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BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Something vibrant and unexpected is happening in the alleyways of Red Deer’s downtown.

Exotic flowers and forest scenes have sprouted up on brickwork at the back and sides of buildings on Ross Street and Little Gaetz. The downtown is also gaining some star power from portraits of Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Leon-

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ard Cohen being painted on the side of the Fratters Speakeasy live music venue at 5114-48th St. Project co-ordinator Steve Woolrich is glad to see Red Deer’s Art Alley project “really take off” over the past two summers.

With excellent feedback on the new murals from business owners and members of the public, Woolrich feels “it’s a great opportunity for artists to raise their profiles in the community” and for the city to benefit from an “incredible” local talent pool.

The idea behind the joint effort between City of

Red Deer and the Downtown Business Association is to rejuvenate and spotlight tucked-away corners of the downtown through public art.

The colourful murals, created by teams of local artists, promote positive social change by involving some high-risk teens in the art projects. They also help with crime prevention by leaving fewer blank walls to the mercy of taggers and vandals, said Woolrich.

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Aunt of drowned boys hopes to save family The aunt of a drowned Syrian boy says she still hopes to bring the rest of her family to Canada.

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Honeymoon over?

BYELECTION LOSS ‘BAD NEWS’ FOR NDP: POLITICAL SCIENTIST

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A byelection loss for Alberta’s NDP is “bad news” for the government and a sign that Calgarians may be suffering buyer’s remorse after May’s provincial election, says at least one political scientist.

NDP Finance Minister Joe Ceci has acknowledged that a message was sent with Thursday’s victory by the Opposition Wildrose in Calgary-Foothills.

David Taras of Calgary’s Mount Royal University says there is no way to sugar-coat it.

“I think the honeymoon is over in Calgary and it didn’t last long,” Taras said Friday. “Virtually every NDP MLA in Calgary now feels a chill down their spine, because they now see their victory in May may have been a fluke and they may not be there for long unless they really dig in and protect Calgary’s interests.”

Rachel Notley’s New Democrats won 14 of 25 seats in Calgary on their way to a majority government on May 5.

Since then, Calgary’s oil sector has taken even more of a beating by low oil prices. ConocoPhillips Canada recently signalled that it plans to lay off 500 employees and contractors, while Penn West Petroleum announced this week that it was cutting about 400 jobs.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers estimates that at least 35,000 jobs have been lost in Alberta’s oil-and-gas sector this year.

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Wildrose candidate Prasad Panda, centre, celebrates his victory with supporters and Wildrose leader Brian Jean, second from right, in the Calgary Foothills byelection in Calgary on Thursday.

Since being elected, the New Democrats have forged ahead with tax increases on corporations and the wealthy, along with a plan to review rates the government charges oil companies.

Wildrose candidate Prasad Panda won the byelection to replace former Tory leader and premier Jim Prentice with 38 per cent of the vote compared with

26 per cent for NDP candidate Bob Hawkesworth, a former city councillor and MLA. Tory candidate Blair Houston was third with 22 per cent of the vote.

“If you add the Wildrose numbers to the Tory numbers, it turns into a real shellacking,” Taras said. “(The NDP) threw everything but the kitchen sink into that riding — Premier Notley came repeatedly.

They had a star candidate who has been a great public servant and a real gentleman, so the balloon was punctured.”

Ceci said hard times may have led people to vote Wildrose, but he suggested the result doesn’t indicate how Calgary as a whole feels about the NDP. “The low price of oil is making things stressful for families,” Ceci said late Thursday night.

“Why don’t you tell me if the honeymoon’s over?

I think what Albertans are seeing is a government that’s getting to work, getting down to all of the things they want to see us do.

“We’re not out of touch with Calgary. We’re always in touch with Calgary.”

Taras says there is a real difference between Calgary and Edmonton, where the NDP won every seat.

“It’s early days, but there’s a divide between Edmonton and Calgary, between perceptions in Edmonton and perceptions in Calgary about whether the government understands oil and gas, is sympathetic to it and is going to be supportive,” he said.

“I think there’s suspicion, there’s nervousness and worry that the government is far too ideological.”

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ALLEY ART: Community takes ownership Since street artists respect each other’s creativity, murals are generally not marked up with graffiti.

“Once the art is there, the community takes ownership. There’s a sense of pride, and (vandals) leave it alone,” he added.

There are hopes that even drug users and prostitutes will move on from areas where murals are painted.

“It attracts public attention and illegal acts are usually done where there is no attention,” said Amanda Gould, executive director of the Red Deer Downtown Business Association.

The Art Alley project costs about $10,000 annually and Gould considers it money well spent.

This year’s budget will pay for the expansive Fratters mural, as well as smaller public art projects planned for the back of the downtown Buffalo Hotel at Ross Street and 51st Avenue, and the CanWest Travel Building at 5018 50th St. Three local artists, Bryan Heimowski, Christine Karron and Brian Usher, are tackling the 30-metrelong celebrity mural at Fratters, as well as a yet-tobe determined Buffalo Hotel scene.

Heimowski, a transplanted Vancouver-area native who owns the Art & Soul tattoo parlor next to Fratters, comes from a “graffiti background,” so he jumped at the chance to do some legal art that beautifies and benefits the community.

“For me this is a great opportunity to give back to the community,” said Heimowski, who’s adding lettering to the Fratters mural.

Besides the internationally known Canadian musicians featured, the public artwork also includes portraits of musical icons and innovators David Bowie, Nina Simone, Nick Cave and Ian Curtis (lead singer of the late-’70s post-punk band Joy Division).

The performers, chosen by artist Brian Usher, are appropriate for a venue that hosts a wide assortment of live music, said Karron, a German-born artist now living in Red Deer.

It’s the largest mural project she’s been involved with, so the biggest challenge has been its sheer size.

Fortunately, a couple of eager young assistants, who are at-risk teens, have helped Karron and Usher with priming the vast wall and painting some of the abstract background. Karron was happy to make the connection, saying her young helpers “are very interested in art.”

Whenever she or Usher are working on the paint-

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Red Deer artist Christine Karron does some background work on a new mural on the east side of the Fratters Speakeasy building in Red Deer. The large mural features portraits of Neil Young, Ian Curtis, Joni Mitchell, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, and Nina Simone. Karron is working with other artists Brian Usher and Bryan Heimowski on the project. ing while standing on a lift platform, passersby have stopped to watch.

“People have told me, ‘Thank you for doing it.’

It’s a good feeling to do something nice for the community,” said Karron, who also illustrates children’s books and calendars.

Fratters owner Chris Clark was pleased to be approached by Art Alley organizers about the mural.

“I think it’s fantastic. It brings an eye to us, as it ties in with what we do, and also brightening people’s mood,” said Clark.

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The artists, who have been painting the Fratters mural off and on since the end of June, are certainly beautifying the space, he added. “It’s an alley, but now it’s also an art piece.”

Murals on the Buffalo Hotel, as well as the CanWest Travel building (which will be painted by two other artists), should also be completed before the snow flies. Gould hopes to get budget approval from the city and downtown business association to continue with Art Alley in 2016. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Cheering for their team, Cameo Anderson, left, and Raquel Coltman, both Grade 11 students at Lindsay Thurber High School kept themselves warm and dry under a blanket and an umbrella at Great Chief Park. Friday afternoon. The Thurber Raiders were playing host to the visiting Lacombe Rams for their opening game of the 2015 high school football season. Please see related story on page B1.

B.C. seeks high-risk designation for child killer

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man who killed his three children will only be allowed to leave his psychiatric hospital for medical reasons or treatment if an application by the Crown succeeds, says the province’s Criminal Justice Branch.

The branch announced Friday it had filed an application in B.C. Supreme Court to have Allan Schoenborn declared a “high-risk accused.”

Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for s t a b b i n g h i s Allan Shoenborn 10-year-old daughter and smothering his eight and five-year-old sons in their Merritt, B.C., home in April 2008.

Two years later, he was placed in custody at a psychiatric hospital in Coquitlam, B.C., but this past May the B.C. Review Board granted Schoenborn escorted community outings.

Neil MacKenzie, a spokesman for the Criminal Justice Branch, said changes in July 2014 to the Criminal Code allow the courts to declare an individual a “high-risk accused.”

“The legislation states that a person who has been designated as a high-risk accused will be detained in custody in a hospital,” he said. “That’s subject to limited exceptions.”

“A high-risk accused will only be allowed to be absent from the hospital for medical reasons or for any purpose that’s necessary for the accused’s treatment.”

Changes to the law also mean officials must prepare a “structured plan” to address risks related to the accused’s absence and ensure that absence will not put the public at risk, the Criminal Justice Branch said in a statement.

The review board can also extend the time between annual hearings to 36 months.

“However, it is important to note it’s only available if the accused person consents or if it’s a situation where the review board is satisfied that the condition of the accused isn’t likely to improve and that the detention remains necessary,” MacKenzie said.

To get the designation, the Crown Schoenborn can get more treatment. must show the accused will likely use “The goal on our side is to have this violence that could endanger the life all complete before May of 2016, which or safety of others, he said. Or, it must is when Alan Schoenborn will have his show the accused’s offences were so next hearing,” Teixeira said. brutal that they risk serious physical The first date for the case is schedor psychological harm to others. uled for next Thursday in B.C. SuA spokesman for Schoenborn was preme Court in New Westminster. not immediately available. A lawyer who represented him at the review board said he is no longer on the case.

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EDMONTON — The announcement of two new parks in Alberta has delighted environmental groups that have been fighting decades for their creation.

But the news that it will be shut out of more than 1,000 square kilometres of the Castle wilderness region in the province’s southwest corner has angered the forestry industry.

“It feels to us a bit like we’re being vilified,” Brock Mulligan of the Alberta Forest Products Association said Friday.

The parks created by the NDP government are almost twice as big as those proposed by the previous Conservative government for the same region. They will also cover valleys and wetlands, while the previous proposal focused on high alpine areas.

“It’s almost night and day,” said Sean Nichols of the Alberta Wilderness Association. “This one goes so much further.”

The Castle — an area of mountains, foothills, wetlands and prairie — is to be divided into a provincial park with full camping facilities and a wildland park with only limited backcountry camping. Both have the same level of protection.

Logging is to be prohibited in both.

Existing oil and gas leases will be honoured, but no new ones will be issued.

Under the previous plan, both industries would have continued to operate.

“All eyes are on Alberta’s international reputation right now, especially on the environment,” said Environment Minister Shannon Phillips, who was in the town of Blairmore for the announcement.

“Albertans also expect their new government to deliver high-quality outdoor experiences right here at home.

With today’s announcement, we are achieving both these goals.”

Phillips promised to work with the local communities to develop tourism.

She also said the government would nearby aboriginal bands.

Mulligan said the forestry industry was “profoundly disappointed” with the move.

“It seems like this decision was taken unilaterally.”

He pointed out that the previous park proposal was the result of many hearings and consultations among government, industry, local people and environmental groups. He said that approach, agreed to by all sides, has now been repudiated.

The one affected company, Spray Lake Sawmills, is only five years into a 20-year lease agreement with the province, Mulligan added.

“As an industry, this is very discouraging. Our industry relies on secure access to the land base.”

Ed Kulcsar, Spray Lake’s woodland manager, said the timber rights that will be lost represent about 25 per cent of the company’s total. While Spray Lakes will be able to make up for the loss over the short term, the future is murkier, he said.

“We need time to now assess this decision. We will be in discussions with the government to look at what our options are.”

Those talks will include a request for financial compensation, said Kulcsar.

Nichols said Friday’s announcement is a successful end to a cause environmentalists have been supporting for generations. He said the wilderness association was formed 50 years ago in part over concerns about the Castle.

“This is a nice 50th birthday gift.”

The Castle area is unique in its geography and biodiversity, Nichols said.

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Tima Kurdi, right, aunt of late brothers Alan and Ghalib Kurdi, pauses while speaking to the media outside her home as her son Alan Kerim, left, and husband Rocco Logozzo stand behind her, in Coquitlam, B.C., on Friday. Alan, his older brother Ghalib and their mother Rehanna died as they tried to reach Europe from Syria.

Aunt of drowned Syrian boys fighting to bring family to Canada

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS COQUITLAM, B.C. — The aunt of a drowned Syrian boy whose death has sparked worldwide awareness about the plight of refugees in Europe says she still hopes to bring the rest of her family to Canada.

Tima Kurdi said through tears outside her home in Co- A DEAD BOY, A quitlam, B.C., that she plans TURNING POINT A8 to help her brother, Abdullah, 80 SYRIAN REFUGEES and her other siblings immigrate to the country she made IN RED DEER C2 home more than two decades ago.

Abdullah isn’t ready to leave the Syrian city where his sons, three-year-old Alan and five-year-old Ghalib, and wife Rehanna were buried on Friday, she said.

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS Kurdi’s two nephews and sister-in-law drowned earlier this week after piling into an overloaded Alan, left, and his brother Galib Kurdi are seen in an boat in Bodrum, Turkey, headed for he Greek island undated family handout photo. of Kos. Her brother was among the few survivors.

“We’re all emotionally affected by what happened policy in the spotlight amid the federal election, right now,” Kurdi said, surrounded by framed pho- though Kurdi said she doesn’t blame the Canadian tos of her nephews. “I’m sure he (will) refuse and he government. doesn’t want to leave Kobani,” she said referring to She said she hopes Citizenship and Immigration the family’s Syrian hometown, which they attempted Canada stops requiring a document missing from to escape.

Mohammad’s application because it’s impossible “But one day, I will bring him here. He cannot be for people to secure the necessary paperwork in the by himself there.” midst of a crisis in Syria.

Kurdi has previously said she wanted to bring Kurdi said she hadn’t heard from anyone in the both her brothers to Canada, but she applied first federal government since the heartbreaking photo of for her eldest sibling Mohammad, whose application her dead nephew jolted the world earlier this week. was rejected because it was incomplete.

Family friends have set up an online fundraising Kurdi said Mohammad’s failed application campaign to help the Kurdi family. A memorial for prompted Abdullah to embark on the risky journey the boys will also be held in Vancouver on Saturday. with his family. She said she sent him $5,000 to pay Kurdi spoke to both her brothers by phone on Frismugglers to take them in a boat. day and watched emotional video on CNN of her two Asked whether her brother blames himself, Kurdi young nephews being buried in Kobani. said no.

She said she desperately wished she could be “I am the one who should be at blame,” she said. there with her brother to say goodbye.

“I blame myself because my brother does not have money. I sent him the money to pay the smuggler. If I didn’t send him the money, those people still (would be) alive.”

She said the trip was the “only option” left for the family to have a better life in a European country, possibly Germany or Sweden.

They were fleeing horrors in Syria, where ISIS militants had beheaded one of her sister-in-law’s relatives. Kurdi said her brother had emailed her a photo of the murder but she deleted it because it was too horrific.

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OTTAWA — The charged debate over Canada’s acceptance of Syrian refugees — the subject of tearchoked addresses this week by all three major party leaders — began settling on to more familiar partisan turf Friday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair sparred over Canada’s military role in the conflict.

Harper, Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau each in their own way have acknowledged that a more focused humanitarian effort is needed to speed the movement of displaced Syrian families into Canada. Their emotional pledges to do better followed revelations Thursday that the family of a drowned three-year-old Syrian boy, photographed lying in the surf of a Turkish beach, had aspired to come to Canada, where they had relatives in Vancouver.

But the common spirit of compassion, unusual in the midst of a federal election, began fraying before Thursday was over and by Friday the bitter ideological divisions were back out in plain view.

Mulcair dismissed military action, specifically Canada’s current bombing campaign in Syria and Iraq, as a solution to the refugee flood that is overwhelming Europe and captivating worldwide public attention.

Speaking at a seniors’ residence in Brossard, Que., Mulcair said the gut-wrenching plight of Alan Kurdi, his brother Ghalib and their mother, Rehanna — all drowned while trying to flee Turkey for Greece — is not the kind of tragedy that can be solved by military force.

“When I hear the answers from the prime minister, saying, ’Well, more war is the solution,’ well, no amount of military action would have saved that child on that beach,” said Mulcair.

“Let’s start acting to save lives immediately. Canada’s done it in the past and we can do it again.”

Asked if there was any role at all for Canada’s military in stopping the refugee crisis, Mulcair was emphatic: “The NDP disagrees with the use of Canada’s armed forces in that conflict. We’ve been clear on that since the beginning.”

At a Conservative rally in Whitehorse, Harper pounced, calling the NDP’s approach a “cop out” that is “deeply ideological.”

“It is deeply wrong and it is out of step with what Canadians believe,” Harper said.

There’s nothing contradictory about helping refugees and also launching an aerial bombardment of fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, he said.

He then moved to pivot the issue away from whether Canada is doing enough fast enough to assist refugees and toward safer Conservative territory of national security.

Stopping ISIL, Harper argued, is necessary to stem the “root cause” of the refugee flood and also to protect Canada from terrorism.

“Forget about how wrong that is from a humanitarian compassionate sense,” Harper said of ending the militarily effort to stop the Islamic extremists.

He then questioned why Canadians “would allow our own security to be threatened in that way, (allowing) a group like this to set itself up as an empire in the middle of the world to launch terrorist attacks against us.”

Mulcair argued the humanitarian crisis predates ISIL and goes back to the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq.

“The NDP doesn’t think more bombing and more war is the solution,” he said.

The debate revives an ongoing policy battle that’s continued since the Conservatives first committed six CF-18 fighter jets to the Iraqi and Syrian war zone last October.

For New Democrats and Conservatives, their polar opposite positions have the happy byproduct of squeezing Liberals in the middle.

The Liberals also opposed the bombing mission but never owned the issue, and Trudeau undermined the party’s seriousness with an ill-advised phallic quip about Harper whipping out Canada’s fighter jets. Trudeau’s front-running support in public opinion polls began fading soon after the air war debate.

Campaigning Friday in Richmond Hill, Ont., the Liberal leader focused on the logistics of bringing Syrian refugees to Canada more quickly.

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VANCOUVER — British Columbia wants Ottawa to get tough on drones after unmanned aerial vehicles grounded aircraft fighting wildfires this summer.

The province has asked Transport Canada to strengthen regulations around drones and impose stiffer penalties for violators, said Mike Morris, parliamentary secretary to the minister of forests.

The Forests Ministry wants several issues addressed, including privacy, how drones are registered, and certification of drone operators.

A drone flying above a wildfire near Oliver last month grounded eight helicopters and five planes for more than four hours while the fire spread.

“The B.C. government’s message to these people is pretty simple. The presence of a drone near an active wildfire is illegal and we have a zero tolerance policy for people who engage in this sort of activity,” Morris said.

“It’s completely unacceptable and this government won’t tolerate it.”

Current regulations prohibit the use of drones near wildfires, and violators can be fined up to $25,000 and face up to 18 months in jail.

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Step up efforts on Syrian refugees, groups urge Canadian government

TORONTO — The Ontario government says Ottawa should pledge to bring 5,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of the year.

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Eric Hoskins said Friday that the federal government should not wait for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or host governments to certify refugee status, a process he said could take months, and even years.

“We can and we need to mobilize the human and financial resources now and bring thousands to Canada immediately and complete their processes here,” said Hoskins as he announced a $300,000 government funding for Lifeline Syria — an organization that is trying to bring 1,000 Syrian refugees to Toronto.

The funding will be used to implement an outreach campaign to promote private sponsorships, recruit, train and support private sponsors as well as cover the cost of hiring more case workers to help refugees once they resettle in Canada.

Hoskins said previous Canadian governments have responded promptly to international humanitarian crisis, including the Kosovo War in 1999, when 5,000 Kosovo Albanians were resettled in Canada in less than a month.

“We can do this again, but we need to harness the political will and determination,” Hoskins said. “We have the public determination. Now it is time for governments to heed that public call.”

Other provinces also stepped up efforts to support organizations that help resettle refugees.

The Manitoba government pledged an additional $40,000 to help settlement service providers in the province accommodate hundreds more refugees in the coming months.

On Thursday, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said the province has accepted 643 Syrians since the beginning of the year and expects 1,900 by the end of 2015. Couillard said Quebec is prepared to do more.

Meanwhile, Toronto Mayor John Tory has also pledged his support to Lifeline Syria by sponsoring a family to settle in the city from the war-ravaged country.

Tory said Friday he is sponsoring the family as part of a group of friends, one of whom asked him to help out just days before the photo of a drowned Syrian boy washed ashore in Turkey horrified the world.

Since that image was published, Tory said, he has spoken with several Canadian mayors who want to help with the humanitarian crisis in Syria.

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“We have the capacity to do more. ... I think everyone recognizes that and we have a tradition of doing more,” he said in an interview Friday from his home in Ottawa.

Canadian civil servants are capable of assessing possible security risks among Syrian refugees, Clark said, as they did when his government sent teams of officials overseas to process thousands of Vietnamese applicants living in crowded refugee camps.

Clark said his Progressive Conservative government adopted and expanded on the policies put in place by a former Liberal government to directly assist Indochinese refugees who fled in rickety boats after the Communists took power in Hanoi.

At the time, he said his cabinet was concerned some refugee applicants might be criminals or Communist officials who could pose risks to Canada, but his senior officials were capable of screening applicants.

“The possibility there are some people (Syrian refugees) who are not who they claim to be should not deter us at all from proceeding with a very vigorous strategy of identifying people and getting them here quickly,” he said.

With strong political direction from the federal cabinet, Clark said it’s possible to send Canadian officials to United Nations refugee camps, where they can directly meet and interview applicants.

“We have an extraordinary capacity to absorb refugees,” he added.

Clark said he hopes the photograph of the body of a Syrian boy, Alan Kurdi, washed up on a Turkish beach has set off a movement similar to the one that saw his government help 60,000 Indochinese asylum seekers come to Canada.

To date, the federal government has processed Syrian refugee applications through its existing systems in co-operation the United Nations agencies overseeing north African and Middle Eastern refugee camps.

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has said Canada will accept 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next three years in response to a United Nations Refugee Agency’s global appeal to resettle 100,000 refugees worldwide.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has also said Canada must continue its military efforts by contributing fighter jets and special forces soldiers to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and to help protect Syrian Kurds in their homelands.

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They say about an hour later, Duke found the man hiding in a cave in the Coquihalla River, and the water level was quickly rising because of heavy rainfall. The man was taken into custody and police say he was returned safely to a hospital. Had it not been for Duke, police say the situation could have had a grim ending.

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OTTAWA — Advocates for Syrian refugees languishing abroad are pushing the federal government to take special measures to cut red tape and speed up processing, saying Canada needs to do more in the face of a staggering crisis.

Millions have fled war-ravaged Syria since 2011.

But fewer than 2,400 Syrians have been resettled in Canada during the last two years, part of an overall commitment to accept 11,300 people.

“This is a paltry figure relative to Canada’s capacity to help and compared to the number already taken in by Germany and Sweden,” the Canadian Civil Liberties Association said Friday.

Refugee resettlement is about the urgent need for protection, said the Council of the Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holders Association, which represents organizations that privately sponsor people fleeing danger.

“Sponsorship procedures need to be fast and efficient, so that lives are not lost in the current situation of endless red tape.”

The call to do more comes amid global shock over the drowning deaths of two young Syrian boys and their mother, who apparently wanted to join family in British Columbia.

At an election campaign stop in Whitehorse, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday the government was “evaluating how exactly it is we process people” to make sure it is done efficiently.

“We realize that we have to do bring in more and we have to do it more effectively and quickly.”

Citizenship and Immigration Canada spokeswoman Nancy Caron had no immediate answers to questions about exactly what the department intended to do.

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A6 The good, the bad and the ugly

SATURDAY, SEPT. 5, 2015

THE MANY FACETS OF THE REFUGEE CRISIS Refugees from the wars of the Middle East are pouring into the European Union at an unprecedented rate.

So are economic migrants from Africa and non-EU countries in the Balkans (Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, etc.), and some of them claim to be refugees too.

They are coming at the rate of about 3,000 a day, mostly through Turkey into Greece or across the Mediterranean to Italy, and the EU doesn’t know what to do about it.

It’s not really that big a GWYNNE refugee crisis: DYER one million people at most this year, or one-fifth of one per cent of the European Union’s 500 million people. Little Lebanon (population 4.5 million) has already taken in a million refugees, as has Jordan (pop.

6.5 million). But while a few of the EU’s 28 countries are behaving well, many more have descended into a gibbering panic about being “overrun.”

It really is a case of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and the best of the Good is Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel put it bluntly: “If Europe fails on the question of refugees ... it will not be the Europe we imagined.” She has put her money where her mouth is: two weeks ago she predicted that Germany would accept asylum claims from 800,000 refugees this year.

She also said that Germany is suspending the “Dublin regulation,” an internal EU rule that says refugees must seek asylum in the first EU country they reach. This is manifestly unfair to Greece and Italy, so Berlin will now allow all Syrian refugees to apply for asylum in Germany regardless of where they entered the EU. Moreover, it will regard Syrian citizenship as adequate evidence that people are genuine refugees.

France, Italy and the Netherlands have also been fairly generous about granting refugees asylum, and quiet, gallant Sweden is accepting more refugees per capita than anybody else in the EU. But the good news stops here.

Most other EU countries are refusing to take a fair share of the refugees, or even any at all.

Let us define the Bad as those governments that really know they should be doing more, but are shirking their responsibility for domestic political reasons. The most prominent are the United Kingdom and Spain, which

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played a key role in sabotaging an EU meeting last June that was trying to agree on a formula for sharing the refugee burden fairly among EU members.

Prime Minister David Cameron’s problem is that overall immigration into Britain is high (330,000 last year), which has infuriated the right-wing media. In fact, more than half the newcomers were citizens of other EU countries (who have the right to cross borders in search of jobs), and only 25,000 were refugees — but such fine distinctions have little place in the public debate. And in Spain, there’s an election coming up.

