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Pine Lake residents Candice Desrochers and her daughter Gianna walk along the public dock at the Taunton Hills day use area near the Leisure Campgrounds site Tuesday. Alberta Health Services public health inspectors posted advisories around the lake Tuesday warning of a blue-green algae bloom in the lake. BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF News of an algae bloom at Pine Lake is getting a lukewarm response from people who live around its shores. Alberta Health Services issued an advisory on Tuesday warning people that blue-green algae had been found in the lake with resulting potential for exposure to toxins in the water. The advisory states that people, pets and livestock should not drink or enter the water and people should limit their consumption of fish from the lake, which is located about 40 km southeast of Red Deer. Boiling water does not eliminate the toxins produced by the algae, says the advisory. Dr. Feoma Achebe, one of three medical officers of health in the Central Alberta Zone, said Pine Lake is among the Alberta water bodies routinely tested for blue-green algae during the summer. Tests revealed some algae last week, but it wasn’t until this week that the levels were high enough to warrant the advisory, she said. Achebe was unable to say whether anyone had become ill or experienced other physical problems, since conditions associated with algae poisoning are not on the list of disease that physicians are required to report. Consuming or coming into contact with contaminated water can cause a variety of physical affects, including fever, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, sore throat, swollen eyes and swollen lips. People familiar with the lake don’t think the cur-

rent algae bloom is anything out of the ordinary. “It’s been like that for five years,” says area resident Ole Johansen, who refuses to go into the water regardless of warnings and advisories from Alberta Health Services. Boats docked at Whispering Pines are consistently coated in green slime from the water and there are fewer skiers on the lake every year, said Johansen. Members of the Pine Lake Restoration Society have done what they can, said Johansen. He believes the health of the lake should fall squarely on the shoulders of Alberta Fish and Wildlife, the department responsible for managing the lake’s populations of pike, perch and walleye. Fish and Wildlife and the various conservation groups that maintain sites at Pine Lake need to analyze the water and then set out a program to clean it up, said Johansen. Ed Lawrence, president of the Pine Lake Restoration Society, said conditions on the lake can change from hour to hour, depending on the weather. Like any other shallow lake in Central Alberta, Pine Lake experiences algae blooms in stagnant areas when the weather is hot and sunny. The blooms go hand in glove with fish kills, such as the losses reported last summer, he said. Unlike many of the other lakes, including Gull and Sylvan, Pine Lake has a very large drainage area, which contributes to large volumes of nutrients flowing into the lake, said Lawrence. The same warm, sunny conditions that produce the bloom also drive fish deeper into the water, where there is less oxygen, he said. The pike, perch and pickerel that live in Pine Lake cannot survive in

the warm water at the surface any better than in the oxygen-deprived depths, so there will be fish kills when it’s hot and sunny at the surface, he said.

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Sundre woman charged after dog attack ‘PIT BULL-TYPE’ DOGS ALLEGEDLY MAULED VISITOR TO SUNDRE HOME BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Criminal charges have been laid against a Sundre woman over allegations that her dogs severely mauled a visitor in her home. Staff Sgt. Shawn Lemay, media relations officer for the RCMP in Alberta, said that police were called to a home in Sundre Mobile Estates after someone called 911 for help at 2 a.m. on Saturday. RCMP responding to the scene were informed that two dogs, described to them as “pit bull types,” had mauled a 26-year-old Calgary woman. Police found an unconscious woman barricaded in a room, suffering critical injuries to her arms and face. Emergency responders were unsure at the time if she was still alive, said LeMay in a news release issued on Monday. Police and an emergency medical crew removed the woman from the home and took her to Sundre hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries. She was then transferred via STARS air ambulance to Calgary, where she is in stable condition.

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Two dogs had been shut into another bedroom and were described as agitated and trying to get out, said LeMay. An animal control officer and a veterinarian were called in to deal with the dogs, he said. One dog was successfully sedated. However, the other managed to escape and charged police officers and emergency responders inside the residence. Lemay confirmed on Monday that the charging dog was shot dead by one of the police officers at the scene. The officer had no choice, he said. “Under the circumstances, especially when you consider the traumatic scene that the officers came across and seeing a woman that had just been mauled, when the dog lunged at the police officers, a decision had to be made in order to protect the officers and the public.” Such a decision is always difficult for police officers, who share the general public’s love and appreciation for domestic animals, said LeMay. While RCMP members are confident that the right decision was made, an internal review will take place to determine if the proper procedures were followed, he said. LeMay also provided the following comment from

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Sgt. Ryan Hodge, head of the Sundre RCMP detachment: “While doing our very best in advancing this investigation, we are also very cognizant of how this incident has impacted the victim, her family, and emergency workers attending the scene. Even for a seasoned professional, this was a very traumatic scene.” The surviving dog has been placed in quarantine. Dog owner Rita Phillip, 57, was not found at the scene and police had not been able to locate her by mid-afternoon on Monday. There were other people in the house at the time of the attack, but LeMay was not able to say how many or who they were. A warrant for Phillip’s arrest has been issued on a charge of aggravated assault. While the victim has not been named, police confirm that she was known to the accused. The investigation remains underway and police are asking for information from anyone who knows where Phillip can be found. Call the Sundre RCMP at 403-638-3675 or, to remain anonymous, submit information online to www. tipsubmit.com or call Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-8477. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A man who was stabbed in the eye with a pencil by another inmate during a jailhouse game of Scrabble says his attacker accused him of casting black magic. Michel Fougere told B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops, B.C., Tuesday he was caught completely off guard when he was grabbed by fellow inmate Mark Lindsay at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre last year. Lindsay, the 25-year-old son of former Edmonton police chief John Lindsay, is on trial for aggravated assault against 22-year-old Fougere, who was his former cell-mate. “I know for a fact he was trying to kill me,” said Fougere, who was visibly emotional and wore dark glasses during his testimony and declined comment to reporters after his court appearance. Mark Lindsay admitted to the Scrabble attack in court last week, and also admitted to slashing an undercover police officer and to killing his former girlfriend, Dana Turner. Lindsay told court he killed Turner in a panic before dumping her body, which was found last October in a field near Innisfail, Alta. He said he believed she was a serial killer and his life was in danger. He also testified that he thought a group of serial killers was after him over false allegations that he sexually assaulted one of their friends, they spoke to him in person, on his cell phone and by psychic means. At the time of the jailhouse attack, the facility was on lockdown to accommodate a temporary staff shortage while prison guards had gone to lunch, the court heard Tuesday. Fougere testified he and Lindsay were on opposite sides of the bottom bunk playing Scrabble when, without warning, Lindsay yelled, “you’re casting black magic on me,” grabbed the back of Fougere’s head and stabbed him in the left eye with a pencil.

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Janet Sealey talks to a friend while braiding the mane of Mykaila Reece’s horse Chelsea at Westerner Park Tuesday. The 16-yearold is one of numerous competitors who’ll be taking part in the Canadian National Quarter Horse Show and Alberta Gold Rush Equine Foundation Futurities this week. The show is open to the public with competition getting underway around 8 a.m. daily through Sunday.

The men fought while Fougere reached for the emergency call button and then fell to the floor. Lindsay was taken away without incident before paramedics arrived to take Fougere to hospital. Fougere was eventually airlifted to Vancouver for surgery, but doctors were unable to save his eye. He is permanently blind in his left eye and suffers pain and migraines, he said. Fougere said there had been no indication of anger or tension before the attack, and he had no idea of allegations that Lindsay had attacked an undercover police officer and killed Turner. But Lindsay testified Tuesday that he heard Fougere threaten to kill him numerous times and had come to the point of panic because Fougere had cast a black magic spell on him. He also said he thought Fougere was part of the same group of serial killers as Turner Lindsay said he tried to befriend Fougere, thinking he wouldn’t want to kill him if he got to know him. Following the attack, the court heard Lindsay became subdued, sat on the floor, held Fougere’s hand and even began to cry. “I held his hand and said ’You know why I had to do this,’ and he nodded,” said Lindsay. “That told me he wasn’t just a normal person. “I was friends with him,” said Lindsay. “I was crying out of sorrow that it had come to that point. I was struggling with it. It was such an alarming attack.” On Thursday, Lindsay’s lawyer, Don Campbell, said the judge ordered a psychiatric assessment to help determine if Lindsay is not criminally responsible for his actions because of a mental disorder. The 30-day psychiatric assessment will be conducted in Vancouver Last weekend, Lindsay’s parents issued a statement saying they are “very greatly saddened by the profound pain of all who have suffered”.

Over 300 sound off about controversial intersection BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Citing concerns over safety, longer commutes and misuse of taxpayer dollars, Sylvan Lake residents sounded off once again over the controversial Hwy 11 and Secondary Hwy 781 intersection. About 300 residents packed the Sylvan Lake Community Centre at Tuesdays’ town hall meeting making it clear they will continue to apply pressure on Alberta Transportation to re-open the junction. The controversial intersection was changed to a right-in, right-out configuration eliminating left turns to make the drive safer. Many residents feel traffic lights should have been installed. Petitions have circulated throughout out the town calling on Alberta Transportation Minister Ric McIver to listen to their concerns. Some residents said town council has not listened

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ALGAE: Health of lake has improved over time

Clarity tests have shown gradual improvement in water conditions in the two decades since the restoration society installed a system that pumps nutrient-rich water from the bottom of the lake and moves it to streams where it is naturally filtered as it flows toward the Red Deer River, said Lawrence. Jim Wood, mayor of Red Deer Coun-

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lights should have been there for quite sometime.” Mike Mieske, a truck driver, said he has driven all over North America and has never seen anything like the configuration. Sheryl Bolduc, who lives south of Sylvan Lake, said the intersection needs to be opened up because it creates a dangerous bottleneck at the Hwy 20 and Hwy 11 intersection. “It’s suicidal,” said Bolduc. “Lights would be perfect. I agree we do have to apply more pressure — DEBBIE MIESKE on the (government).” The meeting was organized by Kerry Towle, to their concerns. Wildrose Party MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake. Towle At the meeting, residents signed more petitions said her office receives between three and eight and wrote letters to town council asking for support. calls a day about the intersection. Debbie and Mike Mieske of Sylvan Lake have Towle said it is clear to her that residents want signed numerous petitions. They said they lose time the intersection open and she will continue to fight every day on their commute because of the restricted to lobby the government to open the intersection. access to the highway. She encouraged attendees to apply pressure on town “I’d like to see lights,” said Debbie Mieske. “I council for support. have witnessed an accident there several years ago. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com A man died. It was quite disturbing. I’ve thought the

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ty, also commended the Pine Lake Restoration Society for its efforts at improving the health of the lake. A farmer and longtime area resident, Wood concurred with others who stated that Pine Lake has a history of algae blooms, which they also believe are dependent on weather conditions. The county helps fund the restoration society and runs programs of its own to help reduce the volume of nu-

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trients entering the lake from farms in the area. People who visit or use the lake should take heed of any warnings concerning water quality, said Wood. The advisory will be unwelcome news to recreation facilities and users, but the conditions that prompted it will pass and the lake will once again be safe to use, he said. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Person idenitified in body parts case POLICE SAY PARTS BELONG TO 41-YEAR-OLD SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Peel Regional Police Constable Erin Cooper holds a photo during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, of Guang Hua Liu as they announce the body parts found in Toronto and Mississauga last week belonged to the 41-year old single mother of three.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A single mother of three whose body parts were found scattered in Toronto-area waterways over the past week largely kept to herself, say neighbours in the townhouse complex where she lived and in the business plaza where she worked. Guang Hua Liu, 41, was last seen by friends late in the afternoon on Aug. 10 after dropping her off in front of her “now-defunct spa” in east Toronto, Peel Regional Police said Tuesday at a news conference. She was reported missing the next day and on Aug. 15 her right foot was found in the Credit River in Mississauga, Ont., about 45 kilometres west of where she lived in east-end Toronto. Liu’s head and hands were later discovered in the river in the Hewick Meadows Park area. And over the weekend, two calves, a thigh and an arm were found in West Highland Creek, just blocks away from her home. Forensic tests have determined all of those remains belonged to Liu, but police still do not know how she died. They estimate the body parts had been in the water between five to seven days. On Tuesday, residents in a quiet townhouse complex on Huntingwood Drive where Liu lived with an adult child were upset to hear one of their neighbours was now the victim of a homicide investigation. Jason, who didn’t want to give his last name, lived in the

same row of houses as Liu. He said he didn’t recognize her from her photo, but wasn’t surprised because most people who lived in the area mainly kept to themselves. He said there are many young families and elderly Chinese people in the complex. Peel Insp. George Koekkoek said Liu had two younger children but they lived with their father. Investigators are not yet speaking about suspects, but they say they don’t believe at this point there are other victims. “We have no reason to believe that this is anything other than an isolated case and that’s the focus of our investigation thus far,” Koekkoek said.“We’re satisfied to this stage that there’s no threat or danger to the public safety. If we have information to the contrary we’ll be the first to advise.” A woman with a Toronto landlord firm that rented business space to Liu said she was the owner of a “holistic therapy” spa called Forget Me Not. Liu signed a month-tomonth agreement with Hanson Development Group in May and received a business licence in the same month, said the woman, who asked to not be identified. “She was very nice and quiet.... (she’d) come in, hand in June and July rent cheques, say ’thank you’ — that’s it,” the woman said, adding that Liu spoke to her through a translator. The woman said that Liu had paid rent for August but not for September. She said

nearby tenants saw police investigating the spa Monday. The spa is on the ground floor of a highrise residential building. Imran Bachcha, a pharmacist who works next door to Liu’s business, said the spa has been closed for nearly three weeks. He said he often saw both men and women come and go at the spa and didn’t believe it was an illegitimate business. “Most of the time, the place is closed,” said Bachcha, adding that he often saw Liu in the plaza parking lot but had never spoken with her. “We never had any problems.” Last weekend, police officers contacted his pharmacy to see if they could obtain surveillance footage from cameras he had installed inside and outside the store. They never came back to get the tapes, said Bachcha. He said the owners of the block of storefronts next to the spa, which includes a doctor’s office, a job recruitment centre and a dentist’s office, have all been pretty shaken by the ordeal. “I was so surprised to hear this happened,” said Bachcha. “It’s scary for me and really bad for me and the community.” A few doors down, Jong Soon Suh became tearful over the news about Liu’s death. “It’s a nightmare,” said Suh, who has owned a dry cleaning business in the complex for nearly 18 years. “It’s very sad. She was the mother of three children.” Suh said last week, a Caucasian man came into her store with a missing poster of Liu.

Court documents show robo Quebec leaders square call complaints doubled off in televised debate THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Liberal Leader Jean Charest and Francois Legault of the Coalition for Quebec’s Future kicked off their televised debate on Tuesday night by defending the ethics of their respective parties. Legault immediately attacked Charest for being too lenient with Tony Tomassi, a Liberal cabinet minister who was responsible for the province’s daycare program. Tomassi was forced to quit politics and now faces criminal charges over his use of a credit card supplied by a company that received government business. Charest retorted that he acted quickly once he found out about Tomassi’s activities. The Liberal leader then challenged Legault to defend Jacques Duchesneau, a Coalition candidate who, according to Radio-Canada, received anonymous financial donations when he was a municipal politician in Montreal in 1998. That didn’t stop Legault. “We’ve lost the confidence of Quebecers,” he said. “And even on the international level, it’s embarrassing what Mr. Charest has done.” Charest fired back that Quebec’s international reputation is intact. “Internationally, don’t worry about Quebec’s reputation, Mr. Legault.

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electorate that historically votes massively for the Liberals. Ever since calling the election at the beginning of the month, Charest has hammered away at Legault’s political past in which he was a boisterous supporter of Quebec independence. In a desperate bid to hold on to the federalist vote in the province, Charest’s mantra regarding Legault during the campaign has been to portray him as a sovereigntist who for years and years wanted a sovereignty referendum. Legault left the PQ to create his new party, which has no official position on the independence question and promises not to discuss the issue that has dominated Quebec politics since the late 1960s. Legault says he will not hold a sovereignty referendum for 10 years and that he would even vote No if a referendum were held right now.

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cratic institutions.” The investigation has centred on Guelph, Ont., where a number of residents say they received automated phone calls from someone claiming to be from Elections Canada and directing them to a wrong or non-existent polling station. While the misleading phone calls appeared to target non-Conservative voters, the Conservative party insists it had no involvement in any such scheme and says it is assisting the investigation. The Council of Canadians, a nationalist, left-leaning advocacy organization, is leading a parallel court battle to contest the election results in seven closely-fought ridings, arguing that misleading calls to voters may have skewed the outcome. The group wanted specific information from Elections Canada on the location and nature of robocall complaints, and how many separate investigations are underway, in order to bolster its case. Elections commissioner Yves Cotes submitted a lengthy certificate to the Federal Court dated Aug. 17, declining to release much of the requested information. Cote cited four main reasons for his non-disclosure: ● Protecting the integrity of an ongoing investigation. ● Maintaining public confidence in the fairness of the electoral process and enforcement of the elections rules. ● Protecting the presumption of innocence. ● Ensuring the commissioner remains impartial and non-partisan, and is perceived as such by the public. “It’s important to know (the number of complaints) has increased,” Maude Barlow, the chairperson of the Council of Canadians, said in an interview. “That, I think, makes our case stronger and the concern of Canadians stronger.” But Barlow wasn’t buying Elections Canada’s reasons for not disclosing more, saying the information should be public.

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Declaring war on crime Late last month, RCMP laid 24 drugrelated charges against 16 people, after months of investigation into what police called an organized crime ring in the city. Police said that Red Deer was ripe for further gang activity, and that nine organized crime groups operate in the city. “We know that there is no specific gang that claims Red Deer as their turf. That’s why we see more than one organized crime group in the community,” Red Deer City RCMP Supt. Warren Dosko said on July 31. “They see it as an opportunity to expand their business and move into our community.” That news raised alarm bells around the community, and for good reason. But now, the roadblocks to gang activity are going up. Red Deer has been the only major city in the province without an antigang task force, until this week. On Monday, Red Deer city council agreed to provide up to $150,000 to cre-

OURVIEW JOHN STEWART ate work space for a special police unit that will tackle organized crime. It will also help fund six officers, three new and three from the existing force, to join the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT). ALERT will provide an organized, regional response to organized crime. Additional funds from the province and the federal government would add another 12 staff to the task force. In late July, Dosko said that “Organized crime in Red Deer has been growing. We know that Red Deer’s location plays a key role, being centrally located between Calgary and Edmonton.” Even in crime, our location and our transportation links make us an economic hub. Our robust economy, no doubt, also makes us attractive to drug sellers. Council is well aware that crime is

a major concern for Red Deerians. The last municipal election, in the fall of 2010, revolved around taxation levels, snow removal and crime rates. Most citizens would put up with an increase in taxes in order to be assured that everything possible was being done to inhibit the growth in crime in Red Deer. Policing costs account for slightly less than 10 per cent of the municipal budget, or about $250 from every citizen each year. That seems reasonable to ensure safety and, in fact, we should all be willing to pay more if it meant a greater feeling of security. “Anything we can do to interfere with the drug trade and organized crime in a real advantage,” Mayor Morris Flewwelling said on Monday. This is the third significant move by council in the last year to make citizen safety a priority. A year ago, council endorsed the presence of the RCMP as our municipal force, with additional resources to handle non-criminal issues. The polic-

ing model that is now entrenched also includes commissionaires, bylaw officers and traffic services officers, plus former Mounties who provide various services on contract basis. The decision gave stability to future policing plans. Last fall, city council endorsed a Strategic Direction document that included two critical focus points in the battle against crime: designing and planning a community reflecting desired character and values; and enhancing and promoting a safe community. In essence, the framework for future policing plans was established. Now the first critical piece of specific anti-crime planning has been put in place. Thanks to council’s prudent spending decision this week, we will have the resources to support the intent: to ensure that Red Deer is as safe as possible, and as inhospitable as possible to the criminal element. John Stewart is the Advocate’s managing editor.

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The politics of a massacre IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE TRUTH MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE TIDE Forty-eight hours after South African police killed 34 striking miners last Thursday, Julius Malema showed up at the Lonmin platinum mine north of Johannesburg to assign the blame. “President Zuma said to the police they must act with maximum force,” Malema told a crowd of thousands of miners. “He presided over the murder of our people and therefore he must step down. ... From today, when you are asked ‘Who is your president?’ you must say ‘I don’t have a president’.” President Jacob Zuma was in Mozambique when the slaughter happened, and is unlikely to have given the police instructions on dealing with a local strike. But professional demagogues don’t have GWYNNE to worry about the details, and DYER Malema was fundamentally right in what he said next. “Zuma doesn’t care about the mineworkers, he came here last night and met with whites,” Malema said. “It’s not the white British (mine-owners) who were killed. It was you.” And in a final slap at the governing African National Congress (from which he was recently expelled): “They only come to you when it’s time for elections. Once you put that cross, they disappear.” Julius Malema fills the same role in today’s South Africa that Winnie Mandela did in the dying days of apartheid in the early 1990s: the radical demagogue who uses violent, often anti-white invective to articulate the rage of the impoverished black majority. This terrifies South Africans who have something

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to lose, black and white alike. Malema preaches hatred of the rich and hints at social revolution. The fact that he has become mysteriously rich himself at the age of 31, although his only jobs were as an official of the ANC Youth League, doesn’t bother his millions of admirers at all. They just want to see a real redistribution of the country’s wealth in their favour, and they think Malema is their best bet. They are probably wrong. Malema is ruthless and cunning enough to have a chance at winning power some time towards the end of this decade, when the ANC’s political near-monopoly finally collapses. But he is not skilled enough, and perhaps not even clever enough, to push through that sort of redistribution without destroying South Africa’s industrial economy in the process. Nevertheless, many of the poor feel they have nowhere else to turn. It is now 18 years since the fall of apartheid, and a substantial class of prosperous middle-class blacks has emerged (together with a small group of very rich people with close links to the ANC). However, the poor majority remain desperately poor, and they no longer trust the ANC to bring positive change in their lives. They are starting to defect politically, and the main battle is being fought on the territory of the trade unions. Mining is South Africa’s biggest industry, and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is the country’s biggest union. It is closely tied to the ANC, but many believe that it is also in bed with the bosses. Cyril Ramaphosa (who chaired the ANC’s disciplinary appeals committee that expelled Malema from the ANC early this year) was the founder of the NUM 30 years ago, but now he is on Lonmin’s board. The Lonmin strike is actually a turf war. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union

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(ACMU), a new, radical union, has been stealing the members of the National Union of Mineworkers, including 3,000 or 4,000 of the 26,000 men working in Lonmin’s platinum mine. ACMU promised to triple the workers’ wages, and the violence began when it tried to stop NUM members from going to work. Ten people were killed in clashes between the two unions in mid-August, including two police who were hacked to death with pangas (machetes). So the police were understandably nervous last week when they faced an angry mob of about 3,000 workers armed with pangas, spears and clubs. Unleashing a torrent of automatic fire that killed 34 strikers and wounded 78 was an act of gross indiscipline, but frightened men, even if they have far better weapons, will not always respond in a measured and disciplined way when they are under attack. The reflex, unfortunately, is to hold the trigger down and spray the threat with bullets. Nobody wanted this tragedy to occur, and it is unlikely to happen again in the same way. Jacob Zuma will still probably be re-elected as the leader of the ANC in December and go on to a second term as president. There will be a commission of inquiry, and judges will reach conclusions and make recommendations. But the main political beneficiaries of the incident are the forces that are trying to loosen the grip of the ANC’s old guard on the unions and the country. It has been a very auspicious occasion for Julius Malema, who is trying to position himself as the only real alternative to Zuma and the gang. Some time later in the decade, the Lonmin massacre may come to be seen as a turning point in South Africa’s history. Or not, because history does not run on rails. Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Harper wants to boost economy in the North BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MINTO, Yukon — The prime minister says he wants to simplify rules around resource development in the North in the same way changes were made for projects in the rest of Canada. Stephen Harper said that solving the enormous social challenges in the North will be simpler if economic development increases. But he says changing the review processes for northern projects is more complex because of aboriginal land claims. “There’s been great benefit to this part of the country,” Harper said during a visit Tuesday to this Yukon community, part of his annual summer tour of the North. “Does that mean there aren’t still enormous social challenges that need to be addressed? There are. But look, those things become so much simpler if we

can get economic development driving some wealth accumulation here.” Changes to the environmental review process for natural resource projects was one of the most controversial elements of the Conservative government’s recent federal budget. Critics say it means projects will get the green light without adequate consideration of environmental and social implications. But Harper says the seriousness with which Canada treats the environmental consequences of mining is what sets its developments apart from others around the world. He says the fact Canada is attracting investment in its natural resources sector from around the world is a testament to its strength. “We want economic development but we want in the end that development to leave us with lands and territories that will continue to support good, human activity and human habitation for many centuries

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours a copper mine in Minto, Yukon, Tuesday. He is looking to simplify rules around resource development in the North the same way changes were made for projects in the rest of Canada.

to come,” Harper said. “So that is our objective. ... We’re looking to try and accomplish a similar thing here. In some cases this is a more complex environment particularly because of the nature of the aboriginal land claims settlement, but those things will very much be taken into account in anything we do.” The prime minister’s comments followed a tour with his wife Laureen of the Minto copper and gold mine, which has some 300 workers, of which about a quarter are First Nations peoples. The Minto mine is on the traditional territory of the Selkirk First Nation. Their chief Kevin McGinty says they have a good relationship with Capstone, the mine’s owners, who have helped build a new water plant for the community. “If development happens in the North, it must be responsible, safe and include First Nation participation,” McGinty said. It was the prime minister’s first full day in the North, which began in Whitehorse, about 240 kilometres south. Miners have been active in the Yukon since the days of the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1800s. According to statistics from the mining industry, there are over 80 mineral resource deposits in the territory. Last year, more than $300 million was spent on exploration, and mineral production soared above $400 million from just $46 million in 2006, according to the Yukon Chamber of Mines. When the government of Yukon switches to a new resource agreement it has signed with Ottawa, it will see its share of the revenues grow to 50 per cent, up to a cap of five per cent of its expenditures. When the deal was first announced last year, the government in Yukon estimated that with the territories’ gross expenditures around $800 million annually, the new deal could see residents receive more than $41 million annually. Harper’s visit to the mine followed a speech to party faithful Monday night outside of Whitehorse where he extolled the development of the North’s resources as the “great national dream.” “The North’s time has come,” Harper told a crowd of about 300 Conservative supporters. “I tell people starting to see the activity here, you ain’t seen nothing yet in terms of what’s coming in the next decade.” Natural resources development has also become a renewed focus of the Harper government as countries the world express eagerness to receive a greater share. The government says there are currently 24 projects in the North representing $38 billion in potential new investment. “Northerners deserve more than an annual photo op from their prime minister and hollow announcements that never materialize,” said Liberal aboriginal affairs critic Carolyn Bennett in a statement. “It is time that the federal government listen to their concerns and serve as a true partner in addressing the serious challenges and opportunities in Canada’s North.”

Critics of jetfighter Prince William saves purchase sound off Ontario woman BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Prince William has come to the rescue. Again. Four days after helping save a 16-year-old girl from drowning off the coast of Wales, the prince swooped in to rescue an injured Canadian tourist in North Wales. Darlene Burton, 58, from Barrie, Ont., was airlifted to a hospital Monday in North Wales in a helicopter manned by none other than Prince William. Burton is vacationing with her husband, Lawrence Oakley, doing the Anglesey coastal walk, a 10-day walk around the island where the Prince has been living and working as a helicopter rescue pilot since his wedding to his wife Kate last year. Oakley and Burton were hiking on an isolated trail along the coast close to the picturesque Point Lynas lighthouse, when she slipped on a rock and broke her leg. Speaking Tuesday from a hospital in Bangor, Wales, Oakley said his wife couldn’t possibly move, but he was able to find local fishermen who called for help. The five emergency responders who quickly made it up the trail, however, couldn’t move her out of the trail by land. “It was a really awkward place for the paramedics to work on her,” said Oakley. But it was high and clear enough for a helicopter to bring more help. A Royal Air Force Sea King helicopter was called in to transfer Burton to a hospital, which is when the couple learned the prince was the pilot. “They all know up here that that’s his job,” said Oakley by phone from a hospital in Wales. “He assisted in helping Darlene when they moved the stretcher out (of the helicopter).” Burton was flown to the hospital in Bangor, where she underwent surgery. She had multiple fractures to her left leg and a plate had to be put in it. She was expected to leave the hospital as early as Wednesday. Oakley said a Good Samaritan who helped him and his wife offered him a place to stay while his wife is in hospital. The couple is scheduled to return to Canada on Sunday. Prince William has been a search-and-rescue pilot with the British Royal Air Force since September 2010. The rescue comes less than a week after William flew a helicopter rescue crew to save a 16-yearold girl in the sea off Anglesey.

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Britain’s Prince William sits in the cockpit of a helicopter at RAF Valley in Anglesey Wales in June. Prince William has come to the rescue. Again. Four days after saving a 16-year-old girl from drowning off the coast of Wales, the prince came to the rescue of an injured Canadian tourist in North Wales.

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OTTAWA, Ont. — One of the most vocal critics of the F-35 stealth-fighter program had some simple advice for the Harper government: fly before you buy. Winslow Wheeler, a former defence auditor in Washington, says anyone would be a “fool” to commit to the program before the multi-role jetfighter exits its testing and development phase in 2019. Wheeler was among four witnesses to appear on Parliament Hill on Tuesday before a panel of New Democrat MPs, who interrupted their summer recess in an attempt to put last spring’s incendiary controversy back on the public radar. “The F-35 is only 25 per cent through its flight test program. That’s only the preliminary flight tests. That’s the laboratory testing,” Wheeler told the four New Democrats. “The more combat-realistic testing starts in 2017 and won’t be finished until 2019. Anybody, including my country, who buys this airplane before then, is a fool because you don’t know what you’re getting in terms of performance. And you don’t know what you’re getting in terms of cost.” The Harper government plans to begin purchasing a handful of the radar-evading jets in 2016, but Wheeler testified that the country’s defence needs might be better served by maintaining two separate fleets of fighters — something military planners have ruled out as costly and impractical. His comments were

echoed by former Canadian defence bureaucrat Alan Williams, who last spring wrote a scathing book that critiqued of the federal government’s management of the program. The procurement that could cost taxpayers between $25 billion and $40 billion over 30 years. “Typically in Canada, with our limited budgets, we try to shy away from products that are being developed, products that are paper products,” said Williams who headed the defence materiel group until 2005. “We would much prefer to buy products that have already been established, where the (research and development) we know has been successful, as opposed to spending a lot of our money on research and development, which is so limited; with the risks that that money won’t be properly used.” An expert in defence procurement, Philippe Lagasse of the University of Ottawa, said he’s worried the Harper government is plunging head first into a costly program when it has not laid out in detail the reasons the air force needs a stealth fighter. “All defence procurements must be linked to government policy,” he told the MPs.

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aking on the challenge of a team glass blowing project is usually not attempted by beginners. But for a group of glass students enrolled in the Advanced Glass Blowing for Beginners course, it was a great way to test their skills. Although Red Deer College does not offer glassblowing during the school year, for more then 20 years, glassblowing students have been attending Series art programs where visiting instructors pass on their skills during the summer. Glass instructor Jeff Holmwood got his start during a Series program in 1990 and for two weeks this summer, he has been teaching the Advanced Glassblowing for Beginners class. The team project is one that Holmwood likes to test his students with. More experienced students lead and less experienced one help, with all students getting a chance to mix it up and participate in all sorts of different skills, said Holmwood. “There’s about six people on a team and they will be trading off positions,” Holmwood said. “Its pretty complicated but in my experience they are going to pull off something probably pretty nice.” “The pieces in the team project tend to be a little crooked and funny, but we auction it off and it’s a good keepsake. People like it,” said Holmwood. Along with the glassblowing, the Series program at RDC offers courses in ceramics, sculpting with different types of media, the more tradi-

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Clockwise from top: Stacy Swanson blows air into as he works the glass into a vase; Just getting started Leah Kudel of Calgary wearing a beard just for fun, and Stacy Swanson get busy; Instructor Jeff Holmwood uses a torch to cut weaken the connection of the vase to the blowing tube; Know as the Glory Hole the glass is continually reheated during the process of creating glass; A blow torch is used to keep the piece hot while being worked out of the furnace. Photos by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

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Feeding guidelines for horses HORSE SENSE

Today want to talk about the well established guidelines of feeding and why they are important. These â€œGolden Rulesâ€? are the foundations of developing a healthy feeding program for our horses. From these guidelines we are able to make educated decisions to provide them with the nutrition they require in the safest way. Fresh, clean water should be available at all times. The body of an adult horse is approximately 70 per cent water. Horses can survive days without food, lose all almost all of their body fat and survive. A loss of a mere 20 per cent of body water content would be potentially fatal. An average horse will drink 25-50L of water per day, more in hot weather or after exercise. Feed little and often. In their natural state, a horse will graze continuously. The horseâ€™s stomach is about the size of a football and only holds about 10L. During the digestive process, the food will double in volume by the time it reaches the stomach because of the digestive enzymes that are added during chewing. Horses will eat somewhere between 1 to 2.5 per cent of their body weight. This is a great range to use to start to determine the amount of food the horse requires. These factors will influence the amount and types of feed to be fed: â—? Work done and days of rest; â—? Temperament; â—? Age; â—? Condition/Health. Feed should be measured by weight not volume. Everyone feeds by flakes, however this is not consistent. A bale of hay (Alfalfa/grass mix) can weight anywhere between 40-60lbs, or even more. A bale of hay contains anywhere from 10-20 flakes, some large and some small. It is reasonable to expect that a flake could weigh between 2lbs and 5lbs. So saying that you feed 3 flakes could mean you are feeding anywhere between 6 and 15lbs of hay? Is that consistent? No, but occasionally weighing your hay to ensure that you are feeding roughly the same amount of feed is a good manage-

ment practise. Roughage (hay or grass) should be the main component of the horseâ€™s diet. Fibre, for horses and people, is very important to healthy digestion. For this reason it should be at least 2/3 of the horseâ€™s diet. Feed only good quality, clean feed. When you purchase feed from the feed store it is likely of good quality and clean. The important thing to remember is that feed will spoil in time. It is important to only purchase feed that can be consumed within its shelf life. Rolled grains begin to lose their nutrient value after being processed. Also hay quality needs to be addressed. Hay should be free of mold and dust, smell sweet and be green in color. Feeding at consistent times is very important. Horses are animals of habit and although they canâ€™t tell time, their bodies begin to create digestive enzymes in anticipation of the food. If that food doesnâ€™t arrive, the acidic digestive juice can play havoc on the stomach of the horse. On the same note, it is really important to make changes in the horseâ€™s diet over a period of time. Horseâ€™s produce the appropriate digestive enzymes for the food that is being eaten. If a new food is introduced in a large amount the body is unable to â€œprocessâ€? or break it down effectively. This results in wastage (the feed travels through undigested) and can also cause colic from digestive upset. New feeds are best introduced over 7-10 days.

BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Welcome to the burgeoning happiness craze. For the first time ever, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is looking to measure happiness levels among Americans. The United Kingdom has already started to track and measure well-being. Even the United Nations has boarded the happy train, having issued its own 150-page â€œWorld Happiness Reportâ€? this year. Amid the wave of interest and research on the subject, the question remains: What is it that makes us happy? Jim Harter, chief scientist of workplace management and well being at Gallup, has made a career of researching the answer to that question. And his extensive worldwide research into happiness and well-being points to specific areas that give us a boost. Friends and a strong support network are crucial to happiness. â€œAre our relationships strong and supportive?â€? Harter asks. â€œDo we have love in our lives?â€? Those things, he says, strongly affect our feelings of well-being, adding that anything that strengthens social bonds, whether it be spending time together, sharing experiences or giving of time, are all equally beneficial. â€œAt a basic level, humans are social. And when we build a bond with somebody through those activities, it regenerates us.â€? Religious faith also seems to lift the spirit. Individuals who possess religious faith report better social lives and more satisfaction with careers, and enjoy better health, financial and community well-being â€” all important areas that lead to a happy life, according to Harter. One of the most debated issues in happiness research has to do with how much of our happiness and joy is actually under our control.

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Be careful not to work the horse on a full stomach. When work begins digestion will stop. The food in the stomach will just sit there. When the horse is working, he will be unable to expand his lungs enough because the full stomach will be pressing on the diaphragm which. It is important to wait roughly 1 Â˝- 2 hours after feeding more than a few pounds of feed. Grass is a succulent feed and aids in digestion by increasing water content in the stomach. It is very nutritious and provides variety to the diet. The rule of â€œfeeding something succulent every dayâ€? was practised to add variety and nutrition to the diet of a stabled horse. Other succulents include carrots and apples. They are normally not feed in amounts that will affect the horseâ€™s diet. Grazing in hand is also another way to add succulents to the horseâ€™s diet. Salt is a necessary and important part of a horseâ€™s diet. Sodium and chloride are the components of regular table salt. Both are lost during sweat and need to be replaced. Salt is not naturally found in grasses or grains but is often added into mixed feeds. Salt blocks can be made available in the stall/paddock or loose salt can be left for the horse in the feed bowl. Mixing it in with feed may make the feed undesirable, it is best fed on its own. Now that youâ€™ve learned the rules of feeding, take a look at your feeding program. I hope you will find that there are a lot of these principles you are already incorporating into your program. Shelly L. Graham is a local rider, trainer, horse breeder and Equine Canada certified coach.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 B3

Cyclist completes Alaska journey BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Even the thumbnail version of Gerry Eddlemon’s cycling resume is enough to fill a page. Over the last six years the 66-yearold former University of Tennessee cross-country runner has set 72 individual cycling records that include 65 cross-country and cross-state speed records, as well as seven international time trial records. In 2010, at age 65, Eddlemon won the Open Class of the World Cup of UltraMarathon Cycling, making him the oldest person known to ever win an overall world championship in any athletic event. It’s no wonder that the UltraMarathon Cycling Association has dubbed him “King of the Record Book.” This summer Eddlemon set his sights on cycling across Alaska, the final frontier. Before leaving Knoxville, Tenn., he couldn’t help wondering why, in a state with so many talented long-distance cyclists, no one had ever attempted any kind of record crossing of Alaska before. Now he knows. “Mud and mosquitoes,” said Eddlemon. “My new mountain bike was covered in mud, and the mosquitoes made life miserable. It didn’t matter if it was cold or windy, the mosquitoes followed me everywhere.” On June 26 Eddlemon set out on his road bike from Seward, on the south coast of Alaska. On July 3, after 6 days 17 hours and 25 minutes of round-theclock cycling, he reached Deadhorse on Alaska’s northern coast, a distance of 988 miles. His south-to-north crossing of Alaska started at Resurrection Bay on the Pacific Ocean and ended at Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean. In between he climbed 106,000 feet across a landscape as powerful and uncompromising as any on the planet. “It was 200 miles farther than I’d ever gone, and slower than I’ve ever averaged,” Eddlemon said. “As much as I wanted to go fast, it was the kind of journey where I just wanted to marvel at my surroundings. Alaska is spectacular.” For the first 575 miles Eddlemon pedaled his road bike on paved roads. North of Fairbanks, he reached the Dalton Highway where the pavement gave way to gravel and mud, and Eddlemon switched to a titanium-frame mountain bike he had purchased for the record attempt. Roughly 350 miles of the Dalton Highway’s 415 miles are unpaved. Built as a supply road for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, the road is used primarily by

truckers. Immediately after getting on the Dalton Highway on his mountain bike, Eddlemon encountered steep climbs, screaming downhills, and long stretches of tire-sucking mud. “I hadn’t done much mountain biking,” Eddlemon said. “It was a baptism by mud. The road was narrow, and I had to give way to these big semitrucks, which meant getting off the road where the mud was even deeper. I was demoralized.” As required by the UltraMarathon Cycling Association, Eddlemon was accompanied by four people -- crew members and officials -- who followed in vans to provide support and make sure his crossing qualified as a record. Members of Eddlemon’s support team were Alaskan and outstanding athletes in their own right. He said there were times when the only thing that kept him going was their unwavering support, day and night. “I had never met any of these people,” he said. “I was humbled that total strangers would give their time to an old guy from Tennessee they didn’t even know.” Eddlemon cycled 18 to 24 hours a day. He tried to grab three hours of sleep at night, plus 10- to 15-minute power naps as needed during the day. Once he blacked out on the bike from fatigue, but his crew saw his wobbling and rushed to his aid. With temperatures ranging from freezing at night to 85 degrees during the day, he was constantly changing clothes. His only grizzly bear encounter occurred near the remote village of Coldfoot when he was barreling down a hill at 40 mph and saw a bear in the middle of the road. After slamming on his brakes, Eddlemon came to a stop, and the bear started coming up the road in Eddlemon’s direction. Just as Eddlemon was going into panic mode, his support van pulled up behind him and he hopped inside. After that, he carried pepper spray. In Deadhorse, near the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay, Eddlemon finally crossed the finish line. It was 8:06 a.m., and, despite the wind and cold, the mosquitoes, horseflies and deer flies were as bedeviling as ever. “I saw this as a chance from God to explore just how far and fast mind, spirit and body could be pushed to achieve goals I previously thought impossible, at least for an aging ex-athlete,” Eddlemon said. “If an old guy like me can bike hundreds of miles in a day, there’s no reason why almost any healthy person can’t walk, run or ride a few miles to school or work simply for the joy of exploring the world.”

Is there ever a good way to say goodbye? BY SHARON RANDALL ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Some things get easier to say with age. “I love you,” for example, and “I am sorry.” I’ve gotten pretty good at saying those things. Also, “Have you seen my glasses?” and “Can you speak a bit louder?” But I’m still not much good at saying goodbye. I try, but the words get stuck in my throat and I end up spitting them out like a mouthful of Listerine. Is there ever a good way to say goodbye? The trip to California was short but sweet, just a few days in Monterey to see my children and grandchildren and celebrate my grandson’s birthday. Randy turned 2, as he will gladly tell you (“I 2!”) and show you by holding up five fingers. His swim party was a roaring success. I didn’t even have to get wet, as pool duty was covered by his mom and his dad and his other grandma, Saint Ro Ro. I slept at Randy’s house (so he could knock on my door at 6 a.m. and beg me to come blow bubbles), but I also hung out with Henry, Randy’s cousin, my grandson, who is almost 1. Henry likes me to sit on the floor while he crawls around looking for things he shouldn’t put in his mouth. He especially likes it if I throw a blanket over my head. I try not to take it personally. Sooner or later he rips the blanket off and laughs when he sees me. I laugh, too. We do it over and over and it just keeps getting funnier. I could blow bubbles with Randy and wear a blanket for Henry forever. But the next time I see them — soon, but not soon enough — those two little boys will be a little less little. Bubbles and blankets will soon be replaced by much bigger things. Children don’t wait for you to spend time with them. They grow up, with or without you. If I’m not around, how will they know that I love them? I thought of that as I tried to tell them goodbye. “Your nana loves you,” I said. “She has to go away, but she’ll come back.” Randy made a sad face, the kind he makes when he doesn’t want to go to bed. Henry smiled a smile that in years to come will get him out of a lot of trouble. I wish you could’ve seen them. The flight to Las Vegas took about an hour. My husband was working, so I caught a cab for the 20-minute ride home. The driver, a pleasant, well-dressed man in his 40s, said it had been stormy in Vegas, lots of thunder and lightning.

“It scares my horses,” he said. Horses? I shut off my phone. He told me all about his mare and her colt. The colt, he said, laughing, “thinks I’m his dad!” He spoke with pride about his three children, especially the youngest, a five-year-old boy. “He loves the horses. He wants to ride all the time!” I watched his eyes in the rearview mirror, how they lit up as he described for me his boy riding bareback on the mare. Then the light grew dim. “My wife,” he said, “she died of breast cancer. She had such a big heart. She helped everyone.” After her death, he said, the mare suddenly became fiercely protective of the boy. “She follows him around,” he said. “She kneels down to let him climb on her back. She won’t let the dog get near him!” Sometimes, he said, he thinks his wife is still watching over the boy through that horse. He looked at me in the mirror, gauging my reaction. I nodded. “Love never ends,” I said. “It will find a way by any means necessary -even a horse.” We both laughed at that. He pulled into my driveway and I started to get out. Then I stopped. This was one goodbye I wanted to try to get right. “You know,” I said, “I lost my first husband to cancer, too. My children were older than yours. They’re grown now, and I have grandchildren. But we still feel his love every day. Your children will know they are loved.” He smiled his thanks. I waved goodbye. Then I went inside to write his children’s names in a place I won’t forget them.

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HAPPY: We have the power to create our own happiness Jennifer Garza, author of 365 Days to Happiness, believes everyone has the ability to bring about change. “We have great power to create our happiness,” she says, “and we can accomplish that through our mindset.” She offers specific advice for how to increase feelings of well-being: Stop complaining: Venting and

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Gerry Eddlemon battles mosquitoes during his trans-Alaska cycling ride. The 66-year-old is the UltraMarathon Cycling Association’s new record-holder for biking across Alaska.

Science is ambiguous, but diet pop seems like a better choice BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Scientific studies suggest you should probably lay off the sugar-packed Big Gulp. But what about their zero-calorie counterparts? “There is this cultural lore that has people thinking that diet soda is what’s really bad for you and that the other stuff (sugar-sweetened soda) isn’t as bad,” said Harold Goldstein of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy. Worries include that artificially sweetened drinks will cause cancer or diabetes. Though most science dissuades drinking regular soda, diet soda’s comparatively ambiguous research has not completely dispelled the lore. Here are answers, some rather nuanced, to common questions about diet soda. Is diet soda poisonous? No. Most diet sodas are made with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, which are several hundred times sweeter than real sugar or high-fructose corn syrup. Because not much of these are needed, a diet soda can get away with negligible calories. Artificial sweeteners “have probably been the most intensively studied food ingredient ever,” said Richard Mattes, professor of foods and nutrition at Purdue University. “Every panel has cleared them.” Does diet soda make me eat more? Barry Popkin, professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the big question is whether drinking diet beverages “means you’ll eat more sweet foods.” There is some evidence that suggests so. Several years ago, Susan Swithers, professor of psychological sciences at Purdue, gave one group of rats a consistent diet of pudding with sugar, and another group pudding with artificial sweeteners. She then fed all the rats a real-sugar snack. At the next meal, rats with the whining often have the opposite effect. Research shows that rumination worsens sadness, creates negative thinking and decreases motivation. Resist the urge to vent, and take a two-week no-complaining challenge. During this time, radiate gratitude instead. Focus on the positive and let it go: Persistent negative thoughts can contribute to depression. For every negative situation, try to figure out what opportunity exists there. If there is no silver lining in a circumstance, let it go. Harter’s advice for increasing feelings of well-being and happiness similarly emphasize shifting negative focus from self to others in a decidedly positive way. His advice: Give: Of time and money. It’s not so much the amount of money or the

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Research suggests regular pop is bad for you. But what about their diet counterparts? diets of artificial sweeteners ate more than those with a sugar diet. “They were used to getting sweettasting stuff that didn’t give them as many calories,” Swithers said. Animal research like this “helps us to understand what might happen in humans,” but is not the whole story, said David Allison, nutrition professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Should I drink diet instead of regular? “There’s more and more rock-solid evidence that sugary drinks are the leading contributor to the obesity epidemic,” Goldstein said. The average American drinks about 42 pounds of sugar every year, he said. “That’s how much my 5-year-old weighs.” “In some ways the question of diet soda is a compelling one, but it’s also a bit of a distraction,” he said. So, research is ambiguous, but diet soda seems the wiser choice, especially if you monitor overall diet. complexity of the act. It’s the act itself of giving to another person. This strengthens social connections and builds a bond with the person to whom you are giving. Simple acts of kindness -- preparing a meal for someone, lending an ear to a friend in crisis, writing a letter, all return huge dividends to the person giving. Buy “experiences”: A short-term boost can be had from buying “things,” but you get a longer-term boost from buying “experiences.” One reason for that, Harter explains, is we “relive those experiences, and forge stronger social connections through experiences with other people.” Taking a vacation, having a cup of coffee with a friend, attending a musical performance with a loved one — all are ways to create memories.

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The struggles continue

CLINTON PORTIS

PORTIS TO RETIRE ASHBURN, Va. — Clinton Portis is announcing his retirement, nearly two years after he played his last NFL game. The Washington Redskins said Tuesday that Portis and owner Dan Snyder will hold a retirement news conference Thursday. Portis played two seasons with the Denver Broncos and then seven with the Redskins. He is most remembered for the colorful array of characters he created each week during the team’s drive to the playoffs in 2005. His 1,516 yards rushing that season set a franchise record. The Redskins cut Portis after a torn groin muscle ruined his 2010 season, unwilling to pay for another year of his expensive contract. He was unable to find another team and ends his career 77 yards shy of 10,000, No. 27 on the NFL’s all-time list.

Today

● AJHL preseason: Brooks Bandits at Olds Grizzlys, 7:30 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Doug Bradford Memorial tournament at Great Chief Park.

Thursday

● Senior men’s baseball: Doug Bradford Memorial tournament at Great Chief Park.

Friday

● Senior men’s baseball: Doug Bradford Memorial tournament at Great Chief Park.

Saturday

● Senior men’s baseball: Doug Bradford Memorial tournament at Great Chief Park. ● Men’s third division rugby: Foothills Lions at Red Deer Titans, 1:30 p.m., Titans Park. ● Men’s second division rugby: Foothills Lions at Red Deer Titans, 3 p.m., Titans Park. ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels training camp, rookies, 7 p.m., Centrium.

Sunday

● WHL: Red Deer Rebels training camp, rookies 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., goalies 1 p.m., Centrium. ● Senior men’s baseball: Doug Bradford Memorial tournament at Great Chief Park.

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Romero walks eight in five innings as Blue Jays lose to Detroit for pitcher’s 10th straight loss

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tigers 5 Blue Jays 3 DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers did a lot of their best work simply by leaving their bats on their shoulders. Detroit took advantage of Ricky Romero’s wildness Tuesday night in a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Tigers scored their first two runs on bases-loaded walks, and although they never really broke the game open with a big hit, they did enough to keep pace in the AL Central race. Detroit still trails the first-place Chicago White Sox by two games. “This one’s in the book, you turn the page,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. “That’s what we’ve got to do now — 40 of them left — got to just play it out and see what happens.” Max Scherzer struck out eight in seven impressive innings for Detroit. Romero (8-11) lost his 10th straight decision, allowing five runs, seven hits and eight walks in 5 1-3 innings. He didn’t strike out a batter. Austin Jackson had three hits. Scherzer (13-6) allowed five hits, including Edwin Encarnacion’s solo homer. He walked two. “I know that when I go out there, I know I can be really good,” Scherzer said. “I know I can pitch consistently and I know I can get hitters out. I don’t fear a single hitter

in this whole league. When I bring my ’A’ game and I bring my game, I can pitch well against any team — doesn’t matter who it is.” Detroit needed three relievers to get through the eighth, when the Blue Jays scored two runs. Jose Valverde then pitched the ninth for his 24th save in 28 chances. Valverde allowed two baserunners but eventually struck out Encarnacion to end it. Romero walked six in the first two innings. “I feel like I’m the one that lost the game,” Romero said. “It’s baffling. It’s tough. I don’t know how to put it. It’s just been a frustrating year.” Romero is 0-10 with a 7.69 ERA in his last 11 starts. He was in trouble right away in the first inning on Tuesday, when Jackson reached on an infield single and went to second on third baseman Omar Vizquel’s throwing error. With two outs and a man on third, Romero walked Prince Fielder, Jhonny Peralta and Delmon Young to give Detroit the lead. In the second, Romero walked Omar Infante with the bases loaded, and Miguel Cabrera followed with a double-play grounder that brought home another run to make it 3-0. “That’s tough when you see a guy missing by that much and you’re trying to hit against it,” Leyland said.

“You’re saying, ’Well, he’s wild, I don’t want to swing at something bad.’ Then all of a sudden he throws one that looks good and it runs in on you. That’s what happened a couple times.” Encarnacion hit his 32nd homer in the sixth, and at that point, Romero hadn’t allowed a walk or a run since the second. But he couldn’t keep it up, giving up a walk to Jeff Baker, a single to Andy Dirks and another walk to Gerald Laird to load the bases. After Jackson hit into a forceout at the plate, Infante hit a grounder to first baseman David Cooper, who hesitated and ended up not getting any out at all. Romero left the game after that, and Cabrera added a sacrifice fly off Brad Lincoln to make it 5-1. Toronto fought back in the eighth with an RBI double by Cooper and a run-scoring single by Yunel Escobar. Joaquin Benoit came on with two on and two outs and threw only one pitch, retiring Vizquel on a popup to end the threat. NOTES: The last pitcher to walk at least eight batters with no strikeouts was Colorado’s Greg Reynolds, who walked eight against Philadelphia on May 28, 2008, according to STATS, LLC. ... Scherzer has a career-high 186 strikeouts this year, surpassing his previous mark of 184 from 2010. ... Detroit RHP Anibal Sanchez (1-3) faces Toronto LHP Aaron Laffey (3-4) on Wednesday night.

Sutter gets back to business in Innisfail Union FORMER BENTLEY GENERALS HEAD COACH ACCEPTS POSITION WITH SENIOR proposed AA HOCKEY TEAM IN INNISFAIL for junior CHINOOK LEAGUE hockey players BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF

Brian Sutter wasn’t out of coaching for long. Less than four months after splitting with the Bentley Generals Sutter, and his coaching staff, have accepted a position with the Innisfail Eagles. Assistant coaches Brian Stephenson and Jason Lenz and goaltender coach Andy Nowicki will join Sutter with the Eagles, who are celebrating their 65th anniversary this season. “It’s an exciting time for Eagles hockey and our players, staff, sponsors and fans,” said Randy Graham, chairman of the Eagles’ board of the directors. Jumping back into the Chinook Hockey League wasn’t something Sutter had planned. “It was something that just fell into place,” he said. “But there was a whole pile of guys in Bentley who wanted to go from the coaches to training staff and a couple others.” When Sutter and his staff parted ways with the Generals in May, the Innisfail board of directors were immediately interested. During the summer they approached Sutter. “We’ve been talking for a couple of months now and we gave them our answer last week,” explained Sutter, who knows there’s a lot of work ahead. “Look at their record last season, with one win, but they have a good group of people on the board who knows what needs to be done. They know things need to be upgraded.” The Eagles finished last in the CHL with a 1-21-0-2 record, scoring a league low 60 goals and allowing a high of 178. “It will take time, but there’s a process that we all have to go through. But the people are in place to do just that and it will be exciting,” continued Sutter, who looks at his time with the Generals as a base.

Brian Sutter is back behind the bench as he accepeted a position with the Innisfail Eagles in time for their 65th season celebration. “We all worked hard to get the community involved and make them feel part of the team and for the most part we did that. The same thing in Innisfail. “Obviously it’s a two-way street and things need to be upgraded and we need to put a good product on the ice. But even when we went to Bentley everybody told us what it took to win. But winners don’t talk about what it takes to win they know it has to get done and they do it.” Now comes the hard part of building a team. “But every since we accepted the phone has been ringing off the wall as far as players are concerned,” Sutter added. “I think I had to recharge my phone four times in the last four days. “It’s a chance to build some-

thing and be involved in something special. It will take time with a lot of sacrifices to be made. Expectations need to be raised and sights set higher. “We need a tight knit group of players, coaches and management. You want a good hockey environment and atmosphere so that the players want to be part of it and not waste time when they’re here.” When it came to players who have contacted him, Sutter wouldn’t name names, but did say a few were with the Generals. The Eagles will be a senior AA team this season, but don’t expect that to last long. “They think we have a good chance at winning a AA championship, but the thing is we play in a AAA league and if we do our job we’ll have a chance to knock someone out of the playoffs and out of the provincials,” Sutter added. Sutter had a few other options when it came to coaching, but enjoys his time at home. “I have three grand kids and I enjoy spending more time with them. I’m asked two or there times each winter to go to the NHL, but it’s never easy to leave the farm. And this is a good league. A minor pro level league and being involved is special.” The Eagles don’t have a general manager, but that’s fine says Sutter. “They have a good group of guys on the board, who have played and work together. It’s important to have a group of guys who can sit down and listen and work together.” The Eagles have been around since 1947 when the Memorial Arena was first opened and have a strong tradition of success, something they want to get back. They will open training camp in September. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

BY ADVOCATE STAFF A proposed union is looking to represent the more than 1,300 junior hockey players in the Canadian Hockey League. The union will be called the Canadian Hockey League Players Association and has been 14 months in the making according to CHLPA spokesperson Derek Clark. “Players and agents feel this is long overdue,” said Clark. The board of directors for the union has been selected including former NHL enforcer George Laraque who has been chosen as executive director. Clark said no player agents will be allowed to serve on the executive board. He added the CHLPA already has player representatives for all 60 CHL teams. The focus for the union is to gain improvements in the area of education . Clark said players have limited time to execute their education packages and if they pursue pro hockey they could forfeit those packages. Another focus for the CHLPA is to get rid of the $50 per week stipend that players get as Clark says it is just a way to fight off NCAA schools.

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Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

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New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Boston Toronto

American League East Division W L Pct 72 51 .585 68 55 .553 67 56 .545 59 64 .480 56 66 .459

GB — 4 5 13 15 1/2

Chicago Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota

Central Division W L Pct 67 55 .549 65 57 .533 55 67 .451 54 69 .439 51 71 .418

GB — 2 12 13 1/2 16

Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle

West Division W L Pct 71 51 .582 66 56 .541 63 60 .512 60 64 .484

GB — 5 8 1/2 12

Today’s Games Kansas City (Mendoza 7-8) at Tampa Bay (Shields 11-7), 11:10 a.m. Minnesota (Hendriks 0-5) at Oakland (Milone 9-9), 1:35 p.m. Cleveland (McAllister 5-4) at Seattle (Iwakuma 4-3), 1:40 p.m. Toronto (Laffey 3-4) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 1-3), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 15-3) at Boston (Buchholz 11-3), 5:10 p.m. Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 4-7) at Texas (D.Holland 7-6), 6:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 12-10) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 14-4), 6:10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Toronto at Detroit, 11:05 a.m. L.A. Angels at Boston, 5:10 p.m. Oakland at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m. Minnesota at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Tuesday’s Major League Linescores Toronto 000 001 020 — 3 10 2 Detroit 120 002 00x — 5 8 0 R.Romero, Lincoln (6), Loup (7), Lyon (8) and Mathis; Scherzer, Dotel (8), Coke (8), Benoit (8), Valverde (9) and Laird. W—Scherzer 13-6. L—R. Romero 8-11. Sv—Valverde (24). HRs—Toronto, Encarnacion (32). Kan. City 000 000 000 1 — 1 5 0 Tam. Bay 000 000 000 0 — 0 2 1 (10 innings) Hochevar, K.Herrera (9), G.Holland (10) and S.Perez; Price, Rodney (9), Jo.Peralta (10) and J.Molina. W—K.Herrera 1-1. L—Jo.Peralta 1-5. Sv—G.Holland (6). Los Angeles001 220 000 — 5 11 0 Boston 000 002 100 — 3 8 1 E.Santana, Walden (7), S.Downs (7), Jepsen (8), Frieri (9) and Iannetta; A.Cook, Mortensen (6), Padilla (8), Aceves (9) and Saltalamacchia. W—E. Santana 7-10. L—A.Cook 3-7. Sv—Frieri (15). HRs—Los Angeles, Trumbo (30). Boston, Saltalamacchia (21). Baltimore 100 040 000 — 5 8 0 Texas 001 000 200 — 3 7 1 Tillman, O’Day (7), Strop (7), Ji.Johnson (9) and Wieters; Feldman, Kirkman (6), Scheppers (8), R.Ross (9) and Soto. W—Tillman 6-2. L—Feldman 6-9. Sv—Ji.Johnson (38). HRs—Baltimore, McLouth (1). Texas, Kinsler (14), Soto (2). New York 200 000 100 — 3 7 0 Chicago 010 140 01x — 7 12 0 Nova, D.Lowe (7) and R.Martin; Liriano, Crain (7), Thornton (8), Myers (9) and Pierzynski. W—Liriano 5-10. L—Nova 11-7. HRs—New York, Jeter (12), R.Martin (14). Chicago, Konerko (21), Youkilis (15). Minnesota 100 000 000 — 1 4 0 Oakland 010 001 20x — 4 10 0 De Vries, Swarzak (6), Gray (7), T.Robertson (8) and Doumit; Bre.Anderson, Doolittle (8), Balfour (9) and D.Norris. W—Bre.Anderson 1-0. L—De Vries 2-5. Sv—Balfour (12). Cleveland 000 000 100 — 1 8 0 Seattle 000 010 40x — 5 5 2 Ro.Hernandez, E.Rogers (7), Seddon (8) and

C.Santana; F.Hernandez, Luetge (8) and Jaso. W—F.Hernandez 12-5. L—Ro.Hernandez 0-2. Sv— Luetge (2). HRs—Seattle, Thames (6), J.Montero (13). AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS Following Tuesday’s Games G AB R Trout LAA 100 404 97 MiCabrera Det 122 479 82 Jeter NYY 121 518 77 Mauer Minn 113 421 67 Revere Minn 85 358 48 Konerko ChiW 106 397 52 AJackson Det 100 396 77 Fielder Det 122 442 66 Butler KC 121 455 52 AdGonzalez Bos 121 473 63

H 139 157 168 134 113 125 124 137 139 144

Avg. .344 .328 .324 .318 .316 .315 .313 .310 .305 .304

RUNS — Trout, Los Angeles, 97; Kinsler, Texas, 83; MiCabrera, Detroit, 82; Granderson, New York, 81; Hamilton, Texas, 78; AJackson, Detroit, 77; Jeter, New York, 77. RBIs — MiCabrera, Detroit, 105; Hamilton, Texas, 102; Willingham, Minnesota, 91; Fielder, Detroit, 88; Pujols, Los Angeles, 86; AdGonzalez, Boston, 85; ADunn, Chicago, 84. HITS — Jeter, New York, 168; MiCabrera, Detroit, 157; AdGonzalez, Boston, 144; Cano, New York, 143; AdJones, Baltimore, 143; AGordon, Kansas City, 142; Andrus, Texas, 141. DOUBLES — AGordon, Kansas City, 39; AdGonzalez, Boston, 37; Choo, Cleveland, 35; Brantley, Cleveland, 34; Kinsler, Texas, 34; Pujols, Los Angeles, 33; Cano, New York, 32; NCruz, Texas, 32. TRIPLES — AJackson, Detroit, 8; JWeeks, Oakland, 8; Rios, Chicago, 7; Andrus, Texas, 6; ISuzuki, New York, 6; Trout, Los Angeles, 6; 7 tied at 5. HOME RUNS — ADunn, Chicago, 36; Hamilton, Texas, 34; Encarnacion, Toronto, 32; Granderson, New York, 32; MiCabrera, Detroit, 31; Willingham, Minnesota, 31; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 30. STOLEN BASES — Trout, Los Angeles, 39; RDavis, Toronto, 38; Revere, Minnesota, 29; Crisp, Oakland, 27; AEscobar, Kansas City, 24; JDyson, Kansas City, 23; DeJennings, Tampa Bay, 23; Kipnis, Cleveland, 23; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 23. PITCHING — Price, Tampa Bay, 16-4; Weaver, Los Angeles, 15-3; Sale, Chicago, 14-4; MHarrison, Texas, 14-7; Scherzer, Detroit, 13-6; Vargas, Seattle, 13-8; 7 tied at 12. STRIKEOUTS — Scherzer, Detroit, 186; Verlander, Detroit, 180; FHernandez, Seattle, 179; Darvish, Texas, 172; Price, Tampa Bay, 167; Shields, Tampa Bay, 161; Peavy, Chicago, 150. SAVES — Rodney, Tampa Bay, 38; JiJohnson, Baltimore, 38; CPerez, Cleveland, 32; RSoriano, New York, 31; Aceves, Boston, 25; Nathan, Texas, 24; Valverde, Detroit, 24.

Washington Atlanta New York Philadelphia Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 77 46 .626 70 53 .569 57 66 .463 57 66 .463 56 67 .455

GB — 7 20 20 21

Cincinnati Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Chicago Houston

Central Division W L Pct 75 49 .605 67 55 .549 66 56 .541 56 66 .459 47 75 .385 39 84 .317

GB — 7 8 18 27 35 1/2

San Francisco Los Angeles Arizona San Diego Colorado

West Division W L Pct 68 55 .553 67 57 .540 62 60 .508 54 70 .435 48 73 .397

GB — 1 1/2 5 1/2 14 1/2 19

Today’s Games Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 4-9) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 12-8), 12:10 p.m. Miami (Ja.Turner 0-0) at Arizona (Skaggs 0-0), 1:40 p.m., 1st game Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 11-5) at San Diego (Werner 0-0), 4:35 p.m. Atlanta (Medlen 4-1) at Washington (Detwiler 7-5), 5:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Arroyo 9-7) at Philadelphia (Worley 6-8), 5:05 p.m. Colorado (Francis 4-4) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 2-3),

5:10 p.m. Houston (B.Norris 5-10) at St. Louis (Lohse 12-2), 6:15 p.m. Miami (LeBlanc 2-2) at Arizona (Miley 13-8), 7:40 p.m., 2nd game San Francisco (M.Cain 12-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 11-8), 8:10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m. Houston at St. Louis, 11:45 a.m. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Miami N.Y. Jets

Toronto Montreal Hamilton Winnipeg

CFL East Division GP W L T 7 4 3 0 7 4 3 0 7 3 4 0 7 2 5 0

PF 160 202 207 159

PA 165 213 230 224

B.C. Edmonton Calgary Saskatchewan

West Division GP W L T 7 5 2 0 7 4 3 0 7 3 4 0 7 3 4 0

PF 182 164 200 180

PA Pt 124 10 134 8 196 6 165 6

Pt 8 8 6 4

Tuesday’s Major League Linescores Cincinnati 000 000 311 — 5 11 1 Philadelphia100 000 210 — 4 11 2 H.Bailey, Marshall (7), Broxton (8), Chapman (9) and Hanigan; Cl.Lee, Rosenberg (7), Bastardo (8), Papelbon (9) and Kratz. W—Broxton 2-1. L—Papelbon 3-5. Sv—Chapman (30). HRs—Cincinnati, Frazier (18), Cozart (14). Atlanta 000 001 000 — 1 6 0 Washington010 030 00x — 4 7 1 Maholm, Durbin (8) and McCann; Strasburg, Storen (7), S.Burnett (8), Clippard (9) and Flores. W— Strasburg 15-5. L—Maholm 11-8. Sv—Clippard (28). HRs—Washington, Desmond (19), Flores (4). Colorado 000 004 011 — 6 9 2 New York 000 100 100 — 2 6 1 Chacin, Mat.Reynolds (7), Roenicke (7), Belisle (8), Brothers (9) and Ra.Hernandez; C.Young, R.Carson (8), Parnell (8), Edgin (9) and Thole. W—Chacin 1-3. L—C.Young 3-7. Chicago 000 000 002 — 2 4 0 Milwaukee 000 103 01x — 5 3 0 Rusin, Al.Cabrera (6), Corpas (7), Marmol (8) and W.Castillo; Estrada, Loe (7), Fr.Rodriguez (8), M.Parra (9), Henderson (9), Axford (9) and Lucroy. W—Estrada 1-5. L—Rusin 0-1. Sv—Axford (19). Houston 000 000 000 — 0 5 0 St. Louis 402 001 00x — 7 13 0 Harrell, Fick (6), R.Cruz (6), X.Cedeno (8) and J.Castro; Wainwright and Y.Molina. W—Wainwright 12-10. L—Harrell 10-9. San Fran. 200 200 000 — 4 10 0 Los Ang. 000 001 000 — 1 6 1 Lincecum, Mijares (6), S.Casilla (7), Romo (9), Ja.Lopez (9) and H.Sanchez; Blanton, Elbert (6), League (7), Choate (9), J.Wright (9) and A.Ellis. W—Lincecum 7-13. L—Blanton 8-12. Sv—Ja.Lopez (3). NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING—McCutchen, Pittsburgh, .352; MeCabrera, San Francisco, .346; Posey, San Francisco, .327; YMolina, St. Louis, .321; CGonzalez, Colorado, .320; DWright, New York, .320; Fowler, Colorado, .306. RUNS—McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 86; MeCabrera, San Francisco, 84; Bourn, Atlanta, 83; Braun, Milwaukee, 79; CGonzalez, Colorado, 78; JUpton, Arizona, 78; Holliday, St. Louis, 77. RBI—Beltran, St. Louis, 85; Braun, Milwaukee, 83; Holliday, St. Louis, 81; CGonzalez, Colorado, 79; Kubel, Arizona, 79; Posey, San Francisco, 79; Bruce, Cincinnati, 78; LaRoche, Washington, 78. HITS—MeCabrera, San Francisco, 159; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 157; Bourn, Atlanta, 148; Prado, Atlanta, 142; Reyes, Miami, 141; DWright, New York, 141; Altuve, Houston, 138; Holliday, St. Louis, 138. DOUBLES—ArRamirez, Milwaukee, 40; Votto, Cincinnati, 36; DWright, New York, 36; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 35; Prado, Atlanta, 34; DanMurphy, New York, 33; Alonso, San Diego, 32. TRIPLES—Fowler, Colorado, 11; Bourn, Atlanta, 10; MeCabrera, San Francisco, 10; SCastro, Chicago, 9; Reyes, Miami, 9; Pagan, San Francisco, 8; Colvin, Colorado, 7; DeJesus, Chicago, 7. HOME RUNS—Braun, Milwaukee, 33; Beltran, St. Louis, 28; Kubel, Arizona, 26; Stanton, Miami, 26; Bruce, Cincinnati, 25; Ludwick, Cincinnati, 25; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 24. STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Atlanta, 33; Pierre, Philadelphia, 31; Bonifacio, Miami, 30; DGordon, Los Angeles, 30; Victorino, Los Angeles, 29; Reyes, Miami, 28; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 28. PITCHING—GGonzalez, Washington, 16-6; Cueto, Cincinnati, 16-6; AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 15-4; Dickey, New York, 15-4; Strasburg, Washington, 15-5; Hamels, Philadelphia, 14-6; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 14-7.

