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and was ordered to provide a DNA sample for the national database. Other charges, including impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death, were withdrawn once the guilty plea was accepted. The victim’s wife, Marilyn Rinas, said she has been left with feelings of shock, disbelief, numbness and anger.
Plan to feel dwarfed by quite a few new electrical giants in the region. The Alberta Utilities Commission approved six of AltaLink’s seven transmission reinforcement projects for Red Deer, Sylvan Lake, Didsbury, Innisfail and Ponoka on Tuesday evening after a lengthy process involving numerous public hearings earlier this year. This means $322-million worth of electricity transmission upgrades are set to begin, with the earliest construction starting in September and continuing to the summer of 2016. The company says new substations and lines are needed to combat existing transmission system constraints, increasing overloading and low-voltage occurrences and to accommodate future load growth. Three of the six components involve replacing existing transmission lines in current rights-of-ways, including through the Pines neighbourhood in Red Deer. The existing north-south H-frame transmission line (known as 80L) will be replaced by a monopole transmission line and a 700-metre section of the line built underground through the Riverlands area in the city. The incremental costs associated with this buried line will be paid for by the City of Red Deer. The other existing east-west transmission line (755L) between Red Deer, Piper Creek and Joffre substations will be rebuilt using a combination of H-frame structures and monopole structures generally within the existing right-of-way. “It’s been a long process. We’ve been working with AltaLink for probably over two years on this,” said Paul Goranson, acting city manager at the City of Red Deer. “It is going to have an impact on the community regardless; where they’re crossing roads and trail closures and those kinds of things.”
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Success in business can come down to a simple dynamic of supply and demand and this week Macy-D Matychuck, 8, of Red Deer found that when the temperature rises people get thirsty. So on a corner in West Park Matychuk set about to test the market with her entrepreneurial spirit. She quickly found that being the only vendor of ice tea and lemonade in her neighborhood proved to be a lucrative venture. Here she serves up cups to Robert Jr. Crane, 7, and his step brother Dmitri Woods, 12.
Wife of drunk driving victim shocked by gaps in justice system BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Court proceedings involving an Airdrie man who caused a fatal collision near Rocky Mountain House have exposed serious flaws in Canada’s criminal justice system, says the wife of the man who was killed. On June 15, 2013, Rocky resident
Wayne Rinas, 52, was heading north on Hwy 22, about 15 km north of Rocky, when his pickup truck was struck headon by a southbound pickup truck driven by Peter MacLaurin, 25, of Airdrie. MacLaurin was sentenced to two years and nine months in Rocky Mountain House provincial court on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to criminal negligence causing death. He was also prohibited from driving for five years
Albertans urged to conserve power during heat wave Scorching hot temperatures are putting pressure on the power grid, forcing the Alberta Electric System Operator to ask all Albertans to conserve power. Jim Jorgensen, Red Deer’s Electric, Light and Power Department manager, said the power grid is seeing high demand, and residents need to be aware of what they can do to help minimize the power consumed.
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Customers within the City of Red Deer were also asked to reduce power consumption to alleviate stress on the system on Wednesday afternoon. Jorgensen said so far this summer Red Deer power consumers are not doing so badly. Red Deer’s record peak was set on July 2, 2013, when customers used 140 megawatts during a heat wave. Megawatts are used to measure the output of a power plant or the amount of electricity required by a municipality.
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The highest usage in this recent span of hot weather was on Tuesday, when the peak reached 134 megawatts. “We haven’t quite got to record levels,” said Jorgensen. “It’s just as hot weather increases, so does electricity usage.” Residents can conserve energy by turning off all unnecessary lights and electrical appliances and minimizing use of air conditioners. Residents are also asked to close blinds and shades during the hottest part of the day and to run major appli-
ances such as washer and dryers after 7 p.m. If power consumption exceeds capacity across the province, Alberta Electric System Operator plans load shedding, which can include power outages. Due to the hot weather, low wind and generators being offline, the electricity system is operating at near full capacity. The heat is expected to continue for the next couple of days.
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Catholic order wants cemetery moved off grounds of cultural centre WINNIPEG — About 60 graves on the grounds of the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre in St. Boniface will be exhumed in fall. Sylvain Lanthier of the cultural centre says the cemetery already existed when the Oblate Fathers, a Catholic religious order, donated the land for the cultural centre some 40 years ago. Now they feel a more appropriate resting place needs to be found for the remains of 63 people associated with the Oblates. They will be moved to a cemetery elsewhere in St. Boniface. The cultural centre plans to maintain the area as green space and to put up something to honour the Oblates’ former use of the property.
Saskatchewan government orders SaskPower to pull out its smart meters REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is pulling the plug on SaskPower’s smart meters due to public safety concerns following several fires. Bill Boyd, minister responsible for the Crown utility, told a news conference in Regina that all 105,000 smart meters are to be removed and replaced with traditional units. At least eight smart meters in the province have caught fire in the last two months. SaskPower initially gave people the option of switching back to their old power meters. About 530 customers took the utility up on the offer. SaskPower says on its website that it is developing a plan to replace the smart meters quickly and safely.
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LINES: Hazelwood substation moved to alternate route The city was in favour of the underground line through Riverlands to facilitate redevelopment in that area, so it is pleased the AUC approved that component, said Goranson. Others called for AltaLink to bury the line in the Railyards area, too, but that option was not approved. The City also submitted its preference to the commission of the proposed alternate route in the Pines, travelling around the neighbourhood to the east and rejoining the preferred route along the existing right-of-way up an escarpment. Residents in the area were largely in favour of this alternate route as well as it put homes at a greater distance from the power lines. They said that would cut down on noise, interference and electromagnetic fields. The commission determined that since the neighbourhood was originally built beside an existing transmission line, rebuilding a line along an existing right-of-way would create “little to no new impacts” and be about $2.1 million cheaper than the alternate route. However, the new towers will be about 44 to 69 per cent higher than the previous ones. “It didn’t go totally the way that everyone hoped but at least we have a decision and we know it will be going ahead,” Goranson said. All of AltaLink’s preferred routes were approved by the commission with the exception of the Hazelwood substation and the subsequent 14-km transmission line route in the Innisfail area. The commission approved the alternate location and route for these projects, worth about $51 million. AltaLink requested approval to construct a new Hazelwood substation east of Innisfail at a preferred location in the northwest quarter of Section 7. It also proposed an alternate site in the southwest quarter of Section 31. The Town of Innisfail and numerous landowners objected to the preferred substation site and line route, raising concerns related to urban develop-
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The Greenbank Trio made a stop in Red Deer on Wednesday, playing two shows. Here they started out the day with a set at on the Ross Street Patio in the afternoon and followed it up with a performance at Fratters Speakeasy. Each Wednesday afternoon through the summer bands play free concerts on the Patio on Ross street from 4:30 to 7 p.m. ment in the future, negative visual impacts, crop diseases and noise among others. AUC went with the alternate options, agreeing with the town that its plans for residences in the impacted area, especially as set out in the Woodlands Area Structure Plan, needed to be considered. “Certainly the town is happy with the outcome,” said Craig Teal, the director of planning and development at the town. “There will always be a visual impact and yes there’s a possibility we will still have to work around its structures and alignment when doing our future planning but it will be a little bit easier for us because it largely cuts through a long-term residential area many years out, skirts another long-term residential area many years out so it will be just outside of that area so it will be less of a constraint. And then finally when it goes through the northeast corner of the town, it will be going through an industrial area which we just have more flexibility with that type of land use there.” Ruth Lind, who is a third-generation farmer southeast of Innisfail with her husband, Harvey, said her family is extremely pleased with the AUC’s decision to go with the alternate substation site and line pathway. “After three years, we’ll now be able to sleep at night without worrying about having a substation placed right next to our farm and we won’t have to worry about increased health concerns or listen to the noise, which was to be no more than 40 decibels or more as we’re told from friends,” Lind said . “We can now get back on track planning our future generations on our farm. We know not everyone will be happy with the AUC’s decision, but we are.” Other parts of the approved development include rebuilding transmission lines between Benalto and Sylvan Lake and between Red Deer and Sylvan Lake, a new Johnson substation in the Didsbury area, and a new Wolf Creek substation and transmission line in the Ponoka region. The AUC did not approve a new 138-kilovolt transmission line in the Lacombe area as part of AltaLink’s Red Deer transmission development. It was dropped from the table earlier in the process because of uncertainty over Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s position on running the line parallel to its tracks. “That segment has been adjourned until AltaLink submits a new application to the commission. It will have to be the subject of a separate proceeding and decision,” said Jim Law, AUC’s external relations director.
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JUSTICE: ‘There needs to be changes made’ Rinas said her meetings with the Crown prosecutor and sitting in court during MacLaurin’s appearances opened her eyes to the need for stronger laws to discourage people from getting behind the wheel when they’ve been drinking. Facts that stick out in her mind were that MacLaurin’s blood alcohol was almost three times the legal limit and that his speed was calculated at 168 km/h at the collision site, near the junction of Hwys 22 and 12. The speed limit there is 100 km/h. Another driver made note of MacLaurin’s truck speeding, weaving back and forth across the road and making unsafe passes before the impact. He stopped at the scene to help out, she said. Rinas and other members of the family, including her two sons and her husband’s two brothers, have been helped through the court process by Leduc resident Sheri Arsenault, a representative of Families for Justice. Arsenault and another woman formed the organization in 2010, after she lost a son and two friends in an alleged impaired driving collision. That incident is still before the courts, said Rinas. One of Wayne’s brothers joined the group, which is why Arsenault attended court with the family on Tuesday, she said. Arsenault’s support was “phenomenal,” including her knowledge of the process and the people involved, said Rinas. “Yesterday, there was still lots of anger,” she said. “We’ve never been in something like this before, and have learned first-hand about the justice system. You know, you hear stories, but we had no idea. There needs to be changes made.” Rinas said she would like to have seen MacLaurin convicted on more of the charges against him, along with the heftiest possible sentences for those offences. “A lot of yesterday was a blur for me,” she said. Wayne and Marilyn Rinas would have celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary on June 29. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com
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Trumpeter swans off at-risk list BUT PROVINCIAL FISH NOT SO LUCKY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WABAMUN — Alberta has taken trumpeter swans off its threatened species list, but the province’s official fish isn’t so lucky. The bull trout — along with the Athabasca rainbow trout, pygmy whitefish and western grebe — is now considered threatened due to declining or small populations. Environment Minister Robin Campbell says a recovery plan will be developed and put in place to protect and rebuild their populations.
Trumpeter swans aren’t totally out of the woods. They are still identified as a species of special concern. That means they are still vulnerable, but not in immediate danger. The county of Grande Prairie is home to a large, natural breeding ground for the swans. “We worked closely with other stakeholders in the area to ensure guidelines and land-use plans were followed to protect them and their nesting areas,” county Reeve Leanne Beaupre said Wednesday at a news conference in Wabamun, west of Edmonton.
Cenovus considering royalty spinout BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The CEO of Cenovus Energy Inc. says he’s carefully considering whether to spin out 4.5 million acres of royalty land into a new entity, or if shareholders would be better off with the status quo. Cenovus chief executive Brian Ferguson said Wednesday he’s been asked numerous times by existing and prospective shareholders whether the Calgary-based company would consider a spinoff transaction similar to the creation of PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. earlier this year by Encana Corp.’s. “I want to make sure that anything that Cenovus considers and contemplates is something that has got sustainable value for Cenovus shareholders,” Ferguson said in an interview following the release of Cenovus’ second-quarter results. “I don’t want to do something that in one or two years, for whatever reason, we may regret. So I’m being very thoughtful about this.” A spinout could be a good way to “crystallize” value from land that traces its roots back to Canadian Pacific’s erstwhile energy business, providing a high-quality, low cost stream of cash flow. But as things stand today, investors are benefiting from the properties, which have helped Cenovus sustain its dividend and internally fund oilsands growth. The spinout of PrairieSky in May raised $1.67 billion for Encana and marked one of the biggest initial public offerings in Canadian history. Encana retains a 54 per cent stake in that outfit, which enjoys minimal overhead costs and makes money by allowing other energy firms to develop oil and gas on its 5.2 million acres in southern and central Alberta. Cenovus was itself spun off as a separate company from Encana in 2009. The royalty lands were divided
between the two companies along geographic lines, with Cenovus getting the lands in eastern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Also Wednesday, Cenovus announced it had created a new leadership position within the company dedicated to crude-by-rail, signalling it expects that transportation mode is here to stay. Kent Avery will be filling that role. As part of a broader effort to get more value out of the oil and gas it produces, Cenovus has also appointed Bob Pease as executive vice-president of markets, products and transportation. Most oil producers say they’d prefer to ship their oil to market by pipeline, as it’s more efficient. But with environmental opposition clouding the outlook for pipelines, firms have been increasingly turning to rail as an alternative — a controversial proposition, especially after last year’s deadly crash by a runaway oil train in Lac Megantic, Que. But Ferguson sees rail as more than a stop-gap measure, because it offers more flexibility to producers. Specialized railcars can carry bitumen that has been diluted to varying degrees, unlike pipelines, where a lot of dilution is needed for the crude to flow. As well, rail enables crude to be shipped to markets that aren’t served by pipelines. “I can see us moving a very meaningful of our component total production by rail for a long time,” said Ferguson. The company completed eight unit train deliveries during the first half of the year. Unit trains consist of 100 or so rail cars carrying a single product. Cenovus says it’s on track to reach 30,000 barrels of rail loading capacity by the end of this year.
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A trumpeter swan stretches its wings on Potter Marsh on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska. The honking of trumpeter swans has grown a bit louder in Alberta. The province says the big bird is doing well enough to be taken off the province’s threatened species list.
CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU) said Wednesday its net income during the second quarter dropped by more than two thirds as it took some $1.2 billion in charges related to its holdings in the oilsands and in Libya. The Calgary-based energy giant also hiked its quarterly dividend by 22 per cent to 28 cents per share. “We continue to focus squarely on profitable growth. This means we’re disciplined with our capital and invest wisely in high-return projects,” said CEO Steve Williams. “This prudent approach and our cash generating ability have enabled us to increase our quarterly dividend to shareholders.” Net income was $211 million, or 14 cents per share, compared to $680 million, or 45 cents per share, a year earlier. But operating earnings, which strip out the effects of unusual items, were stronger at $1.14 billion, compared to $934 million during the second quarter of 2013. On a per-share basis, operating earnings were 77 cents per share, missing the average analyst estimate of 97 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters. Cash flow from operations was $2.4 billion, or $1.64 per share, compared to $2.25 billion, or $1.49 per share. The company took a $718-million charge related to a decision to shelve the Joslyn oilsands mine, which would have been operated by the Canadian unit of France’s Total SA. The partners decided the project would not be economically feasible in today’s environment. Suncor also took a $297-million charge in Libya, which has been rocked by political unrest, and a $223-million charge on oilsands assets that no longer fit with Suncor’s strategy. Production in the oilsands averaged 378,000 barrels per day during the quarter, up form 276,000 barrels a year earlier. Company-wide output averaged 518,400 barrels per day, compared to 500,100 during the same 2013 quarter.
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Ironic hand of government The opposition Wildrose Party calls it “blatant dishonesty,” a “flat-out lie,” that the provincial government quietly granted its senior managers in the civil service the same rate of pay raise that they negotiated with their unionized workers — a year and five months after announcing a three-year wage freeze. The Alberta Union of Public employees calls it an irony. Either way, it’s more egg on the face of a government that by GREG all appearances NEIMAN has lost control of its agenda. Last November, the government proposed Bills 45 and 46, which essentially stripped the right of AUPE to act like a union. The government also made the entire union liable for punishment with fines for anything said by any individual union member. The government and the AUPE were in contract negotiations at the time. We’ll see you in court, said the AUPE. In short order, the courts put those bills in abeyance. They died and
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became irrelevant when a three-year deal calling for a total 6.75 per cent pay hike was reached last month. In February 2013, citing budget difficulties, the government announced it was “leading by example” and saving taxpayers a total of $54 million with a three-year salary freeze of its pay for top managers. Additionally, said Finance Minister Doug Horner, public sector management would be cut 10 per cent during that time. No news on any management cuts yet — and there probably won’t be any until the PC Party gets a new leader — but it is policy for the government to give its managers the same deal they give the front-line workers. There’s the irony, says AUPE. Government said publicly that the managers were worth no pay hike at all, but privately agreed to give them the same rate of pay raise as workers got through negotiations. That’s 6.75 per cent over three years, on a much larger starting pay envelope for managers. A cabinet minister’s right hand is the deputy minister — who, by the way, earns rather more than the minister. Three years from April 2014, a deputy minister, who researches, advises and implements the policies of the elected masters, will earn just under $300,000. There are perks, benefit packages, retirement packages, etc., etc. along with that.
The opposition likes to point to egregious examples of government policies and the press likes to print them. And a juicy example for today is Gary Mar, a former cabinet minister and one-time leadership candidate. He’s hard at work selling the Alberta Advantage in Hong Kong, and he’ll be making salary, plus cash benefits, plus non-cash benefits totalling almost $600,000 a year in Year 3 of this deal — assuming he’s not to become one of the staff cuts under a new leader. Candidates for the leadership and the premier’s chair have quickly lined up to say they’ll reinstate the freeze if elected. That’s as hollow as Bills 45 and 46, because these wage agreements will continue at least two years and a general election past the leadership vote. That’s, like, eternity. Maybe the Tories really are being a whole lot smarter than this situation makes them look. Maybe currying favour with tens of thousands of unionized workers and their managers — plus teachers, doctors, nurses and all health-care workers — in the years prior to an election is a smart thing to do. Especially when it is so tempting to bait the Wildrose alternative into going out for every government-paid worker’s blood. On the ground, Alberta is squarely in the middle of the national pack for both per-capita spending
and per-capita revenue (according to a chart provided by the Alberta Federation of Labour). That makes half the country even worse drunken sailors than we are. The budget envelope that pays the civil service — from forestry workers to prison guards to social workers and more — is in balance. There is a lot of upside room on the revenue front, for any party that wants to bring Alberta from the bottom of the global energy royalty list to the middle. Just ask Ed Stelmach how easy that would be. But it’s there. There’s upside room on the revenue front in tweaking our flat income tax rate, giving low income people a slight cut and high income people a slight rise. And the economy is booming, employment is high and median wages (especially after taxes) are the country’s best — so you’re a genius if you do nothing at all. Eventually, there comes a point when you truly cannot believe any government promise. (That’s one reason why the public sector needs to be unionized.) But cynicism and fear of any alternatives rocking the boat make for a very thin mandate to govern. 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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Canadian Taxpayers defend Debt Clock figures Re: Some debt is essential, by Greg Neiman, July 23, in the Advocate: You’ve got to hand it to Greg Neiman, who managed to argue (presumably) with a straight face that Alberta’s plunge back into debt was not only necessary, but also “essential.” His commentary made some incredible leaps of economic and fiscal faith that require a thorough debunking. Neiman’s first factual foul-up was in casting doubt on numbers showing that Alberta’s debt will reach $21 billion by 2016-17 because the CTF can’t predict these things. Those are not the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s (CTF) numbers. They are in fact the governments’ own numbers. He also states that the CTF’s numbers that show that Albertans will soon be paying $1.4 billion a year in annual interest payments are “hard to swallow,” because his back of the napkin math doesn’t match. They are again the government’s numbers from their own budget documents. One of the most extraordinary claims by Neiman’s was that “were it not for the debt, there would be precious little spent at all on roads, bridges, schools and hospitals,” and that “Fildebrandt says we should not have them at all.” The facts just doesn’t support this claim. Neiman forgets that the Alberta government has a $47-billion budget and while the government has changed their budget reporting to show that the borrowing is only for capital projects, they could have just as easily shown that it was to pay for the education system. Although had they done that, surely even Neiman wouldn’t have as easily swallowed that claim. Yet, taking Neiman and the government’s argument that more debt equals more capital at face value, let’s check that claim with data from Statistics Canada. If we rank all of the provinces based on the proportion of their budgets devoted to debt interest payments and rank them again based the proportion of their budgets devoted to capital spending, you might be surprised by the results. Provinces that spend between 1.2 per cent and 5.5 per cent of their budgets on interest payments, devote on average 10.9 per cent of their budgets to capital projects. This group includes Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Provinces that spend between 5.7 per cent and eight per cent on debt interest costs, spend on average 10.8 per cent of their budgets on capital spending. This group includes Manitoba, New Brunswick and P.E.I. Provinces that spend between 8.4 per cent and 11.1 per cent on interest, spend an average of 10.9 per cent of their budgets on capital. This group includes Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. In summary, lower debt provinces: 10.9 per cent. Middle of the pack provinces: 10.8 per cent. Higher debt provinces: 10.9 per cent. There is variation within each grouping, but the overall trend is clear: more debt does not equal more capital spending. A short-term infusion of debt financing may give a slight bump to capital spending in the short term, but it makes little difference long term, as growing interest payments will require governments to scale back their plans. This may be a viable option if Alberta was experiencing a Klondike-style gold rush that was only
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expected to continue for the next few years. But it’s not. Alberta will continue to grow for the foreseeable future and must continue to build infrastructure the whole time. The Alberta government’s plan however is not to borrow for just a few years and then let off the gas. It’s a permanent funding mechanism built into its fiscal framework. As for the CTF apparently wanting nothing spent on capital, Neiman clearly didn’t read our 68-page budget submission, nor talk to anyone associated with the CTF. The CTF’s proposal is to control spending, primarily on the non-capital side of budget. That means eliminating corporate welfare subsidies, no more untendered contracts for politically connected businesses, and reducing government employee costs. And lastly for Neiman’s wish the CTF had been calling for increased savings over the years, a Google search would have cleared that up for him. The CTF has been pushing for a long-term savings plan in Alberta for close to 14 years. Had the government adopted our plan even five years ago, the Alberta Debt Clock would still be in retirement. Derek Fildebrandt Alberta Director Canadian Taxpayers Federation
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OTTAWA — Canada’s top court will release its decision Thursday on whether confessions elicited from socalled Mr. Big police sting operations can be used in court after the technique helped convict a Newfoundland man of killing his two daughters. The Supreme Court of Canada agreed early last year to hear the case of Nelson Hart, who was found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder in the drowning deaths of his three-year-old twin daughters, Krista and Karen, on Aug. 4, 2002, at Gander Lake. The Crown asked the Supreme Court to throw out a provincial appeal court ruling that overturned the 2007
conviction and ordered a new trial. In the fall of 2012, the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal ruled 2-1 that a confession Hart gave during an elaborate undercover RCMP operation should not have been entered as evidence. The appeal judges were divided 2-1 on the key question of whether the confession obtained during the Mr. Big sting was the result of improper conduct that violated Hart’s Charter rights. Two of the appeal court judges ruled Hart’s confession inadmissible. But the third judge said “the tricks employed by the undercover police were
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not such as to shock the conscience of the community” and weren’t proven to be excessive coercion or inducement. At trial, the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court heard Hart initially told police he couldn’t swim and drove away from Gander Lake to find help after Krista fell into the water, leaving Karen unattended. His trial would later hear that Hart told police a different story two months later: that he couldn’t remember how his daughters ended up in the water because he had an epileptic seizure but failed to mention it earlier for fear of his losing his driver’s licence. Karen was dead and Krista was floating unconscious in Gander Lake when police arrived. She later died in a St. John’s hospital.
The RCMP launched the Mr. Big sting in 2005 after the investigation into the girls’ deaths stalled. The investigative technique involves undercover officers pretending to be gangsters who recruit a suspect to a fictitious criminal organization in order to obtain a confession about prior criminal acts. The operation cost about $413,000 over four months as officers posed as gang members. They recruited Hart to travel with them across Canada where he met other fake mobsters and was taken to restaurants, casinos, racetracks and strip clubs. On a video shown at his trial, Hart told undercover officers he shoved the girls from the Gander Lake wharf into the water, eventually re-enacting the scene for them.
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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — A prominent Halifax lawyer apologized in court Wednesday as he was sentenced to three years in a federal prison for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman who refuted his claim that she consented to a night of sex with him. Lyle Howe stood in Nova Scotia Supreme Court and issued a brief statement before sentencing, saying he regretted his behaviour and was not proud of what he did. “I am remorseful for my actions,” he said as a few dozen supporters, including his mother and wife, looked on. “I’m embarrassed by it. ... If my actions were different, all of this could have been avoided.” Chief Justice Joseph Kennedy accepted the three-year joint recommendation, along with orders that Howe provide a DNA sample, be placed on the national sex offender registry and not allowed to have firearms for 20 years. Kennedy said he considered the fact that Howe was a first-time offender, but also that he used his position as a lawyer to attract the young woman and commit a serious offence. “The use of one’s professional standing to effectively seduce a teenage girl, which eventually led to a sexual assault, is an aspect of this offence that deserves condemnation,” he told the hushed court. “His actions were despicable and eventually criminal.” Several people jumped to their feet when Kennedy accepted the submission, shouting that Howe, who is black, was a victim of racial discrimination. “This is a sad day for justice,” one woman said, while another claimed it was another case of “systemic discrimination.” Howe’s backers alleged throughout his trial and at a rally after his conviction in May that the evidence didn’t support the jury’s finding of guilt and reflected the justice system’s bias against black men. Outside court, Crown prosecutor Dan Rideout dismissed the assertion. “It was never raised at any point that race was at all a relevant factor in this case, by (the) defence or Crown,” he said. David Sparks, a Howe supporter, said outside court that his friends and family were disappointed with the sentence and added it was another example of the judicial system exacting heavier penalties on black people.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, left, and Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair, right, meet at Queen’s Park in Toronto on July 23, 2012, to discuss ways to stem gun violence in the wake of the recent shootings in the city. Toronto’s top police officer, Bill Blair, who has been a frequent target of Mayor Rob Ford’s wrath, will lose his job in April after the police services board on Wednesday rejected his request to renew his contract.
RCMP officer wounded in shooting returns to work BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONCTON, N.B. — One of the two RCMP officers in New Brunswick wounded in shootings last month in Moncton says he has returned to work. Const. Eric Dubois spoke to the media Wednesday for the first time since the June 4 shootings while he was participating at a golf tournament at Royal Oaks Golf Club in Moncton. The tournament was organized in memory of the three other Mounties who were killed in the shootings. Dubois said he is recovering from his injuries faster than he expected and was happy to participate in the tournament, which featured a moment of remembrance for constables Fabrice Gevaudan, Dave Ross and Doug Larche.
“Everybody was praying for me and I can tell you that it did work because my healing went so fast. Everyone around me says it’s incredible how fast everything went back to normal,” said Dubois. “I’m not superhuman. It’s because people were praying and wishing me good stuff and it works.” Dubois added that he’s happy to be back at work. “That’s what I want to do — be on the street and fight crime every day and make sure that when you go to work or you go to a restaurant, you can
have a safe environment,” he said. Gevaudan, Ross and Larche were shot dead and a manhunt spanning 30 hours ensued until a suspect was arrested. Const. Darlene Goguen was also injured in the shootings and has been treated and released from hospital. Justin Bourque is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. He is scheduled to return to provincial court Thursday in Moncton following a psychiatric assessment.
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Lac-Megantic locomotive pulled from U.S. auction BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The lead locomotive in the Lac-Megantic rail disaster has been yanked from a U.S. auction following a request by Quebec provincial police. News of the police demand surfaced last week after a report by The Canadian Press revealed that locomotive MMA 5017 was slated to be sold off Aug. 5 at a Maine rail yard. The locomotive played a key role in the sequence of events that led to the July 2013 oil-train derailment, which destroyed part of the Quebec town and killed 47 people. Police have said they stepped in to prevent the engine from being sold until after the completion of the judicial process. The Bangor Savings Bank, a creditor for the now-bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, asked the auction house to withdraw the MMA 5017 locomotive from the lineup. The starting bid had been set at US$10,000. A senior executive at the bank said the counsel for the U.S. bankruptcy trustee gave them the go-ahead to sell the locomotive. “It was indeed our understanding... that there was no legal impediment being imposed by the authorities to including 5017 in the auction,” Yellow Light Breen wrote in an email. “However...the (Surete du Quebec) made it clear that to the contrary they needed to maintain control of the locomotive during the criminal proceedings. Both the bankruptcy trustee and the bank readily acceded to that demand.” Canada’s Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the locomotive is being held at the Derby Rail Yard in Milo, Maine, on its behalf until it has released its final report on the LacMegantic investigation.
Asked who gave the green light for the locomotive to hit the auction block, an agency spokeswoman replied in an email that “the locomotive is still being held on behalf of the TSB.” “The locomotive cannot be used or moved until the TSB officially releases it,” Jacqueline Roy wrote. Prosecutors have laid charges against train engineer Tom Harding, railway traffic controller Richard Labrie and manager of train operations Jean Demaitre. Each former MMA employee faces 47 counts of criminal negligence causing death — one for each victim of the catastrophe. Thomas Walsh, who represents Harding, said he was surprised to hear “one of the key pieces in the Lac-Megantic story” had been put up for auction. “If that were the murder weapon. . . then you would be thinking, ’Holy smokes,’ ” Walsh said of the locomotive. Walsh said he wants to find out why someone gave the OK to auction off the locomotive, a machine he thinks should be locked up just in case, for example, jurors ask to see it during a trial. He warned that it’s important for authorities to show who exactly had possession of the locomotive and on which dates. The Maine locomotive auction, meanwhile, is still scheduled to move ahead and will feature two dozen locomotives from MMA’s fleet, as well as seven units identified as the property of an affiliate of its former parent company, Rail World Inc. Auctioneer Adam Jokisch says MMA 5017 is the only unit no longer on offer. “It was on and then it was off,” Jokisch said. “I just know that the bank sent an email that said, ‘Take that one out of the auction,’ and we took it off.”
