd..1:00 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Jessica .... Jessica Mercereau ...... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550............................... Sylvan Lake
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CALL 309-3300 NIELSEN Terry Wayne Sept. 12, 1961 to Apr. 6, 2016 It is with heavy hearts that the family of Terry Nielsen announces his passing. Terry was taken too early by terminal Renal Cell Carcinoma, but lived every day to the fullest and vigorously fought until the end. Terry touched many hearts in his 54 years of life. He will be dearly missed by his forever sweetheart Wanda; daughters/son in laws Jennie and Lawerance and Jodie and Miguel; grandchildren Jisanda, Wayne, and Abigail; sisters Lori (Gerry), Judy (Reeve), and Julie (James); brothers Mark (Cindy) and Chris; stepmother Becky and stepfather Walter. Terry was predeceased by his mother Donna and father Dennis. In addition to those above, Terry leaves behind many aunts, uncles, in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Terry had a never ending amount of love to give and all friends were family. Sunday April 10 there will be a gathering at the Burnt Lake Cemetery at 2pm to lay Terry’s ashes to rest. Following will be a Celebration of Life at the Ridgewood Community Hall at 3pm. Everyone is welcome to attend either event. The family would like to extend their sincerest gratitude to the team members of the Central Alberta Cancer Center and unit 32 of the Red Deer Regional Hospital. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Canadian Diabetes Association.
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WIART Agnes Marie Therese Wiart was born in Castor on May 14, 1943, the eldest child of Andre and Anne Marie Wiart. She grew up on the family farm west of Castor. When Agnes was 17 years old she became a resident of Deer Home in Red Deer. In about 1975 Agnes moved into a group home where she thrived socially. On March 6, 2016 Agnes suffered a severe stroke. She was cared for compassionately by the physicians and nurses on Unit 33 of the Red Deer Hospital. The exceptional staff from Parkland CLASS provided around the clock comfort to Agnes at her bedside during her time in hospital. She passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016. Agnes will be missed by her family, her caregivers and her special roommate and friend Darlene. Agnes is survived by her loving family: Louis Wiart of Taber, AB, Yvonne Wiart of Stettler, AB, Paul (Sharon) Wiart, Roger (Diane) Wiart both of Castor, AB, Marie Babcock of Nanaimo, BC, Madeleine Chapman of Stettler, AB, Maurice (Laurie) Wiart, and Leo (Gladys) Wiart both of Castor, AB, numerous nieces, nephews and other family. Agnes was predeceased by her parents Andre and Anne Marie; brother Joseph; brothers in law Allan Babcock and Jack Chapman. A memorial service for Agnes will be held at Relax Crew 6010-45 Ave, Red Deer, Alberta from 2 4:00 PM on Sunday, April 10, 2016 and a Graveside service will be held in Our Lady of Grace Catholic Cemetery, Castor, Alberta on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 3:00 PM and a luncheon to follow at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Parish. Memorial donations may be made to Alberta Heart and Stroke or charity of your choice. Condolences may be viewed and sent to the family at www.parkviewfuneralchapels.com PARKVIEW FUNERAL CHAPELS & CREMATORIUM entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements. 403-882-3141
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TROMPOSCH Günther (Gint) Apr. 19, 1949 - Mar. 31, 2016 With heavy hearts we say goodbye to Gint after his courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. His love and legacy lives on in his wife Diane, children - Josef “Sep” (Nicole) Tromposch, Erika (Steve) Newsome, Jonathan Tromposch and grandchildren - Josef, Owen and Sophia Tromposch. Son of Josef (predeceased) and Frieda Tromposch. Brother of Ursula Dawe and Ernie Tromposch. Gint was a gifted mentor and Instructor of the Bricklaying and Tilesetting apprenticeship programs at SAIT for 33 years. Family and friends are invited for a celebration of Gint’s life, April 24,2016 at the family home in Calgary. (For location please email: senewsome@xplornet.com). In lieu of flowers, it’s Gint’s wish donations be made to Kids Cancer Care www.kidscancercare.ab.ca. To view and share photos, condolences and stories of Gint, please visit www.choicememorial.com
