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Property crimes up 8.3% BY ADVOCATE STAFF Property crimes in Red Deer are up in the first nine months of 2014. Year-to-date stat i s t i c s r e l e a s e d o n COMMUNITY Wednesday show that RESPONSE overall property crimes UNIT A2 such as fraud and arson rose by 8.3 per cent. The biggest jump, however, was for possession of stolen goods, a category that increased by 66 per cent. There have been 517 offences so far this year, compared to 311 in 2013. Red Deer RCMP Insp. Scott Tod said a large increase in possession of stolen goods offences is often a result of enforcement. “As a result of realigning resources, we are focusing on priorities that enable us to be proactive in high crime areas and with repeat offenders, we are able to close out more investigations,” he said. Vehicle theft incidents also jumped by 31 per cent with 748 offences in the period, up from 571 in 2013. Conversely, the total crimes against persons fell by 3.3 per cent in the first nine months of the year. To date, there have been 2,337 such crimes, compared to 2,417 in 2013. All other Criminal Code offences such weapons charges and disturbing the peace fell by 9.3 per cent. There were 4,082 such instances in total, compared to 4,500 offences in 2013. Sarah Cockerill, the city’s director of Community Services, said community safety continues to be a priority and the city will continue to work with the RCMP and community crime prevention organizations to see future reductions in the crime rates. The city releases crime statistics on a quarterly basis.
Guilty plea in death TYLER JAMES WILSON, 19, PLEADS TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CAUSING DEATH BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF The family of a Red Deer man killed in a collision while riding home in a taxi shared hugs and tears as the teenager who caused the crash pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Jonathon David Wood, 33, was killed on Nov. 2, 2013, when the taxi he was a passenger in was hit by another driver. Wood had been out at the bar that night following a squash tournament he helped organize. He chose to take a taxi home. Tyler James Wilson, 19, changed his plea to guilty to a charge of dangerous driving causing death on Wednesday in Red Deer provincial court before Judge Darrell Riemer. He had entered a not guilty plea earlier this year. Wood’s family, filling up half the courtroom, all wore buttons they had made to honour him, bearing words from his favourite song, “keep your head up and your heart strong.” “At times like this you remember the loss, the rawness of the loss,” said Wood’s mother Lori Church. “Other times I just remember how funny he was and the further we get away from the death, the more I miss him. It’s that much longer I haven’t seen my son.” Lorne Goddard, defence counsel for Wilson, said it had always been his intention to enter a guilty plea and take responsibility for his actions. Wilson had elected in February to be tried by Court of Queen’s Bench judge alone, starting with a preliminary inquiry scheduled for Wednesday. “This is no measure of my son’s
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A memorial was set up at Body Basics by friends of Jonathon David Wood who died in a motor vehicle collision in Red Deer. life, there is no measure of my son’s life,” said Church. “This guilty plea is no measure of remorse. “What Mr. Wilson needs to do is to learn to take responsibility to be a better person and to start contributing to this world instead of taking away from it. He has a long way to
go to ever make up for the loss of my son. “But that would be my hope, that some day he finds redemption and is able to become a better person.”
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A $3.5-million project will begin next year to overhaul Red Deer’s transit system. Electronic signs, among other improvements, will be implemented to help make busing more efficient for transit users.
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Red Deer buses are about to drive into the 21st century. Starting next year, the city will embark on an estimated $3.5-million project to transform Red Deer’s public transportation system. When completed, the city’s 57 conventional buses will be outfitted with electronic signs and annunciators that will allow both visual and audio bus stop and street location announcements. At Sorensen Station and some bus shelters, electronic signs will offer up-
dated information on when the next bus will arrive. At other bus stops, passengers will be able to phone an information number with the bus stop number and get real-time information on the next bus arrival. Transit Manager George Penny said it’s a fairly large undertaking that is expected to be in place by the end of 2017. “It’s what every transit agency really likes,” said Penny. “It’s the ability to collect data so you can really make decisions correctly.”
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Katie (Katie Cookson), and her friends Patty (Danielle Oke) and Freddy (Colton Toews) pose for photo before a run through of ‘The Adventures of Katie: The Case of the Missing Nativity’ at Deer Park Alliance Church Wednesday evening. The comic play will open on Friday at 7 p.m., with shows following on Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $3 at the church office.
Community Response Unit cracking down on crime in downtown core BY ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer RCMP special unit has made several arrests and laid numerous charges in relation to activities in the downtown core recently. The Community Response Unit (CRU) monitors “prolific and habitual offenders throughout the city, offering a consistent police presence in the downtown core, and focusing attention on specific people and areas where issues are cropping up,” Red Deer RCMP said in a press release. “In Red Deer, general duty RCMP members respond to calls for service, while GIS investigates serious and complex crimes. CRU works in between those two important roles,” Red Deer Cpl. Leanne Molzahn said in the release. “The Community Response Unit has been busy the last two weeks, arresting a number of people for drug trafficking and drug possession, checking in on numerous people on probation or parole to make sure they are meeting their conditions and, in several incidents, seizing weapons. “A disproportionate amount of the crime in any city is committed by a small number of people, most of whom police are quite familiar with,” said Molzahn. CRU monitors a number of people who have been identified as prolific offenders — those who are committing numerous offences, often breaching current
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COURT: Maximum sentence is five years Travis Gangl, Wood’s uncle and business partner, was surprised by the guilty plea. “It starts to put an end to this,” said Gangl. “It’s sad it has taken this long to get to this point. He’s had another year of freedom. “The sooner we can get to a conclusion in this the better, whatever that conclusion may be.” Crown prosecutor Ed Ring did not read in the facts of the incident, choosing instead to read those in at the sentencing hearing, which is scheduled for Feb. 18, 2015. While Wilson entered his plea, because no facts were read it wasn’t formally accepted by the court. Ring said upon the acceptance of the guilty plea, charges of impaired driving causing death will be withdrawn. Wilson has been out on bail since Nov. 25, 2013.
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court conditions while committing them, and having a significant impact on the community. The unit also closely monitors a number of people who have been released after serving their sentences but who have been flagged as a high risk to re-offend. In these cases, the crimes more often included violence or the risk of violence. In both cases, the monitoring includes meetings, followed by regular checks to make sure they are complying with curfews and other court-imposed conditions. It also includes referrals to support agencies that could help them get out of the criminal lifestyle. On Nov. 13, an investigation of an attempted vehicle theft shortly after 2 a.m. resulted in a weeks-long joint investigation between CRU and the General Investigation Section (GIS). The investigation led to the arrest of two 19-year-old men for a series of theft and vehicle thefts. Charges are pending against the two men on a number of files. On Nov. 24, the CRU arrested a suspect after he was spotted in the downtown McDonald’s parking lot. The vehicle he was driving had a stolen plate, and RCMP seized cocaine, methamphetamine, cash and items related to the sale of drugs. A 24-year-old Red Deer man is facing four charges of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, fail to comply with undertaking, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
On Nov. 25, the CRU stopped a suspicious vehicle in the Superstore parking lot shortly before 6 p.m. and seized a number of individually wrapped packages of marijuana intended for resale. A Red Deer man, 31, is charged with three counts of fail to comply with probation order, and possession for the purpose of trafficking. On Nov. 26, the CRU stopped a suspicious vehicle at approximately 8:40 p.m. in the area of 49th Avenue and 50th Street. Two men in the vehicle were wanted on outstanding warrants and the female driver was in possession of marijuana. RCMP also located a machete in the vehicle. A 21-year-old Red Deer faces the following charges: possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, assault, uttering threats and fail to appear, all related to the outstanding warrant. Charges are pending against the second man and the woman. On Nov. 27, RCMP executed a search warrant at 5:40 p.m. at an apartment building in the area of 49th Avenue and 50th Street after investigation identified it as a drug house. Police seized an undisclosed amount of crack cocaine and an undisclosed amount of Canadian currency. They took seven people into custody, most of whom were known to police. Six were later released without charges. A Red Deer woman, 50, is charged with failing to comply with conditions, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, and possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine).
A pre-sentence report will made ahead of the sentencing hearing. Over the past 13 months Wood’s family has remembered him in different ways, sharing stories and remembering their son, brother and nephew. “That will go on forever,” said Gangl. “In a lot of ways, it brought our family, we’ve always been a close family, even closer together and we realize how finite life is.” The maximum sentence for dangerous driving causing death is five years. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
ficult to know where the bus is and what’s going on,” said Penny. “Now we will know in real-time. So if somebody wants to book a trip on the same day, we’ll be able to do that more efficiently.” City council approved $1.57 million in the 2015 capital budget after previously approving $1.9 million for the project. The city has applied to fund the project through GreenTrip provincial funding. If approved, the provincial funds will cover two-thirds of the cost. Penny said Red Deer has grown in recent years, bringing new routes to the expanded areas of the city. He said it is no longer efficient to collect information by hand. The new technology will allow the city to collect data and monitor and track buses on the road. So in the case of an accident on a route, the home base can contact the drivers with alternate route information. Penny said the new system will allow the city to plan routes more efficiently. “We really want to be able to analyze how many people get on and off the bus at different routes so maybe we can change some of the routes,” said Penny. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
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Canadians kept in dark DOUBTS ABOUT MOTIVES FOR OTTAWA ATTACK PERSIST AS RCMP KEEPS EVIDENCE SECRET On a Sunday evening, four days after the storming of Parliament Hill, the RCMP provided an unsolicited and detailed update, telling us it had “identified persuasive evidence that Michael Zehaf-Bibeau’s attack was driven by ideological and political motives.” In case we missed the point, the news release was entitled “RCMP Update on the October 22, 2014, Terrorist Attack in Ottawa.” TIM The next day, HARPER RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson used words like “deliberate ... lucid ... and purposeful” in describing a video he said he hoped to release as soon as possible. This week, he indicated we may never see that video after all. Canadians should ask questions regarding this about-turn. If an investigation has taken a different path, we should be told. Otherwise, we are free to speculate that Paulson was told not
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to release the video. Six weeks after a historic invasion that traumatized Parliament Hill and had repercussions throughout the country and the world, parts of this story are still missing. We have also been told the Centre Block surveillance video will not be released, a video that could definitely tell us how many shots were fired by the gunman, how many were fired by police, and exactly how authorities reacted. These videos are not there to satisfy any morbid yearning for detail, but to shed light on important questions about an event that will be taught in history classes for generations to come. There is no evidence to suggest Paulson has been reined in by his political masters, but the terrorist narrative is the convenient way for this to play out for a government tempted to use fear as a means to push legislation that could intrude on the privacy of law-abiding citizens. To its credit, the Stephen Harper government has not rushed to table legislation, but Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney said a bill that would expand police surveillance and preventive detention powers is due “in the near future.’’ The debate over whether Zehaf-Bi-
beau — the man in bed 248, now known as the “death bed” at the nearby Ottawa Mission — was a terrorist or a mentally ill man with access to a gun is not settled in this country. A week ago, a poll done for the Vancouver Province by the Angus Reid Institute found Canadians split. Some 38 per cent of those polled said the shooting was the act of a mentally ill person, 36 per cent perceived it as a terrorist act and 25 per cent were not sure. Harper and his government called it a terror attack immediately and, after some hesitation, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said if the RCMP thought it was a terrorist attack, that was good enough for him. Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair has not accepted that verdict. The NDP leader, speaking in the wake of the original news of the video, said there was not enough evidence to brand the shooter a terrorist and cautioned about tossing that term around in the absence of such evidence. For that, Mulcair took heat, but more than a month later, we still don’t have irrefutable evidence that this was a terror attack. Rest assured it will be called that time and again when Blaney does table his new bill. If Paulson has a reason not to release the video, it may be because it
is also not yet settled as to whether others were involved or had advance knowledge of the attack. Two other men regularly prayed with Zehaf-Bibeau at the mission, according to residents there, and both disappeared the day of the shooting. Paulson says the nature of the investigation has changed, and he alluded to a potential court process, but was vague. “He’s got to explain to Canadians why he’s changed his mind,” Mulcair said this week. “Until then, people are going to be able to speculate as to whether or not someone was involved in deciding that it wouldn’t be made public.” Divining the motives of a dead man is tricky business, but if the national police force has video evidence to support motives the government is anxious to have out there in the public realm, then it should release it. None of this diminishes the horror of the day and none of it diminishes the depravity of a crime that took the life of a young soldier, Nathan Cirillo. Paulson has told us what’s on the video. We believe him. But, just to be perfectly certain, let’s see it. Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer. He can be reached at tharper@thestar.ca.
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Alberta needs less spending, not higher taxes BY MARK MILKE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Forty-one billion dollars. That’s the extra amount, over and above what was needed to keep pace with population growth and inflation between 2006 and 2013, that was required to fund Alberta government program spending in those years. So the province spent $300 billion in total on operations instead of $259 billion because it turned a blind eye to the Leviathan-like increases on the spending side of its ledger. With oil prices dropping to $69 a barrel, and the recent warning from Alberta Premier Jim Prentice and Finance Minister Robin Campbell that tax hikes are up for discussion — often code for “we want higher taxes” — Albertans should remember that extra $41-billion bill. No one would deny resource prices and resource revenues matter to the provincial budget. But there are two sides to a ledger — what you collect and what you spend. If you promise too much and spend copiously, you can’t pay the bills. Since 2004, spot prices for a barrel of West Texas Intermediate reached US$145.16 in July of 2008 then crashed to $30.28 two days before Christmas that same year. As I write, prices have hit a low of about $69, down from over $100 last summer. Meanwhile, the U.S. import price of natural gas ranged from a high of $11.78 per gigajoule in July
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2008 to a low of 2.04 in April 2012, with prices in 2014 as high as $8.94 and hovering around $4 recently. Over the past decade then, government revenues, tightly linked to as they are to oil and gas prices, imitated resource price fluctuations: soaring, crashing, moderating and then recently weakening once again. Resource revenues accounted for 40 per cent of all revenues to the province in 2005-06 and 19 per cent in 2009-10 (the year after the recession). In other years, proceeds from resources ranged from 24 per cent to 33 per cent of all revenues, and just 20 per cent in 2012-13. In reflexive response, perhaps hoping resource prices would always stay high, Alberta increased program spending beyond inflation and population growth and what might be advisably prudent. In 1993-94, per person program spending was $8,978. Then came the budget cuts and spending reductions of the mid-1990s under then-premier Ralph Klein and finance minister Jim Dinning. Those were a distant memory by 2004-05, when per person program spending was $8,965. Arguments over the “proper” level of spending aside, one unavoidable fact is that after 2004-05 — when per person spending matched early 1990s levels in real terms — spending rose to $10,747 by the recession year of 2008/09. In 2012-13, the latest year of available comparable statistics, per person program spending was $10,672 — still near the historic high, despite oil and gas prices sitting nowhere near the peak prices of 2008.
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These comparisons are derived from program expenditures and are adjusted for inflation and account for population (including population growth). So they are budgetary apple to apple contrasts. The notion Albertans need to be taxed more is spurious given the utter lack of attention to provincial spending reform. Past premiers have allowed public sector compensation in Alberta to float at levels 10 per cent above comparable jobs in the private sector — not even counting the cost to taxpayers of an average earlier retirement age in the public service. And just two months ago, Prentice cancelled minor reforms of ever-costlier government and public sector pensions. He did so even though Alberta’s government and public sector pension plan contribution rates doubled in the past decade in some cases, required taxpayer-funded bailouts in others, or both, and thus jacked up pension costs paid for by taxpayers. As long as the province allows program spending to rise beyond what is reasonable and affordable given the inevitable resource revenue fluctuations, budgetary woes will remain central to the government in Edmonton. But the message from the premier and finance minister to taxpayers is clear: Forget about spending reform, the provincial government prefers tax hikes. Mark Milke is a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and author of Post-Boom Spending in Alberta: A $41 Billion Splurge and Lost Opportunities. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www.troymedia.com).
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Arrest made in Mountie shooting BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — A 36-year-old man who is known to police has been arrested by members of an emergency-response team in Kamloops, B.C., just hours after an RCMP officer was shot and critically wounded. RCMP Supt. Brad Mueller said Wednesday that police helicopters and dogs were also involved in the search for the suspect who allegedly shot Cpl. Jean Michaud earlier in the day in the city located in the province’s Interior. Michaud, who is a member with 13 years’ experience and the father of two young children, remains in critical but stable condition, he said. “The events are, you know, a sobering reminder of the dangers that police officers face every day while they are serving and protecting their respective communities, and I can’t tell you the impact that an incident (like this) has on our policing community,” Mueller said.
He couldn’t reveal the name of the suspect who has not yet been charged. The man arrested received an injury, Mueller said, adding the RCMP contacted the Independent Investigations Office of B.C., the police watchdog which investigates serious incidents involving British Columbia’s police officers. Hours earlier, at about 2:45 a.m., the officer had pulled over a vehicle in a residential area of the city. He was shot by a suspect who was inside a white, four-door Chrysler Intrepid while another officer who had come as a backup for Michaud exchanged gunfire. Police launched an intensive search, blocked off the area and evacuated some residents for what they said were public safety reasons. The shooting also prompted false media alerts that arrests had been made. Mueller told reporters hours after the shooting that the 40-year-old officer underwent emergency surgery shortly after the shooting.
“The doctors were very happy with how he responded with the surgery,” he said. Mueller said Michaud was wearing a bullet-proof vest and driving a marked police cruiser as he approached a vehicle as part of an ongoing investigation. “I can say that our officer was fired upon as he approached the suspect vehicle and the backup officer who was also in attendance returned fire towards that vehicle,” he said. Dennis Maruschy, who lives a block and a half from the shooting scene, said he was awakened by the sound of gunfire. “It sounded like one guy emptying a clip — pop, pop, pop, pop,” Maruschy said. “It sounded like someone emptying a clip in a semi-automatic.” Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar said he was shocked to hear the news. “I guess you always hope that you live in a community where something like this wouldn’t happen,” he said.
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Man who died on highway was related to dead mom, boys: police Toronto police have confirmed a man who died on a busy highway was a family member of a mother and two children found dead in an apartment this weekend. Police say Yusuf Osman Abdille, 50, was the husband of Zahra Abdille, 43, and the father of her two sons, Faris, 13, and Zain, 8. The three bodies were found Saturday not long after Yusuf Osman Abdille was fatally hit by a car on the Don Valley Parkway. Investigators say they are looking into his possible involvement in the death of his wife and sons. The cause of death for
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Crown psychiatrist on stand for sixth day at trial MONTREAL — Luka Rocco Magnotta’s lawyer is suggesting the Crown’s expert witness cut corners and didn’t look at the full evidence before concluding that his client wasn’t schizophrenic. Dr. Gilles Chamberland is back on the stand today for a sixth day at Magnotta’s first-degree murder trial and is being questioned by defence lawyer Luc Leclair. Defence psychiatrists have testified they believe Magnotta was psychotic, had been untreated for schizophrenia for at least two years and was unable to tell right from wrong when he killed and dismembered Jun Lin in 2012. Chamberland doesn’t believe Magnotta is schizophrenic and says there is no reason to believe he didn’t know what he was doing was wrong. The Crown doctor believes Magnotta suffers from a variety of personality disorders that better explain his behaviour. Leclair asked him if there was any logic in that conclusion when faced with a thick pile of medical documents that frequently mention schizophrenia. Chamberland said he stands by his findings after looking at documents and defence expert testimony. That view is similar to ones Chamberland made during 2012 media interviews about the Magnotta case before he’d been hired. “It confirmed the opinion I had,” he said of what he took from the evidence.
Manitoba tries to stop spread of zebra mussels with legislation WINNIPEG — First, Manitoba tried killing them with potash. Now the province will try to curb the spread of zebra mussels through legislation with strict rules for boaters. Conservation Minister Gord Mackintosh introduced a bill Wednesday - which the government touted as “the strongest in Canada” - that would make it illegal to transport, possess or release zebra mussels, and would require boats in transit to be inspected at designated stations. The proposed law would also require boat-
ers to remove aquatic plants, which can carry zebra mussels, before taking a boat away from a body of water. The legislation, modelled on a law in Minnesota, would also bring in new enforcement tools and provide for a review of fines levied against offenders. “These proposed amendments and the regulations will make Manitoba’s measures to address the threat of aquatic invasive species - notably zebra mussels - the most comprehensive in North America,” Mackintosh told the legislature. “It has been developed in synch and to complement stronger federal regulations that are now pending.”
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Farmers and hunters strenuously objected to the registry, but Mulcair says requiring firearms to be registered is no different than the obligation to register a car or license a dog. And he says duck hunters don’t need assault rifles, unless they’re planning to shoot a pterodactyl. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he would not revive the gun registry because it was too
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Ex-doctor charged with murder to remain free BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — A former Quebec doctor charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of his two children will remain a free man pending his new trial. The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled today that Guy Turcotte should not be incarcerated ahead of the trial, which is set to begin next September. A jury found Turcotte not criminally responsible in 2011 in the stabbing deaths of five-yearold Olivier and threeyear-old Anne-Sophie in 2009. His freedom comes with various conditions, including having to stay with his uncle and not being allowed to get in touch with his ex-wife. Quebec Superior Court Justice Andre Vincent granted Turcotte
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NEWMARKET, Ont. — The country’s top Mountie has told the trial in a lawsuit filed by a longtime RCMP officer that he was given the impression last year that the man seemed “almost unequivocally embittered towards the force.” Commissioner Bob Paulson says he understood Sgt. Peter Merrifield was a “very smart, very accomplished officer” who had become “very negative.” Paulson is testifying in Newmarket, Ont., and is being asked about the information provided to him on the officer. Merrifield is alleging he was harassed by some of his superiors within the RCMP and that they employed aggressive and intimidating means to silence him. None of the allegations have been proven in court. His lawyer says Merrifield is seeking damages to be determined at trial and wants “a punitive judgment to send the RCMP a message” about harassment in the force. Paulson brought up Merrifield by name last year before a Senate committee looking into harassment and bullying within the RCMP. Paulson — who levelled criticism at a selection of RCMP members who lodged complaints against the force - accused Merrifield of being upset because the force “took issue with him running for Parliament.” Merrifield’s lawyer John Phillips said in an earlier interview that Paulson got “incomplete information” about Merrifield in 2013 which demonstrates further damage to Merrifield’s reputation. “Our theory of that is that (Paulson) is a victim of the harassment of Merrifield in some way — not as badly as Merrifield, but he’s a victim of that harassment — because it caused him to distrust a very good cop because of the loss of reputation,” Phillips said. Paulson is telling the court that he understood, after conversations with the RCMP’s Commanding officer for Ontario Stephen White, that efforts for the force to reconcile its differences with Merrifield had gone nowhere. “He was locked into this view that the officers he was referring to had harassed him and he was not taking any ground back from that,” Paulson said. “He was very, very determined to have those claims of harassment from those officers validated.” Paulson said it was communicated to him that the officers behind the alleged harassment of Merrifield were found to be “blameless.” “The view was that those officers had tried to respond to the circumstances as best they could in the moment and that there was no sort of malfeasance,” he said. “The essence of our conversation was ... we’ve got a lawsuit and he’s very active in publicizing the response of the organization so where we ended was we’re just going to have to let this thing play out.”
