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CARNAGE IN PARIS MORE THAN 120 KILLED IN ATTACKS AT SIX SITES AROUND FRENCH CAPITAL
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● State of emergency declared in France A2 ● Trudeau offers support to our French cousins A5 ● Scenes of horror shock Paris residents A8 ● Chilling atmosphere at Stade de France A8 ● Past extremist attacks in Western Europe A8 Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman is being evacuated from the Bataclan theater after a shooting in Paris, Friday. A series of attacks targeting young concert-goers, soccer fans and Parisians enjoying a Friday night out at popular nightspots killed at least 120 people in the deadliest violence to strike France since the Second World War. French President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency and announced that he was closing the country’s borders.
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METRO LINES SHUT DOWN, STREETS EMPTY ON THE MILD FALL EVENING AS FEAR SPREADS THROUGH PARIS AFTER STRING OF ATTACKS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — A series of attacks targeting young concert-goers, soccer fans and Parisians enjoying a Friday night out at popular nightspots killed at least 120 people in the deadliest violence to strike France since the Second World War. President Francois Hollande condemned it as terrorism and pledged that France would stand firm against its foes. The worst carnage was at a concert hall hosting an American rock band, where scores of people were held hostage and attackers ended the standoff by detonating explosive belts. Police who stormed the building, killing at least three attackers, encountered a bloody scene of horror inside. Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said as many as five attackers were killed, though it was not clear how many there were altogether and how many, if any, were still at large. Authorities said the death toll could exceed 120 for at least six sites, including the national stadium and a tight circle of popular nightspots. Hollande declared a state of emergency and announced that he was closing the country’s borders. Metro lines shut down and streets emptied on the mild fall evening as fear spread through the city, still aching from the horrors of the Charlie Hebdo attack just 10 months ago. The attack unfolded with two suicide bombings and an explosion outside the national stadium during a soccer match between the French and German national teams. Within minutes, according to Paris police chief Michel Cadot, another group of attackers sprayed cafes outside the concert hall with machine-gunfire, then stormed inside and opened fire on the panicked audience. As police closed in, they detonated explosive belts, killing themselves. Hollande, who had to be evacuated from the stadium when the bombs went off outside, later vowed that the nation would stand firm and united: “A determined France, a united France, a France that joins together and a France that will not allow itself to be staggered even if today, there is infinite emotion faced with this disaster, this tragedy, which is an abomination, because it is barbarism.” There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, although jihadists on Twitter immediately praised them and criticized France’s military operations against Islamic State extremists. In addition to the deaths at the concert hall, dozens were killed in an attack on a restaurant in the 10th arrondissement and several other establishments crowded on a Friday night, police said. Authorities said at least three people died when the bombs went off outside the soccer stadium. All of the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to be publicly named in the quickly moving investigation. “This is a terrible ordeal that again assails us,” Hollande said in a na-
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ABOVE: A woman watches victims in the 10th district of Paris. LEFT: A person is being evacuated after a shooting, outside the Bataclan theater.
‘A DETERMINED FRANCE, A UNITED FRANCE, A FRANCE THAT JOINS TOGETHER AND A FRANCE THAT WILL NOT ALLOW ITSELF TO BE STAGGERED EVEN IF TODAY, THERE IS INFINITE EMOTION FACED WITH THIS DISASTER, THIS TRAGEDY, WHICH IS AN ABOMINATION, BECAUSE IT IS BARBARISM.’ — PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE tionally televised address. “We know where it comes from, who these criminals are, who these terrorists are.” U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking to reporters in Washington, decried an “attack on all humanity,” calling the Paris violence an “outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians” and vowing to do whatever it takes to help bring the perpetrators to justice. Two explosions were heard outside the Stade de France stadium north of Paris during a France-Germany exhibition soccer game. A police union official, Gregory Goupil of the Alliance Police Nationale, whose region includes the area of the stadium, said there were two suicide attacks and a bombing that killed at least three people near two entrances and a McDonalds.
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The blasts penetrated the sounds of cheering fans, according to an Associated Press reporter in the stadium. Sirens were immediately heard, and a helicopter was circling overhead. France has heightened security measures ahead of a major global climate conference that starts in two weeks, out of fear of violent protests and potential terrorist attacks. Hollande cancelled a planned trip to this weekend’s G-20 summit in Turkey, which was to focus in large part on growing fears of terrorism carried out by Islamic extremists. Emilio Macchio, from Ravenna, Italy, was at Le Carillon restaurant, one of the restaurants targeted, having a beer on the sidewalk, when the shooting started. He said he didn’t see any gunmen or victims, but hid behind a corner, then ran away.
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“It sounded like fireworks,” he said. France has been on edge since January, when Islamic extremists attacked the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which had run cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, and a kosher grocery. Twenty people died, including the three attackers. The Charlie Hebdo attackers claimed links to extremists in Yemen, while the kosher market attacker claimed ties to the Islamic State group. This time, they targeted young people enjoying a rock concert and ordinary city residents enjoying a Friday night out. One of the targeted restaurants, Le Carillon, is in the same general neighbourhood as the Charlie Hebdo offices, as is the Bataclan, among the bestknown venues in eastern Paris, near the trendy Oberkampf area known for a vibrant nightlife. The California-based band Eagles of Death Metal was scheduled to play there Friday night. Among the first physicians to respond to the wounded Friday was Patrick Pelloux, an emergency room doctor and former Charlie Hebdo writer who was among the first to enter the offices Jan. 7 to find his friends and colleagues dead. The country has seen several smaller-scale attacks or attempts since, including an incident on a high-speed train in August in which American travellers thwarted an attempted attack by a heavily armed man. France’s military is bombing Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq and fighting extremists in Africa, and extremist groups have frequently threatened France in the past. French authorities are particularly concerned about the threat from hundreds of French Islamic radicals who have travelled to Syria and returned home with skills to stage violence.
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Two more roundabouts proposed to improve traffic flow BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF
about. Roughly $3.4 million will be allocated for the project in 2017. Construction on the roundabout would start and be completed in 2017. The extensive project includes rebuilding 19th Street from Gaetz Avenue to 40th Avenue and building pedestrian connections along the south side of 19th Street from Piper Creek to 4oth Avenue and the sidewalk along the east side of 49th Avenue from 19th Street from the south entrance into Westerner Park. The work on 19th Street from Gaetz Avenue to 40th Avenue is to be completed in 2016. The remaining work from 40th Avenue to Erwin Avenue will be completed in 2018. Improvements to the 67th Street and Johnstone Drive intersection ring in at an estimated $6.6 million in the budget.
One isn’t enough. Two more roundabouts are being pitched as part of the 2016 capital budget deliberations on Nov.24. City administration is recommending a roundabout at 67th Street and Johnstone Drive, and another at 19th Street and 40th Avenue over the next two years. Director of Development Services Elaine Vincent said the infrastructure will improve traffic flow. The city also has the land available to build the roundabouts. Just recently, the roundabout at 67th Street and 30th Avenue opened partially in northeast Red Deer. It is part of the two-year expansion of 67th Street and 30th Avenue which is expected to be completed by next fall. Please see TRAFFIC on Page A4 Vincent said the city has not received a lot of feedback but expects that MICHAELS CORRECTION NOTICE to change when the roundIn the flyer for the week of 11/6/15 the about is fully operational. The city will ask for regular price of 100 ct. Bright Tidings® Basic $12.2 million in next Light Sets by Celebrate It™ was incorrectly year’s budget to improve the flow of traffic on foot represented as a sale price. and in vehicles in the We apologize for any inconvenience. southeast sector which includes the south round-
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Wildrose leader looking for appraisal in leadership review CALGARY — Wildrose Leader Brian Jean says he has no regrets about asking his members for approval at the party’s annual general meeting in Calgary this weekend. The Opposition leader requested it after May’s provincial election in which the party won 21 seats after entering the campaign with five. The Wildrose added another seat in a Calgary byelection. Jean said Friday there has to be a leadership review every three years under the party constitution and he thought it was a good time to ask supporters to rate his performance. “Since I became leader, we’ve had a general election where we’ve performed very well, and we had a byelection where I think we performed exceedingly well. Both of those ought to give our membership an opportunity to tell me how they think I’ve done,” he said. “If they think I should have done better, that’s their opportunity, and if they think that I’ve done great, that’s their opportunity to give me their seal of approval.” Jean, a former federal MP, took over as Wildrose leader last March after the party had fallen into disarray. Former leader Danielle Smith and eight Wildrose colleagues crossed the floor last December to join what were then the governing Progressive Conservatives. Several other Wildrose MLAs had already left the party, which was left with just five seats.
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TRAFFIC: Work done in 2016 The preliminary designs have a roundabout going in at the intersection of 67th Street and Johnstone Drive. The majority of the work would be completed in 2016 with the completion slated for 2017. Vincent said all the transportation projects link back to what the city heard in the Ipsos Reid Survey — pay attention to core infrastructure. “Not only are we trying to build the infrastructure for the car but to make
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“I would suggest Wildrose is coming off our most trying year in the history of the party. I couldn’t be more proud of our 22 MLAs and the opportunity for our members to discuss policy,” Jean said. The leadership review and all policy discussions are behind closed doors, which is different from how the party has handled meeting previously. “You mentioned past party practices and we all know what that led to,” said Jean. “I want to do things differently. I have a different management style. I’m certainly open and transparent, but this is an opportunity for members to fully debate policy issues.”
Edmonton, Calgary grappling with how to deal with Uber EDMONTON — Calgary and Edmonton are both in the midst of dealing with how to regulate private for-hire vehicle services. The Court of Queen’s Bench has agreed to hear Calgary’s application for an injunction to temporarily stop drivers of private for-hire vehicles who use the Uber app offering rides for a fee. The city wants the court to ban Uber drivers until safety, insurance and regulatory requirements are met. The court hearing is scheduled for Nov. 20. In Edmonton, city council has come up with a proposed bylaw for Uber that calls for licence fees and insurance regulations. Uber said in a statement that the bylaw, as it stands “would force Uber to shut down in Edmonton.” “We are hopeful city council will consider amendments that will keep ride-sharing in the city as is desired by the vast majority of Edmontonians,” the statement said.
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Nov. 24 in council chambers. The popular outdoor water feature would be closed for the 2016 season and will re-open in 2017. The $3.5 million enhancement work includes expanding the parking lot, repairing and renovating stread bed, improving access to the lower portion of the stream, improving accessibility, expanding the beach and playground areas. Preservation work to the tune of $2 million includes resurfacing the road and parking lot, septic system replacement, preserving the mini links and equipment. In the 2014 Community Amenities prioritization process, the River Bend Golf and Recreation Area was identi-
fied as a community priority. The land and amenities are owned by the city while the operation is managed through an agreement with the River Bend Golf and Recreation Society.
A new coat of paint may be in the works for an important connector in the Waskasoo Park trail network. The CPR Bridge is slated for a $3.7 million repair and paint job as part of the administration-recommended 2016 capital budget.
A 2013-report identified structural deficiencies that could contribute to future problems and public safety issues. Another assessment in 2014 indicated the presence of lead paint. The capital funding request will address the immediate required repairs and safely remove the lead paint and re-coat the entire steel truss bridge. The majority of the cost is related to the remediation of the hazardous paint. CPR donated the old train bridge to the city in 1990 and two years later the city converted it into a pedestrian bridge. In 1993, the bridge was designated a Provincial Historic site. The bridge was originally constructed in 1891 as a wooden trestle.
sure those pedestrian linkages are there,” said Vincent. “That’s going to work out very well for what is going to happen in Riverlands and the huge pedestrian linkage that was missing for that connection between South Pointe Common and Westerner Park. Those will be cleaned up next year too. “ Other proposed major road construction projects include the third phase of the Alexander Way project – connecting Taylor Drive to Riverlands ($5.1 million). About $8.3 million has been earmarked for the annual fleet vehicle replacement and $4 million for a third snow storage site. The city has not yet determined the location. After it is built, the operating costs will be $50,000 annually. Emergency Services will ask for an additional $2.7 million (combined) for
the relocation of Station 3 and Station 4 fire stations. In 2014 and 2015, council approved roughly $15.3 million for the two relocation projects. There’s also a line item of $4.6 million for water utility infrastructure. The overall capital budget is $160.7 million of which $121 million is allocated to Development Services. Vincent said the division has a
focus on infrastructure replacement, rehabilitation and ensuring the infrastructure needed for growth is there. Council will debate the proposed budget starting at 9 a.m. on Nov.24. To give feedback on proposed budget items email legislativeservices@reddeer.ca and visit www.reddeer.ca for more budget information. The deadline is Nov.18. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
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Trudeau offers support to France OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered “all of Canada’s support” to France on Friday night in the wake of “deeply worrying” terrorist attacks in Paris that killed at least 120 people. “Our hearts and thoughts and prayers go out to our French cousins in this dark and terrible time,” Trudeau said Friday, moments before boarding a plane to attend the G20 summit in Turkey. “We have offered all of our help and support to the government of France.” Trudeau also said he was taking steps to ensure the security of Canadians was safeguarded. “I’ve been speaking with our national security team to ensure everything is being done to keep people safe,” he said. The co-ordinated attacks in Paris killed prompted a state of emergency in the French capital. Some Canadians were uncomfortably close to the violence. Mike Miltmore from Kamloops, B.C.,
was eating dinner at a restaurant in the French capital when shots rang out nearby. “Police came in with machine guns and everything like that, and they were shooing everyone out into the streets,” he told CFJC Radio in Kamloops. “It’s actually a little scary when you don’t know what’s going on.” The restaurant was evacuated and Miltmore was sent to his hotel room blocks away. Amelia Aspen and her husband arrived home at their Paris apartment around the time the attacks began. “We got a message from a friend saying, ‘Something is going on in your neighbourhood, stay inside your apartment,’ and we did,” said the artist, who moved from Edmonton with her husband in October. Aspen said the couple had been watching the events on the news and listening to a lot of sirens. Carolyne Ouellette was working at The Moose, a Canadian-themed sports bar in the French capital, when reports of the attacks began coming in. The bar was broadcasting the France-Germany soccer game where
one of the attacks reportedly occurred, but there were no signs of terror, said Ouellette, who is from St. Catharine’s, Ont. Customers were checking their phones to see what was happening, but the mood was calm. “Nothing seemed out of the ordinary,” Ouellette said. Despite the state of emergency, Canadian flights to Paris appeared to be largely unaffected. Isabelle Arthur, a spokeswoman for Air Canada, said the airline was monitoring the situation and planned to operate flights to and from Paris as scheduled. She added that Air Canada had waived the fees for passengers who had tickets to Paris, but wanted to change their flight to a later date. A spokeswoman for Air Transat said the airline had not cancelled any flights, but one had been delayed. Trudeau said there was no indication that any Canadians were targeted. As word broke of the attacks, Canadian politicians expressed their condolences. Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould tweeted that her
Manitoba men switched at birth want investigation BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — Two men from a remote Manitoba First Nation received “shocking and unbelievable” news this week that they were switched at birth 40 years ago and were raised by each other’s families. Luke Monias and Norman Barkman said Friday they want an investigation into what caused the mix-up at a federally run hospital in Norway House in June 1975. “I just want to know what happened 40 years ago. It’s hard,” Barkman said Friday between long pauses, his voice breaking. “I just want to know what happened.” “I would like some answers for me and my family,” Monias said. Provincial Aboriginal Affairs Minister Eric Robinson held a news conference in Winnipeg to explain that DNA tests show the men were given to the wrong families after their mothers gave birth. The two were born on the same day to families from Garden Hill, a fly-in community 400 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. Growing up, they were often told they looked more like the other boy’s family, Monias said. “I thought it was like a joke or rumours. I didn’t take it seriously until recently.” Last summer, needing to know once and for all who his actual parents were, Monias contacted Robinson for help. It was agreed that DNA tests would be done. The “shocking and unbelievable” results came back earlier this week, said Robinson, who represents the area in the legislature. He said that the mix-up has affected
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Norman Barkman (left) and Luke Monias (right) speak at a press conference at the Manitoba Legislature Friday. The two Garden Hill First Nation men were born to Rebecca Barkman and Rosamund Monias and switched at birth. The Manitoba government is asking for a federal investigation into how the two men were switched at birth in a federally run hospital in Norway House. many people in Garden Hill. Parents, siblings, children and other relatives are now learning that the person they thought was related to them is, in fact, not. “The mental, physical and spiritual well-being of both men has been deeply affected by the loss of their proper identity,” Robinson said. “The effects on their immediate and extended families is just as serious. It’s also had a huge effect on the community itself.” He said Barkman and Monias want the federal government to initiate
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Crossing the line I’m sitting at my computer, music is playing in the background and as I look out the window, the sky is a brilliant pinkish orange color as the sun rises to greet a new day. All the vehicles passing by on 40th Avenue made me think about the folks in those machines they are CHRIS driving down SALOMONS the road. Who are they? What STREET TALES are they? What will they do today? How many decisions will they have to make in the course of their jobs? When I was in the regular workforce as a maintenance man, I would be faced with the prospect of having to make many decisions during the day. What jobs would I have to tackle? Some days it crossed my mind; what can I get by without doing today? Can I take a shortcut on this job? I hope I don’t have to work around that one individual today; they’re a real crab! I’m sure everyone knows what I’m talking about; we all face those same questions in our own minds, whether we act on them or not. When I speak with others on this portion of our lives, I find that those who remained faithful to their work for a long number of years, had a line that they drew (imaginary of course), and they went to great lengths not to cross it, even though it made them seem rigid and ungiving. At times it made them almost unapproachable by other staff members. Then there are those who unthinkingly sometimes will cross that line regardless of what the line is, whether it is sluffing off at work, fudging a job, stealing, or even dangerously flirting with other staff. Sometimes it only involves speaking negatively about others or the work, etc. also referred to as gossiping; probably one of the biggest. For many, crossing that line will wake them up to the dangers involved and they will do an about face to correct the situation, but others will cross that line and not even think about what they have done. Once a line is crossed and no remedial action is taken, even though they are aware of it, the next time they cross that line becomes just a little easier and the next and the next. The results of crossing those lines will vary depending on the severity of the crossing. Many have lost their jobs, or have been demoted or have been made to endure public embarrassment. That cost is something that will hinder them
for the rest of their working lives, or maybe longer. Now, I ask you, how is this different from a young person on the street who was faced with making a decision, knowing, or being ignorant of the fact that their decision would make them cross the line? You see, when on the adult workforce and in a position to make a line crossing decision, very seldom is there peer pressure or a need for acceptance to influence our decision. Not so for young kids! When I say young kids, the age at which they are faced with drug choices for instance, is dropping lower every year. Sadly, they are faced with both, peer pressure and the need for acceptance, on a level that can even drive some of them to suicide. Add to that, the internet chat rooms; a hide out for the most vulnerable, and a venue for
pedophiles and others with malicious intent. I guess what bothers me the most, is that a lot of these kids, if not because of abuse, will not receive the training with the discipline needed to make ‘aware’ choices, and or lines to cross or not. Day cares cannot replace a mother’s insistent teaching done over many years along with a father to lovingly encourage compliance to these teachings. Overstressed teachers have their hands full just getting through the material they are paid to teach. In today’s society, it is more than obvious that collectively, society has crossed many such lines, universities even teach kids to cross those lines and we as adults not only let them, we don’t even bother to prepare for the fallout. I agree that some of the lines had to be removed, but that does not excuse
throwing the baby out with the bathwater. You see, without the establishment of some lines or standards, we lead a country into chaos. There are professors in our universities that advocate just that, (the removal of standards), and we ignore it. Unless we as parents and otherwise ‘normal’ people take a more active role in what our children face, we will come to a point of realization that one day we have no control at all; all rights to exercise control will have been removed. We are extremely close to that now. Maybe these are just the ramblings of an aging parent and grandparent, but it is something that I am able to observe every day. What’s more, at the kitchen, and painfully so, I see the results. Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.
On the agenda for our new cabinet: give CBSA a wake-up call The Canada Border Services Agency lives in a shadow world. But since the agency has imprisoned a man who’s dedicated himself to fighting terrorism and the unholy forces that dupe Muslim youth into becoming terrorists, perhaps someone GREG needs to shine a NEIMAN little light down the corridors. INSIGHT The CBSA arrested Mourad Benchellali on Nov. 3 when his plane from France landed in Toronto — even though he had been cleared to enter Canada by the RCMP and CSIS (who had a closed-door appointment with him to learn about how groups like ISIS recruit young Canadians). The CBSA put him in an orange suit in maximum security prison and — until his story became public — refused to allow him to voluntarily return to France.
