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‘She did the right thing’ BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF

REDFORD RESIGNATION

“She did the right thing,” was the resounding response following news that former Alberta premier Alison Redford has resigned from the legislature. Redford, who gave up the premiership in March, made the announcement in an exclusive opinion piece published in the Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald on Wednesday. The Progressive Conservative MLA for Calgary-Elbow said her resignation from

CHRONOLOGY OF THE REDFORD SCANDAL A3 the legislature would be effective immediately and she will resume work in international development and public policy. She also noted she would not be accepting any of the transition allowance given to members of the legislature who leave their seats. The news follows on the heels of documents

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leaked to CBC last week from Auditor General Merwan Saher’s investigation into Redford’s spending. The investigation found Redford’s passenger lists on government planes had been falsified so she could fly alone. “I recognize that mistakes were made along the way. In hindsight, there were many things I would have done differently. That said, I accept responsibility for all the decisions I have made,” Redford said in her letter.

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BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF The Red Deer Rebels will bid to host the 2016 MasterCard Memorial Cup. A bid by the Western Hockey League club has been discussed for months. But team officials did so with caution after a frustrating process in 2011, when the 2013 Canadian Hockey League tournament essentially went to the highest bidder. The Saskatoon Blades offered $3.5 million in profit guarantees and a 14,000-seat building for the 2013 championship, and Red Deer’s bid fell short. The only competing bid for the 2016 tournament will come from the Vancouver Giants, who last hosted the event in 2007. “It’s not just about the Rebels, it’s about our city, it’s about Central Alberta and it’s about Alberta,” said Rebels owner/general manger/head coach Brent Sutter, on Wednesday in confirming the bid. “It hasn’t been hosted in our province since 1974 (in Calgary), so when 2016 gets here it’s going to be 42 years. When you see it’s been hosted in other provinces four or five times and down into the U.S. three or four times, it’s pretty amazing really that it hasn’t (been back to Alberta).” The Memorial Cup rotates between the three leagues that make up the CHL. At the end of the coming season, the Quebec Ramparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will host the tournament, from May 21 to 31, 2015. Sutter said as host, Red Deer would receive an economic impact of between $15 million and $25 million. Reports put the money injected into the Saskatoon regional economy as a result of the 2013 event at anywhere from $11 million to $19 million. For it to be a successful tournament, Sutter added, it will take the co-operation and support of the city, the province and corporate community. That doesn’t even get to the importance of putting a successful team on the ice. In Saskatoon, the province and Saskatoon’s Credit Union Centre wound up having to pay $1 million to the CHL to cover a $3.5-million profit guarantee made in the bidding process. But the major issue was on the ice: the Blades were not good enough to realistically challenge for the Memorial Cup. Sutter said the hockey side of the equation should weigh much more heavily into the decision-making process. “You really put your franchises in deep trouble if you put it into a city that’s not capable of handling it just on the hockey side,” said Sutter. “(Saskatoon) was an event that was not sold out, it was an event that unfortunately the home team did not get through the first round of the playoffs and obviously had a hard time at the Mem Cup. When that happens, it has a tendency to not be as much excitement in the city as there needs to be.” He said the Rebels struggled last year on the ice, but with an eye on 2016. They chose to rebuild the club with a raft of young players.

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Herb Ziegler lays down a strip of yellow paint on the crosswalk outside the Dawe Centre as his coworker Harold Tunney keeps the paint flowing and the lines from tangling on Wednesday. The two City of Red Deer Recreation Parks and Culture employees were tuning up the street markings outside the Dawe Centre and St. Patrick’s School in preparation for the first day of school which is today Thursday at St. Pat’s.

‘Campus-style’ high school development envisioned for northeast Red Deer BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR High school students from the public, Catholic and francophone school districts might one day share facilities — including community sports fields — in a “campus style” development in northeast Red Deer. That vision is set out in a proposed Northeast High Schools and Play Fields Area Structure Plan, which was endorsed by the city’s municipal planning commission on Wednesday. The commission forwarded the plan to city council for consideration. The plan area consists of nearly 56 acres of cityowned land northeast of where 67th Street and 30th Avenue will intersect following their future realignment. The eastern portion of the parcel would be earmarked for high school construction, which is expected to occur over the next 10 to 25 years. The commission was told that work on a new Red Deer Regional Catholic School Division high school is expected to begin next year, with Red Deer Public School District anticipating another public high school by around 2020. A high school for Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord likely won’t be required for 20 years or more. Three rectangular, competitive sports fields are tentatively planned, with these to be developed west of the schools on a phased basis. The commission heard that the fields would be designed and built to

a standard suitable for provincial-level sports tournaments and track events. The sports fields would be used by the high schools and by members of the broader community. A “community gathering area” near the schools is also contemplated, and a nearby wetlands area will be preserved. Although the three schools would share some facilities, they’d each also have private space to ensure their identities are maintained, said Planning Department documents. All three school boards have expressed support for the plan. A June 26 public open house did not generate comments. The Northeast High Schools and Play Fields Area Structure Plan would fall within Red Deer’s East Hill Major Area Structure Plan. That plan has adopted nine neighbourhood planning principles, including the development of unique neighbourhoods, integrated parks and community spaces, mixed land uses and natural areas. “I think we have a fantastic opportunity,” said Coun. Ken Johnston of the benefits the sports fields would bring to the city. Coun. Dianne Wyntjes commented on the value of the city working with the three school districts. “I think it’s really great to see the collaboration between our francophone, Catholic and public schools.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Samuel Cory, 13, left, and his brother Jackson, 15, took to the stage on the Ross Street Patio along with pianist Bline Lutwick Wednesday afternoon. The two old-time fiddle players from Red Deer have played the Red Deer Market on many occasions and keep busy year round playing seniors homes, old-time dances and music festivals, such as the John Arcand Fiddle Fest in Saskatoon, where the boys are headed this weekend. Next Wednesday the Ross Street Patio will come alive with the ‘smooth, crunchy, jazzy and hip’ sounds of B.C. band Tofu Stravinsky. The Ross Street Patio concerts are free and go each Wednesday through the summer running from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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REDFORD: RCMP urged to take a look at use of aircraft Later Wednesday, interim Premier Dave Hancock called on the RCMP to take a deeper look at Redford’s use of government aircraft after reading the auditor general’s report. “Based on what I have read in the report and after seeking legal advice, as soon as the report is publicly available tomorrow I will be directing the minister of Justice and Solicitor General to refer this matter to the RCMP for their review and any investigations that they consider appropriate,” Hancock said in a news release. “While this is a difficult decision for me, I am extremely disappointed to learn of Ms. Redford’s actions while premier.” Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski said she supports Redford’s decision. “Redford did the right thing,” said Jablonski in an email to the Advocate. “What is really difficult is that all PC MLAs are tarnished by her previous actions. Alberta continues to have the strongest economy in Canada and this resignation will allow the people of the province to move forward with the real economic issues that help determine our quality of life.” Stepping down was honourable and the appropriate move for Redford, said Cal Dallas, Red Deer South MLA and minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations. He would not comment on the leaked review of Redford’s altered passenger lists but said he will take the auditor general’s recommendations very seriously. He believed the resignation will help the party refocus on the future and long-term business, ensuring more important work is taken care of, especially when it comes to health-care facilities and seniors, and other issues in Central Alberta. “One of the unfortunate things about what’s transpired is that it’s changed the dialogue a little bit from what really matters.” Dallas wished Redford and her family well with their next endeavours. “It is difficult for all of us as there was tremendous work accomplished during her very short tenure. When I look back at things like social policy

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CUP: Need veteran squad to contend When 2016 rolls around, if the coaching and scouting staff have done their job, he said, they should be a veteran squad that will contend for the cup. “It may be hard for fans to understand, but that’s something we had to do,” said Sutter. “If we want to have an opportunity to be one of the two teams to host the event, we had to make sure our team is at the standards it needs to be at, and the only way that was going to happen was by bringing in the amount of young players that we did last year.” Sutter said Red Deer is the best suited team in Alberta to host the tournament, based on he facility, the market’s size and the potential of the team for 2016. Calgary and Edmonton can’t bid because they can’t guarantee the availability of their buildings: their National Hockey League tenants could be involved in Stanley Cup playoffs. Red Deer has also shown the ability to successfully host major sporting events in the past, like the world junior hockey, Subway Super Series junior games, Alberta Games, the Brier, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Skate Canada and other major events. The city is also bidding for the 2019 Canada Winter Games, and Sutter views this as a chance for both bids to feed off of each other. “It’s three years (apart) and I think this is a great stepping stone towards, just not our city but our province, to host the Winter Games in 2019,” said Sutter. “When you look at past events held in cities, there’s been certain events that lead into an event. When you go back to the Olympics in Vancouver, first it was the world juniors, then it was the Memorial Cup and then you got the Olympics. It’s momentum. It would be outstanding and I know the city feels that way.” Sutter said they will be able to use many of the same elements from the bid put together in 2011 and that the process is already underway as the CHL examines the hockey and the business plans of both bids. The winning bid will be announced early in the 2014-15 season. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

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framework and the work for the vulnerable populations around poverty strategies ... investment of education, the work she supported that I was involved in for an expanded international office, there’s many positive things that transpired.” PC Alberta president Jim McCormick said he has “mixed feelings” about Redford leaving the legislature, stating she “started off with such promise” but her personal choices were her downfall. “She is alleged to have broken government rules and taxpayer dollars were not treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. She has paid a personal and political price for her mistakes and we appreciate her decision to take responsibility for her actions,” McCormick said in an official release. “This circumstance won’t happen again.” Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Wildrose MLA Kerry Towle agreed that Redford “finally” did the right thing but said the PC party still has a lot to answer for. “While we certainly disagree with a great deal of Ms. Redford’s policies and her conduct while in office, we recognize the sacrifices she made to represent her constituents as an MLA and all Albertans as premier. That should not be overlooked in all of this,” Towle said to media on Wednesday morning in Edmonton. “With Ms. Redford no longer in caucus, the PCs will undoubtedly attempt to convince Albertans that all of their problems were her fault and hers alone.” Towle said Redford’s record is “indistinguishable” from her party as no one stood up when large salary and severance packages were approved for her senior staff or when the air fleet Finance Minister Doug Horner was to be watching over was repeatedly abused by the premier’s office. “With or without Ms. Redford, the PC culture of entitlement lives on. ... Ms. Redford can try to take away some of the heat from this government and cabinet but the reality is there is no ‘I’ in team.” Olds College vice-president Jordan Cleland, who has an extensive background in government relations and political science, also said Redford’s resignation was the right course of action. “I think the people of her riding deserve someone that’s fully engaged and I think it was increasingly difficult for her to be able to do that with the controversy,” Cleland said. “When she was premier she was always good to Olds College. ... At the same time, when her government effectively cut our budgets by 9.3 per cent in March 2013, we had to ... take a three per cent management salary rollback, never mind a freeze or increase. So that contrasted with some of the extravagance that we saw publicly and was a little bit difficult to swallow.” Cleland said everyone deserves a second chance

TERRACE, B.C. — It’s business as usual in a large swath of land in northwestern British Columbia, despite escalating tensions spurred by an eviction order from the Gitxsan First Nation. The First Nation issued notice last month to sport fishermen, forest companies and Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) that they would have to stop all activities in the 33,000 square kilometres of its territories near Terrace, B.C. by Aug. 4. The First Nation has been in a protracted treaty dispute with the federal and provincial governments. In 2012, lands awarded to the Gitxsan in an earlier court ruling became part of a treaty agreement-inprinciple with the neighbouring Kitsumkalum and Kitselas. The Gitxsan deadline was also issued to the governments telling them that they must remove Gitxsan lands from the treaty offers to the band’s neighbours. Gitxsan negotiator Gwaans, also know as Beverley Clifton Percival, said Wednesday that progress was being made with the governments earlier this week, but that later disintegrated. “It’s Canada that’s being a stick in the mud with their senior person here in British Columbia not wanting to move. We’ve presented a way forward that will meet all objectives and we remain committed to open to discussions.” “This stuff could have been averted,” she added. The eviction notice was issued in July, just days after the landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision recognizing aboriginal land title. Mark Hallman, a spokesman for CN Rail, said nothing had stopped the 11 trains that move through the Gitxan territory daily.

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A look at what prompted Redford to resign Dec. 10: Redford and an aide attend the memorial for former South African president Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. She travels with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s delegation, but it is later revealed she spent $45,000 to get to Ottawa on a government plane and to get home early on a commercial flight for her new cabinet’s swearing-in. Feb. 28: Redford faces renewed accusations of extravagant travel over a government flight home from a Palm Springs vacation to attend former premier Ralph Klein’s funeral. March 4: Redford reveals that in the last 1 1/2 years she has flown her daughter Sarah and the girl’s friends around on a government aircraft. She says she recognizes those trips were offside and has repaid the equivalent airfare, about $3,100. March 12: Redford tries to stem a brewing caucus revolt by agreeing to pay back the $45,000 spent to fly to South Africa. March 13: Calgary backbencher Len Webber says he’s quitting caucus to sit as an Independent. March 15: Redford meets with the PC party executive behind closed doors.

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Tanis Jex-Blake, centre, takes part in a bikini protest along with supporters in Edmonton on Wednesday. About two dozen women pulled on bikinis in downtown Edmonton to support the mother who says she was mocked over her stretch marks.

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BRIEF Alberta hopes specially trained dogs will sniff out invasive zebra mussels EDMONTON — You have heard of bird dogs, but what about mussel mutts? The Alberta government has teamed up with Montana to pay for specially trained dogs that can sniff out zebra and quagga mussels attached to boats. These mussels have caused damage to water treatment infrastructure and aquatic ecosystems in other areas. The hope is that the dogs will detect the mussels on boats being hauled on trailers at highway checkpoints and prevent them from spreading into Alberta waters. The five dogs were trained in the U.S. and will be working for ten-day stretches on each side of the border. Alberta Environment Minister Robin Campbell says prevention is the key because the mussels are almost impossible to get rid of once they get established. “Zebra and quagga mussels pose a huge ecological and financial threat to Alberta, so we wanted to take advantage of every opportunity to stop their spread,” Campbell said Wednesday. Quagga and zebra mussels move from lake to lake by attaching them-

selves to boats and other recreational equipment. Quagga mussels are found in various parts of North America, such as in the Colorado River system in the U.S., a popular destination for Alberta boaters. Zebra mussels were discovered in Lake Winnipeg in October 2013.

Nominations close for NDP leadership candidates EDMONTON — There have been no last-minute entries in the Alberta NDP leadership contest. Nominations closed Tuesday and the candidates are Rachel Notley, David Eggen and Rod Loyola. All three had already declared their intention to run. Notley and Eggen are both Edmonton members of the legislature, and Loyala is an NDP candidate in the next election. The vote for a new leader to replace the outgoing Brian Mason is to be held in Edmonton on Oct. 18. The New Democrats have also released information about candidates’ fundraising. It can be found on the party’s website.

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cause of other people’s opinions getting rubbed off on me. And now ... it doesn’t matter. I’m beautiful just the way I am.” Jex-Blake said she’s overwhelmed by the support and happy to be empowering women to love their bodies. The special education assistant said some of the positive Facebook responses she’s received are from men, even a 16-year-old boy. “He said, ’I saw your message and I’m so proud of you and I think you’re beautiful.”’ She said she also heard that the three bullies make crude remarks to two other people on Alberta Beach that day — a grandmother wearing a swimsuit and a foreign woman in a thong bikini. She believes her campaign will make it easier for her to relax on a beach in a bikini again this summer, and hopes other women won’t feel like they have to look like supermodels in magazines. “That’s not what most people look like,” said Jex-Blake. “Just because we don’t look like that, doesn’t mean we should be viewed as any less beautiful.”

gar. An official says the woman was working at a field camp Tuesday night southwest of Grande Prairie when the big cat pounced in an unprovoked attack. Co-workers managed to fight the cougar off and give the woman first aid before she was transported to hospital by air ambulance. Alberta wildlife officers are trying to track down the cougar with the help of a dog team. It’s the first unprovoked attack by a cougar in Alberta since 2011 and officials say the cats are normally very shy animals that will leave an area if people are around.

March 19: Redford calls a news conference in the legislature rotunda to announce she is resigning as premier. March 23: Redford’s resignation takes effect. March 28: Documents released by the province reveal plans for a taxpayer-funded penthouse “premier’s suite” on top of a government building being renovated near the legislature. The suite was to have bedrooms for Redford and her daughter, a shared bathroom, a powder room, a walk-in closet, a butler’s pantry and dining, study and lounge areas. The plan for what became known as the “sky palace” were scrapped, but not before $173,000 was spent on design work. April 14: The CBC reports on flight records that show the former premier took her daughter on 50 flights on government aircraft. Redford used government aircraft to fly with Sarah to Jasper, Alta., for two weekends, including one in June 2013 as southern Albertans were facing devastating floods. The records simply list “meetings with government officials.” May 5: Redford returns to the legislature for the first time as a backbencher. In a scrum with reporters, she declines to discuss issues that arose after she left. June 26: Documents released by the province show that Redford had a travelling trip planner that billed $330,000 in expenses. For 20 months starting in the spring of 2012, staffer Michelle Tetreault travelled to China, India, Washington and Zurich to set up meetings. July 29: The Opposition Wildrose calls for an RCMP investigation into Redford’s use of government aircraft after the CBC reports that a leaked version of an auditor general’s review said Redford’s staff blocked others from flying on government planes so she could fly alone. The CBC says the review outlines how “false passengers” were booked in advance and then removed before printing the flight manifest. Redford denies any personal wrongdoing via Twitter. Aug. 6: Redford resigns as a member of the legislature for Calgary Elbow, effective immediately. She says she accepts responsibility for all the decisions she made. Aug. 6: Premier Dave Hancock says he wants the RCMP to review travel expenses and the use of government aircraft.

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EDMONTON — After having five kids, Tanis Jex-Blake bravely decided it was time to head to the beach in a bikini. It had been 13 years since the Edmonton woman pulled on a two-piece, but didn’t expect her bare belly and stretch marks were so extraordinary that they would become a topic of conversation around the world. The 33-year-old said that she was lying on a beach west of the city last week when two young men and a woman pointed and laughed at her stomach, and called her “nasty” and “gross.” She rolled over and ignored them, but tears later gave way to anger and she posted an open letter on her Facebook page describing the encounter, along with photos of her mommy tummy. She has since received hundreds of messages, even pictures from other women showing their imperfect midsections. Her story has also made news in several countries, including Ger-

many and Australia. “It kind of went crazy. I was just expecting to reach local people,” JexBlake said Wednesday at a “Bare Your Belly” rally in Edmonton. Amid cheers, she doffed a sundress to reveal a pink string bikini, then joined about two dozen women walking and dancing around in their swimsuits near a fountain and wading pool outside city hall. Many held signs encouraging people to love all body shapes. Some, like Amanda Lanctot, said Jex-Blake inspired her to put on a bikini for the first time in a decade. “I saw her story on Facebook and was just crushed by it,” said the 35-year-old mother. “I couldn’t believe someone would do that to another human being.” Carmen Vickery said she was angered by what happened to Jex-Blake and decided to also show up in a bikini — the first time she’s put one on in a few years. “I used to rock a bikini on a regular basis,” said Vickery, 33. “Then I had kids and it’s like, oh, it’s not quite as pretty as it used to be. “But you know what? That’s be-

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March 17: An associate minister in Redford’s cabinet resigns her post and leaves the Tory caucus. Donna Kennedy-Glans, the member for Calgary Varsity, cites the inability to create change from within the party and a culture of entitlement as reasons for her departure, but does not criticize Redford by name.

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The war that ended war “It was not worth even one life,” said Harry Patch shortly before he died in 2009 at the age of 111. He was the last survivor of the 65 million soldiers who fought in the First World War, and by the time he died it was a normal, quite unremarkable thing to say. But he would never have said it in 1914. Very few people thought that war was a bad thing in 1914. Losing a war could be a GWYNNE bad thing, but DYER the obvious solution to that problem was to be very good at war. Human beings had always fought wars, military values were deeply embedded in our culture, and nobody expected those attitudes to change. And then they did change. The First World War was a human tragedy, of course, but this was when the human race began to question the whole institution of war: how useful it is, but also how inevitable it really is. And the answer to both questions is: not very. There are still a few countries that owe everything to their ability to win

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wars: Israel comes to mind at once. But most countries, and most people, now see war as a very undesirable last resort. We have the First World War to thank for this great change. The thing most people miss about the First World War is that it was a perfectly normal political event. Ever since the rise of modern centralized states in 16th-century Europe, they had all gone to war with each other in two big alliances at around half-century intervals. The wars were effectively about everything: borders in Europe, trade routes, colonies in Asia, Africa and the Americas. The great powers fought other, littler wars as well, but these big events — the 30 Years’ War, the War of the Spanish Succession, the Seven Years’ War and so on — were like a general audit of their status. Who’s up and who’s down? Who can expand and who must yield? It was a perfectly viable system, because the wars mostly involved small professional armies and did not disturb civilian populations much. The casualties were low and hardly any major player ever crashed out of the system entirely. Naturally enough, most people did not see this system as a problem that had to be solved. It was just another fact of life. The only diplomatic difference in 1914 was that the great powers co-ordinated their moves better than before.

Almost all of them were at war in a few days, where it would have taken months or even a few years in the old days. The armies could move quickly to the frontiers by rail, so now you created your alliances before the war — and everybody had the telegraph, so the final decisions were made fast. But once the war started, everything was different. The armies were 10 times as big as they used to be, because these were now rich industrialized countries that could afford to put most of the adult male population into uniform. That meant that the soldiers getting killed were fathers, brothers, husbands and sons: part of the community, not the wastrels, drunks and men on the run who made up such a large part of the old professional armies. And they were getting killed in unprecedented numbers. The new weapons — machine-guns, modern artillery and so on — were very efficient killing machines, and within a month the soldiers had to take shelter in trenches from the “storm of steel.” They spent the rest of the war trying to break through the trenches, and by the end of it nine million of them had been killed. That is what changed everything. One response to the ordeal, inevitably, was to demonize the other side and define the war as a crusade against evil. That way, at least, the ghastly sacrifice of lives could be seen as necessary and meaningful. But many people

saw through the propaganda and some of them were in high places. The senior politicians and diplomats of 1918, living amid the wreckage of the old world, could see that the old international system was now delivering catastrophe and had to be changed. So they set out to change it, by creating the League of Nations. They outlawed aggressive war and invented the concept of “collective security” to enforce the new international rules. They failed, at first, because the legacy of bitterness among the losers in the First World War was so great that a second one came only 20 years later. That one was bigger and worse — but at the end, everybody tried again. They had to. The United Nations was founded in 1945, with slightly more realistic rules than the League of Nations but the same basic goal: to stop wars among the great powers, for those are the wars that kill in the millions. Stopping other wars too would be nice, but first things first — especially now that there are nuclear weapons around. All you can say is that it hasn’t failed yet in its main task: no great power has fought any other one directly for the past 69 years. Ignore the headlines that constantly tell you the world is falling apart. The glass is more than half-full. Gwynne Dyer’s new book, Canada in the Great Power Game 1914-2014, was published by Random House Canada on Aug. 4.

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Riverside Meadows issues revolve around respect Today I took a walk in a park in my community of Riverside Meadows. The park is adjacent to People’s Place and Loaves and Fishes. I couldn’t believe the garbage and people using the space for camping. I feel sad at the disrespect shown to the community. The community is home to many different cultures, hard working families and singles, people in need of care. Agencies that are responsible residents of people coming to their facilities need to take responsibility for their clients and make the community a safer, cleaner place to live for all the residents. As a resident of the neighbourhood when we were first approached about People’s Place needing a place for their clients to have temporary housing, we reluctantly accepted that yes, this could happen. Loaves and Fishes wasn’t part of the agreement. Residents had no say about this. There was an negotiated agreement that there would be meals three days a week and not be open all day. In the past while, because of the change in operation, the people using the facility has increased and the clientele has also changed. We need agencies and residents to make changes to improve the neighbourhood, to be safer and cleaner for all who live here and come to the community. This letter isn’t about NIMBY — this about lack of respect. We aren’t Lower Harlem as some police officers have called the neighbourhood (disrespectful) not Lower Fairview as city staff and others call the community. The legal name is Riverside Meadows. The community has an ex-nursing home; Alberta Health Services allows the facility to sit idle and attract vagrants and problems for the residents adjacent to the facility. We need an answer to the future of the facility. The zoning is for a seniors facility or single family housing. Please think about where you live and show respect. Shirley Hocken Red Deer

Carbon tax proposal won’t clean our air An article in the Red Deer Advocate, Friday, Aug. 1 (Page C4,) reports on the International Monetary Fund’s contention that countries could improve the environment by hiking carbon taxes. This is a troubling suggestion as Australia has recently rescinded their carbon tax. The tax has left a legacy of polluted air and no significant reduction in greenhouse emission. The tax raised the cost of heating a home by increasing the cost of natural gas, heating oil and electricity, pushing residents towards heating their homes with wood. There are so many suppliers of firewood that it is not practical to tax this fuel. Wood is an incredibly dirty fuel, even when burned in the latest, supposedly low-emission appliances, and the carbon tax has left most Australian urban centres heavily polluted. There are serious health implications. However, the fact that they do not have winters, as we under-

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stand the term, has saved them to some degree. This is not something we can rely on to mitigate the health impact in Alberta in light of our long, cold winters. The idea that burning wood is greenhouse neutral is a myth as trees are just as much a store of carbon as fossil fuels. Worse still, unlike burning natural gas, wood burning releases powerful greenhouse entities such as methane and smoke, along with carbon dioxide. Alberta doctors have raised concerns relating to the emissions from coal-fired power plants. However, the emissions from wood-fired plants are even higher and a carbon tax on fossil fuels will push the province towards burning wood for power generation. In the U.S., doctors in Vermont are just a few of the voices raised against wood-fired power plants. They note that the state has the highest levels of asthma in the country, possibly as a result of residential wood burning and wood-fired power plants will only compound the problem. Another concern relating to wood-fired power plants is the tens of thousands of hectares of clearcut forests surrounding the power plants in the U.S. and Eastern Canada — eliminating more carbonabsorbing trees faster than they will grow back. Hopefully, the federal and provincial governments will reject the ill-considered International Monetary Fund’s suggestion of carbon taxes. Alan Smith

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Mine to plug tailings pond BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LIKELY, B.C. — The company that owns a gold and copper mine in British Columbia where a tailings pond burst, sending a massive wave of water and potentially toxic silt into surrounding waterways, has been formally ordered to clean up the site and prevent more material from escaping. But government officials acknowledged Wednesday they still didn’t know exactly what spilled out or how the breach will affect surrounding lakes and rivers, where salmon spawn, locals get their drinking water and tourism operators take their customers. A tailings pond dam at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley Mine, about 600 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, failed on Monday, sending 10 million cubic metres of water and 4.5 million cubic metres of toxic silt into Polley Lake and Quesnel Lake. The breach prompted a ban on drinking or bathing in water from surrounding lakes and river, which was still in effect on Wednesday, though the company has insisted the water in the tailings pond was safe and the solids that spilled out were “relatively benign.”

The province’s Environment Ministry announced Wednesday that the company received a “pollution abatement order” a day earlier. Under the terms of the order, Mount Polley Mine was required immediately take steps to prevent more waste from escaping into nearby creeks and lakes. The company was also ordered to conduct an environmental assessment and submit a clean-up action plan by Wednesday, with a more detailed plan due by the end of next week. The province also ordered the company to provide a detailed assessment of the materials that were released, including the anticipated impact on the environment. Mines Minister Bill Bennett said it was still too early to assess the potential impact of the spill, though he said that may change Thursday, when the first water-testing results were expected to be released. “I am hopeful the company is correct in terms of what they say their records show (about what was) in the tailings and that will lead us to positive results, but I don’t know that,” said Bennett. The minister promised a thorough investigation that will look at both the actions of the provincial government and the company.