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Current and former members contend the new Veterans Charter is unconstitutional, and they don’t like that the lifetime disability pension for disabled soldiers is being replaced with lump-sum payments. A government lawyer is disputing the soldiers’ claims that a “social covenant” exists between the public and government that ultimately means a duty
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Public sector union to take muzzled science issue to bargaining table OTTAWA — The union representing government scientists, engineers and professionals says its next contract demands will include an integrity policy to free up muzzled researchers and promote evidencebased policy making. The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, which represents 55,000 federal employees, says a scientific-integrity policy is needed to ensure innovation and to protect public health, safety and the environment. The union, known by its acronym PIPSC, says it will seek enforceable standards for international collaboration among scientists, preservation of government science libraries, reinvestment in research programs and the right for federal scientists to speak. It’s the latest move against the Conservative government by a public sector union that traditionally has avoided any hint of campaigns that could be considered political. Last month, the Professional Institute announced it will actively advertise the damage it believes the Harper government has done to federal public services. Union president Debi Daviau says it is a sad state of affairs when professionals need to bring their demands for good public science policy to the negotiating table, but PIPSC feels it is the only way to get the government’s attention on the long-simmering issue.
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is owed to the soldiers based on the “honour of the Crown.” Paul Vickery, a lawyer for the attorney general, told the court the government acknowledges the suffering and that veterans deserve respect, but noted the new regime was approved by a unanimous vote of Parliament. One of the plaintiffs, retired major Mark Campbell, lost his legs in a 2008 Taliban ambush and says he believes the government is trying to save a buck on the backs of veterans. against media magnate Pierre Karl Peladeau last Sunday on Facebook. Police say the suspect did not resist when he was arrested at his home on Tuesday evening in Chambly, south of Montreal. He was remanded in custody after being questioned by police and is expected to appear in court today in Longueuil. There was no word on what charge might be laid. Police have not identified the suspect. The Facebook post in question reportedly began with the words, “`Please someone shoot PKP” and was quickly removed. A poster who identified himself as Sosa El Gambino apologized on Twitter and to police via tweets. Peladeau last week confirmed what many had been expecting — that he will seek the leadership of the Parti Quebecois. The new party leader will be chosen in May 2015, with the next Quebec election to be held in September 2018.
City of St. John’s, N.L., collects donations door-to-door for food bank ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A major shortage of food bank donations has inspired the City of St. John’s in Newfoundland to collect contributions door to door. Mayor Dennis O’Keefe has urged residents in this capital city of just more than 100,000 residents to do their bit for those in need. He is asking them to leave bags of non-perishable food marked with an “F” on door knobs and front stoops to be picked up by city workers. Volunteers are also helping to collect donations from a different ward each day this week until all five wards have been covered. The local Community Food Sharing Association says stocks dwindled after a yearly Canada Post canned food drive was cancelled due to staff cuts. The Canadian Press
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Strike up the band TEACHER LOOKS FOR HELP TO BUY INSTRUMENTS FOR DISADVANTAGED KIDS BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF A Normandeau School music teacher wants her students to have the same band opportunities as other Red Deer kids. The obstacle is a lack of instruments. Music teacher Jane Bechthold said many of her middle school students would like to learn to play music, but Normandeau School only has access
to a few available instruments through Glendale School. “I have lots of really musical students. Some of them sing in a beautiful-sounding choir.” But while it doesn’t cost anything to sing, Bechthold said it would cost families to rent or buy instruments. And “this is a high needs area,” she said, so the costs would be out of reach for many of her students. “I would like students living in the north side of the city to have the same band opportunities as those living on
the south side,” she added. While other public schools have had years to put money aside for annual instrument purchases, Normandeau only became a kindergarten to Grade 8 school a few years ago, so doesn’t have any built-in budget for instrument purchases. She estimates about $25,000 would be needed to buy all the instruments required. But this goal can be gradually reached through incremental fundraising for $1,000 at a time.
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A parents committee has been formed at the school to think of fundraising and grant-application ideas. Parent James Alexander, whose son is a Grade 6 student at the school, wants to raise awareness of the need for Normandeau youths to have a musical arts education. He sees the school’s lack of band opportunities as a “tragedy” and is eager to get some donations. Anyone who can help is asked to call Bechthold at 403-342-0727. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
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Seniors home fire safety concerns raised BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF
Avenue and on the south by 59th Street. The school division held an open house for prospective buyers there on Tuesday, and has another scheduled for this Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. “We’ve had some very interested buyers,” said Allan Tarnoczi, associate superintendent with Chinook’s Edge. “It’s a beautiful piece of property.”
A Lacombe senior says fire safety needs to be taken more seriously at her low-income apartment building. Joyce Smith, 78, said seniors with hearing problems like herself at Spruce Terrace Seniors Apartments need smoke detectors with strobe lights. She said the building also needs a fire sprinkler system, and everyone needs to practice full fire drills so they can react quickly and automatically. She said she’s seen those with mobility issues gathered on the main floor before the practice alarm even sounds. Smith said if there was real emergency, it would be “bedlam and chaos.” “This is low-income seniors housing. We don’t have any place to go. We’re grateful to have what we have. “We should also be getting the protection that the provincial government has legislated for us to have. We’re not getting it,” Smith said this week. Spruce Terrace Seniors Apartments, with 24 suites, is managed by Bethany Group on behalf of Lacombe Foundation. The building is owned by the province. Denis Beesley, president of Bethany Group, said provincial legislation for seniors buildings calls for one fire drill a year and Bethany is making it a standard to have two drills — with one being a full drill hopefully with a fire marshal on site. He said a full fire drill was held in the spring at Spruce Terrace. “In each jurisdiction, the fire marshal might have a slightly different approach. If they tell people who might not be able to manage stairs to go here or there or not to outside, we would defer to them,” Beesley said. In late October, Premier Jim Prentice announced $70 million to upgrade sprinkler and fire safety systems in government-owned seniors lodges and apartments. Beesley said adding strobe lights would be one of the features of fire safety upgrades the province is funding. The province has received structural information on buildings across the province, as well as mobility issues of residents, he said.
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Brody Wetaski, a pre-kindergarten student at G.W. Smith Elementary School, shows off a Smile Cookie picture with a thank you for Tim Hortons written on the back. Tim Hortons donated $31,500 raised through their Smile Cookie Campaign in September to Bright Start, which provides pre-kindergarten programming for needy children.
Part of River Glen site put up for sale by school division BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Chinook’s Edge School Division is marketing approximately five acres of the former River Glen School site at 4210 59th St. in Red Deer. Located on the southwest corner of the 27-acre property where River Glen operated from 1960 until this fall, the parcel is bordered on the west by 45th
Wild horse lobbying puts group in saddle of management plan BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Years of lobbying and public appeals appear to have paid off for those trying to preserve Alberta’s wild horse population. The Wild Horses of Alberta Society (WHOAS) announced this week it has entered into a five-year wild horse management agreement with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. Society president Bob Henderson has campaigned against an annual West Country cull — the province prefers to call it a capture — for years and is thrilled by the latest developments. “After all the years I’ve been at it it feels good — seems like some positive steps are being made and our work over the years is maybe starting to pay off a bit,” said Henderson on Wednesday. “Now that we’ve got a working relationship with (Alberta Environment), I think we can prove to the public and them that our strategies with contraception and an adoption program can
effectively manage the wild horse population out there. “It’s good news for the horses.” Under the agreement, the province has approved a contraception program that will see around 20 mares given injections to reduce their fertility and control foal populations. The province has set aside a large area west of Sundre for the society to work with the wild horses, which are considered feral animals, not truly wild, by the government. About 330 horses have been counted and documented in the area. Aiding the society’s work are a reproduction specialist and biologist from the University of Calgary. The pair will do research on the horse herd to help determine the ideal size to maintain the population. At last count, there were about 880 wild horses in Alberta, about half of those in the Sundre Equine Area. As well, the society’s horse adoption program, that has found homes for more than 40 horses over the years, has been approved. Injured or abandoned foals and adults that have strayed onto roads or
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After years of lobbying, the Wild Horses of Alberta Society has reached a fiveyear management agreement with the province to deal with horses such as those shown here. private land are targeted. Calgary construction company owner Art Kohanik and his wife Helen have donated 20 acres to the society to build a handling facility. Corrals are already nearing completion, said Henderson. “(Kohanik) has supplied quite a bit of the time, manpower and equipment needed to get the site prepared,” he said. “It’s all done by volunteers, so we’re getting there.” Environment Department spokesman Duncan MacDonnell said the fiveyear agreement gives the society the time to try its contraception and adoption strategies.
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“Basically, in the terms of the agreement we’ve asked them to document all of their results, which will help us determine if those options are successful with population management and to what degree,” said MacDonnell. The society is funding the project entirely. The project is restricted to portions of the Sundre Equine Zone, one of six in the province. Whether a horse capture period will return next year has not yet been determined. MacDonnell said the province still has the responsibility to manage the other equine zones. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com
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PLOWING PROGRESS
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BRIEFS Rocky-area checkstop results in 48 charges A checkstop on Sunday at various locations in the Rocky Mountain House area resulted in 48 charges being laid, including two for impaired driving. The multi-agency checkstop ran for six hours despite the inclement weather that day. About 300 vehicles were checked. Members of the Rocky RCMP Traffic Unit, Central Alberta Integrated Traffic Unit, Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers, Town of Rocky Peace Officers and Clearwater County Highway Patrol officers conducted the checkstop. They concentrated on impaired driving, wildlife, and Traffic Safety Act offences. Some of the other charges included three 24-hour suspensions, a Wildlife Act violation, unauthorized use of marked fuel, 12 Traffic Safety Act violations, two child seat violations, and 24 written and verbal warnings. The joint checkstops will continue in the Rocky Mountain House RCMP detachment area into the Christmas season. Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff
Blackfalds wins award for Abbey Centre project
Plowing on green routes in Red Deer, including collector roads, transit routes and school zones, began in Kentwood on Wednesday, as seen here on Kennedy Drive. Residential roads, or grey routes, will begin to be plowed this morning. To find out when your area is scheduled for plowing, visit www.reddeer.ca/snowzone.
Blackfalds’ Abbey Centre has been recognized for its success as a collaborative project by the Central Alberta Economic Partnership. The 2014 collaborative project award went to the community’s Abbey Centre, a multi-purpose fitness and aquatic centre in the Central Alberta community. The award was bestowed on the centre recently at the fall general meeting of the economic partnership. A news release from the town said the award is significant and special because it acknowledges the achievements of the entire community in making the dream of the centre a reality. “It took the tireless dedication of hundreds of residents and area volunteers and the generous support of nu-
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FIRE: Waiting on the province to make decisions
Some Sounds of the Season will be struck up on Friday by a Red Deer College choir and wind orchestra. Plenty of holiday spirit will be served up at the annual Christmas con-
The Wildrose Public School District is inviting input from parents, students, staff and community members in the selection of the district’s next superintendent.
From Dec. 2 to 9 and Dec. 12 to 19, the board of trustees is inviting feedback through a thought exchange process. People can go online to www. wildrose.thoughtexchange.info/invitation and through a simple sign-up process, become involved in the school district’s search for its next superintendent. The school board is looking for opinions and thoughts on what parents, staff, students and community members would like to see in the next superintendent. Current superintendent Brian Celli submitted his retirement letter in September. He will stay on until the end of the 2014-15 school year.
that prevent those with mobility problems from using that door, are happening because the older apartments were built for more independent seniors and home care has allowed people to live longer in the community. “Like the sprinklers, we’re trying to make them suitable for the people who live there today.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com
“It would also include consultation with the community and it would have to fit in with the area structure plan that they (the city) are developi Chinook’s Edge has indicated that it plans to transfer the adjacent 14.7 acres, which includes the school building, to Red Deer Public School Division for use by Gateway Christian School. Another 4.3 acres is slated to go to Parkland Community Living and Supports Society (CLASS), which operates a nearby school. And a treed area to the northeast is being designated municipal reserve land. An application by Chinook’s Edge to subdivide the property was rejected by the city’s municipal planning commission in May. City planner Orlando Toews told the commission at that time that they were compelled to refuse the
application because a former landfill encroached upon the 300-metre setback required by Alberta’s subdivision and development regulations. The province’s municipal government board subsequently reversed that decision on appeal, ruling that the risk associated with the old landfill site was negligible. Tarnoczi said the plan of subdivision should be registered shortly and the resulting lots transferred to Red Deer Public School Division, Parkland CLASS and the city. Offers for the lot being sold will be accepted at the Chinook’s Edge office in Innisfail unitl 2 p.m. on Dec. 9. Additional information can be found on the school division’s website at www.chinooksedge.ab.ca (click on Waskasoon Land Tender under Quicklinks). hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com
merous local non-profit organizations, businesses, developers and government partners to bring the amenities and programs that are now in place,” said the news release from the Town of Blackfalds. The award will be displayed at the Abbey Centre.
cert from the RDC Chamber Choir and the Symphonic Winds. The program of festive selections will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $21.80 ($17.80 students/ seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.
Sounds of the Season Wildrose schools seek presented by RDC musicians input on new superintendent
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“(The province) will be making the decisions. “We all want the best and safest buildings for our residents. In the meantime, that’s why we went to two fire drills a year in self-contained (apartment buildings), to make people more aware looking at issues that The land is currently zoned for pubmight cause problems.” lic service use, which could include Another issue of concern for Smith for a couple of years is the leaky eaves- recreational and sports activities, an assisted living facility, a day care or a trough at the front door of the apartcampground. ment building that creates an icy haz“I imagine after the property is ard for people walking in the winter. sold, it would be developed and then Beesley said a contractor has been it would go through the development hired to fix the eavestrough. process,” said Tarnoczi. “That might “We do have a contract to fix all of include rezoning, if necessary. that. “If he doesn’t arrive in the next few days, we WALMART CORRECTION NOTICE will move on to someone Flyer ending December 10th, 2014. else because we can’t The 15 x 355 mL Pepsi (#9238190) shown in our wait around.” He said structural current Àyer was advertised in error and is incorrect. issues, like the stairs at The correct offer is 12 x 355 mL Pepsi. the building’s back door
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Top bank holds rate steady SLIDING OIL PRICES, HIGH HOUSEHOLD DEBT OFFSET ECONOMY’S IMPROVEMENTS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is keeping the trend-setting interest rate at one per cent, even as Canada’s recent economic performance has the look of a “broadening recovery.” In its interest-rate announcement Wednesday, the central bank cautioned that improvements to Canada’s economic health have been offset by risks such as sliding oil prices and high household debt. The bank pointed to the balance of risks as the basis for its decision to maintain the rate, which hasn’t budged since September 2010 and has helped keep borrowing rates at historic lows. Looking to the future, the Bank of Canada’s outlook appeared positive thanks to an improved U.S. economy and despite disappointing global growth.
“Canada’s economy is showing signs of a broadening recovery,” the bank said in its statement. “Stronger exports are beginning to be reflected in increased business investment and employment. “This suggests that the hoped-for sequence of rebuilding that will lead to balanced and self-sustaining growth may finally have begun.” Due to the recent changes, the central bank also said the output gap appears to be smaller than it had predicted in its October monetary policy report. It noted, though, that there was still significant slack in the economy. Signs of improvement have appeared in the data since the central bank’s last interest-rate announcement in October. In that statement, the central bank called underlying inflationary pressures “muted” and said the inflation projection was “roughly balanced.”
Since then, the unemployment rate dipped to 6.5 per cent and the pace of GDP growth climbed to 2.8 per cent in the third quarter — half-a-percentagepoint higher than the bank had expected. Fresh figures have also pointed to a faster-thananticipated growth for inflation. The bank acknowledged Wednesday that inflation had climbed faster than expected, but it described the increase as “temporary effects” of a lower Canadian dollar and price jumps in certain consumer sectors, such as telecommunications and meat. Meanwhile, it said weaker oil prices pose a downside risk to inflation and household imbalances present a risk to financial stability. “Overall, the balance of risks remains within the zone for which the current stance of monetary policy is appropriate,” the Bank of Canada said.
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Oil prices creating uncertainty, say speaker FORECASTING MARKET REALLY TOUGH: CAODC PRESIDENT BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR
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Work is underway on a 47-suite apartment building in Gasoline Alley. The four-storey structure, which is located on Lake Street near Liberty Avenue, is the first residential project in Gasoline Alley.
Petronas delaying decision on B.C. LNG OIL SLUMP FURTHER SQUEEZES ECONOMICS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Malaysian energy giant Petronas said Wednesday it’s delaying its proposed liquefied natural gas terminal near Prince Rupert, B.C., even though it’s pleased with recent moves the provincial government has made to make the nascent LNG industry more competitive. Petronas acknowledged the B.C. government has “brought resolution to key policy matters,” such as establishing a tax regime for LNG firms, detailing offsets for greenhouse gas emissions and gaining support from First Nations. But even still, the company said the conditions aren’t right to proceed with the multibillion-dollar project. Costs need to be lowered in order for the Pacific Northwest LNG project to go ahead, especially in light of crude prices that have dropped below US$70 a barrel. The Malaysian firm’s total investment of $36 billion covers the LNG plant, shale fields in northeastern B.C. and a pipeline to connect the two. Petronas is the lead partner in the LNG terminal, with companies from China, Japan, India and Brunei holding minority stakes. Despite the delay, both the B.C. government and the company struck a positive tone, expressing optimism the project will eventually proceed. “British Columbia is on schedule to build a liquefied natural gas industry and secure new economic growth,” said B.C. Premier Christy Clark in a statement. “I am pleased we have furthered our prospects to supply clean natural gas to international markets by reaching another milestone with Pacific NorthWest LNG.” Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman
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said the company now needs to find ways reduce costs so the project will be approved by its board of directors. “It’s a $36-billion investment that they are making, so it was always clear that once they got our piece completed that they would move on to making sure that their numbers across the board with their partners work,” he said. “So that’s the pipeline, that’s the upstream costs for gas plants, that’s the plant itself which they need.” Coleman said he expects to meet again with the company in the new year and he’ll have a better sense when they are prepared to make their final decision. “But it’s strictly at their timing,” he said. “This is not unusual in a project like this. This is a project that these guys really like and they just want to make sure the numbers are right.” Bruce Ralston, the Opposition New Democrat’s natural gas development critic, said the Petronas announcement is a setback for the Liberal government. He said the government expected at least one LNG final-investment decision before year’s end. Petronas CEO Shamsul Azhar Abbas said he hopes to clear up the remaining issues “as soon as possible” so a decision can be made in time to meet the demand of Asian customers. “This is vital in light of the current intense market environment and for Pacific NorthWest LNG not to lose out on long term contracts to competitive United States LNG projects,” he said. Ed Kallio, director of gas consulting at Ziff Energy in Calgary, said he’s not surprised Petronas and its partners aren’t ready to decide yet. “They’re being very, very careful and very measured and if one or a couple of the partners need a bit more time, I think it’s worth taking that time to get the decision right,” he said. Threads), Theresa Odenbach (D&M Concrete Products Ltd.) and Brad Pears (D&D Bolt Supply Ltd.) Directors returning to the board are president Angela Law (MNP), past-president Keith Meyers (Central Alberta Co-op Ltd.), first vice-president Craig Darrell (L.A. Carpet & Tile), second vice-president Murray Tornack (Chateau Wines & Spirits), treasurer Daryl Borchuk (ATCO Gas), communications director Justin Graham (Platinum Communications), Lyle Notice (Alberta Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist), Lloyd Ventry (Detailed Designs @ Lacombe Hardwood) and Rhanda Bonet-Graham (Canadian University College). Appointed members are Lacombe city councillor Wayne Rempel (Lacombe Ford) and Lacombe County Reeve Paula Law.
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Mark Scholz travelled to Red Deer on Wednesday to discuss the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors’ outlook for 2015. But a $10 per barrel drop in oil prices since the CAODC issued its forecast two weeks ago forced Scholz, who is the association’s president, to modify his script. Speaking at a Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon, he remarked on the recent plunge in the value of West Texas intermediate crude — which is currently trading at about $67 a barrel. “I will say, forecasting in this market is really tough. “Our assumption was $85 a barrel for 2015; I just don’t see that being a realistic target for our assumption.” Even at $85, CAODC was Mark Scholz predicting that its members would drill 10 per cent fewer wells and have 10 per cent fewer operating days in 2015. Lower prices will slow activity further, said Scholz. “You need to have about $70, $75 and have some sort of profitability in making those investments worthwhile.” Reduced investment in the oilpatch translates into less money being spent at hotels and restaurants, and even in retail stores, he warned. “So there’s an incredible amount of uncertainty that’s going to be coming out of this.” However, Scholz expressed optimism that the situation will improve in the longer term. “The best thing for low oil prices is low oil prices. It drives demand, and supply is going to shrink.” A $30 drop in the price of WTI crude is the equivalent of a trillion dollar stimulus package for the global economy, he said, with energy-hungry countries like China and the United States certain to respond positively. Scholz is more worried about the extended outlook for Canada’s oil and gas sector. An increasingly tight labour market will make it difficult for energy companies, with unsustainably high wages one consequence. Another pressing concern is the lack of pipeline infrastructure with which to transport Alberta’s oil and gas. “In three years, we’ve seen a 200 per cent increase in crude on the rail system,” he said. Ninety-eight per cent of Canada’s crude currently goes to the United States, as does all of its natural gas exports. This needs to change if we hope to become an “energy superpower,” said Scholz. “If you want to look at a growth scenario, you need to access Asian markets. There’s no other way around it.” Scholz also pointed out that 80 per cent of the world’s oil is controlled by state enterprises or by countries directly. Of the remainder, more than half is in the oilsands, which explains why investors are so interested in this resource. Scholz also defended the environmental record of the oilsands. He said it accounts for 7.8 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, and this country contributes just two per cent of the world’s total. Scholz contrasted this with the high levels of carbon being produced from the burning of coal in China. “If we can get the Chinese in natural gas we could probably do the best thing for global greenhouse gas emissions.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com
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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 128.99 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.36 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.85 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market held onto gains Wednesday afternoon motivated largely by strength in the energy and gold sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index rose 117.84 points to 14,737.84. The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate unchanged, and the Canadian dollar gained 0.22 of a cent to 87.99 cents US. In its rate announcement, the central bank said inflation climbed faster than expected due to the temporary effects of a lower Canadian dollar and price jumps in certain consumer sectors. The BoC also pointed to falling oil prices and high household debt as economic risks. On the TSX, energy stocks rose 1.5 per cent as the January crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange moved ahead 43 cents to US$67.31 a barrel. Crude prices have plunged around 35 per cent since midsummer because of lower demand and a glut of supply, due in large measure to greatly increased production in the U.S. Midwest. However, finding a floor on prices has proven challenging for the market. “Probably we are overdone here in terms of the selloff when we got down to the low $60 mark,” said Gareth Watson, vicepresident of investment management and research at Richardson GMP Ltd. He suggests a range of $70 to $80 is “a price to look at” as the market weighs the direction of crude, but that returning to $100 for a barrel of oil is unlikely in the short term. “The important question is if it bounces - how long will it stay there?” he added. The gold sector also moved up 3.3 per cent as February bullion lifted $9.30 to close at US$1,208.70 an ounce, while March copper was down two cents at US$2.87 a pound. Investors gave a tepid response to the latest financial results from the banking industry, with the TSX financials sector inching up 0.03 per cent. Royal Bank (TSX:RY) said an improvement in its Canadian operations helped increase its fourth quarter profit by 11 per cent to $2.33 billion. Its adjusted earnings of $1.59 per diluted share came in a cent above the average estimate compiled by Thomson Reuters. Royal Bank (TSX:RY) shares rose three cents to $81.45. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials moved up 19.56 points to 17,899.11, building on a record high close on Tuesday. The Nasdaq climbed 18.72 points to 4,774.53 while the S&P 500 index gained 5.79
Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 18.27 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.74 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 94.88 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.94 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 34.05 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 14.02 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.08 First Quantum Minerals . 18.59 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 23.48 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.38 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 3.52 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.62 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 39.96 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.59 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 17.52 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 26.42 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 29.89 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 57.53 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.27 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 41.12 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 38.94 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 13.13 Canyon Services Group. . 9.26 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 26.09 CWC Well Services . . . 0.5500 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 17.60 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.59 points to 2,072.34. A report from the U.S. Labor Department said workers’ productivity increased at an annual rate of 2.3 per cent in the third quarter, which was a slightly faster pace than previously estimated while labour costs declined for a second straight quarter. On Friday, November job figures will be released from both Canada and the United States, offering further insight into the momentum behind the economic growth. Overseas, central banks for the United Kingdom and European Union will make interest rate announcements on Thursday. Financial information company Markit said its purchasing managers’ index, a broad gauge of activity across the manufacturing and services sectors, slipped a full point to a 16-month low of 51.1 in November for the eurozone, largely on the back of subdued orders. The index still points to modest growth as it’s above the 50 threshold between expansion and contraction. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Wednesday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index —14,754.06, up 133.99 points Dow — 17,912.62, up 33.07 points S&P 500 — 2,074.33, up 7.78 points Nasdaq — 4,774.47, up 18.66 points Currencies: Cdn — 87.98 cents US, up 0.21 of a cent Pound — C$1.7828, up 0.09 of a cent Euro — C$1.3991, down
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People walk past a display with currency exchange rates in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday. The Russian ruble has extended a week of decline, fueled by low oil prices and Western sanctions against Russia over its role in Ukraine’s crisis. The top two figures indicate the spread on the dollar-ruble rate and the bottom two figures indicate the the euroruble rate.