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This is the second time Benchellali had attempted to enter Canada to further his own private crusade against terrorism. In June, he was barred from getting on a plane in France, because his flight to Canada would cross American airspace. Benchellali is on the U.S. “no fly” list. Organizers bringing him to Canada this time around had him fly in via Iceland, which, they were assured by Canadian security officials, would be OK. Someone forgot to inform the CBSA. Filmmaker Stormy Night Productions is making a documentary for the CBC, centred around Calgary mother Christianne Boudreau. Her son was sucked into the thought of becoming a jihadi, and he died as an ISIS fighter in Syria. Benchellali was to meet her in Montreal. Death as a deluded jihadi might well have become Benchellali’s fate as well. In 2001, at age 19, he was contacted in France by his older brother Menad, and persuaded to take a “dream vacation” in Afghanistan. Mourad made a very big mistake. He and four friends found themselves in an al-Qaida training camp and were subjected to non-stop brutal
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training. This is Mourad’s own testimony, but he says when his 60 days was up, he tried to get the heck out of there. He planed to escape to Pakistan, but while he was in Afghanistan being programmed by al-Qaida, 9/11 happened and the border was closed. He tried entering the country through an unguarded border crossing, was caught, handed over to U.S. forces and sent to the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison camp. His experiences are contained in a book he wrote titled Voyage to Hell, an op-ed piece in the New York Times titled “Detainees in Despair,” and numerous interview accounts since. At the time of his arrest and detainment in Guantanamo, Benchellali says newspapers attempted to paint him as an unhappy teenage loner, an outsider in European society. But he says that was not true. In an interview with McClatchy News Service, Benchellali said: “I was happy. I was getting an education. I had a job. I had a fiancee. I just thought I wanted a bit of adventure.” What he got was 60 days of forced mind-control. “I was trapped by my own fear and stupidity.”
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Benchellali has since dedicated himself to being a warning against the propaganda sent to entice young people to join groups like ISIS. He speaks throughout Europe to Muslim youth warning them against thoughts of joining radical terrorist groups. He was there, he paid the price, his words have a credibility no government security agency could ever have. And he would have shared his message with Canadian youth, Canadian police and Canadian intelligence — except for a snafu by the CBSA. CBSA refuses to comment on their mistake. Understandable, considering the world they live in. But one hopes they will talk to their new boss, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. Perhaps new Immigration Minister John McCallum might have some time to sit in on that. One can only imagine what either of them might have said as opposition members, if this had been done under the former Conservative government. No one expects CBSA to talk to us mere Canadians. But they do have a lot of explaining to do. Follow Greg Neiman’s blog at Readersadvocate.blogspot.ca
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Don’t worry, be happy “Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” This lovely advice was coined by the 19th century French poet with the awesome name Guillaume Apollinaire. I hadn’t heard of him either, so thank goodness for the good old interweb. Or not. Maybe it’s the interweb and the Twitter, and the Facebook, and IPads and Pods and Pits and Piddles of cyberspace that have made the pursuit of happiness so flippin’ difficult these days. At least that’s the conclusion of a recent study reported far and wide recently that HARLEY people over 30 “aren’t as hapHAY py as they used to be.” That’s right. We boomers seemed to HAY’S DAZE be bummed. The American study was conducted by a professor by the name of Jean Twenge who no doubt had an unhappy childhood because everyone teased her about her name, and she found that due to things such as financial pressure, hyper-connectedness and information overload, and finding out that you can’t actually have everything you want and that dreams don’t actually come true have resulted in the “fact” that older people aren’t as happy as “the teens they used to be.” This got me to pondering, which is never really a good thing, but it got me remembering what it was like being a teenager and trying to remember what it’s like to be older (since I often forget what I did yesterday or why the keys to the car have disappeared again). MONEY: “People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made.” Joan Rivers TEENAGER YEARS: Back in those days most of
us always seemed to have enough fun money. We had part time jobs and parents who could regularly be talked into shelling out some dough when we wanted to go to a movie, or to the dance hall at the lake, or a keg party in the bush (which we also described to our parents as “going to a movie”). OLDER YEARS: Mortgages, car payments, alimony, inflation, oil prices, gas prices, kids’ education, health care — heck, the cost of one dental implant is basically the same as the cost of a brand new car back in the teenage years. And who doesn’t need three or four dental implants these days? RELATIONSHIPS: “Someone wise once said: I didn’t find out what happiness was until I got married. And then it was too late.” Anonymous. TEEN YEARS: Back in high school, most of us had girlfriends or boyfriends and sometimes more than one. This is frowned upon these days, especially if you’re married. The downside as a teenager of course, is that you had your heart broken on a regular basis. Ripped out of your chest and stomped on. Tears staining your acne-ridden face. And researchers say that we used to be happy as teenagers? OLDER YEARS: As time flew by and life unfolded like a map that you can never quite fold back together again, it became a mixed bag of relationships. Everything from marriage to having dogs and cats and fish and teenagers of your own, to the unfortunate side of family “fails” — things seem to get more complex with each tick of the tock. But then there are those with grandchildren. And researchers say we aren’t as happy as we used to be? TECHNOLOGY: “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson (1874-1956), Chairman of IBM, 1943 TEEN YEARS: My first car had three on the tree; we had two TV channels, a telephone number with four digits and one telephone bolted to the wall. If you wanted to “message” someone, you wrote something with a ball point pen on a piece of paper and
put it in an envelope and put it in the mail and VOILA! a week later that person would get the message in their mail box. And, depending on the message, this would make them happy. OLDER YEARS: I went away for two days recently and had 65 email messages on my computer and a couple dozen text messages on my cell phone. It took me two days to catch up to all the messages by which time my Inbox and “Smart” phone had racked up another two day’s worth of unanswered messages. And people say nobody has the time to be happy anymore! ATTITUDE: “It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.” Darrin Weinberg, sociologist TEEN YEARS: “I want it all and I want it now.” This seemed to be the theme of later teenagers. In my day the mantra was more like: “Far out, man.” Still, these were the formative years, the years where we began to realize the truth in the truism: “It’s attitude not aptitude that determines altitude.” Also, you began to realize that the most beautiful girl in school is never going to go out with you. I know I did. OLDER YEARS: A lot of us thought we’d be a lot smarter when we reached this age. Also, a lot richer. And more sure of ourselves. And more comfortable in our own skin. But does that mean we’re not happy? Of course it does, but it doesn’t mean were unhappy either. And if that makes sense to you too, then you’re in a much trouble as I am. So I’ll leave you with an earworm that you won’t get out of your head for several days: think of the song by Bobby McFerrin … All together now, sing: “Don’t worry … Be happy….” You’re welcome. Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.
Salami tactics and the climate Salami tactics are useful when dealing with problems that are too big to resolve in one go. Muster all your resources and deal with one aspect of the problem. Come back later, when your resources have grown, and hack off a different piece. Repeat as necessary, until the problem disappears. Salami tactics are driving the make-or-break climate summit that opens in Paris on Nov. 30. Over the next dozen days more than 150 countries will make binding pledges to cut their emissions of carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases”. This is better than what happened last time, at the disastrous Copenhagen summit GWYNNE in 2009, where only the develDYER oped countries were willing INSIGHT to make any promises at all. Even China, now the biggest emitter in the world, was refusing to accept any limits on its emissions on the grounds that the small group of countries that industrialised early (basically the West plus Japan) were historically responsible for 80 per cent of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The Copenhagen summit broke up in disarray, with nothing of substance accomplished, and we had to wait six years for another kick at the can. Now both the United States and China, the two biggest hold-outs last time, are making concrete offers to control their emissions. That’s crucial, because together they account for 40 per cent of global emissions. The conference must also come up with acceptable ways to monitor the emission cuts everybody is promising to make and to discipline the laggards and the cheats. But let’s be optimistic, and assume that the summit can even agree on a mechanism to transfer $100 billion annually from the rich countries to the poor countries to help them cut their omissions. That still won’t save us from runaway warming and all the calamities that would entail. Late last month the United Nations did an analysis of the 146 national plans for emissions cuts (including those of all the big countries) that had already been submitted. Unfortunately, the numbers don’t add up. If all the promises are kept, global emissions will slow down — but the world will still end up in the year 2100 with an average temperature 2.7 degrees Celsius higher than it was in the late 19th century. Yet all the governments going to Paris have acknowledged that the average global temperature must never exceed two degrees C higher. What can they be thinking? Unlike the media and most of the lay public, the governments understand
that plus 2 C is already catastrophic. If we stay there long enough, all the ice on the planet eventually melts and the sea level rises by 70 metres. Even in the much shorter term plus 2 C means massive storms, widespread desertification, the loss of the world’s coral reefs and a crash in fish stocks due to ocean acidification. Food production worldwide will plummet, and there will be massive, unstoppable refugee flows as hunger and wars devastate the more vulnerable countries. The governments also know that exceeding plus two or maybe even just getting near it will trigger the “feedbacks”: an ice-free Arctic Ocean absorbs the Sun’s heat rather than reflecting it, the melting of the permafrost zone releases of enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and the warming of the oceans releases even more. At that point the warming moves beyond human ability to control. The feedbacks, once started, are unstoppable. Even if human beings ultimately get their own emissions down to zero, the feedbacks will still take us up to plus four, plus five, maybe even plus six degrees eventually. The governments know all this, and yet they have still come up with total promised cuts in emissions that deliver us to an average global temperature of plus 2.7 degrees C by the end of the century. What CAN they be thinking?
They think that they are going as far as they can safely go without committing political suicide. Every government must contend with huge vested interests at home that will be hurt by the shift away from fossil fuels and towards renewables. If governments go too far too fast, they risk being destroyed by the backlash. Okay, so they are doing all they can politically — but what about the future of the human race? Well, you see, even inadequate cuts in emissions will increase the amount of time it takes for us to reach plus 2 C. And the governments secretly think that we can use that extra time to come back for another conference in three or five years’ time and agree to bigger emissions cuts. Those further cuts will give us still more time before we reach plus 2, and we use that time for another round of cuts. Like Xeno’s arrow, we get closer and closer to the target (which we must never hit) but never quite reach it. Warming certainly reaches plus 1.8 C or something like that, but it never quite hits plus two. Salami tactics. Although there is also a whiff of Russian roulette to this way of doing business. Gwynne Dyer is a freelance Canadian journalist living in London. His latest book, Crawling from the Wreckage, was published recently in Canada by Random House.
Canada’s long-form census back for 2016 Navdeep Bains, the new Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (formerly Industry Canada) had an easy time directing Statistics Canada to proceed with the mandatory long-form census next year. Statistics Canada was already prepared for a restoration of the long-form census and was just waiting to be told to proceed. But other files already piling up on Bains’s desk will be much more complicated. Three files are pressing: What to do about Bombardier’s lobbying for large-scale federal financial assistance DAVID for its C-Series aircraft; how CRANE to attract major new investINSIGHT ment commitments from the automotive industry; and how to address the growing liquidity problems facing the steel industry if it seeks help. Collectively, tens of thousands of middle-class jobs and the health of quite a few communities are at risk. Liberal MPs represent most of these communities and the workers who live in them. Bombardier is at the top of the files. The company has faced soaring costs and production delays in its C-Series passenger jets that the company bet could compete against Boeing and Airbus. While the C-Series aircraft promises to be a technically competitive aircraft, the programme is two years behind schedule, has had serious cost-overruns, has a sparse order book and needs to spend some $2 billion to ramp up to commercial production
over the next two years. After gaining US$1 billion from the Quebec government, Bombardier is now seeking similar aid from the Trudeau government, with active support from a Quebec government that compares support for Quebec’s aerospace industry to the earlier federal bailout of Ontario’s auto industry. There will be strong pressure for federal support. The Liberals went from seven Quebec seats in the 2011 election to 40 in 2015. The automotive industry is the next file on Bains’ desk — where Canada’s failure to attract investment in the face of intense competition from Mexico and southern U.S. states has been further complicated by provisions in the Trans Pacific Partnership which give a new advantage to low-cost parts producers in Viet Nam but also Thailand and China. A big question will be whether the federal government is ready to get into the subsidy game through direct grants to assemblers. Last October, for example, Windsor, Ont. lost out in attracting a new engine plant by Ford after Mexico made a more generous offer. The rationale for subsiding assembly plants is that they retain or attract much more investment and many more jobs from parts suppliers. The Harper government had used repayable loans rather than direct grants, which have much less attraction. But then Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in announcing the TPP, indicated a future Harper government would provide direct grants for companies. The Liberal platform contains no reference to the auto industry. But the Trudeau government will have to develop a strategy to attract automotive investment and to
help Canadian auto parts companies become more competitive at the high-value-added end of the supply chain. Then there is the steel industry, which faces a growing liquidity crisis stemming from rapidly falling prices. A liquidity crisis means a company cannot meet its financial obligations and may default on its loans. Yet steel is one of those backbone industries for a manufacturing economy. The current price of benchmark hot rolled steel is US$400/tonne, compared to US$600 a year ago and US$1,000 in November 2009. Companies are not making enough to pay their bills, with both U.S. Steel Canada and Essar Steel Algoma facing huge losses. U.S. Steel Canada is up for sale, but will need significant capital to re-establish itself as a competitive producer and to make up for years of neglect under ownership by U.S. Steel, which also siphoned off high-value production from Ontario mills to its U.S. facilities. The industry hasn’t approached the government for aid yet but there may well be pressures for protectionism to keep out cheaper imports, though this is not a solution. There may also be efforts to obtain financial aid to carry the industry through the current liquidity crisis or assistance for restructuring. Bains faces a huge challenge in addressing these files, while, at the same time, he is supposed to be helping build the industries of the future. What old and new alike share is the need for innovation. But it remains to be seen whether he, and the department he has inherited, are up to the task. Many jobs are at risk — largely middle- class jobs. Economist David Crane is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist.
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Scenes of horror shock city BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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People light candles at a vigil outside the French consulate in Montreal, Friday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered “all of Canada’s support” to France on Friday night in the wake of “deeply worrying” terrorist attacks in Paris that killed at least 120 people.
Past extremist attacks in Western Europe
and a bus. ● March 11, 2004: Bombs on rush-hour trains kill 191 at Madrid’s Atocha station in Europe’s worst Islamic terror attack. ● Aug. 15, 1998: A car bomb planted by an Irish Republican Army splinter group kills 29 people in the town of Omagh, the deadliest single bombing of Northern Ireland’s four-decade conflict. ●July 25, 1995: A bomb at the Saint-Michel subway station in Paris kills eight people and injures about 150. It was one of a series of bombings claimed by Algeria’s GIA, or Armed Islamic
A look at some past notable extremist attacks in Western Europe: ● Jan. 7, 2015: A gun assault on the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo kills 12 people. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was revenge for Charlie Hebdo’s depictions of the Prophet Mohammed. ● May 24, 2014: Four people are killed at the Jewish Museum in Brussels by an intruder with a Kalashnikov. The accused is a former French fighter linked to the Islamic State group in Syria. ● May 22, 2013: Two al-Qaida inspired extremists run down British soldier Lee Rigby in a London street, then stab and hack him to death. ●March 2012: A gunman claiming links to al-Qaida kills three Jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi and three paratroopers in Toulouse, southern France. • Direct Bill to most insurance providers ●July 22, 2011: Anti-Muslim extremist Anders Behring • General Dentistry Breivik plants a bomb in Oslo then attacks a youth camp on Norway’s Utoya island, killing 77 people, many of them teenagers. ● Nov. 2, 2011: Offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris are firebombed after the satirical magazine runs a cover featuring a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad. No one is injured. ● July 7, 2005: 52 commuters are killed when four al Qaida-inspired suicide bombers blow themselves up on Serving Red Deer and Area since 2003 Toll Free 1-866-368-3384 three London subway trains
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Chilling atmosphere at Stade de France BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — As news of bloodshed filtered through the crowd and police sirens wailed outside, thousands of soccer fans milled around the Stade de France, reluctant to leave the seemingly safe stadium. The spectators didn’t panic, despite hearing the sounds of explosions from outside — part of the carnage unfolding in the city that left dozens killed in multiple acts of violence. But there was plenty of unease and tension. During the first half of France’s soccer match against Germany on Friday, two explosions went off nearby. The first, at around 9:20 p.m., was a short and crisp bang. “We heard them, but we thought they were homemade devices or fireworks,” soccer fan Frederic Lavergne said as he left the stadium. “We had no idea at the time what it was.” The next “bang” followed only minutes later, clearly audible as it ripped through the chill air. The noise inside the stadium was low at that point, since there was little excitement in the game, and the sounds of the sirens outside were loud and clear. So was the whirling sounds of the police helicopter buzzing overhead. By the end of the match, which France won 2-0, the mood was one of silent contemplation as news filtered in through mobile phones and social networks relaying the carnage outside. What would otherwise have been a celebration of France’s win became a night of worry. Some people were still singing near the end, but for most a sickening feeling had taken over. Moments after the referee had blown his final whistle, hundreds of fans started streaming onto the field. At first, match stewards in their fluorescent tops surely were confused by the commotion. But it was soon clear that the fans just wanted to go onto the field, rather than face going outside. “We preferred to stay on the field, that’s where we felt safest,” Lavergne said. “We had difficulty understanding the explanations inside the stadium.” After a second public address announcement reassuring fans that it was safe to leave and to take public transport, fans started moving out. France will host the European Championship next year. There will now be doubts as to whether it will be safe to host the tournament, with 24 teams involved in matches across the country.
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PARIS — The assailants’ weapons were those of war: automatic rifles and suicide belts of explosives. The killing was indiscriminate, spread across a swath of the city, in at least six different sites. An ordinary Friday night in Paris transformed into a bloodbath. The word Parisians used over and over as they tried to make sense of the horror was “carnage.” At the packed Bataclan concert hall in eastern Paris, the attackers opened fire on a crowd waiting to hear American rock band Eagles of Death Metal perform. One witness told France Info radio he heard them yell “Allahu Akbar” — God is great in Arabic — as they started their killing spree and took hostages. The city’s police chief, Michel Cadot, said the assailants also wore explosive belts, which they detonated. About 1.5 kilometres from there, attackers sprayed gunfire at the Belle Equipe bar, busy as ever on a Friday night with patrons unwinding from their week. One witness, also speaking to French radio, said the dead and wounded dropped “like flies” and that “there was blood everywhere. You feel very alone in moments like that.” The preliminary death toll there appeared to be 18 dead, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said. White sheets were laid over bodies. To the north, loud explosions reverberated around the national stadium, packed with some 80,000 fans watching France beat Germany in a soccer exhibition match. One of the loud detonations in the chill air so startled French player Patrice Evra that he paused in mid-run, seemingly lost, and kicked away the ball. A police union official, Gregory Goupil, said the two explosions were suicide attacks and a bombing that killed at least three people — near two of the entrances to the stadium and a McDonalds. The stadium was the first site targeted. From there, the wave of killings quickly spread. There were 14 dead on one street, five on another, Molins said. The spread of the killings added to the confusion and made a coherent picture slow to form. But the shock was instantaneous, as was the understanding that this was terror and killing on a scale unseen in Paris since World War II. “The terrorists, the assassins, sprayed the outsides of several cafes with machine-guns and went inside,” Cadot, the police chief, said. “So there were victims in terrible and atrocious states in numerous places.” Pierre-Henri Lombard was dining in a restaurant in the trendy neighbourhood when he heard sounds like the fireworks for France’s Bastille Day national holiday. Then the panic began. “Waiters went outside and said it was a shooting. We saw dozens of people rundown the street, a couple were bleeding,” he said. As police, soldiers and the emergency services sprang into action, sirens wailing, helicopters whirring overhead, medical personnel started reporting for work of their own accord to help treat the injured. Five subway lines were shut down entirely, and Paris police told people to stay at home and avoid going out unless absolutely necessary. At the Bataclan, police launched an assault to free hostages. Haggard-looking survivors were bused away.
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Palo Duro Canyon State Park is known as the ‘Grand Canyon’ of Texas. You would not want to travel with me. Plans are inevitably last minute and unpredictable. An innocuous road sign may result in a quick U-turn and a two-day detour to places unknown. Last fall we packed our modest motor home and slowly, circuitously ambled southward, toward Texas. While impatient snowbirds zoomed by on the interstate en route to a quick, warm Arizona fix, we meandered the back roads, GERRY stopping to smell fall’s decaying flowers. The weather was FEEHAN perfect. TRAVEL Our destination was the Texas Gulf but we ultimately took more time getting there than we actually spent in the Lone Star state.
