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A re-creation of the bomb that police believe killed a disabled single mother ignited large fireballs and the blast shockwave tore through plywood in test detonations shown to a jury. Victoria Shachtay died on Nov. 25, 2011, after opening a Christmas gift bag disguising a bomb. Brian Malley, 57, of Innisfail is charged with firstdegree murder and is on trial in Red Deer Court of

Queen’s Bench. In their investigation into the death of Shachtay in Innisfail, the RCMP explosive disposal unit created three pipe bombs similar to the one that killed the 23-year-old woman, hoping to find how much gunpowder was used in the deadly blast. Cpl. Greg Baird, a member of the bomb unit, testified on Tuesday in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench

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about his role in the investigation. On scene, he sifted through the debris of the explosion that killed Shachtay, in hopes to find left over bomb fragments. Baird said they were able to re-assemble the bomb from fragments found on scene. They determined it to be a six-inch long, two-inch wide steel pipe with threading at either end, called a nipple. A five-mm-wide hole was drilled into the pipe, where the detonator was put in to ignite the gunpowder.

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BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF A group of Central Alberta landowners fear power line construction crews are spreading clubroot in their fields. About 20 owners of farmland from Benalto to the Dickson Dam area met last fall to discuss their concerns. Innisfail-area property owner Kurt Kure said about half a dozen farmers have found clubroot and they believe it is linked to the large amount of construction traffic created by the project to build a 500-kilvolt power line through from Edmonton to Calgary. Some also fear that helicopters used in the massive project may be blowing clubroot spores from one field to another. Kure said a second meeting is being organized in coming weeks and the plan is to take their concerns to the province’s Alberta Surface Rights Board. The power line project is creating a large amount of traffic onto area farm fields. Kure, whose family owns two quarter sections in the Dickson Dam area, said there were about 100 different vehicles coming and going from their property last fall. While contractors are supposed to clean equipment before travelling from one field to another, Kure doubts it is effective. “In the end, it’s not enough.” Contractors test for clubroot infestations. But testing rarely proves effective in catching the problem, he believes. AltaLink spokesman Peter Brodsky said they have “very specific protocols” for their employees and contractors to guard against the spread of any noxious weeds. “What we do is we expect all our employees and contractors to not only manually look around their vehicle for any possible infestation, but we keep washing stations at different areas along the worksite,” he said. Those allow crews to clean vehicles and other equipment before moving to another property. “All contractors and all employees are expected to abide by those protocols.” Brodsky said he is not aware of any reports that noxious weeds, including clubroot, have been spread by power line crews. “If that was brought to our attention, we would certainly investigate that.”

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Book on history of eugenics in Alberta a cautionary tale: author BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF A new book on the history of eugenics in Alberta takes aim at Michener Centre. A Special Hell: Institutional Life in Alberta’s Eugenic Years, was 15 years in the making for its author, University of Lethbridge professor Claudia Malacrida. Malacrida looks at the Alberta Sexual Sterilization Act, in place from 1928 to 1972. It led to the involuntarily sterilization of 2,800 people with developmental disabilities or mental disorders, many of

whom were institutionalized at Michener Centre. Malacrida, who is also chair of the university’s Sociology Department, said her 320-page book is a cautionary tale. “I regularly encounter young people who have come through Alberta’s public education system who have no idea this happened in their neighbourhood — none. And I think that’s shameful. I believe in the Santayana-kind-of-dictum — those who don’t know about history are doomed to repeat it,” Malacrida said on Monday.

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF An Innisfail landowner trying to block the building of a transmission tower on his property will get his day in court this spring. Kurt Kure is seeking a judicial review of a Right of Entry Order issued by the province’s Surface Rights Board. The order allows AltaLink to go ahead and position a tower on Kure’s land located just downstream of the Dickson Dam. If allowed to go ahead, the tower will ruin a site he has picked out for a new home for his wife and 11 children, said Kure. The engineering consultant is fighting the Right of Entry Order on the grounds the Surface Rights Board overstepped its jurisdiction because the 350-km transmission line being built to link power generators at Genessee, southwest of Edmonton, to Langdon, east of Calgary, will ultimately serve as an interprovincial and export line. The Surface Rights Board only has authority over power lines for the province. AltaLink, which will build and operate the $1.3-billion line, has repeatedly assured that the line is meant only to reinforce aging transmission infrastructure in a fast-growing province. Kure’s lawyer, Donald Bur of Toronto, made his case before Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Kirk Sisson in a September hearing. Sisson decided there were grounds to take the case before a three-judge Court of Appeal panel. The hearing is expected to take place in April or May, depending on the availability of representatives for the Surface Rights Board. Judges are also expected to hear from a lawyer representing a Carstairs landowner with a similar complaint during the same hearing, said Kure.

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MALLEY: Gunpowder found at home In 2013, members of the bomb unit built three versions of the bomb and detonated them at a safe location. Baird said they used a different detonator from what they believe was used in the bomb that killed Shachtay. They used an “electric match,” which he said is safer than the exposed light bulb filament that police allege Malley used. Baird testified that he found several ways to use the light bulb filament as a detonator, but they did not use it in their tests for safety reasons. The test bombs were filled with 114 grams, 225 grams and 290 grams of gunpowder. All were filled using Alliant blue dot double smokeless gunpowder, the same powder seized at Malley’s residence. The bombs were detonated and the debris was studied by Baird. Of the three bombs detonated, the closest to matching the one that killed Shachtay was the one filled with the most gunpowder. That blast created the fragment size most comparable to the deadly bomb. Jurors were shown video of the three test explosions. Baird narrated the blast, which started with a fireball and included a blast wave that rocked the nearby witness board — a three-quarter-inch sheet of plywood stationed 18 inches from the bomb. Baird said the distance was chosen to reflect Shachtay’s distance from the bomb. The blast wave on the bomb with the most gunpowder split the plywood in half lengthwise. Extra precautions were necessary in the creation of the test bombs. Baird said that even a loose gunpowder grain in the threads of the nipple could ignite from the friction caused by trying to screw an end cap on. Jamie Clifford, manager of Wolverine guns and tackle, testified to the components needed to reload shotgun shells. Police verified that Malley purchased one bottle

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Image Dental Care dental assistant Jacki Huss demonstrates the proper tooth brushing technique to four Grade 2 classes at Holy Family School in Red Deer on Tuesday. As part of Image Dental’s Brush to Win program dental assistants from the business are travelling to schools throughout the city to promote healthy oral hygiene. As part of the program two students will be chosen to win piggy banks containing 30 loonies. At the end of the school year, two schools will be chosen to win $200 each. of Alliant blue dot double smokeless gunpowder from the store in 2011. Clifford said if gunpowder was being purchased to reload shotgun shells, one would also need a press, a die to deprime existing shells, a shuck, primer, wad, powder and the contents of the shot they were attempting to load the shell with. RCMP Cpl. Mike Moulds, who was part of the May 25, 2012, search of Malley’s residence, said police did not find a press or any other item associated with reloading a shotgun shell — only the gunpowder. Malley, who was Shachtay’s financial advisor, is accused of killing her to “cut his losses.” Shachtay was paralyzed in a 2004 car crash. Court was told earlier that she invested $575,000 of her 2007 settlement with Malley, but by 2011 that money was gone. The trial continues today in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench and is scheduled for several weeks. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

EUGENICS: Complaints of sterilization today She said today in the United States there are complaints of sterilization of black women in prison. Malacrida has also done research into informal practices that exist now to discourage people with disabilities from becoming parents, for example putting girls on birth control as soon as they start their periods. “The idea to improve human kind is still very much with us as though we could erase certain kinds of people, certain kinds of disorders, or certain kinds of problems by managing who gets to have kids and who doesn’t.” Malacrida interviewed former residents and staff at Michener Centre, and examined Alberta Eugenic Board and Michener Centre archival records. A Special Hell was released a few days ago and is available on Amazon. “It really is a history of the way things were at Michener Centre, from the ’60s to the late ’80s. Certainly the picture that arose from people’s stories and from the institutional record, I don’t think anyone

would think it was a nice place to be.” Malacrida said the relationship between Michener Centre and the eugenics board was “really tight.” The board regularly met at Michener Centre and Michener administration also sat in on meetings. The actions of the four-member Alberta Eugenics Board, which recommended people for sterilization, came under public scrutiny in 1995 with a successful lawsuit against the Alberta government for wrongful sterilization. Court challenges from sterilization resulted in the province paying out more than $130 million in compensation to almost 800 people by 1999. She said conditions at Michener Centre may have changed, but she challenged its continued existence. “If there is a box, somebody will want to fill it.” A reading for A Special Hell: Institutional Life in Alberta’s Eugenic Years will be held on Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Dr. Foster James Penny Building at the University of Lethbridge, PB200-324 5th St. South. For more information about A Special Hell, visit www.utppublishing.com. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

CLUBROOT: Growing problem Testing is also done, usually during the reclamation portion of the project. If problems are identified, other measures such as spraying programs will be undertaken. Clubroot is a growing problem in Alberta and is infecting more fields in Central Alberta every year. First discovered in canola fields northwest of Edmonton in Sturgeon County in 2003, clubroot has spread quickly. It continues to march south at about 30 km a year with Red Deer, Stettler and Lacombe Counties already affected in Central Alberta. The disease affects the roots, mostly of canola plants, reducing yields. Last year, Red Deer County found eight fields with clubroot, bringing the total found so far to 16. Lacombe County found 28 infected fields last year, bringing its total to 58 fields since 2008. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Blakeman eyes Liberal leadership SEEKS TO UNITE PROGRESSIVES BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta Liberal Laurie Blakeman says she is open to becoming interim party leader, and if she gets the job, she wants to work to unite the centre-left to fight the Jim Prentice Tory juggernaut. “I’m trying to figure out if I could offer the Liberal and perhaps other progressive voters a viable option for the coming election,” Blakeman said Tuesday in an interview. “I’d have to be taking a plan to the (Liberal party) board and having them approve it or get behind it. “I’m just trying to figure out if I can do that right now.” The Liberal party board meets Sunday in Calgary to decide how to fill the leadership void left after leader Raj Sherman stepped down Monday. The timing is critical. Premier Jim Prentice has not ruled out calling an early election this spring despite a law mandating it be held in 2016. The Tories are fast-tracking candidate nominations for an election call expected in mid to lateMarch. The Liberals only have two MLAs in their fivemember caucus running again — Blakeman and David Swann in Calgary. Darshan Kang and Kent Hehr are running federally while Sherman won’t run again. Two parties — the Liberals and the Wildrose party — also don’t have permanent leaders. Heather Forsyth took over the interim job after

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in the Oct. 27 byelection in Calgary-Elbow. Blakeman said the Alberta Party has momentum. “They’ve got a lot of great ideas. Their policy is very similar to ours,” said Blakeman. “They certainly walked off with a whole bunch of our volunteers. And they’re doing a bit better in fundraising than we are, so I’ll be talking to them.” Clark said he’s open to sitting down with Blakeman and Notley if she expresses an interest. “I have a lot of respect for Laurie Blakeman and a lot of Liberals,” said Clark. “If we can find common ground on values, then I’m certainly open to talking about ways of working together.” Clark said the Alberta Party will begin nominating candidates on Feb. 1 and while they would like to have a full slate of 87 are focusing on “quality over quantity.” Blakeman, who represents Edmonton-Centre, has made a name for herself fighting on such high profile issues as gay-straight alliances in schools. She ran against Sherman for the party leadership in 2011 and lost. On Tuesday, she said she is not interested in becoming the permanent Liberal leader, saying the party needs fresh faces, but she wouldn’t rule it out altogether. “There are so many variables at this point, (but) if I was serving as interim leader and if I went into a campaign and if I came out of it spectacularly, well, that’s telling me something,” she said.

So far this month former cabinet ministers Doug Griffiths and Doug Horner have resigned and Fred Horne announced he won’t run again. Tories Mary Anne Jablonski and Donna Kennedy-Glans have also said they won’t seek re-election. Lukaszuk said he would never consider crossing the floor to another party and feels there are many PC members who share his values. He said if he wins the PC nomination and is reelected in the next provincial vote he will be ready to serve wherever he can do the most good. In the 2012 provincial election he won the Edmonton-Castle Downs constituency with more than 52 per cent of the vote. “If I am in cabinet I would be thrilled to assist our premier and our government in making good decisions, but if I am not, this is not an ego issue.”

which is described as a dark grey 1993 Chevrolet CK2500 with a GMC grill and tailgate with chrome side panels with white tape in a Union Jack design on the back window. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating as well. “At some point during this incident, shots were fired at the vehicle by an RCMP officer. The pursuit continued until the vehicle stopped. The suspect vehicle contained two men who were both arrested and taken to the local detachment,” ASIRT said in a release. “The ASIRT investigation will focus on the circumstances surrounding the conduct of the officer in firing a service weapon.”

RCMP officer shoots gun during chase after liquor break and enter LLOYDMINSTER — A Mountie fired several shots at a pickup truck after a liquor store break-in in eastern Alberta. RCMP say it happened early Tuesday in Lloydminster when they answered the call. Officers identified two pickup trucks they say were connected to the crime, and a spike belt was put down to stop the first vehicle. RCMP say something happened at the spike belt that caused the officer to shoot his service pistol, but wouldn’t give details add no one was hurt. Two men, a 20-year-old from Lloydminster and a 29-year-old from Onion Lake, Sask., have been arrested. Police are still searching for a second vehicle

NDP announces tour to hear from residents on next budget and low oil EDMONTON — The New Democrats are hitting the road to get their own take on what Albertans want Premier Jim Prentice to do given the collapse in oil prices. NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she wants to make sure that all voices are heard, not just those who want to cut budgets. Prentice and his MLAs are currently visiting communities to get feedback on how to keep the economy going despite low oil prices that have sucked billions of dollars from the treasury. Prentice has said almost everything is on the table, including the wages of Alberta’s public-sector workers. The NDP tour begins Wednesday in Medicine Hat and will include former leader Brian Mason.

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EDMONTON — Former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk says he will seek re-election despite not being reappointed to cabinet last fall after losing the party leadership to Premier Jim Prentice. Lukaszuk says he will seek the Progressive Conservative party nomination again in EdmontonCastle Downs, a seat he has won in four provincial elections since 2001. The party has not set a date for the nomination meeting, but Lukaszuk says he is already selling PC party memberships just in case he is challenged. Lukaszuk quit cabinet last May to seek the party leadership, and has served as minister of employment, education and advanced education over the years. He says he considers himself to be a “progressive” progressive conservative, and looks forward to continue speaking his mind. Lukaszuk says there will be many new members of the legislature after the next election and the government will need some veterans. “Considering how many members are actually leaving politics — senior hard-working, experienced MLAs, I think this government and this caucus will benefit from some of the experience I bring to the table,” he said Tuesday.

Wildrose leader Danielle Smith shepherded a massive nine-member floor crossing to Premier Prentice’s Tories in December. That move, coupled with other defections, has reduced the right-centre Wildrose to a five-member shell of its former self and raised concerns the reinvigorated Tories will steamroll over three splintered centre-left parties in the snap election. Earlier Tuesday, NDP Leader Rachel Notley said her members have voted overwhelmingly in the past against merging with the Liberals. Notley said they hope to woo all progressives into the NDP tent. “There’s a tremendous opportunity for folks to find a home in our party that they’re comfortable with, people that are looking for a modern, progressive, forward-looking Alberta,” said Notley. Told about Notley’s comments, Blakeman said, “Fair enough. “There’s no point trying to merge with the NDs if they don’t want to merge with you. That doesn’t strike me as a good use of time.” However, Blakeman said she wants to sit down with the Alberta Party. The Alberta Party is a centrist alternative that eschews left-right labels in favour of pragmatic solutions. It ran 38 of a possible 87 candidates in the 2012 election, took 1.3 per cent of the popular vote and failed to win a seat. However, party leader Greg Clark finished a strong second to PC cabinet minister Gordon Dirks

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Tories in policy limbo GOVERNMENT VULNERABLE, BUT OPPOSITION CAN’T OFFER ANY BETTER PLANS Be it noted that the first issue the House of Commons dealt with in 2015 pertained to the fallout of the Senate scandal. Under a private member’s bill introduced by New Brunswick Conservative MP John Williamson, a parliamentarian found guilty of defrauding the government, breach of trust, or any of anothCHANTAL er 20 related ofHÉBERT fences over the course of his or her tenure would lose his or her federal pension benefits. The bill was the first item on Monday’s order paper. It could be law before a verdict is rendered in the trial of suspended Sen. Mike Duffy later this year. Short of being a fly on the wall of the Conservative war room, one can only speculate as to how much the upcoming return to the fore of this messy affair influenced the government’s

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thinking on how best to fill the few months remaining in the life of this Parliament. What is certain is that the agenda of the sitting that started on Monday is lopsided. By pushing the federal budget from its usual late winter slot unto April, the government will be bringing it down just as the Duffy trial is getting underway. Unless Finance Minister Joe Oliver wants to present his first (and only?) budget on April Fool’s Day, it will either come in the very last hours before the two-week Easter adjournment on April 2 or towards the end of the month. Canada’s six-month mission against Islamic extremists in Iraq will also come up for renewal or termination in April. On Monday, Conservative House leader Peter Van Loan said a decision on the way forward could be two months away. In short, as far as the government is concerned, MPs — and Canadians — will have to wait until the dying days of the mandate to be appraised of Conservative intentions on these two topof-mind issues. Between now and then, there will

be lots of space in the parliamentary window to showcase the new anti-terrorism legislation the government will introduce on Friday. Conservative strategists see the security file as a winning one for their party. Last fall’s Parliament Hill shooting was followed by a modest rise in the party’s polling fortunes. But the security debate is no substitute for an up-to-date federal fiscal road map. On paper, loading the back end of the last sitting of the Commons makes strategic sense for the ruling Conservatives, regardless of the timing of the Duffy trial. In practice though, it is not a risk-free choice for the government. Party apparatchiks are already immersed in pre-election manoeuvring and so is a parliamentary media that cannot stop itself from gaming the next campaign — in part for lack of much else to get excited about. Most voters, on the other hand, have yet to tune in. But the government’s decision to shovel the major policy debates of this sitting forward has left it more vulnerable than usual to opposition attacks on some of the key issues of the next campaign. On Monday, both the NDP and the Liberals rushed to fill the policy vacu-

um left by the government on the budget and the anti-ISIL coalition fronts. Thomas Mulcair wanted to know how a mission that was supposed to be limited to airstrikes and troop training was finding Canadian soldiers in the line of fire on the ground in Iraq. Justin Trudeau asked how last fall’s optimistic budget numbers held up in light of the sharp drop in oil-related revenues. The NDP called for a fiscal update ASAP. With the prime minister attending the funeral of slain Alberta RCMP Const. David Wynn, this was a day when the government could have used the skills of the late Jim Flaherty to fend off opposition allegations that it was beating a disorderly retreat back to the fiscal drawing board. With a later-than-usual budget and a post-Easter debate on the followup to the mission in Iraq, the government can hope to deprive the opposition parties of as much policy oxygen as possible as the actual election gets nearer. But until then, the price to pay for that approach is to place the Conservatives on the defensive daily on the top files in the government’s in-tray. Chantal Hébert is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer.