Then there are the Ugly: the countries that simply don’t want to take in refugees because they are different from the local people. Like Slovakia, which said that it might take a few hundred refugees, but only Christians, or Hungary and the Czech Republic, which are both talking about deploying armed forces on their borders to keep refugees out.

All these countries lived under Soviet rule for two generations, which

was almost like living in a cave. They have almost no experience of immigration, and it’s commonplace to hear people make racist or anti-Semitic remarks without the slightest sense of shame. In a way, they are still living in the 1950s. It’s not an excuse, but it is an explanation.

So how, in these circumstances, is the European Union to agree on a common policy for sharing the burden of caring for the refugees? “We must push through uniform European asylum policies,” Angela Merkel says, but the EU operates on a consensus basis, and there is little chance that that will be accepted. In practice, therefore, the burden will continue to be borne by the willing.

In an attempt to lessen the burden, the German chancellor has proposed a list of “safe” countries (like the Balkan ones, which account for 40 per cent of asylum claims in Germany), where it may be presumed that most claimants are really economic migrants. Arrivals from “unsafe” countries like Syria, Libya and Afganistan, where real wars are underway, would be treated as

genuine refugees. But even then, each case must be investigated individually.

“Germany is a strong country and the motto must be: ‘we’ve managed so much, we can manage this,’” Merkel said, and no doubt she can get through this year without changing course. But there is every reason to believe that there will be another million people risking everything to make it across the EU’s borders next year, and probably for many years thereafter. It may even get worse.

In the long run it is almost certain to get worse, even if the current wars in the Middle East all miraculously end.

Coming up behind the current crisis is the inexorable advance of climate change, which will hit the Middle East and Africa very hard indeed. Nobody has the slightest idea how many refugees that will generate, but it is likely to be many times the current flow.

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.

Changing nature of jobs ailing middle class Much of the election debate is focussed on the plight of the middle class.

While Conservatives are reluctant to acknowledge there’s a problem, the NDP and Liberal say there is, pointing to stagnant wages and poor job prospects.

Weak economic growth and mediocre DAVID productivity perCRANE formance mean that not enough good jobs are being created while wages show little after-inflation growth.

There is less economic pie to share so better pro-growth policies will matter, including more stimulus in an underperforming economy. This means accepting a budget deficit until the economy strengthens.

Moreover, many companies are relying on temporary or contingent workers, not new full-time jobs, or are replacing people with machines that can work 24/7 with no sick-leave, vacations, or demands for better pay.

And as technology advances, they look to technology to take on more

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But growth is only part of the answer for the middle class. It is the changing nature of jobs themselves that is another big challenge with no easy answers.

According to federal think tank, Horizons Canada, some 13.6 per cent of Canadians in the workforce in 2012 were estimated to be in temporary jobs, “often low-paying and with few benefits.”

Moreover, it warned, advances in technology “may result in more parttime work, short-term contracts, microjobs and more foreign ‘virtual workers.’”

Virtual workers in other countries can compete for Canadian work over the Internet.

Not all is gloom.

There have been remarkable changes in the composition of the Canadian labour force over the 25 years from 1990 to 2014, pointing to a better educated workforce and presumably one much better positioned to meet the challenges of an economy very much in transition due to rapid technological change and globalization.

In 1990, in the core labour force aged 25-44, 48.8 per cent of Canadians had a post-secondary degree, diploma or certificate; by 2014, 73.5 per cent were in this category.

Overall, though, the quality of jobs is not keeping up with rising education

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A Statistics Canada study last year found, for example, that 18 per cent of Canadians in the 25-34 age group who had a university degree were in jobs that only required a high school education while about 40 per cent were in jobs requiring just a community college diploma.

This raises questions about what a good job will look like in the future.

But it is also the speed of automation that is imperilling the middle class, with technology moving faster than workers can upgrade their skills.

In the past, automation was less of a threat because new jobs could quickly replace those that disappeared.

“However, this time may be different,” warns Gill Pratt, an expert on robotics at the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency in the U.S. “When robot capabilities evolve very rapidly, robots may displace a much greater proportion of the workforce in a much shorter time than previous waves of technology.”

A study by Oxford Martin School at Oxford University and Citi, the large U.S. banking group, agrees. “The digital revolution,” it warns, “may cause more upheaval than previous technological revolutions as it is happening ever faster and is fundamentally challenging the way we live and work” with the risk that “more and more workers would be left behind.”

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class workers who lose their jobs to “skill down” to lower-paying jobs than to “skill up” to higher paying ones, we could see more inequality.

With advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, big data, machinelearning algorithms and machine-tomachine communications we are moving closer to automating more jobs that have so far been the preserve of skilled workers . As the Citi-Oxford report says, “the challenge ahead for any country is managing the transition at a sufficient pace for workers to find new employment opportunities as existing jobs are being automated.”

Otherwise many more people will be left behind.

We need a new social contract to assure an inclusive society, more investment in skills upgrading and education systems that prepare people for this new digital work world, greater public support for promising new technologies that can lead to new occupations and more encouragement for entrepreneurship, as various studies suggest.

Yet our political parties seem much more focussed on a return to the past economy than seeking ways to thrive in a new economy.

This is bad news for the middle class.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 A7

Entitled to entitlements Taking some time to go for a long drive is an excellent way to observe how people tend to change in different environments.

I became aware of this change the closer we got to Calgary. The closer we got, the more expensive the cars became.

Now instead of Chevies and Toyotas, (with the odd sprinkling of exotics), I observed an increase in the number of Mercedes, BMWs and other exotic cars. Much too expensive for my taste, but then Calgary was the economic powerhouse of Alberta for many years.

While driving on the Deerfoot raceway at just over the 110 kph limit in the far left lane, I had about three CHRIS more vehicles SALOMONS to pass before I was able to change lanes.

All of a sudden a sporty BMW rushed up behind me. At times he was way less than a car length behind me, much too close for comfort.

Eventually I was able to change lanes, and as I did, the BMW pulled up beside me and the driver gave me a two hands up sign of exasperation. I know I shouldn’t have, but I gave him a nice smile and blew him a kiss.

Then in a great burst of speed he was soon past me and was probably traveling at 140-150 kph.

As he did, I thought that with his supposed wealth and nice cars, he had also developed an attitude of entitlement which in essence told us we were in his way.

This assumed sense of entitlement got me thinking because I see it everywhere, including the kitchen, as a matter of fact in every facet of society.

I see it in different vocations, in social groups, wherever there is at least one position of authority.

The one most publicized of course is the entitled in government. Hardly a month goes by that we don’t hear of another official with their hand in the cookie jar; usually taking more than one cookie. The motive oriented trial of Mike Duffy is an example that has spurred the investigation of others in governing positions.

When we watch the news, we find that this entitlement which is sometimes a misinterpreted definition for greed is common all over the globe; again wherever there is an authority

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structure.

Going past the headlines, we see the same motives closer to home and it is not always related to authority; rather we find that in a lot of cases it is the way these people were raised. As children, they were given everything they wanted, all they had to do was whine a little harder and their parents gave in to their demands.

Now as adults, they go into society with exactly the same attitudes.

Probably one of the most frustrating attitudes that we experience at the kitchen is that attitude of assumed entitlement. Even though the food along with many other items is free, occasionally someone comes along with a demand for more or they don’t like the food.

One time we were handing out a packet containing toothbrushes, tooth-

paste, floss and dental picks which had been donated by a group of dental assistants.

Almost everyone that received such a packet was very grateful, but then a few with that sense of entitlement either said nothing or in the case of one person, we received a complaint that the brand of toothpaste was wrong and therefore they refused the gift.

In one case, a young native male with a very aggressive attitude unequivocally stated that we had taken away his lands and rights and so we owed him whatever he demanded.

Seething inside, I calmly replied that I was not responsible for his demise and was not about to bow to his demands and over his continued and demanding interjections asked him to leave the kitchen.

What was so distressing about that

attitude which he used to increase his entitlement is so strong that he still bullies his peers to present the same perspective; even to the point of laying on beatings to emphasize his point.

These cases are very few and far between, but they have caused many caring and giving people to stop their efforts to reach out, but thank God most folks realize that it is just an erroneous way of thinking on the part of a few individuals and so they continue to volunteer and to donate. Our focus is not the very few negative ones but rather on the 99 per cent that receive what we offer with gratitude.

Now if we could just convince people that authority is a position to serve, not to rake in entitlements.

Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.

Colouring is not for cowards So I was sitting and colouring at the kitchen table last night, when it suddenly occurred to me — hey you’re (supposedly) a grown man, and you are sitting here colouring.

Like, you know, pictures in a colouring book.

It’s my Better Half’s fault.

HARLEY She’s the one who started it.

HAY But get this: did you know that according to an article in Maclean’s four of the top 20 best-selling books on Amazon are colouring books?

That some of the more popular colouring books have sold more than a million copies. And it ain’t the kids buying them up — the dominant colouring demographic is now “middle-aged or older women.” Yes, we’re talking Adult Colouring Books.

Now, I don’t mean “Adult Colouring

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Books” in the sense of “Adult Films” as in carnal colouring or anything like that, although I betcha those might be huge sellers in a different demographic. The current big selling colouring books have titles like Color Me Calm and Color Therapy. The Better Half’s colouring book is called Blossom Magic and the back cover declares: “The meditative qualities or colouring these glorious garden designs can leave you refreshed, invigorated and inspired.”

Unfortunately, rampant colouring can also leave you with a headache, back spasms and carpal tunnel syndrome.

As Meagan Campbell so aptly put it in her article: “colouring is not for cowards”.

Apparently colouring-related injuries are becoming positively prolific.

Colourers are showing up at doctors and physiotherapists with chronic pain, Sharpie stained multi-coloured fingers, and complaints such as: “I haven’t felt my thumb for months.”

But is the risk worth the reward? I had to find out. So I “borrowed” the BH’s colouring book, selected a pile of her felt pens over her coloured pencils and flipped through dozens of pages of weird designs of swirling flowers and

butterflies and birds etc. We’re not talking the good old colouring books I faintly remember from my own misty distant past which I seem to remember contained trees and fire engines, or the fun Disney characters on the pages of the colouring books my Rotten Kids used to hunker over. These looked like they’d been designed by someone from the ’60s who was obviously under the influence of better living through chemistry, if you get my drift. Just looking at the black and white pictures, even before pen hit paper, made me more dizzy than usual.

These designs, typical of adult colouring books, were positively psychedelic. I chose a page with a bird — at least I think it’s a bird — sitting on what appears to be a Salvador Dali tree branch with bizarre shaped leaves and strange blossoms that could only grow on the planet Venus. The page was positively packed with odd artsy shapes, crawling all over the place like a slightly disturbing hallucination. I didn’t know where to begin, so I took a deep breath, de-topped a bright blue marking pen, and tackled the bird thingy that contained about 5,000 different outlines and segments to colour.

Of course I had to try every marking pen and every colour in every space.

It took about three minutes for my hand to cramp. Within five, the smell of the magic marker induced a minor migraine. By the 10 minute mark, the bird looked like technicolor dog’s breakfast, and I was done like dinner.

Thing is, my ugly bird was about one tenth of the drawing, and I realized as I gave up and flipped through the positively lovely multi-coloured designs the BH had finished that perhaps an easily-distracted, can’t-sit-still Type A personality isn’t all that well suited to the patient, passive, supposedly wonderfully reflective art of colouring.

Still, I think I’ll go to the children’s section of the nearest bookstore, pick out a nice old fashioned regular colouring book with about 10 pages of Mickey and Goofy, choose a nice little six pack of Crayola’s and go for it. Because, what’s that saying? Colourers hate a coward.

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.

OPSEU’s anti-privatization campaign draws on old stereotypes PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNION’S AD CAMPAIGN AGAINST PRIVATE LIQUOR STORES PLAYS LOOSE WITH THE FACTS One would have hoped that Canadians had gotten past the impulse to pick on other regions of the country to advance their personal interests.

It appears that not everyone has gotten the message.

Alberta, it turns out, is once again being vilified by a group of Ontarians as the cowboy province DOUG that can’t conFIRBY trol its drinkers.

All because we sell liquor in our grocery stores.

Of course, we don’t actually do that.

Many grocery store outlets have liquor stores that are adjacent, or within walking distance.

But why let the facts get in the way of a good advertising campaign?

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents workers at Ontario’s Liquor Control Board, has launched an advertising

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campaign aimed at making the public aware of the dangers lurking in the aisles of your local grocery store if Premier Kathleen Wynn goes ahead with her announced plan to allow alcohol sales there.

Up to $1 million has been budgeted for the campaign, which claims the move to grocery store sales of booze will make buying beer easier than grabbing a double-double at Tim Hortons.

That’s another interesting twist on the truth; Ontario has about 450 grocery outlets and 10 times that many Tim Hortons outlets — many of them equipped with drive-throughs.

Such fun with fiction would be of little concern to westerners were it not for the union’s decision to hold up Alberta as a cautionary tale.

The ads state that Alberta, which pioneered private liquor sales in 1993, is three-and-a-half times more likely to have drunk drivers on the road.

The claim is based on Statistics Canada data reporting that Alberta had 450 police-reported impaired driver incidents per 100,000 in 2011, while Ontario had 130.

Reflecting that fact, the ad intones: “Do you want to make that kind of trade-off in Ontario: a little bit of con-

venience for a whole lot of pain and suffering?”

Such selective use of information may work if the listener does not pause to impose a ‘bunk’ filter.

But a couple moments of reflection is all it takes to realize that there is no direct relationship between the added convenience of private liquor retailers and a higher incidence of drunk driving.

Alberta is a province populated with young people, who tend to drink and drive more than Ontarians. The unhealthy lifestyles of workers in the oil fields, however, have nothing to do with whether they buy their booze at a government liquor outlet or Sobeys.

One additional bit of information the union chose to ignore in its ad campaign exposes the faulty logic in its argument.

Three jurisdictions with government controlled liquor boards actually have higher impaired driving incidents per capita.

They are the Northwest Territories (1,463 incidents), the Yukon (943) and Saskatchewan (683).

And while we’re on facts, how about this?

The privatization of liquor sales in Alberta has been overwhelmingly pop-

ular with consumers. In those 20-plus years since the switch, the number of outlets has grown from fewer than 300 to nearly 2,000 today, according to the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission.

The number of available products has grown from 2,200 in 1993 to more than 19,000 varieties of beer, wine and spirits, today.

Employment has more than tripled — albeit not at union wage rates.

Consumers sometimes pay more for the convenience they enjoy in Alberta, but that is their own choice.

With a fully competitive marketplace, many products are available at, or below, rates found in those closely governed provinces. All a consumer has to do is shop around.

In short, OPSEU’s ad campaign is a straw man. I understand why union members are loathe to see an end to the security that comes with jobs-forlife in government liquor stores.

It’s just a shame that in building its campaign, the union consciously chose to pick on a region of the country that is all too familiar with eastern insensitivity.

Doug Firby is Editor-in-Chief and National Affairs columnist for Troy Media.

A8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015

A dead boy, a turning point PUBLIC AWAKENS TO MIGRANT MISERY

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — The 3-year-old boy could have been dressed for preschool. Instead he was lying face down in the surf.

Suddenly offers of money, meals and refuge are pouring in to help the hundreds of thousands of migrants surging into Europe. A single photo of a lifeless boy did more to galvanize public sympathy for Europe’s migrants than thousands of drownings in the Mediterranean or four years of Syrian civil war.

Whether Alan Kurdi’s drowning death marks a turning point in Europe’s migration crisis depends on what European politicians do in response. So far, no dramatic new solutions have emerged.

Given the EU’s cumbersome structure and powerful national interests among its 28 members, any political change will be slow — if it happens at all. Ideological divides run deep, and suspicion of immigrants simmers.

Yet for many people from London to Athens to San Francisco, something clicked Thursday. There will be a before and an after, a collective memory of the image of a 3-year-old on a Turkish beach, that moment when the migrants’ plight became tangible and unjustifiably cruel.

Sweden’s foreign minister cried on national television. So did Australia’s most popular TV personality.

They were not alone. Tweets in a dozen languages shared pain and anger elicited by viewing the photo of Aylan, taken by a Turkish news agency and spread to cellphones and front pages the world around.

Many have taken action, too.

Parisians unexpectedly packed a meeting hall to offer rooms to refugees. A little-known French grassroots

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Austria says it and Germany will take refugees BICSKE, Hungary — After misery, delivery. Hundreds of migrants, exhausted after breaking away from police and marching for hours toward Western Europe, boarded buses provided by Hungary’s government as Austria in the early-morning hours said it and Germany would let them in.

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann announced the decision early Saturday after speaking with Angela Merkel, his German counterpart — not long after Hungary’s surprise nighttime move to provide buses for the weary travellers from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

With people streaming in long lines along highways from a Budapest train station and near a migrant reception centre in this northern town, the buses would be used because “transportation safety can’t be put at risk,” said

group trying to find housing for asylum applicants had 200 room offers Tuesday; by Thursday night it had 500.

Donors from around the world flooded the U.N. refugee agency with offers of aid.

“The image ... has started a movement of civil society, of private individuals, and even of the tabloid press, to say: ’Governments, we need to do more,”’ said agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming.

“Our private-sector fundraising people are inundated with requests, ’How can we help? How can we donate money?”’ she said, adding that she didn’t have a precise figure yet but “it’s in the millions.”

European decision-makers heard the calls, convened meetings and insisted they are not soulless bureaucrats. Germany and France urged faster action on a relatively modest plan to force all EU members to take in a certain number of migrants.

But not everyone shed tears upon learning that Aylan, his mother and 5-year-old brother drowned in the Mediterranean as they tried to reach Greece.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Europe should tell Syrian refugees “Please don’t come!”

Speaking to the European Parliament, he continued, “Why do you have to go from Turkey to Europe? Turkey is a safe country. Stay there, it’s risky to come. We can’t guarantee that you will be accepted here.”

France’s popular far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Europe should never have let its doors stay open to migrants in the first place.

The EU’s top diplomat summed up the realpolitik mood in Brussels.

Asked about the photo, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said, “As a human being, this is something that touches. But ... I’m a little bit fed

up that politicians are called to react emotionally.

“Our job,” she said, “is to take decisions rationally, being consistent and coherent with our emotions.”

One political cartoon Friday showed a boy dead in the water with a lifesaver floating nearby, painted with the yellow stars and blue field of the EU flag.

That’s how many view Europe’s failure to take bold steps amid its worst refugee crisis since World War II — especially as Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon have taken in more than 3.7 million Syrians while European governments argue about where to put 40,000 refugees.

After hundreds of migrants died in an overcrowded boat that capsized

off the Italian island of Lampedusa in 2013, European officials swore such horrors must stop.

This year, after another 800 people drowned in the Mediterranean in April, European Parliament President Martin Schulz had a sense of deja vu.

“Every single life lost off our coasts is a stain on Europe,” he said. “Each time a refugee boat sinks, with people screaming, shouting and drowning, we swear ’Never again.’ We hold minutes of silence. We lay wreaths. We promise that this time must be the turning point. And then ...”

And then, five months later, a boy’s small body washes up on a Turkish beach.

Janos Lazar, chief of staff to the prime minister.

Lazar blamed Germany’s “contradictory communications” and the European Union for the crisis.

The asylum seekers had already made dangerous treks in scorching heat, crawling under barbed wire on Hungary’s southern frontier and facing the hostility of some locals along the way. Their first stop will be Austria, on Hungary’s western border, though most hope to eventually reach Germany.

a plea deal with the U.S. government.

Before the plea, he had faced charges that could have carried a prison term of up to 67 years upon conviction.

Calovskis admitted that he was hired to write code for the Gozi virus.

“I knew what I was doing was against the law,” Calovskis told a magistrate judge.

Arrested in Latvia in 2012, he was not extradited to the U.S. until February.

Prosecutors said the virus from 2005 to 2012 infected more than 1 mil-

lion computers worldwide and 40,000 U.S. computers, including 190 at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Other computers were damaged in Germany, Great Britain, Poland, France, Finland, Italy, Turkey and elsewhere.

When U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced arrests in the case in 2013, he said it was a “wake-up call to banks and consumers” needing to know that the threat of cybercrime was not going away.

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In this Sept. 2, 2015 file photo, a paramilitary police officer carries the lifeless body of Alan Kurdi, 3, after a number of migrants died and others were reported missing when boats carrying them to the Greek island of Kos capsized near the Turkish resort of Bodrum. For local reaction see story on page C2.

Latvian man pleads guilty for role in computer virus NEW YORK — A Latvian computer code writer who helped create a virus that spread to more than a million computers worldwide and corrupted some at NASA may be returning home soon after pleading guilty to a federal charge on Friday.

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FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: One upside to travel during the stormy season: cloudy skies make for great sunset shots. This shot was taken on the Big Island of Hawaii in fall; Prices are often drastically discounted during hurricane season. If you watch for sales, you can get a one-week all-inclusive vacation between now and November 30 at a four-star beach resort for under $1000 per person including taxes; Some destinations have a lower incidence of hurricanes and named storms than others.

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Bow hunters attracted to South African reserves ‘TROPHY’ HUNTING INDUSTRY UNDER GREATER SCRUTINY

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OLIFANTSVALLEI, South Africa — One American bow and arrow hunter who travelled with his wife to a South African wildlife reserve worked as a state trooper for decades. Another hunter went alone after his closest friend, who was going to join him, died shortly before their date of departure from the United States.

The two retirees, who ended a 10-day hunt in August, operated separately in the dry winter scrub.

They waited in concealed positions near watering holes or mineral licks for hours and, in adrenalinefueled instances, killed wildlife with compound bows. By night, they dined on the meat of elands, impalas, warthogs and other animals in an African safari experience.

“I don’t want to shoot animals that are young or that are of producing age. I’m looking for the older, more mature trophy animals,” said 59-year-old Steve Schultz, a former law enforcement official from Park Falls, Wisconsin, who chafed at negative views of hunters stemming from the July killing of a lion named Cecil that was lured out of a national park in

Zimbabwe.

The “trophy” hunting industry in Africa has come under greater scrutiny since an American dentist shot Cecil, who wore a GPS collar and was being monitored by researchers, in an allegedly illegal hunt.

Stewart Dorrington, Schultz’s South African host at Melorani Safaris, skipped euphemisms such as “harvesting” while describing where to shoot an animal so it dies quickly.

“You want to get into the chest cavity, that’s where the vitals are,” Dorrington said while escorting an Associated Press writer and photographer on a dirttrack drive around his 5,000-hectare reserve.

He acknowledged detractors would find his choice of words “horrendous,” but suggested critics should not gloss over the slaughter of farm livestock for food.

“I shot a nice red hartebeest,” Jerry Emhoff, a resident of Watervliet, Michigan, said of one day’s hunting. “It only ran a short distance and fell.”

Emhoff, who used to sell and repair garage doors and gives hunting safety classes to children, meant that the animal’s suffering was relatively short.

He turned 62 years old on Aug. 21, a bittersweet

occasion because his longtime hunting companion, Larry Janke, died just before their planned trip to South Africa. Emhoff considered cancelling the hunt, but Janke’s wife and sister urged him to go.

Most of the thousands of foreign hunters who travel annually to South Africa are American, according to a national hunters’ association based on the outskirts of Pretoria, the South African capital.

Hunting with a bow and arrow was illegal in South Africa until the late 1980s, but its rising popularity in the United States spurred the South African market, according to Dorrington.

In 1986, the landowner turned his family’s cattle ranch, a three-hour drive from Johannesburg, into a wildlife area.

He hosts about two-dozen bow and arrow hunters a year. The business helps control the wildlife population and client payments contribute to the conservation of the herds, he said.

There are no lions, leopards or elephants there; it is illegal in any case to hunt elephants with a bow in South Africa.

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HURRICANE: Below-normal season predicted Even though Hawaii has had a few struggles with tropical storms this season, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center are predicting that a belownormal hurricane season is very likely for 2015. This makes it even less risky for travellers who want to take advantage of big off-season discounts for hotels and vacation packages. Overall, the odds of a perfect storm ruining your perfect holiday are slim this year.

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If you watch for sales, you can get a one-week, all-inclusive vacation between now and Nov. 30 at a four-star beach resort for under $1,000 per person, including taxes. That’s the total cost for your flights, transfers, accommodations, food and drinks. You’ll pay more if you don’t get a sale, but the price will still be much lower than it is during peak season.

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Play the Odds — Different Places, Different Risks

Some destinations have a higher incidence of hurricanes and named storms than others. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico has a lower risk of named storms than Cancun, for example. Bermuda and Miami have about a one-in-four annual risk of being affected by a hurricane. The odds for Nassua, Bahamas are about one-in-five.

The islands of the Western Caribbean are less likely to be affected by hurricanes than those of the Eastern Caribbean. The southernmost Caribbean islands (Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, Grenada, Trinidad, Tobago) are rarely hit by hurricanes. A recent Dow Jones Island Index assessing hurricane risk rated Curacao as the Caribbean island least likely to be hit by a hurricane, followed by Bonaire, Grand Cayman, Barbados, and Aruba.

For a look at the return frequency of hurricanes in the United States, visit http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ HAW2/english/basics/return.shtml.

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Debbie Olsen is a Lacombe-based freelance writer. If you have a travel story you would like to share or know someone with an interesting travel story who we might interview, please email: DOGO@telusplanet.net or write to: Debbie Olsen, c/o Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, Alta., T4R 1M9.

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STORY FROM PAGE B2

HUNTING: Americans prefer the whole head as a trophy Clients typically stay 10 days and shoot an average of six or seven animals whose parts may be shipped to their homes. European hunters tend to only mount horns while Americans often prefer the whole head as a wall trophy, according to Dorrington. He said Schultz and Emhoff just wanted the horns, a cheaper alternative.