We had no reservations, just a vague malleable plan that, malleably, seemed to change every day. An open travel agenda leads to pleasant surprises, particularly if one forgos the freeway for those tranquil country roads. In every backwater town knowledgeable locals are anxious to share wisdom about local pearls. Preconceived plans may go into the rubbish bin but … c’est la vie. That’s how we stumbled upon Great Sand Dunes National Park. As usual, we had eyed the map one morning, fired up the RV and started to wander. We were lost, headed down the Arkansas River in south Colorado. It was late afternoon. I pulled over and asked directions from a local lady curbing her canine. “Excuse me,” I inquired apologetically. “I’m a little displaced. Do you know of any campgrounds near here?” She looked at me, astounded. “Don’t you know that one of America’s great treasures is right there?” She pointed toward a distant, sandy pile fronting the Sagudo Christo Mountains: Great Sand Dunes Na-
‘YOU’RE FROM CANADA? WELL, WELCOME TO TEXAS. MY LATE HUSBAND AND I DROVE THROUGH CANADA ONCE ON OUR WAY TO ALASKA. VERY FRIENDLY PEOPLE. WHAT’S THE NAME OF THAT NATIONAL PARK? BARFF? GREAT FOOD THERE, NOT TOO SPICY.’ tional Park. We rolled in just as lengthening shadows crept over the vast dunes in a remarkable, rippling display. We set up camp as a bloodshot sun set on the Sahara-like landscape. Coyotes howling at the moon lullabied us to sleep. In the morning I stepped out into the crisp mountain air. The sand was now shadowed from the east. We enjoyed a cup of morning Joe as images, reversed from the night before, played across the dunes. After breakfast we huffed and puffed 300 meters to the summit of the sand; then ran down, child-like, to the flat plain. I told a Park Ranger that we were headed toward Texas and asked if there were any other such magical places along the way. “Have you ever been to Palo Duro Canyon State Park,” she asked, pointing to a map of Texas. Palo Duro was directly in our path to the Gulf. Perfect. That afternoon we descended from a Colorado Rocky Mountain high to the bleak, flat scrubland of West Texas. We stopped for the night at Happy Plains RV Park in the sleepy town of Texline. We were the only guests. Our hostess, a lonely retired schoolteacher was happy to shoot the breeze during check-in: “You’re from Canada? Well, welcome to Texas. My late husband and I drove through Canada once on our way to Alaska. Very friendly people. What’s the name of that National Park? Barff? Great food there, not too spicy.”
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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Natural forces have piled sand 300 meters high in Great Sand Dunes National Park; Shadows lengthen as evening approaches in Great Sand Dunes National Park; An artsy shot of the Feehan RV through an adobe window at Manitou Cliff Dwellings, Colorado.
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TEXAS: It pays to travel by the seat of your pants I averted my eyes. Florence yawned in an effort to speed up the check-in process. The old gal continued undeterred: “But Canada was just a little too clean for me. I’ve never been happier than when we finally got to Alaska and saw all the cars up on blocks. Made me feel I was home again.” “Don’t get me wrong,” she continued, “there is no reason for you to feel ashamed. In fact I believe there’s no reason why we wouldn’t welcome you to join us and make one big country.” “Good idea,” I responded. “We could call it Canada.” She looked at me quizzically. It hadn’t occurred to her that Canadians might actually cherish their northern independence, that we might like our
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Eight scored on Rebels in ‘terrible’ outing BAD PENALTIES STIFLE LATE THIRD-PERIOD COMEBACK BY ADVOCATE STAFF Pats 8 Rebels 5 REGINA — Red Deer Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter summed up his club’s performance Friday with one word. “Terrible,” said Sutter, following an 8-5 WHL loss to the Regina Pats. “From our goaltenders on out, we didn’t have much going tonight. Everyone struggled.” The Rebels continued with their worrisome pattern of playing the top teams tough and then coming up lame against the so-called weaker squads. “We continue to go through it with them and talk to them about it,” said Sutter. “We show them video and go through all of that stuff to try and get them to understand the sacrifice and commitment it takes to be on a winner. “Our older players continue to be erratic. They have to show more responsibility in doing things right and playing the right way on a daily basis.” The Rebels led on just on occasion Friday in front of 4,388 fans at the Brandt Centre — when Jeff de Wit opened the scoring 10:54 into the contest. From there, though, it was all Pats until the third period. Sergey Zborovsky pulled Regina even with a power-play marker at 14:47 of the first period and Austin Wagner potted the first of his two goals on the night at 17:05 to give the Pats a lead they never relinquished. The Pats poured it on in the middle frame, getting goals from Adam Berg, Wagner, Colby Williams and Lane Zablocki. Evan Polei replied for the Rebels,
who trailed 6-2 with 20 minutes to play. Rebels starting netminder Rylan Toth was replaced by Trevor Martin after allowing three goals, then was back between the pipes before the end of the second period. “Our goaltending was awful tonight,” said Sutter. “Tother let in three goals when he should have stopped two of them and Marty gave up two goals, both of them bad.”
The Rebels stormed back in the final frame and pulled to within 6-5 on goals from Haydn Fleury, Michael Spacek and Ivan Nikolishin (power play), then allowed a late man-advantage goal by Chase Harrison and an empty-net marker by Sam Steel. “The third period summed it up for us,” said Sutter. “We’re down 6-2, come back to make it 6-5, then take three terrible penalties, including two 160 feet from our net.” Toth and Martin combined to stop 32 shots. Rookie Jordan Hollett made 28 saves for the Pats. The Eastern Conference leading Rebels dropped to 14-7-0-0 and conclude their five-game road trip tonight against the Moose Jaw Warriors. The Rebels are 2-2-0-0 on the trip, with 4-0 shutouts of the highly-ranked Prince Albert Raiders and Brandon Wheat Kings and losses to 8-8-1-0 Regina and the 9-7-3-0 Saskatoon Blades. “In a nutshell, we didn’t have one 19- or 20-yearold play close tonight to how they played in Brandon,” said Sutter. “That’s what’s frustrating. They’re all good players but they have to make that commitment on a daily basis to want to be the best team in the league. “It’s been an erratic trip, and that’s not being disrespectful to the teams we’re playing. Regina and Saskatoon have younger teams and they played hard. “But what bothers me with our group is that we’ve taken our foot off the pedal when we’ve played the teams that aren’t as high in the standings as other teams. That’s inexcusable. We can’t have that happen.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
Kings overcome injuries with great depth QUEENS KEEP IT CLOSE AGAINST TOP-RANKED KODIAKS BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE
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Red Deer College Queen Kennedy Burgess breaks past Lethbridge Kodiak Amy Arbon during first quarter action at Red Deer College Friday
Kings 98 Kodiaks 77 The RDC Kings have played shorthanded in the early going of the Alberta Colleges Men’s Basketball League regular season. So it was no surprise to see five of their top players on the sidelines as they faced the undefeated Lethbridge Kodiaks at RDC Friday. But as in the previous starts the Kings depth came through as they downed the Kodiaks 98-77 to run their record to 4-0 with the Kiodiaks dropping to 4-1. “It seems the same thing every time we talk, we’re short staffed,” said Kings head coach Clayton Pottinger. “We might have been even more so against a high calibre team tonight. “We were missing Benny (Bankazo), Henry (Bankazo), Tyler (Wise), Rodney (Teal) and JP (LeBlanc) and every one of them has started at one time or another for us. But we have great depth, which shows in the quality of our practices and showed tonight. In the second half we had more legs then they did and we were able to shut them down at times on defence which led to transition buckets.” The Kings defence was especially solid in the fourth quarter as they outscored the Kodiaks 21-16. “Our defence is starting to come,” said Pottinger. “And because of that we had better transition which led to layups and eventually a 20-point difference.” But despite the win, it was a spectacular dunk by first-year guard, sixfoot Ian Tevis, that sent the crowd into a frenzy and had everyone talking after the game. Tevis came off the left
side, grabbed a rebound high above the rim and several feet out and slammed it down. “That was amazing,” agreed Pottinger. “If you watch him in warmup he does those high-flying shots. I saw him sneaking in and with no box out I thought it could be a good one. It certainly got the crowd into it.” Tevis was the RDC player of the game, finishing with 29 points and 10 rebounds while Anthony Ottley had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Matt Matear 13 points and nine boards, Matt Johbnson 12 points, four assists and four rebounds and Dallas Hancox nine points and seven rebounds off the bench. Chaz Johnson had 24 points and Colten Murray 22 points and 10 rebounds for Lethbridge. Kodiaks 78 Queens 64 It may have been a 78-64 loss but it was a step forward for the RDC Queens. The Queens were played right with the No. 1 ranked team in the country for three-quarters before, foul trouble and turnovers did them in the final quarter. The Kodiaks outscored RDC 21-6 in the final quarter. “They have built a strong program and from what I see are the best team in the country,” said Queens head coach Ken King. “If we played like we did tonight in all of our games we would have different results. “This was a good game for us, although we panicked a bit when we had our bench players on and it created turnovers which they capitalized on.” The Queens found themselves in a bit of foul trouble with three starters – Emily white, Kennedy Burgess and Paige Sneed – all with four fouls heading into the final quarter.
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Flames burn Capitals with Monahan’s OT winner BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Flames 3 Capitals 2 (OT) WASHINGTON — In his third NHL season, 21-year-old Sean Monahan is showing the Calgary Flames he’s on the verge of becoming a true star. Monahan scored his second goal of the game 1:40 into overtime to give the Flames a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Friday night. It was Monahan’s sixth goal of the season, including four in the last four games. Last year, Monahan had 31 goals, and Calgary coach Bob Hartley has encouraged him to shoot more, and he’s getting terrific results. “The way that he’s striding — like he’s a powerful skater. When his feet are moving like they’re moving now, he’s definitely going to be a threat,” Hartley said. In overtime, Monahan took a pass from TJ Brodie and beat Phillipp Grubauer from right in front. Washington coach Barry Trotz challenged the goal, claiming that Monahan was offside, but the goal was quickly confirmed. The Flames, who entered with the worst record in the Western Conference, have won just six games — four in overtime. “It’s something we’re pretty good at. We’re confident out there and we know how to play smart and manage the puck well,” Monahan said. Michael Frolik also scored for Calgary and Karri Ramo stopped 34 shots. Michael Latta and Jay Beagle had the goals for Washington, and Grubauer finished with 26 saves.
Alex Ovechkin again failed in his attempt to pass Sergei Fedorov for most goals by a Russian-born NHL player. Since scoring his 483rd career goal on Nov. 7 to tie Fedorov, Ovechkin has gone scoreless in three straight games. Trotz senses that Ovechkin is pressing. “Today I did for the first time. I think he wants to get it. There’s no question,” Trotz said. “He’s scored a gazillion goals in the league, and to our team, (I tell them) don’t look for Ovi to score that goal. Don’t overpass. He’s scored a lot of goals. Play the way we play, and I guarantee you, he will score that goal, and he’ll score many after that.” Monahan’s first goal came at 1:28 of the third period. His shot flew past Grubauer’s right shoulder, and gave the Flames a 2-0 lead. On Thursday night, Calgary lost the second straight of a four-game road trip at Tampa Bay. They’ll play the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. “We worked hard in Tampa. We had a lot of chances. It’s frustrating to lose games, and tonight we had a chance. It was a back-and-forth game, and it’s nice to come out with a win,” Monahan said. Latta’s first goal of the season and just his second in 78 career goals got Washington on the scoreboard with 5:41 gone in the period. It was his first goal since Nov. 15, 2013. Beagle tied it with just under five minutes to play when he tapped the puck past Ramo from in front. Frolik’s shot from the slot on a spin move away from the Capitals’ Jason
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Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson and Calgary Flames left wing Brandon Bollig fight in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, in Washington. The Flames won 3-2 in overtime. Chimera gave Calgary a 1-0 lead at 7:35 of the first period. It was his fourth goal of the season. The other three came on Oct. 31 at Edmonton. The Capitals did nothing offensively for the first two periods and didn’t want to think about being tired. “I know it’s three games in four nights,” centre Brooks Laich said. “But, they travelled last night, too.
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They played last night, there’s no excuses.” NOTES: Washington D Brooks Orpik missed his second straight game with a lower body injury. … Flames LW Brandon Bollig and Capitals RW Tom Wilson were sent off for fighting early in the third period. … Washington failed in an attempt to win its third consecutive set of back-to-back games.
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Estrada inks two-year, $25-million deal with Jays BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Marco Estrada will help the Toronto Blue Jays defend their American League East pennant next season. Estrada and the Blue Jays agreed to a two-year deal worth US$26 million on Friday, helping the 32-year-old right-handed pitcher avoid free agency and reinforce Toronto’s starting rotation. “We certainly think that he’s going to be a quality Major League starter, we think that he can maintain that level of performance,” said Blue Jays general manager Tony LaCava on a media conference call. “Maybe not to the level that he did this year, but certainly someone we can count on going forward that can help us defend the AL East title.
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“We think he can definitely continue with the success that he had this year.” Estrada appeared in 34 games last season, including a career-high 28 starts, reaching career bests in earnedrun average (3.13), wins (13), strikeouts (131), innings pitched (181.0) and WHIP (1.04). His .203 opponents’ average led the AL, while ranking fourth in Major League Baseball. The native of Sonora, Mexico, limited opposing teams to a .183 average following the All-Star break, ranking first in MLB. His dominance continued in the post-season, earning a 2-1 record with a 2.33 ERA, the lowest among all starters in the playoffs in 2015. It was the lowest post-season ERA by a Blue Jays starter since Juan Guzman had a 1.71 ERA in 1992. Estrada earned his first win of the post-season as Toronto faced elimination in Game 3 of the combined to stop 32 shots for Olds. The Grizzlys are in Brooks tonight.
OLDS — The Brooks Bandits got two-goal performances from Jared Cockrell, Derek Lodermeier and Jesse Pereira in a 10-1 AJHL thumping of the Olds Grizzlys Friday. Also scoring for the visitors in front of 513 fans at the Sportsplex were Joe O’Connor, Cale Makar, Jeff Mallot and Jesse Baird. George King notched the lone Grizzlys goal. Troy Martyniuk made 22 saves as the winning netminder. Ben Giesbrecht and Justin Travis
Wells Furniture victorious over Vikings Jon McComish netted 27 points Thursday to lead Wells Furniture to a 77-65 Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association win over the Vikings. Dave McComish added 21 points for the winners, while the Vikings got 21 from Billy Scott.
AL Division Series against the Texas Rangers. His second win again kept the Blue Jays alive in the playoffs, earning a 7-1 decision over the Kansas City Royals in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. Marco Estrada “He continued to get stronger and stronger throughout the season,” said LaCava. “He earned his right to free agency through his time in the major leagues and he’s earned this contract. We’re really happy for him.” Estrada was traded to Toronto by the Milwaukee Brewers for designated hitter/first baseman Adam Lind on Nov. 1, 2014. He and the Blue Jays avoided salary arbitration when he
agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract on Jan. 16. After competing for the fifth starter’s role in Toronto’s rotation in spring training, Estrada began the regular season in the bullpen. After the Blue Jays optioned Daniel Norris to the triple-A Buffalo Bisons on May 1, Estrada was moved into the starting rotation. “I’ve got to admit, I think that when we got Marco last year we definitely had interest in him, but to say that we thought he’d start the AL Championship Series for us, I think that would’ve been something none of us would’ve expected,” said LaCava. “He came in as a guy who wasn’t even in our initial rotation but within a month he did enter the rotation and he never looked back.” Estrada was issued a qualifying offer by the Blue Jays, which would have been $15.8 million for a one-year term.
Kings roll, Queens continue slide
Brian Grenier was the RDC player of the game with seven kills, eight digs and a block. Daimyn Biletsky had seven kills and two digs off the bench and Ryan Beatson started at setter and was solid with one kill, two blocks and 22 assists. Setter Maegan Kuzyk was the RDC player of the match with one kill and 39 assists. “Unfortunately we learned a difficult lesson today,” said Queens head coach Talbot Walton. “If you stop playing before the match is over you find out just how much you still need to learn.” The teams meet again today at RDC with the women starting at 1 p.m.
OLDS – The RDC Kings had an easy time while the Queens continue their downward trend in Alberta Colleges Volleyball league play against the Olds Broncos Friday. The Kings, 7-0, rolled to a 25-14, 25-9, 25-13 victory while the 2-5 Queens blew a 2-0 lead to lose 25-20, 25-15, 14-25, 2125, 11-15 “It was a fairly clean match tonight, which allowed us to play many different guys and to rest some others,” said Kings head coach Aaron Schulha.
Kings continue hot streak with win at home BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Kings 5 Voyageurs 3 PENHOLD — The Red Deer College Kings are experiencing a prolonged spell of success. The Kings recorded their sixth win in a seven-game span Friday — the only blip during that period being a 2-2 tie with SAIT — by knocking off the Portage Voyageurs 5-3 in an Alberta Colleges Men’s Hockey League game at the Penhold Regional Multiplex. “Things are going really good,” said Kings forward Tyler Berkholtz, who scored twice. “We’re starting to click here, probably at the right time. “At the start of the year we had a
bunch of new guys but I think we have some chemistry now and we’re on a pretty good roll.” Friday’s win didn’t come easy, although it could have considering the Kings outshot their guests 18-6 in the opening period while gaining a 2-0 lead on goals from Berkholtz (power play) and Doug Jones, both from close range. Portage netminder Kirby Halcrow was stellar throughout the contest while looking at a total of 42 shots. “He’s a big goalie and he’s good at making the first save,” said RDC head coach Trevor Keeper. “We talked before the game about how we have to get in there for second and third helpings because he’s hard to beat from the outside.”
