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ALERT targets Hells Angels RED DEER MAN SWEPT UP IN SERIES OF RAIDS

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

PROJECT AL-WHEELS

A man from Red Deer is among 10 people, allegedly linked with the Hells Angels, who were arrested during a series of raids in mid to late May. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team alleges seizing more than $1 million in stolen property including vehicles, rifles, shotguns and a handgun from sites in Red Deer, Edmonton, Grande Prairie,

Alberta Beach, Gunn, Onoway, Morinville, Legal, Ryley, Sherwood Park and Langley, B.C. In a statement released on Wednesday, ALERT communications manager Mike Tucker said police conducted 13 simultaneous raids on May 12, followed up with additional searches on May 19 and May 25.

Altogether, police allege seizing 17 travel trailers,

three pick-up trucks, six ATVs, one snowmobile, two dirt bikes, 18 rifles, two shotguns and one handgun.

The raids and arrests were the result of Project Al-Wheels, an ALERT investigation into activities of the Edmonton chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club that started with a tip from a member of the public, said Tucker.

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BLUE SKIES AWARD

County couple recognized for steps to improve air quality

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Terry Krause and his wife, Liz Simpson, sample honey berries from their garden south west of Red Deer on Wednesday afternoon. The couple have just been awarded a Parkland Airshed Management Zone Blue Skies award in recognition of their efforts to reduce their environmental footprint on their acreage in Red Deer County.

Nine years ago Terry Klause and Liz Simpson set out on a journey to reduce their environmental footprint.

After examining their values, they moved to an acreage Red Deer County.

The plan was to build a house, plant a garden and do some landscaping, which would align their desired lifestyle and values.

“My philosophy is start where you are in life and think about what you can do,” said Klause. “Do not take on too much. You can quickly overwhelm yourself. Look for people that can give you some advice from experience.”

Klause was recognized for his efforts with Parkland Airshed Management Zone’s Outstanding Role Model Award, one of the inaugural Blue Skies Awards on Wednesday.

The awards recognize individuals, businesses and organizations taking steps to improve air quality in Central Alberta.

The original plan was to build a straw bale house but it was the height of the boom and finding tradesmen was challenging, said Klause. Instead they went the conventional house building route.

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School systems hoping changes will boost graduation rates

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF As Central Alberta students graduate this month, school jurisdictions continue to look at how to improve the rate of students who finish Grade 12.

The number of 2016 graduates is not yet available, but in June 2015 the rate of students who graduated three years after entering Grade 10 ranged from 69.5 per cent at Red Deer Public Schools to 84.5 per cent at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools.

The provincial graduation average was 76.5 per cent.

Red Deer Public had a drop in its graduation rate from 74.0 per cent in 2014, while its three-year average was 73.5 per cent.

Superintendent Stu Henry said there had been an

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upward trend for about four years in a row and the district was encouraged about where results would head in the future.

Several years ago public schools on Red Deer’s north side were reconfigured as kindergarten to Grade 8 to build connections and stability.

“We’re hearing rave reviews from parents and staff about that model so we do think long term that will really pay off for our high school completion,” Henry said.

Attendance tracking and supports are also in place starting in elementary school. Another program links high school students with an assigned staff member to help them with any issues they may encounter. And students who don’t complete Grade 12 in three years are contacted by staff to help them earn their final credits.

Red Deer Catholic had a slight decline in its grad-

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uation rate from 88.1 per cent in 2014. Its three-year average was 88.2.

“Compared to the province, we’re well above the provincial average. We’re quite proud of the success story and quite proud of contributing to the overall provincial success,” said superintendent Paul Mason.

To help students earn their diploma, Catholic high school staff are assigned to work with students to make sure they have enough and the right credits to graduate.

“It is a team effort, not only with the Grade 12 teachers, but throughout a students’ education career,” Mason said.

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Outdoors columnist wins two awards from Outdoor Writers of Canada Bob Scammell, the Red Deer Advocate’s outdoors columnist, has won two 2016 awards from the Outdoor Writers of Canada for work published last year.

The National Communications Awards are designed to encourage excellence in outdoors writing and photography by OWC members in communicating outdoors issues.

Scammell won the second place award in the Magazine Feature Other (than hunting and fishing) Category for “Gourmet Gardening” published in The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2015 Garden Guide.

In the Newspaper – Internet Column Category, Scam- BOB SCAMMELL mell was awarded third place for “Democracy Denied,” about Alberta’s non-proclamation in 1998 of legislation related to Alberta public land grazing leases, published in the Aug. 6, 2015, issue of the Advocate. Scammell raised the issue about fees certain leaseholders receive for surface access to public land, calling it “cowboy welfare.”

Competition in the awards was brisk this year, with up to 30 entries in many award categories.

These were the 41st annual communications awards administered by the Outdoor Writers of Canada, a national organization of professional writers, broadcasters and photographers who specialize in outdoors activities and environmental concerns.

They are sponsored by Shimano and the Canadian National Sportsmen’s Show.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Seeking out a way to beat the heat this week, these three walkers strolled into the Red Deer River across from Three Mile Bend Recreation Area. They almost reached the opposite bank before being turned around by the deepening water. lows the centre to generate its own power and heat.

Blackfalds-based Ferus Inc. was the recipient of the Transportation EfficienciesAward. In recent years, the company converted its fleet to run on compressed natural gas (CNG).

The Air Quality Education and Community Outreach Award went to the Red Deer Public and Catholic schools for the idle-free program. Since 2010, the districts have promoted the program designed to change driver behavior. In February 2016, all Red Deer schools have been designated idle free zones. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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AWARD: Everyone has an impact on air quality However, their new home was built with high efficiency hydronic heating systems, triple glaze windows, dual flush toilets, solar panels, low-flow water fixtures and other technologies. Naturescaping is also a key element on their property. Their garden produces 1,000 pounds of produce every year.

Kevin Warren, Parkland Airshed Management Zone president, said everyone has an impact on air quality whether you are an individual, business, organization or municipality.

The Clean Air Achievement Award, the top honour, went to Border Paving Ltd. The company installed 288 solar panels on the roof of its 10,000 square-foot shop in Golden West Avenue in October 2014. The panels generated 82 megawatt hours of electricity in 2015, reducing GHG emissions by 51 tonnes. The company, however, produced a net output of 34.5 kilotonnes of GHG emissions for 2015.

“Everybody thinks of the asphalt industry as one of baddest out there,” said Warren. “Maybe the thing they were singled out for, in the grand scheme, is not a huge offset in what they are doing but that it sends a signal to other industries, ‘hey you can do this.’

They did it all on their own without grants. To me that is commendable.”

Roger Walls, Border Paving’s operations manager said the company does its part by recycling large quantities asphalt every year. He is not sure whether they will install more panels but the company is exploring other options that may make a bigger impact.

“The 51 tonnes doesn’t mean much but we are doing what we can,” said Walls. “We recognize the importance of doing things as environmentally as we can.”

Warren said the awards will recognize sustainable behaviors and encourages others to do their part.

The Clean Air Technology Award went to Atco Gas and the Collicutt Centre for the Combined Heat and Power system. Installed in 2014, the system al-

GRADUATION: ‘We want to do better every year’ Superintendent Kurt Sacher with Chinook’s Edge School Division said his jurisdiction was proud of the continued increase in its graduation rate that rose to 81.2 in 2015 from 80.1 per cent in 2014. Its three-year average is 79.3 per cent.

“We still have lots of work to do. We want to do better every year. But overall, it’s a real tribute to our staff and how much work they put into helping students from pre-kindergarten to Grade 12,” said Sacher.

He said Chinook’s Edge had a plan for a number of years and was sticking to that plan to increase its graduation rate. Recently it included learning support teams in every school for teachers and more time for teachers to share their ideas and best practices.

The graduation rate at Wild Rose School Division dipped slightly to 74.1 per cent in 2015 from 76.0 per cent in 2014. But superintendent Brad Volkman said it was not a concern.

“It probably doesn’t represent very many kids when you look at a school division our size. We’re just not very, very large,” Volkman said.

Its three-year graduation average was 74.2 per cent.

But he was worried about having less students around to graduate in communities like Rocky Mountain House.

“We’ve got lots of families who have had to move over the year because they’ve lost their job,” said Volkman who estimated about 200 fewer Wild Rose students in the fall.

He said less students means less teachers while trying to offer the same range of programs, and less maintenance and cleaning staff while the number of buildings stays the same. “(Homes) will fill up again once the economy rebounds then we’ll be on the upswing again. That’s just Alberta and the oil based province that we are.

We’ll manage,” Volkman said.

Wolf Creek Public Schools saw graduation rates increase to 73.6 per cent in 2015 from 71.4 in 2014, with a three-year average of 71.8.

Jayson Lovell, acting superintendent at Wolf Creek, said while the majority of students graduate three years after entering high school, more students are choosing to graduate in four or five years to have more time or flexibility.

“It’s a trend that’s happening across the province,” Lovell said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

HELLS ANGELS: 300 charges laid Investigators allege that vehicles were stolen from residents and businesses in the communities cited above, and then fraudulently registered with false serial numbers. Those vehicles were then sold at a discount among associates and members of the Hells Angels, said Tucker.

More than 300 charges were laid against the 10 people arrested as a result of the raids, said Tucker.

Two of the suspects are known members of the Hells Angels while the other eight are associated with the club, he said.

Co-accused and scheduled for court in Edmonton on June 23 are Bobby Dodman, 42, of Red Deer; Julien Roussell, 58 and Christopher Scott, 32, of Edmonton; Lawrence Cotter and Laura Hawkridge, both 41 and from Alberta Beach; Mark Funk, 38, of St. Albert; Jacob Jenkins, 38, of Gunn; Frank Preeper, 42, of Morinville; Kane Laplante-Racine, 29 of Strathcona County, and Anthony Shaw, 56, of no fixed address and arrested in Grande Prairie.

ALERT members are conducting follow-up investigations with the Insurance Bureau of Canada, Service Alberta and the RCMP’s national weapons enforcement support team.

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Petition opposes new shop proposal

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

COUNTY OF STETTLER

County of Stettler residents have forced a public vote on whether to borrow millions for a new shop.

It is the second time in the last three months council has faced a petition from residents opposed to borrowing plans for the shop and demanding it go to a plebiscite.

The plan to replace an existing 50-year-old shop has been opposed by some community members who have criticized the project as too expensive in difficult economic times.

A petition was circulated — which was deemed valid — opposing a plan to borrow just over $7 million for the project. Under the Municipal Government Act, council had the option of dropping the borrowing bylaw or take

the issue to a plebiscite.

Council opted to withdraw the bylaw and reduce the amount of borrowing for the project to $5.2 million, but proceed with construction.

That plan is now on hold after another petition was received last month opposing the new borrowing proposal.

This time, council decided on Wednesday to put the issue to rest by taking it to a ratepayer vote, which is set for June 27 with an advance poll on June 23.

A pair of public information sessions will be held ahead of the vote on June 21 and June 22 at the existing shop on the west side of the Town of Stettler.

Local businessman Brad Mappin,

who has been a key organizer of the petitions, said council will now have to listen to its ratepayers.

“I’m happy about it. It’s about time they asked the public what they thought because the councillors are not listening to what the voters want.

So it’s time to put it to a vote,” said Mappin.

After the last effort to force a public vote failed, Mappin said those unhappy with council’s spending plans had no intention of giving up. “(Council is) not representing the people. That’s why we decided to carry on and try it again.”

Mappin has no doubt voters will reject the new shop. It was not difficult collecting the 758 names he submitted,

he said. A sufficient petition required 510 and the county determined 527 names met requirements.

He believes it is too expensive a project, especially during the current economic times.

When it’s time to build a shop, council should ensure the money has been put aside previously, he said.

A third petition was also submitted that was calling for a halt to any move forward on building a new shop until the next municipal election in 2017. It was rejected by county chief administrative officer Tim Fox because the question put to those signing it was vague, open to interpretation and was not in a form that could be turned into a bylaw for a vote.

Benalto parents thrilled with county plan to buy school

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Benalto residents trying to save their school are happy and relieved Red Deer County has stepped up to buy the building.

“Awesome. We were thrilled,” said Carol Rambaut, who is among a group of dedicated present and former school parents trying to keep the kindergarten to Grade 6 school open.

Preliminary hearing slated in kidnapping, murder trial One of two suspects from a kidnapping and murder near Eckville nearly 10 years ago remains at large while the other is heading for trial.

RCMP allege that, on Oct. 24, 2006, an unnamed man was kidnapped and forced to give up the whereabouts of an associate who was living in a fifthwheel RV northwest of Eckville. Police state that the two suspects then entered the RV and shot the man inside.

Victim Bradley William Webber, 46,

“It just makes sense to keep the building itself in the community,” she said. The county already runs a play group out of the school and the Boys and Girls Club was planning to use the facility this fall.

Parents have applied to the province to operate the school as a charter school, which is a school run by a non-profit group, funded by the province and following the Alberta curriculum. A decision is expected from Alberta Education in around a month.

Whether that succeeds or not, the county’s move to buy the school from Chinook’s Edge School Division means a valued facility will remain, she said.

Mayor Jim Wood and county councillors made it clear on Tuesday they wanted to ensure the school building and its playground, which was recently upgraded, remain available for residents.

The county has voiced its support for keeping a school in the community and see a charter school as among op-

tions worth considering.

Rambaut said the county’s support is welcomed by the community.

“It just feels so good that everybody is working together, for what seems to be the right end result,” she said.

If the county had shown no interest in the building, the school division could have put it out to tender for other buyers. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

died of multiple gunshot wounds according to an autopsy report.

Lacombe resident Shayne Earl Gulka, 44, was charged on March 11 of this year with first-degree murder and kidnapping as the result of a lengthy investigation involving an RCMP major crimes unit and the Calgary Police Service.

Now in custody and represented

by Red Deer defence counsel Michael Scrase, Gulka was brought before a judge in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday to address the charges against him. Scrase said his client has chosen to be tried by judge and jury in the Court of Queen’s Bench with a preliminary hearing beforehand.

Preliminary hearings are optional for Queen’s Bench trials and made be used to test part or all of the Crown’s evidence before proceeding to trial.

Scrase said he intends to examine two of the Crown’s witnesses during Gulka’s hearing, scheduled for Nov. 3.

Also facing the same charges is Kevin Edward Brown, 33, of Calgary.

Brown remains at large and the subject of a Canada-wide warrant. Police ask that anyone with information that may lead them to him contact the ma-

jor crimes unit for Southern Alberta at 403-519-7306 or 403-519-7307. To remain anonymous, report tips online to www. tipsubmit.com or call Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-8477.

on one property were also burned.

Investigators determined that the fire started when poplar fuzz was lit on fire, which spread to the two homes.

Witnesses say the suspect was seen leaving on foot through the west entrance to Mustang Acres.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian, between 14 and 15 years old and 1.62 metres (five-foot-four) and 1.68 metres (five-foot-six) tall with a thin build. He was wearing a black toque, grey hoodie, baggy blue jeans and black skater shoes. He has black hair covering his eye brows and winged out under a toque.

He is believed to be a resident in Mustang Acres or a surrounding neighbourhood.

If you recognize this youth or have information about this incident, please contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-3435575. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

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Ali loved those friendly Canadians MICHAEL TAUBE OPINION

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uhammad Ali was a largerthan-life figure with masterful oratorical skills, innate intelligence and a quick wit. Still, it’s Ali’s unusual link to Canada that has intrigued me the most.

The three-time world heavyweight champion, who died June 3 at age 74, had two epic battles with Canadian George Chuvalo. They went 15 rounds at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens on March 29, 1966 (Ali famously called the five-time Canadian heavyweight champion “the toughest guy/fighter I ever fought”), and another 12 rounds at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum on May 1, 1972.

Ali also fought another Canadian, one-time heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick, on Dec. 11, 1981. It was the

last bout of his career — and, quite frankly, just as much of a horror show as his devastating loss to then-heavyweight champion Larry Holmes the year before. Yet he told reporters after the fight, “I did good for a 40-yearold. He was too strong. I could feel the youth. Age is slipping up on me.”

We’ll be nice, and give him some leniency for the first sentence.

Beyond the fights, there were other interesting aspects to the relationship that “The Greatest” had with the Great White North. Ali visited Canadian cities for promotional purposes over the years. While his stays were short, he always seemed to leave a lasting impression.

Edmonton’s Scotty Olson, a former flyweight champion, was one of those individuals. He told CBC News on June 4, “It was absolutely an honour to see him play around for a few rounds and it certainly motivated me to want people to cheer for me one day.”

Leslie Daye, daughter of the late Nova Scotia fighter Buddy Daye, also spoke eloquently about the man she met back in 1987. Ali had toured Hal-

ifax, and spoke with members of the tiny, local black community. The Daye family was among them, and Leslie told CBC News on June 4, “Growing up in a boxing household, it was almost like he was our family member because on Saturdays when he would fight, we would watch ABC, Howard Cosell and the fights. We are saddened today because we lost a brother.”

There are unknown and forgotten stories that are coming out of the woodwork, too.

In 1983, Ali spoke about Islam, peace and tolerance in the small mining town of Rouyn-Noranda, Que. He went to the Calgary Stampede in 1985, but it was barely discussed in the press. He even showed up at the Royal Connaught Hotel in Hamilton, Ont., and handed out signed copies of the Qur’an. (San Jose Sharks coach Peter DeBoer says he treasures his copy to this day.)

Why did he do this? The answer seems to have been revealed in a little-seen video clip during his training for the first Chuvalo fight that CBC’s The National unearthed on June 4.

“Well, I’ve never been treated so nice in my life (as in Canada),” Ali said. “I haven’t had no people making wisecracks. Everybody’s friendly — the children, the waitresses, the hotel managers, the policemen. Everybody’s as nice as they can be, and it’s a lot different from where I come from.”

In other words, the Champ genuinely liked Canada.

He clearly viewed our country in a different light from the U.S. The pressures he constantly faced at home for joining the Nation of Islam and criticizing the Vietnam war were not as widely discussed here. He likely sensed most Canadians accepted him for who he was, warts and all, and recognized the societal value he added as a boxer, showman, activist and thinker.

That’s why Muhammad Ali kept coming back, even under the cloak of darkness. That’s what Canada seemingly meant to him. That’s why Canadians should miss him dearly.

Troy Media columnist and political commentator Michael Taube was a speechwriter for former Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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A big first step for assisted death bill PAUL WELLS OPINION

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rime minister rejects critics who say assisted dying bill doesn’t go far enough, but suggests rules may evolve As the Supreme Court’s deadline for assisted-dying legislation passed with no new law in place, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected claims his proposed law doesn’t go nearly far enough.

“Around the cabinet table, some of the most compelling conversations we had were around the disability community and the concerns around protecting vulnerable Canadians,” Trudeau told the Star during a lengthy interview in his Centre Block office.

“Because, yes, defending people’s choices and rights is part of being a Liberal — but protecting the vulnerable is, too.”

Last year the Supreme Court of Canada struck down Criminal Code provisions forbidding physician-assisted suicide and gave Parliament a year to rewrite the law. The government of former prime minister Stephen Harper did not draft a new law before its defeat in last October’s election. With the court’s original February deadline RED DEER

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looming, Trudeau’s government asked for a six-month extension. The court consented to only four more months.

