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Blaze sends 2 to hospital Two people were taken to hospital as firefighters responded to a house fire in Riverside Meadows Sunday evening. Crews were called to a house fire, shortly after 6:15 p.m. at the intersection of 52nd Avenue and 60th Street. On scene crews found the fire isolated to the second floor, partially engulfed in flames. Firefighters battled the blaze and had it knocked down about an hour after their arrival on scene. Two people inside the residence at the time of the fire were taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital with undisclosed injuries. Bart Rowland, Red Deer Emergency Services deputy fire chief, said the fire is under investigation and it was too early to tell what caused it. Seventeen firefighters responded, with a total of about 24 emergency services personnel on scene.

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A firefighter checks a burned room after Red Deer Emergency Services were called to a house fire at the corner of 52nd Street and 60th Avenue Sunday at 6:15 p.m. Two people were taken to hospital.

Michener Centre leaves big footprint in Red Deer PLAN PROPOSED BLENDED NEIGHBORHOOD

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF In 1990s a plan was drawn up for land around Michener Centre to become an accessible neighbourhood to seamlessly blend the developmentally disabled into the larger community. Had it become a reality, the neighbourhood would have been another example of progressive approaches in Red Deer to assist people with developmental disabilities that started with the Provincial Training School that later became known as Michener Centre.

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Gail Surkan, 66, mayor of Red Deer from 1992 to 2004, remembered it was an interesting plan and a challenging way to approach land use. Barrier-free infrastructure was to address mobility challenges and roads and sidewalks were to form loops so if someone wandered, they would circle back to where they started. Recreation and educational facilities would also encourage other citizens to visit and move in. “At the time, conceptually, it was a very imaginative way to think about what a community might look like that had a very diverse citizenship in it including people with all kinds of disabilities or different capabilities. In many ways I think it’s too bad that things changed and it never really got any traction. It had some real possibilities,” said Surkan, who was first elected as a city councillor in 1986, later running for mayor.

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Former City of Red Deer mayor Morris Flewwelling On the hill above 55th Street near the Michener Centre grounds.

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MICHENER: Regional board set up Not only was the plan shelved, the Michener Centre Board was also disbanded in favour of a regional board to address all services for developmentally disabled in the area. Surkan said at times it was frustrating not knowing what would eventually happen to Michener property, which is provincial land, as the number of residents declined and would eventu- Gail Surkan ally no longer be needed. “More than once there was a longterm physical plan developed for the area. One would get developed and it would seem to fall into disuse and another one would get developed with perhaps a different perspective.” Over the years city administrators also put in place a process for the growth of community group homes. Red Deer was always unique because of its acquaintance with the developmentally disabled, she said. “(Michener) brought a community of citizens into Red Deer that became just an integral part of our community and we grew very accustomed to seeing them on the streets, and in transit (buses), and at our events, and in our

sports arenas and I think that added positively to our sense of diversity and our appreciation and understanding of what it was like to have people of all levels in our community,” Surkan said. Both Surkan and Morris Flewwelling, Red Deer mayor from 2004 to 2013, agreed that Michener Centre made Red Deer one of a kind. He recalled how his children were “a little stunned” the first time they visited Roland Michener Recreation Centre pool, but it turned into an opportunity to explain developmental disabilities to them. “David called them the crooked people and he grew up knowing the crooked people all his life,” said Flewwelling, 72. As much as Michener was part of Red Deer’s identity, and did attract workers from different countries, the city has always had a diverse economic foundation, he said. “We had many strings in our bow and Michener was one of those in its heyday. It hasn’t been for some time.” But Flewwelling said closing Michener’s older buildings, which the province has planned for this year, will still impact staff and their families and those who benefit from the economic spinoff from maintaining its buildings and serving its residents. Red Deer historian Michael Dawe, said at one time probably one out of every four people in Red Deer either worked at Michener or was a resident there. Growing up in the Michener Hill neighbourhood, Dawe, 58, often saw people wearing white medical shoes and the string of vehicles entering or leaving the grounds at shift change. At its peak in the late 1960s, Michener had more than 2,300 residents. Today the number of residents is

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Red Deer historian Michael Dawe at Red Deer Cemetery where Michener Centre residents are buried. about 210. “Michener Centre was pretty selfsufficient for a long time. They even had their sick bay. They ran their own power plant, their own fire department. “A lot of their infrastructure was done by them,” Dawe said. “For a long time you could get a job there. You would never get rich on it. But it was stable job and it came with a pension.” And as residents began to move out of Michener, many stayed in Red Deer, he said. “They stayed some place where it was familiar, so they are living in group homes or maybe living independently. For a lot of them, (Red Deer)

was their life-long home. Familiarity builds a certain level of security and builds a feeling of comfort.” Surkan said long-time Red Deerians remember Michener as a huge employer with “a big physical footprint, a big impact, a big voice.” “For those who come now, it’s a very small institution really with very few people. “Though there’s a big physical chunk of land there, there really isn’t a high profile of the institution itself. Maybe that’s a part of healthy evolution,” Surkan said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com Coming Tuesday: The final story in the series looks at what might become of the Michener lands one day.

Conservative Party executive director resigns over nomination spat

Confirmed dead from U.S. mudslide rises to 21

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DARRINGTON, Wash. — Authorities say the number of people who have been confirmed dead from a U.S. mudslide has increased to 21, from 18. Jason Biermann of Snohomish County Emergency Management said Sunday that 15 victims have been identified by the county medical examiner. Six have yet to be identified. Biermann says another four bodies were found in the debris field on Sunday. About 30 people remain missing after the massive mudslide in a mountainside community in Washington state on March 22. Late Saturday, authorities said the number of people believed missing decreased substantially, from 90 to 30. Rescue crews said Sunday that many of the dogs that have been essential in the search for victims will take a two-day break. Days of sniffing through cold, soupy mud and nearly nonstop rain have taken their toll on the animals, and officials say dogs can lose their sensing ability if they work too long. Dogs from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, more recent arrivals on the scene, will continue working, said Heidi Amrine, another spokeswoman for the operation. Engineers were watching for any material sloughing off the landslide area, making sure that a weekend of torrential rainfall doesn’t displace more land. Meanwhile, many residents attended church services for solace ahead of another week of recovery efforts. Underscoring the difficulty of identifying those killed in one of the deadliest landslides in U.S. history, Biermann said crews are not always discovering complete remains. Searchers have had to contend with treacherous conditions. The search area has septic tanks, gasoline, propane tanks and other hazards. When rescuers and search dogs leave, they’re hosed off by hazardous materials crews. Rescuers should get some relief soon. Mainly dry weather is forecast today through Wednesday.

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OTTAWA — The Conservative party lost top 2015 election organizer Dimitri Soudas Sunday, amid mounting concerns he was using his position to help his fianceé’s nomination bid in a suburban Toronto riding. Party brass have been trying to convince grassroots Conservatives that they can count on open and fair nominations across the country, with no favouritism shown toward incumbent MPs. But Soudas, who is close to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, appeared not to have heeded a requirement in his contract as executive director that he steer clear of the riding of Oakville-North Burlington where his partner MP Eve Adams intends to run. Party sources say that despite the high connections Soudas has in the party, the evidence of interference in the Oakville nomination battle had grown too large to ignore and he had become “a distraction.” The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Soudas did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Riding association presidents received a sudden email from party president John Walsh late Sunday evening informing them of the departure. “Earlier this evening I was notified of the resignation of Dimitri Soudas as executive director, effective immediately,” Walsh wrote, in a email obtained by The

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Hearings wrap up COMMISSION INTO SORDID LEGACY OF INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Devon Bieganek (number 1313 on the far right) and Calvin Ziegler (number 22, left) of Red Deer battle it out with the roller derby team from France in Birmingham, England for the first Men’s Roller Derby World Cup on March 16. Team Canada won third place, beating France by a score of 196-111.

Dreadnaughts team members take shot at men’s world cup LOCALS COMPETE IN SPORT’S FIRST OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF

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in Montreal just days before headRoller derby was taken to a ing to England. new level for three local players The men’s first game against who donned the red and white Belgium was a little “scatterand strapped on their quad skates brained,” said Ziegler, as the team for the first official Men’s Roll- was still learning how to work toer Derby World Cup earlier this gether. month. “So it came down to learning Curt Carbonell of Cold Lake, to trust our team mates and not Devon Bieganek and Calvin trying to do everything ourselves,” Ziegler, both of Red Deer, all play Carbonell, 32, said. for the Springbrook-based men’s roller derby team, The Dreadnaughts, and were hand picked for the 20 member Team Canada. Their team went on to earn third place against France by a score of 196— RED DEER ROLLER DERBY PLAYER 111 after losing to title champions Team USA in the “That game against Belgium semifinals 127-307. Team England was the hardest physical game came in second. that we played — those were some It was the turnout they were ex- big, strong dudes. Wales, too. They pecting, said the three Albertans. were hard to move,” Bieganek “It was definitely the best der- added. by in my life,” said Ziegler, 24, The deciding game against the echoed by Bieganek and Carbo- USA also gave them a tough, nonnell of the championship that took stop workout, they said, noting the place March 14-16 in Birmingham, Americans are very “technical, England with 15 teams across the sound and amazing individual globe going head to head. players.” “We could have come in second At the end of it all, the Canaif the bracket had been set up dif- dians said they were proud of ferently — if we’d played against the camaraderie they seen over England that would have been the the weekend, with all teams supbest game of the tournament prob- porting each other and helping ably, the closest score wise,” Bie- out the underdogs, especially ganek, 26, said. after a player from Argentina The team had only played to- broke a collar bone and another gether on the track a couple times player from Ireland broke his before the tournament, practicing leg.

“We heard lots of comments from the announcers that we were the best team out there, that our teamwork stood out,” Bieganek said. They had 25 shirts to sell at the games and sold out within 10 minutes and fans from Germany started a Team Canada roller derby fan club after they’d all returned home. The Canadians became known as “the gentlemen,” especially after a few team members helped out the struggling group from Japan, the Ninjapan Rollers, who had just started playing the sport three months ago. “It was Japan’s last game and they took them aside and DEVON BIEGANEK showed them a few things to help stop their trend of penalties from happening and how to improve their game,” Carbonell said. “I thought that was so cool. That’s what it’s all about. We’re all a family.” The men are back skating hard for the Dreadnaughts, a part of the Men’s Roller Derby Association (MRDA) and have a tournament in Colorado coming up in May. Anyone interested in trying the sport is welcome to come out to the regular practices on Sundays at the Springbrook gymnasium from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, visit the Dreadnaughts’ Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RedDeerDreadnaughts. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

‘WE COULD HAVE COME IN SECOND IF THE BRACKET HAD BEEN SET UP DIFFERENTLY — IF WE’D PLAYED AGAINST ENGLAND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST GAME OF THE TOURNAMENT PROBABLY, THE CLOSEST SCORE WISE.’

The commission delving into the sordid legacy of Canada’s Indian residential schools wrapped up nearly four years of public hearings Sunday, where thousands of victims recounted stories of cruelty and abuse at the hands of those entrusted with their care. The heart-breaking accounts — almost all videotaped — will now form part of a lasting record of one of the darkest chapters in the country’s history. For many, being able to tell their stories was at once cathartic and a validation. “Many times, I was hearing my own story being told in front of me and that became very emotionally challenging because I need to deal with that personally,” Chief Willie Littlechild, a commissioner and himself a residential school survivor, told The Canadian Press. “At the same time, I think it helped on my own healing journey.” Vicki Crowchild, 80, of the Tsuu T’ina Nation outside Calgary who attended a school as a child, agreed that the opportunity to talk of her past after her abuser told her no one would ever believe her was hugely beneficial. Others, she said, felt the same way. “A lot of people got healed just by telling their story,” Crowchild said. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, under Justice Murray Sinclair, visited more than 300 communities after it began hearings in Winnipeg in June 2010. Now, it would take more than two years to play back the more than 6,500 statements — they range in length from 10 minutes to five hours — survivors gave the commission. About 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis children were taken from their families and forced to attend the church-run schools over much of the last century. The last school, outside Regina, closed in 1996. The children, the commission heard, were sent hundreds or thousands of kilometres from home. Many were kept largely isolated from their families, sometimes for years. Siblings were separated and punished for showing any affection to one another. Survivors talked of constant hunger, of beatings and whippings, of sexual abuse. Many died of disease or unexplained causes. Some killed themselves. The damage done to those who did survive was often lasting. “When I came out of residential school, when they finally shut it down, I went back into a community that was 95 per cent alcoholics,” said Martha Marsden, who attended a school in Alberta. “That is how our parents were dealing with children being taken out of their care, being ripped out of their arms.” As part of a class-action lawsuit settlement reached in 2007, the federal government apologized for the schools and set up the $60-million commission. The mandate was to create as complete an historical record as possible of the system and its legacy. The commission has frequently found itself at loggerheads with the federal government. Some of the battles have ended up in court, with various judges castigating Ottawa for failing to turn over records. Just this past week, Stan Loutit, grand chief of Mushkegowuk Council, urged Justice Minister Peter MacKay to fire government lawyers for fighting to withhold records related to the notorious St. Anne’s residential school in Fort Albany, Ont. Sinclair himself complained a few days ago that Ottawa would be cutting a program aimed at helping survivors of the system to heal. Still, the end of the hearings — which wrapped up with a four-day event in Edmonton attended by thousands — marked another beginning, said Littlechild, a former member of Parliament. “It’s really a start of reconciliation,” he said. Calvin Bruneau, of the Papaschase First Nation in Alberta, said he, too, looked to some lasting goodwill emerging from the inquiry into the painful residential-school legacy. “I am hoping it leads to better all-around relations between First Nations people and the government,” said Bruneau, whose grandmother was abused at a residential school. The commission has been given until the end of June 2015 to report out.

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From the age of five, Their fascinating story is Fred Urquhart was fascitold in the documentary film nated by monarch butterFlight of the Butterflies and flies in his Toronto neighin an episode of CBC’s The bourhood. Nature of Things, The Great Born in 1911, he spent Butterfly Hunt. hours watching the orange Now, monarchs are in and black insects flutter trouble, their numbers drasabout, wondering: Where tically reduced from the did they go in winter? At days when the Urquharts school, he read voraciously pursued their passion. And about nature, especially once again, experts and othmonarchs and other iners are calling on citizen sects. scientists — and politicians DAVID He eventually became — to help. SUZUKI a zoology professor and Monarch populations married Norah Patterson, in Mexico plummeted to a who shared his love of butrecord low of about 33.5 milterflies, as did their son, lion this year from an annual Doug. average over the past 15 years of about To answer the question that had 350 million and highs of more than one nagged Fred since childhood, in 1940 billion. Causes include illegal logging they found a way to attach tiny labels in Mexico, herbicide use on genetito individual butterflies that read, cally modified crops in the U.S. and “Send to Zoology University of Toclimate change. ronto Canada.” They started the Insect In February, in response to a letMigration Association, now known as ter by Mexican poet Homero Aridjis, Monarch Watch, enlisting “citizen scisigned by more than 100 scientists, entists” to tag butterflies. writers and environmentalists — inThey finally solved the mystery in cluding Canadians Margaret Atwood, 1975 — with the help of two citizen sciMichael Ondaatje and John Ralston entists in Mexico. Saul — U.S. President Barack Obama, Ken Brugger and Catalina Aguado Mexican President Enrique Peña had come across millions of butterflies Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister in the mountains west of Mexico City. Stephen Harper agreed to “establish a The couple took the Urquharts there working group to ensure the conservain 1976 and, miraculously, Fred found tion of the monarch butterfly, a species one of his tagged insects within hours. that symbolizes our association.”

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The letter to leaders said, “As Mexico is addressing the logging issues, so now must the United States and Canada address the effects of our current agricultural policies.” Those problematic practices are mainly associated with large-scale planting of corn and soy genetically modified to resist the herbicide Roundup, or glyphosate. It doesn’t kill crops — just pretty much everything else, including the milkweed monarchs need to lay their eggs and that is their caterpillars’ main food. We can only hope our leaders live up to their commitment, and we can speak up to hold them to it. But we can also become citizen scientists to help researchers better understand the butterfly’s breeding, migrating and overwintering cycles and help monarchs survive. Monarch Watch (monarchwatch.org) offers classroom resources, studentscientist research projects and information about building monarch way stations, raising your own monarchs and planting milkweed and butterfly gardens. The U.S. Monarch Joint Venture website (monarchjointventure.org/) offers resources for citizens to track migration, count butterflies and monitor larval populations and disease for monarchs — as well as other butterflies. The David Suzuki Foundation website also offers a range of resources

and activities to help protect these pollinating insects. And, as part of its Homegrown National Park Project, the foundation is launching a Torontobased campaign in April to crowdsource a milkweed corridor through the city. Helping monarch and other butterflies and insects is a fun way to get kids interested in nature’s wonders. Planting milkweed and nectar-producing native flowers on balconies and in gardens, parks and green spaces will beautify the area around your home and bring bees and butterflies to the neighbourhood. Scientists still don’t know everything about monarchs and their migration, but we know they play an important role in ecosystems. And we know everything in nature is interconnected. When something that travels such long distances through a range of habitats is removed, it can have cascading effects on those environments. The world wouldn’t know where North American monarchs travel if it weren’t for the Urquharts and the continent-wide battalion of citizen scientists they inspired. We can all help ensure monarch butterflies continue this wonderful journey every year. With contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington. Scientist, author and broadcaster David Suzuki wrote this column with Ian Hanington. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

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The irony of Redford’s fate Re: Resignation of Premier Alison Redford Talk about political irony; Nelson Mandela died but Alison Redford got buried! Ray Yaworski Red Deer

Thanks for the rescue I am writing to express my thanks to the young couple who assisted me on the afternoon of Sunday, March 16, on Ross Street. Your kindness in lifting me from the hole into which I fell when the sidewalk collapsed under me is most gratefully appreciated. Many friends rallied to help me, but your young family was truly my saviours at the time. Juanita Siegfried Red Deer

Fluoride too dangerous for our water When my husband and I first started researching the dangers of fluoride we were both shocked to discover just how dangerous this stuff was. We found it more disconcerting to discover that it had been removed from Red Deer’s water, multiple times, only to be put back in. My question to the mayor and to the rest of council is: why is it necessary when we have access to other means of fluoride treatment for our teeth? Should it not be within our rights as citizens to have a say what goes into our water supply? I’m sure that many of the people reading this have the belief that fluoride is good for them, because it wasn’t all that long ago that I did too. That is why I hope information from reliable sources will educate the people of Red Deer, as I feel that every person deserves to know the truth about what you have been drinking, perhaps unaware that it was even in the water. There are two types of fluoride: natural and not. The fluoride added to our water supply was confirmed by the city to be hydrofluorosilicic acid, which is a byproduct of toxic waste released from phosphate fertilizers, aluminum smelting and chemical manufacturing. I and a group of concerned citizens began researching as much as we could about the fluoride that was going into our water supply. We discovered that two companies, Univar and ClearTech Industries, both supplied the city in 2013. We got a hold of their material safety data sheets, which only revealed more evidence that hydrofluorosilicic acid is a dangerous poison. One of the employees that we spoke to over at Univar openly admitted that it was horrible stuff, and hated handling the hydrofluorosilicic acid. Please search both Univar and ClearTech hydrofluorosilicic acid material safety data sheets if you wish to see this information. There are many people out there who are unaware of the fact the FDA hasn’t approved fluoride as a supplement. This means that it is only available through your doctor/dentist by prescription, as a medication. When it is put into a water supply, there is no one regulating the dose for each individual. The amount of fluoride that you take is not the same as it is for a small child, or your neighbour for that matter — the bottom line is that you have no idea how much fluoride you are consuming daily, and if you are at risk for overdosing (see dental fluorosis).

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In recent scientific studies published in The Lancet (a widely-respected medical journal) fluoride has been added to the list of neuro-developmental toxins; other toxins include methylmercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, arsenic and toluene. These chemicals have been directly linked to disorders such as autism, ADD, dyslexia and other cognitive impairments. We have contacted the mayor and council members with this newly-released data, asking that they reconsider their decision to keep fluoridating our water. We ask that the citizens of Red Deer research this information for themselves, and do the same. We are out in full force handing out letters to dentists, doctors and to the public with all of the information that we have compiled, and are petitioning the city to have this horrible toxin removed from our water. There are a few questions that we should all be asking ourselves: ● Do I feel it is safe to continue using this solution? ● With recent medical and scientific studies surfacing, why is Health Canada still saying that fluoride is safe? ● Health services seem to be lagging behind in medical studies, not only on fluoride but also on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as well — why? ● Why is the municipal government adding this to our water supply? Have they researched this? ● How do they regulate the amount of fluoride intake, as everyone is a different mass and consumes

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different amounts — not only in our water but in juice, pop drinks, coffee and teas? ● Should there be information stated on our utility bills informing citizens about the possible dangers of using fluorinated water for making baby formula, as they may be consuming too much for their size? ● Is there possible dangers to a fetus? ● Why do studies in rats given fluoride have increased absorption of aluminum? Does this study apply to humans as well? ● If I cannot purchase fluoride supplements without a prescription from a medical doctor or dentist, why is putting fluoride in our water a medical decision done without my consent? We researched it and discovered that it is our municipal government and our municipal government alone that decides to put and keep fluoride in our water. We ask that you call, write, email and voice your concerns about the use of fluoride in our water. It’s the only way we’re going to get it out. We also ask that you sign the petition if you are aware of the dangers, as we still may need to bring this to council. The mayor and council members’ contact information can be found on www.RedDeer.ca. For updated information on our efforts, please visit facebook.com/fluoridefreereddeerab. Email us with your questions or comments: fluoridefreereddeer@gmail.com. Danica Champion Red Deer

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WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS, SAYS MACKAY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A long-promised victim’s bill of rights is about to be introduced in Parliament, The Canadian Press has learned. The arrival of the legislation is bound to drive another political lightning rod into the already fractured ground in the House of Commons. Justice Minister Peter MacKay, in a letter to the Conservative caucus on Sunday, said he looks forward to delivering on the throne speech commitment “over the next few days.” The letter was obtained by The Canadian Press and the introduction of the legislation is bound to turn up the heat with the Opposition, which

has been consumed by the fight against the Harper government’s proposed electoral reforms. “As we have stated countless times, we are committed to introducing a comprehensive package of legislative reforms never before seen in our country’s history,” said the letter. “Victims of crime deserve to be treated with courtesy, compassion, inclusion and respect. It is important their rights be considered throughout the criminal justice system.” MacKay, in an interview last fall, said the government’s intention is to extend the involvement of victims “from the time of the offence to the final disposition of the sentence.” He said the government

doesn’t want them to be just another Crown witness, but an effective voice. The plan builds on other Conservative measures in what they’ve dubbed their “tough on crime agenda.” Last year, the country’s ombudsman for victims of crime recommended giving victims the right to speaking during the plea-bargaining process — something already established in some U.S. states. The watchdog also wants to see victims have the right to a review a decision of the Crown not to prosecute a suspect, and a right to restitution with orders that are enforceable by the courts. “We have an opportunity with the upcoming bill of rights to rebalance the system for victims of crime in Canada”, said ombudsman Sue

O’Sullivan in a statement on Nov. 19, 2013. When the proposal appeared in last fall’s throne speech opening the new session of Parliament, it drew a swift response from legal advocates, notably the John Howard Society which described the notion as a return to “medieval” justice and a distraction from the real problems facing the system. Catherine Latimer, writing in The Toronto Star, said the real crisis lies in clogged and delayed courts, as well as overcrowding in prisons and remand centres. She warned that the way the government is casting its plans, the Conservatives are threatening to “roll back more than 500 years of progress in criminal justice” by creating a system based on vengeance,

the way it was in medieval Europe. For centuries the system has worked to exorcise the notion that crime is personal affront that must be answered in a personal manner and replace it the notion that an offence against an individual is offence against society. “The present government’s plans for victim-centred justice forgets this lesson of history and threatens a slide back into a new dark age where victims’ vengeance poses as justice,” Latimer wrote on Oct. 27, 2013. She pointed out, in addition to advocating for the rights of prisoners, her society also provides victims services and restorative justice programs, and it believes they should have access to trauma counselling and compensation.