The Voyageurs clawed their way back into the contest in the second period, with Bowden product and former Red Deer midget AAA defenceman Cole Berreth beating RDC goalie Mike Salmon with a long-range slapshot, and Connor Lowe-Wylde pulling the visitors even with a power-play wrister through a crowd. Berkholtz restored the Kings’ lead with his sixth goal of the season late in the middle frame. Pat Martens potted a man-advantage marker at 11:45 of the third period to up the count to 4-2 and Tanner Butler added an extra insurance tally at 15:05. Darien Cardinal scored on a breakaway at 18:45 to account for the Voyageurs’ third goal. The Kings were two-for-six on the
power play and four-for-five on the penalty kill. “Our penalty kill is right near the top of the league and our power play has been doing really good things,” said Keeper. “We’re starting to score goals, we have power-play goals in our last three games now. “We’re just trying to stick with our game plan and not let up. In the third period we gave them some shots and they got some momentum, but our guys are pretty confident. They don’t panic and they don’t do things they shouldn’t do under pressure. They’re pretty poised.” Mike Salmon made 32 saves for the Kings, who visit the Voyageurs tonight in Lac La Biche. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
Ponoka’s Lambert breaks Friday the 13th curse at CFR Zane Lambert jumped up on the chute gate as the bull ran by and pumped his fists in the air. The third round of the Canadian Finals Rodeo had been littered with premature buckoffs. So The cowboy who makes his home in Ponoka was ecstatic to break the Friday the 13th curse, by making the whistle and marking 86.25 on Wounded Warrier. “Three times I’ve come in second here at the Canadian Finals. Today, finally it worked, and nobody beat me,” grinned Lambert. “It was pretty sweet to get my first buckle here in Edmonton. I’ve been trying for a little while. It just feels really special to have this in my trophy case because it just means this is the top of the league in Canada, with the toughest bulls and the toughest cowboys. When you get one of these buckles, you know you did something right!” It turned out just a trio of riders made the whistle, so along with Tyler Thomson and overall leader Dakota Buttar, they’ll share some ground money. “There were only three rides, so they’ll payout the other holes and we’ll get a little extra cash too. The bulls were hard on guys, but that’s to be expected. This was the rank pen, this was the best bulls we have. It wasn’t a surprise to see only three rides because we have outstanding bulls here this
year.” In the CFR earnings that count, Lambert collects $12,160, and that pushes his earnings from Edmonton to just over $24,000. He’s now up to second place, and just $3000 behind Buttar. Also, he’s the only one of the twelve finalists who’s ridden all three of his bulls, so he DIANNE leads the averFINSTEAD age. And his confidence is RODEO in good shape… now. “I was really nervous. I’ve been having trouble throughout the year. I can fall off bulls away from my hand. I’ve been working on that. So today was a big personal victory, to get a big score on a good bull, away from my hand. It’s what I’ve been working on day in and day out, and it paid off coming in here.” Clint Laye of Cadogan claimed the top prize money and his first CFR buckle in the Friday night bareback riding, with a big 88 mark on the – C5 horse Black Feathers, which was
raised by Eckville’s Darcy Hollingsworth. He’s won money in every performance, along with Caleb Bennett, and Jake Vold of Airdrie. Vold spurred to second place with an 87.5 on American Thumper, and his CFR account is up to $17,772, widening his lead over Bennett again. For the second night in a row, a Cassidy topped the steer wrestling. But this time it was younger brother Cody, who got his steer caught and turned in 3.7 seconds. “This was a better pen of steers and we knew them,” said Cassidy. “I had a good one. Everything worked out.” Cassidy is riding the horse of the year, Tank, which he credits for his success during the season. “He scores so well and has such a big motor, that he’s an advantage out there.” The win, and the $19,643 Cassidy has collected so far, has pushed him now into the number one spot for Canada, with $45,957. “I didn’t need to miss that steer the first night, but I figured it was the first steer I’d missed since 2006 here. So I guess I’ve missed them before. I’ll just keep going after go-rounds so it’s easy now. I know I’ve only got one thing to do, and that’s try to win money every night.” In the team roping, veteran Rocky Dallyn of Nanton and newcomer Clay-
ton Hansen of Oregon were fastest, with a 5.4 second run. But Lacombe’s Tyrel Flewelling and Roland McFadden jumped to the Canadian lead, after finishing third for the night. Cort Scheer, who won the most money of any contestant at last year’s CFR, took the bronc riding with an 87.5 on Calgary Stampede’s Lynx Mountain. But Cody DeMoss picked up his third cheque and continues to pad his overall lead. For the second night in a row, Logan Hofer of Magrath took the tie down roping round, this time with a 7.7 second run. He’s now won $24,319, and has taken over the lead in the championship race. Deb Guelly, who’s at her 22nd CFR, won the barrel racing big cheque on her borrowed horse. She posted the fastest time of the week so far, with a 14.673. Season leader Nancy Csabay picked up her third straight cheque, to stay on top overall. The top steer riding mark was a 75 from Luke Ferber of Irricana. Sundre’s Wyatt Gleason came back after last night’s injury to win the novice bareback with a 78, while Ricky Warren of B.C. took novice bronc riding with an outstanding 84. There are two performance of the CFR today, with the champions buckles presented after Sunday’s final goround at Rexall Place.
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White’s backup – Janelle Kakakaway – who is nursing a slight injury. “We do have some injury problems, but that’s no excuse,” said King. “We need to keep it going for four quarters. “Another thing is we need to learn how to play when we’re ahead. People don’t know that yet and once we do we will be beating teams like this. It’s a matter of moving forward and continuing to learn.” The Queens sit at 1-3 while Lethbridge is 5-0. Sneed led the Queens with 18 points while Burgess added 12, Eva Bonde 10 points and 10 boards and Morgan Dool 10 points. Emma Lowry had 26 points
and 17 rebounds for Lethbridge. RDC hosts Ambrose College from Calgary tonight, with the women tipping off at 6 p.m.
Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@ reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at www.rdc.ab.ca/athleticsblog.
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SCOREBOARD ● Peewee AA hockey: Okotoks Green at Red Deer TBS, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A; Taber at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Sylvan Lake; ● College volleyball: Olds at RDC, women at 1 p.m., men to follow. ● Bantam football: Calgary Mavericks at Hunting Hills, provincial tier 2 semifinal, 1 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Midget AA hockey: Okotoks Green at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 2 p.m., Arena; Airdrie at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake. ● Bantam AA hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer Ramada, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; West Central at Red Deer Steel Kings, 3 p.m., Kinsmen A. ● Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton K of C at Red Deer, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● College basketball: Ambrose at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● WHL: Red Deer at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. (The Drive). ● Heritage junior B hockey: Ponoka at Red Deer, 6:45 p.m., Arena. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Peace Country at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.; Okotoks at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; High River at Ponoka, 8 p.m.; Medicine Hat at Three Hills, 8 p.m.
Sunday ● Major bantam girls hockey: Peace Country at Red Deer, 10 a.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Peewee AA hockey: Okotoks Black at Red Deer TBS, 11:30 a.m., Kinsmen A; Okotoks Green at Stettler, 2 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton Maple Leafs at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Medicine Hat at Red Deer Elks, noon, Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer Steel Kings, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen A; Bow Valley at West Central, 3:30 p.m., Caroline. ● Men’s basketball: Grandview vs. Monstars, Carstar vs. NWS, Johns Manville vs. Silver Spurs, 4:15 p.m.; Chillabongs vs. Washed Up Warriors, Sheraton Red Deer vs. Lacombe All Sports Cresting, BTown Maple Jordans vs. Rusty Chuckers, 5:30 p.m.; all games at Lindsay Thurber.
Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — C Matt Wieters accepted the club’s qualifying offer on a one-year contract. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with 2B Michael Martinez on a minor league contract. HOUSTON ASTROS — OF Colby Rasmus accepted the club’s qualifying offer on a one-year contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP Marco Estrada on a two-year contract. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Announced LHP Brett Anderson accepted the qualifying offer on oneyear contract. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Named Tom Flanagan farm director. NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with INF/ OF Ty Kelly on a minor league contract. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with LHP James Russell on a minor league contract. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Acquired OF Manuel Margot, INF Javier Guerra, INF Carlos Asuaje and LHP Logan Allen from the Boston Red Sox for RHP Craig Kimbrel. American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed INF Jarred Mederos. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Traded INF CJ Ziegler to Sussex County (Can-Am) for a player to be named. Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed LHP Delio Coutinho and OF Brad Young. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Sent C Grant Nelson to Sioux Falls (AA) to complete an earlier trade. JOLIET SLAMMERS — Sent LHP Pat Dyer to Washington to complete an earlier trade. RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed OF Jackson Slaid to a contract extension. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Fined St. Louis CB Lamarcus Joyner $23,152, Denver S T.J. Ward $23,063 and Tennessee LB David Bass $17,363 for their actions during last week’s games. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed DB Cariel Brooks on injured reserve. DALLAS COWBOYS — Released OT John Wetzel from the practice squad. Signed QB Kellen Moore to the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Claimed QB Charlie Whitehurt off waivers from Tennessee. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Released OT Donald Hawkins from the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Released S Brock Vereen from the practice squad. Signed TE Chase Ford to the practice squad. NEW YORK JETS — Signed OL Lawrence Okoye to the practice squad. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed TE Gabe Holmes from the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Colorado F Gabriel Landeskog two games for an illegal check to the head. Fined Boston F Brad Marchand $5,000 for roughing and Detroit F Teemu Pulkkinen $2,000 for diving/embellishment. NHL/NHLPA — Named Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper, San Jose coach Peter DeBoer, Arizona coach Dave Tippett and Edmonton assistant coach Jay Woodcroft assistant coaches fro Team North America. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Reassigned D Erik Gustafsson and Viktor Svedberg to Rockford (AHL). Activated D Michal Rozsival and Duncan Keith from long-term injured reserve. LOS ANGELES KINGS — Assigned G Patrik Bartosak from Ontario (AHL) to Manchester (ECHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed C Anthony Richard to a three-year, entry-level contract. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Assigned D/F Mackenzie Stewart from Utica (AHL) to Kalamazoo (ECHL). American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Providence LW Dalton Smith three games and Milwaukee LW Kevin Fiala two games. PROVIDENCE BRUINS — Assigned F Eric Neiley to Atlanta (ECHL). SAN JOSE BARRACUDA — Assigned F Vincent Arseneau to Allen (ECHL). Recalled F Daniel Doremus from Allen. Returned F Gary Steffes to Allen. STOCKTON HEAT — Assigned D Ryan Culkin to Adirondack (ECHL). Released G Eric Hartzell from his professional tryout agreement and returned him Idaho (ECHL).
Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Prince Albert 20 12 5 2 1 71 Moose Jaw 19 11 5 2 1 76 Brandon 19 11 6 0 2 68 Saskatoon 19 9 7 3 0 66 Swift Current 18 8 8 2 0 48 Regina 17 8 8 1 0 49 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Red Deer 21 14 7 0 0 81 Lethbridge 18 12 6 0 0 74 Calgary 20 9 10 0 1 53 Edmonton 19 7 9 3 0 50 Medicine Hat 15 5 7 2 1 53 Kootenay 19 4 13 2 0 44 WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Victoria 20 14 5 0 1 68 Kelowna 19 14 5 0 0 77 Prince George 16 8 7 1 0 42 Kamloops 16 8 8 0 0 53 Vancouver 18 4 10 2 2 47 U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Seattle 17 10 6 1 0 61 Spokane 19 9 7 2 1 59 Everett 14 8 5 0 1 29 Portland 17 8 9 0 0 56 Tri-City 18 6 11 1 0 52
GA 64 58 54 74 52 63
Pt 27 25 24 21 18 17
GA 62 56 70 61 62 77
Pt 28 24 19 17 13 10
GA 38 59 44 53 70
Pt 29 28 17 16 12
46 64 31 49 70
Pt 21 21 17 16 13
Friday’s results Moose Jaw 4 Lethbridge 2 Regina 8 Red Deer 5 Saskatoon 4 Prince Albert 3 (OT) Kootenay at Calgary, 7 p.m. Tri-City at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.
W L OT Pts GF GA 13 4 0 26 62 45 11 4 1 23 45 37 10 3 2 22 46 40 9 3 3 21 43 38 8 7 2 18 48 52 8 7 1 17 41 41 6 9 1 13 43 44 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 16 10 6 0 20 39 33 Arizona 16 9 6 1 19 46 44 Vancouver 17 7 5 5 19 50 42 San Jose 16 8 8 0 16 43 42 Anaheim 16 5 7 4 14 28 41 Calgary 18 6 11 1 13 44 68 Edmonton 17 6 11 0 12 44 54 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Friday’s Games Columbus 2, Pittsburgh 1 Calgary 3, Washington 2, OT San Jose 3, Detroit 2 N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Today’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 11 a.m. Detroit at Boston, 5 p.m. San Jose at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Toronto, 5 p.m. Colorado at Montreal, 5 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 5 p.m. Arizona at Columbus, 5 p.m. Winnipeg at Nashville, 5 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.
9. Red Deer, Fleury 6 (unassisted) 4:06. 10. Red Deer, Spacek 10 (Nikolishin, Strand) 4:50. 11. Red Deer, Nikolishin 12 (Spacek, Johnson) 9:07 (pp). 12. Regina, Harrison 2 (Williams, Brooks) 16:33 (pp). 13. Regina, Steel 6 (Cole) 18:41 (-EN). Penalties — Berg Reg (hooking) 7:59, Hagel RD (hooking) 9:39, Musil RD (cross-checking) 10:40, Bobyk RD (hooking) 16:27. Shots on goal by Red Deer 9 10 14 — 33 Regina 14 15 11 — 40 Goal — Red Deer: Toth (L, 10-5-0) Regina: Hollett (W, 1-0-0).
Swift Current at Portland, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Prince George, 8 p.m. Seattle at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Kamloops at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m. Spokane at Everett, 8:35 p.m. Today’s games Red Deer at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. Lethbridge at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Tri-City at Calgary, 7 p.m. Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Prince George, 8 p.m. Portland at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Swift Current at Everett, 8:05 p.m. Kelowna at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Seattle at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Pats 8, Rebels 5 First Period 1. Red Deer, De Wit 2 (Hagel, Bobyk) 10:54. 2. Regina, Zborovskiy 4 (Brooks) 14:47 (pp). 3. Regina, Wagner 4 (Pouteau, Brooks) 17:05. Penalties — Williams Reg (roughing) 11:18, Kopeck RD (tripping) 13:22, Williams Reg (boarding) 17:40. Second Period 4. Regina, Berg 2 (unassisted) :39. 5. Regina, Wagner 5 (Harrison, Berg) 4:05. 6. Regina, Williams 1 (Steel, Brooks) 11:12. 7. Red Deer, Polei 10 (De Wit, Pouliot) 15:21. 8. Regina, Zablocki 5 (Steel, Harrison) 19:39 (pp). Penalties — Strand RD (roughing) 0:53, Leschyshyn Reg (high-sticking) 8:06, Fleury RD (slashing) 8:47, Williams Reg (slashing) 11:35, Bobyk RD (10-minute misconduct) 18:04, Nogier RD (roughing) 18:04, Nogier RD (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 18:04, McAmmond Reg (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 18:04, Smith Reg (10-minute misconduct) 18:04, Musil RD (cross-checking) 19:05. Third Period
NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 17 13 2 2 28 62 Ottawa 16 8 5 3 19 50 Tampa Bay 18 8 8 2 18 42 Detroit 16 8 7 1 17 36 Buffalo 16 8 8 0 16 39 Boston 15 7 7 1 15 49 Florida 16 6 7 3 15 43 Toronto 16 4 8 4 12 34 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Rangers 16 12 2 2 26 51 Washington 16 11 4 1 23 50 Pittsburgh 16 10 6 0 20 36 New Jersey 16 9 6 1 19 40 N.Y. Islanders 17 8 6 3 19 45 Carolina 16 6 9 1 13 32 Philadelphia 16 5 8 3 13 30 Columbus 17 5 12 0 10 40 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division
GP 17 16 15 15 17 16 16
Dallas St. Louis Minnesota Nashville Winnipeg Chicago Colorado
GA 33 51 43 39 44 48 41 48 GA 28 37 33 40 41 46 48 60
Football CFL PLAYOFFS Sunday, Nov. 15 Division Semifinals East Division Toronto at Hamilton, 11 a.m. West Division B.C. at Calgary, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 Division Finals East Division Hamilton-Toronto winner at Ottawa, 11 a.m. West Division Calgary-B.C. winner at Edmonton, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29 103rd Grey Cup At Winnipeg East vs. West Champions, 4 p.m. National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF
PA
New England Buffalo N.Y. Jets Miami
8 5 5 3
Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee
W 4 3 2 2
Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland
W 8 5 2 2
Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego
W 7 4 3 2
0 0 1.000 4 0 .556 4 0 .556 5 0 .375 South L T Pct 5 0 .444 5 0 .375 6 0 .250 6 0 .250 North L T Pct 0 0 1.000 4 0 .556 6 0 .250 7 0 .222 West L T Pct 1 0 .875 4 0 .500 5 0 .375 7 0 .222
276 231 217 171
143 207 184 206
PF 200 174 170 159
PA 227 205 235 187
PF 229 206 190 177
PA 142 182 214 247
PF 192 213 195 210
PA 139 211 182 249
NATIONAL CONFERENCE East
N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Washington Dallas
W 5 4 3 2
Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay
W 8 6 4 3
Minnesota Green Bay Chicago Detroit
W 6 6 3 1
Arizona St. Louis Seattle San Francisco
W 6 4 4 3
L T Pct 4 0 .556 4 0 .500 5 0 .375 6 0 .250 South L T Pct 0 0 1.000 3 0 .667 5 0 .444 5 0 .375 North L T Pct 2 0 .750 2 0 .750 5 0 .375 7 0 .125 West L T Pct 2 0 .750 4 0 .500 4 0 .500 6 0 .333
PF 247 193 158 160
PA 226 164 195 204
PF 228 229 241 181
PA 165 190 268 231
PF 168 203 162 149
PA 140 167 221 245
PF 263 153 167 126
PA 153 146 140 223
Buffalo 22, N.Y. Jets 17 Sunday’s Games Detroit at Green Bay, 11 a.m. Carolina at Tennessee, 11 a.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 11 a.m. Dallas at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m. New Orleans at Washington, 11 a.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. Jacksonville at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 2:05 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 2:25 p.m. New England at N.Y. Giants, 2:25 p.m. Arizona at Seattle, 6:30 p.m. Open: Atlanta, Indianapolis, San Diego, San Francisco Monday’s Game Houston at Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 Tennessee at Jacksonville, 6:25 p.m.
Thursday’s Game
Curling THE NATIONAL CURLING OSHAWA, Ont. — Standings and results Friday from the National, part of the 2015-16 Grand Slam of Curling (all times Eastern): MEN ROUND ROBIN W L x-Koe 3 1 x-Gushue 3 1 x-Epping 3 1 x-Carruthers 3 1 x-Jacobs 3 1 x-Simmons 3 1 x-Ulsrud 3 1 x-Howard 3 1 Edin 2 2 Michel 1 3 McEwen 1 3 Menard 1 3 Bottcher 1 3 Shuster 0 4 Laycock 0 4 x — clinched playoff berth. Friday’s results Draw 10 R.Carruthers 8 M.McEwen 7 J.Menard 7 S.Laycock 2 Draw 11 B.Gushue 4 T.Ulsrud 2 Draw 12 J.Epping 9 J.Shuster 2 G.Howard 5 M.McEwen 4
ROUND ROBIN W x-Homan 4 x-Fleury 3 x-Sweeting 3 x-Jones 3 x-Lawton 3 x-Middaugh 2 t-Einarson 2 t-McDonald 2 t-Tirinzoni 2 t-Rocque 2 Carey 1 Hastings 1 Kim 1 Hasselborg 1 Sinclair 0 x — clinched playoff berth.
P.Simmons 7 B.Jacobs 2 N.Edin 8 B.Bottcher 3 K.Koe 10 J.Menard 4 Thursday’s results Sixth Draw B.Bottcher 6 P.Simmons 3 Seventh Draw N.Edin 7 S.Michel 6 J.Epping 7 M.McEwen 5 K.Koe 9 B.Gushue 6 R.Carruthers 5 J.Shuster 3 Eighth Draw B.Jacobs 5 B.Bottcher 3 T.Ulsrud 5 S.Laycock 4 Ninth Draw P.Simmons 7 S.Michel 3 G.Howard 4 J.Epping 3 (EE) B.Gushue 7 J.Menard 3 End of round robin PLAYOFFS Saturday’s games Quarter-finals, 10 a.m. K.Koe vs. G.Howard R.Carruthers vs. B.Jacobs B.Gushue vs. T.Ulsrud J.Epping vs. P.Simmons. Semifinals, 5:30 p.m. Quarter-final winners Sunday’s game Final Semifinal winners, 10 a.m. WOMEN
Sixth Draw S.Middaugh 5 J.Hastings 3 J.Jones 9 E.Kim 1 K.McDonald 4 J.Sinclair 2 C.Carey 5 K.Rocque 3 Seventh Draw R.Homan 9 K.Einarson 4 Eighth Draw T.Fleury 9 J.Hastings 1 V.Sweeting 6 S.Tirinzoni 3 (ee) J.Jones 7 S.Middaugh 6 (ee) Ninth Draw K.Einarson 7 A.Hasselborg 6 (ee) S.Lawton 4 J.Sinclair 3 End of round robin
L 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
PLAYOFFS Saturday’s games Tiebreakers, 6:30 a.m. K.Einarson vs. K.Rocque K.McDonald vs. S.Tirinzoni. Quarter-finals, 10 a.m. R.Homan vs. TBD T.Fleury vs. TBD J.Jones vs. S.Lawton V.Sweeting vs. S.Middaugh.
Friday’s results Draw 10 E.Kim 1 J.Hastings 6 Draw 11 A.Hasselborg 8 C.Carey 5 K.Rocque 7 K.Einarson 2 S.Lawton 7 V.Sweeting 4 K.McDonald 7 S.Tirinzoni 1 Draw 12 S.Middaugh 6 E.Kim 3 R.Homan 7 K.Rocque 1 T.Fleury 6 J.Jones 4 S.Tirinzoni 9 J.Sinclair 5 Thursday’s results
Semifinals Quarter-final winners, 5:30 p.m. Sunday’s game Final Semifinal winners, 10 a.m.
