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GPS monitoring program back PROVINCIALLY-FUNDED PILOT PROJECT TO RESUME AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF
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A program that protected victims of domestic abuse in Red Deer will be reinstated as early as next week. The provincially-funded pilot program placed GPS ankle bracelets on people who had been convicted of abuse and were considered at high risk to re-offend. The devices allowed the police to track their movements and alerted police when they breached areas that were off limits. The program ended on March 31 as funding ran out. Data from the pilot has been sent to the University of Calgary to be examined and a report will be released in June. In the meantime, however, those who wore the bracelets have since had them taken off, leaving them unmoni-
tored. In some cases, their victims are afraid for their lives. But on Monday afternoon, a deal was reached to bring the program back for at least six months to help protect those women while the pilot project data is examined. Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter Society executive director Ian Wheeliker said the biggest reason the program is back is that women most affected had the courage to speak out. “They needed this program to continue and it was having a very positive impact on their safety and their life,” he said.
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Measles strain likely came from Philippines BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The measles virus trickling into Central Alberta is likely the same strain that hammered the Philippines. Three cases in Alberta Health Services Central Zone were confirmed in February. One in March still needs to be confirmed by the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg. “Our estimate of what happened back in February is we had an imported case, possibly from the Philippines because that’s the strain isolated in those three cases,” said Dr. Digby Horne, Central Zone medical officer of health, on Monday. “Now we have that same strain again (in March). The person had gone to the Philippines.” Measles is extremely contagious and
spread through the air. People are considered contagious one day prior to any viral symptoms (which is usually about four to seven days before the rash appears) until four days after the appearance of the rash. Horne did anticipate more cases. “We’ve got opportunity for importation from B.C. and then we’ve got outbreaks occurring internationally. Really, it’s just a plane ride away so we’re going to have continued introductions.” British Columbia’s Fraser Valley had 288 cases as of March 24, along with other smaller outbreaks in Saskatchewan and Ontario. Horne said for now measles is a sporadic issue in Central Alberta.
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From the left, Kerrington Truitt, Rilyn Boorman, Kayla McCall and Hannah Wright put their rubber boots to good use in the playground during their lunch break. The Grade 4 Joseph Welsh students joined their classmates in the wet school yard Monday afternoon. The school principal joked that he may have to cancel outdoor recess due to the nice weather, while another teacher commented they may have to hand out water wings or teach a boating lesson in the yard if the water keeps building up.
Friends launch campaign to find missing woman BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR AND MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Seven new billboards went up in the Nordegg area over the weekend imploring the public for help in finding a missing Edmonton scientist. Anina Hundsdoerfer, 32, was last seen on March 22. Her last known location was near the intersection of 99th Avenue and 108th Street in Edmonton. Her blue Toyota Echo hatchback was found locked and abandoned three days later in a remote area along the
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Forestry Trunk Road (Hwy 734) near Nordegg. Rocky Mountain House RCMP members have been searching the area where the car was found on foot and by helicopter but had to delay their search last week due to bad weather and extensive snow cover. They resumed the search on Monday with five members and police dogs scouring the woods, said Sgt. Mike Numan, and plan to continue looking where they can. “The problem is we don’t have an indication of direction or timeline or even if she’s there. That’s another
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thing we’re struggling with — did she get a ride away from her car? We don’t know. We’re just trying to cover all our bases right now.” Numan noted the snow is chest-high in some areas, making it extremely difficult for members to conduct a search. The Edmonton Police Service continues to investigate as well but no new evidence has surfaced, Numan said. About 15 of Hundsdoerfer’s close friends got together last week to talk about how they could help and began creating billboards. Hundsdoerfer’s roommate, Caroline Hendley, is the driving force behind
the Help Us Find Anina campaign. Hendley, who has known Hundsdoerfer for six years and lived with her for two, reported her missing. “We’re hoping that if someone sees the car’s picture and Anina’s face and the actual spot on the road her car was found it might trigger something they saw at the time that they didn’t realize could be important,” Hendley said of the billboards. “Even if it was just something unusual they remember, we want them to call that in . . . . No matter how small.”
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Weed control policy up for review BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Dandelions will continue to take root in green spaces near schools and parks with playgrounds in Red Deer. The city will revert to its long-standing standard of spraying the pesky weeds near roadways after taking a short detour into neighbourhoods last summer. Trevor Poth, the city’s parks superintendent, said the Governance and Policy council committee directed the department to go back to the old practice of no application of non-organic pesticides on school sites and playground areas. The Parks Department will develop a new weed
control policy and reduction options associated with the increased use of non-organic treatments during the 2015 budget deliberations. “For this summer it will be very status quo compared with the past where we will do a little bit of dandelion control treatment along roads and parks that do not have playgrounds or schools,” said Poth. “We’ll move forward from there.” Last year, the Parks Department was directed to come up with a plan to reduce the largest dandelion populations in the city. Those happened to be near schools and the parks with playgrounds. Only the green spaces at St. Patrick’s and G.H. Dawe schools were sprayed before the city postponed the program due to concerns over pesticide use in these areas.
Over the last few years, the city has been involved with colleges and other municipalities across the province in testing different organic products and other alternatives to chemical pesticides. To date, the city hasn’t found the exceptional option, but they continue to research and conduct pilot projects. The typical dandelion spray program takes place in late August to the first week of September. Poth said they encourage residents to use organic products or to pull dandelions on their lawns to control the weeds. Poth said residential users tend to use about eight times as much herbicide as certified pesticide applicators. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
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GPS: Extending program a ‘reasonable request’ Alberta Justice Minister Jonathan Denis told the Advocate that he had heard directly from those who were affected by the end of the program, as well as Red Deer MLAs Mary Anne Jablonski and Cal Dallas. “They asked us if we would consider extending this until at least when the report came out and I thought that was a reasonable request to make,” he said. Wheeliker is meeting with the probation department to send in an official proposal by Wednesday. He said the court-ordered ankle bracelets could be back on offenders as early as next week. “They want to move fast on this, we want to move fast,” he said. The original program cost $450,000 over three years. To bring it back for six months while the data is analyzed will cost $75,000. Denis emphasized, however, that this was not a decision on the long-term future and viability of the program, just a solution to safeguard those affected until the process runs its course. “It’s important that this is a pilot project. If we were going to look at this permanently, just in Red Deer or across the province, we want the data that the report gives because it can judge independently how this program is doing,” he said. Denis also noted that the women were given a personal GPS device that allowed them to contact the RCMP directly if they felt threatened. Red Deer city Coun. Ken Johnston had voiced concern over the safety of the women, and described finding out that the program may be coming back like winning the Stanley Cup. “It’s a great victory,” he said. “You and I can go to sleep at night and we don’t have to wonder about who’s knocking on the door or who’s at the shopping centre ... and now these women get to do the same. It’s absolutely terrific.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com
CAMPAIGN: Billboards set up in Nordegg area Volunteers spent Sunday erecting the billboards in the Nordegg area. Hendley said Hundsdoerfer spent time camping in the Nordegg area in the summer and that it was a “beautiful spot” but had not known her to ever journey there in the winter. Barry Cooke, an entomologist with the Canadian Forest Service in Edmonton, has started a Find Anina hashtag on Twitter. Cooke said he worked with Hundsdoerfer on research involving the mountain pine beetle and that she is a “very bright person.” He plans to run the Woody’s Marathon in Red Deer on May 18 to support the Find Anina campaign and bring awareness to missing persons cases. He said he hopes she has been found by then. “She is very dear to those of us who mentored her. ... To have someone so engaged in the research operating in the province, it’s rare you get that quality of a professional connection with someone who is so well trained and knows the research ... she is a special person.”
Hundsdoerfer is described as Caucasian, about 1.75 metres (five feet nine inches) tall and weighing about 72 kg (160 pounds). She has shoulder-length brown hair and blue eyes. She was believed to have been wearing a burgundy long winter coat, dark form-fitting pants and glasses. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone, or the Rocky Mountain House RCMP at 403-845-2881. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com, mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
MEASLES: Potential exposure at three city locations The concern is that if there are pockets of people who consistently don’t immunize, there will be bigger outbreaks. On Friday, AHS issued a warning for potential measles exposure in late March at three city locations: ● Real Canadian Superstore, including Horizon Family Medicine (5016 51st Ave.), between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on March 26. ● The Village Mall Medical Clinic (No. 22 6320 50th Ave.) from 2 to 7 p.m. on March 27 and from noon to 4 p.m. on March 30. ● Dynalife Laboratory (No. 101 5002 55th St.) from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on March 28. Anyone with symptoms should call Health Link
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Alberta at 1-866-408-5465 before visiting any healthcare facility or health-care provider. Horne said the immunization rate for measles in Central Alberta is between 75 to 95 per cent depending on the community. Immunization of 95 to 97 per cent, whether from childhood immunization or natural exposure for those born before 1970, is needed to prevent it from spreading. “We don’t have that so we’ll anticipate some spread and we do what we can to control that by following up the contacts and immunizing people and excluding them from school until the outbreak subsides.” Last fall, there was an outbreak in Southern Alberta with 42 people affected. That outbreak was declared over by early January. “If you haven’t been immunized ... sooner or later you’re probably going to get infected whether you go to B.C., or go to the States where there might be an outbreak, or you go overseas. The disease has not been eradicated in the world like small pox so it’s kind of just a matter of time.” That’s why it’s important to focus on childhood immunization, Horne said. “Although the disease may disappear for a while because a lot of people are immunized, unless you have everyone immunized you’re at risk of getting cases when you get importations.” A two-dose vaccine is recommended to everyone born in 1970 or after. People born before then are considered to likely be immune. Vaccination is offered free through Alberta’s immunization program. Measles can lead to pneumonia and, in rare cases, even death. Symptoms include a fever of 38.3C or higher, a cough, runny nose and/or red eyes and a red blotchy rash that appears three to seven days after the fever starts, and sensitive eyes. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com
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Hancock wants trust fund shut down WANTS $1.6 MILLION IN THE TAPCAL TRUST FUND TO BE SEEN AS ABOVE BOARD BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Dave Hancock has asked his governing Progressive Conservative party to wind down a controversial trust fund. Hancock told reporters Monday it’s important that the $1.6 million currently sitting in the Tapcal trust fund be seen as above board. “In the interest of openness and transparency they should have a look at it and let people know exactly what it is and why it’s there,” said Hancock. Details of the three-decades-old fund were revealed in The National Post last week, and Hancock said he doesn’t want the issue to linger. “I don’t need these distractions. Government doesn’t need the distraction, and if somebody thinks something is hidden, nothing is hidden,” he said. The Tapcal fund was established in 1977 as new financing rules took effect
requiring all party assets to be open to public scrutiny. The government of then Tory premier Peter Lougheed grandfathered the fund in, exempting it from public disclosure. But while PCs did not have to publicly disclose the assets in the fund, they still had to divulge all — ALBERTA transactions in the fund. The party failed to do so for two decades until Elections Alberta ordered it to in 2007. The Tories have used the fund for
‘I DON’T NEED THESE DISTRACTIONS. GOVERNMENT DOESN’T NEED THE DISTRACTION, AND IF SOMEBODY THINKS SOMETHING IS HIDDEN, NOTHING IS HIDDEN.’
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A model shows off fashion from small local boutiques and stores during the Red Deer Women’s and Wellness Show Saturday at the Westerner. The show ran Saturday and Sunday in the Prairie Pavillion.
Alberta politicians vote against gay-straight alliance bill for schools BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — A private member’s bill that would make it mandatory for Alberta schools to allow for the creation of gay-straight alliances has been voted down in the legislature. Kent Hehr, Liberal member for Calgary-Buffalo, said on Twitter he was disappointed the bill didn’t pass but said he would continue fighting for the cause. The final vote was 31-19 with the Liberals and the NDP supporting the motion, along with some members of the Conservative government, but the majority of Tories and the Wildrose opposing it. Dr. Kristopher Wells of the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Ser-
campaign spending and as collateral for loans for elections. Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith says there are still a lot of questions about the fund, including who contributed to it. “This is the problem you have with the PREMIER DAVE HANCOCK PCs,” said Smith. “ T h e y only do the right thing when they get caught doing the wrong thing. “It seems we like we have to continue to dig around, trying to see what
vices at the University of Alberta says he is disappointed, but not surprised. He says there is still a lot to do to educate politicians and policy makers about what gay-straight alliances are and how they help children. But he also says he is glad there are some politicians that do support this motion and that it was brought forward. “I take heart to the fact that we had 19 MLAs who voted for the motion and 31 who voted against,” Wells says. “It’s those 31 who obviously don’t understand the issue.” He says one way to make them understand would be to invite them to meet students who want to form gaystraight alliances and hear their stories.
sort of things they’re hiding. I don’t think that engenders much confidence from the public.” Liberal Leader Raj Sherman said the money from the fund should not be allowed to be used by the PCs for campaign purposes. “I believe the funds in that secret fund should not be allowed to enter into the next election. It’s not fair, it’s not right,” said Sherman. Hancock dismissed opposition accusations it was a secret fund, noting there had been previous disclosures. Campaign financing has become a troublesome issue for the PCs. Filings with Elections Alberta made public last week revealed the party raised just $2.8 million in 2013 and ran a $136,000 deficit. The Wildrose, by comparison, raised $3.1 million and is debt free. An election must, by law, be called sometime in the spring of 2016.
Ken Hughes quits Alberta cabinet, expected to run to be PC leader BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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EDMONTON — Ken Hughes stepped down as Alberta’s municipal affairs minister Monday and is expected to soon launch a bid for the leadership of Alberta’s governing Progressive Conservative party. Hughes announced the decision on his leadership website but wouldn’t confirm to reporters he plans to run. “I think this is an early indication that (a leadership bid) is likely, but there will be more about that later in the week,” Hughes said. The first-term MLA for Calgary-West has also served as energy minister. He was named to the Municipal Affairs portfolio in a cabinet shuffle under former premier Alison Redford in December. He is a former MP, has launched an insurance brokerage firm, and was the founding chairman of Alberta Health Services, which is the day-to-day delivery arm for provincial health care. He said his business experience is a key asset. “I come from a business which is a trust business,” he said. “I think trust is an important question in the province today. I believe confidence in the leadership of this province is an important question that will be discussed in the course of the next few months.” No one has formally entered the race, but cabinet members including Jonathan Denis, Doug Horner, Thomas Lukaszuk, Ric McIver, and Diana McQueen have said they are considering it. Interim Premier Dave Hancock took over from Redford and will run the province until PC party members vote in a new leader in September. Hancock has said he expects his ministers to leave cabinet while running for the top job in order to avoid a
conflict of interest. The party called the leadership race after Redford resigned March 19 amid a spreading scandal over lavish travel expenses, flights, and perks for herself and her inner circle. Those perks included work on a penthouse retreat for Redford on top of a government building on the legislature grounds. The retreat, dubbed the “Sky Palace” by critics, has now been abandoned. “There have been some decisions that have particularly come to light in the last few months which are completely and utterly indefensible,” said Hughes. “Those are not consistent with my values, they are not consistent with ... the PC Party’s values and they’re not consistent with the values of Albertans.” Lethbridge member of the legislature Greg Weadick will take over for Hughes in the Municipal Affairs job. Redford remains a backbench MLA for her Calgary-Elbow riding. She has a new desk in the legislature chamber, at the end of the second row on the government side near the media gallery overhang. She was not in the legislature Monday, but the backbencher next to her, Yvonne Fritz, used her desk for paper overflow. Hancock said Redford’s future is up to her. “She has obligations to her constituents and she will, as a member elected by her constituency, fulfil her obligations in the way she thinks is appropriate to do so,” Hancock told reporters. “She’ll make her decisions as how to participate and when to attend.” He said he has not discussed the matter with Redford.
Former commander of military base pleads not guilty to sex assault BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WAINWRIGHT— The former commanding officer of an Armed Forces base in Alberta has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. But Maj. David Yurczyszyn has entered a guilty plea at his court martial to a charge of drunkenness under the National Defence Act. Yurczyszyn was removed from the top post at the training base near Wainwright, southeast of Edmonton, after he was charged last year. The offences allegedly took place at or near the base on Remembrance Day in 2012. “Major Yurczyszyn is accused of
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touching a woman’s breast without her consent,” prosecutor Lt.-Cmdr. Saloumeh Torani said Monday. A decade earlier, Yurczyszyn was charged in Ontario with making homemade porn and showcasing it at military parties. A judge dismissed the charges against Yurczyszyn but convicted two other officers in the case. The prosecution wrapped up its case and the defence began with its evidence. The defence is to continue today. Yurczyszyn is now stationed in Ottawa at army headquarters, said Lieut. Jessica MacDonald.
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What makes a Canadian? NO ONE CAN COMPEL MY ALLEGIANCE TO THE QUEEN (BUT I’M STILL A CANADIAN) Question: What do a 79-year-old descendent of an Irish nationalist, an Israeli-born math professor and a Jamaican-born Rastafarian have in common? Answer: They are all permanent residents of Canada who wish to become full citizens but cannot, because they can’t in good conscience swear allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II. Swearing GREG allegiance to NEIMAN Canada’s foreign monarch is part of the oath of allegiance to Canada that would-be citizens must profess (or affirm), before getting the right to a Canadian passport and the right to vote. Naturally-born Canadians, like myself, are not required to take the oath. But I’ve done so many times, as our entire elementary school class was compelled to do. We did not include “heirs and successors” in our pledges in those days, because Queen Elizabeth was surely going to live forever. But we all did pledge “our love and loyalty” to the picture that hung at the
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front of the class. And as if we didn’t really mean it this week, we would all take the pledge again next week. We all did this, except for a few of my classmates who were of a religious sect who were do not allowed to do such things. But they are Canadians nonetheless. Last week, a new case was begun by the three would-be Canadians in the Ontario Court of Appeal, claiming the oath violates Canada’s right of free speech. Last September, Ontario Supreme Court Justice Edward Morgan ruled the oath is indeed “compelled speech” but in this case, it does not violate our Constitution. Thus the appeal and the probable trip to the Supreme Court of Canada. The federal government — loyal monarchists all — have already said they will appeal any ruling that would allow an opening for strict non-monarchists to become Canadians. You have to be born here to have that. For Conservatives, our Canada includes hereditary rule by people who frequently appear on the cover of supermarket pulp magazines. An irony if ever there was one, because the bestbefore date for the notion of hereditary rule passed with the end of the bubonic plagues, the invention of moveable type, and the rise if literacy. So Queen Elizabeth may well have to live forever, if she is to see the end of this legal battle.
Our historic status as a constitutional monarchy may not be as permanent as the federal government would have us believe. Last September, when Morgan delivered his decision, MP Peter Goldring said: “I’m weary of a lot of these stories of people who come to a country seeking a fresh start (and) a fresh life and then not really wanting to subscribe into the type of society that the country is.” But then, Goldring wearies easily. Really, it depends on who you ask, whether Canada still clings to medieval beliefs about the divine right of kings. An online poll by the Toronto Star showed 54.6 per cent of respondents saying that swearing allegiance to Canada should be sufficient to gain citizenship. A similar poll, though, on Canada. com showed a 70 per cent support for keeping the Royal oath. Comments on the report of that poll show a fairly scary aspect of Canadian society, with anonymous people saying immigrants who don’t profess loyalty to the Queen are either ignorant of what Canada is or should just “go home.” Now would be a good time to mention that the people launching the current court appeal have called Canada “home” longer than most current Canadians have been alive. Nor are they particularly ignorant
of Canadian realities. If you want an education on the finer points of our Constitution, try launching a Supreme Court challenge. Other commentators — immigration lawyers included — suggest objectors should just cross their fingers behind their back and say the words. After all, not a whole lot of natural-born Canadians spend much time pondering their allegiance to the Queen, beyond honouring the face on their money. Consider: Louis Riel did just that to become a member of Parliament. He was later hanged as a traitor, but he’s now considered a great Canadian martyr. If that’s more history than you care for, consider that all separatist MPs did the same when they took office. And they were once Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. If you’re seeking the moral high ground, I’d suggest you not look at a whole roomful of members of the shadow cabinet, whose allegiance was as thin as a $20 bill. Yet they were all Canadian citizens. I am Canadian. But I don’t believe anyone should be allowed head-ofstate status by simple right of birth. A new citizen should be allowed that same freedom to think and to speak. Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.
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Thanks to all the volunteers At this time of National Volunteer Week, April 6 to 12, we at Volunteer Central would like to thank the many volunteers in Central Alberta who dedicate their many talents, skills, compassion, and time to support numerous community programs. Without these tireless individuals, many organizations would not thrive, let alone survive. We are so very fortunate to work with numerous organizations and volunteers who inspire us every day to do a little more for our community. In Alberta, over 54 per cent of the population volunteer, giving over 200 million hours a year. Volunteers mobilize public initiatives, coach and mentor our youth, brighten people’s lives, sustain an environment for future generations, teach compassion and empathy for our fellow man. These volunteers and their actions impact our community every day. Thank you to the many volunteers in Central Alberta. We are proud to work with you to make this a better community. If you would like to be a volunteer, and gain skills and work experience, assist your community, and be a part of something bigger and greater than yourself, contact Volunteer Central and we will connect you with an organization that can benefit from your expertise. If you are an organization looking for volunteers, contact us at www.volunteercentral.ca and we will help you find those volunteers. Danielle Black Fortin Program Manager Volunteer Central 403-392-6990 Karen Oatway Community Awareness & Engagement Coordinator Volunteer Central 403-346-3710 www.volunteercentral.ca
Crime victims bill an ineffective piece of fluff Time will certainly judge the Canadian victims of crime bill of rights that was tabled last week in the House of Commons by the federal government. There are criticisms of Bill C-32, in part because it does not provide a legal recourse to victims of crime should their rights be violated. In other words, for the most part there’s no real teeth to the bill. It’s a touchy-feely piece of legislation full of principles but no grit. But there is one thing in the bill that would change the Canada Evidence Act in such a way as to be of deep concern MARY-ANN to those who may find themBARR selves in certain terrible circumstances, such as domestic violence. Currently, the act allows spouses the right to refuse to testify, except for in a few specific cases such as sexual assault or crimes against children. The act views a married couple as
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one person. But the victims bill of rights would result in a change to the Evidence Act, so that a spouse could be compelled to testify against a spouse. As a result, if there’s now a chill in the air felt by domestic violence victims, it’s understandable. And by victims, let’s be clear here — for the most part, we are talking about women. While studies do show that men and women are at risk almost equally of violent crime, men are much more likely to be assaulted by a stranger, while women are much more likely to be assaulted by someone they know. A Statistics Canada report, Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile, 2009, says: “Most men are not abusive to their families. However, when family violence does occur, the victims are overwhelmingly female: 83 per cent of all policereported domestic assaults are against women. This pattern is consistent for every province and territory across Canada.” So here’s the problem — what are the chances that a spouse will not report domestic violence because they are terrified they could end up in court testifying against the assaulter?