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Where’s the commitment to defeating ISIL? Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was in London last week, telling the Western media how helpful Ankara was being in the struggle against the terrorist “Islamic State” that has emerged in northern Syria and Iraq. Turkey is doing everything it can, he said — although, of course, “We cannot put troops everywhere on the border.” Turkey’s open border has become a sore point with its Western allies, who suspect that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is deliberately allowing a steady flow of recruits and supplies to Islamic State because he still wants the Sunni rebels, most of whom are jihadi extremists, to overthrow Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s Shia ruler. (Erdogan is no jihadi, but he is a devout and GWYNNE militant Sunni Islamist.) DYER But Erdogan’s motives are irrelevant, because Turkey simply cannot put troops everywhere on its 820-km border with Syria. Or so says Ahmet Davutoglu, and only an enemy of Turkey (or somebody with a grasp of basic mathematics) would say otherwise. I am no enemy of Turkey, but I can do basic arithmetic. If you stationed Turkish troops along the entire length of the Syrian border at 10-metre intervals — that’s enough for a machine-gun nest every 50 metres — it would take about 82,000 soldiers to cover the entire 820 km. The strength of the Turkish army (never mind the navy and air force) is 315,000 soldiers. Maybe Turkey doesn’t have that many machine-

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guns, but it’s not a poor country, and machine-guns are quite cheap on the international market. Or maybe it would prefer to use some other equipment instead: a good fence and some motion-detectors would help. But the main requirement is manpower, and not very highly skilled manpower at that. The Turkish army has a few other jobs, but not any highpriority ones. Even if you allow for frequent rotation of the soldiers manning the border, it would take much less than half the strength of the Turkish army to shut the border to foreign fighters. Maybe a few jihadis would still get through, but the vast majority wouldn’t. The only reason Ankara doesn’t shut the border is that it doesn’t really want to. Cutting off the flow of jihadi volunteers to Syria would not greatly change the local military balance: ISIL uses them mostly as mere cannon-fodder. The point is that Turkey is not fully committed to the destruction of Islamic State, and indeed will give ISIL deniable help in order to further the goal of a Sunni victory in Syria, despite being part a “coalition of the willing” that is nominally dedicated to destroying ISIL. The same goes for Saudi Arabia, although it has sent some token aircraft to bomb ISIL. Riyadh tries to prevent any Saudi citizens from going to fight for ISIL, and it certainly does not want the ISIL brand of radicalism to come to the kingdom. Indeed, Saudi Arabia has already started building a 900-km hightech wall along its border with Iraq to stop ISIL activists from entering the country. But it is not a long way from the Wahhabi brand of Sunni Islam that is promoted by Saudi Arabia to the “takfiri-salafist” doctrines espoused by the ISIL militants. Saudi private individuals have been a major source of financing for IS, and until recently Riyadh

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just turned a blind eye to it. Even now, Saudi Arabia doesn’t want Islamic State destroyed if that means Assad gets to stay in power in Syria. Then there’s Iran. In Iraq, where Islamic State controls half the country’s territory and threatens a Shia-dominated regime, Iran and the United States are fighting almost side-by-side to defend Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s government. (They don’t actually talk to each other, but they each tell the Iraqis where they are planning to bomb so there are no collisions over the target areas.) But next-door, in Syria, it’s different. Iran has sent troops, weapons and money to defend Bashar al-Assad’s regime, while the United States is still pledged to overthrow it. They both see Islamic State (which controls about a third of Syria’s territory) as an enemy, but Washington still believes that it can create some other, more “moderate” army of Sunni rebels that will eventually take Assad down. And Russia, of course, still supplies Assad with weapons, money and diplomatic support — but despite its own difficulties with jihadi rebels back home in the North Caucasus, Moscow is not participating in the military campaign against Islamic State. Its quarrel with the United States over Ukraine is too fierce to permit that degree of cooperation elsewhere. And so on, and so forth. Not one of the major outside powers that is opposed to Islamic State in principle has a clear strategy for fighting it, nor are they willing to cooperate with one another. So ISIL will survive, at least for some years to come, despite the horrors it inflicts on the innocent people under its control. It may even expand a bit more, though the end of the siege of Kobane shows that it is far from unstoppable. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist.

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CANADA BRIEF Winnipeg under boil-water advisory Winnipeg has expanded a boil-water advisory to the entire city because of positive tests for potentially harmful bacteria. The city says the move is just precautionary after six water samples showed the presence of E. coli and coliform at low levels earlier today. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority initially said the advisory only applied to the area of the city east of the Red River. City officials say the advisory was expanded to the whole city out of an abundance of caution. Residents are being told to bring their water to a boil for at least one minute before using it to drink, make food or infant formula or brushing teeth. But it is not necessary to boil tap water for other household purposes, such as laundry or washing dishes. Adults and children who can avoid swallowing water can use it to bathe.

Shot B.C. Mountie recovering: wife KAMLOOPS, B.C. — There may finally be relief from the pain and suffering forced on the Michaud family when their RCMP husband and father was shot during a traffic stop in British Columbia’s Interior. Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud’s wife, Colleen, said in a statement issued Tuesday that her husband is expected to overcome the injuries he sustained Dec. 3, 2014, in Kamloops. Her update follows the recent shooting of two Alberta Mounties, and serves as part public thank you to the city and force that supported her and part condolence letter to the families of the RCMP officers involved in the shooting in St. Albert, Alta. “Jean-Rene has endured many surgeries, countless complications with setbacks, and will still have a long road to recovery; but he has shown courage and strength every step of the way,” she said. “We are finally feeling confident that he will overcome his substantial injuries, and we are hoping he will be medically stable enough to transport back to Royal Inland Hospital shortly.”

Canadians OK with special forces killing ISIL extremists: PM OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his opposition rivals are offside with most Canadians when they criticize the military’s repeated firefights with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Harper is responding to question period attacks by both the NDP and Liberals, who say the Conservatives misled people about the extent to which Canada’s special forces troops would be involved in combat in northern Iraq. At the outset, Harper and top military commander Gen. Tom Lawson made it clear the elite trainers would not accompany Kurdish fighters into battle, but would instead stay behind the lines to give advise and instruction. In a statement last week, Lawson said the mission had since “evolved,” but the prime minister brushed that contradiction aside today, saying it’s clear the opposition parties don’t support the mission.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — While people across the Maritimes hunkered down during Tuesday’s powerful winter storm, Helen and Barry Gibb took in the snowy scenery on the mostly deserted streets of downtown Halifax. Bundled up in hats and scarves, the couple from Liverpool, N.S., were trapped in the city by the storm and decided to get some exercise, so they braved the stiff winds and heavy snow. “We’re roughing it at the Prince George (Hotel),” Helen Gibb said with a laugh. “We’re stranded. The roads were going to be too bad. So we went for a walk. It’s beautiful. Nothing’s open, but it’s beautiful. “The city looks so pretty and it’s so quiet.” Tuesday’s blizzard cancelled flights and closed schools, government offices and universities throughout the Maritimes as it moved north. Environment Canada issued blizzard warnings for Prince Edward Island, southeastern New Brunswick and most of Nova Scotia, along with a mix of freezing rain, wind and snowfall warnings for Newfoundland. It said the highest wind gusts were recorded at 125 kilometres an hour in southwestern Nova Scotia and Moncton, N.B., got the most snow, with 30 centimetres late in the afternoon as the snowfall tapered off. Meteorologist Linda Libby said she doesn’t expect the system to move out of the area

completely until Wednesday evening. “It’s a big storm,” she said from Charlottetown. Officials throughout the region urged people not to drive, warning of near-zero visibility caused by wind gusts. In Fredericton, cab driver Bud Munn said poor visibility in the blowing and drifting snow was his biggest concern. “You can’t be bumper to bumper,” Munn said as he waited for his next fare outside a downtown hotel. “You’ve got to give yourself some space and time.” Some cities took their buses off the road and Highway 104, the four-lane link between Truro in Nova Scotia and the New Brunswick border, was closed to traffic for a few hours Tuesday afternoon. The private company responsible for operating the TransCanada Highway between Fredericton and Moncton also advised drivers to stay off the road with visibility limited to 30 or 40 metres in places. Ross Mathers, the general manager of MRDC, said plows had trouble staying ahead of the storm. “The problem is we’ve slowed down so much because of the visibility, we can’t do our normal speeds and that just causes us more problems, and then the wind comes by and whatever we’ve plowed over seems to be pushing it back in,” Mathers said.

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An eco-friendly way to wrap ABEEGO BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Toni Desrosiers is changing how food is kept fresh, one kitchen at a time. The former Olds resident is convincing people to shun traditional plastic wraps and containers in favour of organic cotton and hemp sheets infused with beeswax, tree resin and jojoba oil. “Basically, we manufacture a reusable beeswax food wrap,” said Desrosiers, who now lives in Victoria. “You would use it to wrap up cheese, package your fresh herbs, cover your bowls — much in the same way that you would conventional plastic wrap or wax paper.” But her product, which is called Abeego, is washable and reusable. In production since 2008, it’s currently sold in more than 300 stores across Canada and the United States, as well as online. “We have a number of large accounts inquiring,” added Desrosiers, who has two distributors in Canada pushing Abeego. The idea of storing food in a natural, reusable wrap probably appeals to many for environmental reasons. However, there are other practical benefits from using Abeego. For one thing, it allows the contents to “breathe,” said Desrosiers. “All living foods — like your cheeses, your fresh vegetables, your fresh herbs — they all emit gas as they are expiring. In a breathable package that gas can escape rather than get trapped in the package and turn into moisture

that actually increases the spoilage rate.” She added that Abeego can slow the deterioration of food in other ways. “Beeswax has a natural antibacterial quality and it’s a natural preservative,” said Desrosiers, adding that tree resin, jojoba oil and hemp also have antifungal or antimicrobial properties. It was a desire to find a natural way to store food that put her on the path to Abeego about seven years ago. Desrosiers, who attended school in Olds from Grade 6 to high school, as well as during a couple of earlier grades, obtained training in natural nutrition. She began researching alternatives to plastic wrap, and soon was working with beeswax. To overcome its brittleness and low melting point, she started adding other ingredients and soon had a usable product. “I actually started selling it within six months of designing it.” Those sales occurred at Victoria markets, where eco-friendly consumers and tourists were eager to give Abeego a try. A strong and growing customer base resulted, allowing Desrosiers to build her business into a thriving enterprise that currently employs five. Its payroll swells further during the busy summer season, with Desrosiers’ husband Colin Johnston also helping out. Production ramps up to about 6,000 sheets a month during peak periods, and revenues have jumped 40 per cent in each of the last two years. Last year, Desrosiers was chosen to represent British Columbia in the Business Development Bank of Canada’s Young Entrepreneur Awards. She finished second nationally, earning her $25,000.

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PSAC revises drilling forecast BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR When the Petroleum Services Association of Canada issued its 2015 forecast last October, the price of West Texas intermediate crude was down to US$82 a barrel. But the industry association adopted a relatively positive outlook, predicting that oil would average $95 in 2015 and producers would drill 10,100 wells during the year — about 10 per cent fewer than in 2014. PSAC had discarded its rosecoloured glasses by Tuesday, when it announced a revised forecast that assumes $57 oil and projects that just 7,650 wells will be drilled this year — a nearly one-third drop from the 2014 count of 11,255 wells. “It’s like throwing darts,” said PSAC president and CEO Mark Salkeld of the challenge of guessing where oil prices are headed. But his organization is now resigned to the fact that 2015 will bring corporate and personal pain to the oilpatch. “There is enormous pressure on services companies to cut costs even in the face of slim margins,” said Salkeld. Those cuts are likely to become apparent during the traditionally slow second quarter, when spring breakup forces many producers out of the field.

PSAC Spring Conference 2015 cancelled A major Red Deer conference has fallen victim to tumbling oil prices. The Petroleum Services Association of Canada’s Spring Conference has been cancelled for 2015, confirmed PSAC president Mark Salkeld. Held annually in Red Deer, the two-day conference consisted of a trade show and presentations on a variety of industry topics. Salkeld said current economic conditions would have made attendance at the show difficult for PSAC members struggling to cut costs. For many, participation requires expenditures for travel, accommodation and other incidentals, he said. “They’ll still spend a bunch of money on training in-house, but anything kind of discretionary they’re looking at.” PSAC has also decided to not increase its membership fees this year.

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Baker Hughes employees work on a coil tubing truck in the company’s Red Deer yard on Tuesday. The oil services giant announced last week that it will lay off 7,000 workers worldwide, with some of these cuts expected to occur in Canada. But warm weather may not be the trigger for reduced activity this year, he suggested. “We won’t be shutting it down because of road bans; we’ll be shutting it down because of budget cuts.”

It’s impossible to quantify the potential job losses, said Salkeld, whose organization’s members employ about 70,000 people.

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Feds still have budget options despite oil slump BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — With a few strategic tweaks, the Harper government can still fulfil its promise to balance the books even as low oil prices blow a multibillion-dollar hole in federal finances, the parliamentary budget office says. The budget watchdog released a new analysis Tuesday confirming what analysts and economists have been saying for weeks: Finance Minister

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WRAP: New markets Now 35, she continues to look for new markets and opportunities. Desrosiers recently handed out Abeego wraps to celebrities at a Golden Globe gifting suite in Hollywood, with Gina Rodriguez — who was named Best Actress in a Comedy Television Series — among the recipients. “Every celebrity that we met at that gifting suite loved our brand,” said Desrosiers. She’s preparing to launch some new products, including one intended to replace a commonly used plastic kitchen item, but which remains confidential at this point. Additional information about Abeego can be found online at abeego.com. The wraps can also be purchased online, and are also sold at the Nutter’s Bulk & Natural Food stores in Red Deer and Olds. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

PSAC: Can’t be predicted He recalled the onset of the economic downturn seven years ago, when PSAC companies shed nearly 20,000 positions. Although the extent of job losses this time can’t be predicted, Salkeld expressed confidence that PSAC members will strive to retain all the people they can. “Every effort is being made to try to keep as much work as makes sense, and keep people.” The anticipated reduction in drilling will be spread across the Western provinces, with Alberta’s well count expected to reach 4,187, down from 6,512 last year. Saskatchewan is forecast to drill 2,679, down from 3,570; the projected number for British Columbia is 415, as compared with 697; and Manitoba is expected to produce 364 wells, a reduction from 464. Salkeld pointed out that the economic ramifications will be felt outside the energy sector and beyond Western Canada. “The impacts of the current downturn have sent ripple effects throughout Canada; this is not just affecting our industry negatively. “Although people may appreciate the dollars they save at the pump, the negative impact to investment portfolios, other industries and government coffers is serious. “I hope people will connect the dots and realize that when this industry is robust it plays a significant role in Western Canadian economics.” Last Thursday, the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors revised downward its forecast of 2015 drilling activity by about 40 per cent. It said as many as 3,400 direct jobs and 19,500 indirect jobs could be lost. CAODC president Mark Scholz also said that given the continued uncertainty surrounding oil prices, it’s tough to know what 2015 has in store. “Until we have some clarity on commodity prices, we’re going to be like this for a while.” In addition to US$57 per barrel oil, PSAC’s 2015 forecast is based on an average natural gas price of C$2.50 per thousand cubic feet and the loonie trading at US$0.84. The Petroleum Services Association of Canada represents nearly 230 member companies in the service, supply and manufacturing sectors of the upstream petroleum industry. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

BUDGET: Several options The budget watchdog’s office says the government has several options if it hopes to generate more revenue or trim its spending in the upcoming budget. They include: — Selling off shares in General Motors of Canada, which are currently worth up to $5 billion; — Temporarily delaying capital projects; — Adjusting the federal government’s long-term liabilities, such as making changes to public-service pensions. Oliver and Prime Minister Stephen Harper have repeatedly insisted the government will produce a balanced budget for 2015-16. To do so, Oliver has acknowledged the government may have to dip into the $3-billion reserve, which has been set aside for unforeseen circumstances; he has also categorically ruled out spending cuts. “We will not be cutting expenditures,” Oliver told the House of Commons on Monday. Any unused money left in the reserve would be earmarked for debt reduction. Harper welcomed the PBO’s report Tuesday. “The parliamentary budget officer himself has said today even looking at his own numbers that the government will be capable of balancing the budget this year,” Harper said during question period as the government weathered a sustained barrage of opposition criticism. Nathan Cullen, the NDP’s finance critic, saw the report in a decidedly different light. “Another day and another report showing the mess that Conservative economic mismanagement put us in,” Cullen said. Cullen also cited recent reports by TD Bank and the Conference Board of Canada which illustrated the extent to which the plunging price of oil is wreaking havoc on the federal treasury. Last week, an analysis by the Conference Board of Canada predicted low oil prices would shave $4.3 billion from government income in 2015 and smack provinces with nearly $10-billion in lost royalties and tax revenue.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 131.91 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 49.36 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.78 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 13.11 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.79 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.60 Cdn. National Railway . . 85.16 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 222.61 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 42.15 Capital Power Corp . . . . 26.67 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.20 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 44.17 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 62.80 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 21.84 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.87 General Motors Co. . . . . 33.42 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 21.18 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.35 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 43.82 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 31.26 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 43.19 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 11.09 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 55.99

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 20.20 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.59 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.53 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 30.83 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 16.26 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.11 First Quantum Minerals . 12.04 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 30.53 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.95 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.30 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.71 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 45.16 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.14 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 15.64

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 122.48 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.21 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 19.16 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 62.15

Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 23.09 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 23.14 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 59.29 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.22 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 41.66 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 36.63 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 7.82 Canyon Services Group. . 7.20 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 24.67 CWC Well Services . . . 0.4000 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 16.98 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.33

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed modestly higher Tuesday, recovering from an early triple-digit slide amid rising oil and gold prices and a solid earnings report from Canadian grocer Metro Inc. (TSX:MRU). The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 36.05 points at 14,833.88. Metro’s quarterly net income was up 13.4 per cent from a year ago to $112.5 million. Adjusted earnings were $1.35 per share, four cents above estimates, while sales were up 5.2 per cent to $2.84 billion. Metro also announced a three-for-one stock split and a dividend hike. Metro shares advanced $3.99 or 4.1 per cent to $101.25 after hitting an all time high of $104.03. Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) close down 28 cents to $85.16 ahead of earnings. After the close those earnings came in at $1.03 per share, six cents ahead of estimates. CN also boosted its quarterly dividend 25 per cent to 31.25 cents a share and said its operating ratio — a measure of efficiency — improved by 4.1 points to 60.7 per cent. The full-year 2014 operating ratio improved by 1.5 points to 61.9 per cent The Canadian dollar rose 0.39 of a cent to 80.62 cents US. The selling pressure was particularly fierce in New York amid disappointments from corporate heavyweights including Caterpillar and Microsoft. The Dow industrials plunged 291.49 points to 17,387.21, the Nasdaq lost 90.26 points to 4,681.5 and the S&P 500 index fell 27.53 points to 2,029.56. Traders also took in a disappointing reading on U.S. durable goods orders for December. They fell 3.4 per cent, led by a 55.5 per cent plunge in the volatile commercial aircraft category. But there was also weakness in a number of areas, with demand for machinery, computer and primary metals all down. However, after markets closed Apple Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) reported a blowout quarter as its new plus-sized iPhones helped the company smash sales records for the holiday season. The surge in iPhone sales drove the company’s total revenue to US$74.6 billion, up 30 per cent from a year earlier. Net in-

come rose 38 per cent to US$18 billion, as Apple reported earnings of $3.06 a share, well analysed expectations of $2.60 per share on revenue of US$67.39 billion, according to a survey by FactSet. In early after hours trading, Apple shares were up $5.26 at $114.47. Caterpillar Inc. posted earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, of $1.35 per share, widely missing expectations of $1.55 a share. Revenue of $14.24 billion beat forecasts for $14.18 billion but its shares dropped six per cent as the heavy machinery manufacturer delivered a disappointing outlook as the commodities super cycle ground to a halt. Its shares fell 7.2 per cent to US$79.85, leaving some analysts puzzled why markets would be surprised that Caterpillar would have a soft outlook. “It’s not a surprise. I mean the majority of Caterpillar’s growth over the last multiple years has come from international sources — why would we be surprised at this?” asked Brian Belski, Chief Investment Strategist at BMO Capital Markets. “My theory is there is a general reluctance for investors to let go of the international growth story.” And Microsoft shares fell 9.25 per cent to $42.66 despite meeting profit expectations and beating revenue forecasts for the latest quarter. JPMorgan downgraded the company to neutral from overweight and reduced its price target to US$47 from $53. A group of analysts at the brokerage said the downgrade reflected Microsoft’s spending projections, saying the company will not exercise as much spending discipline as anticipated. Traders also looked to the Federal Reserve and its interest rate announcement on Wednesday. TSX losses were minimized by a 3.3 per cent gain in the gold sector as bullion gained $12.30 to US$1,291.70 an ounce. Oil prices were $1.08 higher to US$46.23 a barrel and the energy sector was up one per cent. The base metals sector led declines, down 0.85 per cent as a strengthening greenback and demand concerns from China pushed copper down eight cents to a fresh 5 1/2 year low of US$2.46 a pound.

