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Council taps reserves APPROVES $1.36M REQUEST FROM PUBLIC WORKS TO BUY OUTSTANDING EQUIPMENT BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A weak Canadian dollar and inflationary pressures has forced the city to dip into reserves to cover a projected shortfall in its fleet budgets. Council approved a request of $1.36 million from the Public Works department to purchase the outstanding equipment for 2014 and the project-
ed budget differential in 2015 on Monday. The city typically purchases its fleet units out of the United States. Public Works manager Greg Sikora said the low dollar means the city has less buying power to purchase its equipment for its fleet in 2015. He did not have the specific details for the required units available at the meeting. Council voted to adjust the
replacement budget to $7.2 million, up $1 million, and growth budget to $2.37 million, up $324,000. The one-time adjustment does not affect the tax base because the request was made mid-year. The money will be drawn from the equipment replacement and growth reserve. It currently has a balance of $21 million. Elaine Vincent, director of Development Services Divi-
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sion, told council that the reserve is sustainable and will meet any demands in the 10-year planning cycle. Sikora said deferring the purchases would pose risks such as paying more for equipment down the road and potentially interrupting service levels. For example, the community would be affected if the city’s ice surfacer broke down and there was no replacement,
he said. There’s also the risk of using equipment that is past its useful life. For example, a basic truck has an eight-year life cycle and a bus has an 18-year life cycle. Units are replaced when they near the end of its cycle. It generally costs more to fix an old piece of equipment than it is to buy new.
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VICTORIA SHACHTAY MURDER
Malley denied bail pending his appeal BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF
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Juan Bustos takes off, leaping 5 foot 10 inches during the broad jump event at the Legion Track in Red Deer on Monday. Bustos and classmates from the Destiny Christian School in Red Deer enjoyed a fine afternoon taking part in a school track and field fun day.
The Innisfail man convicted of first-degree murder in the bombing death of a quadriplegic single mother will have to wait in jail while his appeal is heard by the courts. Brian Andrew Malley, 58, was denied bail pending his appeal on Monday by the Alberta Court of Appeal. He was convicted of firstdegree murder on Feb. 24 and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. Victoria Shachtay, 23, was killed on Nov. 25, 2011, when she opened a package left on her doorstep. The package looked like an early Christmas present, but disguised a bomb that detonated when she opened it, killing her. Malley’s appeal is due back in the Calgary Court of Appeal on Sept. 15. It was launch on March 6. In the interim, he had sought to be released on bail. Several reasons for denying bail were given, including the graveness of the offence. The court said that short of treason in wartime or multiple killings, it could not be much worse. Another reason given was the weak grounds for appeal. “The appeal is not entirely frivolous, though some parts of it argued before me are, so far as I can tell,” reads the deci-
Brian Malley sion from Justice Jean Cote. At another point, the decision calls the Crown’s case strong. Cote adds that the danger of Malley jumping bail or misconducting himself while on bail are moderate but not strong. Cote cited an instance during the trial where testimony indicated Malley had asked a friend to plant evidence for him while he was held at the Red Deer Remand Centre. Among the reasons cited to Cote by defence counsel Bob Aloneissi for the appeal are a poor police investigation and that some members of the jury may have been biased against Malley’s wife.
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Siblings testify about extreme abuse suffered at hands of mother BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A former Bentley-area woman ruled her household with an iron fist, say her four children, who testified in court to extreme physical, emotional and sexual abuse. The woman, now 63, faces charges of sexual assault, sexual interference, assault causing bodily harm, aggravated assault and assault. The charges are in relation to what the
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Crown says was a long series of abuses during the 1980s and 1990s. The accused’s identity and the identity of her children are protected by a court-ordered publication ban. A trial in Red Deer provincial court scheduled for three days started on Monday before Judge James Glass. All four of her children, now adults between the ages of 33 and 40, took the stand on Monday, each detailing abuse they had suffered.
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The youngest son, 36, recalled specifically 10 to 15 instances of his mother sexually assaulting him while he was between the ages of 12 and 15. She would enter his room, climb under the comforter but above the sheet, rub his genitals with her hand, grind her hips on his body while straddling him, and lick and nibble on his ears. All the while, she told him that she loved him and that he was special. The now-36-year-old said he came forward to police after
finding out that his friend’s children had been sexually abused by their grandfather. RCMP investigators collected statements from the other three siblings. Each detailed stories of beatings and assaults with spatulas, sticks, knives and even pitchforks. The oldest daughter, 38, said growing up they faced two types of attacks: disciplinary or beatings. Discipline typically involved a child going to the bathroom, where their mother
told them to grab onto the sink and she would strike them with a wooden spoon or spatula. These instances were often directly related to an offence and the children were told why they were being struck. However, the beatings seemed random to the children and all testified to living in fear of the next time their mother would get angry for a reason they did not know.
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Blackfalds RCMP are looking for a dirty green mini van with the side rear windows missing.
Elderly man assaulted on rural property BY ADVOCATE STAFF Blackfalds RCMP are investigating a report of assault on an elderly man on Sunday. Police say that about 7:15 p.m., they received a report that an elderly man had been assaulted while at his residence, a rural property in Lacombe County. The victim was able to fight off the attacker and flee the scene. However, he suffered serious injuries and was transported to hospital, where he remains. Blackfalds RCMP are requesting assistance in identifying a vehicle seen in the area around the time of the assault. The vehicle is described as a dirty green mini van with the side rear windows missing. Investigators are asking anyone who may have information regarding this occurrence to please contact the Blackfalds RCMP 403-885-3333 or Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
Mayor Tara Veer said the preference is not to make such a substantial adjustment before the August mid-year budget review. Veer said the city found substantial savings in both the fleet and growth replacement charges. “We did budget a little bit lower this year so that factored into it,” said Veer. “But the greatest risk was if we didn’t make the adjustment now the community would have seen delays in service levels particularly of areas of road maintenance, parks, transit and snow and ice removal.” Veer said waiting to make the purchases until the mid-year budget review in August or next budget would make the problem go away. She said there would be impacts in the interim period. Coun. Ken Johnston asked administration about the option of partnering with other municipalities such as Grande Prairie or Lethbridge to purchase equipment. Paul Goranson, director of Corporate Services, told council the city has done this in the past when it makes sense. Goranson said it depends on the nature of the equipment and the suitability for the city. Johnston said the city is building strength and longevity in its fleet, which is good news. Johnston said he is pleased the city is able to draw on the reserves to fill this shortfall but he said there needs to be more conversations “The situation is we cannot delay,” he said. “I will bring up foreign exchange. We have many financial institutions the city . . . We need to sit down and have those conversations and come up with a plan that will hedge us just a little better.” In other council news: ● The fishing pond in Heritage Ranch will now be called Mitchell Pond. Council endorsed a request from the naming committee to name the pond after a well-known angler and conservationist, Barry Mitchell. A local branch of Trout Unlimited brought forward the request.
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Aloneissi is raising an issue about Malley’s wife’s misconduct at the trial, saying it may have biased one or more jurors against Malley. The decision said Aloneissi implies jurors should have been removed or potentially even a mistrial declared, despite during the trial defence counsel not arguing that during the trial. The trial judge, Justice Kirk Sisson, held an in camera court session after the misconduct, inquiring
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ABUSE: Stomped on son’s head, hit him in the face In one incident, the oldest son, 40, and oldest daughter were tobogganing when the oldest son ran over the oldest daughter. Their mother tore down the hill and stomped on the back of the oldest son’s head about five times. The oldest son said his mother always went for the head first. He recalled being hit once or twice in the toboggan incident, but can’t remember much after that. The oldest daughter said her mother stomped on her brother’s head about five times. In another incident, the oldest brother recalled coming to with his mother sitting on his chest repeatedly hitting him across the face. He said he had two black eyes, a split lip and multiple lacerations and bruises. The youngest son recalled what he said was one of his earliest memories, seeing his brother get punched in the head and knocked out. The mother then dragged the oldest son by his hair into the living room, sitting on his chest and hitting his head repeatedly. Defence counsel Dave Inglis asked all four children why they waited so long to come forward. He also made the point that corporal punishment was commonplace at the time. All four children countered that the level of abuse they experienced was beyond normal corporal punishment. The trial resumes today in Red Deer provincial court. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
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● Council gave first reading to a bylaw that will lower the interest rate on the Red Deer and District SPCA’s $1-million loan to 3.6 per cent from the current rate of 5.058 per cent. Earlier this year the city reduced the interest rates for other community groups. The audit committee flagged the inequity. A total of $923,155 is outstanding on the SPCA’s loan which was borrowed in 2007 to build a new facility. Coun. Ken Johnston said in it is a pleasure to support an organization that literally is going to the dogs. Second and third reading will be considered on Aug 17. ● Administration will have more time to work out the details of a regulatory framework for wood fire boilers in the city. Council extended its timeline to November to allow for more time for research and to coincide with the expected completion date for the province’s particulate matter response plan for the Red Deer region. ● Another item has been added to the city’s advocacy list. Council backed Coun. Buck Buchanan’s motion to call on the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and the province to ensure second language learning opportunities are available within local communities. ● Backyard chickens seem to not have ruffled any feathers in Red Deer. Council heard that in the past year there have been few issues related to urban chickens. Red Deer was one of the first cities in Alberta to pass a bylaw to allow up to four chickens in July 2014. Chicken licences are tied to population. The maximum number of licences is based on one chicken licence per 1,500 persons or 65 in 2014. With the boost in population, the city will now permit two additional licences. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
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Notley sorry Two dead after for residential planes collide school abuse FORT MCMURRAY — Two people are dead after two small planes collided mid-air in northeastern Alberta. Mounties say the collision happened Sunday night east of Fort McMurray. Police say one of the planes landed safely and the lone pilot was uninjured. A medical helicopter searched for the other plane and found that it had crashed east of the city. Police got to the crash site and confirmed the two people in the aircraft were dead. McMurray Aviation in Fort McMurray said in a tweet that one of its training aircraft was involved, but wouldn’t give any other information John Cottreau, spokesman with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, said the planes involved were a Cessna 172 and a Cessna 185. He said it was the Cessna 172 that crashed. “Both planes are typically used as pleasure craft,” Cottreau said from Hull, Que. “I know that a lot of pilots have trained on both those aircraft.” TSB investigators were on their way
to the crash scene and Cottreau said they should be there by Monday afternoon. “They’ll be looking to document that site, they’ll also be looking to interview any potential witnesses as well as the pilot of the 185.” While rare, mid-air collisions do happen. In June 2013, four people and a dog were killed when a glider and a Cessna 150 collided in mid-air near Pemberton, B.C., sending debris raining down into a campground in Nairn Falls Provincial Park. There were no reports of injuries on the ground. A year before that in Saskatchewan, four adults and an 11-year-old boy were killed when a small plane heading to a northern fishing camp collided with a plane carrying three people from Alberta near the community of St. Brieux. A report into that crash concluded the converging position of the two planes would have made it difficult for either to see the oncoming aircraft until it was too late. Three people were killed in August 2006 when two small Cessnas collided near Caledon, Ont. One of the planes in that crash was being flown by an instructor and student.
Dutch Creek area on Saturday evening after an ATV carrying four people left a remote trail, rolling several times down a steep embankment.
A 33-year-old Okotoks man was flown to hospital in Calgary where he died. A two-year-old boy is recovering from injuries in hospital.
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EDMONTON — Premier Rachel Notley apologized Monday on behalf of Alberta to indigenous peoples for abuse in residential schools, and added her voice to an inquiry for missing and murdered aboriginal women. “We want the First Nation, Metis and Inuit people of Alberta to know that we deeply regret the profound harm and damage that occurred to generations of children forced to attend residential schools,” said Notley in a speech to the house. “Although the province did not establish this system, members of this chamber at the time did not take a stand against it. “And for this silence, we apologize.” In the gallery watching the speech were a number of invited guests of the premier, including residential school survivors. Earlier this month, the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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detailed more than a century of institutionalized abuse of generations of aboriginal children in residential schools. The report, based on interviews with thousands of survivors, detailed the plight of youngsters forcibly separated from their families to endure loneliness, cruelty and physical and mental abuse tantamount to “cultural genocide.” The commission estimated more than 6,000 children, about one in 25, died in the residential schools, the last of which didn’t close until 1996. The report made 94 recommendations to repair the bonds between the country and its founding peoples, including that Canada adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the framework for reconciliation. “This past is too painful to endure on your own,” Notley told the survivors. “In the journey of reconciliation you no longer have to walk alone.” direct contact with an infectious person. It says hepatitis A infection does not cause chronic liver disease and is rarely fatal, but it can cause debilitating symptoms, including liver failure. “While we believe the risk to the public is low, hepatitis A is a serious infection,” MacDonald said in a release Monday. “A vaccine administered within 14 days of exposure can greatly reduce the risk for patrons who consumed food at this location during this time frame.” Alberta Health Services says symptoms of hepatitis A may include: fatigue; poor appetite; nausea and vomiting; abdominal pain and fever; darkcoloured urine, light-coloured stools, and yellowing of eyes and skin.
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Land of walking dead WE ARE KILLING OFF SPECIES AT AN ALARMING RATE, PUTTING OURSELVES IN PERIL “There are examples of species all over the world that are essentially the walking dead,” said Stanford University professor Paul Ehrlich. “We are sawing off the limb that we are sitting on.” He was talking about the Sixth Extinction, the huge loss of species that is underway right now. It has been discussed in public before, of course, but what Ehrlich and other scientists GWYNNE from Stanford DYER and Princeton universities and the University of California Berkeley have done is to document it statistically. Animals and plants are always going extinct, usually to be replaced by rival species that exploit the same ecological niche more efficiently. But the normal turnover rate is quite slow, according to the fossil record: about one species of vertebrate per 10,000 species goes extinct each century. Ehrlich and his colleagues deliberately raised the bar, assuming that the normal extinction rate is twice as high as that — and still got an alarming result.
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In a study published this month in Science Advances, they report that vertebrates (animals with internal skeletons made of bone or cartilage — mammals, birds, reptiles and fish) are going extinct at a rate 114 times faster than normal. In a separate study last year, Professor Stuart Pimm of Duke University estimated that the loss rate may be as much as a thousand times higher than normal — and that includes plants as well as animals. “We are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event,” said Gerardo Ceballos of the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, lead author of the Science Advances study. “If it is allowed to continue, life would take many millions of years to recover and our species itself would likely disappear early on.” Indeed, Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson has estimated that at the current rate of loss, half of Earth’s higher lifeforms will be extinct by 2100. The previous five mass extinctions, all during the past half-billion years, each wiped out at least half of the existing species of life. Four of them were probably caused by drastic warming of the planet due to massive, millennia-long volcanic eruptions. The warming eventually made the deep oceans oxygen-free, allowing sulfur bacteria to emerge from the muds. As they took over the oceans, they killed off all the oxygen-based life — and when they finally reached the surface, they emitted vast quantities
of hydrogen sulfide gas that destroyed the ozone layer and directly poisoned most land-based life as well. The fifth and most recent mass extinction, at the end of the Cretaceous era 65 million years ago, was different. It was caused by a giant asteroid that threw so much dust up when it hit Earth that the Sun was effectively hidden for years. First the plants died, and then the animals. But the cause of the sixth extinction is a single species: us. It’s fair to say that we are the victims of our own success, but so is the entire biosphere. There were one billion of us in 1800. We are now seven and a half billion, on our way to 10 or 11 billion. We have appropriated the most biologically productive 40 percent of the planet’s land surface for our cities, farms and pastures, and there’s not much room left for the other species. They have been crowded out, hunted out, or poisoned by our chemical wastes. Their habitats have been destroyed. Even the oceans are being devastated as one commercial fish species after another is fished out. And still our population continues to grow, and our appetite for meat causes more land to be cleared to grow grain not for people, but for livestock. All this even before global warming really gets underway and starts to take huge bites out of the ecosphere. We are on the Highway to Hell, and it’s hard to see how we get off it.
In a way, climate change is the easiest part of the problem to fix, because all we have to do is stop burning fossil fuels and reform the way we farm to cut carbon dioxide emissions. More easily said than done, as the history of the past thirty years amply demonstrates, but certainly not impossible if we take the task seriously. Maintaining the diversity of species (some of which we haven’t even identified yet) that provide essential “ecosystem services” is going to be far harder, because the web of interdependence among apparently unrelated species is very complex. At the very least, however, it is clear that we must restore around a quarter of our agricultural land to its original “wild” state and cut back drastically on fishing. It’s far from clear that we can do that in time and still go on feeding all of the human population, but the alternative is worse. James Lovelock put it very bluntly in his book The Revenge of Gaia. “If we continue business as usual, our species may never again enjoy the lush and verdant world we had only a hundred years ago,” he wrote. “What is most in danger is civilization; humans are tough enough for breeding pairs to survive ... but if these huge changes do occur it seems likely that few of the teeming billions now alive will survive.” Dyer is a journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mess surrounding school should not be acceptable I remember when I first saw Red Deer, with its wide roads and clean streets, thinking that I want to live here some day. And I am happy that finally happened. But the clean streets are a thing of the past. Drive to work at 7 in the morning on a Saturday or Sunday and you will see what I mean. But the most disturbing part was yet to come. When moving to Deer Park, across from Hunting Hills High School, the students using our back alleys at break time and leaving their garbage, dishes and utensils was disturbing and messy. Fortunately, one call to the school and there was a garbage pickup day. Thank you. I now live by an elementary school. So what are they teaching our young students about being environmentally friendly and preserving the environment? Nothing, I guess. I can take a photo in the evening after I have picked up garbage, followed by one the next day after recess or lunch break. Plastic sandwich bags, fruit cups, juice boxes, granola wrappers, the list goes on. This is not vehicle traffic, because they leave cans, Tim’s cups, McDonald’s wrappers, totally different. My grandson says at his school, no food is allowed on the playground. Makes sense, kids running, playing, talking and eating is a choking hazard. Plus, no school yard garbage! Will I name the school. Yes! Mattie McCullough Elementary School, you should be ashamed of what you are teaching your students about our environment. Olga Nelson Red Deer
Meeting planned by group in opposition to gravel pit Attention: Residents of Mountain View County and Red Deer County in Eagle Valley As many of you are aware, Border Paving Ltd. (Red Deer) has been successful in getting approval from Mountain View County council to redesignate 109.6 acres of SE 23-34-4-5 from Agricultural District to Aggregate Extraction/Processing. The purpose for this redesignation is for extraction and crushing of gravel, as well as asphalt production. Border Paving intends to use the gravel and asphalt for their paving operations throughout Northern and Central Alberta. Following first reading, a public hearing was held on April 22 in response to 72 letters of concern from residents of Mountain View County and Red Deer County. At this hearing, there were numerous excellent presentations with relevant concerns, such as health, safety and the environment. Despite Mountain View County having policies to protect environmentally sensitive areas and agricultural land, council carried second and third readings at that public hearing, and the redesignation was approved. We feel unheard in a county whose single strategic goal for the environment is to apply “maximum influence to protect and preserve the region’s unique and precious natural environment” (Moun-
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tain View County website). As a result, eight local residents began meeting on May 13, and have named the group the Eagle Creek Valley Landowners’ Association. In addition to the obvious impact to quality of life for residents of the valley, our primary concern is environmental. The potential impact to air and water quality in the valley and downstream is significant. Eagle Creek runs through the southeast portion of the Border Paving property, and empties into the Red Deer River. In addition to this, the water table is very high, and during periods of flooding, some of this property is submerged. Another concern is the disturbing fact that this gravel pit would be a third within Eagle Valley. We have scheduled an information meeting at the James River Community Hall on June 28 from 10 a.m. until noon. We would like to invite everyone who is impacted by this decision, as well as anyone with concerns about gravel pits and their effect on our environment. Please come, have a coffee with us and find out what we are hoping to accomplish. Marg Funfer Bowden
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Burden finally lifted MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING WIFE 45 YEARS AGO WINS EXONERATION, APOLOGY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A senior citizen who spent more than half his life branded as his wife’s killer finally cleared his name on Monday amid new evidence that she died of natural causes. The Ontario Court of Appeal formally acquitted John Salmon of manslaughter in the 1970 death of Maxine Ditchfield, reversing a verdict that once sent him to prison for nearly four years. “I’m ecstatic,” Salmon said outside court. “I’m happy, I’m pleased I finally got this closure.” The former welder, now 75, was originally convicted after a jury decided he beat Ditchfield to death in a drunken rage. But Monday’s court decision was based on evidence, unearthed by the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, that she died of injuries from several falls after having a stroke. Salmon’s son Randy said he hoped the acquittal would start to mend the damage done to his father, and prompt a different response from people who have shunned him for decades. “Hopefully, now that this is done, people will show a little compassion towards him that he was wronged,”
Randy Salmon told The Canadian Press. “He had to live with that for 45 years. He’s free and should be free.” Salmon’s ordeal began in September 1970 after Ditchfield fell out of her chair during a night of heavy drinking with friends in Woodstock, Ont. Salmon told his trial that his common-law wife became increasingly clumsy and fell several more times in the hours after her initial tumble. He eventually called a doctor after she became unresponsive. Ditchfield died in hospital the next day. An autopsy determined she had sustained several head injuries delivered with “extreme force.” Pathologist Dr. Michael Dietrich told Salmon’s trial that her injuries were from a severe beating. Salmon, who argued unsuccessfully he had not harmed her, maintained his innocence long after he was granted parole in 1974. He enlisted help from the advocacy group in 2000 after learning of Steven Truscott’s decades-long battle to clear his name of a wrongful murder conviction. Three pathologists the group hired to re-examine the medical evidence concluded Ditchfield’s injuries weren’t consistent with a beating. They found her falls had damaged one of her arteries, caused a blood clot to form, and
triggered a fatal stroke. In court Monday, prosecutors apologized to Salmon for what they called a miscarriage of justice. Lawyer James Lockyer said it was a pleasure to have helped Salmon clear his name “It’s a great relief that it’s over finally for him,” Lockyer said. “Fortyfive years is a long time to wait.” Randy Salmon said the saga has done lasting damage that can’t be redressed by the court decision. His childhood was marred by seeing the father he idolized turn into an unhappy, emotionally remote man after his prison sentence, he said. “When you’re growing up and your dad has that burden on his shoulders, he’s not as close to you as he should be,” he said. “We’ve endured that hardship where our dad wasn’t real loving towards us.” The impact was even felt into his adulthood: Randy Salmon said he was let go from the job he had held for 30 years mere months after his father’s case reappeared in headlines. But if Monday’s decision can’t address the past, he said, he hoped it would bring greater peace to his father’s twilight years. “It’s going to lift that burden. He’s a free man.”
