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Therese Rolheiser makes a soft landing off a small jump at the Clearview sledding hill in Red Deer on Monday. Although the temperature was at about -15 C at the time and the windchill was rated at -25 C, Rolheiser and her siblings Sophia, and Anthony and their friends Rylyn and Kaeden Boorman and Helaina Lang found the snow irresistible. The group just had to get out and get in some early season sledding on the neighborhood hill.
Winter has arrived BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF What a difference a few centimetres of snow makes. People who hadn’t yet got around to getting their winter tires were lined up to for the switch on Monday morning. People who had been thinking of putting up Christmas decorations last weekend were flocking into the stores for new supplies. And everywhere around were the sights and sounds of people scraping their decks and sidewalks, snowplows scraping roadways, and cars and trucks
sliding on unanticipated patches of ice. “I love it,” said Louise Pusiak, seasonal department supervisor for the Canadian Tire store on the north side of Red Deer. Formerly from Niagara Falls, Ont., Pusiak said she has fallen in love with Alberta winters and the way Halloween merges almost seamlessly into Christmas. She said snowfalls over the weekend seem to have awakened the Christmas spirit along with a sudden demand for shovels, scrapers, heavy boots, Christmas lights and — new this year — a panoramic projector that plays ani-
mated scenes on the side of the house. All of those goods are going off the shelves as quickly as they can be stocked, while the automotive department is booked ahead for two weeks by people in need of winter tires, said Pusiak. Her pickup truck got its winter boots about two weeks ago, she said. At the other side of the city, Rick Foster, shop manager at Don’s Tire and Automotive, said his first customer of the day beat him to work at 6:30 a.m. and more customers lined up behind him.
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EDMONTON — Alberta and Ottawa have signed an expanded deal to deliver $2.3 billion in gas tax funds to help municipalities build infrastructure. But federal Employment Minister CENTRAL ALBERTA Jason Kenney em- MUNICIPALITIES phasized the fed- BENEFIT A3 eral government would frown on that money being used to bankroll new arenas for NHL teams. “We’ve been clear that in terms of federal infrastructure dollars we’re not interested in supporting professional sports venues,” Kenney told a news conference Monday. “We would encourage (municipalities) to spend those funds on community-based initiatives.” Kenney made the comments after he and federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose joined Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Diana McQueen to announce the Federal Gas Tax Fund will be renewed for the next 10 years. The fund, created in 2006, delivers funds to municipalities to spend as they see fit on infrastructure. The renewed deal allows for a wider range of spending, including sports facilities. It can also be used for water and wastewater plants, public transit, roads, bridges, airports, disaster mitigation, broadband connectivity, and culture and tourism projects.
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‘I thought maybe one more guy would help’ JOE LOWIS MANNED ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY
The sound of approaching German planes was unmistakable to Joe Lowis and his anti-aircraft gun crew. All too familiar was the din of exploding bombs that followed that morning in France in 1944. “Two or three went off,” the 97-yearold Lacombe veteran recalls of the attack. “One landed about 100 feet from our gun. But it didn’t go off.” Understandably not comfortable
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manning a gun pit a stone’s throw from an awfully big piece of unexploded ordnance, a battery member phoned headquarters for permission to move their 40-mm Bofors gun. Permission denied. Headquarter brass did helpfully give them the go-ahead to build a sand bag wall around the unexploded bomb. Lowis still shakes his head at the memory. At 27, he was older than a lot of the young men under his charge in the 112th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery.
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Joe Lowis, of Lacombe, served in an anti-aircraft battery in the Second World War and saw action in Europe.
Michaels wins Giller Prize for debut novel Sean Michaels of Montreal won the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his debut novel ‘Us Conductors.’ Story on PAGE A11
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Restaurant says food charge to buy sudsy advent calendar hard to swallow REGINA — A Regina restaurant selling a sudsy advent calendar for adults says liquor laws in Saskatchewan are making it difficult to make enough sales. Beer Brothers Gastropub and Deli is offering different beers from around the world in the days leading up to Christmas for $220. But the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Author-
ity requires customers also purchase food, because Beer Bros. only has a specialty-order liquor licence. Manager Eric Clairmont says the added food expense is discouraging people from buying the already pricey liquid calendars at all. He says customers are complaining about having to buy food, which he calls an unnecessary charge. He’s suggesting they go for some beer olives — the cheapest item on the menu. Clairmont says the pub has to follow the rules even though he thinks they’re unfair.
Bouncer gets jail for assaulting man on night of his bachelor party SASKATOON — A bouncer has been sent to jail for assaulting a man who disappeared on the night of his bachelor party.
The trial for Scott Russel Denny was to begin Monday in Saskatoon provincial court, but he instead pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. Myles MacIntosh, a former resident of Lunenburg, N.S., disappeared Feb. 1 after he became separated from his friends at a nightclub. Police determined he got into a fight on a pub crawl bus before getting off and walking to the South Saskatchewan River, where he fell in. The 28-year-old’s body was found about 200 kilometres downstream in May. Denny, 33, was given credit for time spent in custody, but still faces 12 months in jail. He was also sentenced to two years of probation. During that time, he must stay away from alcohol and non-prescription drugs, participate in treatment for substance abuse and get counselling for anger management.
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WEATHER: People wait until the last second By 8:30, Foster and his co-workers were turning people away because they had already booked in as many cars and trucks as they could manage that day. “Where were you the first of October? That’s when I put mine on,” said Foster. It’s the same story every year. Some people seem to need a fresh dump of snow to think about getting their cars ready for winter, he said. “It’s absolutely amazing how many people wait until the very last second,” he said. With or without winter tires, drivers encountered treacherous conditions as snow started to accumulate on Saturday night and continued through to Monday, with plunging temperatures and more flurries predicted at times today. Police reported a number of trouble spots on Hwy 2 between Calgary and Edmonton on Monday and one motorist was killed at about 10 a.m. while driving eastbound on Hwy 27. Const. Lyle Korver said a woman from Sundre was driving up a hill about eight km west of Olds when she lost control of her minivan, slid across the highway and was struck on the passenger side by a westbound pickup truck. Road conditions were typical for a fresh snowfall, with the travelling lanes and shoulders partly covered in snow and ice, said Korver. Inside Red Deer city limits, sanding and snow removal on hills, bridges and overpasses got underway on Saturday night, following a new colour-coded system announced in fall.
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Plow routes are marked with colour-coded signs to help residents understand where each street fits in the plowing priorities, which are triggered by accumulation, public works manager Greg Sikora said on Monday. Purple routes — the highest priority — were triggered twice during the weekend, with plowing and grading continuing on Monday on arterial roads, identified as red routes. Sanding continues on the purple, red and green routes, as well as intersections in residential areas, identified as grey routes. The biggest change this year is that where residential plowing was discretionary in the past, snow clearing will be triggered at a packed depth of 10 cm on residential roads, identified as grey and green routes. Details about the colour coding program are available online at reddeer.ca or by calling the snow route help line at 403-406-8796. Sikora said he and his crews watch the two-day forecasts and rely on many years of data in determining when and where to tackle snowfalls. The opening days of this year’s snow removal have been quite a bit better from the previous two years because there were no issues with freezing rain, although there was a bit of ice on roadways, said Sikora. Environment Canada’s forecast for today includes a threat of falling temperatures and more snow, with a promise of clear days ahead. It’s going to be chilly, though. Forecasts call for daytime highs of -15C today and -18 on Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures dropping to -25 at night and to -27 on Thursday night. The trend is expected to turn around on the weekend, with daytime temperatures hovering just below 0 on Saturday and Sunday. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com
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Raised on a farm in the Coronation area, he joined the army at 24, signing up in a hotel room at the Coronation Hotel. “At the time, when I joined, our side was losing pretty badly. I thought maybe one more guy would help.” After training in Lethbridge, and Ontario’s Chatham and Petawawa, he was shipped to England on the Queen Elizabeth, which had been converted to a troop ship and would carry 750,000 wartime passengers, as many as 10,000 at a time. For Lowis’s journey, there were six men to each tiny room, sleeping in hammocks. Posted to Colchester, Lowis and the other gunners trained, and took turns manning gun emplacements along the English Channel coast to relieve British crews. “They were pretty exhausted in England,” he says. On July 8, 1944, his battery was sent to France as reinforcements following the D-Day invasion the previous month. One of his most vivid memories was surviving an attack by their own planes. “We could see these planes break off formation and start coming in.” An officer happened to be cycling by and Lowis warned him. “I said, ‘Sir, you better get in our dugout because we’re going to get bombed by our own planes!’ “Sure enough, we got it.” The planes were close enough there was no question whose markings they bore — and they weren’t German. “I could see the guy in the cockpit, who drove the plane.” One anti-aircraft gun crew member, who was a little slow in being convinced he was going to be attacked by his own side, suffered a minor shrapnel wound to his back as he leaped into the dugout. But the others came through unharmed. It later emerged that there was some confusion among the airmen over flare colours used to identify friend from foe. Lowis dodged injury that day, but would not emerge from war unscathed. His hearing was irrecoverably damaged by the din from his guns, and his nerves were affected, he says. As the one in charge of the anti-aircraft gun, he could not wear ear protection because he had to take targeting and firing orders over a field telephone. Lowis served right to the end of the war in Europe — and beyond. In the Army of Occupation, he found himself guarding a German hospital. When someone swiped his knife, he substituted one from the hospital kitchens. That swastikaembossed souvenir became his wife’s tool of choice for digging out dandelions back in Canada for many years. Lowis had met his bride Dorothy during his service in England. She had been born in Canada but had followed her family back to England. Joe and Dorothy married in Basingstoke, England. It would be a short honeymoon. The couple were only married a week when Joe was sent home. Almost a year went by before his wife could join him, as she waited her turn for ship passage with the thousands of other war brides. Joe and Dorothy farmed in the Poplar Ridge area until retirement. They had been married for 61 years when Dorothy died in 2007. Lowis’s wartime uniform and Dorothy’s wedding dress are on display at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery.
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Red Deer Council rejects Council approves ‘backdoor’ approach to transition to CNG buses winterizing patio BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF
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A “backdoor” attempt to put winterizing the Ross Street Patio into the city’s plans was rejected by city council. Coun. Tanya Handley, who voted against the winter city motion to consider outdoor gathering and recreational spaces, said she felt it was a backdoor approach to get the Ross Street Patio open in the winter. “That’s what it feels like to me,” she said at Monday’s city council meeting. The motion, introduced by Coun. Paul Harris at the Oct. 14 meeting, sought to have the administration explore the development of a winter city strategy “that would support better use of Red Deer’s outdoor recreational and gathering spaces, and that the Ross Street Patio is potentially included as a pilot project.” Harris said he brought the motion forward because of the upcoming 2019 Canada Winter Games and saw that as an opportunity to support outdoor public spaces and making them winter accessible. Coun. Lawrence Lee asked for an amendment to remove the Ross Street Patio as a potential pilot project from the motion saying he didn’t want the motion to include or preclude the patio. Harris said we’ve already had a discussion about the wording of the motion. This wording doesn’t say it would be included and excluded it just says potential.
“It would be a shame to delete it at this point.” However, Harris’ motion suffered its first blow when council voted to remove a Ross Street Patio from the wording of the motion. This was followed by a five to three vote against the motion, with only Coun. Lynne Mulder, Dianne Wyntjes and Harris in favour. Wyntjes and Mulder agreed with the motion, saying Red Deer has winter weather for six and maybe even seven months of the year, believing a winter city strategy has potential to add value to the city. Handley felt they would be burdening administration with further strategies and this wasn’t a good use of resources. Harris countered that the motion’s request would not be cumber some, all he was asking for was a one or two page briefing on what it might take to get a proper winter city strategy for outdoor public spaces. Coun. Frank Wong voted against the motion, saying the city has lots of outdoor facilities and that the Winter Games committee may have their own ideas with what to do with outdoor public space to assist in hosting the games. Coun. Ken Johnston said he didn’t want administration going after this when it could duplicate efforts made by the Winter Games group. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
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BRIEF Vehicle damage, injuries rise in September The number of vehicle damage and injury collisions rose in September according to statistics tracked by a Red Deer man. Though there were no reported fatal collisions in September, the number of injury collisions increased by seven from five to 12 and the number of reported property damage collisions increased from 189 to 304 according to a release from Doug Taylor, a retired
2014 Gas Tax funding in Central Alberta $208 million will be made available this for local projects across Alberta including many communities in Central. Here’s a breakdown of the Gas Tax funding for each community. Red Deer Red Deer County Sylvan Lake Wetaskiwin Mountain View County Clearwater County Lacombe Wetaskiwin County Lacombe County Ponoka County Olds Innisfail Rocky Mountain House Blackfalds Ponoka Stettler Stettler No. 6 ,County of Kneehill County Three Hills
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MONEY: Supported over 2,000 projects The deal will deliver $208 million to Alberta this year and $2.3 billion by 2024. The funds will be linked to inflation. Red Deer is set to receive about $5.3 million in funding this year, while Lacombe has been allocated $636,222 and Wetaskiwin $680,676. “Initially this (program) was done on an annual basis, and municipalities didn’t know whether the money would be there from year to year,” said Kenney. “If you’re going to make investments in infrastructure, you need to be able to plan over a long horizon.” The issue of using public funds to pay for an NHL arena has roiled for years in Edmonton. The city is on the hook to build a $600 million downtown arena for the NHL Oilers. A deal struck last year between the city and the Oilers will see the team pay $6 million a year in lease payments, run the building, and keep the profits. The smoldering debate to build a new arena for the NHL Flames in Calgary sparked this past summer when Brian Burke, the team’s president of hockey operations, derided the
engineer. Taylor runs the Red Deer Road Users’ Challenge, a monthly tracking of all reported collisions in Red Deer. Based on quarterly results and benchmarks for number of collisions, he distributes cash to four different groups – seniors, high school students, college students and Red Deer Safety City – if they meet certain standards. He is offering his own money, up to $12,000 a year, provided the injury collisions are below a certain number in any given six-month period. In a release he said injury collisions increased by 140 per cent and property damage collisions increased by 60 per cent when comparing September to August of this year. The estimated cost of this damage in September was $4,150,400, up $1.7 million from August.
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Diesel fired buses may be on the way out, after Red Deer City Council approved a transition to Compressed Natural Gas buses. The move to CNG powered buses was one of several recommendations in the 2013 Greening the Fleet Study presented at Monday’s council meeting. The study sought to reduce petroleum fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emission. Only Coun. Ken Johnston and Coun. Paul Harris opposed the motion. Harris because he doesn’t think the measure goes far enough to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions and Johnston because he didn’t believe the capital costs justify the project. According to the study submitted to council, phasing in CNG buses will reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions by two per cent by 2031. Council will still have to approve the project to build a fueling station and other CNG infrastructure items when they come up in the 2015 capital budget discussions, which is planned for Nov. 25. In his presentation, public works manager Greg Sikora outlined the different types of buses examined as the city underwent a review to find environmentally friendly options. The city’s vehicle fleet consumes more than 3 million litres of fuel per year. The largest consumer is the Red Deer Transit department, which represents two-thirds of fuel the city uses every year. The greening was separated into short and long term strategies. Sikora described the short-term strategies as low hanging fruit. They include an idle free campaign, using GPS technology to collect fuel use and driver behaviour data to support idle reduction strategies and right CENTRAL ALBERTA typing/sizing – getting the right vehicle for the job SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT CENTRE required and utilizing it appropriately. The Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support The long term strategy Centre is looking for enthusiastic and caring focused on tackling the people to volunteer. Applicants must be I8 city’s largest greenhouse years of age and be able to provide a clean gas emitter the public criminal record check. transit buses. The review compared Please send resume or email to diesel powered buses Michele Kercher at mkercher@casasc.ca
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30-year-old Saddledome as outdated and inefficient. The gas tax has already supported a number of projects in Alberta, including wastewater or storm water operations in Calgary, St. Albert, Manning and Strathcona County. McQueen said the money has also funded rapid transit in Edmonton and recycling initiatives in Calgary. “Under the previous GTF program we were able to support over 2,000 projects in Alberta,” said McQueen. She said the money can’t be used to build new schools, an infrastructure priority announced last month by Premier Jim Prentice. Kenney and McQueen said the money is not earmarked to go to mitigation projects to prevent a repeat of last year’s catastrophic floods in Calgary and southern Alberta. Kenney said that money is part of separate, dedicated disaster mitigation fund but added “if municipalities want to pay for berms and other mitigation under this gas tax transfer they can do so under the enlarged criteria.” Helen Rice, president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, said her members have told her there is no shortage of priorities in the rapidly growing province. “The needs are immense and they’re very diverse,” said Rice, who attended the announcement. “The most exciting part for me is that it has flexibility that gives municipalities the respect to make their own decisions regarding the selection of infrastructure projects.”
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with CNG, hybrid electric-diesel and electric. Using the fleet’s diesel as a baseline Sikora said a CNG bus cost about $50,000 more per bus, a hybrid cost $175,000 more per bus, an electric cost $300,000 per bus. It was also pointed out that with hybrid and electric buses there was an additional cost on batteries of about $200,000, which Sikora said have a lifespan of about eight to 12 years. The typical diesel transit bus has a lifespan of 18 years. Under the plan CNG buses would replace diesel buses as the old buses are retired from service and any new bus purchased for a new function would also CNG. The switch CNG is estimated to save $16.4 million over the next 18 years. Sikora said fuel costs were factored in and are significantly less than diesel. However, natural gas is a commodity and is subject to market fluctuations. There is also an upfront cost to setting up CNG infrastructure, which is estimated to be $3 million. Installation of a fuelling station could cost $2 million to $2.5 million and the necessary building modifications for the different fuel would be $300,000 to $450,000. In other council news: ● Frank Wong was the only voice of dissent against the approval of the north east high school site plan. He opposed it because of its location, south of the Red Deer River. The concept plan was approved for the future development of a new Red Deer Public, Red Deer Catholic and Francophone high school near the intersection of 30th Avenue and 67th Street. The plan was approved as a planning tool for the long-term development of the site. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
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Just voluntary slavery THE POLOZ SOLUTION TO YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IS NO SOLUTION AT ALL Don’t you find it odd (and ironic) how wealthy people can say that raising the marginal tax rate on the top 10 per cent of income-earners is theft and bad for the economy? But at the same time they can believe that unemployed people should work for zero pay — for just the privilege and experience of helping the 10 per cent turn a profit for. GREG Bank of Canada chief NEIMAN Stephen Poloz didn’t suggest that directly when he said recently that unemployed millennials living in their parents’ basements would be better off volunteering their skills in an area close to their university degrees, as a means of padding their resumes. But the message his unintended audience received was the ironic one. Poloz said his speculations on why the unemployed should work for no pay at all was “not a monetary policy matter.” Well, good for that. Can you imagine him saying we should turn our econo-
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my around by creating wealth for free? He said he was merely relating the advice he gives to young people who ask him for advice on starting a career. But giving something of value away for free, in the hopes you might get paid for it later, is bad career planning. There are about 200,000 Canadians with recent university training who cannot find work. The unemployment rate among this group is nearly double that for everyone else. Working for free, says Poloz, would fill the gap in one’s resume between getting a degree or diploma and getting a job. Poloz called the gap the “scarring effect” — the time spent when your credentials erode while others gain experience in your area, and yet others graduate with “fresher” skills. As governor of the Bank of Canada, Poloz knows that every time he opens his mouth, people will parse every syllable of his sentences. They will search for meaning in every facial tic, while he gives his reasons why the Canada’s central bank will do essentially nothing for another 90 days. So he should know better than to publicly advise people to work in an underground economy. Can he explain the difference between employers taking on workers but not paying them, and people taking pay for their work but declaring no income for tax purposes? Both practices are common in Can-
ada — and both are illegal. Unless a worker is required to undertake job experience as part of a certified education program, it is against the law not to pay that person. It is against the law for a person to agree to work for less than minimum wage, and against the law to ask them to do it. There is a reason Canada has laws governing labour standards. These internships and Poloz’s suggestion that young people offer their work for free both subvert Canada’s minimum wage and labour laws. We already have a history of young people literally being worked to death for no pay as interns. In Edmonton, an intern fell asleep while driving home after a 16-hour (unpaid) shift, and was killed in a car crash. Bell Canada was the subject of official complaints for rotating hundreds of people a year through unpaid internships, with little or no hope of a job at the end of the “experience.” Walrus magazine was only one Canadian publication that was forced to stop taking on unpaid internships after their subscribers learned how a high portion of the product they paid for was produced for zero pay. A business can get pretty used to not paying some of their staff. They can come to regard it as an entitlement. It’s not as if the work of these interns has no value. If an employer does
not have work to offer requiring more skill than flipping hamburgers (which is at least paid work), what are they doing? Why would an employer demand university training to do work that has zero value? We already know that interns often do the same work as paid staff in many cases. Agreed, the thousands of young people coming out of our very expensive colleges and universities with poor job opportunities in their area of training is a problem. Telling these highlytrained (and highly-indebted) people that they have no value is not the answer. One critic said Poloz was “tone deaf” on the issue. I would say he was being deliberately obtuse. If Canada’s industry is so uniquely skill-selective that no university or college can prepare someone to do that work, the employers need to provide the training themselves. After all, they’re the ones profiting from it. St. Paul, the world’s first missionary (and a tent-maker by trade), said that every worker deserves his pay. And every slave must be properly fed, clothed, housed and cared for when sick. What has changed since? Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.