Week Nine Thursday, Aug. 23 Hamilton at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 B.C. at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 Calgary at Saskatchewan, 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27 Edmonton at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Week Eight Offensive — Joey Elliott, QB, Winnipeg Blue Bombers Defensive — Alex Hall, DE, Winnipeg Blue Bombers Special Teams — Chris Williams, KR/WR, Hamilton Tiger-Cats Canadian — Cauchy Muamba, S, B.C. Lions Week Seven Offensive — Jon Cornish, RB, Calgary Stampeders Defensive — J.C. Sherritt, LB, Edmonton Eskimos Special Teams — Larry Taylor, LB, Calgary Stampeders Canadian — Jon Cornish, RB, Calgary Stampeders CFL scoring leaders Whyte, Mtl McCallum, BC Shaw, Edm Palardy, Wpg Paredes, Cal Milo, Sask C.Williams, Ham Congi, Ham x-Lewis, Cal Waters, Tor Walker, Ham Prefontaine, Tor Sheets, Sask x-Matthews, Wpg Boyd, Tor-Edm Cornish, Cal Dressler, Sask Harris, BC Lavoie, Mtl Whitaker, Mtl Bratton, Mtl Brink, Wpg Charles, Edm Koch, Edm Lulay, BC Mitchell, Cal Owens, Tor x-Fantuz, Ham

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 7 0 7 0 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2

C 21 19 15 12 18 16 0 23 2 6 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

FG 15 15 15 16 14 11 0 9 0 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 4 2 2 2 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 70 66 62 62 60 55 54 51 44 43 42 37 36 32 24 24 24 24 24 24 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 14

National Football League preseason AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 1 1 0 .500 24 Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 20

PA 33 43

PGA OF ALBERTA EDMONTON — Kevin Broderson of the Lacombe Golf and Country Club finished in the money at the Club Pro Championship on the PGA of Alberta tour Tuesday. Broderson put together rounds of 79-72 for a 151 total,

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Houston Jacksonville Indianapolis Tennessee

W 2 2 1 1

South L T Pct 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.000 1 0 .500 1 0 .500

PF 46 59 62 47

PA 22 55 29 34

Cincinnati Cleveland Baltimore Pittsburgh

W 2 2 1 1

North L T Pct 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.000 1 0 .500 1 0 .500

PF 41 54 43 49

PA 25 27 44 48

San Diego Denver Kansas City Oakland

W 2 1 1 0

West L T Pct 0 0 1.000 1 0 .500 1 0 .500 2 0 .000

PF 49 41 44 27

PA 33 33 48 34

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 51 Dallas 1 1 0 .500 23 N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500 57 Washington 1 1 0 .500 38

PA 40 28 35 39

Carolina Tampa Bay New Orleans Atlanta

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South L T 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0

Pct .500 .500 .333 .000

PF 36 27 47 36

PA 43 37 44 55

Chicago Detroit Minnesota Green Bay

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PF 36 44 42 23

PA 62 31 31 56

Seattle San Francisco St. Louis Arizona

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West L T Pct 0 0 1.000 1 0 .500 1 0 .500 2 0 .333

PF 57 26 34 58

PA 27 26 55 71

Monday’s Game Philadelphia 27, New England 17 Thursday, Aug. 23 Green Bay at Cincinnati, 5 p.m. Jacksonville at Baltimore, 5:30 p.m. Arizona at Tennessee, 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 New England at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 5:30 p.m. San Diego at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 6 p.m. Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 Indianapolis at Washington, 2 p.m. Detroit at Oakland, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 6 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26 San Francisco at Denver, 2 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Jets, 6 p.m.

which tied him for 16th place. He pocketed $450. Scott Allred of Calgary’s Elbow Springs took top spot and the $4,500 with rounds of 6572 for a 137 total, two strokes better than Craig McArthur of Spruce Grove’s Blackhawk, who had rounds of 70-69. He won $3,100.

Transactions BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL—Reduced the three-game suspension of Cincinnati C Devin Mesoraco to two games. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Assigned 1B Cory Segui and C Brett Frantini to the GCL Orioles. BOSTON RED SOX—Placed OF Carl Crawford on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 20. Reinstated OF Daniel Nava and RHP Vicente Padilla from the 15-day DL. Optioned 3B Danny Valencia to Pawtucket (IL). CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Placed OF Alejandro De Aza on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 18. Recalled OF Jordan Danks from Charlotte (IL). MINNESOTA TWINS—Recalled RHP Liam Hendriks from Rochester (IL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Reinstated OF Seth Smith from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP Jordan Norberto on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 18. Optioned 2B Jemile Weeks to Sacramento (PCL). Designated RHP Graham Godfrey for assignment. TAMPA BAY RAYS—Reinstated DH Luke Scott from the 15day DL. Optioned SS Sean Rodriguez to Durham (IL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Selected the contract of C Yorvit Torrealba from New Hampshire (EL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Recalled RHP Sam Demel from Reno (PCL). CHICAGO CUBS—Selected the contract of LHP Chris Rusin from Iowa (PCL). Optioned LHP Jeff Beliveau and INF Adrian Cardenas to Iowa. Transferred RHP Matt Garza to the 60-day DL. CINCINNATI REDS—Recalled C Dioner Navarro from Louisville (IL). Optioned RHP Logan Ondrusek to Louisville. COLORADO ROCKIES—Reinstated RHP Jhoulys Chacin from the 15-day DL. Placed OF Eric Young Jr. on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 20. LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Reinstated RHP Rubby De La Rosa from the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Javy Guerra to Albuquerque (PCL). Assigned RHP Amalio Diaz to Great Lakes (MWL). NEW YORK METS—Placed RHP Jeremy Hefner on the paternity leave list. Recalled LHP Robert Carson from Buffalo (IL). PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Recalled RHP Phillippe Aumont from Lehigh Valley (IL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned RHP Kyle McPherson and LHP Justin Wilson to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled RHP Daniel McCutchen from Indianapolis.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jake Westbrook on a one-year contract through 2013. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Extended their player development contract with Lake Elsinore (Cal) through the 2014 season. Eastern League ALTOONA CURVE—Received RHP Jason Townsend from Bradenton (FSL). Carolina League WINSTON-SALEM DASH—Announced the promotion of OF Brandon Short to Birmingham (SL). Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS—Signed OF Charlie Stewart. Released OF Quentin Davis. FOOTBALL CAROLINA PANTHERS—Placed CB Nate Ness on injured reserve. CHICAGO BEARS—Placed DT DeMario Pressley on the waived-injured list. DENVER BRONCOS—Removed S Jim Leonhard from the physically-unable-to-perform list and added him to the 90-man roster. Waived CB Joshua Moore. DETROIT LIONS—Placed TE Nathan Overbay and S Don Carey on the waived-injured list. Signed CB Isaac Madison. Claimed DT Bobby Skinner off waivers from the N.Y. Giants. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Waived RB Ryan Mahaffey. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Waived DL Jonathan Fanene, OL Kyle Hill and PK Chris Koepplin. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Waived S Nick Polk. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Waived WR Wallace Wright. Claimed WR Jordan Shipley off waivers from Cincinnati. TENNESSEE TITANS—Placed LB Gerald McRath on injured reserve. WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Announced the retirement of RB Clinton Portis. Ultimate Indoor Football League FLORIDA TARPONS—Signed WR/DB Allen Daniels Jr. HOCKEY MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS—Signed F Mark Van Guilder and F Andre Bouvet-Morrissette. ECHL FLORIDA EVERBLADES—Agreed to terms with F Matt Marquardt. READING ROYALS—Agreed to terms with F Jesse Todd.

Marlins fourth at summer provincials EDMONTON — The Red Deer Marlins placed fourth as a team in the Alberta summer provincial championships during the weekend. The Marlins finished back of the Edmonton Huma, Lethbridge Orcas and Calgary Tritons. The club finished with 12 gold, 18 silver and 13 bronze medals and was led by 11-year-old Claire Halford, who captured four gold. Halford won the 11-12 year-old girls’ 100-metre breaststroke in one minute 24.30 seconds, the 200m freestyle in 2:25.08, the 50m breaststroke in 39.26 seconds and the 400m freestyle in 5:12.17. Adam Hucal, 8, and Kyra McMurray, 10, were both double gold medalists. Hucal won the boys’ eight-and-under 25m short course freestyle in 17.60 seconds and the 50m backstroke in 47.91 while finishing second in the 25m short course backstroke and the 50m freestyle. McMurray captured the 50m butterfly in 37.63 seconds and the 25m short course butterfly in 17.01 seconds. She was also second in the 100m Individual Medley and the 100m freestyle. Clint Stevens, 39, won the men’s 18-and-over 100m breaststroke in 1:09.35 and placed second in the 50m breaststroke while 14-year-old Ryan Mah won the 13-14 year-old boys’ 100m breaststroke in 1:17.27. Mah was also second in the 50m butterfly and third in the 50m breaststroke. Taylor Laing, 13, captured the girls’ 13-14 year-old 100m butterfly in 1:16.04 while finishing third in the 200m I.M. Marissa Hutchison, 25, won the women’s 18-and-over 1,500m freestyle in 20:47.99 while taking second in the 400m freestyle. In the boys’ 11-12 year-old division, Liam Stalwick, 12, was second in the 100m butterfly, 50m short course butterfly and 100m backstroke while Cale Kooyman, 11, was second in the 50m breaststroke and third in the 100m breaststroke and backstroke. Aiden Kooyman, 14, was second in the 13-14 year-old boys’ 50m backstroke and third in the 100m backstroke while Emile Unrau, 12, was second in the 100m I.M. and third in the 100m backstroke in the girls’ 11-12 year-old category. Lauren Bettenson, 9, placed third in the 9-10 year-old girls’ 25m short course backstroke and 50m backstroke with Teddi Littlechild, 39, taking third in the 18-and-over women’s 100m butterfly. Erin Williams, 16 placed second in the girls’ 15-17 year-old 100m butterfly. In relays the Marlins were second in the boys’ 14-and-under 200m freestyle and medley, the girls’ 14-and-under medley and the girls’ 10 and under medley. They took third in the eight-and-under boys’ 100m freestyle and 100m medley races, the 14-and-under girls’ 200m freestyle and the 12-and-under boys’ 200m medley.

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B6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

Important stage reached in NHL labour talks BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

48 of top 50 womens golfers to play in Canadian Open BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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COQUITLAM, B.C. — Brittany Lincicome faces no shortage of competition as she prepares to defend her title at the CN Canadian Women’s Open golf tournament. The 26-year-old Seminole, Fla., native is among 48 of the world’s top 50 women’s golfers who will compete at the Vancouver Golf and Country Club. “I still wish all 50 could be here,” she said after a practice round Tuesday. “It’s such a wonderful event and an event that I look forward to defending or not defending. I would never miss this event unless I broke a leg.” Lincicome has yet to win on tour this year after capturing a pair of victories in 2011. She welcomes the chance to be crowned champion over the starstudded field. “Obviously, I’d want to win a tournament with all the top players there,” she said. “That means that you’ve beaten the best for those events. ... If I’m the one that gets to come out on top, it will be an unbelievable feeling.” Last year, Lincicome won by one stroke over U.S. compatriots Stacy Lewis and Michelle Wie, who are both back, albeit at a different venue. The site of the tournament rotates annually. Lincicome won in 2011 with a 13-under par 275 at the Hillside Golf and Country Club in Mirabel, Que., near Montreal. The switch to the Vancouver’s club’s 6,681-yard, par-72 layout has eased the mental burden of trying to repeat. “It is going to be a little easier defending (by) not playing the same golf course,” she said. “(It’s) not the same pressure. I haven’t played this golf course eight times back to back to back. It’s a little different.” Lincicome hopes to pick up where she left off last weekend, when she finished in a tie for second at the Safeway Classic near Portland, Ore. The same goes for struggling world No. 1 Yani Tseng of Taiwan, who placed 11th in the same tournament after a strong finish. “I’ve never been that happy to shoot five-under ever in my life,” she said. “So it’s a great feeling.” Tseng, 23, won three of the first five tournaments this year, but she has had difficulty getting her game back on track the past couple of months. “I’m not really angry,” she said. “I feel more disappointed and feel upset

a little bit. Every time I’m struggling, I’m kind of second-guessing myself.” Unlike many in the strong field, Tseng is quite familiar with the Vancouver club’s layout. She won her first pro tournament on the same links in 2007 while competing on the CN Canadian Women’s Tour. Tseng said her return to Vancouver has brought her a lot of great memories. “I was trying to get into the Canadian Open,” she recalled. “So now I’m in the CN Canadian Open. It’s just so much different.” Wie is looking for more of the same in Canada. Her second-place finish in this tournament in 2011 came after she won the 2010 crown in Winnipeg. Like Tseng, the former teenage star has struggled this year while also completing her communications degree at Stanford. Her eighth-place finish last weekend was her first top-10 finish on the LPGA Tour this season. “It’s been my toughest year so far,” said Wie, 22, who turned pro at the age of 16. “But I think that I’ve really tried to see positives through it and done a good job with that. I’ve enjoyed every single week. Even though I didn’t play as well, I still try to take the positives out of it, because the game is tough enough without beating yourself up too much.” Accordingly, Wie has been trying to enjoy herself before play begins Thursday. She has visited Vancouver’s Chinatown and other areas in a bid to experience the city’s culture. “I’m loving it here,” she said. “It’s like Asian-food Heaven.” Notes—Brooke Henderson, 14, of Smith Falls, Ont., will become the youngest player to compete in a Canadian Women’s Open when she tees off in the first round. Henderson gained entry by winning a Canadian Women’s Tour event earlier this year in Beloeil, Que. ... The tournament champion will take home $300,000. ... Lincicome, Tseng and Wie all welcomed Augusta National’s decision this week to allow female members for the first time. All expressed a desire to play the famed course in Georgia that serves as home of the Masters. “Playing in a Masters has always been a dream of mine,” said Wie. You’ve got to dream big, but you never know. But it will always be a dream of mine.“

Astros send scout to watch Clemens BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. LOUIS — Roger Clemens thinks any talk about a return to the majors is premature. The Houston Astros decided to check him out anyway. General manager Jeff Luhnow said Tuesday the Astros sent a scout to look at Clemens and left-hander Scott Kazmir, who also plays for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League. Clemens is to make his first start on Saturday at home against Bridgeport. Luhnow said he wasn’t sure whether Clemens was trying to make it back to the big leagues or just wanted to keep doing something he was very good at for a long time. Clemens earned about $160 million and won 354 games in a 24-year career with the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees and Astros, but hasn’t pitched since 2007. “I don’t know what he’s trying to do,” Luhnow said. “I think he just wants to get back on the mound and see how it goes. “You’ve got to see how you feel and how you respond, so there’s a long way to go,” Luhnow added. Clemens’ agent said the right-hander has been clocked at 87 mph, but Luhnow discounted that talk because he hasn’t pitched in a game yet. “So, I think it’s hard to evaluate,” Luhnow said. “We did send a scout yesterday to look at him, since it’s right there. There’s a bunch of guys that have been in that league that have big-league time and Roger is still associated with our organization.” Clemens is playing down a major league comeback, saying he’s nowhere near big league pitching shape. “I’m 50 years old. We’re just going to go out and have fun with this and make it fun for the fans,” the seven-time Cy Young Award winner said Tuesday when he was introduced in Sugar Land, Texas. Interim Astros manager Tony DeFrancesco had Clemens’ son Koby at TripleA Oklahoma City last season and said he repeatedly came across Clemens. DeFrancesco wasn’t surprised Clemens still wants to pitch and believes he is serious about making it back to the majors. DeFrancesco added Clemens was “a local fan favourite” in Houston. “He was around me a lot last year,” DeFrancesco said. “He was at the ballpark, he was on the road, we met at Starbucks quite a few times. When you’re a competitor, you’re going to keep going until they take the uniform off.”

MJD open to being traded BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Maurice Jones-Drew’s holdout appears far from over. His agent, Adisa Bakari, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Jacksonville Jaguars running back is upset with owner Shad Khan’s recent public comments about his client’s 27-day holdout. “Maurice wants to play for an organization that wants him and for an owner who respects him and values what he brings to a team — on the field, in the locker room and in the community,” Bakari said. ESPN reported that Jones-Drew is open to being traded. When asked Tuesday whether

he would trade JonesDrew, Khan said he is “not going to get into all the theses and hypotheses.” Khan added that Jones-Drew is “a great player, and we would love for him to be back.” Last week, however, Khan said MJD’s absence “doesn’t even move the needle” in terms of stress. Khan reiterated his stance Tuesday by saying, “This is not a team about one person.” His message to JonesDrew? “Train’s leaving the station. Run, get on it,” Khan said. Bakari made it clear that those statements don’t sit well with Jacksonville’s biggest star. “Obviously, he’s not happy that what started as a very cordial and pri-

vate conversation is now public and contentious,” Bakari said. Now, with both sides seemingly digging their heels in as deeply as possibly, it is unclear when or if Jones-Drew will show up in Jacksonville. The Jaguars open the season Sept. 9 at Minnesota. Jones-Drew’s holdout is fairly simple. He wants a new deal after leading the NFL with 1,606 yards rushing last season. He has two years remaining on a five-year, front-loaded contract worth $31 million. He is scheduled to make $4.45 million this season and $4.95 million in 2013. Khan and general manager Gene Smith insist they have no plans to negotiate a new deal.

Lacombe’s Kuhn leads Championship CANADIAN WOMEN’S SENIOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI — Lynn Kuehn of Lacombe finds herself in a rare position following the opening round of the Canadian Women’s Senior Golf Championship Tuesday. Kuehn shot a four-under par 70 to grab a three-stroke lead heading into the second of three rounds. Kuehn finished with no bogeys and four birdies. “I basically hit a lot of fairways and got on the greens and my putter was hot, hot, hot,” she said in a press release. “This is the lowest (score) I’ve ever had in a tournament, but things were just going so easy.”

Kuehn finished in 29th place last year and was 18th in 2010. She was fourth in the Alberta championship. Team Alberta, which includes Kuehn, Joan Wilson of Calgary and Linda Sharpe of Fort Saskatchewan lead the team competition with a 148 total, two strokes up on Ontario. Allyson Harrison of Kingston, Ont., sits second at 73 with defending champion Mary Ann Hayward of Aurora, Ont., Lynda Palahniuk of Kelowna, B.C., and Terrill Samuel of Etobicoke, Ont. at 74. Cheryl Van Dornick of Camrose is tied for 57th at 85.

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Canadian Alena Sharp, of Hamilton, Ont., tees off on the 10th hole while practicing for the CN Canadian Women’s Open LPGA golf tournament at the Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam, B.C., on Tuesday. The first round begins Thursday.

TORONTO — Where do we go from here? As the NHL and NHL Players’ Association resume collective bargaining talks, that is the question they’re both seeking to answer. The sides stepped away from negotiations last week with competing bids on the table and no clear road ahead. They spoke again over the weekend and agreed to devote sessions Wednesday and Thursday entirely to core economic issues — the area where the parties seem to have the most ground to make up. “We are hoping that our meetings this week can serve as a jumping off point for further discussion and negotiation over the critical economic and system issues that we need to resolve in order to reach an agreement,” deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Tuesday in an email. Essentially, it’s time to see how much each side is willing to move off its current position, if at all. Donald Fehr spent the time between negotiating sessions holding regional player meetings — first in Chicago and then in Kelowna, B.C. After wrapping up his session there Tuesday, the NHLPA’s executive director was measured in his assessment of the talks to come. “The task is to try and find a way to make an agreement if that’s something that the owners are inclined to do,” Fehr told reporters. “I hope that they are and we’ll see how it goes.” While a significant gap exists between the two proposals when it comes to the amount of money available to players, there is some common ground. The union’s decision to keep a hard salary cap in place was an important step in the process and its willingness to accept less than 57 per cent of revenues — for three years, anyway — seemed to indicate it was trying to work with the NHL. Even though commissioner Gary Bettman offered a cold public response to the union’s “alternate view,” some close to the talks believe it was a step in the right direction. Now who takes the next step (or two)? The owners will almost certainly seek to get more money back than the players initially offered and they are said to have no interest in the fourth year of that proposal, which called for the system to snap back to its current position. From the NHLPA’s point of view, it has yet to even receive an offer worth considering. It has no interest in seeing revenues decreased anywhere near the 43 per cent range the NHL tabled last month and it also isn’t enamoured with the new contract restrictions that were proposed either. “The gulf that separates us is triggered essentially by the owners position that the players have to make enormous concessions — far more than they did the last time (in 2004-05),” said Fehr. “And what they did the last time was stunningly large.” The sides are operating in the shadow of a Sept. 15 deadline, when the current CBA is set to expire and the NHL has said players will be locked out. Talks are tentatively scheduled for the next two weeks in New York so there is plenty of room for continued dialogue if the parties can start getting on the same page in the coming days. Beyond the monetary issue at the heart of talks, each side has prioritized a secondary cause. The NHLPA has made it clear that it would like to see an increase in revenue sharing and proposed the creation of an industry growth fund that would see $100 million contributed each year for struggling teams. It would be part of a wider plan totalling $250 million in annual redistributed funds and Bettman would be given the power to determine how the money from the industry growth fund is spread around. The NHL, meanwhile, is largely happy with the current economic system, but has made no secret of the fact it would like to see the end to heavily front-loaded, long-term contacts. As part of its proposal, deals would be capped at five years and would be required to pay the same amount each season. However, it’s reasonable to assume that the secondary issues could be taken care of once there’s some movement on the main one — and that’s the topic up for discussion this week. As a result, the tone of talks in the coming days should offer a good indication of whether there’s still a chance a new deal can be completed before Sept. 15.

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Housing funds diverted CITY ADMINISTRATION COSTS HIGHER THAN BUDGETED AMOUNT BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF

TOOPY, BINOO ON STAGE Parents, brace your children. Toopy and Binoo and the Marshmallow Moon take the stage for two fun-filled shows at the Memorial Centre on Sept. 25. A matinee gets underway at 3:30 p.m. and the evening show begins at 6:30. Tickets start at $31.35. To purchase tickets, call 403-247-0800 or 1-855347-0800 or visit www. toopyandbinooontour. com.

Red Deer city council raised questions on Monday over why administrative costs of $151,000 are so high to implement affordable housing projects. Council received a report from the Community Housing Board that recommended how to distribute $615,000 in provincial dollars to six programs from Sept. 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. Council approved the dollars, but administrative expenses being sought by the City of Red Deer raised eyebrows among several city councillors. The City of Red Deer is the Community Based Organization (CBO) for housing and homelessness dollars received from the province. “As a citizen looking at this and if I was one of the other organizations, I’d wonder what the city does for its receipt,” said Coun. Chris Stephan. Matthew Cornall, chairman for the Com-

munity Housing Advisory Board, said the expense looks high because it’s trying to address an issue that’s been around for a few years. He said the city has been very generous over the last several years, providing administrative expenses at three per cent regarding the delivery of provincial dollars to local organizations. “Typically the major cities in Alberta provide administrative expenses (for affordable housing projects) at 10 per cent,” Cornall said. “We’ve been far the lowest.” The cost of $151,000 will bring the twoyear rate to eight per cent, which still makes Red Deer the lowest, he added. The expenses pay for staff time, including followup work with these organizations, he said. “So the $151,000 out of the $615,000 is way more than 10 per cent, but that’s just because of the catch-up — is that right?” asked Stephan. Cornall replied that was the case.

A&W EVENT HELPS MS A classic car rally at the Taylor Plaza A&W restaurant in Red Deer will be part of the fourth-annual Cruisin’ for a Cause Day to help end multiple sclerosis. One dollar from every Teen Burger sold at A&W restaurants across Canada on Thursday will go towards research and services for people touched by MS. You can also use Facebook and Twitter to donate. Last year, the Taylor Plaza A&W was a fundraising leader, raising more than $5,000. Multiple sclerosis is the most common neurological disease affecting young adults in Canada, which has one of the highest rates of MS in the world. To date, A&W and the MS Society have raised more than $2 million to support vital programs, services and research.

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YOGA EVENTS MARK 10 YEARS Practice your poses with a local yoga studio as they celebrate their 10th anniversary in September. The Yoga Alliance of Red Deer (YARD) will host a variety of yoga events throughout the month. On Sept. 9 to 14, the studio will offer a free week of classes. On Sept. 12, the studio presents Yoga with the Mayor at City Hall. On Sept. 22, the studio hosts an open host with music, dance, yoga, refreshments and much more. The Yoga Alliance of Red Deer (YARD) is a nonprofit society that provides yoga classes, teacher training and workshops throughout the year. The studio is located on 4706 49th Ave. Check www. reddeeryoga.ca for class times or call 403350-5830.

Stephan recognized that in future years, out of $615,000, the city’s administrative share will be at eight per cent. “Ultimately we want to deliver the funds in the most efficient way to the end user, so I think the lower we can do the administration, that’s better,” said Stephan. “I think that’s the expectation for the other organizations. What’s the purpose of these funds? It’s not to be used for administration.” If the city can do this at less than eight per cent, then it should, Stephan said. Cornall said the committee had a long discussion about this as well. “How do we explain this to the public?” said Coun. Paul Harris. “They’re going to take a look at this and say, ‘That’s weird.’ ” Community Services director Greg Scott said the city’s involvement in the affordable housing program is quite extensive. “We were absorbing those costs through city tax funds,” Scott said.

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF

Red Deer City Council has been debating the issue of allowing dandelions to grow on city property. A decision will be made as to whether they are pesky weeds that need to be eradicated, or harmless flowers. Photo by MELISSA ARTHUR/Advocate staff

Curbing dandelions a priority BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF The City of Red Deer will continue searching for alternative ways to curb dandelions so they don’t run amok next spring. City council decided on Monday to approve the recommendation from the Environmental Advisory Committee regarding the proliferation of the weeds, particularly along city lands. In 2010, the province removed dandelions from the Weed Act and Regulations, resulting in changes to city practices with respect to dandelion management. The committee suggested keeping the city’s plans to reduce pesticide use by another 10 per cent by 2035, from 2010 levels. It also recommended that turf care practices be improved on city lands. That means that enhanced aeration, topdressing and overseeding can occur. The city would also invest in alternative dandelion control product pilots and trials. It will also create weed population thresholds, based on the use of these turf areas.

Administration was also directed to bring a funding request in 2013 regarding enhanced turf care practices. Coun. Frank Wong had asked for more weed control based on complaints from residents. Some of them were having to treat dandelions on their lawns because seeds were spreading on nearby city lands. “We’re not doing more for the environment when we’re having residents doing more spraying,” said Wong. Parks superintendent Trevor Poth said he recognizes that residents are overusing chemicals, so this was taken into consideration as part of the report. Mayor Morris Flewwelling and Councillors Tara Veer, Dianne Wyntjes, Paul Harris, Lynne Mulder and Cindy Jefferies voted in favour of the resolution. Wong and Coun. Chris Stephan were opposed. Coun. Buck Buchanan was absent. “It doesn’t really address a lot of the citizens’ concerns,” said Wong later. “We study and study. People are still going to have to do their own controls.” ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

Reduced hours of late-night bus service are raising safety concerns with some users at the downtown Red Deer Transit terminal. City council decided during 2012 budget talks early this year to reduce transit service from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes after 10:45 p.m. Cherise Piercy, an active bus user, gathered 471 signatures to seek more bus service after 10:45 p.m. She told council she wasn’t sure how many of those who signed the petition actually use the buses later at night. She highlighted one concern — that people, especially women, don’t feel safe sticking around at Sorensen Station while they wait for the bus. “There’s not enough commissionaires, peace officer and police officers in the area,” Piercy said. “It’s not safe. I’ve been there.” Sometimes people have to change their work schedules or their jobs because they can’t work late, she added. Piercy also said she will present more signatures to see hours extended on Sundays. Coun. Dianne Wyntjes said she’s concerned that women don’t feel safe late at night at the downtown terminal. “We talk about the quality of life and meeting the needs for the community,” said Wyntjes. “I’ll be supporting the riders.” The 2012 budget reduction amounted to $160,000 in savings annually. Council was told that three random counts of the late-night service showed that the average number of riders was seven on each bus. Coun. Paul Harris said this is the one area within the budget that he voted on incorrectly earlier this year. He would now vote in favour of keeping the hours. Extended hours, weekend hours and frequency were listed as top priorities in a recent transit survey, said Harris. Council voted 6-2 in favour of reaffirming transit reductions, but also agreed to review the issue during 2013 budget talks. Mayor Morris Flewwelling and Councillors Chris Stephan, Cindy Jefferies, Lynne Mulder, Frank Wong and Tara Veer voted in favour of keeping the transit service hour reductions. Harris and Wyntjes voted against. Coun. Buck Buchanan was absent. “I don’t think that people realize the cost of off-peak hours ... in Calgary, they operate more service during peak hours, which I think we should do,” said Stephan. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

Olympic experience stressful but rewarding BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Rocky Mountain House’s Loyal Ma had one of the best seats in the house for the London Olympics BMX racing. But the experienced race official wasn’t there to enjoy the view in London. As president of the commissaire panel overseeing BMX, Ma was in charge of everything from officiating races to keep them fair and safe to marshalling medical staff and dozens of photographers so they didn’t wind up BMX bike road kill on the course. Stressful? Ma compares it to being head referee in a Game 7 Stanley Cup Final with the game tied 3-3 and heading into the second period of overtime. “That’s the stress level,” he said. Besides officiating, he also had to coordinate television production in an event that would be seen by a global audience of close to a billion. The job even involved duty as fashion police to ensure that riders’ uniforms met stringent International Olympic Committee endorsement standards. Olympic-sized responsibilities aside, Ma said his week in London marks an officiating career highlight. “It’s certainly the pinnacle of my career

to achieve that,” said the 62-year-old, who has officiated 15 world championships, two dozen national championships and more than 70 international events. The facilities that Great Britain provided were top notch, said Ma, who was there from Aug. 4 to 12. “It’s a spectacular venue,” said the owner of Rocky Mountain Bike ’n Board. “Everything was done to perfection.” He marvelled at the attention to detail. When organizers weren’t satisfied with the finish line, the pavers were called in two days before the finals to lay down a new section of track. “That’s the resources of the Olympics.” Unfortunately, his responsibilities and workload, including overseeing three other international officials and a team of four national officials, meant there was little time to take in other events or catch the opening or closing ceremonies. “People don’t realize we’re not there to party or to really enjoy the Olympics. We’re there to work.” While volunteers are fed and given a place to stay while their events are taking place, they are on their own if they want to stay longer and take in other events or ceremonies. “We had to get tickets like everybody else,” he said.

