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MLA Dallas defends expenses

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF A two-week business trip to Europe that will cost Alberta taxpayers nearly $42,000 is being defended

by Red Deer South MLA Cal Dallas.

Dallas, the international and intergovernmental relations minister, said his trip to drum up more business in Scotland, Germany and Italy is worth every penny.

“We cannot afford not to do this kind of work,” said Dallas, before leaving on a commercial flight to Europe on Thursday night. “It’s critically important to the future of Alberta.”

Dallas, along with Alberta Premier Alison Redford, are the biggest trip spenders of the Alberta government. They will have billed more than $360,000 between them this year on 10 international trips.

Redford announced this week that travel, accommodation, meal and hospitality expenses for all cabinet ministers, members of the government caucus, and senior officials will be posted online as of Oct. 1.

Dallas thinks this accountability is good.

He added there’s little time to go sightseeing on these government trips and if there is any, it’s not on the public purse.

Dallas will be accompanied by his chief of staff, Jeff Henwood, on the trip that officially kicks off on Monday Sept. 10. They’ll fly home on Friday Sept. 21.

Dallas will attend the World Heavy Oil Congress in Aberdeen, Scotland where he will be guest speaker three times. He’ll also hold a number of meetings with business Cal Dallas and government leaders about opportunities in Alberta.

He leaves on the 13th for Germany. A series of meetings with business leaders and government ministers will be held in Dresden, Nuremberg and Munich.

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Among those he will meet are representatives from German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen.

In Nuremberg, Dallas will speak at an energy market seminar where he’ll speak on energy development in Alberta.

He’ll meet the Canadian consul in Munich. Dallas will also meet with Bauer Group, an international construction and machinery manufacturing company.

Dallas then leaves on Sept. 20 for Rome where he’ll hold meetings with Italian ministry officials, plus he’ll speak to entrepreneurs who have an interest in investing in Alberta.

Dallas said the trip is worth it because the province has the ability to attract many potential investors.

“They have a hunger for information about what’s happening in Alberta — they want to learn more about our investment climate, our commitment around environment sustainability.”

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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

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A specialized police team in Red Deer will be tackling organized and serious crimes by Christmas as part of a collaborative province-wide effort.

Red Deer is one of the five new cities across the province (Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge) developing an integrated Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit as part of Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT).

Edmonton and Calgary have ALERT units.

The Red Deer team will be comprised of about 20 various crime fighting experts that will work together with the other teams on gang activity, drug related crimes and other serious crimes in the province.

“Organized crime groups tend to work in multiple jurisdictions around the province,” said Ted Miles, ALERT chief executive officer. “The concept of this is to have teams focused on this and work collaboratively to target organized crime in the multiple jurisdictions.”

The unit will operate out of the city’s downtown RCMP detachment. Last month, city council agreed to fund half the cost, up to $150,000 from municipal reserves and the detachment building’s surplus towards renovating the undeveloped space in it.

The city will also provide six municipal RCMP officers –– three members working already at the detachment and three new members would be funded over the next several years.

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Fracking causes minor earthquakes: regulator CALGARY — A spate of small earthquakes in B.C.’s remote northeastern corner were caused by a controversial technique used to extract natural gas from shale rock, says a report by the province’s energy regulator.

The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission launched its probe after a “number of anomalous, low-level seismic events” were detected in the Horn River Basin, a gas-rich shale formation that’s attracted some of the industry’s biggest players.

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“The investigation has concluded that the events observed within remote and isolated areas of the Horn River Basin between 2009 and 2011 were caused by fluid injection during hydraulic fracturing in proximity to pre-existing faults,” the agency said in a recent report.

In order to break the rock and free the gas trapped inside of it, companies inject a combination of water, sand and chemicals underground at high pressure.

The process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has drawn concern from environmentalists and landowners for the amount of water the process requires and for potential contamination of ground-

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Studies have also linked fracking to earthquakes around shale formations in England and Oklahoma.

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Memorial for man who didn’t return from lake swim A memorial service will be held Saturday for a Red Deer man who did not return from a swim in Amethyst Lake in the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park nearly two weeks ago.

Grant Mark Werstiuk, 30, will be remembered at Living Stones Church (2020 - 40th Avenue in Red Deer) at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Jasper RCMP Sgt. Dave Maludzinski said on Aug. 19, Werstiuk and some friends were fishing in a canoe when Werstiuk went for a swim across the lake and did not return.

“We’ve been searching,” said Maludzinksi. “We have the RCMP helicopter. We are going up again Friday. We’ve been searching the entire lake with no luck so far. It’s a deep water and big lake. It’s a cold mountain lake.”

Police do not suspect foul play.

Werstiuk had worked at the Collicutt Centre since 2008 as an evening custodial lead and in July was promoted to facility operations worker.

Collicutt Centre supervisor Denis Delemont said Werstiuk was a dedicated leader, a true team player and a positive and considerate person.

“He was always ready to go and he made some strong connections with some of our staff here,” said Delemont.

“It’s a huge void that we’re going to have to fill.

He was our leader at night and our go to guy when things were happening at night. It’s a sad situation.

I just wish the family the best because he was a great guy.”

Werstiuk was born in Grande Prairie and went to high school in Stettler.

He worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor in Lethbridge and Stettler. He lived in Red Deer with his wife Jen, since 2008.

The service and celebration with Pastor Paul Vallee officiating begins at 2 p.m.

Memorial donations may be directed to the Chinese Kindergarten Program in care of Vanguard Bible School (12140-103 Street Northwest, Edm, AB T5G 2J9) or the House of Hope Girls Orphanage in care of Living Stones Church. Condolences can be forwarded to the family at www.metcalffuneralchapel.com

UNIT: Each officer costs about $140,000 annually Each officer costs about $130,000 to $140,000 annually. The province will fund nine positions and there is the hope the federal officers would come on stream.

“As it develops in Red Deer, we will look at what our needs are there,” said Miles, noting the unit should be active by Christmas the latest. “If we can’t those needs met from one of our existing partner agencies, we may go to the open workforce to try to cherry pick the experts we need.”

Miles said in the past if an organized crime group was active in both Edmonton and Fort McMurray, they would have two separate agencies with special teams trying to work the case. He said the new concept will provide a more coordinated approach to tackling organized crime in multiple jurisdictions across the province.

Since 2006, ALERT has arrested more than 2,500 individuals on 6,500 charges related to drugs, weapons and violent crimes.

Following a massive criminal investigation into organized crime and drug distribution that resulted in 16 people facing 24 drug-related charges, Red Deer City RCMP Supt. Warren Dosko said at a press conference this summer that there are as many as nine organized crime groups operating in the city.

“Organized crime in Red Deer has been growing,” said Dosko at the press conference. “We know that Red Deer’s location plays a key role, being centrally located between Calgary and Edmonton.”

He also said organized crime was responsible for serious offences in Red Deer. The offences include the July 4 shooting between two groups in the downtown that resulted in a 29-year-old man being shot in

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Alberta’s largest hospital opens, partly THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Five years after its groundbreaking, Alberta’s largest hospital is officially open — sort of.

Premier Alison Redford was on hand Thursday for the official opening of the $1.3-billion South Health Campus in Calgary.

But so far only the diagnostic imaging and family clinics are open to patients.

Redford says the 300-bed hospital won’t be fully operational for at least another six months.

“We have a lot of work to do and there’s still a lot of people who still

need to become part of this building.

“Today the South Health Campus begins serving Albertan’s health needs through family care clinics and through diagnostic imaging,” Redford said.

“The emergency department will open as soon as possible next year, followed by these operating rooms, acutecare beds and intensive-care beds,” she added.

“The maternity unit and neo-natal intensive care will open in 2013 as well and that’s important because it allows everyone living in this city and in this region to know they can have confidence in an integrated approach to health care.”

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QUAKES: Happened after fracking took place “In undertaking the investigation, the commission notes that more than 8,000 high-volume hydraulic fracturing completions have been performed in northeast British Columbia with no associated anomalous seismicity,” the report said.

The report said no quakes were recorded in the area prior to April 2009.

It said all of the events began after fracking took place. The quakes happened within five kilometres of fracking operations and within 300 metres of the depth at which the rock was being fractured.

Among other things, the report recommends improvements in seismic detection in the area, further study to identify pre-existing fault lines and stronger monitoring and reporting procedures.

It also calls for an examination of the relationship between hydraulic fracturing parameters and seismic activity. For instance, lower pump rates or injection volumes may be considered.

“It is essential to take pre-emptive steps to ensure future events are detected and the regulatory framework adequately provides for the monitoring, reporting and mitigation of all seismicity related to hydraulic fracturing, thereby ensuring the continued safe and environmentally responsible development of shale gas within British Columbia,” said the report.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers welcomed the report’s recommendations, acknowledging that seismic activity associated with oil and gas extraction is of concern to the public.

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Criminal proceedings have been stayed against a Red Deer man alleged by police to be part of the Hells Angels motorcycle organization.

Charges were laid against Leonard John Desjarlais, 37 in early December of 2009 after Red Deer City RCMP found cash stashed in the furnace and a number of other items in a vacant house on Michener Hill.

Mounties alleged that the money was connected to the drug trade and that illegal weapons were among the items located in the house.

Desjarlais was charged with possession of the proceeds of crime, uttering forged documents and unauthorized possession of prohibited weapons.

He pleaded not guilty and the matter was set for trial on Feb. 9, 2010.

The case was adjourned when new information was discovered which would have affected the outcome of a trial.

Proceedings were stayed in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday.

group, said natural gas companies provided the commission with data for its study and support its conclusions. The industry is finalizing guidelines for operators and is financially supporting more seismic monitoring in the region.

“Continuing our record of no harm to people or structures is paramount, as is supporting geoscience that can assure landowners and the public hydraulic fracturing can and will continue safely.”

EXPENSES: Travel around the world Dallas was elected in 2008 and re-elected April 23.

Last fall, he was appointed to cabinet as the minister of intergovernmental, international and aboriginal relations. He was reappointed as minister of international and intergovernmental relations on May 8.

Since becoming a cabinet minister, Dallas has travelled extensively around the world. He spoke at the World Petroleum Congress in Qatar in the Middle East. He’s also been to England, France and Switzerland, and went on an investment trip to Asia.

These trips have been good for Alberta, Dallas said.

“Our trade with China has doubled over a short period of time, the last number of years, and it’s in the billions of dollars,” he said.

Dallas said his role consists of policy advocacy, investment attraction and trade development.

The ministry has 10 international offices — six in Asia and four in North America. Plans are to open an office in Ottawa. Dallas said that an announcement will be made in the coming weeks on a review of these offices and future plans and how these offices will be staffed.

A program for young post-secondary graduates, who can go overseas for a one-year placement, will also be announced soon. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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New remand director awaits Judge declares easing of local jail numbers execution protocol

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF The new director of the Red Deer Remand Centre is looking forward to next spring.

That’s when the brand new 1,900-bed Edmonton Remand Centre is expected to open and take some of the pressure off Red Deer’s jail located downtown.

Director Wayne Johnson, 53, estimates that at least half of the 146 inmate beds at the local centre are taken up by prisoners who are not from Central Alberta. Many come from Edmonton and Calgary.

Not only does this cause the Red Deer Remand Centre to run at capacity, with many inmates double-bunking in some cells, it also means that there’s often no room for Red Deer-area prisoners in the local jail.

These inmates then have to be incarcerated outside of our area.

Johnson believes it’s better when prisoners can remain close to family, friends and other support systems. “Maintaining that connection to the outside is important . . . It helps their transition, after their release, to keep seeing their loved ones and kids,” he said.

The 25-year-old Red Deer Remand Centre has a rapid turnover rate of mostly male inmates (there are only four beds available for females).

While the maximum-security jail on 49th Street houses everyone from impaired drivers to suspected murderers, most of them are awaiting trial dates and are still presumed innocent, said Johnson.

He believes the majority of inmates spend no more than six months to a year at the centre until their trials can be held. If convicted, they are sent to penitentiaries, such as Bowden or Drumheller.

Some convicts also serve short sentences at the remand centre for minor crimes. Sometimes weekend prison time is given as a way to work off fines, or inmates

are put to work in the kitchen or laundry, or given janitorial tasks, said Johnson.

Johnson has worked in the corrections system for 33 years.

His previous job was as deputy director of administration for the Calgary Remand Centre, which is about three times as big as Red Deer’s centre.

Johnson has also worked in Lethbridge since first starting as a corrections officer.

He believes the biggest thing that’s changed over the past three decades is the kinds of offenders who are charged.

Johnson said there are more gang issues now, more drug-related, violent crimes, which require more specialized staff training in handling offenders.

Perhaps surprisingly, there are fewer disruptive incidents at the local centre than people might think, he said, since corrections officers get very good at assessing situations and taking preventative measures to keep them from getting out of hand.

While inmates usually get to leave their cells to watch TV, read, or play board games in a common area, those who are disruptive are locked up in their rooms. “There are some unique challenges.”

During Corrections Week next week, community members will have a chance to learn more about how the remand centre operates with 69 corrections, administrative and support staff.

For instance, prisoners are offered some very basic programs at the centre, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, aboriginal and religious services. Some counselling and medical services are also available, he added.

Since Alberta is no longer as culturally homogeneous as it once was, corrections officials have to broaden the kinds of things that are offered.

“For example, last week was Ramadan . . . If we had some Muslim prisoners, we would have had to provide some opportunities for them to observe that,” said Johnson, who relies on the assistance

of local religious institutions and cultural groups.

As part of Corrections Week, job recruitment fairs will be held at some high schools.

Students will learn that the basic training for a corrections officer is nine weeks, but the onthe-job training continues beyond that, with other sessions offered as needed.

Alberta Justice Minister and Solicitor General Jonathan Denis will attend an opening ceremony at the Red Deer Remand Centre at 1 p.m. on Monday. And open houses will also be held at the centre on Tuesday and Thursday to show the community the building.

“A lot of people don’t realize we have this facility . . . They say, ‘Red Deer has a jail?’” said Johnson.

A RCMP tactical team and police drug dog will be at the open houses which run from 4 to 8 p.m. both days.

Visitors from the community can learn about the role of the centre, and tour part of the facility, which includes dorm-like cells with windows and locking doors (there are no bars).

“We are part of the community,” said Johnson, who believes the remand centre plays a role in the eventual rehabilitation of criminals.

The basic programs offered at the centre can be continued longer term in jails such as Bowden, where prisoners can also expand their education, break drug or alcohol addictions and learn anger management and other life skills, he added.

“At least you’re providing people with the resources and tools to help them adapt, such as jobs skills and personal skills,” said Johnson, a father of grown kids.

The new director said he looks forward to getting to know his staff better — and to taking advantage of Central Alberta’s campgrounds and lakes.

“This is a nice change. It’ll be more intimate than bigger centres.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

American attack ad uses photo of Alberta Tory

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The face of an Alberta politician has mistakenly appeared in an American election attack ad.

The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Caucus recently placed the ad in a

Minnesota newspaper aimed at two Republicans, including Rep. David Hancock.

But the photo in the ad was of David Hancock, Alberta’s minister of human services.

The Canadian Hancock joked about the screw-up Thursday on

Twitter and posted a copy of the ad.

Hancock wrote “my influence knows no boundaries” and offered “Campaign Advice: know your opponent.”

He used the hashtag UseTheRightPhotoNextTime.

Former teacher to face trial for sexual assault A former Red Deer teacher well known in the business and livestock communities will stand trial for sexual assault.

Warren Fertig, founder of Allandale Industries and at one time a prominent breeder and promoter of llamas and Arabian horses, was committed on Thursday to stand trial in relation to the sexual assault of one of his students.

Fertig, 70 was a teacher at Riverglen School

in Red Deer during the mid-1970s, when the incidents are alleged to have occurred.

A preliminary hearing was held before Judge Gordon Deck in Red Deer provincial court on Thursday afternoon to determine whether the Crown has enough evidence to proceed to trial with the charges.

Deck subsequently ordered Fertig to stand trial, with a date to be set later.

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RONALD SMITH

CALGARY — A Canadian who is fighting for his life on Montana’s death row scored a minor legal victory Thursday after a judge declared the state’s method of execution unconstitutional.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a civil lawsuit in 2008 on behalf of Ronald Smith that argued the lethal injections the state uses are cruel and unusual punishment and violate the right to human dignity.

District Court Judge Jeffrey Sherlock has agreed, pointing to problems such as lack of training for the individual who administers the drug, a discrepancy over whether two or three drugs should be used in the execution and the method used to determine if the inmate is actually unconscious.

“The Montana protocol has problems,” said Sherlock in his 26-page judgment.

“All three of these concerns create a substantial risk of serious harm violative of the plaintiff’s right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment.”

But Sherlock noted it wouldn’t be difficult to bring the protocol into line with what is expected.

“The court notes, theoretically, the legislature and the Department of Corrections can easily make changes to the protocol as are found wanting in this decision.

“These changes can be made quickly and, if done, the modified protocol could not be found in violation of the Montana Constitution.”

Smith’s lawyer said the ruling wasn’t a knockout but does buy his client some time.

“It’s a temporary victory. It was a given,” said Don Vernay, who practises law in Albuquerque, N.M. “When you’re executing people in a mobile home, you don’t really have your act together.

“They’ll just have to

redo it. The stay remains in place. Judge Sherlock is the one who issued the stay so obviously now there’s nothing they can do until they make a new one and then it comes back to court again. So we’re years away probably.”

Vernay said it could be at least a year or two before Smith faces a potential execution again, but he is hopeful Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer will intervene in the meantime and grant his client clemency.

Smith, who turns 55 on Friday, is originally from Red Deer, Alta.

He pleaded guilty in 1983 to shooting cousins Thomas Running Rabbit and Harvey Mad Man Jr. in the head with a sawedoff, 22-calibre rifle while he was high on drugs and alcohol. Their bodies were dumped in the woods near East Glacier, Mont.

He refused a plea deal and asked for a death sentence but later changed his mind. Three decades later, and after several execution dates were set and countless legal arguments made, his request for clemency was rejected in the spring by the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole.

It is now in Schweitzer’s hands.

Smith’s daughter welcomed the news but admitted it wasn’t what she had been hoping for.

“I was hoping there was going to be word from the governor,” said Carmen Blackburn, who met with Schweitzer over the summer.

“It’s good news and not just for us but anybody that is on death row. We haven’t had a lot of good news lately so this is really great. I’m shocked this has been dealt with so quickly.”

Vernay said the ACLU deserves credit for the victory.

“God bless ’em because they worked hard on it and it’s a battle won,” he said.

“But the war is ongoing.”

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Urgent care urgently needed Up until last month, Brent Boychuk was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, riding his quad, camping and fishing.

And like some men his age, the 49-year-old Sylvan Lake resident had a heart condition.

So when he felt some heat in his chest that fateful Saturday in August, Boychuk asked his daughter to take him to the local clinic.

When they arrived, they discovered that it was closed.

Then they drove to the office of Boychuk’s doctor. It was closed, too.

That’s where Boychuk collapsed.

His daughter called 911 and performed CPR on him until the paramedics arrived. Calls to the doctor on-call for Sylvan Lake that day went unreturned.

Boychuk never regained consciousness.

Every Albertan knows a tragic story about someone like Brent Boychuk: the boss, co-worker, neighbour, friendof-the-family or close relative who died tragically because they were unable to access the health care that could have

OURVIEW CAMERON KENNEDY saved them or at least given them a fighting chance.

These stories have a way of highlighting gaps in the province’s healthcare system, in this case, a tragic one in the Town of Sylvan Lake.

A community of 12,300, Sylvan Lake is a wildly popular tourist destination that is sorely lacking in access to urgent or emergency health care. Unlike Innisfail and Lacombe, which are about the same size as Sylvan Lake, the town has neither an urgent care centre nor a hospital and must share an ambulance with neighbouring communities.

The best hope of residents and visitors alike is to strike out for Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, about 20 minutes down the road. The province has pooled a lot of its resources at that facility. They weren’t enough to save Boychuk, though. He was dead by the

time he got there.

Boychuk left behind a wife, four children, and a mother who loved him dearly. His widow, Annie Boychuk, believes her husband would have had a better chance of surviving if there was an urgent care centre or, better, a hospital, in Sylvan Lake. She has begun fundraising to bring better healthservices to Sylvan Lake.

She is not alone. The Town of Sylvan Lake and surrounding communities have been lobbying the province for an urgent care centre because they believe it is the right model for the community. The town readily acknowledges that, in this time of tight budgets, the chance of Sylvan Lake landing a hospital is remote.

Would an urgent care centre have saved Boychuk? Perhaps. By definition, urgent care centres are meant to handle unexpected and urgent conditions, such as broken bones, sprains and cuts. The provincial government recommends that people with lifethreatening conditions, such as heart attacks, should always go to their near-

est emergency department or call 911. While the centre may not have been equipped to treat Boychuk, it may have been able to stabilize him in time for the paramedics to arrive. In short, it could have given him a fighting chance.

Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne acknowledged Boychuk’s tragic death earlier this week.

He said that meetings with town officials earlier this year prompted the provincial government to expedite its needs assessment for the region.

He declined, however, to give a timeline for any changes.

Horne’s sympathies are cold comfort to Sylvan Lake residents, many of whom are left to wonder whether they would fare any better than Boychuk did should the need arise.

There are seven urgent care centres in the province.

Sylvan Lake is an ideal candidate for the eighth.

The need is urgent.

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Mulcair has little time to prove himself as NDP leader CALGARY — Thomas Mulcair has roughly three years to show the country that he and his unlikely Opposition party have matured enough to run the country.

Good luck with that.

By parliamentary tradition, the next federal election is expected to be called in 2015, as Stephen Harper’s Conservatives look to extend their majority government.

Those three years between now and then will go by in the blink of an eye for Mulcair, in large part because he has so much to do to develop himself and his party as a viable alternative to the incumbent government.

Since replacing the late Jack Layton as leader of the NDP in March, Mulcair has been on a steep learning curve.

For national observers, it has been an unsettling spectacle to watch. Who can forget his Dutch Disease ramblings, which laid the blame for Canada’s manufacturing woes on the shoulders of the oil patch?

It was an overly simplistic take on cause and effect, and one that once again pitted Canadian centrists against the West.

Then, invited to see the oil sands for himself, he used the term “awe-inspiring” to describe them after accepting a helicopter tour. In a subsequent interview, however, he reiterated his view that stricter environmental regulations need to be put in place. It made

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perpetual also-ran party found itself thrust into the spotlight, beneficiaries of the collapse of the federal Liberals under Michael Ignatief.

Suddenly, for the first time in Canadian history, this third-place party These are rookie errors, but they had become a contender, the left-wing come from the Leader of the Official alternative to the right-wing party in Opposition. If Mulcair is not able to power. add nuance to his messaging, CanadiMuch of that popularity appeared ans will have a hard time seeing him to be built on Layton’s personal chaas prime ministerial material. risma, and it was almost certain that It is not surprising that Mulcair is when Layton was felled by cancer, his focused on central Canada, replacement would have because that part of the very big shoes to fill. And, country has occupied so sure enough, Mulcair is much of his life. Born in Otfinding the road is not easy. tawa to a French Canadian He is provocative. Commother and an Irish Canabative. Smart and strategic. dian father, he was a lawAnd he’s not Jack Layton. yer and professor in MonLayton won the hearts treal before joining Jean of Canadians through his Charest’s provincial Libersincerity, inclusiveness and als, representing a riding personal charm. in Laval from 1994 to 2007.

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In fairness, the NDP faithful knew they could not pull another Jack Layton out of a hat. They knew the next leader would have to be his own person. And while his charm may not match his predecessor, Mulcair’s toughness – earned in the rough-andtumble political sphere of Quebec – is a valuable asset in any would-be prime minister.

Didn’t we admire that very quality in Jean Chretien, the street-brawler from Shawinigan?

Thank our lucky stars Mulcair has those three years. Let’s hope he uses them to the fullest.

He needs to travel the country, get to know all those regions he hasn’t spent much time in and learn how Canadians outside of Ontario and Quebec think and feel.

He has to learn respect for the economic engine that is Alberta, and understand that the conversation on environmental responsibility and economic policy should reflect that, as well.

Mostly, he has to listen and learn before he barks.

Can Mulcair meet the daunting task at hand and turn his party into a true challenger to the Conservative juggernaut? It’s a tall order, no matter what your leadership style.

Mulcair has precious little time to prove his mettle.

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Harper says PQ has no mandate for separation

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MONTREAL — The man accused in the deadly shooting at a Parti Quebecois gathering was slapped with 16 criminal charges on Thursday, including first-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder and arson.

The weapon used in the shooting was a legally registered long gun and was part of a broader arsenal of arms that were nearly all registered, authorities said outside the courthouse.

None of the charges relates to premier-designate Pauline Marois, who was giving her election victory speech on Tuesday night when the shooting occurred. However, prosecuting attorneys said additional charges could be added.

Suspect Richard Henry Bain appeared in court to face the charges in a high-security courtroom behind protective glass.

He appeared calm and alert, wearing a white T-shirt to his court appearance.

Bain was represented by a legal-aid lawyer. She did not request a psychiatric evaluation for her client.

His case returns to court on Oct. 11.

Bain, who turns 62 this weekend, arrived at the courthouse in the back seat of a police vehicle as media waited outside.

The only images of him circulating so far had been from the turbulent scene outside the Metropolis club, after one man was killed and another was injured during a political celebration. An older photo of him standing next to Celine Dion has also been published in the local newspaper in Mont-Tremblant, Que., where he lives.

VANCOUVER — Quebecers voted for change, to be sure — but the mandate they gave the Parti Quebecois isn’t anywhere near robust enough for Pauline Marois to pursue her separatist agenda, Prime Minister Stephen Harper suggested Thursday.

Voters gave the premier-designate a narrow ‘I THINK IT WAS four-seat victory — a marPRETTY CLEAR gin far too thin to bear the weight of something THEY WERE as significant as Quebec DENYING ANY separating from Canada, Harper said in a televised KIND OF A interview with Bloomberg MANDATE TO News.

PURSUE THE “The people of Quebec voted for change, a pretty SEPARATION OF strong desire for change.

QUEBEC OR THE “At the same time, I think it was pretty clear DIVISION OF THE they were denying any COUNTRY.’ kind of a mandate to pursue the separation of — PRIME MINISTER Quebec or the division of STEPHEN HARPER the country,” he said.

“That’s certainly how we interpret it, and that’s how the government of Quebec will be forced to interpret it, one way or the other.” Harper was addressing an elite business gathering in Vancouver before jetting off to the Pacific coast of Russia for the APEC leaders summit, which transpires this weekend.

His remarks on Quebec were his first since Marois eked out a narrow minority election win on Tuesday — one that cost Liberal Leader Jean Charest his seat in the National Assembly.

In Charest, federalists are losing one of their strongest voices in Quebec — a void it will fall to Ottawa to fill in the coming months.

Harper echoed what senior Conservatives have already suggested — that efforts are already underway to find common ground between Quebec City and Ottawa. The principal criteria will be that it be in the shared best interests of Quebec and Canada.

“I’ve indicated to the premier (that), as with all provinces, we will continue to be focused on the interests of the Canadian economy,” Harper said — specifically creating jobs and stoking the fires of long-term economic growth.

“It’s our focus across the country.”

Marois has vowed to demand control over employment insurance and more power over foreign aid, culture and social programs.

Players like Christian Paradis, Harper’s industry minister and Quebec lieutenant, have already made it clear they’re willing to talk — but anything that would necessitate constitutional change, such as EI, is off the table.

“We’re in good faith here, we’re going to continue with that road,” Paradis — one of only five Conservative MPs in Quebec — said on Wednesday.

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Richard Henry Bain arrives at court in Montreal on Thursday. The man accused in the deadly shooting at a Parti Quebecois gathering has been slapped with 16 criminal charges.

There has been some fingerpointing since the tragedy. Some opponents of the PQ have blamed it for stoking linguistic anger.

Some of its supporters, conversely, have blamed Anglo media for stirring up anti-PQ hatred. Some have used the case as an argument for stricter gun control.

However, the overwhelming reaction — from politicians, public personalities and a friend of Blanchette’s who spoke at a vigil in Montreal on Wednesday night — has been a call for unity and for avoiding the temptation to draw political lessons from the tragedy.

Prosecuting lawyers said police seized five weapons at the scene and 17 others at Bain’s home. All but one of the 22 were registered, the Crown said.