“If the company has made some mistakes and is the cause of what happened, it will have to acknowledge that and it will have to bear the costs and responsibility for that,” said Bennett. A summary of material dumped into the tailings pond filed last year with Environment Canada listed 326 tonnes of nickel, over 400,000 kilograms of arsenic, 177,000 kilograms of lead and 18,400 tonnes of copper and its compounds. On Monday, the same day as the breach, the company sent the provincial government data about the tailings pond water, B.C.’s Environment Ministry said. Tests indicated that levels of selenium exceeded drinking-water guidelines by almost three times and organic carbon concentrations exceeded guidelines for chlorinated water. The ministry also said nitrate, cadmium, copper, iron and selenium had exceeded aquatic life guidelines at least sporadically in recent years. “The ministry would not say that (the water in the tailings pond), based on the characterization, had satisfied drinking water requirements,” said Jennifer McGuire of the B.C. Environment Ministry. Company president Brian Kynoch apologized to local residents on Tues-

day and appeared to downplay the potential dangers posed by the spill. He said the water released from the pond was very close to drinking water. He also said mercury had never been detected in the water and arsenic levels were low. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs said the presence of heavy metals in the tailings could be devastating to salmon. “I don’t think there’s any question that it’s absolutely catastrophic —it has the potential to devastate the wild salmon stock. Quesnel Lake and the Quesnel River are considered important breeding grounds for wild salmon, as are other nearby creeks. The system eventually reaches the Fraser River. “It couldn’t happen at a worse time: the Quesnel salmon run is expected to pass by in a couple of weeks,” said Phillip. Craig Orr, the executive director of the group Watershed Watch, said he was skeptical of the claims by the company and the province. “It’s a disaster, no question about it,” he said in an interview. “There have been a lot of concerns about human health and drinking water, but a lot of concerns I’ve heard have been about the fish.”

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It also contains a series of caveats — “support varies depending on individual circumstances,” for example — but NDP veterans critic Peter Stoffer says the chart is only being published to deceive the public. Stoffer said the government is throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, into the calculations knowing full well the vast majority of soldiers never collect benefits that get anywhere near those numbers. A spokeswoman for Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino said the government is simply responding to the demands of ex-soldiers and the country’s veterans ombudsman for more details about the kind of support that’s out there. “Veterans have said they want access to clear, easy-to-read information about the range of benefits and sup-

TORONTO — Police should investigate audit findings that the mayor of Brampton, Ont., reportedly Canada’s highest-paid municipal politician, broke expense rules more than 250 times, including on business-class flights, premium hotel rooms and cellphone IQ quizzes, the city’s council voted Wednesday. The audit of several years worth of expenses by Mayor Susan Fennell turned up $172,608 in spending that breached city policies, although $41,027 was repaid. A further $156,000 of expenses may have broken rules but auditors did not have enough information to make a determination. Council voted to send the audit to outside police force rather than to Peel Regional Police, the local force in the community northwest of Toronto. In an earlier statement, Fennell said she accepts much, but not all, of what the audit found. “I accept responsibility for all that I do as mayor of Brampton, positive and less positive,” said in the statement Tuesday. “If there are changes that need to be made, I will make them. And I will work with my colleagues on council to ensure that they, too, accept responsibility for their shortcomings.” Among the Deloitte audit findings, Fennell racked up $220 in cellphone charges for 44 IQ quizzes. The mayor told the auditors the wireless company would credit her account for the quizzes.

Canada, Russia trade sanctions in Ukraine dispute OTTAWA — Canada on Wednesday slapped fresh sanctions and travel bans on several top Russian and Ukrainian politicians and groups with ties to President Vladimir Putin’s government, as Moscow responded with tit-for-tat sanctions of its own. Canada’s latest round of sanctions, imposed in co-ordination with the United States and the European Union, came amid reports Russia is massing thousands of troops along the Ukrainian border. But Putin quickly retaliated, ordering state authorities to come up with a list of agricultural products from countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia. Those imports will be banned

or restricted for up to a year. Russia’s sanctions will mostly affect Canada’s pork industry. Canada’s agricultural exports to Russia amounted to $563 million in 2012, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and most of them were frozen pork. Canada won’t be the only country blocked from the Russian market. On Wednesday, a Russian state news agency reported the country will ban all imports of agricultural products from the United States. Canada’s measures, aimed at some 19 people and 22 groups and banks, follow previous sanctions and travel bans. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Russia’s occupation of the Crimean Peninsula and provocative military activity in eastern Ukraine is a “grave

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OTTAWA — The Harper government has taken to social media to make the case that it’s being generous to disabled veterans, but critics and the opposition say Conservatives are posting misleading information. A chart laying out different scenarios of compensation was posted on the Veterans Affairs Facebook and Twitter accounts last week, showing benefits ranging from $6,743 per month to $10,260 per month, depending on a soldier’s rank. The chart compares the “maximum” disability earnings with the pre-release salaries of a private, a sergeant, a captain and a major, and in each case suggests the veterans are coming out ahead.

ports available to them, like the fact that they are eligible to receive thousands of dollars each month in just financial benefits from the government of Canada,” Ashlee Smith said in an email. But Stoffer said the government is trying to make a case that it has already fulfilled its obligation to those who have served and that no further improvements are needed to the system. “It is extremely misleading and they are just trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the Canadian people,” Stoffer said. “Many, many veterans come nowhere near those amounts.” Ray McInnis, director of the service bureau at the Royal Canadian Legion, said the figures the government is using are accurate, but only in theory.

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Nigeria racing to confine Ebola BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities rushed to obtain isolation tents Wednesday in anticipation of more Ebola infections as they disclosed five more cases of the virus and a death in Africa’s most populous nation, where officials were racing to keep the gruesome disease confined to a small group of patients. The five new Nigerian cases were all in Lagos, a megacity of 21 million people in a country already beset with poor health care infrastructure and widespread corruption, and all five were reported to have had direct contact with one infected man. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization began a meeting to decide whether the crisis, the worst recorded outbreak of its kind, amounts to an international public health emergency. At least 932 deaths in four countries have been blamed on the illness, with 1,711 reported cases. In recent years, the WHO has declared an emergency only twice, for swine flu in 2009 and polio in May. The declaration would probably come with recommendations on travel and trade restrictions and wider Ebola screening. It also would be an acknowledgment that the situation is critical and could worsen without a fast global response. The group did not immediately confirm the new cases reported in Nigeria. And Nigerian authorities did not release any details on the latest infections, except to say they all had come into direct contact with the sick man who arrived by plane in Lagos late last month. In Sierra Leone, some 750 soldiers deployed to the Ebola-ravaged east as part of “Operation Octopus,” aimed at enforcing quarantines of sick patients. In Spain, the Defence Ministry said a medically equipped plane was ready to fly to Liberia to bring back a Spanish missionary priest who has Ebola. At the same time, Saudi officials reported a sus-

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Nigerian port health officials uses a thermometer on a worker at the arrivals hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday. pected Ebola death, underscoring the risk of the disease spreading by air travel even as many airlines curtail their flights to the most infected cities. Ebola, which causes some victims to bleed from the eyes, mouth and ears, can only be transmitted through direct contact with the bodily fluids of someone who is sick — blood, semen, saliva, urine, feces or sweat. Millions in Lagos live in cramped conditions without access to flushable toilets. Signs posted across the city warn people not to urinate in public. Kenneth Akihomi, a 47-year-old worker installing fiber-optic cable, said he was carefully washing his hands to avoid infection. But he said most people were relying on faith to stay healthy. “They’re not panicking. They are godly people,” he said. “They believe they can pray, and maybe very soon there will be cure.”

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan soldier who killed a U.S. two-star general and wounded 15 other people hid in a bathroom with a NATO assault rifle then opened fire when a group of officers from international forces passed by, an Afghan military official said Wednesday. As U.S. and Afghan officials investigated the attack Tuesday that killed, Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, the highest-ranked U.S. officer to be slain in combat since 1970 in the Vietnam War, authorities reported two other so-called “insider” attacks the same day. In the deadliest of the attacks, an Afghan police officer killed seven of his colleagues at a checkpoint, then stole their weapons and fled in a police car late Tuesday in the Uruzgan provincial capital of Tirin Kot, provincial spokesman Doost Mohammad Nayab said. A doctor at a local hospital told the AP it appeared the police officer drugged his colleagues before the shooting. The doctor spoke on condition of anonymity as he wasn’t authorized to release the information. Nayab later denied that the police officers had been drugged and said the officer involved had Taliban connections, without elaborating. In Paktia province, an Afghan police guard exchanged fire with NATO troops near the governor’s office, provincial police said. The guard was killed in the gunfight. Insider attacks in Afghanistan rose sharply in 2012, with more than 60 coalition troops — mostly

Americans — killed in more than 40 attacks that threatened to shatter all trust between Afghan and allied forces. U.S. commanders imposed a series of precautionary tactics and the number of such attacks declined sharply last year. Such attacks are sometimes claimed by the Taliban insurgency as proof of their infiltration. Others are attributed to personal disputes or resentment by Afghans who have soured on the continued international presence in their country more than a dozen years after the fall of the Taliban’s ultra-conservative Islamic regime. There has been no claim of responsibility in Tuesday’s shooting that killed Greene and wounded at least 15 others, including a German general and two Afghan generals at Marshal Fahim National Defence University, west of the Afghan capital, Kabul. The soldier who opened fire — and was subsequently killed in a shootout — was named Rafiqullah, was in his early 20s and joined the Afghan army more than two years ago, the Afghan military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information. A second Afghan military official corroborated his account. His motives were not immediately known, the officials said. He came from a district in Paktia province known to harbour fighters from the Haqqani network, which has strong links to the Taliban.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called on African nations Wednesday to forcefully tackle health crises, security challenges and government corruption that could stymie the continent’s economic progress, as he concluded an unprecedented summit. The summit, aimed in part at cultivating an Obama legacy on a continent where his family ties run deep, also marked a rare return to Washington for former President George W. Bush, who launched a $15 billion HIV/AIDS initiative while in office and has made public health issues in Africa a priority since leaving the White House. Bush’s institute partnered with first lady Michelle Obama to host a daylong event for spouses of the African leaders. “There’s not many things that convince me to come back to Washington,” said Bush, who now lives in Dallas and steers clear of politics. “The first lady’s summit, of course, is one.” While Obama has continued Bush’s signature AIDS program, he has also been seeking his own legacy-building Africa initiatives. This week’s U.S.Africa summit is seen as a cornerstone of that effort, bringing together leaders from about 50 countries for three days of talks. A centerpiece of the conference was an effort to recast the U.S. economic relationship with Africa away from humanitarian aid and toward more equal economic partnerships. Obama announced $33 billion in new U.S. commitments, mostly from the private sector, to boost investment in Africa, home to six of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies. Yet the summit’s final day of discussions underscored the challenges that could undermine that economic growth. African nations are still struggling with the HIV epidemic, malaria, and the current outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. Government corruption remains a persistent problem. And a surge in violent extremism, particularly in North Africa and the Sahel region, has sparked international concern. While Obama vowed that the U.S. would be a strong partner in tackling those issues, he emphasized a need for Africa to take the lead, particularly on the security front. “Today we can focus on how we can continue to strengthen Africa’s capacity to meet transitional threats and in so doing make all of our nations more secure,” he said. During a private session on security, leaders were expected to discuss Boko Haram, the violent Islamist group in Nigeria that was responsible for the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls earlier this year. Some have escaped and returned home, but most remain captive. As Obama participated in summit meetings, his wife convened a gathering of African first ladies, talking about investments in education, health and economic development. She was joined by Laura Bush, reprising an event the two American first ladies held last summer in Tanzania. Calling Africa “an underappreciated continent,” Mrs. Obama said it was incumbent upon the world to develop a better understanding of what it has to offer. “This is the beginning of a lot of work that needs to be done,” she said. Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Bush also focused on the need to educate girls. Mrs. Obama noted that 30 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa do not attend school.

Talks underway in Cairo as Gaza true holds for second day CAIRO, Egypt — Indirect Israeli-Palestinian negotiations over extending a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and ending a blockade of the battered territory got underway in Cairo on Wednesday, with both sides taking hard-line positions and much jockeying expected ahead. Israel wants the Islamic militant Hamas to disarm, or at least ensure it cannot re-arm, before considering the group’s demand that the territory’s borders be opened. Israel and Egypt imposed a closure after the Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2007, although Egypt allows individuals to cross intermittently. “The two sides have reviewed what they consider issues of concern,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said at a news conference, describing the matter as “complicated and not easy.” Hazem Abu Shanab, a member of Fatah, one of the main factions involved in the talks, said disarmament would require Israel to pull out from occupied Palestinian territory. “As long as there is occupation, there will be resistance and there will be weapons,” he said. “The armament is linked to the occupation.” Egyptian mediators have been shuttling between the delegations. An Egyptian airport official said the Israelis were back in Cairo Wednesday evening after flying out earlier in the day. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters. Meanwhile, in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s intense bombardment of Gaza, saying that despite the high civilian death toll it was a “justified” and “proportionate” response to Hamas attacks. Speaking to international journalists, Netanyahu presented video footage he said showed militants firing rockets from areas near schools and Hamas deploying civilians as human shields. “Our enemy is Hamas, our enemies are the other terrorist organizations trying to kill our people and we have taken extraordinary measures to avoid civilian casualties,” he said. Nearly 1,900 Palestinians have been killed in the fighting, three-quarters of them civilians, according to the United Nations. Israel says some 900 Palestinian militants were among the dead. Sixty-four Israeli

soldiers and three civilians inside Israel have also been killed. The Palestinian delegation in Cairo is composed of negotiators from all major factions, including Hamas, and is meeting with Egypt’s intelligence chief for briefings on Israel’s demands. “The most important thing to us is removing the blockade and starting to reconstruct Gaza,” said Bassam Salhi, a Palestinian delegate. “There can be no deal without that.” He said the cease-fire, set to expire at 8 a.m. Friday (0500 GMT), would likely be extended if more

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ASPEN, Colo. — Online petitioners are calling on the Aspen Art Museum to cancel an upcoming exhibit by a Chinese-born artist featuring three tortoises with iPads mounted on their backs. The exhibit by Cai Guo-Qiang called “Moving Ghost Town” is set to open Saturday as part of the U.S. town’s new $45 million museum. The African Sulcata tortoises will roam around grass on the museum’s roof garden. Each will have two iPads showing video of three area ghost towns, which the museum says were filmed by the animals. The petition calls the exhibit animal abuse and asks that the animals be given to a sanctuary. The museum says a veterinarian is overseeing their care. It says the iPads are on mounts attached with an epoxy used to attach tracking devices to wild animals.

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PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius’ older brother Carl remains in an intensive care unit in a South African hospital and is on a ventilator after a serious car crash last week, the brothers’ family said Wednesday. The Pistorius family said in a statement that Carl Pistorius was still in ICU at the hospital in the capital Pretoria “due to the serious nature of the injuries sustained in the accident.” “He is stable and showing signs of improvement,” the family said in a brief update without giving details of his injuries. The family said previously that Carl was “out of danger.” Carl reportedly sustained multiple fractures in a head-on collision on a highway in northern South Africa as he returned from a business trip on Friday night. His uncle, Arnold Pistorius, said last week that a car swerved onto the wrong side of the highway and hit Carl’s vehicle head-on in the crash. Oscar Pistorius is due to return to a Pretoria courthouse on Thursday for the start of final arguments in his murder trial for shooting to death his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 A7 the soldier about his disappearance in Afghanistan that led to five years in captivity by the Taliban. Eugene R. Fidell says his client is co-operating with the investigation at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio on Wednesday. Fidell declined to comment on what Bergdahl is being asked. An Army spokeswoman did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. The investigation’s findings will help determine whether the 28-year-old is prosecuted for desertion or faces any other disciplinary action. Bergdahl had been receiving care at Fort Sam Houston since returning to the U.S. on June 13.

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Dutch premier halts search for Malaysia Airlines plane victims’ remains in Ukraine AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — The Netherlands’ prime minister has halted the search for remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in Ukraine, saying it is too dangerous to continue. At a news conference in The Hague Wednesday, Mark Rutte praised the effort of the international recovery mission so far, and promised victims’ families the search will resume in the future when Ukraine is “more stable.� “We’re stopping now, but we won’t stop,� he said. Flight 17 was shot down in eastern Ukraine on July 17, killing all 298 people on board. In all, 228 coffins with remains have been returned to the Netherlands, but it is not known how many victims that number represents. Rutte said that now that the international recovery team has been able to access the site and communicate with local authorities, it has learned the recovery effort undertaken by local authorities immediately after the crash was more thorough than initially thought. The international team of Dutch, Australian and Malaysian recovery workers was unable to reach the site until July 31 because of fighting in the area between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia separatist rebels. Since then, it has found remains of only a few victims, despite expectations it might find as many as 80.

NYC drops appeal in stopand-frisk cases NEW YORK — New York City has dropped its federal appeal in cases that challenged its stop-and-frisk tactic police that a judge has said sometimes discriminates against minorities. The city’s decision is aimed at speeding reforms it has already agreed to in a settlement. The law department filed papers Wednesday with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. After a judge last year concluded that the city’s program of stopping and searching people sometimes discriminates against minorities, various police unions tried to intervene to overturn the findings. A lower-court judge last week rejected the request. A lawyer for the Sergeants Benevolent Association did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

U.S. customs agents seize baboon, lynx, zebra stuffed and bound for Philippines LOS ANGELES — U.S. customs officers in Los Angeles have seized a vast menagerie of stuffed-and-mounted animals including a wildebeest, a zebra, a gazelle and a baboon. Customs and Border Protection announced and displayed the taxidermy take with an estimated value of nearly $9,000 on Wednesday. They were seized last month at a port inspection when officers found seven boxes with “animal heads� written on them. A customs statement says a 44-yearold man from the Philippines was touring the U.S. The man says he didn’t know the mounts had to be declared to the federal wildlife officials and required export permits. The baboon, a lynx and a bobcat — all full-bodied stuffed mounts — required an additional permit under an international endangered species convention.

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Residents inspect the damage after night shelling on a market in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday. Airstrikes and artillery fire between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops have brought the violence closer than ever to the city center, as Kiev’s forces move in on the rebel stronghold.

Tensions build in Ukraine FEARS GROW RUSSIAN ARMY WILL STEP IN TO PROTECT REBELS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DONETSK, Ukraine — The steadily advancing Ukrainian army is setting its sights on the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, while Western officials on Wednesday warned that a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s border could herald a major incursion to protect the separatists. President Vladimir Putin has resisted mounting pressure from Russian nationalists to send the army in to back the mutiny in eastern Ukraine. Even though the U.S. and NATO would be unlikely to respond militarily, the West would be certain to impose major sanctions that would put the shaky Russian economy on its knees — and could quickly erode Putin’s power. Russia already is showing signs of economic dismay from sanctions imposed earlier this year, but Putin on Wednesday showed Moscow aims to fight back, calling on government agencies to develop a list of agricultural imports from sanctions-imposing countries that could be banned for up to a year. The state news agency RIA Novosti later quoted an official from Russia’s plant and veterinary oversight service as saying all U.S. agricultural products would fall under the ban. “When you see the buildup of Russian troops and the sophistication of those troops, the training of those

troops, the heavy military equipment that’s being put along that border, of course it’s a reality. It’s a threat, it’s a possibility — absolutely,� U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday. U.S. and NATO officials say there are now about 20,000 Russian troops massed just east of Ukraine. Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have been fighting the Kyiv government since April. Ukraine and Western countries have accused Moscow of backing the mutiny with weapons and soldiers, a claim the Russian government has repeatedly denied. The West has also accused Russia of most likely providing the insurgents with surface-to-air missiles that may have been used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over rebelheld territory on July 17, killing all 298 people on board. The prime minister of The Netherlands, whose nationals made up more than half of the victims, said Wednesday that the search for victims’ remains is being halted because fighting in the area of the crash site

makes it too dangerous to continue. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he believed “the threat of a direct intervention (by Russia) is definitely greater than it was a few days ago, or two weeks ago.� A U.S. official told the Associated Press that U.S. intelligence shows Russian forces continue to shell Ukrainian positions from inside Russian territory and send heavy weaponry - including artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence equipment - from a separatist training facility in southwest Russia. The official was speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss intelligence matters publicly. Adding to the concern is Russia’s proposal in recent days for a humanitarian mission to eastern Ukraine. “We share the concern that Russia could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peacekeeping mission to send troops into eastern Ukraine,� NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said in an emailed statement.

Cybersleuth offers to help catch thieves who stole passwords BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — The hackers are a tight knit group, ten or 11. They live in a Russian town, and have real jobs. But in their down time, the cybercriminals have spent the past seven months gathering a hoard of personal data, stealing 1.2 billion user names and passwords in a series of Internet heists affecting 420,000 websites, according to Alex Holden, Chief Information Security Officer for Hold Security, whose firm uncovered the breach. The Russian hackers had been collecting databases of personal information for years, but Holden told The Associated Press Wednesday that in April the group began deploying a new online attack technique that quickly shot from computer system to computer system as unwitting infected users visited random websites. “Their cache of stolen goods grew quite quickly,� said Holden, who has not revealed details about the websites that were breached or the names of other victims. A native of Kyiv who now lives in Milwaukee, Holden has conducted research that contributed to other exposures of major hacks, including a breach at Adobe that exposed tens of millions of customer records. He said he had been tracking the Russian criminals for seven months, but only was able to begin reviewing their massive cache of databases during the past few weeks. He timed his announcement to coincide with the annual Black Hat USA cybersecurity conference this week in Las Vegas. Brian Krebs, who investigates online cybercrime, said his phone and email were inundated while he was at the conference Wednesday with people asking about Holden’s announcement.

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BAGHDAD — Car bombs tore through busy shopping streets in two Baghdad neighbourhoods on Wednesday night killing 51 people as the army announced that one of its airstrikes had killed 60 militants in the northern city of Mosul. Baghdad police said the first attack was a pair of car bombs that exploded in the densely populated Shiite neighbourhood of Sadr City, killing 31 people, followed by another bomb in the nearby area of Ur that claimed another 11 lives. Baghdad has been on edge since Sunni militants led by the radical Islamic State group conquered large swaths of the country’s north, including the second largest city of Mosul. While the fighters have stopped short of advancing on the capital there has been a steady campaign of car bombs in the city, though none this deadly. The attack came as state-run television announced a rare government victory with an airstrike against a key building in Mosul that killed some 60 suspected militants earlier in the day. The report, which cited unnamed intelligence officials, could not be independently verified, nor did it say whether any civilians had been killed in the strike on the northern city of Mosul. The report said the strike freed about 300 people held by the Islamic State group at a downtown Mosul prison it had been using as a religious court and detention centre, without elaborating. A Mosul resident, speaking on condition of anonymity fearing for his own safety, told The Associated Press over the phone that families of the prisoners rushed to the site to help their relatives after the airstrike.

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U14 Rage win rare championship GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM FIRST TO CAPTURE WESTERN CANADIAN SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF This stands to be a historic few weeks for Red Deer softball. On Friday, the U16 girls fly out to Ontario for nationals in Brampton but it was the U14 girls that broke new ground this past weekend, securing the city’s first Western Canadian Softball Championship for any age group. The Red Deer Rage mercied Carnarvon, out of Victoria, 7-0 after five innings in Lloydminster on Monday to secure the title. It’s a rare championship to be won, not just by Red Deer but in the province, as the U14 banner has only been won twice before by Alberta teams. “It’s a pretty unbelievable feat,” said head coach and president of Red Deer Minor Softball Clayton Cassidy. “It means a lot to the association as far as where we’re at and how far we’ve come, to be able to do that on such a large scale. “It speaks volumes with where the depth is at in our association and program. And it speaks volumes about what we’re doing and we’re going in the right direction.” The championship was far from easy, despite the blow out in the gold medal game. The Rage played 10 games in four days and needed a little good fortune along the way. They opened on Friday with a 2-1 win over the Y2K Wildcats out of Vancouver, the B.C. provincial champions, scoring both of their runs with two out in the seventh inning. They only got that chance after a call on an attempted stollen base was changed from out to safe earlier in the inning. In the second game they crushed the Saskatoon Phantoms 15-4, after scoring eight runs in the first inning. They finally suffered a setback in the third game, losing 7-3 to the Lums-

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Red Deer Rage captains Caleigh Meraw, Kailyn Smalley, Spencer Beaudoin and Rylee Cassidy show off their trophy for winning the Western Canadian Softball Championships in Lloydminster last weekend. den Cubs, the Saskatchewan provincial champ. Red Deer bounced back with a 9-2 win over the Manitoba Angels out of Winnipeg, and then an 11-2 win over the host Lloydminster Rebels. They went into their final round robin game needing a win over Carnarvon to clinch a spot in the playoffs, but were blown out 12-0 after both their starting pitcher and catcher left the game in third inning with sun stroke. The loss dropped them into a tiebreaker game with Saskatoon, who al-

so had a 4-2 record. The Rage went into the top of the seventh inning with a 5-4 lead then put 11 runs up on the board to roll to a 16-4 win. Their bats did not cool off the rest of the tournament. They crushed Lumsden 14-5 in the first round, despite having to switch stadiums after the third inning due to darkness. It was their fourth game of the day. In Monday’s semifinal, they mercied arch rival Calgary Adrenaline 12-1 in

five innings. Calgary had upset Red Deer in the provincial final after the Rage rolled through undefeated. This set up the showdown with Carnarvon in the final. Red Deer led 4-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning and Kailyn Smalley came around to score early. Then with two out and two on, affiliated player Mackenzie Clark hammered a two-run triple to right field to end the game and secure the championship.

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Keeping Canada’s hopes alive RAONIC WINS OPENING MATCH AT ROGERS CUP BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Milos Raonic wasn’t at his best but was relieved to stay alive at the Rogers Cup. Despite a serve that was intimidating but not perfect and some erratic play, Raonic won two tiebreaks to beat American Jack Sock 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) on centre court Wednesday night at Rexall Centre. “All the difficulties getting through that match, facing break points two of my service games consecutively, doing a poor job in converting the chances I had,” Raonic said. “All those things that maybe if it doesn’t go your way you would’ve said, ’I wish I did this differently, and this and this in these situations,’ all that, let’s say weight that might be on your shoulders, it’s the relief of that just sort of getting off.” Amid chants of “Let’s Go Milos,” Raonic kept Canadian hope alive in the tournament. On Tuesday, all four men who played singles were eliminated, and Eugenie Bouchard bowed out in Montreal. Raonic cranked his serve up past 200 kilometres per hour, finishing with 15 aces that helped offset some struggles against Sock, who played some of his best tennis even in defeat. Raonic won 79 per cent of his first-serve points, below his stellar average, and

failing to be perfect cost him the first set. The 23-year-old held serve in the second set before blowing Sock out in the tiebreak. Raonic needed another tiebreak — this one tenser — to finish off the match. “When you play him, usually when you get down a break, it usually means the set’s over,” Sock said. “That’s why he kind of is where he is though, he kind of comes up big in those moments.” Raonic is something of a tiebreak specialist, and this match was no different. “I feel good in those situations,” he said. “Especially if things are not going throughout the set the way I would’ve liked, I’m not converting opportunities or giving away too many opportunities, I know that if I can get it to a tiebreak I can sort of tip the things in my favour.” One thing that tipped the scales in Raonic’s favour was the crowd. Sock loved the “electric” and “fun” atmosphere but not everything he heard. “A couple of them were a little more rude than I thought,” Sock said. “I thought he got treated pretty well last week in the States, and there were some pretty inappropriate comments tonight.”

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Milos Raonic reacts after defeating Jack Sock, of the USA, in men’s second round Rogers Cup tennis action in Toronto on Wednesday.