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Loyal Ma at work in London: long, rewarding hours. The morning after BMX was finished, Ma was on a plane back to Canada. Ma takes pride in his role and that of two other Canadian cycling officials from B.C., who were three of only 21 international cycling officials to work the Games, an impressive achievement. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS City bike lane survey available online The lines have been drawn. Now the city wants feedback on the Commuter Bike Pilot Project. An online survey about the new bike lanes and routes is posted at www.reddeer.ca/bikelanes. The survey takes less than five minutes to fill out. Information from the survey will be brought to city council in 2013. Last year, the city painted four bike lanes –– Riverside Drive from 67th Street to Three Mile Bend access, Riverview Drive from 60th Street to 65th Street, Kerry Wood Drive from Fir Street to Overland Place, and Cronquist Drive from 54th Avenue to Webster Drive. This summer, new lanes were painted along 39th Street, 40th Avenue, 55th Street, 48th Street, Spruce Drive, 59th Avenue, 45th Street, 52nd Street, and other spots in the city.

Riverview servicing costs on the rise The budget is escalating to extend water and sanitary services into the Riverview Park neighbourhood on Red Deer’s west side. Red Deer city council agreed on Monday to put $797,000 more toward the Riverview Park/Heritage Ranch servicing project, bringing the budget to $3.9 million. The 2012 approved budget was $3.1 million and includes engineering, construction and other fees. The city received only one bid of $2.55 million for the project. The money will come from the provincial government’s Municipal Sustainability Initiative grant. The work will extend municipal services into Heritage Ranch, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Tourism Red Deer. These areas used to be within Red Deer County. The city will also connect 24 properties in Riverview Park onto municipal services. Some residents previously expressed displeasure with the plan, because of the costs they would face with the local improvements. If residents are unable to file a valid petition, the city will extend municipal services this year.

Harvest penny carnival at Stephansson House Don’t forget your pennies. The Harvest Fair and Penny Carnival is on tap at the Stephansson House Provincial Historic Site on Sunday. The carnival features old-fashioned games for all ages, fresh baked goods from Helga Stephansson’s wood-burning stove, historical craft demonstrations and much more. The fun gets underway at noon and runs until 5 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, $8 for families (two adults and children aged seven to 17), $2 for seniors, $2 for youth (seven to 17) and children under six get in for free. Stephansson House is located seven

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Travis Goetz of Alberta Parking Lot Services paints a line for the cycling lane on northbound 40th Avenue on Tuesday. The new lanes have changed 40th Avenue into a single lane corridor in both directions, with the inclusion of new turn lanes. Other city roads and intersections have also changed due to the bike lanes and motorists are encouraged to look for temporary signage saying so. km north of Markerville, off Secondary Hwy 781 and Hwy 592 (20 minutes south of Sylvan Lake, or 30 minutes southwest of Red Deer). For more information, visit ww.stephanssonhouse.org or contact Andrea Murray at 403-728-3929.

Free the Fuzz raises $22,000 for Special Olympics The success of a weekend fundraiser is taking a little of the sting out of Const. Rachael Gabrielson’s sunburns. The Lacombe Police Service officer and Const. Paulo Silvestre, of the Canadian Pacific Police Service, raised $22,000 in last weekend’s Free the Fuzz event that saw the pair spend 48 hours on the roof of the north Red Deer Walmart. Money raised goes to Red Deer and Alberta Special Olympics. “We were ecstatically happy about it,” said Gabrielson on Tuesday. “Last year, we did $12,500 and our goal was to beat that.” This was the second go around for Gabrielson, although the experience couldn’t have been more different weather-wise. “We did it in October and we froze to death,” last year, she said. “This year, we roasted. I’m still nursing a few burns.” The pair took a couple of tents, table and chairs, a deck of cards and a lantern to wile away the evening hours. Local residents could stop by to make a donation or buy a hot dog or drink or other merchandise to help support the organizations. Jerry Tennant, a Special Olympics volunteer, was also extremely happy with the event’s success. “It went terrific,” he said. “It was a great weekend — warm weather.”

proved a proposal to subdivide out a five-acre piece of farmland despite the vocal objections of one councillor. Dave Hoar did not like that the fiveacre bare parcel was being taken out of a 160-acre quarter section partly along the property line, instead out of a corner. “This is our one opportunity to do it right,” said Hoar on Tuesday, noting that as a first parcel subdivided out of the property there were likely better sites available. “We should do everything in our power to (subdivide) in the corner of the property.” Taking subdivisions out of corners makes it easier to farm the remaining land, which helps preserve farmland, he said. Hoar said without knowing that there are not suitable building sites on the corners accessible to roads, he couldn’t support the subdivision on a farm about 15 km southwest of Red Deer. Coun. Richard Lorenz also took issue on Tuesday with the proposed subdivision site. He was concerned that it’s proximity to a nearby slough would lead to future basement flooding problems. Under county development regulations, there must be a two-metre separation between basements and the water table. Coun. George Gehrke said it is up to landowners to ensure that the subdivided site is suitable for building. “I don’t think there’s anything we can do to protect them from themselves.” Mayor Jim Wood said he supported the subdivision site, noting that it is a scenic spot bordered by trees. If the site is not suitable for build-

ing, that would arise when it comes time to approve a development permit, he added. The subdivision was approved 5-2 with Gehrke and Lorenz against.

Lane closures planned as 32nd Street work progresses Starting Thursday, work begins on the first four phases for the 32nd Street road improvements. The work includes the removal and replacement of one foot of the existing road structure. Each phase is expected to take approximately seven to 10 days to complete, weather dependent. During construction, 32nd Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction. The first phase is on the south side of 32nd Street eastbound, between 47th Avenue and 44A Avenue. Phase two is scheduled to start immediately following phase one and is on the south side of 32nd Street eastbound, between 44A Avenue and Sifton Avenue. The third phase is on the south side of 32nd Street eastbound, between Sifton Avenue and 150 metres east of the 40th Avenue and 32nd Street intersection. The fourth phase is between the 40th Avenue and 32nd Street intersection and Spencer/Anders Street. “We are taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of the worksite,” said a City of Red Deer news release issued on Tuesday. “Residents are reminded to watch for construction signage and expect some delays at these locations.”

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“Because the work that we’re doing goes directly towards the housing program, we’re coming back through the grant at a higher percentage to offset those costs.” The city is still nowhere near what other cities are recovering, he added. Harris asked if the Community Based Organization could be administrated by an organization other than the city. There may be some restrictions on who can be the community administrator, said Mayor Morris Flewwelling. Social Planning manager Scott Cameron said there are four cities in Alberta that act as the Community Based Organization for these affordable housing programs, but Calgary and Edmonton have housing organizations that do the administrative work. “In our case, the (funding) comes to the city for holding, dispensing and reporting, but the actual recommendations on how it’s spent is a community based organization,” said Flewwelling. Cameron said later the city has always tried to maintain its administrative costs at a very low level. “But given our budget constraints, we were asked (by senior management) to take another look,” he said. “While we are permitted to take up to 10 per cent of the grant for the purposes of administration, we have moved towards eight per cent, which has brought us closer to other municipalities in the province.” The change will be done incrementally, he added. The other projects that were approved are: ● Canadian Mental Health Association working with Safe Harbour Society and Wom-

en’s Outreach on helping individuals find and maintain housing (just over $185,000). ● Central Alberta Safe Harbour Society will do a “shelter triage” project to hire additional staff for a more in-depth intake and triage system for those accessing the emergency shelter ($80,000). ● Red Deer Youth and Volunteer Centre will hire a part-time youth connections housing support worker ($61,080). ● Central Alberta Safe Harbour Society will receive $98,000 for its winter inn program. ● A 1.63 per cent cost of living increase for already funded programs (Buffalo Housing First, Harbour House, Red Deer Housing Team, Red Deer Native Friendship Society, New Beginnings) to the tune of just over $39,000.

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ATB FINANCIAL REPORTS DIP IN NET INCOME EDMONTON — ATB Financial has reported a dip in first-quarter profits as it booked higher expenses related to the implementation of its new banking system. The Alberta Crown corporation says net income for the three months ended June 30 was $54.2 million, down from $56.4 million during the same period a year earlier. Total operating revenue was $290.7 million, up from $274.5 million a year earlier. Non-interest expenses were up more than eight per cent to $215.7 million. “The solid results in the first quarter of the year are good news for all ATB associates and customers who, together, have worked through the challenges of our new banking system,” said Dave Mowat, ATB’s president and CEO. “Moving ahead, our goal is to become a more productive company, earning the trust and respect of even more Albertans and Albertabased businesses.” Net loans were up 6.2 per cent to $27.4 billion, while deposits rose 4.9 per cent to $23.2 billion. ATB Financial is the largest Alberta-based financial institution with assets of $32 billion. It provides retail, agriculture and business financial services as well as investor services to more than 635,000 Albertans.

DOLLAR GIVES UP EARLY GAINS TORONTO — The Canadian dollar closed lower Tuesday after hopes for an improvement in the eurozone debt crisis sent the currency to a fresh 3 ½-month high. The commodity-sensitive loonie had earlier benefitted from higher prices for oil and metals but closed down 0.13 of a cent to 101.04 cents US. The currency had ran up as high as 101.6 cents US amid optimism that moves will be made to lower the borrowing costs of deeply indebted European countries. That had encouraged traders to take on riskier assets such as commodities, equities and resource-based currencies such as the Canadian currency. — The Canadian Press

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Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

Harley Richards, Business Editor, 403-314-4337 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

Clouds on the export horizon MANUFACTURERS COUNT ON U.S., EMERGING MARKETS FOR GROWTH: CONFERENCE BOARD BY HUGH MCKENNA THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada’s export-dependent manufacturing sector continues to face challenges and is counting on emerging markets and recovery in the United States to sustain growth, according to a new study released Tuesday. The study, published by the Conference Board of Canada in association with the Business Development Bank of Canada, says the ongoing financial crisis in Europe is the biggest cloud on the horizon for Canadian manufacturers. The high value of Canada’s dollar also continues to limit prices and profitability, the study says. The profile provides a five-year forecast for production, employment, revenue, cost and profitability for six industries each quarter. The Summer 2012 profile includes outlooks for aerospace products, furniture, motor vehicle parts, paper products, printing services and wood products. “The continuing financial crisis in Europe is the primary risk to some of Canada’s

Overnight trips to U.S. set record

high-profile manufacturing industries,” the Conference Board’s Michael Burt said in noting that turmoil in the eurozone could further undermine business and consumer confidence around the globe. While most of the industries covered in the current outlook have been experiencing healthy production growth, “the strong Canadian dollar will limit the prices that export-oriented industries receive for their goods,” added Burt, the board’s director, industrial economic trends. The loonie has been trading near parity with the U.S. dollar since late July. It was 0.37 up of a cent Tuesday morning to a fresh 3 ½-month high of 101.54. The last time the dollar was bellow 99 cents US was on July 26. Pierre Cleroux, vice-president and chief economist at the BDC, said that despite the continued improvement in revenue, profitability and job creation across all sectors, “we’re not out of the woods yet.” “The manufacturing sector is still far from its pre-recession highs and unless Canadian businesses make significant investments in productivity they will have difficulty competing in the new economic

environment,” Cleroux said On an industry basis, the study found: — Auto parts: The recovery of the auto industry is in full swing, thanks to surging vehicle sales in North America. Although Canada’s motor vehicle parts production will grow by almost 15 per cent in 2012, it is still well below pre-recession highs and the strong Canadian dollar will limit price growth. As a result, industry profits are forecast to increase modestly from $1.2 billion in 2012 to slightly more than $1.5 billion in 2016. — Aerospace: After three years of declining or stagnant production, Canada’s aerospace industry output will grow by almost seven per cent in 2012. Strong demand from emerging countries, along with expectations for a sustained recovery in the United States is expected to help boost production by more than three per cent annually over the next four years. However, weak price growth will limit the industry’s profitability to about $500 million annually in the next couple of years.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadians made a record 1.9 million overnight trips to the U.S. in June as new rules that increased duty-free exemptions for cross-border shopping came into effect. Overnight trips to the U.S. rose 7.5 per cent in June compared to May to the highest level since 1972, when the agency began keeping records on such trips. Most overnight travel was by car, with Canadians taking more than 1.2 million trips — a 10 per cent increase month over month. As of June 1, cross-border shoppers on an overnight trip are allowed to declare $200 worth of purchased goods. Before they were only allowed $50. For people on a jaunt of between two and seven days, the limit has doubled to $800 from $400 while the limit for visits of more than a week increased to $800 from $750. The Retail Council of Canada has said increasing duty exemptions on goods bought in the U.S. would negatively impact Canadian retailers, especially those in border communities, by luring more shoppers stateside. While StatsCan didn’t specifically attribute the spike in visits to the new duty-free rules, the agency did note the two events coincided. The spike in overnight trips to the U.S. will likely prove alarming for those struggling to compete with American retailers. The total number of overnight trips — including the U.S. and overseas destinations — made by Canadians in June also hit its highest point in nearly four decades of record keeping. Statistics Canada says Canadians took nearly 2.8 million overnight trips abroad in June, up 5.7 per cent compared to May. Statistics Canada says Canadians took 807,000 trips to overseas countries in June, an increase of 1.4 per cent from May and the first time that monthly travel to overseas countries topped the 800,000 mark. Travel to Canada also rose 0.5 per cent to around 2.1 million trips in June.

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Work is continuing on the new Best Western hotel in Sundre. Expected to open in January of 2013 the hotel will have 80 rooms including 24 suites. The hotel is located on Main Avenue in east Sundre just east of the A&W. Estimated at $8 million to $10 million to build the hotel will include conference rooms, gym and workout area, swimming pool, whirlpool and other amenities.

Mason warns Telus in voting share spat BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Telus Corp. (TSX:T) has until Thursday to send out notice of a special meeting of voting shareholders to deal with a U.S. hedge fund’s demands for a premium in the planned move to one class of common shares. If Telus doesn’t issue the notice by the deadline, Mason Capital Management has the right under Canadian corporate law to send the notice itself, Mason principal and co-founder Michael Martino said Tuesday. co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis stepped down from their leadership positions earlier this year. Lazaridis still remains on the company’s board of directors. BlackBerry 10 — which many see as a make-or-break innovation for the company — is expected to face fierce competition from Apple’s iPhone and smartphones using the Android operating system and possibly other rivals.

Research In Motion appoints new managing director of U.K., Ireland operations

Wholesale sales down in June

WATERLOO, Ont. — Research In Motion has made another change in its leadership, appointing a new managing director of its U.K. & Ireland business as it readies the launch of its new BlackBerry 10 operating system. The company said Tuesday that Rob Orr would step into the key role starting Sept. 1. He replaces Stephen Bates who will become European regional managing director, a new role that has been created for him. Orr has worked at RIM for more than six years, focused on product management in Europe, Middle East and Africa. “In that time he has been instrumental in helping the EMEA region grow to become a major part of RIM’s global business,” the company said in a release. The Waterloo, Ont.-based technology firm (TSX:RIM) has been undergoing major changes in the months leading up to the delayed unveiling of its BB10 smartphones, which are expected to hit the market in the first quarter of next year. Numerous other executives have left key management and marketing roles since

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales fell slightly in June after four months of increases, mainly due to a drop in the agricultural supplies industry after a strong start to the year. Canada’s wholesale sales were down 0.1 per cent in June to $49.9 billion, the agency reported Tuesday. CIBC World Markets said the general expectation had been for Statistics Canada to report an increase of 0.3 per cent and suggested the drop in wholesale volumes for the first time this year may be a warning. “While auto wholesaling was strong yet again, the agricultural supplies category fell sharply — that’s marks a sharp turnaround following a remarkable run-up through the spring,” CIBC economist Emanuella Enenajor wrote in a note. “June’s report marks the first contraction in sales in roughly four months, and adds a bit of caution to this sector that has otherwise been posting hefty gains recently.” Sales were down in four of the five industries within the miscellaneous subsector, although the agricultural supplies in-

“It’s a basic right of voting shareholders to call meetings,” Martino said. Martino said voting shareholders of Telus must be compensated in the conversion plan because voting shares have always been worth more money. “As a matter of fact, voting shares have unlimited upside vis-a-vis the non-voting shares,” said Martino, who was in Toronto to put forward Mason’s case on the plan by Telus management for one class of common shares.

Please see TELUS on Page C4 dustry was by far the largest contributor to the change with a 20.5 per cent decrease. Excluding the miscellaneous subsector, wholesale sales rose 0.9 per cent in June. The motor vehicle and parts subsector was up 2.2 per cent, while sales in the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector rose by 1.3 per cent in June. The food, beverage and tobacco subsector was also up 0.3 per cent in June. In June, seven provinces recorded lower sales, although those losses were largely offset by higher sales in Ontario.

Facebook closes lower, erasing much of Monday’s gains NEW YORK — Facebook’s battered stock closed lower Tuesday, erasing some of the gains it saw a day earlier. Regulatory filings revealed Monday after the stock market closed that Peter Thiel, Facebook’s first big investor, shed most of his holdings in the social networking icon. Thiel is also a board member. Thiel originally invested $500,000 in Facebook in 2004. He sold 16.8 million shares in the company’s May 18 IPO and another 20 million or so late last week after a lockup period banning the sales expired. In all, he’s reaped more than $1 billion from the sales. On Monday, Facebook’s shares hit a new low of $18.75 before bouncing back to $20.01 by the time the market closed. But Tuesday saw the stock dip 85 cents, 4.3 per cent, to close at $19.16.

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COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST Tuesday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 97.99 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 77.14 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.62 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.63 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.80 Cdn. National Railway . . 91.12 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . . 84.84 Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 3.90 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 70.37 Capital Power Corp . . . . 23.05 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.40 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 30.23 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 39.31 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 25.48 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.65 General Motors Co. . . . . 21.63 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 16.77 Research in Motion. . . . . . 7.08 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 36.97 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 32.20 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 63.50 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 15.73 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.76 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.96 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 70.16 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.07 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 34.74 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 10.65 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.84 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 50.67 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.43 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 17.06 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 36.48 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.54 First Quantum Minerals . 19.61 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 38.88 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.78 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 46.76 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 8.39 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 42.26 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.75 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 29.92

Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 23.37 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 26.04 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 47.55 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.40 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 44.41 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 31.77 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 22.04 Canyon Services Group. 11.78 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.31 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.760 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 21.97 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.41 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 87.46 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 35.16 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . 1.650 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 26.50 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 46.45 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.54 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.56 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 7.29 Penn West Energy . . . . . 14.93 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.91 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.63 Pure Energy . . . . . . . . . . 10.95 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 32.19 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 13.45 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.88 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.83 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 47.40 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 58.12 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 53.35 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.07 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 26.93 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 26.95 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 22.23 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 38.10 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 61.81 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 11.09 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 74.89 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 54.05 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . 23.0480.96 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market registered a modest gain Tuesday amid hopes that the European Central Bank will ease the financial crisis by taking steps to reduce the borrowing costs of deeply indebted countries such as Spain and, to a lesser extent, Italy. But enthusiasm faded late in the session and the S&P/TSX composite index closed well off early triple digit highs, up 40.89 points to 12,116.92. The TSX Venture Exchange was ahead 9.98 points at 1,239.32. The Canadian dollar was also well off session highs, moving down 0.13 of a cent to 101.04 cents after earlier hitting a fresh 3 1/2-month high of 101.6 cents US amid rising commodity prices. U.S. markets also gave up early gains as the Dow Jones industrials fell 68.06 points to 13,203.58, the Nasdaq composite index was down 8.95 points at 3,067.26 and the S&P 500 index slipped 4.96 points to 1,413.17. The hope is that the ECB will buy government bonds as a way to reduce borrowing costs for highly indebted countries, which had spiked earlier this year to unsustainable levels. The German central bank, the Bundesbank, is alone in opposing such a move and some traders are betting that a compromise will be reached. Still, stocks retreated from session highs amid plenty of skepticism about this latest round of speculation about what ECB might do. “There is still a lot of openended questions here about the process, what type of money is involved,” said Gareth Watson, vice-president investment management and research, Richardson GMP Ltd. “And I think the market would probably take even more confidence if they said we’re doing this at all costs to get to a certain yield, no matter how much money (it takes). The market would love to hear that. But realistically, if the Bundesbank gets on side I don’t think they’re going to write this completely blank cheque.” Stocks have rallied strongly during August on hopes that central banks will do what’s needed to keep the economic recovery alive and in the case of the ECB, protect the euro currency union. But Watson thinks markets are expecting follow through quickly. “There’s all these expectations but we’re currently in a waiting period until these events happen, to see if these expectations become reality, he said, adding that ”if nothing happens in the next three weeks . . . this market could easily turn the other way very quickly.“ The energy sector rose 0.32 per cent as the September crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 71 cents to US$96.68 a barrel. Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) rose 44 cents to C$33.31. The September copper contract on the Nymex reversed Monday’s five-cent loss, climbing eight cents to US$3.45 a pound and the base metals sector gained two per cent. Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) advanced 59 cents to C$29.92 while First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) added 24 cents to $19.61. The gold sector ran up about 1.75 per cent as December bullion rose $19.90 to US$1,642.90 an ounce. Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) improved by 95 cents to C$38.88, while Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) was 47 cents higher at $36.48. The financials sector climbed 0.35 per cent with Royal Bank (TSX:RY) ahead 53 cents at $54.05. Tech stocks also provided lift as CGI Group (TSX:GIB.A) moved up 91 cents to $25.10. The telecom sector lost 0.8 per cent with Telus Corp. (TSX:T)

down 77 cents to $63.50. The drop came as U.S. hedge fund Mason Capital, which owns almost 20 per cent of the Vancouver-based telecom’s voting stock, said Telus has until Thursday to send notice of a special meeting for its voting shareholders. They are being asked to approve a minimum acceptable premium for their support of one class of common shares. Mason is in a fight with Telus over its plan to convert its non-voting shares on a one-to-one basis to a common class of shares. After markets closed, Telus said it would put a new proposal to convert shares on a one-forone basis to a vote at a meeting of shareholders planned for Oct. 17. But it rejected Mason’s calls for a vote on a minimum acceptable premium. In corporate news, Chinese state-owned oil company CNOOC Ltd., which plans to buy Canada’s Nexen Inc. in a $15.1-billion deal, said Tuesday that first-half profit fell 19 per cent as costs rose and a big oil spill in China’s Bohai Bay cut production. The company also cut its dividend by 40 per cent to 15 Hong Kong cents a share to save up cash needed for the Nexen deal. Facebook stock was down 4.26 per cent to US$19.16 following news that Peter Thiel, one of Facebook’s earliest investors and a board member, was among the insiders selling stock in the social network after a lockup expired last week. A regulatory filing says that Thiel sold about 20 million shares of Facebook last Thursday and Friday, about 80 per cent of his stake. The social networking company’s shares fell below the US$19 level at one point Monday, half the price of the stock when it embarked on its initial public offering in May. Apple Inc. stock was down 1.37 per cent to US$656.06 after Oracle Investment in the U.S. downgraded the stock to “hold” from “buy.” ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Nov.’12 $8.10 higher $629.50; Jan ’13 $7.90 higher $634.00; March ’13 $8.10 higher $635.80; May ’13 $5.70 higher $622.70; July ’13 $3.40 higher $615.00; Nov. ’13 $3.40 higher $557.90; Jan. ’14 $2.50 higher $556.30; March ’14 $2.50 higher $555.90; May ’14 $2.50 higher $555.90; July ’14 $2.50 higher $555.90; Nov. ’14 $2.50 higher $555.90. Barley (Western): Oct. ’12 unchanged $264.50; Dec. ’12 unchanged $269.50; March ’13 unchanged $272.50; May ’13 unchanged $273.50; July ’13 unchanged $274.00; Oct. ’13 unchanged $274.00; Dec ’13 unchanged $274.00; March ’14 unchanged $274.00; May ’14 unchanged $274.00; July ’14 unchanged $274.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $274.00. Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 292,420 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 220,140.

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Glencore profit drops in first half BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA — Commodities trader Glencore International PLC, which is following up a deal to acquire Canadian grain handler Viterra with an attempted purchase of Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata PLC, has seen its profit fall from a year ago. The company reported Tuesday that net profit in the first six months of 2012 was down eight per cent from the first half of 2011 amid falling prices for materials and global economic weakness. Glencore said its first-half net income attribut-

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EXPORTS: Wood on rebound — Wood and furniture: A long-awaited rebound in the key U.S. housing market is expected to support the outlook for both the wood and furniture industries. Buoyed by export demand, overall production in 2012 will increase by 3.3 per cent in the furniture products industry and by almost eight per cent in the wood products industry. Prices, however, will increase only modestly over the next four years. After losing $114 million in 2011, the wood products industry is expected to return to the black in 2012, posting a profit of $208 million. Wood industry profits are expected to more than triple next year to $673 million. Meanwhile, profits in the furniture products industry are forecast to stabilize at about $400 million annually through 2016.

and will make no concessions to Mason. Mason is proposing a minimum premium valuation of either 4.75 per cent — which represents the historic average trading premium of the voting shares over the non-voting shares — or a minimum premium of eight per cent. Telecom analyst Troy Crandall said Mason wants to sell its shares in Telus at a profit and has

able to shareholders fell to $2.275 billion, down from $2.474 billion in the comparable period of 2011. It reported revenue of $108 billion, a 17 per cent increase from $92 billion in the first half a year ago. The value of Glencore’s stock dipped one per cent to 350 pence ($5.49) at the start of trading on the London stock exchange. In its financial statement posted before the start of trading, Glencore says its drop in profits was a result of sluggishness of the global economy caused by “the European sovereign debt crisis and corresponding softening growth outlooks in many developed and emerging economies.” to “sow some uncertainty on this somehow.” “They’re trying to come out as looking like activist shareholders in a company that’s done a stellar job in the past three or four years,” said Crandall of Montrealbased MacDougall, MacDougall and MacTier. “An activist shareholder gets involved in companies that haven’t being doing well with poor management or

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Americans took 651,000 same-day car trips to Canada in June, down 1.7 per cent from May, while travellers from other countries rose 0.8 per cent in June to 381,000 trips. Some 26,000 residents of China visited Canada in June — a 5.5 per cent increase from the month before and the highest monthly figure on record — while the number Italian travellers also grew by 5.5 per cent. But travel to Canada from India fell 5.4 per cent.

TELUS: Stellar job New York-based Mason Capital defeated Telus’ plan last spring to convert its non-voting shares on a one-to-one basis and has been in a public fight with the Vancouver-based telecom. Telus has said it will go ahead with share consolidation in the future

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Stars align for film festival BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Ryan Gosling, Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Keira Knightley and Kristen Wiig are among the stars expected at next month’s Toronto International Film Festival. The annual movie bonanza, which runs Sept. 6 to 16, will screen 372 films, including 146 world premieres. Other celebs set to hit the red carpet next month include James Franco, Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Robert Redford, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Colin Firth, Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Jake Gyllenhaal and Adam Sandler. TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey said it’s difficult to highlight just a few names from the long list considering how many A-listers are attending. “They’re all ’gets,”’ he said with a laugh during a conference call with reporters on Tuesday. “None

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Brother’s secret child should remain just that Dear Annie: Years ago, my brother, “Harry,” cheated on his wife. She forgave him, and they got back together. They seem very happy. A few years after his affair, the other woman had him served with paternity papers. Harry pays child support, but he has never met the child and says he doesn’t plan to. He doesn’t feel he can give that child the kind of relationship he has with his other children. He also doesn’t want his kids to find out that he cheated on their mother. Harry has asked that I keep MITCHELL this news private, but I feel & SUGAR he needs to play some part in this child’s life. I’ve tried talking to him, but he says it’s not my business. I also feel his children have the right to know, and that as the aunt to all of these children, I should tell them they have a sibling. Harry told me this is not my place, and if I continue to press the matter, he will not allow me to be alone with his children for fear that I will not respect his wishes. What should I do? — Stuck in a Family Dilemma Dear Stuck: Please respect Harry’s choices, even though you disagree. Depending on the ages of these children, telling them could be complicated and confusing. Yes, we agree that they should know they have a sibling, but how and when to tell them is not your

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decision. Inform Harry that you will keep quiet, but that eventually, his kids will find out, and it would be best if it came directly from him, with Mom by his side, and not from, say, the Other Woman or her child. Urge him to consult a counsellor who can help him find the best way to do this. Dear Annie: We have a daughter-in-law whom we love very much. Our problem is, when we are out in public, she wears blouses that are so low I am afraid her breasts will fall out. It is tremendously embarrassing for my husband and me. Should I ask her not to wear those blouses when we are out with her? Or do I just look the other way? — Nancy in Nantucket Dear Nancy: Criticizing your daughter-in-law’s clothing is never a good idea. If you can tolerate her decolletage, please do so. Otherwise, ask your son how he feels about this, and let him handle it. You also could buy her a lovely, demure new top for her birthday and hope that she will wear it the next time she sees you. Dear Annie: I’d like to respond to the letter from “Aspie in Pittsburgh,” the 17-year-old who has Asperger syndrome. As a mother of a 17-year-old son with an autism spectrum disorder, I have spent years researching and networking, hoping to learn whatever I can to help him achieve success in a world that is less than accepting of people with neurological differences. What I’ve learned is that ASDs are complex, and there is no “one size fits all’” approach to transition-

Wednesday, August 22 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Kristen Wiig, 39; Tori Amos, 49; Cindy Williams, 65 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Sun moves into the sign of Virgo today. Virgo’s ruling planet, Mercury, reaches out in harmony to Jupiter. This is an especially prosperous omen for Virgos, but all of us will benefit. That area of life that always seems to ask you to pay attention to details will now show hard work pays off. It will be a great day, enjoy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Your home becomes a place to nurture your most lofty dreams. You release any inner barriers or resentments from the past, freeing you to pursue a greater prosperity than you ever knew before. It will be a great year, enjoy! ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your situation is reaching a culmination point. Take a few moments now to decide if you like the way the momentum has been heading. The outcome looks positive, but there’s still time for refinement so it holds more of what you truly want. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What if you could consciously choose how you would set up all the moments of your day so that they empowered you? Your tiniest, smallest steps are heading in the direction of a great destiny. Routines bring welcome consistency. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A voice within you is no longer willing to ac-

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times like these ask you to break out of them. Have fun and play around with what is normally mundane. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may short circuit from a wealth of ideas that are striking fast and furious. While brilliance is to be cherished, without form they can wash away. Invite some structure into your day to make your quick mind count towards your future. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Sometimes personal transformation visits us, but times like now are asking you to take an inspired step towards positive change. You feel as if you’re finally accepting the truth of a situation. You cannot go back. Move forward with what you now know. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You could get carried away on a daydream. While the fantasy is fun, there are many aspects of reality that need your attention. Try to blend more of the ideal into your actual experience so you feel the need to escape less often. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s

annoying to be asked the same question repeatedly, but the fact others are coming to you means they perceive you as an expert. Have a formal response ready for a deluge of contact about a single matter. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’re going into the fray. It may be new territory, but you have it in you to succeed in a new environment. You’ve already demonstrated an ability to meet the standards. Now, it’s about enjoying the fresh atmosphere. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A message is being driven to the point of overkill. There are only so many times the same thing can be reiterated before you run out of breath. Accept what’s been effective and what won’t change despite your best communication skills. Nadiya Shah is a consulting astrologer, syndicated sun sign columnist and holds a master’s degree in the Cultural Study of Cosmology and Divination, from the University of Kent, U.K. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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Tips to help prevent post-partum depression In my last column I looked at A wellness protocol that includes the fact that 15 to 20 per cent of minerals and EFAs replenishes Canadian women will suffer with their body/mind. Baby uses essential fatty acpost-partum depression. id (EFAs), available No one really knows through fish oils, borwhy some struggle with age oil and evening depression after giving primrose, to build a birth; although some smarty-pants brain and believe methods of dea steady nervous syslivery and sever drops tem. Unfortunately, if in hormonal levels afmom’s levels of EFAs ter birth are contribare insufficient she uting factors. Women ends up with a conwith a history of defused, foggy brain and pression are at greater reactive nerves. Taking risk. blend of fish and plant In this column, I oils during and folwill touch on some of lowing pregnancy will the ways a woman can ABRAH make both mom and prevent post-partum baby a smarty-pants. depression as well as ARNESON Minerals participate tools to overcome it. I have already men- HERBS FOR LIFE in every activity a cell undertakes. When the tioned taking Vitex (Vitex agnus-castus) in the last month body is struggling with minerals of pregnancy may prevent post- depletion, there is often tension with accompanying lack of enerpartum depression. Herbalists use this little seed to gy, blood sugar swing, heartburn, help women go throw all sorts of insomnia, along with many other life transitions involving changes health challenges including cavities. Pregnant and nursing moms in hormonal balances. Taking Vitex before labour and are at risk for mineral depletion for several months afterwards will simply because baby uses minerease the hormonal transitions als to build bones, muscles and a from being pregnant to being a nervous system. Most pregnancy and nursing teas contain herbs mom. Vitex also supports the release rich in minerals. These herbs help maintain of prolactin, the hormone responsible for releasing breast milk. mom’s stores of calcium, magneSome midwives recommend all sium, iron, zinc, potassium, mantheir moms take vitex to prepare ganese, etc. and vitamin C. Vitamin C enhances the body’s ability for labour and life with baby. When baby is growing in the to absorb minerals. My personal womb, she can use up mom’s sup- favourite pregnancy and nursing ply of essential fatty acids and tea is nettles (Urtica dioica), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), raspberry minerals. Sometimes when I work with leaf (Rubus spp.), rose hips (Rospeople who are struggling with cea spp) and perhaps a little lemdepression, they say things like, on balm (Melissa officinalis) to “I have nothing left, I am empty, relax the mind. During the last months of pregcompletely done!” Often these are individual who take care of oth- nancy, when a woman uses vitex, ers before caring for themselves. takes EFAs and drinks a mineral Their resources, physical, emo- rich tea, her body becomes strong tional and spiritual are depleted. and ready for physical and emoIn this way, at times, I see depres- tional demands of labour. After sion as a condition of depletion. the baby is born her body recov-

ers quickly from the extreme efforts it has made during the last months of pregnancy and delivery. Feeling strong and well is the opposite of depression. Some suspect women suffer with post-partum depression because they missed the surge of oxytocin (the feel love, orgasm hormone) that accompanies labour and delivery. My favourite method to encourage release of oxytocin is a massage with jasmine essential oil. A full body massage is best, in a pinch a foot massage will do. Massage itself eases depression. Jasmine essential oil increases oxytocin levels in the brain. Having massage oil containing sensual jasmine kneaded into aching muscles guarantees sighs of relief. Jasmine is one of the most expensive essential oils on the market. It’s worth the price. One only needs a few drops to ease the pain of depression. Finally, when depression has a grip on a new mom, I do not hesitate of offer her St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) and its helper herb skullcap (Scutellaria latrifolia). These two herbs combined kick start the flow of serotonin through the brain and body, relieving the symptoms of depression without causing concern for nursing baby. However, because I not believe increasing serotonin levels is the solution to depression in the long run, I encourage mom, once feeling better, to eat well, take up an enjoyable physical activity and express her creativity. This way, she will teach her child, a balanced way of being in the world, preventing generational depression. Herbs for Life is written by Abrah Arneson, a local clinical herbalist. It is intended for information purposes only. Readers with a specific medical problem should consult a doctor. For more information, visit www.abraherbalist.ca. Arneson can be reached at abrah@shaw.ca.

