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City of Red Deer power linemen Darren Trautman, left, holding a high-pressure sodium street light and Devon Dahlsjo holds a new LED replacement. The city is installing the LED lights in new subdivisions and replacing the older sodium lights with LEDs when the burn out.

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Towards a greener city This is part of an Advocate series on the City of Red Deer’s environmental programs and initiatives for the future. BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer is flipping the switch on traditional street lights in its latest effort to become a greener city. And that’s not the only thing the city is doing to reduce energy use, which is a goal in the Environmental Master Plan. The street light switch comes with a $4.9-million pricetag to replace 11,000 bulbs over three years starting in 2015. Traffic lights are already using more energy efficient bulbs. But city officials say swapping out the common street light bulbs with LEDs will pay off in cost savings and energy conservation in the long run. LED lights are more energy efficient than current bulbs and have longer lifespans. Some cities, like Lethbridge, have already made the change while others, like Calgary, are in the process. Red Deer’s street lights consume 10,300 megawatt hours each year. About 1,000 LED street lights have already been installed in new subdivisions. Jim Jorgensen, Electric, Light and Power Department manager, said the switch is expected to reduce consumption by 50 per cent or more and knock about $600,000 off the city’s electricity bill based on 2014 numbers. The city’s electricity bill for the entire year is an estimated $5.4 million, based on 47,675 megwatt hours. “That conservation piece is really good bang for your buck,” said Jorgensen. New light bulbs have not been purchased since 2010 and the old ones will be recycled. The expenditure was approved last month as part of the 2015 capital budget. Among other energy-saving initiatives, the city buys 25 per cent of its corporate power through a green energy supplier. That’s a significant increase in green energy consumption from 2009, when 15 per cent of the city’s facilities were powered by green energy in 2009. The goal is to reach 30 per cent by the end of 2015. The city purchases green electricity as a way to offset its corporate usage of natural gas and coal-generated power. Buying “green power” simply means that for every kilowatt hour taken off the grid, one kilowatt of green power is put back into the grid. Whether power is produced through conventional or green options such as wind or solar power, it is all mixed together on one set of power lines. The city will use the equivalent of 11,842 megawatt hours of green power in 2014. In general, the city’s philosophy is to use less energy. “The biggest thing for everyone is use less or eliminate the waste piece,” said Jorgensen. “When you don’t need it, don’t use it.” Last year, however, there was an eight per cent spike in energy usage in city-owned buildings. Nancy Hackett, Environmental Initiatives supervisor, said the city is investigating. She said the cold temperatures may have played a part as energy use typically goes up when the temperatures drop. Down the road, the city wants to pick three city buildings or renovation projects to pilot higher energy efficiency standards.

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Hackett said this could mean installing better lighting and windows, or it may be solar or onsite generation. The city’s Civic Yards buildings on the east side of the Riverside heavy industrial region may be an example of what the future could hold for city facilities. Those buildings were built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. Solar panels were installed in April 2010 on the transit vehicle wash building, which has three 5.0kW arrays each consisting of 25 modules (200W each module). The administration building has one 1.1kW array consisting of 13 modules (85W each module). Power produced from the solar panels is used in the office building and the leftover is sent into the general power grid. From April 2010 to October 2014, some 28.8 megawatt hours have been

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Payton Thompson keeps an eye on Satie Walls-Delorme as the two Grade 1 students from G.H. Dawe School do some secret shopping at the school on Friday. Students at the school got the chance to do some shopping for loved ones, picking from hundreds of items donated to the school by the Tools for Schools Africa. The items were left over from the recent Shine event. All proceeds from the secret shopper event at the school will go back to Tools for Schools Africa.

Anders neighbourhood suffers rash of break-ins Criminals have been targeting the Anders neighbourhood. Three break-ins have occurred over a one-week period, although Red Deer City RCMP can’t confirm they are connected. On Dec. 5, a home on Assinger Avenue was broken into and thieves stole Christmas gifts and other items, plus a red 2006 Chevrolet Impala that belonged to the homeowners. On Tuesday, a home on Aldrich Close was broken into, and on Wednesday or Thursday, a home on Alexander Crescent was entered. Items were stolen from both these homes. A white 2013 Ford F150 truck was stolen from the Alexander Crescent home, as well. Police have not yet recovered the Impala or F150. RCMP are reminding citizens of the importance of getting to know your neighbours and keeping active eyes on the street through informal interactions or through crime prevention

organizations such as Neighbourhood Watch, which offer simple tips to help neighbourhoods improve safety and reduce crime. If you are travelling this winter, here are some tips: ● Tell only those people who need to know that you are going away. ● Ask your neighbours to inform the police immediately if they notice anything unusual or suspicious around your home. They should record the licence plates of questionable vehicles ● Have a trusted person house-sit for you, or hire a reliable house-sitting service. ● Cancel home deliveries of newspapers and do not leave notes for others. ● Have the post office hold or forward your mail and ask a neighbour to collect junk mail. ● Arrange for someone to shovel sidewalks so your home will look lived in.

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● Have a neighbour arrange drapes and blinds occasionally. ● Purchase timers for radios, TVs and exterior and interior lights. ● Turn down the telephone ringer; an unanswered phone usually indicates an empty house. ● Do not leave a message on your answering machine telling callers you are away. For more crime prevention tips or information about Neighbourhood Watch, Citizens on Patrol or Crime Stoppers, visit the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre at www. cacpc.ca. Anyone with information about the Anders break-ins that may assist police in identifying the suspects responsible is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

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A Ponoka-area farm family have been unfairly ordered to fix decadesold drainage work done by lone-gone landowners, says their lawyer. Well-known landowner advocate Keith Wilson is taking on Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development on behalf of Zealand Farms owners Henk and Gerrie Krijger. The Ponoka-area poultry farmers were ordered in February to restore a Crown-owned lake that the province says was drained illegally. An enforcement order under the Water Act says the unapproved work included draining a 51-acre lake about 10 km east of Ponoka and a smaller wetland, excavating near a lake outlet and putting fill into the lake. Under the order, the Krijgers must restore the lake to the condition it was in before any unauthorized drainage work was done. They have until March 2015. Wilson said the Krijgers admit they moved some earth to fill in a low-lying area in 2011 and 2013. That work was reversed last March under the direction and to the satisfaction of Alberta Environment. At issue is a second part to the order, which is directly connected with the unnamed lake and an allegation that they lowered the lake level. The Krijgers did nothing to lower the lake level, which is controlled by a pair of culverts, said Wilson. What drainage work happened was done in the 1960s by previous landowners, nearly 50 years before the Krijgers bought the land in 2011. “They weren’t even in the country when this ditching work was done,” said Wilson. In a letter to Alberta Environment, Wilson says that the order forcing the Krijgers to restore ditching that was changed as far back as 1963 is “without jurisdiction, unfair, arbitrary and, therefore, unlawful.” Wilson said the restoration work could cost at least $175,000 based on estimates provided by Alberta Environment.

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Red Deer mother facing numerous charges to remain in custody A Red Deer mother of two children will remain in custody pending the outcome of 13 charges, including possessing stolen property and a weapon dangerous to the public. Judge Darrell Riemer denied bail to Natasha Verna Clark, 28, on Friday in Red Deer provincial court. Clark has been in custody since Oct. 20, when she was arrested by Lacombe Police Service. At the time of her arrest, she was out on bail on older charges. Riemer also granted Crown prosecutor David Inglis’s application to revoke Clark’s bail from her prior judicial interim release. Clark is charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of break-in tools, attempting to break into a house, two counts of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, possession of a controlled substance and six counts of breach of conditions. Lacombe Police allege she and a co-accused, Sean David Porter, 32, of Red Deer, were observed attempting to enter parked vehicles and the front doors of several houses. Porter also faces charges of possession of breakin tools, possession of stolen property, attempting to break into a house and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public. The two accused will next appear in Red Deer provincial court on Jan. 7, 2015.

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CALGARY — A Calgary man has pleaded guilty to two charges related to animal cruelty involving a dog and cat that had their mouths taped shut. Nicolino Camardi has been in custody since he was arrested in May. The animals, who were found in an alley last January, had both been strangled, beaten and starved. The Crown wants a pre-sentence report and a psychiatric review because of the — quote — “abject horror” of the crimes.

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EDMONTON — The Alberta government’s latest figures show a dozen of Premier Jim Prentice’s senior staff earn more than $103,00 a year. The list shows the top earner is Jay Hill, who is the province’s senior representative to Saskatchewan, British Columbia and the North.

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When he raised the absurdity of making farmers fix historical drainage work they had nothing to do with, he was told by environment officials that it was in keeping with the province’s new wetlands policy. “This case is absolutely bizarre. “Every attempt to get the government to give its head a shake and be reasonable and fair has failed,” he said. “The government is hell bent on doing this.” Besides the cost to the Krijgers, changing the drainage patterns now may cut off water supply to dugouts used by a nearby cattle producer, said Wilson. An environmental appeal board hearing will take place on Jan. 29 in Edmonton unless the province and the Krijgers come to a resolution. Alberta Environment spokeswoman Katrina Bluetchen said they do not comment on matters before the appeal board. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Inquest report an ‘opportunity wasted’: family BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — The family of a man who died during a 34-hour wait in a Winnipeg emergency room says an inquest into his death was “an opportunity wasted” to get at the root causes of racism aboriginal people face in Canada’s health-care system. Brian Sinclair, a 45-year-old double-amputee, died of a treatable bladder infection while waiting for care six years ago at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre. The inquest judge said in his final report released Friday that Sinclair “did not have to die,” but Tim Preston rejected the family’s pleas to rule the death a homicide on the grounds that failing to provide medical care was akin to failing to provide the necessities of life. Relatives had also asked that the judge call on the Manitoba government for a public inquiry into how aboriginal people are treated in the health-care system, but Preston said that wasn’t necessary. He made 63 recommendations aimed primarily at policy reviews at the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority to ensure what happened to Sinclair doesn’t occur again. Robert Sinclair said he was disappointed the inquest didn’t deal with racist assumptions about his

cousin and instead focused on how the emergency room should be structured. Brian Sinclair’s death will be in vain unless the health-care system deals with the real reasons he was ignored, his cousin said. “We’re stereotyped — we like to drink, we like to be on welfare — all those bad stereotypes which are silly,” Sinclair said. “That stuff needs to be addressed. Does that same mentality still exist in that system? You can speak to many aboriginals in this city and they’d tell you that it does.” Sinclair went to the ER in September 2008 because of a blocked catheter. The inquest saw security camera footage of him wheeling himself over to the triage desk where he spoke with an aide before wheeling himself into the waiting room. There, he languished for hours, vomiting several times and slowly dying. He was never asked if he was waiting for medical care. He was never seen by a triage nurse or registered as a patient. Some staff testified that they assumed he was drunk, “sleeping it off” or homeless. By the time he was discovered dead, rigor mortis had set in. The chief medical examiner called Sinclair’s death preventable but ruled out homicide, calling his death “natural.” Police also investigated and determined no criminal charges were warranted. The health authority overhauled the emergency department after Sinclair’s death so that triage nurs-

es can better monitor the waiting room. Wristbands for those waiting for care now make them more easily identifiable. Cultural training for staff has also been retooled. An inquest into his death began 18 months ago and heard from 82 witnesses. “Brian Sinclair did not have to die, but he did not die in vain,” Preston wrote, pointing to the changes made by the health authority. The government and the health authority said Friday they accepted all Preston’s recommendations, including one to ensure that vulnerable people are helped through triage when they first arrive at the emergency room. Others suggest waking people periodically in the waiting room, ensuring that staff intervene when a person is vomiting in the department and looking into an aboriginal elder position for the ER. Both Health Minister Sharon Blady and the health authority apologized once again to Sinclair’s family. “The death of Mr. Brian Sinclair was a preventable tragedy,” Blady said. “It should not have happened at HSC or at any other health facility. “I want to apologize to Mr. Sinclair’s family. None of what we can do can make up for your loss.” Blady didn’t completely reject the idea of an inquiry, but noted the judge did not think it was necessary.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Prisoner advocates and human rights activists expressed dismay Friday at the federal government’s rejection of core recommendations from a lengthy inquest into the horrific videotaped choking death of an emotionally disturbed teenager in solitary confinement. They attacked the government’s reaction to the Ashley Smith inquest delivered late Thursday as the Commons rose for the holiday break - as cynical and woefully inadequate. Most Canadians would be hard-pressed to discern any meaningful response from the Correctional Service of Canada,“ said Kim Pate, with the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies. “(It is) a long-winded document that seems very clearly designed to cloak a great deal of inaction.” Critics also accused the government of violating international norms and ducking accountability when it comes to keeping inmates in segregation. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association said it was disappointed. “The government appears to have squandered an opportunity to address the extremely serious problems inherent in segregation,” Sukanya Pillay, the association’s general counsel, said.. “There is no place for long-term administrative segregation in a society that has constitutional protections against cruel and unusual treatment.” Smith’s death in her cell in Kitchener, Ont., in October 2007 sparked widespread outrage, especially the fact that guards videotaped her dying gasps but did not intervene. A year ago, the five inquest jurors — who ruled the death a homicide — made 104 recom-

mendations after hearing from 83 witnesses over 107 days. Among other things, they urged an end to indefinite solitary confinement and a ban on segregation beyond 15 days. In its 26-page, 18,000-word report on Thursday, the government rejected that approach. “There are various aspects of the jury recommendations . . . that the government is unable to fully support without causing undue risk to the safe management of the federal correctional system,” the response states. Pate called it “outrageous” the CSC report glosses over evidence of the harmful effects of segregation, particularly for the mentally ill. “It spends a lot of time trying to say that we do isolation in a kinder, gentler Canadian way,” Pate said. “I defy anyone to consider our form of segregation as more humane.” CSC Commissioner Don Head had no comment Friday on the torrent of criticism. Dr. John Carlisle, the presiding coroner, said it would be inappropriate to comment. However, Dr. Dirk Huyer, Ontario’s chief coroner, said Friday he was “really pleased” the government had provided a response, saying it showed respect for the inquest process. The recommendations, Huyer said, were the jury’s best attempt at identifying issues and offering potential solutions but it must be left to CSC to decide on action. “We can’t have the full context and the knowledge of everything that’s going on, nor can the jury get there,” Huyer said. Still, Correctional Investigator Howard Sapers called Thursday’s report inadequate. “People have been waiting patiently for a substantial response and I don’t think they got a substantial response as

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Despair rather than hope THIS SHOULD BE A TIME WHEN WE BELIEVE IN HEALING, BUT FOR MANY PEOPLE, CHRISTMAS BRINGS NOTHING BUT SADNESS Last night as we were winding down after another well attended supper, I received a call from a frantic woman stating that a good friend had attempted suicide and was on life support. The reason is currently being debated but he was known to have been suffering from severe depression. How do you respond to news like that? What can or do you say? My usual CHRIS response is to SALOMONS say very little, knowing that platitudes are about as useful as more sand is to a desert. My concern was more with the woman who had called me, knowing her relationship to the victim. Whenever something like this that I don’t fully understand comes up, I Google it. Although not always the most accurate, it is nevertheless a good resource for a general background on whatever the subject is; plus I have other resources in my library. So this is what I did and although I learned a few things, none of it surprised me. Very few of us on this earth have not been impacted in some way by suicides both attempted and succeeded. Any one of the 10 to 20 million attempts per year is bound to touch someone. That approximately 800,000 are successful is in itself a very troubling statistic; and this is each and every single year. Although there are no readily available statistics, out of all the reasons and triggers for this malady, one of the high times for suicide is fast approaching. Nothing troubles me more about this than the fact that in this season there is more depression and hopelessness than at any other time of the year (especially in North America). The number of people who have told me that they dread Christmas is what made me think of the fact that the number of attempts climbs during this season. Something that did catch me unawares was that in my time at the

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kitchen and of all the people I have broached this subject with, I always thought that the majority of attempts have been among women, yet overwhelmingly the facts are that the incidence is higher among men; as are the successful attempts. When I look at the Christmas story, it is one of hope and well-being, so it really makes me question why the number should be higher. In part, I believe it is the adaptations allotted to Christmas, especially in North America. The extreme sense of nostalgia is really an American movie creation because nothing works like tugging at people’s hearts. And the commercial sector has taken it a step further. Don’t believe me? Look at the ads on TV and in all media.

Basically the message comes across that if you don’t buy a particular product, you are probably an insensitive clod and that you are denying others of what they deserve. This alone can put pressure on people to buy. But for others, this is a season they dread because of a hurtful past. This especially from girls or women. They really don’t want to die, but see no alternative solution and the hope of the Christmas story then has no relevance. But the retail industry doesn’t care because they just keep hammering that nostalgic angle, not even thinking that they are creating a hunger in people that their products cannot fulfil. Maybe it’s a good thing that parts of society are pushing for the separation of the true meaning of Christmas and

just another holiday that we can fill with more junk. That way the story of hope will no longer be confused with the commercial nostalgia we now have. As I’m writing this article, the things for me to say in this situation regarding my friend become crystal clear. That it should have happened at this time of year gives me the courage to say there is definitely hope, and that healing can and will take place if he so chooses to accept what he is told about the real Christmas Story. Say “Happy holidays” if you so choose. But as for me I have a renewed reason to shout at the top of my lungs: “Merry Christmas!” Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.

The perfect gift for the perfect price One or two of my massive readership (14 total to date) may recall that last week’s Christmastime Hay’s Daze column was about those gifts that not even the people on Santa’s Naughty List should ever get. Those things that were so downright dangerous they’ve been completely removed from the elf factory at the North Pole. Well, this week I have good news for you — some actual advice and guidance that may temporarHARLEY ily transform HAY this Saturday space into something more or less useful. Who knew? After intensive research involving mousing on several seriously respectable websites such as Dodoburd.com (not kidding) and Wastetimeontheinterweb.net (kidding), I bring you the perfect gifts ideas for this Christmas. Perfect in the sense that they all cost under $25! What could be more perfect?