Melorani Safaris clients pay a daily rate for lodging, the help of a profes-

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Krissi Reeves looks at a display on FIFA at the Mob Museum. A display on FIFA corruption titled ‘The ‘Beautiful Game’ Turns Ugly’’ opened at the museum recently. labeled the “Mafifa Don.�

U.S. prosecutors indicted top-ranking FIFA officials in May and have sought their extradition on charges of bribery, fraud and racketeering. Prosecutors allege the defendants plotted to pay bribes of more than $150 million tied to the award of broadcasting and hosting rights for major tournaments.

At the Mob Museum, the image of Capone, the notorious gangster dead for more than 68 years, looms large two doors down from the new FIFA

exhibit.

In between a room filled with black and white family photos of infamous mobsters and an area where visitors can simulate shooting bad guys, the small FIFA wall display is primarily a collection of news coverage, photos and captions set against wallpaper with a pattern of cash and currency symbols.

Admittedly, exhibits “ripped from the headlines� offer few artifacts beyond the literal newspaper and maga-

sional hunter and other services. In addition, they pay $350 if they shoot a warthog and various prices for antelope species ($2,450 for a kudu and $7,500 for the rare sable). A buffalo goes for $12,500. The reserve also has zebras, giraffes and ostriches.

Clients pay a fee if they wound an animal. About 10 per cent of animals are wounded in a hunt — some are tracked and killed while others recover from their injuries, Dorrington said.

Schultz’s wife, Sharon, has joined her husband on hunts, reading, photographing wildlife and occasionally pointing out an animal that he might want to shoot. The couple runs a bearhunting operation in Wisconsin.

Emhoff hunted in Africa with Janke in 2007. He was glad he went again despite initial misgivings after his friend’s death. “I can just hear him,� said Emhoff,

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The same Las Vegas museum that has chronicled Sin City’s mob beginnings led by the likes of Bugsy Siegel hopes to score with a new exhibit looking at the wide-ranging criminal investigation into soccer’s governing body, FIFA. The Mob Museum debuted the exhibit Tuesday morning, the first of a rotating crop of exhibits to explore more modern examples of possible organized crime that may not involve fedora-wearing wiseguys and tommy guns. “It just looks a little different,� said Geoff Schumacher, the Mob Museum’s director of content, saying future exhibits may likely delve into drug kingpin El Chapo’s recent escape from prison, human trafficking and cybercrime. “You don’t have Lucky Luciano or Meyer Lansky. These are not household names today,� he said.

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zine covers, news photos and video clips because any evidence is tied up in ongoing investigations, Schumacher said.

Text explaining the exhibit that’s being called “The ’Beautiful Game’ Turns Ugly� states soccer’s status as the world’s most popular sport. “It’s also the most corrupt,� the text continues.

FIFA officials did not respond to an email seeking comment about the new exhibit.

Those accused in the conspiracy haven’t been convicted, and Blatter isn’t among those indicted. Former official Chuck Blazer has pleaded guilty to racketeering, conspiracy and tax evasion, and he wore a wire to assist the investigation.

Blazer’s photo is among several others that fill the small display case including longtime FIFA president Blatter, who has promised to resign; U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, who brought the indictments; and former FIFA official Jack Warner, who famously cited a story from parody news site “The Onion� during a news conference after indictments were announced.

The display also features Scottish journalist Andrew Jennings and his press passes. “The crooks controlling the FIFA got away with it for so long because there was no real scrutiny,�

Jennings says in a video interview.

Where there’s smoke, Schumacher said he sees plenty of fire worth highlighting in the museum. “We’ve been very careful to not convict anyone,� said Schumacher, a former reporter and editor for Las Vegasbased newspapers. “We’re trying to be very responsible.�

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Sutter backs OT change WHL ADOPTS THREE-ON-THREE FOR 2016-17

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Count Red Deer Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter as a supporter of the Western Hockey League’s recent adoption of a three-on-three overtime for the 2016-17 season.

“I think it’s a good thing,” Sutter said Friday. “I like it better than fouron-four and the reason why is the shoo-

tout is great for the fans but it’s not a way to decide a game.

“Games are getting to the point where there’s too much focus on that.

As the game goes on and into overtime and you get into a situation where your percentages are pretty good in a shootout because you have three guys who are really good at it, you play for that more than you do to get the win in regulation and in overtime.”

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bly enjoys a shootout, Sutter suggested that the three-on-three format will provide even more enjoyment due to the surplus of open ice.

“It’s certainly going to open up the game and it’s going to be interesting to see how teams use it,” he said. “You can play three forwards, a defenceman and two forwards, or use two defencemen. That’s going to be exciting for the fans.”

And, as Sutter noted, the three-on-

three overtime will reduce the amount of shootouts, as indicated by the use of the format in the American Hockey League last season.

“The AHL proved last year that three-on-threes will cut down on shootouts,” he said. “Something like 60 per cent more games ended before they got into a shootout.”

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Notre Dame Cougar Payton Lagrange bares down on Hunting Hills Lightning quarterback Eric Thomson after Thomson could not get his hands on a wild snap during second-quarter action at Great Chief Park Friday night. The game was the opening game of the season for both teams.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Lightning 31 Cougars 14 The Lightning didn’t strike until the second quarter Friday, but their running game was electric the rest of the way on a damp evening at Great Chief Park.

The defending Central Alberta High School Football League champions started slow but gradually took over en route to a 31-14 win over the Notre

Dame Cougars in the regular-season opener for both teams played in front of 556 fans.

In an earlier contest, the Lindsay Thurber Raiders downed the visiting Lacombe Rams 19-14.

“We definitely had the first-game jitters and we have a long way to go,” said Hunting Hills head coach Kyle Sedgwick. “Turnovers and penalties really hurt us early on.”

The Cougars scored first when Johannes Smith ran 10 yards for a touchdown five minutes into the contest,

the major set up by an interception by Franz Credo.

The Lightning answered early in the second quarter. Following a pick by Edward Kim and an ensuing 70-yard return down to the Notre Dame twoyard line, quarterback Eric Thomson barged over from one yard out on a third-and-goal call.

From there, Hunting Hills running back Brandt Burzuk scampered 45 yards to the Cougars one-yard stripe and crashed into the end zone on the next play, and Eder Arias booted a

25-yard field goal for a 17-7 first-half lead.

“Teams know we have to rely on our run game and they (Cougars) stacked the box on us,” said Sedgwick.

“Brandt’s vision got us out of some jams and our best play of the first half was the interception by Edward Kim. That’s what we need from those veteran guys early on in the season.”

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Davis powers Orioles over Blue Jays

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Baltimore 10 Toronto 2 TORONTO — Blue Jays starter Drew Hutchison was looking to have a clean sixth inning after his team rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth.

But Orioles first baseman Chris Davis had other plans.

Davis hit a two-run home run to give Baltimore its second two-run lead of the night and Matt Wieters followed with a solo shot to help the visitors to a 10-2 win on Friday.

“I just made some bad pitches,” said Hutchison, who lost at home for just the second time this season. “Thought I was throwing the ball real well through the first five. I was able to have a quick inning there in the fifth, we were able to tie it up in the bottom of the fifth and you need to go out there and have a shutdown inning.”

Baltimore (65-69) has won three straight meetings between the two clubs.

The loss was the Blue Jays’ (76-58) first defeat by more than three runs since July 4, when they fell 8-3 to the Detroit Tigers.

The Jays loss, coupled with the Yankees’ 5-2 win over Tampa Bay, cut Toronto’s lead in the American League East division to a half game.

Ubaldo Jimenez (10-9) went 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run on four hits while walking six and striking out four.

“I think the first couple of innings I was thinking a little bit too much that I couldn’t make too many mistakes be-

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Ben Revere leaps but can’t catch a home run off the bat of Baltimore Orioles’ Matt Wieters during sixth inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Friday. cause of the way we’ve been hitting,” said Jimenez. “The sinker was very good. I was getting on top of the ball and executing the pitch.

“It wasn’t perfect (but) it was good start.”

Hutchison (13-3) allowed six earned runs on nine hits and struck out two

in five-plus innings of work. It was his first home loss since May 20.

Josh Donaldson had a sacrifice fly for the Blue Jays.

Adam Jones also hit a home run for the Orioles.

Tied 2-2 in the sixth, Davis took Hutchison deep to left with the two-run

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shot, his second home run of the game and league-leading 40th of the season.

Wieters’ solo homer, which bounced off the glove of Blue Jays left-fielder Ben Revere before clearing the wall.

“He got hit around,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said of Hutchison.

“He was throwing fine and then it happened fast b& five or six pitches, they did all their damage. Then we gave it up late too, they opened it up. But he was throwing fine. b& it happened fast.”

After allowing five straight Baltimore hits in the sixth, Hutchison was replaced by Liam Hendriks. Jonathan Schoop gave the Orioles a 6-2 lead, scoring on a sacrifice fly from Manny Machado.

The Orioles added to their lead in the eighth. Gerardo Parra doubled off Bo Schultz to score a pair. Jones’ tworun home run gave Baltimore a 10-2 lead.

Baltimore got on the board in the second when Davis led off with a solo shot to the second deck. Five batters later, third baseman Ryan Flaherty’s RBI double gave the Orioles a 2-0 lead.

The Blue Jays cut into Baltimore’s lead in the bottom half of the second inning as Chris Colabello scored on an error. Toronto tied the game 2-2 when Ryan Goins scored on Donaldson’s sac fly in the fifth inning.

Notes: Blue Jays RHP Marcus Stroman threw a bullpen session pre-game as part of his rehab assignment. b& Toronto LHP David Price gets the ball Saturday afternoon. The Orioles will counter with RHP Mike Wright.

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SERENA WILLIAMS COMES ALL THE WAY BACK TO CONTINUE U.S. OPEN RUN

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Even if her latest troublesome first set had finished only an hour earlier, it seemed a distant memory by the time Serena Williams smacked a cross-court forehand passing winner on the run and wound up doing the splits behind the baseline.

She leaned forward, yelled and shook both fists, victory nearly hers.

Yes, Williams knows as well as anyone that you can’t count her out, no matter the deficit, no matter how the pressure might be mounting as she closes in on completing tennis’ first true Grand Slam in 27 years.

Eight times this season at major tournaments, Williams has dropped the opening set. Eight times, she has won.

The latest comeback came in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday night, when Williams figured out a way to deal with a tricky opponent and get her own game going before it was too late, eventually emerging to grab the last eight games for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 victory over American wild-card entry Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

“Getting out of it so many times definitely helps me,” Williams said.

“It’s definitely not something I want to do, though. But, hey, a win’s a win, I guess.”

Sure is. Williams ran her Grand Slam record to 24-0 in 2015, and 310 since her last defeat at a major, at Wimbledon in June 2014.

At 5-all in the second set, MattekSands was two games from completing the upset. She would not win another game.

“She’s a great closer,” Mattek-Sands said. “Always has been.”

The No. 1-ranked Williams is trying to become the first tennis player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same season. And now that milestone is four wins away.

Williams, who is 33, was asked whether she remembers watching Graf on television back then.

“Seriously? I mean, I’m old, but come on. Geez,” Williams said, rolling her eyes. “I mean ... I was 6. Get serious.”

Add in her title last year in New York, and Williams is bidding for a fifth consecutive Grand Slam title and

Lulay faces another recovery period SURREY, B.C. — The B.C. Lions are optimistic that hard-luck quarterback Travis Lulay’s latest injury will not keep him out for long.

After missing most of the 2014 CFL season with a shoulder injury, Lulay now has to recover from a knee injury

22nd overall, which would equal Graf for the most in the professional era, which began in 1968, and second-most in history behind Margaret Court’s 24.

Williams also can become the first woman since Chris Evert in 1975-78 to win four U.S. Opens in a row.

“I don’t know what to expect. I’ve never been on this train,” Williams said, then heard her own words and cracked herself up by noting: “I love metaphors.”

Next up is a fourth-round match Sunday against yet another American, 19th-seeded Madison Keys, who lost to the 33-year-old Williams in the Australian Open semifinals in January, so knows what she is up against.

“Her determination is unlike anyone else’s,” Keys said. “You could be watching a match, and she’d be down 6-0, 5-0, 40-love, and you still don’t think she’s going to lose. You think she’s going to come back and win.”

Earlier Friday, Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., moved on to the fourth round with a three-set win over Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova.

Get past Keys, and Williams’ quarterfinal opponent could be older sister Venus, who reeled off the last five games to beat 12th-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-3, 6-4.

Did Venus get any family advice before facing Bencic, who is responsible for one of Serena’s two losses in 53 matches in 2015?

“Yes, but that’s between us,” Venus said, breaking into a wide smile. “I think it worked.”

In men’s action, No. 1 Novak Djokovic and defending champion Marin Cilic moved into the fourth round, while Rafael Nadal hoped to join them in the night’s closing match. Two top10 players lost — No. 7 David Ferrer and No. 10 Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont. — and No. 14 David Goffin, citing stomach problems, became the 13th man to retire during a match because of injury or illness.

There were moments Friday under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium when it appeared that Mattek-Sands, who is ranked 101st as she comes back from two hip operations, would stop Williams’ streak with a varied, attacking game.

“She went for everything. She played her style, her ’Bethanie Mattek-Sands tennis,”’ said her husband, Justin Sands, who pointed out that Williams “is never, ever out of a match.” suffered in Thursday’s win in Montreal. He returned to Vancouver with the team and was scheduled to undergo an MRI test Friday afternoon.

“He’s walking with a limp, but it doesn’t look like it’s anything major,” said coach Jeff Tedford. “We have to see what the MRI says and what the prognosis for his return would be.”

Lulay was injured midway through the first quarter as Alouettes’ linebacker Kyries Hebert took him down.

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FOOTBALL: Raiders win tight battle Kaden Hall added third- and fourthquarter touchdowns on runs of 14 and 20 yards to round out the Hunting Hills scoring that also included four converts by Arias.

The Cougars replied with a late major courtesy of a 14-yard run by Parker Dahl following a shovel pass from quarterback Devin Desormeau. Dahl converted both Notre Dame touchdowns.

Burzuk rushed for a game-high 190 yards on 22 carries, while Smith ran for 117 yards on 24 carries in a losing cause.

The Cougars gained 135 yards through the air as Desormeau completed eight of 18 pass attempts, with Payton LaGrange grabbing two balls for 98 yards. Thomson, as the winning quarterback, was good on one of four attempts for a single yard.

Despite a non-existent passing attack, Sedgwick gave his rookie starter a passing grade.

“Eric did well, that was his first start at quarterback,” said the Hunting Hills sideline boss. “He’s an outstanding athlete, but it’s a new position for him and he’s only in Grade 11.

“We have to rely on our run game but we have to be able to keep getting better. We have to be able to do some different things than line up and say ‘stop our run’, because they (Cougars) did at different times tonight.”

Raiders 19 Rams 14 The Raiders rolled up 238 yards of offence — 17 more than the Rams — while opening their season on a winning note.

“We’ll take the win,” said Lindsay Thurber head coach Dave Smith. “It was kind of a typical first outing. We have a lot of guys who haven’t played at certain positions before.”

Raiders quarterback TK Kunaka completed five of eight passes for 84 yards. David Dunbar had three receptions for 20 yards and Jonathan Goulet scored on a 52 pass-and-run play.

“TK was really good. He threw a really nice ball,” said Smith.

Raiders back Bradley Pope rushed for 79 yards on 15 carries and scored on a two-yard run. Goulet kicked a 28-yard field goal and Rams punter Cayden Pickford conceded a safety.

“Our lines played well and our defensive coverage was very good,” said Smith, whose club gave up 110 yards rushing — 96 by Logan Ellis — and 111

through the air as Rams quarterback Jonathan Ericson was six-for-22 with three interceptions.

David Mueller hauled in passes of 39 and 24 yards to account for both Lacombe touchdowns. Kyle Popp added a two-point conversion. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

WHL: Seven returnees in preseason opener The WHL’s decision to follow the NHL’s implementation of the threeon-three for the coming season was expected.

“We try to mirror NHL rules as much as possible,” said Sutter. ● Seven returning players will be in the Rebels’ lineup for the club’s preseason opener tonight at St. Albert.

Forwards Adam Musil, Grayson Pawlenchuk, Jeff de Wit, Reese Johnson and Evan Polei, and defencemen Josh Mahura and Austin Strand will suit up against the Edmonton Oil Kings.

The remainder of the roster will consist of netminders Dawson Weatherill, who will start and is slated to play the entire game, and Trevor Martin, defencemen Jacob Herauf, Ryan Pouliot, Ethan Sakowich, Cale Chalifoux and Carson Sass, and forwards Akash Bains, Lane Pederson, Austin Pratt, Eli Zummack, Jack McClelland and Tanner Sidaway. ● Veteran defenceman Ryan Pilon is a no-show at the Brandon Wheat Kings training camp and his absence could be permanent.

“Ryan came to me this week and told me that at this time he has lost his passion to play hockey and will be leaving the team,” said Brandon GM/ head coach Kelly McCrimmon. “We had a number of discussions, but his final decision was that this was what he felt he needed to do.”

Pilon, who turns 19 in October, was selected by the New York Islanders in the fifth round of June’s NHL entry draft and was expected to be a key member of the Wheat Kings’ defensive corps this season.

In 193 career WHL games, the fouryear veteran has recorded 139 points, including 23 goals. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Spieth falters again, De Jonge takes lead

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NORTON, Mass. — Brendon de Jonge described his opening round Friday at the Deutsche Bank Championship as coming out of nowhere. Jordan Spieth’s start — his third straight round over par — was becoming far too familiar for him.

De Jonge ran off seven birdies in calming conditions at the TPC Boston for a 6-under 65 that gave him a twoshot lead over nine players, including Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson and Luke Donald.

“It’s been a tough stretch for me the last couple of months, unfortunately,” de Jonge said. “I felt like my game was OK, but the scoring wasn’t. And then, obviously, everything today sort of clicked.”

Jason Day, needing a victory to become No. 1 in the world for the first time, reached 5 under until two bogeys over his final five holes. He had a 68 and was right in the mix. Rory McIlroy, back at No. 1 and playing for only the second time since the U.S. Open because of an ankle injury, had a 70.

The shocker was Spieth.

He was visibly irritated just an hour into his round after two poor irons shots set up bogeys, and his day never got much better. The Masters and U.S. Open champion had eight bogeys in a round of 75, matching his highest start of the year. Coming off a missed cut at The Barclays, he goes into Friday in a tie for 80th. It was the first time since June 2014 that Spieth has had three straight rounds over par.

He left without speaking to reporters.

De Jonge played on the Presidents Cup team two years ago, though he doesn’t consider himself in the mix for the South Korea matches next month, unless he were to win. And that’s the one item — winning on the PGA Tour — that remains on his checklist.

This would be an ideal place. The second FedEx Cup playoff event assures the winner a spot in the top five at the season-ending Tour Championship and a clear shot at the $10 million bonus.

Of the players at 67, the most intriguing was Donald. A former world No. 1, he first had to make sure he got into the top 125 to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs, and then last week at The Barclays he had to play his way from No. 119 into the top 100 that got into the TPC Boston. Now at No. 87, the next goal for Donald is to crack the

top 70 to get to the third playoff event north of Chicago at Conway Farms, his home course.

“First things first, I’ve got to get to Conway, which is obviously a place I’m very familiar with, my home course up in Chicago,” Donald said. “So keep playing some solid golf I’ll get there.”

Donald said it was tough to make birdies, and those are words rarely spoken on glorious days such as this one at the TPC Boston. A front came through that made temperatures pleasant, though the wind was strong at times in the morning and a few pins were on knobs.

Phil Mickelson, in dire need of a big week to bolster any chance of being picked for the Presidents Cup, had a pair of three-putt bogeys and shot 70.

“It was the most challenging I’ve seen this golf course play, especially given that the greens were very receptive,” Mickelson said. “But I played pretty good golf today. I hit a lot of good shots and I hit a few bad ones, but they weren’t too bad. And it was an OK start.”

Brantford, Ont., native David Hearn shot a 2 over to finish the first round in a tie for 59th place.

Day looked like he might birdie them all after three holes. Ultimately, he knew that 68 was a decent start.

He stuffed his approach on No. 10 to 4 feet. He hit a towering 4-iron to 10 feet for birdie on the par-3 11th.

He rolled in a 20-foot birdie on No. 12.

And when his birdie putt caught the lip on No. 15, Day flipped his putter into the air in shock. He must have felt he was going to make them all.

“I was making everything I looked at, and then it slowly dried up,” Day said. “It was a very patient day. You can’t get out there and be so disappointed. Once you’re frustrated you’re going to make some mental errors and it’s going to be bad for you.”

DIVOTS: Of the Americans No. 11 through No. 20 in the Presidents Cup standings, Robert Streb (69) was the only one to break par. This is the final week to make the team before U.S. captain Jay Haas makes his two picks. ... Ryan Moore took a 10 on the par-5 second hole, bounced back with an eagle two holes later and finally ran out of steam. He shot 78. ... Bubba Watson did not set foot on the TPC Boston until Friday so he could rest his back. He had a 50-foot putt on his opening hole and had no idea how fast the greens were and left it short. Then, he heard Jordan Spieth say the greens were slower than Tuesday.

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SCOREBOARD Toronto New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Boston

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct 76 58 .567 75 58 .564 66 68 .493 65 69 .485 62 72 .463

Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit

Central Division W L Pct 82 52 .612 69 65 .515 65 68 .489 63 70 .474 61 73 .455

Today

Sunday

● Midget AAA hockey: Red Deer Optimist Chiefs tryouts, 2:45-6:15 p.m., Arena.

Hockey Friday’s games Tri-City 2, Seattle 0 Calgary 4, Moose Jaw 3 Portland 7, Spokane 2 Medicine Hat 3, Lethbridge 2 Regina 7, Prince Albert 4 Victoria at Everett, 8 p.m.

Prince George at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Today’s games Portland at Tri-City, 12:30 p.m.

Prince Albert at Calgary, 2 p.m.

Victoria at Seattle, 4 p.m.

Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Regina, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Swift Current, 7:30 p.m.

Spokane at Everett, 8 p.m.

Kamloops at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Prince George at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s games Victoria at Tri-City, 12:30 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 4 p.m.

Saskatoon at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Portland at Everett, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 8 Lethbridge at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Soccer

Los Angeles Vancouver Dallas Kansas City Portland Seattle San Jose Houston Colorado Salt Lake

Western Conference GP W L T GF 28 13 8 7 49 27 14 10 3 38 25 12 8 5 35 25 11 7 7 40 27 11 9 7 29 27 12 13 2 32 26 11 10 5 32 27 9 10 8 35 26 8 9 9 25 27 8 11 8 29

GA 34 28 44 42 36 47 34 46 38 44 GA 33 28 30 35 32 30 29 34 27 40

Pt 44 42 41 37 37 29 28 28 27 27 Pt 46 45 41 40 40 38 38 35 33 32

Today’s games Orlando at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Seattle, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 9 Colorado at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Kansas City at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

Pct .548 .530 .504 .470 .433

GB — 2.5 6 10.5 15.5

Friday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 2 Baltimore 10, Toronto 2 Cleveland 8, Detroit 1 Boston 7, Philadelphia 5 Chicago White Sox 12, Kansas City 1 Houston 8, Minnesota 0 Seattle at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Today’s Games Tampa Bay (M.Moore 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 14-2), 11:05 a.m.

Baltimore (M.Wright 2-3) at Toronto (Price 13-5), 11:07 a.m.

Philadelphia (Asher 0-1) at Boston (Miley 10-10), 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Salazar 12-7) at Detroit (Simon 11-9), 5:08 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 7-10) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 7-6), 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota (E.Santana 3-4) at Houston (McCullers 5-5), 5:10 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 15-8) at Oakland (Chavez 7-13), 7:05 p.m.

Texas (D.Holland 2-1) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 6-10), 7:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Baltimore at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 11:08 a.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 12:10 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels, 1:35 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 11:08 a.m.

Toronto at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

FIBA AMERICAS MEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT PRELIMINARY ROUND Group A GP W L Pt x-Mexico 3 3 0 6 x-Dominican Rep. 4 2 2 6 x-Brazil 4 2 2 6 Panama 4 1 3 5 Uruguay 3 1 2 4 L 1 1 1 3 4

Pt 7 7 7 5 4

x — Advanced to second round.

Note: Two points for a win, one for a loss.

Friday’s results Canada 112 Puerto Rico 92 Argentina 77 Venezuela 68 Brazil 72 Panama 89 Mexico vs. Uruguay Thursday’s results Canada 82 Venezuela 62 Dominican Republic 90 Uruguay 70 Argentina 96 Cuba 64 Mexico 82 Panama 68 End of preliminary round SECOND ROUND Sunday’s games Teams TBD, 1, 3:30, 5 and 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 7 Teams TBD, 1, 3:30, 5 and 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 8 Teams TBD, 1, 3:30, 5 and 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 9 Teams TBD, 1, 3:30, 5 and 7:30 p.m.

End of second round PLAYOFFS Friday, Sept. 11 Semifinals, 5 and 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 12 Third-place Game Semifinal losers, 5 p.m.

Final Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.

(Note: Both teams in final qualify for 2016 Olympics)

Tennis U.S. OPEN SHOW COURT SCHEDULES Today At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Play begins at 9 a.m.

Arthur Ashe Stadium Petra Kvitova (5), Czech Republic, vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (32), Slovakia Not before 1 p.m.: Philipp Kohlschreiber (29), Germany, vs. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland Victoria Azarenka (20), Belarus, vs. Angelique Kerber (11), Germany Night Session (5 p.m.)