Harder to find cancer in dense breasts STILL UNCLEAR WHAT WOMEN SHOULD DO NEXT BY LAURAN NEERGAARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — More women are getting the word that they may have breasts too dense for mammograms to give a good picture. What’s not so clear is what to make of that information. New York this summer became the fourth state to require that women be told if they have dense breasts when they get the results of a mammogram. That’s because women whose breast tissue is very dense have a greater risk of developing breast cancer than women whose breasts contain more fatty tissue. Plus, it can be harder for mammograms to spot a possible tumour. Monday, scientists reported a bit of good news about yet another question: Do denser breasts also signal a worse chance of survival? A National Cancer Institute study tracked more than 9,000 breast cancer patients and concluded those with very dense breasts were no more likely to die than similar patients whose breasts weren’t as dense. “It’s definitely reassuring,” said NCI lead researcher Dr. Gretchen Gierach, who reported the results in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Yes, tumors might be found later in the most dense breasts, but once diagnosed they apparently weren’t more aggressive or harder to treat, explained co-author Dr. Karla Kerlikowske of the University of California, San Francisco, who has long studied breast density. “That risk factor doesn’t affect her ability to respond to treatment, and treatment is good,” Kerlikowske said. In fact, researchers were surprised to find an increased risk of death only in certain women with the least dense breasts — those who also were obese or had large tumors. Perhaps it has to do with increased hormones that accompany obesity, Gierach speculated, stressing that the finding needs further study. Whatever the explanation, the research illustrates just how much more there is to learn about breast density’s complex role in cancer. “There’s a large proportion of women who have dense breasts, but most of those people don’t get breast cancer,” Kerlikowske cautioned. Mammograms can show if your breasts are made up mostly of dense tissue — milk-producing and connective tissue — or of fatty tissue. Fatty tissue appears dark on the X-ray. Dense tissue appears white. So do potentially cancerous spots, meaning they can blend in. Density tends to decrease with age. Half of women younger than 50 and a third older than 50 are estimated to have dense breasts. It’s not clear how many know it since mammogram providers give that information to doctors, not directly to women.

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ROTH Bernard Brian Oct. 6, 1960 - Aug. 18, 2012 It is with a heavy heart that we say good-bye to an amazing man. At the age of 51 years, Bernie passed away following a short intense illness with family by his side. Bernie lived his Catholic faith everyday and was an example and mentor t o m a n y. H i s i n f l u e n c e , compassion, kindness, loyalty and sense of humour gathered many friends to him. His work ethic was beyond reproach and the love for his family was everything to him. Bernie is survived by his wife of 30 years and best friend, Memory; sons, Graham and Braden; daughter, Christina; mother, Kay; sisters, Mikki (Bob) Collis, Heather (Ray) Faucheux and MaryEllen (Ron) Pearson; brother-in-law, Bob Creurer; father-in-law, Ron (Bev) Pudwell; motherin-law, Irene (Jeff) Barclay; and numerous nieces, nephews

and dear friends. Bernie was predeceased by his father, Ben Roth (1995); and oldest sister, Pat Creurer (2011). Rev. Tomasz Puslecki and Rev. Mitchell Fidyka will celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, August 24, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Parish, 75 Poirier Ave, St. Albert, AB. T8N 6A1. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. For those who so desire, memorial donations may be made in Bernie’s name to Holy Family Parish. Thanks to all the friends, family and health professionals who took such special care of Bernie and his family during the time of his illness; especially Dr. Deborah Rowand, Dr. Gilbert Enenajor, Dr Ken Makus and the doctors and nursing staff of Unit 18 at the Sturgeon Community Hospital. Our loss is Heaven’s gain To send condolences, please visit: www.connelly-mckinley.com. CONNELLY-MCKINLEY FUNERAL HOME St. Albert Chapel 780-458-2222

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MONTEITH Virgil Ray Monteith of Red Deer, Alberta, formerly of Rimbey, passed away quietly at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at the age of 81 years. Virgil was born in Red Deer to Jack and Venice Monteith on March 13, 1931, the second youngest of four children. He was raised in various communities around Central Alberta. Virgil had fond memories of the farm at Crystal Springs and the Rimbey area, which he considered home. He was united in marriage to Margaret Philip on September 16, 1950, and they had seven children. Virgil was a jack-ofall-trades and worked as a heavy equipment operator, carpenter, boiler hand, a cat skinner building ice roads, just to name a few, but above all else, he was an avid horseman and lover of the land. During the last few years, Virgil resided in Red Deer to be close to his children. V i r g i l l e a v e s t o mourn his loving children: Jackie Cross, Pam McDonagh, and Cathey Monteith, all of Red Deer; Brett Monteith and Wa d e M o n t e i t h , b o t h o f Blackfalds; and his son-in-law, Calvin Dahms of Rimbey. He is also survived by his sister, Gay Grundy of Rimbey; as well as thirteen grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren, and one great, great grandchild; in addition to numerous nieces, nephews, and brothers and sisters-inlaw. Virgil was predeceased by his beloved wife, Margaret; his parents, Jack and Venice; his children, Rick Monteith and Raye Dahms; his grandson, Terence Cross; sons-in-law, Allan Cross and Brian McDonagh; siblings, Viley Nikirk and Clifford Monteith; sisters-in-law, Judeth Monteith and Jackie Philip; and brothe r s - i n - l a w, K e n C a r s o n , Harold Nikirk, Bill Grundy, and Gordon Philip. A Public Memorial Service in Celebration of Virgil’s Life will be held at the Rimbey United Church, Rimbey on Friday, August 24, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. with Shealagh McClelland, DM officiating. Cremation took place at the Central Alberta Crematorium, Red D e e r. I f f r i e n d s d e s i r e , memorial tributes in Virgil’s Memory may be made directly to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta, 10531 Kingsway Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5H 4K1. Condolences to the Family may also be expressed by e-mail to: special_reflections@ telusplanet.net Funeral and Cremation Arrangements for the Late Virgil Ray Monteith entrusted to the care of

DAVIDSON Gordon Croston On Friday, August 17 we said our final goodbye to our most loved husband, father and Papa. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1925 to Molly and Charles Davidson and moved to Lloydminster, Alberta where he lived until he went overseas to serve his country as an able-bodied seaman. On his return to Lloyd, he married his true love, Lorraine. They were soon blessed with a son, Doug and four years later a daughter, Bonny-Lynn. Due to his life-long career in the oil patch with Dowell of Canada, they lived in many places, finally retiring in Red Deer where they have spent 32 wonderful years. Gord was an active Lion of 50+ years as well as a participating member of O.T.S. and the Canadian Legion. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Lorraine; his son Doug (Jan) Davidson; daughter Bonny-Lynn (Lee) Frederick and two granddaughters, Chantelle Lembicz (nee Frederick), great-grandsons Zachary, Thoren and Conlen and Tracy (Elton) St. John(nee Frederick) and their son and Papa’s namesake, Croston. He is also survived by a favorite nephew, Don (Judy) Ellis. Our special thanks to Unit #31 of the Red Deer Regional Hospital, Dr. Metcalf and Respiratory for their kind and compassionate care. A Funeral Service will be held at the Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45th Street, R e d D e e r, A l b e r t a , o n Wednesday, August 22nd, at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Gord’s honour may be made directly to the Red Deer Central Lions Club Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com GO ROUGHRIDERS GO!! Arrangements entrusted to Craig Kanngiesser EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45th Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222.

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HUDKINS Winnie Hudkins passed away suddenly on August 11, 2012 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital at the age of 94 years. She was born on July 27, 1918 in Hammersmith (London), England. She met and married Hugh Hudkins in 1943 in London and their son Clive was born there a year later. She and infant Clive came to Canada on the Queen Mary in 1945. They farmed south of Clive where June was born in 1948. After leaving the farm they moved to Clive where they operated Clive Sundries and Pleasant Valley Cafe. Winnie was always a hard worker and worked at several jobs to supplement their income. Her children were always a priority and she would do without to provide for them. Hugh passed away in Lacombe in 1988 and she continued to live in her own home in Lacombe until 3 years ago when she moved to the Sunrise Village in Ponoka where she resided until her passing. Winnie is survived by her son Clive (Darlene) of Pitt Meadows, B.C., her daughter June (Rod) McDermand of Alix; two granddaughters, Tammy (Rob) Davis of Rocky Mountain House & April (Keith) Weber of Red Deer; four great grandchildren, Brylee and Briggs Davis and Caleb and Jade Weber. She is also survived by a special friend John Pearce and a longtime friend Laura Peterson. Her family would like to thank the staff of Sunrise Village for their friendship and care and to the special ones who recognized her sweetness and made her feel more special with their extra care and the many shared giggles. Respecting Winnie’s wishes, no formal funeral service will be held. A Memorial Tea in her honor will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 5138-49 St., Lacombe on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 2:00 PM. A family graveside service will be held at the Clive Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM, of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements. 403-782-3366, 403-843-3388 “A Caring Family, Caring For Families”

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WHALEN Lance William Lance William Whalen born October 29, 1954 of Red Deer Alberta. Lance passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday August 14th, 2012 at the Northcott Care Facility in Ponoka, Alberta while trying to recover from a stroke he suffered in January of this year. Lance was born in Montreal and graduated from St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario in 1974 in Instrumentation Technology first in his class. He worked for numerous companies including Dow, Shell and Nova Chemicals. Lance was one of five children born to the late Lewis and Pearl Whalen. Lance will forever be remembered by his loving sister Brenda and brothers Barry and Rick, along with his friends and co-workers. Lance touched the lives of many people with his intelligence and humour to the very end. Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service on Thursday on August 23rd, 2012 HRS at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church 5508 48A Avenue, Red Deer Donations requested to be made to: Heart & Stroke Foundation.

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KRUGER ~ Rosemary 1928-2012 It is with saddened hearts that the family of Rosemary Kruger, announce the passing of their beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother on August 16, 2012. Rosemary was born in Olds Alberta to Arthur and Florence King. She was raised in Lobley, on the homestead and later attended high school in Olds. There Rosemary met Alfred Kruger, and

MARGARET ROSE WARD (Barrett) Dec. 7, 1947 - Aug. 22, 2007 Beloved and loving, she has passed away; to meet her yet again in that blest home Where sorrow, sin and death are all unknown, We look to heaven with many a fervent prayer, And trust in Jesus’ love to meet her there. ~Forever loved Mary Joan & Diane

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1946. Rosemary was one of the first AGT telephone operators in Olds. Rosemary lovingly cared for Alfred for ten years, before his passing in 1973. Her loving character was extended past her six children and their families, when she became a caregiver to others in need. Rosemary was also predeceased by her mother, Florence in 1973 and her father, Arthur in 1975. Rosemary leaves to mourn six children: Deanna (Eric predeceased in 2006) Overwater of Calgary, Dennis Kruger (Bev Peacock) of Mission, BC, David Kruger of Didsbury, Dorothea (Bruce) S h e p p a r d o f R e d D e e r, Darcy Kruger (Zareena) of Calgary and Douglas (Judy) Kruger of Dallas, TX. She also leaves twenty-one grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The family wishes to extend a huge t h a n k y o u t o D r. S h e i l a Eleason, who cared extensively for Rosemary in recent years. Also, thank you to the friends and caregivers from Pines Lodge, Unit 33 and Rehab Unit 35 at Red Deer Regional Health Centre. Thank you also to the caregivers who most recently cared for Rosemary at Michener Extendicare, Ward 3300. A funeral service will take place on Friday, August 24, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at St. John’s Anglican Church, 4821-50 Street, Olds Alberta. Interment will follow at Olds Cemetery. Condolences may be sent or viewed at

STEPHENS, BOB 1941-2007 In our homes he is remembered always! Still loved and missed by Stan, Heather, Leanne &Twyla.

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Making a Difference The Central Alberta AIDS Network Society is the local charity that offers support to individuals who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and provides prevention and education throughout Central Alberta. CAANS is looking for front line workers interested in Harm Reduction and HIV Prevention .The application deadline is Aug. 26, 2012 for more information, www.caans.org

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a growing Production Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is currently accepting resumes for the following positions:

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Personals

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 347-8650

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• Drillers • Locaters • We offer above-average compensation, great beneﬁts, management support, new machinery, room for advancement, training and a company that is still small enough to treat you as a person and not a number. We require hard working individuals capable of handling a fast-paced work environment. Experience on Ditchwitch Machines preferred. Drillers and Locators must have Class 1A license and all safety tickets. Thank you for applying, but only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 257180

Reply in conﬁdence to: seversen@bigboreinv.ca or fax resume to (306)825-6305

Central Alberta Oilfield Construction Company REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY:

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

3rd, 4th year apprentice or Journeyman

AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC

3rd & 4th year apprentice or Journeyman Landcore Technologies Inc. located in Ponoka is currently seeking energetic, motivated team players for the following positions:

Fax your resume to: 403-729-3236 Attn: Andy or Darry or email to bunwel@telusplanet.net

Drillers and Driller Assistants with a Class 1 driver’s license.

Apprentice or Journeyman Qualified Supervisors, Mechanics Night Operators & Pile Drive Operators Field Assistants Pile Drive Assistants If you are a team player Field Supervisor interested in the oil and gas industry, please submit your resume, current driver’s abstract and current safety certificates (1st Aid & H2S are the min. qualifications) to the following: Fax 403-887-4750 lkeshen@1strateenergy.ca Please specify position when replying to this ad. We would like to thank all those candidates who apply, however only qualified personnel will be contacted. Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

ACCURACY ONLINE P r o d u c t i o n Te s t i n g i s currently hiring for day and night assistant personnel. Must have current safety tickets- H2S, First Aid, PST. Must have all own safety PPE. Emailaccuracyonlineoffice@ gmail.com

COLTER PRODUCTION TESTING SERVICES INC Join Our Fast Growing Team and Secure Your Future with our Optimum Benefit Package & RRSP’s!!

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FLINT TUBULAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES requires Shop & Yard Laborers. $16/hr. to start Apply w/resume to: 4115 39139 HWY 2A (Blindman Industrial Park)

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1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC.

Production Testing Personnel: Day & Night Supervisors & Field Operators •

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Qualified Day & Night Supervisors - (Must be able to provide own work truck.) Field Operators - Valid First Aid, H2S, driver’s license required! Please see your website @ www.colterenergy.ca or contact us at 1-877-926-5837

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

IS looking to fill the following positions in the: HINTON AND FOX CREEK LOCATION * Oilfield Construction Supervisors * Oilfield Construction Lead Hands * Stainless and Carbon Welders * B-Pressure Welders Classifieds * Pipefitters Your place to SELL * Experienced Pipeline Your place to BUY Equipment Operators * Experienced oilfield LEADING facility services labourers company is seeking hard * Industrial Painters working, safety conscious * 7-30 tonne Picker Truck cleaners for janitorial team. Operator with Class 1 F/T work. Fax resume to H2S Alive ( Enform), 403-314-7504 St. John (Red Cross) standard first aid) & in-house drug and alcohol tests are required. Medical Please submit resume to hr@alstaroc.com or RMT &/or Acupuncturist. Fax to 780-865-5829 Choose your hrs. Great Quote job #62419 commission. For full details on resume (403) 352-0021 Balance Chiropractic & Massage

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Oilfield

Big Bore Directional Drilling is a directional boring and hydrovac company based in Lloydminster with branches in Edmonton and Red Deer. We are currently expanding our boring operation in these locations and require the following personnel:

Must have an open availability and be flexible with schedule as are open 24 hours. You will have experience leading a team of cleaners. Send resume to vickib@cashcasino.ca or fax 1-403-243-4812. Cash Casino, 6350 - 67 St Red Deer.

Oilfield

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Oilfield

CLEANING SUPERVISOR

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Required Immediately

All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test. Safety tickets are an asset but we are willing to train the right candidate. We offer exceptional pay, excellent benefit package and a positive work environment. Please email resumes to info@landcore.ca or fax 403-783-2011. The right candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please no phone calls. Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Oilfield

Established and very busy Oilfield Trucking Company is now hiring for the following:

• Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics • Apprentice Heavy Duty Mechanics (must have a minimum of two years experience)

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Oilfield Swampers Class 1 Drivers (Rig Moves) Picker Operator Receptionist Call HR Dept: 780-467-9897 Fax: 780-463-3346 jobs@vdmtrucking.com

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Well Servicing

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COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-304-1207 (Pager)

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

125 DUVAL CRES. Aug. 22, Wed. 2 - 6 LOTS OF HOUSEHOLD MISC. + CHILDREN’S TOYS.

Clerical

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S/W/F late 40’s N/S interested MISSING from Morrisroe in meeting gentleman 55-65 area, since Tues. morning, for friendship. Only single 7 yr old neutered male cat, & unattached, employed & grey w/some black stripes, financially secure need apply. white toes, wearing light Reply to Box 1006, c/o R. blue collar, indoor cat, D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner ** FOUND ** Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

Deer Park

ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work 40/hrs. per week w/some weekends, daytime hrs. Starting wage $13/hr. Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 Attn: Val Black

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Helix Coil Services, a division of IROC Energy Services is currently hiring to work with newly built state-of-the-art Coil Units based in Red Deer. We offer higher hourly pay rates and scheduled days off.

Currently recruiting for:

3201 SPRUCE DRIVE (back alley) 3 FAMILY SALE Thurs. & Fri. Aug. 23 & 24, 10-4. Furniture, household misc.

West Park

Email: helixjobs@iroccorp.com

17 WOODSWORTH CL. Aug. 22, Wed. , Thurs. & Fri. 11-7 Huge sale! 2 patio sets, Christmas, tools, fishing, 12 tables full of good junk! Rain or shine

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26 MACKENZIE CRES Aug. 23, 24 & 25 Thurs. & Fri. 12-8, Sat. 9-5 HOUSEHOLD MISC.

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES PET ADOPTION

CLUBS & GROUPS

Morrisroe

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www.workopolis.com Red Deer Advocate - Job Search

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t Operators with Class I/Class III Drivers License

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BALLOON RIDES BUILDERS

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www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From

REAL ESTATE www.homesreddeer.com Help-U-Sell Real Estate5483

RENTALS www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333 www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

SHOPPING www.fhtmca.com/derekwiens Online Mega Mall 403-597-1854

VACATIONS www.radkeoutfitting.com AB Horseback Vacations 403-340-3971

WEB DESIGN

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AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

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P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must have own vehicle. Call res. 403-348-5456 or 505-7846

Req’d. Immed. A small industry assoc. in Red Deer seeks an Office Administrator. The office administrator is responsible for efficient organizing, coordinating & operation of the assoc.’s office. Job Duties: Provides support & answerable to the Executive Director - Responsible for computerized bookkeeping incld: accounts P/A, invoicing, bank deposits & credit card processing; Updates website & social media sites; Project admin. duties; Responds to members inquiries & requests for info; Maintains membership records & internal files; Liaises w/other agencies, organizations & groups; Reception of visitors, answering calls, manages all mail, couriers, etc.; Coordinates bookings & arrangements of meeting rooms & catering needs. Manages company service agreements w/suppliers &/or service providers; Manages & orders office supplies; Serves as the go-to contact for office inquiries & trouble shooting; Ensures efficient office organization, orderliness & cleanliness. Job Qualifications: P r e v i o u s o ff i c e e x p e r. req’d. Basic bookkeeping (exper. in computerized bookkeeping an asset); Exper. with websites & social media sites helpful, but must be willing to learn. Sound computer & Lost Bingos MS Office skills; Superior customer service skills REWARD FOR RETURN RED DEER BINGO Centre coupled w/good business OF STOLEN BICYCLE!! 4946-53 Ave. (West of etiquette. Good organizaCranberry red ladies Superstore). Precall 12:00 t i o n a l s k i l l s & d e t a i l TOWNIE bicycle, white & 6:00. Check TV Today!!!! oriented. Effective commuseat, black wire basket on nication skills. Reliable, front and black rack over responsible w/sound work rear tire, bike cable lock ethic Min. High School wrapped around frame. Diploma (Post-secondary Also missing is a black Bell business education prehelmet with white polka dot ferred). Qualified applicants decals all over it. These may email their cover letter items went missing & resume to scott@carma between Aug 11 and Aug group.ca at Central AB. 13/2012 from Victoria Park Rural Manufacturers AsCLASSIFICATIONS soc. (CARMA) by Aug. 31st. in Anders. Please call 403-341-5074 700-920 if you have information. Computer REWARD for safe return of bike. Please check your Personnel Caregivers/ yards & alleys - it was a Aides special gift and I would FULL TIME IT FIELD really love to get it back. SERVICE TECHNICIAN F/T Live in Caregiver for 5 NEEDED kids. Mature & responsible We offer competitive w/min. secondary education and comprehensive Found or 6 mo. caregiver exp. Able compensation with benefit to speak Igbo language an package, vehicle BABY/CHILDS Tricycle incentive. $1850 gross salary, allowance, and salary (with push arm). Found at $330 room & board. Call based on experience. three mile bend dog park Mary or Al 403-346-1298 Please submit resume to: (main parking lot) on Tuesinfo@longhurstconsulting day, Aug. 16 about noon. F/T LIVE-IN CAREGIVER R e d i n C o l o r. C a l l req’d for senior in Rocky. 403-505-0670 to identify. 403-845-3217 or email Oilfield Farm Work dsbauer@telus.net FOUND Cell phone without sim card in Oriole Park. LIVE-IN childcare for 5 & 9 FULL/PART TIME experiOwner may claim by yr old in private home. F/T enced harvest help req’d. identifying. 403-343-1012 in Red Deer. $9.91/hr, 44 Red Deer area. hrs/wk - $336/mo. room & FOUND SET OF keys 403-357-4408 board. Guaranteed 2 yr. Aug. 17, Red Deer, 51 St. employment. Exp. in childMODERN DAIRY Ave. 1 block S from hospi- care & post secondary education SEEKS SKILLED t a l , i d e n t i f y t o c l a i m an asset. Email resume to DAIRY PERSON. 403-352-5716 h_mae_chua@hotmail.com Wage based on exper. Fax resume to LOOKING for F/T live in 403-783-5217 nanny, n/s, cell 391-7844.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

P/T Caregiver req’d for mid. age lady in South Red Deer. Entails 2 visits daily, 9-9:30 a.m. & 8:30-9:30 p.m. to monitor well-being & health. Schedule involves 10-14 days/mo. Job pays above average wages. Send resume to Box 1001, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

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CUNNINGHAM Agnes Matilda (Andrews) 1926-2012 Agnes Matilda (Andrews) Cunningham was born to George and Matilda Andrews on Oct. 8, 1926 near Three Hills, Alberta. She grew up on the Andrews homestead in the Ghost Pine district with two brothers and three sisters. She attended Mt. Vernon School until moving into Three Hills to complete her high school. Following a year of teachers’ training at the University of Alberta, Calgary campus, she taught for several years in the rural schools of Harrow and Fairmount near Trochu. It was while at Fairmount that she met a neighbourhood farm boy, Vernal Cunningham and they were married on Oct. 7, 1950 at the Andrews home. Settling in their new home on the Cunningham farm west of Trochu, Agnes and Vern raised a family of five boys and three girls. Life was focussed around the farm and Trochu community and schools. As the kids grew, Agnes and Vern followed them around the province to baseball games, hockey games, and community parades. Summer holidays took them around Alberta and BC in the family station wagon. As the kids left home to pursue further education and careers, Agnes and Vern set out to see more of the world. They traveled throughout Canada and to many destinations in the United States and to Mexico, often accompanied by family or good friends. Agnes became more involved in Trochu community organizations once her children were more independent. She was a member of the St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary, the Trochu Seniors’ Drop In Centre, and the Trochu Flower, Baking and Photography Show committee. She helped create the first Trochu history book, Remember When and was a founding member of the Trochu Valley Historical Society. She spent many years on the executive at the Trochu and District Museum. She may be best known as a writer and photographer who shared the community news in various newspapers including the Community Voice, the Highway 21 News, and, until her passing, the Three Hills Capital. In 1994, Agnes and Vern moved into their Trochu home on Poplar Avenue as Tom and his family moved into the house on the farm. Agnes continued to tend her garden of flowers and vegetables and enjoyed being close to family, friends, and community activities. Grandchildren became a new source of joy for her. In recent years, the aging process slowed Agnes down, but she still treasured family events, visits with friends, community celebrations, and the Flames and Blue Jays on television. She was constantly observing and identifying the bird life in her back yard which she frequently reported in her weekly newspaper column. Agnes passed peacefully from this life on the morning of August 17, 2012. She leaves to carry on her legacy her husband of almost 62 years, Vernal, son Bill, daughter Brenda, son Tom ( Kim and Lauren), daughter Nancy, son Wayne ( Rhonda, Coleman and Ryan), son Richard ( Melynda and Bridget), son Ken ( Laura Lee, Hannah, Connor and Max), and daughter Wendy. She is also survived by her sister Grace and Watson Reed, sistersin-law Elizabeth Cunningham and Ruth Andrews, honorary son Mike Trent, and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, friends, and their families. She was predeceased by her parents George and Matilda Andrews, her brothers Russell (Annie) and George, sisters Roxie May and Lela (Harry) Pedersen as well as brothers-in-law Ernie (Marg), Charlie (Vickie), Jim (Kathy), and Frank Cunningham and sister-in-law Eleanor (John) Dorosh. A celebration of Agnes’ life will be held at the Trochu Community Centre on Thurs. August 23 at 2:00 pm with Pastor Alan Powell officiating. Lunch will be provided after by St. Paul’s United Church Women. Donations in the memory of Agnes Cunningham can be made to the Trochu Valley Historical Society or the local charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to PRAIRIE WINDS FUNERAL HOME of Trochu, (403) 442-2200. Condolences may be sent to prairiewindsfuneralhome@gmail.com

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 D3

Trades

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Trades

850

Trades

850

SHEET METAL INSTALLERS

2ND and 3rd. year. ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE

MANAGEMENT Trainee Required

PROFLO Production Separators is currently looking for production testing assistants. Suitable candidates must have H2S, First Aid, PST/CST and a valid driver’s license. Please forward resume to info@proflo.net or fax to 403-341-4588.

Q-TEST INSPECTION LTD

WE are looking for Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick and Floorhands for the Red Deer area. Please contact Steve Tiffin at stiffin@galleonrigs.com or (403) 358-3350

ZUBAR Production Services

is currently taking resumes * for experienced Assistant Operators. Must have all valid tickets. * Email resume to: rdzubaroffice@telus.net or fax to: 403-346-9420 *

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

DOMINO’S PIZZA

NOW HIRING F/T and P/T DRIVERS & In stores. Apply within, 5018 45th St. F/T or P/T Housekeeping and servers with experience in serving seniors. Must be flexible, work within a team environment, take initiative and work without supervision. Must be available to work weekend. We offer a competitive salary. Fax: 403-341-5613 Attention: ARAMARK e-mail: margery_becker@ aramark.ca FT FOOD SERVICE Supervisor $13/hr. avail. nights & weekends.Call Little Caesars Red Deer at 403-346-1600 or fax resume to 403-356-9465

Now has immediate opening for CGSB LEVEL II RT and CEDO’s for a large Pipeline Project in the Fox Creek area. This project is ongoing and PIZZA 73 work can be performed on a rotation or a continuous DOWNTOWN LOCATION Hiring F/T Delivery Drivers. basis. Other areas may Apply in person. require personnel also. Up to $200/night. Top wages and a comprehensive benefit package SAROS are available after 3 Req’s Exp. P/T waitress months employment. for days & evenings. Email resumes to: Please apply in person: qtestltd@telus.net or w/resume to 4914-52 St. phone 403-887-5630 RED DEER BASED Oilfield trucking company requires Oilfield salesperson /truck push . Please send resume and oilfield related tickets to Box 1002, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 SAFETY COORDINATOR Watts Projects Inc. is a progressive Oilfield Construction Company based in Red Deer and Edson serving Alberta and Saskatchewan. We are hiring a Safety Coordinator to manage the Health & Safety Program, the position will coordinate with the HSE Manager. The Candidate would be responsible for a combination field safety & safety administration activities. Safety Tickets required and Alberta Construction Safety Association training courses would be an asset. Watts offers excellent wages, benefits and a safety conscious working environment. Email cody.howitt@telus.net or Fax 1-403-358-7763

X-STATIC

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR EXPERIENCED

COCKTAIL SERVER Apply in person after 3 pm.

X-STATIC

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR exp’d P/T

Door Personnel Apply in person after 3 pm.

Sales & Distributors

PREMIER SPA BOUTIQUE is seeking Retail Sales Supervisor for our Parkland Mall location, Red Deer. $17.40/hr. Email resume: premierjobrd1@gmail.com RED DEER BASED Oilfield trucking company requires Oilfield salesperson /truck push . Please send resume and oilfield related tickets to Box 1002, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

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Teachers/ Tutors TANKMASTER RENTALS requires experienced Class 1 bed truck/winch truck operators. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

Tutor/Caregiver needed for student in an online school program. 4 to 5 hours per day in my Red Deer home. Contact 587-877-4173. Buying or Selling your home? Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

Sales & Distributors

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires experienced Class 3 Vac Truck Operators for Central Alberta. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818 TEAM Snubbing now hiring operators and helpers. Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com

TR3 ENERGY is at the forefront of reclamation and remediation in the oil & gas industry. We are currently recruiting for:

*Equipment Operators

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Woodworking machine operators $17.00- $21.50 hourly - 40 hrs. per wk. Furniture manufacturing labourers $13.95 - $17. hourly - 40 hrs. per wk. Cabinetmakers $18.50$22.50 hourly - $40.00 hrs. per wk.

INSULATION LTD.

Looking for Experienced Insulation installers and crews. Must have own transportation. CSA approved safety boots are required. Please fax resume to 403-347-8075. Email: bbcowie@telus.net

Boundary Technical Group Inc.

WANTED

EXPERIENCED

CLASS 3

VAC/steamer Truck driver Lacombe area, Fax resume to 403-782-0507 WATER & VAC DRIVER needed. All oilfield tickets req’d. Call 885-4373 or fax resume 403-885-4374

CANEM SYSTEMS LTD REQUIRES

Journeyman Plumber with a wage of $36/hr, 10% Vacation/Holiday Pay and health benefits. Service Skills and up to date Furnace experience is a must. This is an in town position (Mon-Fri) and Clark’s does have furnished accommodations for out of town employee’s. Please fax resumes to 780-623-7451or email to sales@cpandh.ca

Is now hiring for:

~TECHNOLOGIST (PARTY CHIEF) ~TECHNICIAN (RODMAN)

830

Requires Residential exp. only Competitive wages & benefits. Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

Please see:

www.rdpsd.ab.ca Employment Opportunities - Classified Staff for complete posting.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT SERVICE TECHNICIAN. United Rentals is looking for a

SERVICE TECHNICIAN to maintain and repair construction tools and equipment. Applicants must have 3-5 years exp, High School Diploma and valid drivers license. Competitive wages and benefits. Email Rob at rmcwade@ur.com or fax to 403-343-1087

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT Please see:

www.rdpsd.ab.ca Employment Opportunities - Classified Staff for complete posting.