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Sometimes the solution can be a poison pill. The change to the Evidence Act proposed in the victims of crime bill of rights may in fact prevent people from reporting crime they should be reporting. The dynamics of domestic violence crime are obviously different than other types of crime. That’s because the victim could well end up in the same home again, and often do, of the accused — for financial reasons or because of children, for example. We can imagine how things could go. The accused knows his/her spouse is going to be compelled to testify against them in court. A reasonable person should conclude that a victim might be reluctant to, and even might never dare, report a crime of domestic violence. Therefore we have a victims of crime bill that in fact suppresses victims from actually reporting crime in the first place. Certainly compelling spouses to testify will make the work of police easier — but in the way they may not have to deal with a crime in the first place. That’s wrong. Mary-Ann Barr is the Advocate’s assistant city editor. She can be reached by email at barr@reddeeradvocate. com or by phone at 403-314-4332.
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The week of April 6-12 is National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, and Red Deer RCMP will commemorate it with a public drop-in event on Thursday, April 10 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the downtown Red Deer detachment located at 4602 – 51 Avenue. The open house will feature representatives from the RCMP Victim Services Unit, Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre, Crime Stoppers, Citizens on Patrol and Neighbourhood Watch, offering information about the supports available to victims of crime, and actions that individuals and neighbourhood groups can take to prevent crime. “Whether or not victims of crime suffer a physical injury, there is always an emotional toll,” says Constable Jody Young of Red Deer Victim Services. “Being the victim of a crime, a natural disaster or other tragedy can result in long-term issues such as sleeplessness, increased fear, and feelings of anger, confusion and mistrust of others.” Victim Services offers a range of services to those who have been the victims of crime or tragedy. Trained volunteers will offer a listening ear, comfort and reassurance. They will visit people in their homes, talk to them by phone, and even accompany victims to court, if needed. “The court process can be intimidating for many people, especially when they are recovering from a trauma,” Young says. “Victim Services is there to answer your questions about police procedures and the court system, and to link you to the justice system and to those who are handling the police file.” Victim Services also offers referrals to local agencies and will help victims of crime to decide which are the most appropriate to their particular situation. And when it comes to paperwork, volunteer advocates will support people with victim impact statements,
restitution applications, financial benefits and court preparation. Victims of crime not only have to deal with the emotional trauma and time spent preparing for and attending court, and financial losses; if they are the victims of property-related crimes, they also face significant disruptions in their day-to-day lives as they report and replace lost property, clean up damage and work with insurance companies. According to studies done by Statistics Canada, more than eight out of 10 household or property-related incidents resulted in financial losses; the studies also show that 38% of victims report losing a full day of normal activities, 18% report two days of disruption in their day-to-day activities, and 12% report the loss of three days of their time. “While we can’t control the behaviour of criminals, there is a lot of information out there that has been shown to reduce a person’s likelihood of becoming a victim of crime in the first place,” says Young. “That’s where organizations such as Neighbourhood Watch, Citizens on Patrol and Crime Stoppers come in. They offer opportunities for people to get actively involved in crime prevention in their neighbourhoods, and tips on how to make your home or business a less attractive target for criminals.” Getting to know your neighbours and talking about what’s going on in your neighbourhood can increase safety, because as soon as people start to connect, they start to feel a stronger sense of ownership. That leads them to keep a closer eye on the comings and goings in their community, and to be more likely to report suspicious behaviour. Likewise, telling trusted neighbours when you plan to be away on vacation alerts them to keep an eye on your home and be aware of strange people and vehicles that may be lurking in the neighbourhood. “Learning about the principles of Crime
What actions can you take to make your community safer? Prevention Through Environmental Design can also help people to create safer neighbourhoods and deter criminal activity,” says Young. “There are so many simple actions people can take, such as picking up litter and keeping yards well-maintained. These sort of behaviours communicate to potential thieves that the area is cared for, and therefore that people are more likely to report suspicious or anti-social behaviour.” For those who want to take on a more active role in crime prevention or supporting the victims of crime in their community, there are many opportunities. • Victim Services relies on skilled, compassionate volunteer advocates to provide emotional support, information and referrals to victims of crime and to individuals or groups impacted by a traumatic event. Basic qualifications: 18 years or older; Canadian citizen / landed immigrant for at least five years; able to undergo police enhanced security clearance; must successfully complete the Alberta Solicitor General on-line training. www. redddeer.ca/rcmp • Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre is home to Citizens on Patrol, Crime Stoppers and Neighbourhood Watch. www.cacpc.ca
• Citizens on Patrol (COP) is a community-based program in which volunteers work closely with the police and act as eyes and ears in the community. Their goal is to reduce criminal activity in Red Deer through the active participation of citizens in crime prevention. Call 403-986-9904 and ask for the Citizens on Patrol Liaison Officer or email rdccop@gmail.com to learn more. • Crime Stoppers has a tip line staffed by trained personnel who receive, process and pass on tip information to investigating officers. Callers can be anonymous and may receive reward money if their tip was helpful in solving the case. www.centralalbertacrimestoppers.ca • Neighbourhood Watch gives communities the tools to work together to prevent crime by helping people get to know your neighbours, recognize suspicious activity and report your suspicions. Call 403-986-9904 or email nwatch@hotmail.com to learn more. Join us at the open house to learn more about the various organizations that work to keep your community safe and healthy, and find out how you can take action to help your community heal from the impact of crime. Enjoy coffee, juice and snacks and enter to win door prizes. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Housing first strategy showing real results BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Quebec Liberal leader Philippe Couillard and his wife Suzanne Pilote take the stage after winning the provincial election Monday in St-Felicien, Que.
Once again, Quebecers say non to sovereignty LIBERALS SURGE TO MAJORITY WIN AS VOTES COUNTED IN FRACTIOUS QUEBEC ELECTION BY THE CANADIAN PRESS To former neurosurgeon Philippe Couillard, making sovereignty the ballot-box question in the Quebec election campaign was a no-brainer. The Liberal leader, who was fighting his first campaign as his party’s chief, made it clear he would confront the Parti Quebecois’ sovereignty agenda head on. He was accused of fear mongering by his opponents but his strategy paid off with a majority Liberal government on Monday night and the worst electoral defeat ever for the PQ. With most polls reporting, the Liberals had won some 70 of the 125 seats up for grabs, compared with 30 for the PQ and about 20 for the third-placed Coalition for Quebec’s Future. In comparison, the PQ had 54 seats at dissolution. In terms of popular support, the Liberals pulled in about 40 per cent on Monday, a dramatic climb from 31 per cent in 2012. And the PQ finished the night with only a few more percentage points in support than the Coalition. Couillard’s victory came 18 months after voters, weary of nine years of Liberal rule under Jean Charest and allegations of corruption within his party, turfed the Liberals out in favour of a minority PQ government under Pauline Marois. Marois called the election on March 5 with the intention of riding a wave among some Quebecers for a secular charter that would have prohibited publicsector workers from wearing hijabs and kippas on the job. Marois stepped down as Parti Quebecois leader in the wake of the drubbing and delivered Marois’s own seat in the riding of Charlevoix-Cote-de-Beaupre to Liberal rival Caroline Simard. The party figured the fertile ground of identity politics as well as tougher language laws would drive it to victory. But then came media mogul and star PQ candidate Pierre Karl Peladeau announcing he was leaving the business world for politics to build an independent Quebec. He delivered his message with a fist pump that might as well have been a gut punch to the PQ’s message. Peladeau’s enthusiasm carried over to Marois, who mused for days about what a sovereign Quebec would be like, a contrast to other PQ leaders who downplayed sovereignty because of the distaste for referendums. Although she quickly tried to move the discussion off sovereignty, Couillard hung on to it like a hungry dog with a meaty bone. Two-thirds of Quebecers have said they don’t want a third referendum on sovereignty. The other two were held in 1980 and 1995. Support for the option hovers between 35 and 40 per cent in opinion polls and the analysts have pointed out those who do back it are aging boomers. Marois’s defeat follows the crushing of the Bloc Quebecois in the 2011 election when it was reduced to four seats and is stunningly similar to one that brought her to the PQ’s top job after Andre Boisclair suffered the worst electoral thrashing in the PQ’s history in 2007. Marois, however, has now claimed Boisclair’s mantle of bringing the PQ to its worst defeat ever, winning fewer than the 36 ridings he claimed. The PQ nearly collapsed after the 2007 election and Marois won the leadership by acclamation. Monday’s devastating blow to sovereignty will likely throw the party into upheaval again as it ponders its next move. The red Liberal tide flowed early across Quebec’s electoral map on Monday, sweeping over the incumbent PQ, which had been battered by questions about its plans for a third sovereignty referendum that most Quebecers flatly said they didn’t want. A dejected Coalition Leader Francois Legault was shown watching as the results came in, one hand gripping the side of a white couch as his wife sympathetically patted his knee. He later accepted the voters’ decision with grace. While no pundit would be foolish enough to declare sovereignty dead, the option has likely been put to sleep for a while. Some observers have suggested it could be years, if not decades, before it is revived. Peladeau, on the other hand, won his SaintJerome riding on Monday night. Monday’s results in Quebec no doubt prompted a sigh of relief in Ottawa as well. With the PQ out, it means Prime Minister Stephen Harper won’t have to worry about a national unity crisis as he heads toward the 2015 election.
New conclusions by the Mental Health Commission of Canada suggest the “housing first” approach to battling homelessness is showing real results. The report, details of which were obtained by The Canadian Press, shows more than 2,000 homeless Canadians diagnosed with mental illness have found stable housing in all regions of the country over a two-year period. The massive At Home-Chez Soi pilot project, created in 2008 following a $110-million investment from the federal government, has proven effective for people from diverse cultural backgrounds and circumstances. The study suggests it has also been cost-effective, with every $10 invested resulting in cost savings of almost $22. At Home-Chez Soi helped find and pay for homes for mentally ill homeless people in five cities across Canada. It also provided recipients with as many social services as they needed to stay housed. The Mental Health Commission of Canada is officially releasing the report Tuesday in Ottawa, bringing the five-year project to a conclusion. Social Development Minister Candice Bergen will be in attendance for the release. In her remarks to the event, also obtained by The Canadian Press, Bergen extols the virtues of Housing First. “Overall, participants in the project were less likely to get in trouble with the law, and those who received both housing and supportive services showed more signs of recovery than those who did not,” she says in prepared remarks. As of April 1, the Conservative government’s $600 million Homelessness Partnering Strategy is shifting to a Housing First approach, Bergen adds.
Inuit plan sealfie to protest Ellen’s Oscar selfie BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois acknowledges the crowd at the party’s election headquarters on Monday, in Montreal, Que. Marois announced she is stepping down as PQ leader. It will also not preoccupy Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair, who draws most of his New Democratic Party caucus from the province, some of whom expressed sovereigntist sympathies at one time or another. The 33-day campaign had been considered as one of the nastiest in decades. Voters had complained in the weeks leading up to the vote that bread-and-butter issues had received little attention as politicians fired potshots over the possibility of another sovereignty referendum or challenged each other on ethics.
A group that oversees Inuit land claims is organizing a giant photo op to counter the celebrity selfie taken by Ellen Degeneres at the Oscars last month. Degeneres donated $1.5 million of the money raised by the star-studded picture to the Humane Society of the United States, an organization that fights seal hunting. In response, Inuit across Nunavut have been using social media to post “sealfies” — pictures of themselves wearing sealskin clothes, standing beside freshly killed seals or looking forward to enjoying a tasty seal meal. The land claims group Nunavut Tunngavik says it supports the movement and will operate a sealfie photo booth in its offices in Iqaluit this Thursday. It is also organizing a giant sealfie in Iqaluit on Friday afternoon. The land claims group says it wants to educate people about Nunavut’s sustainable and humane seal harvest. During the Oscar broadcast on March 2, host, comedian and daytime TV star DeGeneres went into the audience and snapped a selfie that included luminaries such as Bradley Cooper, Meryl Streep and Kevin Spacey. Smartphone manufacturer Samsung, which made the phone DeGeneres used, promised to donate a dollar to charity for every time the photo was retweeted. The selfie almost immediately crashed Twitter and became the most widely retweeted photo ever.
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Ukraine faces another referendum PRO-RUSSIAN ACTIVISTS DECLARE EAST REGION INDEPENDENT, CALL FOR REFERENDUM DONETSK, Ukraine — Pro-Russian activists barricaded inside a government building in eastern Ukraine proclaimed the region independent Monday and called for a referendum on seceding from Ukraine — an ominous echo of the events that led to Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The Ukrainian government accused Russia of stirring up the unrest and vowed to quell it. Russia, which has tens of thousands of troops massed along the border, warned Ukraine of more “difficulties and crises” if its leaders fail to heed Moscow’s demands. In Washington, the U.S. said any move by Russia into eastern Ukraine would be a “very serious escalation” that could bring further sanctions. White House spokesman Jay Carney said there was strong evidence that some of the pro-Russian protesters in Ukraine were paid and were not local residents. At the same time, the U.S. announced that Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with top diplomats from Russia, Ukraine and the European Union in a new push to ease tensions. The meeting, the first such fourway talks since the crisis erupted, will take place in the next 10 days, the State Department said. Pro-Russian activists who seized the provincial administrative building in the city of Donetsk over the weekend announced the formation Monday of
the independent Donetsk People’s Republic. They also called for a referendum on the secession of the Donetsk region, which borders Russia, to be held no later than May 11, according to the Russian news agency Interfax. A similar action was taken in another Russian-speaking city in the east, Kharkiv, where pro-Moscow activists declared themselves “alternative” regional legislators and proclaimed a “sovereign Kharkiv People’s Republic,” Interfax reported. Russia annexed Crimea last month, following a referendum called just two weeks after the Black Sea peninsula had been overtaken by Russian forces. Ukraine and the West have rejected the vote and the annexation as illegal. The activists who occupied the government building in Donetsk blocked off the entrance with 6-foot barricades of car tires lined with razor wire. Inside, dozens of people — almost all men, many of them wearing balaclavas and carrying clubs — stood around in groups. They refused to speak to journalists about their immediate plans. As darkness fell, people in a crowd of a few hundred fired off a brief fireworks salute that was greeted by chants of “Russia, Russia!” The Donetsk and Kharkiv regions — and a third Russian-speaking city besieged by pro-Moscow activists over the weekend, Luhansk —have a combined population of nearly 10 million out of Ukraine’s 46 million, and account for the bulk of the country’s industrial output.
Roadside bomb kills 15 people in cars diverted after earlier blast in Afghanistan THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb killed at least 15 people travelling in vehicles that had been diverted from a main road Monday after an earlier attack in southern Afghanistan, officials said. The blast came after a relatively calm weekend in which no major attacks were reported as Afghans voted for a new president and provincial councils. The Taliban had threatened violence to disrupt Saturday’s vote, and staged a series of high-profile assaults in the preceding weeks. But security forces tightened their grip and only sporadic attacks took place. The two SUVs carrying the civilians hit the hidden explosives on a side road that was being used because authorities blocked the main road following a suicide bombing targeting a NATO convoy in Kandahar province, the local government spokesman said. Those killed included a woman, and four other people were severely wounded and in critical condition, according to Dawkhan Menapal, spokesman for the provincial governor. All the passengers were from Uruzgan province to the north of Kandahar and were apparently travelling home when the blast occurred in the Maywand district. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the earlier attack on Monday but blamed international forces for the roadside bombing, saying the foreign forces were trying to hurt the reputation of the Islamic militant movement by making it look like the Taliban were killing civilians. The suicide bomber was in a minivan when he detonated his explosives in front of the NATO convoy in the same district. Menapal says no serious casualties have been reported in that attack. The international alliance said it was aware of an incident in Kandahar but has not provided any details. Electoral officials, meanwhile, remained
largely mum about results from Saturday’s historic vote, in which millions of people lined up in the rain, defying fears of violence to cast their ballots.
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Activists wave an old Soviet and Russian national flags in front of a barricade at the regional administration building, in Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, April 7, 2014. A Ukrainian news agency is reporting that pro-Russian separatists who have seized the regional administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk proclaimed the region an independent republic. The activists on Monday also called for a referendum on the sovereignty of the Donetsk region, which borders Russia, to be held no later than May 11.
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FORT HOOD, Texas — The rampage at Fort Hood that left three dead and 16 wounded last week was related to the shooter’s request for leave from the Texas Army post, military investigators said Monday. Army spokesman Chris Grey did not indicate during a news conference Monday whether Spc. Ivan Lopez was granted the leave. Grey said the shooting spree Wednesday covered the equivalent of two city blocks as Lopez drove from one area to another on the Texas base randomly firing at soldiers. A spokesman for Lopez’s family
said last week that Lopez was upset he was granted only a 24-hour leave to attend his mother’s funeral in November. That leave was then extended to two days. Providing the most detail yet about the second mass shooting at Fort Hood in five years, Grey said Lopez fired more than 35 shots while driving from one building on the sprawling Army base to another during an 8-minute rampage. The three who died were gunned down in separate locations. The rampage ended when Grey said Lopez got out of his car and was confronted by a female military police officer, who fired her gun
but did not strike him. Lopez then turned his .45-calibre pistol to his head and killed himself, Grey said. Grey said Lopez killed one soldier and wounded 10 other in the first building, and that the victim there included one of the men Lopez had argued with moments earlier. Lopez then drove to a motor pool area where he was assigned and worked, killing one person, Grey said. The last place Lopez entered was a medical building, walking inside and killing a soldier behind the desk, Grey said. “At this point we do not know why he entered that building, and we may never know why,” Grey said.
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County does diesel deal COULD SEE DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE DIESEL REFINERIES AT WASTE TRANSFER STATION BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Red Deer County has struck a tentative deal that could see the development of renewable diesel refineries at its Horn Hill waste transfer station. Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. (CSE: CMC) announced on Monday that it’s signed a letter of intent with the county to lease the waste transfer facility east of Penhold, and to buy 20 acres of adjacent county land. The company plans to con-
struct a waste-processing system and three diesel refineries on the site, with the refineries to use municipal waste material as feedstock. Don Allan, the Red Deerbased CEO of Cielo, said about 85 tonnes of garbage are trucked daily from Horn Hill to a Coronation landfill. His company would use most of this in its operations, he said. Cielo currently has a small demonstration refinery that can produce about 50 litres of renewable diesel per hour from materials like paper,
cardboard, cloth and plastics. Used motor oil and a special catalyst are also required. Allan said Cielo has modified and improved the process, and is preparing to construct a plant capable of producing 200 litres of renewable diesel an hour. Thereafter, it plans to build three, 700-litre-per-hour refineries for the Horn Hill property. Each would consume about 22 tonnes of waste material a day. “It’s our intent to make that the flagship for the world to come and see,” said Allan,
adding that 700-litre refineries are the size Cielo expects to sell internationally. Subject to permits and other approvals, the 200-litre unit could be operating by fall, he said, and the first 700-litre refinery operational early next year. The 200-litre unit has already been sold to a buyer in Australia. “We wanted it on the other side of the world so people could come and see it without having to fly all the way to Canada.” Red Deer County manager
Curtis Herzberg said the appeal of the project to the county is its potential for reducing the volume of material going into landfills. Garbage coming to the Horn Hill waste transfer station would not be impacted, he stressed. “It’s all about changing the output, not the input.” Cielo said its letter of intent with the county is subject to a number of conditions, including approvals by regulatory bodies and county council.
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Survey finds more optimism FOR HIRING, SPENDING BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s latest sampling of business sentiment shows company confidence in the economy is turning decidedly positive, and that may be good news for Canadian workers. The influential quarterly survey of 100 representative firms shows that hiring intentions in March were the most positive in almost two years, with executives also pointing to higher sales over the past year and better prospects for future sales. “Responses to the spring survey suggest than an improving U.S. economy and the recent depreciation of the Canadian dollar, together with firms’ efforts to create new opportunities, are helping to support expectations for better growth prospects ahead,” the bank said in a summary of the survey results. The relatively sunny report appeared to boost markets as the dollar flipped from negative to positive following the 10:30 a.m. release. It was up 0.10 cents to 91.17 cents US at midday. The findings are generally in line with improving confidence about the Canadian economy in general. Many economists now forecast a spring rebound in growth following the weather-related dip in the winter, with expansion continuing at a modest pace throughout the year. “The increasing optimism of Canadian businesses is a good sign of where the Canadian economy will be heading over the next year,” said TD Bank economist Connor McDonald. “A strong economic outlook for the U.S. and a weaker loonie will continue to support future sales and help drive modest Canadian growth.” It was not all positive. Firms took note of the “strong competition” they face, which should temper sales growth, and that the higher prices that they expect for inputs won’t be fully passed along to customers. The survey, which takes the temperature of business sentiment across a number of fronts, was conducted between March 10 and 17 and is sometimes cited by the central bank in its economic forecasts and interest rate setting decisions. In a recent statement, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz said he would pay more attention to anecdotal evidence and such surveys to inform the central bank’s outlook.
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Six-month-old Aris Gregg looks out from his snuggly as his mother Bonnee talks with Wheat Canada owner Kat Bouchard at a pop-up store at CROP Hair Boutique in Red Deer on Monday.