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 90.95 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 41.50 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.78 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 27.55 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 48.85 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 3.55 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.02 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.015 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 6.84 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 37.63 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . 9.39 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.13 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 4.53 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 55.69 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 78.11 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 63.22 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.20 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.15 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.54 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.47 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 44.45 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 85.30 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.44 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.26 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 75.12 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 38.55 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.23

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Tuesday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,833.88, up 36.05 points Dow — 17,387.21, down 291.49 points S&P 500 — 2,029.56 down 27.53 points Nasdaq — 4,681.50, down 90.26 points Currencies: Cdn — 80.62 cents US, up 0.39 of a cent Pound — C$1.8855, up 0.37 of a cent Euro — C$1.4116, up 0.78 of a cent Euro — US$1.1380, up 1.17 cents Oil futures: US$46.23 per barrel, up $1.08 (March contract) Gold futures: US$1,291.70 per oz., up $12.30 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.348 oz., up 15.2 cents $750.38 kg., up $4.89 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: March ’15 $1.10 lower $459.60; May ’15 $0.80 lower $455.10; July ’15 $0.20 lower $448.90; Nov ’15 $0.20 lower $435.10; Jan. ’16 $0.50 lower $436.80; March ’16 $0.50 lower $441.10; May ’16 $0.50 lower $444.90; July ’16 $0.70 lower $449.10; Nov. ’16 $0.70 lower $448.30; Jan. ’17 $0.70 lower $448.30; March ’17 $0.70 lower $448.30. Barley (Western): March ’15 unchanged $195.00; May ’15 unchanged $197.00; July ’15 unchanged $199.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $190.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $190.00; March ’16 unchanged $190.00; May ’16 unchanged $190.00; July ’16 unchanged $190.00; Oct. ’16 unchanged $190.00; Dec. ’ 16 unchanged $190.00; March ’17 unchanged $190.00. Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 363,940 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 363,940.

TORONTO — Canada’s biggest banks have started passing on some — but not all — of the Bank of Canada’s recent rate cut, lowering the interest charged to borrowers with loans and mortgages tied to the prime rate. Royal Bank (TSX:RY) was the first to cut its prime rate when it announced it would go down to 2.85 per cent from three per cent, effective Wednesday. The move was quickly matched by the Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) and TD Bank (TSX:TD). The Bank of Canada surprised markets last week when cut its overnight lending rate to 0.75 per cent from one per cent in a move to soften the blow of falling oil prices on the economy. However, the big banks had been slow to match the cut with a reduction in their prime rates. Spin Mortgage co-founder Steve Pipkey says the prime lending rate offered by Canadian banks usually moves in lockstep with the central bank’s overnight lending rate and it’s unusual for banks to only partially pass on the savings to consumers. The most recent exception was in December 2008, when the central bank cut its key interest rate by 75 basis points. The banks responded at the time with a 50 basis point reduction to their prime rates. Pipkey says the banks are likely trying to protect their lending margins, but that the others will likely follow

RBC’s lead. “It would be crazy for banks to give up marketshare based on (15 basis points),” Pipkey said. Brokers say the fixed-rate mortgages that banks offer to their most trustworthy clients have started to come down as well, and are expected to come down further as the spring real estate market gets into full swing. Robert McLister, the founder of RateSpy.com, says Canada’s biggest banks are now offering five-year fixed rate mortgages at an estimated 2.84 per cent to their most qualified borrowers. RateSpy estimates the rate at which banks will lend to their most creditworthy borrowers, which is much lower than the rates banks advertise on their websites. The site revised its estimate down from 2.89 per cent on Monday, after Royal Bank (TSX:RY) cut its posted rate for five-year fixed mortgages over the weekend by 10 basis points to 4.84 per cent. McLister says RateSpy estimates the same discretionary rate for all of the banks, as they are all competing for the most qualified borrowers and are likely to price match. Phil Soper, president of realtor Royal LePage, says the lenders could be waiting until spring, the peak real estate season, before cutting fixed-rate mortgages more aggressively. “Announcing a discount on their mortgage rates right now would be like announcing Boxing Day prices in November,” Soper said.

CN rail dividend increasing 25 per cent BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway is raising its quarterly dividend by 25 per cent as the country’s largest railway says it expects to profit from the growing U.S. economy and a weaker loonie that should boost Canadian exports. Chief executive Claude Mongeau said CN expects to increase its profits by more than 10 per cent in 2015 despite the uncertainty over lower oil prices and challenges facing the global economy. “We believe that the environment is conducive to continue the growth, particularly as we see the impact of lower oil prices on consumer income and the North American and U.S. economy that we are leveraged to,” Mongeau said during a conference call after markets closed. The railway also plans to increase its capital spending by about $300 million to $2.6 billion. Spending includes the purchase of 90 locomotives, up from 60 bought in 2014. The railway says its quarterly dividend will be increased to 31.25 cents

FOURTH QUARTER per share from 25 cents for the biggest annual increase in the 20 years since the railway was privatized. The dividend increase came as CN said its profit surged by nearly a third to $844 million in the fourth quarter. That amounted to $1.03 per diluted share for the period ended Dec. 31, up from $635 million or 76 cents per share a year earlier. Revenue was up nearly 17 per cent at $3.2 billion. The Montreal-based railway said crude shipments increased more than 40 per cent in the fourth quarter to 34,000 carloads, raising the total for the year to 128,00 carloads. That’s the most of any North American railway. CN expects total crude and frac sand carloads will increase 35 per cent or by 75,000 carloads to 217,000 this year. “Our energy markets are continuing to grow even though, perhaps, at a slightly lesser pace than the last few quarters, but clearly overall (there’s) good scope for growth if the economy holds,” Mongeau told analysts.

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Rockets edge Rebels in shootout BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rockets 4 Rebels 3 (SO) The Red Deer Rebels earned a point against the Western Hockey League’s top team Tuesday night at the Enmax Centrium, but GM/head coach Brent Sutter felt his team could have had two with a 60- to 65-minute effort. “We found a way to get a point, but I don’t think we’re overly pleased with the way we played, though,” said Sutter, following a 4-3 shootout loss to the Kelowna Rockets in front of a recorded gathering of 5,180. “We played too much on our heels in the second period. We were soft on pucks and gave up three goals in a very short period of time. It was due to breakdowns and odd-man rushes where our forwards weren’t picking guys up.” During the brief spell the Red Deer bench boss was referring to, the visitors struck for a trio of goals in a span of two minutes, an outburst that wiped out a 2-0 deficit. The Rebels had their own offensive eruption earlier in the frame, as Austin Adamson finished off a nifty three-way passing play that involved Jeff de Wit and Kayle Doetzel, and Wyatt Johnson connected from a scramble a mere 13 seconds later. But the Rockets replied when defenceman and team captain Madison Bowey converted a feed from Nick Merkley at 11:55. From there, Justin Kirkland beat Rebels netminder Rylan Toth high to the glove side at 13:39 and Tyson Baillie scored at 13:59 on

a play that could have easily have been whistled down for goalie interference. “We made a bad line change on one of their goals and that’s a mental mistake,” said Sutter. “I didn’t think we were sharp at all in the second period.” Red Deer captain Conner Bleackley pulled his team even at 5:29 of the third period, skating into the low slot and burying a perfect pass from Connor Gay, who showed great patience waiting for his linemate to get into a prime shooting position. The clubs battled through a scoreless final 14 minutes and change of the third period and through the five-minute overtime before Bowey beat Toth through the pads as the Rockets’ fourth man up in the shootout. “The third period was probably our best period,” said Sutter. “We just did a lot of better things. Our details were much better and the high-quality scoring chances we were giving up in the second weren’t there in the third.” Toth, who made 36 saves through 65 minutes — including several of the splendid variety — turned aside the first three Rockets shooters during the skills competition before Bowey ended the contest. Kelowna netminder Jackson Whistle, meanwhile, denied Red Deer shooters Adam Musil, Brooks Maxwell, Presten Kopeck and Gay. “Obviously the shootout is something we have to continued to work on,” said Sutter. “We’ve scored one goal in our last 20 shooters, it’s tough to win shootouts like that. It’s just a matter of bearing down and capitalizing on those op-

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Red Deer Rebel Riley Sheen tries to control a bouncing puck as Kelowna Rocket Josh Morrissey defends during first period action at the Centrium on Tuesday. portunities.” Bowey said his shootout winner was by design. “It’s a move I’ve been practising lately,” he explained. “I saw a little opening. I kind of fanned on it but it went in.” The Rockets’ on-ice leader, who along with teammate Josh Morrissey, won gold with Team Canada at the recent world junior championship, was impressed with the Rebels. “They play a very struc-

tured game,” said Bowey. “Any team coached by Sutter is going to be a team that works hard and we expected that. It was a full 65 minutes of hard work and hard hockey.” The Rockets have lost just twice in regulation time away from their home rink this season. “Right now we’re doing some good things on the road and it’s nice to see contributions from everyone in the

lineup,” said Bowey. “That’s awesome to have on the road, for sure.” The single point moved second-place Red Deer two up on the Calgary Hitmen in the Central Division. Perhaps as importantly, salvaging a point against the cream of the WHL crop confirmed that the Rebels are a top team in their own right.

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Gaudreau leads Flames past Sabres BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Flames 4 Sabres 1 CALGARY — Forty-eight hours after playing in his first all-star game, Johnny Gaudreau was back in Calgary and making the type of impact that earned the Flames rookie an invite to the NHL’s gala weekend. Gaudreau scored his 14th and 15th goals of the season on Tuesday as the Flames rallied in the third period to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1. “Just being around the guys that were in that locker-room this weekend, it’s exciting for me to be a part of that,” said the 21-year-old Gaudreau. “Now I’m excited for the second half of the season.” Gaudreau moves into a tie with sophomore Sean Monahan for the team lead in goals. “I’m excited to help the team offensively. Playing with (Jiri Hudler), I’m going to get scoring chances and I’m bound to score some goals here and there,” said Gaudreau. “That pass he made in the third, that’s just an empty-net tap-in. I’ll take those.” Gaudreau is one back of the lead for goals by a rookie, which is shared by Ottawa’s Mike Hoffman and Nashville’s Filip Forsberg. Joe Colborne and Josh Jooris also scored to help Calgary win for the fifth time in six games.

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Calgary Flames’ Johnny Gaudreau, left, celebrates his goal against the Buffalo Sabres with Jiri Hudler, center, and Sean Monahan during first period NHL action in Calgary, Tuesday. Chris Stewart had the lone goal for Buffalo (14-31-3), which extended its team-record losing streak to 12 games. Jooris, with the eventual winner, gave the Flames a 2-1 lead at 9:05 of the third period Colborne’s shot deflected off Buffalo defenceman Mike Weber to Jooris at the side of the net and he quickly fired in his 10th goal. “It’s all about being aggressive around the net. Josh is a

good skater, he’s hard-nosed player,” said Calgary coach Bob Hartley. “Look at his goal. There was a loose puck and there were many sticks but he was the one that found that puck.” Jooris now has four gamewinning goals, best on the Flames. “Especially down the stretch, you’re going to be seeing a lot more dirty goals,” said Jooris. “We’ve focused on

that the past couple of weeks and that’s a big part of our game that we need to improve on.” After Colborne made it 3-1, jamming in a rebound at 14:06, Gaudreau wrapped up the third period onslaught at 17:28 on a nifty feed from Hudler. Calgary outshot Buffalo 15-2 in the third period. “I thought we did play well,” said Buffalo coach Ted Nolan. “But once they turned it up a notch, we couldn’t keep up with them in the third period.” The win moves Calgary, holders of the second wild card spot in the Western Conference, three points up on the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings. The Sabres have lost 12 consecutive games, all in regulation. That’s a franchise record and the longest streak in the NHL since the Pittsburgh Penguins lost 13 in a row in regulation in 2003-04. “It’s frustrating. We played 40 minutes of good hockey and came out in the third and kind of just crumbled,” said Stewart. “We did have our chances and we just have to bear down. When they got their chances they put them in. That was the difference.” The last regulation win by Buffalo came against the Flames way back on Dec. 11, a 4-3 win in which Calgary outshot the Sabres 45-19. “Perfect road game. Good 40 minutes for us but it shows

our fragility there going into the third, losing it mentally, sitting back waiting for something bad to happen instead of initiating and trying to force things,” said Buffalo captain Brian Gionta. With three minutes left in the second period, Stewart had a great chance at the side of the Flames net to break a 1-1 tie only to be robbed by Jonas Hiller, who sprawled and kicked out his pad. “That’s the difference, Hiller making those big saves. That’s the importance of goaltending,” said Nolan. “Stewart had what I thought was an empty-net goal and all of a sudden the pad comes over and makes the save.” Hiller finished with 18 saves in his first start in six games. After giving up six goals in a loss to Florida in Calgary’s last home game, he gave way to rookie call-up Joni Ortio, who started all five games on a five-game road trip in which the Flames went 4-1-0. Enroth stopped 27 shots in the losing effort. Playing its first game in nine days, Buffalo didn’t have anything going early, taking nine minutes to register its first shot. However, after an offensive zone hooking penalty by Colborne, the Sabres’ 30th ranked power play went to work with Stewart scoring on a deflection after just 13 seconds.

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Coyle’s late goal lifts Wild past Oilers BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Wild 2 Oilers 1 EDMONTON — A trip to Edmonton usually seems to be able to break the Minnesota Wild out of a funk. Charlie Coyle’s goal late in the third period stood up as the winner as the Wild snapped a two-game losing skid with a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, their ninth win in their last 10 visits to Edmonton. Nino Niederreiter also scored for the Wild (21-20-6), who have only three wins to show from their last 11 games. “It’s good to get the two points and definitely some opportunities to learn a few lessons in that game. But overall, we did a lot of good things too,” said Wild head coach Mike

Yeo. “Charlie’s goal couldn’t have come at a better time. We had started to lose momentum because of the turnovers that we had and so when you get an opportunity like that and you get to capitalize on it, that’s obviously huge.” Wild assistant captain Zach Parise was relieved his team was able to hang on, as they didn’t seem to have much jump on their return from the NHL all-star break. “It was a pretty boring game, there is not much going either way, just a lot of chipping pucks, throwing it off the glass, not much in the way of sustained pressure either way,” he said. “Fortunately we were able to win, but there was not much going on. “That first game coming back is always a tough one.” Boyd Gordon responded for the Oilers (12-27-9), who saw a

rare two-game winning streak come to an end. Edmonton dropped to 3-20-8 this season against fellow Western Conference opponents. “It was one of those games that we could have seen ourselves winning, but we had too many turnovers,” Gordon said. “We didn’t get a lot of pucks at the net either, especially for the first couple of periods. It wasn’t good enough to win tonight. “It was one of those games that we kind of let slip away.” Oilers interim head coach Todd Nelson agreed that his team was its own worst enemy at times. There were too many turnovers tonight,“ Nelson said. ”Two of them were costly. We could have managed the puck a lot better. I thought we fought the puck a bit tonight, especially early on. We had

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a number of chances in the third period, but we just didn’t capitalize.“ Minnesota scored nine minutes into the first period as Edmonton’s Nail Yakupov completely lost control of a puck in front of his own net on a horrendous giveaway to Justin Fontaine, who quickly dished it to Niederreiter for a gift goal on Oilers starter Viktor Fasth. It was Niederreiter’s first goal in 17 games and 15th of the season. Parise took an errant puck in the mouth with just over seven minutes remaining in the opening period and left the game to get some work done. He returned to start the second. Minnesota had 10 shots in the first 20 minutes, while Edmonton responded with five on Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk. Edmonton’s best chance

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in the first half of the game came midway through the second when Justin Schultz had a partial breakaway and got Dubnyk to go down on the play before the Wild goalie made an impressive glove save to deflect the puck over the net. The Oilers tied the game 1-1 with 2:44 left in the second period as Gordon’s backhand wraparound from behind the net hit the skate of Minnesota’s Kyle Brodziak in front and deflected into the net. Edmonton came close to taking the lead early in the third as Dubnyk gave the puck away to Jordan Eberle, but Wild defender Ryan Suter kept it out and Minnesota eventually cleared it after a brief scramble in front of the net.