Mountie going to jail for lying at public inquiry BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Mountie convicted of lying to a public inquiry has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. RCMP Const. Kwesi Millington was found guilty of perjury earlier this year after a B.C. Supreme Court judge concluded he colluded with his fellow officers over testimony given before a public inquiry looking into the death of Robert Dziekanski. Millington was one of four officers
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most eight year,” she said. “I’m now shaking, but I start crying because I was waiting eight years about this sentence.” Justice William Ehrcke said the sentence for Millington had to denounce the officer’s actions and provide a deterrence. Perjury is a very serious offence that undermines the administration of justice, Ehrcke told the court. Millington’s lawyer had asked for a one year conditional sentence, while the Crown sought three years behind bars.
New charges laid in derailment BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal government has laid new charges in the 2013 train derailment disaster in Lac-Megantic, including against Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway Ltd. and the defunct company’s former president. Six people on both sides of the border have been charged following a Transport Canada investigation that found an insufficient number of handbrakes were applied to the train that barrelled into the Quebec town almost two years ago. The government says in a release that the investigation under the Railway Safety Act also found the handbrakes were not tested properly. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada says charges have been laid against both Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Canada and Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway Ltd. The six individuals charged are railway former president Robert Grindrod; company executives Lynne Ellen Labonte and Kenneth Strout; train driver Thomas Harding; manager of train operations Jean Demaitre; and the company’s assistant transportation director, Mike Horan. A conviction carries a maximum fine of $50,000, a maximum jail term of six months, or both. Those six, along with railway traffic controller Richard Labrie, each face a federal Fisheries Act charge for the crude oil that flowed into Lac-Megantic and the Chaudiere River after the deadly accident in July 2013. The maximum penalty on that charge is a $1-million fine. All those charged will appear in court in Lac-Megantic on Nov. 12. Ed Burkhardt, who was head of the railway company at the time of the disaster, said the charges reveal no new details about the accident beyond what was already known. “I have no other comment,” Burkhardt said in an email.
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Blaney, RCMP ordered to hand over gun registry data
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Reform Act passed by Senate despite objections by some Tory senators OTTAWA — A Conservative backbencher’s controversial effort to rebalance power between MPs and party leaders is on its way to becoming law after surviving a stiff challenge in the Senate. Michael Chong’s Reform Act passed in the upper house late Monday by a vote of 38-14, with four abstentions. Chong sat in the gallery to watch the nerve-wracking finale to his 19-month crusade to empower MPs and dilute the power of party leaders. “It was surreal, I couldn’t believe that it was actually taking place,” he said in an interview moments after the final vote. “We weren’t sure when the vote was going to take place ... or if at all. There was a real risk that the bill was going to be filibustered out and that didn’t happen.” Chong was “thrilled” with the outcome and predicted it will mean MPs will be able to do a better job representing their constituents. “It will lead to freer votes in the House of Commons, where members of Parliament can, on occasion, break ranks with their party to represent their constituents views and that is a significant change from the status quo.” Among other things, the act is designed to give MPs in a party caucus the power to trigger a leadership review, and to subsequently vote to oust their leader.
CSIS documents may point to entrapment in case: lawyer VANCOUVER — Canada’s spy agency should hand over information that could shed light on whether a B.C. man found guilty of terrorism was the victim of police manipulation, a court has heard. Lawyer Marilyn Sandford said she wants the B.C. Supreme Court to order disclosure of all correspondence between the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Mounties related to the investigation of her client John Nuttall and his wife Amanda Korody. Nuttall and Korody were found guilty three weeks ago of planning to set off pressure-cooker bombs on the grounds of the B.C. legislature in 2013. Their lawyers are scheduled to begin arguments next week that the couple was entrapped and that police manipulated them into carrying out their Canada Day bomb plot. Sandford told the court on Tuesday that it appeared that CSIS had information on Nuttall and Korody’s case beyond what the RCMP has so far released. She pointed to the possible involvement of another individual in the case who may have acted as a source for a CSIS investigation, which Sandford argued would be “of extreme relevance to the issue of entrapment.” “We require disclosure concerning (the individual) in order to investigate his potential role, if he was a human source, as an agent provocateur who encouraged Mr. Nuttall to commit violent acts,” Sandford told the court. She referenced wire intercepts disclosed in the earlier trial, which, she said, strongly indicate “that that’s what he was doing in the name of Islamic jihadist extremism.” The court heard that documents disclosed by the Mounties consist of little more than a single line from CSIS advising police that Nuttall may be a national security threat.
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Canada names builders for World Cup ST. LOUIS BLUES GM ARMSTRONG NAMED TEAM CANADA BOSS FOR HOCKEY EVENT IN 2016 BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The World Cup will be a whole new experience for Hockey Canada. Doug Armstrong was named general manager of Team Canada on Monday and he said that there’s advantages and challenges to the eight-team event that will be held in Toronto Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 2016. “It’s going to be exciting knowing that you’re going to get healthy players with energy,” said Armstrong, referring to the early fall start time. “At the Olympics you’re crossing your fingers and hoping that last game you’re not losing players. That’s not going to be the case now. We’re going to get wellrested players.” The event, hosted by the NHL and NHLPA, has some tweaks to its formatting. Traditional hockey powers Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, and the United States will have teams, but two all-star teams will also compete. An all-European lineup of players from unrepresented countries will play, as well as a team of North American players 23 years old and younger.
“I’m really excited about the format for this event,” said Armstrong after a news conference in downtown Toronto. “When you go to some international events, some of the games aren’t maybe as competitive as other games. At this one, certainly, all games are going to be competitive and you jump right in to having to play your way in to the playoffs. It’s going to be a great challenge and we’re going to have to be ready to play right off the bat.” Armstrong will balance his day job as GM of the St. Louis Blues with his Team Canada responsibilities. He’ll get help from Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin, Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland, Anaheim Ducks GM Bob Murray, Los Angeles Kings assistant Rob Blake and Hockey Canada vicepresident Scott Salmond. Armstrong and Holland return from the management group that put together the undefeated, gold-medal-winning 2014 Sochi Olympic team. Blake served as Canada’s GM for the 2014 world championships. Bergevin played for Canada in international competition, but this is his first management post. When asked why Armstrong was picked to lead Canada’s team-building process Hockey Canada president and
CEO Tom Renney pointed to a few key skills. “His ability to help contribute to what a roster looks like, a winning roster looks like,” said Renney. “The cohesiveness that he brings from that position through the rest of the management group. These are outstanding men, every single one of them could manage this team on their own without a doubt, the bottom line is that someone has to take the lead. We felt strongly about Doug’s commitment to the program.” The rules and playing surface of the World Cup will also be different from most international hockey competitions. An NHL-sized rink of 200 feet by 85 feet will be used, unlike most Olympics and world hockey championships which use the larger international standard of 200 feet by 100 feet. “I think that’s going to benefit us because all of our players will be NHL players and they’re going to understand that format,” said Armstrong. “But when you look at the international players that are going to be playing here, the majority of them will have NHL experience. We’re going to pick the best players that can play, but I know our guys are extremely comfort-
able on the playing surface.” The event will use a hybrid of NHL and international rules, but Armstrong says the logistics of that haven’t been worked out yet. Part of Salmond’s responsibilities will be to work with organizers on how the two styles blend together. Armstrong says there’s nearly unanimous agreement about who Canada’s top 16 players will be. He plans to announce who those players are as early as March 1, but wants to have a coaching staff in place before then so he can have their input on the roster as well. “As far as names for the (coaching) staff, there’s a lot of great candidates,” said Armstrong. “You have Mike Babcock, who’s represented Canada at the last two Olympics and won. You’ve got Joel Quenneville, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, Darryl Sutter who’s won two Stanley Cups, Alain Vigneault who’s won two Presidents’ Trophies with different teams, and the list goes on and on.” Two big name players that will not be on that roster are top prospect Connor McDavid and young Florida Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad, both of whom will presumably play for the under-23 team.
Blue Jays open road trip with win over Rays BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Blue Jays 8 Rays 5 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons got his 500th major league win Monday night, and easily explained the big number. “That shows I’ve been around a long time,” Gibbons said. Tampa Bay shortstop Asdrudal Cabrera didn’t stick around so long in Toronto’s 8-5 victory. He got ejected and some of his equipment got tossed, too. Cabrera was thrown out by plate umpire Kerwin Danley for arguing a called third strike in the fifth. Heading back to the dugout, Cabrera threw his helmet and bat toward the mound. Umpire crew chief Joe West picked them up and gave them to a stadium security official located in the umpire locker room walkway. “Bad conduct ... Doesn’t deserve a comment,” West told a pool reporter. Cabrera left the locker room before it was opened to reporters postgame. “Maybe he wants him to sign it? I’m not sure,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said of West. “I have no idea. First I’ve ever seen.” Jose Bautista hit his 15th homer, a go-ahead drive during a four-run sixth inning. Jose Reyes and Dioner Navarro also homered for Toronto, 2-6 against Tampa Bay this season. A section of stadium lights went out in the top of the fourth, but the decision was made to keep playing after a three-minute delay. Those lights came back on an inning later. Bautista’s leadoff shot against Matt Andriese (2-2) broke a 3-all tie. Reliever Ronald Belisario gave up the other three runs in the inning that included an RBI double by Chris Colabello. Drew Hutchison (7-1) allowed three runs and nine hits over five taxing innings. He struck out six, walked two and hit a batter during a 109-pitch outing. “Probably did a good job of grinding and giving our offence a chance,” Hutchison said. “As they’ve been all year, they were huge.”
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Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Munenori Kawasaki fields the throw as Tampa Bay Rays’ Kevin Kiermaier slides in safely as he steals second base during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Down 8-5, the Rays loaded the bases with one out in the eighth. Roberto Osuna struck out Steven Souza Jr. and Nick Franklin and pitched the ninth for his first save. “Can’t say enough about Osuna,” Gibbons said. Osuna struck out five in two hitless innings. Andriese gave up four runs and five hits in 5 1-3 innings as Tampa Bay lost for the third time in 11 games. The Rays had given up a combined six runs
on a just completed 4-1 road trip. Logan Forsythe hit a solo shot in a two-run seventh that got the Rays within 7-5. TRAINER’S ROOM Blue Jays: 2B Devon Travis (shoulder) could return this week. ... 3B Josh Donaldson was rested. Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (oblique) threw off a mound and could make a rehab start next week. ... 1B James Loney (broken left middle finger) is set to take dry swings late this week. ... LHP
Matt Moore (elbow surgery) appears on target to return late this month or early July. NEW START OF Grady Sizemore was hitless in two at-bats during his first game Monday night with Class A Charlotte. After being released by Philadelphia, he signed a minor league contract with Tampa Bay on June 15. ... INF Tim Beckham (strained right hamstring) went 1 for 2 during his first appearance as the DH.
Herdman says Christine Sinclair makes everyone on team better BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Known for her goal-scoring, Christine Sinclair turned provider in helping lift Canada to the Women’s World Cup quarter-finals. After dogged work by Allysha Chapman separated the ball from a Swiss player, Sinclair aimed a cross at Josee Belanger in the penalty box. A Swiss defender headed it away, but only as far as Rhian Wilkinson. The veteran fullback whipped a cross in and Sinclair, anticipating the ball and then outmuscling a defender, poked it to Belanger who fired a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Gaelle Thalmann for a 1-0 Canada win. Under coach John Herdman, Sinclair is no longer at the front of the Canadian ship. She is there to float the entire boat, making everyone better. Despite being a key cog in both Canadian victories at the tournament, the 32-year-old forward from Burnaby, B.C., has drawn criticism from some quarters for her play as the Canadian offence rattled and coughed like a rusty engine in the early going. Too slow. Past it. In the Canadian camp, such criticism of their talisman is heresy. “That woman doesn’t deserve to take stick,” an emotional Herdman said after Sunday’s game. “She’s a world-class person, world-class player. She gives everything to this team every single game. “Look you put her in a different team, she’ll score 20 goals. But look around at the goal-scorers at this tournament. (Sweden’s Lotta) Schelin goes home without a goal, (American Abby) Wambach pokes one in. (Brazil’s) Marta gets one. International football ain’t easy and Sinclair’s given everything, every single game. “Off the pitch, she’s doing more than she’s ever done before to keep this team connected. She’s the
pride of our country and she’s going to stay that. And we should be proud of what that woman’s putting in to this Women’s World Cup for our team.” Warming to the topic, Herdman said Sinclair is playing her role to perfection — “to bring other players to another level.” “And if she’s going to put that sort of work in, you’ll see the best out of (fellow forward Melissa) Tancredi and Belanger. And I think that’s what she does. So at some point, Christine will do what we all expect Christine to do. At some point. She did it against China in front of 50,000 people (in the tournament opener), took a penalty that most human beings would have walked away from. But she’s there. “And I’m proud that she was able to put in a shift like that in B.C. Place.” Eighth-ranked Canada will look to their captain again Saturday in the quarter-final at the same venue against either No. 6 England or No. 11 Norway. As is her want, Sinclair deflected praise for her part in the goal against the Swiss to Wilkinson for her ability to deliver a cross. The Canadian captain also sacrificed her body for the cause against the Swiss, landing face down after a collision that left her with a charley-horse. “We’re all good,” she said with a crooked smile afterwards. Sinclair is revered by her teammates. Some have grown up alongside her, watching her turn into a soccer icon. Younger members of the squad still pinch themselves that they are on the same team as their idol. “My childhood dream every single day,” forward Jonelle Filigno said of lining up with Sinclair. Behind the scenes, Herdman has convinced the private Sinclair to open up to her teammates — further strengthening that connection.
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Canada’s Christine Sinclair (12) fights for the ball with New Zealand’s Katie Duncan (4) during FIFA World Cup action in Edmonton, on June 11, 2015.
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Bringing major men’s soccer back PUSH TO RETURN RED DEER MEN’S TEAM TO ALBERTA MAJOR SOCCER LEAGUE BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF A new push has risen up to return Red Deer to the men’s division of the Alberta Major Soccer League. Eight years after the Renegades were relegated following an 0-17-1 campaign and subsequently folded, they are back in action. However, they have a long road ahead of them to get back into the province’s top soccer league. Right now they are playing exhibition and tournament games with the hopes of eventually challenging for the right to return to the AMSL. On Saturday, despite playing shorthanded to the point head coach Ian Moody took the field, they beat an academy team out of Arizona 7-4 at Edgar Athletic Park. The return of the club is not about pride or even wanting to play at the highest level, it’s about the development and growth of the game in the city. “It’s important for youth soccer in Red Deer and it’s important for the college too,” said team manag-
er Chris Davies. “Once you’re done playing U18 then you have to travel outside of Red Deer to go and find a good place to play. It’s been a difficult transition over the last few years because once U16 hits, kids know at U18 there’s nowhere else to go play other than with (RDC head coach) Steve (Fullarton) at the college.” Right now the club has about 20 players coming out for training on a regular basis. The make up is split from a few different sources including the Red Deer College Kings men’s soccer team, graduates of the tier II indoor provincial championship team and others played the indoor season with the Red Deer Rovers which completed their first season in the Calgary indoor league this past winter. Davies is well aware of what went wrong the last time. He was a veteran of the Renegades, including being a member of that 2008 team. He is hoping they can correct what went wrong last time and build a solid foundation for a healthy club. “We’re still in the very early stages of transitioning this team into a challenging team,” said Davies.
“It’s going to take a lot of work and a lot of commitment from a lot of people to make this happen.” This year the club is playing strictly exhibition games and in tournaments. They plan to take part in the premier league provincials Sept. 4-7 in Calgary. Then next September the goal is to challenge whoever the last place team in the AMSL is for a spot in the eight-team league. The two teams will then have a two-game series for the spot. Right now setting up the foundation of the club is the most important part for Davis, promising an aggressive style of play that forces the action. “It’s got to come from the top, from the coaches and the players will buy in,” said Davies. “It’s a change of culture in what everyone thinks. Has it been to this stage before and failed? Yes it has, many times, but everybody has to buy in and see the long term project is not the end of this year but towards the end of next year if guys can buy into a process of a situational team, then it will work. Everyone is hopeful.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com
Trades, expansion Las Vegas welcomes hockey world for GMs, talk among things board of governors meetings and awards to expect in next week across NHL
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SINCLAIR: Perfect leader He even used a photo of a disconsolate Sinclair, on the ground after the gut-wrenching Olympic semifinal loss to the U.S., to motivate the team. The shy Sinclair does not shun the media spotlight but chooses her moments, often leaving veterans like Erin McLeod and Karina LeBlanc to speak for the team. Her teammates reject any negative reviews of her captain. “I think anyone who criticizes her is misinformed,” said Wilkinson. “I think it’s easy for people to say that are (only) watching a couple of games,” McLeod, speaking before the Swiss game, said of the criticism. “I have the privilege of training with Sinclair every day and in my opinion she’s the best player in the world. That hasn’t changed. We maybe as a team have to get her the ball more, in more dangerous places. But the tournament is just beginning, I hope for us, and I think there’s a lot more to see.” Under Herdman, Sinclair uses her loping run to patrol the entire field. And wherever she goes, she brings passion, vision and creativity. Ask her teammates who is the best player of the world is and the answer is rapid-fire. “Christine Sinclair, hands down,” said midfielder Kaylyn Kyle. “She’s unbelievable,” said midfielder Sophie Schmidt. “I love playing alongside her. She makes me look good and she makes it look effortless. She’s just class.” Said LeBlanc: “I think she’s a perfect leader for us and for this nation.”
Canada to tackle England next in Women’s World Cup quarter-finals VANCOUVER — Canada’s road to the Women’s World Cup semifinals goes through England. The sixth-ranked Lionesses defeated No. 11 Norway 2-1 in Ottawa on Monday to set up a quarter-final showdown with No. 8 Canada in Vancouver on Saturday. Canada’s all-time record against England is 5-6 although John Herdman’s team also holds a 2-0 win over Great Britain in the quarter-finals of the London Olympics. The Canadians edged England 1-0 in Hamilton on a highlight-reel goal from Sophie Schmidt in the final warmup for both teams prior to the World Cup. The English, however, were still getting acclimatized after landing in North American and did not field their top lineup. The Hamilton win ended a four-match losing streak against England. The two teams have some links. Herdman is a native of Newcastle and was linked to the England job after Hope Powell was fired in September 2013. A month later, he signed a contract extension with Canada that takes him through the 2020 Olympics. Mark Sampson, 32, took over the Lionesses. Midfielder Desiree Scott is the lone Canadian playing in the English league. The Winnipeg native will face Notts Counties Ladies FC teammates Alex Greenwood, Laura Bassett, Ellen White and Carly Telford on the England squad. England made it to the knockout stages by virtue of finishing second in Group F. Sampson’s team bounced back from an opening-day 1-0 loss to France to beat Mexico and Colombia by 2-1 margins.