Wheat Canada opens doors DANISH LINE OF CHILDREN’S WEAR COMES TO RED DEER BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR A Red Deer family has brought a Danish line of children’s wear to Canada. Kat and Aaron Bouchard, and Kat’s parents Kerry and Susan Wiggins, started Wheat Canada on Feb. 15. Kat and Aaron had seen Wheat clothing — which is designed in Denmark — at a Brooklyn boutique and were struck by its unique look. “We just fell in love with it,” said Kat. After determining that the brand was available in Europe, Asia and the United States — but not Canada — they contacted Wheat founders Charlotte and Peter Galsgaard. The Galsgaards authorized the Bouchards and Wigginses to sell
their products online in Canada, and Wheat Canada was born. Kat said they opted not to sell through retailers and their own stores to keep prices down. “Right now, if you look at the price point of the brand in Canada, it’s about 30 per cent lower than what it is in the States and Europe. We really want to keep it that way.” Wheat Canada is being promoted via social media, and has been featured in Canadian Family magazine. But its owners are eager to showcase the product directly to parents. “It’s an online clothing store, but we’re trying to do some popup shops, trade shows, as many things as we can to get the clothes in front of people to introduce the brand to moms,” said Kat. Wheat Canada’s first pop-up
shop appeared this Sunday and Monday at CROP Hair Boutique, which the Bouchards own and operate. The public response was good, and they plan to stage others across Canada in the future. Wheat clothing is designed for children from three months to 14 years, said Kat. It provides a unique style and high quality at a reasonable price, she said. “We’ve had a lot of excitement from moms who are looking for something a little bit different than what is normally available here in Canada.” Additional information about Wheat Canada can be found online at wheatcanada.ca. The business will be among the exhibitors at the All Things Pretty Market May 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Westerner Park Chalet. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com
Oliver pledges tax relief for families ONCE BUDGET BALANCED BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The federal government will move to provide tax relief for families after balancing the budget next year, Finance Minister Joe Oliver said Monday in his first speech to a Bay Street audience since taking over the post last month. “We believe Canadian families still pay too much in tax,” Oliver told the business audience in Toronto. “Once the budget is balanced, our priority will be to provide tax relief to hard-working Canadian families.” Tax cuts in the 2015 budget would come ahead of an expected election next year. Oliver didn’t provide details of the tax breaks, promised during the last election, or get into specific plans for
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the projected surplus overall, saying that he will listen to debate from people all over the country before making any decisions about the more than $6 billion surplus expected next year. For this year, Ottawa is anticipating a deficit of $2.9 billion, plus a cushion of $3 billion to adjust for emergencies. “It’s too early to get into too many details, but obviously there are a number of alternatives,” Oliver said in reply to a question from the audience after his speech. “Some will have us focus on paying down the debt, others reducing taxes, others increasing expenditures,” he said. “... What the balance is and what the precise policies are in that respect is, of course, what is going to be part of the national debate going forward.” However, Oliver said he was ruling out the possibility of “reckless new spending
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schemes” that would lead to increased taxes, higher debt or both. “We worked too hard to return to a balanced budget to throw it all away,” he said. “So do not expect a big stimulus program.” Oliver’s speech did not address the contentious issue of income splitting, another 2011 campaign promise that his predecessor, Jim Flaherty, had publicly questioned. The policy is a popular one for the Conservative base because it’s most helpful for traditional one-income families, where one spouse, usually the mother, stays home to take care of the children. Economists say that the plan, which would cost the government $2.7 billion a year, would give the most benefit to families who need it least and no benefit at all to 85 per cent of Canadian households. Overall, Oliver’s speech stuck to familiar themes, em-
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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 101.97 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 53.01 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.07 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.62 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12 Cdn. National Railway . . 60.47 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 162.57 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 40.88 Capital Power Corp . . . . 25.66 Cervus Equipment Corp 21.50 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 47.93 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 50.51 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 29.50 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.69 General Motors Co. . . . . 34.11 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 21.21 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 48.25 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 66.15 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 38.79 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 12.72 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 46.54 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 105.58 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.01 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.97 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.64 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 17.35 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.53 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto Stock Exchange stumbled lower in a rough trading session Monday, hurt by weakness in resource and technology stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index moved down 122.77 points to 14,270.33. Pulling down the TSX were lower commodity prices, while the reverberations of beaten down technology stocks on the Nasdaq added extra pressure in Canada. Traders are concerned that big technology stocks such as Yahoo and Facebook are overvalued. On Wall Street, the Nasdaq dropped 47.98 points at 4,079.75, a decline of 1.2 per cent for the day. That was after plunging 110 points, or 2.6 per cent, on Friday. The Dow Jones industrials slid 166.84 points to 16,245.87 and the S&P 500 index gave back 20.05 points to 1,845.04. Nervousness has enveloped stock markets in recent sessions after last week’s optimism turned into widespread caution. The latest U.S. jobs figures on Friday showed that growth in the American economy would be a slow process, while the Federal Reserve’s stance on raising interest rates remains uncertain. Some insight may come Wednesday when the Fed releases minutes from its latest meeting in mid-March. In commodities, the May crude contract dropped 70 cents to settle at US$100.44 a barrel, while June gold bullion was down $5.20 at US$1,298.30 an ounce. May copper climbed 1.7 cents to US$3.04 a pound. The Canadian dollar moved ahead 0.10 of a cent to 91.17 cents US, as the Bank of Canada gave reason for optimism about the economy with its latest business sentiment survey. The quarterly survey of 100 companies showed that hiring intentions last month were among the most positive in almost two years amid higher sales and improved prospects, with an increasing number of companies reporting growth in sales over the last 12 months. Edward Jones analyst Craig Fehr
Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 60.28 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.31 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 25.34 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 20.14 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 25.47 First Quantum Minerals . 19.84 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 27.16 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.50 Labrador . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.60 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.65 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 37.11 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.02 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 24.72 Energy Aeroflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.09 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 41.36 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 63.45 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.00 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 54.46 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 43.30 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 23.03 Canyon Services Group. 13.41 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 31.36 CWC Well Services . . . . 1.120 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 23.89 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.81 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 96.78 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 57.36 said he expected economic fundamentals to remain reasonably good in the coming months even as traders begin to reconsider which companies they invest in — perhaps one of the triggers of the recent market volatility. In corporate developments, the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (TSX:POT) says it will have a new president and CEO starting in July. Bill Doyle will leave his position after leading efforts to thwart an attempted takeover of Canada’s largest fertilizer producer by global mining giant BHP Billiton. Doyle will be replaced by Jochen Tilk, a 30-year mining veteran who worked as chief executive of Toronto-based Inmet Mining. Potash shares dropped 71 cents to $37.11. Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG) says it will spend $1.5 million on an expansion of its plant in Newmarket, Ont., and create 75 new jobs. Shares of the company fell $2.40 to $104.81. Two European cement and construction materials producers are proposing a combination to create LafargeHolcim, which would have a combined US$44 billion in annual revenues if the proposed “merger of equals” is completed. Lafarge is Canada’s largest producer of cement and concrete building materials while Holcim, based in Switzerland, has a smaller presence in this country but extensive holdings in emerging economies. Aluminum maker Alcoa will release its financial results on Tuesday while Canadian companies Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL) and Cogeco Inc. (TSX:CCA) report on Wednesday. MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Monday Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,270.33, down 122.77 points TSX Venture Exchange — 996.97, down 10.19 points TSX 60 — 814.59, down 6.56 points Dow — 16,245.87, down 166.84 points S&P 500 — 1,845.04, down 20.05 points
High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 34.61 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 50.61 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.80 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 9.32 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.185 Precision Drilling Corp . . 12.83 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 39.06 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.12 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.96 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 11.65 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 68.30 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 74.48 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 64.66 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.10 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 37.51 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.85 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 30.30 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 52.31 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 68.68 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.79 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.51 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.95 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 73.02 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 36.50 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.35 Nasdaq — 4,079.75, down 47.98 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 91.17 cents US, up 0.10 of a cent Pound — C$1.8222, up 0.17 of a cent Euro — C$1.5077, up 0.38 of a cent Euro — US$1.3745, up 0.40 of a cent Oil futures: US$100.44 per barrel, down 70 cents (May contract) Gold futures: US$1,298.30 per oz., down $5.20 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.702 oz., down 23.1 cents $729.87 kg., down $7.43 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 996.97, down 10.19 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 161.67 million shares. ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ’14 $6.80 higher $461.00; July ’14 $6.40 higher $470.80; Nov. ’14 $5.50 higher $485.70; Jan ’15 $5.60 higher $493.10; March ’15 $5.40 higher $500.00; May ’15 $5.70 higher $506.70; July ’15 $5.60 higher $511.60; Nov ’15 $5.60 higher $501.60; Jan. ’16 $5.60 higher $493.10; March ’16 $5.60 higher $493.10. Barley (Western): May ’14 unchanged $130.50; July ’14 unchanged $128.50; Oct. ’14 unchanged $128.50; Dec. ’14 unchanged $128.50; March ’15 unchanged $128.50; May ’15 unchanged $128.50; July ’15 unchanged $128.50; Oct. ’15 unchanged $128.50; Dec. ’15 unchanged $128.50; March ’16 unchanged $128.50; May ’16 unchanged $128.50. Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 322,860 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 322,860.
REFINERIES: Public input sought Allan expressed optimism these will be obtained, pointing out that the refineries would not produce significant odours, emissions or noise. “Our whole focus is to make Cielo the greenest company in the world.” Herzberg expects the matter to come before county council within a few months, with details like thirdparty verification of the science to be addressed before then. “We want to ensure we’ve got enough details to present to council for their consideration; but council has made it very clear they want to make sure there’s a proper opportunity for public input as well.” Allan said Cielo’s newest technology will allow its refineries to use wet organic materials like grass clippings and vegetable peelings. That could reduce methane emissions from landfills by 25 per cent, he said. Cielo’s facilities would sort recycla-
bles out of the waste stream, and byproducts of its process would include an asphalt-type material and sulphur, both of which could be sold. Some contaminated water would also result, with this to be filtered. “We believe we’re the only profitable biodiesel plant in North America, without government subsidies,” said Allan of the economics of Cielo’s technology. “Because we’re using garbage and we’re not using agricultural crops, our costs are pennies, not dollars.” He said the company is getting inquiries from around the world. The Horn Hill site was previously earmarked for Plasco Energy Group to convert garbage into syngas for power generation. But the project was rejected by the Central Waste Management Commission, of which the county is a member, when it concluded that the region could not generate enough garbage to meet Plasco’s requirements. Herzberg said the vetting process used for Plasco’s proposal — which resulted in the project coming to an end before substantial costs were incurred — will be applied in the case of Cielo as well. “We want to make sure it works.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com
More Canadians abandoning traditional phones, TV BY THE CANADIAN PRESS More Canadians are abandoning traditional telephones and TV services, reflecting a growing trend prompted by changing lifestyles, according to a new study. The Convergence Consulting Group said Monday that by the end of this year it expects 26.3 per cent of Canadian households will be going without landline telephones and relying solely on wireless telephone service. That is up from 22.5 per cent in 2013. Households are also increasingly abandoning traditional TV in favour of programming from other sources such as Netflix and other online services, Convergence said. “We forecast Canadian TV cordcutter households will reach 665,000, or 5.7 per cent, by year-end 2014,” according to the study, which is based on statistics from cable, satellite and telecom companies as well as Convergence’s own analysis. From 2011 to 2013, Convergence estimates that 458,000, or 3.9 per cent, of households relied solely on Netflix and other non-traditional TV services. “We’re mobile and we want things when we want them,” Brahm Eiley, co-founder of the Toronto-based consulting group, said in explaining the
switch. “This is a very different market right now. We live in a different era.” Eiley said low-cost “all you can eat” voice packages on mobile phones have contributed to households dropping their landline phones. Traditional TV service providers — cable, telecom, satellite and IPTV — are also facing negative subscriber growth this year as viewers find alternatives and the market matures. The study estimated that Canadian TV service providers will lose a total of 32,000 subscribers overall in 2014. “It’s a lacklustre market after growing very radically for some years,” Eiley. Convergence Group said that just 2,000 Canadian TV subscribers were added in 2013, down from additions of 37,000 in 2012. Netflix, which came to Canada in late 2010 and costs about $8 a month, is a prime example. Canadian Netflix, which has less content than its U.S. counterpart, had an estimated three million subscribers last year, up from 2.2 million in 2012, Eiley said. However, traditional TV still brings in the most revenue per user for service providers at $65 a month, compared with $45 per user for Internet service, Eiley said. “TV is far from dead, . . . ” he said. “It’s taking a couple of hits, but the revolution is still going to be televised at the end of the day.”
Victoria McDonald’s blacklisted amid foreign workers controversy BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — Three Victoria McDonald’s restaurants were put on a federal blacklist Monday for alleged abuses of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, prompting the fast food chain to move quickly to cut ties with the franchise owner. Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney also suggested criminal charges could result against the owner if he lied on the original application to employ temporary foreign workers. “I suspended both the labour market opinions and the work permits that that employer has been using pending the outcome of the investigation,” said Kenney. “And we’ve blacklisted that employer as well as two others that we believe have abused the program.” Kenney said penalties for such a prosecution include up to five years in prison and fines reaching $100,000. The Canada Border Services Agency could lay charges under the Immigration Act, he said. The two other employers cited for alleged foreign worker program abuses are The Boathouse Restau-
rant in Fenelon Falls, Ont., and Jungle Jim’s Restaurant in Labrador City, N.L., Employment and Social Development Canada said in a statement. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program has been under increased scrutiny after it was revealed companies were bringing in large numbers of foreign workers, which critics claimed were displacing Canadian workers. The Harper government has since backtracked on changes it made to the program, including allowing businesses to pay foreign workers up to 15 per cent less than the average wage for a job. The government also announced earlier this year that it planned to impose hefty penalties by 2015 for employers who abuse the program. McDonald’s Western Canada spokesman John Gibson said the restaurant chain has had a pristine record until now when it comes to employing temporary foreign workers. He said moves are already underway to remove the current Victoria franchise owner and run the three franchises through head office. Gibson said most McDonald’s franchises are operated on an 80-per-cent franchisee-owned and 20-percent company-owned basis, but the three downtown
U.S. retailers getting chilly reception in Canada BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS For years, Canadians would cross the border to the U.S. to shop at Target. Exporting its cheap chic there seemed like a no-brainer. But a year after opening more than 100 stores north of the border, Target has found business isn’t so easy. Shelves are hard to keep stocked. Shoppers complain the prices are higher than at U.S. stores. Sales have been weak, and the retailer lost nearly a billion dollars in Canada for the year. Cracking the Canadian retail market, about one-tenth the size of the United States’, looks simple. The two countries are neighbours. They are culturally similar. And Canada’s malls generate 20 per cent more sales per square foot (0.09 sq. meter), because there are fewer of them. But Target’s difficulties expose the challenges of doing business in Canada that have bedeviled other retailers. Some of the problems are old, like the web of
costly regulations. But there are new ones, such as a slower Canadian economy and increasing competition that’s making the retail landscape look a lot like the U.S. economy. The troubles are not what stores expected just a few years ago during the depths of the recession, when they saw Canada as a risk-free way of expanding internationally and re-energizing sales growth. Now, Target is increasing marketing to convey it has unbeatable prices, while trying to make sure it has the right merchandise at the right time. “I think there was an assumption that Target would come in and be everybody’s favourite store, but that hasn’t happened,” said Antony Karabus, president of Hilco Retail Consulting, who is based in Toronto. Target has to fight hard to win over Canadians like Melanie Randall, a Toronto resident who crosses the border four times a year to Buffalo, New York, for shopping sprees at the store. As for the Canadian Target
stores, “It’s not the same,” said Randall, 42, who was recently browsing Target at Toronto’s East York Town Centre. “I don’t feel like I get the same deals or shopping experience.” Target’s tough time in Canada isn’t unique. Big Lots Inc. is closing its 78 Canadian stores, which it bought just two years ago. Executives declined comment, but Karabus blamed increasing competition amid discounters. Best Buy announced last year it was closing 15 of its 260 stores in Canada and cut about 5 per cent of its workforce in the country as it tries to revamp its strategy. Even Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has been entrenched in Canada for more than two decades, has seen its sales falter. One big problem: U.S. retailers tend to underestimate the much different employee benefit laws and other rules, including language regulations. All product packaging must be in both English and French. In Quebec, stores are required to make French more prominent in marketing and signs.
Victoria outlets will now be 100-per-cent McDonald’s operated. He said the three restaurants will remain open. He said the future employment status of the temporary Victoria workers would involve the federal government, but Gibson suggested at the moments there will be “no changes in the short-term.” A woman who answered the telephone at Nasib Services Inc., in Victoria, identified by Employment and Social Development Canada as the McDonald’s franchise owner in Victoria, hung up when a reporter called. Ian Tostenson, B.C. Restaurant and Food Services Association president, said a growing worker shortage in B.C., despite double-digit unemployment among young people, has restaurants seeking skilled food services workers elsewhere, especially those with cooking skills. But Tostenson said there can be no tolerance for abuse among restaurant owners. “We’re not in the business of getting into trouble,” he said. “Treating the people who work for you the right way and responsibly is key. If you’ve got a bunch of disgruntled people that doesn’t work so well.”
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Dear Annie: My mother is approaching 80, and after raising three of us, she is in declining health. My brother and sister live near Mom, but I couldn’t handle big-city life, so after I married, we moved to my wife’s hometown. I don’t drive, so visiting my family always means relying on my wife, and she is perpetually late. And the drive there MITCHELL involves much shouting, as & SUGAR she blames me for our “being tardy.” She also controls the checking account and gives me a small allowance and a lowlimit credit card, and I don’t have the authority to call to check the balance or raise the limit. I inherited a fair amount of money from my uncle, and my wife and I turned it into a successful business, but we work day and night. My wife decided not to have kids in order to dedicate all of our time to making money. That leaves my brother and sister to take care of all of our mother’s needs. My sister-in-law recently called and blasted me for doing so little. I knew she was right, as my brother had just accompanied the ambulance to the hospital (again) in the middle of the night. My mother recently told me that she has rewritten her will to give the bulk of her sizable estate to my sister and brother. She also said that whatever I do inherit shouldn’t go to my wife or her family. I told her to put my brother in charge of my share, because he will follow her instructions. I guess what I’m really saying is that money isn’t everything. While I enjoy the benefits of our income, I am jealous of my friends and family who have children. I’m sorry, Mom. If I could only do it all over again, I would. — A in P Dear A.: It’s good that you recognize your siblings’ contributions, but please don’t throw up your hands and say there’s nothing you can do. You can do plenty. Why does your wife handle all the money in your household? Are you irresponsible? If not, this is controlling and could be abusive. You also allowed her to control the decision not to have children. If you don’t like these arrangements, why do you permit them to continue? Stop being a passive bystander in your own life. Get counseling and figure out what you want and how to get there. Dear Annie: I supplement my granddaughter’s education with “extras,” such as teaching her foreign languages and music. I would love to teach her cursive writing this summer. As an educator, it saddens me that this beautiful skill is being lost in the schools amidst other things deemed more important. Where does one get materials to use when teaching cursive? I imagine a lot of us would love to know. — Grandmother Dear Grandmother: We think this is a terrific idea. While there are a number of downloadable forms online, you can also go to any school supply store for workbooks that help teach cursive. And your local library or bookstore will have suggestions and materials. All it takes is a patient teacher and a willing student. Dear Annie: After reading the letter from “Heartbroken Parents in Vermont,” I realize that I am not alone in this terrible situation. I have not heard from my daughter in more than a year. I sent emails (no response) letting her know I was thinking about her and that I’m here if she needs me. But the last time I sent an email, it bounced back. There are moments when the pain is unbearable and the worry consumes me, but I try to keep my mind busy with work. I realize that for now, this is what she wants, but it doesn’t take away the terrible ache in my heart. — Suffering Alone in Montreal 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.
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VICTORIA — Homeowners who are wary of growing plants indoors, especially if they are prone to forgetting to water or travel often, might want to consider a variety of low-maintenance plants that breathe life and design into a room. “I’ve actually been starting to put plants into all of my projects,” says Kyla Bidgood, an interior designer. “They just bring a whole other level of life and cosiness to a space.” The Victoria-based Bidgood says there are easy ways to bring plants into a space, even for those without a green thumb. “A great way to add greenery to a space that is low maintenance is air plants,” she says. Tillandsia, also known as air plants, are native to the forests, mountains and deserts of Central and South America, the southern United States and the West Indies. They don’t need soil because water and nutrients are absorbed through the leaves, and their roots serve only as an anchor. “They are awesome, and you can put them in everything,” says Bidgood. “There are lamps where you can put something in the base of the
lamp, and you can pop an air plant in there.” Combining plants of various heights and kinds is a great way to create dimension and design in a room. In her living room, Bidgood combined a tall blood orange tree with a smaller rubber tree to create a visually interesting vignette. “If you have the natural light and have a green thumb, citrus plants are great,” she says. “They produce beautiful fruit you can actually eat, but they do need more water and light.” Bringing edible plants indoors, like citrus trees,
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In China, egg drop soup is very popular — beaten eggs are stirred into hot broth chicken soup, creating delicate egg ribbon.
RECIPES Quiche with a Hash Brown Crust 4 cups shredded hash brown potatoes, defrosted 1/3 cup butter, melted Seasoning salt to taste 1 cup diced cooked ham ¼ cup red pepper ¼ cup chopped cilantro ¼ cup chopped onion 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 4 eggs 1 cup milk salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven to 425 F (220C). Grease a nineinch pie dish. Using paper towel squeeze out water from hash brown. Press hash browns onto the bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie dish. Drizzle with melted butter, and sprinkle with seasoning salt. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until beginning to brown. Top with cheese and chopped onion. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and a little seasoning salt. Add chopped ham and pepper and cilantro. Pour egg mixture over cheese. Reduce oven temperature to 350F (175C). Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until filling is puffed and golden brown.
Quiche brings elegance to the table. Serve it with spring green salad to add sophistication to the eggs and have a complete meal.
Baked Eggs in Bread Bowls Crusty dinner rolls, as many as you want Large eggs — one for each roll Chopped fresh basil, parsley, chives, tarragon – anything you like Cream Salt and pepper Grated Parmesan cheese or gruyère , or anything sharp (old cheddar, Gouda, Asiago …) Preheat the oven to 350F. Slice the top off of each roll and remove the bread inside, leaving just the crusty shell (don’t make it too thin — leave some bread in there for insurance against leaking). Place them on a baking sheet and crack an egg into each roll. Top each egg with some herbs, salt and pepper and about a teaspoon of cream. Sprinkle with Parmesan or other cheese. Bake for about 20 minutes, until eggs are set and bread is toasted. If you like, brush the tops of the buns with a little butter or oil and add them to the sheet about the last five minutes of baking, to toast them as well.
Spinach Egg Drop Soup 5 cups chicken broth 3 cups packed baby spinach leaves ¾ teaspoon Asian sesame oil ¾ teaspoon Vietnamese fish sauce 3 well beaten eggs salt ¼ cup thinly sliced green onion Bring the chicken to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the spinach leaves, sesame oil, and fish sauce and cook until the spinach begins to wilt. Stir the mixture until the broth is quickly swirling around the saucepan. Slowly and carefully pour in the eggs, continuing to stir the broth with your other hand. The eggs should cook upon contact with the broth and create ribbons. Taste and add salt, if necessary. Ladle into individual bowls and top with green onion.
Egg Curry in Tamarind Sauce 5 boiled eggs ½ onion, chopped, red chilies (optional, to your taste) green chilies (to your taste) 1 potato, cut in quarters then sliced 2 tomatoes, chopped 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped 2-3 tbsp tamarind and date chutney (found at the Target store) water (the amount used will vary according to how much tang you want) sugar 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp garam masala ½ tsp cumin powder ½ tsp mustard seeds ½ tsp cumin seeds Make slits along each egg or use a toothpick to make tiny holes inside the egg. Coat the eggs with a pinch of turmeric powder and salt. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat and add the eggs. Stir the eggs around the pan frequently to ensure they get evenly lightly fried. Fry until light brown. Remove and keep. In the same pan, add the sliced potatoes and fry until well cooked. Remove and keep. To the same pan add ½ tbsp oil. Add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds start to crackle, add the onions and when they turn translucent, add the garlic. Fry for about 1 minute. Lower heat. Add the red chilies, turmeric powder, garam masala and 2 tbsps water. Fry for a few seconds, taking care not to burn the spices. Raise heat to medium. Add the chopped tomatoes and fry for about three to four minutes until tomatoes mash up. Add green chilies. Add the tamarind and some water. Add salt and sugar. Reduce the heat, cover and let simmer for five to 10 minutes. Check for salt and sugar. Add the fried eggs and cooked potatoes. Cover. Add water if needed. Let the eggs simmer in the sauce for five 10 minutes. Serve!