Liberal motion prompts NDP defence of bare majority for Quebec secession talks vour of the Clarity Act and I don’t know where Mr. Mulcair and others stand.

“But I know where we stand very clearly.”

Liberal MP Denis Coderre said he saw no need to reopen the issue.

“It’s a minority government in Quebec and more than 58 per cent of the elected don’t belong to a sovereigntist wing, so why would we re-embark on referendums and in constitutional crises that don’t exist?”

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NDP MPs gathered for the final day of their caucus retreat in St. John’s found themselves facing questions about a a media report that said the Liberals were contemplating a motion asking Parliament to reaffirm its support for the Clarity Act. The act stipulates that the federal government would require a clear majority to vote in support of a clear referendum question on Quebec independence before it would consider negotiating the terms of a divorce.

The NDP supported the Clarity Act when it was introduced in 1999 by the Liberal government of Jean Chretien, in response to the country’s near-death experience in the 1995 Quebec referendum.

However, the NDP adopted its own policy on Quebec in 2005 — the Sherbrooke declaration — which Liberals believe is inconsistent with the act. It says, among other things, that the NDP would regard a vote of 50 per cent plus one to be sufficiently clear to trigger secession talks.

Few federal politicians believe there’ll be another referendum on Quebec’s future any time soon, given that the Parti Quebecois received such a weak mandate in Tuesday’s provincial election.

A Liberal motion, if any, would do little beyond sow dissension in NDP ranks and raise doubts among Canadians outside Quebec about the NDP’s commitment to national unity.

One Liberal MP, who spoke anonymously, confirmed some Liberals want to flush NDP leader Tom Mulcair “out of the bushes or make him browbeat his own caucus

into submission” on the issue.

Other Liberals fear the move could backfire on the party, which likes to portray themselves as the party of national unity.

Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae said seeking parliamentary reaffirmation of support for the Clarity Act is “a matter for consideration” but it was not discussed during the party’s three-day caucus retreat in Montebello, Que. Nevertheless, he took the opportunity to jab at the NDP’s alleged confusion on the subject.

“I don’t know what the position of the NDP currently is on that,” Rae told reporters at the conclusion of the caucus retreat.

“The Sherbrooke declaration that they’ve talked about clearly doesn’ speak to it, seems to go against it. There are some current members of the NDP in the House who voted in fa-

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Little else is known about the fishing-camp owner and what possible motivations police might have identified for the shooting on election night.

A man burst into the back of the club and shot two people, killing a stage technician. A work colleague says the victim, Denis Blanchette, was working for $15 an hour and had replaced her earlier in the day because she wanted to vote and pick up her daughter at school.

Police say the suspect then lit a fire in back of the club before he was tackled to the ground. Several weapons were confiscated — including the long gun allegedly used in the shooting. As he was being whisked to the police vehicle, Bain shouted, “The English are waking up.”

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Human remains probe ‘No way to know’ if security info now up to 5 child shoes came from torture, Day says

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — A Victoria Police investigation into a human-remains hoax is growing after the discovery of two more child-sized shoes on the same beach where three shoes were found last week.

Police said they believe the placement of the five shoes at the popular Clover Point beach area is connected and they’re asking those responsible to come forward before they’re found and arrested.

Det.-Const. Lori Beauvais, of the Victoria Police major crimes squad, was at Clover Point Thursday where she placed the five toddler-sized shoes on a table.

She said three shoes — one pair and a single — were found on Aug. 30 and two more children’s shoes were found on Aug. 31, a short distance from the original discovery.

Beauvais said three of those shoes were stuffed with meat and bones meant to look like human remains, similar to other runners found on B.C. beaches in the last five years with human feet inside.

She said tests revealed the meat inside the shoes was not human.

Further tests could reveal the meat in the shoes was some kind of poultry. Beauvais said the meat looked like chicken drumsticks.

An odour of rotting meat

and seaweed wafted from the shoes police had on display.

“They (shoes) were purposely set to be found,” Beauvais said. “They looked authentic.”

She said police are canvassing Victoria-area stores in an attempt to link recent purchasing records of children’s shoes to the ones found last week.

The first shoe with meat inside was discovered by a tourist from Vancouver last week and after the beach was closed off as a crime scene two more shoes were discovered.

Beauvais said she has established a timeline where she is convinced the shoes were all placed at the beach within one hour of each other.

She said police have yet to receive any solid tips from the public.

“It does bother me,” Beauvais said, describing the prank as abhorrent. “The reality is this was done by somebody in our community.”

Since 2007, at least nine runners have been found with human remains inside along the shores of British Columbia, while there have also been at least two other hoaxes.

The BC Coroners Service has said the feet apparently separated naturally from bodies in the water, with no indication of foul play.

Two feet were identified as belonging to a woman who committed suicide by jumping from the Pattullo Bridge in New Westminster in 2004.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A former federal cabinet minister told an Ontario court Thursday he had been warned there was no way of knowing whether information in a national security certificate used to detain accused terrorist Mohamed Mahjoub was obtained through torture.

Former public safety minister Stockwell Day said he signed the security certificate in February 2008 following “numerous” discussions and inquiry with intelligence and border officials.

Testifying by videolink from Vancouver, Day said the former director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service gave him a memo stating that it was “difficult, if not impossible” to determine if the information used as evidence was torture-derived because some of it had come from countries with a reputation of employing those practices.

The federal government is trying to deport the Egyptianborn man using a national security certificate — a rarely used immigration tool for deporting non-Canadians considered a risk to the country — claiming he was a high-ranking member of an Islamic terrorist organization with links to Osama Bin Laden.

Mahjoub, 52, was arrested in June 2000 based on secret evidence.

But CSIS had to start over after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled the certificate process unconstitutional in 2007 and the government subsequently revamped the law.

He was interviewed by CSIS on six occasions between August 1997 and March 1999, each time denying any involvement in Islamic extremism.

During cross-examination by one of Mahjoub’s lawyers, Yaver Hameed, Day frequently replied “I can’t recall.”

However, he told the court he was confident of the accuracy of the information given to him by CSIS officials on Mahjoub.

“My approach was to do all I could, alongside with what was I was being presented to ascertain whether there was a sufficient level of confidence to come up with a decision to reflect the accuracy of the material and protection of Canadians,” said Day. The former minister said that during his time with the public safety portfolio, he always tried to ask numerous questions and saw himself as a “hands-on” minister.

“My position was that I wanted full disclosure,” he testified.

“I wanted total transparency. I wanted no surprises.”

Day told the court he was aware that CSIS and the Canada Border Services Agency had for years been intercepting all of Mahjoub’s phone

calls, including communications between him and his lawyer which were under solicitor-client privilege.

The majority — if not all — of the information gleaned from those recorded phone calls have since been destroyed by CSIS. Thursday’s proceeding was anticipated to shed some light on how the federal government decides when they deem someone a terrorist risk.

Outside the courthouse, Mahjoub’s lawyer, Paul Slansky, said they are trying to show that Day did not practice due diligence when he renewed the security certificate because he did not rely on the physical evidence, only summaries provided to him.

Mahjoub, on release from prison under strict conditions, attended the Toronto hearing.

He sat in the front row and could be seen shaking his head and scoffing a number of times at Day’s testimony.

Flanked by supporters, Mahjoub accused the former minister of lying to the court when he said he didn’t remember many particulars about the case.

“Most of the time I have to laugh because if he can’t recall, if he can’t answer the question, it means to me he hides the truth,” he said.

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Boaters located a suitcase floating on Lake Ontario on Wednesday off Bluffer’s Park in eastend Toronto.

Police say an autopsy conducted on Thursday on the badly decomposed torso positively identified the remains as those of Guang Hua Liu. Some of the 41-yearold woman’s body parts — but not her torso — were found last month in a ravine in east Toronto and a park in Mississauga, Ont. Liu was reported missing on Aug. 11, one day after her friends dropped her off in front of a now-defunct spa she owned in east Toronto.

Liu’s estranged boyfriend, Chun Qi Jiang, 40, was arrested Aug. 26 and charged with seconddegree murder in what police say was a domestic-related homicide.

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So far, no one is saying categorically they want to head the party, which is now the Opposition after this week’s provincial election.

Finance Minister Raymond Bachand said today he’s leaving the door open.

Pierre Paradis, who lost to Robert Bourassa when he won the job for the second time in 1983, says he hasn’t ruled it out.

Transport Minister Pierre Moreau says he has nothing to say on the matter, while outgoing justice minister JeanMarc Fournier says he’s not interested although he isn’t excluding the possibility of being interim leader.

Charest resigned yesterday after the Liberals lost the election to the Parti Quebecois. He also went down to defeat in his own riding of Sherbrooke.

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Hate charge stayed against former lecturer

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA — A hate charge has been stayed against a former University of Saskatchewan math lecturer because the case took too long to get to trial.

Terrence Tremaine was charged in 2008 with wilfully promoting hatred for postings he allegedly made on the Internet that referred to Jews as a “parasitic race� and black culture as “fundamentally depraved and disgusting.�

Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Fred Kovach stayed the charge Thursday noting that

about 50 months had passed between the time the charge was laid and last March, when an application to stay the charge was made. The application argued that Tremaine’s charter right to be tried within a reasonable time had been violated. “The delay in this case is inordinate, unreasonable and attributable to a combination of factors including institutional delay, actions and/or inactions of the Crown and, to a much lesser extent, actions of the accused,� said Kovach. “It would be inappropriate to now attribute fault or assign responsibility for prior delay

to any specific individual.�

Kovach noted a trial date had yet to be set and could have been months away.

He also noted that the maximum punishment if convicted is two years in prison — twice the amount of time Tremaine has waited for the case to work its way through the courts. “The accused has been subject to stringent bail conditions throughout that period,� he said.

Tremaine lost his job at the university in 2005 when the allegations came to light. Court heard his career as a computer programmer was ruined because one of the conditions

restricted his Internet use.

Tremaine did not comment as he left court Thursday.

The Crown had argued that the case was complex and there were requirements that needed time to be dealt with.

Prosecutor Mitchell Miller said the Crown needs time to review the decision before deciding whether to appeal. “Obviously the Crown takes these charges very seriously.

Of course we do,� Miller told reporters outside court. “There’s reasons why the judge found that the delay was undue and again, what I’d like to do is get a copy of the transcript, take a look at that and

then have some time to go over that.�

An organization that tries to improve the quality of Jewish life in Canada was disappointed with Thursday’s ruling. “I think it’s fair to say that we would have preferred to see this trial take place in a timely fashion,� said Len Rudner with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, which includes the group that used to be known as the Canadian Jewish Congress. “But you know we’re confident, as we always are, that the Crown will investigate all of its options in terms of moving forward.

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Raiders start season with win

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF

JOE MACK

MACK FIRES BACK WINNIPEG — Joe Mack barely flinched as he faced a barrage of questions about his role in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ miserable season. In fact, the team’s vicepresident and general manager cracked a joke to start his first press conference since the Bombers were blown out 52-0 by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday.

“First I’d like to thank everybody for coming out to the biweekly Joe Mack fan appreciation day. Milk and cookies will be served afterwards,” Mack quipped Thursday.

He was immediately asked what he wanted to say to fans who’ve been calling for his firing through social media campaigns on Facebook and Twitter that sprouted up after the loss dropped Winnipeg to a CFLworst 2-7 record.

“I’d say, ’I understand that you’re disappointed. So am I. And frustrated, so am I,’ ” Mack said. “That’s something I can’t control.”

Mack has been on the hot seat since he fired former head coach Paul LaPolice on Aug. 25 and replaced him on an interim basis with defensive co-ordinator Tim Burke. Mack and LaPolice were hired following the 2009 season and the firing of former head coach Mike Kelly. The club’s record under Mack’s rule is 17-30, including last year’s East Division final win and a Grey Cup loss to B.C. While some blame for the overall record falls on LaPolice’s shoulders, Mack admitted he’s responsible as well.

“Obviously, I’m the general manager so it’s going to fall on me,” he said. “If we don’t get better, obviously the board is going to have to make some decisions.”

Friday

● High school football: Rocky Mountain House at Sylvan Lake, 4:30 p.m.; Notre Dame at Camrose, 7:30 p.m. ● WHL preseason: Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen, 7 p.m., WinSport at Canada Olympic Park. ● AJHL: Spruce Grove Saints at Olds Grizzlys, 8 p.m.

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● WHL preseason: Lethbridge Hurricanes at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Innisfail. ● AJHL: Canmore Eagles at Olds Grizzlys, 8 p.m.

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Raiders 30 Sabres 6 The Lindsay Thurber Raiders couldn’t have asked for a better way to kick off their 2012 high school football season.

Not only did the coaching staff get an opportunity work on their offence, but they played everyone and to put the cap on the evening recorded a 30-6 victory over the Wetaskiwin Sabres in Central Alberta High School Football League exhibition play before close to 300 fans at Great Chief Park Thursday.

“We knew what we wanted to do and the benefit of having these crossover games, that don’t count in the standings, we got a chance to get all the kids in the game, plus work on fine tuning a few things,” said Raiders head coach Dave Smith. “This was a great game to start things off.

This was our first game, as we didn’t play any exhibition games, and so we were a bit slow coming out of the gate, but we improved as the game wore on. It also gives us a chance to see it on tape so we can work on a few more things in practice.”

One of the impressive aspects of the Raiders offence was the play of running back Todd Tulman, who had 210 yards rushing on 12 carries and scored touchdowns on runs of 39 and 12 yards. All that before being slightly injured in the third quarter.

The only negative for Tulman was a lost fumble on his third carry of the game, which only seemed to inspire him more.

“He runs hard and as he warms up he’s even that much better,” said Smith, who also liked what he saw from Grade 10 quarterback Braydon Moorman, who connected on five of eight passes for 57 yards and had two other long balls dropped.

“Braydon was impressive,” agreed Smith. “He threw the ball extremely well for it being his first game at this level.”

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Lindsay Thurber Raiders Todd Tulman, centre, and Keifer Esslemont sack Wetaskiwin Sabre quarterback Josh Saddleback during opening night of the Central Alberta high school football season at Great Chief Park Thursday.

Mpofu enjoying the swith to forward YOUNG DEFENCEMAN’S SKILLS TRANSFER WELL TO FORWARD WHICH IS WHERE HIS BEST CHANCE LIES TO CRACK REBELS LINEUP

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR He’s a defenceman by trade, but Vukie Mpofu is also a willing convert.

If the 16-year-old Saskatoon product sticks with the Red Deer Rebels for the upcoming Western Hockey League season, it will be as a forward, a switch that he’s been more than eager to accept.

“I’m still making the adjustment, but I’m starting to get used to it and I’m starting to really enjoy it,” he said on Thursday, following a practice session at the Penhold Regional Multiplex.

Mpofu, who stands five-foot-eight and a bit and carries 170 pounds, was moved up front during the Rebels training camp and played two exhibition games as a winger last weekend, collecting a pair of assists with his deft puck-handling ability. And, for the most part, that’s where he’ll stay if he plays in Red Deer this season.

“With the type of player he is and the guys we have here already, we just didn’t see him playing here as a defenceman this season, yet with his skating ability and his skill level we felt that we could use those attributes up front,” said Rebels head coach Jesse Wallin. “We thought he’d be better suited as a winger so we approached him with that during training camp and he was open to it, and he’s played really well up there.”

The Rebels’ fourth-round selection in the 2011 WHL bantam draft will do whatever is asked of him to earn a spot on the regular-season roster.

“For sure, when you have someone like Brent (GM Sutter) and someone like Jesse who is trying to help you out and make you a better player, Vukie Mpofu has shown i t ’ s s o m e t h i n g good puck-handling you embrace with skills which is why he open arms,” said Mpofu. “If this has been moved to (playing on the forward during Rebels wing) is going to make me a bettraining camp. ter player and give me a better chance to make this team and play at this level, then it’s a no-brainer.

“It’s a really good opportunity for me to use my speed in a different manner, but probably more often. It’s a good chance to use my skills and get involved in the play and at the same time still be able to play well as a defensive forward in our zone.”

Mpofu played regular minutes as a rookie rearguard with the midget AAA Saskatoon Contacts last season and helped the team capture the West (Saskatchewan/ Manitoba) title and then a bronze medal in the Telus Cup — national championship — tournament in April at Leduc.

“It was a great experience playing against the best guys and best teams in the country. It was a long season for me but it really got me ready for this (Rebels’) camp,” said Mpofu.

“I felt a lot more comfortable in camp this year and I’m also becoming more familiar with the on-ice and everyday life of a Rebel. It’s starting to come together for me.”

Wallin likes the fact Mpofu can play both as an attacker and a defender.

“Whether it’s this year or down the road, we see him as a guy who can bring that element of versatility . . . be a forward for us and also a guy you can use on your back end on the power play,” said the Rebels bench boss.

“It’s always nice to have a guy up front who you can move back if need be.”

Mpofu will be back in the lineup tonight when Red Deer takes on the Calgary Hitmen at the Winsport Arena at Canada Olympic Park and on Saturday when the Rebels face the Lethbridge Hurricanes at 7 p.m. at Innisfail.

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Oilers damage rules designed to protect them Back in 2004-05, the NHL la- the Oilers or other teams would bour fight was, at least in theo- have to worry about giving them ry, about creating an even play- enormous, long-term contracts. ing field and protecting smallWhen the Oilers drafted Taymarket teams by introducing a lor Hall first overall in the NHL salary-cap system. draft two years ago, Certainly fans in the new collective cities struggling to agreement seemed to keep up with player ensure Hall wouldn’t salary demands bebe able to demand lieved the fight was one of the bigger confor them and their tracts in the game unteams. til 2017 at the earliest Edmonton was and only if his perthe classic case, a formance warranted city that iced brilsuch a deal. liant teams in the So how, exactly, 1980s with magnifican we explain the cent stars, then one seven-year, $42-milDAMIEN by one saw those lion extension signed COX stars depart for big

by Hall on Aug. 22, money and large three months bemarkets. So a cap fore he even turns would, in theory, 21, a year before his protect the Oilers from outland- first contract expires and five ish financial trends and hinder years before he could become the ability of other teams to a UFA? pick off their best players.

Well, the short answer is, you Unrestricted free agency can and you can’t. was reduced to age 27, or after You can by believing the Oilseven years in the NHL. Still, ers think Hall is a superstar, key players would be 25 years that they’ve cleverly locked him of age, at the earliest, before up until 2020 and that other

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clubs have been doing the same with players of similar age and experience.

But really, what the Oilers have done is blown past the very safeguards that were supposedly put in place to protect them, haven’t they?

They didn’t even need to talk to Hall until next summer, at which time they’d have a better read on his ability and, quite likely, a new CBA might put the team in a more favourable position.

He sure looks like a good one, but he’s also missed 37 games in his first two seasons. Surely waiting another year would have been sound business. This is a team, after all, that gave Shawn Horcoff $33 million back in 2009 and has regretted locking him up ever since.

Yes, deals signed by Steve Stamkos and others had, before the Hall contract, effectively eliminated the “bridge” contract between the entry-level deal and getting star-quality money. Carolina, meanwhile, signed Jeff Skinner one year before his entry-level deal was

up, so now teams with elite youngsters not only don’t get the comfort of the bridge contract, they’re looking at an enormous, long-term financial commitment after just two years.

That’s a practice that could not have been contemplated back in 2005 when the current CBA was signed.

So we’re into the same dynamic as was the case before 2004, with teams failing to use the leverage the CBA gives them, forcing teams like Edmonton to go along or take a harder line with players. The Oilers, of course, not only didn’t take a hard line with Hall, they also gave Jordan Eberle $36 million over six years, also with only two years of NHL experience and also a year before his entrylevel deal expired.

That’s $78 million for two hugely promising young players, neither of whom has scored 35 goals or played three seasons.

This is, even if you love these players, a monster projection by the Oilers.

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Tiger and Rory show delivers at Crooked Stick CARMEL, Ind. — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy seem to be spending a lot of time together lately. That includes the top of a busy leaderboard at the BMW Championship.

The biggest star in golf and his heir apparent put on a dazzling show Thursday at Crooked Stick, where the gallery caught a glimpse of the best players in the world for the first time since the 1991 PGA Championship.

McIlroy, flawless with his irons, birdied his last two holes for an 8-under 64 and was part of a four-way tie for the lead with Indiana native Bo Van Pelt, U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson and Graham DeLaet, the Canadian who is quietly becoming the Cinderella of these FedEx Cup playoffs.

Just three days after McIlroy won the Deutsche Bank Championship, he looked just as impressive in the opening round at Crooked Stick.

“He hits it great, putts it great and top of that, he’s just a really nice kid,” Woods said in some of his strongest praise ever for another player. “The game of golf is in great hands with him, and he’s here to stay.”

Woods, who finished two shots behind Monday in Boston, isn’t going away quietly. He was only sharp when it came to scoring, making enough birdies to stay in the game, including a 30-foot chipin on his last hole for a 65.

McIlroy had every reason to be a little flat because of the short turnaround from the Labor Day finish. But that wasn’t the case at the BMW Championship, not with fans lined three-deep down the

entire 10th hole to see him and Woods in the same group for the second time in three weeks.

“It definitely gives you a little more of a lift, especially coming off a win and maybe being a little flat,” McIlroy said. “You’re focused from the get-go, and you want to go out and shoot a good number, and I was able to do that today.”

They made it look easy, and Crooked Stick was every bit of that on a broiling afternoon north of Indianapolis.

Because of heavy rains earlier in the week — so fierce on Wednesday that the course was briefly evacuated — players were able to lift, clean and place their golf balls in the short grass before firing at the flags. Really, there was no other option in such soft conditions.

Sixty players in the 70-man field were at par or better.

Forty players were in the 60s.

All but five holes played under par, and the average score was 69.47.

“I think we all knew it was there for the taking today,” said Justin Rose, who opened with a 67 and was tied for 10th.

Vijay Singh had a chance to join the leaders until he drove into the water on the 18th hole, though he escaped with par and was at 65. Luke Donald was in the group at 66. Phil Mickelson was at 69, worth noting because it looked as though he might quadruple bogey on his last hole. Instead, he made birdie.

His second shot from the fairway on the par-5 ninth sailed toward the corporate tents, and Mickelson feared it was out-of-bounds. He hit a provisional that went onto the driving range, which definitely was out-of-bounds. Before

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The threesome of Rory McIlroy, left, Tiger Woods, right and Nick Watney, second from right head out on the 10th fairway during the first round of the BMW Championship PGA golf tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., Thursday. he could hit again, Mickelson discovered the first one was in play.

Mickelson had a clear enough shot at the green, and he hasn’t lost his magic with the short game — his wedge settled 2 feet away for a birdie.

“I got lucky,” Mickelson said.

Mickelson played in the group in front of Woods and McIlroy, a dream for any gallery. Even so, cheers could be heard from all ends of Crooked Stick, a testament to how many people were on the course for a Thursday afternoon.

But the biggest crowd followed the two biggest stars at

the moment.

“I definitely felt left out for a while,” said Nick Watney, the Barclays winner who played with Woods and McIlroy. “But it was fun to watch.

Those guys ... they’re really good. Rory swings so aggressively, but he never looks uncomfortable. I wish I could have kept up.”

Watney, who rallied for a 70, opened with four pars and coming off the 13th green said, “I’m playing like the Giants’ offence.” He was talking football, not baseball.

Woods and McIlroy got after it from the start. Woods hit into about 10 feet on the opening hole, and McIlroy hit next

Eskimos defence looking for revenge of one-point Labour Day loss THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The members of the Edmonton Eskimos defence know what they did wrong Labour Day and what they need to do to fix it Friday.

After giving up 31 points in a one-point loss to Calgary on Monday, defensive end Julius Williams says Edmonton’s defence has to do its job better when the two teams meet in a rematch Friday at Commonwealth Stadium.

“They’re a good team but nothing they did would have beat us,” he said Thursday. “We beat ourselves because we weren’t in the right place, weren’t filling the gaps, guys were missing tackles.

“It’s about execution, making sure we execute and get it done.”

The Stampeders’ home-field win pulled them into a second-place tie with Edmonton in the West Division, both at 5-3, with Friday’s contest expected to be every bit as close.

“We felt, honestly, that it was our fault we lost that game,” said linebacker J.C. Sherritt. “I think our offence played great, played well enough to win.

But we gave up some plays we felt we shouldn’t have.“ And the game film verified his thinking.

“Oh yeah, absolutely,” he said.

Defensive co-ordinator Mark Nelson said the Eskimos just “ran out of time” Monday.

“It was like a heavyweight, 15-round battle and nobody got knocked out, we were both standing,” he said. “We just lost on points. Now we go at it again and they have to come to our house.

“This is Round 2. Could be a Round 4, Round 5 situation (by season’s end), who knows.”

Nelson said his defence also got “out-formationed” on some plays because of the Stampeders’ motion.

“Little things that catch our eyes, some extra

movement,” he explained. “It was only a couple of times but it hurt us. That comes back to coaching.”

Much of the pre-game hype going into Calgary was the matchup of Stampeder running back Jon Cornish against Sherritt, the league leader in tackles.

Cornish impressed Sherritt with his 13 carries for 71 yards along with four receptions for 23 yards and a touchdown in Monday’s win.

“I saw exactly what I expected, what I saw on film, a great player,” said Sherritt. “This one-on-one thing, that’s for the media. If I were to get caught up in a one-on-one battle I would be letting down our defence.

“If I’m focusing on him that would be disrespectful to their other players. If you disrespect a player in this league he’ll make you pay for it with a touchdown.”

While the Eskimos agreed they have to pay close attention to Cornish and receiver Nik Lewis, their main focus was on their own play.

“We have to play sound football, read our keys, get aligned right,” said Sherritt. “We had some missed alignments. It’s a credit to them but we felt that was on us and we have to fix it.”

Veteran Kerry Joseph will again get the start at quarterback. Head coach Kavis Reed said the physical condition of Steven Jyles made the decision easy.

“We came to the realization he’s not where he needs to be to protect himself from long-term injury,” Reed said of Jyles who injured his leg in the Eskimos 26-17 win over Toronto on Aug. 17.

Joseph completed 17-of-27 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns in Monday’s loss. He said the Eskimos must get off to a better start at home.

“We started slow down there,” he said. “We need to start fast, get the momentum.”

Reed said no final decision had been made on his running backs. Jerome Messam, Cory Boyd and Hugh Charles are all on the 46-player roster and who will be on the 42-man game roster will a late decision.

Rematches to make for fiery football Football players are not fond ley for Glenn. of back-to-back games against the Saturday’s early game pits the same team. They start to dislike Tiger-Cats against the Argonauts the other guys right after the open- in Toronto and I predict that Hank ing kickoff in the first game and and his fellow ‘Cats will bring a head downhill from better game to the Centhat point in a hurry. ter of the Universe.

Another game against The Argos have finally the same team means started to get better that players even start under the guidance of to intensely hate the quarterback Ricky Ray other guys’ dogs during because he likes to use the second game. all of his potential reAll of this week’s ceivers, including his games are rematches new starting tailback from a week ago, so Chad Kackert. there is very little love However, the Ticats in the room this weekare faced with a mustend. The Eskimos and win game at the halfJIM Stampeders drew the way point of the season SUTHERLAND short straw so they will and I believe that this play only five days after team has been a Bart their game in Calgary, Simpson-like underwon by the Stamps in achiever in 2012. The a nail-biter finish. The teams are time for the ‘Cats to spring toward evenly matched in many ways, so respectability is right now, a meswe can expect another close game sage that will not be lost on them with a different outcome tonight as they win in Toronto on Saturin Edmonton. day.

I expect the Eskies to win the B.C. will be bad hosts to the rematch because there is no place Montreal Alouettes in the Saturlike home for these guys where day afternoon game because they they have won three and lost only owe the Als a loss after last Frione in 2012. That factor will mean day’s game in Montreal. The Alouthe difference for the Eskimos ettes have been the Beasts of the tonight as they play against the East this year because Anthony Stamps, who are riding the best Calvillo has been other-worldly at part of the inconsistent arm of quarterback in 2012. journeyman quarterback Kevin However, the Lions like to beat Glenn, a guy who has been dogged up opponents in B.C. Place since by a peaks-and-valleys CFL ca- their return to the newly-renovatreer. Tonight will be another val- ed monument to excess. There is

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every reason to believe that B.C. will maul the Als because this is one angry pride of Lions with a lot of pride on the line in this game.