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JOHNSONS LANDING, B.C. — Two years after a landslide tore down the of those properties. Carruthers called the length of the slopes of Johnsons Landing, B.C., evacuation order “rather unprecedentclaiming the lives of four people in a wave of mud, trees and rock, the last ed,” but added an estimated 800,000 of the evacuated residents are finally cubic metres of debris was suspended above the combeing allowed to return munity and was home. continuing to ‘RESIDENTS ARE GOING But the Regional District of Central KooteTO HAVE TO USE THEIR move. “Everybody nay in southeast B.C. is OWN JUDGMENT AND involved wantcautioning residents that to have a CONSIDER THE RISKS ed risks and hazards remain higher level of and those problems will ASSOCIATED WITH confidence that have to be weighed when had lifted RETURNING TO THEIR ift hwe the evacuation order is fie evacuanally lifted on Thursday. PROPERTY .’ tion order that “We’ve said very clearthe chances of ly to the residents when — BRIAN CARRUTHERS something hapwe’re lifting the evacuCAO OF DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY pening in the fuation order that just beture were miticause it’s lifted doesn’t necessarily mean it’s safe to return,” gated,” he said. He said not everybody affected was said Brian Carruthers, chief administrative officer of the Regional District a permanent resident and several seasonal properties were also covered by of Central Kootenay. “Residents are going to have to use the evacuation order. John Kettle, chairman of the regiontheir own judgment and consider the al district said in a news release that risks associated with returning to their staff have worked with the provincial property.” The largest landslide to hit the re- government to address all outstanding gion in 12,000 years struck July 12, 2012, issues and officials waited for the end sending 320,000 cubic metres of debris of the freshet, the release of snowmelt down an area known as Gar Creek, de- and rainwater, before lifting the order. Johnsons Landing resident Gregory stroying four homes and damaging othUtzig, who had part of his property in ers. The landslide claimed the lives the evacuation zone, credited his local of Valentine Webber, 60, his 17- and government representative for working 22-year-old daughters Rachel and Di- “long and hard” to rebuild the commuana, as well as Petra Frehse, 64, of Ger- nity’s water system, he was critical of municipal and provincial officials. many. “I think the general idea is if govA second slide struck the following day, narrowly missing emergency re- ernment would just go away it would probably be better than it is now,” said sponders, residents and journalists. A report released by the regional Utzig who has spent 30 years specializdistrict in May 2013 blamed the trage- ing in landslide work. He said the prody on a deluge of rain and a late spring vincial emergency system helps people snowmelt and identified 18 properties for the first month after a disaster, but after that there is almost nothing, addthat remained at risk. The danger level was considered to ing there has been little compensation. “Some people have lost their life be “very high” for five of those properties, meaning the risk of dying for savings and their home.” he said. “They have a piece of property that someone living on those properties they are paying taxes on that they can’t due to a slide in any given year would use for anything.” be as high as one in 10. By May 2013, the provincial governNine other properties were in an area considered to be at a high risk, ment had provided about $300,000 in while four more were in a zone where disaster financial assistance to local residents and planned to provide an the risk was considered moderate. The report recommended restrict- equivalent amount again to an undising land and house development on closed number of residents. An official those 18 properties, unless geotechni- with Emergency Management B.C. said cal research indicated the areas are at the time the government didn’t have to provide more compensation because safe. It also said such work would likely the province wasn’t at fault, and the be too expensive to conduct for some slide was considered an act of God.
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GAZA, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes hit a crowded shopping area in Gaza City Wednesday, hours after tank shells tore through the walls of a UN school crowded with war refugees in the deadliest of a series of air and artillery attacks that pushed the Palestinian death toll above 1,300 in more than three weeks of fighting. The bloodshed came on the heels of an escalation by both sides fighting in the embattled coastal territory, further dimming prospects for a sustainable cease-fire despite international diplomatic efforts. The attack on the UN school in the Jebaliya refugee camp was the second deadly strike on a UN compound in a week. Tank shells slammed into the compound before dawn, said Adnan Abu Hasna, a spokesman for the UN Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, which is sheltering more than 200,000 people displaced by the fighting at dozens of UN schools across Gaza. Gaza health ministry official Ashraf al-Kidra said at least 17 people were killed and about 90 wounded in the school strike. Four of the dead were killed just outside the school compound, two in their home nearby and two in the street, after returning from pre-dawn prayers, their relatives said. The Israeli military said it fired back after its soldiers were targeted by mortar rounds launched from the vicinity of the school. Assad Sabah said he and his five children were huddling under desks in one of the classrooms because of the constant sound of tank fire throughout the night. “We were scared to death,” he said. “After 4:30 a.m., tanks started firing more. Three explosions shook the school.” “One classroom collapsed over the head of the people who were inside,”
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Palestinian medics take a break after carrying wounded people injured from an Israeli strike in Shijaiyah neighborhood, into the emergency room at Gaza City’s Shifa hospital, Wednesday. he said. In one classroom, the front wall was blown out, leaving debris and bloodied clothing. Another strike tore a large round hole in the ceiling of a secondfloor classroom. Hundreds of people crowded the school courtyard after the strike, some dazed, others wailing. “Where will we go?” asked Aishe Abu Darabeh, 56. “Where will we go next? We fled and they (the Israelis) are following us.” In all, 1,359 Palestinians have been killed — 114 on Wednesday — and 7,100 wounded since the July 8 start of fighting, al-Kidra said. The Israeli military said three of its soldiers were killed when a booby-trapped house collapsed after they identified an entrance to a tunnel inside, raising to 56 the number killed since a ground war began earlier this month. Three civilians also have been killed on the Israeli side. The UN said it was the sixth school
to be hit since the conflict began, and the second to cause deaths. At least 15 civilians also were killed last Thursday when the courtyard of a U.N. school in Gaza City was hit. Israel has acknowledged that troops fired a mortar shell that hit the courtyard but said aerial footage shows the yard was empty at the time and that the shell could not have killed anyone. “I reached levels of anger and indignation about the fact that despite all the efforts that we have put in, to ensure that places like these would be respected, that people in them would be protected when they were there — that this was not the case is intolerable,” said Pierre Kraehenbuehl, the UNRWA commissioner general. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday’s trike “outrageous” and “unjustifiable,” and demanded an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas. “Nothing is more shameful than attacking sleeping children,” Ban said
on his arrival in San Jose, Costa Rica. He added that “all available evidence points to Israeli artillery as the cause” and noted that Israeli military authorities had received the co-ordinates of the school from the United Nations 17 times, including on Tuesday night. The White House also condemned the deadly shelling. White House spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan also said the U.S. is “extremely concerned” that thousands of Palestinians aren’t safe in UN-designated shelters, despite being told by Israel’s military to leave their homes. Israel has been warning civilians by phone and leaflet to leave dangerous areas ahead of strikes on militant targets. The mortar shells were fired from a distance of some 200 metres (yards) from the school, said an Israeli military official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media. Yomtov Tamir, a retired Israeli general, said he was not familiar with Wednesday’s strike but said that even though tank fire is generally “very accurate” it can miss its target for a variety of reasons. “One — it might have gone through a target. Two — it might be a mistake in identification, that they intended to hit something specific but that it was actually something other than what the person aiming intended,” he said. Hours later, an Israeli airstrike hit a crowded shopping area in the Shijaiyah district in Gaza City, killing at least 16 people, including local Palestinian photographer Rami Rayan, who was wearing a press vest at the time, and wounding more than 200 people, Gaza health officials said.
Landslide buries homes in remote Indian village NEW DELHI — Torrential rains triggered a massive landslide that buried a remote village in western India on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people as it swept away scores of houses and possibly trapping many more people under debris, officials said. National rescue personnel reached the area before nightfall. But continuing rains and bad roads were hampering rescue efforts and preventing reinforcements from reaching Ambegaon, a village in Pune district in Maharashtra state, said Alok Avasthy, a National Disaster Response Force commander. Rescuers planned to work overnight using floodlights mounted on two jeeps being sent from Pune along with earthmoving vehicles, according to Suresh Jadhav, a district official. He said 17 bodies had been recovered from under mud, rocks, trees and other debris. “Everything on the mountain came down,” he said. But with 70 homes buried and reports of another 158 hit by the landslide, rescuers anticipated more dead in the village, home to 704 people in
the foothills of the Sahyadri Mountains. The landslide hit early Wednesday morning, but details of the damage only began to trickle out several hours later. The area received 10.8 centimetres (4.25 inches) of rain on Tuesday, with a heavy downpour continuing through Wednesday. A lack of Internet connectivity and poor cellphone service were also hampering the rescue operation. “It’s surrounded by hills and the area is very remote and rural, so it’s taking us time to get there,” Avasthy said. Some 250 disaster response personnel were in the area assisting local police and medical teams who began clearing the debris. At least 100 ambulances were also sent to the area, Jadhav said. “It is a small village and this happened very suddenly,” local legislator Dilip Walse Patil told CNN-IBN TV network. Earlier Wednesday, one local commissioner, Prabhakar Deshmukh, said more than 150 people could be trapped. Landslides are common in the area during the monsoon season, which
runs from June through September. Pune district is about 150 kilometres (95 miles) southeast of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital. The nearest medical centre is about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from the village. The area around the village has been deforested extensively, increasing its vulnerability to landslides.
Similar deforestation and environmental damage have caused floods and landslides in other parts of India as well. Last year, more than 6,000 people were killed as floods and landslides swept through the hilly northern state of Uttarakhand during the monsoon season.
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Liberia closes schools as Ebola fear grows MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia’s president is closing the nation’s schools and ordering non-essential government employees to stay home as the country battles an Ebola outbreak. Already, several airlines have halted their flights into Liberia amid a rising number of patients with one of the world’s most virulent diseases. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf also said late Wednesday she would stay home from a summit of African leaders in Washington this week to help combat the crisis. At least 129 people have died in Liberia from Ebola, and the disease is blamed for more than 672 deaths across West Africa. Among the dead was an American man of Liberian descent who was working for the Liberian government. He later flew to Nigeria, where he died Friday.
Stowaway death triggers security review WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s top civilian and uniformed leaders said Wednesday the failure to prevent a teenager from stowing away aboard a military cargo plane, apparently while on an airfield in the West African nation of Mali, was a serious security lapse. The boy’s body was found and removed from the plane at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Sunday after it had returned from an eight-day mission to several African nations. Neither his identity nor his nationality has been disclosed. “Whatever happened here, something fell through the cracks that this boy was able to gain access to the aircraft,” Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said the boy died of asphyxiation. His body was found in a compartment above the rear wheel well, and Welsh said an outside fuselage panel had to be removed to gain access to the body. “How he got in there is a huge question mark,” Welsh told a news conference where he and James were asked about the incident.
Clashes prevent experts from reaching bodies at crash site BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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DONETSK, Ukraine — Almost two weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was blown out of the sky, the remains of some passengers are feared rotting in the 90-degree (32-degree Celsius) midsummer heat, deepening the frustration of relatives desperate to recover the bodies of their loved ones. Fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels has kept away international police charged with securing the site, a sprawling area of farmland and villages. And until it’s secured, there is no way for forensic experts to gather up any remaining bodies or collect debris for analysis. Even the rebels — who initially oversaw the collection of more than 200 of the 298 bodies in a disorganized, widely criticized effort — have stopped their work, saying attacks from the Ukrainian military have forced them to focus on defending themselves. It remains unclear exactly how many bodies remain and what condition they are in after being exposed for so long to the elements. Dutch officials are adamant there are still bodies to be recovered, and Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said repeatedly that bringing them back is his government’s top priority. But Dutch officials were gloomy Wednesday about the prospects of reaching the site any time soon. “We don’t expect the security situation to improve enough over the next few days to make this possible,” said Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, head of the Dutch-led recovery mission. Two crucial pieces of evidence — the
flight recorders — have already been retrieved and analyzed, however. The U.S. and Ukrainian governments say the Boeing 777 was brought down July 17 by a Russian-made missile fired by eastern Ukraine’s pro-Moscow separatists. The separatists deny it; Russia denies providing the Buk missile launcher and says the Ukrainian military may have shot the plane down. After the investigative team’s failure to reach the site on Wednesday, the United Nations called on both sides in Ukraine’s grinding civil conflict to cease hostilities. “The families of the victims of this horrific tragedy deserve closure and the world demands answers. International teams must be allowed to conduct their work,” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. In their latest attempt to get to the wreckage zone, observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe left in two vehicles from the rebel-held city of Donetsk but got only as far as the city’s outskirts. The observers talked with rebels and turned back after being “warned of gunfire on the route and in the surrounding areas,” the Dutch said in a statement. Recent offensives by the Ukrainian army have enabled it to take back swaths of territory from the rebels. But the fighting has edged ever closer to the crash zone. “We are still waiting and it is a miserable process,” said Jasmine Calehr, the grandmother of two Dutch brothers who died in the crash.
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Bodies of 31 killed during Guatemala civil war massacre are laid to rest SANTA MARIA NEBAJ, Guatemala — The remains of 31 Ixil Mayans killed more than three decades ago during the height of Guatemala’s civil war were laid to rest Wednesday in the country’s western highlands amid the sounds of a violin and wafts of incense. Hundreds of people joined in a procession that carried small wooden boxes containing the remains to a cemetery in Xecax, the village in Quiche province where the massacre happened. Villagers have blamed the army for the attack on Feb. 4, 1982, but no one has ever been prosecuted. Forensic experts first exhumed the remains four years ago but were able to identify only eight of the victims through DNA tests. The bodies of those identified were returned to their relatives’ homes in the village for a traditional memorial service before the mass burial. The 23 others were honoured with flowers, candles, incense and music at a wake Tuesday night in Santa Maria Nebaj, a town not far from the village. The remembrance was held at the offices of the Movement of Victims of Northern Quiche, a victims’ rights group.
Despite her mounting frustration, Calehr said she did not want investigators to go unless it was safe. “Other people are not supposed to risk their lives,” she said. “But that there is nobody strong enough to put pressure on a bunch of rebels is very painful.” Ukraine’s U.N. Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev said in New York that Ukrainian forces have adhered to President Petro Poroshenko’s order not to conduct operations within a 40-kilometre (24-mile) radius of the crash site. He accused the rebel side of bombing the site. Sergeyev said Ukrainian forces are trying to “liberate the villages and the cities around this site and to give the possibility to international experts to come in.” Of the 298 who died, 194 were Dutch citizens, and Ukraine has asked for their government’s help in investigating the crash. Thirty-seven were from Australia. A total of 227 coffins have been flown to the Netherlands for identification and investigation. With the debris field left unsecured over the past two weeks, international observers say wreckage has been cut, moved or otherwise tampered with. Ukrainian government security spokesman Andriy Lysenko added to security concerns Wednesday by accusing the separatists of mining the approaches to the area. Even if rebels leave, he said, it will take time to remove the mines and make the area safe for investigators. Meanwhile, the head of Ukraine’s security services revealed what he said was fresh satellite imagery proving Russia had created a major cross-border corridor for the delivery of military equipment to the rebels.
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Coming together at the right time RED DEER’S U16 RAGE GIRLS FASTBALL TEAM ARE HEADING TO NATIONALS AFTER A SOLID SHOWING AT PROVINCIALS BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Heading into the Alberta U16 A girls fastball championship tournament July 18-20 at Strathmore, the Red Deer Rage were looking ahead to another trip — to Duncan B.C., for the Western Canada finals Aug. 7-10. “We were planning on going to westerns. We thought we were the secondbest team in the province,” said Rage assistant coach Cara Lee, prior to a team practice Tuesday at the West Park diamond. Instead, the Calgary Adrenaline will be competing in Duncan as the Alberta runner-up, while the Rage will be off to Brampton, Ont., for the Canadian championship Aug. 13-17. The Red Deer squad was undefeated at Strathmore and beat the favoured Adrenaline twice, including 4-1 in the gold-medal game. “We have a great group of girls who came together and played their best ball at the right time at provincials,” said Lee, who is joined on the coaching staff by assistant Kevin Coston and head coach Darcy Marshall. The Rage competed in two leagues — Girls Prairie Softball and Red Deer Senior Ladies Fastball — this season and weren’t always at the top of their game. “It was a work in progress. We struggled early in the year and we lost to teams we beat 11-1 at the end of the year,” said Lee. The team consists of seven returning players and four rookies, all of
whom harbour talent and a will to win, Lee insisted. “It’s a fantastic group of girls,” she said. “Team character and chemistry have been the keys. The girls get along and they work hard. But they’re not too intense . . . they know how to focus.” Pitching is a team strength with Kaylee Domoney, Kirsten Baumgardt and Sable Sampson handling mound duties. “We had seven runs scored against us in six games at provincials,” said Lee. Catcher Erika Marshall joins Domoney and Baumgardt as three of the club’s top offensive players. “We have a lot of high-average hitters with power,” said Lee. The Rage will enter the Canadian championship tournament with reasonable expectations. “We are just looking to go and hold our own,” said Lee. “We’re going there to win the games we can win. There will be some teams we can compete with and others that play 12 months a year that we’ll probably learn a lot from.” The under-16 A team is just one of six Red Deer Rage Fastball Association squads to win a provincial medal this summer. “We couldn’t be happier as an association,” said president Clayton Cassidy. “We had 12 teams go to provincials and we came home with two gold, two silver and two bronze.”
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Sable Sampson of the Under-16 Rage fastball team warms up her pitching arm during a practice on the West Park fastball diamond. Sampson and her Rage teammates are headed to the Canadian Championships after winning provincials July 18-20 in Strathmore.
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Canada’s Michael Mason jumps during the Men’s High Jump at Hampden Park Stadium during the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GLASGOW — There was a moment Wednesday night when Derek Drouin was waiting to make his final attempt in high jump. In the tunnel to the track, Brianne Theisen-Eaton and Jessica Zelinka were waiting for their final event of the heptathlon. All action had paused for a medal ceremony. It was for Canadian Jim Steacy’s gold medal in the hammer throw from the previous night. The “O Canada” moment wasn’t lost on any of them. “The national anthem played right before my last attempt and I thought, ’If this isn’t going to get me pumped up I don’t know what’s going to,”’ Drouin said. Drouin and Theisen-Eaton would both go on to claim gold, while Jessica Zelinka won silver in the heptathlon and Mike Mason took bronze in the high jump. Julie Labonte added a bronze in shot put for a five-medal night for Canada at the track.
“When we were in the tunnel ... I was listening to the Canadian anthem and thinking, ’An hour and that could be me,”’ Theisen-Eaton said. Drouin, from Corunna, Ont., cleared 2.31 metres to win his first major international high jump title, while Mason, from Nanoose Bay, B.C., won the bronze with 2.25 metres. Theisen-Eaton won the heptathlon with a score of 6,597 and Zelinka scored 6,270 for silver. “We got four medals in the span of about two minutes there, so we’re definitely moving in the right direction. Good things are happening,” Drouin said. “And Mike and I got to pass our (Canadian) flags on to the heptathlon girls, so it was a pretty special five minutes there.” Added Theisen-Eaton: “All of a sudden, all of once, Scott (MacDonald, Athletics Canada’s high performance director) was trying to give everybody flags. Good problem to have.”
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run. Hamilton won handily against the RedBlacks, largely due to an incredible game by backup quarterback Dan Lefevour who ran for 109 yards and passed for 361 yards. Lightning will not strike twice and Winnipeg will be too much for the ‘Cats to handle in this game, particularly if Bomber quarterback Drew Willy can locate his missing touchdown mojo. Toronto visits Montreal in the early Friday night game and both teams are reeling thus far in 2014. The Alouettes have enjoyed a week’s summer holiday and will meet an Argo squad fresh off a beating in Regina. The game should favor the Als under these circumstances except for one minor point: Anthony Calvillo is no longer their quarterback and has been replaced by one of the worst CFL starters since Michael Bishop inexplicably
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built a career in the league. Montreal’s Troy Smith is a brutal quarterback and will never be a star in this league, despite the apologists and cheerleaders on the TSN broadcast crew. Pull Smith and Montreal has a chance to win the game. Leave him in the game and even a slumping, shellshocked Ricky Ray will win the game for the Argos. Ricky Ray will eventually come out of his slump, but Troy Smith should interview for his lifeafter-football job very soon. B.C. visits Calgary in the late Friday game and I doubt whether ex-Stamp quarterback Kevin Glenn will exact his revenge on his former team in this game. Calgary’s defence has owned their opponents early in the 2014 and will plan a pretty miserable homecoming party for Glenn.
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Offence is still MIA in the CFL after Nevertheless, I still believe the oflast weekend, but many of the games fences in the CFL will sort out their could be used as a non-narcotic cure misery before Labor Day. This week for insomnia. In fact, CFL kicks off with a matchup befans may the run the risk tween Winnipeg and Hamilof a full-on coma if they ton in the league’s smallest watch too many games stadium because the new like the ones showcased Tiger-Cat facility is behind in the early 2014 season. schedule. The new stadium is Quarterbacks are getnow expected to be completed ting massacred behind just in time for a Maple Leaf sub-par O-lines on several Stanley Cup celebration. teams and the trend has Winnipeg shocked me last made them pretty nerweek in B.C. with a convincvous in pass situations. ing win over the Lions. The Defence is king right now Bomber defence imposed its in the league and many will on the B.C. offence and JIM teams have brought plenty forced Lion quarterback KevSUTHERLAND of heat from every angle, in Glenn to make very bad including interior guys, decisions along the way. B.C. linebackers, secondary tailback Andrew Harris also guys, and probably even crashed down to earth in the angry water boys in some schemes. game because Winnipeg stuffed the
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BY ADVOCATE STAFF The premier senior men’s slowpitch teams in the nation will be at Edgar Park for the Canadian championships Friday to Monday. Teams from Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland will compete in two 50-and-over classes and one 60-and-over division. “These are the top teams that have qualified in their provinces. Every team had to qualify to get here,” said Wally Vance of Red Deer, the event host/convenor. Red Deer will host the nationals for each of the next four years, as well. “I’ve been working on this for a couple of years. We got approval last year to host this year and the next four,” said Vance, who sent his bid to the SloPitch National head office in Toronto. “The provincials have been in Red Deer for three years now and we wanted to host the nationals and have everyone come to Red Deer.” Vance admitted it wasn’t a tough sell convincing the national association to award the Canadian championships to Red Deer. “Everyone has been to Edmonton and Calgary already. For this year is needed to be kind of central and Red Deer is right in the middle of the province and easy to get to,” said Vance. “It was just kind of a natural choice.” The championships opens Friday with round-robin games at 9 and 10:30 a.m., and 2 and 3:30 p.m. The round-robin portion of the event runs through Saturday, with playoff games slated for Sunday, starting at 9 a.m., and at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Monday. There are no Central Alberta teams entered in the nationals, which will feature a barbecue Saturday evening at Edgar Park. “We’ve already sold 225 tickets for the barbecue,” said Vance. “This is something that’s never been done before at nationals. “It’s all about forging friendships and relationships that build over the years. There have been people going to the nationals for five or 10 years in a row.”
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BALL: Growing The Rage U10 A team was golden this year and the youth 14A Rage won silver at provincials and will compete in the westerns this weekend at Lloydminster. The U16 B Rage also earned a silver medal at the provincials and the U16 D and U12 B teams were bronzemedallists. The Rage Association features teams from the U10 to U18 age divisions. “We pride ourselves in the fact that we’ve been growing every year for the last five years where other associations in the province seem to be shrinking,” said Cassidy, who coached the Zone 4 team to a bronze-medal finish in the recent Alberta Summer Games at Airdrie and will coach the U14 A Rage at this weekend’s westerns in Lloydminster. The Red Deer U16 A Rage roster: Amy Mulder; Brooke Cassidy; Cassidy Hollman; Erika Marshall; Kaylee Domoney; Kennedy Coston; Kirsten Baumgardt; Lena Ryan; Myah Cota; Natalie Bender; Rylee Frank; Sable Sampson; Taya Lee. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
GAMES: Third place in medal standings After another strong day, Canada remained in third place in the overall medal standings with 51 medals (22 gold, seven silver, 22 bronze). Australia leads with 106 medals. David Tremblay of Windsor, Ont., won gold in the men’s 61-kilogram category, Dori Yeats of Montreal won the women’s 69-kilo title and Arjun Gill of Surrey, B.C., won gold in the men’s 97-kilo event. Jill Gallays of Saskatoon and Braxton Stone-Papadopoulos of Pickering, Ont., won bronze medals. Gallays finished third in the women’s 53-kilo category and Stone-Papadopoulos was third in the women’s 58-kilo class. In diving, Montreal’s Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion of Laval, Que., won gold in the women’s synchronized 10-metre platform. Laval’s Jennifer Abel and Pamela Ware of Beloeil, Que., later added silver in the threemetre springboard. The 24-year-old Drouin, who won bronze at both the 2012 London Olympics and 2013 world championships, had hoped to go higher. He’s broken the Canadian record three times in less than a year, and in his first meet this season, cleared 2.40 metres to join an exclusive club — only about a dozen jumpers in history have jumped that high. It wasn’t to be on a blustery night at
Bolt ducks controversy despite not setting foot on the track BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GLASGOW — Even as athletics medals were being won at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday, the spotlight was on the sprinter nowhere near the track: Usain Bolt. The world’s fastest man was at the centre of a controversy in Glasgow for apparently criticizing his games experience so far. Bolt was quoted as telling The Times of London newspaper that he was “not really” having fun in Glasgow and the games were “a bit s--.” The Jamaican sprinter dismissed the report as “lies” and complained on Twitter: “I’m waking up to this nonsense.” Seemingly unaffected by the growing row, Bolt watched the Jamaica netball team lose to New Zealand, but attempts to ask for his views on Glasgow were blocked by his manager. “Awesome” was his only response to a question shouted as he left the venue. The Times defended its story during the day, with Scottish editor Angus Macleod saying: “We stand by this story 100 per cent. We have utter confidence in this story.” Bolt is limiting himself to racing a leg in Jamaica’s 4x100-meter team, with the heats not until Friday and the final on Saturday. But there was action across the games on Wednesday. Here are the highlights: REPEATED TRIUMPHS: Two champions from the 2012 London Olympics — long jumper Greg Rutherford of England and shot putter Valerie Adams of New Zealand — won Commonwealth gold at Hampden Park. Rutherford, who has been beset by foot and hamstring injuries since his London gold, jumped a British record 8.51 metres last month. He was only able to jump 8.2 metres to win in Glasgow, but it was enough to see off the South African duo of Zarck Visser and Rushwahl Samaai. “After what happened last year with injury, I wasn’t sure if I could carry on jumping,” Rutherford said. “Now I’ve won another title. I think a few people had written me off, thinking I was a one-hit wonder. But I’m here again and will be here again many more times.” Adams continued an amazing run by throwing 19.88 metres, leaving Cleopatra Borel of Trinidad and Tobago to collect silver and Canada’s Julie Labonte in third. Adams now has 12 gold medals from Olympics, Commonwealth Games and world championships, both indoor and outdoor. Kirani James of Grenada won the men’s 400-meter final in 44.24 seconds ahead of South African runner Wayde
Hampden Park, as he missed all three attempts at 2.35. “I would really love to jump 2.40 again. I’d like to get up to those high heights again,” he said. “I think we got a taste of what Scottish weather was like,” he added, of the conditions. “It was funny, within a matter of about two minutes we had a problem of rain and then the sun being in our eyes. It’s just what you have to deal with, it obviously wasn’t perfect but we dealt with it.” Theisen-Eaton, a 25-year-old from Humboldt, Sask., won five of the seven events — high jump, shot put, 200 metres, long jump and the 800 — over the two days for her first major international victory. She won silver at both last year’s world indoor and outdoor world championships. “So this gold medal makes me really happy,” she said. “I always said I don’t think I would get choked up but I had to fight back a few tears (on the podium). It’s just representing your country and knowing everybody back home is happy and watching and supporting you. It feels really good.” Theisen-Eaton’s husband Ashton Eaton — a world record-holder and Olympic and world champion in the decathlon — cheered her on from the stands. The American even wore a Canada T-shirt. “Ashton obviously knows what it’s like to be out there as an athlete, and knows that sometimes it’s hard to fire yourself up,” Theisen-Eaton said. “So at the long jump, he walked over and said, ’Bri, come here!’ and I go over there, he was like, ’Come on, you’ve got to get fired up for this one!’ “He just amps me up.” The heptathlon marked the first time Theisen-Eaton and Zelinka had battled head-to-head since the London Olympics. The 32-year-old Zelinka, from London, Ont., took last year off from the multi-events, needing a break. Earlier this season, Theisen-Eaton broke Zelinka’s Canadian record of 6,599 points, recording 6,641 in Gotzis, Austria. Theisen-Eaton had a virtually unbeatable 326-point lead after six of the seven events, and they capped the two days with a hard-fought 800. TheisenEaton won in two minutes 11.46 seconds, Zelinka finishing eight-10ths of a second behind her. “I wanted to be competitive and show I’m back, and I’m strong mentally in this event,” said Zelinka, who won the two events that Theisen-Eaton didn’t — the 100-metre hurdles and javelin. “This is kind of like a little opening ceremonies for me coming back. It’s good to play again, it was playing. It was fun.” Asked for her reaction to TheisenEaton’s victory, Zelinka said: “No reaction, I knew she could do it. She was second coming in. In the world. I was 20th. So it was no surprise. But I still wanted to challenge her, because that’s what we do in heptathlon.”