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Wranglers rally to down Vipers in OT BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Wranglers 4 Vipers 3 (OT) BLACKFALDS — The Blackfalds Wranglers clinched the top seed in the playoffs on Tuesday, but they are not finding the games any easier to play. The Red Deer Vipers (14-16-2) came within a whisker of handing the Wranglers (32-1-2) their second regulation loss of the season before Blackfalds pulled out a 4-3 overtime victory on home ice. “That was a big win for us mentally and in the standings, it clinched everything up and it’s smooth sailing for us in the next three games,” said Wranglers coach Sean Neumeier. Wally Samson scored twice for the Wranglers while Garrett Glasman scored the overtime winner and Cole Lainge also tallied. Thomas Isaman made 18 saves for the win. The Kale Lapointe scored twice for the Vipers while Dustin Spearing got the other goal and goalie Klay Munro made 35 saves. The Vipers took a 2-1 lead through 40 minutes, thanks to two second period power-play goals by Lapointe and Spearing. In the third period the Wranglers came out and reasserted their dominance. Samson tied the game on a the power play at 7:09 and then Lainge gave Blackfalds the lead at 17:17, snapping home a pass from behind the net after being left alone in front. The lead only lasted 60 seconds, however, as Lapointe was sprung on

a breakaway by defenceman Connor Veroba, and deked Isaman out, tucking the puck five-hole. Overtime did not last long. Quinn Brown streaked down the right wing on a rush, got a shot off as he was tripped and Munro kicked the rebound out to Glasman who had the wide-open net to shoot at. “We played good, but in the third period we came out a little bit flat,” said Vipers head coach JD Morrical. “It’s going to be like that in every game from now on. It’s going to be tight, tight. There’s going to be ups and downs and teams are going to come back because they’re pushing so hard.” The Wranglers have had few real challenges this season as the 2014 provincial champions have run away with the regular season, including winning their last 11 games. But they are suddenly finding the wins more difficult to come by. Neumeier says this is a good thing, knowing the post-season will be a bigger test than the regular season. “When we have to play, we play, but it’s a fine line,” he said. “Last year we lost three in a row heading into playoffs and we did pretty well. I want to go in on a good note, but you get that week off anyway to rest up and you start fresh come playoffs.” Morrical, meanwhile, is happy with the way his team is looking right now, knowing they can hang with anybody in the league, having taken three of four points from the Wranglers in their last two head-to-head match ups. “From the beginning of the year to now, I notice that we stick together as a team way more, we don’t give up on

Raptors roll to win over Pacers BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Raptors 104 Pacers 91 INDIANAPOLIS — Toronto’s dynamic backcourt delivered a one-two knockout punch Tuesday night. Again. This time with All-Star starter Kyle Lowry spreading the floor and DeMar DeRozan finding his way to the basket, their teammates exploited other openings in Indiana’s defence. It was simply too much for the struggling Pacers. DeRozan finished with 24 points, Lowry had 19 and three of their teammates also scored in double figures, as the Raptors pulled away 104-91. “I’m getting more comfortable every single day,” said DeRozan, who missed 21 games with a torn tendon in his left groin. “Just getting back to used to playing the game I’m accustomed to playing,” Without DeRozan, the Raptors were 12-9. With him — and Lowry — they looked more like the team with the third-best record in the Eastern Conference. Toronto (30-15), the NBA’s fifth-highest scoring team, shot 46.6 per cent from the field after starting the game in a 9-0 hole, made nine 3-pointers and even managed to play the more physical Pacers to a virtual draw on the glass. The Atlantic Division-leading Raptors won their third straight and broke the franchise record for most wins before the All-Star break. But without DeRozan and Lowry, it’s unlikely any of this would have been possible. The two combined for 15 of 32 from the field and finished with 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Lowry was 3 of 7 from beyond the arc, including back-to-back 3s to start a 15-4 third-quarter spurt that pushed what had been a five-point lead to 73-57 with 2:42 left.

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Blackfalds Wranglers goalie Thomas Isama dives for a shot that rings off his post against the Red Deer Vipers in Heritage Junior B hockey action on Tuesday. Blackfalds won 4-3 in overtime. each other and that’s huge,” he said. “We’re gelling at the right time and I think we’re going to be contending with these guys in the playoffs. It is going to be a good series if we get to meet up with them.”

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REBELS: Very good team “Obviously Kelowna is a very good team,” said Sutter. “But again, it shows that when we play to our expectations, to the standards that we expect from ourselves as a hockey team and our work ethic and compete level is where it needs to be, we can play with anybody in this league.” ● Toth took goals away from Baillie, Leon Draisaitl, Merkley, Tomas Soustal and Tyrell Goulbourne during one of his finest performances of the season. Whistle finished with 24 saves . . . The Rebels were minus the services of power forward Evan Polei, who suffered a lower body injury in Saturday’s win over visiting Vancouver and will be out six to eight weeks . . . Kopeck nearly scored an own goal during a strange third-period play. After being tripped by Morrissey, Kopeck, while still down, directed the puck back to the blueline, but instead it rolled down the ice and hit the post with Toth already at the bench due to the delayed penalty call . . . The Rebels host the Edmonton Oil Kings and Prince Albert Raiders Friday and Saturday. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

FLAMES: Keep working The lead was short lived as the Flames took advantage of their first power play of the evening with Gaudreau’s goal at 13:40. It was the first power-play goal in six games for Calgary, which entered the night on a 4-for-57 tailspin over the previous 17 games to drop the Flames from eighth in the league to 23rd. “We need to keep working at it. We feel we have the right people, it’s just matter of getting together, getting on the same page, getting a few goals,” said Hartley. “Penalty killing, power plays, it comes by waves and down the stretch, we need big specialty

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OILERS: Great move The Oilers missed another opportunity just past the midmark as Yakupov made a perfect pass on a two-on-one, but Teddy Purcell shot the puck wide of the Wild net. Minnesota went up 2-1 with 4:23 left in the third as Eberle coughed up the puck on a drop pass that deflected off Matt Fraser’s skate, sending Coyle in on a breakaway. Coyle waited for Fasth to commit, then tucked the puck behind him on his way behind the net. “It was a turnover by them and I happened to be there,” Coyle said. “I saw a clear lane and I just tried taking it to the net, luckily I finished it off and it rolled in, so it was nice.” It was Coyle’s fifth goal of the season. “They got a turnover outside of our blue-line and he made a pretty move, you have got to give it to him,” Fasth said. “I got caught a bit far out I think, but the guy made a great move.” Edmonton had a power play for the final 1:22 of the game and pulled Fasth for the sixth attacker, but were unable to get the equalizer. AN MA

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SCOREBOARD Hockey Calgary 4, Buffalo 1 Minnesota 2, Edmonton 1 Anaheim at Vancouver, late GA 156 154 164 178 166 195

Pt 75 57 49 44 39 31

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL Medicine Hat 48 34 12 1 1 Red Deer 48 27 14 3 4 Calgary 49 27 17 1 4 Kootenay 49 26 22 0 1 Edmonton 49 22 21 4 2 Lethbridge 46 11 29 3 3

GA 137 152 149 175 141 198

Pt 70 61 59 53 50 28

GF 198 171 204 165 147 126

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 48 37 8 3 0 210 Victoria 49 26 19 3 1 169 Vancouver 49 20 27 1 1 143 Kamloops 49 18 25 3 3 143 Prince George 51 20 29 1 1 155 GP 48 50 47 47 49

U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL 30 14 3 1 28 19 0 3 23 18 3 3 23 20 3 1 24 23 0 2

GF 167 176 124 135 139

GA 123 154 167 180 218

Pt 77 56 42 42 42

GA 128 164 132 142 147

Pt 64 59 52 50 50

Tuesday’s results Swift Current 3 Brandon 2 (SO) Kelowna 4 Red Deer 3 (SO) Medicine Hat 6 Lethbridge 3 Wednesday’s games Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Kootenay at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Seattle at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Victoria at Portland, 8 p.m. Friday’s games Saskatoon at Swift Current, 6 p.m. Moose Jaw at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Kelowna at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Prince Albert at Calgary, 7 p.m. Regina at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Seattle at Prince George, 8 p.m. Kamloops at Portland, 8 p.m. Medicine Hat at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. Victoria at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Vancouver at Everett, 8:35 p.m. Tuesday’s summary Rockets 4, Rebels 3 (SO) First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Nogier RD (tripping) 0:25, Strand RD (roughing) 8:11, Draisaitl Kel (roughing) 11:49, Merkley Kel (roughing) 19:28, Gay RD (slashing) 19:28. Second Period 1. Red Deer, Adamson 4 (De Wit, Doetzel) 3:40. 2. Red Deer, Johnson 20 (Bleackley, Sheen) 3:53. 3. Kelowna, Bowey 12 (Merkley, Chartier) 11:55. 4. Kelowna, Kirkland 17 (Draisaitl, Martin) 13:29. 5. Kelowna, Baillie 30 (Quinney, Dube) 13:57. Penalties — Fleury RD (tripping) 0:26, Gatenby Kel (holding) 7:14, Bowey Kel (cross-checking) 7:20. Third Period 6. Red Deer, Bleackley 23 (Gay) 5:29. Penalties — Martin Kel (slashing) 8:43, Morrissey Kel (tripping) 13:11. Overtime No Scoring. Penalties — None. Shootout Kelowna : Draisaitl miss, Merkley miss, Dube miss, Bowey goal. Red Deer : Musil miss, Maxwell miss, Kopeck miss, Gay miss. Shots on goal Kelowna 9 13 15 2 4 — 39 Red Deer 6 11 7 3 4 — 27 Goal — Kelowna: Whistle (W, 28-7-3); Red Deer: Toth (LS, 21-11-3). Power plays (goal-chances) — Kelowna: 0-3; Red Deer: 0-5. National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Islanders 47 32 14 1 65 Detroit 48 28 11 9 65 Tampa Bay 49 30 15 4 64 Pittsburgh 47 27 12 8 62 Montreal 46 30 13 3 63 N.Y. Rangers 45 27 14 4 58 Washington 47 24 14 9 57 Boston 48 25 16 7 57 Florida 45 20 15 10 50 Ottawa 46 19 18 9 47 Toronto 48 22 23 3 47 Philadelphia 49 20 22 7 47 Columbus 46 21 22 3 45 New Jersey 47 17 22 8 42 Carolina 47 17 25 5 39 Buffalo 48 14 31 3 31

GF 155 144 158 143 126 135 140 126 111 126 142 134 117 107 102 90

GA 130 123 131 120 108 110 124 121 127 128 150 149 145 134 122 171

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 47 31 10 6 68 139 124 Nashville 46 31 10 5 67 141 107 St. Louis 46 29 13 4 62 148 111 San Jose 48 25 17 6 56 131 132 Chicago 47 30 15 2 62 148 108 Vancouver 45 26 16 3 55 124 114 Winnipeg 49 26 15 8 60 138 122 Calgary 48 26 19 3 55 140 126 Los Angeles 47 20 15 12 52 129 126 Colorado 49 20 18 11 51 128 141 Dallas 47 21 19 7 49 146 154 Minnesota 47 21 20 6 48 130 138 Arizona 47 16 25 6 38 108 160 Edmonton 48 12 27 9 33 110 160 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 4, Arizona 3, SO N.Y. Islanders 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Pittsburgh 5, Winnipeg 3 Columbus 4, Washington 3 Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 2 Montreal 3, Dallas 2 Detroit 5, Florida 4 Nashville 4, Colorado 3, OT

Goal — Dallas: Lehtonen (L, 19-11-7); Montreal: Price (W, 25-10-2). Power plays (goal-chances) — Dallas: 1-5; Montreal: 1-5.

Wednesday’s Games Toronto at New Jersey, 5:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Washington, 6 p.m. Chicago at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Boston at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Arizona at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Columbus at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Nashville at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Calgary, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 8 p.m. Tuesday’s summaries Wild 2, Oilers 1 First Period 1. Minnesota, Niederreiter 15 (Fontaine) 9:09. Penalties — Granlund Minn (closing hand on puck) 4:37, Cooke Minn (tripping) 9:50, Klinkhammer Edm (tripping) 18:34. Second Period 2. Edmonton, Gordon 6 (Hendricks, Klefbom) 17:16. Penalties — None. Third Period 3. Minnesota, Coyle 6 (unassisted) 15:37. Penalties — Petry Edm (stick holding) 6:46, Suter Minn (stick holding) 18:38, Yakupov Edm (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:47, Dubnyk Minn (slashing) 19:47. Shots on goal Minnesota 10 9 10 — 29 Edmonton 5 6 13 — 24 Goal — Minnesota: Dubnyk (W, 12-6-2); Edmonton: Fasth (L, 4-11-2). Power plays (goal-chances) — Minnesota: 0-2; Edmonton: 0-3. Flames 4, Sabres 1 First Period 1. Buffalo, Stewart 7 (Ennis, Myers) 10:33 (pp). 2. Calgary, Gaudreau 14 (Hudler, Giordano) 13:40 (pp). Penalties — Colborne Cgy (hooking) 10:20, Mitchell Buf (holding) 11:47, Colborne Cgy (high-sticking) 17:27. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — Flynn Buf (delay of game) 8:08. Third Period 3. Calgary, Jooris 10 (Colborne) 9:05. 4. Calgary, Colborne 6 (Diaz, Brodie) 14:06. 5. Calgary, Gaudreau 15 (Hudler, Monahan) 17:28. Penalties — Ennis Buf (hooking) 1:39, Weber Buf (delay of game) 12:06. Shots on goal Buffalo 5 11 2 — 18 Calgary 8 8 15 — 31 Goal — Buffalo: Enroth (L, 11-18-2); Calgary: Hiller (W, 14-13-2). Power plays (goal-chances) — Buffalo: 1-2; Calgary: 1-4. Predators 4, Avalanche 3 (OT) First Period 1. Colorado, McLeod 4 (Redmond, Mitchell) 11:52. Penalties — Tanguay Col (tripping) 6:21, Volchenkov Nash (holding) 9:20, Gaustad Nash (fighting) 19:57, McLeod Col (fighting) 19:57. Second Period 2. Nashville, Josi 8 (Weber, Ribeiro) 3:33. 3. Nashville, Wilson 15 (Jones, Ribeiro) 13:21 (pp). 4. Colorado, Iginla 15 (Duchene, Tanguay) 16:05. Penalties — Mitchell Col (high-sticking) 12:42, Gaustad Nash (tripping) 16:47. Third Period 5. Nashville, Forsberg 16 (unassisted) :32. 6. Colorado, Holden 4 (Landeskog, Barrie) 19:24. Penalties — None. Overtime 7. Nashville, Smith 14 (Ribeiro, Weber) 2:46. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Colorado 5 9 7 3 — 24 Nashville 8 14 15 2 — 39 Goal — Colorado: Varlamov (LO, 12-10-7); Nashville: Hutton (W, 2-4-3). Power plays (goal-chances) — Colorado: 0-2; Nashville: 1-2. Red Wings 5, Panthers 4 First Period 1. Detroit, Miller 3 (Ericsson) 8:06 (sh). 2. Florida, Barkov 5 (Bjugstad, Ekblad) 9:08 (pp). 3. Florida, Pirri 5 (Campbell, Jokinen) 10:16 (pp). Penalties — DeKeyser Det (delay of game) 7:32, Quincey Det (slashing) 8:46, Campbell Fla (interference) 16:18. Second Period 4. Detroit, Zetterberg 15 (Abdelkader, Nyquist) :32. 5. Detroit, Glendening 5 (Weiss, Sheahan) 7:07. 6. Detroit, Weiss 6 (Sheahan) 8:26. 7. Detroit, Glendening 6 (Weiss) 11:19. 8. Florida, Bjugstad 16 (Ekblad, Barkov) 15:30 (pp). Penalties — Det Bench (too many men) 3:27, Smith Det (roughing) 14:21. Third Period 9. Florida, Boyes 10 (Barkov) 10:54. Penalties — Miller Det (interference) 17:28. Shots on goal Detroit 9 9 9 — 27 Florida 10 16 15 — 41 Goal — Detroit: Mrazek (W, 10-3-1); Florida: Luongo (L, 17-11-8). Power plays (goal-chances) — Detroit: 0-1; Florida: 3-5. Canadiens 3, Stars 2 First Period 1. Montreal, Emelin 2 (Prust, Gilbert) 6:07. 2. Montreal, Galchenyuk 13 (Beaulieu, Gonchar) 9:53. 3. Dallas, Ja. Benn 14 (Spezza) 19:57. Penalties — None. Second Period 4. Montreal, Gallagher 12 (Subban, Markov) 4:37 (pp). 5. Dallas, Eaves 4 (Seguin, Ja. Benn) 10:05 (pp). Penalties — Garbutt Dal (hooking) 3:38, Prust Mtl (interference) 5:01, Emelin Mtl (boarding - major) 5:21, Emelin Mtl (game misconduct) 5:21, Fiddler Dal (hooking) 19:47. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Goligoski Dal (hooking) 7:28, Dal Bench (too many men) 9:03, Sekac Mtl (high-sticking) 9:16, Goligoski Dal (tripping) 9:36, Weise Mtl (holding) 14:59, Mtl Bench (too many men) 15:56. Shots on goal Dallas 16 16 10 — 42 Montreal 9 10 7 — 26

Hurricanes 4, Lightning 2 First Period 1. Carolina, E. Staal 16 (Jo. Staal) :22. 2. Carolina, Gerbe 5 (Lindholm, Bellemore) 6:05. 3. Tampa Bay, Paquette 6 (Drouin, Sustr) 14:05. Penalties — None. Second Period 4. Carolina, Faulk 9 (Jo. Staal) 8:27 (pp). 5. Tampa Bay, Boyle 10 (unassisted) 14:06 (sh). Penalties — Malone Car (holding) 4:15, Sustr TB (hooking) 6:43, Filppula TB (holding) 9:08, Nesterov TB (Freezing the Puck) 13:08, Gerbe Car (slashing) 17:23. Third Period 6. Carolina, Tlusty 12 (Faulk, E. Staal) 7:53. Penalties — Jo. Staal Car (cross-checking) 5:01. Shots on goal Tampa Bay 14 8 8 — 30 Carolina 7 10 5 — 22 Goal — Tampa Bay: Bishop (L, 24-8-2); Carolina: Khudobin (W, 6-8-2). Power plays (goal-chances) — Tampa Bay: 0-3; Carolina: 1-3. Islanders 4, Rangers 1 First Period 1. NY Islanders, Grabovski 7 (Bailey, Boychuk) 18:05. Penalties — None. Second Period 2. NY Islanders, Martin 7 (Clutterbuck, Cizikas) 4:11. Penalties — Kreider NYR (goaltender interference) 0:59, Kulemin NYI (tripping) 4:53, Clutterbuck NYI (interference) 19:13. Third Period 3. NY Islanders, Strome 9 (Nielsen, De Haan) 6:12. 4. NY Islanders, Tavares 22 (Hamonic, Boychuk) 16:47 (pp). 5. NY Rangers, Hagelin 10 (Fast, Moore) 19:50 (pp). Penalties — Glass NYR (tripping) 15:35, Nash NYR (slashing) 16:16, Glass NYR (roughing) 17:55, Martin NYI (roughing) 17:55, Glass NYR (misconduct) 17:55, Martin NYI (misconduct) 17:55, NYI Bench (too many men) 17:55. Shots on goal NY Rangers 10 18 13 — 41 NY Islanders 17 11 10 — 38 Goal — NY Rangers: Lundqvist (L, 23-10-3); NY Islanders: Halak (W, 26-9-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — NY Rangers: 1-3; NY Islanders: 1-3. Blue Jackets 4, Capitals 3 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Wilson Wash (boarding) 2:38, Niskanen Wash (holding) 12:03, Tyutin Clb (highsticking) 17:56. Second Period 1. Columbus, Letestu 5 (Tropp, Johnson) 3:45. 2. Columbus, Johansen 18 (Connauton, Foligno) 15:39. 3. Washington, Burakovsky 7 (Niskanen, Backstrom) 16:12. 4. Columbus, Tyutin 2 (Atkinson, Prout) 19:04. 5. Washington, Brouwer 13 (Niskanen, Kuznetsov) 19:40. Penalties — Hillen Wash (hooking) 5:39. Third Period 6. Columbus, Atkinson 9 (Tyutin, Foligno) 5:20. 7. Washington, Kuznetsov 5 (Johansson, Carlson) 12:09. Penalties — Dubinsky Clb (tripping) 1:13, Boll Clb (hooking) 5:25, Wilson Wash (interference) 8:19, Backstrom Wash (holding) 17:15. Shots on goal Washington 12 11 5 — 28 Columbus 6 12 12 — 30 Goal — Washington: Holtby (L, 22-10-8); Columbus: McElhinney (W, 5-6-1). Power plays (goal-chances) — Washington: 0-3; Columbus: 0-5. Flyers 4, Coyotes 3 (SO) First Period 1. Arizona, Murphy 3 (Erat, Campbell) 3:33. 2. Arizona, Erat 7 (Ekman-Larsson, Doan) 5:50. 3. Philadelphia, Simmonds 17 (Streit, Giroux) 9:02 (pp). Penalties — McMillan Ari (holding) 8:11, White Pha (interference) 14:14. Second Period 4. Philadelphia, Umberger 9 (MacDonald, Couturier) 13:55. 5. Philadelphia, Del Zotto 4 (Voracek, Bellemare) 18:59. 6. Arizona, Rieder 7 (Doan, Vermette) 19:22. Penalties — Ekman-Larsson Ari (holding) 0:30. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — None. Overtime No Scoring. Penalties — None. Shootout — Philadelphia wins 1-0 Arizona : Gagner miss, Ekman-Larsson miss, Vermette miss. Philadelphia : Voracek miss, Giroux miss, Simmonds goal. Shots on goal Arizona 10 5 9 3 — 27 Philadelphia 16 12 13 1 — 42 Goal — Arizona: Smith (LO, 7-20-4); Philadelphia: Mason (W, 9-12-6). Power plays (goal-chances) — Arizona: 0-1; Philadelphia: 1-2. Penguins 5, Jets 3 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Spaling 7 (Perron, Letang) 7:09. Penalties — Thorburn Wpg (hooking) 19:48. Second Period 2. Winnipeg, Thorburn 5 (Lowry, Kane) 2:13. 3. Winnipeg, Trouba 5 (Kane, Byfuglien) 12:47. 4. Pittsburgh, Downie 9 (Letang, Goc) 19:55. Penalties — Sill Pgh (fighting) 3:27, Chiarot Wpg (fighting) 3:27, Thorburn Wpg (slashing) 12:26, Letang Pgh (slashing) 12:26. Third Period 5. Winnipeg, Lowry 6 (Thorburn, Kane) :59. 6. Pittsburgh, Perron 11 (Letang, Kunitz) 4:23 (pp). 7. Pittsburgh, Sutter 10 (Martin, Letang) 7:52 (pp). 8. Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 14 (Martin, Letang) 19:32 (en). Penalties — Wheeler Wpg (slashing) 2:54, Lowry Wpg (charging) 7:39. Shots on goal Winnipeg 5 9 8 — 22 Pittsburgh 9 9 12 — 30 Goal — Winnipeg: Pavelec (L, 12-11-6); Pittsburgh: Greiss (W, 5-2-3). Power plays (goal-chances) — Winnipeg: 0-0; Pittsburgh: 2-3.

