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Council sanctions Harris COUNCILLOR REFUSED TO RESIGN AFTER TAXES WERE IN ARREARS BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer city council has kicked Coun. Paul Harris off its audit committee for failing to pay his 2014 municipal taxes on time. It sanctioned Harris on Tuesday after it ruled out going to court to force him to resign. Council learned on March 13 that Harris owed $6,594.95 in taxes. When Harris failed to pay his taxes, he was disqualified to serve as a councillor under the Local Authorities Election Act. When a city councillor is disqualified, the Municipal Government Act states he or she must resign. Councillors swear an oath of office to uphold their

duties under the act. City administration gave a letter to Harris on March 27 explaining that he was disqualified; however, Harris did not resign from council. He paid the tax arrears instead. “I wasn’t aware that this would cause an issue for my role on council,” said Harris. “I contacted my partner immediately and he cleared up the arrears by 4:30 p.m. (on Paul Harris March 27).” Harris said he learned of the oversight in payment for

a corporation that he is part-owner on March 13 and was in the process of making arrangements to pay the debt. “I understand that this was an issue, and it was cleared up immediately, and council is satisfied with their decision,” he said. “I am looking forward to continuing to serve the citizens that I was elected to serve.” City council held three special meetings in April to discuss Harris’s refusal to resign and decide whether to remove him from office or impose other sanctions on him. City council does not have the power to remove a councillor on its own. To force Harris to resign, it would need to take the case to court.

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Plenty of room to improve wait times: surgeon

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Griffin, a four-month-old African lion, puts on a fierce first impression as he comes in for a close look at the camera, but the 27 kg king of beasts was more interested in playing than attacking at the Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail Wednesday. Griffin is the newest addition to the park that will open to the public May 1. Serena Bos, head zoo keeper and animal trainer pictured here, says its great to be able to say the park now has “lions and tigers and bears oh my.” This weekend Griffin will be making appearances at the Innisfail Trade Show at the Innisfail Arena. The trade show runs Friday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Griffin will in attendance Friday from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Over the next four years Bos expects Griffin to put on about 180 kg, about 400 pounds.

Patronage payments down after refinery explosion BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

CENTRAL ALBERTA CO-OP

Despite stronger sales, Central Alberta Co-op’s earnings slipped in 2014 — meaning patronage payments to its members will be slightly lower this year. This was the news that general manager Larry Parks expected to break at the Co-op’s annual general meeting in Red Deer on Wednesday evening. Speaking to the Advocate prior to the gathering, Parks explained that his organization’s numbers were impacted by a December 2013 explosion at Federated Co-operatives’ refinery in Regina. The volume of crude oil processed there in 2014 dropped by 10 per cent as a result. “That affected their profits, and so affected our bottom line as well,” said Parks. Specifically, transfers to Central Alberta Co-op by Federated were down about $2 million for 2014, to around $10 million. Countering this decrease was an approximately 15 per cent jump in Central Alberta Co-op’s sales in 2014, to $280.1 million from $243.1 million. Members can expect to pocket a combined $4.2 million in cash, with this patronage allocation down

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from the 2013 figure of $4.4 million. “Those cheques will be distributed in early June,” said Parks. The total allocation to members for 2014, which includes the cash payments and retained earnings, will be $6.6 million. That compares with $7 million the previous year. Central Alberta Co-op’s total earnings for 2014 were $12.1 million, down from $12.5 million. It finished the year with total assets of $131.9 million, up from $125 million at the end of 2013. Parks noted that sales were up throughout Central Alberta Co-op’s operations. “The petroleum and agricultural producers had the largest increases,” he said, attributing some of this to Co-op’s 2013 acquisition of Viterra Inc.’s agriproducts locations in Crossfield and Stettler. Sales were up at Co-op’s food stores, likely helped in Red Deer by the closure of the Parkland Mall Safeway in December.

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The eight-month wait to see an orthopedic surgeon in Red Deer to schedule a hip or knee replacement could be reduced if Alberta Health Services funded more surgeries, says a local surgeon. “The crux of the matter is people waiting to see a surgeon. The reason they wait is because we can only do so many surgeries. If we could do more surgeries, we could see more people,” said Dr. Tim Pearce, orthopedic surgeon and president of Central Alberta Orthopedics. He said once a patient has seen a surgeon, the wait for surgery is kept to four to six months for nonurgent cases. The surgeons at Central Alberta Orthopedics have been limited to performing a total of 670 joint replacements per year since 2013. About two/thirds of the surgeries are knee replacements and one/third are hip replacements. He said with an aging population, it’s time to allow more surgeries and probably 50 more surgeries could be scheduled per year with current resources. “If we were doing 700 to 750 joint replacements a year we would be making good headway. As long as you’re not there, you’re gradually falling behind every year.” Pearce said work to better manage joint replacements started with the Alberta Hip and Knee project in 2006 that created central referral clinics, of which Central Alberta Orthopedics is one. “We learned how to do it better, faster, more efficient. Our length of stay went from over seven days down to three-and-half days in hospital.” Next, a plan that increased the number of surgeries annually ran for two years, but in 2013 AHS put a stop to any more surgeries. “We’re not in dire straits. But we’re kind of back to where we were in 2009 unfortunately,” Pearce said. “We’ve done so much work to make the system efficient. The thing that’s really stopping us is having access to the hospital and operating room to (perform more surgeries). There’s not much more we can do. In other aspects of surgery and health care there is still lots of things that can be done to make it more efficient. This one has been kind of worked at pretty hard for 10 years almost,” Pearce said. Kerry Bales, chief zone officer for AHS Central Zone, said there is no planned increase in hip and knee surgeries but there are always initiatives the zone looks at in the operating room to improve efficiency. He agreed the way to reduce overall wait time from referral to surgery would be to do more surgeries.

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Drug bust sparked huge search BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Police have released more details on a drug trafficking investigation that led to more than 100 officers searching a 130-acre property near Markerville on April 15. More than 150 items were seized, including drugs, drug paraphernalia, stolen vehicles, firearms, explosives and weapons. Police have not put a value on the seized items because most of the items are still being processed. At a Red Deer news briefing on Wednesday, Sylvan Lake RCMP Staff Sgt. Gary Rhodes called it one of the largest searches in recent memory in Alberta. Rhodes did not go into specifics because the matter is before the courts and the investigation is ongoing. “Anytime we can get drugs and ammunition off the streets, we are putting a dent in criminal networks,” said Rhodes. After nearly 11 hours on the property, RCMP seized a variety of items, including shotguns, bullets, steroids, heroin, cocaine, a dirt bike, a Mercedes and other large-scale stolen property. One firearm had been stolen from a break and enter in a Red Deer home in December 2014. Several rail torpedoes, a small explosive charge that is meant to be fastened to rails to act as a warning for trains to stop by exploding with a loud bang, were also seized. The devices are no longer in service. The Edmonton-based Explosives Disposal Unit removed the old explosives without incident. Police began looking into happenings on the property in October 2014, after receiving numerous complaints of suspicious behavior, noise and vehicles travelling on the property at all hours. The acreage, about 32 km southwest of Sylvan Lake, can be seen clearly from the road and has more than 50 outbuildings, including sheds, greenhouses, a riding stable, metal containers and quonset buildings. The investigation was headed by the Priority Crimes Task Force and included RCMP from Blackfalds, Red Deer Innisfail and Sylvan Lake detachments. The Alberta Emergency Response Team, the special tactical operations and police dog services were also part of the operation. The task force was formed in the fall of 2014 to crack down on property crimes in Central Alberta. Red Deer RCMP Supt. Scott Tod said the task force has worked out really well and has made an impact on the smaller communities in Central Alberta.

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HARRIS: Taking case to court expensive After evaluating all of its options, council decided it was in the best interest of the city to sanction Harris rather than take the case to court. The financial cost of a court case could be significant, and legal advice suggested a judge would likely allow Harris to remain a councillor given the circumstances. At a special meeting on Tuesday, council passed a resolution sanctioning Harris by a vote of 6-1. It stated that while Harris failed to ensure the taxes were paid before they were in arrears, he did not take advantage of his position as a councillor. Council removed Harris from his position on the audit committee, in light of the unique oversight role the committee plays in the city. Mayor Tara Veer said city council needed to discuss the issue to fulfill its commitment to public service with integrity and accountability. Harris made a written submission to council but did not participate in the deliberations. Veer said Harris’s conduct fell short of the standard prescribed by the Municipal Government Act and the standard expected of a member of council for the City of Red Deer. “It’s fair to say that council was in a very difficult position,” said Veer. “Ultimately we arrived at a decision that we felt was in the best interests of the municipality as a whole. The resolution speaks to city council’s commitment to transparency and good governance and a desire to uphold the public’s trust.” Coun. Lynne Mulder voted against the resolution because she did not agree with the process. She took

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Sylvan Lake RCMP Staff Sgt. Gary Rhodes gives an overview of the April 15 drug bust near Markerville. Neither specific details on the search warrant nor the value of property seized were released. “A lot of these bad guys move out of Red Deer because of the police presence and go to the smaller places,” said Tod. “The (smaller detachments) don’t have the resources to target them. We are able to collectively come together. ... It is good for the whole region.” Tod said the positive spinoffs on surrounding communities re exactly what he envisioned when the task force was formed about five months ago. Three men and a woman were arrested during the search. Two men were charged and the other two people were released. More charges are pending. A four-year-old boy was removed from the property and taken into Child Protective Services. He has since been released to his mother. issue with the requirements under the Muncipal Government Act, which forces a councillor to resign without any input from council or warning. Mulder said her response would have been to contact Harris to advise him that his taxes were late and he was faced disqualification under the act. “I see no reason why he couldn’t be spoken to and cleared and let’s get on with running the city rather than taking all this time to this,” she said. “Once he became aware of the significance of not paying his taxes which was the first day we met, they were paid within an hour.” Mulder also did not agree with his sanction on the audit committee because she did not see the connection. She noted the decisions were not taken lightly and the matter was carefully considered. Council has also determined that it is in the public interest to disclose the information publicly. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

SURGERY: Balancing act But funding must be prioritized to make sure it’s allocated as wisely as possible to make sure the best possible access to a variety of services, not just hip and knee. “It’s a balancing act to make sure that not just hip and knee, or any surgery in particular, has a disproportionate wait time versus other surgeries or other services,” Bales said. The zone also has some of the country’s best wait times for hip and knee surgery, from when the patient sees the orthopedic surgeon and schedule the surgery to the actual surgery, he said. The average cost for total hip replacement in Alberta is $12,663 and total knee replacement is $10,248. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Michael Alois Schaab, 42, of Markerville appeared in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday to face 28 charges, including storing explosives in an unsafe manner, storage of firearm in an unsafe manner, possession of weapons obtained by crime and possession of a loaded, restricted firearm. Judge Jim Hunter granted Schaab bail on $10,000 cash deposit and included a no contact order with his co-accused. Gary Daniel Ritchie, 37, of no fixed address, faces two charges of having a prohibited weapon without a licence, possession of firearm while prohibited from doing so and possession of controlled substance. He appears in court at the court management operations counter on Friday. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

CO-OP: Fuel sales softer The impact of low energy prices didn’t seem to hit Co-op’s operations last year, although Parks noted that fuel sales at its cardlock locations have softened this year. He’s confident Central Alberta Co-op’s diversified offerings will enable it to continue to perform well. For instance, he said, more than a third of Co-op’s sales relate to its agricultural products. “The farm economy is very strong right now.” Highlights of 2014 include the opening of a cardlock station and convenience store in Castor, and a liquor store in Innisfail. And 2015 has already seen the completion of a cardlock in Red Deer’s Queens Business Park and a fertilizer complex east of Innisfail. Meanwhile, work has also started on a gas bar in Blackfalds, and Co-op recently announced plans for a grocery store, gas bar and liquor store in Red Deer’s Timberlands North subdivision. “All the studies and all of the information we have today says that there’s a great market there,” said Parks. Construction is expected to begin early next year, with the food store projected to open in 2017. Central Alberta Co-op has more than 70,500 members and 700 employees, with its Timberlands North facilities expected to create another 110 to 120 jobs. Its operations currently consist of two grocery stores, two gas bars, two liquor stores, a home and garden centre, and a cardlock in Red Deer; as well as grocery stores, and home and agro centres in Lacombe, Innisfail and Spruce View; and a number of liquor stores, gas bars, bulk fuel card lock stations and other facilities throughout Central Alberta. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Critics pounce on budget reversal 320 boards, agencies and commissions by the end of the fiscal year. On Tuesday, he shelved a planned rollback on the charity tax credit that would have added $90 million to Alberta’s bottom line. Charities said the rollback punished the needy and Prentice agreed. Political analyst Bob Murray said it is a big gamble for Prentice. “Sure he was able to say ’Look at the correction that we made (on charity tax credits) because we listened to Albertans,’ but he’s very quickly destroyed his own narrative,” said Murray, vice president of research with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. “Now he’s opened up to these accusations that he’s willing to negotiate the key pieces of the fiscal plan when two weeks ago he was telling us that he’s not afraid to make the tough decisions whether or not they’re all that popular.” Wildrose leader Brian Jean was not available Wednesday, but party spokesman Matt Solberg said the charity tax rollback sends the message that everything surrounding the budget is built on sand. “He said this was a budget he was proud of. This was going to be the budget,” said Solberg. “Who’s to say the budget after the election is going to look anything like the budget he said he needs a mandate for?”

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EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jim Prentice, preparing Wednesday for a critical election leaders’ debate, faced criticism his signature tough-love budget is nothing more than a bendy Progressive Conservative promise list. NDP Leader Rachel Notley and Liberal Leader David Swann said Prentice’s reversal on charitable tax credits earlier this week reinforced what had been obvious to them from the start. “(The budget) is a platform. It’s absolutely a platform,” said Notley, adding, “(Former PC premier) Alison Redford ran on one plan and delivered a very different one. “That’s the record of this PC government.” Swann said Prentice is reshaping policy to deal with popularity polls that suggest a PC cake walk has turned into a three-party fight between the Tories, the Wildrose and the NDP. “All of this (budget) is a work in progress for the premier,” said Swann. “Anything that doesn’t fly he just dumps. “He’s very consistent with the other four (PC) premiers in the last five years. They will do what they need to do to stay in power.” Prentice and his campaign team declined com-

ment. The premier called the election for May 5, a year earlier than directed by law, and he will face the other leaders Thursday in a televised debate. Prentice said he needed a mandate to implement a long-term financial plan to steer Alberta out of the rocky shoals of low oil prices to calmer waters, where day-to-day spending would not longer be tied to swings in the resource market. He tabled his budget in the legislature on March 26, but it has yet to be debated or passed. The budget hikes taxes almost across the board except for corporations while cutting or freezing departmental spending and delivering a $5-billion deficit this year. It has been applauded by business leaders and some mayors as tough but balanced. However, it has been criticized by teachers, school trustees and public sector workers as unfair and harsh for a rapidly growing province. Prentice had originally stood firm on the plan but has now begun rolling back. Last week, he unveiled new austerity measures, including a promise to disband 80 of the province’s

Green Party leader calls for adoption of Environmental Bill of Rights

Calgary man gets 27 months in prison for 18-year-old’s death

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Green Party of Alberta leader Janet Keeping called for the adoption of an Environmental Bill of Rights for Alberta while campaigning with Green candidates on Earth Day in Red Deer. “I think it’s way overdue. We need it. People don’t have the kind of tools they can fall back on protect essential values like clean water, preservation of agricultural land,” said Keeping while in the city on Wednesday. An Environmental Bill of Rights would require Alberta’s Environment Minister to protect the right to a safe, healthy and unimpaired environment, along with providing procedural rights like the right to environmental information and the right to go to court to enforce all these rights. The bill could also be used to prevent measures that are difficult to oppose in any other way, such as the sale by the government of energy leases in endangered caribou habitat. Like the Alberta Human Rights Act, the bill would have priority over all other provincial legislation. Keeping said it would also be good for business. “One of the reasons why there are so many objections to the oil sands is that Alberta is not doing a very good job at protecting the environment.” Red Deer has two Green candidates, Ben Dubois in Red Deer South and Michael Dawe in Red Deer North. Dawe is also representing the Liberals. Keeping will be back early next week in Red Deer to door knock with Dawe. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Happy reunion in Winnipeg for Calgary woman and her dog found 6 months later WINNIPEG — He spent months travelling the Prairies from Alberta to Manitoba. But the journey of Rocky the German shepherd mix-breed finally came to end Wednesday when he was reunited with his Calgary owner. Rocky was last seen on Oct. 15, 2014, at his home in Calgary. He was found in good health near Stonewall, Man., on April 19 and sent to the Winnipeg Humane Society the next day. Humane society staff checked for a microchip, since he didn’t have a tattoo. Laina Hughes, communications co-ordinator for the humane society, said the microchip identified his owner as Shauna Doyle of Calgary. Doyle made the 16-hour drive to Winnipeg to take Rocky home. Hughes said the reunion was a gleeful one, with both owner and dog thrilled to be back together. “She was wise enough to kneel down and be on the same level as him so he wouldn’t knock her over,” Hughes said. “But I think he still managed to.”

Grass fires fuelled by high winds, dry conditions in Alberta, Saskatchewan Bone-dry conditions and high winds fuelled several grass fires in Alberta and Saskatchewan. One house was destroyed and another was damaged Wednesday in a blaze near Wetaskiwin, southeast of Edmonton. Cindy Ekkel was inside her house around 1 p.m. when she smelled smoke. Around 3 p.m., she looked outside and saw ash flying in her backyard. “The first thing I thought of was the neighbours so I ran over ... and they had a building next to their home that was on fire,” Ekkel said. She helped her neighbours get their car out of the garage and when she looked back at her home, it, too, was on fire. Ekkel hasn’t been able to get inside her home to assess the damage. Her RV, deck and garage were a total loss. Wetaskiwin Fire Chief Leigh Sawicki said crews tried to contain the fire to one house, but high winds quickly carried the blaze to a second home. The grass fire also jumped a road and headed north, Sawicki said Wednesday evening. “Our problem that we had was the wind and the lack of water due to the number of fires that have been going on in the surrounding areas,” he said. “All the local departments have been out dealing with grass fires.” No injuries were reported. Mounties had to re-route traffic on major highways in both provinces on Wednesday after heavy smoke reduced visibility.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PENTICTON, B.C. — A Calgary boater has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for the death of an 18-year-old man he refused to help after hitting him on B.C. lake. Ryan Symington, 30, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Marco Corbin and leaving the scene of the accident four years ago. The proceedings were briefly interrupted after one of the victim’s three brothers cursed at Symington in the emotionally charged courtroom. “Nothing this court does will bring Marco Corbin back,” said provincial court Judge Gale Sinclair. “And it is even more tragic that when Marco died, his family died emotionally with him.” “The sentence, I know, will be totally unacceptable to Mr. Corbin’s family. However, I am bound by precedent.” Court heard Symington had been drinking vodka and beer throughout the day on Aug. 16, 2011, while driving his boat on Osoyoos Lake. Around 9:15 p.m., Symington’s boat hit a tube on which Corbin and two other men were riding as it was being towed by a vessel. Witnesses on Symington’s boat told police they urged him to stop and help, but he refused and said he’d probably hit a log, Crown lawyer Mallory Treddenick told court. Symington eventually called 911 and told the operator that someone was dying in the middle of the lake but offered no other details, Treddenick said. He then drove back to the boat that had been towing Corbin and, after promising to follow the driver

back to shore, went to Haynes Point. There, he instructed people who were with him to tell police that a man with Hells Angels tattoos was driving his boat, Treddenick said. Back on shore, bystanders, including a doctor and off-duty firefighter, tried unsuccessfully to revive Corbin. An autopsy later determined he died of head trauma. In a series of heartbreaking victim impact statements read out in court, Corbin’s family described the devastation that followed his death. His father, Bob Corbin, said he was at the family home in Mission, B.C., when a Mountie came to the door to deliver the news. “That’s when my life stopped. Literally,” he said, adding he felt such a “seismic body blow” that he went to the bathroom and overdosed on mediation that his mother had left there. He said he spent several days in a coma and still deals with “the pain and the poison” of his son’s death. Corbin’s mother, Elena Di Giovanni, said her life is now a “war zone of broken doors, broken walls, broken hearts, broken relationships, broken lives, broken spirits and broken hope.” Di Giovanni described her son, who was set to attend university on an engineering scholarship in the fall of 2011, as a “true Renaissance man who loved music, learning and life.” Defence lawyer Balfour Der said his client, who has worked as an oil driller and framer and faced a maximum of 14 years in prison, displayed an absence of care but did not commit a deliberate act. After his lawyer finished, Symington turned to the gallery and said, “Sorry to the family.”

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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015

Streets paved with gold THE BALANCED BUDGET LAYS THE PATH FOR RE-ELECTION FOR HARPER’S TORIES The document tabled by the Conservative government on Tuesday was never going to be a budget for the coming year, in the purest sense of the exercise. But, as a foundation for re-election, it is a skilful manifesto. Part of the political skill is the fact the Conservatives have been essentially rolling out their economic plan since last autumn, and that TIM is before they HARPER even dip into the treasury again to promote it for real. If there is any chance at all that you may decide to hand Stephen Harper four more years on Sussex Drive, there is something in budget 2015 for you. Nothing much, mind you, and in many cases, nothing immediately — vote for us and you’ll get it — but many voters will find cheques in the mailbox this summer or feel a little more secure at night, or feel a little less anxious about their retirement years. By and large, however, it’s microtargeting with micro dollars, an overthe-rainbow budget. In some cases, Canadians will have to wait an entire election cycle for these initiatives. A much-touted investment in urban transit, for example, delivers much less than expected, compels private participation and doesn’t even start until 2017. There is substantial help for small business, but a two-point dip in tax rates will not take effect fully until 2019. There is a nod to Ontario’s manufacturing and auto sector, a salute to the province where this election will be won or lost. There is certainly enough there to allow Conservative MPs to hit the hustings this summer with something they can hang their electoral hats on. Of course, if you believe your government should do something about income inequality, or child poverty or climate change — well, you weren’t going to vote Conservative anyway, so you would read this document in despair. Finance Minister Joe Oliver, a man whose tenure in natural resources led mainly to conflict with environmentalists and aboriginals, mentioned the environment only to state how proud he was of the government record.