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Gold medal winner Max Whitlock of England performs on the horizontal bar during the Men’s All-Around gymnastics competition at the Scottish Exhibition Conference Centre during the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
van Niekerk and Lalonde Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago. NO HEADGUARDS CRITICIZED: Australian Daniel Lewis was ruled out of the welterweight quarterfinal after failing a medical check, and he called for headguards to be restored for amateur fighters. Lewis had a badly cut eye after beating Kehinde Ademuyiwa of Nigeria on Monday. Lewis did not recover sufficiently in time to meet Mandeep Jangra of India in his next bout, so Jangra was given a walkover. Lewis criticized a move last year to remove headguards from amateur male fighters, with experts suggesting they contributed to concussions. “For all these people debating about headgear for amateurs, bring the headgear back 100 per cent,” Lewis said. “When you have to fight five times in a week this ... ruins people’s dreams.” ENGLAND FIRST: In gymnastics,
Max Whitlock of England won gold in the men’s all-around individual gymnastics final with a score of 90.631 points. Daniel Keatings of Scotland took the silver and Nile Wilson of England earned the bronze. ASSAULT ALLEGATION: A man was arrested on Wednesday over an alleged assault following an altercation at the athletes’ village, police said. The unnamed 29-year-old man is set to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Thursday. HISTORY-MAKER: Kiribati won a Commonwealth medal for the first time, and it was gold for the tiny Pacific island nation. David Katoatau won the 105-kilogram weightlifting. CEREMONY ACT: Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has been announced as the headline act for Sunday’s closing ceremony at Hampden Park.
Zelinka, who was seventh in both the hurdles and heptathlon in London, almost didn’t qualify for Glasgow, as the cut-off date to qualify was June 1. She missed the qualifying standard at a meet in May, so decided at the last minute to try again. “I did a race in Texas at 9 o’clock, drove four hours, got to bed at two, started the hep at about 10 o’clock the next day just to try again and I got (the qualifying standard),” she said. “I haven’t not made a national team since I was pregnant, every year I’ve been on the national team, and it really means a lot.” Zelinka echoed the praise of all the Canadians for the raucous crowd in the 44,000-seat Hampden Park — normally the home of Scotland’s national soccer team, but transformed into the track and field venue for the Games. The noise from the crowd for every event was deafening. “It took us forever to get around that (victory) lap, everyone is so into it here,” Zelinka said. “It’s such a great crowd, very genuine and very supportive of just great efforts, no matter what country.” The 24-year-old Labonte threw 17.58 metres for the shot put bronze. Valerie Adams of New Zealand won the gold with 19.88, while Cleopatra Borel of Trinidad & Tobago was second with 18.57. Canada has 10 medals in track and field, including five gold, with three days of competition to go. The Canadian team brought home 17 medals in the sport from the Games four years ago in New Delhi. Kyriakos Ioannou of Cyprus was
second in the high jump with 2.28 metres. England’s Jessica Taylor won heptathlon bronze with a score of 5,826. Labonte threw 17.58 metres. Valerie Adams of New Zealand won the gold with 19.88, while Cleopatra Borel of Trinidad & Tobago was second with 18.57.
CFL: Opportunity New Calgary starting quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell has been terrible this year and was very lucky last week when Edmonton’s defence missed four golden interception opportunities against him. However, he has an opportunity to set a record of eight wins and no losses in his career as a starter and Mitchell should set that bar in this game. He should thank his defence for this record because Mitchell has only been along for the ride thus far in 2014. The last game of the weekend features Saskatchewan at Ottawa and I expect the Riders will win this one for the same reasons as Calgary: pressure defence. Rider quarterback Darian Durant has also been just along for the ride this season because Saskatchewan has relied upon its run game and defence to win games. Durant and Mitchell will have better future games this season, but right now neither has done even close to enough to reignite offence in the CFL, and they both have good O-lines in front of them. See you next week. Jim Sutherland is a Red Deer freelance writer
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Blue Jays finish off sweep of BoSox BUEHRLE EARNS FIRST VICTORY IN 10 STARTS IN WIN OVER SLUMPING RED SOX BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Blue Jays 6 Red Sox 1 BOSTON — As his winless streak stretched toward a third month and his ERA continued to climb, Mark Buehrle began to have doubts. At 36, was he at the end of what had been a steady major league career? Would he eventually snap out of the slump and contribute to Toronto’s surge in the AL East? Would he ever even win another game? “I guess the older you get, you get a little bit concerned,” he said after earning his first victory in 10 starts since June 1, beating the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Wednesday night. “I didn’t pitch good, and I didn’t want anyone giving up on me. ... There’s a thought in the back of your mind: ’Am I done? Maybe it’s just myself thinking and driving myself crazy. But it definitely feels good (to win).” Buehrle (11-7) allowed one run on six hits and a walk, striking out two in 6 2-3 innings to snap a six-game losing streak that matched the longest of his career. Dioner Navarro had three hits and three RBIs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to their fifth consecutive victory and complete a sweep of the slumping Red Sox. Toronto has won eight of its last nine and trails first-place Baltimore by 2 1-2 games. And they finally got a contribution from Buehrle, who had won nine in a row to improve to 10-1 before falling into his skid just four wins short of 200 in his career. “That 11th win was tough to get,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “He needed that. I don’t care how good he’s been; how long he’s been in the game.” Brandon Workman (1-4) fell behind quickly after being called up from Triple-A to replace trade bait Jon Lester. The All-Star left-hander was originally scheduled to start for Boston, but he was scratched while his name is bandied about ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline.
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Toronto Blue Jays’ Melky Cabrera slides safely into home past Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez as he scores on a fielder’s choice grounder by Juan Francisco in the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday. As the Red Sox went down in the ninth, fans remaining from the sellout crowd chanted, “Jonny Lester!” Red Sox manager John Farrell said Lester — and the rest of the team — heard it in the dugout “We were well aware of it, and wouldn’t expect anything less from this fan base that’s fully behind us when we’re doing good or bad,” Farrell said, adding that he had no update on the trade talks. Workman said the team called him at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday to let him know he would be starting. “I had heard it might happen with all the rumours and stuff,” he said, adding that it was a bit of a strange night, “but I kept my mind on throwing.” The game marked a milestone in Boston’s woeful World Series title defence, coming a day before the trade deadline and in the middle of a streak
in which the Red Sox have lost eight of nine games, fallen into last place and dropped 13 games behind the Eastleading Orioles. After shipping Jake Peavy to San Francisco on Saturday, the Red Sox sent demoted starter Felix Doubront to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Lester, who is due to be a free agent, could follow him; so could John Lackey, who is scheduled to make the minimum next season. TRAINER’S ROOM Red Sox: Mike Napoli was back in the lineup, at designated hitter, after sitting out on Tuesday night with a swollen ring finger on his left hand. David Ortiz got the night off. Blue Jays: Infielder Brett Lawrie, on the disabled list since late June with a broken right index finger, could start rehab games this weekend. ON DECK Red Sox: Off Thursday before open-
ing a three-game series with the Yankees. By the time New York gets to town, Boston could be without fourfifths of the starting rotation it started the season with. Blue Jays: Open a four-game series in Houston, with Drew Hutchinson (79) facing Jarred Cosart (9-7). KICKING IT AROUND The Blue Jays scored three unearned runs in the fifth inning, thanks to errors by Workman and third baseman Xander Bogaerts. STINKY SEQUEL The Red Sox could be just the third team in the World Series era to finish last the following season, according to baseballreference.com. The 2012 San Francisco Giants fell to fifth place in the NL West last year, and the only other team to plummet so far so quickly was the 1998 Florida Marlins, who sold off their best starters after winning it all in ’97.
U17 prospects learning Ticats running back Gable still feels milestone what it takes to play for remains within reach Canada at summer camp CFL BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — It didn’t take long for “the Canadian way” to become a mantra at Hockey Canada’s massive under-17 men’s hockey camp. The slogan is on the back of every red T-shirt worn by the 108 players circulating through the Markin MacPhail Centre on Calgary’s west side. The phrase is drilled into their heads on and off the ice by their coaches and Hockey Canada staff. “They use that term almost in every sentence,” Toronto defenceman Jakob Chychrun said Wednesday. “They really teach us all to be young men. “They talk about professionalism, respect and even the little things like cleaning the table up after lunch.” Part of the revamp of the national under-17 program was summoning this vast group of players born in 1998 to learn early what Hockey Canada expects and wants from players who wear the Maple Leaf. The nine-day camp ends Tuesday. “We’ve had a lot of lectures on the Canadian way and what that means to us and how we have to respect it,” defenceman Sean Day said. “That’s one of the most used words I’ve heard in the last two days is ’respect’. Just having pride in your nation and respecting everyone who is involved and respecting your opponents.” Their days have been filled with fitness and hockey skills testing as well as classroom seminars on nutrition, mental training and media relations. They’re learning how to warm up and cool down properly for workouts and games in order to avoid injury and perform their best. Players from Duncan, B.C., to Mount Pearl, N.L., have been divided into six teams with their own coaches and support staff. They start playing games against each other Thursday. “The message to them is there’s a way we do things here,” said Scott Salmond, Hockey Canada’s vice-president
of hockey operations. “What we’re trying to teach them in the different areas, we’re going to have a better chance to win. “We want them leaving here knowing what the Canadian way is, that they’re going to play hard, they’re committed players, they’re character players, they accept their roles. The Canadian way was really borne out of the Olympic team and the performance that they had in Sochi, everything from how that team performed to how they prepared. “It’s playing hard, it’s playing with character and when other teams push, we push back harder. Those are the messages we’re trying to give every day, all day. The Markin MacPhail Centre will bulge with Canadian hockey prospects when another 44 arrive Friday for the under-18 men’s selection camp. A team of the best 22 players born in 1997 will be chosen to play for Canada at the annual Ivan Hlinka international tournament Aug. 11-16 in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Canada has won the tournament six consecutive years. The presence of the under-18 players is another way of driving home the message to the under-17 players what’s required to play for Canada. “We want those kids to see the next level for them,” Salmond said. The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge has traditionally been held in late December during its 22 years, but the event will be played Oct. 31 to Nov. 8 this year in Sarnia, Ont. Instead of five regional teams representing Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, West and Pacific, Canada will enter three teams mixing players from different regions. So Canadians will now play in the under-17 tournament under the banner of their country, and not their geographical region. There will be more competition to play in the tournament as 66 players from across the country will be named to those three squads.
He’s got some work to do but C.J. Gable hasn’t given up on his goal to rewrite the CFL record book this season. Prior to the opening kickoff, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ dynamic running back stated he wanted to become the first player in league history to register 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same campaign. Robert Drummond of the Toronto Argonauts came close to achieving the rare double in ’97, running for 1,134 yards and registering 85 catches for 840 yards despite missing three games. A CFL player would have to average 56 yards rushing and receiving per game over the 18-game regular season to achieve the mark. The six-foot-one 208-pound Gable has 119 yards rushing and 169 yards receiving so far this year with Hamilton (1-4), but says the 1,0001,0000 campaign remains very achievable. “Yeah, I think it can still happen,” Gable said. “You never know, one game I might get 200 yards receiving or 200 yards rushing.” The 26-year-old native of Sylmar, Calif., was certainly a big-play performer as a rookie last year with Hamilton. The first freshman to start an opener at USC — he did so against Arkansas in ’06 — ran for 782 yards on 130 carries (six-yard average) and seven TDs while recording 54 catches for 598 yards and five touchdowns en route to being a finalist for the CFL’s outstanding rookie award. Gable again showed his explosiveness Saturday night. He rushed for 62
yards and a TD on six carries while adding three catches for 105 yards in the Ticats’ 33-23 home win over Ottawa. The former Trojan turned a simple screen pass from Dan LeFevour into an 83-yard completion late in the game that set up LeFevour’s one-yard TD run that broke a 23-23 tie. Gable is a threat to do something big every time he touches the ball. Trouble is, Hamilton was playing catchup in its opening three games — all losses — which can limit just how many rushing touches Gable gets. Gable has 33 touches through four games this season (23 rushes, 10 catches). Another factor impacting how many times he gets the ball is Gable’s ability to provide solid protection on pass plays. Kent Austin, Hamilton’s GM and head coach, has called Gable the league’s best blocking back. “In a couple of games I was getting impatient and frustrated with myself,” Gable said. “So I had to tell myself to relax, play the game and trust the coaching calls and when my time comes be ready.” Another factor Saturday, too, was LeFevour’s running ability. In his first CFL start, LeFevour threw for 361 yards and a TD but also ran for a gamehigh 109 yards against Ottawa. LeFevour will be under centre Thursday night against Winnipeg and Gable said rival defences have to account for the quarterback’s ability to make plays with his legs, which in turn helps create running lanes for Gable.
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Raonic survives scare from Sock in Washington POSPSIL ALSO ADVANCES ON DAY THAT SEES TOP AMERICAN OUSTED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Speaking to reporters moments after losing his opening match at the Citi Open, John Isner swore, gave clipped answers and complained that he and fellow American Steve Johnson played on a secondary court instead of in the main stadium. Isner, a two-time runner-up at the hard-court tuneup for the U.S. Open, hit 29 aces but failed to earn a single break point and was beaten by the 68th-ranked Johnson 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (6) on Wednesday night. Seeded No. 5 in Washington and ranked No. 12 overall — the highest American man by nearly 50 spots — Isner bowed out quickly after winning a hard-court title in Atlanta last week. “I didn’t like playing out there,” Isner said of being placed on Grandstand 1, instead of the nearby larger arena, where he contested the finals in 2007 and last year. “I just didn’t think I deserved to play on that court,”
he added. “Simple as that.” Asked what about the main stadium helps him, Isner replied: “It’s just a better court.” “I like my chances better on centre court, but he beat me fair and square,” said Isner, who had a first-round bye. Johnson only converted 1 of 2 break points, but that was enough to reach the third round. Isner erased one match point at 6-5 in the third-set tiebreaker, but at 6-all, he double-faulted, then smacked a ball out of the court. Given a second opportunity to close it, Johnson did. As for the court assignment, Johnson said the tournament’s international TV partners chose to have higher-seeded men from other countries — No. 1 Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, No. 2 Milos Raonic of Canada and No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan, who all beat American opponents Wednesday — play in the 4, 6 and 8 p.m. time slots on the Stadium Court. Isner was given the option of playing there in the day’s last match — probably starting at about 10 p.m. — or instead shifting to the
smaller court, but with an earlier start time. “It’s a pretty intimate court. People are right on you,” Johnson said. “I thought it was kind of a bummer, because (Isner) deserves to be on the big stage. But I’m not in control of that.” In a statement relayed via a spokesperson, tournament director Jeff Newman said: “Many factors are at play in scheduling decisions, including domestic and international television, and many more. As a player who has played so well here in the past, we can appreciate it’s a tough loss (for Isner), but credit to Steve Johnson for the win.” Raonic, a Wimbledon semifinalist from Thornhill, Ont., was tested by 60th-ranked Jack Sock but took the last six points of the first set, and the last five points of the second to win 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3). Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil is also moving on by eliminating American Rajeev Ram 6-0, 7-6. Nishikori edged Sam Querrey 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, while Berdych beat qualifier Robby Ginepri 6-1, 6-4. Two seeded men lost
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Milos Raonic returns the ball against Jack Sock during a match at the Citi Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, in Washington. when Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic beat No. 8 Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (5), 6-4, and Donald Young of the United States eliminated No. 17 Julien Benneteau 6-4, 6-3. In women’s action, Kristina
Mladenovic beat American qualifier Taylor Townsend 6-3, 6-4, and Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan stopped playing against Kurumi Nara of Japan because of a right elbow injury.
Next two weeks determines if season over for Woods OR JUST GETTING STARTED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods finds out over the next two weeks if his season is over or just getting started. The first stop is Firestone, where Woods is an eight-time winner and the defending champion. After that, he heads to Valhalla Golf Club for the PGA Championship, where he won in 2000 on his way to an unprecedented sweep of the majors. At stake is a chance to extend a season already cut short by back surgery. “I would like to win these two events and not have to worry about anything,” Woods said Wednesday. “That’s the plan. That’s the mindset. That’s the focus. We’ll see how it falls after these few weeks. I’m so far out of it right now that I need to play well to ... get myself into the playoffs and ultimately — hopefully — play all four weeks.” It’s hard to believe that just one year ago, Woods won this World Golf Championship by seven shots for his fifth victory of the year. Not much has gone his way since then, mainly because of back pain that eventually led to surgery on March 31 and kept him out for three months. The Bridgestone Invitational will be only his third tournament since his return from surgery a month ago at Congressional, where he missed the cut. And during his time at home, his position in two key
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Tiger Woods hits from a fairway bunker to the second green during practice for the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament Wednesday, in Akron, Ohio. standings plunged. Woods is No. 215 in the FedEx Cup — only the top 125 qualifying for the playoffs. He is No. 70 in the Ryder Cup standings, so far away from being among the nine automatic qualifiers after next week that even if he were to win at Firestone, he wouldn’t even crack the top 20 in the standings. At least he is playing courses that bring happy memories. Woods has been so dominant at Firestone that he averages $10,138 for every hole he has played in competition dating to 1997. His victory last year was the third time he had won at Firestone by at least seven shots.
World No. 1 Stacy Lewis, other top players join LPGA Canadian Open field BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LONDON, Ont. Three of the LPGA’s top five golfers are joining the field for the US$2.25-million Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. The tournament announced Wednesday that top ranked Stacy Lewis, No. 3 Inbee Park and No. 5 Lexi Thompson as well as No. 12 Paula Creamer are joining the field for the tournament held Aug. 18-24 at London Hunt and Country Club. The players join a field including two-time defending champion and world No. 2 Lydia Ko as well as 2014 U.S. Women’s Open champion and 2010 Canadian Women’s Open winner Michelle Wie. Canadian Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., the No. 2. ranked amateur in the world, headlines a list of Canadians in the tournament. Henderson earned an exemption from her Canadian Women’s Tour Ontario victory earlier this summer. Current LPGA Tour members Lorie Kane of Charlottetown, Rebecca Lee-Bentham of Toronto, Alena Sharp of Hamilton, Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont., and Sue Kim of Langley, B.C., are also confirmed. Additional Canadian and international exemptions will be announced at a later date.
But that’s because he was playing well. Firestone also is the course where he finished 30 shots out of the lead in 2010, a week before he hooked up with Sean Foley, his third swing coach as a pro. “There’s no secret formula,” he said. “It’s just go out and play well. This golf course is right in front of you. There’s no hidden secrets out here. You’ve just got to go out there and play well.” Different from previous injuries is that Woods said he returned to competition not much longer after he was fit enough to play. After various knee injuries, he worked him-
self into shape by playing a lot of golf at home. This time, he only got in a couple of rounds. Missing the cut at Congressional was satisfying because he knew he was pain-free. Finishing in 69th place at the British Open — his worst position at a major when making the cut — was more of a disappointment. Woods said he is progressing, though it starts with eliminating mistakes. “My good shots are still really good,” he said. “My bad shots need to be in positions where I know I should miss the golf ball, instead of places where I have been missing it.” The field is the toughest of the year for the World Golf Championships, missing only
Dustin Johnson (No. 16) from the top 50. Rory McIlroy is playing for the first time since his wire-towire win at the British Open two weeks ago. Woods is playing the opening two rounds with Martin Kaymer, who went wire-to-wire at Pinehurst No. 2 to win the U.S. Open. McIlroy and Henrik Stenson each have a mathematical chance to replace Adam Scott at No. 1 in the world. Some of the pairings for the opening two rounds are a reminder that the Ryder Cup is not too far away. Justin Rose is playing with Rickie Fowler, who has finished second in the past two majors. McIlroy is playing with Matt Kuchar. Jordan Spieth is paired with Victor Dubuisson of France, both expected to be Ryder Cup rookies. Woods and Kaymer would be another Ryder Cup attraction — assuming Woods is on the team. U.S. captain Tom Watson has said he wants Woods on the team, provided he is healthy and playing well. At the moment, Woods is healthy. “I think what it’s going to boil down to, would be my guess, is how healthy Tiger is and how he feels like his game is,” said Jim Furyk, who has secured his spot on the team for the ninth straight time. “But it’s hard to imagine not having a healthy Tiger Woods on the team. He’s arguably the best player ever. If he’s healthy and he’s been playing, it’s hard to imagine he wouldn’t be on the team. But that’s not my call.” That decision is for Watson. And Woods can make it a lot easier depending on how he plays the next two weeks.
New name in Reno, same old aggressive play in PGA Tour’s lone modified Stableford event BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RENO, Nev. — The 16th “I love Stableford and playedition of Reno’s PGA Tour ing at altitude and I love playevent has a new sponsor, a ing Nicklaus courses. Suits new name, no defending my game,” said Love, the champ and a modified Sta- 20-time PGA Tour winner who bleford scoring format that won the former International encourages aggressive play twice outside Denver under up and down the edge of the the modified Stableford forSierra Nevada. mat. DefendT h e ing cham‘I LOVE STABLEFORD AND s c o r i n g pion Gary system reWoodland PLAYING AT ALTITUDE AND wards agi s p l a y - I LOVE PLAYING NICKLAUS g r e s s i v e ing in the play by COURSES. SUITS MY World Golf awarding ChampiGAME.’ 8 points onshipfor double Bridge— DAVIS LOVE III e a g l e , 5 20-TIME PGA TOUR WINNER for eagle, 2 stone Invitational for birdie, in Akron, zero for Ohio that features the world’s par, minus-1 for bogey and top 75 players. Still, the Bar- minus-3 for anything worse. racuda Championship has “Generally this week you’re one of its best fields. going to take someone that’s a Retief Goosen, Davis Love good ball-striker, hits it a long III, Padraig Harrington, Geoff way,” Love said. “Seems like Ogilvy, Mike Weir, Stuart Ap- they have an advantage.” pleby and David Toms are Harrington, the winner of among those teeing off Thurs- three major championships, day on the Jack Nicklaus- said on most courses he tends designed course at the Mon- to play conservative off the treux Golf & Country Club tee and more aggressively inthat winds through mountain to the greens. streams and towering pines “Here I think you’ve got to half way between Reno and be aggressive off the tee beLake Tahoe. cause the golf course is quite
PGA TOUR long,” he said. “If you start laying back because you’re afraid of a bit of danger off the tee ... all of a sudden you’re hitting from 220 yards on a downslope into a green that runs away from you.” The Irishman said the 5,500-foot elevation that makes the ball travel anywhere from 5 per cent to 10 per cent farther than at sea level adds to the “risk-reward” factor. “A long hitter is going to gain more with the altitude, but it’s really hard to control your distance the harder you hit the golf ball,” he said. “So it’s debatable which is better.” Just three weeks ago, the tournament with a $3 million purse signed a four-year sponsorship deal with Barracuda Networks Inc., a Californiabased computer data security firm. It’s the tourney’s first title sponsorship since it was played as the Legends RenoTahoe Open in 2008 and 2009. This week’s winner gets a $540,000 check and 300 FedEx Cup points. Last year, Woodland vaulted from 116th to No. 54 in the standings on
the strength of his victory and went on to qualify for all four FedEx Cup playoff events. Nick Watney, ranked 124 in the FedEx Cup standings, is among those competing in Reno this week who are the bubble to join the top 125 who will qualify for The Barclays — the playoff opener. Others in that hunt include Weir, the 2003 Masters champion who is 131nd in the points race, 2012 Reno winner J.J Henry (132nd), 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman (139th), 2013 Reno runner-up Jonathan Byrd (152nd), Love (161st) and Harrington (189th). “You know, I would love to be in Akron, but I’m here,” Watney said after completing his pro-am round Wednesday. “I’m going to enjoy it and hopefully make the most of it.” Watney said the lush fairways, thick rough and fast greens set up nicely for the format. “I think the course lends itself perfect to it,” he said. He said several holes lend themselves to aggressive play, but “if you get too far off the fairways you get in the forest.”
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Baltimore Toronto New York Tampa Bay Boston
American League East Division W L Pct 60 46 .566 59 50 .541 55 52 .514 53 55 .491 48 60 .444
Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota
Central Division W L Pct 58 46 .558 54 52 .509 53 54 .495 52 56 .481 48 58 .453
Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston Texas
West Division W L Pct 66 41 .617 63 43 .594 55 52 .514 44 64 .407 43 65 .398
GB — 2 1/2 5 1/2 8 13 GB — 5 6 1/2 8 11 GB — 2 1/2 11 22 1/2 23 1/2
Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 7, L.A. Angels 6, 12 innings Seattle 5, Cleveland 2 Chicago White Sox 11, Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 5, Milwaukee 1 Toronto 4, Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 12, Texas 11 Minnesota 2, Kansas City 1 Oakland 7, Houston 4
Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia
Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago
Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado
58 58 53 52 47
47 49 54 56 61
.552 .542 .495 .481 .435
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Central Division W L Pct 60 49 .550 56 49 .533 57 50 .533 53 54 .495 44 62 .415
GB — 2 2 6 14 1/2
West Division W L Pct 60 47 .561 58 50 .537 47 59 .443 47 61 .435 44 63 .411
GB — 2 1/2 12 1/2 13 1/2 16
Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati 3, Arizona 0 Tampa Bay 5, Milwaukee 1 Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Mets 0 Miami 3, Washington 0 Chicago Cubs 4, Colorado 3, 16 innings L.A. Dodgers 8, Atlanta 4 San Diego 3, St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh 3, San Francisco 1
Thursday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 9-6) at Detroit (Smyly 6-9), 11:08 a.m. L.A. Angels (Skaggs 5-5) at Baltimore (B.Norris 8-7), 5:05 p.m. Seattle (C.Young 9-6) at Cleveland (McAllister 3-6), 5:05 p.m. Minnesota (Correia 5-13) at Kansas City (Ventura 7-8), 6:10 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 7-9) at Houston (Cosart 9-7), 6:10 p.m.
H 151 130 113 117 126 124 139 94 93 120
Pct. .342 .327 .324 .323 .313 .313 .313 .312 .304 .304
Home Runs JAbreu, Chicago, 31; NCruz, Baltimore, 29; Encarnacion, Toronto, 26; Ortiz, Boston, 25; Trout, Los Angeles, 24; Donaldson, Oakland, 23; Moss, Oakland, 23. Runs Batted In JAbreu, Chicago, 83; MiCabrera, Detroit, 81; Ortiz, Boston, 77; Donaldson, Oakland, 76; Trout, Los Angeles, 76; NCruz, Baltimore, 75; Moss, Oakland, 72. Pitching Scherzer, Detroit, 13-3; Kazmir, Oakland, 12-3; Gray, Oakland, 12-3; Tanaka, New York, 12-4; Porcello, Detroit, 12-5; WChen, Baltimore, 11-3; FHernandez, Seattle, 11-3. National League East Division W L Pct
Thursday’s Games Colorado (P.Hernandez 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 5-2), 12:20 p.m. St. Louis (S.Miller 7-8) at San Diego (Despaigne 2-2), 1:40 p.m. Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 4-5) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-6), 5:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 11-6) at Miami (Koehler 7-7), 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 2-2) at Arizona (Collmenter 8-5), 7:40 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 10-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 12-2), 8:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R Tulowitzki Col 91 315 71 Puig LAD 97 366 59 MaAdams StL 90 339 34 Morneau Col 91 342 38 AMcCutchen Pit 105 399 60 Lucroy Mil 101 386 51 McGehee Mia 106 411 39 Blackmon Col 103 395 56 Goldschmidt Ari 107 402 74 Revere Phi 97 366 46
H 107 116 107 107 122 118 125 120 121 110
LAA 000 030 000 — 3 4 0 Baltimore 200 200 00x — 4 6 0 Richards, Grilli (8) and Iannetta, Conger; Gausman, O’Day (8), Z.Britton (9) and C.Joseph. W—Gausman 5-3. L—Richards 11-4. Sv—Z.Britton (21). HRs—Baltimore, A.Jones (21). Chicago 000 000 101 — 2 7 0 Detroit 600 000 10x — 7 13 0 Noesi, Surkamp (7), Rienzo (8) and Flowers, Nieto; Scherzer, B.Hardy (8), Alburquerque (9) and Avila. W—Scherzer 13-3. L—Noesi 5-8. HRs—Chicago, A.Dunn (17). Detroit, Castellanos (7).
