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Temporary foreign workers caught in limbo BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

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Teresa and Wayne Wilson came to Canada through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program two years ago. Wayne was laid off a year into his stay and is unable to get a new job because of his closed work permit. The couple has lost all its money trying to stay in Canada and now can’t afford a plane ticket home.

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A couple of temporary foreign workers feel trapped and helpless as their dream of living in Canada has turned into a nightmare. Wayne and his wife, Teresa Wilson, came to Canada almost two years ago. Wayne was recruited as an electrician to work for a local company and his wife had procured an open work permit. Working a couple of jobs, she has settled into one she is passionate about. They both came as part of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. A year into their stay in Canada, Wayne was laid off. While he has tried to get a job, and has received three job offers, no one can hire him. That’s because he is on a closed work permit through the Temporary Foreign Work Program. He can only work for the company that brought him to Canada, the same one that laid he and hundreds of other TFWs off. He has been on employment insurance for eight months, but those benefits run out in three months. His wife still has a job. Between her income and his EI benefits, the two barely make enough to scrape by. They can’t afford

a plane ticket back to New Zealand and they haven’t been able to get any traction towards permanent residency or a work permit. “I’m lucky that I came over with Wayne and that I can work,” said Teresa. “I have to put in all the hours I can so that we can just live. If they had given him an open work permit, it would have been fine. “At this point, we can’t even afford to leave the country. We can’t afford to fly and we can’t afford to start over because everything we had went into coming here.” To compound the problem, their permit to work in New Zealand (which they had before they came to Canada) officially expired on April 6. They received an email saying the permit expired since they had not been in New Zealand for the mandated 184 days over a 12-month period. The couple spent NZ$36,000 (about $34,000 Canadian) to get to Canada and apply for any kind of program to stay or get Wayne working. Now all that money is gone. Wayne feels the TFW program is a failure, saying he is getting the runaround and has been stuck in limbo for far too long.

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‘Not guilty, your honour’ Mike Duffy, who faces 31 counts of fraud, breach of trust and bribery, delivered his plea after the court clerk read the charges into the record. Story on PAGE A6

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City pressures province on courthouse

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer officials say securing a site for a new courthouse is a top priority in the upcoming provincial election. The City of Red Deer is ‘THE SITE HAS awaiting an answer from the Alberta Justice and SOME CARRYING Infrastructure ministries COSTS ON IT on whether they should AND WE NEED hold onto the old RCMP detachment on 55th TO MAKE A Street and 42A Avenue. DECISION ON The city has been paying to maintain the buildWAY OR THE ing for several years and OTHER.’ wants to know if there is a point to continuing — TARA VEER those costs. MAYOR OF RED DEER “If they weren’t going to give a capital allocation for a new courthouse in this budget year, then at minimum we need to have an answer around their preferred location for the future courthouse,” said Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer. “The site has some carrying costs on it and we need to make a decision one way or the other.” On March 12, before the provincial budget was announced, Veer and city manager Craig Curtis met with Justice Minister Jonathan Denis to ask if they should continue to carry the land and the building. They also sent a formal letter asking for some kind of decision on the site. Then on March 27, Veer and Curtis met with Premier Jim Prentice, who was briefed on the letter and on the long-standing issue of strained capacity at the current courthouse. On Monday, Denis informed Veer that he had been in touch with Infrastructure Minister Manmeet Bhullar to talk about the site. “While they doubted they would have an answer prior to the election call, they would be working towards a resolution on that site,” said Veer. The small, aging courthouse on Ross Street and 48th Street is more than full, with court sitting until after 7 or 8 p.m. some nights due to the volume of cases, said Jason Snider, Red Deer Criminal Defence Lawyers Association president. “That isn’t terribly sustainable,” said Snider. “It’s a problem.” Former attorney general and retired Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Jim Foster has long advocated for a new courthouse in the city. He said he hopes the issue steps to the forefront with the election call. Prentice called the election, focusing on the recent budget and its five-year capital plan. The fiveyear plan did not make mention a new courthouse in Red Deer. Snider said delays because the courthouse is over-capacity have caused some prosecutions to be derailed and that charges have been stayed because it took too long for the matters to come to court. Accused persons have the right to be tried in a timely manner and an over-capacity courthouse can’t always meet those timelines. “The need for a new courthouse in Red Deer is pressing and has been for several years,” said Snider. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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LIMBO: Uncertain about their future in Canada He is unable to get a job or the proper permit to study in Canada. He doesn’t have an Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program certificate and would need a new Labour Market Impact Assessment done by a potential employer if they wanted to hire him. They need an AINP certificate if they want any chance of getting

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A Red Deer County firefighters hoses down the smoking ruins of a building on a farm about 8 km east of Delburne on Tuesday afternoon. A grass fire that got out of control caused the blaze that consumed some out buildings and a sea can storage facility on the farm. There were no injuries, and no livestock were hurt in the fire, although some yard maintenance equipment and a riding mower were destroyed. Two tanker trucks and a bush truck from Red Deer County attended the scene.

Teens arrested after joy ride through Edmonton BY ADVOCATE STAFF Three teenage girls reported missing from a Red Deer group home were arrested in Fort Saskatchewan after joy riding through the Edmonton area. At about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Fort Saskatchewan RCMP were called to a reported stolen vehicle that had been involved in a number of hit-and-run crashes in the Edmonton area. The suspect truck struck vehicles on Anthony Henday Drive, Whitemud Drive, 127th Street and 66th Street in Edmonton, and then travelled to Fort

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Orthodox Mennonite man in Manitoba pleads guilty to assaulting children WINNIPEG — A man from an Orthodox Mennonite community in Manitoba has pleaded guilty to repeated assaults on several children. The man was charged after more than 40 children were taken from the community amid allegations that some adults were disciplining them with objects such as straps and whips.

permanent residency or even an open work permit for Wayne. Wayne was recruited while living in New Zealand to come to Canada for the job. The couple have South African passports, but had been living in New Zealand, where they both worked, before they came to Canada. His out-of-country qualifications as an electrician and in the mining industry have been validated in Canada. Wayne said he has dreamed of living in Canada since he was a little kid. Now he and his wife just want to have some certainty about their future. Correspondence between the Wilsons and the federal government centred on the difference between high- and low-skilled labour. Wayne is by definition

Saskatchewan in an attempt to evade police. In an attempt to flee, the vehicle collided with a semi-truck’s trailer at the intersection of Hwy 21 and Wiltshire Boulevard in Fort Saskatchewan. The girls were arrested on scene with assistance from the Edmonton Police Service and Leduc RCMP. There were no injuries in any of the crashes. The three teens, aged 14, 15 and 16, cannot be named because of provision in the Youth Criminal Justice Act. They have been charged with dangerous driving, flight from police, impaired driving and assaulting police officers. The identities of the children are protected under a publication ban and The Canadian Press is not naming any of the accused or the small community where they live. In court today, one man pleaded guilty to six counts, including assault and assault with a weapon, dating as far back as 2010. Court was told the weapons included a leather strap and an iron poker. No date has been set for the man’s sentencing. Thirteen people from the community were originally accused in the case, but the Crown later dropped charges against all but four, some of whom remain before the courts. Child welfare officials started returning children to their parents last year, after the parents agreed to follow guidelines for disciplining children. Old-order Mennonites typically shun modern conveniences, including electricity and cars. a high-skilled worker. He has his Canadian Red Seal and is a skilled electrician. According to an email from the director general of the TFW directorate, the Labour Market Impact Assessment replaced the former Labour Market Option to test the need for TFW. However, an email from the federal government indicates the changes made to the program in 2014 were mostly targeted at low-skilled positions and not high-skilled labour. But that has not been the Wilsons’ experience. The new Labour Market Impact Assessment has made it more onerous for companies to get approval for TFWs. And even then, Wayne doesn’t have the permit to get a job with any company except the one that hired him to come to Canada. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Alberta Premier Jim Prentice calls provincial election for May 5 Premier Jim Prentice dropped the writ a year early for an election that will send Albertans to the polls on May 5. By law, the province was not slated to hold a vote until the spring of 2016, but Prentice told cheering supporters in Edmonton on Tuesday that his plan to remake the economy demands an endorsement from the people. “Tough choices need to be made and our province needs a realistic plan to the immediate challenges that we face and also for the long term,” said Prentice, surrounded by candidates at a community hall just after he met with Lt.-Gov. Don Ethell to dissolve the legislature.

‘I don’t run to be second place:’ NDP leader aims to be next premier EDMONTON — The leader of the Alberta NDP says she’s not running in the provincial election so she can be head of the official Opposition. Rachel Notley says her goal is to be the next premier. Notley launched her campaign outside the legislature, saying Albertans need a government that focuses on families, health care, education and jobs. She says people are looking for an alternative to what she calls the old, tired Progressive Conservative government. Premier Jim Prentice has called the election for May 5. The NDP has confirmed 85 candidates and the final two contested constituencies are to be settled this week. The party has four seats in the legislature, all in Edmonton. But Notley says the NDP is in the best position in decades — with more resources and quality candidates — to win power. “I’m running to be premier. I don’t run to be second place,” she told reporters Tuesday in Edmonton. She said she’s seeing unprecedented support for the NDP across the province.

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“We know that Albertans are truly looking for an alternative and my message to them is that the NDP is that alternative. And when you call an election, anything can happen.”

Wildrose leader will use contracts to prevent member floor-crossings CALGARY — Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean is telling voters that only his party will protect Albertans from crippling tax increases. Jean, surrounded by candidates and supporters, launched the Wildrose election campaign in Calgary. The newly-elected leader says a vote for any other party is a vote for higher taxes. The former Tory MP says a Wildrose government would roll back Progressive Conservative tax increases, return Alberta to balanced budgets, fix health care, and make government more accountable. Jean also says each Wildrose candidate will be required to sign a contract to prevent a repeat of the mass defection last December where former leader Danielle Smith and eight other members crossed the floor to join the government. He says breaking the contract would cost a floorcrosser a $100,000 fine. “There will be no floor crossing out of the Wildrose Party,” Jean said Tuesday. “I would suggest that is more than a year’s wage and that would deter anyone from doing that. Certainly I think that’s a good first step.” Jean said if the Wildrose forms the government it would introduce legislation to prohibit any member of the legislature from crossing the floor to join another party. He said he has taken steps to make sure that only one person can sign the papers of Wildrose candidates. “That one person is me and I will not sign any candidate’s papers that will not sign that contract.”

Liberal leader kicks off party’s election campaign CALGARY — Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann says the provincial election campaign will be all about who voters can trust. Swann says the party has show it is a leader when it comes to promoting progressive issues such as equal pay for work of equal value and gay-straight

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, April 8, 2015 A3 alliances in schools. He says the Liberals will fight to build more public transit and improve access to health care. Swann also says the Liberals will champion the needs of small business owners and push for more protection for the environment. The Alberta Liberals held five seats at dissolution. The party has candidates nominated in about 30 of Alberta’s 87 constituencies. “Over the last three years, Albertans have learned they can count on Alberta Liberals to lead on progressive, forward thinking issues,” Swann said Tuesday in Calgary. “Today Mr. Prentice made the decision to break his word to Albertans and call an unnecessary, costly, and early election. “At a time when Albertans are worried about their jobs, their children, and their communities, the premier is more interested in solidifying his grip on power than helping Albertans.”

Tory hopeful files defamation suit against party over bribery allegation EDMONTON — A man who wanted to run as a candidate in the upcoming Alberta election is filing a lawsuit against the Progressive Conservative party. Donald Martin is suing for defamation after the Tories disqualified him from running in the riding of Edmonton-Decore. He says he was wrongly accused of offering a bribe to another candidate and forced out of the nomination race. The lawsuit names the Progressive Conservation Association of Alberta and executive director Kelly Charlebois. It also lists the unknown author of an affidavit, who claims Martin offered the bribe. The accused parties have not yet filed statements of defence, and none of the allegations have been proven in court. The lawsuit says Charlebois phoned Martin on March 6 to tell him of the affidavit and demand that he withdraw or he would be disqualified. He refused to step aside, he says, and was later informed that he was no longer a valid candidate. “The plaintiff was not offered the opportunity to rebut these allegations or make any representations on his own behalf,” the lawsuit says. “The plaintiff maintains that the allegations regarding offering a monetary bribe are entirely false.”

Nomination deadline is April 17 Candidates for the seven Central Alberta constituencies must file nomination papers within the next nine days to be on the provincial ballot. The nominations officially opened on Tuesday and will close on April 17 at 2 p.m. In Central Alberta, the Progressive Conservatives have a full state and the New Democratic Party are expected to have a full roster of candidates in place today. The Wildrose are not far behind in filling the local roster. The Liberals still have some way to go with Michael Dawe in Red Deer North as the only declared candidate in Central Alberta. Dawe is also a Green Party candidate. The official candidate list will be released following the close of nominations. The election is slated for May 5. Also running in the Red Deer North constituency are Christine Moore for the PCs, Norm Wiebe for the Wildrose and Krista Kromm for the Alberta Party. The NDP candidate was to be named at a meeting on Tuesday evening. In Red Deer South, Darcy Mykytyshyn is the PC’s choice, Barb Miller is running for the NDP and Serge Gingras has the Alberta Party nomina-

tion. Incumbents Mary Anne Jablonski, Red Deer North MLA, and Cal Dallas, Red Deer South MLA, are both calling it a career. In Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, incumbent PC MLA Kerry Towle will try to hold onto her seat against Wildrose candidate Don MacIntyre and NDP candidate Patricia Norman. In Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, former Wildrose MLA and incumbent Joe Anglin will be on the ballot as an independent. He faces PC challenger Tammy Cote, Wildrose candidate Jason Nixon and NDP candidate Hannah Schlamp. There is no incumbent in the Lacombe-Ponoka race as MLA Rod Fox lost the PC nomination to newcomer Peter DeWit. Doug Hart has the NDP nod and Ronald Orr is expected to be the Wildrose’s choice. Wildrose incumbent Rick Strankman will face PC Jack Hayden and NDP Emily Shannon in Drumheller-Stettler. And in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, it will be PC nomination Wade Bearchell versus Wildrose candidate Nathan Cooper and NDP candidate Glenn Norman. Incumbent MLA Bruce Rowe is not running.

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Other provincial matters related to the city have been put to rest, including signing off on new ambulance and dispatch contracts. The provincial budget also earmarked capital and operating funding for the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer. Red Deer College president Joel Ward said the college will continue to push the agenda to become a polytechnic university with degree-granting status. “That’s a huge issue and we will be talking to all parties about that,” he said. “It’s a priority for our board of governors. We are going to be speaking loudly and boldly with all the parties to ensure they understand the aspirations of Central Albertans as it relates to this college.” RDC’s long-awaited Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport is also on the college’s agenda. The province allocated $20 million in capital for the project in 2015-2016. “It will support the Canada Winter Games and provide crucial infrastructure for this college going forward,” Ward said. Ward also hopes there will be more discussion about post-secondary education funding. the province while ensuring the most vulnerable are The premier said the province faces immediate “There hasn’t been a lot by the current governnot hurt any more than they already are. challenges of balancing the budget over three years, ment,” he said. “They have been focusing on the K “That’s health care, education,” said Corney. “All protecting jobs and eliminating waste, duplications to 12, and building new schools and health care. We those things. We can’t let people fall into poverty. ... and inefficiencies in the government. hope our students and our communities will ask good It’s very basic things.” In the long term, Prentice said the province has to questions about their platform and portfolio and Prentice said the government intends to protect focus on diversifying the economy and putting money post-secondary education. I haven’t heard a lot about frontline services in a realistic way, including teach- into the Heritage Savings Trust Fund. it but we will certainly be asking the questions.” ing positions, nurses and doctors. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com Brenda Corney, chairperson of the Red Deer Chapter of the Friends of Medicare, said the province is trying to get UP TO 65% OFF! Paderno Granite fry pans feature their toughest, most a mandate for the budget durable, non-stick coating that they have ever tested. Durable riveted before the impact is felt. handles and an encapsulated bottom pad. “I think there are 20cm/8” Granite fry pan. List: $129.00. Now $44.99! 24cm/9.5” Granite fry pan. List: $139.00. Now $54.99! some very serious things 28cm/11” Granite fry pan. that we need to watch,” List: $149.00. Now $69.99! said Corney. “What is going to happen to our health care? If they are 35% OFF! Spiral slicer - grey. 60% OFF! talking about laying off 20pc Basin Makes spiral cuts for many of your staff ... front-line nurses 74% OFF! Our 12pc Canadiana Cookware set is made from 18/10 stainless steel ﬂatware favourite vegetables and fruit. and staff are way over and features an impact bonded base that’s safe for all stovetops of modern kitchens, including set. List: Comes with three interchangeable what they are able to induction. Durable riveted handles, no-drip lips, oven and dishwasher safe. Set includes: 1.5L, $99.99. stainless steel blades and no-slip do. They are very busy. I 2L, 3L saucepans, 6.5L Dutch oven, 2.5L steamer, 3L sauté pan, 24cm ceramic suction bottom. List: $41.99. non-stick frying pan, and 5 covers. List: $949.00. don’t think they can take $23999 any more at that level. $2699 $3999 So what level are the job losses going to be?” 74% OFF! UP TO 50% OFF! A wide selection of Paderno Original Corney said she will 2L Canadiana sauté pan with bakeware. Made from durable steel, with silicone based be paying close attention cover. List: $156.00. two layer non-stick coating. 25 year warranty. Safe to 260°C/500°F. PFOA & PTFE free. to the issues arising from Starting at changes to health care. “I think we have to watch and see what he $3999 $549 is going to do to change,” said Corney. “There’s APRIL 8TH TO 12 TH ONLY AT: big changes coming with INNISFAIL LACOMBE health care with it going to regional. Every time Sandstone IDA, Henday Nowco Home Hardware they change management Centre 4922-50 Ave at AHS, it costs a lot of Unit 127, 4804 50th Street money. ... We just have to see what he does with it. He wants a mandate for it but it isn’t clear what he is going to do.” Corney said there has to be an emphasis on the Information & dealers: 1-800-A NEW-POT or www.paderno.com. Not all locations open Sunday. Quantities limited, please be early. Sale items may not be exactly as shown. service to the people in

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Why Prentice is in a rush GOING TO THE POLLS NOW IS NOT LEADERSHIP, IT’S JUST POLITICS How can the average Albertan not be cynical about the provincial election that has been dropped into our laps? It is as contrived as any election called in the almost 44 years of uninterrupted Progressive Conservative control of this province. On Tuesday, Premier Jim Prentice announced (after weeks of speculation) that Albertans would go to the polls on May 5. “I am asking Albertans for a mandate to implement the changes that this province needs so badly,” he said. Why an election is necessary to drive that change, a full year before one is required, will no doubt be debated vigorously by Albertans over the course of the next four weeks. What’s the rush? For Prentice, it’s mostly about getting in front of voters before difficult times deteriorate our fortunes further. There is no crystal ball that shows the oil industry regaining its stride any time soon. Even the most bullish of economic analysts now say that Alberta’s economic near-term is bleak, and our current performance is the worst in at least six years. Going to the polls a year from now — a year after absorbing heavier taxes and continued slow economic growth — might put Albertans in an even surlier mood.

OURVIEW JOHN STEWART And asking for a mandate next spring would give the opposition parties time to get their houses in order. Neither circumstance would suit the Tories. Of course, an election now is also about gaining some space to do the dirty work: a new four-year mandate with a forceful majority and some fresh faces in caucus will give Prentice the time and resources to do what he wants. But what that change will look like is anyone’s guess. Certainly the Conservative election campaign will offer great platitudes about rebuilding our province: the new, sustainable Alberta awaits on the horizon. But in reality, it is more likely that the platform of the Tories will focus as much as possible on the fringes of a new Alberta. The heart of the matter, if it has been defined by Prentice’s inner cadre at all, will never come up for discussion. That kind of discussion is too detailed — and potentially too damaging — for politicians in power to ever air during an election. When was the last time an election in Alberta was fought by a Progressive Conservative government that was

willing to talk details? We need to go all the way back to Peter Lougheed for substance on the campaign trail. Nothing Prentice has done in the seven months since he won the party’s leadership suggests he is prepared for big change, or even willing to float balloons that would carry the ideas for big change. So the 28-day campaign is being driven by a fabricated sense of urgency. It is being driven by politics, not leadership; it is being driven by hubris, not need. We have seen little clarity from this new premier since he took over the party last September and won a seat in the legislature in late October. He has offered us a budget that penalizes middle-income Albertans and he has trotted around the province trumpeting school projects that were previously announced and seniors housing that is long overdue. But he knows he is in the driver’s seat, since Albertans have scant alternatives before them. The election call comes with the opposition parties mostly in disarray — only the New Democrats seem prepared to challenge the Conservatives in every one of Alberta’s 87 ridings. The Wildrose Party, decimated by defections to the Tories and with an untested leader, has 47 candidates in place.

The Alberta Party has 29 candidates. And the Liberals, with an interim leader, have 26. Some opposition candidates will carry two or more party banners, in an attempt to pose a unified challenge to Conservative candidates. The nominations close in nine days, so there is little time to round out the opposition rosters. That this election will be costly can’t be denied. The last election, in April 2012, cost Albertans $13.6 million, although that trip to the polls included a vote for potential senators; the one previous, in 2008, cost $9.9 million. The Tories spent $4.68 million to fight the 2012 election and seem prepared to ramp up the spending again this spring; their assets, not including individual constituencies’ holdings, total about $1 million. The opposition parties have significantly less, from $123,000 in assets for the Wildrose to $125,000 in debt for the NDP. Prentice has a 72-seat majority in the 87-seat house, a much larger majority than he inherited from Alison Redford, thanks to the Wildrose avalanche. What he doesn’t have is a sense of job security, apparently. So Albertans are being asked to put their cynicism aside and go to the polls, even if the deck is stacked. John Stewart is the Advocate’s managing editor.