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No need to panic over election reform bill; won’t commit to changes: Poilievre THE CANADIAN PRESS The minister responsible for democratic reform says he’s listening to the growing tide of outrage about the Harper government’s controversial new electoral reform bill, but Pierre Poilievre would not commit to making changes. Doing the circuit of political television shows on Sunday, the junior minister continued to defend the overhaul and once again denied that he misquoted the author of a report the Conservatives have used to justify extraordinary measures in the legislation. Poilievre, appearing on both CTV’s Question Period and Global Television’s The West Block, said a House of Commons committee is only four days into hearings over Bill C-23, known as the Fair Elections Act, and it’s too early to determine whether there will be any amendments. “We have over a month left,” he told CTV. Opposition to the bill has been almost universal, with political parties, academics and editorial writers criticizing most aspects of the legislation. Poilievre tried to take some of the sting out the arguments with a reassuring tone, but gave no hint of compromise. “We’ll keep listening to them, but I don’t think there needs to be any panic,” he said. “There’s plenty of time to consider all of these ideas and the committee will look at them and decide accordingly before the bill even comes back to the House of Commons for a vote.” Hearings in Ottawa are supposed to wrap up by May 1st and New Democrat MP David Christopherson accused the Conservatives of intending to use their majority to bulldoze the legislation through Parliament before summer. They’re counting on public apathy to kick in after the law is passed, he said.

“That’s the calculation,” Christopherson said. “They’ll take the hits now, all the hits that we’re putting on them and from you, they take it all because they know by summer, it’ll be forgotten. By Labour Day, it’ll be ancient history and this won’t come back again until Canadians want to know why the next election seemed

to have been skewed in favour of the Conservatives.” Former B.C. electoral officer Harry Neufeld, who authored a report often cited by Poilievre, told a Commons committee last week that his position on voter identification has been misrepresented and the minister has been “selectively reading and quoting” from it.

would be overburdened paying higher premiums for workers. However, those statements did not note that a basic assumption of the internal analysis was that expansion of the CPP would occur within a single year, whereas P.E.I., the NDP and others all proposed phase-in periods of up to 10 years to avoid any shock to the economy. A spokeswoman for Finance, Stephanie Rubec, called the one-year phase-in “a simplifying assumption adopted to compare the economic impact of various CPP expansion proposals.” A longer phasein would mean a longer negative job impact, she said without providing numbers. The document also notes that governments would be somewhat insulated from a drop in tax revenues arising from an enriched CPP as workers and businesses received bigger tax breaks for their increase in premiums. The CPP, established in 1965, currently provides retirement benefits to contributing workers up to a maximum of about $12,500 annually.

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OTTAWA — Internal research by the federal Finance Department says there would be economic benefits from expanding the Canada Pension Plan — and suggests this country could afford an improved plan in a strong economy. The findings in the fall 2013 document are somewhat more balanced than the bleak message presented last December, when the Harper government seized on the study’s job-loss conclusions to dismiss demands from the provinces to improve the CPP. Kevin Sorenson, the junior finance minister, said various proposals to boost CPP premiums and benefits would kill up to 70,000 jobs, citing the results of the internal study without releasing it. But a summary of the study’s contents, prepared for then-finance minister Jim Flaherty, shows the job-loss claim was based on a misleading assumption. The research also suggests Canada could absorb

any negative economic impact from an improved CPP when the economy is more “robust.” The Canadian Press obtained a copy of the Dec. 13 briefing note for Flaherty under the Access to Information Act. At a meeting near Ottawa in December, Flaherty categorically rejected proposals from Ontario, P.E.I. and others to improve the CPP, saying Canada’s fragile economy could not bear the load, as higher premiums for businesses would dampen job creation. Earlier this month, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne castigated the federal government for intransigence on the issue, indicating her province will go it alone on pension reform. “In the long run, expanding the CPP would bring economic benefits,” says the briefing note. “Higher savings will lead to higher income in the future and higher consumption possibilities for seniors.” Sorenson’s public statements last December, including a widely distributed op-ed piece, said various proposals to improve the CPP would kill between 17,000 and 70,000 jobs as some businesses

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Russia demands Ukraine federation KERRY, LAVAROV IN PARIS WHILE RUSSIAN TROOPS MOUNT ALONG UKRAINE BORDER

Big quake from lesser-known fault could be catastrophic for Southern California THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LA HABRA, Calif. — Experts say a bigger earthquake along the lesser-known fault that gave Southern California a moderate shake could do more damage to the region than the longdreaded “Big One” from the more famous San Andreas Fault. The Puente Hills thrust fault, which brought Friday night’s magnitude-5.1 quake centred in La Habra and well over 100 aftershocks by Sunday, stretches from northern Orange County under downtown Los Angeles into Hollywood — a heavily populated swath of the Los Angeles area. A magnitude-7.5 earthquake along that fault could prove more catastrophic than one along the San Andreas, which runs along the outskirts of metropolitan Southern California, seismologists told the Los Angeles Times (http://lat. ms/1houJzW ). The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that such a quake along the Puente Hills fault could kill 3,000 to 18,000 people and cause up to $250 billion in damage. In contrast, a larger magnitude 8 quake along the San Andreas would cause an estimated 1,800 deaths. In 1987, the fault caused the Whittier Narrows earthquake. Still considered moderate at magnitude 5.9, that quake killed eight people and did more than $350 million in damage. Part of the problem with the potential damage is that the fault runs near so many vulnerable older buildings, many made of concrete, in downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood. And because the fault, discovered in 1999, is horizontal, heavy reverberations are likely to be felt over a wide area. The shaking from a 7.5 quake in the centre

of urban Los Angeles could be so intense it would lift heavy objects in the air, like the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake in Northern California, where the shaking was so bad “we found an upside-down grand piano,” USGS seismologist Lucy Jones told the Times. That would “hit all of downtown,” Jones said. “And everywhere from La Habra to Hollywood.” About 150 aftershocks, including one of magnitude-4.1, have been felt since Friday night’s quake, which forced several dozen people in the Orange County city of Fullerton out of their homes after firefighters discovered foundation problems that made the buildings unsafe to enter, authorities said. Fire crews red-tagged 20 apartment units after finding a major foundation crack, but residents

have since been allowed to return. Structural woes, including broken chimneys and leaning, were uncovered in half a dozen single-family houses, which were also deemed unsafe to occupy until building inspectors clear the structures. About two dozen residents remained displaced, down from more than 80 after the initial quake. Another 14 residential structures around the city suffered lesser damage, including collapsed fireplaces. A water-main break flooded several floors of Brea City Hall, and the shaking knocked down computers and ceiling tiles, Stokes said. It was not immediately clear if City Hall would reopen Monday. An email to the mayor was not immediately returned.

something Ukraine insists is not happening. That call did little to reassure U.S. officials that Russia is not planning to invade Ukraine after its annexation of Crimea that the west has condemned as illegal and a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The United States and Europe have imposed sanctions on senior Russian officials in response, sparking reciprocal moves from Moscow. In the interview with Russian television, Lavrov called the sanctions a “dead-end” strategy that would not achieve results and accused the west of hypocrisy. He said it was inconsistent for the west to refuse to recognize Crimea’s annexation, which followed a referendum on joining Russia that was overwhelmingly approved, while at the same time accepting the new

government in Kyiv, which was formed after the pro-Moscow president fled the country. “If they are willing to accept the first event as legitimate, then surely they are obliged to acknowledge the second,” Lavrov said. The two sides remain far apart, a situation underscored by the fact that the White House and the Kremlin offered starkly different summaries of the Obama-Putin call. White House officials described the call as “frank and direct” and said Obama had urged Putin to offer a written response to a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine crisis that the U.S. has presented. He urged Moscow to scale back its troop buildup on the border with Ukraine, which has prompted concerns in Kyiv and Washington about a possible Russian invasion in eastern Ukraine.

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to accept Moscow’s demands. In his interview, Lavrov made clear that Moscow believes a federation is PARIS — Russia on Sunday set out the only way to guarantee Ukraine’s demands for a diplomatic resolution to stability and neutrality. “We can’t see any other way to the crisis in Ukraine, saying the former Soviet republic should be unified in a ensure the stable development of federation allowing wide autonomy to Ukraine but to sign a federal agreeits various regions as U.S. Secretary of ment,” Lavrov said, adding that he unState John Kerry and Russian Foreign derstood the United States was open to Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Paris in the idea. U.S. officials have been coy about another bid to calm tensions. After a brief call on French For- their position on a federation and ineign Minister Laurent Fabius, Kerry sist that any changes to Ukraine’s govsat down with Lavrov at the residence erning structure must be acceptable to of the Russian ambassador to France the Ukrainians. Ukrainian officials are to go over Moscow’s response to a U.S. wary of decentralizing power, fearing plan to de-escalate the situation as that pro-Russia regions would hamper Russian troops continue to mass along its western aspirations and potentially split the country apart. However, they the Ukrainian border. The men said nothing of substance are exploring political reforms that as they shook hands, although after could grant more authority to local Kerry ended the photo op before their governments. The plan that Kerry meeting by thanking and Lavrov are disassembled journalists, ‘WE CAN’T SEE ANY cussing covers UkraiLavrov cryptically addnian political and ed, in English, “Good OTHER WAY TO reforms luck, and good night.” ENSURE THE STABLE constitutional as well as the disarTheir meeting endmament of irregular DEVELOPMENT OF ed Sunday evening afforces, international ter four hours, includUKRAINE BUT TO monitors to protect ing dinner. Kerry was SIGN A FEDERAL minority rights and diconferring with aides rect dialogue between and did not immediateAGREEMENT.’ Russia and Ukraine, ly provide a briefing on their lengthy talks. — SERGEY LAVROV according to U.S. ofAppearing on RusRUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ficials, who say it has backing of Ukraine’s sian television ahead government. of his talks with Kerry, Kerry and Lavrov have met several Lavrov rejected suspicions that the deployment of tens of thousands of times in person and spoken by phone Russian troops near Ukraine is a sign almost daily since the crisis began but Moscow plans to invade the country have not yet been able to agree on a following its annexation of the strate- way forward. The pair met last week in The Hague, where Kerry presented gic Crimean peninsula. “We have absolutely no intention of, Lavrov with the proposal, which was a or interest in, crossing Ukraine’s bor- response to ideas Lavrov gave him at a March 10 meeting in London. ders,” Lavrov said. Sunday’s meeting follows an hourRussia says the troops near the border are there for military exercises long phone call Friday between U.S. and that they have no plans to invade, President Barack Obama and Russian but U.S. and European officials say the President Vladimir Putin in which numbers and locations of the troops Obama urged Putin to withdraw his suggest something more. And, despite troops from the border with Ukraine. the Russian assurances, U.S., Europe- The Russian leader, who initiated the an and Ukrainian officials are deeply call, asserted that Ukraine’s governconcerned about the buildup, which ment is allowing extremists to intimthey fear could be a prelude to an in- idate ethnic Russians and Russianvasion or intimidation to compel Kyiv speaking civilians with impunity — BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Spring is coming....but when? WINTER NOT WILLING TO LOOSEN ITS GRIP JUST YET lak added. November alone was the snowiest month ever recorded by Environment Canada (which Central Albertans drooling has been collecting data since over the thought of stashing 1904) for Red Deer, coming in at away those well-worn winter 62.5 cm while the mean average boots now that April is on the for snowfall is 16.6. This broke the 1996 record of very near horizon may have to 56 cm. December didn’t make wait a little longer. While Old Man Winter has the cut however, with only 54 been kicking up a storm of cm falling, well short of the 1924 above normal snow levels and record of 88 cm for that month. Just over 20 cm blanketed bone-chilling temperatures over the past five months, records Red Deer in January followed show Red Deer normally sees by a mere 2.6 cm throughout a fairly high amount of snow — February and 29.6 from March 1 to 26 (also an average of above the 14 cm — in monthly averApril as well. age of 20.4 cm). “Don’t take In regards your snow to the total tires off yet,” amount of said Environsnow this seament Canada son since the meteorologist first flake to Dan Kulak the end of with a laugh. March, Kulak He said the said he didn’t average snowfall for Red — CITY PUBLIC WORKS have access to Deer in May MANAGER GREG SIKORA the information to see how is also 8.5 cm it compared to and the greatpast winter reest one day record snowfall for Red Deer cords. It was more brittle season was on May 14, 1938 where 33 than usual as the mean temcm piled up in 24 hours. With that in mind, look- peratures for each month this ing ahead to Central Alberta’s winter — with the exception of spring season is like looking in- balmy January — were also well below the typical average temto clouded crystal ball. “The seasonal forecast that peratures based on data over a we have is full of uncertainties 30 year period. Meanwhile, the massive snow and assumptions. This season’s upcoming forecast for the prai- loads wreaked havoc on Cenries — well we actually don’t tral Alberta roofs and roads for even have one . . . There’s just much of the winter. Snow removal was kicked innot enough of what we can call a signal to suggest which way to high gear at the city, triggerthe weather is going to go,” Ku- ing an unheard of two surface plowing blitzes followed by a lak said. This winter has been one of full plowing of all residential the most brutal the area has streets down to the pavement seen in years, whirling in at the in mid January that took two onset of November and smash- months to complete. On top of that, both of the ing records by New Year’s Eve. The typical winter season city’s snow storage sites reached sees about a total of 120 cm in capacity by January and a temporary third site had to be Red Deer, said Kulak. As of March 26, there had opened up for the first time. “It’s has been difficult . . . It’s been approximately 160 cm, with another 5 to 10 cm expect- been about 65 per cent more snow than we normally get,” ed by the end of Sunday. The total is mostly thanks to said city public works manager a relentless dump of snow in Greg Sikora. He estimated there November and December that was still roughly 700,000 cubic metres of snow at the storage saw about 117 cm fall. That crunched the 1924 re- sites as of Friday. He said the department went cord of 104.9 cm for the Novemfrom a team of 30 staff handling ber-December snowfall. The average for those two the streets and trails in the city months over the past 30 years to just under 100 to keep on top has been about only 30 cm, Ku- of the situation. BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF

SCANDANAVIAN DANCE LESSONS START TODAY Adults can try Scandinavian dance lessons starting today. The first two weekly lessons are free. The cost for the remaining 8 lessons is $40 per person or $60 a couple. Couples, singles and beginners are welcomed. The lessons are Mondays at Festival Hall in Red Deer from 7 to 8 p.m. The address is 4214-58th Street. For more details call 403-347-5303 or email clborg@telus.net

LET’S TALK WITH CITY OFFICIALS Mayor Tara Veer, city council members and city staff will be on site at Parkland Mall on April 12 for this year’s Let’s Talk informative event. Hosted annually, Let’s Talk will host an array of displays throughout the mall to inform locals of projects, programs and services being offered by the city. If weather permits, outdoor displays will also be set up on the west side of the mall and include interactive sessions from Red Deer Emergency Services and the RCMP. The theme for 2014 is Building Blocks for Growth and will run from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Outdoor displays will close at 5 p.m.

EARTH DAY FOR EASTER The City of Red Deer and the Waskasoo Environmental Education Society are hosting their third annual Earth Day for Easter on April 20 at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre. This family friendly event will include an Easter egg hunt, tree planting, nature walks, eco-crafts and more. The day runs from 1-4 p.m. — rain, snow or shine — and admission is free. For more information, call 403-314-5894 or email lauren.maris@reddeer.ca.

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‘IT’S HAS BEEN DIFFICULT . . . IT’S BEEN ABOUT 65 PER CENT MORE SNOW THAN WE NORMALLY GET.’

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Snowboarders and skiers flocked to Canyon Ski Hill on Friday to take advantage of the fresh powder one last time. Canyon’s official last day of the season was on Sunday. Public works is now well into its pothole campaign, closing in on the 2,000 mark, Sikora added. The city fills anywhere from 11,000 to 14,000 in a year on average. Crews have been busy clearing frozen catch basins for the past month in preparation of

the spring thaw and Sikora said things are in good shape for proper drainage as more snow begins to melt. April 6 is also the tentative start of the street sweeping campaign, he said. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate. com

TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

Goup helping women in Ghana gain education BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF Sahada Mahama is training to be a nurse. Rashida Al Hassan is well on her way to becoming an accountant. Alayitu Abudu is working towards a degree in pharmacy and Alfreda Anjono is the only female in her class of 128 on her way to a career in electrical engineering. These are just some of the girls from Ghana that the Red Deer based Tools for Schools Africa Foundation is working with to ensure they have access to the quality educations they want. The registered charity supports over 80 young women in the largely rural, sparsely populated northern region of Ghana through its five yearold scholarship program. This helps keep them in school by covering tuition costs and associated fees as well as what amounts to about $2 a day for food and other items. Recently, every girl attending post secondary school also received a laptop thanks to a large donation to the foundation. “We know all our girls personally . . . And many have experienced unimaginable struggle and are in need of extreme

financial aid but they also show excellence in academics and leadership qualities,” said Marilyn Pottage of Red Deer, who spearheaded the charity in 2003. “In the past, many girls were not educated. That’s changing now and the one thing many families want is to see their children educated.” Attending school is not easy as the rural communities do not have junior highs and girls that travel to the bigger centre of Damongo for school need a safe boarding house, Pottage said. Tools for Schools built a $80,000, 87-foot long addition to the boarding house at St. Anne’s junior high in Damongo in partnership with the University of Manitoba’s architecture faculty in 2010. This past fall they also completed a “classroom block” with a library, computer lab and an administration office at an overcrowded primary school in Damongo. Pottage said she has always had a special place in her heart for West Africa as she spent almost two years in Damongo during her childhood when her father was part of an agricultural project in 1968. “It never really leaves you,” she said. “You see

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Chair of the Tools for Schools board Lyn Goertzen (right) meets university student Aloysita Gbanso (centre) and her family last fall in Ghana. Gbanso, a scholarship student with Tools for Schools, is finishing her fourth year studying medicine. we have so much, too much . . . and there is so little over there.” Years later Pottage was hired by the Association of International Schools of Africa for a teaching development tour. They visited five African countries, including Ghana. After the conferences she began sending supplies back to teachers she’d met. She received a letter from educators in northern Ghana pleading for more books. By 2006 Pottage had stocked two, 40 foot containers full of books and teaching resources for 300 teachers in the region. She returned to Ghana in 2008 for additional

teacher training after a local Catholic bishop had reached out to her and Tools for Schools was officially born, becoming a registered charity not only in Canada but also in Ghana so the funds are always directly managed by Tools for School volunteers. Everyone involved with the foundation is a volunteer, meaning administration costs amount to less than one per cent, Pottage said. This will be the first year Tools for School sees girls it first started helping finally graduate from post secondary institutions. The charity has recently joined the local chamber of commerce

Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

and is striving to raise awareness and secure more business connections to expand its donor base. While it raised over $100,000 last year, more girls are being added to the program every year, and additional funds are needed. They plan to have a Father’s Day raffle in May and volunteers are already collecting jewelry, purses, belts and scarves for the third annual Shine! fundraiser sale in September. Donated items can be dropped off at Artistry in Gold on 50th Street. For more information, visit www.tfs-africa.org. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

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Medical marijuana producers banking on massive sales UNDER NEW RULES BY JAMES KELLER THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — From the outside, there’s little to distinguish MediJean Distribution Inc.’s headquarters from the unremarkable office complexes and warehouses that surround it in a sprawling slice of industrial suburbia near Vancouver. Inside, however, the picture is unlike anything else around it. The company is putting the finishing touches on a massive hydroponic operation as it joins a lucrative new industry made possible by Health Canada’s overhaul of the country’s medical pot system. One of the facility’s growing rooms is already home to dozens of maturing green plants of various strains, and it will soon house many more. The con-

crete vault is empty, but it will eventually be filled with dried marijuana ready to be shipped across the country. In contrast to the stereotypical grow-ops of movies and TV newsreels — whether for medical use, the black market, or the uncomfortable place where those two worlds collide — the facility has a sterile laboratory feel, which is precisely the point. “This is anything but a grow-op,” says Anton Mattadeen, the company’s chief strategy officer, during a recent tour of the facility in Richmond, B.C. “It is a clean-run, biopharmaceutical facility designed to produce the highest quality produce available. Whatever your views are based on the stigma (of marijuana), that’s not us.” Mattadeen makes the same pitch other operators do: MediJean, he says, will be able to produce a wide variety of consistent, high-quality marijuana that simply wasn’t available in

the makeshift home grow-ops of the old system. MediJean is one of hundreds of companies that have applied to supply marijuana under new Health Canada regulations that aim to stop patients from growing their own pot and instead restrict production to licensed commercial operations. A dozen commercial growers have been fully licensed so far, and dozens more, like MediJean, are in the late stages of approval. MediJean expects to produce 90,000 kilograms of medical marijuana in its first year. “It’s a huge market,” says Mattadeen. A recent Federal Court ruling injunction will allow patients to continue to grow under the old rules for now, but the commercial regime will still proceed as planned. Under the new system, patients send a form signed by their doctor to the

commercial producers of their choice. The marijuana will then be shipped directly to them using a secure courier, such as Canada Post or a private company. As of early February, Health Canada had received more than 450 applications from prospective producers, with about 25 new applications arriving every week. While Health Canada sold medical marijuana for $5 a gram under the old system, prices are expected to average about $8 initially, though the federal government predicts competition will make the drug cheaper as more producers enter the market. Health Canada says the number of patients consuming medical marijuana in the country could increase to between 300,000 and 400,000 within a decade.

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MediJean Chief Operating Officer Chris Dollard, left, and Chief Strategy Officer Anton Mattadeen stand for a photograph as marijuana plants grow at the medical marijuana facility in Richmond, B.C., on Friday March 21, 2014. The company currently has a license from Health Canada to grow marijuana for research and development purposes.

Patients lament tough choice GO WITHOUT OR BREAK LAW BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — They might have a temporary reprieve, but pain-stricken Canadians who grow their own medical marijuana say they could soon face a difficult choice: go without the weed they need or break the law to get it. A Federal Court judge recently granted an injunction that allows thousands of patients to continue cultivating their own marijuana at home, or designate someone to grow it for them — at least until their legal challenge of planned new rules can be argued more fully. But the federal government is determined to change the system, even if Tuesday’s full-fledged launch will be delayed. “Health Canada does not endorse the use of marijuana,” said department spokeswoman Sara Lauer, indicating federal officials administer a medical pot program only because the courts have said there must be reasonable access to the drug. “The previous program was open to serious abuse.” Growing marijuana at home introduces hazards including mould, fire, toxic chemicals and the threat of violent theft by criminals, Health Canada says. The number of people authorized to possess — and often grow — marijuana under

the old regime rose to almost 38,000 this year from fewer than 100 in 2001. The government argues that figure is likely to jump dramatically, compounding the problems that plague a program that cost $16 million to run in 2011-12. It plans to allow only select commercial producers — 12 have been licensed to date — to grow marijuana under “secure and sanitary conditions” for distribution by mail to medically approved patients. If the courts ultimately reject the legal challenge to the plan led by several homegrowers, anyone other than a licensed producer cultivating pot would be breaking the law. Licensed firms are offering marijuana at between $5 and $13.50 a gram, with at least three offering “compassionate pricing” for clients on a fixed income, as low as $3 a gram, Lauer said. “The regulations introduce conditions for a competitive industry and it is possible that the prices will fall over time in response to competition and innovation.” One company, Mettrum, says clients who qualify for provincial or federal income assistance, or have an annual income below $30,000, can receive a 30 per cent discount on the first 30 grams of medical marijuana they buy each month. Still, some patients argue the new system will deny them a safe, affordable supply

of the particular strains of marijuana that make their often-debilitating conditions bearable. Alison Myrden of Burlington, Ont., says it costs just pennies for her designated grower to produce the more than 100 grams of marijuana she needs each day to relieve symptoms of multiple sclerosis and trigeminal neuralgia, a disorder of the nervous system that causes especially intense discomfort. Myrden, 50, says she cannot afford to switch to a licensed producer. “It’s for the people who have money,” she said in an interview. “The government has not taken that into consideration — that the majority of these people, including myself, are on full disability and completely marginalized.” A former Ontario correctional officer, Myrden is used to playing by the rules. “I don’t want to break the law.” Others say they will have little choice if the Federal Court upholds the new system. Neil Allard, who helped spearhead the legal challenge, says in a court filing it could cost about $200 a day — $72,000 a year — to buy the marijuana he needs to get relief from symptoms of his serious neuroimmune disorder.