That deadline passed on Monday.

Physician-assisted suicide can now be performed legally starting Tuesday, with no restrictions under the Criminal Code. The House of Commons passed the new Liberal law, C-14, last week. The Senate has only begun deliberating.

Bill C-14 permits physician-assisted suicide only in cases where the patient’s death is “reasonably foreseeable.” That’s different from the Court’s phrasing: it held unanimously that a patient suffering a “grievous and irremediable medical condition” could seek a physician’s help to end “suffering that is intolerable.”

The distance between the court’s language and the Liberals’ has led some critics to suggest C-14 is too timid to withstand legal challenge. Constitutional scholar Peter Hogg on Monday joined the ranks of those critics. He told a Senate committee examining C-14 that the new bill fails the test set by the top court.

Trudeau remains unconvinced.

“This is a big step in Canadian society and Canadian justice,” he told the Toronto Star. “Getting that balance right means defending Canadians’ rights and freedoms and ability to make choices about themselves — but also protecting the most vulnerable.”

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But he also seemed to argue the new law could evolve through real-world application and court rulings.

He called C-14 “a big first step that is going to be followed by a lot of discussions and evolution over the coming decade as we begin to develop practices and case law.”

Trudeau’s comments came during a wide-ranging interview on several topics.

One of the leading organizations criticizing physician-assisted dying has been the Council of Canadians with Disabilities. The group has argued that severely disabled Canadians, especially those whose condition is new to them, could be so depressed they give up or could feel pressured by “social and economic circumstances.”

Does Trudeau share the fear that patients could be coerced into physician-assisted dying? “That’s been the slippery-slope argument that’s always brought up when medical assistance in dying is talked about from certain quarters,” he said. “But we’ve seen very clear studies from around the world, from jurisdictions that have that, that have said no, that simply isn’t something that ends up happening.

“But of course you need to make sure that it’s there in the framework,” he said. “Which is why we’re demanding (approval from) two physicians,” as well as a mandatory 15-day “reflection period” so patients have a chance to reconsider their choice.

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Trudeau’s lead ministers on this file, Health Minister Jane Philpott and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, urged legislators to move fast to pass C-14 before Monday’s deadline.

But now that the legal vacuum they warned against is upon us, Trudeau downplayed its seriousness.

Will patients and doctors create facts on the ground by ending patients’ lives before the new law passes? “I’m certainly hopeful that in the coming days, not too much is going to happen,” Trudeau said. “I don’t think Canada is well served by having a void on this issue. And I’m certainly encouraging the Senate to get this done responsibly.”

Earlier prime ministers could have called their government leader in the Senate and urged that senators on the government side of the upper chamber to follow the government line. Trudeau gave away that power when, as leader of an opposition party, he kicked Liberal senators out of his party’s caucus.

Does he regret that move?

“Oh, I knew that when I made this decision … there were going to be days that I grumbled at myself for having done this,” he said.

“But I also deeply believe that Canadian politics — and, mostly, Canadians themselves — will be better served by having a thoughtful, serious group of people look in on what’s best for Canadians in the Senate and express that.”

Paul Wells is a National Affairs writer syndicated by Torstar

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Youth detox centre expanding SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Planning is underway for Red Deer’s five-bed mandatory detox for children and youth to expand to eight beds.

The protective safe house for the Protection of Children Abusing Drugs (PChAD) program allows parents or guardians of children or youth under age 18 who are abusing alcohol or drugs to apply to provincial court for an apprehension and a 10-day confinement order for detox and assessment.

The PChAD Act took effect in 2006 to help minors whose alcohol or drug use is likely to cause significant psychological or physical harm to themselves or others.

Last fall the Red Deer program moved to a new and temporary loca-

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Roundabout expected to partially open on Friday Red Deer’s first modern roundabout will partially open for traffic in all directions on Friday morning.

Starting at 7 a.m., one lane of the two-lane roundabout at the 67 Street and 30 Avenue will be ready for vehicles.

Wayne Gustafson, Engineering Services Manager, said this is the first look at the roundabout for many drivers but it isn’t the final configuration.

Motorists are asked to take caution as there will be delays while everyone adjusts to the new traffic pattern, said Gustafson.

Access will be as follows: From northbound 30 Avenue, drivers will access the roundabout from a temporary road on the 67 Street/30 Avenue bend. 67 Street west of this access road will be closed.

From eastbound 67 Street, drivers will access the roundabout from the new 67 Street extension (one lane in each direction only). There’s a dedicated turn lane for traffic turning right onto 30 Avenue from 67 Street, meaning drivers don’t have to enter the roundabout.

Drivers should follow these basic steps to use the roundabout in its current configuration: Slow down and watch for signage in the area. Directional signage will help you understand how to access your destination.

‘IT REALLY GIVES THE PARENTS A LEG UP AT GETTING THEIR YOUTH CLEAR OF SUBSTANCES SO THAT HAVE A CLEAR STARTING BASE. IT REALLY IS A TOOL IN THE PARENTS’ TOOL BOX . . . .’

— NOREEN MCCALLUM PROGRAM MANAGER, AHS

tion in the city with plans for a permanent and larger location.

“There is a high demand for beds.

We had 141 youth April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 that were cared for and treated at our PChAD program in Red Deer,” said Stacy Hodgson, director for community addictions and mental health for Alberta Health Services, Central Zone.

PChAD also operates in Edmonton, Calgary and Grande Prairie with a total of 28 beds in the province. As a provincial program, children or youth in

the Red Deer area may land in another city depending on the availability of local beds.

Noreen McCallum, program manager for community addiction and mental health for AHS Central Zone, said about half the children and youth at the Red Deer program come from Red Deer and immediate area.

In 2012, PChAD went from five-day confinement to 10 days.

“It really helped us move from that detox stage into the assessment stage, and really moved from being

just enough time to anger a youth to enough time for the youth to start to see that life could be better for them without drugs,” McCallum said.

Parents or guardians who want to access PChAD can go to addictions services at Red Deer Provincial Building to meet with an addictions worker to begin the process.

“It really gives the parents a leg up at getting their youth clear of substances so they have a clear starting base. It really is a tool in the parents’ tool box in terms of managing youth with significant addiction problems.”

In Red Deer, the provincial program is run through AHS and its community agency partner McMan Youth Family and Community Services Association. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Charges laid against man shot by RCMP last month Criminal charges have been laid against a man shot by a Red Deer Mountie on May 1.

In a statement released to news media on May 2, Alberta RCMP media relations reported that members of the Red Deer City RCMP had been called to reports of an armed man at a downtown apartment building.

Members located the man and he was “subsequently shot by police in their efforts to ensure public safety,” says the statement.

Police later confirmed that the man, believed to be suicidal, suffered a single gunshot wound during the incident.

In a subsequent statement, issued on Thursday, RCMP Cpl. Sharon Franks states that Jesse Dyvig, 28, was arrested in Red Deer on May 31 and charged with assaulting a police officer with a weapon and possessing a weapon dangerous to the public.

Dyvig has been released from custody on an undertaking to police and is to make his first court appearance in Red Deer on June 24.

The discharge of the Mountie’s firearm is being investigated by the Alberta Serious Incidence Response Team.

20 educators from across the province were celebrated for their contributions to teaching on June 4, 2016 with a dinner and awards ceremony. Since the program began in 1989, more than 500 educators have received Excellence in Teaching Awards.

Each year, the program shares stories of these individuals inspiring students to reach their potential.

Visit education.alberta.ca/eta for more information on the finalists.

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Evacuees escorted by disaster response unit RESIDENTS TO TAKE STOCK, RETRIEVE BELONGINGS IN HARDEST-HIT FORT MCMURRAY AREAS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS FORT MCMURRAY — Residents of three neighbourhoods most badly damaged by a Fort McMurray wildfire are expected to get a look at their homes — or what’s left of them — today.

People whose homes were destroyed will be allowed back, but they’ll have to be escorted by a disaster response unit.

Those whose homes are still standing can return to check on their properties and grab belongings, but they won’t be able to stay.

That’s because toxic ash from the powerful fire poses a safety hazard.

Andrew Wilcox from a local rock radio station says it’s frustrating, but he understands why authorities won’t let him back into his home for good — even though it’s intact.

He says he plans to be there right at 8 a.m. when residents are allowed through security gates, so that he can retrieve sentimental items such as his mother’s old radio and his grandfather’s desk.

He’s also looking forward to being reunited with his standup paddleboard and motorcycle — things he worked hard to buy and that bring him joy.

“I’m one of the lucky ones — I know that,” the program director for 100.5 Cruz FM said on the weekend. “The house that I lived in is there. It’s standing. It has four walls.

“I got a good amount of the things that I truly care about out of there during the evacuation. And anything

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The devastated neighbourhood of Abasand is shown in Fort McMurray on May 13. A wildfire left a swath of destruction in early May and residents got to return the most badly damaged areas yesterday. that I really love as well, it should still be there.”

Wilcox can put himself in the shoes of those returning to piles of rubble.

He lost everything in an Edmonton apartment fire more than a decade ago.

Just two weeks before the wildfire called “the beast” forced everyone to flee Fort McMurray, Wilcox was looking for a Gordon Lightfoot record that burned in the apartment fire.

“You’ll always play the game — ‘Oh where’s that? Do I still have that? Oh,

it’s gone,”’ he said. “For everybody that lost stuff in Fort McMurray, that moment’s going to happen for them for the rest of their lives. But it gets less and less and less and less as time goes on.”

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Deep depth PENGUIN’S DEPTH HAS THEM ON THE VERGE OF STANLEY CUP WIN

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nine different players have scored for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup final, and Sidney Crosby doesn’t even crack the list.

The fact that the Penguins have raced out to a 3-1 series lead over the San Jose Sharks without a single goal from their superstar captain is a testament to their depth. Contributions from every part of the lineup have Pittsburgh on the verge of winning their fourth Stanley Cup and first since 2009.

“It’s been key,” said winger Bryan Rust, “because there’s been nights where it was pretty much pick a name out of a hat and that guy’s gonna step up and he’s going to have a big game.”

Fourteen players have scored at least two goals for the club during the playoffs. Ten players have scored at least four, including rookies Rust (six goals) and Conor Sheary, who’s scored twice in the final.

Though Crosby has been a force at times in the playoffs, it’s been Phil Kessel leading the charge offensively.

The 28-year-old set up a pair of goals in Game 4 and leads the Penguins with 10 goals and 21 points this spring.

“Obviously you don’t get many chances like this so you need to try to be at your best,” he said after practice Wednesday.

His speedy line, which includes Carl Hagelin (15 playoff points) and Nick Bonino (17 points), has turned Pittsburgh into a dangerous threepronged attack. Contain Crosby’s unit somehow and there’s Evgeny Malkin’s line to contend with. Contain that group and Kessel is looming as a threat.

The dynamic has created matchup issues for opponents all spring. The Penguins fourth line has also contributed, including Eric Fehr’s third goal in Monday’s 3-1 win.

“We’ve shown that all four of our lines can score and be dangerous,” defenceman Brian Dumoulin said. “It’s tough to match up with.”

The Sharks have employed their top pairing of Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Justin Braun to neutralize Crosby, effective to some degree with home-ice advantage in San Jose. But that leaves either Kessel or Malkin to roam free against the Sharks third pairing of Roman Polak and Brenden Dillon.

The Sharks opted to use that duo against Malkin, who had a goal and assist in Game 4.

Pittsburgh defencemen have also chipped in with goals form Ben Lovejoy and Ian Cole, the latter scoring his first of the post-season Monday night.

But it’s Pittsburgh’s defensive play without top-four defender Trevor Daley that’s been most indicative of their depth on the blue line.

Pittsburgh’s unheralded and mostly inexperienced defence has managed to keep the Sharks in check, holding them to 24.5 shots on average through the first four games while insulating rookie goaltender Matt Murray.

Sharks centre Logan Couture lauded the unit’s speed and effective stickwork earlier in the series.

Much of the advantage has come from Pittsburgh’s speedy attack, both in terms of their foot speed and how quickly they move the puck. Much of the series has been spent in the Sharks’ zone, and the Penguins have the puck possession advantage so far.

“I could talk all day about what we’ve done,” Murray said, noting the shot-blocking efforts of teammates.

The Penguins blocked 38 shots in Game 3.

Top Sharks weapons Joe Pavelski (zero points) and Joe Thornton have been mostly neutralized, while Brent Burns, he of 27 goals and 75 points during the regular season, has only a pair of Game 1 assists.

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland, Wednesday.

LeBron leads Cavs over Warriors

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cavaliers 120 Warriors 90 CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 32 points, Kyrie Irving added 30 and the Cleveland Cavaliers, pushed for 48 minutes by a delirious, championship-starved crowd, hammered the Golden State Warriors 120-90 in Game 3 on Wednesday night to pull within 2-1 in the NBA Finals.

On their home floor, where they have been dominant all post-season, the Cavs pulled their season from the brink of disaster following back-toback blowout losses in the Bay Area.

“Coaching staff gave us a great game plan and we executed it for 48 minutes,” James said.

They did it without starting forward Kevin Love, little help from their bench and by keeping Stephen Curry penned in.

The league’s MVP was mostly MIA, scoring 19 points — two in the first half — on 6-of-13 shooting. Harrison Barnes scored 18 and Klay Thompson 10 for Golden State, which had won seven straight over Cleveland — the first two finals games by a combined 48 points — and came back to the birthplace of

The 35-year-old Jefferson gave the Cavs a huge boost in 33 minutes, scoring nine points with eight rebounds.

Leading by eight at halftime, Cleveland took control in the third quarter when James and Irving combined on a play that symbolized the Cavs’ resurrection.

Crawling on his hands and knees after a loose ball near midcourt, James got to his feet and whipped a pass to Irving on the left side. Irving returned a lob to James, who leaped high and flushed it with his right hand, a basket that seemed to erase all that went wrong for the Cavs in California.

Before taking the floor, James and the Cavs huddled in the hallway outside their locker room and prayed.

James then gave his teammates some instructions.

“Follow my lead from the beginning!” he screamed. “And do your job!”

The Cavs listened, scoring the game’s first nine points and opening a 20-point lead in the first quarter. With their season on the line, this was the response Cleveland had to have, but the Cavs fell back into bad habits in the second quarter, rushing shots and not moving the ball.

rock and roll looking to party like they did after winning the title in Quicken Loans Arena last year.

The Cavs, though, have made this a series after it appeared the Warriors were on the fast track to another crown.

James had called it “do or die” for Cleveland.

Well, done and living.

“We’ve got to give the same effort on Friday,” James said. “It started defensively and it trickled down to the offensive side.”

Irving bounced back from two rough games out West, J.R. Smith made five 3-pointers and Tristan Thompson did the dirty work inside, getting 13 rebounds for the Cavs, who improved to 8-0 at home and can even the series with a win in Game 4 on Friday night.

The Cavs hardly missed Love, still suffering from a concussion sustained in Game 2. He wanted to play, but Love is still in the NBA’s concussion protocol and has not yet been cleared to return by league and team doctors.

Coach Tyronn Lue started veteran Richard Jefferson and moved James into Love’s power forward spot, giving the Cavs a smaller lineup better equipped to run with the Warriors.

Henderson, Moline named Notre Dame athletes of the year

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

Dame male athlete of the year during the school’s athletics banquet.

Henderson played on the volleyball, basketball, handball and cross-counDown 20-4, the Notre Dame Cougars try running teams. She pointed to volgirls volleyball team were leyball and bason the comeback trail in ketball as her zone semifinals. favourites of all They rallied to a 14-24 the sports she deficit against the Hunting participates in.

Hills Lightning when Kam“I hope to ryn Henderson stepped up continue, build to serve, the Lightning one and see what point away from taking the the future has game. to hold,” said Henderson held serve Henderson. “I’m for 12 straight times and hoping for a betpulled even. The Cougars ter basketball GRIFFIN went on to win the game 27- KAMRYN HENDERSON season than we 25 and the set. had this year.

“It was the highlight of We’ll continue to my volleyball career,” she said. “The work on that and hopefully it’s a great crowd was amazing that night, it was season next year.” a huge team effort. It’s probably someIn Moline’s last year in high school, thing I’ll remember for the rest of my he was a key component of a basketlife.” ball team that won zones and competOn Wednesday night, that memora- ed in the provincial tournament hostble comeback was one of many high- ed in Red Deer. lighted as the reason she was named “I’m so proud and thankful of evNotre Dame female athlete of the year. erybody who has helped me get here,” The Grade 11 student was joined he said. “I loved every second of high

by Griffin Moline, who won the Notre school sports. I enjoyed every team-

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He noted the zone championship for basketball as a highlight, but he was also a part of the Cougars volleyball that won zones.

Moline and his teammate Cody White were both nominated for the athlete of the year and a night prior, they watched soccer together and joked about who would win male athlete of the year.

On top of volleyball and MOLINE basketball, Moline competed in tennis and handball.

He is off to Medicine Hat College next year to play volleyball on a scholarship.

Other female athlete of the year nominees included: Leah Brunner and Bryndelle MacDougall.

Other male athlete of the year nominees included: White and Taylor Vida.

The Grade 10 Most Outstanding Athletes were Jenna Hollman and Ty Moline. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Donaldson leads Jays past Tigers

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Blue Jays 7 Tigers 2 DETROIT — For the first time since last summer, R.A. Dickey won consecutive starts.

On a day when Dickey couldn’t consistently do anything with his knuckleball, his Toronto teammates scored seven runs in the first five innings Wednesday in a 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

“That was a gift,” he said. “I’m not sure I can remember the last time I had that little on the knuckleball, but the guys gave me enough support that I was able to work things out.”

Dickey (4-6) allowed two runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. Combined with Friday’s victory at Boston, he won back-to-back outings for the first time since Aug. 28 against Detroit and Sept.

2 versus Cleveland.

“Two runs in 5 1/3 innings isn’t great, but it is better than that could have easily gone,” he said. “I really had to dig deep into my reservoir of experience today. I was throwing a bunch of curveballs, and I was changing speeds on the knuckleball more than I’ve ever done — just trying to get through the game.”

Josh Donaldson made that a lot easier. In the first inning, he hit what would have normally been a routine grounder to second, but Ian Kinsler was shifted to the third-base side of the bag, so it went for a single.

Donaldson scored on Justin Smoak’s homer, then homered and tripled in his next two at-bats.

“I’d been working really hard with Jake on taking the inside path to balls against the shift,” he said, referring to hitting coach Brook Jacoby. “In the first inning, I got a pitch that I could roll through the gap, and that changed the way they defended me and pitched to me.”

Kevin Pillar added a two-run triple as Toronto stopped Detroit’s five-game winning streak.

“That was a nice present — a lot of offence,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said on his 55th birthday. “Josh has been scuffling a little, but he’s the MVP for a reason. He’s one of the elite players in this game.”

Donaldson needed a double for the cycle, but grounded out in the seventh and was on deck when the Blue Jays made their last out in the ninth.

“I think about 10 people reminded me that I only needed a double,” Donaldson said. “But getting a hit in the majors is hard enough without trying to hit a double.”