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It took the sale of General Motors shares and a drawdown on a rainy-day, $3-billion contingency fund to get to the balanced-budget promised land, but voters won’t much care how many cushions the Conservatives had to upend to get to where they are today. A $1.4-billion surplus leaves Justin Trudeau and Tom Mulcair precious little fiscal leeway for their own promises heading into a campaign. Essentially, Harper is telling his opponents, if you want to rescind familyfriendly tax cuts as part of your path to power, go ahead. If you want to take benefits away from seniors who have worked hard their entire lives, knock yourself out. If you want to pledge that you would take money away from the RCMP to counter terrorism, or cut back on new funding to fight the Islamic State, or scale back security on Parliament Hill or at our military bases, fill your boots. Both opposition parties would find

fiscal room by killing the Conservative version of income-splitting, which will cost about $2 billion annually, labelling it a perk for the wealthy. But it may turn out that a move announced at the same time by Harper, bumping monthly payments for each child under 6 to $160 from $100 and providing $60 per month for each child from 6 to 17 could be the more reliable vote-winner for the Conservatives. Mulcair will not touch that. Trudeau has left his options open. The Conservatives have so overwhelmingly won the battle for public perception on the need for balanced budgets, the opposition is cowed. Neither Trudeau nor Mulcair dare step to a microphone and muse about running a deficit to bankroll their platforms. Oliver says balanced budgets ensure long-term prosperity, protect social programs and provide a buffer against unexpected shocks. Voters will decide whether or not a

deficit is some type of necessary evil if its creates jobs for youth, improves bridges and roads sooner or brings potable water to First Nations communities. To get here, opposition critics had dueling metaphors to describe Harper’s financial limbo to a balanced budget. New Democrat Nathan Cullen said the Conservatives would “sell off the furniture,” to meet their political agenda. Liberal Scott Brison chose selling “the gold out of their grandmother’s teeth’’ to get to surplus. But they’re there. Immediate tax cuts and long-term promises are the prescription for victory. Budgets are not always pathways to re-election. But, six months out, Conservative strategists have likely given themselves a bit of a boost with this one. Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist.

Driving home a vital point WHY PROSECUTING CRIMES AT AUSCHWITZ MATTERS, EVEN NOW BY LEONID BERSHIDSKY SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The trial of Oskar Groening, a 93-year-old former Auschwitz guard, goes far beyond questions of absolution and punishment for a single German. Groening, after all, is not likely to serve out any prison term the court in Lueneburg may hand down — or enjoy a surprise acquittal for long. The trial’s aim is to send a message to future generations while not seeming like a show trial — a difficult task for Judge Franz Kompisch, born in 1967. For the judge, trying Groening now is, at least partly, about setting the record straight for his profession. Heribert Prantl wrote in the newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung that the trial should have started with the German justice system apologizing for not trying numerous Nazi criminals when they were alive, a difficult task at a time when many post-Second World War judges “wore their old brown shirts under their robes.” There is nothing, however, Kompisch and his generation can do about that except to show, with the few sentences they can still pass on Nazi-era crimes, that every cog in Hitler’s killing machine will be held to account. That makes it exceptionally hard for the Lueneburg court to acquit Groening. There are too few people like him still alive — too few opportunities — to drive home the simple point that if you watch a prison camp guard smash a baby against an iron grill and do nothing about it — and Groening watched,

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and did nothing — then you are an accomplice, not a witness. Even if you spent your Auschwitz career counting money confiscated from prisoners, playing sports and drinking vodka with your pals, even if you never actually killed anyone, you are still an accomplice. And there’s no doubt this point is worth driving home. Brutal wars still occur; some are being fought right now: in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Ukraine, Nigeria. Atrocities are committed in all these conflicts, and it’s worth telling combatants that future generations will not take extenuating circumstances into account. Yes, Groening was just a bookkeeper, and yes, he was raised by an extremely nationalist father, so how could he not have bought the Nazi propaganda about Jews as a threat to the German nation? And yes, Groening, who had tried to forget about his Auschwitz experience and had told his wife to ask him no questions, decided to come forward with his reminiscences after meeting a Holocaust-denier in order to preserve the memory of evil in its purest form. So what? Look into the eyes of the Auschwitz victims and their children: They know everyone who served the killing machine was a murderer. And it’s true. Yet there’s another side to all this. It would be a lie to tell the current and future war criminals, big and small, that crimes are punished equally, that justice is evenly distributed. Much depends on whether you were on the losing side. The coalition that defeated Hitler included the Soviet Union, a country where prison camp guards

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Two people plead Woman, three children guilty to murder in killed in murder-suicide death Inuit student TISDALE, Sask. — A man went to a mobile home in rural Saskatchewan and killed a woman and her three children, but spared an infant, say Mounties. He then took the six-month-old baby and drove 130 kilometres from the town of Tisdale to Prince Albert, where he killed himself. The infant was found unharmed and is being cared for by family. RCMP spokeswoman Mandy Maier told reporters Wednesday that officers received a call from a family member around supper-time Tuesday, saying the woman and children hadn’t been heard from all day and couldn’t be reached. “This was not typical behaviour,” Maier said. About six hours later, after officers obtained a search warrant, they found the woman and children dead in their trailer in Wicks’ Mobile Home Park on the edge of town. Police did not release the names of the children, but said they were all under the age of nine. Police believe they were killed before they were reported missing. Maier said an investigation quickly led officers to the suspect in Prince Albert. Maier said the baby and two other adults were found alive in a home. The suspect was known to the victims, she said, adding she couldn’t give the relationship or a possible motive. “There is no risk to public safety and investigators do not anticipate laying any criminal charges relating to these four deaths,” she said. The murdered woman was identified by residents as Latasha Gosling, who used to work at a daycare in nearby Nipawin. A photo of Gosling, huddled in between two smil-

ing young girls and a boy, was posted on the fundraising website gofundme.com. Tim Funk wrote that he had permission from the woman’s parents to collect money for funerals. “If any is left over, it will be put into a trust fund for the young survivor,” Funk wrote on his Facebook page. “It’s a shocker,” said the manager of the mobile home park. He wouldn’t give his name, but said the dead woman and children had lived in one of his rental trailers for the past eight months, along with a man and a young baby. He described them as a quiet and friendly family who paid their rent on time and never caused trouble. RCMP phoned him late Tuesday. “I was called to come down at midnight and asked if I had a spare key for the place.” Laura Gross told Saskatoon radio station CKOM that the man who killed her sister and the children had been in a relationship with Gosling for a number of years. “We got really different vibes from him. We never got to see the kids or anything,” she said. Gosling’s aunt, who didn’t want to be named, said the killer was the father of the baby. Robert Wallace, who lived next door to Gosling, said he was a family friend and knew her as a child. He said her father phoned him to tell him of the killings. “Her mom was crying. She was freaking out,” Wallace said. He saw the three children outside playing on the weekend. On Monday night, he heard yelling coming from the trailer. “I heard her pounding on the door, ’let me in, let me in.”’ He added that he had never heard them fight before.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — Two people pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder in the death of Loretta Saunders, whose body was found dumped along the side of a highway in New Brunswick. Blake Leggette pleaded guilty in the province’s Supreme Court to first-degree murder and will be sentenced to an automatic life sentence with no parole eligibility for 25 years. Victoria Henneberry has pleaded guilty to seconddegree murder, which carries a life sentence and no parole eligibility of between 10 and 25 years. An agreed statement of facts says Henneberry and Leggette moved to Halifax in January of last year and they arranged to sublet a room after Saunders posted an ad on kijiji. On Feb. 13, 2014, Saunders went to collect rent from the couple but they didn’t have the money, it says. The document says Leggette came up from behind and grabbed Saunders by the throat, choked her, and tried to suffocate her with a plastic bag, which she ripped through. It says Leggette placed three plastic bags over her head but she tore through each before he hit her head on the floor twice and she stopped moving. Leggette placed Saunders in a hockey bag belonging to Henneberry and he put it in the trunk of Saunders’ car before the couple drove from Halifax to Salisbury, N.B., where they dumped her body in a treed area in a highway median, the document says. Saunders was missing for about two weeks before her body was discovered. She was a 26-year-old Inuit student at Saint Mary’s University, where she focused her studies on missing and murdered aboriginal women.

IN Nine arrested BRIEF in human Search ends for swept off trafficking ring man Peggy’s Cove BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Nine people have been charged and another is sought in a national human trafficking ring that Toronto police allege saw gang members romance teen girls and women to lure them into prostitution. Police say the victims are between 15 and 33 years old and come from Ontario, Nova Scotia and Alberta. Toronto police Insp. Joanna Beaven-Desjardins says they were recruited from dance clubs, group homes and schools as well as online. She says members of the Complex Grip Gangsters would romance the victims by showering them with attention and gifts and then slowly manipulate the victims into thinking prostitution was glamorous and lucrative.“ The inspector says the victims would have between 10 and 15 clients per day and were beaten if they didn’t bring in enough money. The nine accused — six men and three women between the ages of 18 and 32 — face 61 human trafficking and drug-related charges between them. Police say another suspect is still at large. Investigators also announced arrests in two other human trafficking investigations. In another case, a 19-year-old woman is accused of forcing a 17-year-old girl into the sex trade over three months, forcing her to turn over the money she earned and threatening her family when the girl attempted to break free. Camille Beausejour is charged with trafficking a person under 18, procuring a person under 18, uttering threats and criminal harassment. A 20-year-old man has also been arrested after police allege he forced a 17-year-old girl to perform sex work and hand over her earnings for 16 months. Jemaal Wilson faces seven charges, including trafficking a person under 18, reaping material benefit from someone under 18, withholding or destroying documents, exercising control of a person for prostitution and assault.

PEGGYS COVE, N.S. — The RCMP say they have concluded their search for a 25-year-old man who was swept into the Atlantic Ocean from the rocky edges of Peggy’s Cove on Wednesday. The Mounties say they wrapped up the search at 6 p.m., nearly six hours after the man went into the water. Police say an RCMP underwater recovery team will be deployed once sea conditions permit. The man’s name has not been released.

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OTTAWA — Just days after he was formally sworn into the Senate in January 2009, Mike Duffy took deliberate steps that ensured he would collect living expenses totalling some $81,000 over the next four years, court heard Wednesday. Crown attorney Jason Neubauer drove home the point that it was no accident Duffy declared his cottage in Prince Edward Island his primary residence, having consciously filled out the paperwork to do so. As a result, his home in Ottawa, which he had owned for seven years prior to his appointment to the Senate, suddenly became his secondary residence. The suspended senator has already pleaded not guilty to 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery, most of them linked to living and travel expenses which he claimed from the public purse. On Parliament Hill, meanwhile, the question of Duffy’s residency roared back to prominence. During question period, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair seized on the fact that Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the

man who appointed Duffy to the Senate in the first place, has already publicly defended his eligibility to represent P.E.I. “Did the prime minister make sure Mike Duffy met that requirement before he appointed him to the Senate, yes or no?” Mulcair asked. For the first time, Harper appeared to suggest it was Duffy’s fault for filling out forms that said he was resident in P.E.I., as the Constitution demands. “Mr. Speaker, according to constitutional practice, all senators must make such a declaration. As members know, it is Mr. Duffy’s actions that are before the court right now,” the prime minister said. “The government has been assisting the RCMP and the Crown in its prosecution of this particular case, but obviously I am not going to comment on the merits of the case or any testimony before the court.” The court has already heard that it is generally expected that both the prime minister and the Governor General take steps to verify that Senate appointees are constitutionally eligible to sit in the upper chamber.

Survey of people in Arctic suggests concern about potential conflict ARCTIC COUNCIL BY THE CANADIAN PRESS IQALUIT, Nunavut — Security fears in the Arctic are growing, suggests a new survey of people from the eight countries that ring the North Pole. “There is a sense that there is a threat,” said Sara French of the MunkGordon Arctic Security program, which conducted the survey of 10,000 people as Canada prepares to hand off leadership of the Arctic Council to the United States this weekend. The council, which organizes social and environmental research and regulation in the North, has been seen as a model of international co-operation. It has even negotiated a binding international treaty on search and rescue operations. But Russia’s actions in Ukraine, as well as recent massive Arctic military exercises and bomber missions up to the edge of international airspace, may have thrown a chill into northern cooperation. Defence Minister Jason Kenney has called Russia’s recent military actions in the Arctic “aggressive.” Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq has said she’ll take Canada’s concerns over Russia’s behaviour in Ukraine to her Russian counterpart at the meeting. About one-third of the people surveyed in five of the eight Arctic countries believes the threat of armed conflict in the Arctic grew over the last year. That ranges from 24 per cent in the continental U.S. to 35 per cent in Norway Among Canadians, that percentage stands at 36 per cent in the south and 30 per cent among northerners. And in Iceland, Finland and Russia, slight majorities agreed the Arctic is less peaceful this year than last.

Meanwhile, fewer than one in 10 surveyed in each country felt the threat had decreased in the region. Many would even like to see Russia excluded from the council. About 38 per cent of respondents in southern Canada felt that way, along with 32 per cent of Americans and 44 per cent of Swedes. But French pointed out that none of the eight countries registered a majority wanting Russia out of the council. And she added that in Russia, only five per cent of the people wanted to leave the council. “There’s no doubt that the kind of politics (we’ve seen) are having a spillover effect,” she said. “The desire to want to continue to co-operate is still there.” Other findings suggest respondents are still willing to give peace a chance in the North. The survey found that support for military spending in the North has dropped in Canada. Only about half of southern Canadians agree, down from 60 per cent five years ago. The survey also found only a minority supports taking a firm line with other countries in any future border disputes. Support for negotiation in such disputes has grown over the last five years, the survey says. French said much of the political rhetoric over the Arctic from various leaders is intended for domestic political consumption. The real work of the Arctic Council is unaffected, she said. “In Canada and Russia, there’s two different Arctic discussions,” she said. One is held at conference tables and meetings, the other is with headlines and sound bites. “This other discussion has tended to play into national myths,” French said. “Keen Arctic observers can separate the two.” the whole child approach

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Duffy’s lawyer has argued that Duffy was operating fully within the rules of the Senate, as they were laid out when he was appointed. Earlier Wednesday, a senior Senate official testified that Duffy did not have the discretion to change his office contracts once they had been approved and monies had been set aside for a specific purpose. Nicole Proulx, currently the chief corporate services officer, is a key Crown witness because of her broad knowledge of contracting and procurement rules in the upper chamber. Some of the charges Duffy faces involve $65,000 in contracts awarded to friend Gerald Donohue. Some of that money was later apportioned to other individuals via Donohue’s company, out of the view of Senate functionaries. Proulx was there in late 2008 as part of a group of officials giving Duffy advice on his new career, and taking him through some of the chamber’s rules. At the time, she was the Senate’s director of finance. Neubauer spent most of the day taking Proulx painstakingly through different Senate policies and forms, including some of the statements and documents Duffy had filled out. Neubauer showed her a $20,000 con-

tract Duffy had secured with Donohue in 2009 for editorial and speechwriting services. “Once that happened and the agreement is finalized, did Sen. Duffy have discretion to change the nature of the work that was ultimately done?” Neubauer asked. A portion of the funds transferred to Donohue from Duffy’s office budget ended up paying for the services of a makeup artist, a photo processing outlet, an office volunteer and a speechwriter, among others. “He could have had discretion within his budget to decide whether it was Mr. Donohue or someone else, but once the contract has been issued ... this is the legal document, this is the contract,” Proulx said. “There is no discretion to do other services.” Still, the court has heard in earlier testimony that Senate officials weren’t always as stringent with the contracting rules. In one case they helped provide advice on how to have a contract from Duffy’s office approved after the work had already been done. The defence has argued that while Duffy might be guilty of administrative errors, his contracts via Donohue all involved legitimate Senate expenses.

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B.C. highway south of Vancouver reopens after landing of ultralight plane DELTA, B.C. — A 49-year-old pilot suffered non-life threatening injuries after an ultralight plane made an emergency landing on a B.C. highway early Wednesday evening. The small aircraft came to a rest with its nose against the centre concrete median on Highway 91 with little sign of damage. Delta Police say they responded to a 911 call at about 6:20 p.m. about a small plane that had landed in the southbound lanes of Highway 91 (near 64th Avenue). Police say the pilot was alone in the Amphibian Ultralight aircraft and was taken to hospital for evaluation of nonlife threatening injuries. They say the pilot was coming from the King George Airpark and was flying over the Delta area when it is believed that the plane lost power causing a forced landing. No one on the ground was injured as a result of the accident and a section of highway that had been closed has since reopened to traffic. Delta Police says it is working with the National Transportation and Safety Board to complete the investigation.

MPs who want to end or modify the practice of prayer recital in the Commons must propose the changes themselves, says a spokeswoman for the Speaker. The New Democratic Party asked Speaker Andrew Scheer to research Commons rules and decide who had the authority to end the daily prayer. The NDP’s request followed a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling that the reading of a Catholic prayer at town council meetings in a Quebec city infringes on freedom of conscience and religion. Certain federal politicians such as Green party Leader Elizabeth May and NDP MP Francoise Boivin said the prayer should be amended to remove references to God. Some Conservative MPs said they wanted to maintain the tradition. Heather Bradley, a spokeswoman for Scheer, said in an email Wednesday “the practice of the prayer is provided for in the standing orders of the House. The Speaker has no intention of changing this.” Bradley also noted the prayer has been part of daily proceedings in the Commons since 1877 and that standing orders can be amended with a simple majority vote by MPs. NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair wouldn’t speak directly about the daily prayer question, but said he “always liked the system in Quebec’s national assembly, where members are given a moment of contemplation” that offers those who want to pray the opportunity to do so.

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PARIS — An Islamic extremist with an arsenal of loaded guns was prevented from opening fire on churchgoers only because he accidentally shot himself in the leg, French officials said Wednesday. The 24-year-old computer science student, who was also suspected in the death of a young woman whose body was found on Sunday shortly before his arrest, had been flagged as a risk for intent to travel to Syria but there had been no specific reason to open a judicial investigation, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Wednesday. Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said the suspect — an Algerian who had lived in France for several years — was arrested in Paris Sunday after he apparently shot himself by accident and called for an ambulance. He was waiting outside his apartment building for first aid when police

arrived. They followed a trail of blood to his car, which contained loaded guns, and notes about potential targets. A search of his apartment in southeastern Paris turned up more weapons including three Kalashnikov assault rifles along with phones and computers that police used to establish that he’d been in communication with someone “who could have been in Syria,” Molins said at a news conference. This person “explicitly asked him to target a church,” Molins said, declining to answer questions about the investigation into what he termed “an imminent attack.” Police also found Arabic-language material that mentioned al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in the man’s apartment, Molins said. There was no immediate evidence that the suspect

Italy urges EU to take military action against human smugglers BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME — Italy pressed the EU on Wednesday to devise robust steps to stop the deadly tide of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, including considering military intervention against smugglers and boosting UN refugee offices in countries bordering Libya. “We know where the smugglers keep their boats, where they gather,” said Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti. “The plans for military intervention are there.” Some 90 per cent of smugglers’ boats leave from Libya, where the lack of a central authority coupled with extremists affiliated with the Islamic State group have contributed to chaos and lawlessness that have allowed criminal trafficking networks to proliferate. Pinotti said Italy was willing to take the helm of any military intervention if asked and as long as it is carried out as an international mission, backed by the United Nations. “We’re ready to do our share,” she told Sky TG24. “We’re the closest country to Libya.” Pinotti spoke a day before EU leaders hold an emergency summit in Brussels called in the wake of a shipwreck off Libya last weekend that may have killed more than 800 migrants. It would be the highest known loss of migrants’ lives in a single incident in the Mediterranean. Ahead of the summit, Premier Mario Renzi called for EU leaders to approve three key proposals: doubling the resources and assets of the current EU border patrol mission; destroying smugglers’ boats and improving co-or-

dination across the EU for transferring asylum seekers. “European Union naval operations in the Horn of Africa have successfully fought piracy — and a similar initiative must be developed to effectively fight against human trafficking in the Mediterranean,” Renzi wrote in a New York Times opinion piece. “Trafficking vessels should be put out of operation.” In the latest arrivals of migrants, an Italian naval vessel docked in the Sicilian port of Augusta with 446 people who had been rescued off the southern coast of the Italian mainland. The navy said 59 were children. “We prefer to die trying (to migrate) than stay back there and die,” said Emmanual, a Nigerian migrant who recently arrived in Sicily. “Stay at home and get shot dead or maybe burnt to death, I just prefer to die while trying or survive.” Later in the day, another 540 migrants arrived in Salerno on the mainland. Some were in isolation under a tent of the main deck of the Italian navy ship that rescued them since they had scabies — underscoring a growing health threat that on Wednesday prompted Italian Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin to convene a summit of EU health ministers in Rome to co-ordinate immunization and other health measures for the new arrivals. Pinotti said she was cautiously hopeful that the EU summit on Thursday, solicited by Italy, would take tangible steps to deal with the emergency. “We think it’s the moment in which Europe decides, forcefully, to have an international police operation, which will undo this band of criminals,” Pinotti said.

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Saudi envoy says war turning against Yemen’s rebels WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the U.S. says Yemen’s war will turn against the rebels even as his government scales back its air offensive. Adel al-Jubeir says the Saudi-led coalition will respond to attacks by Houthi rebels as part of its new mission. On Wednesday, he suggested strikes would soon combat a three-pronged militant attack on the city of Aden. Al-Jubeir told a news conference, “We will not allow them to take Yemen by force.” He expressed doubt in the Houthis embracing peace talks, saying they’ve violated many previous agreements. Al-Jubeir said the battlefield was shifting because the Saudis have destroyed much of the Houthis’ advanced weaponry. He said Yemen’s “popular committees,” backed by Saudi military aid, would intensify efforts to retake the capital and other Houthi-controlled areas.

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Chiefs fall to Stars WILL NEED A WIN IN FINAL ROUND-ROBIN GAME TO CLINCH SPOT IN SEMIFINALS ESSO CUP BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Stars 3 Chiefs 2 The Saskatoon Stars are not only the youngest team in the Esso Cup, they also appear to be genuine contenders. If not, they’re definitely in the neighbourhood, as they displayed Wednesday night during a 3-2 win over the host Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs in a Canadian midget AAA girls hockey championship tournament game at the Arena. The Stars, outshot 12-8, were probably fortunate to get out of the opening period down by just a single goal. But the Saskatchewan champs cranked it up in the middle frame to pull even at 2-2, then potted the winner in the third period. Kalista Senger fired a point shot past Chiefs netminder Sarah Murray at 8:34 of the final stanza and the goal held up despite a late push from the hosts. The Chiefs, however, couldn’t move the puck out of their own zone in the final minute and never had a chance to pull Murray for an extra attacker. “It was textbook. You don’t see that too often by a young bunch of girls like that,” said Stars head coach Greg Slobodzian, in reference to his club’s dogged forecheck in the dying seconds. “What sort of gave us success at the end of the game was what hurt us at the beginning, in regards to the girls listening to the fine points of what the

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After breaking past Saskatoon Star Danielle Girolami, 9, and Hollie Coumont, 19, Red Deer Chief Carley Wlad makes her move on Saskatoon Stars goaltender Karlee Fetch during first period action at the Arena Wednesday. Wlad banged in her own rebound on the play scoring shorthanded on the play. coaches had to say. We weren’t quite moving the puck the way we wanted to and at the end of the game they did exactly what we wanted and they (Chiefs) had no answer for us.” The Stars improved to 3-1 with the victory and moved into a first-place tie with the Sudbury Lady Wolves, who suffered their first loss of the tournament earlier in the day, falling 4-1 to the Manitoba champion Central Plains Capitals, who occupy third place with two wins, one regulation-time loss and an overtime setback. So far, so good for a team that boasts a roster consisting of five bantam-aged players and another — forward Grace Shirley — who was born in 2001. A lack of experience has clearly presented no problems for the Stars. “Our vets have been outstanding while bringing that young team under them along during the season,” said Slobodzian.