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1922: Pioneering feminist Emily Murphy publishes an inflammatory book, The Black Candle. She claims marijuana turns its users into homicidal maniacs. 1923: Cannabis is added to the Schedule of the Opium and Narcotic Control Act. 1969: Canadian government establishes a Commission of Inquiry Into the NonMedical Use of Drugs, known as the Le Dain commission after its chairman, Gerald Le Dain. 1972: The commission recommends decriminalizing simple cannabis possession and cultivation for personal purposes. 1976: The Netherlands effectively decriminalizes marijuana. 1977: Then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau tells a group of students: “If you have a joint and you’re smoking it for your private pleasure, you shouldn’t be hassled.” 1978: New Mexico passes the first state law recognizing the medical value of marijuana. 1996: California becomes the first state to legalize medical marijuana. 1999: Two Canadian patients get the federal OK to smoke pot. 2000: Court rules Canadians have a constitutional right to use cannabis as a medicine. 2001: Canadian Medical Marihuana Access Regulations grant legal access to cannabis for individuals with HIV/AIDS and other illnesses. Authorized patients can grow their own pot or obtain it from authorized producers or Health Canada. 2012: Ballot measures in Colorado and Washington legalize recreational use of small amounts of marijuana. 2013: New regulations change the Canadian medical marijuana access rules, shifting to licensed commercial growers for supply and away from homegrown. Some 37,800 people authorized to possess marijuana under the federal program, up from fewer than 100 in 2001. 2014: Patients and producers authorized under the old regulations required to destroy stocks of pot and cannabis seeds, although a Federal Court has granted a temporary injunction allowing continued use of homegrown medical marijuana until legal arguments can be heard.

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“In the last few years, the federal government has enacted small changes to allow parents to save a little more on their tax bills,” said Cleo Hamel, senior tax analyst with H&R Block. “If the survey results are anything to go by, it could be Canadian parents aren’t seeing tax savings because they’re not aware of the programs or because they’re not aware they are

eligible to claim the credits.” Overall, fewer than half of Canadians with children under the age of 18 in their household noticed that the new tax credits made a difference on their return. Two-thirds of Canadian parents don’t know, for example, that they can claim up to $500 for the children’s fitness credit. Parents between the ages of

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35 and 54 are more likely to be aware of the correct amount compared to parents between 18 and 34. Parents can claim up to $500 for fees paid in 2013 for children who participated in an eligible program of physical activity, which could result in a savings of up to $75 on your tax bill this year.

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CLAIMS: Some missed Eligible programs include strenuous games such as hockey or soccer, and other activities such as golf lessons, horseback riding, sailing and bowling, as well as others that require a similar level of physical activity. Children must have been under 16 years of age (or under 18 years of age if eligible for the disability amount) at the beginning of the year in which the eligible fitness expenses were paid. Similarly, 69 per cent of parents did not claim the children’s arts tax credit. This credit is designed to encourage the participation of children in cultural, recreation and development programs in the fine arts, music, performing arts, wilderness training, language training, studying a culture and tutoring. Parents can claim up to $500 in eligible fees for enrolling a child under 16 at the beginning of the year in an eligible program. An additional amount of $500 is available for children with disabilities under the age of 18 at the beginning of the tax year. Just under half of Canadian parents know that they can claim the transit pass tax credit for passes used by dependent children and 65 per cent of parents mistakenly believe that they can claim their children as a dependant while they attend post-secondary school. “Unfortunately, the government may be offering some small tax savings to parents but not everyone is taking advantage of the credits,” Hamel said. There are other areas where families are not taking full advantage of credits and deductions, often because they don’t know they’re eligible or they don’t think it’s worth the effort, Hamel noted. Medical expenses are one area. You can claim a 15 per cent tax credit if family medical expenses, including those of children under 18, exceed three per cent of your income, or $2,152, whichever is less. If the children are 18 or over and you pay for medical expenses, you may be able to claim the receipts but the income threshold is based on three per cent of their income, not yours. Often overlooked is the fact that health insurance premiums can be claimed as medical expenses. They often add up to half of the three per cent threshold on their own and if you pay a portion of your prescriptions and dental bills, the amount you pay also is a medical expense. Hamel stressed that it’s very important to keep receipts in order to back up and verify claims. “The individual tax credits might not seem significant, but they can add up to a few more dollars in your pocket, and when you are raising kids, every little bit helps,” she said. Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

ATTITUDES: Changes go in industry’s favour PharmaCan Capital has already invested in three medical marijuana outfits in B.C., Ontario and Quebec, and says it has raised more than $10 million in the last 12 months. CEO Paul Rosen says attitudes toward marijuana are shifting in Canada and around the world — in the industry’s favour. “There’s a lot of cultural momentum — globally and within Canada — leading to a general, more accepting, liberal understanding of what marijuana really is,” says Rosen. In addition to Health Canada, medical marijuana operators also must deal with local municipalities, where politicians and residents aren’t always ready to welcome the marijuana industry. In Richmond, where MediJean is setting up shop, city councillors initially prohibited medical marijuana production while leaving open the possibility of approving applications on a case-by-case basis. After months of poring over the proposal and the people behind it, council voted to give MediJean its blessing in mid-March. Some communities, such as the B.C. cities of Abbotsford and Langley, have moved to ban medical marijuana production altogether. In Lakeshore, Ont., a town of about 40,000 people just outside Windsor, municipal officials actively sought out a medical marijuana producer after Health Canada announced the new rules. They found CEN Biotech, a Michigan-based company that is now building a $12-million facility on a four-hectare lot a stone’s throw from the town’s Ontario Provincial Police station. Mayor Tom Bain said the response from his fellow councillors and residents has been mostly positive, thanks to the promise of tax revenues and jobs in a community whose fortunes have long depended on the turbulent auto industry. “It’s going to be limited to medical marijuana and it’s not going to be anything else, so with those regulations in place and with such a strong geographical location next to the police department, we felt we were ready to go ahead with it,” says Bain. The commercial market also has its detractors among patients, particularly those who have been growing their own marijuana. They complain the prices will be too high under the new system and they won’t have the same access to the strains that work for them. A group of patients won a Federal Court injunction March 21 that will allow them to continue to grow and possess under the old rules until a legal challenge of the updated regime is heard. The federal government warned allowing the old system to continue would prevent the commercial market from fully developing. Mattadeen, the strategy officer at MediJean, says he isn’t worried. He insists the market will be healthy, even with the injunction. “You’re talking about a pretty small number of people who are comfortable and want to be able to grow their own product,” he says. “There’s no reason for any licensed producer to view this particular injunction as an issue for the business that we’re trying to do.”

MARKET: Higher costs feared Currently the Abbotsford, B.C., man grows his own supply for between $200 and $300 a month. Allard, 59, says even at $5 a gram it would cost him “more than my monthly income,” adding he likely will have to “seek out a black market product” that is less expensive. David Hebert of Surrey, B.C., the designated grower for his wife Tanya, faces a similar dilemma. He says it costs just 50 cents a gram to supply her with the two to 10 grams she consumes a day to control nausea, violent vomiting and pain from diabetes. Hebert has told the court he looked online at the marijuana available from licensed producers and found the prices too steep. “Consequently if I am no longer able to produce for Tanya at a reasonable cost, we will have no alternative but to try and seek out alternative medicine through the black market or illicit market to assist her,” he says in an affidavit. “This is something we have always tried to avoid and concerns me insofar as our safety and security is concerned.” Follow @ByJamesKeller on Twitter

GM recalls push company’s total to 4.8 million in past month BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — General Motors announced two more recalls, bringing to 4.8 million the number of cars, trucks and SUVs the automaker has called back for repairs in the past month. The string of recalls, topped by an ignition switch problem in compact cars now linked to 13 crash deaths, has embarrassed the company and sidetracked its new CEO, who started work just over two months ago. GM has admitted knowing about the switch problem a decade ago, yet it didn’t recall any cars until February. The recall delay has brought two congressional investigations and probes by the Justice Department and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Late on Friday night, GM announced it would recall 490,000 late-model pickup trucks and SUVs because transmission oil cooling lines weren’t secured properly in their fittings. Transmission oil can leak from a fitting and hit hot surfaces, causing fires, the company said in a statement. GM said it knows of three fires and no injuries. In Canada GM is recalling 51,115 vehicles. The recall affects Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 pickup trucks from the 2014 model year, as well as 2015 Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe SUVs and the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL SUVs. All have six-speed automatic transmissions. The Silverado is GM’s topselling vehicle and an important profit centre for the company. The GMC Sierra also is among GM’s

top sellers. Dealers will inspect the transmission oil cooling line fittings and make sure they’re securely seated, at no cost to owners. Also on Friday night, GM announced the recall of 172,000 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars because the right front axle shaft can fracture and separate while being driven. In Canada, about 25,800 cars and about 950 service parts are also involved, GM said Saturday. The recall affects cars from the 2013 and 2014 model years equipped with 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engines. If a shaft fractures, the wheels would lose power without warning and the cars would coast to a stop. GM says it has warranty reports of several dozen shaft fractures. It is not aware of any crashes or injuries. Dealers will replace the shafts free of charge. The recall allows dealers to resume selling affected Cruzes. GM issued a stop sale order on the cars Thursday night. The recall also covers about 2,500 replacement shafts used to fix manual transmission Cruzes that were recalled last September. In all, GM has recalled 4.8 million vehicles since last month, two million more than the company sold last year in the U.S. In addition to the recalls announced Friday night, they include: ● 2.6 million small cars because their ignition switches can move from the “run” to the “accessory” or “off” position, which causes the car to stall and disables the air bags and power steering. The recall includes the Chevrolet Co-

balt, Chevrolet HHR, Pontiac G5, Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Ion and Saturn Sky from the 2003-2011 model years. ● 1.18 million SUVs because their side air bags, front centre air bags and seat belt pretensioners might not deploy if drivers ignore an air bag warning light on their dashboard. The recall includes the Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia (2008-2013); Chevrolet Traverse (2009-2013); and Saturn Outlook (2008-2010) ● 303,000 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans (2009-2014) because the material on the instrument panel might not adequately protect unbelted passengers’ heads in a crash. ● 63,900 Cadillac XTS sedans (2013-2014) because a plug in the brake assembly can get dislodged and short, increasing the risk of an engine compartment fire. GM also said Friday that it has found another death attributed to the ignition switch recalls, bringing the company’s count to 13. The additional fatality happened in 2013 and involved a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt in Quebec, Canada. The company didn’t give further details of the crash. GM says dealers will start getting replacement ignition switches on April 7, but it will take until October to repair all of the vehicles. CEO Mary Barra says they are safe as long as drivers remove everything from their key rings. Weight on the rings can wear down the inside of the switches, causing them to slip out of the run position. Trial lawyers, however say the cars should be parked because the ignitions can slip out of the run position on bumpy roads.

Investors look for signs of spring in batch of economic reports THE CANADIAN PRESS There is little doubt that this winter’s severe weather put a chill on the North American economy. Now, with the arrival of spring, investors are hoping that warmer temperatures will bring improving economic conditions. In the meantime, all eyes this week will turn to two key reports out of Canada for hints of how the economy fared in January and March. On Monday, Canada’s gross domestic product for January will be released, with economists looking for signs comeback. Most were forecasting a solid rebound to 0.3 per cent growth after a 0.5 per cent decline in December. At the end of the week, Statistics Canada will release employment data for March. It’s expected that overall employment will have risen by 20,000, leaving the jobless rate

unchanged at about seven per cent. Doug Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets, said the markets are not necessarily looking for a full rebound for January and March but want to see at least some indicators that the economy is on the right track. “The reason why we’re not looking for a full rebound in either month is that we suspect they still would’ve been chilled a bit by the extraordinarily harsh winter that most of the continent went through,” he said. “But as we start to see the numbers for April, we’re assuming conditions will get back to normal and we’ll see a bit of a rebound for the second quarter.” Porter noted that attention will also be focused on consumer spending, a big indicator of how well an economy is doing. The latest monthly figures on auto sales in both Canada and the U.S. will also be re-

leased this week. Of particular interest will be the U.S. employment numbers for March, with expectations that the figures will show a bit of improvement. Yet all this data should be interpreted with some caution, said Porter. “Investors are giving the economy a pass here for a few months because of the harsh winter,” he said. “I think almost every economic indicator is being looked at through the lens that it may have been weather affected.” The TSX ended the week down 75.04 points, as it felt the pressure from sliding commodities, particularly gold. Meanwhile, the markets continue to watch for signs of when the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve will move on interest rates. “(But) Despite all the nuances and different interpretations about the Bank of Canada, ultimately, (rates) are on hold,” said Porter.

“I think the question here is what will it take for them to raise interest rates? We think it’ll take some sustained improvement in the economy and we think that’s more than a year away.” Attention will also shift overseas to China and Japan. Investors are awaiting to see if China will introduce stimulus measures to address slow growth in its economy, which has declined to a level not seen since the financial crisis. If it does, it’s anticipated the stimulus will doled out in small amounts, rather than a large package like the original $85-billion bond buyback program seen in the United States, Porter said. Japan will also introduce its first sales tax hike in 16 years on Wednesday, raising the rate from five to eight per cent. Economists will be watching to see how consumer spending will fare as a result.

UAW reports modest rise in membership BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A filing with the U.S. Department of Labor shows the United Auto Workers’ membership grew by nearly 9,000 people last year. UAW’s membership in 2013 was

Greek opposition party’s no-confidence motion stalls THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Greece’s main opposition party has tabled a motion of no-confidence in Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, stalling debate on a bill introducing market reforms agreed with the country’s lenders and making disbursement of the next tranche of bailout aid highly unlikely. Under parliamentary rules, debate on the motion takes precedence over any other item on the parliament’s agenda. It will start Monday and must conclude Tuesday. The opposition Radical Left Coalition, known by its Greek acronym SYRIZA, opposes the reforms contained in the bill, which notably open up several retail sectors to more competition.

391,415, compared to 382,513 in 2012. The union has been steadily adding members since 2009, when General Motors and Chrysler filed for bankruptcy. The auto industry has recovered from the bottom five years ago, but the UAW still faces many

challenges. Dues collected, which are the union’s main source of income, have fallen more than 40 per cent since 2006. And membership is a fraction what it was in 1979, when the UAW had 1.5 million members.

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of the night was reserved for Arcade Fire, whose difficult double-disc venture Reflektor mirrored their achievement of three years ago by claiming album of the year. The Montreal rockers, who also took alternative album of the year, were off in Santiago, Chile at a Lollapalooza gig but managed to submit one of the evening’s more interesting visual performances, a macabre pre-taped take on Afterlife delivered in lush monochrome. After winning album of the year, frontman Win Butler and the rest of the group accepted the award in an outdoor pretaped bit surrounded by a mariachi band. “Hey, thank you guys so much,” he said, swaying from side to side. “We really wanted to be there but we’re in South America right now. Thank you so much for the Juno. We’re so excited. “Hope it’s not too cold.” Although the show had three co-hosts — with East Coast rapper Classified and Scottish-born, Toronto-bred

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country crooner Johnny Reid eagerly sharing duties — Ryder seemed to shoulder the most responsibility to keep the show afloat. With her husky roar, she opened the broadcast by convincingly mashing up her indie-pop gem What I Wouldn’t Do with Classified’s Three Foot Tall while a chorus of kids chimed in, then later filled the MTS Centre with the smoky torch tune “For You” (the telecast was given an appropriately dramatic sepia-toned filter for the occasion). Of course, she was amply rewarded for the effort, being named both artist and songwriter of the year — giving the 31-year-old an impressive six-Juno career haul. If it’s getting old at all, it didn’t show in an exuberant speech that began by addressing her apparently sagging trousers. “I lost a bit of weight because I stopped drinking for the Junos to be on point and my pants are falling down,” she said as she first charged onstage. “Holy cow, I really

Progressive-indie rock lovers can listen to Bend Sinister live at The Vat in Red Deer on April 5. Scheduled for 9 p.m., the evening will showcase tunes from the bands latest album entitled Animals. Released on March 11, the album includes early releases of their pop single Fancy Pants and Watc “Sam h for o ur ple Con test Red Dee r avai Entry fo ” labl r m Dinin e in the s g Gu ide

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didn’t expect to win this but I’m so honoured. Thank you guys so much. “I did want to say I come from a really small town: Millbrook, Ontario. When I was growing up there it was under a thousand people. And this has been a dream of mine my entire life. ... “This is the hugest honour ever. This is the award that means so much to me.” She even somehow carved out time in her rambling speech for a non-sequitur defence of superstar rapscallion Justin Bieber, who was booed with vindictive gusto when the (absent) 20-year-old won his fourth straight Juno Fan Choice award. “I really think that Justin Bieber is an amazing musician and he deserved every bit of that award because he’s been working his ass off his entire life and we need to support how awesome he is,” she said. Ryder’s diligent effort was necessary in a Juno Awards telecast that arguably lacked the star power of the annual gala’s finest instalments.

rock single Teacher. Animals marks Bend Sinister’s fourth full-length album, which was long awaited after their last record Small Fame dropped on July 17, 2012. Bend Sinister has also seen recent successes over the past year including being nominated for Western Canadian Music Award’s

In a year already missing appearances from the multiple-nominated likes of Michael Buble, Celine Dion, Drake and Arcade Fire — not to mention Bieber — the last-minute withdrawal of Blurred Lines singer Robin Thicke hurt. Thicke, who didn’t win despite three nominations, has been cancelling shows recently due to an apparent vocal issue while also suffering through a high-profile split with wife Paula Patton. With help from the Red Robe Women’s Drum Society, sunshine-pop purveyors Walk Off the Earth — shut out in three nominated categories — executed a theatrical medley of kitchen-sink hits Gang of Rhythm and Red Hands with a visual panache reminiscent of their innovative YouTube videos. Meanwhile rock album of the year winner Matt Mays howled his blistering Take it on Faith and country trio Dean Brody, Brett Kissel and Gord Bamford’s three-song run anchored the second half of the show.

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Senators slip by Flames BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Senators 6 Flames 3 OTTAWA — There is still some life in the Ottawa Senators. Milan Michalek and Kyle Turris scored twice Sunday as the Senators defeated the Calgary Flames 6-3, giving Ottawa seven points in its past four games. The win moves the Sens to within six points of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the second wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference with eight games remaining. “We’ll have to continue to play hard in those games and I’ll like where we’ll be at the 82-game mark. I might be dreaming but that’s what I believe,” Senators coach Paul MacLean said. Clarke MacArthur scored on a tip in 13 minutes into the third period after Jared Cowen had given the Senators a 4-3 lead a little over a minute into the third period. That third period was what allowed the Senators to keep their hopes alive. “We were very pleased with how we played the third period, giving up six shots, and the way we put the game away was good,” MacLean said. Turris scored into an empty net and Robin Lehner made 37 saves allowing the Senators (31-29-14) to win back-toback games on home ice for the first time since they won three straight in late December and early January. “In the third we continued to play our game and we were smarter and made better decisions,” said Turris, who also had an assist. “We put the puck deep when we were up by one or two and we played our game the whole way through, we just made smarter decisions in the third.”

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Ottawa Senators Kyle Turris scores on Calgary Flames goalie Karri Ramo during second period NHL action Sunday in Ottawa.

Oilers can’t solve Rangers in shutout loss BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Rangers 5 Oilers 0 EDMONTON — The New York Rangers showed on Sunday the kind of hockey they are hoping to consistently display come playoff time. Backup goaltender Cam Talbot stopped 26 shots for his third career shutout and Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello each scored a pair of goals as the Rangers won their sixth game in their last seven outings, defeating the second-last place Edmonton Oilers 5-0. Derek Brassard also scored for the Rangers (4230-4) who had two short-handed goals in the game to move two points up on the Philadelphia Flyers for second place in the Metropolitan Division. “On some nights you need some bounces and we got a couple tonight,” said Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault. “Our penalty killing gave us two big goals tonight, which was good to see. “We hadn’t played as well as we would have liked defensively in (a 4-3 loss to) Calgary on Friday. We were a lot better tonight.” Centre Derek Stepan, who had three assists in the game, agreed with his coach. “We tightened it up and moving forward we have to play that way because the points are so big,” said Stepan. “We have played a good defensive game over the last few weeks and that is what is going to lead to our offence and help us win.” Nash said it is important that his team ramps it up down the stretch in hopes for a strong playoff run. “We have kind of a mini-playoffs right now just to get in,” he said. “We are looking at every game as a must-win right now. You look at the teams that have success in the playoffs and it is usually ones that are playing well going in.” The Rangers tied their franchise record for road

wins with 24 this season. The Oilers (26-40-9) have lost four of their last five games. Edmonton’s Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said a team can’t surrender two short-handed goals in a game and expect to have any success. “It’s something that can’t happen,” he said. “We’ve given up the most short-handed goals this season and it’s something that we can’t afford to do. Whatever the reason, I think we’re a little overzealous and want to help guys out, but at the same time we have to be more cautious. “Teams are trying to capitalize on the penalty kill, they don’t just dump it out every time. We have to be aware of that and it’s something that we have to be better at for sure.” It was the ninth time this season that the Oilers have been shut out. “A lot of people say we’re a team that can score goals, but if you look at goals for in the league, we’re not even in the top 15,” said Oilers forward David Perron. “We can’t cheat to make plays and sometimes we’re guilty of that and that shows right away against teams that play the right way. “We sure weren’t generating anything. I don’t think there was a minute in the game that we wanted. It was pretty embarrassing to play like that.” Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins echoed Perron’s sentiment, noting that the lack of offence on his team is something the organization will hope to address in the off-season. “There is a misconception about this team,” he said. “This is not a high-powered offensive team. It’s not. The history over the last four or five years knows that. We have to find a way to manufacture some offence and it’s something that we’re going to have to look into this summer as we add and subtract.”

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Koe downs Russia to improve to 3-1 at world championships BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BEIJING — Calgary’s Kevin Koe improved to 3-1 at the world men’s curling championship after rolling to a 9-1 victory over Russia’s Evgeny Arkhipov on Monday. With the win, Canada moves into a tie for second place in the 12-team round-robin standings with Germany’s Johnny Jahr. The undefeated Thomas Ulsrud of Norway (4-0) has sole possession of first place. “We played better and the ice was better,” said Koe. “We had a bit more confidence out there, and we played pretty good. We didn’t have to talk so much about weight. “Yesterday, honestly, spots were 10 to 15 feet different from each other. Today, it was a couple feet max, and that makes it a lot easier on the brains.” Koe’s rink opened the tournament Saturday with a 6-3 win over Denmark. But dropped a 9-6 decision to Japan Sunday be-

fore beating host China 9-6. The Canadians were scored at 96 per cent collectively against Russia, with lead Nolan Thiessen and second Carter Rycroft both scoring perfect games. “That felt way better,” said Rycroft. “We threw some stinkers yesterday, and we were lucky to get away with 1-1. Finally, today, we felt like we got a bit of a handle on things. “We were throwing them properly. Still missing a few, but at least we’re throwing them with conviction. The results? You can’t worry about them too much because you still get caught on certain spots.” Canada stole single points in each of the first four ends. Russia scored a point in the sixth, though it missed an opportunity for a potential deuce. The game was put away in the seventh as the Russians’ attempt at a steal went south, and Koe scored five to prompt handshakes. “We’re happy to be 3-1,” said Koe. “Obviously, we would have liked to have that (loss to Japan) back yesterday when we were up three. But that’s going to happen every once in a while. Three-and-one, that’s

not a bad spot.” Canada plays Jiri Snitil of the Czech Republic later Monday. In their earlier game, China picked up a steal of one in the fourth end when Koe’s open takeout attempt overcurled. Canada pulled even at 3-3 with a deuce in the fifth and stole three points in the sixth end when Liu’s draw was wide. Koe added a deuce in the eighth end and one more point in the 10th for the victory. “That’s big,” Koe said. “I mean, you don’t want to get 1-2 this early in the week. It (would) be a long week, for sure.” Teams are still adjusting to the ice conditions in the warm, humid Chinese capital. There have been some uncharacteristic misses over the first weekend of competition, such as Koe’s mistake in the fourth end against China. “I didn’t think I threw it too bad in the fourth,” said Koe.