The last rematch of the weekend is the Banjo Bowl in Winnipeg on Sunday. The 52-0 beat-down by the Riders in Regina gives the Bombers extra incentive not to embarrass themselves in front of a hometown crowd and I feel that they will accomplish that much in the game.

However, I do not see a Bomber victory in the rematch because they are that bad — maybe not 520 bad, but bad all the same. Last weekend elevated Rider quarterback Darian Durant back into sainthood for some Rider fans and I will admit that he performed much better in the game.

Durant ran more and passed better (114 passing yards in the first quarter) until he cooled off (168 total passing yards) and eventually left in the third quarter with an upper body injury. His replacement was Drew Willy and he performed at a high level in a relief role with two more touchdowns and got better the more he played.

However, you still start Durant in the Banjo Bowl and he should win the rematch fairly easily. If not, Plan B (Willy at quarterback) has a serious upside for the Riders.

Jim Sutherland is a Red Deer freelance writer whose column appears Fridays in the Advocate

to 12 feet. McIlroy made his putt, Woods followed that with his birdie putt.

There was a two-shot swing for Woods when he hit 8-iron to 4 feet on the 13th hole and McIlroy went long of the green.

There was a two-shot swing for McIlroy when he hit 6-iron to 6 feet on the next hole, and Woods came up short and missed his par putt.

Woods even popped up a tee shot — just like McIlroy did in the final round at Boston — on the fourth hole.

It went only 186 yards, so short that marshals came running back down the fairway trying to figure out where it went.

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Cougars looking to contend for title HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR The Notre Dame Cougars are loaded with veterans and therefore should be a championship contender in the Central Alberta High School Football League this season.

Not so fast, cautions head coach Gino Castellan.

“We have 51 bodies and 25 of them are returning players. Potentially, we could be very good and we expect to be near the top, but you still have to go out and play the games,” Castellan said on Thursday.

“There are always situations where teams look good on paper and then don’t play well. But that’s our job as coaches — to get them ready for these games.”

The Cougars, who open their season tonight against the host Camrose Trojans, are stacked with savvy and skill on both sides of the ball.

Quarterback Kieran Pruden is back and will operate behind an offensive line featuring veterans Joe McQuay at centre, guards Brandon Lee, Chad Lakusta and Austin Kulak and tackle Dusty Fowler.

The presence of such a veteran group in the trenches is a major luxury for Castellan.

“I think it’s huge because the blocking schemes don’t change much. These guys have been around for at least a year and they know the blocking

schemes, which is half the battle. Once they get familiar with those again and learn a few new wrinkles, I think we’re going to be that much better.”

Pruden should excel this season with the return of receivers Dustin Schaber, Jordan Briault and Brady Podloski.

He’ll also hand off to speedy running back Myles Corsiatto, who last season finished fourth in the league in rushing with 791 yards on 101 carries.

“Pruden and Corsiatto are two of the better players in the league at their positions,” said Castellan.

Spelling Corsiatto in the backfield will be any one or a combination of Schaber, Kieran Mill, Podloski and Luc Laplante. Again, all are veterans.

“I have options,” said Castellan.

“Depending on which system I run, I will have different players in the game.”

Grade 10 student Keegan MacDonald will serve as Pruden’s back-up.

“Keegan has looked good in the preseason so far,” said Castellan, who has also been impressed with newcomers Marc Leachman, a defensive lineman, and offensive lineman William Albach, who will be afforded plenty of playing time.

The Cougars also possess experience on defence with the return of linebackers Logan Smith, Laplante and Luke Castellan and corners Darrin Banack and Logan Hughes. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Notre Dame running back Jordan Briault makes a catch during practice. The Cougars have a lot of veterans coming back this season which has them primed for a run at a Central Alberta High school title.

Ponoka makes a return to 12-man football

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Over the last five years the Ponoka Broncs competed in the 6-man football league with an eye on returning to the Central Alberta High School Football League.

This year seemed like the right time.

“We were ready to take that step,” said Broncs head coach Scott McGregor. “We played five years in the 6-man league and moving up we’re able to get more players involved in the game, plus the staff was ready.”

The Broncs, who return to the league for the first time in 30 years, saw their first action in the Central Alberta league Thursday as they lost 53-0 in an exhibition game against the Hunting Hills Lightning in Ponoka.

McGregor knows it will take time to adjust to the league, but couldn’t be happier with what he’s seen so far in camp.

“We had 44 players in our spring camp and have 39 now and we’re happy with that,” he said. “We have athletes and I know we fall short in terms of experience I feel we can compete.”

McGregor has 12 players returning from last year’s 6-man squad, which lost in the provincial quarterfinals to Buck Mountain.

“We have a lot of new guys, but they’re coming together and we’re proud of their work ethic and attitude,” said McGregor, who credits the 6-man league for their development.

“You have to credit the league for fast-tracking us to reach this point so quickly,” added McGregor.

“That league has a free-wheeling style of football, something that will help the returning kids to fit into the Central Alberta league that much quicker.”

The Broncs’ offensive line is close to be intact from last season but have a new quarterback in Grade 11 Ruger Dye and running back in Grade 10 Carlos Rodriguez.

‘We have a couple of returnees in the backfield,

but we’re counting on Carlos to lead the way,” said McGregor, who knows the defence will be key for his team’s success.

“The defensive side needs to be our strength if we want to have success,” he said. “As for the offence we hope it continue to progress as we go along.”

McGregor, who is one of eight coaches on the staff, hopes to start a bantam program in the near future.

“We’re working on it. It’s important in developing a strong program.”

McGregor grew up in Pigeon Lake and played hockey as a youngster. He played with the Augustana University in Camrose and moved on to senior. He’s been teaching for 15 years and has also coached 3A girls’ volleyball.

The Broncs see their first regular season action Sept. 14 at Rocky Mountain House. They host Lacombe an exhibition play Sept. 21 and have their first regular season home opener, Sept. 28 against Stettler. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Lightning offensive veterans will need to lead the way

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF

new kids have looked good.”

Safety Logan Sinclair, Grade 12 linebacker Jordan Rathwell, halfback Austin Belan and Johnson are expected to anchor the defence, which was by far the best in the league last season, allowing only 59 points in eight games.

The Lightning play in a pool with the other two Red Deer schools — Lindsay Thurber and Notre Dame — Lacombe and Sylvan Lake. They also play a pair of exhibition games against teams in the other pool.

They opened Thursday with an exhibition game against the Ponoka Broncs, who are returning to the league for the first time in 30 years.

Pearson threw for two touchdowns while running for two more in a 53-0 romp over Ponoka. Russell also added two more touchdowns on the ground.

“I like the conference setup,” said Sedgwick. “We’ll see how it works this year and possibly down the road the two cross-over games may count in the standings . . . we’ll see.”

The Lightning host Camrose in an exhibition game Sept, 13 and open league play Sept. 21 when they host Notre Dame. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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Hunting Hills quarterback Scott Pearson rolls out in front of head coach Kyle Sedgwick. The Lightning will need to rely on their returning offensive players including Pearson if they hope to reach the Cantral Alberta High School Football League final for a third straight year.

Offensively the Hunting Hills Lightning have all the ingredients to make another run at the Central Alberta High School Football League title.

But it’s on defence where head coach Kyle Sedgwick has a few worries.

“Offensively we have most of our starters back from last season, but on defence we lost nine of the 12,” he explained. “The big thing will be for some of the other returnees, and some of the new kids, to step up.”

Last season was close to perfect for the 2010 league champions as they posted an 8-0 league record before losing 37-10 to the Sylvan Lake Lakers in the championship final.

“We ran into some injuries at the wrong time,” said Sedgwick. “So it just shows how important depth is.”

The Lightning have four players back on their offensive line, including two-time all-star Bryce Johnson, who joins Devin Altheim, Kelton Jempson and Josh Larratt. Both Johnson and Larratt will also play on the defensive line.

The Lightning offensive backfield should be strong with

the return to quarterback Scott Pearson, tailback Matt Russell and receiver Ashton Hall, all of whom played with the Central Alberta Prairie Fire midget team.

Pearson finished third in league passing last season with a 48.8 per cent average while Russell backed up Mark Beingessner. Russell finished with 365 yards on 65 carries. Hall was ninth in the league with 13 receptions for 143 yards.

Pearson has been sharp so far in camp.

“It’s a real luxury to have a returning starting quarterback and he’s taken another step forward since last year,” said Sedgwick. “His time with the Prairie Fire definitely helped and he’s playing with a lot of confidence.”

The only new face on the offensive line is Grade 11 Levon Arden, who was a backup last year.

“The offence can be complicated, but having so many guys back is huge . . . we’ve already put in 90 per cent of our offence after only eight practices,” said Sedgwick. “The defence, on the other hand, has further to go, but then our motto on defence is to fly around and make plays.

“There are some big holes to fill on defence, but some of our

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Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto

American League East Division W L Pct 77 60 .562 77 60 .562 75 62 .547 63 75 .457 61 75 .449

GB — — 2 14 1/2 15 1/2

Chicago Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota

Central Division W L Pct 74 62 .544 73 63 .537 61 76 .445 58 79 .423 56 81 .409

GB — 1 13 1/2 16 1/2 18 1/2

Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle

West Division W L Pct 82 55 .599 76 60 .559 74 63 .540 67 71 .486

GB — 5 1/2 8 15 1/2

Friday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 13-12) at Baltimore (W.Chen 12-8), 5:05 p.m.

Texas (D.Holland 10-6) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 8-10), 5:10 p.m.

Toronto (H.Alvarez 7-12) at Boston (Doubront 10-7), 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland (J.Gomez 5-7) at Minnesota (Hendriks 0-7), 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Mendoza 7-9) at Chicago White Sox (Liriano 5-11), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 15-6) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 8-11), 8:05 p.m.

Oakland (Griffin 4-0) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-6), 8:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.

Texas at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

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

Oakland at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m.

Toronto at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

Texas at Tampa Bay, 11:40 a.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

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

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

Oakland at Seattle, 2:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Major League Linescores New York 000 100 050 — 6 10 0 Baltimore 400 101 04x — 10 11 0 D.Phelps, Rapada (5), Chamberlain (5), J.Thomas (7), D.Robertson (8), Logan (8), D.Lowe (8) and R.Martin; Hammel, Wolf (6), Strop (8), O’Day (8), Ji.Johnson (9) and Wieters. W—O’Day 7-1. L—D. Robertson 1-6. HRs—Baltimore, Wieters (19), Andino (6), Mar.Reynolds 2 (20), Ad.Jones (28), C.Davis (24).

Texas 000 300 100 1 — 5 9 0 Kan. City 012 000 100 0 — 410 0 (10 innings) Feldman, Kirkman (7), Scheppers (7), Mi.Adams (9), Nathan (10) and Soto; Hochevar, K.Herrera (7), Collins (9), G.Holland (9), Bueno (10), Crow (10) and S.Perez. W—Mi.Adams 4-3. L—G.Holland 6-4.

Sv—Nathan (30). HRs—Texas, Hamilton (39), Beltre (30). Kansas City, Francoeur (12), Hosmer (13).

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R MiCabrera Det 135 524 89 Trout LAA 114 467 108 Beltre Tex 132 515 81 Jeter NYY 135 576 85 DavMurphy Tex 122 369 55 Mauer Min 127 470 71 Fielder Det 136 491 72 Butler KC 135 512 61 Konerko CWS 120 446 56 AJackson Det 113 447 87

H 173 154 164 183 117 148 154 160 137 137

Avg. .330 .330 .318 .318 .317 .315 .314 .313 .307 .306

BATTING — MiCabrera, Detroit, .330; Trout, Los Angeles, .330; Beltre, Texas, .318; Jeter, New York, .318; DavMurphy, Texas, .317; Mauer, Minnesota,

.315; Fielder, Detroit, .314.

RUNS — Trout, Los Angeles, 108; Kinsler, Texas, 92; Hamilton, Texas, 91; MiCabrera, Detroit, 89; AJackson, Detroit, 87; Jeter, New York, 85; Encarnacion, Toronto, 84; Granderson, New York, 84; AdJones, Baltimore, 84.

RBI — MiCabrera, Detroit, 116; Hamilton, Texas, 114; Willingham, Minnesota, 98; Encarnacion, Toronto, 95; Fielder, Detroit, 94; Pujols, Los Angeles, 93; Beltre, Texas, 88; ADunn, Chicago, 88.

HITS — Jeter, New York, 183; MiCabrera, Detroit, 173; Beltre, Texas, 164; AGordon, Kansas City, 162; Butler, Kansas City, 160; Cano, New York, 159; Andrus, Texas, 158.

DOUBLES — AGordon, Kansas City, 45; Pujols, Los Angeles, 40; Cano, New York, 38; Kinsler, Texas, 38; Choo, Cleveland, 37; AdGonzalez, Boston, 37; Brantley, Cleveland, 36.

TRIPLES — AJackson, Detroit, 10; JWeeks, Oakland, 8; Rios, Chicago, 7; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 7; Andrus, Texas, 6; AEscobar, Kansas City, 6; ISuzuki, New York, 6; Trout, Los Angeles, 6.

HOME RUNS — ADunn, Chicago, 38; Hamilton, Texas, 38; Encarnacion, Toronto, 37; MiCabrera, Detroit, 35; Granderson, New York, 34; Willingham, Minnesota, 33; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 30.

STOLEN BASES — Trout, Los Angeles, 44; RDavis, Toronto, 40; Revere, Minnesota, 32; Crisp, Oakland, 31; AEscobar, Kansas City, 27; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 27; Kipnis, Cleveland, 26.

PITCHING — Price, Tampa Bay, 17-5; Weaver, Los Angeles, 16-4; Scherzer, Detroit, 15-6; Sale, Chicago, 15-6; MHarrison, Texas, 15-9; Darvish, Texas, 14-9; Vargas, Seattle, 14-9.

STRIKEOUTS — Verlander, Detroit, 209; Scherzer, Detroit, 204; FHernandez, Seattle, 191; Darvish, Texas, 188; Shields, Tampa Bay, 181; Price, Tampa Bay, 175; Peavy, Chicago, 162; Sale, Chicago, 162.

SAVES — Rodney, Tampa Bay, 42; JiJohnson, Baltimore, 41; RSoriano, New York, 36; CPerez, Cleveland, 34; Nathan, Texas, 29; Valverde, Detroit, 28; Aceves, Boston, 25; Reed, Chicago, 25.

Washington Atlanta Philadelphia New York Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 85 52 .620 78 60 .565 66 71 .482 65 72 .474 61 77 .442

GB — 7 1/2 19 20 24 1/2

Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Chicago Houston

Central Division W L Pct 83 55 .601 74 63 .540 72 64 .529 67 70 .489 51 86 .372 42 95 .307

GB — 8 10 15 31 40

1/2 1/2 1/2

West Division W L Pct 77 60 .562 73 65 .529 68 70 .493 64 74 .464 56 80 .412

GB — 4 9 13 20

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

San Francisco Los Angeles Arizona San Diego Colorado

1/2

Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 4-11) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 15-5), 5:05 p.m.

Colorado (Francis 5-4) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 4-7), 5:05 p.m.

Miami (Ja.Turner 0-2) at Washington (Strasburg 15-6), 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Maholm 11-9) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 10-8), 5:10 p.m.

Houston (Harrell 10-9) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 10-9), 5:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 14-8) at St. Louis (Lohse 142), 6:15 p.m.

Arizona (Skaggs 1-1) at San Diego (Cashner 3-3), 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 1-1) at San Francisco (Lincecum 8-14), 8:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Miami at Washington, 11:05 a.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

Colorado at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Houston at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.

Arizona at San Diego, 6:35 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Houston at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.

Colorado at Philadelphia, 11:35 a.m.

Miami at Washington, 11:35 a.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 12:15 p.m.

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

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 6:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Major League Linescores Colorado 000 000 000 — 0 7 1 Atlanta 010 000 00x — 1 7 0 Chacin, Mat.Reynolds (4), Moscoso (5), Brothers (7), Belisle (8) and W.Rosario; T.Hudson, Moylan (8), O’Flaherty (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann. W—T. Hudson 14-5. L—Chacin 2-5. Sv—Kimbrel (34).

Milwaukee 001 000 100 — 2 6 1 Miami 310 000 02x — 6 12 0 Estrada, Li.Hernandez (6), Kintzler (7), M.Parra (8), Stinson (8) and Lucroy; Jo.Johnson, H.Bell (8), Cishek (9) and Brantly. W—Jo.Johnson 8-11. L— Estrada 2-6.

Chicago 110 000 000 — 2 7 2 Washington130 302 00x — 9 12 0 Germano, L.Castillo (5), Beliveau (6), Socolovich (7), Bowden (8) and Clevenger, W.Castillo; Zimmermann, Gorzelanny (8), C.Garcia (8) and K.Suzuki.

W—Zimmermann 10-8. L—Germano 2-6. HRs— Chicago, Rizzo (12). Washington, K.Suzuki (3), LaRoche (29).

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R MeCabrera SF 113 459 84 AMcCutchen Pit 131 499 93 Posey SF 124 446 63 YMolina StL 116 427 53 DWright NYM 132 489 79 Braun Mil 129 501 90 CGonzalez Col 122 478 85 Fowler Col 125 405 69 Holliday StL 133 515 85 AHill Ari 133 512 75

H 159 172 145 138 153 156 148 124 157 154

Avg. .346 .345 .325 .323 .313 .311 .310 .306 .305 .301

BATTING — MeCabrera, San Francisco, .346; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, .345; Posey, San Francisco, .325; YMolina, St. Louis, .323; DWright, New York, .313; Braun, Milwaukee, .311; CGonzalez, Colorado, .310.

RUNS — AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 93; Braun, Milwaukee, 90; Bourn, Atlanta, 88; JUpton, Arizona, 86; CGonzalez, Colorado, 85; Holliday, St. Louis, 85; MeCabrera, San Francisco, 84.

RBI — Braun, Milwaukee, 99; Headley, San Diego, 94; Bruce, Cincinnati, 93; Holliday, St. Louis, 92; LaRoche, Washington, 92; ArRamirez, Milwaukee, 89; ASoriano, Chicago, 88.

HITS — AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 172; Prado, Atlanta, 160; MeCabrera, San Francisco, 159; Bourn, Atlanta, 158; Holliday, St. Louis, 157; Braun, Milwaukee, 156; AHill, Arizona, 154; Reyes, Miami, 154.

DOUBLES — ArRamirez, Milwaukee, 43; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 39; Prado, Atlanta, 38; DWright, New York, 37; Votto, Cincinnati, 36; AHill, Arizona, 35; Bruce, Cincinnati, 34.

TRIPLES — SCastro, Chicago, 11; Fowler, Colorado, 11; Bourn, Atlanta, 10; MeCabrera, San Francisco, 10; Pagan, San Francisco, 10; Colvin, Colorado, 9; Reyes, Miami, 9.

HOME RUNS — Braun, Milwaukee, 37; Bruce, Cincinnati, 32; Stanton, Miami, 30; LaRoche, Washington, 29; Beltran, St. Louis, 28; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 27; Hart, Milwaukee, 27; Kubel, Arizona, 27.

STOLEN BASES — Bourn, Atlanta, 38; Reyes, Miami, 34; Pierre, Philadelphia, 32; Victorino, Los Angeles, 32; Bonifacio, Miami, 30; CGomez, Milwaukee, 30; DGordon, Los Angeles, 30.

PITCHING — Dickey, New York, 18-4; GGonzalez, Washington, 18-7; Cueto, Cincinnati, 17-7; AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 15-5; Strasburg, Washington, 15-6; 6 tied at 14.

STRIKEOUTS — Kershaw, Los Angeles, 201; Dickey, New York, 195; Strasburg, Washington, 195; GGonzalez, Washington, 185; Hamels, Philadelphia, 178; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 176; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 173.

SAVES — AChapman, Cincinnati, 35; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 34; Hanrahan, Pittsburgh, 34; Motte, St. Louis, 33; Papelbon, Philadelphia, 31; Clippard, Washington, 30; Putz, Arizona, 28.

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS—Traded RHP John Brownell to Long Island (Atlantic) for future considerations.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Released LHP James Frisbee.

SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS—Released INF Andy Juday. Traded INF Cesar Nicolas to Southern Maryland (Atlantic) for a player to be named.

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Traded C Jon Hurst to San Rafael (North American) to complete an Aug. 24 trade.

Atlantic League SUGAR LAND SKEETERS—Named MJ Trahan marketing communications director, Charlie Norton special events director, Paul Wallace director of premium services, Stefanie Nelson event marketing manager and Adam Mettler customer service co-ordinator.

Can-Am League QUEBEC LES CAPITALES—Released RHP Guillaume Leduc.

North American League RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHITEWINGS—Suspended INF Leugim Barroso. Activated C Jhonaldo Pozo.

FOOTBALL ATLANTA FALCONS—Re-signed CB Dominique Franks. Waived WR Tim Toone.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed WR Derek Hagan. Waived CB Coye Francies.

HOCKEY PROVIDENCE BRUINS—Signed F Alden Hirschfeld.

ECHL READING ROYALS—Agreed to terms with F David Marshall.

UTAH GRIZZLIES—Signed D Evan Stoflet.

LACROSSE COLORADO MAMMOTH—Signed D John Gallant.

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL MLB—Suspended Toronto Blue Jays RHP Jose Brito and New York Mets OF Hengelbert Rojas for 50 games each for positive tests under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

National League COLORADO ROCKIES—Recalled INF/OF Matt McBride from Colorado Springs (PCL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Transferred RHP Chad Billingsley to the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of LHP Steven Rodriguez from Chattanooga (SL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with OF Chris Denorfia on a two-year contract through 2014.

Carolina League WINSTON-SALEM DASH—Assigned RHP James Hudelson to Kannapolis (SAL).

American Association SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS—Traded INF Cory

Morales to Southern Maryland (Atlantic) for a player to be named.

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Traded LHP Brian Gump to San Rafael (North American) to complete an Aug. 15 trade.

Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Acquired the rights to RHP John Brownell from Grand Prairie (AA) for future considerations. Signed RHP John Brownell.

Released RHP Bubbie Buzachero.

BASKETBALL NBA—Named Mike Bantom executive vicepresident, referee operations.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Named Scott Layden assistant general manager.

FOOTBALL NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed TE Michael Hoomanawanui. Placed TE Visanthe Shiancoe on injured reserve/designated for return list. Signed WR Kerry Taylor and OL Jeremiah Warren to the practice squad. Released FB Eric Ketttani and WR Sam Kirkland from the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS—Re-signed DT Marcus Dixon. Signed P Robert Malone. Released LB Ricky Sapp from the practice squad. Signed CB LeQuan Lewis to the practice squad.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Acquired the rights for OL Matthew O’Donnell from Saskatchewan for WR Greg Carr.

Arena Football League ORLANDO PREDATORS—Named Doug Plank coach.

Alberta Downs Weekend entries Saturday Post time 1:45 p.m.

First Pace, purse $4,000 (DD, EX, SF, TR).

1 Beach Baby (K. Clark) 2 Fire Dance (D. Monkman Jr) 3 The Cracken (H. Haining) 4 Hollywood Monroe (G. Hudon) 5 Mjjz Shannon D (B. Grundy) 6 Ok Excalibur (D. Mcleod) 7 Ida Apache (J. Jungquist) 8 Blue Star Cavalier (K. Ducharme) Second Pace, purse $4,500 (EX, SF, TR).

1 River Blues (G. Hudon) 2 Shadow Time (J. Campbell) 3 Shyloh Awaywego (B. Piwniuk) 4 Barona Kijiji (R. Hennessy) 5 Smoky Moon (J. Jungquist) 6 Outlaw Blue Danube (D. Mcleod) 7 Artninspiration (D. Monkman Jr) Third Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Hollywood Jubilee (G. Hudon) 2 Seen N Noted (J. Campbell) 3 Easonby Hanover (J. Chappell) 4 Nf Star Power (R. Hennessy) 5 Steveofdestruction (B. Grundy) 6 My Candidate (D. Monkman Jr) 7 Outlaw I See Red (J. Gray) 8 Rango (K. Clark) 9 Canaco Nolton (K. Hoerdt) Fourth Pace, purse $3,600 (EX, TR, W4).

1 Fly Bye Elly (J. Gray) 2 Truly Cruisin (J. Campbell) 3 Clintons Playmate (J. Jungquist) 4 Just Saucy (B. Thomas) 5 Arctic Pine (B. Clark) Fifth Pace, purse $3,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Tequila Boom Boom (R. Hennessy) 2 Notable Intension (R. Schneider) 3 Me Myself And I (B. Clark) 4 Brendons Ruby Red (J. Campbell) 5 Justabitfaster (G. Hudon) 6 Double L Cammie (K. Clark) 7 Shynaway (D. Mcleod) 8 Pats Freeride (B. Grundy) 9 Js Honeybet (J. Jungquist) Sixth Pace, purse $3,600 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Passing Breeze (G. Hudon) 2 Saltwater Cowboy (J. Campbell) 3 Too Young Man (R. Grundy) 4 Outlaw Highvoltage (B. Grundy) 5 Farm Team (J. Chappell) 6 Minettas Badboy (T. Remillard) 7 Complete Ensemble (J. Jungquist) 8 Arctic King (B. Clark) 9 Kg Cody (B. Thomas) ae King Carver (Q. Schneider) Seventh Pace, purse $3,200 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Call Of Duty (B. Clark) 2 Blasty Cam (B. Thomas) 3 Coolestdudeintown (R. Hennessy) 4 One Tuff Cowboy (J. Gray) 5 Coolcanadianpromis (J. Campbell) 6 Meadowlarkbigmoney (D. Mcleod) 7 M L Lightning Blvd (J. Jungquist) 8 Wyesone (G. Hudon) 9 Mavericks Pride (J. Chappell) ae Rays Pass (J. Campbell) Eighth Pace, purse $5,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Outlaw Pot Of Gold (C. Kolthammer) 2 Cool One (D. Monkman Jr) 3 Succulent (K. Clark) 4 Whos In The Hat (J. Jungquist)

5 Bashful Beauty (K. Hoerdt) 6 Prairie Illusion (B. Clark) 7 Honor Roll (J. Campbell) 8 Blue Star Classic (J. Gray) 9 G I Joan (G. Hudon) ae Down Home Stylish (K. Hoerdt) Ninth Pace, purse $8,500 (EX, SF, TR, W3).

1 Hollywood Warrior (K. Clark) 2 Trust The Artist (K. Hoerdt) 3 Hilldrop Shady (B. Grundy) 4 Neal Diamonique (J. Campbell) 5 Smart Shark (C. Kolthammer) 6 Kg Explorer (R. Goulet) 7 Timberline Court (G. Hudon) Tenth Pace, purse $6,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Red Star Tiger (K. Clark) 2 Outlaw Beacon (G. Hudon) 3 Red Star Chance (D. Mcleod) 4 Armbro Dublin (B. Piwniuk) 5 Loneridge Shannon (J. Jungquist) 6 No Fear (J. Campbell) 7 Cowboy Caper (K. Hoerdt) 8 Outlawdangruswatrs (B. Clark) Eleventh Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Tilly The Toiler (K. Hoerdt) 2 Promise Me Pez (R. Goulet) 3 Clintons Keepsake (J. Gray) 4 The Panductor (T. Remillard) 5 Im The Reason (R. Schneider) 6 Mood Light (J. Chappell) 7 Hf Georges Kiss (B. Clark) 8 Lynettes Legacy (J. Jungquist) 9 Touch Of Magic (J. Campbell) ae Outlaw Like A Lady (T. Remillard) Sunday Post time: 1:45 p.m.

First Pace, purse $4,000 (DD, EX, SF, TR).

1 Pedal Steel (L. Ward) 2 Lo Tengo (D. Monkman Jr) 3 Aerial Time (J. Chappell) 4 Tinhorn Creek (B. Clark) 5 Western Superstar (B. Grundy) 6 Two Pack Habit (J. Campbell) 7 Attitude Adjuster (G. Hudon) 8 Frisco (D. Mcleod) Second Pace, purse $4,500 (EX, SF, TR).

1 Beren Hanover (K. Clark) 2 Justabitcrazy (G. Hudon) 3 Burnt On Top (T. Remillard) 4 Dieselystic (J. Gray) 5 Barndougle (K. Hoerdt) 6 Jellos Fellow (J. Jungquist) Third Pace, purse $4,900 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Location Baran (J. Gray) 2 Shaker Boy (J. Jungquist) 3 Hollywood Hotel (G. Hudon) 4 Outlawcoltfortyfor (B. Grundy) 5 Mjjz R Us (R. Starkewski) 6 Sharkalucchi (K. Clark) 7 Slender Pride (B. Thomas) 8 Outlawtowerinferno (C. Kolthammer) Fourth Pace, purse $3,000 (EX, SF, TR, W4).