“All year they’ve bought in to what we’ve been selling and it’s obviously paid off.” Kaitlan Linnell, from a powerplay scramble, and Carley Wlad, who cashed her own rebound while shorthanded, scored first-period goals for the Chiefs, with a Saskatoon marker courtesy of Grace Shirley sandwiched in between. The Stars pulled even when Sophie Shirley went hard to the net and notched a power-play goal at 6:31 of the second period, setting the stage for Senger’s third-period winner. The negative result left the Chiefs with a break-even 2-2 slate with one round-robin contest remaining, tonight at 7 p.m. versus Central Plains. Red Deer will qualify for the semifinals if the Edmonton Thunder, who are a point back, drop their final game versus Sudbury today at noon. If the Thunder pull off the upset, the

Chiefs will require a win over Central Plains, but either way . . . “We control our own fate,” said Red Deer head coach Tom Bast, who watched his club suffer its second consecutive loss after opening the tournament with back-to-back wins. “We played hard today,” said Bast. “I was very proud of our girls. The puck wasn’t bouncing our way in some important areas of the ice, but we’ll be back. We’ll rest tonight and refuel and get back to work. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Like I’ve been telling the girls, it’s a long week.” The Chiefs, outshot 16-6 in the second period and 33-24 overall, were foiled on a handful of excellent scoring chances with about five minutes remaining in the game as Saskatoon netminder Karlee Fetch stood taller than her five-foot-two frame.

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Montreal Canadiens’ Tomas Plekanec and Ottawa Senators’ Erik Condra race for the puck along the boards during first period Stanley Cup NHL playoff action in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Senators stay alive with shut out of Canadiens BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Senators 1 Canadiens 0 OTTAWA — A pair of moves by coach Dave Cameron have helped keep the Ottawa Senators’ playoffs alive. Mike Hoffman scored in the third period and Craig Anderson had a 28-save shutout as the Senators downed the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 4 of their first round NHL series on Wednesday night. Montreal leads the best-of-seven series 3-1 and can wrap it up on home ice Friday night, but the Senators have at least given themselves a chance to attempt a rare comeback after dropping the first three games of a series. “That’s one and now we’re moving on to the next one,” said Hoffman, who scored at 9:05 of the third. It was the Senators’ first goal in five periods on Carey Price. Only four teams have come back to win when trailing 0-3 in a series: Toronto in 1942, the New York Islanders in 1975, Philadelphia in 2010 and Los Angeles last year. In Game 3 on Sunday, Cameron opted to sit the Hamburgler, Andrew Hammond, whose stellar play in goal helped Ottawa to a 21-3-3 finish that

nabbed them a playoff spot on the final weekend of the regular season. In went veteran Anderson, who endured a 2-1 overtime loss in his series debut then followed with the shutout. He has stopped 75 of 77 shots in two starts. “I had a lot to prove after sitting out for so long and being out with injury,” said Anderson. “You just want to come back and do your best and that’s what I’m trying to do.” In the first period on Wednesday night, Hoffman was promoted from the fourth line to the second with Mika Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan. That move produced the goal that gave Ottawa life. Defenceman Cody Ceci kept Tom Glbert’s clearing attempt in at the blueline and then fed Hoffman in the left circle. Zibanejad went to the net to screen Price as Hoffman wired a shot to the top corner. “More times than not if (Price) sees the puck he’s probably going to save it,” said Hoffman. “Mika did a great screen for me there and, if he wasn’t there, it would probably not go in.”

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CALGARY — The Calgary Flames head to Vancouver with a magic number in mind. “We need four. We need four,” head coach Bob Hartley said. That’s four wins, which the Flames are one away from heading into Game 5 on Thursday against the Canucks. The Flames lead the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final three games to one. Calgary has three opportunities to get No. 4 and close out the series. After splitting the first two games of the series in Vancouver, Calgary wrested home-ice advantage away from the Canucks with back-to-back wins at Scotiabank Saddledome. Game 6, if necessary, would be Saturday in Calgary and if the series goes to a Game 7, it concludes Monday in Vancouver. The last time the Flames advanced beyond the first round of playoffs was in 2004 en route the Stanley Cup final, where they lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Calgary has momentum after what assistant captain Dennis Wideman says was their best performance of the series in Game 4 to win 3-1. In addition to goals scored, the Flames were the superior team in blocked shots, faceoffs won, takeaways, hits and special teams. The Canucks looked worn down and didn’t engage in the sending-a-message belligerence they did at the end of Games 2 and Games 3. A return to Rogers Arena could inflate their tires Thursday. No team wants to be an easy out. “We’ve put ourselves in a good position, but good position doesn’t give you any rights right now,” Hartley said Wednesday. “The advantages in the playoffs, gosh, it’s just a matter of momentum. We all know momentum can switch real quickly. “We’ve been very opportunistic. That’s the difference in this series right now.” The Canucks confirmed Wednesday that forward Alex Burrows is out for the series with an upper-body injury

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he suffered in the morning skate before Game 4 in Calgary. There’s also intrigue over whether Vancouver will start Ryan Miller or Eddie Lack on Thursday. Lack was pulled after one period in which he gave up three goals on sevens shots. Miller had a two-period shutout in relief. According to the Elias Sports Bureau’s statisticians, teams leading 3-1 in a best-of-seven win the series 90.2 per cent of the time (249-27). Calgary’s top line of Jiri Hudler, Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau, the playoff splash of 18-year-old forward Sam Bennett and the emergence of power forward Michael Ferland as a punishing deterrent have been the storylines of this series for the Flames. But it’s been Calgary’s forecheck and defensive control of the middle lanes that has kept Vancouver’s offence — including star forwards Henrik and Daniel Sedin — at bay. Each has scored one goal in four games. The Flames forecheckers have harried Canucks defencemen into moving the puck faster than they like. The Canucks outshot the Flames in Game 4 and in the first two periods in Game 3, but the Flames have limited what Hartley calls “Grade A” chances. “You’re trying to keep everything to the outside and clog up the middle as much as possible,” Wideman said. “Obviously the best chance of scoring is in the slot and that’s something we’ve been working on all year, to try and limit those chances.” Calgary’s power-play ranked in the bottom third of the league earlier in the season, but picked up steam towards the post-season. It was the difference in Game 4 as the Flames scored two against a penalty kill that ranked No. 2 in the league in the regular season. That Hudler and Gaudreau scored them for their first of the series was emotional lift for the Flames as well. “The first few games, our power play wasn’t clicking the way we wanted it,” Gaudreau said. “We did a ton of video the past two or three days and tried to figure out what would work a little bit better. Right now, everything’s clicking.”

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Hayes’ OT goal puts Rangers in control TAKE 3-1 SERIES LEAD ON PENGUINS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rangers 2 Penguins 1 PITTSBURGH — Kevin Hayes and the New York Rangers put the Pittsburgh Penguins on the brink of elimination. Hayes scored at 3:14 of overtime to give the Rangers a 2-1 victory Wednesday night and a 3-1 lead in the best-ofseven Eastern Conference first-round series. “It will be a memorable one, for sure,” Hayes said after his first playoff goal. Martin St. Louis started a goalmouth scramble when he threw the puck in front on a wraparound. The puck pinballed to Carl Hagelin and went across the crease for Hayes to flip it past fallen goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. “I thought two of our guys worked hard and got the puck to the net and it just kind of ended up on my stick,” Hayes said. And he buried it. But it’s nothing new for the rookie, who helped the NHL’s best regularseason team to its first Presidents’ Trophy since 1994 with 17 goals and 45 points, including a team-best 29 points since the All-Star break. “This was his best game of the series,” Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. “We need him to play the way he’s played for us throughout the year. Obviously, this is playoff hockey on a bigger stage, but he’s learning how to deal with it.” Game 5 is Friday night in New York. New York’s Derick Brassard tied it at 1 with 2:45 left in the second period, scoring his third goal of the series. Pat-

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ESSO CUP: Had some great chances “We had some great chances, but the thing is we have to bury them. We have to understand how to score when we need to score,” said Bast. “But that’s been an issue with us this year, scoring at key times. “I was pleased with the girls and their effort, at least we were creating scoring opportunities. These are all good teams here. We just have to find a way to win.” Bast insisted the mood in the Chiefs dressing room remains upbeat. “Of course they’re sad right now because we lost,” said the coach. “But the mood is good. We have to be positive, we have to go back to work tomorrow. We need to battle. We know it’s going to be hard but I feel we can have success if we give the same effort as we did today.” Chiefs assistant captain Abagael Thiessen admitted there’s a slight sense of frustration in that the club has scored just four goals in the last two games, but agreed with Bast that there’s not even a remote sign of surrender. “I think we’re still really excited, we’re focusing on the positives,” she insisted. “It’s a good atmosphere. We haven’t really gotten down on each other and we’re excited about tomorrow.” ● The Capitals got two goals from Mekaela Fisher and singles from Emily Upgang and Sheridan Oswald in their victory over Sudbury, whose lone goal came off the stick of Karli Shell. Laura Taraschuk made 20 saves for Central Plains, while Danika Lefrancois stopped 29 shots at the other end. In Wednesday’s other contest, the Thunder downed the winless Moncton Rockets 4-1 as Kimberley Huisman, Alison Barnett, Alexandra Poznikoff and Raylene Emerson each contributed a goal. Faith Steeves scored for Moncton, which got a 49-save performance from Brianne Waterman. ● The semifinals are scheduled for 3:30 p.m and 7 p.m. Friday and will be followed by the bronze-medal game Saturday at noon and the championship game at 3:30 p.m. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

NHL: Very close Cameron said he judges Hoffman by how well he plays without the puck. The rookie was doing well for a second game in a row and he decided to give him a chance on the top line. Another change was that the Senators abandoned their attempts to hammer the Canadiens with hits early in the game and worked on playing a strong checking game over three periods. Montreal took over in the second period of the first three games, but not this time. Now it is up to Montreal coach Michel Therrien to adjust with the series headed back to the Bell Centre. “It was very close,” said Therrien. “The two teams played very hard. They got the last word, but we have no reason to be embarrassed about our performance. I think we worked very hard as well.” It was the fourth straight game the Senators scored first, but this time, the Canadiens didn’t answer back. An anaemic power play that has gone 1 for 16 in the series hasn’t helped. “That’s a gutsy team over there,” forward Max Pacioretty said of the Senators. “They hadn’t lost three in a row probably for a long time. They came out with that urgency tonight. They were the better team in the third period.”

ric Hornqvist opened the scoring at 2:22 of the first period for Pittsburgh. Fluery and New York’s Henrik Lundqvist each made 22 saves. The Penguins, who have two or fewer goals in 13 of their last 19 games, are a loss away from elimination after dropping consecutive home playoff games to the NHL’s best regular-season road team. The Rangers have won 12 of their last 13 on the road, allowing 15 goals. Nine of the last 11 playoff games between the two teams have been decided by two or fewer goals, including four one-goal games in this series. “We need to make sure that we’re desperate,” Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said. “Really the only thing you can do is go out there, be desperate and get it back here.” Hornqvist nearly ended it in the final minute of regulation, but Lundqvist denied him with a sliding save and Dan Girardi swept the rebound away from a gaping net. “If you look at the way the whole series has gone, it’s just a fine line,” Penguins coach Mike Johnston said. The Penguins got the start they wanted when Hornqvist redirected Ben Lovejoy’s point shot through Lundqvist’s legs. They dominated the first 10 minutes, peppering Lundqvist with the first six shots. It was a stark contrast from the first three games of the series when New York outscored Pittsburgh 4-0 in the opening period and limited the sluggish Penguins to 13 shots during that span. It took the Rangers 11:35 to register their first shot on goal Wednesday, one game after Pittsburgh needed 15:10 for its first shot of the game. “I liked the way we started, but we could’ve had a couple more,” Johnston said.

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New York Rangers’ Kevin Hayes celebrates his overtime goal with Carl Hagelin (62) in a first-round NHL playoff hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. The Rangers won 2-1 to take a 3-1 lead in the best-ofseven series. The Penguins continued to press in the second period, but couldn’t pad the lead. New York, which scored the opening goal in the first three games of the series and held a 2-0 lead in two of its wins, tied it when Brassard poked at the puck until it went across the goal line. Rick Nash started the

sequence with a bad-angle shot from the corner that caromed off Fleury and fell to the ice. “There’s not a lot of room on the ice and both teams are battling extremely hard,” Vigneault said. “We were able to tie it up in the second and get it done in overtime.”

Ducks finish off sweep of Jets BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Duckis 5 Jets 2 WINNIPEG — In front of another raucous whiteout crowd, the Winnipeg Jets were wiped out of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Jets played tight against the Anaheim Ducks once again, but a 5-2 loss in Game 4 Wednesday night at MTS Centre ended their season in a sweep. It’s the only sweep in the first round. Anaheim will face either the Calgary Flames or the Vancouver Canucks in the Pacific Division final. The Flames lead their first-round series against Vancouver three games to one. “It’s an empty feeling, you don’t know what to do. ... No one said winning the Cup or playing in the playoffs was easy,” said Jets captain Andrew Ladd. The Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise remains without a playoff victory through 15 seasons of its existence. The only previous playoff appearance was in 1999, a sweep at the hands of the New York Rangers. Amid more chants of “Katy Perry” from Jets fans, Ducks star Corey Perry had two more assists to reach six points in the series and lead the sweep. Ryan Kesler twice for Anaheim, and Emerson Etem, Andrew Cogliano and Sami Vatanen (empty net) had one each. Bryan Little and Mark Stuart scored for Winnipeg, which got 30 saves from Ondrej Pavelec in the team’s flattest game of the series. “Anaheim was better than we were in this series,” said coach Paul Maurice. The aggressive Ducks forecheck put pressure on the Jets to clear the puck out of their own zone. But at the 16:07 mark of the first, the puck movement led Anaheim’s Andrew Cogliano to trip up Jacob Trouba for a Winnipeg power play. Seventeen seconds into that, Dustin Byfuglien fed Mathieu Perreault along the left-wing wall and Perreault found Little in the slot. Little’s quick shot beat Andersen high glove side to give the Jets a 1-0 lead for the third straight

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Anaheim Ducks√ï Ryan Kesler (17) scores against Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec as Ducks’ Tomas Fleischmann looks on during third period NHL game four playoff action in Winnipeg on Wednesday. game. The secondary assist was Byfuglien’s first point of the series. Just like the previous three games, the Ducks had an answer. Etem streaked down the wing and turned Trouba inside out before lifting a shot over a diving Ben Chiarot and past Pavelec to tie it at one at 17:52 of the first. After an ineffective Jets power play in which they failed to register a shot on goal, the Ducks used more of their slick skill to take the lead. Hampus Lindholm’s drop pass to Corey Perry got the puck in the hands of Anaheim’s best playmaker. Perry beat Byfuglien and fed Cogliano at driving to the side of the net for the go-ahead goal at 12:55 of the second. It was the first time this series the Ducks took a 2-1 lead in the second period. For the first time all series, the

Jets didn’t take a lead into the second intermission. It didn’t matter, as they couldn’t get into any third-period rhythm and gave up a goal to Kesler at the 6:41 mark to fall behind 3-1. MTS Centre was full of nervous energy and generally quiet for most of the third, until the TV timeout at the 10:24 mark. Three seconds later the place erupted when Stuart’s point shot beat Andersen to cut it to 3-2. Captain Andrew Ladd had the assist on Stuart’s goal for his first point of the series. Fans on their feet chanted “Go Jets Go” the entire next timeout, and while the Jets had chances they couldn’t connect. Kesler delivered the dagger on a two-on-one rush with 4:49 left, scoring to quiet the building once more. “It’s not easy to lose like we did but it’s definitely easier when you have fans behind you like that,” said Little.

Blue dominate Wild to even series BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Blues 6 Wild 1 ST. PAUL, Minn. — The St. Louis Blues stopped chasing the Minnesota Wild and revived their checking style. After a listless performance the previous game, the Blues suddenly have their edge back. The Wild will have to quickly rediscover theirs. Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice, and the Blues sent Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk to an early exit during a dominating 6-1 victory in Game 4 to even the Western Conference quarterfinal series Wednesday night. “When we check, we score. It looks like we’ve joined the tournament now, and we’re dialed in,” Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. “So we’ve got home ice back, we’re dialed into our game and hopefully we’re going to be hard to play against.” Kevin Shattenkirk had three assists and Jake Allen made 17 saves to help the Blues end a nine-game post-season road losing streak that lasted more than three years. Patrik Berglund had a goal and an assist, and David Backes and Paul Stastny scored for the first time in the series. So did fourth-line right wing Ryan Reaves, whose onetimer from the point got past Dubnyk’s glove to give the Blues the early lead.

By the middle of the first period, they were ahead 3-0 after being shut out in Game 3. “We had to assert ourselves,” Backes said, adding: “We’ve just got to stop this trend of every other game.” Game 5 is in St. Louis on Friday night. “We may have been a little cocky. We felt really good and rightfully so,” Wild left wing Zach Parise said. “We felt good about the way we played the last game. I don’t know if we thought it was going to be an easy game or if we thought they were going to pack it in, but that wasn’t the case at all.” Jared Spurgeon’s power-play goal early in the second period gave the Wild and their revved-up fans some life after the letdown of the first half of the first period. But less than 2 minutes later, Stastny snapped a shot on the rush from the circle on Dubnyk’s right that slipped between the goalie’s pads. Dubnyk gave up six goals on 17 shots and was pulled with 3:10 left in the second period after Berglund put the Blues up 6-1. “I think none of us expected this to be a sweep in our favour or a short series, by any means,” Dubnyk said. “We knew it was going to be a battle, and that’s what its turning out to be.” Wild coach Mike Yeo said he considered pulling Dubnyk after the fifth

goal, Tarasenko’s second. “They were on top of their game, and we were not even close to being on top of ours. Once they got a couple, we got even worse,” Yeo said. The Wild set a dubious franchise record for most goals allowed in a playoff game. The Wild finally drew a penalty, hooking on Nino Niederreiter to end a stretch of 94-plus minutes without one, but the story of their sudden demise was about the disappearance of the stifling defence they flustered the Blues with in Game 3. Instead of clogging the shooting lanes and forcing the play to the perimeter, the Blues had their way in the Wild zone and sent plenty of uncontested shots Dubnyk’s way. Tarasenko had a hat trick in Game 2 but was held without a shot on goal in the other two contests. The Blues had spent the better part of the series trying to lure the Wild into a grind-it-out, drop-the-gloves kind of game, while the Wild confidently stuck to their speed-based style without so much as a shove in return. Hitchcock shuffled his left wings and returned Steen to his familiar line with the captain Backes and T.J. Oshie, and the Blues brought all the energy they were missing Monday night to the ice from the opening faceoff.

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Notre Dame Cougar Kane Leblanc runs into Wetaskiwin Sabres Bennett Brand during high school rugby action at Titans Field south of Red Deer Wednesday. Notre Dame took the in their first game ever as a twin with a decisive victory out scoring the Sabres 35 to 15. This was the Sabres first boys rugby match in the schools history.

Raptors admit to “alarming” lack of urgency in playoff series BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — It was one of the lowest of the lows for the Toronto Raptors, and the morning after DeMar DeRozan summed it up best. “If being down 0-2 shouldn’t stimulate urgency, then I don’t know what would,” DeRozan said. Yet through two dreadful playoff games against the Washington Wizards, they’ve been missing just that. The Raptors dropped a horrendous 117-106 decision to the Wizards on Tuesday night, and head to Washington desperate to avoid elimination in four games. They studied video Wednesday morning and came away with one glaring message. “I think the most alarming thing we’ve seen was just our sense of urgency (and lack thereof),” Lou Williams said. “We didn’t play with the energy we needed to, we didn’t play with the sense of urgency in the situation that we were in, being down 1-0 at home. I felt like we should have competed harder. Games like that don’t really come down to Xs and Os, it comes down to guys just wanting to win, and competing. I think they just did a better job than we did.” Kyle Lowry has struggled mightily, a stunning turn of events after he shone in last season’s playoffs. The point guard left Tuesday’s game with six minutes to go with a leg contusion, and spent Wednesday receiving treatment. “He’s fine, bruise, just his shin,” coach Dwane Casey said. Lowry has racked up 10 fouls through two games, and only eight assists and 13 points. Missing is the swagger and confidence he’s known for. “Obviously he’s a little upset at the way he’s played so far, with just the foul trouble and everything, but we should see one of his best efforts in the next game,” said Williams, who scored a team-high 20 points in Game 2. DeRozan, who’s developed a close bond with Low-

Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame to welcome Coffey, Forrest, Heil and others BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Former star defenceman Paul Coffey is proud of the many individual NHL scoring records that he set over his 21-year career. But it’s the four Stanley Cup wins and his experiences with the national team that really stand out when he looks back at his many accomplishments. Coffey was recognized for his stellar career Wednesday as he was named to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015. “Winning the Stanley Cups, winning the Canada Cups — those are the things you talk about later,” Coffey said Wednesday. “You don’t say, ’Oh, I scored this or I did that.’ Nobody wants to hear that. It’s all about the championships and sharing something with the city or a group of guys. That’s what it’s all about.” Coffey is one of 10 athletes and two builders who will be formally inducted on Oct. 21 at Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Centre. Soccer player Craig Forrest, freestyle skier Jennifer Heil and women’s hockey player Danielle Goyette are also included in this year’s class. They’re joined in the athlete category by speedskater Susan Auch, judoka Nicolas Gill, para-swimmer Michael Edgson, cross-country skiers Sharon and Shirley Firth, and

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The Red Deer College Kings men’s hockey team has added three players to their roster with an eye to competing with the top teams in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. After getting beat by a more physical University of Alberta-Augusta Vikings team in the first round of the playoffs and watching the likes of NAIT and SAIT push around everyone this year, head coach Trevor Keeper has kept that in mind with his recruiting this spring. This past week he has added Battleford North Stars defenceman Mike Statchuk, North Stars forward Nick Fountain and Kindersely Klippers defenceman Dylan Baer. “Skating and speed is our No. 1 criteria ... but going through the grind of playoffs and leading up to playoff with our schedule with what it was this year, some of our more skilled players playing physical were injured,” said Keeper. “We need a little more depth and to be harder to play against.” Statchuk, 21, is very much in the same mold as current Kings blue-liner Blair Mulder, measuring in at five-foot-ll and 201 pounds. He played most of his junior career with the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL where he scored 16 points (three goals, 13 assists) in 114 games over two seasons. Last season as captain with the North Stars he broke out offensively with 24 points (6-18-24) in 53 games. “He plays fairly tough and because he plays in all situations, he’s a guy I was interested in and I’ve been talking to him for a couple of months now,” said Keeper. Statchuk was a teammate with Fountain, 20, this season who spent the last two years in North Battleford, Sask. The Wainwright native is six-foot-one and 190 pounds, but is a prototypical playoff type performer. Though he only tallied 30 points (13-17-30) in 54 games this season to go with 132 penalty minutes, he lead the North Stars in the playoffs with 10 points (7-3-10) in nine games while adding 51 penalty minutes. “He had quite a few penalty minutes and that can be a good thing or a bad thing, but his penalty minutes are from playing very physical down low in the corners,” said Keeper. “He hits a lot and he has a way to get to the net and score goals.” Baer spent most of his four SJHL season with the Yorkton Terriers before being dealt to the Klippers at the deadline. At six-feet, 190 pounds, he’s another tough competitor that is going to make life difficult for ACAC opponents. In 174 games in four years, he scored 49 points (7-42-49) and had 260 penalty minutes. Keeper has seen a lot of Baer in recent years while recruiting other Terriers like current RDC Kings winger Pat Martens. “He’s a right handed defenceman, which we don’t have any of right now, he’s very smooth, quick, he’s a mobile defenceman,” said Keeper. “He adds a little bit of strength and toughness on the blue-line but he was also used on the power play when he was in Yorkton.” Key to much of the recruiting that Keeper has done in the last couple of years is playoff success, which Baer and Statchuk both have in spades, making RBC Cup appearances in their junior careers. “It’s tough when we get guys that come from junior programs that didn’t have a lot of success,” he said. “It’s no knock on the individual, but when things get tough, when adversity hits, they just haven’t had that experience going through those rough patches in a season )and finding success). The more guys we can get with experience from good junior programs and guys that have gone the distance in playoffs ... it just adds to their character and that’s something you can’t get enough of.” ● Though the RDC Queens hockey team is currently without a coach, they have also added a quartet of players, led by 17-year-old forward Madison Casavant. The Melfort, Sask., native scored 14 goals and 17 assists in 28 games while playing for the Prince Albert Bears in the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League last season. Joining Casavant will be a pair of Manitoba teammates, Jalin Adams and Kirsten Brown who played the last three years with the Yellowhead Chiefs. Adams, a forward, scored 30 goals and 33 assists in 163 games in her time with the club while Brown, another forward, had 14 goals and 25 assists in 181 games. The final commitment is Rocky Mountain Raiders defenceman Taegan Borbandy who scored three goals and 10 assists in Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League games this year. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

SCOREBOARD Hockey

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015

Local Sports x-Detroit at Tampa Bay, TBD

WHL PLAYOFFS THIRD ROUND Division Finals (Best-of-7)

Wednesday’s summaries Ducks 5, Jets 2 First Period 1. Winnipeg, Little 2 (Perreault, Byfuglien) 16:26 (pp). 2. Anaheim, Etem 1 (Vatanen, Perry) 17:52. Penalties — Cogliano Ana (tripping) 16:07. Second Period 3. Anaheim, Cogliano 1 (Perry, Lindholm) 12:55. Penalties — Silfverberg Ana (hooking) 9:56, Stuart Wpg (holding) 13:08, Bench Ana (too many men) 16:26. Third Period 4. Anaheim, Kesler 2 (Despres, Fleischmann) 6:41. 5. Winnipeg, Stuart 1 (Ladd, Little) 10:27. 6. Anaheim, Kesler 3 (Silfverberg, Maroon) 15:11. 7. Anaheim, Vatanen 2 (unassisted) 19:33 (en). Penalties — None. Shots on goal Anaheim 10 12 13 — 35 Winnipeg 10 9 7 — 26 Goal — Anaheim: Andersen (W, 4-0-0); Winnipeg: Pavelec (L, 0-4-0). Power plays (goal-chances)Anaheim: 0-1; Winnipeg: 1-3.