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Raptors escape with win over Magic BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Raptors 98 Magic 93 ORLANDO, Fla. — After Toronto locked up its first post-season berth since 2008 last week, coach Dwane Casey cautioned the Raptors to not get complacent down the stretch with teams still vying for playoff position. He’s hoping that a nearly disastrous letdown against Orlando will send a stronger message. DeMar DeRozan had 28 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 20 points and nine rebounds, and the Raptors escaped with a 98-93 victory over the Magic on Sunday night. Toronto led by as many as 21 points before having to stave off Orlando’s late charge. Trailing 96-93 with 8.9 seconds to play, the Magic had the ball and an opportunity to tie the game. But coming out of a timeout they failed to inbound the ball, turning it over on a 5-second violation. DeRozan was fouled and hit a pair of free throws to save the win. “They saw the 20-point lead and like any NBA team, they let their guard down,” Casey said. “That’s a development we’ve got to have — to keep the intensity, keep your foot on their neck and keep it down.” Kyle Lowry added 16 points. The win was the Raptors’ third in a row and seventh straight over the Magic. Toronto swept the season series 3-0. “We still haven’t done anything yet in this league. We haven’t played a playoff game, we haven’t won a playoff series, we haven’t done anything, so we still have a long way to go and we understand that,” DeRozan said. “It’s time to take the next step, finish the season off strong, and then the next step will come after that.”

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FLAMES: Better Matt Stajan, Paul Byron and Sean Monahan scored for the Flames (31-377) and Karri Ramo made 31 saves. The Flames could not have played a much better period than they did in the second as they outshot the Senators 21-9, but the best they were able to do after taking a 3-2 lead was go into the second intermission tied 3-3. Ottawa native Byron scored four minutes into the period for the Flames to tie the game as he corralled a rebound in the slot and put a shot into the top corner. It was only Byron’s third career game in his hometown and he has a goal in two of those games. He scored his first goal in his second NHL game in early 2011 when he was a member of the Buffalo Sabres. “I always enjoy playing in Ottawa in front of friends and family and I appreciative of all the things they’ve done for me over the years,” said Byron, who played his junior hockey across the Ottawa River with the QMJHL’s Gatineau Olympiques, where he starred alongside Claude Giroux, now captain of the Philadelphia Flyers. “It’s hard to stay focused sometimes and you get distracted getting tickets and putting people on lists to see after (the game). I just try to stay focused and I’m happy I have success here.” A little more than three minutes after Byron tied the game, former Ottawa 67’s standout Sean Monahan scored to give the Flames a 3-2 lead as he picked the corner over Lehner’s left shoulder. The goal was the 20th of the season for Monahan, making him the third rookie this season to reach that plateau along with Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche (23) and Tyler Johnson of the Tampa Bay Lightning (22). Losing that lead wasn’t something Monahan or the rest of the Flames were particularly proud of. “I don’t know what it was but like I said it’s not a game we can lose and it’s pretty upsetting. They capitalized on their chances and they put the puck in the back of the net. That’s something that we can fix and they’re simple mistakes,” Monahan said. “We had a lot of chances and unfortunately we couldn’t capitalize on some of them. At the end of the day we have to find a way to pull out the win.” The Senators had gone into the sec-

Nik Vucevic led the Magic with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jameer Nelson and Victor Oladipo each added 16 points. Orlando shot 55 per cent for the game, but also had 19 turnovers that led to 19 Raptors’ points. DeRozan had more free-throw attempts (16) than the entire Magic team. Asked about the 27-14 discrepancy in attempts between the teams, Orlando coach Jacque Vaughn brushed it off. “I’m just going to say the referees were great throughout the game. I’ll leave it at that,” Vaughn said. After struggling offensively for most of the second half, the Magic cut a 21-point deficit to 76-73 on a layup by Tobias Harris with 9:53 to play in the game. A driving layup by Oladipo a few possessions later tied it at 78. Orlando had a chance to take the lead, but came up empty on a pair of 3-pointers. The Raptors settled down and carved out an 87-80 cushion on a pair of free throws by DeRozan with 5:16 remaining. Harris trimmed it to 93-88 with 1:21 left, but DeRozan responded on the ensuing possession with a 3 to push it back to eight. It was 96-90 when a Toronto turnover gave the Magic the ball and some life with under a minute to play. Arron Afflalo took advantage with a 3-pointer to cut it to 96-93. Lowry’s layup rolled off the side of the rim on the Raptors’ next touch, giving the Magic their chance to tie with 8.9 seconds remaining. But that’s when Maurice Harkless failed to inbound the ball within 5 seconds. “Just good defence by Toronto, deond period with a 2-1 lead as Michalek sandwiched goals around one from Stajan. Michalek opened the scoring when he redirected a point shot from Erik Karlsson past Ramo at 10:42. Less than three minutes later though, Stajan jumped into the slot and buried a pass from behind the net past Lehner. Michalek re-established a one-goal lead for the Senators thanks to some terrific patience from Jason Spezza. The Senators’ captain moved around a sliding Calgary defenceman behind the goal-line, cut back out in front and slid a backhand pass that Michalek buried for a 2-1 lead.

OILERS: Kick save Edmonton goalie Ben Scrivens kept it scoreless seven minutes into the game with a huge kick save after Nash split the defence to go in alone on the power play. New York took a 1-0 lead with threeand-a-half minutes to play in the opening frame as Zuccarello tipped in an Anton Stralman shot on a play that Scrivens argued involved a high stick. It was reviewed and stuck as Zuccarello’s 16th of the season. The Rangers almost had a two-goal lead two minutes later as a puck got behind Scrivens, but the goaltender was able to fish it to safety during a mad scramble in front of the net before it crossed the goal-line. The visiting team had eight first period shots, while the Oilers only mustered three on Talbot. New York took a 2-0 lead five minutes into the second period on the power play, on Brassard’s knuckler of a shot form the sideboards that seemed to catch Scrivens off guard. The Rangers made it a three-goal advantage with 11 minutes left in the second period as Nash threw a hopeful backhand from behind the goal-line in front and it hit Scrivens and went into the net to count as Nash’s 24th goal of the season. New York continued to dominate as they made it 4-0 with seven minutes left in the second period on a shorthanded two-on-one break with Nash converting a pass from Stepan. The Rangers upped their lead to 5-0 on another short-handed goal four minutes into the third period as defender Philip Larsen overcommitted to covering Stepan. He was able to earn his third assist with a feed to Zuccarello in front of the net for his second goal of the night. It was the 13th short-

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Toronto Raptors guard Nando de Colo (3) fouls Orlando Magic’s Tobias Harris (12) as he tries to block a shot during the first half of an NBA game in Orlando, Fla., Sunday. nying the basketball in,” Vaughn said. “The good thing is we’ll continue to be in those situations and we’ll get better at accomplishing it.” The Raptors led 57-38 at the half, but struggled to shake free of the Magic early on. Orlando led 20-18 in the first quarter before Toronto closed the period

with a 9-2 spurt. It continued at the start of the second quarter with a 17-4 run that gave the Raptors an 18-point cushion. Valanciunas led the surge with 16 firsthalf points. Casey said his team needs to work on its mental approach before the playoffs.

handed goal the Oilers have allowed this season. Both teams return to the ice on Tuesday as the Rangers play the third game of a four-game trip in Vancouver and the Oilers take their final threegame road trip of the season, starting in San Jose.

going to be some nuances on each sheet,” Simmons said. “If you can get control of the game and make the other team play those hard shots, then it’s obviously a big advantage. “We were able to do that and make him shoot against a few of our rocks the one end (the seventh) and we were lucky enough to get the steal. Yeah, we’ll take it.” The Czech Republic, Russia, China and the United States were 1-2 while Denmark and Scotland remained winless at 0-3. The Canadians will play Russia and the Czechs on Monday. Koe won gold in his only previous appearance at the world championship, taking top spot at the 2010 tournament in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy. Canada has won gold three of the last four world championships. Jeff Stoughton was victorious in 2011 in Regina and Glenn Howard won at Basel, Switzerland in 2012.

WORLDS: Tough “Sometimes you throw it and you think you know what it’ll do and it still doesn’t do that. So that’s frustrating. We’re used to a little more out of ourselves, so we just have to realize that it’s tough for both teams and we have to stick with it,” added Koe. The Canadian icemaking tandem of Hans Wuthrich and Greg Ewasko have had some challenges — including a contaminated water supply — in their effort to create top-flight conditions. “You just have to accept that there’s

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Home on Thursday, February member mem mb m b of the St Stephen’s brother, Derek VanSteinburg, to be a very good father. If desired, Memorial Donations 20, 2014 between the hours ve aunt and uncle, Pam and Henry loved his connection in Nick’s honor may be made of 10:30 and 11:45 a.m. A decades, as organist and Roger Hellevang, uncle and to the farm and the land deccca d a directly to the Red Deer Funeral Service will be held committee member. Frankie aunt, Stacy and Lenore Nephin, that he farmed. He enjoyed com m Hospice, 99 Arnot Avenue, at Parkland Funeral Home is predeceased by her uncle and aunt, Guy Nephin sports, and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6. his bright red husband, Gordon Albers, and and Crystal Hanson, cousin, Corvette cars and a good A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Condolences may be will be dearly missed by her Nicholas Nephin, aunt, Gail poker tournament now and Deer on Thursday, February sent or viewed at ve surviving children and Skage, grandparents, Lennox then. Henry was predeceased www.parklandfuneralhome.com 20, 2014 at 12:00 noon. spouses, Bill and Peg Sutton, and Joyce Nephin and by his father, Jack in 1985; Interment will follow at the Service and Interment Ro (Rose Marie) Caine, Wes grandparents, Ken and Peggy his wife, Diana and his stepAlto-Reste Cemetery, Red Arrangements in care of and Jeanette Albers, Warren Pritchard. Being such a kind daughter, Bridget Galay in Deer, Alberta. 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Local Sports Montreal 76 N.Y. Rangers 76 Tampa Bay 75 Philadelphia 74 Detroit 75 Columbus 74 Washington 75 Toronto 76 New Jersey 74 Ottawa 74 Carolina 74 N.Y. Islanders 74 Florida 75 Buffalo 74

WHL PLAYOFFS Round 1 Edmonton vs Prince Albert (Edmonton wins series 4-0) Saturday, Mar. 22 Edmonton 5 Prince Albert 3 Sunday, Mar. 23 Edmonton 3 Prince Albert 1 Tuesday, Mar. 25 Edmonton 4 Prince Albert 3 Wednesday, Mar. 26 Edmonton 6 Prince Albert 2 Regina vs Brandon (Brandon wins series 4-0) Saturday, Mar. 22 Brandon 6 Regina 3 Sunday, Mar. 23 Brandon 8 Regina 4 Wednesday, Mar. 26 Brandon 5 Regina 4 Friday, Mar. 28 Brandon 5 Regina 1

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WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-St. Louis 74 50 17 7 107 240 168 x-Anaheim 74 48 18 8 104 239 187 x-San Jose 76 47 20 9 103 232 184 x-Colorado 74 47 21 6 100 227 202 x-Chicago 76 42 19 15 99 248 200 Los Angeles 75 44 25 6 94 189 159 Minnesota 75 38 26 11 87 186 189 Phoenix 75 36 27 12 84 206 212 Dallas 74 36 27 11 83 214 212 Vancouver 76 34 31 11 79 184 206 Nashville 76 33 32 11 77 190 229 Winnipeg 75 33 33 9 75 208 220 Calgary 75 31 37 7 69 192 223 Edmonton 75 26 40 9 61 184 249 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division

Calgary vs Kootenay (Kootenay wins series 4-2) Saturday, Mar. 22 Calgary 5 Kootenay 0 Monday, Mar. 24 Calgary 7 Kootenay 6 (OT) Tuesday, Mar. 25 Kootenay 5 Calgary 4 Thursday, Mar. 27 Kootenay 6 Calgary 5 Saturday, Mar. 29 Kootenay 5 Calgary 3

Sunday’s Games Boston 4, Philadelphia 3, SO Nashville 4, Washington 3, SO Ottawa 6, Calgary 3 Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 2 Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Edmonton 0

Kelowna vs Tri-City (Kelowna wins series 4-1) Saturday, Mar. 22 Kelowna 3 Tri-City 1 Sunday, Mar. 23 Kelowna 3 Tri-City 1 Tuesday, Mar. 25 Tri-City 4 Kelowna 3 Wednesday, Mar. 26 Kelowna 5 Tri-City 3 Friday, Mar. 28 Kelowna 4 Tri-City 1

Monday’s Games Carolina at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. Florida at New Jersey, 5:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Tuesday’s Games New Jersey at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Calgary at Toronto, 5 p.m. Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 5 p.m. Colorado at Columbus, 5 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Portland vs Vancouver (Portland wins series 4-0) Saturday, Mar. 22 Portland 3 Vancouver 0 Tuesday, Mar. 25 Portland 6 Vancouver 3 Wednesday, Mar. 26 Portland 6 Vancouver 1 Victoria vs Spokane (Victoria wins series 4-0) Saturday, Mar. 22 Victoria 2 Spokane 1 (OT) Sunday, Mar. 23 Victoria 4 Spokane 3 (OT) Wednesday, Mar. 26 Victoria 6 Spokane 1 Thursday, Mar. 27 Victoria 4 Spokane 2

Sunday’s sumnmaries

Seattle vs Everett (Seattle wins series 4-1) Saturday, Mar. 22 Seattle 2 Everett 1 Sunday, Mar. 23 Seattle 3 Everett 1 Tuesday, Mar. 25 Seattle 4 Everett 3 (OT) Friday, Mar. 28 Everett 6 Seattle 1 Saturday, Mar. 29 Seattle 5 Everett 0 Sunday’s summary Tigers 2, Broncos 1 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Black SC (hooking) 16:24, Butcher MH (slashing) 18:19. Second Period 1. Swift Current, Burns 4 (Shmoorkoff, Harris) 9:35. Penalties — None. Third Period 2. Medicine Hat, Valk 4 (Cox) 2:11. 3. Medicine Hat, Labelle 1 (Bredo) 17:36. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Medicine Hat 16 12 12 — 40 Swift Current 9 11 11 — 31 Goal — Medicine Hat: Langhamer (W, 4-1-1); Swift Current: Laurikainen (L, 2-4-0). Power plays (goal-chances)Medicine Hat: 0-1; Swift Current: 0-1. National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Boston 75 52 17 6 110 241 158 x-Pittsburgh 75 48 22 5 101 232 185

Perron Edm (slashing) 17:48. Shots on goal NY Rangers 8 13 11 — 32 Edmonton 3 13 10 — 26 Goal — NY Rangers: Talbot (W, 12-6-0); Edmonton: Scrivens (L, 14-14-4). Power plays (goal-chances) — NY Rangers: 1-6; Edmonton: 0-4. Red Wings 3, Lightning 2 First Period 1. Tampa Bay, Filppula 25 (unassisted) 8:40. 2. Detroit, Andersson 8 (Helm, Alfredsson) 11:08. 3. Detroit, Nyquist 27 (Legwand) 15:24. Penalties — Gudas TB (high-sticking) 18:22. Second Period 4. Detroit, Legwand 13 (Franzen, Kronwall) 16:36 (pp). Penalties — Quincey Det (holding) 2:58, Smith Det (cross-checking) 8:34, Killorn TB (holding) 15:17. Third Period 5. Tampa Bay, Salo 4 (Kucherov) 15:31. Penalties — Smith Det (tripping) 2:03, Det Bench (too many men) 7:29, Hedman TB (delay of game) 9:50. Shots on goal Tampa Bay 6 13 9 — 28 Detroit 12 8 10 — 30 Goal — Tampa Bay: Bishop (L, 36-12-7); Detroit: Gustavsson (W, 16-4-3). Power plays (goal-chances) — Tampa Bay: 0-4; Detroit: 1-3. Predators 4, Capitals 3 (SO) First Period 1. Washington, Brouwer 22 (Green, Backstrom) 4:17. 2. Nashville, Hornqvist 16 (Weber, Fisher) 5:55. 3. Nashville, Hornqvist 17 (unassisted) 18:30. Penalties — Wey Wash (fighting) 8:16, Clune Nash (fighting) 8:16, Hornqvist Nash (holding) 12:20. Second Period 4. Washington, Brouwer 23 (Johansson, Backstrom) 14:22 (pp). Penalties — Ellis Nash (holding) 8:14, Wilson Wash (slashing) 8:14, Nash Bench (too many men) 11:43, Josi Nash (interference) 13:53. Third Period 5. Nashville, Weber 21 (Fisher, Cullen) 8:23. 6. Washington, Backstrom 14 (Carlson) 12:20 (pp). Penalties — Jarnkrok Nash (slashing) 11:57. Overtime No Scoring. Penalties — None. Shootout — Nashville wins 1-0 Washington : Kuznetsov miss, Grabovski miss, Backstrom miss. Nashville : Jarnkrok miss, Smith goal, Josi miss. Shots on goal Washington 7 9 7 3 — 26 Nashville 11 8 7 3 — 29 Goal — Washington: Halak (LO, 28-11-7); Nashville: Hutton (W, 18-11-4). Power plays (goal-chances) — Washington: 2-4; Nashville: 0-0.

Saturday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 2, New Jersey 1, SO Boston 4, Washington 2 Colorado 3, San Jose 2 Tampa Bay 4, Buffalo 3, OT Detroit 4, Toronto 2 Montreal 4, Florida 1 Columbus 3, Carolina 2, OT Dallas 4, St. Louis 2 Minnesota 3, Phoenix 1 Anaheim 5, Vancouver 1 Los Angeles 4, Winnipeg 2

Medicine Hat vs Swift Current (Medicine Hat wins series 4-2) Saturday, Mar. 22 Medicine Hat 4 Swift Current 2 Tuesday, Mar. 25 Swift Current 3 Medicine Hat 1 Wednesday, Mar. 26 Swift Current 3 Medicine Hat 2 (OT) Saturday, Mar. 29 Medicine Hat 4 Swift Current 1 Sunday, Mar. 30 Medicine Hat 2 Swift Current 1

Senators 6, Flames 3 First Period 1. Ottawa, Michalek 15 (Karlsson, Hemsky) 10:42. 2. Calgary, Stajan 12 (Hudler, Glencross) 13:23. 3. Ottawa, Michalek 16 (Spezza, Hemsky) 19:37. Penalties — Westgarth Cgy (slashing) 17:11. Second Period 4. Calgary, Byron 7 (Backlund, Cammalleri) 3:59. 5. Calgary, Monahan 20 (Hudler, Colborne) 7:05. 6. Ottawa, Turris 24 (MacArthur) 16:47. Penalties — Phillips Ott (interference) 5:03, Westgarth Cgy (fighting) 12:26, Kassian Ott (fighting) 12:26, Kassian Ott (instigator) 12:26, Kassian Ott (misconduct) 12:26. Third Period 7. Ottawa, Cowen 6 (Zibanejad) 1:12. 8. Ottawa, MacArthur 24 (Turris) 12:22. 9. Ottawa, Turris 25 (unassisted) 18:39 (en). Penalties — Neil Ott (tripping) 8:44, Monahan Cgy (hooking) 12:53. Shots on goal Calgary 13 21 6 — 40 Ottawa 13 9 15 — 37 Goal — Calgary: Ramo (L, 14-12-4); Ottawa: Lehner (W, 9-15-6). Power plays (goal-chances) — Calgary: 0-3; Ottawa: 0-2. Rangers 5, Oilers 0 First Period 1. NY Rangers, Zuccarello 16 (Stralman, Pouliot) 16:30. Penalties — Gazdic Edm (interference) 6:30. Second Period 2. NY Rangers, Brassard 18 (Diaz, Zuccarello) 4:38 (pp). 3. NY Rangers, Nash 24 (Stepan) 9:07. 4. NY Rangers, Nash 25 (Stepan) 13:26 (sh). Penalties — Smyth Edm (hooking) 2:40, NYR Bench (too many men) 6:50, Diaz NYR (interference) 13:14. Third Period 5. NY Rangers, Zuccarello 17 (Stepan, Staal) 3:49 (sh). Penalties — Diaz NYR (tripping) 1:53, Gagner Edm (delay of game) 5:33, Stralman NYR (holding) 8:31, Gordon Edm (high-sticking) 10:15, Carcillo NYR (roughing) 15:30, Perron Edm (roughing) 15:30,

Penguins 4, Blackhawks 1 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Neal 24 (Jokinen, Bortuzzo) 9:44. 2. Pittsburgh, Stempniak 11 (Niskanen, Kunitz) 10:05. Penalties — Engelland Pgh (slashing) 19:25. Second Period 3. Chicago, Brookbank 2 (Sharp, Leddy) 11:10. Penalties — Sharp Chi (high-sticking) 5:06, Hossa Chi (slashing) 7:02. Third Period 4. Pittsburgh, Crosby 35 (Kunitz) 15:09. 5. Pittsburgh, Crosby 36 (Maatta, Bennett) 18:44 (en). Penalties — None. Shots on goal Chicago 6 11 9 — 26 Pittsburgh 8 11 8 — 27 Goal — Chicago: Crawford (L, 29-15-10); Pittsburgh: Fleury (W, 36-17-4). Power plays (goal-chances) — Chicago: 0-1; Pittsburgh: 0-2. Bruins 4, Flyers 3 (SO) First Period 1. Philadelphia, Lecavalier 17 (Hall) 5:25. 2. Boston, Meszaros 7 (Marchand, Hamilton) 10:43. 3. Philadelphia, Timonen 5 (Voracek) 19:18. Penalties — Iginla Bos (fighting) 15:51, Rinaldo Pha (fighting) 15:51. Second Period 4. Boston, Chara 17 (Iginla, Krejci) 5:44 (pp). 5. Boston, Bergeron 27 (Smith, Bartkowski) 11:05. Penalties — Miller Bos (high-sticking) 2:13, Hall Pha (hooking) 5:33, Kelly Bos (interference) 7:11, Hartnell Pha (hooking) 7:25. Third Period 6. Philadelphia, Lecavalier 18 (Voracek, Timonen) 19:35. Penalties — Hamilton Bos (hooking) 3:15, Chara Bos (delay of game) 3:28. Overtime No Scoring. Penalties — None. Shootout — Boston wins 2-1 Boston : Bergeron goal, Marchand miss, Iginla miss, Krejci miss, Smith goal. Philadelphia : Lecavalier miss, Giroux goal, Raffl miss, Read miss, Voracek miss. Shots on goal Boston 10 13 6 1 — 30 Philadelphia 11 16 17 8 — 52 Goal — Boston: Rask (W, 34-14-5); Philadelphia: Mason (LO, 31-17-7). Power plays (goal-chances) — Boston: 1-2; Philadelphia: 0-4.