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SIMS Stanley Thomas Shera Oct. 14, 1923 - Mar. 27, 2016 Our 92 year old dad, Stan, passed away on Easter Sunday - we figure the “Ol’ Fella” just wanted to celebrate with Alice, his wife of almost 50 years. He soldiered through the last 3 years with less than 15% kidney function and no dialysis, compounded by a broken hip, multiple blood transfusions and a bout with pneumonia. Dad became a living legend to his medical team and his family delightedly dubbed him the Eveready Bunny. He was a gentle man’s gentleman, raising his kids to work hard, treat everyone with respect, take your hat off at the dinner table, and keep your word. Born and raised in Avonlea District, Swan River Valley, MB, the eldest son of Herbert and Millie, Stan figured Grade 8 was enough formal education. Completely captivated by farm life, he loved working alongside his father shoeing horses, raising pigs and turkeys, and seeding the fields. Doing the right thing was never wrong. At 17, following his father’s untimely death, Stan stepped up to support his entire family, first from farming and then the Army, helping to raise his two young brothers, Wes and Percy - ultimately buying the family a city house. He supported sister Lillian’s teaching education and older sister Dorothy in her endeavors. Just short of a 1944 overseas deployment, a motorcycle accident abruptly ended his career as an Army Dispatch Courier. He suffered extensive leg damage in the accident, spent the next 3 or 4 years in and out of hospital in Winnipeg, and was forced to brave a brutal winter in Churchill, MB just to have work; however, he also met and married his first love, Helen Klusendorf. Together he and Helen raised Alan, Raymond and Cheryl in a little house that Stan built over 2 years while working a fulltime job. Stan was a door man for more than 50 years; he built them, installed them, fixed them, and got ‘em up and down in all kinds of weather and residential and commercial emergencies. He started as a Richards Wilcox Door Company employee, was promoted to service manager for all of Saskatchewan (which forced him to leave his family for a month at a time), but a spur of the moment decision and a move to Calgary led to both the birth of the entrepreneur and another daughter, Shelley. Fate dealt Stan some brutal blows: first with his father’s death; the loss of Helen to leukemia at 37; the drowning of his eldest son Alan at age 19; the early death of Shelley’s husband Darcy Enderton when their daughter Katie was just 2, the sudden death of Percy at 54 plus he is predeceased by his elder sister Dorothy. Most recently Stan deeply mourned the loss of his wife Alice in 2013- their union he claims was a “put up job” to partner up in the “Queens & Jacks Square Dance Club”. They dated, married and danced through life together working to raise a blended family (his Alan, Ray, Cheryl and Shelley with Alice’s daughter Darcie). They travelled in Europe, cruised the Mediterranean and relished any opportunity to play Grampa and Nana to Ray and Vicki’s daughters; Stephanie and Colleen; Shelley’s daughter, Katie, Darcie and Tim’s son Buzz and last, but certainly not least, his only great-grandson, Benjamin (Colleen). This farm boy, turned successful city businessman, never strayed far from the dirt - Stan’s most cherished years were with Alice on their º section in Sundre, gardening, cross-country skiing, entertaining, and grabbing pond frogs to dazzle the kids. Much to the family’s chagrin, Stan proudly shared his annual bird hunting bounty well into his 80’s! With a generous spirit, steadfast commitment and unwavering sense of responsibility, Stan always gave back: Sunday School Teacher; Superintendent of Sunday Schools; Commissioner of Little League Baseball; active in The Probus Club; served on the United Church Board in Sundre; delivered Meals on Wheels until he was 88; and when Alice lost her sight in 1993, they both became CNIB facilitators. A lifetime letter writer, he relentlessly maintained contact with his large circle of friends and, despite his hearing loss, he constantly chatted on the phone. Please join us for a celebration of the Ol’ Fella’s life: on Friday, July 8th, at 2 pm in Heritage Park’s Gasoline Alley, 1900 Heritage Dr. SW, Calgary. In lieu of flowers, Stan requested donations be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.
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ARNOLD Betty Louise Sept. 4, 1938 - Apr. 6, 2016 Betty passed away peacefully on April 6, 2016 at the age of 77 at the Lacombe Long Term Care Facility. She was predeceased by her husband Jack in 2008. She is survived by her daughter Grace, Cathie (Darren) and her son Gary (Sarah), her beloved grandchildren and cherished great grandchildren. A Memorial Tea is being held at the Central Park Hall at 1:00 pm on Sunday, April 10. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta.