Oil futures: US$66.88 per barrel, down $2.12 (January contract) Gold futures: US$1,199.40 per oz., down $18.70 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $19.377 oz., down 3.6 cents $622.97 kg., down $1.16 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan ‘15 $4.60 lower $412.30; March ‘15 $5.00 lower $410.30; May ‘15 $5.40 lower $411.50; July ‘15 $5.60 lower $412.50; Nov ‘15 $6.00 lower $409.00; Jan. ‘16 $6.00 lower $413.90; March ‘16 $6.50 lower $421.90; May ‘16 $6.50 lower $423.60; July ‘16 $6.50 lower $423.60; Nov. ‘16 $6.50 lower $423.60. Barley (Western): Dec. ‘14 $2.00 lower $172.00; March ‘15 $2.00 lower $175.00; May ‘15 unchanged $177.00; July ‘15 unchanged $177.00; Oct. ‘15 unchanged $177.00; Dec. ‘15 unchanged $177.00; March ‘16 unchanged $177.00; May ‘16 unchanged $177.00; July ‘16 unchanged $177.00; Oct. ‘16 unchanged $177.00; Dec. ‘16 unchanged $177.00. Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 599,120 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 599,120.
Yukon chiefs say Valcourt insults them over environmental concerns BY THE CANADIAN PRESS First Nations in Yukon say federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt insulted and dismissed them at a meeting to discuss their concerns that planned changes to environmental assessments in the territory give too much power to Ottawa. “We came down here on the invitation of the minister to discuss this and he totally insulted our First Nations, he totally insulted our agreements and it’s like ‘business as usual. Too bad what you think,”’ said Ruth Massie, grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations. Massie’s remarks Wednesday came as a Northwest Territories aboriginal band appeared in court in Yellowknife to fight similar moves the Harper government has planned for that territory. “It’s the same thing,” said Massie.
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Big things come in small packages NEWLY ACQUIRED REBEL RILEY SHEEN MAY BE SMALL IN STATURE BUT PLAYS A BIG GAME BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Riley Sheen wants to make one thing clear — he didn’t ask to be dealt by the struggling Lethbridge Hurricanes. In fact, the 20-year-old winger was highly appreciative of his time with the ‘Canes, a team that has experienced in-house strife, and certainly took the high road when discussing Monday’s transaction that moved him to the Red Deer Rebels. “It was unexpected at the time,” he said Wednesday, less than 24 hours after making a sterling Rebels debut with two goals and an assist in a 9-5 loss to the visiting Calgary Hitmen. “I knew there might be a chance of me being traded with me being a 20-year-old, but I really did enjoy my time in Lethbridge. It would have been nice to win a few more games there, but overall everybody in that organization was great. “I know there’s been a lot going in with Lethbridge with guys quitting and stuff, but this (trade) wasn’t one of those situations. They were kind enough to give me an opportunity to play and I’m very thankful for that, and so far everyone has been great here and I’m also very thankful for that and the opportunity the (Rebels) are giving me.” Sheen, listed at five-foot-10 and 155 pounds on the Rebels website, plays larger than his size and his overall package includes a mix of speed, skill and grit. He’s an offensive threat and an effective shift disturber. “That’s what they brought me in here to do,” said the Edmonton native, who was traded from Seattle to Lethbridge early last season and has also played with the Medicine Hat Tigers. “This is a team that likes four lines that go hard with a lot of speed and a lot of attack. And yeah, I’d like to think
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Newest Red Deer Rebel Riley Sheen slips past Loch Morrison of the Calgary Hitmen during Tuesday night WHL action at the Enmax Centrium. that I’m a skilled guy, but also a guy who plays that feisty game and tries to get into those dirty areas. “I’m a smaller guy so I try to be slippery out there. I feel like I fit the description pretty well.” Despite Tuesday’s setback, an anomaly of sorts considering the Hitmen connected nine times on only 27 shots, Sheen sees loads of potential with his new team. “While playing against them earlier in the season you could see that they’re a four-line group that comes at you all night,” he said. “Last night was just kind of a weird game. They (Hitmen) were getting some bounces obviously and a couple of
times they bumped into our tendy and pucks found their way in. But when you look at the game, we outshot them and I feel like we deserved a bit better fortune. But when you come out and spot a team like Calgary five goals, your chances aren’t good over the next 40 (minutes). “It was nice that we never gave up and we battled back and made it a game for a while. But again, when you spot a team five goals you don’t have much of a chance.” Sheen was arguably the best player on the ice Tuesday, but was more interested in speaking about the team’s performance and future promise than his personal success.
“Obviously it would have been nice to get a win, but you look at the standings and this team has a lot of wins,” he said. “The team came into last night’s game having won eight in a row at home. That’s obviously a good sign and we’ll be taking care of business here coming up. “We understand as players and the coaching staff knows that that kind of game is unacceptable. The conference is so tight that we can’t have those kind of games, especially against teams from just up and down the road from us, and I feel we’ll have a good rebound here Friday (versus the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors).” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
Back in the saddle Jets rally late to beat HUFNAGEL TO RETURN AS STAMPS COACH FOR 2015 BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - Dave Dickenson says he doesn’t mind waiting another year to get his first opportunity as a CFL head coach. John Hufnagel announced Wednesday he will be back on the sidelines next season as he tries to guide the Calgary Stampeders to a second straight Grey Cup title, but he said he will hand the reins over to Dickenson, the team’s offensive co-ordinator, in 2016. “I have one more year left on the field coaching,” Hufnagel said on Wednesday afternoon. “Then, Dave in Year 2 will become the head coach and I’ll move up to just be the general manager. With that program in place, I don’t think that there’s a whole lot of talking necessary about another team.” When asked if he’d still consider talking to B.C. general manager Wally Buono about the vacant head coaching position with the Lions, Dickenson said he’s not even considering that option. “I’m not leaving,” said Dickenson, who was announced as a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame’s 2015 class last Friday. “I’ve said that a million times. I’m staying here. I don’t know if he’s planning on calling or not. I respect Wally, love what he’s done. He’s been really good to me, but I’m locked in here in Calgary. I’m very happy to do that.” The Stampeders are coming off a 2016 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Sunday’s Grey Cup final. It’s Calgary’s second CFL title since Hufnagel took over as head coach in 2008. “We put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this one man and (it’s great) for Huff to finally get one again,” said linebacker Keon Raymond, who referred to Hufnagel as “probably the best coach I’ve ever played for.” I appreciate and I admire coach Hufnagel so much,” Raymond added. “To have this opportunity to make this run with him - seven years - I’m overjoyed with.” When told of Raymond’s comments, Hufnagel said he appreciated the compliment. “It was very flattering,” he said. “One thing I try to do is build a relationship within the locker-room of trust and part of that trust is them trusting me and it goes from there.” Dickenson also had high praise for the man he referred to as one of his coaching mentors. “This is Huff’s team and he’s done just such a great job,” Dickenson said. “I’m glad he’s coming back. I told him that after the game, ‘Don’t do
anything crazy now. Come back here.’ He’s just really, to me, a guy that we can all lean on and he showed what a great coach he was this year. I want to keep working with him for many, many years.” Running back Jon Cornish wasn’t shocked to hear of the plan to have Dickenson to take over as coach in 2016. “I think that a lot of players were surprised,” Cornish said. “I wasn’t. He’s been the associate head coach and has sort of been the No. 2 guy here for quite some time now, so it’s just nice to see it official.” Now that he’s had time to celebrate the Grey Cup win with his staff and players, Hufnagel said he’s going to turn his attention to more pressing matters related to helping the Stamps defend their title next season. “Right now it’s full steam ahead and trying to get some players signed up and talking to their agents,” Hufnagel said. “Hopefully we can have some good luck with that over the next couple weeks.” Among the list of prospective free agents on the Stamps is Brett Jones, the CFL’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman. “Brett has a lot of things on his table right now,” Hufnagel said. “He is getting NFL interest. He wants to try to pursue that. That’s going to be a wait-and-see game. If things don’t blossom down south, then hopefully he’s wearing the red and white next year.” Defensive end Shawn Lemon confirmed that he already has a dozen workouts scheduled with NFL teams, the first on Friday with the Washington Redskins. “I wouldn’t play for another CFL team but Calgary, so we’ll go from there,” said Lemon, who could test the free-agent market. “I’ve expressed that to the management already. I want to do those workouts and see what happens.” Other potential free agents include Stanley Bryant, Brandon Smith, Micah Johnson, Edwin Harrison, Keenan MacDougall, Glenn Love, Simon Charbonneau-Campeau, Brad Sinopoli, Matt Walter, Hugh Charles as well as 11-year veteran receiver Nik Lewis. “Obviously we’re not going to have everybody back,” said quarterback and Grey Cup MVP Bo Levi Mitchell. “We wish we would. We have a great team, we have a great mesh and we have a great locker-room. There’s going to be some surprises for sure - none that I know of yet. When they come, I’m sure they’ll hurt, but I’m sure we’ll go out and get people too.”
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EDMONTON HANDED 11TH STRAIGHT LOSS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Jets 3 Oilers 2 WINNIPEG - Mathieu Perreault scored 17 seconds into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets handed the Edmonton Oilers their 11th straight loss with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday. Perrault tipped a Jacob Trouba point shot past goalie Ben Scrivens to lift Winnipeg’s record to 13-9-4. Trouba and Dustin Byfuglien also scored for the Jets. David Perron and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins found the back of the net for the Oilers (6-15-5), who have yet to win a game against a Western Conference opponent this season. Ondrej Pavelec made 24 saves in the win, while Scrivens stopped 21 shots. Perron had given Edmonton a 2-1 lead at 1:31 of the third period when he capitalized on a Winnipeg turnover. Perron got around a Jets player and then fired a high shot that hit the crossbar and went in behind Pavelec. Byfuglien tied the game at 16:54 when he redirected a Mark Stuart point shot. He also assisted on Trouba’s goal. The Oilers had the game’s first shot on goal, but it took until seven and a
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half minutes into the first period. The Jets scored on their third shot of the game when Perreault skated into the right circle and then sent a pass back to Trouba in the slot for his third goal of the season at 12:33. Winnipeg has scored first in its past seven games, and in 17 of 26 games this season. They’ve gone 10-4-3 in those first-goal games. Pavelec was screened on a point shot from Nugent-Hopkins at 17:59 of the first period. The goal was NugentHopkins’ sixth of the season and it extended his points streak to three games. Taylor Hall assisted on the goal and now has three assists in a threegame points streak. Winnipeg outshot Edmonton 8-7 in the first period. Scrivens faced a barrage of shots midway through the scoreless second period, and had to whip out his glove for a save against a Byfuglien blast. The Oilers had the game’s first power play when Jets captain Andrew Ladd was called for cross-checking with 1:03 left in the period. Edmonton had the 19-18 edge in shots on goal after two periods.
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Eckenswiller, Olstad named MVPs HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF This year’s Central Alberta High School Football League MVP’s mirrored each other. Both Hunting Hill Lightning’s Tanner Olstad and Sylvan Lake Lakers Kyle Eckenswiller play receiver and defensive back, both lead their teams to division championships, and both are more substance over style athletes. They optimized the term football player. While others on their teams grabbed big headlines, they emerged as leaders. Eckenswiller, who got the nod for the Rural Division and also secured the rural special teams player of the year, was caught off guard by the accolades. “MVP is awesome, it goes to show how great my team was,” he said. “It was the team that won me the award.” The Lakers came a long way this year with Eckenswiller, 17. They started their season with a big loss, but rebounded to win the rest of the way, beating the Camrose Trojans in the Rural Division championship. “It showed our team’s character,” he said. “We really rallied around each other after our first loss and I thought we really played well after that. “We learned we weren’t going to come in untouched, we had to work hard for all of our wins and we had to prove ourselves that we were the best in the league and at the end it showed.” Eckenswiller ended the year as the Rural Division leader in receiving yards with 164 on 11 catches with three touchdowns and added another in the return game. He also was second in the division in interceptions with two. The the six-foot-two, 165-pound Sylvan Lake native says he plans to test his ability next season at either the junior or university level. The Lakers had 12 all-stars overall, including Eckenswiller. Olstad, meanwhile, quietly had three receiving touchdowns on 11 catches for 204 yards while shutting
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Hunting Hills Lightning defensive back and receiver Tyler Olstad, left, and Sylvan Lake Lakers defensive back and receiver Kyle Eckenswiller, right, are presented the Central Alberta High School Football MVP trophy by 2014 Founder’s Award winner Jay Hetherington on Wednesday, at the league awards banquet at Notre Dame High School. 2014 CAHSFL awards
Rural: Cal Peters, Rocky City: Skylar Schellengberg, Lac. Defensive POY Rural: Mike Loblaw, Stet. City: Jesse Kowalchuk, ND Offensive POY Rural: Devon Moss, Cam. City: Ben Pasiuk, LTCHS Founder’s Award Jay Hetherington Team Sportsmanship Lindsay Thurber Raiders
Rookie of the year Rural: Jordan Lake, Stet. City: Johannes Smith, ND Special Teams Rural:Kyle Eckenswiller, SL Dallon Perry, Pon. Kyle Lawrence, Stet. City: Owen Smith, LTCHS Jesse Kowalchuk, ND Top Lineman down the other team’s best receivers. Hunting Hills players winning this award is nothing new — they have earned it in each of the preceding two seasons before Olstad — and that’s a fact not lost on the six foot, 155-pound 176-year-old. “I’ve always looked up to Scott
(Pearson) and Ashton (Hall) who won it the last two years. So being compared to them, it just feels amazing,” he said. His versatility and football acumen is a prime example of why the Lightning have won championships the past three seasons. Olstad was part of all three of those titles, but this year was
his opportunity to step up and shine. They had 12 all-stars this year and almost all of them were Grade 12’s, but that is a common theme for head coach Kyle Segewick. “It becomes tougher every year, because every year we have some success the target gets a little bigger and some of the players we have coming into next year haven’t had the experience of starting, said Segewick. It’s no joke, of the 12 of the kids we had up there, only three of them started for us last year,” he said. “Every year we’re right around 14 or 15 Grade 12’s, it’s not easy to do, but that’s part of the program. One of these years it will catch up with us and we’ll have to go with a younger group, but right now we rely on the Grade 12s to teach the young guys to understand what we expect.” Football has shaped Olstad at Hunting Hills and now hopes to also take it to the next level, already having applied at the University of Alberta, while knowing junior football is a solid back up plan. “It taught us to work hard and get as good as you possibly can to get better,” said Olstad. “(Segewick) says every day you either get better or you get worse, that’s how we look at it and I take that into my life every day.” Notre Dame Cougars graduating receiver, defensive back and kick returner Jesse Kowalchuk was named City defensive player of the year and shared City Special teams player of the year with Lindsay Thurber Raiders Owen Smith. It was also a big night for the future of local high school football with a number of young stars recognized. Notre Dame Cougars running back Johannes Smith was named City Division rookie of the year after leading the entire league in rushing while Stettler Wildcats quarterback Jordan Lane took the award for the rural division, Then with offensive player of the year Grade 11 quarterback Ben Pasiuk took the honour. “Central Alberta is the hidden secret of football players,” said Notre Dame head coach Gino Castellan. “Tonight we have five CIS and junior and senior teams come out because they know the talent is here.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com
Seattle sends Canadian OF Saunders to Toronto for Happ BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Michael Saunders from the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday in exchange for left-hander J.A. Happ in a deal that essentially closes the door on the possibility of free agent Melky Cabrera returning to the team. The deal was the latest move by Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos in what has been a busy off-season. He recently dealt longtime first baseman Adam Lind to the Milwaukee Brewers, acquired star third baseman Josh Donaldson in a trade with the Oakland Athletics and signed catcher Russell Martin to a lucrative long-term deal. Saunders, a 28-year-old Victoria native, is expected to be the everyday left-fielder for the Blue Jays. “We like the fact that Saunders can play all three outfield spots if needed, we think he’s going to play an above-average defensive left field,” Anthopoulos said. “(He’s) a left-handed bat, which is appealing as well (and) can steal a base - he’s stolen 21 bases before. We think he has some power in going from that ballpark (Safeco Field) to ours. “He can unlock some things in our lineup as well and the two years of (team) control is nice too.”
Saunders, who was selected by the Mariners in the 11th round of the 2004 draft, hit .273 with eight homers and 34 RBIs in 78 games last season. He spent parts of six seasons in Seattle but battled injuries this year, including joint inflammation in his right shoulder and a strained left oblique. “He’s always been a productive player and a big part of that is he brings so much with his defence and his base-running that he’s always going to provide value to the club,” Anthopoulos said. “From an offensive standpoint I think the expectations have always been high, because he’s a five-tool player, he can do everything and sometimes that isn’t fair. “We’re not placing those expectations on him to hit in the middle of our lineup, to carry the offensive load. ... The way we see it, he’s a guy who played 139 games in 2012, 132 games in 2013, obviously missed time this year but he did hit 19 home runs in 2012 and still had a pretty solid OPS in ‘12 and ‘13 in that ballpark. ... If we got the Michael Saunders from ‘12 and ‘13 we’d be very, very pleased.” Happ was uneven over parts of three seasons in Toronto, but had a solid second half to the 2014 campaign. He was 11-11 on the year with a 4.22 earnedrun average over 158 innings. His departure improves Aaron Sanchez’s chances of making the starting rotation. “He’s going to be stretched out in spring training,
but it certainly has increased his odds,” Anthopoulos said. “But he’s still going to have to earn a spot right now, depending on what else we might do.” Sanchez, a 22-year-old right-hander, was brilliant out of the bullpen in his first season with the Blue Jays. He was 2-2 with a 1.09 ERA in 24 appearances, striking out 27 batters and issuing nine walks. Cabrera, meanwhile, declined the Blue Jays’ US$15.3-million qualifying offer last month to test the free-agent market. There was interest in a potential return but the two sides were too far apart on contract talks. Cabrera hit .301 in 139 games last season with 16 homers and 73 RBIs. He missed the last few weeks of the season due to a fractured finger. Anthopoulos still has plenty of work to do. The bullpen will now likely get his full attention and he could still use an upgrade at second base. Also Wednesday, the Blue Jays signed first baseman Justin Smoak to a US$1-million, one-year contract, a day after he was non-tendered by the team. Smoak was acquired Oct. 28 off waivers from the Mariners. Smoak batted .202 with seven homers and 30 RBIs in 80 games with the Mariners last season. Toronto also agreed to terms with centre-fielder Ezequiel Carrera on a minor-league deal with an invitation to major-league spring training.
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OILERS: Longest franchise winless streak is 14 Winnipeg killed off the Ladd penalty, which carried over into the third period, but Perron scored his fourth of the season with the high shot at 1:31 that made it 2-1. Winnipeg continues its three-game homestand with a visit from Colorado on Friday, while Edmonton returns home to face San Jose on Sunday. Edmonton’s longest franchise winless streak is 14 games from Oct. 11 to Nov. 7, 1993. Notes - Byfuglien’s assist on Trouba’s goal was his 100th franchise point … Oilers right-winger Jordan Eberle was playing in his 300th NHL game … Jets sophomore centre Mark Scheifele played in his 100th NHL game … Winnipeg placed top defenceman Tobias Enstrom (lower-body) on injured reserve this week, while defenceman Grant Clitsome is out with an undisclosed injury. Defenceman Ben Chiarot was called up from the AHL St. John’s IceCaps to play in his second career NHL game.