I met a Holocaust survivor ... HE REMINDED ME WHY WE CAN NEVER FORGET BY LOUISE MCEWAN SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE I met a Holocaust survivor one warm August day in Chamonix, France, as we were doing the tourist thing, wandering about in the shadow of Mont Blanc, and searching for a place to eat. We finally decided upon a bustling café that had a large outdoor terrace. As my mother took her seat amongst the cramped tables, she accidentally knocked her fork onto the ground. A soft-spoken older gentleman at the table beside us reached down to pick it up, politely suggesting that she might like to ask the server for a clean one. A conversation ensued. We learned that the man lived in Paris and was visiting Chamonix with his grandson, who had taken the gondola up one of the mountains. As the conversation progressed, we learned that the man was Polish. Two years before the end of the Second World War, the Nazis had imprisoned him in a concentration camp. He was 14-years-old at the time. Of the 29 members of his family sent to the death camp, only he and his father survived. Even though he mentioned this horrific period of his life in passing, 70 years later the power of the memory caused his eyes to fill with tears and he fell silent, lost for a moment in the past. When I think about this gentle man, wearing a long-sleeved shirt on a warm August day, perhaps to conceal a number tattooed into his flesh, my mind wanders to the past, to a dark period in human history that I had previously encountered only in books and film. Then, with a jolt, my mind returns to the present, and I think of the son of a friend, who served as a peacekeeper in Kosovo and did duty in Afghanistan, and whose experiences in those places have changed him and his family forever. I think of the gentle souls, for whom some memories will never heal, and I wonder at the words “Lest we forget” that, in Canada, we associate with red poppies and the act of remembrance. For, as my chance encounter with the man in Chamonix illustrates, war is impossible to forget for
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those who live through it. It may be more accurate to say, “Lest we block it out” when we speak of the necessity of remembering and the importance of passing down those stories that can orient our hearts towards peace. “Lest we forget” makes me think of an old veteran whom I once saw interviewed around Remembrance Day. For the first time in his life, he spoke about his wartime experience. He broke down on national television as he expressed his feelings of guilt for having survived when most of his comrades had died. He must have spent a lifetime trying to forget; and although he had tried to block the experience, it hovered over his life, threatening to destroy the normalcy he feigned. There was a time when society expected this old veteran, like so many others, to block the bad memories; when being a man meant ignoring the trauma
and getting on with life. Today, we recognize post-traumatic stress disorder, and we are learning that unhealed memories can reoccur at the most unexpected times and at the slightest provocation — a sight, a sound, a smell, or even a chance encounter with strangers at a café. Today, I will stand with others at the Cenotaph, not because there is any danger of forgetting, but because it is important to remember. As I stand in silence, remembering the broad strokes of man’s inhumanity to man, I will see a gentle man who, through the simple act of picking up a fork, touched our hearts that day in Chamonix. Troy Media columnist Louise McEwan has degrees in English and theology. She has a background in education and faith formation. Her blog is www.faithcolouredglasses.blogspot.com. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www.troymedia.com).
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SOUTHEND, Sask. — Searchers on Monday rescued five teenagers from an island in a northern Saskatchewan lake where they were found after failing to return on time from a moose-hunting trip. RCMP said the four boys and one girl were all in good health, but were being taken to a health centre in the community of Southend as a precaution. Police said a rescue boat picked up the teens on one side of Malcolm Island in Reindeer Lake, where they were first spotted, and took them to the other side of the island, where there is a small airstrip. Search-and-rescue crews were able to land at the airstrip and fly the teens back, in two trips, to Southend by late afternoon. The teens, who are between 13 and 17 years old, had not returned on time Thursday from a hunting trip. Simon Jobb, a local councillor with the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, said the community is relieved to have the teens home. “The atmosphere is very good,” he said. “The weather conditions were horrible, in regards to people out there in this kind of weather ... we’re very, very thankful.
“Seeing them and talking to them, I know they are very happy to be home,” he said. “I’m sure there are some emotions.” RCMP spokeswoman Mandy Maier said earlier in the day that strong winds, large waves and dropping temperatures had been hampering search efforts. “The weather has not been good in the area,” said Maier, who added that temperatures were ranging from -10 to -18 C. Police said the teens, who left Southend on Tuesday in two aluminum boats, were equipped for overnight camping. It was suspected they had taken shelter on shore from the cold and wind. Maier said she didn’t know if the teens are related. Search officials had seen two boats docked at a private lodge on Saturday, but no one was unable to get to the area until Sunday due to poor weather. Maier said the cabin was vacant, but had been broken into and some supplies were taken. Police weren’t able to confirm that the group was there. Reindeer Lake is Saskatchewan’s second-largest lake at more than 6,650 square kilometres and with numerous islands and bays.
TORONTO — People coming to Canada from Ebola-affected countries — including returning healthcare workers — will need to undergo a more formal 21-day monitoring period, the federal government announced Monday. And some will need to quarantine themselves in their homes for that time. The policy requires people deemed to be at high risk of having contracted Ebola to stay at home or in “a facility” for the three weeks, which corresponds to the length of the disease’s incubation period. The policy statement, pushed out after the end of the working day, does not specify what kind of facility that might be, or who would decide which of the options would apply to a particular case. Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada’s chief public health officer, has not granted an interview to clarify questions raised by the policy statement. Rumours have swirled for some time that the federal government was considering strict quarantine rules for returning health-care workers but multiple sources have said the idea met with considerable resistance from provincial governments. There were concerns that treating returning health-care workers like disease carriers instead of people who had risked their own lives to help the world might deter others from volunteering to help in the response effort.
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Study examines daycare costs BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A city west of Toronto has been named the least affordable place in Canada for regulated daycare. The study, titled The Parent Trap and released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, says childcare rates in Brampton, Ont., are the most disproportionate in the country. Although other Canadian cities may have higher overall childcare costs, the study found that those who live in Brampton, 50 kilometres northwest of Toronto, had the highest daycare costs in comparison with wages. Specifically, it found that median yearly daycare fees in Brampton were equivalent to 36 per cent of a woman’s income, or some four months worth of work. The most affordable city for childcare was Gatineau, Que., near Ottawa, with fees amounting to only four per
cent of a women’s income, or the equivalent of two weeks worth of salary to pay off a year’s worth of daycare. Overall, the study looked at median childcare fees in 22 of Canada’s largest cities for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. In all of the categories, those who live in Toronto paid the highest amount to put their children in daycare, though not the most in relation to incomes. When it came to infant care, it found that fees for children under 18 months were the most expensive. Torontonians paid the highest amount to put an infant into daycare at an average of $1,676 a month. Those in St. John’s, N.L., paid the second-highest amount at $1,394 a month. Not surprisingly, those in Quebec cities paid the lowest fees in the country due to province-wide government subsidies that cap daycare costs at $7.30 a day per child. The most affordable cities for infant daycare among those surveyed were
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Gatineau, Laval, Montreal, Longueuil and Quebec City, where it costs parents $152 a month. Outside of Quebec, where all daycare is subsidized, the next most affordable daycare was in Winnipeg, with an average monthly cost of $651, also due to a provincewide cap on fees. The study found that, in general, there were more available daycare spots as children got older. Those who looked to put toddlers aged 18 months to three years into daycare found nearly twice as many spaces as those seeking spots for infants. Once again, parents in Toronto paid the highest toddler childcare rates in the country, at an average of $1,324 a month, followed by those who live in Vancouver, Burnaby, B.C., London, Ont, Brampton, Ont., and Mississauga, Ont., with fees just over $1,000 a month. The least expensive cities for toddler childcare were in Quebec, where it costs $152 a month, and then Winnipeg at $451 a month.
Lastly, preschool spaces for children over three years old were the least expensive, and most abundant, of all the categories. Toronto parents paid the highest fees at an average of $998 a month, followed by Calgary, London, Ont., Brampton, Ont., Mississauga, Ont., and Ottawa at just over $900 a month. Quebec residents again paid the lowest at $152 a month. The study’s co-author, David Macdonald, said the data, which was acquired from cities and regions in late 2013 and 2014, show that the cities with the most affordable daycare rates were those that offered subsidies. “The reason why you have $7.30 a day daycare is because the government’s supporting it,” he said in an interview. “It’s pretty clear looking at cities in Canada that the ones that have affordable daycare are the ones in Quebec.”
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Demonstrators show they support for Isabelle Gaston, ex-wife of Guy Turcotte and mother to the two murdered children,as she talks to reporters in front of the courthouse Monday in Montreal. Guy Turcotte, the former Quebec cardiologist who admitted to killing his two young children in 2009, could be back behind bars soon if the Crown is able to successfully argue its case against his conditional release in court Monday.
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er. I’ve done that for almost 40 years,” Chomiak said. “I haven’t devoted 40 years of my life to working in public life to be reduced to a question that’s yes or no. I support what this government does. I support what this premier
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People are treated at the General hospital in Potiskum, Nigeria, Monday, following a suicide bomb attack at Government Science Technical College Potiskum. Survivors say a suicide bomber disguised in a school uniform has detonated explosives at a high school assembly in northeast Nigeria, and a morgue worker says 48 students have been killed.
Suicide bomber kills 48 students at Nigerian school BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POTISKUM, Nigeria — A suicide bomber disguised in a school uniform detonated explosives at a high school assembly in the northeastern Nigerian city of Potiskum on Monday, killing at least 48 students, according to survivors and a morgue attendant. Soldiers rushed to the scene, grisly with body parts, in the capital of Yobe state, but they were chased away by a crowd throwing stones and shouting that they are angry at the military’s inability to halt a 5-year-old Islamic insurgency that has killed thousands and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes. A suicide bomb attack in the same city killed 30 people one week ago, when suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked a religious procession of moderate Muslims. Some 2,000 students had gathered for Monday morning’s weekly assembly at the Government Technical Science College when the explosion blasted through the school hall, according to survivors. “We were waiting for the principal to address us, around 7:30 a.m., when we heard a deafening sound and I was blown off my feet, people started screaming and running, I saw blood all over my body,” 17-year-old student Musa Ibrahim Yahaya said from the general hospital, where he was being treated for head wounds. Hospital records show 79 students were admitted and health workers said they include serious injuries that may require amputations. The hospital was so overcrowded that
some patients were squashed two to a bed. A morgue attendant said 48 bodies were brought to the hospital and all appeared to be between the ages of 11 and 20 years old. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to give information to reporters. Survivors said the bomber appeared to have hidden the explosives in a type of rucksack popular with students. Months ago Nigeria’s military had reported finding a bomb factory where explosives were being sewn into rucksacks in the northern city of Kano. Garba Alhaji, father of one of the wounded students, said there was no proper security at the school. “I strongly blame the Yobe state government for not fencing the college,” he said, adding that just three months ago a bomb was discovered in the school and removed by an anti-bomb squad. Many Nigerians are angry that Boko Haram has increased attacks and bombings since the government on Oct. 17 claimed to have brokered a ceasefire. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has denied negotiating a truce.
WASHINGTON — Internet providers shouldn’t be allowed to cut deals with online services like Netflix or YouTube to move their content faster, and should be regulated more like phone companies, President Barack Obama said Monday in an announcement that was swiftly rejected by industry. The Federal Communications Commission is nearing a decision on how far to go to protect Internet consumers from backroom deals between broadband providers like Verizon and AT&T and content companies like Netflix. Obama’s statement puts significant political pressure on FCC commissioners and aligns the White House with Internet activists who warn against the creation of so-called Internet “fast lanes.” “For almost a century, our law has recognized that companies who connect you to the world have special obligations not to exploit the monopoly they enjoy over access in and out of your home or business,” Obama said in his statement. “That is why a phone call from a customer of one phone company can reliably reach a customer of a different one, and why you will not be penalized solely for calling someone who is using another provider. It is common sense that the same philosophy should guide any service that is based on the transmission of information — whether a phone call, or a packet of data.” Industry quickly pushed back. “We are stunned the president would abandon the longstanding, bipartisan policy of lightly regulating the Internet and calling for extreme” regulation, said Michael Powell, president and CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, the primary lobbying arm of the cable industry. This “tectonic shift in national policy, should it be adopted, would create devastating results,” Powell later added.
White House racing against time in bid to limit Iran’s nuclear program MUSCAT, Oman — The Obama administration is facing its last best chance to curb Iran’s nuclear program — not just to meet an end-of-the-month deadline for a deal, but also to seal one before skeptical Republicans who will control Congress next year are able to scuttle it. In the final stretch of years of negotiations to limit Tehran’s nuclear production, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Monday for a second straight day with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and European Union senior adviser Catherine Ashton in Oman’s capital. The three diplomats ended discussions late Monday with no sign of an imminent breakthrough. Asked at a brief photo opportunity if they were making progress, Zarif responded: “We will eventually.” “We are working hard,” Kerry added. The stakes are high as the Nov. 24 deadline approaches. A deal could quell Mideast fears about Iran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb and help revive the Islamic Republic’s economy. It also would deliver a foreign policy triumph for the White House, which is being hammered by prominent Republican senators over its handling of the civil war in Syria and the growth of the Islamic State militancy in Iraq.
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A Kinder Morgan survey crew records video of protesters on Burnaby Mountain, B.C., on October 29, 2014. Kinder Morgan is overplaying the economic benefits and downplaying the costs of its proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, according to a report released Monday.
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CALGARY — Kinder Morgan is overplaying the economic benefits and downplaying the costs of its proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, according to a report released Monday. Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Public Policy Research teamed with The Goodman Group Ltd., a California-based consulting firm, to examine the estimated impacts of the project. The report “strongly recommends that the citizens and decision-makers of B.C. and Metro Vancouver reject this pipeline, which is neither in the economic nor public interest of B.C. and Metro Vancouver.” The Trans Mountain pipeline currently ships 300,000 barrels of petroleum products per day from the Edmonton area to the West Coast. The $5.4-billion expansion would nearly triple its capacity to 890,000 barrels a day, enabling crude exports to Asia via the Vancouver area. In its regulatory application to the National Energy Board late last year, Kinder Morgan included an analysis by the Conference Board of Canada, an economic think-tank based in Ottawa. The conference board estimated 36,000 person-years of employment in B.C. while the pipeline was being built. Monday’s report disputes those numbers, saying expected employment during construction would be about a third of that — 12,000 person years, tops. That’s less than less than 0.2 per cent of total provincial employment. The number of long-term jobs is also overstated, according to the SFU-Goodman report. Kinder Morgan has projected 50 direct full-time jobs once the pipeline is up and running, with 2,000 resulting from the project’s spinoff benefits. The report pegs the spinoff jobs at closer to 800. The report’s authors say B.C. government coffers will get a “tiny” benefit from the Trans Mountain expansion, with Alberta and oilsands producers the
main beneficiaries. Property tax benefits for B.C. communities along the route would average less than one per cent of current total municipal revenues. “B.C. is not getting its fair share of benefits from this project,” said Ian Goodman, president of The Goodman Group. On the cost side, the report also takes issue with Kinder Morgan’s numbers. The company’s most expensive spill scenario puts the cost at $100 million to $300 million. Brigid Rowan, senior energy economist with the Goodman Group, said a large spill in a highly populated area like Metro Vancouver could cost up to $5 billion. “Putting it all together, the benefits are not as good as we’ve been told, but the costs are much worse,” she said. Past research by The Goodman Group has taken aim at other projects’ stated economic benefits, such as Enbridge Inc.’s (TSX:ENB) Line 9 reversal between southern Ontario and Montreal and TransCanada Corp.’s (TSX:TRP) Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. The study’s authors hope their findings make their way to key decision-makers weighing Kinder Morgan’s proposal, whether that’s the B.C. government or the National Energy Board. They welcome anyone participating in the NEB process, currently underway, to include the report as evidence in their filings. “It’s important to have this report entered into the public debate and become a part of the review that goes on with respect to this project and also be something that decision-makers, as this moves forward, have available to them,” said Doug McArthur, director of the graduate school of public policy at SFU. “In all cases, we believe the findings will lead people to believe this project is really questionable.”
BRIEF Revenue falls but Aecon Group Q3 profit of $39.5M beats prior-year result TORONTO — Aecon Group Inc. (TSX:ARE) saw an increase in third-quarter profit even as the construction and infrastructure development company reported softer revenues in the period. Ae=con said net profits in the three months to Sept. 30 were $39.5 million or 49 cents per diluted share, up from $34.4 million or 53 cents in the same 2013 quarter. The improved results included a fair value gain on convertible debentures of $8.7 million, versus a $2.8-million loss in the prior-year period. Revenue contracted to $840.4 million from $897.3 million, largely because of what the company said was longer than anticipated ramp-up on new projects as a result of externally-driven delays. “An overall more cautious approach is being adopted by clients to moving projects forward at a normal pace,” the company said in its earnings release, issued Monday after markets closed. “This trend has continued into the early part of the fourth quarter with ongoing uncertainty being seen in the broader Canadian economy, in large part linked to weakness in the resource sector.” President and CEO Teri McKibbon said the quarterly results were “consistent with seasonally stronger results posted in the second half of the year for the construction industry in Canada.”
Magellan Aerospace Q3 profits soar 36%; revenue up almost 12% TORONTO — Magellan Aerospace Corp. (TSX:MAL) says third-quarter earnings soared by more than a third as the Toronto-based supplier of components to the aerospace industry also reported a double-digit boost in revenue. Magellan says net income in the three months ended Sept. 30 was $13 million or 22 cents per share, up 36.4 per cent from $9.6 million or 16 cents per share in the year-earlier period. Revenue climbed 11.9 per cent to $202.5 million from $181 million as a result of higher production volumes on both new and legacy commercial aircraft platforms and the appreciation of U.S. dollar and the British pound against the Canadian dollar. Revenues in Canada increased 6.7 per cent year
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OTTAWA — The pace of new home starts in Canada slowed in October due to less construction of multiple-unit homes including condominiums, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says. The agency estimated Monday the standalone monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate was 183,604 units in October, down from 197,355 the previous month. Economists had expected a rate of 200,000, according to Thomson Reuters. The decrease in October brought the six-month moving average down to 195,707 homes as of October, compared with 197,763 in September. “The decrease in the trend reflects a decline, in October, of starts of multi-unit dwellings, including condominiums,” CMHC chief economist Bob Dugan said in a statement. “Given the elevated level of condominium units under construction, our expectation is that condominium starts will continue to trend lower over the coming months.” CMHC says the pace of urban housing starts in October decreased across the country, with declines led by British Columbia and followed by Quebec, Atlantic Canada, the Prairies and Ontario. The overall drop in the pace of new home construction came as the rate of urban starts slowed to 164,683 in October, down from 177,053 in September. The drop was due to a slower pace of multipleunit urban starts which fell to 98,673 compared with 114,539 in September. The rate of single-detached urban starts segment increased to 66,010 from 62,514. Rural starts recorded a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 18,921 in October. TD Bank economist Brian DePratto noted that while the October results fell short of expectations, the trend over the last six months has still outperformed the bank’s expectations and has remained well above the 180,000 level needed to keep up with underlying population growth. “In addition, the decline was led entirely by multiple-unit starts, which can be quite volatile,” DePratto wrote in a note to clients. “With multi-unit construction growing as a share of overall new homebuilding (it now accounts for 60% of construction), monthly swings have become more volatile, and so longer-term trends provide a more appropriate gauge of the health of Canada’s construction industry.”
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Establishing Candu as an alternative fuel burner would be a “game-changer” for the company, added Ala Alizadeh, senior vice-president, marketing and business development. It opens the doors to opportunities in markets like Britain, France, Japan and Russia where thousands of tonnes of recovered uranium are in storage. The ability to burn thorium is also attractive to countries like Malaysia. However, the plentiful supply of natural uranium in Canada, whose price has been falling since the Japanese nuclear meltdown, limits the potential construction of an AFCR plant in Canada, said Swafford. The federal government also stands to earn millions of dollars in royalties as part of its deal to sell Atomic Energy of Canada to SNC-Lavalin in 2011 for $15 million. Maxim Sytchev of Dundee Capital Markets said the construction of new nuclear plants is promising for SNC-Lavalin but difficult to forecast because of the long lead times and uncertainty in signing contracts. However, he said the work is all “upside” since nobody assumed when SNC-Lavalin acquired AECL a few years ago that Candu would do much more than refurbish existing nuclear power plants. “It’s going to take years before anything realistically is going to come from that,” he said Monday. “I think people should be tempering their expectations.” Meanwhile, SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) said it was disappointed to have lost a long-term contract it has had for a decade to manage 3,800 federal government buildings, facilities and properties across Canada. Ottawa says it has awarded contracts worth up to $9.6 billion to Brookfield Johnson Controls Canada, a joint venture between Johnson Controls and Brookfield Property Partners. The contract, which starts when SNC’s contract expires in March, is for up to eight years but can be extended for up to six more years and could include the addition of other assets for a total potential price of $22.8 billion. SNC-Lavalin described the process as “fair.” Spokeswoman Lilly Nguyen said the contract announcement is unrelated to its decision to moving quickly to cut its global workforce by 4,000, including about one quarter in Canada, as it adjusts to underperforming business segments.