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Perfect gifts for under $25 (Actual available items at actual prices) ● Repurposed Coin Guitar Picks, $24.02. Musician friends are like that weird plant that’s always growing in the corner of the yard — everyone has one and nobody quite knows what to do with it. (Feed and water once in a

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while). How about a handcrafted guitar pick carved out of a quarter? They promise a “unique tone and playing experience.” (Really?) And — bonus! — just a few of these as actual coin picks will probably add up to more than he or she made at their last gig. ● Toothpaste Tube Wringer, $22. Various tube squeezers have been on the market forever, but none like this stainless steel contraption made in Eugene, Ore. Their slogan, which makes it totally worth buying, is “Paste, Not Waste,” and get a load of their pitch: “Squeezing out the last bit of toothpaste can be an unwelcome, timeconsuming endeavor, especially when you’re running late — ditching even milligrams of pricey paste can feel wasteful. But, with the Tube-Wringer®, squeezing out that last drop is a cinch, literally.” (A cinch, get it?) ● Whatchamadrawit, $21.62. Remember how the family used to sit around the ole kitchen table at Christmas and play board games? Now the youngsters called those “bored games” because they aren’t sitting in front of a humongous wide screen TV for hours on end with a game controller in their hands. But not anymore. Not with Whatchamadrawit! A player flips over one of the 110 cards, reads the instructions aloud and hits the timer. And then, (and I quote): “Contestants immediately scribble to silly prompts like: ‘Draw a rowboat floating on top of a mountain’ or ‘Draw a laughing squid talking on a cellphone while sitting in a bathtub.’ First to finish wins and keeps the card!” An obvious ripoff of many other similar games, but, hey, it’s cheaper. ● 642 Things to Write About, $20.41. Every page of this notebook has a topic suggestion at the top. I’ve already or-

dered two — that way I’ll have 1,284 more columns! ● The Mug With A Hoop, US$24. Who doesn’t love to play with their food? I know I do. This bowl with a handle has a mini basketball hoop and backboard attached to the rim. Nail a three-pointer with mini marshmallows dropping into your hot chocolate. Cheerios into breakfast milk. Croutons into soup. Get two Mugs With A Hoop and invite friends for a little three on three. ● Beer Opening Glass, $15.60. Why didn’t anyone think of this before? This lovely beer-type glass has a metal base on the bottom with not one but two built-in bottle openers (for pop-off and screw-top bottle caps). I’m hoping Santa can get this down my chimney without breaking them. (I need more than one — we’re talking beer after all.) ● Kinetic Sand, $15 and up. Made in Sweden, Kinetic Sand consists of “polymers” and, well, sand. According to Uncommongoods.com — and I quote: “This futuristic material possesses a delightfully mushy texture and just enough malleability so it can hold the shape of simple sculptures and sand structures.” Your basic order contains 2.2 kg of “addictive” Swedish kinetic sand so that you can “bring the beach inside” and “prop a dune on your desk to keep your hands entertained as you dream of your next vacation!” Because that’s what everyone actually does at their desk. ● Take What You Need Inspiration Box With Coins, $25. We all need a little hope, patience, wisdom, etc., right? How about a lovely little three-inch (14-decimeter) wooden bowl with a wooden lid that says “Take What You Need” and you open it up and grab

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Alberta’s quest for diversity THE FIRST THING HOLDING ALBERTA BACK IS ITS OIL INDUSTRY SUCCESS BY ROBERT ROACH SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE There’s no way around it — suffering through the sore throat and stuffed-up head of a bad cold is not fun. On the bright side, we know that a cold is a temporary setback that will eventually go away. The same is true of the economic cold Alberta has caught in the wake of low oil prices. The aches and pains it’s causing are real, but it’s far from fatal and it too will pass. The world still needs lots of oil, sooner or later OPEC will take action, the supply glut will eventually dissipate and prices will rebound. Despite what alarmists may believe, Alberta’s cities are not about to become ghost towns and the economic benefits of the oilsands are not about to evaporate. But just as a head cold is a good reminder to take better care of our health, low oil prices are a giant yellow sticky note that says “diversify the economy.” As past diversification efforts demonstrate, this is much easier said than done. The first thing holding us back is our success. Despite the occasional bust, our oil and gas economy has served us well. Oil and gas extraction is not the only game in town, but it accounted for a whopping 24 per cent of our GDP in 2013 and 72 per cent of our international exports. Add to this the economic activity that depends on oil and gas extraction such as construction and business services and you can see why it makes sense to keep this sector strong. You pay attention to the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Another reason why diversification is a tough slog is that free market economies in democratic countries do not respond well to central planning. Thankfully, the provincial government cannot force people to grow oranges in Lac La Biche in the name of economic diversification. The oranges-in-Lac-La-Biche example is obviously an exaggeration, but it highlights the difficulty of translating the idea of diversification into viable economic enterprises. At the same time, past boondoggles have left us legitimately leery about using tax dollars to “pick winners.” Does this mean that proactive diversification efforts are doomed? Should we give up the quest for an economy that is better equipped to weather the ups and down of the oil and gas sector? Absolutely not. Heeding what we have learned from past efforts, there is still much we can, and should, do to encourage economic diversification in Alberta. The first thing we need to do is think long-term about the conditions that facilitate entrepreneurship, innovation and trade. It won’t be easy, toes will be stepped on and money will have to be spent, but we need to significantly retool our education system. We need to provide Albertans of all ages and in all sectors with the hard and soft skills they need to be creative risk-takers adept at relationship building at both home and abroad. But a good education system is not good enough. We need a mind-blowingly fantastic education system. It’s Albertans who will create the new ideas and new businesses that will keep our province prosper-

ous in the decades ahead. This is why investing in people power is job number one. The second thing we need to do is take a long hard look at how we can leverage scarce tax dollars and private capital to make our province a research and development powerhouse. While a new study by a distinguished panel would not hurt, what would really drive this forward is a broad coalition of business leaders and policymakers committed to taking what we already do in terms of R&D to the next level and the next level after that. The idea here is to improve our ability to develop and commercialize new ideas and build new businesses. Some of this work is taking place, such as the efforts of groups like Start-Up Edmonton and Alberta Innovates. This will help diversify our product range and our customer base. New businesses will also be created in non-energy sectors and, in turn, move the diversification ball a bit further down the field. Diversification works best when it arises from the grassroots of the economy where market forces are harnessed rather than repressed. But for it to really take off over the long-term, it needs to be supported by an education and business development infrastructure that unleashes the inherent creativity and entrepreneurialism of Albertans. Only then will we be able to finally solve our diversification puzzle. Robert Roach is a senior analyst and thought leader with ATB Financial’s Economics and Research Team and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www. troymedia.com).

In 2002, the Canadian dollar was valued at US$.65, when the world oil price was about $25 per barrel. By early 2008, the Canadian dollar was in the range of parity with the U.S. dollar and the world oil price was well over $100 per barrel. What this volatility means, as Poloz said, is that “without a freely floating currency, prices, wages and unemployment could fluctuate markedly, and that would create havoc for people and businesses. A flexible exchange rate is essential for us to pursue an independent monetary policy in the interests of Canada.” This could work out well for Canada. As TD Securities recently pointed out, “as energy producing economy, Canadian exports are negatively impacted by a fall in the price of oil. However, with the energy sector representing 20 per cent of total exports, a weaker currency helps to make a sizable majority of other exports more competitive. The close linkage to the United States also limits the hit to exports, as lower energy prices provide a sizable lift to personal disposable income, which then underpins foreign demand for non-energy exports.” Of course, the exchange rate is only one factor in determining competitiveness, and much more needs to be done to improve competitiveness.

This is evident in the Fall 2014 Economic Outlook from the law firm Bennett Jones, written by David Dodge, former governor of the Bank of Canada, Richard Dion, former senior economist with the bank, John Weekes, Canada’s chief negotiator for NAFTA, and Michael Horgan, former deputy minister of finance. In their assessment, “business investment in sectors other than oil and gas should pick up steam, and so should government spending on goods and services.” The low exchange rate will clearly help. But even with this, their overall outlook is still for modest growth — 2.4 per cent in 2015-2016 and averaging just 1.8 per cent a year in 2017-2020, suggesting very small gains in average per capita incomes. To do better we have to improve productivity through innovation. Oil will continue to be important, but our goal should be to stand out as an innovation superpower rather than a more narrowly-based energy superpower. A broadly-based strategy to boost our capacity for innovation is essential for a healthy Canadian economy. Economist David Crane is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist. He can be reached at crane@interlog.com.

Falling price of oil not all bad news The benefit of Canada’s floating exchange rate as a shock absorber for the economy is currently on full display as oil prices plummet. From an exchange rate of parity with the U.S. dollar several years ago, when the price of oil soared well above $100 a barrel, our exchange rate is now in the US$.88 to $.86 range as oil prices have fallen to about $66 to $68 a barrel. Some forecasters are predicting further price declines — for example, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is forecasting $50 oil in the coming months. A floating dollar is making DAVID a big difference in our ability CRANE to adjust to such a big change. If Canada’s dollar had been pegged to the U.S. dollar, as some economists and business executives have periodically urged, we would now be facing higher unemployment, lower asset prices and tighter credit conditions with higher interest rates. That is how we would have been forced to adjust in a fixed exchange rate regime. Instead, because we have a floating exchange rate, the dollar has declined, boosting the competitiveness of the manufacturing and tourism industries and offsetting the impact of falling oil prices. The lower dollar is now a stimulus to manufactured exports and investment which we need to offset the loss in revenue from oil exports. So the overall hit to Canada from the sharp fall in oil prices should be far less than if we had had a fixed exchange rate. The floating exchange rate, as Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz explained recently, “helps us ride the tides of the global economy.” This is vital since we are a small open economy highly dependent on trade and hence quite vulnerable to external shocks. In Canada’s case, because of our high dependence on resource exports, “our currency tends to move with commodity prices, which in turn move with rising or falling global demand,” Poloz said. Our floating rate means, then, that “when the world economy is strong, commodity prices rise and our currency tends to float upward to facilitate the adjustment of our economy. Similarly, when the world economy is weak, commodity prices fall, and our currency tends to float down.”

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‘Bedroom coup’ underway in Zimbabwe? Political dynasties tend to thrive mainly in very large democratic countries where name-recognition is a huge asset: think two President Adams, two President Roosevelts, and maybe soon a third President Bush or a second President Clinton in the United States, or the string of Indian prime ministers from the Nehru-Gandhi clan. By contrast, such dynasties are rare in Africa — but there’s an exception to every rule. Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since the end of the white-minority regime in 1980. He’s in pretty good shape for 90 (and his mother lived to 100), but it’s inevitable that the question of the succession will pop up from time to time. The answer has GWYNNE usually been that it’s a race DYER between two leading figures of the ruling Zanu-PF party: Vice-President Joice Mujuru and Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa was generally reckoned to be Mugabe’s favourite for the role, but Mujuru, who fought in the Bush War against the white regime and once shot down a Rhodesian military helicopter with a machine-gun, had more support among the party’s activists. In any case, with the next “election” not due until 2018 and Mugabe showing no signs of imminent mortality, there was no urgency in the situation. Then in September, Joice Mujuru was awarded a PhD by the University of Zimbabwe for a thesis on “strategic exploratory entrepreneurship,” whatever that may be. (Zimbabwe is a poor and mismanaged country, but it probably has the best-educated population in sub-Saharan Africa, so a higher academic

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degree is a political asset.) It’s not clear how much of the work Mujuru did herself, but her thesis was soon on the shelves of the university library. The remarkable thing is that Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace was awarded a PhD in sociology at the same ceremony, although she had only enrolled at the university three months before. Her thesis has still not shown up in the library. Since mid-September, however, Zimbabwe has been through a three-month political blitzkrieg that saw Grace Mugabe supplant Joice Mujuru as the heir apparent to the presidency of Zimbabwe. First she was nominated as the head of the Zanu-PF’s women’s league, despite a complete lack of political experience. Then she embarked on a “meet-the-nation” tour of all 10 of Zimbabwe’s provinces whose main theme was the vilification of Joice Mujuru. She called the vice-president “corrupt, an extortionist, incompetent, a gossiper, a liar and ungrateful,” adding that she was “power-hungry, daft, foolish, divisive and a disgrace.” She claimed that Mujuru was collaborating with opposition forces and white people to undermine the country’s postindependence gains. And finally she accused the independence war hero of plotting to assassinate her husband, President Robert Mugabe. The payoff came last week at the Zanu-PF party congress in Harare (take the newly renamed Dr, Grace Mugabe Drive and have the chauffeur drop you at the door). Joice Mujuru was purged from the party, with Robert Mugabe telling the congress: “I don’t know how many books we could write about Mujuru’s crimes.” Grace Mugabe was confirmed as head of the women’s league, and everybody expects that her next stop will be the vice-presidency. There were a few dissenting voices: Jabulani Sibanda, a veteran of the independence war, told a meeting that this was a “bedroom coup” and argued that “power was not sexually transmitted.” But he was charged with insulting the president and most

people just kept their heads down. Opposing the Mugabes can be an unhealthy and occasionally even a fatal business. But what is really going on here? Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s First Lady, is a woman of modest education and coarse manners who met the president when she was manning the switchboard at State House. Forty-one years younger than the president, she began an affair with Robert Mugabe that produced two children even before his wife died. She was known as “First Shopper” because of her extravagance, but she never showed any interest in politics. That’s why some observers are persuaded that she isn’t really Robert Mugabe’s choice as successor. On the contrary, they argue, he’s just using her to clear Joice Mujuru out of the way so that his real choice, Emmerson Mnangagwa, can become vice-president. But it seems an unnecessarily roundabout way for an autocrat like Mugabe to do business. It also ignores how strong her hold on him is. At last week’s party congress, Mugabe, frail and sometimes forgetful, took the mike to dissolve the outgoing central committee, and instead wandered off into a lecture about the liberation struggle. Grace wrote him a note telling him to sit down. He did, telling the audience “My wife has written a note; she says I’m talking too much. That’s how I am treated even at home, so I must listen.” It is entirely possible that Grace’s sudden rise to power is her own idea. If it is, it’s a bad one, because her power would not long outlast Robert Mugabe’s demise. She has neither political skills nor a base within the party. But she might be doing the country an inadvertent favour even so, if the intra-party struggle to get rid of her after her husband’s death shook Zanu-PF’s long and mostly malign stranglehold on power in Zimbabwe. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist.

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Six-term New Democrat MP Libby Davies says she won’t run again

Lawyer for journalist imprisoned in Cairo call on Canada to act

VANCOUVER — Federal New Democrat Libby Davies says being elected to her Vancouver riding six times is enough and that she won’t be running in next year’s election. The 61-year-old politician has represented Vancouver East since 1997. Long before she was an MP, Davies was a Vancouver councillor and activist in the city’s Downtown Eastside, which later became her federal riding. Davies told reporters Friday that after almost 40 years in public service, it was time for her to pass the torch.

TORONTO — Lawyers for an Egyptian-Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo have written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, imploring him to take action that would help secure the man’s release. In the letter also addressed to Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, lawyers for Mohamed Fahmy argue that Canada should be doing more to support one of its own, particularly when Egypt’s president has recently indicated he isn’t pleased with the way Fahmy’s case has been handled. “Canada is presented with a historic opportunity to bring an end to the ongoing violation of its citizen’s rights by the Egyptian authorities. It should not miss it,” lawyers Amal Clooney and Mark Wassouf wrote in the letter obtained by The Canadian Press. Fahmy was working for satellite news broadcaster Al Jazeera English when he was arrested on Dec. 29 last year along with two colleagues - Australian correspondent Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed, an Egyptian producer. The trio were accused of supporting the banned Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi. They were also charged with fabricating footage to undermine Egypt’s national security. They denied all charges, saying they were just doing their jobs, but after a trial which was denounced by critics as a sham, the trio were found guilty. Fahmy and Greste were sentenced to seven years in prison, while Mohamed was sentenced to 10 years. “These proceedings have been recognized by the United Nations as well as governments and NGOs across the world as being farcical and grossly unjust,” Fahmy’s lawyers wrote.

Impose health regulations on prostitutes, run industry like a business: report OTTAWA — The Canadian Public Health Association is calling on the government to regulate the sex industry as a business with rules to protect the safety of prostitutes. In a position paper released Friday, the association says the world’s so-called oldest profession should be regulated under existing occupational health and safety regulations. It says that would help deal with some of the root causes of prostitution, such as poverty and homelessness. “There are indications that a public health approach based on harm reduction and addressing the social determinants of health may provide the tools needed to address the underlying factors that result in participation in the sex trade, and vulnerability to human trafficking and violence,” says the report. The report comes after Canada’s controversial new prostitution law went into effect last week in the wake of a Supreme Court decision that found the old law violated the safety rights of prostitutes. More than 60 groups across the country have called for a repeal of the law, which criminalizes the purchase of sex, along with advertising and some forms of communication.

Oland family devastated after son ordered to face trial in dad’s death SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Dennis Oland’s family said they were devastated Friday after he was ordered to stand trial on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of his father Richard, an accomplished businessman and active community member in New Brunswick. Oland sat calmly in the front row of provincial court in Saint John with his wife Lisa and mother Constance as Judge Ronald LeBlanc spent close to 2 ½ hours delivering his ruling following a preliminary inquiry. Oland, 46, did not offer any reaction after the decision. Family members, who hugged each other in the courtroom following the decision, issued a statement saying they know Dennis is innocent. “Throughout this ordeal our faith in him continues to be absolutely unwavering,” the family said. “We are devastated that we will have to endure a trial but we know Dennis will be found innocent in an objective and fair process in a court of law. “The question of who is really responsible for Dick’s death haunts us. We despair at the time that has been lost and worry the perpetrator of this terrible crime may now never be found and brought to justice.” Richard Oland, an officer of the Order of Canada and part of the well-known Maritime family that

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JOY TO THE WORLD EXPLORING ONE OF EUROPE’S MANY CHRISTMAS MARKETS IS A GREAT WAY TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT Photos by DEBBIE OLSEN/Freelance

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court jester on stilts is wandering around the wooden Christmas market stalls outside Lincoln Cathedral in Lincolnshire, England. Every so often, he blasts a small horn and makes an announcement that “nothing is about to happen.” The square is packed with people, because contrary to the jester’s most recent announcement, something is about to happen. The dean of Lincoln Cathedral is about to offer a seasonal blessing on the Lincoln Christmas Market, DEBBIE following which the mayor OLSEN of Lincoln will officially declare the market to be open. The small city of Lincoln

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begun. European Christmas markets have become one of the most popular ways to do your holiday shopping while having some fun in the process. As I weave my way through the crowded market, I can smell the aroma of mulled wine and grilled Lincolnshire sausages wafting on the cool evening breeze. Carollers and musicians fill the streets with live holiday music and I stop at the various stalls to sample local foods and view handicrafts. Sampling local cheese, candies and real Christmas figgy pudding allows me to capture some of the spirit of Christmas. Even though the holiday season is one of the most hectic times to travel, there are a few places in the world that are truly worth braving crowded airports and unpredictable weather to experience. Experiencing European Christmas markets is definitely worth the effort.

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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese is an award-winning handmade cheese produced on a dairy farm nestled on the eastern edge of the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds; a large Christmas tree and 150,000 lights make London’s Covent Garden festive during the holidays; a goofy court jester was just a small part of the entertainment at the market.

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advent donuts served with cranberry sauce are a favourite treat. On weekends, you can take a funicular up Nordkette mountain to Hungerburg to experience a special little market high on the mountain. Website: www.austria.info ● Prague Christmas Markets: From late November to New Year’s Day, visitors can experience the Christmas Markets of Prague in the Czech Republic. Surrounded by gothic, renaissance and baroque architecture, the markets carry traditional Czech Christmas cookies, Frankincense, purpura (Czech Christmas potpourri), wooden toys and crafts. At the market, visitors can sample traditional Czech foods made right in front of them. Mulled wine, grog and warm honey liquor known as medovina are also on offer. Christmas carols, lights, free outdoor concerts and plays add to the festive atmosphere. Website: www.myczechrepublic. com/prague/christmas-markets.html ● Basel Christmas Market: One of the prettiest and largest Christmas markets in Switzerland can be found in Basel. Situated in the heart of Old Town, there are more than 190 stalls filled with handmade goods and gourmet treats. The market runs from late November through Dec. 23. Look for handmade craft items, as well as Swiss culinary delights like waffles, mulled wine, Basel Läckerli (gingerbread), Swiss raclette and grilled sausages. Website: www.basel.com/en/christmas-basel-home-switzerlands-largestchristmas-market Debbie Olsen is a Lacombe-based freelance writer. If you have a travel story you would like to share or know someone with an interesting travel story that we might interview, please email: DOGO@ telusplanet.net or write to: Debbie Olsen, c/o Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, Alta., T4R 1M9.