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LAS VEGAS — The NHL descends on Las Vegas and South Florida this week for the awards show and draft. Here are five things to expect this week: Trades aplenty General managers meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas should stir the pot on trade talks. Patrick Sharp of the Chicago Blackhawks and Phil Kessel of the Toronto Maple Leafs are among those who could be on the move. Next step on expansion With the Las Vegas strip as the backdrop, commissioner Gary Bettman will update the board of governors Wednesday on prospective owner Bill Foley’s progress on his season-ticket drive. The next step may be opening a formal expansion process. Rule changes There’s only one more stamp needed to get changes to overtime and the addition of a coach’s challenge system for next season. Expect some three-onthree in OT and the ability for coaches to challenge goaltender interference. Re-signings A handful of unrestricted free agents will re-up with their teams before the market opens July 1. Mike Ribeiro of the Nashville Predators and Michal Frolik of the Winnipeg Jets top that list, and Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk could do the same. Unpredictability at draft After Connor McDavid first to the Edmonton Oilers and Jack Eichel second to the Buffalo Sabres, the first round Friday night could descend into chaos. The Arizona Coyotes at No. 3 represent the crossroads, and anything can happen from there.
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LAS VEGAS — This week, Las Vegas hopes to shine bright as the centre of the hockey universe. With expansion buzz impossible to ignore, Sin City welcomes the NHL this week for yet another awards show. But most importantly general managers and the board of governors meet to determine the league’s short- and long-term future. The hockey world will be in town to see Las Vegas at its sizzling finest. “Big events and hospitality is what we do,” Cara Clarke of the Las Vegas Metro chamber of commerce said. “That’s Las Vegas.” For the first time, GMs will meet in Las Vegas and at an opportune time for trade talk leading up to this weekend’s draft in Sunrise, Fla. Previously they met at the Stanley Cup final. With the Chicago Blackhawks and other teams up against the salary cap, the landscape is primed for movement. “Everybody sort of trying to get a real good solid view of the landscape ahead of each and every one of us heading into the draft,” Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney said on a conference call last week. “I think everybody is sort of in the same boat and taking inventory.” On Tuesday the GMs will find out the salary cap for next season, which commissioner Gary Bettman projected to be somewhere in the US$70-71 million range. Even that small a range “can make a difference” for cap-strapped teams, Philadelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall said Friday. No matter where the cap is, players will be on the move The Blackhawks could look to shed the contracts of Patrick Sharp and Bryan Bickell, the Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to try to deal Phil Kessel, and the Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks are among the teams with goaltenders to trade. The Cup-champion Blackhawks may be among the most active teams in the trade market given they
need to sign Brandon Saad to a new contract and don’t have much room to spare. “I’ve been thinking of that stuff for a long time,” GM Stan Bowman said after his team won the Cup for the third time in six years. “We’ll make it work. We’ve got a plan in place.” At the board of governors meeting Wednesday, rule changes like three-on-three overtime and a coach’s challenge system need to get the final stamp of approval. But the biggest deal is the discussion of possible expansion. The board in December allowed prospective Las Vegas owner Bill Foley to go ahead with a seasonticket drive. With Foley’s Hockey Vision Las Vegas reporting over 11,500 commitments and more for suites, Bettman will take those results to the board of governors. “If the board has any interest in pursuing it, my recommendation would then be to open a formal expansion process,” Bettman said in Tampa, Fla., at the start of the Cup final. “The board may say, ’That’s interesting, but we still don’t want to do anything.’ That’s an option.” This week is a chance for league executives, owners and GMs to get a feel for Las Vegas, even if the temperature soars above 40 degrees. The state-of-the-art arena, slated to open in spring 2016, will be on the strip a short walk from the MGM Grand, which will house the awards show Wednesday. Clarke, senior director of communications for the Las Vegas chamber of commerce, said the area is still growing and developing but has shown through various events it’s a sports town. The last professional league to put a team there was the CFL, and the Las Vegas Posse lasted one season in 1994. This is the sixth NHL awards show in Las Vegas but the first since the city moved to the front of the line for expansion. Bettman and the hockey community can expect to hear plenty about that this week.
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RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, June 23, 2015 B3
2015 CFL SEASON PREVIEW
New rules gives returners advantage BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Brandon Banks proved last season he’s a master of operating in close quarters. This year, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats special-teams dynamo will have more room to roam. Under new CFL rule changes, the five interior linemen on a punt team must remain on the line of scrimmage until the ball is kicked. The move will drastically limit the number of downfield tacklers shifty returners like Banks will have in their face when they get the ball, giving them roughly another 10 yards of space. Not that Banks needs much room — he averaged 10.3 yards per punt return last season. He took two back for TDs — and had another called back due to a penalty — in Hamilton’s 40-24 East Division final win over Montreal before having an electrifying 90-yard return for a score nullified by a red flag in the Ticats’ heartbreaking 20-16 Grey Cup loss to Calgary. Banks said the rule change suits his
style well. “I’m a space type of returner,” he said. “I’m going to use the space to my advantage and hopefully make guys miss and put my team in better field position.” Jeff Reinebold, Hamilton’s specialteams coach, said the new rule will put a lot of pressure on gunners — the players who line up wide on punts and are usually the first players downfield trying to make the tackle. “Now that the interior guys can’t leave, the gunners are going to have to do a great job,” he said. “That’s because there’s going to be some separation between the second level and the first level of your coverage.” The return game in Canadian football is key because success results in favourable field position for the offence. Conversely, great coverage can put an offensive unit in a huge hole. Last year there were nine punts, three kickoffs and three missed field goals returned for touchdowns. Special-teams touchdowns can not only give a team momentum but ultimately
determine games. Ottawa GM Marcel Desjardins said the new rule gives return teams an advantage. “It will give the returner a good 10 yards of additional space once he catches the ball,” he said. “It will have a big impact on what’s going on.” One of Desjardins’ top off-season priorities was shoring up his CFLworst offence. He acquired Chris Williams, who was one of the CFL’s top kick returners while with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2011-12 before heading to the NFL. Desjardins said he had started pursuing Williams months before the rule change but said the new rule benefits the five-foot-eight, 170-pound speedster. “This was something we’d been planning for a while, going back to even January when we made an actual contract offer,” Desjardins said. “But the fact that those rules have been confirmed it kind of enhances that acquisition, I guess, from the standpoint that it should allow him or any other returner
to have a little bit more success.” But it will also create angst for special-teams coaches. “Do you keep the same body types on cover teams or do you go smaller and faster?” said Desjardins. “On the flip side are those guys who are blocking for the returner going to try to hold these guys up even that much longer now to create that much more space? It’s all tactical in terms of who’s going to try to do what to maximize the return.” One option for special-teams coaches is having the punter kick the ball to a specific part of the field and limit the returner’s options. “Everyone knowing where the ball is going to be, I think that’s the biggest thing,” Hamilton punter/kicker Justin Medlock said. “That’s the communication me and coach Reinebold have been trying to have, just communicating where the ball is going to be because that’s first and foremost. But I know directional is going to be huge, that’s one of the things I worked on this off-season.”
Ten players to watch during the 2015 CFL regular season The 2015 CFL season kicks off June 25 with the Montreal Alouettes facing the Ottawa Redblacks. Here’s a list of 10 players to watch this year.
Austin Collie
Travis Lulay
The former NFL star is looking to resurrect his football career with the B.C. Lions. Collie had 179 catches for 1,908 yards with 16 TDs over five NFL seasons with Indianapolis and New England Patriots. The Hamilton native missed extended time in 2010 with a concussion and nearly all of 2012 the result of a torn patellar tendon.
Bo Levi Mitchell
The B.C. Lions linebacker has a tough act to follow. Last season, Elimimian became the first true defensive player to be named the CFL’s outstanding player after registering a leaguerecord 143 tackles. He was also its top defensive performer. In 2010, the 28-year-old Elimimian captured the league’s top rookie honour.
The 2011 Grey Cup MVP appeared in just one game last season, re-injuring his surgically repaired right throwing shoulder. Lulay, 31, threw for over 4,000 yards in 2011 and ’12 with a combined 59 TDs and 21 interceptions. He had 2,841 passing yards with 19 TDs and 11 interceptions in 11 starts in ’13 before being injured.
Mitchell guided Calgary to a CFLbest 15-3 record and league championship, finishing his first season as the starter being named the Grey Cup game MVP. Mitchell threw for over 3,300 yards with 22 TDs and just eight interceptions in 14 starts. Calgary looks to become just the third repeat Grey Cup champion since 1996-97.
Darian Durant
The Saskatchewan Roughriders were 8-2 in games Durant started last season but just 2-7 after Durant suffered a season-ending elbow injury. Durant, 32, had 4,154 yards with a career-best 31 TDs and 12 interceptions in 2013, leading the Riders to a Grey Cup championship at Mosaic Stadium.
S.J. Green
After three straight 1,000-yard seasons, the veteran slotback had 53 catches for 835 yards and four TDs last year as Duron Carter (75 catches, 1,030 yards, seven TDs) was Montreal’s bigplay receiver. Green had six catches
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B.C. Lions quarterback Travis Lulay passes as his teammates warm up before a CFL game in Vancouver, B.C., on July 25, 2014. Lulay is among the players to watch going into the 2015 CFL season. for 126 yards and three TDs in the Als’ East Division loss to Hamilton. And with Carter now with the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, Green is expected to reclaim his position as the club’s go-to receiver.
Chris Williams
The standout receiver/kick-returner is back in the CFL with the Ottawa Redblacks after spending time in the NFL with New Orleans and Chicago. The five-foot-eight, 175-pound Williams was the Canadian league’s top rookie with Hamilton in 2011 before being named its 2012 top special-teams performer. Williams had 153 catches for
2,362 yards and 17 TDs while returning 90 punts for 1,198 yards with the Ticats.
Brandon Banks
The five-foot-seven, 153-pound Banks was a one-man show for Hamilton in the playoffs. He returned two punts for TDs — with another being called back — in the Ticats’ 40-24 East Division final win over Montreal. After a 45-yard TD catch against Calgary in the Grey Cup game, Banks had a late 90-yard return TD nullified by penalty, preserving the Stampeders’ 20-16 victory.
Jon Cornish
Despite playing nine regular-season games last year, the Calgary Stampeders star claimed a third straight rushing title with 1,082 yards. That earned the New Westminster, B.C., native a third consecutive top Canadian award after being named league MVP in 2013. A 2,000-yard season is possible if Cornish stays healthy.
Pierre Lavertu
The second-year centre from Laval has some big shoes to fill. The sixfoot-three, 298-pound Lavertu replaces Brett Jones, the CFL’s top lineman last year who’s now with NFL’s New York Giants. Calgary had high expectations for Lavertu when they traded up to take three-time All-Canadian first overall in the 2014 CFL Canadian draft.
QB health, Sam biggest storylines going into 2015 season Quarterback health, the challenge of repeating, a second-year team trying to gain respectability, some scheduling quirks and the uncertain status of a high-profile player are just some of the storylines heading into the CFL season.
Quarterbacking Question Marks
The most important position on the field remains a relative unknown for a few teams heading into 2015. Ricky Ray will start the season on the six-game injured list for the Toronto Argonauts as he continues to recover from off-season surgery on his throwing shoulder. The B.C. Lions are hoping to have Travis Lulay back under centre after two injury-plagued seasons, but no one really knows how his shoulder will hold up until he takes a few hits. Meanwhile in Saskatchewan, Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant missed the end of last season with an elbow injury, but is back after undergoing surgery.
Redblacks Reboot
The Ottawa Redblacks head into their second season coming off a dismal 2-16 campaign. The club is still led by 40-yearold quarterback Henry Burris and upgraded the receiver position in the off-season with the additions of Maurice Price, Ernest Jackson, Greg Ellingson, Brad Sinopoli and Chris Williams. But the Redblacks’ success will come down to Burris,
Tedford’s Tempo
The B.C. Lions hired former California Golden Bears head coach Jeff Tedford after a disappointing 2014. Tedford wants his team to play at a high tempo and it will be interesting to see how his philosophies mix with the Canadian game. Tedford played and coached in the CFL, but has been away from three-down football since the early 1990s. He has brought in veteran co-ordinator George Cortez in hopes of kick-starting an offence that spent long stretches of last season stuck in neutral.
Sam’s status remains unclear after he left the Alouettes earlier this month for what the team described as “personal reasons.” If he returns, his first season in professional football will be one to watch.
Pan Am Nomads
Southern Ontario will host the Pan Am Games this summer, meaning the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats won’t play in their own digs
until August. The Argonauts open the season as the home team in their matchup against the Edmonton Eskimos this Saturday, but that one is being played in Fort McMurray, Alta. The Tiger-Cats have not lost at home since moving into Tim Hortons Field last September, and will put that unbeaten mark to the test on Aug. 3 against Toronto. The Argonauts don’t play their first home game at Rogers Centre until Aug. 8 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Sam’s Status
Michael Sam made headlines when he signed with the Montreal Alouettes prior to training camp. The defensive lineman was the first openly gay player ever drafted in the NFL, but he couldn’t catch on there and instead looked north to continue his career.
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Let’s Do It Again
The Calgary Stampeders won the 102nd Grey Cup last November, but can they do it again in 2015? Only two teams have repeated since the Edmonton Eskimos won five straight titles from 1978 to 1982 — the 1996-97 Toronto Argonauts and the 2009-10 Montreal Alouettes. Life is tough at the top when everyone is gunning for you. It will be interesting to see how the Stampeders respond and if they can go back-toback when the 103rd Grey Cup is played on Nov. 29 in Winnipeg.
who needs to rebound after a sub-par campaign where he began to show his age. Ottawa scored just 278 points last season, an average of 15.4 points per game. Ottawa sold out every home date in 2014 and fans are starved for a winner. No football team in the nation’s capital has posted a record above .500 since the Rough Riders finished 11-5 back in 1978.
SCOREBOARD Hockey NHL Foundation Player Award (applies commitment, perseverance and teamwork to enrich his community) Brent Burns, D, San Jose; Mark Giordano, D, Calgary; Henrik Lundqvist, G, N.Y. Rangers. NHL General Manager of the Year Award Bob Murray, Anaheim; Glen Sather, N.Y. Rangers, Steve Yzerman, Tampa Bay. The King Clancy Memorial Trophy (exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community) Announced at the ceremony. PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED (based upon regular-season performance) Art Ross Trophy (top points scoring leader) Jamie Benn, LW, Dallas Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy (top goal scorer) Alexander Ovechkin, RW, Washington William M. Jennings Trophy (played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it) Corey Crawford, Chicago, & Carey Price, Montreal NHL Draft order SUNRISE, Fla. — Current order of selection for the first round of the National Hockey League’s 2015 entry draft to be held Friday night in Sunrise, Fla. (subject to change): 1. Edmonton Oilers; 2. Buffalo Sabres; 3. Arizona Coyotes; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. New Jersey Devils; 7. Philadelphia Flyers; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. San Jose Sharks; 10. Colorado Avalanchel. 11. Florida Panthers; 12. Dallas Stars; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Boston Bruins; 15. Calgary Flames; 16. Edmonton Oilers (from Pittsburgh); 17. Winnipeg Jets; 18. Ottawa Senators; 19. Detroit Red Wings; 20. Minnesota Wild. 21. Buffalo Sabres (from N.Y. Islanders); 22. Washington Capitals; 23. Vancouver Canucks; 24. Toronto Maple Leafs (from Nashville); 25. Winnipeg Jets (from St. Louis via Buffalo); 26. Montreal Canadiens; 27. Anaheim Ducks; 28. Tampa Bay Lightning (from N.Y. Rangers); 29. Philadelphia Flyers (from Tampa Bay); 30. Arizona (from Chicago).
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WEEK ONE Bye: B.C.
Thursday, June 25 Ottawa at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 26 Hamilton at Calgary, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27 Edmonton vs. Toronto (at Fort McMurray, Alta.), 3 p.m. Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 6 p.m. WEEK TWO Bye: Edmonton Thursday, July 2 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 3 Calgary at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4 Toronto at Saskatchewan, 1:30 p.m. B.C. at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
PGA Tour FedExCup Season Points 1, Jordan Spieth, 3,128.309. 2, Jimmy Walker, 1,914.833. 3, Dustin Johnson, 1,589.219. 4, Rory McIlroy, 1,510.433. 5, Patrick Reed, 1,409.309. 6, Charley Hoffman, 1,390.475. 7, J.B. Holmes, 1,358.083. 8, Brandt Snedeker, 1,344.153. 9, Hideki Matsuyama, 1,256.752. 10, Justin Rose, 1,223.559. Scoring Average 1, Jordan Spieth, 68.922. 2, Rory McIlroy, 69.117. 3, Dustin Johnson, 69.487. 4 , Ryan Palmer, 69.709. 5, Brooks Koepka, 69.716. 6, Sergio Garcia, 69.798. 7, Jimmy Walker, 69.820. 8, Henrik Stenson, 69.871. 9, Ian Poulter, 69.947. 10, Brandt Snedeker, 69.967. Driving Distance 1, Dustin Johnson, 318.8. 2, Charlie Beljan, 309.3. 3, Adam Scott, 308.7. 4, Jason Day, 308.2. 5, J.B. Holmes, 308.1. 6, Tony Finau, 307.8. 7, Bubba Watson, 307.5. 8, Patrick Rodgers, 306.9. 9, Brooks Koepka, 306.0. 10, Rory McIlroy, 305.9. Driving Accuracy Percentage 1, Francesco Molinari, 79.12%. 2, David Toms, 72.39%. 3, Steven Alker, 71.59%. 4, Jason Bohn, 71.54%. 5, Henrik Stenson, 71.40%. 6 (tie), Jim Furyk and Chez Reavie, 71.16%. 8, Zach Johnson, 70.62%. 9, Brendon Todd, 70.49%. 10, Justin Hicks, 70.47%. Greens in Regulation Percentage 1, Henrik Stenson, 73.26%. 2, Jim Herman, 72.58%. 3, Stewart Cink, 72.12%. 4, Francesco Molinari, 72.07%. 5, Adam Scott, 71.67%. 6, Rory McIlroy, 71.33%. 7, Lucas Glover, 70.51%. 8, Hideki Matsuyama, 70.43%. 9, Russell Knox, 70.32%. 10, Joost Luiten, 70.31%. Strokes Gained-Putting 1, Jimmy Walker, .844. 2, Cameron Smith, .678. 3, Freddie Jacobson, .665. 4, Zac Blair, .664. 5, Greg Chalmers, .649. 6, Brandt Snedeker, .642. 7, Matt Kuchar, .609. 8, Brooks Koepka, .588. 9, Erik Compton, .587. 10, Matt Every, .583. Birdie Average 1, Jason Day, 4.62. 2, Justin Rose, 4.47. 3, Jordan Spieth, 4.44. 4, Jimmy Walker, 4.40. 5, Dustin Johnson, 4.37. 6, Rory McIlroy, 4.28. 7, Bubba Watson, 4.21. 8, Phil Mickelson, 4.17. 9, J.B. Holmes, 4.16. 10, Justin Thomas, 4.15. Eagles (Holes per) 1, Brooks Koepka, 55.1. 2, Bubba Watson, 65.3. 3, Hideki Matsuyama, 83.1. 4, Lee Westwood, 90.0. 5, J.B. Holmes, 91.8. 6, Dustin Johnson, 96.8. 7, Matt Kuchar, 99.8. 8, Seung-Yul Noh, 103.5. 9, Jason Dufner, 104.0. 10, 3 tied with 108.0. Sand Save Percentage 1, Chris Kirk, 64.91%. 2, Brendon Todd, 64.76%. 3, Chad Collins, 64.65%. 4, Will Wilcox, 64.58%. 5, S.J. Park, 63.81%. 6, Matt Kuchar, 63.73%. 7 (tie), Heath Slocum and Kevin Na, 63.64%. 9, Justin Rose, 62.86%. 10, David Toms, 62.16%. All-Around Ranking 1, Rory McIlroy, 151. 2, Jason Day, 254. 3, Hideki Matsuyama, 282. 4, Jordan Spieth, 293. 5, Brooks Koepka, 333. 6, Justin Thomas, 349. 7, Webb Simpson, 360. 8, Will Wilcox, 369. 9, Justin Rose, 381. 10, Matt Kuchar, 408. NIR USA USA ENG USA USA SWE AUS ESP USA AUS USA USA JPN USA SAF USA USA USA USA GER USA USA USA USA ENG SAF USA USA ENG USA WAL USA THA ENG ENG FRA USA SAF USA AUT USA USA ITA IRL USA IND NIR ENG AUS
12.78 11.06 6.97 6.65 6.64 6.61 6.44 5.90 5.84 5.70 5.38 5.17 4.78 4.52 4.29 4.10 4.08 4.02 3.96 3.87 3.86 3.59 3.43 3.36 3.28 3.21 3.20 3.15 3.11 3.05 3.00 2.97 2.91 2.87 2.85 2.82 2.82 2.82 2.81 2.79 2.78 2.69 2.65 2.64 2.59 2.58 2.51 2.48 2.45 2.43
LPGA Money Leaders 1. Inbee Park 2. Sei-Young Kim 3. Lydia Ko 4. Stacy Lewis 5. Brittany Lincicome 6. Morgan Pressel 7. Hyo-Joo Kim 8. Anna Nordqvist 9. Amy Yang 10. Cristie Kerr 11. Lexi Thompson 12. Suzann Pettersen 13. Mirim Lee 14. Minjee Lee 15. So Yeon Ryu 16. Shanshan Feng 17. Na Yeon Choi 18. Ha Na Jang 19. Sandra Gal 20. Ilhee Lee 21. Jenny Shin 22. Brittany Lang 23. Karrie Webb 24. Alison Lee 25. Ariya Jutanugarn 26. Gerina Piller 27. Pornanong Phatlum 28. Chella Choi 29. Mi Hyang Lee 30. Jessica Korda
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Today
● Sunburst baseball: Sherwood Park Athletics at Red Deer Riggers at Great Chief at 7:30 p.m. ● Ladies fastball: Stettler at N. Jensen Bandits at Great Chief 1 at 7 p.m.; Collins Barrow Rage at TnT Athletics at Great Chief 2 at 7 p.m.; Snell & Oslund Badgers at Topco Oilsite Panthers at Great Chief 1 at 8:30 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Canadian brew House Rays at North Star Sports at 7 p.m. at Great Chief 2. ● Junior B tier III lacrosse: Olds Stingers at Olds Mavericks at 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday
● Parkland baseball: Rocky Red Dogs at Lacombe Dodgers at 7 p.m.