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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 124.49 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.44 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.44 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 58.55 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto market closed slightly higher Monday as strong early advances sparked by positive Chinese trade data evaporated amid another bout of falling oil prices and a fresh slide in gold stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index had been up as much as 77 points but closed ahead 18.97 points at 14,709.8 as base metals and energy stocks also declined. The Canadian dollar erased early gains to move down 0.32 of a cent to 87.92 cents US as the U.S. currency strengthened. New York markets were slightly higher with the Dow industrials and S&P 500 building on the record highs established at the end of last week. New York’s Dow industrials rose 39.81 points to 17,613.74, the S&P 500 added 6.34 points to 2,038.26 and the Nasdaq climbed 19.09 points to 4,651.62. Data released overnight Sunday night showed that China’s export growth slowed to 11.6 per cent in October from a year earlier, beating analysts’ expectations of a 10 per cent rise. Imports rose 4.6 per cent from a year earlier, slightly below forecasts calling for a five per cent gain. The trade surplus of the world’s second-biggest economy also beat expectations as it widened in October to US$45.4 billion from $30.9 billion in September, higher than forecasts calling for a $42.3-billion surplus. Analysts said the positive reaction to the data indicated that markets were finally getting comfortable with Chinese growth not returning to the double-digit run-ups that were a feature of the country’s economy for many years. “We’re starting to become more realistic in that we now don’t overreact if the data comes in at or marginally below,” said Kash Pashootan, portfolio manager at First Avenue Advisory in Ottawa, a Raymond James company. The gold sector continued to be a major weight on the TSX,
Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 19.25 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.66 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 92.70 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.44 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 30.29 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 12.90 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.85 First Quantum Minerals . 16.67 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 21.69 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.40 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.65 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.02 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 37.75 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.60 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 18.32 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 27.74 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 28.31 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 51.64 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.40 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 50.05 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 40.57 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 17.10 Canyon Services Group. 11.34 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 28.25 CWC Well Services . . . 0.7000 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 21.05 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.98 down almost six per cent with December bullion losing $10 to US$1,159.80 an ounce. The sector has fallen over 17 per cent in the last month as the U.S. Federal Reserve concluded its massive bond-buying program, or quantitative easing, while inflationary pressures in most countries remain tame. Lower bullion prices are impacting gold stocks as it is getting increasingly expensive to get the precious ore out of the ground. “Gold goes in cycles and we’ve had a 12-year cycle where gold has done well,” Pashootan said. “And that ended a couple of years back and we could easily have a 10- to 12-year cycle where gold does nothing.” Energy stocks also turned negative as oil prices declined in the face of a stronger U.S. currency. The December crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange shed $1.25 to US$77.40 a barrel and the TSX energy sector moved down 1.33 per cent. The base metals group moved down 1.3 per cent while December copper edged two cents lower to US$3.02 a pound. Gains were more plentiful outside the resource sectors. The TSX found support from the consumer staples sector with Loblaw Cos. (TSX:L) up $1.37 to $58.55 ahead of earnings from the grocer later in the week. Techs also lent support with BlackBerry (TSX:BB) climbing 69 cents or 5.78 per cent to $12.63 after CEO John Chen told the Financial Post that the smartphone maker is “on the cusp of profitability.” Financials and telecoms also provided lift for the TSX. MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Monday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,709.80, up 18.97 points Dow — 17,613.74, up 39.81
Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 96.28 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 53.63 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.17 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 26.67 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 54.12 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.35 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 4.71 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.030 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.83 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 39.17 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . 6.64 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.70 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.58 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 63.58 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 81.40 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 68.20 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103.56 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 36.84 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.20 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.57 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 48.43 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 79.85 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.42 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 53.97 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 81.58 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 40.85 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.34 points S&P 500 — 2,038.26, up 6.34 points Nasdaq — 4,651.62, up 19.09 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 87.92 cents US, down 0.32 of a cent Pound — C$1.8027, up 0.36 of a cent Euro — C$1.4128, up 0.13 of a cent Euro — US$1.2421, down 0.34 of a cent Oil futures: US$77.40 per barrel, down $1.25 (December contract) Gold futures: US$1,159.80 per oz., down $10 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $18.306 oz., down 27.1 cents $588.54 kg., down $8.71 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’14 $1.50 higher $452.60; Jan ’15 $1.50 higher $436.60; March ’15 $2.80 higher $435.30; May ’15 $3.20 higher $434.40; July ’15 $4.20 higher $434.30; Nov ’15 $4.60 higher $429.60; Jan. ’16 $4.50 higher $436.60; March ’16 $4.50 higher $440.40; May ’16 $4.50 higher $440.40; July ’16 $4.50 higher $440.40; Nov. ’16 $4.50 higher $440.40. Barley (Western): Dec. ’14 $1.00 higher $155.00; March ’15 $1.00 higher $159.00; May ’15 $1.00 higher $159.00; July ’15 $1.00 higher $159.00; Oct. ’15 $1.00 higher $159.00; Dec. ’15 $1.00 higher $159.00; March ’16 $1.00 higher $159.00; May ’16 $1.00 higher $159.00; July ’16 $1.00 higher $159.00; Oct. ’16 $1.00 higher $159.00; Dec. ’16 $1.00 higher $159.00. Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 532,401 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 532,401.
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Pipeline issues are ’’scabs on our lives’: Neil Young BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Music icon Neil Young says Canadians need to stand up for clean air, land and water by taking on big oil companies because issues involving pipelines are “scabs on our lives.” He said Canadians must band together to ensure the Charter of Rights and Freedoms includes the right to live in a healthy environment. Young was in Vancouver as part of the lineup of entertainers and artists including Barenaked Ladies, Feist and Robert Bateman for the last stop of the national Blue Dot Tour, which was fronted by scientist and environmental activist David Suzuki. The singer-songwriter continues to stir debate with his comments in Washington last year that the oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta., resemble the Japanese city of Hiroshima after it was laid waste by an atom bomb. He’s sticking to the comparison, which he made in opposing TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas. “I’ve spoken to people who were in Hiroshima and also went to Fort McMurray and they agreed with me when they saw the tar sands,” Young said Sunday in an interview backstage at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre. Young said it’s too bad if people don’t like his views. “Those people who are the Fort McMurray people, either they’re oil people or they’re occupied by oil people,” he said. “So of course they’re going to be upset because I just said we don’t want that. It’s not good for our families.” Proponents of the oil industry have accused Young of using his rock-star status to mischaracterize oilsands development. Jeff Gaulin, spokesman for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said he would tell Young and any other foreign celebrity who lectures Canadians that people around the globe need more energy and Canada uses the highest safety standards compared to other countries. Young was born in Ontario but currently lives in California. “Mr. Young can take his tour to Ven-
ezuela, to Algeria, to Iraq and other places around the world to have a total picture of how well Canada’s resources are developed when looked at in the global context,” he said. Gaulin said that in January, the association invited Young to discuss pipeline issues in a neutral setting and with a neutral moderator, but Young declined. The 68-year-old music legend said his most important task as a musician is to speak against “things that interfere with the home.” “I see the world the way I see it. I’m going to do what I think should be done because people are watching me. Then they’ll say, ’Why’s he doing that? Doesn’t he care about selling records?’ No, I don’t.” Young expresses his staunch activist views in his latest protest song “Who’s Going to Stand Up?” with calls to “ban fossil fuel and draw the line before we build one more pipeline.” “The real issue is do we want to have a clean planet,” he said Sunday. “Do people in Canada deserve to have food that’s good and breathe clean air? If people in Canada all wanted that, it might be a good idea to put it in their constitution like so many other countries around the world.” Young said he still considers Canada his home even decades after he left the country. “There are some people who say that I’m not a true Canadian because I roam the earth. To me, that’s the most Canadian thing to do is roam the earth.” Although governments and the industry tout jobs from new and expanded pipelines, Young doesn’t agree with that sentiment. “That’s not a job. It’s a disaster,” he said. Suzuki, for his part, said he’s been to Fort McMurray many times and slammed the development there because of the environmental impact that goes far beyond Alberta. “What you do the water and the air affects me and my kids and I live in British Columbia,” said Suzuki. “So we’ve all got a stake in what’s going on there. I’m with Neil all the way. This is a catastrophe ecologically and socially.”
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Bring your parents to work day TWIST ON BRING YOUR KID TO WORK DAY INVOLVES MOM AND DAD AT THE OFFICE BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Seta Whitford-Stark was dumbfounded last year when she found out her daughter Amy quit her job at an employeerecruiting agency to work for LinkedIn, an Internet company that Seta had never heard of. Amy tried to explain what the online professional networking service did, but Seta couldn’t quite grasp the concept or why the 29-yearold would want to work there. “Oh my God, what has she gotten herself into?� Seta, now 73, recalls muttering to herself. Then Seta got to observe Amy and her colleagues in action at LinkedIn Corp.’s New York office and came away with a much better understanding of her daughter’s career. She was back at LinkedIn again last wee for its second annual Bring In Your Parents Day, joining thousands of parents at companies around the globe in an event that gives adult children a rare opportunity to showcase the cultural and technological changes that have transformed the modern workplace. Conceived by LinkedIn last year, more than 50 companies and other organizations in 16 countries are now embracing this generational spin on the take-the-kids-to-work craze that began a couple decades ago. Companies realize that some parents who once tried to enlighten their kids by letting them tag along at work may be confused about what their now-adult
children do. “The first reaction when you hear about this is, ‘Really, bring your parents to work? Is that really something you should be doing?’ � says LinkedIn Corp. CEO Jeff Weiner. But it makes sense, he says, “once you have done it and see how meaningful it is. It helps us all speak a common language in terms of how the world is working today.� Margie Sisk, a human resources specialist at an amusement park, remembers bringing her daughter Riley on a “Take Your Daughter To Work� day. She never thought the tables would someday be turned. Riley, now a LinkedIn recruiting director, celebrated her 24th birthday hosting her mom and dad, Jon Sisk, at LinkedIn’s Mountain View, California headquarters. “It’s a sign of the times, how much things have changed,� says Margie, 50. “We could have never taken our own parents to work. Everything here is so incredible that now I am sitting here wondering how I could get a job here.� Leo Burnett North America CEO Rich Stoddart expects many of the roughly 200 fathers and mothers attending the Chicago advertising agency’s event to be startled by what they see and hear. He is confident the visit will cast ad agencies in a new light, especially among parents whose perceptions have been shaped by the Mad Men television series set. “They are going to collide with a creative workforce that has a lot of 20-somethings walking around in T-
shirts and jeans,� says Stoddart, whose 77-year-old mother flew in from Cleveland to attend the event. The agenda includes lessons on how to use Twitter, glimpses at past and future ad campaigns and live music performed by Bassel and the Supernaturals, one of the bands that the agency has been bringing for the past nine years to help make work more fun. Bill Fernandez, who spent 40 years working in the auto industry, thought he might have come to the wrong place when he and his wife Hazel arrived at LinkedIn’s headquarters to be chaperoned by their daughter, Robyn, a product consultant for the company. “We saw one guy walking around in Bermuda shorts and thongs,� Fernandez, 72, marvelled. “He looked more like he was ready for a day in the park than to go to work.� Joe Hirz, 65, was pleasantly surprised by how much freedom LinkedIn’s workers seemed to have while he accompanied his daughter, Jill HirzJones, to LinkedIn’s inaugural parent’s day last year. It was a stark difference to his 45-year career as an auto mechanic, a job that required him to account for his whereabouts and activity virtually every minute of his shift. Getting an inside glimpse of LinkedIn also gave Joe, who didn’t have a television set at home until he was 10 years old, a better understanding of how technology has changed the way people find jobs today. More than 332 million people have set up profiles on LinkedIn pages where they share their
career accomplishments, turning the service into a popular way to connect employers with talented workers. “In my era, jobs came through word of mouth from your friends or in classified ads in newspapers,� Joe says. “Now, it seems like you can get information almost immediately on a phone, including finding a job just about anywhere in the world.� Jill, 29, says it’s now much easier to discuss work with her dad after last year’s visit gave him a window into her corporate communications job. “For him, working in a garage, communications meant speaking really loudly so everyone could hear him,� Jill says. “Now, it’s easier for him to understand when I am talking about a challenge on our communications team.� Some companies participating in Bring In Your Parents Day may be motivated by more than enlightening parents, says Brad Sago, a Wheaton College professor of business and management who specializes in generation-gap issues. “Getting parents on their team is another way for companies to build brand equity,� says Sago. “They are creating a company advocate, which is important because these parents are still influential in many children’s lives.� Stoddart is unabashed in his desire to sell parents on the merits of working at Leo Burnett. “We want our best employees to stay with us and parent advice is often involved in some of those big career decisions,� Stoddart says.
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HOROSCOPES Tuesday, Nov. 11 cy for you to let your imagination get CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS away with you and not hear the full DATE: Leonardo DiCaprio, 40; Stanley story truthfully. Allow yourself to take Tucci, 54; Demi Moore, 52 steps in a positive direction organiTHOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today is cally. Remembrance Day ~ Lest we forget. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Deep truth is This year, I ask that we all become in- going to be realized about the governspired by those who fought to create a ment or your career. There is a sense better world for us all. Take action to- that you will want to completely jump wards justice and peace on earth. Spir- ship and take on a new perspective. itually, the number 11 is now some- Well, that might be good, but you will what of a trend, but fundamentally this be guided by those within your famnumber represents the balance of the ily against it. It will be proved as solid sun and moon. Astrologically, this is advice. the new moon energy, a new VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. start. 22): Others in your life may HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If share sensitive news with today is your birthday, this you today. This could be year will prove to be one to shocking statements from remember. Your instincts your children or unnerving will be very high and accunews from friends in relarate. You will have to contion to your romantic intend with deep seated feelterests. Whatever it is, take ings being revealed. This it in stride, don’t rush to a will create profound changdecision. es within your perspective LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): on life and truth. Friends Your intuitive and personwill play a pivotal role with al worth should be working inspiring you to express for you today. UnfortunateLARISA MAIRA yourself and your creative ly, it will not come to great OZOLINS talents this year. use when you receive some ARIES (March 21-April shocking news that might 19): Yesterday’s drive will unsettle you a little today. still be in play today as you This could involve family, are confronted with personyour home, parents, or the al issues by family. Your time may be country you reside in. directed more towards work. Deeper SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): After truth about your feelings will be re- yesterday’s revelations, you are more vealed. Beware of accidents; you could inclined to want to know more of the be daydreaming throughout the day. truth today. You are willing and able to TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You delve deeper and will become slightly should be feeling good today. That obsessed with finding out the truth. restless, internal stress will be set- You could become slightly irritable, tled today as you understand another’s but it will still be a good day. feelings more and more. It could be SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You that of your significant relationship or are more inclined to want to daydream your co-workers. If travelling a long or brain storm at home today. Choose distance, you could become irritable the latter, as this is an excellent day today. to increase your savings and truly take GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You will action towards building up your earnnot be particularly focused at work to- ings. Don’t be hasty. Steadily plough day. You will be inspired, but perhaps away at your dreams. in full daydream mode. Try to chanCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You nel that inspiration into your work or will be more sensitive to what is said towards analyzing the truth. As truths with friends or those within a group are revealed, you may want to protect setting today. You will be the one fightyourself more. ing and standing up for your truth, but CANCER (June 21-July 22): News just be sure you know what that really brought to you today will be highly is. Delve deeper into your understandbeneficial for you, just find out facts ings now. and details. There is a slight tendenAQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One
she also can be extremely mean-spirited and vindictive if she does not like someone. She embellishes the truth to the point where she is telling baldfaced lies and ruining reputations. How can I handle her without becoming one of her targets? — Ms. Hyde’s Neighbour Dear Neighbour: People like Ms. Hyde need to be the centre of attention, and the way they do this is to create friction, which generates interest in what they have to say. It would help if you show less interest when she gossips, saying nicely that you much prefer when she talks about books, movies, herself, whatever, than when she discusses others. Then change the subject, asking her a question that necessitates an adjustment in her focus. Be attentive to her. Compliment her when she does or says something kind. And in speaking to others, when you have the opportunity to correct a misimpression she has given, do so. Dear Annie: Here’s another thought regarding “Best Friend in Trouble,� who is pretty sure her best friend’s husband is cheating on her. I’ve always believed when you come
across a situation like this, you don’t say anything to your friend. Instead, let the husband know that you are aware of his behaviour and that if he doesn’t ’fess up, you will tell her. Give him the choice to tell her before you do. Annie, even though you are right in presenting the possibility that the wife already knows, if the friend tells her, she still risks losing the friendship. Put the husband on the spot — it’s his mess. If he doesn’t step up to the plate, then you can consider how to present this to your friend. Saying that if you were her you would check it out implies you are smarter than she is because she hasn’t noticed. — P. Annie’s Snippet for Remembrance Day: “In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans’ organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose.� Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar. Email 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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Dear Annie: I am 74, slim and in per- would a man who has a companion fect health. For the past who loves him and takes six years, I have been livcare of him try to destroy ing part time with “Fabio,� the relationship? — Moving my 81-year-old Italian boyOn Without Him friend. I have supported Dear Moving On: This him through lung cancer isn’t about rejecting you. and other medical probWe think Fabio is feellems. Now he has decided ing his mortality and, like he needs someone 60 or many men, imagines that younger to entertain him. being with younger women A year ago, Fabio secretwill help him cheat death. ly joined a singles group. He expects that you, as a He attended house parties, dutiful, caring “wife,� will bowling groups, theatre put up with it. Some women jaunts, etc., and I had no would, but usually because MITCHELL idea. When it was his turn the marriage is sacred to & SUGAR to entertain at his house, them or provides finanhe made all of the prepacial support. Because this rations alone and did not isn’t the case with your reinvite me. Your readers lationship, you are free to ought to beware of lovers move on and find someone who claim they don’t answer the phone who better suits your idea of fidelity. when you call at night because they It’s possible Fabio may someday redon’t hear it ringing. It’s quite possible gret this breach, but we wouldn’t wait they don’t hear the phone because they around. aren’t at home. Dear Annie: I’m having a problem Fabio sees nothing wrong in what with my next-door neighbour. She is he is doing. He says he thinks of me as older, can be fun to be around and his wife and loves me. But Annie, why has a kind heart. The dilemma is that
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Memoir explores God, guns, war, love BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
BRIEF Black Tusk bassist dies from injuries suffered in motorcycle crash SAVANNAH, Ga. — The bass player for the heavy metal band Black Tusk has died after being critically injured in a weekend motorcycle crash near his Georgia home. The death Jonathan Athon, 32, of Savannah was confirmed Monday by the band’s record label, Relapse Records. Black Tusk recently finished recording a follow-up to the band’s 2011 album Set The Dial and the 2013 EP Tend No Wounds, said Bob Lugowe, the label’s marketing director. Athon suffered critical injuries Friday night when his Harley-Davidson motorcycle crashed into the side on an SUV in Savannah’s downtown historic district, according to SavannahChatham County police. Athon died Sunday at a local hospital after being taken off life support, Black Tusk said in a statement posted on its Facebook page. “Doctors told us that he suffered irreparable brain damage shortly after the accident,” said the online statement, which Lugowe confirmed came from the band. “He has been in a coma
Michaels wins Giller Prize BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Sean Michaels of Montreal won the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his debut novel Us Conductors on Monday, thanking those in writing and publishing who took a chance on him “when they had no reason to.” “As a newer writer, it’s an unimaginable gift when one of those people who seems to live in the clouds reaches down with kind words,” the 32-yearold said in his acceptance speech. “We need to do this more often.” The book — about the Russian-born inventor of the theremin instrument — was praised by jury members as making “music seem to sing from the pages of a novel.” The Scotland-born, Ottawa-raised author beat out titles by Miriam Toews of Toronto, David Bezmozgis of Toronto, Frances Itani of Ottawa, Edmonton native Padma Viswanathan and Montreal’s Heather O’Neill. His win was a bit of a surprise, considering Toews’ All My Puny Sorrows was largely seen as a frontrunner for the Giller after strong sales and last week’s Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize victory. “I feel like a whale who has found a whole city in his mouth,” Micheals said in an articulate and humorous acceptance speech, in which he thanked his wife, publishers and fellow nominees, among others. Us Conductors is based on the life and loves of Lev Termen, the Russianand sustained by life support until now. As per his wishes, we removed Athon from his life support systems and his organs will be donated.” Police said a passenger, identified by the band as Athon’s girlfriend, was also hospitalized with injuries from the crash. Her condition was not immediately known. A heavy metal trio, Black Tusk formed in Savannah in 2005 and honed a raw, no-frills style sometimes referred to as “swamp metal.” In less than a decade, the band released four albums and several EPs on independent labels.
Garth Brooks serenades cancer patient MINNEAPOLIS — A woman fighting breast cancer found herself front and centre during a recent Garth Brooks concert in Minneapolis, when she was serenaded by the country music super star. Teresa Shaw and her daughter travelled from Iowa to see Brooks’ show in Minneapolis on Friday. Shaw brought a sign that read, “Chemo this morning. Garth tonight. Enjoy the dance.” During Brooks’ hit song The Dance, Shaw was next to the stage when Brooks walked over and started singing to her. He then handed her his guitar and kissed her on the forehead. KARE-TV reports that Brooks took Shaw’s sign and held it up, telling her
born inventor of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments. Through flashbacks and correspondence, readers follow the scientist and spy from New York in the 1930s to the gulags of the Soviet Union under Stalin. Michaels was the only first-time novelist on this year’s short list. The music journalist also writes short stories and founded the pioneering MP3 blog Said the Gramophone. “For me, that was really the most incredible thing of this whole experience, was meeting these other fantastic writers,” he said. “As a first-time novelist, spending time in a room with these role models was really inspiring.” Born in Stirling, Scotland and raised in Ottawa, Michaels has written for the Guardian and McSweeney’s and received two National Magazine Awards. He said he plans to use the Giller prize money to further his career as a writer, noting he is now attempting to write a second novel. The Giller Prize was established in 1994 by businessman Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller. This year’s jury members were Canadian author Shauna Singh Baldwin, British novelist Justin Cartwright, and American writer Francine Prose. They read 161 books submitted by 63 publishers. The jury members said they decided on a winner Monday morning, noting the deliberations were “unanimous.” “It was extraordinary,” said Cartthat he and everyone in the audience were sending her strength to beat her cancer.
Diana Krall reschedules U.S. tour after recovering from severe case of pneumonia NEW YORK — Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall has rescheduled her U.S. tour after recovering from a severe case of pneumonia. Krall announced Monday that her Wallflower World Tour will kick off on Feb. 25 in Boston. The tour was originally scheduled to happen this week. She will visit 26 cities on the tour. Tickets go on sale Friday. Krall will also release a new album, Wallflower, on Feb. 3. She interprets a collection of pop songs from the 1960s to the present day by the Mamas and the Papas, the Eagles, Bob Dylan and Elton John as well as a new song by Paul McCartney.
wright. “I’ve been on other juries and I’ve never been on a unanimous jury before, and the reason really is, we had a terrific entry, I mean really, exceptionally good. That’s why we had six (finalists) rather than five. We just couldn’t make up our mind on five.” CBC-TV personality Rick Mercer hosted the glitzy Giller gala, which aired on the public broadcaster from the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Toronto. Presenters at the black-tie bash included filmmaker Deepa Mehta, writer Naomi Klein and actors Kim Coates, Yannick Bisson and Jessica Pare. Mercer recently replaced former Q radio star Jian Ghomeshi as host of the event and stood by an earlier vow to steer clear of any talk of the scandal surrounding him. “Tonight we are here for one reason and one reason only, and that is to celebrate great Canadian fiction,” Mercer said in his opening remarks. “That, and its open bar.” This year the Giller prize purse increased to $140,000, with $100,000 to the winner and $10,000 to each finalist. Organizers say that makes it the richest fiction prize in Canada. “Each nominee receives $10,000 — minus the $2 service fee if you aren’t with Scotiabank,” joked Mercer. Mercer also noted the prize provides a huge sales boost to the winning author. “Also, eight out of 10 previous winners report that when you win a Giller Prize, your in-laws will stop questioning what you’re doing with your life,” he quipped.