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LAURA KILBACK Feb. 14, 1933 - April 8, 2011 Generous heart, resilient spirit, shepherd and teacher to many. Loving memories of our time with you, Your husband Don and your children; Maureen, Glen, Brent, Cheryl Grandkids & Great Grandkids
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FLEMING, Lorraine Sept. 1, 1952 - April 10, 2010 When someone you love becomes a memory that memory becomes a treasure. Bryan and Family
ln loving memory of DOROTHY M. LUND Feb. 25, 1940 to Apr. 9, 2011 & RALPH W. LUND Dec. 18, 1935 to Feb, 22, 2010 Dear Mom and Dad, Gone are the days we used to share But in our hearts you’re always there Never more than a thought away Loved and remembered every day Carrie, Lori and Greg and families
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WIRELESS World Solutions at 107-4747 67 ST, RED DEER, AB, requires a F/T, Perm. Assistant Manager-Retail with min. 1-2 yrs of related sales exp., ASAP. Duties: Plan, direct and evaluate the operations, Manage staff and assign duties, Resolve customer complaints etc. Wages $26.50/Hr. Email Resume - retailjobs@ mywirelessworld.ca
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BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 QUALITY taping, drywall and reno’s. 403-350-6737 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc. Call Roger 403-348-1060
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Saturday, April 9 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Hugh Hefner, 89; Dennis Quaid, 61; Kristen Stewart, 25 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The motto for today is “Act in haste; repent at leisure.” HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Born on the zodiac’s Day of Excess, you tend to overdo things. 2016 is the year to indulge less and give more. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today there’s a tendency to rush around and make impetuous decisions that could backfire on you later. So strive to be smart and spontaneous — rather than impulsive and accident-prone. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Avoid getting stuck in a rut and repeating negative patterns of behaviour. Today’s stars encourage you to use your imagination to come up with novel solutions to stubborn old problems. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may have to jump in and make a snap decision today, so have your wits about you. Your involvement with a group, club or organization looks unpredictable though, as the goal posts keep shifting. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Crabs usually set themselves very safe and sensible goals. Today’s stars encourage you to venture beyond your comfort zone, as you stretch yourself personally and professionally. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you’re feeling restless then jump out of your usual routine. If you do something that’s wildly adventurous and gets your adrenalin going, then you’ll feel re-energized and renewed. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Local community projects are favoured today. But impulsive money moves now could leave you with long regrets later on. So leave making important financial decisions for a more settled time. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Is your love life stuck on auto-pilot? Uranus encourages you to blast away the cobwebs and look at things from a fresh angle. Singles — you could fall for someone who’s not your usual type. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you are prepared to put up with unexpected disruptions and last minute changes, then you can get a lot done today — and have lots of fun. Exercising in the great outdoors is a must! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When it comes to a child, teenager or friend, give them the freedom to express themselves. You’re keen to communicate your feelings but make sure your fiery enthusiasm doesn’t overwhelm others. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Avoid the temptation to operate on auto-pilot. If you shake up your usual routine — with an impromptu meal out, or a spontaneous adventure — then it will put an extra spring in your step. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Education and travel are favoured, as you soak up new ideas like a sponge. You’re also in the mood for speed, which makes you more accident-prone than usual. So slow down before you come a cropper! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t make any important financial commitments today Pisces, as you’re likely to change your mind later. Your finances are in a state of flux so make sure you are flexible with your budget. Sunday, April 10 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Mandy Moore, 32; Daisy Ridley, 24; Steven Seagal, 64 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Pleasure and social functions are highlighted today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Prepare for a roller coaster year of thrills and spills.