Shelby Rogers, United States, vs. Simona Halep (2), Romania Thomaz Bellucci (30), Brazil, vs. Andy Murray (3), Britain Louis Armstrong Stadium Andrea Petkovic (18), Germany, vs. Johanna Konta, Britain Not before 12:30 p.m.: John Isner (13), United States, vs. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic Varvara Lepchenko, United States, vs. Mona Barthel, Germany Stan Wawrinka (5), Switzerland, vs. Ruben Bemelmans, Belgium Grandstand Bernard Tomic (24), Australia, vs. Richard Gasquet (12), France Sara Errani (16), Italy, vs. Sam Stosur (22), Australia Viktor Troicki (22), Serbia, vs. Donald Young, United States Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, vs. Sabine Lisicki (24), Germany Court 17 Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (31), Spain Flavia Pennetta (26), Italy, vs. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sam Querrey, United States, vs. Daria Gavrilova and John Peers, Australia Kevin Anderson (15), South Africa, vs,. Dominic Thiem (20), Austria

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 4:40 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

New York Washington Miami Atlanta Philadelphia

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct 74 60 .552 69 65 .515 56 79 .415 54 81 .400 53 82 .393

GB — 5 18.5 20.5 21.5

Central Division W L Pct 86 48 .642 80 53 .602 76 57 .571 58 75 .436 55 77 .417

GB — 5.5 9.5 27.5 30

St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati

West Division W L 75 58 69 66 65 69 65 70 56 78

Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

Morgan, J.Gomez (7), Murray (8) and Rupp; J.Kelly, A.Ogando (7), Layne (7), No.Ramirez (7), Tazawa (8), Machi (9), Ross Jr. (9) and Hanigan. W—J.Kelly 9-6. L—Morgan 5-5. Sv—Ross Jr. (1). HRs—Philadelphia, O.Herrera (7). Boston, Bradley Jr. (7).

Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 2:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 6:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Washington, 11:05 a.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 11:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 12:15 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego, 2:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 2:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona Chicago

FRIDAY’S LINESCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE

Pct .564 .511 .485 .481 .418

GB — 7 10.5 11 19.5

Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 14, Arizona 5 Washington 5, Atlanta 2, 10 innings Miami 6, N.Y. Mets 5, 11 innings Boston 7, Philadelphia 5 Milwaukee at Cincinnati, ppd., rain Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 3 Colorado 2, San Francisco 1 L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.

Today’s Games Milwaukee (W.Peralta 5-8) at Cincinnati (Jo.Lamb 0-3), 11:10 a.m., 1st game Arizona (Ray 3-10) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 17-6), 12:20 p.m.

Philadelphia (Asher 0-1) at Boston (Miley 10-10), 2:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Morton 8-6) at St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 7-4), 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 6-14) at Cincinnati (Sampson 2-2), 4:10 p.m., 2nd game Atlanta (S.Miller 5-12) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 9-7), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 12-11) at Miami (B.Hand 4-4), 5:10 p.m.

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Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.

Indianapolis at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Miami at Washington, 11 a.m.

Carolina at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Arizona, 2:05 p.m.

Detroit at San Diego, 2:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Oakland, 2:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Denver, 2:25 p.m.

Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 2:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Philadelphia at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m.

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CANADIAN SENIOR MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MEDICINE HAT — Leading scores Friday from the Canadian senior men’s championship: Par — 72 Final Round Jack Hall 69-67-73 — 209 Paul Simson 69-71-70 — 210 Pat Thompson 65-72-73 — 210 David Schultz 72-71-72 — 215 Lance Lundy 75-70-71 — 216 Frank MacKenzie 68-72-76 — 216 Lars Melander 70-69-77 — 216 Ronald Kilby 68-69-80 — 217 John Gallacher 72-72-74 — 218 Doug Roxburgh 73-70-75 — 218 Allen Barber 73-74-72 — 219 Howard Broun 71-72-76 — 219 Norm Bradley 71-72-76 — 219 Gary Robinson 77-72-71 — 220 Brady Exber 69-70-81 — 220 Frank Van Dornick 74-73-74 — 221 Mark Spooner 73-74-74 — 221 Mac McGee 71-73-77 — 221 Kelly Risling 73-69-79 — 221 Larry Daniels 79-71-72 — 222

Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL — Suspended Texas minor league RHP Victor Gonzalez (DSL) 72 games following a positve test for Stanozolol, free agent OF Anderson Caro 50 games following a second positive test for a drug of abuse and Seattle LHP Joseph Pistorese (Everett-NWL) 50 games after following a positive test for Amphetamine under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled OF Junior Lake and RHP Jorge Rondon from Norfolk (IL).

Reinstated RHP Mike Wright from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Miguel Gonzalez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 31.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Selected the contract of INF Michael Martinez and LHP Giovanni Soto from Columbus (IL). Transferred LHP TJ House from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Designated OF Carlos Moncrief for assignment.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Activated OF George Springer from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Michael Feliz from Corpus Christi (Texas).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Reinstated OF Aaron Hicks from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Logan Darnell from Rochester (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled LHP Sean Nolin from Nashville (IL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Activated LHP Joe Beimel from the 15-day DL. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Named George Lombard minor league field co-ordinator.

CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated LHP Manny Parra from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Dylan Axelrod outright to Louisville (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated 1B Justin Morneau from the 60-day DL. Recalled INF Rafael Ynoa from Albuquerque (PCL). Designated INF-OF Matt McBride for assignment.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Activated OF Jon Jay from the 15-day DL. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reinstated INF/OF Wil Myers from the 60-day DL. Recalled RHP Cory Mazzoni from El Paso (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled RHP Tanner Roark from Syracuse (IL).

Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Activated RHP Chris McCoy. Placed RHP Bobby Blevins on the inactive list.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Acquired QB Matt Barkley from Philadelphia for a conditional 2016 seventh-round draft pick.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived S Sean Baker, LB Terrell Manning, T Jake Rodgers, G Jared Smith and CB Kevin White. Released QB Rex Grossman, DE Cliff Matthews and QB T.J. Yates.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Waived LB Andrew Bose, WR Daniel Brown, OT Blaine Clausell, WR Tom Nelson and CB Quinton Pointer.

BUFFALO BILLS — Placed CB Leodis McKelvin on reserve/non-football injury list. Waived-injured WR Deonte Thompson. Released WR Dez Lewis, LB Ikemefuna Enemkpali, DE Quentin Groves, QB Matt Simms, G Will Campbell, RB John Conner, WR Andre Davis, DT Andre Fluellen, RB Bronson Hill, G

two games and fined him an undisclosed amount Tyler Thomas.

Darryl Johnson, G Alex Kupper, DE BJ Larsen, CB and Montreal D Victor Cabrera one game and fined HOCKEY Merrill Noel, WR Tobias Palmer, G Cyril Richardson him an undisclosed amount for violent play during National Hockey League and RB Cierre Wood. an Aug. 29 game. Fined LA Galaxy D Leonardo for DETROIT RED WINGS — Re-signed F Dan INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Traded a late-round failing to leave the field in a timely/orderly matter Cleary to a one-year contract.

2016 NFL Draft pick to the Oakland Raiders for LB after receiving a red card during an Aug. 28 game at NEW YORK RANGERS— Named Chris Drury Sio Moore.

San Jose. Announced the three-game suspension director of player development.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released WR of Philadelphia MF Cristian Maidana for spitting in American Hockey League Neal Sterling, TE Ben Koyack, RB Storm Johnson, a game against New England was reduced to two HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Agreed to terms CB Jeremy Harris, QB Stephen Morris, DT Richard games. Fined LA Galaxy coach Bruce Arena, Portwith D Fedor Gordeev and G Nick Donofrio.

Ash, DE Camaron Beard, DE Cap Capi, WR Kasey land coach Caleb Porter, and Sporting Kansas City ECHL Closs, OL Will Corbin, TE Connor Hamlett, DE Ikcoach Peter Vermes each an undisclosed amount ELMIRA JACKALS — Acquired D Kevin Clare ponmwosa Igbinosun, WR Erik Lora, G Chris Reed, for public criticism of the officials. Fined Portland from Toledo for future considerations.

CB Rashaad Reynolds, LB Todd Thomas, CB Peyowner Merritt Paulson an undisclosed amount for OLYMPICS ton Thompson and WR Tony Washington. public criticism of the officials.

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE — MIAMI DOLPHINS — Released QB Josh FreeNational Women’s Soccer League Named Marcus Hausen chief of staff. man.

CHICAGO RED STARS — Announced the SOCCER NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed CB retirement of G Karina LeBlanc at the end of the Major League Soccer Justin Coleman. Released TE Jake Bequette from season.

MLS — Suspended Toronto MF Collen Warner the injured reserve list. Released OL Ryan Groy, OL Caylin Hauptmann, QB Ryan Lindley, LB James Morris, DL Casey Walker, OL Chris Martin, DL A.J. Pataiali’i, RB Tony Creecy, WR Zach D’Orazio and WR DaVaris Daniels.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Released P Steve Weatherford.

Acquired P Brad Wing from Pittsburgh for a conditional seventh-round draft choice.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Released LB Philip Wheeler, OL Patrick Miller, G Joe Looney, S Craig Dahl, WR Issac Blakeney and DT Darnell Dockett.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Released DL Da’Quan Bowers.

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Canadian Football League CALGARY STAMPEDERS — Signed WR Ken-Yon Rambo to a one-day contract and announced the retirement of Rambo.

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Jobs added, but unemployment ticks up MORE PEOPLE ENTERING LABOUR FORCE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Signs that Canada’s economy is beginning to pick up following a sluggish start to the year grew brighter Friday as Statistics Canada said the country added 12,000 jobs in August.

With more people entering the labour force and looking for work, the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.0 per cent from 6.8 per cent, where it had held steady for six months.

Nonetheless the numbers were considered positive given economists had expected the economy to lose 4,500 jobs in August, and for the unemployment rate to remain at 6.8 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters.

The results follow stronger-than-expected trade data this week, and a report that found while Canada’s economy contracted in the second quarter, there was solid growth in June that exceeded expectations.

“We saw many economic releases out of Canada this week and I would say generally they came in on the positive side of the ledger,” Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter said. “If you add them up, it does suggest that the economy saw some decent growth in the third quarter after that struggle through the first half of the year.”

Porter noted the increase in the unemployment rate is a bit of a mixed signal.

“Generally it is encouraging to have more people coming into the labour force, thinking that conditions have improved,” he said.

“A year ago we were at seven per cent, today we are at seven per cent. So effectively the economy has managed to produce just enough jobs to satisfy the growth in population over the past year.”

The overall increase in the number of jobs in August came as the number of full-time jobs grew by 54,400, offset in part by a drop of 42,400 part-time jobs.

Public administration employment increased by 14,000 in August, while educational services gained 11,100 jobs.

However, TD Bank economist Leslie Preston noted that more cyclical industries like construction and manufacturing shed jobs for the month.

Construction lost 3,600 jobs, while manufacturing fell by 3,200 jobs.

“While it is good news that hiring in sectors like public administration and educational services are offsetting these losses for the time being, these gains are unlikely to be sustained, and we do expect hiring overall in Canada’s economy to slow through the remainder of 2015,” she said.

The Bank of Canada has cut its key interest rate twice this year in an effort to provide a cushion for the economy, which has been hit hard by the slump in oil prices that began last year.

Preston said the central bank is expected to sit

tight with its overnight rate target set at 0.5 per cent as the economy is expected to return to growth in the third quarter.

The bank announces its benchmark rate on Wednesday.

The job report Friday said Saskatchewan led the way in August as it added 4,000 jobs, while Newfoundland and Labrador added 3,100.

Manitoba added 2,700 and New Brunswick increased by 2,400.

There was little change in the other provinces, Statistics Canada said.

Overall public sector employment gained 27,200 for the month, while the private sector gained 6,300 jobs. The number of self-employed workers dropped by 21,600.

Statistics Canada also reported Friday that the unemployment rate for students aged 15-24 over the summer months from May to August was 16.8 per cent, similar to where it was during the same time last year.

That compared with an unemployment rate of 10.3 per cent for non-students in the same age category.

In a separate report, Statistics Canada reported labour productivity of businesses slipped 0.6 per cent in the second quarter following a 0.5 per cent decrease in the first quarter.

The agency said output of businesses decreased at a similar rate to the first quarter, while hours worked continued to increase.

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BRIEFS Local businessman up for Entrepreneur of the Year award Long-time Red Deer businessman Jack Tremain is a regional finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Tremain, owner of Pumps and Pressure Inc., is one of 43 finalists in the Prairies EY Entrepreneur of the Year competition. A panel of judges will choose an overall Prairies winner, who will compete against winners from four other regions (Pacific, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic) to become Canada’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year.

The Canadian winner goes on to compete globally with more than 50 countries for World Entrepreneur of the Year, who is crowned next June.

Pumps and Pressure, an oilfield service company, sells and services air compressors, pressure washers, car washes, heavy duty mechanical, hydraulics and pumps of all kinds. It has eight branches in four provinces.

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.

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Report: Red Deer has highest unemployment rate in Alberta

The Silver Cove on Gaetz Avenue in Red Deer has moved to a new location. Now located at 551150 Avenue, the larger store is hosting a grand opening this weekend. The rock and gem store was forced to relocate after the roof collapsed on their 4418 50 Avenue location this summer. ‘We turned lemons into lemonade with the move,’ said store employee Melissa Robak. ‘We are super happy with the move.’ The store is bigger than the last location, with better parking and a loading dock behind the store, said Robak.

BlackBerry broadens reach

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WATERLOO, Ont. — BlackBerry Ltd. expects to strengthen its position in the Apple world by integrating California-based Good Technology and its products through a US$425-million friendly acquisition announced Friday.

The pioneering smartphone company, based in Waterloo, Ont., said two-thirds of Good Technology’s product activations are on devices using Apple’s iOS and the rest are on Android and Windows devices.

BlackBerry(TSX:BB) has its own operating system but has been working to broaden its product reach, including through closer integration with Androiddriven devices from Samsung.

The two companies have a long-standing focus on providing highly secure technology for organizations and they have complementary strengths in different

market segments, BlackBerry executive chairman John Chen said Friday.

“What’s most attractive to me is that the product platforms are extremely complementary,” Chen told analysts on a conference call.

“The combination of BlackBerry and Good will have market leadership and critical mass.”

Chen said BlackBerry is strong in mobile device management while Good’s strength is applications management and analytics.

BlackBerry has been losing market share and revenue to rival products such as Apple’s iPhone and Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

Under Chen’s leadership, BlackBerry has reduced the size of its workforce while remaining an independent business working to solidify or grow its position in several market segments.

BlackBerry’s next financial report will be released Sept. 25, before markets open.

Red Deer Region has the highest unemployment rate in Alberta, according to the latest Alberta Labour Force Statistics.

The region’s unemployment rate in August was 7.9 per cent, up from 7.3 per cent a month earlier. It is more than double the unemployment rate a year ago when it was 3.8 per cent.

Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake region, which includes the oilsands, had the second highest unemployment rate at 7.6 per cent.

Camrose-Drumheller region had the lowest jobless rate at 3.6 per cent.

Province-wide unemployment was six per cent, the same as July, but up from 5.2 per cent a year ago.

Alberta’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate still remains one of the best in Canada, beaten only

by Saskatchewan’s 4.7 per cent, Manitoba’s 5.7 per cent, and matched by B.C.’s six per cent.

Newfoundland has the worst rate at 11.5 per cent.

Nationally, the jobless rate is seven per cent, the same as a year ago.

Clarification A C3 story in Friday’s Advocate on the upcoming Red Deer Oil and Gas Expo did not make clear that a Sept. 16 meet and greet at Red Deer College from 6 to 9 p.m. is for exhibitors only.

Parent worried about teen’s safety at part-time job Dear Working Wise: My 14-year-old son wants to get a part-time job while he’s in school. I want him to learn the value of work, but I’m worried about his safety. How soon is too soon for him to work? Signed, Anxious Parent.

Dear Anxious: A part-time job is a great way for students to earn some extra pocket money, save for post-secondary and find out that money really doesn’t grow on trees.

It can also teach valuable teamwork, time-management and interpersonal skills.

Working does carry risks, no matter how careful workers and employers are. And new workers are more likely to be injured than those with more experience.

Employers are responsible for providing workplaces that are safe for all workers, which includes providing safety training. Workers are responsible for working safely.

You can keep your son safe at work by educating him. The Young Workers section of the Occupational Health and Safety website, found at work.alberta.ca/ ohs-youngworkers, features educational safety videos targeted at younger workers.

It also offers information for parents, including two helpful tip sheets: ● Seven Things You Better Know ● Your Child At Work You know your son best, and you know how much responsibility he can handle. Use your best judgment when deciding when and where your son starts

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One thing that might help ease your mind is that Alberta Employment Standards legislation includes provisions to ensure young workers are only allowed to work in jobs that have a low risk of harm.

For adolescents who are at least 12 but not yet 15 years old, parents or guardians must give the employer written consent to allow their kids to work. The job must also carry CHARLES no risk of injury to their life, STRACHEY health, education or welfare.

Adolescents are limited to WORKING working as a: ● Clerk or messenger in an WISE office; ● Clerk in a retail store; ● Delivery person of small items for a retail store; ● Delivery person (e.g., newspapers, flyers, handbills); or ● Certain food-service occupations (e.g., host/hostess, cashier, dishwasher, busser, etc.)

Certain food-service occupations (e.g., host/hostess, cashier, dishwasher, busser, etc.) are covered by an adolescent work permit for that industry, issued by the Director of Employment Standards. A Safety

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Check list must be completed and submitted to Employment Standards prior to the adolescent commencing work.

A permit is required for other occupations. Before granting a permit, the employer must complete a written application.

Information about adolescent permits, applications and safety checklists is available at work.alberta.ca/adolescentpermits.

Employment Standards will not issue a permit for a worker under the age of 15 to work in any occupations in the construction industry or in occupations requiring them to work around or with heavy or potentially hazardous equipment such as conveyors, welding equipment, torches, fryers, hot grills, and slicers.

For workers aged 15 to 17, Employment Standards does not impose restrictions on the type of employment, but there are restrictions to the hours of work and the level of supervision required. For more information, visit work.alberta.ca/es and click on Employees Under Age 18.

Do you have a work-related question? Send your questions to Working Wise, at charles.strachey@gov. ab.ca. Charles Strachey is a manager with Alberta Human Services. This column is provided for general information.

Working Wise is compiled by Charles Strachey, a manager with Alberta Human Services, for general information. He can be contacted at charles.strachey@gov. ab.ca.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 121.49 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.35 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 13.60 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 69.57 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American equity markets were sharply lower Friday following a U.S. jobs reports viewed as perhaps solid enough to justify an interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 118.10 points at 13,478.31 as commodities declined and a positive report on job creation in August from Statistics Canada was blunted by an increase in the unemployment rate.

The metals and mining sector of the TSX was the lead decliner, falling by more than five per cent.

In New York, markets plunged after the Labor Department reported that the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a sevenyear low in August even as employers added fewer jobs than forecast.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 272.38 points to 16,102.38, while the S&P 500 index lost 29.91 points to 1,921.22 and the Nasdaq was down 49.58 points at 4,683.92.

The U.S. jobs report showed that American employers added a relatively modest 173,000 jobs in August — which was lower than consensus estimates — but also made an upward revision in jobs gains for the two previous months. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.1 per cent, its lowest level since March 2008.

Just what this will lead the Fed to do remains uncertain.

While the steady hiring could encourage the Fed to raise interest rates for the first time in almost a decade later this month, some market analysts think that a sharp economic slowdown in China that has wreaked havoc on global markets in recent weeks could prompt policy-makers to keep rates low.

“The employment data justifies the Fed raising rates by 25 basis points in two weeks,” said

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However, Nia noted that other factors — including the slowdown in China and a U.S. inflation rate that’s below the Fed’s target - point to keeping rates at current levels.

“If the U.S. was in a vacuum, then they would be very likely to raise rates in two weeks,” Nia said. “The reality is it’s an interconnected global economy and market.”

Meanwhile, the Statistics Canada report showed the economy gained 12,000 net jobs in August as full-time employment grew by 54,400, offset by a drop of 42,400 part-time jobs.

That far surpassed the consensus estimate of economists, who called for the loss of 4,500 jobs, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters. But with more people looking for work, the unemployment rate ticked higher to 7.0 per cent from 6.8 per cent, where it had held steady for six consecutive months.

The loonie gave back 0.40 of a U.S. cent to 75.39 cents US. On the commodity markets, the October crude contract lost 70 cents to US$46.05 barrel, October natural gas gave back seven cents to US$2.66 per thousand cubic feet and December copper plunged seven cents to U.S. $2.31 a pound. December gold fell $3.10 to US$1,121.40 an ounce.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Friday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,478.31, down 118.10 points Dow — 16,102.38, down 272.38 points S&P 500 — 1,921.22, down 29.91 points Nasdaq — 4,683.92, down 49.58 points

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 72.46 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 36.85 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.67 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 32.08 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.72 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.58 Penn West Energy . . . . . 0.850 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.83 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 35.00 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.62 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.71 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 43.72 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2150 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 68.54 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 58.48 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.01 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 22.29 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.42 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 34.90 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 92.50 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.23 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 42.47 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . 70.858 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.16 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.11

Currencies: Cdn — 75.39 cents US, down 0.40 of a cent Pound — C$2.0136, up 0.10 of a cent Euro — C$1.4785, up 1.06 cents Euro — US$1.1146, up 0.20 of a cent Oil futures: US$46.05 per barrel, down 70 cents (October contract) Gold futures: US$1,121.40 per oz., down $3.10 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.061 oz., down 21.1 cents $644.96 kg., down $6.78 ICE FUTURES WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov ’15 $2.90 lower $454.50; Jan. ’16 $4.00 lower $459.40; March ’16 $4.10 lower $463.50; May ’16 $4.00 lower $464.10; July ’16 $3.90 lower $464.80; Nov. ’16 $2.10 lower $450.80; Jan. ’17 $2.10 lower $452.00; March ’17 $2.10 lower $453.70; May ’17 $2.10 lower $453.70; July ’17 $2.10 lower $453.70; Nov. ’17 $2.10 lower $453.70.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’15 unchanged $184.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $184.00; March ’16 unchanged $186.00; May ’16 unchanged $187.00; July ’16 unchanged $187.00; Oct. ’16 unchanged $187.00; Dec. ’16 unchanged $187.00; March ’17 unchanged $187.00; May ’17 unchanged $187.00; July ’17 unchanged $187.00; Oct. ’17 unchanged $187.00.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 445,940 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 445,940.

U.S. unemployment rate falls to 7-year low MODEST HIRING CLOUDS PICTURE FOR FED RATE HIKE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — U.S. unemployment fell to a seven-year low of 5.1 per cent last month, but hiring slowed — a mixed bag of news that offers few clues to whether the Federal Reserve will raise rock-bottom interest rates later this month.

The Labor Department report, issued Friday, was closely watched because it will be the last snapshot of the job market before the Fed meets in two weeks. And overall, it painted a picture of an economy growing at a modest but steady pace seven years after the Great Recession.

But it wasn’t the unambiguous signal many on Wall Street were hoping for.

The unemployment rate fell from 5.3 per cent in July to its lowest point since 2008 and is now at a level Fed officials say is consistent with a healthy economy. But employers added a moderate 173,000 jobs in August, the fewest in five months.

“Anyone hoping today’s data would clear up the timing of the Fed’s first rate hike in years will be sorely disappointed,” said Megan Greene, chief economist at John Hancock Asset Management.

Nevertheless, the prospect of higher interest rates weighed heavy on the stock market Friday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging 272 points, or 1.7 per cent.

Higher rates rise would most likely push up borrowing costs for mortgages and other loans for consumers and businesses, and some on Wall Street fear that could put a damper on corporate profits and the larger economy.

The Fed cut the short-term rate it controls to a record low of nearly zero in December 2008 to try to stimulate growth during the Great Recession.

For months, Fed officials have been saying the economy appears to be getting strong enough to tolerate the first increase in interest rates in a decade.

They have signalled that they might raise rates at their Sept. 16-17 meeting.

Yet other factors have clouded those predictions lately.

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Mining company defending operations of Aug. 25.

Todd Romaine, vice-president of corporate social responsibility at Nevsun, said in an email that the company’s operations help Eritrea in its ongoing development. He added that Nevsun is optimistic that well-paying jobs like those in the mining sector can help stem migration.

Lloyd Lipsett, co-author of the Nevsun-commissioned report and principal of LKL, said in an interview that in his four trips to Eritrea, he has yet to see any outright repression or people being mistreated.

But he said his role has been to assess human rights conditions related to Nevsun’s operations, and he has not specifically investigated allegations against the government, such as secret detentions or abuse in prisons. The human rights lawyer said the UN allegations of forced labour dealt with the construction phase of the mine, while his assessments started after the mine was already operational in 2013.

“I’ve been able to validate what’s been happening 2013 onwards, and I have seen absolutely no evidence of national service workers being used by the different Eritrean contractors,” said Lipsett.

He said the people he interviewed denied the use of national service workers in the past, but he doesn’t have enough certainty to make definitive conclusions himself.

CALGARY — Canadian mining company Nevsun Resources is defending its operations in Eritrea following a damning report by the United Nations that accused the miner of using forced labour in the North African country.

Nevsun released an updated independent human rights report this week that found no evidence of forced labour or human rights violations at its 60-per-cent-owned Bisha mine in Eritrea, where thousands of people are fleeing on perilous treks to Europe.

The report by LKL International Consulting is in contrast to June’s UN report, which said Nevsun used forced labour at the Bisha mine after the company was required to hire governmentowned contractors that included Segen Construction.

The UN commissioners spoke with former Segen workers who said they were forced to work at the mine while in the compulsory national service.