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‘A hero to generations’ TRIBUTES POUR IN AFTER DEATH OF CANADIENS GREAT BELIVEAU
MONTREAL — On his death at age 83, Montreal Canadiens great Jean Beliveau was remembered as a “hockey giant,” a “legend” and a “role model to us all.” Tributes poured in from around the hockey world and from political leaders after the Canadiens announced that perhaps their best player ever, and certainly their greatest captain, had died. “Beyond being one of the greatest players in NHL history, Jean Beliveau was class personified,” said Canadiens owner and president Geoff Molson. “He was a hero to generations of his fellow French Canadians and hockey fans everywhere. Our sport has lost a great ambassador.” Flags were lowered to half-mast at the Quebec National Assembly and at Montreal city hall while the hockey great was honoured in the House of Commons. Highlights and reminiscences from fans and Beliveau’s former teammates and opponents dominated newscasts. At an arena named after him in Longueuil, Que., the suburb where Beliveau and his family lived for more than 50 years, fans brought flowers to his statue, and one put a Canadiens scarf around its neck. Beliveau won 10 Stanley Cups in his 20 seasons as a player from 1950 to 1971 and seven more as part of the administration of the National Hockey League’s most successful franchise. But he was known and cherished as much for his graciousness and class as for his hockey skill. “He was a great human being,” said Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin. “Put hockey aside and look at what he represents not only in Quebec and Canada, but across the world.” Bergevin said the Canadiens, in the midst of a four-game road trip, would all wear Beliveau’s No. 4 on their helmets in a game against the Wild in Minnesota on Wednesday night. The team’s next home game is Tuesday night against the Vancouver Canucks. For fans to pay their respects, Beliveau will “lay in wake” at the Bell Centre on Sunday and Monday, the team announced. His funeral is set for Wednesday at Mary Queen of the World cathedral near the Bell Centre. It promises to be an emotional week, as Beliveau was likely the most popular and respected Canadien in the club’s 105-year history. “He was the bar for being a Montreal Canadien,” goalie Carey Price told the team’s website. “He set the standard for everyone else to follow. He was a winner and he was a humble winner.” No one knew that better than Beliveau’s former linemate Frank Mahovlich, who joined the Canadiens in the 1970-71 season after starring for Toronto and Detroit earlier in his career. Mahovlich discovered a captain like none he’d seen before. “When I got traded to the Canadiens, I wondered why they had so much success and I found that they never had the problems we had with other clubs,” said Mahovlich. “ If there was a problem, the player would go to Beliveau and Beliveau would take it up to management and get it resolved. “So you were ready to play hockey all the time. You didn’t have all the grievances other teams had. I think that meant a lot.” Mahovlich was on the ice on Feb. 11, 1971, when his six-foot-three centre had a hat trick to reach 500 career goals. The historic marker was a beauty, with Mahovlich slipping a pass to Phil Roberto on the right wing on a
rush Beliveau sweeping h and dB li i g in i to take the pass, deke Minnesota goalie Gilles Gilbert and flip a backhand inside the far post. “Getting an assist on his 500th goal was an honour,” said Mahovlich. “It was a great goal.” It was a goal that typified the grace and skill Beliveau brought to the sport. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman released a statement saying hockey was “elevated forever” by Beliveau’s “character, dignity and class. “No record book can capture, no image can depict, no statue can convey the grandeur of the remarkable Jean BePhotos by THE CANADIAN PRESS liveau, whose elegance and skill ABOVE: A man stands in front of a statue of former Montreal Canadiens legend Jean on the ice earned the admiraBeliveau in front of the Jean Beliveau Arena Wednesday, in Longueuil, Que. tion of the hockey world while his humility and humanity away LEFT: In this May 19, 1971, photo, Montreal Canadiens team captain Jean Beliveau from the rink earned the love of holds the Stanley Cup in Chicago following the Canadiens 3-2 victory over the Chicago fans everywhere. His departure leaves an immeasurable void.” Blackhawks. Beliveau died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. He was 83. The team confirmed the It’s been a sombre time for death of the Hall of Fame center and one of the most beloved players in Canadiens the hockey world. Former play- history. er, coach and executive Pat Quinn and former Canadien Beliveau had been in poor health ton Bruins coach Claude Julien said. Gilles Tremblay both died last week, in recent months. His death was felt “When you talk about class, it has Jean while “Mr. Hockey” Gordie Howe suf- around the NHL. Beliveau written all over it. I feel privfered a major stroke in late October. “With his great talent and class, ileged to have had the opportunity to Beliveau always seemed to have Jean Beliveau not only became a hock- get to know him.” time to talk to fans, sign an autograph ey legend but also a model who will Paul Henderson, the 1972 Summit or pose for a picture. Stories abound be remembered in Quebec and Cana- Series hero who played against Beof him sending a note and making a da forever,” said Colorado Avalanche liveau, added: “He played the game phone call to fans who were ailing or even those who just wished to meet coach and former Canadiens goalie the way the game was supposed to be Patrick Roy. played, but how he conducted himhim. Fellow Hall of Famer Mario Le- self off the ice. . . I remember thinking “Big Jean always practised what he preached,” said former Canadien Mur- mieux said Beliveau was “class per- ‘That’s the kind of man I want to be, in terms of a husband, a father. You need sonified.” ray Wilson. “He was a hero to generations of his role models like that — like Jean Be“He had a very legible autograph because he always thought it was spe- fellow French Canadians and hockey liveau. You ask a lot of people from my cial for someone to ask him for his fans everywhere,” said Lemieux. “Our era, Beliveau was one of the guys that sport has lost a great ambassador.” you wanted to emulate. Man, he lived autograph.” Prime Minister Stephen Harper, an “He’s an unbelievable man,” Bos- his life well.” avid hockey fan, offered condolences on behalf of Canadians. “Mr. Beliveau will be remembered as a hockey giant who inspired a nation with his outstanding skill, humility and pure love of the game,” he said in a statement. “His legacy lives on in the records he set, the legions of hockey players that he inspired, and the deep love he shared with his home province of Quebec.” Gov. Gen. David Johnston said CanaHearing Aids for Legion da had “lost a great champion.” Members, Family and Friends! In Quebec City, the national assembly observed a minute’s silence. 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SCOREBOARD Hockey Pt 44 35 32 27 26 16
CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA 27 19 6 1 1 102 65 29 15 11 1 2 110 89 29 14 10 3 2 89 77 29 14 11 3 1 105 101 28 13 15 0 0 85 110 27 6 17 3 1 63 108
Pt 40 33 33 32 26 16
WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Kelowna 28 22 3 3 0 129 68 Victoria 31 15 14 2 0 101 106 Kamloops 30 12 13 3 2 92 103 Prince George 27 13 14 0 0 82 113 Vancouver 28 10 18 0 0 84 102
Pt 47 32 29 26 20
Everett Portland Spokane Tri-City Seattle
GP 25 30 25 27 27
U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL 16 5 3 1 15 12 0 3 14 8 3 0 15 12 0 0 11 12 2 2
THURSDAY, DEC. 4, 2014
Local Sports
WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Brandon 29 21 6 2 0 135 96 Regina 28 17 10 1 0 102 76 Swift Current 30 14 12 0 4 88 94 Moose Jaw 27 12 12 2 1 80 91 Prince Albert 27 13 14 0 0 84 92 Saskatoon 28 7 19 2 0 76 130
Medicine Hat Calgary Edmonton Red Deer Kootenay Lethbridge
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GF GA 86 66 102 109 70 69 75 70 70 75
Pt 36 33 31 30 26
Tuesday’s results Calgary 9 Red Deer 5 Kamloops 4 Saskatoon 3 Portland 6 Victoria 4 Wednesday’s results Regina 4 Brandon 2 Prince Albert at Prince George, late Saskatoon at Kelowna, late Spokane at Everett, late
Colorado at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Montreal at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Tampa Bay 26 17 6 3 37 Montreal 27 17 8 2 36 Detroit 25 14 6 5 33 Toronto 24 13 8 3 29 Boston 26 14 11 1 29 Florida 23 10 7 6 26 Ottawa 24 10 9 5 25 Buffalo 25 9 14 2 20
GF 92 70 77 81 63 50 63 45
GA 69 68 65 72 63 58 66 77
Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts 24 17 5 2 36 25 18 7 0 36 24 11 9 4 26 24 10 10 4 24 25 9 12 4 22 24 8 13 3 19 24 8 13 3 19 24 7 15 2 16
GF 82 80 71 68 58 56 62 54
GA 55 67 70 69 72 69 76 84
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Nashville 24 16 6 2 34 St. Louis 25 16 7 2 34 Chicago 25 16 8 1 33 Winnipeg 26 13 9 4 30 Minnesota 24 14 9 1 29 Dallas 25 9 11 5 23 Colorado 25 9 11 5 23
GF 65 67 78 55 67 73 67
GA 48 55 49 58 56 89 79
Pittsburgh N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers Washington New Jersey Carolina Philadelphia Columbus
Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 25 17 7 1 35 79 69 Anaheim 26 15 6 5 35 71 68 Calgary 26 16 8 2 34 83 66 Los Angeles 25 13 7 5 31 67 57 San Jose 26 12 10 4 28 70 71 Arizona 26 10 13 3 23 64 81 Edmonton 26 6 15 5 17 58 90 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday’s Games Buffalo 2, Tampa Bay 1, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, Ottawa 2, OT Pittsburgh 1, New Jersey 0 Vancouver 4, Washington 3 Carolina 2, Nashville 1 Toronto 5, Dallas 3 Florida 4, Detroit 3 Calgary 5, Arizona 2 San Jose 2, Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles 2, Boston 0
Friday’s games Lethbridge at Swift Current, 6 p.m. Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Spokane at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Moose Jaw at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m. Prince Albert at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Saskatoon at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Prince George at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Portland at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m. Medicine Hat at Everett, 8:35 p.m. Tri-City at Seattle, 8:35 p.m.
Thursday’s Games Vancouver at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Washington at Carolina, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Columbus at Florida, 5:30 p.m. St. Louis at Nashville, 6 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Arizona, 7 p.m. Boston at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 7 Moose Jaw at Calgary, 4 p.m. Medicine Hat at Portland, 6 p.m. Kootenay at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m. Seattle at Spokane, 6:05 p.m.
Friday’s Games Anaheim at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
National Hockey League
Blackhawks 4, Blues 1 First Period 1. Chicago, Kruger 4 (Saad) 15:57. Penalties - Hjalmarsson Chi (high-sticking) 3:03, Carcillo Chi (interference) 8:31, Backes StL (slashing) 11:26, Shaw Chi (cross-checking) 17:31. Second Period 2. St. Louis, Cole 2 (Berglund, Ott) 12:38. Penalties - Kruger Chi (high-sticking) 1:57, Cole StL (interference) 14:03, Toews Chi (tripping) 17:11, Tarasenko StL (hooking) 18:52. Third Period 3. Chicago, Versteeg 8 (Toews, Keith) :59. 4. Chicago, Kane 11 (Versteeg, Richards) 2:47. 5. Chicago, Kane 12 (Versteeg, Rundblad) 5:19. Penalties - Rozsival Chi (elbowing) 18:26, Carcillo Chi (misconduct) 18:26, Backes StL (misconduct) 19:27, Seabrook Chi (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:27, Backes StL (roughing) 19:27. Shots on goal St. Louis 13 13 15 - 41 Chicago 13 7 13 - 33 Goal - St. Louis: Allen (L, 8-3-1); Chicago: Raanta (W, 2-2-0). Power plays (goal-chances) - St. Louis: 0-6; Chicago: 0-3. Wild 2, Canadiens 1 First Period 1. Minnesota, Zucker 10 (Koivu) :19. Penalties - Brodziak Minn (holding) 6:23, Sekac Mtl (interference) 6:49. Second Period 2. Minnesota, Pominville 5 (Folin, Parise) 12:10. Penalties - Emelin Mtl (roughing) 9:54, Allen Mtl (stick holding) 12:57, Markov Mtl (delay of game) 14:00. Third Period 3. Montreal, Galchenyuk 6 (Desharnais, Subban) 19:02. Penalties - Tangradi Mtl (boarding - major) 6:10, Tangradi Mtl (game misconduct) 6:10. Shots on goal Montreal 6 4 9 - 19 Minnesota 16 14 5 - 35 Goal - Montreal: Price (L, 14-6-1); Minnesota: Kuemper (W, 11-7-0). Power plays (goal-chances) - Montreal: 0-1; Minnesota: 0-5.
Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 2, Montreal 1 Chicago 4, St. Louis 1 Winnipeg 3, Edmonton 2, OT Philadelphia at Anaheim, late
Saturday’s games Brandon at Swift Current, 6 p.m. Moose Jaw at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Saskatoon at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Prince George at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Everett at Portland, 8 p.m. Prince Albert at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Medicine Hat at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Kootenay at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.
Wednesday’s summaries Jets 3, Oilers 2 (OT) First Period 1. Winnipeg, Trouba 3 (Perreault, Byfuglien) 12:33. 2. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 6 (Schultz, Hall) 17:59. Penalties - None. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties - Peluso Wpg (fighting) 18:20, Gazdic Edm (fighting) 18:20, Ladd Wpg (cross-checking) 18:57. Third Period 3. Edmonton, Perron 4 (Gordon, Purcell) 1:31. 4. Winnipeg, Byfuglien 5 (Stuart, Trouba) 16:54. Penalties - None. Overtime 5. Winnipeg, Perreault 3 (Trouba, Kane) :17. Penalties - None. Shots on goal Edmonton 7 11 6 0 - 24 Winnipeg 8 11 6 1 - 26 Goal - Edmonton: Scrivens (LO, 4-9-3); Winnipeg: Pavelec (W, 9-8-2). Power plays (goal-chances) - Edmonton: 0-1; Winnipeg: 0-0.
Football National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 9 3 0 .750 378 Miami 7 5 0 .583 301 Buffalo 7 5 0 .583 264 N.Y. Jets 2 10 0 .167 190 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 382 Houston 6 6 0 .500 287 Tennessee 2 10 0 .167 213 Jacksonville 2 10 0 .167 186 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 8 3 1 .708 260 Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 328 Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 320 Cleveland 7 5 0 .583 252 West W L T Pct PF Denver 9 3 0 .750 361 San Diego 8 4 0 .667 279 Kansas City 7 5 0 .583 277 Oakland 1 11 0 .083 176 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 9 3 0 .750 375 Dallas 8 4 0 .667 302 N.Y. Giants 3 9 0 .250 257 Washington 3 9 0 .250 244 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 5 7 0 .417 291 New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 323 Carolina 3 8 1 .292 228 Tampa Bay 2 10 0 .167 220
PA 253 232 217 319 PA 283 247 338 329 PA 247 242 298 245 PA 276 249 224 337
PA 285 273 319 322 PA 299 318 331 314
Green Bay Detroit Chicago Minnesota
W 9 8 5 5
Arizona Seattle San Francisco St. Louis
W 9 8 7 5
North L T 3 0 4 0 7 0 7 0 West L T 3 0 4 0 5 0 7 0
Pct .750 .667 .417 .417
PF 380 231 253 233
PA 267 207 337 257
Pct .750 .667 .583 .417
PF 258 298 231 261
PA 224 221 244 285
Thursday, Dec. 4 Dallas at Chicago, 6:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 11 a.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m. Miami at New England, 11 a.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 11 a.m. Jacksonville at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Green Bay at Buffalo, 11 a.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 11 a.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 11 a.m. Denver at San Diego, 2:05 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 2:05 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 2:25 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 2:25 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15 New Orleans at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7 N.Y. Giants at Tennessee, 11 a.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 11 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Minnesota, 11 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. St. Louis at Washington, 11 a.m. Baltimore at Miami, 11 a.m. Indianapolis at Cleveland, 11 a.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 11 a.m. Houston at Jacksonville, 11 a.m. Buffalo at Denver, 2:05 p.m. Kansas City at Arizona, 2:05 p.m. San Francisco at Oakland, 2:25 p.m. Seattle at Philadelphia, 2:25 p.m. New England at San Diego, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 Atlanta at Green Bay, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 Arizona at St. Louis, 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14 Oakland at Kansas City, 11 a.m.
NFL Odds (Odds provided by Western Canada Lottery; favourites in capital letters) Spread O/U Thursday DALLAS at Chicago 3.5 51.5 Sunday Tampa Bay at DETROIT 9.5 41.5 INDIANAPOLIS at Cleveland 4.5 49.5 Pittsburgh at CINCINNATI 3.5 47.5 HOUSTON at Jacksonville 5.5 42.5 Baltimore at MIAMI 2.5 44.5 NY Jets at MINNESOTA 6.5 40.5 Carolina at NEW ORLEANS 9.5 49.5 NY GIANTS at Tennessee 0.5 45.5 ST. LOUIS at Washington 2.5 44.5 Buffalo at DENVER 10.5 48.5 Kansas City at ARIZONA 1.5 40.5 SAN FRANCISCO at Oakland 8.5 40.5 Seattle at PHILADELPHIA 0.5 48.5 NEW ENGLAND at San Diego 3.5 51.5 Monday Atlanta at GREEN BAY 12.5 55.5
Lowry scores season-high 39 as Raptors send Jazz to seventh straight loss BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Raptors 123 Jazz 104 SALT LAKE CITY - Kyle Lowry scored a season-high 39 points on 13-of-22 shooting as the Toronto Raptors sent the Utah Jazz to their seventh straight loss, 123-104 Wednesday night. Greivis Vasquez and Lou Williams each had 17 for the Raptors. Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter scored 19 points apiece for Utah. Gordon Hayward added 16 points and Trey Burke had 15 and eight assists for the Jazz, who trailed through the final three quarters. Toronto faced little defensive resistance. The Raptors shot 45 of 79 overall, including 12 of 21 on 3-pointers. The teams traded baskets for most of the first quarter and the Jazz led 20-18 after Kanter converted a three-point play with 3:21 left in the period. The Raptors began hitting shots all over the floor at that point to take control. Williams made a pair of baskets to start and finish a 9-2 run that gave the Raptors a 31-24 lead going
into the second quarter. Toronto scored on eight of its first nine possessions in the second quarter and by the time Lowry capped that stretch with a 3-pointer, the Raptors led 50-32. Utah used an 11-2 run to cut Toronto’s lead to nine early in the third quarter, closing to 7162 on Hayward’s jumper. TIP-INS Raptors: The Raptors swept the season series with Utah for the second straight season and just the third time in franchise history. ... Lowry has scored at least 20 points in four straight contests and six of Toronto’s last eight games. ... Toronto improved to 13-0 this season when leading after three quarters. The Raptors are 48-2 dating to the start of the 2013-14 season when leading entering the fourth quarter. Jazz: Shooting guard Alec Burks did not play after injuring his left shoulder against Denver on Monday. ... The Jazz used their fourth-youngest starting lineup in team history. Utah’s five starters average age was 22 years, 351 days old. UP NEXT Raptors: Home on Friday vs. Cleveland. Jazz: Home on Friday vs. Orlando.
GORDIE HOWE
Gordie Howe’s family says he was treated for dehydration, mental awareness improving DETROIT - Gordie Howe’s family was hopeful the hockey great would be out of the hospital before the end of the night Wednesday after being treated for dehydration. In a statement released by the Detroit Red Wings, Howe’s family said he was having difficulty eating solid foods and has been unable to walk for more than three weeks, but his mental awareness was improving enough that
they were expecting him to be able to leave the hospital. The 86-year-old Howe suffered what his children called a serious stroke in late October. He has been staying at his daughter’s home in Lubbock, Texas. On Monday, Howe showed diminished consciousness to caregivers and physical therapy personnel and was taken to a hospital, but an MRI on Tuesday revealed he did not have another severe stroke.
Today
● Senior high basketball: Rocky Mountain House at Hunting Hills; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● Men’s basketball: Carstar vs. Kingsmen, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Henry’s Eavestrouging, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m. Lindsay Thurber.
Friday
● Senior high basketball: Notre Dame Cougar Classic girls tournament. ● WHL: Moose Jaw at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Enmax Centrium. ● AJHL: Calgary Mustangs at Olds, 7 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: Calgary Buffaloes at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Coaldale at Stettler, 8 p.m.; Banff at Three Hills, 8 p.m. ● Chinook senior hockey: Stony Plain at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.; Fort Saskatchewan at Bentley, 8:30 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Airdrie at Lacombe, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday
● Senior high basketball: Notre Dame Cougar Classic girls tournament. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Rockyview at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 11:30 a.m., Arena; Calgary Rangers at Red Deer Northstar, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Wheatland at Red Deer Ramada, 12:20 p.m., Kinsmen A; Medicine Hat at Lacombe, 8:15 p.m.
● Peewee AA hockey: Airdrie at Sylvan Lake, 3:30 p.m. ● Junior women’s hockey: Medicine Hat at Central Alberta, 4:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Edmonton at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kinsmen B. ● Major midget girls hockey: Southeast at Red Deer, 5 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● WHL: Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. (The Drive). ● College men’s exhibition hockey: Bentley Generals at RDC Kings, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Okotoks at Stettler, 7:30 p.m.; Strathmore at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Banff at Ponoka, 8 p.m.; Medicine Hat at Three Hills, 8 p.m.
Sunday
● Major midget girls hockey: Southeast at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Kinsmen B. ● Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Ramada, 2 p.m., Kinsmen A; Medicine Hat at Sylvan Lake, 2:30 p.m., Bentley. ● Midget AAA hockey: Calgary Flames at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Lacombe at Sylvan Lake, 3 p.m., Eckville; Wheatland at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 5:30 p.m., Arena. ● Men’s basketball: Grandview vs. NWS, All Sports Cresting Lacombe vs. Johns Manville, Alken Basin vs. Triple A Batteries, 4:15 p.m.; Orangemen vs. Carstar, Sheraton Red Deer vs. Henry’s Eavestroughing, Driven vs. Silver Spurs, 5:30 p.m.; all games at Lindsay Thurber.
Basketball Red Deer Women’s League Hoosier Daddy 85 Red Deer Royals 25 HD — Cori Jones 16 points, Player of game: Jones. RDR — Karli Hoffman 9, POG: Simone Date. Storm 49 Xpress 28 Storm: Shannon Van Parys 10, POG: Payden Miller. Spartans 41 Triple Threat 34 Spartans — Carla Lachman 13, POG: Jill Harrison. TT — Jessi Charchuk 10. Big Ballers 44 Young Guns 38 BB — Katrina Papenhuyzen 13. POG: Jillian Richardson. YG — POG: Wendy Cortes. Funk 43 Shooting Stars 36 Funk — Michelle Steeves 14, POG: Steeves. SS — Candace Stamp 8, Julie Cavanaugh 8. POG: Coreen Esau. National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 15 4 .789 Brooklyn 8 9 .471 6 Boston 5 11 .313 8 1/2 New York 4 15 .211 11 Philadelphia 1 17 .056 13 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 12 5 .706 Atlanta 11 6 .647 1 Miami 9 9 .500 3 1/2 Orlando 7 13 .350 6 1/2 Charlotte 4 15 .211 9 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 12 7 .632 Cleveland 9 7 .563 1 1/2 Milwaukee 10 10 .500 2 1/2 Indiana 7 11 .389 4 1/2 Detroit 3 16 .158 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 15 3 .833 Houston 14 4 .778 Dallas 15 5 .750 San Antonio 13 5 .722 New Orleans 8 8 .500
GB 1 1 2 6
Northwest Division W L Pct 14 4 .778
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Portland
Denver Oklahoma City Utah Minnesota
Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers
9 5 5 4
9 13 14 13
.500 .278 .263 .235
5 9 9 1/2 9 1/2
Pacific Division W L Pct 15 2 .882 12 5 .706 11 8 .579 9 9 .500 5 14 .263
GB 3 5 6 1/2 11
Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 111, Milwaukee 108 Atlanta 109, Boston 105 L.A. Lakers 106, Detroit 96 Brooklyn 98, New York 93 New Orleans 112, Oklahoma City 104 Dallas 132, Chicago 129,2OT Phoenix 116, Indiana 99 Portland 105, Denver 103 Toronto 117, Sacramento 109 Golden State 98, Orlando 97 Wednesday’s Games Washington 111, L.A. Lakers 95 Chicago 102, Charlotte 95 Atlanta 112, Miami 102 Boston 109, Detroit 102, OT Brooklyn 95, San Antonio 93, OT Houston 105, Memphis 96 Dallas 107, Milwaukee 105 Philadelphia 85, Minnesota 77 Toronto 123, Utah 104 Orlando at L.A. Clippers, late Thursday’s Games Cleveland at New York, 6 p.m. Indiana at Portland, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Denver at Washington, 5 p.m. New York at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Atlanta at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. San Antonio at Memphis, 6 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m. Orlando at Utah, 7 p.m. Indiana at Sacramento, 8 p.m.
Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL MLB - Announced the resignation of executive vice-president, business and CEO of MLB Enterprises Tim Brosnan, effective at the end of January 2015. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Agreed to terms with RHP Eddie Gamboa on a one-year contract. KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Agreed to terms with RHP Luke Hochevar on a two-year contract. MINNESOTA TWINS - Agreed to terms with OF Torii Hunter on a one-year contract. SEATTLE MARINERS - Traded OF Michael Saunders toe Toronto for LHP J.A. Happ. TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Agreed to terms with 1B Justin Smoak on a one-year contract. National League ATLANTA BRAVES - Agreed to terms with RHP Jim Johnson on a one-year contract and OF Nick Markakis on a four-year contract. PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Agreed to terms with LHP Clayton Richard on a minor league contract. American Association KANSAS CITY T-BONES - Released INF Darrell Hudson. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES - Recalled F-C Jarnell Stokes from Iowa (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS - Signed K Jay Feely. Waived/injured WR-KR Chris Williams. CLEVELAND BROWNS - Signed RB Shaun Draughn. Placed WR Miles Austin on injured reserve. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS - Placed OT Austin Pasztor on injured reserve. Signed LB A.J. Edds. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - Signed DB Justin Green, LB Deontae Skinner and DB Daxton Swanson to the practice squad. NEW YORK JETS - Signed DL Kona Schwenke
to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS - Signed DB Jemea Thomas from the St. Louis practice squad. Waived CB Brandon Ghee. Canadian Football League OTTAWA REDBLACKS - Named Jason Maas offensive co-ordinator. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS - Signed OL Pat Neufeld to a contract extension. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL - Suspended Pittsburgh D Robert Bortuzzo two games for interference against New Jersey F Jaromir Jagr during a Dec. 2 game. ANAHEIM DUCKS - Signed G Ilya Bryzgalov to a pro tryout contract. ARIZONA COYOTES - Assigned F Brendan Shinnimin to Portland (AHL). DALLAS STARS - Recalled LW Curtis McKenzie and G Jussi Rynnas from Texas (AHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS - Agreed to terms with D Alec Martinez on a six-year contract extension. NEW YORK ISLANDERS - Recalled D Griffin Reinhart from Bridgeport (AHL). Placed D Johnny Boychuk on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 27, and D Lubomir Visnovsky on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 28. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - Reassigned F Vladislav Namestnikov to Syracuse (AHL). American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS - Recalled D Mark Nemec from Colorado (ECHL). Signed F Jason Bast to a professional try out. SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS - Signed F Bradley Wright-Phillips as a designated player ahead of the 2015 season. TORONTO FC - Declined the 2015 contract options on MF Dwayne De Rosario, D Ryan Richter, MF Jeremy Hall and F Andrew Wiedeman. defender Ryan Richter, midfielder Jeremy Hall and forward Andrew Wiedeman.
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Former Red Deer midget player Denischuk to be inducted into University of Maryland at Baltimore Hall of Fame Former Red Deer midget Sliders softball player Melanie Denischuk will be inducted into the University of Maryland at Baltimore Hall of Fame Jan. 31. Denischuk suited up with the UMB women’s softball team for two seasons starting in 2005 and was a finalist for the U.S player of the year award in ‘06 after leading all NCAA teams with 82 runs batted in. She also finished second in the nation with 24 home runs and lost two when a game was called due to darkness. The Carstairs native captured the America East player of the year crown at UMB and was a twice an All-Conference firstteam player. She had a two-year combined batting average of 3.80 and a slugging percentage of .716 while driving in 125 runs, and her 30 home runs are third all-time in school history.
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Thompson still has a lot to prove OLYMPIC, CRYSTAL GLOBE SKICROSS CHAMPION LOOKS TO BUILD ON ‘DREAM SEASON’ BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - Following what some are calling a “dream season,” Marielle Thompson believes she still has much more to prove. After winning gold in women’s ski cross at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Thompson went on to capture her second Crystal Globe as the overall World Cup champion. “It was kind of - people have been saying - the dream season,” said Thompson, 22, from Whistler, B.C. Thompson will begin defence of her title this weekend at the season-opening Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup at Nakiska Ski Area outside of Calgary. “I’m just trying to build on the momentum from last year,” she said. “I’m pretty young and I feel like I’m still building on my skiing and improving.” While Thompson won World Cup titles in 2012 and again last year, she has set her sights on winning gold at the 2015 world championship in Kreischberg, Austria in late January. She still remembers finishing second behind Swiss skier Fanny Smith at the 2013 worlds in Voss, Norway. “I still have things to do,” said Thompson, who beat Smith in the final World Cup race of the season last year to capture her second Crystal Globe. “It was pretty tight, but I finished with the win. It was pretty exciting because that last final heat, if she beat me, she won the overall and if I beat her, I won the overall.” Thompson began her season last year with a World Cup win at Nakiska as she finished ahead of Smith and French veteran Ophelie David. “Last year I started off really well with a win at Nakiska, so I hope I can make that happen again,” said Thomp-
Canada’s Davis Cup team returns to Vancouver for first-round tie against Japan BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - Martin Laurendeau and Canada’s Davis Cup team have fond memories of the West Coast. Having spent years toiling at the international tennis tournament’s regional level, Canada qualified for the World Group in 2012 and hosted France in first-round play. While the visitors won the tie 4-1 at the University of British Columbia, Laurendeau says the result was a watershed moment for a young Canadian team that included Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. “It was a very important turn for us in the sense that we got our feet wet into the World Group again,” said Laurendeau. “For our young guys, Vasek and Milos, it was really important they go through that as a learning curve and a reference.” Canada went on to make it all the way to the World Group semifinal in 2013 for the first time ever after victories over Spain and Italy at UBC, and will look to recapture that energy in March when the country hosts Japan in World Group first-round action at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. “It’s reassuring for us to go to a place where we’ve had a lot of success, where we know the crowd is phenomenal, where we get a court that plays to our advantage and just have an opportunity to keep creating history,” Laurendeau said at Wednesday’s announcement. “We had a good run last year and we want to do better, we want to go further, and we’re going to start with Japan.” The tie that will take place from March 6 to 8 is a rematch of the countries’ 2014 first-round meeting last winter, which Japan won 4-1. “There’s a great sense of familiarity coming back here,” said Laurendeau, who was without Raonic and Pospisil in Tokyo because of injury. “Players do like to go back to a place where they’ve had some good successes. It’s a bit comforting, in a way.” As hosts, Canada has the opportunity to select the surface and the setup of the 5,000-seat venue, which is critical when taking into account big hitters like Raonic and Pospisil. “This is a stadium that suits our team very well,” said Laurendeau. “We create the conditions of play that we want to create. That’s the No. 1 thing about Davis Cup and having Davis Cup at home - the balls, the court, the speed, the crowd. “Right now we have power players. We have guys that have big serves and they hit the ball hard and like fast conditions so we have to make sure we at least have that and take it from there.” Canada, which lost to Serbia in the 2013 semis in Belgrade, is competing in the World Group for the fourth straight year. After losing to Japan last winter, Canada beat Colombia 3-2 in September in the World Group playoffs in Halifax to remain with the top 16 countries in the world. Although the players taking part in the Japan tie that includes four singles and one doubles match will be named at a later date, there should be plenty of firepower.
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Canada’s gold medallist Marielle Thompson celebrates her win following the women’s ski cross final at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, Feb. 21, 2014. Following what some are calling a “dream season,” Marielle Thompson believes she still has much more to prove. son, who should be once again challenged by Smith and David. “The course was really fun last year and it’s the same guys building it, so I’m sure it will be awesome again.” Both the women’s and men’s qualification runs will take place at Nakiska on Friday. “I think I get more nervous for qualifying than for racing because if you don’t qualify well, you’re not in the races,” Thompson said. The top 16 women and top 32 men
will move onto Saturday’s elimination heats, which will feature four skiers racing each other down a course of jumps and bumps. The top two skiers advance to the next heat while the other two are eliminated. “You’ve got to just be ready to race and lay it all on the line right away,” said Calgary’s Brady Leman, 28, who wants to improve on his third-place showing at Nakiska last year. “Last year was the dream season for Marielle. It was the season that almost was
for me. “I made more medal finals than anyone else. I just had a combination of really bad luck and bad performances in the medal finals. That kind of made for a so-so season.” Agonizingly, Leman finished just out of the medals in fourth place in Sochi. “Every other person in the race will trade you for fourth, but at the same time it’s like you’re the one guy in that round that doesn’t get a medal,” he said. “That really sucks.” The unknown aspect of what will happen when four skiers race side-byside is also what makes ski cross such an exciting sport for fans to watch, Leman said. “Everyone has a chance and how good your chance is depends on what you’ve done and how good of a chance you give yourself in terms of your training and preparation,” he said. “That also doesn’t change that you might just get a pole between your legs or something like that in the first round and your day is over.” Being able to race so close to his hometown is an added bonus for Leman. “It’s super cool for me because it’s home,” he said. “It’s 45 minutes to an hour from the city. All my friends and family get to come up and watch.” Leman added that spectators who make the jaunt out to Nakiska will be impressed with how much they’ll be able to see from the bottom of the hill. “There’s a great view from the finish at Nakiska,” he said. “You can see the last jump - which is really big - coming into the straightaway. There’s a big screen at the bottom to show the whole run, so you can look up at the screen and see what’s going on and then turn around and see the finish live. It’s usually a pretty good atmosphere.”
Yurkiw runs her own show as lone downhiller on women’s ski team BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Larisa Yurkiw achieved her Olympic dream on her own. The Owen Sound, Ont., skier continues to manage her own ski career back under the umbrella of the Canadian team. Dropped from the national team for 2013-14, Yurkiw raised about $150,000 via sponsorships, juggled the logistics of training and racing and ultimately qualified for the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. The podium is the quest of every athlete at a Winter Games, but just getting into the start hut wearing the Maple Leaf required an Olympian effort from Yurkiw. The sleepless nights, the pounding the pavement for sponsorships and the workload of managing herself and a support team while trying to achieve a pair of top-12 World Cup results “was probably more pressure than I’ve ever had,” Yurkiw said Wednesday in Lake Louise, Alta. She finished in the top-10 in two World Cup downhills to qualify for Sochi. Racing on a sub-par knee, Yurkiw was 20th in Olympic women’s downhill. She was one of many women in the tricky super-G who missed a gate and were disqualified “In the end, I was really happy to represent Canada, a very patriotic thing to do,” Yurkiw said. “It was epic.” A catastrophic knee injury in 2009 kept Yurkiw from racing at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., and for almost two years after that. She felt the impact of finally becoming an Olympian when she returned to Canada from Russia last spring. “When it really hit me was when I came back to Owen Sound my hometown and did a puck drop and a meetand-greet with the local OHL team,” she said. “It was that feeling of community that made me realize what I was doing was an example for people to be braver in their day.” The 26-year-old was reinstated to the Canadian ski team this winter. Yurkiw is the lone women’s downhill specialist on the team. As the host country, Canada could have as many as six women racing the season-opening World Cup downhills Friday and Saturday in Lake Louise. Yurkiw will be the only one. Olympic double gold medallist Tina Maze of Slovenia was fastest in Wednesday’s training run. Norway’s Lotte Smiseth Sejersted was second and Austria’s Ramona Siebenhofer third. Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. fin-
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Larisa Yurkiw of Canada races down the hill during the first training run for the World Cup women’s downhill ski race in Lake Louise, on Dec. 2. ished eighth and Yurkiw was 46th. Alpine Canada funds a single women’s ski team combining both technical - slalom and giant slalom - and speed racers. The squad includes Marie-Michele Gagnon of Lac-Etchemin, Que., and Erin Mielzynski of Brampton, Ont., who have won World Cup medals in slalom and GS. Gagnon is expected to race Sunday’s super-G at Lake Louise. Yurkiw was offered financial support to be part of the combined program and turned it down, Alpine Canada vice-president Paul Kristofic said. “She decided pursuing it on her own was better,” Kristofic said. “It was her decision to go completely on her own. I would like to have a robust women’s speed program. We don’t have the athletes there.” Tailoring a program to her needs and achieving results she wanted as “Team Larisa” last winter made Yurkiw reluctant to re-enter a program where downhill would not be a priority. She was the only downhiller on a combined team in 2012-13 when she had a single top-30 result in a World Cup. “That was what put me off the team in the first place,” Yurkiw said. “I didn’t want to take a step back. The conditions didn’t make sense to me.” So Yurkiw opted to remain president and chief operating officer of
her own operation. The budget for her coach, ski tech, medical support services, travel, accommodation, summer snow camps in Europe and living expenses is about $200,000. Yurkiw was fundraising while she recovered from knee surgeries in both March and June. She entered into a financial agreement to train and share team services with Sweden. Yurkiw’s roommate is Swedish racer Kajsa Kling. As daunting as it was to go it alone in pursuing an Olympic berth, the experience empowered Yurkiw to turn down the security of the national team and continue self-directing her ski career. “It’s still a giant budget to raise and a big effort, but there’s a ton of freedom that comes with being independent and opportunities being a oneperson team,” she explained. “I like being my own boss.” Yurkiw posted one of the best World Cup result of her career at Lake Louise in 2013 when she finished seventh in a downhill. She’s trying to re-gain her pace in training this week. “This is my return after a couple of knee surgeries this summer,” she said. “I think if I come away with a bunch of top 20s, it’s a successful weekend. “It’ll be tough for me to go to bed at night with a top-20 in my head. It’s not my life dream, but it’s part of the process.”
Canadian Olympian goaltender Shannon Szabados named SPHL player of the week 2-0-0 WITH A 1.49 GAA AND A .963 SAVE PERCENTAGE LAST WEEK BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. - Goaltender Shannon Szabados, a two-time Olympic gold-medallist with Canada’s women’s hockey team, has been named the Southern Professional Hockey League’s player of the week. Szabados went 2-0-0 with a 1.49
goals-against average and a .963 save percentage last week, helping the Columbus Cottonmouths increase their winning streak to six games. Szabados stopped 35 of 36 shots and assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime last Tuesday as Columbus defeated the Fayetteville FireAntz 2-1. She came back on Saturday with a 42-save performance in Columbus’ 3-2 road win
over the Mississippi RiverKings. The Edmonton native is the first woman to play in the SPHL. She has won 11 gold and six silver medals in all international competition for Canada’s women’s team since 2006. She was also the first women to play in the Western Hockey League, suiting up in four exhibition games for the Tri-City Americans in 2002.
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CARDS AT THE CIRCLE
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Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre hosts several card games each week. On Mondays, it’s Canasta at 1 p.m., as shown here. From the left, Shirley Rutschke, Christa Kontor, Margaret Grahn and Sandra Ladwig play Canasta this week. On Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., it’s cribbage. Singles bridge is on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Partner bridge is on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Mixed cards sessions go on the first and third Friday of each month and military whist is on the second and fourth Friday of each month. Players are charged $1 to $3 per session. For more information on card games at the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre, call Diane at 403-343-6074.
CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS
Friday ● Studio Upstairs Yoga and Wellness Christmas Karma Yoga Week will be offered Dec. 1 to 6 in support of Sylvan Lake Food Bank. All classes will be free of charge with a minimum of two items donated. See www.studioupstairs.ca, 403-597-3844. ● Tree House Youth Theatre presents Ho, ho...huh? — a seasonal comedy by Matt Gould with performances on Dec. 4 to 6 and Dec. 11 to 13 at 7:30 p.m. with matinées at 2 p.m. on Saturdays at Scott Block. Tickets cost $20 from www.treehouseyouththeatre. ca. ● Forshee Community Hall old-time family dance nights are the first Friday of each month from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $10 per adult, children 17 years and under are free. Evening lunch is included. Live old time music with Country Gold North Band. Next dance is Dec. 5. For more information, call 403-748-3378. ● First Friday’s lineup on Dec. 5 includes: En Plein Air at Marjorie Wood Gallery in Kerry Wood Nature Centre from 5 to 7 p.m., Captured by TY Photography at The Hub on Ross Gallery, from 4 to 6 p.m.; Starry Night by Visual Arts Members of Red Deer Arts Council at Kiwanis Gallery in Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library from 6 to 8 p.m., Whispers by Emily Thompson at The Olive from 4 to 7:30 p.m. ● Widow and Widower Support Network meets on the first Friday of every month at Remington’s Grill in Black Knight Inn at 6 p.m. for food and fellowship, and on the third Friday of each month at 7 p.m. at the First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar St. The group provides a safe place for men and women who have lost their spouse through death, to interact and support each other. Upcoming date is Dec. 5. Email to widowedsupportnetwork@gmail.com, or call 403-7550977. ● Christmas Benefit Concert featuring The Doll Sisters, Jake Peters, Ol’ Boots and The Hoots will be held at The Hub on Ross on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. Admission by suggested donation of $20 to Red Deer Food Bank Society. Fair trade goods will also be on sale in support of Magdalene House. Phone 403340-4869. ● Senior Citizens Downtown House has several upcoming events, regular card games and tournaments and special tournaments: Flag Whist will be played Dec. 5 at 1:30 for a cost os $4; Cribbage every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with a tournament on Dec. 11; Whist every Friday at 1:30 p.m. with a tournament on Dec. 19; 500 every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.; Fun Contract Bridge every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Games cost $3. Tournaments cost $6. A Potluck Supper will be held on Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m. for $5. Please bring a meat dish, salad, or dessert. A Turkey Supper will be held on Dec. 12 at 5:30 p.m. for $15. Tickets now on sale. Phone 403-3464043. ● Sounds of the Season will be presented on Mainstage at Red Deer
College Arts Centre on Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Put yourself in a holiday mood, and make the Chamber Choir and Symphonic Winds’ concert part of your annual tradition. Tickets available online at www.bktickecntre.ca, or by phone 403-755-6626. ● Support Safe Harbour Society through Urban Barn. For every $5 donation, Urban Barn will provide a fleece blanket to Safe Harbour until Dec. 14. ● The Adventures of Katie: The Case of the Missing Nativity will be performed at Deer Park Alliance Church on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m., and on Dec. 6 and 7 at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $3 each. See www.AdvneturesofKatie.ca. Phone 403-343-1511. Suitable for the whole family. ● Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter Poinsettia and Gift Wrap Booth will be available at Bower Place from Dec. 1 to 24. Volunteers needed to fill shifts. Contact Heather at 403-550-7355, heather.lauder@ cawes.com. ● Cronquist Tea House will be open until Dec. 19 from Tuesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for lunch and tea. See ww.rdhs.com, or contact 403-346-0055, rdchs@telus.net.
Saturday ● Yoga Alliance of Red Deer (YARD) Christmas Sale and Gathering will be held on Dec. 6, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Clothing and selected items on sale — buy one, get one 50 per cent off plus pre-registration at 2014 pricing. Enjoy hot apple cider and cookies while shopping. See reddeeryoga.ca, or contact 403-5509240. ● Knox Presbyterian Church Christmas Tea and Bake Sale will be offered on Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Admission is $5 and includes light lunch. Preschoolers free. There will be a selection of baked goods, frozen savoury pies and Christmas treats available to purchase. ● Family Christmas Fun at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library goes Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. Enjoy family stories, puppets, songs, crafts, and treats. ● Sierra of Taylor Drive Music Jam is held the first Saturday of every month from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Everyone welcome to play an instrument, dance or simply listen to the music. Next jam session is Dec. 6. Each session $2. Phone Chris at 403-341-3385. ● Elnora Christmas Market takes place at Elnora Community Hall on Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch will be served all day. Photos will be offered. For information, or to book tables, phone 403-773-2270 or 403773-2269. Food bank donations appreciated. ● Town and Country Farmer’s Market will be held every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the lower level of Rocky Mountain House Museum (Visitors Centre Building) for 2014. Exceptions will be when other special markets are scheduled. Contact Iris at 403845-3629. ● Parkland Garden Centre Annual Craft and Market Shows will be held on Dec. 6 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is
a donation to the Red Deer Food Bank. See www.parklandgarden.ca or phone 403-3465613. ● Spruce View Christmas Cabaret will be celebrated Dec. 6. Cocktails at 6 p.m. followed by supper at 7 p.m., special guest singer Roberta Fetch at 8 p.m., and live band at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $45 individually, or $40 per ticket when purchasing eight tickets. Contact Sue at 403-391-2573, or Sandy at 403-755-6366, shippelt.sandra@gmail.com to purchase tickets. ● Lincoln Hall has several upcoming events. Bingo Night will be offered on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. Children are welcome. There will door prizes, game prizes, black-out Bingo, turkey grand prize, open bar and more. Cost is $5 for first Bingo card, and $1 for additional cards. Families are asked to bring snacks to share. Contact Dana at 430-505-2611. The Lincoln Hall Christmas Concert will be celebrated on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. followed by a visit from Santa, coffee and visiting. Performers are asked to contact Merrigold at 403-782-6313. ● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery in downtown Red Deer. The Dec. 6 session is called Snowman Shuffle. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Phone 403-3098405. Free with admission.
Sunday ● Annual Tree of Remembrance Service and Tea for Units 32 and 32 Palliative of Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre will be held on Dec. 7, 2 p.m. in the Dana Soltes Auditorium located on the lower level of the South Complex. This special time of remembrance will be offered for those whose friends and relatives who have deceased on these units Sept. 2013 to Aug. 2014. At the conclusion of the service an opportunity will be given to place an ornament marked with the name of the loved one and the date of their passing on the Tree of Remembrance which will be located at the front of the auditorium. After the service the tree will be relocated to the Hospital Chapel on the third floor until Jan. 1. Tea and refreshments follow the service. Contact Chaplain Dale Fallon at 403-309-2864. ● Christmas Open House @ the MAG will be celebrated Dec. 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. Enjoy warm cider and goodies. Listen to songs of the season performed by CJ and Kim Berube. Join guided tours through Remarkable Red Deer and Let’s Go Boys! exhibits. Free admission. ● Annual Kiwanis Christmas Carol Festival will be held on Dec. 7 at Gaetz Memorial United Church starting at 2 p.m. There is no admission charge but donations to Red Deer Food Bank and Red Deer Christmas Bureau will be gratefully accepted. Phone 403-3401109, or 403-343-6074. ● Balmoral Community Christmas Dinner goes Dec. 7 at Balmoral Community Hall at 5 p.m. and features turkey and the trimmings, followed by carol singing, and a visit by Santa. Contact Bob at 403-346-4594 to advise number attending and ages of children. ● Sankta Lucia — A Celebration of Light — will be held on Dec. 7, 2:30 p.m. at The Chalet at Westerner Park. Red Deer Vasa (Swedish) Lodge 733 presents a candlelight procession and a short program followed by coffee and special Swedish treats. Admis-
sion by silver collection at the door. Phone 403-347-5303, or 403-347-1518.
Monday ● 2015 Tech Preview will be offered in the Snell Auditorium at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch on Dec. 8 from 7 to 8 p.m. Come find out what’s new and get Christmas gift ideas. ● Book release of No Stone Unturned by local author Carmen Tayles will be featured at Only Women’s Fitness, Dec. 8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 4 to 7 p.m. ● Habitat for Humanity ReStore welcomes reusable building materials, furniture, appliances and much more an is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4732 78A St. Close. Phone 403-309-6080.
Tuesday ● English/Dutch/Afrikaans Christmas Carol Sing-along will be offered on Dec. 9 at First Christian Reformed Church at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Jack Hielema will officiate. Refreshments will be served and a freewill offering will be taken for Salvation Army. ● CrossRoads Church Seniors monthly luncheon is offered on the second Tuesday of each month from noon to 2 p.m. in the Chapel. All seniors invited. The cost is $8 at the door. Phone 403-347-6425. ● The Parkland Cross Country Ski Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre at 7:30 p.m. The next meeting will be Dec. 9. Novice to experienced cross country skiers welcome. Visit parklandxskiclub.org or phone 403-3461311. ● Sunrise Toastmasters is held Tuesday mornings at 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at Central Alberta Training Zone, 4828 53 St. Toastmasters improves both communication and leadership skills. Everyone welcome. Phone 403-343-0091 or see www.toastmasters.org ● Golden West Drop-In in Spruce View activities: Tuesday — line dancing, 10 a.m. to noon, and Bridge 1 to 4 p.m.; first and third Wednesdays — West Country Ink, and fourth Wednesday — cribbage, 2 p.m.; first Thursday — general meeting at 2 p.m.; Coffee every morning at 8:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 10 a.m. For more information, call Ruth at 403-728-3482. ● The Central Alberta Mopar Association (CAMA) Car Club meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Humpty’s Classic Restaurant in Gasoline Alley. Admirers and owners of Chrysler family vehicles are welcome. Yearly membership is $17 for new members and $12 for current members. For more information contact Glen at 403318-8388 or visit centralalbertamopar.com.