Curling 2014 World Men’s Curling Championship BEIJING — Standings and results Sunday after the fifth draw at the 2014 men’s world curling championship, to be held from March 29-April 6: Country (Skip) W L Norway (Ulsrud) 4 0 Japan (Y.Morozumi) 3 1 Canada (Koe) 3 1 Germany (J.Jahr) 3 1 Switzerland (de Cruz) 2 1 Sweden (O.Eriksson) 2 2 China (R.Liu) 1 2 Czech Rep. (Snitil) 1 2 U.S. (Fenson) 1 3 Denmark (Stjerne) 1 3 Russia (Drozdov) 1 3 Scotland (E.MacDonald) 0 3 Sunday’s results Fourth Draw Japan 9 Canada 6 Germany 7 Sweden 5 Norway 8 Denmark 3 U.S. 6 Russia 4 (extra end) Fifth Draw Canada 9 China 6 Japan 9 Scotland 4 Norway 9 Czech Republic 5 Switzerland 6 Denmark 5 (extra end) Sixth Draw Canada 9 Russia 1 Denmark 9 Germany 4 Japan 9 U.S. 5 Norway 6 Sweden 3

Second Draw Canada 6 Denmark 3 Germany 9 Russia 5 Norway 9 Japan 5 Sweden 8 U.S. 6 Third Draw China 11 Scotland 8 (extra end) Switzerland 9 Czech Republic 4

x — clinched playoff berth. y — clinched final berth. t — played tiebreaker. PLAYOFFS Saturday’s result Final Nova Scotia (O’Leary) 9 Manitoba (Robertson) 8

Monday’s games Seventh Draw, 12 a.m. Russia vs. Sweden; Czech Republic vs. China; U.S. vs. Germany; Switzerland vs. Scotland. Eighth Draw, 5 a.m. Norway vs. China; Switzerland vs. Japan; Scotland vs. Denmark; Canada vs. Czech Republic. Ninth Draw, 7 p.m. Germany vs. Switzerland; U.S. vs. Scotland; Czech Republic vs. Sweden; Russia vs. China. Canadian Senior Curling Championships YELLOWKNIFE — Final round robin standings and playoff results Saturday at the 2014 Canadian senior curling championships, at the Yellowknife Community Arena and Curling Club: MEN ROUND ROBIN Team (Skip) y-Nova Scotia (O’Leary) x-Manitoba (Robertson) t-Northern Ont. (Gordon) t-Alberta (Johnson) Saskatchewan (McKee) B.C. (Craig) Yukon (Hilderman) Ontario (Mellor) Quebec (Laflamme) NWT (Hudy) New Brunswick (Armstrong) P.E.I. (MacFadyen)

Saturday’s results First Draw Czech Republic 9 U.S. 7 Germany 11 China 5 Russia 8 Switzerland 7 Sweden 8 Scotland 4

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Friday’s results Tiebreaker Northern Ontario (Gordon) 9 Alberta (Johnson) 6 Semifinal Manitoba (Robertson) 10 Northern Ontario (Gordon) 8 WOMEN ROUND ROBIN Team (Skip) W L y-Manitoba (Fowler) 10 1 x-Saskatchewan (Arguin) 10 1 x-Ontario (Bodogh) 8 3 Nova Scotia (Pinkney) 7 4 Alberta (Bakker) 6 5 New Brunswick (Hanlon) 6 5 B.C. (Shantz) 5 6 Northern Ont. (Barrett) 4 7 N.L. (Cunningham) 3 8 Quebec (Derick) 3 8 P.E.I. (Scott) 3 8 NWT (McKellar-Gillis) 1 10 x — clinched playoff berth. y — clinched final berth. PLAYOFFS Saturday’s result Final Manitoba (Fowler) 5 Saskatchewan (Arguin) 1 Friday’s result Semifinal Saskatchewan (Arguin) 7 Ontario (Bodogh) 4

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Jenny Shin, $24,748 Ji Young Oh, $20,183 Hee Young Park, $20,183 Michelle Wie, $20,183 Meena Lee, $20,183 Paula Creamer, $20,183 Mariajo Uribe, $20,183 P.K. Kongkraphan, $20,183 Shanshan Feng, $20,183 Ai Miyazato, $16,897 Mina Harigae, $14,544 Mi Hyang Lee , $14,544 Jenny Suh, $14,544 Paz Echeverria, $14,544 Haeji Kang, $14,544 Karrie Webb, $14,544 Ayako Uehara, $14,544 Laura Diaz, $10,960 Victoria Elizabeth, $10,960 Christina Kim, $10,960 I.K. Kim, $10,960 Brooke Pancake, $10,960 Mo Martin, $10,960 Ashleigh Simon, $10,960 Maria Hernandez, $8,705 Haru Nomura, $8,705 Morgan Pressel, $8,705 Catriona Matthew, $8,705 Amy Yang, $6,880 Sydnee Michaels, $6,880 Carlota Ciganda, $6,880 Jodi Ewart Shadoff, $6,880 Hee Kyung Seo, $6,880 Katie M. Burnett, $6,880 Hee-Won Han, $6,880 Tiffany Joh, $6,880 Seon Hwa Lee, $5,547

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championship — Powell River Regals vs. Bentley Generals, 8:30 p.m., Red Deer Arena.

Tuesday

● Senior AAA hockey: Third game of best-of-five McKenzie Cup (Alberta/B.C.) championship — Powell River Regals vs. Bentley Generals, 3 p.m., Red Deer Arena. ● Midget AAA hockey: Second game of best-of-three Pacific Cup (Alberta/B.C.) championship, 7 p.m., Red Deer Arena.

● Women’s basketball: Playoff games at 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., River Glen; 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

● Senior high basketball: 3A/4A Senior Bowl at Lindsay Thurber; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow.

Thursday

● Senior AAA hockey: First game of best-of-five McKenzie Cup (Alberta/B.C.) championship — Powell River Regals vs. Bentley Generals, 7:30 p.m., Red Deer Arena.

Friday

● Midget AAA hockey: First game of best-of-three Pacific Cup (Alberta/B.C.) championship, 5 p.m., Red Deer Arena. ● Senior AAA hockey: Second game of best-of-five McKenzie Cup (Alberta/B.C.)

Saturday

Sunday ● Midget AAA hockey: Third game of best-of-three Pacific Cup (Alberta/B.C.) championship, if necessary, 2 p.m., Red Deer Arena. ● Senior AAA hockey: Fourth game of best-of-five McKenzie Cup (Alberta/B.C.) championship, if necessasry — Powell River Regals vs. Bentley Generals, 7:30 p.m., Red Deer Arena.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB y-Indiana 52 22 .703 — y-Miami 50 22 .694 1 x-Toronto 42 31 .575 9 x-Chicago 41 32 .562 10 Brooklyn 39 33 .542 12 Washington 38 35 .521 13 Charlotte 35 38 .479 16 Atlanta 31 41 .431 20 New York 31 43 .419 21 Cleveland 30 45 .400 22 Detroit 26 47 .356 25 Boston 23 50 .315 28 Orlando 21 53 .284 31 Philadelphia 16 57 .219 35 Milwaukee 14 59 .192 37

x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB 57 16 .781 — 54 19 .740 3 52 22 .703 5 1/2 49 23 .681 7 1/2 48 27 .640 10 45 28 .616 12 44 30 .595 13 1/2 44 30 .595 13 1/2 43 30 .589 14 36 36 .500 20 1/2 32 41 .438 25 32 41 .438 25 25 48 .342 32 25 48 .342 32 23 51 .311 34 1/2

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

Saturday’s Games Philadelphia 123, Detroit 98 L.A. Clippers 118, Houston 107 Washington 101, Atlanta 97 Dallas 103, Sacramento 100 Miami 88, Milwaukee 67 San Antonio 96, New Orleans 80 Sunday’s Games Oklahoma City 116, Utah 96 Cleveland 90, Indiana 76 Toronto 98, Orlando 93 Brooklyn 114, Minnesota 99 Chicago 107, Boston 102 Portland 105, Memphis 98 New York 89 Golden State 84 Phoenix 99 L.A. Lakers 115 Monday’s Games San Antonio at Indiana, 5 p.m. Washington at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Toronto at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Boston at Chicago, 6 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Sacramento at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Memphis at Denver, 7 p.m. New York at Utah, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Houston at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. Golden State at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Baseball Baltimore Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota Houston Los Angeles Oakland Seattle Texas

American League East Division W L Pct 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Central Division W L Pct 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 West Division W L Pct 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

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Monday’s Games Kansas City (Shields 0-0) at Detroit (Verlander 0-0), 11:08 a.m. Philadelphia (Lee 0-0) at Texas (Scheppers 0-0), 12:05 p.m. Boston (Lester 0-0) at Baltimore (Tillman 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Minnesota (Nolasco 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Toronto (Dickey 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Price 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 0-0) at Oakland (Gray 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Seattle (Hernandez 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Cleveland at Oakland, 8:05 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

East Division W L Pct 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Central Division W L Pct 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 West Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 2 1 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000

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Sunday’s Games San Diego 3, L.A. Dodgers 1 Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 0-0), 11:05 a.m. Washington (Strasburg 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 0-0), 11:10 a.m. Philadelphia (Lee 0-0) at Texas (Scheppers 0-0), 12:05 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 0-0) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-0), 12:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Colorado (De La Rosa 0-0) at Miami (Fernandez 0-0), 5:10 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-0) at Arizona (McCarthy 0-0), 7:40 p.m. Tuesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. Colorado at Miami, 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

National League

Transactions Sunday’s Sports Transactions HOCKEY National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled F Mark Van Guilder from Milwaukee (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Julien Brouillette from Hershey (AHL). Assigned F Chris Brown to Hershey. American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Signed F Viktor Crus Rydberg and D Kyle Burroughs to amateur tryout contracts. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled G Rob Madore from Cincinnati (ECHL). ECHL GREENVILLE ROAD WARRIORS — Added G Tony Giordani as emergency backup. Released G James Wardrop as emergency backup. TOLEDO WALLEYE — Releaseed F Ryley

Grantham. UTAH GRIZZLIES — Released F Will Frederick from an amateur tryout agreement. Central Hockey League DENVER CUTTHROATS — Announced the league suspended D Aaron MacKenzie indefinitely. Signed G Kent Patterson. BASEBALL American League TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Casey Janssen on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled C Erik Kratz from Buffalo (IL). Assigned OF Matt Tuiasosopo outright to Buffalo (IL). DETROIT TIGERS — Placed OF Andy Dirks on the 15-day DL and SS Jose Iglesias and RHP Bruce Rondon on the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Tyler Collins from Erie (EL). CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed INFs Gordon Beckham and Jeff Keppinger on the 15-day DL,

Soccer MLS Eastern Conference GP W L T GF GA Columbus 3 3 0 0 7 2 Kansas City 4 2 1 1 5 4 Houston 3 2 1 0 6 2 Toronto 3 2 1 0 3 4 Philadelphia 4 1 1 2 4 4 New England 4 1 2 1 2 6 Chicago 4 0 1 3 6 7 New York 4 0 1 3 4 7 Montreal 4 0 3 1 3 7 D.C. 3 0 2 1 2 6

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Dallas Salt Lake Vancouver Seattle Chivas Colorado Portland Los Angeles San Jose

Saturday’s results D.C. 2 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1 Montreal 1 Colorado 2 Kansas City 3 Vancouver 2 Houston 1 Dallas 2 Portland 1 Salt Lake 3 Toronto 0 Seattle 1 Columbus 2 San Jose 1 New England 2 Sunday’s results New York 1 Chivas 1 Saturday, April 5 Seattle at Portland, 1 p.m. New York at Montreal, 2 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 3 p.m. Toronto at Columbus, 4 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 4:30 p.m. New England at D.C.,5 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 6 p.m. Salt Lake at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6 Los Angeles at Chivas, 1 p.m.

Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct. GF Rochester 13 9 4 .692 149 Buffalo 13 8 5 .615 141 Philadelphia 14 5 9 .357 157 Toronto 14 5 9 .357 171 Minnesota 13 3 10 .231 129 West Division GP W L Pct. x-Edmonton 13 13 0 1.000 Calgary 13 8 5 .615 Colorado 14 5 9 .357 Vancouver 13 4 9 .308 x — clinched playoff berth.

GF 162 169 149 141

GA GB 119 — 137 1 171 4 1/2 180 4 1/2 157 6 GA GB 106 — 157 5 184 8 1/2 157 9

Sunday’s result Edmonton 13 Toronto 10 Saturday’s results Calgary 15 Minnesota 11 Edmonton 15 Rochester 11 Vancouver 12 Buffalo 8 Philadelphia 14 Colorado 12 Friday, April 4 Calgary at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Rochester at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5 Calgary at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Rochester, 5:30 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Toronto at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

B4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, March 31, 2014

Bowditch wins first title in Texas PGA TOUR BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANTONIO — Steven Bowditch held on to win the Texas Open in windy conditions Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory and a spot in the Masters. The 30-year-old Australian bogeyed the par-5 18th for a 4-over 76 for a one-stroke victory. “I’m over the moon. I really can’t believe it,” said Bowditch, who attempted suicide in 2006 and has fought depression throughout his career. It was the highest closing score by a winner since Vijay Singh finished with a 4-over 76 in the 2004 PGA Championship, and the highest in a non-major since Fred Couples had a 5-over 77 in the 1983 Kemper Open. Bowditch finished at 8-under 280 at TPC San Antonio and earned $1,116,000. “Every time I got out of check, looking ahead to the Masters and winning golf events and making my speeches before I was finished, I had to pull myself in check every time,” said Bowditch, wearing a green shirt. “And it happened a lot today.” Bowditch, based in Dallas, entered the week 339th in the world and had only two top-10 finishes in eight years on the tour. He won once on the Australasian circuit and twice on the Web.Com Tour. “He’s been a battler. He’s gone through a lot in his life,” said John Senden, a fellow Australian who won the Valspar Championship two weeks ago. Senden waited about an hour after his round to shake Bowditch’s hand. “That last putt wasn’t his best, but to finish it off he was as cool as a cucumber really,” Senden said. “I’m proud to be his mate.” Will MacKenzie and Daniel Summerhays tied for second. MacKenzie shot 70, and Summerhays had a 71. Calgary’s Stephen Ames was the top Canadian. Ames shot a 74 to finish in a tie for 16th place. Chesson Hadley and Ryan Palmer missed chances to get into the Masters through the top 50 in the world ranking. Hadley, the Puerto Rico Open winner, needed at least a sixth-place finish, but closed with an 80 to tie for 56th at 5 over. Palmer needed a top-three finish and had an 82 to also tie for 56th.

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Andrew Loupe hits his drive on the ninth hole during the final round of the Texas Open golf tournament on Sunday, in San Antonio. Bowditch played the front nine in 3-over 39, making a double bogey on the par-4 fourth. He countered a bogey on the par-3 13th with a birdie on the par-5 14th and made three pars before missing a 3-foot par putt and settling for a bogey on 18. On the par-3 16th, he got up-and-down after missing the green. He pushed his drive on the par-4 17th, hit his approach on the green and two-putted, then pulled his tee shot left on 18, recovered with a shot

to the fairway and reached the green in three. “I just drew back on some experience,” Bowditch said. MacKenzie made a 13-foot birdie putt on the 17th to pull within a stroke of Bowditch, but the Australian tapped in from 2 feet for his birdie at No. 14 to push the advantage back to two. Matt Kuchar and Andrew Loupe shot 75s to tie for fourth at 6-under.

Nordqvist rallies to win Kia Classic BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anna Nordqvist, of Sweden, hits her tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the LPGA Kia Classic golf tournament in Carlsbad, Calif., Sunday. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

I like the test and it seems like it is going to be pretty windy next week which will make it tougher. I’m very happy with the way I’m playing and can’t wait to tee it up.” Salas birdied the 18th for a 70. “I’m going to put this in the back of my mind, but know I can make putts down the stretch,” Salas said. The former Southern California player is winless on the LPGA Tour. “Obviously, I can’t control what Anna does,” she said. “She’s been playing awesome this year and already had a win, congrats to her. That’s just golf. Sometimes things go your way and

JUNIOR B HOCKEY

Blackfalds Wranglers lose Heritage League championship series with pair of weekend losses The Blackfalds Wranglers were hoping to clinch the Heritage Junior B Hockey League championship on home ice Saturday. Unfortunately, they fell just short, losing 5-4 and sending the series back to Okotoks, where the Bisons prevailed 7-4 Sunday afternoon to take the best-offive-set 3-2. The Bisons were in control of Game 5 pretty much the whole way with leads of 2-0 and 5-2 after the first and second periods. Further details were unavailable. On Saturday, the Bisons broke a 4-4 draw when Phil Dillon broke in alone and chipped the puck past Wranglers netminder Kyle Baumgardner midway through the third period. The lead held up the rest of the way, despite some late pressure from the home team. The Bisons led 3-1 after the first period and 4-3 after 40 minutes before Trent Hermary pulled the Wranglers even, scoring from a power-play scramble seven minutes into the final frame. Justis Lowry, Wally Samson and Jordan Freake also scored for the hosts. Freake, Hermary and Samson each picked up an assist. Bisons netminder Brayden Engel turned aside 33 shots. Wranglers starting goaltender Thomas Isaman stopped nine of 12 shots before being replaced by Baumgardner, who blocked 16 of 18 shots through the final 40 minutes. Okotoks was assessed nine of 15 minor penalties and one of two misconducts. Both clubs will compete in the provincial junior B championship Thursday to Sunday at Grande Prairie, with the Wranglers opening Thursday at 8 p.m. versus the host team.

sometimes they don’t. Luckily, I finished with a birdie on a good note, and off to the Kraft.”“ Nordqvist changed equipment and started working with instructor Jorje Parada during the off-season after considering leaving the tour. The former Arizona State player made a short birdie putt on the par-4 first hole and added birdies on the par-5 eighth and par-4 ninth to make the turn at 11 under. She also birdied the par-4 13th, par-3 14th and par-4 16th before dropping a stroke on the par-5 17th. Lexi Thompson was third at 11 un-

Canada beats United States 5-1 to win third straight U18 women’s world title BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BUDAPEST, Hungary — Sarah Potomak and EveAudrey Picard scored two goals apiece to lead Canada to a 5-1 victory over the United States in Sunday’s gold-medal game at the under-18 women’s world hockey championship. The Canadians scored three times in a span of 3:30 late in the second period en route to their third straight title. “They believed in the process,” said head coach Laura Schuler. “I think that was critical for us to be able to pull this off — for them to be able to do the little things. “They executed those little things perfectly. That’s exactly what they did. I think that’s why we were able to pull off the win.” The teams were scoreless for most of the first two periods before Potomak opened the scoring on the power play. Picard made it a two-goal game just over a minute later and Samantha Cogan added another goal late in the period. “We just kept attacking their net and the puck went in for us,” Schuler said. “It was an awesome feeling. It was a great period for us.” The Americans ended the shutout bid early in the third when Alexandria Laing scored with a two-man advantage. “The girls played extremely hard and I’m very proud of our team,” said American coach Jeff Kampersal. “We gave it our best but couldn’t overcome the second period Canada had or capitalize when we needed to.” Picard and Potomak added insurance goals late in the period to ice the win for Canada. “I think our biggest thing was just driving the net and getting pucks deep and not fooling around with

it on the blue-lines, said Canadian forward Karly Heffernan. ”We just kept working hard and had the faith and believed in each other. Our fitness really showed through it.“ Canadian goaltender Shea Tiley made 26 saves. Canada outshot the Americans 30-27. “They just believed,” Schuler said of her players. “They believed in their teammates, in the person to the left and to the right of them and to the staff and the support staff. “They believed and they gave it everything they had.” Earlier in the day, the Czech Republic defeated Russia 1-0 to win the bronze medal.

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CARLSBAD, Calif. — Anna Nordqvist rallied to win the Kia Classic on Sunday at Aviara for her second victory in her last four LPGA Tour starts. Two strokes behind leaders Cristie Kerr and Lizette Salas entering the round, Nordqvist closed with her second straight 5-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Salas. “I’m very excited. I still can’t believe it,” Nordqvist said. “I was a couple of shots back going into today, but this morning I told myself to give it a shot and I ended up making quite of bit of birdies out there. I’m very excited to have two wins this season.” The 26-year-old Swede won the LPGA Thailand last month to end a five-year victory drought, holding off top-ranked Inbee Park. In 2009, Nordqvist won the LPGA Championship and LPGA Tour Championship. Projected to jump from 16th to ninth in the world, Nordqvist finished at 13-under 275 and earned $255,000. She two-putted for par on the par-4 18th, holing a 2-footer. “My hands were shaking a little, I’m not going to lie,” Nordqvist said. “You never know with the sun setting you see every little spike mark. So I tried not to focus on that and see the hole.” The Kraft Nabisco, the first major tournament of the year, is next week in Rancho Mirage. “I really love the majors,” Nordqvist said. “It’s a tougher set up on course and I feel more pressure, more spotlight on the tournament and I like that.

der after a 68, and Chella Choi was another stroke back after a 69. Kerr closed with a 73 to finish fifth at 9 under. Park, preparing for her title defence next week at Mission Hills, had a 68 to join third-ranked Stacy Lewis (71), Se Ri Pak (69) and Eun-Hee Ji (71) at 8 under. Dori Carter, the 244th-ranked player who shot a course-record 64 on Friday, finished with a 73 to tie for 10th at 7 under. Michelle Wie had a 70 to tie for 16th at 5 under. Laura Diaz had a hole-in-one for the second straight day to become the second player in LPGA Tour history to make two aces in a tournament. Diaz aced the par-3 third hole Saturday in the third round, then holed out on the par-3 sixth on Sunday — a shot she followed with an eagle on the par-4 seventh. She also had an eagle Saturday on the par-5 fifth. Jenny Lidback is the only other player with two aces in an event, accomplishing the feat in the 1997 Tournament of Champions. Diaz used a 6-iron Sunday on the 157-yard sixth. “I was trying to hit it a little left to right high and take a little bit off of it,” Diaz said. “And, yeah, I did it. It went in.” On the eagle on No. 7, she holed out from 122 yards with a 50-degree wedge, the club she used to hole out twice Saturday. She’s the first tour player to follow an ace with an eagle on the next hole The 38-year-old Diaz shot 2-under 70 in each round to finish at 2 under.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, March 31, 2014 B5

Padres rally for win over Dodgers BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Padres 3 Dodgers 1 SAN DIEGO — For one day at least, the moderatepayroll San Diego Padres are in first place in the NL West, ahead of the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers. Seth Smith hit a towering drive for a tying homer leading off the eighth and Chris Denorfia singled home two runs to give the Padres a 3-1 victory against the rival Dodgers in baseball’s North American opener Sunday night. Smith’s first hit with the Padres came on a 2-0 pitch from Brian Wilson, who started the eighth after Hyun-Jin Ryu threw seven scoreless innings. It sailed an estimated 360 feet into the right-field seats. It was his seventh career pinch-hit homer. He was acquired in an off-season trade with Oakland for reliever Luke Gregerson. Wilson (0-1) walked pinch-hitter Yasmani Grandal, who advanced when the veteran reliever couldn’t handle Everth Cabrera’s bunt for an error. Grandal stole third and Cabrera took second on indifference before Denorfia hit a bouncer up the middle to bring them both in. “They’re all just one game, but when you’re facing a team like the Dodgers, full of great players, Brian Wilson, a guy who knows how to get it done in those situations, it’s not easy to do what our hitters did,” said Huston Street, who pitched a perfect ninth for the save. “To come back and get three right there in that situation, especially after leaving guys on base early, that’s what this team is going to have to do to win. We’re going to have to battle all year long.” The Dodgers set a record with an opening-day payroll of $234 million. The Padres are 23rd at just under $90 million. Street said he has no problem with the discrepancy. “They’ve got a lot of talent and their talent has earned those salaries,” Street said. “They’re not just given. At the same time, a lot of guys in this locker room are young guys. They haven’t hit that free agency mark. They haven’t hit those big salary years. We could be sitting on a higher payroll team. You don’t worry about it too much just because baseball is such a game of execution.” Dale Thayer (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth for the win. Smith was acquired to provide a left-handed bat off the bench. He went deep on a cutter. “You get in the box and it’s an at-bat,” he said. “As

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Los Angeles Dodgers’ A.J. Ellis is forced out at third as San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley catches the throw on a failed sacrifice bunt attempt in the fifth inning of the opening game of Major League baseball Sunday, in San Diego. a professional ballplayer you hope that you can kind of flush the fact that it’s your first at-bat with your team or it’s in a big spot or whatever, and just do what you’ve been practicing for the last six weeks.” Wilson said it was tough to deal with because Ryu “pitched such a marvelous game. It’s a hard one to swallow.” He said he threw a pitch “that was a little bit uncharacteristic of me. Right then and there, the tire deflated.” The defending NL West champion Dodgers had started the regular season with a two-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Sydney. Ryu got the start after reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw was scratched due to a swollen back muscle and then placed on the 15day disabled list for the first time in his seven-year career. In a scheduling quirk, the left-hander started con-

secutive regular-season games. He made his season debut a week earlier, when the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks in their second game in Australia. Ryu retired 16 in a row from the second inning until one out in the seventh. He then walked rookie Tommy Medica, who was then erased in a 3-6-3 double play. Ryu allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked three. The Dodgers grabbed the lead on a nice piece of hitting by Carl Crawford with two out in the fifth. Crawford went the other way with an 0-2 pitch from Andrew Cashner, hitting it over third baseman Chase Headley to bring in Dee Gordon from second. Gordon had reached on a walk and advanced when Cashner fielded Ryu’s bunt and forced A.J. Ellis at third. Cashner allowed four hits in six innings. He struck out five and walked two.

Blue Jays look to get season started right in Tampa Bay BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Lethbridge Hurricane goaltender Arik Weersink turns aside a shot while Red Deer Chief Reid Stirling looks for a rebound during a South Central Alberta Hockey League midget AA championship game at the arena, Sunday.