Independent Paint & Body is currently accepting resumes for experienced autobody technicians and prepper. Apply with resume to 7453 - 50 ave Red Deer, AB or email resume to indy2000@telus.net. LABORER needed in Red Deer ASAP. Must know Red Deer & surrounding area & have valid driver’s license. Please fax resumes to Fireplace Connections at 403-343-1899 LOOKING for apprentice or journeyman mechanic. Pipe bending skills would be a great asset. Wages depend on exp. Going concern shop. Fax resume to:403-346-9909 or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. Phone 403-346-7911

Requires the following:

in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref. 403-586-4558

TRANSX

NEEDED IMMED. APPRENTICE TO RED DEER MITSUBISHI JOURNEYMAN is looking for a JourneyMON. TO FRI. man Technician to join our Competitive wage and closeknit team of benefits. Please fax professionals. Enjoy a resume to: Attn: Ted Req’d immediately diverse workload and 403-341-3691 above industry average Will consider compensation. E-mail training a resume to eduiker@ WORK FOR professional, reddeermitsu.ca fax to YOURSELF! experienced driver. 403-348-8026 or call Ed @ Not By Yourself 403-348-8000. Licensed Ph.1-877-463-9664 If you are looking for work, Technicians only please. without having to work at it, or email resume to and still be an independent info@capilano contractor, then Handyman trucktraining.com Connection has what you Class 3 Commercial Driver. are looking for! United Rentals We are currently seeking is looking for a Class 3 Remodeling Required Exp’d Fabricator Commercial Driver Carpenters For a Ponoka (M/F)to provide Red Deer to deliver and pick up conManufacturing Shop. home owners with out- struction equipment in Central AB. Qualified candidates Knowledge of ASME code s t a n d i n g q u a l i t y a n d must have a clean & valid bolt up, basic instrumentaservice. Work where you Class 3 License w/air brake tion and a commitment to want, when you want and endorsement. Competitive excellence are prerequisites. let us take care of the wages and Benefits. administration for you! Immediate Pay after every Send resumes to Rob at Competitive wages with rmcwade@ur.com benefit packages available. job! Minimum 10 yrs exp., or fax to 403-343-1087 tools, and vehicle required. Interested? Interested candidates Call 403-314-2120 please send resume to red-deer. admin@westcanfab.ca handymanconnection.com Of fax to 403-775-4014

CLASS 1 DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

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EXPERIENCED

Vacuum & Water Truck operators req’d. to start immed. CLASS 1 or 3 WITH Q All oilfield safety tickets req’d. Clean drivers abstract. Must comply with drug and alcohol policy. References Req’d. Exc. salary & benefits. Fax resume to: 403-742-5376 hartwell@telus.net

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Pidherney’s is growing and requires the following:

HEAVY DUTY TIRE TECHNICIAN Safety tickets an asset. Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

Oilfield Construction Company Requires a

Class 1 Truck Driver

with a clean Drivers abstract. Picker truck experience would be an asset. Need to have all safety tickets TDG, H2S, First Aid, GODI, Hrs. of Service. References upon request Please email resume to info@dynamicprojects.ca or fax to 403-340-3471

Trades

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MILLARD Trucking is looking for Licensed Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Applicant must be able to work well in a high paced environment. We offer competitive wages & performance based bonuses. Interested persons apply to: Fax 403-638-4987 or jmillard@enerchem.com

Truckers/ Drivers

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TANKMASTER RENTALS requires fluid haulers. Oilfield tickets an asset. Competitive wages. Fax resume to: 403-340-8818 WANTED. Exp’d driver with clean Class 1 license for Super B work in Central Alberta. F/T, benefits. Fax resume and current driver’s abstract to 403-728-3902. or 746-5794 or email mrmike71@hotmail.com

Misc. Help

880

1349300 Ab Ltd o/a Trochu Gas & Snacks. Wanted food counter attendant, food service supervisor, retail store supervisor, positions. Wage: from $11.50/hrfood counter attendant, $13.00/hr-food service supervisor, $16.00/hrretail store supervisor. Apply in:sungmina@ hotmail.com or fax:403-442-3138 or mail: pobox488 114 1ave N. Trochu AB T0M2C0 1442968 AB LTD o/a Rimbey Gas & Snacks. Wanted food counter attendant, food service supervisor, retail store supervisor, baker positions. Wage: from $11.50/hr-food counter attendant, $13.00/hr-food service supervisor, $16.00/ hr-retail store supervisor, $14.50/hr-baker. Apply in:sungmina@hotmail.com or fax:403-843-3871 or mail: PO Box 2069 5134 50 Ave Rimbey AB T0C 2J0

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIER NEEDED Wanted for delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in GLENDALE Grimson St. & Goodall Ave. RIVERSIDE MEADOWS Kerrywood Mews 53, 54, 55 & 56 Ave. & 60 St. & 58 A St. 2 ROUTES Oriole Park West Ogilvie Close & Oldring Crsc. & Oaklands Crsc. & Oakwood Close Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in MICHENER

ROUTE AVAIL.

* 50A Street & 51 Street between 40 Ave & 43 Ave.

We are currently hiring for the position of:

* 51 A Street & 52 Street between 40th Ave. & 43 Ave.

QUALITY SERVICES COORDINATOR

DEER PARK * Dempsey St. & Dumas Crsc. area Also * Duffy Close & Dietz Close area

The ideal candidate will have the following: • Minimum of two years of QA/QC experience in the Oil & Gas / Electrical Construction Industry • JM Electrician with Interprovincial Certification o Dual Ticketed (Electrical/ Instrumentation) beneficial • Have/ working towards Quality Management Certificate an asset • Strong Communication, Presentation, and Leadership Skills • Excellent computers skills with a working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite of Products • Ability to read and understand blueprints • Vast knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info ADULT UPGRADING

Alberta Government Funded Programs Student Funding Available! * GED Preparation * Trades Entrance Exam Preparation * Women in the Trades

STUDON offers a competitive salary, and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment. Please forward your resume to the address below. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates interviewed will be contacted.

Academic Express

Adult Education & Training

340-1930

www.academicexpress.ca

Please note: This job posting closes on Monday, August 27, 2012 STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. ATTN: Andrea Mercer Fax # 403-342-6505 Email amercer@studon.com

“People Pride & Service”

JOIN OUR TEAM!

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT

OWNER OPERATORS

Reporting to the Quality Services Supervisor, the Coordinator will be responsible to provide subject matter expertise and support to the various business units within Studon. The position will require occasional and sometimes frequent travel.

SAFETY TICKETS AN ASSET Please forward resume by: Email: hr@pidherneys.com or fax: 403-845-5370 or visit: www.pidherneys.com Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Requires the following:

Central AB based trucking company reqires

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

Heavy Duty Tire Technician

840

STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop. MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913

Busy Central Alberta Grain Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers. We offer lots of home time, benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super B exp. an asset but not necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to start making good money. fax or email resume and comm.abstract to 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net

STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best 50 Managed Companies. We are an industry leading Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor that prides itself in having committed and dedicated employees.

Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

PART-TIME SALES STAFF

Contact brad@comfortecheating.com or fax 403-309-8302

860

Full time Certified Quality Journeyman Auto Body Painter, Certified Journeymen Auto Body Technician and Certified Quality Estimator, required for busy shop in Rocky Mountain House. Top wages and benefits. E-Mail Resume to skylnltd@telus.net. Fax: 403-845-7724 or stop by: Skyline Collision 4811 43rd Street Rocky Mountain House, AB

Requires

NOW HIRING

Teachers/ Tutors

True Power Electric

Required Immediately for busy shop. Experience with rough in to final stages required. Merit benefit package offered with above average pay rates. Must have own tools.

Truckers/ Drivers

EXPERIENCED residential HVAC installer required immediately. Must have valid drivers license and own hand tools. Call Stan @ 403-550-3870 for interview.

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

Must be enthusiastic, hardworking, flexible and positive. You must have a passion for Fabrics, Sewing, Crafts and Home Decor. Basic sewing skills are a must. Apply in person to: #2, 2119 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer or Fax resume to: 403.346.4320

QUALIFIED ELECTRICIANS NEEDED

EXP’D SIDER , must have truck and tools. $85/sq. we pay compensation Call 403-347-2522

257749H22

Has Opening for all positions! Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, First Aid We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits. Please include 2 work reference names and numbers Please fax resume to : 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

CALIBER PAINT & BODY

Part Time Painter or Full Time Painter/Junior Assembler For a Ponoka Manufacturing Shop. Painting Knowledge and skills required. Experience in oilfield production equipment fabrication, assembly and finishing an asset. Competitive wages with benefit packages available. Interested candidates please send résumé to admin@westcanfab.ca Of fax to 403-775-4014

EXP’’D drywall tradesmen & laborers req’d, Phone 403-348-8640

458127H22-23

TREELINE WELL SERVICES

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

* JM & Apprentice Commercial Electricians Send resumes to * JM & Apprentice Box 5324 Lacombe, Service Electricians Alberta T4L 1X1; FOR LOCAL WORK apply by email at Abel.Corporation@ Resumes to: canadaemail.net or Fax: 403-347-1866 by fax to (403) 782-2729 Or Email: ARROW ARC WELDING dchristensen@canem.com CENTRAL ALBERTA is looking for No Phone Calls DEALERSHIP WELDING APPRENTICE is now accepting LOCATED BY GULL lAKE. applications for a full time Phone Brian 318-6760 Parts Person. Classifieds...costs so little Must have good communiSaves you so much! cation and computer skills and have the ability Auto Technicians to work independently. JOURNEYMAN AUTO Excellent company benefits. TECHS Please email resume along with Dodge, Chrysler with wage expectations to: experience required philparts@gmail.com or immediately , excellent fax to 403-347-3813 paid training plan, competitive wage and benifit pkge . Reply in confidence with CLARK’S PLUMBING resume to bbailey@ & HEATING CORP. heritagechrysler.com or cal 1-800-661-5277 Heritage Clark’s Plumbing & Heating is now hiring to start Chrysler Lacombe Ab immediately for the following position: B & B COWIE

REQUIREMENTS: *Valid driver’s license * H2S Alive * Standard First Aid *WHMIS and/or CSTS or PST * Pre-Access A& D Testing Please email or fax your resume to: hr@tr3energy.com Fax: 403-294-9323 www.tr3energy.com

C & C COATINGS is seeking an INDUSTRIAL PAINTER. Exp. with Endura an asset. Competitive wages & benefits. Fax resume to: 403-227-1165.

Is looking for a DETAILER/CLEAN UP Woodworking machine PERSON operators $17.00- $21.50 If you are interested in hourly - 40 hrs. per wk. working in a fast paced Furniture manufacturing environment, we are labourers $13.95 - $17. looking for you. We offer a hourly - 40 hrs. per wk. great starting wage and Cabinetmakers $18.50$22.50 hourly - $40.00 benefits.Some heavy lifting req’d. Must have a valid hrs. per wk. drivers license and must be able to start immed. Send resumes to Interested candidates Box 5324 Lacombe, should apply in person at Alberta T4L 1X1; 6424 Golden West Ave. apply by email at or email resume to: Abel.Corporation@ caliberpaint@telus.net canadaemail.net or We thank all applicants in by fax to (403) 782-2729 advance, however only ABEL CORPORATION qualified candidates will be is looking for candidates contacted. for the following positions:

256924H26

Westcan Fabricating Ltd is a fast growing oil and gas fabricating company based out of Ponoka AB.

Must have Residential experience. Fax resume to 403-347-5745 3RD OR 4TH YEAR APPRENTICE PLUMBER. Experience with hydronics and gas an asset. Must be hard working, self motivated and own hand tools. Competitive wages with benefit package. Please fax drivers abstract and references with resume to 403-342-5748 ABEL CORPORATION is looking for candidates for the following positions:

850

Trades

Truckers/ Drivers

257370H18,22

800

Oilfield

860

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in WEST LAKE WEST PARK Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

requires Pidherney’s is growing and requires experienced Class 1 & 3 drivers to join our busy team:

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for Morning Newspaper delivery in the Town of Stettler

• Water Truck Drivers • Truck and Wagon Drivers • Lowbed Drivers – to haul our heavy equipment Top wages paid based on experience Benefit package Assigned units Scheduled days off Valid safety tickets an asset Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

Earn $500.mo. for 1--1/2 hrs. per day 6 days a week. 256992H27

800

257751H18-24

Oilfield

Must have a reliable vehicle . Please contact Rick at 403-314-4303

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 Misc. Help

880

Misc. Help

CIRCULATION CARRIERS NEEDED For Advocate routes

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in

VANIER AREA

EASTVIEW 82 Advocate $430/month $5165/year

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

WEST LAKE 77 Advocate $404/month $4851/year

Do You: - Want extra income - Possess a clean, valid drivers license - Have a friendly attitude - Enjoy customer service - Want part-time work (12 to 22 hours per week)

ANDERS AREA: Abbott Close/ Allan St. Asmundsen Ave/ Arb Close Alwright Close

MOUNTVIEW 71 Advocate $372/month $4473/year

SUNNYBROOK AREA: Savoy Cres. / Sydney Close Springfield Ave.

GRANDVIEW 69 Advocate $362/month $4347/year

INGLEWOOD AREA: Issard Close

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

VANIER AREA: Vanier Dr. Volk Pl./Vanier Dr. Vickers Close

ADULT CARRIERS REQUIRED for Early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate in Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details

314-4307 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

NO EXP. NECESSARY!! F.T. position available IMMEDIATELY in hog assembly yard in Red Deer. Starting wage $11/hr. Call Rich or Paul 403-346-6934

CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB. Life twice weekly in Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick at 403-314-4303

880

Misc. Help

Service Runner (Part Time)

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

CASUAL POSITIONS

Dietary Aid/ Housekeeping

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only selected candidates will be contacted. Start your career! See Help Wanted

F/T furnace cleaning technician to start immed. Training paid. Mechanical exp. an asset. Please call 403-340-2335 fax 403-885-0383 or email tp_fc@yahoo.ca

IMMED. OPENINGS Firewood Baggers. Heavy work. 403-304-6472 IN SERVICE SHOP, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld. Apply in person with resume at: Reg Cox Feed M i x e r s . S o u t h o f U FA Burnt Lake Indust. Park, Phone 403-340-2221 or fax 403-341-5622

COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT August 29 - April 30, 2013

www.rdpsd.ab.ca Employment Opportunities - Classified Staff for complete posting.

258131H22-23

Please see:

INSULATOR cover manufacturer requires sewing machine operator . $13.00/hr., to start, pay review and benefits after 30 day period. Normal hours are 8 to 4:30 Monday to Friday with possible overtime during busy season. Indoor work. Call Dave at 403-343-3492.

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classiﬁeds 403-309-3300 classiﬁeds@reddeeradvocate.com

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Contractors

1100

Escorts

1165

EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages www.eroticasplaymates.net 403-598-3049 SUPER HOT BLONDES Sweet & Spicy Brunettes 403-550-0470

Handyman Services

1200

ANYTHING CONCRETE

Misc. Services

1290

FREE removal of all kinds of unwanted scrap metal. No household appliances 403-396-8629

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial. Serving central Alberta. 403-318-4346

BUSY B’S HANDYMAN 403-872-2765 or 506-2150 SERVICES LTD. do fencing, decks, reno’s Black Cat Concrete We landscape and more. Give Sidewalks, driveways, us a buzz @ 403-598-3857 KLEEN SITE SERVICES garages, patios, bsmts. RV Free quotes. WCB, insured. Residential & Commercial pads. Dean 403-505-2542 Pickups, Junk Removal, CONCRETE sidewalk, Bin Rentals, Dump & Cargo BLACK PEARL CONCRETE driveway, patios, decks, Trailers, BobCat Services Garage/RV pads, driveways, fences. 403-550-3888 403-373-3242 patios, bsmt. Dave 352-7285 F & J Renovations. We do Scrap Vehicle Disposal BRIAN’S DRYWALL it all. Good rates and Service (403)302-1848 Framing, drywall, taping, references available so call textured & t-bar ceilings, John at 403-307-3001 Yard Work / Reno / Tree / 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980 jbringleson@shaw.ca Junk Removal 403-396-4777 GREYSTONE Handyman CONCRETE! Services. Reasonable CONCRETE! rates. Ron, 403-396-6089 Painters/ CONCRETE! Decorators TIRED of waiting? Call Stamp finish, exposed finRenovation Rick, Jack of ish, basements, garages, all trades. Handier than 9 LAUREL TRUDGEON patio pads, driveways & men. 587-876-4396 or Residential Painting and sidewalks. etc. 587-272-1999 Colour Consultations. Anything concrete, call 403-342-7801. Mark 403-597-0095

Massage Therapy

1280

Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, GENERAL reno’s, restore lots of parking 403-341-4445 & repair. 403-550-3888 HOT STONE, Body Balancing. 403-352-8269 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 Sidewalks, driveways, shops, patios, garage pads VII MASSAGE commercial. Specialized in Feeling overwhelmed? stamp concrete. 302-9126 Hard work day? Come in and let us pamper you. SIDING, Soffit, Fascia Pampering at its best. Prefering non- combustible #7 7464 Gaetz Ave. fibre cement, canexel & www.viimassage.biz smart board, Call Dean @ In/Out Calls to Hotels 302-9210. 403-986-6686

LANCE’S

CONCRETE

Escorts

1165

EDEN

587-877-7399 10am- 2am

Misc. Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

Apply in person to Sobey’s Hwy. 2A Lacombe or fax resume to: 403-782-5820 LOCAL cover manufacturer requires material layout and cutting trainee $13.00/hr., to start, pay review and benefits after 30 day period. Normal hours are 8 to 4:30 Monday to Friday with possible overtime during busy season. Indoor work. Call Dave at 403-343-3492. TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it. CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail. Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

• • •

Are you between the Ages of 16-30 years Unemployed Not attending school Facing employment barriers that interfere with achieving your potential and personal independence R e a d y, w i l l i n g a n d committed to making positive life changes Looking to improve your Life/employability skills A Canadian citizen Have NOT received Employment Insurance Benefits in the last 3 years. If any of the above apply please contact us for more info at: The Red Deer Youth & Volunteer Centre Email: alisone@yvc.ca or info@yvc.ca (403) 342-6500 or (403) 342-7521

This is a 6 month project providing youth / young adults with an opportunity to enhance personal growth, learn life skills and employability skills through classroom activity and work experience. Eligible participants will receive minimum wage while attending this project and some childcare costs and transportation may also be available. The Program Start Date is first week of September 2012

920

Career Planning

RED DEER WORKS Build A Resume That Works! APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

FREE

for all Albertans

wegot

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms. Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Bicycles

1540

BRC unicycle, good cond; $69; 403-877-0825

Children's Items

1580

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collectins! Packages come ready for delivery! Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet. Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

P/T help needed for janitorial days and or eve/wknds. $13.00 start please send resume to acncleaning@ hotmail.com grt supplemental income! Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

EquipmentHeavy

1630

1/2 TON picker w/gas engine, $800 obo 403-391-4144 REDUCED 2007 Dual Tandem Tag AlonG, paver equip. trailer, pindle hook, 30’ flatdeck, 5’ beavertail, 9’ bi-fold ramps, just had $3300 brake job, $7800. 780-982-9390 Red Deer TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Farmers' Market

1650

ALBERTA Spring lamb, cut and wrapped by the piece, 1/2 or whole carcass. Come see our 100 mile radius store. Brown Eggs and Lamb 403-782-4095

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. Pickup or Del. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275 birchfirewoodsales.com

Health & Beauty

1700

REAL Enterprises Ltd NOW HIRING Exp Landscape Foremen/ *NEW!* Asian Relaxation Labourers Massage Downtown RD Benefits - Bonuses 587-377-1298 open 10am Must have valid drivers - 6pm Monday - Friday! license Fax or email resumes: Fax 403-314-2214 Household Email realltd@telus.net www.reddeerlandscaping.net Appliances Seniors’ Central Alberta’s Largest 18 CU. FT. fridge, LG, Services Car Lot in Classifieds white, glass shelves, 3 yrs. o l d , l i k e n e w, $200 403-307-4223 ATT’N: SENIORS ROD’S WELDING Are you looking for an APPLS. reconditioned lrg. is looking for F/T honest reliable person to Labourer / Welders Helper selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. help on small renovations warr. Riverside Appliances Fax resume to 403-746-5909 or jobs around your 403-342-1042 or call 403-746-5455 house? Call James FREEZER, smaller apt. 403- 341-0617 Tired of Standing? sized. One yr. old. $150. Find something to sit on HELPING HANDS 403-343-6218 in Classifieds For Seniors. Cleaning, FRIDGIDAIRE stand up cooking, companionship, Celebrate your life freezer $150; Free Spirit helping you/helping your with a Classified treadmill family. Call 403-346-7777 $50 403-343-3160 ANNOUNCEMENT Low Price Guarantee. www. 403-304-4424 helpinghandshomesupport.com TOO MUCH STUFF? FRIGIDAIRE stove, alLet Classifieds mond, works good $50; Yard help you sell it. microwave w/stand $25; Care SNO-VALLEY CUSTOMS is 403-746-5123 c u r r e n t l y l o o k i n g f o r KENMORE white fridge Tree Pruning,Topping and operators, for our fall farm and stove, fridge 30”W runs and our winter ice road x65” H, $100 each or pair r Removal by a Certified for $150, very good cond. Arborist,Hedges too! call season. Call 403- 348-1521, 391-1695 403-347-5846 Randy at 403-350-0216

1310

DALE’S Home Reno’s. Free estimates for all your reno needs. 755-9622 cell 506-4301

Baker Cake Decorator Produce Assistant Manager Dairy/Frozen stock clerk Meat Cutter Closing/Grocery Supervisor P/T positions in all departments. All positions require weekend availability.

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1372

1430

Household Appliances

1710

HAMILTON Beach Convection oven $50, Charles Kraft juicer, $10, deep fryer Revel w/filter, used once, $20; Nova humidifier w/filter. $50. tv stand, just like new $100, l 403-314-5528

Household Furnishings

1720

BED ALL NEW,

Central Alberta’s Largest PINK backpack w/matchCar Lot in Classifieds ing lunchbag, $10; 403-314-9603

services

Accounting

This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s Skills Link Program.

KEMCO Mechanical Ltd. o/a Prime Boiler Services is seeking a full time Procurement Manager. Competitive industry wage and an excellent benefit package. Send resumes to #11, 7421Edgar Industrial Drive • Red Deer, AB T4P 3R2; • apply by email at kem• co.mechanical.jobs@ canadaemail.net or by fax to (403) 346-7779

LACOMBE SOBEY’S

900

JOIN THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Today!

BLUE GRASS SOD FARMS LTD req’s mechanic helper, apprenticship opportunities avail. Farm equipment exp. an asset. Open to current apprentices. bluesod@xplornet.com or fax to 403-342-7488

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

wegot

Employment Training

JOIN THE BLUE GRASS TEAM!

NOW HIRING F/T POSITIONS

positions needed. Must be able to work in a team environment. Mandatory criminal record check required. Salary according to union scale. Please apply in writing to Lisa Manning-Eaton, Lodge Manager, 4277 46A Ave. or by fax to: 403-343-1728 GREENHOUSE WORKERS Central Alberta Greenhouses CENTRAL AB We have some full time LUBE SHOP REQUIRES MANAGER/ positions available immediLEAD HAND. Exp. req’d. a t e l y. D u t i e s i n c l u d e planting seedlings, watering Submit resumes by fax: plants, moving plants from 403-507-8514 or email: o n e a r e a t o a n o t h e r, wchurch77@gmail.com loading plants onto carts F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS and loading trucks. Must - Good hours, home every have own transportation. night, $4000-$6000/mo. We w i l l t r a i n . Wa g e i s Contractor must have truck $10.25/hr for approx. 40 or van. Tools, supplies & h r s / w k . F a x r e s u m e t o ladders required. Training 403-885-4146 or email to provided, no experience ar-cag@telus.net. needed. Apply to: Please note that only satjobs@shaw.ca those to be interviewed will be contacted.

Invites applicants for:

880

As part of our customer service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to delivery newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers. A delivery vehicle is provided. Hours of shifts are Monday through Friday 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. or longer, and/or afternoon shifts Monday to Friday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.. Saturday and Sunday, 7 LABORER needed in Red a.m.-11 a.m. or longer Deer ASAP. Must know Submit resume, indicating Red Deer & surrounding “Service Runner Position”, area & have valid driver’s license. Please fax along with your drivers resumes to Fireplace Conabstract immediately to: nections at 403-343-1899 careers@ reddeeradvocate.com Classifieds or mail to: Your place to SELL Human Resources Your place to BUY 2950 Bremner Avenue Red Deer, AB. T4N 5G3 or fax to: 403-341-4772

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

Misc. Help

1710

Queen Orthopedic, dble. pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr. Cost $1300. Sacrifice $325. 302-0582 Free Delivery BED-IN-A-BAG dble. size, $50 queen size comforter, $50; cooler, $15; corning ware dishes, 4 piece set, $40, roaster $10 403-348-0060 BED: #1 King. extra thick orthopedic pillowtop, brand new, never used. 15 yr. warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice @ $545. 403-302-0582. CHESTERFIELD & CHAIR $99. 403-347-6994 DRESSER AND CHESTER DRAWERS: 6 drawer dresser with centre pull out doors no mirror. Chester drawer has top pull out doors with 2 bottom pull out drawers. $199 for the set. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji. Furniture posted Aug 14. Pick up only. Call 403 358-3073 or rjmarq@telus.net GLIDER rocker, like new $40; 403-746-5123 LOVESEAT, Beige w/pale pink & blue flowers. Like new cond. $150. 403-343-6218 OAK coffee table, good cond. $175 403-885-5532 SOFA & loveseat, leatherlook, brown. N/S home, 2 yrs. old. $800. obo. 403-302-1861 SOFA HIDE A bed, beige, clean, n/s, thick 6” Serta mattress $50 309-0060

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Jewellery

1750

WEDDING RING, $200, 403-986-0986

Misc. for Sale

1760

( x 2 ) F u e l Ta n k s w i t h stands. 2-compartment 500 gallon tank. $30 EACH OBO 1-compartment 300 gallon tank. $30 OBO Call Ernie @ (403) 347-0660. 4 DRAWER filing cabinet $35; 22 qt. pressure cooker canner like new $85; exercise bike $20; 10 doz. canning jars wide and narrow mouth $5/doz.; dozen pint jars, $3/doz. 403-358-5247 COMPOSTING barrel, $20, roll of chain link fence, $15; large piece of carpet, beige, like new, $50; 403-746-5123 HOUSE CARPET SHAMPOOER very good cond., almost new $80 403-307-7542 from 5 pm. - 9 pm. LAST Weeks all items on sale, Toaster $2; new teapot and cover $4; 2-1/2 quart corningware $5; 4 cup elec. coffee pot $4, stainless steel fry pan $3; old candy dish $2; serving bowl $2.50 ;old fruit bowl $5; queensize sheets $3.00; wig brown in color $7; like new runners size 8 gel padded $10; 2 pots ,each $6; meat platter $4.50, old pickle dish 3 divides $4; couch throw $2; blanket 48x60 $2; secret treasure ornament girl & boy $4; all items are clean & in good cond. 403-346-2231 LIFETIME elec. frypan 11-1/2” in diameter, 2” deep, great cond., $25; 403-314-9603 PETIT POINT pictures, Dutch boy & girl, professionally framed, $50 for 2, 403-314-9603 POWER Washer 3300 psi $50. 403-346-9899 SHAW direct DSR HD receiver, $50; 403-348-0060 STONE EFFECTS KIT. 3.68L (2). $50 both. 403-346-9899 TOILET & seat, new, $80; New pedestal sink, faucets & drain, $70; Shower stall & faucet, $50. 403-352-2833

Musical Instruments

1770

2 TRUMPETS, 1 CLARINET, 1 flute 403-350-4182 KAWASAKI Jr. beginner acoustic guitar $79; 403-877-0825

Pets & Supplies

1810

DOG kennel, large size, with cushion. $30. 403-346-9899

Cats

1830

2 MO. OLD KITTEN needs a home, very cute and playful, call 403-886-4951 BEAUTIFUL Long haired black calico kitten. Desperately needs a loving home. 403-782-3130 CUTE, QUIET, 9 WK OLD KITTENS Blacks and silver grey, accustiomed to outside, but will adapt to inside. Mother good mouser. Free to good home. 403-782-2397 FREE to good home Russian blue X kittens, 3 1/2 mo. old, good mousers. 403-885-9822 SMALL LIGHT ORANGE KITTEN. Runt of the litter. Desperately needs a loving home. 403-782-3130

Dogs

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CAVACHON pups, = Cavailier x Bichon 505-6837 GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups, 1 F, 2 M. Ready to go, 1st. shots. Vet checked. Born May 13. 403-773-2240 or 304-5104

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TO GIVE away, loving M. Cocker Spaniel to good family with older children 403-885-5532

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Manufactured Homes

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Lana 403-550-8777

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4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3 BDRM. 4 plex, fenced yard large deck, avail. Sept. 1, 403-309-7355 CLEARVIEW bi-level. 2 bdrm., 1 bath, 5 appls, balcony. Close to park & bus. $850+utils. 403-210-1360

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CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2010

Farm Equipment

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1 & 2 BDRM. APTS.

Clean, quiet bldg. Call 318-0901. 1 BDRM. apt. in Penhold, $740/mo. immed,. poss., incl. most utils,., call 403-886-5288

1 BDRM. SUITE

ONLY $775 + elect. GLEANER L 3 combine Close to downtown. 1987 hydro green stripe, On-site laundry. field ready, Redekop chaff HEARTHSTONE blower; straw chopper, 403-314-0099 melroe pick up, 2800 hrs or 403-896-1193 $12,000 obo www.hpman.ca Gleaner L2 combine, 1978 field ready, straw chopper, 2 BDRM., 2 bath rural $4000 obo property, 10 mi. S. of R.D. Phone 403-391-1604r $1200./mo. PLUS 1 bdrm, $750. mo. Both have utils. incld’d. Avail. Aug. 1. Horses privileges avail. Horses 403-396-9808

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WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. 403-651-5912

3 BDRM. Oriole Park, 4 appl., incl. water. avail. immed. , $820/mo. 403-348-6594

WE BUY HORSES, broke, unbroke or unwanted. 403-783-0303

3810-47 ST. Spacious 2 bdrm. stove, fridge, security. Adult only, no pets, Well maintained bldg. Rent $795; phone 403-550-1612

Grain, Feed Hay

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AVAIL. immed. 1 bdrm. bsmt. suite, in Mountview, ROUND hay bales for sale. $750 + utils. 1300-1400 lbs. Last year’s **RENTED** hay, good shape, 400+ bales, $15 per bale (you CAT LOVER? load) This year’s hay - no Bachelor/ette pad! rain, $35 per bale. This Great little 2 bdrm bsmn’t year’s hay, rained on but suite. Fridge, Stove, Washer, put up dry. $20 per bale, Dryer. Oriole Park. Avail. approx. 500 bales in Rocky Sept 1. HEARTHSTONE Mtn .House. Call Jeremy 403-314-0099 at 403-418-6342 OR 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

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Acreages/ Farms

2 BDRM. farm house, nice yard, deck, 20 min. from RD. Pref. N/S & no pets, $1250 incl. utils. & 6 appls. Avail. Sept. 15, 403-227-2133 or 506-8400

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Houses/ Duplexes

SYLVAN, five fully furn. 2 bdrm. + hide-a-bed, incl., cable, dishes, bedding, all utils. $950 - $1400/mo. 403-880-0210

Condos/ Townhouses

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LARGE 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 ONE bdrm. apt. for rent, West Park $725; close to college, avail. Sept. 1 403-877-3323. VERY large 1 BDRM. apartment in Ponoka $750/mo. inclds. all utils. plus laundry facilities. Avail. now.. 403-993-3441

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Cottage/ Seasonal

2 BEDROOM CABIN AT PINE LAKE. $1200/mo. 403-346-7462

Roommates Wanted

ORIOLE Park.$550/mo, $400 dd. incl. utils. share bathroom. Charmane 403-358-8020. must like cats ROOM for rent, shared bath and kitchen. All in $550 a month, male pref. 403 782-2853, 396 3708

2 Bdrm. Townhouse on Jennings Cres. Rooms Johnstone Park Area. $1250. Book now for app’t to view. Avail Sept 1. HEARTHSTONE 403-314-0099 OR 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca 3 BDRM. townhouse in Clearview avail. Sept. 1, 5 appls, very clean, n/s, $1200/mo. DD same 403-848-3641

HILLTOP ESTATES

LARGE 3 bdrm townhouse. 1.5 baths Fridge, stove, washer, dryer. Fenced yard. Unfinished bsmt. Avail †NOW! HEARTHSTONE 403-314-0099 OR 403-896-1193 www.hpman.ca 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 SYLVAN 2 bdrm.,. condo. private entrance, $1100 + gas & electricity. Phone 403-341-9974

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$425mo/d.d. incl. everything. 403-342-1834 or 587-877-1883 after 2:30 2 BSMT. rooms, w/washer dryer, bathroom and dinette, good for student or working couple, no pets, n/s, 403-347-6889 cell 403-506-9558 BDRM. in Vanier Woods Private washroom $590/mo.with d.d., 403-588-6268

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Garage Space

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Mobile Lot

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FAST TRACK PHOTOS Call 403-309-3300 to get your vehicle pictured here

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1999 TOYOTA Sienna, Clean, 257,000 kms, $4,200.00 .Call 403-783-5233

1964 CHEVY 2 383 stroker,auto, $23,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

1967 SHELBY COBRA GT 500 428 4 SPD. $99,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

403- 348-8788 Sport & Import

2006 EXPLORER XLT 4X4, lthr., 4.0L $12888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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Touring FWD,,DVD,nav. trizone air, lthr., $19,888 403- 348-8788 Sport & Import

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2004 DODGE 1/2 ton quad cab 4x4. New tires. Great cond. $6500. 403-506-9632

2006 MASERATI Quattroporte Sport GT $50888 dealer serviced 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 DODGE Charger 3.5L RWD, 83,285 kms, exc. cond, all service/fuel economy data avail. $13,000 403-346-8299 or 403-506-9994

2004 CELICA GT leather, sunroof, $12888

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2006 Honda Odyssey

2008 CADILLAC Escalade loaded, $44,888 403-348-8788

auto., heads up display, glass roof, nav, $45,888

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2009 YAMAHA STAR 1100CC,

1976 CADILLAC Eldorado Convertible. Clean, no rust, new stereo. $8000 obo. 403-352-9720

2001 HONDA Accord EX Coupe, V6, leather, sunroof, exc. cond. 194,000 kms. $5300. 403-352-1863

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 BMW X5 4.8I nav dvd black, $32,888 403-348- 8788

2008 F350 Crew Lariat Diesel 37,000km $36,888 Sport & Import 348-8788

1986 FORD 750 Dump truck

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2005 HARLEY Springer

2007 FORD F150, 4x4,

2008 Harley-Davidson F-350 4x4, turbo diesel, 66,946 kms, $44,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

1986 MAZDA E/C, exc. cond., 5 spd. Asking $2200. 403-341-5966

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Mechanically Inspected, 193,000 kms. Crew cab loaded. $11,000. 403-746-5541

2002 FORD Explorer Eddie Bauer Edit, loaded, $5750 obo 403-343-1651, or cell 403-341-0606

2005 HONDA Accord LX lthr.,64,928 kms, $12,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 GMC 1500 HD 4x4, Loaded, good shape in/out has 286,000

1986 MERCEDES 560 SL 19,409 kms $23,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 MAZDA 3 FWD, 4 cyl 92,893 kms $8888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2003 MERCEDES C320 premium cond., senior driver. 112,000 kms. Clean $11,750. 403-986-4123

2005 SPORT TRAC XLT 4X4 lthr., sunroof, $13,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2003 SUBARU Legacy 181,000 kms. $6500 runs great 403-304-5035

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

CAT DIESEL HI/LO 5 spd. SHIFT, good working order $9,995. 403-348-9746

2009 CORVETTE 403-348-8788

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2010 F150 Platinum, white 6’ 5” box w/Line-X liner, soft cover. 65,000 kms. all options. tires as new. $35,000 obo 403-342-0891

2008 INFINITI M45x AWD, lthr,sunroof, nav, $30,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2010 FORD F150 XLT 4x2 crew cab, 20,000 km. Warranty, like new. No tax. $23,000. 403-845-3292 or 403-895-2337

2007 JEEP SRT 8 hemi, nav, lthr, sunroof, $26,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 Jeep Liberty Sport North Edition $14,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2010 FORD FOCUS SEL, fully loaded, $14,900 403-505-9382

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2008 MERCEDES ML320 AWD, turbo diesel ,nav, lthr, $39,888 7620-50 Ave, Sport & Import

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2007 SUZUKI 600cc $3888 403-348-8788 AB SPORT & IMPORT

2008 Mercedes R320 4Matic sunroof, htd. lthr., nav., auto dual air $39,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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Leaders spar over Loose screws eyed as cause of Reno air race crash future of Kosovo crash killed 11 last Septmeber

Serbia and Kosovo’s prime ministers sparred at the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday over the future of Kosovo, displaying bitter divisions between the rivals despite their support for European Union-brokered technical talks that are meant to promote co-operation. Serbia’s Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said his country “will never, under any circumstances, implicitly or explicitly, recognize the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian authorities.” Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci countered that Kosovo is a state recognized by nearly half the U.N.’s 193 members and its territorial integrity “will never be put into question.” Kosovo came under U.N. and NATO administration after a 1999 NATO-led air war halted former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic’s crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo, a province of Serbia. But the Security Council resolution that established the interim U.N. administration left Kosovo’s final status in question. Kosovo’s predominantly ethnic Albanian leadership declared independence from Serbia in February 2008, with strong backing from the United States and major EU nations. But the Serbian government, strongly support-

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1 BDRM. large kitchen, 1 bath w/tub, hardwood flrs. 403-356-0339

SUV's

Cars

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Fifth Wheels

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1999 35’ DUTCHMEN 5TH WHEEL, pulled 600 kms., a.t., heat & air, full bath w/tub in main bdrnm,. suite, 1/2 bath w/dble bunks at rear, 14’ pushout kitchen and living, sleeps 8, exc. cond., n/s, no pets, clean, lots of storage, full 2008 Jeep Liberty Sport N o r t h E d i t i o n $ 1 4 , 8 8 8 hook ups, stove and fridge, $12,000 obo 403-227-6442 348-8788 Sport & Import 403-304-5894

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Houses For Sale

2008 DODGE Charger 3.5L RWD, 83,285 kms, exc. cond, all service/fuel economy data avail. $13,000 403-346-8299 or 403-506-9994

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2006 MASERATI Quattroporte Sport GT $50,888 dealer serviced 348-8788 Sport & Import

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Riverfront land for sale in Leedale. Approx. 1.5 Acres. Camp now build later. Priced to sell at 69k. The property has been legally subdivided into 2 riverfront lots. Great family investment!! There is a storage building with an overhead door. A 4000 watt gas generator is also incl. Call Dave 403-896-8017

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2005 HONDA Accord LX lthr.,64,928 kms, $12,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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2004 CELICA GT leather, sunroof, $12888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2003 SUBARU Legacy 181,000 kms. $6500 runs great 403-304-5035

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near box seats. Still photos showed part of the tail known as the elevator trim tab came off as the plane went out of control and aviation experts theorized at the time it could have caused the crash. Still photos showed part of the tail known as the elevator trim tab came off as the plane went out of control and aviation experts theorized at the time it could have caused the crash. Photos from moments before the crash appear to show the tab at an awkward angle, indicating the control rod is broken. Investigators say it’s possible the trim tab was fluttering because screws were loose, and the movement put enough pressure on the control rod to break it. Another hypothesis is that the plane hit a wake of air, which increased the speed of the flutter and broke the rod. Either way, they said, it’s unlikely the wake of air alone broke the tab. Inspectors say the break would have jerked the pilot’s control stick sharply, likely causing him to lose control and sending the plane into a roll.