Wednesday ● Play-a-Story at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library for children ages seven and up will be offered on Dec. 10 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. This time, create characters from Stories from Norway. ● EBooks on Tap meets the second Wednesday of each month at Velvet Olive to discuss favourite eReads from 7 to 8:30 p.m., next Dec. 10.
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No indictment for N.Y.C. police officer in chokehold death of unarmed man NEW YORK — A grand jury cleared a white New York City police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed black man who had been stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, a lawyer for the victim’s family said. The decision in Staten Island not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo threatened to add to the tensions that have simmered in the city since the July 17 death of Eric Garner - a case that sparked outrage and drew comparisons to the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in the St.
Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri. The Garner case also sparked protests, accusations of racist policing and calls for federal prosecutors to intervene. Jonathan Moore, an attorney for Garner’s family, said he was told of the grand jury’s decision. “I am actually astonished based on the evidence of the video tape, and the medical examiner, that this grand jury at this time wouldn’t indict for anything, is really just astonishing,” Moore said. In anticipation of the announcement on the grand jury decision, police officials met with community leaders on Staten Island to head off a repeat of the response in Ferguson, where a grand jury decided last week not to indict the white officer who shot the black teen. Demonstrations there turned violent, resulting in more than 100 arrests and destruction of 12 commercial buildings by fire. Unlike the Missouri protests, demonstrations in have New York remained mostly peaceful. The case also prompted Police Commissioner William Bratton to order officers at the
RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 B7 largest U.S. police department to unwrongdoing. dergo retraining on use of force. “All the accusations and the supposed evidence are false,” she said. Machado has repeatedly said she has no knowledge of any plot against Maduro and the allegations are a form of political persecution. “I have not committed any crime,” she said before the meeting with prosecutors. CARACAS, Venezuela — A Ven“This is the price I have to pay for ezuelan opposition was questioned speaking the truth in Venezuela.” Wednesday by prosecutors investigatThe attorney general’s office ing an alleged plot to kill President opened its investigation in March afNicolas Maduro. ter officials claimed a plot was being Maria Corina Machado, a former formed against the government involvmember of the National Assembly, ing Machado and several other opposiobeyed an order to attend a closed tion figures. Authorities have not prohearing with prosecutors for several hours at the office of the Attorney Gen- vided any evidence publicly beyond some allegedly incriminating emails. eral in downtown Caracas. She told Authorities prohibited Machado reporters as she left court that authorities will pursue a criminal case against from leaving the country in June. Since narrowly winning election her. last year to succeed his mentor, the Machado said she was accused of late President Hugo Chavez, Maduro conspiracy, which carries a maximum has claimed there have been five assentence of 16 years in prison. sassination attempts against him and Her case will now be assigned to a more than a dozen acts of sabotage and judge so she can be formally charged. conspiracy. The 47-year-old former denies any
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REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● A Day at the Museum Day Camps will be offered at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery for children ages six to 12 years in conjunction with school division professional development days and holidays. Fees are $25 per child for museum society members, or $30 for non-members. Register at 403309-8405, or in person. See www.reddeermuseum.com ● WildRose Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus present Christmas With Friends — Hearts of Harmony Sweet Adeline Chorus and Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Chamber Choir — on Dec. 14 at Davenport Church of Christ. Tickets at the door cost $10 for adults, and free for children ages 12 years and under. Coffee and snacks will be served after the show. Proceeds to Shalom Counselling Centre. Red Deer Food Bank donations also accepted. See www.harmonizers.ca. Contact David at 403-342-1318. ● Pine Lake Singers Christmas Concert at Pine Lake Hub Community Centre will be featured on Dec. 14, 2:30 p.m. Admission is $5. Lunch will be served. Phone 403-7732270. ● Salvation Army Red Deer Christmas Kettle Campaign needs volunteers to man Christmas kettles at various venues until Dec. 23. Contact 403-346-2251 or kettles9@telus. net. ● Medicine River Wildlife Centre 2015 calendar is now on sale for $20. Purchase a calendar and be entered to win a New York
FROM PAGE B6 ● Fireside Readers book club will meet on Dec. 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch in Waskasoo Kiwanis Meeting Room. For discussion will be Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris. Phone 403-342-9110. See the blog at http://firesidereaders.rdpl.org/. If you can’t attend meetings, read along and post your comments. ● Daytime Documentaries will be held on the second Wednesday of each month from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the Waskasoo Meeting Room at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. A documentary film will be shown on a variety of issues from the environment to history and anything in between, and then discussion will follow, facilitated by a staff member. Free. On Dec. 10, see film by Acad-
Adventure as grand prize. Contact Carol at 403-728-3467, or see www.mrwc.ca ● Outreach Centre Adopt-A-Family matches families in need with community sponsors. Gifts and Christmas dinner can be supplied to single moms or dads and their children. Applications will be available for individuals and businesses wishing to participate between Nov. 3 to Dec. 12. Contact 403-3472480 or darcy-ouellet@womensoutreach.ca for an information package. ● Who’s Under Where? by Marcia Kash and Douglas E. Hughes will be presented by Cow Patti Theatre Company running until Dec. 14 at Lacombe Golf and Country Club. Dinner and Brunch Theatre shows available. Shows on the following dates will support the following local charities: Dec. 6 (brunch) — All That Jazz Dance Studio; Dec. 13 (brunch) — Ponoka Air Cadets. See www.cowpatti. com, of contact 403-782-3956, after hours and weekends 403-304-6329, or theatre@ cowpatti.com. ● Central Alberta Singles dances will be held Dec. 13 with music by Phil Wayne, and Dec. 27 with music by Randy Hillman, at Royal Canadian Legion Innisfail Hall. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. For information, call Jim at 403-638-6563, or Murray at 403-357-8022. ● Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is accepting nominations until January 31 for the 2015 induction process. To nominate an individual
or team that has attained a high level of excellence and brought recognition or honour to Alberta, visit www.ashfm.ca for a nomination package, or phone 403-341-8614. ● Red Deer SPCA has several fundraisers. Poinsettias for Pets is sponsored by Ever-Green Greenhouses and features poinsettia plants in various colours for sale for $30 . The plants will be available for pick up at the SPCA on Dec. 12 in the Education Room. Contact Julie Brewster by Dec. 8 at 403-3427722, ext. 207, jbrewster@reddeerspca.com. Christmas for Critters Scentsy Fundraiser is open until Dec. 10 online and at the reception desk. Pucks and Paws 2015 Calendar costs $20, and is available at the reception desk as well. ● Whisker Rescue is in need of a new water tank for under-floor heating for housing 25-30 rescued cats. Donations accepted through PayPal at www.whiskerrescue.com and indicate the donation is for the water tank, or Box 27138, Red Deer, Alta. T4N 6X8. Donations over $20 are eligible for a tax receipt. ● Red Deer Kings Basketball Christmas Tree Fundraiser offers balsam fir trees six to 10 feet tall for costs of $72 to $100 delivered to the customer’s door. Orders accepted at rdc.ab.ca/christmastree, or 587-877-8866. ● Heart and Stroke Foundation requires volunteers to sign up as canvassers for February Heart Month. Phone 403-342-4435.
● Red Deer KidSport seeks donations to help all children participate in organized sport. Go to http://www.kidsportcanada.ca/ about-us/give-the-gift-of-sport/ or doug.holloway@reddeer.ca, 403-596-1611. ● Support The Lung Association with Christmas Seals this year. To donate, visit www.ab.lung.ca ● New Year’s Eve Dance at Ponoka Moose Lodge will be offered Dec. 31 featuring ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s music of Jukebox Rock, 8 to 12:30 a.m. Late supper served at 10 p.m. Cost is $40 in advance only. Tickets may be picked at Walrus and Carpenter in Ponoka. See www.AlbertaDanceNews.com, or call Jean or Fred at 403-783-8587 for more information. ● Multiple Sclerosis Society presents their inaugural Whisky Festival, Jan. 13, 6 to 9 p.m. at Red Deer Golf and Country Club. Tickets are $95 from Black Knight Inn Ticket Centre. Enjoy an evening of whisky appreciation and exploration, mouth watering cuisine and local musical talent and more, in support of the MS Society. ● Taoist Tai Chi — experience a relaxing, holistic low impact exercise at the location at Port ‘O Call Centre. Next session starts Jan. Health recovery classes also available designed for people with chronic illness such as Multiple Sclerosis, arthritis, stroke, or surgery. Tai Chi classes also available in Lacombe, Innisfail, and Rimbey. Phone 403-346-6772 for class times.
emy Award nominated director Liz Garbus explore life, death, and the legacy of Marilyn Monroe and more. Contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100. ● Golden Circle Ho-Downers are a fun band of seniors who entertain other seniors in nursing homes, lodges and by special request. Practices are held on Wednesdays starting at 2 p.m. Everyone welcome. For more information call Bea at 403-346-5802. ● Inspirational Ladies Fun and Fellowship meets the second Wednesday of the following months from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. at Innisfail Legion Hall: Oct. Dec. Feb. April. On the second Wednesday in May, the group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for a wind up meeting. Cost is $5 per person including refreshments. The group hosts speakers and special guests each time. Contact Elsie Lee at 403227-3508. ● Red Deer Legion Old Time Dance with
Country Gold North is on Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035.
6165, 403-342-2875, or 403-346-3896. ● Cultural Cafe on Dec. 11 explores the topic Human Rights from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery in conjunction with the exhibits on First World War, and Missing Lives. Guest speakers from a variety of cultures will be present and ethnic refreshments served. Phone 403-346-8818 or see www.immigrant-centre.ca ● Red Deer Art Club has ongoing sessions every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre. These afternoons are open to all who are interested in learning techniques and sharing ideas using water based mediums. Open to beginner or advanced artists. For more information call 403-342-4242 , email reddeerartclub@gmail. com or search out the club on Facebook.
Thursday ● That Tween Thing is offered at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch on the second Thursday of each month from 4 to 5 p.m. Tweens ages nine to 12 years are invited to participate in games, crafts, food and prizes on the theme of Felt Fun — make special presents for the SPCA — on Dec. 11. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Thursday, Dec. 11, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of RR4 Band. Admission is $7. Phone 403-347-
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Getting off the oil roller-coaster PRENTICE AND PC GOVERNMENT MUST PREPARE FOR FUTURE WITHOUT OIL AND GAS Suddenly Albertans and have we endured since Leduc our born-again PC politicians No. 1 blew 68 years ago, the are into the proverbial “may day before this coming Valenyou live in interesting times” tine’s Day? scenarios. Already we are starting to Plunging oil prices, pipeline hear echoes of the worst bust approval problems not helped of them all, almost the entire by yet another oil spill into the 1980s, in the suggestions that Northern Alberta muskeg, a we will soon be seeing a new report showing the shameful edition of those famous bumseven-year helicopter strafing per stickers: “Please God, let and poisoning of wolves and there be another oil boom: I collateral killing of all man- promise not to piss it away ner of other innocent wildlife next time.” in the Little Smoky River area Fortunately, many nowhas barely stabilized the small elderly Albertans took the caribou herd on the advice implied in brink of extinction those bumperisms from the fragmenand saved and intation and destrucvested wisely for tion of its habitat their retirements. by big energy and But the succesforestry. …. sive bad governAlberta enviments Albertans ronmental atrociinsist on electing ties caused by big learned nothing, oil and gas and our and the current bust chronic pipeline could be the longest leaks are big news and worst ever. in the jurisdictions Calgary Herald that are saying “not columnist Chris in our back yard” Nelson recently BOB to what they call wrote of the HeriSCAMMELL our “dirty oil” flowtage Fund: “Sell it ing in leaky pipeoff and pay off whatlines. ever debts we have. These are just some of the To pretend some day we will problems faced by the new pour money into it again to premier and his Progressive insulate future Albertans is Conservative government hypocrisy. Pigs at the trough buoyed by four byelection don’t pretend to be swans. wins. Wildrose’s four byelec- Let’s not pretend to be Nortion losses are a major prob- wegian.” (After 40 years, our lem for them, already leading Heritage Fund stands at a palto floor crossings to the PCs try $17 billion; started 14 years by two of its MLAs. I’ve always later, Norway’s fund is now failed even to sniff the Wil- $900 billion and is intended to droses, believing they would provide futures and pensions save even less than the noth- for its people when the oil and ing the PCs ever conserve, and gas are gone.) that their nuts fall too close to Clearly leaders with courthe roots of the Social Credit age and vision are needed. tree. Premier Jim Prentice seems to How many oil price “busts” know that we have a revenue
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A gray wolf is shown in a March 18, 2008 photo. A report showing the shameful seven-year helicopter strafing and poisoning of wolves and collateral killing of all manner of other innocent wildlife in the Little Smoky River area has barely stabilized the small caribou herd on the brink of extinction from the fragmentation and destruction of its habitat by big energy and forestry.
problem more than a spending problem and that Alberta’s flat income tax rate must be replaced by a graduated tax to wean Albertans away from their habit of basing their lifestyle expectations on freeloading off future Albertans. In Alberta, we not only mortgage the future of our progeny when we base our economy solely on a non-renewable resource, but we foreclose that mortgage when we destroy renewable resources, particularly the surface of our public land to get at the oil, gas, and topple trees. Promising former Environment-Sustainable Resource Development minister, and now Finance Minister Robin Campbell, recently said that while oil is important, “it is not the only revenue source. … We have to get off the oil train.” I would have said “roller-coaster,” but he is right. Just after his appointment as ESRD minister, Campbell was one of two cabinet members reported to be deeply concerned with the waste of money earned by our public land, particularly oil and gas surface disturbance payments going to public land grazing leaseholders. Now that he is finance minister, he should not just look into that, but put an end to it and pick millions from private pockets and transfer them back into the public purse. The public coffers could also benefit from collection of the shockingly high percentage of oil and gas royalties that are not even collected. Among her many bad moves, arguably former premier Alison Redford’s worst was combining the Environment and Sustainable Resource Development portfolios into one ministry and totally erasing the century-old Fish and Wildlife Division of SRD and of the longtime Lands and
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TOP - Alberta Premier Jim Prentice plays in a ball hockey game prior to the PC convention in Banff on November 14, 2014. Prentice seems to know that we have a revenue problem more than a spending problem and that Alberta’s flat income tax rate must be replaced by a graduated tax Photo submitted
BOTTOM - Finance Minister Robin Campbell takes time away from his post to take in some of Alberta’s outdoor activities. Campbell recently said that while oil is important, “it is not the only revenue source. … We have to get off the oil train.”
Forests ministries. The premier is also considering a performance-related shake-up in the public service. He should reverse Redford’s egregious gaffes and restore both the Renewable Resource ministry and its Fish and Wildlife Division with a minister who knows something about renewable resources — Frank Oberle or, better still, Dr. Neil Brown — and send young Kyle Fawcett on to something he knows something about.
The new minister must be charged with the critical task of protecting and managing our renewable resources, including our public land for the maximum benefit of and return to Albertans, now and in an inevitable future without oil, gas … or even a Heritage Fund that is anything but a sick joke. Bob Scammell is an awardwinning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.
A quick guide for forcing bulbs into bloom Amaryllis has large showy flowers be slowed down by placing them back and is the easiest bulb to force into in cold storage. Bulbs that have a long bloom. sprout are best left in the store. The forcing season is from October The size of bulb matters. The larger until April but the majority the bulb, the more food it of bulbs are on display and contains. Large bulbs are sold in the fall. usually more expensive For a continuous supbut they will often produce ply, purchase early, store more than one flower stem, in a cool area (5 to 10C) and while smaller bulbs proplant a new bulb every few duce one stem. weeks. Every now and then Bulbs are dormant when bulbs, newly purchased they are shipped to stores. bulbs or ones that have The warmth of the stores been saved do not bloom. breaks the dormancy and One reason is that the bulb given enough time, the is not mature and needs a bulbs will start to sprout. season or two of growth for Before purchasing a it to bloom. bulb, open the package to If the bulbs do not reLINDA see if the bulb has started place the nutrients used to TOMLINSON to grow, as well as the size bloom the previous season, of the bulb. they will not bloom. Bulbs Bulbs that have broken that have been stored with dormancy and have a few inches of ripening fruit or vegetables will not growth can be planted and will pro- bloom as the ethylene gas given off by duce a good flower. Their growth can ripening produce inhibits or kills flow-
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erbuds. It takes seven to 10 weeks once the bulb is out of cold storage to come into bloom. Taking into account the shipping and store time, a newly purchased bulb should bloom within four or five weeks. Before planting, soak the root end of the bulb in warm water for a couple hours to stimulate root growth. Choose a pot that is slightly larger than the bulb as opposed to a large container. Soil tends to stay wetter in larger pots and that can lead to the bulb rotting. The pot must have drainage holes to allow excess moisture to escape. A heavy container counterbalances the weight of the large flower, making the plant less likely to tip over. If possible, mix compost or slow release fertilizer in the soil mixture. Either will insure that the bulb has a continuous supply of nutrients between fertilizer applications. Bulbs should be placed in the soil to allow half or shoulders of the bulb
to be exposed. Keep the soil slightly moist until the roots are developed and the bulb begins to sprout. At that time, increase watering as needed. Once the flower stock emerges, it grows rapidly, making it fun to watch or measure. When the flower dies, cut it back a couple inches (five cm) above the bulb while leaving the leaves intact. Continue to water and fertilize the bulb until it can be set outside in a sunny location for the summer. In September, the leaves should turn yellow and start to die back. Dig up the bulb, remove the soil and store the bulb in a cool location without any fruit or vegetables. After 10 or 12 weeks, the bulb can be potted up and the growth cycle will continue. Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist who lives near Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at your_garden@hotmail.com.
B9 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
12 Days of Christmas items cost more than $116K LITTLE TO NO INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — The cost of six geese-a-laying spiked considerably this year, while most of the items in the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas saw little to no increase. That’s according to the 31st annual PNC Wealth Management Christmas Price Index. A set of gifts in each verse of the song would set you back $27,673 in stores, an increase of less than $300 — or one per cent — from last year. But shoppers turning to the Internet would see a bigger bump of about 8 per cent over last year’s Internet prices, bringing the set of gifts in each verse to $42,959 online. Buyers looking to purchase all the items each time they were mentioned in the song — 364 that is — would spend $116,273, a modest 1.4 per cent increase from a year ago. PNC’s sources for the Christmas Price Index include retailers, the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Philadel-
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Geese fly over Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach in Chicago. The cost of six geesea-laying spiked considerably this year, while most of the items in the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas saw little to no increase, according to the 31st annual PNC Wealth Management Christmas Price Index. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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● Three French hens, $181; last year: $165 ● Four calling birds (canaries), $600; last year: same ● Five gold rings, $750; last year: same ● Six geese-a-laying, $360; last year: $210 ● Seven swans a-swimming, $7,000; last year: same
● Eight maids a-milking, $58; last year: same ● Nine ladies dancing (per performance), $7,553; last year: same ● 10 lords a-leaping (per performance), $5,348; last year: $5,243 ● 11 pipers piping (per performance), $2,635; last year: same ● 12 drummers drumming (per performance), $2,855; last year: same
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Sometimes good things come in threes What’s even more impressive is the Burlington, VT.- Three seems to be a sound that comes from the AMG number that tends to rub people the sports exhaust system. A system wrong way. with two chrome-plated tailpipe Expressions like “Three’s a crowd,” trim elements featuring a twin- pipe or “bad things come in threes,” or design. It’s hard to imagine that’s someone being described as the the burble and brawn of a 2.0L, four“third wheel” don’t leave a favourable cylinder engine. impression in people’s minds. You can shop for That’s right, the 355 horsepower and On the flip side, there’s “third time’s a 332 lb-ft of torque are created from charm,” implying that the third time groceries around the most powerful series production is the best time. Third is also a podium town in it but a trip four-cylinder passenger car engine in finish! the world. For Mercedes-Benz, three is a magical up to a local ski Needless to say, the engine’s pairing number. hill will certainly with the 7G-DCT 7-speed dual Thanks to the introduction of their not stress out the clutch automatic transmission is as all-new GLA – the third installment delicious as Ben and Jerry’s Chunky into their compact vehicle segment – Mercedes GLA. Monkey ice cream; ice cream that the triangle is complete. And yes, good Alexandra Straub just so happens to be made in the things do come in threes. Here’s why. lovely state of Vermont. And a location that was Of the three vehicles available in North America that fortuitously placed on our drive route. The dynamics are built on the same platform – the B-Class, CLA and of the GLA were also as vibrant as the hues of the now GLA – the GLA gives owners the ability to go on autumnal foliage that decorated the surrounding and off-road. Okay, let me qualify that. towns of Burlington. Though it does come with Downhill Speed Regulation In the lesser-powered GLA 250 – which has a 2.0L, (DSR)- an off-road specific feature - it’s not meant I4 turbocharged engine with 208 horsepower and for brutish off-roading. However, it is competent on 258 lb-ft of torque – you still have a lot of ponies to cottage country roads or if you need to traverse into play with. In fact, of the two engines available, this areas you couldn’t get into with a B Class or CLA. would be my choice. It has pep but also a smooth Whether you’re opting for the GLA 250 or the GLA demeanor. If these engine choices look familiar to 45 AMG, both trims come standard with Mercedesyou, they are. They too can be found in the B-Class Benz’s fully variable 4MATIC all-wheel drive. You can and CLA. shop for groceries around town in it but a trip up to a The third time is a charm because of the compact local ski hill will certainly not stress out the vehicle. luxury vehicles made by MB, this is my favourite. I Rest assured. think it has a lot to do with the styling. It has an eyeThe GLA also marks it as the first compact premium catching design, especially if you’re looking at the sports utility vehicle from the German automaker. GLA250 with the sport package, which gives you a Despite its compact designation, four adults could sport brake system with perforated front rotors and fit comfortably inside. Five might be a stretch but it’s MB logos on calipers, AMG body styling with inserts certainly possible. Along with the warm bodies inside, in front splitter, side sill panels and rear bumper in it has a cargo capacity of 421 L. That increases to an matte titanium grey, 19-inch AMG Bicolour 5-Spoke impressive 1,235L with seats folded.
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wheels with all-season tires and more. Inside, the cabin is draped in ARTICO leather upholstery; a synthetic alternative to cowhide. Then there’s a 5.8-inch full colour TFT display atop the centre stack; it increases to 7-inches if you opt for the navigation system. The fit and finish is fantastic and the overall ambiance of the cabin is cozy but not cramped. For the undulating roads, mixed with switchbacks and straight stretches, you have the help of electromechanical power steering to weave you in and out of the Vermontonian roads. And if things get a little monotonous on the
highway, pop the GLA 45 AMG into sport mode, give it (a little) throttle and enjoy the sweet sound of driving pleasure. The 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 4MATIC has a starting MSRP of $37,200. The GLA 45 AMG 4MATIC has a starting MSRP of $50,500. Visit www.mercedes-benz.ca for more information. alexandra.straub@drivewaybc.ca
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The 2015 Toyota Highlander Hybrid is truly a big people mover. There are three models available; the Hybrid LE, XLE, both of which carry up to eight passengers and the Hybrid Limited that I drove maxes out at seven.