“Even though Segen tried to conceal their status, the majority of Segen’s ‘workers’ were in fact conscripts performing their national service,” wrote the commissioners.

The UN report, which examined the overall human rights situation in Eritrea, found that “systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations have been and are being committed in Eritrea under the authority of the government. Some of these violations may constitute crimes against humanity.”

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CALGARY — Imaginea Energy Corp. has a lot of what one would expect to see in the office of a junior oil and gas company: geological maps of Alberta on the walls and filing cabinets brimming with folders of well data.

But it also has floor cushions for weekly company-wide meditation sessions, a box of Lego in a meeting room, three skateboards leaning against a cubicle and an electric guitar suspended above the desk across the way.

There’s a cozy “spirit room” if any of Imaginea’s 29 office staff need a quiet place to think. Meeting rooms are named for the four elements: fire, water, earth and air.

By CEO Suzanne West’s desk — she’s not the type to seclude herself in a corner office — there’s a crystal fountain with a glowing, spinning orb.

The speed of the sphere’s rotations indicates the mood of the office, she explains — fast, and people are feeling good; slow and there’s some bad energy that needs sorting out.

Most CEOs would greet a reporter with a handshake before sitting down

for an interview, but not West. She’s a hugger.

“Most people are surprised by the unusualness of it,” West, 50, says of the 26th floor office that feels more Silicon Valley than Alberta oilpatch. “Everyone usually sort of says ‘wow this is an unusual sort of oil and gas company,’ which I actually take as a compliment.

We really love that.”

Imaginea, founded in 2013, produces about 2,300 barrels a day of conventional medium crude from a field east of Brooks, Alta. Last year, it lined up US$300 million in private equity financing from Lime Rock Partners. It has more than half of those funds left as “acquisition firepower” to grow the company.

West sees there being an initial public offering for Imaginea one day. But for now, small, nimble and privately held is the way to go.

The company’s mantra is centred around the “three Ps”: people, profits and planet. It’s not a matter of “or,” West says, but “and.” She dismisses the dichotomy that so often defines the debate over energy: either you’re a “crazy tree hugger” or a “greedy capitalist.”

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For one thing, there are signs that China’s economy, the second largest in the world, is stumbling, which could drag down global growth. The slowdown has already caused violent swings in the financial markets that could undermine consumer confidence.

Friday’s report suggested to many economists that the U.S. job market, at least, has satisfied the Fed’s criteria.

“We’re well on our way to full employment if we aren’t already there,” said Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist at Northern Trust and a former Fed economist.

Even the slip in hiring last month may not end up as bad as it looks. August’s jobs totals are typically revised much higher in later months, because of the difficulties in adjusting the data for the end of millions of summer jobs.

Also, consumer spending has been healthy and has been powering job growth at retailers, restaurants and hotels. State and local governments added 31,000 jobs in August, while health care gained 40,500.

Michael Kanter, president and coowner of Cambridge Naturals, a health products store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, plans to add two workers to his 20-person staff to handle increased foot traffic and sales.

“We’re seeing growth. We’re seeing opportunity. We’re definitely in a hiring mode,” he said.

Still, manufacturing companies have been stumbling amid the global headwinds. They cut 17,000 jobs in August, the most since July 2013.

And there are signs that job growth is still not back to full health. Hourly wage growth remains sluggish. And the proportion of Americans working or looking for work is stuck at a 38-year low.

Chris Williamson, chief economist at the financial information firm Markit, said Friday’s report provided “frustratingly little new insight into whether the Fed will start to raise rates.”

“A bumper payrolls number would have sealed the case for higher interest rates in many people’s minds,” he said, “while a low number would have dealt a blow to any chances of tightening of policy at the next meeting.”

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Vandalism wipe-out The Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre hosted a Graffiti Clean event on Aug. 12. This was the second clean event held this year by the Crime Prevention Centre.

The graffiti removal products were supplied by the Crime Prevention Centre and sponsored by the Downtown Business Association (DBA). The Crime Prevention Centre staff and a large group of volunteers from Livingstone’s Church Youth Group The Warehouse worked for two hours to clean the downtown core.

The evening graffiti clean was a huge success, with nearly 30 participants, who worked diligently removing graffiti and picking up garbage to give the downtown core a fresh look as the end of summer approaches.

Despite the success of an earlier graffiti clean in May, during Crime Prevention Week, new tags were apparent throughout the Aug. 12 clean. This type of activity remains a recurring issue in Red Deer as well as throughout Central Alberta, the province, across Canada and internationally.

Many communities have established strategies and best practices. The City of Red Deer Community Standards Bylaw already sets fines at $2,500, $5,000 and $7,500. The Crime Prevention Centre is taking the lead in the development of a Red Deer graffiti abatement strategy and will work with many partners including the City of Red Deer, the RCMP, the DBA, businesses and various organizations.

The repeated and quick removal of graffiti is one of the best deterrents. If you see someone doing graffiti, report it to the RCMP at 403-343-5575. If you see property with graffiti on it, please report it to the graffiti hotline at 403356-8908 or with the city’s Report a Problem link online www.reddeer. ca.

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Fighting graffiti and gang-oriented tags on public property is a non-stop effort. But keeping a constant watch, and removing the vandals’ marks quickly has been shown to be effective in holding down the spread of vandalism. The Livingstone church’s youth group, along with staff from the Central Alberta Crime Prevention office cruised the downtown core Aug. 12, dissolving and erasing the spray-painted marks.

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Red Deer has taken in 30 Syrian refugees

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A photo of the lifeless body of Syrian boy facedown on a Turkish beach may have stunned, but the heart wrenching image has roused the world to one of the largest humanitarian crisis in recent years.

The shocking reality of Alan Kurdi, 3, who along with his brother and their mother drowned when their overloaded boat headed for the Greek Island of Kos capsized has prompted Red Deerians to want to help.

Catholic Social Services/Immigration Services and other local organizations have been inundated with calls from Central Albertans who want to do something.

Remza Mujezinovi, Catholic Social Services program supervisor, is encouraging concerned residents to donate to organizations helping the cause or to do private sponsorships.

The agency’s mandate is to help refugees when they come to Red Deer.

“We are watching like anybody else and feeling so hopeless,” she said.

Since the civil war began in Syria in 2011, Red Deer has taken in about 30 refugees.

Mujezinovi said the Syrians who are here are happy to be in Canada and are trying to learn the language and get on with their lives.

“For refugees in general, it is extremely hard to be here when the situation back home is uncertain,” she said. “They leave the family back home. What we have seen in Syria is extremely overwhelming with the number of refugees. I have been here for 20 years and I see groups going through similar (circumstances). But this is so huge right now. We are trying as much as we can.”

There are an estimated four million Syrian refugees.

Mujezinovi said she is unsure if more refugees are headed to the city.

“We are hoping but we are not sure of what is happening,” she said.

“Right now we don’t know what direction our government is going to take or anything like that,” she said. “We are all watching. We are all feeling for them. Unfortunately, there is not much we can do from here.”

She said they are typically notified a few weeks before a refugee’s arrival but so far they have not heard anything about Syrians.

The agency’s annual target for gov-

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A Red Cross doctor and UNHCR workers transport a collapsed migrant from the transit center for migrants to the closest hospital, in the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija. Thousands of migrants have poured into Macedonia and board trains and buses that are taking them a step closer to the European Union. ernment-sponsored refugees is 61. Last year it received 75 from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and other regions.

“It depends on immigration and how many they will assign to Red Deer,” she said.

“But we do have capacity. We have 15 people on staff. We have three Arabic speaking people.”

Earl Dreeshen, Conservative MP, said it is a truly heart-breaking situation and tragedy. He said the story of Kurdi touched his heart a grandfather of a two-year-old like most Canadians.

“I know we are working hard to make sure we can minimize some of the tragedy that is over there by bringing in both refugees from Iraq and Syria,” said Dreeshen.

He said Canada has set a target to accept 23,000 Iraqis and over 11,000 Syrians.

The government has committed in its campaign to an additional 10,000

persecuted ethnic and religious minorities from that region, said Dreeshen.

“We continue to do that,” said Dreeshen. “We have settled over 23,000 Iraqis and over 2,300 Syrians. We are doing an extremely good job and we have admitted more per capita than any other country. We know that it is important not just to help in that regard and to help with humanitarian aid as well.”

Dreeshen said the country is also working with its global allies to eliminate the root problem, ISIS. “In this particular case it was pretty sad,” said Dreeshen. “They hadn’t actually applied to come to Canada ...

Nevertheless it is something the world is seized with.”

A news report earlier this week said the family of Alan Kurdi was denied an application to Canada. The report was later retracted.

TO HELP

● Some organizations have signed sponsorship agreements with the government to help support refugees from abroad when they resettle in Canada through sponsorship agreement holders. They can sponsor refugees themselves or work with others in the community to sponsor refugees, according to the government website www.cic. gc.ca/english/refugees/sponsor/sah.asp. ● Contact the Catholic Social Services Central Office in Edmonton (780424-3545) for information on private sponsorships. Applications are available on the website at www.catholicsocialservices.ab.ca. ● Larger organizations such as the Canadian Red Cross (www.redcross. ca); Unicef Canada (www.unicef.ca/); Doctors Without Borders (www.msf.ca) or the United Nations Refugee Agency (www.unhcr.ca) are taking donations. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Bait in escort armed robbery scam sentenced to one year

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There was little activity in the Michener Public Gardens Friday as the cool, wet weather likely kept gardeners away from their produce. Feeling a lot more like fall than late summer, the rain and cold weather is forecast to last through the long weekend.

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Springbrook standoff ends tragically One man is dead of self-inflicted wounds following a police standoff in Springbrook on Thursday evening.

Blackfalds RCMP were called to the TamaracBlvd. area for a report of a distraught man early Thursday evening.

Residents were asked to keep away from the area while police dealt with the situation for several hours.

Police say the incident ended with the “apparent self-inflicted death” of the man. No one else was involved in the incident.

No further details will be released, say police.

The Medical Examiner’s office will determine the exact cause of death.

Red Deer County cracking down on mobile sign Red Deer County is cracking down on mobile signs along highways.

Advertising signs on licensed or unlicensed vehicles or trailers located next to highways must be removed by Oct. 5. The ban does not apply to landowners who are advertising products or services on their own property, such as farmers selling hay.

Signs next to Hwys 2, 2A, 11 and 11A are covered by the new regulation.

Penalties for not removing prohibited signs are $500 for a first offence, $1,000 for a second offence

and $5,000 for third and subsequent offences.

For information about the sign policy, call the county at 403-350-2170

City recognized for procurement practices The City of Red Deer was awarded the prestigious 20th Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Procurement Institute.

The AEP Award is earned by public and nonprofit organizations that obtain a high application score based on the standardized criteria of innovation, professionalism, e-procurement, productivity, and leadership.

“We are pleased to have been recognized for our dedication to innovative and fair procurement practices,” said the city’s chief financial officer, Dean Krejci. “It’s a great indication that our procurement policies and practices meet recognized industry standards and best practices.”

This program encourages the development of excellence as well as continued organizational improvement to earn the award annually.

“To be amongst North America’s leading organizations is a great honour,” said Krejci. “We are proud of our staff and the work they do to continue to find innovations and organizational improvements.”

Awards will be presented in Edmonton on Nov. 2 at the Canadian Public Procurement Council’s annual forum.

In 2015 there were 206 successful applicants, including 47 counties, 66 cities, 22 higher education agencies, 25 school districts, 29 special districts, and 17 state agencies.

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A Red Deer woman who was the bait in an escort scheme was sentenced to 12 months in jail in Red Deer provincial court on Friday.

Lindsay Rae Mazzei, 32, previously pleaded guilty to one count of robbery in connection to the crime.

Several other charges against her were withdrawn as a result of her guilty plea.

Mazzei participated in the scheme by arranging to meet a visiting businessman looking for an escort service while he was staying at a Red Deer hotel on June 12, 2013.

He had phoned a number he found online and arranged to meet with a woman at a downtown apartment building.

Mazzei and the man entered the building and proceeded to the fire escape where two masked men, armed with weapons, came and robbed him. He was stripped of his wallet, clothes, belongings and vehicle.

Justice Kirk Sisson agreed with the joint sentencing submission from Crown prosecutor Carolyn Ayre and defence lawyer Lorne Goddard recommending the year-long jail sentence.

Sisson said he recognized Mazzei’s severe addiction to methamphetamine and how she fell into associating with a bad crowd, but her criminal actions deserved denunciation and should be condemned.

Mitigating factors included her guilty plea and lack of criminal record at the time of the offence.

Mazzei was given 221 days credit for her time in custody, leaving 144 days left to serve in jail.

Once released, she will be on probation for 12 months.

In an apology to the court, Mazzei said she spiralled down into a dark world and takes responsibility for her actions. She hoped to reconnect with her two children.

“It really is up to you,” Sisson told Mazzei.

Mazzei was ordered to provide a DNA sample and was given a 10-year firearms prohibition.

Florian Edward Poitra pleaded guilty to his role in the escort scam on Oct. 31, 2013, and was sentenced to four years in jail.

Mark William Bitterman, who is also accused, is scheduled for a series of provincial court trials over the next year. He is also scheduled for a seconddegree murder trial in June 2016.

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‘Normalize’: The new word scaring conservative Christians

BY JONATHAN MERRITT SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE In the fight over gay rights, conservative Christians have a new enemy. No, it isn’t a politician or activist or organization. It isn’t a noun at all, but rather a verb: normalize.

In Albert Mohler’s forthcoming book, We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, & the Very Meaning of Right & Wrong, the president of the flagship Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, discusses the normalization of same-sex relationships a whopping 39 times.

“The normalization of homosexual relationships and the legalization of same-sex marriage” is, in Mohler’s words, “the debate of greatest intensity of our time.”

He is not the only one calling Christians to fight against the normalization of same-sex relationships — not by a long shot.

An article by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission calls believers to “consider what is at stake in the movement afoot to normalize homosexuality.”

The Family Research Council’s senior vice president argued that the movement of “evangelical advocates” who want to normalize same-sex attraction is an “offense to God and the Gospel.”

Pastor and best-selling author John Piper called the trend “the new calamity” in America.

But where did these Christians get this idea?

Even if one believes that same-sex relationships do not align with God’s design for human beings, it does not necessarily follow that one must work to dispose of those who engage in it.

To normalize means to accept something or someone as usual or normal. The word is a cousin to the word tolerate. So these Christians believe that anything that might communicate that homosexuality is normal is wrong or evil. Anything that would increase tolerance of homosexual relationships should be resisted.

Many of these Christians root their thinking in the belief that the Apostle Paul called same-sex relations “unnatural” in his epistle to the Romans. Whatever Paul means to communicate with that word, he is not instructing Christians to band together and work to exclude anyone from social structures and institutions. Unlike Paul, when conservative Christians speak of normalizing LGBT people and relationships, they are using it in a social rather than theological sense.

Consider the recent decision by the Boy Scouts of America to allow gay troop leaders. In 2013, when the BSA was considering the change, the Ohio Christian Alliance sent an email to 40,000 subscribers claiming that pressure was coming from LGBT activists who “want society to normalize and affirm their behavior.”

Originally, conservative Christians cast gay people as sexual predators and argued that allowing them to be troop leaders would endanger children. But as the public began to see such arguments for what they were — specious and hurtful — Christian activists started invoking the scary “normalize” instead.

Their fear was not that the existence of LGBT troop leaders would force conservative Christians to change their theology, but rather that the shift would cause society to see gay persons as respectable. Boy Scout troop leaders are seen as upstanding civic leaders, and this is a thought that many Christians cannot stand.

The same is true regarding the decision to eliminate the “Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell” policy. Conservatives first argued that allowing LGBT persons to serve in the U.S. Army would make soldiers feel uncomfortable and make servicemen and women less effective.

When the military studied the issue and demon-

strated this was not a risk, these individuals reverted to their favorite scare word. Again, their fear was not theological, but social. Military people are given respect, and this is something that conservative Christians do not want bestowed on people they consider to be abominations before God. Asking the faithful to resist the normalization of homosexuality is a command framed in the negative.

It only communicates what one does not want to occur. What about the positive? If one is resisting normalization, then what is one supporting?

The opposite of normalizing is marginalizing. It is maligning. It is sidelining. It is ostracizing. It is banishing. It is shunning.

Make no mistake that this is what is being called for. To resist the normalization of LGBT couples means working to push them to the margins, outside of circles of respectability.

Is this how we wish to be known — as a community that forced another community to the margins? This is the kind of goal at which if you succeed, you also fail.

And besides, this behavior is painfully shortsighted given the waning influence of Christians in America. If believers think they are becoming a minority group, it does not seem prudent to set a precedent that it is OK to socially marginalize minority groups.

But, of course, Christians need to ask themselves not only whether this way of treating people is prudent, but also whether it is biblical.

I’ve tried to imagine Jesus approving of such tactics. Jesus is a man who offers his disciples a glimmering gold standard for relating to others: “Whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them.”

The most rigid religious leaders in Jesus’ day, like those in ours, complained that offering outsiders a seat at the table somehow legitimized them. But Jesus didn’t seem to care. He kept welcoming them to the table anyway.

Those the religious leaders rejected, Jesus received. Those whom the religious leaders pushed to the margins, Jesus welcomed to the center. Jesus was focused on building bridges while the religious leaders were focused on building barriers.

Some things never change.

It is time for the faithful to set aside the scare words, take the long view, look our neighbors in the eye and walk the way of Jesus.

Jonathan Merritt is a senior columnist for Religion News Service and the author of the new book, “Jesus Is Better Than You Imagined.”

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is applying his vision of a merciful church to women who have had abortions, easing their path toward forgiveness and saying he realizes some felt they had no choice but to make “this agonizing and painful decision.”

In a letter published Tuesday by the Holy See, Francis said he was allowing all rank-and-file priests to grant absolution during the Holy Year of Mercy he has proclaimed, which runs Dec. 8, 2015 until Nov. 20, 2016.

The Roman Catholic Church views abortion as such a grave sin that it put the matter of granting forgiveness for an abortion in the hands of a bishop, who could either hear the woman’s confession himself or delegate that to a priest who is expert in such situations. Now, Francis is making it possible for women to bypass this formalized process in the approaching special Year of Mercy while putting the stress on “contrite” hearts. In a statement after the pope’s letter, the Vatican made clear that “forgiveness of the sin of abortion does not condone abortion nor minimize its grave effects. The newness is clearly Pope Francis’ pastoral approach.”

In the United States, many bishops already allow priests to absolve women who have had abortions, while in other dioceses, bishops have reserved the decision for themselves, said the Rev. James Martin, editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America.

The pope’s directive on Tuesday “reminds priests of the need for mercy, and it also takes a very pastoral tone toward women who have had an abortion,” Martin said. New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who will be hosting Francis in the city later this month during the papal U.S. pilgrimage, noted that priests in his diocese have had the authority to forgive the sin of abortion for about three decades.

“I hope that this announcement by the Holy Father will encourage many people to come forward to find the true peace and healing through this beautiful and tender Sacrament of Reconciliation,” Dolan wrote on his blog.

Francis made clear he isn’t downplaying the gravity of abortion, which the church essentially views as equivalent to murder. But he emphasized that abortion is an intensely personal, often anguished choice for women.

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CrossRoads Church Seniors Gems monthly luncheon is offered on the second Tuesday of each month from noon to 2 p.m. in the Chapel. All seniors invited. The cost is $8 at the door. Phone 403-3476425. On Sept. 8, enjoy special speaker and music.

Sept. 9

Boomtown Trail Cowboy Church meets the second and last Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Elnora Drop In Centre. Cowboy boots and hats welcome. Next dates are Sept. 9 and 30. For more information, call 403-749-3361.

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Rights, inmates sue over MiamiDade jail’s refusal to provide Muslim religious-based meals MIAMI — A federal lawsuit on behalf of four jail inmates is challenging Miami-Dade County’s refusal to provide meals that meet Muslim religious standards.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday, says the policy in place since October 2014 violates the rights of Muslim inmates to exercise their religion and asks a judge to strike it down. The county provides kosher meals for Jewish inmates but not halal meals for Muslims.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and Council on American-Islamic Relations Florida are representing the inmates.

The lawsuit says Muslims must eat a general population diet that does not meet religious standards that prohibit eating certain animals, require animals to be slaughtered in a particular way and mandate separation of halal foods.

A Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department spokeswoman declined to comment.

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This image shows a still from the film o negative, which stars Red Deer actor Alyx Melone.

Melone breaks out in short film

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Tramping through the wintry northern Ontario woods as a vampire is paying off for Red Deer actor Alyx Melone.

Melone will make her film debut in the atmospheric short film o negative — and the 13-minute thriller about desire and dependency is premiering next week in the Toronto International Film Festival’s Shortcuts program.

“For me it’s been such an exciting journey,” said the Red Deer College theatre graduate, who plans to attend the red-carpet event on Thursday (Sept. 10).

Melone hopes her performance in o negative helps her gain a toehold in an industry that’s been difficult to break into — even though she graduated from the prestigious National Theatre School in Montreal in 2013.

The story for the short film came out of a discussion Melone started with her actor/musician boyfriend, Steven McCarthy, a couple of years ago, while both were living in Toronto.

“We started planning and thinking about characters” along the theme of addiction, she recalled.

A germ of an idea began emerging about a man who becomes so smitten with a female character that he’s willing to do anything to keep her alive.

This simmered in their minds until Melone decided to move back to Red Deer to spend some time

with her family last spring. Suddenly it became a matter of now or never. “I said, ‘If we’re going to make the movie it has to be done by this date,’” she recalled.

And the complicated filmmaking process was set in motion. McCarthy, who previously appeared at TIFF playing opposite Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) in the award-winning 2012 feature Picture Day, wrote the wordless script for o negative. He also decided to direct and act in the short, playing the besotted male protagonist.

Melone, 28, was cast as his female object of desire who’s soon revealed to have a vampire’s addiction to blood.

McCarthy brought his pal Cabot McNenly (The Animal Project, You Are Here), onboard as cinematographer. McNenly is considered a young Quebec filmmmaker to watch.

McCarthy’s doctor friend Eric Haapala and his wife Corinne Wilkerson, were lined up as producers, and Quebec actor Stephane Lafleur took a supporting role. o negative was shot in four days last March in a motel room, bar and forest near Bruce Mines, Ont., on the north shore of Lake Huron. It was a cold, bleak time of year. Malone believes this added to the murky atmosphere of the film, which has also been accepted into Sudbury, Ont.’s Cinefest.

Intimate camera angles make the viewer feel like a voyeur, and the music and sound design create a potboiler mood.

Although the $15,000 film can be viewed as a straight-ahead vampire story, she believes the short also serves as a metaphor about what people are willing to compromise to satisfy their addictions.

She believes parallels can be drawn between the man’s intense love for the female and the vampire’s lust for blood “There’s the idea of what do you do to feed your desire? Is he willing to lose his humanity?”

After working Toronto’s film festival circuit for the next two weeks, Melone is hoping to get an agent to help her line up other cinematic projects after she moves back to Toronto in November.

The actor, who went to Notre Dame High School in Red Deer and acted in such RDC productions as Romeo and Juliet and Blood Wedding, is thrilled whenever she comes across another Albertan in Toronto.

“It makes us kindred spirits in this big city.”

She hopes o negative can be screened online or even at a local movie theatre after festival season is over.

This is a big year for McCarthy, who is also acting in a feature comedy getting shown at TIFF, Andrew Currie’s The Steps. It co-stars Christine Lahti and James Brolin.

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Country duo has roots on display

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Bringing in the crops and songwriting go hand-inhand for Saskatchewan country-roots singer Blake Berglund.

Nothing sparks his creativity like spending countless hours circling his family’s farm fields on his John Deere harvester.

“It’s absolutely my preferred place to write. It’s totally zen,” said Berglund, who performs with his onand off-stage partner Belle Plaine on Monday, Sept. 7, at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer.

The Regina resident, who makes traditional country music in the style of Kris Kristofferson or Willie Nelson, comes from a long line of farmers, cowboys and showmen.

Berglund’s grandfather, who would have turned 115 last month, was Kennedy, Sask.’s self-appointed storyteller, haphazard pianist and self-taught veterinarian.

“He had not a day of schooling, but he was the local vet. He just jumped and did it,” said Berglund, with a chuckle.

Berglund’s father carried on the jack-of-all-trades family tradition, dabbling in everything from crop and cattle farming, to running an auction mart, to collecting estrogen from horse urine.

With a brother who’s a professional calf-roper, Berglund figures “I have that cowboy gene” — and it turns up in his music.

Songs on his three solo CDs are often about different characters he meets.

“It becomes boring to write about yourself, about what I feel and what I think about things ... I find it more engaging to write in the narrative style about others...”

On this Western Canada tour, Berglund will share the stage with his sweetheart, Belle Plaine, a Fosston Sask. native. Both artists intend to do their own solo sets with side players, then come together for a few duets.

Plaine (who borrowed the name of a Saskatchewan farming community as her stage moniker) has such a beautiful, clear, distinctive voice that Berglund was captivated from when he first heard her sing.

He spent several years trying to talk her into becoming his duet partner. Finally Plaine, who made two poetic solo albums, capitulated when she realized they share the same approach to country music.

She admitted they both prefer “authentic” traditional country to the pop-y new country music heard on the radio.

Berglund puts it across stronger: “I loath what’s happened to country music right now!”

Where traditional country was about life’s struggles, new country seems to be mostly about beer and drinking, he added. “It’s very poor choice of subject matter for a role model ... It’s very disappointing to

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Blake Berglund and Belle Plaineo perform on Monday, Sept. 7, at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer. me.”

Given the current state of country radio, he and Plaine decided to draw on the past for inspiration for their latest recording project.