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From terror and war, to entitlement and economy The next chapter in this country’s political debate opened with elusive Finance Minister Joe Oliver standing in Toronto’s Canada Goose factory in front of a gaggle of employees who could have been charitably described as bemused. We had moved from terror and war. We have now entered a phase that could be known as economy and entitlement. Stephen Harper’s anti-terror bill and his extension of a mission against the so-called Islamic State appears to have solidified the Conservative core vote. But the economy decides elections and entitlement gets the voters’ blood boiling and TIM if the two become intertwined, HARPER this could be a volatile period for Harper. They dipped a toe in these perilous waters carefully, Oliver at the Toronto factory, Harper taking questions in New Brunswick with a cheering section behind him, the House of Commons, as usual, ignored. The symbolism was obvious, Canada Goose usually being described as a Canadian success story. Left unsaid by Oliver was that Canada Goose is now majority-owned by Bain Capital, the asset management firm founded by defeated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Left unanswered by Oliver was the fact that Canada Goose is facing a complaint before the Competition Bureau that it is unethically sourcing its fur by using inhumane trapping practices.

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The company maintains it is built on “honesty and authenticity” and is transparent about its use of government-regulated trapping practices, but Animal Justice says the company is misleading the country, and Oliver didn’t seem to know about this when asked by a reporter. This may all be a sideshow to the bigger issue, of course, except when you ignore a perfectly functional House of Commons with its braying opposition members, scrutiny of your chosen venue becomes fair game. Left unremarked by anyone — until a couple of hours later in question period by NDP Leader Tom Mulcair — was the fact that Sen. Nancy Ruth, Ottawa’s Camembert Queen, also once suggested using Canadian geese to feed the poor. Will the poor get Camembert or goose, Mulcair wondered, a stretch to be sure, but an effort to link the two. Harper and Oliver promise a balanced budget, are expected to find more money for veterans and will make good on promises to provide an adult tax fitness credit and double the limit of Tax Free Savings Account contributions. But after years of styling themselves as the responsible custodians of the purse in a turbulent world, the economy is no longer the Conservatives’ security blanket. The April 21 budget will be released against a backdrop of a disheartening streak of retail closures and job losses and the free fall in oil prices, which Bank of Canada governor Steven Poloz said would have an “atrocious” effect on the economy in the first quarter. The Harper Conservatives have already delivered enhanced family payments and tax cuts in an income-splitting program, which both opposition

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parties have decried as a handout to the rich that they would roll back. That may leave us with a bit of an ice-cold Camembert and broken cracker budget that looks over the horizon and forms the basis of a re-election platform. Just to be sure, the government will spend $7.5 million promoting its effort, just in time for the NHL playoffs. Before we get there, however, Tuesday’s opening of the Mike Duffy criminal trial will throw the focus back on Senate largesse and Nancy Ruth (she has no last name) threw out the first indignity of the entitlement season earlier in the week. Harper didn’t send oil prices tumbling and he didn’t appoint Nancy Ruth, although she sits as a Conservative. But he must wear her comments, just as he must wear Patrick Brazeau and Pamela Wallin, the former facing an array of charges, the latter under investigation. Harper will wear any revelations coming from the Duffy trial and any of the Conservative spending improprieties ferreted out by the industrious auditor general Michael Ferguson. Liberals are also culpable. Former senator Mac Harb faces charges and they will not escape Ferguson’s deep audit, but Justin Trudeau expelled the Liberal senators from his caucus and he appointed none of them. Economy and entitlement will go forward hand-inhand. Canadians anxious about their financial future will have no patience with wanton Senate spending and complaints about cheese in business class. They need only be reminded Nancy Ruth chose to complain on the day she received a 2.7 per cent pay hike, bringing her base salary to $142,400. Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer. He can be reached at tharper@thestar.ca.

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Boy got food allergy from transfusions BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A boy being treated for brain cancer at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children got more than he bargained for when he was given blood transfusions, a new report in a medical journal reveals. The unidentified boy developed temporary food allergies after receiving a range of blood products. In the span of a few days, two foods he had eaten often in the past sent him to the emergency department. Doctors at the hospital suspected he had been sensitized to the foods through the blood transfusions. A trace back of the blood products revealed that one of the donors had severe allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish and other fish. The boy had had no known allergies before receiving the blood transfusions. But a skin scratch test revealed he reacted to the same foods as his blood donor did. Salmon and a peanut butter cup are what sent him to hospital. “His parents were very surprised because they could give a very clear history of repeatedly and commonly eating fish and peanuts. So it was very surprising that he then had these reactions. And it was that history that led us to think about: Could there be an unusual cause here?” said Dr. Julia Upton, an allergist-immunologist at the hospital. Upton is the senior author of a case report on the incident published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. She said doctors should be aware that reactions to previously tolerated foods are rare and may have an unusual cause. She also suggested reintroduction of foods after an event like this should be done with medical supervision. In this case, tests revealed the boy had IgE — an

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Pfizer says Shoppers Drug Mart acted quickly on expired birth control pills TORONTO — The company that manufactures the birth control medication Alesse is giving Shoppers Drug Mart credit for alerting the public that expired pills had been dispensed in the last few weeks. In a statement released Tuesday, Pfizer Canada said the drug market chain “quickly” informed the company, notifying them on April 2, and “took immediate corrective measures.” On Monday, officials with Shoppers urged women in Alberta to check the expiry date on their Alesse, saying it had dispensed expired pills to about 100 women in Western Canada between March 16 and April 1. Shoppers also said had contacted everyone who was given expired product in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and offered to replace the product and provide information and counselling. The drug market chain blamed human error at its distribution centre in Calgary for shipping the expired pills to stores. Vincent Lamoureux, director of corporate affairs for Pfizer, said in the release that the company does not recommend using expired products. Shoppers Drug Mart has launched a review of its internal protocols to determine how to prevent such

antibody that signals an allergic reaction — in his blood after he reacted to the foods. The theory is he acquired the antibody through the blood transfusion. The hospital told the boy’s parents the IgE would probably clear from his blood over time. And that is what happened. The foods he reacted to have been reintroduced into his diet without further reactions. Canadian Blood Services said this isn’t the first time this phenomenon has been seen. In fact, the first known case was reported in 1919. But such events are rare and this is only the second in Canada in the past decade, said Dr. Mindy Goldman, the agency’s medical director. Goldman said Canadian Blood Services asks potential blood donors if they are experiencing allergy symptoms when they are screened at clinics. It they say yes, they are asked to come back another day. The individual whose blood donation seems to have triggered the boy’s temporary food allergies has been asked not to give blood in future. But the blood agency does not routinely ask people with food or drug allergies to refrain from donating blood, nor is it considering doing so, Goldman said. The reason? Such events are very rare, but donors with allergies are common. Losing them would jeopardize Canada’s blood supply, she explained. A survey the agency conducted around 2010 revealed that about 40 per cent of blood donors had some allergy and nearly eight per cent reported having severe allergies. “To prevent less than one reaction a year — it’s really quite a bit less than one a year — we would defer eight per cent of our donors (and that’s) really very disproportionate,” said Goldman, who noted that Hema-Quebec, which runs that province’s blood supply, and the U.S. blood system take the same approach. “The benefit-risk ratio is horrible on that one and we would jeopardize supply for very, very little increase in safety.” errors in the future.

Former weather forecaster hopes to take Vancouver riding by storm OTTAWA — A familiar face to many viewers of the national weather forecast is planning to test the winds of federal politics. Claire Martin, former meteorologist with CBCTV’s The National, plans to announce Wednesday she will seek the Green party nomination in the riding of North Vancouver. Conservative Andrew Saxton won the riding handily in the 2011 election, taking almost half of the votes. By contrast, Saxton’s Green party rival received just over five per cent of the ballots. Martin, raised in England, presented weather forecasts in Canada for almost two decades before leaving CBC last year.

Preliminary hearing begins for ex-mayor of Laval on fraud charges LAVAL, Que. — A preliminary hearing on fraudrelated charges began Tuesday for the former longtime mayor of Quebec’s third-largest city and most of the 35 other people arrested in the same case. Ex-Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt, former construction boss Tony Accurso and other co-accused piled into the largest room available at the Laval courthouse where the inquiry will take place. Four men have chosen to go straight to trial in June, while the others opted to go ahead with the

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A kid’s arm shows reactions while being tested for food allergies in this undated handout photo. A boy being cared for at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children got more than he bargained for when he was given blood transfusions while being treated for a brain tumour. Doctors say the boy temporarily acquired food allergies after receiving a range of blood products. eight-week hearing to determine whether they’ll stand trial. Some of the accused were absent without cause Tuesday, while others were granted exemptions that allowed them to be represented by their lawyer for the duration of the hearing. The presence of so many co-accused along with nearly 40 lawyers made for cramped quarters, leaving reporters sitting in the jury box. Vaillancourt quit politics in November 2012 after an uncontested reign of 23 years as Laval mayor. He was among 37 people arrested in May 2013 by Quebec’s anti-corruption unit. One of the co-accused has since passed away. Vaillancourt, former city manager Claude Deguise and ex-city engineer Claude Asselin also face gangsterism charges in addition to the conspiracy, fraud and corruption charges faced by the group as a whole.

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‘NOT GUILTY, YOUR HONOUR’ BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Attending a friend’s funeral. Taking a shopping trip to buy a puppy. Making sure he was on hand for the birth of his grandchild. There was nothing wrong with Mike Duffy doing any of those things — except for one major problem, the crown argued Tuesday during the opening act of the year’s most eagerly awaited political legal drama. “He bills it back to the Senate,” deputy Crown attorney Mark Holmes said as he kicked off the case against Duffy, the television personality-turned-Conservative-senator whose disputed expense claims have rocked the government. The suspended senator, who faces 31 counts of fraud, breach of trust and bribery, delivered his plea after the court clerk read the charges into the record. “I am not guilty, Your Honour,” Duffy, clad in a dark suit adorned with a white pocket square, told Ontario Justice Charles Vaillancourt in a clear, steady voice. Over the course of the next 40 minutes, Holmes laid out why the prosecution believes Duffy is, in fact, guilty of defrauding the public purse by deliberately manipulating the financial policies of the Senate in order to charge taxpayers for personal business, or else simply hiding his activities from Senate scrutiny. “Apart from the policies, there is something more fundamental at play and I think it can be reduced to two propositions,” Holmes said. “One, you can’t steal from your employer; and two, you can’t abuse your position of authority to unjustly enrich yourself.” The Crown intends to prove, Holmes said, that in a number of instances where Duffy filed expenses on the grounds he was conducting Senate business, he was actually on a trip for personal reasons. Those travel expenses were just one of four different chapters of charges laid out by the Crown. Holmes also laid out the Crown’s case with regard to $82,000 worth of living expenses Duffy filed for a second-

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Suspended senator Mike Duffy, left, is followed by his lawyer Donald Bayne as he arrives at the courthouse for his first court appearance in Ottawa on Tuesday. ary residence in the national capital region, the issue that first sparked the Senate scandal back in late 2012. Duffy declared in Senate paperwork that his primary residence was in Prince Edward Island, the province for which he was appointed to serve by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The problem with that, Holmes said, is that Duffy didn’t really live in P.E.I. — at least not by any “common sense” interpretation of what “primary residence” means. Instead, Duffy continued to live in the same home in Kanata, Ont., outside Ottawa, that he and his wife had owned for five years prior

to his appointment. Duffy and his lawyer have argued in the past that there are no explicit rules that say what constitutes a primary or secondary residence, nor are there any guidelines as to how many days one has to spend in a primary home. But there’s also a broader question, albeit one not being addressed by the court, Holmes added. “From our perspective, Sen. Duffy is probably ineligible to sit in the Senate as a representative of Prince Edward Island,” Holmes said. “He was constitutionally eligible had he been appointed from the prov-

‘I have to think bigger than that’ B.C. MAN ON TRIAL FOR TERRORISM DISMISSES MALL BOMB PLOT AS TOO CHILDISH: TRIAL BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Planting bombs in a shopping mall wasn’t enough for an accused terrorist, who referenced the 9-11 attacks in the United States to describe what he had in mind for British Columbia, a court has heard. In a clandestine May 2013 video played in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday, John Nuttall tells an undercover officer about dismissing a roommate’s proposal to detonate explosives in a mall as “childish.” “That’s not my thing,” Nuttall says to the officer, whose identity is protected by a publication ban. “I have to think bigger than that,” he says of the “full-on” attack he is considering. Nuttall and his wife Amanda Korody — both recent converts to Islam — are accused of plotting to set off homemade pressure-cooker bombs on the grounds of the B.C. legislature in Victoria during Canada Day festivities in 2013. They have pleaded not guilty to four

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John Nuttall and Amanda Korody are shown in a still image taken from RCMP undercover video. terrorism-related charges. In Tuesday’s video, Nuttall and Korody are seen returning with the officer from a reconnaissance mission to Vancouver Island. Nuttall talks about having copied down the schedule for public tours at the legislature buildings, saying he wants to avoid killing tourists and instead target politicians.

“These are the people that need punishment,” he says, becoming agitated as he discusses staging an attack while the legislature is in session. “They’re the ones who should be butchered and killed, not the innocent Muslims in Afghanistan and in Palestine.” Outlining his plan, Nuttall says he envisions three groups of five people attacking nearby Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt while another band launches rockets at the legislature from the lawn of a neighbouring school. At one point he reveals to the officer that he worries whether he’s smart enough to carry out the mission. Nuttall tells the officer he otherwise has no doubts about going through with the terrorist attack, adding that he wants to join a model rocketry club to learn how to build deadly weapons. Nuttall and Korody have previously said they see themselves as players in a war between Islam and the western world and that they want to avenge what they view as the mistreatment of Muslims overseas.

ince of Ontario, but that isn’t what happened.” The prime minister has maintained throughout the Duffy saga that the senator was eligible to represent P.E.I. Duffy arrived at the courthouse shortly before 10 a.m., holding his tongue as a throng of reporters and camera crews surrounded him and his lawyer Donald Bayne, who was expected to make his opening statements later Tuesday. He was joined in the courtroom by his wife Heather, who sat behind him. The trial, currently scheduled to last more than 40 days, will provide Duffy — who has protested his innocence ever since questions about his expense claims surfaced two years ago — a chance to clear his name. But there is more at stake than Duffy’s reputation. While police investigators have raised questions about the former broadcaster’s living and travel expense claims while he was a sitting senator, the credibility of the Conservative Party of Canada and some key players in the Prime Minister’s Office is also likely to be dragged into the spotlight. At the centre of the bribery allegation is Nigel Wright, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff. Wright resigned after a media report revealed he provided a $90,000 cheque used to repay the living expenses that Duffy had claimed since being appointed by Harper. The Mounties have said there was no evidence to support criminal charges against Wright, who has always maintained he was acting in the public interest and that his only goal was to “secure the repayment of taxpayer funds.” Aside from bribery, Duffy faces one count each of fraud on the government and breach of trust related to the $90,000 payment. The RCMP have also alleged in court documents that Duffy paid a friend $65,000 for “little or no apparent work.” Holmes alleged that Duffy set up a master contract with Gerald Donohue that was later used to disperse funds to other contractors or acquaintances who did work for him, including a volunteer in his office and a personal trainer. The Crown alleges that Duffy did so to escape the scrutiny of the Senate’s finance office.

BRIEF Woman kidnapped, sexually assaulted for 5 days TORONTO — A Toronto man accused of holding a woman captive for five days and subjecting her to sexual assaults that included “ritualistic actions” has been charged with multiple offences. Police said a man carrying a firearm approached a 27-year-old woman on March 31 in downtown Toronto for a “business transaction.” He then brought her to a home in the city’s east end, where she was bound with duct tape and handcuffs and sexually assaulted several times, police said. There was “some form of ritualistic actions involved in the crime,” Toronto Police Inspector Joanna Beaven-Desjardins said in a news conference. “He did do things that we are very unfamiliar with,” she said, but would not elaborate. The woman, who police said is a sex worker, managed to escape through the front door five days later and sought help from a passerby. “She’s in good condition now...she’s recovering,” Beaven-Desjardins said. Rejean Hermel Perron, 43, was arrested Monday and charged with sexual assault with a weapon, kidnapping, forcible confinement and assault. Investigators said he is known to police but gave no further details. Police said he is originally from Timmins, Ont., but has been living in Toronto for 10 years.

Loaded rifle seized from home where officer shot man: RCMP BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A Newfoundland man shot dead by an officer checking out perceived Twitter threats against Premier Paul Davis had aimed a loaded rifle at the investigator, says the RCMP. “Evidence indicates the police officer responded to this threat with lethal force by drawing and discharging his service pistol,” Sgt. Greg Hicks said Tuesday. Hicks said a loaded .22-calibre rifle was seized from the home of 59-yearold Don Dunphy in Mitchells Brook, southwest of St. John’s, where he died Sunday. It was found on the floor of the

small, tree-shrouded residence next to Dunphy’s body and will be examined at a forensic lab, he added. The Mounties have jurisdiction in the area. They are leading the investigation of the death involving an unnamed Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer who was part of the premier’s security team. Hicks said the officer was advised Friday of a social media comment “which was felt to be of concern as it was believed to be directed towards provincial politicians.” The investigator consulted local Mounties and police databases as part of “a routine

risk assessment” before visiting Dunphy alone, Hicks said. “The officer assessed the risk as low, based on all information he received, and as such determined that a multi-officer response was not warranted.” Hicks said the investigator identified himself as police and was invited in by Dunphy. They spoke for about 15 minutes before “there was a sudden and dramatic change in the demeanour of the visit,” he said. “The police officer was faced with Mr. Dunphy holding a long barrel firearm which was pointed at the officer.” That’s when the investigator opened fire, killing Dunphy, Hicks said. People in the tiny Newfoundland community are asking why an officer

unknown to Dunphy would go alone to investigate perceived Twitter threats. “They’re shocked and sad and talking about it,” said Mayor David Sorensen in an interview. “This shouldn’t have ended the way it ended.” He believes the officer should have more thoroughly investigated before confronting Dunphy, a man who was troubled and reclusive, he said. “You can’t put out a campfire with gasoline.” Friends have said Dunphy was severely injured in a heavy equipment accident while working for a contractor several years ago. He aired his frustration with the workers compensation system on call-in radio shows.

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The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has cancelled performances by a Ukrainian-born pianist over what it calls her “deeply offensive language.”

Controversial comments cost pianist gig “to get the other side of the story heard.” In an interview with RT News, a Russian television network, Lisitsa noted that she always separated music from politics. “Partially I think it was my mistake in a way, because now my tweets have caught up with me,” she told the media outlet. “I’m totally for freedom of speech, for freedom of discussion, of argument, of heated argument. That’s what I’ve been doing on Twitter, delivering the other point of views. But what I didn’t expect that would ever happen is that my music would be silenced.” TSO president and CEO Jeff Melanson said Lisitsa was replaced due to comments she made on social media. “This is not about free speech, this is not about a political perspective or persuasion, this is about very offensive, intolerant comments about people,”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s decision to cancel performances by a Ukrainianborn pianist over what it calls her “deeply offensive language” is part of a troubling phenomenon that could lead artists to self-censor, civil rights advocates said Tuesday. Valentina Lisitsa, an ethnic Russian born in Ukraine who now lives in the United States, said in a Facebook post that she has been accused of “inciting hatred” on Twitter because of her comments on the conflict in Ukraine. While it’s not uncommon for workers to be penalized for expressing opinions on social media that reflect poorly on their employer, it’s difficult to make that case for Lisitsa, said Cara Zwibel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. “It’s hard to see the connection between what she said and what the duties of her job are and how it would affect it,” Zwibel said. “If the idea is just that the orchestra wants to avoid controversy, I don’t find that a particularly compelling reason. The fact that maybe there would be some people protesting is, again, not a reason to let her go.” she said. “I think there is a problem with the message that this sends to artists that they may have trouble getting jobs or keeping jobs if they express views that are unpopular or controversial.” In her post, Lisitsa said she has been speaking out against the “atrocities” of the civil war, particularly those committed against the Russian minority in Ukraine’s eastern and southern regions. She said she has been “watching helplessly” as her country slides “ever faster into the abyss” and had taken to Twitter

Melanson said Tuesday night. Melanson said the TSO compiled seven pages of tweets after getting complaints from “hundreds” of people and received clarification last week that they were Lisitsa’s tweets. “This is a very extreme example of intolerant and offensive speech ... I’ve never seen anything like it,” he said. Lisitsa has promised to perform a free concert in Toronto for her fans and supporters, but tweeted Monday night that she thought she’d found a venue for the free concert but they backed out after being “threatened.” The TSO said in a release Tuesday night that Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 had been removed from the program for Wednesday and Thursday and both performances would focus entirely on Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.

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Bredo brothers setting up brewhouse TROUBLED MONK BREWERY TO HAVE BEERS FOR PURCHASE IN JUNE BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR If anyone questions the Bredo brothers’ commitment to brewing beer, they need only peek inside the bay at No. 1, 5551 45th St. to dispel any doubts. That’s where Charlie, Kevin and Graeme set up their new 17-hectolitre (1,700-litre) brewhouse on Monday. Manufactured by Specific Mechanical Systems Ltd. of Victoria, B.C., the system should be converting barley, hops and other ingredients into craft beer by May, said Charlie Bredo. Operating as Troubled Monk Brewery, the business will initially produce up to four ales — possibly a pale, a blonde, a dark brown and a seasonal variety — with these expected to be available for sampling and purchase in June. A portion of the brewery’s 5,100-square-foot premises will be dedicated to a taproom. “The intention is it’s a tasting room for the brewery, so people can come, get a sense of the brewery, do a tour and have a beer,” said Bredo. “It’s not a bar.” The brewing process will see malt barley cracked on site and fed through a hopper into a mash/lauter tun tank. There, the barley will be mixed with hot water, and the resulting liquid transferred to a brewkettle. Hops will be added to achieve the desired flavour and bitterness, and the resulting mix placed into one of four fermenters. When fermentation is complete, the beer will be carbonated and kegged, canned or served through draft lines. “We’re planning it so we can put another line of fermenters in here,” said Bredo of the potential for expansion. Ingredients will be sourced from as close to Red Deer as possible. Even Troubled Monk’s brewmaster, Olds College brewmaster and brewery operations management program graduate Garret Haynes, is from Ponoka. “The primary focus is to become really well-established in Red Deer,” said Bredo. “This is where we are, this is our hometown; we want everyone in Red Deer to know about craft beer.” Local interest seems to be building, he added, noting a growing buzz on social media. “People are really excited.” Bredo said he and his brothers never doubted that their dream of developing a Red Deer brewery

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Online shopping, Saks fuels HBC fourth-quarter boom TORONTO — Canada is a growth opportunity for the Saks Fifth Avenue luxury retail brand and its less pricey Off 5th offshoot, the head of Hudson Bay Co. said Tuesday as the company posted significant fourth-quarter gains fuelled in part by Saks. HBC executive chairman Richard Baker said he’s not worried about the recent drop in oil prices to six-year lows and an economy that’s growing more slowly than expected a few months ago. “We have no plans to change our business or change our position based on short-term swings in the economy,” Baker said in an interview Tuesday. “Hudson’s Bay is performing very well in Canada and we think there’s lots of opportunity both for Hudson’s Bay, Saks Fifth Avenue and Off 5th.” The company’s net income jumped to $111 million, or 61 cents per share, in the quarter that ended Jan. 31. That’s nearly four times higher than a year earlier when HBC had unusual expenses related to its purchase of Saks Inc. in mid-2013. Sales were up about nine per cent, rising to $2.632 billion from $2.407 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014. Digital sales were up 35.1 per cent from a year earlier, soaring to $304 million — about 11.5 per cent of the total. Baker said HBC has embraced the rising importance of online shopping. “Everything is selling well on the Internet, from the high end to the low end. Shoppers of all demographics are flocking to the Internet and it’s clearly the most rapidly growing part of the whole retail universe right now,” he said.