Eggs are synonymous with Easter and spring — they symbolize birth, rebirth and renewal. In keeping with this thinking, it only seemed appropriate to give the egg a new life in the kitchen, too. Eggs have been boxed in as a breakfast food or a baking ingredient. But if they’re given some consideration, they really are a versatile protein that can easily replace the meat portion on the dinner plate. If you consider them a meat alternative, the egg has many positive attributes to gloat MADHU about. They are always ready: BADONI on your drive home from work, when you are trying to solve the dinner conundrum, there is no reason to chastise yourself for forgetting to take the meat out to defrost. The egg requires no before thought and is mostly a refrigerator staple. Eggs also don’t have a strong taste, making them useful for conveying other combinations of flavours. And then their unique protein composition — starting out as liquid and converting into a solid once cooked — is a positive attribute that will trap in ingredients like green pepper, onions or mushrooms, and not let them sink to the bottom. Their quick cooking time also make them ideal for weekday meals. Finally, they are a nutritious protein with only about 80 calories per egg and they are inexpensive. with each egg costing about 25 cents. Moving the egg from the first to the last meal of the day does need a little effort, though. It may require thinking beyond poaching, scrambling and making veggie-filled omelets. These methods may be tried and true favourites, but there are other ways that add appeal, sophistication and a little more enticement into the ordinary egg. For instance, if you have someone whose preference is only sunnyside egg, then why not serve them with one baked in a bread bowl? Simply hollow out a Kaiser roll bun, crack an egg into it; add a tablespoon of cream, fresh herbs, green onions with a sprinkle of pepper, salt and Parmesan cheese and bake for 20 minutes. The crunchy bowl can be torn and dipped into the runny yolk. It’s alluring and adds a wow factor! Without a doubt, quiche brings elegance to the table. Quiche is a savoury custard baked in a casserole or pie plate. To add substance, ham, bacon and vegetables are incorporated with the eggs. The majority of quiche also includes cheese, varying from simple cheddar to fancy craft cheeses. Serve it with spring green salad to add sophistication to the eggs and have a complete meal. When looking for ways to cook an egg, you can
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If you have someone whose preference is only sunny side egg, then why not serve them with one baked in a bread bowl? also take global inspiration. In China, egg drop soup is very popular — beaten eggs are stirred into hot broth chicken soup, creating delicate egg ribbon. Vegetables and tofu are included to add substance to the soup. Eating with some crusty bread gives that not stuffed but satisfied feeling. In India, eggs are boiled or scrambled in curry powder so that they can be served over rice or eaten with chapatti or roti. When my kids were younger, they hated the texture of ground meat, so most often scrambled eggs were flavoured with taco seasoning and stuffed into a taco with all the fixings. According to Wikipedia, the 100 folds of the chef’s hat (toque) are said to represent the many different ways he knows to cook an egg. I am not even close to discovering the 100 but here are my top four: Madhu Badoni is a Red Deer-based freelance food writer. She can be reached at madhubadoni@gmail.com or on Twitter @madhubadoni. Watch for Madhu’s Masala-Mix blog on www.reddeeradvocate.com.
In India, eggs are boiled or scrambled in curry powder or paste, like in this egg curry in tamarind sauce, so that they can be served over rice or eaten with dinnertime chapatti or roti.
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One moment he’s crooning poignant lyrics at the piano while bathed in white light, the next he’s battling a cranky old lady (really a bearded roadie in a wig and flowered dress). Hedley’s Jacob Hoggard took some 4,500 Central Alberta fans on a wild — and rather capricious — ride Sunday night at Red Deer’s Centrium. It was one of last concerts of the pop band’s exhaustive, cross-country Wild Life tour, but you wouldn’t have guessed it from the group’s full-tilt energy LANA level. Hedley MICHELIN came on like a whirlwind with a blinding light show and performance of the mega-hit Anything — complete with raunchy snippets from the hedonistic music video. Hoggard got most of the young audience up on its feet, waving arms in the air from the get-go. Sporting a camouflage jacket, he stood briefly, hands on hips, before going into hyper-kinetic overdrive. Hoggard encouraged cheers and pulled off athletic dance moves, such as kicking a foot up and spinning dervish-like on one leg. The wiry singer didn’t appear to have an off switch. He launched into One Life while busily strutting the length of the stage in the manner of a frenetic Loony Tunes character. “I need you to scream!” he commanded, and the audience enthusiastically obliged. During drummer Chris Crippin’s machine-gun-like intro to I’ll Be With You, Hoggard was seen lying on his back, feet up in the air like an overturned beetle.
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Jacob Hoggard of the band Hedley performs at the Enmax Centrium on Sunday. The show was part of the Canadian pop-rock band’s Wild Live Tour, and their last stop in Alberta, before performing three times in B.C. and finishing their tour in Winnipeg. “If I don’t lose my mind, I’ll be with you,” he sang when upright again. And dozens of fans waved their light wands in approval. The irate bearded granny came on stage threatening Hoggard and bassist Tommy Mac with a cane during Don’t Talk to Strangers. It was definitely a non sequitur. The mood took another sharp turn when vintage seaside images accompanied a reflective new song called Dreaming’s For Sleeping. Guitarist Dave Rosin came downstage to help Hoggard greet fans before things slowed down even more: the singer took a spotlight turn at the
piano to croon Invincible. This was followed by his over-thetop rendering of All The Way, with steam jets going off for a Big Finish. After a brief comic video-filled intermission, the musicians appeared on a satellite stage in the middle of the audience, dressed as a 1960s boy group in matching black jackets. “Chaps, I have a grand idea: let’s play a road trip song, why don’t we?” said Hoggard before striking up Heaven in Our Headlights. For the Nights I Can’t Remember also got the torchy treatment, with glittery disco ball casting a flurry of lights around the arena.
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More of the same was delivered for Wild Life — and that’s when things nearly ground to a crawl. Aside from the falsetto whimsy of Crazy for You and a rousing, real-action cheerleading demo (go girls!) during Cha-Ching, the second half of the concert suffered from too many slow numbers — too much of Hoggard alone at the piano, not enough of the Vancouver-based band. Another what-the-heck? moment also cropped up when the singer affected a cornpone accent to muse about living on a farm near Red Deer with a couple of wives. Hoggard, who did a medley of Perfect and Rihanna’s Stay, was more amusing when he forgot some lyrics and quipped, “At least I’m not lip-synching!” Hedley’s encore included Kiss You Inside Out, and the sweet, simple Sweater Song. The latter proved that Hoggard’s colourful voice can be most affecting when he isn’t overstretching the theatrics. The concert ended positively, with Hoggard promising to come visit again and the audience responding with a deafening roar. The crowd was also supportive of the evening’s opening acts. East Coast rapper Classified, assisted by a DJ, musicians and hip-hop artist Mike Boyd, performed a tongue-in-cheek tribute medley to 1990s rap (including some Wu-Tang Clan numbers and “old JayZ’s” Hard-Knock Life). “It’s the kind of music I grew up with,” said Classified, who also pulled off versions of his own tunes, That Ain’t Classy, Inner Ninja and O Canada. USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker) are a lively Toronto duo with a charttopping single, This is the Best. One of the musicians managed something I’ve never seen before. He jumped up and down on stage while also banging a tambourine against his head — an original move that was also surprisingly entertaining. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
Iconic actor Mickey Rooney dies WAS HOLLYWOOD’S TOP BOX-OFFICE DRAW IN 1930S, ’40S LOS ANGELES — Mickey Rooney’s approach to life was simple: “Let’s put on a show!” He spent nine decades doing it, on the big screen, on television, on stage and in his extravagant personal life. A superstar in his youth, Rooney was Hollywood’s top box-office draw in the late 1930s to early 1940s. He epitomized the “show” part of show business, even if the business end sometimes failed him amid money troubles and a seesaw of career tailspins and revivals. Pint-sized, precocious, impish, irrepressible — perhaps hardy is the most-suitable adjective for Rooney, a perennial comeback artist whose early blockbuster success as the vexing but wholesome Andy Hardy and as Judy Garland’s musical comrade in arms was bookended 70 years later with roles in Night at the Museum and The Muppets. Rooney died Sunday at age 93 surrounded by family at his North Hollywood home, police said. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office said Rooney died a natural death. There were no further details immediately available on the cause of death, but Rooney did attend Vanity Fair’s Oscar party last month, where he posed for photos with other vet-
eran stars and seemed fine. He was also shooting a movie at the time of his death, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with Margaret O’Brien. He was nominated for four Academy Awards over a four-decade span and received two special Oscars for film achievements, won an Emmy for his TV movie Bill and had a Tony nomination for his Broadway smash Sugar Babies. “I loved working with Mickey on Sugar Babies. He was very professional, his stories were priceless and I love them all ... each and every one. We laughed all the time,” Carol Channing said. A small man physically, Rooney was prodigious in talent, scope, ambition and appetite. He sang and danced, played roles both serious and silly, wrote memoirs, a novel, movie scripts and plays and married eight times, siring 11 children. His first marriage — to the glamorous, and taller, Ava Gardner — lasted only a year. But a fond recollection from Rooney years later — “I’m 5 feet 3, but I was 6 feet 4 when I married Ava” — summed up the man’s passion and capacity for life. Rooney began as a toddler in his parents’ vaudeville act in the 1920s. He was barely six when he first appeared on screen, playing a midget in the 1926 silent comedy short Not to Be Watc “Sam h for o ur ple Con test Red Dee r avai Entry fo ” lab rm Dinin le in the s g Gu ide
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Above: Entertainer Mickey Rooney is shown in 1987. Rooney, a Hollywood legend whose career spanned more than 80 years, has died. He was 93. Right: Mickey Rooney, 21, Movieland’s No. 1 box office star, and Ava Gardner, 19, pose together in Santa Barbara, Calif., shortly after the couple applied for a marriage license. Trusted, and he was still at it more than 80 years later, working incessantly as he racked up about 250 screen credits in a career unrivaled for length and variety. “I always say, ‘Don’t retire — inspire,”’ Rooney said in an interview with The Associated Press in March 2008. “There’s a lot to be done.” This from a man who did more than just about anyone in Hollywood and outlasted pretty much everyone from old Hollywood. Rooney was among the last survi-
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Learn the tools to prevent criminal activity in your neighbourhood at an RCMP hosted open house to mark National Victims of Crime Awareness Week on Thursday. The doors will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the downtown Red Deer RCMP location (4602 51st Ave.). Coffee, juice and other refreshments will be served. Victims Week is held in April every year to raise awareness about issues facing victims of crime and the services, and programs and laws in place to help victims and their families. The open house will feature information booths from Victim Services, the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre, Crime Stoppers, Citizens on Patrol, Neighbourhood Watch and the Alberta Motor Association. For more information on National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, visit www.victimsweek.gc.ca or for local information visit www.reddeer.ca/rcmp and www.cacpc.ca.
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to establish an aquaponics apparatus in the greenhouse that will see hundreds of tilapia fish and vegetables grown. Those fish and vegetables, along with a variety of tree. As part of the student-led group, Duherbs, would then be used in the school’s shanek has shared what she knows with cafeteria. students in the city’s elementary schools The goal is to have fish in the barrels and is even leading workshops on worm and the system operational by the end of composting and aquaponics for adults. She the month. said the group’s message is that people can Once it is fully-functioning, the group do so much wants more when it to use comes to green what is deeds. grown “If we start to fulfil to teach the one of younger kids its stathow to do it ed mannow, they’ll be dates more interest— to — GRADE 11 STUDENT SHELBY DUSHANEK ed in it in the collabfuture,” she orate said. with the broader community. Members of the group have had the “We want to make it a wider perspective chance to attend environmental conferencwhere we can actually share it with the es and last month some went on an ecotourcommunity of Lacombe and even beyond ism trip to Costa Rica. hopefully,” said Grade 10 student Tizita Those opportunities to learn have shown Hill. them what is possible and helped them to refine their projects. One of the group’s major initiatives is Please see STUDENTS on Page B2
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Worms, tilapia, and heaps of composting organic waste — three of the elements that could help some Lacombe high school students win a gem of an award. The EcoVision club at Lacombe Composite High School has organized projects over the past few years that have seen herbs being grown in hallways and classrooms, solar panels installed on the school roof, and a geodesic greenhouse set up and trees planted on school land. Those projects — and many others — have led to the group being named a finalist for a 2014 Emerald Award, a provincial honour handed out for environmental sustainability initiatives. Grade 11 student Shelby Dushanek is one of about a dozen students involved in the initiative. She focuses mostly on worm composting — “It’s cool and gross at the same time” — and growing plants in the school greenhouse. That recently-opened greenhouse boasts the expected — tomatoes and onions — alongside something as exotic as a banana
‘IF WE START TO TEACH THE YOUNGER KIDS HOW TO DO IT NOW, THEY’LL BE MORE INTERESTED IN IT IN THE FUTURE.’
Man still awaiting trial date in 2011 killing
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HARMONIZERS PAY TRIBUTE T0 MOTHERS The Wildrose Harmonizers are set to serenade on May 2 as they pay tribute to mothers. The male barbershop chorus will ply their talents at their Moms and Their Boys spring show, with special guest performances from champion quartet Timelines and the Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Chamber Choir. The show will take place at Living Stones Church (2020 40th Ave. in Red Deer) at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available through David at 403-342-1318, Rob at 403-782-3744, Ron at 403789-6489 or at the door on performance night.
$100,000 WON AT CITY CASINO BY AREA WOMAN Another big winner walked away from the Jackpot Casino in downtown Red Deer on Saturday. Spruce View resident Lessie Sudeyko won the big jackpot on an Alberta Gold Provincial Progressive two cent slot machine. She came away $100,646.69 richer.
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Emma McGonigal looks on as Logan Veno gets a little tangled in the rope as the two grade two students take part in a Jump Rope For Heart activity on Monday. All the students at Annie L. Gaetz Elementary are taking part in the campaign to raise awareness and funds for the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Man sentenced to jail term for breaking into businesses BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF An “almost career-criminal,” was sentenced to two-and-a-half years for two break and enters into Red Deer businesses last year. Forgoing a jury trial that started Monday afternoon, Christopher William Davis, 36, of Red Deer pleaded guilty to four charges related to break-ins in February 2013. He was one of two co-accused scheduled to be part of a Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench judge and jury trial starting Monday afternoon with jury selection. Davis decided to plead guilty Monday morning before Justice Adam Germain in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, at the last minute. He pleaded guilty to four charges — two break and enter and thefts and one each of breach of an undertaking and possession of break-in instruments, including a lock pick set. On Feb. 17, 2013, he got into the Petrolite in Edgar Industrial park and using a pry-bar, opened up an ATM and stole money. Less than a week later, on Feb. 23, he broke into the Peavey Mart on Gaetz Avenue and disabled the
alarm system. The safe containing the cash till boxes was stolen, as well as about $12,000 worth of tools. An RCMP investigation led them to suspect Davis and they began surveillance on him. On Feb. 27, 2013, police were observing a residence in Sylvan Lake and saw two people load tools into a pickup truck. They pursued and pulled the vehicle over, arresting Davis and the other occupant of the vehicle. Police found some of the tools stolen from Peavey Mart in the vehicle, as well as break-in equipment. A search warrant was obtained for the Sylvan Lake residence and police found a number of the items stolen from Peavey Mart, as well as the cash till boxes. Crown Prosecutor Jason Snider said when police executed a search warrant they found books on the subject of safe-cracking and a stethoscope in Davis’ room. Among the break-in tools they found were breaker bars, a compressor, generator and police scanner. Snider said the break and enter operation “had a degree of sophistication” with how they had
disarmed the Peavy Mart alarm system and opened the safe. Defence counsel Michael Scrase said the safe cracking sophistication consisted of using a grinder to cut through the door of the safe. Davis said he had bought the books a few years ago, but hadn’t read them and had mostly forgotten about them. Snider, citing Davis’s lengthy criminal record and propensity for break and enter and property crimes, asked the judge to hand down a five-year sentence. Scrase asked for 18 months to two-and-ahalf years. Davis has been serving a twoyear sentence since May, 2013, on refusal to provide a breath sample, flight from police and uttering threats relating to a Feb. 26, 2013 incident separate from the break and enter incidents and Davis pleaded guilty early on those. Germain sentenced Davis to a global sentence of four years and six months, less 71 days custody between his February 2013 arrest and his May 2013 conviction. The trial of Jaret Szoke, 36, will start today. He will be tried by a jury comprising eight women and four men. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
A trial date has still not been set for a man accused of killing a young Red Deer woman about three years ago. Bashir Gashaan, 32, has been in jail since his arrest in Thunder Bay, Ont., on June 20, 2011. He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, as well as committing an indignity to a body and unlawful confinement. The charges are in relation to the death of Jenna Cartwright, who was 21 at the time of her death. Cartwright was reported missing on April 21, 2011. Her body was found in a ditch about 14 km north of Olds on May 3, 2011. Gashaan fired his previous defence counsel on March 4. Gashaan has retained new counsel, Naheem Rauf of Edmonton. Patty McNaughton appeared as Rauf’s agent during Gashaan’s arraignment in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday. McNaughton asked that Gashaan’s arraignment be postponed by one month so Rauf could properly review the case. A new trial date will be negotiated at the next Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench arraignment day, on May 5. Gashaan also appeared in Red Deer provincial court Monday on a number of charges including two counts of assault with a weapon, robbery, extortion, using an imitation firearm and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public. These charges were also laid in relation to Cartwright’s death. Judge Jim Hunter agreed to give Gashaan and his newly retained lawyer Rauf time to review the information and moved the provincial court matters to May 5, the same day as his scheduled Court of Queen’s Bench arraignment.
Celebrity Dance Off Gala waltzes away with $400,000 Red Deer’s Celebrity Dance Off Gala really cut up the rug on Friday. Donations are still coming in and being tallied but have so far totalled around $400,000, said John Johnston, fund develop-
ment managers with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Red Deer and District. This had already blown the 2014 goal of $250,000 out of the water and surpassed last year’s dance off total of about $300,000.
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All proceeds went to the local Big Brothers, Big Sisters charity for the third annual event. Proceeds from the two previous years went to the Red Deer Hospice Society.
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BRIEFS City trash collection returns to back alleys April 14 Red Deer trash and blue box collection is returning to back lanes. Starting on April 14, crews will pick up garbage and recycling in the regular collection spot along with yard waste. As a temporary measure in January, all collection was moved to front streets. Record snowfall made it difficult for trucks to navigate the back lanes. Households that have always received front collection will see no change in pickup location. If residents miss the message that it’s time to switch back in time for their regular collection day, they are asked to put their garbage out back on the next scheduled collection day. The collection schedule will not change. Yard waste collection will also start on April 14 and run to Nov. 14. Residents are asked to place yard waste in garbage cans marked with yard waste stickers, which are available from the City of Red Deer, or in paper yard waste bags. Small branches should be bundled and tied with string.
Home invasion sentence to be set in June A man convicted of being part of a violent home invasion in Red Deer last May will be sentenced in June. David James Kertesz, 28, was convicted of break and enter, robbery, using an imitating firearm to commit a robbery, kidnapping, forcible confinement and extortion after a six-day judge-alone Court of Queen’s Bench trial in March of this year. Justice Sterling Sanderman said the Crown proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Kertesz entered a Parke Avenue apartment in Red Deer with two others to steal drugs and money from the people inside. The crimes took place late May 13 and early May 14, 2013. On Monday in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, defence counsel Lorne Goddard agreed with Crown prosecutor Ed Ring on a June 12 sentencing date in Court of Queen’s Bench.
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A construction worker works on the roof trusses of the third and final condominium in Medican’s Sierra Michener Hill project The four-storey building will consist of 56 residential units, bringing the total for the complex to 148. Sierra Michener Hill also has 38 duplex villas. Residents must be 40 or older to live in the facilities, with the condominiums connected via a passageway to Extendicare Canada’s assisted living facility. Innisfail RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle collision on the Hwy 2 in the southbound lanes near the overpass. Police determined that a vehicle travelling south had struck the cable barrier, causing damage to about 20 cable support posts. The system prevented the vehicle from crossing over into the northbound traffic lanes. No other vehicles were involved and the driver did not suffer any injuries. The 29-year-old driver was arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle and faces two charges in relation to impaired driving. He will appear in court later this month. Speed is also being considered as a factor in this collision.
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Drunk driving charges laid after Hwy 2 crash A Red Deer man faces two charges of impaired driving after his vehicle struck and damaged the cable barrier posts on Hwy 2 near the 67th Street overpass just after midnight on Sunday.
Separate trial dates have been set for the two coaccused in a violent home invasion last summer in Sylvan Lake. Andrew Waunch, 31, of no fixed address, and Ashley Dawn Chambers, 24, of Sylvan Lake face trials for
a long string of charges, including attempted murder, in relation to a June 3, 2013, incident. Both have pleaded not guilty. According to the Crown, their trials will vary greatly in length and should be kept separate. More than 35 charges have been laid against Waunch, including attempted murder, armed robbery, extortion with a firearm, kidnapping, unlawful confinement, discharging a firearm with intent to wound and assault. He is accused of entering the acreage home of a local business owner in an effort to get money. He has been in custody since his June 2013 arrest and has not had a bail hearing. Waunch’s trial is scheduled for 14 days. It will take place before a judge alone in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, and will run from Oct. 5 to 21, 2015. Chambers turned herself in to Airdrie RCMP on June 16, 2013. She faces charges of armed robbery, unlawful confinement, illegal use of a firearm, breaking into a dwelling, pointing a gun and illegal possession of a loaded gun that is either prohibited or restricted. Chambers’ judge-alone trial was set for May 13 and 14, 2014, in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday during arraignments.
More work needed to achieve gender equality: Supreme Court chief justice BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The head of the Supreme Court of Canada says progress is being made in attracting more women to the legal profession. But Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin told a legal conference in Calgary on Monday that more work is necessary before equality is achieved. McLachlin said that in the past there were always assumptions about the role of women in society and, to some extent, those assumptions are still in effect. “Somehow we have a feeling that we could be doing better. So my challenge
to you is to ask how can we be doing better and is the fact we’re not doing better related to some of these unstated assumptions?” she said in a speech to the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association’s national conference. Even though more women are entering the law profession or moving into federal politics, Canada is a long way from total gender equality, McLachlin said. “I would like to say we can do better,” she said. “We still only have 25 per cent of our members of Parliament as women and, in Ontario, 37 per cent of the practising bar are women despite the fact that women are graduating from law schools in slightly greater numbers than men.” say they also want to educate others
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She suggested there are two main reasons why society would benefit from complete gender equality. “First of all, because it is fair and is perceived to be fair and, second,
because I actually believe it will help society and these institutions function a little better.” McLachlin, 70, is the longest-serving chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
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From tears to hugs of love An inaudible laugh that is I scrub the pungent smell out of small and weak escapes my lips. It a stained carpet and think about is there to remind me that insan- how easy it would be to allow myity comes in all shapes and sizes. self to fall over that teetering edge I push it back down to the depths into the grips of madness. of wherever it came from because I no longer daydream of mojitos for now I have no time and sunset beaches. for such lunatics. Instead I find myself I wipe the non-exisfantasizing of padded tent dust off my pants, cream colored walls, take a deep breath, the security of strait and open the bathjackets and tranquilroom door. Sometimes izers that deem fruity I find myself hiding in beverages child’s play that place just for a few by comparison. moments solace. I tell The child walks up myself that next time I to me casually, she will bring in scrubbing does not look to have supplies to clean the ill will intentions but dastardly habitat, but I asks for a chocolaty LINDSAY never do. treat in a singing kind BROWN “Maaaaama” the of way. I tell her no, word clings to me and ME PLUS THREE because dinner will however much I adore soon be served. The the title, now, right here look of pure loath— I simply fear what my summon- ing she fires back at me provides ing is for. I slowly walk towards a tingle of dread throughout my the call. “Sister peed her pants body and I wonder, momentarily again.” if she has the ability to shoot fire With each word burning into from her eyeballs. me I can feel the uprising of the The small human being then insanity once more. It bubbles in moves to turn away from me, but a place I can’t quite reckon, yet I before she does, in a voice that know it is there always with me, is trifling and unnatural says, “I always ready. hate you Mama.” The smell hits me as soon as it A torrent of emotion sweeps can, with a vengeance that seems through me. to whisper menacingly in my ear Anger — that I have allowed about my failure as a potty train- these words to be spoken in my er. home. Sadness — despite my “I TRIED!” I want to shout to knowledge of her uneducated vothe world. To the people who have cabulary. never had to deal with regression And revenge. But how does one and the childless adults who look get revenge on a three year old at me with sideways glances when that they love dearly? I enter their vicinity smelling of My eyeballs quickly fill up with stale urine. liquid, but again I push it back, “I TRIED!” Obviously not hard deep down to the area I’ve sancenough… The voice says. I do not tioned off for the insanity and let it say another word to me be- the ominous voices in my head. I fore I stuff it down to the dismal cannot let them see me cry. I am abyss of the same place I hide the stronger, I am brave and I will insanity. fight on.