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Christmas markets date back for centuries and it’s difficult to pinpoint the oldest Christmas market in Europe, because markets in Austria and Germany both lay claim to that title. Although Vienna had a December market as early as 1297, it was more of a general market that wasn’t specifically Christmas-focused. Dresden, Germany had a true Christmas market called Strietzelmarkt as early as 1434, so they also lay claim to being the oldest. In recent years, Christmas markets have expanded to include many European cities. Here’s a list of a few of the better ones: ● Lincoln Christmas Market: The Lincoln Christmas Market is the oldest German-style Christmas Market in the U.K. and one of the largest. The market takes place annually over four days during the first weekend in December and attracts approximately 130,000 visitors with more than 250 stalls. The gothic cathedral and the Norman castle provide a beautiful backdrop to the market and visitors can visit both while attending the market. Website: lincoln-christmasmarket. co.uk ● Covent Garden Market: Covent Garden Market in London, England, is a year-round outdoor farmers market that is especially delightful during the holiday season. Starting in early November, the area is decorated in more than 150,000 sparkling lights. A giant Christmas tree with red and white lights glows on the west side of the square and a seven-metre tall silver reindeer and giant bobbles decorate the market and the area surrounding it. On Saturday afternoons, visitors can see live reindeer on the east side of the square and take photographs with them. Website: www.coventmarket.com ● Dresden Strietzelmarkt: Dating to 1434, the Dresden Christmas Market is the oldest in Germany. In 2014, it celebrates its 580th year. The Stollen (fruitcake) Festival in early December is a special time to visit the market. The highlight of the festival involves parading a giant stollen through the town and into the market, where it is sold in pieces. The market runs from late November until Christmas Eve and has 250 stands, a dedicated children’s area with cottages for Santa’s elves, live music and numerous events. Website: www.dresden.de/en/05/08Christmas.php ● Innsbruck Gemütlichkeit: From mid-November through early January, Innsbruck, Austria, has four Christmas markets. The most romantic of the bunch is in Altstadt or Old Town, which is lined with medieval houses. At dusk, trumpeters play carols on the 500-year-old golden roof. The market has gingerbread, wooden toys and hand-crafted ornaments, and hot

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1 World Trade Center features bold, colourful artwork NEW YORK — The new 1 World Trade Center opened to great fanfare last month as the first tenants moved into the 1,776-foot tower through a vast lobby dominated by a monumental abstract mural. The colour-splashed, 90-by-15-foot painting is among more than a dozen works selected or commissioned for the skyscraper. Asher Edelman, whose New York gallery curated the works, said the only criteria were that they be abstract, thought-provoking and exciting enough to get people “to look up from their hand-held devices and actually look around them.” A look at the artists and their works:

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longer decipherable. The paintings are “about the possibilities of new combinations” that expand “the idea of how things can change in an infinite number of possible ways,” he said. “I hope people like the paintings and see something different in them every time they look at them.”

and depth of each painting over several months. The works are divided into three groups, each dominated by interlocking streams of blue, red and yellow. “It is my hope that the sensuality, richness and complexity of the colour structure are animated by the light and the viewer,” Goldberg said.

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Gravity of Nightfall and Blue Triptych-Intrusion Into the Blue are the only selected works not by a living artist. The bold large-scale oil compositions fill the canvas with intense swirls of blue, red and yellow and drips of paint. They decorate the tower’s north lobby. Bultman, an American abstract expressionist who died in 1983, was a member of a group nicknamed The Irascibles alongside Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko. The American painter and printmaker Robert Motherwell called him “one of the most splendid, radiant and inspired painters of my generation.”

Bryan Hunt created the only sculpture commissioned for the skyscraper. The towering work consists of a torpedo-shaped form balanced precariously on a smaller spherical piece in white made of wood, steel and polyester fabric. The title, Prana, means life force in Sanskrit. The vertical sculpture measures nearly 13 feet by 5 feet and sits on the east side of the sky lobby.

The Miami-born, Cuban-American artist is known for his vibrant, largescale works, which can also be found at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. His graffiti-like mural ONE: Union of the Senses is his largest work to date and was created as a symbol for diversity and unity. Goldberg’s One World Trade Center “With the title, I wanted to convey unity among all people,” Parla said. Series is a group of seven oil paintings “I wanted to use as many colours as on the 64th-floor sky lobby, opposite a possible. The diversity of colour repre- ribbon of north-facing windows. The New York City artist works in sents people.” Working out of his Brooklyn stu- natural light, intensifying the colour dio for the better part of a year on the work, Parla TRAVEL WITH described how he created some of the long strokes by climbing a ladder, put“because we care” ting his brush to the canvas and then jumping off.

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Flames’ slide grows to four REMAIN WINLESS ON ROAD TRIP WITH LOSS TO PENGUINS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins 3 Flames 1 PITTSBURGH — A few days off paid off for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Blake Comeau and Kris Letang scored early in the first period to lead the Penguins to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday night. “We had three days without games, so we tried to get into the game as quickly as we could,” said defenceman Letang, who returned after a five-game absence because of a groin injury. Rob Klinkhammer got his first goal with Pittsburgh to help the Penguins beat the Flames for the eighth straight time. Pittsburgh’s last loss to Calgary was on Dec. 3, 2005. Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves to improve to 6-1 all-time against the Flames. Johnny Gaudreau had the only goal for the Flames, who have lost four in a row. “We had a tough start,” Calgary coach Bob Hartley said. “We knew against a team like the Penguins they’ll make you pay for it.” The Penguins played without defending NHL scoring champion Sidney Crosby, who also will miss Saturday’s game at Columbus while he awaits results from medical tests for an illness that caused the right side of his face to swell. Though there have been more than a dozen cases of mumps around the NHL, Crosby doesn’t believe he has that illness. Crosby missed Thursday’s practice because he was wasn’t feeling well. He returned for Pittsburgh’s game-day skate and afterward declared himself fine for the game against the Flames,

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Calgary Flames goalie Jonas Hiller stops a shot during the second period of an NHL game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Friday. noting that he would not be at the arena if he had mumps. However, the swelling was pronounced. Reports and images of the swelling caused a widespread Internet buzz, and by late afternoon the Penguins announced his two-game absence based, they said, on the recommendation of medical specialists. “There is no indication at this time

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mumps. “All of our players have been tested,” he said. “There have been no tests that come back and show anything different. We were just being cautious. You saw the swelling of his face, and the doctors just thought, ‘Let’s be cautious. Let’s just be careful.’ That’s why he’s not playing.” Both teams finished 0 for 5 on their respective power plays. “It was not a good night for both power plays,” Hartley said. “I think we did a good job on our penalty killing, and so did the Penguins on theirs.” The Penguins, who had not played since Monday, looked rested and energetic early. Comeau, on a 2-on-1 break with Jayson Megna, gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead 48 seconds into the game with a shot that sailed over the blocker of Calgary goalie Jonas Hiller. Letang tipped in a shot from the right point by Simon Despres at 4:43 of the period during a 4-on-4 play for a 2-0 Penguins lead. “Four-on-four, you try to find open space, try to give time to other players. I was already on the rush,” Letang said. “When I saw the puck going to Simon, I just tried to find a spot where he could shoot it at me.” The Flames closed to 2-1 with 7:45 left in the opening period when Gaudreau jumped on the long rebound of a shot by Markus Gralund and put the puck in a near-open net with Fleury caught near the right post. Klinkhammer then scored off a pass from Steve Downie with 2:47 left in the third period. “They put up two goals early and we’re fighting our way back. It’s tough,” Calgary winger Curtis Glencross said. “We have to be ready to go from the get go, and the other team, they came out hungry and (Comeau) made a great shot on their first goal, 40 seconds in or whatever. And got that 4-on-4 goal right after that.”

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just seven seconds in. Then, 51 seconds into the second period, Rene Bourque dropped a pass to an uncovered Getzlaf, who cleanly beat Fasth with a quick shot for his ninth goal and 31st point. Ben Scrivens came in to replace a visibly upset Fasth, who allowed three goals on 12 shots. Fasth threw his mask and then appeared to be calling out his teammates when he got to the bench. The Oilers finally got on the board with just under five minutes to play in the second as Pitlick gained the zone and beat Andersen with a stick-side shot from near the face-off dot for his first goal of the season. Getzlaf looked to have scored his second of the night five minutes into the third, but the puck stayed on the goal-line before Scrivens was able to swat it to safety. Edmonton made it 3-2 with a rare power-play goal with 7:20 remaining in the third period as a Petry point shot deflected off the stick of defender Devante Smith-Pelly and past Andersen. The Ducks, however, were able to salt away the victory with a late emptynet goal from Thompson. Anaheim plays the second game of a five-game road trip on Saturday against the Jets in Winnipeg. The Oilers remain home to face the New York Rangers on Sunday. Notes: It was the second of four games between the two teams this season, coming off the heels of the Ducks’ 2-1 victory over Edmonton on Wednesday in Anaheim. The Oilers won both

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Anaheim Ducks’ Tim Jackman is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Viktor Fasth during first period NHL action in Edmonton, on Friday. of their home games against the Ducks last season. … In their first 29 games, the Oilers scored a Western Conference-low 63 goals. Only the Carolina Hurricanes (60), Florida Panthers (58) and Buffalo Sabres (52) had scored fewer. … Ducks defenceman Ben Lovejoy made his return to the lineup after missing 21 games with a broken finger that occurred on Oct. 26 against San

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Vold keeps winning with another big paycheck at NFR There’s only one night left at the ing his very successful regular season 2014 National Finals Rodeo in Las Ve- run in Canada this year. gas, but Jake Vold isn’t done winning Vold has placed in seven of the yet. nine NFR rounds, so he’s still in great Friday night the Ponoshape in the average, at fifth ka bareback rider picked spot. But he’s only two points up his biggest cheque of behind second place Richie the event so far, and he’s Champion in that race, which had plenty of them. But pays a bonus $39,537 for secthis round he combined ond, and $16,550 for fifth. With with the horse named so much cash on the line, it’s Delta Glamorous for 84 tempting to think of how impoints, which was only a portant it is just to get a score point and a half behind on the last horse. the go-round winner, Kay“Oh yea, guys keep throwcee Field. ing that at you every day,” Once again, Vold was sighed the newly minted Camatched up with a horse nadian champion. “Everybody DIANNE he didn’t know, and didn’t tells you where you’re sitting, FINSTAD have a chance to watch but I’m not thinking about it when he was out the first too much. I think I’ve dropped time in Las Vegas. a couple places from where “This was kind of our I was earlier in the week, souped-up hoppers tonight,” stated so I’ve definitely still got one more Vold. “He felt really good, a little bit chance. Hopefully, I can move up in it, stronger. He’s just a big, fat, bay horse that’s for sure. That’s what my goal is that jumped and kicked across the right now.” pen.” But Vold doesn’t want that to deFinishing second on his own gave tract from what’s been a successful Vold $15,018, and pushed his NFR game strategy all week long. cheque to just shy of $44,000. Those are “Just having fun, and enjoying it U.S. dollars, which translate well into all.” a Canadian bank account these days. Vold has been balancing his off And that’s more than Vold won all dur- hours between enjoying the Las Vegas

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out of the average race. He’s got one more run at a piece of the rich nightly jackpot. His NFR account so far stays at $43,981. Fortunes have improved a bit for saddle bronc rider Dustin Flundra of Pincher Creek. He tied for fourth place Friday night, by marking 79.5 on Total Equine’s Angel Fire, which netted him $6436. His NFR account sits at $24,213. But he’s also in sixth spot in the average. One more good ride could give him a healthy bonus cheque for his consistent performance. Rookie sensation Sage Kimzey has already clinched the gold buckle in the bull riding, while Kaycee Feild edged closer to a fourth straight championship in the bareback riding, as he won the ninth round, and leads the average and world standings. Trevor Brazile continues to set records as he sewed up the All Around title earlier in the week, but then managed to win two go-round titles Thursday night, placing first in the team roping and tying for first in the tie-down roping as well. Then he tied again for first in the tie-down event Friday night. He’s still got a chance at both of those individual championships as well, as his legendary status in the sport of rodeo continues to grow.

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Chiefs hold off late charge for win over Pats Chiefs 7 Pats 5 For 40 minutes the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs (6-10-5) looked like world beaters on Friday night, but they had to held on for dear life for the final 20. Pretty it wasnâ€™t, but the Chiefs are desperate enough for wins that they are not about to turn down their 7-5 Alberta Midget Hockey League victory over the Knights of Columbus Pats (315-2) out of Edmonton at the Red Deer Arena. â€œWe needed to get the points,â€? said head coach Brandin Cote. â€œWeâ€™re chasing some teams in our division and we had some games in hand, and we gained some ground on teams with the two points.â€? The win moved them one point behind the Calgary Northstars (6-11-6) for the final playoff spot in the South Division with two games in hand. Regan Doig scored twice for Red Deer while Ryan Vandervlis, Chase Olsen, Luke Coleman, Kale Howarth and Ryley Smith each scored once. Branden Bilodeau made 25 saves for the win. The Pats responded with two goals from Brandon Paziuk and one each from Jake Mercier, Cale Chalifoux and Alex Rotundo. James Dâ€™Angelo allowed six goals on 20 shots and was lifted for Tyler Kwiatkowski who allowed one goal on six shots but was hurt on the goal and was replaced by Dâ€™Angelo at 5:18 of the third. The Chiefs had this game well in

hand, playing some of their best hockey of the season, and took a 6-2 lead into the final period. But disaster struck as Rotundo scored for the Pats at 2:26. Chiefs forward Howarth had a Pats player accidentally step on his forearm after a check, leaving him with a cut that took about 15 stitches to close. The Chiefs players saw this on the bench as he skated off and Cote took a time out to allow them to try and collect themselves. â€œAs soon as that happened the whole bench just went (quiet), their focus was not even close to being in the building at that point in time,â€? said Cote. The time out didnâ€™t work. The Pats took the puck right back down and Paziuk scored five seconds later to cut the lead to 6-4. Doig responded at 5:18 for the Chiefs to stretch the lead back out to three goals, but Paziuk scored his second at 10:31. Edmonton continued to swarm, but were unable to get the score any closer despite pulling Dâ€™Angelo at 17:28 of the third period. â€œThereâ€™s still some consistency issues we need to get better with, thereâ€™s some people that still (play hard) whenever they want, so weâ€™ve got to get that sorted out still,â€? said Cote. â€œBut youâ€™re never going to complain about a win. We got the two points and we can take some good things out of it and learn from some of the things that happened in the third period.â€? The Chiefs host the Leduc Oil Kings (8-9-4) on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Arena. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

Williams scores 26 to lead Raptors past Pacers BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Raptors 106 Pacers 94 TORONTO â€” When Lou Williams wasnâ€™t knocking down three-pointers, he was taking charges, and doling out assists. The Raptors guard scored 26 points Friday to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 106-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers - leading another standout performance from Torontoâ€™s bench, and filling a void in the absence of injured all-star DeMar DeRozan. â€œWeâ€™ve got a lot of guys who could start on other teams, (but) weâ€™ve accepted the roles of being backups and guys coming off the bench, and we take pride in that,â€? Williams said. â€œWe take pride in that we know weâ€™re going to come into the game, we know weâ€™re going to change the pace of the game.â€? Williams, who shot 5-for-7 from three-point range, led a Raptors bench that outscored its visitors 64-45, with James Johnson scoring 13, Patrick Patterson chipping in with 11, and Greivis Vasquez adding 10. â€œWe feel like we have one of the best benches in the league. We have the sixth man of the year, in my opinion, in Lou Williams,â€? Patterson said. â€œTonight was probably one of the best games Iâ€™ve seen from Lou. He was all over the court tonight on offence and defence, taking charges, running people off the line, challenging shots.â€? Jonas Valanciunas finished with 10 points to go with a game-high 14 rebounds for Toronto (17-6), which was playing its seventh game without DeRozan (torn groin tendon). The Raptors are 4-3 without him. The game marked the Raptorsâ€™ first of six in a row against teams with losing records, a welcome relief after Tuesdayâ€™s 105-101 loss at Cleveland - their second defeat in five days to the Cavs. The Raptors led virtually from the opening whistle, and were up by as many as 13 points before taking an 80-72 lead into the fourth in front of another capacity crowd of 19,800 - the Raptorsâ€™ 10th consecutive sellout - at the Air Canada Centre. The bench trio of Williams, Vasquez and Johnson lit it up early in the fourth, and a driving slam dunk from Johnson had the Raptors up by 19 points. The Pacers pulled to within 14 with 2:39 to play, but Williams calmly drilled another three coming out of a timeout, putting the Raptors up by 17 and the game, out of reach. In what has turned into one of most profitable acquisitions of the off-season, the Raptors acquired the veteran guard and Lucas Nogueira from Atlanta in exchange for John Salmons. Williams was coming off one of the worst seasons of his career, slowed by ACL recovery. Heâ€™s scored 20-plus points in five games - all wins - this season. â€œWhen Lou is out there and heâ€™s playing like that, itâ€™s a heck of a show to watch,â€? said point guard Kyle Lowry. â€œWe (starters) got a chance to rest tonight and it was very good. Lou played well, G. (Vasquez) played well, J.J. (Johnson) played well. When those guys come in and give us that type of lift, itâ€™s always fortunate for us to be able to kind of relax when those guys take over.â€? The Pacers were No. 2 in the league in rebounding coming into the game, providing Toronto with what coach Dwane Casey had said would be a â€œhugeâ€? test. Rebounding has been the Raptorsâ€™ one big inconsistency this season. Mission accomplished: the Raptors outrebounded their visitors 52-39. â€œThat was one of our main points of emphasis going into the game,â€? Casey said. â€œTo outrebound a team like Indiana. . . who are a very physical and paint-oriented team, my hat is off to our guys because thatâ€™s what weâ€™ve been preaching.â€? Solomon Hill scored 16 points to top the Pacers (7-16) in their seventh straight loss - Indianaâ€™s longest losing skid in five seasons. â€œTheir bench outplayed our bench,â€? said Pacers coach Frank Vogel. â€œWe didnâ€™t account for Lou Williams. Lou Williams I thought was a big difference.â€? Landry Fields started in place of DeRozan, and led the way in a first quarter that saw the Raptors lead by nine. They took a 28-20 advantage into the second. Williams drained three of four three-point attempts for 12 points in the second quarter, and the Raptors went ahead by 13 points on an alley-oop layup from Amir Johnson with 4:28 left in the half. They took a 53-42 advantage into the break. The Pacers shot 54 per cent in the third, outscoring Toronto 30-27 in the frame to pull to within four points.

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Red Deer Optimist Chiefs defenceman Landon Mackenzie, right, cross-checks Knights of Columbus Pats forward Nolan Menard during AMHL action at the Red Deer Arena on Friday. Chiefs won 7-5.