Riders and Bombers game will be decided in the trenches We finally found offence and excitWinnipeg is clearly a much beting finishes in the CFL last week so we ter team than the 2013 team and owes can call off the search dogs and con- much of the team’s 2014 success to betcentrate on the upcoming ter coaching and a legitigames for Week 7. mate quarterback. The East Division still The Roughriders have has a 98-pound weakling undergone a big change on vibe this year, but the West offence as their two biggest has been able to dial in offensive weapons left for their game against their the NFL. eastern brethren. The saving grace has The biggest game of the been the ’Rider defence beweek has to be the clash because these guys are assastween long-time rivals Sassins in green and white jerkatchewan and Winnipeg. seys this year. The 5-1 Bombers are the The game in Winnipeg biggest surprise of the earwill be sheer pandemonium JIM ly 2014 season and the 3-2 because Bomber fans are SUTHERLAND ’Riders have demonstrated loud and proud even in bad complete dominance in years. their past two games. A game against the ’RidThe problem is, both ers will dial up the crazy teams have dined heavily on Eastern and influence Saskatchewan’s ability opponents and a true measure of their to call plays on offence. actual status is incomplete because Both defences will exert trementhey have not faced many credible op- dous pressure on the quarterbacks and ponents. it will become a battle in the trenches.

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I pick the ’Riders to win the battle in the trenches and hand the Bombers a loss in front of their disappointed hometown faithful. The 1-4 Montreal Alouettes host the 4-1 Edmonton Eskimos in the early Friday night game. It would take a miracle worthy of investigation by the Catholic Church for the Als to win this game. Montreal keeps adding coaches when they should be adding quarterbacks to their roster and the team is in complete freefall. The A.C. (After Calvillo) era has not been pretty and Als general manager Jim Popp seems less genius-like without his former star quarterback. The 1-4 Hamilton Tiger-Cats head west to Vancouver to play the 3-3 B.C. Lions and I fully expect the West Coast curse will continue for the Ticats. Eastern teams always struggle with late games in Vancouver and the best team in the East (Toronto) has lost twice as many games as it has won in ’14, while Hamilton is tied for second and last place with every other team in

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the East division. If this feline football matchup is not a recipe for disaster, then I do not know my CFL cookbook. B.C. hangs one on Hamilton in a one-sided catfight. The last game of the week features a homecoming for former Stampeders and current Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris as 1-4 Ottawa visits 4-1 Calgary. Hank has been largely ineffective this year and has fought accuracy issues in most of his games as a Redblack. Burris has also felt plenty of heat from other defences and now looks like a guy playing out the string in his career. None of this translates into a Redblack victory in Cowtown and I expect the Stamps will be in an ugly mood after their loss to the Lions last week. Calgary wears out its touchdown horse in this game against the woeful Ottawa Redblacks. Jim Sutherland is a Red Deer freelance writer.

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Hutch chucks gem for Blue Jays DREW HUTCHISON GIVES UP ONE HIT AS THE BLUE JAYS DOWN THE ORIOLES Blue Jays 5 Orioles 1 TORONTO - Drew Hutchison has had his struggles at home this season. But the Toronto Blue Jays righthander has had success in his short career against the Baltimore Orioles. Hutchison put his Rogers Centre problems behind him at least for one brilliant night and continued his domination of the Orioles on Wednesday, allowing only one Chris Davis home run and one walk over 8 2/3 innings while striking out eight. With Jose Bautista providing a tworun homer and an RBI double among his three hits, the Blue Jays snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Orioles. “Perfect timing, we were struggling a little bit,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “We needed that. He was good. He has pitched good ball games for us this year, but perfect timing for us tonight.” Hutchison was removed for closer Casey Janssen after he walked Nick Markakis with two out in the ninth. Janssen retired Manny Machado on a foul to first to end the game. “It’s a great start but it’s a little frustrating to walk the last guy, you don’t want to be too picky,” Hutchison said. The second-place Blue Jays (61-54) moved to within four games of the firstplace Orioles (64-49) in the American League East and ended Baltimore’s three-game winning streak. The teams play the rubber match of the three-game series on Thursday. Hutchison entered the game with a poor record at Rogers Centre this season, 2-5 with a 7.71 earned-run average over his eight starts there before Wednesday. He is 5-4 with a 3.27 ERA in 14 starts on the road this season. Hutchison improved his record to 3-0 in six career starts against the Orioles, including a 2-0 record in four starts against them this season. “I approach it the same as I always do whether it’s on the road or here at home and whoever I’m facing,” Hutchison said. “You approach them all the same. I’ve just had good success

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Long a stalwart in team competitions, Steve Stricker will be assistant US captain at Ryder Cup LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Steve Stricker became the third and final assistant on U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson’s staff, an honour that came with just a hint of regret. “I feel old,” Stricker said shortly

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BALL: Outstanding pitching “We’ve gone on runs like that before ... but when you’re on a grand scale like that, maybe you just don’t believe it is going to happen at that time,” said Cassidy. Their pitching staff was almost untouchable, especially in the playoffs. Rylee Cassidy led the staff, including pitching four strong innings in the championship before Clark pitched the final inning. She was also started against Saskatoon before giving way to Allison Vesely late, who pitched a solid final three innings to keep Red Deer in the game. Clark started against Lumsden and Cassidy closed it out, while Isabel Gogich shut out Calgary in the semifinal. “All three phases of the game came together,” said Cassidy. “The bats obviously were the leader of it all, but our pitching was absolutely outstanding — the final two games I think we only gave up three hits — and our defence was absolutely rock solid.” At the core of this team was four girls who have played together for five years — Smalley, Cassidy, Spencer Beaudoin and Caleigh Meraw. Three of them — Smalley, Cassidy and Meraw — completed an impressive set of medals at Westerns, adding gold to the provincial silver and Alberta Games bronze they’ve won in the last couple of weeks. They will remain together as they go up to U16 next year. “It was outstanding to see all of their hard work come through for them, and just to see them achieve such a lofty goal,” said Cassidy. “I’ve coached them

against them.” Added Bautista: “I don’t think it’s any surprise. He’s certainly capable of doing what he did tonight on a consistent basis. It’s just going out and executing like he did today. He had a great tempo today, he kept throwing strikes and kept people off-balance. Obviously the results speak for themselves. “I was hoping he would be able to finish it off and get the complete game but maybe that’s something to shoot for in the next start for him.” Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen (12-4) failed in his attempt at his sixth consecutive winning start when he allowed eight hits - including Bautista’s homer - and four runs in five innings. Melky Cabrera also had three hits for the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays scored twice in the first inning. Cabrera singled with one out, Nolan Reimold singled with two out and Dioner Navarro and Danny Valencia hit RBI singles. Davis sliced the lead in half with his 19th homer of the season in the top of the second. “He moves the ball around, he’s got movement on all of his pitches and he threw all of his pitches in any count tonight,” Davis said of Hutchison. “After he gave up the home run he really buckled down. We just couldn’t square anything up. A lot of pop ups, a lot of ground balls. He was mixing all of his pitches in any count, throwing a lot of strikes and keeping us off balance. “His change-up was good tonight, very deceptive. It looks just like his fastball coming out of his hand. When you’re throwing 93-94 and you’ve got a good change-up to complement that, it’s tough to hit.” Bautista followed Cabrera’s two-out double in the bottom of the second with his 22nd homer of the season to bump Toronto’s lead to 4-1. “I pitched it where I wanted to but he still hit it.” Chen said through a translator. “He’s a great hitter. I wasn’t able to control the game in the first two innings, that’s what I failed to do. I was kind of upset about it.” Bautista’s two-out double in the sixth against left-hander T.J. McFarland gave the Blue Jays a 5-1 lead. It followed a single by Munenori Kawa-

saki, a sacrifice by Ryan Goins and a single by Cabrera. Hutchison said he made a minor adjustment in his bullpen session between starts. “Just a little tiny one,” he said. “I was really hoping to get on top off the ball and stay through it and me and Navarro were on the same page pretty much every pitch tonight. We were just able to execute a lot of good pitches.” His fastball command made his slider effective and he felt that his changeup was good. “I had every chance to finish it, but unfortunately I walked Markakis,” he said.

Notes: Blue Jays 3B Brett Lawrie (tight lower back) did not start on Wednesday. He returned from a broken finger on Tuesday and left after three innings when his back tightened. Manager John Gibbons said before the game that Lawrie was feeling better but that the club was awaiting the results of an MRI. ... DH Adam Lind (right foot fracture) will begin his rehabilitation assignment in the Gulf Coast League on Thursday. ... LHP J.A. Happ (8-5, 4.34 earned-run average) will start the series finale on Thursday against Orioles RHP Miguel Gonzalez (5-6, 3.93 ERA). ... Announced attendance at Rogers Centre was 33,054.

after the announcement was made at Valhalla Golf Club, where he’s playing in the PGA Championship. “The way my body feels make feel old, too.” The 47-year-old Stricker played on the last three U.S. teams. But watching from the sidelines this time won’t diminish his desire for revenge. He was left standing on the 18th green at Medinah in 2012, when Martin Kaymer of Germany sealed the win for Europe with a putt for a 1-up win in the match. “There’s a bunch of guys who want to try to get that cup back,” Stricker said. He joins Raymond Floyd, 71, and fellow Wisconsin native Andy North,

64, as Watson’s assistants. Given his friendship with North, Stricker was asked how the two would divvy up responsibilities when the matches are contested Sept. 26-28 at Gleneagles in Scotland. “He’s the big cheese,” Stricker laughed. “He’s always been big cheese in Wisconsin.” Stricker also played five times at the Presidents Cup, where his low-key personality made him a good match and frequent playing partner for Tiger Woods. Though he was also part of Woods’ foursome during Wednesday’s practice, Stricker never mentioned being

selected as an assistant. “He didn’t tell me,” said Woods. “I guess he was focused on his game. “I think it’s great,” added Woods, who is still angling for a spot on the Ryder Cup team as a wild-card pick. “Because Strick is not only a good guy, he’s also one of our peers. ... I think it’s important to have someone who is out here on a regular basis, who knows the guys, knows their personalities, knows their games inside and out. I think that’s well deserved.” For his part, Stricker said twice that he wanted Woods on the team — provided his oft-injured back isn’t a problem.

for the last five years, so to be able to witness that is pretty unbelievable. If you look at the 2000 born kids in the province, I would put those four up against anybody.” But this championship was about the players, the coaches and the process. Making history had been on the minds of the coaches for a few years, and Monday they were finally able to celebrate it. “My vision of this team was this moment, four years ago,” said Cassidy. “Four years ago after this team won U-10 provincials, I saw how potentially good they were and where they could go.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) in an emotional match. Monfils pulled out all the stops by hitting a between-thelegs shot and throwing his racket to hit the ball, and each player tried to ignite the crowd to get louder. “He’s probably the only guy in the world, tennis player, that I would pay a ticket to watch the match,” Djokovic said of Monfils. “He loves jumping around, sliding, he’s very unpredictable. You don’t know what his next move is, so that’s why he’s so interesting.” Monfils didn’t endear himself to fans by arguing with chair umpire Gerry Armstrong after receiving a time violation, even as they were captivated by his dazzling play on the court. As a result, Djokovic had support behind him as he came back from a three games to one deficit in the third set. After finishing off two-hour, 40-minute classic in a lopsided tiebreak, Djokovic fist-pumped and yelled with excitement. Except for when he chided Armstrong for giving him a warning “for nothing” when he switched his racket, Monfils looked to be enjoying himself for most of the match. The most memorable part of the match was when Monfils threw his racket and kept running without it — for “fun.” Monfils made Djokovic had to earn this victory.

“He’s simply the best at the moment,” Monfils said of Djokovic. “At some stage of the match, you knew that you could not ace him or have any free points with your serve. This is tough. And then his timing is great, he’s always on time, run good, different attacks. I think he’s just the No. 1 for a reason.” Murray had little trouble winning his opening match in Toronto, as he beat 19-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios 6-2, 6-2 in the first match of the day on centre court. Murray could have a major challenge in the near future in the form of Djokovic. “It’s a tough draw, but it’s also good to play against someone like a Novak if you get that opportunity in the buildup to the U.S. Open,” said Murray, who gets 12th-seeded Richard Gasquet in the next round. “You really see where your game is at.” In other action, Gasquet beat hardserving Ivo Karlovic 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3, fifth-seeded David Ferrer beat American qualifier Michael Russell 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, seventh-seeded Grigr Dimitrov beat Donald Young 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 15thseeded Marin Cilic beat Malek Jaziri 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (4), 17th-seeded Tommy Robredo beat Gilles Simon 7-5, 6-4, Kevin Anderson beat 16th-seeded Fabio Fognini 7-5, 6-2, Ivan Dodig beat Andreas Seppi 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) and Feliciano Lopez beat Tim Smyczek 7-5, 6-4.

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Willy meets mentor as Bombers take on Riders BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG - Drew Willy says he was probably a bit of a pest the first time he and Saskatchewan quarterback Darian Durant had a chance to get to know each other. The former teammates were at a mini camp in Florida when he got a ride from Durant and started peppering the veteran with questions, Willy recalled on Wednesday. “I was in the front seat, probably annoying him, asking him all kinds of CFL questions because I didn’t know anything really about the CFL yet,” said Willy, who was traded to Winnipeg in the off-season. The men then started talking about people they knew in the football world, how they both liked basketball and how Willy’s dad, like Durant, lives in Atlanta. Their friendship grew over the next two seasons, but it’ll be on hold for a few hours Thursday when Willy and his new Blue Bomber teammates host Durant and the Roughriders at Investors Group Field. “We’ll probably have a quick handshake before the game. That’ll be it, probably,” Willy said. It’s the first of three meetings in five weeks between the arch-rival clubs, with Willy aiming to add a victory to Winnipeg’s 5-1 record and Durant trying to keep his 3-2 team on a roll after a pair of lopsided wins against Toronto and Ottawa. The first sellout of the season is expected as under 800 tickets were remaining Wednesday morning for the 33,500-seat stadium. Saskatchewan has won 10 of the past 12 games between the teams. Willy could help turn that tide if he keeps playing the way he has for a club that went 3-15 last season. The 27-year-old native of New Jersey goes into the game after claiming his second CFL offensive player of the week honour. Willy threw for 361 yards and one touchdown in the dying seconds of a 27-26 victory over Hamilton last Thursday. It was the second late-game winning drive Willy has put together this season. He’s thrown seven touchdowns

and four interceptions for 1,662 yards, second behind Ricky Ray’s 1,687 yards, eight TDs and four picks with Toronto. Durant, who’s passed for 1,071 yards with six TDs and five interceptions, said he was happy to mentor Willy. “He’s a good friend of mine,” Durant said in a conference call Tuesday before the team travelled to Winnipeg. “We’ve shared some battles together. I like to think that I taught him a lot about the game and I’m happy to see him succeed.” But “obviously not” on Thursday, Durant added. Willy credited Durant with teaching him about the CFL game, and how to keep his cool in a football-crazy market. “He was always kind of the same, level-headed,” Willy said. “He kind of taught me that kind of stuff, the mental part. “And then his friendship, obviously we could talk about quarterback stuff or we could talk about anything going on in our lives. “He’s been very good to me. The starter doesn’t always have to be good to the backups. I mean, in some places it isn’t like that.” Thursday’s tilt could also be a battle between the running backs. Saskatchewan’s Will Ford was released by the Bombers in mid-July without playing a game and was signed by the Riders a week later. Winnipeg let him go after newcomer Nic Grigsby began making a big impact on the ground. Grigsby is second in the league in rushing yards with 343 and four TDs, behind B.C.’s Andrew Harris, who has 381 yards and one TD. Ford caught on fire with the Riders and has a league-leading five TDs off 187 yards in two games, but the new starter downplayed any significance of going up against his former club. “It’s just another game, no matter if it’s Winnipeg or any other team,” Ford said. “You just prepare each week to dominate the team that’s in front of us.” Grigsby, a free-agent signing by the Bombers in April, said he doesn’t feel challenged to have a better game than Ford. “Not at all. There’s no challenge,”

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Drew Willy passes against the B.C. Lions during a CFL game in Vancouver, B.C., on July 25, 2014. Willy will face his former teammate, good friend and mentor Darian Durant for the first time as the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Blue Bombers face off tonight. Grigsby said. “I challenge myself every game to come and do what I’m supposed to do. “The yards take care of itself. You can’t make a big run happen. You’ve just got to execute and do what you do and if it comes out, it comes out.” Durant predicted one thing about the game - it should be a battle. “We know that going into the game it’s going to be a 60-minute dog fight,” Durant said. “They’ve won some tough games, some games that have gone down to the wire, and our mentality is it’s going to take all 60 minutes to get it done.”

Notes - Bombers receiver Cory Watson will play for the first time since injuring a hamstring in Week 1 ... Saskatchewan will be without receiver Taj Smith, who allegedly breached a condition of release on the weekend related to an assault charge he’s facing from a bar fight last August ... Winnipeg rookie offensive lineman Matthias Goossen will get his first pro start in place of injured Patrick Neufeld Veteran Riders O-lineman Brendan Labatte is expected to play after injuring his ankle in the opening drive of his team’s win over Ottawa.

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Reinhart focused on making junior team BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - New Buffalo Sabres signing Sam Reinhart wants to focus on nothing else but making Canada’s national junior hockey team. The 18-year-old Reinhart is taking part in Canada’s one-week development camp being held just outside Montreal. The squad is preparing for the 2015 world junior championship, which gets underway Dec. 26 in Toronto and Montreal. Reinhart joins 38 other young Canadians vying for a spot on head coach Benoit Groulx’s final 22-man roster. “I’m here this week trying to give myself the best opportunity to make the team,” said Reinhart, who scored in Canada’s 6-2 victory over the Czech Republic on Tuesday. The game was the first of four exhibition matches involving the Russian and Czech national junior teams. “It’s gone well so far,” added Reinhart. “It’s always tough for a lot of the guys coming in during the summer. After the first two practices, things have really started picking up. There are always going to be a few more mistakes now than when December comes, but we’re aware of that, and we’re battling through that.” Reinhart has hockey coursing through his veins. His father Paul played 11 National Hockey League seasons with the Atlanta/Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks in the 1970s and ‘80s. Sam’s brother Max was drafted by Calgary in 2010, and his brother Griffin was chosen fourth overall by the New York Islanders in 2012. Sam Reinhart did one better, as he was drafted second overall by the Sabres in this year’s draft. Three weeks ago, Reinhart signed a three-year entry-level contract with Buffalo. The North Vancouver, B.C., native is captain of the Kootenay Ice in the Western Hockey League, where he has scored 101 goals in 203 games. Last season, he was named the WHL’s Player of the Year. The six-foot-one centre also captained Canada to a gold medal at the U18 junior world cup in 2012, and again at the U18 IIHF world championship in 2013. At the 2014 world junior championship in Malmo, Sweden, Reinhart scored two goals and had three assists in seven games. Canada ultimately lost 2-1 to Russia in the bronze medal game and finished fourth at the tournament for the second year in a row. If Reinhart plays in the upcoming tournament, which culminates with the gold medal game in Toronto on Jan. 5, Buffalo’s top prospect says this year is all about redemption. “A lot of the guys who were there feel it,” said Reinhart of Canada’s tough loss to the Russians. “It’s not an easy tournament to win by any means.

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Forward Sam Reinhart looks on during practice at the Team Canada National Junior hockey team summer development camp practice in Brossard, Que., Sunday. New Buffalo Sabres signing Sam Reinhart wants to focus on nothing else but making Canada’s national junior hockey team. The 18-year-old Reinhart is taking part in Canada’s one-week development camp being held just outside Montreal. Reinhart joins 38 other young Canadians vying for a spot on head coach Benoit Groulx’s final 22-man roster. We felt we were getting better each day throughout that tournament, and it was one slip-up that cost us. We know how fast it can all be taken away, and you can’t take that for granted.” If Buffalo decides the junior championship is not beneficial to Reinhart’s development - or if the forward is already playing for the Sabres at that point - there won’t be any individual redemption for Reinhart after last year’s fourth-place finish. “It’s not really on my mind right now,” he said. “I’m just trying not to think about it too much. When I have the opportunity to make my name in Buffalo, I’ll be focused there as well.” It’s at each team’s discretion whether they want their signings to play the tournament. Hockey Canada will have no choice but to accept the Sabres’ decision. “Sometimes, when you look at your line-up and you have guys like Reinhart, you realize how good they are when you’re on the ice with them,” said Groulx. “We want them to be in the show, but in a selfish way, you’d like to have them with you at Christmas time.” Canada is suffering through a fiveyear gold medal drought at the tournament after winning five consecu-

tive years between 2005 and 2009. The team’s last medal, a bronze, came in 2012. After three exhibition games in midDecember, Canada opens the 11-day tournament with a group game against Slovakia in Montreal. Canada will play its four round-robin matches at Montreal’s Bell Centre. The Canadians are in Group A with the United States, Finland, Slovakia and Germany. Toronto will welcome teams from Group B, which includes Russia, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Sweden, and Switzerland. Groulx knows that Reinhart’s potential absence will leave a big gap on the team, and will dull Canada’s offence. “Sam Reinhart is the kind of player that, when everything is disorganized on the ice, when he touches the puck, everything gets organized again,” said Groulx. “That’s a sign that he knows what he’s doing, it’s a sign of maturity, it’s a sign of a very good hockey player. “Sam is doing everything right. He’s a great young man who loves the game.” Notes: Defenceman Aaron Ekblad, who suffered a concussion in Tuesday’s game, did not skate with his team on Wednesday. The Florida Panthers

Canada downs Russia 5-2 at world junior summer development camp SHERBROOKE, Que. — Robby Fabbri, Bo Horvat and Nick Ritchie scored a goal and an assist apiece as Canada downed Russia 5-2 at the world junior development camp on Wednesday. Madison Bowey and Zach Nastasiuk also scored for Canada (2-0-0-0), which outshot its opponent 34-23. Alexander Sharov and Rinat Valiev scored for Russia (1-1-0-0) while Maxim Mamin contributed with two assists. Canadian goaltenders Eric Comrie and Philippe Desrosiers combined to make 21 saves. Russia’s Timur Bilyalov stopped 29 shots in the loss. prospect will miss the remainder of the national junior development camp. ... With 15 gold medals, Canada is the most successful country in the competition’s 38-year history. ... Finland won last year’s tournament, beating Sweden in the final game.

Wozniacki breezes into third round to face Rogers WOULD HAVE FACED BOUCHARD IN ROGERS CUP MONTREAL — If the fans had their wish, Caroline Wozniacki would be facing local favourite Eugenie Bouchard in the third round of the US$2.44 million women’s Rogers Cup on Thursday. Instead, the former world No. 1 from Denmark will play Shelby Rogers, the American qualifier who put a quick end to Westmount, Que., native Bouchard’s homecoming tournament in the second round. Wozniacki breezed through a second match in a row with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Klara Koukalova on a side court on Wednesday. She has lost only five games in two matches so far at the hardcourt event. “It’s my favourite surface,” she said. “I’ve been playing pretty well lately. “Montreal has always been a good place for me, winning here a few years ago (2010). I’m feeling good and hopefully I can keep going.” In the evening feature, world No. 1 Serena Williams dispatched Samantha Stosur 6-0, 6-2 in a match interrupted 28 minutes by a sprinkle of rain. Williams, the defending champion who is coming off a victory Sunday at Stanford, then surprised the centre court crowd by doing a courtside interview in French. Wozniacki is coming off her first win of the season at the Istanbul Cup, where she dropped only two games while beating Roberta Vinci in the final. Now ranked 13th, Wozniacki will face the world No. 113 in Rogers, who played the spoiler as Bouchard battled rust and her nerves on Tuesday night. “I know how she looks like, but I don’t know much about her game,” said Wozniacki. “I will definitely have my team tell me how she plays.” It promises to be a quieter match than if it was Bouchard, who had the packed centre court solidly behind her, as well as her Genie Army fan group in from Australia. “I don’t really care, to be honest,” added Wozniacki. “Obviously, Rogers must have played really well to beat Genie. “With the whole crowd, as well, for Genie, you know it wasn’t easy. But for me, it’s a new match. It doesn’t matter who’s on the other side.” If she keeps winning, it may draw attention back to her tennis game and away from her famous split in May with golfer Rory McIlroy. Both players seem to be doing better since then, with McIlroy following his British Open title with a win at last

week’s Bridgestone Invitational. “I’ve moved on. I hope everyone else has moved on, too,” said Wozniacki, who will be running the New York Marathon in November, when the wedding was to have been. Williams needed only 59 minutes of playing time to improve her career record against Stosur to 7-3. Next she will face 15th-seeded Lucie Safarova, against whom she is 6-0. Safarova beat Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4, 6-2. “She is an interesting player,” Williams said of Safarova. “She’s extremely tricky. “We’ve had some tough matches. I know we’ve gone to three sets on occasions. It’s definitely not an easy match for me.” Williams has won the Rogers Cup three times when it is held on alternate years in Toronto, including last year, but she has not played in Montreal since she retired from the final with an injury in 2000. Odd, since she’d be a natural favourite for the mostly French-speaking crowd. “I’m really happy to be a part of the tournament this year. It’s just really cool,” she said. “I’ve actually been studying French for most of my life, so yeah, I should be able to speak even better, to be honest. “I love it in Canada because I understand everything. It’s a lot easier for me to speak. The accent is much easier for me to understand.” In a centre court match, fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova survived a rough first set to down world No. 27 Garbine Muguruza of Venezuela 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. “I was happy that I was able to turn it around,” said Sharapova. “I didn’t feel good. “I made a lot of errors in the first set. When you’re able to finish stronger than your start, that’s always a positive because you give yourself an opportunity to keep playing in the tournament.” Her next opponent is 14th seeded Carla Suarez Navarro, who got past lucky loser Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. British qualifier Heather Watson upset 10th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5). Watson let a 5-2 lead slip away in the third set before rallying for the victory. The 22-year-old will face eighthseeded Victoria Azarenka in the third round on Thursday. Watson won two qualifying matches on the weekend before downing Tereza Smitkova in the first round. Cibulkova was coming off a first-round win over 17-year-old Francoise Abanda of Montreal.

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Donovan scores winner in MLS all-star game GOAL IN 70TH MINUTE GIVES MLS THE WIN OVER BAYERN MUNICH BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MLS 2 Bayern Munich 1 PORTLAND, Ore. — Landon Donovan celebrated his record 14th all-star selection with a goal in a 23-minute cameo Wednesday as the MLS all-stars defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 at the AT&T MLS AllStar Game. Donovan’s goal in the 70th minute came from a beautiful pass from Portland’s Diego Valeri in the penalty box. The Los Angeles Galaxy star fought off two defenders and beat German No. 1 ’keeper Manuel Neuer from close-range to make it 2-1. Donovan promptly gave way to Dom Dwyer as coach Caleb Porter emptied his bench. Substitute goalie Bill Hamid preserved the lead with a close-range save off Juan Bernat late in the game. Polish international Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for Bayern before a vocal crowd of 21,733 at Providence Park on a glorious night. MLS scoring leader Bradley Wright-Phillips of the New York Red Bulls also scored for the all-stars. Bayern led 1-0 at the half thanks to some heroics from goalie Nick Rimando. The allstars’ defence collapsed in on itself several times in the first 45 minutes, allowing for good scoring chances. Porter switched 10 players at the break but waited a min-

ute or so into the half to bring Donovan on. He replaced Red Bulls star Thierry Henry, who had some stellar moments in the first 45 minutes. For all the hype and star power, Wednesday’s game was essentially a matchup of an elite club team in pre-season mode and a jury-rigged MLS side. The all-stars had just two workouts ahead of the game and their roster tinkering continued through Tuesday. Bayern was bolstered by the return of eight World Cup stars who made the 12-hour journey to the West Coast this week — essentially to satisfy sponsors and Major League Soccer. Manager Pep Guardiola had said that those who played would only do so in a cameo role. But their presence was felt. German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, whose Twitter following numbers 1.13 million, received a warm welcome as he entered the stadium and walked pitchside to the Bayern dressing room. To put the Bayern starting 11 in perspective, only one (Austrian defender David Alaba) started for the German side in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal against Real Madrid in April. Four of the substitutes that day were in Wednesday’s starting lineup. The Bayern bench was a Who’s Who featuring goalie Neuer, defenders Dante, Je-

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Seattle Sounders midfielder Clint Dempsey, center, tries to get the ball past Bayern Munich’s Claudio Pizarro (14) in the first half of the MLS All-Star soccer game Wednesday, in Portland, Ore. rome Boateng, Philipp Lahm and midfielders Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Mario Goetze, Thomas Mueller and Schweinsteiger. Teenage American defender Julian Green also started on the bench but came on in the 37th minute. Neuer, Germany’s No. 1 ’keeper, and Brazil’s Dante came on some 15 minutes into the second half. Boateng soon followed, with Mueller, Lahm, Goetze and Schweinsteiger entering in the 80th minute.