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd.

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WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629 2007 GMC 1500 HD 4x4, Loaded, good shape in/out has 286,000 kms 6.0L, very exc. on fuel, runs great $7950. 403-348-9746

2003 MERCEDES C320 premium cond., senior driver. 112,000 kms. Clean $11,750. 403-986-4123 1997 FORD F150, 4x4, good cond. 403-346-3427 1997 NEON, 5 spd., 2 dr. clean, red, 403-352-6995

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RENO, Nev. — Federal safety regulators are focusing on loose screws in the tail of a World War II-era fighter plane modified to race faster than 500 mph (800 kph) as a likely cause of the horrific crash that killed the pilot and 10 others during air races at the Reno National Championship Air Races last September. The National Transportation Safety Board released nearly 1,000 pages of documents and photographs on Tuesday while continuing to investigate the official cause of the accident that also injured more than 70 people at Reno Stead Airport. Among other things, the documents point to potential deficiencies in the safety inspection procedures, something race organizers said they’re addressing at this year’s 49th annual National Championship Air Races, scheduled for Sept. 12-16. One NTSB document shows inspectors noted about a month before the race that the screws were too short in one of the trim tabs that helped control the P-51 Mustang flown by Jimmy Leeward. According to interviews with the technical inspectors and the crew, the trim tab problem “was due to one or more screws on the right elevator trim tab not having enough threads protruding from the nut and there was an area washer missing in the wheel well.” The crew reportedly fixed the problems and the plane was cleared to race, but the NTSB said there was “no written procedure or sign off to ensure” that was the case. Formalizing plane inspection procedures was one of the recommendations of a panel of experts air race officials commissioned in the aftermath of the crash to help make the event safer. Specifically, the panel led by former NTSB chairman Jim Hall said, in May, that it is important to be sure “uncorrected discrepancies” regarding airplane modifications “do not slip through the system.” A spokesman for the air races said event officials don’t want to comment on the NTSB docu-

ments ahead of any findings on the cause of the crash, but are working on improving the event’s safety inspections. “It doesn’t necessarily mean that there are more inspections,” Mike Draper said Tuesday. “What we’re trying to do is further formalize the inspection process to make sure that any issues that are found, there’s a very well determined — wellprescribed, essentially — chain that shows that issue was addressed before the plane takes to the race course.” Analysis of the accident, along with a determination of probable cause, will come later this month when the final report on the investigation is completed. The competition about eight miles north of Reno is the only event of its kind in the world, with planes flying wing-tip-towing tip around an oval pylon track, sometimes just 50 feet (15 metres) off the ground and at speeds of over 500 mph (800 kph). Leeward, 74, was travelling at 530 mph (853 kph) when his plane dubbed the “Galloping Ghost” pitched skyward while making a turn, then rolled and slammed into the ground nose first

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1995 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 1997 FORD Taurus 254,000 kms, full load, lots blue, propane, L/B, $1200 obo 403-304-8915 of new parts, command start $1800 obo 896-9138 1968 FORD F-100 half ton truck. Not running, but Cottages/Resort 1993 OLDSMOBILE 88, motor not seized up. Sixpw, pdl, a.c., winter tires, cylinder, 4-speed manual. Property $1400, obo 403-227-4980 $ 1 5 0 O B O . Call (403) 347-0660. 1964 OLDSMOBILE hardtop, factory, 394 motor, 330 hp, fast, driven daily, Vans $4900 with a new paint job Buses o.b.o. 780-455-2573 2003 FORD WINDSTAR, 98000 kms, 1 owner, REDUCED! garage life, new tires, com LAKE FRONT PROPERTY start $6500.00 o.b.o. -†2300 sqft home on 10 acres 403-304-5776 $449,000. 10 min from Ponoka. Fishing, swimming & boating at your back door. See welist.com #47984.† MLS C3526876. Call 403-519-6773† Email: brettie@platinum.ca

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2007 TIMBERLODGE

28’, fully loaded, sleeps 9, rarely used, moved only twice, some extras incl. Can be viewed 1/2 km east of Red Deer on Hwy 11 near Balmoral Golf Course. $13,000 obo Phone 403-391-2586

Trucks

Exceptional senior residents, for people 40+, that have no children going to school. For sale by owner. 1 bdrm. On main floor. $235,000. Call 403-346-1063

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25’ TERRY LITE 2004, half ton towable, small slide, sleep 6, air cond, excellent condition. $12,400 or offers. 403-346-1632. cell: 403 396-7066.

2002 FORD EXPLORER Eddie Bauer Edit, loaded, 2004 HOLIDAIRE 25’ good $5750 obo 403-343-1651, cond, $8000 403-358-5800 or cell 403-341-0606

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ed by Russia, insists that Kosovo is still legally bound by the Security Council resolution, and the U.N. — at Moscow’s insistence — still retains overall authority in Kosovo, though many responsibilities were transferred to the EU and a EU peacekeeping force. The EU-led talks reached agreement in seven areas but have been on hold for several months because of Serbia’s recent elections, and each side accused the other of failing to implement all provisions. Kosovo’s Thaci said Serbia has not signed a protocol on managing the Serbia-Kosovo border and refuses to implement an agreement on regional co-operation. “The credibility of this technical dialogue is at stake and we call upon Serbia to deliver what we have agreed to during this process,” he said. Serbia’s Dacic said “the new Serbian authorities intend to implement all the agreements reached so far, insisting at the same time that Pristina must do so as well.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s latest report on Kosovo circulated Tuesday said that differing interpretations by the two sides on the co-operation agreement led to problems in a number of regional meetings. Dacic said Serbia’s position is that “Kosovo cannot be allowed to accede to any international organization in which membership is reserved for sovereign states.”

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Innis & Gunn Oak Aged beer

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large

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28 15 19 98

1.14 L

750 mL

Appleton Estate V/X rum

Russian Prince vodka

Absolut vodka

167084

141588

168609

98 1.14 L

Crown Royal rye 197951

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Employee Price Adjustment .................$4,316 Delivery Allowance .................................. $7,000

Total Eligible Price Adjustments...$

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Employee Price Adjustment ............... $5,485 Delivery Allowance ................................. $4,000

Total Eligible Price Adjustments $

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10.5L/100km 27MPG HWY*** 14.9L/100km 19MPG CITY ***

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APR

Offers include Total Eligible Price Adjustments and $1,700 freight and air tax.

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2012 F-150 XLT SUPER CAB 4x4 5.0L

AVAILABLE

•PAYLOAD † •TOWING † •FUEL ECONOMY & POWER ††

F-150 XLT 4X4 STANDARD FEATURES:

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Speed Control R SiriusXM® Satellite Radio with R Storage Bins

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WHY CONSIDER THE COMPETITION’S 84 OR 96 MONTH FINANCING WHEN YOU COULD LEASE 3 NEW F-150’S IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.

2012 F-250 XLT SUPER DUTY SUPER CAB 4X4 WESTERN EDITION

F-250 XLT SUPER DUTY STANDARD FEATURES:

Air Conditioning R Tire Pressure Monitoring System R Anti-Lock Braking System R AdvanceTrac®‡‡‡ with R

Traction Control R Trailer Sway Control R Trailer Tow Package R SOS Post Crash Alert SystemTM R SiriusXM® Satellite Radio with R

Electronic Stability Control

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Reverse Camera R Tailgate Step R SYNC®◆ R Foglamps R Running Boards R 18” Machined Aluminium Wheels R

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You’ll get an additional $1,000 in loyalty/conquest customer cash on the purchase or lease of most new 2012/2013 F-Series (F-150 to F-550) models if you are a current owner or lessee of any Ford or competitive model pickup truck.

F-SERIES IS THE BEST-SELLING LINE OF PICK UP TRUCKS IN CANADA FOR 46 YEARS.◆◆◆

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WISE BUYERS READ THE LEGAL COPY: Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers may be cancelled at any time without notice. Dealer order or transfer may be required as inventory may vary by dealer. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. ‡Ford Employee Pricing (“Employee Pricing”) is available from June 14, 2012 to August 31, 2012 (the “Program Period”), on the purchase or lease of most new 2012/2013 Ford vehicles (excluding all chassis cab and cutaway body models, F-150 Raptor, Medium Trucks, Mustang Boss 302, and 2013 Shelby GT500). Employee Pricing refers to A-Plan pricing ordinarily available to Ford of Canada employees (excluding any CAW-negotiated programs). The new vehicle must be delivered or factory-ordered during the Program Period from your participating Ford Dealer. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. ‡‡No purchase necessary. For full contest rules, eligible vehicle criteria, and to enter as a Ford owner, visit www.ford.ca/shareourpridecontest (follow the entry path applicable to you, complete all mandatory fields and click on ‘submit’). Subject to the following terms and conditions, contest is open only to residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority, possess a valid graduated level provincially issued driver’s license, and are owners of Ford branded vehicles (excluding fleet customers and all Lincoln and Mercury models). Eligible vehicle criteria includes requirement that it be properly registered in Canada in the contest entrant’s name (matching vehicle ownership), and properly registered/plated and insured. Notwithstanding the foregoing, non-Ford owners can enter by mailing an original 100 word essay on “what they like about Ford”, with their full name, full mailing address, email, daytime phone number (with area code) to: Vanessa Richard, Pareto Corp., 1 Concorde Gate, Suite 200, Toronto, ON, M3C 4G4. Contest closes at 11:59pm (PST) on the last day of the 2012 Ford Employee Pricing campaign which will be no earlier than August 31, 2012. Limit of 1 entry per person. Up to 8 prizes available to be won in Canada in 3 possible prize categories, each worth up to CAD$50,000. Chances of winning are dependent on the total number of entries received up to each 10,000 interval of unit sales under the Employee Pricing campaign (“Draw Trigger”). Odds of winning decrease as the contest progresses, more entries are made into the contest, and opportunities for Draw Triggers lessen. Skill testing question required. ▲Offer only valid from August 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012 (the “Program Period”) to Canadian resident customers who own or are currently leasing (during the Program Period) a Ford Ranger, Explorer Sport Trac, or F-150 to F-550 (each a “Qualifying Loyalty Model”), or any competitive pickup truck with a pickup bed (each a “Qualifying Conquest Model”) and purchase, lease, or factory order (during the Program Period) a new 2012/2013 Ford F-150 to F-550 (excluding Raptor) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Qualifying customers will receive CAD$1,000 (the “Incentive”) towards the purchase or lease of the Eligible Vehicle, which must be delivered and/or factory-ordered from your participating Ford dealer during the Program Period. Limit one (1) Incentive per Eligible Vehicle sale, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales, per Qualifying Conquest/Loyalty Model. Each customer will be required to provide proof of ownership/registration of the applicable Qualifying Conquest/Loyalty Model and the ownership/registration address must match the address on the new Buyer’s Agreement or Lease Agreement for the Eligible Vehicle sale. The offer is transferable only to persons living within the same household as the eligible customer. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at the time of factory-order or delivery (but not both). This offer is not combinable with CPA, GPC, Daily Rental Allowances, or any other Targeted Loyalty Programs. Taxes payable before Incentive is deducted. Dealer may sell or lease for less. This offer is subject to vehicle availability and may be cancelled at any time without notice. See dealer for details. *Purchase a new 2012 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4x4 with 5.0L engine/2012 F-250 XLT Super Cab 4X4 Western Edition with power seats/2012 F-150 Platinum Super Crew 4x4 for $28,783/$39,714/$46,413 after Total Eligible Price Adjustment of $11,316/$9,485/$14,186 (Total Eligible Price Adjustment is a combination of Employee Price Adjustment of $4,316/$5,485/$7,186 and Delivery Allowance of $7,000/$4,000/$7,000) is deducted. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Total Eligible Price Adjustment has been deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,700 but exclude optional features, administration and registration fees (administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Delivery Allowances can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Delivery Allowances are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. **Receive 4.99%/6.29% annual percentage rate (APR) purchase financing on a new 2012 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4x4 with 5.0L engine/2012 F-250 XLT Super Cab 4X4 Western Edition with power seats for a maximum of 72 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Purchase financing monthly payment is $431/$603 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $199/$279 with a down payment of $1,950/$3,500 or equivalent trade-in. Interest cost of borrowing is $4,272.38/$7,335.80 or APR of 4.99%/6.29% and total to be repaid is $31,105.38/$43,449.80. Offers include Total Eligible Price Adjustment of $11,316/$9,485 (Total Price Adjustment is a combination of Employee Price Adjustment of $4,316/$5,485 and Delivery Allowance of $7,000/$4,000. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,700 but exclude optional features, administration and registration fees (administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Total Eligible Price Adjustment has been deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Delivery Allowances can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Delivery Allowances are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. ±Until August 31, 2012, lease a new 2012 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4X4 5.0L and get 4.99% annual percentage rate (APR) financing for up to 36 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease a vehicle with a value of $40,099 at 4.99% APR for up to 36 months with $1,600 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $399, total lease obligation is $15,964 and optional buyout is $16,040. Offer includes Total Price Adjustment of $11,316. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after Total Price Adjustment is deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,700 but exclude optional features, administration and registration fees (administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions of 60,000 km over 36 months apply. A charge of 16 cents per km over mileage restrictions applies, plus applicable taxes. Delivery Allowances can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Delivery Allowances are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. †When properly equipped. Max. towing of 11,300 lbs with 3.5L EcoBoost and 6.2L 2 valve 4X2 V8 engines. Max. payload of 3,120 lbs with 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 engines. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR, non-hybrid. ††Class is Full–Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR, non-hybrid vs. comparable competitor engines. Max. horsepower of 411 on F-150 6.2L V8 engine. Estimated fuel consumption ratings for the 2012 F-150 4X2 3.7L V6 SST: 12.7L/100km city and 8.9L/100km hwy based on Environment Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading and driving habits. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for model shown: 2012 F-150 4X4 5.0L V8: [14.9L/100km (19MPG) City, 10.5L/100km (27MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, and driving habits. ‡‡‡Remember that even advanced technology cannot overcome the laws of physics. It’s always possible to lose control of a vehicle due to inappropriate driver input for the conditions. ◆Some mobile phones and some digital media players may not be fully compatible – check www.syncmyride.com for a listing of mobile phones, media players, and features supported. Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, accident and injury. Ford recommends that drivers use caution when using mobile phones, even with voice commands. Only use mobile phones and other devices, even with voice commands, not essential to driving when it is safe to do so. SYNC is optional on most new Ford vehicles. ◆◆Projected best in class fuel economy based on competitive data available at the time of testing using Ford drive-cycle tests (in accordance with the guidelines of the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Standard J1321) of comparably equipped 2011 Ford vs. 2010 competitive models. Class is Full-Size Pickups over 8,500 lbs. GVWR. ◆◆◆F-Series is the best-selling pickup truck in Canada for 46 years in a row based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association statistical sales report, December 2011. †††©2012 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2012 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

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Coming Events

EAST 40TH PUB

WHAT’S HAPPENING

CLASSIFICATIONS 50-70

Coming Events

EAST 40TH PUB SPECIALS

Tuesday & Saturday’s Rib Night Wednesday Wing Night Thursdays Shrimp Night

Friday Night Featuring

Donny Smith

7 - 10 p.m. Come join the gang! HOW can you make your phone ring & make some quick cash? Place your ad here. . .

CLASSIFIEDS’ LABOR DAY Hours & Deadlines OFFICE & PHONES CLOSED MON. SEPT. 3, 2012 Red Deer Advocate & Red Deer Life Publication dates: SAT. SEPT. 1 SUN. SEPT. 2 TUES. SEPT. 4 Deadline is: Fri. August 31 at 5 p.m. Central AB Life Publication date: THURS. SEPT. 6 Deadline is: Fri. August 31 at 5 p.m. Ponoka Publication date: WED. SEPT. 5 Deadline is: Thur. August 30 at 5 p.m. Rimbey Publication date; TUES. SEPT, 4 Deadline is: Thurs. August 30 at NOON Stettler & Weekender

Publication date: WED. SEPT. 5 FRI. SEPT. 7 Deadline is: Fri. August 31 at NOON Sylvan Lake News & Eckville Echo Publication date: THUR. SEPT. 6 Deadline is: Fri. August 31 at 5 p.m. Bashaw Publication date: TUES. SEPT. 4 Deadline is: Thur. August 30 at NOON Castor - Regular deadline Have a safe & happy holiday CLASSIFIEDS 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com www.wegotads.ca

ARE YOU EXPECTING A BABY SOON?

Welcome Wagon

has a special package just for you & your little one! For more information, Call Lori, 403-348-5556

EAST 40th PUB BLUES JAM Sunday’s 4-8 p.m.

EAST 40TH PUB

THURSDAY NIGHT’S BBQ NIGHT 6-9 p.m. or while quantities last. Steak/Ribs, Potato, Salad, Bun & Choice of Drink for $10.50

Fall Fling Dance

with Crystal Faction & Chris Pal, Fri. Sept. 7, Festival Hall, Red Deer 7:30 pm. - 11:30 pm. includes late lunch. $25/per person. 17 and under 1/2 price. Phone 403-343-8936 All proceeds for the Cronquist House GOOD MUSIC ALL NIGHT, OPEN JAM & DJ MUSIC. TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS @

EAST 40th PUB NOW PLAYING VLT’S AT

EAST 40TH PUB RED DEER POOL LEAGUE MEETING Aug. 22, 7:30 pm at The Corner Pocket Leagues forming for all levels of play. For more info. call 403-343-6262 ULTIMATE STAFF PARTY “early bird” tickets now on sale. Bring your staff, Dec. 14 or Dec. 15. Buffet, Stage show, 2 Live Bands. Book early and save. Early bird price until Aug 31, $56.00 per person. Order most of your tickets at the early bird price and add more seats to your group later as needed. Held at Weste r n e r P a r k R e d D e e r.

Lost

Normandeau FAMILY MOVING TO BC 83 NYMAN CRES Thurs. Aug 16, Fri. Aug.17 Sat. Aug.18 Sun. Aug. 19, 10-5. Many items, computer and electronics

EASY!

The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-2233311

LOST BRAND new truck key fob. If found please call 403-356-9545 LOST male black cat w/tattoo in ear, extra toes on feet, C&E Trail South, please call 403-343-0285 if found LOST: Engagement Ring at fountains by downtown McDonald’s. Please call 403-597-3437 if found.

Personals

S/W/F late 40’s N/S interested in meeting gentleman 55-65 for friendship. Only single & unattached, employed & financially secure need apply. Reply to Box 1006, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

Bingos Tiger/Calico looking Tabby with jade green eyes and big fluffy tail; white boots on her back paws. IF FOUND PLEASE CALL TRISH AT 403-872-4411 OR 403-782-0005. HER NAME IS JADE, AND WE R E A L LY M I S S H E R ! ! ! Small heart tattoo in right ear and microchip. Lost from West central Lacombe.

RED DEER BINGO Centre 4946-53 Ave. (West of Superstore). Precall 12:00 & 6:00. Check TV Today!!!!

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MISSING from Morrisroe area, since Tues. morning, 7 yr old neutered male cat, grey w/some black stripes, white toes, wearing light blue collar, indoor cat, ** FOUND **

Caregivers/ Aides

REWARD FOR RETURN OF STOLEN BICYCLE!! Cranberry red ladies TOWNIE bicycle, white seat, black wire basket on front and black rack over rear tire, bike cable lock wrapped around frame. Also missing is a black Bell helmet with white polka dot decals all over it. These items went missing between Aug 11 and Aug 13/2012 from Victoria Park in Anders. Please call 403-341-5074 if you have information. REWARD for safe return of bike. Please check your yards & alleys - it was a special gift and I would really love to get it back.

F/T Live in Caregiver for 5 kids. Mature & responsible w/min. secondary education or 6 mo. caregiver exp. Able to speak Igbo language an incentive. $1850 gross salary, $330 room & board. Call Mary or Al 403-346-1298 F/T LIVE-IN CAREGIVER req’d for senior in Rocky. 403-845-3217 or email dsbauer@telus.net P/T Caregiver req’d for mid. age lady in South Red Deer. Entails 2 visits daily, 9-9:30 a.m. & 8:30-9:30 p.m. to monitor well-being & health. Schedule involves 10-14 days/mo. Send resume to Box 1001, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

STOLEN: NATIONAL Geographic Bag containing Pentax K20D Camera/ Lens stolen from Clearview on the evening of Aug 11. Multiple SD memory cards contained within holding precious memories of our family. All we care about is the return of our precious pictures (SD cards). No questions asked upon the return. Anyone with any information about any of these items please call (403) 392-6830 or the police.

More info call 1-888-856-9282

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

MISSING CAT $1000 REWARD

presents DOIN-IT-WITH-DEW Mon. 7 pm -11 pm. Come for comedy and sing along with the oldies but goodies

EAST 40TH PUB

Lost

Found

FOUND SET OF keys Aug. 17, Red Deer, 51 St. Ave. 1 block S from hospital, identify to claim 403-352-5716

Personals

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-304-1207 (Pager)

700-920

Clerical

710

720

CLERICAL assistant wanted for receptionist/ general office duties. Send resume to Box 1003, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

Clerical

OFFICE ADMIN.

Computer Personnel

720

730

FULL TIME IT FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN NEEDED We offer competitive and comprehensive compensation with benefit package, vehicle allowance, and salary based on experience. Please submit resume to: info@longhurstconsulting

Medical

790

RMT &/or Acupuncturist. Choose your hrs. Great commission. For full details (403) 352-0021 Balance Chiropractic & Massage

Oilfield

800

Oilfield

800

Landcore Technologies Inc. located in Ponoka is currently seeking energetic, motivated team players for the following positions:

Drillers and Driller Assistants with a Class 1 driver’s license. COLTER PRODUCTION TESTING SERVICES INC Join Our Fast Growing Team and Secure Your Future with our Optimum Benefit Package & RRSP’s!!

Production Testing Personnel: Day & Night Supervisors & Field Operators •

•

Qualified Day & Night Supervisors - (Must be able to provide own work truck.) Field Operators - Valid First Aid, H2S, driver’s license required!

Apprentice or Journeyman Mechanics Pile Drive Operators Pile Drive Assistants Field Supervisor All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test. Safety tickets are an asset but we are willing to train the right candidate. We offer exceptional pay, excellent benefit package and a positive work environment. Please email resumes to info@landcore.ca or fax 403-783-2011. The right candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please no phone calls.

Please see your website @ www.colterenergy.ca or contact us at 1-877-926-5837 Your application will be kept strictly confidential

MANAGEMENT Trainee Required Westcan Fabricating Ltd is a fast growing oil and gas fabricating company based out of Ponoka AB.

Field Operations

Qualified individual will be self-motivated and experienced in tank farm rig ups. Responsibilities will include organization and rig up of tank farm/manifold systems, delivery of office trailers and light towers. We are willing to train the right candidates with related oilfield experience. Only individuals with clean drivers abstract and 100% commitment to customer service and safe work practices need apply. Please forward resumes and abstracts via the following: Fax: 403-309-5962 Email: careers@evergreenenergy.ca

The successful candidate will have: *2 years Post-Secondary Education in either Business/Oil & Gas Technology *Good Computer Skills with MS Office; *Detailed Orientated individual who can deal with multi-tasking and changing priorities and staff on a daily basis. *Experience working in fabricating oil and gas production equipment an asset. Competitive wages with benefit packages available. Interested candidates please send resume to admin@westcanfab.ca Of fax to 403-775-4014 RED DEER BASED Oilfield trucking company requires Oilfield salesperson /truck push . Please send resume and oilfield related tickets to Box 1002, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 TEAM Snubbing now hiring operators and helpers. Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com

Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 MARKETPLACE 3

Oilfield

800

Oilfield

SAFETY COORDINATOR Watts Projects Inc. is a progressive Oilfield Construction Company based in Red Deer and Edson serving Alberta and Saskatchewan. We are hiring a Safety Coordinator to manage the Health & Safety Program, the position will coordinate with the HSE Manager. The Candidate would be responsible for a combination field safety & safety administration activities. Safety Tickets required and Alberta Construction Safety Association training courses would be an asset. Watts offers excellent wages, benefits and a safety conscious working environment. Email cody.howitt@telus.net or Fax 1-403-358-7763

WANTED

EXPERIENCED

CLASS 3

VAC/steamer Truck driver Lacombe area, Fax resume to 403-782-0507

800

Oilfield

800

TREELINE WELL SERVICES

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires experienced Class 3 Vac Truck Operators for Central Alberta. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

ZUBAR Production Services

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires experienced Class 1 bed truck/winch truck operators. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

is currently taking resumes for experienced Assistant Operators. Must have all valid tickets. Email resume to: rdzubaroffice@telus.net or fax to: 403-346-9420 HOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR PHONE RING? & Make Some Quick Cash? Place your ad HERE...

Professionals

810

NOW HIRING - LAB ANALYST 2 Joffre, AB. Duties: Analyze water & organic samples using ICP, GC, HPLC, & NMR; maintain proper calibration & quality control records; prepare samples for analysis using extraction methods; troubleshoot & understand analytical equipment. Required: post secondary education in chemistry or related field; organized, detail-oriented; good communication skills (verbal & written); must be able to work shifts. Apply to: Petroleum.Careers@ maxxam.ca Reference #A2-JOFFRE www.maxxam.ca

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

BOULEVARD Restaurant & Lounge Gasoline Alley Red Deer County Food & Beverage Server

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

HOLIDAY INN Red Deer South, Gasoline Alley Is Seeking

FRONT DESK CLERK * Answer phone calls * Take reservations * Check in/out Guests * Balance cash out & Attend to guest needs $ 14.00/hr HOUSEKEEPING ROOM ATTENDANT * Clean and vacuum rooms public areas pool etc. * Replenish amenities, linens & towels * Adhere to Holiday Inn safety standards $ 14.00/hr All positions are Shift Work & weekends Fax resume 780 - 702-5051 READ THE CLASSIFIEDS & find just what you’re looking for. 1-877-223-3311

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www.air-ristocrat.com Gary 403-302-7167

PET ADOPTION

BUILDERS www.fantahomes.com 403-343-1083 or 403-588-9788 www.masonmartinhomes.com Mason Martin Homes 403-342-4544 www.truelinehomes.com True Line Homes 403-341-5933 www.jaradcharles.com BUILDER M.L.S www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 403-346-7273 www.albertanewhomes.com Stevenson Homes. Experience the Dream.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES www.ultralife.bulidingonabudjet.com MLM’ers attract new leads for FREE!

CLUBS & GROUPS www.writers-ink.net Club for writers - meets weekly

COMPUTER REPAIR

$11/hr To clean kitchen following safety and hygiene standards. Clean utensils, cutlery, crockery and glassware items. Clean floors. Assist in prep. All positions are Shift Work & Weekends. Fax resume 780-702-5051

www.liveyourlifebetter.com Lose weight naturally with Z-Trim

BALLOON RIDES

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS RED DEER

REAL ESTATE www.homesreddeer.com Help-U-Sell Real Estate5483

Is seeking FRONT DESK CLERK * Answer phone calls * Take reservations * Check in/out Guests Balance cash out & Attend to guest needs $14.00/hr.

RENTALS www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333 www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

SHOPPING www.fhtmca.com/derekwiens Online Mega Mall 403-597-1854

VACATIONS www.radkeoutfitting.com AB Horseback Vacations 403-340-3971

WEB DESIGN affordablewebsitesolution.ca

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

RED DEER BASED Oilfield trucking company requires Oilfield salesperson /truck push . Please send resume and oilfield related tickets to Box 1002, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

HOUSEKEEPING ROOM ATTENDANT * Clean and vacuum rooms, public areas, pool etc. Replenish amenities, linens & towels * Adhere to Holiday Inn safety stardands $14.00/hr. All positions are Shift work & weekends Fax Resume to: 780-702-5051

Trades

850

3RD OR 4TH YEAR ABEL CORPORATION APPRENTICE PLUMBER. is looking for candidates Experience with for the following positions: hydronics and gas an asset. Must be hard * Woodworking machine working, self motivated operators $17.00- $21.50 and own hand tools. hourly - 40 hrs. per wk. Competitive wages with * Furniture manufacturing benefit package. Please labourers $13.95 - $17. fax drivers abstract and hourly - 40 hrs. per wk. references with resume to * Cabinetmakers $18.50403-342-5748 $22.50 hourly - $40.00 hrs. per wk. Send resumes to Box 5324 Lacombe, Alberta T4L 1X1; apply by email at Abel.Corporation@ canadaemail.net or by fax to (403) 782-2729 C & C COATINGS is seeking an INDUSTRIAL PAINTER. Exp. with Endura an asset. Competitive wages & benefits. Fax resume to: 403-227-1165.