N.Y. Rangers (1) vs. Pittsburgh (WC) (NY Rangers leads series 3-1) Thursday, April 16 NY Rangers 2 Pittsburgh 1 Saturday, April 18 Pittsburgh 4 NY Rangers 3 Monday, April 20 NY Rangers 2 Pittsburgh 1 Wednesday, April 22 NY Rangers 2 Pittsburgh 1, OT Friday, April 24 Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26 x-NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD Tuesday, April 28 x-Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, TBD

Brandon (1) vs. Calgary (1) Friday, Apr. 24 Calgary at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 25 Calgary at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 28 Brandon at Calgary, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 29 Brandon at Calgary, 7 p.m. Kelowna (1) vs. Portland (2) Friday, Apr. 24 Portland at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 25 Portland at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 28 Kelowna at Portland, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 29 Kelowna at Portland, 8 p.m. Friday, May. 1 x-Portland at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Sunday, May. 3 x-Kelowna at Portland, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May. 5 x-Portland at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. x — if necessary. 2015 Esso Cup Canadian Women’s Midget Championship ROUND ROBIN GP W L GF GA Sudbury 4 3 1 20 9 Saskatoon 4 3 1 13 10 Central Plains 4 2 2 12 6 Edmonton 4 2 2 8 8 Red Deer 4 2 2 10 11 Moncton 4 0 4 4 23

Pts 6 6 4 4 4 0

Wednesday’s results Edmonton 4 Moncton (N.B.) 1 Central Plains (Man.) 4 Sudbury (Ont.) 1 Saskatoon 3 Red Deer 2 Thursday’s games Edmonton vs. Sudbury (Ont.), noon Moncton (N.B.) vs. Saskatoon, 3:30 p.m. Central Plains (Man.) vs. Red Deer, 7 p.m. End of round robin PLAYOFFS Friday’s games Semifinals, 3:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday’s games Bronze Medal Game Semifinal losers, noon Gold Medal Game Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.

Washington (2) vs. N.Y. Islanders (3) (Series tied 2-2) Wednesday, April 15 NY Islanders 4 Washington 1 Friday, April 17 Washington 4 NY Islanders 3 Sunday, April 19 NY Islanders 2 Washington 1, OT Tuesday, April 21 Washington 2 NY Islanders 1, OT Thursday, April 23 NY Islanders at Washington, 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25 Washington at NY Islanders, TBD Monday, April 27 x-NY Islanders at Washington, TBD

Blues 6, Wild 1 First Period 1. St. Louis, Reaves 1 (Pietrangelo, Porter) 5:34. 2. St. Louis, Tarasenko 4 (Shattenkirk, Backes) 6:59. 3. St. Louis, Backes 1 (Shattenkirk, Oshie) 10:06. Penalties — Niederreiter Minn (hooking) 7:46, Ott StL (high-sticking) 19:49. Second Period 4. Minnesota, Spurgeon 1 (Niederreiter, Granlund) 1:41 (pp). 5. St. Louis, Stastny 1 (Berglund, Jaskin) 3:39. 6. St. Louis, Tarasenko 5 (Lehtera, Shattenkirk) 15:47. 7. St. Louis, Berglund 2 (unassisted) 16:50. Penalties — None. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Zucker Minn (roughing) 10:08. Shots on goal St. Louis 10 8 8 — 26 Minnesota 4 6 8 — 18 Goal — St. Louis: Allen (W, 2-2-0); Minnesota: Dubnyk (L, 2-2-0). Power plays (goal-chances)St. Louis: 0-2; Minnesota: 1-1.

WESTERN CONFERENCE St. Louis (1) vs. Minnesota (WC) (Series tied 2-2) Thursday, April 16 Minnesota 4 St. Louis 2 Saturday, April 18 St. Louis 4 Minnesota 1 Monday, April 20 Minnesota 3 St. Louis 0 Wednesday, April 22 St. Louis 6 Minnesota 1 Friday, April 24 Minnesota at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26 St. Louis at Minnesota, TBD Wednesday, April 29 x-Minnesota at St. Louis, TBD

Rangers 2, Penguins 1 (OT) First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 2 (Lovejoy, Martin) 2:22. Penalties — Downie Pgh (interference) 2:39, Stepan NYR (tripping) 7:25, Comeau Pgh (hooking) 11:37, Moore NYR (roughing) 17:58. Second Period 2. NY Rangers, Brassard 3 (Nash, McDonagh) 17:15. Penalties — Cole Pgh (boarding) 1:35, Moore NYR (tripping) 4:52. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — None. Overtime 3. NY Rangers, Hayes 1 (Hagelin, St. Louis) 3:14. Penalties — None. Shots on goal NY Rangers 2 13 6 3 — 24 Pittsburgh 8 8 7 0 — 23 Goal — NY Rangers: Lundqvist (W, 3-1-0); Pittsburgh: Fleury (LO, 1-3-0). Power plays (goal-chances)NY Rangers: 0-3; Pittsburgh: 0-3.

Nashville (2) vs. Chicago (3) (Chicago leads series 3-1) Wednesday, April 15 Chicago 4 Nashville 3, 2OT Friday, April 17 Nashville 6 Chicago 2 Sunday, April 19 Chicago 4 Nashville 2 Tuesday, April 21 Chicago 3 Nashville 2, 3OT Thursday, April 23 Chicago at Nashville, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25 x-Nashville at Chicago, TBD Monday, April 27 x-Chicago at Nashville, TBD

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs FIRST ROUND Division Semifinals EASTERN CONFERENCE Montreal (1) vs. Ottawa (WC) (Montreal leads series 3-1) Wednesday, April 15 Montreal 4 Ottawa 3 Friday, April 17 Montreal 3 Ottawa 2, OT Sunday, April 19 Montreal 2 Ottawa 1, OT Wednesday, April 22 Ottawa 1 Montreal 0 Friday, April 24 Ottawa at Montreal, 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26 x-Montreal at Ottawa, TBD Tuesday, April 28 x-Ottawa at Montreal, TBD

Anaheim (1) vs. Winnipeg (WC) (Anaheim wins series 4-0) Thursday, April 16 Anaheim 4 Winnipeg 2 Saturday, April 18 Anaheim 2 Winnipeg 1 Monday, April 20 Anaheim 5 Winnipeg 4, OT Wednesday, April 22 Anaheim 5 Winnipeg 2

Senators 1, Canadiens 0 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Borowiecki Ott (interference) 6:05, Borowiecki Ott (cross-checking) 18:21. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — Desharnais Mtl (hooking) 3:56, Bench Ott (face-off violation) 8:34, Emelin Mtl (interference) 15:00. Third Period 1. Ottawa, Hoffman 1 (Ceci) 9:05. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Montreal 11 10 7 — 28 Ottawa 9 11 12 — 32 Goal — Montreal: Price (L, 3-1-0); Ottawa: Anderson (W, 1-1-0). Power plays (goal-chances)Montreal: 0-3; Ottawa: 0-2.

Vancouver (2) vs. Calgary (3) (Calgary leads series 3-1) Wednesday, April 15 Calgary 2 Vancouver 1 Friday, April 17 Vancouver 4 Calgary 1 Sunday, April 19 Calgary 4 Vancouver 2 Tuesday, April 21 Calgary 3 Vancouver 1 Thursday, April 23 Calgary at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 25 x-Vancouver at Calgary, TBD Monday, April 27 x-Calgary at Vancouver, TBD x — if necessary.

Tampa Bay (2) vs. Detroit (3) (Detroit leads series 2-1) Thursday, April 16 Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 2 Saturday, April 18 Tampa Bay 5 Detroit 1 Tuesday, April 21 Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 0 Thursday, April 23 Tampa Bay at Detroit, 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25 Detroit at Tampa Bay, TBD Monday, April 27 x-Tampa Bay at Detroit, TBD Wednesday, April 29

Today

Saturday

Midget AAA girls hockey: Esso Cup (Canadian championship) — Edmonton Thunder vs. Sudbury Lady Wolves, noon; Moncton Rockets vs. Saskatoon Stars, 3:30 p.m.; Central Plains Capitals vs. Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs, 7 p.m.; all games at Red Deer Arena.

Midget AAA girls hockey: Esso Cup (Canadian championship) — Bronzemedal game at noon; Championship final at 3:30 p.m., both at Red Deer Arena. Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Lethbridge Barricudas at Lacoka Locos, 3:30 p.m., Ponoka; Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: Saskatchewan Swat at Red Deer Rampage, 8 p.m., Kinex.

Friday Midget AAA girls hockey: Esso Cup (Canadian championship) — Semifinals at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., Red Deer Arena. Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Calgary Axemen at Red Deer Renegades, 9 p.m., Kinex.

Sunday Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Red Deer Renegades at Lacoka Locos, 3:30 p.m., Ponoka. Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: St. Albert Crude at Red Deer Rampage, 5 p.m., Kinex.

Basketball NBA Playoff FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta 2, Brooklyn 0 Sunday, April 19: Atlanta 99, Brooklyn 92 Wednesday, April 22: Atlanta 96, Brooklyn 91 Saturday, April 25: Atlanta at Brooklyn, 1 p.m. Monday, April 27: Atlanta at Brooklyn, TBA x-Wednesday, April 29: Brooklyn at Atlanta, TBA x-Friday, May 1: Atlanta at Brooklyn, TBA Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Sunday, April 19: Cleveland 113, Boston 100 Tuesday, April 21: Cleveland 99, Boston 91 Thursday, April 23: Cleveland at Boston, 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26 Cleveland at Boston, 11 a.m. x-Tuesday, April 28: Boston at Cleveland, TBA x-Thursday, April 30: Cleveland at Boston, TBA Chicago 2, Milwaukee 0 Saturday, April 18: Chicago 103, Milwaukee 91 Monday, April 20: Chicago 91, Milwaukee 82 Thursday, April 23: Chicago at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Saturday. April 25: Chicago at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m. x-Monday, April 27: Milwaukee at Chicago, TBA x-Thursday, April 30: Chicago at Milwaukee, TBA Washington 2, Toronto 0 Saturday, April 18: Washington 93, Toronto 86, OT Tuesday, April 21: Washington 117, Toronto 106 Friday, April 24: Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m. Sunday, April 26: Toronto at Washington, 4:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 29: Washington at Toronto, TBA x-Friday, May 1: Toronto at Washington, TBA x-Sunday, May 3: Washington at Toronto, TBA WESTERN CONFERENCE

Golden State 2, New Orleans 0 Saturday, April 18: Golden State 106, New Orleans 99 Monday, April 20: Golden State 97, New Orleans 87 Thursday, April 23: Golden State at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25: Golden State at New Orleans, 6 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 28: New Orleans at Golden State, TBA x-Friday, May 1: Golden State at New Orleans, TBA Houston 2, Dallas 0 Saturday, April 18: Houston 118, Dallas 108 Tuesday, April 21: Houston 111, Dallas 99 Friday, April 24: Houston at Dallas, 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26: Houston at Dallas, 7 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 28: Dallas at Houston, TBA x-Thursday, April 30: Houston at Dallas, TBA L.A. Clippers 1, San Antonio 0 Sunday, April 19: L.A. Clippers 107, San Antonio 92 Wednesday, April 22: San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 24: L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26: L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 1:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 28: San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, TBA x-Thursday, April 30: L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, TBA Memphis 2, Portland 0 Sunday, April 19: Memphis 100, Portland 86 Wednesday, April 22: Memphis 97, Portland 82 Saturday, April 25: Memphis at Portland, 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 27: Memphis at Portland, 8:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 29: Portland at Memphis, TBA x-Friday, May 1: Memphis at Portland, TBA

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Baseball Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Boston 9 6 .600 New York 8 7 .533 Toronto 8 7 .533 Baltimore 7 8 .467 Tampa Bay 7 8 .467

GB — 1 1 2 2

Detroit Kansas City Chicago Minnesota Cleveland

Central Division W L Pct 11 4 .733 11 4 .733 6 8 .429 6 9 .400 5 9 .357

GB — — 4 1/2 5 5 1/2

Houston Oakland Los Angeles Texas Seattle

West Division W L Pct 8 6 .571 7 8 .467 6 8 .429 6 9 .400 5 9 .357

GB — 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3

St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Milwaukee

Los Angeles San Diego Arizona Colorado San Francisco

Central Division W L Pct 9 4 .692 8 6 .571 8 7 .533 7 8 .467 2 13 .133 West Division W L Pct 9 4 .692 10 6 .625 8 7 .533 8 7 .533 5 10 .333

GB — 1 1/2 2 3 8 GB — 1/2 2 2 5

Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia 7, Miami 3 Washington 2, St. Louis 1, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 1 Cincinnati 16, Milwaukee 10 San Diego 7, Colorado 6 Texas 7, Arizona 1 San Francisco 6, L.A. Dodgers 2

Tuesday’s Games Toronto 13, Baltimore 6 N.Y. Yankees 5, Detroit 2 Boston 1, Tampa Bay 0 Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 2 Kansas City 6, Minnesota 5 Texas 7, Arizona 1 L.A. Angels 14, Oakland 1 Houston 6, Seattle 3

Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Miami 6, Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 7, Washington 5 N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 2 Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 1 Colorado 5, San Diego 4 Arizona 8, Texas 5 L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, late

Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 0 Toronto 4, Baltimore 2 N.Y. Yankees 13, Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 7, Boston 5 Minnesota 3, Kansas City 0 Arizona 8, Texas 5 Oakland at L.A. Angels, late Houston at Seattle, late

Thursday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Locke 2-0), 10:35 a.m. Miami (Phelps 0-0) at Philadelphia (McGowan 1-0), 11:05 a.m. Atlanta (Teheran 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 3-0), 11:10 a.m. Cincinnati (Bailey 0-1) at Milwaukee (Lohse 0-3), 11:40 a.m. San Diego (T.Ross 1-0) at Colorado (Lyles 1-1), 1:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 0-0) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 0-1), 1:45 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 2-0) at Washington (Scherzer 1-1), 2:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 2-1) at Detroit (An.Sanchez 1-2), 11:08 a.m. Oakland (Chavez 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Tropeano 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 2-1) at Toronto (Hutchison 1-0), 5:07 p.m. Boston (Buchholz 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-1), 5:10 p.m. Kansas City (Ventura 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 2-0), 6:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Boston at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 5:08 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m. Houston at Oakland, 8:05 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

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Friday’s Games Atlanta at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m. Washington at Miami, 5:10 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. San Francisco at Colorado, 6:40 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 7:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 8:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 000 000 000 — 0 8 0 Chicago 101 001 30x — 6 14 0 Kluber, Swarzak (7) and R.Perez; Samardzija, Da.Jennings (7), Duke (8), Petricka (9) and Soto. W—Samardzija 1-1. L—Kluber 0-2. HRs—Chicago, Abreu (5). Baltimore 002 000 000 — 2 5 1 Toronto 000 220 00x — 4 9 1 U.Jimenez, Gausman (6), O’Day (8) and Joseph; Aa.Sanchez, Osuna (6), Cecil (8), M.Castro (8) and Ru.Martin. W—Aa.Sanchez 1-2. L—U.Jimenez 1-1.

Sv—M.Castro (3). HRs—Baltimore, Paredes (1). Toronto, Smoak (1), Travis (4). New York 620 200 300 — 13 15 1 Detroit 400 000 000 — 4 6 2 Warren, J.Wilson (6), D.Carpenter (8), Shreve (9) and B.McCann, J.Murphy; Price, Nesbitt (3), Krol (5), Alburquerque (7), Chamberlain (8), Gorzelanny (9) and Avila, J.McCann. W—Warren 1-1. L—Price 1-1. HRs—New York, Teixeira (5). Boston 003 011 000 — 5 8 0 Tampa Bay 100 004 20x — 7 12 1 J.Kelly, Breslow (6), Mujica (6), Varvaro (7) and Hanigan; Karns, Boxberger (7), Jepsen (8), Geltz (9) and Rivera, B.Wilson. W—Boxberger 1-1. L—Mujica 1-1. Sv—Geltz (1). HRs—Boston, Pedroia (4), Ortiz (3). Tampa Bay, Souza Jr. (4), Elmore (1). Minnesota 300 000 000 — 3 10 0 Kan. City 000 000 000 — 0 6 1 Pelfrey, Fien (8), Perkins (9) and K.Suzuki; Guthrie, Pino (6), F.Morales (9) and S.Perez. W—Pelfrey 1-0. L—Guthrie 1-1. Sv—Perkins (3). INTERLEAGUE Texas 100 000 004 — 5 7 3 Arizona 201 110 12x — 8 8 0 Gallardo, Mendez (6), Verrett (7), Pimentel (8) and Chirinos; Bradley, Delgado (7), Chafin (9), Reed (9) and Gosewisch. W—Bradley 2-0. L—Gallardo 2-2. HRs—Texas, Beltre (2). Arizona, Owings (1). NATIONAL LEAGUE Miami 010 000 140 — 6 10 0 Phila. 010 000 000 — 1 5 3 Cosart, A.Ramos (7), Morris (8), Cishek (9) and Realmuto; Hamels, L.Garcia (7), Giles (8), De Fratus (8), Diekman (9) and Ruiz. W—Cosart 1-1. L—L. Garcia 1-1. HRs—Philadelphia, Asche (2). Chicago 000 100 020 — 3 10 2 Pittsburgh 021 010 00x — 4 7 1 Hammel, Germen (6), Rosscup (8), Strop (8) and M.Montero; Worley, Scahill (6), Caminero (7), J.Hughes (8), Watson (8) and Cervelli. W—Worley 2-1. L—Hammel 1-1. Sv—Watson (1). HRs—Pittsburgh, Polanco (1). St. Louis 122 000 011 — 7 11 2 Wash. 005 000 000 — 5 8 1 Lackey, Siegrist (6), Maness (8), Rosenthal (9) and Molina; Fister, Grace (7), Treinen (8), Ra.Martin (9) and W.Ramos. W—Siegrist 1-0. L—Treinen 0-2. Sv—Rosenthal (5). HRs—St. Louis, M.Carpenter (3), Wong (1), M.Adams (2). Atlanta 010 010 000 — 2 8 1 New York 010 000 11x — 3 7 0 Stults, Co.Martin (7), Ji.Johnson (8), Cunniff (8) and Pierzynski; Gee, Gilmartin (8), Carlyle (8), Familia (9) and Plawecki. W—Carlyle 1-0. L—Ji.Johnson 1-1. Sv—Familia (7). HRs—New York, Flores (3). Cincinnati 100 000 001 — 2 4 0 Milwaukee 100 000 000 — 1 5 0 Cueto, Chapman (9) and Pena; Nelson, F.Rodriguez (9) and Maldonado. W—Cueto 1-2. L—F.Rodriguez 0-2. Sv—Chapman (4). San Diego 100 001 200 — 4 7 1 Colorado 210 000 011 — 5 11 0 Shields, Thayer (7), Benoit (8), Kelley (9) and De.Norris; K.Kendrick, Axford (8), Ottavino (9) and McKenry. W—Ottavino 1-0. L—Kelley 0-2. HRs— San Diego, Solarte (2), Myers (2). Colorado, Dickerson 2 (4).

Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Signed F Evan Rodrigues to a two-year, entry-level contract. NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled Gs Marek Mazanec and Magnus Hellberg, Ds Joe Piskula, Anthony Bitetto and Johan Alm, and Fs Rich Clune, Colton Sissons, Viktor Arvidsson and Austin Watson from Milwaukee (AHL). Western Hockey League VICTORIA ROYALS — Signed G Coleman Vollrath to an amateur tryout agreement. Announced F Greg Chase has been assigned to Oklahoma City (AHL) by Edmonton (NHL). BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Assigned RHP Kyle Drabek outright to Charlotte (IL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Claimed OF Gary Brown off waivers from St. Louis and will option him to Salt Lake (PCL). Transferred RHP Cory Rasmus to the 60-day DL. Placed RHP Matt Shoemaker on the bereavement list. Recalled RHP Nick Tropeano from Salt Lake.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Former champions face critical matches in the 11th round of Super Rugby as they struggle to keep title hopes alive and to head off the elevation of a new victor. The Wellington-based Hurricanes, chasing their first title, had their first loss of the season to the defending champion New South Wales Waratahs last weekend but continue to lead the southern hemisphere tournament with eight rounds remaining in the regular season. The Hurricanes on Sunday face the 2011 champion Queensland Reds, who edged the Cheetahs last weekend for their second win of the season but whose title hopes are likely extinct. The seven-time champion Crusaders, three-time champion Blues and Bulls, two-time champion Brumbies and Chiefs and the Waratahs are all preparing for weekend matches that will bear heavily on title ambitions. The Christchurch-based Crusaders host the Auckland-based Blues on Saturday in a match which has grown in importance after home losses to New Zealand conference rivals in each of their last two games. An unprecedented third consecutive defeat for the 10thplaced Crusaders, who hadn’t lost back-to-back Super Rugby home games since 2004, would severely damage their bid to reach the playoffs and reclaim the title they last held in 2007. Crusaders coaching staff this week apologized to fans for the poor quality of the team’s recent performances. They were outplayed by the Dunedin-based Highlanders and Hamilton-based Chiefs in each of their last two games — losing heavily to the Chiefs for the second time this season. The performances of the team’s senior players, notably flyhalf Dan Carter and All Blacks captain Richie McCaw, have fallen well below their usual standards, harming the overall performance of the team. The Crusaders will face the table-topping Hurricanes twice and the Waratahs once over the next five weeks, making their need for a win over the struggling Blues even greater. “We truly believe we can get ourselves out of it,” assistant coach Aaron Mauger said. “We talked about the magnitude of that challenge — the hill has got a little bit steeper but we’re still in it, we are still here and going about our work.” The Blues are in 14th place with only one win from nine matches and a loss on Saturday would certainly end their playoffs chances. The Chiefs, in second place behind the Hurricanes in the New Zealand conference, open the round at home to last-place Western Force. Their playoff chances are strong but they’ve had a setback with the loss for the remainder of the season of All Blacks flyhalf Aaron Cruden, who is to undergo a knee reconstruction. Marty McKenzie has been selected o make his first start of the season in Cruden’s place. The Pretoria-based Bulls face the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday in a match which threatens their lead in the South African conference. The Stormers beat the Waratahs and Force on their just-completed tour to Australia and New Zealand and sit only two points behind the Bulls.

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed LHP Matt Tracy off waivers from Miami and optioned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled RHP Arnold Leon from Nashville (PCL). Optioned RHP R.J. Alvarez to Nashville. SEATTLE MARINERS — Signed OF Carlos Quentin to a minor league contract. TEXAS RANGERS — Voided the March 30 option of RHP Nick Tepesch to Round Rock (PCL) and placed him on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 30. National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated RHP John Axford from the family medical emergency list. Placed RHP LaTroy Hawkins on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Scott Oberg from Albuquerque (PCL). Optioned C/1B Wilin Rosario to Albuquerque. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled OF Chris Heisey From Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned LHP Adam Liberatore to Oklahoma City. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Traded LHP Xavier Cedeno to the L.A. Dodgers for cash. Recalled LHP Matt Grace from Syracuse (IL). Placed LHP Felipe Rivero on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 18.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Announced a group headed by billionaire Antony Ressler has agreed to purchase the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. Fined Houston G Jason Terry $5,000 for violating the anti-flopping rules during a game on April 20. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Fire coach Scott Brooks. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Dallas DE Greg Hardy for the first 10 games of the 2015 regular season, without pay, for conduct detrimental to the league. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed coach Marvin Lewis to a one-year contract extension through the 2016 season. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed OLs Jeff Linkenbach and Jacques McClendon. TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with OT Byron Bell. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed WRs Lavon Downs and Jhomo Gordon, LBs C.J. Wilson and Kenny Tate and RB Carlos Anderson.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Scott Brooks did everything but win a championship. It wasn’t enough. The Oklahoma City Thunder fired their coach on Wednesday, parting ways with a former NBA coach of the year who led the team to three conference finals in four years, only to falter this season as his players were hit hard by injuries. Brooks coached the Thunder for seven seasons. Starting in 2010-11, he led the team to the Western Conference finals three out of four years, and the franchise reached the NBA Finals in 2012. Oklahoma City failed to make the playoffs this past season, as injuries limited them to a 45-37 finish. Brooks was 338-207 (.620) with the Thunder and was the 2009-10 NBA Coach of the Year. He said last week that he expected to be the coach next season. Brooks was criticized by many for failing to win a title with Durant and Russell Westbrook on his roster. Durant was last year’s MVP and is a four-time scoring champion, while Westbrook was this year’s All-Star MVP and scoring champion.

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Travis return boosts Blue Jays to win BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 4 Orioles 2 TORONTO â€” Devon Travis knew exactly who to thank for his success on Wednesday night. The Blue Jays rookie second baseman had three hits, including the go-ahead two-run homer, as Toronto topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2. Travis missed the first game of the series with sore ribs after being hit by a pitch in the Blue Jaysâ€™ 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday and made sure to thank Torontoâ€™s training staff for getting him healthy enough to play. â€œGeorge Poulis, Mike Frostad, I gotta thank them first and foremost,â€? said Travis. â€œWeâ€™ve ran through treatment after treatment after treatment over these past 72 hours. I definitely owe them all the credit for tonight. â€œI wouldnâ€™t be in there if it wasnâ€™t for them.â€? Just 14 games into his Major League career, Travis leads the Blue Jays with a .388 average and 14 runs batted in. His four home runs are tied with Jose Bautista for the most on Toronto. Travis showed no ill effects in his fielding on Wednesday night either, combining with shortstop Jose Reyes and first baseman Justin Smoak on two double plays. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons praised Travisâ€™s approach at the plate and said his compact swing helps with his consistency. â€œHeâ€™s got that short stroke, yâ€™know? Heâ€™s a line drive guy,â€? said Gibbons. â€œHis timingâ€™s going to be more consistent than most guys with the bigger swings. Heâ€™ll get out of whack every now and then like anybody else, but we havenâ€™t seen it yet. â€œA simpler approach, a simpler swing, a shorter swing, that usually causes less problems.â€? The five-foot-nine Travis points to his conservative game plan, staying patient at the plate and taking advantage of his smaller strike zone. â€œItâ€™s not even at-bat to at-bat, itâ€™s pitch to pitch, just trying to make adjustments,â€? said Travis. â€œI just stick to my plan for the most part and just try to get a good pitch to hit.â€? Smoak hit his first home run of the season for Toronto (8-7), while starter Aaron Sanchez (1-2) earned the win. He struck out four but walked seven, allowing two hits and two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Rookie Miguel Castro earned his third save of the season.

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Toronto Blue Jays third basemen Josh Donaldson, centre, tags out Baltimore Orioles Alejandro De Aza on the steal attempt at third base during seventh inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday. Shortstop Jimmy Paredes led Baltimore (7-8) with a home run and two RBIs. Starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez (1-1) struck out six over five innings, giving up six hits including two home runs and four earned runs. Bautista sat out the game with a strained right shoulder that he injured throwing from right field to first base in Tuesdayâ€™s 13-6 win over Baltimore. He was not expected to play in Thursdayâ€™s series finale either. Travisâ€™s third hit of the night was a two-run shot to centre field, giving the Blue Jays a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning. Jose Reyes started the inning with a single, then Travis brought him home on a splitter from Jimenez. Roberto Osuna came in to relieve Sanchez after the starter put runners on first and second with walks in the sixth inning. Osuna gave up a single, but

then ended the inning by inducing a pop fly to shallow left and striking out Caleb Joseph to keep the score 4-2. Sanchez struggled with control all night, including sailing a pitch over Josephâ€™s head in the third inning. His next two pitches were also well wide of the plate, leading to a walk. â€œI had to battle tonight,â€? said Sanchez. â€œThe walks obviously Iâ€™m not happy about but I made pitches when I needed to make pitches and I stayed in there as long as I could.â€? Paredes lofted a 1-0 pitch over the left-field wall in the third inning, driving home Joseph for a 2-0 Baltimore lead. Smoak tied it 2-2 in the fourth inning when he hit a two-run home run, plating Edwin Encarnacion. The ball barely made it over the left-field wall, bouncing off the top of the fence.

Leishmanâ€™s return UFC vet Patrick Cote looks for win, not drama to Zurich Classic is â€˜therapeuticâ€™ BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

AVONDALE, La. â€” Marc Leishman fully expects to be rusty this week in the Zurich Classic, not that heâ€™s all that concerned. His outlook has been transformed since he took the past month off from the PGA Tour to be with family and tend to his two young boys while wife Audrey fought off an infection that nearly killed her. â€œThis time probably three weeks ago, I thought I might not have been able to be back out here, to be honest,â€? the Australian said as he walked down the first fairway at the TPC Louisiana during Wednesdayâ€™s pro-am. â€œIt was looking like I was going to be a stay-athome dad and kind of hang the clubs up,â€? he added. â€œDefinitely, a bogey is obviously still frustrating, but itâ€™s been well and truly put into perspective in terms of how quickly your life can be turned upside down.â€? Leishman, who withdrew from the Masters this month, has not played a tour event since missing the cut in the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 20. â€œMy expectations are very low this week,â€? he said. â€œYou never know what can happen, but Iâ€™m not expecting a whole lot, really. It would be nice just to knock the rust off.â€? The Zurich Classic field has its share of players who have been in good form lately, including five of the top-20 players in the world: Jason Day (6th), Dustin Johnson (7th), Justin Rose (9th), Ricky Fowler (13th) and 2013 Zurich Classic champion Billy Horschel (19th). â€œItâ€™s been a really good year,â€? said Johnson, who has five top-six finishes in his past six tournaments, including a victory at the World Golf Championships event at Doral last month and a tie for sixth at the Masters. â€œIâ€™ve been working pretty hard on the game, and then also Iâ€™ve been working really hard in the gym.â€? Also in the field is defending champion Sueng-Yul Noh â€” but with a new trainer and new swing coach, which Noh said may have contributed to â€œa little struggle at the start of the season.â€? The South Korean has missed the cut in three of his past five tournaments, including last week at Hilton Head, South Carolina, but did make the cut at the Masters, where he tied for 38th. Noh noted that the already long (7,425-yard), par72 TPC Louisiana is playing even longer than usual because of heavy rain the past couple weeks, which makes the course â€œa little tougher than last year.â€? The soggy conditions didnâ€™t appear to faze to Leishman, who looked at ease while shooting 6 under in the pro-am. â€œTo be back out here, back on a golf course, is pretty relaxing, pretty therapeutic, Iâ€™d say, at the moment,â€? he said. Leishman, who lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia, said his wife became gravely ill after contracting what initially appeared to be flu symptoms. Then her lungs filled with fluid while her organs began to fail from toxic shock. Doctors placed her under a medically induced coma and informed Leishman that only about 5 per cent of people survive once their health has deteriorate to such an extent. Leishman, whose boys are 3 years old and about 20 months old, had to figure out how to respond when his older son, Harvey, asked for his mother. â€œHarvey was old enough to know what was going on. Ollie wasnâ€™t; he was just being himself, which was really a breath of fresh air when things werenâ€™t looking really good,â€? Leishman recalled. â€œHarvey would say, â€™I want my mummy, I want my mummy.â€™ I had to tell him, â€™Hopefully mummy will be home soon.â€™ But it was pretty grim there for quite a while, so it was tough to know what to tell him. It was a pretty emotional couple weeks.â€? Now, Audrey Leishman is home, able to get out of bed and even climb stairs, although ongoing rehabilitation to regain her strength is expected to take a couple months. Her parents, brothers and many longtime friends live in Virginia Beach, making it easier for her husband to return to work confident that she is in good hands. â€œObviously, I wouldnâ€™t be out here if she wasnâ€™t well on the road to recovery,â€? Leishman said. â€œShe said, â€™Donâ€™t worry about us; weâ€™ve got plenty of support.â€™ It was good.â€?

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With a 15-1 record in Canada, welterweight Patrick (The Predator) Cote understandably enjoys competing at home. But weird things tend to happen when he fights in his backyard of Montreal. His UFC 154 win came when Alessio Sakara was disqualified for hitting him on the back of the head. And Cote was beaten at UFC 113 after Alan (The Talent) Belcher drove his head into the canvas and submitted him, benefiting from what Cote called an illegal piledriver. Cote (21-9) returns to the Bell Centre on Saturday night to meet veteran Joe (Diesel) Riggs (40-15) in the marquee undercard fight of UFC 186. He hopes there will be no complications this time. â€œI just want to win with no doubt. Iâ€™m going there to knock him out or finish him (to avoid) a judgesâ€™ decision,â€? he said. Demetrious (Mighty Mouse) Johnson defends his flyweight title against Japanâ€™s Kyoji Horuchi in the main event. The 35-year-old Cote stayed at home for this train-

ing camp, saying he could not squeeze in his normal pre-fight trip to Thailand. â€œIt doesnâ€™t matter,â€? he said. â€œItâ€™s not better somewhere else, itâ€™s just different.â€? The lone blemish on Coteâ€™s Canadian record in all organizations was the Belcher loss in May 2010. He is 6-0 in Canada since and is coming off a September decision loss â€” in Las Vegas â€” to Stephen (Wonderboy) Thompson, however. â€œI didnâ€™t like my performance at all,â€? said Cote. â€œI was flat, I didnâ€™t have any explosion ... I was thinking too much.â€? Coteâ€™s fight Saturday is his 17th in the UFC. His roller-coaster ride started at UFC 50 in 2004 when, at the last minute, he was elevated a weight class and moved to the main card to fight former light-heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz as an injury replacement. Cote lost but at one point managed to rock Ortiz, whose photo was his computer screensaver at the time. Cote replaced that with a shot of him punching Ortiz. Cote lost his next three UFC bouts, including the middleweight final of Season 4 of â€œThe Ultimate Fighterâ€? which featured veteran fighters trying to rediscover winning ways.

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The Mane Event is back at Westerner Park until Sunday. The show includes some of North America’s top clinicians providing quality information on a variety of disciplines, a filly giveaway, and the largest indoor equine trade show in Canada with the best selection of products and services available. Riders have a chance to win a session with some of the best clinicians. For more information, visit www.maneeventexpo.com.

CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

Friday ● Red Deer Armenian Community memorial service for Christian Armenians killed during the first genocide of the Twentieth Century in Turkey will be held on April 24, 6 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. ● Party Like a Royal Movie Friday at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library on April 24, 3:30 to 6 p.m. Children ages seven and up are invited to watch the movie Ever After rated PG-13, and have some popcorn, and more. ● Red Deer Legion presents Dew Carver on April 24 in Molly B’s Lounge, Island Tribute Show and Dance with Stan Foster on May 1 (tickets required), and Tyler and Tyler on May 2 from 8 p.m. to midnight for their weekend dances. Phone 403-342-0035. Legion members are required to show their valid membership card. Non-members cover charge is $5. The Legion presents Laugh Shop on April 25. Advance tickets required. ● Around the World With C.A.R.E. (Central Alberta Refugee Effort) will be held at Holiday Inn Gasoline Alley on April 24, 5 to 10:30 p.m. Experience international cuisine, live entertainment, and cultural displays while dressed as tourist. Tickets are $100 per person, or $750 for a table of eight. See http:// immigrant-centre.ca/ or contact kerri.wilkie@ care2centre.ca, or 403-346-8818. Early bird draw prize valued at $100 to be won. ● Author Reading with Red Deer author Miji Campbell from her book Separation Anxiety: A Coming of Middle-Age Story, will held April 24, 7 p.m. at Sunworks. ● Red Deer Festival of the Performing Arts is now on from April 20 to 24. The festival is one of Alberta’s largest competitive classical music festivals of its kind, with amateur participants competing in a wide range of musical disciplines. The final showcase of performers will be May 7, 7 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church See reddeerkiwanisfestival.org ● Red Deer Public Library branches have many drop-in programs for preschool children and their parents and caregivers. See www.rdpl.org, or contact your local branch.

Saturday ● Central Alberta Singles Club is sponsoring a dance on April 25 at Royal Canadian Legion Innisfail Hall. Music by Randy Hillman. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Lunch served. Non-singles and everyone welcome. For information, call Jim at 403-638-6563, or Murray at 403-357-8022. ● Annual Pancake Supper Fundraiser at Lincoln Hall will support Lucas Wilhem, a young boy taking treatments at Stollery Children’s Hospital, on April 25. Supper will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation. See Hope for Lucas on Facebook. ● Norwegian Laft Hus Society offers yarn necklace class on April 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. for $10, and a Norwegian knitting class with Anne Manca

on April 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. for $35. For more information and to register, contact norwegianlafthus@gmail.com, or 403-347-0255. ● Shalom Counselling Centre Spring Dessert Gala will take place April 25, 7 p.m. at Balmoral Bible Chapel. Guest entertainer will be local singer/songwriter Randi Boulton, and other highlights include fine desserts, silent and live auctions, and family fun. Funds raised at the Spring Gala will subsidize the cost of counselling to make services accessible and affordable to all who call for help. Guests and volunteers sought. Tickets are $20 each from Country Cupboard, Scott’s Parable Christian Stores, Shalom Counselling Centre. For more information, call 403-3420339 or email info@shalomcounselling.com. ● Guess Who? family mystery storytelling guest will take participants on a journey to the world of games, crafts, puppet shows, character appearances, and scavenger hunts on April 25, and May 30 at the Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library from 1 to 2 p.m. ● Drive Up and Drop Off E-waste Event at Bower Place in support of Earth Day will be held at the mall parking lot near Hudson’s Bay store on April 25. Enter to win prizes and more. Please remove confidential information from all electronic devices prior to recycling. See www.bowerplace.com for details. ● Games Day at Red Deer Royal Canadian Legion is offered every Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. Enjoy board games, cards, and more. Bring extended family and friends or come for time of fun for all ages. Contact Bev at 403-342-0035. ● Lacombe Legion Ladies Auxiliary Bazaar and Bake Sale will be offered on April 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Coffee and lunch available. For information, or to book a table, contact Irene at 403-343-1129 or Anita at 403-782-2481.

Sunday ● Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus group are planning a field trip along Hwy. 36 in the Alliance area to look for migrating sandhill cranes and snow geese on April 26, departing at 8 a.m. Be prepared to car pool, and bring snacks and drinks for the day. Also coming up, is the May Species Count, on May 30 and 31. To register for these events, contact Judy at 403-358-1098. ● Botha Old-Time Dances are held on the last Sunday of each month at Botha Community Hall, next April 26, with some exceptions from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Sundays, with admission of $12.50. Different popular old time bands each dance. Please contribute to and enjoy a pooled luncheon of buns/sandwiches and desserts to be shared by all, served at 5 p.m. All ages and families welcome. For more information, call Doug at 403-742-3994.

Monday ● Senior Citizens Downtown House has several upcoming events, regular card games and tournaments and special tournaments:

Cribbage every Thursday at 1:30 p.m.; Whist every Friday at 1:30 p.m.; 500 every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. with a tournament on April 27; Fun Contract Bridge every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Games cost $3. Tournaments cost $6. Phone 403-346-4043. ● Innisfail and District Garden Club meets the fourth Monday of each month, next April 27, in St. Mark’s Anglican Church Hall. Please use the back door. Meetings feature speakers, tours, films, contests, plant exchanges and more. Call 403-598-9481. ● Chess Club at Red Deer Public Library Dawe Branch welcomes all levels of players from beginner to intermediate to learn chess rules and strategies on Mondays with child players from 5 to 6 p.m. and adult players from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by Alberta Chess Association. Phone 403-3413822. ● Mezz Movie Makers: Finishing Touches with Video Editing goes April 27 from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. at Waskasoo/Kiwanis Meeting Room at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. Teens will create a movie from start to finish over three weeks. ● Bower Community Association offers free public education series on April 27 starting at 7 p.m. This lawyer-led presentation will feature information on grandparents’ rights, marital separation, and divorce at the Bower Community Centre on Boyce St. Please register at newbowerevents@gmail.com or phone Jesse at 403-877-1436. ● Sylvan Lake Film Society season ender will be held on April 27, 7 p.m. at Landmark Cinemas. The feature movie will be Boychoir starring Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Josh Lucas, and Eddie Izzard. Tickets are $8 from the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library, or the theatre. Stop by the library for a chance to win a free ticket. Call 403-887-2130. ● Bargain Treasures Thrift Store welcomes gently used items, except furniture, computers and monitors, infant car seats or cribs. Please bring items inside the back door at 5217 Gaetz Ave. during business hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The store is run by volunteers and all proceeds stay in the community. Phone 403347-9711. ● Habitat for Humanity ReStore welcomes reusable building materials, furniture, appliances and much more an is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4732 78A St. Close. Phone 403-309-6080. ● Parkland Mall Mosaics of Hope Fundraiser will be held April 6 to 27. This annual event has three charitable organizations — Loaves and Fishes, Kiwanis Club Harmony Garden, and Centrefest — selling $5 pieces of a large mosaic mural to raise money for their programs. To find out more, www.parklandmall.ca, under What’s New. ● Reel Movie Mondays presents Wild Tales on April 27, 7 p.m. at Carnival Cinemas. See more details at www.reelmoviemondays. ca. Memberships and tickets can be purchased in advance from Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery by calling 403-309-8405.

Tuesday ● Tree House Youth Theatre presents James and the Giant Peach on April 28 at 7 p.m. at Scott Block Theatre. Tickets cost $5 at the door. Limited seating. See www.treehouseyouththeatre.ca

● Bower Place Community Association seniors’ coffee and card parties are held on the last Tuesday of each month at Bower Kin Place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Join the fun on April 28. Call Marlene at 403-343-0632.

Wednesday ● Ponoka United Church Thrift Shop is open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and has a good selection of infant and children’s wear in addition to winter clothing for men and women. Purchase two bags for the price of one on the first Wednesday of each month with bags priced at $5, $7, and $25. For more information call Mary at 403-7835030, or Jessie at 403-783-8627. ● Stettler Art Group — Church Mice — meet every Wednesday at Stettler United Church Christian Education Wing at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists are asked to bring their own art supplies and lunch. Coffee supplied. The cost is $2 per session. Sessions cease at the end of May and resume Sept. Contact Donna Lea at 403-742-5690. ● Norwegian Laft Hus is open Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy baking, gifts and much more at the log house with the sod roof behind the Red Deer Recreation Centre, south of the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. Contact norwegianlafthus@ gmail.com, 403-347-2055 for information or to arrange different times to visit. ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Allsorts Band is on April 29 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035.

Thursday ● Benalto and Area Rural Crime Watch Society General Meeting, April 30 at 7 p.m., Benalto Leisure Centre, Agricultural Grounds features guest speaker Deputy Fire Chief Bart Rowland, Emergency Services, City of Red Deer speaking on 911 Emergency Operator/ Fire and Ambulance. BARCWS Law Enforcement Partners in attendance. For more info, Yvette at 403-746-3429. ● Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Education Foundation Annual Fundraiser Sponsorship Event will be celebrated on April 30 at Black Knight Inn. Hear Canada Sports Hall of Fame inductee Paul Garnet Henderson share stories about his hockey career, his cancer diagnosis, and more. Doors open at 6 p.m. Dinner served at 7 p.m. Live and silent auction. Ticket costs are $1,000 for two up to $5,000 for eight from the Montfort Centre. See rdcrs.ca ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Thursday, April 30, 7 to 10 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Silver and Gold Band. Admission is $7. Phone 403-347-6165, 403-342-2875, or 403346-3896. ● Red Deer Area Hikers meet on April 30 at the Golden Circle west side parking lot at 8:45 a.m. to depart at 9 a.m. for a seven km warm-up hike at Kin Canyon/Bower Woods. Hike will be cancelled if weather unsuitable. Phone Mavis at 403-343-0091, or Sharon at 403-340-2497. ● Red Deer TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Thursday nights at the Elks Lodge, 6315 Horn Street. Weekly weigh in from 6:15 to 6:55 p.m. with program to follow at 7 p.m. Low membership and weekly fees. Drop in for a free session or contact Cheryl at mamaandpapa@shaw.ca, or 403-342-1484.