Minnesota 010 000 100 — 2 7 1 Kan. City 000 003 00x — 3 9 0 P.Hughes, Pressly (7), Duensing (7), Swarzak (8) and K.Suzuki; Duffy, Frasor (6), S.Downs (7), K.Herrera (7), W.Davis (8), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez. W—Frasor 2-1. L—P.Hughes 10-8. Sv— G.Holland (28). HRs—Minnesota, Willingham (11). INTERLEAGUE Milwaukee 021 001 010 — 5 9 0 Tampa Bay 000 000 000 — 0 7 1 Gallardo, Jeffress (8), Duke (9), Fr.Rodriguez (9) and Maldonado; Price, Yates (8), Jo.Peralta (9) and J.Molina. W—Gallardo 6-5. L—Price 11-8. Sv—Fr. Rodriguez (31). NATIONAL LEAGUE Phila. 000 010 100 — 2 8 1 New York 000 040 52x — 11 15 0 K.Kendrick, Hollands (7), De Fratus (7), Aumont (8) and Nieves; Za.Wheeler, Eveland (7), Familia (7), C.Torres (9) and d’Arnaud. W—Za.Wheeler 6-8. L—K.Kendrick 5-11. HRs—Philadelphia, Rollins (15). New York, Dan.Murphy (8), Duda (19).
Pct. .340 .317 .316 .313 .306 .306 .304 .304 .301 .301
Home Runs Rizzo, Chicago, 25; Stanton, Miami, 24; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 21; Byrd, Philadelphia, 20; Frazier, Cincinnati, 20; Duda, New York, 19; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 19. Runs Batted In Stanton, Miami, 72; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 70; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 69; Desmond, Washington, 64; Howard, Philadelphia, 63; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 63; Morneau, Colorado, 63. Pitching Wainwright, St. Louis, 13-5; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 12-2; Ryu, Los Angeles, 12-5; Greinke, Los Angeles, 12-6; WPeralta, Milwaukee, 12-6; Simon, Cincinnati, 12-6; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 12-8. Wednesday’s Major League Linescores
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Seattle 000 000 000 — 0 3 0 Cleveland 000 020 00x — 2 4 1 F.Hernandez, Beimel (8) and Zunino; Kluber and Y.Gomes. W—Kluber 11-6. L—F.Hernandez 11-3.
New York 101 000 000 — 2 4 0 Texas 300 000 00x — 3 9 0 Kuroda, Huff (8) and Cervelli; Lewis, Cotts (8), Feliz (9) and Chirinos. W—Lewis 7-8. L—Kuroda 7-7. Sv—Feliz (3). HRs—New York, Gardner (14), Ellsbury (9).
Friday’s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 5:05 p.m. Colorado at Detroit, 5:08 p.m. Cincinnati at Miami, 5:10 p.m. San Francisco at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 7:40 p.m. Atlanta at San Diego, 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games Seattle at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. Texas at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m. Colorado at Detroit, 5:08 p.m. L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 5:10 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m. Toronto at Houston, 6:10 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 7:35 p.m.
Oakland 010 000 000 — 1 4 1 Houston 600 020 00x — 8 8 0 Hammel, Cook (5), O’Flaherty (6), Abad (7), Gregerson (8) and D.Norris; Keuchel and Corporan. W— Keuchel 10-7. L—Hammel 0-4. HRs—Oakland, Donaldson (23). Houston, Grossman (4), Singleton (8).
Toronto 200 031 000 — 6 9 0 Boston 000 010 000 — 1 8 2 Buehrle, Loup (7), McGowan (9) and D.Navarro; Workman, Breslow (6), A.Miller (7), Badenhop (8), Uehara (9) and Vazquez. W—Buehrle 11-7. L— Workman 1-4.
Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 0 N.Y. Mets 11, Philadelphia 2 Arizona 5, Cincinnati 4 Washington 4, Miami 3 San Francisco 7, Pittsburgh 5 Colorado 6, Chicago Cubs 4, 10 innings Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, late St. Louis at San Diego, late
Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 0 Houston 8, Oakland 1 Baltimore 4, L.A. Angels 3 Cleveland 2, Seattle 0 Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 2 Toronto 6, Boston 1 Texas 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Kansas City 3, Minnesota 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R Altuve Hou 105 441 56 Cano Sea 102 397 51 VMartinez Det 93 349 52 Beltre Tex 94 362 57 Brantley Cle 103 402 70 MiCabrera Det 103 396 65 MeCabrera Tor 108 444 69 Chisenhall Cle 90 301 43 KSuzuki Min 89 306 26 Rios Tex 104 395 45
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Arizona 000 002 012 — 5 8 0 Cincinnati 000 000 013 — 4 11 0 Miley, E.Marshall (7), Ziegler (8), E.De La Rosa (9), A.Reed (9) and Gosewisch; Simon, Hoover (8), Contreras (9), Partch (9) and Mesoraco. W—Miley 7-7. L—Simon 12-6. Sv—A.Reed (26). HRs—Arizona, Goldschmidt (19), Gregorius (4). Cincinnati, Mesoraco (18). Wash. 100 000 030 — 4 7 2 Miami 000 100 002 — 3 6 0 Roark, Clippard (8), Storen (9) and W.Ramos; Hand, A.Ramos (8), Da.Jennings (9) and Mathis. W— Roark 11-6. L—Hand 2-3. Sv—Storen (1). HRs— Miami, Valdespin (2), Stanton (24). Pittsburgh 012 200 000 — 5 6 1 San Fran. 301 000 21x — 7 12 1 Morton, J.Hughes (6), Ju.Wilson (7), J.Gomez (8), Frieri (8) and C.Stewart; Lincecum, J.Gutierrez (4), J.Lopez (6), Machi (6), Romo (8), Casilla (9) and Susac. W—Machi 6-0. L—Ju.Wilson 3-2. Sv—Casilla (8). HRs—Pittsburgh, J.Harrison (9), Mercer (7). Colorado 120 001 000 2 — 6 12 1 Chicago 000 011 020 0 — 4 14 0 (10 innings) B.Anderson, Kahnle (8), Scahill (9), Ottavino (10) and McKenry; T.Wood, Grimm (7), Schlitter (8), H.Rondon (9), W.Wright (10) and Jo.Baker. W— Scahill 1-0. L—W.Wright 0-2. Sv—Ottavino (1). HRs—Chicago, Valbuena (8).
Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Atlanta RHPs Victor Joaquin and Alvaro Silvestre (DSL Braves) 72 games for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent RHP Ubaldo Jimenez to Aberdeen (NYP) for a rehab assignment. BOSTON RED SOX — Traded LHP Felix Doubront to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named. Recalled RHP Brandon Workman from Pawtucket (IL). MINNESOTA TWINS — RHP Matt Guerrier refused outright assignment and chose free agency. TEXAS RANGERS — Sent LHP Derek Holland to Frisco (TL) for a rehab assignment. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Sent OF Cole Gillespie to the GCL Blue Jays for a rehab assignment. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Announced the retirement of 3B Eric Chavez. ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Shae Simmons on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Recalled RHP Juan Jaime from Gwinnett (IL). COLORADO ROCKIES — Sent RHP Christian Bergman to Tulsa (TL) for a rehab assignment. Recalled RHP Rob Scahill from Colorado Springs (PCL). LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent RHP Jonathan Martinez to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier trade. Optioned INF Darwin Barney to Albuquerque (PCL). Designated LHP Scott Elbert for assignment. MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned OF Jake Marisnick to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled INF Ed Lucas from New Orleans.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Released C George Kottaras. Transferred RHP Michael Wacha to the 60-day DL. Traded OF James Ramsey to Cleveland for RHP Justin Masterson. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Designated 2B Tony Abreu for assignment. Optioned 3B Adam Duvall to Fresno (PCL). Selected the contract of 1B Travis Ishikawa from Fresno. Recalled OF Juan Perez from Fresno. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association BROOKLYN NETS — Named Paul Westphal, John Welch, Tony Brown, Joe Wolf and Jay Humphries assistant coaches and Jim Sann assistant coach/advance scout. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Waived C Hilton Armstrong. MIAMI HEAT — Signed F-C Chris Bosh to a five-year contract. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Signed G Mo Williams. SACRAMENTO KINGS—Signed F/C Eric Moreland to an undisclosed contract. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Buffalo LB Nigel Bradham one game for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. Suspended Cincinnati CB Chris Lewis-Harris for two games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. BUFFALO BILLS — Signed RB Fred Jackson to a one-year contract extension. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed WR Marlon Moore, OL Ryan Lee and S Jim Leonard. DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed OT Tyron Smith to an eight-year contract extension. DETROIT LIONS — Claimed WR Quintin Payton off waivers from Tampa Bay. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed executive vice-president, general manager and director of
football operations Ted Thompson to a multi-year contract. Claimed WR Gerrard Sheppard off waivers from Baltimore. HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed OT Mike Farrell. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed RB Phillip Tanner. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed TE Brett Brackett and DE D’Aundre Reed. NEW YORK GIANTS — Named Corry Rush director of public relations. Promoted DeAndre Phillips to director of communications. HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed Fs Jerry D’Amigo and Dana Tyrell to one-year, two-way contracts. DETROIT RED WINGS — Named Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer assistant coaches. LOS ANGELES KINGS — Agreed to terms with LW Dwight King on a three-year contract. MONTREAL CANADIENS — Named Dan Lacroix assistant coach and Rob Ramage player development coach’. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Re-signed D Andy Greene to a multi-year contract. WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with F Matt Halischuk on a one-year, two-way contract. ECHL IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to terms with D Patrick Cullity. LACROSSE National Lacrosse League EDMONTON RUSH — Traded D Alex Turner to Minnesota for a 2015 third-round draft pick. SOCCER Major League Soccer MONTREAL IMPACT — Fired sporting director Nick De Santis, who will remain with the club in an administrative role.
Diaz back in UFC to face Anderson Silva, but still doesn’t like fighting BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Veteran mixed martial artist Nick Diaz says he is ready to return to the cage despite the fact that he does not enjoy fighting. The 30-year-old Diaz, who has long marched to his own drummer, has not fought since March 2013 when he lost to then-welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 158 in Montreal. He had announced his retirement 13 months before after losing to Carlos (The Natural Born Killer) Condit but returned to face GSP for the title. Diaz (27-9-1) then dropped out of the spotlight although his name kept resurfacing, usually with UFC president Dana White saying that Diaz had refused another bout. “They were offering me fights and I wasn’t really interested in the fights that they were talking about for pretty much the last year,” Diaz told a media conference call Wednesday. “I was looking pretty much for the biggest fight I could get myself into. Just like always.” Mission accomplished. A Jan. 31 date with former middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva at UFC 183 — the UFC’s marquee Super Bowl card — along with a new contract extension proved to be enough to bring the rebel fighter from Stockton, Calif., back into the UFC fold. The 39-year-old Silva has not fought since suffering a horrific leg injury in a loss to middleweight champion Chris Weidman last December at UFC 168. The return of Diaz and Silva gives the UFC two more marquee names sorely needed due to injuries and the proliferation of fight cards. The pay-per-view show originally slated for December in Montreal, for example, may be pushed back to March — like-
ly due to lack of a suitable main event. Diaz is a polarizing figure, an accomplished Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt with prickly boxing skills who fights with a sneer on his face — usually while talking trash to his opponent. No lover of media commitments, his refusal to play by the rules was demonstrated when he failed to show up for a Toronto news conference when he was originally scheduled to meet St-Pierre. The UFC promptly pulled him from the title bout. Still his “I don’t give a damn” attitude has won him plenty of fans. Diaz’s time away from the sport after the Condit loss was also enforced after he was suspended a year for a positive marijuana test (he was also banned for the same reason following a 2007 Pride fight). Diaz told the Nevada State Athletic Commission after the most recent failed drug test that he had been prescribed a medial marijuana card to help deal with his ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Younger brother Nate is equally abrasive with a signature win that included flexing his muscles and displaying two middle fingers while opponent Kurt Pellegrino was locked in a triangle choke. Nick Diaz says his time away from the sport was beneficial and productive, both physically and mentally. “I spent the last what, almost 16 years with some sort of tournament, competition or an MMA fight,” he said. “It’s been a real experience.” Diaz said it seems like he has always had a fight looming, be it in real life growing up or the UFC. “After 37 fights, what 16 years, being extraserious, that’ll do something to somebody,” he said.
Today
championship at Edgar Park, 9 a.m. start. ● Peewee AA baseball: Provincial championship at Great Chief Park.
Friday
● Peewee AA baseball: Provincial championship at Great Chief Park, 9 a.m. start, 3 p.m. final if no tie-breakers. ● Tennis: Provincial 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 championships at Red Deer Tennis Club, 9-11 a.m. ● Slowpitch: Canadian senior men’s championship at Edgar Park, 9 a.m. start. ● Golf: Central Alberta Amateur at Red Deer Golf and Country Club.
● Senior men’s baseball: Printing Place vs. Knighthawks, Canadian Brewhouse vs. North Star Sports, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2. ● Women’s fastball: Third game of best-of-three Red Deer League final, if necessary, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1.
● Peewee AA baseball: Provincial championship at Great Chief Park, 9 a.m. start. ● Slowpitch: Canadian senior men’s championship at Edgar Park. 9 a.m. ● Tennis: Provincial 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 championships at Red Deer Tennis Club, 6 -8 p.m.
Saturday
● Golf: Central Alberta Amateur at Red Deer Golf and Country Club. ● Tennis: Provincial 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 championships at Red Deer Tennis Club, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ● Slowpitch: Canadian senior men’s
Sunday
Monday ● Golf: Central Alberta Amateur at Red Deer Golf and Country Club. ● Slowpitch: Canadian senior men’s championship at Edgar Park. 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. ● Peewee AA baseball: Provincial championship at Great Chief Park, final at 10 a.m. if one tie-breaker; noon if two tie-breakers.
Football Hamilton Ottawa Montreal Toronto
GP 4 4 4 5
GP Calgary 4 Edmonton 5 Winnipeg 5 B.C. 5 Saskatchewan 4
CFL East Division W L T 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 4 0
Tuesday, August 12 Winnipeg at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. PF 74 80 70 110
PA 92 113 113 149
Pt 2 2 2 2
West Division W L T PF 4 0 0 99 4 1 0 130 4 1 0 141 2 3 0 102 2 2 0 96
PA 52 84 114 92 93
Pt 8 8 8 4 4
Week 6 Thursday’s games Winnipeg at Hamilton, 5 p.m. Friday’s games Toronto at Montreal, 5 p.m. B.C. at Calgary, 8 p.m. Saturday’s games Saskatchewan at Ottawa, 5 p.m. Week 7 Thursday, August 7 Saskatchewan at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 8 Edmonton at Montreal, 5 p.m. Hamilton at B.C., 8 p.m. Saturday, August 9 Ottawa at Calgary, 5:30 p.m.
Canadian Football League Leaders TD C FG Shaw, Edm 0 12 12 Hajrullahu, Wpg 0 11 13 Waters, Tor 0 9 13 Maher, Ott 0 6 12 McCallum, BC 0 9 10 Paredes, Cgy 0 10 9 Milo, Sask 0 10 7 Whyte, Mtl 0 6 8 Medlock, Ham 0 7 7 Bowman, Edm 4 0 0 Allen, Sask 3 0 0 Arceneaux, BC 3 0 0 Ford, Sask 3 0 0 Fuller, Cgy 3 0 0 Gable, Ham 3 0 0 Grigsby, Wpg 3 0 0 Harris, BC 3 0 0 Walker, Ott 3 0 0 Barnes, Tor 2 0 0 Feoli-Gudino, Wpg 2 0 0 Kelly, Wpg 2 0 0 LeFevour, Ham 2 0 0 Marve, Wpg 2 0 0 Owens, Tor 2 0 0 Parker, Cgy 2 0 0 T.Smith, Sask 2 0 0 Steele, Tor 2 0 0 C.Taylor, BC 2 0 0
S 6 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pt 54 51 50 44 39 37 32 32 30 24 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Soccer San Jose 5 8 5 20 22 20 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Sporting KC 11 5 5 38 31 D.C. 11 5 4 37 32 New England 8 11 2 26 28 Toronto FC 7 7 5 26 27 Columbus 6 7 8 26 25 New York 5 6 10 25 33 Philadelphia 5 8 8 23 33 Chicago 3 5 12 21 27 Houston 5 11 4 19 22 Montreal 3 12 5 14 21
GA 19 20 33 28 27 32 35 33 40 37
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Seattle 12 5 2 38 35 Real Salt Lake 8 4 9 33 32 Los Angeles 8 4 6 30 29 Colorado 8 7 6 30 31 FC Dallas 8 7 6 30 34 Vancouver 6 4 11 29 31 Portland 6 6 9 27 35 Chivas USA 6 9 5 23 21
GA 27 27 16 27 31 29 35 33
LOCAL
BRIEFS Storms postpone second round at Canadian Junior Boys Golf Championship Sylvan Lake’s Jaxon Lynn wasn’t able to get on the course on Wednesday after storms rolled through the Niagara Falls, Ont. area at the Canadian Junior Boys Golf Championship. No golfer was able to finish their round which will be made up on Thursday with the third round. Crossfield’s Patrick Murphy and Bath, Ontario’s Austin James are tied for the lead at nine-under par after getting through some of the second rounds. Lynn is the top Central Albertan at the tournament in a tie for 17th after shooting an even-par 72 in his first round. Red Deer’s Brett Pasula also was not able to get on the course and will try to better his five-over par first round. Fellow red deer residents Logan Hill (seven-over par) and Matt Codd (13-over par) were also casualties of the storms
Red Deer hosting peewee AA provincials this weekend The five-team Alberta peewee AA Tier 2 baseball championship tournament will open Friday at 9 a.m. at Great Chief
NFL OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis confirmed he has met with San Antonio officials but declined to disclose whether he has any interest in relocating the franchise to Texas. The San Antonio ExpressNews reported that Davis met on July 18 with Cisneros, then-
Wednesday’s Games D.C. United 3, Toronto FC 0 New England 3, Colorado 0 Chicago 0, Vancouver 0, tie Real Salt Lake 1, New York 1, tie Friday, Aug. 1 Philadelphia at Sporting Kansas City, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 Portland at Los Angeles, 12:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Montreal, 3 p.m. New England at New York, 5 p.m. Columbus at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 7 p.m. Seattle FC at San Jose, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3 D.C. United at Houston, 6 p.m. FC Dallas at Chivas USA, 8 p.m.
Park with the host Red Deer Braves taking on Innisfail. Leduc will face Edmonton South Jasper Place in the second game, set for noon, and at 3 p.m. Innisfail will take on Barrhead. Red Deer and South Jasper Place will clash in the final game of the day at 6 p.m. Saturday’s games are scheduled for the same times, with the Braves meeting Barrhead at 3 p.m. Round-robin play concludes Sunday with two games, including a Red Deer-Leduc clash at noon. If tie-breakers are not needed, the championship game between the top two teams will go at 3 p.m. Sunday. If one tie-breaker is needed, it will be played at 3 p.m. Sunday, with the championship game to follow at 10 a.m. Monday. If two tie-breakers are needed, they will go at 3 and 6 p.m. Sunday, pushing the championship contest back to noon Monday.
Innisfail’s Watt finished third at junior golf event in Nanton Taylor Watt of Innisfail carded a 93 and finished third in the boys 16-and-under division of a McLennan Ross Junior Golf Tour event Tuesday at Nanton. Alex Smith of Calgary Pinebrook took top honours with a 75. Watt then went on to place fourth at the Pinebrook Golf and Country Club on Wednesday. He shot an 83, eightstrokes behind division winner Hudson Holland of Priddis Greens who shot a 75. Mayor Julian Castro, City Manager Sheryl Sculley and the president of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce to discuss potentially moving the Raiders from Oakland to San Antonio. The newspaper said Sculley issued a memo to the City Council on Tuesday elaborating on the meeting and that the Alamodome could serve as a temporary home until a new stadium is built.
OUTDOORS
B6 North Raven issue stirs passion
The recent two-part column on the threat to Alberta’s top trout stream, the North Raven River, from a proposed gravel pit operation adjacent to the springs that are its sole source has sprung a gusher of reader comment. Bob Kreutzer writes that he partially disagrees with livestock having been the cause of the silting that practically killed the stream in the 1960s. “How about passing some of the blame onto the beavers that have backed up the water on numerous occasions, creating soggy banks and causing silt to settle?” he asks. Yes, them too; nobody likes to mention it, but the national rodent is still a problem: the North Raven Restoration also BOB created a perfect beaver enSCAMMELL vironment and constant beaver control, including blowing dams, is required. Outdoors writing colleague Duane Radford retired as director of fisheries for Alberta’s former Fish and Wildlife Division. Duane writes that in 1997, a 125-acre site at the source springs of the North Raven River was purchased by the Crown from the Leavitt family for $152,695 of Buck for Wildlife (sportsmen’s money) to ensure the continued integrity of the North Raven. Then, in 2001, the Alberta Fish and Game Association, Trout Unlimited, and Alberta Conservation Association, to further protect groundwater supplies to the North Raven, purchased the Stainbrook Springs site for $139,000. The proposed Hankinson Gravel pit is adjacent to this site. These funds are a drop in the aquifer to the millions of dollars and thousands of hours of volunteer manpower that have gone into restoring the North Raven River into the healthy environment it is today as Alberta’s top trout stream. Several readers have asked how they can “just get a look at” the North Raven’s source springs. Basically, drive west past the Butte Hall, watch for the signs and walk in. Coincidentally, in the past couple of weeks, a feature story by Margaret Munro of Postmedia News has been appearing in Canadian newspapers on the efforts of Canada’s chief hydrologist, Alfonso Rivera, and his team, to probe, study, map and model Canada’s underground aquifers. “Groundwater,” Rivera says, “as opposed to surface water we can see, is used by millions of Canadians and feeds springs, wetlands, rivers and lakes, but not a lot is known about it.”
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A tourist from Vermont fishing the North Raven. Certainly not enough, I say, to risk our aquifers with gravel pits, or pollute them with fracking poisons, which is entirely another matter. Glen Mainland, a landowner along the North Raven, emails a copy of his letter from Eleanor Pengelly, development officer of Clearwater County, advising that the Municipal Planning Commission will be deciding the developer’s gravel pit application. Prior to that meeting, the commission will be sending out a referral package to solicit comment from agencies, adjacent landowners and other affected members of the public who can ask to be added to the referral list. Everyone concerned, from the EnvironmentSustainable Resource Development minister on down to the many master fly fishermen who are having a vintage season on the North Raven, should get on the list and send their comments to the commission. Lane and Margie Moore, who retired recently from operating the Lazy M guest ranch on their beloved North Raven, and beside which they still live, email me this: “We’re SURE the gravel company is not aware of just how SPECIAL this little gem of
water is (do you think they REALLY care?) … On the other hand, we’re sure that many Clearwater County members know and understand the importance of this stream (hopefully THEY care enough!)” A wise warning and a plea for a little press comes from Dale Christian, a member of various residents’ groups in the Red Deer-Medicine Rivers confluence area who have interminably been fighting against mining gravel in and around the prime walleye spawning springs along the west bank of the Medicine near where it flows into the Red Deer.
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Carolyn Brody in one of the growing fields. and were available in all sizes and colours. Carolyn often tells people, “If you can grow grass you can grow daylilies, but daylilies are way prettier.” Knowing that 60 varieties were not enough, Carolyn continued to purchase more varieties of registered daylilies from garden centres and growers. In 2012, they bought Parkland Perennials’ daylily collection, giving them the largest collection of hardy daylilies in Alberta. Carolyn is always on the lookout for registered varieties. These she trials to make sure they will thrive in the climate before offering them to customers. Presently, Gablehouse Farm and Gardens is home to over 375 registered varieties of daylilies. Registered varieties are chosen out of respect for the work that has gone into developing them and with the knowledge that for a plant to become registered, it must undergo vigorous testing.
Carolyn’s advice is for gardeners to remove the old tawny daylilies and replace them with brighter, vibrant varieties. Varieties that she sells come in many colours, shades, sizes and shapes. To get the most out of daylilies, plant in a area with loose, rich soil. They will grow in some shade but produce more flowers if they have more than six hours of direct sunlight a day. If a daylily is not blooming and is in a sunny location, remove soil from around the roots. The eyes of the tubers should never be deeper than 1.5 inches (three to four cm) below the surface. The long-term goal is to establish strong farm sales but until that is accomplished, Gablehouse Farm and Gardens will continue to be a weekly fixture at the Red Deer Public Market on Saturday mornings in Red Deer and Market on Main Street on Thursday nights in Rocky Mountain House. Starting the first part of August, Gablehouse
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Lee Adamson may have been nipped out at the line in the dash for cash,, but the blow was softened by y wrapping pp ng up his second North American Pony Chuckwagon Championship — 20 years after the first — at the Westerner Days on Sunday. The Camrose driver’s overall time of six minutes, 32.43 3 seconds was 3.06 06 se sseconds econds nds ffas fa fastast err than th han an n Nei Neil Sa N Salm Salmond S Salmond of We Weekes Sask. es, Sask in i the Uncle Ben’s ’s RV outfit, o who did win the final race and $4,500 cheque with a time of 1:16.91. “It’s always special to win a big show like this,” said Addamson on nw who was drivi driving ng the AA-1 Rentals rig. “The b Re best est of the best are here in Re Red d Deer and you always want to show ow welll in a show ho like tthis this.” .” ” Adamson mson held a le lead off 3.36 lea seconds ds after four heats heats, a an almost insurmounta insurmountab insurmountable le lead as long ass he ran ra a c clean lean fina final race ace but the he e compet com competitor itor it tor in him did not want ant to p pla play y sa safe safe. “You You know ow w when you’ y you’re re e in a heat like e that, you you u want to S iit|| win the show, how, ow ||butHOME y you ou u throw balls alls out, S SPORT type thi thing. ng.. You wan want n to o make sure ey you’re right ig ther there with th the boys ys and m make ake it a good od d show,” he said said.. Even bigger for Adamson Ada Adamson, mson, n 46, was the chance to watch tch hiss son develop dev overr the week. ove wee
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Good looking, high performer tops the price list too When the Porsche Cayenne was introduced, I questioned why the iconic sports car maker would build a grocery-getting SUV. Boy was I ever wrong. Porsche was not only successful introduced the Cayenne, it went into become its best-selling vehicle and – wait for it – I even bought one! So, with the latest introduction of a smaller SUV called Macan, there is less fanfare around the fact that it actually exists and more excitement about how it performs. The bigger question is with so many small luxury SUVs entering the market, is the Macan worth the $54,300 to get a base model or $82,200 for the turbo? Looks The Macan uses same platform as the Audi Q5, a Volkswagen Group sibling, but features an entirely different body shell and engine options. The most striking design element is the wide hood that folds over the side of the front fenders, making a seamless, wide stance that is impressive. The hood actually has cutouts for the headlamps and weighs only 17kg. “Side Blades” decorate the lower body of the Macan and can be ordered in black, a matching body colour or carbon fibre. The back end of the Macan is particularly sleek and tidy, the taillights wrap around from the side and into the tailgate with precession. It’s the lack of a trunk release that makes the design so pleasing. Instead, a small button on the base of the windshield wiper that electronically releases the power tailgate. Below the tailgate four exhaust tips tell passersby that this is a powerful machine. Inside What the Macan has over the Q5 is a level of interior refinement that is almost unmatched in the car business. It’s finished with fine leather and a simple design that makes interacting with his SUV a joy. There are several drawbacks though.
The cargo area is long but the rake of the rear window limits taking larger objects inside the car. The back seat I find too small for a family of four people. Since I own a Cayenne, I have a great perspective on the amount of room this Macan offers. Legroom is obviously tighter, headroom is just okay, it is the lack of space side-to-side that I find limiting. The Cayenne is a perfect family choice, the Macan I believe is suited for a single person or active professional couple. Not to say it couldn’t be use for family duty, it just wouldn’t be my choice. Drive The launch of the Macan in California provided a route that carved through the mountains outside of Los Angeles on the way to Willow Springs racetrack. Porsche always holds its events at a racecourse, proof that they believe they have something in this new SUV. There might be some confusion surrounding the naming of this car. Both the Macan S and Macan Turbo both come fitted with a V6 turbo. The base model is a 3.0L V6 with 340hp. The “Turbo” gets a larger 3.6L V6 with a higher output turbocharger and is rated at 400hp. The base model would be my choice. Driving in back country roads the power was fantastic and the additional money could be spent upgrading the suspension from the base steel springs to steel with Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) that allows the driver to set the firmness of the ride. This upgrade was noticeable on the track. The turbo comes standard with this setup but the added power and expense was only really noticeable when the Macan was pushed very hard around the racetrack. For regular commuting the S is just fine.
can get very expensive in a hurry. All of the cars I drove in California were over $100,000 with features like PASM, additional air suspension and sport-chrono settings for the 7-speed duel clutch automatic. When I configure a base S with the features I would want like navigation, PASM, front and rear parking sensors, bigger wheels, Bose stereo and a few other odds and ends, comes to almost $75,000, never mind the $82,200 starting price of the turbo. Having recently driven the spectacular Audi SQ5, from which this car is based, that 354hp rocket is a bargain at $60,000, almost fully equipped. I like the Macan, and they will sell every one to people who want to have the latest, but I think the pricing structure is a bit over the top.