PILING COMPANY seeks: * Crane Operators Fax resume to 403-340-8686

1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classiﬁeds 403-309-3300 classiﬁeds@reddeeradvocate.com Accounting

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

DOMINO’S PIZZA

NOW HIRING F/T and P/T DRIVERS & In stores. Apply within, 5018 45th St.

www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From

www.albertacomputerhygiene.com

PREMIER SPA BOUTIQUE is seeking Retail Sales Supervisor for our Parkland Mall location, Red Deer. $17.40/hr. Email resume: premierjobrd1@gmail.com

Kitchen Helper

19166TFD28

ASSOCIATIONS

830

Sales & Distributors

850

CLASSIFICATIONS

Cook

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300

PIZZA 73 DOWNTOWN LOCATION Hiring F/T Delivery Drivers. Apply in person. Up to $200/night.

Trades

wegotservices

$12.25/hr. To provide Food & Beverage service, handle cashiering, arrange and setup the outlet. maintain cleanliness and hygiene. $14.00/HR. To prepare and cook all food up to standard, clean kitchen and maintain hygiene follow recipes, assist in receiving and storing

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

Contractors

1100

ANYTHING CONCRETE 403-872-2765 or 506-2150

Black Cat Concrete

Contractors

1100

LANCE’S

CONCRETE

Sidewalks, driveways, shops, patios, garage pads commercial. Specialized in stamp concrete. 302-9126 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia Prefering non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 302-9210.

1165

Sidewalks, driveways, garages, patios, bsmts. RV pads. Dean 403-505-2542

Escorts

BLACK PEARL CONCRETE Garage/RV pads, driveways, patios, bsmt. Dave 352-7285

587-877-7399 10am- 2am

EDEN

EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages www.eroticasplaymates.net 403-598-3049

Handyman Services

1200

BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. We do fencing, decks, reno’s landscape and more. Give us a buzz @ 403-598-3857 Free quotes. WCB, insured. F & J Renovations. We do it all. Good rates and references available so call John at 403-307-3001 jbringleson@shaw.ca TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999

Massage Therapy

1280

Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, CONCRETE! lots of parking 403-341-4445 CONCRETE! HOT STONE, Body CONCRETE! Balancing. 403-352-8269 ROXY 26 Hot Blonde Stamp finish, exposed fin403-848-2300 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL ish, basements, garages, WALK-INS WELCOME patio pads, driveways & SUPER HOT BLONDES sidewalks. etc. Sweet & Spicy Brunettes 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 Anything concrete, call 403-550-0470 VII MASSAGE Mark 403-597-0095 Feeling overwhelmed? Hard work day? Come in Handyman DALE’S Home Reno’s. and let us pamper you. Free estimates for all your Services Pampering at its best. reno needs. 755-9622 #7 7464 Gaetz Ave. cell 506-4301 www.viimassage.biz CONCRETE sidewalk, In/Out Calls to Hotels GENERAL reno’s, restore driveway, patios, decks, 403-986-6686 & repair. 403-550-3888 fences. 403-550-3888

1200

Misc. Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 KLEEN SITE SERVICES Residential & Commercial Pickups, Junk Removal, Bin Rentals, Dump & Cargo Trailers, BobCat Services 403-373-3242 Scrap Vehicle Disposal Service (403)302-1848 Yard Work / Reno / Tree / Junk Removal 403-396-4777

Painters/ Decorators

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations. 403-342-7801.

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS For Seniors. Cleaning, cooking, companionship, helping you/helping your family. Call 403-346-7777 Low Price Guarantee. www. helpinghandshomesupport.com

4 MARKETPLACEWednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

Trades

850

Trades

850

CALIBER PAINT & BODY

ACTION RESTORATION LTD. A disaster restoration firm serving southern AB is seeking F/T EMERGENCY RESTORATION TECHS for the Red Deer location. Valid drivers licence is req’d. Pref. given to candidates with IICRC Certification. Fax resume to: 403-253-7367 or email: humanresources @actionrestoration.ca

ACTION RESTORATION LTD.

Is looking for a DETAILER/CLEAN UP PERSON If you are interested in working in a fast paced environment, we are looking for you. We offer a great starting wage and benefits.Some heavy lifting req’d. Must have a valid drivers license and must be able to start immed. Interested candidates should apply in person at 6424 Golden West Ave. or email resume to: caliberpaint@telus.net We thank all applicants in advance, however only qualified candidates will be contacted.

CANEM SYSTEMS LTD REQUIRES

A disaster restoration firm * JM & Apprentice serving southern AB Commercial Electricians is seeking * JM & Apprentice F/T CONSTRUCTION Service Electricians PERSONNEL FOR LOCAL WORK & CARPENTERS for the Red Deer location. Resumes to: Must have exp. in all areas Fax: 403-347-1866 of residential construction. Or Email: Valid drivers license is dchristensen@canem.com req’d. Pref. given to No Phone Calls candidates with previous restoration industry exp. CLARK’S PLUMBING Fax resume to: 403-253-7367 or email: & HEATING CORP. humanresources Clark’s Plumbing & Heating @actionrestoration.ca is now hiring to start immediately for the following position:

Journeyman Plumber

Boundary Technical Group Inc. Is now hiring for:

~TECHNOLOGIST (PARTY CHIEF) ~TECHNICIAN (RODMAN)

In the Red Deer and surrounding area Boundary offers a competitive salary and benefits package as well as an RRSP program. We are a Construction/Land survey company based in Airdrie. Please send resume to: FAX: (403) 948-4924 or email tanya.dowie@btgi.ca EXPERIENCED residential HVAC installer required immediately. Must have valid drivers license and own hand tools. Call Stan @ 403-550-3870 for interview. EXP’’D drywall tradesmen & laborers req’d, Phone 403-348-8640

with a wage of $36/hr, 10% Vacation/Holiday Pay and health benefits. Service Skills and up to date Furnace experience is a must. This is an in town position (Mon-Fri) and Clark’s does have furnished accommodations for out of town employee’s. Please fax resumes to 780-623-7451or email to sales@cpandh.ca

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

Trades

850

GROWING after market diesel and suspension shop, for 3/4 ton / 1 ton trucks, looking for 1st. or 2nd yr mechanics. Phone 403-346-9188 or emal donavan@armorinc.ca

Trades

850

RED DEER PILING INC. is looking to hire construction labourers immediately. Must be willing to travel. CSTS, first aid, and driving licence an asset. Resumes can be faxed or emailed. Fax 403-340-8686, Email joey@reddeerpiling.com

Heavy Duty Tire Technician

Required Exp’d Fabricator For a Ponoka Manufacturing Shop. Knowledge of ASME code

up, basic instrumentaSERVICE TECHNICIAN bolt tion and a commitment to to maintain and repair construction tools and equipment. Applicants must have 3-5 years exp, High School Diploma and valid drivers license. Competitive wages and benefits. Email Rob at rmcwade@ur.com or fax to 403-343-1087

excellence are prerequisites.

Competitive wages with benefit packages available. Interested candidates please send resume to admin@westcanfab.ca Of fax to 403-775-4014

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Independent Paint & Body is currently accepting resumes for experienced autobody technicians and prepper. Apply with resume to 7453 - 50 ave Red Deer, AB or email resume to indy2000@telus.net. LOOKING for apprentice or journeyman mechanic. Pipe bending skills would be a great asset. Wages depend on exp. Going concern shop. Fax resume to:403-346-9909 or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. Phone 403-346-7911

MCMULLEN’S REFRIGERATION & HEATING

Requires a Refrigeration and HVAC technician 3rd, 4th year or Journeyman. Full time position. Please fax or email resume to 403-347-5530 or mcmullens@mcmullens.ca MILLARD Trucking is looking for Licensed Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Applicant must be able to work well in a high paced environment. We offer competitive wages & performance based bonuses. Interested persons apply to: Fax 403-638-4987 or jmillard@enerchem.com RED DEER MITSUBISHI is looking for a Journeyman Technician to join our closeknit team of professionals. Enjoy a diverse workload and above industry average compensation. E-mail resume to eduiker@ reddeermitsu.ca fax to 403-348-8026 or call Ed @ 403-348-8000. Licensed Technicians only please.

850

SHEET METAL INSTALLERS Required Immediately for busy shop. Experience with rough in to final stages required. Merit benefit package offered with above average pay rates. Must have own tools. Contact brad@comfortecheating.com or fax 403-309-8302

Truckers/ Drivers

860

WORK FOR YOURSELF! Not By Yourself

If you are looking for work, without having to work at it, and still be an independent contractor, then Handyman Connection has what you are looking for! We are currently seeking

Remodeling Carpenters

SAFETY TICKETS AN ASSET Please forward resume by: Email: hr@pidherneys.com or fax: 403-845-5370 or visit: www.pidherneys.com HEAVY EQUIPMENT SERVICE TECHNICIAN. United Rentals is looking for a

Trades

(M/F)to provide Red Deer home owners with outstanding quality and service. Work where you want, when you want and let us take care of the administration for you! Immediate Pay after every job! Minimum 10 yrs exp., tools, and vehicle required. Interested? Call 403-314-2120 red-deer. handymanconnection.com

Truckers/ Drivers

860

CLASS 1 DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

Req’d immediately Will consider training a professional, experienced driver. Ph.1-877-463-9664 or email resume to info@capilano trucktraining.com Class 3 Commercial Driver. United Rentals is looking for a Class 3

MANUFACTURING . side of SUNRISE RV need skilled F/T help. If you can read a tape measure, are familiar with hand tools and can take directions we would like to hear from you. Deliver resume in person 4110 Hwy 12 Lacombe or call Brad 403-786-9117

to deliver and pick up construction equipment in Central AB. Qualified candidates must have a clean & valid Class 3 License w/air brake endorsement. Competitive wages and Benefits. Send resumes to Rob at rmcwade@ur.com or fax to 403-343-1087 Oilfield Construction Company Requires a

Class 1 Truck Driver

Western Masonry Structures

F/T LABOURERS F/T work at major central AB projects. Must have own transportation. Top wages and benefits. Please fax resume to 403-340-0762

880

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED EXPERIENCED

Misc. Help

880

Commercial Driver

WE ARE GROWING

Misc. Help

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for Morning Newspaper delivery in the Town of Stettler Earn $500.mo. for 1--1/2 hrs. per day 6 days a week. Must have a reliable vehicle . Please contact Rick at 403-314-4303

For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in MICHENER

ROUTE AVAIL.

* 50A Street & 51 Street between 40 Ave & 43 Ave. * 51 A Street & 52 Street between 40th Ave. & 43 Ave. DEER PARK * Dempsey St. & Dumas Crsc. area Also * Duffy Close & Dietz Close area ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Misc. Help

880

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in EASTVIEW 82 Advocate $430/month $5165/year WEST LAKE 77 Advocate $404/month $4851/year MOUNTVIEW 71 Advocate $372/month $4473/year GRANDVIEW 69 Advocate $362/month $4347/year Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info ADULT UPGRADING

Alberta Government Funded Programs Student Funding Available! * GED Preparation * Trades Entrance Exam Preparation * Women in the Trades

Academic Express

Adult Education & Training

340-1930

ADULT CARRIERS REQUIRED for Early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate in Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details

314-4307

www.academicexpress.ca

Career Opportunity

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in WEST LAKE

$18.36/hr. + bonuses. Red Deer distribution company beginning 2nd. successful year of growth in the Red Deer area. We are currently seeking energetic individuals looking to get ahead. Positons include: Water quality advisers, customer service and general labor. P/T & F/T positions avail. Rapid advancement avail. Please call Sat. Mon. & Tues. 10-6 403-356-0330

WEST PARK Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317 ANIMAL CARE ATTENDANT

Mature, part time, reliable. Apply in person 8:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Piper Creek Pet Resort Red Deer County (37406 Rg Rd 271)

CASUAL POSITIONS

Dietary Aid/ Housekeeping

Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 MARKETPLACE 5

Misc. Help

880

Misc. Help

880

Misc. Help

880

CIRCULATION CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB. Life twice weekly in Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick at 403-314-4303

CARRIERS NEEDED For Advocate routes VANIER AREA FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA: Abbott Close/ Allan St. Asmundsen Ave/ Arb Close Alwright Close SUNNYBROOK AREA: Savoy Cres. / Sydney Close Springfield Ave. INGLEWOOD AREA: Issard Close VANIER AREA: Vanier Dr. Volk Pl./Vanier Dr. Vickers Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

CENTRAL AB LUBE SHOP

REQUIRES MANAGER/ LEAD HAND. Exp. req’d. Submit resumes by fax: 403-507-8514 or email: wchurch77@gmail.com

Service Runner (Part Time)

Do You: - Want extra income - Possess a clean, valid drivers license - Have a friendly attitude - Enjoy customer service - Want part-time work (12 to 22 hours per week) As part of our customer service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to delivery newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers. A delivery vehicle is provided. Hours of shifts are Monday through Friday 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. or longer, and/or afternoon shifts Monday to Friday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.. Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m.-11 a.m. or longer Submit resume, indicating “Service Runner Position”, along with your drivers abstract immediately to: careers@ reddeeradvocate.com or mail to: Human Resources 2950 Bremner Avenue Red Deer, AB. T4N 5G3 or fax to: 403-341-4772 We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only selected candidates will be contacted.

F.T. WAREHOUSE

Needs a Drivers licence, some heavy & light lifting, friendly, personnel. Monday-Friday, with some Saturdays, exc. wages & benefits. Fax to: 403-309-3000. Drop off: #9 - 7619 50 Ave Red Deer, AB F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS - Good hours, home every night, $4000-$6000/mo. Contractor must have truck or van. Tools, supplies & ladders required. Training provided, no experience needed. Apply to: satjobs@shaw.ca GREEN OASIS Field Applicator SUMMER EMPLOYMENT!! F/T seasonal to apply fertilizer to various landscapes in and around the city. Require Class 5 operator’s license Contact Kevin at reddeer@greenoasis.ca

Hiring Part Time

COUNTROOM

(counting money). 15-25 hrs per week. Must be available to work early mornings and be available any days of the week. Must be physically fit as this is a physically demanding position. Send resume to vickib@cashcasino.ca, or fax 1-403-243-4812.

GREENHOUSE WORKERS Central Alberta Greenhouses We have some full time positions available immedia t e l y. D u t i e s i n c l u d e planting seedlings, watering plants, moving plants from o n e a r e a t o a n o t h e r, loading plants onto carts and loading trucks. Must have own transportation. We w i l l t r a i n . Wa g e i s $10.25/hr for approx. 40 hrs/wk. Fax resume to 403-885-4146 or email to ar-cag@telus.net. Please note that only those to be interviewed will be contacted. IMMED. OPENINGS Firewood Baggers. Heavy work. 403-304-6472

JOIN THE BLUE GRASS TEAM!

BLUE GRASS SOD FARMS LTD req’s mechanic helper, apprenticship opportunities avail. Farm equipment exp. an asset. Open to current apprentices. bluesod@xplornet.com or fax to 403-342-7488

Employment Training

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail. Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collectins! Packages come ready for delivery! Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

900

880

Misc. Help

P/T help needed for janitorial days and or eve/wknds. $13.00 start please send resume to acncleaning@ hotmail.com grt supplemental income! PILING COMPANY seeks: * laborers with valid drivers license. Fax resume to 403-340-8686

POSTAL OUTLET

F/T position available at West Park IDA Drugs. Please fax resumes to: 403-343-2556 REAL Enterprises Ltd NOW HIRING Exp Landscape Foremen/ Labourers Benefits - Bonuses Must have valid drivers license Fax or email resumes: Fax 403-314-2214 Email realltd@telus.net www.reddeerlandscaping.net ROD’S WELDING is looking for F/T Labourer / Welders Helper Fax resume to 403-746-5909 or call 403-746-5455 SNO-VALLEY CUSTOMS is currently looking for operators, for our fall farm runs and our winter ice road season. Call 403- 348-1521, 391-1695

920

Career Planning

JOIN THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Today!

Build A Resume That Works! APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s Skills Link Program.

for all Albertans

FREE

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Are you between the Ages of 16-30 years Unemployed Not attending school Facing employment barriers that interfere with achieving your potential & personal independence Ready, willing and committed to making positive life changes Looking to improve your Life/employability skills A Canadian citizen Have NOT received Employment Insurance Benefits in the last 3 years. If any of the above apply please contact us for more info at: The Red Deer Youth & Volunteer Centre Email: alisone@yvc.ca or info@yvc.ca (403) 342-6500 or (403) 342-7521

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Auctions

1530

ANTIQUE ESTATE SALE Sunday August 26,

11 am Sharp. Viewing 9 am Location: Ridgewood Community Hall Directions: From Penhold Fas Gas, West on 592 for 9 km to Range Road 10, North to the Hall or Burnt Lake Trail to Range Road 10, then South to Hall. Watch for Ridgewood Hall signs. PARTIAL LIST ONLY 1978 VW Van - 1984 Yamaha Virago 750 Bike - 2006 Saturn Ion - Autographed Print of the Titanic - Antiques - Furniture - Collector Coins, Stamps & Bills - Collectable’s - Small Drop Leaf Table - Leather Sofa Sets - Bedroom Furniture -Dining Suite - Corner China Cabinet - Misc. AND LOTS MORE For a complete list visit www.cherryhillauction.com Next Sale Sept. 16th Terms of Sale: Cash, Cheque, C/C, Everything must be paid for & removed on sale day (NO EXCEPTIONS), 15% buyer’s premium. Sale subject to Additions, Deletions, Errors and Omissions. CHERRY HILL AUCTION & APPRAISALS Phone 403-342-2514 or 403-347-8988

RED DEER WORKS Children's

wegot

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Auctions

Items

1580

PINK backpack w/matching lunchbag, $10; 403-314-9603

EquipmentHeavy

1630

REDUCED 2007 Dual Tandem Tag AlonG, paver equip. trailer, pindle hook, 30’ flatdeck, 5’ beavertail, 9’ bi-fold ramps, just had $3300 brake job, $7800. 780-982-9390 Red Deer TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood

1660

BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS 4625-46 Street, Lacombe, south of Tim Horton’s. We buy for cash SALES WED. @6 pm.

Homestead Firewood

ANTIQUE SALE 1st SUN. OF THE MONTH AT 1 P.M. 403-782-5693

FIREWOOD. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275 birchfirewoodsales.com

www.bigstrapperauctions.net

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms. Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

AFFORDABLE Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. Pickup or Del. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

Garden Supplies

1680

LANDSCAPING mulch, $10.00 yard. Phone 403-346-3800 weekdays or 403-343-6182 eves. & wknds.

Household Appliances

1710

Household Furnishings

1720

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 FREEZER, smaller apt. sized. One yr. old. $150. 403-343-6218 FRIDGIDAIRE stand up freezer $150; Free Spirit treadmill $50 403-343-3160 403-304-4424 FRIGIDAIRE stove, almond, works good $50; microwave w/stand $25; 403-746-5123 HAMILTON Beach Convection oven $50, Charles Kraft juicer, $10, deep fryer Revel w/filter, used once, $20; Nova humidifier w/filter. $50. tv stand, just like new $100, l 403-314-5528 KENMORE white fridge and stove, fridge 30”W x65” H, $100 each or pair r for $150, very good cond. 403-347-5846

GLIDER rocker, like new $40; 403-746-5123 HIDE a bed, beige, clean, n/s, thick 6” Serta mattress $50 403-309-0060 INGLIS full capacity plus dryer $85; retro coffee and end tables $40 403-347-6005 LIVINGROOM drapes w/matching liners 52 x 90”, gold, French Damask material, $175 obo 403-885-0026 LOVESEAT, Beige w/pale pink & blue flowers. Like new cond. $150. 403-343-6218 OAK coffee table, good cond. $175 403-885-5532 QUEENSIZE box spring and mattress $200 403-346-1825 R O L L - A - WAY c o t , o n wheels, w/mattress, feather bed, mattress cover bed skirt, exc. cond,. $100; 403-343-3013 SOFA & loveseat, leatherlook, brown. N/S home, 2 Household yrs. old. $800. obo. Furnishings 403-302-1861 TABLE TOP 1500 watt BED ALL NEW, electric BBQ. New $129. Queen Orthopedic, dble. Asking $50. 403-347-4052 pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr. or 403-318-2962 Cost $1300. Sacrifice $325. TO GIVE AWAY T.V. 302-0582 Free Delivery Entertainment Centre. BED-IN-A-BAG dble. size, 45”x61”. Pick up only. $50 queen size comforter, 403-342-2537 $50; cooler, $15; corning ware dishes, 4 piece set, WANTED $40, roaster $10 Antiques, furniture and 403-348-0060 estates. 342-2514 BED: #1 King. extra thick orthopedic pillowtop, brand new, never used. 15 yr. Jewellery warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice @ $545. 403-302-0582. WEDDING RING, $200, CHESTERFIELD & CHAIR 403-986-0986 $99. 403-347-6994 CORNER COMPUTER Misc. for DESK WITH HUTCH Sale & FILING CABINET TO MATCH. $200 for both. ( x 2 ) F u e l Ta n k s w i t h Light oak colour. stands. 2-compartment 403-341-3698 500 gallon tank. $30 D E S K A N D L E AT H E R EACH OBO 1-compartS W I V E L c h a i r, $ 7 5 , 7 ’ ment 300 gallon tank. $30 windmill for outdoors, $125 O B O Call Ernie @ obo 403-340-0675 (403) 347-0660. D E S K A N D L E AT H E R 2 GEORGE FOREMAN S W I V E L c h a i r, $ 7 5 , 7 ’ GRILLS, set of Christmas windmill for outdoors, $125 Charm dished, microwave obo 403-340-0675 & stand, deck umbrella, 2 electric heaters, chest of DRESSER AND drawers, bread maker, CHESTER DRAWERS: 13” flat screen TV. 6 drawer dresser with All of this for $200. centre pull out doors no ....SOLD!!!......... mirror. Chester drawer has top pull out doors with 2 COMPOSTING barrel, bottom pull out drawers. $20, roll of chain link $199 for the set. fence, $15; large piece of Pictures can be viewed on carpet, beige, like new, Kijiji. Furniture posted Aug $50; 403-746-5123 14. Pick up only. DRIFTWOOD stained Call 403 358-3073 or natural $45; wood burning rjmarq@telus.net art work (moose in meadDRESSER w/mirror and 3 ow)$60; two 4x4 cedar drawers $90; chest 4 draw- 9’6”L, white 2/$12; meat ers $65; night table, 2 tub, heavy white nylon drawers $45 403-314-2026 $20; sleeping adult bag $10; Wrangler jacket (M) DUNCAN Fife table w/4 chairs w/blue cloth seats, $40 403-314-2026 LIFETIME elec. frypan table has 3 leaves W 37 1/2 “, L 20”-69 1/2”, 11-1/2” in diameter, 2” exc. cond, deep, great cond., $25; ....SOLD!!..... 403-314-9603

1720

1750 1760

6 MARKETPLACE Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

Misc. for Sale

1760

HOUSE CARPET SHAMPOOER very good cond., almost new $80 403-307-7542 from 5 pm. - 9 pm.

Cats

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FREE to good home Russian blue X kittens, 3 1/2 mo. old, good mousers. 403-885-9822

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Suites

3060

1 BDRM. SUITE

ONLY $775 + elect. Close to downtown. CLASSIFICATIONS On-site laundry. HEARTHSTONE FOR RENT • 3000-3200 SMALL LIGHT ORANGE 403-314-0099 WANTED • 3250-3390 KITTEN. Runt of the litter. or 403-896-1193 Desperately needs a loving www.hpman.ca home. 403-782-3130 Houses/ 2 BDRM., 2 bath rural property, 10 mi. S. of R.D. Duplexes $1200./mo. PLUS 1 bdrm, $750. mo. Both have utils. Dogs SYLVAN, five fully furn. incld’d. Avail. Aug. 1. 2 bdrm. + hide-a-bed, incl., Horses privileges avail. Jet Three Ultra Power CAVACHON pups, = Ca- cable, dishes, bedding, all 403-396-9808 WHEELCHAIR. Compact vailier x Bichon 505-6837 utils. $950 - $1400/mo. size. Standard active-trac 403-880-0210 3 BDRM. 2 baths apt., suspension, 300 lb weight GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups, w h e e l c h a i r f r i e n d l y, cap., good stability. $1500. 1 F, 2 M. Ready to go, 1st. shots. $1400/mo., incl. heat, Karen or Ivan 403-358-3388 Vet checked. Born May 13. Condos/ D.D. $1000, n/s, small pet 403-773-2240 or 304-5104 on approval, Sept. 1, N. Townhouses LAST Weeks all items on Red Deer,, 403-932-0582 sale, Toaster $2; new teaTO GIVE away, loving M. 103 ADDINGTON DR. pot and cover $4; 2-1/2 AVAIL. immed. 1 bdrm. Cocker Spaniel to good 3 bdrm., 1.5 bath. quart corningware $5; bsmt. suite, in Mountview, family with older children No pets Avail. Immed. 4 cup elec. coffee pot $4, $750 + utils. 403-885-5532 403-506-3233 stainless steel fry pan $3; Call Dave 403-872-1989 old candy dish $2; serving 2 Bdrm. Townhouse CAT LOVER? bowl $2.50 ;old fruit bowl Travel on Jennings Cres. $5; queensize sheets Bachelor/ette pad! Packages Johnstone Park Area. $3.00; wig brown in color Great little 2 bdrm bsmn’t $1250. Book now for app’t suite. Fridge, Stove, Washer, $7; like new runners size 8 TRAVEL ALBERTA to view. Avail Sept 1. gel padded $10; Dryer. Oriole Park. Avail. Alberta offers HEARTHSTONE 2 pots ,each $6; meat Sept 1. HEARTHSTONE SOMETHING 403-314-0099 platter $4.50, old pickle 403-314-0099 for everyone. OR 403-396-9554 dish 3 divides $4; couch OR 403-396-9554 Make your travel www.hpman.ca throw $2; blanket 48x60 www.hpman.ca plans now. $2; secret treasure ornaLARGE 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. HILLTOP ESTATES ment girl & boy $4; all SUITES. 25+, adults only LARGE 3 bdrm townhouse. items are clean & in good n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 1.5 baths Fridge, stove, cond. 403-346-2231 washer, dryer. Fenced yard. PETIT POINT pictures, Unfinished bsmt. Avail †NOW! OPPOSITE HOSPITAL Large 2 bdrm. apt., balcony Dutch boy & girl, profesHEARTHSTONE No pets. $775. 346-5885 sionally framed, $50 for 2, 403-314-0099 403-314-9603 VERY large 1 BDRM. OR 403-896-1193 AGRICULTURAL apartment in Ponoka www.hpman.ca PORTABLE RADIO cas$750/mo. inclds. all utils. sette (Sharp) $10; older CLASSIFICATIONS SOUTHWOOD PARK plus laundry facilities. Sony tv 16” color w/remote 3110-47TH Avenue, Avail. now.. 403-993-3441 2000-2290 $5; Star Choice receiver 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, $5; 8 track tape holder $5; generously sized, 1 1/2 record cabinet, stained Cottage/ baths, fenced yards, Farm wood $45 403-314-2026 full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Seasonal Equipment Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca 2 BEDROOM CABIN 24’ HEAVY Duty Free AT PINE LAKE. Standing panels, $1200/mo. 403-346-7462 Manufactured windbreaks, gates, shelters, feeders and more Homes Rooms for SALE. Please call 403-704-3828 Newly Reno’d Mobile For Rent for more info. RIMBEY FREE Shaw Cable + more Ranger power WHEELCHAIR, $899/month FEMALE College Students: heavy duty, rear suspenLana 403-550-8777 Rooms for rent. Call sion, tilt, head rest, adaptable 403-342-5221 for details. seat, removable foot pedals, Horses new batteries. Asking $4500 4 Plexes/ Karen or Ivan 403-358-3388 Garage WANTED: all types of 6 Plexes SHAW direct DSR HD horses. Processing locally Space receiver, $50; in Lacombe weekly. 2 BDRM bi-level 4-plex 403-348-0060 403-651-5912 60’ x 32’ heated, 2 doors available immediately. 4 appliances. Laminate & 12’ x 12’ $1700/mo. Sylvan Lake area 780-434-0045 tile flooring. $1200 includes Horse utilities. Ph: 403-638-8534 Cats

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Boarding

2150

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homes 4000-4190

4020

Parkvale adult duplex

Prime location, quiet close, next to walking trails/market, 1208 sq. ft. bungalow, open design, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, single garage, lg. pie lot, immed. poss.$268,000, 403-342-8937 after 6 Open house Sun. Aug. 19th, 1-4, 4610-42 St. Cres

* RED DEER $419,900 Walkout, pie lot, room for a 2nd garage. Quick possession. * RED DEER bi-level, fully developed, fireplace, oversized garage, Move in ASAP $309,900. * LACOMBE, fully develo p e d b u n g a l o w , n e w Condos/ shingles, window, lino, Townhouses shows like a 10. $339,900. ANN CRAFT, Coldwell RISER HOMES Banker 403-357-8628 3 bdrm., 2 bath townhouse in Lacombe. Walk-out, FREE Weekly list of front att. garage. 1 left. properties for sale w/details, $240,000 incl. all fees. prices, address, owner’s Don’t Miss Out! phone #, etc. 342-7355 Lloyd Fiddler Help-U-Sell of Red Deer 403-391-9294 www.homesreddeer.com

4040

Mason Martin Homes has

8 Brand New Homes starting at $179,900 Call for more info call 403-342-4544

VIBRANT ADULT COMMUNITY Pre-selling in Sylvan Lake. www.brightwaterliving.ca Call 403-887-0780

4040

SIERRAS OF TAYLOR Red Deer

CLASSIFICATIONS Houses For Sale

Condos/ Townhouses

Exceptional senior residents, for people 40+, that have no children going to school. For sale by owner. 1 bdrm. On main floor. $235,000. Call 403-346-1063

Farms/ Land

4070

Homes

4020

3090

3050

3150 3190

3 BDRM. 4 plex, fenced yard large deck, avail. Sept. 1, 403-309-7355

Mobile Lot

CLEARVIEW bi-level. 2 bdrm., 1 bath, 5 appls, balcony. Close to park & bus. $850+utils. 403-210-1360

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm. Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl. Lana 403-550-8777

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2 bdrm., 2 baths, brand new, rent $995. + d.d. + utils, 403-343-1010

Suites

3060

1 & 2 BDRM. APTS. Clean, quiet bldg. Call 318-0901.

Suites

3270

1 BDRM. large kitchen, 1 bath w/tub, hardwood flrs. 403-356-0339

4020

SYLVAN LAKE big lot, nice location, well priced. 403-896-3553

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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

5030

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Houses For Sale

Cars

2006 MASERATI Quattroporte Sport GT $50,888 dealer serviced 348-8788 Sport & Import

4090

MUST SELL By Owner $7,000. Lana 403-550-8777

2005 HONDA Accord LX lthr.,64,928 kms, $12,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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Cottages/Resort Property

3070

2010

1830

Houses For Sale

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2003 SUBARU Legacy 181,000 kms. $6500 runs great 403-304-5035

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LAKE FRONT PROPERTY -†2300 sqft home on 10 acres $449,000. 10 min from Ponoka. Fishing, swimming & boating at your back door. See welist.com #47984.† MLS C3526876. Call 403-519-6773† Email: brettie@platinum.ca

2003 MERCEDES C320 premium cond., senior driver. 112,000 kms. Clean $11,750. 403-986-4123 2002 CHEV Malibu auto, Lots For $3000 587-877-6993 Sale 1997 FORD Taurus 254,000 kms, full load, lots FULLY SERVICED of new parts, command res & duplex lots in Lacombe. start $1800 obo 896-9138 Builders terms or owner will J.V. with investors or 1993 OLDSMOBILE 88, subtrades who wish to become p.w., p.l., a.c., with winter tires, $1400, obo home builders. Great returns. Call 403-588-8820 403-227-4980

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SUV's

5040

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Holiday Trailers

5120

REDUCED 39’ 2009 Salem travel trailer, semi park model, self contained, w/holding tanks etc., huge 19’ slide, holding couch, dining set, plus 2 reclining chairs, also bdrm. slide, extra large fridge and cooker, washer/dryer, fireplace, air etc., in exc. cond., 2 0 0 6 E X P L O R E R X LT $ 2 1 , 8 0 0 7 8 0 - 9 8 2 - 9 3 9 0 4X4, lthr., 4.0L $12888 Red Deer. can deliver 348-8788 Sport & Import 25’ TERRY LITE 2004, half ton towable, small slide, sleep 6, air cond, excellent condition. $12,400 or offers. 403-346-1632. cell: 403 396-7066.

2007 TIMBERLODGE

28’, fully loaded, sleeps 9, 2005 SPORT TRAC XLT rarely used, moved only 4X4 lthr., sunroof, $13888 twice, some extras incl. 348-8788 Sport & Import Can be viewed 1/2 km east of Red Deer on Hwy 11 2002 FORD EXPLORER Eddie Bauer Edit, loaded, near Balmoral Golf Course. $13,000 obo $5750 obo 403-343-1651, Phone 403-391-2586 or cell 403-341-0606 2004 HOLIDAIRE 25’ good cond, $8000 403-358-5800

Trucks

5050

2010 FORD F150 SUPER CREW LARIAT, beautiful shape, almost all hwy miles, loaded with everything except. navigation, heated/cooled seats, power everything incl. mirrors , nice big sunroof, for more info contact Diane at 403-729-2060 or cell 403-429-0027 1995 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 blue, propane, L/B, $1200 obo 403-304-8915

Vans Buses

5070

2003 FORD WINDSTAR, 98000 kms, 1 owner, garage life, new tires, com start $6500.00 o.b.o. 403-304-5776

Fifth Wheels

5110

1 9 9 9 T R AV E L A I R E Rustler, 26’, 5th wheel, new tires, new axles, Exc. cond. bought new one. $7500 obo phone 403-318-1913

Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For Red Deer and Central Alberta

5200

A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519 REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585

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