2015 Canadian Junior Curling Championships CORNER BROOK, N.L. — Standings and results Tuesday after the Draw 11 at the 2015 Canadian junior curling championships from Jan. 24-Feb. 1: MEN Pool A Team (Skip) W L Quebec (F.Asselin) 6 0 Manitoba (Calvert) 5 1 B.C. (Henderson) 4 2 N.L. (G.Smith) 2 4 Nova Scotia (Manuel) 2 4 Ontario (Ma.Calwell) 2 4 Nunavut (K.Komaksiutiksak) 0 6

Tuesday’s results Draw 10 P.E.I. 13 N.W.T. 2 New Brunswick 7 Northern Ontario 6 Nova Scotia 20 Nunavut 1 Saskatchewan 7 Alberta 5 Manitoba 8 B.C. 5 Draw 11 B.C. 19 Nunavut 2 Northern Ontario 7 P.E.I. 0 Manitoba 8 N.L. 3 Quebec 7 Ontario 4 Draw 12

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● College women’s hockey: Grant MacEwan at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Sylvan Lake at Lacombe, 7:15 p.m.

Friday

● JV basketball: Lindsay Thurber Raiders girls/boys tournament. ● WHL: Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Midget AA hockey: Lacombe at Olds, 7:30 p.m.; Red Deer Indy Graphics at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: Calgary Royals at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Three Hills, 8 p.m. ● Major midget girls hockey: Southeast at Red Deer, 8:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Chinook senior hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

● Speed skating: Alberta Open long track meet at Golden Circle oval. ● JV basketball: Lindsay Thurber Raiders girls/boys tournament. ● Peewee AA hockey: Airdrie at Sylvan Lake, 11 a.m., Caroline; Lethbridge White at Red Deer TBS, 3 p.m., Kinsmen A;

L 1 1 1 4 4 4 6

P.E.I. (V.Smith) N.W.T. (McKay-Saturnino) N.L. (Hill)

Tiebreakers Ontario 9 N.L. 7 P.E.I. 6 Yukon 5 End of round robin

4 5 5

Tuesday’s results Draw 10 B.C. 8 New Brunswick 4 Manitoba 12 Yukon 5 Draw 11 Nova Scotia 5 Saskatchewan 4 Alberta 9 Northern Ontario 6 N.L. 9 N.W.T. 5 Quebec 10 Nunavut 6 Draw 12 Yukon 5 N.W.T 3 P.E.I 10 Nunavut 4 End of round robin

CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday’s games Championship Pool Draw 13, 8 a.m. Quebec vs. New Brunswick Saskatchewan vs. Manitoba Draw 14, 12:30 p.m. Championship Pool Saskatchewan vs. B.C. Seeding Pool N.W.T vs. Nunavut Draw 15, 5:00 p.m. Championship Pool B.C. vs. Alberta New Brunswick vs. Manitoba WOMEN Pool A Team (Skip) Alberta (Rocque) Ontario (C.Brandwood) Quebec (E.Gagne) Manitoba (Peterson) Northern Ont. (Burns) Yukon (Horte) Nunavut (Pinksen)

2 1 1

W 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

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Pool B Team (Skip) W B.C. (Brown) 6 Nova Scotia (Fay) 4 Saskatchewan (Streifel) 4 New Brunswick (J.Comeau) 3

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CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday’s games Championship Pool Draw 13, 8 a.m. New Brunswick vs. Manitoba Saskatchewan vs. Alberta B.C. vs. Quebec Draw 14, 12:30 p.m. Seeding Pool N.W.T. vs. Nunavut N.L. vs. Nothern Ontario Championship Pool Saskatchewan vs. Ontario Manitoba vs. B.C. Draw 15, 5:00 p.m. Championship Pool Quebec vs. Nova Scotia Seeding Pool P.E.I. vs. Northern Ontario Yukon vs. N.L.

● Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Elks at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Lacombe at Red Deer Ramada, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; Southwest at Olds, 3:45 p.m.; Taber at Sylvan Lake, 5:45 p.m. ● WHL: Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● AJHL: Drumheller at Olds, 7 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Airdrie at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

Sunday ● Speed skating: Alberta Open long track meet at Golden Circle oval. ● Peewee AA hockey: Sylvan Lake at Red Deer Parkland, 11:30 a.m., Kinsmen A; Lethbridge White at Olds, 12:15 p.m.; Bow Valley at Lacombe, 3 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Calgary Bisons at Red Deer Black, noon, Arena. ● Major midget girls hockey: Peace Country at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Bantam AA hockey: Sylvan Lake at Red Deer Ramada, 2 p.m., Kinsmen A; Southwest at Lacombe, 2 p.m.; Taber at Olds, 2:45 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Olds at Red Deer Elks, 2:45 p.m., Arena; Foothills at Lacombe, 4:30 p.m.

Football Seattle 28, Green Bay 22, OT New England 45, Indianapolis 7

NFL Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 3 Carolina 27, Arizona 16 Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17 Sunday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10 Dallas 24, Detroit 20

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25 At Glendale, Ariz. Team Irvin 32, Team Carter 28 Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1 At Glendale, Ariz. New England vs. Seattle, 4:30 p.m.

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 10 New England 35, Baltimore 31 Seattle 31, Carolina 17 Sunday, Jan. 11 Green Bay 26, Dallas 21 Indianapolis 24, Denver 13

NFL Odds (Odds supplied by Western Canada Lottery; favourites in capital letters) Super Bowl, Feb. 1 Spread O/U NEW ENGLAND vs. Seattle 0.5 48.5

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 18

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 30 15 .667 — Brooklyn 18 26 .409 11 Boston 16 27 .372 13 New York 8 37 .178 22 Philadelphia 8 37 .178 22 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 37 8 .822 — Washington 30 15 .667 7 Miami 20 25 .444 17 Charlotte 19 26 .422 18 Orlando 15 33 .313 23 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 29 17 .630 — Cleveland 26 20 .565 3 Milwaukee 23 22 .511 5 Detroit 17 29 .370 12 Indiana 16 31 .340 13

Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers

36 31 26 16 12

6 14 20 27 33

.857 .689 .565 .372 .267

— 6 1/2 12 20 1/2 25 1/2

1/2 Monday’s Games Portland at Brooklyn, ppd., snow Sacramento at New York, ppd., snow New Orleans 99, Philadelphia 74 Oklahoma City 92, Minnesota 84 Memphis 103, Orlando 94 Boston 99, Utah 90 L.A. Clippers 102, Denver 98 1/2

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Tuesday’s Games Toronto 104, Indiana 91 Milwaukee 109, Miami 102 Cleveland 103, Detroit 95 Memphis 109, Dallas 90 Chicago at Golden State, late Washington at L.A. Lakers, late

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 33 12 .733 — Houston 31 14 .689 2 Dallas 30 16 .652 3 1/2 San Antonio 29 17 .630 4 1/2 New Orleans 24 21 .533 9 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 32 13 .711 — Oklahoma City 23 22 .511 9 Denver 18 27 .400 14 Utah 16 29 .356 16 Minnesota 7 37 .159 24 1/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB

Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Portland at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Denver at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 6 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Brooklyn at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at New York, 6 p.m. Charlotte at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 7 p.m. Washington at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Milwaukee at Orlando, 5 p.m. New York at Indiana, 5 p.m. Denver at Memphis, 6 p.m. Chicago at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Tennis Australian Open Wednesday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $32.9 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Women Quarterfinals Madison Keys, United States, def. Venus Williams (18), United States, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Dominika Cibulkova (11), Slovakia, 6-2, 6-2.

Tuesday Singles Men Quarterfinals Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, def. Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, 6-2, 6-0, 7-6 (5). Andy Murray (6), Britain, def. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Women Quarterfinals Ekaterina Makarova (10), Russia, def. Simona Halep (3), Romania, 6-4, 6-0. Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Eugenie Bouchard (7), Canada, 6-3, 6-2.

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

Curling

Pool B Team (Skip) W Alberta (Sturmay) 5 New Brunswick (R.Comeau) 5 Saskatchewan (Hersikorn) 5 Northern Ont. (T.Horgan) 2 P.E.I. (T.Smith) 2 Yukon (Wallingham) 2 N.W.T. (Mat.Miller) 0

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 49 35 9 3 2 219 Regina 48 26 17 3 2 176 Swift Current 49 22 22 1 4 145 Moose Jaw 49 20 25 3 1 142 Prince Albert 47 19 27 1 0 133 Saskatoon 46 14 29 2 1 133

Everett Portland Seattle Spokane Tri-City

BASEBALL Major League Baseball OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER — Suspended Los Angeles Dodgers LHP Robert Carson (Oklahoma City-PCL) and OF Theo Alexander (OgdenPioneer) and free agent RHPs Kramer Champlin and Kyle Simon 50 games each following second positive tests for a drug of abuse in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Suspended LHP Chad James 50 games for a positive test for an amphetamine in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. American League BOSTON RED SOX — Acquired LHP Robbie Ross Jr. from Texas for RHP Anthony Ranaudo. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with OF Jarrod Dyson on a one-year contract. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with RHP Frank Herrmann on a minor league contract. National League MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with OF Ichiro Suzuki on a one-year contract. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Assigned 1B Hunter Morris outright to Colorado Springs (PCL). SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with SS Brandon Crawford on a one-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Los Angeles Clippers F Matt Barnes $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan during a Jan. 25 game at Phoenix. NEW YORK KNICKS — Signed G Langston Galloway for the remainder of the season. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed WR John Chiles to a future contract. Named Clint Hurtt outside linebackers coach. Announced offensive quality control

coaches Brendan Nugent and Carson Walch will not return. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Named Kelly Skipper running backs coach. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Promoted Rob Chudzinski to associate head coach. NEW YORK JETS — Named Brian Heimerdinger director of player personnel, Kevin Patullo quarterbacks coach, Steve Marshall offensive line coach and Marcel Shipp running backs coach. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Named Bobby Johnson tight ends coach, Rob Moore wide receivers coach, Bernie Parmalee running backs coach and Tracy Smith assistant special teams coach. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named Perry Fewell defensive backs coach and Mike Clark head strength and conditioning coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHLPA — Announced the retirement of F Radek Dvorak. CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled D Ryan Murphy from Charlotte (AHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS — Assigned C Mike Richards to Manchester (AHL). MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled F Gabriel Dumont from Hamilton (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned F Tim Sestito to Albany (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES — Announced the retirement of G Martin Brodeur and will join the team in a management role in hockey operations. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Cameron Schilling from Hershey (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed D Damien Perrinelle, D Andrew Jean-Baptiste and D Ronald Zubar. SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed D Kevin Ellis and MF Servando Carrasco.

Goalie Brodeur to announce retirement RINGETTE

Sting drop both games on weekend, head to Ontario for tournaments The Central Alberta Sting ringette team will head into their tournament in Guelph, Ont., on a down note after dropping both of their games on the weekend.

On Saturday, they fell 10-3 to Spruce Grove U19A with Brianna Abell, Madison Caine and Sara Kelly scoring for the Sting. On Sunday, they fell 9-4 to the Edmonton Elite U16AA as Reese Pollitt scored twice for the Sting while Abell and Kailyn Smalley scored once each. The U16AA Sting will be joined by the U19AA team in Guelph while the U14AA Sting will be competing in Richmond Hill, Ont.

ST. LOUIS — Martin Brodeur is retiring to take a front office job with the St. Louis Blues. The New Jersey Devils have a spot waiting for one of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history whenever he is ready to come back home. “Absolutely. He is aware of that and has always been aware of that,” Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said Tuesday. “He could have come back even now if he wanted to.” The 10-time All-Star and four-time Vezina Trophy winner finished his career with St. Louis after a standout, two-decade run with New Jersey. A news conference was set for Thursday morning before the Blues return from the All-Star break to play Nashville.

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Bundling up for charity LOAVES AND FISHES JOINS NATIONAL FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Loaves and Fishes is looking for at least 150 people to bundle up on Feb. 21. and take part in the Coldest Night of the Year fundraising event. This year the national, familyfriendly walk will be held in 81 cities across Canada. Money raised in Red Deer will go towards operational costs at Loaves and Fishes, which runs a busy school lunch program and a soup kitchen where the homeless can also stay warm on cold winter days. It’s the first time the local charity has joined the event and the goal is to raise $25,000. “We did 27,000 meals last year. Our school lunches are at 260 (daily). We need help if we’re going to keep these programs going,” said Halina Jarvis, Loaves and Fishes executive director, on Tuesday. The two-, five- or 10-km walk, will start and finish at Loaves and Fishes, at 6002 54th Ave., and the route will likely loop north towards 67th Street. Participants across Canada will all start their walks at 5 p.m. on Feb. 21.

“Everyone leaves at the same time, the same day, right across the country. That’s pretty powerful when you think about it,” Jarvis said. She said it’s a great opportunity to make people aware of the homelessness that exists right here in Red Deer. “There’s certainly been an increase in numbers (at Loaves and Fishes). I’m seeing 30, 35 people every morning, which is unheard of for us. That was before the economy did its slide thing. I don’t know what the factor is.” Mika Takamaki, national location development officer with CNOY, was in Red Deer on Tuesday to meet with organizers at Loaves and Fishes. He said the walk helps people to get a better of understanding of what it would be like to be out in the dark and the cold without a home. “People aren’t going to fully experience homelessness. But what we hope is that for an hour or two when it starts to get a little colder, it can help people focus a little on what might it be like to not have somewhere to go,” Takamaki said. “Homelessness, it’s a growing issue. Thirty thousand Canadians every night find themselves homeless.”

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Mika Takamaki an employee with Coldest Night of the Year and Helina Jarvis executive director of Loaves and Fishes sport their tuques and scarves they will be wearing for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser, which will take place in Red Deer on Feb. 21.

Animal control demand grows CITY FORCED TO INCREASE BUDGET TO MEET DEMAND BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Complaints of aggressive dogs, stray cats and roosters gone rogue just scratch the surface of the calls that animal control bylaw officers field on any given day. Duane Thomas, Alberta Animal Municipal Enforcement Services director of enforcement in Red Deer, said there has been a spike in calls for animal control services in recent years. Most calls typically come in on the weekends and after business hours, when more people are home and out and about. Between May and September 2014, for example, 60 per cent of the calls occurred Friday night through Sunday, of which eight per cent were considered emergencies such as injured, sick or aggressive animals. Thomas said the increased demand for service has put some pressure on officers. But now relief is on the way. A fourth animal control officer will join the team of three bylaw enforcement officers in March. At the same time, weekend coverage will be implemented after a boost from the city in this year’s operating budget. Under the old scheme, the three officers would only work typical business hours from Monday to Friday and a half-day on Saturdays. A bylaw officer was on-call after hours and the

office was closed on Sundays. The addition of the new officer will help bridge the gap in service. Thomas said the change will enhance the service, so there is an officer is on duty eight hours a day, seven days a week. Officers typically handle 15 to 20 calls every day, from barking complaints to stray animals to public safety concerns. Thomas said spring and summer are typically the busy periods, because more people are at home and the weather is nice. He said the spike in calls is mainly due to the increase in population. Thomas, who has been in the business for 17 years, said the biggest issues in Red Deer are defecation complaints, and concerns about strays and unlicensed animals. Alberta Animal Services provides animal-related services, such as sheltering cats and dogs impounding, under the city’s Cat and Dog Bylaws. They also work to find new homes for impounded cats and dogs that have not been claimed by their owners. He said at this time of the year, the officers are cracking down on unlicensed dogs. Under the Dog Bylaw, all dogs must be licensed annually with the city. About 300 or more stray cats and another 300 dogs are brought into the shelter every year. Last year, the city was one of the first in Alberta to permit urban chickens to live in neighbourhoods. Thom-

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Duane Thomas, Alberta Animal and Municipal Enforcement Services director of enforcement in Red Deer, plays with a stray cat at the animal control services building in Red Deer. As early as April, there will be a fourth bylaw enforcement officer answering calls and patrolling streets, thanks to a boost in city funding. as said there hasn’t been any chicken complaints but there was an incident last summer where an aggressive dog killed backyard chickens in Parkvale. The owner faces charges.

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A few years ago, a rooster was on the loose in downtown Red Deer. Roosters are not permitted under the city’s chicken bylaw. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Dawe eyes seat again BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

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The pounding that can be heard throughout Red Deer continues, resulting in an ever-growing collection of steel piles on the site of the new parkade at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. Red Deer Piling employees are hard at work at the site. The project, being built by Graham Construction, will stand five-storeys high and cost $44-million to build. Construction is expected to cause some difficulties with traffic around the facility and visitors to the hospital are advised to use public parking lots rather than on-street parking, if possible. For the duration of the project, additional public parking has been made available in the lot south of the hospital, along 39th Street.