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will be marketed to bars, restaurants and liquor stores, said Bredo. He’s hopeful the brewery’s market will eventually extend beyond its home base. “Definitely, growing outside Red Deer is something we’d like to do.” Blindman Brewing, a proposed microbrewery for Lacombe, also plans to produce craft beer. And Drummond Brewing Co Ltd. — which took its name of a longtime local brewery that closed in 1996 — has been making beer in Red Deer for nearly seven years, and operates a taproom in conjunction with its operations at 6610 71st St. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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TORONTO — A new survey of Canadians found almost 20 per cent of respondents didn’t put aside a dime in 2014 and a further 40 per cent felt they were not saving enough. This year’s household savings report from BMO Financial Group says 31 per cent of respondents had a fixed savings plan in place that included monthly contributions. That was a significant increase from the previous year when only 26 per cent reported implementing such a plan. The BMO study also revealed that a third had less than $10,000 in savings. Money for vacations was the most common goal among savers, while 43 per cent were saving for retirement and 40 per cent for emergencies. Statistics Canada has found the household savings rate hit a five-year low of 3.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2014. Over the last 10 years, the average household savings rate was just four per cent, down from 7.9 per cent in the 1990s. The BMO survey was conducted between March 13 and March 16 with an online sample of 1,002 Canadians. The polling industry’s professional body, the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population.

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would become a reality. But the journey has been an education, he acknowledged. “It’s one thing to like to drink beer; it’s another thing to learn how to make beer; it’s yet another thing to set up a brewery and run a business about making beer. “You start to realize there is all the different components of the business, like the logistical, the ingredients, the sales and all these other different pieces that fall together.” But the experience has been “great and exciting,” said Bredo. In addition to being served and sold on site, including in take-home growlers, Troubled Monk beer

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‘WE REALLY DO VIEW IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY HERE AND HOPEFULLY CAN BRING SOMETHING THAT MAYBE DOESN’T EXIST IN RED DEER, OR ON A LARGER SCALE.’

BOWER PLACE BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The departure of Target from Bower Place shopping centre last week should create new leasing opportunities, says the mall’s manager. John Rooke said he couldn’t speculate on what exactly will happen to the space vacated by the department store chain, noting that it remains subject to a long-term lease. “They’re still administering it, they’re still paying rent and ultimately they are looking for a backfill for the space as well.” The picture should become clearer as Target Canada moves through bankruptcy proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, he said. The mall’s owner faces a potential loss of lease revenue, confirmed Rooke, but with a vacancy rate of just 0.5 per cent, Bower Place is an appealing place for prospective tenants. “We really do view it as an opportunity here and hopefully can bring something that maybe doesn’t exist in Red Deer, or on a larger scale.” Rooke doesn’t think the loss of Target will significantly reduce consumer traffic at the mall, pointing to other anchors like Hudson’s Bay, Sears and Toys

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“R” Us, and its strong mix of other popular shops. “It’s that variety and assortment that really is driving traffic to the mall, and continues to do so.” Some mall merchants worried about a decline in shopper volumes when Zellers left the same space at the end of 2012, said Rooke. But the impact was minimal, and he anticipates the same thing now. “As much as Target was a draw, it didn’t add exponentially to our traffic like we all thought it would.” Despite concerns about the economic health of Alberta, retail sales at Bower Place have remained brisk, said Rooke. “The sales don’t seem to be going in any negative direction at this point in time. “I don’t have the full March picture yet‚ but January and February we were up significantly year over year.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Frost threat likely to keep farmers away from early seeding BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

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Double-digit temperatures forecast for the next few days might cause some farmers to look longingly at their tractors, but the threat of frost should keep them out of the fields for another few weeks. “The snow is gone or is moving off very quickly but I don’t think in Central Alberta people get too excited in the first week of April thinking about seeding yet,” said Mark Cutts, a Stettler-based crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. Typically, he said, the bulk of seeding in this region occurs in the first two to three weeks of May. But there are always opportunists eager to get a jump on the growing season if conditions seem right. “If we had a stretch of really nice warm weather, and soil conditions were appropriate and not too wet, and soil temperatures were in the range we’re looking for, yeah I guess you might see some guys out there poking around a little earlier than normal,” said Cutts. And that could produce a bit of a domino effect. “All it takes is one guy to get out, and then

everyone follows.” Moisture conditions appear favourable through much of Central Alberta, said Cutts, with crops likely to get off to a good start. “What happens the rest of the growing season will depend on when and how much precipitation we get during that growing season,” said Cutts. Crops don’t appear to be facing any unusual threats at this point, he added, although that could change as the year progresses. “Growing season conditions for both insect pests and diseases kind of dictate what we end up with for those types of issues.” As for cropping choices, Cutts expects to see a lot of yellow in Central Alberta again this year. “I suspect canola will still be a popular choice.” But faba bean acres appear to be growing, he noted, pointing out that pulse crops can help break up the typical canola-wheat rotation that leaves fields more vulnerable to crop-specific diseases. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Harper rejects stimulus to help economy BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Stephen Harper is making it clear that pretty much nothing will make him stray from his balancedbudget target this fiscal year. The prime minister slammed the door Tuesday on the possibility the government would open the vault for a stimulus program to help the economy, which has been hobbled by lower oil prices. Harper’s remarks came a day after the government unloaded its multibillion-dollar stake in General Motors, a deal expected to help the Conservatives achieve their long-running pledge to balance the upcoming election-year budget. The government isn’t contemplating stimulus because the weakened economy is still expected to grow, albeit at a slower rate than anticipated, Harper told a news conference in Vancouver. “Embarking on a major stimulus program when the economy’s growing, and driving us back into deficit, makes absolutely no long-term economic sense whatsoever,” he said after announcing a change to the student loan program. Harper argued the government will be injecting a “fair bit of money into the economy” this year — even with a balanced budget — through measures such as “very large-scale tax cuts” for families and increased infrastructure spending. This week, the government also found a way to pump cash into the federal bank account. On Monday, Ottawa announced it had sold all 73.4 million of its GM shares, the leftovers from the 2009 ef-

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fort to bail out the then-struggling automaker. The Finance Department said Goldman, Sachs & Co. acquired the stock in an unregistered block trade, but few details of the transaction have been made public. Taxpayers’ GM holdings were worth more than $3.3 billion Monday, based on a US$36.66 price at the close and an exchange rate of $1.2473. But it’s still unclear exactly how much cash the sale will generate for the federal government. Harper has repeatedly insisted the government will erase the deficit despite the oil slump — a promise that could be key to his chances in this year’s election, scheduled for October. The transaction came a few days into the 2015-16 fiscal year, which means the proceeds will help pad the bottom line in this year’s budget. The budget will be delivered April 21. In November, the government predicted a $1.6-billion surplus for 201516, but crude prices tumbled even further in the months that followed. The lower oil prices are expected to indirectly siphon billions of dollars from federal revenues. The oil slump also forced Finance Minister Joe Oliver to take the rare step of postponing the release of the budget until April. The fiscal blueprint is usually presented in February. Oliver said his department needed more time to get a handle on the market instability caused by the oil shock. In hindsight, however, observers and political opponents wonder if postponing the budget until April was

done — at least in part — to allow the government to put the proceeds from the stock sale on the books in the current fiscal year. “The Conservatives would sell the gold out of their grandmothers’ teeth right now,” said Liberal finance critic Scott Brison, who also thinks the Tories delayed the budget to draw attention away from the high-profile criminal trial for suspended senator Mike Duffy. “They will do anything to create a surplus on the eve of an election.” Brison said one-time asset sales only help create surplus in a single year. NDP industry critic Peggy Nash said the timing of the GM sale seems suspect with the budget’s release only a couple of weeks away. The Conservatives, she added, are searching for ways to balance the books after introducing big-ticket tax breaks aimed at families. In a letter to his caucus colleagues Tuesday, Oliver also hinted the government could make good in the budget on its 2011 election-campaign promise to double the contribution limit on taxfree savings accounts in the budget. “It seems as though the Conservatives have made a decision to sell the shares simply because it’s a politically convenient time,” Nash said Tuesday. “Whether Canadians are getting the best deal for their investment remains to be seen.” On Monday, Oliver said in a statement that the GM sale means taxpayers are no longer exposed to the market. The government had long voiced its intention to sell the shares.

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The issue of Bell Canada tracking Internet use in order to deliver targeted online advertising remains unresolved even though the company has accepted a privacy commissioner’s recommendation that it first seek customer consent. “I would just caution that the real issue is still in front of the CRTC, which is whether they are allowed to do this at all,” said John Lawford, executive director of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre. Calling the practice an abuse of privacy, the consumer group has filed a complaint with the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission, arguing Bell has gone beyond its role as a provider of telecom services. Lawson says telecom legislation prohibits Bell from using confidential information to support a new business that secures revenues from selling to advertisers the interest profiles of its customers. Bell tracks only customer Internet use by cellphone clients at present, but has indicated it would extend that to landlines and to TV viewing habits, having argued for more than a year that customers could opt out if they so wished. However, the telecommunications giant seemingly made an about-face Tuesday just hours after the privacy commissioner issued a report urging a change in approach. “Bell will abide by the privacy commission’s decision, including the optin approach,” Bell said in an email. “We’re dedicated to protecting customer privacy and thank the commission for clarifying the rules.” The company didn’t issue a press release and the privacy commission said it hasn’t been notified of any change in the company’s position. “We will be meeting with Bell tomorrow and will wait to hear directly from the company before commenting on whether the company is indeed reversing its position,” a commission spokeswoman said. Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien had urged Bell to review its approach after releasing the results of an investigation prompted by an “unprecedented” 170 privacy complaints. It determined Bell shouldn’t assume that customers are consenting to have vast amounts of their personal information tracked. “We think that the use of personal information by Bell to define customer profiles, which are then used for advertisement, is a legitimate business use but is one where we conclude that customers need to consent to explicitly,” he said in an interview. Therrien said Bell is free to seek customer consent by offering benefits or incentives. He said the commission is satisfied that Bell is taking the appropriate measures to ensure that personal information and sensitive information will not be disclosed to advertisers. Bell is only disclosing profiles of interests based in part on viewing histories of consumers on the Internet. And categories predetermined to be sensitive or likely to be of interest to minors, such as adult content, are discarded. While the recommendations only affect Bell’s advertising program, he said it is a lesson for other companies that might want to adopt a similar program.

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(June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.927 oz., down 29.4 cents $704.95 kg., down $9.46 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ’15 $4.50 lower $453.80; July ’15 $4.50 lower $454.10; Nov ’15 $5.00 lower $445.90; Jan. ’16 $5.30 lower $446.30; March ’16 $5.70 lower $446.30; May ’16 $6.00 lower $447.00; July ’16 $6.20 lower $447.50; Nov. ’16 $6.20 lower $443.60; Jan. ’17 $6.20 lower $443.60; March ’17 $6.20 lower $443.60; May ’17 $6.20 lower $443.60. Barley (Western): May ’15 unchanged $205.00; July ’15 unchanged $204.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $189.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $189.00; March ’16 unchanged $189.00; May ’16 unchanged $189.00; July ’16 unchanged $189.00; Oct. ’16 unchanged $189.00; Dec. ’16 unchanged $189.00; March ’17 unchanged $189.00; May ’17 unchanged $189.00. Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 308,540 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 308,540.

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He hasn’t earned it yet. But he will. Eventually he will.” Ceviche is a nod to Latin America, sweet and sour flavours are from China and tongue and matzo ball come from the Jewish population, all combining the chefs’ passions for bold flavours. “We both grew up in Canada,” said Leung. “Eric grew up in a much different era. I grew up when the Leafs were winning. He grew up when the Leafs were losing and I’m sure (when he has) his children the Leafs will still be losing. “There are dishes there, like chop suey, he doesn’t know of because that was more my era, but chicken and waffle, which I know nothing about. So he has his input, I have my input.” Chong, who packed in his engineering job to practise for MasterChef Canada once he knew he’d made it into the top 50 contenders, said those skills help him with cooking. “Being an engineer helps you think logistically and efficiently and that always helps me in the kitchen, helps me plan out my steps, work efficiently, work fast and it helped us create the menu. “We always thought of the logistics before actually coming up with a dish,” Chong said, adding he and Leung broke down the recipes for each dish to the gram and made detailed notes on steps and equipment so that all chefs in the restaurant will be able to recreate each dish exactly. Being on MasterChef Canada “was definitely the most beneficial thing I’ve ever done in my life. It got me to where I am now,” he added.

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TORONTO — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and U.S. partner Permira have a friendly deal to buy Informatica Corp. for about US$5.3 billion. California-based Informatica has about 5,500 employees who serve organizations that want to manage large-

TORONTO — MasterChef Canada judge Alvin Leung knew the reality show’s Season 1 winner Eric Chong had enough culinary talent to make it in the restaurant business, but he wasn’t sure about his work ethic. So Leung put him to the test in Asia. “I wanted to see whether or not he was hardworking, whether or not he had the drive, the hunger,” said Leung, a Michelin-starred chef with restaurants in Hong Kong and London. “In working with him for a couple of weeks (in Hong Kong) I found out he had.” Leung, 54, was convinced enough to go into business with Chong, 23, and the two will open the doors to R&D Restaurant on Tuesday in Toronto’s Chinatown. The name is a nod to Chong and Leung’s “rebel and demon” personas and refers to their engineering backgrounds, referencing the term “research and development.” Leung is nicknamed the Demon Chef, and has invented his own cuisine he calls X-Treme Chinese. “Well, you know, Eric, he’s a rebel himself,” said Leung, who holds three Michelin stars at Bo Innovation in Hong Kong and one Michelin star at Bo London. “The family was very against him doing cooking. He has a degree in engineering. I have a degree in engineering. It wasn’t meant for him to follow this path. He went against his family wishes. Now I think his family is over the moon. He won (’MasterChef Canada’). And he’s doing something he likes to do.” Large murals in the dining space feature Chinese-inspired street art and their menu is a tribute to Canada’s cultural mix. Chong will work as a sous chef under executive chef Nelson Tsai. “Eric is young. He has to earn,” said Leung, who was raised in Toronto. “You really need to earn your stars or earn your stripes and he has to do that. So he’s not going in as executive chef.

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Gold futures: US$1,210.60 per oz., down

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Tuesday at world financial market trading. Stocks:

S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,188.84, up 88.19 points Dow — 17,875.42, down 5.43 points S&P 500 — 2,076.33, down 4.29 points Nasdaq — 4,910.23, down 7.09 points

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5.43 points at 17,875.42 and the Nasdaq fell 7.09 points to 4,910.23. The S&P 500 was down 4.29 points at 2,076.33. A U.S. Labor Department report offered some reason for optimism in the direction of the jobs market after a dismal report on Friday which showed employers added a mere 126,000 jobs in March. The latest report said job openings jumped 3.4 per cent in February to 5.1 million, which suggested that employers are ready to hire in larger numbers this spring. On Wednesday, U.S. earnings season kicks off after markets close with firstquarter results from Alcoa. Expectations for the quarter generally are muted and bad news could make for turbulent trading. Also on the calendar are minutes from the latest meeting of the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee in March. The details will provide an update on how the recent policy meeting viewed interest rate hikes. In earnings, retailer Hudson’s Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) says profits nearly quadrupled in the fourth quarter to $111 million as it reaped the benefits from the integration of the Saks luxury business and a spike in online shopping. Its shares gained $1.45 to $28.25. FedEx said it reached an agreement to take over TNT Express, one of Europe’s largest delivery companies, for 4.4 billion euros, or US$4.8 billion. The companies expect to complete the agreement in the first half of 2016, pending shareholder approval.

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Eric Chong, left to right, Alvin Leung and executive chef Nelson Tsai of R & D Restaurant, which opens Tuesday, pose in this recent handout photo. ‘MasterChef Canada’ judge Alvin Leung knew the reality show’s Season 1 winner Eric Chong had enough culinary talent to make it in the restaurant business, but he wasn’t sure about his work ethic. So Leung put him to the test in Asia.

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Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 23.06 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 27.59 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 64.33 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.91 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 35.85 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 41.04 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 11.38 Canyon Services Group. . 8.14 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 22.39 CWC Well Services . . . 0.3100 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 15.07 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.14

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 77.23 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 63.78 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.68 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.55 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 36.48 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 44.92 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 94.41 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.55 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 46.93 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.78 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 77.84 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 39.38 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.54

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TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed with a solid gain on Tuesday as crude oil prices settled at their highest level of the year. The S&P/TSX composite index rose 88.19 points to 15,188.84, while the Canadian dollar fell 0.17 of a U.S. cent to 79.97 cents. Leading the market were TSX energy stocks, with the sector rising 1.4 per cent as the price of crude continued its climb for a second straight session. The May crude contract settled $1.84 higher at US$53.98 a barrel, a level it last hit on Dec. 30, 2014. The commodity was on the upswing ahead of the latest crude inventory report due Wednesday, which is expected to show a positive combination of lower output and higher demand. Companies in the energy sector have been hit disproportionately hard in recent months as the price of oil pulled back, said Sid Mokhtari, a market technician at CIBC World Markets. He believes investors may be taking another look at stock values while maintaining caution over the direction of future oil prices. “These things did get very deeply oversold,” he said of Canadian energy companies. “But it is still questionable how high oil could go on the upside.” Gold prices retreated from a seven-week high as the June bullion contract dropped $8 to US$1,210.60 an ounce, giving back a chunk of its almost US$18 advance on Monday. New York markets pulled back late in the session as traders gave up a rally that drove a sharp rise earlier in the day. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down

Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 15.46 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.35 First Quantum Minerals . 16.49 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 23.81 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.84 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.97 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.26 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 41.24 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 17.38

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 85.75 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 44.52 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.99 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 27.20 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 52.03 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.15 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.50 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.005 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.72 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 38.98 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . 9.64 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 4.85 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 55.99

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 134.34 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.47 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.90 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 64.64

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 23.34 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.81 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.50 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 27.48

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 131.75 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.51 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.01 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 11.66 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.65 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.32 Cdn. National Railway . . 82.86 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 229.46 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 40.13 Capital Power Corp . . . . 24.23 Cervus Equipment Corp 18.92 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 48.52 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 61.95 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 24.39 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.23 General Motors Co. . . . . 35.73 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 25.70 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.06 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.77 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 30.73 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.58 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 11.74 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 54.60

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Smith swims onto national team RED DEER YOUTH CHOSEN FOR CANADIAN JUNIOR TEAM FOR WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS BY ADVOCATE STAFF Rebecca Smith headed into the Canadian Swimming World and PanAm Trials last week in Toronto with a healthy but balanced sense of self assurance. When the last ripple faded from the pool, the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club athlete had earned a spot on the 2015 Canadian junior team that will compete in the FINA World Junior Championships in Singapore in August. “I didn’t really know what to expect since there were lots of great athletes there,” Smith, who advanced to the finals in five events — the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 100m butterfly — said Tuesday. “But I went in there with good confidence since I’ve trained so hard with my coach (Mandi Smith). She’s really helped me out with my training and my teammates have also helped me out. I felt pretty confident with my times going in.” Smith, 15, who captured four medals — a gold, two silver and a bronze — in the Canadian Age Group Championships last summer in Winnipeg and broke a Canadian age group record in the Ontario Junior International in December, set provincial records in her three freestyle events at the World and PanAm Trials. Also competing in the Trials were two of her Catalina teammates — Madalyn Smith 17, and 14-yearold Josh Young. “This was an extremely exciting event to be a part of. We got to see our best swimmers in the country compete to represent Canada and it was so cool to be part of the mix,” said Catalina head coach Mandi Smith. “We have a strong history of swimmers who have gone on from Red Deer to other programs and been very successful. This group of kids is the first group to be internationally competitive while training out of our little pool.” Coach Smith will accompany Rebecca Smith to Sydney, Australia this week as the national team will compete in that country’s week-long age group championships starting Monday. “I haven’t competed in an international event before so I’m really excited just to get the experience and know what it’s like so I can learn lots,” said the Red Deer swimmer. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Catalina Swim Club member Rebecca Smith secured a spot on the Canadian junior swim team after a solid showing at the Canadian Swimming World and PanAm Trials last week in Toronto. She will now accompany the team the age-group championships in Australia this week and then the FINA World Junior Championships in Singapore in August.