Money $1,422,500 $1,096,834 $942,476 $804,768 $719,143 $663,951 $639,784 $618,794 $584,967 $577,043 $506,712 $505,423 $479,344 $427,876 $426,232 $419,009 $413,911 $341,236 $333,494 $315,336 $296,414 $276,008 $271,944 $264,916 $259,416 $236,706 $228,362 $227,348 $223,955 $211,038
LPGA Player of the Year 1. Inbee Park, 154 2. Sei-Young Kim, 111 3. Lydia Ko, 102 4. Brittany Lincicome, 81 5. Stacy Lewis, 69 6. Hyo-Joo Kim, 57 6. Anna Nordqvist, 57 8. Suzann Pettersen, 54 9. Cristie Kerr, 53 9. Amy Yang, 53 11. Morgan Pressel, 51 12. Minjee Lee, 41 12. Lexi Thompson, 41 14. Na Yeon Choi, 35 15. Mirim Lee, 32 16. So Yeon Ryu, 29 17. Shanshan Feng, 28 18. Ha Na Jang, 26 19. Ilhee Lee, 23 20. Ariya Jutanugarn, 21 Champions Tour Charles Schwab Cup Points Money 1. Colin Montgomerie 1,616 $1,043,700 2. Bernhard Langer 1,444 $904,261 3. Joe Durant 937 $886,206 4. Jeff Maggert 898 $690,865 5. Esteban Toledo 749 $648,886 6. Kevin Sutherland 732 $594,810 7. Marco Dawson 611 $536,298 8. Tom Pernice Jr. 571 $609,450 9. Tom Lehman 517 $555,721 10. Kirk Triplett 513 $489,477 11. Billy Andrade 493 $539,419 11. Gene Sauers 493 $464,461 11. Woody Austin 493 $353,271 14. Lee Janzen 488 $457,263 15. Russ Cochran 479 $424,449 16. Jeff Hart 474 $283,669 17. Michael Allen 471 $514,288 18. Olin Browne 443 $644,465 19. Ian Woosnam 438 $499,880 20. Bart Bryant 431 $539,128 21. Mark O’Meara 391 $480,347 22. Brian Henninger 376 $330,825 23. Paul Goydos 356 $583,920 24. Mark Calcavecchia 354 $413,221 25. Miguel Angel Jimenez 349 $365,792 26. Kenny Perry 342 $350,857 27. Jeff Sluman 301 $394,848 28. David Frost 277 $387,400 29. Rocco Mediate 274 $424,370 30. Sandy Lyle 260 $290,966 31. Scott Verplank 236 $164,781 32. Fred Funk 225 $218,358 33. Wes Short, Jr. 217 $299,642 34. Mark McNulty 208 $188,051 35. Rod Spittle 204 $298,601 36. Scott Dunlap 186 $331,391 37. Tommy Armour III 147 $213,971 38. Willie Wood 136 $121,770 39. Fred Couples 133 $163,890 40. Stephen Ames 131 $184,894 41. Steve Jones 130 $109,927 42. Steve Lowery 128 $174,514 43. Duffy Waldorf 125 $257,180 44. Jesper Parnevik 114 $199,480 45. John Cook 111 $215,968 46. Jose Coceres 103 $158,535 47. John Huston 101 $253,240 47. Corey Pavin 101 $189,163 49. Loren Roberts 91 $214,308 49. Mark Wiebe 91 $140,892 51. Davis Love III 64 $78,975 52. Scott Hoch 61 $180,543 52. Jay Haas 61 $137,320 54. Roger Chapman 47 $195,724 54. Joey Sindelar 47 $112,715 54. Bob Gilder 47 $71,657 54. Bobby Wadkins 47 $56,884 58. Jerry Smith 41 $153,878 59. Tom Byrum 37 $126,504 59. Peter Senior 37 $124,779
SWIMMING The Red Deer Marlins collected eight aggregate medals at Forestburg’s outdoor swim meet this weekend. Sara Jacques (7-8 girls), Madison Kohut (11-12 girls), Claire Halford (13-14 girls) and Eric Svienson (13-14 boys) all brought back gold medals. Owen Halford (9-10 boys) and Kayden Schiller (11-12 boys) both earned silver medals and Matthew Purdy (15-17 boys) got bronze.
p.m.; Collins Barrow Rage at Stettler at 7 p.m.; N. Jensen Bandits at Topco Oilsite Panthers at Great Chief 2 at 7 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Gary Moe Volkswagen Legends at Play it Again Sports at 7 p.m. at Great Chief 1; Lacombe Stone and Granite at Printing Place Padres at 7 p.m. at Great Chief 2.
Friday ● Junior B tier I lacrosse: Red Deer TBS Rampage at Sherwood Park Titans at 8:30 p.m. ● Sunburst baseball: Red Deer Riggers at St. Albert Tigers at 7:30 p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Innisfail Indianst ar Red Deer Razorbacks at 7 p.m. at Great Chief.
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● Ladies fastball: TnT Athletics at Snell & Oslund Badgers at Great Chief 1 at 7
● Midget AAA baseball: Red Deer Carstar Braves at Okotoks Dawgs White at Okotoks at noon and 3 p.m.
● Bantam AAA baseball: Fort McMurray Oil Giants at Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves at Great Chief Park at 3 and 6 p.m. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Red Deer Braves at Sherwood Park Athletics at 1 and 4 p.m. ● Alberta Football League: Central Alberta Buccaneers at Edmonton Stallions at 7 p.m. ● Junior B tier II lacrosse: Lacoka Locos at Strathmore Venom at 6 p.m.
Sunday ● Bantam AAA baseball: Fort McMurray Oil Giants at Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves at Great Chief Park at 10 a.m. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Spruce Grove White Sox at Red Deer Braves at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. ● Junior B tier I lacrosse: Edmonton Warriors at Red Deer TBS Rampage at Kinex at 5 p.m.
Baseball Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Tampa Bay 40 32 .556 New York 38 32 .543 Toronto 38 34 .528 Baltimore 36 33 .522 Boston 31 40 .437
GB — 1 2 2 1/2 8 1/2
Kansas City Minnesota Detroit Cleveland Chicago
Central Division W L Pct 40 27 .597 38 32 .543 36 34 .514 32 37 .464 30 39 .435
GB — 3 1/2 5 1/2 9 11
Houston Texas Los Angeles Seattle Oakland
West Division W L Pct 41 30 .577 37 33 .529 35 35 .500 32 39 .451 31 41 .431
GB — 3 1/2 5 1/2 9 10 1/2
Sunday’s Games Detroit 12, N.Y. Yankees 4 Baltimore 13, Toronto 9 Cleveland 1, Tampa Bay 0 Boston 13, Kansas City 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Minnesota 0 Chicago White Sox 3, Texas 2, 11 innings Oakland 3, L.A. Angels 2 Houston 6, Seattle 2
Golf
World Golf Ranking 1. Rory McIlroy 2. Jordan Spieth 3. Dustin Johnson 4. Justin Rose 5. Bubba Watson 6. Jim Furyk 7. Henrik Stenson 8. Jason Day 9. Sergio Garcia 10. Rickie Fowler 11. Adam Scott 12. Jimmy Walker 13. J.B. Holmes 14. Hideki Matsuyama 15. Patrick Reed 16. Louis Oosthuizen 17. Matt Kuchar 18. Chris Kirk 19. Billy Horschel 20. Phil Mickelson 21. Martin Kaymer 22. Brooks Koepka 23. Kevin Na 24. Bill Haas 25. Brandt Snedeker 26. Ian Poulter 27. Branden Grace 28. Zach Johnson 29. Ryan Palmer 30. Lee Westwood 31. Gary Woodland 32. Jamie Donaldson 33. Ryan Moore 34. Thongchai Jaidee 35. Paul Casey 36. Danny Willett 37. Victor Dubuisson 38. Hunter Mahan 39. Charl Schwartzel 40. Keegan Bradley 41. Bernd Wiesberger 42. Webb Simpson 43. Charley Hoffman 44. Francesco Molinari 45. Shane Lowry 46. Kevin Kisner 47. Anirban Lahiri 48. Graeme McDowell 49. Tommy Fleetwood 50. John Senden
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015
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NHL 2014-15 Awards Nominees Nominees for the 2014-15 National Hockey League awards, to be given out Wednesday in Las Vegas: Hart Memorial Trophy (player judged to be the most valuable to his team) Alexander Ovechkin, RW, Washington; Carey Price, G, Montreal; John Tavares, C, N.Y. Islanders. Vezina Trophy (top goaltender) Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota; Carey Price, Montreal; Pekka Rinne, Nashville. James Norris Memorial Trophy (top defenceman) Drew Doughty, Los Angeles; Erik Karlsson, Ottawa; P.K. Subban, Montreal. Calder Memorial Trophy (outstanding rookie) Aaron Ekblad, D, Florida; Johnny Gaudreau, LW, Calgary; Mark Stone, RW, Ottawa. Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct with high standard of playing ability) Pavel Datsyuk, C, Detroit; Jiri Hudler, C, Calgary; Anze Kopitar, C, Los Angeles. Frank J. Selke Trophy (forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game) Patrice Bergeron, C, Boston; Anze Kopitar, C, Los Angeles; Jonathan Toews, C, Chicago. Jack Adams Award (coach judged to have contributed the most to his team’s success) Bob Hartley, Calgary; Peter Laviolette, Nashville; Alain Vigneault, N.Y. Rangers. Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey) Devan Dubnyk, G, Minnesota; Andrew Hammond, G, Ottawa; Kris Letang, D, Pittsburgh Penguins. Ted Lindsay Award (MVP as voted by members of the National Hockey League Players’ Association) Jamie Benn, LW, Dallas; Alexander Ovechkin, RW, Washington; Carey Price, G, Montreal. Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award (exemplifies great leadership qualities both on and off the ice) Ryan Getzlaf, C, Anaheim; Andrew Ladd, LW, Winnipeg; Jonathan Toews, C, Chicago.
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Monday’s Games Philadelphia 11, N.Y. Yankees 8 Detroit 8, Cleveland 5 Toronto 8, Tampa Bay 5 Minnesota 13, Chicago White Sox 2 Houston at L.A. Angels, late Kansas City 4, Seattle 1 Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia (O’Sullivan 1-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 3-7), 5:05 p.m. Baltimore (U.Jimenez 5-3) at Boston (J.Kelly 2-4), 5:10 p.m. Detroit (Price 6-2) at Cleveland (Salazar 6-2), 5:10 p.m. Toronto (Dickey 3-6) at Tampa Bay (Archer 8-4), 5:10 p.m. Oakland (Chavez 3-6) at Texas (Ch.Gonzalez 2-1), 6:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 4-4) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 5-3), 6:10 p.m. Houston (McHugh 7-3) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 5-5), 8:05 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 5-4) at Seattle (Montgomery 1-2), 8:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 10:10 a.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Houston at L.A. Angels, 1:35 p.m. Baltimore at Boston, 5:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m. Atlanta at Washington, 5:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m. St. Louis at Miami, 5:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 6:40 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.
Washington New York Atlanta Miami Philadelphia
National League East Division W L Pct 37 33 .529 36 35 .507 35 35 .500 30 41 .423 25 47 .347
GB — 1 1/2 2 7 1/2 13
St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee
Central Division W L Pct 45 24 .652 39 30 .565 38 30 .559 32 36 .471 25 46 .352
GB — 6 6 1/2 12 1/2 21
West Division W L Pct 39 32 .549 38 33 .535 34 35 .493 34 38 .472 30 39 .435
GB — 1 4 5 1/2 8
Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado
Sunday’s Games Cincinnati 5, Miami 2 Washington 9, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 9, St. Louis 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Minnesota 0 Colorado 10, Milwaukee 4 Arizona 7, San Diego 2 Atlanta 1, N.Y. Mets 0 L.A. Dodgers 10, San Francisco 2
Monday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 011 104 010 — 8 11 0 Tampa Bay 120 000 200 — 5 15 1 Hutchison, Loup (6), Redmond (6), Hendriks (7), Osuna (8) and D.Navarro; Andriese, Belisario (6), Romero (7), Geltz (9) and Rivera. W—Hutchison 7-1. L—Andriese 2-2. Sv—Osuna (1). HRs—Toronto, Reyes (3), D.Navarro (1), Bautista (15). Tampa Bay, Forsythe (8). Detroit 111 400 001 — 8 13 1 Cleveland 003 000 011 — 5 9 0 K.Ryan, B.Hardy (4), A.Wilson (7), Chamberlain (8), Soria (9) and J.McCann; Bauer, Manship (4), B.Shaw (7), R.Webb (8), Atchison (9) and R.Perez. W—B.Hardy 3-1. L—Bauer 6-4. HRs—Detroit, Cespedes (10). Cleveland, Dav.Murphy (4), R.Perez (5). Chicago 002 000 000 — 2 11 3 Minnesota 100 505 02x — 13 15 0 Danks, Carroll (6), Ju.Guerra (8) and Soto; Milone, Boyer (7), Graham (8) and K.Suzuki. W—Milone 4-1. L—Danks 3-8. HRs—Minnesota, Mauer (4), Nunez (2), K.Vargas (5), Dozier (14). Kan. City 021 000 100 — 4 10 0 Seattle 100 000 000 — 1 2 0 Blanton, K.Herrera (7), W.Davis (8), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez; F.Hernandez, Beimel (7), Rodney (9) and Zunino. W—Blanton 2-0. L—F.Hernandez 10-4. Sv—G.Holland (14). HRs—Seattle, Cano (3).
Monday’s Games Philadelphia 11, N.Y. Yankees 8 Chicago Cubs 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Tuesday’s Games Atlanta (A.Wood 4-4) at Washington (Zimmermann 5-5), 5:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Jos.Smith 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Locke 4-3), 5:05 p.m. Philadelphia (O’Sullivan 1-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 3-7), 5:05 p.m. St. Louis (C.Martinez 7-3) at Miami (Urena 1-3), 5:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 5-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 5-2), 6:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-7) at Milwaukee (Fiers 3-7), 6:10 p.m. Arizona (Ch.Anderson 3-1) at Colorado (K.Kendrick 2-9), 6:40 p.m. San Diego (Despaigne 3-5) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 7-4), 8:15 p.m.
INTERLEAGUE Phila. 103 402 001 — 11 18 0 New York 200 300 102 — 8 14 0 Correia, Diekman (5), Araujo (7), Giles (8), Papelbon (9) and Rupp; Pineda, Capuano (4), Moreno (7), Shreve (8), Pinder (9) and B.McCann. W—Diekman 2-1. L—Pineda 8-4. HRs—Philadelphia, Franco 2 (9). New York, Gardner (8), B.McCann (11). NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Ang. 001 000 001 — 2 5 0 Chicago 002 000 11x — 4 5 0 Kershaw, Liberatore (8), Y.Garcia (8) and Ellis, Grandal; Wada, T.Wood (3), J.Russell (6), Strop (7), H.Rondon (8), Motte (9) and D.Ross. W—T.Wood 4-3. L—Kershaw 5-5. Sv—Motte (2). HRs—Los Angeles, K.Hernandez (3), Pederson (19). Chicago, Bryant 2 (10), Szczur (1).
Soccer 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup SECOND ROUND Round-of-16 Monday’s results At Ottawa England 2 Norway 1 At Edmonton U.S. 2 Colombia 0 Sunday’s results At Vancouver Canada 1 Switzerland 0 At Moncton, N.B. Australia 1 Brazil 0 At Montreal France 3 South Korea 0 Saturday’s results At Ottawa Germany 4 Sweden 1
At Edmonton China 1 Cameroon 0 Tuesday’s game At Vancouver Japan vs. Netherlands, late QUARTER-FINALS Friday’s games At Montreal Germany vs. France, 2 p.m. At Ottawa China vs. U.S., 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27 At Edmonton Australia vs. Japan-Netherlands winner, 2 p.m. At Vancouver Canada vs. England, 5:30 p.m.
SEMIFINALS Tuesday, June 30 At Montreal Ottawa winner vs. Montreal winner, 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 1 At Edmonton Edmonton winner vs. Vancouver winner, 5 p.m. THIRD PLACE Saturday, July 4 At Edmonton Semifinal losers, 2 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, July 5 At Vancouver Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.
Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with 2B Jack Graham and Frank Crinella, SS Branden Becker and OF Jaylen Ferguson on minor league contracts. BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with OFs Chris Madera, Jerry Downs and Nicholos Hamilton on minor league contracts. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned RHP Aaron Brooks to Omaha (PCL). Recalled RHP Michael Mariot from Omaha. NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Danny Burawa and LHP Jose DePaula to Scranton/WilkesBarre (IL). Signed RHP Diego Moreno and RHP Nick Rumbelow and selected their contracts from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Agreed to terms with RHP Cody Hamlin on a minor league contract. Transferred RHP Sergio Santos to the 60-day DL. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Assigned INF Andy Parrino outright to Nashville (PCL). SEATTLE MARINERS — Released OF Rickie Weeks. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Sent LHP Matt Moore to Durham (IL) for a rehab assignment. TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with 1B Chad Smith, OF London Lindley and 3B Curtis Terry on minor league contracts. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned LHP Phil Coke and RHP Ryan Tepera and Scott Copeland to Buffalo (IL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned RHP Addison Reed to Reno (PCL). Reinstated RHP Enrique
Burgos from the 15-day DL. CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned C/OF Kyle Schwarber to Iowa (PCL). Recalled OF Matt Szczur from Iowa. Optioned C Kyle Schwarber to Iowa. COLORADO ROCKIES — Sent RHP Rafael Betancourt to Albuquerque (PCL) for a rehab assignment. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent RHP Brandon Beachy to Oklahoma City (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Activated RHP Joel Peralta from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Ian Thomas from Oklahoma City. Optioned LHP Daniel Coulombe and RHP Matt West to Oklahoma City. MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with C Justin Cohen, OFs Isaiah White and Tony Bennett and RHPs Kelvin Rivas, R.J. Peace, Chris Paddack and Ryan McKay on minor league contracts. NEW YORK METS — Signed INF David Thompson, OF Kevin Kaczmarski, LHP Jake Simon, RHP Joe Shaw, LHP P.J. Conlon, 2B Vincent Siena, RHP Dillon Becker, RHP Jordan Humphreys, RHP Thomas McIlraith, OF Kenneth Bautista and C Anthony Dimino to minor league contracts. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned RHP Seth Rosin to Lehigh Valley (IL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with C Garrett Russini, LHP Austin Sodders and RHP Shane Kemp on minor league contracts. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Assigned LHP Eury De La Rosa outright to El Paso (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with OFs Angelo La Bruna and Blake Perkins, SS Clayton Brandt, LHP Grant Borne and RHPs Mariano Rivera, Matthew Crownover, Mick Van Vossen, Tommy Peterson, Jorge Pantoja, Ryan Brinley and Adam Boghosian on minor league contracts. American Association
Oilers fire four scouts, coaching director ahead of 2015 NHL draft EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have fired head amateur scout Stu MacGregor and head pro scout Morey Gare as they head into this week’s NHL draft with the first overall pick. The Oilers also fired amateur scouts Brad Davis and Kent Hawley, pro scout Dave Semenko, and Billy Moores, director of coaching and special projects. Edmonton’s scouting staff paid the price as the team has foundered at the bottom of the NHL standings in recent years despite having valuable draft picks. “We have to get better drafting and developing players,” Oilers general manager and president of hockey operations Peter Chiarelli said Monday. The Oilers had the first-overall pick for three straight seasons from 2010 to 2012, selecting Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nail Yakupov. Hall’s career has been hampered by injuries, Yakupov has been a disappointment so far, and the Oilers have been unable to find the right players to build around their young core. Edmonton has the first-overall pick again this year, and is all but certain to select phenom Connor McDavid.