I tell the tiny one, who now runs around pant-less because she has soiled herself yet again to go spend some time in her bedroom. I explain why the words she has spit towards me are unacceptable in this home. She pretends to hear me, but I see her gaze every now and again shift to shiny things around the room. Things that are undoubtedly more interesting than her crazed mother. I want to move towards the bathroom, my asylum. I want to sit there and cry that ugly uninhibited kind of cry. I want to smuggle in the telephone and call husband who will make things better I am sure of it. But I do none of these things. I am Mother, I am strong. So instead I think about the possibility of parenthood. Possibly at times everyone has these innate feelings of insanity. These impractical notions that everyone they meet is judging them. That palpable sensation of underachievement. There is a knock on the bathroom door. I don’t know when I made my way back to this place, but I find myself sitting on the toilet pretending to pee. The children and husband walk in. They do not recoil when they see me sitting there and I realize that privacy has become a distant memory. They hug me. They tell me they love me, and I know that they mean it. It is now that I cannot recall where it is that I’ve placed my troubles, and in its place I remember what the power of unrelenting love can do. I hug them back, and I wonder why I am in the bathroom in the first place. Lindsay Brown is a Sylvan Lake mother of two and freelance columnist
Self esteem and performance “A modern organization can no longer be run by a few people who think and many (other) people who merely do what they are told.” — Dr. Nathaniel Branden, American psychologist and best-selling author
ing staff from (sadly) the majority of employees? This question was posed to a focus group of high-level executives, human resources personnel and training directors from a number of Fortune 500 companies. According to 2logical — the Rochester, New “I want to thank you York based managefor the exceptional cusment training compatomer service.” ny that conducted the “It has been my pleasurvey, the group came sure, ma’am,” he reup with the following plied. “My great plealist of characteristics sure.” demonstrated by ex“You made us all ceptional employees: feel special and that’s “They leave behind unusual and apprecitheir excuses, take ated.” ownership and accept I was sitting alone 100 per cent responsiMURRAY at a table in a resort bility for achieving reFUHRER restaurant in Varadesults.” ro, Cuba. It was morn“They have a posiing and the place was tive attitude that packed with hundreds causes them to be soof hungry tourists buslution-oriented versus ily filling plates at buffet stations. problem-oriented.” Our server was friendly and the “They understand and embrace service was truly exceptional. He the need for change and have mashad greeted me with a smile and tered the ability to manage their handshake. He had referred to me fears, self- doubts and comfort as, “my friend.” While I sat, an- zones.” other gentleman, perhaps prompt“They have superior confied by the previous expression of dence, focus and goal direction.” appreciation, stepped up and exIn today’s dynamic business pressed his gratitude. Again, the environment, marked by tighter server smiled warmly, thanked deadlines, fewer staff, demands him and was gracious when re- for increased profitability by ceiving the praise. shareholders and higher customer With the low Cuban wage of expectations, the reasons for at$12 to $15 per month, the service tracting superior staff is vital. To was certainly designed to garner succeed today, business must attips. But more than that, the serv- tract and keep employees who can er seemed to genuinely enjoy his make a constructive contribution role. He performed it with effi- to the business, are adaptable and ciency, gratitude and, most impor- actively seeking meaningful ways tantly, with skill and self-confi- to improve productivity – employdence. ee who are “bought into” the busiIt seems to me that we’ve ness. reached a time and place when What is often overlooked, howself-esteem — a primary psycho- ever, is that all the characterislogical component of success, joy tics defined by the focus group and contentment in life – has also are benchmarks of individuals become essential for success in who exemplify a high level of selfour increasingly complex, chal- esteem. lenging and overly competitive Donald Gardner and Jon L. business world. Pierce, pioneers in organizationDr. Nathaniel Branden, Ameri- based self-esteem, note that workcan psychologist and best-selling ers with healthy self-esteem are author of The Six Pillars of Self- highly motivated and possess Esteem, writes, “Today, organiza- positive work-related attitudes tions need (not only) a higher lev- and feelings — attitudes and beel of knowledge and skill among haviours that impact job perforall those who participate but also mance and satisfaction every day. a higher level of independence, In other words, higher self-esteem self-reliance, self-trust and the ca- equals higher workplace perforpacity to exercise initiative — in a mance. word, self-esteem.” Further studies conducted by Branden notes that we live in Joel Brockner and Ted Hess at Coa global economy characterized lumbia University concluded that by rapid change and an unprec- organizations made up of highedented level of competitiveness self-esteem employees continu– a world that requires higher lev- ously outperformed those made els of education and training than up of low-self-esteem employees, previous generations. reinforcing the critical role that Succeeding requires a greater developing self-esteem plays in capacity for innovation, self-man- helping employees and business agement and self-direction. in general reach optimal levels of And this change is not simply performance. demanded of senior management Employees with low self-esor department leaders but also of teem are (generally) less likely to front-line and entry-level person- see themselves as competent or nel. capable. What separates high performFar too many employees lack
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the appropriate level of selfesteem needed to become peak performers — an extremely costly proposition for any company competing today. In fact, more than three decades of research has established a firm connection between poor self-esteem and employee behaviours that consistently filter through to the bottom line. In an article entitled Our Urgent Need for Self-Esteem, Branden lists the following traits of employees with poor self-esteem: ● Desire for safety and familiarity. ● Constant looking for situations that are not demanding or challenging. ● Slow to respond to setbacks and obstacles. ● Quick to place blame and make excuses. ● Negative and problem-oriented. ● Lacking focus and goal-direction. ● Inappropriate use of time. ● Weak communication and interpersonal skills. ● Lacking initiative and selfmotivation. ● Difficulty thinking “outside of the box.” ● Not coping well with adversity and change. v Unwilling or resistant in learning new skills. Leaders must ask themselves, “How can we develop a corporate culture that fosters healthy self-esteem? What must we do to stimulate novel ideas and thinking, creative problem-solving and innovation? How can we create a corporate reputation that will attract the best people? What can we do to keep them here? And what must we do to earn their ongoing loyalty?” I’ve seen employees that might be considered less than stellar thrive in an environment that promotes self-esteem along with personal and professional development. I’ve seen superior performers become frustrated and leave environments where the opposite was true. Simply put, as a leader, creating a corporate culture that focuses on helping employees build self-esteem and develop their full potential is not simply prudent, it’s also good business. As for the server, I knew he had to share his tips with the rest of the restaurant staff. His motivation couldn’t be strictly to enhance his income — there had to be something greater at play. “I love my job,” he said. “And I love working here — with people who appreciate me.” And that is the secret to exceptional customer service. Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His new book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem. ca.
Building memories important as kids grow Question: What are some things I can do to make good memories for my kids and family? Jim: Building memories as a family is important to create a sense of common identity and heritage. Accomplishing it, though, can be tough — especially when the demands of the day-to-day grind leave you short on time and sapped of energy. Below are some simple ideas that have been successful memory builders for many families. Perhaps they’ll work for yours. ● Give the gift of time. Schedule one-on-one time with your kids. If you’re running errands, take one of them along and talk and learn about what they find interesting. JIM Make a special day of taking your child to work with DALY you if your employer allows. ● Make generous use of pen and paper. While your child is small and growing, journal thoughts, observations and events in their lives and give it to them when they’re grown. Write letters to them for special occasions, when a milestone is reached, or when they’ve experienced success or disappointment. When your son or daughter is ready to leave the nest for college or another destination, write a special letter pronouncing your blessings and conveying your “release.” ● Plan vacations that center around the unique loves and interests of your clan. If funds or time are short, set up a tent and camp out in the backyard. ● Make holidays special by starting new traditions or re-creating old ones. ● On your child’s 13th birthday, take the entire evening to celebrate the transition to adolescence. Consider commemorating the occasion with a meaningful gift. But whatever you do, don’t let the years pass without creating some memorable times that your children will cherish and perhaps pass on to their own kids someday. You’ll be glad you did. Question: We’ve agreed to let our 25-year-old daughter move back home with us. She’s working a part-time job, but feels she needs to come back and “get her life together” before “moving on to the next step.” We don’t know what this means or how to navigate the process. Any advice? Dr. Greg Smalley, Vice President, Family Ministries: You’re in good company. For many reasons, some understandable and others regrettable, the number of young adults living at home, or “boomerang kids,” is at a record high. Whatever the circumstances, the goal for parents in this situation should be the same: to help their child realize emotional and material independence. To start, it’s important to honestly evaluate everyone’s motives. Are you lonely? Needing someone who depends on you? Fearful of and avoiding the empty nest? Or do you want to encourage growth and maturity? Is your daughter a “perma-child,” looking for someone to take care of her? Or is she striving to achieve goals that will lead to her independence? Next, you’ll want to discuss and agree on your terms. Some areas to cover are: ● House Rules: If you don’t approve of overnight guests, blaring stereos, profanity, drug use, etc., then clarify your standards up front. ● Household Responsibilities: Some amount of rent should be required, even if it’s below market. Making these payments will develop habits necessary for independence. The same is true for contributions in the form of chores. ● Progress Indicators: Ongoing lodging privileges should be tied to evidence of moving forward. Is she searching for full-time work? Are school loans and debts being paid down? Is money being saved for future goals? ● Length of Stay: A goal for finding her own place should be discussed and agreed on. The date needn’t be set in stone, and can be reevaluated based on circumstances and the progress being made. Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, and president of Focus on the Family and host of the Focus on the Family radio program. Catch up with him at www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/DalyFocus.
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Chili’s cancels fundraising for autism group BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Chili’s has cancelled a fundraiser for a group that says that autism can be triggered by vaccinations, a position widely discredited by the medical community. To honour National Autism Awareness month, the restaurant chain had planned on donating a portion of its sales on Monday to the National Autism Association. The group, based in Attleboro Falls, Mass., says its focus is on safety issues for the autistic community. But a section of its website also states that it believes vaccinations can “trigger or exacerbate autism in some, if not many, children.” In another section of its site, the group says that “informed consent is critical and each parent should have the freedom and information necessary to make the best decision for their child.” The belief that the battery of vaccinations given to infants could lead to autism was spurred by a British study that has since been retracted. Repeated studies have discredited the link, but the issue has remained a point of contention in some circles.
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LUANN April 8 1969 — Lester B. Pearson throws out the first ball as the Montreal Expos play their first game at Jarry Park, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7. It is the opening game of the franchise and first regular-season major league baseball game outside the U.S. 1974 — Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record.
1963 — Lester B. Pearson captures 130 seats for the Liberals in the general election. John Diefenbaker’s Tories hold on to 94 seats, Social Credits keep 24 and NDP 17. 1875 — Parliament passes the Northwest Territories Act, which appoints a lieutenantgovernor and a Northwest Territories council with legislative and executive powers to sit at Battleford, Sask. 1839 — The first intercollegiate rodeo is held at the Godshall Ranch in Apple Valley, Calif.
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Flames too much for Devils RAMO STOPS 31 SHOTS IN SHUTOUT WIN OVER NEW JERSEY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Flames 1 Devils 0 NEWARK, N.J. — For seven years, Miikka Kiprusoff was a constant in net for the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo might be the next in line. Ramo made 31 saves to record his second NHL shutout and Mark Giordano scored the only goal as the Flames topped the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Monday night. “He reminds me of (Kiprusoff),” Giordano said of Ramo. “His style is similar. They’re quick guys. We really have a lot of confidence in our goaltending.” Calgary improved to 34-38-7 overall, including 16-20-4 on the road this season. “It’s just a hard-working group,” Flames coach Bob Hartley said. “We’re going to fight until the last second. I love this group.” Cory Schneider stopped 21 of 22 shots for New Jersey, which fell to 34-29-16. New Jersey’s loss also allowed the New York Rangers to clinch a playoff berth. Both Calgary and the Devils have three games remaining this season. The Devils are three points behind Columbus for the last playoff spot in the East. “In my opinion, I think we’re going to get one more chance (to make the playoffs),” New Jersey’s Jaromir Jagr said. “It’s too strange to finish like that. You’ve got to believe. It wouldn’t make any sense to finish like that. We dominated. Just keep the faith and I think we’re going to get one more
chance in my opinion. We’ll see if I’m right or wrong.” Neither the Flames nor Devils scored until Giordano’s power-play goal 23 seconds into the third as both teams were unable to take advantage of opportunities. Giordano’s goal, his 14th of the season, was a one-timer off a feed from Jiri Hudler. “You like those (passes),” Giordano said. “Rolling pucks, goalies have (a tough time) picking it up (and) I picked it up pretty (well).” While Giordano celebrated his good fortune, the Devils lamented their misfortune. The Devils outshot Calgary 22-16 through two periods, and finished with a 31-22 advantage. New Jersey also did not allow the Flames a shot on goal in a 15-minute span between the first and second periods. “(We) had chances and opportunities and didn’t stick it in the back of the net,” Devils coach Pete DeBoer said. “A common theme, (we) don’t score easily and we hadn’t all year. We’re at mercy of games like this where margin of error is very small. I thought defensively we were very good, but when you can’t score it’s hard to win.” New Jersey had a goal disallowed with 1:26 left in the first, as referee Brad Watson waved off what would have been a game-opening score by Ryan Carter. The ruling was upheld by a video review by the NHL in Toronto. Replays showed Carter kicked the puck, but it was inconclusive whether the Devils left wing was able to get his stick on it before it rolled
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Calgary Flames Sean Monahan gets between New Jersey Devils Peter Harrold (10) and Anton Volchenkov (28) as Devils goalie Cory Schneider stretches to protect the net during the first period of an NHL game in Newark, N.J., Monday. under Ramo. “I saw it off my foot and between the goaltender’s pads, I got a piece of it (with my stick) and that’s what propelled it in,” Carter said. “I don’t think (the review in Toronto is) how I saw it. That’s how it was.”
Calgary was unable to convert on four power plays in the first two periods, and rookie left wing Kenny Agostino’s semi-breakaway with 1:34 left in the second was sticked away by Schneider. The play began as New Jersey right wing Tuo-
mo Ruutu committed a turnover in the offensive zone, and ended with Devils defenceman Jon Merrill committing a slashing minor as he tried to affect the shot attempt.
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UConn comes out on top DOWNS KENTUCKY IN NCAA MENS BASKETBALL FINAL BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Connecticut guard Ryan Boatright holds the championship trophy after his team beat Kentucky 60-54, at the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 7, 2014, in Arlington, Texas.
Connecticut 60 Kentucky 54 ARLINGTON, Texas — No conference wanted them. Several teammates and their coach left them. The NCAA kept them out for a year. UConn won it all anyway. Shabazz Napier turned in another all-court masterpiece Monday night to lift the Huskies to a 60-54 win over Kentucky’s freshmen and a national title hardly anyone saw coming. Napier had 22 points, six rebounds and three assists, and his partner in defensive lock-down, Ryan Boatright, finished with 14 points. Napier kneeled down and put his forehead to the court for a long while after the buzzer sounded. The senior guard was wiping back tears when he cut the net. “You’re looking at the hungry Huskies,” Napier told the crowd and TV audience. “Ladies and gentlemen, this is what happens when you banned us.” Yes, it is only a short year since
the Huskies were barred from March Madness because of grade problems. That stoked a fire no one could put out in 2014. UConn (32-8) never trailed. The Huskies led by as many as 15 in the first half and watched the Wildcats (29-11) trim the deficit to one with 8:13 left. But Aaron Harrison, Kentucky’s big-moment shooter in the last three games, missed a 3-pointer from the left corner that would’ve given the ’Cats the lead. Kentucky never got closer. One key difference in a sixpoint loss: Kentucky’s 11 missed free throws — a flashback of sorts for coach John Calipari, whose Memphis team blew a late lead against Kansas after missing multiple free throws in the 2008 final. The Wildcats went 13 for 24. UConn went 10 for 10, including Lasan Kromah’s two to seal the game with 25.1 seconds left. “We had our chances to win,” Calipari said. “We’re missing shots, we’re missing free throws. We just didn’t have enough.” In all, Calipari’s One and Don-
ers got outdone by a more fundamentally sound, more-seasoned group that came into this tournament a seventh-seeded afterthought but walked away with the program’s fourth national title since 1999. They were the highest seed to win it all since Rollie Massimino’s eighth-seeded Villanova squad in 1985. Napier and Boatright now go down with Kemba Walker, Emeka Okafor, Richard Hamilton and all those other UConn champs. This adds to the school’s titles in 1999, 2004 and 2011. This one was, by far, the most unexpected. A short year ago, UConn was preparing for its first season in the new American Athletic Conference after being booted from the Big East and not welcomed by any of the so-called power conferences. Longtime coach Jim Calhoun left because of health problems. And most damaging — the NCAA ban triggered an exodus of five key players to the NBA or other schools.
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Laxdal not likely to get nice reception in return home OIL KINGS COACH LOOKING FOR COMMANDING 3-0 LEAD AT BRANDON TONIGHT Edmonton Oil Kings head coach Derek Laxdal is a scoring touch that went missing during the first two unlikely to get a friendly ovation from the fans to- games in Edmonton where the Oil Kings prevailed night at Brandon’s Westman Place. 5-0 and 3-0. Edmonton, heavily favoured to not only Regardless, he’ll feel right at home. defeat Brandon but also capture the conference title, Laxdal, whose club holds a 2-0 lead over the Bran- outshot their opponents 102-44 at Rexall Place. don Wheat Kings heading into tonight’s third game So, for starters, the Wheat Kings have to find a of the WHL Eastern Conference semifinal on enemy way to test Oil Kings netminder Tristan Jarry on a ice, has some unique and heavy ties to the province more consistent basis. and the Brandon area in particular. “(The Oil Kings) work extremely hard,” The 48-year-old is a native of StoneWheat Kings scoring leader Jayce Hawrywall, Man., and played with the Wheat luk told Henderson. “They are a good team. Kings in the mid-80s. They’re not a hundred-point team in our “I played there for three years league for nothing. … We’ve just got to play and had a lot of success there as an fast, play hard and just keep throwing pucks individual, and we had a pretty good on net.” team my 17-year-old year there, Brandon GM/head coach Kelly McCrimwith Cam Plante and guys like Ron mon is hoping the presence of home ice will Hextall and Ray Ferraro,” Laxdal revive his shooters. told Rob Henderson of the Brandon “(Playing at home) gives us confidence,” Sun. “We probably didn’t go as far as he said. “For us it kind of, I don’t know, lowwe would have liked to (losing in the ers our confidence a bit maybe, playing on Eastern Conference semifinal), but the road, and we have a tough time finding GREG we had a pretty good hockey club.” the back of the net. And I think in Brandon MEACHEM In addition . . . we do a good job at scoring goals.” “I’ve got a lot of friends in Brandon, ● Red Deer products Collin Valcourt my wife’s from Rivers and my daughter and Graeme Craig were never selected in goes to school in Brandon (at Brandon the NHL entry draft, yet both are in the pro University). My family’s close in Stonewall, and I ranks following the conclusion of their WHL careers. still know my billet in Brandon, so it’s always special Valcourt, who played four seasons of major junior coming back.” hockey with the Spokane Chiefs, Saskatoon Blades Wheat Kings fans won’t be rolling out the welcome and most recently the Prince Albert Raiders, has mat, not with their club down two-zip in the best- signed with the Abbotsford Heat of the American of-seven set and in dire need of a win to keep their Hockey League. The Heat are the No. 1 affiliate of already slim hopes alive. the Calgary Flames. First and foremost, the Wheaties have to discover Craig, meanwhile, has inked a deal with the AHL
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Oklahoma City Blazers, the Edmonton Oilers’ top farm team. Valcourt, a six-foot-two, 216-pound forward, has played one game with the Heat, while Craig, a sixfoot-five, 202 pound defenceman, has yet to suit up with the Blazers. Craig suffered an injury late in the WHL regular season stretch which caused him to sit out a tie-breaker win over the Red Deer Rebels and the first three games of an Eastern Conference quarter-final loss to the Oil Kings. Craig did play in Game 4 of the four-game Edmonton sweep so presumably is healthy enough to play if needed in OKC. ● Former Red Deer Rebels defenceman Mathew Dumba and his Portland Winterhawks took on the host Victoria Royals Monday night already owning a healthy 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal. Dumba, who often struggled defensively with the Rebels, has been a nice addition to the Portland blueline after being acquired in December and then returned to the junior ranks by the Minnesota Wild in January. Not only did the offensively-talented rearguard chalk up 24 points in 26 regular-season games after joining the ‘Hawks, his plus/minus ranking was an impressive plus-31. Pro-rated over a full season, he would have been Portland’s top player in that category. Dumba has carried his steady defensive play into the playoffs. In six post-season contests prior to Monday’s outing, he led his team in the plus/minus category at plus-10 and had contributed two goals and seven points. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
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WHL PLAYOFFS Round 2
Thursday, Apr. 10 x-Victoria at Portland, 8 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 12 x-Portland at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Monday, Apr. 14 x-Victoria at Portland, 8 p.m.