Looks: The designers have given the Highlander a makeover for 2015 with a new grille and more sculpted headlights along with a larger rear spoiler. This year, 17-inch alloy wheels are standard with 19-inch alloy wheels available on the Limited and XLE models. In The Cab: Standard features on all Highlander models include third row seating, air conditioning; front seats with height-adjustable active head rests and eight-way (10-way on the Limited) adjustable driver’s seat. The long list of standard features includes: power door locks and windows with driver’s window jam protection and auto up/down feature; cruise control; multi-function keyless entry system; UV reduction windshield and rear privacy glass; illuminated entry system. The Limited model features a panoramic moonroof that brings in lots of natural light to the cabin. The LE model features a standard AM/FM/CD audio system with six-speakers; XLE and Limited models have an AM/FM/six disc in dash CD changer with six speakers, MP3/WMA playback capability and satellite radio capability. All audio systems are equipped with a USB audio input. All models have a backup camera. The lift gate has
selectable memory height settings so gone are the days of walking into the edge of the gate without looking. Safety first: The Highlander comes standard with seven airbags. These include advanced driver and front passenger airbags, front seat-mounted side airbags and a driver’s knee airbag. Roll-sensing side curtain airbags help to protect the occupants of all three rows in the event of side collisions or vehicle rollovers. All Highlander models are now standard equipped with front active headrests. Toyota has also added Smart Stop technology, lane
departure alert, blind spot monitor, and rear cross traffic alert. Roadworthy: The tester has a higher spring rate and a high damping force type shock absorber that delivers a firm but comfortable ride. Cornering is where you really feel the difference. Missing is the typical SUV roll you experience with some other SUVs. There is lots of power and it is very easy to find yourself over the speed limit in a hurry! I noticed that in Econ mode the heater does not put out as much force, so on a cold day you will have to turn this off to get a full amount of heat. There is
lots of room inside for the whole family, especially with the addition of the third row seating. The Hybrid comes with a towing prep package that includes a large radiator, transmission oil cooler, heavy-duty battery and towing wire harness. Verdict: Good on fuel and perfect for family transportation. Power: The Hybrid combines a 3.5 litre engine with a high-speed electric motor that produces a peak 280 horsepower. Warranty support: Basic 60,000 km Powertrain 100,000 km Corrosion Unlimited Pump frequency: HYBRID Limited – 8.6/8.5 L/100 km (city/highway) Sticker price: Highlander Hybrid LE from $44,015 Highlander Hybrid XLE from $46,440 Highlander Hybrid Limited as tested $52,990 ian.harwood@drivewaybc.ca
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That’s one soul-sucking cat BY HANK STUEVER ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES The Grumpy Cat TV Christmas movie is here, about a year too late, and it’s as mindlessly soul-sucking as one might expect (hope?) a Grumpy Cat TV Christmas movie to be. Nevertheless, people are going to watch it in droves and clog up your Twitter feed Saturday night with realtime, Sharknado-style responses to the movie in failed attempts to outwit one another, which won’t make you grumpy so much as it might make you clinically depressed. Believe me when I tell you the grumpiest cat in the world is no match for an unhappy TV critic on an off day. Should you derive any pleasure at all from Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever, Grumpy Cat herself (voiced by Aubrey Plaza of Parks and Recreation) frequently interrupts her narration to remind you how awful the movie is and how it’s your fault for watching. “Deck the halls? Deck me in the face,” the feline says. “You don’t have to watch it, but I know you’re going to,” she warns viewers at the outset and then chides them all the way through, reminding them to tweet out their scorn with “hashtag WorstChristmasEver, hashtag WhyAmIWatchingThis.” What, you may ask (if you’re about a trillion years old), is a Grumpy Cat? In the cat’s own words: “I’m embarrassed for you.” I’m embarrassed to even have to explain it, but, according to her media clips, Grumpy Cat (real name: Tardar Sauce) is a two-year-old cat who has some kind of feline dwarfism that left her with a permanent and sort-of-adorable frown. A picture of the cat became an all-purpose Internet meme in late 2012; from there, Grumpy Cat became a small merchandising empire. In the visage of Grumpy Cat, it seems, her fans found the perfect holy expression of indifferent disdain for all things. We’ve worn out the joke, which was never an actual joke. It was just a picture, a fad, some sad evidence that our culture really hasn’t moved a stone since Garfield. Now, Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas steps in with all sorts of unwanted narrative. Grumpy Cat stars here as a lethargic resident of a struggling, shopping-mall pet store, spending her days directing bored insults at the animals around
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The titular character of Lifetime’s Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever doesn’t actually drive in the story. her. She is deeply unimpressed with their good-natured attempts to woo customers, and she holds special contempt for the store’s latest acquisition, a champion celebrity show dog brought in to drum up business. An introverted tweenager named Chrystal (Megan Charpentier) has acquired the special ability to hear Grumpy Cat’s mean-spirited thoughts; eventually, she and Grumpy Cat spend a night in the mall foiling the plans of two would-be burglars. From the advertising, viewers may have been led to believe that the movie’s climax involves a car-chase with Grumpy Cat behind the wheel of a car, in some unacknowledged homage to Saturday Night Live’s Toonces sketches of yore, but alas: The budget is so low for Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever that the cat must switch seats with the 12-year-old
girl to let her drive. (It should be noted that Grumpy Cat, true to her personality, spends most of the movie in repose, either on pillows or in someone’s arms.) There are other subplots and characters here, because, in order to lampoon holiday movie tropes, “Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas” has to first come up with its own bad holiday movie. This is momentarily inspired, as Grumpy Cat’s face floats across the screen during the non-Grumpy Cat moments: “Blah, blah, blah,” Grumpy Cat’s voice says over the flirtatious conversation between a waitress and one of Santa’s mall elves. “B-story, bstory, not my line, not my line, blah, blah, blah.”
Therein lies the only real attraction: At some point, Plaza, who has built a career on a comedy style the relies on half-heartedness and a side-eye toward all things, decided that a Grumpy Cat movie doesn’t have to wait around to be mocked by others. She and the writers are about 10 steps ahead of viewers on this. At two hours in length (with commercials, it will feel like only five hours), Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever could use a whole lot more of Plaza’s ad-libbed derision for the entire project and the suckers who find themselves watching it. The claws do come out, but the scratches just aren’t deep enough.
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BETTENSON Shirley Mae 1927 - 2014 Shirley Mae Bettenson of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at her home, after a lengthy illness, on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at the age of 87 years. Shirley was born on July 10,1927 to Don and Ruth Jellison, the second of five daughters. She grew up on a farm in the Coronation District and later moved with her family to Red Deer, where she completed High School. In 1947, Shirley married the love of her life, Carl and together they raised their family and built a successful business. Mom lived a full life. Over the years, she had been active in her church and the U.C.W., and was a Lioness in Association with the Lions Club. She enjoyed golfing and visiting and having fun with her many wonderful friends. She and Carl traveled the world and spent many warm winters in Arizona. Shirley will be lovingly remembered by her husband of sixty-seven years, Carl Bettenson; her children, Lee Conklin, Doug (Jane) Bettenson and Carol Bettenson; her grandchildren, Jeff (Danielle) Conklin, Parker (Pam) Bettenson and Joe (Heather) Bettenson; and her great grandchildren, Jessica and Payton Conklin, Emily, Kessler, Ryan and Daxon Bettenson and Jack Bettenson. Shirley was predeceased by her parents, Don and Ruth Jellison; sisters, Sandra Jellison and Irene Barker; and a son-in-law, Ken Conklin. A Funeral Service will be held at Gaetz Memorial United Church, 4758 Ross Street, Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. A Private Family Interment will be held at Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta. If desired, Memorial Donations in Shirley’s honor may be made directly to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and N.W.T. at www. alzheimer.ab.ca or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta and N.W.T. at www.heartandstroke.ab.ca. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Ashley Paton, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.
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TOY In loving memory of Ken ELIZABETH “BETTY” 1930 - 2014 BOWERS Mr. Ken Bill Toy of Red Deer, our mom and wife who Alberta passed away passed away Dec. 4, 2013 peacefully, with his wife and It has been only one year son, Lee by his side at the since your passing, but it Red Deer Regional Hospital feels like a lifetime. You are Centre on Monday, December missed everyday. You live 1, 2014 at the age of 84 on in our hearts. years. Bill was a loving husband to his wife, Mary of Forever loved sixty-four years; caring father Alan, Teresa, John & to his children, Lee, Art Samantha (Yvonne), Patty (Kevin), Gordon and Debbie; devoted grandfather to his grandchildren, Ryan, Rachel, Jason and Janine; and loving Funeral Directors uncle to his nieces and & Services nephews. Bill will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed. Bill was predeceased by his parents, Jim and Lowi Gee Toy; older brother, Kam Wing and older sister, Kam Chung. Relatives and friends are invited to come and pay their respects at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, December 6, 2014 between the hours of 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Monday December 8, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at the Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Births Ashley Paton, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040. ARE YOU EXPECTING A BABY SOON?
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TANKMASTER RENTALS req’s Exp’d Class 1 Fluid Haulers for Central Alberta. Oilfield tickets req’d. Competitive salary and job bonuses. Resume to terry@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818
to start as soon as possible in the Red Deer area. DUTIES: This position will require 1. Recruiting manpower as jobs come up, setting up interviews and screening applicants, reference checks 2. Record Maintenance accurate and timely processing of hire packages, rate changes, employee files 3. Organizing logistics for travel 4. General Office duties etc. REQUIREMENTS 5 years minimum in the oil and gas industry, 3 years in a Recruiting/ Human Resources Admin position Highly organized, detail orientated, capable of multitasking Proficient in Microsoft Office; including word, excel and Outlook Motivated and have the ability to maintain strict confidentiality as well as a professional attitude Able to be on call, work some evenings and weekends Able to work independently and as part of a team; encourage excellence through positive contributions Please submit cover letter and resume to: resumes@ newcartcontracting.com or fax to (403) 729-2396 Attn. HR. No phone calls Please.
wegotservices 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
Escorts
1165
KAYLA 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car
Handyman Services
1200
ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, or cutting small trees? Call James 403-341-0617
Massage Therapy
1280
Massage Therapy
1280
FANTASY SPA
International ladies Elite Retreat, finest in VIP treatment. 10-2am Private back entry. 403-341-4445 ********** TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.
Misc. Services
1290
BODY BALANCING, New 5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 340-8666 Location. 403-352-8269 CHINESE massage thera- GARAGE DOOR SERVICE. Save 50%. All yard & bobpy. Direct bill. Gift card. 403-986-1691 4606-48 Ave cat services, junk/tree/snow removal. 403-358-1614 RMD RENOVATIONS MASSAGE ABOVE ALL SNOW shoveling/dump runs Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc. WALK-INS WELCOME /odd jobs 403-885-5333 Call Roger 403-348-1060 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 DOORS, windows, siding, soffit, fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.
Moving & Storage
1300
MOVING? Boxes? Appls. removal. 403-986-1315 Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS
Painters/ Decorators
1310
JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888
Seniors’ Services
1372
HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors. Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information. Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!
C2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Dec. 04, 2014
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Truckers/ Drivers
JJAM Management (1987) BOULEVARD Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Restaurant & Lounge Requires to work at these Gasoline Alley, Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening both full and part time. 16 Vacancies, $10.20/hr. + benefits. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Education and experience not req’d. Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303
37471 Hwy 2S,
Red Deer County is seeking
Cook ~ $14.00/hr. To prepare & cook all food up to standard, clean kitchen & maintain hygiene, follow recipes, assist in receiving & storing
Kitchen Helper ~ $11.00/hr. To clean kitchen following safety & hygiene standards. Clean utensils, cutlery, crockery & glassware items, floors, assist in prep. All positions are permanent Full-time/Part-time, shift work & weekends. Education: Above Secondary Work Experience not essential, training provided. Fax resume to 780-702-5051 F/T Food Service Supervisor and Store Manager. $13-$19.50/hr. Must be able to work nights/days and weekends. Call Little Ceasars Red Deer at 403-346-1671 or email to allan_barker25@yahoo.ca
is seeking
FRONT DESK CLERK ~ $14.00/hr. Answer phone calls, take reservations. Check in/out guests. Balance cash out & attend to guest needs
HOUSEKEEPING ROOM ATTENDANT ~14.00/hr. Clean & vacuum rooms, public areas, pool etc. • Replenish amenities, linens & towels. • Adhere to Holiday Inn safety standards. All positions are permanent Full-time/Part-time, shift work & weekends. Education: Above Secondary Work Experience not essential, training provided. Fax resume to 780-702-5051
HOLIDAY INN Red Deer South, Gasoline Alley, 37471 Hwy 2S,
TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
WINTER START
Firewood
1660
GED Preparation F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. Minimum Class 5 with air AFFORDABLE and clean abstract. Exp. Would you like to take the Homestead Firewood preferred. In person to Key GED in your community? Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. • Red Deer avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 Red Deer. • Rocky Mtn. House • Rimbey FIREWOOD, birch, spruce HALLCON is seeking • Caroline & pine. North of Costco qualified drivers to • Castor 403-346-7178, 392-7754 transport rail crews throughout Red Deer area. • Sylvan Lake Tired of Standing? Drivers are ideally based • Innisfail Find something to sit on • Stettler out of RED DEER. No in Classifieds overnight stays required. • Ponoka THE RUSTY PELICAN • Lacombe This position is an on call is now accepting resumes LOGS position. Employees are for experienced Semi loads of pine, spruce, Gov’t of Alberta Funding responsible for taking F/T SERVERS tamarack, poplar. may be available. trips during the period Must have Ref’s & Pro-Serve. Price depends on location. they have designated Apply within: 2079-50 Please submit resumes to: themselves available to do Lil Mule Logging 403-340-1930 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. resumes 403-318-4346 www.academicexpress.ca Fax 403-347-1161 Phone @newcartcontracting.com so. Transportation is done in Hallcon company calls WILL NOT be accepted. Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner Start your career! or fax to 403-729-2396. vehicles. Vehicles are BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / NO phone calls please. extensively & consistently See Help Wanted Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 maintained ensuring Sales & optimal safety for drivers Distributors and clients. Drivers must Employment Household possess valid Class 1, 2, Training OUTSIDE SALES Appliances or 4 license, with clean driver abstract. Assisted OPPORTUNITIES KENMORE washer and licensing upgrade to Growing industrial supply Maytag dryer, large achieve a class 4 is company in Red Deer SIDING INSTALLER TRAINING CENTRE capacity, both available. Pay is based at looking for with or without trailer & OILFIELD TICKETS $75 403-782-7439 a rate of $16.00. Earning OUTSIDE SALES tools. F.T. year round Industries #1 Choice! potential is based on REPRESENTATIVES to work, must have truck and “Low Cost” Quality Training your availability, as our join our team. We offer an 2 yrs. exp. $1.30 per sq.ft. Household operation runs on a 24/7 403.341.4544 attractive compensation, 403-358-8580 24 Hours on call basis. Both full time Furnishings benefits & bonus program. and part time employees Sales experience is not Toll Free 1.888.533.4544 CELEBRATIONS are welcome. Seminecessary but an industrial 2 DUSTY ROSE HAPPEN EVERY DAY R H2S Alive (ENFORM) retired, retired, full time, background is a definite upholstered arm chairs, IN CLASSIFIEDS R First Aid/CPR part time employees are asset. Please forward your 1 rocker, 1 recliner, R Confined Space welcome. Forward resume to $60/ea. or both for $90.; R WHMIS & TDG SUNTERRA Meats in resumes & current driver human.resources.depart1 Sewing machine cabinet, Trochu is looking for a R Ground Disturbance abstract: Shane Flack @gmail.com dark oak, 3 large side Journeyman Electrician to R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. asmabnorth@gmail.com. drawers, fits any size TOO MUCH STUFF? join our maintenance team. R D&C (LEL) machine. $85.; ROASTLet Classifieds Job entails but is not ER, electric, large #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. Misc. limited to installation, help you sell it. aluminum, $20; (across from Totem) (across from Rona North) maintenance, repair, Help 403-348-6449 service and trouble shooting. Successful candidate 2 END TABLES 28” x 28” SALES ASSOCIATE must have Industrial Solid wood, opening doors Trades REQUIRED: Side Street Electrician Red Seal in front. $10 each; colonial Fashion is looking for an Certificate and 3 years style wooden rocker outgoing individual on a experience in the electrical w/cushions $25 part-time basis. Retail field. Meat processing 403-782-7439 experience an asset, but plant experience a definite not necessary. Submit 2 HIGH back chairs, new, asset. For more resume to 3310 50 Ave rayon material, small CLASSIFICATIONS information call Dave Guay (located in the Sheraton stripes $100/ea at 403-442-4202 or send Hotel) or sidestreet@ 1500-1990 403-347-2046 resume to dave. sidestreetfashion.com guay@sunterrameats.ca. NIGHT Tables, (2) Oak, 1 Classifieds...costs so little drawer & 2 doors with Children's C & C COATINGS in Saves you so much! glass top to protect from Innisfail is seeking F/T Truckers/ Items scratches. $70 ea. experienced Sandblaster. LABORERS NEEDED F/T Drivers 403-352-8811 On site blasting, various FOR SNOW REMOVAL LITTLE TYKES castle, equipment, trucks and trail& MAINTENANCE WORK. 4 1/2 ft high, $100; wooden WANTED CLASS 1 DRIVER ers. 75% new construction. Must have driver’s license. play kitchen set, 5 ft. long, Antiques, furniture and with super B and grain Competitive wages and Call 403-506-8928 $75. 403-227-5306 estates. 342-2514 hauling experience for benefits. Fax resume to: or Fax 403-886-5814 Central AB. Call Wayne 403-227-1165 or email SOURCE ADULT VIDEO 403-341-9113 bslager@telus.net Advocate requires mature P/T help Opportunities Sat. & Sun. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Central Alberta’s Largest Misc. Fax resume to: Car Lot in Classifieds 403-346-9099 or drop off to: Help MORRISROE AREA: 3301-Gaetz Avenue as soon as possible. Duties will include: cutting grass, raking, litter removal, fertilizing, watering, snow clearing, operating light and heavy duty machinery, maintaining property maintenance equipment, general yard maintenance etc. This position will require some evenings, weekends, early mornings. 2 years experience minimum required. Hourly wage is $23-$25.00 depending on experience. Benefits available after 3 month probation period.
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Red Deer County is seeking
FRONT DESK CLERK ~ $14.00/hr. Answer phone calls, take reservations. Check in/out guests. Balance cash out & attend to guest needs.
Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE
GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS
Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email Clean & Vacuum rooms, info@goodmenroofing.ca public areas, pool, etc. or (403)341-6722 • Replenish amenities, NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! linens & towels. • Adhere to Holiday Inn LICENSED MECHANIC & safety standards AUTO BODY TECH. All positions are permanent Reasonable rate. Full-time/Part-time, shift A.J. Auto Repair & Body work & weekends. 11, 7836 49 Ave. Education: Above Secondary Call 403-506-6258 Work Experience not essential, training provided. MILLARD TRUCKING LTD. Fax resume to 780-702-5051 is looking for a 2 Licenced Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics. The successful applicant must be able to work well in a high paced environment. We offer a great working environment, very THE RUSTY PELICAN competitive wages and is now accepting resumes performance bonuses. for an EXPERIENCED All interested person are BARTENDER. MUST invited to apply to: HAVE REFERENCES. Millard Trucking Ltd. Able to work evening shift. Box 960, Sundre, AB Apply within: 2079-50 T0M1X0 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax: 403-638-4987 Fax 403-347-1161 Phone email: calls WILL NOT be accepted. mbrodie@enerchem.com •
Restaurant/ Hotel
ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1630
stuff
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HOUSEKEEPING ROOM ATTENDANT ~ $14.00/hr.
ACADEMIC Express
EquipmentHeavy
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Red Deer
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2803-50 Avenue,
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SAFETY
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS RED DEER
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Landscape Labourer,
DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person. 6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841
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HAMPTON INN & SUITES Red Deer is now accepting resumes for a housekeeping supervisor. Must be able to work weekends. Apply within 128 Leva Ave. Red Deer County. Fax 403-341-9996 or email: info@hamptoninnrd.com
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NEWCART is looking for a full time
860
820
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)
With only 64 papers, approximately: $350.00/mo. For More Information, Please call Prodie 403-314-4301
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.
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)
WESTPARK & WESTLAKE
Please apply with resume to: qmacaulay@reddeeradvocate.com or call 403-314-4302 and speak with Grant.
For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only selected candidates will be contacted.
900
Employment Training
CARRIERS REQUIRED
WINTER 2014
To deliver the
OPEN HOUSE KFC requires
1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS
DECEMBER 4 DECE
Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303
2 TO 7 PM
Daytime, Evening, FT & PT Shifts Available
LIVE PRESENTATIONS at 3 and 6 pm
2965 Bremner Avenue
3 days per week, no weekends
Abbot Close/Allan St. Addinell Close/Allan St. Adamson Ave/Arthur Close Alwright Close Anderson Close Anquetel Close
Now Hiring
ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the
GASOLINE ALLEY LOCATION
Monday through Saturday. Delivery to be done before 6:30 am. Reliable vehicle needed.
RED DEER ADVOCATE
DOWNTOWN AREA $697./mo PARKVALE AREA $484./mo. DEERPARK AREA Dixon Cres, Donnelly Cres, Duston St. area $482.00/mo. Deschner Close, Dubois Cres., Doherty Close, Duston St. and area. $327.00/mo. Dempsey St., Dodge Ave, Donlevy Ave area $327.00/mo. Dowler St., Daniel Cres. Dawe Cl., Dunham Close and area $412.00/mo.
Apply in person or send resume to: Email:kfcjobsrd@yahoo.ca or Fax: (403) 341-3820
478579K27-L11
• Very Competitive Wages • Advancement Opportunities With medical Benefits • Paid training • Paid Breaks
HEADBOARD, for queen bed, 60” wide, $35; 3 Clean wool accent matching 3x5 oval carpets, $35. for all 3; David Winter Collector’s houses in original boxes, $25/ea; Upright Hoover Dirt Finder Vacuum Cleaner, self propelled, allergen filtration, $50. 403-352-8811
Houses/ Duplexes
3020
2 BDRM. Avail. Jan. 1 Newer home Vanier Woods, gas fireplace, 6 appls. $1600. 403-341-5005 2 BDRM. main floor house, $1150. + DD. incld’s utils. quiet adults, n/s, no pets, no drugs. Ref’s required. 342-1207 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT SYLVAN LAKE: fully furnished, inclds dishes, bedding, 50” tv, utils. Avail. Now! $1200. 403-880-0210.
Condos/ Townhouses
3030
QUEEN patchwork quilt, pillow, hand towels, face- INGLEWOOD POINTE 2 bdrm, cloths, beige throw rug all 2 bath condo. Heated parkfor $25; Damask table ing & all utils. incl. $1450. cloth 60” round, 8 match- 403-350-3722/780-479-1522 ing napkins, new in pkg, SEIBEL PROPERTY $15 403-314-9603 www.seibelprperty.com VACUUM, Rainbow, older Ph: 403-304-7576 model from Estate, works or 403-347-7545 well. Good for allergies, 6 locations in Red Deer uses water, no dusty ~ Halman Heights filters. $200. ~ Riverfront Estates 403-227-2976
~ Westpark
Musical Instruments
1770
CORNET (Trumpet) F.E.OLDS & Son, made in Los Angeles, $89. 403-877-0825
1810
Pets & Supplies
2 AQUARIUMS/CRITTER CAGE - NO LEAKS. 20 gallon Hartz in box c/w hood light. $50. 5 Gallon, $20. AQUARIUM GRAVEL - 10 lbs (new), white, $15. OR all 3 for $75. 403-227-2976
1830
Cats
2 BALINESE KITTENS 1 SNOWSHOE SIAMESE 3 BURMAN $25/ea. 403-887-3649 2 KITTENS black/white to give away. 403-782-3031
Collectors' Items
1870
VINTAGE record storage footstool, beige, good cond. $25 403-314-9603
1900
Travel Packages
TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone. Make your travel plans now.