AMARILLO THUNDERHEADS — Signed RHP Jorge Vasquez. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Released RHP Sean Keeler. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Announced the resignation of general manager Danny Ferry. BROOKLYN NETS — Announced F Thaddeus Young has opted out of his contract for next season and will become a free agent. FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Claimed WR-QB Terrelle Pryor off waivers from Cincinnati. Waived DB Landon Feichter. DETROIT LIONS — Signed S Taylor Mays. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Added DB Lin-J Shell to the practice roster. HOCKEY National Hockey League EDMONTON OILERS — Fired head amateur scout Stu MacGregor, head pro scout Morey Gare, amateur scouts Brad Davis and Kent Hawley, pro scout Dave Semenko and director of coaching and special projects Billy Moores. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Re-signed G Scott Wedgewood to a two-year contract. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Announced assistant coach George Gwozdecky is leaving the team to pursue other opportunities. SOCCER Major League Soccer PORTLAND TIMBERS — Named Adin Brown goalkeeper coach.
JUNIOR GOLF Red Deer Golf and Country Club’s Chandler McDowell and Lacombe’s Chase Broderson tied a top the U16 boys leaderboard on the McLennan Ross Junior Golf Tour stop on the weekend. McDowell and Broderson both shot a two-day score of 155 at Henderson lake in Lethbridge, which was also good enough to tie for the fourth overall score. The finish qualifies them for the tour championship in Wolf Creek. Darin Bertschi of Lethbridge had the low overall score on the weekend with a 148. Ponoka twins Daria Ledenius (163) and Shaye Ledenius (167) were in contention in the junior girls division, finishing second and fifth. Lauren Koenig won the division with a 162. Clare McMahon of Balmoral Golf Club finished third with a 164.
BUSINESS
B5 Make or break time for crops
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015
RECENT SHOWERS MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO OVERCOME DRY SPRING CROP REPORT BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF The next few days will be the difference between reasonable returns and a write-off for many farmers. Persistently dry conditions continue to leave Central Alberta crops at risk, despite the most recent showers. Alberta Agriculture crop specialist Harry Brook said those who got a good dousing are probably OK, but rain has not been widespread. “It’s been very spotty,” said Brook on Monday from the Ag-Info Centre in Stettler. “The moisture is appreciated. It’s been useful. But if we actually do get a week or so of really hot weather it’s going to toast things.” At this stage of growth, plants are using large amounts of moisture. Even an inch of rain may provide only enough water for a few days.
Environment Canada is forecasting some hot, sunny days ahead, which will put more pressure on developing plants. “If it is actually as they are predicting, it could be very devastating,” he said. Yields for the most common crops in the region — wheat, oats, barley and canola — are established in the early stages of the plants’ growing cycles. That’s why rain is so important now, when it may seem to some the growing season has just started. “We’ll need rain in the next few days. If we don’t see it, we’re going to start to see yield potential dropping. “I’m not saying it’s a disaster or anything but we’re on the cusp. If we do get these hot temperatures, it will go downhill fast.” All spring, the pattern has been for spotty showers throughout the region. “If you’re fortunate, the clouds are over you and if they’re not, you’re going to be suffering.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com
Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff
Central Alberta crops have seen some precipitation in recent weeks but rainfall has not been widespread. Crops and pastures throughout the region could use a good rainfall.
CBC misjudged demand for radio ad sales BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — CBC/Radio-Canada’s poor numbers from its experiment with paid commercials on Radio 2 and Espace Musique show that the public broadcaster “clearly” misjudged the market for national advertising on its music-focused radio channels, one industry watcher says. The CBC raised $1.1 million in revenue from ad sales on the two musicfocused networks in the 2014 broadcast year, according to the CRTC’s annual report on the financial results of Canadian commercial radio stations. That’s well below the $10 million the CBC hoped for when the CRTC approved its plan to air ads on the two channels. Canadian Media Research Inc. president Barry Kiefl said the broadcaster assumed there would be much more demand for the four minutes of ads per hour dictated by the CRTC. “It raises the question of why they did it in the first place,” Kiefl said. “They clearly had not gauged the marketplace for national advertising very accurately.”
The new ad money also wasn’t nearly enough to cover an $18.2-million decline in government funding for the 2014 broadcast year, according to the CRTC report. Total revenue for the CBC’s 82 radio stations fell 5.6 per cent to $287.6 million for the 12 months ending Aug. 31, 2014. The CBC began airing ads at the beginning of October 2013, and the $1.1 million represents 11 months of ad sales from October to the end of August. Kiefl said that given the cost of selling advertising, CBC may be losing money by selling ads on its music stations even though the broadcaster already had an advertising sales group for its television operations. “They’ll say that it costs them nothing to do it,” he said. “But somebody’s got to get out there and knock on doors and make deals. That takes a lot of time and therefore money.” CBC spokeswoman Carole Breton said in an email Monday that the broadcaster was disappointed by the radio revenues. “We will continue to look for ways of generating more national ad revenues from our music services,” she said.
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The CBC originally asked the regulator for permission to air paid advertisements on Radio 2 and Espace Musique as part of its licence renewal process in 2013, saying that the new revenue would help offset future declines in its public subsidy and could reach up to $10 million. In a May 2013 majority decision, the federal broadcast regulator approved the CBC’s request to air paid advertising on the two networks for a threeyear trial period. In a dissenting opinion, CRTC commissioner Tom Pentefountas called the decision “crazy.” According to the CRTC report released Monday, parliamentary funding for CBC Radio, which makes up nearly all of the division’s budget, fell from $295.5 million in 2013 to $277.3 million in 2014 and has shrunk by nearly onefifth since 2010. CBC Radio’s expenses have fallen by a similar amount as the broadcaster has aggressively cut costs. Earlier this year, the CBC announced it would cut 1,500 jobs by 2020, the latest in a series of cutbacks affecting every part of its operations.
White House outlines long-term costs of inaction on climate change
CALGARY — The WestJet Professional Pilot’s Association says it has asked the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to conduct a union certification vote. The association said in a post on its website that it filed the application for a vote among the company’s more than 1,200 pilots on Monday. If the application is approved, the industrial relations board is expected to oversee a secret ballot vote of all eligible WestJet pilots to determine support for creating a legally recognized union. The association said in its post that one of the requirements for making the application for a certification vote is a demonstration of more than 40 per cent support for the WPPA in membership card count. The WPPA says it exceeds that threshold.
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Central Alberta May home sales tumbled nearly 24 per cent from the record set a year ago. Keys changed hands for 506 homes last month, down from 625 in May 2014, according to Multiple Listing Service statistics released by the Red Deer Realtors Association on Monday. The drop is in line with sales across the province, which were down 22.3 per cent from a year ago. While down sharply, the May numbers are in step with five- and 10-year averages, says the association. Sales have been recovering steadily since January’s low. House prices remained solid for the month. The average selling price was $330,933, up 8.5 per cent from a year earlier and double what they were in May 2005. New residential listing were also down with 1,014 available, a 24.8 per cent drop compared with a year ago when 1,265 units were listed. The dollar value of homes sold was down 17.1 per cent to $167.5 million — which still goes into the books as the fourth best May on record. Across Alberta, the dollar value of sales was down 22.4 per cent.
WestJet pilots file for union certification vote with federal regulator
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REPORT
WASHINGTON — Failure to act on climate change could cause an estimated 57,000 deaths a year in the United States from poor air quality by 2100, the Obama administration argued in a report released Monday that warns of dire effects of global warming. The report says inaction on climate change could cost billions of dollars a year in damage from rising sea levels, increased wildfires and drought, as well as higher costs for electricity to cool homes and businesses in hotter temperatures. The Environmental Protection Agency report argues that action now on climate could save billions in avoided costs for maintenance and repairs on roads and bridges made vulnerable by global warming and save the lives of an estimated 12,000 people in 49 U.S. cities who could die from extreme temperatures in 2100. The report comes as Republicans in Congress seek to undo the administration’s environmental policies, including an expected plan by the EPA to target coal-fired power plants, and days after Pope Francis issued a stern warning about global warming’s consequences, especially for the poor and underdeveloped nations. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said last month was the hottest May around the globe in 136 years of global records. The White House report is part of a weeklong effort to emphasize climate change to mark the two-year anniversary of a “climate action plan” announced by President Barack Obama. While the most severe effects of global warming would not be felt for decades, the Obama administration said decisions about climate change need to be made now. “Decisions are not going to wait 50 years,” EPA Administrator Gina Mc-
Home sales down from May 2014
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-In this April 3, 2014, file photo, giant machines dig for brown coal at the opencast mining Garzweiler near the city of Grevenbroich, Germany Carthy told reporters at a White House briefing. “They are today’s decisions.” McCarthy called the report “a wake-up call for some who may not be aware” of the potential damages of climate change. Obama, in an interview out Monday with comedian Marc Maron for his popular podcast, said he was acting on his own on power plants and other environmental regulations because the GOP-controlled Congress has blocked more comprehensive efforts. “We’ll get that stuff done,” Obama said, adding that “it would be a lot better, it would be a lot more helpful, if we had some co-operation from Congress, and if I didn’t have the chairman of the energy and environment committee in the Senate holding up a snowball as if that was proof that climate change wasn’t happening, that would be useful.” Obama’s comments referred to Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., chairman of the
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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, who tossed a snowball in the Senate chamber in February to demonstrate his claim that global warming is a hoax. The EPA report says actions to slow climate change could save about $3.1 billion in expected costs from sea-level rise and storm surge in 2100, while the power sector could save as much as $34 billion by 2050 in avoided costs for additional electricity for air conditioning and other uses. An estimated $3 billion in avoided damages from poor water quality could be saved by 2100, the report said. Actions begun in the next few years could reduce droughts by at least 40 per cent by 2100 and save an estimated 6 to 8 million acres from being burned by wildfires, the report said. It said meaningful actions also could prevent the loss of about onethird of U.S. supplies of oysters, scallops and clams by 2100, as well as 35 per cent of Hawaiian coral reefs.
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Postmedia chief operating officer Wayne Parrish to step down June 30 TORONTO — Postmedia Network Inc. says its chief operating officer, Wayne Parrish, has decided to leave the company at the end of the month. Parrish joined Postmedia in 2010 in a consulting role and became the COO in January 2012, after having held various senior executive roles in digital and traditional media companies over the last two decades. He said in a statement that with the acquisition of Sun Media complete, it was the right moment for him to take advantage of other opportunities. President and CEO Paul Godfrey said that under Parish’s leadership, Postmedia has undergone a fundamental transformation from a traditional newspaper publisher to a multi-platform media company. Postmedia Network Inc. is a whollyowned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.B), the largest publisher by circulation of English-language daily newspapers in Canada.
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B6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, June 23, 2015
MARKETS
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COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST
Greece offers acceptable economic reforms
Monday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.
Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 126.71 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 40.64 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.48 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 11.32 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.31 Cdn. National Railway . . 75.28 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 207.29 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 35.74 Capital Power Corp . . . . 22.76 Cervus Equipment Corp 16.23 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 53.44 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 58.78 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.91 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.40 General Motors Co. . . . . 36.19 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 25.63 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.26 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 45.05 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 35.59 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.61 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 10.00 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 52.66 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 133.93 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.99 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.59 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 64.27 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American markets closed solidly higher, with the Nasdaq hitting a new all-time high, amid renewed optimism in Europe that Greece will reach a deal with its creditors and avoid a default. The S&P/TSX composite index gained 137.36 points to 14,790.48, with nearly all sectors closing higher, while the loonie was down 0.40 of a U.S. cent at 81.13 cents. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 103.83 points to 18,119.78 and the S&P 500 climbed 12.86 points to 2,122.85. The Nasdaq shot up 36.97 points to close at a record 5,153.97. Sadiq Adatia, chief investment officer at Sun Life Global Investment, says global markets were buoyed by news that European officials are hopeful that a deal on a financial bailout for Greece is within reach this week. “Everybody’s been watching the Greece situation quite carefully, and it was looking kind of dim last week,” Adatia said. However, news that Greece has softened its stance and is willing to negotiate and move closer towards what the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund are asking for is a positive sign, Adatia said. “I think that alone was what’s giving the markets a nice lift today,” he said. With leaders from the 19 European countries that use the euro gathering in Brussels, financial officials gave a tentative endorsement to new Greek proposals for spending cuts and reforms in exchange for billions of euros in fresh loans. Greece’s economy minister, Giorgios Stathakis, said his country’s latest offer effectively breaks the deadlock with international lenders. The proposals include new taxes on business and the wealthy but no further cuts in pensions or public sector sala-
Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 23.94 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.10 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.79 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 26.69 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 13.76 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.39 First Quantum Minerals . 16.92 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 20.00 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.79 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.79 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.71 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 37.57 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.17 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 13.34 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 21.90 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 27.06 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 62.41 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.22 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 32.02 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 35.04 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 9.70 Canyon Services Group. . 6.11 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 20.91 CWC Well Services . . . 0.2850 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 14.66 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.15 ries, still a “red line” for Greece, he said. However, Athens will make tougher rules on early retirement and shift some categories of goods to a higher sales tax bracket, including hotels and certain foods. Emergency bailout taxes that had been imposed will remain, even though Tsipras had pledged to phase them out. The current talks centre on releasing the last 7.2 billion euros in the country’s bailout program, which expires at the end of the month. Without that money, Athens is likely to default on a big payment owed June 30 to the International Monetary Fund, something that could lead to an exit from the euro currency and possibly the European Union as well. Despite the rally, Adatia cautions there is still a long way to go before Greece is out of the woods. “Even if everything gets resolved, it’s not certain that Greece will get the money in time to avoid a default on their loans,” he said. On the commodity markets, the August crude contract gained 41 cents to US$60.38 a barrel, while August gold fell $17.80 to US$1,184.10 an ounce. In U.S. economic news, sales of existing homes rose in May, recovering from a decline in April. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Monday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,790.48, up 137.36 points Dow — 18,119.78, up 103.83 points S&P 500 — 2,122.85, up 12.86 points Nasdaq — 5,153.97, up 36.97 points (record high) Currencies: Cdn — 81.13 cents US, down 0.40 of a cent
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Paladin Energy receives OK to own uranium mine in Labrador
Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 85.17 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 44.11 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.90 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 23.89 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 48.11 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 3.08 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.15 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.33 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 34.00 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.02 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 4.28 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 54.90 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2400 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 74.17 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 65.15 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.02 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 29.14 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 36.72 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 41.65 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 87.90 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 23.80 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 47.51 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.95 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 77.40 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.77 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.64
Pound — C$1.9497, up 0.29 of a cent Euro — C$1.3974, up 0.57 of a cent Euro — US$1.1337, down 0.09 of a cent Oil futures: US$60.38 per barrel, up 41 cents (August contract) Gold futures: US$1,184.10 per oz., down $17.80 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.618 oz., up 3.4 cents $662.87 kg., up $1.09 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ’15 $9.90 higher $513.60; Nov ’15 $12.80 higher $515.50; Jan. ’16 $11.50 higher $510.10; March ’16 $11.20 higher $506.40; May ’16 $10.40 higher $502.00; July ’16 $9.60 higher $497.00; Nov. ’16 unchanged $462.00; Jan. ’17 unchanged $463.10; March ’17 unchanged $464.80; May ’17 unchanged $464.80; July ’17 unchanged $464.80. Barley (Western): July ’15 $3.00 lower $204.00; Oct. ’15 $3.00 lower $199.00; Dec. ’15 $3.00 lower $204.00; March ’16 $3.00 lower $204.00; May ’16 $3.00 lower $204.00; July ’16 $3.00 lower $204.00; Oct. ’16 $3.00 lower $204.00; Dec. ’16 $3.00 lower $204.00; March ’17 $3.00 lower $204.00; May ’17 $3.00 lower $204.00; July ’17 $3.00 lower $204.00. Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 568,720 tonnes of canola; 1,000 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 569,720.
BUT STILL NO FIRM DEAL BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS — Greece has finally offered economic reforms that creditors consider potentially acceptable, giving Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras a couple days to turn a spirit of goodwill into a deal that might keep the country from a painful exit from the euro currency. Even though a firm deal to get Greece more loans remained elusive Monday, leaders from the 19 euro nations and the International Monetary Fund said Tsipras’ new reforms plan offered the basis to break a four-month deadlock in talks. Uncertainty over Greece has sapped confidence in global markets, particularly in Europe, and threatened the financial future of Greeks. “I want to end this political gambling,” said European Union President Donald Tusk at an emergency summit on the issue. In its compromise proposal, Greece is offering about 8 billion euros ($9 billion) in higher taxes and austerity measures over the next two years, a Greek government official said on condition of anonymity because the measures had not been officially announced. Financial officials gave a tentative endorsement to Greece’s proposals for spending cuts and reforms they would make in exchange for billions of euros in fresh loans. Greece needs the money urgently as it faces a June 30 debt repayment it cannot afford. Tusk said Greece’s plans, which include retirement reform and sales tax changes, “were the first real proposals in many weeks.” “It’s an opportunity to get that deal this week,” said Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutchman who chaired an emergency meeting of eurozone finance ministers ahead of the summit. Leaders are now looking at a twoday European Union summit starting on Thursday in Brussels to make the final thrust in the talks and reach a deal that will keep Greece solvent. Multiple deadlines for Greece to propose more reforms have come and gone, with the country living hand to mouth in the meantime. But French President Francois Hollande said “better to take a few days, but get to an agreement.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed, saying “there are still a lot of days left to come to a decision.” The more co-operative spirit gave a boost to stock markets. Athens shares closed 9 per cent higher. The Stoxx 50 index of top European shares was somewhat less volatile and closed up 4.1 per cent. The need for a deal could not be
more pressing. Greece must pay 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) to the IMF in just over a week, on June 30. Further payments are due in July and August, and the leftwing government in Athens does not have the money to pay them. A debt default by Greece could destabilize its banks — Greeks are already withdrawing increasingly large amounts of money — and could in a worst case scenario cause the country to have to leave the euro. That would be hugely painful for Greeks but experts are more divided about its effects on Europe and the world economy. Several European countries have said publicly they are getting prepared for the possibility. The proposals will impose new taxes on businesses and the wealthy but no further cuts in pensions or public sector salaries, which remain a “red line” for the left-wing government of Tsipras. Athens will make tougher rules on early retirement and shift some categories of goods to a higher sales tax bracket, including hotels and certain foods. Emergency bailout taxes that had been imposed will remain, even though Tsipras had pledged to phase them out. The official said that employers will have to contribute higher social security contributions to pension and unemployment funds. He said there would also be a special one-off tax for profitable businesses. Despite the more upbeat mood in markets, tension was palpable in Greece, where people have flocked to cash machines to withdraw money. The concern is that a debt default by Greece could destabilize the country enough that it might eventually have to leave the euro. “Everyone’s going (to the banks) to take money,” said Yannis Nikolopoulos in Athens. “If the banks shut it’ll be a problem to go shopping and that sort of thing.” Without a deal, he said, “we’re doomed.” To support Greek banks in the face of growing money withdrawals, the European Central Bank increased the amount of emergency credit it allows the banks to draw on, officials said. Reports indicate Greeks withdrew about 4 billion euros last week. The current talks centre on releasing the last 7.2 billion euros in the country’s bailout program, which expires at the end of the month. Since coming to power in January, the new government has refused to make more budget austerity measures, which it blames for devastating the economy . It has since softened its approach, but it remains reluctant to take all steps creditors demand.
at Loblaws Great Food and Superstore had rejected the agreement during votes held around Ontario from June 14 to 20 and said it would train picket captains this week. The union local represents about 12,000 workers in produce, bakery and meat departments as well as bookkeepers and accountants. UFCW Local 1000A’s website says the tentative agreement dated June 2 applies to members at Loblaws, Real Canadian Super Stores and Great Canadian Food Stores, three of the many banners within the Loblaw group of companies.