Local historian Michael Dawe wants to take another run at provincial politics. Dawe, 58, confirmed on Tuesday that he may seek the Liberal Party nomination for Red Deer North in order to stand in the upcoming provincial election. But he is also considering two other options — seeking the Liberal nomination in a potential Alberta Party, Green Party and Liberal Party crossendorsement scheme, or running as an independent. Dawe said he thinks people want to see more cooperation in Alberta politics and he would like to run a positive campaign based on ideas and “not taking swipes at one another.” “I will be investigating what might be involved in creating cross partisan alliances, cooperation etc.,” said Dawe. “The key emphasis will be on building positive bridges and not running on a negative platform, except to oppose unacceptable proposals such as crass discrimination against people and moves that involve personal enrichment rather than working for the public good.” Dawe said he plans to run on the same platform he used in 2012, especially on the health-care front.

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BRIEFS Red Deer trees trimmed away from power lines Contractors will begin trimming trees away from power lines throughout the city today. The annual tree trimming program is required to adhere to the Alberta Electrical Utility Code. Work is expected to be complete by the end of March. Regular maintenance helps maintain public safety, secure access to power lines and optimize reliability of the electric utility. Residents are asked to stay clear of personnel and equipment for safety. ArborCare Tree Service Ltd. is working on behalf of the city’s Electric Light and Power Department.

Commercial development moves ahead in Lacombe A major commercial development in Lacombe continues to work its way through planning approval stages. Lacombe city council gave first reading on Monday night to bylaw changes to rezone land on the east side of Hwy 2A south of Hwy 12 for the second phase of the proposed Market Square development. The developer wants to create one larger shopping centre parcel, three neighbourhood commercial parcels, two environmental open space parcels and two parcels for public or institutional use. One of the institutional parcels has been set aside for the city’s new police station, which will be built later this year. Developer Lacombe Market Square (C1C) Ltd. also plans to develop 25 acres into low-, medium- and highdensity residential lots with room for 1,000 residents. Another 39 acres is earmarked for commercial development, 25 for light industrial and 35 acres will be left undeveloped as environmental and municipal reserves. The zoning changes come back to council on Feb. 23 for a public hearing, followed by second and third readings.

Power of a Girl conference set for Feb. 7, 8 in Red Deer Soroptimist International of Central Alberta is hosting its fourth annual Power of a Girl conference on Feb. 7 and 8 in Red Deer. The mother-daughter conference, to be held at the Dana Soltes Auditorium at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, is aimed at girls age 10 to 13 on Feb. 7, and girls 14 to 16 on Feb. 8. Activities run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. This year’s theme is: to have a friend you must be a friend. The keynote speaker will be from Dare to Care Alberta, a program that deals with bullying and other challenges at school. Admission is $20 each for mothers and free for daughters. For more information or to register, call Bonnie Vestrum at 403-704-0625.

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From the left, Parks Hamer, Hunter Bota, Jade Gaudet and Gavin Lutz show off their jerseys in their Grade 5 classroom prior to an awards assembly at St. Teresa Of Avila School in Red Deer on Monday. Along with Jersey Day, the school was also recognizing students from each class who have shown to have set a good example of honesty over the past month. Bucket Filler For Jesus recognition awards were also distributed to some students.

Red Deer ATB suspect linked to two other holdups A man suspected in a gun-toting robbery in Red Deer is linked to similar robberies in Edmonton and Camrose. Red Deer RCMP and police in Edmonton and Camrose are seeking public help to find a man they think may have robbed three banks. The first bank hit was in Edmonton on Jan. 2, when the man showed a gun demanded money and fled. A day later, a man matching his description hit the Bower ATB in Red Deer at 2:30 p.m. The man once again showed a gun and demanded money from the ATB cashier before fleeing with cash. The same culprit is believed to have struck a bank in Camrose in the same way on Jan. 17 during the lunch hour. The man is described as having a thin build, 1.5 to 1.6 metres tall (five feet, five inches to five feet eight inches), 40 to 50 years old, with blonde hair. He was wearing wire-framed glasses, a grey hooded zip jacket over a lighter grey zip up jacket, a blue button-up shirt over a white undershirt, blue jeans, black and white running shoes. During the Red Deer robbery, the culprit wore green fabric gloves with black palms, a black balaclava and a black toque with grey stripes, with his hood up. Anyone with information can call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit. com.

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CHARITY: Walk Last year, about 12,000 walkers raised $2.5 million for charities in 63 cities. The first walk was held in 2011 in Toronto and Kitchener/Waterloo. In 2012, people in Red Deer joined the walk to raise money for Berachah Place, which has since closed. Takamaki said the walks are accessible, community events to allow people to make an impact. “I think there’s a lot of people who would like to get involved and like to do something to help in this area, but they’re not quite sure how they can get involved. This is one small step. Any family can sign up, raise some pledges, walk five km.” Elsewhere in Alberta, walks will be held in Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Lloydminster. For more information or to join the Red Deer, walk visit www.coldestnightoftheyear.org. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

DAWE: Health care Dawe unsuccessfully ran for MLA in 2012, capturing 17.8 per cent of the vote behind Tory veteran Mary Anne Jablonski (33.9 per cent) and Wildrose hopeful Randy Wiens (33.9 per cent).

“We keep repeating the same things over and over again about what we need to do to fix health care,” said Dawe. “At some point, we actually have to do it. It doesn’t involve throwing huge sums of money in it. It’s a matter of sorting out what we are doing and actually do it.” Dawe said he is not convinced centralizing ambulance service in the province will work. He doesn’t think there is one administrator running Alberta Health Services. “If we’re going to be spending that kind of money, there should be elections on a regional basis,” said Dawe. “People should have a direct say in it.” As well, Dawe would like to bind himself to a recall procedure similar to the one in British Columbia, in case a candidate does not keep his promises. He would also like to see the big issues such as the introduction of a provincial sales tax put to a provincewide vote. Dawe served as a trustee and chairman of Red Deer Regional Hospital board from 1983 to 1995 and was on David Thompson Health Region board from 2001 to 2008. He was Red Deer’s Citizen of the Year in 2014. He has worked for the city since 1979. Dawe is the deputy mayor of the Summer Village of Norglenwold. If elected as MLA, Dawe said he would pay the village the costs involved in holding a byelection for his replacement. The date for the Liberal Party nomination has not been set. It is expected to be some time in February. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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OTTAWA — The government’s long-promised plan to lock up some criminals and throw away the key will make prisons more dangerous, opposition MPs say. Denying any chance of parole to the worst violent offenders will increase the chances of prison guards being attacked, the NDP and Liberal public safety critics said Tuesday as the government signalled legislation would come before summer. Opposition MPs want a greater emphasis on rehabilitating inmates. Criminologists dismissed the life-behind-bars initiative after it was announced in the October 2013 speech from the throne, saying there are already legal provisions to ensure the most heinous offenders never get out. At the time, the government said those convicted of the worst crimes — such as multiple murders or sex assaults on children — could spend the rest of their lives in prison. Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney says legislation will be tabled before Parliament rises in June. “People who commit serious and violent crimes in a repetitive manner constitute a menace to society,” Blaney said Tuesday after a House of Commons committee meeting. “The premier objective is to protect society.” When the plan was first outlined, Justice Minister Peter MacKay said the provisions would be applied very narrowly. “When I say the worst of the worst, the most violent, repeat offenders, we’re talking about multiple murders, multiple sexual assaults on the most vulnerable — our children,” MacKay said shortly after the throne speech. “We want to ensure that certain individuals capable and convicted of those offences will never be let out of prison.” MacKay acknowledged there are tools — such as the dangerous offender designation — to keep some criminals from being released. The Conservative government has also scrapped the so-called fainthope clause that allowed some inmates with life sentences to seek early parole. Still, the government wants to ensure “there are no loopholes” that criminals can exploit, MacKay said. In the Commons, Conservative MP Daryl Kramp pounced on the opposition Tuesday, saying he was disturbed to learn the NDP and Liberals “will oppose this legislation — legislation that they have not even yet read.” Opposition critics actually said they would look at the government’s bill before pronouncing judgment. But they clearly characterized the Conservative approach as wrongheaded. “This is a government that emphasizes punishment, punishment, punishment, when the purpose of our corrections system is to build safer communities by rehabilitating those who are in the prison system,” said NDP public safety critic Randall Garrison.

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OTTAWA — Since last summer, Tom Mulcair has been unveiling planks from the platform upon which the NDP intends to run in the coming election, scheduled for October. Here’s what the NDP leader has promised so far: ● Restore the annual six-per-cent increase in health care transfer payments to the provinces. That would potentially cost the federal treasury as much as $36 billion. ● Create one million daycare spaces, accessible to parents for no more than $15 per day. The national program would cost $5 billion per year when fully implemented over eight years. ● Reinstate a federal minimum wage, pegged at $15 per hour. This would apply only to a small number of workers in federally regulated industries, such as railways and banks. ● Immediately cut the tax rate for small businesses to 10 per cent from 11 per cent, at a cost of $600 million to federal coffers. A further reduction to nine per cent would follow when federal finances allow. ● Extend for two years the accelerated capital cost allowance for machinery and equipment, which is set to expire this year. Cost: $1.2 billion. ● Create an innovation tax credit for businesses that invest in machinery, equipment or property used for research and development. Cost: $40 million per year. ● Restore $115 million in funding to the CBC, over three years. To pay for his promises, Mulcair has so far vowed to: ● Reverse cuts to the corporate tax rate, which has been reduced to 15 per cent from 22 per cent under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Mulcair has not specified how big a hike he’s contemplating, other than to say he would bring the rate closer to the average of G7 countries, which could mean a hike of as much as 4.5 percentage points. ● Scrap the Harper government’s controversial plan to allow couples with young children to split their income for tax purposes. That would save $2.4 billion annually.

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Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings in the FX TV series ‘The Americans.’ The show is, at its most essential, a deeply felt drama about a family eroding from within. BY HANK STUEVER ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES The first four episodes of Season 3 of The Americans, which returns Wednesday night on FX, are just as absorbing and dark and impeccably realized as what we saw in Season 2. Now that you know, shred this document if you’re paranoid about spoilers. The series picks up not far from where it left off, in the fall of 1982. In Moscow, Leonid Brezhnev is near death and glasnost is still a few years away. All the way around the world in Falls Church, Virginia, suburbanites and lifelong Soviet spies Philip and Elizabeth Jennings (Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell) have come to the point they’ve always feared: An old comrade, Gabriel (Frank Langella), re-enters their lives to deliver news from home and to reiterate a request from “the Centre” that they begin grooming their teenage daughter, Paige (Holly Taylor), to take up the family’s secret trade. “Did they not understand that she is 14 years old?” Philip angrily asks. “Of course they do,” Gabriel says, dabbing at the pint of Frusen Gladje ice cream the Jennings have brought him (“The Americans” can be quite adept at nailing early-’80s period details; fans of “Upstairs at Eric’s,” an album from the British new-wave band Yaz, are in for a special treat this year). “But (the Centre’s) position,” Gabriel continues, “and they have a point, is that now is the time to start laying the groundwork.” “We’re doing what we need to be doing,” Elizabeth says. “We’re getting her ready to find out who we really are, who she really is, and that’s going to break everything open, change everything, but it’s going to take time.” Patience is a real virtue when it comes to watching The Americans, a show that seems to move fast but is in fact excrutiatingly deliberate in deciding where it’s headed. Some dissatisfied readers have told me they find the show too cold to the touch and bereft of any hope. Yet, for all its exhilarating, highanxiety sequences of Cold War espionage (including a gruesome, sure-tobe-talked-about scene this season that serves as a how-to lesson in getting a dead body out of a fancy hotel room),

The Americans is, at its most essential, a deeply felt drama about a family eroding from within. It’s painful and tense. “You’re assessing (Paige),” Philip snarls at Elizabeth, later, in the car, noticing how she’s pretending to take an interest in their daughter’s unseemly devotion to her church youth group. “Elizabeth, we are so close. A couple of years from now she goes to college and she can have her own life. We owe her that. Don’t you get it?” The fact is, we’re all assessing Paige: Does she know more than she’s letting on? Is the Jesus stuff meant to crack her parents’ veneer? The Americans is one of those rare shows that continually raises the stakes on its viewers’ investment in certain outcomes. It’s the same nailbiting slow-build that defined Breaking Bad — in fact, it even comes with its own Hank Schrader, in the form of Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), the FBI agent next door who is closer than he could ever imagine to locating the Soviet spies his department is so desperately pursuing. Every scene bring us precariously closer to a variety of end games, none of them good for our so-called protagonists. (The more you watch, the more it’s clear that we’re meant to root for Philip and Elizabeth here, though trueblue feelings for poor Stan aren’t out of the question.) “The Americans” is now constructed in such a way that one false move could send the show spiraling into absurdity. My trust in the writers and producComrades, while we’re on the subject of old spies and renewed animosities with Russia, you are right to cast a wary eye toward NBC’s Allegiance (premiering Feb. 5), an Americans-ish drama about a brilliant, present-day CIA analyst, Alex O’Connor (Gavin Stenhouse), who is on the verge of discovering that his parents and one of his sisters are part of a sleeper cell of former Soviet spies. Unlike the taut discipline seen in The Americans, Allegiance comes close to letting its most important cat out of the bag too soon, once

ers is unshakable at this point. Early in these new episodes they’ve made another smart move by following the story of Nina Sergeevna (Annet Mahendru), a Soviet diplomat in Washington who was sent off last season to a gulag for counter-spying. (I’d feared we’d seen the last of her after Stan’s betrayal.) Setting part of the show in the Soviet Union broadens the scope of the series. OK, enough slobbering The Americans with my continued praise. You’re either watching the best show on television or you’re not. May I offer one more enticement? Though it raises anxiety levels, The Americans is also a sort of soothing escape from our techno-absorbed crime shows and espionage thrillers. The popularity of Westerns was once attributed to people’s desire to briefly escape the 20th century — the telephones, the cars, the electric appliances! — and return to the 19th-century frontier. Now, in 2015, one can find something quaint and reassuring in shows set in the recent but markedly different past, where nobody has a cellphone; where security cameras aren’t tracking characters down hallways and through toll booths; where the viewer doesn’t spend any time watching the little blue bar upload the file; where mom or dad can disappear for hours at a time, with nary a text of explanation, to attend an “est” (“Ehrhard Seminar Training”) seminar or get rid of a body. Those were the days, weren’t they?

Alex deduces that his parents are spies and confronts them. From there it’s a “how-will-they-wiggleout-of-this-one?” kind of show. When you think about it, so is The Americans, but Allegiance lacks the necessary artfulness to make it work. Allegiance’s real mission, like The Americans, is to draw us into a believable family crisis and, in that regard, the show’s results are mixed. Some performances are strong, but it might be nice if one of the characters would stop and ask: How’d we get here again?

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The snubs, surprises and quirks of this year’s Juno noms BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — It’s no illusion: Magic! is the leading nominee at this year’s Juno Awards, reeling in five nominations after conquering the summer with their reggae-wafted No. 1 hit “Rude.” Legendary troubadour Leonard Cohen and Calgary dance producer Kiesza took in four nominations apiece in a field that seems more sprawling than usual. Here are some of the most notable snubs, surprises and quirks buried among the 40-plus Juno categories: FRANCOPHONES CALLING Quebec’s still-robust album sales helped to propel several acts into marquee categories — even though they’re not as well known outside La Belle Province. Bobby Bazini, a two-time nominee back in 2011, earned nominations for the fan choice award and album of the year after his “Where I Belong” (which is sung in English) stood as 2014’s topselling album by a Canadian artist. Serge Fiori’s self-titled album finished second on that sales list — moving 99,000 units to Bazini’s 102,000 — and he was also rewarded with album of the year and fan choice nominations, as well as a nod for francophone album of the year. BIEBER-FREE JUNOS For the first time since 2009, bouncy banged heartthrob-turned-tattoocanvas Justin Bieber failed to land a single Juno nomination. The Stratford, Ont., native has racked up 14 nominations and five wins in his short career, most notably winning pop album of the year back in 2011 for “My World 2.0.” His snub opens up the race for the fan choice award, which his passionate devotees have long tilted in his favour. He’d won that category four years in a row. This year’s fan choice nominees are: Arcade Fire, Bazini, Michael Buble, Cohen, Drake, Fiori, Hedley, Magic!, Nickelback and You+Me. HAMMER HITS With the March 15 Junos bash being held in Hamilton, the Steel City boasts a long list of hometown nominees. Among the Hamilton-area award contenders are psych-dance composer Caribou (up for electronic album of the year), production legend Daniel Lanois (for instrumental album of the year) and the Tom Wilson-led Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, nominated for roots and traditional album of the year. Perhaps most prominently representing Hamilton will be rockers Arkells, who landed two nominations — including group of the year — as well as a performance spot on the CTV awards broadcast. RALLYING TALLIES Some of the Junos’ longtime favourites saw their career nominations swell to impressive proportions with Tuesday’s announcement. Artist of the year contender Bryan Adams received his staggering 59th Juno nomination (he’s won 19 times), Buble picked up his 32nd and controversial rockers Nickelback, three-time nominees this year, now have 35.

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SNL photographer gives the most for 15 years THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Country music superstar Blake Shelton was poised on a mid-Manhattan sidewalk, looking right at home beside a split-rail fence while he toyed with a lariat. It was pretty cold, and curious passers-by were starting to crowd, but Shelton seemed to be enjoying himself while a

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE of what makes SNL SNL. Since 1999, they have been the weekly creation of Mary Ellen Matthews, who on Tuesday, for something like the 300th time, was doing it again, keeping it fresh and making it look easy. Until this final setup outside Rockefeller Center — a last-minute inspiration by Matthews for which Shelton was game and stagehands swiftly toted the fence-prop out to 49th Street — the session had taken place indoors, in Studio 8H. “So THIS is where it all happens! Look at this!” Shelton had marveled earlier as he strode into SNL’s fabled home to start the five-day whirl that awaited him. On a stage to the right of “home base” (from where

Shelton five days hence would deliver his opening routine), Matthews’ lights were arranged against a neutral-colored seamless background. Her goal: “Staying loose, loose, loose, then understanding when That Moment hits — or when you FIND it.” Her challenge: “For each image to jump off the screen. It’s only up for like three seconds.” Shelton reigns as CMA male vocalist of the year and as a coach on NBC’s music-competition series The Voice. But more importantly for Matthews’ purposes, he was an easygoing pro, instantly as comfortable with her as she was with him. Taking his place in front of the lights, he quoted a fellow coun-

try singer as declaring, “I have two poses and YOU’VE got one hour,” and laughed at such bullheadedness. His session would stretch for nearly two hours, through dozens of poses and several wardrobe changes. For a full-figure shot, Matthews asked him to deliver a little kick with one of his boots. His first try was tentative. “MEAN it,” she teased, and the next kick looked just right. A rope around Shelton’s waist was tugged by an offcamera assistant while he mugged at the camera in hog-tied bemusement. At Matthew’s request, he tossed a cowboy hat in the air and caught it on his head, all the better for its landing slightly askew.

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BRAY Ronald Paul 1938 - 2014 Mr. Ronald Paul ‘Ron’ Bray of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at the age of 76 years. Alberta born and raised, Ron’s interests included fishing, hunting, his dogs and spending time with his family. Ron was well known in the community for his expertise in repairing air tools for many local construction companies. He will be lovingly remembered by his two sons, Ron Bray Jr., Michael Bray, his granddaughter, Sydnie and his best friend, Flo. He will also be sadly missed by his many dearly loved nieces and nephews in Washougal, Washington, United States. The family wishes to honor Ron’s request that no formal Funeral Service be held. 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.