1 Chatter Box (J. Chappell) 2 Miss Reserve (B. Clark) 3 D And Gs Lady (J. Gray) 4 Classy Locomotion (D. Mcleod) 5 Doda Gig (J. Jungquist) 6 Shady Sadie (J. Campbell) 7 Clintons Flirt (G. Schedlosky) 8 Rs Dottie West (K. Hoerdt) Fifth Pace, purse $5,500 (EX, SF, TR).

1 Phoenician Gal (D. Mcleod)

2 Too Ideal (D. Monkman Jr) 3 Market For Romance (K. Ducharme) 4 Keystone Vanyla (B. Grundy) 5 Baby You Save Me (K. Hoerdt) 6 Credit Card Junkie (K. Clark) Sixth Pace, purse $3,900 (EX, SF, TR).

1 Wrangler Diva (B. Grundy) 2 Dewinton Destroyer (K. Clark) 3 Sealedwithapromise (J. Gray) 4 Bridgette Hanover (G. Hudon) 5 Big Bang Theory (B. Clark) 6 Happyagain Mindale (B. Thomas) 7 As Seely Promised (J. Jungquist) Seventh Pace, purse $3,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Whiskey Bernie (B. Thomas) 2 Meadowlarkrenegade (J. Chappell) 3 Rays Pass (J. Campbell) 4 My Promise To You (J. Gray) 5 Im Gunna Rock (R. Schneider) 6 Avenger (G. Schedlosky) 7 Mystic Light (K. Clark) 8 Hesacamcracker (R. Hennessy) 9 Man Alive (J. Jungquist) Eighth Pace, purse $3,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Dudes Bonnie (R. Goulet) 2 Callmeaftermdnight (J. Campbell) 3 Reservations Only (B. Clark) 4 Outlaw Star Maker (C. Kolthammer) 5 Red Star Jenny (K. Hoerdt) 6 Minettaszoombyyall (J. Gray) 7 Apalamine (T. Remillard) 8 Te Anau (D. Monkman Jr) 9 Samnmadie (J. Jungquist) ae Sharon Blew Bye (B. Grundy) Ninth Pace, purse $5,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 My World (K. Hoerdt) 2 Battle River Storm (D. Monkman Jr) 3 Promise To Lynette (J. Campbell) 4 Somethinsgoinon (K. Clark) 5 Balzac Billy (J. Jungquist) 6 Hollywood Lenny (Q. Schneider) 7 Cenalta Power (R. Grundy) 8 Playbook (B. Clark) 9 Arroway (J. Gray) Tenth Pace, purse $3,200 (EX, SF, TR, W3).

1 Kg Pomerlin (J. Jungquist) 2 Reaction (G. Schedlosky) 3 Halo Margieann (B. Grundy) 4 Hf Nancys Babygirl (J. Campbell) 5 Julie Caesar (R. Hennessy) 6 Westwood Chaos (T. Remillard) 7 Eternal Grace (J. Gray) 8 Whitehouse Secret (K. Ducharme) Eleventh Pace, purse $4,200 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Raging Fingers (J. Jungquist) 2 Bomber Brown (J. Campbell) 3 Jafeica Again (K. Hoerdt) 4 Super Sunrise (R. Goulet) 5 Allbouttaj (L. Ward) 6 Revoler (B. Clark) 7 Western Olympian (K. Clark) 8 Total Rhythm (B. Grundy) Twelfth Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Capablenrewarding (D. Mcleod) 2 Lakers R Electric (Q. Schneider) 3 Hot Attack (B. Clark) 4 Snazzie Jim (J. Campbell) 5 Outlawclassichrome (L. Ward) 6 Rays Folly (K. Clark) 7 Art By Dylan (T. Remillard) 8 Boiling Over (R. Goulet) 9 Katies Gun (B. Grundy) ae K B Hercules (J. Gray)

PGA-BMW Championship Thursday At Crooked Stick Golf Club Course Carmel, Ind. Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,497; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Webb Simpson 33-31 Bo Van Pelt 31-33 Rory McIlroy 32-32 Graham DeLaet 32-32 Tiger Woods 33-32 Vijay Singh 34-31 Ryan Palmer 32-34 Ryan Moore 34-32 Luke Donald 34-32 Jimmy Walker 34-33 Zach Johnson 35-32 Robert Garrigus 33-34 Justin Rose 32-35 Rickie Fowler 34-33 Ben Crane 34-33 Ian Poulter 36-32 Adam Scott 33-35 Kyle Stanley 34-34 Matt Every 35-33 Chris Kirk 35-33 Seung-Yul Noh 34-34 Graeme McDowell 33-35 Lee Westwood 34-34 Louis Oosthuizen 35-33 Dustin Johnson 36-32 Steve Stricker 33-35 Ernie Els 34-34 Geoff Ogilvy 33-35 Jim Furyk 33-36 Phil Mickelson 33-36 Matt Kuchar 35-34 Sergio Garcia 37-32 David Hearn 34-35 Tom Gillis 35-34 Kevin Stadler 35-34 Bud Cauley 35-34 Bubba Watson 35-34 Brandt Snedeker 36-33 Martin Laird 35-34 Charl Schwartzel 35-34 Ben Curtis 36-34 John Senden 35-35 John Huh 35-35 Hunter Mahan 34-36 Nick Watney 33-37 Padraig Harrington 35-35 Troy Matteson 35-35 Charlie Wi 34-36 Johnson Wagner 36-34 J.B. Holmes 35-35 Tim Clark 35-36 Bill Haas 37-34 Bob Estes 36-35 Brendon de Jonge 36-35 Keegan Bradley 34-37 Mark Wilson 35-37 Scott Piercy 34-38 Jason Dufner 37-35 Pat Perez 36-36 Kevin Na 36-36 Brian Harman 35-38 Jeff Overton 37-37 Greg Chalmers 38-36 D.A. Points 33-41 Marc Leishman 37-38 Carl Pettersson 39-36 Charley Hoffman 38-37 Dicky Pride 39-37 Bryce Molder 38-39 William McGirt 40-37

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Today’s Game Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Hamilton at Toronto, 11 a.m.

Montreal at B.C., 2 p.m.

Sunday’s Game Saskatchewan at Winnipeg, 11 a.m.

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Jacksonville at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Miami at Houston, 11 a.m.

New England at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Washington at New Orleans, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

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

St. Louis at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 2:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

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

Pittsburgh at Denver, 6:20 p.m.

Monday’s Games Cincinnati at Baltimore, 5 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 8:15 p.m.

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Clemens doesn’t feel he can make impact with Astros this season

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SUGAR LAND, Texas — Roger Clemens still insists he has no plans to pitch for the Houston Astros this season.

The 50-year-old Clemens is preparing for his second start with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League on Friday. He will throw to his oldest son, Koby, when he starts against the Long Island Ducks.

The pair met with reporters Thursday, and the seven-time Cy Young Award winner again was questioned about the possibility of a return to the majors this season.

“I don’t think I could make an impact,” Clemens said when asked about pitching for the last-place Astros. “I think it would be fun for a lot of people, but it would take a lot of work to do and to perform the way I would want to perform.

My mind says yes. My body says no.”

The Astros have two home-

stands remaining.

They face two teams that are out of contention next week in the Cubs and Phillies.

The last homestand beginning Sept. 21 features Pittsburgh and St. Louis, both in the NL wild-card hunt.

Houston has said it would be open to the idea of bringing back Clemens.

The Astros sent a scout to watch his first outing for the Skeeters and plan to do so again Friday.

“That’s fantastic, but I don’t think I’m close to doing that,” Clemens said. “If my body felt better and my shoulder felt better, and I rebounded quicker, it would be something I would think about doing, even go to spring training and do it for fun.”

Clemens also was noncommittal about playing past Friday for the Skeeters, but he left open the possibility of pitching elsewhere in the future.

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Mortimer contiues to boost medal totals PARALYMPICS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LONDON — Summer Mortimer and Benoit Huot wrapped up their individual races in the pool Thursday after winning almost a third of Canada’s medals and over half the country’s gold so far at the Paralympic Games.

Mortimer added bronze to a collection that already included two gold and a silver by finishing third in the women’s 100-metre freestyle.

The 19-year-old from Ancaster, Ont., will swim the backstroke leg of a medley relay on Friday, but Mortimer is already Canada’s most decorated Paralympian in London.

“It still hasn’t hit me,” she said. “I think other people make a bigger deal out of it than I do just because of my background in sport.

“It’s a pretty cool feeling. I’m really grateful for the experience. I’m really happy Canada allowed me to come here and perform for them.”

Huot, swimming his third race in as many nights, was fourth in the men’s 100 freestyle in what was his final race in London.

The Montreal swimmer caps his fourth Paralympics with a complete set of gold, silver and bronze for a career 19.

Huot, 28, won the 200 individual medley in worldrecord time on the first day of competition in London. He also took silver in the 400 freestyle and bronze in the 100 backstroke.

“I am leaving London with a big smile on my face,” Huot said. “I knew this race was going to be the toughest. It’s the one I’ve trained for the least.

Eighty-five per cent of training was focused on the medley.”

Mortimer’s bronze was Canada’s lone medal on Day 9.

With three days of competition remaining, the Canadian team was at 22 medals and assured of a 23rd when the men’s wheelchair basketball team defeated host Britain 69-52 in their semifinal. Canada faces defending champion Australia for gold Saturday.

But just four gold tied Canada for 21st, so the team is unlikely to hit its objective of a top-eight finish in the gold-medal count in London.

Patrick Anderson of Fergus, Ont., led Canada with 17 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds in wheelchair basketball.

Saturday’s final is a rematch of the 2008 gold-medal game in Beijing where Australia prevailed 72-60.

Canada won gold in both 2004 and 2000.

The final day of sailing was cancelled due to high winds and medals were awarded based on current position. That hurt Canada’s medal chances with two boats in fourth after Wednesday’s round.

Paul Tingley of Halifax was the defending champion in the single person keelboat. He finished just off the podium, as did the two-person keelboat team of Victoria’s John McRoberts and Stacie Louttit.

“Obviously there’s disappointment in coming fourth,” McRoberts said. “But to be honest, the other countries sailed better than we did. I’m still proud of where we finished. We ended up being the top Canadian sailing team at both the Olympics and Paralympics.”

The men’s wheelchair rugby team bounced back from a loss to Australia to beat Belgium 58-50. Cana-

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Britain’s Jonnie Peacock celebrates after winning the men’s 100m T44 final at the 2012 Paralympics, Thursday. Peacock defeated the favorite in the event, South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius who finished fourth. da faces Sweden on Friday with the winner advancing to the semifinals.

Mortimer and Huot earned seven medals between them and own three of Canada’s four gold. The fourth came from wheelchair sprinter Michele Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, B.C. Mortimer set world records en route to winning the 50-metre freestyle and the 200 individual medley.

She was second in the 100 backstroke.

Shortly after trying out for Canada’s 2008 Olympic swim team, Mortimer suffered catastrophic injuries to her feet and lower shins in a trampoline accident.

She hit cement instead of the sponge pit.

Eight screws inserted in her feet and a metal plate in her left foot continually give her pain. Mortimer has clubbed feet and races in the S10 classification, which is for athletes with the least severe physical impairment.

“The way I look at it is I look at the other classifications and other athletes and I see their stories and what they do and I don’t think I’m on the same level as them,” Mortimer explained. “I’m so in awe by all the athletes, humbled and inspired by each and every one on the team and who I’ve met around

the world.

“Maybe eventually over time I’ll start to give myself the same credit, but I look at them and I think they’re rock stars.”

Mortimer intends to swim again in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

“I would like to say so,” she said. “Life has it’s ups and downs. You never know what’s going to happen.

I’ll take it year by year. Mentally I’m 100 per cent set on it.”

She has to decide if she’ll wants surgery to try to relieve the pain in her feet.

“The fact I’m walking is a miracle in itself,” she said. “When I get back, I have to sort out my life stuff first and figure out some swimming stuff. I have to figure out eventually when I can fit in the surgery.”

Huot says it’s 50-50 whether he’ll race in Rio, although he’s tempted to continue to the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto.

“Family, girlfriend, kids, work, who knows?” Huot said. “There’s so many variables.”

The International Paralympic Committee has awarded the 2013 world swim championships to Canada with the host city yet to named.

Gomez leads after first Kings going to earn way into round at Canadian playoffs despite automatic berth Tour’s Great Waterway In the midfield allstar Geng Thian, Cale Jacobs, Hayden Slaymaker and Haydn MacLean are returning.

Midfielder Chase Grenier of Olds is one of the impressive new faces.

“Technically he’s a gifted player who is very creative and has shown well in the preseason,” said Fullarton.

Midfielders Evan Foerster and Jeremy Gopal and forward Nolan Hamilton and TJ Johnson are newcomers from Red Deer with midfielder Adrian Ramirez from Mexico.

“The new guys are all quick and add pace to the team,” added Fullarton.

Meanwhile, the RDC Queens head coach Dave Colley has nine veterans and nice rookies on their roster heading into Lakeland. Colley returns as the head man after working as an assistant coach last season with David McCarthy.

“This is a different team for me,” Colley said. “When I took over from Jerry (Gerling) two years ago I have a veteran lineup, while last

year Dave brought most of his major league players with him. This year it’s a bit of a rebuilding season, but then even the new girls have a lot of experience at the U18 or major league.”

Jesse Stewart, who backed up Lauren Good, returns as the main keeper while the defence will be anchored by Shannon Middlemiss and fifthyear Amber Regnier.

The rest of the defence consists of rookies in Tatiana Aspillaga and Cori van der Voort of Red Deer, Teagan Donald of Rocky Mountain House and Adi Moyer of Lacombe. Both van der Voort and Moyer played with the Red Deer Major League squad.

The midfield has the majority of the experience with Sarah Fulmer, Kayla Keenan and Allison Walsh all in their fifth season and Brianne Boychuk in her fourth year. Claire Wallace and Kristi Lem are in their second year, although Wallace can also play up front. Two of the top recruits in the middle are Tara Berger, who played with Southwest United

in Edmonton, and Alana Rehman of Red Deer.

Terra Salmon of Stettler, who played Major League in Red Deer, can play either in the middle or up front.

One of the top recruits up front is Paula Dadensky of Stettler, who led the Red Deer City Major League squad, in scoring. Hallee Peter of Camrose, who played with the Red Deer Renegades U18 team, is also new up front.

The Queens played four exhibition games, finishing off with a 0-0 tie against Edmonton Victoria and 8-1 against the Edmonton Blizzard.

They also played Mount Royal University, who are in the CIS this year, and lost 6-1, although they had only 11 players, including four veterans.

“That was early and it was good for the new girls,” said Colley. “Actually we played fairly well as we were only down 2-1 at the half.”

The RDC squads see their first home action Sept. 15 when they host SAIT. They host Olds College on Sept. 16. The women kick off at noon with the men to follow both days. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

THE CANADIAN PRESS GANANOQUE, Ont. — Jaime Gomez hit a courserecord 63 at Smuggler’s Glen Golf Course on Thursday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Canadian Tour’s Great Waterway Classic.

The 45-year old, who has over 30 pro victories to his credit, is one stroke ahead of David Dragoo, who played in the same group and shot 64.

“I was just trying to be patient out there and give myself some looks, and things worked out nice today,” said Gomez.

Gomez made birdie on his first four holes and five of his first six, offsetting a lone bogey with nine total birdies on the day.

“It was an easy day for me, getting to watch Jaime birdie his first four,” said Dragoo. “It got me into a good rhythm and it felt easy from there.”

One shot behind Dragoo was Canadian Tour rookie Mark Hoffman, whose eagle-eagle finish on 17 and 18 gave him a six-under 65.

Tied with Hoffman was Tyler Harris, who made three straight birdies on the back nine for a bogeyfree 65, and Carlos Sainz Jr. Another shot back at five-under 66 was a group of three players including Adam Cornelson, Joe Panzeri and Patrick Scheil.

Vancouver’s Eugene Wong — arguably the hottest player in Canadian Golf after his Canadian Tour Championship win and a victory at last week’s Vancouver Open — opened with a four-under 67 to sit tie for ninth in a group that included Canadian Tour veterans Derek Gillespie and Wes Heffernan.

Order of Merit leader Matt Hill opened with an even-par 71, one shot back of second-place Michael Gligic and third-place Cory Renfrew.

The top two on the Order of Merit after this week will receive an exemption into the second stage of PGA TOUR Q-School.

Hill currently holds a lead of $5,500 over Gligic, who sits just over $1,800 ahead of Renfrew.

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One thing the RDC Kings don’t have to worry about as they prepare to open the Alberta Colleges Men’s Soccer League season Saturday at Lakeland College in Lloydminster is making the playoffs.

The Kings will host the ACAC championships, earning an automatic bye into the sixteam playoff.

However, Kings head coach Steve Fullarton isn’t about to let his squad coast through the regular season.

“The nice thing is it takes some pressure off the guys as they don’t have to worry about the playoffs, but with that said, we want to qualify the proper way . . . we want to earn the right to be in the playoffs.”

The Kings, who play out of the South Division, play a 10-game regular schedule.

“It’s nice we can use those 10 games to prepare for the playoffs and go in with some momentum,” added Fullarton, who has 10 veterans, six rookies and one former player in camp.

Stefan Dugas returns after being away for a couple of seasons and will start in goal. Fullarton had six players back on defence with four returning in the middle.

“We should be strong on defence, but we’re working hard on getting more bodies into the box up front and scoring more goals,” he said.

“We have a good mix of youth and experience.

We have a physically strong team with lots of pace and technical ability.”

League all-star Patrick Sweiger returns as a defender along with Greg Reddekopp, Logan Grenier, Dillon Lehman, Andrew Jevne and Gurjit Sandhu. Jevne is looking for a strong season after missing most of last year with an injury.

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B6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Sept. 7, 2012

Djokovic wins thriller to advance to semis NEW YORK — Locked in a taut, thrill-a-minute second set, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro headed to a tiebreaker and promptly produced a 20-stroke masterpiece of a point befitting a pair of past U.S. Open champions.

More than a dozen shots in, defending champion Djokovic tossed up a lob.

Del Potro, the 2009 champion, sprinted with his back to the court, got to the ball and lofted a lob the other way.

Djokovic slammed an overhead. Del Potro somehow kept the ball in play.

Djokovic laced a drop shot. Again, del Potro got there, attempting another lob. It landed long.

A point from a two-set lead, Djokovic threw his head back, roared “Come on!” and pumped his arms. Del Potro leaned his elbows atop the net, hunched over and rested his head on his arms.

Close and compelling as their quarterfinal was, it might as well have been over right then and there. Djokovic’s down-the-line backhand winner moments later ended the tiebreaker, gave him a commanding lead, and sent him on the way to a 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-4 victory Thursday night that put him in his 10th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal.

“We played some incredible rallies and incredible points,” Djokovic said.

“It’s always entertaining, always so much fun, playing in these night sessions.”

The second-seeded Serb will face fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain

on Saturday, with a spot in Sunday’s final at stake. Ferrer advanced to his fourth career major semifinal by using his high-energy brand of leg-churning, ball-chasing tennis to outlast eighthseeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-3, 6-7 (5), 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) in 4 hours, 31 minutes.

Olympic champion Andy Murray and 2010 Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych — who eliminated 17-time major champion Roger Federer — earned their semifinal berths Wednesday.

Under the lights at night in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the showcase matchup of Djokovic’s squeaky-sneaker defence, reflex returns and line-catching groundstrokes against the seventhseeded del Potro’s big-as-can-be forehands topping 100 mph lasted a few minutes past three hours. But it was tremendously good every step of the way, and the second set alone was 84 minutes long — 11 minutes more than Djokovic’s entire first-round match last week.

Djokovic and del Potro, a 6-foot-6 Argentine, each was left smacking himself in the head with a racket after an ugly mistake — the shot-making was so high-calibre that any miscue really stood out. The full house responded more than once with standing ovations, but the loudest and longest came before the tiebreaker.

These are the only two men who have managed to beat Federer and Rafael Nadal, owner of 11 major trophies, in the course of a single Grand Slam tournament. Djokovic and del Potro each did it while on the way to the championship at Flushing Meadows.

Lots of surprises good and bad at halfway point in CFL Receiver Chris Williams and linebacker J.C. Sherritt are proving they’re not one-year wonders.

The finalists for the CFL’s top rookie award last year haven’t skipped a beat the first half of the 2012 campaign. Williams, the 2011 award winner with the Hamilton TigerCats, has already set a league record for most kick-return TDs with six and is on pace to challenge the single-season touchdown mark.

Sherritt, in his second season with the Edmonton Eskimos, has a CFLhigh 78 tackles. He’s on pace to smash the league mark of 129 set in 1994

by Calvin Tiggle of the Toronto Argonauts.

The two rising stars headline the list of surprises at the halfway point of the season.

Williams actually has set two CFL records this year.

On Monday, he returned a punt 82 yards for a TD in Hamilton’s 33-30 home loss to Toronto, a league-record third straight game he has done so.

In 2011, Williams had 70 catches for 1,064 yards and six TDs. He also returned 12 kickoffs for 252 yards and a touchdown and 12 punts for 81 yards en route to be named the CFL’s top rookie.

Williams has been even more dangerous this season. He’s third among CFL receivers with 42 catches for 704 yards with five TDs. He’s tops in punt returns — 38 for 685 yards (18-yard average) — and taken five back for touchdowns. His other score came on a missed field goal return.

And if he can maintain or improve upon his punt-return average, Williams will eclipse former Edmonton star Larry Highbaugh’s single-season punt return average of 16.8 yards. And with 11 total TDs, Williams is challenging Milt Stegall’s mark of 23 touchdowns recorded in 2002.

The five-foot-nine, 218-pound Sherritt has already surpassed last year’s production when he recorded 72 defensive tackles. While Sherritt still hasn’t registered a sack — he had three in 2011 — he has three interceptions after recording none last season.

Here’s a look at other mid-season surprises: Grant Shaw. Was somewhat of an unknown commodity when acquired by Edmonton from Toronto in December as part of the Ricky Ray deal. But the thirdyear pro has hit 19-of-23 field goals (82.6 per cent) for the Eskimos, with his longest being from 50

yards.

Chad Owens. The fivefoot-seven, 180-pound Hawaiian remains one of the CFL’s most dangerous kick returners.

But he’s also the league’s second-leading receiver with 53 catches for 764 yards and four TDs. With 2,227 all-purpose yards, Owens is on pace to shatter Mike (Pinball) Clemons’ single-season mark of 3,840 yards.

Adam Bighill. He began the season with the unenviable task of replacing Solomon Elimimian at middle linebacker but the five-foot-10, 230-pound Bighill is the CFL’s second-leading tackler with 58 and also has two sacks. Last season a rookie Bighill led the Grey Cup-champion Lions with 22 specialteams tackles.

Brandon London. Patience is a virtue for any offensive player arriving in Montreal given the established veterans the club has. The six-footfour, 210-pound London has 27 catches for 516 yards (19.1-yard average) and two TDs and is the Alouettes second-leading receiver. But the thirdyear receiver is currently out with a knee injury.

Kory Sheets. The CFL rookie has wasted little time making an impact with Saskatchewan. The five-foot-11, 206-pound sparkplug leads the league in rushing (648 yards), carries (123) and running TDs (seven) and is averaging a solid 5.3 yards per attempt. He also has 26 catches for 321 yards.

Chevon Walker. Hamilton surprised many by going with rookie Walker in the backfield ahead of established veteran Avon Cobourne. But the speedy Walker is third in CFL rushing with 543 yards (5.9-yard average) and three TDs. He also has 24 catches for 275 yards and four touchdowns.

Jabar Westerman. B.C. traded up to select Westerman second overall in this year’s CFL draft and was expected to ease the

six-foot-two, 285-pound defensive lineman slowly into the lineup. But the 23-year-old native of Brampton, Ont., has contributed three sacks to a defence that has a league-leading 22.

And now, some firsthalf disappointments: Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Many prognosticators predicted a slight decline this year for the defending East Division champions but nothing quite like this.

The Blue Bombers are last overall with a 2-7 record and have a new head coach in Tim Burke, the former defensive co-ordinator who took over the top job after Paul LaPolice — a finalist for last year’s CFL’s coach of the year award — was fired. The club lost an embarrassing 52-0 decision in Regina on Sunday in Burke’s head-coaching debut.

Jamel Richardson.

The Montreal receiver had career highs of 112 catches and 1,777 yards last season with 11 touchdown grabs.

But the six-foot-three, 215-pound Richardson has struggled in 2012 with 26 catches for 391 yards and two TDs while missing two games with a hamstring injury.

Andy Fantuz. There was no hotter commodity on the CFL free-agent market this off-season than the six-foot-four, 220-pound Fantuz despite missing most of the 2011 campaign due to injury and attending the Chicago Bears training camp.

In 2010, Fantuz was the league’s top Canadian with 87 catches for 1,380 yards and six TDs with Saskatchewan. But in his first season with Hamilton, the native of Chatham, Ont., is 14th among CFL receivers with 33 catches for 463 yards and two TDs. Geroy Simon. He became the CFL’s all-time receiving yards leader early this season but the B.C. Lions veteran slotback has 35 catches for 467 yards and no TDs.

McKinlay keeps rolling CANADIAN MID-AM CHAMPIONSHIP VANCOUVER — Tom McKinlay Jr. of Lacombe shot a third-round threeover par 76 to move into 30th place at the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Point Grey Golf and Country Club.

McKinlay, who had a 75-79 in his first two rounds sits with a 230 total and is 15 strokes back of leader Kevin Carrigan of Victoria, who is one stroke

ahead of Bob Couture of Dallas, Tex. Grant Lee of Red Deer is in 63rd place at 236 after rounds of 78-77-81.

Both McKinlay and Lee are also in the 40-and-over mid-masters division of the championships.

McKinlay is in a tie for 11th, 13 strokes back of Dave Bunker of Woodbridge, Ont., and Lee sits in 30th place.

The tournament wraps up today. play Sept. 14 in Lacombe. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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The Raiders finished with 248 yards rushing while limiting the Sabres to 24 yards on the ground and 99 in the air.

“I thought they (Sabres) played hard, although they’re a bit shorthanded,” said Smith.

The Sabres had only 28 players dressed.

“Our numbers are certainly a concern,” said Sabres head coach Kevin Gibson. “Plus we’re lacking a bit of experience.”

But despite the score Gibson was pleased with his team’s effort.

“It was a close game until the second half and you also have to give Lindsay Thurber credit They played hard and their running back (Tulman) ran extremely hard. He made some big plays although our tackling was a bit sloppy. That’s something we’ll work on.”

Gibson also felt their blocking needs to improve.

“Once they started blitzing it didn’t give our quarterbacks much time as we’re young and inexperienced on the line.”

The Sabres do have experience at the pivot with third-year Josh Saddleback. Impressive Grade 10 Aaron Abrahamson is his backup and also plays wide out. He grabbed two passes for 24 yards.

The Sabres play in a pool with Stettler, Camrose, Rocky Mountain House and Ponoka this season.

“It’s great to have 10 teams and we’ll certainly have a great rivalry with Ponoka,” said Gibson, who opens their regular season Sept. 14 at home against Stettler, who beat Lacombe 17-0 in exhibition play Thursday.

Spencer Yeats and Bryce Maki scored the other LTCHS touchdowns while Owen Smith kicked three converts and a field goal. Josh Jorstad scored the Wetaskiwin major on an 80-yard kickoff return, which tied the score 6-6 at the time. The Raiders led 9-6 at the half.

In Stettler, Tyler Stewart and Parker Cassidy scored touchdowns for the Stettler Wildcats while Clayton Steen added a two-point convert and Elliot Mabot kicked a convert. Their other points came on a safety.

Exhibition play continues tonight with Notre Dame at Camrose and Rocky at Sylvan Lake at 4:30 p.m.

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Wallin will insert his younger prospects into both games and the veteran forward lines of Adam Kambeitz/Turner Elson/Brooks Maxwell and Charles Inglis/Colten Mayor/Tyson Ness will each play one game, as will defencemen Mathew Dumba and Kayle Doetzel.