Edmonton vs Brandon (Edmonton leads series 2-0) Thursday, Apr. 3 Edmonton 5 Brandon 0 Saturday, Apr. 5 Edmonton 3 Brandon 0 Tuesday, Apr. 8 Edmonton at Brandon, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 9 Edmonton at Brandon, 6 p.m. Friday, Apr. 11 x-Brandon at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Monday, Apr. 14 x-Edmonton at Brandon, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 16 x-Brandon at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Vancouver 79 35 33 11 81 187 213 Winnipeg 80 35 35 10 80 220 233 Calgary 79 34 38 7 75 201 228 Edmonton 79 28 42 9 65 197 261 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division; zclinched conference
Western Hockey League Playoff Leaders SCORING G A Jaedon Descheneau, Koo 7 10 Sam Reinhart, Koo 5 12 Brendan Leipsic, Por 6 9 Oliver Bjorkstrand, Por 8 6 Trevor Cox, MH 5 8 Derrick Pouliot, Por 4 8 Jagger Dirk, Koo 4 7 Taylor Leier, Por 2 9 Curtis Valk, MH 6 4 Jayce Hawryluk, Bra 5 5 Nicolas Petan, Por 3 7 Nick Merkley, Kel 1 9
Medicine Hat vs Kootenay (Series tied 1-1) Saturday, Apr. 5 Kootenay 4 Medicine Hat 2 Sunday, Apr. 6 Medicine Hat 5 Kootenay 2 Wednesday, Apr. 9 Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 10 Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 12 Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Apr. 14 x-Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 16 x-Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
GOALTENDING (Minimum 60 minutes played) W Tristan Jarry, Edm 6 Marek Langhamer, MH 5 Brendan Burke, Por 6 Jordon Cooke, Kel 6 Eetu Laurikainen, SC 2
Kelowna vs Seattle (Kelowna leads series 2-0) Thursday, Apr. 3 Kelowna 6 Seattle 2 Saturday, Apr. 5 Kelowna 6 Seattle 3 Tuesday, Apr. 8 Kelowna at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 9 Kelowna at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Friday, Apr. 11 x-Seattle at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 13 x-Kelowna at Seattle, 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 15 x-Seattle at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Portland vs Victoria (Portland leads series 2-0) Friday, Apr. 4 Portland 8 Victoria 2 Saturday, Apr. 5 Portland 6 Victoria 3 Monday, Apr. 7 Portland at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 8 Portland at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.
L 0 3 0 1 4
Pts 17 17 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10
GAA 1.50 1.86 2.00 2.15 2.17
SO 2 0 1 0 0
National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts z-Boston 78 53 18 7 113 y-Pittsburgh 79 50 24 5 105 x-Montreal 79 45 27 7 97 x-N.Y. Rangers 79 43 31 5 91 x-Tampa Bay 78 42 27 9 93 Philadelphia 78 40 29 9 89 Detroit 78 37 27 14 88 Columbus 78 40 31 7 87 New Jersey 79 34 29 16 84 Toronto 79 38 33 8 84 Washington 78 35 30 13 83 Ottawa 78 33 31 14 80 Carolina 78 34 33 11 79 N.Y. Islanders 78 31 36 11 73 Florida 79 28 43 8 64 Buffalo 78 21 48 9 51
GF 251 240 212 212 229 220 211 219 191 229 222 226 196 215 188 150
GA 167 197 199 190 211 220 222 207 201 248 236 261 215 258 258 234
WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts x-St. Louis 78 52 19 7 111 x-Anaheim 79 51 20 8 110 x-Colorado 78 50 21 7 107 x-San Jose 79 49 21 9 107 x-Chicago 79 45 19 15 105 x-Los Angeles 79 45 28 6 96 Minnesota 79 41 26 12 94 Dallas 78 38 29 11 87 Phoenix 78 36 28 14 86 Nashville 78 35 32 11 81
GF 245 254 239 239 259 197 196 227 209 198
GA 177 202 209 192 207 166 194 221 221 231
Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, Colorado 2, SO Chicago 4, St. Louis 2 Florida 3, Dallas 2 Columbus 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2 Edmonton 4, Anaheim 2 Monday’s Games Calgary 1, New Jersey 0 Minnesota 1, Winnipeg 0 Anaheim 3, Vancouver 0
Thursday
Wild 1, Jets 0 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Parise Minn (tripping) 9:30, Stuart Wpg (elbowing) 16:01, Stuart Wpg (interference) 19:05. Second Period 1. Minnesota, Coyle 12 (Parise, Koivu) 1:05. Penalties — Parise Minn (tripping) 4:29, Minn Bench (too many men) 9:04, Tangradi Wpg (hooking) 14:38. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Prosser Minn (hooking) 14:28. Shots on goal Minnesota 6 7 4 — 17 Winnipeg 7 5 12 — 24 Goal — Minnesota: Bryzgalov (W, 11-8-8); Winnipeg: Hutchinson (L, 0-1-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — Minnesota: 0-3; Winnipeg: 0-4. Ducks 3, Canucks 0 First Period 1. Anaheim, Winnik 6 (unassisted) 6:26 (sh). Penalties — Lindholm Ana (tripping) 6:01, Koivu Ana (hooking) 15:06, Richardson Vcr (roughing) 17:46. Second Period 2. Anaheim, Palmieri 14 (Lovejoy, Allen) 17:03. Penalties — Bonino Ana (roughing) 8:45, Richardson Vcr (roughing) 8:45, Perreault Ana (slashing) 18:54, Hamhuis Vcr (slashing) 18:54. Third Period 3. Anaheim, Beleskey 7 (Perry, Getzlaf) 1:20. Penalties — Beleskey Ana (slashing) 7:52. Shots on goal Anaheim 11 7 5 — 23 Vancouver 6 3 9 — 18 Goal — Anaheim: Gibson (W, 1-0-0); Vancouver: Lack (L, 16-17-5). Power plays (goal-chances) — Anaheim: 0-1; Vancouver: 0-3.
Tuesday’s Games Detroit at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Columbus, 5 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Montreal at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Columbus at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary, 8 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m. Monday’s summaries Flames 1, Devils 0 First Period
NHL Scoring Leaders
No Scoring. Penalties — Carter NJ (high-sticking) 5:02, Ramo Cgy (delay of game) 8:17, Bouma Cgy (tripping) 9:17, Zajac NJ (interference) 9:31. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — Cammalleri Cgy (hooking) 0:45, Carter NJ (interference) 6:46, Merrill NJ (slashing) 18:26. Third Period 1. Calgary, Giordano 14 (Hudler, Cammalleri) :23 (pp). Penalties — None. Shots on goal Calgary 7 9 6 — 22 New Jersey 12 10 9 — 31 Goal — Calgary: Ramo (W, 16-13-4); New Jersey: Schneider (L, 16-15-11). Power plays (goal-chances) — Calgary: 1-5; New Jersey: 0-3.
Sidney Crosby, Pgh Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Tyler Seguin, Dal Phil Kessel, Tor Corey Perry, Ana Claude Giroux, Pha Taylor Hall, Edm Joe Pavelski, SJ Patrick Sharp, Chi Jamie Benn, Dal Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Alex Ovechkin, Wash Joe Thornton, SJ Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Erik Karlsson, Ott Matt Duchene, Col Patrick Kane, Chi Kyle Okposo, NYI
G 36 31 36 37 42 25 27 39 33 33 15 49 11 23 20 23 29 27
A 66 54 46 43 37 54 50 37 43 42 60 25 63 49 51 47 40 42
Pts 102 85 82 80 79 79 77 76 76 75 75 74 74 72 71 70 69 69
Baseball New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore
American League East Division W L Pct 4 3 .571 4 4 .500 3 4 .429 3 4 .429 2 5 .286
Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Chicago Minnesota
Central Division W L Pct 4 1 .800 3 3 .500 3 3 .500 3 4 .429 3 4 .429
GB — 1 1/2 1 1/2 2 2
Seattle Oakland Houston Los Angeles Texas
West Division W L Pct 4 2 .667 4 3 .571 3 4 .429 3 4 .429 3 4 .429
GB — 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2
GB — 1/2 1 1 2
Sunday’s Games Minnesota 10, Cleveland 7 N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 4 Baltimore 3, Detroit 1 Milwaukee 4, Boston 0 Texas 3, Tampa Bay 0 Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 1 Houston 7, L.A. Angels 4 Oakland 6, Seattle 3 Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Baltimore 2 L.A. Angels 9, Houston 1 Oakland 8, Minnesota 3 San Diego at Cleveland, ppd., rain Boston 5, Texas 1 Kansas City 4, Tampa Bay 2 Colorado 8, Chicago White Sox 1 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore (W.Chen 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-0), 11:05 a.m. Texas (M.Perez 0-0) at Boston (Doubront 1-0), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 0-1) at Cleveland (Kluber 0-1), 5:05 p.m. Houston (Oberholtzer 0-1) at Toronto (Buehrle 1-0), 5:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 1-0) at Kansas City (Ventura 0-0), 6:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-0) at Colorado (Morales 0-0), 6:40 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 1-0), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 0-1) at Seattle (Paxton 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games
San Diego at Cleveland, 10:05 a.m., 1st game Oakland at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Colorado, 1:10 p.m. San Diego at Cleveland, 1:35 p.m., 2nd game Texas at Boston, 2:05 p.m. Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. Houston at Toronto, 5:07 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 8:10 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R JHamilton LAA 7 24 7 Solarte NYY 6 20 4 SPerez KC 6 18 3 AlRamirez CWS 7 25 4 Longoria TB 8 29 5 Cano Sea 6 23 3 Wieters Bal 6 23 3 KSuzuki Min 5 18 1 Rios Tex 7 26 4 Kubel Min 6 21 3
H 12 9 8 11 12 9 9 7 10 8
Pct. .500 .450 .444 .440 .414 .391 .391 .389 .385 .381
Home Runs Bautista, Toronto, 3; MeCabrera, Toronto, 3; De Aza, Chicago, 3; TorHunter, Detroit, 3; 11 tied at 2. Runs Batted In Colabello, Minnesota, 11; Smoak, Seattle, 8; TorHunter, Detroit, 7; Ibanez, Los Angeles, 7; Moss, Oakland, 7; Napoli, Boston, 7; Plouffe, Minnesota, 7. Pitching Allen, Cleveland, 2-0; Lackey, Boston, 2-0; Sale, Chicago, 2-0; Feldman, Houston, 2-0; FHernandez, Seattle, 2-0; Kazmir, Oakland, 2-0; Skaggs, Los Angeles, 1-0.
Miami Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York
National League East Division W L Pct 5 2 .714 4 2 .667 4 2 .667 3 3 .500 2 4 .333
GB — 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 2 1/2
Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati
Central Division W L Pct 4 2 .667 4 2 .667 4 3 .571 2 4 .333 2 5 .286
GB — — 1/2 2 2 1/2
West Division W L Pct 5 2 .714 5 3 .625 4 4 .500 2 4 .333 2 7 .222
GB — 1/2 1 1/2 2 1/2 4
San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona Sunday’s Games
Runs Batted In Trumbo, Arizona, 13; Stanton, Miami, 12; McGehee, Miami, 10; CGonzalez, Colorado, 9; LaRoche, Washington, 8; Pagan, San Francisco, 8; Belt, San Francisco, 7; Blackmon, Colorado, 7; Cuddyer, Colorado, 7; Ethier, Los Angeles, 7. Pitching Fernandez, Miami, 2-0; Lyles, Colorado, 2-0; Lee, Philadelphia, 2-0; Greinke, Los Angeles, 2-0; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 2-0; Machi, San Francisco, 2-0; Miley, Arizona, 2-1.
Cincinnati 2, N.Y. Mets 1 San Diego 4, Miami 2 Washington 2, Atlanta 1 Milwaukee 4, Boston 0 Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia 3 Arizona 5, Colorado 3 L.A. Dodgers 6, San Francisco 2 Monday’s Games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, ppd., rain St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 3 San Diego at Cleveland, ppd., rain Colorado 8, Chicago White Sox 1
Monday’s Major League Linescores
Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee (Lohse 0-1) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-0), 2:05 p.m. Arizona (Cahill 0-2) at San Francisco (Hudson 1-0), 2:35 p.m. Miami (H.Alvarez 0-1) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 1-0), 5:05 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 0-1) at Cleveland (Kluber 0-1), 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Colon 0-1) at Atlanta (Harang 1-0), 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 0-0), 6:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Bailey 0-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 1-0), 6:15 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-0) at Colorado (Morales 0-0), 6:40 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games San Diego at Cleveland, 10:05 a.m., 1st game Cincinnati at St. Louis, 11:45 a.m. Chicago White Sox at Colorado, 1:10 p.m. San Diego at Cleveland, 1:35 p.m., 2nd game Miami at Washington, 5:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R Bonifacio ChC 6 28 5 Blackmon Col 8 28 5 Utley Phi 6 24 3 ArRamirez Mil 6 25 1 Cuddyer Col 8 33 8 Freeman Atl 6 19 4 Pagan SF 7 31 4 Tulowitzki Col 7 24 7 Goldschmidt Ari 9 35 5 Hechavarria Mia 7 28 6
H 14 13 11 11 14 8 13 10 14 11
Pct. .500 .464 .458 .440 .424 .421 .419 .417 .400 .393
Home Runs Trumbo, Arizona, 5; Belt, San Francisco, 4; CGonzalez, Colorado, 3; 18 tied at 2.
AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 000 100 100 — 2 8 0 New York 001 120 00x — 4 8 0 Jimenez, Britton (5), R.Webb (7) and Wieters; Kuroda, Thornton (7), Phelps (7), Warren (8), Kelley (9) and McCann. W—Kuroda 1-1. L—Jimenez 0-2. Sv—Kelley (1). Los Ang. 300 011 301 — 9 8 0 Houston 000 000 010 — 1 4 1 C.Wilson, Frieri (9) and Iannetta; Cosart, Peacock (7) and Corporan. W—C.Wilson 1-1. L—Cosart 1-1. HRs—Los Angeles, Calhoun (2). Houston, Corporan (1). Oakland 023 001 200 — 8 10 0 Minnesota 012 000 000 — 3 6 0 Kazmir, Abad (7), Otero (8), Cook (9) and D.Norris; Correia, Deduno (6) and K.Suzuki. W—Kazmir 2-0. L—Correia 0-1. HRs—Oakland, D.Norris (1). Texas 000 100 000 — 1 8 2 Boston 010 100 03x — 5 14 1 Scheppers, Figueroa (6), Rosin (7), Tolleson (8) and Arencibia; Lackey, Capuano (8), Uehara (9) and Pierzynski. W—Lackey 2-0. L—Scheppers 0-1. Tam. Bay 000 000 002 — 2 6 0 Kan. City 100 003 00x — 4 8 1 M.Moore, C.Ramos (5), H.Bell (6) and Hanigan; Vargas, G.Holland (9) and S.Perez. W—Vargas 1-0. L—M.Moore 0-2. Sv—G.Holland (3). HRs—Tampa Bay, Zobrist (1). INTERLEAGUE Chicago 000 000 100 — 1 5 1 Colorado 111 031 01x — 8 13 0 Paulino, D.Webb (5), Petricka (7) and Flowers; Lyles, Ottavino (7), Bettis (8), Belisle (9) and Rosario. W—Lyles 2-0. L—Paulino 0-1. HRs—Colorado, C.Gonzalez (3), Tulowitzki (1). NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 000 010 002 — 3 10 1 St. Louis 300 000 20x — 5 9 0 Cingrani, Christiani (5), T.Bell (7), Partch (7) and B.Pena; Wacha, C.Martinez (7), Siegrist (8), Rosenthal (9) and Y.Molina. W—Wacha 1-0. L—Cingrani 0-1.
● Women’s hockey: Western Shield hosted by Red Deer Bandits; games at 2, 4, 4:30, 6:30 and 7 p.m., Kinsmen Arenas.
Friday
● Women’s hockey: Western Shield hosted by Red Deer Bandits; games at 10 and 10:30 a.m., 12:20, 1, 3, 3:30, 5:30 and 7 p.m., Kinsmen Arenas.
Saturday
● Women’s hockey: Western Shield hosted by Red Deer Bandits; games at 9, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m., noon, 2, 2:30, 4:30 and 5 p.m., Kinsmen Arenas. ● Volleyball: U14 girls Division 2 provincials at Sylvan Lake. ● Boxing: Provincial championship at Westerner Harvest Centre.
Sunday
● Volleyball: U14 girls Division 2 provincials at Sylvan Lake. ● Women’s hockey: Western Shield hosted by Red Deer Bandits; games at 10 and 10:30 a.m., (A & B bronzemedal games), 1 and 1:30 p.m. (A and B championships), Kinsmen Arenas. ● Boxing: Provincial championship at Westerner Harvest Centre.
Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB y-Miami 53 23 .697 — y-Indiana 53 25 .679 1 x-Toronto 45 32 .584 8 1/2 x-Chicago 45 32 .584 8 1/2 x-Brooklyn 42 34 .553 11 x-Washington 40 37 .519 13 1/2 x-Charlotte 39 38 .506 14 1/2 Atlanta 34 42 .447 19 New York 33 45 .423 21 Cleveland 31 47 .397 23 Detroit 28 49 .364 25 1/2 Boston 23 54 .299 30 1/2 Orlando 22 55 .286 31 1/2 Philadelphia 17 60 .221 36 1/2 Milwaukee 14 63 .182 39 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 60 17 .779 — y-Oklahoma City 55 21 .724 4 1/2 y-L.A. Clippers 55 23 .705 5 1/2 x-Houston 51 25 .671 8 1/2 x-Portland 50 28 .641 10 1/2 Golden State 48 29 .623 12 Dallas 47 31 .603 13 1/2 Phoenix 46 31 .597 14 Memphis 45 32 .584 15 Minnesota 38 38 .500 21 1/2 Denver 33 44 .429 27 New Orleans 32 45 .416 28 Sacramento 27 50 .351 33 L.A. Lakers 25 52 .325 35 Utah 24 53 .312 36 x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division Sunday’s Games Miami 102, New York 91 L.A. Clippers 120, L.A. Lakers 97 Dallas 93, Sacramento 91 Atlanta 107, Indiana 88 Houston 130, Denver 125, OT San Antonio 112, Memphis 92 Phoenix 122, Oklahoma City 115 Golden State 130, Utah 102 Portland 100, New Orleans 94 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Detroit at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Brooklyn at Miami, 6 p.m. Dallas at Utah, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 8 p.m. Houston at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. NBA Leaders Scoring Durant, OKC Anthony, NYK James, MIA Love, MIN Harden, HOU Griffin, LAC Curry, GOL Aldridge, POR DeRozan, TOR Cousins, SAC George, IND Jefferson, CHA Nowitzki, DAL Irving, CLE Lillard, POR Davis, NOR Thomas, SAC Dragic, PHX Gay, SAC Wall, WAS
G 75 75 73 72 68 77 74 66 75 67 78 68 76 67 78 67 70 73 71 77
FG 787 728 723 611 517 689 606 624 582 542 564 647 596 516 537 522 488 532 528 556
FT 654 444 406 474 525 460 287 286 485 409 391 179 327 274 358 348 345 311 315 306
PTS AVG 2411 32.1 2065 27.5 1960 26.8 1872 26.0 1726 25.4 1849 24.0 1740 23.5 1537 23.3 1709 22.8 1493 22.3 1695 21.7 1476 21.7 1642 21.6 1428 21.3 1638 21.0 1394 20.8 1447 20.7 1495 20.5 1435 20.2 1525 19.8
Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Acquired RHP Preston Guilmet from Cleveland for OF Torsten Boss, and optioned him to Norfolk (IL). Transferred OF Nolan Reimould to the 60-day DL. BOSTON RED SOX — Signed INF Ryan Roberts. Optioned INF Brock Holt to Pawtucket (IL). Transferred RHP Steven Wright to the 60-day DL. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Traded LHP Colt Hynes to the L.A. Dodgers for RHP Duke von Schamann. Promoted Court BerryTripp to assistant director of baseball information. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Placed LHP Tim Collins and LHP Francisley Bueno on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Michael Mariot and LHP Donnie Joseph from Omaha (PCL). MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed INF-OF Jason Bartlett on the 15-day DL. Recalled C-OF Chris Herrmann from Rochester (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Traded INF Eduardo Nunez to Minnesota for LHP Miguel Sulbaran. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP Evan Scribner to Sacramento (PCL). Reinstated RHP Ryan Cook from the 15-day DL. Sent OF Craig Gentry to Sacramento (PCL) for a rehab assignment. TEXAS RANGERS — Placed LHP Joe Saunders on the 15day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled RHP Daniel McCutchen from Frisco (Texas). National League CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated C Devin Mesoraco from the 15-day DL. Optioned C Tucker Barnhart to Louisville (IL). COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned OF Corey Dickerson to Colorado Springs (PCL). Reinstated LHP Boone Logan from the 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated OF Mike Baxter for assignment. Optioned RHP Colt Hynes to Albuquerque (PCL).
LOCAL
BRIEFS U16 Kings finished seventh at Olds tournament The Central Alberta Kings U16 Volleyball Club placed seventh in the third premier tournament of the season in Olds during the weekend.
Thunder Country athletes bring home medals from Toronto Two members of the Red Deer Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics
Sent RHP Chad Billingsley to Rancho Cucamonga (Cal) for a rehab assignment. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Signed G-F Ronnie Brewer for the remainder of the season. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed G-F Adonis Thomas to a 10-day contract. FOOTBALL National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed WR Jason Avant to a oneyear contract. DETROIT LIONS — Signed CB Cassius Vaughn to a one-year contract. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS —Retained S Rafael Bush by matching the offer from Atlanta. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed S Major Wright and WR Lavelle Hawkins. Released LB Marvin Booker. TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived DE Adewale Ojomo. Canadian Football League B.C. LIONS — Signed QB Steven Jyles. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Named Cory McDiarmid linebackers coach. Signed DL-LB Louie Richardson and RB Nic Grigsby. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Philadelphia F Zac Rinaldo four games for an illegal check to the head of Buffalo D Chad Ruhwedel during an April 6 game. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Recalled F Jack Skille from Springfield (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled F Drew Shore from San Antonio (AHL). Reassigned F Bobby Butler to San Antonio. NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned F Colton Sissons to
Club captured medals at the Ontario Cup in Toronto during the weekend. Logan Chaput won silver in the espoir men’s trampoline with Zach Blakely third. Madeline Potter was 10th in the national U18 women’s trampoline.
Trio of local players make Senior Bowl roster A trio of Central Albertans were selected to the North all-star team to compete in the 25th annual Senior Bowl football game, May 19 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. Joe McQuay of Notre Dame and T.J. Sloboda of Sylvan Lake are among the seven offensive linemen while Tim Hayward of Lindsay Thurber is one of five linebackers on the team. The game features the top Grade 12 players in the province.
Milwaukee (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Recalled F Brett Gallant from Bridgeport (AHL) on an emergency basis. Returned F Johan Sundstrom to Bridgeport. NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Jesper Fast from Hartford (AHL). PHOENIX COYOTES — Signed D Justin Hache to a threeyear entry-level contract. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Promoted chief operating officer Steve Griggs to president. Signed vice-president and general manager Steve Yzerman to a four-year contract extension. WINNIPEG JETS — Called up F Carl Klingberg from the St. John’s (AHL). American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Reassigned F Ben Rosen to Stockton (ECHL). MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Signed D Mikko Vainonen to an amateur tryout contract. IOWA WILD — Returned D Bryce Aneloski to Orlando (ECHL).