Robben came on in the 86th minute. Bayern Munich now heads home for its 2014 team presentation Saturday at Allianz Arena. The team then plays Borussia Dortmund next Wednesday in the Supercup. Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley was chosen as part of the Fan XI in online and social media voting. Porter fleshed out the rest of the roster.

Bradley started and had a quiet 45 minutes, his passing radar a little off. Canadian international midfielder Will Johnson, captain of the Portland Timbers, came on in the second half. The vocal fans in self-proclaimed Soccer City U.S.A. showed him plenty of love throughout the night, while loudly booing Clint Dempsey and the other Seattle all-stars. Johnson picked up a yellow card late in the game.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Barely able to tie his shoes three days ago, Tiger Woods is ready to tee it up in the PGA Championship. Woods caused the biggest sensation of the week Wednesday afternoon simply by driving his silver SUV into the parking lot at Valhalla. He has never arrived so late for a major championship and had so little time to prepare — just nine holes at Valhalla, which he had not seen since winning the PGA Championship in 2000. But at least he’s playing. That much was in doubt Sunday when he withdrew from the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational because of back pain that made it a chore to switch out of his golf shoes. Woods said he suffered a pinched nerve, but that it was not at all related to back surgery he had March 31 that kept him out of golf for three months. He said his trainer adjusted the area above the sacrum. “Once he put it back in, the spasms went away,” he said. “And from there, I started getting some range of motion.” The latest injury occurred when Woods tried to play a shot from just above a deep bunker on the second hole at Firestone, and his momentum caused him to land hard in the sand. He kept playing, and hit some horrific shots before deciding to withdraw after a tee shot on the ninth hole. That was only his third tournament since his return from surgery, leading to concern that he might be done for the year. “It was a different pain than what I had been experiencing,” Woods said. “So I knew it wasn’t the site of the surgery. It was different and obviously

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Tiger Woods hits out of the bunker on the seventh hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club on Wednesday, in Louisville, Ky. it just the sacrum.” His arrival put some life into what had been an ordinary week. Dozens of cameras captured Woods putting on his shoes with ease at his car. He got a big cheer just walking onto the practice range and the crowd was six-deep down the first hole, about like it was for the Ryder Cup at Valhalla six years ago. In the nine holes he played with Steve Stricker, Davis Love III and Harris English, Woods looked the same as he did last week. He drilled his driver down the first fairway. He badly pulled his tee shot on the third hole. It was a mixture of good and bad, about what can be expected from someone who has played only nine rounds in the last five months. “Nothing great,” Woods said. “It’s only Wednesday.” Woods tees off Thursday alongside Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington. He simply said, “Yes,” when asked if he expected to win, which seemed to be a tall order considering his return from sur-

gery. Woods missed the cut by four shots at the Quicken Loans National, had his worst 72-hole finish in a major at the British Open and was in the middle of the pack at Firestone when he withdrew. Barring a victory, this likely will be his last tournament for at least six weeks. Woods is not eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs, and he hasn’t given U.S. captain Tom Watson much reason to pick him for the Ryder Cup. Woods said he would have to “play well” to give reason for Watson to take him. “That’s the only thing I can control,” Woods said. “Try to go out there and win this event. That’s all I’m focused on.” Watson has said he wanted Woods on the team if he was healthy and playing well. About the time Woods arrived at the course, Watson was successfully dodging questions about his chances of making the team. “It’s speculation what’s going to happen,” Watson said. “I can’t tell you what’s going to happen with Tiger.”

BELMONT, Mich. — Stacy Lewis and Michelle Wie are recharged for the LPGA Tour’s return to Michigan. “One week I just took completely off,” said Wie, the U.S. Women’s Open champion who last played July 20 in the Marathon Classic. “I was a bit tired I think mentally and it was good just to put the clubs in the closet for a whole week. And I went to my friend’s wedding and this past week it was back to the grind. I got some really good work in, good workouts, some good practices, so I feel ready this week.” The Meijer LPGA Classic is the tour’s first in Michigan since the 2000 Oldsmobile Classic in East Lansing. Play begins Thursday at Blythefield Country Club. “The course is in perfect shape,” Wie said about the Grand Rapids-area layout. “It’s absolutely phenomenal how good this golf course is condition-wise and the layout is a lot of fun as well.” The top-ranked Lewis had a week off after the International Crown in Maryland. “The week off was very necessary,” Lewis said. “The last three events I played in, I’ve been running on fumes. I’ve had a pretty long couple of months here and I needed a week off, I needed some time. “The game kind of got off track and I think it was just a little bit of being tired and just not having the energy to prepare the way I needed to. So, it’s been good to have been able to practice and kind of get things going in the right direction.” The tournament begins a big three-week stretch in the schedule. The LPGA Championship — the fourth major of

the year, is next week in Pittsford, New York, followed by the Canadian Women’s Open in London, Ontario. Lydia Ko is coming off a victory in the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio. The 17-year-old Ko has two victories this year. “I went to Universal Studios with some of the players that live in Orlando,” Ko said about her break from play. “We had some fun there. I’m not really good with rides, so to kind of experience that, that was really cool. I kind of feel like a tourist even though I live in Orlando.” Lewis will be cheered on by a large family contingent from Ohio. “The Lew Crew will be out again in force this week,” Lewis said. “My little nephew will be running around, so hopefully he brings me some good luck this weekend.” Cole Wysocki — known to wear a shirt that says, “My aunt’s a better golfer than yours.” — was on hand when Lewis won the North Texas Shootout this season. “Of course, he runs the show,” Lewis said. Michigan State player Lindsey McPherson, playing on a sponsor exemption, was starstruck when she crossed paths with Lewis in the locker room. “I had to lift my chin up off the ground, I had my mouth wide open,” McPherson said. “I passed her once and I was so startled that I didn’t actually get a chance to say anything, but I would love to get a picture with her this week if I can.” The 29-year-old Lewis feels a bit old when that happens. “I still feel like that kid that was just coming out of college. I don’t feel like I’ve been gone that long, but obviously, I have, if I’ve got college kids looking up to me,” Lewis said.

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SCOREBOARD Baseball Baltimore Toronto New York Tampa Bay Boston

GB — 4 5 9 1/2 14

Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota

Central Division W L Pct 62 49 .559 58 53 .523 57 57 .500 55 60 .478 51 61 .455

GB — 4 6 1/2 9 11 1/2

Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

West Division W L Pct 69 44 .611 67 45 .598 59 54 .522 47 67 .412 45 69 .395

GB — 1 1/2 10 22 1/2 24 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati 9, Cleveland 2 Detroit 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 12 innings Philadelphia 2, Houston 1, 15 innings Baltimore 9, Toronto 3 Minnesota 3, San Diego 1 Texas 16, Chicago White Sox 0 St. Louis 3, Boston 2 Kansas City 12, Arizona 2 Oakland 3, Tampa Bay 0 Seattle 4, Atlanta 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 4

Central Division W L Pct 62 52 .544 60 52 .536 60 53 .531 58 56 .509 48 64 .429

GB — 1 1 1/2 4 13

West Division W L Pct 64 50 .561 62 52 .544 52 61 .460 49 64 .434 45 68 .398

GB — 2 11 1/2 14 1/2 18 1/2

Thursday’s Games Detroit (Porcello 13-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Greene 2-1), 11:05 a.m. Houston (McHugh 4-9) at Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 6-8), 5:05 p.m. Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 5-6) at Toronto (Happ 8-5), 5:07 p.m. Cleveland (House 1-2) at Cincinnati (Bailey 8-5), 5:10 p.m. Boston (Workman 1-4) at St. Louis (Wainwright 136), 5:15 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 7-9) at Arizona (Nuno 0-2), 7:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 12-5) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 8-7), 8:05 p.m. Minnesota (Pino 1-3) at Oakland (Lester 11-7), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Carroll 4-6) at Seattle (Elias 8-9), 8:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Tampa Bay at Chicago Cubs, 2:05 p.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. St. Louis at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 5:07 p.m. San Francisco at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 6:10 p.m. Boston at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 8:10 p.m. National League East Division W L Pct GB Washington 61 51 .545 — Atlanta 58 56 .509 4 Miami 55 58 .487 6 1/2 New York 54 60 .474 8 Philadelphia 51 63 .447 11

Detroit 100 000 000 — 1 5 1 New York 000 010 13x — 5 8 4 Verlander, B.Hardy (8), Coke (8) and Holaday; Capuano, Warren (7), Huff (9) and McCann. W— Warren 2-5. L—Verlander 10-10. HRs—New York, Headley (2), McCann (13). Baltimore 010 000 000 — 1 1 1 Toronto 220 001 00x — 5 12 0 W.Chen, McFarland (6) and Hundley; Hutchison, Janssen (9) and D.Navarro. W—Hutchison 8-9. L—W.Chen 12-4. HRs—Baltimore, C.Davis (19). Toronto, Bautista (22). INTERLEAGUE San Diego 000 102 001 1 — 5 9 1 Minnesota 200 011 000 0 — 4 10 0 (10 innings) Despaigne, A.Torres (6), Vincent (8), Quackenbush (9), Benoit (10) and Grandal, Rivera; Correia, Duensing (7), Burton (7), Perkins (9), Swarzak (10) and Fryer. W—Quackenbush 2-2. L—Swarzak 2-1. Sv—Benoit (4). HRs—San Diego, S.Smith (12). Minnesota, Plouffe (8).

Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati 9, Cleveland 2 Philadelphia 2, Houston 1, 15 innings Miami 6, Pittsburgh 3 N.Y. Mets 6, Washington 1 Minnesota 3, San Diego 1 Milwaukee 4, San Francisco 3 St. Louis 3, Boston 2 Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado 5, 12 innings Kansas City 12, Arizona 2 Seattle 4, Atlanta 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 4

Atlanta 003 000 000 — 3 10 0 Seattle 104 010 10x — 7 12 0 Teheran, Russell (7), Varvaro (7), Jaime (8) and Gattis; C.Young, Beimel (6), Wilhelmsen (6), Leone (7), Furbush (8), Medina (8) and Sucre. W—C. Young 10-6. L—Teheran 10-8. HRs—Seattle, Ackley (7), Morrison (6).

Wednesday’s Games San Diego 5, Minnesota 4, 10 innings Seattle 7, Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 10, Houston 3 Pittsburgh 7, Miami 3 Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 1 Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 3 San Francisco 7, Milwaukee 4 Boston 2, St. Louis 1 Colorado 13, Chicago Cubs 4 Kansas City at Arizona, late L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, late

Wednesday’s Games San Diego 5, Minnesota 4, 10 innings Texas 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Tampa Bay 7, Oakland 3 Seattle 7, Atlanta 3 N.Y. Yankees 5, Detroit 1 Philadelphia 10, Houston 3 Toronto 5, Baltimore 1 Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 3 Boston 2, St. Louis 1 Kansas City at Arizona, late L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, late

Houston 100 100 100 — 3 10 0 Phila. 500 300 11x — 10 12 1 Peacock, D.Downs (6), Foltynewicz (7) and Corporan; D.Buchanan, Diekman (7), De Fratus (8), C.Jimenez (9) and Nieves. W—D.Buchanan 6-5. L—Peacock 3-8. HRs—Philadelphia, Utley (10).

Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets (deGrom 6-5) at Washington (Zimmermann 7-5), 10:35 a.m. San Francisco (Peavy 0-2) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 13-6), 12:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-1) at Colorado (Flande 0-3), 1:10 p.m. Houston (McHugh 4-9) at Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 6-8), 5:05 p.m. Miami (Cosart 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 8-7), 5:05 p.m. Cleveland (House 1-2) at Cincinnati (Bailey 8-5), 5:10 p.m. Boston (Workman 1-4) at St. Louis (Wainwright 136), 5:15 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 7-9) at Arizona (Nuno 0-2), 7:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 12-5) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 8-7), 8:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Tampa Bay at Chicago Cubs, 2:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. San Diego at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m. St. Louis at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. Miami at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 5:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. San Francisco at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Cleveland 000 000 030 — 3 7 0 Cincinnati 030 200 30x — 8 10 0 Salazar, Hagadone (5), Atchison (7), Rzepczynski (7), Crockett (8) and Y.Gomes; Latos, Ju.Diaz (8), LeCure (9) and Mesoraco. W—Latos 4-3. L—Salazar 4-5. HRs—Cleveland, Y.Gomes (16). Cincinnati, Cozart (3), Negron (3).

AMERICAN LEAGUE Texas 020 000 100 — 3 5 0 Chicago 000 000 100 — 1 8 1 Tepesch, Mendez (6), Cotts (7), Feliz (9) and Chirinos; Sale, D.Webb (7), Guerra (8), Petricka (9) and Flowers. W—Tepesch 4-7. L—Sale 10-2. Sv—Feliz (4). HRs—Texas, Rosales 2 (3). Chicago, Viciedo (14). Tampa Bay 010 330 000 — 7 13 0 Oakland 000 001 002 — 3 4 1 Hellickson, Jo.Peralta (8), Balfour (9) and J.Molina; Gray, J.Chavez (5), Abad (9) and Jaso. W—Hellickson 1-1. L—Gray 12-5. HRs—Tampa Bay, Kiermaier (9). Oakland, Sogard (1).

Toronto Hamilton Montreal Ottawa

GP 6 5 5 5

Winnipeg Calgary Edmonton B.C. Sask.

GP 6 5 5 6 5

West Division W L T 5 1 0 4 1 0 4 1 0 3 3 0 3 2 0

PF 141 100 75 94

PA 154 119 144 151

Pt 4 2 2 2

PF 168 123 130 127 134

PA 140 77 84 116 107

Pt 10 8 8 6 6

Week 7 Thursday’s games 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. Tuesday, August 12 Winnipeg at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Week 8 Friday, August 15 Edmonton at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, August 16 Calgary at Hamilton, 1 p.m. Montreal at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m. Sunday, August 17 B.C. at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Canadian Football League Leaders TD C FG Hajrullahu, Wpg 0 14 15 Waters, Tor 0 12 15

S 1 2

Pt 60 59

Chicago 100 210 000 — 4 8 0 Colorado 000 306 40x — 13 16 0 Arrieta, Fujikawa (6), Rusin (7) and Castillo; Lyles, Belisle (7), Kahnle (8), B.Brown (9) and McKenry. W—Lyles 6-1. L—Arrieta 6-3. HRs—Chicago, Alcantara (3). Colorado, C.Gonzalez (11), McKenry (3).

BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Announced the suspension of San Francisco minor league RHP Jacob Dunnington (Augusta-SAL) for 50 games after a second positive test for a drug of abuse and Cincinnati minor league SS Cesar Mejia (Reds-DSL) for 72 games after testing positive for a metabolite of Boldenone. American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned RHP Danny Salazar to Columbus (IL). Recalled RHP C.C. Lee from Columbus. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Reinstated INF Cliff Pennington from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Bo Schultz to Reno (PCL). CHICAGO CUBS — Activated RHP Kyuji Fujikawa from the 60-day DL. Designated OF Nate Schierholtz for assignment. COLORADO ROCKIES — Activated RHP Jordan Lyles from the 60-day DL. Placed LHP Brett Anderson on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Brooks Brown from Colorado Springs (PCL). Designated OF Jason Pridie for assignment. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Announced the resignation of vice-president/assistant general manager of player personnel Chad MacDonald. Named A.J. Preller general manager. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Activated LHP Matt Thornton. Optioned RHP Blake Treinen to Syracuse (IL).

American Association AMARILLO SOX — Signed RHP Anthony Figliolia. FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed RHP Nick McCully. GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Released RHP Barry Fowler. LAREDO LEMURS — Released RHP Jack Wagoner. Can-Am League ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed INF Giuseppe Papaccio. TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Released INF Felix Brown. Frontier League GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed RHP Brett Zawacki. FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed INF Tyler Heck and INF Bryan Solomon. Released LHP Preston Overbey. WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed LHP Christopher O’Hare. WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Signed C Michael Allen. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW YORK KNICKS — Acquired F Quincy Acy and F Travis Outlaw from Sacramento for G Wayne Ellington and F Jeremy Tyler. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Announced the retirement of TE Jake Ballard.

Shaw, Edm Milo, Sask McCallum, BC Maher, Ott Paredes, Cgy Whyte, Mtl Medlock, Ham Ford, Sask Grigsby, Wpg Bowman, Edm Gable, Ham Harris, BC Allen, Sask Arceneaux, BC Fuller, Cgy LeFevour, Ham Marve, Wpg Walker, Ott Barnes, Tor Collins,. Ott

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6 2 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

54 46 46 46 43 37 36 30 30 24 24 24 18 18 18 18 18 18 12 12

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Activated RB Knowshon Moreno from the PUP list. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived TE A.C. Leonard. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed LB Spencer Hadley and S Larry Asante. TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived QB Tyler Wilson. Agreed to terms with TE Chase Coffman and DT Lanier Coleman. HOCKEY American Hockey League LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS — Signed G Connor Knapp and D Brett Flemming to one-year contracts. ECHL ELMIRA JACKALS — Signed D Nick Tuzzolino to a one-year contract. FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Agreed to terms with D Jordan Henry and F Mike Cichy on one-year contracts. READING ROYALS — Agreed to terms with F Brandon Blandina. LACROSSE National Lacrosse League COLORADO MAMMOTH — Signed D Dan Ball, D Colin Boucher and D Dillon Ward. SOCCER Major League Soccer FC DALLAS — Loaned D Nicholas Walker to Bayamon FC (PRSL). TORONTO FC — Recalled G Quillan Roberts from Wilmington (USL PRO).

UFC champ Jon Jones, challenger Daniel Cormier regret their brawl at promotional event BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier both deeply regret their brawl at a publicity stop in Las Vegas earlier this week. The light heavyweights also say they would probably do it again in a similar situation. Jones and Cormier kept their rivalry civil Tuesday during another publicity appearance for their title fight next month. They sat on opposite sides of a stage at a club in downtown Los Angeles, with police officers watching them warily. “The whole situation was silly, and I think I reacted inappropriately,” said Jones, the UFC’s 205-pound champion. “I think I turned a lot of fans off. I think I turned a ton of fans on.” Indeed, the fighters will likely face disciplinary action from the UFC and the Nevada Athletic Commission for a scuffle that started during a photo faceoff in the lobby of the MGM Grand casino. They also created a viral phenomenon that sold untold thousands of pay-perview buys and garnered international interest in their title showdown at UFC 178 on Sept. 27. “I do believe we have to carry ourselves more respectfully,” Cormier said. “MMA is a very new sport, and when we behave the way we did, it’s easy to say it’s just a sport filled with thugs.” It all started when Jones and Cormier walked straight into each other during the tra-

Pt 39 37 29 28 27 26 24 22 22 14

Western Conference GP W L T GF 20 12 6 2 35 22 9 4 9 33 19 9 4 6 32 22 9 7 6 35 22 8 8 6 31 21 6 4 11 31 22 6 7 9 36 19 6 8 5 23 21 6 10 5 21

GA 28 27 17 31 28 29 38 20 34

Pt 38 36 33 33 30 29 27 23 23

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

Germany China Brazil U.S.

GP 1 1 1 1

W 1 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 1

T 0 1 1 0

GF 2 1 1 0

GA 0 1 1 2

Pt 3 1 1 0

L 0 0 0 0

T 1 1 1 1

GF 1 1 1 1

GA 1 1 1 1

Pt 1 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

GF 5 2 0 1

GA 1 0 2 5

Pt 3 3 0 0

Tuesday’s results At Edmonton Germany 2 U.S. 0 China 1 Brazil 1 Friday’s games At Edmonton Germany vs. China, 3 p.m. U.S. vs. Brazil, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12 At Montreal Brazil vs. Germany, 2 p.m. At Moncton, N.B. U.S. vs. China, 3 p.m. Group C England South Korea Mexico Nigeria

Friday’s games San Jose at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

GP 1 1 1 1

W 0 0 0 0

Wednesday’s results At Moncton, N.B. England 1 South Korea 1 Mexico 1 Nigeria 1 Saturday, Aug. 9 At Moncton, N.B. England vs. Mexico, noon South Korea vs. Nigeria, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13 At Edmonton Nigeria vs. England, 4 p.m. At Toronto South Korea vs. Mexico, 6 p.m.

Friday, August 15 Philadelphia at Houston, 7 p.m. FIFA Women’s 2014 Under-20 World Cup PRELIMINARY ROUND Group A GP W L T GF GA North Korea 1 1 0 0 2 1 Ghana 1 1 0 0 1 0 Finland 1 0 1 0 1 2 Canada 1 0 1 0 0 1

Group B

Group D Pt 3 3 0 0

Tuesday’s results At Toronto Finland 1 North Korea 2 Canada 0 Ghana 1 Friday’s games At Toronto Ghana vs. North Korea, 3 p.m. Canada vs. Finland, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12 At Montreal North Korea vs. Canada, 5 p.m. At Moncton, N.B.

France New Zealand Paraguay Costa Rica

GP 1 1 1 1

W 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1

Wednesday’s results At Montreal France 5 Costa Rica 1 New Zealand 2 Paraguay 0 Saturday, Aug. 9 At Montreal New Zealand vs. France, 3 p.m. Paraguay vs. Costa Rica, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13 At Edmonton Paraguay vs. France, 1 p.m. At Toronto Costa Rica vs. New Zealand, 3 p.m. End of Preliminary Round

Tennis

Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

GA 20 21 28 33 28 35 36 40 34 39

Sunday, August 10 Kansas City at Vancouver, 6 p.m. New York at Chicago, 6 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

San Fran. 300 100 030 — 7 14 1 Milwaukee 100 000 201 — 4 13 0 Vogelsong, J.Gutierrez (7), Affeldt (7), Romo (8), Casilla (9) and Posey; Gallardo, Estrada (5), Kintzler (8), Gorzelanny (8), Wooten (9) and Maldonado. W—Vogelsong 7-8. L—Gallardo 6-6. HRs—San Francisco, Sandoval (14). Milwaukee, C.Gomez (17), K.Davis (18).

Ghana vs. Finland, 6 p.m.

MLS Eastern Conference GP W L T GF Kansas City 22 11 5 6 32 D.C. 21 11 6 4 32 Toronto 20 8 7 5 29 New York 22 6 6 10 35 Columbus 22 6 7 9 26 New England 22 8 12 2 29 Philadelphia 22 5 8 9 34 Houston 21 6 11 4 23 Chicago 21 3 5 13 28 Montreal 21 3 13 5 21

NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 000 000 010 — 1 8 0 Washington300 003 01x — 7 9 1 Niese, Carlyle (7), C.Torres (8) and d’Arnaud; Fister, Thornton (8), Detwiler (9) and Lobaton. W—Fister 11-3. L—Niese 5-8. HRs—Washington, LaRoche 2 (15), Espinosa (7).

Friday

● Junior golf: Maple Leaf Tour Nationwide Series event at Wolf Creek. ● Sunburst/provincial senior AAA baseball: St. Albert Tigers at Red Deer Riggers, third game of best-of-three semifinal if needed, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief Park 1.

Soccer

Saturday’s games Montreal at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Toronto at Columbus, 5:30 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 7 p.m. D.C. at Salt Lake, 8 p.m. Chivas at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

Miami 120 000 000 — 3 7 1 Pittsburgh 400 000 30x — 7 9 0 Koehler, Hatcher (7), M.Dunn (7), S.Dyson (8) and Mathis; Locke, Watson (8), Melancon (9) and R.Martin. W—Locke 3-3. L—Koehler 7-9. HRs— Miami, Yelich (9).

Wednesday’s Major League Linescores

Today

● Junior golf: Maple Leaf Tour Nationwide Series event at Wolf Creek. ● Senior men’s baseball: Knighthawks vs. Gary Moe Volkswagen, Printing Place vs. Canadian Brewhouse, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2.

Boston 000 100 001 — 2 8 0 St. Louis 100 000 000 — 1 5 0 J.Kelly, Tazawa (8), Uehara (9) and Vazquez; S.Miller, S.Freeman (8), Maness (8), Rosenthal (9) and Pierzynski. W—Tazawa 2-3. L—Rosenthal 1-6. Sv—Uehara (23).

Football CFL East Division W L T 2 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 0

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American League East Division W L Pct 64 49 .566 61 54 .530 59 54 .522 55 59 .482 50 63 .442

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ditional photo faceoff at the MGM Grand casino on Monday, with the taller Jones putting his forehead on Cormier’s head. Cormier then shoved Jones with his hand at the champion’s neck, and Jones threw a looping punch. The fighters fell off a makeshift stage into a crowd of fans and UFC employees while trading more punches and kicks, sending one public relations man who tried to get between them tumbling into a makeshift backdrop. Jones said the brawl was part of the “mental warfare” before any fight. “If Daniel could touch me like that and me not do anything, I think it would have given him a false sense of confidence,” Jones said. “I needed to let him know that I am not on the defence. I am the lion. I am the aggressor. I am the one that’s on the attack. You’re just not going to do that to me.” Cormier said the confrontation brought back childhood memories of bullies in Lafayette, Louisiana. “I can defend myself now,” Cormier said. “I’m never allowing anyone to dominate me again.” Jones and Cormier didn’t get near each other in Los Angeles, but they flung insults and jokes across the stage in front of several hundred excited fans. At one point, Jones stood and picked up his stool, taking three menacing steps toward Cormier on the far end of the stage before breaking into a laugh and a grin.

Rogers Cup Men’s Singles Second Round Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Gael Monfils, France, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2). Tomas Berdych (4), Czech Republic, def. Lu YenHsun, Taiwan, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4. David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Michael Russell, United States, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. Milos Raonic (6), Canada, def. Jack Sock, United States, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4). Grigor Dimitrov (7), Bulgaria, def. Donald Young (95), United States, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Andy Murray (8), Britain, def. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 6-2, 6-2. Julien Benneteau, France, def. Ernests Gulbis (11), Latvia, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Richard Gasquet (12), France, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (13), France, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 7-6 (6), 6-4. Marin Cilic (15), Croatia, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (4). Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. Fabio Fognini (16), Italy, 7-5, 6-2. Tommy Robredo (17), Spain, def. Gilles Simon, France, 7-5, 6-4. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Tim Smyczek, United States, 7-5, 6-4. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5). Men’s Doubles Marin Cilic, Croatia, and Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, def. Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, 6-2, 6-4. Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (2), Brazil, def. David Ferrer, Spain, and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-4, 6-1. Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (3), Serbia, def. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, and Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-4. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (4), Brazil, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, and Mariusz Fyrstenberg, Poland, 6-3, 7-6 (9). Julien Benneteau, France, and Edouard RogerVasselin (5), France, def. Rohan Bopanna, India, and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, 7-5, 6-4. Richard Gasquet, France, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, def. Leander Paes, India, and Radek

Stepanek (6), Czech Republic, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Women’s Singles Second Round Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6-0, 6-2. Petra Kvitova (2), Czech Republic, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 6-3, 6-2. Maria Sharapova (4), Russia, def. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Angelique Kerber (6), Germany, def. Caroline Garcia, France, 6-4, 6-1. Jelena Jankovic (7), Serbia, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4). Heather Watson, Britain, def. Dominika Cibulkova (10), Slovakia, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5). Caroline Wozniacki (11), Denmark, def. Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2. Carla Suarez Navarro (14), Spain, def. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. Lucie Safarova (15), Czech Republic, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-2. Venus Williams, United States, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-2. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-3, 6-2. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, def. Madison Keys, United States, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Women’s Doubles Sara Errani, Italy, and Roberta Vinci (1), Italy, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, and Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2. Hao-Ching Chan, Taiwan, and Yung-Jan Chan, Taiwan, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Katarina Srebotnik (3), Slovenia, 2-6, 6-2, 10-7. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Sania Mirza (4), India, def. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, and Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-6 (1). Raquel Kops-Jones, United States, and Abigail Spears (6), United States, def. Caroline Garcia, France, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 7-6 (4), 7-5. First Round Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, and Kristina Mladenovic (7), France, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, and Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, def. Francoise Abanda, Canada, and Stephanie Dubois, Canada, 6-3, 6-4.