Bieber on schedule to resolve vandalism case LOS ANGELES — Justin Bieber’s attorney says the singer is on schedule to finish his sentence in a misdemeanour vandalism case by early next year. Attorney Shawn Holley told a Los Angeles judge that Bieber will complete community service and anger management treatments by the time his case is called again on Feb. 10. Bieber is on probation for a vandalism case filed earlier this year over an incident in which the singer threw eggs at a neighbour’s home. The pop singer did not attend Monday’s hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court. Bieber was ordered to complete five days of community service, attend 12 anger management sessions and pay $80,900 to repair damage to his neighbour’s home. Holley says Bieber has already paid restitution.
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Worst of flu yet to come PLENTY OF VACCINE AVAILABLE; MORE CLINICS PLANNED BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Flu season has yet to strike hard in Alberta so it’s the perfect time to be immunized, says medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. “It does take two weeks for immunity to build after the influenza vaccine so it’s really important for people to know that now is the time to get vaccinated,” said Hinshaw, with Alberta Health Services, Central Zone, on Monday. She said so far Alberta has seen sporadic influenza cases. As of Nov. 1, the province had 93 laboratory-confirmed influenza cas-
es, 34 people admitted to hospital and four deaths. Central Alberta has seen two cases admitted to hospital with no deaths. Last season, more that 1,200 Albertans were hospitalized — and 30 died — due to influenza. As of Nov. 1, a total of 583,340 doses of vaccine were administered in the province at public clinics, doctors offices and pharmacies. In Central Alberta, 59,554 doses were administered at public clinics. Statistics from doctors and pharmacies were not available. This year the vaccine, which is purchased by the province, is being distributed to pharmacies through drug wholesalers instead of the public
health system because of the number of pharmacies now involved. “We know there was two million doses ordered this year for Alberta so there’s lots for people to take advantage of, and the earlier the better for people to get full protection.” Hinshaw said it’s too early to know what to expect this flu season. “We know Australia had a lot of H1N1 in their influenza season. We usually look at the Southern Hemisphere as a prediction of what’s going to happen here, but it’s always a prediction.” She said last year, H1N1 did cause more serious illness in younger people, but all influenza can cause serious illness.
In Red Deer, drop-in clinics will continue at the following locations: ● iHotel, 6500 67th St., on Nov. 12, 13, 19 and 20, from 12:30 to 7:30 p.m. ● Red Deer First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar St., on Nov. 22, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ● Pidherney Centre (former Red Deer Curling Centre), 4725 43rd St., Nov. 24, from 12:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hinshaw said more clinics may be scheduled depending on how the season goes. For information on clinics elsewhere in Central Alberta, visit www. albertahealthservices.ca/influenza. Albertans can also receive the vaccine at some pharmacies. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com
is putting out his third compilation of Hays Daze columns called I Seem to have Misplaced My Marbles. A book release party will be held Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Fratters. Entertainment will include performances by Hay’s band Triage, as well as former Red Deer resident Richard Harrow. There will also be video readings from the book by Larry Reese, Blaine Newton, Jenna Goldade and Hay — who will also be signing copies. There will be a cash bar and a dinner menu and everyone is welcome.
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War-related exhibitions open to public today BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery is recognizing Remembrance Day with two war exhibitions and free admission for the public today. Let’s Go Boys!, Red Deer and The Great War — 1914, tells stories and features artifacts about how Red Deer and Central Alberta citizens responded to the First World War. Valerie Miller, curator of collections, said the exhibition looks at recruitment and enlistment and what happened in the first year of the war in Red Deer. “It’s all First World War material. It’s a small number of things that have been collected over the years,” said Miller about pieces of the museum’s military collection that are on display until Feb. 8. “People in Red Deer have had incredible experiences. They’ve had global experiences.” Let’s Go Boys! coincides with 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. Missing Lives, based on the book by the same name by Rory Maclean, shows the work the International Committee of the Red Cross and other organizations have undertaken to trace 34,278 missing men, women and children during the war in the Balkans between 1991 and 1995. Anthropologists and forensic scientists have spent years helping to identify the missing. To this day, more than 15,000 people remain unaccounted for even with the use of DNA to identify remains from mass graves. The exhibit, with photographs by Nick Danziger, documents and com-
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BRIEF Dangerous road conditions delay Guilbault trial The trial of a Red Deer man accused of killing his father has been adjourned until Wednesday after a key witness was unable to get to court to testify. Aaron Timothy Guilbault, 33, is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death on Nov. 3, 2012, of Timothy Bruce Guilbault, 58, a former Red Deer city councillor. In custody since his arrest two days later, the younger Aaron Guilbault is now on trial before Justice Monica Bast in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. Defence counsel Patty MacNaughton takes no issue with the facts, presented by Crown prosecutor Maurice Collard. The question, she says, is whether her client suffered a mental health issue that would make him not criminally responsible for his actions. MacNaughton planned to open her case on Monday with expert testimony from a psychiatrist based in Calgary. However, the witness was unable to make the drive to Red Deer because of treacherous road conditions caused by snowfalls. MacNaughton’s two witness have been rescheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, if required. Tim Guilbault served three terms on Red Deer city council, resigning his
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Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery co-ordinator of visitor experience Kim Verrier traces her finger through a table top labyrinth in the Reflective Space complimenting two exhibits currently on display at the Museum. Missing Lives is a photographic look at the 1990s Yugoslavian conflict. Lets Go Boys! features local stories and objects from the First World War. memorates the personal stories of 15 families whose relatives disappeared during the wars of the former Yugoslavia in 1990s. “Once people start looking and reading, they have to go on to the next, and the next. They start reading and they have to finish,” said Kim Verrier, visitor experience co-ordinator about the exhibition’s impact on visitors. She said due to the subject matter of both exhibitions, the museum has created a reflective space for visitors to collect their thoughts and emotions. Missing Lives closes Feb. 1. Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery is open today from noon to 4:30 p.m. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com seat in 1995 to take a job in Calgary. His body was found on Nov. 5, 2012, in the entryway of a family cabin in Red Lodge Estates, west of Bowden.
Caroline checkstop nets 18 people Eighteen people were charged for traffic offences and five more for wildlife offences in a checkstop in Caroline on Sunday. Despite poor weather conditions, officials checked more than 500 vehicles over a six-hour period in and around Caroline. The checkstop was a joint effort by Rocky Mountain House RCMP, Alberta Fish and Wildlife, Alberta Conservation officers and Clearwater Highway Patrol. Three people were charged with liquor violations and one suspended driver was charged. Two vehicles were towed and two drivers were issued 24-hour suspensions. Two child seat violations were corrected on site. Officials issues 40 written and verbal warnings. Local enforcement agencies plan further joint in the Rocky Mountain House detachment areas through the Christmas season. Officials ask that motorists do not drink and drive.
Harley Hay’s latest book launched at Fratters Harley Hay will launch his latest book of newspaper columns with an evening of musical entertainment at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer. The Red Deer Advocate columnist
Olds College celebrates century with film A hundred years of Olds College history has been captured in the film Seeding Success. The agricultural college is featured in an hour-long documentary by Calgary’s Pyramid Productions. “The history and heart of Olds College (was captured) using archival footage and vintage photographs of the ‘aggie’ school through the decades,” states a release from the school. These images were woven into a behind-the-scenes profile of the internationally acclaimed college, which was started in 1913 as a free school for rural education. Its mission was to cultivate a new generation of farmers and farm wives. Seeding Success will be screened on Wednesday at Olds College for an invited audience of community supporters. It goes beyond agriculture and education to share inspiring and amusing stories of students, educators, and alumni.
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People who want to explore what Red Deer College has to offer can take part in the college’s open house on Saturday. The event features more than 75 programs and service department booths, demonstrations and interactive exhibits. Author Dan Gheesling, winner of Big Brother 10 reality television series, will speak about his experience with action-based leadership. He will also sign autographs. Campus tours, program displays and activities, and a career cafe will be offered that day. There will also be opportunities to talk to instructors and alumni. The open house runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those who are interested in business programs can visit the downtown campus RDC Donald School of Business at the Millenium Centre (4909 49th St.) during the open house or take one of the tours from the main campus. Those who both preregister online before Friday and attend the open house will be eligible to win a free iPad. Red Deer College is located at 100 College Boulevard, south of West Park subdivision. For more details about the open house, email openhouse@rdc.ab.ca. College registration is already underway for programs that start in September 2015. For details, email inquire@rdc. ab.ca or call 403-342-3400 or toll free at 1-888-732-4630.
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Hot holiday toys FROM GADGETS TO FROZEN, THIS YEAR’S OFFERINGS INCLUDE A MIX OF MODERN AND TRADITIONAL BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The play habits of kids may soon be mirroring the moves of their wired parents as gadgets and tech-inspired toys rank among the popular playthings heading into the holidays. Nearly 100 toys, games and puzzles for kids ranging from toddlers to pre-teens were unveiled by the Canadian Toy Association at its annual Hot Toys for the Holidays event recently. Youngsters gathered at the Ontario Science Centre to test the latest in toy innovation. CTA public relations chair Laura Wiese says there were quite a few new tech-inspired toys on offer. This included different types of robots, some of which can be programmed, and others that work with downloadable apps. Wiese said smartwatches were also an emerging theme among the hot holiday toys. One of those featured was VTech’s Kidizoom Smartwatch which allows the user to capture photos and videos in addition to playing mini-learning games, with additional content available for download. Wiese said a watch similar to a Fitbit with the ability to track activity and outlining goals for the day is another popular option. There was also innovation in kids’ learning tablets such as educator-approved LeapPad and InnoTab
models, she noted. Meanwhile, Crayola’s Virtual Design & Drive fuses the worlds of art and tech, allowing users to design their vehicle and snap a photo with the device which they then customize and operate on a virtual stunt track. The toy includes an app compatible with iOS and Android smartphones as well as tablets. Wiese said there is a “bit of a hole” in the interactive plush category of toys typically filled by perennially popular offerings like Tickle Me Elmo. But this year, Wiese said it’s Frozen that ranks as the big licence with the Snow Glow Elsa doll, as well as games and dresses inspired by the hit animated film. Wiese said part of the enduring appeal of Frozen is the film’s central storyline around the relationship between sisters Elsa and Anna which has earned fans among parents and children alike. “The comic relief of having the little snowman is, I think, what the kids really gravitated towards as well,” she said. “Even though the girls are definitely popular and a lot of toys are based off of the girls, you’ll see a lot of Olaf stuff around too. ... There’s a really cute plush character that just came out. “I think because there’s so many great characters in it and the music has done really, really well, it just really resonated with children and parents.” Wiese said there were “fun new takes” on traditional toys with remote-controlled boxing robots and a revamped version of the recall challenger Simon game with the new Simon Swipe featuring a variety
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VTech’s Kidizoom Smartwatch is among the Hot Toys for the Holidays unveiled recently by The Canadian Toy Association. of sounds, bold colours and flashing lights. Wiese said Crayola also offers an updated version of make your own crayons with its Paint Maker, which allows children to create custom colours. “I think it’s a great way for kids to actually create their own accessories and things they use while they’re making their art.” The complete list of Hot Toys for the Holidays can be found at http://www.cdntoyassn.com.
Card game app maker Instagram hopes Canadians will barely notice ads won’t fight name lawsuit BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A Saskatchewan programmer says it’s cheaper for him to simply call his Kaiser card game app something else rather than fight a lawsuit over the name. Tod Baudais began selling an app for Kaiser earlier this year, but another programmer in the province who said he owns the trademark took legal action. Baudais vowed to fight, claiming the name Kaiser has been associated with the game in Saskatchewan for decades. But he now says the challenge would cost thousands of dollars, so he’s decided to call his app Troika instead. The game, which has roots in Saskatchewan and Quebec, is mostly known as Kaiser in Saskatchewan but some people also call it Troika or Three-Spot. In Quebec, the game is known as Joffre. “Basically I was told by my lawyer that the full court process to invalidate the trademark would cost somewhere in the neighbourhood of $150,000. So far the app has made about $1500,” Baudais, who lives in Thode, said in an email. “It didn’t really take too long to figure out that it wasn’t going to be worth it to me to continue. I probably would have needed a second mortgage on my house and I couldn’t drag my family through that.” Baudais said the trademark holder, K.C. Magic Data, has accepted his offer to change the name of the app and that the issue is now resolved. Kevin Currie of K.C. Magic Data confirmed in an email that the lawsuit is over. Currie said that as part of the resolution, Baudais also agreed to update all prior downloads of the app to the new name. The resolution requires that Baudais not use Kaiser in any business
or products, said Currie, who lives in Saskatoon. “I am very satisfied with the outcome as it was essentially the objective from the start,” he wrote. Kaiser is a trick-taking game played with a 32-card deck. If standard playing cards are used, the penalty card, or the “kaiser,” is the three of spades. The bonus card is the five of hearts. John McLeod, who runs the online card games website pagat.com based in England, said the game may have been born in Quebec in the late 19th century under the name Les Rois, which he says was also played with specially produced cards under the name Lost Heir. During the First World War, the game was reinterpreted with the four suits representing England, France, Germany and Russia, McLeod says. The kaiser card was named for Kaiser Wilhelm II, while the five of hearts was called Joffre, for the French general Joseph Joffre. Currie has been selling computer versions of Kaiser since the 1990s and currently operates an online version of the game. He originally licensed the rights to the name from Sylvester Gayowski of Prince Albert, Sask., who registered it in 1985 and sold decks of cards specifically meant for the game. In April of this year, Currie obtained full rights to the trademark. When the lawsuit was launched, many card players expressed surprise to learn the name of their favourite card game was trademarked. Groups of players meet weekly at seniors’ centres and Royal Canadian Legions across Saskatchewan for Kaiser matches, with some claiming they’ve been playing it since the 1950s. Baudais had argued it was wrong for the name to have been trademarked in the first place, while Currie said he was obliged to defend something he had paid for that was legally his.
TORONTO — In 2012, Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook shrewdly signed a US$1-billion deal to acquire the booming free photo sharing app Instagram. Now, after doubling Instagram’s user base to more than 200 million and quadrupling the number of shared photos to 20 billion, Zuckerberg is trying to recoup that investment. About a year after launching instream Instagram advertisements in the U.S., and months after doing the same in the U.K. and Australia, the company began rolling out the first ads to Canadian users on Monday. “Because we’ve always had big ideas for the future for Instagram part of making that happen is ensuring that Instagram becomes a sustainable business,” says Facebook creative strategist Helen Pak, who helped co-ordinate the ad launch in Canada. It kicks off with promoted posts from just six companies, Air Canada, Hudson’s Bay, Mercedes-Benz, Sport Chek, Target and Travel Alberta. Pak hopes Instagram users won’t be startled by the ads and will barely notice them tucked between the stylized selfies and other photos and videos in their streams. “We want to make sure that any ads you see in Instagram feel as natural to the Instagram experience as the photos and videos you already enjoy in your feed,” Pak says. She worked with advertisers to ensure their photos had the right feel to blend in. “We are approving a lot of their creative, the ads are designed to be seam-
lessly integrated within the existing experience.” Not all Instagram users will see ads, according to Meg Sinclair, a Facebook communications manager. “There’s a chance if someone is a very light user of Instagram, like if they log in a couple of times a week and only follow a couple of different accounts and only spend a minute or two on it, that they wont see any ads at all,” says Sinclair. There’s no established ratio of ads-to-regular-posts yet. “I think it’s too early for us to have that, I think we’ll get a better sense of that eventually. For Facebook it took us a long time to really perfect — and I wouldn’t say we’ve even perfected it — we’re still tweaking and working on what’s the best experience for people. But Instagram is still very early days.” While most users would rather not see ads if they don’t have to, Sinclair notes many companies have built very successful Instagram profiles with thousands of fans who have voluntarily signed up to see promotional posts. The Travel Alberta account has more than 92,000 followers and typically receives a few thousands likes per post, while Hudson’s Bay and Air Canada have more than 24,000 followers apiece. Pak says Instagram users have “absolute control” over their feed and can stop future posts from an ad campaign from appearing. “If a person wants to hide a particular ad campaign that’s being shown to them they’re able to tap the three dots (icon) at the bottom right hand corner and hide that particular ad campaign, and also provide feedback,” she says.
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My eyelids pull apart from each too much joy to wake him up in such other in a wretched, sleep-deprived, ways. there’s-no-way-it’s-time-to-get-up kind He too is groggy and wears the same of way. I can feel the sugar-riddled bloodshot eyes as me. What the hell breath of an almost four-year-old on happened to us last night? my cheek, which tells me it probably I suddenly feel like I am in The isn’t time to get up but I’m not going to Hangover and we are about to embark be given the opportunity to choose this on a crazy adventure with a small Chifine morning. nese man. My voice croaks as I By the way — where is manage to get the words, Lars? “Go back to sleep Soph” This gets me moving out in a vain attempt to get and I practically jump into the kid to go back to sleep. his bedroom from mine in It obviously doesn’t work three easy leaps. There he because kids plus early is sleeping soundly, still comornings always equals matose from his candy insadness and losing. End of take the night prior. Sophie story. is getting more and more “Mama I’m hungry.” I’m agitated with each second I pretty sure this is the most ignore her. used phrase from the girl “MOM I’M HUNGRY!” thus far in her lifetime. she yells with vengeance LINDSAY Not, “I love you” or “You as a single tear rolls slowly BROWN are the prettiest mama I’ve down her face. ever seen.” Nope, “I’m hun- ME PLUS THREE What is happening here? gry” is what I get to hear My mind is foggy and I canabout a thousand and one not for the life of me add up times a day. the weirdness that is going On any other morning I would be- on this morning. Lars still sleeping? grudgingly move myself out of the He is always the first one up. Jamie beautifully warm confines of my du- and I seemingly hungover despite our vet and tip toe towards the cereal box lack of drink the night before? And and Keurig. But this particular morn- Sophie crying and ornery over food. ing I was having troubles finding my … Well that one’s about right on the grounds. money- but all the other things are It was as though I could feel the red almost too spooky — even for the day bloodshot lines running rampantly after Halloween. throughout my eyeballs. My skin felt Wait … Halloween! It all is begintaut and without a drop of moisture to ning to come back to me now. it. I was about to smack the small child The kids dumping their loot bags standing before me until I realized it on the living room floor, me making was not her that was repeatedly bang- the kids go to bed. Jamie and I greeding a large drum over the side of my ily gobbling up handfuls of candy corn cranium. No, that was just in my own and Skittles, Starburst and kiddy-sized head. chocolate bars while we laughed headI sat up quickly — which was my ily from the rush of the sugars that ran first mistake. My head began spinning through our veins. We ate until our so fast I had to lie back down to regain bellies could fit no more — and yet composure and not squash the kid who still we gorged on further. was still standing ridiculously close to Gluttony was our name and stolen me. Halloween candy the game. There was no doubt in my mind that I came out of my reminiscence that I was hungover — the question was, morning with a new outlook. I poured how? Sophie her cereal — making sure it The only thing I had drunk last night was the sugar-free kind — and let Lars was the lonely Bailey’s and coffee I sleep off whatever it was he was sleepsipped upon as we walked the streets ing off. Jamie woke up shortly after with the kids looking for candy. Yes it complaining of the same things I had was Halloween and yes the coffee and felt that morning and I then advised Bailey’s was a nice warming tool on a him of my findings. chilly night. No judgment, please. I never thought I would say it but Needless to say, I was not going to our whole family had a nice relaxing be hungover from that. day — recuperating from our shared I swing my arm over to where Ja- Halloween hangover. mie is still blissfully asleep and begin Lindsay Brown is a Sylvan Lake mothshaking him anxiously — it gives me er of two and freelance columnist.
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Question: I recently read an article Question: My 13-year-old daughter suggesting another economic recession is obsessed with a certain 23-year-old may be looming. What’s the wisest way recording artist. Her room is plastered to handle my finances during a period with his posters, she has four shirts of economic uncertainty? with his picture on them, Jim: Your question is and she follows him on important and deserves the Twitter — not to mention best possible answer. My downloading every note he friend and trusted financial sings on iTunes. expert Ron Blue offers the She isn’t stalking him following: yet, but it’s getting creepy. Since inflation is an When does fandom become important element of any unhealthy, and how can I recession, it’s critical to keep her from crossing the guard against four popular line? myths that are centered on Bob Waliszewski, dithis factor. They contain rector, Plugged-In: Your just enough truth to make daughter’s behaviour is them believable, but a closnothing new. Whether it JIM er look reveals why it’s unwas Elvis, the Beatles, JusDALY wise to let them influence tin Timberlake or others in your financial habits. between, adoring fans have ● Myth No. 1: Buy now screamed and fainted at because it will cost more concerts, memorized every later. The cost of computers song and displayed their and electronic equipment affections in the weirdest demonstrates that prices of ways. Chances are it’s a don’t always rise. The question is not phase she’ll grow out of. what something costs now versus the That said, it’s still important to have future, but whether you really need it. regular conversations with your daugh● Myth No. 2: Always borrow to buy. ter to affirm your values and keep her Two elements of truth support this grounded. Part of this involves staying myth: 1) “payment” dollars are cheap- plugged into her world. If you haven’t er than “borrowed” dollars; 2) interest yet, listen to this artist’s songs and deductibility reduces the interest cost watch his videos on YouTube. Also, on some loans. Unfortunately, it’s also Google news stories to stay abreast of based on two highly questionable as- his recent activities. Has he had runsumptions: 1) that the interest rate is ins with the law? Does he have a repuless than the inflation rate and 2) that tation for being a partier or womanthe cash that could be used for the pur- izer? chase is earning more than the cost of Key to your conversations is to have borrowing. them in a natural or relaxed setting — ● Myth No. 3: You can never accu- perhaps as part of a one-on-one activmulate enough. Inflation often makes ity your daughter enjoys. Begin by askus feel like prices are increasing faster ing about and then listening to what than our savings earn interest. How- she has to say about this musician, and ever, if you spend less than you earn, then follow up with your own observaover time the earning power of your tions. Be sure to applaud the positives, money will always be greater than the as well as share any concerns you may inflation rate. have uncovered. Then, allow her to ● Myth No. 4: The rate of inflation is react and respond. Your goal for her standard for everyone. This isn’t nec- as part of this back and forth is to deessarily so. If you plan to have a cash velop and exercise discernment that flow margin by living within a simple, will influence not only her entertainworkable budget, your personal rate ment choices, but decisions in every of inflation will be substantially lower area of life. than the nationally reported rate. Jim Daly is a husband and father, an While economic downturns are un- author, and president of Focus on the avoidable, you can minimize their ef- Family and host of the Focus on the Famfects: Spend less than you earn, reduce ily radio program. Catch up with him at your debt and build personal liquidity www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facethrough savings and investments. book.com/DalyFocus.