BOXING

CURLING

Mayweather calls for fight with Manny Pacquiao next May

Jones rebounds from earlier loss to advance at Canadian Open

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THE CANADIAN PRESS

Floyd Mayweather Jr. says heâ€™s ready to fight Manny Pacquiao next May in a long anticipated bout that would be the richest ever in boxing. Mayweather called for negotiations for the fight to be take place, though he warned Pacquiao not to expect to get anywhere near the money that he himself would make. â€œYou lost twice and now youâ€™re coming back begging for the same money?â€? Mayweather asked. â€œThatâ€™s not gonna happen.â€? In an interview on the Showtime network from a fight card he was promoting in San Antonio, Mayweather for the first time called for the fight to happen and even gave a date - May 2. He claimed it wasnâ€™t him but Pacquiaoâ€™s promoter, Bob Arum, who has been the main obstacle for not making the fight in the last five years. â€œFloyd Mayweather is not ducking or dodging any opponent,â€? Mayweather said. â€œBob Arum is stopping the fight. We have been trying to make this fight happen for many years behind the scene.â€? Pacquiao turned the pressure up on Mayweather to make the fight last month, saying the time had come to put on the much anticipated bout. Arum said he had also been in talks with CBS Corp. chairman Les Moonves about the fight.

YORKTON, Sask. - Olympic champion Jennifer Jones rebounded from an earlier loss on Friday to beat fellow Winnipeg native Jill Thurston 6-2 in the evening draw at the Canadian Open curling championship. Jones scored singles from the fourth end on, forcing both teams to stop play after seven ends. Earlier in the day, Scotlandâ€™s Even Muirhead defeated Jones 8-2 after scoring deuces in the third, fourth and fifth ends. Both Jones and Muirhead will play each other in Saturdayâ€™s quarter-finals. In the other evening draw, Switzerlandâ€™s Binia Feltscher edged Nina Roth of the United States 5-4 to advance to the quarters. Earlier in the day, Edmontonâ€™s Chelsea Carey beat Winnipegâ€™s Kristy McDonald 9-7 and Edmontonâ€™s Heather Nedohin slipped by Feltscher 5-3. On the menâ€™s side, Glenn Howard of Penetanguishene, Ont., edged Scotlandâ€™s David Murdoch to advance to Saturdayâ€™s C division qualifer. Howard scored three in the first end and held off a late attack from Murdoch for the victory. Calgaryâ€™s John Morris also advanced to the qualifier in the other menâ€™s evening draw with a 7-5 win over Charlottetownâ€™s Adam Casey. Earlier in the day, Olympic champion Brad Jacobs beat St. Johnâ€™s, N.L., native Brad Gushue 7-3.

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● Senior high basketball: Notre Dame Cougar Classic boys tournament. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Airdrie/ Cochrane at Red Deer Northstar, 11:30 a.m, Arena; Calgary Stampeders at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Parkland, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Taber at Olds, 2:15 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Camrose at Red Deer Black, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Junior women’s hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Central Alberta, 4:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Olds, 4:45 p.m.; Lethbridge at Sylvan Lake, 5:30 p.m., Eckville. ● WHL: Red Deer at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. (The Drive). ● Exhibition senior hockey: Rosetown, Sask., at Bentley, 7 p.m., Eckville. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Blackhawks at Red Deer Elks, 7:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Calgary Rangers at Olds, 7:30 p.m.; Calgary Stampeders at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Ponoka at Three Hills, 8 p.m., Trochu.

SATURDAY, DEC. 13, 2014

Hockey Sunday

● Major bantam hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer White, noon, Arena. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Rocky Mountain at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Kinsmen B. ● Peewee AA hockey: Taber at Red Deer TBS, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Airdrie at Sylvan Lake, 2:30 p.m., Bentley. ● Bantam AA hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2 p.m., Kinsmen A; Cranbrook at Olds, 2:45 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: Leduc at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. ● WHL: Red Deer at Brandon, 3 p.m. (The Drive). ● Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m. ● Men’s basketball: Grandview vs. Orangemen, Carstar vs. Monstars, Johns Manville vs. Triple A Batteries, 4:15 p.m.; Wells Furniture vs. NWS, Kingsmen vs. Henry’s Eavestroughing, Driven vs. All Sports Cresting Lacombe, 5:30 p.m.,; all games at Lindsay Thurber. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Airdrie/ Cochrane at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 5:30 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Sylvan Lake at Olds, 5:30 p.m.

Transactions Friday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Claimed RHP Logan Verrett off waivers from the N.Y. Mets. BOSTON RED SOX - Agreed to terms with RHP Justin Masterson on a one-year contract. Traded RHP Jandel Gustave to Kansas City for cash. Acquired LHP Wade Miley from Arizona for RHP Rubby De La Rosa, RHP Allen Webster and INF Raymel Flores. Acquired RHP Zeke Spruill from Arizona for RHP Myles Smith. DETROIT TIGERS - Designated RHP Melvin Mercedes for assignment. HOUSTON ASTROS - Agreed to terms with RHPs Luke Gregerson on a three-year contract and Pat Neshek on a two-year contract. Traded RHP Jason Garcia to Baltimore for cash. MINNESOTA TWINS - Claimed RHP J.R. Graham off waivers from Atlanta. OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Designated 1B Shane Peterson for assignment. TAMPA BAY RAYS - Agreed to terms with C Bobby Wilson, OF Corey Brown and INF-OF Eugenio Velez on minor league contracts. Acquired RHP Buddy Borden to complete an earlier trade. TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Signed RHP Wilton Lopez, OF Caleb Gindl and INF Jake Fox to minor league contracts. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS - Designated LHP Eury De la Rosa for assignment. CHICAGO CUBS - Traded 2B Taylor Featherston to the L.A. Angels for cash. Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Hammel on a two-year contract. PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Agreed to terms with LHP Francisco Liriano on a three-year contract and Radhames Liz on a one-year contract. Designated RHP Josh Lindblom for assignment. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - Agreed to terms with 1B Mark Reynolds on a one-year contract. WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Traded RHP Ross Detwiler to Texas for 2B Christopher Bostick and RHP Abel De Los Santos. Japanese Pacific League NIPPON HAM FIGHTERS - Signed OF Jeremy Hermida to a one-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES - Reassigned G Jordan Adams to Iowa (NBADL). PHILADELPHIA 76ERS - Signed F Ronald Roberts from Delaware (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League NFL - Fined Jacksonville LB Telvin Smith and Washington S Ryan Clark $22,050 and New Orleans LB Curtis Lofton and Carolina TE Brandon Williams $8,268 for their actions in last week’s games. DENVER BRONCOS - Agreed to terms with CB Chris Harris Jr. on a five-year contract extension. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS - Signed WR Seantavius Jones from the practice squad and WR Willie Snead and RB Toben Opurum to the practice squad.

Canadian Football League MONTREAL ALOUETTES - Signed LB Nicolas Boulay to a two-year contract extension. SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS - Signed DT Tearrius George to a contract extension. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS - Assigned G Igor Bobkov from Norfolk (AHL) to Utah (ECHL). ARIZONA COYOTES - Assigned F Jordan Martinook to Portland (AHL) and G Mike Lee from Portland to Gwinnett (ECHL). Recalled F Alex Bolduc from Portland. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Placed LW Scott Hartnell on injured reserve. Recalled LW Kerby Rychel from Springfield (AHL). EDMONTON OILERS - Transferred F Jesse Joensuu to SC Bern (Swiss Elite). MONTREAL CANADIENS - Assigned F Eric Tangradi to Hamilton (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS - Assigned Fs Caleb Herbert and Nathan Walker from Hershey (AHL) to South Carolina (ECHL). WINNIPEG JETS - Reassigned F Patrice Cormier to St. John’s (AHL). American Hockey League AHL - Suspended Chicago RW Cody Beach and San Antonio D Shane O’Brien two games for their actions during Tuesday’s game. BINGHAMTON SENATORS - Assigned F Danny Hobbs to Evansville (ECHL). BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS - Returned F Jason Bast to Idaho (ECHL). NORFOLK ADMIRALS - Returned F Matthew Pistilli to Fort Wayne (ECHL). OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS - Recalled Fs Connor Jones and Kellen Jones from Bakersfield (ECHL). PORTLAND PIRATES - Recalled F Dyson Stevenson from Gwinnett (ECHL). WORCESTER SHARKS - Assigned G Aaron Dell to Allen (ECHL). ECHL ALLEN AMERICANS - Loqaned F Greger Hanson to Oklahoma City (AHL). CINCINNATI CYCLONES - Traded D Andrew Blazek to South Carolina for F Branden Gracel. ELMIRA JACKALS - Released F Jon Puskar. EVANSVILLE ICEMEN - Released F Tom Hartnett. GWINNETT GLADIATORS - Released G Adam Brown. SOCCER Major League Soccer SPORTING KANSAS CITY - Signed D Jalil Anibaba. National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE FC - Traded the rights to M Ashley Nick and 2015 second- and fourth-round draft picks (No. 13 and 31 overall) to Houston for 2015 second- and fourth-round draft picks (No. 10 and 28 overall). COLLEGE AUBURN - Named Will Muschamp defensive coordinator. FLORIDA STATE - Announced men’s junior basketball G Aaron Thomas was declared ineligible for the season.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

14 Central Alberta players named to Team Alberta forABC Current Stars game A total of 14 Central Alberta athletes will suit up with the provincial team in today’s ABC Current Stars high school football game in Chilliwack, B.C. Included among the Red Deer and area players scheduled to play for Alberta in the inter-provincial contest versus British Columbia are Lindsay Thurber linebackers Tony Morelli and Bryce Maki and Notre Dame Cougars safety/cornerback Jesse Kowalchuk. The other Central Albertans are defensive linemen Donovan Hompath and Cole Nelson, defensive end/ running back Kavaia Wagatabu, two-way lineman Skylar Schellenberg and wide receiver Cam Heslop of the Lacombe Rams; two-way lineman Randy Maconochie of Rimbey; and five Olds players — running back Ty Smith, wide receiver Dwayne Neustacher, defensive end/linebacker Cole Jacobson, defensive tackle Ryland Couture and linebacker Brody Dirk. The Alberta team is considered a rural squad, with no players from Edmonton and Calgary.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 33 23 7 2 1 151 Regina 30 18 11 1 0 109 Swift Current 34 16 14 0 4 105 Moose Jaw 32 15 14 2 1 99 Prince Albert 33 15 17 1 0 96 Saskatoon 33 7 23 2 1 85

GA 110 84 110 109 106 151

Pt 49 37 36 33 31 17

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL Medicine Hat 32 22 8 1 1 Red Deer 32 17 11 3 1 Calgary 31 17 11 1 2 Edmonton 32 15 12 3 2 Kootenay 33 16 17 0 0 Lethbridge 30 6 19 3 2

GF 119 117 124 99 98 70

GA 79 106 94 91 124 121

Pt 46 38 37 35 32 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 33 26 4 3 0 146 Victoria 33 17 14 2 0 108 Prince George 31 16 15 0 0 98 Kamloops 34 12 17 3 2 102 Vancouver 31 13 18 0 0 93

GA 78 109 127 124 106

Pt 55 36 32 29 26

Everett Portland Tri-City Spokane Seattle

GP 29 33 30 29 30

U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt 18 7 3 1 99 81 40 17 13 0 3 113 116 37 16 13 0 1 84 81 33 14 12 3 0 76 82 31 13 13 2 2 80 82 30

Thursday’s results Red Deer 6 Kamloops 2 Friday’s results Moose Jaw 3 Saskatoon 0 Brandon 4 Swift Current 2 Kootenay 3 Prince Albert 2 (OT) Kelowna 4 Medicine Hat 2 Spokane at Portland, late Vancouver at Victoria, late Seattle at Tri-City, late Prince George at Everett, late Saturday’s games Red Deer at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. Regina at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Kamloops at Calgary, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Prince Albert at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Victoria at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Prince George at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Tri-City at Everett, 8:05 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Sunday’s games Red Deer at Brandon, 3 p.m. Kelowna at Calgary, 4 p.m. Kamloops at Lethbridge, 4 p.m. Portland at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay Detroit Montreal Toronto Florida Boston Ottawa Buffalo

GP 30 30 31 28 27 29 28 29

W 19 17 19 16 12 15 11 11

L OT 8 3 6 7 10 2 9 3 8 7 13 1 12 5 16 2

Pts 41 41 40 35 31 31 27 24

GF 103 91 83 95 61 74 73 52

GA 78 75 79 81 70 75 79 88

Pittsburgh N.Y. Islanders Washington N.Y. Rangers New Jersey Philadelphia Columbus Carolina

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts 28 19 6 3 41 29 19 10 0 38 28 13 10 5 31 26 12 10 4 28 30 11 14 5 27 28 10 13 5 25 28 11 15 2 24 28 8 17 3 19

GF 91 93 81 77 69 74 67 60

GA 65 85 77 76 87 86 92 78

GF 91 78 86 72 77 76 81

GA 57 55 68 70 67 95 100

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Chicago 29 20 8 1 41 Nashville 28 19 7 2 40 St. Louis 29 19 8 2 40 Winnipeg 30 15 9 6 36 Minnesota 27 15 11 1 31 Colorado 29 10 13 6 26 Dallas 28 10 13 5 25

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 30 19 6 5 43 87 80 Vancouver 29 18 9 2 38 88 81 Calgary 31 17 12 2 36 94 83 San Jose 31 16 11 4 36 88 82 Los Angeles 30 15 10 5 35 79 69 Arizona 29 10 16 3 23 67 95 Edmonton 29 7 17 5 19 63 98 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games Colorado 4, Winnipeg 3, SO Chicago 3, Boston 2 Buffalo 4, Calgary 3 Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 1 Columbus 3, Washington 2, OT Los Angeles 5, Ottawa 3 Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 1 St. Louis 6, N.Y. Islanders 3 Nashville 5, Arizona 1 San Jose 2, Minnesota 1 Friday’s Games Florida 3, Detroit 2, SO Pittsburgh 3, Calgary 1 Montreal 6, Los Angeles 2 Anaheim 4, Edmonton 2 Saturday’s Games Ottawa at Boston, 11 a.m. Carolina at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. Florida at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 5 p.m. Chicago at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Washington, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Columbus, 5 p.m.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

Anaheim at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Arizona, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. St. Louis at Colorado, 8 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 8:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Los Angeles at Toronto, 3 p.m. Calgary at Chicago, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s summaries Ducks 4, Oilers 2 First Period 1. Anaheim, Vatanen 8 (Getzlaf, Bourque) 4:56 (pp). Penalties - Ference Edm (high-sticking) 4:25, Vatanen Ana (delay of game) 9:52. Second Period 2. Anaheim, Palmieri 5 (Vatanen, Kesler) :07. 3. Anaheim, Getzlaf 9 (Bourque, Lovejoy) :51. 4. Edmonton, Pitlick 1 (Nugent-Hopkins) 15:24. Penalties - Rakell Ana (tripping) 6:05, Petry Edm (tripping) 13:07, Getzlaf Ana (goaltender interference) 18:58. Third Period 5. Edmonton, Petry 3 (Hall, Purcell) 12:40 (pp). 6. Anaheim, Thompson 2 (Silfverberg, Fowler) 19:43 (en). Penalties - Getzlaf Ana (high-sticking) 10:47. Shots on goal Anaheim 10 6 4 - 20 Edmonton 3 9 11 - 23 Goal - Anaheim: Andersen (W, 16-4-4); Edmonton: Fasth (L, 2-8-2). Power plays (goal-chances) - Anaheim: 1-2; Edmonton: 1-4. Penguins 3, Flames 1 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Comeau 9 (Malkin, Bortuzzo) :48. 2. Pittsburgh, Letang 5 (Despres, Spaling) 4:43. 3. Calgary, Gaudreau 6 (Granlund, Hudler) 12:15. Penalties - Megna Pgh (roughing) 2:48, Brodie Cgy (roughing) 2:48, Wideman Cgy (hooking) 7:38, Bortuzzo Pgh (tripping) 13:23, Glencross Cgy (hooking) 14:54. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties - Megna Pgh (tripping) 1:00, Megna Pgh (high-sticking) 5:52, Brodie Cgy (slashing) 7:23, Brodie Cgy (hooking) 9:31, Hornqvist Pgh (hooking) 14:06, Bollig Cgy (unsportsmanlike conduct) 17:33, Downie Pgh (unsportsmanlike conduct) 17:33. Third Period 4. Pittsburgh, Klinkhammer 4 (Downie, Malkin) 17:13. Penalties - Megna Pgh (tripping) 0:53, Bollig Cgy (tripping) 4:08. Shots on goal Calgary 8 6 13 - 27 Pittsburgh 8 11 3 - 22 Goal - Calgary: Hiller (L, 9-8-1); Pittsburgh: Fleury (W, 16-4-2). Power plays (goal-chances) - Calgary: 0-5; Pittsburgh: 0-5.

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PA 267 260 241 349 PA 307 260 374 356 PA 289 319 255 270 PA 293 272 241 350

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 389 309 Dallas 9 4 0 .692 343 301 N.Y. Giants 4 9 0 .308 293 326

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W 5 5 4 2

Green Bay Detroit Minnesota Chicago

W 10 9 6 5

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PA 342 359 341 348

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Thursday’s Game Arizona 12, St. Louis 6 Sunday’s Games Oakland at Kansas City, 11 a.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.

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Friday’s Games Chicago 115, Portland 106 Washington 104, L.A. Clippers 96 Atlanta 87, Orlando 81 Toronto 106, Indiana 94 New York 101, Boston 95 Brooklyn 88, Philadelphia 70 New Orleans 119, Cleveland 114

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Threat of pig virus still high PRODUCERS URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT AGAINST PORCINE EPIDEMIC DIARRHEA BY ADVOCATE STAFF A virus that’s killed millions of pigs across North America has yet to infect Alberta stock. But producers here are being urged to remain vigilant. During an Albert Pork teleconference on Friday, Red Deer veterinarian Egan Brockhoff reminded participants that the threat of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) is still high. “The virus certainly continues to be a burden to most of the pork-producing regions across the planet, and we are not excluded from that,” said Brockhoff, who operates Prairie Swine Health Services in Red Deer. He pointed out that about eight million pigs, mostly young animals, have died in the United States since PED was first discovered there in May 2013.

“They continue to estimate around 50 per cent of farms have been infected,” he said, adding that the rate of infection has increased with the arrival of cold weather — but is still lower than a year ago. “As we’ve moved into the winter we do have more than 100 cases being reported per week now, but certainly nowhere near the 300 per week that we saw at the peak last year.” Enhanced biosecurity, increased immunity from previous exposure and the use of newly developed vaccines have contributed to the lower infection rate, said Brockhoff. In Canada, there have been fewer than 80 cases of PED, with most of these concentrated in Ontario. The most recent of these was discovered just last week. Julia Keenliside, a veterinary epidemiologist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, said ongoing testing for PED and the related swine delta

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coronavirus (SDCV) has been taking place in this province since January and is expected to continue until June of next year. These have focused on highrisk areas: truck washes, slaughter plants and assembly yards. “We’ve done over 5,000 samples since January,” she said. A few positive samples have been found, including one for SDCV in the past month, said Keenliside. But so far, no animals have tested positive. “I think it’s just fantastic that we’ve come this far without a clinical case in Alberta.” But she added that producers should still assume that PED and SDCV are present at every high-risk centre they visit when dropping off or picking up pigs, or washing trucks.

CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Another forecast of weak global demand, another nosedive for oil. A 6-month rout in the price of oil accelerated this week, culminating in a 4 per cent drop Friday - its third such drop in 5 days — to its lowest level since May of 2009, when the U.S. was still in recession. Friday’s trigger was a lowered expectation for oil consumption from the International Energy Agency. The benchmark U.S. oil price closed down $2.14 to close at $57.81 a barrel in New York. It is now 46 per cent below its late-June high for the year of $107.26. Brent crude, the international standard used to price oil purchased by many U.S. refineries, fell 77 cents to close at $61.85. In its monthly oil report, the IEA said global oil demand in 2015 will grow by 900,000 barrels a day 230,000 less than previously forecast - to 93.3 million barrels a day. The agency said the reduction was a result of “the ever-more tentative pace of the global economic recovery.” It was the latest in a string of reports and forecasts that suggest that there is far more oil being produced globally than there is demand for it. OPEC said Wednesday that higher production from non-OPEC members and weak global economic growth will reduce demand for its oil to 28.9 million barrels a day next year. That’s the lowest level in more than a decade, and less than the 30 million barrels per day that the group says it plans to produce next year. Also on Wednesday, the Energy Department reported a surprise increase in U.S. crude supplies of 1.5 million barrels. Analysts were expecting a decline of 2.2 million barrels. Gasoline stocks also increased more than expected. Earlier in the week Japan reported that its economy shrunk more than expected and new factory data from China suggested further slowing there. On Friday the IEA said several years of high oil prices prompted drillers around the world to develop new oil fields. Now that oil is surpassing demand. For example, U.S production has surged by 3.5 million barrels per day since 2008 — more than every OPEC nation except Saudi Arabia.

Tim Hortons, Burger King finalize merger BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The $12-billion merger between Tim Hortons Inc. (TSX:THI) and Burger King has been finalized. The new combined company, Restaurant Brands International (TSX:QSR), will begin trading on Monday, according to a statement issued Friday. Tim Hortons and Burger King will continue to operate as independent brands. Daniel Schwartz, who served as the chief executive of Burger King Worldwide, will take the reins of the combined company, as previously announced. Marc Caira, who was the CEO of Tim Hortons, will become vice-chairman of Restaurant Brands International’s board of directors. The rest of the leadership structure will be announced on Monday, the company said. Tim Hortons shareholders voted in favour of the deal, worth more than $12 billion in stock and cash, on Tuesday, following approvals from Ottawa.

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China’s factory output growth declines in new sign of economic weakness BEIJING — Growth in China’s factory output declined further in November in a new sign of weak-

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have been prone to unplanned outages and have struggled to meet output targets. “Obviously the North Sea assets are the Achilles heel here and that could be a stumbling block, but that may have been more of an issue when the stock was at $10-$11,” said Pendill. “Now that the stock is trading at $4, I think a lot of companies out there might be more willing to deal with the North Sea for a short-term period of time because they’re getting the rest of the assets potentially at a bargain price.” Oil was below US$58 a barrel on Friday, down around 45 per cent since mid-year. Pendill predicts more merger and acquisition activity across the oilpatch as companies come under pressure. “I think you’re definitely going to see it among the smaller, more junior type of names that are more highly levered and may not have many options or flexibility,” he said. “So we view those as forced sellers and when you see a big downturn like you’re seeing now, that’s when you can expect the consolidation to pick up.” Scott Smith, market analyst with Cambridge Mercantile Group, says after a lull, more deals are on the horizon. “When we got down to around the US$75-, US$80a-barrel range, it was very quiet in Calgary and people were sort of waiting on the sidelines to see what the fallout from everything would be,” he said. Now, it’s a buyer’s market. Firms that may have been able to drive a hard bargain with a potential acquirer a few months ago are on weaker footing now if their balance sheets aren’t in good shape, said Smith. “They probably don’t have too much time left to hold out for a better valuation.” ness in the world’s second-largest economy. Government data on Friday showed industrial production rose by 7.2 per cent over a year earlier. That was down from October’s 7.7 per cent growth and September’s 8 per cent rate. On Thursday, communist leaders at an annual planning meeting affirmed their commitment to the “new normal” of slower growth as they try to steer China toward more sustainable expansion based on domestic consumption. Economic growth slowed last quarter to a fiveyear low of 7.3 per cent, below the official full-year target of 7.5 per cent. The ruling party cut interest rates unexpectedly Nov. 22 to shore up growth but analysts say it could take several months before the economy rebounds.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 105.96 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 44.20 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.65 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 11.37 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.04 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.94 Cdn. National Railway . . 73.66 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 204.15 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 38.54 Capital Power Corp . . . . 24.80 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.14 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 43.35 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 54.31 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.30 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.08 General Motors Co. . . . . 31.57 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.18 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.47 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.60 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 29.78 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.13 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 9.95 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 52.25

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 17.82 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.01 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 99.00 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.891 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 34.00

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 112.87 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.65 Leonâ€™s Furniture . . . . . . . 16.35 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 59.60

Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 13.28 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.78 First Quantum Minerals . 16.42 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 21.80 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.00 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 3.41 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.20 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 39.59 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.26 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 12.82 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 23.50 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 26.98 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 54.99 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.05 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 34.93 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 33.17 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 9.05 Canyon Services Group. . 7.42 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 20.09 CWC Well Services . . . 0.4100 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 14.12 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.35

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO â€” The Toronto stock market ended a losing week with a tumble of more than 150 points while oil prices re-

treated following another indication of weakness in the worldâ€™s second-biggest economy and a revised forecast from the International Energy Agency.

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 78.09 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 63.72 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.46 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 29.95 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.17 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.35 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 43.27 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 80.32 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.07 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.38 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.05 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 77.41 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.00 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.91 The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 173.22 points to 13,731.9 with losses spread across all sectors save health, partly because investors are un-

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Powerline crews are working to install new lines in Red Deer, removing some of the towers that have stood along 54th Avenue near the City of Red Deer water treatment buildings for years.

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Festival of Choirs and Carols helps Red Deer Food Bank A Festival of Choirs and Carols will be held to raise much-needed funds for the Red Deer Food Bank. Four local choral groups will get together to perform for the cause at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the First Christian Reformed Church at 16 McVicar St. Singing a seasonal repertoire will be Soliloquy, ihana, Red Deer Gospel Chorale, and the First Christian Reformed Church Choir. Admission to the concert is a nonperishable food item or monetary donation to the Red Deer Food Bank Society.

Safe Harbour celebrates Christmas season A Central Alberta society that provides safety and health care for the community’s most vulnerable is opening its doors for a celebration of the

season. Safe Harbour, which provides shelter, non-medical detox, housing services and aboriginal support for many people throughout Central Alberta, is hosting Ho Ho Ho at the Harbour, a celebration of the Christmas season and renewing friendships. The event takes place on Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. and includes beverages, appetizers and deserts. People are asked to RSVP by emailing office@safeharboursociety.org or by calling 403-347-0181.

Children offered tips on how to stay safe Parents who are anxious about their children’s safety after recent luring attempt in Ponoka are getting some advice from Lacombe police. As of Friday morning, there had been no reports of a similar incident in Lacombe, say Police Chief Steve Murray and school resource officer Glenn Ford in statement distributed to media. And on Friday afternoon, Ponoka RCMP said they had identified an individual and thanked the public for its assistance. There was no word on whether charges had been laid However, it does serve as a reminder to everyone of the need to help children stay safe, say Murray and Ford. Keeping an open dialogue with children and reminding them to be cautious about people they don’t know is always important, not just for parents, but for the entire community, they say. The Lacombe Police Service offers the following tips for parents and others to share with the children in their care: ● Children should try to walk in groups as they journey to school and back, with younger children accompanied by older siblings. ● Stay on major streets and avoid alleys or less-travelled routes. ● Never enter a vehicle with someone you don’t know. ● If approached by a stranger, yell “No!” as loudly as possible, run away and tell a trusted adult, such as a parent, teacher or police officer. Anyone who would like more information is asked to call Const. Ford, 403-782-3279.

Dustin Joshua Steele’s grandmother dreams of past days when he romped in the fields with his sister, brother and cousin, and she looks to a future when she can rejoin him in heaven. A strapping 23-year-old with bright orange hair and a big heart, Steele disappeared into the Skeena River in northern B.C. on Nov. 1. There are various versions of what happened that Saturday night on the river flats near Kitimat, where Steele and two co-workers had been working on a construction site, say his grandparents, Ron and Edith Steele. What they do know is that a pickup truck went into the river and the two co-workers escaped. The truck was recovered a few days later, but the only trace of Dustin was one of his shoes, found six km downstream. Dustin’s short life was celebrated at a memorial service in Red Deer on Nov. 8. Edith Steele said on Friday that she and her family want to express their gratitude to everyone who supported them in the search and in helping them come to terms with their loss, including those who joined his dad and younger brother, Dwayne and Austin, in the search and others who offered moral and financial support for the searchers. “To Rev. Wayne Reid and visitors, we know how hard it is at a time like this,” said Edith. People who helped look for Dustin were faced with horrendous conditions, said Ron Steele. The weather turned extremely cold and wet, and the river was in full flood, he said. They faced financial hardships as well, leaving their jobs and going without pay in hope that Dustin would be found alive. The search has been ended for now, but Dwayne hopes to go back for another look in summer, when the river has subsided, said Edith.

River alliance breakfast looks at watershed’s past A festive buffet breakfast put on by the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance will feature a trip down memory lane looking at the ghosts of watershed’s past. The monthly ambassador breakfast, scheduled for Friday from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m., will feature staff of the RDRWA giving a presentation of some of the influential people who shaped the watershed, focusing on ranching, mining, forestry and sodbusters. The breakfast takes place at the Quality Inn North Hill, at 7150 50th Ave. in Red Deer, and costs $15 per person. People are asked to RSVP by Wednesday and can do so by emailing info@rdrwa.ca or calling Kelly at 403340-7379.

Christmas Eve drama, music in Lacombe Christmas Eve at the Lacombe Memorial Centre features a contemporary community Christmas Presentation with the theme of gifts. The Wolf Creek Community Church is once again organizing the event at the Memorial Centre, at 5214 50th Ave. It features drama, music and story telling that will bring the Christmas story to life. Admission to the Dec. 24 event is free and doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the show starting at 7. Refreshments will be served.

Wife of pedophile faces court-imposed restrictions The wife of an admitted pedophile has been placed under a peace bond amidst allegations that she was a party to his crimes. Allan William Halliday, 62, was sentenced to 18 months in jail, plus two months probation, on Oct. 29 for breaching conditions of a peace bond prohibiting him from having contact with children. The original charges arose from a groping incident in the pool at the Red

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Dustin Steele She and Ron had been second parents to Dustin and his older sister, Breann as well as their cousin, Angela Foster. Educated at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School in Red Deer, Dustin Steele was nicknamed Archie because of his orange hair. He and Austin became known as Big Archie and Little Archie. Some of Edith’s proudest moments came when Dustin, at 16, was named to the Canadian championship soccer team and sent to compete in Europe. He set his career goals on becoming a heavy duty mechanic, but later decided he would rather become a carpenter. He had not yet completed his first year apprenticeship, but was already a lead hand on the crew hired to build a new hotel in Kitimat, said Ron. He planned to set up his own shop some day near the site southeast of Red Deer that was first farmed by Ron’s grandfather, Martin Steele, an immigrant from the Isle of Man. Dustin spent most of his early years on the farm, said Edith. “He was always planning and building. His kindness and generosity was always a big part of his life. Dust looked out for all his soccer team, and everyone wanted to be on his team, not playing against it,” she said. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate. com

Deer Recreation Centre in the summer of 2013, but were withdrawn in February when Halliday entered into a peace bond, including an order that he stay away from children. New charges of breaching a peace bond were laid in May by Red Deer City RCMP investigating reports that Halliday had bathed with a threeyear-old girl on at least two occasions shortly after accepting the conditions of the peace bond. His wife, Barbara, 58, was charged with aiding and abetting her husband’s breaches. Police allege that the toddler and her mother had been befriended and invited into the home. Charges against Barbara Halliday were withdrawn in Red Deer provincial court this week when she agreed to the terms and conditions of a peace bond. The order places her under court supervision for 12 months, with the risk that police will lay new charges if she breaches any of the conditions it contains. Allan William Halliday admitted during sentencing in October to being a pedophile and acknowledged previous convictions for sex crimes involving children.

Man faces charges after stop in Lancaster Red Deer RCMP seized a loaded shotgun, ammunition and drugs during a traffic stop in Lancaster early Wednesday morning. At about 5 a.m., police say they approached a suspicious vehicle in the back alley of Lancaster Drive and saw drugs and drug paraphernalia in plain view. The male driver and female passenger were arrested without incident. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a small amount of heroin, marijuana, in addition to the loaded shotgun and shotgun shells. A 24-year-old Red Deer man was charged with possession of heroin, careless use/storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, and possession of a loaded prohibited firearm. Charges for possession of a controlled substance are pending against the passenger.

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SATURDAY, DEC. 13, 2014

How cancer gave my ministry new meaning BY JEREMY BOUMA SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE This month marks an interesting anniversary for me. Two days before Christmas last year I discovered a marble-sized lump on my neck just above my collar bone. I’ve learned in times like these, WebMD can be your best friend and your worst enemy. Thankfully, I heeded the advice of both and started running the gauntlet of doctor visits, specialists, and biopsies the day after Christmas. Over the course of a few weeks, I had pretty much prepared myself for the kind of news that would transport me into the land of chemotherapy, radiation, and thin hospital gowns with backside ventilation. Perhaps I was simply mentally preparing myself for the possibility, but I’ve also heard stories from other cancer patients that you just know that something is . . . off with your body. That something straight out of The XFiles is using your body as an incubator. So at some level, I just knew. The night I received the news my wife and I were stocking up on pasta and wine before she brought me on our first adventure as parents-to-be into Buy Buy Baby. And then the phone started buzzing — like a bomb ready to burst with devastation.

“It’s a malignant mass on your thyroid,” the doc said. “Papillary thyroid carcinoma.” Turned out that marble was the good kind of cancer. Still, cancer had stolen itself into my body, nonetheless. After I hung up with my doc, I turned to my wife and voiced the three words I thought I’d never in my wildest dreams voice: “I have cancer.” In the weeks leading up to the surgery that would haul away the alien invader, I began searching the scriptures and considering my life’s direction. It’s very cliché, I know: boy gets cancer, boy ponders the direction of his life, boy changes the direction of his life, curtain call. But, it’s true. Words like “cancer” and “fired” and name whatever life-shifting word you’ve experienced yourself tend to put things in perspective. Life is a blip, a mere — OMG it’s gone. I’m not sure my perspective was out of whack before these three words, but I do know after that moment on Jan. 13, 2013, it was re-calibrated for sure. In those weeks, I settled on a verse from the story of Paul that took on new meaning for me. I took Acts 20:24 as my new life anthem to recalibrate and refocus my fragile, short life. It reads: “I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me — the task of testifying to

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the good news of God’s grace.” If you are a leader in any sort of ministry, read those words again. Those words became my new focus — not merely for life, but for my ministry, too. Because when you get cancer, all the theological debates and hair-splitting, the steeple envy and grand plans for saving the church take on new dimensions of importance. It’s in moments like these you realize it really isn’t about you — your theology, your ministry — like, at all. What matters is magnifying as sharply and faithfully as possible Christ and his story of rescue and re-creation. So, Christian leader, as you wrap up another exciting year of ministry — another exciting year of life — I’d challenge you to consider both the way Paul did, the way I have on the other side of cancer. Whether you’re a volunteer youth worker or paid student pastor, whether you lead a small group or pastor a megachurch — whoever you are and however you serve Christ and his church, commit next year to living well and working hard, all for God’s glory and the common good. Because what they say about life, man, it’s so true. Jeremy Bouma is an author and founding director of THEOKLESIA, a content curator dedicated to helping the 21st century Church rediscover the vintage Christian faith.

Living Faith Lutheran Church invites everyone to Sunday Advent Worship at Bethany CollegeSide at 10 a.m. Holy Communion at every service. Christmas Eve Service at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24. Contact Ralph at 403-347-9852. Coffee and fellowship follow service. Living Faith is a North American Lutheran Church Congregation.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Annual Outdoor Nativity Pageant and Creche Exhibits with performances on Dec. 15 to 17 at 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m. feature a live cast including animals, music, lighting and narration at this year’s new location at 8 Keast Way. Hot chocolate and cookies will be provided free of charge.

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Lacombe Seventh Day Adventist Food Bank and Thrift Store welcomes gently used items at 5025 53 St. in Lacombe. Hours of operation are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m., Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m., and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. Contact Millie at 403-782-6777.

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Festival of Choir and Carols presented by First Christian Reformed Church will be held on Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. Performances include First Christian Reformed Church Choir, Red Deer Gospel Chorale, ihana, and Soliloquy. Admission is a non-perishable food item or monetary donation to Red Deer Food Bank Society.

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10:30 a.m. Worship Service “Bear Witness to the Light” Pageant White Gift Babyfold, ToddlerChristmas Room, Sunday Club &www.sunnybrookunited.org Babyfold, Toddler Room Sunday Club www.sunnybrookunited.org

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Blue Christmas Service “Great News for the Oppressed” 10:30 am Worship Service www.knoxreddeer.ca

West Park Presbyterian 3628-57 Ave. 403-346-6036

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Lutheran Church 10:00 a.m. Third Sunday In Advent Family Ministry

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Cowboy Church Sunday 10:00 a.m. Speaker Don Wudel

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403-340-1022 Rev. Dr. Marc Jerry Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Youth & Adult Forum 10:30 a.m. Worship

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GOOD SHEPHERD 40 Holmes St.