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Fahmy feels better with temporary passport in hand Mohamed Fahmy feels like he’s slowly starting to see some justice. The Canadian journalist facing broadly denounced terror charges in Egypt was finally handed a temporary Canadian passport on Wednesday. “I’m feeling a little better because of the passport,” Fahmy told The Ca-

nadian Press from Cairo. “It’s a really, really great feeling to have it.” Fahmy’s original Canadian passport was never recovered after being seized during his arrest in December 2013 while he worked for satellite news broadcaster Al Jazeera English. The 40-year-old, who spent more than a year in an Egyptian prison, had been trying to get a new passport ever since his release on bail in February, claiming the lack of official documentation left him in a precarious situation. The federal government initially refused to grant him a new passport, citing his bail conditions as a barrier, but abruptly reversed their position on the matter earlier this week. On Wednesday morning, Fahmy

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, April 23, 2015 B7 said the Canadian ambassador in Caiwhile on a working holiday there. ro handed him a temporary passport Investigators say Gordon Rogers before a new session of his trial began. was last seen at a party in the town of “It was just a perfect beginning to Beachport, about 400 kilometres souththe day,” Fahmy said. “I really feel seeast of Adelaide, in the early morning cure having in my hand and in my back hours of Aug. 2, 1970. He was 20 at the pocket.” time. Police say they suspect he was Fahmy already has plans to get mar- murdered. ried to his long-time fiancee within Now a $200,000 reward is being ofdays — something he had been unable fered to anyone who provides informato do without a passport. tion that leads to his remains or an arrest in the case. Rogers’ disappearance is among more than 100 cold cases featured in a campaign that South Australian police say has generated hundreds of tips since February. BEACHPORT, Australia — Police They say Rogers arrived in Sydney in South Australia are hoping to stir on a 12-month visa in March 1970 and up new leads in the case of a Saskatchtook a labourer job. ewan man who vanished 45 years ago

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REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Norwegian Laft Hus Society offers yarn necklace class on April 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. for $10, and a Norwegian knitting class with Anne Manca on April 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. for $35. For more information and to register, contact norwegianlafthus@gmail.com, or 403-347-0255. ● Central Alberta Singles Club is sponsoring a dance on April 25 at Royal Canadian Legion Innisfail Hall. Music by Randy Hillman. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Lunch served. Non-singles and everyone welcome. For information, call Jim at 403-638-6563, or Murray at 403-357-8022. ● Red Deer River Naturalists Bird Focus group are planning a field trip along Hwy. 36 in the Alliance area to look for migrating sandhill cranes and snow geese on April 26, departing at 8 a.m. Be prepared to car pool, and bring snacks and drinks for the day. Also coming up, is the May Species Count, on May 30 and 31. To register for these events, contact Judy at 403-358-1098. ● Amazing Race 2015 will be held on June 6 starting at 12:30 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch in the children’s department. Children ages six years and up and their teams will compete to be the fastest to find clues in downtown Red Deer. A minimum of one adult must be on each team. Registration is required. Phone 403346-4688. Please bring a digital camera or phone. Celebration to follow at 4 p.m. ● Hard of Hearing Support Group meets the second Friday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. at abc Country Restaurant. Discuss the highs and lows and laughs of living with hearing loss on March 13. No charge, but please RSVP to speakupcentralalberta@ gmail.com, 403-356-1598. ● Fireside Readers book club will meet on May 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch in Waskasoo Kiwanis Meeting Room. For discussion will be 419 by Will Ferguson. Phone 403342-9110. See the blog at http://firesidereaders.rdpl.org/. If you can’t attend meetings, read along and post your comments.

● Jayman Built MS Walk and Run takes place on May 31 starting at Kiwanis Picnic Shelter in support of Multiple Sclerosis Society. Check in at 7:30 a.m. with walks beginning at 9 a.m. for two or 8.5, km, or runs of five or 10 km. For route maps or to register see www.mswalks.ca or call the Central Alberta chapter office at 403-346-0290. ● Alberta Sports Hall of Fame 2105 Induction Banquet is on May 29 at Sheraton Red Deer. Tickets cost $100 per person or $800 per table. Tickets cost 403-341-8614. Find out who will be honoured in the world of sports. See www.ashfm.ca/events. ● RBC Dominion Securities Run/Hike for Hospice on May 3 offers the addition of a five and 10 km runs on the city’s trails, as well as the stroller and wheelchair friendly one km paved route or five km wooded route through Kerry Wood sanctuary in support of Red Deer Hospice Society. Registration begins at 9 a.m. for a fee of $25 and includes lunch and a T-shirt. Register online at www.reddeerhospice.com. Pre-race package pick up will be May 2 from noon to close at The Running Room, or on site at the Nature Centre on race day. ● Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Central Alberta Chapter presents Exhibit B — The Art of Craft Beer Event on May 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. at WestLake Grill at Heritage Ranch. Tickets available at www.bkticketcentre.ca. Enjoy and find out about craft beers, brew masters, exquisite food and more. ● Central Alberta Gliding Club is hosting 2015 Canadian National Soaring Contest June 8 to 19 at Olds/Netook Airfield. Sponsors, volunteers, and community groups are sought to provide prizes, for logistics such as showering and camping amenities, hotel accommodations and lodging, golf carts, porta-potties, hosting pancake breakfasts, banquets, and barbecues. A public viewing area with concessions will be available during the event. The gliders will take off around noon and return around 4 p.m. See Facebook for more details. Contact teebear@telusplanet. net or call 403-341-9125 to get involved.

● Evening of Decadent Dessert takes place on May 8 at Parkland Pavilion at Westerner Park in support of Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre. In addition to enjoying dinner, entertainment, guests may participate in raffles, silent and live auctions, and more. Tickets cost $100 per individual, or $750 for a table of eight. Volunteers are needed for help before and during the event. Sponsorships and donations for silent and live auction sought. Contact Tera at tjohnson@aspirespecialneeds.ca, or 403-340-2606. ● Spectac 2015 Circus will be at Westerner Park for six shows from May 1 to 3. A portion of proceeds will go to Kids Up Front, and Calgary South Asian Lions Club. www. royalcanadiancircus.ca. Discounts may be available online only with promo code horse. Tickets also available from Westerner Park. ● Affirm — a group that provides safe and confidential support to people of all sexual orientation and their families and friends, from people that have walked this road before as sexual minorities, parents, siblings and friends. They meet once a month in Lacombe. For more information, call Ross at 403-7823671 or Marg at 403-782-1887. ● Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Education Foundation Annual Fundraiser Sponsorship Event will be celebrated on April 30 at Black Knight Inn. Hear Canada Sports Hall of Fame inductee Paul Garnet Henderson share stories about his hockey career, his cancer diagnosis, and more. Doors open at 6 p.m. Dinner served at 7 p.m. Live and silent auction. Ticket costs are $1,000 for two up to $5,000 for eight from the Montfort Centre. See rdcrs.ca ● Shalom Counselling Centre Spring Dessert Gala will take place April 25, 7 p.m. at Balmoral Bible Chapel. Guest entertainer will be local singer/songwriter Randi Boulton, and other highlights include fine desserts, silent and live auctions, and family fun. Funds raised at the Spring Gala will subsidize the cost of counselling to make services accessible and affordable to all who call for help. Guests and volunteers sought. Tickets are

$20 each from Country Cupboard, Scott’s Parable Christian Stores, Shalom Counselling Centre. For more information, call 403-3420339 or email info@shalomcounselling.com. ● WildRose Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus present Wild About Harmony on May 30, 7 p.m. at CrossRoads Church. This show of champions will feature the top barbershop choruses and quartets in Alberta and Evergreen District 3 of Barbershop Harmony Society from the 2015 convention and competition, and a mass chorus of all Alberta barbershoppers. Tickets are $20 from David at 403-342-1318, crozsmit@telusplanet.net, or Ron at 403-789-6490 or from Wildrose members. See www.harmonizers.ca ● Girls Just Want to Have Fun fundraiser for Dress for Success Red Deer will be held on May 31 at Black Knight Inn from 1 to 3 p.m. Volunteers and guests invited. See https://www.facebook.com/GirlsJustWannaHaveFunMS, centralalberta@dressforsuccess.org. ● Canadian Fiddle Champion Scott Woods and his band in concert on May 21 at 7 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church. This performance features fiddling styles from Cape Breton, Scottish, Acadian, Irish, French Canadian, and Metis. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for children 12 to six years, and children five years and under are free. Contact 403-347-6073 or office@sunnybrookunited.org. Proceeds will support Sunnybrook United Church programs, and Camp Kasota. ● Friday Family Dance will be held on May 8, 7 p.m. at Festival Hall. Based on community dances of days gone by, the event features live music by JukeBox Rock, two dance lessons, games and fun for the whole family. Bring mom out to start off Mother’s Day weekend dancing with mom. Tickets available at the door or online at www.countrypridedanceclub.ca. Co-sponsors are Country Pride Dance Club, Red Deer Arts Council, Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society, City of Red Deer Culture Services, and Peavey Mart. Hot dogs, pie and ice cream available for purchase in support of Cultural Heritage Society.

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Details of suicide do not need airing Dear Annie: Last week, our son came counselling. We’ve talked to our son home from high school and told us that about the tragedy and are trying our a boy at his school had killed himself. best to help him. The boy had been a friend of his since Because the students have no inforthe fifth grade. mation, they are making wild The school had a moguesses and placing uninment of silence over the formed posts on social media. public address system, My question is why is this but never mentioned the tragedy so secret? Should the boy’s name. school do more? — Sad Mom Most of the details Dear Sad: Sometimes, the about the suicide are nonschool is ill-equipped to deal existent, although there with such tragedies and does are a few things mennothing, which tends to create tioned on a website aska whirlwind of misinformaing for help paying for fution. neral costs. Also, the administration Students who didn’t may fear that mentioning the MITCHELL know the suicide victim details would create copycat & SUGAR are guessing it was caused suicides. But the details do by bullying. Our son says not need airing. The acknowlthat’s not true. edgement of mourning, howSome students are even ever, is important. saying the fund requests are a scam. The American Foundation for SuiWe haven’t heard anything about cide Prevention (afsp.org) offers a whether the school is offering grief Toolkit for Schools, and you should

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The more motivated you are, the more work you’ll get done today. If you have an ongoing problem with a colleague or family member, then take the Thursday, April 23 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: time to talk things through. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Attached ScorMichael Moore, 61; Dev Patel, 25; John Hanpios — get talking with your spouse. Singles nah, 53 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Communicat- — look beyond the exterior package that a potential partner presents. If you can’t coming with others will be fiery and fun today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Strive to be more municate well, then it’s not going to last. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Jupiter flexible, especially when it comes to intimate blesses professional or volunrelationships and financial matteer projects and, the more you ters. October and December are utilise your negotiation skills, the the best months to join an online more successful you’ll be. Don’t dating site, propose or get marlet Scorpio self-doubts hold you ried. back though. ARIES (March 21-April 19): SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Use your restless energy posiDec. 21): With the Sun, Mercury tively today Rams — through and Mars moving through your study, travel, exercise, DIY jobs work zone, be more proactive around the house, unusual hobabout showing others what you bies or adventurous pursuits. are capable of. Confidence is There’s no time to be bored. the rocket fuel that will take you TAURUS (April 20-May 20): JOANNE places. Your positive Taurean qualiMADELEINE CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. ties are boosted at the moment, MOORE 19): Don’t feel you have to cope as the Sun, Mercury and Mars on your own Capricorn. Reachmarch through your sign. You’ll ing out to others will lighten your find confidence and courage are load, and you’ll find loved ones a winning combination. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): With Venus are only too happy to help. All you have to do visiting your sign, your appreciation of beau- is ask. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): With Vety is intensified. So make sure you include beautiful people, pleasant surroundings, art, nus visiting your creativity/children zone, enjoy sharing fun projects with the young people literature and music in your day. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Today’s in your life. How long has it been since you danced, stars heighten your Cancerian compassion and your need to mother everyone around painted, played music or sang? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s a fabuyou. Pay special attention to a friend or aclous day to pursue your favourite hobby, or quaintance who needs a shoulder to cry on. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re very fo- spend quality time with a friend. The stars stir cused on professional projects at the moment up your communication zone so expect plenty but don’t put all your eggs in the one work of messages, emails, texts or tweets. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationbasket. Diversify your interests; expand your ally syndicated astrologer and columnist. contacts; and keep your options open.

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mention this to the administration. The foundation is also an excellent resource for anyone dealing with suicide, and you will find information there that will help you talk to your son about his friend. Dear Annie: I would like to thank “B” for bringing attention to the telephone scammers who have been plaguing the public. I also would like to bring to your readers’ attention to a scam perpetrated by people claiming to be from the tax department. I have received three calls from these people. The “official” recorded message is totally bogus. The caller threatened me with arrest for ignoring the calls. They instructed me to call a 202 area code, but it’s a private Washington, D.C., number, not the IRS. I have worked for a federal agency and know how things work. Please be aware of the following: 1. The IRS does not initiate contact

by telephone. They use certified mail. 2. Legitimate government agencies have an 800 number. 3. The IRS will not arrest anyone over the phone. If an arrest is required, it will be after lengthy legal processes have been exhausted. You’ll know about it. Police agencies need a bona fide warrant to arrest people. 4. If you receive such a call, report it immediately. Also notify your local police. — Knows Better Dear Knows: Thank you for your expert advice. Calls pretending to be from the tax department can be particularly frightening for people who are so eager to co-operate that they give out personal financial information over the phone. Please be careful. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Pioneer Middle School Grade 6 student Marcus Bird warms up on his trombone prior to performing with fellow trombonists Marty Block and euphonium player Logan Thomson in the brass trio division at the Red Deer Music Festival on Tuesday. The trio chose Polly Wolly Doodle as their performance piece. For more than 50 years, the Red Deer Festival of the Performing Arts has been promoting “growth and development of music and the arts for our youth in Central Alberta,” as Dr. Stu Fleming of the Kiwanis Club of Red Deer first proposed in 1964. It is now one of Alberta’s largest competitive music festivals with more than 1,100 participants and more than 6,000 performances.

Participants from age five to 25 compete in band, piano, instrumental, vocal, chorus, orchestra, string and speech arts, before adjudicators. The professional adjudications provides a learning experience for participants. All performances through Friday are held in the Red Deer College Arts Centre, at 100 College Blvd. To see a full schedule of the

festival, visit reddeerkiwanisfestival.org/ schedule/ The festival costs $7 for a full-week pass, $5 for a day pass and $2 for a morning, afternoon or evening session. Admission is paid at the door. Following the festival, there will be a showcase performance of the best talent on May 7 at 7 p.m. at Sunnybrook United

Church, at 12 Stanton St. The showcase recognizes individual and group excellence through 100-plus awards. Admission is by voluntary donation.

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LEFT: The St. Patrick’s School Band listens as an adjudicator speaks to them after the band performed on the main stage at the Red Deer College Arts Centre on Tuesday. ABOVE: Concert band adjudicator Don Robb works with the Koinonia Christian School Junior High School Band the Red Deer College Arts Centre on Monday. BOTTOM RIGHT: The trumpets from the Grade 7 Trochu Valley School performing with bandmates on Monday. BOTTOM LEFT: Members of the clarinet line of the Koinonia Christian School Band perform with bandmates on Monday.

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BRIEFS Gasoline Alley housing plan adopted by county More than 800 homes are expected to be built in Gasoline Alley’s new Liberty Landing subdivision. Red Deer County council adopted the Liberty Landing Outline Plan on Tuesday. It anticipates 833 homes being built in six phases on 123 acres in Gasoline Alley. Under the plan, 63 homes will be designated for secondary suites. Alberta Transportation has requested a traffic impact assessment be undertaken by the developer given the size of the project and the effect on local roads. The study is to focus on the intersection at Lantern Street and Hwy 2A, which is already close to the point that traffic lights will be required. The cost of road upgrades would be shared with the developer. The impact of additional traffic at McKenzie Road and Hwy 2 will also be studied. At full build-out, it is estimated the new residential area will be home to about 2,200 residents. Homes will include a mix of singlefamily detached houses, duplexes, townhouses and apartments. The outline plan calls for preservation of treed areas on the west side of the property and preserving a series of green spaces linked by trails winding around two ponds.

demanded cash. The clerk handed over about $4,000 in U.S. currency and about $100 in Canadian. Gauthier left the bank and got into the getaway vehicle. Crown prosecutor Ann MacDonald alleged Gauthier paid the driver US$100 from stolen cash, but Gauthier said he had never paid the driver. After the incident, Gauthier texted the woman at whose place he had stored items he used in the robbery. When Gauthier was arrested, police found the clothes he wore and the imitation firearm used in the offence. In his statement to police, Gauthier

admitted to the robbery. Defence counsel Kevin Schollie requested sentencing on this matter be adjourned so a pre-sentence report could be developed. Holmes agreed, sending the matter to the case management office to find a date for sentencing. Although a date is not yet set, sentencing will occur at least two months from his guilty pleas to allow time for the creation of the pre-sentence report. As a result of his plea, a charge of breach of probation was withdrawn by the Crown. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

hearing in Red Deer provincial court before Judge Bert Skinner. Following the hearing, she was denied release and was transferred to the Calgary Remand Centre. She faces charges of attempted murder, assault, assaulting a police officer and possession of stolen property. Police say on March 6 a woman went to the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and after an argument with a nurse at the facility, she stabbed the nurse. Dion will next appear in Red Deer provincial court on May 13.

was opposed to Hiebert’s release, citing warrants for her arrest out of three Saskatchewan municipalities and the fact she was on probation at the time of the alleged offence. Defence counsel Jason Snider said Hiebert wrongly thought the Saskatchewan matters had been dealt with when one of her co-accused pleaded guilty. Snider noted strong family ties to the Sylvan Lake area and a relative who was willing to let Hiebert live with them. Police say a Kentwood residence awoke on April 7 to find a woman had broken into his house and tried to make off with some of his items. A scuffle ensued and the male suffered head wounds. According to police, those wounds were caused by brass knuckles. Hiebert will return to Red Deer provincial court on May 6.

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Candy story robber being sought by city police RCMP are searching for a woman who robbed a Red Deer candy store on Saturday. The woman entered the Candy Bag Sweet Shop at 6791 50th Ave. just before 4:30 p.m. She looked at items before leaving the store, returning a short time later. The woman threatened to spray the staff member with the contents of a black spray can if the employee didn’t give her money. The suspect left with an undisclosed amount of money. The staff member was not injured in the robbery. The woman was wearing a black sweater, black pants and a faded black hat pulled low over her eyes. Anyone with information that will assist RCMP to identify the suspect is asked to call 403-343-5575.

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A woman accused of hitting a homeowner with brass knuckles after she was caught breaking into his house has been released from custody while she awaits the resolution of her charges. Judge John Holmes granted Kristen Lee Hiebert, 29, of Sylvan Lake bail in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday on a $3,000 surety. A surety means another party has to sign a form saying they are liable for the money should the accused fail to meet the conditions of her release. Crown prosecutor Ann MacDonald

After refusing to wait for counsel before a bail hearing, a Red Deer woman was thankful for being granted court-appointed counsel. Meghan Claire Dion, 34, accepted a consent order allowing for the Legal Aid Society of Alberta to pay for her counsel. She will get a lawyer within the next three weeks. Last week, Dion refused to have legal counsel and demanded a bail

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After leading police on a chase through the rural Blackfalds and Lacombe area, a man pleaded guilty to several counts in Red Deer provincial court. Zachary Finch, 22, formerly of Saskatoon, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, failing to comply with an undertaking and driving while disqualified for a May 11, 2014, chase that started at a traffic stop at Aspelund Road near Hwy 2. The facts of the incident were not read into the record in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday. Defence counsel Kevin Sproule provided Judge Jim Hunter with a copy of the statement of facts signed by his client. Finch’s sentencing was postponed until June 15 in Red Deer provincial court pending the outcome of a presentence report. Blackfalds RCMP said they pursued the suspect after he sped away from a traffic stop. During the chase, the suspect vehicle made several risky attempts to avoid capture including crossing the median and smashing into police vehicles. A helicopter was called in to assist. The suspect was arrested after fleeing his vehicle when it became stuck in a swamp west of Lacombe.

Called a career criminal by the Crown prosecutor, a Red Deer man was sentenced to one year jail for possessing drugs and a gun that were found during a police search of a residence in Grandview. Paul Edmund Fisch, 48, pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine and marijuana, possession a prohibited weapon and improperly storing a restricted weapon. Red Deer ALERT members found a pistol-grip shotgun in the residence during their search on Sept. 25, 2014. The shotgun was next to a wallet with more than $1,000 and Fisch’s ID. Items belonging to Fisch identified him as the person who stayed in the room. Fisch did not have a licence to possess a restricted firearm. Police also found small quantities of marijuana and crack cocaine in furniture in the room. Crown prosecutor Dave Inglis said Fisch has a lengthy criminal history, indicating he is a career criminal. Inglis asked Judge Jim Hunter for a sentence of one year on all the charges. Defence counsel Arnold Piragoff agreed with the sentence length. Piragoff noted that Fisch had only been living at the residence for a few days when the search warrant was executed. Fisch was originally charged with possession of crack and marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. Those charges relied on the large amount of cash and other items police seized during the search, including cellphones and a digital scale, as proof of trafficking. The cash was attributed to the recent sale of Fisch’s vehicle. And the scale and cellphones were not found in Fisch’s room, so the charges of trafficking were reduced to the lesser ones. Piragoff said his client has a history of drug problems and is seeking treatment upon his release from custody. Fisch has been in custody since his arrest on Sept. 25, 2014, giving him seven months of pre-trial custody. Due to his criminal history and the unlikelihood of being granted bail, Hunter gave him seven months credit on his sentence for his pre-trial custody. Fisch has five months left to serve. Hunter also ordered a lifetime weapons prohibition. Fisch already had a 10-year weapons prohibition on his record, leading to the greater punishment. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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The Kids in the Hall comedy troupe, left to right, Scott Thompson, Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch and Mark McKinney are shown in this undated handout photo. Mark McKinney is sitting near the stage of Toronto’s Rivoli night club. It’s a fitting venue for an interview about the new Kids in the Hall tour, as it’s where the comedians’ careers began.

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The Chicken Lady, a randy human-fowl hybrid, is another of McKinney’s most memorable characters. He says she came out of a sketch McDonald wrote about a “circus freak who could make his nose bleed at will, but who was being badgered on his lunch hour by these kids who want to see it.” When the circus freak refuses, he sends the boys to see the Chicken Lady. “Parts of the Chicken Lady have disappeared,” says McKinney. “I don’t know where her feet are anymore, so we have to make them new. “We make Chicken Lady claws by slow-drying hot glue out of a hot glue gun —I’ve kind of become an expert — and then strategic placing of feathers so that hopefully some of them come off as you’re stomping around the stage.” The last time the Kids in the Hall did a big tour was 2008. They decided to do one again now simply because it worked with their hectic schedules. “I dread it a little bit because we’ll just get into the same arguments we’ve had since we were here in the late ’80s,” McKinney says with a laugh. “But creatively it’s going to be a really good time.” What types of arguments? “It’s maybe a little bit more mellow than it was,” he explains. “But when we give each other notes, we’re the prickly men that we always have been, but it’s good. “It’s always to the greater good, and I think the huge creative advantage of the troupe is that we have some sort of hive mind that fairly reliably makes the smartest, most creative, funny decision on creative stuff anyway. “Business-wise, I think we’re approaching moronical.”