ALBERTA SENIOR MEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Van Dornick holds one-shot lead after first round Alberta Golf Hall of Famer Frank Van Dornick shot a 4-under-68 to take a one shot lead on the first day of the Guardian Capital Senior Men’s Championship . The Camrose golfer led Jim Russell from Bearspaw and Pat McGowan of Heritage Pointe were in at 69 for the first 18 holes at Whitecourt Golf and Country Club. Jim Hargreaves from Ponoka Community Golf Club was the top Central Albertan in a six-way tie for at even-par-72, with Red Deer Golf and Coun-

try Club’s Merv Dusyk was one shot back at 1-over-73. RDGC’s Tom Skinner and Ken Evanecz were in a logjam at 21st along with Les Swain from Sundre, all at 2-over-74. Stettler’s Ron Hilz (Phesantback) came in at 4-over76, while Lacombe Golf and Country Club’s Norman Jubinville was in at 5-over-77 with Ponoka’s Aro Dudley at 6-over-78. The remaining Central Alberta golfers included Tom Sims (LGCC) and Boman Husted (RDGCC) 7-over-79, Tom McKinlay, Sr. (LGCC) 8-over-80, Tim Gyori (RDGCC) 11-over-83, Don Ware (Sundre) 12-over-84 and Wilbert McCallum (Sundre) 15-over-87. The three-day tournament wraps up on Friday.

RUGBY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Team Alberta rolls to 2-0 record with win A trio of Notre Dame Cougars has helped Team Alberta to a 2-0 record at the Rugby Canada National Championship Festival in Calgary after they beat Ontario 3 34-22 on Wednesday. Cougars Luc LaPlante, Ben Anderson and Eric Jensen are all part of the 23-man roster. Avery Vandenberg scored

two tries for Alberta while LaPlante, Cole Davis and Brady McCafferty each scored once. Jack Hughes had three conversions and one penalty kick to round out the scoring. Jack Annett, Nicholas De Lallo, Jamie McNaughton and Kirill Petin all had one try each for Ontario while Liam Kelly had one conversion. Alberta completes Pool A play today against Ontario 2 at noon.

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The dog days are here I can’t remember when we last had doggier dog days than these. In years past, I knew they were coming when, while mid-July night fishing during the hex hatch, the last big aquatic insect hatch of the summer, I’d notice, to the northwest, the brightest star in the night sky. That was Sirius, the Dog Star, thought by the ancient Romans to be the cause of the evil, hot time from July BOB 24 to Aug. 24, SCAMMELL when the seas boiled and dogs went mad, etc. Well, I’m not so sure about that part but in many dog days years, I knew that creatures became languid, because Herself and I did, too, and our dogs would not come Photo by Bob Scammell/freelance out from the cool under their houses. Dog days refugee to the high country. Worse, in bright, scorching weather like we have had lately, the trout genThe dragon fly is, of course, an aquat- in late summer and fall. erally doze in the deepest, darkest, ally, a big clown of a trout will become coolest shade and anglers often flee to fixated on trying to catch them, repeat- ic insect, and others appear here and edly grounding himself in the process. there on rivers and streams in Alberta the high country or to the West Coast. Please see DOG on Page B8 Of the dog days fleers so far this year, the most extreme is a former night and float fishing good buddy who is off to Mongolia, between China and Russia, for two weeks of fly fishing for grayling, lenok and taimen. More, later, we hope, with pictures. For some reason, the dog days fishing this year has started out not all that badly in many of Alberta’s best trout areas. 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The tiny, nerve-wracking tricorythodes and baetis (blue winged olive) mayflies will soon start appearing on many rivers and streams in Alberta, in fact I expect there are already sunny mid-morning spinner falls of tricos and sudden hatches of tiny blue-winged olive duns when it suddenly cools and showers. Down south on the Crowsnest River, there will be the usual banquet of late summer terrestrial insects, from hoppers on down through beetles and ants, but, especially in the evenings, and into the night, there will be special hatches of aquatic insect species: tiny caddis species, and the giant, knuckleballing fall and October caddis flies, and my special rare favourite, the beautiful late summer pale evening dun mayfly. Dog days like these, morphing into the varied wonders of full-out fall fly fishing for big trout either on their spawning runs or fattening up for winter, can be enough to make an angler forget about the cold, wet, high and muddy water spring and early summer fishing seasons we have been having far too many of in recent years. 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 FIDDLERS OFFER DANCE At the midway point of the fourth annual Alberta Society of Fiddlers’ fiddle camp, an open invitation is extended to anyone wanting to attend a family dance camp. The family dance is scheduled for Aug. 19 starting at 7 p.m. at Deer Valley Meadows Camp, which is 800 metres south of Hwy 11 on Range Road 230 near Alix, on the north bank of the Red Deer River. Admission to the family dance is by donation. The fiddle camp is held from Aug. 17 to 22 and is open to anyone who wants to learn or enhance their fiddling or accompaniment abilities. Classes in fiddle, piano, guitar and quilting are offered. For more information, visit www. albertafiddlers.com or call Troy at 780-998-4817.

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Too many false alarm calls are putting emergency services staff at risk in Red Deer County, say the assistant county manager. Ric Henderson said every year, crews respond to hundreds of calls at businesses and homes where, when they show up, there is no emergency. On Tuesday, Red Deer County council gave first reading to a new False Alarm Bylaw that may curb the alarms by penalizing home owners and businesses for the second false alarm within a calendar year. The first offence can result in a $200 fine payable to the county. Subsequent response would see offenders pay $400 per incident. Henderson said this bylaw is a long time coming because the incidents are on the rise. He did not have a specific number but he

estimated the crews respond to hundreds of false alarm calls every year. For example, they see situations where businesses run fire drills with employees but do not inform the fire crews or the alarm company. Or employees will forget the security code to get into a building and set off the alarms. “A fire call (is) an emergency response for our fire vehicles,” said Henderson. “That puts not only our people at risk but those on the roads. When you’re running lights and sirens, that’s a risk every time.” Henderson said the false alarms are taking the personnel away from other legitimate complaints, emergencies and duties. As well, he said the unnecessary response is taking the volunteer firefighters away from work and home.

Henderson said the bylaw isn’t intended to be a money grab but to make property owners accountable for their alarm systems. “Sometimes when it hits you in the pocketbook, it makes a difference,” said Henderson. “People need to be accountable for the systems that they have in their property. Even though you have a company that is monitoring it, the property owner is still responsible for what happens with that alarm.” Red Deer charges residents $300 on second and subsequent offences for false alarms due to faulty equipment under its Emergency Services Department Fees and Charges and Bylaw. The bylaw is under review. Blackfalds and Lacombe approved similar bylaws earlier this year. County council is expected to pass the new bylaw in September. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Accused headed straight to trial BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF One of the three men accused in a February home invasion in Red Deer will head straight to trial on those charges, as soon as a court day can be found. Michael Wade Lawrence, 39, of Red Deer will stand trial in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench before a judge alone. His counsel Michael Scrase indicated they would waive the preliminary inquiry and head straight to trial over the Feb. 17 incident. Because he waived his preliminary inquiry, Lawrence goes straight to arraign-

ments in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Sept. 8 with the hope of setting a trial day. Scrase said he would endeavour to find some time for the trial before the arraignment date. Lawrence faces charges of assault with a weapon, attempted robbery, forcible confinement, uttering threats, break and enter to commit assault, personating a police officer and conspiracy to commit a serious offence. The charges stem from an early-morning incident where police were called to a residence in Riverside Meadows by the basement tenant who heard sounds of a scuffle on the main floor. Police said a man hired two others, with

the promise they could steal drugs or the money to drugs, to go to the house and beat up the male occupant as punishment for assaulting a woman. The three alleged gained entry to the house by claiming they were police officers and bound the occupant with duct tape and a cloth over his head. Kyle Brice Connon, 27, of Red Deer pleaded guilty to his role in the incident. He was sentenced to seven years in jail. A third man, Bradley Amos Erickson, 39, of Red Deer has been released from custody and is awaiting his matters to work their way through the court.

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Alcohol, drug charges pile up Red Deer RCMP charged three motorists with impaired driving and gave out six driving suspensions for drugs or alcohol on the August long weekend. Driving suspensions included two 24-hour suspensions related to drugs and one for alcohol; one 30-day suspension for alcohol to a motorist with a graduated driver’s licence; and two 72-hour suspensions for alcohol. Each month this year, the Office of Traffic Safety with Alberta Transportation focuses on specific traffic infractions and safety issues — impaired driving is the focus for August. “The police receive dozens of calls each week from Red Deerians reporting suspect-

WEEKEND CRACKDOWN ed impaired drivers,” said Red Deer RCMP Cpl. Matt LaBelle. “Impaired driving takes a toll on the entire community and people in Red Deer no longer tolerate it. If you drive impaired, you’re going to get caught.” A total of 11 charges were laid under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at the weekend checkstops. LaBelle said officers found marijuana, hashish and LSD and one person was facing five drug trafficking charges. RCMP ran checkstops at two locations on Friday and Saturday and checked about

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760 vehicles. Other charges or violations included: ● One charge for driving while suspended. ● Two seatbelt violations. ● Four equipment violations (obscured licence plate, tinted windows). ● Four Gaming and Liquor Act violations. ● One Criminal Code charge. ● Thirty-six other provincial charges. LaBelle said checkstops are also planned for the Labour Day long weekend. In addition to checkstops, Red Deer RCMP say they actively patrol for driving violations on every shift using marked and unmarked police vehicles.

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Sylvan Lake residents get to Kick It To The Curb this weekend, with their no longer wanted but still usable possessions. It will run Saturday and Sunday and involves people placing safe and reusable items on their curb with a “Free” sign on them. Participants are asked to register before Saturday by calling 403887-2800. Registration is not required by doing so ensures items will show up on the town’s Facebook page. Things that would be acceptable include furniture, unwanted gifts, kitchen items and electronics. Unacceptable items include childrelated things like toys or accessories, bedding or unsafe things. A printable “Free” sign is available at www.sylvanlake.ca under “What’s Happening.” Remaining items at the end of Sunday can be taken for no charge to Sylvan Lake Drop ’n’ Swap tent, located at the waste transfer site.

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Kris Hurst of Standardwest Steel in Red Deer uses an impact driver to tighten nuts on a new gazebo under construction at St. Patrick’s School in Red Deer. The covered structure will give relief from the sun on hot days and a sheltered area on cool wet days for staff and students to seek shelter or hold outdoor classes. Classes resume for St. Patrick‘s students today.

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BRIEFS Disturbance on boat leads to multiple charges A Red Deer man is facing multiple charges after police responded to calls about a domestic disturbance near the Pier on Sylvan Lake last week. Witnesses reported to Sylvan Lake RCMP that the man was physically assaulting a woman on a boat near the Half Moon Bay boat launch around 9 p.m. on July 30. Officers say they discovered the 30-year-old man, who was operating the boat, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. He failed to provide breath samples and was arrested on scene for assault and refusing to provide breath samples. Further investigation led to seven more charges being laid, including operating an unlicensed pleasure craft, transporting liquor in a vehicle with easy access, impaired operation of a vessel, operating a vessel while disqualified and three counts of failure to comply with an undertaking. He remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 12.

Tour of Alberta will bring road closures Roads will be closed to make way for the Tour of Alberta cyclists for nearly two days in September. On Sept. 4, cyclists will pedal into the city on Hwy 11, turn south on 30th Avenue to Ross Street, west on Ross Street, and will enter the downtown loop at the corner of Ross Street and 40th Avenue. Exact times, lengths and a map of closures will be posted in the coming weeks on www.reddeer.ca/roadclosures. The road closures along the route include: 30th Avenue, Ross Street, 55th Street and 40th Avenue. Additional road closures may also be in place in the downtown circuit area. Specific locations of these closures will be provided closer to the event. In addition, the finish line on Ross Street from 47th Avenue to 49th Avenue will double as a festival area. This section of Ross Street will be closed starting Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. It will reopen on Sept. 4 at 9 p.m. The cyclists will leave Calgary on Sept. 2 and travel to Lethbridge, Innisfail, Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, Strathcona County and finish in Edmonton on Sept. 7.

Breaching bail charge faces murder suspect A new charge of breaching bail has been laid against a suspect awaiting trial for second-degree murder. Red Deer resident Lindsey Allen Bruno, 21, is charged with seconddegree murder in connection with the death on Feb. 2, 2013, of Levonne Baptiste, 16, at the Samson First Nation. Bruno was arrested a few days after the alleged murder. Ordered to stand trial next May, Bruno was released on $200 cash bail after a review in the Wetaskiwin Court of Queen’s Bench in mid-June. He was arrested again a few days after his release by members of the

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ACCUSED: Custody Lawrence also pleaded guilty to other matters, including a breach of probation, earlier this year when he left a treatment centre in B.C. before the completion of his program and did not report to his probation officer. Then on May 6, he allegedly broke into an Innisfail residence and stole a pickup truck and a jewelry box. He was arrested on May 8 and has been in custody ever since. Crown prosecutor Ed Ring suggested Judge John Holmes hand Lawrence a three-month sentence for the breach and stolen truck charges, which amounted to time served. Holmes agreed, however Lawrence will remain in custody until his trial. Lawrence was granted a short leave from custody near the end of July to attend the funeral of his son Christopher Lawrence. Christopher

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Sage Bourke, left, and Ava Barrett give each other a hand in cooling off in the wading pool located in the park behind the Red Deer Recreation Centre recently. The pool, geared towards younger children, is one of several free water features in the city where families can take their little ones to cool off on warm, summer days. Red Deer RCMP major crime unit, who allege that he was changing addresses without getting permission from his bail supervisor. Represented by Edmonton lawyer Gordon Collins, Bruno pleaded not guilty to the breach and will stand trial on that charge in Red Deer provincial court on Sept. 15. In court on Tuesday, Judge John Holmes granted him a new recognizance including $250 bail with no cash deposit. However, Bruno remains in custody pending a new bail review in Wetaskiwin.

Man sought after woman assaulted Red Deer RCMP are searching for a man who assaulted a woman and tried to rob her in a Deer Park alley on Wednesday morning. Police say a man pulled a knife on the victim in an alley driveway behind a residence in the neighbourhood around 8 a.m. The suspect approached the victim on foot, pulled a knife and demanded valuables from her vehicle. The woman fought the suspect off and suffered minor scratches. The man fled without any of the woman’s property. The suspect is described as 1.8 metres (six feet) in height, dark skinned and clean shaven with short black hair. He had a deep voice and spoke with a slight stutter. He wore a black chest tattoo that was visible at the was killed on July 19, just two days shy of his 16th birthday, while working at a gravel-crushing job near Drumheller. According to Occupational Health and Safety, he became entangled in a conveyor and suffered fatal injuries. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

neck of his T-shirt. Anyone with information that may assist the police in identifying the suspect responsible for this crime is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403343-5575. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 or report it online at www. tipsubmit.com.

Stabbing accused faces hearing in February An 18-year-old accused of stabbing a 16-year-old in a street brawl in Red Deer pleaded not guilty and will head to preliminary inquiry early next year. Victor L’Hirondelle of Red Deer is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public. He pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in Red Deer provincial court and elected to be tried by a judge alone in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. He will have a preliminary inquiry, which will test the strength of the Crown’s case, on Feb. 24 in Red Deer provincial court. The charges stem from June 12 incident where a fist fight involving a number of people at the intersection of

39th Street and 40th Avenue escalated. L’Hirondelle is accused of stabbing another male, who made his way to the East 40th Pub for help after the incident. The victim was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The accused was arrested at a residence downtown later that morning.

Fraud, identity theft trial date sought One of the two men accused of fraud an identity theft in Red Deer will head to trial after he pleaded not guilty. Junior Kabange, 27, of Montreal entered the plea on Wednesday in Red Deer provincial court. Represented by defence counsel Akram Altia, Kabange faces a provincial court trial. No date for the trial had yet been found. Crown prosecutor Ed Ring said the trial will require a French interpreter and should take a day. Kabange and Darsel Nzikou, 27, of Montreal were arrested on June 10 after police investigated an attempted to withdraw money from the Royal Bank in north Red Deer. Nzikou missed his last court day on July 23 and a warrant for his arrest has been issued.

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Pain shines through Actor draws on memories for role in ‘About Alex’ By THE CANADIAN PRESS Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — In the new dramedy About Alex, the first time we see star Jason Ritter he’s withering inside a rumpled suit, his hair wet and his dewy blue eyes shrouded in bags so heavy they could be used to train boxers. He then sends out a solemn tweet, hoists himself fully clothed into a bathtub and — off-screen — slits his wrists. The 34-year-old Ritter couldn’t sleep the night before shooting that pivotal scene, which coincidentally only enhanced the reality of his dire performance. “It’s one of those things where you can’t shut off your brain,” said the personable Ritter. “To him, in that moment, it feels like this will be an end to all of the turmoil. There will be silence finally. It’s that strange and tragic and sad sense that soon it will all be over. “To think about friends of mine who had attempted suicide and things like that — it was a dark place to be.” Fortunately neither Ritter nor the titular Alex needed to dwell there long. In the film, Alex’s suicide attempt fails and inspires his once-unbreakable circle of college friends to reunite at his remote upstate New York cottage to prop up their semi-estranged in-crisis friend. Of course, his buddies all embark on the trip saddled with much figurative baggage of their own. Ben and Siri (Nate Parker and Maggie Grace) are brainy college sweethearts now mired in unhappy stasis. Max Greenfield’s prickly Josh is toiling fruitlessly and hopelessly on a doctorate while eagerly inflicting his sour worldview on anyone who’ll listen. Max Minghella’s Isaac faces the palpable judgment of his friends over bringing along his 22-year-old girlfriend (played by Suburgatory star Jane Levy), while Aubrey Plaza’s sensitive Sarah has dispassionately devoted herself to a job she hates. Over the course of a single scenic weekend, the seven characters weave themselves into a romantic knot so complex it would flummox a sea captain. And behind the scenes, Ritter said it was crucial to try to establish a bond with each of his co-stars, because otherwise the movie wouldn’t achieve its essential lived-in quality. “We would have shot ourselves in the foot before we took our first step

Jason Ritter is pictured in a scene of the film ‘About Alex.’ It was a heavy moment in the film and Ritter drew on real-life experience to make it feel real.

if no one believed that we had been friends for years,” he said. “It’s hard to create history but what you can do is take a tiny bit of history and expand it. If you start hanging out with someone and then within three days you have little references and inside jokes and you have ways to make that person specifically laugh, it starts to create a specific bond.” Sequestered as they were away from their usual urban stomping grounds, the actors had almost no choice but to bond. They’d party at night and entertain each other during long days onset. Greenfield and Ritter established a rapport that’s particularly evident in a scene that finds the two tossing out goofy dance moves (“It’s important to feel comfortable enough to make a fool of yourself,” Ritter offers with a laugh). He shares perhaps the most onscreen chemistry with Plaza, who’s become famous for her bone-dry wit and Arctic chilliness as April on Parks & Recreation. She plays an altogether dif-

Sask. actor lands role as Rob Ford By THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — After campaigning nearly as hard as a candidate in Toronto’s mayoral race, Sheldon Bergstrom of Prince Albert, Sask., has landed the role of Rob Ford in an upcoming new musical comedy about the city’s embattled mayor. “I’ve been fascinated by him for a long time,” the actorsinger-comedian said. “All across Canada, all throughout the world, people are watching this man, Sheldon Bergstrom this mayor of ... Canada’s greatest city, and he has managed to pull off some amazing things and pull off some crazy things in his time as mayor.” Rob Ford the Musical: Birth of A Ford Nation is set to debut at Toronto’s Factory Theatre from Sept. 16 to 28. The 90-minute show has 10 original tunes and sees a “spiritual guide” leading Ford through the past year of his tumultuous life — including his admitted drug use and stint in rehab. Bergstrom, 42, said he was starring in the musical Hairspray in Edmonton when auditions for the role of Ford were held earlier this summer, so he

near-tragedy — and, by extension, the audience too — and Ritter says that reflects the way he’s handled adversity in his own life. “For me, humour is one of my strongest and most effective defence mechanisms,” said Ritter, who lost his father, Emmy Award-winning Three’s Company star John Ritter, when he was 23. “Some of the hardest times I’ve laughed in my life have been the worst times. But there can be so much pain that something strikes you as funny, and all of a sudden the pain has a way of being released into the world. “You never forget what happens — but that’s not what happens when you’re laughing during a tragedy. You’re almost acknowledging it and how painful it is and the absurdity of the notion that you’re supposed to be able to just deal with something like this and move forward. “And the absurdity is that life just keeps on barrelling forward at the exact same rate of speed before the bad thing happened.”

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wrote to the producers and creators “and begged them and pleaded” for an opportunity to try out. When they agreed, he sent them “love letters” as well as a video of him singing Mustang Sally and what he calls “a Rob Ford version” of Amy Winehouse’s Rehab. He later sent them more videos and had friends, family members and fellow actors campaign for him via Facebook and Twitter. Producers say he ended up winning the role over nearly 100 other hopeful actors. “He’s kind of like a Shakespearean cartoon character,” Bergstrom said at the Factory Theatre, wearing a Fordesque suit complete with a red tie and a handkerchief to wipe the perspiration off his forehead. “I am so lucky to be playing him.” Bergstrom said he was also keen on getting the part because he wanted to work on a new musical and had long been wanting to collaborate with book/ lyrics writers Brett McCaig and P. Joseph Regan, as well as composer Anthony Bastianon. The portly performer also bears a resemblance to Ford — something he’s further emphasized by cutting his brown hair short and dyeing it blond. McCaig said that resemblance, as well as Bergstrom’s talent, got him the part. “Sheldon has been very genuine. We looked all over Canada and we saw a ton of people and he was the perfect Rob Ford.”

ferent role here, and one of the film’s most touching moments comes with she and Ritter cuddling platonically in bed, tears rolling organically from her eyes. “I think Aubrey is an amazing actress,” Ritter said. “Every time she would see me initially at the beginning, she would see my bandages and I would see little tears come to her eyes. For whatever reason, she really connected to the material.” Ritter did too. Where the other actors mainly headed back to New York on weekends, he stayed north — finding that the isolated solitude helped to inform his performance. (He also found time for some hijinks, meeting a group of locals at a karaoke bar and the next day joining them for a round of cliff-diving.) For a film that opens with a suicide attempt, About Alex — which hits Toronto theatres and Canadian video-ondemand services on Friday — is surprisingly light. Early on, Alex gives his friends permission to laugh about the

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Tim Hortons shares hit record high BREAKFAST AND LUNCH COMBOS THE KEY FOR GROWTH BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Tim Hortons (TSX:THI) is looking to increase profits by convincing customers that it’s not only a coffee stop to pick up a doubledouble but also a restaurant for breakfast and lunch. The key to doing that is by adding innovative items to its menu, including side dishes, to encourage customers to buy a food-and-beverage combo during the rush meal times, president and CEO Marc Caira told analysts during a conference call Wednesday. “We want our guests who currently purchase one item from us to buy two, and those who buy two items to buy three,” he said. “In order to accomplish this goal, we first need the right menu items.” Caira pointed to the restaurant chain’s new hash browns and hot kettle chips as innovative meal add-ons that have helped drive up the amount each customer spends. In its latest quarter, the coffee-anddoughnut chain saw sales rise 2.6 per cent at its Canadian locations opened for 13 months or more; a bump it now expects to boost the outlook for the rest of the year.

The sales were driven by customers spending more money during each visit on higher-priced food items such as the crispy chicken sandwich and the turkey sausage breakfast sandwich. The restaurant chain’s U.S. stores also saw an improvement, with sales growing by 5.9 per cent year over year, due to increased sales of frozen beverages such as frozen hot chocolate and iced cappuccino drinks. Caira said it’s the best sales growth the company has reported since 2012. The positive news from Tim Hortons appealed to investors, driving the restaurant chain’s shares to a record high of $64.73. The stock ended the day up more than seven per cent, or $4.44, to $64.52 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The company said it will continue to focus on its five-year strategic plan, which was launched in February, to transform the coffee chain into a fullfledged international restaurant chain. “It is encouraging to see momentum in our business in an environment that remains very competitive,” said Caira. “We knew we had to work hard to establish additional traction in the business, especially in this new era of low growth, competitive intensity, evolving consumer demand and chang-

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ing technology.” Caira said it is concentrating on adding more food options that contain bold flavours but are made with fresh ingredients. The food also needs to be simple enough for its restaurants to prepare, like its recently introduced frozen green tea, Greek yogurt parfaits and fruit smoothies. It’s also experimenting with a dark roast in some of is Quebec locations, to gauge demand for another coffee blend. Despite the sales boost, Tim Hortons said its earnings were partially offset by a decline in same-store transactions at its Canadian locations for the ninth consecutive quarter. Canaccord Genuity analyst Derek Dley said the continued drop was a cause for concern. “Although Q2/14 represented a strong quarter for the company, we remain cautious over continued traffic declines in Canada,” he wrote in a note to clients. ’“We believe the growth opportunities for the company are slowing and the shares are fully valued at current levels.” On Wednesday, Tim Hortons reported flat profits of $123.8 million versus

$123.7 million a year earlier for the three months ended June 29. On a pershare basis, the results grew to 92 cents from 81 cents in the comparable period, benefiting from a share repurchase program announced last summer. Analysts on average were expecting earnings of 87 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters. Tim Hortons said it now expects its earnings per share to be near the higher end — or slightly above — current target range of $3.17 to $3.27 earnings per share for the year. Revenues increased 9.3 per cent to $874.3 million, compared with $800.1 million year over year. The chain has been faced with intense competition in recent years by U.S. rivals Starbucks Corp. and McDonalds Corp., which both serve coffee and tea drinks, along with food. Last month, it teamed up with CIBC to create the “Double Double Visa Card,” which acts as both a Tim Hortons loyalty card and a traditional Visa card. The company said it was too early to release any of the preliminary data on the card. As of June 29, Tim Hortons operated 4,546 restaurants, including 3,630 in Canada, 866 in the United States and 50 in the Middle East.

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations Minister Cal Dallas will travel from Alaska to Idaho this month as he attends a pair of conferences. The MLA for Red Deer South will be in Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 8 to 14 for the Council of State Governments national meeting and west conference. Sessions there will focus on global economic development, innovation and rural affairs, with hundreds of legislators, business leaders and community advocates involved. The Council of State Governments help state and provincial lawmakers share best policy practices and discuss regional issues. Also attending will be Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski and two other Alberta MLAs. “Alberta has seen significant growth in our energy, agriculture, manufacturing, high-tech, construction and commercial services sectors,” said Dallas. “These conferences provide a platform to discuss approaches for pursuing these new opportunities and increasing trade and investment in all of these areas.” Dallas will also be in Idaho Falls, Idaho Aug. 18 to 20 to take part in the Intermountain Energy Summit.

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF All eyes will be on Red Deer Nov. 18 to 20 as the city plays host to the Potato Growers of Alberta’s annual conference and trade show. The 48th annual gathering will feature industry speakers and information sessions, with growers also able to network with their counterparts from elsewhere in the province. The conference, which will take place at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, will kick off with a Seed Day on Nov. 18. Additional information will be provided on the Potato Growers of Alberta website at www.albertapotatoes.ca.

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Work has begun on a new Fatburger restaurant, which is being built in Gasoline Alley, west of Hwy 2. It will have seating for about 75 and offer drive-through service. Fatburger restaurants serve AAA Alberta Angus burgers, as well as veggie burgers, turkey burgers, lettuce wrap burgers, chicken sandwiches and salads. The local franchisee is Ivy Siu, who operates Red Deer’s two Ricky’s restaurants.