Golf OHL CLASSIC AT MAYAKOBA At El Camaleon Golf Club Playa del Carmen, Mexico Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 6,987 Par: 71 Second Round a-amateur Graeme McDowell 67-63—130 Derek Fathauer 65-66—131 Si Woo Kim 68-64—132 Harold Varner III 70-62—132 Patrick Rodgers 67-66—133 Jason Bohn 70-63—133 Justin Leonard 65-68—133 Shawn Stefani 65-68—133 Brice Garnett 67-66—133 Johnson Wagner 67-67—134 Scott Brown 67-67—134 Spencer Levin 68-66—134 Michael Thompson 66-68—134 Will Wilcox 69-66—135 Camilo Villegas 67-68—135 Russell Knox 70-65—135 Zac Blair 68-67—135 Jason Kokrak 68-67—135 Colt Knost 67-68—135 Jim Herman 69-67—136 Kevin Streelman 69-67—136 Henrik Norlander 68-68—136 D.H. Lee 69-68—137 Jerry Kelly 68-69—137 Will MacKenzie 67-70—137 Andres Gonzales 71-66—137 Wes Roach 70-67—137 Hunter Stewart 68-69—137 Boo Weekley 67-70—137 Whee Kim 69-68—137 D.J. Trahan 66-71—137 Jason Dufner 71-66—137 Blake Adams 68-69—137 Charles Howell III 66-71—137 Patton Kizzire 66-71—137 a-Jon Rahm 69-68—137 David Hearn 68-70—138 James Driscoll 70-68—138 Brian Harman 70-68—138 Tim Clark 69-69—138 Erik Compton 67-71—138 Ryan Blaum 73-65—138 Brendon de Jonge 69-69—138 Cameron Beckman 67-71—138 Jeff Overton 69-69—138 Roberto Castro 70-68—138 Keegan Bradley 67-71—138 Aaron Baddeley 65-73—138 Rory Sabbatini 70-68—138 Michael Kim 70-68—138 Ricky Barnes 70-69—139 Jason Gore 68-71—139 Peter Malnati 68-71—139 Matt Kuchar 72-67—139 Tim Wilkinson 69-70—139 Mark Hubbard 70-69—139 Mark Wilson 67-72—139 Freddie Jacobson 70-69—139 Jon Curran 68-71—139 Tyrone Van Aswegen 70-69—139 Bronson Burgoon 71-68—139 Sam Saunders 68-71—139 Hudson Swafford 68-72—140
Seung-Yul Noh Martin Laird Chez Reavie Robert Allenby Tom Hoge Brett Stegmaier Kelly Kraft Dawie van der Walt John Merrick Shane Bertsch Smylie Kaufman Derek Ernst Steve Marino Sung Kang Rodolfo E. Cazaubon
70-70—140 70-70—140 71-69—140 69-71—140 70-70—140 69-71—140 73-67—140 66-74—140 69-71—140 69-71—140 68-72—140 68-72—140 72-68—140 71-69—140 69-71—140
LORENA OCHOA INVITATIONAL At Club de Golf Mexico Mexico City Purse: $1 million Yardage: 6,774 Par 72 Second Round a-denotes amateur Minjee Lee 69-69—138 Christina Kim 73-66—139 Sei Young Kim 73-66—139 Angela Stanford 69-70—139 Inbee Park 68-71—139 Suzann Pettersen 69-71—140 Carlota Ciganda 72-69—141 Pernilla Lindberg 71-70—141 Jaye Marie Green 71-70—141 So Yeon Ryu 71-70—141 Sakura Yokomine 72-70—142 Cristie Kerr 74-69—143 Gerina Piller 73-70—143 Lizette Salas 73-70—143 Pornanong Phatlum 72-71—143 Hee Young Park 73-71—144 Caroline Masson 73-71—144 Chella Choi 73-71—144 Mariajo Uribe 71-73—144 Karine Icher 75-70—145 Jennifer Song 72-73—145 Brittany Lincicome 72-73—145 a-Gaby Lopez 71-74—145 Brittany Lang 74-72—146 Jane Park 73-73—146 Azahara Munoz 71-75—146 Lexi Thompson 73-74—147 Na Yeon Choi 78-70—
Sydnee Michaels Alena Sharp Julieta Granada Austin Ernst Q Baek Alejandra Llaneza Candy Hannemann
71-77—148 76-73—149 75-74—149 73-76—149 80-74—154 79-76—155 81-75—156
BMW MASTERS Second round 66-66—132 64-71—135 67-68—135 68-68—136 65-71—136 67-69—136 71-66—137
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MINISTER SAYS ‘TRANSITION’ TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE NEEDED BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Reviews of new oil pipeline projects will go through a “transition phase” while public confidence in the process is restored, says Canada’s new minister of natural resources. But James Carr says he can’t provide details of how any reforms might affect reviews of the Energy East and Trans Mountain projects, two proposals now before the National Energy Board that would bring Alberta energy to the coasts. “We know it’s important. We’re on it. We’re working on it now,” the Winnipeg MP told The Canadian Press on Friday. “We understand there are questions about the review. We understand there has to be certainty. We understand there will be a transition phase. “We also know we have to restore public confidence in the regulatory environment in this country and that’s what we intend to do.” After U.S. President Barack Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL project, TransCanada’s (TSX:TRP) Energy East and Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain proposals are considered the best remaining hopes
of getting bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands to overseas markets. In a mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Carr is told to work with other ministers to restore “robust” environmental oversight in areas of federal jurisdiction. Asked if that meant climate change would be a consideration in such reviews, Carr suggested it would. “Sensibilities to these issues are important in any review of major projects. That’s the way it should be and that’s the way we intend it will be. “Natural resource development is linked to environmental sustainability. That will be clear. Canadians have to have confidence in the process, which has to include indigenous people.” Carr said he couldn’t put a timeline on when any changes will be ready. He believes it’s possible for Canada’s oil and gas industry to expand while the country still meets greenhouse gas reduction targets. But it will take co-operation from all the provinces as well as industry, he suggested. Trudeau has asked Carr to begin talks with his provincial counterparts on a national energy strategy. Carr added he’s also already spoken with his
U.S. and Mexican colleagues on a North American clean-energy strategy. Carr did say the makeup of the National Energy Board, which reviews major pipelines, should broadly reflect Canadian diversity. Aboriginal voices must also be heard, he said. Peter Watson, chairman and CEO of the board, said some reform has already taken place since he started in his role in mid-2014. Watson says he’s had a get-to-know-you chat with Carr, but has not delved into specifics on what the future holds. Canadians understand that economic and environmental questions can’t be considered in isolation from each other, Carr said. “You can’t develop the economy without being conscious of its impact on the environment, and Canadians know that creating jobs and creating clean jobs are a major priority. “I don’t see any contradictions there. It’s … a function of a new global reality. We can’t ignore that reality. “Rather than being fearful of it, we have to embrace it with the resources we have as a nation, which are plentiful.”
Oil markets sluggish as demand growth slows BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Nenshi warns worst isn’t over yet for energy woes BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Calgary’s mayor says plunging oil prices haven’t had as dire an effect on the city as most had expected, but many in the industry are still waiting for the “other shoe to drop.” Naheed Nenshi says despite headlines about job losses in the energy sector, Calgary actually gained more jobs than it lost in the first half of 2015. But he adds many expect the worst is yet to come because of U.S. President Barack Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline. “With the announcement on Keystone, which I happen to think was a crass, political announcement not based on environmental or energy science, with that announcement I think people are getting even more nervous, waiting for that other shoe to drop,” Nenshi told reporters Friday. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has estimated 36,000 jobs in the oil and gas sectors have been shed so far this year. There are also signs the Calgary economy is being
battered. Both housing prices and new home starts are down and many downtown office buildings remain half empty with Colliers International saying downtown vacancy rates jumped to 13 per cent in the second quarter of the year. The Conference Board of Canada projects Calgary will go from having one of the country’s top performing economies in 2014 to among the worst this year — second only to Edmonton. Nenshi said the provincial and federal governments need to capitalize on low interest rates and declining construction costs by building more. “What we need to do is ride the cycle, take advantage of the few good things that happen at the bottom of the cycle, in short — invest in infrastructure while construction is cheap and interest rates are low, put people back to work as best we can and reap the benefits of the bad part,” Nenshi said. Nenshi said when it comes to bolstering the energy sector Albertans are going to have to put their faith in Alberta’s NDP Premier Rachel Notley and newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
CALGARY — The latest International Energy Agency outlook points to a continued slowing of Canadian oilsands production growth and the need for more cost-cutting, an analyst says. Martin Pelletier, portfolio manager at TriVest Wealth Counsel, said more supply cuts are needed before the market can turn around. “We have not seen supply response yet, especially among non-OPEC nations, and as a result there is still a supply-demand disconnect and we’re seeing that reflected in record-high inventory levels” Pelletier said. But he said the growth in demand this year, which the IEA says should reach 95.5 million barrels a day this quarter, was one of the few positives in the report “among the plethora of darkness and negative overtones that’s sending oil down to $40.” The November IEA report said global demand for oil is forecast to increase by 1.2 million barrels a day next year, down from an increase of 1.8 million barrels a day this year, as the short-term boost from low oil prices fades and “problematic” economic conditions in countries like China persist. Meanwhile stockpiles of oil in OECD countries were at a record high of nearly three billion barrels at the end of September despite the low prices, giving an “unprecedented buffer” against geopolitical shocks or unexpected supply disruptions, the IEA says. Pelletier said oilsands companies are continuing to push for operating efficiencies and spending only where it’s needed most, which will lead to slower growth. “You’re going to see a reduction in the growth and the pace of growth in the oilsands expansion and production,” said Pelletier. Canada’s petroleum producers have been writing down assets by the billions in recent quarters as they adjust to oil prices below US$50 a barrel compared with more than double that last year. Pelletier said he expects to see more writedowns and if prices stay down some companies could file for bankruptcy. Greg Stringham, vice-president of oilsands and markets at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said growth in the oilsands over the next four years won’t be as affected because investments have already been committed, but after that growth will slow.
Taking up a trade, an excellent career option Dear Working Wise: I’m thinking about getting into the trades, but I’m not sure how to do that? How do I find a job as an apprentice? — Signed Ready to Trade Jobs Dear Ready: The trades are an excellent career option for many reasons. First, you will spend about 80 per cent of your time earning a wage while you learn on the job. First-year apprentices earn about half of a journeyman’s wage. You spend the rest of your time learning at a technical training provider. Technical training is usually six to eight weeks per year. Apprenticeship programs can last anywhere from one to four years, depending on the trade. As you take more training and get more experience, your pay increases. Second, the trades are rewarding. Tradespeople tend to earn good wages plus they have the opportunity to move up into management roles. Many tradespeople also go on to teach apprentices or open their own businesses. Third, tradespeople can be eligible for thousands of dollars in grants, including: • $750 First Period Apprentice Award • $1,000 Apprenticeship Incentive Grant • $2,000 Apprenticeship Completion Grant Apprentices and tradespeople may be eligible for a $500 tax deduction to help with the cost of their tools. Apprentices and occupational trainees can also apply for scholarships through the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board. Check
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Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 19.83 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.31 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.42 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.67 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 10.05 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.28 First Quantum Minerals . . 5.22 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 16.00 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.25 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.45 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.26 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 27.08 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.74 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 6.13 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 18.06 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 22.95 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 47.66 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.52 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 20.93 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 31.55 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 9.11 Canyon Services Group. . 4.09 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 19.50 CWC Well Services . . . . . 0.14 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 10.81 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 0.60 the crucial holiday season. Department store operator Nordstrom became the latest major retailer to post disappointing results, showing both a slowdown in sales and traffic in the United States. Its shares dropped 15 per cent to $53.96. The Dow Jones was down 202.83 points at 17,245.24, while the broader S&P 500 index declined 22.93 points to 2,023.04 and Nasdaq lost 77.20 points to 4,927.88. The Canadian dollar was down 0.20 of a cent at 75.09 cents U.S. Nia said North American stock markets will likely continue to face pressure in the coming weeks, as the ripple effects of last week’s U.S. jobs report have left investors expecting the Federal Reserve to begin raising its benchmark interest rate in December. “It’s just continued volatility going into the end of the year that’s only been increased by the recent jobs number.” In Canada, Montreal-based Aimia Inc. (TSX:AIM) announced it would cut more than 200 jobs as it pushes ahead with a second round of cost-cutting motivated by the uncertain economy. Aimia’s shares briefly hit a low of $9.39 before rising slightly higher to close 14 per cent lower at $9.65 on the TSX. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Friday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,075.42, down 51.76 points Dow — 17,245.24, down 202.83 points S&P 500 — 2,023.04, down 22.93 points Nasdaq — 4,927.88, down 77.20 points
Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 78.10 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 37.39 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.79 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 17.81 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 41.32 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.10 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 1.51 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.14 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.93 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.89 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.00 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 40.05 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.17 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 74.24 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 59.00 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.32 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 24.88 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 34.82 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 37.05 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 86.68 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.29 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 42.47 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.88 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 73.94 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 43.34 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.37 Currencies: Cdn — 75.09 cents US, down 0.20 of a cent Pound — C$2.0285, up 0.63 of a cent Euro — C$1.4318, down 0.35 of a cent Euro — US$1.0751, down 0.55 of a cent Oil futures: US$40.74 per barrel, down $1.01 (December contract) Gold futures: US$1,080.90 per oz., down 10 cents (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $19.741 oz., down 3.2 cents $634.67 kg., down $1.03 ICE FUTURES WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov ‘15 $0.90 lower $464.80 Jan. ‘16 $1.60 lower $471.50 March ‘16 $2.40 lower $477.60 May ‘16 $2.60 lower $481.50 July ‘16 $2.60 lower $484.90 Nov. ‘16 $1.60 lower $476.60 Jan. ‘17 $1.50 lower $476.70 March ‘17 $1.50 lower $476.70 May ‘17 $1.50 lower $476.70 July ‘17 $1.50 lower $476.70 Nov. ‘17 $1.50 lower $476.70. Barley (Western): Dec. ‘15 unchanged $188.50 March ‘16 unchanged $190.50 May ‘16 unchanged $191.50 July ‘16 unchanged $191.50 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $191.50 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $191.50 March ‘17 unchanged $191.50 May ‘17 unchanged $191.50 July ‘17 unchanged $191.50 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $191.50 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $191.50. Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 281,520 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 281,520.
Ontario prepares cap and trade system AIMS TO PUT A PRICE ON CARBON, REDUCE EMISSIONS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Ontario is preparing to introduce a cap-and-trade system to put a price on carbon emissions and reduce greenhouse gases, but it will mean extra costs for businesses. A document circulated to industry and business leaders this fall for comment shows the Liberal government wants to reduce Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions to 15 per cent below 1990 levels by the year 2020. It says the cap and trade scheme will have to start by Jan. 1, 2017, and would require that the limit on emissions decline by 3.7 per cent each year to achieve the 2020 target. Quebec’s cap is scheduled to decline between 3.2 and 3.7 per cent a year between 2015 and 2020, while California’s is set to decline 3.1 to 3.5 per cent. The first auction of emission allowances for Ontario companies would be held March 2017, and similar auctions would be held quarterly, initially just for Ontario but eventually joint sales would be held with Quebec and California. Industrial and institutional sources that produce at least 25,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year would be able to purchase carbon allowances that they can hold or trade with others if they come in under their own cap in any year. The province also wants to allow sales from a strategic reserve of carbon allowances, but only so companies can comply with their current emissions cap. The document shows there are a lot of rules still to be worked out, such as which sectors should be covered by cap and trade, which ones should get free carbon allowances to help them adjust to the system, and who should make those decisions. There’s also a concern about what the experts call “leakage,” the fear that some businesses or industries could leave Ontario for other jurisdictions that haven’t put a price on carbon, which gives those areas a competitive advantage. “A cap and trade program will promote productivity and innovation to transition Ontario households and businesses to a low-carbon economy while reducing the risk of carbon leakage,” said the paper listing design elements for the plan. Ontario plans to link its cap and trade plan with similar schemes in
Quebec and California, which the discussion paper said would “help level the international playing field by harmonizing carbon prices across jurisdictions.” It would also help standardize reporting requirements and provide a common approach for assessing emission reductions. The plan could cover two types of emissions: those from the combustion of fossil fuels and fixed process emissions involving “chemical or physical reactions, other than combustion,” where the primary purpose is not energy production. “Including fixed process emissions would encourage reduction of those emissions and would create a reward for discovering new ways of creating products with lower process emissions,” said the discussion paper. A coalition of 50 business, labour, agricultural and environmental groups calling itself the Clean Economy Alliance says putting a price on carbon is the best way to combat climate change, and rejects suggestions it will harm the economy. “Jurisdictions around the world are putting a price on carbon,” said Tim Gray of Environmental Defence. “In those places the sky has not fallen, but emissions have.” Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray said the polluter pay principle is what’s behind the cap and trade scheme to put a price on carbon emissions, and he’s optimistic the new Liberal government in Ottawa will help Ontario with its plan. “There’s a huge amount of enthusiasm and excitement right now, because the previous government would not even allow us to talk about climate change at federal-provincial tables,” said Murray. The price of gasoline rose slightly in Quebec and California after they adopted a cap and trade system, but it’s not clear if Ontario will offer rebates or other offsets to help individuals cope with the additional costs of the new plan. The Progressive Conservatives have called it a “tax on everything” since companies will likely pass on costs of cap and trade to consumers. There are estimates the plan could generate up to $2 billion a year in revenue for the Ontario government, which Premier Kathleen Wynne has pledged would be reinvested in projects to help the province get to a lower carbon economy.
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“WE HAVE TO ENVISAGE A WORLD IN WHICH PEOPLE MOSTLY USE E-MONEY, PERHAPS EVEN ONE THAT’S NOT DENOMINATED IN THE NATIONAL CURRENCY, LIKE BITCOIN” — CAROLYN WILKINS, BANK OF CANADA SENIOR DEPUTY GOVERNOR Toronto at the Rotman School of Management and the Munk School of Global Affairs. “One important challenge that central banks now face, many of them, is that conventional monetary policy is stretched to its limits in many countries, where policy interest rates are at, or below, zero.” The Bank of Canada, Wilkins added, has already begun taking a closer look at innovative monetary-policy tools that have been used by central bankers around the world, including asset-purchase programs, or quantitative easing, and negative nominal interest rates. The bank’s plan also aims to examine ways to respond to global changes already underway. Wilkins underlined several examples such as the rise of alternative payment methods such as PayPal and the sharing economy’s growing popularity through services like Uber. “We have to envisage a world in
which people mostly use e-money, perhaps even one that’s not denominated in the national currency, like Bitcoin,” Wilkins said, referring to the virtual currency. “This would create a new dynamic in the global monetary order and one in which central banks, quite frankly, would struggle to implement monetary policy.” Canada has a history of being a monetary-policy innovator, she said. Wilkins said in 1950 it became the
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Local police endure chilly nights to support Special Olympics
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Understanding the environment KERRY WOOD OPENS NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT, PUSHING THE EVOLUTION OF INTERPRETATION BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF
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Kerry Wood Nature Centre volunteer coordinator and Nature Nursery assistant Marg Harper tries out a new interactive exhibit at the nature centre on Friday.