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RV storage lot nixed BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF A proposed RV storage lot in Red Deer County has been turned down amid opposition from neighbours. Red Deer businessman Doug Westman wanted to build a secure site for about 500 RVs, as well as additional indoor storage spaces in the county at the corner of C&E Trail and Township Road 374, about two km northwest of Springbrook. He applied to the county to have zoning regulations changed to allow for RV storage on his 19-acre site that is zoned country residential. But residents living in the area said the site was too big and too close to homes in

the scenic setting not far from the Red Deer River and the historic Mintlaw Bridge, a railway span that could become part of a future trail system. Property owner Malcolm Hough told council that allowing RV storage so close to four existing homes “seems at the very best an irresponsible decision.” Lisa Baird said allowing RV storage would affect local property values, interfere with a wildlife corridor and create an eyesore. Approving the commercial use for the site would also set a bad precedent, which could lead to other similar applications that don’t fit with the rural residential and agriculture nature of the area, she added. Another homeowner estimated the project would reduce the value of her

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property by $200,000 and urged council not to approve Westman’s application. “These people will destroy the integrity of the surrounding area and devalue property in the area,” said Brenda Carratt. Westman said he planned to surround his site with a six-metre berm and screen it with spruce trees planted every three metres. RV storage is not the first commercial business in the vicinity, he said. He noted that there are a number of acreage-based businesses in the area, as well as a trailer sales and manufacturing firm. For Westman, finding a suitable use for the land where he hoped to build his retirement home has been frustrating.

Westman told council his land holds no designation. It is zoned country residential but an application to subdivide the property into nine country residential lots was turned down by council in February. Council ruled that the lots would fall within a 1.6-km minimum separation distance to an existing hog farm, which was recently given permission to expand by the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB). The NRCB’s minimum setback is only 670 metres, which left Westman’s property affected by two conflicting setback standards. Westman said he has appealed the original subdivision decision and a hearing is set for May 8. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

NEW CO-OP GAS BAR IN BLACKFALDS

EXPLORING THE BUDGET’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — At a time of economic uncertainty, the Harper government has delivered a budget that contains a whack of projections based in large part on private-sector forecasts predicting better days ahead. As a result, the assumptions in the budget — the government’s first balanced fiscal plan in years —prompt one question in particular: What could possibly go wrong? The degree of potential fragility in the blueprint’s predictions depends on who you ask, though many experts agree forecasting the economy’s future beyond the short term is often anyone’s guess. For example, the budget said the country would shake off the economic sting of the oil slump and produce an average growth in real gross domestic product of 2.0 per cent in 2015, followed by 2.2 per cent in 2016. It also included predictions for oil prices, which have been cut in half since last summer. The forecasts say oil prices will average US$54 per barrel in 2015 before climbing modestly in each of the next three years to hit US$78 by 2018. The government concluded that last month’s private-sector projections were prudent, though it acknowledged there remained “uncertainty over the magnitude of the impact of lower oil prices on the Canadian economy.” Most of the potential threats to the GDP and oil-price outlooks are external, the budget said. Experts have warned that Canada faces economic threats such as slowdowns in places like China, stagnation in Europe and flat growth in world crude prices — or even another slide. The volatility could mean the final numbers will look very different from the budget’s outlook, which includes a $1.4-billion surplus projection for 2015-16. “We are in a relatively uncertain kind of environment right now in terms of the economy,” assistant parliamentary budget officer Mostafa Askari said Wednesday. Nobody knows the full extent of the economic damage Canada suffered from the crude-price shock, Askari noted. Even a slight difference between the budget’s oil-price projections and the eventual crude prices would mean a big swing in how much revenue the government rakes in, he added. “It could be more positive or it could be more negative,” Askari said of the forecasts. “It could go both ways.” Jack Mintz, a tax policy expert from the University of Calgary, described the budget’s projections as “pretty prudent,” particularly since he thinks the private-sector oil-price forecasts came in a little low. Mintz said the oil market is often unstable and, in general, the hardest economic projections to get right are longer-term ones. “Who knows? It’s a real mug’s game out there,” he said of where things will land down the road. That’s not going to prevent experts from continuing to make predictions, regardless of the challenge of nailing economic forecasts. Last week, the Bank of Canada projected real GDP growth in 2015 to register 1.9 per cent, a downgrade from its 2.1 per cent projection in January. It also predicted 2.5 per cent GDP growth next year. Even the central bank’s governor, Stephen Poloz, has acknowledged in the past just how difficult it can be for experts to get it right these days — even on their short-term forecasts. Following the dismal first quarter of 2015, a cautious Poloz said in a speech last month that he’s hoping the bank proves correct in its prediction that the economy would turn things around in the second quarter.

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Lacombe Market Square should take shape soon CANADA 1 CORP BY ADVOCATE STAFF A proposed commercial development on the west side of Lacombe should soon begin to take shape. Lacombe Market Square (C1C) Ltd. plans to create a large shopping centre parcel, three neighbourhood commercial parcels, two environmental open

BRIEF Former PM: Forget biases against women, people of colour VANCOUVER — Former prime minister Kim Campbell says that despite the fact that a colleague once called her a “boring leader,” she always felt compelled to get involved and engage people. Campbell, who led the Progressive Conservatives for five months in 1993, gave the keynote speech on leadership at the annual luncheon of the Canadian Club of Vancouver. She told the crowd of business people and politicians that great leaders are not only born but can be made when they’re put in a particular situation. “I think the world is full of examples of people who found themselves in the circumstance that forced them to discover resources within themselves they never knew were there.” The B.C.-born former lawyer called on business leaders to overcome biases against women and people of colour. “When I was young, women asked to be included on the basis of justice and fairness. But women were often excluded in order not to compromise standards or the bottom line,” she said. “Now we know that diversity actu-

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space parcels and two parcels for public or institutional use. Low-, mediumand high-density residential lots are also contemplated for the area, which is located east of Hwy 2A and south of Hwy 12. Lacombe Mayor Steve Christie said the developer isn’t able to elaborate on the development due to confidentiality agreements. ally improves performance and that women in leadership positions actually improve the bottom line.” Campbell now serves as the founding principal of the Peter Lougheed Leadership College at the University of Alberta. She joked that she’s had an interesting life through her travels and academic work since political retirement was thrust upon her by the Canadian electorate. The event was held in honour of recent winners of the Order of Canada and the Order of B.C.

It’s a tenant’s market for office space in downtown Calgary CALGARY — Downtown Calgary’s commercial real estate market is swinging in favour of tenants as more office space gets freed up in the whitecollar heart of the oilpatch. Weak oil prices have caused companies to cut their head counts in recent months, pushing vacancy rates into the double-digits. Dan Harmsen, vice president at Barclay Street Real Estate, said tenants have more negotiating power and options these days. Some subleases are becoming available that simply ask that the space’s operating costs be covered. Harmsen said it’s a healthy trend in what’s been an expensive market. “We’re just seeing a fundamental market correction like we’ve seen time and time again in Calgary,” he said. “We’re just entering a more balanced and fair market.” Even still, Harmsen said there’s been some hesitation on the part of

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But he expects additional details to be available in early June. Christie added that infrastructure work on the site will continue as conditions allow. An Edmonton developer announced in 2011 plans to develop the quarter section as Wolf Creek Crossing. But the land was later sold following a mortgage default. The buyer at the time was identified as Canada 1 Corp., an Edmonton company. tenants to pull the trigger on deals because they’re waiting for the market to drop further. “Nobody rings a bell at the bottom or the top, but I think we’re closer to the bottom than we are to the top,” said Harmsen. Barclay Street’s first-quarter downtown market report said the vacancy rate was 10.3 per cent, up 2.83 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2014. About 75 per cent of downtown Calgary tenants are in the oil and gas industry, said Joe Binfet, managing director at Colliers International. “As oil prices go, so goes the market for downtown office space,” he said. “What we’re seeing is an abundance of sublease space coming onto the market.” There’s not been as much of an impact in Calgary’s suburbs, where a more diverse array of companies have their offices, whether they’re in tech, healthcare or insurance. A recent report by Colliers said the current downturn “has not yet run its course” and that higher vacancies are likely to continue. Nexen, Talisman and ConocoPhillips have announced hundreds of layoffs, but that sublease space has not officially hit the market yet, it said. Collier’s first-quarter market overview registered a 10.67 per cent vacancy rate, versus 8.53 in the previous quarter. Binfet said tenant clients haven’t been in a rush to snap up leases, but over the past two weeks his firm has been showing more people around. “We’re encouraged by the fact that people are starting to make decisions on space, whereas two months ago they were paralyzed and not making decisions at all.”

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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — A steep decline in gold prices left a dent in the Toronto stock market on Wednesday as a majority of other sectors also declined. The S&P/TSX composite index pulled back 41.67 points to close at 15,304.77, with declining gold stocks providing biggest drag on the overall market. The Canadian dollar was up 0.35 of a U.S. cent at 81.78 cents. The TSX gold dropped 3.7 per cent as recent positive U.S. economic data and some better than expected financial results added pressure to a commodity that tends to flourish during equity market declines. June bullion lost $16.20 to settle at US$1,186.90 an ounce, while copper dropped four cents to $2.67. Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) was down four per cent, or 63 cents, at $15.13, while rival Goldcorp (TSX:G) slumped 55 cents or just over three per cent to $23.07. TSX energy stocks rose 0.2 per cent overall, while the June crude contract slid 45 cents to US$56.16 a barrel. The telecommunications sector jumped 1.1 per cent with all of the major Canadian telecommunications providers seeing a pop in their stock price. Shares of Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) were the biggest gainer, rising 2.2 per cent as the Toronto-based company delivered mixed quarterly results earlier in the week. The TSX has advanced only once in the past five trading sessions, though its day-to-day declines have been relatively tame. Wall Street headed in a different direction even as traders remained fixated on generally

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division later this year. The San Jose, California, company on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income that beat expectations as continued strong growth in its PayPal payments unit offset the impact of the stronger dollar. A stronger dollar cuts into revenue generated overseas when it’s translated back into dollars. The results sent eBay’s stock up 5 per cent in aftermarket trading.

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Medical marijuana plants are shown at a medical marijuana facility in Richmond, B.C., on Friday March 21, 2014.

Vancouver sprouting tougher rules for fast-growing medical pot stores BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Tougher zoning and business-licence rules may soon be rolled out for medical marijuana retailers in Vancouver, with one prominent seller hoping the regulations become a model for the country. City staff plan to present their proposal to the mayor and council next week. If applied, it would set a precedent for Canada’s fastest-budding marijuana industry. “In the greyness and the confusion ... that we’re in right now in terms of the status of the federal approach, the city has decided that we have to step in,” city manager Penny Ballem said Wednesday. “We don’t have jurisdiction over the sale of marijuana, but we do have a very clear jurisdiction over businesses.” More than 80 medical marijuana stores have opened in Vancouver in last two years, with 20 of them starting up in the last four months alone. Councillors have previously said the city has lost patience with the federal government, which upholds criminalization and opposes legitimizing dispensaries. The proposal aims to balance the needs of people accessing medical cannabis with community safety, security and aesthetics, Ballem said. The rules would require retailers to pay a $30,000 licensing fee, notify the public before opening a store that must be located at least 300 metres from schools, community centres and

other marijuana-related businesses. The city looked to Washington and Colorado for best practices in drafting the regulations, said Ballem, who wasn’t aware of any other Canadian city that’s taken the same approach. The federal government is aware of the city’s actions but has so far stayed mum, Ballem said. “The reaction that we’ve had from all the public sectors — school boards, health, the police and the public — is something needs to happen.” Marijuana advocate Dana Larsen, who has run the Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary for seven years, said the local industry welcomes oversight and that he’s optimistic any issues can be worked out. “I’m hoping what comes out of this is an example for the rest of Canada on how you can properly regulate cannabis dispensaries,” said Larsen, who is also vice-president of the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries. “If they wanted to crack down, they would have cracked down years ago and not let it proliferate the way it has.” Ballem said some outlets will be forced to move or close because the distancing rules will be non-negotiable. Once the rules are approved, current businesses will have 30 days to make an application. The $30,000 licence is substantially higher than the maximum $12,000 that other businesses must pay but Ballem said extra staff will be needed to cover assessments and paperwork for the marijuana industry.

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In Memoriam LYLE HOCKEN Mar. 28, 1940 - Apr. 23, 2012 The time has slipped away The memories we share of you bring smiles and tears. You will always be loved and not forgotten. ~Love, Shirley and family

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CARSON With great love and deep sorrow our family announces Vesna Carson’s passing on the 15th of April in Red Deer at the age of 57. A cherished wife, a loving mother, a devoted sister, caring daughter, and loyal friend to all who felt the warmth of her infectious smile and kind heart, she enters into eternity to join her beloved father, Milorad (Mike) Ceklic. Her spirit and memory live on in her family; her husband James, her four children, Janine (Jeff), Michael, Victoria and Elliott and her grandson, Matthew. She will forever be in the hearts of her mother, Jelena, sister, Biljana (Ted), their children, Ted and Tessa, as well as her Aunt Viola, cousins Nada, Lora (Mark), Nick (Dana) and their children, as well as numerous other relatives and friends in Canada and Yugoslavia. Vesna loved spring, walking among the lilacs and delighted in her garden. Vesna had a passion for art; she appreciated the beauty in every day things around her and captured this in her painting and drawing. She loved life and her family, filling each occasion with her own unique traditions that will live on with her children. Born in Yugoslavia, Vesna arrived in Canada with her family in 1972. She and her family learned English and adapted to Canadian life. After graduation, Vesna worked in insurance and later in retail, even owning her own gift store. Most recently, she worked for Red Deer Public Schools. Wherever she was, Vesna never failed to forge great friendships; she had a gift for putting people at ease. Her kind heart embraced all with compassion and unconditional caring. The family invites all who loved Vesna to join us in celebrating her life and honouring her memory at 2 p.m Saturday, April 25th at St Leonard’s Anglican Church, 4241 44 St., Red Deer. Reception to follow. “... may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest”

SODERBERG Sheldon June 22, 1947 - Apr. 18, 2015 Sheldon is survived by his wife Cindy Soderberg; daughter Lindsay (Kyreon Geiger); son Wayne; siblings Delores (Ray) Heath, Cheryl Vold, John (Donna) Soderberg and Lisa (Steven) Morrical; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives; as well as a host of friends. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Main Stage Room, Black Knight Inn, Red Deer, Alberta. Memorial Donations may be made to Red Deer Hospice, Ronald McDonald House, Red Deer or a charity of your own choice. STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, Box 1780, Stettler, Alberta 1-877-844-3422

ANDERSON Mildred Rosalia (nee JOA) Aug. 1, 1929 - Apr. 7, 2015 Mildred Rosalia Anderson (nee Joa) of Red Deer passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 85 years young in the Lacombe Hospital. It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our deeply devoted and loving Mom and “Gran”. We will forever be as proud of her as she was of us. Nothing fulfilled Mildred more than attending Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, volunteering in her community, taking long walks, shopping and visiting with family and friends. Mildred was born in Nokomis, Saskatchewan to Adam Michael Joa and Sarah Helena (nee Vonderloh). She was the youngest girl of 12 children and was raised on a farm in Lockwood, Saskatchewan. She moved to Red Deer, AB in 1951 after completing high school and worked as a telephone operator for Alberta Government Telephones where she met her husband. Mildred and Ralph (Andy) were married in Nokomis, SK on Oct. 2, 1954. She devoted her life to the service of others, excelling at raising two sons and one daughter, and serving her community through volunteer work at Canadian Blood Services, Valley Park Nursing Home, Red Deer Regional Hospital Center and the CWL. Her volunteering spirit earned her a trip to Ottawa in 2012 to receive the HEART OF GOLD Award from Canadian Blood Services. She also received the Mayor’s Recognition Award in 2013, among many other volunteering recognitions over the years. Mildred is predeceased by her husband Ralph Albert “Andy” Anderson in July, 1996, infant daughter Anne Marie in March, 1955, her parents and seven siblings. She will be sadly missed by her children and their families: Larry (Pamela) Anderson of Florence SC. (Scott of Raleigh NC.), Bruce (Krista) Anderson of Chilliwack BC (Jennifer of Vancouver, BC. and Charlene of Grande Prairie, AB.), Sandra Porttin of Red Deer (Brittany and Randy Schuurman of Fort Assiniboine, Tasha of Jasper, Kara of Red Deer and Nolan of Red Deer); three great-grandchildren (Anneliese, Ottilia and Henrik Schuurman), two sisters in Sask., two brothers in AB., as well as numerous nieces and nephews and all those that were fortunate enough to have known her. We will forever be thankful to her for filling our hearts and minds with her love, wisdom, humor, and stories that will continue to be told by all of us that loved her. Memorial services and mass will be celebrated at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508-48th Avenue, Red Deer AB on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 11:00AM. A CWL hosted luncheon will follow in the Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Blood Services would be appreciated. Prayers will be held on Thursday, April 23 at 7PM at Parkland Funeral Home on Taylor Drive, Red Deer, AB.

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BELLANGER Ryan Mar. 30, 1983 - Apr. 17, 2015 Ryan Bellanger of Red Deer, Alberta passed away suddenly on Friday, April 17th, 2015. He will be sadly missed and forever remembered by his many loving family members and friends. A Memorial Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer, on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations in Ryan’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer & District SPCA, 4505 77 Street, Red Deer, Alberta, T4P 2J1. At the family’s request, flowers can be procured through Stems in Red Deer. 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

PHILLIPS George Martin 1928 - 2015 George Martin Phillips of Red Deer, Alberta passed away while surrounded by his family and friends on April 20, 2015 at the age of 86 years. George leaves to mourn his wife of 60 years, Henrietta; children, Cheryl (Bob) Kearns, Debbie Lodeon (Clarence) and Bonnie (Wayne) Soderquist; many grandchildren and great grandchildren; brothers, Mike (Hazel) and David (Cora); sister, Hazel (Frank) Welder; many extended family; and his friends and family from the Michener Hill ExtendiCare. He was predeceased by his parents, William and Kate; and his many siblings. A Memorial Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made in George’s name to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta at www.heartandstroke.ab.ca. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of Maryann Hansen, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

URQUHART 1936 - 2015 Elizabeth Joyce Urquhart of Red Deer, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the age of 78 years. Joyce is survived by her children Lynn Bentley, Joy (Barry) O’Connor, Ralph (Sharon) Brown, Paul Brown, Lois Anne Berridge; step daughter Heather (Ian) Urquhart; fourteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Also to cherish Joyce’s memory are her brothers Bill (Thelma) MacLennan and Sandy (Sandra) MacLennan; sisters Mae Hare, Chris Campbell, Audrey (Tom) Tobin, Sadie Henderson, Joan (Billy) Wentworth, Sharon Vokey, Beatie (Jimmy) Jesome and Donna (Glen) Mason as well as numerous nieces and nephews who held a special place in her heart. She was predeceased by her parents, Alexander and Murdena MacLennan, husband David Urquhart, brother and sisterin law Doug and Dot MacLennan, sister Cathrine MacLennan, brother in laws Sanford Hare, Roy Campbell, Calvin Vokey, Arnold Henderson, grandson Dustin Brown, nephew Doug Tobin and niece Colleen Tobin. A service to celebrate Joyce’s life will be held in the auditorium of Extendicare Michener Hill, 12 - Michener Blvd, Red Deer, on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to The Arthritis Society of Alberta, Alberta & NWT Division Office 1301 8th St. SW. Suite 300, Calgary, AB, T2R 1B7 or to the Lung Association of Alberta, Box 4700, Stn South, Edmonton AB T6E 9Z9. Condolences to Joyce’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

STUART Kenneth 1929 - 2015 Mr. Kenneth Earl ‘Ken’ Stuart, beloved husband of Mrs. Melba Stuart of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Monday, April 20, 2015 at the age of 86 years. Ken was born on April 1, 1929 at Preston Waterloo, Ontario. He especially enjoyed hunting in his younger years and was an avid golfer. Ken worked at the Bowden Institution; as a Painting Instructor teaching the inmates, until his retirement. Ken loved his family dearly and was very proud of his beautiful large family. Ken will be lovingly remembered by his wife of sixty-eight years, Melba of Red Deer; his three sons; Ronald of Red Deer, Ken (Lyvonne) of Virden, Manitoba and Raymond (Donna), also of Red Deer, his eight daughters; Lynn (Norm) of St. Albert, Alberta, Carol of Red Deer, Gwen and Pauline (Vern), all of Okotoks, Alberta, Doreen (Frank) and Donna, all of Red Deer, Kathy of Calgary, Alberta and Colleen (Colin) of Blackfalds, Alberta; thirtytwo grandchildren and sixty great grandchildren. Ken was predeceased by his parents, four grandchildren and a great grandson. A Celebration of Ken’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be held at the Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations in Ken’s honor may be made directly to Unit 32, Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre or the donor’s choice. 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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WASILENCHUK, John Aug. 23, 1922 - April 16, 2015 John passed away peacefully at home in Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, April 16th, 2015, with his loving wife Lillian at his side. A Celebration of John’s Life will take place at the Olds Legion, Olds, Alberta, on Friday, April 24th, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer Phone (403) 347-2222

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Anarchy fuels boom in migrant smuggling LIBYA

TURNING MEDITERRANEAN INTO ’GRAVEYARD’ BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO — Libya’s chaos has turned it into a lucrative magnet attracting migrants desperate to make the dangerous sea voyage to Europe. With no central authority to stop it, business is booming, with smugglers charging ever more as demand goes up, then using the profits to buy larger boats and heavier weapons to ensure no one dare touch them. It’s a vicious cycle that only translates into more tragedies at sea. With each rickety boat that sets off from Libya’s coast, traffickers rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars. So assured are they of their impunity that they operate openly. Many even use Facebook to advertise their services to migrants desperate to flee war, repression and poverty in the Middle East and Africa. And they are armed to the teeth, often working with powerful militias in Libya that control territory and hold political power. One coast guard officer in Sabratha, a Libyan coastal city that is a main launch point for smugglers’ boats headed to Europe, said his small force can do little to stop them. Recently, he heard about a vessel about to leave but refused to send his men to halt it. “This would be suicidal,” he told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation from the powerful traffickers. “When you see smugglers with anti-aircraft guns mounted on pickup trucks on the beach, and you have an automatic rifle, what are you going to do?” If any one factor explains the dramatic jump in illegal crossings into Europe, it’s Libya’s turmoil since the 2011 civil war that ousted longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. As the boat traffic increases, so do the horrific disasters. Over the weekend, a ship packed with migrants capsized off Libya, leaving at least 800 dead, the deadliest shipwreck ever in the Mediterranean. At least 1,300 people have died in the past three weeks alone, putting 2015 on track to be the deadliest year ever. During his rule, Gadhafi struck deals with Europe to police the traffic, helping to keep the numbers down. In 2010, some 4,500 migrants made the perilous crossing from North Africa to Italy, the vast majority departing from Libya, according to the EU border agency Frontex. In 2014, that number spiraled to more than 170,000. By comparison, just under 51,000 took the secondmost-popular smuggler route into Europe in 2014 — from Turkey into Greece and the Balkans. That was about the same as in 2008. European authorities have been scrambling to find ways to deal with the crisis. One proposal is to fund camps in countries bordering Libya to house migrants before they reach its coast. Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said Wednesday there are contingency plans for military intervention against smugglers in Libya and that Italy is willing to lead an operation if it gets U.N. backing. In the past year, Libya’s crumbling into anarchy has only accelerated. The country was plagued by multiple armed militias since Gadhafi’s ouster and

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People pause by the sea during a candle light vigil in Sliema, in the outskirts of Valletta, Malta, Wednesday. A smuggler’s boat crammed with hundreds of people overturned off the coast of Libya on Saturday as rescuers approached, causing what could be the Mediterranean’s deadliest known migrant tragedy.