The duo are paying old-fashioned tribute to their fellow songwriters by recording their material — starting with a gold-coloured 7-inch vinyl, out on Sept. 4, with the tunes Town to Town and Saskatchewan, written by Saskatoon folk artist/songwriter Zachary Lucky.

There’s even an appropriate throw-back sensibility in their duet performance of Town to Town, as seen on YouTube, as part of An Empty Room Series of recordings made by retired CBC employee Brent Nielsen.

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way Twitty, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, or even Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.

She and Berglund greatly admire country artists of the bygone era. But there’s also something distinctive and special that happens when they sing together.

“I think there’s a real chemistry between us,” said Plaine. “The visual interplay keeps things interesting.”

As to whether she plans to make a full-length recording with Berglund someday, she added, “We’re going to ride this out for a while and see where it goes...”

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All grown up: TIFF turns 40

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival turns 40 this year and with that milestone birthday comes 40-year-old angst.

The one-time upstart — originally snubbed by Hollywood bigwigs who deemed it a small-town affair — has become one of the industry’s biggest players, and as such, an easy target for criticism from all corners.

Depending on who you talk to, it’s either too big, too glitzy, or too exclusive.

Even those powerful Hollywood bigwigs were suddenly calling TIFF a bully last year, for demanding that films destined for coveted theatres and time slots premiere in Toronto.

“Americans!” festival CEO Piers Handling huffs, while recalling the brouhaha that forced TIFF to tame its stance this year.

“Which I thought was a bit ironic that they were calling us ’imperialistic’ and ’bullies.’ The Americans? Some of whom, by the way, were my closest friends.”

Forty years ago, festival founders could only dream of such attention.

Back in 1976, when TIFF launched with the name Festival of Festivals, Hollywood studios feigned interest in the new Canadian showcase only to pull their films at the last minute, recalls co-founder Bill Marshall.

“The studios didn’t believe in film festivals, particularly not in Canada,” says Marshall, noting that changed when L.A. critics lauded the inaugural outing.

“So ’77 they all came back saying, ‘Oh, we’d really like to help you.’ They didn’t mean it, but they tried....

They gave us things they thought were dogs.”

That included Lawrence Kasdan’s ensemble drama The Big Chill in 1983, a seemingly lightweight flick with a young cast including Glenn Close, Kevin Kline and William Hurt.

“They thought that was going to be a dog and it got huge ovations here and went on to be the biggest movie of the year and win all the awards,” says Marshall.

“So that was the turning point.”

It’s hard to whittle down the most memorable moments — big and small — from TIFF’s almost 40 years.

Former publicity boss Helga Stephenson, who would later become festival director in 1987, has plenty of great memories — and some not so good.

Like the time she was punched at the door of the stately Elgin Theatre by a mob of fans desperate to see the controversy-plagued film In Praise of Older Women in 1978.

Handling shudders at the memory of a van full of film prints being stolen in 1991, forcing staff to find other movies to screen that day. He joined the festival in 1982 and was named director and CEO in 1994, when the movie marathon was redubbed the Toronto International Film Festival.

Then there were the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001, which brought the festival to a temporary standstill as celebs including Close, David Lynch and Mark Wahlberg scrambled to return home.

Today, artistic director Cameron Bailey is keen to keep things focused on TIFF’s future, like the new TV program called Primetime and a competitive section for emerging auteurs called Platform. He admits they struggled to find the right way to mark this year’s milestone.

“We weren’t sure at first because 40 is not 50, it’s not 25. It’s not one of those signature landmarks that people are used to in terms of marking their own lives,” says Bailey.

“It’s still an important number. Somehow it had

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Actor Robert Downey Jr., centre, signs autographs for fans after arriving on the red carpet for his new movie The Judge during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. Starting next week, Toronto will host its 40th TIFF — and it sure looks different than it once did. this other freight in terms of entering middle age somehow, or becoming a real grown-up.”

There’s no question TIFF has grown into a giant among festivals.

It’s synonymous with stars — A-listers George Clooney, Matt Damon, Sandra Bullock and Helen Mirren are among those who repeatedly venture north to promote their films — and a key launching pad for Academy Award campaigns.

It’s also synonymous with fans and red carpet mania — it’s not unusual for the biggest premieres to attract hundreds of onlookers clogging sidewalks and shattering eardrums with their screams.

But veteran festival-goer Angelo Iascone is not one of them.

He laments such glitzy spectacles and the explosion of corporate and celeb-driven side events that threaten to overshadow smaller movies.

“It went from being about the films to being about the celebrities,” grumbles the 64-year-old film fanatic, who has attended every festival since 1978.

“We’re lucky to have it, for sure. It’s still an event in the world and manages itself fairly well, but size has its own problems.”

Back in the day, observers complained there weren’t enough celebrities, says Marshall, whose cofounders were Henk Van der Kolk and Dusty Cohl.

He and his team worked hard to court big names with unique incentives — intimate dinners with esteemed colleagues, and question-and-answer sessions with enthusiastic, knowledgeable fans.

“Most film festivals were frankly rubbish. They didn’t look after the talent, they didn’t look after the media, they didn’t care,” says Marshall.

Toronto film fans cared. Marshall says more than 35,000 people turned up that first year, when big gets included Jean-Charles Tacchella’s opener Cousin Cousine and a 90-second preview of King Kong.

“We would have had twice as many if I hadn’t been too dumb to think about repeat screenings,” Marshall chortles.

“So we fixed that.”

Stephenson and Van der Kolk recall other early stumbling blocks: funding shortages when expected patrons backed out, a largely dismissive response from local media, and being dogged by Ontario censors especially miffed by the sex in George Kaczender’s In Praise of Older Women.”

“These were hysterical, unreasonable days at the Ontario censorship bureau,” says Stephenson, who notes the controversy sent droves of curious people to the screening, overwhelming the theatre.

Those who got in were treated to a smuggled, uncut version.

“Which of course was not kosher, whatsoever. But there you go,” shrugs Van der Kolk.

Fast forward to 2015 and Handling points to other battles that keep him busy, including efforts to clamp down on non-TIFF events that appear to piggyback on its draw.

“They could be potentially stealing dollars away from us — and we’re a charity as well and we need that money,” says Handling, citing a recent defunct music festival and guerilla marketing stunts as examples.

“We’ve done cease-and-desists, we have a legal department here. We try to be as gentle as we possibly can, but also as vigilant as we need to be.”

Creator says show shouldn’t be defined by genre ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The creator of Orange Is the New Black says though the Emmys switched the hit show from the comedy category to drama, she’s not a fan of people boxing the series into a single genre.

“The whole label thing is frustrating — just people’s needs to define us. OK, you know, whatever you want to call us, fine,” Jenji Kohan said Wednesday.

“Are we a comedy? Are we a drama? ... Are we doing good work or not? Do you like us or not? As you can hear, I have issues with the whole, you know, beauty contest thing. It’s fraught.”

The show, in its third season on Netflix, is nominated for outstanding drama series at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, which airs on Fox on Sept. 20, though last year it competed for outstanding comedy series.

The Television Academy announced this year that shows with episodes of 30 minutes or less are now designated a comedy, while those over a half-hour are dramas.

Netflix’s petition to keep the hour-long OITNB in the comedy category was denied, according to a report by Variety.

Also nominated in the drama category are AMC’s Better Call Saul, PBS’ Downton Abbey, HBO’s Game of Thrones, Showtime’s Homeland, and AMC’s Mad Men.

“(To say), ’You’re in this box and you’re in that box’ — we’ve always been hard to define; we’re kind of a hybrid, and people feel this need to call us something, and I don’t feel the same need to say what we are. So, that’s on them,” Kohan said.

This year, OITNB earned a Golden Globe nomination for best television series, musical or comedy and won outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

“We’re funny when we feel we need to be funny and we’re dramatic when we feel we need to be dramatic ’cause hopefully we’re reflecting life. And life is never just a drama, just a comedy,” Kohan said.

“And I don’t know why you have to say it’s one thing or the other.”

At the Emmys OITNB is also nominated for outstanding casting for a drama series, outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for Emmy winner Uzo Aduba and outstanding guest actor in a drama series for Pablo Schreiber.

Kohan, who also created the Showtime series “Weeds,” said she has a complex when it comes to awards shows.

“It’s complicated because ... I can’t base my selfworth or the show’s self-worth on how other people award us or nominate us or feel about us because when we don’t win we can’t say, ‘Oh, then we weren’t good,’ or when we do win, ’We were better’ — because I’m just proud of the work we do,” she said.

“It’s really nice to have outside validation, but ultimately it’s sort of a dog and pony show, and it can be subjective. And if I can’t be all in when we lose, I can’t be all in when we win either, so I have to be

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Rudeness has woman rethinking friendship Dear Annie: I have been friends da didn’t know this person well, but with “Rhonda” for decades. they did live in a neighboring condo.

She has always been a dear friend, After the funeral, my husband and but lately, she seems to have no sym- I were invited to Rhonda’s home for pathy for anyone. Either dinner. I brought along the that, or she is so angry rather distinguished obituary with me that she has beand order of service, because come disrespectful.

I thought Rhonda might be inI don’t know why, and it terested. is having a very negative Instead, she said my affect on our relationship. friend’s children were ugly Recently, I was ill. I and make too much noise on did not inform Rhonda, their balcony, and added a nor was I asking for her few unkind remarks about my assistance. She happened friend’s wife. Aside from all to call asking for a ride to of these remarks being irrela concert and proceeded evant and untrue, they were to ridicule me for being also rude and disrespectful.

MITCHELL sick.

Rhonda’s husband, chilSince I am a physician, dren and grandchildren are & SUGAR she apparently thinks I close to me. should avoid all illness.

I don’t want to lose this Then she said I must be friendship. What would you sick because I am getting do in my shoes? — Upset in old, which I found neither comforting Montreal nor helpful, and rather rude.

Dear Upset: We would talk to RhonLast week, a dear friend died. Rhon- da and ask whether she is feeling OK

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ers, as your imagination and intuition both fire up. So it’s a wonderful day to pursue creative projects or help a friend in need.

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Saturday, Sept. 5 Sunday, Sept. 6 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Raquel Welch, 74; Werner Herzog, 72; MiNaomie Harris, 39; Ariel, 26; Pippa Middleton chael Keaton, 63 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Pluto encour- 31 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Compassion ages intense relationships and powerful exand creativity will take you far today. periences.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: February and March HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Imaginative and roare the best months to join an online dating mantic, you are great fun to be around.

The next 12 months is the time to study site, fall in love, propose, get married or reand travel more — but spend and over-in- new your wedding vows.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The nurturdulge less.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Avoid say- ing Cancerian Moon favours domestic matters and family functions. Strive to be ing exactly what’s on your on your best behaviour — and tread mind today Rams. Pluto carefully with a cranky child, teenager encourages you to be a bit or friend. more cautious and mysteriTAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you ous — especially if you are are trying to help others, it may feel socializing with work collike one step forwards and two steps leagues or friends. back, as Saturn saunters through your TAURUS (April 20relationship zone. So you’ll have to be May 20): Home is where an extra patient Bull. the heart is today Taurus, GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’re as you nurture family and keen to communicate with others as friends. you throw ideas around, and absorb Use your powerful intuJOANNE differing views. When it comes to a ition to help you hone in on MADELEINE tricky issue with a loved one, strive to what a child, teenager or balance head and heart.

MOORE close friend is really thinkCANCER (June 21-July 22): Moning. ey matters loom large. But don’t make GEMINI (May 21-June any big financial moves, as things are 20): If you combine intellect still in a state of flux. It’s a terrific day and intuition; right and left brain; cognitive and creative skills — then you’ll be on a real win- to roll up your sleeves and tackle unfinished ner. But don’t let minor worries and irritations jobs at home or work.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s a fabulous day spoil your day.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Being frank to research a subject — or take a long look at about money matters — especially with family your family history. Some information you’ve or friends — could end in tantrums and tears. heard about an ancestor may not be true, so Instead, look for inspiration from your intuition, why not dig up the real facts yourself?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Group activiand pay attention to your dreams.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The challenge is ties are favoured today as you contribute your to let off Leo steam in constructive ways. All talents within the local community, or assist a forms of exercise are favoured, as you make friend who’s in need of a helping hand. Virtuthe most of a fiery Pluto power surge today. ous Virgo to the rescue!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t accept Passion and creativity are also high.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s tricky to things at face value, as you look beneath say the right things at the moment Virgo. the surface to find out what’s really going on.

You’re in the public spotlight today so strive When it comes to a family matter, listen to to make your comments as encouraging, in- what your intuition is telling you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s a good sightful and positive as possible.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your diplomatic time to take a look at your travel plans for the skills will be called on Libra, as loved ones or coming year. Family responsibilities are high colleagues get involved in misunderstandings tonight, as a loved one looks to you for some and mix-ups. So play the peace-maker — but sensible and sensitive advice.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When don’t get caught in the crossfire!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Old emo- it comes to an on-going personal problem, tional issues may re-surface today, but being let your intuition point you in the right direcmysterious won’t help the situation — where- tion. But leave family decisions and important as being powerful, passionate and perceptive money matters for a more suitable day.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Creative will. You’ve got the power Scorpio.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You collaborations are favoured today Capricorn, feel like pressing other people’s emotional but make sure you communicate your ideas buttons, but in a light-hearted way. Your in- clearly and precisely, otherwise there could tentions are well-meant, but people will be be mix-ups and misunderstandings.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You won’t extra sensitive so choose your words wisely.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capable feel like being sociable, so use the down time Capricorns are usually highly rational crea- to chill out and spend quality time on your tures, but don’t overlook the importance of own.

Contemplating the past and setting goals your inner voice. Your intuition will point you for the future is the sensible way to go. in the right direction today — if you let it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’re in AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may have to defend your ambitions and aspira- the mood for delicious daydreams, but don’t tions today Aquarius. Keep your cool and get carried away — or led astray by a soavoid the temptation to over-react. State your called friend. It’s in your interests to take your point of view calmly and clearly — and then international contacts more seriously. move on.

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and if she has seen her doctor lately.

Any change in personality can be from medical causes. You also can express your concern to her husband and children and ask whether they have seen negative changes in Rhonda’s behavior.

Otherwise, good friends are honest, while being compassionate. Tell Rhonda, nicely, that you find her remarks surprisingly unkind and disrespectful.

Ask whether there is more going on that is causing her stress or unhappiness.

She may have issues that are not connected to you, but which are causing her pain that she is taking out on those closest to her.

Dear Annie: For a number of years, I worked with a man who shared words of wisdom spoken to him on his wedding day.

His brand new father-in-law told him that he could either be right or he could be happy, but not both.

So my pal developed a reply to his wife which went something like this:

“You’re right, Honey, I don’t know how you put up with me. I’m a jerk.”

He realized early on that he didn’t have to “win” an argument. Instead he “won” his happiness.

Arguments solve nothing. A difference of opinion is OK. If two people always agree, then only one of them is doing their own thinking. — Now I Know Dear Now: While we realize that many husbands find this advice to be worthwhile, we find it a bit condescending to women.

But you are absolutely right that many arguments can be resolved if one party simply says, “You’re right.

I’m sorry.” And it doesn’t matter which person.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

When traveling through life transitions, follow your instincts Dear Harlan; I am just your typical Finding Myself 18-year-old student, with nerves like Dear Finding; Your instincts are any other. right. You should feel nervous and you I am prepping to leave for college in need more support. less than a week, and to be honest, I’ve This is how change feels. It’s like barely even started packdriving into a fog. It’s hard to ing. I still have shopping know what you’ll see until it’s to do. right in front of your face.

I am the first in my It’s scary, exciting and exfamily to go to college, hilarating. It’s the ultimate and am extremely nerlife experience. vous and don’t truly know Your boyfriend might be what to expect. the best boyfriend in the My boyfriend is labeled world, but you need more as a junior in college alpeople in your corner. There though he really is only a is too much at stake. Losing sophomore, so he knows him would mean losing everyall the ins and outs. He is thing. It’s not healthy for him, extremely supportive of you or your relationship. all that I do, and is more Find five people on camthan willing to help me pus who can support, guide HARLAN with anything and everyand help you. Use the tutors, COHEN thing, but he is the only counselors, support staff, peer one in my corner who has leaders and other resources. a clue. He has even ofAs for this journey of finding fered to tutor me if I need yourself, you’re living it. Be it. patient and don’t look for answers to Although we have only been to- big life questions during the change. gether for a month, we have known Once you establish a routine and each other for much longer than that. find your people and places, push Throughout the time we have known yourself to have more life experiences. each other, he has helped me, and still For now, enjoy the ride. is helping me discover myself.

Dear Harlan; I think my roommate I guess I’m just scared that once I might be gay. I find it threatening. get into college, I’m just going to be Help me! I don’t know what to do. — flustered and so overtaken by all the Suspicious new things that I won’t have time to be Dear Suspicious; A gay roommate able to continue my journey of finding with a gun or a desk full of knives also myself. is threatening.

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Ruby Roxx is seen in this undated photo. The plussize Vancouver model says she’s been boosted by the support she’s received since battling back against cyberbullies who body-shamed her online.

Plus-size model battles back after being body-shamed A plus-size Vancouver model says she’s been boosted by the support she’s received since battling back against cyberbullies who body-shamed her online.

Ruby Roxx said she received a link from one of her Facebook followers featuring a photo of the curvy model digitally doctored to make her look thinner.

“The caption that they put on with it was: ’Look how much better she looks, she looks so much younger. Imagine how much potential she’d have if she looked like this,”’ recalled Roxx, whose real name is Jenn Palsenbarg.

“My initial reaction was I kind of laughed because the Photoshopping was so poorly done and I looked so unnatural — all of the Photoshopped girls did.”

Roxx said she shared the page and image with friends and followers, hoping to have the Project Harpoon account shut down. Inadvertently, she said it made the page “go viral,” bringing greater attention to their efforts than she had intended.

Roxx turned to social media herself as a way to battle back against her online critics.

“I am a strong, confident, plus model, who is PROUD of her body,” she wrote in an Aug. 22 blog post on her website, http://www.rubyroxxmodel. com.

“It has gotten me through 31 years, of health, sickness, pain, freedom, love and adventure. My body and I have been through a lot together, and I will

not let online bullies such as you make me feel bad about loving myself.”

Roxx also wrote candidly about suffering from anxiety and depression, noting that the page put her into a “downward spiral from which I struggled to pull myself out.”

“It wasn’t so much the words that bothered me. But it still got to me,” Roxx said.

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Roxx said she was buoyed by the support she received from her boyfriend, friends and family as well as the outpouring of encouragement online.

“I really don’t think cyberbullying is going to end anytime soon, unfortunately. It’s just kind of the world we live in now. But I just wanted to focus on helping those affected by cyberbullying.”

Roxx said the media attention and reports filed about Project Harpoon led to the pages being deleted, but added that new incarnations are emerging under different names.

Roxx said she’s talked about pursuing legal action with her boyfriend, who is a lawyer, but “doesn’t want to go down that road” at this time, believing the process would be emotionally and financially draining.

In addition to modelling, Roxx is Editor-in-Chief of Beauty Mark Magazine, a publication she said is devoted to encouraging individuals to find beauty in their uniqueness.

“I’ve always tried to be a body-positive activist. I’ve tried to encourage people to love the skin you’re in.”

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Monday, Sept. 7 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Michael Emerson, 61; Evan Rachel Wood, 28; Chrissie Hynde, 63 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today’s stars are fabulous for creativity and making emotional connections.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: The next 12 months is the time to solidify your financial situation.

Plus strive to be more sensitive towards the needs of loved ones.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When it comes to a delicate family matter or sensitive group situation, you need to adopt a more subtle approach. Step back and let others find their own path — and make their own mistakes.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Thank goodness your ruling planet Venus is now direct, which favours family and financial matters. You’re also feeling super generous, and ready to lend a helping hand to those in need.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Venus is now moving forwards in your communication zone so today’s stars suit reading, writing, public speaking, social networking, short trips, friendships and having lots of fun.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Crabs are usually private creatures but today you’ll feel like telling others how you feel about a range of issues.

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A gay roommate swinging a samurai sword is also threatening too (and odd). But a gay roommate living in the room with you isn’t threatening. It’s uncomfortable.

Once you can make this shift, you can be less defensive and more reflective.

What you call “threatening” has little to do with your roommate. It can be uncomfortable to have your belief system called into question. It can be uncomfortable to have thoughts that make you question your own sexual orientation.

Figure out why you are feeling so uncomfortable. Talk to a spiritual leader, counselor, residence life staff member (if living on a college campus) or LGBTQ advocate.

Your roommate has a lot of qualities — gay is only one of them. Don’t let that be the only thing that defines him.

Dear Harlan; I have a moral dilemma. My not-so-close friend is cheating on his girlfriend with another girl.

I don’t want to be a snitch, but I want to tell her. Any advice? I’m not sure how I can be around the two of them. — Conflicted Dear Conflicted; There’s nothing for you to say. It’s not your relationship.

It’s not your place.

Unless the cheating is going to cause physical harm, there isn’t a lot to be gained. Besides, she’s the wrong one to talk to. He’s the one doing the cheating.

If you have a problem with his choices, talk to him about it — not his girlfriend. Ask him if he’s cheating.

Then ask why he’s cheating instead of breaking up with his girlfriend. Offer some guidance.

Suggest someone for him to talk to.

Make sure you’re not looking to date his girlfriend or dealing with your own personal issues.

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someone and still remain friends? — Rejecting Dear Rejecting; Rejection is part of having an honest relationship.

People who can’t express rejection or accept rejection are not people looking for an honest relationship.

Take “ghosting,” for example.

Ghosting is an increasingly popular way to reject people. Ghosting is when you just disappear from someone’s life instead of sharing the truth. It’s a way to avoid uncomfortable conversations.

It’s immature and damaging.

Ghosting is not going to work for you because you want to have a friendship.

The easiest way to reject a friend and maintain the friendship is to be honest.

I know this might sound crazy, but honesty works best between friends.

Now, how honest you can be while rejecting your friend can vary with time and comfort. Every friendship has a comfort level.

Close friends with a long history can be brutally honest. Newer friends with less history can’t always handle the brutal truth.

The best approach to reject new friends is to use the “sandwich cookie approach” (also known as the “sandwich approach”).

When someone asks you a question where the answer is “no,” respond with something easy to swallow.

A “thank you” or an “I’m flattered” can be the first words out of your mouth. Then you can share the real answer. Share an honest thought and don’t feel bad.

You’re giving this person a gift — a chance to spend his or her time with someone who will appreciate it. Then you finish with another “thank you,” “I’m flattered” or “I really respect you for being so honest.” Then, you watch and wait.

Someone who wants to be your friend will stick around. Someone who just wants to be your boyfriend or girlfriend will hit the road.

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 5, 2015

Smart homes Wiser choices

DEVELOPERS OF HOME MONITORING DEVICES HAVE GOTTEN BETTER AT READING WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT THEIR APPS TO DO

BY AUDREY HOFFER SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Steve Lee knows when his mother gets up in the morning, walks into the living room, opens the front door to get the paper and takes her medications in the kitchen. Nothing unusual about that except that he lives an hour and 10 minutes away from her.

Lee’s 80-something mother lives alone in a smart home.

“I put a small system in her house that enables me to keep an eye on her,” said Lee, the director of technical services at Universal Devices in Encino, Calif. “If I don’t see any motion and she hasn’t opened the refrigerator by 8:30, then I know I need to check on her right away.”

Smart homes are becoming more common as people push the boundaries of digital technology to help them look after their health and security, control their carbon footprint and make living easier.

The Lauterette home in Northern Virginia is a textbook example of how to live digitally.

“I have over a hundred switches connected to appliances,” said Jeff Lauterette, director of technology at the National Petroleum Council, who lives with his wife, Cassie, and two children in a three-level, 6,000-squarefoot house. They get phone alerts ranging from the playful (the boys are clowning around after bedtime) to the serious (an unknown car or person is on the driveway).

A few weeks ago, a vehicle suspected of being involved in a Leesburg hitand-run accident ended up behind the Lauterette house, captured on the video camera installed in their back yard.

“It was dark when we got home at night so we didn’t see it,” Jeff Lauterette said. “But in the morning we saw a wrecked and bloodied truck in the back yard. We looked at the footage on our video and called the police. They came, processed the crime and identified the suspect. Because of that, he turned himself in. Our video helped the police catch him.”

One key to an immersive digital lifestyle is an automation system that resides in your home. Universal Devices makes a black box that looks like a cable box, called the ISY (Intelligent System). It connects to a home network and power lines, and to a smartphone, tablet or computer.

Not all automation systems are black boxes. Some are built into security systems; some are built into a home during construction; some are in the cloud.

About a dozen apps on the market use the ISY, which works with controllable outlets, light switches, multi-button keypad switches, motion detectors, door contacts, ceiling fan controls and many other devices, Lee said.

You log into the ISY Web site on your computer and create programs to turn things on and off at certain times.

“It’s a simple process. You don’t have to be a programmer,” Lee said.

“The brilliance of the ISY system is

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Water quality for the pool in the Lauterette home is monitored by the ScreenLogic app. It’s just one of a variety of home monitoring systems that let people turn lights on and off, open doors for delivery people and lock them when they leave, or allow the house to warm or cool according to time of day.

Top inset: The Tile device allows Cassie Lauterette to locate her keys or other items through her smartphone. the flexibility it offers. This isn’t just turning on and off lights,” Lauterette said.

You can program by the day, season or your vacation schedule. The ISY uses if-then statements to function.

Meaning, if this happens, then do this.

For example: ● If it is raining, then do not turn on the sprinklers. ● If it is Monday at 1 p.m., then open the garage door to let the gardener in. ● If it is 6:30 p.m., then turn on the air conditioner.