Chiefs lose league championship with home loss to Hurricanes BY ADVOCATE STAFF

MIDGET AA HOCKEY

Hurricanes 2 Chiefs 0 These guys had it all backwards. The Lethbridge Hurricanes blanked the host Red Deer Indy Graphics Chiefs 2-0 Sunday to win the best-offive South Central Alberta Hockey League midget AA championship 3-2, capping a series in which the visiting team won every game. After losing the first two games at the Red Deer Arena two weeks ago, the Chiefs traveled to Lethbridge Friday and posted a 4-3 victory, then followed up with a 2-1 win Saturday to force Sunday’s deciding game at the Arena. And then the Hurricanes held service, getting two goals from Joel Lewis and a 28-save shutout from Arik Weersink to capture the league crown. Lewis broke in alone from the blueline and beat Chiefs netminder Rylan Bardick early in the second period,

and then scored on a breakaway at 13:22 of the final frame. Bardick faced 34 shots overall. Tayler Sincennes scored early in the third period to lift Indy Graphics to Saturday’s win. Logan Linnell notched a first-period goal for the Chiefs, while Justin Zalesak had the Lethbridge goal. Bardick stopped 36 shots, while Weersink made 29 saves for the Hurricanes., On Friday, James Gaume sniped a power-play goal with 35 seconds remaining in the third period. Michael Pruss, Matt Krusky and Kirt Fortney also tallied for the Chiefs, with Michael Grant, Clay Vogt and Jace Jurgens replying for the ‘Canes. Bardick turned aside 25 shots for the winners. Weersink made 26 saves at the other end.

RINGETTE

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The Red Deer Western Financial Rangers captured second in the provincial U2C ringette championships in Medicine Hat during the weekend. The Rangers, who posted a 36-2 record this season, dropped an 11-10 decision to the Lacombe Hornets in the final. Earlier the Rangers downed the Red Deer Ice Hawks 9-3 to reach the final after beating the Strathmore Ice 7-0, the St, Albert Ice Creamers 5-2 and the Edmonton Minions 7-3 in pool play.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ARACAJU, Brazil — Canadian gymnasts closed out the Pan Am junior gymnastics championship by picking up seven medals on the final day of competition Sunday. Rene Cournoyer of Repentigny, Que., led the charge for the Canadian men, winning gold on floor and silver on vault while Rose-Kaying Woo of La Prairie, Que., was the top performer on the women’s squad with silver medals on beam and uneven bars and a bronze on floor. Cournoyer topped the field with a score of 14.125 points in the men’s floor final, well ahead of runner-up Lucas Cardoso of Brazil (13.825) and Matthew Wenske of the United States (13.800), who placed third. Cournoyer came close to another victory in the vault final, placing second behind Luis Porto of Brazil by less than a point.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are launching another season with expectations of playing into October. The Toronto Blue Jays have to escape the AL East cellar before reviving talk of playoff aspirations. The division rivals open the season Monday at Tropicana Field, with David Price and R.A. Dickey taking the mound in a matchup of 2012 Cy Young Award winners. The Rays are coming off a year in which they won 92 games and made the playoffs for the fourth time in six seasons. The Blue Jays would just as soon forget 2013, when they battled injuries and finished in last place after being a popular preseason pick to contend for a championship. Toronto failed to bolster its starting pitching this winter and returns with essentially the same lineup as a year ago, yet Dickey thinks the results will be better. “I think the heartbeat is a lot different this year. I think, one, we’re very comfortable. If I had a word to describe what (spring training) has been, it’s been comfortable. Guys really know that this is a big year for us collectively,” said Dickey, who was 1413 with a 4.21 ERA last season. “We’re kind of getting a mulligan this year,” the knuckleballer added. “Last year, a lot of things went wrong. This year, we’re pretty much all healthy. ... We’re in a much different place.” Only the Yankees, Cardinals and Phillies have earned as many post-season berths as the Rays over the past six seasons. And after hiking one of baseball’s lowest payrolls above $80 million to keep most of last year’s roster intact, Tampa Bay anticipates another strong run. Price was 10-8 with a 3.33 ERA in 2013 after winning AL Cy Young honours two years ago, but he went 9-4 with a 2.53 ERA in 18 starts following the first stint of his career on the disabled list. The 28-year-old lefty was the subject of trade speculation much of the winter before agreeing to a $14 million, one-year contract to continue anchoring one of the AL’s strongest rotations. The Rays, often overshadowed in the AL East by the big-spending Yan-

kees and Red Sox, don’t shy away from taking about how good they believe they can be. “To be honest with you, I thought last year we had more expectations going into the season than we do this year — only because the Red Sox won the World Series and the Yankees have made some pretty big acquisitions. So, that kind of puts us in the shadows again,” third baseman Evan Longoria said. “There are a lot of expectations from within this team,” he added. “But from an overall perspective, we’ll probably be picked down the ladder a little bit more this year ... which is perfectly fine with me because I think we’ve proven time in and time out that if you believe the right things and play the right way, then the rest will take care of itself.” Toronto pursued free agent Ervin Santana in hopes of improving its rotation, but the right-hander wound up signing with Atlanta. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays offence has a chance to be potent if a lineup featuring Jose Reyes, Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Bautista, Melky Cabrera and off-season acquisition Dioner Navarro can stay healthy. Dickey, who had a solid spring, hopes to revert to the form that helped him capture the NL Cy Young Award with the Mets two years ago. “I feel prepared,” Dickey said. “I feel confident.” Besides not trading Price, the Rays re-signed first baseman James Loney, acquired free-agent closer Grant Balfour and traded for catcher Ryan Hanigan, reliever Heath Bell and utilityman Logan Forsythe. Longoria is confident the manoeuvring has made the Rays better. Still, he stops short of predicting another playoff berth. “Even when we were the favourites, I would say maybe we are on paper,” the three-time All-Star said. “We should have that underdog mentality.” The teams set their rosters Sunday, with the Rays placing injured pitchers Jeremy Hellickson and Juan Carlos Oviedo and shortstop Tim Beckham on the 15-day disabled list. The Blue Jays put closer Casey Janssen on the DL due to a strain in his left abdominal area and lower back. Backup catcher Erik Kratz was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo.

NCAA HOCKEY ST. PAUL, Minn. — Justin Kloos scored twice and Adam Wilcox made 24 saves to help top-seeded Minnesota beat St. Cloud State 4-0 on Sunday in the NCAA West Regional final. Minnesota (27-6-6) will face North Dakota in the Frozen Four semifinals in Philadelphia on April 10. Boston College will play Union in the other semifinal.

The Gophers are making their third trip to the Frozen Four since winning national titles in 2002 and 2003. Kloos opened the scoring on a wraparound with 8:51 to go in the first period. Seth Ambroz and Kloos scored in the second period, and Kyle Rau capped the scoring with a power-play goal in the third.

Wilcox, the Big Ten player of the year, had his fourth shutout of the season. St. Cloud State finished the season 22-11-5. In the other game on Sunday, Ian McCoshen scored with 8:44 left and top-seeded Boston College beat UMass-Lowell to reach the Frozen Four for the 11th time in 17 years. Boston College (28-74) is seeking its fourth NCAA championship in seven seasons.

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Crosby leads Penguins past Hawks NHL ROUNDUP BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PENGUINS 4 BLACKHAWKS 1 PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby had two goals in the final five minutes, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 victory over the injury-riddled Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. The Blackhawks also lost captain Jonathan Toews to an upper-body injury in the second period. Toews was hit hard by Penguins defenceman Brooks Orpik and was holding his left arm on the bench before heading down the runway. James Neal and Lee Stempniak also scored for the Penguins, who won their second straight and snapped a three-game home losing streak. MarcAndre Fleury made 25 saves in his 36th victory of the season. Orpik drilled Toews in the cornber with 6:30 remaining in the second period while the two went for a loose puck. It’s been a rough stretch for injuries for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who will be without star forward Patrick Kane for the rest of the regular season due to a lower-body injury. Bryan Bickell is out with an upper-body injury but is expected to return soon. Sheldon Brookbank scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost three straight in regulation for the first time since February 2012. BRUINS 4, FLYERS 3 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored in the second period and also tallied in the shootout, leading Boston to the victory. The Bruins have won nine straight road games, a single-season club record. Reilly Smith, the fifth Boston shooter, clinched the victory in the tiebreaker. The Bruins went 15-1-1 in March. Vincent Lecavalier scored twice for the Flyers, including the tying goal with 25 seconds left in regulation. Lecavalier’s first goal was the 400th of his career. Kimmo Timonen scored for Philadelphia, which has lost three of four to remain in third place in the Metropolitan Division. Andrej Meszaros and Zdeno Chara also scored for the Bruins.

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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby works the puck in the corner against Chicago Blackhawks’ Peter Regin in the second period of an NHL game in Pittsburgh, Sunday. Crosby scored twice to lead the Penguins to a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks. RED WINGS 3, LIGHTNING 2 DETROIT (AP) — David Legwand had a goal and an assist, and Detroit held off Tampa Bay to move into seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Joakim Andersson and Gustav Nyquist also scored for Detroit, and Jonas Gustavsson stopped 26 shots. Valtteri Filppula and Sami Salo scored for Tampa Bay and Ben Bishop made 27 saves. Legwand assisted on Nyquist’s goal that gave Detroit a 2-1 lead with 4:36 remaining in the first. He made it 3-1 on a power-play score with 3:24 left in the second period, tipping in Johan Franzen’s shot for his 13th goal.

PREDATORS 4, CAPITALS 3, SO NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Craig Smith scored the only goal in the shootout to lead Nashville over Washington. Patric Hornqvist scored two goals and Shea Weber added another for Nashville, which has won two of three. Troy Brouwer scored twice and Nicklas Backstrom had the other goal for Washington. The Capitals have lost three straight. In the tiebreaker, Nashville goaltender Carter Hutton denied all three Washington shooters.

Six past winners, three current league leaders in powerful quarterfinal lineup in Champions League BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANCHESTER, England — Six past winners, three domestic league leaders and many of the world’s best players take their places this week in one of the strongest quarterfinal lineups in the 22-year history of the Champions League. There appears to be no weak link in the last eight, with Manchester United unlikely to be written off by quarterfinal opponent and reigning champion Bayern Munich despite a disappointing Premier League season in the post-Alex Ferguson era. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid meet in a matchup between Spain’s current top two teams, nine-time European champion Real Madrid aims to avenge last season’s semifinal defeat to Borussia Dortmund while Paris Saint-Germain takes on Chelsea. Here is a lookahead to this week’s first legs in the Champions League quarterfinals: MANCHESTER UNITED-BAYERN MUNICH United comes into Tuesday’s match on the back of a big win in the Premier League. Bayern heads to Old Trafford off a disappointing draw in the Bundesliga. Don’t be fooled, though — that’s hardly a representation of their respective seasons. While Bayern has breezed to the German championship with two months to spare, United has endured a woeful season under David Moyes in the defence of its English title and is languishing in seventh place in the standings. United, which needs to win the Champions League to secure a return to the competition next season, has saved some of its best performances for Europe but will rarely have been a bigger underdog going into a home-and-away matchup. Bayern has already handsomely beaten Manchester City and Arsenal on trips to England this season and its attacking power should be too much for United’s flaky defence.

BARCELONA-ATLETICO MADRID Despite their contrasting styles, it’s tough to have a more evenly matched pairing than Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. The two sides have already met three times this season and neither has been able to emerge victorious. They drew twice in the season-opening Spanish Super Cup (1-1 at the Vicente Calderon, 0-0 at Camp Nou), with Barcelona claiming the title on away goals, and then again (0-0 at Atletico) in the league. Tuesday’s first leg at Camp Nou will pit the Spanish league leader in Atletico with its nearest chaser as Barcelona trails by one point with seven rounds to go. The two will meet a sixth time this season in the final round of La Liga, which — if neither drop points until then — would decide the title. Both teams enter on winning streaks and with redhot strikers — Lionel Messi has scored 36 goals in all competitions for Barca this season and Diego Costa has netted 33 times for Atletico. The key to the match will likely be whether Diego Simeone’s team can again hold Messi and Barcelona’s passing attack in check as they so far have this campaign. “Barcelona, for its history, is perhaps a slight favourite,” Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez said, “but if we look at how both teams are playing now, we are on the same level.” REAL MADRID-BORUSSIA DORTMUND This may not be the same Dortmund side that ousted Madrid from the semifinals last season, but after appearing invulnerable during a 31-game unbeaten streak, Real Madrid has proven to be more than beatable. Over the past week, Real slumped to its first backto-back losses in the Spanish league since 2009, with defeats to Barcelona and Sevilla. Madrid did manage to bounce back with a 5-0 rout of minnow Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, but even that lopsided victory was tarnished by bad vibrations both on the pitch and in the Santiago Bernabeu stands.

With the win clinched, Madrid stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale seemed reluctant to pass the ball, and some fans dared to jeer Ronaldo when he didn’t seek open teammates. Ancelotti expected the mood to be different for injury-hit Dortmund, which has endured a frustrating season — particularly when measured against the previous three campaigns — and is 23 points behind Bayern in the Bundesliga. Robert Lewandowski, who scored four goals against Madrid when the sides met in the semifinals last year, is suspended for Wednesday’s game, and Sven Bender, Jakub Blaszczykowski, Ilkay Gundogan, Marcel Schmelzer, and Neven Subotic have injuries. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN-CHELSEA PSG has muscled into Europe’s elite thanks to a huge injection of cash from its new Qatari owners, and the French league leaders are likely to be using Chelsea as an example as they seek to win the Champions League for the first time. Bankrolled by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich since 2004, Chelsea has emerged over the past decade as one of the continent’s leading powers and is looking to qualify for a seventh semifinal in 11 Champions League campaigns. PSG is in the quarterfinals for the second straight year but hasn’t reached the semis since 1995. The French team has won its last nine matches in all competitions and is closing in on the domestic title but Chelsea, which relinquished top spot in the Premier League at the weekend by losing 1-0 at Crystal Palace, has the tactical edge under wily coach Jose Mourinho as well as more experience in these big games.

Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in straight sets to win fourth Key Biscayne title KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Novak Djokovic won his fourth Key Biscayne title, while Rafael Nadal failed again trying for his first. Djokovic dominated from the start and closed out the victory by winning a remarkable exchange to beat Nadal 6-3, 6-3 Sunday in the final of the Sony Open. Nadal fell to 0-4 in finals at Key Biscayne, one of just three ATP Masters 1000 events he has yet to win. As for Djokovic, only six-time champion Andre Agassi has won the men’s event more. Djokovic erased the only break point he faced, committed just 15 unforced errors and won a scrambling, 30-shot rally on the final point. He completed a March

sweep after beating Roger Federer in the final at Indian Wells two weeks ago. Even so, Nadal will remain ranked No. 1 and Djokovic No. 2. Either Nadal or Djokovic is the reigning champion in all nine Masters 1000 tournaments. Nadal and Djokovic have played 40 matches, the most of any men’s pairing in the Open era, and few have been so lopsided. Nadal stood six feet behind the baseline to return and often remained on the defensive from there, with his shots lacking their normal depth. Djokovic was quick to step into the court and even won a point playing serve and volley. Djokovic also had the superior serve, and his agility allowed him to chase down shots Nadal usually

counts as winners. Nadal’s lone break-point chance came in the opening game, and he failed to convert. Djokovic broke in the sixth game, hitting three consecutive winners before Nadal put a backhand in the net. Djokovic broke again in the opening game of the second set by winning a 22-shot exchange, and he held serve the rest of the way. With Nadal’s loss, Spanish men fell to 0-7 in Key Biscayne finals. Djokovic won all eight sets he played in the tournament, and twice advanced because of walkovers. The clay-court season looms, and the result might be different when the rivalry resumes on Nadal’s favourite surface. He still leads the rivalry, 22-18.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed righthander Casey Janssen on the 15-day disabled list Sunday due to a strain in his left abdominal and lower back area. The team also recalled catcher Erik Kratz from triple-A Buffalo. Janssen was 4-1 last season with 34 saves and a

2.56 earned-run average. The 32-year-old reliever was limited at spring training this year due to shoulder soreness. He made three pre-season appearances, allowing one earned run and four hits over three innings of work. Kratz, who hit .400 this spring, was sent to the team’s minor-league camp earlier in the week after losing the backup catcher job to Josh Thole. The Blue Jays will open their 2014 regular season on Monday at Tampa Bay.

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MLB set to heat up after long winter Still, ballparks around country will be buzzing with optimistic fans and, other than in Oakland, sunny skies and seasonably warm temperatures are expected to provide a wonderful backdrop — what a relief! — for the days’ festivities. “Should be a pretty good day for a ballgame,” said Richard Bann, a meteorologist at the Weather Prediction Center. The Pittsburgh Pirates certainly will be celebrating their first winning season and trip to the playoffs since 1992, and they’ll have help handing out some hardware from two key members of that team: Barry Bonds and Jim Leyland. Bonds, the ’92 NL MVP, will be on hand to honor 2013 MVP Andrew McCutcheon. The recently retired Leyland, a twotime Manager of the Year with Pittsburgh, is going to present Clint Hurdle with his Manager of the Year award for guiding the Pirates to a 94-68 record and wild-card berth. The son of Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner, who died in February, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Kiner will be honored in New York, too, where the Mets host Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals, a World Series favorite once again. Dillon Gee will make his first opening day start after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio throws out the ceremonial first pitch. In Texas, Tanner Scheppers, a converted setup man, will be the first pitcher to make his first major league start in a season opener since Fernando Valenzuela in 1981 for the Dodgers. Scheppers will have new

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS After a brutal winter of artic blasts and blustery snowstorms, baseball is ready to heat up Monday with its first full slate of games this season. David Ortiz and the World Series champion Boston Red Sox begin their title defense in Baltimore against home run king Chris Davis and the AL East rival Orioles. Robinson Cano makes his Seattle Mariners debut, looking to live up to a huge contract — just like Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout. Behind the scenes, umpires at all six replay stations in New York will be at the ready for the first time in baseball history. “We recognize fully that last year is behind us, and everyone is looking forward to (Monday) and beyond,” Red Sox manager John Farrell said. The start of Derek Jeter’s retirement tour will wait one more day. The New York Yankees, with baseball’s oldest roster, will face the youngest on Tuesday night in Houston. By the time Detroit’s Justin Verlander throws a pitch at 1:08 p.m. EDT in the first of 13 games Monday, the Dodgers will already have played openers on two continents and put $215 million ace Clayton Kershaw on the disabled list. Los Angeles swept a pair Down Under from the Diamondbacks on March 22-23, with Kershaw winning the first regular-season major league game in Australia before an upper back muscle acted up. The Dodgers then played at San Diego in the North American opener Sunday night.

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Derek Hurlburt, assistant field management supervisor at PNC Park, puts the finishing touches on the Pittsburgh Pirates logo behind home plate Sunday, in preparation for the Pittsburgh Pirates season opening baseball game today against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh. slugger Prince Fielder at first base when the Rangers host Cliff Lee and the Philadelphia Phillies in an interleague game. Scheppers got the nod because major league strikeout leader Yu Darvish is on the disabled list with a sore neck. Atlanta’s Kris Medlen, Oakland’s Jarrod Parker and Arizona’s Patrick Corbin are out, too. While Darvish may miss only one start, Medlen, Parker and Corbin are out for the season after having Tommy John surgery. One pitcher who escaped

serious injury is Reds closer Aroldis Chapman. He’s sidelined at least a month more after being hit in the forehead by a line drive during spring training. Not only will Cincinnati be without Chapman when it opens against NL Central rival St. Louis for just the second time in 20 years, the Reds have eight players on the DL — a major league high heading into the season. Texas is right behind with seven. The Milwaukee Brewers get back star slugger Ryan Braun for their home opener against the Braves. Braun is returning

from a 65-game suspension he accepted last season for his involvement in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal. Braun will take his position on the lush new grass at Miller Park, a field grown under heat lamps imported from Europe because the winter temperatures in Wisconsin were too cold — even with the roof closed. “But regardless of what Mother Nature gave us here, we’re going to have it ready for opening day,” said Michael Boettcher, the team’s director of grounds.

Dodgers set MLB opening-day payroll record at $234M NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers set a record with an opening-day payroll of $234 million Sunday, according to a study of big league contracts by The Associated Press. The New York Yankees were a distant second at $199 million, ending their streak of six straight openers above the $200 million mark. The Yankees had topped the opening-day salary list for 15 straight years and had set the previous mark of $230 million last season. The Dodgers spent more than five times the total of the Houston Astros, who at $45 million were last for the second straight year but vastly above their $27 million outlay on opening day last season. Miami, at $47 million, repeated in 29th place. “I think we’ve all noticed,” San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said of the Dodgers’ spending splurge. “We can’t get caught into it. I’ve always preached this to the players: There’s no point in looking at what other clubs are doing or who they have, their assets, this and that. It’s what you believe in yourself and your focus always has to be on your club.” Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke ended Alex Rodriguez’s 13-year streak as the highest-paid player,

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replaced by younger players making closer to the minimum, which is $500,000 this year. The players’ association calculated last season’s final average at $3.39 million, about $60,000 more than Major League Baseball’s figure. The AP’s figures include salaries and prorated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income for players on active rosters, disabled lists and the restricted list. For some players, parts of deferred money are discounted to reflect current values. Payroll figures factor in adjustments for cash transactions in trades, signing bonuses that are the responsibility of the club agreeing to the contract, option buyouts and termination pay for released players. Figures do not include players who started the season in the minor leagues, such as Atlanta pitcher Ervin Santana ($14.1 million) and Dodgers second baseman Alex Guerrero ($6.5 million).

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We are currently looking for an experienced person must have all necessary to coordinate material purvalid tickets for the position chases for a busy oilfield being applied for. Electrical Instrumentation Bearspaw offers a Company. Must have very competitive salary experience with electrical and benefits package and instrumentation parts along with a steady and fittings. Must have work schedule. strong computer skills and Please submit resumes: good knowledge of MS Excel. Attn: Human Resources General Duties/ Email: Responsibilities: hr@bearspawpet.com * Sourcing and purchasing Fax: (403) 258-3197 or materials Mail to: Suite 5309, * Creating purchase orders. 333-96 Ave. NE * Sending purchase orders Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 to vendors. Classifieds...costs so little * Maintaining adequate document controls. Saves you so much! * Shipping and Receiving * Inventory control Please submit your resume and salary Professionals expectations to jobs@ nexsourcepower.com or FAX 403-887-4945

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Restaurant/ Hotel

800 ACCOUNTANT Hart Oilfield Rentals Ltd. currently has an opening in our Rocky Mountain House office for a full-time accountant.