~ 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. immed. & Jan. 1 References required. Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds
SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds
4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes
3050
2 BDRMS., no pets. Jan. 1. $900./mo. 5805-56 Ave 403-343-6609 Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet. ACROSS from park, 3 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $1175/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. Jan. 1st 403-304-5337
Suites
3060
GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000 INNISFAIL deluxe 2 bdrm., incl. water, $860 avail. Jan. 403-348-6594 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111
AGRICULTURAL
CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290
Grain, Feed Hay
2190
LARGE round straw bales. $20 loaded. Can Supply Trucking. 403-340-9111
TRY Central Alberta LIFE SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION
CALL 309-3300
NEWLY RENOVATED 1 & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. Heat & water included. Cat friendly. 86 Bell Street, Red Deer leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 679-8031 Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds
THE NORDIC
1 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444 UNIQUE 1 bdrm. + small room for den, downtown, $825/mo., d.d. $825, no pets, n/s, 403-346-0824 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS
Advocate Opportunities
CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in: INNISFAIL Penhold Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307
Brown Close/Barrett Drive Baile Close INGLEWOOD AREA
FULL TIME and PART TIME SHIFTS AVAILABLE
GARBAGE compactor $100 obo call 403-728-3485
CLASSIFICATIONS
FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390
ROUTES IN:
BOWER AREA
Advocate Opportunities
CHRISTMAS Tree, Blue Spruce, 4’. LIVE in ground. Not yet cut, Perfect tree for small space. $60. obo 403-227-2976
wegot
rentals
CARRIERS NEEDED
ANDERS AREA
Call (403) (4 347-6676
479 ASSORTED post cards, some vintage. $15 for all; 2 country roses serving dishes, $15. ea.; antique nesting hens, $25 ea.; 12 red rose tea figurines, $1.50 ea.; 10 vintage Vogart transfer patterns, $5 for all; 3, mother-in-law tongue plants, $3 ea. 403-342-1980
FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS
Register online at academyoflearning.ab.ca
464178K3
Apply by: Fax: (403) 341-3820 or in person at Downtown KFC 4834-53 St., Red Deer
CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS
THURSDAY THU
DELIVERY DRIVERS
1760
Misc. for Sale
Johnstone Crossing Jenner Cres. & Judd Cl.
479838L4
Restaurant/ Hotel
For More information, please call Jamie 403-314-4306
Illingworth Close Ingram Close Iverson Close Isbister Close MORRISROE AREA Vista Village SUNNYBROOK AREA Savoy Cres./Sydney Close Stirling Close Sherwood Cres
ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in DOWNTOWN AREA South East Downtown and Parkvale area $212.28 mo. DEER PARK AREA
LANCASTER AREA Lampard Cres Lancaster Drive Long Close Lougheed Close Lyons Close
Dixon Cres. $100.20/mo. Dunning Cres, Cl., and Depalme St. plus 3 blocks of Douglas Ave. $136.24/mo.
VANIER AREA
GRANDVIEW AREA
Vickers Close Vincent Close Viscount Drive Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************
TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300
4400 Block of 41A Ave., 4000 Block of 46 + 47 St. Area. For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306
RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 C3
Criticism creates dissent movement in Hungary BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BUDAPEST, Hungary Buoyed by pressure from the United States, throngs of ordinary Hungarians are fighting back against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s drive to consolidate power through a perceived crackdown on civil liberties. Over the past month Hungarians have waged a string of street rallies in Budapest and other cities to protest a range of alleged misdeeds by Orban, including a violation of democratic norms, suspected tolerance to corruption and an increasingly pro-Russian stance that is harming ties with the West. U.S. criticism has played a strong supporting role, with the latest salvo coming this week from Sen. John McCain, who called Orban a “neofascist dictator.” Hungary’s foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the top American diplomat in Budapest over McCain’s comments. Last month Washington imposed entry bans on six Hungarian officials suspected of corruption, while both President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton have criticized Orban’s authoritarian course. Tamas Mellar, a former Orban ally who spoke at his first anti-Orban rally in late October, said the U.S. corruption allegations were a catalyst for him, giving him hope that change is possible. “At that moment I also began to feel that we are not completely alone and that this whole issue is not hopeless,” said Mellar, a onetime economic adviser to Orban who now teaches at university. “I believe many of us began to
Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this Tuesday, July 1, 2014, photo, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a press conference after talks with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, in Belgrade. Hungary’s foreign ministry says it has summoned the top American diplomat in Budapest after Sen. John McCain called Prime Minister Viktor Orban a “neo-fascist dictator.” think this way and many people who had not been politically active went out to the streets.” Julia Lakatos, an analyst with the Center for Fair Political Analysis in Budapest, said
she considers the protests “a tipping point.” “While the protests will not bring early elections or a change of government, they have shown that there is pent up frustration on all sides of
the political spectrum,” Lakatos said. This frustration, she argued, is “giving an impetus to civil society, which may eventually lead a group of activists to step into the limelight.” The rising social mood against Orban has been sparked largely by repressive measures against civil society, including laws to silence critical journalists and constitutional protections of conservative Christian values. A defining moment in his tenure came in July, when he gave a speech saying he wants to turn Hungary into an “illiberal state” and cited Russia, China, Turkey and Singapore as successful models. Many Hungarians are angry over Orban’s apparent lurch toward Russian President Vladimir Putin, manifested by the inking of key energy deals with Moscow. “Hungary belongs in the West,” said delivery man Antal Pinter during a recent protest. “Enough already with all this winking toward Russia.” The issue that sparked the largest protests over the past month was a plan by Orban to impose a tax on Internet usage, a perceived violation of free speech. The show of opposition by large numbers of young middle class people in protests in October forced Orban to shelve the idea in its current form, though he says he might revisit the matter next year. Thousands also turned out at a pair of rallies in November to protest corruption, while about 2,000 people marched last Saturday to protest planned spending cuts and centralization in the educational system. The changes include plans to urge more students to leave university-
track schools in favour of vocational-track programs. Orban’s critics view it as another attempt to weaken civil society. “The government does not want too many thinking people who can form an independent image of the world,” said Mellar. Except for the shift in the Internet tax, the government has not substantially addressed the criticisms. And the government has brushed off Washington’s denunciations, saying it want the U.S. to provide proof of the alleged corruption by the six banned officials so it can launch an investigation. In particular, Hungary refuses to the remove Ildiko Vida, the head of the tax office who has acknowledged being among those barred - while also denying corruption allegations. McCain’s comments Tuesday were made while unsuccessfully trying to persuade the Senate to reject President Obama’s nominee to fill the vacant U.S. ambassador post in Hungary. McCain said soap opera producer Colleen Bell was “totally unqualified” for the task. McCain, who met Orban in February, said Hungary was “on the verge of ceding its sovereignty to a neo-fascist dictator getting in bed with Vladimir Putin.” The tensions between Orban’s government and the U.S. have played out over Twitter. The U.S. Embassy’s charge d’affaires, Andre Goodfriend, attended one of the protests against the Internet tax, drawing a rebuke from government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs, who criticized him for joining a rally led by the opposition liberals and Socialists and accused him of trying to influence Hungarian affairs.
Pro-democracy leaders Iran uses old American-made warplanes surrender after call for to strike Islamic State militants in Iraq end to protests BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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HONG KONG - Three founders of a civil disobedience campaign that helped spark Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests surrendered to police Wednesday, saying they want to take responsibility for their actions and that time has come to end the increasingly violent street demonstrations. Professors Benny Tai Yiuting and Chan Kin-man and the Rev. Chu Yiu-ming haven’t been charged and left the police station later Wednesday after being warned by authorities that protests that have blocked streets in the Asian financial centre for more than two months are illegal. Police said in a statement that those who surrendered for the offence of taking part in an unauthorized assembly “were explicitly told ... that illegal occupation of public places was an unlawful act and they should stop such act immediately.” Police said they will conduct follow-up investigations. “The concept is to end the civil disobedience, we need to take the responsibility,” said Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen, who accompanied the three democracy leaders. However, the surrender was likely to have little influence on student protesters, who are continuing to occupy two Hong Kong sites after a violent night of clashes with police earlier this week as they tried to surround city government headquarters. “Now the situation (in the protest site) is very dangerous, so I hope protesters can end the occupation movement as soon as possible,” said Tai,
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Bhopal haunted by disaster BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BHOPAL, India — Three decades after lethal gas swept through Bhopal, the central Indian city remains haunted by memories of the world’s worst industrial disaster. Hundreds of survivors of the gas leak that claimed thousands of lives took to the streets Wednesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the disaster, chanting slogans and carrying placards demanding harsher punishments for those responsible and more compensation for the victims. On the morning of Dec. 3, 1984, a pesticide plant run by Union Carbide leaked about 40 tons of deadly methyl isocyanate gas into the air in Bhopal, quickly killing about 4,000 people. Lingering effects of the poison pushed the death toll to about 15,000 over the next few years, according to government estimates. In all, at least 500,000 people were affected, according to the Indian government. Thirty years later, activists say thousands of children are still being born with brain damage, missing palates and twisted limbs because of their parents’ exposure to the gas or water contaminated by it. “I still feel the pain even today. I still see those images,” said Mohammed Ismail, a 57-year-old rickshaw driver whose daughter lost vision in both of her eyes after the gas leak. “On every gas anniversary, I feel it would have been better for me to die that night.” While the disaster’s anniversary is a major annual event for survivors, it’s largely ignored by most Indians and the government. On Wednesday, there was no comment from any senior Indian government official about the 30th anniversary. American chemical company Union Carbide Corp. has said that the accident - which took place when water entered the sealed tank containing the highly reactive methyl isocyanate — was an act of sabotage by a disgruntled employee, never identified, and not lax safety standards or faulty plant design, as claimed by some activists. Union Carbide was bought by Dow Chemical Co. in 2001. Dow says the legal case was resolved in 1989, when Union Carbide settled with the Indian government for $470 million, and that all responsibility for the factory now rests with the government of the state of Madhya Pradesh, of which Bhopal is the capital. In Bhopal, which remains anguished by the disaster, most consider Union Carbide’s settlement with the government an insult. Even today, the suffering in Bhopal is palpable. Both survivors and activists say that thousands of children born to parents directly exposed to the gas leak or poisoned by contaminated water have been plagued by birth defects. Cancer rates in the city are inordinately high. Skin, vision and breathing disorders are endemic. The survivors have blamed both their own government and Dow for their suffering. India’s government is blamed for negotiating what the survivors consider low compensation and then ignoring them. Dow, meanwhile, is heavily criticized because it now owns Union Carbide - the American
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company that had a majority stake in the pesticide plant that leaked the lethal gas. Ram Pyari, 90, said the tragedy still haunts her. “Everything was destroyed,” she said Tuesday during an evening vigil. “And my sons and my daughter-in-law died, my leg was amputated. I have to drag myself. These killers did not heed anything. Why are they not brought to court? Why are they not hanged?” In the poor neighbourhoods behind the Union Carbide plant, where the worst of the tragedy unfolded, survivors and their relatives and supporters burned effigies of Warren Anderson, who headed Union Carbide Corp. at the time of the leak, and a banner emblazoned with the logo of Dow Chemical Co., which bought Union Carbide. Angry protesters spit on the effigies and the ban-
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Members of various organizations representing victims of the Bhopal gas leak participate in a rally on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy in Bhopal, India, on Wednesday. On the morning of Dec. 3, 1984, a pesticide plant run by Union Carbide leaked about 40 tons of deadly methyl isocyanate gas into the air of the central Indian city of Bhopal, quickly killing about 4,000 people. Michigan-based Dow Chemical Co. took over Union Carbide in 2001. A placard at centre reads: “Supreme Court — Reconsider the appeal by Bhopal gas tragedy survivors.”
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Give yourself an extra longevity bonus Life expectancy in North America is at an all-time high. For Americans born in 2012, it hit a 78.8 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Canada, it’s even better — about 81 years. But even though the average lifespan has increased by more than 30 years since 1900, we think you can do better than that! Sure, 25 per cent of your destiny is genetic, but you have control over how the rest plays out. The first step: Find your RealAge at www.realage.com, and then take these steps to make yourself younger today (and tomorrow): ● Good numbers: Keeping your waist size, blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol in the healthy zone dramatically reduces your risk for heart disease, some cancers, diabetes (and all of its complications, such as vision loss and kidney problems) and more. The total benefit is enormous. Longevity bonus: Minding all your numbers can make your RealAge as much as 19.8 years younger. ● Daily D-3: Vitamin D is vital for your memory, skin, heart, bones and arteries, and it helps fight off colon, breast and prostate cancer. You’ll get some D from foods like salmon, but you’ll probably need a supplement,
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Eliminate this food to decrease ear infections Ear infection after ear infection child’s diet, dairy, as I see the removal was the main concern of a parent of of this food prevents future infections a young boy that was recently in my in over 80 per cent of the cases that clinic. come through my office. By just the age of three The incidence of an ear years old, this young boy infection in children by age had already experienced three is 83 per cent, with an seven ear infections. Each average of 1.5 infection epiof these infections were sodes per year. As you can treated by a course of antisee, it is not abnormal or biotics, which caused a muluncommon to have an ear titude of stomach concerns. infection in young children, This is a common scenarbut as a naturopathic docio that I see all too often in tor, I do consider it abnormy office. mal to have multiple (three Next on the list for this or more) ear infections and little boy was to have tubes consider it possibly a sign SHANE put in his ears to help drain of an underlying issue. JOHNSON them and prevent future ear It is important to first infections. point out common risk facNATUROPATHIC Before the mother protors for recurrent ear infecceeded with the ear tubes, tions, which include: MEDICINE I suggested that she remove ● Age under five years just one food group from her old
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SURVEY FINDS 75 PER CENT OF DOCTORS KEEPING PATIENT RECORDS ELECTRONICALLY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Long reliant on paperbased patient files, the majority of Canadian doctors have now moved firmly into the 21st century, using electronic medical records and other forms of information technology to run their practices, a survey has found. The 2014 National Physician Survey shows 75 per cent of doctors across the country report using electronic records to enter or retrieve clinical patient notes on a laptop or desktop computer, triple the percentage that had gone digital in 2007. “I think physicians have wanted to be in the 21st century, but the reality is it’s not a case of flipping a switch,” said Dr. Garey Mazowita, president of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, which administers the survey with two other doctors groups. “A physician who’s had a long-standing paper-based practice, you have to face the challenge of scanning and digitizing what night be 2,000 charts, with pages and pages of information and entering the information into the correct field,” said Mazowita, who practises in Vancouver. “And these are docs who are already working in excess of 50, often 60 hours a week. “It’s just inherently not an easy journey to make the transition.” Physicians in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario were the most likely to use electronic records, while Quebec doctors were the least likely, the survey found.
About 65 per cent of physicians reported seeing better or much better quality of care since the implementation of electronic records, a rise of nine percentage points from a year ago. The benefits most often cited were the ability to get lab results more quickly and to access a patient’s chart remotely, as well as being alerted to potential medication warnings or adverse drug interactions. Digital record-keeping and being connected electronically to hospitals and labs can now tell a family physician whether a patient has been to a walk-in clinic, seen a specialist or been admitted to or discharged from hospital — a system that didn’t exist before. “And now, particularly with the family doctors who are completely paper-free, really you’ve ideally got all of that information at your fingertips,” Mazowita said. Dr. Cindy Forbes, a family doctor in Fall River, N.S., has been using electronic medical records for about eight years, and said going digital has improved quality of care for her patients. “There’s much better access to patient information like test results, lab results,” said Forbes, president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). “You get them back much faster, so we can diagnose and treat patients much more quickly. “I can’t even tell you the difference it’s made for me in regards to retrieval of information, legibility of information — if you’re reading other doctors’
notes. There was a time when I used to have to leaf through an inch or two of paper files to see what tests patients might have had or operations they may have had in the past. “And now with a couple of clicks of the mouse, I can see their history back at least to the eight years I’ve had the computer app. “So that is a huge difference.” Being digitally connected enables the family doctor, specialists and hospital physicians all to access a patient’s medical records, thereby preventing duplications of tests and saving time and costs to the health-care system, she said. “There was a time when a test might have been repeated because they didn’t have the results in front of them.” However, doctors in the survey also identified challenges in accessing information through a digital system: 52 per cent reported technical glitches, 46 per cent had issues with compatibility with other systems, and 26 per cent complained about firewall or security problems. “There’s this constant game of catch-up being played as the technology evolves,” said Mazowita. “So the whole thing is a bit of a moving target, but we’re definitely seeing movement forward.” More than 10,000 physicians responded to the online survey, which is also administered by the CMA and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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Family making sacrifices for daughter’s education Dear Annie: I have been married for is worth it (probably isn’t), and you 28 years to a hardworking man. were looking forward to his retirement. We have one teenage daughter. We also suspect you harbor some re“Kara” is very smart, and my husband sentment toward your husband, as well spoils her rotten. Kara has her own as Kara, for his indulgence of her. car, and my husband gives This isn’t so much about her money whenever she “winning” the argument as asks for it. it is about accepting whatWe have some money ever decision is reached. saved in a college account We suggest you and your for her, but she wants to athusband sit down with an tend an elite school that is unbiased third party and more than we can afford. speak openly of your conWe won’t qualify for financerns. cial aid. If Kara doesn’t go to her I think Kara needs to take expensive college, will she the money we have saved use it as an excuse to blame and figure the rest out, but her parents if she isn’t sucmy opinion doesn’t matter. cessful? Will your resentMITCHELL My husband will now delay ment boil over and create & SUGAR retirement in order to pay a permanent rift? Would for her to go to the school your husband be willing to of her dreams. I think this have Kara take out student is wrong, and it’s causing loans for a portion of the much tension in our household. cost? Hopefully, your discussion will What is your opinion? — Annoyed allow for some kind of agreement so Mom that each of you can let go of whatever Dear Annoyed: Your husband is will- resentment currently exists. ing to do whatever he can to give Kara Dear Annie: I love my family and what she wants. friends dearly, but some of them think You don’t think an expensive school it is perfectly OK to stop by unan-
nounced. I ask only for a simple phone call to see whether it is a convenient time for them to pop in. They all have cellphones, so it’s not a matter of them being unable to call. I understand the occasional unannounced visit, but not every time. How can I get them to stop? — G. Dear G.: If you answered the door in your birthday suit, you might get them to call first, but don’t bet on it. Some people believe it is flattering that they feel so welcome, they pop in without notice. And while you might appreciate the thought, it is also inconsiderate to show up and interrupt your day when you may have other things going on. You can say, “I wish I’d known you were stopping by. I have to run out. Sorry.” And then leave. Or you can close the blinds and not answer the door, but we suspect if you were willing to do that, they would already know to phone first. Dear Annie: “No Name” was unhappy because his wife refuses sex. I’m sure my husband could have written that letter, but there’s more to it. Sex is easy. Intimacy is where the
work and effort must be applied. Intimacy begins with a couple being able to discuss anything without the other person reacting badly. It begins by treating each other with respect, letting the spouse know she is loved. And liked. Friendship is the most solid basis for intimacy that I know of. My husband and I have been together a long time, but it’s pretty much all about him. He doesn’t like to talk about anything unless I agree with him completely. Anything else is criticizing or complaining. If I ask him to do something, I’m giving him orders. He refused to be close to me unless it was for sex. So I cut him off about 10 years ago. We tried counselling, but he lied at every session. There are reasons why we are still together, but I can’t help wondering for how long. — Together but Alone Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
others in your life. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You will be feeling great today and will be more open to others in a very friendly way now. This could Thursday, Dec. 4 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today has that indicate self-indulgent behaviour, and it definitely will be a day of rest and relaxation. Acvacation feel about it. You are cept all invites out from friends relaxed and recharged. You will and join in with group activities crave new experiences and they now! will most likely come about by SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): sheer luck. It is a day to count You will be highly excitable toyour blessings and show gratiday. Your daily life will welcome tude to all you meet. Accept all in a spring to your step and you social interactions as a form of will want to share your positive love. Take every opportunity to frame of mind with all you meet express that love to others. A now. It will be a time when you wonderful day, keep today’s enwill feel that you are in the right ergy in your heart. place at the right time. Accept it, HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today you are! is your birthday, this year will be SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22LARISA MAIRA one to remember. All social interDec. 21): All in all, this will be a OZOLINS actions, whether it is with friends, great day! You will be able to exco-workers, or simply others that press yourself clearly and withyou see on a daily basis, will be out any inhibitions. Excitement tinged with optimism and excitewill highlight today, so go out and ment. The more willing you are to accept all changes as a positive step forward, the more socialize. Accept all invitations offered your your self-esteem will improve and make this way. Express your truth and unique qualities, it will be wonderful! year positive and one to remember. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You will ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today will be one of celebration and enjoyment. You will be connected to the higher realms and your truths. So, by all means possible, express it. If you are an artist, today will emphasize your personal philosophy with all you do, especially in your artistic representations. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): All aspects of life should have a joyous and optimistic flare to them today. Allow for greater possibilities to occur within your family unit and with you personally today. Accept joy as a form of love from the universe. It is definitely shinPike Wheaton Chevrolet is seeking ing a very positive light on you Journeyman Bodymen now. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): for one of the busiest body shops in Central Alberta. Communicate with all those you meet up with today. All • Experience is necessary interactions will be extremely • Wages negotiable positive for you. They will help • Excellent Benefits you get inspired again to approach certain dreams you If this interests you, please forward resume to have in a new light and perspective. Learn through others today, they are guiding you forward. CANCER (June 21-July 22): There will be excitement on a professional level now. Really, everyone you interact with will have a very positive energy and you will benefit the most from these interactions. As your self-worth rises, so will your bank account. So do exSouthside Dodge is looking for an assistant office press your unique quality with manager to join our great admin staff! The right others. candidate is punctual, can work independently LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): and is computer savvy. You must be a quick You will definitely crave the learner and have a positive attitude. Experience new today. Perhaps you are learning more or simply going with ADP and/or CTWIZARD is preferred but not to a new theatre. Whatever it required. Accounting experience and/or HR skills is, you will feel blessed and would be an asset. very optimistic about your journey throughout the day. If Our company offers competitive wages and on vacation today, this will be excellent benefits. If you think you can be an asset even more relaxing and enjoyto the Southside family then please contact us at able! pk@southsidereddeer.com with your resume. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. We look forward to hearing from you! 22): You will be more willing to figure out the absolute truth today than ever before. Don’t jump to conclusions too quickly now, allow for serendipitous moments to happen naturally. Today will leave you feeling in high hopes of the future with
feel rich in joy once you realize how many others truly want to see you succeed with your dreams and personal aspirations. Today will be an absolutely wonderful day to experience and actually see this truth. Accept all social invites today, you’ll feel blessed! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Dreams are happening and you are feeling quite lucky with those special others in your life now. There is a tremendous amount of advancement taking place for you on a public level.
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