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How do you handle a sincere compliment? “When you cannot get a compliment any other way self down isn’t necessary. pay yourself one.” Respond honestly to a compliment. Tell the per— Mark Twain, American humorist son giving you the compliment a little bit about I was in a workshop once where an exercise in- your success. Say, “I had to spend all weekend on volved participants looking into a mirror and writing it, but I’m glad it turned out well.” It shows that you down a sincere compliment they could give them- acknowledge the compliment and are thankful your selves. One woman became so upset, hard work was noticed. she ran out of the room sobbing. ImagA genuine, heartfelt compliment ine how negative her self-talk must have holds great possibility. It demonstrates been! through both words and actions respect, What do you do when someone comadmiration, approval, gratitude, trust, pliments you? Do you accept it, say appreciation and hope. thank you and move on? Do you shrug And notice that I used the words it off or even reject it outright? Perhaps “genuine” and “heartfelt.” There is you believe most compliments are hola marked difference between a true low flattery and secretly wonder, “What compliment and an empty statement does this person want from me?” meant to patronize or falsely elevate. Some people cannot readily accept Most people can tell immediately when a compliment. They have some deepyou’re being insincere. If you want to seated need to deflect it, downgrade it compliment someone, find something or transfer the credit to someone else. real and honest to remark upon. This may be due to a lack of self-esteem When a colleague does a great job on (the, “I don’t deserve it,” mentality) or it a challenging project, compliment him MURRAY may come from a kind of false modesty. or her on a job well done. If a contender FUHRER As adults, we are often so critical of get the job you wanted, send a note of ourselves that we’re thrown off-balance congratulations. Someone told me once when someone gives us a compliment. I that a true indicator of healthy self-esknew a beautiful young woman who had teem and self-confidence is the ability tremendous difficulty accepting complito revel in someone else’s success. ments. You could almost see her squirm Here’s a simple quiz that you may when someone offered a gracious acfind revealing. Grab a pen and paper or knowledgement of her loveliness. sit down at the keyboard of your computer and anI discovered in conversation that she had been swer these questions openly and honestly. overweight as a child and teased mercilessly. That ● When was the last time you gave someone a image of an overweight child was still firmly affixed compliment? in her mind. Whenever someone complimented her, ● Whom did you say it to? she saw an image of herself as that child and invari● What did you say? ably replayed the cruel words her classmates had ● When was the last time you received a complispoken all those years prior. ment? Have you ever watched children when they get a ● From whom did you receive it? compliment? Typically, they say thank you and gen● What did the person say? erally will tell you what else they can do. There is a ● What do you most appreciate being complimentlesson to be learned there. As adults most of us shy ed for doing? away or engage in self-sabotage. Practise these few A compliment is also good manners. My mother easy methods for graciously accepting a compliment used to tell me, “If you don’t have something nice to and you’ll never downplay your positive attributes say, then don’t say anything at all.” again. That’s great motherly advice, but here’s another Acknowledge a compliment given to you immedi- possibility: Why not attempt to find something posiately by saying thank you. Smile at the person who tive in every situation and give praise to those that gave you the compliment and make eye contact to made the experience possible? It’s easier than you show your appreciation. You can also add a general might imagine. phrase like, “That is very kind of you,” or something It true, there’s more to building self-esteem than similar. simply being able to accept a compliment. If you’ve Supplement your thanks by including others, if been holding onto a negative self-concept and find it appropriate. If you receive a compliment on a job hard to accept a compliment, you’ll need to rebuild well done and didn’t do it alone, make sure to give a positive self-image by embarking on a journey of credit to those who helped. You can say something self-esteem building. like, “Amanda was such a big help. I couldn’t have A Cree healer once told me, “All gifts come from done it without her.” the Creator and all praise is owing to her.” He went Resist the urge to denigrate yourself. Avoid saying on to recommend that when someone gives you a things like, “Oh, it was nothing, really.” You are not sincere compliment, receive it with opens hands, acimmodest by accepting a compliment. Putting your- cept it and allow it to pass through you and back to
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the source. Doubtless, his advice can make accepting compliments easier; perhaps you’ll find the same to be true. Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His recent book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca.
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Nov. 11 1918 — French Field Marshal Foch and the members of the German Armistice Commission sign a formal surrender to end the First World War at 5 a.m. in Marshal Foch’s railway car in the Forest of Compiègne, to take effect at 11 a.m., as Sir Arthur Currie’s Canadian troops chase the last Germans out of Mons, Belgium. Over 750,000 Canadians served in the four years of the Great War;
424,589 went overseas; 60,661 were killed. In all, over 10 million people died in the war, including six million civilians. In 1931, Nov. 11 was renamed Remembrance Day and declared a legal holiday. 1903 — John Macpherson, John W. Cunningham and Arthur Moore, all from Portage La Prairie, Man., produce the first issue of the Edmonton Evening Journal; 1,000 copies are done on a hand-fed press. In 1908, J.P. McConnell, publisher of Vancouver Sunset and founding editor of The Vancouver Sun, acquires an option on the Journal.
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Flames blown away by Hurricanes BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hurricanes 4 Flames 1 RALEIGH, N.C. — After becoming the fourth-youngest player in Carolina Hurricanes franchise history to score 100 career goals, Jeff Skinner is looking forward to his next milestone. Justin Faulk had a goal and two assists and Skinner had a goal and an assist to help the Hurricanes beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Monday night. Skinner is behind only Sylvain Turgeon, Ron Francis and Geoff Sanderson as the youngest in franchise history to reach the 100-goal mark, but he is the youngest since the team moved from Hartford in 1997. “It’s pretty cool,” Skinner said. “It’s a nice achievement but I’m ready to go for the next one. (Alexander) Semin did a great job finding me and I got a great screen in front by (Jay McClemment) so I don’t think (Hiller) saw it.” David Jones gave the Flames a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 13:07 of the first period. Calgary held a modest 8-5 shot advantage in the first period but were outshot 26-15 the rest of the way, including 12-5 in the third period. “They capitalized on our turnovers and that was kind of the difference in the game,” Jones said. “We’ve been away for a while but we should have had our legs tonight. We just came up short and we’ll regroup and get ready for the next game.” Zach Boychuk tied it with 2:30 left in the first period for the Hurricanes, who won for the fifth time in six games since starting the season 0-6-2. Boychuk’s shot went off Jonas Hiller’s mask and into the net. “It’s tough going down one but when you bounce back with a goal it lifts the bench,” Boychuk said. “I was able to win the battle on the boards and get a shot off.” Faulk scored a power-play goal at 4:50 of the second period, four seconds after Devin Setoguchi went off for holding the stick. Faulk scored from the slot after taking a pass off the faceoff from Riley Nash. Skinner’s goal gave the Hurricanes a 3-1 lead at 12:15 of the second. He added an assist on Tim Gleason’s
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Calgary Flames’ David Jones and Carolina Hurricanes’ Andrej Sekera chase the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday. The Flames lost the game 4-1. third-period goal that made it 4-1. It was Gleason’s first goal of the season. “We remembered how we played in Calgary and were very disappointed in that effort,” Ward said of their 6-0 loss to the Flames on Oct. 23. “We wanted to use that as motivation tonight to make sure we got off to a good start. In the second period, the game shifted and we took over.”
Carolina goalie Cam Ward finished with 22 saves to win his fifth straight decision. Hiller stopped 27 shots for the Flames. The Flames fell to 3-2 on their road trip. Calgary, which had the most road wins in the NHL with seven, finished its five-game road trip with a 3-2 mark. NOTES: Carolina has earned points
Nick Taylor’s first PGA Tour win an encouraging sign for future of Canadian golf BY THE CANADIAN PRESS What does a 26-year-old pro golfer who just won his first PGA Tour event and US$720,000 do immediately following his victory? If you’re Nick Taylor, you do your laundry. Taylor overcame a four-shot deficit Sunday to capture his maiden PGA Tour victory in just his 13th start on golf’s top circuit. He shot 6-under-par 66 in his fianl round — despite a threeputt bogey on the 72nd hole — for a two-shot victory over Americans Boo Weekley and Jason Bohn. After the win, he and fellow Canadian and longtime roommate Adam Hadwin, along with their caddies, went for dinner to celebrate. But right after, Taylor was back cleaning and packing his clothes. He was in bed by 10 p.m. “I was wiped out,” he said during a conference call with reporters Monday. “I was in bed reflecting and trying to respond back to as many people as possible.” There was an outpouring of well wishes on Twitter as “Nick Taylor” was trending across Canada for nearly an hour after his win. The native of Abbotsford, B.C., has had quite the year already, but this win was the icing on the cake. He got married in May and he missed six straight cuts on the Web. com Tour in the summer. Then he shot the best final round of his life in September at the Web.com Tour Championship to snatch up PGA Tour status for 2014-15. “I called my wife and she’s in tears,” Taylor said after his win on Sunday. “She doesn’t know what’s going on. I don’t really know what’s going on either.” Aside from the big payday, Taylor earned an exemption into The Players Championship and the PGA Championship. Most importantly for Taylor, though, was earning a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. “Now that I can actually pick my schedule, that’s the biggest thing that will sink in,” he said. “I want to play every event because it’s my first season. You’ll have to get a leash on me so then I don’t wear myself out.” With the win, Taylor became the first Canadian winner on the PGA Tour since Stephen Ames, a native of Trinidad and Tobago who is now a Canadian citizen living in Calgary. He cap-
in six straight games, its longest streak of the season. ... Calgary D Mark Giordano extended his point streak to seven games with an assist on the Flames’ goal against Carolina. He has 14 assists to lead NHL defencemen. ... The Flames remained stuck on 1,499 regular-season wins after losing to Carolina.
Rebels send Chorney to AJHL after lack of playing time BY ADVOCATE STAFF
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Nick Taylor hoists the trophy after winning the Sanderson Farms Championship trophy Sunday, in Jackson, Miss. tured the Children’s Miracle Network Classic November 15, 2009 — nearly five years to the day prior to Taylor’s win Sunday. Taylor was tipped as Canada’s “next big thing” in golf after wins at the Canadian Junior and Canadian Amateur Championships. He spent 21 weeks as the world’s no.1-ranked amateur, but then toiled on the Canadian Tour — now PGA Tour Canada — and the Web. com Tour for the last five years. “You could have picked me out of a pile of great players, and I was lucky enough to break through,” he said. Taylor and Hadwin grew up playing junior and amateur golf together and got their starts on the Vancouver Golf Tour, the brainchild of Fraser Mulholland. “We’re very proud they’ve come across our Tour and used it to learn how to win,” said Mulholland. “Last Spring, 1/8Taylor 3/8 played in 11 of our events prior to the PGA Tour Canada season, and he won eight of them. I was not surprised for him to get to the PGA Tour, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him win again.” Scott Simmons, the CEO of Golf
Canada, was also excited for Taylor. Taylor was a member of Golf Canada’s national team from 2008 to 2010, and Simmons said he is at the very front of the player development process it is trying to instil across the country. “No system can make up for someone who doesn’t have the internal DNA,” said Simmons. “But if you take that kind of DNA and surround it with the support system we now have in Canada, I think it’s a recipe for success.” A Canadian-born golfer hadn’t raised a PGA Trophy since Mike Weir in 2007. Industry pundits thought one of the more experienced players would end Canada’s winless drought. But it was Taylor. He admitted it was good news for golf in Canada. “I’m proud and lucky I was the first one to win, but I have no doubt in my mind that I won’t be the last, even this season,” Taylor said. “It’s looking bright for Canadian golf, that’s for sure.” And maybe one day, he’ll have someone else do his laundry.
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Cole Chorney couldn’t break into the Red Deer Rebels lineup, but he’ll have a chance to display his skills with an Alberta Junior Hockey League team. The 18-year-old forward was pretty much a Rebels regular last season, scoring six goals and recording 11 points in 58 games. But he’s appeared in only six contests this fall, with a single assist to his credit. As a result, Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter decided Monday to reassign the Beaumont native to a junior A team to be determined. “With where our team is at today, it’s been hard to get him into the lineup,” said Sutter. “There are some things with his game we want him to work on. He has a couple of junior A options. He has to decide what he wants to do and I’m sure he’ll make a decision in the next day or two.” Sutter did not identify the two clubs in the mix for Chorney’s services, but did say both are AJHL teams. For the record, Chorney suited up with the Spruce Grove Saints for two games during the 2012-13 season. “He needs to play and we’ll monitor his progress during the season and see where he’s at,” said the Rebels boss. “We’ll see where our situation is next year with us hosting (the 2016 Memorial Cup) and whether he’ll be in our plans. “If he is, great. If not, then we’ll have to do something But right now it’s just about him playing. With the depth that we have up front, he has to work on some things if he wants to be a regular on our team.” The Rebels host the Lethbridge Hurricanes Friday and entertain the Saskatoon Blades 24 hours later. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
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Hall of Famers traded sticks for rifles BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Hall of Fame goalie Johnny Bower lied about his age to enlist for the Second World War. He was just 16. “They wanted to see my birth certificate and I said ’We had a big fire at home.’ And I said it was burned,” Bower recalled Monday with a healthy belly laugh. “I lied there just so I could get in.” “I wanted to go with my other buddies,” he added. Years later, the ugly truth of war remains with the former Maple Leafs great, who turned 90 on Saturday. Many of those friends didn’t come back. “I was lucky, very lucky to be back here,” said Bower, the laugh suddenly gone. The sacrifice of those and other hockey players is captured in a new Hockey Hall of Fame exhibit called “Hockey Marching As To War” which was unveiled Monday on the eve of Remembrance Day. The Hall says 40 of its inductees were First World War veterans, with another 31 serving in the Second World War. Some of those names live on via NHL and other trophies: Jack Adams, Conn Smythe, Frank Selke and Hobey Baker. The Memorial Cup, the symbol of junior hockey supremacy, was conceived as a way to honour young men who traded their hockey stick for a rifle and paid the ultimate price. Capt. James T. Sutherland, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, used the Cup to honour Allan (Scotty) Davidson and George Richardson whom he coached when they were Kingston Frontenacs. Both died in action in the First World War. The Hall of Fame exhibit showcases a quote from Sutherland:
Russia opens up Subway Super Series with win against WHL
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Canadian Second World War veteran and hockey hall of fame inductee Johnny Bower over looks a new exhibit dedicated to First World War and Second World War veterans at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday. “With every man doing his bit, Canada will raise an army of brains and brawn from our hockey enthusiasts the likes of which the world has never seen. The bell has rung. Let every man play the game of his life.” Sutherland was inducted into the Hall of Fame as builder in 1945. The list of Hall of Fame veterans is a Who’s Who of hockey, featuring the likes of Bower, Sid Abel, Syl Apps, Bobby Bauer, Max Bentley, Turk Broda, Roy Conacher, Hap Day, Doug Harvey, Punch Imlach, Tommy Ivan, Lynn Patrick, Bud Poile, Milt Schmidt, Tiny Thompson and Harry Watson, to name
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SASKATOON — Vladimir Bryukvin scored the winner in the 11th round of the shootout and goaltender Denis Kostin came off the bench to pick up the victory as the Russia Selects downed the Western Hockey League All-Stars 3-2 on Monday in Game 1 of the Subway Super Series. Alexander Bryntsev and Konstantin Okulov scored in regulation for Russia, which got a 34-save performance from starting netminder Igor Shestyorkin before turning to Kostin for the shootout. Jake Virtanen and Cole Ully supplied the offence for the WHL while Eric Comrie turned aside 13-of-15 shots in defeat. Ully looked to have secured the win for the WHL when he made it 2-1 at 17:35 of the third period, but Okulov responded for Russia just over a minute later to force the shootout. Bryntsev opened the scoring 38 seconds into the game before Virtanen put the WHL on the board at 19:05 of the first period. With regulation time solving nothing— and the tournament format bypassing overtime straight into a shootout— Kostin came in to replace Shestyorkin and stopped eight of the 11 WHL shooters he faced.
Eagles 45 Panthers 21 PHILADELPHIA — A dominant defence made it easy for Mark Sanchez Darren Sproles had two touchdowns, Sanchez threw for two scores and the defence sacked Cam Newton nine times to help the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Carolina Panthers 4521 Monday night. Filling in for an injured Nick Foles, Sanchez had 332 yards passing in his first start since Dec. 30, 2012. Sproles returned a punt 65 yards for a score and had an 8-yard TD run. Bradley Fletcher returned an interception 34 yards for a TD and Jordan Matthews had 138 yards receiving and two TDs. The Eagles (7-2) stayed on top in the NFC East. They’re trying to repeat as division champions without Foles, who broke his collarbone in a win at Houston last week. The Panthers (3-6-1) hardly look like the team that won the NFC South last year. They’ve lost four in a row and already have allowed more points in 10 games than they did in 2013. Making things worse, Panthers defensive tackle Star Lotulelei was carted off the field late in the third quarter. Newton threw the first of three in-
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a few. In a country where hockey rules, the sport took a backseat to the fight for freedom. As former Maple Leaf Ron Ellis, a consultant to the Hockey Hall of Fame noted, entire leagues folded as men enlisted for the First World War. Ellis’s father Randy was playing for the Toronto Marlies when the Second World War broke out. He enlisted at 18, trading the hockey rink for a pilot’s cockpit. Gordie Howe was just 15 for his first NHL training camp, in 1943 with the New York Rangers. With players away
terceptions and DeAngelo Williams lost a fumble on Carolina’s first three plays from scrimmage. The turnovers led to 10 points for the Eagles. Conor Barwin had 3 ½ sacks and Brandon Graham had 1 ½. Newton had never been sacked more than seven times in his career. The game was in Philadelphia’s control when Newton threw a pair of fourth-quarter TDs to Kelvin Benjamin. Casey Matthews, starting for injured linebacker DeMeco Ryans, forced Williams’ fumble and Cedric Thornton recovered at the Panthers 22. Cody Parkey hit a 39-yarder to make it 3-0. Cary Williams then intercepted Newton on Carolina’s next offensive play. It was the first pick by an Eagles cornerback this season. Sanchez completed passes of 15 yards to Jeremy Maclin and 21 yards to Brent Celek to set up Sproles’ score. Sproles took a handoff and ran off the left side untouched. The Panthers answered on their ensuing possession. Newton connected with Greg Olsen on a 38-yard pass and converted a pair of third-down passes to keep the drive going. Jonathan Stewart jumped over the top from the 1 to cut it to 10-7. Sproles broke loose up the middle, deked punter Brad Nortman and cut to the right sideline on his way to his second punt return for a score this season and fourth in his career, giving the Eagles a 17-7 lead.
at war, NHL teams were scouring for talent. “They went and fought for their country, like we all did,” Bower said. At five foot nine, Bower cuts a relatively small figure. But like so many who volunteered to put themselves in harm’s way, it is impossible to measure the size of his heart. The teenage Bower spent two years in Vernon, B.C., before being stationed in England for a year. Rheumatoid arthritis eventually prevented then-Private Bower him from going to the front. “It’s a good thing I didn’t because the Germans were right there, just waiting,” he said. “A lot of guys there were killed on the beaches. I know four or five good hockey players from Prince Albert (his hometown) were killed.” “Sure, it was scary,” he added. “You wanted to go home, back to your family and your wife if you were married. I was hoping that nothing would happen to me if I did see action. But that’s the chance you take when you’re fighting for your country.” Red Kelly, a Hall of Fame player who went on to serve in Parliament, was a teenager working on a farm to help supply troops during the Second World War. Later on, he saw the Korean war up close during a 1954 visit to the troops. He still recalls seeing the barbed wire and the hills that men died to take. “You’d win one hill and then you’d face another hill just like it, right behind it,” he said. Kelly lists off players who put their career on hold to fight for their country. “They served to save their country, what more can you say?” said the 87-year-old Kelly. “Some of them gave up their lives. They can’t come back. But we have to think what they did for us.”
Abreu, deGrom named MLB rookies of year BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Jose Abreu and Jacob deGrom were far from the major leagues at the start of 2013. Abreu was playing for Cienfuegos in Cuba, and deGrom was in A-ball for the second straight year after coming back from Tommy John surgery. On Monday, the pair were runaway winners in balloting for rookies of the year. The Chicago White Sox first baseman was voted the AL honour unanimously by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, and the New York Mets pitcher won the NL award in a landslide. One year after defecting from Cuba, the 27-year-old Abreu had a .581 slugging percentage to become the first qualifying rookie to lead the major leagues since Abreu received all 30 first place votes for 150 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Los Angeles Angels right-hander Matt Shoemaker was second with 40 points, followed by New York Yankees reliever Dellin Betances (27). DeGrom received 26 of 30 first-place votes and 142 points. Speedy Cincinnati outfielder Billy Hamilton was second with four firsts and 92 points. He hit .285 with 38 stolen bases in the first half, then slumped to .200 with 18 steals after the All-Star break.