Jordan Zimmermann (8-3) gave up seven runs and eight hits in 4 2-3 innings — including two triples and two homers. He has allowed seven or more runs twice in his last four outings, and his ERA has risen to 3.30 from 1.10 on May 6.

“I was pretty bad today,” Zimmermann said. “This is a team that takes some big swings, and if you leave stuff over the middle you’re going to get hurt.”

Nick Castellanos hit his 11th homer for the Tigers.

Smoak and Castellanos had two-run homers in the first, and Donaldson’s three-run homer put Toronto ahead for good in the third. Detroit put runners at the corners with one out when Ezequiel Carrera grounded into a 3-6-2 double play started by Jose Iglesias.

Zimmermann couldn’t get out of the fifth, when Donaldson and Pillar tripled.

Detroit got a runner to third with one out in the seventh, but Jesse Chavez came in to strike out James McCann and Andrew Romine. Detroit also strained two runners in the eighth.

UP NEXT Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (52, 4.82 starts Thursday’s opener of a four-game series against visiting Baltimore and RHP Tyler Wilson (2-5, 4.39).

Tigers: RHP Mike Pelfrey (1-5, 4.76) is to start Friday’s series opener at the New York Yankees, who go with LHP CC Sabathia (3-4, 2.58).

No Messam around EYES ARE ON JEROME MESSAM TO CONTINUE STAMPEDER TRADITION OF RUNNING BACK STARDOM

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Jerome Messam arrived at his first Calgary Stampeder training camp with a spring in his stride.

The running back’s off-season training regimen included track workouts in his hometown of Toronto under the eye of former Canadian sprinter Desai Williams.

Messam says his training group included CFL compatriots Andre Durie of the Toronto Argonauts, Chad Owens and Courtney Stephen of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Brandon Stewart of the B.C. Lions.

Williams, a 1984 OlymJEROME pian who is now a speed, strength and conditioning coach, put them through sprint drills up to three times a week “He really emphasized speed, strength and strengthening our hips,” Messam said Wednesday at McMahon Stadium.

“I was a track guy growing up, but I had kind of lost my way and was more focused on football movements. I’ve really done a lot of correctives as far as getting my hips and my knees in alignment and keeping my joints strong so I can be loose and be agile.

“I just feel like my legs are super-strong. My stride is strong and my hips feel great. I feel loose and elusive.”

From Joffrey Reynolds to Jon Cornish, a Stampeder has been the CFL’s star running back for much of the last decade.

Cornish’s retirement in December makes the six-foot-three, 245-pound Messam the focal point of Calgary’s ground game.

Acquired in a trade with the Saskatchewan Roughriders last October, Messam played four games, including two in the post-season, to get a feel for the Stampeder organization.

The 31-year-old signed a contract

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extension in February.

“Coming back and starting training camp, he gets to learn the base of all the plays he’s running,” running backs coach Marc Mueller said.

“He’s a veteran, he’s been around, he’s someone our younger guys look to in the meeting room. Hopefully we see him for 18 games and see what he can do in red and white.”

Calgary is Messam’s fifth team in seven CFL seasons after stints with B.C., Edmonton, Montreal and Saskatchewan. He was named the league’s Most Outstanding Canadian in 2011 when he posted 1,057 rushing yards for the Eskimos.

Messam surpassed 1,000-yard mark for the secMESSAM ond time in his career in 2015 and was named a West Division all-star. He ran for a combined 122 yards on 28 carries and a touchdown for Calgary in last year’s Western semifinal and final.

His size, and the power he generates with it, make Messam difficult to bring down.

“I’d dive at his ankles. Try to survive,” Mueller said.

But Messam’s receiving skills were an unexpected bonus for Calgary in the playoffs.

He contributed four catches for 81 yards in the division semifinal and another four catches for 45 yards in the final.

“He’s a big dude and he’s a lot more nimble than he gets credit for,” Stampeder head coach Dave Dickenson said.

“When he got here, the thing that surprised us is he’s got pretty good hands and he can run routes, so he’s got versatility which is nice.

“Depending on how we work our roster, he’s going to be the hammer.

He’s going to be the lead horse and mix it in from there.”

Calgary hosts the Grey Cup champion Edmonton Eskimos in a pre-season game Saturday.

Davis. MIP: Lexi Kowalchuk. CA: Kamryn Henderson.

Senior boys basketball — MVP: Cody White. MIP: Josh Ballantyne. CA: Griffin Moline.

Girls wrestling — MOP: Drew Persson.

Badminton — MVP: Jenna Hollman, Shae Bilodeau and Ben LaBlanc. MIP: Gracyn Holman, Megan Benoit, Brian Pabilona and Han Nguyen. CA: Andy Kim and Trang Nguyen.

Athletic leadership — Kate Jensen (female) and Cody White (male).

Junior girls handball — Jenna Hollman (MPP) Junior boys handball — Brett Porter (MPP) Senior girls handball — MVP: Sarah Koopmans. CA: Mackenzie Huddleston.

Senior boys handball — MVP: Jordan Muirhead. CA: Lynx Ledene.

Girls soccer — MVP: Natalie Frenette. CA: Lexi Davis.

Boys soccer — MVP Andrew Aspillaga. CA: Nathan Bergeson.

Girls rugby — MVP: Erika Lefley. MIP: Sarah Geisbrecht. CA: Kate Jensen.

Boys rugby — MVP: Taylor Vida. MIP Beau Meier. CA: Steven and Sheldon MacLeod.

Tennis — MVP: Ty and Griffin Moline. CA: Kate Pasula and Alex Moore.

Track and field — MOP: Leah Brunner (female) and Connor Sinnamon (male). CA: Matt MacQuarrie (male) and Lina Koller (female).

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Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson catches the popup hit by Detroit Tigers’ Ian Kinsler during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, in Detroit.

SHARAPOVA SUSPENDED TWO YEARS FOR FAILED DRUG TEST

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — Maria Sharapova was suspended Wednesday for two years for failing a drug test, labeled “the sole author of her own misfortune” because she hid regular pre-match use of a newly banned substance from anti-doping authorities and members of her own entourage.

The tennis star said she would appeal what she called “an unfairly harsh” punishment to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The ban, handed down by a three-person Tennis Anti-Doping Program tribunal appointed by the International Tennis Federation, is backdated to Jan. 26, when Sharapova last played.

She tested positive for meldonium that day after losing to Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarterfinals.

The panel said various elements of Sharapova’s case “inevitably lead to the conclusion” that she took the substance “for the purpose of enhancing her performance.”

Sharapova, who faced up to a fouryear suspension, loses all ranking

points and prize money she earned in Melbourne.

More significantly, if her suspension withstands an appeal and runs through Jan. 25, 2018, the 29-year-old Russian will wind up missing this year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics and a total of eight Grand Slam tournaments during what might have been prime competitive years.

It certainly throws into doubt the on-court future of a former No. 1-ranked player and owner of five Grand Slam titles who is one of the most well-known and — thanks to a wide array of endorsements — highest-earning athletes in the world.

She is one of 10 women in tennis history with a career Grand Slam — at least one title from each of the sport’s four most important tournaments.

Sharapova was the 2004 Wimbledon champion at age 17 No. 1 in the rankings at 18 U.S. Open champion at 19 Australian Open champion at 20. An operation to her right shoulder in 2008 took her off the tour for months, and her ranking dropped outside the top 100. But she worked her way back, and in 2012, won the French Open, then added a second title in Paris two years later.

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Baseball Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 35 23 .603 Boston 34 24 .586 Toronto 32 29 .525 New York 29 30 .492 Tampa Bay 27 31 .466 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 32 25 .561 Kansas City 30 29 .508 Detroit 30 29 .508 Chicago 29 30 .492 Minnesota 18 40 .310 West Division W L Pct Texas 36 23 .610 Seattle 32 26 .552 Houston 29 32 .475 Los Angeles 26 33 .441 Oakland 25 34 .424

GB — 1 4 1/2 6 1/2 8 GB — 3 3 4 14 1/2 GB — 3 1/2 8 10 11

Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 9, Kansas City 1 N.Y. Yankees 6, L.A. Angels 3 Detroit 3, Toronto 2, 10 innings Texas 4, Houston 3 Washington 10, Chicago White Sox 5 Milwaukee 5, Oakland 4 Minnesota 6, Miami 4, 11 innings Arizona 5, Tampa Bay 0 Seattle 7, Cleveland 1 Boston 5, San Francisco 3, 10 innings Wednesday’s Games Toronto 7, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 6, Arizona 3 Baltimore 4, Kansas City 0 N.Y. Yankees 12, L.A. Angels 6 Houston 3, Texas 1 Washington 11, Chicago White Sox 4 Milwaukee 4, Oakland 0 Minnesota 7, Miami 5 Cleveland at Seattle, late Boston at San Francisco, late

Local Sports Thursday’s Games Houston (McHugh 5-4) at Texas (Perez 4-4), 12:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Chacin 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 4-3), 5:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Wilson 2-5) at Toronto (Stroman 5-2), 5:07 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 3-6) at Minnesota (Santana 1-5), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (Gonzalez 3-4) at Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 8-1) at Seattle (Karns 5-2), 8:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Houston at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Oakland at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Boston at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Washington New York Miami Philadelphia Atlanta Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado Arizona San Diego

National League East Division W L Pct 36 23 .610 32 26 .552 30 29 .508 29 31 .483 17 42 .288 Central Division W L Pct 41 17 .707 32 27 .542 31 28 .525 28 31 .475 22 37 .373 West Division W L Pct 35 25 .583 32 28 .533 26 32 .448 26 36 .419 25 36 .410

GB — 9 10 13 19

● High school sports: Hunting Hills awards banquet, 6 p.m., Hunting Hills High School ● Ladies fastball: U18 Rage vs. U16 Rage, 7 p.m., and Badgers vs. U18 Rage, 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park. Stettler vs.

Bandits, 7 p.m., Stettler

Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta 4, San Diego 2 Tampa Bay 6, Arizona 3 N.Y. Mets 6, Pittsburgh 5, 10 innings St. Louis 12, Cincinnati 7 Washington 11, Chicago White Sox 4 Milwaukee 4, Oakland 0 Minnesota 7, Miami 5 Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, late Boston at San Francisco, late

● Rugby: Calgary Hornets vs. Red Deer Titans, 8 p.m., Titan’s rugby field ● Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: Beaumont Bandits vs. Red Deer ladies Rage, 8:30 p.m., Kinex

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Friday’s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

Oakland at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 5:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 6:40 p.m.

Miami at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

GB — 3 8 10 10 1/2

Saturday, June 11 Group A At Lens Aggio, France Albania vs. Switzerland, 7 a.m.

Group B At Bordeaux, France Wales vs. Slovakia, 10 a.m.

At Marseille, France England vs. Russia, 1 p.m.

SEMIFINALS (two-game, total-goals series) Wednesday’s results Second Leg Toronto 0 Montreal 0 (Toronto advances on 4-2 aggregate) Ottawa at Vancouver, late (Ottawa leads series 2-0) CHAMPIONSHIP Toronto vs. Ottawa/Vancouver (two-game, total-goals series) First Leg — June 21 or 22 Second Leg — June 28 or 29 Euro 2016 At Sites in France

Group Stage Group A Abania, France, Romania, Switzerland Group B England, Russia, Slovakia, Wales Group C Germany, Northern Ireland, Poland, Ukraine Group D Croatia, Czech Republic, Spain, Turkey Group E Belgium, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Sweden Group F Austria, Hungary, Iceland, Portugal

NHL playoff scoring leaders

Golden State (W1) vs. Cleveland (E1) (Golden State leads series 2-1) Wednesday’s result Cleveland 120 Golden State 90 Sunday’s result Golden State 110 Cleveland 77 Friday’s game Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 13 Cleveland at Golden State, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 16 Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 19 Cleveland at Golden State, 6 p.m.

Game One — Thursday, June 2 Golden State 104 Cleveland 89

associate head coach and Nick Van Exel assistant coach.

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS — Named Danny Ferry special adviser.

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Placed OL Manny Ramirez on the reserve/retired list.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed RB Giovani Bernard to a three-year contract extension.

LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed WR Stedman Bailey on the reserve non-football injury list. Signed DT Cam Thomas, QB Dylan Thompson, TE Benson Browne and RB Terrence Magee.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed CB Artie Burns to a four-year contract.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Waived TE Michael Cooper.

HOCKEY National Hockey League MINNESOTA WILD — Named John Anderson assistant coach.

Southern Professional Hockey League PEORIA RIVERMEN — Signed C Jake Hauswirth to a professional tryout agreement.

MOTORSPORTS NASCAR — Suspended Kyle Larson’s crew chief, Chad Johnston, one race and fined him $20,000 for loose lug nuts during last week’s Sprint Cup race.

SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS — Loaned Fs Gonzalo Veron and Shaun Wright-Phillips to Red Bulls II (USL).

Atlanta for INF/OF Kelly Johnson and cash.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Assigned OF David Lough outright to Lehigh Valley (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP Curtis Partch to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled RHP Jameson Taillon from Indianapolis.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with 2B Steve Lombardozzi on a minor league contract.

American Association WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Claimed LHP Bennett Parry off waivers.

Can-Am League ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed OF Brendan Webb. Released C Tyler Clark.

SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Signed 1B Franklin Jacobs and RHP J.B. Kole.

Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed 1B J.J. Bissell and RHP Andrew Potter.

JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed INF Nico Zych. Released RHP Brandon Poulson.

NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Signed RHP Jeremy Holcombe.

RIVER CITY RASCALS — Traded OF Dominique Taylor to Sussex (Can-Am) for a player to be named.

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Released C Michael Valadez.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Released C Nate Causey. Signed C Gaby Juarbe.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Named J.B. Bickerstaff

Ramrattan named to U23 national kayak team Less than a year after a hiking mishap had Darius Ramrattan in the hospital for a month-and-a-half, he made the Canoe Kayak Canada U23 team.

The team is heading to Krakow, Poland from July 13 to 17 in the International Canoe Federation Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships.

Ramrattan, 18, of Innisfail was one of three people named to the U23 men’s team along with Andrew Musgrave of Ottawa and Ryley Penner of Lundbreck.

In August 2015, Ramrattan was in a rock slide while climbing Middle Sister near Canmore. He had three surgeries for a broken femur, pelvis and shattered left heel over the next month and a half. By Christmas he was back in his kayak on the water and this spring got out on white water for the first time since.

Knights 9 Blazers 0 Nine goals from eight different scorers led the Central Alberta Christian High School Knights to a 9-0 win over the Bowden Blazers in Central Alberta High School soccer.

Keith Tenbrinke scored two goals while Shelby Goedhart, Kyle Nieuwland, Nicholas Vandesburg, Jayden Doornbas, Mark DeWit, Braden Olsen and Elijah Johanson scored once each.

Cyclones 3 Spartans 1 The Melansons were the difference as the Innisfail Cyclones defeated the Olds Spartans 3-1.

Josh and Tyler Melanson were joined by Pacen van der Meer, scoring the three Cyclones goals.

Will Radford had the lone goal for the Spartans in the loss.

Knights 3 Lightning 0 The Central Alberta Christian High School Knights blanked the Hunting Hills Lightning 3-0.

Shelby Goedhart, Kyle Nieuwland and Trevor Luymes all scored for the Knights.

Football CFL Pre-Season Standings East Division GP W L T PF Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 Montreal 1 0 1 0 13 West Division GP W L T PF Winnipeg 1 1 0 0 36 B.C. 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 Saskatchewan 0 0 0 0 0

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WEEK ONE Wednesday’s result

Winnipeg 36 Montreal 13 Saturday’s games Hamilton at Toronto, 2 p.m.

B.C. at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 13 Winnipeg at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

WEEK TWO Friday, June 17 Toronto at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Hamilton, 5:30 p.m.

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

Saturday, June 18 Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 2 p.m.

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Wednesday’s summary Golden State 16 27 26 21 — 90 Cleveland 33 18 38 31 — 120

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A Red Deer ringette player is one of five to receive a scholarship from Ringette Canada worth $1,000.

Alison Schlachter is a beneficiary of the Agnes Jacks Scholarship along with girls from Delta, B.C.; Dartmouth, N.S.; Timmins, Ont. and Steinbach, Man. This is the 18th time the scholarship has been awarded. It is honour of Agnes Jacks, the widow of Sam Jacks who invented ringette in 1963. Sam died in 1975 and Agnes continued as a goodwill ambassador and promoted the sport. She died on April 1, 2005 and the scholarship is presented to players, coaches and/ or officials who have demonstrated a strong academic performance and a commitment to the sport.

Schlachter played with the Red Deer Rampage ringette U19 team this past year.

Pts 26 22 22 21 20 19 17 17 17 17 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13

GOLDEN STATE (90) Barnes 7-11 2-3 18, Green 2-8 2-4 6, Bogut 2-6 0-0 4, Curry 6-13 4-4 19, K.Thompson 4-13 1-3 10, Iguodala 5-7 0-0 11, Speights 1-4 2-2 5, Varejao 0-1 1-2 1, Ezeli 0-1 0-0 0, Livingston 2-3 1-2 5, Rush 0-1 0-0 0, Barbosa 2-5 4-6 8, Clark 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 32-76 17-26 90.

CLEVELAND (120) Jefferson 4-7 0-0 9, James 14-26 3-5 32, T.Thompson 5-6 4-5 14, Irving 12-25 3-3 30, Smith 7-13 1-2 20, J.Jones 0-0 1-2 1, Frye 0-0 0-0 0, Mozgov 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 1-2 0-0 3, Dellavedova 1-2 0-0 2, Shumpert 1-5 0-0 3, D.Jones 0-1 0-0 0, McRae 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 48-91 12-17 120.

3-Point Goals—Golden State 9-33 (Curry 3-9, Barnes 2-5, Speights 1-2, Clark 1-2, Iguodala 1-2, K.Thompson 1-7, Barbosa 0-1, Bogut 0-1, Green 0-4), Cleveland 12-25 (Smith 5-10, Irving 3-7, Williams 1-1, Shumpert 1-2, James 1-2, Jefferson 1-3).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 32 (Barnes 8), Cleveland 52 (T.Thompson 13).

Assists—Golden State 21 (Green 7), Cleveland 23 (Irving 8). Total Fouls—Golden State 23, Cleveland 25. Technicals—Frye.

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Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Patrick Di Gregory director of professional scouting and special projects.

BOSTON RED SOX — Transferred RHP Carson Smith to the 60-day DL. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Activated RHP Joba Chamberlain from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Cody Anderson to Columbus (IL).

DETROIT TIGERS — Traded RHP Jose Valdez to the L.A. Angels for cash.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned C Tony Cruz to Omaha (PCL). Recalled INF Christian Colon from Omaha.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Designated LHP Chris Jones for assignment.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Sent LHP Liam Hendriks to Stockton (Cal) for a rehab assignment.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Sent 2B Logan Forsythe to Durham (IL) for a rehab assignment.

TEXAS RANGERS — Sent C Robinson Chirinos and OF Shin-Soo Choo to Frisco (TL) for a rehab assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned 3B Matt Dominguez to Buffalo (IL).

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Williams Perez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Recalled RHP John Gant from Gwinnett (IL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Released INF-OF Alex Guerrero.