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The five cars baby boomers miss the most Baby boomers are in full nostalgia mode as they contemplate their lost youth. And as the last generation that really bought into North America’s love affair with the automobile, it’s natural that some of that nostalgia is of the four-wheeled variety. Here are five of the cars that baby boomers miss the most: Pontiac GTO: It’s still hard for Widetrack fans to believe that the entire division is no more. It was a virtual tossup between Nos. 1 and 2 as to the most missed car, but with the 50th anniversary
of the GTO (and arguably the muscle car itself) coming up, it has to be the Goat. Not the Australian Holden-in-disguise that we got from 2004-06, mind you, but the real 1964-72 bit of classic American muscle. Pontiac Trans Am: With Pontiac and therefore the Firebird gone, it’s reasonably certain that the famous T/A, with surely the most audacious hood decal, is gone for good (at least from GM). For people who just can’t accept that, performance car genius Ken Lingenfelter will sell you a
fantastic Trans Am-inspired Camaro LTA. Chevrolet El Camino: The half-car, half-pickup concept had real legs, lasting from the 1950s through the 1980s. It deserves another shot but GM seems to disagree, having on multiple occasions stubbornly refused to bring back the beloved El Camino. MGB: MG was the sports car Americans loved first, with servicemen bringing back MG TCs after WWII. When it was introduced in 1962, few could have imagined that the MGB would
be the last new MG sold in the U.S. Nonetheless, that’s how it played out. Even though In 1980, with the British auto industry woefully outdated, in a free fall, the the MGB had little to quaint factory in no competition and Abingdon, England, could have gone on was closed, and that was it for almost indefinitely. MGs in the U.S. A shame; even though Rob Sass woefully outdated, the MGB had little to no competition and could have gone on almost indefinitely, or at least until 1989, when the Mazda Miata was introduced. Those of a certain age still miss the little MGB on sunny days. Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser station wagon: Nearly every boomer has a story about the Vista Cruiser, whether it’s a road trip from hell or just getting shuttled to school or Cub Scouts or Brownies in one. The Vista Cruiser, with its unique windows on the roof and the back, backseat where misbehaving siblings could be banished, was the official wagon of the wonder years for so many boomers.
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Rob Sass is the vice-president of content for Hagerty Insurance. Hagerty is the world’s leading specialist provider of classic car and boat insurance. Learn more at hagerty.ca and you can email rsass@hagerty.com
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Above: Big Red Deer River spawner walleye near the mouth of the Medicine River. Right: Blowing a beaver dam on the North Raven River.
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Alaska fisheries threatened THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JUNEAU, Alaska — The release of carbon dioxide into the air from power plant smokestacks to the tailpipe on your car could pose a risk to red king crab and other lucrative fisheries in Alaska, a new report says. Ocean water becomes more acidic when it absorbs carbon dioxide released by human sources, such as the burning of fossil fuels. Increased ocean acidification could harm important Alaska commercial and subsistence fisheries and communities that rely heavily on them, according to the new research aimed at spurring discussion on how to address the changes. The research, led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, was to be published Tuesday in the online journal Progress in Oceanography. Researchers said changes in ocean chemistry could make it harder for mollusks and other small creatures to build and keep their skeletons or shells.
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“We, the walleye folks,” Christian writes, “are facing the sixth attempt in the last three years by two closelyaligned gravel proponents. “Red Deer County has said no three times and the appeal board has twice upheld the county, but here we are again at the appeal board, which is going to cost the same $50,000 out of a few local residents’ pockets to defend the MPC position.” This is a prime example of the free rides doled out to despoiling developers in this province. Why should local residents have to fight and pay to preserve public resources? Where is Alberta ESRD and Water Resources, and federal Fisheries and Oceans in all this? At the very least, the legislation should give the commission and appeal board the power to order the losing developer to pay the total costs of the citizen opponents to these repeated uncaring attacks on public resources. Better still, the power should be there for the appeal board to order that it’s over; that one kick at the gravel pile — and the priceless springs that run through it — is all you get. Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@ telusplanet.net.
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FRONT COWBOY UP TIME AT BENTLEY FAIR AND RODEO The annual Bentley Fair and Rodeo will be an opportunity for those attending to get some help to “cowboy up” at the Bentley’s Farmers Market on Aug. 8. Market organizers encourage those attending the fair and rodeo to fill their camper, cottage or chuckwagon with things like rodeo rations, dancing duds, fresh fruits, and gardening supplies. The market, which runs all summer long, goes Saturdays from 1:30 to 4 p.m., inside and outside the Bentley Curling Rink. For more information about the market, call Krista at 403-748-4809. The fair and rodeo run on Aug. 8 and 9, at 6 p.m. on the Friday and 5 p.m. on the Saturday.
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A mission to save lives DREESHEN HOSTS SUICIDE PREVENTION ROUNDTABLE BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF The Mental Health Commission of Canada has tasked the country’s 308 members of Parliament with a mission when it comes to suicide prevention. This week, Red Deer Conservative MP Earl Dreeshen stepped up to the plate. Dreeshen hosted a suicide prevention roundtable at the Golden Circle in Red Deer on Monday with about 20 representatives from various groups such as Parkland Youth Homes Society, Women’s Outreach, Red Deer Public Schools, Legal Aid Alberta, local police and staff from the City of Red Deer. The event was part of the commission’s #308conversations grassroots campaign, launched in May, to encourage MPs from all political parties to bring together interested community members and stakeholders to share information about what is working and where the gaps are when it comes to suicide prevention in their communities.
“It’s a way to hear what’s going on and try to build some models to deal with suicide prevention at the national level,” said Dreeshen. “Different groups talked about how suicide affects the people they’re dealing with. It really helped just to talk about it. Suicide is real.” A number of questions were asked that address gaps surrounding the issue, such as what changes in a situation when the police become involved and how can there be post-hospital support guaranteed for at-risk individuals. “These are the kinds of things everyone has a perspective on but I don’t think it’d ever been talked about how we can put it all together,” Dreeshen said. He said he also hoped the roundtable brought awareness to organizations that they are not alone and can work with the larger community to prevent suicide. Attending Olympic champion Clara Hughes’ cross-country Big Ride for Bell Let’s Talk campaign in May also inspired Dreeshen to do something about the issue.
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SPRUCE VIEW FUN$CASINO The Spruce View and District Lions Club will hold a Fun$Casino and auction on Oct. 4 to raise funds for the community. The casino will run from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. with the auction to follow. The event will assist the Lions in their efforts to promote the greater good of the community. The fun evening will take place at the Spruce View Community Hall.
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Hughes, who has been open with her own struggle with depression, strived to erase the stigma of mental illness with the campaign. “I was happy to be there when Clara came to Red Deer and it was great to see all the different organizations come together there as well so that’s when I made the commitment to bring everyone together again to have a discussion and I’m certainly glad I did as I think it was a rewarding couple of hours.” Dreeshen’s office will be compiling a report within the next couple of weeks and presenting it to the commission. “Then it’s a case of discussing it with the leadership,” he said. “Many had great ideas about what could work as a national tool for suicide prevention and said they would be sending us more details. And anyone who has ideas about this is welcome to contact my office.” For more information on #308conversations, visit www.mentalhealthcommission. ca/308conversations. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com
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Knowing how to keep cool is key when the temperature in the city edges toward 30 degrees. For Daniel Turner, 11, his brother Ethan, 13, and Zach Liscumb, 13, the cure meant taking a long dip in the Red Deer River. The boys found the boat launch at Little Chief Adventure park along the north bank of the river a perfect place to slip into the cool flowing water.
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BRIEFS Police seek information in death of woman Police are hopeful more information will come forward in the death of a 20-yearold Maskwacis woman who was found in a forest. Jessica Wyoma Lynn Boysis of Maskwacis was found dead in a treed area adjacent to a Wetaskiwin business on July 18. She was last seen alive on July 14 at about 8:30 p.m. Wetaskiwin RCMP and the Edmonton Medical Examiner’s Jessica Wyoma are hoping for public tips that would help in Lynn Boysis this investigation. Police are specifically seeking information about her activities and whereabouts between July 14 and 18. This information includes possible associates or persons who may have come into contact with her. Contact the RCMP complaint line at 780-312-7367 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477.
Woman drawn into money laundering scheme After posting her resume online, a Red Deer woman became the unwitting conduit for a money laundering scheme. Red Deer RCMP are using her experience as a cautionary tale for job seekers looking for work through online resources. Though they did not disclose her name, police said the woman posted her resume online and was approached by two companies that attempted to use her for money exchange transactions. She was first hired by a company that claimed to operate out of the United States. She was offered a job working from home in a “customer service position.” They then asked her to use her personal bank account
The fate of a proposed $15-million frac sand facility near Leslieville has been put on hold. A subdivision and development appeal board hearing at the Clearwater County offices on Tuesday did not resolve the contentious issue because of the sheer quantity of information. Rick Emmons, secretary for the appeal board, said the board felt the amount of information was too much to assess at once. The board has recessed to allow additional time to properly review the information and data from all parties. No date has been set to make the decision. Eleven residents in Leslieville hired a lawyer to appeal the county’s development approval of the centre that Edmonton-based Di-Corp wants to build about three km west of Leslieville. Residents argued that the facility would create a dangerous situation on local roads with 30 or so trucks coming and going from the site every day. They also fear that a rail spur line that will be created for the fracking sand facility will mean a constant noise and ruin the view of the distant mountains. Six 30-metre silos are proposed and a conveyor system will loom another 20 metres above the silos. The area is zoned industrial with railway access. Di-Corp told the Advocate that the company spent a lot of time evaluating sites that would have the least impact on landowners and agricultural land. A traffic impact assessment prepared for the project does not foresee any traffic problems posed by the project.
to funnel electronic money transfers. A second company contacted her and asked her to do similar work. This company claimed to be based out of Russia and also approached her as a result of her online resume. The woman reported the incident to the RCMP because of the suspicious nature of the requests. She was not defrauded of any money. Police would like to remind people to carefully screen any online employment offers they may receive, and not to get involved with a company until they are certain it is legitimate. No legitimate business will ask an individual to use their personal bank account for company business. According to an RCMP press release, money laundering mules are committing criminal offences and facilitating the destructive work of organized crime syndicates. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre website, www.antifraudcentre.ca, contains useful information on how victims can avoid getting unintentionally involved in criminal money laundering, including reports that criminals have targeted job seekers in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. to recruit them as money laundering mules. Police said the criminals post or email fake job offers under a variety of titles, including customer service positions, or titles such as money transfer agent and payment processing agent. They ask employees to receive large sums of money in their personal bank accounts and to then make international wire transfers of the money. They offer employees a small portion of the money as payment.
Lacombe County getting new fire engine A new fire engine is set to roll into Mirror as Lacombe County council approved the purchase of a $364,941 engine for the community. Due for a replacement, county council approved the purchase of a Rosenbauer Fire Engine from Rocky Mountain Phoenix, of Red Deer. It will be paid for from the county’s protective services reserve. Though three bids were submitted, Rocky Mountain Phoenix’s was chosen to replace an existing fire truck. Council also authorized the disposal of the old Mirror fire engine.
Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com
MEGlobal to sponsor United Way member For a third consecutive year, MEGlobal will sponsor the United Way Central Alberta’s 2014 loaned representative. The program allows the local United Way to bring on an additional staff member during the busy campaign season, without using donor dollars. The sponsorship will help the United Way make a greater impact in the community, according to a release from the nonprofit. “If our investment in the loaned representative program helps United Way gain more supporters, then we have invested our money wisely,” said Jim Lampe, Prentiss site leader for MEGlobal. The program has been used by the United Way for more than 10 years and they have had great success with the program. For more information and to apply for the loaned representative position, visit www.caunitedway.ca.
Prosecutors have issue with psychiatric findings Crown prosecutors are taking issue with a psychiatrist’s findings concerning a Ponoka man accused of a hostage taking and vehicular rampage in Red Deer one year ago. Joseph Paul Donovan, 35, is facing numerous charges in connection with an incident on July 31, 2013. Red Deer City RCMP allege that one person was taken hostage and a motorist struck two pedestrians, three vehicles and a fence during an incident that lasted for about 20 minutes. In Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday, defence counsel Michael Scrase presented a psychiatrist’s report stating that his client cannot be held criminally responsible because of a mental illness. Crown prosecutor Anne MacDonald said the Crown cannot accept the assessment without further examination, relating in particular to any medications Donovan may have been on at the time of the incident. Scrase entered a plea of not guilty for his client, with the agreement that he and the Crown would examine the psychiatrist at the start of Donovan’s trial. A trial date is to be set on Wednesday.
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Dressing off-gender can be challenge NEW YORK — As a transgender woman who began her transition about a year ago, Kylie Jack is still figuring out her fashion style, but she wanted one thing right away: well-fitting bras. Friends recommended Petticoat Fair in Austin, Texas, where she lives. The lingerie shop is known for one-on-one fittings, but Jack was denied access to the area where professionals work privately with customers after being asked if she was an anatomical female. Jack, 39, a computer interaction designer, left empty-handed and angry. She took to social media to protest. “It was unclear whether they had a consistent policy and I didn’t know what to make of it,” Jack said. The owner later apologized. A gender binary exists in fashion, and that’s a challenge for those who don’t conform. Masculine-presenting women are often destined for boys’ departments or bad fits, while people born male who transition or simply like to dress in femme clothes sometimes don’t know what to expect in sizing or from sales clerks. “I was in Filene’s Basement in Chelsea, which is pretty much the gayest neighbourhood in America, and I said, ‘Can I try on clothes here in the men’s department?’ and they said no. “It’s not as bad as it used to be but it’s pretty persistent. “There’s this radioactive line between the menswear department and the womenswear department,” said Susan Herr, founder of dapperQ, a site on masculine dressing for the LGBTQ community. Online retailers catering to masculine presenters have proliferated as trans people enjoy a higher profile thanks to Laverne Cox of Orange is the New Black and other pioneers. But mainstream fashion has done little to keep up with large-footed women, petite trans men, masculine-presenting lesbians or androgynous dressers in search of a decent, affordable suit. At 5-foot-4 and 120 pounds, Gretchen Dukowitz is a lesbian who dresses on the boyish-androgynous side. Her style is casual and she doesn’t like shopping online. Her No. 1 go-to place is H&M’s boys’ section. “It’s always fun to see who will be there, whether it’s the moms buying for their kids or the lesbians,” she said. “But even in boys’ clothes, the fit is not right if you have any hips at all, which I kind of do. It pinches you in weird places. Even though you’re buying men’s clothing, you still have the shapes of a woman.” Small designers are trying to fill the gap, but often at prices not everyone can afford. In button-down shirting, for example, menswear is often oversized, tight in the chest or hips. Women’s tops may be too tight, too feminine or too short. The label Androgyny offers a signature fit with a “boob button” to minimize gaping, no darts, a slight hourglass curve at the bottom and a centre box pleat
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Robust drilling activity during the first half of 2014 has prompted the Petroleum Services Association of Canada to boost its projected well count for the year. The upstream petroleum industry trade association said Wednesday that it’s now anticipating that 11,460 wells will be drilled in Canada during 2014. That figure is six per cent higher than the 10,800 wells that PSAC was predicting in its original forecast last October. It bumped those expectations to 10,930 in January and then to 11,170 as of April. “PSAC has revised its figures based on a stronger-than-anticipated performance during the first two quarters, with 245 more wells drilled during that period,” PSAC president and CEO Mark Salkeld said in a release. “We are confident this performance
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trend will continue and we are forecasting an additional 415 wells to be drilled in Q3 and Q4.” PSAC said its latest well count, which is based on rig releases, assumes average prices of C$4.75 per thousand cubic feet for natural gas and US$100 per barrel for West Texas intermediate crude oil, and a Canadian dollar averaging US$0.90. “There are a variety of factors driving the better-than-expected activity this year,” said Salkeld. “A key factor is the increase in natural gas prices, which is partially being driven by low gas reserves, which are at the lowest they have been in more than 10 years, so there is a corresponding increase in demand. “Beyond that, well completions continue to gain efficiencies and that is speeding up activity levels in key formations.” On a regional basis, PSAC now expects 6,762 wells to be drilled in Al-
berta this year, three per cent more than the 6,555 it had forecast for the province as of October. Saskatchewan is expected to add 3,544, up 11 per cent from PSAC’s original estimate of 3,196; and drilling in British Columbia is now anticipated to produce 707 wells, a 28 per cent jump from the 550 wells PSAC initially called for. The association has scaled back its expectations for Manitoba to 430 wells, which are 10 per cent fewer than the 480 first forecast. PSAC said oil continues to be the primary play for energy companies, with 2,862 oil wells and 509 gas wells drilled during the first six months of 2014. It added that 84 per cent of those wells were horizontal and directional, as compared with 16 per cent that were vertical. Todd Hirsch, chief economist with ATB Financial, noted in his daily comment on Wednesday that the “capacity
utilization” rate for the oil and gas extraction industry is at its highest level in a decade. He cited Statistics Canada figures for the first quarter of 2014 that indicated the sector’s capacity utilization was 88.7 on a scale of 100 — as compared with the 82.5 average for all industries. If the rate moves too high, cautioned Hirsch, the cost of the increasingly scarce equipment will climb. “For Canada’s oil and gas industry — much of which is located in Alberta — that means higher costs for drilling rigs, boilers, steel pipe and specialized equipment for oilsand mining,” he wrote. “ Even if the market prices for oil and gas are decent, soaring production costs can quickly render some projects economically unfeasible.” PSAC represents service, supply and manufacturing companies, and has more than 250 members.
Xpose Beauty to offer products for ethnic hair BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR For most Canadians, buying hair supplies is as simple as a trip to the nearest hair salon, or even a grocery store. That may not be the case if you’re of African descent or some other ethnic heritage that’s endowed you with hair outside the mainstream. Your haircare needs may not fit within the bottles and packages on the shelves. That was the situation Patti Gold found herself in when she moved to Calgary from Toronto 26 years ago. The African-Canadian woman had a tough time tending her coarse black hair with the supplies available in her new home. “It was almost impossible, because back then there was hardly anything that existed. “Because of how specific our hair is, sometimes you just can’t find those products at Walmart or any of those places.” Gold’s experience was one of the inspirations behind Afrikana Beauty Supplies & Hair Extension Salon, which she started in Calgary about nine years ago. Now she’s extending her hair care reach to Red Deer — with the opening of Xpose Beauty Supplies this Friday. Located at 4910 Gaetz Ave., Xpose will carry an array of products to meet the needs of customers from ethnic
minorities. These will include rollers, combs, brushes, scissors, straighteners, shampoos, conditioners, creams and other items, said Gold. “It’s become something that I see a niche for, because as I look at Red Deer and I see how many people are moving here from much bigger cities and have gotten used to having those products there, it’s very important to be able to give them that.” Gold said she’s been serving Red Deer residents from her Calgary store, and was often asked about expanding here. In addition to serving people who have non-traditional hair-care needs, Golds’ stores carry a broad range of hair extensions, In fact, she said, that’s their main focus. Hair extensions are in demand by people with all types and colours of hair. Xpose will cover the spectrum of colours and carry the full range of types: weave-ins, braid-ins, tape-ins, fusions, micro-rings, clip-ins and others. Customers will be able to get their extensions attached at Xpose, which will have a large inventory to choose from. It will also have quick access to the products at its sister store in Calgary. Afrikana Beauty Supplies carries more extension colours than any other shop in Calgary that she’s aware of, said Gold, and she’s also well connected to manufacturers and suppliers. “I go to New York every year to at-
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Patti Gold of Xpose Beauty sets up her store along Little Gaetz Avenue in Red Deer. Xpose Beauty will sell hair extensions as its main product line. tend a hair extension show.” Gold will employ three at Xpose Beauty Supplies, and split her own time between it and her Calgary salon. The Red Deer shop will be open
T&C investments hoping to capitalize on Hwy 22 and 27 traffic NEW COMMERCIAL CENTRE TO BE BUILT ADJACENT TO TIM HORTONS BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR
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Forty-five minutes in the Sundre Tim Hortons was enough to convince Travis Cadman of the potential of the adjacent commercial property. “There are over 10,000 cars a day that go through that intersection,” said Cadman, referring to the corner of Hwys 22 and 27, where the coffee shop is located. T&C Investments Ltd., of which Cadman is a director, sold that lot to Tim Hortons. But the Olds-based development company still owns the next two lots, and is preparing to build a 7,100-square-foot commercial centre on one of them. Cadman said he’s close to striking a deal for a convenience store and gas bar to occupy part of that centre, and is talking to potential liquor store operators about leasing another bay. The final 2,100 square feet could end up being used for anything from a food service business to office space, he said, adding that there should be plenty of interest once the gas bar and liquor store are confirmed. “I just know once I get those in place I’m going to get a pretty strong tenant that’s going to want to capitalize on the traffic that’s being generated to the location because of these uses in the area.” The fact that Tim Hortons, which opened in Sundre last fall, was prepared to commit to a town with 2,700
people speaks volumes about the Hwy 27 corridor. Cadman said it’s used by recreational enthusiasts heading to the West Country, as well as employees and customers of the growing industrial and commercial operations in the region. “You’re seeing people who are actually commuting from as far away as Calgary to work.” Jonathan Allan, Sundre’s economic development officer, agreed that the Hwy 27 corridor packs a big economic punch. “We kind of operate like a town of 10,000 with all the traffic that comes through here.” Allan said there’s been a lot of interest in the area from other developers, including one who wants to create a light industrial park nearby. Allan believes Sundre has a lot going for it. In addition to being on the natural passageway to the wilderness for many people from Calgary and elsewhere, the town has its own natural beauty, as well as amenities like a performing arts centre and an indoor pool. T&C Investments’ building should be under construction by September and available for tenants by next March, said Cadman. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com
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U.S. recovery helping Canadian economy BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A strong economic performance by the United States for the year’s second quarter is fuelling hopes Canada’s economy may too be poised to shift into a higher gear. Analysts say the 4.0 per cent bounceback in the U.S. during the quarter — which included an 11.7 per cent spike in imports— was much better than expected and the type of news the Bank of Canada has been anticipating. Bank of Montreal senior economist Sal Guatieri said the impact on the Canadian economy may be noticeable as early as Thursday when Statistics Canada reports on the country’s gross domestic product performance for May. The economist consensus is for a pick-up of 0.3 per cent during April, which would be considered moderately encouraging, but Guatieri said the odds have risen for an even bigger month and a stronger quarter overall when the June numbers arrive. “It’s possible, in light of the stronger U.S. report, that we may see an upside surprise,” he said, noting that the agency had previously reported robust manufacturing and wholesale sales for the month. “Canada will definitely benefit from a stronger U.S. economy.” In another positive for exporters, the loonie slipped about one-third of a cent to dip below 92 cents US, which should make Canadian exports more competitive in foreign markets. While the stellar numbers south of the border — including an improvement in the labour picture — could result in the U.S. winning bragging rights from its northern neighbour, policy-makers in Canada are unlikely to complain. “It’s fundamental to our growth story,” said James Marple, an economist with TD Bank. “So far, the Canadian economy has outperformed the U.S. but that’s been largely due to domestic demand fuelled by household debt
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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 104.28 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.90 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.65 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 54.00 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market advanced Wednesday, powered by solid earnings and an indication from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it is in no rush to raise interest rates. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 78.27 points to 15,524.82. The Canadian dollar was off 0.36 of a cent to 91.73 cents US. U.S. markets were mixed after the Fed ended its policy meeting with word that it is continuing to pare its monthly bond purchases. They have been intended to keep long-term borrowing rates low and are set to end in October. The Fed reiterated that it will keep short-term rates low “for a considerable time” after those bond purchases end. Most economists think a rate increase is about a year away. The Dow Jones industrials dipped 31.75 points to 16,880.36, while the Nasdaq gained 20.2 points to 4,462.9 and the S&P 500 index edged up 0.12 of a point to 1,970.07. Strong economic growth data had raised concerns the Fed could act sooner to raise rates. Gross domestic product grew by a better-than-expected annual pace of four per cent in the second quarter. The contraction of the economy in the JanuaryMarch period because of severe winter weather was also revised to 2.1 per cent from 2.9 per cent. “It really answers how constructive the Fed’s quantitative easing has been, whether this huge intervention had a positive effect on the economy and the answer is yes,” said Monika Skiba, senior portfolio manager at Manulife Asset Management. Two days before the release of the American government’s employment report for July, payroll firm ADP reported that 218,000 jobs were created in the private sector during the month, short of the 235,000 print that was expected. Analysts looked for the U.S. government report to show that about 230,000 jobs were created during July. Meanwhile, Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE) shares gained 80 cents to $33.61 as the company more than tripled its second-quarter net earnings to $615
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BRIEFS Automaker Ford plans to replace BlackBerrys with Apple’s iPhones TORONTO — Ford Motor Co. is hanging up on BlackBerry and giving thousands of its employees Apple’s iPhone. A spokeswoman for the automaker says Ford aims to replace BlackBerry smartphones with about 3,300 iPhones by the end of the year. During the next two years, another 6,000 iPhones will be handed out to staff who currently use various flip phone models. Ford representative Sara Tatchio says the decision wasn’t hinged on BlackBerry. Instead, the company found that iPhones met both employee’s needs and the company’s security requirements. BlackBerry has lost some big clients in recent years, including hardware retailer Home Depot, which abandoned the phone in early 2013, although others like Canadian Tire (TSX:CTC.A) have stuck with the device. A statement from BlackBerry declined to comment on Ford’s decision, but says businesses “should think twice” about relying on consum-
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er technology that “lacks the proven security benefits that BlackBerry has always delivered.”
Private equity firm Searchlight Capital buys M&M Meat Shops TORONTO — Searchlight Capital Partners said Wednesday that together with its partners it has bought frozen food retailer M&M Meat Shops Ltd. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. Searchlight also announced the appointment of Andy O’Brien as chief executive and Sam Florio as chief financial
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S&P 500 — 1,970.07, up 0.12 points Nasdaq — 4,462.90, up 20.20 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 91.73 cents US, down 0.36 of a cent Pound — C$1.8433, up 0.35 of a cent Euro — C$1.4599, up 0.38 of a cent Euro — US$1.3392, down 0.17 of a cent Oil futures: US$100.27 per barrel, down 70 cents (September contract) Gold futures: US$1,296.90 per oz., down $3.60 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.243 oz., up 10 cents $747.26 kg., up $3.21 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Prices were lower in mid-morning trading at ICE Futures Canada on Wednesday. Canola: Nov. ’14 $0.20 lower $443.90; Jan ’15 $0.60 lower $447.70; March ’15 $1.90 lower $447.10; May ’15 $2.20 higher $443.10; July ’15 $3.30 lower $437.60; Nov ’15 $1.80 lower $427.20; Jan. ’16 unchanged $435.00; March ’16 unchanged $438.80; May ’16 unchanged $438.80; July ’16 unchanged $438.80; Nov. ’16 unchanged $438.80. Barley (Western): Oct. ’14 unchanged $137.50; Dec. ’14 unchanged $139.50; March ’15 unchanged $140.50; May ’15 unchanged $140.50; July ’15 unchanged $140.50; Oct ’15 unchanged $140.50; Dec ’15 unchanged $140.50; March ’16 unchanged $140.50; May ’16 unchanged $140.50; July ’16 unchanged $140.50; Oct. ’16 unchanged $140.50.
officer of the retailer. O’Brien was most recently the chief executive of the Works Gourmet Burger Bistro chain, while Florio was formerly the vice-president of finance and business planning at Cara Operations Ltd. M&M was founded in 1980 by Mac Voisin, who will remain an adviser to the company. “Canadians love and trust M&M Meat Shops because they can count on the quality and convenience of its products. I am confident that the new team will continue to ensure that the brand remains a Canadian favourite,” Voisin said. M&M, based in Kitchener, Ont., has roughly 400 shops across Canada.
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle for the first time Wednesday for the Kremlin’s actions in Ukraine, subjecting three of his long-time associates to EU-wide asset freezes and travel bans. A total of eight people were added to the EU’s sanctions list for allegedly undermining Ukraine’s sovereignty or profiting from Moscow’s takeover of Crimea, the EU’s Official Journal showed. Three companies were also blacklisted. Among the individuals was Arkady Rotenberg, Putin’s former judo partner and a major shareholder of the civil engineering company Giprotransmost. The company has received a public contract to conduct a study on building a bridge from Russia to Crimea, the EU said. Also targeted was Yuri Kovalchuk, a longtime Putin acquaintance identified by the EU as co-founder of the Ozero Dacha, a co-operative society bringing together influential individuals around Russia’s president. Kovalchuk is also the chairman and largest
shareholder of Bank Rossiya, which has opened branches in Crimea since its unilateral annexation by Russia. The third Putin ally on the sanctions list was Nikolai Shamalov, another Ozero Dacha co-founder and the second largest shareholder in Bank Rossiya. Rotenberg and Kovalchuk have been subject to similar U.S. sanctions since March. The other five people targeted by the EU measures, which go into effect immediately, include the first deputy chief of staff of the Russian presidential administration and three pro-Moscow officials in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. The companies subjected to EU restrictions were the Russian National Commercial Bank, which was taken over by pro-Russian authorities in Crimea, the subsidiary of the Russian state-owned Aeroflot airline that now operates between Moscow and Crimea, and Almaz-Antei, which the EU said makes anti-aircraft missiles that separatists in Ukraine have used to shoot down aircraft. The new measures mean a total of 95 people and 23 entities are now subject to the EU’s Ukraine-related sanctions.