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TORONTO — A union local representing some workers at some Loblaws stores in Ontario says it is “ramping up strike preparations” after its members rejected a tentative contract. Local 1000A of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada said in a release Sunday that its members
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5 DAY MYSTERY TRIP
Sunday July 5 “Once Upon a Time in Graceland”
Aug 24-28
Lots of fun and mysteries.
BRANSON MISSOURI AND NASHVILLE!!
Something has gone wrong in the land of fables and dreams! One King can fight the evil Queen. EnjoyThis light hearted spoof on some increasingly popular fairy tale type television shows set to the Incredible music of the King of Rock N Roll himself, Elvis Presley!
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Deadwood, Crazy Horse, Mt Rushmore, Mitchell Corn Palace, 9 shows in Branson, Graceland, Loretta Lynn Ranch, Gen Jackson Showboat, Grand Ole Opry, Historic Trails Centre, Little Bighorn Battlefield and more.
Tuesday July 7 (65+ free admission) Rush or reserved evening grandstand seats available.
MAYFIELD DINNER THEATRE EDMONTON “The Long Weekend”
ANNUAL MINOT HOSTFEST
Wednesday July 29
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Workers at some Loblaws stores reject deal
SINGLE DAY TOURS
JUBILATION DINNER THEATRE EDMONTON
Thursday Oct. 8
If you likedTuesdays with Morrie, don’t miss Mass Appeal
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Teneal Dutrisac of Dance Magic leads Rachel Lavoy, John Jenkins and his daughter Lorilei in a some Bollywood dance moves outside the Kinsmen Arenas in Red Deer on Friday as they participated in an Amazing Race. The family-oriented event was hosted by Family Services of Central Alberta. The fun-filled Amazing Race-inspired event featured a number of activities and fitness challenges, healthy snack and a chance to win some prizes. The event was co-sponsored by the City of Red Deer.
Hospitals’ Lottery extended PUSH ON TO SELL REMAINING TICKETS BY SUNDAY The Hospitals’ Lottery has extended its deadline to purchase tickets. Sales have not been as strong this year so instead of the deadline for sales being last Sunday, it will go an extra week, to Sunday, June 28, at 11 p.m. to try and sell out the lottery. It is now over 85 per cent sold. The higher the ticket sales, the more that is raised for the lottery, which will provide money for cardiac enhance-
ments — mainly upgraded patient monitors — at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. The Hospitals’ Lottery is a fundraiser for the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation. The hospital serves the Central Zone of more than 470,000 people, and most of the zone’s cardiac cases end up at the Red Deer hospital. Project officer for the lottery, Cynthia de Boer, said the number of car-
diac patients is ever-increasing. She said the foundation is concerned about the slower ticket sales because it is the only agency that funds equipment at the hospital. People are buying smaller packages or fewer tickets in this year’s lottery. “We are making a plea to the public to support us. We like to say that everyone who buys a ticket is a winner because everyone at some point requires
100 charitable movement spreads to include children Another “100” group, making crowd donations to local charities, has formed in Red Deer and area — but this time the members are younger than any of their counterparts. 100 Kids Who Care is similar to three other relatively new groups — 100 Women Who Care – Red Deer, 100 Men Red Deer and 100 People Who Care Blackfalds. The groups operate independent of each other, make regular donations to charities selected through a voting process. The charities make a pitch for the funds available while at the same time they raise awareness of the services they offer. Some of the groups that have benefited so far from the 100 concept include Safe Harbour Society and the Red Deer Food Bank. 100 Women member Christine Slaymaker has decided to spearhead a 100 Kids group through her business, a local dance studio. Slaymaker said that 100 Kids is not only to provide funds to charities, but to also foster the idea among children that whether someone has a lot of wealth or not, there are ways to connect with their community. People have a voice and they can make a difference even when they are young, said
Slaymaker. Members of the men and women 100 groups donate $100 each four times a year. The children’s group will donate $10 each, twice a year. The goal is to have at least 100 members in the children’s group, which is the case in the adult groups. The members need to be age 18 or younger. Slaymaker said the money from the children could be “tooth fairy” funds, or from other sources such as allowance, so that it’s a true representation of the children giving back and making a difference themselves. The children will also learn about possibilities of volunteering with the various charities. Being part of 100 Kids has to be financially manageable for the children as well. Three of Slaymaker’s dance students are involved with 100 Kids as leaders. They are sisters Jenaea and Jesalyn Reiman, both 17, and Neelam Singh, 15. The group is open to everyone, not just dance students, and they will be reaching out to schools. 100 Kids will become more active once school starts in the fall, Slaymaker said. To register, go to reddeerdancemagic.com and click on the Events and Classes link.
the services of this hospital.” The lottery has 444 prizes, including a Sorento dream home valued at $799,000. The home is at 86 Lazaro Close in Red Deer and is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. To purchase a ticket, go to www.hospitalslottery.com or call 1-877-808-9005 toll free. Tickets are $25 each, five for $100 or 15 for $250. The final draw is July 6.
SYLVAN LAKE POOL REMAINS CLOSED
Swim lessons move to lake Sylvan Lake is going old school with its swimming lessons. Structural problems with the town’s pool means swimming lessons have been shifted to the lake. Lessons begin the week of July 6. The aquatic centre has been a headache all spring. Work first had to be done in May to strengthen corroded support columns, which had been rusted by the humid conditions inside the 15-year-old building. The damage was spotted during engineering inspections being done as part of the preliminary work on the new $33.5-million multiplex, the NexSource Centre, which will be built alongside. No sooner was that work done and the pool reopened than further inspection turned up other issues, this time with the roof structure. After being open less than a
day, the pool was closed again on June 2. It has remained off limits since and will be for some time. A request for proposals for a full building inspection will close on July 7. How long it will take to reopen after that is unknown. In response, a number of pool staff are being moved to the municipal building and swimming lessons will be held in the lake — as they were in the old days. Town spokesperson Joanne Gaudet said they are also looking at what can be done with other programming. If the weather warms up as forecast, lake swimming lessons could be a fun diversion for a generation used to indoor lessons. “It will be an experience for the kids, and even the parents,” she said. For more information, go to www.sylvanlake.ca.
‘THE YEARS JUST MELT AWAY’
Rockin’ reunion proves popular BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF You can’t keep a good musician down — or away from the microphone for too long, it seems. A reunion of six Red Deer bands from the early 1970s attracted 900 party-hardy fans to the Red Deer Curling Club in 2013. The show was such a hit that two of the groups are giving it another go this weekend. The Rockin’ in the Old Days concerts on Friday and Saturday at Fratters Speakeasy, will mark a 40-year reunion for the groups SAM and the Gaetz Ave. Dance Band. Fans have already been buying up $20 tickets from the venue — both shows are nearly sold out. “We figured, we’re not getting any younger. If we can still do this, we should still be doing this,” said Harley Hay, drummer for both bands. The last reunion concert was so much fun, he added. “You look across the stage at these
guys and it takes you back. The years just melt away. It’s like a time warp. ...” SAM and the Gaetz Ave. Dance Band both dissolved in the mid-1970s. While some musicians from the two groups have reassembled to play on several occasions since the mid 1990s, SAM singer Lynnette Whitney (now Lynnette Roder) will be doing her first reunion concert since leaving the folk cover band in about 1971. SAM guitarist Ron Mah happened to cross paths with Whitney in Red Deer and asked if she was still singing. “She said, ‘Only in the shower,’ ” said Hay, who noted Whitney had been living in Sylvan Lake, working for an oil company. She was asked to try out her pipes at a SAM rehearsal and the verdict was “she’s still got it,” said Hay. “We’re really excited to have her back.” Also playing with SAM will be Mah, bassist Paul Robinson, and singer/ guitarist Richard Harrow, who engineered the K-Tel remake of the hits One Tin Soldier and Mr. Monday for the folk act The Original Caste. Richard
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SAM circa 1971: Lynnette Whitney (now Lynnette Roder) has rejoined the group. later joined the group and performed with them for several years before opening a recording studio. Harrow worked on recordings for hundreds of artists over the years, including Gordon Lightfoot and Ry Cooder. He also engineered four albums for Ian Tyson. He earned two Juno Awards for albums for Bourne and MacLeod and children’s entertainer Peter Puffin. SAM will be performing hits by Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King and other folk artists.
Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com
Eleven musicians will be taking the stage with the Gaetz Ave. Dance Band, including five original members — Hay, trumpeter John Lacey, bassist Gary Thompson, Hammond organist Dave Parfett and singer Thomas Alexander. The soul/funk/R&B band will play hits by Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears and other horn-based groups from the era. For more information about the reunion shows, call 403-356-0033. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
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BRIEFS Highland Games Saturday at Titans Rugby Park All that’s Scottish will be celebrated at the 68th annual Red Deer Highland Games at Red Deer Titans Rugby Park on June 27. Athletic events will include the caber and sheaf toss, hammer throw and stone put. No games would be complete without dancers. Competitors will dance the highland fling, sword dance, Scottish lilt and more. Morning dance competitions start at 8:30 a.m. Drummers and pipers will go head to head, and tug of war teams will prove their strength. Bakers will test their recipes in the traditional shortbread contest. Judging is at 1 p.m. Entries will be auctioned off with proceeds going to the Red Deer Food Bank. Red Deer Titans Rugby Park is located at 74 Waskasoo Rd. (74 Range Road 275A) in Red Deer County near Hwy 2A. For more information, visit www. reddeerhighlandgames.ca.
Male injured in rollover on Hwy 2 near Red Deer A male was taken to hospital late Saturday evening after the vehicle he was driving rolled after he tried to pass on the shoulder. Blackfalds RCMP were called to the scene just off Hwy 2 between the 32nd and 67th Street exits near Red Deer at about 10:40 p.m. Police said the vehicle attempted to pass another vehicle on the shoulder, but instead rolled into the east ditch several times before coming to a rest. No other vehicles were reported damaged in the collision. The male driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital by EMS with serious injuries. Police are not releasing the name of the driver and do not believe alcohol was a factor in the collision.
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McKenna Swensrude sings A Thousand Years‚ by Christina Perri. Swensrude, a Grade 7 student at Ecole Camille J. ) in Red Deer, joined seven other students performing during a year-end awards ceremony at the school on Friday. Awards were handed out to students in academic, French and athletic categories. Kilbourn at 403-506-7369, Matius Battanz at 403-302-7488 or Randy Hellmer at 403-318-3441.
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Teens are invited to let their imaginations run wild at Intro to Cosplay, Prop Design and Costume Creation workshop at Red Deer Public Library on July 7. Guest host Felicia McComb, mastermind behind locally-based Stealthy Cosplay, will lead discussion at the Teen Summer Reading Club event. Prior to the workshop, teens can start planning their summer character and create props in preparation for the library-con photoshoot. Seasoned cosplayers are encouraged to bring their own costumes, photos and stories. The workshop runs from 3 to 5 p.m. at the mezz and Waskasoo Kiwanis Meeting Room, downtown library branch, at 4818 49th St.
A community meeting on Wednesday will discuss proposed changes to access and use of the Lancaster Green Community Activity Centre. The City of Red Deer and the Red Deer Catholic School Board will host the meeting regarding changes for the centre at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School. The meeting will take place on Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. St. Francis, at 321 Lindsay Ave. The information session will deal with the recent request from the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools to the City of Red Deer to formally assume the community activity centre space for school purposes. It will also discuss expansion plans for St. Francis that address current and future growth and capacity needs. The open house event will feature displays and interactive information. As well, there will be a short presentation with a question-and-answer session at 6:15 p.m. by Ken Jaeger, supervisor of support services, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools, and Pauline Mousseau, the city’s neighbourhood community development coordinator. For more information, contact Mousseau at 403-309-8413 or email pauline.mousseau@reddeer.ca.
Charity motorcycle ride to help neonatal unit A charity motorcycle ride will help Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre’s neonatal intensive care unit. The third annual Big Hearts Charity Poker Run is on July 18 starting at 8 a.m., with registration at Cycle Works at 207 Burnt Ridge Road in Red Deer County. The first groups will head out at 11 a.m. and the ride is to Innisfail, Spruce View, Rimbey, Blackfalds and back to Red Deer. The event awards and windup will be at 4:30 p.m. at Cycle Works. Route maps will be available at the registration table on the day of the event. For more information, contact Nate
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Loaves and Fishes seeks help replacing roof A local charity that offers a helping hand to disadvantaged people in Red Deer is in need of a helping hand itself. Loaves and Fishes Benevolent Soci-
ety needs a new roof on its building at 6002 54th Ave. The flat part of the roof was replaced recently but there were not enough resources to complete the roof’s peak, which is in need of new shingles and the labour to do the work. Loaves and Fishes serves hot meals to homeless and other disadvantaged people and it also runs the school lunch program. It offers other services such as addiction counselling and spiritual help for those who seek it. Its clients include individuals and families who face poverty, homelessness, unemployment and disabilities. The roof that needs to be replaced has been patched up but now the nonprofit charity organization says it’s in dire need of the roof replacement, and is concerned about next winter. Loaves and Fishes, in operation since 1999, is asking for individuals or businesses to contribute shingles and/ or labour to install them, via a Raising the Roof campaign. They want to have the work completed by the end of summer. To help out, call executive director Halina Jarvis at 403-347-1844.
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What’s your motivation? “High fives all around!” shouted Al. “We’ve set a new office record!” Years ago, I worked for a media company that conducted regular fire drills. I had volunteered to join the health and safety committee, and Al, one of the department heads, was our team leader. Fire drills were our responsibility, and our goal was to get everybody out of the building in five minutes. The building was large and our offices were scattered across the second MURRAY floor. On this particular day FUHRER the drill happened without warning, but we had everybody out of the building, together and accounted for in just over four minutes. We were mighty proud of this achievement until someone decided to time how quickly the office emptied at five o’clock on a Friday — just under four minutes. I don’t know about you but when I’m feeling motivated, I work faster and more efficiently, and I have a more confident expectation of good things to come. I have a purpose and it drives me to achieve my goals in the most efficient way possible. Motivation is what causes us to act, whether it is getting up in the night to visit the bathroom or taking a course to learn something new. In everyday usage, the term is often used to describe why a person does something. When it comes to personal change — such as self-esteem building — the challenge is often to stay motivated. If one is properly motivated then one will — as a consequence — generally have the drive and willingness to act. Also the ability to forestall gratifi-
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cation is important — to be OK with feeling good or better at a later time. It helps to have a clear idea of what you hope to accomplish and an answer to the question, “’Why am I doing this?” Answering that question honestly can provide you with tremendous clarity and focus. Motivation can be internal (intrinsic) or external (extrinsic). When it comes to self-esteem building, your motivation will be — for the most part — internal/intrinsic, as personal development is an inside job. Internal motivation means you are driven by a sense of purpose: knowing and acknowledging why you want to do something. With regard to self-esteem building those rewards might include feeling worthy and deserving of happiness and success, having the courage to stand up for yourself or breaking free from debilitating habits. External motivation is when people choose a particular course of action for reasons external to, or outside of, themselves, such as pleasing others, salary, promotion, praise or punishment. Though a strong motivator, external motivation is seldom strong enough to sustain long-term effort when it comes to self-esteem building. If you’re ready to make it happen, here are a few ideas to get you motivated. Find your purpose. Ask yourself, “What do I want my life to look like?” Then seriously consider what your life will look like if you continue along the same path you’re travelling now. Spend some time pondering these two points. Contrast the two outcomes. Ignite your desire. I’m willing to wager that you’re reading this column because you have the desire to bring about positive change in your life. Congratulations! Go for it! Desire is a great motivator. See this moment as the first step on your new path. Make room for change. Nothing will ever change until you make room for it. Don’t sit around waiting for change to occur — get out there make it happen! Schedule time for change. That can be time for reading empowering books, watching inspiring videos, listening to enlighten-
An enlightened day We’ve officially participated in our first beach day of the season and let me tell you, it was fabulous! I cannot begin to explain to you how important these days are in one’s mothering career. They go hand in hand with the coffee/play-date, popcorn for dinner and the elusive, “Mom, we are going to play in our rooms quietly so you can get some work done.” These moments may not come often but when they do they are the ultimate blessings in disguise. I’ve been feeling a great love for my friends recently, not that I don’t always, but as of late I’ve really been appreciating them all. So I decided I would plan a day at the beach where the kids could frolic LINDSAY and splash gaily in the water BROWN while we relaxed, watched our babes and conversed over ME PLUS THREE all the weird and wonderful things we do as mothers of small children. The kids managed to mash up together beautifully. There was no, “I don’t like him!” or “She’s being a farty butt head.” They all seemed to get on quite ‘swimmingly.’ As did the grownups. It is a wonderful thing to be able to sit back and appreciate the coolly self-assured age we all have grown into. Gone are the days of catty remarks behind a friend’s back or simply not being sociable with someone because your current friends don’t approve. Now, in these mature and confident times we live in, we simply do what we want. Fancy that. The day was one of the best days I’ve had in a while. There were laughs, snacks and good conversation between parents. I was just beginning to think that nothing could ruin it when Sophie began walking toward our blanket bow legged with an odd look on her face. “What are you doing?” I ask her eerily. “I had an accident.” Not now. Not here. This had been happening as of recently. For some reason in the last few weeks, these “accidents” had been on the rise and it was maddening. The worst part was upon inspection there were no pants involved and the accident in question had
smeared in a slapdash mess beneath the flowered sundress she wore. I lost my cool. I admit it here and now. The bad mood monkey attached itself to my back and from that point on I was no flower to be around. I grabbed Sophie by her arm and dragged her begrudgingly to the dingy beach bathrooms to clean her up. While we did our business in there, I began explaining to her (quite loudly) why she must use the potty every time. As I sit here writing this I think about my daughter in a few years and wonder what she will think of me writing these kinds of tales about her and Lars for all to read. My finger lingers over the back space button. But then I chalk it up to a little payback and leave it. It was near the end of my exasperated rant that I realized Carla, one of my newer friends from our play-date group, had made her way in with her daughter to use the washroom. Oh no, I thought, did she hear me yelling at Sophie? This is one of those make or break moments in a new friendship, isn’t it? Maybe I’m not as assuredly aged as I had hoped. We made our way out of the stall and approached Carla and her daughter as they washed their hands. I, perhaps with a sheepish look on my face, moved towards the sink. She gave me a knowing smile. “Ugh, sorry about that, it’s just so frustrating sometimes,” I said because really, honesty is the best policy in most ill-at-ease circumstances. “What?! Don’t be sorry, we’ve all been there! I’ve went through the exact same thing with my kids, too. Don’t even think twice about it.” When regression happens with potty training or any kind of milestone, it can make us feel like the worst parents in the world. I’ve said it before and I will say it again: motherhood can be a dangerously lonely game. But it makes it that much easier when we have new and old friends alike to help us through those tough moments. To know there is someone else who understands. When Soph and I made our way back to the spot where everyone sat on the beach, I realized how lucky we were. Surrounded by good friends, a beautiful day and contentment. So in the end, a mishap made for an enlightened day — and isn’t that all we can ask for as parents? Lindsay Brown is a Sylvan Lake mother of two and freelance columnist.
ing conversations. Clear away the clutter. When you make room for change, it’s amazing how energized and motivated you can become. Start networking. The best way to initiate change and stay motivated is to spend time with people who share your passion for self-improvement. Find a few folks online or join a local self-esteem group. If there’s no group in your area then consider starting one. Create a support network and then commit to holding each other accountable. Take action now. An ocean liner doesn’t turn on a dime. Change takes time. Start with small action steps and slowly work your way up to bigger challenges. The most important thing is that you start and start now. Movement brings forth movement. Take one step and then another. This is how change is initiated. This is how motivation is created and how momentum is sustained. Get up. Get going. Do it now! If you find the idea of getting motivated toward the pursuit of a new goal frightening, overwhelming or even a little confusing, you’re not alone. It’s no different than attempting anything that’s new or out of your comfort zone. Achievement comes with persistence: a willingness to stick to it and keep moving forward. Living a life filled with joy, passion and purpose is far preferable to a life of fear, despair and regret. There’s an old saying: “What is expected tends to be realized.” Ultimately, what we shall accomplish over our lifetime is limited only by our desire and the motivation we have to achieve something worthwhile. Without it, there will be no high fives for our achievements — only the longing for what might have been. Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His recent book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca.