Lauterette said that he programmed dozens of variables across the house to enhance efficiency, save energy and maximize safety.

In the kitchen, he uses the system for convenience. If he puts a chicken in the oven or on the grill, he inserts a meat thermometer, and when the temperature hits 400 degrees, his phone beeps. For safety, the garbage disposal stops after five seconds.

In the garage, he uses the system to prevent waste. If the freezer door is mistakenly left open, he receives a text alert. In the garden, he uses the ISY to save water. If the soil probe detects wet soil or the weather report predicts rain, then the ISY will disable the sprinklers.

In the backyard pool, he uses the ISY to ensure clean water for the boys.

He receives alerts on acidity, salt and chlorine content.

In the front yard last winter, he programmed the system to save electricity.

When snow reached the garden lights, they automatically turned off.

A smartphone or tablet is a key accessory, which means commands can be accessed remotely via an app or by voice control.

“I’ve opened the garage door from Florida to let in a deliveryman,” said Cassie Lauterette, owner of Mid Atlantic Consulting, which assists with smart home set-ups.

“We watched him drive up. Then we

opened the garage door, and he put the package inside,” Jeff Lauterette said.

Short-term programs can be written for a specific time period, such as a program to turn lights on at varying times to make it look like people are home when they are not.

The ISY also enables virtual on-off switches. You can put a keypad switch on the night table, turn on the bathroom lights before you get out of bed and turn them off when you get back in. You also can turn on the coffee pot when you wake up.

Even without a dedicated automation system, you can still have remote capabilities, because many companies make Smart appliances that have their own app.

Chukwuma Ebi, a Nest Labs training representative, said that he pointed a Dropcam out the second-floor window of his home in Upper Marlboro, Md., to monitor his car. “I can see my car right now,” he said one morning at Best Buy in Washington. The camera, connected to his phone via an app, is triggered by motion and sound. If there’s a disturbance, he receives a text alert.

The company’s Nest Protect product will send a text message, voice alert and display if it detects smoke or a carbon monoxide problem. “If a piece of toast burns, you can turn off the alarm from your phone,” Ebi said. “If there’s a carbon monoxide leak, the app will alert the thermostat, and the whole system will automatically shut down.”

Every day after school, Teresa Dolan’s two boys tap the deadbolt of their home in the Crestwood neighborhood of Washington and walk inside.

Here are other phone devices that can make your home more efficient: ● Schlage Connect is a deadbolt that works with home automation and security systems. It has a touch screen onto which user codes are entered. “There are moments when you want to know if your door’s locked, for example when you get to the airport. You check via

the phone app,” said Christopher DeSchamp, Schlage’s smart home evangelist and portfolio leader, “and if you forgot, you can lock it remotely.” ● The Ring Video Doorbell is a wide-angled 180-degree camera and motion detector that connects to your phone and WiFi network. It starts recording as soon as the bell rings or someone is on your property within the customized range of motion that you have programmed; it sends a phone alert, and wherever you are, you can see on the screen who is at the door.

“It’s a cool product,” said Jeff Lauterette, who recently installed it on his front door. “If you’re stuck in traffic, late getting home and your guest has arrived and is ringing the bell, you can say, ‘Don’t leave. Sit on the porch and wait. I’ll be right there.’ “ ● A white GPS-embedded Tile lets you find a misplaced item — such as your car keys. String it on a key chain.

If the item goes missing, TheTileApp sends a Bluetooth signal and a picture of the tracking circle to your phone, displaying the item’s location. ● You can forget about having to catch radio or TV weather broadcasts if you have Netatmo, a miniature weather station that you can put on the kitchen counter or bedroom dresser to receive ambient data such as temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide. It will send an alert to tell you when to open the windows for fresh air. ● The next smart home game-changer might be Apple’s recently released HomeKit. The device allows homeowners through Siri to use verbal commands to do such things as turning off, turning on, dimming or brightening lights in a specific room; setting the thermostat to a certain temperature; and turning on a printer.

Lauterette said that he hopes all his devices will soon be part of HomeKit: “Then my phone will be the remote control for everything.”

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D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015

The trend is tufting Dear Debbie; I’m having a disagreement with my friend about a tufted armchair. I love the vintage style but will it fit into a contemporary room setting?

I trust your judgement, and you mix styles with abandon.

— Karen Dear Karen; Vintage style looks amazing in a contemporary setting as long as it is one or two pieces.

They become a focal point, DEBBIE a conversaTRAVIS tion piece, like a piece of artwork.

Tufted furnishings provide a feeling of comfort and luxury that is timeless.

The character of the piece is defined by its shape, and also the colour and type of fabric that is tufted. For example, a chocolate brown leather armchair is rich and supple and has a masculine look, whereas a camel-back sofa tufted in silk or satin shimmering in soft pastels produces a more feminine appearance.

The beauty of tufting is the manner in which it showcases the fabric. The tufts, which are generally made by buttons pressed into the billowy upholstery, create shadows and highlights that show off the texture and graduate the colour of the material. You’ll find lots of examples on line to inspire you to introduce some tufting into your life, from ottomans, bedframes and headboards, sofas and all styles of seating to tufted walls, (which also act as good soundproofing.)

On one of my television shows we transformed an old headboard that was in good shape but a bit dated. Rather than going to the trouble and expense of having the headboard upholstered, we produced the look of tufting with paint. You can create this effect on any size or shape of headboard. Decide where to place the buttons and use a right angle ruler to ensure that the buttons are in a straight line and evenly spaced. Draw a + + to mark off where each button will go. Extend the lines to about 2 inches from the centre of the ++ . Place a penny on the centre spot and trace around it. This headboard has a white basecoat. We used cobalt blue artists acrylic and put a small blob of blue and white paint on a plate. Outline the button and lines in blue. Fill in shadows by lightening the

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The lush look of tufting was created with paint on this romantic headboard. to see if it is authentic. You love the armchair you’ve found and can see it in your room, so chances are good that it will not only work well, but become a focal centerpiece.

Hi Debbie, My living room has tan carpet with a burgundy couch and recliner. I also have medium oak side tables and a coffee table. I love blues and purples and would like your advice on wall colour. I was thinking maybe a greyish blue might work. —Nancy Dear Nancy; Your instincts are right on. Gray looks fabulous as a backdrop

to burgundy, not too dark though. Review the colour swatches at your paint store to find a gray that has blue in it.

Another option is a creamy shade for your walls. A brighter effect, but also warm and inviting.

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 ís new website, www.debbietravis.com.

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blue with white.

The shadows should be placed in the same place around each button and at the edges of the headboard to give the appearance of rounded corners.

Tip: Shading is applied according to the position of the light source in the room. If the window is on the left side of the bed, then the right side of the button will be lighter.

This effect is easy to do, and the results are so realistic that admirers will run their hands over the surface

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Planning around a traffic path

Because the traffic path through the room cuts it into two distinct areas, furnishing this huge space is made easier if it is treated as two distinct spaces.

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each other.

Often described as a “Great Room”, this is a family space and how they will use it provides the key to deciding how it should be furnished.

I have found that the best way to decorate a room from scratch is to try to imagine what family life will be like in several years.

Trying to anticipate technology is mind-boggling, but it’s a pretty safe bet that, eventually, there will be three (or more) teenagers using the space.

What will the space be like when they are away at school?

If you are like most families, electronic media is an important part of your relaxation style and this is not likely to change in the next few years.

Bearing this in mind, on my plan I have taken the smaller area in the room and created a media centre.

Here there is a wall units for the television and its peripheral equipment, as well as ample space for other storage.

There is ample comfortable seating on the sectional sofa and the recliner and good play area on the carpet in front of the media centre.

This carpet not only helps to define the space, but it also gives the children a safe, soft play area for now.

When the children are a little older, you might want to add a large coffee table, and possibly a desk space for homework and hobby projects.

Around the fireplace I have arranged an informal setting, geared towards adults.

You could include a second television here (above the fireplace?), or simply use the space as a relaxing space.

Maintaining flexibility will make the decoration process that much more enjoyable.

If your family enjoys playing board games, you might eliminate one of the two love seats and place a game table near the window.

If billiards is the family game, you might install a table in place of the sectional sofa, then integrate the television and storage into cabinets built on each side of the fireplace.

If you need a home office, custom cabinets provides you with the opportunity to make that happen.

David Ferguson is a regular contributor to CBC Radio. Write to David at: david.ferguson@hotmail.ca.

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Q : We have had the good fortune to buy a newly-built home that has an exceptionally large family room.

The room measures eight and a half metres (about 28 feet) long and is flooded with natural light through four large windows and a patio door.

We anticipate the patio will be used a lot during the summer months.

In addition, this fantastic room is open to the kitchen, which adds to the airy spaciousness of the room.

DAVID The room FERGUSON features a beautiful flagstone fireplace and the flooring is a stunning cork.

All of this sounds wonderful, but because of the overwhelming size of this room, we just can seem to decide how to arrange it logically.

It is glorious to look at, but simply not cosy.

We are wondering if the problem is that there are just too many options and we haven’t stumbled upon the right one?

Our children are six, four and two and still require lots of play room, and for them, we would like to integrate the television (which is also the family computer) and other electronics, space for toys and many, many books. As well, we would like a place for grownups, as we often entertain.

A: It is a pleasure read your glowing description of the room, but equally distressed to hear you (understandably) stymied by its size.

I have often said that large rooms can be as difficult to decorate as small ones.

The way I would approach the arrangement of this room is by delineating two functions within this space.

The traffic pattern that runs between the kitchen and the patio door effectively cuts the room into two distinct areas; one dominated by the fireplace and the other without a dominant focal point.

With this in mind, the task of furnishing this huge area is made easier since you will be furnishing two distinct spaces.

The one rule to follow is that both areas will need to visually complement

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015

New two-part heating system delivers economical winter warmth How good would it be if your utility company put electricity on sale, offering three kilowatt-hours of power for every one kilowatt-hour you paid for?

Too good to be true?

Not if you own a heat pump.

Modern heat pumps both heat and cool your home, and they provide 200% to 300% more heat than regular electric heaters consuming the same amount STEVE of power.

MAXWELL That’s the ìbuy-one-getthreeî deal. All heat pumps harvest heat energy from the environment instead of just converting electricity to heat as regular heaters do.

This harvesting and conversion is where the windfall gains come from, but there is a new twist.

Heat pumps have been around for decades, but what is new to Canada is something called ductless heat pumps.

They’re much cheaper and easier to install than older style ground source heat pumps or traditional ducted heat pumps for two reasons: Ductless heat pumps need no duct work or underground pipes; and ductless systems work exceptionally well in partnership with another little-known technology: electric thermal storage heaters.

Ductless heat pumps have two parts: a compressor that sits outside your home and a wall unit mounted indoors up near a ceiling.

Ductless units are able to harvest heat efficiently down to temperatures of -15C to -28C. Its this combination of ductless heat pumps and the new-to-Canadians electric storage heater technology that’s worth looking at.

I’ve tested and written before about the Ecombi line of thermal storage heaters and they work in conjunction with time of use electrical pricing to reduce energy bills.

Storage heaters heat up internally when electricity prices are lowest,

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then deliver this heat to your home as needed during expensive times of day.

Additional savings can be found by installing a programmable timer on your electric tank-style water heater so it only comes on when electricity cost is at its lowest.

The combination of an air-source ductless heat pump working with storage heaters offers the most economical option for electric heating at the lowest possible installed cost. There’s nothing that delivers more bang for your electric heating buck than this, and at least one Canadian province is doing all it can to promote this technology.

Nova Scotia is at the leading edge of heat pump promotion these days, and it’s the wisest provincial model of its kind I’ve seen so far. Regardless of where you live in Canada, check out heatpumpssetyoufree.ca to learn more about the heat pump advantage.

It makes sense wherever it gets cold enough to heat.

Ian Henman, owner of Sunshine Renewable Energy in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is one of the few people in Canada who designs and installs systems that combine ductless heat pumps and electric storage heaters.

“Even though higher end ductless heat pumps now operate efficiently down as low as -25C and beyond, they aren’t always able to cover all of the living space in a home at lowest temperatures” explains Henman. “We find the unique Ecombi storage heaters to be the best option for homeowners to reduce their cost of space heating in those areas where a heat pump isn’t enough. These heaters warm up a collection of high-density bricks inside the unit during off-peak periods of the day, then emit that heat during the peak times.”

Choosing the best heating and cooling systems is trickier than it used to be because there are more options.

That said, the potential for comfort and economy are better than ever now, too. And when it comes to a heating technology that delivers as much as three times more heat than the electricity you paid for during most days of the heating season, that’s something worth looking at.

Steve Maxwell has been helping Canadians makes sense of energy issues and home improvement challenges since 1988.

Learn from him at SteveMaxwell.ca

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This ductless heat pump both heats and cools. During winter it provides up to three times more heat than the electricity consumed to operate it.

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Identify the spots that squirrels are likely to chew through — old attic screens and roof vents among others.

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As much as my family and I love to have suburban wildlife around our New York-area home, some of the cuteness wore off when we found rodents living under the roof. A mama squirrel (perhaps she was expecting) had set up a cozy little nest in our attic — a wise move considering the temperature was dipping and she had a brood to care for. As Jack Murphy, co-founder of Denver-based Urban Wildlife Rescue, puts it: “They can live in a tree.

And we can live all winter on the prairie in a tent. But having a house is a lot nicer.”

So my husband, Paul — a do-it-yourself kind of guy (and looking to save a grand or so on critter eviction) — sprang into action. Once the little tykes were old enough to go outside the nest on their own — cute as can be, peering over the eaves of our roof — he rigged up the trusty “have-a-heart” trap, relocating them to places you’d think squirrels would like. One got new digs creek-side in a forest preserve. Another was escorted to a wooded college campus.

But it was with heavy hearts we later learned that his efforts were more misguided than magnanimous. Experts say most squirrels — even ones old enough to fend for themselves — don’t survive being moved. They succumb to everything from turf wars to an inability to adapt to new habitats.

“Relocation is a feelgood myth,” Murphy says.

State and federal agencies discourage relocating wildlife, and in some cases ban it.

And removing a mother squirrel without her litter can also have a dreadful outcome, says

Murphy. “Most of the calls we get about orphans are the results of humans doing something stupid,” he says.

Ugh. Ned Bruha, who does business as The Skunk Whisperer in Oklahoma City, is another of the country’s few specialists in humane wildlife removal. He says the wiser move — in addition to leaving the job to the pros — would have been to let the squirrels hunker down until they were ready to leave the attic on their own, and then provide them a one-way door for doing so.

There’s no real risk in letting them hang out awhile, Bruha says; the danger of squirrels doing damage like chewing through wires is overblown. At the same time, when the animals do move outside they’re in familiar surroundings.

Without remedial and preventive repairs, however, you’ll likely have another tenant in no time, as there is no shortage of squirrels looking for a place to live.

“If you have squirrels in your attic, you do not have a squirrel problem.

You have a house problem,” Bruha says. “And if you treat this as a building problem and not a wildlife problem, you are going to have longerterm results.”

Once the animals are definitely out, Bruha deodorizes their former home and its surroundings with an industrialstrength cleanser designed specifically to neutralize the odours that wildlife like squirrels leave behind, and that attracts others.

Next: Repair the areas the squirrels have been using to go in and out of your attic, and make sure they don’t create new entry points.

“What we don’t want them to do is walk out, walk around the corner and chew in on one of

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LAWRENCE The Honourable Judge Nigel Patrick Lawrence (retired) Feb.17, 1935 to Aug. 26, 2015 Patrick Lawrence of Red Deer, Alberta died peacefully surrounded by his family and at a time of his own choosing in Basel, Switzerland. With him were his survivors: his loving wife of fifty five years, Stephanie; his adoring daughters, Gillian Lawrence and her husband Keith McCandlish of Calgary, Jennifer Lawrence of Hong Kong, and Pamela Lawrence and her husband Daniel Agapi of Calgary.

He is also survived by his two brothers, Michael and his wife Sandra of Hudson, Quebec and Timothy and his wife Dorothy of Red Deer as well as two nieces and three nephews. He was predeceased by his son-in-law Michael Shannon, and his parents Gwendolyn and Nigel Lawrence.

Patrick was born in Calgary and received his early education in Winnipeg and Red Deer. He studied engineering at the University of Alberta and political science and economics at the University of British Columbia where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1959. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta in 1962 and was admitted to the bar the following year. He practised law in Red Deer for twenty five years and during this time was active in the Central Alberta Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society. He was appointed Queens Counsel in 1976 and in the same year appeared with success before the Supreme Court of Canada. On September 1, 1987 Patrick was appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta where he served until retirement in 2011. Before becoming a judge he served his community through membership in the Kinsmen and Rotary Clubs. His interest in health care and medical science saw him undertake two elected terms on the Red Deer Hospital Board, serve as a Commissioner of the Alberta Hospital Services Commission and following the disbanding of that body, as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Minister of Hospitals and Health Care. In 1980 he accepted an appointment as one of nine trustees to the newly formed Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, serving for eight years. Pat was devoted to his community, his profession and, most of all, his family. He was on occasion outspoken and irreverent, but at all times fastidious, courteous, perceptive and compassionate. Pat travelled to many places, took some good photographs, read many books, and grew gorgeous lilies in his backyard.

Friends are invited for remembrances and refreshments at the Red Deer Golf and Country Club on Thursday, October 15th from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Anyone wishing to make a memorial donation is encouraged to consider Dying with Dignity Canada at 55 Eglinton Ave. E., Toronto, Ontario M4P 1G8 (dyingwithdignity.ca) or the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation at 3942-50A Ave., Red Deer, Alberta T4N 4E7 (rdrhfoundation.com).

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RICHARDSON Daniel Charlie Born: January 1, 1934 in Lancer SK Passed away: August 31, 2015 in Red Deer, AB Dan grew up in Burmis, AB son of Robert (Burt) and Rose Richardson. He was the youngest of seven children.

In 1955 he married Jessie Eleanor Hogg and for a period of time lived in Calgary. In 1963 Dan, Jay and the family moved to Elnora to take over the family farm upon the passing of James Hogg. Dan and Jay resided there until September of 2014 when they moved to the Autumn Glen Lodge in Innisfail. Dan will be lovingly missed by his wife Jay and family; Bonnie (Carman) Watts, Diane (Larry) Danberger, Jim (Lil) Richardson and Danny (Karen) Richardson. Grandchildren; Christina (Nathan) Freeman, Ryan Jeffers, Robyn (Jarrod) Kennedy, David (April) Richardson, Craig Richardson, Karisa Richardson, Asher Watts, Ian Watts, Austin Richardson. Great Grandchildren; Autumn, Aria, and Lochlan Richardson.

He was predeceased by his parents; siblings Bob, Helen, Kathleen, Harold, Jean, Herb, and Roy and by his brother-in-law Everett Peterson.

Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elnora Community Center, Elnora, AB with Pat Dyson officiating.

Donations in Dan’s memory may be made to the Elnora Cemetery Society or the Elnora Museum.

KNEEHILL FUNERAL SERVICES, TROCHU, entrusted with arrangements.

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FINLAYSON Garth Leon Family and friends of Garth Leon Finlayson of Red Deer sadly announce his passing at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at the age of 85 years. Garth was born in Calarny, Manitoba. He spent some time at a care home in Red Deer prior to his passing, and many thanks to the caregivers.

He is predeceased by his mother, Mary, and his father, Leon.

Garth is survived by one stepbrother, Frances McGafee of Montana. As per Garth’s wishes, no funeral service will be held.

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Found CRESSMAN Mr. Marvin A. Cressman, lifelong resident of Caroline, Alberta passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after a brief illness at the Peter Lougheed Hospital on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at the age of 67 years.

Marvin was born June 6, 1948, the third child of eight of Lyle and Evelyn Cressman.

He spent his life in Caroline which was always in his heart. He worked on the rigs of Alberta for 20 years but was always eager to be back home in Caroline with his horses.

He was an enthusiastic outdoorsman and horseman and spent his life sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm to anyone who was interested. He was a passionate, very direct and honest man. He loved everyone of his large extended family, numerous nieces and nephews, and their further generations. He touched the hearts of all those who knew him through his stories and non stop teasing. He was always generous and would give the shirt off his back to anyone in need. He is predeceased by his parents Lyle Melvin Cressman and Evelyn Edna Marie Cressman (nee Kerik) and numerous aunts and uncles.

Marvin will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his surviving siblings; Bertrice Maxwell, Melvin Cressman, Roma Swain, Velda (Jim) McQuiston, Cindy Busfield (Reg Nieberball), Emery (Lorraine) Cressman and Sandra (Greg) Hoffman; numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, great great nieces and nephews, aunt Patsy Kerik, uncle Jim Cressman and many many friends. Funeral services will be held at the Caroline Church Of The Nazarene on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Caroline Food Bank.

HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES, LTD., INNISFAIL entrusted with rrangements.

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Card Of Thanks MARTINEK The Family of Karl Martinek would like to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for your kindness, support, and messages of sympathy and comfort in the loss of our Husband, Father and Papa, Karl. The food, flowers and donations to the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation have helped us during this difficult time. To everyone who attended the Celebration of Karl’s Life thank you for sharing your memories and stories of Him with us, it touched our hearts. There are no words to express how grateful we are to the Kunz and Martel Family of Canyon Ski Area for helping us do it, Karl’s way. Karl was a special man who touched so many throughout his life and we are blessed to be his family.

Lorraine and Family

Celebrations Family and friends of JERRY & TOM BUTCHER are invited to an afternoon tea in celebration of their 60th Wedding Anniversary Sun. Sept. 13, 2015 2-4 pm. 85 Boyce St., Bower Community Hall, Red Deer. No gifts please

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Oilfield

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Gone but not forgotten.

The spell of the Yukon is my love, the sky and the earth my home. I’m at peace with God, and I’m my own boss, and I’ve plenty of room to roam.

So thanks for the drink and the time you’ve spent. Now adventure beckons me to return to the land where the living is grand and a man can be truly free. Taking you back to the land you loved. ~Love Always Terry

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Caregivers/ Aides

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CHILD caregiver needed for 2 children in Red Deer.$11/hr. willing to do split shifts,days and nights rotation 44 hrs/wk. high school graduate,1-2 yrs exp. in child care. apply at frh1951@outlook.com EXPERIENCED Elderly Caregiver needed to start work immediately for diabetic grandma. from Monday through Friday 5 hrs. daily. $18/hr. all applicants should email directly at natysandler92@gmail.com Buying or Selling your home?

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Is now accepting applications for the following full time position: ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN RECEIVABLES in our Rocky Mountain House location Accounting Technician Responsibilities & Qualifications: Duties include but not limited to: Process and maintain A/R Sap Business One experience mandatory Working knowledge of MS Office & Simply Accounting (2013) program is essential Able to work with minimal supervision Must have an accounting designation Min of 3+ years accounting related experience Preference will be given to candidates who are highly organized, able to multi task, complete tasks in a timely fashion & are team players Please email resumes and a minimum of 3 references to: resumes@ newcartcontracting.com or fax resume to: 1-403-729-2396 *NO PHONE CALL INQUIRIES PLEASE

WELL TESTING: Supervisors Night Operators Operators

Have current Safety certificates including H2S Be prepared to work in remote locations for extended periods of time • Must be physically fit • Competitive wages, benefits and RRSP offered Please email resume with current driver’s abstract to: jbecker@colterenergy.ca

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ARE YOU interested in design and enjoy working with people? Bigstone Custom Cabinets in Millet, AB. is looking for a designer/sales person to join our team. We are willing to train. The applicant must have a working knowledge of blueprints and be very comfortable with computers. Please email ONLY all inquiries to: tracy@ bigstonecustomcabinets.ca Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY PLACE an ad in Central Alber ta LIFE and reach over 100,000 potential buyers. 309-3300.

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Restaurant/ Hotel

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JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Manager/Food Services Permanent P/T, F/T shift.

Wknd, day, night & eves.

Start date ASAP $19.23/hr.

40 hrs/week, + benefits , 8 Vacancies, 3-5 yrs. exp., criminal record check req’d.

Req’d education some secondary. Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303 For full job description visit www. timhortons.com

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JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening both full and part time.

16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + benefits. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Education and experience not req’d.

Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: Classifieds 5111 22 St. Your place to SELL 37444 HWY 2 S Your place to BUY 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Food Service Supervisor Hair Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening Stylists both full and part time.

SYLVAN LAKE BARBER 4 Vacancies, $13.75 /hr. + req’s P/T Stylist/Barber, medical, dental, life and viDrop resume off or contact sion benefits. Start ASAP. Job description Sherry at 403-887-4022 www.timhortons.com Experience 1 yr. to less Looking for a place than 2 yrs. to live?

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DHI FIELD TECHNICIAN

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CanWest DHI has a Permanent Full Time Customer Service Representative position vacancy in the Red Deer and Surrounding Area, Alberta.

If your paper is wet, torn or missed, call our Circulation Dept. and we’ll gladly replace your paper.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the regular weighing and sampling of milk from cows in DHI herds, keeping records and statistical data, and promoting Dairy Herd Improvement.

Applicants should have a thorough knowledge of the Alberta Dairy Industry and excellent interpersonal skills. In view of our commitment to Electronic Data Capture, PC skills would be a definite asset. A degree/ diploma in agriculture would also be an asset. The above position could require occasional heavy lifting up to 65 lbs.