Penn West Petroleum shares dive after accounting review BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Shares in Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (TSX:PWT) fell sharply Wednesday after the company announced it’s reviewing its accounting practices going back several years and will have to restate some of its past financial reports. Its shares plunged 13.78 per cent or $1.37 to close at $8.57. They had traded as slow as $8.18 earlier in the day on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Late Tuesday, the Calgary-based oil and gas producer said chief financial officer David Dyck, who started in the role on May 1, found inadequate documentation to support how some of its expenses were classified in the past. The review will result in a restatement of previous financial reports for at least 2012 and 2013, as well as for the first quarter of 2014, and may delay completion of its full second-quarter report. The review covers 2014 so far and the four previous fiscal years. “We have acted quickly and effectively to review our accounting practices. We will take the steps necessary to
correct our historical financial statements and we will take appropriate steps to ensure that we avoid a similar situation in the future,” board chairman Rick George, the former CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU), said in a statement. Among other things, the board’s audit committee and its independent advisers have identified $111 million of operating expenses that were classified without adequate support as capital expenditures in property, plant and equipment in 2012 and a further $70 million in 2013. They also found about $100 million in operating expenses that were incorrectly reclassified as royalty expenses. Penn West said the review may require it to reduce its 2014 capital spending and royalty expense assumptions, as well as increase operating cost assumptions. That would result in lower funds flow this year than anticipated. However, its cash and debt balances, production guidance and operations are unaffected. Separately, Penn said its 2014 production guidance remains between the equivalent of 101,000 and 106,000 barrels per day of crude, gas and liquids.
Local homebuilders nominated for awards BY ADVOCATE STAFF Several Central Alberta homebuilders are in the running for provincial awards, led by Falcon Homes of Sylvan Lake. Falcon Homes is a finalists in two Awards of Excellence in Housing categories: Single Family Homes between $245,000 and $260,000, and Single Family Homes between $340,000 and $370,000. Vying for the award for Estate Home Between $1,000,000 and $1,750,000 is Sorento Custom Homes of
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Mom wants to change daughters’ surnames Dear Annie: I have two daughters who have their biological father’s last name. He never phones or visits. In six years, he has seen them once for an hour. I would like to change their last name to my maiden name. I have full physical and legal custody of my MITCHELL girls. & SUGAR My ex has supervised visitation that he hasn’t taken advantage of. I married a wonderful man seven years ago, and he is truly their father. I have no idea where their biological father lives. I’ve asked his sister, and she, too, has no clue. He has been in and out of jail on drug charges, and seeing as he isn’t paying child support or showing any
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interest in the girls, I don’t feel they should have to use his last name. How do I go about changing their names with the least amount of trouble? I can’t afford a lawyer. My girls are 8 and 9 years old, and I’d like to get this done. — L.A., Calif. Dear L.A.: Contact your state or county courthouse and find out what forms are necessary to request a name change for minor children, and follow whatever additional instructions are required. (Should your ex reappear and contest this at a later date, you may need to contact a lawyer.) Before taking this step, however, consider how your girls will feel down the road. They may be perfectly content to be totally disconnected from their biological father, but we caution you not to make your animosity toward him part of the package. When they are older, please allow them to have their background information should they request it. Dear Annie: When it comes to relationships, whether family or friends, I’ve always had to be the one to pursue communication with them.
They rarely call to say hello or ask how things are going. I recently moved from Tennessee to Indiana and feel like I’m by myself. I have few friends here. What would you suggest I do? —Lonely Hoosier Dear Hoosier: It takes time to make friends in a new location. We recommend you get involved in local activities through your church, community centers, gyms, volunteer organizations, etc., as well as groups that hold interest for you, such as choirs, theater troupes, political organizations, book clubs and so on, which you can find online or through meetup. com. Some people, like you, are better at maintaining communication than others. But you also could ask some close friends or family members why they so rarely call. Sometimes there are problems that can be easily remedied. Dear Annie: Can I add one more story to the replies to “Frustrated with Noise,” about children crying in church? Many years ago, my family and I attended a large church in Groton, Conn.
It was always packed to capacity. Sitting in front of us was another family with small children. As soon as the service started, the child who was sitting on his parent’s lap started screaming demonically. I had never heard any human being scream that loudly. Neither parent made any attempt to quiet the child. They sat there like petrified stone. The child continued screaming as the preacher attempted to give his sermon. Even though he was using a microphone, he could not override the child’s screaming. Suddenly, the preacher said in a booming voice: “In the name of Jesus Christ, I command you to be quiet!” The child stopped screaming instantaneously, and we didn’t hear a peep out of him for the rest of the service. — C. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
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Take charge for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby During pregnancy, a developing fe- chances that your child will become tus is tuned in to Mom —reacting to obese later in life. (Hear those genes her voice, tasting the food she ate for flipping?) dinner, feeling her sway as she walks ● Wash your hands. A University of around the block. But Mom influences California, San Francisco, study found the health and happiness of her off- fewer than 20 per cent of obstetricians spring in even more powerful ways regularly talk with their pregnant pathan that! tients about toxins such as phthalates, Research BPA (bisphehas found that nol-A) and BPS in the belly (bisphenol-S, and after probably just birth, some of as bad), pesa child’s genes ticides and can be flipped PCBs. They on or off deall can alter pending on healthy fetal what Mom does development. (or doesn’t do) Here’s how while she’s to reduce your pregnant. And exposure: that can affect Don’t handle MIKE ROIZEN & MEHMET OZ a child’s health cash register and happiness and store rethroughout ceipts. BPA (a life. What are hormone disthese powerful ruptor) is in gene-flippers? The food Mom eats; how the paper; wash your hands if you come much weight she gains during preg- into contact with it. Don’t microwave nancy; how she reacts to stress; and food in plastic containers; stay clear of her exposure to environmental toxins. pesticides; and eat two to three servSo, if you want to take control of ings a week of fish like salmon, tuna your pregnancy and protect your bun- (light canned), and/or cod. They’re low dle of joy, before and after you deliver: in contaminants, such as mercury, and ● Start prenatal vitamins before you are loaded with omega-3s, which are so get pregnant. Take a daily prenatal important for fetal brain development. vitamin supplement containing folic ● De-stress. High levels of stress acid for three months before you start during pregnancy increase the chance trying to conceive; keep taking it while that a child will be overweight by age you are breastfeeding. In a recent Nor- 10 to 13, according to a new Danish wegian study of more than 85,000 kids, study. Other new research suggests a this simple step reduced children’s connection between a pregnant womrisk for autism and autism-spectrum an’s stress level and an increase in her disorders by 39 per cent. child’s later risk for asthma. ● Tune up your diet, too, before you De-stress with a daily relaxation make a baby. According to a new Aus- technique: a breathing exercise, mindtralian study, women who munch more ful meditation, listening to your favoufruit and lean protein before pregnan- rite music or taking a walk. One recent cy are 50 per cent more likely to de- British study reported that taking a yoliver a full-term baby than women who ga class also can keep expectant moms dine on high-saturated-fat and high- cool, calm and collected. sugar foods. ● Protect your breast-milk supply, ● Eat for 1.1 — not for two! Pregnant which is important for your infant’s imwomen do need to gain weight, but mune health. You’ll increase producjust the right amount. According to tion of breast milk if you gain a healthy the Institutes of Medicine, you should amount of weight, eat a healthy diet gain 25 to 35 pounds if you started at a and get the amount of exercise that’s healthy weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9); 15 to right for you. 25 pounds if you were overweight (BMI Another breast-milk booster, for 25 to 29.9); less than 15 pounds if you’re women who develop gestational diaobese (BMI over 30). betes (known to reduce supply): Take Best way to avoid gaining too much in recommended levels of calcium and weight? Eat 10 per cent more calories vitamin D during pregnancy and afterthan usual during your first and sec- ward. That helps to keep blood sugar ond trimesters; up that to 15 per cent levels under control. to 20 per cent more for the last three The YOU Docs, Mehmet Oz, host of The months. Gaining excess weight increas- Dr. Oz Show and Mike Roizen of Clevees your risk for high blood pressure, land Clinic, are authors of YOU: Losdiabetes and premature delivery. And ing Weight. For more information, go to gaining too much weight increases the www.RealAge.com.
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VANCOUVER — Two Vancouver pharmacies will soon offer customers free HIV tests that will provide results on the spot in less than five minutes. Pharmacists at the Medicine Shoppe drugstores have been trained by HIV nurses from Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care to provide testing as part of a year-long pilot project. Medical health officer Dr. Reka Gustafson says offering HIV testing at locations such as a pharmacy helps reduce stigma around testing. The pilot project will determine whether HIV
testing in pharmacies can complement existing programs at community testing sites, hospitals, walk-in clinics and through family physicians. The Medicine Shoppes — are near a Pacific Medical Walk-in Clinic, where doctors will provide support to patients and link them to treatment if required. An HIVpositive person taking prescribed medication is up to 96 per cent less likely to transmit the infection to others, but an estimated 3,500 people in B.C. are infected with the virus and don’t know it.
hands pressing against the abdomen, whining, “I can’t sleep. My tummy hurts, can I sleep with you?” After several years of working with those suffering with insomnia, I have come to conclusion that insomnia is most often caused by the inability to digest life (or at the very least an incredibly stressful, hectic day). Just as going to bed with a really full stomach disrupts sleep, going to bed with a really full head disturbs sleep. Again, chamomile tea comes to the rescue. Just a warm cup of tea made with fragrant chamomile flowers eases restless thoughts from the mind. Taking a cup of chamomile tea before bed sets one up for cheerful optimism in the morning, as opposed to whining about not sleeping and the hectic day ahead. The digestive tract makes up to 95 per cent of the body’s serotonin, the sunny disposition hormone. Although this is a relatively new finding, it seems nature has always know this. I find it interesting that plants like chamomile, long before the word serotonin existed, have been used soothe both the mind and digestion. Not all chamomile tea is created equally. A good cup of chamomile tea smells like honey and sunshine. In the mouth, it has a silky texture, not watery. At the back of the tongue, there is
a mildly bitter taste. In the tea bag or the loose tea (my preference), there should be whole flowers, not bits and pieces of flowers or even worse dust of flowers. Sipping chamomile tea while reading troublesome emails from work or watching scary, adrenaline-producing TV before bed does not support chamomile’s calming medicine. It is best to turn off all screens, sit quietly with a somewhat boring book or magazine and quietly linger over a cup of chamomile’s tea. Chamomiles bright yellow centre surrounded by white petals are reminiscent of a child’s drawing of the sun. Seeing the tangle of chamomile sweeping across the garden each morning lifts the burden of busyness from my heart and reminds of the simple joys of sunlight, summer mornings and bare feet on warm soil. How fortunate that a medicine like chamomile grows so abundantly in the garden here right in Central Alberta. Chamomile is medicine for all ages in this age of complexity and always wanting more. Herbs for Life is written by Abrah Arneson, a local clinical herbalist. It is intended for information purposes only. Readers with a specific medical problem should consult a doctor. For more information, visit www.abraherbalist.ca. Arneson can be reached www.abraherbs. com.
Website helps parents, coaches recognize concussion signs THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Deciding whether a child may have sustained a concussion while engaged in play or sport can be difficult because tell-tale symptoms may not show up right away. But a new online resource aimed at parents and coaches could help make that determination a whole lot easier. The Child & Family Research Institute at BC Children’s Hospital has launched a website called the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT), which flags the warning signs of concussion and explains what steps need to be taken to diagnose and manage the all-too-common brain injury. Shelina Babul, associate director of the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit at the hospital, spearheaded the development of the CATT website, which started last year with an online tool to help health professionals to better recognize and treat concussion. The second phase of the site’s development — tools for parents, players and coaches — has now gone live, and the third phase for teachers is expected to go online in the fall. Babul, a sports injury specialist, said she had been getting calls from parents saying their child had hit their head while riding a bike or playing hockey but had been told by an emergency department doctor: “Oh, he’s just had a bonk to the head. He’ll be fine. Just go home.” “And those calls started getting more numerous,” she said Monday from Vancouver. “And I thought there’s obviously a disconnect somewhere because patients are getting the wrong information from their healthcare provider. And that’s a problem.” Babul and colleagues developed CATT, a free website that is updated monthly to provide the latest evidencebased research on concussion, which occurs when the brain is rapidly shaken up inside the skull following a hit to the head or a blow to the body that causes a sudden jerk of the head or neck. The site, which has also been designed to be accessible through smartphones and other devices, provides information about concussion and tools to help parents and coaches decide how to respond to an injury, track symptoms, and to record infor-
mation to show medical professionals. The site is organized into six learning modules, each of which is followed by a quick multiple-choice quiz. CATT also includes short videos for children and teens with stories of young athletes who have had concussions and advice about safe play in contact sports like hockey, football and rugby. “A lot of (online) tools that are out there are simple slide-decks for reading,” said Babul. “We wanted to move away from that just because we were hearing, you know, ’I like to watch, I like to listen.’ So we combined all that into a learning platform.” Often a when a child or teen takes a hit to the head while playing sports, they are pulled to the sidelines to be checked out but put back in the game if they don’t seem to exhibit overt symptoms of concussion. “But signs and symptoms may not appear for up to 48 hours,” said Babul, putting the player at risk of a second and more serious concussion. When a concussion is suspected, the player should be taken out of play and receive immediate medical attention to confirm the diagnosis, she said. If it is a concussion, the young person will need to rest both physically and cognitively for a period of time before being cleared to gradually return to play and learning. “Eighty-five per cent (of concussions) resolve without long-term consequences. But if it’s not managed properly, you could have long-term consequences.” That could mean persistent symptoms that can include headaches, dizziness, light and noise sensitivity, disturbed sleep, depression and poor concentration. “I frequently say, ’Would you rather be out for two days or for two months or for two years?”’ said Babul, referring to players who may balk at being sidelined so they can be medically assessed for possible concussion. “The goal of this tool kit is to give parents and coaches quick and easy access to accurate, up-to-date information so they can be confident they’re giving kids the best possible care for the best possible recovery,” she said, noting that the site is funded by the B.C. Ministry of Health.
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This summer, chamomile (matricar- whiny moments when one can only see ia chamomilla) graces my side garden what one does not have while dismisswith abundance. ing what one has been givSince June I have, most en? mornings, been picking A synonym for whining is chamomile flowers. The “bellyaching.” Chamomile more flowers I pick the hapis the herb for (along side pier chamomile becomes peppermint, menthe piperand offers up more bloomita) for bellyaches that are ing smiling flowers. Chamcaused by job stress, spicy omile is a plant that just curry or gas and constipakeeps giving. tion. I even use it in formuWhen a herbalist hears las for more serious condisomeone whining, whether tions like celiacs, stomach a two-year-old, 42-year-old ulcers, inflammatory bowel or 90-year-old, she thinks disease and diverticulosis. of chamomile and smiles The volatile oils in chamknowingly. Chamomile tea omile, along with its mildly ABRAH calms the whiny child hidbitter taste, co-ordinates ARNESON den inside even the most and calms the movement composed adult. Perhaps HERBS FOR LIFE of the small and large init is chamomile’s giving natestines, and facilitates the ture that opens up the “me, me, me,” emptying of the stomach (easing bloatattitude and allows a little light into ing). the burdened heart, allowing one to The mildly bitter taste of chamomile receive life’s many gifts. tea encourages the release of digestive From a medicinal point of view, enzymes from the pancreas and bile chamomile has several uses. It is a from the liver, to aiding assimilation of calming digestive herb that supports nutrients from the meal just eaten. the activity of the liver. Many people Chamomile, more often than not, find a cup of chamomile tea helps will cure a bellyache. Sipping chamothem sleep. It soothes both anxious mile tea takes the stress out of the belminds and colicky stomachs. A wash of ly leaving it feeling pleasantly nourchamomile flowers was traditionally ished. No more whining. used for tired, sore eyes. Any mother knows the sound her So how do these practical uses re- child, standing next to the bed in the late to chamomile’s medicine for those middle of the night, face crinkled up,
ENTERTAINMENT Hockey players win fourth straight leg BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Olympians Meaghan Mikkelson and Natalie Spooner breezed to a fourth straight first-place finish as The Amazing Race Canada continued its Far East sojourn, while fortune found perpetually panicked siblings Sukhi and Jinder Atwal — but not before some desperate floundering in a glitzy casino. The Atwals finished firmly last in Tuesday’s instalment of the CTV reality race while also earning the disdain of teammates by crassly begging for help, but earned a reprieve because — cue the orchestral swell! — this was the race’s first non-elimination round. “It’s time to step it up,” pledged a relieved Jinder in a post-race onscreen interview, apparently so imbued with newfound confidence he even ventured into some prideful trash talk. “We’re coming like lions and we’re going to take people out, one by one.” Well, it might finally be time for the remaining eight teams to begin strategizing against the dominant hockey gold medallists, who added a free trip to Japan to the considerable spoils they’ve accumulated through four consecutive flawless legs. But in Tuesday’s episode, most teams were still angling for the frontrunners’ favour. See, Mikkelson and Spooner may have burned their own Express Pass — which allows teams to skip past one challenge, penaltyfree — in the season’s third episode, but they still possess a second golden ticket they can bestow upon another lucky duo. And with varying degrees of subtlety, other pairs were fishing for the allimportant pass. The ain’t-too-proud-tobeg Atwals were first up, with Jinder simply blurting out “can we have the Express Pass?” with a knowingly absurd tone at the airport. By comparison, Quebec twins Pierre and Michel Forget played the long game. Figuring that their shared history as competitive freestyle skiers would endear them to the inscrutable Olympians, Pierre schemed: “We do believe we should have a little camaraderie going on.” As it turns out, he was right. But before they could bond, one member
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Olympic gold medallists Meaghan Mikkelson (right) and Natalie Spooner won their fourth straight leg of The Amazing Race Canada, on Tuesday in the second episode to take place in China. of each team had to navigate the episode’s first Road Block: a 233-metre bungee jump from the 61-storey Macau Tower. All the teams accomplished this imposing feat with admirable aplomb, though Mickey Henry of blissfully faded duo Mickey and Pete was the only one to do so in his animal-print underwear, reasoning: “(They said) ’empty your pockets,’ so right away I whip my pants off — ’cause you know, that’s the fastest way to empty your pockets.” The teams were then let loose in the winding, narrow streets of Macau in search of the episode’s first Detour. Even finding the clue box proved a challenge, tucked as it was in one of the bustling area’s seemingly many almond-biscuit shops. Here, the Forgets and the perennially pack-leading Mikkelson and
Spooner teamed up to help each other out, and the hockey players did attest to being guided by a natural athletes’ affinity. Eventually, the Forgets asked directly for the Pass, and the hockey players replied that they were “seriously, seriously considering it.” If only they knew that the brothers — who co-run a meat-packing company — were issuing an ominous ultimatum in their own private interview. “If Meaghan and Natalie doesn’t give us the Express Pass by the end of this leg tomorrow, they will be UTurned,” vowed Pierre. Doing that would require someone actually possessing even a fleeting lead over Mikkelson and Spooner, of course — and this week’s Detour offered the best chance so far at doing so.
NEW YORK — NBC has picked its Peter Pan: high-flying Girls star Allison Williams. The network announced Wednesday that Williams will play the boy who refused to grow up in NBC’s new staging of Peter Pan Live! The live telecast of this musical classic will air Dec. 4. The 26-year-old actress-comedian plays Marnie Michaels on HBO’s comedy Girls, for which she has recorded several songs. She is the daughter of NBC News anchor Brian Williams and has also appeared on The Mindy Project and The League. NBC recently announced that Oscar winner Christopher Walken will play the villainous pirate Captain Hook. “I have wanted to play Peter Pan since I was about three years old, so this is a dream come true,” said Williams, who added, “What could go wrong in a live televised production with simultaneous flying, sword fighting and singing?” This musical version of Peter Pan has a long tradition on NBC. It opened on Broadway in 1954, starring Mary Martin as the flying boy and Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook in a pair of Tony Award-winning performances.
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The Honorable Woman: a meditative thriller MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL STARS IN MINISERIES FEATURING A PERSONAL STORY ON A GLOBAL SCALE BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — The Honorable Woman is a meditative thriller that investigates a woman’s inner life and a global hot spot. Poised between dreamstate and tough reality, it exposes timeless truths while remaining as current as the next Israeli-Palestinian clash. An eight-hour miniseries premiering Thursday at 10 p.m. EDT on SundanceTV, The Honorable Woman is a virtuoso effort by Hugo Blick, who wrote and directed it. And in the lead role of Baroness Nessa Stein, an Anglo-Israeli businesswoman who wants to span a raging divide with communication cables laid between Israel and the West Bank, Maggie Gyllenhaal delivers the most nuanced yet full-bodied performance you could hope to see. The film was shot during five months in London and Morocco, with Andrew Buchan co-starring as Nessa’s brother and business partner; Janet McTeer (Damages) as head of the British spy agency MI6, pressing its own geopolitical agenda for the region; and Stephen Rea (The Crying Game), who’s especially splendid as the outgoing head of MI6’s Middle East desk. Politically charged, laden with foreign intrigue and family secrets, the series is, in short, magnificent. “I was really intrigued with exploring the psychology of a woman within the chassis of a thriller,” said Blick, a 49-year-old filmmaker who claims such British series as The Shadow Line and Sensitive Skin among his credits. “The issue of intractable polarity, but with the chance of reconciliation, is what the story is engaged in.” But what happens when the conflict
exists not only in the outside world, but also, for Nessa, lodged deep within her soul and her indelible past? “It’s often the case that when people stand on the world stage it’s a diversionary technique from dealing with the very vacuum that’s inside themselves that they feel their role in public life can help them fill,” said Blick with a wry grin and a blistering laugh. Seated beside him for this recent interview at a Los Angeles hotel, Gyllenhaal was training her saucer-size blue eyes on him, listening and nodding thoughtfully as if none of what he voiced she’d ever heard before. Maybe she hadn’t. “Hugo and I didn’t talk very much when we were working,” she said. “I don’t like to have conversations like this when I’m working.” The 36-year-old actress, whose films include Sherrybaby, Crazy Heart, World Trade Center and The Dark Knight, explained that on The Honorable Woman, she and Blick related on a level beyond words. “Hugo was the most trusting director I’ve ever worked with in my life,” said Gyllenhaal as she unwittingly invoked a key question — “Who do you trust?” — that serves as the first sentence her character utters. “And I’ve never, ever played a character who was more fully, wholly, truly formed than this one,” she went on. “Hugo had written all eight episodes before we began, but so many things about her surprised me! So I would kind of walk into each scene knowing what I knew about Nessa, then see how it expressed itself. And then I would think, ’OK, that scene happened. Now, where are we?”’ “Maggie knew EXACTLY where the character was travelling towards,” ar-
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From left, Eve Best, Tobias Menzies, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Genevieve O’Reilly in a scene from The Honorable Woman, an eight-hour miniseries premiering Thursday at 8 p.m. The series is a virtuoso effort by Hugo Blick, who both wrote and directed it. gued Blick with a smile. “Essentially all I had to do was go, ’OK, I’ll put the camera here, because that’s the best place to witness her delivering this character.”’ “It is much more interesting to watch an actor actually learning something,” Gyllenhaal persisted, “rather than watch someone PRETEND like they’re learning something. You can
set up a situation for yourself that includes your own issues, terrors, strengths, and then put yourself in that situation, and when you do the scene you can learn many things. That was always what I was trying to accomplish. “Nessa has to go through this journey,” said Gyllenhaal, who clearly puts a premium on trust, “and I went through it, too.”
Legal fallout begins Chadwick Boseman for scrapped channels James Brown’s North American arena tour charisma in Get On Up of Jesus Christ Superstar As Byrd, Nelsan Ellis gives a thoughtful performance that, appropriately, grounds the film. Many biopics of performers follow a grating formula: Tough youth, obstacles overcome, fame discovered, more obstacles, descent into old age or worse. Here, Tate and talented screenwriters Jez Butterworth and JohnHenry Butterworth seek to avoid this by jumping around in time, ditching chronology for a thematic approach. It can get confusing, but it keeps us on our toes. They also have Brown break the fourth wall at key moments. Alas, this isn’t done early or frequently enough to feel coherent. Perhaps there just wasn’t time. Even at 138 minutes, the film has to barrel though parts of Brown’s long public life. (He died in 2006, at 73.) Luckily, there was time for the scene where an older Brown bursts into a meeting at a building he owns, shooting at the ceiling with a rifle; he’s annoyed someone used his private bathroom. Also memorable: the scene where Brown en-
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counters a young Little Richard (Brandon Smith, highly entertaining), and Brown’s amusingly incongruous appearance in a ski sweater in the 1965 Frankie Avalon film Ski Party. Much more harrowing is a scene showing Brown hitting his second wife, DeeDee — a brief evocation of the man’s darker side. Also effective is a tense scene in which Brown forces his band, in rehearsal, to change the sound they’re used to playing. They resist but he wins. And the music does sound fabulous throughout; one imagines producer Jagger had something to do with that. The vocals in the film are Brown’s. As for the dance moves, of course, that’s all Boseman. In the end, we have a portrait that is not uniformly positive — Brown was too complicated for that — yet falls mostly on the kinder side. At one point, Byrd is trying to explain to a frustrated bandmate why he sticks with Brown. “He’s a genius,” Byrd says simply. True enough.
NEW YORK — The abrupt cancellation of this summer’s North American arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar is apparently not being forgiven. The Really Useful Group, the London-based production company of “Superstar” composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, said Tuesday that it was taking legal action against music and theatrical producer Michael Cohl for the “unilateral decision” to scuttle the tour, which was to star punk legend John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon and Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child. In a statement, The Really Useful Group said it “has no option but to proceed with legal action to recover its costs associated with the project and in turn, satisfy outstanding payments to suppliers and contractors.” Cohl’s S2BN Entertainment had no immediate comment Tuesday. The tour was to start June 9 in New
Orleans and include stops in Detroit, Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Louis, Phoenix, Seattle, Las Vegas, Denver, New York City, Boston and Philadelphia. It was to star Lydon as King Herod, Williams as Mary Magdalene, Brandon Boyd of Incubus as Judas and JC Chasez of ’N Sync as Pontius Pilate. Ben Forster, the winner of the U.K.’s prime-time contest show “Superstar,” was to play the son of God. The guitar- and keyboard-driven rock musical, which debuted on Broadway in 1971, includes such songs as What’s the Buzz? Superstar, Everything’s Alright and I Don’t Know How to Love Him. Cohl, who was also a lead producer on the ill-fated, aerial-effects laden “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” declined to talk too much about the tour’s financing when it was unveiled in April, but he said the new show’s total costs were in the “eight figures” and needed to pull in “several hundred thousand dollars” each night to keep it on the road.
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There’s a delicious moment in Get On Up, Tate Taylor’s new James Brown biopic, when Brown — played by Chadwick Boseman, in a thrillingly magnetic performance — is about to appear on the T.A.M.I. Show, a multi-act concert filmed in 1964. Backstage, the singer is informed that he and his band won’t be closing the show; that honour will be going to an up-and-coming British band called the Rolling Stones. Brown shakes off the disappointment, goes out and blows the roof off the place with the force of those growling vocals and explosive, kinetic dance moves. Then he saunters over to the Stones, just four skinny blokes who don’t know what hit them. “Welcome to America,” he says. Did he say that in real life? No matter. Like many scenes in the film, it expresses Brown’s most important qualities: his indescribable drive as a performer, and his almost blinding charisma. For that, kudos go to director Taylor and producers Brian Grazer and Mick Jagger (yes, that Mick Jagger, who’s made no secret of Brown’s influence on his own famous moves). But none of it would work, of course, without Boseman, an actor on a remarkable run of late, playing Jackie Robinson in 42 and now this. If he was impressive as the dignified Robinson, he’s electrifying as Brown. And just as Brown, in life, upstaged pretty much everyone — including his bandmates, the Famous Flames — Boseman does the same here. The always excellent Viola Davis plays Brown’s mother, Susie, but since Susie left her son as a young boy, we don’t see enough of Davis — just a few sad moments from Brown’s hardscrabble rural youth, and then one excruciating, wonderfully played scene later, when she comes to see her adult son backstage at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. The central relationship in Brown’s life, though, was with his friend and partner, Bobby Byrd, who stuck with him even as Brown’s ego pushed many away.