Either Bolton Pouliot or Grant Naherniak will start in the Red Deer goal tonight, with Patrik Bartosak getting the call on Saturday. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

COX: Cap hit St. Louis, to name a team with a different strategy, hasn’t (yet) made a similar pre-emptive move with defenceman Alex Pietrangelo, and he was a second-team all-star and received considerable Norris Trophy consideration.

Presumably, meanwhile, the Oilers will now have to do exactly as they’ve done with Hall and Eberle after this season with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and the same in the summer of 2014 with Nail Yakupov. Unless, that is, the new CBA won’t let them.

That could be one gigantic cap hit for four players, all with four years or less of NHL experience.

This isn’t to slag the Oilers. Really, they were put in a tough spot by external market forces. Again.

Still, these financial decisions, and their timing, less than a month before a lockout, really make it perplexing as hockey fans try to sort out the situation at hand.

The last deal was done — theoretically— for teams like the Oilers, yet now it’s Edmonton choosing not to take advantage of the rules put in place.

The richest team in Canada, the Maple Leafs, doesn’t have a single outstanding salary commitment in place anywhere close to that of Hall or Eberle despite having a superior team (albeit, also a non-playoff one) the last four seasons.

Odd, really. Meanwhile, the Oilers and Leafs and 28 other teams are jointly demanding enormous concessions from the NHL Players’ Association.

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Baltimore smacked six home runs — including three in a wild eighth inning — and pulled away to a 10-6 victory Thursday

night that enabled the Orioles to climb back into a first-place tie with New York atop the AL East. The Orioles have won 10 of 13, including three of four over the Yankees, and now lead the season series 8-7.

Clearly, this isn’t the same Baltimore team coming off 14 straight losing seasons, or the one that went 5-13 against New York in each of the three previ-

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“They are playing with a lot of confidence right now,” Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez said. “You have to tip your hat to Baltimore.”

Manager Joe Girardi expressed a similar sentiment.

Asked what makes the Orioles good, he replied, “Everything.

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Not so for the Yankees in this opener of a four-game series.

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Donald Fehr, the executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, says he stopped drawing a salary on July 1 and a source told The Canadian Press that commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly plan to follow suit if a new agreement can’t be reached by Sept. 15.

It’s a practice Fehr adhered to during his time at baseball’s union and one his predecessor at the NHLPA, Bob Goodenow, also followed when the 2004-05 season was wiped out by a lockout.

“It’s both a measure of solidarity and uniformity of interest,” Fehr said Thursday. “You want the players to understand you’re in the same boat they are — you don’t have interests different than they do. We think it’s important.”

For Bettman and Daly, it marks a different approach from the last round of negotiations.

They were each paid through the 2004-05 lockout.

On Thursday, Daly declined to confirm directly that he and Bettman would stop being paid, but said “the assumption that high-ranking league executives will continue to receive a salary during a lockout is not necessarily accurate.”

Another lockout is growing more likely with each passing day.

However, the NHL and NHLPA both indicated Thursday night that the stalled talks are on the verge of resuming, possibly as early as Friday. The sides haven’t sat across from one another since last week, when an offer by the NHL prompted the union to counter with changes to a previous proposal tabled last month.

Bettman was unhappy they didn’t come back with a more formal offer and suggested that it would be up to the union to make a move to restart talks.

However, Daly clarified that it wouldn’t necessarily have to come in the form of a proposal.

“I think we’ve made it clear that we don’t think it’s incumbent on us to make the next proposal,” said Daly.

“We continue to feel that we made a very significant proposal last week and we’re not prepared to negotiate against ourselves at this point.”

The sides have continued a dialogue throughout the week, with Daly and Steve Fehr — the union’s special counsel — having dinner together Wednesday night.

Part of the discussion has been centred around how best to restart talks.

The most recent bargaining sessions have been limited to the top executives from each side, with the larger negotiating committees left outside the room.

“There have been some informal discussions about when and under what circumstances (we should talk) and what should the group look like and so on,” said Donald Fehr.

Even with the sides willing to restart formal negotiations, Daly acknowledged that it was “becoming unlikely” an agreement could be signed in time for training camps to open as scheduled on Sept. 21.

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PARKVALE PICNIC Meet your neighbours in Red Deer’s Parkvale neighbourhood for a casual fall get-together.

Picnic in the Park runs Saturday Sept. 8 in the Parkvale playground at 45th Street and 46th Avenue. It begins at 3 p.m. There are children’s games, grown-up talk, hot dogs and beverages supplied. People are asked to bring a potluck dish, chairs or blankets. Invite your neighbours and join in the fun. No alcohol and no pets, too.

MS GOLF CLASSIC Golfers are invited to help out those who are combatting multiple sclerosis. The MS Golf Classic will run Monday Sept. 10 at Wolf Creek Golf Resort. This year, organizers are not doing the 100 holes format, as it has done for the last 12 years. This year, it’s 18 holes only. Golfers will be provided with golf balls, power carts, meals, prizes and the opportunity to golf The Old Course at the resort near Ponoka. The goal for 2012 is $50,000.

For more details and to register online, go to www.mssociety.ca/ centralalbertagolf classic, or call Ellen at 403-346-0290.

CAT OFFERS SHOW-ONLY OPTION Theatre-goers wanting the show-only option for seeing the seasonopening Central Alberta Theatre comedy Greater Tuna can now book tickets for any night of the play’s run to Sept.

16. CAT is no longer offering the show with hors d’oeuvres option, due to low demand.

Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. fundraising shows at the Memorial Centre are $28.70 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Communities around Sylvan Lake are awaiting the results of water level computer modelling to decide whether to invest tax dollars in tinkering with the lake’s outflow channel.

A recent lake assessment report commissioned by the province confirmed water levels are at a historic high and suggested a number of options to increase flow through the outlet channel.

The options range in price from $1.7 million for an elaborate dam-like water control structure to $50,000 for a basic outlet maintenance program.

However, the report notes it is unclear exactly why water levels are so high and that 90 to 95 per cent of water lost is through evaporation and has nothing to with outflows.

prone to blue-green algae blooms that have plagued a number of Alberta lakes.

Financial considerations must also be part of any decision.

“We have five summer villages that have minimal resources and this is highly impacting them.

“It’s a very complex problem. I wish it was as easy as just going out and doing something,” said the mayor.

The communities may decide not to bother with trying to manipulate lake levels. Instead, a better use of resources might be to protect shorelines from erosion caused by high water levels — the approach favoured in the government report.

The committee next meets on Dec. 5, although it could meet earlier if Alberta Environment’s modelling work is completed sooner. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Eight Western Canadian wrestling champions will battle it out to win a title in Red Deer on Saturday.

The Canadian National Wrestling Alliance (CWNA) is holding its national championship tournament on Saturday at Festival Hall at 4214-58th St., starting at 7:30 p.m. and ending around 10 p.m.

Vern May, president of the wrestling alliance based in Central Alberta, promises it will be a good family-friendly showdown.

“They’ll compete for the chance to become the first unified champion for the country,” said May on Thursday.

Historically, wrestling has been a very territorial industry so champions usually stick within their own areas to compete, says May. So this show is different, he said.

It will include heavyweight champions from Vancouver, Edmonton and Moose Jaw, Sask.

In order to be a heavyweight, the man must weigh at least 99 kg (220 lbs).

Previous events in Red Deer have brought out a wide cross section of spectators.

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The Sylvan Lake Management Committee reviewed the study on Wednesday and decided more background work was needed, said Sylvan Lake Mayor Susan Samson.

“We still don’t have enough information to move forward on what is the correct decision,” said Samson.

That data will come in the form of water balance modelling that will be undertaken

by Alberta Environment. It will test each option and determine what impact, if any, they would have on lake levels.

Samson said the report clearly says the outlet creek is functioning as it should.

Widening that creek and greatly increasing water flows could cause flooding downstream, she said.

“Who will pay and who will be liable for flooding downstream?”

Even if lake levels could be lowered, it could spawn another set of problems because shallower, warmer water is more

Great Canadian shore Clean-Up on Sunday Red Deerians are invited to roll up their sleeves to help tidy up the Red Deer River as part of the Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up on Sunday.

The annual clean up runs from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. starting at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre.

No registration is required but residents are asked to arrive promptly at 12:30 p.m. to

rassment to anyone who brings their children.

“For the long-time wrestling fans that remember the old days of wrestling, they really enjoy this show too,” said May. “Let’s tell the story through the action in the ring.”

The wrestling association has been holding events across Western Canada since the end of August.

It will have held 16 events by the time it finishes on Oct. 13 in Kelowna, B.C. It has also signed with a wrestling group in Ontario so that matches can occur there in the fall.

The association will debut next spring in Newfoundland and Labrador.

“So we’re very busy. It’s just that people aren’t aware of it like they were of the television presence of Stampede wrestling 20 years ago.”

Bruce Hart, son of wrestling patriarch Stu Hart, is trying to resurrect Stampede wrestling in Calgary to the status it once was many years ago when it used to appear on television.

May said he thinks “competition is good.”

He said his biggest concern is that Stampede wrestling may venture into communities where his association is trying to get established.

The CWNA has been doing web-based television and it has a library of matches and interreceive their cleaning supplies and their riverbank cleaning assignment.

Participants should wear appropriate footwear and gloves.

Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

A free barbecue following the event is for all participants.

For more information, call 403309-8411 or visit www.reddeer. ca/greendeer.

Steve Murray named Lacombe police chief Lacombe Police Service Chief Gary Leslie is calling it a career after nearly three decades of serving the public.

Leslie steps down on May 31, 2013 after spending 29 years

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Bobby Sharp soars across the ring in the ‘Rocket Launcher’ move.

High-flying action like this can be expected Saturday night at Festival Hall. views through www.rdtv.ca “Crowds have really been receptive,” added May. “Traditionally, summer was always a dead time for wrestling in Western Canada, so a lot of wrestlers would go to the East Coast.

“This year, I don’t think there was a week off.”

May is hoping that Central Albertans will support wrestling at events such as Saturday’s championships.

“Community response is really what allows us to continue in these kinds of markets as opposed to Calgary or Edmonton,” said May. Cost to attend Saturday’s event is $15 in advance through www.ticketweb.ca or at Full Spectrum Kustoms at 6758 52nd Ave. Cost is $20 at the door. A family will pay $55. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

at the detachment. Leslie has been with the police service since 1984 and served as the police chief for the last five years.

Sgt. Steve Murray of Lacombe will take over the role of police chief for a three-year term.

He will work closely with Leslie during the transition period. Murray will assume the inspector position on Jan. 1.

The Lacombe Police Service will also begin recruiting to fill the vacated sergeant position

by Jan. 1.

Dana Carlson, suspended by the Law Society of Alberta for three months on March 26 for his role in a Ponzi scheme, was to have been tried in Red Deer late in July on the assault charge.

However, the trial did not proceed and a new date has been set, bringing Carlson back to trial in Red Deer on June 17, 2013.

Carlson, 50, continues with his litigation practice in law, but no longer practices as a solicitor.

The Law Society’s hearing report, made public on April 26, states that Carlson’s decision to practice as a barrister only “offers protection to the public,” since his misconduct was related “exclusively to his role as a solicitor.”

New trial date for accused lawyer A new trial date has been set for a Red Deer lawyer accused of assault.

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Young girl found alive Bill Clinton in French Alps slayings renews

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A gendarme blocks access to site where people were shot to death near Chevaline, French Alps, Thursday. A 4-year-old British girl hid for eight hours beneath the bodies of slain family members in the back of their car before she was discovered by French investigators who had been guarding the vehicle. Three people — a man and two women — had been shot to death, as was a French cyclist whose body was found nearby. the child on the ground to give her first aid that French authorities said saved her life.

The go-ahead to open up the car and start unraveling the mystery was given only after police forensic experts flew in — hours after the British cyclist’s call. Authorities insisted they didn’t want to compromise the crime scene.

Maillaud said three of the victims — the man, the elderly woman and the French cyclist — had gunshot wounds to the head, while the cause of death of the younger woman was still under investigation.

“We strictly don’t know why these people were killed,” Maillaud said, adding that about 15 bullet casings were found around the car.

“What is certain is that someone wanted to kill.”

He said authorities were searching for suspects and had not ruled out anything, including the possibilities that the attack was intended to settle a score or simply that the family was “in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

The two children were put under police protection, and the prosecutor warned that the killer might try to “get rid of” witnesses to a “scene of immense savagery.”

Maillaud said the BMW station wagon was registered to a British man born in Baghdad in 1962. The man, whom he did not identify, had lived in Britain since at least 2002, and his family had been in France since August, camping at Annecy Lake since Monday.

U.S. ramping up presence in Syria THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The U.S. is ramping up its presence at Syria’s Turkish border, sending more spies and diplomats to help advise the rebel forces in their mismatched fight against the better armed Syrian regime, and to watch for possible al-Qaida infiltration of rebel ranks.

U.S. officials briefed on the plan said the modest surge in U.S. personnel in the past few weeks — estimated at fewer than a dozen people — has helped improve rebels’ political organizing skills as well as their military organization. The officials spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the plans publicly.

It is part of a twopronged effort by the Obama administration to bolster the rebels militarily without actually contributing weapons to the fight, and politically, to help them stave off internal power challenges by the well-organized and often better-funded hardline Islamic mili-

tants who have flowed into the country from Iraq and elsewhere in the Persian Gulf region.

The increased intelligence gathered is intended to help the White House decide whether its current policy of providing only non-lethal aid is enough to keep momentum building in the nearly 18-month revolt against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Spokesmen for the Pentagon and White House declined to comment Thursday.

The diplomats and intelligence operatives from the CIA and other agencies stay outside war-torn Syria and meet with rebel leaders to help them organize their ranks, while also studying who makes up those ranks, how they are armed and whom they answer to, the officials say. Information is also gathered from Syrian defectors and refugees as well as rebel troops, officials say.

“The model is to keep case officers away from conflict, and you collect through local forces,” said former CIA officer

Reuel Gerecht, now a fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, a Washington-based policy group that focuses on terrorism.

The effort is concentrated on the Turkish border instead of the border with Jordan where many Syrian refugees are fleeing, a U.S. official said, because the traffic between Syria and Turkey is still far greater.

The White House has resisted calls to provide lethal aid or engage militarily, instead limiting aid to non-lethal support like encrypted radios to enable the rebels to better communicate.

That approach is playing out against a surge in violence that’s seen 1,600 people killed in recent weeks, out of a death toll that has reached between 23,000 and 26,000, according to activists’ estimates. Syrian rebels have complained they are outgunned by the Syrian military and must rely on contributions in money and small arms from Gulf countries, and increasingly from hardline Islamic militants, including Iraq’s branch

of al-Qaida and possibly Iran.

U.S. officials counter that they are still reluctant to sign off on lethal aid, with so many Islamic militants joining the rebels’ ranks, preferring to manage the conflict from the sidelines.

Assad’s ally Iran shows no such reluctance, resuming flights of aid from Iran to Syria that U.S. officials believe include weapons, U.S. officials say.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized the Security Council on Wednesday for failing to take action to protect Syrians, who are now fleeing the country in record numbers.

“We have seen the immense human cost of failing to protect,” he said.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former President Bill Clinton’s speech to the Democratic National Convention may also have started setting the stage for another White House bid by his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

In a wide-ranging address to formally nominate President Barack Obama, his wife’s rival for the party’s nomination four years ago, for a second term, Clinton portrayed the president as a sensible pragmatist who had put aside any political grudges for the good of the U.S. “He appointed Cabinet members who supported Hillary in the primaries. Heck, he even appointed Hillary!” Clinton said to a standing ovation.

He added, “I’m so proud of her and grateful to our entire national security team.”

The former president didn’t mention his wife again, but the subtext was clear: The Clintons remain a force in the Democratic Party.

Obama’s defeat of Hillary Clinton in a battle for the Democratic nomination in 2008 left considerable bitterness on both sides. Clinton’s endorsement Wednesday night represented the final reconciliation between the Democratic heavyweights. As the top U.S. diplomat, the former first lady cannot participate in politics. She was on a mission to Asia on Wednesday. At a news conference in East Timor, she said she had read parts of her husband’s speech.

“It is a great honour for him to be nominating the president,” she said. “This is the first convention I’ve missed in many, many years.”

She has indicated that she won’t return to the job after four years of high-stakes diplomacy that so far has involved travel to 110 countries.

Bill Clinton used a 50-minute speech both to reaffirm his support for Obama and to remind voters of the robust economy he presided over during two terms in the White House, with Hillary Clinton prominently by his side. Clinton said the most important question facing the nation is whether it wants to return Obama to the White House or replace him with Republican Mitt Romney.

“If you want a ’you’re-on-your-own, winner-takeall’ society, you should support the Republican ticket,” Clinton said. “If you want a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility — a we’re-allin-this-together society — you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.”

Earlier, Clinton told NBC News he was not trying to promote another presidential campaign for his wife, who will be 69 in 2016.

“We’re not kids anymore. I don’t have any idea if she’ll ever run again. She says she won’t,” the former president said.

Hillary Clinton’s popularity has soared since her bruising campaign against Obama, and she would begin the 2016 nomination contest as a heavy favourite if she were to pursue it.

If her secretary of state position opens, some possible candidates include Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Kerry’s speech to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night is an audition of sorts for the job. Kerry, the party’s presidential nominee in 2004, moved on from his loss to George W. Bush to serve as an unofficial negotiator with Afghanistan and Pakistan and shepherd a new arms control treaty with Russia to Senate ratification over conservative opposition in December 2010.

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ANNECY, France — For at least eight hours, the 4-year-old girl lay motionless, frightened and alone, hiding under her dead mother’s skirt on the floor of a BMW after a killing spree in the French Alps. As the hours ticked by, police peered through the car’s windows at the lifeless bodies of her parents and grandmother.

Only after police forensic experts finally arrived shortly before midnight from Paris, peeling back the blood-stained layers of the grisly crime scene, did the girl crawl out apparently unharmed — asking, with a smile and hugs, where her family was.

The motive for the slayings of the family and a French cyclist whose body was found nearby remained unclear Thursday, a day after the bodies were found in a wooded area up a mountain road from the village of Chevaline, near bucolic Annecy Lake.

Earlier, rescuers had whisked the child’s wounded 7-year-old sister to a hospital as helicopters scanned the area. All the while, immobilized by fear, the girl had remained huddled alone, steps away from investigators.

Never did they think anyone else was still alive.

“The girl was found totally immobile behind the front passenger-side seat, under the legs — under the skirt — of one of the women, hidden behind a large travel bag, totally invisible and silent, which explains why no one saw her before,” French state prosecutor Eric Maillaud told a news conference in Annecy.

The case took on international ramifications, with links that tied the slain family to Britain, Iraq and Sweden.

The murders first came to light when a British cyclist telephoned authorities after passing the body of the slain Frenchman. The Briton — a former Royal Air Force pilot — then saw the badly wounded older girl lunging toward him. The car’s motor still running, he laid

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Nearing the brink CANADIAN DEBT LOADS COULD PUSH ECONOMY INTO SECOND RECESSION: MOODY’S BYTHE CANADIAN PRESS There is more than a 20 per cent risk of Canada falling into a second recession — and though much of that risk comes from outside our borders, Canadians’ sky high debt loads could push the economy over the edge, warns a new report from Moody’s Analytics.

With debt-to-income ratios at an all-time high around 150 per cent, Canadians have stretched themselves to the limit since the recession and have left little head room to buffer against another economic downturn, Moody’s suggests in the report released Thursday.

“With the economy now relying heavily on the continued expansion of household spending, any retrenchment in the consumer sector will likely place the economy on the brink of a second recession,” the report’s authors say.

The study — “Storm Clouds Gather Around Canadian Consumer Credit” — says

while Canada has managed to outperform other G7 countries since the recession it has been propped up by consumer spending, while exports continue to lag.

Statistics Canada reported last week that the economy grew at an annual rate of 1.8 per cent in the second quarter. That beat analyst expectations, but it was the third quarter in a row for sluggish performance below two per cent.

And there is potential for exports to further weaken, given the very real possibility that Europe’s debt crisis could deepen and spill over to other countries, and the fiscal crisis that Canada’s largest trading partner, the U.S., is also facing.

“The situation that Canada faces is much riskier than in 2007-2008 when the first global financial crisis occurred,” said Mark Hopkins, a senior economist at Moody’s Analytics and one of the authors of the report.

With Canadians so deep in debt, it would be extremely difficult for domestic spending to pick up slack in the economy if things

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started to go downhill. That could result in a serious downward spiral in employment levels, household spending and the quantity and quality of credit outstanding, the report says. “There’s a legitimate fear that there may be a Wile E. Coyote moment here,” says Hopkins.

“Households are spending money they assumed would be coming, then they realize they’ve run over the cliff because income from exports from these trading partners is not materializing and that’s translating to weaker jobs.”

The situation Canada currently faces is unique, the authors say, because domestic consumption is usually the more steady contributor to economic growth compared to exports and investment. But this time, household debt is out of control.

“Right now it all depends on the household sector and the household sector is overstretched, especially compared to historical trends,” Hopkins says.

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Loonie surges as ECB moves The Canadian dollar surged Thursday on relief that eurozone officials are finally coming to grips with the region’s debt crisis.

The loonie rose 0.83 of a cent to 101.75 cents US after the European Central Bank announced a bond buying program to help alleviate the high borrowing costs of the most vulnerable members of the eurozone, including Spain and Italy.

ECB president Mario Draghi said the program, called Monetary Outright Transactions, will see the ECB buy up sovereign bonds on the secondary bond market, where previously issued securities are traded.

Draghi said the program will have no set limit and be a “fully effective backstop.”

But the program comes with strict conditions — countries that want the ECB to buy their bonds must first officially ask for help from Europe’s bailout funds and agree to “strict and effective” budget policy conditions. Spain and Italy have been forced to pay yields in the seven per cent range on their benchmark 10-year bonds this year, a level that raised worries those countries could be forced to seek a bailout, following a path taken by Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Cyprus. However, analysts cautioned that there are limits as to how effective the bond buying program will be in providing an overall fix to the eurozone’s debt crisis.

Prior to Draghi’s announcement, the ECB said that is was leaving its key interest rate unchanged at 0.75 per cent. There was also positive U.S. economic news. A day before the release of the August non-farm payrolls report, payroll firm ADP said the American private sector created 201,000 jobs last month, much higher than an expected reading of 140,000.

Expectations for the government report have been modest with economists forecasting the economy created only about 127,000 jobs last month.

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Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, right, and Emirates President Tim Clark pose for photos in the first class cabin of an A-380 Emirates aircraft after announcing a global aviation partnership in Sydney, Australia, Thursday. Qantas Airways Ltd. announced Thursday that it has signed a 10-year partnership deal with rival Emirates in a bid to boost the Australian airline’s struggling international division. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.

TD says new mortgage rules will cool housing for now

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — TD Bank says tighter mortgage rules should do the job of cooling Canada’s hot housing market in the short term, but higher interest rates will be needed to return the market to saner levels.

The bank’s chief economist Craig Alexander estimates the new rules, which went into effect July 9, will shave five percentage points off sales activity and cut prices by three per cent on average during the second half of this year and early 2013.

In the next three years, he expects the combination of the tighter rules and anticipated modest increases in interest rates will result in a 10 per cent price correction on homes.

While it is early, there are already tentative signs that the new rules have tempered sales, if not prices, especially in the country’s hottest markets — Toronto and Vancouver.

The Toronto Real Estate Board reported Thursday that sales of existing homes in the greater municipal area fell 12.5 per cent from last year, although the average price of $479,095 was 6.5 per cent higher.

Meanwhile, the Vancouver board

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BRIEFS Sylvan Lake Chamber awards deadline nears The deadline for nominations for the Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards is fast approaching.

Awards for Business of the Year, Employee of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Green Business of the Year and the Cheryl Darling Memorial Award for the outstanding business woman will be presented on Oct. 26 during the Mermaid Ball & Small Business Awards Night.

Nominations must be submitted by Sept. 9 to the Tourism/ Chamber of Commerce office or

said sales dropped 30.7 per cent in August, while the average price was only 0.5 per cent lower at $609,500.

In July, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty reduced the amortization rate on new insured mortgages to 25 years from 30, bringing the maximum period for paying off a home back to the historic level.

It was the fourth time Flaherty had tightened mortgage rules in as many years, incrementally dropping to amortization period from the high-water mark of 40 years.

Alexander says the latest moves, which hike mortgage costs by $140 a month on the average priced home, may be even more effective than the previous efforts in slowing the market.

But if the experience of the previous three moves are any guide, the slowdown will be temporary, lasting a few quarters, after which Canadians will dive back into the market.

For a longer lasting solution to the overheated market, Alexander said Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney will need to hike interest rates to make borrowing more difficult and expensive.

“Interest rates simply cannot stay at current levels indefinitely,” he says in the paper.

EDMONTON — The B. C. government arrived at the Northern Gateway pipeline hearings in Edmonton with its environment minister, its former attorney general and a binderful of questions, only to get shut down for being out of bounds.

Elisabeth Graff, the lawyer for the province, was stopped moments into her cross-examination Thursday of pipeline builder Enbridge.

Graff was asking Northern Gateway president John Carruthers about the insurance for oil spill disasters when panel chairman Sheila Leggett intervened.

Leggett reminded Graff the Edmonton hearings are to focus on the economic impacts of the project and that disaster preparedness is being dealt with at upcoming hearings in B.C. Graff said there had been consultation with Enbridge on the topics to be covered and that any overlap with other hearings would be minimal.

Not good enough, said Leggett.

“We have, as the panel, taken great pains to set these issues up in a way that we believed would be logical and would be in a manner so that we wouldn’t have any overlap,” said Leggett.

“That’s an important piece for us as far as having an efficient and effective process.”

The exchange happened late Thursday afternoon.

By then, B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake and former attorney general Geoff Plant had left the hearings to catch a flight home.

Graff is expected to resume Friday with questions on the corporate structure of the project.

Earlier Thursday, at a news conference held at the Vancouver Airport, B.C. Premier Christy Clark announced Plant had been hired to oversee the questions the province will ask Carruthers and six Enbridge (TSX:ENB) economists at the hearings in Alberta and the upcoming ones starting next month in B.C. “He’s going to be making sure that we get the answers to the questions that we need,” said Clark. “(He) is one of the finest legal minds in our country. He understands the environment, he understands the government, he understands politics, and our coastline. And the protection of our land base here in British Columbia is deeply important to Geoff.”

Enbridge is seeking federal approval to build a $6-billion pipeline to ship oilsands crude from the Edmonton area to Kitimat on the B.C. coast, where it would then be shipped to markets in Asia.

In Edmonton, Lake told reporters he came in person to send a message that if there’s a catastrophe, British Columbia residents will not be left holding the bag.

“Our questions will focus around liability insurance coverage, corporate structure and ensuring British Columbians wouldn’t be left holding any kind of bill if in fact there was an adverse event,” said Lake.

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to participating merchants in Sylvan Lake.

The form can be downloaded from the chamber website at www.sylvanlakechamber.com.

Additional information about the Mermaid Ball & Small Business Awards Night can also be found on the chamber website, or by calling the chamber office at 403-887-3048.

at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel.

Presentations will focus on topics like soil health and grazing management, with an optional field tour on Nov. 27 to cover the swath grazing trials at the Lacombe Research Station.

Additional information about the conference can be obtained online at www.westerncanadiangrazingconference. com.

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Red Deer will play host to the Western Canadian Grazing Conference and Trade Show Nov. 28 and 29.

Described as a forum for the “presentation and discussion of leading-edge theory and practical techniques in the fields of grazing and livestock,” the conference is held every two years.

The 2012 edition will take place

A north Red Deer furniture store is liquidating its stock in preparation for a fall closure.

But House 2 Home Furnishings will likely resurface, said the business’s district manager, possibly in Gasoline Alley.

Jad Haddadin said the 4960 81st St. store began marking down its merchandise last month.

The objective is to sell as

much as possible by mid-October, when it will close its doors.

“We’re trying to get rid of everything,” said Haddadin.

He added that it’s his understanding that House 2 Home will reopen on the south side of the city.

One option might be the Liberty Crossing area of Red Deer County’s Gasoline Alley, near where Ashley Furniture Homestore operates.

“It’ll be better for us on the south side,” said Haddadin, explaining that the market for high-end furniture should be better there.

He said it’s likely that House 2 Home will be closed for a few months before it reopens.