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integrity? The message is that all that hard work and being a stand-up guy was of no value to them. What message does it send to the grandkids? Be bad or be good — it doesn’t matter. Do what you like because in the end you will get the same. — You Made a Bad Call Dear Annie: I was the good child who cost my parents very little, while they paid to bail my brothers out of jail, get their utilities hooked up when they were turned off, etc. And my brothers were stealing from my parents when they had the chance. When our parents died, the estate was evenly split. It doesn’t bother me because I will always have more money than my brothers. I have had a productive life
Just make sure you manage your stress levels along the way! ARIES (March 21-April 19): Communication is the buzz word for today as the star patterns pique your innate curiosity. So make sure you have a challenging project to channel your excess energy into. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Watch out for stubbornly holding a fixed position in your dealings with others. You may not be seeing the full picture so aim to be more flexible. Don’t let a friend pull the wool over your eyes. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you are facing obstacles at home, throw out your old ideas and try a different attitude. The more adventurous and imaginative your approach, the more successful the outcome will be. CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Sun, Venus and Uranus are in your career zone, so the study and re-training you do now will bring benefits in the future. If you combine motivation, creativity and innovation, you’ll go far. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t limit yourself today Lions. Reach out to a wide range of people, as you enjoy their company and exchange news, views and creative ideas. Friendships are also favoured. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Jupiter blesses personal projects at the moment, with one proviso — your heart must be in what you are doing. If you’re just going through the motions, then you’ll quickly lose interest. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Are you wearing rose-coloured glasses — especially at work? If something seems too good to be true, then it probably is. Today, take the time to think things through in a calm and logical way. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Stubborn Scorpio - the Moon moves through Gemini today, and you have much to learn from this cheerful, adaptable sign. Like being more flexible — and having a lot more fun! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Moon’s moving through your relationship zone, so you’ll feel generous towards others today. It’s also a fabulous time to start a new activity with a child, teenager or friend. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Gemini Moon encourages connecting with others, whether in person or online. Make sure you connect with yourself as well, via quiet solo time where you can relax and rejuvenate. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When it comes to your financial situation, don’t put your head in the sand. Avoidance will only compound the problems. If you cant manage your money yourself, then call in the professionals. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you doing all the giving, and others all the taking? If you allow people to walk all over you, that’s exactly what they’ll do. Sort out your personal boundaries Pisces — and stick to them. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.
while they struggled. If it had been unevenly split, they would have resented me. This way we can still have a civil relationship. — Glad It Was Split Evenly Dear Annie: What he doesn’t seem to realize is that it’s not about the money, but about which child Daddy loves more. The daughter is being told that not only is she being punished for prior bad acts, but also that Daddy doesn’t trust her to be responsible in the future. Does he keep a ledger for each child, adding up the plusses and minuses? All this father is doing is bequeathing a lifetime of anger and resentment. The best thing he can do is to split the estate equally, put both in trust or neither in trust, and leave it at that. He should not try to control his adult children from the grave. — Living Well Is the Best Revenge Dear Annie: The father has several legal options to make the bequests more equal, and there are good reasons for not giving a massive lump sum
to someone who can’t handle money. For example, the father can write a will that gives the first half-million to his son, with the rest divided equally. Or, over the next several years, he can gift his son and/or his son’s children money so that, upon his death, the remaining estate can be split 50/50. Putting the daughter’s share into a trust protects both her and her brother. People who are bad with money often burn through a windfall and end up bankrupt. And if she’s broke in 10 years, she’s going to turn to her brother, who might spend most of his bequest bailing her out. — A Lawyer in Massachusetts Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies.
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Seven-month-old female giant panda cub Nuan Nuan plays inside the panda enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday. The cub, the offspring of Xing Xing and Liang Liang, two giant pandas on loan to Malaysia from China in 2014, has been named “Nuan Nuan.”
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Dear Annie: “Your Opinion Please” said he originally planned to split his estate 60/40 in favor of his son (successful) and daughter (who had mental health issues, including drug abuse). You made valid points about not punishing the daughter for past mistakes. You did miss one: If their daughter had suffered from a more traditional medical problem like cancer, I seriously doubt they would be dividing up the estate unequally. I have several chronic illnesses and potentially deadly allergies. I know my parents spent more money on my health care than my sister’s. Still, they divided everything 50/50, and my sister was fine with that. If a lump sum of money would endanger the daughter’s recovery, then a trust is appropriate. — Be Fair Dear Fair: Many readers weighed in on this with opinions of their own: Dear Annie: What message would the parents be sending to their child who worked hard and was a person of