OTTAWA — Canada racked up a solid trade surplus during June as exports hit a record level due to a strong showing from the energy sector. Statistics Canada said Wednesday that Canada’s trade surplus with the rest of the world came in at $1.9 billion, up from a revised $576 million in May, and exceeding the $150 million deficit that economists had generally expected. “The big swing back to a trade surplus, the fourth in the past five months, is certainly welcome news and marks the second straight quarterly surplus following two years of deficits,” said BMO Capital Markets senior economist Benjamin Reitzes. “It looks as though trade is going to add more to (economic) growth in the second quarter than previously expected.” The agency reported that merchandise exports rose 1.1 per cent in June to a record high of $45.2 billion. Strong performers included the energy sector, as exports of energy products ran up 2.5 per cent to $11.9 billion. Crude oil and crude bitumen increased 2.8 per cent to a record high of $8.9 bil-

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 100.62 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.49 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.88 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.25 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.59 Cdn. National Railway . . 72.15 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 207.20 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 38.56 Capital Power Corp . . . . 26.81 Cervus Equipment Corp 22.15 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 51.49 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 53.46 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 31.22 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.68 General Motors Co. . . . . 33.40 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.64 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.37 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 58.89 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 68.96 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 37.95 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 12.38 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 54.00 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 104.53 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.08 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.75 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 53.05 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Wednesday, as worries about growing Russian troop strength on the border with Ukraine helped increased the price of gold and lifted gold stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index climbed 14.38 points to 15,202.09. The TSX gold sector was up about 1.6 per cent, as nervous investors pushed December bullion ahead $22.90 to US$1,308.20 an ounce. The Canadian dollar was up 0.39 of a cent to 91.63 cents US. Earlier, Statistics Canada reported that the trade surplus shot up to $1.9 billion in June from a revised $576 million in May. Economists had generally expected a $100 million deficit. The trade improvement came as exports from Canada rose 1.1 per cent to a record high of $45 billion in June, while imports to Canada declined 1.8 per cent. New York indexes were similarly tepid as the Dow Jones industrials added 13.87 points to 16,443.34, the Nasdaq edged up 2.21 points to 4,355.05 and the S&P 500 index inched up 0.03 of a point to 1,920.24. Geopolitical worries were front and centre on worries that a Russian troop buildup could lead to an invasion of Ukraine to protect separatists. Investors were rattled after Poland’s prime minister said he has information indicating that there is a growing threat of a “direct intervention” by Russia in Ukraine. Analysts also point to concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve could move to hike interest rates earlier than first thought because several data points have come in stronger than expected lately. The recent market downturn also comes at a time when markets, particularly in the U.S., could be set for a retracement after running up practically nonstop for over five years. “I think they are looking for

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 19.43 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.07 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 64.52 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.20 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 28.89 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 20.05 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.19 First Quantum Minerals . 24.87 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 30.75 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 11.00 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.42 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.66 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 38.25 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.08 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 25.83 Energy Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.61 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 31.26 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 68.17 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.98 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 59.84 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 45.84 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 23.18 Canyon Services Group. 16.29 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.41 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.900 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 22.86 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.37 an excuse (to sell),” said Ian Nakamoto, director of research at 3MACS. “It’s been sort of like a beeline straight up and people are just taking some money off the table.” The energy sector was flat while September crude dropped 46 cents to a six-month low of US$96.92 a barrel. The base metals sector was down 0.4 per cent while September copper dropped four cents to US$3.17 a pound. Earnings news supported the TSX as Tim Hortons (TSX:THI) reported that same-store sales grew 2.6 per cent in Canada and 5.6 per cent in the United States. The restaurant chain also anticipates earnings per share to be near the higher end — or slightly above — its current target range of $3.17 to $3.27 earnings per share for the year and its shares ran ahead $4.44 or 7.39 per cent to $64.52 after earlier hitting a record high of $64.73. “It shows how strong the franchise is in Canada,” added Nakamoto. “There have been various attempts to take it down a peg or two by Starbucks, McDonalds and so forth. But they still seem to be holding their own, if not gaining market share if you look at those numbers.” Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE:TAP, TSX:TPX.B) beat expectations as quarterly net earnings increased 9.5 per cent to US$290.7 million in the second quarter on higher revenues. Revenues grew nearly one per cent to $1.2 billion even though worldwide beer volume fell to 16.6 million hectolitres and its shares ran up $3.87 or 5.76 per cent to US$71.08 in New York. MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Wednesday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,202.09, up 14.38 points

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Air Canada, WestJet increase July load factors amid higher passenger traffic Canada’s major airlines had a busy July. Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) reports that last month’s load factor was a 86.7 per cent, a record for the Montreal-based airline and ahead of WestJet’s 83.3 per cent. The load factor reflects how much of an airline’s fleet capacity has been used by passengers. Air Canada also reported its overall fleet capacity was up 11.4 per cent compared with a year before, while passenger traffic was up 12.7 per cent. Earlier Wednesday, WestJet (TSX:WJA) reported a load factor of 83.3 per cent, up 0.2 percentage points year-over-year, while revenue passenger miles, or traffic, increased 6.7 per cent. WestJet’s capacity grew 6.6 per cent over the same period. RBC Dominion Securities analyst Walter Spracklin says the higher load factors “continue to highlight the strength of the Canadian travel demand environment.”

BlackBerry receives key U.S. security clearance for its enterprise software WATERLOO, Ont. — BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) says the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency has approved BES 10 secure work space software for use by government workers on devices that run the Android operating system or Apple’s iOS software. The company says the DISA approval provides additional confidence for government agencies that are considering a more open mobile environment with a selection of devices and operating system.

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 98.98 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 67.96 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 32.46 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 54.20 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.84 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 8.14 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.105 Precision Drilling Corp . . 13.19 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 42.87 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.37 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.18 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 10.44 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 68.43 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 80.16 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 72.91 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.20 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 40.88 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.37 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 31.44 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 50.60 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 72.75 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.97 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 48.38 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.24 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 79.73 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.15 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.42 Dow — 16,443.34, up 13.87 points S&P 500 — 1,920.24, up 0.03 of a point Nasdaq — 4,355.05, up 2.21 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 91.63 cents US, up 0.39 of a cent Pound — C$1.8386, down 1.12 cents Euro — C$1.4601, down 0.56 of a cent Euro — US$1.3379, up 0.06 of a cent Oil futures: US$96.92 per barrel, down 46 cents (September contract) Gold futures: US$1,308.20 per oz., up $22.90 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.798 oz., up 26.3 cents $732.96 kg., up $8.46 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’14 $2.70 higher $442.00; Jan ’15 $2.50 higher $446.90; March ’15 $2.50 higher $447.80; May ’15 $2.70 higher $444.40; July ’15 $2.60 higher $439.90; Nov ’15 $2.00 higher $434.10; Jan. ’16 $2.00 higher $440.10; March ’16 $2.00 higher $443.90; May ’16 $2.00 higher $443.90; July ’16 $2.0 higher $443.90; Nov. ’16 $2.0 higher $443.90. Barley (Western): Oct. ’14 unchanged $136.50; Dec. ’14 unchanged $138.50; March ’15 unchanged $139.50; May ’15 unchanged $139.50; July ’15 unchanged $139.50; Oct. ’15 unchanged $139.50; Dec. ’15 unchanged $139.50; March ’16 unchanged $139.50; May ’16 unchanged $139.50; July ’16 unchanged $139.50; Oct. ’16 unchanged $139.50. Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 371,060 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 371,060.

BlackBerry has been lost market share in recent years to Apple’s iPhone, iPad and similar Android smartphones and tables from various manufacturers. Under BlackBerry chairman John Chen, BlackBerry has been focusing on the business and public sector segments of the market, while highlighting the security features of its products and services. A company memo last week said that BlackBerry has reached the end of a reorganization that began three years ago and it’s ready to make strategic acquisitions, such as the purchase of Secusmart, a German anti-eavesdropping firm.

Murdoch’s Fox, bruised after Time Warner bid, says it will not pursue content companies NEW YORK — Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. executives said Wednesday that the company won’t try to buy any other big content companies, a day after it called off its pursuit of rival media giant Time Warner Inc. Fox Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey said on a conference call with analysts that “we have no plans to pursue any other third-party content company as an alternative to Time Warner.” Upon being questioned whether all small acquisitions were out of the question, CEO Rupert Murdoch, responded, “If there was something very unique but small, I don’t know, I wouldn’t say never. But we have no plans to go out on the acquisition trail.” The owner of Fox News Channel and the 20th Century Fox movie studio ended its $76 billion bid for Time Warner Inc. after the New York company behind HBO and the Warner Bros. movie studio rejected its offer. Fox’s stock had dropped, making a cash-and-stock deal more difficult. Instead, Fox offered $6 billion in share buybacks over the next 12 months. Both the Time Warner and Fox CEOs said that the companies were big enough already. Fox executives said that Time Warner had represented a unique opportunity. As for Time Warner: “We’re not lacking something that we need,” CEO Jeff Bewkes told analysts on an earlier conference call Wednesday.

Health, engineering degrees have best return BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

WORKOPOLIS REPORT

TORONTO — If you want to improve your odds of getting a high-paying job have a much more direct link to a caafter finishing your education, forget reer path.” But Talbot adds that it’s also importhat English degree. A new report by Workopolis sug- tant to keep in mind that along with gests that nursing and pharmacy stu- hard skills — like a specific degree or dents are most likely to land employ- ability to operate certain programs and equipment — employers also valment in their field after graduation. The study, which analyzed more ue graduates with “soft skills” such as than seven million resumes on the job communication, teamwork and probsearch website, found that 97 per cent lem solving abilities. “What I believe is that of those who studied employers may not look nursing, whether it was at the bachelor, mas- ‘YOU WANT PEOPLE just for someone with a in engineering,” ters or PhD level, are TO FOLLOW THEIR degree said Talbot. “They look working in jobs related PASSION, DIG INTO for people who have to their education. thinking skills, SOMETHING THAT critical Other degrees that communicate well, and showed the highest reENERGIZES THEM.’ can problem solve. Often turn included pharmayou get those through an cy (94 per cent); com— TARA TALBOT education system... but puter science (91 per VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES cent); engineering (90 WORKOPOLIS also through experience.” per cent) and human Meanwhile, the study resources (88 per cent). also suggests that Canadians are more Although health care jobs may be the most plentiful, the study also educated now than they were in 2000, looked at data from Statistics Canada even though the majority say their deand found that engineering jobs were grees are not relevant to their current jobs. Workopolis found that 16 per cent the highest-paying. Engineering graduates, on average, more people list a bachelor’s degree as earned $76,000 as a starting salary, fol- their top level of education on their relowed by healthcare graduates with sumes in 2014, compared with resumes $69,600; computer science graduates in 2000. Forty-three per cent more Canadiwith $68,000 and law and math graduans have master’s degrees listed on ates with $67,600. Tara Talbot, vice-president of hu- their resumes versus those in 2000, man resources at Workopolis, says stu- while 25 per cent have listed a PhD dents need to follow their passions but than 14 years ago. Despite spending longer in school, should also be aware that their choice 73 per cent of those who recently anof study could affect how easy or difswered a poll on the job site say their ficult it will be to get a job. “It’s an awareness,” Talbot says. degrees are not related to their jobs. “You want people to follow their pas- While more than half (56 per cent) besion, dig into something that energizes lieve they’re overeducated for their position. More than 3,600 people parthem. “But I think they need to have a ticipated in the poll, which was up on the job site from May 15 to June 2. good sense of where that could lead.” The polling industry’s professionShe says that it’s no wonder the jobs in highest demand are skilled posi- al body, the Marketing Research and tions in the health industry, given the Intelligence Association, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of age of the baby boom generation. “With engineering, math and the error as they are not a random sample financial field, those degrees tend to and therefore are not necessarily representative of the whole population.“

Cineplex takes a hit on sparse blockbusters in second-quarter results BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Several box-office flops and a lack of family movies left Cineplex Inc. (TSX:CGX) suffering the fallout during the first few months of the summer movie season. “One or two titles can really change things,” chief executive Ellis Jacob said in an interview on Wednesday, after the company reported that profits dropped 19 per cent in the second quarter. While it was difficult to pinpoint exactly why moviegoers stayed away from theatres Jacob said it mostly had to do with a weak variety of films and a World Cup whose popularity eclipsed even the most lofty expectations. The quarter was crowded with major studio titles like The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Godzilla, but none of them attracted the kinds of crowds that packed theatres beyond the opening weekend. Profits for the quarter dropped to $23.2 million, or 37 cents per share, below the $28.5 million or 45 cents per share reported in the comparable period ended June 30 a year ago. Same-store attendance, a key industry measure that provides a clearer idea of performance, showed that the number of moviegoers dropped five per cent. “The market may have been crowded, but it wasn’t crowded with the movies that were spread across the right demographics,” Jacob said. What was missing were movies that you could take the kids to see, he said. Aside from Rio 2 in April and How to Train Your Dragon 2 in June, the only other title aimed at families was the Angelina Jolie movie Maleficent, which was too dark for most young children. And for every hit like X-Men: Days of Future Past there were flops like the raunchy western-comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West and Tom Cruise action film Edge of Tomorrow.

One of the factors that affected the quarter was the World Cup, which began mid-June and stretched past the end of the quarter and into July, keeping many moviegoers at home or in their local bars. “We had studios that were holding back films because of the World Cup,” Jacob said. Revenues grew 7.2 per cent to $323.5 million mainly from the recent acquisition of 24 Empire theatres in the Atlantic provinces and digital media company EK3 Technologies Inc., which has been renamed Cineplex Digital Networks. Cineplex says attendance also got a boost from the Empire theatres, rising 3.6 per cent to 19.3 million tickets sold in the period. Box-office revenues inched up 0.4 per cent to $9.40 per patron on the back of premium ticket prices that included Imax titles, 3-D movies and Cineplex’s VIP theatres. In its food services, which is primarily concession stand sales, revenue increased 5.6 per cent to $98 million, with an average of $5.08 being spent per person. Cineplex said its media and advertising business faced some pressure, with revenues falling 10.5 per cent to $21.2 million. While there are still several weeks left, the rest of the summer movie season isn’t providing much optimism. Despite the performance of Guardians of the Galaxy last weekend, which opened to US$94 million at the North American box-office, there have been few other blockbusters in the third quarter. “July was a tough month, for sure,” Jacob said. The remainder of August will see several high-profile releases that could surprise box-office pundits. A reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise arrives this weekend while dystopian teen novel The Giver and Sylvester Stallone action ensemble The Expendables both hit theatres Aug. 15.

HEALTH

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THURSDAY, AUG. 7, 2014

Get out of survival mode “Most people have no idea how good their body is designed to feel.” — Kevin Trudeau

would be so effortless if only given the chance is easily suppressed with a can of soda (it’s just one a day) just to finish off So many people are in the day at home with somesurvival mode. Are you one thing simple — pasta with of them? meat sauce if you didn’t just Waking up fatigued, pick up a pizza on the way joining in the outlandish home instead. lineups to get your liquid You dive into bed in exfuel and perhaps a bagel haustion and think to youror some other substance self, “I’ll be better tomorthat might be considered row.” breakfast, only to continue From an outside perspecon your day with more coftive looking in, this is what I KRISTIN fee, followed by lunch out call survival mode. FRASER with co-workers or clients Some are worried about where you give yourself the the extra donut they have excuse that you deserve here and there while there what you want today so you are many who live off of engo for the fries with the ergy drinks and alcohol. burger. I’ve been amongst the You only live once! How bad can it worst, which is why I’m so passionate be? about helping people get through to That afternoon low where a nap the other side. I’ve worked with hun-

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Eight ways to save your hearing Can’t hear the TV, a quiet conversa- ness, muffled hearing, even itching can tion or your best friend on the phone? be signs of wax blockage. Follow direcYou’re not alone. tions on wax-removal products or call Up to 52 per cent of adults over age your doctor. 50 may have hearing loss — half of it ● Aim for healthy blood sugar. Peosevere enough to ple with diabetes interfere with evare twice as likely eryday life. to have hearing And the longloss as people with term complexities normal blood sugar of hearing loss are levels. Prediabefar-reaching: New tes? Your risk is reports show that 30 per cent higher. it triples the risk The connection for dementia. could be glucoseThat’s because related damage to not hearing what the inner ear. others say can cut ● Lower your you off from the b l o od pressure. MIKE ROIZEN & MEHMET OZ world and deprive High blood presyou of stimulasure can speed tion. up age-related That’s bad news hearing loss by for your mood and reducing the flow your mind. of blood to your inner ear or even to Isolation can lead to depression, brain areas involved with hearing. anxiety, foggy memory, slowed-down ● Recognize early signs. Don’t wait! thinking and even brain shrinkage. If you notice you’re saying “What?” a Compromised hearing can make walk- lot, need the TV turned up louder or ing more difficult (you miss tiny clues have trouble hearing on the phone, ask that help you stay balanced), and falls your doctor if you need to be referred become more likely. to a hearing specialist for tests. Some of the things that can damage One survey of more than 3,000 peothe delicate, sound-sensing machinery ple with hearing loss found that hearin your inner ear include everything ing aid users had less depression and from aging and genetics to autoim- worry, and were more socially active. mune disorders, ear infections, head In another, hearing aid use even iminjuries and loud noises. Some factors proved cognitive function. are beyond your control, but not all. Yet hearing aid users wait, on averHere are eight ways to save your hear- age, 10 years before getting help. ing today. Getting tested will pinpoint the ● Keep ear plugs in your pocket, source of your hearing difficulties so purse, car and toolbox. Exposure to that you can select the right hearing sounds louder than 85 decibels — that’s aid. common cacophony for lawn mowers, Some insurance plans help cover rock concerts, video arcades and even the cost (which can run from $1,500 to noisy health clubs — damages the tiny $5,000 per ear), and more lower-priced hairs in your inner ear that convert choices are available than ever before. sound waves into electrical signals. Dr. ● Check your meds. Some 130 preMike pops his earplugs in on airplanes scription and over-the-counter drugs, before takeoff. from ibuprofen and diuretics to cerWear them when running yard tain antibiotics, can muffle hearing. equipment, at sporting events and dur- Most of the time, hearing returns when ing loud movies. You’ll still hear the you stop taking the med. Talk with your dialogue. doc. ● Dial down the volume when you ● Watch your weight. If you’re more wear earbuds. One in three adults and than a few pounds over your ideal three in five teens who use portable weight, your risk for hearing loss could music devices crank ’em up too high, be 17 per cent to 25 per cent higher endangering their hearing. than normal. Keep the volume set at 50 per cent Add walking to your stay-slim proor less so that you can hear other gram; two hours per week can signifisounds around you. Give your ears fre- cantly lower your risk for missing out quent bud-breaks. on the beautiful sounds of the world. ● Put down the cotton swabs. Earwax, a common cause of temporary The YOU Docs, Mehmet Oz, host of The hearing loss, forms on the outer third Dr. Oz Show and Mike Roizen of Cleveof the ear, but when you twirl cotton land Clinic, are authors of YOU: Losswabs in your ear canal, wax can get ing Weight. For more information, go to stuck deep inside. An earache, full- www.RealAge.com.

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dreds of clients to get them out — and it’s not easy until, well, it’s easy. The question is do you want to survive or do you want to thrive? Only you can answer. Webmd shows many studies with evidence that even just consuming that one soda a day can increase your risk for heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure and can even be linked to kidney damage and, of course, obesity. When you’re ready to thrive, here are my three top steps to getting there: ● Take a step back and reassess. Since becoming an entrepreneur, I tend to relate health to business often. If you continue to work in your business and don’t step back and work on your business, you just won’t see it grow. The same goes for your health. If you can’t step out and be objective to see where some changes can be made, you won’t ever make the changes. Part of this reassessment comes in asking

yourself three questions: How do I feel? What do I consume every day? What am I willing to change right now? ● Set two specific goals for yourself over the next two weeks. Not: I want to be healthier. Make it actionable and habitual. Something like: I want to try two new recipes on Sundays or I’m going to start my day with a half-litre of water before my coffee. Or pack a water bottle to work. Or maybe it’s “I’m going to drink six beers and no shots.” ● Repeat steps one and two. Survive or thrive? Which will you choose? “The food you eat can be either be the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” — Ann Wigmore Kristin Fraser, BSc, is a holistic nutritionist and local freelance writer. Her column appears every second Thursday. She can be reached at kristin@somethingtochewon.ca.

Dying homeless find treatment, comfort through mobile palliative care program BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — They’re too often the forgotten people — or the ones many of us turn a blind eye to as we pass a street corner where they might implore us for extra change: the homeless living rough outside through all kinds of weather or those precariously housed in a cot-for-the-night shelter or a decaying rooming house. But what happens when these people are dying? Where do they find care in their final days? “Being sick is hard. Being sick and homeless can be even harder,” Dr. Naheed Dosani, a palliative care specialist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, says with obvious understatement. Dosani, a member of a large network of inner-city health physicians, is part of a new program that takes end-of-life care to the homeless and vulnerably housed wherever they are situated. Called PEACH — for Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless — the watchword of the mobile program is to give individuals the dignity of choosing where they receive medical and supportive care, and hopefully where they will able to die. “Most people want to pass away at home with family around them,” says Dosani. “That sentiment is no different for the patients PEACH aims to treat. The only difference is that our patients’ homes are often a shelter and their families may be other shelter clients and staff.” A visit to one of his patients brings home that desire with poignant clarity: Dan Thibideau has two wishes — he wants to live out his final days in his furnished unit at the Fred Victor transitional housing centre in downtown Toronto, close to the people who share his world, and to reconnect with the children he hasn’t seen for almost 20 years. “They made me an offer of going

into a hospice, but I said I had my own friends and people to support me,” says Thibideau, who at 59 has advanced lung cancer and at about 100 pounds, is less than half the weight he once was. “My wishes are I didn’t want to be alone. I didn’t want to spend what I have left alone,” he says softly weeping, sitting on a sagging brown couch that has seen better days. “There’s some people I’ve known for years, they keep an eye out for me and they’re there when I need help,” Thibideau explains, adding that the nurses who check on him and give him his medications are “kind to me.” “I’m happy they gave me a place to come to that’s close to the people I know. “I don’t know any other people that love me.” Life wasn’t always like this for the New Brunswick native, who has lived in Toronto for the last two decades. Back then, the father of two young daughters worked for the Ontario government in the ministry of skills development as a senior purchasing officer. “Then I became addicted to drugs. I became addicted to life itself, I guess,” he says wistfully of getting hooked on heroin and cocaine, and ultimately losing his family, job and home. Thibideau admits he’s still on and off the drugs, and his partly filled ashtray is a testament to an ongoing tobacco habit. And although the PEACH program operates on the principle of harm-reduction, its practitioners take a nonjudgmental approach to their clients. “Good palliative care takes a holistic view of the person who is receiving that care,” says Dosani. “And it’s truly meeting all the biological, psychosocial needs that a patient really requires along their disease journey. “Sometimes when I’m speaking to patients, I describe it as the mindbody-soul specialty.”

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FISCHER Lambert (Bert) Nicholas 20 January 1927 - 31 July 2014 Lambert (Bert) Fischer of Red Deer, Alberta passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Hospice on 31 July 2014 at the age of 87. Born in Young, Saskatchewan, Bert was the youngest of 14 children. He was a proud veteran who served on the HMCS Uganda during WWII, and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Bert will be lovingly remembered by his sisters Lydia Millar and Eva Greig both of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; four sons - Richard of Calgary, Barry (Lynn) of Red Deer, Philip (Sandra) of Calgary, and Christopher (Sandy) of Port Renfrew, BC; twelve grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Bert was predeceased by his wife Rita in 1982; his wife Astrid in 2011; and 11 siblings. The family would like to extend their gratitude and appreciation to the staff of the Red Deer Hospital Palliative Care Unit, and the Red Deer Hospice for their care and compassion. There will be no funeral service as per Bert’s request. A celebration of Bert’s life will be held at a later date. In memory of Bert, donations may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society (www.cancer.ca), the Red Deer Hospice Society (www.reddeerhospice.com), or a charity of your choice. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-3319.

STROHSCHEIN Ettamae Margaret 1929 - 2014 Ettamae Margaret [Munro] Strohschein was born May 17, 1929 and passed away August 2, 2014 in Red Deer, Alberta. Ettamae is survived by two daughters, Carol [Blair] Mills of Regina, SK, and Diane [Delvin] Stebner of Red Deer, AB; five grandsons, Evan Mills of Calgary, AB, Graeme Mills of Regina, SK, Warren Mills of Regina, SK, Kevin Stebner of Calgary, AB, and Colin Stebner of Red Deer, AB; one brother, Glen [Helen] Munro of Didsbury, AB; and one sister-in-law, Ruth Munro of Olds, AB. Ettamae was predeceased by her loving husband, Raymond Strohschein in 1989, parents, Stanley and Margaret Munro, brother, Wayne Munro, parents-in-law, Edward and Alma Strohschein, and sister-in-law, Doris Sutterfield. Ettamae loved farm life during her growing up years in the Ardley and Delburne area. She enjoyed helping her dad with chores, loved sports, and was an excellent ball player, and in later years an avid Blue Jays and Edmonton Oilers fan. She attended Canadian Nazarene College in Red Deer, and worked at the Red Deer Bakery, and Michener Centre. Ray and Ettamae were married in October 1950. They attended the Red Deer Alliance Tabernacle [later Deer Park Alliance Church] as a family with their girls. They were always very involved in church life and it was an important part of their lives. Ettamae was part of the Women’s Missionary Prayer Fellowship, and later loved being part of the Willing Hands ministry, especially the quilting. For over 30 years she drove school bus for the Parkland School in Red Deer. Ettamae was a hard worker, loved outdoor life, and enjoyed gardening, and her flowers. The highlight of every summer was the “camper” holidays to the mountains, national parks, and visiting family and friends. After Ray’s passing, Ettamae became an adventurous traveller, visiting new locations all over the world. During the last couple of years, she received excellent care while living in the Symphony and Villa Marie Homes, and we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the many wonderful people who cared for our mom. Ettamae’s priority was always her family - wonderful helpmate to her husband, loving mother to her daughters, and much loved grandma to her grandsons. She showed her love for Jesus by spending her life giving totally of herself in all she did for each one - a wonderful example of sacrificial love. A private family burial will take place at Alto Reste Cemetery, followed by a memorial service at Deer Park Alliance Church, 2960 - 39 Street, Red Deer, Alberta, on Friday, August 8, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. If desired, memorial donations in Ettamae’s honor may be made to Compassion Canada, www.compassion.ca, or to the Canadian Bible Society, www.biblesociety.ca. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

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JACKSON Thelma Louise Aug. 7, 1931 - Aug. 2, 2014 Louise was born in Innisfail and raised on the family farm west of town. She went to school in Markerville until she finished Grade 8 when she left to work. She was always sad about that, she loved to learn She met her loving husband Joe at a country dance. She went home that night and told Grandma that she had just met the man she was going to marry. Six months later, she did just that. 4 children later and many moves around the province, Joe and Louise settled in Innisfail upon retirement. Mom had a great love for her family. She loved to garden, play games, do crosswords, was a dynamite cook and was a beautiful lady with a beautiful soul. She was loved by all who knew her. Now Mom has moved on to a new adventure and there to greet her was her loving husband Joe, her parents Finna and Elmer Olesen, brothers Leonard, Doug (Joanne), brothers in law Wayne, Jim and Johnny and son in law Ron. Grateful for the strong influence in our lives are her children Brian, Debra, Kathy and Patricia. Celebrating her life are her grandchildren Joseph, Christopher and Benjamin, Stacy, Thomas and Matthew, Veronica and Dana, Ryan and Corey. Sharing in her legacy are her great grandchildren Anora, Chance, Aidan, Guerin, Marcus, Lindsey, Logan, Avery, Grace, Hayley, Alexander, Claire, Jake and Luke and one more on the way. Blessed to have her as a mother in law or grandma by marriage are Linda, Donald, Chris, Tessa, Kenda, Tom, Christopher, Stephanie and Valerie. Honoring her memory are special friends and relatives including sisters Ellen, Mayette, Marlene, brother Ron (Anne) adopted son Tony Montgomery, dearest friends Bruce and Brenda Ramstead and a large Jackson family in Ontario. A celebration of Louise’s life will be held at the Library Learning Centre Community Room, (5300A 55 Street Close, Innisfail) on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 11:00am. Memorial donations may be made to the Stephen J. Stephansson House or to STARS Air Ambulance. Funeral arrangements entrusted to HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES, LTD., INNISFAIL. Phone: 403-227-0006. www.heartlandfuneralservices.com

SAVOSTIANIK Samuel 1925 - 2014 Mr. Samuel ‘Sam’ Savostianik of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away at the Michener Extendicare Centre, Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, August 4, 2014 at the age of 88 years. Sam was born in the Ukraine in 1925 and immigrated to Canada as a small child, with his siblings and parents who bought a homestead in Saskatchewan. In 1951, he married Gladys Poletz and bought a farm in the Queen Mary District in Saskatchewan. Here they raised their five children. Sam farmed until 1979, when he semi-retired and moved to Bentley, Alberta. In 1997, they moved to Red Deer and eventually he moved to the Michener Extendicare Centre, where he resided until his passing. Sam’s loves in life were his family, his farm and his sports. He had no greater pride than watching his children play slo-pitch and tried never to miss a son’s or grandson’s hockey game. The morning sun was in her eyes The evening fire his hair Mom and Dad raised us five kids Their lives with us to share. Sam will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Gladys; his three sons, Don (Lori) of Victoria, British Columbia, Jeff (Hali) of Abbotsford, British Columbia and Dale (Carman) of Red Deer; his daughters, Wendy (Brian) Evanyshyn of Bentley, Alberta and Sandra (Bruce) Salomons of Red Deer; seven grandchildren, Colin, Chris, Gayle, Selina, Jesse, Adam and Kristen and nine great grandchildren. A Private Family Gathering will be held at a later date. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Holmes, Amanda, Mike and the staff of Michener Extendicare Centre. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gary W. Anderson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

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WATTS With great sadness we announce the passing of Mildred Almeda Watts at the Innisfail Retirement home on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the age of 99 years. Mildred was born on November, 27, 1914 to Harvey and Mary Rieter. She later married John Henery Watts and together resided 5 miles east of Lacombe AB. Mildred will be forever remembered by her loving children Mary (Dale) Cunningham, Norma Mathews, Donna Dykes, Wayne Watts, Patricia (Harold) Dell, Thomas Watts, William (Darlene) Watts, David (Marie) Watts, Douglas (Fran) Watts, 26 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, †6 great great grandchildren, †and all of the nieces and nephews. Mildred was predeceased by her parents, husband, sister and brother, as well as an infant son. Funeral service to be held at Wilson’s Funeral Home and Chapel, Lacombe Alberta, †on Monday, August 11, 2014 at 1 pm. Internment will follow at the Lacombe Cemetery. †In lieu of flowers, donations in Mildred’s honor may be made to the charity of your choice. Special thanks to the Canary staff for the care of our beloved mother† Mildred Watts.