Inspirational Hymns with Steve & June Potter and Rob & Lynda Purdie Everyone Welcome

Bethany Collegeside 99 College Circle RDC Everyone Welcome Rooted in the word of God. Growing in the likeness of Christ, Reaching out by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Sunday Services Services Sunday 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. 9:00a.m. & 11:00a.m. 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Ministries 7:00p.m.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL & SERVICE — 11:00 A.M. 2nd Wed. each month - Testimonial Meetings noon Christian Science Reading Room: Wed., 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Thurs., 12 Noon-3:00 p.m. 4907 GAETZ AVE. 403-346-0811 For more information on Christian Science visit christianscience.com

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C4 Kandle wants to light the way

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SINGER/SONGWRITER SAYS GIRLS FACE TOO MUCH SOCIAL PRESSURE BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Many girls are bending under the weight of sexual pressure and verbal and physical abuse, says Canadian singer Kandle. She wrote the song Not Up To Me after a good friend came close to ending her life over some toxic relationships. “You can feel alone, ridiculed, and super depressed. ... It’s just heartbreaking,” said the Montreal-based singer, whose father is 54-40 frontman Neil Osborne. In the haunting music video, a young woman is rescued from drowning by a friend — and that’s what the singer sought to do through her tune’s lyrics. “So many girls in the world are dealing with so much stuff,” said Kandle. “There’s sexual pressure on girls as young as 10 these days ... I wanted to help them rise up and realize they are not alone.” She also suffered emotionally when younger from dealings with males outside her family. Kandle didn’t want to elaborate, but expressed relief that she grew up before social media made it easier for bullying to become more publicly humiliating for victims. “The things that can happen online and through Facebook, I’m amazed by what young kids have to go through and how awful it is.” She feels the pressures are getting worse because women are becoming more sexualized through the media. For instance, she noted, a decade ago, no female pop performers were twerking on TV. “It wasn’t acceptable for female singers to shake their bare bums.” Kandle, who performs with her band The Krooks on Wednesday at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer, is

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Kandle performs with her band the Krooks, including Sam Goldberg Jr., on Wednesday in Red Deer at Fratters Speakeasy. glad her small Montreal record label puts no demands on her, regarding appearance. “I could play in a turtleneck and it would be good.” She released her first full-length album In Flames earlier this year, and is becoming known for writing and performing thoughtful songs that poetically express deeper feelings about situations. Even people who didn’t take

her seriously for following her famous father into a music career are starting to come around. Kandle laughingly said, “Now I hear, ‘Oh, you’re actually good’ — like it’s a surprise.” For the record, her dad initially wasn’t thrilled she decided to be a performer after first studying photography. Osborne was worried about the fi-

nancial stress his daughter would face, but was ultimately supportive. “He said I’d have to marry rich,” said Kandle, who joked that since she’s single “there’s still hope.” As a songwriter, she draws inspiration from “all things in life. But I tend to write when I’m in a darker mood, or feeling impacted by something. ... When I’m happy, I might write a joke song for my dog.” Kandle wrote Gimme A Pill about the chronic migraines she experiences. “I have a crooked neck. It’s like I had an injury, but I didn’t. I have to be heavily medicated. ...” Demon came out of watching a series of Quentin Tarantino movies and spaghetti westerns, and then thinking about how life must be easier for religious people. “I’m envious” of believers, admitted Kandle, since they can blame bad things on extraneous forces. “It wasn’t me, it was a demon.” The singer followed a musician friend out to Montreal from her native Victoria four years ago and is thriving in the city’s diverse cultural scene. “I can’t imagine any other place that I can have a band like this,” said Kandle. The Krooks includes guitarist/keyboardist Tim Fletcher, who’s former lead singer of The Stills, and lead guitarist Sam Goldberg Jr. from Broken Social Scene. Other band members are Jason Kent on bass, David Deias on drums and Felix Dyotte on guitar and keyboards. Although Kandle and The Krooks have toured to France several times, they’ve never performed in Red Deer before, and Kandle is looking forward to it. There’s a $5 cover for the 8:30 p.m. show. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Out of the shadow LUCIE ARNAZ IS FAR MORE THAN JUST THE DAUGHTER OF ENTERTAINMENT ROYALTY BY GEOFF EDGERS SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE NEW YORK — The truth is, she didn’t want the part. At least that’s what Lucie Arnaz, the singer, dancer and daughter of Lucille Ball, thought when she first turned down a role in the red-hot revival of Pippin. She was too tall. She could never do the trapeze. She didn’t want to be away from home so long. “She’s done this 100 times,” says her husband, actor Larry Luckinbill. “She tries to talk the producer out of hiring her.” Barry Weissler doesn’t typically get talked out of much. The veteran producer listened and then came back to Arnaz with another offer. Weissler needed her to play Berthe, the brassy grandmother, in the touring version of the musical he and his wife, Fran, had helped revive on Broadway. “She’s talented, she’s idiosyncratic, she has all the goods,” says Weissler. “So I chased her.” In the end, the Weisslers got their way. On Dec. 16, Arnaz takes the stage at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., when Pippin, reinvented as a musical circus by Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus, begins a twoand-a-half-week run. Arnaz might be playing a grandmother, but Berthe is no frail senior knitting a scarf from a rocking chair. In the physically dazzling production, Arnaz takes to the trapeze, her best moment coming while suspended above the stage. “I love what it does for me physically, and I love what it does for me emotionally,” Arnaz, 63, says over lunch in Manhattan during a month-long stop in the Broadway production before heading back on the road. “You get tremendous applause and tremendous laughs. And you get an incredible ovation at the end of the show.” She pauses and smiles. “I think the reason I’m having so much fun it that I didn’t give a s--about it.” That’s not exactly true. Arnaz does care about Pippin. She saw the original, directed by Bob Fosse, back in 1972, a production partially funded by Motown and starring John Rubinstein as the boy prince searching for life’s purpose. At the time, Arnaz was 21 and playing a teenager in her mother’s sitcom, Here’s Lucy. She bought the musical’s soundtrack and memorized every song. Flash-forward to the revival, which opened last year on Broadway and made Paulus the third woman to win the Tony for best director, after Julie

Taymor and Susan Stroman. “It blew me away,” says Arnaz. She was particularly struck by Andrea Martin, who almost stole the show as Berthe. “The funnest part on Broadway,” Arnaz says she remembers thinking, “and they’ll never ask me to do it. I thought you had to be a really squatty grandma girl to do it.” And that’s the first thing Arnaz said when Weissler called. “I’m too tall,” she recalled. “No, you’re not,” he said. “We just want somebody who can put the song over and break your heart and be believable.” She was born in 1951, only six weeks before Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz debuted on I Love Lucy. A brother, Desi Jr., arrived two years later in more dramatic fashion, the pregnancy carried out as one of the pioneering program’s main storylines. In her teens, Arnaz had bit parts during her mother’s second sitcom, The Lucy Show, before earning a more central role on Here’s Lucy. Later, she would branch out into theatre, film (Roger Ebert called her “the best thing” in 1980’s otherwise lackluster remake of The Jazz Singer) and, eventually, tour in front of her own Latin big band. Despite all that, Arnaz says she has never taken her career too seriously. That might sound refreshing if the issue weren’t more complicated. “I’m not competitive enough,” she says. “I’m not ambitious enough. I think my dime-store psychology tells me it’s because I never want to become as famous as the people I grew up with. I can’t run the whole race because I don’t really want to win. I know what’s behind those doors, Dorothy. Same life, better shoes.” Luckinbill, whom Arnaz married in 1980, believes that his wife wanted to establish a proper home. Together, they have three children: Simon, an artist; Joe, a musician; and Katharine, a recruiter for large corporations and a writer. Arnaz takes great pride in her homemaking skills, whether cooking for the holidays or hosting birthday parties. “Her home, growing up, was lovely,” said Luckinbill. “It was furnished with every possible grace you could have. But her mother was not afforded the chance to be the mother that she really did want to be because of her work. That’s why Lucie has always been conflicted about her work.” The theatre, though, has always offered a kind of escape from the pressures of her celebrity upbringing. Early on, Arnaz knew she preferred the stage to the screen, choosing to attend

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Lucie Arnaz plays Berthe in the touring run of Pippin. She had to be talked into taking the role. an all-girls, Catholic high school mainly because of its top-notch drama program. On stage, she can emerge from the shadow of her parents. “It was my way of carving out a corner of the sky,” said Arnaz. “My dad was an actor, musician, producer and ran a studio. My mother was film and television. My brother was an actor and had a rock group. Nobody was in the theatre.” Arnaz doesn’t shy away from her past — she just doesn’t want every project she does now to revolve around it. Too many times over the years, Arnaz has emerged from the stage door after an exhilarating performance and encountered the ultimate, celebrity offspring buzzkill. “You don’t know how much I loved your mother,” they’ll say, handing her a program to sign. Before this interview, Arnaz’s publicist specifically directed that there be no questions about her parents. When told that, Arnaz laughs. “Listen, I have made documentaries about them,” she said. “It’s not like I try not to talk about my parents. I just decided that if you’re going to do an article about Lucie and the fact she’s coming to Pippin, do that. Usually, we get into these morning shows and everything is about I Love Lucy — ‘What’s your favourite episode?’ ‘Can you bring us some never-before-seen photos?’ “After a while, it becomes insulting, but I’m supposed to go with the punches and go with the questions and be polite, because it’s their icon,” she says. “Finally, I realized I had to set boundaries.” She is no prima donna. When Weissler called, Arnaz made only one

demand. It wasn’t for a gold leaf star on her dressing room door. It was for a few extra days off so she could get home and celebrate Luckinbill’s 80th birthday in November. Then she set about making Berthe her own. Martin and Tovah Feldshuh were among the women who played the role before her. Before she took the gig, Arnaz called Feldshuh. What did she think? “Oh, my God,” Feldshuh told her. “The best company you’ve ever worked with, and they are literally going to pay you to be in the best shape of your life. When you leave this, you are going to be ripped.” Paulus said that Berthe isn’t an easy role to play. “You have to be up for it mentally,” she said. “And she was. She’s got that quality of life — ‘Let me at it. I can do it.’ ” Arnaz signed on for six months, although Weissler wanted more. Will she stay on after her contract expires in mid-January? Who knows. With Pippin playing Las Vegas at Thanksgiving, Arnaz couldn’t host, as she usually does, cooking the turkey, fixings and her Grandmother DeDe’s special stuffing. She and Luckinbill moved from Connecticut to sunny Palm Springs last year, and that’s where she wants to spent more time. Of course, she has played hard to get before. “I didn’t want to be away that long, but I love what I’m doing,” Arnaz said. “I have run away and joined the circus — literally.” Geoff Edgers is a Washington Post reporter.

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Best-selling author and Girls creator Lena Dunham is, by her own admission, â€˜an unreliable narrator.â€™ Pseudonyms have their place in memoirs. In his acclaimed This Boyâ€™s Life, Tobias Wolff changed the names of all the characters except members of his immediate family. Altering the

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Best-selling author and Girls creator Lena Dunham is, by her own admission, â€œan unreliable narrator.â€? With her best-selling essay collection, Not That Kind of Girl, published this fall, she waded into memoir territory, where writers are held to some standards of reliability and often subject to attacks if their stories defy verification. Dunham is facing criticism, which she responded to this week, for recounting an alleged college sexual assault, among the most divisive and debated issues in our culture and one that is dominating the news. Her story, and the way she shaped it, also put her in the midst of an ongoing debate about memoir, the truth in details, and how writers choose to share their personal histories. â€œBarry,â€? the purported assailant in Dunhamâ€™s Not That Kind of Girl, is characterized as Oberlin Collegeâ€™s â€œresident conservative,â€? suggesting that such a designation is rare at that Ohio bastion of liberal politics. He is described in considerable detail, sporting a flamboyant mustache and purple cowboy boots, working at the campus library and hosting a specific radio talk show. The bookâ€™s copyright page stated that â€œsome details and identifying details have been changed.â€? While other names in the book are clearly identified as pseudonyms, Barryâ€™s is not. Which became a problem, as there apparently was a well-known conservative named Barry on campus at the same time as Dunham. This week, Dunham wrote an essay on BuzzFeed, clarifying why she chose to recount her assault the way she did. That followed a statement by her publisher, Random House, that it â€œregrets the confusion,â€? after an investigation by the conservative news site Breitbart.com failed to uncover any former student matching Dunhamâ€™s description, and UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh wrote a Washington Post blog post entitled, Could â€˜Barryâ€™ sue Lena Dunham over her memoirs? 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HOROSCOPES Saturday, Dec. 13 22): You will be feeling highly sensitive today. Perhaps you feel that by saying anything CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Do not believe everything you think. To- it will create more havoc for you. Well, yes, Jamie Foxx, 47; Taylor Swift, 25; Dick Van day’s the day to become passionate about but it will only get better by expressing it now. Dyke, 89 the family you now have. Take advantage of It’s a good day to release any past issues and THOUGHT OF THE DAY: You will be everything you desire now. Share those hid- think up creative ways to push yourself along craving emotional intensity today and you will den thoughts with others. the happy train track towards joy! get just that. Don’t get trapped in obsessive SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You have HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birththinking. this lovely vision of what you’d like to see day, this year will prove to be the year whereAllow for that type of need to disappear, as happen in your future. by you will expand your horizons. you focus on implementing those long range Today is offering you a window of opThere are great opportunities presented to goals you have now. portunity to not only see this vision, but to you this year to make money from home. Try Take every opportunity presented to you step through the doorway. The only trick is your hand at your artistic talents — they will now and focus on the positive. You could be to approach this wish with great passion and pay off for you. You’ll definitely be inspired highly sensitive today. Regroup when you compassion. this year, so do take advantage of this enneed some time. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. ergy. 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That is what will happen, if you are this year, the more likely CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. realize you can trust yourself again. your finances will rise and this 19): Your perspective will likely TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Finally, towill empower you. Take every change in a profound way today. day is the day whereby there will be breakopportunity given to you this Perhaps you will read something throughs when it comes to your interactions year, even if it is your second in the news that will just flip you off with friends. Perhaps they have a wonderful LARISA MAIRA aunt who knows someone. or maybe your understanding of opportunity that will help you advance toOZOLINS She does! the world has no legs to stand on. wards your dreams. Listen to them, let go of ARIES (March 21-April Allow for the truth to emerge now. those fears that have held you back. 19): You will be quite passionAccept it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There is no ate about your work and public It will empower you. status today. Do allow for greater truths to AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The ongo- doubt that you will have some important ideas come to the surface now, follow your passion ing changes for you that have been in play for and thoughts to get off your chest today. If as long as it is not hurting anyone else. You close to two years now will be re-emphasized you try to keep it as is, as you might, it will not are on the right path. Enjoy the intensity and today. There is a great sense that you are improve your situation. Yes, there will be changes and they will passion today! now able to ride that wave forward. UnderTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your per- stand that being empowered has to do with challenge you at home or with family, but it will be worth it. spective on children, creative projects or with accepting the good and bad within oneself. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll know your romantic interest will change today. 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Last week, for your stylistic delecta- tive décor, a look that’s guaranteed to tion, we delivered a manly epistle with add pop, in even your home’s darkest more testosterone than a Leaf’s game corner. on steroids. Today, as our Christmas We drew our ‘strawberries and countdown continues, we’re proffering cream’ inspiration from all things a spot of ‘gender non specific’ counsel, Scandinavian. which (followed carefully) will ensure We’ve long since admired Denmark your home remains thorand Norway’s decorating oughly ‘au courant.’ style but it’s in fact from As style devotees (come Sweden that the most potent on: you’re reading our colinspiration derives. The umn, right?) you already country, in fact, has been know that Pantone (the on red alert since the 1700s company whose paint codes when Falu red became are veritable design fraterpopular. Falu redfarg — as nity bibles) release their it’s called in Swedish — is Colour of The Year every a tone seen in the naturally 12 months. Decided upon occurring pigment found by industry experts, certain in the copper mines of the previous tones were admitFalun area in the country’s tedly fun and usable (MiDalarna region. COLIN & mosa, for example, in 2009 History aside, as Scandi JUSTIN and Tangerine Tango in style becomes increasingly 2013) but Marsala, the ‘big popular with designers and ticket’ for 2015, leaves us decorators, red is being elcold. Let’s just say we find evated to our personal acit somewhat flat. We precent colour of choice. And fer our reds with drama: think poppy, it’s little wonder: red is energizing and cherry and scarlet. Shades which you’ll uplifting and, when used correctly, see in countless C&J projects as the can lift spirits and add real decorating year stretches forward. zeal. This in mind, here’s our take on fesWe took inspiration from a Swed-

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ish Christmas postage stamp. Printed, wall size, by Ink Shuffle (http://www. inkshuffle.com — scan the website for literally thousands of available images), it makes a jaunty, whimsical statement. What’s more, Ink Shuffle products hang in minutes (simply wet the back and position) and are easy to peel away and reuse if tastes ever change. To amplify Christmas, and as a fun foil to the red tones of the stamp, we specified a massive heavily flocked artificial Christmas tree from Sheridan Nurseries. Our producer Kate jumped for joy as we unwrapped the textural fantasy and assembled its pre lit branches. “That’s so on the money for this look,” she opined as we lavished the structure with red ribbons and wooden ornaments from Ikea. Come on: if we can’t employ the best-known Swedish brand (after Abba, of course) to accent our Scandi aesthetic, it’s a sad day indeed. The Ikea Ektorp sofa, Alslev striped rugs and Norden wooden tables are lovely embellishments that bolster the visual drama which we so lovingly composed. You’ll notice, across our various projects here, that we often employ second-hand items. For this scheme,

we scanned classified ads and came up with this lovely wicker chair: 50 years old, but in perfect condition, it’s a great vintage piece with more than a whisper of Mid Mod style — perfect for Scandi style which was so prevalent in the 1950s and ’60s. Aye, we’re smitten: it’s a golden oldie (literally) but at just 90 bucks it didn’t break the bank. In summation, a red scheme such as this is perfectly ‘on trend,’ but its white backdrop remains the perfect colour against which to redress (or seasonally adjust) if tasted eventually change. Flexibility? The key to any good scheme. Next week, still on our Scandi trip, we’ll be turning our attentions to Swiss chalet styling. Whilst today’s vision is thoroughly vibrant, our alpine lodge Christmas look will be low key and thoroughly woodsy. And packed to the gills with cosy faux fur throws, wood paneling and an ebony toned Christmas tree. All will be revealed in just seven short days! Colin and Justin are regular home and design experts in print and on TV. Find their international product range in stores like HomeSense, Winners and Marshalls. facebook.com/ColinJustin, twitter. com/colinjustin, colinandjustin.tv.