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Get ready to be introduced to Central Alberta’s natural ecosystem like never before. The new permanent exhibit at Kerry Wood Nature Centre opened to the public on Friday. Work on the $1.15 million project began in August and was the first complete replacement of its permanent exhibits since the centre opened in 1986. The exhibit marks the completion of Red Deer’s Centennial projects. Jim Robertson, Waskasoo Environmental Education Society executive director, said he hopes the interactive and innovative displays will ultimately inspire people to get out more and enjoy the outdoors. He expected a busy weekend now that visitors to the centre could finally see what was going on behind the sheets of plywood that blocked off the exhibit area during construction. The new exhibit educates visitors with displays that resemble huge, fun pop-up books. People are encouraged to investigate by opening or examining parts of the displays, even peddling a bike. “You’ve got to figure out how to do something with few words, and ideally even with no words, so that people can play and explore and experiment and discover,” Robertson said about the exhibit that came in on time and on budget. Waskasoo Environmental Education Society, a not-for-profit charitable society, operates Kerry Wood Nature Centre, Historic Fort Normandeau, Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary, and the entire Waskasoo Park Interpretive Program for the city. The new exhibit was part of a three-
year revitalization project that included exhibits at Fort Normandeau, Imagination Grove, Harmony Garden and the Busby Legacy Gardens. Mayor Tara Veer said the Waskasoo Park system was originally created for a population of 100,000 so the city has adopted a new interpretive plan for the park system and a new river valley trails plan to meet the city’s needs as its population continues to grow. “Our park system is one of the features that Red Deerians identify as a strong point of civic pride. It’s also a feature that attracts people to live and work in Red Deer, but also to visit Red Deer,” Veer said. “Not only is our park system a great park system, it’s absolutely positioned to become even more exceptional.” Rondo Wood said her father Kerry Wood, for whom the centre was named, would have been proud of the exhibit upgrades. “The evolution of interpretation was something he believed in. He died at 91 and he was always interested in what was going to come next, especially for children, to make interpretation easy for children to open their eyes,” Wood said. “He was an environmentalist before the term was popular.” The majority of funding for the project came from the city and the Alberta government contributed $185,000. Kerry Wood Nature Centre, at 6300 45th Ave., is open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on statutory holidays from 1 to 5 p.m. The only day it is closed is Christmas Day. Admission is free, with donations welcome. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com
ASIRT investigating death of man in Red Deer BY ADVOCATE STAFF
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The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after the body of a man was found in an area close to where Red Deer RCMP officers had been involved with the man a month earlier. The dead man, who has not been identified, was found in a wooded area near 32nd street within Red Deer city limits on Tuesday. Investigation has determined the man was likely involved in an incident with Red Deer RCMP officers in the
same area on Oct. 6, ASIRT said in a statement on Friday. On that same date, Red Deer RCMP officers were following a reported stolen vehicle. The vehicle refused to stop at which time the RCMP called off their pursuit. A short time later, the vehicle was seen again and followed. It stopped in the area of 32nd Street, east of Taylor Drive and two people fled into the woods. Police attempted to locate the individuals but were un-
successful. On Tuesday, RCMP conducted a search of the same wooded area and came across a deceased man. Investigation into both incidents indicates that the man who ran into the woods on Oct. 6 was likely the same individual who was found deceased. An autopsy has been conducted and there is no evidence to suggest the 45-year old man died as a result of any physical injury or direct contact with the police, ASIRT said. The second person that fled into the woods on Oct. 6 has been subsequently identified, located, and interviewed.
ASIRT’s investigation will focus on the circumstances surrounding the events that took place on Oct. 6 to determine whether or not any acts or omissions by police officers contributed to the death of the man. No further information will be released until the investigation has been concluded. ASIRT’s mandate is to “effectively, independently, and objectively investigate incidents involving Alberta’s police that have resulted in serious injury or death to any person, as well as serious or sensitive allegations of police misconduct.”
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Powell set for bail hearing on Monday A man accused of running over and killing a woman in Penhold will have a bail hearing on Monday. Jason John Powell, 40, appeared by closed-circuit television in Red Deer provincial court on Friday morning. A local lawyer, acting as agent for Powell’s lawyer Kevin Sproule, asked the case to be adjourned for a bail hearing in front of a Justice of the Peace on Monday afternoon. Powell is charged with dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, failing to provide a breath sample while driving a vehicle involved in a death and driving while disqualified. Chasity Holman, 41, was fatally injured on Nov. 5 near the Penhold Multiplex around 5:45 p.m. RCMP allege Powell was behind the wheel when Holman was run over. It is also alleged he tried to flee the scene but his vehicle got stuck on a berm and he ran off. Police arrested Powell nearby. Holman was taken to hospital, where she died from her injuries.
Video requested by man accused of ramming RCMP Police video is being sought by the lawyer of a man accused of ramming RCMP vehicles and injuring two officers. Sylvan Lake RCMP allege Mitchell Thomas Huber, 21, was behind the wheel of a vehicle that they were trying to pull over on Oct. 21. Instead of stopping, it is alleged he rammed one police vehicle and then a second before losing control and slamming into a power pole in a rural area east of town. One officer was treated at the scene and the other did not require medical treatment. Defence lawyer Jason Snider asked to adjourn the case until Dec. 9 to give him time to obtain police video footage taken from their vehicles. Huber is charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of property obtained by crime, operation of a motor vehicle while being pursued, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and two counts each of assault with a weapon and failing to comply with a probation order. He was released on bail last month.
Fleig fit to stand trial The second trial for a man convicted of firstdegree murder will begin on Monday following a psychiatrist’s examination of the accused. Christopher Martin Fleig’s trial ground to a halt
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A new home for the Town of Sylvan Lake Fire Department is nearing completion. Located at the corner of 50 Street and Beacon Hill Drive, the station will replace the existing facility at 4301-47 Avenue which was built in 1996. The expected construction end date for the $6,270,050 project is Feb. 29, 2016. almost as soon as it started this past Monday when his Calgary lawyer Allan Fay expressed concern about his client’s mental health. The trial was adjourned so Fleig could be examined by a forensic psychiatrist, which happened in Calgary on Friday morning. In a conference call heard in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Friday afternoon, Fay and Crown prosecutor Tony Bell confirmed that the psychiatrist determined that Fleig was fit to stand trial as long as he took his medications for bipolar disorder. Fleig, 31, was convicted in May 2012 of the April 2009 drive-by shooting death of Brandon Neil Prevey, 29, in Inglewood in Red Deer. Though Fleig did not actually shoot Prevey, the Crown believed he had orchestrated the killing. Justice Kirk Sisson agreed and sentenced to Fleig to life in prison. The Alberta Court of Appeal ordered a new trial on March 10, 2014, but did not overturn the conviction. On Friday, both defence and Crown agreed that a formal court assessment of Fleig’s fitness to stand trial — which would likely take weeks — would not be required. Justice Larry Ackerl said the trial will begin on Monday. Crown prosecutor Raj Dhillon said the first week of the trial will be taken up with various voir dires, which typically are procedures in which the judge is
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asked to rule on the admissibility of evidence. Witnesses for the prosecution are expected to begin testifying the following week. The trial is scheduled to run until Dec. 22.
Boil water advisory in place A precautionary boil water advisory was issued late Friday morning for the Clearview Ridge and Garden Heights subdivisions in Red Deer. About 600 homes and multi-family complexes have been asked to boil their water until further notice after water flow and pressure were disrupted at about 9:15 a.m. by construction in the Timberlands area. Water flow and pressure was restored after 45 minutes but the boil water advisory was issued as a precautionary measure after the pressure in the system decreased. The boil water advisory will be lifted when suitable flushing has taken place, and the City of Red Deer confirms there is no contamination. Areas affected by the boil water advisory include both residential and commercial areas in Garden Heights and Clearview Ridge. City staff are going door-to-door to all affected homes to advise of the situation and provide an information package from the city and Alberta Health Services.
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Mormon LGBT Pope holds steady despite crazy month of brain tumour whispers, synod fights policy change and jailed priest triggers backlash among members BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY — New Mormon church rules targeting gay members and their children have triggered a firestorm of backlash from church members of all political backgrounds. Mormon scholar Patrick Mason said the symbolism of targeting kids has riled up even conservative, orthodox Latter-day Saints who don’t usually get on the LGBT bandwagon or question church decisions. Under the new rules, issued last week, children living with gay parents are barred from being baptized until they’re 18. After that, they can be baptized only if they disavow same-sex relationships. The policy also makes gay marriages a sin worthy of expulsion. It marked a dramatic detour from the religion’s recent push to carve out a more compassionate stance on LGBT issues. “The surprising impact has been the amount of people who are confused and troubled and disturbed and, frankly, repulsed,” said Mason, associate professor of religion at Claremont Graduate University in California and Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies. “And these aren’t just progressives and LGBT advocates. … They are saying: ‘This doesn’t feel right. This doesn’t square with me.”’ He said the furious blowback is leading to widespread speculation that church leaders are working on revisions to the policy, which was leaked to the public after being emailed to local church leaders around the world. Because the rules were made in the church handbook, and not considered doctrinal change, Mormon leaders have wiggle room if they choose to revise them. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spokesman Eric Hawkins didn’t immediately have any comment on the speculation. The new policy probably directly affects only a small number of Mormon families because not many same-sex couples with children are active in the church, Mason said. But it also could impact children who have one gay parent. Mason said one possibility for revisions would be to address rules for children with only one gay parent, perhaps those with parents who are divorced. In past generations, many gay Mormon men married women at the encouragement of church leaders as a way to overcome what the religion calls “same-sex attraction.” For the past several years, the church has tried to walk a delicate tightrope of becoming more gay-friendly while holding onto its belief that God intended marriage to be exclusively between a man and a woman. Leaders gave multiple speeches preaching a “fairness for all” approach that encourages compassion for gays while protecting religious liberties. The church backed a landmark Utah state law passed this year that added anti-discrimination protection for LGBT people while shielding religious rights. Members had bought into the new message of compassion and begun putting those lessons into action, Mason said. He called the rules the most damaging public relations move by the church since it urged members in 2008 to bankroll and support California’s gay marriage ban. Church leaders said the changes were designed to reiterate the conservative faith’s doctrinal opposition to gay marriage and provide clarity to lay leaders around the globe asking questions after last summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriages. The revisions also allow children of gay parents the chance to mature before making a decision about whether to fully invest in a faith that shuns their parents’ sexuality. “We don’t want the child to have to deal with issues that might arise where the parents feel one way and the expectations of the church are very different,” D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the faith’s Quorum of the Twelve governing body, said in a video explaining the changes. Blake Atkin, an attorney from Clifton, Idaho, is among those who support the new rules. He said he knows with certainty that Jesus Christ loves all people, including gays, but he doesn’t know why LGBT people would want to stay in the religion if they’ve gone as far as to get married. “If you disagree with one of the fundamental principles of the gospel, the only reason you would remain a member of the church is to be actively trying to get headlines to get the church to change policies,” Atkin said. Even though the church considers homosexual relationships a sin, many LGBT Mormons try to stay active in the faith because they cherish its other teachings and are deeply rooted in a culture where Mormonism is the focal point for most friendships and social activities. The vibrant world of Mormon websites and social media sites have been buzzing as Latter-day Saints digested and dissected the new rules. At Sunday worship services, people discussed the changes, with many offering their condolences to families of gay Mormons. On Monday, a prominent Utah LGBT group hosted a “Family Homo Evening,” a play on the Mormon ritual of family home nights where gay-supporting Mormons gathered to show solidarity. One group called on guest performers scheduled to join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s Christmas concerts to boycott the event. Another group is organizing a “mass resignation” for Mormons on Saturday in Salt Lake City. “This policy has reopened a lot of wounds that we’ve been trying to heal,” said Troy Williams, a gay man and former Mormon who serves as executive director of a prominent Utah LGTB group called Equality Utah. “This is a massive step backward.”
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is no stranger to drama, intrigue or scandal. But even by Vatican standards, this has been one hell of a month. Ever since Pope Francis returned from his triumphant visit to the United States, nearly every day has brought surreal revelations of bishops behaving badly, cardinals resisting reform and ideological battles over everything from the theology of marriage to the Vatican’s cigarette sales. By Wednesday, the Vatican had had enough and issued a series of statements disputing reports left and right, only to end the day with confirmation that two Italian journalists were now under investigation by Vatican magistrates for their involvement in the latest scandal over leaked documents. How did we get here? Francis’ crazy month began with a monsignor from the Vatican’s doctrine office outing himself as gay (boyfriend by his side) and denouncing the “hypocrisy” of the church’s doctrine on homosexuality the day before Francis opened his big bishop meeting on family life. Then, 13 prominent cardinals penned a (leaked) missive to Francis warning that the Catholic Church risked collapse if he went ahead with his reformist agenda at the synod. The soap opera continued with a report (denied) mid-way through the meeting that the pope had a brain tumour. And to top it all off, a high-ranking Vatican monsignor (affiliated with the conservative Catholic movement Opus Dei, no less) is now sitting in a Vatican jail cell, accused of leaking confidential information to the same Italian journalist whose 2012 expose of Vatican waste and wrongdoing
helped bring down Pope Benedict XVI. Hollywood couldn’t make this stuff up — and yet Francis seems to be taking it all in stride. On Tuesday, the pope sat with a few dozen people at a Florence soup kitchen, tucking into a bowl of Tuscan ribollita bean soup as if there were no place he’d rather be. That may well have been the case, given the intrigue swirling back home and the trip he has planned in two weeks to Kenya, Uganda and the conflict-torn Central African Republic. As if the domestic drama weren’t enough, even the trip now seems in doubt: French news reports say French soldiers working to keep the peace in the Central African Republic won’t be providing any extra protection for the pope, and the U.N. said this week it was in talks with the Vatican about the pope’s security amid a surge in violence that forced elections to be delayed and prompted Francis himself to recently say he still hopes he can go. Despite the tumult, Francis has remained remarkably steady and determined, issuing an important mission statement this week outlining his vision of a church that shuns power, prestige and money in favour of solidarity with the poor and oppressed.
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Bahá’í Twin Holy Days “For the ¿rst time in human history the birthdays of these two “most precious Beings” (the Bab and Baha’u’llah) will be joyously celebrated around the world according to the Badi‘ calendar. We have no doubt that generations to come will recall the honour felt by those participating in these historic occasions when these two days, “accounted as one in the sight of God”, are commemorated this year in Twin Festivals.” Universal House of Justice Red Deer Bahá’is and friends enjoyed a wonderful celebration and dinner Friday afternoon and evening to celebrate the Twin Holy Days and it’s message of unity. See www.ca.bahai.org
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Breaking up is hard to do
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Victoria-based band Towers and Trees performs on Thursday at Bo’s Bar and Grill in Red Deer. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $10 from the venue.
TOWERS AND TREES EXPLORES BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY ON ITS NEW ALBUM, THE WEST COAST BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Marital breakup is a “rocky” experience, but Towers and Trees frontman Adrian Chalifour feels there’s an upside if you seek it. It can also be about rediscovering your identity and being forced to examine what you want from life, said the singer/guitarist, who performs Thursday with his Victoria-based band at Bo’s Bar and Grill in Red Deer. He sees all kinds of “discovery, adventure and optimism” in Towers and Trees’ new album, The West Coast. It explores both sides of the breakup story —
the hurt and loss and the starting over — and is getting good buzz from critics and fans. With melodic, soulful harmonies, the release draws on Chalifour’s feelings about the end of his 12-year relationship with his wife and high-school sweetheart a few years ago. “I was single for the first time in my adult life,” he recalled. And while that was painful, Chalifour admitted “coming to terms with your identify at the age of 28 was also something that was exciting.” The title-track about forgiveness, with its lushly shot video of B.C. coastline and forests, was pivotal to the album’s themes. “That song made the whole album possible,” said the singer/songwriter who first performed it for friends at a house in Ucluelet, on Vancouver Island’s rugged West Coast. “I remember thinking what it looks like to draw a line in the sand with someone and just let go … It was a very emotional experience for everybody,” he added. And making The West Coast album was similarly affecting.
“We definitely really put it all out there, in very personal style,” said Chalifour. “As a group, we didn’t hold anything back. We wore out hearts on our sleeve.” And he believes listeners are connecting with the honesty. The single Bad Heart is getting regular radio play in B.C. and the band is set to perform it at Calgary’s The Peak radio station as the group begins touring in Alberta. Chalifour, who performs with lead guitarist Dave Zellinsky, drummer Jesse Boland, bassist Dave Arter and keyboardist James Liira, hopes Red Deer fans will come out for the live show — which he promises will be intense and collaborative. “Music is something to do with a roomful of people,” said the singer. It brings everyone together in a give-and-take experience. “People tell us all the time (at our concerts) ‘Man, I really feel a part of it.’” Tickets to the 8 p.m. show, with special guest Thomas Hutlet, are $10 from the venue. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
Comedy hangs on people acting strangely BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF “I just wish you all were a little more normal,” disoriented Avery tells his bizarre relatives in Central Alberta Theatre’s 37 Postcards. Whoa, Nelly! You can say that again. With his Lazarus-like ‘STICK WITH THIS grandma apparently back from the dead, his PLAY LONG ENOUGH mother’s head orbiting AND ALL THE QUESthe clouds, and his dad hitting the links day TION MARKS SURand night (he has glowin-the-dark golf balls), ROUNDING THE FIRST Avery returns home ACT WILL BE DULY only to find it’s become EXPLAINED — MORE “a well-appointed mad house.” OR LESS — IN THE This eccentric SECOND ACT, WHICH comedy by Michael McKeever, presentTAKES A TURN INTO ed as a dinner theatre at Red Deer’s Quality MORE SOMBRE TERRIInn North Hill, is remTORY.’ iniscent of the movie Groundhog Day — except it isn’t the same day that plays over and over again In this script, it’s the same nonsensical interactions between characters that the audience keeps witnessing. After spending eight years away in Europe, Avery (Perry Mill) brings his fiancée home to meet the folks and discovers that the Sutton family puts the ‘diss’ in dysfunctional. Hostile Nana (she’s alive!) keeps calling his fiancée Gillian (played by Tara Rorke) a “two-bit whore.” His mother, Evelyn keeps mistaking her for the missing maid, Sheridan — while his father, Stanford, can’t get Gillian’s name straight (Is it Juliet? Justine? Julia?) Wacky Aunt Esther unaccountably keeps asking his fiancée to repeat the word for a certain sex act. On top of everything, Avery discovers the family mansion is sinking — not that anyone else has noticed … 37 Postcards, like the 1930s play You Can’t Take It With You, hangs on people acting strangely. How funny you think this is depends on your predilection — or patience — for peculiar behaviour. Somehow the oddball Suttons managed to win the audience over during Thursday’s preview performance, due in no small part to their cluelessly unflappable richy-rich personas. Think Lovey and Thurston Howell III from Gilligan’s Island crossed with the Royal Tenenbaums. At one point, Evelyn, played as a sweet ditz by Debra O’Brien, announces that the society folks are throwing a homeless benefit. When it’s questioned whether there are homeless people in the affluent
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Central Alberta Theatre players from the left, front, Michael Sutherland, as Stanford, Deb O’Brien, as Evelyn, Tara Rorke, as Gillian, and Perry Mill, as Avery and back, Debby Allan, as Ester, and Lavila Lang, as Nana rehearse their parts in the CAT production of 37 Postcards in the technical workshop at the Memorial Centre. Connecticut town, Evelyn ebulliently responds, “It’s a benefit to keep the homeless out of Darien!” Later, after Evelyn unaccountably reams out Gillian for not performing the maid’s duties, well-meaning blow-hard Stanford P. Sutton (played by Michael Sutherland) explains to Avery, “There’s nothing like an unwaxed kitchen floor to get your mother’s blood boiling!” Stick with this play long enough and all the question marks surrounding the first act will be duly explained — more or less — in the second act, which takes a turn into more sombre territory. But the outstanding cast maintains the right sense of loopiness and heightened reality throughout. As a result, this comedy, directed by Glorene Ellis, never
sinks into the maudlin — as it easily could have otherwise. Although pacing could be tightened in some scenes, 37 Postcards generally zips along, drawing viewers along into the bizzaro, platinum-plated world of the Sutton clan. Special kudos go to Lavila Lang— a CAT member since 1970 — who makes her acting comeback as noxious Nana, and Debby Allan as Aunt Ester who, as we find out, is performing an invaluable service for Darien’s octogenarians. Four-footed furry actor Teddy Forhan is also a natural as family pet Skippy. This play runs to Dec. 4. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
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Has Bieber’s penitence mission been enough ahead of Purpose? BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Three years after the platinum success of Believe, following a slew of controversies and a seemingly endless string of mea culpas, Canadian pop superstar Justin Bieber releases his much-anticipated new album on Friday. But has he rehabilitated his damaged reputation enough for mass audiences to come around and for the new “Purpose” to be a success? Or, as the 21-year-old sings in his new single, is it too late to say sorry now? “He’s halfway there, but he can slip really quickly,” says Howard Bragman, a longtime Hollywood crisis expert and chairman/founder of Fifteen Minutes Public Relations in Los Angeles. “I know Scooter (Braun) his manager and other people in his life have really had a lot of talks to him and really tried to get him to understand what’s going on and why he needs to change. “I give them credit for having the tough discussions, and I give him credit for listening.” Between his Comedy Central roast in May and subsequent pleas for forgiveness, Bieber’s been publicly atoning for his problems, of which there are many — including public urination caught on tape pleading no contest after being accused of egging a neighbour’s house pleading guilty to misdemeanour careless driving and resisting arrest charges in Miami Beach and this June, pleading guilty to assault and careless driving in his hometown of Stratford, Ont. Such issues have sullied the image of the pop star, who shot to fame as a fresh-faced 16-year-old YouTube star with a closet full of hoodies, an influential comb-over and Usher as an ally. “He was increasingly a trainwreck,” says music historian and Canadian radio personality Alan Cross. “You have to understand that this kid has been in the public eye, he’s
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been in the bubble since he was in his early teens and it’s very difficult. He has not lived a life like you or I, and there are mishaps along the way.” As CTV eTalk co-host Ben Mulroney puts it, Bieber “had a one-way ticket to being the mayor of Doucheville.” But, like Cross, Mulroney also notes the singer was under “a tremendous amount of pressure.” “When you think about the financials involved, the amount of people involved, the emotional attachment that his fans have to him — there is no way that we can take our lives, extrapolate them to the size of his and say, ‘OK, now I understand it,”’ says Mulroney. “It’s alien, it’s foreign, it doesn’t make any sense to us. So I think we have to be a little more forgiving. And the lengths to which he went to seek that forgiveness is impressive. “And I think that, in and of itself, earns him a second chance.” Besides the pivotal roast, in which Bieber admitted he “turned a lot of people off over the past few years,” he’s also brought his contrition mission to several other platforms. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier this year, he conceded he had “done some things that might not have been the greatest,” and he cried onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in August. Meanwhile, in the new issue of Billboard, Bieber says he was “close to letting fame destroy” him. “He says the right thing, and that’s the first part, is talking the talk,” says Bragman. “Now we’ll see if he can walk the walk.” There have been recent stumbles. Last month, Bieber walked out of a Spanish radio station interview because he didn’t like the line of questioning. He also stormed out of a concert in Norway because fans got in his way as he tried to wipe up liquid off the stage floor. “Walking out of an interview, no Kissel recently saw his single, Airwaves reach the No. 1 spot on country radio charts. All six of his recently singles made it into the Top 10, but Airwaves is the first single from his second album, Pick Me Up. Kissel won is third Canadian Country Music Award in two years in August, and performed on the nationally broadcast awards show. His song 3-2-1 from his first album, Started With a Song also achieved gold-selling status. McIntosh was among the finalists in the 2014 CCMA Discovery program and received the Rising Star Award from the organization. His single is All About That Girl. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $20 from the venue, the Bell Fever Lounge or the Black Knight Ticket Centre.