NEW YORK METS — Traded RHP Akeel Morris to

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Sunday, June 12 Group D At Paris Turkey vs. Croatia, 7 a.m.

Group C At Nice, France Poland vs. Northern Ireland, 10 a.m.

At Lille Metropole, France Germany vs. Ukraine, 1 p.m.

Friday, June 10 Group A At Saint-Denis, France France vs. Romania, 1 p.m.

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Logan Couture, SJ Joe Pavelski, SJ Brent Burns, SJ Phil Kessel, Pgh Joe Thornton, SJ Nikita Kucherov, TB Tyler Johnson, TB Sidney Crosby, Pgh Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Nick Bonino, Pgh Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Carl Hagelin, Pgh Jamie Benn, Dal Robby Fabbri, StL David Backes, StL Jonathan Drouin, TB Jaden Schwartz, StL Victor Hedman, TB Troy Brouwer, StL Joel Ward, SJ Patrick Marleau, SJ

Pittsburgh (E2) vs. San Jose (W6) (Pittsburgh leads series 3-1) Monday’s result Pittsburgh 3 San Jose 1 Saturday’s result San Jose 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT) Thursday’s game San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 12 Pittsburgh at San Jose, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15 San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Game One — Monday, May 30 Pittsburgh 3 San Jose 2 Game Two — Wednesday, June 1 Pittsburgh 2 San Jose 1 (OT)

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Sunday ● Bantam baseball: Okotoks Dawgs Black vs. Red Deer Braves, 10 a.m., Great Chief Park ● Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: Olds Mavericks vs. Red Deer Junior B tier II Renegades, 2:30 p.m. and Calgary Axemen vs. Red Deer ladies Rage, 5 p.m., Kinex

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Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh (Locke 5-3) at Colorado (Bettis 4-5), 3:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 5-4) at Cincinnati (Finnegan 2-4), 5:10 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 3-6) at Minnesota (Santana 1-5), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Colon 4-3) at Milwaukee (Nelson 5-4), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (Gonzalez 3-4) at Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

GB — 3 1/2 6 7 1/2 19

Black vs. Red Deer Braves, 2 p.m., and Okotoks Dawgs Red, 5 p.m., Great Chief Park ● Alberta Football League: St. Albert Stars vs. Central Alberta Buccaneers, 6 p.m., M.E. Global Field, Lacombe ● Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: Strathmore Venom vs. Red Deer Junior B tier II Renegades, 2:30 p.m., Kinex

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Kent wins defamation case CALGARY — Former television war correspondent Arthur Kent choked back tears Wednesday after winning an eight-year-old lawsuit against one of Canada’s largest media companies over a column that called him “Dud Scud.”

A judge ruled that Postmedia and its former columnist Don Martin defamed Kent while he was running for a seat in the Alberta legislature in 2008.

“I’m feeling a measure of vindication from the ruling,” Kent said outside

from Mr. Martin’s failure to provide him with an opportunity to respond prior to publication of the article.”

“While the article did not accuse Mr. Kent of any illegal or immoral acts, it characterized him as an egotistical, politically naive, arrogant candidate whose campaign was in disarray,” she wrote.

She awarded Kent a total of $200,000 in damages from the defendants — $150,000 from Martin and Postmedia for the article and an additional $50,000 from Postmedia for continuing to publish the article online.

Martin referred calls to CTV, where he is now a host. CTV also declined to comment. Postmedia’s Phyllise Gelfand would only say the company is “reviewing the decision.”

Kent, who got the nickname “Scud

Carbon tax prompts fierce oil and gas competitiveness debate

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The impact of Alberta’s new carbon levy on the oil and gas industry was hotly debated in Calgary on Wednesday, a day after it was passed by the NDP government.

Alberta Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd, who spoke at an industry conference, insisted the province can compete with neighbouring Saskatchewan, which doesn’t have a carbon tax.

“We’re still pretty competitive overall in Canada,” said McCuaig-Boyd.

“We’re one of the lowest (tax) jurisdictions and, I always have to remind people, we don’t have a provincial sales tax.: But Gary Leach, president of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada, said the carbon tax could drive investment away to other prov-

inces or the United States.

“We’re competing in a North American market,” he said. “The price for our energy exports is set outside of Alberta. We don’t set the prices. So to the extent where our industry is shouldering a competitive burden that our competitors are not, that is a serious concern.”

Beverly Gilbert, national commodity tax leader for law firm Borden Ladner Gervais, said there’s no question that Alberta producers will face higher costs and a “huge compliance burden” as a result of the carbon tax.

“They will be paying this non-refundable tax that people in Saskatchewan will not be paying, for instance, on things like venting and flaring,” Gilbert said. “That makes us less competitive.”

Gilbert acknowledged, however, that the fact that Alberta has no pro-

vincial sales tax gives it a substantial advantage that producers in other provinces don’t have.

The carbon levy, to take effect Jan. 1, is one element of a climate-change strategy intended to reduce Alberta’s carbon footprint. It is expected to bring in $3 billion in 2017-18.

Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) spokesman Brett Harris said his company has supported Alberta’s climate change initiative from the start and would like to see it extended across North America so there’s a “level playing field” for all competitors.

“We think over the long term it actually gives Alberta a potential competitive advantage because it establishes us as a world leader, especially in terms of oil-producing jurisdictions,” he said.

Alberta considers fencing off calving pens to help caribou in forests

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Scientists are putting Alberta at the head of the herd among provinces with a strategy to preserve threatened caribou that includes sectioning off forest to protect calving cows.

While the plan for a $40-million restoration of industry-damaged habitat and huge new protected areas has drawn applause, questions remain about whether calving pens will do any good.

“It could be an OK idea, but there’s no evidence for it,” said Mark Hebblewhite, a University of Montana biologist familiar with Alberta’s caribou

Alberta BRIEFS ‘Significant’ job cuts possible at school division ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE — A Central Alberta school division is facing the prospect of a large staff cut as it feels the pinch of the province’s economic downturn.

The Wildrose Public School Division expects 239 fewer students will be registered this fall compared to last year, as many families move away to better job prospects.

Supt. Brad Volkman says the big drop could mean a “significant” staff reduction as the division grapples with less government funding, a $1.3 million deficit and a reserve fund that’s almost dried up.

Volkman says in past years, trustees have used their reserve to spend more than it’s received, but that’s changed and trustees must produce a balanced budget for next year.

He says all they can hope for now is a turnaround in the economy.

Gay rodeo cancelled STRATHMORE — What’s billed as Canada’s largest gay rodeo has been cancelled in southern Alberta.

The Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association announced on its website last month that the event wouldn’t be going ahead in Strathmore this summer.

No reason was given and rodeo fans are still wondering if they’ll be refunded the $99 they paid for a fourday pass.

The association says the decision was not made lightly and it apologizes to everyone the cancellation affects.

The 22-year-old event has been held in Strathmore for the last seven years and featured rodeo competitions,

conflicts.

The federal government has given provinces until 2017 to come up with range plans and recovery strategies for caribou herds, which are in danger across the country.

In Alberta, where the situation is arguably the worst, decades of development has herds clinging to a few scraps of old-growth forest. Numbers have declined by about 60 per cent and some ranges are more than 80 per cent disturbed.

The provincial government released a draft Wednesday that includes a recovery strategy and a range plan for one particularly threatened herd, which has declined to a few dozen.

The draft calls for the protection of another 18,000 square kilometres of habitat in northern Alberta for a total of 49,000 square kilometres. It also includes restoration of more than 10,000 kilometres of seismic lines that chop up habitat and provide a highway for predators to be paid for by industry through green bonds.

Energy development would be “rescheduled” and logging old-growth forest on caribou range would be blocked. Wolves would continue to be shot to try to manage predation, although bears also eat caribou calves.

The draft also suggests fencing off a 100-square-kilometre habitat for female caribou during the calving season.

country music acts and goat dressing.

The Strathmore and District Agricultural Society says the rodeo would have brought $20,000 to $30,000 in revenue to the community.

Province won’t prosecute physician assisted deaths EDMONTON — Alberta says it will not prosecute any physician or member of a health-care team involved in a physician assisted death that falls within the scope of the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2015 ruling on the issue.

The policy is spelled out in a directive from Alberta’s Justice Department to police services in the province.

The directive says there is no reasonable likelihood of a conviction for charges under the Criminal Code for physicians or any other member of a health-care team, including pharmacists.

A link to the directive is posted on the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta website.

CALGARY — The energy industry is losing the public relations battle against environmentalists and needs to redouble efforts to get out its side of the story, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said Wednesday.

“Today there continues an existential threat to this industry,” said Wall.

“It’s posed by … some who just aren’t that comfortable that we have all this oil and what oil might mean. And it’s also posed by some who just want to shut it down completely.”

Wall made the remarks Wednesday in a speech at the Petroleum Club in Calgary to the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada, which represents small and medium oil and gas producers.

He said the industry needs to do a better job of promoting the benefits it provides and continue to ask questions of its critics.

Former RCMP officer breaks down remembering starved boy

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A former RCMP officer broke down on the witness stand Wednesday at the murder trial for parents of a teen who died of starvation and complications from untreated diabetes.

Emil Radita, 59, and his wife Rodica Radita, 53, have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 15-year-old Alexandru, who weighed less than 37 pounds when he died in Calgary in 2013.

Charlene Beck was an RCMP constable who had been called a decade earlier, in October 2003, to investigate a report of possible abuse involving Alexandru at a hospital in Surrey, B.C. She testified it was something she will never forget.

“Alexandru was lying in a hospital bed,” she said, but stopped as she choked back tears.

“At that point of time in my career, I had never seen a child in that state. He was so skinny. He couldn’t lift his head. He couldn’t lift his arms, couldn’t lift his legs. He was a skeleton.

“He talked in very, very quiet whispers and only a few words at a time and you had to literally put your ear to his mouth to hear him.”

Beck said the last time she saw Alexandru was when he was in foster care in June 2004.

“Had I not been there to see it for my own eyes, I would never have believed that it was the same child. He was what I would call chubby, happy … non-stop talkative, couldn’t sit down in a chair for more than two seconds at a time.”

Beck said the Raditas were charged with negligence and failing to provide the necessaries of life, but the case never proceeded because Alexandru was given back to his parents. The family then moved to Alberta.

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Justice Jo’Anne Strekaf ruled that the article “when read as a whole would cause right-thinking members of society to think less of Mr. Kent.”

She said the damage to Kent’s reputation was “exacerbated by the exaggerations and sarcastic tone ARTHUR KENT in the article, by aspects of Mr. Martin’s conduct and by the unfairness to Mr. Kent

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ASSISTED DYING

OTTAWA — The Senate voted Wednesday to allow suffering Canadians who are not near death to seek medical help to end their lives, knocking out the central pillar underpinning the federal government’s proposed new law on medically assisted dying.

Senators voted 41-30 to amend Bill C-14, deleting the requirement that a person’s natural death must be “reasonably foreseeable.”

The amendment replaces the eligibility criteria in the bill with the much more permissive criteria set out in last year’s landmark Supreme Court ruling, which struck down the ban on assisted dying.

That sets the Senate on a potential collision course with the government.

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould signalled earlier Wednesday

that the government is unlikely to accept such an amendment.

“We’ve worked incredibly hard on this piece of legislation to ensure that we find the right balance and we’re confident that we’ve found the right balance between recognizing personal autonomy and protecting the vulnerable,” she said outside a Liberal caucus meeting.

“If we were to consider removing reasonable forseeability, that would broaden the regime, the balance that we have struck.”

She added: “There would need to be additional safeguards … This is an incredible and momentous change in our country and we’re confident what we put forward is the right choice for Canada right now. It’s a first step.”

In anticipation of that reaction, the

Canada BRIEFS Increasing majority believe aboriginal people experience discrimination: survey OTTAWA — A growing percentage of non-aboriginal Canadians believe indigenous people experience discrimination on a regular basis that’s comparable to or worse than that faced by other minorities, a new survey suggests.

The survey, released Wednesday by the Environics Institute for Survey Research, appears on the whole to indicate that Canadians in general are becoming increasingly aware of the challenges faced by Canada’s indigenous communities.

Nearly nine in 10 respondents to the study, which Environics conducted with the help of seven aboriginal and non-aboriginal organizations, say they believe aboriginals are either often or occasionally the target of discriminatory behaviour.

At the same time, however, the survey also suggests a large percentage of Canadians remain ignorant of indigenous issues.

“I was surprised that, on average across the country, 30 per cent of

Canadians still have not heard of residential schools…. That means we have a lot of ground to cover,” said Ry Moran, director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Of the survey’s 2,000 respondents, 59 per cent said they believe there’s a significant gap between the standards of living for aboriginals and nonaboriginals in Canada.

The survey was based on phone interviews with about 2,000 nonaboriginal Canadian adults between January and February and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

Legal aid community welcomes increase after 13 years of stagnant funding OTTAWA — After more than a dozen years of stagnant funding, Ottawa plans to give the provinces more money for legal aid programs to help improve access to the criminal justice system.

“All Canadians — no matter their means — should have the right to a fair trial and access to a modern, efficient justice system,” Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said in a statement issued Wednesday.

The Liberal government committed $88 million over five years in the federal budget, beginning with $9 million this fiscal year.

The Justice Department has now committed to maintaining the level of additional funding at $30 million a year to further boost legal aid services for people who cannot afford to pay for

amendment, proposed by Sen. Serge Joyal and passed late Wednesday night, is intended to go hand-in-hand with another amendment, to be proposed by Conservative Senate leader Claude Carignan, Carignan’s amendment would impose an additional safeguard, requiring a judge to sign off on an application for assisted dying by anyone who is not close to death. It is to be debated and voted upon separately.

The near-death proviso in the bill has been widely condemned by legal and constitutional experts who maintain it renders the legislation unconstitutional and flies in the face of the Supreme Court ruling.

C-14 would allow assisted dying only for consenting adults “in an advanced stage of irreversible decline” from a serious and “incurable” disease, illness or disability and for whom natural death is “reasonably foreseeable.”

That’s more restrictive than the Supreme Court’s directive that medical assistance in dying should be available to clearly consenting, competent adults with “grievous and irremediable” medical conditions that are causing enduring suffering that they find intolerable.

“We are thrilled that the Senate has listened to reason and has done its duty — to give second thought to flawed bills adopted by the House of Commons and to uphold the rights of Canadians,” said Josh Paterson, executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, a plaintiff in the court case that resulted in the assisted dying ban being struck down.

“We commend senators on their serious and thoughtful approach to this issue and for having the fortitude to stand up and fix this bill which would violate the charter rights of suffering Canadians.”

defence lawyers.

That level of additional funding will not be reached until 2021 — two years after the next election — but provincial governments, criminal defence lawyers and advocates welcomed the renewed federal involvement in the file as an important first step to a better system.

“It’s a step in the right direction and I would like to keep moving in that direction,” said Karen Hudson, executive director of the Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission.

full responsibility for this,” defence lawyer Leslie Sullivan said outside court Wednesday.

“I know from my discussions with her she was very anxious to achieve this and get to this point.”

Woman pleads guilty to impaired driving in crash that killed Saskatoon family SASKATOON — A Saskatoon woman has admitted to impaired driving in a highway crash that killed a couple and their two young children.

Catherine McKay, who remains in custody, appeared in provincial court on video and pleaded guilty to four counts of impaired driving causing death.

A sentencing hearing is to be held July 27.

Police said that McKay was driving an SUV that struck the family’s car as it crossed Highway 11 just north of Saskatoon on Jan. 3.

Jordan Van de Vorst, who was 34, and his 33-year-old wife, Chanda Van de Vorst, died at the scene.

Five-year-old Kamryn and her twoyear-old brother, Miguire, died in hospital.

“Ms. McKay, certainly through my dealings with her, has basically taken

Downtown street in Ottawa collapses, leaving gaping hole OTTAWA — A cavernous sinkhole suddenly opened up Wednesday near a busy downtown intersection just blocks from Parliament Hill, swallowing a minivan, paralyzing traffic and halting efforts to build a long-awaited underground transitway.

No one appeared to be hurt as the roadway collapsed, even as cellphone footage aired on CBC showed a black minivan suddenly vanishing from its parking spot in front of a bookstore across the street.

“At this point, we do not have any record of any injuries or missing persons,” Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson told a hastily arranged news conference with city and transit officials.

Police said they started receiving 911 calls at mid-morning and officers were rushed to the scene to keep people away as torrents of water from a broken water main began filling the hole.

As the cave-in widened, natural gas lines ruptured, forcing the evacuation of nearby buildings including a major shopping mall and a hotel where hundreds of people were attending a conference, officials said

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The Cool Beans Coffee Bus on Ross Street is the anchor tenant of Food Truck Friday’s in Red Deer.

PAUL COWLEY MOBILE MUNCH Food Truck Fridays are officially a “thing” in downtown Red Deer.

This season, more trucks than ever are pulling up, parking, firing up their grills and feeding the hungry masses right next to Cool Beans Coffee Company Inc. at 4740 Ross Street. It was clearly time for some in-depth reporting on this gastronomy on the go. So notebook and fork in hand, each week I will highlight one of the food trucks and put samples of its offerings to the taste test.

This feature will run on the food page every Thursday. I hope you enjoy the trip.

The journey to Red Deer’s downtown Food Truck Fridays was led by a bus — a 1964 British double-decker to be exact.

It was converted by Cool Beans Coffee Company Inc. owner Kevin Traptow into a mobile coffee shop and has spent the last few years at its current downtown location across from the provincial court house.

Traptow says shortly after he first started operating another food truck owner asked if they could join him. Always up for a little culinary collaboration, he agreed.

As other food trucks took notice it just “kind of became a thing,” he says. Counting his own bus, there are eight food trucks on site on a typical Friday and he has had to turn others away because of a lack of space.

The goal is to give people variety. Each food truck must have its own focus, so no two are in direct competition. You want coffee — Cool Beans aims to please. A taste for pulled pork tacos — The Stache is there to serve. Lemonade, corn on the cob and kettlecorn — KJ’s. And so on.

“Everybody works hard to be different,” he says. “It’s a total community. We actually meet a whole bunch of times before the season starts.”

And the food truck vendors are always looking for a new twist. Last year, live music was tried out.

This year, some of the trucks have introduced ordering by text. Text the order and a few minutes later office workers can send a runner down to pick up staff lunches.

This season is off to an epic start. Gorgeous weather in late May saw around 1,000 people turn out between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for the first Friday on May 27.

The following Friday was another scorcher and photographer Jeff Stokoe joined me for a flyby restaurant review.

Cool Beans’ coffee, lattes, cappuccinos and teas have always been big draws. But Traptow is also offering a range of baked goods, grilled sandwiches and breakfast paninis out of his bus.

The reuben and roast chicken sandwiches are big sellers so we put them to the test.

Perfectly toasted rye bread anchors the reuben. A healthy pile of corned beef is set off with a sauerkraut that hit the tangy — but not eye-wateringly sour — target perfectly. Throw in some swiss cheese, gruyere and a dose of Russian dressing and you’ve got a winner.

The roasted chicken sandwich also hit all the right marks, highlighted with a mystery ingredient that had Jeff and I trying to figure out what it was and why it tasted so good. Sweet fig jam is what it was and it worked perfectly with the chicken, blue cheese, mozza and a slice of crisp green apple.