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Lomsnes racks up awards after first year in NCAA BY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer’s Kaitlyn Lomsnes is a bona fide soccer star at the University of Wyoming. In just her first season with the Cowgirls, Lomsnes led the team in scoring and last week was named Mountain West Conference freshman of the year and offensive player of the year and was selected as an AllMountain West first team all-star. Lomsnes, a pre-veterinary major, is the first freshman in conference history to win the top offensive player award after leading the conference in scoring with 10 goals and 22 points. Her 10 goals are tied for second in UW single-season history and her four game-winning goals are also second. She was recruited by Cowgirls head coach Pete Cuadrado and committed to UW, located in Laramie, after visiting the school on a recruiting trip. “My home in Canada
Kaitlyn Lomsnes looks a lot like this area with wide-open spaces with mountains all around,� she told Kevin McKinney, UW senior associate athletics director for external operations. “I love horses, rodeos and space. This was just the absolute best fit for me. I love it here.� Lomsnes played with the Red Deer Renegades as well as the Chinook United, NSD Saints and Rangers teams in Calgary. She is a three-year member of the Canadian National Training Program and suited up with the Alberta U17 squad which finished fifth in the 2013 Canada Summer Games. She has been a member of provincial
teams since 2009. “We knew it would be a challenge to recruit Kaitlyn,� said Cuadrado. “She was recruited by some 50 schools. But we started recruiting her early and I think she was impressed by what we could do for her in the major of veterinary medicine. “Seeing a lot of horses on her recruiting visit didn’t hurt us. When we recruited her we knew she could be a good scorer. We didn’t known when, but we knew it would happen, and it has happened. We are excited to have her.� The University of Wyoming fell 1-0 to two-time defending champion San Diego State in the Mountain Conference final during the weekend.
MEN’S BASKETBALL Carstar, with Mike McCorquindale hitting for 21 points and Joel Carroll scoring 19, whipped Wells Furniture 94-33 in a Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association game Sunday. Joe Thibeau scored 13 points and James Bible and Brook Doan each had eight for Wells. Meanwhile, Lacombe All Sports Cresting crushed Sheraton Red Deer 82-42 as Bryce Krausher poured in 31 points and Jeremy Purviance scored 22. Matt Thompson scored 17 points for Sheraton, while James Johanson had 10. In other action: � Zach Barry netted 14 points and
Andre Touchette added 10 as Triple A Batteries downed the Rusty Chuckers 58-47. Kevin Buwalda scored 11 points and Rusty Gilchrist had eight for the losers. â—? Dustin Schaber poured in 23 points to lead the Alken Basin Drillers past Johns Manville 74-57. Merle Saari scored 13 points for the winners, while Johns Manville got a team-leading 19 from Tim Blood. â—? The Orangemen got 21 points from Craig Johnson and 18 courtesy of Ray Teskey in an 88-77 win over the Monstars. Ryan Wachter had 15 points and Darren Wright scored 14 in a losing cause.
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Smith leads Catalina Swim Club to big medal haul at Calgary meet Rebecca Smith of the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club won seven medals, including three gold, in the Rocky Mountain Cup meet in Calgary during the weekend. Smith took top honours in the 50-meter and 200m butterfly, as well as the 100m individual medley, and picked up silver medals in the 200m and 800m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 4x50m free relay. Mady Smith, Kristen Trepanier and Lainie Wareham were the other members of the relay squad, which finished with a time of 1:51.00, a new open club record and the fastest 200m relay time ever for the Catalina Club. Meanwhile, Wareham picked up a bronze medal in the 100m I.M. Also winning bronze were Young (100m and 200m breaststroke) and Trepanier (200m butterfly). The Catalina contingent placed fourth in the team standings. • Catalina swimmer Kyla Leibel garnered three gold medals in the Calgary Cascade Speed meet, emerging victorious in the 13-14 girls 50m and 100m ‘fly events as well as the 50m free. She also earned a silver — along with Cole Brown, Daniel Stayer and Amber Rohwer — in the 15-17 mixed 4x50m free relay. Meanwhile, Daniel Stayer won gold in the 1415 boys 50m and 100m free events, Kirstin Stayer earned silver in the 15-and-over girls 400m I.M., and Elle Couture was a bronze medalist in the 10-andunder girls 200m breast. In addition, Zoie Kachor achieved her 12 ‘A’ time in the 200m breast, Ryan Mah achieved his first 16-and-under Western time in the 50m ‘fly and Daniel Stayer posted his second 16-year-old AGN time in the 100m free.
salary cap constrains teams in their spending, how do they gain a competitive advantage? These days, if a team wants to improve, it can’t spend more so it has to spend smarter, and the use of analytics is proving to be a very helpful tool in that regard. Using analytics together with traditional methods of information gathering, such as scouting, can help teams find useful players that are undervalued by the market, improve draft selections, improve player usage, and more. And it doesn’t take much to help turn around a team’s fortunes. Since the lockout, 23 teams have missed the playoffs by three points or less - almost three a year. Even small changes in the number of games a team wins can have big effects on the standings when teams are clumped together so closely. The Department of Hockey Analytics employs advanced statistical methods and innovative approaches to better understand the game of hockey. Its three founders are Ian Cooper, a lawyer, former player agent and Wharton Business School graduate; Phil Curry, a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo; and IJay Palansky, a litigator in Washington, D.C., former high-stakes professional poker player and Harvard Law School graduate.
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And the salary cap has, in fact, been quite successful in that regard. Today, there’s more competitive balance than at any time since the years before the league consisted of just six teams (current tanking for Connor McDavid/Jack Eichel aside). The current state of parity is relatively easy to see. Sports economists have studied the importance of competitive balance quite extensively, and there is a well-established measure for it. The basis for this measure is the spread of winning percentages. When teams are relatively equal, we should see less spread in the standings than when they are relatively unequal. To be clear - perfect parity does not mean all teams will end up with a record of exactly .500 - some teams will win more
and others will win less just because of luck. The standard measure of parity assigns a score of 1 when the spread in the standings is the same as what you would expect to see if all teams were equal, and that number increases as the spread increases (signifying greater inequality). Specifically, a score of 2 means that the spread is twice as much as would be expected if every game was essentially determined by a coin flip (For those interested in a more technical description of how to measure parity, or just more on this topic generally, go to depthockeyanalytics. com, where an accompanying post will delve into the gory details.) Using this measure, we can see that the only era with greater parity in NHL history is the 1931-42 period, when the league featured the first Ottawa Senators franchise, the Montreal Maroons, and the New York Americans, as well as the “Original Six� franchises. In comparison to the other major sports leagues, the NHL has at least as much parity as any other league these days. The NHL has employed a hard salary cap since 2005 and the NFL since 1994. Not surprisingly, those two have exhibited almost identical levels of parity since 2005. Given that the
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METZ Edward Paul 1923-2014 Edward P. Metz passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Hospital on Thursday, November 6, 2014, after a long battle with diabetes and heart disease. He was born in Regina, SK on Jan. 4, 1923. The family moved to the Okanagan area of BC when he was a boy. When he was 18, he joined the army. He served in Sicily, Italy and Holland, where he was wounded and hospitalized for many months. He pursued many paths in his long life, had a keen sense of humor, and so he could relate interesting stories. He enjoyed his years of music with the Circle Ho-Downers group and spent 25 years crafting stained glass projects. His artwork appears in many homes, yards and churches and is a beautiful reminder of his life. Ed is survived by his loving wife, Bea; two sons, Larry (Taffy), Greg (Colleen); grandson, Aaron (Laura) and their children. He will also be lovingly remembered by his four step-children and their spouses; ten step-granchildren; one step-great-grandchild; and a special nephew, Randy Metz (Maggie) of William’s Lake, BC. At Ed’s request, no formal service will be held. There will be a gathering of family and friends in the spring. The family wishes to thank the doctors and nurses on Unit 31 for their care and compassion. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Salvation Army, Alberta Division, 9618 - 101A Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB, T5H 0C7 or a local charity of your choice would be much appreciated. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.
ROBERTS Bryan May 2, 1957 - Oct. 28, 2014 Born and raised in Calgary, Bryan always had a dog by his side. Growing up in Canyon Meadows, he found his other best friend, Jay Westman. From their early start together with paper routes, cutting grass, gas jockey at the neighbourhood Shell station, Bryan and Jay were a team that was never broken. Bryan was the very proud first employee of Jayman Homes, working by his dear friend’s side for 30 years. All of Bryan’s friends and family knew that if you had a project to build, a car to fix, or a new deck to build, Bryan was the, “I’ll show you how guy”, working by your side teaching what he knew. Clara, his wife of 10 years, recently commented that they would give each other new decks or a new project to build for their anniversary gifts. Even in his last months, Bryan made sure that Clara had all the womanly tools and equipment to maintain their happy place, their home, (recently referred to as a “Disney Frontier Land”), in the Garrington area west of Bowden. In the winter, Bryan and Clara travelled south in their motorhome, with their dogs by their side to Pine, Arizona, where they spent time with his Arizona family, Kathy and Roy. Of course, there were more projects there too, and a new deck to build! In the past two years, Bryan achieved all his wishes. He had all his children on an unforgettable family legacy cruise. he completed his dream cabins at his home for his and Clara’s children, with the help of family and some very kind neighbours. He travelled to places he wanted to see and he leaves us a content and happy man. Bryan was a loyal friend, a helpful neighbour, a loving and giving husband, father, stepfather, brother, and uncle. He leaves behind his wife, Clara; his sons, Ryan and Devan; Clara’s children, Colin and Adelle; and his daughter-in-law, Jami. He also leaves behind his niece, Tiffany, whom he always considered one of his own. Bryan will be missed and loved from here to the moon! Donations can be made in Bryan’s honour to the Kids Cancer Care - Camp Kindle.
In Memoriam DOBSON/WILLIAMS In loving memory of Greg Dobson November 11, 2010 Heather Williams January 13, 2012 No matter how life changes No matter what we may do A special place within our hearts Is always kept for you. Forever loved and sadly missed by Ross, Corrie, Carey, Jim, Judy, Barb and families
IN REMEMBRANCE Ray and Dickie FERGUSON For Dickie who lived through the brutal occupation of her country; Holland. And for Ray, a member of the brave Canadian Army who helped liberate. Your sacrifices will not be forgotten. ~Your children John, Marian and Shirley.
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COLE 1922 - 2014 George Albert Cole of Red Deer, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at the age of 92 years. After leaving school and farming for a short time, George worked for over 30 years with the Central Alberta Dairy Pool, which later became known as Alpha Dairies. He was one of the founding members of the Parkland School in Red Deer and throughout the years, was very involved with special Olympic programs in Central Alberta. George will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 68 years, Ruth; a special daughter Darlene, daughter Sharon (Jim) Hollman; three grandchildren Terry (Lisa) Hollman and their children Eryn and Mason, Kent (Marcia) Hollman and their children Kaitlyn and Hunter and Scott (Tara) and their children Jenna, Nolan and Sydney and one sister Ruth Nicholson. Also to cherish George’s memory are numerous nieces, nephews and family members. He was predeceased by his brother Don Cole and sister Irene Woyen. A Funeral Service will be held at the Gaetz Memorial United Church, 4758 - Ross Street, Red Deer AB on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Central Alberta Cancer Centre (Red Deer), 3942 - 50A Avenue (P.O. Bag 5030), Red Deer AB T4N 4E7 or to the Gaetz Memorial United Church (Memorial Fund), 4758 - Ross Street, Red Deer AB T4N 1X2. Condolences to George’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944
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SIDING INSTALLER with or without trailer & tools. F.T. year round work, must have truck and 2 yrs. exp. $1 -$1.10 per sq.ft. 403-358-8580 TRIPLE A ELECTRIC LTD. Is currently accepting resumes for the following positions: JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS For both our Service & Residential Departments These Monday-Friday positions are for work in the Red Deer area. A current drivers licence and experience is mandatory. Resumes may be dropped off at: Triple A Electric Ltd. 6209 - 46 Avenue, Red Deer Fax (403)346-1888 or Email: inquiries@tripleaelectric.com Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds
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Truckers/ Drivers
B&R ECKEL’S TRANSPORT LOCAL FREIGHT COMPANY Is Looking For:
CLASS 1 or 3 driver CITY P & D, Some out of town trips. Monday to Friday. PLEASE FAX RESUME TO: 403-347-6110 BUSY Central Alberta Grain Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers and/or Lease Operators. We offer lots of home time, benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super B exp. an asset but not necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to start making good money. fax or email resume and comm.abstract to 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d for moving equipment. Resumes to be dropped off at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer. F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer.
GARNET’S OILFIELD TRUCKING is looking for CLASS 1 PICKER OPERATORS, BED TRUCK DRIVERS & WINCH TRUCK DRIVERS to join our growing company. Competitive wages and benefits. Must pass preemployment substance screening. Fax or email resumes, drivers abstract & safety tickets 403-346-8992 admin@garnetstrucking.com No phone calls.
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services CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here
Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com
Accounting
1010
INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351
Contractors
1100
BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301
Massage Therapy
1280
FANTASY MASSAGE
Now Open
Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 STRESSBUSTERS 403-923-0682
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
Misc. Services
1290
5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 340-8666 GARAGE DOOR SERVICE. Save 50%. All yard & bobcat services, junk/tree/snow removal. 403-358-1614 SNOW shoveling/dump runs /odd jobs 403-885-5333
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JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888
International ladies
VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. DOORS, windows, siding, Pampering at its soffit, fascia and custom BEST! cladding. Call Dean @ 403-986-6686 403-302-9210. 2nd. location in JEHN’S PAINTING & Calgary coming GENERAL CONTRACTING Dec. 1. Painting, Plumbing & General Home Reno’s. www.viimassage.com Lowest quotes in Red Deer. 403-396-1371
Painters/ Decorators
Roofing
1370
PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail. 403-896-4869
Seniors’ Services
1372
HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors. Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.
Snow Removal
1380
SNOWPLOWING Comm/Res. Contracts welcome. 403-358-1614 Start your career! See Help Wanted
Yard Care
1430
FALL clean-up, Yard care, Junk/tree/snow removal, comm/res. 403-358-1614
RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 B9
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Truckers/ Drivers
NEED EXPERIENCED Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Full Time. Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC. Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743
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Misc. Help
ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING
WINTER START GED Preparation Would you like to take the GED in your community? • • • • • • • • • •
Clothing
1590
BOY’S SIZE 12 ADIDA’S SOCCER SHOES with shin guards (hardly worn) $30. 403-352-2339 MEN’S WINTER JACKETS 1- Marv Holland Safety Wear, XL. $40. 1 -Storm Master XL, $40. 403-342-5609 WOMEN’S LARGE, SOREL VEST. Windproof, fleece lined, brown.† In mint condition. $20. Call (403) 342-7908 Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds
EquipmentHeavy
1630
TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
Red Deer Rocky Mtn. House Rimbey Caroline Castor Sylvan Lake Innisfail Stettler Ponoka Lacombe
Firewood
1660
AFFORDABLE
Homestead Firewood
Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available. 403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential. Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295
Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD, birch, spruce & pine. North of Costco 403-346-7178, 392-7754
LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346
Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Dog Central is currently looking for an experienced Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 full time groomer. If you would like to make more Health & money doing a job you Beauty love this is the place for you. We are a table rental NEW LIZ AREN NY, 1 red salon so you can much croc. make-up bag. c/w more money than if you 12 eyeshadows, 2 blush, are on commission. Please 1 nail polish, 1 lip gloss. email resumes to nicolek $195 value, asking $75. @telus.net or apply in person. Would make a great SHRUMS MEATS Christmas gift. HIRING EXP’D. 403-227-2976 BUTCHER, $20-$30/hr. Phone 1-403-742-1427 Misc. or fax 403-742-1429
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SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help Sat. & Sun. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Fax resume to: 403-346-9099 or drop off to: 3301-Gaetz Avenue WAREHOUSE
Inside Sales Supervisor F/T, Red Deer, $20 - $25/hr. Responsible for all office & shipping and receiving processes. Requires: strong mgmt skills; accurate data entry skills; ability to train employees in policy & procedures; order entry, inventory, returns, & warehouse knowledge; experience in shipping & receiving. Experience with forklift and oilfield or oilfield equipment is a huge plus. Pleasant working environment with competitive wages and benefit program includes RRSP plan, health, dental and life insurance. Fax or email resume to:
Kemper Valve & Fittings Corp. Fax: 847-487-9354 Email HR@ kempervalve.com
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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990
1520
Antiques & Art
Golf Pictures (2) wood framed, dble. matted, 30x16. $35. Set. 403-346-2070
Household Appliances
1710 1720
Misc. Help
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rentals
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SEIBEL PROPERTY www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 6 locations in Red Deer ~ Halman Heights ~ Riverfront Estates
~ Westpark ~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 Rent $1245 to $1445 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, no dogs. N/S, no utils. incl. avail. Dec. 1 References required.
4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes
3050
GLENDALE 2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $1125. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. Nov 15 403-304-5337 NORMANDEAU 2 Bdrm. 4-plex. 1.5 bath, 4 appls. $1100. No pets, N/S Quiet adults. 403-350-1717
Suites
3060
2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avai. lnow or Dec. 1 . $1050/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337
To deliver the
CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS 1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS
Please apply with resume to: qmacaulay@reddeeradvocate.com or call 403-314-4302 and speak with Grant.
Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the
DEERPARK AREA Dixon Cres, Donnelly Cres, Duston St. area $482.00/mo.
ENROLL TODAY! Classes Starting Soon!
Dempsey St., Dodge Ave, Donlevy Ave area $327.00/mo.
Medical Office Assistant / Unit Clerk
ROSEDALE AREA Ramage Cres, Close Root Close, Ralston Cres. $327.00/mo. For More information, please call Jamie 403-314-4306
On-site work experience Unit Clerk Specialty curriculum Under one-year full Diploma program Planning for a Successful Career Seminar Nationally recognized Medical Assisting First Aid / CPR Training Professional Certificate Hospital Scrubs included Train with Industry experts Perfect graduate job placement rate reported last year
SHARED Main floor in Grandview, all utils. incl. $695. 403-318-5416
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Offices
Main floor 1570 sq ft large commercial space for lease at corner of 48 Ave and 49 St. Office or retail. One of the highest traffic counts in downtown,great visibility just south of courthouse. Available Dec 2014. To view call Darryl Sim 403-358-9003 or email darryl@simproperties.ca
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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190
Realtors & Services
4010
LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 NEWLY RENOVATED bachelor, 1, & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. Heat & water included. Cat friendly. leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 679-8031 PENHOLD 1 bdrm., incl. heat/water, 4 appls. $760 avail. Dec., 403-348-6594
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RED DEER ADVOCATE 6 Days a week! Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am For More Information, Please call Prodie Phone 403-314-4301
To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in: Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)
WASKASOO 43 & 44 Ave. PINES
ROUTES IN:
ANDERS AREA
RIVERSIDE MEADOWS
Abbot Close/Allan St. Alexander Cres. Atlee Close/Ansett Cres Anquetel St./Ainge Close Andrews Close Alhstrom Close Anders St./Armstrong Close Asheley Ave/Ashley Close Archibald Cres.
57 & 58 Ave., 59 & 60 St. ALSO 51, 52 & 43 Ave. & Apt. Bldg. on 60 St.
CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS
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Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the
Pearson Cres. ALSO Payne & Parsons Close ALSO Piper Dr. & Pallo Cl.
3 days per week, no weekends
For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308
BOWER AREA
TRAVEL WITH
FRONTIER
Bunn Cres. Boyce Street Barrett Drive Baker Ave. Brookes Cres. Baile Close Byer Close Bell Street Broughton Cres. Beatty Cres.
“because we care”
EXPERIENCED MOTOR COACH DRIVERS
Full time and part time positions available. Must be willing to work evenings and weekends, and must have previous experience driving either motor coach or semi. Clean Class 1 or Class 2 with air.
HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC REQUIRED
467068K18
Will consider either full or part time. Previous motor coach repair experience preferred.
email or fax resume to: frontbus@platinum.ca 403-347-4999
www.frontierbuslines.com
INGLEWOOD AREA Isherwood Close Inglewood Drive Isbister Close MORRISROE AREA Manning St./Maxwell Ave. McKinnon Cres/Munro Cres. McCullough Cres. McDougall Cres. SUNNYBROOK AREA Savoy Cres./Sydney Close Sunnyside Cres./Sutton Close
Bulk & Natural Foods
Nutter’s Bulk and Natural Foods in Red Deer is moving to a new and larger location, right across the street from our current location.
LANCASTER AREA Long Close
We are expanding our product line and we need more in store help. We have openings for the following “team members.”
Fresh Department Manager
VANIER AREA
This position will require a person with previous fresh department experience, handling and displaying of all fresh department products such as produce, dairy, bread etc.
Vanier Drive Vanson Close Viscount Drive Vold Close
Part Time Cashiers and Clerks If excellent customer service is a priority with you, we may have just the right opportunity. Please apply with resume to:
Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************
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Don Chartrand, Marketing Manager Nutter’s Bulk and Natural Foods. dchartrand@nutters.com
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Rooms For Rent
HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net
Houses For Sale
4020
BUNGALOW - Elizabeth Park Lacombe, smoke/pet free, very clean,, fully landscaped & fenced w/ deck & shed, 5 bdrms,, 3 baths, fireplace, att. garage, 2007, open house every Sun. 12-6 pm. 16 Emily Cres. or Call Marlene 403-782-7287 $414,900. BY OWNER. Sunnybrook, A/C & RV Parking. Dbl. det. garage. Lots of extras. 403-347-6754 or 347-6509
CUSTOM BUILT
Monday through Saturday. Delivery to be done before 6:30 am. Reliable vehicle needed.
900
MOTOR COACH CLEANER
PARK Model for rent for full season or for sale at Sun Vista RV Resort, Arizona. 403-346-7178 or 392-7754
GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000
CARRIERS REQUIRED
RED DEER ADVOCATE
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only selected candidates will be contacted.
Part time position. Shop is located 6 miles from Red Deer. Applicants must have own transportation and be able to work flexible schedule.