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Arizona Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, left, makes a save against Calgary Flames’ Josh Jooris during first period NHL action in Calgary, Tuesday. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Flames 3 Coyotes 2 CALGARY — Sean Monahan seems to know exactly what to do when the game is on the line. Monahan scored his eighth gamewinning goal Tuesday as the Calgary Flames picked up two important points with a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. They also climbed to within one win of clinching a playoff spot. Getting the puck at his own blueline, Monahan carried it up the ice into the Coyotes zone and after hitting the brakes sharply in the slot, the 20-yearold whipped a shot past Mike Smith for his 31st goal of the season. “I got a chance to go there and Johnny (Gaudreau) drove the net hard to create room and I tried to do whatever I could to get a shot,” said Monahan. “Fortunately enough, I put it in.” Monahan is tied for third in the NHL in game-winners this season, behind Alex Ovechkin (11) and Max Pacioretty (10). “He has such a good feel for the game,” said Calgary coach Bob Hartley. “Whether it’s offensively or defensively, he’s always on the job. He showed great patience. He let the dman go down and walked right in.” The goal came less than two minutes after Arizona capitalized on a mistake by Flames goaltender Jonas Hiller to tie it. Out of his net to play the puck near the corner, Hiller lost it to Kyle

Chipchura, who set up Craig Cunningham for an empty net. “Those things happen but in the end, you stick together as a team,” Hiller said. “There’s always somebody on this team to find a way to bail the other guys out.” The Flames can clinch their first trip to the post-season in six years on Thursday night when they play Los Angeles. Calgary would eliminate the defending Stanley Cup champions with a regulation time win. With two games left for each team, the Flames are two points up on the Kings and own the tiebreaker. “We all know what’s at stake,” Hartley said. “There’s a great team coming in, Stanley Cup champs in our building. “We’re going to go out there, we’re going to play our own game and we’re on a mission. We know what we need to do.” Thanks to the Kings loss in Edmonton on Tuesday, Calgary has two chances to get one win. They finish the season in Winnipeg. “Those are going to be two of the hardest points for us to get on the season and we know that,” said veteran Flames centre Matt Stajan. “We have to get ourselves ready. That’s a Game 7 for us on Thursday and hopefully we can seal the deal here on home ice.” David Jones and Johnny Gaudreau also scored for Calgary (44-29-7), which swept the five-game season series by a combined score of 20-8.

B.J. Crombeen scored the other goal for the Coyotes (24-48-8). Despite an 18-7 edge in shots in the first period, Calgary emerged with only a 1-0 lead. The Coyotes played a better second period and eventually tied it when Crombeen scored at 17:09 on a shot that deflected off Dennis Wideman’s jersey and fluttered past Hiller. The weird goal was only Crombeen’s third of the season in 56 games. “To have a start like that, we put ourselves in a bad position,” said exFlames forward David Moss. “We did some better things in the second and third but we gave them a couple too many chances.” Calgary regained the lead 1:13 into the third when Jones went hard to the net and hammered in a rebound of a Michael Ferland shot. The Flames lost Lance Bouma (upper body) late in the second period after he appeared to get shaken up blocking a rising slapshot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Arizona captain Shane Doan (lower body) also did not play in the third period. Notes: Gaudreau has the most goals by a Flames rookie (23) since Paul Ranheim (26) and Sergei Makarov (24) in 1989-90. ... The Flames improved to 21-6-1 against the Pacific Division. ... Sam Bennett was among the healthy scratches for the Flames. He has yet to make his NHL debut after joining Calgary last Saturday when his junior season ended in Kingston (OHL).

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Oilers 4 Kings 2 EDMONTON — A major roadblock has been put on the Los Angeles Kings’ playoff path. Matt Fraser scored a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers dealt the postseason hopes of the defending Stanley Cup champions a massive blow with a 4-2 victory on Tuesday. Jake Muzzin and Drew Doughty replied for the Kings (39-26-15), who have lost two straight at a time when they can’t afford to let any points escape. “We just didn’t have enough energy, enough jump,” said Kings forward Anze Kopitar. “We didn’t play our style of game. I don’t know what the reason was. It just wasn’t good enough. That’s the bottom line.” Los Angeles now trails Winnipeg by three points and the Calgary Flames by two points with only two games remaining for all three teams in the hunt for the final two playoff spots in the Western Conference. “We just have to win our next game and go from there,” said Kings winger Marian Gaborik. “We are obviously disappointed to be in this position, but we have to go to Calgary (on Thursday) and win. That’s all there is to it.” Added L.A. coach Darryl Sutter: “We have to win. ... We’ve been saying that for a while.” Benoit Pouliot and Tyler Pitlick also scored for the Oilers (24-43-13), who snapped a three-game losing skid and relished the role of throwing a wrench into the Kings’ playoff plans. “We came into this game wanting to play the spoiler,” Fraser said. “We wanted to play our own game and have a little redemption for what happened (an 8-2 loss) in their rink last week.” Added Taylor Hall: “It’s fun to knock off a team that’s had so much success lately. I’m sure other teams are pretty happy.” The Kings loss clinched a playoff spot for the Vancouver Canucks. After a scoreless first, the Oilers broke the tie 2:34 into the second period as Fraser tipped a Martin Marincin shot and then swept his own rebound into an open net behind L.A. goalie Martin Jones. Both teams return to the ice on Thursday as the Kings play a crucial game in Calgary, while the Oilers play their final home game against San Jose. Notes: Edmonton came into the game with a record of just 1-8-1 in their last 10 games against the Kings. ... Bachman returned from a personal leave after his older brother, Shelby, died last week.

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Top prospects lead BU into Frozen Four two more games.” O’Connor is 24-3-4 with a 2.10 goalsagainst average and .928 save percentage in his junior season. He’s drawing a lot of interest from NHL clubs, including the Leafs. Lilley, a BU alum, said each of the seven or eight games he has seen his alma mater play he was joined by numerous other scouts who’ve spoken with coach David Quinn about O’Connor. “He’s going to have a good opportunity at the end of the season,” Lilley said. “I think he’ll have some options. He’s really progressed over the course of his three years.” Former NHL goalie Phil Myre has been impressed with the six-foot-six O’Connor’s improved rebound control and positioning. But he still believes O’Conner he could use some seasoning in the minors because he has a history of needing some time to adjust to different levels. “Obviously he’s more mature than a goalie coming out of junior,” said Myre, the head U.S. scout for ISS Hockey. “But I think he’s going to have to test the waters in the minors and see what the pro game is all about.” Even with Rodrigues and O’Connor, BU is the youngest team in college hockey, led by Eichel, who is the frontrunner to win the Hobey Baker Award as the top NCAA player. Having so many underclassmen, players said, has helped the Terriers avoid being too nervous or anxious in pressure situations, like overtime against Yale in their tournament opener. “We’re kind of using that inexperience to help us,” Rodrigues said. “The freshmen they don’t really know any better than to just come to the rink and have fun and play hockey and win hockey games. Obviously upperclassmen we know what it’s like to lose. The underclassmen kind of just have fun every day and we’re just building off that.” North Dakota has Pattyn, Caggiula and Troy Stecher (Richmond, B.C.), Omaha has 2013 Detroit Red Wings pick David Pope (Edmonton), and Providence has 2012 Flames firstround pick Mark Jankowski (St. Catha-

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Matt O’Connor has dreamt about the NHL since first watching Felix Potvin tend goal at Maple Leaf Gardens. Before that becomes a reality, the Boston University goaltender has something else in mind. “I’ve really just kind of been dreaming about hoisting a national championship,” he said. O’Connor and the Terriers are two victories away from doing just that. They open the Frozen Four in Boston on Thursday against North Dakota. Nebraska-Omaha and Providence meet for the other spot in Saturday’s final. Boston University freshman and projected No. 2 NHL pick Jack Eichel gets the bulk of the attention. But the 23-year-old O’Connor and fellow Toronto native Evan Rodrigues are Canadians in the NCAA spotlight because they’re among the top college free agents who could sign NHL contracts as soon as the tournament is over. “They took a different path than a lot of kids do in Ontario: They went the university route, and it was a good thing for both players,” Maple Leafs amateur scout John Lilley said in a phone interview Tuesday. “They seemed to peak a little later. I think the three, four years at school has given both those guys an opportunity to develop, and they’ve both taken advantage of it.” O’Connor is eighth and Rodrigues third on ISS Hockey’s list of the top college free agents. North Dakota winger Stephane Pattyn, from Ste. Anne, Man., is seventh, while Sioux leading scorer Drake Caggiula (Whitby, Ont.) could also sign if he forgoes his senior season. While Eichel has been held to just one assist, Rodrigues, the NCAA’s second-leading scorer behind his centre, had three goals and an assist to help Boston University get past Yale and Minnesota-Duluth and reach the Frozen Four. “I’ve had a good stretch of games here as of late and I’m playing with two terrific players, obviously,” Rodrigues said, referring to Eichel and Danny O’Regan. “It’s been a nice way to cap off my senior year, that’s for sure. Hopefully I can keep it going for

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Boston University players gather around goalie Matt O’Connor to celebrate after defeating University of Minnesota Duluth 3-2 in an NCAA college hockey regional championship game in Manchester, N.H., March 28, 2015. rines, Ont.) and 2012 Calgary pick John Gilmour (Montreal), but top-end talent makes BU a team to beat. It doesn’t hurt that BU gets to play at the Bruins’ home rink, TD Garden, down the street from its campus. “It’s something that doesn’t come

along very often, so it’s fortunate we get to play in Boston,” Rodrigues said. “We’re extremely confident. We’re obviously going to have a home-crowd advantage. (Also) when we look around the room we’re confident in each other’s abilities.”

King gets busy building Queens basketball team sible and try to adjust to college ball,” said the coach. “Right now we don’t expect them to play major minutes, but develop at their own pace. Once they develop they will be strong players.” He also added five-foot-10 Maria Penner of Acme, who is recovering from a knee injury, and five-foot-nine Kyra Paulgaard of Didsbury, who plays both forward and guard. As well sixfoot Kassi Taylor of Didsbury is committed, but will likely red-shirt next season. King has a solid veteran core, although all but Janelle Kakakaway are listed at guard. Also returning are allstar Dedra Janvier, Cassidy Hollingsworth, Morgan Dool, Kennedy Burgess and Jessica Lynes. Janvier, Hollingsworth, Dool and Burgess were four of the Queens top players last season. “The four girls provide us with a lot on the court and off the court they could provide us even more,” said King. “It’s nice to have a solid group returning as they know me, I know them and I know they will provide a lot of leadership.” Kakakaway battled injuries most of the season and although she’s only five-foot-eight, is strong inside. “She will be one of our captains next season,” said King. “She battled

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Although he’s been head coach of the RDC Queens basketball team for a year, this is Ken Kings’ first opportunity to recruit. King was named Queens coach last year after most of the recruiting was done. He got an opportunity to talk with several players, but not spend the time needed to build the program. This year it’s a different matter. He’s been on the road as much as he’s been at home — at least on the weekends — and it’s paying off. “Recruiting has gone every well,” said King. “I’ve been able to go to a lot of different tournaments, at a lot of different areas, at a lot of different levels and see a lot of girls play. It’s worked out.” One of the main things King was looking for when he hit the recruiting trail was size and athletic ability. He appeared to land both with the addition of six-foot-three Anna Houtman of Didsbury and six-foot-two Cianna Hambling of Acme. “They both are willing to put in the extra work during the summer and will work with our girls as much as pos-

through some injuries last year and she deserves to be here.” Eva Bonde of Denmark and Madison Whiting of Spruce Grove are two highcalibre guards who have committed. Bonde played some international basketball while Whiting was one of the top players on the Spruce Grove team, which finished second at the provincial 4A championships. “Besides rebounding and athleticism we went into the off season looking for more ball security and ball handling at the point guard,” said King. “We filled that need, which allows us to move players like Dedra, Morgan and Cassidy around a bit and allow them to play positions they’re more comfortable with.” Guard Kaylee St. Germain of Eagle Butte is the other new face so far. “From what we see we have about 10 roster players out of 12,” said King, who will have several red shirts. “We still have some interest for other spots. It won’t be hard to fill them, but we want to fill them with the right people.” Being his first year on the recruiting trail could have been difficult for the Ontario native, but instead was a positive experience. “Alberta has been nice to me per-

sonally and for the program,” he said. “I’ve been able to get around and meet a lot of people and I’ve been able to inject myself, as much as I can, into the basketball community.” King wanted to get RDC’s name out as much as possible in a number of areas. “We were able to cast a bit of a net internationally, as we brought in Eva and are looking at a couple of other players, but we also wanted to show a commitment to Central Alberta. Not just the big schools, but smaller schools as well. There are some strong players there.” One thing King did find when recruiting was that the lack of success of the RDC program didn’t hurt. “The players I talked to, both here and internationally, all wanted to be part of something that was building and going in the right direction. They wanted to be part of that base and were excited about being in a unique situation.” King will hold a camp on Saturday, bringing in a number of Grade 11 and 12 players. Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at www.rdc.ab.ca/athleticsblog.

Olympic champ Jones making long distance relationship work our home is where each other is, and we’re so thankful for that. And we’re very happy, we’re happier than anybody I know. We don’t have a home base a lot of the time, but we figure it out.” Laing proposed to Jones on a Costa Rican beach last May. The couple is competing this week at the season-ending Players’ Championship this week at Ryerson University’s Mattamy Athletic Centre. The event will cap a whirlwind 18 months for Jones — and their twoyear-old daughter Isabella, for that matter. “Isabella has been on so many flights now, she’s just like a well-travelled machine,” Jones said. “Honestly, she even knows how to go through security. She stands and waits for them to call. She knows everything has to go in the little bucket and we play a game to see it on the other side.” Jones spoke Tuesday as an ambassador for Fuelling Women Champions, an initiative of Dairy Farmers of Canada. The 40-year-old skip was back in

TORONTO — Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing will be in the same city this weekend, curling under the same roof. And that’s a notable accomplishment in itself for the soon-to-be married curlers, who make long-distance relationships look good. Jones, the reigning Olympic women’s champion, and Laing are getting married in Mexico on June 1, but will continue to straddle two provinces — she’s based in Winnipeg, he curls for Kevin Koe’s rink in Calgary. They’ll eventually put down roots somewhere together, Jones says, perhaps after the 2018 Winter Olympics. “We’re probably going to be a married couple that doesn’t live together. But we really do like each other a lot,” Jones said, laughing. “Everybody always asks where you live, and it changes for us. We kind of just go depending on what our schedules are. “That’s what I love about our life,

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Star athletes using Players’ Tribune to open up BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Patrick Patterson read his own press long before he decided to write his own press. Generally speaking, the versatile Toronto Raptors forward would seek out mostly the positive portrayals. But seemingly, he remembers mostly the negative ones. “There was one saying that I’m not going to last in the league too long because my rebounding numbers aren’t all there and I don’t, statistically, do too much for my team,” Patterson said recently after practice. “That’s how they were grading it — they don’t grade it as far as my plus-minus or my impact on the court with my teammates and the ball movement, etc., etc.,” he added, agitated anew. “Then there was another article on the (Raptors) saying that we’re not contenders, we’re pretenders. ... That irritated me a little bit.” Increasingly, athletes have a complicated relationship with the media — and perhaps it’s why athletes are increasingly becoming the media. The 26-year-old Patterson is a among a growing throng of contributors to Derek Jeter’s online venture the Players’ Tribune, a platform for pros’ prose that is gradually becoming, like a dimly lit restaurant, a place for tough conversations. Steve Nash announced his

retirement there. Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista probed how steep language barriers can bury fellow Latin players. Montreal Canadiens enforcer Brandon Prust explained (and supported) the pugilistic psychology that has become a hotly debated sore spot for many fans. While a representative for the venture didn’t respond to a request for an interview, the Tribune’s editorial director told the New York Times that Jeter was heavily involved on a daily basis, reading “everything.” The methodology for each article varies — some players dictated their stories to a reporter, others swapped text with editors — but in all cases, players get the final edit. And finally unfettered by a filter, typically tight-lipped athletes feel they can open up. “That’s the difference — it’s all your own words,” Prust said in the Habs locker-room. “You can say whatever you want. No one’s really writing their own story and using a couple of quotes. Everything is right from your mouth. There’s nothing added. It makes it unique that way.” Patterson wrote about the gut-punch disappointment that accompanied his trades from Houston to Sacramento and then, last season, from Sacramento to “the North Pole (Toronto).” Imbued with humour and clear memory (he was at a screening of “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” with his mom

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Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson is a among a growing throng of contributors to Derek Jeter’s online venture the Players’ Tribune, a platform for pros’ prose that is gradually becoming, like a dimly lit restaurant, a place for tough conversations. Patterson (54) is shown battling for the ball against Sacramento Kings forward Carl Landry, back, during NBA action in Toronto on January 28, 2015. when the fateful text arrived), Patterson’s article did little to conceal his initial horror at playing for the Raptors. “Pretty much no-holdsbarred,” said Patterson, who re-signed with Toronto in the off-season after helping to key a playoff run. “Whatever I was feeling, I said.” If the Tribune is to professional athletes a new-media venue for venting, many are thus far using it to vent about the media. Dallas Stars sniper Tyler Seguin wrote about the Boston media’s apparently sensational insinuation that he had been an “immature, unfocused party animal.” Once-Philadelphia 76ers guard Michael Carter-Williams lamented the media spin on his team’s supposed tanking effort. Jeter himself explained the value of not answering reporters’ questions and thus avoiding “unnecessary distractions.”

And in a scathing piece, Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz raged against a Boston Globe reporter “with the red jheri curl” who had told the hulking Dominican he “fit the profile of a steroid user.” “I wanted to kill this guy,” Ortiz wrote. “But you can’t react. That’s what they want.” With Russell Westbrook and Marshawn Lynch as highprofile examples, many players are beginning to treat the media as parasitic clubhouse interlopers, unavoidable and insatiable. Even players with a relatively friendly relationship with reporters feel a certain vulnerability. “It’s a tough situation that we put ourselves in,” said Patterson, who was nevertheless warm and candid with an unfamiliar reporter. “Some reporters are actually good and honest, and some reporters will twist words and

use things how they see fit. “It’s hit and miss,” he added. “There are some good people who we typically like talking to and can open up with and share our personal stories with, and they respect it and write a remarkable article. And then there’s other people who will twist it around and make it a negative and ugly.” Another twist, perhaps, is that the Players’ Tribune is offering athletes something beyond further control of their narratives. It’s also providing a bit of experience in the field that will beckon so many of them in retirement: the media. “I got my degree in communications,” said Patterson, who graduated from the University of Kentucky. “I’ve always enjoyed sports, I love movies, I love talking to people, I have no problem with that. So whether it’s something in the film industry or something in the media ... I’m happy.”

Sharks’ post-season streak comes to an end WILL MISS NHL PLAYOFFS FOR FIRST TIME IN 10 SEASONS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose general manager Doug Wilson said his team might need to take a step backward after last year’s historic playoff collapse if the Sharks wanted to eventually reach their goal of a Stanley Cup championship. That step was bigger than even Wilson anticipated and has left the Sharks out of the playoffs for the first time since the 2002-03 season. San Jose was officially eliminated from playoff contention Monday night and will be playing out the string in the final two games for the first time in more than a decade. “We’ve been through a lot together and it hasn’t been a lot of fun the past few months,” coach Todd McLellan said Tuesday. “Let’s make sure we’re still playing for each other and we’re still playing hard.” The Sharks play in Edmonton on Thursday and then finish the season in Los Angeles on Saturday when they

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Montreal UFC card hits another bump as MMA organizations fight over former champ BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The UFC’s starcrossed card in Montreal hit another bump Tuesday amidst U.S. reports that a New Jersey judge had issued a preliminary injunction preventing former light-heavyweight champion Quinton (Rampage) Jackson from fighting at UFC 186 later this month. Bellator went to court, arguing that Jackson still had three fights left on his six-fight contract. “We are pleased by the judge’s ruling and look forward to having Ram-

could have a chance to knock the Kings out of the playoffs to provide perhaps a slight bright spot to a disappointing season. After that, the team will face an uncertain future with the status of McLellan, Wilson and many players possibly in doubt. “I don’t want to talk about anything until we’re done,” McLellan said when asked about his future. The problems for the Sharks this season started in the aftermath of last year’s playoff loss to Los Angeles when San Jose became the fourth NHL team to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games. Wilson talked problems with leadership and culture and Joe Thornton was ultimately stripped of his captaincy in a move that smouldered all season. Thornton bristled in the preseason at Wilson’s suggestion that the Sharks were a “tomorrow” team and then lashed out at Wilson late in the season in a public feud, telling his GM to “keep his mouth shut” and “stop lying.” “We had a good team,” McLellan

said. “We didn’t succeed in the playoffs. We failed, we had a collapse, call it whatever you want. We should be better than we were this year.” But instead of bolstering a roster that finished with 111 points last season and took the eventual Stanley Cup champions to the brink, the Sharks dealt away defencemen Dan Boyle and Brad Stuart. The biggest addition they made was fourth-line enforcer John Scott. While players like Chris Tierney and Melker Karlsson took advantage of opportunities they were given as the team tried to get younger, that was not enough to lift the team back to the playoffs. “As hockey players, you want to give yourself an opportunity to play for the Stanley Cup. We’re not going to have that chance this year,” centre Logan Couture said. “Especially with the way last year ended, it’s very, very disappointing.” With power forward Brent Burns moving back to defence to replace the void left by Boyle’s departure, San Jo-

se was predictably done in by a lack of scoring depth up front. Despite three players with at least 60 points and five with 50 or more, the Sharks rank 14th in scoring. The Sharks struggled defensively, allowing their most goals per game since the 2005-06 season. San Jose allowed opponents to score on 29.1 per cent of power-play chances the past 29 games. With those kinds of problems and a grueling schedule that included 16 of the first 21 games and 10 of the final 13 on the road, the Sharks were never able to find a groove. The problems were especially stark at home, where San Jose had traditionally been one of the NHL’s toughest teams. The Sharks lost 22 home games this season, their most since the 199697 season. “We take so much pride in winning at home here and having such great fans,” forward Tommy Wingels said. “When you play like we did at home this year, first and foremost it’s tough to look at yourself in the mirror as individuals and as a team.”

page fighting for Bellator again soon,” Bellator said in a statement Tuesday. The UFC issued a somewhat pricklier statement saying it was surprised at the ruling “because Mr. Jackson represented to UFC on multiple occasions that he was free to negotiate and contract with UFC. “The UFC organization is also surprised that Bellator sat on its alleged rights for months before taking action,” it continued. “(The) UFC understands that Mr. Jackson is considering an emergency appeal, and UFC is also considering action to protect its rights and minimize damages regarding this matter. UFC 186 in Montreal, Canada, will proceed as planned and UFC is currently evaluating its fight card options.” Jackson tweeted his own response, taking a shot at Bellator with the hashtag aintworriedboutnothing. In an earlier interview after his return to the UFC was announced, Jackson had said his management had assured him he could walk away from the contract when certain problems

had not been resolved after 45 days. “I’m extremely confident it’s going to be sorted out,” he said. “The UFC is the biggest show on the planet for a reason. Those guys aren’t idiots. They looked at everything and they said ’Oh yeah. there won’t be any problems.’ That’s why they signed me.” The 36-year-old Jackson is slated to take on Fabio Maldonado, ranked 13th among light-heavyweight contenders, in Montreal. Jackson (32-10) last fought for the UFC in January 2013. The April 25 card at the Bell Centre