Comfortable candle art and seasonal scents The comforts of home are never two flanking a dining room buffet, or so meaningful as when daylight is in hang a mix of sconces that combine short supply and the cool hurricane lanterns, pillar weather moves in. Holiday and taper candles and votraditions offer occasions tive holders. I think of this to enjoy the company of our as candle art. friends and loved ones, and For table settings, look we take the time to layer for unique candlesticks our rooms with at least a at auctions or yard sales. few extra welcoming items. Quirky shapes in silver or Whether I am setting up brass with tapered candles for a party or simply prelook magnificent on a dining paring for a quiet night on or side table surrounding my own, there are certain an old-fashioned bouquet of rituals that make this time red roses or carnations disof year special. played in an antique bowl. Lighting the fire tops the You can find the crisp, list, and along with that I aromatic scents of winter, enjoy creating candle vifrom forest evergreens to DEBBIE gnettes, which look festive clove and cinnamon spices TRAVIS whether they are lit or not. in beautifully fashioned pilBefore I go any further, lar candles and candle pots, I learned my lesson years potpourri and diffusers. ago, and I must reiterate, Make up a winter scene with do not ever leave candles small wooden reindeer, aror a fire unattended. That tificial boughs, pinecones, being said, there are safe ways to em- and red berries. Faux candles, lit from ploy candle light, dating back forever. within by LED lights have been clevWall mounted candle sconces and erly crafted to give the flickering ambichandeliers in styles including the ance and glow of candlelight. forged look of cast aluminum shown here from Pottery Barn, have a traditional, rustic character. You can mount Please see TRAVIS on Page D3

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the battery, and that’s a pain. While the DEWALT does have a typical battery pocket, it also includes an internal extension cord that you can route through different slots in the jacket lining. My favourite place to store the battery most of the time is in one of the open front pockets, the kind you’d naturally put your hands into to warm them up. Swapping out batteries here is as easy as taking your car keys out. The battery module also includes two USB ports, so you can charge your smartphone or music player while keeping warm. I doubt we’ll see meaningful heated jackets offered by regular clothing companies any time soon, because they don’t have access to the heavy-duty battery technology of tool companies. Just don’t think that you need to be a tool person to appreciPhoto by ROBERT MAXate what heated jackets can do. WELL/freelance Watch the video and see for Steve installing a yourself at stevemaxwell.ca/denew battery in his walt-heated-jacket Steve Maxwell keeps warm electrically heated any way he can on his Manitoulin jacket. Design Island homestead. Sign up for his free home improvement and refinements allow hands-on living newsletter at ste- the battery to be vemaxwell.ca. kept in the front

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Living in a cold climate drives people to do things southerners would never dream of, and wearing the equivalent of an electric blanket outdoors is one of them. This is the idea behind the growing popularity of electrically heated jackets, and they work surprisingly well. I’ve been testing new models every year since heated jacket technology appeared in 2010, and things have matured to the point where I’m convinced heated jackets are here to STEVE stay. MAXWELL In fact, this year’s best models have impressed me more than any other so far. Electrically-heated jackets use a rechargeable, replaceable power tool battery to warm heating wires between lining and outer shell. Originally designed for construction workers, these jackets are now impressing non-builders who spend more than a little time outdoors in winter. I know people who use them in hockey arenas, while shovelling snow, ice fishing, walking and skiing. After all, who doesn’t appreciate a little supplemental warmth when temperatures drop? The ability to heat a jacket ultimately comes down to batteries that hold a lot of energy and that can be charged quickly. And since the world’s very best rechargeable battery technology is found in cordless power tools, it makes sense that power tool companies would be the ones to make heated jackets. One of my favourite jackets this year is the DEWALT DCHJ064C1-M, and it includes refinements that I haven’t seen in previous years. Unlike most other heated jackets, the outer shell is made of exceptionally tough cotton twill, not the softer, non-woven fabric popular with other heated jackets. Another plus is the hood. Other models sometimes have hoods, but they’re those silly snap-on versions that are always coming off or letting cold drafts hit you in the back of the neck. The DEWALT has a real hood that’s sewn right on so it works better. Using a heated jacket is simple. Clip a battery into the holder, press and hold the ON/OFF button inside the jacket near the top left side of the zipper for a few seconds, then the jacket kicks into warm-up mode. The button itself pulsates red while the jacket is warming, switching to a solid light blue when operating temperature is reached. Hit the button again quickly to toggle over to dark blue (medium heat), red (high heat) or back again to light blue (low heat). The lower the heat level, the longer the battery lasts before it needs to be swapped for a recharged one. Press and hold the button again to shut the jacket off. One of the things I like best about the DEWALT design is the way the battery can be stored in different locations. Ever since heated jackets came out, the battery pocket was located where your back meets your side, near the bottom hem. This is good because it’s out of the way, but fairly awkward for changing the battery. I usually have to take the jacket off the replace

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Poinsettias have branched out with more colourful and robust varieties available; here, a Marbella poinsettia. and Arctic White, a later poinsettia that is pleasantly creamy and with green venation as it colours up, though the bracts are on the small side. There has been much breeding also of the dominant red varieties, again for the traits that growers and retailers are looking for. In some trials, Wheeler said, the colour differences in red varieties can be extremely subtle. He grows, among

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others, Jubilee Red, a strong medium red; Early Orion Red, a rich scarlet poinsettia grown for its early colouring; and Freedom Red, a classic dark red poinsettia. Culturally, Europeans tend to like the brighter scarlet forms. In North America, consumers favor a deeper, crimson-hued poinsettia, especially if the green leaf colour is also a darker shade. But tastes are individual.

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Tom Wheeler is standing among 13 of the 25 or so varieties of big, lush poinsettias he grows in the vast greenhouses of his employer, Bell Nursery in Burtonsville, Md. Two or three of them are old varieties — “old” as in poinsettias that have been around for a mere decade or so, but the others are new kids on the block. Sparkling Punch has big pink blooms with creamy centers; Cinnamon Star has petals — technically, coloured bracts — that start lime green before turning to a rich salmon. Visions of Grandeur is full of ruffled, soft-pink blossoms above apple-green leaves. Traditional red bloomers remain the definitive holiday poinsettia, but one in three of Wheeler’s poinsettias is not red. Novelty poinsettias reflect the most obvious evolution of the plant in recent years, but they are part of a much greater transformation since Wheeler first raised them 30 years ago. Apart from their greater variety, poinsettias have generally become a tougher, longer-lived and ubiquitous mass-market item. Once a high-maintenance, two-week wonder in mid-December, the poinsettia makes its flamboyant entrance in time for Black Friday and struts its stuff well into the New Year. This may be good news for the consumer, but for the poinsettia the advances have been a lifesaver. “It was in a state of decline,” said Gary Vollmer, product manager for Selecta, a major breeder and producer of poinsettias for growers such as Bell. Commercial poinsettias are raised from cuttings planted in early summer. The poinsettia’s fortunes today are based on a watershed discovery several decades ago, when breeders figured out how to make the cuttings branch — a breakthrough that allowed growers to produce more floriferous pots with fewer cuttings. (Wheeler’s 10-inch pots contain just three cuttings, which produce a total of 20 or more blooms). But it has been advances since 2000 that have breathed new life into the holiday-season icon. Breeders have been building on early work in Europe to extend the shelf life of poinsettias by selecting a number of related traits. The earliest forms of potted poinsettia, introduced by a California grower in the 1920s, would look primitive compared with the 21st-century article. Even compared with just a few years ago, today’s varieties have branches that are more upright (less stress for sleeving), have longer-lasting cyathia (the yellow buds in the center of the bracts) and have bracts that are relatively small and stick out (rather than down) to reduce damage. At Selecta, hybridizers simulate the rigors of interstate truck ship-

ping, warehouse storage, temperature fluctuations and crowding in plastic sleeves as part of the evaluation of commercial candidates, Vollmer said. Poinsettias colour up — ripen, in growers’ parlance — in response to the shorter day lengths of fall. Previously, growers had to fool the plants into thinking autumn had started early by shading them with black cloth. Today, hybridizers have bred early-season colouring into them naturally. All these advances have fostered not just an earlier start to poinsettia season but also development of a mass market for an item that was once a premium article of the florist. Bell greenhouses in Maryland, Virginia and Ohio supply 178 Home Depot stores from North Carolina to Philadelphia, and large-volume growers such as Bell will furnish American consumers with 80 million poinsettias between now and Christmas. This week marks the prime shipping period for Bell — next week will be the peak sales week, much of it driven by sales of poinsettia gifts (predominantly of safe red varieties). The shift to massmerchandiser sales has also influenced the size of plants and the breeding programs that support them. The Black Friday loss leaders tend to be in four- or six-inch pots, while the upsizing of larger poinsettias, from eight- to 10-inch pots by Costco a few years ago, created a new marquee norm for the big-box sellers, Vollmer said. Because both of those types tend to be red, the proportion of red poinsettias nationally has climbed to about 85 percent of all poinsettias. But Wheeler said his percentage of reds has dropped to 65 percent as novelties have come to the fore in Bell’s Mid-Atlantic market. Some of them are not to my taste — I find the hotter pinks a bit tacky, even with variegation — but no one can deny the eye-catching and festive qualities of a series of similar varieties known as jingle poinsettias — they have oaklike leaves and spotted red and creamy yellow petals. One variety is Red Glitter, another is Sonora White Glitter. Whites can look elegant, but finding a true, clear white is difficult. Poinsettia genetics tend to produce whites that lean to green and others that lean to beige, the latter having a yellow cast to them. I happen to like both, though perhaps not next to each other. At the Smithsonian’s production greenhouses in Suitland, Md., horticulturists Melanie Pyle and Jill Gonzalez showed me Whitestar, a large-flowered bright white. Whitestar was used extensively for spray-painting when that was a fad. Some retailers still gussy up poinsettias with dye and glitter, but that seems to have retreated to a small segment of the market. Among the brighter whites, Wheeler commends Polar Bear

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announcements Obituaries BEAUCHAMP Gerald Nov. 15. 1927 - Dec. 11, 2014 Gerald Beauchamp of Red Deer passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the age of 87 years. A Prayer Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will take place at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

DOUGLAS Rose Douglas passed away at home on December 7, 2014. Rose was born Feb 18, 1932 at Pine Lake AB. She attended Red Deer Composite High School and then the University of Alberta where she received her teacher’s training. Rose taught school at Little Red Deer, Cottonwood, Fairbank and Bellgrove schools. Rose and Smiley were married at Pine Lake on August 28, 1953 and later moved to the farm in the Howell’s Lake District. Rose was passionate about her family, gardening, art and her community. Rose was once the recipient of the County Garden Award. She loved painting and spent many hours as a member of the Innisfail Art Council. She was also active in compiling community history books with her colleagues at the ElnoraPine Lake History Book Association. Rose was also a key organizer of the Pine Lake Community Fair. Left to cherish Rose’s memory is her husband Smiley and their four children Smiley Jr. (Lynne), Paddy (Karin), Garry, and Bonny (Ken), 7 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. She will also be lovingly remembered by her sister, Winnifred MacFadyen. Rose was predeceased by her brother Ed Beckingsale and her sister Jean Jones. A private funeral service is being held with a Celebration of Rose’s life to follow early in 2015. Memorial donations may be made to the Holy Trinity Anglican Church at Pine Lake or the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Heartland Funeral Services Ltd., Innisfail entrusted with arrangements. Phone: 403-227-0006. www.heartlandfuneralservices.com

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HALLET Bill (Wayne William) 1955 - 2014 It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our brother, Bill at Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, December 8, 2014 at the age of 59 years. Bill was predeceased by his mother, “Mac” Hallet in 1984 and his father, Ed Hallet in 2007. Bill will be lovingly remembered by his brother, Terry (Debbie) Hallet of Calgary, five sisters, Joanne (Elton) Kelln of Sherwood Park, Louise (Donald) Lee of Peace River, Carol (Rick) Severson and Laura (Graham) Moore of Red Deer, and Valerie Hallet (Barry Synuiga) of Edmonton. He will also be sadly missed by his sixteen nieces and nephews, as well as numerous great nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Bill’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, December 15, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of Maryann Hansen, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040 or 1.800.481.7421

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LUKE 1918 - 2014 Douglas Wilfred Luke of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at Symphony Senior Living, Aspen Ridge, Red Deer, Alberta on December 11, 2014 at

the age of 96 years. Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Doug moved from Biggar, Saskatchewan to Red Deer with his wife and two daughters

in 1963 to work as the Station Agent for Canadian National Railways. Over the following 50 plus years, Doug was involved with several Service Groups and citybased committees including Kiwanis, the Hospital and Real Estate boards, and various charities. After his retirement from the CNR, he worked as a realtor in the City of Red Deer. His hobbies included music, dancing, curling, playing cards with friends and family. He helped establish and administer a realtors’ slo-pitch league and was an active member of a participating team. Doug was known to his family, friends, and acquaintances as a personable, caring individual who was quick to smile and lend a helping hand. He was a loving and dedicated husband to his wife of 63 years, Doreen; a caring and supportive father to his daughters, Penny and Patricia; and a proud and encouraging grandfather and great-grandfather. Doug will be lovingly remembered by his daughters, Penny Diane Sohar of Surrey, BC, Patricia May Publow of Cold Lake, AB; four grandchildren Erika Publow, Alexis Halenda, Brendan Sohar, Andrew Sohar and two great grandchildren, Quinn Halenda and Mila Halenda. Doug was predeceased by his wife, Doreen May Luke; parents Cecil and Margaret Luke; brother Delmer and sister Audrey. A Memorial Service to honor Doug’s life will be held at Symphony Senior Living, Aspen Ridge (Social Room), 3100-22 Street, Red Deer, AB on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial

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MATTIE NIELSEN Oliver Adolph Barbara Patricia Sept. 6, 1924 - Dec. 9, 2014 Dec. 7, 1917 - Dec. 9, 2014 Born in Riviera California, Barbara left this life very Oliver’s parents moved the suddenly and peacefully to family to the Mattie Farm be with her Saviour at the near Alix in 1937. He met age of 97 years. She is Shirley and later married her lovingly remembered by her in 1951, their six children daughter Virginia (Marvin) were born between 1952 and Prier, sons; Wayne and 1967. Oliver built a new Mervyn (Penny). Barbara is home for his bride and also lovingly remembered by expanding family in 1960, it her five grandchildren, is almost finished. Oliver fourteen great-grandchildren, worked the family farm and and three great-great-grandchildren, as a hired-hand for his good her brother Jim (Joan) Murphy, friend and neighbor Dave sister-in-law Helen Murphy, Stone. He was a strong numerous nieces and nephews, community member in Alix and many friends. Barbara throughout his life, as a was predeceased her husband member of the Lions, Myron in 1992, her parents Forresters, Caretaker at the Hugh and Margaret Murphy, Curling Rink and founding two daughters and one son member of the Golf Course at birth, and son Raymond in Oliver is survived by his wife 1982. She is also predeceased of 63 years Shirley, by six brothers; Jack Gavin, daughter-in-law Wendy, sons Scott, Merritt, Jerry, Keith, Ed (Cindy), Dwayne (Sandy) and Robert, two sisters; Mae and Allan (Lorrie), daughters and Elsie Johannson. A Merlene (Rod) and Lora memorial service will be held (Sean) and Sister Connie at the Benalto Baptist Church (Hugh). Grandchildren Sherri, on Thursday, December 18, Jeff (Mel), Dean (Tammy), 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Memorial Melody, Chris, Jeramy, donations can be made to the Jennifer (Evan), Trevor, Gideon’s Society International Candy, Dan, Rhandi (Tyler), P.O. Box 3619, 501 Imperial Lisa, Lori, Lucas, Ella and Road N. Guelph, Ontario, Hayden, Great Grand N1H 7A2. Condolences may Children Kaythen, Chance, be made by visiting Brodie, Dakota, Makayla, www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca Mahikan, Abigail, Tyree. WILSON’S FUNERAL Oliver was predeceased by CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM his parents Olive and Adolph, serving Central Alberta with 4 brothers Fred, Solomon, locations in Lacombe and Chester and Jerry and 3 Rimbey in charge of sisters Bertha, Mary and arrangements. Phone: Winnie, and son Roger. 403.782.3366 or Oliver was an avid 403.843.3388 outdoorsman; his favourite “A Caring Family, past-times were fishing with Caring for Families” his grandchildren and great grandchildren, camping with friends and family, curling in Alix and Stettler, golfing, the destruction of all gophers and Tuesday nights with the boys playing pool. Oliver touched everyone he knew with his strong sense of family and community. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday December 16, In Memoriam 2014 at 1:00pm in the Alix Community Hall, Alix, AB. Memorial donation in lieu of flowers, can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, #202, 5913-50 Ave., Red Deer, AB T4L 4C4. Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements. 403-782-3366 403-843-3388 “A Caring Family, Caring For Families”

In Loving Memory of Rachel O’Connor-Hittel May 11, 1934 - Dec. 14, 2011 Goodbyes are not forever, Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean we’ll miss you, Until we meet again, Love you forever The Hittel and O’Connor Families

Linda Sidor December 14, 2013 Greatly Missed Fondly Remembered Love, Travis & Lisa

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BEARSPAW is a moderately sized oil and gas company operating primarily in the Stettler and Drumheller areas. We are currently accepting applications for a

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in our Stettler Field. Applicants need to be mechanically inclined, motivated to work hard and learn quickly. Associated industry experience eg. instrumentation or facilities construction experience would be an asset but is not necessarily required. This position offers a diverse and challenging work environment with competitive pay, attractive benefits and the ability to grow within the organization. Applicants must live or be willing to relocate to within a 20 minute commute of the work place location (Stettler). Please Submit Resume’s Attention Human Resources Email: payroll@ bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 Mail: Suite 5309, 333 96th Ave NE Calgary, Alberta T3R 1H1 LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets. Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

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JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening both full and part time. 16 Vacancies, $10.25/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

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for a well experienced F/T HOSTESS & SERVERS Must have Ref’s & Exp. Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

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Field Service Mechanic Needed Gas Pro Compression Corp, located in Three Hills, AB, is a manufacturing & fabrication shop, which produces & services single well gas compressors ranging from 10 to 80HP. Currently we are looking to fill a position for Field Service Mechanic. Successful candidate must possess strong work ethics. Experience with natural gas compression is an asset but not essential. Trade Certification is required and preference will be given to those having experience. Please fax resumes to 403-443-5288, apply in person at 227, 17th Ave N, Three Hills AB, or email to Peter. Pattison@gaspro.ca. Start your career! See Help Wanted

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F/T Permanent Truck Driver Required for Rocky Fast Express (1790810 AB Ltd.) in Red Deer, AB Straight truck: 4600kg+w/2 axles and van Need class 5 DL + 2 yrs exp. $25 per hr/ with OPEN availability Duties: pick up/deliver freight, pre-trip truck inspection, communication with customers. Physically demanding position. Time management skills required. Apply at: 8004 Edgar Industrial Green, Red Deer, T4P3S2 Call: 403.845.2230 Fax: 587.997.7719 Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

HALLCON is seeking qualified drivers to transport rail crews throughout Red Deer area. Drivers are ideally based out of RED DEER. No overnight stays required. This position is an on call position. Employees are responsible for taking trips during the period they have designated themselves available to do so. Transportation is done in Hallcon company vehicles. Vehicles are extensively & consistently maintained ensuring optimal safety for drivers and clients. Drivers must possess valid Class 1, 2, or 4 license, with clean driver abstract. Assisted licensing upgrade to achieve a class 4 is available. Pay is based at a rate of $16.00. Earning potential is based on your availability, as our operation runs on a 24/7 on call basis. Both full time and part time employees are welcome. Semiretired, retired, full time, part time employees are welcome. Forward resumes & current driver abstract: Shane Flack asmabnorth@gmail.com. TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

MCL Waste Systems & Environmental is looking for 3 Drivers to work in our Highway Division. If you have valid Class 1 license and 2 years driving experience with a clean abstract and have proven success dealing with customers, then we want to talk to you! Walking floor experience is preferred but will train the right candidate! This position is located in Red Deer County at the Horn Hill Waste Transfer Facility. Competitive wages! Excellent benefit program after completion of probationary period. Apply with us today at jmaga@cerfcorp.com or fax your resume to 780-485-2645 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds Buying or Selling your home? Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

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1699960AbLtd is looking for 2 F/T permanent shift supervisors for days, evenings, wknds. 120 - 47 Clearview Market Red Deer, AB. must have exc. customer service, cash handling, and supervisory related. wage $13.75 w/at least 1 year exp. email: restuarantbusiness@ hotmail.ca Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

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DRIVER REQ’D FOR DELIVERY OF NEW APPLS. IN RED DEER AREA. MAPLE LEAF MOVING Call 403-347-8826 or fax resume to: 403-314-1457.

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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 F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer.

Our Fleet: • Kenworth, Freightliner, Peterbilt and GMC • Wabash & Advance trailers Your duties are: • Maintaining fleet vehicles (not tanks or plumbing) • Perform A & B services • Tracking shop inventory (fluids, filters etc) • Recording repair information on work orders We offer: • Very competitive wages, flexible hours, extensive health & dental plan

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THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at all stations. MUST HAVE: • 2-3 yrs. post secondary education. • 2-3 yrs. on-the-job exp. • Provide references The hourly rate will be $13.25 - $15. per hour dependant on experience. Mail to: 2079 50 AVE. Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 or Call 403-347-1414 or Fax to: 403-347-1161

Ellis Fabrications Inc. is looking for a Full Time Machinist to join our team. This positions offers work with Conventional and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines. Email resume to jobs@ efiattachments.com or fax to: 403-227-0055.

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HIRING SERVER AND CHEFS Apply in person at Shiso Japanese Restaurant, 3731 Gaetz Avenue No Phone Calls Please!