3070
Cottage/ Seasonal
CARRIERS REQUIRED
Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303
2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer
3030
ANDERS & MORRISROE
As part of our service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to deliver newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers. A delivery vehicle provided by company! Work 3 to 4 shifts a week. Hours of shifts are morning shifts of Monday through Friday 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM. Saturday starting at 7 AM. Wednesday to Friday Shifts starting at 1 PM. *All Shifts based on 4 hours and likely to run longer.
www.academyoflearning.ab.ca
Condos/ Townhouses
Advocate Opportunities
Advocate Opportunities
DO YOU: - Want extra income - Know the city well - Possess a clean, valid drivers license - Have a friendly attitude - Enjoy customer service - Want part-time work (12 to 22 hrs/week)
Employment Training
Sporting Goods
1810
1580 Call Today (403) 347-6676
New Jolly Jumper, $20. Baby Exersaucer, $25. Bumbo chair, $20. 403-755-3556
Misc. for Sale
6 1/2’ SLIM pine Christmas SNOWBLOWER SKIS, 205 Mega Sport tree, hinged, c/w all red or- Craftsman. Excellent shape. Tyrolia, and boots Sz. 10, naments, clear mini lights, Call for details. Asking Memo Salomon. rotating stand $100; corner $675 obo. 403-309-3475 $40. ea. or both for $70. tv stand, holds up to 42” tv, 403-346-2070 Household $60, 2 brass lamps, white Musical Furnishings with green trim shades Travel $25, men’s Windriver Instruments Packages 5 PC. bdrm. suite, queen, heated winter boots, size 9, exc. shape $125, $175 403-782-7439 CORNET (Trumpet) 403-886-2542 TRAVEL ALBERTA FE’OLDS & Son, made in DINING ROOM SET with 4 Alberta offers Las Angeles, $99. chairs & leaf, good shape. ATV cabin for quad w/fabSOMETHING 403-877-0825 $175. Nice top with light ric shell and vinyl windows for everyone. wood around side, brass $95; quad cargo bag (nevMake your travel legs on chairs. 403-346-4155 er used) $25; extension Pets & plans now. MATTRESS & Boxspring, custom towing mirrors for Supplies Looking for a place pickup truck $49; leather Serta, Pillowtop. Queen to live? Size. Delivery Avail. $100. jacket (moose) size 12 2 AQUARIUMS/CRITTER Take a tour through the 403-346-0674 392-5657 $25 403-342-7460 CAGE - NO LEAKS. CLASSIFIEDS 20 gallon Hartz in box c/w BOY’S SIZE 12 SET of 3 nesting tables, hood light. $50. ADIDA’S SOCCER SHOES $25 for the set. 5 Gallon, $20. with shin guards (hardly 403-755-3556 Or get both for $60. worn) $30. 403-352-2339 AQUARIUM GRAVEL SET: COFFEE TABLE - 10 lbs (new), white, $15 & 2 END TABLES. $150. DUVET COVER, Navy, 403-227-2976 Lighter wood with glass King sz., like new $30. tops. 403-346-4155 403-346-2070 37 TABLETS (For Dogs) CLASSIFICATIONS TWO VINTAGE (CIRCA 225 mg with Milk Thistle. HEADBOARD, for queen 1970’S) ELEMENTARY Expires 05/15. For Liver FOR RENT • 3000-3200 bed, 60” wide, $40; SCHOOL CHAIRS. Function. Vet cost was 3 Clean wool accent WANTED • 3250-3390 Very solid/sturdy. Seat $106, asking $50. matching 3x5 oval carpets, height is 14”. $15 for the 403-227-2976 $40. for all 3; David Winter pair. Call (403) 342-7908 Houses/ Collector’s houses in original boxes, $25/ea; WANTED Duplexes Ammo magazine clip for Cats Antiques, furniture and British Lee Enfield 303, estates. 342-2514 SYLVAN LAKE: fully $35; Hoover Dirt Finder furnished, inclds dishes, 2 BALINESE KITTENS Vacuum Cleaner, 1 SNOWSHOE SIAMESE bedding, utils. Avail. Now! Stereos self propelled, allergen $1200. 403-880-0210. 3 BURMAN filtration, $50. TV's, VCRs $25/ea. 403-887-3649 Classifieds 403-352-8811 Your place to SELL 2 KITTENS black/white to HOUSE STEREO, $140. NEW NEVER USED! Your place to BUY give away, Squeaky and 403-782-3847 Beautiful Normandy Tippy, very tame Cut Lace Duvet, Bed Skirt HP Computer Monitor, 403-782-3031 & Shams for double bed. $35. 403-782-3847 Condos/ Asking $125. Townhouses PSII w/10 games, $70. 403-346-1934 or email: DS Lite w/5 games. Red. Dogs gandersonrd@shaw.ca $80. 403-782-3847 INGLEWOOD POINT 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo. Heated parkRHINSTONE necklace and ing & all utils. incl. $1450. earrings to match from the Misc. for 403-350-3722/780-479-1522 1950’s, A1 cond. $75; large Sale stainless steel pot $8; approx. SOUTHWOOD PARK 40 peacock feathers $1/ea.; 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 CHRISTMAS outdoor large multi colored flower 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, lighted reindeer, 1 large vase $18, large fruit bowl HIGH QUALITY generously sized, 1 1/2 doe w/fawn, both for $50; 1 grape design $10. Magic LABRADOODLES and baths, fenced yards, rocker, 1 rocker recliner Moments - the very pest of GOLDEN DOODLE pups full bsmts. 403-347-7473, both for $100; large WarPerry Comeaux, 3 CD’s in Long time Breeder, Sorry no pets. wick vase picture 36 x 45, 1 package, new, $15. text 306-521-1371 www.greatapartments.ca done in Crewel wool $50 403-346-2231 www.furtettishfarm.ca 403-348-6449
VINTAGE WOODEN IRONING BOARD. In great shape. $25. Call (403) 342-7908
Children's Items
1760
STOVE, AMANA self clean, white, $100. 403-309-4518 lve. msg.
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Misc. for Sale
TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300
ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in DEER PARK AREA Denison Cres and 1 block of Davison Dr. $45.44/mo. Dunning Cres, Cl., and Depalme St. plus 3 blocks of Douglas Ave. $136.24/mo.
EASTVIEW AREA Eastman Cres & Edge Close. $130/mo. MOUNTVIEW 44 and 44 A Ave between 37 st. & Springbett Dr, and Spruce Dr. $108/mo.
WOODLEA AREA 47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St. $134./mo. For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306
NEW HOMES Mason Martin Homes Senior New Home Planner Kyle, 403-588-2550 FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com
MUST SELL New Home. 1325 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage. 403-588-2550
REDUCED Total 2682 sq. ft. bungalow 7 appls., + pool table, 403-347-6754, 347-6509
Condos/ Townhouses
4040
NEW CONDO 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $194,900. 403-588-2550
Farms/ Land
4070
80 ACRE APPROVED SUBDIVISION For sale or possible trade. Close to Tobin Lake, SK. www.simplesite.com/ migrationridgezoneresort Asking $225,000. Phone 403-742-8574
Investment Opportunities
4180
4 PLEX/sale Elnora, huge lot, 2 titles, fully occupied,. Brian 403-348-6594
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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300
Cars
5030
2007 Ford Focus, 4 dr. auto. loaded, heated leather seats. 113,000 km. 403-318-3040
Trucks
5050
2006 SILVERADO Z71 special edition, e/c, 4X4. New windshield, remote start, 160,000 km, 5.3, 1 owner, very clean. $12,500 no GST 403-505-5795
Tires, Parts Acces.
5180
4 CHROME fender 1” trim $35, front winter floormats $10; chrome grill winter fronts $25; headlights, signal lights and taillights $65, fits 1999-2006 Chev Silverado. 403-346-2859 CASE of 12 Formula 1 w/Synthetic wear guard oil, 5W20, $25; two 4.4L of Gastrol GTX SAE 5w20 $10/ea., Premium diesel engine oil, 20L pail, SAE, 15w40, $30 403-782-7439 Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS
Auto Wreckers
5190
RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519
SCOREBOARD Hockey CHL-Russia Super Series
CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL 18 14 3 1 0 20 10 8 0 2 20 10 8 0 2 20 9 8 2 1 19 5 10 3 1 19 6 13 0 0
GA 60 61 51 62 66 86
Pt 33 25 17 16 16 12
GF 72 70 55 70 49 45
GA 38 56 49 71 79 81
Pt 29 22 22 21 14 12
WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 19 17 1 1 0 94 Prince George 20 11 9 0 0 59 Victoria 21 10 9 2 0 65 Kamloops 21 9 9 2 1 67 Vancouver 18 7 11 0 0 54
GA 41 81 71 74 57
Pt 35 22 22 21 14
GA 41 50 48 48 84
Pt 27 24 19 19 18
GF 67 56 47 48 65
Tuesday’s games Kelowna at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Wednesday’s games Seattle at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. Regina at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. Tri-City at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Red Deer Rebels Scoring Musil Cote Johnson Bleackley Feser Polei Pawlenchuk Kopeck Maxwell Strand Charif Nell Fleury Doetzel Sandhu de Wit Fafard Dixon McCarty Mahura Toth Burke Burman Grman Goaltenders Toth Burman
GP 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 19 11 20 16 20 18 18 20 16 6 10 17 1 6 11 MP 982 222
G 7 2 9 6 5 8 6 4 4 3 1 6 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 12 17 7 9 10 3 5 6 6 7 7 1 6 7 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
GA SO 53 0 14 0
GP W SW SL L GF GA Pt Russia 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 WHL 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 OHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 QMJHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Note: Three points for a regulation win, two for a shootout win; one for a shootout loss. Monday’s result At Saskatoon Russia 3 WHL 2 (SO) Tuesday’s game At Brandon, Man. Russia vs. WHL, 5 p.m. Thursday’s game At Peterborough, Ont. Russia vs. OHL, 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 At Kingston, Ont. Russia vs. OHL, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 At Bathurst, N.B. Russia vs. QMJHL, 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20 At Rimouski, Que. Russia vs. QMJHL, 5 p.m.
Pts 19 19 16 15 15 11 11 10 10 10 8 7 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
GAA 3.24 3.78
WHL Scoring Leaders G 7 18 13 10 9 13 7 12 10 5 2 11 11 11 8
Nick Merkley, Kel Rourke Chartier, Kel Cole Sanford, MH Rihards Bukarts, Bra Cole Ully, Kam Austin Carroll, Vic Madison Bowey, Kel Jayce Hawryluk, Bra Coda Gordon, SC Joe Hicketts, Vic Trevor Cox, MH Nikita Scherbak, Eve Chase De Leo, Por Chad Butcher, MH Colby Cave, SC
PIM 16 14 18 26 20 20 7 8 10 17 2 16 20 18 8 4 36 18 2 4 0 0 0 12
+/1 10 11 1 -5 -5 5 1 -4 4 -4 -8 -7 1 0 2 2 0 -3 -4 — 0 — -4
Svs Sv% 447 .894 82 .854 A 27 14 15 18 19 13 19 13 15 19 22 12 12 12 15
Pts 34 32 28 28 28 26 26 25 25 24 24 23 23 23 23
15 15 13 16 14
8 8 7 4 4
5 6 6 7 6
2 1 0 5 4
18 17 14 13 12
30 41 37 40 40
32 28 29 50 50
Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 16 10 3 3 23 41 32 Vancouver 16 11 5 0 22 49 44 Calgary 17 9 6 2 20 50 45 Los Angeles 15 8 4 3 19 37 30 San Jose 16 8 6 2 18 50 46 Arizona 14 6 7 1 13 34 47 Edmonton 15 6 8 1 13 38 51 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Tampa Bay 15 11 3 1 23 Montreal 15 10 4 1 21 Boston 16 10 6 0 20 Detroit 15 7 3 5 19 Toronto 15 8 5 2 18 Ottawa 14 7 4 3 17 Florida 12 4 4 4 12 Buffalo 16 3 11 2 8
GF 58 37 47 40 47 38 20 20
GA 41 42 37 37 42 34 30 54
Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 13 10 2 1 21 N.Y. Islanders 14 9 5 0 18 Philadelphia 14 7 5 2 16 Washington 14 6 5 3 15 N.Y. Rangers 14 6 6 2 14 New Jersey 15 6 7 2 14 Carolina 14 5 6 3 13 Columbus 14 4 9 1 9
GF 55 42 45 45 39 40 35 36
GA 27 42 43 42 46 49 44 51
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts 14 9 3 2 20 14 9 4 1 19
GF 35 35
GA 28 28
x-Hamilton x-Montreal Toronto Ottawa
CFL East Division W L T 9 9 0 9 9 0 8 10 0 2 16 0
PF 417 360 450 278
PA Pt 395 18 394 18 456 16 465 4
x-Calgary x-Edmonton x-Sask. x-B.C. Winnipeg
GP 18 18 18 18 18
West Division W L T 15 3 0 12 6 0 10 8 0 9 9 0 7 11 0
PF 511 492 399 380 397
PA 347 340 441 365 481
Pt 30 24 20 18 14
Week 20 Saturday’s results Hamilton 29 Montreal 15 Saskatchewan 24 Edmonton 17 CFL Playoffs Sunday, Nov. 16 Division Semifinals East B.C. at Montreal, 11 a.m. West Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 2:30 p.m. National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct New England 7 2 0 .778 Buffalo 5 4 0 .556 Miami 5 4 0 .556 N.Y. Jets 2 8 0 .200 South W L T Pct Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667
PF 281 191 227 174
PA 198 182 171 265
PF 290
PA 211
Houston Tennessee Jacksonville
4 2 1
Cleveland Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore
W 6 5 6 6
Denver Kansas City San Diego Oakland
W 7 6 5 0
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Tuesday’s Games Minnesota at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Colorado at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Columbus at Washington, 5 p.m. Winnipeg at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. San Jose at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Buffalo at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Nashville, 6 p.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Dallas at Arizona, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Vancouver, 8 p.m.
Monday’s summaries Hurricanes 4, Flames 1 First Period 1. Calgary, Jones 2 (Glencross, Giordano) 13:07 (pp). 2. Carolina, Boychuk 3 (Faulk, Sekera) 17:30. Penalties — Semin Car (tripping) 11:58. Second Period 3. Carolina, Faulk 2 (Nash) 4:50 (pp). 4. Carolina, Skinner 3 (Semin, Faulk) 12:15. Penalties — Setoguchi Cgy (stick holding) 4:46, Granlund Cgy (stick holding) 18:44. Third Period 5. Carolina, Gleason 1 (Skinner) 9:10. Penalties — Russell Cgy (hooking) 13:45. Shots on goal Calgary 8 10 5 — 23 Carolina 5 14 12 — 31 Goal — Calgary: Hiller (L, 7-4-1); Carolina: Ward (W, 5-3-1). Power plays (goal-chances) — Calgary: 1-1; Carolina: 1-3. Bruins 4, Devils 2 First Period 1. New Jersey, T.Zajac 2 (Cammalleri, Greene) 1:26. 2. Boston, Soderberg 5 (R.Smith, Bergeron) 10:21 (pp). 3. Boston, Bergeron 3 (unassisted) 17:16. Penalties — Cammalleri NJ (hooking) 6:43, R.Smith Bos (Embellishment) 6:43, Larsson NJ (holding) 9:00. Second Period 4. New Jersey, Jagr 3 (T.Zajac, Cammalleri) 13:00. 5. Boston, Griffith 4 (unassisted) 18:01. 6. Boston, R.Smith 4 (Bergeron) 19:21. Penalties — None. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Severson NJ (interference) 16:39, Marchand Bos (Embellishment) 16:39. Shots on goal New Jersey 5 9 14 — 28 Boston 11 9 3 — 23 Goal — New Jersey: Schneider (L, 6-6-2); Boston: Rask (W, 8-4-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — New Jersey: 0-0; Boston: 1-1.
Pct .667 .611 .600 .600
PF 209 197 261 261
PA 172 211 239 181
Pct .778 .667 .556 .000
PF 286 217 205 146
PA 202 151 186 252
PF 279 261 195 197
PA 198 212 247 229
PF 251 198 219 167
PA 225 281 238 272
PF 182 277 168 194
PA 142 205 199 277
PF 223 240 195
PA 170 191 202
NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Philadelphia 7 2 0 .778 Dallas 7 3 0 .700 N.Y. Giants 3 6 0 .333 Washington 3 6 0 .333 South W L T Pct New Orleans 4 5 0 .444 Carolina 3 6 1 .350 Atlanta 3 6 0 .333 Tampa Bay 1 8 0 .111 North W L T Pct Detroit 7 2 0 .778 Green Bay 6 3 0 .667 Minnesota 4 5 0 .444 Chicago 3 6 0 .333 West W L T Pct Arizona 8 1 0 .889 Seattle 6 3 0 .667 San Francisco 5 4 0 .556
RINGETTE The Central Alberta U14AA Sting, with Kianna Doyle and Hannah Morrison each netting two goals, downed the Leduc 16A team 6-4 in weekend ringette action.
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Sunday’s Games San Francisco 27, New Orleans 24, OT Kansas City 17, Buffalo 13 Detroit 20, Miami 16 Baltimore 21, Tennessee 7 N.Y. Jets 20, Pittsburgh 13 Atlanta 27, Tampa Bay 17 Dallas 31, Jacksonville 17 Denver 41, Oakland 17 Seattle 38, N.Y. Giants 17 Arizona 31, St. Louis 14 Green Bay 55, Chicago 14 Open: Houston, Indianapolis, Minnesota, New England, San Diego, Washington Monday’s Game Philadelphia 45, Carolina 21
CALGARY — Red Deer College returned from the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association cross-country championships with a 13th place finish in the men’s division and a 16th in the women’s in Calgary on Saturday. RDC was coming off a fourth place finish at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championship two weeks ago and this time were led by Andrew Jacobs who finished the eight kilometre course in 29 minutes and six seconds, good enough for 32nd overall. He was 1:59 behind national champion Jeremy Briand out of College Eduard-Monpeti in Longueuil, Que. Edwin Kaitany (27:11) of Lethbridge College was second while Riley Olesky (27:22) of Fleming College in Peterborough, Ont., was third. “Andrew Jacobs ran another of his typically well paced races, starting near the back of the pack and moving steadily forwards,” said RDC coach Brian Stackhouse in a press release. Mitchell Dore (29:46) was the next RDC runner to cross the line in 46th, Noah Arychuck (30:24) was 59th, Lucas Plamondon (33:28) was 98th, Jonathan Allan (33:42) was 101st and Jonathan Lam (37:33) was 107th. They finished with 190 points overall with their top four finishers counting towards the team results. Humber College of Toronto won the overall title with 64 points with Fanshawe College of London, Ont., second with 76 points and Champlain College out of St. Lambert,
● World Curling Tour: Red Deer Curling Classic, Pidherney Centre. ● Soccer: Red Deer City Soccer Association Hampton Inn & Suites at the Collicutt Centre. ● College basketball: Lethbridge at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● Senior high volleyball: Game 2 of bestof-three zone girls and boys finals, 6 p.m. start, teams TBA. ● JV volleyball: Boys and girls finals, 6 p.m., teams TBA. ● WHL: Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● AJHL: Calgary Canucks at Olds, 7 p.m. ● Boxing: Rumble in Red Deer 6, 7 p.m., Westerner Harvest Centre. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Three Hills, 8 p.m., Trochu. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Rangers at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● Chinook senior hockey: Okotoks at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday
● Soccer: Red Deer City Soccer Association Hampton Inn & Suites at the
Collicutt Centre. ● World Curling Tour: Red Deer Curling Classic, Pidherney Centre. ● Peewee AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer TBS, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● College basketball: Lethbridge at RDC, women at 1 p.m., men to follow. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Blue at Red Deer Elks, 2 p.m., Arena; Letbridge at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● Junior women’s hockey: Calgary Warriors at Central Alberta, 3:45 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Major midget girls hockey: Rocky Mountain at Red Deer, 5 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Ramada at Sylvan Lake, 5:15 p.m., Caroline. ● Senior high volleyball: Game 3 of bestof-three zone girls and boys finals, if necessary, 6 p.m. start, teams TBA. ● WHL: Saskatoon at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● College men’s hockey: Grant MacEwan at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Airdrie at Ponoka, 8 p.m.; Mountainview at Three Hills, 8 p.m., Trochu.
Sunday ● Soccer: Red Deer City Soccer Association Hampton Inn & Suites at the Collicutt Centre. ● World Curling Tour: Red Deer Curling Classic, Pidherney Centre. ● Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer TBS at Red Deer Parkland, 11:30 a.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Midget AA hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer Indy Graphics, noon, Arena. ● Major midget girls hockey: Calgary at Red Deer, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Chinook senior hockey: Okotoks at Bentley, 2 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Medicine Hat at Red Deer Ramada, 2 p.m., Kinsmen A. ● Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton Canadians at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Medicine Hat at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.
Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 6 1 .857 — Brooklyn 4 2 .667 1 1/2 Boston 3 3 .500 2 1/2 New York 2 6 .250 4 1/2 Philadelphia 0 7 .000 6
Miami Washington Atlanta Charlotte Orlando
Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee Detroit Indiana
Southeast Division W L Pct 5 2 .714 5 2 .714 3 3 .500 3 4 .429 2 5 .286
GB — — 1 1/2 2 3
Central Division W L Pct 6 2 .750 3 3 .500 3 4 .429 2 5 .286 2 6 .250
GB — 2 2 1/2 3 1/2 4
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 6 1 .857 — Houston 6 1 .857 — Dallas 4 3 .571 2 New Orleans 3 3 .500 2 1/2 San Antonio 2 3 .400 3 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 4 3 .571 Utah 3 5 .375 Minnesota 2 4 .333 Oklahoma City 2 5 .286 Denver 1 5 .167
GB — 1 1/2 1 1/2 2 2 1/2
Golden State Sacramento L.A. Clippers Phoenix L.A. Lakers
Pacific Division W L Pct 5 1 .833 5 2 .714 4 2 .667 4 3 .571 1 5 .167
GB — 1/2 1 1 1/2 4
Sunday’s Games Brooklyn 104, Orlando 96 Utah 97, Detroit 96 Oklahoma City 101, Sacramento 93 Toronto 120, Philadelphia 88 Miami 105, Dallas 96 Phoenix 107, Golden State 95 Portland 116, Denver 100 L.A. Lakers 107, Charlotte 92 Monday’s Games Indiana 97, Utah 86 Cleveland 118, New Orleans 111 Atlanta 91, New York 85 Chicago 102, Detroit 91 San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, late Tuesday’s Games Orlando at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Sacramento at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Charlotte at Portland, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Washington, 5 p.m. Utah at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Indiana at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Orlando at New York, 5:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Brooklyn at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Portland at Denver, 7 p.m. Houston vs. Minnesota at Mexico City, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 13 Buffalo at Miami,6:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 Minnesota at Chicago, 11 a.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 11 a.m. Cincinnati at New Orleans, 11 a.m. Denver at St. Louis, 11 a.m. Houston at Cleveland, 11 a.m. Atlanta at Carolina, 11 a.m. Tampa Bay at Washington, 11 a.m. San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m. Oakland at San Diego, 2:05 p.m. Detroit at Arizona, 2:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m. New England at Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m. Open: Baltimore, Dallas, Jacksonville, N.Y. Jets Monday, Nov. 17 Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 6:30 p.m.