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SCOREBOARD Hockey Brandon (1) vs. Edmonton (4) (Brandon wins series 4-1) Thursday, Mar. 26 Edmonton 4 Brandon 1 Friday, Mar. 27 Brandon 8 Edmonton 1 Sunday, Mar. 29 Brandon 3 Edmonton 2 Tuesday, Mar. 31 Brandon 3 Edmonton 2 Wednesday, Apr. 1 Brandon 3 Edmonton 2 (OT)

x-St. Louis x-Nashville x-Chicago

Central Division GP W L OL GF 80 49 24 7 242 80 47 23 10 229 80 48 26 6 226

GA Pt 198 105 200 104 184 102

y-Anaheim x-Vancouver Calgary

Pacific Division GP W L OL 80 50 23 7 80 46 29 5 80 44 29 7

GA Pt 221 107 217 97 210 95

Calgary (1) vs. Kootenay (4) (Calgary wins series 4-3) Friday, Mar. 27 Kootenay 4 Calgary 3 Sunday, Mar. 29 Calgary 3 Kootenay 2 (OT) Tuesday, Mar. 31 Calgary 8 Kootenay 7 (OT) Wednesday, Apr. 1 Calgary 7 Kootenay 2 Friday, Apr. 3 Kootenay 5 Calgary 4 (OT) Saturday, Apr. 4 Kootenay 4 Calgary 2 Monday, Apr. 6 Calgary 6 Kootenay 2

Monday’s results Buffalo 4 Carolina 3 NY Rangers 4 Columbus 3 (OT) Winnipeg 2 Minnesota 0 Vancouver 2 Los Angeles 1 (SO) Dallas 5 San Jose 1 Tuesday’s results NY Rangers 4 New Jersey 2 Philadelphia 5 NY Islanders 4 Detroit 3 Carolina 2 Ottawa 4 Pittsburgh 3 (OT) Winnipeg 1 St. Louis 0 Minnesota 2 Chicago 1 Colorado 3 Nashville 2 Calgary 3 Arizona 2 Edmonton 4 Los Angeles 2

Medicine Hat (2) vs. Red Deer (3) (Medicine Hat wins series 4-1) Saturday, Mar. 28 Medicine Hat 2 Red Deer 1 Sunday, Mar. 29 Medicine Hat 1 Red Deer 0 (OT) Wednesday, Apr. 1 Red Deer 2 Medicine Hat 1 Thursday, Apr. 2 Medicine Hat 5 Red Deer 3 Saturday, Apr. 4 Medicine Hat 4 Red Deer 3

Wednesday’s games Toronto at Columbus, 5:30 p.m. Boston at Washington, 6 p.m. Dallas at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m. Thursday’s games Ottawa at NY Rangers, 5 p.m. Carolina at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Boston at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Nashville, 6 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Colorado, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary, 7 p.m. San Jose at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Kelowna (1) vs. Tri-City (4) (Kelowna wins series 4-0) Friday, Mar. 27 Kelowna 6 Tri-City 0 Saturday, Mar. 28 Kelowna 3 Tri-City 0 Tuesday, Mar. 31 Kelowna 5 Tri-City 3 Wednesday, Apr. 1 Kelowna 5 Tri-City 4 (OT)

Friday’s games Buffalo at Columbus, 5 p.m. NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Victoria (2) vs. Prince George (3) (Victoria wins series 4-1) Friday, Mar. 27 Victoria 5 Prince George 3 Saturday, Mar. 28 Victoria 5 Prince George 4 Wednesday, Apr. 1 Prince George 4 Victoria 2 Thursday, Apr. 2 Victoria 3 Prince George 0 Saturday, Apr. 4 Victoria 5 Prince George 4 (OT)

Tuesday’s summaries Oilers 4, Kings 2 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — McNabb LA (fighting) 4:23, Aulie Edm (fighting) 4:23, King LA (hooking) 6:39. Second Period 1. Edmonton, Fraser 7 (Marincin, Lander) 2:34. 2. Los Angeles, Muzzin 10 (Kopitar, Doughty) 5:44 (pp). 3. Edmonton, Pouliot 18 (unassisted) 10:09. Penalties — Aulie Edm (delay of game) 5:33, Klinkhammer Edm (roughing) 13:39, Lewis LA (roughing) 13:39. Third Period 4. Edmonton, Pitlick 2 (Klefbom, Lander) 5:31. 5. Los Angeles, Doughty 7 (Jones) 9:38 (pp). 6. Edmonton, Fraser 8 (Yakupov, Musil) 19:58 (en). Penalties — Roy Edm (hooking) 9:00. Shots on goal Los Angeles 11 10 6 — 27 Edmonton 6 9 7 — 22 Goal — Los Angeles: Jones (L, 4-5-2); Edmonton: Bachman (W, 3-2-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — Los Angeles: 2-2; Edmonton: 0-1.

Everett (1) vs. Spokane (4) (Everett leads series 3-2) Friday, Mar. 27 Everett 5 Spokane 1 Saturday, Mar. 28 Spokane 6 Everett 2 Wednesday, Apr. 1 Everett 2 Spokane 1 (OT) Friday, Apr. 3 Everett 3 Spokane 1 Saturday, Apr. 4 Spokane 4 Everett 3 (OT) Tuesday, Apr. 7 Everett at Spokane, late Portland (2) vs. Seattle (3) (Portland leads series 3-2) Saturday, Mar. 28 Seattle 4 Portland 3 Sunday, Mar. 29 Portland 3 Seattle 0 Tuesday, Mar. 31 Seattle 5 Portland 2 Thursday, Apr. 2 Portland 8 Seattle 5 Saturday, Apr. 4 Portland 5 Seattle 3 Tuesday, Apr. 7 Portland at Seattle, late x — if necessary. NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OL GF x-Montreal 80 48 22 10 213 x-Tampa Bay 80 48 24 8 255 Detroit 80 42 25 13 230 Metropolitan Division GP W L OL GF z-NY Rangers 80 52 21 7 248 x-Washington 80 44 25 11 237 NY Islanders 80 46 28 6 245

Pittsburgh Boston Ottawa Florida Philadelphia Columbus New Jersey Carolina Toronto Buffalo

GF 234 231 237

WILD CARD GP W L OL GF GA Pt x-Minnesota 80 45 27 8 225 195 98 Winnipeg 80 42 26 12 225 208 96 Los Angeles 80 39 26 15 215 201 93 Dallas 80 39 31 10 253 259 88 San Jose 80 39 32 9 224 227 87 Colorado 80 37 31 12 215 225 86 Edmonton 80 24 43 13 192 274 61 Arizona 80 24 48 8 169 265 56 Note: a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns. d — automatically qualifies for playoffs; w — qualifies for playoffs through wild card

Regina (2) vs. Swift Current (3) (Regina wins series 4-0) Friday, Mar. 27 Regina 4 Swift Current 2 Saturday, Mar. 28 Regina 3 Swift Current 2 Tuesday, Mar. 31 Regina 5 Swift Current 4 (OT) Wednesday, Apr. 1 Regina 4 Swift Current 0

WILD CARD W L OL 42 26 12 41 25 13 41 26 13 36 29 15 33 29 18 39 35 5 32 35 13 29 40 11 30 43 7 23 49 8

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WHL Playoffs First Round Division Semifinals (Best-of-7)

GP 80 79 80 80 80 79 80 80 80 80

GF 218 209 232 199 213 222 176 185 208 159

GA Pt 183 106 206 104 217 97 GA Pt 187 111 199 99 224 98 GA 207 201 214 219 228 244 209 223 253 268

Pt 96 95 95 87 84 83 77 69 67 54

Western Conference

Flames 3, Coyotes 2 First Period 1. Calgary, Gaudreau 23 (Wideman, Russell) 8:49 (pp). Penalties — Ekman-Larsson Ari (tripping) 0:32, Erat Ari (interference) 7:28, Rieder Ari (hooking) 18:33. Second Period 2. Arizona, Crombeen 3 (Cunningham) 17:09. Penalties — None. Third Period 3. Calgary, Jones 14 (Ferland, Stajan) 1:13. 4. Arizona, Cunningham 3 (Chipchura) 7:44. 5. Calgary, Monahan 31 (Hudler, Wideman) 9:26. Penalties — Smith Ari (roughing) 10:24. Shots on goal Arizona 7 8 9 — 24 Calgary 18 7 7 — 32 Goal — Arizona: Smith (L, 14-40-5); Calgary: Hiller (W, 25-19-4). Power plays (goal-chances) — Arizona: 0-0; Calgary: 1-4.

St. Louis 12 8 10 — 30 Goal — Winnipeg: Pavelec (W, 22-16-7); St. Louis: Allen (L, 21-7-4). Power plays (goal-chances) — Winnipeg: 0-4; St. Louis: 0-2. Senators 4, Penguins 3 (OT) First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Crosby 28 (Hornqvist, Martin) :10. 2. Pittsburgh, Bennett 4 (Cole) 5:16. 3. Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 25 (Crosby, Scuderi) 14:44. Penalties — Lapierre Pgh (high-sticking) 8:19, Wiercioch Ott (high-sticking) 17:26. Second Period 4. Ottawa, Pageau 8 (unassisted) 14:41 (sh). Penalties — Lovejoy Pgh (cross-checking) 1:22, Methot Ott (cross-checking) 14:04, Ryan Ott (tripping) 17:22. Third Period 5. Ottawa, Stone 23 (MacArthur) :34. 6. Ottawa, Hoffman 27 (Zibanejad, Turris) 18:12. Penalties — Condra Ott (high-sticking) 10:36, Pgh Bench (too many men) 19:31. Overtime 7. Ottawa, Stone 24 (Karlsson, Turris) 2:43. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Pittsburgh 12 13 3 0 — 28 Ottawa 7 16 18 3 — 44 Goal — Pittsburgh: Fleury (LO, 33-19-9); Ottawa: Hammond (W, 18-1-2). Power plays (goal-chances) — Pittsburgh: 0-4; Ottawa: 0-3. Flyers 5, Islanders 4 First Period 1. Philadelphia, Giroux 24 (Streit, Voracek) 12:54 (pp). 2. Philadelphia, Giroux 25 (Streit, Voracek) 17:44. Penalties — Boulton NYI (fighting) 5:19, White Pha (fighting) 5:19, White Pha (unsportsmanlike conduct) 5:19, Grossmann Pha (delay of game) 6:20, Hickey NYI (holding) 10:32, Boychuk NYI (tripping) 11:07. Second Period 3. NY Islanders, Tavares 36 (Strome, Leddy) 9:34 (pp). 4. Philadelphia, Bellemare 6 (Lecavalier, Grossmann) 10:46. Penalties — Couturier Pha (hooking) 6:00, Streit Pha (hooking) 9:04, Visnovsky NYI (high-sticking) 12:29. Third Period 5. Philadelphia, Colaiacovo 2 (Rinaldo, Manning) 2:45. 6. NY Islanders, Lee 24 (Bailey, Visnovsky) 8:21. 7. NY Islanders, Boychuk 9 (Tavares) 18:16. 8. NY Islanders, Lee 25 (Tavares) 19:32. 9. Philadelphia, B. Schenn 18 (Couturier, Streit) 19:57. Penalties — Raffl Pha (roughing) 13:26. Shots on goal NY Islanders 15 15 10 — 40 Philadelphia 10 8 9 — 27 Goal — NY Islanders: Halak (L, 37-17-3); Philadelphia: Mason (W, 18-17-11). Power plays (goal-chances) — NY Islanders: 1-5; Philadelphia: 1-3. Avalanche 3, Predators 2 First Period 1. Nashville, Jarnkrok 7 (Cullen, Stalberg) 5:02. Penalties — Gaustad Nash (cross-checking) 11:30, McLeod Col (cross-checking) 11:30, Nash Bench (too many men) 13:34. Second Period 2. Colorado, Iginla 27 (Barrie, Duchene) 15:32. 3. Colorado, O’Reilly 17 (Landeskog) 15:41. Penalties — Guenin Col (hooking) 6:12, Bourque Nash (tripping) 16:41, Hejda Col (interference) 19:55. Third Period 4. Nashville, Ellis 9 (Wilson, Smith) 1:20 (pp). 5. Colorado, Hishon 1 (Cliche) 7:06. Penalties — Guenin Col (tripping) 19:53. Shots on goal Nashville 14 14 14 — 42 Colorado 5 11 7 — 23 Goal — Nashville: Rinne (L, 41-16-6); Colorado: Varlamov (W, 27-20-8). Power plays (goal-chances) — Nashville: 1-3; Colorado: 0-2. Wild 2, Blackhawks 1 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — None. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — Suter Minn (tripping) 11:58, Chi Bench (too many men) 15:28. Third Period 1. Minnesota, Granlund 8 (Parise, Pominville) 9:30. 2. Minnesota, Zucker 19 (Stewart, Suter) 13:14. 3. Chicago, Bickell 14 (Sharp, Hjalmarsson) 18:12. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Minnesota 6 9 15 — 30 Chicago 8 15 10 — 33 Goal — Minnesota: Dubnyk (W, 36-13-4); Chicago: Crawford (L, 32-19-5). Power plays (goal-chances) — Minnesota: 0-1; Chicago: 0-1. NHL Scoring Leaders G 27 52 35 32 22 37 18 29 18 42 36 30 28 23 42 37 27 26 18 24 37 28 27 21

A 54 28 45 48 57 39 57 43 54 29 35 41 42 47 27 32 42 43 51 44 30 38 39 44

Pts 81 80 80 80 79 76 75 72 72 71 71 71 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 66 66 65

No Scoring. Penalties — Backes StL (roughing) 14:32, Little Wpg (roughing) 14:32, Stafford Wpg (tripping) 15:48. Second Period 1. Winnipeg, Thorburn 7 (Slater, Pardy) 2:31. Penalties — Stastny StL (slashing) 14:59, Wpg Bench (too many men) 15:50, Oshie StL (highsticking) 16:41. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Schwartz StL (tripping) 8:35, Frolik Wpg (hooking) 10:27, Oshie StL (roughing) 20:00, Backes StL (roughing) 20:00, Shattenkirk StL (misconduct) 20:00, Trouba Wpg (roughing) 20:00, Little Wpg (roughing) 20:00. Shots on goal Winnipeg 11 17 3 — 31

Sidney Crosby, Pgh Alex Ovechkin, Wash John Tavares, NYI Jamie Benn, Dal Jakub Voracek, Pha Tyler Seguin, Dal Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Jiri Hudler, Cgy Daniel Sedin, Vcr Steven Stamkos, TB Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Nick Foligno, Clb Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Claude Giroux, Pha Rick Nash, NYR Joe Pavelski, SJ Tyler Johnson, TB Ryan Johansen, Clb Henrik Sedin, Vcr Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Max Pacioretty, Mtl Jonathan Toews, Chi Logan Couture, SJ Erik Karlsson, Ott

Pablo Oramas. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with RHPs Tyler Jones and Matt Capps on minor league contracts. CHICAGO CUBS — Released OF Ryan Sweeney. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Perez on a minor league contract. NEW YORK METS — Placed RHP Jennry Mejia on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed RHP Matt Cain placed on the 15-day DL, retro-active to April 4th. Recalled RHP Chris Heston from Fresno (PCL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Signed G Jorge Gutierrez to a multiyear contract. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended New England RB LeGarrette Blount for the first game next season for violating the substance abuse policy. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed C John Sullivan to a one-year contract extension. Arena Football League AFL — Assigned QB Danny Southwick to Spokane.

Jets 1, Blues 0 First Period

Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 2 0 1.000 Boston 1 0 1.000 Toronto 1 0 1.000 New York 0 1 .000 Tampa Bay 0 2 .000

San Diego

GB — 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 2

Tuesday’s Games Atlanta 12, Miami 2 St. Louis at Chicago, ppd., rain Colorado 5, Milwaukee 2 Arizona 7, San Francisco 6 San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, late

Detroit Kansas City Chicago Cleveland Minnesota

Central Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000

GB — — 1 1 1

Houston Los Angeles Oakland Seattle Texas

West Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 1 1 .500

GB — 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

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Wednesday’s Games St. Louis (Lynn 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 0-0), 12:20 p.m. Boston (Porcello 0-0) at Philadelphia (Harang 0-0), 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 0-0) at Washington (Zimmermann 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Atlanta (S.Miller 0-0) at Miami (Koehler 0-0), 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Cole 0-0) at Cincinnati (Leake 0-0), 5:10 p.m. Colorado (E.Butler 0-0) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 0-0), 6:10 p.m. San Francisco (Heston 0-0) at Arizona (Hellickson 0-0), 7:40 p.m. San Diego (Cashner 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (McCarthy 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 1 Detroit 4, Minnesota 0 Boston 8, Philadelphia 0 Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay 2 Kansas City 10, Chicago White Sox 1 Seattle 4, L.A. Angels 1 Houston 2, Cleveland 0 Oakland 8, Texas 0

Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 10:35 a.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 11:05 a.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay 5 Texas 3, Oakland 1 L.A. Angels 2, Seattle 0 Wednesday’s Games Minnesota (Nolasco 0-0) at Detroit (Sanchez 0-0), 11:08 a.m. Boston (Porcello 0-0) at Philadelphia (Harang 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Toronto (Dickey 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Baltimore (M.Gonzalez 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-0), 5:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-0) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 0-0), 6:10 p.m. Cleveland (Carrasco 0-0) at Houston (Feldman 0-0), 6:10 p.m. Texas (Detwiler 0-0) at Oakland (Kazmir 0-0), 8:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 0-0) at Seattle (Iwakuma 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Minnesota at Detroit, 11:08 a.m. Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m. Cleveland at Houston, 12:10 p.m. Texas at Oakland, 1:35 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta New York Philadelphia Washington Miami

GB — 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 2

Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Milwaukee

Central Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 .000

GB — — 1 1 1 1/2

West Division W L Pct 2 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 1 1 .500

Tuesday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 420 000 000 — 6 6 0 Tampa Bay 001 202 000 — 5 5 0 Chen, Gausman (5), O’Day (7), Britton (9) and Joseph; Karns, Balfour (6), Geltz (7), Jepsen (8), Boxberger (9) and Rivera. W—Gausman 1-0. L— Karns 0-1. Sv—Britton (1). HRs—Baltimore, Pearce (2). Tampa Bay, Forsythe (1), Kiermaier (1). Texas 001 020 000 — 3 8 1 Oakland 000 001 000 — 1 5 1 Lewis, Kela (7), Sh.Tolleson (8), Feliz (9) and Corporan; Hahn, O’Flaherty (7), Chavez (8), Abad (9) and Vogt. W—Lewis 1-0. L—Hahn 0-1. Sv—Feliz (1). LA Angels 000 200 000 — 2 5 0 Seattle 000 000 000 — 0 2 1 C.Wilson, Street (9) and Iannetta; Paxton, Wilhelmsen (7), Medina (8), Olson (9) and Zunino. W—C. Wilson 1-0. L—Paxton 0-1. Sv—Street (1). HRs— Los Angeles, Freese (1).

National League East Division W L Pct 2 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 .000

Colorado Los Angeles Arizona San Francisco

Monday’s Games Colorado 10, Milwaukee 0 Boston 8, Philadelphia 0 N.Y. Mets 3, Washington 1 Atlanta 2, Miami 1 Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, San Diego 3 San Francisco 5, Arizona 4

GB — 1/2 1 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta 700 000 104 — 12 14 0 Miami 000 020 000 — 2 5 0 A.Wood, Cunniff (6), Co.Martin (7), Jaime (9) and Bethancourt; Latos, Hand (1), S.Dyson (6), Morris (8), Cishek (9), Phelps (9) and Saltalamacchia. W—A.Wood 1-0. L—Latos 0-1. Colorado 000 311 000 — 5 12 0 Milwaukee 000 020 000 — 2 6 1 Lyles, Logan (7), Ottavino (8), Hawkins (9) and Hundley; Garza, Thornburg (6), Broxton (8), F.Rodriguez (9) and Lucroy. W—Lyles 1-0. L— Garza 0-1. Sv—Hawkins (1). San Fran. 200 112 000 — 6 10 0 Arizona 013 030 00x — 7 8 0 Vogelsong, Y.Petit (5), Kontos (7) and Posey, H.Sanchez; R.De La Rosa, Ziegler (6), Delgado (7), E.Marshall (8), Reed (9) and Gosewisch. W—R. De La Rosa 1-0. L—Vogelsong 0-1. Sv—Reed (1). HRs—San Francisco, Posey (1), B.Crawford (1). Arizona, D.Peralta (1), Lamb (1).

Basketball Minnesota

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Toronto 45 32 .584 — Brooklyn 36 41 .468 9 Boston 35 42 .455 10 Philadelphia 18 60 .231 27 New York 15 62 .195 30

z-Atlanta x-Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando

x-Cleveland x-Chicago Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

Southeast Division W L Pct GB 58 19 .753 — 44 33 .571 14 35 43 .449 23 33 44 .429 25 24 53 .312 34 Central Division W L Pct 50 27 .649 46 31 .597 38 39 .494 34 43 .442 30 47 .390

Northwest Division W L Pct GB 50 27 .649 — 42 36 .538 8 35 42 .455 15 28 49 .364 22

61 .208

34 GB — 11 24 35 42

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Monday’s Games Brooklyn 106, Portland 96 1/2 Tuesday’s Games Atlanta 96, Phoenix 69 Miami 105, Charlotte 100 New Orleans 103, Golden State 100 San Antonio 113, Oklahoma City 88 Sacramento 116, Minnesota 111 L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, late

GB — 4 12 16 20

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-Houston 53 24 .688 — x-Memphis 52 25 .675 1 x-San Antonio 52 26 .667 1 Dallas 46 31 .597 7 New Orleans 42 35 .545 11

y-Portland Oklahoma City Utah Denver

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Pacific Division W L Pct z-Golden State 63 15 .808 x-L.A. Clippers 52 26 .667 Phoenix 39 39 .500 Sacramento 27 50 .351 L.A. Lakers 20 56 .263 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference

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

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with RHP Jarrett Miller on a minor league contract. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Carrasco on a four-year contract. SEATTLE MARINERS — Loaned LHP Rafael Perez to Quintana of the Mexican League. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Sent LHP Drew Smyly to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Released LHP Juan

BASKETBALL CANADA

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Michele O’Keefe says the biggest challenge in her new role with Canada Basketball is ensuring the ship stays on course. O’Keefe was named the organization’s president and CEO on Tuesday. She stressed it’s important people realize the development of the country’s talented youngsters didn’t happen overnight. “Basketball has some great momentum right now,” O’Keefe said in a

phone interview. “I think our biggest challenge is to make sure everyone understands it’s not a fluke ... it’s a systematic and planned development system we are going through right now and to prove to everyone it’s sustainable.” The native of Welland, Ont., has worked off and on at Canada Basketball since 1994, holding the position of executive director the last three years. She’ll be tasked with capitalizing on the sport’s increased popularity. O’Keefe said she’s taking over a program that turned a corner under outgoing president and CEO Wayne Parrish, especially with regards to funding. “(He) was instrumental in stabilizing the finances at Canada Basketball and I think my challenge is to make sure we maintain our stability and grow our budget,” said O’Keefe.