Computer and people skills a must. Buying or Selling your home? Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

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CROSS CITY JANITORIAL CO SEEKING A F/T COM/ WINDOW CLEANING SUP for RD and area. Req: fluent in written and oral english, 2- 3 years exp in a supervisory roll, clean driving record, criminal record check, job physically demanding. Benefits after 3 mos. $19/hr Fax resume 403-342-1897 Mail to #4, 4608-62 St. Red Deer, AB. T4N 6T3

OIL & GAS OPERATOR

Innisfail Insurance Services Ltd.

is accepting applications for Bearspaw currently has a LICENSED BROKER, position in our Stettler field Level 2 status. Must have operations for an intermediate 3 yrs. exp. Commercial oil and gas operator. Applicants exp. an asset. F/T position. must have experience as a The successful candidate heavy duty mechanic or must be a self-motivated CLASSIFICATIONS journeyman instrument professional, possessing mechanic and possess excellent communication 700-920 strong mechanical skills, and interpersonal skills. be quick learners, motivated Applicants must enjoy and hard working and live working in a very busy Caregivers/ or be willing to relocate team oriented Aides within a 20 minute commute environment. Salary to to workplace location. This commensurate with P/T F. caregiver wanted position offers a challenging experience. Please Classifieds for F quad. Must be reliable work environment, attractive forward resumes to: Your place to SELL and have own vehicle. benefi ts with competitive Carol Peterson Your place to BUY 403-505-7846 pay and significant room Box 6039 for promotion. Innisfail, AB T4G 1S7 Please submit resumes Fax: 403- 227-3910 Email: cpeterson@ Clerical Medical Attn: Human Resources innisfailinsurance.com email:kwolokoff@ Looking for a place Part time personnel Clinic Manager Required bearspawpet.com to live? required. Must have Fax 403-252-9719 for Rocky Medical Clinic accounting experience Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 Take a tour through the Rocky Mtn. House, AB and be proficient in Quick See website for full posting Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 CLASSIFIEDS Books and Microsoft www.rockymedical.com Office. Background in Ag <http://www. Industry is preferable. rockymedical.com> Trades Contact David at Kaun’s Email resumes to Seed Farm 403-350-2555 rockymed@telusplanet.net

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JOSE JOSE LATIN RESTAURANT IS HIRING!! COOKS HELPER Please drop off your resume at #9 7110-50 Ave or call 403-986-5673 RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s. ROOM ATTENDANTS Exp. pref’d, but not necessary. F/T wk days & weekends. Approx. 35 hrs/wk. Bonus program. Rate: $13.50/hr. Applicants may apply in person at 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 or email: info@ramadareddeer.com

Trades

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APPRENTICE PARTS TECHNICIAN F/T entry level position with a Heavy Duty Truck Dealership. Must be energetic & goal orientated. Competitive wages. Full benefits. Email resume to: brian.triffo@nortrux.com

CUSTOM MUFFLER Looking for apprentice or journeyman mechanic. Pipe bending skills would be a great asset. Wages depend on exp. Going concern shop. Fax resume to:403-346-9909 or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. Phone 403-346-7911 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for experienced SERVERS and DISHWASHERS. Must have Ref’s & Pro-Serve. Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

Sales & Distributors

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EXP’D Class 1 Oilfield Hauling Driver req’d for the Edson area. Must have all oilfield tickets. phone 403-742-6163 or fax to 403-742-0303 or email dougtank@telus.net

TRUCKERS Busy road construction company looking for Class 1, Class 3, and winch truck drivers. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have at least 3 yr’s exp. Fax resume to 403-309-0489

Business Opportunities

870

Enjoy a career in the gifting business with The original basket boutique! We are growing in Red Deer and Alberta. 780.416.2530 or www.obbgiftsfranchise.com

Misc. Help

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ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SPRING START •

Community Support Worker Program

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Women in the Trades Program

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Math and Science for the Trades Program

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GED Preparation Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available. 403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

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Clark’s has immediate openings for qualified, experienced

RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE: PLUMBERS, REFRIGERATION AND SHEET METAL TECHNICIANS

Pidherney’s

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

FOREMAN & PIPELAYER W&S OPERATORS

Due to our continued growth in Pidherney’s W&S Division, we will be expanding this year. Foreman & Pipelayers with minimum of two seasons of W&S installation and operators with a minimum of one season of operating equipment on a W&S crew will be needed for the 2014 season. If you are looking for a challenging position with a growing company that will afford you the opportunity for career advancement, please submit a resume with your qualifications to:

hr@pidherneys.com Attn: Wayne Marshall Blackfalds Office: 403-885-9109

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BUSY Central Alberta Grain Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers and/or Lease Operators. We offer lots of home time, benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super B exp. an asset but not necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to start making good money. fax or email resume and comm.abstract to 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net

Motor coach company looking for 4th year or journeyman. Experience with motor coaches preferred. Send resume to frontbus@platinum.ca or fax 403.-347-4999

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Trades

Truckers/ Drivers

MECHANIC REQUIRED

GRATIAE is seeking 5 Retails Sales representatives selling skin Road Train Oilfield & body care products in CALKINS CONSULTING Parkland Mall - 4747 67th Transport Ltd o/a Tim Hortons St. Red Deer, $12.10/Hr is looking for 15 vacancies at each plus bonus & commission, JOURNEYMAN HD location for FOOD F/T. No Exp. Req’d. MECHANIC or REG’D COUNTER ATTENDANTS Email resumes: APPRENTICE. Ability to for 3 locations $10.88/hr. + gratiaereddeersr@ complete CVIP inspections benefits. F/T & P/T posigmail.com is considered an asset. Top tions. Permanent shift wages/ benefits. Safety SOAP Stories is seeking 5 work, weekends, days, tickets req’d. Fax or drop retail sales reps. Selling nights, evenings. Start date as soon as possible. soap & bath products. off resume 403-346-6128 No experience or educa- $12.10 hr + bonus & com- No phone calls. roadtrain.com mission. Ft No exp. req`d. tion req’d. Job Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Central Alberta’s Largest description avail. at Car Lot in Classifieds Red Deer. email resume to www.timhortons.com Apply in person to 6620 premierjobrd@gmail.com Orr Drive. Red Deer, STAIR MANUFACTURER 6017 Parkwood Road, Req’s F/T workers to build Blackfalds, or 4924-46 St. Trades stairs in Red Deer shop. Lacombe. Fax: MUST HAVE basic car403-782-9685 or pentry skills. Salary based Call 403-848-2356 on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at Cameron Bay Holdings Inc. 100, 7491 Edgar o/a McDonald’s requires a Industrial Bend. email: RESTAURANT MANAGER earl707@telus.net. and/or for our Gasoline Alley Stores, fax 403-347-7913 located at 37479 Hwy 2, APPLE AUTO GLASS and 37428 Hwy 2, Red Deer. EXP’D auto glass installer Something for Everyone Yearly salary is between req’d immed. Wage depen- Everyday in Classifieds $38,000.00 - $43,000.00. dent on exp. Good TJ PAVING LTD. OpenMust have 3 to 5 yrs exp. communication/phone skills. ings for Operators & and be able to supervise 8-5 Mon. - Fri. Drop resume Labourers. Paving experi30 to 70 employees. Flexible at 4801-78 St. No phone calls. ence an asset. Busy, hours needed as both growing company, opporTOO MUCH STUFF? restaurants are 24 hours. tunities to move up. Great McDonald’s experience is Let Classifieds working atmosphere. Email preferred but we will help you sell it. resume: tjpaving@hotmail. consider all applicants. com or Fax: 403-346-8404. LOOKING for Framers/ Benefits and bonus carpenters 403-357-9816 program offered. Fax resume to 403-783-4251 or Start your career! email to cbay22@telus.net Trades See Help Wanted

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BOILER OPERATOR needed to finish off season Job functions will include, but not be limited to: in Central Alberta. Must have all applicable tickets. • Prepare accurate & timely Financial Statements, Fax resume to EAST 40TH PUB daily & monthly. 403-886-2223 SPECIALS email: thera.c@telus.net • Prepare month end close Meatball Monday process & reports. Dental Rib Night Hiring full time Operation • Prepare quarterly reports Tuesday & Saturday’s Coordinator/Field for owners. Wing Night Wednesday Supervisor for local oilfield • Prepare working papers PERIOPARTNERS Shrimp Night Thursday testing company & lead sheet for year end. Dr. Patrick Pierce/ Must be local (Red Deer area) • Monthly GST & PST filings Dr. Janel Yu Require SPRING Into Spring Must have testing • Maintain master vehicle OFFICE ADMIN/ Market experience spreadsheet. RDA II and Craft Fair April 5th Competitive salary • Maintain insurance with at least 3 yrs. of from 10:30 AM till 5:00 PM Health benefits offered requirements. practice and ClearDent Rimbey Community Centre Send resume to • Proficiency with Microsoft experience who is Over 40 Vendors and ken@darkstarproduction. Office. extremely well organized, Crafters Concession on com energetic & self motivated. site. Job Requirements: LOCAL SERVICE CO. 4 days/wk. No evenings or Post-Secondary Diploma SYLVAN LAKE in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. weekends. Send resume in Accounting or Finance, SLOPITCH VACUUM TRUCK ASAP to minimum 5 years or more ANNUAL GENERAL OPERATOR reddeer@periopartners.com experience in a similar role. MEETING Must have Class 3 licence or bring by in person, Must be well versed in at the community centre, w/air & all oilfield tickets. we would love to meet you. accounting processes, April 7th at 7 p.m. Fax resume w/drivers 4619 48 Ave, Red Deer. have the ability to multitask Can register at meeting. abstract to 403-886-4475 & is a solid team player. 16 teams total. Must be flexible in job duties. Comprehensive health & Farm Work dental benefits offered. Found Forward resumes to VFA Pork, a farrow to fin(403) 845-7998, ish operation, is looking for or by e-mail to: FOUND black wallet on a full-time hog farm workNOW HIRING humanresources@hartoil.com Avery St. 403-986-9122 ers supervisor. Preferably Well Testing Personnel college ed. in swine Experienced Supervisors EYEWEAR production. 20 Min. west of & Operators LIQUIDATORS Lacombe. $15-18/hour, Must have valid applicable Personals requires dep. on experience. Email tickets OPTICAL ASSISTANT or fax resumes: vfapork@ Email: lstouffer@ Training provided. ALCOHOLICS gmail.com/403-782-4854. testalta.com Apply in person with ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 resume to: 4924 59 St. COCAINE ANONYMOUS Red Deer, AB. 403-396-8298 Janitorial

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Professionals

SERVICE RIG

Love you always, your family

Class Registrations

800

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking exp’d FLOORHANDS & DERRICK HANDS

SHANDRO Tim and Rebecca are delighted to welcome Bree Sophia born March 18, 2014 at 4:35 a.m., 7 lbs, 9 ozs.† Thank you Red Deer Hospital for helping to create precious memories.

Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us everyday Unseen, unheard, but always near Still loved, still missed and very dear.

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WOLFERSTAN, Jean March 31, 2013

Clerical

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CLASSIFICATIONS

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Red Deer Advocate

403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Monday, March 31, 2014

for both our Bonnyville and Lac La Biche Locations. Various Shifts available (furnished living accommodations provided for out of town employees) The successful candidates will: • hold a current Journeyman’s ticket, H2S, CSTS and First Aid • must pass a Pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening • Provide a current Driver Licence and Drivers Abstract • be a motivated self-starter • take pride in doing great work and willing to work long hours if needed • be energetic, positive, and keen to work with a rapidly expanding company • be 100% dedicated to customer service and satisfaction • Starting Wage $36 - 44/hr Clark’s offers top wages plus 10% holiday/vacation pay, overtime after 8 hrs, training, Health and Dental packages, Cell phones, Company Truck. We are a COR Certified and ISNetworld Compliant, safety-conscious company that provides a safe and enjoyable workplace.

Fax Resume to 780-623-7451 or Email: sales@cpandh.ca

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CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE?

Daily the Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

Recently winning the 2013 Business of the Year award, Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom energy equipment. Since 1992, Bilton has worked with engineering firms and oil and natural gas producers around the globe to develop their own equipment standards for size, capacity and any number of technical specifications. We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and have recently expanded our facilities into Calgary Alberta. We employ over 175 people and provide ample opportunities to employees to achieve their career goals. We provide handson training and an opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects and applications in the energy sector. If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking:

APPRENTICE PIPEFITTERS

email to:

403-227-7796 hr@bilton.ca

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We offer competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs. Please fax resume to:

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We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts: PRECAST INSTALLATION LABORERS CONCRETE FINISHERS CARPENTERS/ WOODWORKERS STEEL REINFORCEMENT LABORERS OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATORS GENERAL LABORERS Top wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included. Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at

www.eaglebuilders.ca

for full-time permanent shop positions at our Innisfail locations

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

IS HIRING!

Applicants are able to apply online or fax resume to 403-885-5516 ATTN: Human Resources or email: hr@eaglebuilders.ca. We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Misc. Help

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Household Furnishings

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Dogs

HUSKY WOLF PUPS!! 1st shots, Call Kerri 403-506-3395

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer (Reliable vehicle needed.)

MORRISROE AREA Call Prodie: 403-314-4301 for more info

AFTERNOON newspaper carriers needed in the following areas:

PITTY PUPPIES,

LABOUR

SAFETY PERSON

Busy road construction company looking for Labours. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to 403-309-0489

Busy road construction company looking for safety person. Work is throughout the province. Experience is an asset but willing to train the right person. Must have a valid Class 5 driver’s license. Fax resume 403-309-0489

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of INNISFAIL

BOWER

Packages come ready for delivery. No collecting.

stuff

DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential. Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

GAETZ SOUTH Various Full & Part Time Positions in the Meat Department, Grocery & Cash. Please see Customer Service for application.

HIGH Paying Entry Level Positions We are a growing water purification company proudly serving families across central AB. Average starting base pay of approx. $18/hr. with room for rapid advancement. In house training is provided to qualified applicants. Applicants should be motivated, reliable, professional, and possess a thirst for knowledge. Call to schedule an interview between 10 am and 7 pm. 403-356-0330

Employment Training

Misc. for Sale

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in BOWDEN

ANTIQUE TRUNK $100 403-347-5354

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 REQUIRED Self motivated, hard working individual for seasonal F/T landscape maintenance position. Apr. 15 - Oct. 31. Wages range $13 - $18 /hr. Own vehicle. Email resume onlygenesis@shaw.ca Start your career! See Help Wanted CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Resident Apartment Manager - Red Deer 27 units, quiet, adult, no smoking, no pets Collect rent, clean, building maintenance, Sidewalks and grass. Renovation skills a plus Criminal record check. Send resumes with experience, expectations and references to: resumes@ wunschdevelopments.ca or fax: 780-452-8284

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1630

EquipmentHeavy

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AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

Household Furnishings

1720

METAL corner shelf, 3 shelves, 60”H $15; and 4 wooden wall shelves $10/ea; black vase with matching ginger jar $10; tile like clock w/black iron trim, $10; brushed silver table lamp w/glass shade $25 403-309-1737

YOUR CAREER IN

BUSINESS Legal Administrative Assistant Marketing Coordinator Insurance Advisor Business Administration Hotel & Tourism Management

Misc. Help

880

352889A10-C24

2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

Misc. Help

880

3010

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK in CLEARVIEW and CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREAS Crossley St., Cooper Cl., Carter Cl., Connaught Cres. & Cody Pl. $190/mo. 2 Blocks of Cosgrove Cres. $80/mo. ALSO Cunningham Cres. $50/mo. DEER PARK AREA

GRANDVIEW AREA

Addington Drive MORRISROE AREA McVicar Street / McKee Close

3080

41 Ave. from Ross St. to 44 St. + 4000 Block of 47 St. &44 Block of 40A Ave. $63/mo. ALSO 40A, 41 & 42 Ave. between 39 St. & 44 St. $120/mo. ALSO 43 Ave. Area between 39 St. and 43 St. $61/mo

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Rooms For Rent

AVAIL NOW 1 fully furn bdrm for rent. $500/$250 & 1 Lrge fully furn bdrm $550/$275.† Working or Student M only. 403-396-2468 CLEAN, quiet, responsible, Furn. $525. 403-342-2627 ROOM $350/mo. DD $250 kitchen access 343-0421

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Mobile Lot

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

Sherwood Cres.

MICHENER AREA West of 40Ave. between Ross St. and 52 Ave. $264/mo

VANIER AREA Viscount Drive Volks Place / Vanier Drive Vanson Close / Visser St. Vickers Close

www.thetitlestore.ca RED DEER 403-754-5104 4971 Phelan St.

4010

FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE NEEDS call Glenn Moore Associate 403-346-6655 www.reddeercommercial.com

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Cars

2007 TOYOTA Yaris 78,000 kms, 403-877-6020 2000 Chrysler Neon, 2L, 4 dr., 5 spd. Clean. 403-318-3040

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

1997 DODGE Stratus, exc. cond. $2500. 403-986-6378

Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds

VIEW ALL OUR 4020 PRODUCTS at

Houses For Sale

www.garymoe.com

Locally owned and family operated

5050

Trucks

2008 TOYOTA Tundra crew cab, light brown. 260,000 km. $12,000 obo. 780-608-9547 2008 F-250 Super duty, e/c, 217,000 km. $15,000 obo. 780-608-9547 2000 GMC 1/2 ton S/B, reg. cab, loaded, good cond, $7000 obo; 2000 GMC Yukon loaded $7000 obo 403-304-0678

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Holiday Trailers

ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Cl. & Ritson Cl. $87/mo. ALSO West half of Robinson Cres, Rich Cl., & Ryan Cl. Area. $84/mo.

NEW CONDO 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

Commercial Property

4110

13 ACRES highway commercial Red Deer area 403-886-2358

Lots For Sale

4160

LOT FOR SALE IN PONOKA 50x170, zoned R4 (Multi-family residential). Located in Riverside, close to walking trails. $105,000. 403-782-4773 or 302-4679 Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Pinnacle Estates (Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail. 403-304-5555

T@B 14’, 1200 lbs., loaded. Like New. $10,999. 403-755-2760

Tires, Parts Acces.

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4 ALL SEASON RADIAL TIRES, 225/50RF17 94V, 870% tread remaining. $100. 403-755-2760

Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

Misc. Automotive

5240

FREE removal of scrap vehicles. Will pay cash for some. 403-304-7585 Start your career! See Help Wanted

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services CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Accounting

1010

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

Marion Cres / McKenzie Cres SUNNYBROOK AREA

Realtors & Services

THE NORDIC

HOUSE privileges, non drinking, no drugs, prefer middle age or senior lady, $510/mo. 403-356-1766 877-9177

INGLEWOOD AREA

Lacey Close / Lennon Close

If you own a vehicle, get up to $10,000 today!

4000-4190

4040

Wanted

Arb Close / Asmundsen Ave.

LANCASTER AREA

5010

Keep the Car,

rentals

Erickson Dr., Eldrige Cr., Everitt Cr., Elkin Cl., $187/mo. ALSO 37 Ave. from 39 St. to 44 St. and Exeter Cr. and 38A Ave. Area $111/mo.

Inglis Cres.

Automotive Services

Take the Money!

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EASTVIEW

Aikman Close

5000-5300

CLASSIFICATIONS

2190

ANDERS AREA

Andrews Close

3060

CLASSIFICATIONS

homes

1 BDRM. apt. at 4616-44 St., quiet tenant over 40 yrs old, 1722 SQ.FT. 2 storey CLASSIFICATIONS non smoking, no pets, heat 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath, & water incl, laundry on over-sized dbl. garage. 2000-2290 site, rent/sec. $720/month. Call Glen 403-588-2231 Available April 1, 2014. 4x8 POOL TABLE & acces. Ph: 403-341-4627. 2 SPEC HOMES + tools. 403-872-8889 Ready for your colours. Livestock GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. Can be shown at any time. COMBINATION FLIP apartments, avail. immed, 10 & 98 MacKenzie Cres. CHART/MAGNETIC rent $875 403-596-6000 FLATLAND RANCH Lacombe. 403-588-8820 WHITE BOARD, has on offer yearling and LACOMBE 1 bdrm. $795; Dahle brand Model 95005. 2 year old Gelbvieh Bulls. 2 YR OLD, 1499 SQ.FT. 403-782-7156 403-357-7465 Adjustable height up to 2 story, 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath, We have been selling 6.5 feet. $60. LACOMBE, 1 bdrm. w/balsingle garage. Blackfalds. reputable bulls for 15 years Call (403) 342-7908. cony, recent reno, Apr.1, $346,500. 587-228-1892 Chuck 403-854-6270 n/s, no children, no pets, DIE cast models, cars, TOO MUCH STUFF? $750/mo, DD same, truck, and motorcycles, Let Classifieds 403-782-2681 fairies, dragons and biker Horses help you sell it. LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. gifts. #14 6350-67 St. east SUITES. 25+, adults only end of Cash Casino CUSTOM BUILT WANTED: all types of n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 Classifieds...costs so little horses. Processing locally NEW HOMES by Mason Martin Homes Saves you so much! in Lacombe weekly. Kyle, 403-588-2550 403-651-5912 KENMORE White FREE Weekly list of microwave oven 800W, $30. 1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. properties for sale w/details, KENMORE model 30 Grain, Feed Adult bldg. N/S No pets prices, address, owner’s dehumidifier, exc. cond., $75. Hay 403-755-9852 phone #, etc. 342-7355 POTTERY SOUP SET Newly renovated bachelor Help-U-Sell of Red Deer with urn & label. 4 bowls, TIMOTHY & Brome square & 2 bedroom suites www.homesreddeer.com casserole dish & salad bales, great for horses, apavail. in central location. bowl w/4 plates, like new, prox. 60 lbs. put up dry MUST SELL leasing@ rentmidwest.com $95. 403-352-8811 and covered, $5/bale 1217 sq.ft. duplex. 1(888) 679-8031 Sylvan area. 403-887-2798 OAKLEY Sunglasses 4 bdrm., $184,900. model D Whisker Silver 403-588-2222 /00BLK IRID, polar, MUST SELL never used, $95. New Home. 1335 sq.ft. 403-352-8811 bi-level, 24x23 att. garage. NOW RENTING PORTABLE hose reel cart 403-588-2550 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. $40; galvanized garbage th AVE. Red Deer 2936 50 can w/lid $12; alum. scoop www.laebon.com CLASSIFICATIONS Newer bldg. secure entry Laebon Homes 346-7273 shovel $8; 30” claw bar $9; w/onsite manager, 3 saw horses 36”l x 27”h FOR RENT • 3000-3200 5 appls., incl. heat & hot $8/ea; Coleman cooler WANTED • 3250-3390 water, washer/dryer Condos/ $15; lamp and appl. timer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., Townhouses $5; wall bike rack $5; powcar plug ins & balconies. er rake blades for lawn Call 403-343-7955 mower 2@15”, 1@16” all Acreages/ EXCLUSIVE LUXURY Farms $10; 3 shelf pvc white RIVERFRONT CONDOS stand 16 1/2”w x 15”d x FOR SALE 36”h $10; 2 outdoor FARM HOUSE, 2 bdrm. in Downtown Red Deer. wrought iron brackets for bsmt, 20 kms. west of 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, Call Renee at hanging plants $8 pair, Bowden close to Glennifer N/S. No pets. 403-314-1687 for Inquiries. new 20 oz. cotton wet mop Lake $1000/mo. + DD + 403-596-2444 $6 403-314-2026 utils. 403-559-8847 Classifieds Your place to SELL Roommates Your place to BUY

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE & EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

Allan St. / Ardell Close

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Wildcats book trip to Final Four HARRISON’S LATE THREE-POINTER LIFTS KENTUCKY OVER MICHIGAN BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wildcats 75 Wolverines 72 INDIANAPOLIS — The shot came from NBA range, and if things play out as expected, Aaron Harrison and a lot of those Kentucky kids will be playing in that league soon enough. First, they’re heading to the Final Four — a trip to Big D courtesy of Harrison’s unforgettable big shot. The 6-foot-6 forward made a 3-pointer from about 24 feet with 2.3 seconds left Sunday to lift the Wildcats and all those freshmen to a 75-72 win over Michigan and the program’s 16th trip to the Final Four. He backpedaled slowly, almost expressionless, after ball hit twine. Teammates Dakari Johnson and Julius Randle chased him down. “Making that shot and seeing my teammates so happy and turning toward me, it’s the best feeling in the world,” Harrison said. Mississauga, Ont., native Nik Stauskas missed a desperation heave for Michigan at the buzzer and then, it was Harrison’s turn on the bottom of a dog pile. Make that a puppy pile. Eighth-seeded Kentucky is the first all-freshman starting lineup to make the Final Four since the Fab Five at Michigan in 1992. The Wildcats (28-10) will play Wisconsin next Saturday outside of Dallas at AT&T Stadium. “They made a great shot,” said Stauskas, who led the second-seeded Wolverines with 24 points. “I thought we did a pretty good job contesting it. It’s part of basketball.” The Wolverines (28-9) ended their season one win shy of a second straight Final Four. What a ride this has been for this group of Wildcats, an all-new collection of McDonald’s All-Americans who were touted as the team that could go 40-0, then dismissed out of hand when the bad losses and bad basketball piled up in January and February. Coach John Calipari got things turned around by March, and for the second straight game in the Midwest Regional, Harrison made the shot that gave the Wildcats the lead for good. On Friday, he made the key 3 in Kentucky’s 74-69 win over Louisville. This time, he took a handoff from his twin brother, Andrew, in the corner and dribbled three times to the top left of the arc. He was standing a good three feet behind the line when he elevated over Caris LeVert and took a bit of contact on the hand from the Michigan guard as he shot. No matter. The ball rattled in. Aaron Harrison scored 12 points off four 3-pointers over the last 8:05 and was Calipari’s obvious choice to take the game-winner. “I’ve been around guys who make these kind of plays,” Calipari said. “I’ve always said, ’You cannot be afraid to miss.’ He’s not afraid to miss. That’s the whole thing about making those kind of plays. And if he does miss, he’s going to shoot it again.” It wasn’t all Harrison, of course. While he was being shut down early, it was Marcus Lee — surprisingly — keeping the Wildcats in the game.

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Kentucky’s Marcus Lee dunks in front of Michigan’s Derrick Walton Jr. during the first half of an NCAA Midwest Regional final college basketball tournament game Sunday, in Indianapolis. Lee, another of the McDonald’s All-American freshmen on Calipari’s roster, had scored a total of nine points since the beginning of January, relegated to the bench after an early season illness. In this one, he got minutes that would have normally gone to the injured Willie Cauley-Stein, and finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. Eight of those points came on put-back dunks that were part of Kentucky’s 18 offensive rebounds. Harrison’s first 3 gave Kentucky a 58-55 lead and was part of an 11-0 run that made it 62-55 with 6:30 left. The Wolverines fought back, and during a ninepossession stretch of sublime basketball the teams traded scores. The next stop gave the Wolverines the ball with about a minute left, trailing 72-70. Stauskas missed a layup and a 3-pointer, then Derrick Walton missed an open 3. But the fourth attempt went in with 31 seconds left and got credited to Jordan Morgan on a scramble under the basket, though it was Randle’s hand that tipped the ball in.