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GUNDERSON April 1986 - 2014 It is with great regret and sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beautiful daughter, sister, aunty and friend, April Dianne Gunderson at the Innisfail Hospital, Innisfail, Alberta on Friday, July 25, 2014. April was taken from us far too early at the age of 27 years. She will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her. April leaves behind her precious daughter, Brooke Rae-Anne Stout who has always been the most important part of April’s life. She also leaves behind her boyfriend, Jarrad Sloan, mom, Darla Briem, dad, Garry Gunderson, sisters, Michelle (Marvin) Lindsey and Sheena (Gerard) Dykstra, stepdad, Rich Bahuaud, stepsister, Kelsey Bahuaud, stepbrother, Nic Bahuaud, avi, Herb Briem, grandmother, Rachel Gunderson and numerous aunties, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and her day home children. April was predeceased by her amma, Anna Briem and grandfather, Lloyd Gunderson. You are already greatly missed. We love you. We will keep you in our hearts and will think of you always. Relatives and friends are invited to come and pay their respects at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 12:30 p.m. A Celebration of April’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. Please dress casual as April would want it that way. If desired, Memorial Donations in April’s honor may be made directly to a Trust Fund set up for her daughter, Brooke Stout at the Servus Credit Union, Innisfail, Alberta. Donations may be made at any Servus Credit Union on Brooke’s behalf. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of Maryann Hansen, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040
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TOMALTY HOLLAND (nee Axelsen) Carrol Lillian Elizabeth 1923 - 2014 1934-2014 Mrs. Carrol Ethel Tomalty It is with deep sorrow that the (nee Graham) of Red Deer, family of Lillian Holland Alberta, passed away at the announces her passing on Red Deer Hospice on Thursday, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 in July 24, 2014 at the age of Red Deer Regional Hospital, 90 years. Carrol was born on surrounded by family and September 21, 1923 on the loved ones. Lillian was born family farm in the Edwell on December 29, 1934, the District, East of Penhold, eldest of four children to Axel Alberta. She married Ralph and Sigrid Axelsen of Calgary. Tomalty in 1947 and they There she took her schooling lived on their farm in the and was active in church and Waskasoo District, where taught Sunday School. After they raised a family of seven completing high school she children and where Carrol spent one year in California continued to live until her working in the office of Child death. Carol will be lovingly Evangelism Fellowship. Upon remembered by her children: her return she was married to Kathy (Lester) Gurnett of Ivan Holland in 1956 and Airdrie, Alberta, Keith (Anne), they enjoyed a wonderful Gerald (Connie), Neil (Vera), marriage of 57 years. From all of Red Deer, Donna this union came four (John) Armstrong of Big daughters: Susan, Donna, Jill Stone, Alberta, Wayne and Terri. After living in Red (Shauna) of Edmonton, Deer for 5 years, Ivan and Alberta and John (Laurie), Lillian moved to the farm in also of Red Deer; twenty-six the Centreville district where grandchildren and thirty- she lived until her passing. seven great grandchildren. Lillian was predeceased by She is also survived by her her parents and daughter sister, Margaret Collier and Donna. She is lovingly sister-in-law, Verna Tomalty, remembered by her husband as well as numerous nieces Ivan, daughters Susan (John and nephews. Carrol was Smith) of California, Jill (Ron predeceased by her loving Shenk) of Pennsylvania and husband, Ralph in 2002; an Terri (Chris Zimmerman) of infant daughter, Grace; Centreville; grandchildren Lucy, parents, Herman and Nina and Nicole Smith; Jesse Florence; and two brothers, (Laura), Cory, Ellie and Emma Lloyd and Bob. Shenk; Anna, Dallas, Naaman, “Death is not extinguishing Anthony, Reyna, Elias and the light, Noah Zimmerman. She is also but turning out the Lamp remembered by her siblings because the dawn has come.” Ingrid Sylvester, Doreen (Allen) A Memorial Service will be Holland and Gerald (Sarah) held at the Balmoral Bible Axelsen as well as numerous Chapel, Highway 11 East nephews and nieces and and Rutherford Drive, Red close family and friends. A Deer, Alberta on Tuesday, private family burial will be at August 5, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. 11:00 am at the Lakeview with John Armstrong officiating. Cemetery in Sylvan Lake A Private Family Interment followed by a memorial will be held at the Alto Reste service at 1:00 pm at the Cemetery, Red Deer, Alber- Benalto Baptist Church on ta. If desired, Memorial Saturday, August 2, 2014. In Donations in Carrol’s honor lieu of flowers, those wishing may be made directly to the to make a memorial donation Christian Blind Mission at in Lillian’s honour may do so www.cbmcanada.org or to to the Benalto Baptist Church the Red Deer Hospice Society Benevolent Fund. at www.reddeerhospice.com. Arrangements entrusted to Condolences may be sent or Sylvan Lake Funeral Home. viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at In Memoriam PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, KEY (Adeline and Don) 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Gone are the days Drive), Red Deer. we used to share 403.340.4040. But in our hearts you’re always there Like the birds that sing and circle in flight And the stars above that shine every night You’re never more than a thought away Loved and remembered every day Time goes by without you both and the days are now one year, They hold so many memories, and smiles to dry the tears. We hold you close within our hearts, and there you both remain, to walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again. Mom and Dad you are deeply missed, forever loved and remembered by your family and children Linda, Scott and Ian
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wanted for busy dealership, possible chance for advancement. Fax resume to 341-5066
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Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS
ANDERS INGLEWOOD MORRISROE AND VANIER AREAS Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the
RED DEER ADVOCATE
Phone 403-314-4301
EXPERIENCED MOTOR COACH DRIVERS
WORKING CONDITIONS: • 15 days on/ 6 days off, on call 24 hour basis • Must live near base of employment • Pre-employment medical testing required • Working in all weather conditions
DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential. Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295
Start your career! See Help Wanted
6 Days a week! Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am For More Information, Please call Prodie
FRONTIER BUS LINES Ltd.
WHAT MAKES US ATTRACTIVE: • Values-driven organization • Full coverage benefits program • Global technical leader within our industry • Focus on safety, training and development • Career advancement opportunities • RRSP matching program • Health Spending Account
Please address resume to the attention of Doug and drop off to 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB or email: dsibbet@reddeeradvocate.com
Is taking resumes for: Accessories Dept. with experience in clothing or power sport industry. F/T positions avail. Please email resume to HR Department brenda@turplebros.ca
CEA AIR
(Custom Energized Air Ltd) a respected leader in the pneumatics industry is GROWING AGAIN and we are looking for:
429018G31-H2
lf you are a motivated, service-oriented team player with excellent attention to detail we invite you to apply for the following positions:
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS CANADA INC. 4316 Gerdts Ave. Blindman Ind. Park Red Deer County, AB. T4S-2A8
* All shifts based on 4 hours and likely run longer * $13.19/Hour.
Is seeking to hire
Community Support Worker Program
• • • • • • • • • •
LTD.
As part of our customer service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to deliver newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers. A delivery vehicle is provided. Work 3 to 4 shifts a week. Hours of shifts are: Morning shifts of Monday through Friday 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM. Saturday starting at 7 AM. Wednesday to Friday shifts starting at 1 PM.
Shop Supervisor
•
880
Misc. Help
GROWING National company seeks mechanically inclined service person for Periodic basic equipment CIRCULATION maintenance in the Red Deer area, for 5-10 service RUNNER calls per month. Service (Part-time) times flexible. Perfect for a young retired person. Will DO YOU: train, must have own Want extra income reliable vehicle and basic Know the city well tools. Fax resume or letter Posses a clean, valid of interest to 905-760-1233 drivers license or email to dispatch. Have a friendly attitude canada@air-serv.com. Enjoy customer service Want part-time work TURPLE BROS. (12-22 hours per week)
FLUID Experts Ltd.
FALL START
Journeyman & apprentices We offer competitive wages. Full benefits after 90 days. Must have valid drivers licence. Email resume to: d.generationglass BENEFITS INCLUDE: @platinum.ca • Signing Bonus paid or Fax: 403-886-5224 upon completion of or Call 403-886-5221 a 60 day/120 day retention period GOODMEN • Company provided ROOFING LTD. Group Canadian Benefits Requires • Voluntary dental • Life insurance SLOPED ROOFERS • Short-term and longLABOURERS term disability & FLAT ROOFERS • Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) and Deferred Valid Driver’s Licence Profi t Sharing Plan preferred. Fax or email (DPSP) info@goodmenroofing.ca • Paid Vacation or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! • Safety Bonus
SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION
880
880
Misc. Help
CLASS 3 DRIVERS w/airbrake endorsement needed immed. for waste & recycling. Email resume with a min. of 2 references • to: canpak@xplornet.ca • • DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & • long distance. Competitive • • wages. Apply in person. 6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841
CANADA CARTAGE is looking for Class 1 Drivers for local P&D work in Red Deer. To apply, send resume and commercial abstract to: edmontoncareers@ canadacartage.com Fax: 780-454-3188
Truckers/ Drivers
860
CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d for moving equipment. Resumes to be dropped off at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer.
830
800
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS: • Valid Class l license preferred; fewer than 6 demerit points • Pressure pumping experience is preferred • Physically fit- heavy lifting required • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
850
WATER WELL DRILLERS HELPER
Red Deer County FRONT DESK CLERK ~ $14.00/hr.
Trades
WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED
Gasoline Alley, 37471 Hwy 2S,
810
Oilfield
820
HOLIDAY INN Red Deer South,
• Clean & Vacuum rooms, public areas, pool, etc. Bearspaw currently has a • Replenish amenities, position in our Stettler field ZUBAR Production linens & towels. operations for an intermediate Services • Adhere to Holiday Inn oil and gas operator. Applicants safety standards must have experience as a is currently taking resumes for experienced All positions are permanent heavy duty mechanic or Production Testing Full-time/Part-time, shift journeyman instrument Personnel work & weekends. mechanic and possess Email resume to: Education: Above Secondary strong mechanical skills, rdzubaroffice@telus.net Work Experience not be quick learners, motivated or fax to (403)346-9420. essential, training provided. and hard working and live Must have all valid tickets. Fax resume to 780-702-5051 or be willing to relocate within a 20 minute commute JJAM Management (1987) to workplace location. This Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s position offers a challenging Professionals Requires to work at these work environment, attractive Red Deer, AB locations: benefits with competitive 5111 22 St. pay and significant room 37444 HWY 2 S for promotion. 37543 HWY 2N Please submit resumes 700 3020 22 St. Manager/Food Services Attn: Human Resources Permanent F/T shift. $18/hr. email:kwolokoff@ 40 hrs/week, + benefits , 1 Boundary bearspawpet.com Vacancy, 2-3yrs. exp., Technical Group Inc. Fax 403-252-9719 criminal record check req’d, Is now hiring for: Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 Apply in person or fax Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 resume to: 403-314-1303 - Technologist (Party Chief) JJAM Management (1987) Central Alberta’s Largest - Technician (Rodman) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Car Lot in Classifieds Requires to work at these In the Red Deer and Red Deer, AB locations: surrounding area 5111 22 St. OILFIELD 37444 HWY 2 S EQUIPMENT SALES Boundary offers a 37543 HWY 2N competitive salary and 700 3020 22 St. POSITION benefits package FOOD ATTENDANT AVAILABLE as well as an RRSP Req’d permanent shift DRAGON ENERGY program. We are a weekend day and evening Red Deer division is Construction/Land both full and part time. currently accepting survey company based in 15 Vacancies, $10.88/hr. + resumes for an oilfield Airdrie. benefits. Start ASAP. equipment sales position. Job description Experience in water conPlease send resume to: www.timhortons.com tainment, Conical Trailer FAX: (403) 948-4924 or Education and experience and Frac Water heater is email tanya.dowie@btgi.ca not req’d. an asset. Candidates Apply in person or fax must be self-motivated and resume to: 403-314-1303 willing to travel. Oilfield Restaurant/ back ground, Class 1a and You can sell your guitar oilfield tickets and passport Hotel for a song... are an asset. Only or put it in CLASSIFIEDS BOULEVARD selected individuals will be and we’ll sell it for you! contacted for interviews. Restaurant & Lounge Classifieds...costs so little Thank you. Gasoline Alley, Saves you so much! Please forward resume to 37471 Hwy 2S, jeff.sahli@modernusa.com Red Deer County RAMADA INN & is seeking SUITES Cook ~ $14.00/hr. FRONT DESK CLERK To prepare & cook all food SUPERVISOR up to standard, clean kitchen - Permanent F/T Shift & maintain hygiene, follow position open immediately recipes, assist in $14-$18/hr(+bonus). 40 hrs/wk. receiving & storing REQUIREMENTS: PRODUCTION TESTING Experience preferred High Kitchen Helper ~ $11.00/hr. EXPERIENCED To clean kitchen following school completion or higher SUPERVISORS and DUTIES: safety & hygiene standards. TESTERS Responsible for daily front Clean utensils, cutlery, Day & Night desk operations. Balance crockery & glassware items, Must have tickets. inventory/sundry goods , floors, assist in prep. Top paid wages. schedule, complaint All positions are permanent Based out of Devon, AB. resolution, group bookings, Full-time/Part-time, Email resume to: supervise and train staff. shift work & weekends. kathy@dragonsbreathpt.ca Education: Above Secondary Must be legally entitled Work Experience not to work in Canada, essential, training provided. good communication Fax resume to 780-702-5051 and computer skills. Applicants may apply in HOLIDAY INN person at 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer or fax EXPRESS 403-342-4433 or email RED DEER gm@ramadareddeer.com TR3 Energy is at the 2803-50 Avenue, forefront of reclamation Red Deer RAMADA INN & and remediation in the oil is seeking SUITES & gas industry FRONT DESK CLERK req’s Permanent ~ $14.00/hr. ROOM ATTENDANTS We are currently • Answer phone calls, Attendants. Exp. not nec. recruiting for: take reservations. will train. Approx. 35 - 40 Heavy Equipment • Check in/out guests. hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 Operators • Balance cash out & $14/hr. Duties incl’d but attend to guest needs not limited to: vacuuming, Requirements: dusting, washing floors, HOUSEKEEPING Valid Driver’s License making beds, empty trash, ROOM ATTENDANT H2S Alive disinfecting & cleaning ~14.00/hr. Standard First Aid bathrooms. Performance • Clean & vacuum rooms, WHIMIS and/or based bonus program. public areas, pool etc. CSTS or PST Must be fluent with verbal amenities, Pre-Access A&D Testing • Replenish l& written English, be linens & towels. Ground Disturbance Level 11 physically fit. Applicants • Adhere to Holiday Inn may apply in person at safety standards. Please e-mail or fax your 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer All positions are permanent T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 resume to: Full-time/Part-time, shift hr@tr3energy.com or email: work & weekends. Fax: (403) 294-9323 info@ramadareddeer.com Education: Above Secondary www.tr3energy.com Classifieds Work Experience not Start your career! Your place to SELL essential, training provided. Your place to BUY See Help Wanted Fax resume to 780-702-5051
OIL & GAS OPERATOR
Restaurant/ Hotel
278950A5
Oilfield
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
BOWER AREA Bunn Cres. Baile Close Boyce Street Byer Close Barrett Drive Bell Street Baker Ave. Broughton Cres. Brookes Cres. Beatty Cres. For more information or to apply, please call Ashley at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4316 CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS
3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:
ANDERS AREA Alexander Cres. Ashley Ave/Ashley Close Andrews Close Archer Drive/Austin Dr. Anquetel/Atlee Close Allsop Ave/Atlee St. Allison Cres MORRISROE AREA Metcalf Ave SUNNYBROOK AREA Sunnyside Cres. Savoy Cres./Sydney Close Sutton Close Sherwood Cres. & Stirling Close LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Dr. also Lister Cres. & Lockwood Ave. also Ladwig Close Lund Close VANIER AREA Vanier East Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************
TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300
RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, July 31, 2014 D3
Some U.S. ambassadors who knew of brutal CIA interrogations told not to discuss them
Rain-triggered landslide buries homes in Indian village AT LEAST 18 KILLED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI — Rescuers worked in rain Thursday to dig through a remote village in western India where at least 18 people died as a landslide swept away scores of houses, possibly trapping many more people under debris, officials said. They had already worked through the night using floodlights mounted on jeeps and earthmoving vehicles to pull seven injured people out of the mud and twisted wreckage, Vitthal Banot, a disaster management official, said Thursday. They were taken to a nearby government-run hospital, but their injuries were not life threatening. But continuing rains and bad roads were hampering rescue efforts in Ambegaon, a village in Pune district in Maharashtra state, said Alok Avasthy, a National Disaster Response Force commander. Banot said 18 bodies —— 10 women and eight men —— had been recovered from under mud, rocks, trees and other debris. “Everything on the mountain came down,” said Suresh Jadhav, a district official, describing how a cascade of mud, rocks and uprooted trees swamped the area. But with 70 homes buried and reports of another 158 hit by the landslide, rescuers anticipated more dead in the village, home to 704 people in the foot-
hills of the Sahyadri Mountains. Large crowds of people from nearby villages reached the spot and helped rescue workers in moving fallen trees and rocks with bare hands, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. The landslide hit Wednesday morning, but details of the damage only began to trickle out several hours later. The area received 10.8 centimetres (4.25 inches) of rain Tuesday, with a heavy downpour continuing through Wednesday. About 250 disaster response personnel were in the area assisting local police and medical teams who began clearing the debris. At least 100 ambulances were also sent to the area. Landslides are common in the area during the monsoon season, which runs from June through September. Pune district is about 150 kilometres (95 miles) southeast of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital. The nearest medical centre is about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from the village. The area around the village has been deforested extensively, increasing its vulnerability to landslides. Similar deforestation and environmental damage have caused floods and landslides in other parts of India. Last year, more than 6,000 people were killed as floods and landslides swept through the hilly northern state of Uttarakhand during the monsoon season.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — A Senate report on the CIA’s interrogation and detention practices after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on the U.S. concludes that the agency initially kept the secretary of state and some American ambassadors uninformed about harsh techniques and secret prisons, according to a document circulating among White House staff. The still-classified report also says some ambassadors who were informed about interrogations of al-Qaida detainees at so-called black sites in their countries were instructed not to tell their superiors at the State Department, says the document, which the White House accidentally emailed to an Associated Press reporter. The 6,300-page Senate report on the CIA’s interrogation program has been years in the making. The findings are expected to reveal additional details about the CIA’s program and renew criticisms that the U.S. engaged in torture as it questioned terrorism suspects after the 2001 attacks. A congressional official who has read the Senate report confirmed that it makes the findings outlined in the document. A former senior CIA official said the secretary of state at the time, Colin Powell, eventually was informed about the program and sat in meetings in which harsh interrogation techniques were discussed. But Powell may not have been informed when the techniques were first used in 2002, the official said. A spokeswoman Wednesday said Powell would not comment. The former CIA official said it would be standard practice for ambassadors informed about a covert operation to be instructed not to share it with others who did not have a “need to know,” as determined by the National Security Council. Ambassadors in countries in which the CIA set up black sites to interrogate prisoners were usually told about it, said the official, who, like others interviewed for this story, would not be quoted by name because some of the information remains classified. It’s not entirely clear exactly which U.S. officials knew about the practices at the time they began.
Officer who issued majority of pot tickets reassigned BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE — A Seattle police officer has been reassigned after a review found he wrote about 80 per cent of marijuana tickets issued in the city during the first half of 2014. Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole said Wednesday on the department website that the unidentified officer issued 66 of 83 citations for public pot use. She says that in some cases he added notes
Advocate Opportunities
Farmers' Market
CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307 NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)
Grimson Street & Goodall Ave. For more info or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308
1650
stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990
Antiques & Art
1520
POT BELLY stove, exc. shape, $200 403-347-3849
Building Supplies
1550
1760
SASKATOON BERRIES, east of 30th Ave on Hwy 11. Open Mon. - Fri. 9-9, Sat. & Sun. 9-6. 4L U-pick $13. We pick $25 403-318-2074
BUNK bed w/mattresses, blue; $40; baby swing, blue, like new, $60; patio table w/4 chairs $30 403-342-1934
1660
CROSSMAN AIR GUN. 357 Shooters kit w/ 4” & 8” barrels, uses .177 cal. copperhead pellets. Asking $60. 403-755-2760
Firewood
AFFORDABLE
Homestead Firewood
Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 CHOPPED POPLAR - free, you pick up. Very close to Red Deer. 403-392-8385.
LOGS
LADIES RIGHT HAND GOLF CLUBS AND BAG $90. 403-342-7107 MAN’S YELLOW GOLD WEDDING BAND with small diamonds set across top. Size 9. $175. 403-358-3073 Pick Up Only.
Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. MANTLES GRAND CASUAL Lil Mule Logging BLUESTONE SET 403-318-4346 1 Teapot, Cream & Sugar, Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner Salt and Pepper, BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / 2 Platters, 1 Dutch Oven. Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 $100.00 for set. 1 French White Corell Cassrole Dish large. $10. Garden Pick up only 403-358-3073
Supplies
1680
SKATEBOARD HELMET. New, worn once. Large, 2 LARGE Christmas cactus $50/ea, 2 large matte black, Protec. $58 new, asking $20. 403-309-7787 Philodendron $15/ea, or offers 403-556-6473
Household Appliances
1710
FRIDGE, Kenmore 21 cu ft. 8 yrs. old, black, $200 o.b.o. 403-343-2754
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Misc. for Sale
to the tickets or addressed them to Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes. In another case, the officer reportedly said he flipped a coin when deciding which person to cite. O’Toole says the officer also wrote that the voterapproved state initiative legalizing recreational marijuana was “silly.” The police chief said the case has been referred to the department’s Office of Professional Accountability. She says the officer won’t be on patrol duties during the investigation.
Household Furnishings
1720
SHELVING Unit, 6 drawer, lingerie, 5’ high, French Provincial. $100. obo 403-357-4880 TAN COUCH & MATCHING CHAIR, + Green Swivel Rocker $100 for all. 403-347-1308
WANTED
Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514
Stereos TV's, VCRs
1730
Piano & Organs
1790
PIANO, beautiful sound. Good student piano. $200. 780-583-3280
1830
Cats
3 KITTENS TO GIVE AWAY. 403-782-3031
Sporting Goods
1860
CROSSMAN AIR GUN. 357 Shooters kit w/ 4” & 8” barrels, uses .177 cal. copperhead pellets. Asking $60. 403-755-2760 LADIES RIGHT HAND GOLF CLUBS AND BAG $90. 403-342-7107
SOLID CORE CEDAR PS2 w/10 games $40, DS SIZE 7/8 KOBE WETSUITE. CLAD, 2’ DOOR W/FRAME. Lite w/19 games BRAND NEW! Never used. Possibly sauna/cabin. $35. 403-357-4880 $140 403-782-3847 $100. 403-227-2976 PSP w/5 games $80, SKATEBOARD HELMET. Game Boy advanced w/1 New, worn once. Large, Equipmentgame $60 403-782-3847 matte black, Protec. $58 new, asking $20. 403-309-7787 Heavy
1630
TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, ofÀce, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721. Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds
Misc. for Sale
1760
4X8 DYNAMO COIN OP POOL TABLE & Various Arcade & Pop Machines. Call 403-314-0594
Advocate Opportunities
Travel Packages
1900
TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone. Make your travel plans now. Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds
Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the
RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday through Saturday. Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am. Reliable vehicle needed. EASTVIEW AREA
$536/month For More Information, please call Jamie 403-314-4306 ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in WOODLEA AREA 47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St. $175./mo For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306
AGRICULTURAL
CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290
Farm Equipment
2010
500 GAL. gas tank w/stand $100 403-556-6473
Horses
2140
WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. 403-651-5912
Grain, Feed Hay
2190
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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS
FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390
Acreages/ Farms
3010
3 BDRM. FARM HOUSE, 2 bath, at Condor, AB. Avail. Sept. 1st. $1500/mo. incl. gas, power & satellite. Neil @ 403-700-1100
Houses/ Duplexes
3020
2 BDRM. 1 bath bi-level. 6 appls, water softener & drinking water puriÀer. $1450/mo + $1300 d.d. **RENTED**
Condos/ Townhouses
RIVERSIDE Industrial 5280 sq. ft. ofÀce/show room, mezzanine, sump, overhead door. 403-588-4081 Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.
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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
3050
3 BDRM. 4 appls. no pets. $1000/mo. 403-343-6609
CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190
Realtors & Services
4010
2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail Aug. 15 or Sept. 1. $950/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337 ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park. Mike 403-350-1620 403-986-6889
HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net
Houses For Sale
4020
4 BDRM. 2 1/2 bath, 5 appls, garage $1695 mo. 403-782-7156 or 357-7465
CUSTOM BUILT
NEW HOMES by Mason Martin Homes Kyle, 403-588-2550
MUST SELL
Condos/ Townhouses
4040
1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444
Roommates Wanted
3080
1 BDRM. w/ 4 pc bath, N/S, no drinking, no pets, $400/mo $300 d.d. you pay 1/2 utils. TV & internet, can be worked out. Serious inquires only. 403-877-9177
Offices
3110
wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300
RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519
5020
Motorhomes 2006 VW Jetta TDI 137,000 kms, fully loaded,sunroof, diesel, auto, $11,900 403-346-1392 340-9068
SUV's
5040
3140
5100
2001 CHALLENGER 31’ no slides, exc. cond, $30,000 obo 403-347-4397 1978 TOYOTA Hi-Lux all orig., self contained, exc. cond, $5000 403-391-0631
Tires, Parts Acces.
5180
5050
2011 Dodge Ram 3500, SLT. 28,000 kms, $39,500. **SOLD**
8th Annual Fall Finale
Collector Car Auction
5030
Cars
2012 FORD Fusion SE 10,000 kms, $16,900 exc. must sell 403-340-0558 2003 DODGE Neon loaded safetied 403-352-6995 2001 BUICK LeSabre dk. red exc. cond. 403-352-6995 1999 PONTIAC SunÀre 4 dr. auto, v. clean 403-318-3040
Acreages
4050
5 Bdrm, 3 bath walkout bungalow. Oversized heated garage. Covered deck. Beautiful private 1 acre lot in Poplar Ridge area. $649,900. 403-340-0813
Farms/ Land
4070
2004 DODGE Dakota 4x4 Good shape. $5700. 403-598-4131
5200
Vehicle Recycling
Will pick up your unwanted vehicles in Red Deer and make a cash donation to a charity of your choice or pay you. Dispose of your vehicle the responsible way with the only environmental approved facility in 1996 FORD Ranger 4wd, Red Deer. A1-Willy’s Parts Place. 403-346-7278 auto, $4175 403-304-1082
CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here
Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com
1010
Handyman Services
1200
Misc. Services
1290
5* JUNK REMOVAL
INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilÀeld service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351
ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or Áooring, or cutting small trees? Call James 403-341-0617
1100
CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned. BBB member. 403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca
IN & OUT CONSTRUCTION All your construction needs, big or small, we do it al! 403-318-3116
Painters/ Decorators
Contractors
BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542
DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 FENCES & DECKS 403-352-4034
457 Acres Prime Farmland $2,285,000. Surface Lease Rev. $37,535. 12 miles E. of Ponoka Eavestroughing on Hwy. #53. Email: c_mcleod@telus.net Call: 780 910-9467 GUTTERS, sofÀt, 403-391-2169
1130
4090
Vehicles Wanted To Buy
services
BRIDGER Const. Ltd. Decks, reno’s, rooÀng, Áooring. Free est. Call Geoff 403-302-8550
BY OWNER
5190
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Accounting Between Red DeerSylvan Lake
Auto Wreckers
RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519
Sept. 19 - 20, 2014 Westerner Park, Red Deer Western Canada’s Largest Collector Car Event Consign Today 1-888-296-0528 Ext. 102 EGauctions.com
Massage Therapy
1280
FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies
1165
Property clean up 340-8666
1310
JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888
Roofing
1370
Now Open
PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail. 403-896-4869
MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161
RE-ROOFING Specialist Quality work at an affordable price. 10 yrs. exp. 403-350-7602
Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Private back entry. 403-341-4445
VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. fascia Pampering at its LACOMBE COUNTRY BEST! FEED STORE, Manufactured 403-986-6686 Come see us at: Homes 4836 45A St. Lacombe, Ab Warehouse Come in and see Escorts Space ALL THE FEED YOUR why we are the talk ANIMALS NEED! VERY clean reno’d mobile, of the town. SHOP/OFFICE, 1500 sq. ft. 403-782-3333 all 4 appls. incl. Asking KAYLA 392-0891 *BUSTY* $1000 Phil 403-350-0479 Dealer of Masterfeeds $31,900. 403-986-8656 INDEPENDENT w/own car www.viimassage.com 2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street. Parking is avail. $1800/mo. 403-343-9300
5070
2012 CAMARO 2SS Coupe 2005 HONDA Odyssey 5500 km. Loaded. $41,900. EXL mini van, leather, trailer tow hitch, p. sliding 403-350-6434 doors, p. seats, roof rack, sunroof, great family vehicle, $5500 403-782-7098
5010
NEW CONDO
1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-596-2444
THE NORDIC
1995 MAZDA B3000 TRUCK with topper, new battery. 403-343-2043 after 5 p.m.
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Automotive Services
5050
Trucks
Vans Buses
MUST SELL
New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage. 403-588-2550
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Simplifying your diary entries HALIFAX SOFTWARE DEVELOPER CREATES PERSONAL DIARY APP FOR IOS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS After reading the famed diary of Englishman Samuel Pepys, Andrew Burke was inspired to put pen to paper to record his own private thoughts. “He wrote about just his day-to-day stuff,” Burke said of the entries written by the 17th century naval administrator and MP. “He went to the office, he hung out with friends, he saw shows, he did work, he did all of these things. And I realized it was a way of doing diaries that I could actually connect with. “My life was pretty chaotic at the time,” he recalled. “I was travelling a lot and I had several different homes I was kind of living in at the same time, so I found that writing a diary was a good way of finding some stability. And once I got started, I couldn’t really stop.” Yet Burke found on his busiest days, he’d have the least amount of time to write. It’s part of what prompted the Halifax-based software developer to fuse his passion for the private craft with his day job in creating Remembary. The personal diary app for iOS allows users to capture and collect information such as calendar events, photos and social media activity, which are organized by day to help simplify the process of creating entries. There are themes allowing users to recreate antique volumes with aged pages and even a font where entries can be recorded in the handwriting style of Jane Austen. Holocaust victim Anne Frank and literary giant Virginia Woolf each wrote private diaries that were published after their deaths and have become widely read. Meanwhile, in the fictional realm, the booze-fuelled, cigarettecounting entries in Bridget Jones’s Diary offered plenty of comedic fodder both in print
and on film. But in the prime of the digital era where sharing — and sometimes oversharing — private thoughts and images online has become commonplace, those who still keep personal diaries say the ageold practice offers benefits modern tools can’t replace. Burke said he still has his older handwritten diaries but has been in the process of transcribing seven years worth of entries into his app. At 43, he wishes he had been in the habit of keeping a diary for even longer. “I think it’s important to have that in your life. You have a separate space where you are able to write your own thoughts and think about things.” At age 24, Maria Legault has kept diary for half of her life and said her mother acted as a motivator in helping initiative the handwritten habit. “She was always reading to me, and words were an important way not only to express myself but to write stories and think about the world,” recalled Legault who recently completed her masters in the tourism policy and planning program at the University of Waterloo. The Kitchener, Ont., resident has taken on blogging but still feels keeping a private diary is important to “vent my frustrations.” Legault keeps older volumes stowed away under her bed in her parents’ home, recalling how earlier diaries were filled with “large chunks” of paper stuck inside as add-in entries when she had been struck by the urgent need to write something down. “I find that just sitting down and letting it all out without worrying what people are going to think about me is a release, as well as a way for me to explore my own emotions,” said Legault. “It’s a way of letting myself evaluate and analyze situations and how I respond to situations and hopefully improve or change over time.”