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death, but since 2014 what little political structure Libya had has collapsed. There are two rival governments, neither with any real authority, and each fighting the other on the ground. Local militias hold sway around the country, some of them with hardline Islamist ideologies. The Islamic State group has emerged as a strong and brutal force, with control of at least two cities along the central and eastern parts of the Mediterranean coast and a presence in many others. Over the weekend, it issued a video showing the mass beheading of dozens of African migrants, mostly Ethiopian and Eritrean Christians who were abducted as they tried to make it to the coast. In the chaos, smuggling has “become an organized crime, with cross border mafias in possession of weapons, information and technology,” said the head of an independent agency that studies human trafficking and tries to help migrants in Sabratha. Extensive cross-border smuggling networks organize different legs of the journey: First from the migrants’ home country to the Libyan border, then from the border to a jumping-off point on the coast, then onto boats for the Mediterranean crossing. “We call the Mediterranean Sea ’the graveyard,”’ said the agency director, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation from smugglers. Along the way, traffickers strike deals with local militias to turn a blind eye to their movements. For example, smugglers bringing Africans across Libya’s southern border pay off the ethnic Tabu militia nominally tasked by the Libyan government to patrol the border, he said. Smugglers have also raised prices, he said. Some have bought larger fishing trawlers that are ostensibly somewhat safer and can carry hundreds more migrants — and they charge up to 3,000 euros ($3,200) per person. They use the funds to buy weapons and technology — including satellite phones, GPS systems and 4-wheel-drive vehicles to move across the desert. Migrants pay for each leg of the journey. It costs around $1,000 to get to Libya from Senegal and around $2,500 from Ethiopia, according to migration experts in those countries. But prices can vary. Italian prosecutor Maurizio Scalia, who investigates human trafficking, said the price from Ethiopia can reach as high as $5,000. The cost for the trip across the Mediterranean depends on the type of boat and, on better vessels, which part of it the migrant is crammed into — the top deck or down below, according to several smugglers who spoke to the AP. They were reached through the Facebook pages where they advertise and gave only their first names for fear of prosecution by authorities in Tripoli. A place on an inflatable boat — a more treacherous journey — can run $500, while relatively sturdier wooden or steel boats run from $1,000 to $2,000s, said one smuggler, Luqman, in the city of Zwara, another main launching point. Mohammed, another smuggler in Zwara, said he runs boats to Italy — 15-meter (45-foot) wooden boats with a capacity of 200 people, or 18-meter ones with a capacity of 280. He insisted none of his boats have sunk, saying the danger was when smugglers overload their vessels, as they often do, sometimes to

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Amnesty International urges Europe to launch emergency migrant rescue mission, boost front-line countries BRUSSELS — Amnesty International is urging European nations to launch a massive humanitarian operation in the Mediterranean where hundreds of migrants are feared to have drowned in recent weeks. The human rights group called in a report Wednesday for a multinational effort backed by “naval and aerial resources at a scale commensurate with foreseeable departure trends.” The report said almost 21,000 people had crossed the central Mediterranean this year to April, almost the same number as last year, but that far more had died or disappeared. European Union leaders are holding crisis talks on migration in Brussels on Thursday. Amnesty International urged them to send emergency financial and logistical aid to frontline countries Italy and Malta to boost their search and rescue capacity until a multinational operation can be launched.

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1981 — The House of Commons approves the final draft of Canada’s proposed new constitution. 1950 — Detroit Red Wings beat the New York Rangers four games to three for the Stanley Cup.

1906 — The Alberta legislature sets the provincial speed limit at 10 mph in the city and 20 mph in the country. 1896 — Motion pictures premiere in New York City. 1827 — Digging starts on the Shubenacadie Canal, to connect Halifax, N.S., with the Bay of Fundy. 1348 — The first English order of knighthood is founded.

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BPA — get the science Proponents of BPA (the ubiquitous chemical bisphenol-A) are fueling a science war. To counter the growing sentiment that BPA is harmful, chemicalindustry lobbyists recently launched a splashy advertising campaign asking consumers to “listen to the science” about BPA. We agree! But why would proponents of something that is now judged too toxic for pregnant mothers and babies tell you to look at the science? Well, let’s look at the science. Where it is found: BPA is used to make strong, transparent plastics for food storage and packaging. It’s in the thin, slightly powdery coating on the thermal paper used for most cash-register receipts. It’s used in the epoxy resins that line most food cans and in some fire retardants in electronics. What the chemical industry says: The American Chemistry Council is correct that the Food and Drug Administration and the European Food Safety Authority say BPA is safe at the levels most of us are exposed to. What we say: The FDA and EFSA haven’t yet taken into account a growing body of research suggesting that even at low levels, repeated exposure to BPA can change your endocrine functions (BPA is a hormone disruptor) and have other long-lasting effects on developing fetuses and infants, as well as damaging sperm quality. Other research is even more troubling. What nearly 100 human studies have found: Everyday BPA exposure is associated with troubling and increasingly common health issues such as behaviour and reproductive problems; high blood pressure; polycystic ovarian syndrome; and weight-related problems, such as diabetes. ● A brand-new study from New Jersey’s Rowan

How to age well — without the fountain of youth When it comes to aging well, many of us search for secrets to unlocking the fountain of youth. However, aging is inevitable and it doesn’t have to be a bad thing! It is a time of life where we can simplify — worry less about the “what ifs” and “should have” and more about what we have always wanted to do. The key is to stay healthy and prevent disease so that we can be in good SHANE shape long into our older JOHNSON years. Keep your mind sharp, your energy up and your vital- NATUROPATHIC ity strong by avoiding these MEDICINE common aging pitfalls: ● You are what you eat: This old adage holds some truth! There is no question that processed and packaged foods high in sugar, saturated fats and sodium wreak havoc on our body. These foods literally weigh us down and increase our risk for diabetes, heart disease and cancer. The most important foods to focus on as we age are protein and veggies. While protein rebuilds old and damaged tissues, vegetables protect it with anti-aging antioxidants and rich nutrients. To keep your body lean and strong, make sure you are eating a variety of lean proteins like chicken, fish, turkey and legumes, as well lots of colourful vegetables. ● Don’t lose your muscles! Our muscle mass begins to decline as we age, and is slowly replaced by body fat. This can make us feel tired and weak, and increases our risk for injury. Resistance training is the key to a healthy fat/muscle ratio. Use free weights or resistance bands to build lean muscle, or better yet, work with a personal trainer. The most important factor is to be consistent, and aim for at least three 30-minute weight training sessions per week. ● Sharpen your mind: Nutrients like vitamin B12, vitamin D and omega-3 fats are needed for mental functioning, memory, learning and processing. There is also evidence that adequate levels of Vitamin D can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease! Those over the age of 65 are at a higher risk for deficiencies in these nutrients and can show signs of poor memory and concentration as a result. Get your levels checked and talk to your naturopathic doctor about suitable doses for you. ● Hormones keep you young: Both men and women experience an inevitable decline in hormones as they age. The typical scenario for men is a drop in testosterone and an increase in estrogen, in comparison to women, where we see both estrogen and progesterone decline. Hormone imbalances can cause many symptoms including mood changes, fatigue, low libido, anxiety, depression and insomnia. Getting your hormone levels checked is a great way to identify if you could benefit from hormone support. ● Fun and laughter: As they say, laughter truly is the best medicine. Babies are estimated to laugh 300 times a day. Compare that to 15 to 20 times a day for the average adult, and you can see that we need to laugh more! Not only does laughter reduce stress and tension, it also releases ‘feel good’ hormones into your body such as endorphins. Laughter can actually boost your immune system and improve circulation to the face giving you a young, healthy glow! ● Hydration: As we get older, the system that triggers our thirst diminishes and we may not feel thirsty until we are already dehydrated. Water keeps the kidneys, blood circulation and skin in good shape. Aim for two litres of water per day. If you are exercising regularly, you may need to fuel up on more to stay hydrated. Anxiety towards aging should not be feared, but instead embraced! Rethink what growing old actually means — think of it in terms of personal growth and longevity. Treat your body well; challenge your mind and yourself. Avoid the pitfalls of the aging process and start owning your age. Remember, aging gracefully is possible through healthy living. For more information on how to age well, talk to your naturopathic doctor. Dr. Shane Johnson ND was born and raised in Red Deer and is the owner of Aspire Natural Medicine. He completed his naturopathic medical training at Bastyr University, and is among only a handful of naturopathic doctors in Alberta to complete an additional one-year residency in family medicine. For more information on naturopathic medicine visit www.aspiremedicine.ca.

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DRS. OZ AND ROIZEN University School of Osteopathic Medicine has found an association between BPA levels in children and risk for autism spectrum disorder. ● A recent lab study from the University of Houston found that exposure to BPA used as flame-retardants in computers, cellphones and other electronics may be linked to unwanted weight gain. ● Another new study puts the health-care cost of obesity related to BPA at more than $1.5 billion over several decades. Those who know agree: When Newsweek recently interviewed 20 prominent scientists who research BPA, the majority said it’s likely the chemical is linked to all of those health problems and to several forms of cancer as well, though more study is needed. “There’s too much data consistent across studies ... time and time again ... to ignore it and suggest BPA has no effect on humans,” one researcher said. How does BPA cause trouble? When it gets into

living cells, BPA is an endocrine disruptor. Not only does that mess with your metabolism and lead to weight gain, it also acts like estrogen and may have a particularly strong effect on fetal sexual development. (It feminizes male infants in many animal experiments.) It also might have an effect on brain development given its ability to change the activation of genes: Animal studies — and some research in children — suggest that it might increase the risk for aggression and anxiety. Here’s what you can do: Although BPA is in many products you’re in contact with every day, and alternative chemicals from the same bisphenol family (bisphenol B, C, E, F, G, M, P, PH, S, TMC and Z) used in many plastics labeled “BPA-free” may have similar effects, these strategies can help you reduce your exposure: ● Don’t heat/microwave food or drinks in plastic containers. Heat speeds the transfer of BPA from plastics into edibles. Store food, especially acidic foods like tomato sauce, in glass or uncoated metal containers. ● Say “no thanks” to receipts, tickets and anything else printed on thermal paper. If you take one, wash your hands. BPA may be absorbed through the skin and can hitchhike from your fingers into your body when you eat. ● Eat fresh instead of canned fruit. Ditto for veggies. Avoiding plastic food packaging whenever possible will reduce your exposure, too. Now that you’ve listened to the science, do you think glass will make a comeback? The YOU Docs, Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show and Mike Roizen of Cleveland Clinic, are authors of YOU: Losing Weight. For more information, go to www. RealAge.com.

Stories teach and heal I love stories. I love listening to stories, reading stories and telling stories. Stories entertain, challenge beliefs, call laughter to come into places drenched with tears and bring tears to soften places hard with bitterness and hatred. Stories heal. Stories teach. All over the world, the wisdom of plant medicine has been taught through stories. The following story is an example of a teaching story from China.

tions, one meal instantly or many over an extended period of time, he chooses long-term benefits over short term gain. A choice like this requires patience, another characteristic of a healer. Finally, who in their right mind would believe a falcon? The boy does. He has faith. The belief that life is good and it is possible to receive what one needs to live is an essential characteristic of a healer. Then the story goes on to explain the medicine of Dang Gui. First we learn that it is easy to grow. Many stories begin with birds planting seeds. The raven is the favoured seed planter in many First Nation stories. But this plant does not need to pass through a bird’s digestive tract to grow. Then the story teaches about how to recA young boy is left without family. ognize the plant. Dang Gui is sturdy with All he has is a bow and arrow, so he small, bright red flowers. heads out to hunt. After several days Next, one learns that it is important to ABRAH with no luck, the boy sees a large falwait for the plant to die back and then harcon in a tree. He raises his bow and ARNESON vest the root. The story also teaches to boil just before he releases the arrow, the the root for tea. HERBS FOR LIFE falcon speaks. After learning about planting, recognizing “If you do not kill me, I will give you and harvesting the plant, the plant’s medicinal efseeds for a medicinal plant. People will cherish you fects are taught. Tea made from the root transforms and the plant. You will never go hungry again.” the poor starved, stressed and probably depressed The boy pauses and lowers his arrow. The falcon boy. He becomes strong and optimistic. As are his flies over the boy’s head and drops a handful of neighbours. The plant nourishes, relieves stress and seeds at his feet. After gathering up the seeds, the depression. boy hurries home to plant them. Finally the birds, reminiscent of the flowers, give Within a week, a sturdy plant grows and bright, tithe plant a name. Dang Gui. In Chinese Dang Gui ny red flowers appear. When the plant dies back, the means, “to return.” To return to health perhaps? boy digs up the root, boils it and drinks the tea. After Although today Dang Gui is best known as a tonic drinking the tea, he feels strong and vital: anything for the female reproductive organs, it is also conseems possible. He offers a drink of tea to his neighsidered an adaptogen. Adaptogenic plants help the bours and they become robust with optimism. body adapt to stress through improving the function When the boy returns home a flock of tiny red of the liver, calming the circulatory system and modbirds has gathered on the roof of his house. They erating stress hormones secreted from the adrenal were singing Dang Gui, Dang Gui. glands. This simple story teaches many things about the ● On May 9, there is a special storytelling event healing plant and the healer. To begin, the healer coming to Red Deer. The event is a fundraising for starts his journey alone. In most traditional societWalking with Our Sisters, a memorial, and art instilies (including ours — I can’t think of a more rigorous lation for the missing and murder aboriginal woman. training than becoming a medical doctor) the initiate For more information go to www.walkingwithoursisthealer must embark on a solitary journey to discover ers.ca/events/2015-2/red-deer personal strengths and weakness. Herbs for Life is written by Abrah Arneson, a local While hunting, the boy spares the life of a falcon clinical herbalist. It is intended for information purposes even though he is close to starvation. These actions only. Readers with a specific medical problem should suggest three traits of a healer. The first is compasconsult a doctor. For more information, visit www.abrasion: he spares a life of another when it means hardherbalist.ca. Arneson can be reached www.abraherbs. ship from himself. Second, after weighing his opcom.

The story of Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis)

Task force says mammograms most beneficial starting at age 50 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Women should get a mammogram every two years starting at age 50 — and while routine screening brings little benefit in the 40s, beginning it that early should be a personal choice, a government task force said Monday. Also, there’s not enough evidence to tell if new 3-D mammograms are the best option for routine screening, or if women with dense breasts need extra testing to find hidden tumors, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded. The draft advice issued Monday is largely a rewording of the task force’s controversial 2009 recommendation that drew protests for questioning the usefulness of mammograms in the 40s. The American Cancer Society has long recommended annual mammograms starting at age 40 and while insurance usually pays for them, experts feared the dueling guidelines would confuse the public. In reviewing its recommendation this time around, the government advisory panel is stressing that 40-somethings need to weigh the pros and cons of screening with their doctors. Mammograms clearly can help prevent deaths but they come with trade-offs: anxiety-provoking false alarms, unneeded biopsies, and overdiagnosis, detection of tumors that never would have threatened a woman’s life. “Screening is most beneficial for women ages 50 to 74,” said task force past chairman Dr. Michael LeFevre of the University of Missouri. Compared with biennial mammograms for average-risk women, starting at age 40 instead of 50 could prevent one additional death but lead to 576 more

false alarms for every 1,000 women screened, the report calculated. Age aside, the report estimated nearly 1 in 5 women whose tumour was detected by a screening mammogram may be overdiagnosed. On the other hand, women at increased risk because their mother or sister had breast cancer may benefit more from mammograms than the average 40-year-old, LeFevre added. Urging that kind of personalized discussion is an important clarification, said Dr. Richard Wender of the American Cancer Society, which had sharply criticized the task force’s 2009 recommendation. The American Cancer Society currently is updating its own mammography guidelines, due out later this year, to include the latest evidence on those age questions. “Mammography is the most effective way to reduce the likelihood of being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, and avoiding a premature cancer death,” Wender said. Monday’s task force recommendation is a draft open for public comment through May 18, at www. screeningforbreastcancer.org. It also recommends: ● Women should undergo mammography every two years between 50 and 74, but more research is needed on whether to continue screening women 75 and older. ● About 40 per cent of women have breasts so dense that it’s more difficult for mammograms to spot cancer, and they’re at higher risk of developing tumors, too. Laws in 22 states require that women be told if mammograms show dense breasts, and some suggest they consider extra testing. The task force said more research is needed to tell if adding tests such as 3-D mammograms or ultrasound exams would improve women’s outcomes.

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How long until recreational fishing is outlawed? In his Message From the Minister in the 2015 Al- a symptom of a fishery in deep trouble and a cheap bert Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, Environment- nostrum, a placebo, even, to appear to be concerned, Sustainable Development Minister Kyle Fawcett while doing nothing effective and practical to cure wrote â€œthe recent closure of the commercial fishery the disease. in Alberta is also expected to open up With this yearâ€™s zero limit imposed on arcbetter opportunities for recreational tic grayling, virtually all Alberta native fish, fishing.â€? including pike in too many places, are subMany thoughtful Alberta anglers ject to zero limits, or tag limits, like walleye. are putting their glee on hold, realExceptions are Albertaâ€™s gazillions of native izing it could just as easily have gone stunted perch and non-native, stunted brook the other way. The commercial clotrout and, so far, reasonable populations of sure resulted from the report of one rocky mountain whitefish. At the same time, expert that Albertaâ€™s commercial fishthe few fisheries biologists we have left exery was unsustainable, i.e. that there hibit a prejudice against non-native species, simply are not enough fish. The way such as the brown trout that have evolved things are going in Alberta, you have and surmounted some of the real threats to to wonder how long before Albertaâ€™s our native fish. recreational fishing is found to be unOverfishing by anglers has not caused the sustainable and summarily ended, crisis. The real cause is the cumulative effect outlawed. of resource development run amok, aided BOB The high point of angling in Alberta and abetted by a negligent government, reSCAMMELL is generally considered to have been sulting in the destruction of fish habitats, 1985, when there were 343,310 licensed particularly headwaters spawning streams. anglers in Alberta. Then a steady deAlbertaâ€™s top trout stream, the North cline set in to where, in 2010, there were 252,030 Raven River, is threatened with gravel-mining its licensed Alberta anglers despite a more than a mil- source springs. Next best, the Crowsnest River is lion population increase; a decline of anglers as a threatened with strip mining for coal. The Muskeg percentage of population from 14.3 to 6.4 per cent. River, formerly Albertaâ€™s best bull trout stream, has When Sport Fishing in Alberta, 2015 is published, been destroyed by blatant native poaching the gutexpect a further steep decline in angler numbers, less government would not prosecute. Now siltation reflecting the sad fact that the Alberta fishing expe- from too many resource roads and too much water rience is sad and getting sadder fast. withdrawn for hydraulic fracking are finishing off Ralph Klein made much of being a fisherman, but the Muskeg and harming the Little Smoky, formerly his premiership from 1992 to 2006 choked off money Albertaâ€™s finest grayling river. and manpower from Albertaâ€™s Fish and Wildlife The extent of destruction of headwaters spawning Division and from fisheries management and habi- streams, particularly by clear cutters is terrifying. tat protection initiatives. Famously fishy Premier Albertaâ€™s Forestry Service pushed Spray Lakes SawAlison Redford finished off the century-old Fish and mills of Cochrane to clear cut along Hidden Creek, Wildlife Division completely in 2012. the most important spawning stream for Oldman We were shocked in 1994 when a zero limit on bull River drainage bull trout. trout was imposed in all of Alberta, and, in a classic, Lorne Fitch was once of the elite crew of Alberta almost comic, example of too much, or too little, too biologists; in the 1970s he worked on the North Ralate, a year later, in 1995, the seriously endangered ven River restoration. Hidden Creek now needs bull trout was officially designated Albertaâ€™s fish restoration, judging from what Fitch has to say about emblem, the provincial fish. it and some of his pictures of the mess: â€œThe most In the two decades since, not one bull trout has telling is the aftermath of logging, with the fellow been stocked in the province, nor any other practi- stirring up sediment from the substrate. That is in cal measure taken to prevent the ongoing extinction the middle of the area used by bull trout for spawnof our provincial fish. But the zero limit has become ing. I did redd counts on Hidden Creek last fall. The

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Big bull trout on! Good old days (20 years ago) on the Muskeg River. number of redds used to be about a hundred/year in Hidden Creek. I could only find 15 last fall, but the Forest Service contends they had Spray Lakes Sawmills follow all the guidelines for logging and the company did an excellent job. The pictures speak for themselves!â€? Fitch writes well on how we are destroying our fisheries â€Ś and fish. Contact him at lafitch@shaw.ca and ask him, especially, for his essays Two fish â€Ś One Fish â€Ś No Fish and In the Bedrooms of the Bull Trout. Meanwhile, we have an election coming up. Can we sustain yet another premier seeking a mandate who claims to be an avid angler, yet seems to have no idea of the sorry state of Albertaâ€™s fish and fishery? Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.

Many styles can be used to liven up your garden There are many styles of gardening. Each has its pluses and minuses and all can be intermingled. Like fashions, garden styles come and go to be recycled with a twist and a new name. Formal gardens with straight lines, symmetry and sculptured trees are one of the earliest types of known gardens and can still be found surrounding older public buildings. Formal gardens are labour intensive. While private gardens LINDA might contain some aspects TOMLINSON of a formal garden, rarely are they completely formal. In a formal garden, each plant has its own space and it is kept within that boundary by extensive pruning. Cottage gardens are the opposite of formal. Lines are curves that are not always noticeable as they can become hidden as plants intermingle, twine and invade each otherâ€™s space. These gardens are a riot of colour and look like they develop and grow on their own. But like any garden, they need care and attention. There may be a vegetable component to this garden and it will be separate to ensure that the vegetables have room to grow. Naturescape gardens are planned to invite native creatures into the garden. Plants are chosen and placed to entice creatures, big or small, into the yard. Often the emphasis of these gardens is to invite the birds, butterflies and, lately, bees into the garden. Rare gardeners encourage larger animals such as deer and moose as they can be very destructive, eating garden that one is trying to create. Native plants are planted as wildlife will feed on plants they are familiar with first. Feeders, water and animal habitat are an intricate part of a naturescape garden. Without it the wildlife will not visit. Xeriscape gardens are designed to use little water. Plants are attractively arranged in groups with the same cultural requirements. Plants that are drought tolerant are used in hot, sunny locations and slopes. Ones that require more moisture will be located in lower areas where moisture accumulates. Mulch is used extensively to reduce the need for

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