Calipari called a timeout. Michigan burned a foul. And the endgame started with 10 seconds left. The ball went to Harrison and it was clear he was going to take the shot. “In that stage, that atmosphere, that game, to make that shot and send us to the Final Four, it’s just amazing. I was proud of him and it was shocking at the same time,” ’ Randle said. Randle finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds. He’s a Dallas kid and will play in the sport’s biggest spectacle not far from home. If that doesn’t feel like hitting the lottery, well, a few weeks later, he probably will. Randle is considered lottery pick material if he decides to go to the NBA, as expected. Others could join him in the Association, the latest group of one-and-done Wildcats that Calipari has put together. They’ll deal with that in 10 days or so. “We’re going to go back and practice, go back and see if we can get better between now and the Final Four,” Calipari said. “These guys aren’t real happy about it, but we are.”

UConn upsets Michigan Final Four filled with State for return to Final power programs with Four year after NCAA ban something to prove BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Huskies 60 Spartans 54 NEW YORK — Shabazz Napier owed UConn. He could have transferred when academic sanctions barred the Huskies from the NCAA tournament his junior season. But the guard wanted to pay back the school for the joy of a national title his freshman year, for his struggles as a sophomore. Napier sure did that Sunday, carrying UConn back to the Final Four in front of thousands of roaring Huskies fans at Madison Square Garden. He scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half in a 60-54 upset of fourth-seeded Michigan State. The East Regional’s most outstanding player hit three huge free throws with 30.6 seconds left, making clutch shot after clutch shot just as Kemba Walker did when Napier was a freshman. The Huskies (30-8) rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit to become the first No. 7 seed to reach the Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. “His will to win — you could just see it,” said Gary Harris, who led Michigan State with 22 points. “He wasn’t going to let his team lose.” The Spartans’ seniors become the first four-year players recruited by Tom Izzo to fail to make a Final Four. “As the game got closer and closer to ending, it was on my mind a lot, every huddle,” said big man Adreian Payne, who had 13 points and nine rebounds but was repeatedly pushed to the perimeter by UConn’s defenders. The undersized Huskies matched Michigan State’s physical play box-out for box-out, holding the Spartans (29-9) to just six offensive rebounds and six points in the paint. “We’re physical, too,” said secondyear coach Kevin Ollie, who is now 4-0 in the NCAA tournament after replacing mentor Jim Calhoun. UConn dared Michigan State to shoot 3-pointers, and the Spartans nearly made enough, going 11 for 29 from behind the arc. Harris was 4 for 9 on 3s, but his teammates were a combined 10 for 32 from the floor. Trailing 51-49 with more than two minutes left, Michigan State had a chance to tie or take the lead. Payne threw the ball away, and Napier drilled a jumper on the other end. After Payne’s free throws pulled the Spartans back within two, Keith Appling was whistled for a foul — his fifth— for contact with Napier on a 3-point attempt. Napier extended the lead to 56-51, and after Travis Trice missed a 3, Phillip Nolan slipped free for a dunk that clinched the victory. “We got what we deserved today,” Izzo said. “I tried to tell these guys

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Connecticut’s Niels Giffey scores in the second half against Michigan State in a regional final at the NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday in New York. that, when you get to the tournament, you got to bring it every second. And today Connecticut did, and we just weren’t as good as we have been.” Ryan Boatright made four steals as Michigan State committed 16 turnovers. Some were caused by UConn’s quickness, others by what Izzo called poor decisions by the Spartans. DeAndre Daniels shut down Branden Dawson, who scored 24 points in Michigan State’s Sweet 16 win over top-seeded Virginia. Dawson attempted just three field goals, making one, to finish with five points. The 6-foot-10, 245-pound Payne hit two long jumpers to put Michigan State up 32-23 less than four minutes into the second half. But Napier started driving, getting the bigger Appling in foul trouble and UConn back in the game. “When Coach looks at me a certain way, I just know I got to be more aggressive,” said Napier, who passed Ray Allen for fourth on the Huskies’ alltime scoring list with 1,925 points. After hitting four straight free throws to tie the score at 32 with 12:38 left, Napier was struck in the face by Harris — the UConn guard was called for a foul on the play — and left the court with his nose gushing blood. He was back less than a minute later when Daniels completed a three-point play to give the Huskies the lead for good.

The road to redemption goes through North Texas for a fearsome Final Four of power programs with something to prove. Florida, the top overall seed, returns to the Final Four for the first time since winning consecutive titles in 2006-07, this time without all those first-round NBA picks. Waiting for the Gators at Jerry Jones’ billion-dollar stadium on Saturday will be Connecticut, back near the top of the bracket under Kevin Ollie after being barred a year ago for academic problems. Wisconsin and coach Bo Ryan will be there, too, finally in the Final Four after so many near-misses. Bo knows the Final Four — even if his father won’t be there to join him this time. Facing the Badgers in the other national semifinal will be all those Kentucky kids, once written off as too young and inexperienced to play for a title before they head off to the NBA. This Final Four contains no upstarts or mid-major party crashers, just big boys with big chips on their shoulders. Donovan won a pair of national titles in Gainesville with Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer and Al Horford, all top10 NBA picks in the 2007 NBA draft. After that second title, he accepted the head-coaching job with the NBA’s Orlando Magic, then changed his mind after the introductory news conference. Donovan continued to produce winning teams at Florida, but the biggest wins eluded the Gators. They lost in the regional final each of the past three seasons. That changed when the ferocious Gators (36-2) rode their chomping defence through a 30-game winning streak capped by Saturday’s 62-52 win over bracket darling Dayton. “We didn’t start off the exact way that we should have, but coach Donovan continued to remind us and humble us and help us see that, in order to get where we want to get to, the end goal, we have to continue to chase greatness every single day and stay in the moment,” Florida forward Patric Young said. To win another title, the Gators will have to go through the last two teams to beat them this season (UConn and Wisconsin) or their biggest SEC rival (Kentucky). The Huskies won the 2011 national title with coach Jim Calhoun and oneman show Kemba Walker. Things went sour in Storrs after that. Calhoun retired in 2012 and UConn was barred from the NCAA tournament last season for failing to meet the NCAA’s academic progress measure. UConn’s upperclassmen decided to

stick it out instead of transferring and put together another magical bracket run behind another do-it-all-player, former Walker understudy Napier. With their 60-54 win over Michigan State on Sunday, the Huskies (30-8) became the first No. 7 seed to reach the Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. UConn beat Florida 65-64 way back on Dec. 2, the Gators’ last loss this season. “We play a great Florida team and we’re going to be well prepared, because I know about these guys’ heart, and that’s what got us through,” Ollie said. Then there’s Bo. Wisconsin’s tell-it-like-it-is coach had been a regular at the Final Four, taking his father, Butch, to every one since 1976 as a birthday gift. Bo had a hard time getting there with his team, though, winning over 700 games, playing in the NCAA tournament 13 straight years and reaching the Sweet 16 six times — and not one trip to the Final Four. Bo and Badgers (30-8) get their chance now after pulling out an emotional 64-63 win over top-seeded Arizona in the West Regional final on Saturday, which would have been Butch Ryan’s 90th birthday. “I can remember some of the great teams that he had of kids and their first championships and how they acted and just the joy,” Ryan said. “These guys have had some others, but that’s all I wanted to see.” Rounding out this foursome could be the most fearsome bunch of the bracket. Kentucky won the 2012 national championship behind coach John Calipari’s get-the-best-players-no-matterhow-long-they-stay philosophy. Cal brought in another heralded group of one-and-doners and they were touted as the team to beat, ranked No. 1 in the preseason. After a string of losses, including three in five games, the kid Cats were out of the polls and supposedly out of contention. Well, look at them now. Showcasing their talent and depth, the Wildcats (28-10) are playing with a cohesiveness and confidence that wasn’t there earlier in the season, racing into the Final Four after pulling out a last-second victory over Michigan. “I can’t believe it; we went through so much,” said Kentucky’s Aaron Harrison, who hit a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left in the 75-72 win over the Wolverines. “We went through a lot of ups and downs, and we’re blessed to be going to the Final Four.” They are not alone.

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Busch ends drought in Martinsville KURT BUSCH PASSES JOHNSON WITH 10 LAPS TO GO, ENDS 83-RACE WIN DROUGHT BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Brad Keselowski (2) bumps Kurt Busch (41) as they enter Turn 1 during a NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at Martinsville, Speedway, Sunday, in Martinsville, Va. The two drivers were involved in a pit road accident earlier in the race. his way to another victory when he took the lead from Busch with 17 laps remaining. But Busch stayed close, ducked underneath Johnson seven laps later and Johnson had nothing left to make a run at the lead, making for a polite-looking finish. “That’s all I had,” Johnson said. “Man, I ran the rear tires off the car. I flipped every switch and knob I could in there to get front brake and turns fans off and try to help bring my balance back.” Just ahead, Busch wasn’t sure he could hang on. He hadn’t finished in the top 10 in his last 16 starts here. “I didn’t know if we’d be able to do it, you know? The 48 car is king here, him or the 24,” he said in Victory Lane, referring to Johnson and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jeff Gordon, who also has eight Martinsville victories.

Will Power opens IndyCar season with a win through the streets of St. Petersburg BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Preparations for the IndyCar Series opener began with a silly spat between the two top organizations over a perceived slight made by the president of Team Penske. The dig — Tim Cindric compared Penske to the New York Yankees and Target/Chip GaPhoto by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS nassi Racing to the Miami Mar- Will Power, leads Ryan Hunter-Reay, (28, lins — irritated the Ganassi camp and created some drama center) and Helio Castroneves, (3, right), into Turn 10 with 17 laps remaining in the IndyCar heading into the race Sunday. When the checkered flag Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race Sunday, waived, it was Penske driver in St. Petersburg, Fla. Power won the race, with Will Power in the winner’s circle. With teammate Helio Hunter-Reay finishing second, and Castroneves Castroneves finishing third, third. Team Penske drivers claimed two spots on the podium and fired the him and led to a crash involving rookie Jack Hawksworth and Marco Andretti. opening salvo in the rivalry. Andretti got out of his car with a “I’ve only heard a little bit of that story, so I haven’t paid much atten- limp and was favouring his wrist foltion,” Power said. “Are the Marlins lowing the accident. “It’s hard to see because I was good? Do they win?” Ganassi drivers Scott Dixon, the pretty far back, but Will just stopped. defending series champion, finished Once you go, you gotta go,” he said. “It fourth and Tony Kanaan was sixth in looked like an accordion effect. I had a good restart going, but we were junk his debut for the team. So with Verizon-sponsored driver all day, so what are you going to do?” Hawksworth blamed the accident Power on top of the podium in the first race with Verizon on board as the se- on the leaders stopping at the front of ries sponsor, and Castroneves on the the field. “We went when they said green, and podium with him, round one easily all of a sudden the leaders stopped. I went to Team Penske. “We don’t want to give an inch this don’t know what was going on at the year,” said Castroneves, who lost the front,” the rookie said. Power said he never braked and championship to Dixon last season. “We don’t want to give any opportu- was confused because the field went nity. We want to give the championship green earlier than it should. “They actually threw the green beto Roger no matter what it takes.” Ganassi has won five of the last six fore I was even in the (restart) zone, so championships, and Penske last won it was confusing to me,” Power said. Castroneves didn’t buy Power’s in 2006. It was fitting that the win went to version and said he was fooled by his Power, who picked up right where he teammate. “Will and I know each other for a left off last season. He won three of the final five IndyCar races last season — long time. He knows my tricks,” Casincluding the last two — and his Sun- troneves said. “I didn’t quite know that day win at St. Pete gives the Australian trick from him, and he got me.” IndyCar said the restart in question four out of the last six victories. Power passed pole-sitter Takuma was acceptable, but race control did Sato for the lead with an outside move review Power’s second restart and isheaded into the second turn on Lap 31, sued him a warning for going too early. and was never really challenged again. He was not penalized, but IndyCar said He had to beat Castroneves off pit lane he will be if he does it again. Juan Pablo Montoya finished 15th in during stops under caution, and the only hiccup was on the first restart of his return to IndyCar for the first time since he left for Formula One followthe race. He was the leader and was slow to ing his Indianapolis 500 win in 2000. restart the field with 28 laps remain- He spent almost five seasons in F1 and ing. It caused traffic to stack-up behind seven in NASCAR before returning to open-wheel with Roger Penske.

“I’ve been on this journey for a while and every time you come to Martinsville, you just kind of draw a line through it like there’s no way I’ll be able to challenge those Hendrick guys or be up in the top 10,” Busch said. When it was over, Busch brushed aside talk about his in-race comments about his feud with Keselowski, who claimed that Busch “just drove right through me and ruined my day” on pit road, causing Keselowski to lose 30 laps and retaliate. “He tried to flatten all four of my tires,” Busch said of his former teammate with Roger Penske Racing. “That’s a no fly zone. ... He will get what he gets back when I decide to give it back.” The race featured an event-record 33 lead changes, and Johnson expected there would be one more, but on a slippery day on the smallest circuit in NA-

SCAR’s premier series, the cars at the end weren’t conducive to typical shorttrack racing. “Man, we were so on edge slipping and sliding,” Johnson said about the final laps duel, during which there was very little of the beating and banging that usually typifies end-of-the-day racing at Martinsville. “I think the lack of security in our own car kept us from feeling more racy and putting a bumper to someone or really getting inside someone aggressively.” Dale Earnhardt Jr. was third, followed by Joey Logano and Marcos Ambrose. Virginia native Denny Hamlin, a four-time winner at Martinsville stung by criticism when he missed last week’s race in Fontana, Calif., because of an eye infection, promised Friday that he would win, and qualified second, but finished 19th.

WEB.COM TOUR GOLF BROUSSARD, La. — Kris Blanks won the Louisiana Open on Sunday for his second career Web.com Tour title, closing a 9-under 62 and beating Brett Stegmaier with a 10-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff. “I kind of knew what the putt was doing and it was just a matter of getting it on line,” Blanks said. “I just thought the

heck with it, ’Let’s try to end this and let everybody go home.”’ Seven strokes behind leader Kyle Reifers at the start of the round, Blanks matched Stegmaier at 14-under 270 at La Triomphe and earned $99,000. “I thought if my number could stay solid until the guys made it to back nine that I’d have a chance,” Blanks said. “There aren’t a lot of

birdie holes on the back side. I was going to wait around until somebody got to 15 or 16 under and head on down the road.” The 41-year-old Blanks was making his first Web.com start of the year after playing five PGA Tour events. He had shoulder surgery a year ago. Stegmaier finished with a 68. He missed a 60-foot birdie try on the third extra hole. Reifers and Jonathan Randolph tied for third at 13 under. Randolph shot 67, and Reifers had a 70.

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MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kurt Busch’s Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, in some ways, was like his career wrapped into one afternoon. It started with a pit road confrontation with Brad Keselowski, one that had Busch threatening over his radio to rearrange Keselowski’s face when the race was finished, and ended with Busch ending an 83-race victory drought. The victory was his first for StewartHaas Racing, in just their sixth race together, suggesting that it could prove a very productive partnership, and one that a reflective Busch said he has learned to approach with a more mature attitude. “I ran a lot of my early part of my career as an individual and I didn’t respect my team, my team owners,” Busch said, adding that having Tony Stewart as a team owner has helped him learn the value of better team communication. Celebrating in Victory Lane also was emotional, too, because he got to do it for the first time with his son, Houston. “It was pretty emotional. To see him starry eyed and not knowing what he needed to do and I was directing him where he needed to stand and where he could see it all better and put him up on stage,”’ Busch said, his voice cracking. “And to have him break down in tears, it got me crossed up because I’ve been trying to deliver for him ... It kind of took it to a new level.” Busch did it by passing Martinsville master Jimmie Johnson for the lead with 10 laps to go and holding off the eight-time winner to win at the track for the first time since October 2002. It was his 25th career Cup-level victory, and that it came in the most unlikely of places suggested to Busch that he’s finally in the right place, team-wise and personally. “You’ve got to put life in perspective, and you have to learn from your mistakes and you can’t just sit there and try to muscle your way individually through certain situations,” he said. “And so you rely on your experience level, you rely on your team, and this is a great day for me to be able to lift the trophy in Victory Lane for StewartHaas Racing.” Johnson, with eight wins in 25 career starts on the 0.526-mile oval, led 11 times for 296 laps. He seemed on

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Two lionesses are seen in Copenhagen Zoo on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. A Danish zoo on Wednesday defended its decision to kill two aging lions and two cubs, citing the risk of inbreeding and the arrival of a new male. This week’s cull has put the Copenhagen Zoo on the defensive again, a month after it infuriated animal rights activists by killing a healthy giraffe, dissecting it in public and feeding it to the lions.

OREM, Utah — A conservative Utah city that decided it likely would lose a legal battle over a national clothing store’s “offensive” mall display of Tshirts has instead sent the company a scathing letter. The letter from city officials in Orem, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City, was a show of support for a mother who was so upset about the shirts at a local PacSun store that she bought them all to remove them from a window display. The T-shirts featured pictures of scantily dressed models in provocative poses. Judy Cox then filed a complaint with the city saying the shirts violated city code, which prohibits “explicit sexual material” on public display. But city officials later said they would not take legal action. They cited rulings in similar court cases that such displays are legal. Instead, Orem’s mayor and most of its City Council sent a letter Tuesday asking PacSun to refrain from putting up similar displays and saying they wanted to personally register their “disapproval of this type of offensive display” that could be seen by children, the Daily-Herald of Provo reported. “This type of public display is objectionable, not just to us, but to many of the citizens of Orem,” the letter said. “We value our children and do

not want to subject them to this kind of public display in our mall.” The lone councilman who decided not to sign the letter, Brent Sumner, said he agrees the T-shirts were inappropriate but opposes government telling companies how to run their businesses. Officials with the chain store PacSun, which sells beach clothes for teens and young adults, were not immediately available for comment. Orem, in ultraconservative Utah County, has a population of about 90,000. Most residents belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which frowns on pornography and encourages its youth to dress and act modestly. Cox spotted the T-shirt window display in February while shopping with her 18-year-old son at the University Mall. She complained to a store manager and was told the T-shirts couldn’t be taken down without approval from the corporate office. She then bought all 19 T-shirts in stock, for a total of $567. She plans to return them later, toward the end of the store’s 60-day return period. Cox thanked city leaders for supporting her cause, the Daily-Herald reported. “This is not an issue of what is available for adult purchase, rather of a corporation marketing and profiting from sexually enticing and explicit material to minors,” she said.

Unfiltered girlfriend causing family problems Dear Annie: My husband and I have two children, ages 11 and 8. They enjoy spending time with my mother-in-law. The problem is, my husband’s nephew lives with Granny and brings girls home with him for sex. The latest girlfriend likes to brag about it in front of everyone, including my kids. We tried letting the kids visit when the nephew was at work, but the girlfriend kept showing up. I don’t want my children learning about sex at Granny’s house. Mom says there’s nothing she can do -- her house, her business. Now she has shut us out completely. We no longer see her or talk to her. Our kids are hurt. What can we do? — Looking for Middle Ground Dear Looking: First, please be sure that the nephew and his girlfriend are not somehow bullying or abusing Granny. It’s one thing if she simply thinks you should leave her alone and another if she is intimidated and afraid of antagonizing the nephew. You may need to contact Adult Protective Services in your area for help. Otherwise, perhaps your husband could speak directly to his nephew, without blame or judgment, and say

that the kids miss Granny, and his ample for me. I began taking cooking girlfriend’s uninhibited conversation and painting classes with my future makes it difficult to visit. Enlist his mother-in-law at the local library and help to remedy the situation for the going on errands with her when my sake of family harmony. We hope he boyfriend was busy. I helped her in the will ask his girlfriend to put kitchen and asked for her a filter on her mouth when advice. the kids are around and I understood how much convince his grandmother I had to gain by sharing to open her home. small pieces of my day-toDear Annie: My boyday life and taking her to friend’s mother can be a places we enjoy. nightmare. Boundaries As I developed my own mean nothing to her. Her relationship with her, it oldest son and his wife became easier to carve out moved out of state to get special time with my boyaway from her. friend. She felt included My own mother taught in our life and was more me how to handle her. likely to respect our time First, she kept reminding together. Of course, there MITCHELL me that this woman creatare times when she still ed the man I love, so there steps on my toes, and my & SUGAR must be something good boyfriend lays down the about her. Then she and my law, but there is no resentgrandmother began inviting ment because of the effort my boyfriend’s mother to I have made. women’s lunches and small I have gained a second outings. They developed a beautiful re- mother by being patient, tolerant and lationship, and now our families share kind. It took time, but I can truly say holidays together. This set a great ex- that she is my family now. My boy-

HOROSCOPES Monday, March 31, 2014 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jessica Szohr, 29; Ewan McGregor, 43; Christopher Walken, 71 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Moon travels closely to the planet of shock and surprises, Uranus. Put on your mask and get ready to step into a world of surprises and sudden outbreaks. Welcome unpredictability, as sometimes we need a radical change in order to stimulate our lives. The energy is high and quite eccentric. Prepare the boat for some non-smooth, but exhilarating sailing! HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you will be very much in tune with your needs and wants throughout this year. You have a strong sense of purpose and a clear direction. You know precisely where you are heading to and what you should be doing. Great support will come your way undoubtedly. Unconditional ASTRO help will surround you and DOYNA favours will be granted. It will be a year filled with lots of action! ARIES (March 21-April 19): You got plenty of zest and energy to carry on with the day. As vulnerable as you may feel, you are also more connected to the outside world. You display a greater self-awareness and an urgent need to change something in your appearance. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): This is your day of retreat and seclusion. Lay low for now and reflect on the recent developments. An overall wrap up of the recent circumstances can give you a few clues as to what to do next. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An unforeseen opportunity may appear for you now. It can be something related to your returns, which could turn out to be higher or more favourable than you had initially anticipated. A pending issue may finally see light. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Some career developments may prove to be exciting and at the same time unpredictable. Anything is possible at this time and you would be wise to prepare your territory for a change of pace in your road ahead. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Tensions can easily arise or confuse you even more when you find out that the returns you were expecting are not clearly defined. This temporary foggy situation settles an uneasy tempo to your day. Avoid making rash decisions. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may uncover a sudden opportunity that allows you to see others and yourself under a different light. This opportunity can stem from a fruitful investment or a creative endeavour you have been working on for a while. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do something totally different and out of your character today. You can opt for anything as long as you are not by yourself. A rapid adjustment will be required on your part as

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today’s celestial prognosis is quite volatile. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An array of forces is acting against your will. You may have a harder time focusing on the mundane duties when disruptions and irritability seem a constant struggle. Pace yourself down and do what is in your power. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As long as you remain flexible, this day can bring you a heavy dose of pleasant surprises. New relationships may bring you electrifying chills that will surely present you certain things you will remember. Children may act a bit out of the norm. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll be taken by some radical mood swings. This is a time when you may seek more freedom and independence from

friend and I plan to marry soon, and I know his mother can’t wait. Had I been cold or resentful toward her, I would have missed out. For all the people in a serious relationship: Make the effort now. It’s worth it. Family is important, and life is short. — Thankful for Her Dear Thankful: Thank you for understanding the long-term gain of having this relationship and being willing to do the work to make it happen. And bless your mother for her wisdom. We hope every soon-to-be bride will clip this out and save it for future reference. Dear Annie: Grandparents complain that they don’t get thank-you notes or phone calls for gifts to grandchildren. I’ve noticed that grandparents rarely send thank-you notes to grandchildren when they do something special. We MUST teach by example. — Menasha, Wis. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

your parents. You may necessitate additional space and require more privacy within your own home. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You are likely to change your mind many, many times today. It will be hard for you to stick to the same idea or thought. Your mental process switches gears when you least expect it. After all, that’s what makes routine seem less like routine. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Today you may face a challenging reality check that can contribute to a lowered willpower. When you come to the realization that what you own does not measure your true worth, you will endure this temporary transit. Astro Doyna is an Internationally Syndicated Astrologer and Columnist

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