JOHNSON Johnny James May 7, 1933 - Jan. 24, 2015 Johnny passed away at Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the age of 81. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Shirley; his son, Darren; his three daughters, Nancy (Kevin), Kim (Stu), Tammy (Ray); as well as treasured grandchildren and great grandchildren. His memory will also be cherished by his surviving siblings, family and many friends. Johnny was raised in Rumsey, AB by his parents Johnny and Mary Johnson, together with ten brothers and sisters. Beloved by all was Johnny’s tremendous sense of humour and we ask that you bring yours to a Celebration of his Life at the Royal Canadian Legion, 2810 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer, AB on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at High Noon. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Johnny’s name may be made to Calgary Health Trust (www.CalgaryHealthtrust.ca): Designate Trauma Unit #44 or to a charity of your choice. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

SZKOLA Daniel 1991 - 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Daniel Szkola of Red Deer on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the age of 23 years. Daniel will be deeply missed by his parents, Krzysztof and Edie; and his siblings, Victoria, Amy, Benny and Samantha; and his longtime cherished friends. Relatives and friends are invited to come and pay their respects one hour prior to the Funeral Service between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 3:00 p.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.

AKRE Cecil January 7, 1914 - January 25, 2015 Cecil passed away on January 25, 2015 at the age of 101 years. He is predeceased by his wife, Christina; granddaughter, Jolene; and by three brothers and three sisters. Cecil will be lovingly remembered by his sister, Mildred Joel; his children, Elaine (Ray) Gabert and Lorne (Rachel) Akre; six grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. For those who wish to pay their respects, visitation will be held on Friday, January 30 from 11:00 a.m. until noon at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer, Alberta. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Cecil’s honour may be made directly to the C.N.I.B. Condolences may be forwarded to family and friends at www.reddeerfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-3319.

WEBB (nee SCOTT) Olive (Ollie) Irene Nov. 6, 1930 - Jan. 17, 2015. Ollie passed away peacefully at the Whispering Pines, Grande Cache. Funeral at a later date.

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FULL-TIME IN-HOME caregiver for employer ejabagat at 36 Jamieson Ave., Red Deer for four children: newborn, 20 mo. old, 3 yrs. old and 9 years old. Duties; bathe, dress, feed and meal prep. and some light housekeeping. $10.20/hour; 44 hours per wk, benefits pkg. Compl. of high school, and 1 to 2 yrs. exp. Call (403) 986-4154 or e-mail jabagate@yahoo.com FULL-TIME in-home caregiver for two children, aged 4 months and 3 years, $10.20/hr., 44 hrs./wk., room and board provided, must have at least one year exp. Duties: bathe, dress, feed, meal prep., and light housekeeping duties. e-mail resume to: xyrilq@yahoo.com

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Full Time Cleaners MISSING DOG, required for day’s at BLACKFALDS, Nova Joffre Site. white, male, intact, Irish ST $15.00 Per Hr. Must be wolfhound/sheepdog, very able to pass drug & alcohol thin, brown collar, last testing & fit test. seen Jan. 21 near FasGas. Excellent spoken & written Recent rescue, shy/timid, English communication may be lured with food. required. Send resume to Info to AARCS emergency aramark6685@gmail.com line 403-554-0893 or fax @ 403-314-7504

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FT child caregiver in Red Deer. HS grad w/ First Aid & CPR. Supervise and care for 1 yr old. $10.66/hr, 44hrs/wk. Live-in optional. pret_lady@yahoo.ca FT CHILDCARE help in Penhold HS grad supervise in absence of parents, meal prep., housekeep, $10.66/hr; 44hrs/wk. Exp. an asset genedith2004@yahoo.com P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must be reliable and have own vehicle. 403-505-7846

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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

JUNIOR OIL AND GAS OPERATOR 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

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RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s. ROOM ATTENDANTS. Exp. preferred. Also BREAKFAST ROOM ATTENDANTS, early morning shifts, flexibility req’d. Only serious inquiries apply. Drop off resume at: 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer or fax 403-342-4433

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

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Full knowledge of all SPRING START cocktails, inventory control, must be of professional THE RUSTY PELICAN is nature and be capable of • GED Preparation now accepting resumes for working all shifts. 4 F/T Exp’d Apply within: 2079-50 • Women in the Trades LINE COOKS at Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.- Fri. Program all stations. MUST HAVE: Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be • 2 yrs. relevant exp., accepted. Only candidates • Math and Science for the Trades Program THE RUSTY PELICAN is completion of High selected for interview will now accepting resumes for School, be reliable, be contacted. Gov’t of Alberta Funding WELL EXPERIENCED self motivated, work may be available. well under limited HOSTESS THE RUSTY PELICAN is supervision in fast Mature professional now accepting resumes for 403-340-1930 paced environment. familiar with maitre d’ F/T DISHWASHER www.academicexpress.ca capabilities. Would be an Must maintain work Salary is $14 - $18./hr. 40 asset to have a current ACADEMIC Express station to sanitary hr. wk. dependant on exp. ProServe Certificate and measures and be capable ADULT EDUCATION familiar with wine service. of working all shifts. 733644 Ab Ltd. AND TRAINING Professional Apply within: 2079-50 O/A The Rusty Pelican appearance is a definite Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. requirement. WINTER START Fax 403-347-1161 Phone Location of employment: Must have Ref’s & Exp. calls WILL NOT be 4105 2079 - 50 Ave. Apply within: 2079-50 GED Preparation accepted. Only Candidates Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. selected for interview will email: Fax 403-347-1161 Phone Would you like to take the be contacted. bennett2014.bkkp@ calls WILL NOT be GED in your community? gmail.com accepted. Only candidates THE RUSTY PELICAN is or Call 403-347-1414 selected for an interview now accepting resumes for • Red Deer or Fax to: 403-347-1161 will be contact. WELL EXPERIENCED • Rocky Mtn. House Only candidates selected Looking for a place • Rimbey SERVERS for an interview will be to live? • Caroline Must hold a current contacted. Take a tour through the ProServe Certificate and • Castor CLASSIFIEDS • Sylvan Lake be fully exp. in wine • Innisfail service. Professional Restaurant/ • Stettler appearance is a definite Restaurant/ • Ponoka requirement. Hotel • Lacombe Must have Ref’s & Exp. Hotel Apply within: 2079-50 EAST 40TH PUB Gov’t of Alberta Funding Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. may be available. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone REQ’S P/Tor F/T COOK calls WILL NOT be Apply in person with resume 403-340-1930 accepted. Only candidates 3811 40th Ave. selected for an interview www.academicexpress.ca will be contact. F/T Cashier/Postal Clerk. Apply in person w/resume: Highland Green Value Drug Mart. Trades this is a working supervisory position and reports to the CAO. RESPONSIBILITIES include the management and supervision of public works, water treatment/ distribution, waste water collection/ treatment, solid waste collection and recreation facilities. QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum grade twelve, valid Class 3 Alberta Motor Vehicle Operators License, 3 years’ experience related supervisory role, well -developed record keeping, reporting and planning skills. Level I Water and Wastewater certificates are an asset. Combination experience/education may be considered. Submit resume, including references and salary expectations. secretary@ town.trochu.ab.ca (403) 442-3085. More detailed job description at: www.town.trochu.ab.ca

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EAST SIDE MARIO’S • Have current Safety HIRING FOR ALL POSITIONS BUSY MEDICAL OFFICE Full Time & Part Time. certificates including H2S requires a Prescreening • Be prepared to work in Apply after 2 p.m. Ask for Technician. Experience not the manager on duty. remote locations for necessary, job training is extended periods of time JJAM Management (1987) provided but qualifications • Must be physically fit Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s will be considered. Starting • Competitive wages, benefits Requires to work at these wages $14/hr. Please fax and RRSP offered Red Deer, AB locations: resume to 403-342-2024. Please email resume with 5111 22 St. current driver’s abstract to: 37444 HWY 2 S jbecker@colterenergy.ca 37543 HWY 2N Oilfield 700 3020 22 St. LOCAL SERVICE CO. FOOD ATTENDANT in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. Req’d permanent shift VACUUM TRUCK weekend day and evening OPERATOR both full and part time. Must have Class 3 licence 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + w/air & all oilfield tickets. benefits. Start ASAP. Fax resume w/drivers SERVICE RIG Job description abstract to 403-886-4475 Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd www.timhortons.com is seeking a Start your career! Education and experience FLOORHAND not req’d. See Help Wanted Locally based, home every Apply in person or fax night! Qualified applicants resume to: 403-314-1303 must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for. Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule. Please submit resumes: TANKMASTER RENTALS Attn: Human Resources req’s Exp’d Class 1 Fluid Email: LUCKY’S LOUNGE Haulers for Central payroll@bearspawpet.com located in Jackpot Casino, Alberta. Oilfield tickets Fax: (403) 252-9719 or requires Waitress’s req’d. Competitive salary Mail to: Suite 5309, and job bonuses. Resume to Fri. - Sun. Please apply in 333-96 Ave. NE terry@tankmaster.ca or person at 4950 47 Ave. Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 fax 403-340-8818 No phone calls please

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GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! Start your career! See Help Wanted 504960A28-B5

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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

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GREENHOUSE WORKER wanted at Meadowbrook Greenhouses, Penhold. 3 Full Time Seasonal Positions. No Exp, training provided. Starting Feb 2015. $10.20/hr, 44 hrs, 5 days per week, 3 month period. Fax resume to 403-886-2252. Sunterra Meats in Trochu, 45 minutes South East of Red Deer is looking for enthusiastic, hard working individuals to join their team at their processing plant. Experience in the meat industry a definite asset. Training provided. Starting wage $14.00 per hour, increases based on skill and experience. Benefit package, travel allowance and a signing bonus. For more information, contact Trish at 403-442-4202 or trish.hyshka@sunterra.ca

TURPLE BROS. LTD. Is taking resumes for: Accessories Dept. with experience in clothing or power sport industry. F/T positions avail. Please email resume to HR Department brenda@turplebros.ca Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

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Plant Laborer for our Kuusamo facility. The plant is located 4-5 kilometers west of Sylvan Lake on Hwy 11. This is an entry level position working mainly outdoors that can lead into the Plant Operator positions. Duties will include assistance of Plant Operators in the transfer of chemicals, movement of product within the plant, truck and rail car loading/unloading, and chemical blending as well as housekeeping and light maintenance. We are looking for hard working, flexible, safety conscious people with equipment experience, some basic mechanical abilities, driver’s license, and own transportation. We offer an excellent benefits plan and a company matching RRSP savings plan. Please forward your resume via email to the address attached. Please have ‘Plant Laborer’ in the subject line. Drug and alcohol policy in effect and pre-employee testing. Inquiries regarding careers with CFR should be directed to hr@cfrchemicals.com Fax: 346-2299

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PAINTING, 8.5 x 28 Chief Crowfoot signing Peace Treaty. $200. 403-347-7405

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9th Annual Speed Show & Collector Car Auction

Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

March 13-15, 2015 Westerner Park, Red Deer Special Guests Rick & Kelly Dale: American Restoration Dan & Laura Dotson: Storage Wars Consign Today 1-888-296-0528 Ext 102 consign@egauctions.com EGauctions.com

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

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LEAPSTER L-MAX, extra game, tv cables, $20. 403-314-9603

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DREAM CAST with 4 games, $80; WII with games, $100; and CD stand, $20. 403-782-3847 PANASONIC SC-HC3 ultra-slim, ipod docking speaker system with CD player, AM/FM radio, clock, alarm, remote, and instruction manual. $95. Call (403) 342-7908.

Event Tickets

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TRAGICALLY HIP concert Mon. Feb. 9 in Calgary, good seats, pair for $155 403-391-3335

EquipmentHeavy

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TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

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LG WHITE over the range microwave oven, 1000 watts, Model MV-1510M, exc. cond., $175 403-352-8811

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LADIES shoes, size 9 1/2 - 10, 10 pairs, $30. 403-314-9603

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NIGHT Tables, (2) Oak, 1 drawer & 2 doors with glass top to protect from scratches. $70 ea. 403-352-8811

WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

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STEREO, JVC mini hi-fi am/fm radio, single cassette, single CD player, 4 speakers, remote control, $30. 403-342-4898

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BEVELED glass mirror, oak frame, 19” x 32”, $35. 403-314-9603 HEADBOARD, for queen bed, 60” wide, $35; 3 Clean wool accent matching 3x5 oval carpets from SEARS, $35 for all 3; and David Winter Collector’s houses in original boxes, $15/ea. 403-352-8811 RUG: Fantastic 4’ diameter (all inlayed colored) used for wall or floor decor. $200. 403-347-7405 TWO blankets, electric kettle, 2 Corningware casserole dishes, small picture, $20. 403-342-4898

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CANARIES, cages. 403-314-9451

Cats

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BEAUTIFUL kittens, F, (3), Calico, tabby, spotted, free to good home 403-782-3130

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Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE

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Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303 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.

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

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in

Core Responsibilities: • Maintain equipment in accordance with preventative maintenance program • Assist operations with plant optimization and troubleshooting • Provide technical support on new projects and designs • Assist with planning of turnarounds and other maintenance activities. • Maintain VFDs and soft starts on low and medium voltage.

DEER PARK AREA Dixon Cres. Dunlop St., Dixon Ave. & Close $107.00/mo Durand Cr. & Drummond Ave. $69.00/mo. also Drummond Cl. & Dowd Cl. $59.00/mo. also Dunning Cres. Cl., and Depalme St. $103.00 GRANDVIEW AREA 4400 Blks. of 40A Ave. and 41 Ave. and 1 Blk. each of 46 and 47 Streets area MOUNTVIEW AREA

Qualiﬁcations: • Journeyman electrician with interprovincial red seal. • Possess good troubleshooting skills for both electrical and instrumentation. • Knowledge in computer based maintenance systems an asset but not required. • Previous configuration and programming experience would be an asset. • Ability to travel within Canada and the USA. • Both written and verbal communication skills. • Current H2S Alive & First Aid certification an asset. • Current Class 5 Drivers License. • Willing and able to accept occasional after hours support calls.

Between 35 St. and 39 St. and 43A Ave. and 41, Ave. area $189.00/mo. MICHENER AREA

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If you are interested in working in positive and dynamic environment, please email your resume

50A. St. between 40 Ave. & 42 A Ave, 50, 51, 51A & 52 St. between 40 Ave. & 43 Ave. and Michener Drive area. $209.00/mo. TIMBERSTONE AREA Trimble Cl. Traptow Cl. Tallman Cl. Teasdale Dr. Truant Cres. & area $224.00/mo. also Timberstone Way, 2 blks. of Timothy Drive and Trump Pl. $97.00/mo For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

2 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $875 rent/d.d. 403-346-1458

3090

homes

FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends

CLASSIFICATIONS

ROUTES IN:

4000-4190

ANDERS AREA

Realtors & Services

Ahlstrom Close Andrew Close Asstlee / Ansett Cres. Allsop Ave. / Allsop Cres. Anderson Close Anquetel Close

Huge pie shaped lot in Red Deer New 2bdrm/2bath Laebon home in Timberstone $339,900 call Aaron 403.396.4016

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

OPEN HOUSE SAT. & SUN. 1-5 639 OAK ST. Springbrook 403-588-2550

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4010

5030

Cars

BOWER AREA Beatty Close Broughton / Brookes Boyce St. / Byer Close Baile Close / Boyce St. Brown Close / Barrett Dr.

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

INGLEWOOD AREA Isbister Close Inkster Close Isaacson Close Inglewood Dr. Isherwood Close Iverson Close

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

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

A lifestyle you have more than earned Stunning new Laebon home in the Timbers-Red Deer 1426 sq.ft. 3 bdrms/2baths, large private master suite $499,900 Call Samantha 403.392.6261

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Houses For Sale

4020

1/2 DUPLEX, Kentwood area, bi-level, 2 bdrm, 1.5 baths, 5 appls, deck, fenced yard, shed, for sale by owner, $247,600. Move in ready 403-505-6742

MORRISROE AREA

MOVE IN TODAY 1550 sq. ft. bi-level w/dbl. att. garage $499,900 403-588-2550

SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres. / Stirling Close Selkirk Blvd. / Sherwood Cres. Savoy Close / Sydney Close

2012 DODGE AVENGER, $10,500. 403-896-9942 1999 BUICK Regal, loaded 154,000 km.403-352-6995

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

COPPER clad alum. booster cables 25’ $70; 20’ $40. 403-343-6044

5190

Auto Wreckers

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

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE?

LANCASTER AREA Lampard Cres Lancaster Drive Long Close Lord Close Lougheed Close Lyons Close

Find the right fit.

Daily the Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

VANIER AREA Vickers Close Victor Close Viscount Drive Vincent Close

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

Ferus requires a Maintenance Electrician to join our production maintenance team. This position will be based out of our Joffre production office with some occasional travel to other facilities within western Canada. The ideal candidate will be open and honest with the ability to work individually as well as within groups.

3060

Suites

Avail Immed, lrg fully furn bdrm for rent c/w working gas fireplace - $300DD $600/mth. Working / Student Male. Call 403-396-2468

CARRIERS NEEDED

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.

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, and supply of liquid nitrogen (N2), liquid carbon dioxide (CO2), liquid natural gas (LNG), and compressed natural gas (CNG) for the energy industry in both Canada and the USA. Ferus has a great corporate culture with an excellent work/home life balance, strong team atmosphere and encourages through support the development of their employees for future growth.