Carly Cherniak and Jamie Lalor also scored for the Sting, who got a sparkling 38-save performance from McKenna Smalley. Meanwhile, Sydney Cherniak scored a pair of goals to lead the Sting U16AA team to a 6-4 victory over the Red Deer 19A squad. Brianna Abell, Megan Conrad and Kailyn Smalley also tallied for the winners.
RDC finishes 13th at x-country nationals ADVOCATE STAFF
Wednesday
● Senior high volleyball: Sudden-death semifinals at Hunting Hills — Girls at 6 p.m., Hunting Hills vs. Notre Dame; boys to follow, Lindsay Thurber vs. Hunting Hills. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Ponoka, 7:45 p.m.
Friday
Wednesday’s Games Boston at Toronto, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m.
St. Louis
● Heritage junior B hockey: Three Hills at Blackfalds, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
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Today
● Senior high volleyball: Game 1 of bestof-three zone girls and boys finals, 6 p.m. start, teams TBA. ● College women’s hockey: Grant MacEwan at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Indy Graphics at Lacombe, 7:15 p.m.
Monday’s Games Boston 4, New Jersey 2 Carolina 4, Calgary 1
Russia 3, WHL 2 (SO) First Period 1. Russia, Bryntsev 1 (Fishchenko, Provorov) 0:38. 2. WHL, Virtanen 1 (Hicketts, Hawryluk) 19:05. Penalties — Bowey WHL (roughing) 5:23, Leshchenko Rus (high-sticking) 8:11, Scherbak Rus (check to the head) 11:46. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — None. Third Period 3. WHL, Ully 1 (Sanheim, Point) 17:35. 4. Russia, Okulov 1 (unassisted) 18:43. Penalties — Gavrikov Rus (interference) 9:25, Korenev Rus (inter. on goaltender) 19:10, Yudin Rus, Virtanen WHL (roughing) 19:40, Fishchenko Rus (roughing), Petan WHL (slashing) 19:51, Bowey WHL (slashing) 20:00. Shootout Russia wins 4-3 Russia (4) — Okulov, miss; Nikolishin, miss; Scherbak, goal; Korenev, miss; Fishchenko, goal; Dergachev, miss; Kraskovsky, goal; Valiev, miss; Shatsky, miss; Rafikov, miss; Bryukvin, goal. WHL (3) — Klimchuk, goal; Reinhart, miss; Petan, miss; Point, goal; Descheneau, miss; Bleackley, miss; Quennville, goal; Virtanen, miss; Theodore, miss; Ully, miss; Chase, miss. Shots on goal Russia 9 3 3 — 15 WHL 14 8 14 — 36 Goal — Russia: Shestyorkin, Kostin (W, 1-0-0)(start of shootout); WHL: Comrie (LO, 0-0-1). Power plays (goal-chances) — Russia: 0-1; WHL: 0-4.
Nashville St. Louis
Winnipeg Chicago Minnesota Colorado Dallas
Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 3, SO Vancouver 2, Anaheim 1, SO Edmonton 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Toronto 5, Ottawa 3 Chicago 5, San Jose 2
Monday’s summary
U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL 12 2 2 1 12 8 0 0 8 5 3 0 8 7 2 1 8 11 0 2
GP 17 20 16 18 21
Everett Tri-City Spokane Seattle Portland
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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 20 16 3 1 0 100 Swift Current 22 11 8 0 3 62 Regina 18 8 9 1 0 56 Prince Albert 19 8 11 0 0 55 Moose Jaw 19 7 10 1 1 49 Saskatoon 19 6 13 0 0 50
Medicine Hat Calgary Edmonton Red Deer Lethbridge Kootenay
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Que., in third. Jordanna Cota (20:57) was the top RDC runner in the five kilometre women’s race, but was still 2:28 behind Mirelle Martens of Grande Prairie Regional College who won gold in 18:29. Jessy Lacourse (19:00) of Cegep de Victoriaville, Que, was second and Lindsay Webster (19:13) of Humber was third. Autumn Jackson (22:13) was the second RDC to finish the race, coming in 68th. Laura Friesen (23:37) was 93rd, Samantha Debree (23:41) was 94th, Anna Duda (24:32) was 101st and Celine de Wit (25:25) was 103rd. RDC finished with 250 points in the team race while GPRC won the overall title with 19 points, SAIT won silver with 72 points and Lethbridge was third with 74 points. Up next for RDC’s cross country runners is the Canada Cross Country Running Championships in Vancouver on Nov. 29. ● Centreman Connor Hartley of the Kings hockey team was named Boston Pizza RDC Men’s Athlete of the week after two solid games against the SAIT Trojans on the weekend. Particularly in Saturday’s 5-1 loss, the first year Red Deer product assisted on RDC’s lone goal and won 60 per cent of his face offs. ● Second year setter Ashley Fehr of the Queens volleyball team was named Boston Pizza RDC Female Athlete of the Week for her efforts during their sweep over the Medicine Hat College Rattlers on the weekend. The Innisfail native ran an effective offence while finishing the two matches with four kills, seven digs, one ace, one block and 55 assists.
Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Named David Newhan assistant hitting coach. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with OF Zoilo Almonte on a one-year contract and RHP Chien-Ming Wang and LHP Donnie Veal on minor league contracts. CINCINNATI REDS — Named Jim Riggleman third base coach. NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with OF Michael Cuddyer on a two-year contract. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Mark Conner director of scouting. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with INF Emmanuel Burriss and RHP Manny Delcarmen on minor league contracts. American Association AMARILLO SOX — Signed RHP Kellen Moen. Frontier League NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Signed 2B Santiago Chirino, RHP Ethan Elias, Cs Dylan Kelly and Tyler Shover and OF Jhiomar Veras to contract extensions. RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed RHP Trey Lambert to a contract extension. Signed RHP Pat Doyle. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Recalled G Jordan Adams and F/C Jarnell Stokes from Iowa (NBADL). PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed C Drew Gordon from Delaware (NBADL). HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Dallas F Antoine Roussel $5,376.34 for punching an unsuspecting opponent
BASEBALL
Legends lock up championship at World Series of Amateur Baseball The Red Deer Gary Moe Volkwagen Legends buried the Sacramento, Calif., Tortuga Solons 20-2 in the 60-andover championship final of the 2014 World Series of Amateur Baseball in Phoenix, Ariz. last week. The Solons scored once in the top of the first inning, but the Legends replied with three runs in the bottom of the frame and never looked back. The Gary Moe squad added six runs in the second inning to turn the game into a rout. Steve Pauley went the distance on the Legends mound,
during Saturday’s game. CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled D Michal Jordan from Charlotte (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled G Tom McCollum from Grand Rapids (AHL). Assigned G Petr Mrazek to Grand Rapids. Reassigned G Jared Coreau from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids. DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today recalled goaltender Tom McCollum from the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins and assigned Petr Mrazek to the Griffins. MONTREAL CANADIENS — Assigned F Rene Bourque to Hamilton (AHL). Recalled F Drayson Bowman from Hamilton. NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Jesper Fast from Hartford (AHL). Assigned D Conor Allen and F Ryan Malone to Hartford. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Assigned Fs Sam Carrick and Josh Leivo and D Stuart Percy to Toronto (AHL). American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Charlotte LW Carter Sandlak four games for receiving a match penalty in a Nov. 8 game vs. Texas. Suspended Grand Rapids D Brennan Evans four games for a kneeing incident in a Nov. 7 game at Milwaukee. CHARLOTTE CHECKERS — Signed LW Kyle Jean to a professional tryout contract. HERSHEY BEARS — Recalled D Michal Cajkovsky from South Carolina (ECHL). TEXAS STARS — Recalled D Mike Dalhuisen and Fs Jesse Root and Branden Troock from Idaho (ECHL). ECHL GWINNETT GLADIATORS — Signed D C.J. Chartrain. SOCCER Major League Soccer ORLANDO CITY SC — Named Mark Watson assistant coach.
while Ron Unrau, Hugh Heintz, Ron Zimmer, Lyle Lorenz, Blair Hanna and Randy Wooley each had two hits. The Legends opened the tournament with an 8-4 loss to the Chicago Mudville 9, then rebouned with five consecutive one-sided round-robin wins, defeating the Long Island Athletics 22-6, the Fresno, Calif., Grizzlies 10-5, the California Tri-Valley Giants 20-0, the Seattle Mariners 28-2 and Team America 14-1. With a 5-1 record, the Legends went into the playoffs as the No. 1 seed and knocked off Long Island 7-2 in a semifinal. Doug Springford pitched a complete nine-inning game for the Red Deer squad, while Zimmer, Hanna, Lorenz, Pauley and Wooley each contributed two hits. The other members of the world championship team are Al West, Dennis Tomik, Don Bonham and Norm Campion.
FOOD
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Exploring
Couscous
PREPARED IN FIVE MINUTES, THIS STAPLE IN NORTH AFRICAN CUISINE IS A QUICK REPLACEMENT FOR RICE OR PASTA
Simple couscous 1 cup instant couscous 1-2 tablespoons butter or olive oil (optional) 1 cup water or broth ½ teaspoon salt Fresh chopped herbs Bring the water to a boil. Pour the water and butter (if using) into a small saucepan and bring it to a boil over high heat. Remove the pan from heat and pour in the couscous and salt. Stir to evenly moisten the couscous. Let it sit for five minutes covered. Fluff with a fork and mix in fresh chopped herbs before serving.
Moroccan style couscous soup
Photos by ATUL BADONI/Freelance
The name couscous comes from the Arabic word kaskasa, which means ‘to pound small,’ and it is a staple in North African cuisine. In appearance, it looks like a grain. But because it is made from semolina wheat, the same wheat that makes up spaghetti and macaroni, it is more like pasta. When I am looking for a quick side dish for a rushed weekday or a main meal for vegetarian Tuesday, I often find myself reaching for a box of couscous from my pantry. Prepared in five minutes, couscous is quick replacement for rice or pasta. Just saying the name puts a smile on my kids’ faces. I remember serving it to them their first time, both my daughter and son burst into giggles because they were convinced that it was another one of my made-up dishes. The name couscous came from the Arabic word kaskasa, “to pound MADHU small,” and it is a staple BADONI in North African cuisine. In appearance, it looks like a grain. But because it is made from semolina wheat, the same wheat that makes up spaghetti and macaroni, it is more like pasta. Instead of pounding as its name states, couscous granules are made by rolling and shaping moistened semolina wheat and then coating them with finely ground wheat flour. Is couscous another emerging superfood? Probably not, but it is still a healthy alternative to white rice or potatoes. One cup of cooked couscous has about 176 calories, 36 grams of carbohydrates, two grams of fibre and six grams of protein. Switching to whole wheat couscous boosts the fibre up to seven gm. Couscous is readily available, but not all grocery stores carry the whole wheat variety. I have been successful at finding this variety only at the organic food aisle at Superstore. Couscous has a mild to, as some describe it, a bland flavour. This makes it extremely versatile because it can work well as a base for vegetable or meat dishes and works well with different flavours, both sweet and savoury. Couscous can act as thickener for soups, making them a complete tummy-filling meal. If adding it to soup, simply add it at the end. It also mixes beautifully into salads and can be flavoured with herbs like cilantro, basil or mint, or even studded with raisins, dried cranberries or apricots. In India, couscous is served as upma, a breakfast dish that is tempered with cumin and mustard seeds and then cooked with vegetables. To counteract its bland flavour, you can use other bold flavours of the world — Moroccan, Chinese or Mexican spices gives couscous a more diverse ethnic taste profile. If making plain couscous, generally the water to couscous ratio is one to one. A little less water makes drier couscous, good for salads or serving with sauces. A little more water makes softer and slightly sticky couscous. One cup of dried couscous makes about four cups of cooked couscous. If adding other ingredients, take into consideration if water is released or absorbed by the add-ins and adjust the water accordingly. Madhu Badoni is a Red Deer-based freelance food writer. She can be reached at madhubadoni@ gmail.com or on Twitter @madhubadoni. Watch for Madhu’s Masala-Mix blog on www.reddeeradvocate.com.
2 tablespoons cooking oil 1 onion, chopped 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 4), cut into approximately 1 ½-by-¼-inch strips ¼ teaspoon cayenne 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 ¾ teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper 1 sweet potato (about ½ pound), peeled and cut into ¾-inch cubes 1 zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces ¾ cup tomato puree 1 quart water 2 cups canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock ½ cup couscous 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley In a large pot, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about five minutes. Increase the heat to moderately high. Add the chicken, cayenne, cumin, salt, and pepper to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, for two minutes. Stir in the sweet potato, zucchini, tomato puree, water, and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add the couscous to the soup. Simmer for five minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the pot from the heat. Let the soup stand, covered, for two minutes; add the parsley and serve.
Israeli couscous salad
FOOD
Couscous can act as thickener for soups, making them a complete tummy-filling meal, like in this Moroccan-style couscous soup.
Israeli couscous salad — couscous mixes beautifully into salads and can be flavoured with herbs like cilantro, basil or mint, or even studded with fruit like raisins or apricots.
In India, couscous is served as upma, a breakfast food that is tempered with cumin and mustard seeds and then cooked with vegetables.
2 cups couscous, cooked and cooled 6 ounces diced onion 6 ounces diced carrots 3 ounces raisins 3 ounces dried apricots, chopped 2 tbsp olive oil 1 ½ tbsp fresh mint, chopped For the dressing 2 ½ ounces lemon juice 2 ½ ounces orange juice 2 ½ ounces brown rice vinegar 2 tsp honey 6 ounces plain yogurt ¼ tsp kosher salt ¼ tsp black pepper 2 ½ ounces olive oil In a large bowl, combine the couscous, onion, carrots, raisins, apricots, oil and mint. Set aside. In another bowl, whisk the lemon and orange juice, vinegar, honey, yogurt, salt, pepper and olive oil until well mixed. Add the dressing a little at a time until you get it as moist as you desire. Any leftover dressing is great for other salads.
Couscous upma 2 cups couscous Vegetables: onion, green chilies, tomato, potato, carrot, ginger, garlic — all finely chopped — how much, your choice. One fistful of fresh peas and raisins 1 tablespoon of ghee or olive oil 1 teaspoon of cumin and mustard seeds Lime juice to taste and fresh cilantro for garnish 3 cups water 1 teaspoon salt toasted cashews Melt ghee in a big pan. Toast cumin and mustard seeds Add and sauté the finely chopped vegetables (onions, tomato, green chilli, potato, carrot, ginger, garlic, peas and raisins) until they turn light brown. Add water and salt. Cover, increase the heat and bring that water to rolling boil. Stir in couscous. Cook covered over low medium heat for 15 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed. Uncover and cook until fluffy. Garnish with finely chopped cilantro. For zing, drizzle some fresh lime juice and serve hot sprinkled with toasted cashews.
HEALTH
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TUESDAY, NOV. 11, 2014
Wind turbine noise not linked to perceived health effects HEALTH CANADA STUDY REFUTES CLAIMS OF NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACTS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ebola health-care workers carry the body of a woman suspected of dying from Ebola from a building used as a mortuary by the Bomi County Ebola Clinic on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia. As the biggest-ever outbreak of Ebola continues to ravage West Africa, here are a few key numbers to get a handle on the epidemic. According to an update from the World Health Organization, there have been 13,042 Ebola cases and 4,818 deaths since the first child died of the virus last December.
Mining company asks Harper to reverse Ebola visa restrictions BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — An multinational mining company has urged Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reverse the government’s decision to restrict entry to Canada from Ebola-affected countries. ArcelorMittal SA, the world’s largest steel and mining company, wrote to the prime minister on Tuesday to suggest his government’s approach to protecting Canada from Ebola would make fighting the disease more difficult. “We respect your concerns and the need to protect Canada from Ebola, but the only solution is to combat this disease within West Africa and travel restrictions are slowing the response and making this harder,” said the letter from Bill Scotting, ArcelorMittal’s chief executive for mining. “We hope you can find a way of meeting both Canada’s needs whilst helping the international community truly combat the disease at source.” Alan Knight, the company’s general manager for corporate responsibility, said in an interview that ArcelorMittal had received confirmation of receipt of the letter but had not had a response from the prime minister’s office. The federal government announced last week it was suspending the issuance of new visas to residents and citizens of countries with widespread Ebola transmission, and was also halting work on residency applications from those countries. Three countries currently meet this definition: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
The move contravenes the International Health Regulations which stipulate that in infectious disease outbreaks, countries should not impose trade or travel sanctions against affected countries beyond what the WHO has recommended. The WHO has repeatedly urged countries not to close their doors to people from the affected countries, saying to do so would be counterproductive and might actually increase the risk of international spread of the disease. Under the International Health Regulations, countries which take measures that are stronger than those approved by the WHO must present the global health agency with the scientific and public health rationale for their actions. And the WHO has asked Canada to lay out its justification for taking this action. Canada helped to revise the IHR, as the treaty is called, after the 2003 SARS outbreak. The goal of the document is to encourage countries to report disease outbreaks that could threaten other states by removing the economic disincentives that would make countries avoid transparency. By signing the treaty, countries agree not to penalize nations that are experiencing disease outbreaks by levelling trade or travel sanctions against them. ArcelorMittal employs more than 10,000 people in Canada; in Liberia, it employs 4,000 people. The company and others that do business in the three West African countries engulfed in the Ebola outbreak have formed a group that calls itself the Ebola Private Sector Mobilization Group; the corporations are helping in the effort to contain the Ebola outbreak.
TORONTO — A Health Canada study has found no evidence to support a link between exposure to wind-turbine noise and health effects reported by people living near the towering structures. The Wind Turbine Noise and Health Study, conducted over a four-month period in 2013, involved more than 1,200 residents in southwestern Ontario and P.E.I., whose homes were located at various distances from almost 400 of the electricity-generating structures in 18 wind-turbine developments. The use of turbines to generate electricity by harnessing the wind — whether clustered on land in socalled farms or anchored offshore in lake or ocean floors — is controversial, and reaction to release of the study findings Thursday reflected long-established divergent opinions. The study found no link between wind-turbine noise and respondents’ reports of sleep disturbances, dizziness, tinnitus, migraines or chronic headaches, increased blood pressure or ongoing health conditions such as heart disease, chronic pain or diabetes. “None of these were associated with wind turbine noise exposure, nor was perceived stress,” a Health Canada spokesman said during a technical briefing with reporters. “Some people did report these conditions. Some people had higher levels of perceived stress, higher blood pressure and so on,” said the spokesman. “But they were not linked to noise.” However, the study did find a relationship between increasing levels of wind turbine noise and residents’ annoyance related to that noise, as well as to vibration, shadow flicker from the rotating blades, and aircraft warning lights atop the towers. When measured noise levels exceeded 35 decibels, the study found there was a concurrent increase in community annoyance. “That’s interesting because that’s much lower than you would see with other sources of noise like road traffic or rail or aircraft noise,” said the spokesman, noting that “the annoyance in Ontario was more than three times higher than it was in P.E.I.,” though the researchers don’t know why. The “annoyance” factor should not be viewed as trivial: the World Health Organization considers this type of annoyance to be a health effect; Health Canada sees it as more of a health indicator.
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TORONTO — As many as one in five of all visits to hospital emergency departments are for things that could probably be dealt with better elsewhere, a new report says. The report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, released Thursday, said 20 per cent of emergency department traffic is for minor medical conditions that don’t require hospitalization. Many and perhaps most of those medical needs could be better treated by a family doctor or in a community clinic, the report suggested. Family physicians can provide better continuity of care and visiting them is often less stressful than going to a hospital emergency department, said Kathleen Morris, CIHI’s director for health system analysis and emerging issues. Morris said the level of care in emergency departments is high, and someone going to one might get the same treatment as he or she would get from his or her family doctor. But the family doctor knows the context of the case, which can lead to different treatment recommendations. She used as an example someone going to the emergency department for a sore throat. “But what would be missing in the ED is understanding that sore throat as part of a pattern of care,” Morris said. “And if it’s just a oneoff incident it’s probably not a big deal. If it’s the sixth or seventh severe throat infection in a year, then a family doctor might actually be considering some different options ... like removing your tonsils.” Interestingly, 43 per cent of the visits for minor medical conditions occurred during working hours, which Morris admitted came as a surprise. A survey done in conjunction with the study found that nearly half of people said they could not get in to see their doctor in a timely manner. “It could be thought that while a physician may be working hard that day, a patient may not be able to get an appointment as quickly as they would
like,” she said. “But I think it highlights for us there has to be some room for improvement in that particular area.” Children under five years of age made up a big portion of these medical visits to emergency departments, with upper respiratory tract and ear infections being the most common reasons for their visits. The report also said one in three seniors living in long-term care facilities made a visit to an emergency department in 2012-13, and about a third of those visits were avoidable. That’s another area that could probably use improvement, Morris said, noting that many seniors have complex medical problems and may be on a variety of medications. That means a lot of information must accompany the senior to the hospital, and updated information should accompany him or her home. But that doesn’t always happen, she said. “What we know from so many other pieces of work is that every transition in care heightens the opportunity for some information to fall through the tracks.” She suggested the report is a good opportunity for long-term care facilities to review their practices for when to transfer patients to the emergency department with an eye to reducing how often this happens. They could put in place things like
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