Both come with a nice crunchy coleslaw and potato chips for $9.50.

Cool Beans is open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Fridays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays 11 to 4 p.m. (seasonal). For more information go to www.coolbeanscoffee.ca pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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ABOVE: Cool Beans Coffee Bus regular customers Joanne Ruggles and Viktor Zielke enjoy a soda on the second floor of the Cool Beans Bus on Ross Street.

BELOW: Kathy Reis, Wendy Heggerud, Carol Morgan and Renate Scheelar enjoy their coffee from the Cool Beans Coffee Bus last Friday during Food Truck Friday.

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HARD OF HEARING SUPPORT GROUP Hard of Hearing Support Group meets the second Friday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. in the boardroom at Glenn’s Restaurant. Show and tell about devices to help hear better on June 10. No charge, but please RSVP to speakupcentralalberta@gmail.com, 403-356-1598.

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Intruder insect invasion LINDA TOMLINSON GARDENING Warm winters are great for people, animals, birds as well as insects and diseases. If May was any indication, expect to see large pockets of insect infestations this year.

The Large aspen tortrix larva a native to Canada, appears early in the season. The caterpillar is known to live primarily in the aspen or balsam poplar forest but also feed on birch, chokecherry and willow.

In the early spring, larva emerge from the ground or crevices in the lower tree trunk, and make their way up the tree where they devour the merging leaf buds. When the larva are ready to pupate they tie and roll leaves around themselves. By the end of June the pupa start to hatch into moths and fly until the end of August at which time they mate and lay eggs (50-450) on the top of leaves. These eggs hatch, feed and go down the tree to overwinter in the cracks, crevasse and occasionally the ground to emerge next spring.

Young larva are yellow or pale green with a black head. As the larva grow and mature they turn very dark green or black.

Infestations are often noticed when the trees are later leafing out than others of the same species. The leaves that are on the tree are rolled with each roll containing a web. Trees that are effected, have the appearance of

less leaves than normal at the crown or top of the tree.

Large aspen tortrix infestations will build for two or three years and then disappear usually due to predators or diseases. The insects do not kill the trees but will stunt its growth as the plant must put energy into replacing leaves as opposed to growing new branches Putting sticking tape such as Tanglefoot around the tree trunk will catch and kill a large number of the larva in the spring and fall as they journey up and down the tree.

Infestations of Forest tent caterpillars often enter an area where the large aspen tortrix.are in decline.

Forest tent caterpillars are most noticeable in the larva or caterpillar stage which is from early spring until mid-June. One or two of the caterpillars often go unnoticed but infestations cannot be missed. Larva can be thick enough to defoliate trees and cover anything in their path. Masses of caterpillars on the road or walk ways can be slippery.

In June the larva will pupate in a secluded area and emerge as a short lived moth which in turn will lay eggs on small twigs. The eggs overwinter and the cycle repeats the next year.

The population of tent caterpillars tend to rise and wane over a 7 year period. Most trees can be defoliated once a season for a number of years before it undermines the tree’s health.

Exceptions are trees that are already stressed.

Homeowners that wish to walk across the yard without squishing larva may want to use Bacillus thuring-

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The Large aspen tortrix is seen in this photo. iensis, Bt a bacteria that is lethal to all caterpillars.

The Large aspen tortrix and the Western tent caterpillars are noticeable as they deforest deciduous trees.

Others insects such as Spruce Galls inflict less noticeable damage.

Tiny insects which form the galls, are feeding on the tree for a year before most people notice. The second year, nymphs attach the new growth causing a gall to form. This cone like structure stays green until the nymph leaves. It then turns red or brown and dies.

Not all insects are easy to identify. Before contacting experts gather needed information such as type and size of the plant, part of the plant damaged, number of plants infested, color of damaged area along with all signs of damage.

Once the pest has been identified a decision can be made as to leave the insect run its course or to try to control it.

Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist that lives near Rocky Mountain House.

She can be reached at your_garden@hotmail.com

Thinking of the rare Double Drake Days BOB SCAMMELL OUTDOORS It is only on mornings like this, as I am about to start writing a column, that I truly miss being able to get up and go fishing. Out the den window it is totally overcast, dark, cool, lightly drizzling, and the forecast is for the same all day. There are maybe half a dozen expert fly fishermen in all of Alberta who are seriously considering going fishing on what all the rest consider an ugly day, best spent inside, working.

The few fishermen in the know will have noticed this weather is right on time, toward the end of May, and that the wildflower signs are a little early, but the marsh marigolds have been blooming for weeks and the wolf willow is just coming into flower and scenting the air to the south of us, two of my more reliable wildflower indicators for fly fishermen of super aquatic insect hatches.

On such a day there is a good chance of encountering one of the great triumphs of fly fishing, a Double Drake Day, where you have major hatches of two of our largest mayflies on the same water on the same day: the

western green drake (Drunella grandis) and the brown drake (Ephemera simulans), both of which send the largest trout in the river or stream into feeding frenzies.

If only I was able – bodied, I’d be up and out, right now, to a trout stream I know that has both drake species, likely the closest, Alberta’s top trout stream, the North Raven River.

Going when the going is rough is a lesson learned years ago on a day just like this. At breakfast in West Yellowstone, Montana, the late Lloyd Graff argued we should take a rain check on our scheduled trip over Targhee Pass into Idaho to catch the famous green drake hatch on Henry’s Fork of the Snake River.

Lloyd respected my tendency to regard cancelling trips because of weather conditions at the point of departure as setting a bad precedent, and so we arrived about 10 a.m. at the famous Last Chance stretch of the Fork in south eastern Idaho where a manic angling scene was fast forwarding.

Fly fishermen from all over the world were lined up hip deep in the river, casting steadily, and cursing occasionally into the background music of screaming reels. Flotillas of just – hatched green drakes were sailing down and big rainbows were sipping them with grave intensity, but so were squadrons of gulls. Occasionally a gull

was hooked and put up a strong aerial battle, trailing brightly – colored fly lines; that, and the unhooking and releasing procedures, accounted for the occasional cursing in many of the world’s languages.

Mercifully, the hatch quit at about 2 p.m. because Lloyd was hypothermic from the light rain, the wind, and perhaps being the only angler ever to have fallen into this shallow, placid stretch of Henry’s Fork.

But he bought dry duds, changed, and we enjoyed a leisurely late – lunch, early dinner, in a riverside tavern.

Brown drakes were expected any day at dusk and into the night. So we hiked in to the Harriman Ranch stretch of the Fork. By 6 p.m. we arrived at a big pool already a-boil with big fish rising to a massive hatch of brown drake duns brought on by the early dark and drizzly dusk. Here the problem was not gulls, but rocky mountain whitefish sliming each new Bastard Adams we’d tie on. We did catch sufficient trophy rainbows to keep us happy until the storm broke and drove us back to the road, soaking wet, through a thunder and lightning show.

Several times on days like this I have enjoyed Double Drake Days in Alberta, mostly on the North Raven River.

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There are no gulls, either, but Bohemian Waxwings compete with the trout for the drifting western green drake duns.

My best ever brown drake day came on a stream that has no significant green drake hatch, so I started west later on a morning just like this. By Caroline things were ugly enough that I decided to have lunch and go back home.

After lunch I had a feeling and carried on west to the brown drake stream where the hatch was truly on and the big browns were cruising, picking off every floating brown drake dun they saw.

By five p.m. most fish were full and the hatch was ending, I had taken two dozen browns better than 18 inches and had not seen another fisherman anywhere.

Only once have I done well with a brown drake spinner fall where the duns have moulted, mated and died, spread flat on the water.

On a dark and stormy night in early June 16 years ago, I “guided” Colorado angling authour, John Gierach to a 26 inch North Raven brown trout.

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TECHNOLOGY THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016

Why smart homes are still so dumb Tony Faddell’s recent decision to step down from the helm of Nest came as a surprise but not a big one.

The problems specific to the smart appliance company — which is owned

by Google — have been well-documented. But the questions that now loom over Nest aren’t isolated to this one firm, but over the entire smart home industry in general.

Nest, after all, was supposed to be the trailblazer that led us to the smart home revolution. When Google put down $3.2 billion to buy it in 2014, it appeared to make sense — Google was already running our online lives, and this would give the company a way to run our offline lives as well. (Or, I suppose more accurately, make our offline lives become part of our online lives.) The charismatic Fadell seemed to be the right pioneer, given his product experience at Apple which he could apply to Google’s more open computing vision.

But Nest proved to be a less-than-ideal poster child.

It was slow to put out products. When it did, it wasn’t always a success.

The company’s Nest Protect smoke alarm hit early problems that required the company to disable its most innovative feature -- the ability to wave your hand under the detector to stop the alarm. (It was a particularly attractive feature for bad or at least smokeheavy cooks.) The company also fielded very public complaints about faulty software that, as The New York Times reported, literally left people in the cold.

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‘IT SOUNDS PRETTY GREAT TO HAVE THERMOSTATS, LIGHT BULBS, OVENS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS THAT ANTICIPATE OUR EVERY MOVE. THE REALITY HAS BEEN SOMETHING LESS WONDERFUL — A FRACTURED MARKET OF OCCASIONALLY BUGGY APPLIANCES THAT WORK WITH SOME, BUT NOT ALL, OF THE SYSTEMS OUT THERE.’ Revolv, a smart home hub that it acquired along with a smart appliance firm of the same name in 2014.

All of these announcements served, in some capacity, to highlight problems consumers are having with the smart home market. It sounds pretty great to have thermostats, light bulbs, ovens and security systems that anticipate our every move. The reality has been something less wonderful — a fractured market of occasionally buggy appliances that work with some, but not all, of the systems out there.

And, perhaps most tellingly, despite the public problems Nest was facing, no single company has positioned itself as an alternative.

So beyond the early adopters, consumers right now are having some trouble getting on-board the smart home express. For people who don’t have the time to sort out whether their light bulb will talk to their smart speaker -- and to come up with passwords for all those accounts -- the smart home still seems to be part of a fictional ‘Jetsons’-esque future.

The smart home market is certainly still promising -- but that, by definition, means it’s an area with its fullest potential ahead of it. Amazon’s Echo, the forthcoming Google Home, and the rumored “Siri-in-a-box” are all

appealing because of what they could do down the line -- act as the personal concierge that can follow you from your home to your car to your workplace.

But right now, these home hubs feel like a novelty rather than an essential part of our lives. And without firms such as Nest pushing those developments, hubs lose a great deal of appeal. Even the greatest hub needs spokes.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Once you decide on an “unplugged wedding,” you have to get the word out.

Banning smartphones and cameras for all or part of a wedding is a relatively new concept, so you’ll need to remind your guests gently, but often.

Lizzie Post, an etiquette adviser for the Emily Post Institute, recommends using several channels, including an announcement from the officiant, spreading the word to phone-addict friends, and posting a sign or a few words in the ceremony program.

“If your request can be made gently and it seems really reasonable, you should have no problem,” she says.

What if someone ignores your request?

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“If you take someone’s phone away, that’s too far,” she says. “We always try to say ‘two etiquette negatives don’t make an etiquette positive.”’

A few other recommendations: ● Give your guests something else to do, such as setting up a photo booth where they can record the moment without distracting themselves with selfies. ● Target your requests. Instead of asking your guests to stay off their phone for hours, think of a few key moments where you’d like to go phone-free. ● If you want to keep wedding photos off social media, consider setting up your own site. Collect guest photos and share them there. ● If forbidding phones is going too far, compromise by announcing that you’ll take a moment to pose for photos. That will let your guests get it out of their systems all at once.

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SCIENCE THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016

A struggle for environmental justice DAVID SUZUKI SCIENCE MATTERS Biologist Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published in 1962. The book — about widespread agricultural pesticide use and how toxic chemicals like DDT were threatening insects, birds and other wildlife — garnered widespread acclaim and is heralded as a catalyst for the modern environmental movement.

That same year, a pulp and paper mill in Dryden, Ontario, began dumping untreated mercury waste into the Wabigoon River — more than 9,000 kilograms up to 1970. The mill was upstream from several First Nations communities, including Grassy Narrows, home to the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek people.

Mercury contamination has triggered an ecological crisis that has devastated the local environment and community members’ health to this day.

The Wabigoon River has been sacred to the people of Grassy Narrows for generations. Along with the chain of lakes through which it runs, the river provided fish, drinking water and nearly full employment in guiding and

commercial fishing. But shortly after the mill started dumping, mercury began appearing at alarming concentrations far downstream and throughout the entire food chain — in the sediment and surface water of lakes and rivers, where bacteria converted it to toxic methylmercury, which accumulated in the tissues of fish, aquatic invertebrates and people.

Silent Spring introduced the concept of bioaccumulation, the increasing concentration of toxic material from one link in a food chain to the next. Scientists who have monitored mercury in Grassy Narrows found the higher up an organism is on the food chain, the more mercury it contains.

Top predatory fish, such as northern pike, have more mercury than fish that eat insects, such as whitefish. Grassy Narrows’ residents have elevated levels of mercury in their blood, hair and other tissues from eating fish and other aquatic foods as part of their traditional diet.

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin. Because of chronic mercury exposure, people have suffered from numbness in fingertips and lips, loss of co-ordination, trembling and other neuromuscular problems. Mercury poisoning has also been linked to developmental problems in children, which persist into adulthood.

Japanese researchers, who have monitored the health of Grassy Nar-

rows’ residents since the early 1970s, concluded that many suffer from Minamata disease, named after the Japanese city of Minamata, which was poisoned with mercury when a chemical company dumped tainted wastewater into Minamata Bay in the 1950s and ’60s.

Grassy Narrows is at the centre of one of the worst toxic sites in Canada. Scientists have found dangerously high concentrations of mercury in area lakes more than 50 years after initial contamination. One meal of walleye from nearby Clay Lake, a traditional fishing area, contains up to 150 times the amount of mercury deemed safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Because of mercury contamination, the Ontario government closed Grassy Narrows’ commercial fishery in 1970 and told people, particularly children and women of child-bearing age, to avoid eating fish. Though well-intentioned, this policy worsened residents’ health by encouraging them to replace a staple wild protein source with storebought food, which is inferior in quality and nutritional value.

Fish are a traditional food of Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario, and their harvest and consumption are important for culture and health.

Fishing is also a protected treaty right.

Years of case law, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2014 Tsilh-

qot’in decision, have drawn attention to the fact that treaty and Aboriginal rights enshrined in Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution are meaningless if Indigenous peoples can’t continue to live off healthy populations of wild game, fish and plants.

A recent scientific report found that Grassy Narrows’ Wabigoon River can be cleaned up, and the fish can become safe to eat again — but only with political will.

The underlying message of Silent Spring, that everything is connected, is tragically playing out in Grassy Narrows. The people there have resisted degradation of their lands and waters and are leaders in the environmental justice movement.

It’s time for the provincial and federal governments to join with Grassy Narrows to clean up the Wabigoon River. No single act would go further to illustrate that a new era has dawned in our relationship with Indigenous peoples and our shared environment. You can help by signing the David Suzuki Foundation’s letter to the Ontario and federal governments at action2.davidsuzuki.org/grassynarrows.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Ontario and Northern Canada Director Faisal Moola. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

Aerial surveys document ocean debris around Hawaii

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU — A study of the eight main Hawaiian Islands shows that ocean debris regularly accumulates around the archipelago, and that most of it is not linked to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, state officials said Tuesday.

The aerial survey shows that much of the debris that accumulates on the shores of Hawaii is from items discarded carelessly across the Pacific, officials with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a statement. Ocean currents can bring trash from as far away as the U.S. mainland and Asia to the shores of Hawaii.

“In order to characterize the potential ecological consequences of tsunami and other debris, it’s important to quantify it,” said Kirsten Moy, the state’s marine debris co-ordinator.

“Understanding the types, sizes and locations of debris accumulating on Hawaiian coastlines is crucial in developing plans to streamline removal and mitigate negative impacts.”

The debris, mostly plastics but also wood, household goods, fishing gear and other items, accumulates in hot spots around the islands, mostly on the north and east shores where ocean currents deposit the trash.

The study did not examine individual pieces of debris to determine where they came from, but rather looked at

the sizes and types of trash, as well as their locations, to determine what amount was produced by the 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan and what was not.

“This survey found a very limited amount of debris associated with the Japan tsunami,” said Suzanne Case, chairwoman of the Department of Land & Natural Resources. “Most of what was mapped is common, everyday items that someone haphazardly tossed onto the ground or directly into the water.”

The island of Niihau had the most debris in the state with nearly 8,000 pieces of debris counted. Oahu, the state’s most populated island, had the least amount of debris with just under 1,000 pieces, most of which was found on the island’s northeastern tip.

The survey was paid for by the Ministry of Environment of Japan using the Japan Tsunami Gift Fund and commissioned by the Department of Land & Natural Resources and North Pacific Marine Science Organization.

The 2011 magnitude-9.0 earthquake off the coast of northern Japan unleashed a massive tsunami. More than 19,000 people were killed, and power to a nuclear plant was cut off, triggering multiple meltdowns in the world’s second-worst nuclear disaster.

Debris from the earthquake and tsunami has been found across the Pacific, including in Hawaii where Japanese boats and other items have washed ashore.

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Ocean debris accumulates in Kahuku, Hawaii on the North Shore of Oahu. State officials say a study of the eight main Hawaiian Islands shows that ocean debris regularly accumulates around the archipelago, and that most of it is not linked to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The aerial survey shows that much of the debris that accumulates on the shores of Hawaii is from fishing gear and plastics discarded locally.

Installation or Remediation?

LORNE OJA ENERGY The argument rages; while no one with any credibility can deny the increase in global warming and the intensification and severity of the extremes in weather, the debate endures. The world climate is a natural heat engine, the warmer the seas, the more rapid the evaporation, which in turn increase wind speed and intensity, producing larger and more violent hurricanes, tornadoes, greater amounts of rainfall, or winter blizzards. Our news casts report these weather phenomena, and the devastation they cause, from flooding to drought with the changing of the seasons occurs around the planet.

Climate and environmental scientists, politicians and heads of the state, all manner of bureaucracies clamour for decreasing use of fossil fuel based hydrocarbons in all its various forms.

However, unanimity is not universal, debate on the methods of reduction is growing as research indicates simply stopping the use of hydrocarbon may not be enough. Will we be able to place adequate solar arrays, sufficient wind farms in place in time to meet the objectives of less than 2 degrees Celsius increase in global mean temperature?

The argument is; it won’t. Myles Allen of the Professor of Geosystem Science in the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford and Head of the Climate Dynamics Group in the University’s Department of Physics using the advanced modeling and the collaborative power of their website -climate prediction. net, makes a strong case for capital resources to be focused on carbon cap-

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ture and sequestration technologies.

The reasoning behind this line of thought follows research into the amount of carbon that has caused a change in global mean temperatures, since the start of the industrial revolution to this point in time. Some 2 trillion tonnes of CO2 being emitted, have compelled the planet to a 1°C increase in temperature. A further 1 trillion tonnes will take us to the 1.5 °C agreed upon target at the Paris accord. These numbers do not take into account the other atmospheric pollutants of methane and soot.