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Inventions by pet owners fill market need layer of foam, put it at the back door and waited for her dog. “He took one look and jumped over it,� she said. “He would not step on it, wouldn’t go near it.� Then, Rein found microfiber shammies made with parachute nylon, which her dog didn’t mind stopping on for a shake. Her business got her break when rain and snow started in November 2010 and seemingly didn’t stop until the next June. She sold the mats from her car trunk but ran out of them in weeks, while more orders came in. Since then, she’s sold hundreds of thousands of mats and created “slopmats,� which sop up slobber and water under dog bowls, and “Slobber Swabbers,� a handled fabric brush that collects drool from pets’ faces or from windows and car seats.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Joanna Rein knew there was a way to prevent her rambunctious Labrador-collie mix from tracking in mud, water and drool from the soggy outdoors. “The kids thought it was funny. They’d chase the dog,� said Rein, of Larchmont, New York. “I’d run behind them all with towels. Buddy thought it was a game.� She used her dirty floors to her advantage, creating a line of dog-drying doormats and special towels called Soggy Doggy. With people putting more money into products for pets — whether for pampering, aiding aging animals or just keeping the house clean — some entrepreneurial owners invented their own helpful devices and turned them into multimillion-dollar ventures, including Rein. “Most of the small companies that enter the industry do it because they have a pet and identified a need that wasn’t being addressed,� said Andrew Darmohraj, executive vice-president of the American Pet Products Association. Smaller companies make up more than half of the group’s membership and are the core of the industry expected to account for more than $42 billion in U.S. spending this year, he said. Here are some popular pet-owner inventions:
GROOM GENIE Rikki Mor of Denver converted her hair detangler for kids into a popular pet brush. Shaped like a dog paw, the Groom Genie works on long or short coats and spreads natural oils through the fur, she said. “It’s turned my life upside down in ways I never expected,� Mor said. “I love that it’s tested on humans and good enough for pets.� It emerged from the Knot Genie, a million-dollar online empire started six years ago and inspired by her three long-haired daughters. Mor promised them to try to end the daily detangling nightmare that always ended with tears. She met with consultants and ran tests. She eliminated the balls on the end of bristles and reshaped the bristles and base, which eliminated pain. Mor got appreciative letters from parents, then received notes from pet owners saying the brushes calmed
SOGGY DOGGY Rein started her product line by trying to make her own doormat to soak up the slop when Buddy got drenched in rain or rolled around in the mud. She paid a tailor to sew hundreds of orange shammy cloths over a thin
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Q: Sometimes my husband and I talk about sensitive issues while out on a date. We’re so busy that this is typically the most convenient time for us to discuss problems and concerns. Is this a good idea? Greg Smalley, Vice President, Family Ministries: King Solomon wrote, “Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which (God) has given to you under the sun; for this is your reward in life...� Although his admonition was offered thousands of years ago, current research confirms what the wise king understood and knew in his heart: Spending time enjoying your spouse is critical to a healthy marriage. Marital research experts Dr. Scott Stanley and Dr. Howard Markman conducted a survey to discover what creates a “strong� relationship. To their surprise, the amount of fun couples had together emerged as the strongest factor in understanding overall marital happiness. If time spent together having fun is this important, then we must jealously
Another excellent option is the National Center for Fathering. Visit the organization’s website at fathers. com for information about its Dads of Destiny program and other great resources. It’s also possible that your experience as a fatherless child has left you with some unresolved emotional issues. I’d encourage you to work through these as you seek to become the best dad you can be for your own kids. We’d be happy to provide you with referrals for qualified counselors in your area. Finally, as my Father’s Day gift to you and any other dads who can use encouragement to face today’s challenges of fatherhood, I’d like to give you a copy of my latest book, The Good Dad: Becoming the Father You Were Meant to Be. Just call 1-800-A-FAMILY (2326459) and request a copy with my
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Joanna Rein, of Larchmont, N.Y., poses at her home with her Labrador-collie named Buddy. Because Buddy was always tracking mud or water into the house, Rein created Soggy Doggy, a doormat that absorbs most of the mess on the mutt.
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JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Manager/Food Services Permanent P/T, F/T shift. Wknd, day, night & eves. Start date ASAP $19.23/hr. 40 hrs/week, + benefits , 8 Vacancies, 3-5 yrs. exp., criminal record check req’d. Req’d education some secondary. Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303 For full job description visit www. timhortons.com
In our Rocky Mountain House Location Accounting Technician responsibilities & qualifications: duties include but not limited to: and maintain a/r CLASSIFICATIONS *process *sap business one experience mandatory Classifieds 700-920 *working knowledge of ms Your place to SELL Your place to BUY office & simply accounting JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s (2013) program is essential Caregivers/ Requires to work at these *able to work with minimal Aides Red Deer, AB locations: supervision 5111 22 St. *must have an accounting Found LIVE-IN Caregiver req’d for designation 37444 HWY 2 S 1 child. Some college 37543 HWY 2N *min of 3+ years accounting ADULT bike SE Red Deer, exp’d needed, $10.65/hr. 700 3020 22 St. related experience provide description and 40 hrs./wk. some overtime Preference will be given to FOOD ATTENDANT lock combination req’d. Apply by email to: Req’d permanent shift candidates who are highly 403-309-0584 buccatb@yahoo.ca weekend day and evening organized, able to multi both full and part time. task, complete tasks in a VINYL RAFT found on the Looking for a place 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + timely fashion & are team Bower Ponds Trail. Must to live? benefits. Start ASAP. players Take a tour through the identify to claim. Job description Please email resumes and 403-341-0230 CLASSIFIEDS www.timhortons.com a minimum of 3 references Education and experience to: resumes@ not req’d. newcartcontracting.com Professionals Apply in person or fax or fax resume to: resume to: 403-314-1303 1-403-729-2396 *no phone call inquiries please Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on Trades in Classifieds DRYWALL HELPER REQ’D. Experience an asset. 403-341-7619 AUSSIE, M. Blue Merle, lost 12 miles East of Red Deer on hwy 11, Friday June 19, wearing blue nylon collar. If seen or found please call 403-784-2960
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WASHINGTON 1932 - 2015 Mr. David Llewellyn ‘Lew’ Washington, beloved husband of Mrs. Mariam Washington, of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Friday, June 19, 2015 at the age of 83 years. At Lew’s request, a Private Family Service will take place at a later date. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Sonya Henderson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.
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GIBBONS Dorothy Madeline Mrs. Dorothy Madeline Gibbons passed away at the Red Deer Hospice on Friday, June 19, 2015 at the age of 82 years. Dorothy will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Archie; son, Ed, as well as numerous other relatives and friends. She is predeceased by her parents, Henry and Clara; sister, Louise; and brother, Bud. As per Dorothy’s wishes, no funeral service will be held. The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Odendaal, and to the staff of both Unit 31 of the Red Deer Hospital as well as the Red Deer Hospice for the excellent care Dorothy received. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Dorothy’s honour may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222
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D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, June 23, 2015
880
Misc. Help
880
Misc. Help
SHOP HAND / BUS CLEANER
GAETZ SOUTH F/T MEAT CUTTER. Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer IMMED. POSITION for F/T owner/operator Courier for local delivery company. Successful candidate must have reliable vehicle incl. commercial insurance. Individual must have excellent customer relations. Forward resume to denw70@hotmail.com Now Hiring In-Home Caregiver $11/hr 40 hrs/wk Care of a 7 yr. boy. Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is not a condition of employment. Email resume: delmundot4r@gmail.com
SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINTS F/T Customer Service employee req’d. Tasks: Keyholder Early evening and weekend shifts avail. Must be reliable and trustworthy. Send resumes to: sw8903@sherwin.com or in person at 3301 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer.
Must be avail. to work eves./wknds. and have own transportation. Fax resume to 403-347-4999 email: frontbus@platinum.ca Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds
stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990
1520
(2) antique copper/leaded glass windows. All glass pieces are beveled. Unframed. Measurements: 40” x 16”. In excellent condition. $150 for the pair. Will sell separately. Call (403) 342-7908.
Children's Items
1605 Firewood 1660
NES with three games, $140, and Wii fit board and game, $40. 403-782-3847 PORTABLE dvd player, $40, and Kobo e-reader, $80. 403-782-3847
EquipmentHeavy
1630
TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
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Antiques & Art
Electronics
1580
EARLY set of LEGO by Samsonite 717 $50 403-347-3849
1660
AFFORDABLE
Homestead Firewood Spruce, Pine - Split. Avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!
B.C. Birch, Aspen, Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail. PH. Lyle 403-783-2275 CHOPPED POPLAR - free, you pick up. Very close to Red Deer. 403-392-8385. FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227
INNISFAIL Penhold Olds Sylvan Lake
PUSHMOWER, $20; Electric weed eater, $10 403-346-9169
1720
ARMOIRE (Custom made) $120. 403-346-9169 BLONDE veneer wall unit with glass doors, approximately 32” wide x 72” high. $100 obo, and blonde 60” long dresser with mirror and one matching nightstand, $75 obo. 403-348-5544 or 403-990-9223 BOAT MOTORS, Electric Shakespeare, small size. $50. & $75. 403-887-5891 CURIO CABINET, walnut wood, $150., 3 pce. floor and table lamp set, cream fabric shades, $50. 403-755-7570
Advocate Opportunities
Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307
FLOOR LAMP, antique, dark wood with dome shade; $75; Occasional chair & matching ottoman, cram microfibre & ebony Tilt/rotate; $75. 403-755-7570
1710
Spruce, Pine, Birch -Split. avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472
To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in:
1680
COFFEE table, Sims medium, wood, with bronze glass accents, $75.; table lamps, (2) brass with dome shades, $75. 403-755-7570
Earn approximately: $464.00 per month Reliable vehicle required
GLENDALE Mustang Acres Trailer Park
For more information, please call PRODIE @ (403) 314-4301
Fcall Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308
CARRIERS NEEDED
Misc. for Sale
FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS
2 days per week, no weekends
BREAD MAKER, $30.; VEGETABLE Juicer, $30. MEAT Slicer, $30 FOOD Processor, $30. 403-358-3798
OVER 100 LP records, (45 & 78). $100. 403-885-5020 STORAGE shed, tent style, 6’ x 4’ x 6’, full front door roll-up, spare roof and wall cover, set up to view. $55. o.b.o. NEW was $109. 403-346-2192
VINTAGE Royal Doulton Beswick horse, brown shetland Pony, 3 1/2” high $50; Merrell Ortholite shoes, air cushioned, size 6 1/2, like new $35. Lazy Boy, recliner, tall style, beige, $95. 403-352-8811
To deliver the
CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS
All Areas
LACOMBE BLACKFALDS
Right-hand KZG driver (12 degree), 4-wood, 7-wood. Senior/”A” flex graphite shafts. Golf Pride Tour Wrap grips. $125 for all three together. Call (403) 342-7908.
LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Drive SUNNYBROOK AREA
DEER PARK AREA
Sherwood Cres. Stanhope Ave. Scott St.
VARIOUS golf clubs, with bag, $20. 403-314-0804
Travel Packages
SOUTHBROOK AREA Davenport Place (Corner of Ross St. & Donlevy Ave.) $123.04./mo
Sorensen Close/Sisson Ave. Sutherland Cres. Shaw Close
ALSO
TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300
wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430
To Advertise Your Business or Service Here
Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 1100
Massage Therapy
1280
Home Reno’s INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS DALE’S Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 with oilfield service companies, other small SIDING, soffit, fascia, businesses and individuals Elite Retreat, Finest decks, insulation RW Smith, 346-9351 403-588-2740 in VIP Treatment. 10 - 2am Private back entry Start your career! 403-341-4445 See Help Wanted
FANTASY SPA
1070
CLEAN FREAK FOR HIRE Avail. to start cleaning houses on July 2. Call: Sharla at 403-357-7801 leave msg
Contractors
1100
BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550
1200
BEAT THE RUSH! Book now for your home projects. Reno’s, flooring, painting, small concrete/rock work, landscaping, small tree cutting, fencing & decking. Call James 403-341-0617 HANDYMAN Available. Call Derek 403-848-3266
Landscaping
1900
TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone. Make your travel plans now.
1240
GROUND Up Bobcat & Landscaping Ltd. For free quote call 403-848-0153 SAWYER Trucking, Skid Steer and Track Hoe service. PH. 403 391-6430
Misc. Services
1290
5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 505-4777 DUMP RUNS, metal, battery p/u. 403-550-2502
Moving & Storage
1300
MOVING? Boxes? Appls. removal. 403-986-1315
Roofing
1370
PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail. WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured. 403-896-4869
Roofing
1370
QUALITY work at an affordable price. Joe’s Roofing. Re-roofing specialist. Fully insured. Insurance claims welcome. 10 yr. warranty on all work. 403-350-7602
Seniors’ Services
FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390
Houses/ Duplexes
1372
3020
FOR LEASE, Executive style 1/2 duplex in Lacombe on large lot. 4 bdrms., 3 bath, dble. garage, no pets, N/S. 403-588-2740 NICELY finished, higher end 2 bdrm., lower unit bi-level duplex. Underfloor heating, 5 appls, 2 car cement parking pad, coded locking door, N/S, no pets, prefer quiet tenant. Avail. immed. $1200. rent/dd, + utilities. Call Don 403-742-9615
Condos/ Townhouses
classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com
Cleaning
MICHENER Hill condos Phase 3 Red Deer New 4th flr. corner suite, 1096 Sq. ft., 2 bdrm, 2 bath, a/c, all appls, underground parking w/storage, recreational amenities, extended care center attached, deck 403-227-6554 to 4 pm. weekdays or 588-8623 anytime. Pics avail. on kijji
Acreages
3030
2 bdrm. townhouse w/garage in Parkvale 4603-44 St. no pets, must be 50+, avail. July 15. eves. 403-309-7707 days 403-506-0265 3 BDRM. 2 full baths, 4 appls., avail. July 1. SD $800. Rent $1075. 403-304-5337
SEIBEL PROPERTY www.seibelproperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 Starting at $1195
2 Weeks Free Rent
HELPING HANDS 6 locations in Red Deer Home Supports for Seniors. ~ Halman Heights Cooking, cleaning, ~ Riverfront Estates companionship. At home ~ Westpark or facility. 403-346-7777 ~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. Window S.D. $1000 Cleaning 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, RESIDENTIAL Window & lrg. balconies, no dogs. Eavestrough Cleaning. N/S, no utils. incl. Free Est.. 403-506-4822 Avail. immed. or July 1 References required.
1420
Yard Care
1430
SECOND 2 NONE #1 in res. yard care. Grass, clean-up, hedges, eaves, sod & rock 403-302-7778
SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca
5040
4040
4050
2007 DODGE Nitro 4x4, SLT V6, auto., loaded w/sunroof, low kms., clean, $7995. obo. 403-352-6995 1995 PATHFINDER 4 chrome rims, oversized tires, 2 brand new $800 403-347-0875 leave msg
Trucks
5050
2002 DODGE RAM, good shape, $3,300. 403-598-4131
Motorcycles
5080
1 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $790 rent/d.d. 403-346-1458
ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park. 403-986-6889
LIMITED TIME OFFER: First Month’s Rent FREE! 1 & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. Heat & water included. Cat friendly. 86 Bell Street, Red Deer leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888)679-8031
MORRISROE MANOR 1 & 2 bdrm., Adult bldg. only, N/S, No pets. 403-596-2444
THE NORDIC
1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444
Rooms For Rent
3090
BLACKFALDS $600 all inclusive 403-358-1614
Mobile Lot
3190
PADS $450/mo. Brand new park in Lacombe. Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820
2008 SUZUKI Boulevard C109RT, LOADED Saddle bags, windshield, cruise (manual), running lights, back rest, 44,500 kms.
MINT CONDITION! $7990. o.b.o. 403-318-4653 Red Deer
RECREATIONAL ACREAGE FOR SALE: 545 Raven Rise Nordegg Hamlet. $859,900. 4 bdrm. 3 bath, 3547 sq ft. W/O Bsmt. 17ft vaulted ceiling. For info: Ernie Sandstra RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403.877.9144 erniesandstra@remax.net
Commercial Property
4110
Motorhomes
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY in Nordegg Ind. Park FOR SALE $665,000. 2.40 Acres/4800 sq ft, Fenced w/1 Bay. 3 Suites for Workers. Great View. For info: Ernie Sandstra RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403.877.9144 erniesandstra@remax.net
Lots For Sale
4160
Residential Building Lots in a Gated, Maintenance Free Golf & Lake Bedroom community, 25 minutes from Red Deer. Lots starting from 99K Contact Mike at 1-403-588-0218
5100
1995 34’ Winnebago diesel pusher $19,900 obo 403-872-3010
Boats & Marine
5160
WatersEdge Marina Full Title Boat Slips Starting at $58,000 Located in Brand New Marina, Downtown Sylvan Lake, AB www.watersedgeslyvan.com 12’ ALUMINUM boat 6 hp Evinrude, electric troller, 4 swivel chairs, boat/quad combo trailer $2275 403-848-2411 after 6 pm.
Red Deer ADVOCATE CLASSIFIEDS 403-309-3300
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homes
wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300
CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190
Realtors & Services
4010
Cars
5030
2006 VW JETTA, gas, 2.0 turbo, leather, sunroof, 189,000 km, $7,900. 403-318-1010
rentals
Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************
********************** For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306
Handyman Services
Condos/ Townhouses
3060
Suites
SUV's
Duplex in Red Deer Close to Schools and Recreation Center. For More Info Call Bob 403-505-8050
CLASSIFICATIONS
1 Blk. of Davison Dr., Dietz Cl. and Durie Cl.
SUMMER CARE for children ages one to six in my home. 403-350-0726
3 BDRM., no pets, $1000 mo. 403-343-6609
“COMING SOON” BY
SERGE’S HOMES
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Viscount Ave. Voisin Close
ALSO
1060
3 BDRM. 4 plex, Innisfail, heat included, $795 w/laundry connection 403-357-7817
5030
1993 CADILLAC STS like new 240,000 kms, $4000 obo 403-358-1614
3050
VANIER AREA
Dixon Cres, Ave, Close and Dunlop St. $111.52/mo
Caregivers
1860
BUSHNELL (golf) range finder. Older model but still works fine. $40. Call (403) 342-7908.
Metcalf Ave. Murphy Ave. Martin Close
ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in
1830
AIR HOCKEY by Sportscraft was $900 new, exc. cond, $200 403-352-8811
MORRISROE AREA
Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303
Contractors
4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes
Cars
2001 BMW Z3 Convertible 5 spd, 120,000 miles, $11,000 obo 403-200-1307
1790
Sporting Goods
INGLEWOOD
1 day a week in:
4020
3 BDRM trailer in Alix. $850 inclds. water, July 1 No pets. 403-348-6594
NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry Piano & w/onsite manager, 3 appls., incl. heat & hot Organs water, washer/dryer SAMICK digital baby grand hookup, infloor heating, a/c., piano like new, car plug ins & balconies. Call 403-343-7955 $9000 403-346-1704
1 BALINESE kitten, 1 Siamese $60/ea; 403-887-3649
Alford Ave. Abel Close Addington Drive
Houses For Sale
FOR SALE $812,700 Country Acreage 51.43 Acres w/2 Homes: 2087 sq ft & 1200 sq ft. Fenced, Corrals. Close to New FOUR large patio chairs, Riding Arena. Great for GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. $40. 403-782-3847 Horse Enthusiasts. apartments, avail. immed, Ernie Sandstra KEROSENE space heater, rent $875 403-596-6000 403.877.9144 $50; Apt. Christmas tree, RE/MAX real estate LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. 5 ‘ with lights; $20; central alberta SUITES. 25+, adults only horseshoes, $20. n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 403-346-9169
Cats
ANDERS AREA CARRIERS REQUIRED
1760
100 VHS movies, $75. 403-885-5020
ROUTES IN:
1010
3040
1730
THE FOSTER FACTORY by David Learmont. Paperback, kindle and nook book. Witty, stylish writing. $14. 403- 283-5162
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS Needed for Early Morning in LANCASTER area:
FLYER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 2 Days/Week (Wed. & Fri.)