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Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic

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Heavy Equipment Technician - Journeymen - or 3rd or 4th Year Apprentice Canyon Technical Services is a leader in the oilfield service industry, providing customized fracturing and pressure pumping solutions to oil and gas producers across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. At Canyon, our employees are ‘Champions’, dedicated to fulfilling our Vision of “improving the industry one job at a time” - our ‘Champions’ have made Canyon one of the most sought-after providers in our industry. If you are looking for a career within a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then Canyon is looking for you! Reporting to the Shop Foreman, a Heavy Equipment Technician or Apprentice is responsible for diagnosing and completing repairs on all company equipment in our Rebuild shop. RESPONSIBILITIES x Ability to interpret work orders and technical manuals; diagnose faults or malfunctions; adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts, components or systems. x Ensures all work done meets manufactures 'specifications and legislated regulations.

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Performs regular scheduled services on all equipment. Mentor and train apprentice mechanics. Familiarize and understand every safety practice expected by Canyon. Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time to ensure deadlines are met. Has a track record of producing work that is highly accurate, demonstrates attention to detail and reflects well on the organization. Takes a proactive approach to anticipating and preventing problems; generates alternative solutions to problems arriving at workable solutions. Ensures shop is clean and safe at all times

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Class 1 Driver’s License, and valid safety tickets are assets

Exposure to noise, fumes, dust, bending and standing for long periods Slip, trips and climbing hazards, overhead cranes suspended loads Some travel maybe required Flexible work schedules available - 5 and 2, or 22 and 13 rotational positions for those from out of Alberta

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Hiring for busy season. Holiday-break work sched. available for students. Flexible PT and FT sched. with $17.25 guaranteed base pay, cust. sales/service, no experience necessary, we will train, conditions apply. Visit www.work4students.ca/rda or call 403-755-6711 to secure a position. Start dates for Nov/Dec. Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much! Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds

SHOPPERS HOME HEALTH CARE Canada’s largest home health care supplier has an exciting opportunity for a SERVICE COORDINATOR Plans organize coordinate the sales and repairs of equipment. Knows the importance of offering Superior customer service. Service technician experience is an asset. Computer literacy. Excellent time management skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Establish relationships and be liaison with funding agencies. Send resumes by fax to 403-342-4516 Attn: Robert or email Rhogan@ Shoppershomehealthcare.ca

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The successful candidate will have warehouse experience, preferably with electrical and mechanical background as well as forklift exp. Strong computer skills is an asset. Please fax resumes to 403-347-9301 or email: administration @barwpetroleum.com Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

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Full-time Truck Driver for 1790810 Alberta Ltd o/a Rocky Fast Express , Red Deer, Alberta Wage: 25.00$ / hour, with OPEN availability Duties : - Operate and drive straight trucks to transport goods (straight truck: 4600kg+ with 2+ axles and van) - Loading / unloading of goods - Plan travel schedules and routes - Transport hazardous products or danger goods - Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment - Monitor vehicle performance and mechanical fitness - Prepare bill of lading, inspection/trip reports Requirements: - Completion of high school - class 5 driver’s license - Commercial driving experience 2 + years - Able to provide a clean driving record check - Able to handle a physically demanding position - Must have excellent customer service skills Terms of Employment: Permanent Please drop resume on location: 8004 Edgar Industrial Green, Red Deer, AB T4P 3S2 Tel: 403.845.2230 Fax: 587.997.7719

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TWO baby dolls, rooted hair, blonde, eyes, few clothes, $20 for all; LEAPSTER 2 with 3 games, good condition, $20. 403-314-9603 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

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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) 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.

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Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE With only 64 papers, approximately: $350.00/mo. For More Information, Please call Prodie 403-314-4301 ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday through Saturday. Delivery to be done before 6:30 am. Reliable vehicle needed.

For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

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CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS 1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

Johnstone Crossing Jenner Cres. & Judd Cl. WESTPARK & WESTLAKE

Nash St. & Neville Close ALSO Northy Ave. For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

Brown Close/Barrett Drive Baile Close

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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.

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www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 6 locations in Red Deer ~ Halman Heights ~ Riverfront Estates

~ 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.

2005 MERCEDES C230 136,000 kms. exc. cond. loaded. $8900. 403-886-5696 1999 BUICK Regal, 4 dr., grey leather. 403-352-6995

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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

GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000

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LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

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CLEVELAND TA2 Irons, 3 PW & SW, steel shafts, new grips. $150. 403-346-0093

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LARGE round straw bales. $20 loaded. Can Supply Trucking. 403-340-9111

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

THE NORDIC

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

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Rooms For Rent

4 BDRM. 2 1/2 bath, 5 appls, garage $1695 mo. 403-782-7156 or 357-7465 RENO’D near downtown core, $1600./mo. no pets, kids or smoking, no exceptions. Great yard. 639-471-1600

New 1452 sq.ft. home in the Palisades-Penhold. 3 bdrms/2 baths $394,599. Call Jocelyn 403.302.9612 FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

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Condos/ Townhouses

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Businesses

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Lots For Sale

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AVAIL Immed: 1 lrg fully For Sale furn bedroom for rent includes gas frpl - $300 dd FLOWER Art & Gifts Store $600/mth. Working or Sylvan Lake. 587-377-2023 Student male only Call 403-396-2468 BDRM. for rent in Vanier Woods,. $490 + dd, 403-588-6268 after 6 pm. FULLY Furn. BDRM. $500 rent/sd 403-342-4604

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PADS $450/mo. Brand new park in Lacombe. Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Housesitting Wanted

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MATURE ADULT willing to house sit 403-506-7175. TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

BUILDERS. Duplex and single family lots for sale. Terms available 10% down and start to build. Located in Lacombe. Buy direct from developer 403-396-1094

5190

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

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CLASSIFIEDS

wheels

to find out more ...

CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Cars

5030

BMW X5 39,000 kms., AWD, 6 cyl. auto., A/C, heated leather, keyless ignition. Mint! 403-346-5718 2001 Chev Malibu, 4 dr. 134,000 kms. 403-352-6995

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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 Vickers Close Vincent Close Viscount Drive

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CARRIERS REQUIRED

Abbot Close/Allan St. Addinell Close/Allan St. Adamson Ave/Arthur Close Alwright Close Anderson Close Anquetel Close

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Condos/ Townhouses

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3050

1730

ANDERS AREA

BOWER AREA

SYLVAN LAKE: fully furnished, inclds dishes, bedding, 50” tv, utils. Avail. Now! $1200. 403-880-0210.

1660

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)

FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

CHRISTMAS Tree, Blue LEATHER chest w/ variety of collectible vinyl Spruce, 4’. LIVE in ground. Houses SOUTHWOOD PARK LP’s, exc. $500 obo; oak 4 Not yet cut, Perfect tree for TH For Sale Avenue, 3110-47 small space. $40. obo poster bed, exc. shape X-BOX, 5 games, $50; WII, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, 403-227-2976 $275; white tile kitchen ta7 games, $120. AMAZING VALUE generously sized, 1 1/2 ble, seats 10 $275 obo; 403-782-3847 RHINSTONE necklace and in Penhold-Palisades baths, fenced yards, over stuffed loveseat, like earrings to match from the Brand new. 2135 sq.ft. full bsmts. 403-347-7473, new, beige, $275 obo, all 1950’s, A1 cond. $75; large Laebon Home. 3 EquipmentSorry no pets. baking supplies, white little fruit bowl grape design $10. bdrms/2.5 bath, stunning www.greatapartments.ca girls bed and dresser, Heavy approx. 30 peacock feath2 storey home is sure to $125 (bedding, all new,) ers $1/ea. 403-346-2231 please. $431,599. Central Alberta’s Largest TRAILERS for sale or rent extra; 2 Oreck air purifiers, Call Jocelyn 403.302.9612 Car Lot in Classifieds SNOWBLOWER, Poulan, exc. shape, $100/ea. Job site, office, well site or 30”, 291cc, elec. start, used 403-227-1174 storage. Skidded or Christmas Special about 8 hrs. Purchased wheeled. Call 347-7721. LAST ONE! MOVING TO LODGE, 2013. ***SOLD*** House and entire contents. RISER HOMES 4 Plexes/ WESTERN books: 70 Low maint., close to senior NO PAYMENTS citizens’ bus route. Avail. paperbacks, $50; 7 new 6 Plexes Firewood hardcover, $5 each; 7 new FOR 3 MONTHS! Immed. 4611 44 ST. $3 each. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. Monte Keith 403-314-9759 paperbacks GLENDALE AFFORDABLE 403-309-1737 Many upgraded features, 2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., Don’t Miss out on this 1170 Homestead Firewood WANTED $1125. incl. sewer, water sq.ft. 134 Morris Court Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits Antiques, furniture and Pets & & garbage. D.D. $650, To view call Lloyd Fiddler avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 estates. 342-2514 Avail. Jan. 1 403-304-5337 Supplies 403-391-9294 Tired of Standing? Total sale price $329,900. Find something to sit on ORIOLE PARK Prices includes legal fees, 2 AQUARIUMS/CRITTER Stereos in Classifieds 3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1175. GST, appliances, CAGE - NO LEAKS. TV's, VCRs rent, s.d. $650, incl water sod & tree. 20 gallon Hartz in box c/w FIREWOOD, Spruce & sewer and garbage. Avail. hood light. $35. SONY 60 disc stereo, Pine. North of Costco CHRISTMAS Special Jan 1st. 403-304-5337 5 Gallon, $15. $100. 403-782-3847 403-346-7178, 392-7754 RISER HOMES AQUARIUM GRAVEL Looking for a new pet? - 10 lbs (new), white, $10. No payments for 3 LOGS OR all 3 for $50. Check out Classifieds to Semi loads of pine, spruce, Hot Tubs & months! 403-227-2976 find the purrfect pet. tamarack, poplar. Gorgeous 2 storey 1700 Accessories Price depends on location. sq. ft. 3 bdrm., 2 1/2 bath, Lil Mule Logging master bath has a spa BEACHCOMBER hot tub Pet 403-318-4346 atmosphere 5 pc. ensuite, cover, blue, 80” x 87”, Services bonus room, indoor/outSuites used 2 years indoors, Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner door fireplace, front porch, BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / excellent condition, $199 HOME CARE & too many upgrades to menOBO, text: 403.505.7678 ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious tion. A must see! $399,500 Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 CRITTER SITTER suites 3 appls., heat/water Peace of mind while incds. GST, legal fees, incld., Oriole Park. you’re away! 403-302-2557 Advocate appls. pkg, and front sod Mike 403-350-1620 entry. To view call Lloyd Opportunities 403-986-6889 Fiddler 403-391-9294

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only selected candidates will be contacted.

Advocate Opportunities

1 BOX of tv items, Shaw Direct Motorola receiver HD DSR 605 Dolby, Starchoice receiver, Panasonic PV 8400 4 head VHS, 5 remotes, cable hookups, a steal at $25; 3 round battery clocks 9 1/2” quartz $3/ea, clothes dryer rack, adjustable arms 21 1/2” across 43” high $12; swivel wall mount lamp, beige $7; 5 sets of metal book ends, beige and tan $6/set, 2 Rubbermaid rough neck storage totes, stacking 53L, (24x16x12.5) $6/ea, Sterilite storage tote 20 1/2x14x12 $5 403-314-2026

2 DUSTY ROSE upholstered arm chairs, 1 rocker, 1 recliner, $60/ea. or both for $90. Will deliver in town; ROASTER, electric, large aluminum, $20; Super GT snow racer, foot brakes & steering wheel, exc. cond., 8 PLACE Christmas dish 6 wooden toboggan, set $40; love seat, good both for $75. cond, $60 403-343-6218 403-348-6449 BLUE blanket, 96” x 90”; 5 LARGE DESK, 2’ x 6’ toss cushions (2 light pink, with matching chair. $40. 2 rose, 1 blue), $20 for all. 403-346-0674 403-314-9603

RIVERSIDE MEADOWS

Please apply with resume to: qmacaulay@reddeeradvocate.com or call 403-314-4302 and speak with Grant.

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Truckers/ Drivers

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Misc. Help

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 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc. Call Roger 403-348-1060

Escorts

1165

Massage Therapy

1280

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Misc. Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 GARAGE DOOR SERVICE. Save 50%. All yard & bobcat services, junk/tree/snow removal. 403-358-1614

Misc. Services

1290

SNOW blowing, junk/metal p/u, odd jobs 403-885-5333

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888 LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations. 403-342-7801.

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS

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

WORLD

SATURDAY, DEC. 13, 2014

Storms trigger mudflows and evacuations SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BRIEF Fire Department: 3 people transported to hospital after Portland, Oregon, high school shooting PORTLAND, Ore. — Firefighters say they have taken three people to the hospital after a shooting at a Portland, Oregon, high school. Fire Bureau spokesman Terry Foster said Friday he didn’t have information about the conditions of the three people or whether all were gunshot victims. Police earlier reported that there were at least two victims at the Rosemary Anderson High School. They said one or more suspects fled. The north Portland school serves at-risk students who were expelled or dropped out, are homeless or are single parents. The enrolment is about 190 students.

Thailand princess, in line to become queen, relinquishes royal title BANGKOK — The woman who was in line to become Thailand’s next queen has relinquished her royal title following revelations last month that several members of her family were detained in a highprofile corruption scandal. A brief statement from the palace’s Royal Gazette that was made public late Friday said Princess Srirasm, the wife of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, had asked permission to give up her royal status. The statement gave no reason for the move, but said 87-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej had approved the request. Srirasm has been married to Vajiralongkorn since 2001. The couple have a 9-year-old son who could potentially have become king himself one day since Vajiralongkorn is the current heir to the throne. Last month, Vajiralongkorn asked the government to strip several members of Srirasm’s family of their royally-issued surname after they had been detained along with several police officers in a corruption investigation. They are facing charges ranging from bribery to extortion and using the monarchy’s name for personal benefit.

Landslide caused by heavy rains in Indonesia kills 3 people; 107 missing JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers struggled to reach more than 100 people missing Saturday after a landslide triggered by torrential rains buried houses in a hilly district on Indonesia’s main island of Java. At least three bodies were pulled from the mud, a disaster official said. About 105 houses were swept away by mud gushing down the hills late Friday into Jemblung village in Banjarnegara district of Central Java province, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. He said rescuers retrieved at least three bodies from a mound of mud late Friday and brought 38 injured villagers to a hospital, four of them in critical condition. Hundreds of rescuers, including police, soldiers and residents, were digging through the debris with their bare hands, shovels and hoes for 107 people still missing. They were later helped by tractors and bulldozers arriving in the district.

North Carolina man sentenced to 2 years for writing $58,000 in bad checks for postage stamps NORFOLK, Va. —- Perhaps Javorick Alexander Moore has a really long Christmas card list. Or a lot of pen pals. The 40-year-old Greensboro, North Carolina, man was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for bank fraud after writing more than $58,000 in bad checks for postage stamps. Documents filed in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia, say Moore opened a checking account and deposited about $5,000 before visiting several post offices in Virginia and North Carolina to stockpile stamps. He also spent about $5,000 at office supply and clothing stores.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Elton William Gallegly, former U.S. Representative last serving California’s 24th congressional district, is escorted Sgt. Joe Galante, with the sheriff’s department, in Camarillo Springs, Calif., on Friday. Mountainsides stripped bare by a wildfire last year sent a damaging debris flow into the Ventura County community of Camarillo Springs. Utility crews were restoring electricity to the 50,000 customers who lost it in areas served by Southern California Edison and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

The storm system has been blamed for two deaths in Oregon, thousands of power outages in Washington and flooded roadways in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Young activists at UN climate talks in Lima passionate, frustrated BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LIMA, Peru — The increasingly hostile climate predicted by scientists — rising seas, crippling droughts, ever-stronger super storms — is the looming nightmare that drives a contingent of young environmental activists that has been seeking to make a mark on U.N. climate talks. The largely 20-somethings agitating for urgent collective action to curb global warming account for a few hundred at best of the 12,500 people accredited to attend the Lima negotiations. They include activists, journalists for green news media and UN workers and they are passionate about swaying government negotiators. It is their generation, after all, that will bear the burden of a runaway climate. The Lima talks are supposed to lay the groundwork for a global climate pact in Paris next year. But they have disappointed most young activists, who want faster progress. Jim Shultz, 57, a lifelong political activist who runs the left-leaning Democracy Center non-profit from Bolivia, compared the impact of climate change on the young to that of the Vietnam war on an earlier generation. “You and I are going to be in the ground when the science fiction stuff starts happening,” said Shultz, a Californian. “They are going to be raising their kids.” A glance at some of the young voices: Maria Escalante is broad-shouldered, ruddycheeked and prone to direct action. “It is our lives they’re playing with,” the 23-yearold Colombian says of the negotiators. She was expelled from last year’s climate talks in Poland for holding high a banner that read “How

Many More Lives?” in a conference hall. It was a reference to Typhoon Haiyan, that was in the midst of claiming more than 10,000 lives in the Philippines. Some say there’s a good chance climate change was a factor. After her Warsaw stunt, it took a letter from the Group of 77 developing nations to get Escalante credentials for the Lima talks. She had to sign a code of conduct that sharply restricts where she can stage protests. Escalante, who belongs to the youth group “Earth in Brackets,” stands apart from the smartly dressed delegates with her white T-shirt, jeans and nose ring. She believes it is important to attend the talks to understand the process and explain it to others, but feels excluded: “We don’t have enough space to make a difference.” Hamish McKenzie grew up during the greatest drought in recorded Australian history. “We say of young Australians today that we don’t know what green grass looks like because everything is just yellow and prickly and everyone gets sore feet when you run on it,” says the 23-year-old Melbourne native. The human costs were high: bush fire deaths, a spike in farmer suicides, costly desalination plants. “We used to shower with buckets underneath our feet to save water,” he said McKenzie says he’s pained that so many of his countrymen won’t connect the dots between the extreme weather and greenhouse gas emissions. He was among hundreds of thousands who took to the streets to protest parliament’s July vote that made Australia the first developed nation to repeal a tax on carbon emissions, the main source of manmade warming. Heavily reliant on coal, Australia is among the world’s largest per-capita carbon polluters.

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LOS ANGELES — A soaking storm swept into Southern California, triggering several mudslides, flooding streets and cutting power to tens of thousands Friday after lashing the rest of the state with much-needed rain. The deluge from the storm’s intense, earlymorning arrival caused part of a hillside about 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles to give way. Debris brushed aside concrete barriers crews had set up on the slope and surrounded about a dozen homes with silt, sticks and rocks as large as a couch. In several backyards, the muck was piled up to the roofline. The force was so great that two large earthmovers used to set up barriers were swept down to the street, with one nearly buried. Damage in Southern California mainly was minor, and there were no reported deaths tied to the storm. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel rescued two people from the storm-swollen Los Angeles River. Fire officials pulled a body from a concrete flood channel, though the cause of death wasn’t clear. While the rain was welcome, experts say California needs many more such storms to pull out of a drought lasting three years. Of immediate concern were hillsides, which loom over some neighbourhoods. Though the fast-moving storm was projected to clear out east and reach Nevada and Arizona later in the day, the risk remained that sodden topsoil no longer held in place by roots could give way. In Camarillo, mandatory evacuations were ordered for 124 homes, and some people needed help leaving because of property damage, Ventura County sheriff’s Capt. Don Aguilar said. Forty people came to an evacuation centre, and two went to the hospital with minor medical issues, Red Cross spokesman Tom Horan said.

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