If however we focus on carbon capture and sequestration and actively work at reducing the atmospheric CO2 concentration we could significantly increase our chances of meeting our goals. Although CO2 capture has been used in western Canada for some time now in small pockets of the oil industry, newer technologies, developed in the lab, have yet to be implemented, or reached commercialisation. The race is on; installing alternate energy equipment in the sectors of tidal, solar and wind is going far to getting us to a “net zero world”, but the speed at which we can reduce our energy dependence is questionable.

If we can install technologies that will reduce atmospheric CO2 then we are simply buying time in getting to the state of energy independence from conventional fuels. Alberta’s, Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation, was established in 2009 to use our existing carbon tax to come up with viable technologies and aid in their implementation and commercialization. Perhaps we can lead the world in innovation.

Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a company that installs solar panels, wind turbines and energy control products in Central Alberta. He built his first off-grid home in 2003. His column appears every second Friday in the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@solartechnical.ca.

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A scene from the History Channel’s remake of ‘Roots.’

Roots remake urgent, gripping I DIDN’T WANT TO WATCH ‘ROOTS’ AGAIN, BUT IT TAUGHT MEAN UNEXPECTED LESSON

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Roots was an emotional roller coaster I hadn’t intended to ride. When the promos first began running, I had planned not to watch. I was in the process of watching and recapping WGN’s Underground and felt as though I had reached my slavery/civil rights movement/police brutality film and TV series limit for the year. (I do have one of those. And I’m not alone.)

Besides, I had seen the original Roots twice in its entirety and many other times in excerpts. I thought I knew as much as I needed to about Kunta Kinte and his descendants.

But there were a few things I hadn’t considered. First, watching four consecutive nights of Roots and live-tweeting it with a social media community is far different from facing the same heavy, emotionally taxing programming alone. Second, 2016’s Roots is urgent and gripping in a way that the original version wasn’t by the time I watched it as a preteen in the early 1990s.

In the new series’s second installment, Kunta Kinte (Malachi Kirby) decides to teach his 15-year-old daughter, Kizzy (Emyri Crutchfield), the skills he learned when he was her age in Juffure, Gambia. It’s tricky; they’re enslaved on a plantation in Virginia.

Kunta has to improvise.

Since one of his jobs is tending horses, he sneaks Kizzy to the stable area to teach her a running, bare-

backed mount. He uses the handle of a garden hoe to teach her spear-throwing. He takes her to a nearby river to teach her rowing. All the while, viewers familiar with the 1977 original TV miniseries know these skills will be put to the test very soon: Kizzy will be sold to a much worse plantation.

But as one of those viewers with foreknowledge of the plot, I didn’t want to think about the future while watching this sequence. I wanted to linger in this father-daughter moment and caught myself hoping that maybe Kizzy’s future wasn’t fixed. This montage is one of many beautiful departures from the original miniseries; maybe this version would spare Kizzy her sale, as well. No such reprieve was forthcoming, but I loved this adaptation for fooling me — even for a moment — into believing it might be.

2016’s Roots turns its lens in different directions than 1977’s version did.

It lingers on Kunta’s life pre-enslavement, compelling viewers to invest in his ambition, desires and personality for a full half-hour before showing us the horrors of the Middle Passage.

Those extra scenes in Juffure better contextualize Kunta’s resistance to being renamed Toby, his dogged persistence to run (something he still attempts in this version, even after marrying and having a child, long after his foot is amputated). That extra time, along with depictions of Kunta’s recurring visions of his parents, who were

left in Juffure, also better establish why Kunta’s family is able to hold onto its traditions much longer than the American-born slaves around them.

Kunta welcomes the bone-deep ache of recollection — and he mentions it as often as he can to everyone he loves. We see each successive generation repeat some of his history.

Kizzy tells it to her son, who tells it to his family, but the details become hazier over time.

As we watch them raise their children to the sky and say, “Behold the only thing greater than yourself,” we’re made to understand that this gesture and quote are the only details they’ve accurately retained. By the time Chicken George’s (Regé-Jean Page) son Tom (Sedale Threatt Jr.) lifts one of his infants, he readily confesses, “I don’t know how to do this.”

Tom’s sentiment felt familiar as I read tweets and offered my own while watching the series. Like me, many of the people in my feed were familiar with the original story but hadn’t watched it in a while. The details had faded over time.

But this vivid, distinct, reimagined version was invigorating us. We were being reminded of why this difficult-to-watch series had always been so necessary. Our knowledge of slavery’s long reign in the American South may have been rote, but revisiting the details — and perhaps even highlighting new ones — keeps them from fading.

Fratter’s hosting regional air guitar competition

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF An upcoming musical competition in Red Deer might be all air — but it’s still guaranteed to be really loud.

The second annual Alberta Air Guitar regional competition takes place in Red Deer on June 18 at Fratter’s Speak Easy at 8 p.m. The winner gets a trip to Toronto to compete at the national level.

Last year’s winner in the first Alberta competition was Mike Daniels from Red Deer, a.k.a. Michael von Pou-

tine. He went on to Toronto to compete where he placed fifth in Canada overall.

Another Alberta competition is taking place in Medicine Hat on Saturday.

That winner will also receive a trip to the national competition.

The winner of the national competition gets a trip to Finland to represent Canada at the World Championships that began in 1996, with now over 20 countries participating.

An air guitarist was recently an official torch bearer for the Rio Olympics.

Heavyer Dannair ran with the torch,

also managing to get in a little air guitar on the torch itself.

Air guitar involves playing an invisible guitar and being judged on several criteria, such as artistic impression and “airness”.

Air Guitar Canada is a non-profit organization that donates money to the Right to Play foundation.

Those interested in competing can register online at airguitarcanada.org where they will also find more information about what’s involved in becoming a rock star with an imaginary acoustic or electric guitar.

When the Electronic Entertainment Expo kicks off Tuesday in Los Angeles, one of the largest companies in the video-game industry won’t be there, at least not on the show floor.

Electronic Arts Inc., whose giant booth was the first many guests saw as they entered the Los Angeles Convention Center in years past, is instead hosting its own party at the Novo theater next door. Fans who signed up online will get to play unreleased versions of titles such as Madden NFL 17, the World War I-themed Battlefield 1 and the sci-fi shoot ‘em up Titanfall 2 for the first time, at an event called EA Play. In the past, the company largely limited such sneak peeks to the retailers, journalists and industry insiders who attend the show.

“The way that we talk to our audience about our games has fundamentally changed,” said Chris Bruzzo, chief marketing officer for the Redwood City, California-based company.

“It’s not about setting up an appointment to find out what’s coming out in the coming year.”

The shift speaks to broader changes in the industry. Consumers are buying fewer game discs at retail stores.

Manufacturers are establishing relationships directly with players, selling them monthly subscriptions, digital downloads and in-game products.

Physical sales of games fell 2.5 per cent to $5.17 billion in the United States last year, according to NPD Group Inc., an industry researcher.

Manufacturers such as Activision Blizzard Inc. and Electronic Arts now get the majority of their revenue online.

Electronic Arts isn’t alone in rethinking E3, the most-attended trade show in Los Angeles and the biggest confab annually in the video-game industry. Activision, the largest U.S. game publisher, won’t have a booth this year. Walt Disney Co., which killed its Infinity game platform, also won’t be appearing. Activision will still hold meetings at the show with the press, analysts, investors and industry partners, and will demo the latest Call of Duty at Sony Corp.’s booth. Disney will be represented by game licensees, a spokeswoman said.

“We are witnessing the evolution of E3,” said Ophir Lupu, an agent with United Talent Agency in Beverly Hills, California, who represents game developers.

E3 was created in 1995 as way for game makers to show upcoming titles to retailers and journalists. The event is still expected to reach its capacity of 50,000 attendees, said Rich Taylor, a spokesman for the Washington-based Entertainment Software Association, which runs the show. All meeting rooms and suites are sold out, as are most spots on convention floor, he said.

More than 200 companies will be exhibiting this year, including TakeTwo Interactive Software Inc., which is building a replica of the fictional city of New Bordeaux from its upcoming game Mafia 3 and hosting a party one evening with musical performances.

E3 continues to evolve, with mobile and virtual-reality games taking up floor space alongside console and PC titles, Taylor said. Last year, E3 allowed 5,000 everyday fans into the convention center for the first time. This year it will host an event for the general public outside of the convention center. The 20,000 free tickets were claimed within a day.

Events designed for fans, instead of insiders, have risen in importance in the industry. Pax, a series of festivals for enthusiasts that began near Seattle in 2004, has since expanded to Boston, San Antonio and Melbourne. Game makers also host their own conclaves, such as Activision’s BlizzCon.

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Shell donates controversial permits ARCTIC EXPLORATION

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Shell Canada is donating its controversial Arctic energy exploration permits to clear the way for creating Canada’s third national marine protected area.

The 30 legally questionable permits are being given to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, which in turn has handed them to the federal government. “(The region) is adjacent to where the government has already said it would like to establish a conservancy, so our hope is that it will contribute to a much larger marine conservation area in the North,” said Shell Canada president Michael Crothers.

The permits cover 8,600 square kilometres north of Baffin Island at the eastern gate of the Northwest Passage. They also encompass the waters of Lancaster Sound, a particularly rich area of Baffin Bay that is home to belugas, narwhals, seals, walrus and many other Arctic animals.

Inuit who depend on the area for hunting have sought to have the area declared a marine conservation area since the mid-1980s.

“This delicate ecosystem represents our natural wealth as a people,” said Natan Obed of Canada’s national Inuit group, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. “I am encouraged to see such momentum towards protecting these waters for future generations of Inuit.”

Obed added his people expect to be consulted as the sanctuary is created.

Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc told a World Oceans Day summit in Ottawa on Wednesday that the government needs to find a faster way to create marine conservation areas and promised to “erase years of inaction.”

But the Lancaster Sound proposal remains stalled by a debate over its borders. The federal government has outlined a smaller area that doesn’t include the permits, while Inuit and environmental groups have been holding out for a much larger protected zone that does.

In April, the World Wildlife Fund filed documents in Federal Court that argued Shell’s permits don’t even exist. The lawsuit claims the permits, purchased in the mid-1970s, were never renewed and have lapsed — a position that has found support among legal scholars.

Crothers said that lawsuit is unrelated to the company’s decision.

“We had initiated talks with the government and with (the Nature Conservancy of Canada) months ago. We don’t think that litigation is the way to go.”

David Miller, the president of the World Wildlife Fund, said the court challenge might have nudged both Shell and the government, but added, “Shell has absolutely done the right thing.”

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An oil drilling rig arrives aboard a transport ship at sunrise, following a journey across the Pacific in Port Angeles, Wash..Shell Canada is donating its controversial Arctic energy exploration permits to help create Canada’s third national marine protected area.

“If the litigation helped move it along, that’s great, but that’s not the point for us,” said Miller.

Minutes from 2014 meetings between federal and Shell officials suggest the company was unwilling to part with the permits without compensation or without conducting at least some seismic tests.

Crothers suggested the company’s thinking has changed since then.

“People were talking more hypothetically, looking to get some return. But from my perspective, we saw an opportunity that was pretty special — to be part of a conservation effort.

“These are lands with really special ecological significance.”

Shell will receive no benefit for the donation, Crothers said.

John Lounds, president of the nature conservancy, said the donation beats waiting for the courts.

“I’m pleased we were able to work with Shell.

They really understand the importance of Lancaster Sound.”

Greenpeace Canada issued a release framing the feel-good announcement as a “historic defeat” for Shell and for the oil industry’s Arctic ambitions

more broadly.

“This is their attempt to score some brownie points and exit from the scene gracefully, rather than have the permits pried from their hands by force,” Arctic campaigner Alex Speers-Roesch said in a release.

The federal government is likely to resume consultations with Inuit groups on the larger boundaries now made possible, said Miller.

“I see no obstacles in being able to announce this marine sanctuary in the relatively near future.”

The announcement comes a week after a report from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society found the three North American governments are falling far behind their promises to protect marine environments.

Canada, Mexico and the United States have all pledged to protect at least 10 per cent of their waters. The report said less than one per cent of oceans off the continent are in fully functioning protected areas with permanent legal status and a management plan.

Adding an expanded Lancaster Sound would double the amount of ocean Canada has protected.

How to avoid a price war JOHN MACKENZIE BUSINESS BASICS

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Finance Minister Bill Morneau, right, speaks as moderator Matthew Bishop, The Economist’s US business editor and New York bureau chief looks on at the ‘Canada Summit: Disrupting the Status Quo’, in Toronto, Wednesday

Ottawa doing ‘deep dive’ into country’s housing market: Morneau

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The federal government is conducting an in-depth examination of the country’s real estate markets as it decides whether more changes are needed to rein in escalating prices or curb the impact of foreign investment on housing affordability, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Wednesday.

“What we’re doing right now is we’re making sure that we have a deep dive into the information to ensure that any considerations we have for change are evidence-based,” Morneau said after giving a speech at an economic conference in Toronto.

“Our ongoing goal is to ensure that we understand the market in all of its complexity, that we consider all the evidence to determine what measures are necessary, on an ongoing basis, to ensure that Canadians have the ability to buy homes.”

The government has faced growing calls from researchers, bankers and other housing sector observers in recent days to address soaring prices and mounting household debt, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver.

Last week, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development released a report in which it urged Ottawa to act.

Morneau did not specify Wednesday what sort of changes the government was considering or how

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soon it may implement any measures it may decide to undertake.

The government is looking at a number of factors affecting the real estate industry, such as population growth, the labour market and the supply of homes, Morneau said.

Ottawa is also examining whether there is any evidence to support the notion held by some that foreign buyers are driving up home prices, Morneau said.

“We’re going to remain focused on this, using real evidence to think about what are the measures that we can do in order to ensure that this market stays healthy for Canadians,” Morneau said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later addressed The Economist’s Canada Summit, reiterating his opposition to Britain leaving the European Union and his pitch for automakers to invest in Canadian manufacturing facilities.

The summit is aimed at identifying the key trends that are reshaping Canada’s role in the global economy while delving into ways the country can become more competitive.

Topics of discussion included the housing boom and consumer debt, whether a financial bubble is ready to burst and how to reinvent the energy sector as it deals with lower oil prices.

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In 1961, Rosser Reeves wrote a book titled Reality in Advertising. In this book, he created the term Unique Selling Proposition (USP). This proposition states that any company must have a significant point of difference between them and their competition.

In 2016, if you are a small business owner, and cannot clearly state this point of difference, you are basically in a price war.

When I ask business owners what makes them unique, I often get a variation of the following: exceptional customer service; superior product; or cheapest on the market.

Let’s take a closer look at each of these statements.

Exceptional Customer Service Most companies understand that the customer service is key to their business success. Realistically, adequate service levels are the norm at best.

When I begin to work with owners, they honestly believe they offer good customer service.

The reality is that most have never surveyed clients to determine if this opinion is true. How many businesses do you know that don’t say they have great customer service?

To begin, all companies should have a written Customer Service Policy.

Ensure that the policies are backed up by measureable results. Emphasize the results your target market wants and deliver on that result.

Below are three simple examples.

• All customers will acknowledged within 30 seconds and treated respectfully.

• Ask questions first to learn what the customer’s needs are. This can be simple or may require training and the development of process.

• Conduct personal business out of sight of clients.

Once implemented and followed, you have a basis for a customer survey.

There are many methods to review a customer’s buying and after purchase experiences. It’s also important to survey prospects that don’t buy from you, in order to keep the policies current and relevant.

Superior Product If your company has an exceptional product that is obviously ahead of anything else on the market, be aware that your competition will eventually catch up. The fact is most products are not obviously different and perceived as close to equal.

It is up to you to differentiate your products or services. It is important to do some research to learn what the competition offers.

Develop a list of important features that your clients may or may not know, like composition of product (durability), size, guarantee, easier installation, refund policy, maintenance schedule, etc.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 121.72 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 44.98 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.30 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.41 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.27 Cdn. National Railway . . 77.17 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 173.44 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 37.67 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.02 Cervus Equipment Corp 11.99 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 53.68 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 54.02 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 22.73 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.92 General Motors Co. . . . . 29.57 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 23.02 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.54 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 53.36 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 33.79 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.00 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 7.07 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 54.86 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 140.75 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.87 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.60 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Strengthening oil prices and a weak U.S. dollar helped lift the loonie for the fourth straight day Wednesday as traders shied away from major movements in North American stock markets ahead of a meeting next week of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The Canadian dollar gained nearly half a cent, adding 0.46 of a U.S. cent to 78.76 cents US. The currency is being supported by rising oil prices, which saw the July crude contract climb 87 cents to settle at US$51.23, the highest close since last July.

John Stephenson, president and CEO of Stephenson & Co. Capital Management, said oil prices in the short term have been helped by declining production in the U.S., Canada and Nigeria.

But because these factors are temporary, he doesn’t believe crude prices have much more room to grow.

“My sense is that oil will have trouble breaking beyond these levels,” said Stephenson.

Gold continued to be a bright spot. The August bullion contract rose $15.30 to US$1,262.30 an ounce as traders took advantage of a low U.S. dollar and signs that the Fed is not likely to raise interest rates this month.

The Fed raised its key policy

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 72.31 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 29.22 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.99 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.28 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 23.40 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 24.40 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.55 First Quantum Minerals . . 9.95 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 23.38 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 6.35 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 6.61 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.97 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 22.68 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.810 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 15.69 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 22.45 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 22.64 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 47.93 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 28.98 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 38.60 Canyon Services Group. . 5.80 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 19.94 CWC Well Services . . . 0.2000 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 11.21 rate for the first time in nearly a decade in December and had hinted that there were several more hikes in store before the end of this year. Many traders had expected the U.S. central bank to raise rates as early as June, but now many are predicting that to happen in July or even September.

Those expectations have been tempered recently following the U.S. jobs report last Friday, which noted surprisingly weak growth in May. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Wednesday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,313.10, down 52.51 points Dow — 18,005.05, up 66.77 points S&P 500 — 2,119.12, up 6.99 points Nasdaq — 4,974.64, up 12.89 points Currencies: Cdn — 78.76 cents US, up 0.46 of a cent Pound — C$1.8414, down 1.58 cents Euro — C$1.4466, down 0.38 of a cent Euro — US$1.1394, up 0.37 of a cent Oil futures: US$51.23 per barrel, up 87 cents

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PRICE: Reason In the next column, state the benefit that each feature brings. Durability – resistance to wear; Guarantee – peace of mind / risk reduction; Installation – DIY in two hours If you have done your research and can identify solutions to needs, you gain customer confidence. Make sure you have instore takeaways to back this up, or include links to research on your website.

Develop educational material.

Examples may be “5 questions to ask when buying…”; “Beware of these extra costs when purchasing…” Create a buyers’ guide that is honest and straight forward. Even if a prospect doesn’t purchase, you’ve identify your company as an expert in the field.

Cheapest in the Market Firstly, “cheaper” can be interpreted as a statement of quality. If you want to be “less expensive”, be prepared that you will be constantly challenged on the premise.

With a few exceptions like Wal-Mart or the Dollar Store, there will always be someone that will be able to match or better your price.