House 2 Home is headquartered in Edmonton, where a second store operates. The Red Deer outlet opened in October 2006.

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Situation improves, but 47% of workers still live paycheque to paycheque

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Thursday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.55 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 50.97 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.81 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 17.14 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 38.28 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.47 First Quantum Minerals . 19.97 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 41.36 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.56 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 45.77 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 8.96 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 41.28 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.25 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 27.03 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 23.18 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 26.30 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 45.29 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.30 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 43.88 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 30.09 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.16 Canyon Services Group. 11.10 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.30 CWC Well Services . . . . . 0.65 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 21.77 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.31 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 88.99 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 32.96 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.73

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market registered a solid advance Thursday after the European Central Bank announced a program to buy government bonds in order to lower the borrowing costs of countries that have been the most badly affected by the European debt crisis.

The program is called Monetary Outright Transactions and will see the ECB buy up government bonds on the secondary bond market, where previously issued securities are traded. ECB president Mario Draghi said the program is open-ended and will have no set limit on how much it can buy.

The S&P/TSX composite index ran ahead 149.6 points to 12,139.73, with extra lift coming from a double dose of positive U.S. economic data, while the TSX Venture Exchange was 12.03 points higher at 1,258.3.

The Canadian dollar was up 0.83 of a cent at 101.75 cents US. The program comes with strict conditions — countries that want the ECB to buy their bonds must first officially ask for help from Europe’s bailout funds and agree to “strict and effective� budget policy conditions.

The ECB has been pressured to take action after Spain and Italy became the latest countries forced to pay yields in the seven per cent range on their benchmark 10-year bonds earlier this year, a level that raised worries those countries could be forced to seek a bailout.

But analysts cautioned that this doesn’t represent a fix for the eurozone debt crisis. “It will help the markets in the short term but what it won’t do is solve the problem long term,� said Sadiq Adatia, chief investment officer at Sun Life Global Investment. “I think people are feeling good that there is some progress happening in the eurozone, no matter how small it may be and that will get people’s confidence a boost.�

New York markets closed at multi-year highs.

The Dow Jones industrials surged 244.52 points to 13,292 — its highest close since December 2007 — amid positive employment news a day before the release of the U.S. government’s August non-farm payrolls report. The Nasdaq composite index climbed 66.54 points to 3,135.81 and the S&P 500 index advanced 28.68 points to 1,432.12, its highest level since January 2008.

Payroll firm ADP said the American private sector created 201,000 jobs last month, much higher than an expected reading of 140,000.

Expectations for the U.S. government report on Friday have been

modest, with economists forecasting the American economy created only about 127,000 jobs last month. Traders have been hoping that a weak report would further convince the U.S. Federal Reserve to embark on another round of stimulus. “This is where the Fed has to walk carefully,� added Adatia. “There is still 100,000 job growth going on, so it’s not necessarily bad news and that’s where the Fed has to decide, OK we’re seeing job growth, maybe not as much as we were hoping for but it’s also not zero either.

Nothing in my mind is definitively bad, to say they need to do quantitative easing.�

Canadian employment data will also be released Friday. Statistics Canada is expected to announce the economy cranked out about 11,000 jobs.

Also, the Institute for Supply Management’s reading on the U.S. service sector showed greater than expected expansion in August, rising to 53.7, from 52.6 in July. Economists had expected a reading of 52.5.

Gains were spread across all TSX sectors with the base metals group ahead about three per cent as December copper shed a penny and closed at US$3.52 after gaining six cents on Wednesday. First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) was up 79 cents at C$19.97.

Major Drilling Group International (TSX:MDI) jumped $1.07 or 11.72 per cent to $10.20 as the company reported record quarterly earnings of $31.9 million or 40 cents a share, up from $17.9 million a year ago.

Oil prices were also higher amid hopes that a fix for the eurozone government debt crisis would help get parts of Europe out of recession and improve demand prospects.

The October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 17 cents to US$95.53 a barrel, pushing the TSX energy sector up two per cent. Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) climbed 50 cents to C$31.85 while Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) was ahead 73 cents at $30.09.

December bullion gained $11.60 to US$1,705.60 an ounce and the gold sector was ahead almost two per cent. Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) was up 85 cents at C$41.36 while Iamgold Corp. (TSX:IMG) gained 26 cents to $13.29.

The financials segment was up 0.9 per cent. Manulife Financial (TSX:MFC) was up 25 cents at $11.50 and Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) advanced 44 cents to $52.90.

The tech sector also provided lift with Open Text (TSX:OTC) ahead $1.73 at $55.01.

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MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Thursday world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,139.73 up 149.60 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,258.30 up 12.03 points TSX 60 — 694.50 up 8.14 points Dow — 13,292 up 244.52 points S&P 500 — 1,432.12 up 28.68 points Nasdaq — 3,135.81 up 66.54 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 101.75 cents US, up 0.83 of a cent Pound — C$1.5663, down 0.91 of a cent Euro — C$1.2419, down 0.59 of a cent Euro — US$1.2636, up 0.43 of a cent Oil futures: US$95.53 per barrel, up $0.17 (October contract) Gold Futures: US$1,705.60 per oz., up $11.60 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $33.599 per oz., up $0.377 $1,080.21 per kg., up $12.12 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Thursday at 1,258.30 up 12.03 points. The volume was 163.64 million shares at 4:20 p.m. ET. ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Nov.’12 $1.00 lower $640.00; Jan ’13 $0.90 lower $643.80; March ’13 $1.20 lower $644.90; May ’13 $0.50 lower $633.50; July ’13 $0.30 lower $625.70; Nov. ’13 $0.50 higher $571.10; Jan. ’14 $0.50 higher $572.00; March ’14 $0.50 higher $568.10; May ’14 $0.50 higher $568.10; July ’14 $0.50 higher $568.10; Nov. ’14 $0.50 higher $568.10.

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.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 225,700 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 225,700.

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OECD predicts weak growth in Canada, G7 for rest of 2012 PARIS — A Parisbased think-tank predicts economies of the Group of Seven countries will grow at an annualized rate of just 0.3 per cent in the third quarter.

At the same time, the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development expects Canada’s economy to grow by 1.3 per cent in the third quarter and by 1.9 per cent in the fourth.

The OECD says the world economy is slowing, with key European countries entering a recession that’s having a global impact.

As a result, the agency says G7 economics may grow by a mere 0.3 in the third quarter and by just 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of the year.

The assessment warns that the euro zone crisis is dampening confidence, weakening trade and employment and slowing economic growth for both OECD and nonOECD countries.

The OECD projects that the euro zone’s largest economies -- Germany, France and Italy -will shrink one per cent on average in the third quarter and 0.7 per cent in the fourth.

The agency says while the United States is affected by the euro slowdown, growth is projected at an annualized rate of two per cent in the third quarter and 2.4 per cent in the fourth.

Japan’s economy is projected to contract by 2.3 per cent during the third quarter and hover around a zero growth rate in the fourth. “Our forecast shows

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Padoan says the weak outlook is expected to push unemployment beyond today’s already high levels. “Resolving the euro area’s banking, fiscal and competitiveness problems is still the key to recovery,� he said.

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INCOME: Slowing growth pressures households Slowing income growth, coupled with a coming rise in interest rates — which Moody’s expects before the end of 2013 — will put more pressure on Canadian households and debt service costs will start to eat up a bigger portion of their take home pay, the report says.

In fact, Canadians, driven by ultralow borrowing costs, have racked up so much debt since the recession that Canada’s debt-to-income ratio is now higher than what the U.S. faced just prior to its mortgage crisis that sparked the so-called “Great Recession.�

However, recent moves by the government to tighten lending rules, as well as an ingrained culture of conservative lending standards, positions Canada to better withstand a downturn than consumers in the U.S. prior to 2008. “There certainly are risks though they’re not as catastrophic as they were in the U.S.,� says Cristian de Ritis, a director at Moody’s Analytics who co-authored the report.

Canadians household debt levels continue to reach new highs each quarter, according to Equifax Canada, which provided data for the report.

And while some point out that Canadians delinquency and default rates are very low, the Moody’s analysts say this is often the case in a credit boom — the “calm before the storm� — because the availability of cheap credit allows people to keep borrowing and gives more flexibility in paying it back.

The problem is once a crisis hits, which most likely would be caused by external factors, it could be exacerbated because so many Canadians

have little wiggle room to borrow and spend. Defaults and delinquencies could rise quickly and leave more households underwater, they say.

Hopkins puts the chances of a second Canadian recession at one-in-five, while de Ritis is slightly gloomier and puts the odds at one-in-four.

At least two recent studies have shown that consumer debt still hasn’t subsided — despite repeated warnings from Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney that interest rates will eventually rise, leaving some households hard pressed to meet borrowing obligations.

On Wednesday, Carney held the bank’s key overnight rate at one per cent, where it’s been for two years.

PIPELINE: Separate entity created Plant said the corporate structure is of particular interest, given that Calgary-based Enbridge has created a separate entity to deal with the pipeline. “I’m not worried that they’re creating a shell (entity), but I don’t want them to create a shell, and the people of British Columbia don’t want to face the prospect of someone building a pipeline that isn’t in a position where they can be held directly accountable for some harm caused.�

Leggett’s panel has been holding hearings in B.C. and Alberta throughout the year. Critics, including environmentalists and some First Nations, say that given the line will cross wilderness area and almost a thousand waterways, the risk is too high at any price.

Enbridge estimates that reaching markets in Asia via Northern Gateway would boost Canada’s GDP by $312 billion over 25 years — about $9 billion a year — and bring in $98 billion in government revenue.

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OTTAWA — A new survey suggests fewer Canadians are living from paycheque to paycheque, and more are putting money aside for a rainy day or retirement.

But there are still a large number that would face difficulties after one week of not receiving their cheques, and savings rates remain low, the results show.

The survey by the Canadian Payroll Association found 47 per cent saying they would be in financial dire straits if their pay was delayed as little as a week.

That is a worrying number, said the group, but significantly lower than the 57 per cent that reported such a thin margin of financial security last year.

Also, 66 per cent of the 3,500 employees from across Canada that participated in the survey said they are trying to save more, up from 40 per cent in last year’s results.

CPA chairman Caroline Bernard said this year’s results are encouraging, but Canadians still face considerable financial challenges. “More Canadian employees are now able to save more,� she said. “However, only 13 per cent have saved half or more of their retirement funds goal.�

In fact, the survey shows Canadians realize that in these difficult economic times and low rates of return, they will have to sock away more money than in the past for retirement.

Only 34 per cent of Canadians now believe that savings of between $500,000 and $1 million will be sufficient to support a comfortable retirement, while 38 per cent believe a nest

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Although more Canadians say they are saving, they are not saving enough.

Almost half said they are putting away five per cent or less of their pay, about half what financial planners recommend.

According to the survey, 73 per cent of employees say they have saved less than a quarter of what they want to accumulate, and among those 50 and older who are contemplating retirement, 45 per cent say they are only a quarter of the way to their savings goal.

As well, 41 per cent said they expect to work longer, by five years and more on average, than they had planned to in 2007.

The survey was conducted by Framework Partners market research firm between mid-June and mid-August, and is considered accurate plus or minus 1.6 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The results are in the same vein as the Bank of Montreal’s second annual “rainy day survey� released Wednesday. It found that 66 per cent of Canadians believe they would be able to weather a financial emergency this year, compared to 40 per cent in 2011.

But it noted that for a significant minority — 25 per cent — their rainy day funds would run out after three months.

The Bank of Canada has long urged Canadians to save more, warning that many households would face financial hardship in a new economic shock or if interest rates rise. The latest data show household debt hit a record 152 per cent of disposable income in the first quarter of this year.

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Lebanon’s smoking ban goes into effect RESTAURANT OWNERS PROTEST

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — Restaurant owners and employees have staged a sit-in to protest a new smoking ban in closed public places.

The ban on smoking in places like restaurants and

INVITATION TO TENDER THE CITY OF RED DEER The North Highway Connector (NHC) Contract A4 – Sanitary Trunk Project – 30th Avenue to WWTP project will be a two stage tendering process summarized as follows with additional details in Section 00 21 13 – Instructions to Bidders:

pubs went into effect Monday.

The restaurant owners say the ban will harm their businesses, where many Lebanese are used to smoking cigarettes and puffing on water pipes. Dozens demonstrated in a restaurant district north of Beirut.

Lebanon’s parliament passed the law banning smoking in closed public places last year.

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SUBMISSION 2 (Public Opening): a. Deadline: 2:00:00 PM on Thursday September 27, 2012 b. The Bidder is required to submit the bid price, unit price schedules, Consent of Surety and Bid Bond. c. Only bidders notified to resubmit Submission 1 are required to resubmit the full Tender package.

Both submissions shall be delivered or mailed to the Purchasing Section – Main Floor City Hall at: The City of Red Deer 4914 - 48 Avenue Red Deer, Alberta T4N 3T3 Location of Work: The City of Red Deer 30th Avenue to the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)

Municipal Planning Commission Decisions On August 29, 2012 the Municipal Planning Commission issued the following decisions for development permit applications: Permitted Use Approvals

Tender Documents may be obtained at The City Engineering Department, located on the Third Floor City Hall, 4914 48 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4, on or after 9:00 am Tuesday September 4, 2012 for a $100 non-refundable fee. The City of Red Deer Contract Specifications 2012 Edition may be obtained from the Engineering Services Department for a $40 non-refundable fee, or may be viewed on The City of Red Deer Website @ www.reddeer.ca.

Subcontractors may view the tender documents at the Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer Construction Association offices.

A non-mandatory pre-tender meeting will be convened at 2:00pm local time, on September 12, 2012. The meeting will be held in the City of Red Deer Environmental Services (Civic Yards) meeting room C201.

Inquiries regarding this Project shall be directed to:

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You may appeal discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative & Governance Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on September 21, 2012. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative & Governance Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8132.

Kentwood GDG Architectural Group - 555.2m2 addition to a place of worship located at 8 Keast Way. Lancaster Robert & Louise Munn – a 0.53 metre relaxation to the height and a 1.98 metre relaxation of the distance from the doors to the lane to a proposed detached garage to be located at 95 Lougheed Close.

Discretionary Use Approvals Ironstone

The Work is comprised of: Unit Approx. Quantity • Installation of 1050mm gravity trunk m 550 • Large diameter standard manholes each 5 • Installation of 800mm sanitary forcemain m 550 • Installation of 600mm, 700mm & 800mm OD HDPE East Escarpment sanitary siphons m 1050 • Installation of 600mm, 700mm & 800mm OD HDPE HDD River Crossing siphons m 300 • Connection to existing sanitary west side sanitary siphons • East Entrance Chamber and Odour Management Facility Site ° Pressure Sustaining Valve Chamber ° Odour Management Stripping Chamber ° Odour Management Inorganic Biofilter ° Odour Management Organic Biofilter ° Odour Management Blower Building ° East Entrance Chamber ° Transformer ° Generator ° Retaining walls ° Site fencing, grading, gravelling ° Site access road ° Turfstone access road approaches and parking lot construction • East Flushing Chamber • Large diameter storm box culvert crossing

Discretionary Use Approvals The City of Red Deer – development of a skateboard park and washroom, to be located at 6391 – 76 Street.

SUBMISSION 1 (No Public Opening): a. Deadline: 2:00:00 PM on Tuesday September 18, 2012 b. The Bidder is required to submit ALL mandatory requirements EXCEPT the bid price, unit price schedules, Consent of Surety and Bid Bond in a sealed envelope for a compliance review.

Violators will be subject to fines of about $90 to the client and $900 to the offending owner.

The law also bans cigarette advertising.

Smoking is common in Lebanon. A recent study showed about half of Lebanon’s adults are smokers.

Officials say Lebanon spends about $350 million annually for treatment of smoking-related diseases.

J & D Land Ltd. –discretionary use of a new secondary suite located within a single family dwelling at 90 Inglewood Drive.

You may appeal discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative & Governance Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on September 21, 2012. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8132.

INVITATION TO TENDER THE CITY OF RED DEER Sealed Tenders clearly marked “Heritage Ranch Addition and Renovation - 2012�, delivered or mailed to: The City of Red Deer Purchasing Section Main Floor, City Hall 4914 - 48 Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4 and received before 2:00:00 p.m. local time on October 10,2012 will be opened in public immediately thereafter. Tenders received and not conforming to the foregoing will be returned to the Bidder(s) without consideration. Faxed Tender Documents or Tender Amendments will not be accepted.

The Work is comprised of approximately the following: partial interior demolition, new 70 square meter kitchen addition, 89 square meter dining room addition, 34 square meter office addition and 111 square meter exterior new decking. Interior renovations include new accessible public washrooms, kitchen and main entrance reconfiguration.

Tender Documents may be obtained from John Murray Architecture Ltd, #2, 5000 – 51st Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada on or after 2:00 p.m.

September 17, 2012 for a $50 non-refundable fee.

The City of Red Deer Contract Specifications most recent Edition may be obtained from the Engineering Services Department for a $40 non-refundable fee, or may be viewed on The City of Red Deer website @ www.reddeer.ca.

Contractors may view the Tender Documents at the Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer Construction Association offices.

Technical inquiries regarding this project shall be directed to:

Technical Inquiries regarding this Project shall be directed to:

Joel Sawatzky, P.Eng. Stantec Consulting Ltd #1100, 4900 – 50th Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1X7 Ph: 403-341-3320 Email: joel.sawatzky@stantec.com Tender Processing Inquiries regarding this Project shall be directed to:

Attention: Cliff Murray or Cory Gene Leniuk John Murray Architectural Associates Ltd. Suite #2 5000 – 51st Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 4H5 Ph: 403-346-4542 Fax: 403-347-2015 Email: jmaa-clm@jmaa.ca or jmaa-cgl@jmaa.ca Processing Inquiries regarding this Project shall be directed to:

Jelena Maric, Financial Services Supervisor The City of Red Deer Purchasing Section 4914 48 Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4 Ph: 403-342-8273 Fax: 403-341-6960 Email: purchasing@reddeer.ca

Attention: Shelly Flahr SCMP The City of Red Deer Purchasing Section 4914 48 Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4 Ph: 403-342-8273 Fax: 403-341-6960 Email: purchasing@reddeer.ca

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NASA to explore dwarf planet NASA’S DAWN SPACECRAFT TRAVELLING TO BIGGEST OBJECT IN ASTEROID BELT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — After spending a year gazing at a giant asteroid, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft on Wednesday began the cruise toward an even bigger target — a voyage that will take nearly three years.

Ground controllers received a signal from Dawn that it successfully spiraled away from the asteroid Vesta and was headed toward the dwarf planet Ceres, where it will arrive in early 2015.

Launched in 2007, Dawn is on track to become the first spacecraft to rendezvous with two celestial bodies in a bid to learn about the solar system’s evolution.

Firing its ion propulsion thrusters, Dawn gently freed itself from Vesta’s gravitational hold Tuesday night. Since its antenna was pointed away from Earth during the manoeuvr, NASA did not get confirmation until the next day.

It was “smooth and elegant and graceful,” said chief engineer Marc Rayman of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the $466 million mission.

Vesta and Ceres are the largest bodies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter that’s littered with space rocks that never quite bloomed into fullfledged planets.

As cosmic time capsules, they’re ideal for scientists trying to piece together how Earth and the other planets formed and evolved.

Dawn slipped into orbit last year around Vesta and beamed back stunning close-ups of the lumpy surface.

It used its cameras, infrared spectrometer and gamma ray and neutron detector to explore the asteroid from varying altitudes.

Dawn uncovered a few surprises. Scientists have long known that Vesta sports an impressive scar at its south pole, likely carved by an impact with a smaller asteroid. A closer inspection revealed that Vesta hid a second scar in the same region — evidence that it had been hit twice within the last 2 billion years.

The collisions spewed chunks of debris into space.

Some fell to Earth as meteorites.

File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

An undated artist rendering released by NASA shows the NASA Dawn spacecraft in orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta. Dawn is poised to depart and head to another asteroid, Ceres, where it will arrive in 2015.

With its rugged exterior — complete with grooves, troughs and pristine minerals — and iron core, Vesta acts more like an “almost planet” than the usual lightweight asteroids.

Vesta was “on its way to planethood if it continued to grow,” said chief scientist Christopher Russell of the University of California, Los Angeles.

Scientists expect a different world at Ceres, which

has a dusty surface with an icy interior. Some think it may even have frost-covered poles.

“Almost everything we see at Ceres will be a surprise and totally different from Vesta,” Russell said.

Asteroids have received renewed attention of late. President Barack Obama cancelled a return to the moon in favour of landing astronauts on a yet-tobe-selected asteroid as a stepping stone to Mars.

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Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a com-

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THE CANADIAN PRESS For the Internet-obsessed homeowners who can’t pry themselves away from Twitter for even a minute, there’s now a Wi-Fi refrigerator with a screen on it.

Samsung is the first to the market in Canada with home appliances that connect to Wi-Fi and, in the case of its refrigerators, there are a number of built-in apps to use.

LG says it expects to release a line of “smart” washers and dryers in Canada sometime this year.

Samsung’s wirelessly connected washing machine and dryer allow users to start or pause the machines remotely, or check the status of the cycle via a smartphone or tablet app. The pair sells for about $3,000.

“You might say, ’Well, who really wants to do that?”’ says Warner Doell, Samsung’s vicepresident of home appliance sales and marketing.

“It’s kind of a cool feature. You don’t have to go running upstairs or wait for that tone or the beep you get from the machine. You can simply see where it’s at in the cycle now. Now you’re able to plan other things that you want to do.”

Far more advanced is Samsung’s Wi-Fi connected fridge, with its 20-centimetre touch screen that works like a tablet. It has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $3,900.

There’s an app connected to Google Calendar to keep track of family appointments and events, an app for leaving onscreen notes to others, and a grocery manager that lets you build a digital inventory of food and drinks as you put them into the fridge.

It also keeps track of expiry dates to prevent you from forgetting about the soon-to-spoil cheese hidden away.

An Epicurious app has access to countless recipes, and you can check the weather, read news from The Associated Press, or access Twitter right on the fridge.

When not in use, the screen can also act as a digital picture frame to display family photos.

“The extensive use of screens in our lifestyle is really at the forefront of all of this,” says Doell in explaining the new product line.

“One of the key things that we find is that, particularly for early adopters, screens are proliferating throughout the home and we find that the early adopter is looking for more avenues to manage their life.”

There’s no special warranty covering the electronics on the new appliances, but Doell insists consumers needn’t worry about the screens turning into a costly repair issue.

The fridge’s screen works relatively well but isn’t as responsive as you’d hope. It’s common to push a button without getting a response and some features take a while to load.

While some apps may seem useful, they may be less practical in reality. The grocery manager seems like a neat way to keep track of what’s in the fridge and what needs to be added to the grocery list, but it’s a bit cumbersome to use. Having to manually add each grocery item to the app as it goes in and then remove it from the app after you consume it is a hassle.

In the case of the Epicurious app, it might be annoying in some kitchens to have to keep walking back and forth from the fridge to the counter to read each step in a recipe.

And, of course, the Internet connectivity isn’t a feature that’s just thrown in as a free bonus — expect to pay a few hundred dollars extra for that functionality.

That money might be better spent on buying a cheap tablet to leave on the counter.

Marriage first, then co-habitation Question: I’ve been dating the same guy for a year, and he’s wonderful.

We’re not ready to get married yet, but we’re talking about moving in together.

My very traditional parents don’t approve.

What do you think?

Jim: Listen to your parents, and don’t move in together until after you’ve tied the knot. This isn’t about being “old fashioned.”

Social science research indicates that couples who live together prior to marriage are much more likely to get divorced than those who don’t.

You and your boyfriend might think that moving in together will help you build a stronger foundation for marriage later. But you’ll actually be increasing your chances of ending up in divorce court.

This all has to do with the concept of commitment, which is essential to any marriage. The two of you may be very much in love, but the plain truth is that nothing is set in stone.

There is no engagement, no ring, no public profession of your lifelong love.

Without these things in place, your living together will mimic marriage in some respects, but it will lack that critical element of commitment.

Generally speaking, men tend to take relationships less seriously — and view them as temporary when marriage vows are not involved.

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FOCUS ON FAMILY All too often, the woman in a cohabiting relationship ends up getting hurt when the man moves out and moves on. Professor George Akerlof of the University of California, Berkeley put it this way: “Men settle down when they get married. If they fail to get married, they fail to settle down.”

Maybe this is true of your boyfriend, and maybe not. The point is that you both need to continue dating and decide whether you’ll ever be ready to get married to one another. If and when that happens, you’ll have the rest of your lives to spend together under the same roof.

Question: But we’re already committed to each other. Is living together really a “death sentence” for the relationship?

Juli: An increasingly common form of “family” today is a man and woman living together without a wedding ring.

So, you are certainly not alone in your consideration of living with your boyfriend as a step toward or even around marriage.

In fact, over 50 percent of marriages today are preceded by cohabitation.

But remember that just because something is common, doesn’t mean it’s the best for you. An awful lot of people have cancer,

too! Jim hit the nail on the head here: When you really think about it, cohabitation is giving guys intimacy on their terms.

Throughout history, women have naturally longed for the security of a consistent, committed relationship in which to make a home and raise children.

Men have been more prone to seek companionship and sexual fulfillment without the responsibilities and limitations that come with marriage. By moving in with your boyfriend, you are taking away any incentive he may have to grow up and make a lifelong commitment to you.

Don’t buy the line that living together before marriage will be a good trial run.

As Jim noted, cohabiting couples are much more likely to end up divorced.

They’re also more likely to experience depression, poverty, infidelity and domestic violence.

I know your parents sound old-fashioned and traditional to you, but some traditions persist because they actually work.

Marriage is one of them. I’d encourage you not to compromise on this one. If this relationship has the potential to go the distance, don’t saddle it with the burdens that come with cohabitation. And if this guy is worthy of committing your life to, he’s worth the wait — and so are you!

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10 ACTION-PACKED MONTHS OF ENTERTAINMENT

Oct. 19, 20 — Against the Wall Theatre’s Bull Skit! gang bring local sketch comedy and music to the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. shows are $23 ($18 students and seniors) from Sunworks at 4924 Ross St. or by calling 403-341-3455. There’s a cash bar.

Bull Skit! contains adult language and themes.

Oct. 25 — Get ready for a ’60s nostalgia trip when Rain: The Beatles Experience hits Red Deer’s Centrium.

Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. tribute show are $69 from Ticketmaster.

Oct. 26 — The Central Music Festival throws a Halloween Ball. Live blues dance music will be provided

by East Meets Vest, featuring David Vest. Tickets for the 8 p.m. event at the Elks Club are $25 ($40 a couple) at the door or by visiting www.centralmusicfest.com (sales start Sept.

12).

Nov. 1 —The RDC Symphonic Winds hand the baton back to some retired guest conductors at a 7:30 p.m. concert at the RDC Arts Centre.

Tickets are $14.20 ($11.20 students/ seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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Kevin McDonald of ‘Kids in the Hall’ fame will be performing for laughs at the Scott Block theatre, courtesy of Against the Wall Theatre, on Sept. 28-29.

Sept. 28 — A chamber music concert featuring Alberta pianist Bianca Bacu and violinist Frank Ho and the music of Bartok and Beethoven is on at the Red Deer College Arts Centre. Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. recital sponsored by RDC Music and the Alberta Piano Teachers Association are $26.25 ($47.25 family) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Sept. 6-16 — Take a comical trip to Texas by watching Greater Tuna, Central Alberta Theatre’s fundraising season opener at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show are $28.70 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Sept. 21, 22 — Against the Wall Theatre’s Bull Skit! kicks off its fifth season of local sketch comedy and music at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer. Tickets for the 8 p.m. shows are $23 ($18 students and seniors) from Sunworks at 4924 Ross St. or by calling 403-341-3455. There’s a cash bar. Bull Skit! contains adult language and themes.

Sept. 22 — Toe-tapping music and dance from Spain are featured in Eclipse, with the Fiona Malena Flamenco Ensemble and other artists, at City Centre Stage in downtown Red Deer. Tickets for the 8 p.m. performance are $22 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Sept. 25 — Those beloved critters from kid’s TV, Toopy and Binoo, are trekking to the Marshmallow Moon in two live musical stage shows, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets are $31.35 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Oct. 14 — Singer/songwriter Rob Heath and special guests take to the stage at Red Deer’s Church of Christ in Davenport, 68 Donlevy Ave. Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show are $10 at

Sept. 28, 29 — Kevin McDonald of Kids in the Hall fame will be performing for laughs at the Scott Block theatre, courtesy of Against the Wall Theatre. Doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $23 ($18 students/ seniors) from the Sunworks store on Ross St.