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Software developer Andrew Burke, the creator of Remembary, a personal diary app, holds up a tablet at his home in Halifax, July 22, 2014. Burke has kept a journal since 2003, and created the app in 2010. Legault said re-reading certain thoughts she had as a child tends to evoke nostalgic memories of a simpler time — and also make her think of memories yet to be written and how future entries will evolve. “I certainly don’t expect that my diaries will have any meaning to anyone but myself. But it is like a time capsule of myself at certain chunks of my lifetime.” Priscila Uppal, a professor in the English department at York University in Toronto, teaches a lot of creative writing and said she encourages her students to consider keeping various kinds of journals:
those recording their travels, dreams, or even volumes dedicated to looking back at the past 12 months, such as an end of school year or birthday journal. “I think that we’ve lost a lot of the opportunity and the space for deep reflection and that’s something that you need as a writer,” Uppal said. “Most people actually can’t become a very good writer simply by writing out to a public every day their thoughts on things. I think they also need to have a lot of time where they’re reflecting without being conscious of an audience, and to try to get at some of those inner truths that are
sometimes too embarrassing or too raw or too elusive to make themselves known yet.” Uppal said one way to start the practice is by initially imposing a schedule to get into the habit of writing. For those struggling to get started, she recommends simply documenting the day’s events in point form. “Once you actually lay out the groundwork for that day, you might ask yourself: ’What is something about today that I’d like to remember?’ That’s part of the reason a journal can be really important because it helps to solidify some of your memory. It actually helps you remember them.”
Skin cancer rates spike Montreal-based SkyMotion app after generation of offers local sunbathing, tanning beds by-the-minute U.S. SURGEON GENERAL WANTS TO SEE POLICIES TO REDUCE SUN AND TANNING BED EXPOSURE BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Stop sunbathing and using indoor tanning beds, the acting U.S. surgeon general warned in a report released Tuesday that cites an alarming 200 per cent jump in deadly melanoma cases since 1973. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS The report blames a genSunbathers lay on the beach on a foggy afternoon July 3, eration of sun worshipping for 2013, in Belmar, N.J. With all the warnings about skin cancer the $8 billion spent to treat all forms of skin cancer each from excess sun exposure, the need to put on sunscreen while year. outdoors is pretty well a no-brainer. Rear Adm. Boris Lushniak said state and local officials skin cancer in the past three The Melanoma Research need to do more to help peo- decades eclipse the number of Foundation says exposure to ple cover up, such as providing all other cancers combined. tanning beds before age 30 inmore shade at parks and sportMelanoma is the deadliest creases a person’s risk of deing events. Schools should en- form of skin cancer with 9,000 veloping melanoma by 75 per courage kids to wear hats and people dying each year from cent. sunscreen and schedule out- the mostly preventable dis“If only I had first gone to door activities when the sun ease. the doctor, when I first saw is low in the sky. Stacey Escal- that spot, instead of ignoring And colleges ante of Las Vegas, it, I would have saved my fami‘TANNED SKIN IS and universities Nevada, blames ly and myself ... the emotional, should elimi- DAMAGED SKIN.’ years of sunbath- physical and financial burden nate indoor taning with baby oil of skin cancer,” she said. “It ning beds on — REAR ADM. BORIS LUSHNIAK and using indoor was overwhelming.” U.S. SURGEON GENERAL campus much as tanning beds for Howard Koh, assistant secthey would proher melanoma di- retary for health at Departhibit tobacco use, he added. agnosis in 2005. The mother ment of Health and Human “We need more states and of two was a 34-year-old tele- Services, said skin cancer preinstitutions on board with vision reporter training for a vention needs to become a bigthese policies that discour- marathon when she found a ger part of American life. age or restrict indoor tanning small red growth the size of “We need to change the soby our youth,” Lushniak said. a pencil eraser on her lower cial norm with respect to tan“Tanned skin is damaged back. By the time she saw a ning and shatter the myth that skin.” doctor, the cancer had trav- tanned skin is somehow a sign The surgeon general’s elled to her lymph node, re- of health,” Koh said. “call to action” plan is part of quiring two surgeries that left Doctors recommend doing a broader push this year by an 8-inch scar. She then spent regular skin checks for new government officials and pub- two years on an experimental moles and seeing a doctor if lic health advocates to raise drug. any change in size, shape or awareness on what they say Escalante said she real- colour. Doctors also recomhas become a major public izes now that she was lucky mend applying at least 1 ounce health problem. While other to survive, and was foolish to of sunscreen with an SPF of 30 cancers such as lung cancer think she was immune to skin or more to exposed skin and are decreasing, skin cancer cancer because her father was reapplying every two hours, is rising rapidly. According Hispanic and she tanned well. more if swimming or sweatto the Department of Health Now an advocate for early de- ing. Children in particular and Human Services, 5 mil- tection, Escalante is pushing should be protected because lion people are treated for for state legislation prohibit- bad sunburns in childhood skin cancer each year. And ing minors from using indoor are thought to greatly increase the number of Americans with tanning beds. risk later in life.
weather forecasts APPS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — There’s not much differentiating most of the weather forecasts available online, which might differ by a degree or two but mostly look the same. But Montreal-based SkyMotion offers a different take on weather forecasting, eschewing a focus on the temperature and instead delivering an educated guess on whether any rain or snow can be expected soon, exactly where you are. The company, which was acquired late last year by U.S.based weather giant AccuWeather, asks users for their address and then outputs a forecast for the next two hours. The online service even offers precipitation predictions on a minute-by-minute basis. SkyMotion is the brain child of Andre LeBlanc, who started cobbling together his own forecasts for his commute to work by bike by tapping into various online resources. He was frustrated that traditional forecasts covered whole cities, even though the weather could be dramatically different on opposite ends of town. “I was using weather radars online and various meteorological products to try to get a general sense if I would get wet (going to work) or when would be the right time for me to leave and come back home. And I figured out the way I was doing it manually could probably be automated using some of the algorithms I already knew of,” LeBlanc said. “Ultimately I found out it actually worked, I could make it home just in time without getting wet.” Each forecast targets the area within one kilometre of a user’s address and is updated every few minutes. Of course, LeBlanc concedes that SkyMotion can’t promise 100 per cent accuracy.
“Sometimes Mother Nature is just unpredictable. Most of the time, if you see an imprecision on the system it’s because a precipitation event has just spawned almost straight overhead or very close to you,” said LeBlanc, who added that he’s very happy with the service’s accuracy rate, although he wouldn’t disclose it. “It’s definitely something we keep an eye on, we know how the system performs, we’re very happy with it, and like any other prediction system there’s always something you can learn and new technology you can deploy to make it better. “We know how to make it better, this is something we’re working progressively on in the coming months and years.” Getting acquired by AccuWeather has strengthened SkyMotion’s ability to provide accurate predictions and will help the service further expand globally, LeBlanc said. “We’re able to leverage a lot more access to data because they have access to a lot more information that we can plug into the system and the system can be a lot more precise.” SkyMotion is also encouraging crowdsourcing and hopes users will get in the habit of filing on-the-ground weather reports to supplement its data. “The more observations you have the better, the more precise the system will be,” LeBlanc said. “It may be raining up high, so the radar will pick up that it’s raining, but as the rain falls (sometimes) it actually evaporates and nothing is left by the time it reaches the ground. “The more people contribute to the system the more precise the system will be.” SkyMotion forecasts can be accessed at www.skymotion. com or with an Apple iOS, Google Android or Windows Phone app.
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LUANN July 31 1987 — Tornadoes touch down in Edmonton during the afternoon rush-hour, causing $150 million in damage. The main funnel cloud kills at least 36 people and injures at least 250, mostly in an Edmonton east trailer park. 1974 — In Quebec, Robert Bourassa’s government passes Bill 22, the Official Languages Act, requiring French to be the language of work in business and in the public service.
1971 — Astronauts ride in a vehicle on the moon for the first time in a lunar rover vehicle (LRV). 1955 — Marilyn Bell of Toronto, at age 17, becomes the youngest person to swim the English Channel. 1880 — An Imperial Order-in-Council transfers all British possessions in North America to Canada as of Sept. 1, except Newfoundland. 1879 — Richard Cowan, Charles Grimely and Charles Page make the first flight in Canada in a hydrogen balloon, near Montreal.
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MUSICAMP ALBERTA
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Choir instructor Kim Denis of Edmonton leads a group of band students at the Alberta Band Camp taking place at Red Deer College this week. Over the next three weeks, about 300 students aged 13-18 will take part in the annual camp to hone their musical chops under the direction of professional musicians and teachers. Each night through the week, performances will be held on the main stage each night at 8 p.m. On each Saturday afternoon, the students will take to the main stage at 2 p.m. at the Arts Centre. All performances are free of charge and open to the public.
CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS
Friday ● Widow and Widower Support Network meets on the first Friday of every month at Remington’s Grill in Black Knight Inn at 6 p.m. for food and fellowship, The group provides a safe place for men and women who have lost their spouse through death, to interact and support each other. Upcoming date is Aug. 1. Email to widowedsupportnetwork@ gmail.com, or call 403-755-0977. ● First Friday’s lineup on Aug. 1 includes: music by Vincent Millward at Kiwanis Gallery from 6 to 8 p.m. and reception for Channels by artist Paul Holowack at Harris Warke Gallery, from 6 to 8 p.m. ● Special Family Events will be presented by the Red Deer Public Library during the summer. On Aug. 1 enjoy ART-tastic and on Aug. 8 enjoy Tech-Day, both at the Downtown Branch. Call 403-346-4576 for more information. ● MusiCamp Alberta — The Summer Music Experience faculty and guest recitals will be held Monday to Friday until Aug. 8, 8 p.m. nightly on Mainstage, in Red Deer College Arts Centre. Free of charge. See www. rdc.ab.ca.
Saturday ● Meet the Critter on Aug. 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre. This is a family oriented drop in program with activities and a meet and greet with a live critter. Drop in admission is $3 per person or $10 per family. Call 403-346-2010 for more information. ● Feature concerts will be offered by the students on MusiCamp Alberta. On Aug. 2, enjoy Intermediate Band and Peterkin Symphonic Band — Gareth Jones, and Dr. Milton Allen, directors, 2 p.m. at the Arts Centre Mainstage. Free of charge. See www. rdc.ab.ca ● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery in downtown Red Deer. The Aug. 2 session is called Me: Circa 2014. All materials supplied. Families welcome. There will be a special Heritage Day art project on Aug. 4 on the same topic. Phone 403-309-8405. Free with admission.
Monday ● Heritage Day at the MAG will be celebrated on Aug. 4 at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery from noon to 4:30 p.m. Activities include Discovery Studio, a final opportunity to see the exhibit War Brides: One-Way Passage, gallery talk at 2 p.m., and complimentary admission. ● Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre S.A.F.E. Program will be in Deer Park from Aug. 4 to 8. There will be a community barbecue and crime identification discussion on Aug. 5 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Deer
Park Community Activity Centre. On Aug. 6, minor concerns and issued will be assessed and solutions discussed by S.A.F.E. team members and partners. On Aug. 7, Community Clean and Graffiti Removal with clean kits offered from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Community Centre. On Aug. 8, the S.A.F.E. staff will inventory concerns and issues and determine which issues have yet to be addressed. See www.cacp.ca, Facebook CACPC, Twitter@ CrimePrevCtr, or contact info@cacpc.ca or 403-986-9904.
Tuesday ● Bring Your Own Device: Introduction to ZINIO will be offered in the Snell Auditorium at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch on Aug. 5 from 7 to 8 p.m. Bring your tablet or smartphone and learn how to download eMagazines from Zinio. A valid RDPL library card and email address is needed. ● Teen Summer Reading Club — Makers and Shakers — meets at the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library. The Great INKscape goes on Aug. 5 in the Waskasoo-Kiwanis Meeting Room. Learn to make your pen dance as you learn the fine art of calligraphy. Call 403-346-4576 for more information. ● Toddler Fun! at Dawe Library will be offered on Tuesdays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. for parents and caregivers with their toddlers. Join in this active storytime — Colours and Shapes with Miss Anya — on Aug. 5. No registration is required. For details, phone 403-341-3822. ● Beginner Photography with Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera (DSLR) will be offered at Ellis Bird Farm on Aug. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with professional photographer Adrian Thysse for a cost of $85. Please bring your own camera and equipment if possible. Some equipment will be available for loan. Phone 403-885-4477. ● Heartland Cowboy Church is on the first and third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., in the Stettler Agriplex. Dates in Aug. are Aug. 5 and 19. Call 403-742-4273.
Wednesday ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Country Gold North is on Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035. ● The Ladies of the Sunnybrook Farm Museum present Lunch at the Farm between noon and 3 p.m. on Aug. 6 and 27; and Sept. 10. Relax in the 1889 Hanna Log House and enjoy lunch including home-made pie with ice cream and musical entertainment, followed by a guided wagon ride tour. The cost is $10 per person. Drop-ins welcome, larger groups may wish to reserve a table by calling 403-340-511 or email sbfs@shaw.ca. ● Bowden Museum will be open during the months of June, July and Aug. on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $2. Tours may
be arranged by calling 403-224-2122, or 403224-3104. See www.bowdenpioneermuseum. com, or email 2201@shawbiz.ca. ● Sylvan Lake Legion potluck and jam session is held the first Wednesday of each month from noon to 4 p.m. Come to play, sing, dance or listen. Admission is $2, including coffee and lunch at 2:30 p.m. Potluck begins at noon followed by the jam session at 1 p.m. Contact Margie at 403-746-3153.
Thursday ● First Thursdays in the Snell are free chamber music concerts from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch in the Snell Auditorium on the first Thursday of each month. Café Noir will sponsor the series and provide free coffee and tea. Bring lunch, or purchase at the café. The Aug. 7 event features piano students from the studio of Dr. Ted Isenor as musical guests. Phone 403-342-9122. Free will donation at the door. ● Red Deer Public Library Dawe Branch Teen Summer Reading Club — Make Your Own Hero — meets on Thursdays at 2 p.m. On Aug. 7, the theme is Movie Day. Come, eat, and watch one of this year’s best heroic films. ● Teddy Bear Picnic will be held at the Dickson Store Museum on Aug. 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Enjoy crafts, games, music, lemonade making and a picnic fit for a bear. Bring along your favorite stuffed friend and come on a bear hunt. Register now since space is limited. Contact 403-728-3355, dicksonstoremuseum.com, or see www.dicksonstoremuseum.com
● Freshaircinema presents Summer Cinema Series free outdoor movies on Thursdays in Aug. and Sept. at Centennial Park in Sylvan Lake. Movies start at dusk. Please bring a blanket or lawn chair. Movies and dates are as follows: Aug. 7, 9:15 p.m. — The Lego Movie; Aug. 14, 9 p.m. — Top Gun; Aug. 21, 8:45 p.m. — The Amazing Spider Man; Aug. 28, 8:30 p.m. — Back to the Future; Sept. 4, 8:15 p.m. — How to Train Your Dragon 2. Donations for a local charity will be accepted. See www.freshaircinema.ca. or contact info@freshaircinema.ca. ● Red Deer Aboriginal Services Directory Release and Aboriginal Resource Fair and Showcase will take place on Aug. 7, 1 to 4 p.m. at The Hub on Ross. Information will be available on Aboriginal programs, resources, training opportunities, employment services, 2014 Aboriginal Services Directory will be available, and Metis Nation of Alberta will be in attendance. Contact rdcourtneyh@ gmail.com. ● Red Deer Cruise Night will be located at Parkland Mall in the northeast parking lot, weekly on Thursday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. until Oct., weather permitting. Between 400 to 700 vehicles weekly with room for up to 900. Free. Donations welcome. Food vendors available. Family and child friendly entertainment and occasional live bands, car clubs welcome. Contact Dave at 403-877-5047, or challengerdave1@gmail.com. ● Red Deer Area Hikers meet on Aug. 7 at the Golden Circle west side parking lot at 8:45 a.m. to depart at 9 a.m. for a seven km hike at Pidherney Curling Centre to Bower Ponds. Hike will be cancelled if weather unsuitable. Bring lunch. Phone Mavis at 403343-0091, or Sharon at 403-340-2497.
REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● West Country Ag Tour goes on Aug. 21, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting from Leslieville Hall to explore what the Clearwater County agricultural community has to offer. Cost is $25 before Aug. 15 or $35 after and includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, bus charges and information package. To register, or for more information call 403-845-4444. ● Summer Camp to foster skills required in social situations, will be sponsored by the Learning Disabilities Association. Camp for ages seven to nine goes from Aug. 11 to 15; for ages 10 to 12, camp goes Aug. 18 to 22. Skills are taught through games, role-play and hands-on activities. Registration deadlines are Aug. 7 and Aug. 14. For more information and registration call 403-340-3885 or email programs@ldreddeer.ca ● Central Alberta Brain Injury Society (CABIS) is seeking volunteer board members who have skills and interest in planning the direction of the group, and other initiatives. The time commitment is three hours per month, and volunteering for events when available. Contact Lorraine at 403-341-3463. ● Country Gospel in the Park Music Weekend at Blackfalds All Star Park will run from Sept. 5 to 7. Presented by Blackfalds United Church, this event features performances by numerous groups including Vi-
sions Country Gospel, Ben Kellert, RR 4, Freedom Seekers, The Tapleys, Joshua Ridge, Re Newed, R&J, Strings N Things, Victoria Street, Potters Clay, New Song Band, Gospel Trubadors, Joyful Melody Trio, Debbie Bergeron, Revive and Gospel 792. Tickets, $30 for a weekend pass are available from John at 403-885-4857, Moe at 403-357-6678 or online at blackfaldsunitedchurch.com ● Bentley classmates of ’64, 50-year reunion, will be held on Aug. 8-10. Contact Gail at 403-748-2935 for more information. ● Fulfil your love of singing by joining the Red Deer Chamber Singers. Their repertoire consists of a diverse selection of choral arrangements, including classical, folk, and pop. This adult mixed choir will begin preparation for the Renaissance Feast in Nov. Practices are held on Tuesdays, 7 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church. First practice is Sept. 2. Contact Sadie at 403-347-5166. ● Alberta Health Services is offering several free workshops during the summer as part of the Alberta Healthy Living Program. Workshops include problematic eating, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes basics, heart wise information, respiratory education, weight wise management programs and more. For the full schedule, visit www.albertahealthservices.ca/ev/ne-ev-cdm-calendar2014-summer.pdf or call 1-877-314 6997.
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Mexico prosecutors to question ex-governor’s son who appears in video with alleged drug lord
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A worker begins the task of cleaning up at least an inch of water covering the playing floor at Pauley Pavilion, home of UCLA basketball, after a broken 30-inch water main under nearby Sunset Boulevard caused flooding that inundated several areas of the UCLA campus in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on Tuesday.
UCLA assesses damage after flooding BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — A ruptured 93-year-old water main left the UCLA campus awash in 8 million gallons of water in the middle of California’s worst drought in decades, stranding people in parking garages and flooding the school’s storied basketball court less than two years after a major renovation. The 30-inch pipe burst Tuesday under nearby Sunset Boulevard, sending water 30 feet into the air, opening a 15-foot hole in the street and inundating part of the campus that soon was swarmed with police and firefighters. “Unfortunately UCLA was the sink for this water source,” UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said. The break came amid a historic drought when residents statewide are being threatened with $500 fines for overuse. “We lost a lot of water, around 35,000 gallons a minute, which is not ideal in the worst drought in the city’s history,” City Councilman Paul Koretz said. Repairing the pipe could take sever-
al days, Department of Water and Power official Jeff Bray said at a Wednesday briefing. A number of valves were still leaking water into the ruptured pipe, and the complex repair operation cannot begin until it is drained, Bray said. Despite the rupture, no utility customers were without water. The amount of water that spilled was enough to fill more than 500 average-sized backyard swimming pools, or about 200,000 bathtubs. It’s also enough water to serve more than 52,500 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers in a single day. UCLA officials said six facilities were damaged. The flooding hit the part of campus that is home to its athletic facilities, with the greatest danger coming in a pair of parking structures that quickly began filling with water. Firefighters, some using inflatable boats, saved at least five people who were stranded in the structures where more than 100 cars were stuck, city fire officials said. No injuries were reported. More than 730 vehicles were in two subterranean garages that flooded, and
about half the vehicles were totally submerged, UCLA spokesman Ricardo Vazquez said. Water cascaded to the entrance of Pauley Pavilion, considered one of college basketball’s shrines since it was built in 1965, then poured onto the court named for legendary coach John Wooden and his wife Nell. The arena — where Kareem AbdulJabbar, Bill Walton, Reggie Miller and Kevin Love starred — underwent a $132 million renovation that was completed in October 2012. “It’s painful. It’s painful,” Block said. “It’s a beautiful structure. It’s of course, a symbolic structure for this entire campus.” At one point, the arena had as much as 10 inches of water on the arena playing surface, said Kelly Schmader, assistant vice chancellor for facilities management. The floor was cleared and damage was being assessed, Schmader said. The school may need to make contingency plans, but “luckily we’re not in the middle of basketball season,” Administrative Vice Chancellor Jack Powazek said.
MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors plan to question the son of a former governor after a video surfaced that purportedly shows him talking with the leader of a drug cartel, a federal official said Wednesday. The official said federal prosecutors plan to question Rodrigo Vallejo, whose father was governor of the trafficking-plagued state of Michoacan. The official, who agreed to discuss the case only if not quoted by name because he was not authorized to talk to the media, said earlier in the day that federal investigators had been talking to Rodrigo Vallejo since late Tuesday. The video, released Monday by local media, shows Vallejo sitting with a man identified as Servando Gomez, the alleged leader of the Knights Templar cartel based in Michoacan. The men can be heard discussing the health of Vallejo’s father, Fausto Vallejo, who stepped down as governor last month.
One arrested after drone carrying phones, drugs crashes at U.S. prison COLUMBIA, S.C. — A drone carrying cellphones, marijuana and other contraband into a U.S. maximum-security prison never made it inside the razor wire fence, and authorities said Wednesday they are looking for one of two people accused of trying to sneak it in. The search has been ongoing since April 21, when officials found a small, crashed drone in bushes outside the walls of Lee Correctional Institution in South Carolina, according to Corrections Department spokeswoman Stephanie Givens. At the site, Givens said officers also found materials that inmates aren’t supposed to have, including the phones, tobacco products, marijuana and synthetic marijuana. One person has been arrested. Givens said officials aren’t sure exactly where the drone would have gone if it made it over the wall. According to Givens, this is the first time officials know of a drone being used to smuggle banned items into a South Carolina prison. Last fall, four people in Georgia were accused of using a remotecontrolled drone to fly tobacco and cellphones into a state prison there.
Thousands of Libyans flee to Tunisia to escape fighting BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TUNIS, Tunisia — Up to 6,000 people a day have fled Libya into neighbouring Tunisia this week, the Tunisian foreign minister said Wednesday, the biggest influx since Libya’s 2011 civil war in a sign of the spiraling turmoil as rival militias battle over control of the airport in the capital Tripoli. The weeks-long fighting is the worst violence seen in the Libyan capital since the war. Nearly 100 people have been killed, 400 others wounded, and much of the airport has been destroyed. A giant fire has been raging the past three days after shelling hit airport oil depots, forcing nearby residents to evacuate, with firefighters largely unable to put it down because of clashes. Many diplomats, including the U.S. ambassador, have pulled out of the country. With the interim government paralyzed, the fighting threatens the planned opening session of the newly elected parliament on Aug. 4. The violence is the latest chaos in a country where the central government, military and security forces have had no control since the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi in the 2011 civil war. Instead, rival militias have filled the void, all with varying loyalties to local commanders, some with Islamist ideologies, while on the political front Islamist politicians and their opponents have wrangled for control of the government. Tunisian Foreign Minister MonjiHamdi did not give a full figure for the number of Libyans who have entered the country in recent days, but said they were coming at a rate of 5,000 to 6,000 a day and that the rate was in-
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In this Saturday, July 26, 2014 frame grab from video obtained from a freelance journalist traveling with the Misarata brigade, fighters from the Islamist Misarata brigade fire towards Tripoli airport in an attempt to wrest control from a powerful rival militia, in Tripoli, Libya. creasing. He said Tunisia cannot absorb large numbers of refugees and warned his government could close the border. “Our absolute priority is the security and stability of Tunisia and we will close the border if necessary,” he told reporters in Tunis. In the Tripoli fighting, Islamist-led militias mainly from the city of Misrata are trying to wrest control of the airport from a rival militia, originally from the mountain town of Zintan.
As the airport fighting has raged, deadly clashes continued non-stop in the eastern city of Benghazi, where Islamic militants handed a defeat to a renegade army general, Khalifa Hifter, who for months has been waging a campaign to stamp out militants. The militants this week overran a series of army bases held by the general’s loyalists. On Wednesday, the Red Crescent said it retrieved 35 bodies from one of the bases, bringing the toll from the week to nearly 70 dead.
The violence comes after a parliament election in which Islamist politicians, led by the Muslim Brotherhood, are believed to have lost their political dominance — though the final alignments in the body are not clear because all candidates ran as independents, meaning their party loyalties are unclear. The head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party, Mohammed Sawan, gave a strong show of support for the Islamist militias who attacked the airport in a phone interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday. He called the assault a “legitimate” response to the campaign by Hifter to crush Islamists. Sawan, of the Justice and Construction Party, said the attempt to take the airport was prompted by fear that Hifter will move his campaign to Tripoli, especially after the militias running the airport declared their backing for the general. He said the armed group that launched attack on militias controlling the airport had been mandated by the outgoing speaker of parliament — a pro-Islamist politician — to keep security in the capital. “This makes it legitimate,” he said, adding that the assault aims to “bring the airport under state control.” Many of the militias have been given ostensive government mandates to handle security duties. Islamists’ opponents accuse the Islamists of using militias sympathetic to them to try to consolidate their grip over the country after losing elections. Islamists, in turn, accuse their opponents of using militias in their camp to crush democracy over the past year when the parliament was dominated by Islamist bloc.
Report faults Obama administration’s oversight of HealthCare.gov BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — A nonpartisan congressional investigation has concluded that management failures by the Obama administration set the stage for the crippling computer woes that paralyzed the rollout of President Barack Obama’s health care program last year, officials told The Associated Press. The findings are in a report to be released Thursday by the Government Accountability Office, which has spent months investigating the chaotic rollout of Obama’s signature program and its website. GAO is the nonpartisan investigative agency of Congress. Republicans have hammered at the president over the program known as Obamacare and hope to capitalize on
its problems in the November congressional elections. Obama has already survived the worst fallout from the bungled launch of the program, so the report is unlikely to create major political problems for the White House and Democrats generally. But it does shine light on what was going on behind the scenes even as administration officials fostered the impression that signing for health care would be simple, like shopping online. Obama’s political operatives harnessed technology to help him win a second term in the White House, but his staff has had its troubles with administrative details. The administration concurs with most of the findings, agreeing that the initial performance of HealthCare.gov was unacceptable. But officials say
that things have come a long way since then. The health law, passed in 2010, is intended to extend insurance coverage to millions of Americans who had lacked it. Republicans have long opposed the law, particularly its requirement for Americans to carry insurance or face penalties Investigators found that the administration kept changing the contractors’ marching orders for the HealthCare. gov website, creating widespread confusion and leading to tens of millions of dollars in additional costs. Republican and Democratic congressional aides briefed on the report told the AP that it faults the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services — for ineffective oversight of contracts
for the site’s computerized sign-up system and its electronic back office. The federal agency, known as CMS, was designated to administer Obama’s health care law. The aides said they were briefed by GAO on a late draft of the report. They spoke only on condition of anonymity, saying they couldn’t be quoted by name discussing the report ahead of its official release. The front end of the system locked up the same day it was launched, Oct. 1, and it was down most of that initial month. Confronted with an embarrassing spectacle, the White House sent in management consultant Jeff Zients as a troubleshooter. One of his first decisions was to nudge CMS aside as project leader and give the agency a supporting role.
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