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“Once we’re able to grow the budget, then we know for sure that our senior teams will be competing for podiums every year and that we’ll be able to have some great grassroots development programs.” Her first goal on the court is to get the men’s and women’s teams qualified for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. “The women’s team finished eighth at the London Olympics and fifth at the world championships last year in Istanbul. We’re aiming high on the women’s side,” she said. “The men’s side, we know we still have some miles to gain ... but we have great expectations. We’re going to plan

Cornell to Florida (ECHL). ECHL BRAMPTON BEAST — Signed F Adam Chapman. COLORADO EAGLES — Signed F Blake Hietala to an amateur tryout agreement. RAPID CITY RUSH — Signed Fs Coda Gordon and Kyle Just to amateur tryout agreements. TOLEDO WALLEYE — Signed F Tanner Fritz to an amateur tryout agreement. Added G Matt Cooper as emergency backup. TULSA OILERS — Loaned D Kevin Noble to Oklahoma City (AHL)..

to be on the podium by the 2020 Olympics.” Apart from her excitement regarding the new job, O’Keefe also noted having a woman atop an organization like Canada Basketball could have an impact down the road. “It allows girls to dream and to think bigger,” said O’Keefe. “One of the best comments I’ve gotten is from my 18-year-old niece, who said that I’m her role model. “To have a young, impressionable female think that she could be a leader in something someday I think is very powerful.”

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Michele O’Keefe appointed as Canada Basketball’s new president and CEO

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Released LB Curtis Dublanko. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned D Austin Levi from Charlotte (AHL) to Stockton (ECHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Assigned G Allen York from Syracuse (AHL) to Florida (ECHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled RW Stanislav Galiev from Hershey (AHL). American Hockey League CHARLOTTE CHECKERS — Returned D Mike

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B8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, April 8, 2015

THE MASTERS

Woods still motivated by winning AND EXPECTS NO LESS IN HIS RETURN AT THE MASTERS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods hit the ball so pure that he felt like a 14-time major champion. Before long, the swing left him and he resembled a guy who couldn’t break 80. He became so frustrated that he even threw a few clubs because of a game that had never been so maddening. This wasn’t Woods playing in the Masters. This was the last seven weeks when he was trying to decide if he should even show up. “I worked my (tail) off,” Woods said Tuesday with a smile of satisfaction. “That’s the easiest way to kind of describe it. I worked hard. ... People would never understand how much work I put into it to come and do this again. But it was sunup to sundown, whenever I had free time. If the kids were asleep, I’d still be doing it. And then when they were in school, I’d still be doing it. “So it was a lot of work.” And he got his answer. It took nearly two months, followed by two practice rounds at Augusta National last week, before Woods decided to end his self-imposed break and return at the Masters. Woods last played the Masters two years ago. He was No. 1 in the world and the overwhelming favourite. Now he is at No. 111 in the world and Las Vegas bookies may have been generous in listing him at 40-1. Golf’s biggest star always lights up Augusta National, and such was the case when he arrived Monday afternoon. Only now, expectations have been replaced by sheer curiosity. Never mind that he hasn’t played in nearly two months and hasn’t won the Masters in 10 years. When last seen at a tournament, Woods couldn’t hit a simple chip shot, and the rest of his game was barely PGA Tour quality. Adam Scott listed a half-dozen play-

ers that he could see contend for a green jacket, and he was asked why Woods was not on that short list. “My guess is as good as yours,” Scott said. “I really don’t know. I have no idea what he’s doing. I’ve listed a bunch of guys that I’ve watched play a little bit and followed their results. But it’s a little bit unknown with Tiger because he hasn’t played for a few months. “When you’re talking about a worldclass player, you just don’t know,” he said. “I’m sure he has high hopes.” That he does. Woods didn’t look anything like the player who shot 82 at the Phoenix Open; who bladed a bunker shot over a green and into the bleachers; who walked off the course at Torrey Pines after 11 holes of the first round. During practice Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, he looked closer to normal. There appeared to be no issues with his swing or his chipping. He looked comfortable when he hugged his two children on the practice green and in a press room with no empty seats. Woods always said he didn’t play in a tournament if he didn’t expect to win. That standard hasn’t changed. There are no moral victories, even for a guy who hasn’t won anything since the Bridgestone Invitational in August 2013. “No, I still feel the same way. I want to win,” Woods said. “The whole idea is to prepare and do that. And I feel like my game is finally ready to go and do that again.” So many others are coming into the Masters in better form. Rory McIlroy won early in the year at Dubai and began showing progress toward the end of the Florida swing. Jordan Spieth won at Innisbrook, was runner-up at the Texas Open and lost in a playoff at the Houston Open in his last three starts. He is eager at another shot at Augusta National, where last year he played in the final group at age 20.

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Tiger Woods grimaces as he tees off on the seventh hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament Tuesday, in Augusta, Ga. Bubba Watson is the defending champion and going after his third green jacket in four years. Only Jack Nicklaus won so many Masters at that rate. “I think everyone is just curious to see how he comes back,” McIlroy said. “I don’t think you should ever underestimate it him. He’s done things on the golf course that are pretty special. But you know, just as a golf fan in general, I’m sort of interested to see how he does when he comes back. I had a good chat with him on the putting green today. He feels good. He’s been working hard. He’s got the motivation to keep at it. “And just like everyone else,” McIlroy added, “I’ll be looking for his score and seeing what he’s doing.” Woods said he would have skipped the Masters if he didn’t feel ready. He also said he wasn’t targeting the Mas-

ters, but the Arnold Palmer Invitational three weeks ago. There was no epiphany on the practice range at home. The goal was to be better at the end of each day. He worked with his new coach, Chris Como, and never lost hope that his game would not return. That’s not to say there weren’t a few trying moments. “It would come in flashes,” Woods said. “I would get in these modes where it would come for 10 minutes and I would just have it, just dialed in. And then I’d lose it for an hour. And then I’d get it back. And next thing you know, I’d flip to having it for an hour to 10 minutes of losing it. And then it got to a point where it was just there.” But he’s not there yet. He tees off Thursday afternoon. For all the questions about his game, the score will be the measure of his game, just like always.

Bubba looks to continue McIlroy takes aim at a green dominance at Augusta jacket and career grand slam BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

There were also times, though, that McIlroy thought not being aggressive enough cost him strokes because he didn’t commit totally on shots to safe parts of the green. What’s especially frustrating to McIlroy — aside from shooting 80 in the final round in 2011 to blow a fourshot lead — is that his game seems ideally suited for both the course and conditions here. “It’s the one that should set up the best for me just with my ball flight and being comfortable off the tee here, especially being able to turn the ball over from right to left and all that,” he said. “If I can play the way I know I can around here and just have a good week on the greens, then there’s no reason why I shouldn’t have a good chance.” No reason indeed, even if a win in Dubai is the only time he has hoisted a trophy this year. McIlroy has played only five times so far this year, clearly pointing his game toward the Masters instead of trying to collect more hardware along the way. “Just trying to keep my game where it is and do some quality work, not overdo it,” he said. “Just do the right amount so that when I got here yesterday for the first time, again, I was ready to play and just needed to go see the golf course. Wasn’t working on anything in my game, my swing. Wasn’t thinking about technique at all. Just all about hitting the shots I need to and thinking about how to manage my game and get it around here for the next four days.” The preparation this year isn’t the only thing different for McIlroy. Last year he had tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, his former girlfriend, carrying his bag in the par-3 contest, while Niall Horan from the boy band One Direction will do the honours this year. And then there’s the commercial, which uses a young actor to trace McIlroy’s beginnings in golf. He is shown with a poster of Woods in his room and chipping balls into a clothes dryer after watching Woods win a major on TV. “I did have posters of him on my wall and I did idolize him, really,” McIlroy said.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — He’s the No. 1 AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bubba Watson player in the world, winner of the last was strolling up to the ninth green, totwo majors and star of a poignant new ward the Augusta National clubhouse Nike commercial he admits to having and that towering oak tree, when he watched — but only once. was struck by a fact that still seems a If this was any other Masters, Rory bit unreal. McIlroy would be the talk of golf and He’s won the Masters not just once, the biggest story of the week. That he’s but twice. not — at least right now — is only be“I can’t even believe it,” Watson told cause a guy named Tiger Woods decidhis caddie, Ted Scott, during a practice ed to embark on his latest comeback round. “I’m still trying to get over 2012, on the undulating greens of Augusta and I haven’t even got to 2014 yet.” National. Yet here he is, a champion two of And that’s not necessarily a bad the last three years, now trying to bething as McIlroy prepares for the sevcome only the fourth golfer in Masters enth Masters of his young career. For history to defend his title. It’s a very all his success, the biggest hole in his exclusive club, currently limited to resume is that he has yet to win a green three giants of the game: Jack Nickjacket. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS laus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods. “Does it give people something else Somehow, it just doesn’t seem right Bubba Watson gets ready to hit on the to talk about? Yes,” McIlroy said. “But — not even to Watson — that a good ol’ driving range during a practice round I’m not necessarily listening to anyboy from the Florida Panhandle, who for the Masters Tuesday. thing that anyone is saying, so doesn’t taught himself to swing a golf club and really make a difference to me.’ approaches the game with a decidedly lar view of the world and not always a That McIlroy is coming into the Masunconventional attitude, could even man of the people. ters with blinders on is little surprise. have a shot at joining such a list. That reputation tailed him all the He’s got a chance to become only the Bubba and the Golden Bear? way to the Masters, when ESPN re- sixth player to win a career Grand Bubba and Sir Nick? leased a survey that showed he’s easily Slam with a win here, and he’s preBubba and Tiger? C’mon, get real. the least popular player among his fel- pared meticulously for his attempt to “How does a guy from my back- low PGA Tour competitors. conquer a course that seems made for ground make it?” Watson marveled. Watson didn’t dispute that he’s had his game but has consistently given “How does a guy from my background some “mess-ups” along the way. He him fits. He did it mostly out of the actually win it, and then win it again?” said he hopes to use the criticism to tournament spotlight, working on his When he captured his first green become a better person. game the last few weeks near his Florjacket three years ago, it was with a “I take it as I need to improve as a ida home. daring hook off the pine straw on the man,” he said. “I need to get better. “I just really felt like spending second playoff hole. “Bubba Golf,” he And I think over my career, since my a couple of weeks away from this, I called it, the sort of audacious shot rookie season to now, I’ve gotten bet- guess,” McIlroy said. “Just preparing most pros wouldn’t even consider, ter. But obviously there’s more room at home and in private and not really much less attempt. for me to improve as a man.” having everything critiqued and anaWatson’s victory a year ago was There’s no lack of respect for his lyzed and overanalyzed. So I just wantmuch less dramatic, though no less game. He’s clearly one of the favou- ed to get away from it all, and I feel impressive. He overcame a three-shot rites this week, a popular choice along like it’s been a good thing.” deficit to Jordan Spieth with back-to- with Rory McIlroy — who’s trying to McIlroy offered a few different theoback birdies at the eighth and ninth complete a career Grand Slam — and ries Tuesday on why the Masters is the holes, was steady as can be on the rising star Spieth, someone clearly on one major he has yet to win, including back side, and pulled away for a three- the verge of winning his first major trying too hard to make eagles on the stroke victory. title. reachable par-5s on Augusta National. “To have the green jacket twice “You can imagine what Bubba must Last year he had 9-iron in hand for his wrapped around me, I still can’t be- feel like,” said Adam Scott, whose 2013 second shot on both Nos. 13 and 15 in lieve it,” he said. victory is sandwiched between Wat- the final round, only to come away with Not that it’s a fluke. 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RED DEER HASN’T HAD A TYPICAL SPRING SINCE 2012 BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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Work on the new parkade at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is starting to reach upwards. This week, workers with Armtec, including Marshall Blair shown above, began erecting the 34 vertical columns that will support 476 Double T sections, each weighing over 27,000 kg (60,000 pounds) that will make up the driving surface of the five-storey parkade. The parkade will be built from the west end to the east, with each section erected to full height before the next section is started. Graham Construction and Engineering is the general contractor on the site and work on the project is scheduled to be substantially completed in October 2015.

Here’s hoping Red Deer will enjoy typical spring weather this year. “Last year, it was a late spring. It was cool. We didn’t have much spring because the winter just continued on through all of March and into April,” said Bill McMurtry, meteorologist with Environment Canada, on Tuesday. He said in 2014, temperatures continued below normal into May and were still slightly below normal in June. “It would be nice to see an average spring for a change instead of an extreme.” The last time Red Deer had typical spring weather was in 2012. He said so far this month, temperatures have been slightly cooler than the seasonal high of 10C and low of -3C, but it should get better soon. “In the short term, we’re dealing with a warming trend later this week where we’ll see temperatures above seasonal values for Thursday and Friday and back to seasonal as we get towards the weekend and early next week.” McMurtry said there are no major temperature or precipitation trends anticipated for Red Deer this spring. The average precipitation for April is 14 cm and so far the city has seen one cm. Red Deer’s winter ended with 14.1 cm of snow in March, which is generally the city’s snowiest month, receiving an average of 20.4 cm. The city saw more snow than usual over the winter. From November to February, a total of 94.8 cm fell compared to the average of 63 cm. “One of the big factors why it didn’t feel like we had more precipitation than normal was just the fact that we had such warm temperatures and a lot of times a lot of that snow melted. It didn’t stick around as much as it would normally,” McMurtry said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Dance event raises $300,000 BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off 2015 raised $300,000 for Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre. Aspire provides services to children with special needs and their families. Most of the money raised will go towards renovating the resource centre. The dance off was held on March 20. “It’s heavily used so it’s time for some upgrades,” said Judy Robins Weir, Aspire board chair, on Tuesday.

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Memorial Cup gets funding from county Red Deer County has committed $80,000 to the 2016 MasterCard Memorial Cup. Council unanimously agreed to provide $40,000 up front and an additional $40,000, if needed, as a financial backstop for the May 20-29 championships, to be held in Red Deer next year. Memorial Cup host committee representatives had made a pitch to the county for $80,000 in support for the event, which is expected to cost about $2.5 million. The City of Red Deer has already committed $200,000 in cash and a further $200,000, if required, to the game host committee. County Mayor Jim Wood said the county’s contribution is equivalent to the city’s on a per capita cost.

The whole $80,000 will be available if the Memorial Cup organizers need it, he said. “I think that’s the important part.” Host committee co-chair Merrick Sutter said they weren’t surprised by the county’s approach. “We’re just grateful for the support.” Sutter said the event will mean a lot to the city and surrounding areas. “Obviously, there’s a financial impact in terms of visitors and visitor spending. There’s also an emotional impact, of having (support) for the home team and having national eyes on the community.” The tournament is expected to pump $17.8 million into the local economy, including 3,500 room nights sold for local hotels. Rogers Sportsnet’s broadcast of the games will reach about 2.2 million viewers. Buzz has already been building with many stepping forward to fill 600 volunteer positions.

“There has been no shortage of support,” said Sutter. “We’ve been getting requests daily to volunteer. We just urge people to give us some time, it’s going to take a couple of months to flesh out the details and how the process is going to work.” Among details still being looked into is whether teams will be able to fly directly into Red Deer Airport. Besides the games, there will be a golf tournament hosted by Innisfail Golf and Country Club, school events, a fan fest, official breakfast, Hockey Hall of Fame exhibits and other attractions for visitors. Host committee members will be heading to Quebec City soon to see this year’s Memorial Cup and take notes on what works. “We’ve been to a number of them already, but this kind of becomes the official learning exercise for us.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Expired birth control pills sold at Shoppers Drug Mart Women who purchased birth control medication from two Shoppers Drug Mart stores in Red Deer and one store in Olds are urged to check the expiry date on their medication. On Monday, Shoppers Drug Mart issued a warning for women who purchased Alesse 21 dispensed between March 16 and April 1. In a press release, the company said human error at its distribution centre in Calgary was to blame for incorrect data entry to the inventory system. Products were shipped to stores in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and an estimated 100 customers received expired medication. Stores affected in Red Deer are located at Bower Place and Village Mall. The Olds store located in the community’s downtown known as Uptowne.

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As if waiting for the ice to melt a group of Canada geese bids their time on the forzen surface of the pond at McKenzie Trails Recreation Area as a person sits on the bench watching Tuesday afternoon. not criminally responsible assessment occur prior to entering pleas. Alexander Beaulieu, 29, of Red Deer is charged with attempted kidnapping, choking with intent, aggravated assault, robbery, uttering threats and possession of stolen property both over and under $5,000. Michael Scrase, defence counsel for Beaulieu, said he is seeking an order for an assessment under the not criminally responsible provisions of the Canadian Criminal Code. He told judge James Glass in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday that he is attempting to have his client undergo a psychiatric assessment for evidence to seek the order. To give him time to get the assessment, the matter was adjourned to May 4 in Red Deer provincial court. Beaulieu is accused of attempting to pull a 13-year-old girl into the back of his truck on Dec. 22, 2014. The teen resisted and was eventually let go. The suspect was arrested a few hours later in north Red Deer.

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which had been in the service centre for maintenance, is a silver four-door 2004 Hyundai Accent with a decal on it that says “My other ride is a horse.” Anyone with information that may assist the police in identifying this suspect is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit. com.

County updates fire plan to meet safety code format Red Deer County council voted on Tuesday to update its Fire Quality Management Plan. The move was necessary under Alberta Safety Codes, under which the county has been accredited for years. Accreditation is necessary for the county to undertake fire investigations and inspections. Updating was necessary because the Safety Codes Council was changing its format and an update management plan was needed from the county.

Randi Boulton performs at Shalom spring gala

Red Deer RCMP are looking for a man who was caught on surveillance video stealing a car from the Canadian Tire service centre between March 27 and Saturday. Police received the theft report around Surveillance 8 p.m. from the Caphoto of nadian Tire at 6380 50th Ave. The vehicle, suspect.

Enjoy an evening of live music from a well-known local musician on April 25. Randi Boulton will perform at Shalom Counselling Centre’s Spring Gala. There will also be a live and silent auction, and desserts. Funds raised go towards helping to keep counselling services affordable

She said some of the funding from the dance off will also go to reduce the wait time to assess children. Wait time can sometimes be as long as six to eight months. “We have psychologists, occupational therapist, physical therapists and speech therapists, so it’s a great opportunity for everyone to see your child but we haven’t been able to always get people in quickly.

“Early intervention is so important with those little guys.” Robins Weir said Aspire is one of the agencies that people don’t really know about until they need it. Being part of the dance off will make more people aware that this kind of concentrated expertise exists in Red Deer and the funding will help it continue to be available to Central Alberta families.

Work will be done in the summer and will include carpeting in the preschool area, upgrades to classroom furniture and adapting washrooms for children with physical disabilities. Ten years ago, Aspire renovated a building in Red Deer’s downtown, at 4826 47th St., to have its own facility. Aspire was started about 30 years by parents and the majority of board members are still parents. Robins Weir said 60 children attend Aspire’s pre-school program and Aspire touches about 1,000 families annually through assessments and programs for children age two to about 12. Many of its young clients are on the autism spectrum. Follow us on Facebook to see all our news

and accessible to all. The counselling centre charges on a sliding scale. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event starts at 7 p.m. The spring gala will be held at the Balmoral Bible Chapel, located at the intersection of 55th Street and Rutherford Drive. Tickets are $20 each or $150 for a table of eight. Tickets can be bought at Country Cupboard, at 5022 Gaetz Ave., Scott’s Parable Christian Store, at 167 Leva Ave. in Gasoline Alley, or Shalom Counselling Centre, located at 5515 27th Ave. For further information, call 403342-0339.

Celebrate Terry Fox’s legacy with anniversary run Sunday Celebrate the 35th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope by running on Sunday. People can participate in How Many Times Can We Run Across Canada by signing up online to run one km to 10 km, sponsored by the local Running Room. The distance that each participant runs will be added to a national total. The event aims to raise awareness for cancer research and an eventual cure. The Terry Fox Foundation has raised nearly $700 million worldwide since it was created in 1988. To sign up to run, visit www.runningroom.com/marathon-of-hope-celebration. The Running Room in Red Deer is located at No. 169 2004 50th Ave. For further information, visit www. terryfox.org.

Aspire receives provincial funding to help run some of its programs and also fundraises to subsidize program fees so cost is not a barrier for families, she said. Last year, the dance off raised more than $400,000 for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Red Deer. Red Deer Hospice received $300,000 in 2013 and $180,000 went to the hospice in 2012. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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The Red Deer Hike for Hospice annual fundraiser has been expanded with additional events and a new name. The event, to be held on May 3, will also now include five- and 10-km runs. Hikers can choose between a five-km wooded trail or a one-km stroller and wheelchair friendly path at Kerry Wood Nature Centre, or the five- and 10-km runs on the city’s riverside trails. The event, renamed the RBC Dominion Securities Run/Hike for Hospice, is a national event that raises funds and awareness for end-of-life hospice care. All funds raised locally remain in the community. Corporate sponsors RBC Wealth Management Dominion Securities and media sponsors Big 105 and The Drive underwrite the event’s expenses. Onsite registration begins at 9 a.m. on event day, with the run/hike starting at 10 a.m. Pre-registration can be done in partnership with the Running Room at www.reddeerhospice.com. Registration is $25 and includes lunch and a T-shirt. Pre-race package pickup can be done from noon to close at the Running Room Red Deer on Saturday, May 2, or onsite on race day at Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Last year, 200 people raised $25,000 despite snow and cold. The hospice is hoping that with the addition of the run, the amount raised will double. To support or participate in the event, contact Lori Dufresne at 403309-4344 or visit the hospice’s website.