In Memoriam DOUG SHAW JR. August 7, 2013 A special person, a special face Someone we love and can’t replace Never selfish, always kind A better guy you will never find A loving nature and heart of gold Special memories that will never grow old Our hearts were broken when God called you home Part of you is with us, we are not alone There is a void, nothing seems the same Our love and faith eases the pain Close in our hearts you will always stay Loved and remembered every day Greatly missed and always in our thoughts ~ The Shaw Family

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Clean & Vacuum rooms, public areas, pool, etc. Replenish amenities, linens & towels. • Adhere to Holiday Inn safety standards All positions are permanent Full-time/Part-time, shift work & weekends. Education: Above Secondary Work Experience not essential, training provided. Fax resume to 780-702-5051 Start your career! See Help Wanted

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Become a sought-after professional in the art and science of carpet & upholstery and all-surface cleaning! Work Monday to Friday during the day, with some evenings and Saturdays. We’re looking for someone with • A commitment to excellence • Good physical fitness • Good hand/eye coordination • Good communication skills • Mechanical aptitude Salary commensurate with JJAM Management (1987) experience and skill set. Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Learn under the personal Requires to work at these direction of one of North Red Deer, AB locations: America’s experts in 5111 22 St. cleaning and restoration! 37444 HWY 2 S Drop off or mail resume + 37543 HWY 2N driver’s abstract to Mancu700 3020 22 St. so Cleaning @ #8-7428-49 FOOD ATTENDANT Ave Red Deer, T4P 1M2 Req’d permanent shift WATER WELL DRILLING weekend day and evening COMPANY IN BENTLEY both full and part time. REQ’S EXPERIENCED 15 Vacancies, $10.88/hr. + benefits. Start ASAP. WATER WELL Job description DRILLERS HELPER www.timhortons.com with class 3, air. All safety Education and experience tickets required. not req’d. Meal and Accommodation Apply in person or fax provided when out of town. resume to: 403-314-1303 Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015 Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to SHUNDA find the purrfect pet.

CONSTRUCTION

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Manager/Food Services Permanent F/T shift. $18/hr. 40 hrs/week, + benefits , 1 Vacancy, 2-3yrs. exp., criminal record check req’d, Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303

Applicants qualifications should include: Understanding of Quality standards and Quality Management systems Establish and maintain a QC/QA program for monitoring supplier quality, including audits and controls Knowledge of pipe processes and operations Good technical writing skills Strong communication skills and able to work within deadlines Capable of using Microsoft Office, such as Excel, Word and Outlook.

HUMAN RESOURCES RECRUITER •

Experience with MS Excel, Outlook, Word Efficient & Organized Able to multi-task, can work with our without supervision Extreme attention to detail Ability to work with deadlines SAP experience an asset Position will require some overtime

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JOURNEYMAN / APPRENTICE PIPEFITTERS BOILDERMAKERS Email: resumes @newcartcontracting.com Fax: 1-403-729-2396 Email all safety and trade tickets

Truckers/ Drivers

Requires Full Time

Carpenters & Helpers

Competitive Wages & Benefits. Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

Position Available www.ads-pipe.com Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., the world’s largest and most innovative manufacturer of HDPE drainage products are expanding and are currently accepting applications for a certified Class 1 Driver, with a minimum of two (2) years B-train trailer experience. ADS Drivers are required to safely operate company equipment and provide a high level of customer service, delivering our products within Alberta. ADS Drivers are required to be drug free and maintain legal transportation paperwork and driving practices. This position requires a valid Class 1 License, with previous off road forklift experience a definite asset. We offer quarterly cash safety bonuses as well as a comprehensive medical plan. •

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BENEFITS INCLUDE: Signing Bonus paid upon completion of a 60 day/120 day retention period Company provided Group Canadian Benefits Voluntary dental Life insurance Short-term and longterm disability Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) and Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) Paid Vacation Safety Bonus All applicants are subject to a pre-employment physical and MVR check. Interested Applicants may submit a resume, along with a current drivers abstract to: ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS CANADA INC. 4316 Gerdts Ave. Blindman Ind. Park Red Deer County, AB. T4S-2A8 Fax: (403) 346-5806 E-mail ken.mccutcheon@ ads-pipe.com

Shipper/Receiver

A local company requires an energetic person for shipper/receiver. Email resume to mark@aesreddeer.com

860

Professional Truck Driver

ROOFING LTD.

FRONT DESK CLERK ~ $14.00/hr.

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850

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

HOUSEKEEPING ROOM ATTENDANT ~14.00/hr.

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Trades

RAMADA INN & SUITES

req’s Permanent ROOM ATTENDANTS Attendants. Exp. not nec. will train. Approx. 35 - 40 hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 $14/hr. Duties incl’d but To prepare & cook all food resumes for an oilfield not limited to: vacuuming, equipment sales position. up to standard, clean kitchen dusting, washing floors, & maintain hygiene, follow Experience in water conmaking beds, empty trash, recipes, assist in tainment, Conical Trailer disinfecting & cleaning receiving & storing and Frac Water heater is bathrooms. Performance an asset. Candidates Kitchen Helper ~ $11.00/hr. based bonus program. must be self-motivated and To clean kitchen following Must be fluent with verbal willing to travel. Oilfield safety & hygiene standards. l& written English, be back ground, Class 1a and Clean utensils, cutlery, physically fit. Applicants oilfield tickets and passport crockery & glassware items, may apply in person at are an asset. Only floors, assist in prep. 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer selected individuals will be All positions are permanent T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 contacted for interviews. Full-time/Part-time, or email: Thank you. shift work & weekends. info@ramadareddeer.com Please forward resume to Education: Above Secondary jeff.sahli@modernusa.com Work Experience not essential, training provided. Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds Fax resume to 780-702-5051

OIL & GAS OPERATOR

JOIN OUR TEAM!

820

OILFIELD BOULEVARD EQUIPMENT SALES Restaurant & Lounge Gasoline Alley, POSITION 37471 Hwy 2S, AVAILABLE Red Deer County DRAGON ENERGY is seeking Red Deer division is Cook ~ $14.00/hr. currently accepting

Please e-mail or fax your resume to: hr@tr3energy.com Fax: (403) 294-9323 www.tr3energy.com

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

Restaurant/ Hotel

Position closing date: August 8, 2014

wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

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

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

1010

Deer Park

Lancaster Green

Normandeau

Southbrook

Accounting

89 DUVAL CRESCENT Fri. Aug. 8, 1 - 6 Sat. Aug. 9, 9 - 3 MOVING DOWNSIZING Lots of household, like new Shop & garden stuff, a few antiques

153 LAMONT CLOSE MOVING SALE Aug 7-9. Thurs. & Fri. 4-9 & Sat. 8-8. Household items, furniture, crystal, dishes, etc.

40 NYMAN CRES. Aug. 7th-9th Thurs & Fri 12-5 & Sat 9-5. Lawnmower, high power washer, arm chairs, TV & DVD players, TV cabinet, bedding sets, curtains, patio table, DVD’s & books, weights, etc.

36 SAGEWOOD CL. Multi-family Aug 7th 2-8 & 8th 12-8. Tons of baby clothes up to 5T, women’s clothing, toys, sm. appls., office equip., household, electronics, baby stuff.

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

West Park

Contractors

Eastview 36 ELDER STREET (Back Lane) Aug. 8th & 9th, 9-4. MOVING SALE. Tools, gardening, furn. etc. 3844 EASTWOOD CRES. MOVING & GARAGE SALE Wed. 6th 2-8, Thurs. 7th & Fri. 8th 9-8, Sat. 9th 9-3. Household furn., tools, etc.

Inglewood 22 IVES CRES. (Back Alley) Fri. 8th, Sat. 9th & Sun. 10th, 10-4 HUGE MOVING SALE Everything must go!

19 LOGAN CLOSE Friday 8th, 4-8 Saturday 9th, 9-4 Sunday 10th, 9-noon

Morrisroe

Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

North Red Deer

5 MAH CRES. Aug. 7-10 Thurs. 3-8, Fri. 3-8, Sat. 8-4, Sun. noon - 3. All good stuff, priced to sell !!

CANYON HEIGHTS Multi Garage Sale Starts Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th August 9am till 4pm. Small household items pictures, ornaments, horse ridding equipment, saddles, saddle pads ,hockey equipment, ski equipment, large items skidoo !!!

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

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

5915 WESTPARK CRES. Friday 8th: 12-8 & Saturday 9th: 9-3 Household items, freezer, etc.

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542

BRIDGER CONST. LTD. 69 WILSON CRES. Aug. 8th-10th, 9 am - 5 pm. We do it all! 403-302-8550 MOVING SALE. DALE’S Home Reno’s Furniture, household, Free estimates for all your electronics, etc. reno needs. 403-506-4301

Out of Town

1130

Escorts

1165

KAYLA 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, or cutting small trees? Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Massage Therapy

1280

Roofing

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. VII MASSAGE 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail. #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. 403-896-4869 Pampering at its RE-ROOFING Specialist BEST! Quality work at an 403-986-6686 affordable price. 10 yrs. Come in and see exp. 403-350-7602 why we are the talk Seniors’ of the town. www.viimassage.com Services

1372

Misc. Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned. BBB member. 403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

HELPING HANDS

Home Supports for Seniors. Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

Window Cleaning

1420

ROBUST Cleaning Services Eavestroughing WINDOW CLEANING HUGE MUYLTI-FAMILY! Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. outside/inside. Free quotes. 10 kms W of Blackfalds & #2 Painters/ Private back entry. 403-341-4445 403-506-4822 overpass. On Aspelund Rd. EVESTROUGH / WINDOW Decorators Watch for signs. Tools, toys, CLEANING. 403-506-4822 semi wheels, 5th wheel, houseMASSAGE ABOVE ALL Central Alberta’s Largest JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. hold. Too much to mention! GUTTERS, soffit, fascia WALK-INS WELCOME Car Lot in Classifieds Aug. 8 & 9. Fri. 1-7 & Sat. 9-4 403-391-2169 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 Free Est. 403-872-8888

Now Open

1310

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 D3

860

Truckers/ Drivers

880

Misc. Help

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

880

Misc. Help

TURPLE BROS. LTD.

CIRCULATION RUNNER (Part-time)

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

Farmers' Market

1650 1660

900

278950A5

SAFETY

stuff

1530

1710 1720

880

1730

1580

1760

1590

1630 1640

Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For morning delivery of the ADVOCATE Delivery by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/week in:

3 days per week, no weekends

KENTWOOD Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more information

CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the

ANDERS AREA

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS

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

1900

Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone. Make your travel plans now.

1910

Wedding Supplies

VINTAGE WEDDING DRESS. Ivory brocade w/ detachable train. XS - Size 4. $200. 403-227-2976

2 BDRM. N/S, no parties, no pets. $850 rent/d.d. 403-346-1458 ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park. Mike 403-350-1620 403-986-6889

2140

Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. 403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

LACOMBE COUNTRY FEED STORE, Come see us at: 4836 45A St. Lacombe, Ab ALL THE FEED YOUR ANIMALS NEED! 403-782-3333 Dealer of Masterfeeds

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SUNNYBROOK

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS

Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

4020

Houses For Sale

CLEARVIEW AREA Castle Cres, Clark Cres. area $71/mo. Comfort Close, Connell Close, Chappell Drive area Chism Close, Cunningham Cres area $115/mo. 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

2012 CAMARO 2SS Coupe 5500 km. Loaded. $41,900. 403-350-6434 2008 PONTIAC G6. New tires, brakes & battery. Ready to go. $7000. 403-346-6470

CUSTOM BUILT

NEW HOMES by Mason Martin Homes Kyle, 403-588-2550

MUST SELL

New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage. 403-588-2550

Offices

3110

2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street. Parking is avail. $1800/mo. 403-343-9300

Warehouse Space

3140

SHOP/OFFICE, 1500 sq. ft. $1000 Phil 403-350-0479

Storage Space

3160

RENT or sale, storage unit at Sylvan Lake, all concrete const., 24 x 48 w/water/power/heat, 16’ door, no GST 403-347-0016

Misc. For Rent

3200

MOBILE office trailer $240 rent by day/month, c/w toilet, satellite dish, TV, Stereo, fridge. Call B & L Enterprise 403-346-6106

Housesitting Wanted

3300

ATTN. SNOWBIRDS Retired, N/S, no pets couple will give your home loving care & company while you escape winter. Call 403-728-3768 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Advocate Opportunities

MUST SELL

RISER HOMES Grand Opening of New Show Home

11 Morris Court, Blackfalds. A Must See! Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294

Condos/ Townhouses

For more information or to apply, please call Ashley at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4316

ANDERS INGLEWOOD MORRISROE AND VANIER AREAS Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

6 Days a week! Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am For More Information, Please call Prodie Phone 403-314-4301 NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)

GLENDALE Grimson Street & Goodall Ave. ORIOLE PARK Otterbury Ave KENTWOOD Kerr Close & Kingston Dr. For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

SUV's

5040

2008 BLACK BMW X5 full load, 75,500 kms, $30,750 NO GST 403-340-9577

Trucks

5050

NEW CONDO

Commercial Property

4110

2004 DODGE Dakota 4x4 Good shape. $5700. 403-598-4131

STETTLER SHOPPING CENTER: tenants incl. The Brick, Dollorama and ATB. Priced at $3,500,000. DODSON PLAZA 1996 FORD Ranger 4wd, (Drayton Valley): tenants incl. auto, $4175 403-304-1082 Sobey’s, Rexall, Dollorama. Priced at $10,250,000. Vans Please contact Howard McCann, Broker Buses (780) 917-8336, Howard.McCann@cwedm.com or David Cooney, Associate (780) 917-8327, David.Cooney@cwedm.com at Cushman & Wakefield Edmonton for more info.

5070

wegot

wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Automotive Services

5010

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

5020

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

Bunn Cres. Baile Close Boyce Street Byer Close Barrett Drive Bell Street Baker Ave. Broughton Cres. Brookes Cres. Beatty Cres.

1999 PONTIAC Sunfire 4 dr. auto, v. clean 403-318-3040

4040

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

Antique & Classic Autos

RED DEER ADVOCATE ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in

5030

2012 FORD Fusion SE 10,000 kms, $16,900 exc. must sell 403-340-0558

THE NORDIC

CLASSIFICATIONS

3010

1989 GMC Sierra Auto 350. s/b, no rust. Glass exc. 144,000km $4900 403-340-8950

Cars

1217 sq.ft. duplex. 4 bdrm., $191,900. 403-588-2550

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

GULL LAKE VIEW ACREAGE. Newly reno’d, 2 bdrm. + den, 1 bath. 1550 sq.ft. all on 1 level. Approx. 15 miles NW Lacombe on E side of lake. Barn, no inside pets. Lrg. yard, lots of trees. Carol, 403-273-0775

4010

2 bdrm. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets. 403-346-6686

rentals

Acreages/ Farms

Realtors & Services

MORRISROE MANOR

AGRICULTURAL 2000-2290

4000-4190

FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, 2006 VW Jetta TDI GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. prices, address, owner’s 137,000 kms, fully apartments, avail. immed, phone #, etc. 342-7355 loaded,sunroof, diesel, Help-U-Sell of Red Deer rent $875 403-596-6000 auto, $10,500 www.homesreddeer.com 403-346-1392 340-9068 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. GRAND OPENING SUITES. 25+, adults only 2006 FOCUS, ZX4, n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 white, auto., A/C. Exc. SPECIAL - 1 ONLY! Cond. 234,000 kms. A MUST SEE 3 bdrm. 2.5 baths, 2 storey. $2250. obo 403-728-3768 Many upgrades, front att. 2003 DODGE Neon loaded garage. $372,000 incl. 1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. safetied 403-352-6995 GST, legal fee, appls. pkg. Adult bldg. N/S No pets Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294 2001 BUICK LeSabre drk. 403-596-2444 red exc. cond. 403-352-6995

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444

CLASSIFICATIONS

CLASSIFICATIONS

1998 CHRYSLER AWD Town N` Country, 7 pass., 199,000 kms., command start, hitch, special mag whls. $1500 403-340-3681

Motorhomes

7th Annual Fall Finale

Collector Car Auction

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

5100

1978 TOYOTA Hi-Lux all orig., self contained, exc. cond, $4500 587-876-9158

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

HITCH - fits Chevy. New. $100. 403-314-0804

Auto Wreckers

5190

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

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

BOWER AREA

ROUTES IN:

Alexander Cres. Ashley Ave/Ashley Close Andrews Close Archer Drive/Austin Dr. Anquetel/Atlee Close Allsop Ave/Atlee St. Allison Cres

GOLF BAG WITH MISC. CLUBS. $100. For more info call 403-314-0804 LADIES RIGHT HAND GOLF CLUBS AND BAG $90. 403-342-7107

5020

homes

GLENDALE

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

1860

wegot

Antique & Classic Autos

3060

1840

2 BDRM. main flr. Close to RDC & Hospital. $1100/mo. utils. incl. N/S, no pets. Avail. Aug. 15. 403-341-0156

Advocate Opportunities

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in:

3030

1830

1680

wegot

CARRIERS REQUIRED

Condos/ Townhouses

FINAL DAYS!!Saskatoon SKATEBOARD HELMET. 3 BDRM, 1.5 bath townhouse Berries, east of 30th Ave on New, worn once. Large, for over 40 yr old employed matte black, Protec. $58 new, tenants. 6appls, private yard Hwy 11. Mon. - Fri. 11-7, Sat. & Sun. 9-6. 4L U-pick $13. asking $20. 403-309-7787 & parking, 1 small pet with We pick $25 403-318-2074 VITAMIX BLENDER, $200. additional Sec. Dep. of $500. Quiet people, no drugs, 403-782-7439 no partiers, no police etc. At #9, 15 Stanton Street, Firewood Sunnybrook. Rent & S.D. Cats $1400/mo. 403-341-4627. AFFORDABLE SOUTHWOOD PARK Homestead Firewood 2 BALINESE KITTENS & 3110-47TH Avenue, Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits 2 BERMAN KITTENS 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 $50/ea. 403-887-3649 generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, CHOPPED POPLAR - free, BEAUTIFUL kittens, varieyou pick up. Very close to ty of colors, pink, peach, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. Red Deer. 403-392-8385. white, etc. desperately needing loving homes. www.greatapartments.ca LOGS 403-782-3130 Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Suites Price depends on location. Dogs Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 2 BDRM bsmt. avail immed. $875 + 1/3 utils. Call Bob GREAT Dane Border Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner Singh 403-872-3400 BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Collie X puppy, 1st. shots, dewormed, Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult $200 403-429-0519 bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail Aug. 15 Garden or Sept. 1. $950/mo., S.D. Sporting Supplies $650. 403-304-5337 Goods

DO YOU: CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d for moving equipment. • Want extra income Resumes to be dropped off • Know the city well at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. • Posses a clean, valid Employment Cres. Red Deer. drivers license • Have a friendly attitude Training CLASS 3 DRIVERS • Enjoy customer service w/airbrake endorsement • Want part-time work needed immed. for waste & (12-22 hours per week) recycling. Email resume TRAINING CENTRE with a min. of 2 references As part of our customer OILFIELD TICKETS to: canpak@xplornet.ca service team, you will be Industries #1 Choice! dispatched in response to “Low Cost” Quality Training DRIVERS for furniture service concerns to deliver moving company, class 5 403.341.4544 newspapers and fl yers to required (5 tons), local & 24 Hours customers or carriers. long distance. Competitive Toll Free 1.888.533.4544 A delivery vehicle is provided. wages. Apply in person. R H2S Alive (ENFORM) Work 3 to 4 shifts a week. 6630 71 St. Bay 7 Hours of shifts are: R First Aid/CPR Red Deer. 403-347-8841 Morning shifts of R Confined Space Fluid Experts Ltd. Monday through Friday R WHMIS & TDG Of Red Deer is seeking 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM. R Ground Disturbance experienced Saturday starting at 7 AM. R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. Class 1 Operators Wednesday to Friday shifts R D&C (LEL) starting at 1 PM. to join our team of drivers GARDEN HOSES on #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. hauling clean fluids for the * All shifts based on 4 hours Wheeled Reels (2). $25. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North) Oil & Gas Industry. Each. 403-343-1503 and likely run longer Home most evenings, * $13.19/Hour. LAWNMOWER rear scheduled days off, bag,6.5 B & S motor, 1 yr. company benefits with Please address resume to old $190. 403-314-0804 exceptional pay structure the attention of Doug that includes guarantied and drop off to salary + hourly when Household 2950 Bremner Ave., hauling. Must be able to Red Deer, AB or email: Appliances work on their own with dsibbet@reddeeradvocate.com minimal supervision. CLASSIFICATIONS FRIDGE, Kenmore Fax resume w/all tickets COMPANY req’s live in 21 cu ft. 8 yrs. old, black, and current drivers retired maintenance 1500-1990 $200 o.b.o. 403-343-2754 abstract to: person for our apartment 403-346-3112 or email to: operations. Journeyman roger@fluidexperts.com plumbing exp. an asset. Household Call Mike for Auctions RED DEER BASED Furnishings details 403-342-4923 TRUCKING COMPANY Looking for Class 1 BIG STRAPPER CLOTH couch, must sell DISPATCHER REQ’D. Tank Truck Drivers & AUCTIONS moving Knowledge of Red Deer Pressure Truck Operators. LAST WEEKLY SALE July $100 403-314-9433 and area is essential. Exc. benefits package & 30. Resuming Weekly Verbal and written top industry wages. Sales Wed. Sept. 24 @ 6 pm. COUCH w/reclining ends communication skills are Please fax resume to: Moose Hall 2 miles south $100; maple kitchen table req’d. Send resume by fax w/4 chairs 403-346-3766 of Ponoka on 2A to 403-346-0295 $75 403-346-5488 WE BUY FOR CASH. You can sell your guitar TAN futon, exc. shape, 403-304-4791 Misc. for a song... Moving. Acreage Auction $200 403-347-0325 Help or put it in CLASSIFIEDS FRI. AUG. 8, 12 NOON TO GIVE AWAY loveseat and we’ll sell it for you! 5331-50 ST. Mirror AB and sofa, blue ACADEMIC Express 2002 Chev Cavalier, 4 dr. 403-340-2947 FARGEY’S PAINT 2002 Ford F350 diesel, 4x4 ADULT EDUCATION 2008 30’ 5th wheel WANTED NOW HIRING AND TRAINING Canyon large slide Antiques, furniture and F/T & P/T POSTIONS. 2006 400 Suzuki quad. estates. 342-2514 Competitive wages. FALL START 19’ boat, all reconditioned Must be energetic, & SUN. AUG. 10, 12 NOON business minded. Some • Community Support heavy lifting may be involved. Taylor Dr. Red Deer North Stereos Worker Program To C & E Trail to Rg. Rd. 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LUANN Aug. 7 1982 — Don Muir and Andre Daemen land in Montreal after a record round-the-world propeller flight in a time of six days, seven hours and 30 minutes. 1975 — Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau announces that Canada will seek agreement to set up a 370-km economic coastal zone. 1930 — Richard Bedford (R.B.) Bennett is sworn in as prime minister after the resigna-

tion of Mackenzie King. 1929 — Ottawa bans immigrants from entering Canada under labour contracts, except farm or domestic workers. 1914 — During the First World War, Germany invades France. 1867 — John A. Macdonald starts campaigning for first general elections following Confederation. The election lasts until Sept. 20. Macdonald finishes ahead of George Brown and Joseph Howe. 1858 — Ottawa officially becomes capital of the Province of Canada.

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Teen is in love with his older brother Dear Annie: I am a 13-year-old boy I feel? I really love him with all my and can’t talk about this with anyone heart. — Little Brother I know. Dear Brother: Thinking you are in My father isn’t in my life. love with a sibling is actuIt never mattered because I ally not that uncommon. have the best older brother When you are 13 and going anyone could ask for. “Tomthrough a great many physimy” is 21, and he is my hero. cal and hormonal changes, He helps me with my homeit is easy to think that the work, teaches me about life, strong, loving feelings you takes me places, protects have for Tommy may be rome and loves me uncondimantic in nature. You adtionally. mire him, appreciate him But here’s the problem. I and want to be close to him. think I’m in love with him. The important thing is to Is that possible? He’s all I understand that these feelcan think about. I’m not gay. ings will be replaced by MITCHELL I like girls. I have never felt more appropriate ones as & SUGAR this way about any other you get older. Until then, guy. Tommy has a girlfriend, you can discuss these feeland they plan to get marings with your Mom, your ried. He’s never done anyschool counselor, your docthing to make me think he has other tor or a trusted adult relative or neighfeelings for me, although he’s very af- bor. fectionate. He gives me hugs and kisses Dear Annie: Our son married a wonthe top of my head. derful girl last fall, and we love her Is there something seriously wrong and her parents dearly. There is only with me? Should I tell Tommy how one problem. Their eating habits are

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atrocious. “Emma” cooks nothing but high-fat, high-sugar food. Her mother cooks the same way. Since marrying, our son has put on a lot of weight, and all of them could lose a few pounds. Her father is having gallbladder issues but refuses to change his diet. I have offered to help Emma learn new recipes, but she isn’t interested. I love these people and want to help them develop better eating habits, but I don’t want to make them angry by sticking my nose in where it doesn’t belong. How do I help? — Mom-in-Law Dear Mom-in-Law: Please don’t tell Emma’s parents how to eat. Your intentions are good, but there is no way to do this without sounding as if you are lecturing and criticizing them. The same goes for your daughter-in-law. Instead, concentrate on your son. Surely, he grew up with healthier eating habits and knows the difference. Encourage him to help Emma stay healthy, because this is something that will affect their future children. Then stay out of it.