Sept. 9 —Singer/songwriters Rob Heath, Lucas Chaisson and Marty Pawlina take to the stage at Red Deer’s Church of Christ in Davenport, 68 Donlevy Ave. Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show are $10 at the door.

Sept. 15 — Theatre sports and long-form improvisation are featured in Bull Prov nights, in the rear cabaret theatre at the Scott Block.

This Against the Wall theatre presentation is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

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Nov. 8, 9 — The Pursuit Performance Ski Film Festival is on at the Scott Block. For more information, please call 403-392-6990 or 403-9866190.

Nov. 14 — Blues/rock singer Colin James appears with Liam Titcomb at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show are $49.50 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Nov. 17 — The bunny siblings hop into a holiday classic in Max and Ruby in The Nutcracker at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets to the 1 p.m. children’s show are $25.50 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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‘Toopy and Binoo’ are trekking to the Marshmallow Moon in two live musical stage shows on Sept. 22.

Oct. 2-6 — Burnt Thicket Theatre presents the revised touring version of She Has A Name, a drama about human trafficking by local playwright Andrew Kooman. at Red Deer’s Scott Block Theatre. The performances are at 7:30 p.m. There’s an additional 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 6, followed by a panel discussion on the topic. Tickets are $25.80 ($21.03 for groups of 10 or more) from www. shehasaname.net or by calling 1-800838-3006.

Nov. 4 — Laughter’s Good with comedian Rodney Carrington, who will perform at 4 and 7:30 p.m. at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets are $58.35 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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Oct. 15 — Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and the rest of the devil-maycare ‘Vegas gang will be depicted in An Evening with the Rat Pack tribute show at 7:30 p.m. at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets are $41.85 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Nov. 18 — Singer/songwriters Rob Heath, Carrie Day and Tim Chesterton take to the stage at Red Deer’s Church of Christ in Davenport, 68 Donlevy Ave. Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show are $10 at the door.

Nov. 18 — The Just for Laughs Comedy Tour stops at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre, bringing a starstudded lineup of comedians for its Relationship Edition, including Debra DiGiovanni, Godfrey, Jim Breuer, The Marriage Ref’s Tom Papa and John Heffron. Tickets to the 7 p.m. show are $46.35 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre and go on sale on Sept. 10.

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Oct. 4-21 — The puzzling comedy 2 Across mixes crosswords and romance. This Central Alberta Theatre production is at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show are $28.70 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Oct. 6 — The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra opens its season with pianist Tong Wang and Awesome Power, the music of Tchaikovsky, at 8 p.m. at the Red Deer College Arts Centre. Tickets are $54.75 ($52.75 seniors/$39.25 for youth or seats in the first few rows) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Oct. 6 and 27 — Theatre sports and long-form improvisation are featured in Bull Prov nights, in the rear cabaret theatre at the Scott Block.

This Against the Wall theatre presentation is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Oct. 11-20 — Shakespeare’s popular comedy about fairies playing tricks on mortals, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, will be performed by Red Deer College Theatre Studies students in Studio A of the RDC Arts Centre. Shows are at 7:30 p.m., and also 1 p.m. on Oct. 13 and 20. Tickets are $20.20 ($16.20 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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Fiona Malena Flamenco Ensemble perform at City Centre Stage in downtown Red Deer on Sept. 22.

Oct. 13 — The world-famous The Salvation Army brass band performs marches, hymns and symphonic works at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets to the 7 p.m. show are $20 from the Black Knight Ticket

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Blues/rock singer Colin James appears with Liam Titcomb at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre on Nov. 14.

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FROM PAGE D1 Nov. 22-Dec. 1 — The fanciful, high-flying tale, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, about a boy who refuses to grow up, will unfold at the RDC Arts Centre. Shows are at 7:30 p.m., and also at 1 p.m. on Nov. 24 and Dec. 1.

Tickets are $25.20 ($20.20 students/ seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Nov. 22-Dec. 7 — Three prisoners are the unlikely saviours of a colonial family in French Guiana in My Three Angels, Central Alberta Theatre’s seasonal offering at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. (The play inspired the 1955 movie We’re No Angels). The options are: show only, or show with hors d’oeuvres served.

Show only is Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $28.70. Show with hors d’oeuvres is Fridays to Saturdays from 6:30 p.m. (curtain at 7:30 p.m.), or Sundays from 5 p.m. (curtain at 6 p.m.) Tickets are $45.70 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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‘Rain: The Beatles Experience’ hits Red Deer’s Centrium on Oct. 25. $54.75 ($52.75 seniors/$39.25 for youth or seats in the first few rows) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Jan. 25, 26 — Against the Wall Theatre’s Bull Skit! gang bring local sketch comedy and music to the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. shows are $23 ($18 students and seniors) from Sunworks at 4924 Ross St. or by calling 403-341-3455. There’s a cash bar.

Bull Skit! contains adult language and themes.

Dec. 4, 5 — Jazz Night in the Studio features performances over two nights by the RDC Big Band, and student and faculty combos at 7:30 p.m. in Studio A of the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $14.20 ($11.20 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Jan. 27 — Themes and variations in works by Handel, Mozart, Brahms, and Fauré will be explored in a solo piano recital by RDC instructor Ruston Vuori at 7:30 p.m. in Studio A of the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $17.85 ($13.65 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Dec. 7 — The RDC Chamber Choir and Symphonic Winds perform some traditional and not so traditional Sounds of the Season at 7:30 p.m. in the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $17.20 ($13.20 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Dec. 8 — Christmas from the British Isles, with the Calgary Boy’s Choir, is the RDSO’s seasonal offering to listeners. Tickets to the 8 p.m. concert at the Gaetz Memorial United Church are $53.70 ($51.70 seniors/ $38.20 youths or seats in the first few rows) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Dec. 8 — Fab Forever: The Complete Beatles Experience tribute show will be enacted at 8 p.m. at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets are $41.85 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Dec. 15, 16 — Students from the RDC Collegeside Dance Studio present the sugary holiday confection, The Nutcracker ballet, at 1:30 and 7 p.m. on Saturday and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at the RDC Arts Centre.

Tickets are $21.20 ($19.20 students/ seniors), group rates are also available from The Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Dec. 20 — The Christmas Carol Project comes to town, mixing Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol with live music. This Central Music Festival presentation features Edmonton-based musicians Bill Bourne, Maria Dunn, Al Brant, Kevin Cook and others performing an atmospheric show at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. event are $42 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre (starting from Sept.

17).

February dates to be announced — On Golden Pond, a bittersweet play about a cantankerous man in his twilight years who must make peace with his family is presented

by Central Alberta Theatre. The venue is to be announced. Tickets are from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Feb. 7-16 — Bram Stoker’s bloodchilling vampire tale, Dracula, will be spun by Red Deer College Theatre Studies students on the RDC Arts Centre stage. Shows are at 7:30 p.m., and also 1 p.m. on Feb. 9 and 15. Tickets to this stage adaptation

by Stephen Dietz are $25.20 ($20.20 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Feb. 22, 23 — Against the Wall Theatre’s Bull Skit! gang bring local sketch comedy and music to the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. shows are $23 ($18 students and seniors) from Sunworks at 4924 Ross St. or by calling 403-341-3455. There’s a cash bar.

Bull Skit! contains adult language and themes.

Feb. 24 — RDC instructor Dale Wheeler’s eclectic piano recital will also feature music for voice and flute, including works by Schumann, and Prokofiev. It’s on at 7:30 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $17.85 ($13.65 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

sic cartoon music in the Animation Orchestration concert at 7:30 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $14.20 ($11.20 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

guage) is on at 7:30 p.m. and also at 1 p.m. on April 20 in Studio A of the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $20.20 ($16.20 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

March 8 — The RDC Percussion Ensemble will serve up some buoyant beats starting from 7:30 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $14.20 ($11.20 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

April 26, 27 — Against the Wall Theatre’s Bull Skit! gang bring local sketch comedy and music to the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. shows are $23 ($18 students and seniors) from Sunworks at 4924 Ross St. or by calling 403-341-3455. There’s a cash bar.

Bull Skit! contains adult language and themes.

March 15 — The RDC Big Band will perform music popularized by the royal families of jazz at 7:30 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $14.20 ($11.20 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

March 16 —The RDSO offers a Museum of Curiosities, featuring Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 with harpsichordist Neil Cockburn and bass clarinetist Stan Climie, at 8 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $54.75 ($52.75 seniors/$39.25 for youth or seats in the first few rows) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

March 22, 23 — Against the Wall Theatre’s Bull Skit! gang bring local sketch comedy and music to the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. shows are $23 ($18 students and seniors) from Sunworks at 4924 Ross St. or by calling 403-341-3455. There’s a cash bar.

Bull Skit! contains adult language and themes.

March 23, 24 — The best performances of the year by RDC music students are featured in That’s Entertainment at the RDC Arts Centre.

The shows are at 7:30 on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $20.20 ($16.20 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

March/April dates to be announced — Gladys in Wonderland, a comedy about a stubborn octogenarian who confounds the Grim Reaper by refusing to die is presented by Central Alberta Theatre. The venue is to be announced.

Tickets are from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

April 17-21 — The marvels and messiness of love factor into the surreal romantic comedy Summertime, by Charles Mee. This RDC Theatre Studies production (with mature themes and coarse lan-

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Jan. 12 —The RDC music faculty hold a Jazz Cabaret at 7:30 p.m. in Studio A of the RDC Arts Centre.

Tickets are $14.70 ($11.55 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

May 23, 24, 25 — It’s the Best-of Bull Skit!, Against the Wall Theatre’s show of local sketch comedy and music at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer. Tickets for the 8 p.m. shows are $23 ($18 students and seniors) from Sunworks at 4924 Ross St. or by calling 403-341-3455.

There’s a cash bar. Bull Skit! contains adult language and themes.

June 5 — The entire Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (with conductor William Eddins) is the special guest at the RDSO’s The World of Williams concert of movie music at 8 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $54.75 ($52.75 seniors/$39.25 for youth or seats in the first few rows) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

April 4 — The RDC Chamber Choir and Symphonic Winds present A Touch of Class at 7:30 p.m. on the RDC Arts Centre stage. Tickets are $14.20 ($11.20 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

January dates to be announced — Surprises are in store for a traveller who returns home from abroad in 37 March 7 — The RDC Symphonic Postcards, a comedy presentation by Winds and the Red Deer Youth OrCentral Alberta Theatre. The venue chestra deliver an evening of clasis to be announced.

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Centrium renos mean fewer big acts this fall Peter Pan and Dracula are coming, but virtually no big arena concerts are slated to draw thousands of fans to Red Deer’s Centrium — yet.

On the bright side, this fall and winter’s entertainment lineup contains some classic literary characters, who will be brought to the stage at Red Deer College.

Besides the boy who refuses to grow up and the Transylvanian count who declines to die (the epic adventure and gothic suspense plays will run in November and February, respectively), there’s also Shakespeare’s fanciful A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the offing in October, as well as the romantic Summertime next spring.

Although local theatrical fare is reduced due to the unfortunate death of Ignition Theatre, the beloved play On Golden Pond is among Central Alberta Theatre’s full season of six comedies.

The cash-strapped CAT is hoping audiences will turn out in droves to support their season, which started this week with the zany, redneck comedy Greater Tuna, and continues into October with the puzzling comedy 2 Across and with My Three Angels in November.

A revised touring version of local playwright Andrew Kooman’s anti-sex trafficking play, She Has a Name, also plays a limited engagement at the Scott Block on October. It’s being presented

by Calgary’s Burnt Thicket Theatre.

Some inventive concerts are planned by the ever popular Red Deer Symphony. The RDSO is not only offering a pops evening with crooner Michael Hope in January, but also bringing in a whole other symphony (Edmonton’s) for a grand finale concert to end the season memorably in June of 2013.

There are also regular recitals and concerts planned by the RDC music department, including the Symphonic Winds, Big Band and other groups.

And among the comic offerings are regular Bull Skit! comedy nights, as well as two performances by Kids in the Hall co-founder Kevin McDonald at the Scott Block (both made possible by Against the Wall Theatre), and other comedians.

But there’s only a smattering of outof-town acts stopping in the city. One of the biggest names is Colin James, who performs Nov. 14 at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre.

Where there were once Centriumfilling concerts by acts such as Hedley to look forward to, or a visit from

Jerry Seinfeld or Alice Cooper, only one tribute concert — Rain: The Beatles Experience — is so far booked at the Centrium.

The reduced arena events are partly due to unavoidable circumstances.

John Harms, CEO and general manager of Westerner Park, said renovations are underway at the Centrium. By the end of October, 13 luxury suites, 40 club seats and an extra 1,000 general seats will be added to the 6,000-seat arena to make it more marketable.

Soon after, Agri-Trade, the agricultural trade show gets underway, taking the Centrium out of commission for another few weeks.

Harms believes the renovation has definitely hindered facility bookings this fall. “We have some possible bites for January,” he said, but nothing has been lined up so far.

Fewer Centrium concerts seem to be an unhappy trend — five years ago, Harms said there were up to 14 bookings a year at the facility, compared to about half a dozen in recent years. The Westerner Park board has had to look at various other revenue boosting/cost reducing options to make up for lost revenue.

While some people blame the slower economy or smaller artist tours for the decline, LiveNation’s executive vice-president of talent for Canada, Ian Lowe, doesn’t think these are significant factors.

Although LiveNation has seen a dip in the concert business — from handling 650 Western Canadian annual tours a few years ago to about 550 today, musicians still have to put on concerts to make money, said Lowe.

He noted CD sales are on the decline and less revenue is earned from downloads.

However, touring artists need to rotate between performing in bigger and smaller centres, and for whatever reason, Lowe said the kind of tours that would normally stop in our city simply aren’t happening this fall.

Red Deer has great staff and facilities, as shown by successful Seinfeld and Elton John events, he maintains, “but the circumstances just aren’t happening this year.”

“We actually like Red Deer very much,” added Lowe, “and we tend to get great results whenever we do have tours there.”

So there you have it — the lack of big concerts could just be due to plain, bad luck.

But with less competition from outof town events, this could be the year that local performers take centre stage and really shine. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Chiasson serious about his music SINGER/SONGWRITER PERFORMS AT CHURCH OF CHRIST

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF For singer/songwriter Lucas Chaisson, turning 18 hopefully means his Doogie Howser days are done.

Like the teenage doctor in the Doogie Howser M.D. TV series, the young Cochrane musician found that being praised as a prodigy has its down side.

“The whole age thing was getting over-hyped. I’m glad to be an adult because I’d rather be known as a songwriter than a kid songwriter,” said Chaisson, who performs on Sunday night with fellow songwriters Rob Heath and Marty Pawlina at Red Deer’s Church of Christ in Davenport.

“Being a 16-year-old musician might get you some high-profile shows, but you don’t get taken very seriously by people,” he added.

And Chaisson is very serious about his music. He started learning the guitar at age 5, along with his dad, then spent his early teenage years jamming and occasionally performing with his father’s band.

By age 16, Chaisson was doing solo gigs — and generally blowing audiences away with the complex maturity of his guitar riffs and lyrics.

Quirky tunes such as Falling’s What We Do captured the powerless, heady feeling of falling in love before Chaisson even had a steady girlfriend.

That life experience-gap has filled in since — the young guitarist revealed that he recently ended a two-year relationship. “I’ve definitely matured,” he said, in the two years between his first album No Loitering, which was nominated 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award, and his latest release, Growing Pains.

The title track to the CD released in June poetically recounts the sometimes difficult journey to adulthood.

“It’s meaningful to me . . . As I get older, I have more things to write about and I can put more personal stuff in songs,” said Chaisson, who sometimes starts a new song from a lyrical idea, and at other times, begins by strumming a catchy guitar tune.

He revealed that his favourite new lyric is from his song A Means to an End, off Growing Pains. Chaisson heard of an old lady who put all of her savings into socks and buried them in her backyard. He was inspired to write “It’s all just love, tied up in socks . . . ” While he can now legally play in bars, the performer believes that’s not really a milestone.

“I could grow a lot of facial hair at a young age, and no one asked me for my ID when I was walking in with a guitar case,” he said, with a chuckle.

Chaisson prefers an environment in which audience members are there to listen to his music, so looks forward to performing at the songwriter’s circle in Red Deer.

His fellow songwriters, Heath and Pawlina, are also known for their reflective tunes and rich melodies.

Heath has written music for Glen Campbell, Don Goodman and Criterion/Atlantic Music (the publisher for Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash and Lyle Lovett).

Pawlina writes blues roots music and is the lead singer/guitarist for the group Eleventh Curren.

Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show are $10 at the door. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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The Cottage and A Tree House, an ink drawing by Alysse Bowd, is part of her show currently on display in the Recreation Centre‚Äôs Corridor Community Gallery. ● Artribute Art School Group Show is open at Suite 212, Old Courthouse Building from 5 to 7:30 p.m. tonight. ● Brent Stolee exhibit now on until Sept.

30 at Café Pichlingue. ● Little Forts in Peculiar Locations by Robin Lambert is on display at Marjorie Wood Gallery in Kerry Wood Nature Centre until Sept. 12. ● Bronson Wilson exhibit is featured at Velvet Olive Lounge until Sept. 30. ● 100 Years of Struggle: 100 Years of Solidarity is now open at the Discovery Studio at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery until Oct. 21. The Alberta Federation of Labour was created in 1912 by workers and farmers who saw the need for an organization that would protect their common interests and make their communities stronger. This four-panel display features stories and photos on a variety of themes of the AFL movement over the past 100 years. ● 3 from 4 exhibit by four Red Deer and former Red Deer artists — Erin Boake, Andrea Dillingham, Justina Smith, and Paula Sommers is open at Harris-Warke Gallery until Sept. 8. The gallery is located in Sunworks store in downtown Red Deer. Phone 403-597-9788. ● The Way Forward by Tracie StewartO’Brien and Strata by Rita Schoenberger, two artists in a collaborative exhibit, will be on display through Sept. at the Hub on Ross Gallery. Opening reception will be held on Sept. 7, 5 to 7 p.m. For more information call 403-340-4869. ● Exaggerated Adventures and Frequented Daydreams — a new ink drawing exhibition by Alysse Bowd — may be viewed at the Corridor Gallery, located in the basement of the Red Deer Recreation Centre, until Oct. 28. ● Pulse of Istanbul by Calgary artists Asta Dale will be on display at the Kiwanis Gallery at Red Deer Public Library downtown until Oct. 14. As part of First Friday, an opening reception will be held on Sept. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 with the artist in attendance. Phone

403-348-2787. ● Pen and Ink by Leanne Karlstrom now on display at Gallery on Main at Lacombe open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Find out more about this Rimbey artist who has recently submitted on of her pen and ink works to be displayed at Times Square in New York. The exhibit will be open until Sept.

8. See www.thegalleryonmain.com, or phone 403-782-3402.

To be included in this listing, please email event details to editorial@reddeeradvocate. com, fax to 403-341-6560, or phone 403-3144325.

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Toronto International Film Festival — to a magic trick.

Willis and co-star Joseph GordonLevitt portray the same character in the movie, about hitmen who kill thugs sent back in time.

Gordon-Levitt’s character is tasked with offing the future version of himself (played by Willis) — but panics when the moment comes.

BRIEF TIFF opener ‘Looper’ a ‘magic trick’: Bruce Willis

LIVE DATES ● The Hideout welcomes John Antoniuk with The Smokekiller Band on Sept. 14 with Jen Lane as the opening act. ● Red Deer Memorial Centre features Colin James with special guest Liam Titcomb on Nov. 14. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets on sale starting today at 10 a.m. from Black Knight Inn at 403-755-6626 or 1-800-661-8793, www. blackknightinn.ca, or Livenation.com or Rogers Wireless Box Office. This is an all ages show with reserved seating. Tickets cost $49.50 (plus FMF and service charges). Then on Nov. 18 see Just For Laughs Comedy Tour Relationship Edition. The show starts at 7 p.m. with the ticket sales starting on Sept.

10 from Black Knight Inn. Tickets cost $39.50 (taxes included plus applicable charges). ● Wapati Campground (north of Blackfalds) will be the venue for Harvest, a gathering of Central Alberta’s best bands and newcomers on tonight and Saturday. Tickets, $40, which include on site camping, are available at the Soundhouse in Red Deer and Upper Level Street Wear in Lacombe. For more information contact Joel at 403-342-1929 or email harvestab@live.com.

To have your establishment’s live bands included in this space, fax a list to Club Dates by 8 a.m. on Wednesday to 403-341-6560 or email editorial@reddeeradvocate.com.

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Hosting functions getting too much Dear Annie: My older sister, “Susie,” is 33 and has been receiving financial support from my parents for more than a decade. They give her money outright and also pay her car insurance, health insurance and other bills. Susie does not work. She’s in a master’s program, but it is unclear whether she will finish. My mother believes she needs to help Susie, as she has had mental illness issues throughout her adulthood.

I am not upset that Susie is receiving money from my parents. It also doesn’t bother me that I am not likely to receive similar assistance. But I worry that my parents are givMITCHELL ing Susie no reason to finish & SUGAR her degree or pursue a job. I consider it enabling.

On several occasions, Susie has maxed out her credit cards, and my mother paid those off. My parents do not have the money to continue doing this. Is it appropriate to speak with them about this? — A Sister Who Doesn’t Know What To Do Dear Sister: We don’t know the extent of Susie’s “mental illness issues” and whether or not she is capable of holding down a job or finishing her degree.

Your parents believe they need to help her until she can support herself, and that pursuing a master’s degree will allow her to find gainful employment. We hope they are right. While you do not get to decide how your parents spend their money, you can bring up this subject and ask whether they have made arrangements for Susie’s care after they are gone.

Dear Annie: I have been married for 20 years to the youngest of seven siblings. Whenever a niece or nephew has married or had children, the aunts (myself included) have given a shower. The problem is, I’m never asked. I’m just told. Once, I didn’t even know until I received an invitation with my name listed. Am I crazy to think that my husband’s sisters should ask whether I’m interested in hosting a shower? I’m expected to make food, clean up and share expenses, but never given the opportunity to give any input. The few times I tried, I was completely ignored. To make matters worse, my husband’s family believes they need to invite a huge number of people, which means a hall must be rented and the total cost becomes prohibitive. Each shower has gotten bigger and more expensive, and each time, I’m simply informed of how big of a check I need to write and what I need to cook.

We have a congenial but not close relationship with his siblings, and we don’t have children ourselves. How do I get the point across that I don’t want to be a hostess without completely offending the family? — Unwilling in Nebraska Dear Nebraska: We won’t get into the etiquette of family members hosting a shower or having one so large that you must rent a hall. They aren’t likely to pay attention to those things. Find a time when there are no upcoming events scheduled to talk to the sister-in-law with whom you are closest. Explain that you appreciate being included as a regular hostess, but you cannot always manage it. Ask them sweetly to please consult you before assuming you will take on these responsibilities. (You may need to remind them more than once.)

Dear Annie: I, too, would like to weigh in on the discussion regarding whether or not to have flowers at a funeral.

Funerals are for the loved ones left behind. I attended the funeral of my friend’s only daughter, and we were asked to bring flowers because her daughter loved them. They were overflowing.

There are 364 other days to donate to charity.

People can send a donation in honor or in memory of anyone at any time. — Not a Florist Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Court finds red soles entitled to trademark protection NEW YORK — The distinctive red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes are entitled to trademark protection, even if the company can’t exactly call the colour its own, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan reversed a lower court judge who had ruled against the French maker of luxury shoes worn by stars such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Scarlett Johansson and Halle Berry.

The appeals court said Louboutin was entitled to protect its brand against red-soled shoes made by competitor Yves Saint Laurent S.A.S., which is also based in Paris, though it instructed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to limit registration of the trademark to situations in which the red lacquered outsole contrasts in colour with the adjoining upper part of the shoe.

In 2008, the trademark office granted protection to Louboutin, which has applied glossy vivid red

Friday, September 7 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Faith is powCELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: erful and can turn everything around, making Evan Rachel Wood, 25; Julie Kavner, 62; life better. You now have the opportunity to Gloria Gaynor, 63 demonstrate real belief that life’s on your side.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Sun Release your tension and rest assure, things speaks to Uranus in a time filled with sur- are moving in the most positive direction. prises, even shocks. Smart perceptions and LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Everything can quick maneuvering can lead change in an instant the moment to a turn of the tides. Channel we make ourselves available to frustrations and we can find other options. You’ve been deterour selves on top of what was mined to see a certain course of previously an insurmountable action through. There are many hill. It will be a great day, enways to achieve your aim. Be open joy! to other possibilities.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There’s a strong tinge of karDepression happens when we’re ma to love and money this not taking action that we know year. Your attractions might needs to happen. The guilt or fear not always be best to act on, of not moving forward can leave but do have the power to us trapped. You want to be free of change you deeply. Let love sadness in an area of life. Positive NADIYA lead the way to your learning. action is your solution now.

SHAH It will be a great year, enjoy!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. ARIES (March 21-April 21): Was that intuitive knowledge 19): What the soul most deyou had or was it an idea that besires to learn will determine, comes a self-fulfilling prophesy? in large part, many of the experiences we Regardless of what it was, you know somefind ourselves in. They inspire feelings that thing about what’s about to happen. Think we can learn from. You’re being asked to positively and the best will come to be. focus on your inner experience to make many CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A special worldly accomplishments possible. thing happens when we go for something with TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Life is so all our heart. We make ourselves available to precious, and there’s so much living to do. angels and other resources within us that There are so many dreams to achieve and would otherwise remain too quiet to notice. growth to be had. You’re now resisting a Assistance is arriving. It comes through your natural process of life because you fear the enthusiasm. pain. Calm your apprehension. There are AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Perhaps only good things ahead. it’s not only about feeling a sense of control, GEMINI (May 21-June 20): We can stop but also a feeling of acceptance over the being receptive to all the great things out things we have no control over that allows us there for us when we are focused on the to feel a sense of peace. Be mindful of this small things that may not be working. They balance. Take action where you can and acreally are all small things. Wonderful things cept the rest. are close. Stay focused on the big picture.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There are CANCER (June 21-July 22): This time times that truly try us. Now is really about is presenting you with an upcoming oppor- demonstrating that you’re better for the past tunity. You may be dreading it, as it comes and the challenges it presented. The past disguised as a situation that requires a lot of won’t be repeated now. Appreciate the differwork. You of all signs have never been afraid ence in who you are. to work hard. It’s truly worth the effort.

Nadiya Shah is a consulting astrologer, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Relationships syndicated sun sign columnist and holds a evolve and change. If we’re lucky, we get to master’s degree in the Cultural Study of Cosgrow together. A friendship can point you in mology and Divination, from the University of the direction of greater opportunity. Share Kent, U.K. Her column appears daily in the your goals with others to clear the way to- Advocate. wards what you want.

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to the outsoles of women’s shoes since 1992.

The shoes sell for up to $1,000 a pair.

U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero went too far in August 2011 when he ruled that a single colour can never serve as a trademark in the fashion industry, the appeals court said.

It said Louboutin’s bright red outsole had acquired limited secondary meaning as a distinctive symbol that identifies the Louboutin brand, and it credited

some of the judge’s findings about Louboutin’s successful efforts to market the distinctive look to support its conclusion.

It noted that the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection had recently seized over 20,000 counterfeit Louboutin shoes.

Still, the appeals court said it was limiting the trademark “to uses in which the red outsole contrasts with the colour of the rest of the shoe.” It noted, for instance, that Yves Saint Laurent’s use

of a red outsole on monochromatic red shoes does not infringe on Louboutin’s trademark.

“It is the contrast between the sole and the upper that causes the sole to ’pop,’ and to distinguish its creator,” the appeals court wrote.

A Louboutin lawyer, Harley Lewin, said: “Louboutin is enormously pleased that its central arguments, that indeed a single colour can and does serve as a trademark in the fashion industry.

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Canadian label Moon to launch e-commerce site THE CANADIAN PRESS

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MONTREAL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An emerging designer has a shot at creating an exclusive collection to be sold at Target stores in Quebec with the establishment of a new fashion award.

The Target Emerging Designer Award will also give the selected upand-comer a chance to receive a $25,000 grant.