3050

3 BDRM. 4 appls. no pets. $1100/mo. 403-343-6609

Rooms For Rent

Metcalf Ave. Martin / Muldrew Close

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

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

CARRIERS REQUIRED

KENTWOOD & PINES

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)

4020

Houses For Sale

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

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Condos/ Townhouses

OVER 50, 2 bdrm., single garage, N/S, no pets, 3810 47 ST. TWO washer/dryer, $1300. spacious 2 bdrm. suites. 403-391-7978 CLASSIFICATIONS security. Stove, fridge, Amazing new Laebon only, no pets. Bsmt. Home 1452 sq.ft. modified FOR RENT • 3000-3200 SEIBEL PROPERTY Adult $900, main floor with balcony bi-level with large private www.seibelprperty.com WANTED • 3250-3390 $945. 587-877-5808 master suite Ph: 403-304-7576 GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. 3 bdrms/2baths $394,599 or 403-347-7545 Call Jocelyn 403.302.9612 Houses/ apartments, avail. immed, 6 locations in Red Deer rent $875 403-596-6000 ~ Halman Heights Duplexes ~ Riverfront Estates LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. FOR LEASE, Executive ~ Westpark SUITES. 25+, adults only style 1/2 duplex in ~ Kitson Close n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 Lacombe on large lot. ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. 4 bdrms., 3 bath, dble. ~ Holmes St. garage, no pets, N/S. S.D. $1000 403-588-2740 Rent $1195 to $1395 Drive a little save a lot 3 bdrm. townhouses, MOUNTVIEW Brand new 2135 sq.ft. 3 bdrm. house, main floor, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, NOW RENTING Laebon home lrg. balconies, no dogs. 5 appls., fenced yard, 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 3 bdrms/2.5 baths N/S, no utils. incl. large deck, rent $1500 incl. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer $431,599 Avail. immed. & Feb. 1 all utils. $900 s.d. Avail. Newer bldg. secure entry Call Jocelyn 403.302.9612 References required. now or Feb 1. 403-304-5337 w/onsite manager, 5 appls., incl. heat & hot water, washer/dryer Advocate hookup, infloor heating, a/c., Opportunities car plug ins & balconies. Call 403-343-7955

For More Information, Please call Prodie 403-314-4301

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Houses/ Duplexes

Condos/ Townhouses

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TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

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

Accounting

1010

Contractors

1100

Massage Therapy

1280

Painters/ Decorators

1310

Home Reno’s JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS DALE’S Free Est. 403-872-8888 Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 with oilfield service companies, other small Personal International Ladies businesses and individuals DOORS, windows, siding, soffit, fascia and custom RW Smith, 346-9351 Elite Retreat, Finest Services cladding. Call Dean @ in VIP Treatment. 403-302-9210. MYSTICAL VISIONS 10 - 2am Private back entry 4710 - 51 Ave., Red Deer 403-341-4445 PALM AND TAROT READING MASSAGE ABOVE ALL Contractors Escorts Available by appt. WALK-INS WELCOME 403-304-8235 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 A.R.C Builders Agricultural KAYLA 392-0891 *BUSTY* Residential Commercial INDEPENDENT w/own car Misc. Seniors’ Builders .We look after all Services Services your new construction needs as well as all of your Handyman Services renovation and repair HELPING HANDS 5* JUNK REMOVAL needs as well as roofing Property clean up 340-8666 Home Supports for Seniors. sidling and flood or fire Cooking, cleaning, comrepairs.With over 35 years ATT’N: Are you looking for Something for Everyone panionship. At home or in business its hard to beat help on small jobs around Everyday in Classifieds facility. 403-346-7777 the house or renovate our experience. To contact your bathroom, GARAGE DOOR SERVICE us call 4037283734 or painting or flooring, roof Save 50%. All yard & bob- Snow 4033184510 or email us at snow removal? cat services, junk/tree/snow Removal philbieganek@gmail.com Call James 403-341-0617 removal. 403-358-1614

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Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

SNOW blowing/dump/junk SHOVELLING AND snow runs/odd jobs 403-885-5333 blowing 403-318-7625

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ADVERTISE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS AND GET IT

1999 GMC Sierra 1500 2WD, E/C, original owner, 252,000 km, Immaculate $3400. **SOLD**

1985 HONDA 250 SX Trike $950.00 **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1988 23’ TIOGA 460 Ford motor, exc. cond. low kms. $6900, obo **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1989 1 TON WITH PLOW, 4x4, controls inside, & dump. $6350. Good working order. 403-348-9746

2001 Ford 4x4 S/C F150 205,000 kms, very good cond., never abused $4100 403-887-8717

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

1991 ALLEGRO-BAY 29’. Class A, 35,000 miles, Generator, AC, Rear Bed, Exc. Cond. $10,000 obo. Call 403-442-3837

1998 CHRYSLER AWD

2 FREE SALE SIGNS AND TIP SHEET

2009 HYUNDAI Accent, 64,000 kms.

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

$6500.

2009 TOYOTA Corolla, 124,000 km, 403-348-9778

2011 RAV4 LIMITED Leather, sunroof, 8 way power driver’s seat, very clean, great cond. $19,500 obo. 403-341-0606

2005 CHEV Avalanche, only 151,250 km., heated leather seats, sunroof, command start. Very good con. SOLD

2007 SATURN AURA. Loaded, 1 owner, exc. cond. 86,000 km. Never winter driven. $10,500 403-391-3820

2010 16 XCALIBUR Legend, 18’ alum. welded hull, prem. pckg for leisure & fishing, deluxe console, conv. top, travel tarp, 75 hp Merc. $13,500 SOLD!!!

2012 CAMARO 2SS Coupe 5500 km. Loaded. $41,900. 403-350-6434

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 VW Tourareg, fully loaded, AWD, new windshield, Nokian all season tires, in exceptionally good cond.. 180,000 kms. $14,750 obo 403-346-5440 or 403-391-0320

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2001 VOLVO S60. Loaded, very good cond. 182,000 km. $4500 obo. 403-343-2058

2005 MERCEDES C230

2008 AVALANCHE, 4x4, nice shape. 587-679-1000

2002 CHRYSLER

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2001 JEEP Cherokee 4x4 4L auto, new winter tires, remote, no rust, always garaged, 2nd set wheels. $4500 o.b.o. 403-347-1602

$6900.

403-598-0682

2003 DAKOTA, 3.9, auto., 128,000., 60% tires, $4400. o.b.o. **SOLD**

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2006 VW Jetta TDI

137,000 kms, fully loaded, sunroof, diesel, auto, $10,000

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2002 FORD Dynamax (B Plus) 27000 mi., new tires/awning Onan gen, roof a/c, slideout, sleeps 4, 3 pc. bath, A1, $31,500. **SOLD**

1 FRIDAY FORWARD 2 CENTRAL

2011 CYCLONE 300C Toy Hauler, $44,500. 2007 GMC dually 1 ton 182,000 kms. Together $66,500. 403-507-0570

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

1998 DURANGO, 119,700 kms. Must see! Safetied.

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

***SOLD***

Town N Country, Limited, AWD, leather, very nice cond. 159,000 kms. All avail. options

SOLD

DO YOU HAVE VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

2006 SILVERADO Z71 special edition, e/c, 4X4. New windshield, remote start, 5.3, 1 owner, 160,000 km very clean. $12,500 no GST **SOLD**

***SOLD***

Town N` Country, 7 pass., 199,000 kms., command start, hitch, special mag whls. $1500 **SOLD**

$5800. o.b.o.

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

IF YOUR VEHICLE DOESN’T SELL THE FIRST WEEK, THE 2ND WEEK IS HALF PRICE!

136,000 kms. exc. cond. loaded. $8900. 403-886-5696

2012 DODGE AVENGER, $10,500. 403-896-9942

2010 DODGE Grand Caravan, stow n go seats, exc. con. 34,000 kms, $13,000. 403-896-8183

2012 FORD Fusion SE 10,000 kms, $15,000 obo must sell. **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2010 DODGE RAM 3500, loaded SLT, white, 4x4, S/B, 60,600 kms., $39,000. ***SOLD***

2012 FORD Lariet 3/4 ton, 108,000 kms, set up for Ford 5th wheel, $35,000 403-362-1004

full load, 4.7, $12,000. 403-342-7798

2008 KUSTOM KOACH 24.5’ exc. cond, 1 owner, 110 Watt solar panel, 1 slide, $19,900 403-986-3834

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 PONTIAC Montana,

2008 MONTANA, 2955RL, 2 slides, king bed, Mor-Ryde hitch, Arctic pckg. exc. cond., $27,500. **SOLD**

2010 SANTA FE, V6, silver 87,000 kms., remote 4 summer, 4 winter tires & whls., A1 $16,750. 403-347-6889

2006 JEEP Commander

V6, one owner, 115,000 km. 403-347-5919

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2013 CHEV LTZ full load, sunroof, leather, over $4000 in extras. $41,000. Sliding box cover. 403-348-9746

2014 SIERRA short box, 4x4. 587-679-1000

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CALL AND ONE OF OUR SALES SPECIALISTS CAN PUT YOU ON THE FAST TRACK TO SELL YOUR VEHICLE.

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DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

WORLD

D4 Blizzard pounds New England

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28, 2015

SPARES NEW YORK CITY, PHILADELPHIA BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bianca Hillier, left, of Columbus, Ohio, and Eloise Pollard of London take advantage of a snowstorm travel ban to do something they never envisioned: making snow angels on a normally busy stretch of Manhattan’s Tenth Avenue at West 34th Street in New York, Tuesday. The National Weather Service over the weekend had issued a blizzard warning for a 400-km swath of the region, meaning heavy, blowing snow and potential whiteout conditions. But some areas in the Northeast escaped the brunt of the storm. In southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, where a foot or more of snow had been forecast, residents dealt with just 8 to 13 cm, which proved to be more annoying than life-altering. On Monday, some cities came to a near halt as officials ordered workers to go home early, banned travel, closed bridges and tunnels and assembled their biggest plowing crews. Light snow fell steadily early Tuesday in midtown Manhattan as a few municipal trucks rumbled down empty streets. La Guardia International Airport recorded 28 cm of snow, and Central Park was blanketed with almost 20 cm. The city had an almost eerie, post 9-11 feel to it: no airplanes in the sky. An unexpected quiet. Brandon Bhajan, a security guard at a West 33rd Street building, said the situation early Tuesday was better

than expected. “We expected a lot more accumulation,” Bhajan said. “I feel like the wind is more of the problem than the actual snowfall. It’s rough to walk and it’s very, very cold. “I don’t think they (city) overblew it. I think it’s like the situation with Ebola ... if you over-cover, people are ready and prepared rather than not giving it the attention it needs.” More than 7,700 flights in and out of the Northeast were cancelled, and

many of them might not take off again until Wednesday. Schools and businesses let out early. Government offices closed. Shoppers stocking up on food jammed supermarkets and elbowed one another for what was left. Broadway stages went dark. On Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange said it would operate normally Tuesday. Through midmorning, utility companies across the region reported minimal power outages.

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BOSTON — A howling blizzard heaped snow on Boston, the rest of eastern Massachusetts and parts of Long Island on Tuesday, delivering wind gusts topping 120 km/h, but it failed to live up to the hype farther south in Philadelphia and New York City, which cancelled its travel ban amid better-than-expected weather conditions. Total accumulation was expected to reach or exceed 2 feet in most of Massachusetts, potentially making it one of the top snowstorms of all time. The National Weather Service said a wind gust of 125 km/h was reported on Nantucket, and a 116 km/h gust was reported in Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard. Coastal residents braced for a powerful storm surge and the possibility of damaging flooding and beach erosion, particularly on Cape Cod. “It’s part of living here,” said Steve Berlo, who has an oceanfront home in Scituate, Massachusetts. “When the water comes, you get out of the way, and when it goes, you see what it left you. Like we always say, five days a year it sucks to live here, but the rest of the year it’s good.” Maine and New Hampshire each declared a state of emergency, and government offices in both states were closed Tuesday. Cities in eastern Connecticut including Norwich and Groton had accumulated more than a foot of snow. Providence, Rhode Island, reported 22 cm of snow early Tuesday. Parts of Long Island also experienced a blizzard, with snow falling 2 inches per hour. Mattituck in Suffolk County had topped 61 cm of snow by Tuesday morning. A 17-year-old boy snow-tubing with friends was killed when he crashed into a light pole and died Monday night amid moderate to heavy snow and gusty winds. “It feels like a hurricane with snow,” said Maureen Keller, who works at Gurney’s, an oceanfront resort in Montauk. Sections of New York were forecast to see 22 to 51 cm of snow, and a 96 km stretch of the New York Thruway reopened after being shut down for about nine hours. But as the storm system spun northward, conditions improved quickly from southwest to northeast. Travel bans were lifted by midmorning in New Jersey and New York. New York City buses, subways and trains were expected to restart later in the morning, and a return to a full schedule was expected Wednesday.

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Docs have new guidelines for obesity EXPERTS UNCONVINCED NEW GUIDANCE WILL DO MUCH GOOD BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — An expert committee has issued new guidelines for family doctors instructing them on how to help address the ballooning problem of adult obesity. But other experts in the field question whether the updated guidance from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care will do much good. The task force draws up its recommendations by assessing and grading the available scientific evidence on the topic it is addressing. But when it comes to obesity, the studies clearly show that medicine hasn’t yet figured out how to grapple with this growing crisis. “Our best available evidence when it comes to the treatment of obesity isn’t particularly great,” said Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, who runs a weight control clinic in Ottawa and teaches at the University of Ottawa. “We’re doing our best. It’s just that we’ve got an incredibly long way to go. And I’m certainly not holding out hope that these guidelines are going to suddenly turn the tide.” The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care is a federal government-appointed expert panel that instructs family doctors on what they should be doing to help their patients stay healthy. Several times a year the panel issues guidelines — on topics such as prevention and treatment of Type 2 diabetes or how and when to screen women for cervical cancer — which its members write after assessing and grading the existing scientific evidence on that topic. It has been nearly a decade since the task force addressed the issue of adult obesity. In 2006, it issued guidelines on preventing adult obesity and its most recent update on treating adult obesity

was issued in 1999. “Why is it a strong recommendation The updated recommendations if there is very little evidence? How were published Monday in the Cana- did that become a strong recommendadian Medical Association Journal. tion?” wondered Dr. Arya Sharma, an Paula Brauer, who chaired the pan- Edmonton-based obesity expert. el, said in an interview that she sees Brauer acknowledged there is no dithe new document as a call to arms to rect evidence to show that calculating deal with the problem of adult obesity, BMIs for all patients will help prevent which has reached epidemic propor- weight gain or fuel weight loss. But she tions with 66 per said there is evicent of the Cana‘WE’RE DOING OUR BEST. dence that assessdian adult populaa patient’s BMI IT’S JUST THAT WE’VE GOT ing tion either overby sight isn’t accuweight or obese. AN INCREDIBLY LONG WAY rate, and going on Brauer is a dietiand height TO GO. AND I’M CERTAINLY weight cian and an epiinformation proNOT HOLDING OUT HOPE vided by patients demiologist in the department of famisn’t accurate eiTHAT THESE GUIDELINES ily relations and ther. ARE GOING TO SUDDENLY applied nutrition Figuring out at the University of who needs help TURN THE TIDE.’ Guelph, in Guelph, and who might Ont. — DR. YONI FREEDHOFF be developing a One has to read UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA PROFESSOR weight problem WHO RUNS A WEIGHT CLINIC requires informabetween the lines of the guidelines to tion, Brauer sugsee that call to acgested, and calcution, however. lating a patient’s BMI — and noting it As is always the case, they are writ- in his or her file — is a place to start. ten in a highly structured way with She said this procedure, which some heavy stress on the process by which doctors would consider basic care, is decisions are reached and the calibre not routinely done. of the available evidence. “In essence, it is common sense,” A major — and unusual — recom- she said. “You can’t advise on health mendation instructs family doctors to risk if you don’t know what the weight measure the height and weight of all is.” patients 18 and older, whether they are But Sharma and Freedhoff both notoverweight or not, so that they can cal- ed that knowing a patient’s BMI does culate body mass index or BMI. Earlier not tell them whether that person is guidelines said there wasn’t enough at increased risk of ill health brought evidence to recommend this practice on by excess weight. Not everyone who to doctors. is overweight carries the same risk of What makes this guideline unusual developing diabetes or heart disease, is that there is no additional evidence they noted. to support the recommendation now “I look at BMI as a clothing size. than there was in 1999 when the task It’s a measure of size. It tells me how force recommended against it. big my patient is. It doesn’t really tell The new guidance graded this a me how sick my patient is,” said Shar“strong recommendation” based on ma, who is the chairman of obesity “very low-quality evidence.” research and management at the UniThat combination is rarely seen in versity of Alberta. evidence-based treatment guidelines. “It would be like telling someone

’Oh, you’re a size 14. You better go see your doctor.”’ Sharma said the advice could backfire in some cases, with people avoiding going to the doctor because they don’t want to have to step on the scale. Reading the guidelines can be complex for readers not schooled in the system used for grading these types of recommendations. For instance, there is a weak recommendation against doctors offering formal, structured interventions aimed at preventing weight gain in normal weight adults. That actually means doctors could consider offering these programs to patients, but there should be a discussion between doctors and patients first. The task force makes a strong recommendation that for patients who are obese and at high risk of developing diabetes, doctors should either offer behavioural interventions aimed at weight loss, or refer those patients to one of these programs. It made a similar recommendation — though this recommendation is a weak one, reflecting the state of the evidence — for adults who are obese but not at immediate risk of developing diabetes. The task force recommended doctors not routinely offer overweight or obese patients prescriptions for weight loss drugs. But the recommendation was a weak one, which means doctors could consider going this route after discussing it with patients, Brauer said. The guidelines make no recommendations regarding bariatric surgery — stomach reduction — which ironically is one of the few approaches in the weight control world which studies suggest is useful, Sharma noted. Brauer said that’s because this document focuses on primary care prevention practice. “Bariatric surgery was considered ’out of scope’ since it would usually be done by bariatric specialists,” she said.

Medical marijuana for kids only when all else fails, says MD BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — With virtually no hard proof that medical marijuana benefits sick children, and evidence that it may harm developing brains, the drug should only be used for severely ill kids who have no other treatment option, the nation’s most influential pediatricians group says in a new policy. Some parents insist that medical marijuana has cured their kids’ troublesome seizures or led to other improvements, but the American Academy of Pediatrics’ new policy says rigorous research is needed to verify those claims. To make it easier to study and develop marijuanabased treatments, the group recommends removing marijuana from the government’s most restrictive drug category, which includes heroin, LSD and other narcotics with no accepted medical use, and switching it to the category which includes methadone and oxycodone. The recommended switch “could help make a big difference in promoting more research,” said Dr. Seth Ammerman, the policy’s lead author and a professor of pediatrics and adolescent medicine at Stanford University. The academy’s qualified support may lead more pediatricians to prescribe medical marijuana, but the group says pediatric use should only be considered “for children with life-limiting or severely debilitating conditions and for whom current therapies are inadequate.” The academy also repeated its previous advice against legalizing marijuana for recreational use by adults, suggesting that may enable easier access for kids. It does not address medical marijuana use in adults. Studies have linked recreational marijuana use in kids with ill effects on health and brain development, including problems with memory, concen-

tration, attention, judgment and reaction time, the group’s policy emphasizes. The policy was published online Monday in Pediatrics. It updates and expands the group’s 2004 policy. Since then, the marijuana movement has grown substantially. Recreational and medical marijuana use is legal for adults in four states — Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. Nineteen other states and Washington D.C., have laws allowing medical marijuana use only and most allow children to qualify, according to Morgan Fox of the Marijuana Policy Project, a national group that advocates marijuana policy reform and tracks state laws. “The cart is so far ahead of the horse related to this drug,” said Dr. Angus Wilfong, of Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. Marijuana has dozens

of chemical components that need to be studied just like any drug to determine safety, proper doses and potential side effects, he said. Wilfong was involved in a recently completed international study involving 30 children with severe epilepsy. About half got an experimental drug made with a marijuana compound that doesn’t make users high; the others received dummy medicine. Study results are being analyzed. Wilfong said five children from his hospital were involved and while he doesn’t know if any of them got the marijuana drug, none suffered any serious side effects. Wilfong said he has a young seizure patient in a different, less rigorous study who has shown dramatic improvement after several months on the marijuana-based treatment, “but that doesn’t prove it was due to the” experimental drug,“ he said.

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out of his life since he was a child. But a few years ago, a biological aunt looked up my nephew and contacted Claire. Ever since, Claire has been friendly to the bio-dad’s family, inviting them over and spending holidays with them. But she totally ignores our side of the family. There are periodic episodes of almost bizarre friendliness from Claire, and we always eagerly respond to these moments, but they are few and far between and never result in closer ties. We’ve been told that Claire has a wonderful, outgoing personality at work. But with us, she barely communicates. She and Jared don’t socialize with friends, either. I think Claire may suffer from depression or bipolar disease. I realize it is Jared’s place to speak up, but he’s very non-confrontational and becomes defensive. What is the best way to handle Jared and Claire? My sister just accepts the situation because she can’t do anything about it. — Illinois Aunt Dear Aunt: Your sister is right. When you cannot change an unpleasant situation, you need to step back, lower your expectations and let it go.

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