Dear Annie: You missed the boat with “Maisie’s Mom,” whose daughter won’t let the dog live with them after she promised she could. You admitted that Mom is a victim of a bullying and abusive daughter, but then said she might have to apologize anyway in order to keep seeing her little grandson. Mom owes NO ONE an apology. She should find a place to live with Maisie and move on. Perhaps when the grandson is older, he will choose to be a part of his grandmother’s life. In the meantime, Mom can volunteer at a school to be with children. Life is too short. —Amazed and Appalled Dear Amazed: A great many readers thought “Maisie’s Mom” should keep the dog and cut her daughter and grandchild out of her life. That is her choice, but we know many parents would not think that is a satisfying solution. 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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greater truth for you to emerge on a public level. Whether you know it or not, you will be revealing deeper truth to others now. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You might feel like you can’t do enough for family now. There will be a drive to accomplish much in order to help them out. You are quite sensitive to their needs and this will in turn allow for more of a focus on practicalities of finances and resources available to all. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Today will offer you great breakthroughs with siblings, or simply getting your point across for others. There is much energy for accomplishment available for you. This will push you along towards your dreams. Help others as much as yourself, it will go a long

DORSET, Minn. — A 5-year-old boy’s run as mayor is over in a tiny tourist town in northern Minnesota. Robert “Bobby” Tufts lost his bid for a third consecutive term as mayor of Dorset on Sunday. Eric Mueller, a 16-year-old from Mendota Heights, Minnesota, won when his name was drawn from the ballot box during the annual Taste of Dorset festival. Bobby was only 3 when he was first elected mayor in 2012. Dorset, about 150 miles northwest of Minneapolis, has no formal city government and a population ranging from nine to 28. “It was fun, but it’s time to pass on the vote,” Bobby told The Associated Press by telephone Monday. Then he suggested his little brother get a shot at some point: “I’m gonna let James do it. He’s 2.” People can vote as many times as they like in the “election” — for $1 a vote — at ballot boxes in stores around town. The proceeds go toward organizing the festival. Bobby said he was proud of his efforts to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley in Fargo, North Dakota. way! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): All those practical ideas that you have are now being put into action and are paying off big time for you. There is such a strong ability to get things done and to earn extra income from them now, that it will create great prosperity for you and others now. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Others will help you out. This will increase your true path forward. Make sure to listen to them too. You will be sensitive to other’s desires, but hold true to your own and do not waiver. Today will prove to be very rewarding, and energy levels will be set towards accomplishment. Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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This weekend, the Ellis Bird Farm will host a Bug Jamboree. On Saturday, guests to the farm east of Blackfalds across from the MEGlobal plant at Prentiss will get the opportunity to see up close the bugs that make their home at the farm. The fun gets underway at 1 p.m. Visitors can make a day of it and enjoy the tea house, view the birds that make their home at the farm and walk on the paths around the beaver pond.

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Friday ● Special Family Events will be presented by the Red Deer Public Library during the summer. On Aug. 8 enjoy Tech-Day 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 ● Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre S.A.F.E. Program will be in Deer Park from Aug. 4 to 8. 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. ● Bentley and District Agriculture Society present Bentley Fair and Rodeo running Aug. 7 to 10. There will be pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. Thursday to Saturday as well as children’s activities, concession, museum opening and more. A sampling of events is as follows: Thursday — children’s magic show on at 2:30 p.m.; Thursday and Friday bench show; Friday — Hoja concert at 6:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday — rodeo, beer gardens; Saturday — Kroozing West Show and Shine, triple bungee run and jousting competition, bounce house, farmer’s market, cabaret dance, fireworks, drive-in movie; Saturday and Sunday — horseshoe tournaments starting at 9 a.m.; Sunday — interdenominational church at 10 a.m. and much more. ● Pine Lake Country Fair and Sports Days salutes the Family Farm on Aug. 8, 9 and 10 at Crossroads Ag Park in Pine Lake. Events for the entire family will be offered along with free admission to the grounds. Shania Tribute will go on Aug. 8, with cocktails at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 and tribute show at 8 p.m. Tickets, $45, are available from Gwen at 403-773-2270. ● Scrabble is offered at Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre on Fridays at 1 p.m. for a cost of $1. Phone 403-343-6074. ● Sylvan Lake Legion has weekly steak nights and meat draws starting at 6:30 p.m. on Fridays. Call 403-887-2601. ● Downtown Business Association presents Food Truck Fridays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Truck ‘N Tuesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. featuring family fun music and more downtown at 4740 Ross St. Gourmet food trucks participating include Cool Beans Bus, The Stache, Chedda’ Heads, and Peppermint Andy’s Ice Cream Truck. Phone 403-3408696 or 403-392-6076. ● Summer market, carnival and movie under the stars will all be offered at Cottonwood Gordon Hall on Aug. 8 and 9. Market goes Aug. 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 and

Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with lunch offered from 11:30 to 1 p.m. The Carnival, featuring bouncers, mini-golf, jousting ring, face painting and more, runs from 1 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 9 for $3 per person. Movie goes at dusk; $5 per person or $20 per family. For more information call Linda at 403-224-2881 or Art at 403-227-5461. ● Red Deer Legion Branch #35 year round events: Singles Bridge on Thursdays at 1 p.m. (all levels welcome, including beginners) and Texas Hold ‘Em on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.; meat draws on Fridays at 5 p.m., and Saturdays at 4 p.m. Call 403-342-0035.

Saturday ● Ellis Bird Farm will host the Bug Jamboree on Aug. 9. The free Bug Jamboree goes from 1 to 3:00 p.m. Explore and learn all about the insects around us through the expertise of bug enthusiasts. Enjoy a butterfly count, entertainment and crafts. Check out the kid’s hot dog special at the Tea House. For more information visit www.ellisbirdfarm. ca or call 403-885-4477. ● Day in the Park event sponsored by Victory Church at Oriole park School playground features giant slip and slide, dunk tank, worship, food and drinks on Aug. 9. Registration starts at noon and activities start at 1 p.m. Free but pre-registration required. Contact vcrd@vcrd.ca, or 403-343-2484. ● 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. 9 session is called Go Fly a Kite. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Phone 403-3098405. Free with admission. ● Bike Corral at the Red Deer Market will be offered by Red Deer Primary Care Network every Saturday of the market until fall closing. ● Feature concerts will be offered by the students on MusiCamp Alberta. On Aug. 9, enjoy Peterkin Symphonic Band and Intermediate Jazz Band — Dr. Milten Allen and Mark DeJong, directors — at 2 p.m. at the Arts Centre Mainstage. Free of charge. See www.rdc.ab.ca ● Town of Sylvan Lake Kick it to the Curb program will be held on Aug. 9. Participants are asked to register prior to Aug. 9 at 403-887-2800 and then place safe reusable items on the curb marked with a free sign. Printable signs are available under What’s Happening tab at www.sylvanlake.ca. Registration is optional, but will ensure items appear on the town’s Facebook page and online at the town website. Left over items must be removed by the end of the day on Aug. 10, and may be taken to Sylvan Lake Drop ‘N’ Swap tent at the waste transfer site for no charge. ● Volkssport Walks will be taking place

in Red Deer on Aug. 9. The morning walk at Bower Ponds in Great Chief Park will take registration at 9:30 a.m. and walk at 10 a.m., and the afternoon walk at Kerry Wood Nature Centre will take registration at 1 p.m. and walk at 1:30 p.m. Each walk will be 5 or 10 km. See www.walkalberta.ca or contact Alda at 780-361-5530.

Sunday ● Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery is offering guided tours on Sundays at 2 p.m. in conjunction with the exhibit Remarkable Red Deer: Stories of the Parkland. Included with admission. Phone 403-309-8405. ● Red Deer Public Library celebrates 100 Years of Animation with the movie Toy Story, Aug. 10 in the Snell Auditorium at the downtown branch from 2 to 4 p.m. ● Japanese Drumming with Booming Tree will be featured on stage at Bower Ponds on Aug. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. Two performers put on a high energy show that celebrates the power and passion of the human experience. Phone 403-358-5078. ● Historic Markerville Creamery Cream Day will be held Aug. 10 from noon to 5 p.m. Take in this fun filled family day with free tours, butter and ice cream making, entertainment, mini carnival, kid zone, Cream Can Express, and petting zoo. Contact 403-7283006, or 1-877-728-3007, admin@historicmarkerville.com, or see www.historicmarkerville.com.

Monday ● French Summer Reading Club for elementary school aged children, goes on Mondays, 1:30 p.m. at the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library. This hour long program features stories, activities and crafts to encourage French reading and comprehension. Call 403-346-4576. ● Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S.) is a non-profit weight loss support organization which holds regular weekly meetings in Red Deer and Blackfalds. Learn about nutrition, portion control, food planning, exercise and more. Visit a meeting free of charge. Meetings are held on Monday evenings, Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings. For locations and information call Gail at 403340-1859 or toll free at 1-800-932-8677 or see www.tops.org. ● MAGsparks is an inclusive and accessible visual art program for everyone offered on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. Professional artists are on hand to help with projects. Materials are supplied. There is a drop-in fee of $3. Children under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult. For information, contact Janet at 403-309-8405, janet. cole@reddeer.ca. From Aug. 11 to 27 the group will work with clay. ● United Kids Camp 2014 — It’s a Beautiful day in Our Neighbourhood — will run Aug. 11 to 15, 9 a.m. to noon for children ages five to 11 years at Gaetz Memorial United Church which will co-sponsor the camp with Sunnybrook United Church. Parent and youth volunteers welcome. Call 403-347-2244, or 403-347-6073, see Facebook, or gaetzme-

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Tuesday ● 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, Down by the Bay with Miss Jenn on Aug. 12. No registration is required. For details, phone 403-341-3822. ● Writers’ Ink — Red Deer and District Writers’ group for authors of all genres 18 years and older — meets every Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m., year round at Sunnybrook Farm Museum. First three visits free. Small membership and drop in fees apply. Call Carol at 403-350-7480 and email to studio2@telus.net for more information. ● The Central Alberta Mopar Association (CAMA) Car Club meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Humpty’s Classic Restaurant in Gasoline Alley. Admirers and owners of Chrysler family vehicles are welcome. Yearly membership is $17 for new members and $12 for current members. For more information contact Glen at 403318-8388 or visit centralalbertamopar.com ● ScanVenger Hunt at Cronquist House will be offered Aug. 12 to 15 anytime between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The cost is $5 per player and includes sliced fruit, juice box, and a prize. Players require a smartphone with a QR reader app, a knack for riddle and rhyme solving, sunscreen and/or bug spray. Sign in and get the first clue and instructions. Once the player has found all 10 clues, come back to Cronquist House for the prize. Contact 403-346-0055, or rdchsev@telus.net.

Wednesday ● Sit and Be Fit exercise program is held on Wednesdays starting at 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre. A $2 drop-in fee applies. Phone 403-343-6074. ● Ponoka United Church Thrift Shop is open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come in and shop for the whole family. For more information call Mary at 403-783-5030, or Jessie at 403-783-8627. ● Boomtown Trail Cowboy Church meets the second and last Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., in the Elnora Drop-in Centre. Dates this month are Aug. 13 and 27. Call 403-749-2047 or 403-773-3600. ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Badlanders II is on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035. ● Gord Bamford Charity Golf Classic will be held on Aug. 13 with a kick off Gala evening, featuring Canadian rock band Trooper, starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel in Red Deer and Aug. 14 at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club. Special guests include Olympians, Nashville entertainers and NHL hockey players. Corporate and business sponsors are still wanted. Proceeds go to youth and single parent families. For more ticket information or registration, go to www. gordbamfordfoundation.com or www.gordbamford.com

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Bermuda creates commission to conserve the Sargasso Sea HAMILTON, Bermuda — Bermuda’s government has selected five commissioners to submit recommendations about how best to safeguard the ecologically rich waters of the Sargasso Sea. The creation of the Sargasso Sea Commission follows the signing of a

non-binding declaration by five governments to collaborate on conservation of the mid-Atlantic waters. In March, the United States, Britain, Monaco and the Azores joined Bermuda in signing the conversation declaration. Bermuda is the only island within the Sargasso Sea, a roughly two million-square-mile (three million-square km) body of warm water in the Atlantic. It’s a major habitat and nursery for numerous marine species. On Wednesday, Bermuda said the five-member advisory panel made up of marine ecology and international law experts will have no management authority. The commission will recommend proposed measures for the governments to decide on.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 D7 up drunk on his porch before dawn on Nov. 2. Several hours earlier, she had crashed her car into a parked car on a Detroit street about one km from Wafer’s house in Dearborn Heights. The jury left Wednesday without reaching a verdict. Wafer, 55, said he shot McBride in DETROIT — A suburban homeself-defence. He said he awoke to an owner who opened his front door and “unbelievable” pounding on his doors blasted an unarmed woman on his and feared for his life when he fired porch should have called police inthrough a screen door as someone stead of becoming “judge, jury and exrushed from the side of the porch. ecutioner,” a prosecutor said WednesHe shot McBride in the face, killing day in urging jurors to convict him of her. second-degree murder. “She was a young girl looking for Prosecutors in their closing arguhelp,” prosecutor Patrick Muscat told ments repeatedly emphasized that jurors. “What he did had to be immeTheodore Wafer had easier options diately necessary and it wasn’t. It was than to directly confront 19-year-old reckless. It was negligent. I don’t know how to describe it. It was horrific.” Renisha McBride when she showed

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Thursday ● Red Deer Public Library Dawe Branch Teen Summer Reading Club — Make Your Own Hero — meets on Thursdays at 2 p.m. On Aug. 14, the theme is Facequerade: Learn to make special effects makeup and more. ● Red Deer TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Thursday nights at the Elks Lodge, 6315 Horn Street. Weekly weigh in from 6:15 to 6:55 p.m. with program to follow at 7 p.m. Low membership and weekly fees. Drop in for a free session or email Cheryl at mamaandpapa@ shaw.ca or call 403-3421484. ● Move and Groove 50+ at the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre is on Thursday mornings from 10 to 11 a.m. Drop-in fee is $2. Phone 403-343-6074. ● Marketplace On Main goes weekly on Thursday nights in Rocky Mountain House from June 26 until Aug. 28. Two blocks on Main Street will be closed from 6 to 9 p.m. for a variety of vendors to take to the street. Vendor applications are being accepted for single or multiple nights. Visit www. rockymtnhouse.com for information. ● Melcor and Fresh Air Cinema present 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. 14, 9 p.m. — Top Gun; Aug. 21, 8:45 p.m. — The Amazing

9 a.m. No entries accepted after 9 a.m. ● Red Deer and District SPCA Raise the Woof with three HBO and Comedy Central stand-up comedians, buffet dinner, drinks, prizes, and more will be held on Sept. 13 at Pidherney Curling Centre. Tickets $80.00 each or $560 for table of eight. To order a corporate table, or for more information on tickets and sponsorships, please contact Lisa at development@reddeerspca.com or 403342-7722 ext 207. See www.reddeerspca. com for more details. ● Alberta Society of Fiddlers Fiddle Camp at Deer Valley Meadows takes place Aug. 17 to 22. The camp is open to all levels of fiddle, piano, guitar and quilting. The week culminates with Old Time Family Dance on Aug. 19, 7 p.m. See albertafiddlers.com, or contact Troy at 780-998-4817. ● Prime Stock Theatre Cabaret — the Suite Life (a musical revue) — will celebrate the company’s 20th Anniversary with performances on Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m., Aug. 22 at 7:30 and 10 p.m. , and Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m. all at Scott Block Theatre. Tickets cost $25 cash at the door each. Mature content. Cash bar. Special preview show on Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m. for $20. ● Red Deer College Annual Golf Classic will be held at Red Deer Golf and Country Club on Sept. 21 and 22 and feature Ron and Cari MacLean — honorary chairs of Red Deer is Ready 2019 Winter Games bid. An evening gala will be held on Sept. 21 with the golf fundraiser on Sept. 22. For details, sponsorship and ticket information, see www.rdc. ab.ca/golf_classic, or phone 403-314-2430. ● Parkinson Alberta Flexxaire Step ‘N Stride Walk will take place on Sept. 6 at Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre. Registration is at 9 a.m., and the walk is at 10:30 a.m. There will be a free family picnic, prizes, silent auction and more. Register online at parkinsonalberta.ca. Contact 403-346-4463, or tkozak@parkinsonalberta.ca for information. ● Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Ambassador Breakfast will be held on Aug. 15, 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. at Quality North Hill Inn for a cost of $15 per person. Martin Scholz, permaculture education and international sustainability coordinator with Action International Agencies, will talk about edible landscaping, and bringing agriculture back into urban settings, and more. RSVP to info@rdrwa.ca or call Kelly at 403-340-7379 by noon on Aug. 13.

Spider Man; Aug. 28, 8:30 p.m. — Back to the Future; Sept. 4, 8:15 p.m. — How to Train Your Dragon 2. See www.freshaircinema.ca or contact info@freshaircinema.ca. ● Red Deer Area Hikers meet on Aug. 14 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 Kerry Wood Nature Centre/Clearview circuit. Hike will be cancelled if weather unsuitable. Phone Mavis at 403-343-0091, or Sharon at 403-340-2497. ● Jazz at the Lake Festival 2014 will be held throughout Sylvan Lake the weekend of Aug. 14 to 17. Over 100 international, national, provincial and local musicians are lined up to perform everything from free outdoor performances to the Friday and Saturday night headliners including Tuck and Patti, Jack Semple, Johnny Summer Little Big Band,

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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

Cole Adamson, 18, was driving his grandfather’s — Ray Adamson — Pidherny’s wagon in Red Deer, the third event this year he’s had the chance to do o so. After a couple of tough penalties knocked him out of contention the first couple of days, he was one of the fastest drivers over the last three heats. The proud papa says he will will be the new w full-tim full-t full-time ll-tim time driv d driver off that tth hat wagon h wag n going w wago g fo fforward. rw rward rward. w d “He’s He s come He’s com co a long g w ways,” ays, ays,” said aid d Adamson Ad d on of his son. sson “It’s It’s his first yea yearr wagon driving, but he’s going to be a good driver, there’s no question there. We figure if we can get him the good horses he’ll do the e rest.” Adamson amson was the sixth six ranked driver in the the All-pro Canadian nadian Chuck Chuckwagon and Chuckw n Chariot hariot Association standhario s tandings ngs g heading into tthis his i past week with w strong sh showings owings gss in Grande G rande Prairie, Sad Saddle dle L Lake and Ponoka. a. With hi hiss win i at the N Ph tto b Photo North American Pony by JO JOSH JOS OSSH H ALDRICH/Adv ALDRICH/ ALDRICH/Advocate d ocate st staff Camrose’s Lee L Adamson Adamson is awarded the North American Pony Chuckwa Chuckwagon Chuckwa uckwagon a Champion Championships, Chuckwagons huckwagons ships, gons ons Cha Championship ha ampionship troph am trophy Days on Sunday afternoon Da he should ld jump up a few more at Westerner Days afternoon n in Red Deer. Deer. It was De as his second s nd d North Nor Nort rth h Ameri ENT American can title, title places. w nning previously previously in 1994. 1 ENTERTAINM winning ||d place In third FOOD pla was defenden ing champion champio h and eight-time Rounding unding ing out the to me top p 10 of Elizabeth El E Métis Settlement Services ervices es in R Ro Rocky ocky M champ mp Keith Mountain ountain K Wood ou outt of were Louis iss Johner o off MayM (The The he Pipe Yard in Blackfalds, Saddle House, 1:18.11 dl La Lake in the Westock 1:18.11,6:42.68 1:18. 1:18.1 11 1 ,6:42 .68 total), tock erthorpe (Paradise se RV in Red 1:17.79 Sunday, 6.3 6.37.58 7.58 58 total), Frame & Wh Wheel Align Alignment Deer, er, 1:17.43 on Sunday, m ment Chan ance Th Thomson T Sunday homson of Alnday, 6:31.13 6:31 13 Brian B i Miller of Drumhell- and Chance Ltd. L t rig in Red D Dee Deerr at 6:36.22, al), Gary Thiel 2, total), Thie h of Sherwood tss (PureC (PureChem (Pure (Pur d er (Westerner Park Board der Flats reC Chem Services, while Sedgewick’s C w Curtis urtis Hogg Park (Pumps & Pressure Inc. o of Directors, 1.17. Su unday, un y, 6 1.17.73 6:43.66 :43.66 total). 73 Sunday, 1:20.53 Sunday, was fourth at 6:36. was 6:36.2 6:36.23 23 in the Kel- in Red ed Deer, 1.18.0 1.18.07 7 Sunday, 6:40.22 total), Eckville’s Marjaldrich@red jaldrich@redd ja jaldrich@reddeeradvocate. ich ch@redd h@redd dd lough ough Enterprises d eeeradv ocate. p IInc. nc. wagon. 6.37.42 total), a Kev al Kevin in n Desjarlais vin Hubl (Eldorado Pressure com

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● Downtown Business Association presents British Columbia live band Tofu Stravinsky on Ross Street Patio from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 13. Smooth, crunchy, jazzy, hip music. The Ross Street Patio features Thursday Night Jam Nights from 5:30 to 8 p.m., great for up and coming musicians or old pros to showcase their music. See events@ downtownreddeer.com, or contact Levi at 403-340-8692.

● Red Deer College housing directory can be found at www.sardc.ab.ca/housingdirectory/ This website is operated by the Students’ Association to aid students in their search for housing during the school year. Individuals interested in listing their rental accommodation, can fill out and online form and submit it electronically. Listings range from $15 to $25. For more information call 403342-3200. ● Springbrook Shakedown, hosted by Cruzin’ 2 Cure Cancer, will be held at the Springbrook Multiplex on Aug. 23 starting at 1 p.m. Event features vintage vehicles (pre 1972) such as rods, customs, muscles, along with food, vendors, live music, camping on site and a drive-in movie. For more information email comfortcollision@telus.net ● Fun$Casino, hosted by the Spruce View and District Lions Club, will be held on Oct. 4 at the Spruce View Community from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. with auction to follow. For more information contact Suzanne at 403877-0844. ● Choral Singers Unite Society — CSUS — next audition dates are Aug. 21 and Sept. 4. Singers for children’s, youth, adult and ensemble choirs are all welcome to audition. Contact Lisa to book and audition at lisaward@me.com or call 403-309-3032. For more information go to www.csusreddeer. com ● National Seniors’ Day mini-conference will be held on Sept. 30 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sylvan Lake Community Center. Sessions on downsizing and advanced care planning will be offered along with a roast beef dinner and entertainment. Cost is $10 per session plus $10 for supper. Register by Sept. 22 by calling Maryan at 403-887-5428. ● The Leadership Centre of Alberta will present their Leadership Conference on Sept. 22 and 23. Included in the cost of this two day event are live speakers, meals and the evening Gala ticket. The Gala on Sept. 22 goes from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and along with the meal, will feature the Pillar of the Community award and the Alberta Sings competition. To view the schedule and to register online visit www. theleadershipcentre.ca of call 403-340-0324. ● Red Deer and District Garden Club Annual Flower and Garden Show will take place Aug. 21 at the Golden Circle. More information is available at www.reddeergardenclub.ca. Viewing times are from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. Drop off for entries will be Aug. 20 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Aug. 21 from 7 to

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Bingo dates are Aug. 28, Sept. 22, Oct. 2, and Nov. 12 at 4:30 p.m. Contact Karen at 403-340-3249, kgough@shaw.ca, or Emily at 403-342-6602, ehillis@shaw.ca. ● Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories needs bingo volunteers who are 18 years of age and older to work at Red Deer Bingo Centre. Projects bingo funds support are the Alzheimer Society Seeds of Hope learning series, three support groups, services, outreach, and more. Contact Janice at 403-342-0448, or jfogarty@ alzheimer.ab.ca. Various dates available. ● Affirm — a group that provides safe and confidential support to people of all sexual orientation and their families and friends, from people that have walked this road before as sexual minorities, parents, siblings and friends. They meet once a month in Lacombe. For more information, call Ross at 403-7823671 or Marg at 403-782-1887. ● Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories Red Deer and Central Alberta office offers support groups in various communities for those who care for, or offer support to family members with Alzheimer disease and related dementia, to rejuvenate, learn new information, share experiences, and more. Phone 403-342-0448 to find out more. ● Eckville ’50s and ’60s Dance Jamboree runs the weekend of Aug. 23 and 24 at the Eckville Community Centre. This event will feature a weekend-long dance, food on site, free camping and more. Tickets $20. For more information or tickets call Jerry at 403729-2290 or April at 403-348-1238. ● Central Alberta Singles dance will be held Aug. 16 at Royal Canadian Legion Innisfail Hall. Music by Randy Hillman and Hot Spur. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. Cost is $20 per person at the door. Lunch is provided. The regular monthly dance will be held Aug. 23 at the Innisfail Legion Hall with music by Wise Choice. For information, call Jim at 403-6386563, or Murray at 403-357-8022. ● Alberta Open Farm Days will be celebrated at the Ellis Bird Farm on Aug. 23 starting at 11 a.m. Enjoy a country pig roast lunch at the Tea House along with other special activities throughout the weekend. Reservations for lunch can be made by calling 403-586-4547. ● Cystic Fibrosis Canada Central Alberta Chapter meets at Bethany Care CollegeSide on various dates. Phone 403-3475075 for details.

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● Alzheimer Society National Coffee Break Campaign is gearing up for September and October Coffee Break events. The society invites everyone in Central Alberta to host or take part in a Coffee Break event to raise awareness and funds for education and support programs. Coffee will be supplied by the Alzheimer Society for individuals or groups who wish to host a coffee break event such as bake sale, game night, high tea or a small coffee klatch. Visit alzheimercoffeebreak.ca or call 403-342-0448. ● The Alberta Dahlia and Gladiolus Society will host their annual show on Aug. 23 and 24 at Bower Place Shopping Centre. Judging will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. The show is open to the public during regular shopping mall hours. For more information contact Larry at 403-346-8401. Visit www. albertadahliaandgladsociety.com for show booklet and staging times. ● Alberta Youth Pheasant program will start another year of firearm safety, target shooting, and pheasant hunting for youth ages 12 and 20. Workshops run every weekend from Sept. 6 until Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No cost and supplies included; bring your own lunch. To register or for more information call Doug at 403-347-7968 or Kevin at 403-346-4641. ● 100 Things to Do with Books is offered at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. Upcycle used books into clever crafts at this free program from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium. On Aug. 17, explore paper quilling. On Aug. 17, and on Sept. 21 find out how to make a book into a purse. Please register by phoning 403-346-2100. ● United Way’s 2014 Kick Off Luncheon will take place Sept. 11 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel. Tickets are $50 each, or $400 for a corporate table of eight. Be sure to wear red to show your support. Order tickets online at www. caunitedway.ca or call Jennifer at 403-3433900. ● Wheelin’ ‘N’ Reelin’ Lottery is sponsored by the Optimist Club of Blackfalds to build a new skate park. Tickets are $50 for a chance on an 800 Canam side by side sponsored by Turple Brothers of a Fury 1600 Lund fishing boat and trailer sponsored by Go RV & Marine. Draw date is Sept. 1, 2 p.m. at All Star Park in Blackfalds. For more information call John at 403-396-0798, Kevin at 403-8460111 or Edie at 403-318-5782. ● Learning Disabilities Association, Red Deer Chapter needs bingo volunteers.

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