Large, multi-national companies have lower costs of purchasing and / or production as a result of higher volumes.

Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.630 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 90.79 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 46.29 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 16.23 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 41.19 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 2.53 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.270 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 7.37 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 35.47 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.070 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.80 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 45.65 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2000 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 83.80 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 66.90 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.19 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 27.47 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 35.31 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 37.22 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 89.95 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.02 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 46.06 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.300 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 79.80 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 44.92 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.60 (July contract) Gold futures: US$1,262.30 per oz., up $15.30 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.518 oz., up 71.8 cents $723.95 kg., up $23.08 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ‘16 $6.00 higher $524.00 Nov. ‘16 $5.10 higher $529.10 Jan. ‘17 $5.00 higher $532.40 March ‘17 $4.90 higher $533.80 May ‘17 $4.90 higher $534.80 July ‘17 $4.80 higher $535.80 Nov. ‘17 $0.80 higher $517.00 Jan. ‘18 $0.80 higher $517.00 March ‘18 $0.80 higher $517.00 May ‘18 $0.80 higher $517.00 July ‘18 $0.80 higher $517.00.

Barley (Western): July ‘16 unchanged $171.50 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $171.50 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $171.50 March ‘17 unchanged $173.50 May ‘17 unchanged $174.50 July ‘17 unchanged $174.50 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $174.50 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $174.50 March ‘18 unchanged $174.50 May ‘18 unchanged $174.50 July ‘18 unchanged $174.50.

Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 610,400 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 610,400.

Price is a feature, not a benefit.

However, being the least expensive can be a valid USP when you honestly have a competitive product that can be sold at a low enough prices that customers buy it predominately for that reason. Think in terms of Value Pricing. You may carry a high quality product that is at the upper end of pricing and has a great warranty and free delivery included. You may also carry a similar, less expensive product that may not have quite the quality, as inclusive a warranty or include free delivery. Let the customer choose what best for them.

Here are some interesting facts to consider when pricing. Assuming you have a 30% margin as a base and you discount the price of a product by 10%, you would have to sell 50% more of that product to make the same profit. If you increase the price of a product by 10%, you could afford to lose 25% of the sales of that product by and still make the same profit. (Contact me if you want the math behind this.)

The best way to win a price war is to avoid it. In today’s economy it is critical to identify and retarget your market on a regular basis. Update your USP then develop your marketing message around the tangible results your customer want and your business will get their attention regardless of price.

John MacKenzie is a certified business coach and authorized partner/facilitator for Everything DiSC and Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team, Wiley Brands. He can be reached at john@thebusinesstraininghub.com.-

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Lack of women on corporate boards becomes source of tension among shareholders

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The lack of women on corporate boards has become a source of tension among shareholders at the annual meetings this week of two bigname companies.

The CEO of Dollarama (TSX:DOL) was confronted with the issue head-on Wednesday, when a shareholder urged him to increase the number of women on the retailer’s 10-member board of directors. The board has one woman, who joined the board in February 2015.

“We are in 2016,” said Andre C. Gauthier. “I think we need to improve the presence of women on boards.”

CEO Neil Rossy defended the company’s inclusion of women in leadership positions in a news conference after the meeting.

In 2014, Dollarama hired Johanne Choiniere as its chief operating officer, its most recent upper management opening, Rossy said.

The next time a vacancy arises on the board of directors, a woman may be given more consideration than a man in an effort to establish greater balance, he said.

“We all think it’s the right thing to do,” Rossy said.

The matter is also set to come up Thursday at the annual general meeting for Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Tim Hortons and Burger King.

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BRIEF Pelican Lake wildfire threat eases, allowing Cenovus workers to return WABASCA— An out-of-control wildfire in northern Alberta that prompted two companies to curtail heavy oil production in the Pelican Lake area is now being held, one of the companies says. Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE) said it safely shut down about 23,000 barrels a day of production and ordered the evacuation of 118 staff from its Pelican Lake facility Tuesday after a fire was discovered about one kilometre away from its complex.

Late Wednesday afternoon, the company said the fire had been downgraded by emergency officials and

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He said the company would assess restarting production on Thursday.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ) said earlier Wednesday the fire was a safe distance from its major facilities at Pelican Lake, but as a precaution it had temporarily stopped producing 800 barrels a day and moved non-essential personnel from the project’s northern camp.

Alberta wildfire officials said Wednesday the blaze almost doubled in size overnight to 91 hectares but that it was moving away from those oil facilities. Three fire crews supported by helicopters and air tankers were fighting the fire, which is about 300 kilometres north of Edmonton and 30 kilometres northeast of the community of Wabasca.

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“We believe RBI’s all-male board is a step backwards for diversity at the company,” said Fred Pinto, OceanRock Investment’s chief executive, in a statement.

Before Tim Hortons and Burger King merged and became RBI in late 2014, one-quarter of the Tim Hortons board was comprised of women, according to the shareholder proposal.

RBI declined to make a recommendation on how its shareholders should vote.

Shareholders in BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) rejected a similar proposal in April. A shareholder and member of Mouvement d’education et de defense des actionnaires (MEDAC) asked the company to set targets to boost the number of women on its senior management team.

Despite rejecting the proposal, BCE said it is committed to having women fill one quarter of its board positions, responding to a call from Catalyst for Canada’s FP500 companies to do so by next year. Some of Canada’s big banks, telecoms and other firms have all signed on to the so-called Catalyst Accord.

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1973 — New Brunswick jockey Ron Turcotte rides Secretariat to a dominant victory in the 105th Belmont Stakes; a world record time for a 1 1/2 mile course (2:24).

1947 — Government ends wartime control and rationing of dairy products.

1534 — Jacques Cartier sails into the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, looking for gold and a northwest passage to the Orient; names the river for St. Lawrence on his feast day.

ARGYLE SWEATER

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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TO PLACE AN AD:

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403-309-3300 FAX: 403-341-4772 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Office/Phone Hours:

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announcements Obituaries

Obituaries

DAVIS Randall James Sept. 20, 194 5- June 3, 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Randall (Randy) James Davis. Randy passed away with family by his side on June 3rd at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. He was born in Leader, Saskatchewan to Elmo and Marjorie Davis and was the older brother to Ross Davis. Randy married Theresa (Terry) Marie Mooney on August 4, 1968 and they soon settled near the family farm in Portreeve, Saskatchewan to start their lives together. Soon after Randy started on the pipe line and was how he supported his family for the next 40 years. Eventually Randy and Terry moved to Alberta and settled in Red Deer in 1981. Dad lost the love of his life Theresa Marie last year and we all take great comfort in the thought of them being together again.

Randy will be lovingly remembered by his four children Keith (Angella) Davis, Michele Davis, Kent Davis, Marty (Rayna) Davis and his eight grandchildren, Tessa, Brody, Riley, Ella, Pyper, Myah, Deegan and Van. A Memorial Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 St. Red Deer, on Friday, June 10, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. Memorial donations in Randy’s honour may be made directly to the charity of your choice.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

WHAT’S HAPPENING

CLASSIFICATIONS

McLEOD Irene Irene McLeod of Lousana, AB passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the age of 85. Irene was born on November 6, 1930 in Barons, AB to Hermie and Nicholas Lukas. She was raised on the family farm near Lousana, AB and attended schools in Collins and Lousana. In 1992, Irene and John moved back to the family farm. Irene is lovingly remembered and greatly missed by her husband, John McLeod; her children, Jerry Permann (Edie), Billy Antichow (Darla), Debbie Ringrose (Jack), Lori Fisher (Bruce), Gerry McLeod, Janice Permann (Terry Johnson) and Tracy Jackson (Robert); her eleven grandchildren, their spouses and partners; and two great grandchildren.

She is predeceased by her sons, Richard Permann, Warren McLeod, Dennis Permann; and her brothers, Nick and Lou Lukas. A Celebration of Irene’s Life will be held at the Lousana Community Hall, Lousana, AB on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 1:00 pm with a luncheon to follow. All are welcome to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Irene’s memory to the Canadian Cancer Society, #101, 6751 - 52 Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 4K8 or the Heart and Stroke Foundation, #200, 119 - 14 Street NW, T2N 1Z6. The family would like to thank the Three Hills EMS and the staff of the Red Deer Regional Hospital for their care.

Messages of condolences can be sent to the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

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Personals

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-396-8298

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Coming Events

jobs

QUILTERS with Purpose & Touch Ministries Present a night of Dinner, music and Quilt and Art Auction in support of Education programs for Touch Ministries Orphanage in Ogooma, Uganda.

June 11, Sylvan Alliance Church. Doors open 5.

Dinner at 6, Auction to follow.

Tickets $25 each.

Contact 403-505-5646.

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

CLASSIFICATIONS

770

ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work 40/hrs. per week w/some weekends, daytime hrs. $15/hr. Floor skills would be an asset. Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 or e-mail: lobb-black-valerie @aramark.ca. Attn: Val Black

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Oilfield

810

LOOKING for a Certified Professional Groomer to become team member in top notch grooming facility located within a new veterinary hospital in Sylvan Lake. Flexible hours with above average compensation. Please send resume and cover letter in confidence to shan@kbsl.ca

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

700-920

Janitorial

Professionals

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: #3, 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Food Service Supervisor Req’d F/T & P/T permanent shift, early morning, morning, day, eves. shift weekend day night. both full and part time. 40 - 44 hrs/wk 8 Vacancies, $13.75 /hr. + medical, dental, life and vision benefits. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Experience 1 yr. to less than 2 yrs. Education not req’d. Apply in person or fax 403-314-1303

880

Misc.

Help

We are hiring a

General Labourer

to work as part of our service team in the dairy industry. The ideal candidate must have a valid driver’s licence, and be able to perform work in a safe and efficient manner to established industry standards. If you are a team player who is comfortable working around livestock and are able to use power tools, please send resume to curtis@prolineinc.ca.

is looking to hire

INNOVATOR SUPERVISOR - TRAINEE (Wireline-Service Rig Combo Units)

Candidates must have 5 years’ experience as a wireline supervisor and have a valid blasters certificate, H2S and other industry required tickets.

Funeral Directors & Services

Only qualified candidates will be considered.

7644832F7-13

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

to work as part of our service team in the dairy industry. The ideal candidate must have a valid driver’s licence along with the following abilities: troubleshooting, programming and repairing circuit boards and controls, perform work in a safe and efficient manner to established industry standards, with the ability to interact with customers, self-motivated and able to work alone. If you are comfortable with heights, working around livestock, and willing to take some on-call work, please send your resume to curtis@prolineinc.ca

Employment Training

900

SAFETY

TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave.

Now Hiring

has a special package just for you & your little one!

For more information, Call Lori, 403-348-5556

FULL TIME and PART TIME SHIFTS AVAILABLE

Daily

Welcome Wagon

Classifieds 309-3300

Wonderful Things Come in Small Packages

A Birth Announcement lets all your friends know he’s arrived...

309-3300

(across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

• Very Competitive Wages • Advancement Opportunities With medical Benefits • Paid training • Paid Breaks Apply in person or send resume to: Email:kfcjobsrd@yahoo.ca or Fax: (403) 341-3820

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FRAMING Nailers, 3 in 1 KING Canada, 28 degree x34 degree, flipped head.

Performance Plus.

18 guage,2 Brad Nailer Kits Performance Plus, 18 guage x 1/4, narrow crown stapler, in carrying case. Includes full box of 3 1/4 nails. Sold for $300.

Asking $150. for all 3.

403-309-7387, 392-6138 MASTER CRAFT Driver, square, 1/2”, speed 65 RMP Max. torque 320 .

Asking $50.

403-309-7387, 392-6138 METAL STORAGE shelves, (2) metal 3’ x 6’. $30.

Wind speed Indicator, $15.; CB Radios (2), w/accessories. $25.

403-346-6539

Firewood

1660

B.C. Birch, Aspen, Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail.

PH. Lyle 403-783-2275

Garden Supplies

1680

MOWER, rear bag. $85.

403-347-5873, 350-1077 RIDING LAWMOWER, 12 HP, 30`` CUT. $500.

403-347-5873, 350-1077

Household Appliances

1710

WANTED TO BUY Apt. size deep freeze, must be in good condition and good price.

403-346-5360

Household Furnishings

1720

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

SONY STEREO Component System, $30.

403-358-5247

Misc. for Sale

1760

100 VHS movies, $75 for all. 403-885-5020 2 ELECTRIC LAMPS, $20.

403-885-5020 GRILL, 3 in 1, Hamilton Beach.

New still in box. $40.

403-358-5247 MAKEUP, from New York, red hot crocodile bag, 12 eye shadows, 2 blush, 1 nail polish, 1 lip gloss. NEW!! Valued at $195. Asking $75.

587-876-2914 SEWING MACHINE, Brother, Portable.

Used Twice. $75. o.b.o.

403-342-7061 SHOES, ladies size 37, summer flat slingback, Rieker, anti-stress. Off white leather. Sides are open weave, worn once.

Regular $185. Asking $80.

587-876-2914 SUITCASES (3) $10.

Stepping Stool, Oak $100.

Gas Barbecue, Portable. $20. 403-358-5247

stuff

VIDEO Photo Tripod, extended height, 143 cm. $40. 403-346-6539

CLASSIFICATIONS

WATER HOSE REEL, $35. 403-885-5020

1500-1990

EquipmentHeavy

7642688F7-20

ARE YOU EXPECTING A BABY SOON?

Announcements

GASOLINE ALLEY LOCATION

278950A5

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

Births

BENCH Grinder, 1/3 HP, $25.; Dremel Tool Kit with base, $40.; Metal Folding table, $15. 403-346-6539

2 YEAR OLD GREEN recliner for sale, good shape, needs a bit of cleaning. $200. 403-358-3597.

We are hiring an

INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN

Candidates must be able to use Lee Premier (Datacan) acquisition system for logging and perforating.

Please apply via email at admin@mwsrig.com or fill out the online application form found at www.mustangwellservices.com.

1640

Tools

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Tools

1640

AIR Compressor, 3 gal. or 11.4 L, paid $149.99 plus a 2/1 nailer, drives, nails and narrow crown staples, pd. $119.99. Used once. Will sell both for $175.

403-309-7387, 392-6138

Cats

1830

KITTENS To GIVE AWAY ready to go. 403-782-3031 call between 1 & 4 pm KITTENS, 1 Siamese and 1 Burman, $50 each, and 1 grey and white kitten for free. 403-887-3649

Sporting Goods

1860

WANTED TO BUY, FOLD-AWAY cot/table for exercising. Must be clean and in good condition.

403-346-5360

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300 ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK CLEARVIEW RIDGE CLEARVIEW TIMBERSTONE LANCASTER VANIER WOODLEA/ WASKASOO DEER PARK GRANDVIEW EASTVIEW MICHENER MOUNTVIEW ROSEDALE GARDEN HEIGHTS MORRISROE Call Prodie at 403-314-4301

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK ANDERS BOWER HIGHLAND GREEN INGLEWOOD JOHNSTONE KENTWOOD RIVERSIDE MEADOWS PINES SUNNYBROOK SOUTHBROOKE WEST LAKE WEST PARK Call Tammy at 403-314-4306

CARRIERS NEEDED For CENTRAL ALBERTA LIFE 1 day a week INNISFAIL PENHOLD LACOMBE SYLVAN LAKE OLDS BLACKFALDS PONOKA STETTLER Call Sandra at 403- 314-4303

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED INNISFAIL 6 DAYS A WEEK BY 6:30 AM Call Joanne at 403- 314-4308

Earn Extra Money

¯ ROUTES AVAILABLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

Red Deer Ponoka

Sylvan Lake Lacombe

call: 403-314-4394 or email:

carriers@reddeeradvocate.com

7119078TFN

For that new computer, a dream vacation or a new car

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, June 9, 2016 D5

1900

Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

1910

Wedding Supplies

VINTAGE Wedding Dress XS, (approx. size 2), Ivory embossed, satin broquet, Full length. $200.

587-876-2914

1930

Wanted To Buy

SMALL TABLE with two chairs for indoor use wanted. Call 403-358-3597.

rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

3020

3 BDRM. upper Áoor in house, near schools and transportation, good for family of 4, 950/mo.

403-343-6229 or 403-304-3979 4 LEVEL split, 4 bdrm., 2 full bath, near schools and transportation, $1350/mo. or room for rent at $500/mo. incld’s util. 403-343-6229 or 403-304-3979 SYLVAN: fully furn. rentals incld’s all utils. & cable. $550 - $1300. By the week or month. 403-880-0210

3030

Condos/ Townhouses

1400 SQ. FT. condo with att. garage, South Red Deer. Ref’s req’d.

403-728-3688 2BDRM. Lacombe condo in 45+ bldg, ground Ár.

1250/mo w/some utils.

No smkg/pets. Avail July 1 780-484-0236 3 BDRM. 2 full baths, 4 appls., avail. now or July 1. SD $800. Rent $975 403-304-5337

1 BDRM. apt. avail. immed. $775 + power.

Call Bob 403-872-3400.

homes

2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail. now or JULY 1. $900/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337

CLASSIFICATIONS

ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incl’d., ADULT ONLY BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889

4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

2 bdrm in Clean, quiet, newly reno’d adult building.

Rent $900 S.D. $700.

Avail. immed. Near hospital. No pets. 403-318-3679 GLENDALE, 2 bdrm., $800/mo., D.D. $850, N/S, no pets, no partiers.

403-346-1458

4430

HAVE you exhausted your efforts at the banks?

Is your company in need of Ànancing? Call 403-969-9884

CITY VIEW APTS.

LIMITED TIME OFFER:

One free year of Telus internet & cable AND one month’s rent FREE on 2 bedrooms! Renovated suites in central location.

Cat friendly. leasing@ rentmidwest.com 1(888)482-1711

MORRISROE MANOR Rental incentives avail.

1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg. only, N/S, No pets.

403-596-2444

NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm. apartments, rent $750, last month of lease free, immed. occupancy.

403-596-6000 PENHOLD 1 bdrm., 4 appls., inclds. heat & water, no pets, $760/mo. 348-6594 PENHOLD, deluxe 3 bdrm., hrdwd. Árs., inclds. heat and water, $1100. 403-348-6594

THE NORDIC

Rental incentives avail.

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S, No pets.

403-596-2444

3070

Cottage/ Seasonal

WATER FRONT

CRIMSON LAKE CABIN $480,000. 250-231-1965

3090

Rooms SEIBEL PROPERTY For Rent ONE MONTH FREE RENT

6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls.

Westpark, Kentwood, Highland Green, Riverside Meadows. Rent starting at $1000. SD $500. For more info, phone 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

3050

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

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Money To Loan

Holiday Trailers

5120

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

Call GORD ING at LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. RE/MAX real estate SUITES. 25+, adults only central alberta 403-341-9995 n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

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Houses/ Duplexes

3060

Suites

2 BDRM. suite in 4-plex, 4 appls., Rent $875. DD. $650. incld’s water sewer, & garbage 346-7917, 877-5070.

ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or July 1. 403-304-5337

FULLY furn. bdrm. for rent, $500/mth - $250 DD. Call 403-396-2468

ORIOLE PARK

3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage.

Avail. now or July 1st.