CALL 314-4300

Written applications containing qualifications, experience and telephone number should be forwarded by September 11, 2015 to: MR. LARRY OUIMET DIRECTOR - HUMAN RESOURCES CANWEST DHI 660 SPEEDVALE AVENUE WEST SUITE 101, GUELPH ON, N1K 1E5 FAX: 1.519.824.1330

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HOME AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER DELIVERY OF THE Teachers/ ADVOCATE Tutors CALL OUR SEEKING a Tutor to teach English to a Filipino CIRCULATION Individual starting immediDEPARTMENT ately from 4:30-5:30 Mon. to Fri. Email admin@ 403-314-4300 micronindustries.ca or call 7142882I5

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

Trades

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GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires

For delivery of Flyers, SLOPED ROOFERS Wednesday and Friday LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK CLEARVIEW RIDGE Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email CLEARVIEW info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 TIMBERSTONE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! LANCASTER VANIER Truckers/ WOODLEA/ Drivers WASKASOO BUSY Central Alberta DEER PARK Grain Trucking Company GRANDVIEW looking for Class 1 Drivers and/or Lease Operators.

EASTVIEW We offer lots of home time, MICHENER benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super MOUNTVIEW B exp. an asset but not ROSEDALE necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers GARDEN HEIGHTS abstract and would like to start making good money.

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PROFESSIONAL Truck Driver Position

Available www.ads-pipe.com Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., the world’s largest and most innovative manufacturer of HDPE drainage products is expanding and we are currently accepting applications for a certified Class 1 Driver, with a minimum of two (2) years experience.

ADS Drivers are required to safely operate company equipment and provide a high level of customer service, delivering our products within Alberta.

ADS Drivers are required to be drug free and maintain legal transportation paperwork and driving practices. This position requires a valid Class 1 License; with previous off road forklift and shipping /receiving experience a definite asset. We offer quarterly safety bonuses as well as a comprehensive medical plan.

Benefits include: * Company provided Canadian Benefits Package * Voluntary Dental Plan * Life Insurance Option Plan * Short-term/Long-term Disability Policy * Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) and Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) * Paid Vacation * Quarterly Safety Bonus All applicants are subject to a pre-employment physical and MVR check.

Interested Applicants may submit a resume, along with a current drivers abstract to: Advanced Drainage Systems Of Canada Inc. 4316 Gerdts Ave. Blindman Ind. Park Red Deer County, AB. T4S-2A8 Fax: (403) 346-5806 E-mail ken.mccutcheon @ads-pipe.com Position closing date: Sept.7, 2015

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ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FALL START Community Support Worker Program

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For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday Misc. and Friday Help ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK IMMEDIATE OPENINGS ANDERS STARS FOUNDATION BOWER Help Save Lives... Be a STARS Fundraiser HIGHLAND GREEN INGLEWOOD FACE-TO-FACE FUNDRAISERS REQUIRED You have the chance to impact those in your JOHNSTONE community.... You can make a difference with KENTWOOD STARS Calendar sales!

RIVERSIDE This position is for those who have a huge heart, MEADOWS articulate, goal oriented, and love meeting new people.

PINES Sell calendars D2D (door to door) in your community SUNNYBROOK with the annual STARS Air Ambulance Calendar Campaign.

SOUTHBROOKE $14/hour plus bonus WEST LAKE Flexible Hours • Local Territory WEST PARK

Employment Training

Spruce, Pine - Split. Avail.

7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

B.C. Birch, Aspen, Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail.

PH. Lyle 403-783-2275 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

Household Furnishings

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COUCH with matching chair $100; good condition.

Can deliver in Red Deer area. SOLD LAMPS (2) $25; kitchen table with 4 chairs $125; oversized living room chair, $25. All items good condition.

Can deliver in Red Deer area. 403-304-4672 LARGE TV stand 2’ x 4’ x 18” w/doors and shelves $20. 403-346-2192

For early morning delivery by 6:30 am Mon. - Sat. INGLEWOOD ORIOLE PARK ANDERS Call Joanne at 403- 314-4308

RAFT, rubber, NEW 78 x 48, $40. Propane heater, used 1 lb bottle., $20 ; Coleman coolers (2) $5. and $20; dartboard in wooden case, $15.

403-341-3099

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Travel Packages

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Acreages/ Farms

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MOBILE home lot for rent on acreage 15 mi. E. of RD. Water, power, sewer hook up., 2 horse pasture also avail. 403-886-4185

Houses/ Duplexes

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Houses/ Duplexes

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1/2 DUPLEX, 2 bdrm. c/w stove/fridge, no pets, n/’s, 40+, $800 rent + utils., $800 s.d., 403-348-0241 1369 SQ. FT. 1/2 duplex $1250/mo. + utils, 7 appls, avail. Oct. 1, 403-722-2882 cell 780-722-5258

WESTLAKE house, 4 bdrms, n/s, $1850/mo. + utils, (approx. $250) pet friendly, avail.

Sept.

403-505-2288 (text)

Condos/ Townhouses

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SEIBEL PROPERTY 6 locations in Red Deer, 3 bdrms, 1 1/2 bath, appls, starting at $1100. For more info 403-347-7545 or 403-304-7576 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

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4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3 BDRM., no pets, $1000 mo. 403-343-6609

EASTVIEW 3 BDRM. NORMANDEAU house, recently reno’d, fin. 2 Bdrm. 4-plex. 1.5 bath, 4 bsmt., 4 appls., no pets. appls. $1100. No pets, N/S 403-848-4618 Quiet adults. 403-350-1717

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Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

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Stereos TV's, VCRs

SONY Trinitron tv 26” w/remote, used little $75, also black glass tv stand, bought at Sims $125.

403-352-8811

1500-1990

Antiques & Art

1520

1950 MILITARY Uniform, post war battle dress, w/Korean ribbons.

Very good cond. $45.

403-314-9603

Misc. for Sale

MOUTAIN Bike, 12 speed $75. 403-341-3099

Children's Items

1580

MELISSA & Doug wooden tray with lots of play money. $10.

403-314-9603

Clothing

500 VHS MOVIES, $200.

403-352-8218

SHEETS, towels, dishes, large box. All for $25.

403-314-9603 VINTAGE Royal Doulton Beswick horse, brown shetland Pony, 3 1/2” high $40; Merrell Ortholite shoes, air cushioned, size 6 1/2, like new $25.

403-352-8811

Office Supplies

1800 1830

2 Siamese, 1 Balinese, 1 Burman kittens $50/ea; 403-887-3649

Sporting Goods

1860

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Accounting

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Construction

1085

ATTIC INSULATION BLOW IN. New construction or upgrade existing.

Call or text 780-898-9708 cedarbrookltd@gmail.com Start your career!

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BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Become a sought-after professional in the art and science of carpet & upholstery and all-surface cleaning! Work Monday to Friday during the day, with some evenings and Saturdays.

We’re looking for someone with: • A commitment to excellence • Good communication skills • Good physical fitness • Mechanical aptitude • Good hand/eye coordination

BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550

Handyman Services

1200

BEAT THE RUSH! Book now for your home projects.

Reno’s, flooring, painting, small concrete/rock work, landscaping, small tree cutting, fencing & decking.

Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

1160

Entertainment

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

Moving & Storage

1300

Painters/ Decorators

FANTASY SPA

Elite Retreat, Finest in VIP Treatment.

10 - 2am Private back entry

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

Personal Services

1315

INTERESTED in host/hosting an e-cigarette sales party? Call Doug 587-272-2543

BODY BALANCING, Hot Stone. 403-352-8269

Roofing

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

403-896-4869

403-341-4445

QUALITY work at an affordable price. Joe’s PLACE an ad in Central Roofing. Re-roofing Alber ta LIFE and reach specialist. Fully insured. over 100,000 potential buy- Insurance claims welcome. ers. 309-3300.

10 yr. warranty on all work.

403-350-7602

Misc.

Services

1290

DALE’S Home Reno’s 5* JUNK REMOVAL Free estimates for all your Property clean up 505-4777 reno needs. 403-506-4301

Salary and Benefits based on skill set and experience

Sylvan Lake GIGANTIC yard sale, 2 miles west of Sylvan Lake, RR 21, Gate #38551, Fri. Sept. 4, 2-7, Sat. and Sun, 10-6. Antiques and more.

Contractors

CARPET CLEANING TECHNICIAN

For CENTRAL ALBERTA LIFE 1 day a week INNISFAIL PENHOLD LACOMBE SYLVAN LAKE OLDS BLACKFALDS PONOKA

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

5501-36 St. Sept. 3-4, 4-8, Sept. 5, 9-4, Sept. 6, 10-2.

Everything for sale, all reasonable offers accepted

COMPUTER DESK, $25; can deliver in Red Deer area. 403-304-4672

Cats

5925 - 60 AVENUE, Sat. and Sun., Sept. 5 and 6, 10 -5, households, odds and sods, baby items, and much more.

West Park

PATIO set, black, 2 chairs w/arms and table $25 403-986-6321

2 MAN tent in a bag, Sears MITRE Saw, Delta, $60; $30; classic Coleman BENCH saw, Delta motor- stove w/stand, 2 burner, ized, $125. 403-341-3099 windblock, well used, $50 ; SKIL saw with lazer guide, Coleman single burner $50, and table saw $150. SOLD 403-227-2976 403-782-3847 AIR HOCKEY by SportsVARIETY of miscellaneous craft was $900 new, exc. cond, $195. 403-352-8811 tools, $20. 403-885-5020

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72 DUSTON STREET, huge sale, Sat. and Sun. Sept. 4 and 5, 10-4, decor, household items, jewellery, purses, CB equip., and more. Everything must go!

Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake

Norman Rockwell collector plates, 17 in total. All still in original packaging, with Certificates of Authenticity. $5 each or $60 for all 17 plates. Call (403) 342-7908.

1640

JIG SAW, $25, and router with bits, $90.

403-782-3847

HUGE family sale, 12 Barrett Drive, Fri. Sept. 4, 10-7, Sat. Sept. 5, 9-7, Sun. Sept. 6, 10-6, and Mon. Sept. 7, 10-4.

MOVING must sell all furniture, appls, and misc. items, taking offers 403-346-2192

MENS leather look jacket, size L $15; coveralls size 44 $10 403-347-5316

Tools

Riverside Meadows

Deer Park

GENERATOR Dyna 6000 , 11 hp. Briggs & Stratton motor, 220v & 110v asking $175. Call 403-728-3485

LADIES Rieker, size 37 white sling leather upper shoes, antistress, Dora style, worn once. Reg. $129, asking $85. 403-227-2976

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Bower

COLLECTION of over 1,000 old buttons, $100.

403-885-5020

1590

NURSES’ uniforms, pants & tops. med. to large size. $5 each. (approx. 30) good shape.

403-347-2526

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TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

100 VHS movies, $75.

403-885-5020

CHESTERFIELD & chair, French Provincial, beige satin brocade, $350.; Electrolux, 3 brush floor polisher, extra brushes plus vacuum cleaner, new bags, $175. 403-309-3045

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Learn under the personal direction of one of North America’s experts in restorative cleaning!

CARRIERS NEEDED

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Sporting Goods

LAZY Boy recliner, very good cond, green fabric, $200 403-346-3086

GROW WITH US Excellent Salary with Benefits

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

DUMP RUNS, ODD JOBS, METAL P/U 403 550 2502

Moving & Storage

1300

MOVING? Boxes? Appls. removal. 403-986-1315

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Seniors’ Services

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HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

Window Cleaning

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RESIDENTIAL. Free Quotes. 403-506-4822

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Yard Care

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Drop off or mail resume + driver’s abstract to MancusoCleaning #8-7428-49 Ave Red Deer, T4P 1M2 www.mancusocleaning.com

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CallDebbie at 403- 314-4307

AFFORDABLE

2 BROWN wooden end tables $100.; tall standing wicker lamp $20 403-346-7825

“Low Cost” Quality Training

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave.

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Homestead Firewood

SAFETY

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

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Firewood

TRAINING CENTRE

EquipmentHeavy

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Afghan artist Kabir Mokamel, left, paints on a barrier wall that blocks a main gate of the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Calling his group Art Lords, a swipe at the warlords who still dominate Afghan politics and are publicly celebrated as warrior heroes,f Mokamel uses street art to highlight social problems in Afghanistan after almost four decades of war.

Painting over war

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL — A city at war, the Afghan capital is among the ugliest in the world.

Wide avenues once lined with rose gardens are today gridlocked streets sandwiched by concrete blast walls protecting those inside from the bombs and bullets that form the backbeat of a 14-year insurgency. After recent deadly attacks, the towering walls multiplied almost overnight, appearing in double rows outside government buildings, businesses, embassies and the homes of powerful people.

The impression is one of division. Inside the walls, the elite are protected; outside, it’s every man for himself.

For Kabir Mokamel, an artist who returned to Kabul from the Australian capital Canberra four years ago, the blast walls present the perfect canvas for transforming not only how the city looks, but how its residents think about themselves, each other, their environment, and their future.

Calling his group Art Lords — a swipe at the warlords who still dominate Afghan politics and are publicly celebrated as warrior heroes — Mokamel uses street art to highlight social problems in Afghanistan after almost four decades of war.

“I want people to define who really are the heroes of my city — the people who clean the city, for instance,” the 46-year-old said.

“Throughout the history of Afghanistan, it’s all about the people who fought, who have swords, who have guns. We want to include something else, like the people who take part in the betterment of the city and of our lives. It moves people away from the mentality of war and conflict.”

Artists from his group recently painted street sweepers in orange work jackets and traditional scarves on a concrete wall surrounding Afghanistan’s secret service headquarters in Kabul. Alongside is a slogan, stenciled in large black letters clearly seen by motorists in the nearby traffic-choked roundabout: “The Heroes of My City: The Street Sweepers.”

Ahmad Jan, a 26-year-old day labourer, paused on a recent sunny afternoon to look at the mural. “It’s interesting to Afghans. Everybody crossing the street will take a look and read the message and then get a different perspective.”

Volunteer Maryam Kohi comes every day to help paint. “These cement walls are blocking the commuting routes and make the city look like a prison,” she said. “Afghanistan is going through a prolonged fight and the city is polluted with dirt and corruption. With these paintings we want to take our anti-corruption message to the people.”

This week, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani singled out corruption as a “cancerous lesion” threatening the survival of the state. He said it was Afghanistan’s shame to be consistently named by graft watchdog Transparency International as one of the most corrupt nations on earth, and that the government had developed a “comprehensive plan” to deal with the problem through reforms and crackdowns.

“People’s perception (of corruption) is always bribery, but it’s much bigger than that,” Mokamel said, listing social ills such as poor work ethics, not standing in line, dangerous driving and street harassment of women.

Kabul was originally built for 450,000 people.

The population is now estimated at 4.5 million, though infrastructure such as transport, water and sewage has not kept up. It used to be a congenial and convivial place to live, Mokamel said.

“People were very trusting and very friendly,” he recalled. “These values have disappeared because of the ongoing conflict and the breakdown of normal social behaviour and interaction.”

Mokamel hopes to cultivate a return to the pre-conflict values he remembers before fleeing war as a teenager. That was his motivation in returning to Kabul in 2010. In Australia, he was a graphic artist, studying for his Master of Fine Arts at Australian National University. “I learned a lot outside and I wanted to bring it back,” he said.

The Art Lords’ work includes a series that Mokamel described as “healing the wounds of Afghanistan,” featuring red hearts along a stretch of white wall — one is a balloon held by a little girl and one is being pulled in a traditional handcart. A red map of Afghanistan is covered with a Band-Aid. The next series will centre on suicide bombings, which have claimed more than 50 lives in the capital in recent weeks. Mokamel carries an official letter to show to police who fear he might be a vandal.

The first installment of street art appeared in July, at the front entrance of the National Directorate of Security. A pair of beautiful, feminine eyes gazes out from the blast walls, a warning to corrupt officials.

The eyes were a sensation among local residents, who immediately understood the meaning. Along with unemployment, corruption is cited by Afghans as among the toughest problems facing their country.

While visual arts are making a tentative return to Afghanistan, little is accessible to ordinary Afghans, who are overwhelmingly poor.

Fans of the Art Lords’ street art come back day after day to take part. “I tell them it’s really important because the minute you put the stroke of a brush on a wall, that much of the wall has disappeared,” Mokamel said.

Kentucky clerk the new face of Christian persecution THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOREHEAD, Ky. — As a defiant Kentucky clerk sat in jail Friday, choosing indefinite imprisonment over licensing gay marriages, her lawyers approached the microphones outside and compared her to Dr. Martin Luther King.

Around the country, other supporters reached for Biblical heroes, comparing her to Silas and Daniel, imprisoned for their faith and rescued by God. It’s precisely the narrative gay rights advocates had hoped to avoid. But as Davis’ mug shot rocketed around the Internet, it became clear that the gay rights movement must battle this idea that Christianity is under siege, said Kenneth Upton, senior counsel for Lambda Legal, a law firm specializing in LGBT issues.

“This is what the other side wants,” Upton said, pointing to the image of Davis in handcuffs. “This is a Biblical story, to go to jail for your faith. We don’t want to make her a martyr to the people who are like her, who want to paint themselves as victims.”

Since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in June, the vast majority of officials have abided by that ruling. Davis and a handful of other clerks and judges, advised by the Christian law firm Liberty Counsel, have refused to comply. They stopped issuing marriage licenses to any couple, gay or straight. Davis was merely the first to be challenged in court.

The American Civil Liberties Union, representing couples she turned away, asked that she be fined rather than imprisoned, in part to avoid “a false persecution story,” said Dan Canon, one of the attorneys. But U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning ordered her to jail anyway, reasoning that she would be unmoved by monetary penalties.

“I think he was trying to make an example of Kim Davis, and he may well do so,” said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, which lobbies against gay marriage.

“Courage breeds courage, especially when it comes from unlikely places. She may be the example that sparks a firestorm of resistance across this country.”

Chris Hartman, director of Louisville’s Fairness Campaign, dismissed the small number of holdout clerks as a “blip on the radar of civil rights.”

Yet Davis is suddenly famous around the globe as the face of Christian resistance to gay marriage. The crowded field of Republican presidential candidates mostly took her side.

Candidate Mike Huckabee, a former Baptist minister, announced he would visit Davis in Kentucky next week, and said “we must end the criminalization of Christianity.”

But Carly Fiorina and Lindsey Graham said she should follow the law or resign. And even some conservative veterans of religious freedom fights worry that Davis makes a bad case for martyrdom.

Her insistence on keeping her elected position while ignoring federal court orders has been sharply criticized in the this week in the National Review and The American Conservative, and Russell Moore and Andrew T. Walker, who serve on the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, wrote Friday that “religious liberty itself will be imperiled” if people “cannot differentiate between the freedom to exercise one’s religion and the responsibility of agents of the state to carry out the law.”

Still, Perkins and others on the religious right promise there are dozens of Kim Davises ready to go to jail in defence of their religious freedoms.

Alabama Probate Judge Nick Williams said he called Davis the night before she was jailed, telling her he admires her resolve, and that he too would rather go to prison than resign or relent. His resolve has yet to be tested: no same-sex couples have sought a license from his office in rural Washington County, home to about 17,000 people.

D8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015

A walk in the park Many dogs and their owners enjoy a trip to the offleash park. The park can be a great place to exercise, socialize, and play, but risks can arise when proper “petiquette” isn’t followed. In order for everyone to be able to enjoy off-leash parks to the fullest, there are a couple things to consider before you and your pet head out.

Ensure your pet is in good health and up-to-date on vaccinations. Many transmissible canine diseases can be spread by aerosol contact, that means your dog can get sick without ever even touching another dog. If your pet is feeling under the weather, the best thing you can do for everyone is to leave them home to rest.

Puppies should not be exposed to off-leash parks until two weeks after their final vaccination.

While socialization of younger puppies is necessary, this should be done in a more controlled, disease-free setting (such as a puppy class or in your own home).

Always be alert and supervise play at all times.

Like children, all dogs have a different idea of fun, and not everyone will get along. Some dogs love to chase or wrestle, which can be terrifying to more mild dogs. Sometimes when dogs are chasing, they

PET ADVICE become over-excited and their prey-drive kicks in. Alternatively, a dog being chased may become afraid; this can cause a fun game of tag to escalate to a fight in seconds. Accidental injury can occur when dogs play too roughly or if small dogs are overrun by larger ones.

Always be aware of body language between dogs and watch for signs that your dog isn’t enjoying themselves; if you are seeing stiff posture, hackles raised, growling, or intense eye contact, it might be time to move on and look for a new friend. If your dog is fearful or aggressive towards other dogs, do not take them to the park.

Make sure your pet is under your control at all times. If your pet does not return promptly when called, they should be leashed. Regardless of your pet’s obedience, it’s a good idea to keep the leash on until you are safely away from the parking lot or road. Obey all posted signs and be aware of potential hazards- thin ice, water hazards, rocky areas and wildlife are just a few. Accidents can happen at any

time so always be prepared.

Remember that even though the park is all about fun for our pets, we have a few responsibilities as humans to keep parks enjoyable for everyone.

Always bring poop-bags to clean up after your pet, and dispose of waste in proper disposal containers.

Make sure your pet is properly equipped for the weather and always provide fresh water on warm days.

Your pet should always wear a properly fitted collar with identification — this will help facilitate your furry friend’s safe return in case you are separated.

With a little preparation, awareness, and consideration, an afternoon at the off-leash park can be a blast for you and your fuzzy friend. So grab your leash and poop bags, and get out there to enjoy the sunshine.

Various staff members at Lomsnes Veterinary Hospital in Red Deer contribute to a column on pets that appears every second week. Staff provides medical, surgical and dental care for pets and education and wellness counselling for pet owners. Contributors to the column include Dr. Lisa Lomsnes, Dr. Hayley Biederbeck, and Dr. Christine Geisreiter.

Brides toss old ethnic wedding traditions in favour of something new

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When Shabnam Nowrouzi began planning her lavish wedding to Alex Spithas last year, she knew what her parents, who are Iranian immigrants, expected.

Colorful textiles, dancing and so much food that guests could fill up and then some. They expected tradition.

And the Bethesda, Maryland, lawyer knew that she wanted something else: subtle candlelight, white hydrangeas, palepink roses and Vera Wang — elements more often associated with Western-style nuptials than with vibrant Persian weddings.

“I kind of had to debate my mom on that a little bit,” says Nowrouzi, who is petite and blond and clad for a pre-wedding meeting in a preppy pink shirtdress. “I’m a classic bride. That’s what I’m going for.”

The rise of the Pinterest Bride, who has steeped herself in the voyeuristic universe of other people’s nuptials, has transformed the modern wedding. The newly engaged used to turn to planners or venue directors for guidance and acquiesce to their checkbook-wielding parents on everything else. Now, couples arm themselves with a cache of photographic inspiration for dresses, floral arrangements, flower crowns and chalkboard welcome signs.

For Indian, Vietnamese, Persian, Jewish, Greek and an increasing number of ethnically mixed couples, however, the era of the Pinterest wedding has Photo by ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES raised a thorny problem: Sometimes, tradition clashes with the inspiration. Or, more accurately, with the Guests and family of groom Alex Spithas and bride inspiration boards.

Shabnam Nowrouzi surround the couple during the Multicultural couples “don’t want their parents’ traditional Greek money dance, a nod to the groom’s wedding,” says planner Christine Godsey of Washheritage. ington, D.C.-based firm Engaging Affairs.

While they’re at it, they don’t want their parents’ house of worship, their parents’ 500-person guest list groom for their new life together.

“I have to get a broom,” banquet captain Kadir or their parents’ 26-item buffet, either.

This year, most of Godsey’s multicultural couples Jamezadah murmurs. He’s doing the math in his — Indian, Persian and Greek alike — are going the head. Two hundred thirty-five guests. “There’s so rustic route — choosing woodsy venues, farmhouse much money,” he sighs. “Maybe next time, we should tables and natural elements — and imposing firm get a vacuum.”

Many venues used to balk at the requests of ethnic bans on the red-and-gold hues associated with the weddings of their motherlands. They’ve scaled guest and multicultural couples. Their extensive guest lists down to 100 or 200, which can seem tiny com- lists, which in the case of, say, Indian weddings, regularly top 500 people. Their kosher dinner services. pared with the weddings of just a few years ago.

The old-world rituals still matter to couples, but The lighting of ceremonial fires and demands for increasingly, Godsey’s clients tell her, it’s mostly be- tandoor ovens. The dancing and revelry that go on for hours after typical Western weddings have waved cause they’re important to their parents.

Nowrouzi’s planner, Poopak Golesorkhi, confirms their sparklers and gone on their way. the shift: A decade ago, she planned weddings exclusively with her Persian and Indian clients’ families.

Now, she says, couples are calling the shots, often leaning on planners and venue employees to help prevent any familial fires from igniting. “I’m usuPowered by ally kind of bridging this East-meets-West thing,” she Central Alberta’s says.

It’s the wedding day, and Golesorkhi is hovering in career site a ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Virof choice. ginia. She’s giving a final once-over to the couple’s sofreh aghd, the traditional Persian wedding tableau where Nowrouzi will later dip her pinky into a champagne flute of honey and feed her beloved, and he will then do the same for her, sealing their union.

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You will be responsible for all activities within your shop resulting in positive sales and profit results. As the Manager you must continue building customer satisfaction and retention through direction and leadership of your team in the performance of quality vehicle repair, tires and maintenance services. You must ensure quality work is performed on customer vehicles on their first visit and handle any customer complaints quickly and decisively.

You will be responsible for inventory, asset and cost control. You will be responsible for the maintenance and repair of equipment and the facility. You will be responsible for compliance with environmental and safety procedures.

This is not a desk job but an active position within the shop. You must know how to write service, run a repair facility, manage mechanics and deliver top notch customer service/sales. You must be high energy and proactive. I am looking forward to meeting with a person who fills these requirements.

We are also looking for Assistant Managers, technicians and counter staff.

Please send your resume to David at 215 Lougheed Close Red Deer Ab. T4R3G7 or email to: gdautoservice@gmail.com 7177464I5

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