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Signed D Shayne Taker to an amateur tryout contract. SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Signed F T.J. Tynan to an amateur tryout agreement. ECHL COLORADO EAGLES — Released F Todd Fiddler. ELMIRA JACKALS — Released F Will Frederick. GWINNETT GLADIATORS — Loaned D Jonathan Narbonne to Hamilton (AHL) and D Daniel Spivak to Team Israel. Signed D Nolan Descoteaux. KALAMAZOO WINGS — Released D Tyler Hinds. Claimed D Nathan Martine off waivers from Fort Wayne. ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS — Released G Tim Heneroty as emergency backup. READING ROYALS — Added G Josh Watson as emergency backup. WHEELING NAILERS — Released F Jarrett Burton from an amateur tryout agreement.
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Players take in changes at Augusta DESPITE STORMS CANCELLING PRACTICE ROUNDS ON MONDAY AT MASTERS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUSTA, Ga. — The first full day at the Masters turned out to be a short one Monday. Augusta National was open for only two hours because of storms, still enough time for a few players to see some of the changes to the golf course — even though this was supposed to be a year with really no change at all. The ice storm in February that led to the demise of the famous Eisenhower Tree also cost the club countless other trees, giving Augusta a slightly different look. Instead of a forest of Georgia pines, players can see from the 10th fairway all the way across to the 15th fairway. Players couldn’t help but notice the number of trees missing from the right side of the narrow, claustrophobic seventh fairway. “You don’t feel like you’re going down a bowling alley as much,� Brandt Snedeker said, his hair wet from wearing a visor in the rain. The club lost thousands of limbs that were damaged from the ice storm, so many that Jimmy Walker said he saw workers up in the trees with chain saws when he came to Augusta a few weeks ago for a practice round. “I haven’t played here a ton, so I kind of got the feeling you could see down through the golf course a little
bit better than you used to be able,� Walker said. “I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.� Some things never change. The course was starting to burst with colour. The greens already had a tinge of yellow to them. And there was a buzz about the Masters, even without Tiger Woods around for the first time in 20 years because of recent back surgery. Still, nothing stood out quite like the 17th hole. Masters champion Adam Scott always assumed the 440-yard par 4 was a dogleg left because of the 65-foot high loblolly pine that jutted out from the left side about 220 yards from the tee, forcing shots to the right except for the big hitters who could take it over the tree. Mike Weir is not one of the big hitters, so when asked how he found the 17th hole on Monday, the Canadian smiled. “Much friendlier,� he said. “I was playing with Jason Day. For him, it doesn’t matter. He hits it high and long enough. For me, I had to hit around it. It was probably the toughest drive on the course. Now, it’s much easier.� It was amazing to him to walk up the fairway and see a patch of pine straw where the tree once stood so proud
and tall. Weir and several other players assumed that Augusta National would have another pine placed their before the Masters. Maybe next year. But not this week. The tree was such a treasure — named after former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a club member who hit into the tree far too often — that it was taken off site for storage. The club will determine later what do with the trunk and what limbs remain. But what a difference it has made already. “If the tree was there, I would have hit it yesterday,� said Patrick Reed, who arrived on the weekend and already got in two practice rounds. “It was cold. It was a little into the wind and I hit it down the left side. I knew exactly where the tree was, and I probably would have caught the top half of that tree and would have been underneath it.� “First three times I played this course it was there, and it made that hole really hard.� Snedeker played on Sunday with Masters rookie Harris English and said he pulled his tee shot on the 17th. Any other year, he would have hit the tree. “It was perfect,� he said. “It’s still not an easy tee shot. But it’s not as hard as it used to be.�
The rest of the course should be the same as usual. The Masters can set up the course any way it likes — difficult for scoring, or birdies that make cheers reverberate. It has trended toward excitement over the last several years, such as when Charl Schwartzel won with four straight birdies at the end, or even last year when Scott and Angel Cabrera in the last two groups each made birdie on the 18th to force a playoff. The biggest change is likely to be the guy in a red shirt. Woods won his fourth green jacket in 2005, though he usually kept it interesting, and always kept fans guessing. His back surgery last week means the world’s No. 1 player will be out of golf until the summer, and out of the Masters for the first time in his career. “Without Tiger here, it’s a different feel,� Snedeker said. “It’s a different event. He does a great job of bringing energy and bringing fans out that we don’t usually get.� Those fans had to leave early on Monday. By lunch, the course was closed for good. Masters chairman Billy Payne said they would get a refund in May, and they were guaranteed a chance to get practice round tickets for next year. Woods likely will be back by then. And odds are, there will be more trees.
Last lap pass gets Logano the big win in Texas FORT WORTH, Texas — Joey Logano had a big lead and was within a half-lap of taking the white flag at Texas. The late caution and extra laps? They just made his victory Monday in the rain-delayed Sprint Cup race that much more exciting. With a last-lap pass of Jeff Gordon in NASCAR’s version of overtime, Logano became the seventh different winner in as many races this season, with new rules for the championship Chase putting an increased emphasis on winning. Logano had a 2.2-second lead on teammate Brad Keselowski while closing on in the white flag that would have guaranteed no extra laps. Then came out the caution for debris on the track after Kurt Busch went into the wall. “My heart dropped,� Logano said. “When you’ve got like 40-something laps after the last pit stop and a pretty sizeable lead, all you’re thinking is where’s the white flag, where’s the white flag,� he said. “Then you go into Turn 1, and you see the 41 up against the wall, please, no caution. ... You get so mad that you can barely control yourself.� On the ensuing pit stop, Gordon took two tires and exited first. Both Team Penske drivers took four tires, but Keselowski missed a chance to become the
season’s first two-time winner when he was penalized for speed on pit road and finished 15th. “I was just trying to get a little too much on pit road. ... Tried a little too hard,� Keselowski said. “We’re in it for wins. We’re not in it for second. Second or 15th is the same for us.� On a restart at lap 262, Logano quickly pulled his Ford away from the field and had a nearly 5-second lead before his last green-flag stop. After the green-whitecheckered restart on lap 339, Logano went inside past Brian Vickers and quickly got behind Gordon’s No. 24 Chevrolet had only two fresh tires. Heading onto the frontstretch, Logano went low and was able to get past Gordon going into the first turn. “He crossed over and got into the back of me pretty good,� said Gordon, who took over the points lead. “At that point, I was just thinking, I just want to finish. Looked out my mirror, those guys were racing hard being me. A great, great second-place finish for me.� Kyle Busch finished third, ahead of Brian Vickers and rookie Kyle Larson. Logano, the only driver with top-five finishes in both Texas races last season, got his fourth career victory after leading 108 of 340 laps — six laps more than scheduled. Team Penske joined Stewart-Haas Racing as the only teams with multiple wins this season.
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FLAMES: Experience “It’s a great learning experience for them,� Hartley said of the Flames rookies, who have had to play at even strength and on specialty teams this season. “Kenny had a good game. “I felt he generated scoring chances out there.� Merrill’s slash led directly to Giordano’s goal. Calgary finished 1-for-5 on the power play, while New Jersey was 0-for-3. NOTES: The game marked the first time Agostino played as a professional in New Jersey. Agostino, who grew up a half-hour away from the Prudential Center, was traded from Pittsburgh to Calgary along with right wing Ben Hanowski and the Penguins’ 2013 first round pick last March for Jarome Iginla. “It’s going to be a cool experience,� Agostino said before the game. “It’s a building I’ve seen a lot of games in, so it’s going to be fun.� Agostino estimated he had a cheering section of at least “40.� ... The Devils did not have defenceman Bryce Salvador, left wings Ryane Clowe and Patrik Elias, and centres Adam Henrique and Jacob Josefson due to injuries. ... The announced attendance was 14,297.
NCAA: Proud Napier stuck around. So did Boatright. And Calhoun’s replacement, Kevin Ollie, figured out how to make their grit, court sense and loyalty, pay off. “It’s not about going to the next level, it’s not about going to the pros, but playing for your university, playing for your teammates,� Niels Giffey said.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished last in a 43-car field for the first time in seven seasons after driving his car into the rainsaturated infield grass before it shot across the track and slammed into the wall in a fiery crash. He took the blame for the accident on lap 13 that also led to problems for Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson. Johnson had damage on the windshield and front left of his No. 48 car from mud and debris after the Earnhardt crash. Johnson was three laps down by time he got back in the race after his team worked on the car, and the defending Sprint Cup champion also had an issue with a right-side tire before finishing 25th.
“And I’m so proud of all the guys on this team that stuck with this team.� They were one step ahead of Kentucky all night, holding off furious rally after furious rally. Kentucky’s biggest push started when James Young (20 points, seven rebounds) posterized Amida Brimah with a monster dunk to start a threepoint play and trigger an 8-0 run. In the middle of that, Boatright, who shut down Harrison’s twin brother, Andrew, most of the night, twisted his left ankle while receiving an innocuouslooking pass from Napier. He called a timeout. Got it worked on and came back out. “I’ve got a lot of heart and I wasn’t coming out,� Boatright said. “We put in too much work all year for me to give up on an ankle sprain.� Napier and Giffey made 3s on UConn’s two possessions after the timeout, and that one-point lead was back up to five — fairly comfortable by this tight, taut, buzzer-beating tournament’s standards. The big question in Kentucky is what will happen to all those freshmen. Julius Randle (10 points, six rebounds) is a lottery pick if he leaves for the NBA. Young and the Harrison brothers could be first-rounders. The big question is whether they’ll want to leave on this note. “I think all these kids are coming back, so I think we should be good,� Calipari deadpanned, getting big laughs. He called his group the most coachable bunch he’s ever had. They were pre-season No. 1, a huge disappointment through much of this season, then came on just in time for a run to the final. But they got outdone by a team on a different sort of mission — a team led by Napier, who stuck with the program even though he knew the 2012-13 season was for nothing but fun.
“I just didn’t know I was that close to the grass and made a mistake,� said Earnhardt, who wasn’t hurt in the crash. He later tweeted:
“That wasn’t fun. Sorry 2 the fans of the 88 team. Feel bad for my guys and the 48 team also. Made a mistake there that was costly for every1.� The race started with
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Student Desk. One wide, flat drawer and three side drawers. 2ft 8in by 1fr 3.5in. $15. Available for purchase at garage sale, 125 Wilson Cres, Fri Apr 4 from 4-7pm and Sat Apr 5 from 9am-2pm, OR phone 403-346-2426. TIFFANY table lamp, blue/cream, $100; 2 highback metal bar stools w / c u s h i o n s , $90 403-754-1015 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS
WANTED
Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514
Stereos TV's, VCRs
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PLAYSTATION 1 w/8 games, $60; Game Boy color w/4 games $60; Nintendo DS Lite w/3 games $60 403-782-3847
Misc. for Sale
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4 METAL stacking lawn chairs w/cushions $90; Winnie the Poo potty chair $15; Radio Flyer rocking horse $35; 403-754-1015
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
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TREES: Windbreak, privacy screen, white spruce trees 5’-7’ delivered & planted $60 ea. on 25 or more. 20+ yrs experience (780)778-0223.
Household Appliances
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Black and Decker Bread Machine. Make your own bread, buns, pizza dough, fancy breads, etc. Recipe book included. $15. Available for purchase at garage sale, 125 Wilson Cres, Fri Apr 4 from 4-7pm and Sat Apr 5 from 9am2pm, OR phone 403-3462426. ELECTRIC RANGE exc. cond., $125 obo. 403-782-3398
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3 CUPBOARDS 72” X 30” oak, $75/ea. 403-350-7799 BAR fridge $75 403-350-7799 BED, single w/large drawers, $45; HIDE-A-BED, $40; 403-347-4111
FP highchair $35, FP baby swing $45; Graco stroller w/car seat $75; umbrella stroller $10; new baby wooden sled w/liner KING SIZE BOX SPRING, $35 403-754-1015 $100. Looking for a new pet? 403-350-9029 or Check out Classifieds to 403-343-7389 find the purrfect pet. LARGE sofa, blue/grey, modern, good cond. $150 403-350-7799 Misc.
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LANCASTER AREA
CORNER computer desk. $75. 403-343-6218
Garden Supplies
ANDERS AREA
Ing Close / Ireland Cres.
1600
Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275
afternoons & evenings one day per week
Alwright Close
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ACER computer monitor, 17” , with 2 stand alone speakers and Keyboard. $50. 403-346-8563
EquipmentHeavy
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Busy road construction company looking for Labours. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to 403-309-0489
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Misc. Help
Computers
CLEARVIEW RIDGE
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SLIPPERS size 6 medium ladies slippers, blue, velcro close, never worn $18 403-986-6321
GRATIAE is seeking $195/mo. 5 Retails Sales representatives selling skin F/T SERVICE DRIVER Road Train Oilfield & body care products in wanted for Little Jons Parkland Mall - 4747 67th Portable Toilet Services. DEERPARK AREA Transport Ltd St. Red Deer, $12.10/Hr Benefi ts. O/T in summer. is looking for plus bonus & commission, Drivers abstract req’d. JOURNEYMAN HD F/T. No Exp. Req’d. sales@littlejons.ca or fax MECHANIC or REG’D Classifieds Denison Cres. & Email resumes: resume to 403-342-6179 APPRENTICE. Ability to Your place to SELL gratiaereddeersr@ Duncan Cres. complete CVIP inspections RED Deer based acid Your place to BUY gmail.com is considered an asset. Top hauling company looking $134/mo. wages/ benefi ts. Safety SOAP Stories is seeking 5 for Class 1 truck drivers. tickets req’d. Fax or drop retail sales reps. Selling Top industry wages and soap & bath products. off resume 403-346-6128 benefits package. Please Professionals $12.10 hr + bonus & com- No phone calls. roadtrain.com fax resume and drivers ab- MOUNTVIEW AREA mission. Ft No exp. req`d. SHOP ACCEPTING stract to 403-346-3766 Innisfail Insurance Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. SIGN APPLICATIONS FOR: Red Deer. email resume to Services Ltd. - Graphic Arts Technician 43A Ace. & 43 Ave. is accepting applications for premierjobrd@gmail.com Minimum 3 yrs. exp. with between 37 St. & 39 St. LICENSED BROKER, Corel Draw and installaSTORESMART $79/mo. Level 2 status. Must have tions. Clean Class 5 SELF STORAGE 3 yrs. exp. Commercial License. Apply by fax only ALSO is now hiring for the exp. an asset. F/T position. to: 403-341-4014 following positions The successful candidate 42 Ave. between W.R.SCOTT Equipment must be a self-motivated Assistant Manager 35 St. & 39 St. & 43 Ave. a company dealing in professional, possessing (Full or Part time) between 35 St. & 37 St. compact equipment is TRUCKERS excellent communication Customer looking for a representative Busy road construction $107/mo. and interpersonal skills. Service Rep to handle equipment, company looking for Class Applicants must enjoy (Part Time) ALSO parts, sales & equipment 1, Class 3, and winch truck working in a very busy for job descriptions and rentals. Applicant must drivers. Work is throughout team oriented Spruce Drive how to apply, go to have a valid driver’s Alberta. Must have at least environment. Salary to $52/mo. www.StoreSmart.ca/jobs licence, basic computer 3 yr’s exp. Fax resume to commensurate with No phone call please knowledge is an asset. 403-309-0489 experience. Please Please send resume to: forward resumes to: dbevan@ ROSEDALE AREA Carol Peterson Business wrscottequipment.com Box 6039 Trades or fax 403-347-4099 Opportunities Innisfail, AB T4G 1S7 Fax: 403- 227-3910 Rowell Cl. & WELDER NEEDED Enjoy a career in the Email: cpeterson@ for shop position in Lacombe. Ritson Cl. gifting business with innisfailinsurance.com Only clean, reliable need $87/mo. The original basket boutique! apply. Call 403-318-9445 Looking for a place We are growing in 8-4:30 Mon. Fri. ALSO to live? Red Deer and Alberta. Take a tour through the 780.416.2530 or West half of CLASSIFIEDS Truckers/ www.obbgiftsfranchise.com APPLE AUTO GLASS Robinson Cres., EXP’D auto glass installer Drivers Rich Cl., & Ryan Cl. req’d immed. Wage depenMisc. Restaurant/ and area dent on exp. Good SEMI RETIRED? Help Hotel communication/phone skills. $84/mo. SPRING BREAK UP? 8-5 Mon. - Fri. POSITION Seasonal drivers req’d. FILLED! No phone calls. CALKINS CONSULTING Call Jamie for local fertilizer dellivery. ACADEMIC Express o/a Tim Hortons 403-314-4306 Clean Class 3 license ADULT EDUCATION Col-Lar Construction Ltd. 15 vacancies at each req’d., AG exp. an asset. AND TRAINING is seeking hoe,dozer and a location for FOOD Call 403-588-0956. field foreman to work in the COUNTER ATTENDANTS Rocky Mountain House area. EMAIL: pat@benaltoag.com DISPATCHER REQ’D. APRIL START for 3 locations $10.88/hr. + Work will include lease Knowledge of Red Deer Celebrate your life benefits. F/T & P/T posi- construction,road building and area is essential. • GED Preparation tions. Permanent shift Verbal and written with a Classified and reclamation. Must work, weekends, days, communication skills are ANNOUNCEMENT have two years of experiGov’t of Alberta Funding nights, evenings. Start req’d. Send resume by fax ence on equipment, and may be available. date as soon as possible. have safety tickets up to date. to 403-346-0295 No experience or educa- E-mail: collarconstruction Misc. FIFTY 50 GRAM 4 ply Pat403-340-1930 tion req’d. Job @gmail.com Help ent wool, 75% wool, 25% description avail. at www.academicexpress.ca wool nylon, washable, new www.timhortons.com CUSTOM MUFFLER $50; set of smoked glass Apply in person to 6620 Looking for apprentice or pots and lids, Vision/CornOrr Drive. Red Deer, journeyman mechanic. ingware $40; set of flares 6017 Parkwood Road, Pipe bending skills would like new $25; dbl. thick Blackfalds, or 4924-46 St. be a great asset. Wages slice white toaster $10; 10 Lacombe. Fax: depend on exp. Going Carriers are Needed to Deliver cup Corningware coffee 403-782-9685 or concern shop. Fax pot $20; single cup B & D Red Deer Express * Flyers * Sunday Life Call 403-848-2356 resume to:403-346-9909 coffee pot $10; Honeywell or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. afternoons & evenings 4 days per week JOSE JOSE LATIN humidifier $15 Phone 403-346-7911 RESTAURANT IS HIRING!! 403-348-6449 F/T PAINTER COOKS HELPER Commercial/Residential Please drop off your MOUNTVIEW SUBDIVISION Brush/Roll Application. resume at #9 7110-50 Ave Exp. req’d. Vehicle req’d. or call 403-986-5673 Contact Drew at CCL TOO MUCH STUFF? 403-596-1829 33 Street 33A Street Let Classifieds 34 Street 35 St. Cres. GAETZ SOUTH LOOKING for Framers/ help you sell it. Various Full & Part Time carpenters 403-357-9816 36 Street 37 St. Positions in the RAMADA INN & SUITES STAIR MANUFACTURER 38 Street 41 Ave. Meat Department, req’s. ROOM ATTENDANTS Req’s F/T workers to build 42 Ave. 43 Ave. Grocery & Cash. Exp. pref’d, but not necessary. stairs in Red Deer shop. 43A Ave. 44A Ave. Please see Customer F/T wk days & weekends. MUST HAVE basic carService for application. Approx. 35 hrs/wk. Bonus pentry skills. Salary based program. Rate: $13.50/hr. on skill level. Benefits Wanted yard maintenance Phone Loren at 403-314-4316 Applicants may apply in avail. Apply in person at person for portable toilet person at 6853 - 66 St. 100, 7491 Edgar business, email resume to ************************** Red Deer T4P 3T5 or fax Industrial Bend. email: sales@littlejons.ca or fax To order your own home or offi ce delivery 403-342-4433 or email: earl707@telus.net. and/or 403-342-6179 of the Red Deer Advocate Newspaper info@ramadareddeer.com fax 403-347-7913
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LOVESEAT, off white with print, $200. o.b.o. 403-343-6218
Employment Training
CLEAROUT VARIOUS PARTYLITE PRODUCTS including candles. 60% off. Large selection. 403-350-9029 or 403-343-7389 DISHES, 2 sets of 8 place setting, different patterns $35. each. 403-343-6218 DUTCH hoe, pitch fork, electric edge trimmer (weed whacker). $5 each. Phone 403-346-2426. ELECTRIC Lawn Mower (plug in). Old but works well. $15. OBO. Phone 403-346-2426 GAS ENGINE POWERED PRESSURE WASHER. $199 firm. 403-755-2760 Knitting Machine. Will knit baby weight, 4 ply and thicker yarn. Includes instructions, patterns, work table, and chair. $40 for all OBO. Ph 403-346-2426. LARGE BBQ with propane tank and cover. Has 2 end tables attached. Well cared for and in excellent used condition. Moving, must sell. $25 OBO. Phone 403-346-2426. LARGE, whole room Humidifier. $10 OBO. Phone 403-346-2426. METAL Shop Cabinets (3) (15”x48”x25”), 2 drawer, 2 with bases. $50. each. 403-346-8563 PLAYPEN Evenflo Pack n Go $40; brass/glass shelf $20; treadmill old style $20; laminate flooring $1/sq. ft. 403-342-5609 QUEEN comforter blue $25; gold king comforter $40; 403-782-3847 Tole painting projects and supplies as pictured. Other projects and paints may be available. Will consider selling individually. Prices will vary from $2-$10 per item. Available for purchase at garage sale, 125 Wilson Cres, Fri Apr 4 from 4-7pm and Sat Apr 5 from 9am-2pm, OR phone 403-346-2426.
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WESTPARK SUBDIVISION
We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts: - CONCRETE FINISHERS Top wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.
35 Street 37 Street 41 St. Cres 58 Ave. Welton Cres. Westpark Cres.
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36 Street 38 St. Close 57A Ave. Warwick Dr. Wiltshire Pl. Wiltshire Dr.
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Two portable BBQs. Use small propane canister for fuel (avail at Can Tire, Walmart, etc). Legs fold over lid to keep it in place when not in use. Almost new. $10 each. Phone 403-346-2426.