403-304-5337 TWO WEEKS FREE CLEARVIEW, 4 plex 2 bdrm. + den (bdrm), 1 1/2 baths, $975.mo. n/s, no pets, . 403-391-1780 WESTPARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls.

Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650.

Avail. now or July 1 403-304-5337

2 BDRM. mobile home, stove fridge, washer, dryer in Rimbey Mobile Home Park. Good cond. $19,500. obo. 1-780-465-7107

4100

Income Property

PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

2011 SPRINGDALE by Keystone 31’ travel trailer in mint cond., 3’ x 14’ slide, electric awning, jacks & hitch lift, rotating tv - to view in living room or bdrm.

2 - 30 lb. propane tanks, equalizer hitch, REDUCED to $16,750 obo. lwschroh@hotmail.com or 403-347-9067

Boats & Marine

RARE OPPORTUNITY 2 CLEARVIEW MEADOWS 4 plexes, side by side, $639,000. ea. 403-391-1780

4120

Industrial Property

QUEEN’S BUSINESS PARK New industrial bay, 2000 sq. ft. footprint, $359,000. or for Rent. 403-391-1780

4150

Buildings For Sale

4160

Lots For Sale

SERGE’S HOMES

Lots Available in Lacombe, Blackfalds, Springbrook Custom build your dream home on your lot or ours.

For more info. call OfÀce - 403-343-6360 Bob - 403-505-8050

FINANCIAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 4400-4430

5160

WatersEdge Marina

Boat Slips Available For Sale or Rent Sylvan Lake, AB 403.318.2442 info@watersedgesylvan.com www.watersedgesylvan.com

SMALL ofÀce storage etc.

Unit approx., 8x20, not on skids, all steel & insulated w/power & furnace.

8x12 Calf shed w/Áoor & doors. Call 403-347-6455

3190

Mobile Lot

PUBLIC NOTICES

Public Notices

6010

NOTICE OF SALE

by public online auction

by StoreSmart Self-Storage at www.

StorageTreasures.com starting 11:00 am on June 6, 2016 and ending 11:00 am on June 20, 2016 of goods contained in a self-storage unit to satisfy outstanding charges incurred for selfstorage unit rental by: Fred Burlingham, Corey Campbell, Val Falardeau, David Kujala Stephane Roy

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Anders Park

Grandview

Morrisroe

63 AYERS AVE June 9 to 11.

Thurs. 2-7, Fri. 10-7, Sat. 9-noon.

Furniture, seasonal decor.

3910 44 AVE. June 10 & 11, Fri. & Sat., 10 - 5 Three family garage sale.

Lots of household items, crystal, nice decor, garden pots and perennials, and old Singer Slantomatic sewing machine.

GIANT KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GARAGE SALE 6 McMillan Ave. Sat. June 11, 11:30 AM St. Mary`s Catholic Church Parking Lot. A large assortment of household items.

Clearview

GLENDALE

2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $925. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. now or July 1.

403-304-5337 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

4090

Manufactured Homes

24 CASWELL CLOSE June 9 - 11, Thurs. 4-8, Fri. noon - 8, Sat. 10 to 7.

Little bit of everything.

Indoor and outdoors.

Deer Park 71 DODGE AVENUE: Thur., June 9 from 4-8 pm Fri., June 10 from 1-7 pm.

Lots of decor items, children’s Àtness items, and toys.

Devonshire

Highland Green 6408 - 61 AVE June 9 &10 Thurs. & Friday 1-7 Multi-family sale.

Rain or shine.

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Lancaster Green

39 & 55 DOBSON CLOSE June 9, 10 & 11. Thurs 10-6 Fri 10-8. Sat. 9-1. Home decor, clothing, jewelry, kids bikes, quad helmets, camping items, box spring.

98 & 102 LANGFORD Cres.

June 9 & 10 Thurs. & Fri. noon - 8 Moving sale.

MULTI-FAMILY SALE 18 METCALF AVE. June 9 & 10 Thurs. 10-6, Fri. 12-8 Furniture, clothing, misc....

Oriole Park 83 OBERLIN AVE. June 9 to 11, Thurs. 4 to 8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tractor/lawn mower lift, raspberry canes, retro clothing.

Victoria Park 167 ALEXANDER CRES June 9, 10 & 11 Thurs. & Fri. 4-7, Sat. 9-1 Furniture, toys, bedding...

High Quality Items!

wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

Truck slams into bicyclists, kills 5

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COOPER TOWNSHIP, Mich. — They called themselves “The Chain Gang” — a group of bicyclists drawn together by zest for their sport, physical fitness and love of the outdoors whose day trip in the southwestern Michigan countryside ended tragically as a pickup truck plowed into them, killing five and injuring four others.

Stunned biking enthusiasts joined relatives and friends of the riders Wednesday in mourning them — leaving flowers, a commemorative “ghost bike” and a small wooden cross at the crash scene and gathering by the hundreds for a 5-mile “silent ride.”

“We’re all part of a community and this community needs to feel safe on the roads,” Sheila Wood, an organizer of the ride, told the crowd of cyclists before they took off from a brew pub in nearby Kalamazoo.

Police said they had received complaints about a pickup being driven erratically and were searching for it minutes before the crash around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on a two-lane road in Kalamazoo County’s Cooper Township.

The driver, a 50-year-old man who fled but was caught by police shortly afterward, remained in custody Wednesday. County prosecutor Jeffrey S. Getting said he expected a report Thursday from the sheriff’s department and other agencies that would help determine whether charges would be filed.

The prosecutor identified three of the bicyclists who were killed as Debra Ann Bradley, 53 Melissa Ann Fevig-Hughes, 42 and Suzanne Joan Sippel, 56, all of Augusta.

The two others who died were Fred Anton “Tony” Nelson, 73, and Lorenz John “Larry” Paulik, 74, both of Kalamazoo.

Three others were listed in serious condition and a fourth in fair condi-

Sanders under pressure to quit as Democrats look to unite

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Under mounting pressure from Democratic leaders to abandon his presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders returned home to Vermont on Wednesday following dispiriting losses to Hillary Clinton.

He vowed to fight on for a political revolution but showed signs he would bow to the inevitable and bring his insurgent effort to a close.

For Sanders, as his remarkable White House bid runs out of next stops, the only question is when. Just as important for Sanders is how to keep his campaign alive in some form, by converting his newfound political currency into policies to change the Democratic Party, the Senate or even the country itself, on issues including income inequality and campaign finance reform.

To that end the senator was to travel to Washington on Thursday to meet with President Barack Obama and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and speak at a rally. Obama is expected to endorse Clinton as soon as Thursday after his meeting with Sanders, and Reid is prepared to discuss with Sanders how the self-described democratic socialist might advance his goals back in the Senate.

Neither Clinton nor Republican Donald Trump had public events Wednesday, both preparing for the next big hurdle between themselves and the White House — a five-month head-to-head race to November.

Clinton told The Associated Press in an interview, “I think it’s time that we move forward and unite the party and determine how we are going to

Accounting

1010

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

Cleaning

1070

CLEAN FREAK FOR HIRE Avail. to start cleaning houses on July 2. Call: Sharla at 403-357-7801 leave msg

Contractors

1100

1100

DALE’S HOME RENO’S Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

Free Estimates. Call anytime Dave, 403-396-4176

1160

Entertainment

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

Flooring

1180

NEED FLOORING DONE? Don’t pay the shops more.

Over 20 yrs. exp.

Call Jon 403-848-0393

BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550

Handyman Services

CONCRETE???

COUNTERTOP replacement.

Kitchen reno’s.

Wes 403-302-1648

1280

FANTASY SPA

DAMON INTERIORS Elite Retreat, Finest Drywall, tape, texture, in VIP Treatment.

Fully licensed & insured.

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542

We’ll do it all...Free est.

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197

Massage Therapy

1200

BOOK NOW! For help on your home projects such as bathroom, main Áoor, and bsmt. renovations. Also painting and Áooring.

Call James 403-341-0617

10 - 2am Private back entry

403-341-4445

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 505-4777

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888 TUSCANY PAINTING 403-598-2434

Roofing

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

403-896-4869

Roofing

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

1370

QUALITY work at an affordable price. Joe’s RooÀng. Re-rooÀng specialist. Fully insured.

Insurance claims welcome.

10 yr. warranty on all work.

403-350-7602 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

Yard Care

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defeat Donald Trump, which is our highest and most pressing challenge right now.”

She said of Sanders: “He has said that he’s certainly going to do everything he can to defeat Trump. I’m very much looking forward to working with him to do that.”

Ahead of Thursday’s meetings, Sanders’ Democratic colleagues were growing increasingly outspoken in nudging him to wind down his campaign and throw his support behind Clinton. However, most stopped short of calling on him to drop out right away.

“Let him make that decision. Give him time,” Vice-President Joe Biden said when asked if it was time for Sanders to halt his effort. Biden was arranging calls with both Sanders and Clinton to discuss the race before making a public endorsement of his own.

Sanders promised to continue his campaign to the last primary contest, in the District of Columbia next Tuesday. But about half his campaign staff is being laid off, two people familiar with the plans said Wednesday.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the layoffs.

Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania said it was time for the party to unite, “the sooner the better,” and Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida said Sanders should “stand down.”

Even Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, the one Senate Democrat to endorse Sanders, said in an interview Wednesday, “We have a nominee, that nominee is Hillary Clinton, congratulations to her for winning the Democratic primary.”

Iraqi troops in southern Fallujah for first time in 2 years

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tion at area hospitals.

“There is no way to measure the grief we feel,” said Renee Mitchell, president of the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club.

Mark Rose, who co-founded The Chain Gang about 15 years ago, said its members weren’t “hardcore,” but biked regularly for the exercise, enjoyment of being with friends and the “safety in numbers.” He said he dropped out several years ago to focus on running.

“They were just casual cyclists who enjoyed the ride,” said Rose, 58, of Galesburg, who participated in Wednesday’s memorial ride wearing a shirt with a Chain Gang logo.

Sister Pam Owens, pastoral associate at Saint Thomas More Catholic Student Parish, said Nelson and Paulik were congregation members who were in “great shape” and had a well-known passion for cycling. Their group was 5 miles into a planned 30-mile ride when they were struck, she said.

“They were doing what they loved to do, and they were together. The family took solace in that fact,” said Owens, who visited the crash site Tuesday night with the men’s wives.

Nelson and Paulik also were devoted parishioners. They and their spouses helped lead a program that introduced newcomers to the Catholic faith, Owens said. They frequently helped people who had money troubles Nelson assisted them in filling out tax returns.

Sippel was a science data manager at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Biological Station and was married to a faculty member there, said Jason Cody, a university spokesman.

Biological Station director Kay Gross described Sippel as a “valued and cherished” colleague who affected many people for the better through her work, “enthusiastic support for bike riding and educational activities in the community.”

NAYMIYAH, Iraq — A column of black Humvees carrying Iraqi special forces rolled into southern Fallujah on Wednesday, the first time in more than two years that government troops have entered the western city held by the Islamic State group.

The counterterrorism troops fought house-to-house battles with the militants in the Shuhada neighbourhood, and the operation to retake the city is expected to be one of the most difficult yet.

“Daesh are concentrating all their forces in this direction,” said Gen. Haider Fadel, one of the commanders of the counterterrorism forces, using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State militants.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi promised a swift victory when he announced the start of the operation on May 22 to liberate Fallujah, about 40 miles (65 kilometres) west of Baghdad.

But the complexity of the task quickly became apparent.

Although other security forces from the federal and provincial police, government-sanctioned Shiite militias and the Iraqi military have surrounded the city, only the elite counterterrorism troops are fighting

inside Fallujah at this stage of the operation. And they are doing so under the close cover of U.S.-led coalition airpower.

“We expect to face more resistance, especially because we are the only forces entering the city,” Fadel said.

The Islamic State group has suffered setbacks on several fronts in the region where it captured large swaths of territory two years ago. In northern Syria, U.S.-backed rebels made a final push Wednesday in the town of Manbij — a key waypoint on the IS supply line to the Turkish border and its self-styled capital of Raqqa. And in Libya, forces loyal to a U.N.-brokered government have advanced deep inside the coastal city of Sirte, the main stronghold of the IS group’s local affiliate.

Fallujah is one of the last IS strongholds in Iraq. Government forces have slowly won back territory, although IS still controls parts of the north and west, as well as the second-largest city of Mosul.

The sky above Fallujah’s Shuhada neighbourhood on Wednesday filled with fine dust and thick grey smoke obscuring minarets and communication towers as artillery rounds and volleys of airstrikes cleared the way for Iraqi ground forces.

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ADVICE THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016

Teen worried by parents’ fighting KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I am 13 years old. My parents have been fighting for as long as I can remember. It’s not physical, but it is loud, sarcastic and rude, and they don’t seem to notice that it affects me, as well as my older siblings.

They fight every night, usually about bills, and it seems to be getting worse.

My father is really hard to get along with, and he is a huge control freak and really cheap with money.

My mother is the opposite about money, and she spends a lot. My dad is usually the one who starts the fights.

Neither of them thinks there is a problem, but there is.

Even after 20 years of being mar-

ried, they just can’t get along. I don’t know what to do, Annie.

They won’t listen to me, they won’t stop screaming at each other, and every single thing we do as a family ends with them fighting. — Distressed Daughter Dear Distressed: Your parents have fallen into a pattern of behavior that has been going on for so long that they no longer realize how detrimental it is to their marriage and to their children.

We won’t get into the likely reasons for the constant bickering, but we can tell you that in order to change this behavior, they probably need third-party intervention, meaning a counselor or clergyperson.

Since they won’t listen to you, please enlist the help of a trusted adult — a grandparent, aunt, uncle or a close family friend.

Even your school counselor or a favorite teacher might be able to get through to your parents, so they can recognize how damaging such behavior is for those of you who witness it.

And talking to one of these adults will also help you find some emotional support for yourself.

Dear Annie: In the past three years, there have been two deaths in our neighborhood. Both times, I made food for the families. One was a casserole and the other was a full meal, soup to nuts.

Neither time was the food acknowledged with a note or a thank-you card.

I was taught that you send thank-you cards for food received after a funeral.

Is this not a Southern custom?

Do I continue giving my time and effort, knowing it will not be appreciated or acknowledged? — Southern Belle Dear Belle: Sending thank-you notes for kindnesses after a funeral is not limited to any particular region.

It is expected and proper everywhere.

People sometimes think that mourners are exempt from such niceties, but this is what friends are for — to help write notes to those people who made meals, sent flowers or did other such

Consumers befuddled by confusing restaurant menu terms

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Okonomiyaki, anyone?

A survey released Tuesday for the restaurant reservation site OpenTable showed that style of savory Japanese pancake is the No. 1 most befuddling term among 2,035 diners, with one in five saying they won’t order something they don’t understand on a menu.

Foodies, stand down. Many of the Top 10 most confusing terms you’re likely familiar with. For the rest of us, as chefs in America have expanded their horizons, we bring you gochujang, piri piri, yuzu and bibimbap, following okonomiyaki in that order.

Nearly one in three diners in the Harris Poll conducted online for OpenTable said some menus are more confusing than they need to be. More than half surveyed in March felt ordering an unfamiliar item ruins their restaurant experience.

Okonomiyaki was a challenge for 69 per cent of the diners ages 18 and over, about half of whom said they eat out at least once a month. But there’s rarely shame. The survey of diners around the country showed two-thirds aren’t embarrassed by their cluelessness, saying they are usually fine asking a server for guidance, said Caroline Potter, OpenTable’s chief dining officer.

JOANNE MADELINE MOORE HOROSCOPES Thursday, June 9 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Michael J. Fox, 55; Johnny Depp, 53; Natalie Portman, 35 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Being creative and productive are a powerful combination today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You can be very persuasive and it’s important you always have challenging goals that you are working towards. October and November are fortunate months for financial matters.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’re in the mood to do something you really love, like a sport, creative project or favourite hob-

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The fact that some of the rubs, ingredients and completed dishes are a problem at all shows just how far many mainstream restaurants have come, she said. Now, at least among those who don’t know classic Japanese cuisine, “It’s much more prevalent on American menus,” Potter said. “It’s interesting that there still remains this confusion on the diner side, whereas chefs and restaurateurs have latched onto it.”

The menu issue doesn’t mean some components aren’t easily identifiable.

“While you may recognize, you know, carrots, you might not recognize when it says on a menu they’re rubbed with harissa,” Potter said, noting that particular North African spice mixture of chili, cumin, garlic, coriander and olive oil occupies the No. 11 spot on the list of confusing menu terms.

In addition to roaming the globe looking for inspiration or to expand their repertoires, the farm-to-table movement has chefs reconsidering heritage techniques that might not be widely known by name. Ballotine, for example, is a piece of roasted, braised or poached meat, poultry or fish that has been boned, stuffed, rolled and either tied or stitched. Think turducken.

It’s a classic French way of cooking a chicken thigh, but the word was unknown to 61 per cent of diners surveyed, capturing 10th spot on the list.

by. Don’t rush though Rams! If you do, then you might blurt out something that you later regret.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Spend some quality time with family members; entertaining at home; or tackling DIY projects around the house. When it comes to money matters, do your sums and keep your feet on the ground.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s the perfect day to catch up on the latest news and current affairs so expect plenty of phone calls, emails, texts and tweets. But resist the urge to gossip about people and situations that should be off-limits.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’re in a generous frame of mind as you socialise with friends or work colleagues. You’ll also see something extravagant that catches your eye, in the shops or online. But can you really afford it?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leos love to be Number One but putting others first is the secret to fabulous relationships at the mo-

things. (And no, it doesn’t matter how many casseroles one receives or wants.

You thank the giver regardless.)

Please don’t stop making casseroles.

Our only suggestions would be to make sure they can be frozen, and to put them in disposable containers so the family isn’t obligated to wash and return the dish.

We are certain the food was appreciated, even though the neighbors may have been overwhelmed at the time.

On their behalf, we’d like to thank you and all the other thoughtful people who care enough to reach out to others in times of need.

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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Pleistocene fossils of Ruddy Ducks, at least 11,000 years old, have been unearthed in Oregon, California, Virginia, Florida, and Illinois.

This one was viewed at a prairie pothole east of Red Deer ment. Plus find genuine ways that you can complement others on work they are doing well.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Others demand your undivided attention today, and you don’t want to hurt their feelings by saying no. But you definitely need some time out so you can recharge your run-down batteries.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Attached Librans — when it comes to a major goal, make sure you and your partner are on the same page. Singles — can you differentiate a dream date from a disappointing dud? Be more realistic.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When it comes to work, swallow your pride and sort out a confusing conflict that’s developed between you and a colleague or client. When you put your mind to it, you can certainly turn on the charm!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re in the mood to overdo just about everything today Sagittarius. You’re also keen

to help others, and your intentions are noble.

But don’t promise more than you can actually deliver.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t assume you know how others are feeling today. Some extra tact and discretion are required. There’s a lot going on beneath the surface so Saturn urges you to backtrack and take a second look.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): With the Moon meandering through your relationship zone, the emphasis is off you and onto the significant others in your life. So try to see a current situation from their respective points of view.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s time to jump out of your usual routine and nurture your body with a special treat Pisces— like a professional pedicure, an indulgent massage, or a long and luxurious aromatherapy bath.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist.

Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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