Accounting
Manufactured Homes
1640
Homestead Firewood
CARRIERS REQUIRED
Garden Supplies
1720
RIMBEY TREES LAZY BOY 3 seater, ACROSS from park, SPECIAL: 3’ - 4’ Potted recliners on each end, Oriole Park, 3 bdrm. White Spruce $8/ft, $200 obo. 403-348-5544 or 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. min. 20 trees. Wide varie403-990-9223 Rent $1125/mo. d.d. $650. Tools ty of basketed trees. Avail. now or July 1. Planting avail. Call Walter SOLID oak bdrm. dressers 403-304-5337 403-304-9610 CRAFTSMAN 3” belt sand- 403-748-3611 or leave msg CLEARVIEW MEADOWS er $20; Craftsman 3/8 WANTED 4 Plex, 2+1 bdrms., 1.5 reversible electric drill $20; Household Antiques, furniture and baths, $1100 avail. July 1 Stanley mitre box saw estates. 342-2514 N/S, no pets. 403-391-1780 Appliances $15 403-346-6539 NORMANDEAU SKILL SAW, Craftsman KITCHENAID Immersion Stereos 2 Bdrm. 4-plex. 1.5 bath, 4 7.25, $50. 403-314-0804 Mixer, (new), $40; Bar TV's, VCRs appls. $1100. No pets, N/S fridge, 4 cu. ft., $50; Quiet adults. 403-350-1717 VARIETY of miscellaneous Breadmaker, $20. SONY Trinitron tv 26” tools, $20. 403-885-5020 403-346-9169 ORIOLE PARK w/remote, used little $75, also black glass tv stand, 2 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1075. rent, s.d. $650, incl water bought at Sims $125. Household sewer and garbage. Avail. Firewood 403-352-8811 now or July 1. 403-304-5337 Furnishings
AFFORDABLE
Advocate Opportunities
LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346
Household Furnishings
HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE
2002 CHRYSLER Seibring LXI 87,000 kms, loaded + $5200 403-340-9494 or 403-346-4600
Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 2002 CHEV Cavalier, 2 dr., gord.ing@remax.net 96,000 kms. 403-318-3040
PUBLIC NOTICES
Public Notices
6010
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of NORMAN ERNEST MULLIS who died on June 3, 2015. Take notice that all persons having claims upon the Estate of the above named must file with the undersigned by the 28th day of July, 2015 a full statement of their claims and of securities held by them. If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have. Aaron V. Robertson, Martinson & Harder, #1, 5401 - 49 Avenue, Olds, Alberta, T4H 1G3, phone # 403-556-8955, Solicitors for the Personal Representative.
RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, June 23, 2015 D3
Obama says U.S. ‘not cured’ of racism
WORLD
BRIEFS
Scout leader dies on hike in U.S. with troop, two sons CONCORD, N.H. — A Boy Scout leader died of an apparent heart attack on Father’s Day while hiking with his troop, which included his two sons, authorities said. Vernon “Rick” Rippeon, 51, was one of four adults leading the 13-member group on the first day of a planned five-day hike in a mountain range, said Lt. Wayne Saunders of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. The boys ranged in age from about 11 to 17. Saunders said a call regarding a medical emergency came in at about 11:45 a.m. Sunday from an area known as the oldest continuously maintained footpath in the United States. He said Rippeon suffered a heart attack about 2 kilometres up the trail. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was started almost immediately, but efforts to revive Rippeon were not successful, and he died on the trail. Gunnar Burdt, a scoutmaster, said the nearly 5 kilometre hike was planned by Rippeon, a “high-adventure” outdoors trip in scouting, where “you go do something that’s going to push your limits and tests your will,” Burdt said. The group has canoed 160 kilometres in upstate New York and backpacked in the Colorado Rockies. “He was familiar with the area and the Appalachian Trail,” Burdt said. “Our plan was to go hut to hut for four days and we would summit to Mount Washington on our last day.”
UNICEF: Unless world focuses on most disadvantaged children, millions more youngsters will die The U.N. children’s agency is warning that unless the world focuses on the most disadvantaged youngsters in its new goals to fight global poverty over the next 15 years, millions more children will die from mostly preventable causes and be chronically undernourished. UNICEF’s “Progress for Children” report released Monday night says that despite significant achievements since world leaders adopted the Millennium Development Goals in 2000, unequal opportunities have left millions of youngsters to die young or live in poverty without an education. UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake says those goals helped achieve tremendous progress over the last 15 years, “but they also showed us how many children we are leaving behind.” He warns that “If the global community allows the current trends to continue we will fail millions of children.”
Game officials kill 4 of 5 bears moved from Anchorage to Kenai Peninsula ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Five black bears spared a death sentence after creating a nuisance in an Anchorage, Alaska, neighbourhood have come to an unhappy end. Anchorage television station KTUU (http://bit. ly/1fuPUTZ) reports four of the five bears relocated to the Kenai Peninsula were killed Sunday or Monday after confrontations with people. The sow and four cubs were destined for euthanasia in April after tearing up garbage in Anchorage’s Government Hill neighbourhood. After a public outcry, Gov. Bill Walker asked if there was an alternative, and state game officials relocated the bears. The bears soon were eating garbage in the community of Hope. State and federal game officials took lethal action after a yearling bear Sunday climbed into a van as a man sat in the front seat. One yearling remains at large.
One of the most severe solar storms in years hits Earth, no damage seen; auroras more visible WASHINGTON — A severe solar storm slammed Earth on Monday afternoon, increasing the chances of fluctuations in the power grid and GPS. It also pushes shimmering polar auroras to places where more people can possibly see them. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said a potent blast of magnetic plasma shot out of the sun on Sunday, travelling faster than usual, hitting Earth with the biggest solar storm since March, maybe since September 2005. NOAA space weather physicist Doug Biesecker said there are no reports of damage, but the electrical grid and GPS probably had current fluctuations that they could handle. He said the storm could last a day or longer.
30 killed at crowded mosque by 2 young female suicide bombers in northeast Nigeria BAUCHI, Nigeria — Two girls blew themselves up on Monday near a crowded mosque in northeast Nigeria’s biggest city, killing about 30 people, wit-
to feeling disgusted,” he said. “I was pretty disgusted.” He said it’s important to respect that hunting and sportsmanship are important to a lot of gun-owning Americans. “The question is just is there a way of accommodating that legitimate set of traditions with some common-sense stuff that prevents a 21-yearold who is angry about something or confused about something, or is racist, or is deranged from going into a gun store and suddenly is packing, and can do enormous harm,” Obama said in a reference to suspect Dylann Storm Roof, whose purported 2,500-word hate-filled manifesto talked about white supremacy. Roof faces nine counts of murder in connection with Wednesday’s shooting. Obama sat for the interview Friday in Maron’s Los Angeles garage studio — close to where the president attended Occidental College — and seemed to marvel at the absurdity of it. “If I thought to myself that when I was in college that I’d be in a garage a couple miles away from where I was living, doing an interview as president, with a comedian ... it’s not possible to imagine,” he said. But he said he did the interview because he wants to reach a nontraditional audience and “break out of these old patterns that our politics has fallen into” where “it’s not this battle in a steel cage between one side and another.”
nesses said. It is the fourth suicide bombing this month in Maiduguri, which is the birthplace of the Boko Haram Islamic extremist group. Fishmonger Idi Idrisa said one teenager exploded as she approached the mosque crowded with people from the nearby Baga Road fish market, performing afternoon prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. The second teen appeared to run away and blew up further away, killing only herself, he said. Civilian defence fighter Sama Ila Abu said he counted at least 30 corpses as he helped collect the dead. Both men said said there were many injured. Boko Haram has kidnapped hundreds and hun-
dreds of girls and women and the numbers of female suicide bombers has raised fears that it is using the captives in its campaign. A military bomb disposal expert has told the AP that most bombs carried by girls and women have remote detonation devices, meaning the carrier cannot control the explosion. Boko Haram has stepped up attacks since Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari announced the military command centre is moving from the capital Abuja to Maiduguri in Borno State. The attacks come as Nigeria and its neighbours are preparing to strengthen a multinational army that this year drove Boko Haram out of towns and villages where it had set up a so-called Islamic caliphate.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the history of slavery and segregation is “still part of our DNA” in the United States, even if racial epithets no longer show up in polite conversation. He uttered the N-word in making his point. In an interview, Obama talked about the debates over race and guns that have erupted after the arrest of a white man in the racially motivated shooting deaths of nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina. “Racism, we are not cured of it,” Obama said. “And it’s not just a matter of it not being polite to say nigger in public. That’s not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. It’s not just a matter of overt discrimination. Societies don’t, overnight, completely erase everything that happened 200 to 300 years prior.” Obama’s remarks came during an interview out Monday with comedian Marc Maron for his popular podcast, where coarse language is often part of the discussion. The president uttering a racial slur aloud stirred controversy, especially on social media, and White House spokesman Josh Earnest said later Monday that wasn’t surprising. Obama didn’t plan in advance to use the word to
be provocative, Earnest said, but was simply making a point during a casual, free-flowing interview. He said he didn’t recall ever hearing the president say the racial slur aloud before, but noted that it did appear in his book, “Dreams from My Father.” The White House on Monday said Obama, would travel to Charleston on Friday to deliver the eulogy for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, the pastor of the Emanuel AME Church and one of the victims of last week’s shooting. First lady Michelle Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden also plan to attend. The Obamas knew the slain pastor, who also was a state senator and an early Obama supporter in the 2008 presidential campaign. In the interview, Obama said while attitudes about race have improved significantly since he was born to a white mother and black father, the “legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination in almost every institution of our lives, that casts a long shadow and that’s still part of our DNA that’s passed on.” Obama also expressed frustration that “the grip of the NRA on Congress is extremely strong” and prevented gun control from advancing in Congress after 20 children and six educators were massacred in a Connecticut elementary school in 2012. “I will tell you, right after Sandy Hook, Newtown, when 20 6-year-olds are gunned down, and Congress literally does nothing — yes, that’s the closest I came
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D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, June 23, 2015 FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
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PEANUTS
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LUANN June 23 1985 — A bomb planted on Air India Boeing 747 jet out of Montreal explodes over the ocean south of the coast of Ireland and 329 are killed in the incident. 1974 — Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker is sworn in as an MP for the 12th consecutive time, a record in Canadian politics. 1944 — Canadian army goes into action for the first time as a separate unit.
1942 — Start of conscription for Second World War home service, in Canada only. 1935 — P.E.I. Liberals win all 30 seats in provincial legislature; first Commonwealth assembly elected without any sitting opposition. 1925 — Seven mountaineers first climb Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak. 1887 — Macdonald government passes an act creating Banff National Park, the first of Canada’s national parks system. 1817 _ Founding of the Bank of Montreal, with £250,000 capital; Canada’s oldest chartered bank.
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SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, every column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 through 9. SHERMAN‛S LAGOON
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TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015
Wife deserves to know the truth Dear Annie: I am 50 years old. After ly. 10 years of marriage, I feel I What do you suggest? — must tell my wife of the reaNo Life Without Wife son for my declining ability Dear No Life: We suggest to perform in the bedroom. you contact The Society for After three months withthe Second Self at Tri-ess. out intimacy, she requestorg and ask whether they ed that I see a doctor and I can refer you to a theraagreed to do so. pist. You also can look onHowever, what she doesn’t line or in your phone book know is that in order to have for a gender therapist or a marriage with this wonderask your doctor to refer ful woman, I have been supyou to someone. pressing my desire to crossPlease don’t keep your dress. wife in the dark. She deMITCHELL I have been searching the serves to know the truth & SUGAR Internet for days to find a about what’s going on, and therapist who can help me she can also be a source of bring this issue out in an apsupport. propriate way. Dear Annie: An office Many of the websites I’ve seen don’t co-worker is getting married and she appear to be professional. invited me to her bachelorette party. I don’t want to talk to my wife with- The plan was to take a limo and the out a professional present because I cost was $60 per person. The maid of fear disastrous results. I love her dear- honour asked whether the price would
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be OK, and even though I thought it was a bit pricey, I agreed. The day of the party, two of her friends did not show up. Two days later, the bride and her maid of honour texted the rest of us to pay an additional $20 to cover the cost of the no-shows. I feel this request is tacky. Why am I responsible for friends who aren’t reliable? And isn’t this part of the cost of planning a party? You don’t expect your guests to pay for food that doesn’t get eaten. Why should we pay the limo costs for people who don’t show up? — Not My Problem Dear Not: While it is expected that bachelorette party expenses be shared, it is unfair to have everyone agree to a specific amount and then change it later. The planning was done with a certain number of guests in mind, and the extra amount due should be paid by the ones who didn’t show up.
However, this is a woman you work with and will have to see on a regular basis in the future. We think $20, even in installments, is a small price to pay for maintaining peace in your office environment. Dear Annie: I have a solution for “Trapped by Nosy Nellie,” who is worried that putting up a fence will reflect poorly on them. She should tell the nosy neighbor that she’s considering adopting a dog and one of the requirements is a fenced yard. Problem solved. — Dog Lover in Oregon 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. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook. com/AskAnnies.
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BRIEF German hospital says quadruplets born to 65-year-old woman doing well, gaining weight
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A flamingo stands on display at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium Thursday in Pittsburgh.
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needs may be two very different things at the moment Rams. So you may have to adjust your expectations to accommodate their current situation. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Is a friend or acquaintance leading you up the primrose path to Taurean trouble? Keep a sensible head on your sturdy bovine shoulders today. If you’re looking for love, strive to be more realistic. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Aim to get the balance right between your personal and professional lives. And make sure you communicate with family and work mates clearly, otherwise misunderstandings are likely. CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you escape into a fantasy world, problems won’t magically disappear. Find creative solutions to current challenges Crabs. And — when it comes to health issues — don’t bury your head in the sand. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you under the illusion that your bank balance is more buoyant than it actually is? Make sure your plans
ily be what others hear, so take the time to double-check. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Be careful in the way you communicate Capricorn, otherwise you could say too much and be misunderstood. The more energy you put into close relationships, the more they will sparkle and shine. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There’s a danger you’ll be misled, as Neptune causes some confusion in your finance zone. If you are sensible, then you’ll get professional advice before you go making any major money moves. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Fish are delicate folk. Avoid food and drink that doesn’t agree with you as Neptune aspects can aggravate sensitivities or trigger allergic reactions. Plus put aside space for some special solo time. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.
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Tuesday, June 23 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Frances McDormand, 58; Bryan Brown, 68; Selma Blair, 43 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Avoid telling half-truths that could land you in trouble later on. H A P P Y JOANNE BIRTHDAY: You MADELEINE possess a romanMOORE tic view of the world. The next 12 months is the time to get the ratio right between personal projects and relationship responsibilities. ARIES (March 21-April 19): What you want and what a friend or family member
are financially realistic — and sustainable. If in doubt, then get some professional advice. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do you think you’re seeing your partner clearly? And are you accepting responsibility for your part in any problems you’re having? Singles — look for a partner who is creative and compassionate. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): With dynamic Mars now moving through your career zone — until August 9 — don’t be too laid back at work Libra. If you want to get ahead or land a new job, you’ll have to be proactive. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Are you putting off starting projects until things falls into place? If you wait for the perfect circumstances, you’ll be waiting forever. With Saturn in your sign, roll up your sleeves and get to work! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21): Don’t assume you know how others are thinking or feeling today Sagittarius. You may be way off the mark. What you say will not necessar-
BERLIN — Doctors say quadruplets born prematurely a month ago to a 65-year-old woman in Germany are doing well and gaining weight but one remains on a respirator. Berlin’s Charite hospital said Wednesday the four babies — a girl named Neeta and three boys named Dries, Bence and Fjonn — have put on 30 to 50 per cent of their birth weights since they were delivered by cesarean section on May 19. The hospital says one has been taken off a respirator but another still needs help breathing. Annegret Raunigk is believed to be the oldest woman to have ever delivered quadruplets. The retired schoolteacher already has 13 other children aged 9 to 44 from five fathers. She travelled abroad to have donated, fertilized eggs implanted — a procedure that’s illegal in Germany.
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A brunch of pancakes, waffles or French toast doesn’t seem something to brag about. But load it with dollops of fresh whipped cream, and variety of in season fruits like sweet strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, pineapple and mangoes, and you have created something that is simple and yet elegant.
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BRUNCH If I had to pick a favourite meal, hands down it would be brunch — it is elegant and easy. Living in between Edmonton and Calgary, Red Deer has been the ideal location for many our family sleepovers. Sleepovers meant late-morning brunches that lasted hours and generated great conversations and, as my nieces and nephew would say, “The Badoni brunches are legendary!” What made them so famous? Those brunches were pure indulgence. MADHU There were always panBADONI cakes, waffles or French toast, which doesn’t seem something to brag about, but these items formed the base and often not even seen once the meal was plated. These were loaded with dollops of fresh whipped cream, and then liberally topped with variety of inseason fruits like sweet strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, pineapple and mangoes. All were drizzled with golden thick maple syrup and it just had to be the real stuff. Often, the kids literally had white mountain filled with mounds of vibrant reds, blues and yellows hues. For a lighter fare, I would make oatmeal. It doesn’t sound very exciting, but I would spoon the oats in elegant ramekin bowls, and bake them before serving; the smell often lured everyone into the kitchen, biting into felt — as described by my nephew — as if they were eating a warm-from-theoven oatmeal cookie — totally a heavenly indulgence and yet healthy. For some of my family, eggs for breakfast is a basic requirement. It always seemed that omelette was how everyone wanted their eggs. For me, making for everyone, seemed tedious and just so so.
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Oatmeal doesn’t sound very exciting — but baked, it’s like eating a warm-from-the-oven oatmeal cookie. To appease the crowd, I would opt out and make quiche. To me the word itself brings to mind fine dining, sophistication and grace. If you think about it, quiche is really a type of omelette with cheese, vegetables and eggs all baked in a pie plate. When it comes to brunch beverages, this too had to be all dressed up. Although coffee and tea are initially served to inject caffeine into the veins, for a leisure brunch affair it would have to include cappuccino. I would use my husband’s family recipe of instant coffee mixed with sugar and few drops of water, which was then whipped up in a cup to produce a creamy caramel-like paste. The
Preheat oven to 400F. Grease a five-cup capacity pie dish. Combine ham, onion, cheese, flour, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Scatter over base of dish. Whisk eggs and milk together in a large jug and pour over ham mixture. Cook for about 40 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool slightly. Serve warm or cold.
Fluffy Pancakes (makes 8)
3/4 cup milk 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg 2 tablespoons butter, melted Combine milk with vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for five minutes to “sour”. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk egg and butter into “soured” milk. Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto the skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side.
Baked Oatmeal 2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 2 cup coarsely chopped fresh pineapple 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts 1 piece ginger 1/2 tsp salt 2 cup whole milk 1/2 cup maple syrup 2 large eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract Preheat oven to 400F. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir
paste was then mixed into a pot full of a hot mixture of milk and water. Everyone was then served a frothy magic in a cup that was luxuriously rich, creamy and sweet. For those adults who wanted their orange juice spruced up and with a little jolt, tequila sunrise was often the choice beverage. Topped with a orange slice and cherry, it quickly opened up the droopy eyes. Madhu Badoni is a Red Deer-based freelance food writer. She can be reached at madhubadoni@gmail. com or on Twitter @madhubadoni. Watch for Madhu’s Masala-Mix blog on www.reddeeradvocate.com.
Tequila Sunrise
Making an individual omelette for brunch seems tedious and just so so. For a quick and easy brunch, make quiche. oats, pineapple, walnuts, ginger, and salt to combine. Divide mixture among four 10-ounce ramekins. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk remaining ingredients to combine. Pour one-quarter of the milk-syrup mixture over the oat-pineapple mixture in each ramekin. Transfer ramekins to a baking sheet. Bake until oats are set and light golden brown on top, about 25 minutes. Serve with extra maple syrup on the side.
Quick Quiche 125g ham, chopped 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 1/2 cups (180g) grated tasty cheese 1/3 cup (50g) self-raising flour Salt & freshly ground pepper, to season 4 eggs 1 1/2 cups (375ml) milk
2 ounces tequila orange juice 2 dashes grenadine syrup Pour tequila in a highball glass with ice, and top with orange juice. Stir. Add grenadine by tilting glass and pouring grenadine down side by flipping the bottle vertically very quickly. The grenadine should go straight to the bottom and then rise up slowly through the drink. Garnish stirrer, straw and cherry-orange.
Indian Cappuccino (Makes 2 cup)
2 tablespoon instant coffee 2 tablespoons Sugar (adjust to taste) 1/2 teaspoon water 2 cup Milk (or 1 1/2 cup Milk + 1/2 Cup water) In a cup, spoon coffee and sugar. Add water and mix it. It should be crumbly and not very wet. Continue to beat it with a spoon incorporating as much air as possible to make a frothy fluffy paste. It should be creamy and whipped. Divided the coffee paste between two cups. Boil milk and water together on the stove or microwave and pour on the whipped coffee and sugar. Stir well quickly until all is combined and the top looks frothy and smooth. Sprinkle some chocolate powder and serve immediately.