The King of Rock and Roll is getting a new tribute, focusing on his breakout year — 1956. That’s when Elvis Presley rose from being a local sensation to an international phenomenon, say producers of the Cross-Canada tour, Elvis ‘56. The tribute show, performed on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre, uses music and storytelling to tell of Presley’s “ascension from hillbilly cat to the King of Rock and Roll.” The year 1956 was huge for Elvis as it saw the release of many of his Multi-platinum record-selling timeless hits, including Tutti Frutti, singer Johnny Reid plans to show a Blue Moon, Old Shep, Ready Teddy, Red Deer audience What Love is All I Love You Because, and Blue Suede About. Shoes. The Juno Award-winning Canadian This stage show stars Cody Ray troubadour will be performing at the Slaughter, star of the Tony AwardCentrium on Saturday, March 5, with winning Broadway musical Million special guests: Cape Breton fiddler Dollar Quartet, and guest on The Late Natalie MacMaster, country singer Show as Elvis. He will be backed by Aaron Goodvin and roots/soul singer David Fontana and the Hillbilly Katz band. GALAXY CINEMAS RED DEER Singer Samantha 357-37400 HWY 2, RED DEER COUNTY 403-348-2357 Arrowood Chambliss will SHOWTIMES FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2015 TO be introduced to open the THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2015 show. THE PEANUTS MOVIE (G) CLOSED GOOSEBUMPS 3D (PG) (FRIGHTENTickets for the 7:30 CAPTIONED FRI-SUN 12:45, 3:10, ING SCENES) CLOSED CAPTIONED p.m. event are $46.95 from 5:35; STAR & STROLLERS SCREENFRI-SUN 1:40 ING WED 1:30 the Black Knight Ticket THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGTHE PEANUTS MOVIE 3D (G) JAY, PART 2 (PG) (FRIGHTENING Centre of from www. CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI-SUN SCENES,VIOLENCE) ULTRAAVX, ElvisFestival.com. 12:10, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 8:00, 9:55, NO PASSES THURS 7:00, 10:10
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Kissel brings hits to Cowboy’s bar Chart-topping country singer Brett Kissel fulfilled a life-long dream by performing at the Grand Ole Opry stage. Now The Flat Lake, Alta.-native is bound for Red Deer, where he will appear on Sunday, Nov. 22, at Cowboy’s bar — along with special guest Jordan McIntosh. Warner Music artist
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This CD cover file image released by Def Jam Records shows “Purpose,” the latest release by Justin Bieber. matter how dumb the questions are, abandoning a show, no matter how things are going — these are things that have to be overcome if you’re going to be a long-term professional,” says Cross. “He’s made strides but he’s not there yet.” His new singles, however, have already hit the mark. The critically praised What Do You
Mean? debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Sorry debuted at No. 2. He also had success with the summer anthem “Where Are U Now,” produced and performed along with Diplo and Skrillex. “Win, lose or draw, it’s good that we’re finally talking about his music again,” says Bragman.
JJ Shiplett. Reid will be on a cross-Canada tour to promote his new album, What Love is All About — the first new release since 2012’s Fire It Up. His Tartan Army of fans can get tickets to the 7 p.m. show for $40 to $80 from Ticketmaster.
three Alberta Country Music Association nominations and was the first person to win a custom-made Gilmore’s guitar at the Ponoka Stampede. Metcalfe has released the songs Ready to Fly and Forecast Said Forever. She’s written tunes with Duane Steel and Cindy Morgan, as well as such Nashville talents such as Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick and Byron Hill. Her latest single on country radio is The Whiskey Won’t Fix Me. Tickets to the 7 p.m. show are $20 from Gilmore Guitars, Bay 6, 4676-61st St. in Red Deer. For more information, please call 403-872-0006.
Amy Metcalfe to perform Nov. 21 Rocky Mountain House-raised singer Amy Metcalfe will perform Saturday, Nov. 21 at Gilmore’s Guitars. The Royalty Records artist received
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This photo provided by Tarcher Perigee shows Dash, who has a space to himself, away from the home’s three dogs in the book, Catify to Satisfy: Simple Solutions for Creating a Cat-Friendly Home by Jackson Galaxy and Kate Benjamin. Whether it’s a new kitten, an older rescue or an addition to your cat family, choosing the right gear and tweaking your home is key to keeping felines safe, sane and stimulated.
DIY tips to make living with kitty more pleasurable for everyone BY LEANNE ITALIE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Taking on a cat is one thing. Catifying your home to rise to true Cat Person status is another. Choosing just the right gear and tweaking your home can keep felines safe, sane and stimulated, said Kate Benjamin, a “cat style expert” who has appeared on Animal Planet’s My Cat From Hell. She has teamed with the show’s host, cat behaviourist Jackson Galaxy, on a new DIY-focused book, Catify to Satisfy. It’s a follow-up to their 2014 bestseller, Catification, with both offering tips from cat owners on what they’ve accomplished with home enhancements. Most human-cat relationships can be improved by clearing up one basic misunderstanding, Galaxy said in a recent interview from Los Angeles: “Cats are not dogs. Cats care not at all about pleasing you. That’s not why they’re here. You have to get your ego out of the way when it comes to having a good relationship with a cat. You have to compromise to live successfully with them.” Benjamin writes a Catification column at JacksonGalaxy. com on cat design and sells a line of her own cat products at her site, Hauspanther.com. She and her fiance live with 11 cats in a condo of about 1,100 square feet, plus a large enclosed “catio,” in Phoenix. Two more cats live in her design studio. Some terms and ideas for a cat-friendly home:
home, understand basic behaviours. Start by simply watching your cat. “We really do anthropomorphize cats a lot more than we should,” Benjamin said. “You really have to understand their true nature, their instincts and their needs.” Some basic personality archetypes: the Mojito Cat, who is social, outgoing and confident of her territory the Wallflower Cat, who lacks such confidence and slinks around on the periphery to avoid confrontation and the Napoleon Cat, who sprays, bullies and otherwise postures aggressively. Many cats are a mix of the three.
C Custom-built boxes provide both storage and vertical space for a cat. It’s an easy DIY project. At right, the book Catify to Satisfy. D a no-slip shelf or table top as a perch. “You want to give them things that are acceptable to scratch and rub on rather than constantly yelling at them for doing those things on objects you don’t want them on,” Benjamin said. “I have a number of perches around my desk.”
BASE CAMP CAVING VS. COCOONING Caving is the thing cats do when looking to hide deeply away out of fear. Cocooning is when they go to a movable, semi-enclosed haven to help bring their stress level down. Benjamin and Galaxy advocate creating a “base camp” for a new cat, meaning a defined room or space where territory can be established. Potential caving areas, such as under a bed or at the top of a closet, should be blocked off. A cocoon can be anything from a paper bag to a cardboard box to a cat carrier. It should slowly be moved out of base camp as socialization progresses. “Catification is a lot of DIY,” Benjamin said. “You don’t have to buy anything. You can look at what you already have and do a little rearranging.” The time it takes to move beyond base camp varies. You should be able to tell when a cat is ready by body language and behaviour.
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SCENT MARKING Marking and claiming territory has everything to do with scent. Cats love to mix their scents with yours. “People wonder, ‘Why does my cat always come and sit on my sweaters?’ Because it has your scent on it. They ask, ‘Why do they want to be in the bedroom? …’ They want to be in your bedroom because that’s where the scent is strongest,” Benjamin said. Provide plentiful “scent soakers.” They can be soft toys, beds, blankets, carpeted surfaces and scratchers placed in a cat’s territory to be marked by him. If you’re looking to keep kitty off your sweaters or keyboard, set up a scent-soaked station nearby, such as
Cats like to scratch on different surfaces and at different slants. Try various materials — cardboard, carpet, thick sisal, tighter sisal, wood and cork, for instance — and see what they like. Benjamin discovered that yoga mats are great scratchers. Consider CARPET swatches. Some cats are horizontal, vertical or incline scratchers. “You have to get in there and really pay attention,” Benjamin said. One reason your cat likes to scratch your sofa, for example, is to mix your scent with hers. But the sofa might also be made of a deliciously scratchable material. And it’s sturdy as the cat exercises its upper body. That tells you what type of material, incline and environment to provide as an alternative. Location is everything when it comes to scratchers. If your cat constantly plays with the door jamb in your bedroom, you’d be a fool not to match that slant and place a scratcher
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SUPERHIGHWAYS & CATIOS If you’re now an extreme — or extremely handy — cat owner, you might build one of those mega-climbing routes along a wall. For extra stimulation, build more than one pathway and type of perch. Provide no-slip surfaces and materials that absorb scent. Incorporate boxy hidey-holes, baskets or beds. In general, cat owners should do more with vertical space, Galaxy said. “We forget that when cat walks into a room, cat is taking the entire square footage, meaning not just the floor, not just couch level, but the ceiling as well,” he said. “When you add shelving around a room, or when you create a cat superhighway … you’ve just increased that territorial mojo in a way that nothing else can.” Cat owners with outdoor space can connect an interior superhighway with a catio using tunnels or flaps. Catios can be enclosed with wire mesh and built into existing spaces, such as under an outdoor staircase. No space? How about Cat TV — the placement of a bird feeder just outside a window.
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Simple way to connect backup generator If I’m just imagining more and longer power failures, I’m not alone. Canadians are buying portable backup generators like never before, but theres more to electrical security the just getting your own miniature electrical plant. Generators use a gasoline or diesel engine to spin machinery that STEVE creates elecMAXWELL tricity. HOUSEWORKS But electricity alone is useless unless your electrical devices are connected to it. Thats the tricky part. Sure, you could run extension cords to power your fridge, TV or kettle, but thats a pain. And besides, the really important items are all hard-wired into your home. Your furnace might run on natural gas, but it still needs electricity to function and it has no cord. If your house is connected to a well, water wont flow until you get power to your pump. Lights, security systems and heat almost always depend on a direct connection between a generator and an electrical panel, and this is where something called the Generlink comes in. For safety reasons, regulations everywhere require that switching gear be installed between the electrical panel in your house and whatever generator you might want to connect to that panel. This switching gear is designed so that either the generator provides power to your house or the electrical grid does, but never both at the same time. Also, your generator must never be allowed to deliver power directly to the grid since this would endanger line workers. For years, safe connection of generators to electrical panels was done exclusively through switches spliced into the large cables coming into your home. But adding this feature to an existing house is troublesome and expensive enough that its stopped more than a few people from protecting them-
selves with a generator. Generlink is one of the simplest ways to make a safe and legal generator connection to your house because it doesn’t require wiring. While Generlink is not yet approved in all areas of Canada, this is changing. The unit gets installed underneath your electrical meter, offering a port on its bottom edge to accept a special cable. This cable connects the generator to the Generlink, creating a system thats more than just safe. Its also smart. The Generlink delivers generator power to your home while the grid is down, but as soon as grid power comes on again, it switches back. If your generator is like many these days with a system that automatically throttles back the engine to an idle when no power is being demanded, your ears will tell you when you can switch off the generator until the next power failure. Generlink is a US product, but its available in Canada through an Ontario company called Jesstec Industries (800-891-9380). I discovered Generlink in 2008 and I’ve been monitoring the performance of the technology since then. A few people have had trouble with the units failing to switch back to grid power when it came back on, but failure rates have been less the 0.02 % in my research. On the plus side, using a Generlink is pretty simple. When a power failure strikes, connect your generator to the device and fire up the engine, though not before you’ve made some decisions. Since most portable generators aren’t powerful enough to handle large loads such as a water heater, baseboard heaters or clothes dryer, you need to visit your household electrical panel and switch off circuits you don’t want your generator attempting to supply. If you demand too much power and trip the breaker on the generator, its no big deal. Just reset the breaker and use less power. With winter coming, a steady supply of electricity is something you might not want to leave just to the authorities. A little small scale, home-based technology might just prove very valuable in the coming year. Steve Maxwell is a carpenter, builder and home technology authority helping people across North America. Visit him at SteveMaxwell.ca
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The yellow power cable plugged into the Generlink connection device that’s part of a household electrical backup system. The other end of the cable connects to a generator, delivering power to the house when the grid is down.
No end to sizzling home prices, voracious demand in B.C. REAL ESTATE
VANCOUVER — A dramatic shift is underway in Metro Vancouver’s housing market as costly detached homes become a “luxury product” out of reach for many families, a new forecast reveals. Central 1 Credit Union predicts that a widening price gap between apartment or condominium units and houses will be “difficult if not impossible to bridge.” “In previous years the housing ladder meant starting in a condo and transitioning to a detached home. That will no longer be the trend,” said senior economist Bryan Yu in a release. “For most families the housing ladder will lead from one multi-family unit to another.” Across British Columbia, home prices and sales will continue to rise for the next two years, the report predicts. Average prices in the province will leap six per cent this year to $425,000, reaching $462,000 by 2017. Median prices for detached Vancouver-area properties are set to shatter the $1-million mark, fuelled by a lack of land and relentless demand. Yu said the dearth of supply of detached homes is likely to continue, underpinned by a land base that is hemmed in by the ocean, the coastal mountains, the U.S. border and an agricultural land reserve. He noted that price momentum in Metro Vancouver has also spilled into the neighbouring Fraser Valley, anchored by Chilliwack and Abbotsford. In contrast, the Alberta recession, a weak mining sector and few available homes will slow —
but not cap — demand in B.C.’s Interior, northern B.C. and the Kootenays. Dropping oil prices and energy sector layoffs have led to job cuts for some residents in the Interior and northern B.C. who commute to Alberta’s oilsands for employment, Yu said. “If the market isn’t doing very well (in Alberta), you’re going to see less of that spillover demand for vacation properties or secondary homes in these regions,” he added in an interview. But parts of the Okanagan Valley, including Kelowna, are seeing rebounding house prices after years of stagnation caused by an over-built market. “It’s taken a long time for them to get rid of the excess supply,” he said. “Now that we’re seeing inventories fall off in these areas, we basically have much more balanced conditions.” The financial institution also predicts low mortgage rates will keep sales sizzling. Yu anticipates five-year fixed term rates will remain essentially unchanged through 2016 and will increase marginally to only five per cent by the end of 2017. Vancouver Island markets, especially Victoria, are also strong as the communities are poised to take advantage of the low Canadian dollar and as oversupply has been sold off, Yu said. The forecast notes that B.C.’s economic growth is expected to remain among the highest in the country, which will drive gains in employment and personal income. But a mild slowdown in population growth is
also expected, caused by weak trends in international immigration. B.C.’s active housing market — in particular construction, renovation and acquisition-related costs — is expected to lift broader economic growth over the next two years.
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BALANCING NEW STYLES WITH TRADITIONS Dear Debbie; We are holding the family holiday dinner this year and I am conflicted about how to set the table. We have a long established tradition of using the classic white tablecloth, crystal glasses, fine china, you get the picture. I would like to change it up a bit but am running into opposition. Please help. — Emily Dear Emily; Making changes to the traditional family feast is a scary proposition. DEBBIE We all count on seeing our particular favourites on the TRAVIS table, whether its the candied HOUSE TO HOME yams or a precious set of candlesticks. But you also have the right to introduce some new items that you have discovered and love. Only time will tell if your fresh ideas will become traditions, and thats OK. Strike out on your own and you may be surprised at the family’s reaction. There is a trend in entertaining today. We are cutting back on what we want to buy and store, editing our possessions to suit smaller spaces and changing lifestyles. “We have fewer things,” says Tim Gledhill, founder of Huddleson Linens, “but what we choose to acquire are quality items.” It is possible to be chic and contemporary while holding onto a classically-born esthetic. Huddleson Linens, www.huddlesonlinens.com has done so by producing high quality Italian linen tablecloths, runners and napkins in designs that are edgy and sophisticated. Bold gray geometrics on a white background, soft silvery grey swirls, or lovebird motifs give you options to layer your table in new and imaginative ways. Cinta, shown here, is reminiscent of party ribbons strewn across the table. Its an 8-colour print with dinner and cocktail napkins that feature a border in each of the colours so that you can mix and match. Huddleson linens are not only machine-washable, but get even softer with use. Other popular trends from Huddleson include monograms, a special touch that personalizes your linens. You can choose initials, or sayings or dates. Their custom services allow you to be creative while purchasing the best. Gledhill reminds us that setting a table is set dressing. You are creating a mood that is temporary, you aren’t living with it day in and out, so heres the perfect opportunity to be adventurous.
RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 D3 very chic. I do hear the complaint about keeping silver clean often, and yes we all have busy lives, but its not so arduous once you get started. Buy a good silver cleaner to bring back the luster. If silver is properly wrapped after use, this cuts down on cleaning. Use soft flannel to wrap, and store in a drawer. Debbie Travis’ House to Home column is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle. Please email your questions to house2home@debbietravis.com. You can follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter.com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new website, www.debbietravis.com.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 - OUT OF TOWN 4316 57 Ave .......................2:00 ....................... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Anjali .... Anjali Evanoff.............. REMAX .................................................. 343-3020 .... $369,900....... Innisfail 40 Churchill Place ............1:00 ............ 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Shelley .... Shelley Peters .............. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 505-5282 .... $358,500....... Blackfalds 84 Rozier Close .................2:00 ................. 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Jan .... Jan Carr .......................... ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 396-1200 .... $514,900....... Sylvan Lake 43 Elizabeth Park Blvd.... ....2:00 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Christina .... Christina Siemak ......... ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 896-3605 .... $474,900....... Lacombe 26 Fieldstone Way ...........1:00 ........... 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Margaret .... Margaret Comeau ...... REMAX .................................................. 391-3399 .... $959,900....... Sylvan Lake 129 Mann Drive ................1:00 ................ 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.. p.m.. ....Jocelyn .... Jocelyn ........................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 302-9612 .............................. Penhold 4273 Ryders Ridge Blvd..1:00 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.. p.m.. ....Lyle .... Lyle Kellington ............ MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2231 .............................. Sylvan Lake #102 639 Oak Street .......11:00 ....... 11:00 - 5:00 p.m. ..Jessica .. Jessica Mercereau ...... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550 .............................. Springbrook
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 - RED DEER 101 Timberstone Way .... ....2:00 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Janice .... Janice Mercer............... ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 598-3338 .... $369,900....... Timberlands 133 Crawford Street........ ........1:00 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Gerald .... Gerald Doré .................. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 872-4505 .... $364,900....... Clearview Meadows 176 Vincent Close ............1:00 ............ 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Mitzi .... Mitzi Billard................... REMAX .................................................. 396-4005 .... $599,900....... Vanier Woods 15 Bannerman Close ...... ......2:00 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Garth .... Garth Olson .................. REMAX .................................................. 340-9110 .... $999,000....... Bower 22 Ingram Close ...............2:00 ............... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Susan .... Susan Grise ................... COLDWELL BANKER, ON TRACK .. 391-0849 .............................. Ironstone 32 Connaught Cres ......... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ..Carol .. Carol Clark..................... COLDWELL BANKER, ON TRACK .. 343-3344 .............................. Clearview Ridge 6 Thompson Crescent .... ....12:00 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. ..Aaron .. Aaron .............................. LAEBON HOMES ................................ 396-4016............................... Timberstone 22 Tindale Place ...............12:00 ............... 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. ..Samantha .. Samantha ...................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 392-6261............................... The Timbers 105 Lazaro Close ..............1:00 .............. 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. p.m. .....Aisha ..... Aisha Geary-Arnault .. MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550 .............................. Laredo 17 Lazaro Close ................1:00 ................ 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. .....Kyle ..... Kyle Lygas ..................... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550............................... Laredo
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 - OUT OF TOWN 119 Morris Court ..............2:00 .............. 2:00 - 4:00 p.m...... p.m......Kevin Kevin Glover ................. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 346-8900 ............................. Blackfalds 5207 Waghorn Street ..... .....2:00 2:00 - 4:00 p.m...... p.m......Alex Alex Wilkinson ............. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 346-8900 ............................. Blackfalds 86 Cedar Square..............2:00 .............. 2:00 - 4:00 p.m .... Avril Evans..................... Evans..................... CENTURY 21, ADVANTAGE............. ADVANTAGE............. 348-6303 .... $409,900....... Blackfalds 125 Redwood Blvd ..........2:00 .......... 2:00 -4:00 p.m ..... Kim Fox .......................... CENTURY 21, ADVANTAGE............. ADVANTAGE............. 506-7552 .............................. Springbrook 129 Mann Drive ................1:00 ................ 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. .....Jocelyn ..... Jocelyn ........................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 302-9612............................... Penhold 4273 Ryders Ridge Blvd..1:00 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. .....Lyle ..... Lyle Kellington ............ MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2231............................... Sylvan Lake #102 639 Oak Street .......1:00 ....... 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. .....Jessica ..... Jessica Mercereau ...... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550............................... Springbrook
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Dear Debbie, I, like many people my age, am dealing with relatives estates and have learned that NO ONE wants silver-plated trays, candle sticks, etc. The biggest complaint is that they have to be polished. I was wondering if they could be painted? I thought the candlesticks, for instance, would look good black. I hope you can give me some guidance on this. — Jane Dear Jane; No, you cannot paint the silver plate and it would not be an attractive finish if you could. Why not hang on to some of these items. Grouped among other more modern objects, the silver candlesticks and serving dishes and trays look
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announcements Obituaries ALKENBRACK David Edward David Alkenbrack passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on November 4th, 2015 at the age of 56. Beloved son of the late Donald Alkenbrack and late Bessie Dopking. Brother of the late Allan, late John, Robert, Donald Jr. (Cheryl), Steven (Vicky), late Sharon Powell, Susan (Richard) Little, Ann (Gerrit) Bolding and Christopher (Claire). David will also be missed by many close friends in Alberta, where he resided for the last 30 years. The family would like to express our gratitude to the Dale Meacock family of Red Deer for the love they showed David in his final days and weeks, as well as to the numerous friends and acquaintances. A memorial service of David’s life will take place on Tuesday, November 17th at 1:00 p.m. at the Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer Alberta. Interment of the ashes will take place at the Moscow (Ontario), Cemetery at a private family ceremony. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-3319.
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DZUBA Kerry William Oct. 11, 1966 - Nov. 11, 2015 It is with great sadness and heavy hearts the loving family of Kerry William Dzuba announce his passing on November 11, 2015 at the age of 49 years. Kerry is survived by two of the dearest women in his life, Heather and Dorothy; his parents Ron and Anne Dzuba of Red Deer; his sister Sherry Dzuba and her husband Brent Horsnett of Sherwood Park; his brother Curtis Dzuba and his wife Syleasa (Matt, Jess, and Chas) of Potosi, Missouri; his sister Ronanne Ashton (Cole and Tanner) of Red Deer; and his nephew Brock Dzuba (Kory’s son) of Red Deer. Kerry was predeceased by his brother who he now meets in heaven, Kory Dzuba, and by both his maternal and paternal grandparents Stephen and Theresa Seper and William and Agnes Dzuba. A private family memorial will be held.
WILLIAMS Wanda Lynn Wanda Lynn Williams of Red Deer passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Tuesday, November 10th, 2015, at the age of 56 years. She was born on December 16th, 1958, in Pembroke, Ontario, to Alfred Williams and Elisabeth (Betty) Williams (nee Hildebrand). She is survived by her only daughter, Amber Tudor (Bryon); her brother, Trevor Williams; and many close friends and extended family. Wanda enjoyed reading, Food Network, travelling, and quiet evenings snuggled with her dog, Bella. As per her wishes, there will be no service, but the family would like to welcome everyone to their home on Saturday, November 14th, 2015 to enjoy some of her favourite foods and celebrate her life. If you would like more information, please call Amber at 403-352-8669. Memorial contributions may be made to the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, 3942-50A Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 4E7. 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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Safely Home I am home in Heaven, dear ones Oh so happy and so bright. There is perfect joy and beauty In this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over Ever restless tossing passed. I am now at peace forever Safely home in Heaven at last.
DEUTSCH Rudy 1922 - 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rudy Deutsch at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the age of 92 years. Rudy was born on November 26, 1922 on the family farm near Quinton, SK. He was the ninth child of a family of seventeen. He is survived by his children; Allan (Terry), Donald (Phyllis) and Brenda (Paul) Harder, nine grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, as well as three sisters, two brothers, nieces and nephews, and his loving companion, Joan Fowler. Rudy, a proud war veteran, loved to dance, jive and attend the musical jams regularly. He has a great wit, sense of humour, always a smile on his face and exuded positive energy. A Celebration of Life will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. If friends so desire, memorial donations in Rudy’s honour may be made directly to the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, P.O. Box 100, Wilcox, SK, S0G 5E0. Website address http://www.notredame.ca/ 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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KENZLE (nee Dingman) Ida Luvern Ida passed away on November 7, 2015 at the age of 100 years. Ida will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 80 years, Wilfred; four sons, Laurence (Beverley) of San Jose, CA, Calvin (Alice) of Nanton, AB, Ralph (Shirley) and Ivan (Bernadine), both of Red Deer, AB; two daughters, Rosemarie Long and Diana (Clayton) Goodman, both of Red Deer; fourteen grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren; three greatgreat grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and step-great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her son, Clifford and his wife Dianne; and by son-in-law James Long. Ida was born in Colville, Washington, USA and moved to the Marianne District at the age of 3. She met Wilfred Kenzle in the early 1930’s and they were married February 7, 1935. Their first home was a farm outside of Sylvan Lake. They moved back to the Marianne District where they farmed for many years before moving into Sylvan Lake. They retired to Vernon, BC in 1973 and moved to Red Deer in 1989. Mom loved gardening, hand crafts and was a fantastic cook. She was always involved in community and church and she had many friends. Mom was very proud of her family, all of whom felt deeply blessed to have spent so many years with her. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 4607 - 47 Avenue, Sylvan Lake with Pastor Victor Fitch officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to A Better World, #103, 5033-52 Street, Lacombe, Alberta T4L 2A6 or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-3319.
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OOSTERHOFF Hendrika (Henny) nee Veninga Mar. 1, 1934 - Nov. 11, 2015 While our hearts are saddened with her passing, we rejoice that she is now in the company of our Lord and Savior. Hendrika was born in Schettens, Holland and immigrated to Canada following her marriage to Merle (Menno) in 1954. They settled in Red Deer Alberta where they raised their six daughters. Hendrika is survived by Merle, her loving husband of 61 years and her children, Grace, Renita, Evelyn, Arlene, Jeannette (Rob) and Shelley (John). She was a very special grandmother and Beppe. She will be missed by many special friends and extended family members here and in Holland, Ontario and the USA. Memorial service to be held @ First Christian Reformed Church 16 McVicar Street, Red Deer, Alberta on Monday November 1 p.m. Memorial 16@ Donations can be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society.
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PICO Glen George 1950 - 2015 Glen George Pico of Bentley, Alberta passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of his family, at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the age of 65 years. Glen was the youngest of four children and was born and raised on the family farm in Bentley, which has been in the Pico family for over 107 years. Glen farmed this land for most of his life, with help from his brother Bob in his early years. The Pico family farm will be carried on by his two children, Dustin and Charyna. Glen was also an entrepreneur and his business talents stretched across many ventures. He was a hard working man and supporter. Glen was not one to slow down, and he did not retire even as he became ill. He continued to work hard, until he lost his fight with cancer. His family was very precious to him, and he enjoyed many holidays with his family. Glen will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Naty Pico, children; Dustin Pico and Charyna Pico, all of Bentley, Alberta, brother Bob Pico of Red Deer, sisters; Connie Dean of Edmonton and Pearl Coates of Lethbridge, Alberta. He was predeceased by his parents Opal and George Pico. With respect to Glen`s wishes, no funeral service will be held. A private family interment will be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM , 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.
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1699960 Alberta Ltd is looking for 2 F/T permanent shift supervisFIREWOOD: Spruce & ors, varied schedule. At Pine - Split 403-346-7178 120 47 Clearview Market Red Deer, AB. Must have LOGS exc. customer service, Semi loads of pine, spruce, cash handling, and more tamarack, poplar, birch. supervisory related. StartPrice depends on location ing wage $13.75. College of delivery. Lil Mule education, 1 + years exLogging 403-318-4346 perience req’d. email: Firewood. restuarantbusiness@hotmail.ca SEASONED Poplar, Pine/Spruce mix, ACADEMIC Express Birch. Delivery avail. and mobile processing avail ADULT EDUCATION Brian (403)845-8989 or AND TRAINING Lawrence 403-844-1078
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Dear Harlan; I recently learned that my church lie was found out, I still continued until I moved on back home has a branch in my college town, so last quickly to a more “legitimate” relationship I started week I went with a friend who is a regular. before college. During the “introduce yourself to your neighIn college, there was much of the same. There bour” part of the service, I briefly exchanged names was always the threat of tuition and removal unless I with a few people, including an exceptionally cute broke up with my black boyfriend and also achieved girl named “Kim.” a 3.5 grade point average. Typically in these types of situations, I mostly compartmentalized my feelings I would just stand idly and hope someand maintained the relationship for the betthing would come of it. I’ve found myter part of two years without acknowledging self making a million excuses as to why it to my parents. Eventually the disapproval, it won’t work (many illogical), and more lack of acknowledgement and disrespect importantly, overwhelmed my boyfriend, and he chose to I am struggling to find ways to apbreak up with me. proach Kim the next time I see her. As I get older, I’m faced with a crossHelp me! — On Approach roads. How can I date people of my choosDear On Approach; STOP thinking so ing and still maintain any kind of relationmuch. You’re thinking so much that you ship with my parents? — Child of Racist can’t hear anything besides the noise Parents inside your head. Dear Child of Racist Parents; Sounds HARLAN You want her to like you too much. painful. No one wants racist parents. And COHEN STOP IT. Figure out if you like Kim they’ve probably been racist a very long enough to spend more time with her. time, long before you were born. HELP ME HARLAN What do you want to know? You know The racism probably goes back genershe goes to church, is friendly and has ations. The good news is (we always need faith. Everything else about her is just one big mys- good news), you get to stop the cycle. Here’s the imtery. mediate challenge - you can’t control your parents’ Your only job is to find out what makes her in- thoughts, ideas or racist views. teresting. What do you want to know about her life? Yes, they might change them, but that’s their job, Where she works? How often she comes to church? not yours. So, accept it or fight it. Fighting it will Where she lives? Where she goes to school? What do make you hate your parents. And you can’t hate your you want to share about you? What to say isn’t the parents. You can hate that they are racist, but you problem; it’s listening to what she says when you ask can’t hate them. Work to control only what’s in your it. power: You have the power to love the people you Instead of thinking, “What is Kim thinking?” choose to love. You have the power to live your own think, “I need to listen to what Kim is saying.” When life. you can actually listen to her, you will be about to You have the power to control how you communitell if you’re interested in her. And if you’re interest- cate with your parents. You have the power to share ed, you’ll know what to say next. Once you stop focus- whatever you choose to share with people you love. ing on Kim wanting, liking and judging you, it will be As you get older and become more independent, easier to connect. Listening is wildly attractive. you’ll have more control. While you won’t need your Once you know more about Kim, you can find out parents’ financial support in the future, you will what she likes and doesn’t like. Then you can ask her always want their emotional support. Because you on a date to do the things you both love, and hopeful- can’t depend on their emotional support right now, ly fall in love along the way. you must find more support. This means finding Dear Harlan; I have racist parents and need help. people and places other than your parents to find I first found out about my parents’ racism during my connection and community. freshman year of high school, when I dated a MusMake sure one of these people is a therapist. We lim. all need a therapist. Find a spiritual leader who Over the summer, they threatened to remove me has dealt with similar issues. Turn to experts in the from my high school unless I broke up with him. I LBTQ community. Find experts who have helped said I did, but for the most part didn’t. While my children work through relationships where family
members have withheld love or set conditions on it. When you graduate, find a community with multiracial couples and open minds. As you find more support, come up with strategies on how to talk to your parents. Ask them what they want to know about your love life. Decide how much you wan to share and what you want to communicate to them. In the meantime, give them permission to be flawed. Date who you want to date and choose what information you want to share. But you must work to find more people who will support, lead and love you without conditions. Dear Harlan; My roommate is always watching porn. She never wears clothes around the room. I’ve talked to her about the situation, but the results remain the same. Should I report her, or should I just move out of the room? — Disgusted Dear Disgusted; Always? I’m sure she takes breaks, right? Does she go to class? Eat? If not, this is an addiction, and you can’t stop it. Otherwise, talk to her again. Yes, again. But change how you discuss this. Never talk to her about a problem while the problem is happening, especially if it includes nudity, alcohol or sex. Always come at it from a place of tolerance. Before calling the porn police, start from a place of compassion. This means that she can do whatever she wants to do in the room. She has a right to watch porn; you just don’t want to be in the room while she does it. Start your conversation with patience instead of frustration. Ask her for ideas about how to handle the situation. Mention that you don’t want to change her lifestyle, but you find yourself getting uncomfortable in the room. Come up with an idea when you bring this up. Come up with times when she can be alone. Ask her to wear shorts and headphones when you’re around. If she refuses to talk to you or doesn’t care that you’re uncomfortable, get help and move out. But you might be surprised. By approaching her with respect and compassion, she might be more willing to respect you. Who knows? You might discover that she’s a human sexuality major and nudist working on her final exam. Write Harlan at harlan(at)helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com. Send paper to Help Me, Harlan!, 3501 N. Southport Ave., Suite 226, Chicago, IL 60657.
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sters floating in air, characters whose lips don’t match what they’re saying. The maps are OK on a large scale but almost completely useless when you zoom in. And some of the crafting systems are overly complicated. Still, I’ve spent dozens of hours gleefully immersed in “Fallout 4.” It may not be the world we hope to leave to future generations, but in its way, it’s glorious. Three-and-a-half stars out of four.
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The apocalypse is coming. And whether it’s brought about by nuclear war, global warming or a zombie virus, you can be sure of one thing: Life afterward is going to be a bummer. Unless you wake up in the world of “Fallout.” Sure, there are feral ghouls and giant scorpions all over the place, but there are also wisecracking robots and sarcastic mutants who don’t let a little radiation get them down. It’s all presided over by Vault Boy, an unflappable animated mascot who responds to any tragedy (like, say, getting Powered by his foot blown off) with a Central Alberta’s smile and a thumbs-up. career site “Fallout 4” (Bethesda of choice. Softworks, for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, $59.95) begins with bombs dropping over the BosCAO - South Red Deer ton area, sometime in the Regional Wastewater Commission 1950s. You, your spouse and your baby make it to South Red Deer Regional Wastewater Commission, is currently recruiting a fallout shelter, where The for the position of CAO. This part time contract management position will share you’re placed in cryogenic responsibility for strategic and operational leadership of the South Red Deer suspension. When you de- Regional Wastewater Commission. frost some 200 years later, Reporting to the Commission Board, the successful candidate your spouse is dead and responsibilities include: your child is gone. • develop and refer to the Board of the Commission (“the Board”) The search for that for adoption by the Board policies for the effective and efficient operation of the Commission’s facilities and systems; missing infant leads to • oversee the daily financial operation of the Commission’s systems and encounters with different facilities through the Commission’s operator; factions that have taken • assists the Board of the Commission in the negotiation of contracts root across Massachuand/or agreements for the purchase and/or sale of water, or any setts, like the militaristic other matter in which the Commission might be involved; Brotherhood of Steel, the • attend and represent the interests of the Commission at meetings of the Regional customers and other external meetings; cultish Children of Atom • consult with and direct the Commission’s Engineers on behalf of the and the freedom-fighting Commission to maintain the economical and efficient operation and Railroad. You also meet maintenance of the Commission’s systems and facilities; dozens of individual fight• this is considered a part time position ers, busybodies and husThe successful candidate will possess the following qualifications: tlers, some of whom will • knowledge of accounting and budgets; join your mission. Every• knowledge of local government and the legal obligations and one you meet wants somelimitations of a regional services commission under the Act; thing, and every aban• knowledge of crossing agreements and legal agreements generally; doned building in the Bosand ton area seems to harbour Qualified individuals are invited to forward their resume detailing their secrets. qualifications, experience, three employment references and contract/salary That’s where the joy expectations to: South Red Deer Regional Wastewater Commission of a sprawling role-playAttn: Chairman Dennis Cooper, Chairperson ing game like “Fallout 4” P.O. Bag 100, Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0 comes in. I can’t imagine Email: cao@srdrwc.com any two people choosing the same path through This competition will remain open until November 30, 2015. To view a detailed position description or questions please contact this world. For example, Dennis Cooper, Chairman 403-318-2046 or I spent hours engaged in John van Doesburg 403-391-0270 johnvand@telusplanet.net the seemingly tangential
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District Engineer • Responsible for supervision, operation and budgeting of the Engineering Department • Manage the design, budgeting and construction of irrigation works • Work effectively with Management Team and Board of Directors • Experience or knowledge of irrigation is desirable • Civil Eng. degree and Professional Engineer designation with APEGA • Excellent computer skills including MS Office, AutoCAD, Civil 3D and GPS software • Experience in project management and construction supervision • Ability to handle difficult situations with diplomacy • Opportunity for growth in an expanding irrigation district • Comprehensive benefit package; compensation under review • Applications will only be accepted by email. See www.lnid.ca for more information regarding this position and how to apply. Parkland C.L.A.S.S. has grown over Äve decades to become one of the largest disability based service providers in Alberta. Parkland C.L.A.S.S. exists to improve the quality of life of children & adults with developmental disabilities through individual choice, dignity and rights. We strive to empower the people we serve, measuring our success against the goals they set for themselves.
CHILDREN & ADULT PROPRIETORS NEEDED APPLY NOW TO PROVIDE VALUE IN THE HUMAN SERVICES INDUSTRY We are continuously seeking specialized Proprietors for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Individuals or couples willing to open up their home have the opportunity to make an incredible difference in the life of an individual. As a Full Time Proprietor you will provide a caring, safe and structured environment with fun activities and dependable routines. Respite (part time) Proprietors offer support and care, working one to two 48 hours weekends per month. This commitment involves the inclusion of the child/adult in your regular family life. PCLASS has a licensed basement suite where Respite can be provided if applicants are not able to provide Respite within their own home. Proprietors will provide a very individualized service that is based on the needs of the individual. Experience with young children, youth and/or adults with developmental disabilities would be ideal. Knowledge of First Nations culture and some related post-secondary education would be an asset. Individual must have a private room and be in a non-smoking environment. Driver’s license and transportation are required. Full time Proprietors receive a (tax free) monthly remuneration and Relief Proprietors are paid $125.00 per days worked. Parkland CLASS provides extensive training which all Proprietors are required to take. Please send a cover letter & resume confirming you are interested in either children or adult Proprietorship to: HR Fax: (403) 986-2404 e-mail: hr@pclass.org
If you would like more information please contact Roxane Rose HR Coordinator at (403) 986-2400.
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