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C3 How to break out of a food rut

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BY ELLIE KRIEGER SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE It’s easy to fall into an eating rut. It could be from following a plan that leaves you bored to tears eating the same foods day after day. Or maybe you hit a weight loss plateau and can’t seem to move the needle on the scale toward your goal. Perhaps you’re trapped in a pattern where you want to eat better, but can’t find the motivation to take action. Regardless of what has you stuck, one tactic that could help turn things around is to literally upend your current habits and try the exact opposite. In this season of springing forward, a fresh new perspective can make all the difference.

Keep a reverse journal A common and effective tool for staying on course with your eating habits is to maintain a food journal. The very act of writing down what you eat keeps you mindful of your choices and accountable for them. No one really wants to look back and see the words “sleeve of Oreos” indelibly written. That prospect alone can be enough of a deterrent. But if regular journaling isn’t working for you, flip it around and try a reverse journal, where you write down what you plan to eat. Sit down for a few minutes over the weekend to journal for the following week, or the evening before each day, and map out your eating plan, tying it into the other demands on your calendar. This way you can schedule accordingly, building in meal breaks, pack foods you might need to bring with you, and carve out time for grocery shopping and meal prep. If you know you will be dining out you could even look up the restaurant menu online and decide what you are going to order ahead of time. This strategy allows you to make food decisions when you are calm and focused instead of in the heat of the moment, and insures you will have the resources in place to make it all happen.

Have dinner for breakfast Many people backload their eating, consuming skimpy amounts during the day when they need the energy most, and having a huge dinner late in the evening when they are least active.

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Lilli Docherty and her daughter Dakota, left, and Jo White, right, eat lunch as they talk with Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, near Poole, south England. In this season of springing forward, a fresh new perspective can make all the difference for your eating habits. There is evidence that reversing this pattern so breakfast is your biggest meal could help you manage your weight and steady your blood sugar. One study published in the journal Obesity compared two groups of overweight women: one group was given a 700-calorie breakfast, 500-calorie lunch, and 200-calorie dinner. The other group received the reverse, a 200-calorie breakfast, 500-calorie lunch and 700-calorie dinner. Over the course of 12 weeks the women who ate the bigger breakfast lost more weight and belly fat, had a bigger reduction of triglycerides and glucose and reported being less hungry and more satisfied than the big-dinner group. With that many plusses, it’s worth a try.

Switch-up raw and cooked If boredom is your issue, shake things up by rethinking how you prepare your produce, cooking what you might normally eat raw, and vice-versa. For example, slice raw Brussels sprouts thinly and toss into salads or

layer on sandwiches. You can do the same with grated raw beets. Both vegetables are much more mildly flavored when uncooked, so served this way they might even appeal to those who don’t typically like them. On the other hand, it can be a revelation to cook vegetables we commonly eat raw, like celery, for example. It is delicious braised with some garlic, broth, salt and pepper, and a splash of lemon juice. Firm lettuces like Romaine are delicious on the grill; just cut the head of lettuce into wedges with some of the core attached to each piece so it holds together, brush with oil and grill for a couple of minutes on each side. You can also tear Romaine lettuce into pieces and add to stir-fries to char and soften along with the other vegetables.

Flip your dishes Instead of starting your meal with a small plate of salad followed by the entrée on a dinner dish, switch it up and use the larger plate for the salad first, and then the smaller one for the main.

This simple swap could do double duty to help you eat fewer calories and feel full faster. First, a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that people who started their meals with a large salad automatically ate less of the main course, and fewer calories overall, than those who started with a small salad. To get the desired effect, make sure you go for a light, vegetable-based salad, not one loaded with cheese, bacon bits, and heavy dressing. Second, the amount of food we portion out for ourselves and how much we ultimately eat is dictated in part by the visual cues we receive — what our plate looks like. We tend to serve ourselves more when we have a bigger dish. By using a large plate for salad and a small one for the main, you set the stage to automatically eat more vegetables, have a sensibly sized entrée, and leave the table feeling perfectly satisfied. Krieger is a registered dietitian, nutritionist and author. She blogs and offers a biweekly newsletter at www.elliekrieger. com.

Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig get best marks in diet review BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Trying to slim down? Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig scored the best marks for effectiveness in a review of research on commercial diet programs, but many other plans just haven’t been studied enough to evaluate long-term results. The two plans are among the most popular and had the best evidence that dieters could lose meaningful amounts of weight and keep it off for at least a year, the review authors said. Pooling results from several studies, the researchers found that Weight Watchers dieters lost an average of at least 8 pounds and kept it off for at least 12 months versus about 15 pounds for those using the Jenny Craig plan. Most participants remained overweight, with weight loss of between 3 per cent and 5 per cent of their initial

weight — but that’s a range that doctors typically recommend to achieve healthful benefits including lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels. “It’s a really important first step to reach,” even if it doesn’t meet patients’ expectations, said study author Dr. Kimberly Gudzune, an internist and researcher at Johns Hopkins University’s medical school. The study was published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine. The research review included 39 rigorous studies involving 11 popular diet programs that include support or counselling services and involve fees for products or services. Most studies compared the programs with standard diet information or behaviouralcounselling patients get from health care providers; long-term results for Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig were mostly better than the comparisons. The researchers didn’t attempt to

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Jenny Craig provides pre-made meals and costs about almost $600 monthly. Michele Rouse, an administrative co-ordinator at Johns Hopkins’ medical school who used to work for Gudzune, says she has lost 7 pounds since starting on Weight Watchers a month ago and has already seen a drop in her elevated blood pressure. Rouse said she didn’t know much about the new study and picked Weight Watchers because she’d had success with it years ago. It’s too soon to tell if the program will help her reach her 70-pound weight loss goal, but Rouse says it’s a sensible plan that’s more like a lifestyle change than a harsh diet. “You’re not starving yourself,” said Rouse, 49. Online: Annals: http://www.annals.org

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Pulitzer winner finally available in paperback BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed novels in recent memory, and this week it’s finally available in paperback. Published in 2013, the story of a boy who loses his mother and steals a famous Dutch painting during a terrorist attack won a Pulitzer Prize and has sold 3 million copies (including e-copies). Publishers typically don’t bring out a paperback edition until the more lucrative hardback starts to flag. The long wait for this week’s paperback release — more than 17 months — is a striking indication of just how strong sales of The Goldfinch have been. But with so many copies already purchased and such wall-to-wall publicity about the novel, are there many potential readers left to buy the paperback, which will have a first printing of 275,000? “The answer lies ahead,” says Tartt’s editor, Hachette chief executive Michael Pietsch. “My experience is that when we in Washington and New York think we’ve heard a lot about a book, the rest of the country is just barely beginning to. It’s a big nation, and it takes a long time to get everyone’s attention. And then there are some people who will only buy paperbacks. And it’s the preferred format for book clubs. I suspect there will be hundreds and hundreds of book clubs sitting down to chew over the book for the first time.” Frequently, a paperback edition gives the publisher a chance to rebrand a book with a new cover that might appeal to a new audience, but Hachette is leaving this famous dust jacket well enough alone. Except for a couple of blurbs and a Pulitzer sticker, the new paperback looks identical to the hardback — with that glimpse of Fabritius’s little bird peeking through a torn piece of paper. “When the book has sold very, very well and the image is so iconic, it would be foolhardy to change it,” Pietsch says. While insisting that an engaging story trumps everything else, Pietsch acknowledged that certain kinds of readers do seem to have a special attraction to giant novels. (The Goldfinch comes in close to 800 pages.) “There is a love of long books when it’s a big story with a lot of characters and a lot of context,” he says. “When you’re loving a book and you know you have 700 pages to go, it’s a feeling of wealth: You know that you have that much pleasure ahead.” While advance copies can use extrathin paper to keep a long book from intimating time-starved publishing insiders, Pietsch says he sometimes uses “thicker paper” for the finished books so that “people know they’re getting their money’s worth.” The Goldfinch may be flying all over the world again, but Tartt won’t be touring for this new paperback. She’s already working on another book.

Jon Stewart voices full support for Trevor Noah NEW YORK — Jon Stewart is voicing full support for his Daily Show successor Trevor Noah, calling the incoming host “incredibly thoughtful and considerate and funny and smart.” Stewart made his comments on Monday’s edition of the Comedy Central fake news show. With The Daily Show in repeats last week, it was his first on-air chance to respond to a harsh backlash against past graphic tweets posted by Noah. The tweets were uncovered only hours after the standup comic was announced March 30 as Stewart’s replacement later this year. Stewart promised that Noah “will earn your trust and respect. Or not. Just as I earned your trust and respect. Or did not.” More seriously, he said if viewers give Noah the chance to prove himself, “it’s going to be well worth it.”

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BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES M*A*S*H* lost Larry Linville, aka Frank Burns; E.R. lost George Clooney; and now, the CW’s The Vampire Diaries will lose star Nina Dobrev. Dobrev announced the bad news on Instagram. “I always knew I wanted Elena’s story to be a six-season adventure, and within those six years I got the journey of a lifetime,” Dobrev wrote. “I was a human, a vampire, a doppelganger, a crazy immortal, a doppelganger pretending to be human, a human pretending to be a doppelganger.” The show, currently in its sixth season, will return for its seventh without its female star. “Saying goodbye to Nina is both bittersweet and beautiful,” executive producer Julie Plec said in a statement, as the Hollywood Reporter noted.

“Nina is excited to spread her wings, get some rest, travel the world and also take it by storm, and we support her a thousand-fold. We will miss Nina and the 400 characters she played, but we look forward to the insane and exciting challenge of continuing to tell stories of our Salvatore Brothers and our much-loved and gifted ensemble.” In a society that’s been mad for bloodsuckers at least since the publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1897, The Vampire Diaries proved — proves — to be a workaday entry into the genre getting vampire aficionados through until the next big thing. It wasn’t Nosferatu or Twilight — or even True Blood. But, hey: It’s about vampires, and was at one point the CW’s most-watched show. The kids love this frequent Teen Choice Awards winner. “Six seasons into a show, it’s hard to do anything that’s truly brand new,”

the Onion’s A.V. Club wrote earlier this year. “Season six of The Vampire Diaries has been mostly successful in its attempt to shuffle something old into something new and interesting,” Dobrev, who came to TVD from Degrassi: The Next Generation thanked her fans. “I want to share this goodbye with all of you,” Dobrev wrote. “... You, the wonderful fandom who gave more love, support and passion than anyone could have ever imagined seven years ago, when a young Degrassi girl from Canada showed up in LA to audition for ‘that Twilight TV show.’ “ As the Hollywood Reporter pointed out, TVD isn’t quite the ratings powerhouse it once was, but the show will soldier on despite the loss of several main players.

Actor who played Dukes of Hazzard sheriff dies BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH, N.C. — The prolific character actor best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard has died. James Best was 88. His wife of 29 years, Dorothy Best, said that Best died Monday night in hospice care in Hickory from complications of pneumonia. Best starred James Best on the television series that ran from 1979 to 1985. He was the lawman futilely chasing the Duke brothers, of-

NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Don McLean’s original manuscript and notes to American Pie has sold at auction for $1.2 million. McLean offered the wistful anthem that asks “Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died?” at Christie’s on Tuesday. The 16 pages include the original working manuscript and typed drafts of the song. The 8-minute-long American Pie was released in 1971. It was a No. 1 U.S. hit for four weeks in 1972. “The day the music died” refers to the Feb. 3, 1959, deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in a plane crash. McLean, a longtime Maine resident, says writing the song was “a mystical trip into his past.”

ten in the company of his droopy-faced basset hound Flash. Best employed a battery of catch phrases in the role, as well as memorable laugh that was comically villainous. “I acted the part as good as I could,” Best told The Charlotte Observer in a 2009 interview. “Rosco, let’s face it, was a charmer. It was a fun thing.” During a wide-ranging career of several decades, he also acted in movies including The Caine Mutiny and Rolling Thunder, and he appeared on television shows including Gunsmoke and The Andy Griffith Show. “I was fortunate enough to call him my friend since the day he walked on the set of Gunsmoke back in the early ’60s,” actor Burt Reynolds said in a statement. “Onset or off, behind the scenes, in front of a class or just as a friend, his name was so fitting because he was truly the ’best’ at whatever he did. My heart is heavy, and I miss him

deeply.” Best was an acting teacher who helped several future Hollywood stars learn how to appear more natural on camera. “I learned more about acting in front of a camera from Jimmie Best in an afternoon than from anyone else in a year,” said Dukes of Hazzard co-star John Schneider, who played Bo Duke. “When asked to cry on camera, he would say, ’Sure thing, which eye?’ I’m forever thankful to have cut my teeth in the company of such a fine man.” Best was the youngest of eight siblings born in the western Kentucky community of Powderly. After his mother died when he was a toddler, Best was adopted and raised in Indiana. He served in the U.S. Army in the Second World War and started acting in a military theatre company, according to his website.

King’s daughter, Claudette, tells The Los Angeles Times on Monday that the 89-year-old was in the hospital for dehydration caused by Type 2 diabetes. The newspaper reports that King was diagnosed with diabetes more than 20 years ago. In October, he cancelled the remaining shows in his tour after falling ill in Chicago with dehydration and exhaustion. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has released more than 50 albums and sold millions of records worldwide. Representatives for King did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press.

cille Ball’s western New York hometown says he’ll hire a new sculptor to “fix” the village’s much-maligned statue of the 1950s sitcom star after criticism of the public artwork drew worldwide attention. Mayor Scott Schrecengost said Tuesday he has spoken with a sculptor who agrees to fix the life-size bronze statue for less than the $10,000 quoted previously by the original sculptor, Dave Poulin. The mayor’s announcement comes only hours after Poulin told The Associated Press he was willing to create a new statue for free. The mayor says he doesn’t want Poulin to redo the work. Poulin tells the AP he’s fine with that decision. Critics of the statue dubbed it “Scary Lucy,” saying it bears little resemblance to the I Love Lucy star.

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DESCOTEAUX Richard (John) Richard (John) Descoteaux of Rimbey, AB, was born on October 9, 1948 and passed away on March 30, 2015. For more information and to leave condolences for the family, please visit www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

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BECKER Donald Clarke (Don) Donald Clarke Becker passed away peacefully with his wife by his side at the Red Deer Hospice on Sunday, April 5, 2015, after a short but vicious battle with brain cancer. Don was born on April 19, 1934 in Rocky Mountain House to Les and Marguerite Becker. He will be sadly missed by his wife, Estelle, three daughters: Leslie (Mark) Patrick of Calgary, Nancy (Stephen) Hallford of Dundas, ON, Amy Becker of Lacombe; three grandchildren: Stephanie (Mike Migliara) Patrick, Daniel and Nicole (Dustin) McMullen and their father, John McMullen. He will also be lovingly remembered by his sister, Shirley Spoor, several nieces and nephews and their families. It was at Don’s request that there be no funeral service. Memorial donations in Don’s honour may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4R 3S6. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

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HOUSMAN Harvey Lewis Our Dad, Harvey Lewis Housman passed away January 24, 2015. He was born in Sexsmith, AB on January 12, 1925. His mother and father, Harvey and Mary, had relocated from Virginia to the Peace River Country where they were homesteading. Harvey was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years Inez, in 2013 and his sister Ida Mae McLaughlin. He is survived by his four children; Larry (Valerie), Tom (Jeanette), Linda (Dale Gaalaas), Jim and his daughter in law Sharon Housman as well as nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Harvey served in the RCAF in WWII as a gunner and after an honourable discharge he received a BSc in Pharmacy from the University of Alberta in 1948. After graduation he moved the family to High River then to Innisfail in 1951 where he and Housman Drugs (which became Parkland IDA Pharmacy and Innisfail Pharmacy) remained a fixture of the Innisfail business scene until his retirement. In the early days the pharmacy’s soda fountain was the centre for the daily community coffee breaks. Harvey was on the board that brought Innisfail the Autumn Glen Lodge, a member of the Rotary and Lions clubs, and a town councilor. Harvey enjoyed flying his Cessna airplane, skiing the mountains and travelling the world. He spent his summers at the cabin at Sylvan Lake and his winters in Tucson, Arizona. Dad, you will be missed and definitely a hard act to follow. Harvey’s memorial service will be at the Innisfail United Church on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Innisfail Health Care Centre. HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES, LTD., Innisfail entrusted with arrangements. Phone:403-227-0006. www.heartlandfuneralservices.com

CURRIE John 1925 - 2015 Mr. John Currie of Red Deer, Alberta passed away peacefully at Bethany CollegeSide, Red Deer on Friday, March 27, 2015, at the age of 90 years. John was born on February 15, 1925 at Dominion No. 1, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, son of John and Mary Currie. He married his beautiful wife, Carmen and they were able to celebrate fifty-eight years of marriage. John and Carmen were blessed with four children, three sons and a daughter. As a teacher of Education, John’s career spanned forty-three years. He taught from the East Coast of Canada to Alberta. The majority of his career was spent with the Red Deer Separate Schools as a principal, teacher and trustee. John enjoyed reading, gardening, scrabble, and doing crossword puzzles. He devoted countless hours volunteering to support numerous organizations in the City of Red Deer. John will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Carmen; his children, Glenn (Joan), Rob (Lisa), Karen (Bill) and John Kerry (Judy); as well as eleven grandchildren. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, April 10, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. with The Reverend Father Les Drewicki, celebrant. If desired, Memorial Donations in John’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Regional Hospital Foundation at www.rdrhfoundation.com/don ate-now, Unit 26-Pediatrics; or to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 5X8. Condolences may be sent or viewed at: www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 Buying or Selling your home? Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

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F/T & P/T Pharmacist positions req’d. Apply w/ resume to: Highland Green Value Drug Mart, Red Deer

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Oilfield

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REGISTERED 2200 HOUR MESSAGE THERAPIST REQ’D Start immediately, please forward resume to: drjeff joneschiro@ gmail.com or drop off to: 3, 1959 GAETZ AVE. Jones Family Chiropractic Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

CALKINS CONSULTING o/a Tim Hortons 15 vacancies at each location for FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS for 3 locations $10.88/hr. + benefits. F/T & P/T positions. Permanent shift work, weekends, days, nights, evenings. Start date as soon as possible. No experience or education req’d. Job description avail. at www.timhortons.com Apply in person to 6620 Orr Drive. Red Deer, 6017 Parkwood Road, Blackfalds, or 4924-46 St. Lacombe. Fax: 403-782-9685 or Call 403-848-2356

is currently seeking a Field Engineer to join our Ricinus Gas Plant. The successful candidate will provide operations engineering expertise to maximize the efficient, safe and profitable operation of the facility. Suitable living locations for this position include: Rocky Mountain House, Caroline, Sundre EAST 40TH PUB and surrounding areas. REQ’S P/Tor F/T COOK Qualifications include: Engineering degree from Apply in person with resume 3811 40th Ave. accredited university and registered Professional Engineer in Alberta with a Restaurant/ minimum of 7 years Hotel chemical, mechanical and/or process engineering experience in implementing projects and providing operational support for gas and NGL processing facilities. Please visit www.keyera.com to view the complete job posting.

Restaurant/ Hotel

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JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Manager/Food Services Permanent P/T, F/T shift. Wknd, day, night & eves. Start date ASAP $19.23/hr. 40 hrs/week, + benefits , 1 Vacancy, 3-5 yrs. exp., criminal record check req’d. Req’d education some secondary. Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303 For full job description visit www. timhortons.com JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening both full and part time. 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + benefits. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Education and experience not req’d. Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303 Start your career! See Help Wanted

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LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets. Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475 STREAMLINE INSPECTION requires NDT Assistants for our Red Deer location to collaborate with our certified NDT Technicians traveling to and from sites to perform inspections throughout Canada. Prefer some NDE experience. Please email your resume to hr@ streamlineinspection.com or fax to (403) 454-6628.

STREAMLINE Inspection is looking for certified CGSB UTI, UTII technicians for Dental our Red Deer, Alberta branch location. Email resume to hr@ BOWER DENTAL streamlineinspection. CENTER req’s a full time Registered com or fax (403) 454-6628. Dental Assistant who is a motivated, committed and passionate individual. We run a high paced practice Professionals where experience is an asset, but new grads are HIGH PAYING Real Estate welcome. Must be avail. on Career opportunity. evenings and one Sat. per Training provided. Flexible month. Very rewarding hours. Help-U-Sell of Red position. Please send Deer. Call Dave at resume to: 403-350-1271 or email ebakleh@yahoo.com or resumes to Dave apply within office. @homesreddeer.com

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Now Hiring GASOLINE ALLEY LOCATION FULL TIME and PART TIME SHIFTS AVAILABLE • Very Competitive Wages • Advancement Opportunities With medical Benefits • Paid training • Paid Breaks

Apply in person or send resume to: Email:kfcjobsrd@yahoo.ca or Fax: (403) 341-3820

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Call Classiﬁeds 403-309-3300 Say Thank You...

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In Memoriam Accounting

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WILL care for 1 or 2 children in my home, Mon. - Fri., good rate. 403-346-6773

“Card of Thanks”

Can deliver your message.