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Pets & Supplies
30 GAL FISH Tank with accessories. $200. 403-346-8563 90 GAL FISH TANK with access. $400; Koi (white & black), 12” long, 3 yrs. old. $500.; Gold Fish (large 3 yrs. old, $100; Tank & Àsh $800. 403-346-8563
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Cats
BALINESE KITTENS (2) $50. ea. Burman Kittens (2) $50. ea. 403-887-3649
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Sporting Goods
GUN SHOW
May 3 - May 4 UFA Agri Centre West Info: 403-347-3767
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Travel Packages
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Suites
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2100
Livestock
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MORRISROE MANOR
DUPLEX large single att. garage, 2200 sq. ft., 1.5 lots, walkout, inÁoor heat, air cond., 2 large decks, fully dev. up/down & landscaped, high eff. furnace & water heater. Room for shop. $324,900, No GST. 403-396-3203
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WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. 403-651-5912
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Grain, Feed Hay
TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 60 lbs. put up dry and covered, $5/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798
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YOU can sell it fast with a person-to-person want ad in the Red Deer Advocate Classifieds. Phone 309-3300
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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
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FOR LEASE Gaetz Ave. frontage 2048 sq. ft., air, C-4 zoning. Contact First Independent Real Estate Ltd. 1-403-341-7888
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Industrial
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Garage Space
HEATED garage, 20x26, in West Park, $350/mo., Michael 403-845-0203
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Misc. For Rent
DOWNTOWN PARKING STALLS FOR RENT. 4922 47th St. (One block south of Millennium Centre.) $75/mo. + GST 403-357-0111 or 347-4044
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Acreages/ Farms
FARM HOUSE, 2 bdrm. bsmt, 20 kms. west of Bowden close to Glennifer Lake $1000/mo. + DD + utils. 403-559-8847
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Houses/ Duplexes
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SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca
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Realtors & Services
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FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE NEEDS call Glenn Moore Associate 403-346-6655 www.reddeercommercial.com
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www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 6 locations in Red Deer ~ Halman Heights ~ Riverfront Estates ~ Westpark ~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. BUILT in 2013 Quality ~ Holmes St. 3 bdrm., 2 bath + legal S.D. $1000 bsmt. suite, smoke free, Rent $1195 to $1445 back alley access, offstreet 3 bdrm. townhouses, back & front parking, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, incld’s 2 set of appls. & all lrg. balconies, no dogs. window covering, mature N/S, no utilities incl. area/landscaping $339,000 References required. 5018 61 Ave. Close Ponoka, 403-704-1714
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GLENDALE
3 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $1125. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. May 1 403-304-5337
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Tent Trailers
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CUSTOM BUILT
wheels
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2002 SATURN SL1 4 dr, $2100. obo SOLD 2000 Chrysler Neon, 2L, 4 dr., 5 spd. Clean. 403-318-3040 1994 PONTIAC Sunbird, 2 dr. Offers. 403-352-6995
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that occured on or about May 11, 2009, at approximately 7:15 p.m. in the parking lot of the Real Canadian Superstore in the Town of Spruce Grove, in the Province of Alberta. A copy of the Amended Civil Claim in this Action, form of Dispute Note, and a copy of the Order granted in support of substitutional service may be obtained from the solicitors for the Plaintiff, DEBRA HIGGINS. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless you file a Dispute Note within 20 days, the Plaintiff may proceed according to the practice of the Court to make application to note you in default, after which you will not be entitled to defend against the Plaintiff’s claim and judgement may be given against you in your absence. DATED at the City of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta, this 4 day of April, 2014. PARLEE MCLAWS LLP Barrister and Solicitors 3400, 150 - 6th Ave. S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 3Y7 Attention: Kate Andrews
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Locally owned and family operated
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and provide details your claim with
of
Warren Sinclair
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SENTINEL SELF-STORAGE NOTICE of SALE
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THOMAS DONALD DUNCAN
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NEW HOMES by Mason Martin Homes Kyle, 403-588-2550 1217 sq.ft. duplex. 4 bdrm., $191,900. 403-588-2550
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4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes
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2 BDRM. bungalow, Eastview area. $900 Rent/S.D. mature n/s only 342-7563 (5:30 pm -7 pm)
Condos/ Townhouses
2000 GMC 1/2 ton S/B, reg. cab, loaded, good cond, $7000 obo; 403-304-0678
Warriors’ Point hoping second time is the charm with Canadian U18 team
TORONTO — Brayden Point is banking on the second time being the charm. The Moose Jaw Warriors forward is again at the Canadian under-18 national hockey team’s training camp. Last year as an under-age player he was with the squad through its final exhibition game in Sochi, Russia — scoring twice in regulation and once in a shootout in a 5-4 victory over Czech Republic — before being released and returning home. Adding insult to injury for Point, the Canadians went on to win the tournament for the third time overall but first since 2008. Canada’s victory also snapped the United States’ run of four straight gold medal finishes. To Buy Commercial “It (being released) was tough but it Property RED’S AUTO. Free scrap was an older team and there was a lot vehicle & metal removal. of good players,” Point said following We travel. May pay cash 13 ACRES highway comMonday’s practice at the Mastercard for vehicle. AMVIC mercial Red Deer area APPROVED. 403-396-7519 Centre. “I understood and was just 403-886-2358 thankful to get the experience. Lots For “Meeting the Hockey Canada guys Misc. and getting to know them over the Sale Automotive course of the trip last year was great so LOT FOR SALE IN PONOKA 99 GALLON Double Walled now it’s a lot more comfortable and I 50x170, zoned R4 Slip Tank, pump hoses, (Multi-family residential). Àre extinguisher, 1 yr. old. feel a lot more confident.” Located in Riverside, close $1470. 403-704-3714 The five-foot-nine, 160-pound Point to walking trails. $105,000. was the Warriors leading scorer this FREE removal of scrap 403-782-4773 or 302-4679 vehicles. Will pay cash for year with 91 points (26 goals, 55 assome. 403-304-7585 Pinnacle Estates sists). He played in all 72 of his team’s (Blackfalds) games and finished the season with an You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail. impressive 12-game point streak. 403-304-5555 The 18-year-old Calgary native has A Star Makes recorded 149 points (61-88) in his three Investment Your Ad seasons with Moose Jaw. He also took Opportunities part in the 2014 CHL Top Prospects A Winner! game. SEEKING equity partners CALL: for investment grade retail Point does have previous national 309-3300 and ofÀce properties in under-18 experience. He was a memCalgary up to 2 million. To Place Your ber of the Canadian squad that won Shane Olin solin@ blackstonecommercial.com gold at the ’13 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Ad In The 403 708-9086 Tournament, registering a goal and Red Deer three assists in five games. Advocate Now! And although he wasn’t a part of last year’s under-18 world championship wegot squad, Point is well aware of what the expectations are for this year’s team. “No matter what Hockey Canada event you go to, the expectation is alCLASSIFICATIONS ways gold,” he said. “That never chang5000-5300 es no matter what the previous team did. PUBLIC NOTICES “But being able to play exhibition Cars games last year over there was an awePublic 2008 CADILLAC STS some experience. I think I can take the loaded 61,000 kms, like new, Notices pace of the game from that experience $18,500 403-347-2266 and hopefully translate it into my game 2003 GRAND PRIX LimitNotice of Action to: this year.” ed Edition c/w extra winter LUBA LASZYNSKYJ, TAKE Point is among 22 players who tires, 242,000 kms, $2500 obo NOTICE THAT you are named 403-728-3161 304-4239 as a Defendant in the Provincial were invited to the camp — eight from Court of Alberta (Civil) Action both the WHL and OHL, six from the No. P1390101661 relating to QMJHL. Thirteen participated in last property damage claims that were caused by a motor vehicle collision year’s under-17 world hockey chal-
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2011 Jayco Jay Series 1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. 1208 tent trailer. PurAdult bldg. N/S No pets chased new in the fall of 403-755-9852 2011. Used only four times over two summers. Sleeps Newly renovated bachelor 5-6 persons. Many fea& 2 bedroom suites tures and options avail. in central location. including; dinette slide, bay leasing@ rentmidwest.com window, 16,000 BTU furMUST SELL 1(888) 679-8031 nace with auto ignition, New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage. 3-way fridge, hot water heater, extra cabinets, 403-588-2550 front storage, outdoor www.laebon.com shower, awning, porta-potti Laebon Homes 346-7273 storage, bike racks. Very NOW RENTING nice unit!batked@te1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. l u s . n e t P h o n e 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Condos/ 403-596-1163 Newer bldg. secure entry Townhouses w/onsite manager, Auto 5 appls., incl. heat & hot EXCLUSIVE LUXURY water, washer/dryer RIVERFRONT CONDOS Wreckers hookup, inÁoor heating, a/c., FOR SALE car plug ins & balconies. RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap in Downtown Red Deer. Call 403-343-7955 Vehicle & Metal Removal. Call Renee at AMVIC APPROVED. 403-314-1687 for Inquiries. We travel. May pay cash NEW CONDO for vehicle. 403-396-7519 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550 Vehicles N/S. No pets. Wanted 403-596-2444
FLATLAND RANCH FOR LEASE 2500 SQ. FT. has on offer yearling and with ofÀces and small com2 year old Gelbvieh Bulls. pound, 2304 sq. ft. with We have been selling showroom, mezzanine and reputable bulls for 15 years small warehouse, 1152 sq. Chuck 403-854-6270 ft. small warehouse. First Independent Real Estate Ltd. 403-341-7888
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GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. FREE Weekly list of apartments, avail. immed, properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s rent $875 403-596-6000 phone #, etc. 342-7355 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. Help-U-Sell of Red Deer SUITES. 25+, adults only www.homesreddeer.com n/s, no pets 403-346-7111
Stores/ Commercial AGRICULTURAL
Houses For Sale
Goods will be sold by online Auction at ibid4storage.com on Tuesday April 22, 2014 for Sentinel Self-Storage, 5433-47 Street, Red Deer, Alberta to satisfy outstanding charges for storage rental incurred by the following: Kevin Warriner Rob Olsen Bids will be accepted from Wednesday April 23, 2014 to Thursday April 24, 2014. If interest in bidding, for more info and to view units, register at www.ibid4storage.com. Dated in the City of Edmonton, in the Province of Alberta this 27 day of March 2014, Sentinel Self-Storage Corp., #1970, 10123 - 99 Street, Edmonton, Alberta. T5J 3H1
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lenge in Quebec while eight played in this year’s under-17 event in Cape Breton, N.S. Point is one of nine players on the roster who helped Canada win gold at the Ivan Hlinka event last summer in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. But what stands out most to head coach Kevin Dineen is the sheer size of his squad, with 14 players in camp standing six feet or taller. “I can’t believe the size of these guys and when you look at their bios they were playing midget just a couple of years ago,” said Dineen, the former head coach of the NHL’s Florida Panthers. “But not only are they big, they’re skilled with talent. “That makes it enjoyable having guys who are able to play the game anyway we need to have success.” But Dineen, who played 19 NHL seasons and led Canada’s national women’s team to Olympic gold in Sochi in February, has also been impressed with his players’ hockey smarts. “We’re certainly not going to compromise and dumb things down for this group,” he said. “That wouldn’t be fair to them because that wouldn’t be making them live up to their potential and by no means are we doing that. “It’s a pretty smart, cerebral bunch and I like the chemistry . . . one of our players missed the first day and didn’t understand the drill we were doing so one of his teammates said, ’Here, hop in and I’ll show you what we have to do.’ There’s a little bit of that going on which we’re really trying to encourage.” And with good reason. Dineen faces the challenge of having to mould 22 players into a team less than two weeks before the start of the world championship tournament in Lapeenranta and Imatra, Finland. “Many teams we’re going to face have a real advantage because they’ve been centralized like the U.S. team out in Ann Arbor, Mich., and many of the European players have played together for a while and we’re just putting this together,” Dineen said. “But for me I love this kind of stuff, it’s so much fun. “This is such a good bunch to be around. They’re enthusiastic, they’re talented, they’re nervous, it’s the whole package. We’ve all felt each other out here for the last few days. Yes, there are challenges. We’ve got to gel and find some chemistry in a pretty timely manner but it’s a really fun group to work with and they’re very sharp kids.” Canada will conclude its training camp sessions Tuesday and play exhibition games against Finland and Denmark before opening the under-18 tournament April 17 against Sweden.
Kane returns to Jets lineup but reason for benching in Toronto still unknown THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane was back in the lineup Monday, but neither the player nor coach Paul Maurice shed any light on why Kane rode the bench in Toronto on the weekend. It wasn’t his first time as a healthy scratch — he was also benched by former Jets coach Claude Noel — but Kane and Maurice kept the reasons for this one to themselves. “I was obviously disappointed but that was his decision and that was it,” said Kane, who said he didn’t think he had to prove anything when he got back on the ice as the Jets faced the Minnesota Wild. “Obviously you know you want to play well when you come back in the lineup and that will be part of my focus tonight.” With team captain Andrew Ladd out of the lineup due to injury, Kane was expected to move to the team’s current No. 1 line with Bryan Little and Michael Frolik. Maurice was no more enlightening than Kane. “I’ve dealt with it directly and clearly with the team and the player,” he said. “I’m done with it. I’ve given it enough emotion, attention as I need to give it.” Maurice left it open to interpretation whether it was a play issue or a conduct issue and listed the various reasons he would make such a decision. “The player’s individual play. Other players play. Somebody else takes their job for that night. Somebody deserves to play. Adherence to all policies of the
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Winnipeg Jets’ Evander Kane (9) celebrates during second period NHL action in Winnipeg on March 19, 2014. Kane is returned to the lineup Monday night, but neither the player nor coach Paul Maurice shed any light on why Kane rode the bench in Toronto on the weekend. hockey club.” At various points he talked of rules and of play and refused to be pinned down. Kane’s production this season has suffered both with his own injuries, and injuries to others that have left him with a revolving cast of linemates. In 60 games this season he has 17 goals and 22 assists. In the last lockout-abbreviated season he had 17 goals and 15 assists in just 48 games. But Maurice not only hasn’t been critical of Kane’s failure to score, he has praised him at times him for a more heads-up defensive style the coach is doing his best to encourage. That would lend credence to the idea it
might have been a violation of team rules. Office trouble continues to find Kane this season. The latest is a lawsuit filed by a Vancouver man over an alleged assault that is said to have happened last summer. This is a civil suit and not a criminal charge and although the Vancouver police say they can’t comment on specifics, they say they looked into an incident on the night in question and found no evidence to lay charges. The Jets, meanwhile, are out of the playoff race in but they played spoiler Saturday night to Toronto’s chances to move closer to a wildcard berth in the East as they defeated the Leafs 4-2.
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Stats could have saved Leafs money TORONTO PAYS CLARKSON LIKE A STAR BUT HIS NUMBERS PAINT A DIFFERENT PICTURE Toronto pays him like a star, but analyzing his numbers paints a different picture; July 5, 2013: The Toronto Maple Leafs sign David Clarkson to a seven-year, $36,750,000 contract. November 2013: Dave Nonis comments that “people run with these (advanced hockey) stats like they’re something we should pay attention to and make decisions on, and as of right now, very few of them are worth anything to us.” If Nonis had “paid attention” to even the most rudimentary advanced stats, he would have recognized that signing Clarkson to that kind of contract was never a good decision. I’m not talking 20/20 hindsight here. I’m talking about straightforward statistical analysis which — even before Clarkson’s disastrous first season — had more red flags waving than a North Korean military parade. Let’s go back in time to those heady days before the Leafs transmuted over eight per cent of their cap space into kindling. It’s July 2013. The Leafs are considering giving Clarkson a contract on par with the likes of John Tavares, Marian Hossa, James Neal, Jamie Benn and Joffrey Lupul. Read that list one more time and let it sink in. Clarkson had just come off his best two seasons ever. In 2011-12 he had 46 points (30 goals, 16 assists) in 80 games, and in the abbreviated 2012-13 season he had 24 points (15 goals, 9 assists) in 48 games. Not horrible numbers, but he wasn’t exactly setting the league on fire. Now let’s dig deeper. Clarkson’s best year’s numbers (2011-12) don’t come close to earning the money the Leafs gave him. In 5-on-5 situations, Clarkson’s 1.53 points per 60 minutes was good for only 143rd in the NHL, right next to the likes of Kyle Brodziak (whose cap hit is 54 per cent of
Clarkson’s) Steve Ott (56 per cent), and Ben Eager (23 per cent). If you look at 2011-12 and 201213 combined, then things get considerably worse. Clarkson falls to No. 219 in 5-on-5 points per 60 minutes.But beyond that, Nonis should’ve been highly skeptical that Clarkson could repeat even that pedestrian performance for at least three reasons. First, in 2011-12 Clarkson’s shooting percentage was 13.2 per cent and his “true” shooting percentage (discussed in our March 20 column) was 8.5 per cent, both of which were much higher than his lifetime averages of 9.3 per cent and 5.9 per cent respectively. It’s exceptionally rare for a player who has been in the league for four years to significantly increase his shooting percentage on a sustained basis. At his historic averages, in 2011-12 Clarkson would have scored only 21 goals, not 30. Second, Clarkson just turned 30, which is right around the time forwards’ production starts dropping precipitously. According to advanced stats guru Eric Tulsky, production can be expected to drop to 80 per cent of a player’s peak at age 31, 70 per cent at age 32-33, and 60 per cent by age 35. So by the second year of the contract the Leafs should have expected Clarkson to generate around 30 points. By year six of the monstrous contract, it’d be closer to 22 points. Third, Clarkson scored a boatload of his points in 2011-12 on the power play.
This year he’s played just 20 per cent of Toronto’s power-play minutes. This obviously would further impact his productivity. Which leaves us with Clarkson’s “intangibles,” chief among them his physical play. But guess what? That aspect of his game tends to be overstated. In 2012-13 his hit differential was actually -2.2 per 60 minutes (if you want to know why that matters, see last week’s column). Maybe he gets credit for being the “hittee” rather than the “hitter,” but I wouldn’t think so. Finally, his average ice time was only 16.0 minutes per game in 2011 (16th on the Devils) and 17.2 minutes in 2012 (12th). And much of that was on the power play. The Devils recognized that Clarkson wasn’t much more than a support player. Why didn’t the Leafs? So that’s what Clarkson brought to the table. What’s it worth? One way to figure that out is to look at “comparables” — others in the league who earn similar amounts or deliver similar performance. The chart above illustrates the 2011-13 5-on-5 production of the other wingers in the league whose cap hit is between $5 million and $5.5 million (Clarkson is $5,250,000), currently on longterm deals expiring after 2015. (The numbers are normalized to account for the fact that several players missed a significant number of games). Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, if Dave Nonis hadn’t been so dismissive of advanced stats, it would have been worth $36,750,000. The Department of Hockey Analytics employs advanced statistical methods and innovative approaches to better understand the game of hockey. Its three founders are Ian Cooper, a lawyer, former player agent and Wharton Business School graduate; Dr. Phil Curry, a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo; and IJay Palansky, a litigator in Washington, D.C., former high-stakes professional poker player and Harvard Law School graduate.
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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 by adding an office in Calgary Alberta. We employ over 180 people and provide ample opportunities to employees to achieve their career goals. We provide hands-on training and an opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects and applications in the energy sector. We currently have career opportunities for a professional;
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TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed general manager Steve Yzerman to a fouryear contract extension. The Lightning have made the playoffs twice in four seasons under Yzerman’s watch, reaching the Eastern Conference Final in 2011. Tampa Bay has already qualified for this season’s playoffs and is currently in third place in the Atlantic Division. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to continue the process we started four years ago and would like to thank (owner) Jeff Vinik for entrusting me with the responsibility of leading the Tampa Bay Lightning,” Yzerman said in a statement. “I’m very excited about what lies ahead for our organization and truly enjoy working with a fantastic group of people in Tampa Bay.” Yzerman, who has one year remaining on his initial contract with Tampa Bay, also served as general manger of Canada’s gold-winning Olympic men’s hockey teams in 2010 and 2014. Yzerman spent 27 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings as a player, captain and front-office executive prior to joining the Lightning. The Hall of Famer ranks sixth in NHL history with
1,755 career points. He is a four-time Stanley Cup Champion, winning three as a player in 1997, 1998 and 2002 and another as a member of Detroit’s management team in 2008. “Since the day Steve agreed to serve as our vice president and general manager, he has worked tirelessly to transform our hockey department and establish the groundwork for sustained success”, Vinik said. “We are very pleased with Steve’s job performance thus far, and I am fully confident Steve remains the right person to continue to lead us.” The Lightning also announced Monday that Steve Griggs has been promoted to president. Griggs had served as the team’s chief operating officer since 2010. He also spent six years in various roles with Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment.
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Disease detectives spring into action GENOME SEQUENCING USED TO OUTSMART FOODBORNE DISEASE OUTBREAKS Chances are you’ve heard of mapping genes to diagnose rare diseases, predict your risk of cancer and tell your ancestry. But to uncover food poisonings? Disease detectives are beginning a program to try to outsmart outbreaks by routinely decoding the DNA of potentially deadly bacteria and viruses. The initial target is listeria, the third-leading cause of death from food poisoning and bacteria that are especially dangerous to pregnant women. Already, the U.S. government credits the technology with helping to solve a listeria outbreak that killed one person in California and sickened seven others in Maryland. “This really is a new way to find and fight infections,” said Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “One way to think of it is, is it identifying a suspect by a lineup or by a fingerprint?” Whole genome sequencing, or mapping all of an organism’s DNA, has become a staple of medical research. But in public health, it has been used more selectively, to investigate particularly vexing outbreaks or emerging pathogens, such as a worrisome new strain of bird flu. For day-to-day outbreak detection, officials rely instead on decadesold tests that use pieces of DNA and aren’t as precise. Now, with genome sequencing becoming faster and cheaper, the CDC is armed with $30 million from Congress to broaden its use with a program called advanced molecular detection. The hope is to solve outbreaks faster, foodborne and other types, and maybe prevent infections, too, by better understanding how they spread. “Frankly, in public health, we have some catching up to do,” said the CDC’s Dr. Christopher Braden, who is helping to lead the work. As a first step, federal and state officials are rapidly decoding the DNA of all the listeria infections diagnosed in the U.S. this year, along with samples found in tainted foods or factories. It’s the first time the technology has been used for routine disease surveillance, looking for people with matching strains who may have gotten sick from the same source. If this pilot project works, the CDC says it sets the stage to eventually overhaul how public health laboratories around the country keep watch on food safety, and to use the technology more routinely against other outbreaks. “Genome sequencing really is the ultimate DNA fingerprint,” said George Washington University microbiologist Lance Price, who uses it to study the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and says the CDC’s move is long overdue. Especially in foodborne outbreaks, the technology will increase investigators’ ability to nab the right culprit, he said. The faster that happens, the fewer people may get sick. “This is going to change everything as far as source attribution,” Price added. “Recalls are expensive, the industry doesn’t like them,” and they’ve got to be accurate. Today’s standard tests sometimes miss linked cases or provide false leads. “The current methods of subtyping salmonella aren’t very good,” said epidemiologist David Boxrud of the Minnesota Department of Health, part of a pilot Food and
Drug Administration network that has begun sequencing that germ and certain others when they’re discovered in food. Sequencing also promises to reveal drug resistance and how virulent a germ is more quickly than today’s tests, and track how it’s spreading from one person to another through tiny genetic changes that act like footprints. Key to making it work is the computing power of a massive federal database being used to store the gene maps, said Duncan MacCannell, the CDC’s senior adviser for bioinformatics. It’s one thing to analyze bacterial DNA culled from a few dozen sick people during an outbreak, and another to compare samples from thousands. Until recently, the CDC didn’t have the “tools and approaches to make sense of this much data,” he said.
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Microbiologist Ashley Sabol extracts Listeria bacteria for genome sequencing in a foodborne disease outbreak lab at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The disease detectives are beginning a program to try to outsmart outbreaks by routinely decoding the DNA of deadly bacteria and viruses.
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