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Email: classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

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EAVES CLEANED INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Residential/Commercial Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. Free quotes. 403-506-4822 with oilfield service companies, other small GUTTERS CLEANED & businesses and individuals REPAIRED. 403-391-2169 RW Smith, 346-9351

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ROBERT JAMES SHARPE May 21, 1951 - Apr. 8, 2014

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE

Escorts

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KAYLA 403-392-0891 INDEPENDENT w/own car

Handyman Services

1200

BEAT THE RUSH! Book now for your home projects. Reno’s, flooring, painting, small concrete/rock work, landscaping, small tree cutting, fencing & decking. Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY SPA

Elite Retreat, Finest in VIP Treatment. 10 - 2am Private back entry

403-341-4445

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! 403-986-6686 Come in and see why we are the talk of the town. OPEN EASTER

Garage/Patios/RV pads We cried the day you Sidewalks/Driveways passed away. Misc. Dean 403-505-2542 We still cry today. Services Although we loved you dearly, CONCRETE??? We’ll do it all...Free est. We couldn’t make you stay. 5* JUNK REMOVAL Call E.J. Construction A golden heart Landscaping Property clean up 505-4777 Jim 403-358-8197 stopped beating. GARAGE DOOR SERVICE Hard working hands at rest. COUNTERTOPS & kitchen GROUND Up Bobcat & renovations. God broke our hearts Landscaping Ltd. For free All yard & bobcat services, junk/tree removal. Wes 403-302-1648 quote call 403-848-0153 to prove to us, 403-358-1614 He only takes the best. DALE’S Home Reno’s

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~Always loved and never forgotten Flo, Curtis, Candice, Brody, Kenzie, Ashley, Nicole, Ethan, Austin, Peyton, Travin, Keein, Courtney, Laurina, Hannah and Dallas

Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 REMOVAL of old concrete, Garage/RV pads, driveways, patios, bsmt. Dave 352-7285 SIDING, soffit, fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Massage Therapy

1280

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Property clean ups and all junk removal. 403-550-2502

Painters/ Decorators

1310

Roofing

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail. 403-896-4869 QUALITY work at an affordable price. Joe’s Roofing. Re-roofing specialist. Fully insured. Insurance claims welcome. 10 yr. warranty on all work. 403-350-7602 Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

Window Cleaning

1420

RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL Free quotes. 403-506-4822

Yard Care

1430

SPRING cleaning, weekly mows, anything yards we Classifieds...costs so little JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. do. familyyards.com or call Free Est. 403-872-8888 587-876-8969 Saves you so much!

D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Restaurant/ Hotel

820

TAP HOUSE BAR & GRILL

NORTH is now taking applications for Full Time/Part time COOK, Bring resume to 7101 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer between 2-4 pm. Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Trades

850

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! HD Journeyman mechanic for busy pipeline facility shop in Sylvan Lake. Must be punctual, be flexible to work extended hrs., service equip., must be able to troubleshoot hydraulic systems, fuel injection systems, sm. engine repairs. Able to work on JD, Cat, New Holland, Cummins fuller transmissions, Differentials. Email: jobs@ redcoreltd.com

Misc. Help

850

Trades

Truckers/ Drivers

860

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time

Equipment Operator

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

1500-1990

Auctions CENTRAL AB based trucking company requires

CONTRACT DRIVERS

in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. 403-586-4558 Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

880

Misc. Help

ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SPRING START • GED Preparation

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

1530

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION, 5th Annual Edmonton Motor Show Collector Car Auction, Indoors, Expo Centre, April 10 -12, over 80,000 spectators, 90% sold last year, all consignments welcome, call 888-296-0528 ext. 102 or e-mail egauctions.com

Children's Items

1580

GAMES, toys, books, lots more, 2 boxes. $20. 403-314-9603 HIKING shoes, child’s sz. 13, Columbia brand, very good cond. $10. 403-314-9603 HOODY, Ed Hardy, childs sz. M. $15. 403-314-9603

EquipmentHeavy

1630

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

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood LUBE TECH

Blackfalds Base Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry. www.ferus.ca The term of this position will be from May 2015 to August 2015. Ferus is looking for a Summer Student to work with will be handling duties that are more labour intensive such as grounds maintenance, office organization, and inventory organization. You will be require to perform grounds maintenance such as sweep/mop office & shop floors, cut grass, clean up debris around yard site, paint, clean trucks and wash equipment. Requirements: • Currently enrolled in a two year Diploma program or working towards a Degree. • Ability to understand and follow detailed instructions • Valid Class Five Driver License • Ability to work in a team setting • Knowledge of trucking industry would be considered an asset • Strong communication skills • Experience in operating and maintaining various heavy equipment such as a grader, dozer, backhoe, excavator, and mower would be considered assets. If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, please email your resume by April 15th, 2015 to recruiting@ferus.com or fax 1-888-879-6125 Please reference: Ad #BLCK – 0215 - SSYA We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted. 517885C18-D15

SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help Fri & Sat. and Thurs. 3 pm-11 pm. Graveyard Shift. 11 pm -7 am. e-mail resume to: nwoods1976@ hotmail.com, fax to: 403-346-9099 or drop off at: 3301-Gaetz y Avenue

TRY Central Alberta LIFE SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

CALL 309-3300 Misc. Help

Spruce, Pine, Birch -Split. avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 B.C. Birch, Aspen, Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail. PH. Lyle 403-783-2275 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

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

Household Furnishings

1720

COFFEE Table, glass, silver 28.5’x57”, with 2 end table 24” round, bought at Sims. $195. 403-352-8811 MOVING. Furniture, home decor, 403-986-8656

WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

880

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry. www.ferus.com The term of this position will be from May 2015 to August 2015.

Requirements: • Currently enrolled in a two year Diploma program or working towards a Degree. • Ability to understand and follow detailed instructions • Valid Class Five Driver License • Clean Drivers Abstract • Own transportation • Ability to work in a team setting • Strong communication skills If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment,

We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

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Beswick, horses, porcelain, with Welsh Colts rearing, made in England. $175. DCSHOES Cap, sz. 7 3/8, like new. $18. 403-352-8811

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Farm Equipment

6200 24 FT. I.H. factory transport, 510 - I.H. wheel drill, #10 I.H. wheel drill, and 14 ft. I.H. deep tillage cultivator. 780-919-9985

INVACARE scooter, $600. 403-347-4003 QUILT, king size with 4 matching decorative cushions plus 2 pillow shams. $60. 403-348-6449 ROYAL Dux Bohemian Cat, porcelain, mint cond. $35. Merrill Ortholight shoe, sz. 6.5, air cushion, women’s, like new. $40. Maui Jim Sunglasses, Makaha, with brown sport case, brand new. $100. 403-352-8811

Sporting Goods

1860

TX390 TREADMILL, all power, like new, $200. SOLD

2010

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

3 BDRM. 3 bath, house in Inglwood. 1250 sq.ft., dbl. garage. 403-886-4735 SYLVAN LAKE: fully furnished, inclds dishes, bedding, 50” tv, utils. Avail. now from $1100. to $1300. 403-880-0210.

Advocate Opportunities CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in: INNISFAIL Penhold Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307 ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED Morning Delivery 6 days/week by 6:30 am

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Alexander Cres., Arnold Close, Ackerman Cres. Ammeter Close, Addington Drive, Atlee / Ansett Cres. Allsop Ave. / Allsop Cres. BOWER AREA Boyce St. / Byer Close Barrett Drive INGLEWOOD AREA

Please reference: Ad #STR – 0215 - SSPA

Isaacson Cres. / Irwin Ave. Iverson Close

We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted. 517873C18-D15

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NEW PROGRAMS

Y COMMUNOITRKER SERVICEaW nd Y COMMUENAITND SERVIC IONS ADDICT ER WORK BE CAREER READY IN 10 TO 12 MONTHS

2965 Bremner Avenue

DEER PARK AREA

For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

resume to 1-888-879-6125 by April 24th, 2015

Call (403) 347-6676

GRANDVIEW AREA 4400 Blks. of 40A Ave. and 41 Ave. and 1 Blk. each of 46 and 47 Streets area

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.

Please visit www.ferus.com/careers or fax your

Employment Training

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

~ Westpark

~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 Rent $1195 to $1395 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, no dogs. N/S, no utils. incl. Avail. immed. & Apr. 1 References required. 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

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

Suites

3060

GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

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3050

LIMITED TIME OFFER: First Month’s Rent FREE! 1 & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. Heat & water included. Cat friendly. 86 Bell Street, Red Deer leasing@ rentmidwest.com 1(888)679-8031

ORIOLE PARK

MICHENER AREA

Duties • Assist in general maintenance work as required • Wash Equipment • Work independently and as part of a team • General Plant and Yard Maintenance • Ensure correct environmental and safety practices are adhered to and upheld at Ferus facilities

Please visit www.ferus.com/careers or fax your resume to 1-888-879-6125 by April 24th, 2015 Please reference: Ad #JFRE – 0215 - SSPA

75 - 9” DINNER PLATES, $1.00 each or $50.00 for all 403-728-3485

WEST PARK Just completely reno’d. 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 4 appls., large fenced yard, $1400 mo. $1000. d.d. Avail. now or May 1. 403-304-5337

Condos/ Townhouses

Dennison Cres. & 1 Block of Davison Dr. ALSO Durand Cr. & Drummond Ave. $69./mo. ALSO Drummond Cl. & Dowd Cl. $59./mo.

Ferus has an immediate opening for a Plant Assistant at our Strathmore liquid nitrogen production facility. All duties will be performed in a safe, environmentally friendly & cost effective manner.

If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment,

1998, 1999 (5) & 2000 (4) CALGARY Stampede Posters, 36’x23’. $5. ea. 403-347-7405

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1175. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage. Avail. May 1st. 403-304-5337

NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry w/onsite manager, 3 appls., incl. heat & hot water, washer/dryer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies. Call 403-343-7955 SYLVAN LAKE, Private bdrm. +. Cable, fridge, ect. $550/mo. 403-880-0210

THE NORDIC

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

Roommates Wanted

3080

BOWER 1 BDRM., shared kitchen & living rm., $450./mo. 403-872-9168

Rooms For Rent

3090

$450 MO/D.D. incl. everything. 403-342-1834 or 587-877-1883 after 2:30 Avail Immed: 1 fully furn bedroom for rent, $250. d.d., $500/mo. Call 403-396-2468 MASTER BDRM. w ens. $600/mo./dd. 403-342-4604 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Advocate Opportunities

CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the

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

ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE For VANIER Area With 73 papers, approximately: $380.00/mo. For LANCASTER Area

Strathmore

The term of this position will be from May 2015 to August 2015. Ferus has an immediate opening for a Plant Assistant at our Joffre liquid nitrogen production facility. All duties will be performed in a safe, environmentally friendly & cost effective manner.

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

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

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT (SUMMER STUDENT)

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry. www.ferus.com

Joffre

Misc. for Sale

1900

For More Information Call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT (SUMMER STUDENT)

Wii with drums, games, and dance mat $140 403-782-3847 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Travel Packages

ORIOLE PARK

529102E29

YARD ASSISTANT (SUMMER STUDENT)

wanted for busy dealership, possible chance for advancement into apprenticeship. Must have drivers license. Fax resume to 341-5066

1730

PS2 with 10 games $60, stereo w/cassettes $70, Game Cube with 2 games $60 403-782-3847

CLASSIFICATIONS

YEAR-ROUND employment • Women in the Trades in Central Alberta, exp. Program maintenance grader operator required. • Math and Science for Reply to Box 1106, c/o the Trades Program RED DEER ADVOCATE, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Gov’t of Alberta Funding Deer, AB T4R 1M9 may be available.

880

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LANDSCAPING POSITION Physically demanding. Own transportation & exp. an asset. Regular hours. Fax 403-341-3042 or email riaduplain@ genevagardens.com NOW HIRING 2 - Tile Setters $25/hr 5 - Floor Covering Installers $25/hr Min 3 years exp./ 40hrs/wk 3 - Construction Labourers $20/hr. No exp required. Full time perm position with Valid Driver’s Licence Email Resume to: cat1employment@ gmail.com or drop off resume at Central Alberta Tile One 7619 50 Ave #9 Red Deer

Stereos TV's, VCRs

MORRISROE AREA

With 42 papers, approximately $220./mo For More Information, Please call Prodie 403-314-4301

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward 2 Days/Week (Wed. & Fri.)

GLENDALE Gehrke Close & 71 St. ORIOLE PARK Olsen St. ALSO Overdown Dr. ALSO Owens & Osmond Close ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information or to app at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308 CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Ammeter Close Ackerman Cres. BOWER AREA Beatty Close 54 Bell St. INGLEWOOD AREA

McCullough Cres. McDougall Cres.

Ingle Close Inglis Cres. Irving Cres.

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

SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres. / Stirling Close Selkirk Blvd. / Sherwood Cres. Sunnyside Cres.

LANCASTER AREA

Lord Close

Lancaster Drive

SOUTHBROOK AREA

Sorrensen/Sisson Ave.

Sutherland Cres.

VANIER AREA

Victor Close Viscount Drive

Viscount Drive Voisin Close

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

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

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ADVERTISE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS AND GET IT

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

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Hospitals rethink patient gowns BY SHEFALI LUTHRA ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Whether a patient has come to a hospital to have an organ transplant, an appendectomy or a baby, one complaint is common: the gown. You know the one. It might as well have been stitched together with paper towels and duct tape, and it usually leaves the wearerâ€™s behind hanging out. â€œThey are horrible. They are demeaning. They are belittling. They are disempowering,â€? said Camilla McRory of Olney, Md., who has had multiple hospital stays. But if efforts by some health systems are an indicator, the design may be on its way out of style. The Cleveland Clinic was an early trendsetter. In 2010, it introduced new gowns after being prompted by its chief executive, who often heard patient complaints about the garment when he was a practicing heart surgeon. That feedback led to a search for something new, said Adrienne Boissy, the Cleveland Clinicâ€™s chief experience officer. The prominent academic medical center ultimately sought the help of fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg, settling on a reversible gown with a front and back V-neck, complete derriere coverage and features such as pockets, softer fabric and a new bolder print pattern. Patients â€œloved the gowns,â€? Boissy said. â€œPeople felt much more comfortable in the new design, not just physically but emotionally.â€? The redesign is part of a trend among hospitals to improve patient reviews and their own bottom lines, fueled in part by such federal initia-

tives as the Affordable Care Actâ€™s focus on quality of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services increasingly factors patient satisfaction into its quality measures, which are linked to the Medicare payments that hospitals get. Sometimes the efforts involve large capital improvement projects. But they can also mean making waiting rooms more comfortable, improving the quality of food served to patients and even updating hospital gowns. Ultimately this focus leads to â€œa better patient experience,â€? said John Combes, senior vice president of the American Hospital Association. The Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System is updating its gowns, an initiative that began when the systemâ€™s innovation institute challenged students at the cityâ€™s College for Creative Studies to identify and offer a solution to one hospital problem. The students responded with a suggestion to redo the uncomfortable, flimsy gown. The process took three years, but last fall the institute unveiled a new and improved version. Itâ€™s made of warmer fabric â€” a cotton blend â€” that wraps around a patientâ€™s body like a robe and comes in navy and light blue, the hospitalâ€™s signature colors. Patient expectations are also part of the calculus. They â€œare demanding more privacy and more dignity,â€? which is sparking hospitalsâ€™ growing focus on redesigning gowns, said Michael Forbes, a product designer at the institute who developed the gown that the students inspired. When the institute tested his design in 2013, patient-satisfaction scores increased noticeably in a few days, Forbes

said. The new gown â€œwas emblematic . . . of an attitude that was conveyed to me at the hospital â€” that they cared about me as a whole human being, not just the part they were operating on,â€? said Dale Milford, who received a liver transplant at Henry Ford Hospital while the gown redesign was being tested. â€œThat was the subtext of that whole thing, was that they were caring about me as a person and what it meant for me to be comfortable.â€? Replacing the traditional design is more complicated than it might seem. What patients wear needs to be comfortable yet allow health professionals proper access during exams, meaning it needs to open and close easily. The gowns also need to be easily mass-manufactured, as well as efficiently laundered and reused. New designs, though, can be expensive. After Valley Hospital of Ridgewood, N.J., switched to pajamas and gowns that provide extra coverage, for instance, costs went up $70,000 per year, said Leonard Guglielmo, the facilityâ€™s chief supply chain officer, because the new garments cost more to buy and maintain. At the same time, the hospital culture can be slow to change, said Todd Lee, an assistant professor of medicine at McGill University, who coauthored a 2014 study that looked at whether gowns were important and whether patients might be fine wearing their own or hospital-provided pants, instead of or along with gowns. Often, doctors reported that pants or undergarments beneath gowns would have been okay, but patients said they were never given those op-

The Cleveland Clinic got help from Diane von Furstenberg in designing a new hospital gown. Photo by ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

tions. Traditional gowns make it easier to examine patients quickly, and several doctors Lee spoke to seemed shocked at the idea that patients might wear garments other than the open-backed gown during their stay. The most common impedi-

ment to rethinking the gown, said Dusty Eber, president of PatientStyle, a Californiabased company that designs alternative gowns, is that hospital decisions are often made by committees, not individuals. â€œThereâ€™s a lot of bureaucratic runaround,â€? Eber said.

Tokyo Fashion Week goes minimalist for autumn-winter BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES TOKYO â€” Clothes with simple designs that cut ornamentation to the bone to pull off a low-key look, along with sophisticated fabrics with beautiful, distinctive textures, were center stage at Tokyo Fashion Week for autumn-winter 201516 held last month. A variety of works using high-quality natural materials was presented by beautiful people. The works included a poncho of double-faced wool fabric and a long coat using shiny camelâ€™s hair. â€œI pursued possibilities and the beauty of natural materials based on ideas I conceived from the word virgin,â€? said a designer of the brand. To do so, the brand avoided adding extra decorations and emphasized the high quality of the materials. Hanae Mori by Yu Amatsu, a brand led by young designer Yu Amatsu, presented a long coat in orange. The maxi coat was long enough to cover

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Models wear fall fashions by the Japaneseâ€™s â€œbeautiful peopleâ€? brand during a show at Tokyo Fashion Week. The designer focuses its fall line on high-quality natural materials. the ankles and was accentuated by wide sleeves. When the model wearing the coat walked down the runway, the coatâ€™s bottom gracefully billowed behind her, enhancing

the smooth wool texture and its vivid color. Lamarck, also led by a young designer, used many simple designs, too. A coat using shiny lamb wool gave off

a slightly masculine look. Its light gray, which was meant to add a Scandinavian touch, accentuated the fabricâ€™s soft texture. A jacket and skirt by mintdesigns used see-through fabric bearing geometrical patterns. The patterns were made by partially melting the fabricâ€™s texture, enhancing feelings of glamour in the design. Insisting on focusing on the Japanese sense of beauty, matohu presented a sweater using lame threads and a voluminous skirt whose fabric bore very small dents arranged in a pattern. These items were dimly illuminated by classical Japanese lanterns. â€œI want people [wearing them and people who see them] to enjoy the light and shadow made by the fabrics under soft lighting,â€? said a designer in charge. Tokyo Fashion Week had traditionally featured many clothes with unconventional designs. This time, however, the

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could also be a sign of autism. While the suggestions to spend more time interacting with the child are great, professional intervention might be necessary. It is deplorable that the pediatrician has not caught this, as early intervention can change the trajectory of a child’s life. As a special education teacher over the past 10 years, I’ve seen the terrible repercussions caused by the lack of early intervention and the overworked school systems that regularly miss identifying these needs. — Concerned Special Ed Teacher Dear Teacher: Several readers pointed out that the lack of speech could be a sign of autism. Others told us that their kids didn’t speak much at that age and turned out just fine. There’s no way for us to know what’s going on, but we absolutely concur that the child should be evaluated by a speech therapist to find out. Unfortunately, that is Dad’s call, and he seems disinclined to do anything. If “Grandma” can take her, wonderful. If not, talking and reading to this little girl could be a godsend. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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HOROSCOPES Wednesday, April 8 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Robin Wright, 49; Patricia Arquette, 47; Katee Sackhoff, 35 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: You’re keen to say what’s on your mind but are others ready to hear it? HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Happy birthday Aries! The only certainty in 2015 is change. Plus JOANNE strive to get the balance right MADELEINE between assisting others and MOORE’ helping yourself. ARIES (March 21-April 19): SUN SIGNS Creativity is high but be careful what you blurt out today Rams. Hasty words can cut like a knife and — if you don’t selfedit — then you could end up with a fiery argument on your hands. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t pre-plan and organise the day too much Taurus. There’s a lot going on behind the scenes, and situations may change at a moment’s notice so try your best to be a flexible Bull. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Group activities look exciting and unpredictable today Gemini but be extra careful what you say — and whom you say it to. People are in the mood to forgive but not necessarily forget! CANCER (June 21-July 22): Innovative thinking will take you far. If there’s a problem that’s bugging you, look at the situation from a variety of angles — then zero in on the part that you can exert the most influence on. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Virgos are natural critics. But today you need to criticise less and encourage more, as you support a child, teenager or friend. Plus make physical fitness and outdoor activities a top priority. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgos are natural critics. But today you need to criticise less and encourage more, as you support a child, teenager or friend. Plus make physical fitness and outdoor activities a top priority. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Flexible Libra — today will work best if you multi-task and mix things up. But a loved one or business partner may stun you by making a surprise move. Life certainly won’t be boring! SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ve stewed on something for a long time Scorpio. Resentment has built up and today you might say exactly what’s on your mind. Don’t expect a favourable response from others though. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you blurt things out without thinking then you’ll just end up upsetting others, especially family and friends. Today’s stars encourage you to talk less and observe a lot more. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll feel pulled in different directions as personal projects and family commitments battle for your limited time. If you are focused and flexible, then you’ll get through the day OK. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Think before you speak Aquarius! Words have the power to hurt or heal today, so use them wisely. And, if you are on the receiving end of some sharp words, try not to take it too personally. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Many Pisceans are in a hurry to shake things up, especially regarding a financial situation. But, if you make a snap decision, you could find yourself jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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French Parliament approves measure against anorexic models in new public health bill BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — In one of the most elegant cities on earth, France’s Parliament has moved to make it a crime to use anorexic models or encourage anorexia, as authorities try to crack down on the glorification of dangerously thin women. Other countries including Israel and Spain have taken similar action. The French measure would only apply within France, but could have symbolic impact beyond, because of its outsized influence in setting style and image trends around the world. The lower house of Parliament adopted the amendment on models Friday, as part of a larger public health bill working its way through the legislature. The bill goes to a full vote next week, and

then goes to the Senate. The amendment forbids anyone with a body mass index below a certain level from earning money as a model. The level — based on height and weight — has not yet been defined. Any modeling agency or person who pays a model below that index would face up to six months in prison and 75,000 euros in fines if convicted. Lawmakers adopted a related amendment earlier this week targeting those who run pro-anorexia websites, and another that would require publications to publish a note telling readers when they have altered a picture to make a model look thinner — or less anorexic. Similar anti-anorexia measures in 2008 failed to get final approval in the French legislature, and this effort has also met resistance, including from health professionals who fear it will further stigmatize anorexic youth and make it harder to diagnose and treat them. An estimated up to 40,000 people have anorexia in France, 90 per cent of them women, according to the health ministry.

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