The cash prize will be used by the recipient to produce a full-scale fashion show at Montreal Fashion Week.

The award is also linked to the Designers Fund, a joint initiative of the Montreal Fashion Foundation and Sensation Mode, the firm which organizes Montreal Fashion Week.

The Montreal Fashion Foundation will work with a panel of experts, including a Target representative, to select the winning candidate.

Details of how designers can apply for the program will come later.

The new award was announced at a Target event held during Fashion Week on Wednesday.

The Minneapolisbased retailer named Mitsou Gelinas as the brandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fashion ambassador during the week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Target is proud to invest in the future of local designers and looks forward to a long-term relationship with Montrealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fashion community,â&#x20AC;?

John Morioka, Targetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior vice-president of merchandising, said.

Starting next year, Target plans to open 125 to 135 stores in Canada, with the first stores in Quebec set to open in the fall.

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A model wears a caramel mandarin collar jacket ($119) and a colour block tank dress ($69) from Moon Apparel. After a two-year partnership with The Bay, the homegrown label is launching its own e-commerce site on Sept. 15.

TORONTO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Canadian fashion label Moon is preparing to make a fresh landing online.

After a two-year exclusive collaboration with the Bay, the affordable homegrown brand is creating a dedicated virtual boutique to showcase and sell apparel and accessories.

The e-commerce site moonapparel.ca is set to open for business on Sept. 15.

Moonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fall-winter collection for women is set to feature a colour palette of warm seasonal jewel tones against a backdrop of neutrals, colour blocking fashion and textured knits, while the holiday offerings aim to channel influence from â&#x20AC;&#x2122;20s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;30s-era fashions.

The label has ties to Canadian fashion legend Alfred Sung.

Moon was the name of the Toronto boutique opened in the 1970s by the designer, and is also part of Sungâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name.

Sung is a business partner and chief designer at Mimran Group Inc. He teamed up with the designing Mimran family in creating the label, helmed by siblings Tamara and Jordin Mimran.

Moon will also feature designer collaborations, including one with Canadian leather maker Sorichetti, along with showcasing two other accessory designers to be carried on the site.

Tamara Mimran plans to introduce more collaborations this year specifically for the holi-

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Retirement home for gays to be studied

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A grad student wants to try to give gay and lesbian retirees in British Columbia a comfortable place to spend their golden years.

Alex Sangha is trying to raise $25,000 dollars for a feasibility study for a retirement home catering to the gay community.

It’s part of his masters degree in social work at Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University.

Sangha, who is from Vancouver, says gays and lesbians often face and fear discrimination in retirement homes, forcing them to go back into the closet during their twilight years.

Many gays, lesbians and transgendered retirees don’t have family to rely on for support and comfort, leading to depression and even suicide, Sangha said in a phone interview.

“There’s a lot of risk of alienation and isolation and loneliness,” he said.

Richard Sullivan is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s school of social work.

He said the problem extends beyond loneliness and is actually putting the safety of elderly members of the gay community at risk.

“Who wants to come out again in your 70s and 80s?” said Sullivan.

“For fear of prejudice (gays and lesbians) are avoiding aggregate care to the point where they probably should be using it, where they’re no longer safe in their own home.”

Sullivan said such infrastructure for the gay community is lacking because of the effect AIDS had on the population.

“The wealth of the gay and lesbian community is greatly diminished by the fact that baby boomer men in that community perished at a rate of 50 per cent through the AIDS epidemic,” said Sullivan.

“If that had not happened I would venture to say there would already be a resource like this.”

According to Sangha, staying in gay communities in Vancouver is especially hard for retirees because the community is centred in the city’s pricey downtown or West End. “What’s happening in some cities especially in Vancouver is it’s becoming very expensive for people to live in downtown Vancouver and the rental market, the housing market has low vacancy and high cost,” he said.

“The population is aging and it’s important to develop infrastructure for the senior population and this includes all the vulnerable sectors of the population.”

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Sweet solution for blood sugar problems If you’re among the roughly 85 million North Americans with prediabetes — higher-than-healthy blood sugar levels that pave the way for diabetes and other health concerns — we’ve got sweet and sour news.

The sour news? New evidence says high levels of blood sugar double age-related brain shrinkage.

That translates into shrinkage of memory and thinking skills.

The sweet news?

It’s easier than ever to say “no thanks” to prediabetes.

Small upgrades in your life (a little weight loss and a little activity) work best.

They slash your risk of progressing to diabetes by at least 58 percent; drugs manage only a 31 percent improvement.

Wondering if you have prediabetes? One in three adults does — including half of all people over age 65.

Yet fewer than 10 percent of these folks know that their blood sugar is creeping into the not-so-sweet danger zone. So before you say, “Hey, Dr. Mike and Dr. Oz: How did I get diabetes?” get hip to what raises your risk.

The hit parade: being older than 44, a bit overweight, exercising fewer than three times a week, eating fried food or red meat more than once a week, having close blood relatives with diabetes or having a family background that is African-American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Asian-American or Pacific Islander.

Women who’ve had gestational diabetes or who have delivered a baby weighing 9 pounds or more also are at higher risk.

If any of those MOs sounds familiar or if you’re feeling run-down, hungry, thirsty and have some vision issues, it’s past time to get your blood sugar level checked.

If you find out your numbers are even a bit high, try these steps to bring them down: Lose a little.

Shed seven percent of your body weight — that’s 15 pounds if you now weigh 220!

It’s enough to shrink deep abdominal fat, which churns out inflammation-boosting compounds. Those culprits interfere with your body’s ability to process blood sugar, or as we docs say, “Fat, especially abdominal fat, promotes insulin resistance.”

Trade one TV show for a walk ... or move while you watch. A half-hour stroll instead of those daily reruns of Friends is all it takes to lower your risk for diabetes by 30 percent.

Sitting on your bum watching TV for two hours a day raises your risk by 23 percent — a great reason to march in place or spin while watching NCIS! Sip something new.

Switching from sodas to seltzer flavored with a squeeze of lemon or a tall glass of water doubles

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DRS. OZ AND ROIZEN your chances for losing weight. You sidestep sugars that boost blood glucose and fire up diabetes-promoting inflammation.

Snack at the farm stand. The fiber! The vitamins and minerals! Being a produce fan cuts your risk for blood-sugar problems by 30 percent. Pair juicy, fresh fruit and veggies with whole grains (blueberries on your oatmeal, fresh tomatoes over wholegrain noodles).

Go nuts.

Almond butter at lunch, crunchy almonds in your morning yogurt, a handful of walnuts for a late-afternoon snack — these nuts contain good fats and help your blood sugar, too.

Choose smart fats. Try a diet with your only fats coming from odd-numbered omega fatty acids. Omega 3s (found in canola oil, salmon, walnuts and avocados) and omega-9s (in olive oil) may be a key to reversing prediabetes.

Also, supplementing with DHA omega-3s and purified omega-7 seems to decrease triglycerides, and some early human studies indicate that purified omega-7 also may lower LDL cholesterol and inflammatory markers, reduce insulin resistance and boost HDL. Find your tribe. We’re excited about diabetes-prevention programs at YMCAs, hospitals, community centers and other locales. They let you meet other smart people who are on a mission to slash their diabetes risk and give you the chance to work with a trained diabetes-prevention coach.

Some insurance companies cover these programs; we think they all should!

To find one near you, check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s online locater at www. cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/recognition/registry. htm. Sweet!

Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Medical Officer at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. For more information go to www.RealAge.com.

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Bugs of late summer are biting WEST NILE, HANTAVIRUS, PLAGUE — ARE RARE

This photo combo shows, from top, a wood tick — or dog tick — clings to a pencil used for scale, in Springfield, Ill. Middle, mosquitoes are sorted at the Dallas County mosquito lab in Dallas. Bottom, a rat wanders the subway tracks at Union Square in New York. Hantavirus, West Nile, Lyme disease and now, bubonic plague can be spread potentially by ticks, mosquitoes, and rats.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The “bugs” of late summer are biting.

The United States is having its worst West Nile virus season in a decade, and up to 10,000 people who stayed in California cabins are at risk of hantavirus.

A second case of bubonic plague in the West has been confirmed — in a girl in Colorado — and scientists fear that a bumper crop of ticks could spread Lyme disease, the nation’s most common bug-borne malady. Yet the risk of getting these scarysounding diseases is small.

With the right precautions, you can still enjoy spending time outdoors.

And that helps fight much more common threats to your health — obesity and too little exercise.

HANTAVIRUS How it’s spread: Touching or breathing air particles of urine or droppings from certain types of mice or rats, especially deer mice.

Symptoms: Develop one to six weeks later and can include flulike symptoms that progress into a dry cough, headache, nausea and vomiting, then shortness of breath.

Where it occurs: Anywhere in the U.S.; recent cases were in Yosemite National Park in California.

Prevention: Keep rodents out of your home; carefully clean any nests with disinfectant or bleach and water.

WEST NILE How it’s spread: Mosquitoes Symptoms: Most people have none; some develop flulike symptoms; a very small percentage get neurological symptoms.

Where it occurs: Nearly all states; this year, Texas has been hardest-hit.

Prevention: Eliminate standing water that can breed mosquitoes; use insect repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535 or oil of lemon eucalyptus.

BUBONIC PLAGUE How it’s spread: Contact with an infected fleas, rodent or cat; prairie dogs in Colorado can carry it.

Symptoms: Sudden fever, headache, chills, weakness and swollen lymph nodes.

Where it occurs: Only about half a dozen cases occur each year across the country.

Prevention: Avoid contact with rodents; limit brush, rock and wood piles and rodent breeding areas near the home.

LYME DISEASE How it’s spread: Ticks.

Symptoms: Fever, headache, fatigue and a bulls-eye rash. Untreated, it can cause joint, heart and nervous system problems.

Where it occurs: Northeast and midAtlantic coastal states; North central states, mostly Wisconsin and Minnesota; the West Coast, especially northern California.

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Obituaries SHERIDAN Bob There will be a tea service to celebrate the life of Bob in Breton, AB at the Breton Hall at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 10, 2012.

MAKI Helen Jean (1938 - 2012) It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of a beloved Mother, Grandmother and Aunt on August 31, 2012 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Helen was predeceased by her husband Howard Leroy Maki on November 14, 2010. Helen leaves behind to mourn, her three children, daughter Shannon (John) Vanderburgt, their two children Brendan and Tamryn, son Brent Maki (Wendy Betts), son Todd (Debbie) Maki, their two children Sabrina (Spencer Flanagan), Bryce Maki, her cherished poodle “Neeko”, friend and helper Kathy Day, sister inlaw Laura McGowan, two brother in-laws Stan (Helen) Maki and Ken (Peg) Maki, numerous nieces and nephews.

Helen was born June 3, 1938 to Anna and Charles McGowan of Markerville, Alta. Helen was predeceased by three sisters, Mae, Heather and Molly and one brother Teddy.

Helen attended Reeves Business College and worked at AGT and at the Alberta Dairy Pool where she met her husband Howard.

Helen worked for a few years then stayed home to raise her three children. Helen loved camping, going on cruises, baking and crocheting.

Her four grandchildren were her crown jewels and she was so proud of them. She loved having family BBQ’s in the backyard, she loved to sit outside and look at all her flowers in her rock garden and all her hanging baskets, she loved watching all the birds in the little houses she had throughout the big backyard, and seeking all the baby squirrels running under the trees. The family would like to thanks their cousin Sandra Mottus for always being there when needed and keeping us standing when we faltered. Memorial Tea will be held at the Golden Circle in Red Deer on September 16, 2012. Memorial at 1 pm, officiated by family friend Mrs. Leanne Hall. Tea will follow.

WATSON Harold 1931 - 2012 On September 3rd at 5:20 a.m. with all his family at his side, we said “Good Bye” to our much loved husband, father, Papa and GG Papa at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Harold was born on February 14th to Betsy and George Henry Watson in Lincolnshire, England. He is survived by his loving wife, Patsy of 60 Ω years, his daughter, Ledine, his son, Tyrone and hunting partner and special daughter-in-law, Denise. He will also be lovingly remembered by eight grandchildren; Cara, Rhonda (Kevin), Eldon (Dori), Andrew (Jenn), Michael, Stacie (Justin), Steven, his other hunting partner and Sammy, his sister, Ruth (Peter) Wilson in England, five great grandsons; Damon, Pierce Harold - his name sake, Kaden, Cale and Benjamin. He was predeceased by his mom & dad, sisters; Elsie, Betty, Lillian, Ivy and Joyce, his father-in-law and sister-in-law.

He lived, loved, laughed and enjoyed life with his family and good friends and he will be missed by all who loved him. Those wishing to pay their respects to Mr. Harold Watson can do so on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Eventide Funeral Chapel (4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer) between the hours of 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held on M o n d a y, S e p t e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 2 a t 11 : 0 0 a . m . a t Eventide Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Harold’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 6-5015 48th Street, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 1S9 or to the Kidney Foundation of Alberta, 11227 J a s p e r Av e . , S u i t e 2 0 2 , Edmonton, AB T5K 0L5. www.kidney.ca/nab.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL Branch 5700 4820-45 Street Red Deer, Alberta T4N 1K5 Tel.: (403)347-2222 Fax: (403)346-7320

Funeral Directors & Services SAYERS Betty It is with great sadness, the family of Bessie Eleanor (Betty) Sayers announce her passing on Monday, September 3, 2012 at the age of 94 years. Betty is lovingly remembered by her children; Joyce (John) Anderson, Allan (Avis) Sayers, Marie (Stewart) Brian; nine grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.

A Service and Celebration of Betty’s Life will be held at St. Andrew’s Christian Education Hall, 5226 - 51 Avenue, Lacombe, Alberta, Monday, September 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre, Unit 3, 5430 - 47 Avenue, Lacombe, AB T4L 1G8. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

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Joseph Dawson Cramer of Camrose, Alberta passed away peacefully on the first day of September, 2012 at the age of 81 years with family at his side.

Joe was born February 18, 1931 to Anabel and Cromwell Cramer of Kingston, Ontario. As a young adolescent it was apparent; Joe was a motivated, confident entrepreneur, beaming with honesty, integrity and humor.

Joe married Margaret Spencely and became the proud father of four sons; Joey, Jim, Jeffrey and John. Eager to provide a better life for his family he decided to move west to Alberta in the early 1950’s. Windows of opportunity opened for Joe as he pursued his careers with Imperial Oil and Muttart Builders. Before long, his sales abilities stood out as he became a notable high performing salesman. As his hard work ethics were earning him a reputation in the industry, he was offered a position with Engineered Homes in Calgary as a construction manager and in a very short time advancing to senior vice-president.

It was time for Joe to follow a dream! To start his construction company and did so firstly in Fort McMurray, Alberta in the booming early 1970’s. It was at this time in his life Joe met Paula and her two sons, Gene and Sean Willms.

Joe and Paula married in 1978 and settled in Innisfail, Alberta, providing a new home for their sons. In May of 1978, Joe continued on in the construction business along with his son, Jim. In 1983 the family moved to Red Deer where Joe and Jim went on to build a number of funeral homes in central and southern Alberta.

In 1988 the Norsemen Inn in Camrose presented itself; Joe was offered an opportunity he could not refuse. Although he had no formal education or experience in the hospitality industry, there was a sense of excitement; the project intention would be to completely renovate and sell!

Joe continued to build funeral homes across Canada bringing on Stalcorp as an additional partner. Life was fulfilling, filled with love, rewarding, and the prospects were unlimited.

While continuing to make their home in Red Deer and commuting to Camrose, the Norsemen Inn project was thriving! Joe soon realized the hotel business really was a lot of fun, business and personal relationships were developing; it was logical to move and in 1996, Camrose became home.

Eventually the hotel would be managed and subsequently owned by Joe and Paula’s son, Sean, all under Joe’s guidance. It was important to Joe, that the staff, customers and friends he made through the Norsemen Inn, would continue to be nurtured and well taken care of under Sean’s leadership; this gave Joe a very calm sense of pride, satisfaction and joy. It also gave Joe and Paula the opportunity to spend winters in the California sunshine, which he loved!

Joe had a strong faith being active in the United Church for the past 35 years and a long time member of the Camrose Masonic Lodge. It was through the Church he met Reverend Brian Hunter, this would become a lasting friendship, respect for each other and an understanding of the word of the Lord. Joe’s composed nature was built on a relationship of believing that right here, right now, is exactly where we are supposed to be. When Joe’s health was challenged he still felt he had been blessed with so many opportunities in every component of his life and the biggest blessing was Paula, his six sons and their families.

For the past fifteen years Joe and Paula enjoyed six months each year in Palm Desert and six months in Camrose. In 2008 Joe’s health was challenged by a stroke however this did not slow him down, the winters away continued and the participation in the Norsemen Inn and every event relative to a celebration with the family was pivotal in Joe’s lifestyle. Joe’s health weakened over the past few weeks requiring hospitalization, an opportunity for family and friends to say “good-bye” prior to his passing.

Joe was predeceased by his parents, Anabel and Cromwell Cramer, two sons, Joey and Jeffrey, sisters, Della, Dorothy and Bernice and his mother-in-law, Shirley Taylor.

Joe is survived by his wife and best friend, Paula, sons, Jim Cramer (Willa), John Cramer (Lynn), Gene Willms (Lisa) and Sean Willms (Paige), his grandchildren, Perry (Colleen), Duncan, Haley, Brandon, DJ, Curtis, Jaeger, Layne, Jacob, Autumn and Zachary. Joe is also survived by his sister, Marie Henwood of Elginburg, Ontario, Gil Taylor of Camrose, his nieces and nephews; as well as the many hearts he has touched in friendship, throughout his journey. Rest in peace Joe! A celebration of Joe’s life will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. from Messiah Lutheran Church (4810 50 Street, Camrose, AB) with Rev. Brian Hunter officiating.

Interment will follow in the Camrose Cemetery.

If friends so desire, memorial contributions are gratefully accepted to The Battle River Community Foundation. To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com.

WALTON Bruce 1937 - 2012 Bruce J. Walton of Red Deer, Alberta passed away on Monday, September 3, 2012 at the age of 74 years.

Bruce will be lovingly remembered by his wife Ellen, two sons Randy (Judy) and Fred (Rose) and two daughters Debbie (Stephen) Berg and Shelly (James) Vollman. Many wonderful memories of Bruce will also be cherished by his ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, as well as by his brother Jack (Sharon) Walton and two sisters Loretta (Lawrence) Layden and Donna Bodie.

Bruce was predeceased by his son-in-law Robert Scholz and his parents Tom and Peggy Walton. In honour of Bruce, a celebration of his life will take place on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at CrossRoads Church, S.W. corner of Hwy. 2 and 3 2 n d S t r e e t , R e d D e e r, Alberta with Pastor Dan Cochrane and Pastor Stu Krogman officiating. Memorial contributions made directly to S.T.A.R.S., 1441 Aviation Park NE, Box 570, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 9Z9, would be appreciated. A private family interment will take place BURGAR FUNERAL HOME CAMROSE & DAYSLAND a t I n n i s f a i l C e m e t e r y. in care of arrangements. 780-672-2121.

Condolences may be sent to “Dedicated service since 1906” or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND Card Of Thanks Card Of Thanks In Memoriam CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street ELLIS THANK YOU (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

T h e E l l i s f a m i l y w i s h t o The Waldron Families. Carol 403.340.4040 express our sincere thanks and Sid Grant Family. Words and gratitude to all our family cannot express our gratitude and friends for their support for all the many comforting and kindness during Claire’s acts of kindness, condoillness and passing. Special lences, flowers and gifts. thanks to Dean Doll and Thank You to United Church the Doll Sisters for making Ladies for the lovely lunch, C l a i r e ’ s f u n e r a l s e r v i c e Wilsons Funeral Home, Mac special. And a big thank you and Lorraine Parker, Lisa to the neighbours on Sydney Reiner, solist. Thanks to Close. You all helped make a everyone for the care given difficult time a little easier. to Marion (Mom). ~The Ellis family

In Memoriam CHANTLER In loving memory of Ashley who passed away September 7, 2007 Although five years have passed since the day we parted, we’ve been warmed by your gentle presence and love. ~Hazel and family

TANNER MAYER Nov. 5, 1993 - Sept. 7, 2009 Beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend…

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Each day we wake up to an empty room, an empty chair at the table and an unexplainable sadness.

As time goes on, we miss you more… ~Love you forever Dad, Mom, and Elizabeth

Births EARL HARRISON In Loving memory of Earl, who passed away September 7, 1998 Gone but not forgotten.

The spell of the Yukon is my love, the sky and the earth my home. I’m at peace with God, and I’m my own boss, and I’ve plenty of room to roam.

So thanks for the drink and the time you’ve spent. Now adventure beckons me to return to the land where the living is grand and a man can be truly free. Taking you back to the land you loved. ~Love Always Terry

BRITTON Kent, Heather and big brother Nolan are pleased to announce the arrival of†a†baby girl, Lily Pauline, on August 2, 2012, weighing 6 lbs 8 oz.

YOUNG T h e f a m i l i e s o f M a r j o r i e Celebrations Young wish to express our gratitude with a heart felt thank you to family and friends for their loving support during the recent loss of our Mother. Thank you for the flowers, food, prayers and words of kindness.

Thank you to Parkvale Lodge residents and staff for making Mom so happy. To Dr. McIntryre, Dr. Thain, Dr. D. Curtis and all the staff of unit 32P of the Red Deer Regional Hospital, thank you for your wonderful care.

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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.

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REQâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D IMMED. expâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d dozer and hoe operators, Phone 403-588-7324 or 403-746-5876 TEAM Snubbing now hiring operators and helpers. Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com

Deer Park

168 DORAN CRES Sept. 7, 8 & 9 Fri. 4-7, Sat. 10-4, Sun. 12-4 Golf clubs, silk couch, household misc.

Anders on the Lake

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

www.writers-ink.net Club for writers - meets weekly

PROFLO Production Separators is currently looking for production testing assistants. Suitable candidates must have H2S, First Aid, PST/CST and a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license.

Please forward resume to info@proflo.net or fax to 403-341-4588.

3 ANDERS STREET Sat. 8th 9-4 & Sun. 9th, 9-1 Tools, hardware, air compressor & table saw, household & more.

THURS. Sept. 6, 2-6 Fri. 2-8, Sat. 10-3. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books/toys, household, bikes, Princess House dishes, lot misc.

37 Ashmore Close

www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333

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

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

14 DENMARK CRES. SAT SEPT. 8, 10 A.M.- 6 P.M. Household items, tools misc. FREE golf balls,

REAL ESTATE

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Professionals

DEX Production Testing reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exp. day night supervisors & assistants.

Competitive wage & benefit pkg. Email resume to: office@ dexproduction.com or fax 403-864-8284

#33 & #37 Allan Close.

Fri. Aug. 7, 1-5, Sat. 10-4, Sun. 10-noon.

Something for everyone!

ATTENTION!!

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! 63 AYERS AVE. Fri. 7th 4-8, Sat. 8th, 8-4

www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From

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

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Anders Park

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BALLOON RIDES

Fax resume and abstracts to 403-314-2340 or email safety@ providencetrucking.ca

A Central Alberta Manufacturing facility requires a permanent accounting clerk.

Applicants must have experience with computers, spreadsheets, and general accounting.

This position requires: A team player Strong time management Be a problem solver with an eye for detail Good working knowledge of Excel Flexibility to cover holidays Strong work ethic A/P and A/R experience Payroll experience The ideal candidate will preferably have a college diploma in business administration with a major in accounting or have completed the first two years of the CGA/CMA program.

Please forward your resume to hr2011rec@live.com. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; CALL 309-3300

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300 HEALTH & FITNESS

Winch truck operators Bed truck operators Picker operators Swampers

Our office is looking for a career minded professional, a team player who enjoys a fast paced, exciting work atmosphere. Part time position. Willing to work flexible schedule including Wed. evenings and Saturdays till 2 pm. Will train right candidate. Please fax your resume to 403-342-0188

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ASSOCIATIONS

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ADAM & EVE UNISEX REQâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S F/T HAIR CUTTING PERSONNEL. Above average earnings.

Submit resume in person at Parkland Mall.

Check us out on our webpage

www.centralalbertahomebuilders.com Central AB Home Builders 403-346-5321 www.reddeer.cmha.ab.ca Canadian Mental Health Assoc. www.realcamping.ca LOVE camping and outdoors? www.diabetes.ca Canadian Diabetes Assoc. www.mycommunityinformation.com /cawos/index.html www.reddeerchamber.com Chamber of Commerce 403-347-4491

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LOOKING for expâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d equip- STEAM TRUCK operator ment operator with pen reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Must have experichecking experience as an ence and have clean asset. Call 403-556-9588 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract, all reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d or fax 403-638-3908 or tickets and reliable email feedlot@hotmail.ca transportation. Fax resume 403-348-2918 or email gelliott@telusplanet.net

Responsibilities will include: - coding and processing of customer sales invoices (experience required) - maintaining customer files - assisting supervisor with month end close - other general accounting duties as required Coppâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offers a competitive salary and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.

Phone: 403.347.6222 Fax: 403.347.6401

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WE ARE NOW HIRING in Red Deer experienced:

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RED DEER LIFE SUNDAY CLASSIFIED

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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.

Professionals

Coppâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is a leading provider of piling related services to the oil and gas, construction and infrastructure industries with a dominating presence in the Alberta Oilsands. We service all of Western Canada with a wide range of new, state of the art equipment.

NEW Deadline for Beginning Friday, September 7, 2012

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Coming Events

66 ALLISON CRES. Sept. 7 & 8, Fri. 10-6, Sat. 9-12. Small household appls., furniture, foam mattress. All exc. cond.

Inglewood 90 IRELAND CRES Fri. 7th, 4:30 - 8 & Sat. 8th, 11 - 6.

Lots of kids stuff, clothes, beds & more.

Kentwood Estates

GREAT items, come and look, CHEAP! 135 KEMP AVE. Sat. Sept. 8, 10-4 & Sept. 9, 10-3.

Rain or shine!

Downtown HOUSEHOLD, electronics, tv stereo, bikerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leather KNIGHTS of Columbus jacket, crafts, collectibles Council 3408 Sacred Heart Sat. Sept. 8, 10-6 p.m.

Parish yard sale. Sept. 8, 48 KELLY ST. 8-4 at Sacred Heart Church parking lot.

Morrisroe

YARD SALE, VARIETY OF ITEMS, SAT. SEPT. 8, 8:30 A.M. - 4 P.M. HOSTED BY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #3408. at Sacred Heart Parish Parking Lot.

Fairview - Upper HUGE SALE 4, 4901 FARRELL AVE Aug. 5, 6 & 7 Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 10-7 Tools, household misc., costumes, designer teenage clothes, stroller, 1000â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of c.d.s (cheap).

3509 39 STREET Back Alley Fri. 7th 2-6 & Sat. 8th 12-4 Like new wet tile saw, router, LPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, patio furniture, numerous other items.

65 METCALF Ave. SEPT. 7, 4-8, Sat. 11-6. Household, luggage, Hoover vac, girls clothes 7-15 mint cond., kids books, etc.

Normandeau 83 NYMAN CRES Fri. Sept. 7, Sat. Sept. 8 Sun. Sept. 9, noon-7 Lots of misc. items, & household misc.

Pines 135 PIPER DRIVE Saturday 8th, 10-6, & Sunday 9th, 12-5

West Lake 20 WILEY CRES. BACK ALLEY Sept. 8/ 9, Sat. & Sun. 10-5 MULTI FAMILY Something for Everyone

Riverside Meadows

West Park

13 - 5943 60A STREET Sat. Sept. 8th, 9-3 Antique furniture & dishes, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing, housewares, tv, etc.

HUGE SALE, elephant collection, jewellry, carpet shampooer, vacuum cleaner, Thurs, Sept.6 Fri. Sept.

7, Sat. Sept.8 Sun. Sept.

9, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. att 5553 35 ST.

Rosedale MULTI-FAMILY 5 Rose Cres.

Fri. 7th, 2-7, Sat. 8th, 9-5 & Sun. 9th, 9-1 Couch & other furn., numerous household items.

Sunnybrook 33 SPENCER STREET Quality purses $10; designer t-shirts $5.

Fri. Sept. 10, 4-8 Garage/Antique/Collectible Sale. 33 SPENCER ST Saturday, 8th 12-3 pm Queen Anne Chair $200.

Beautiful broach, $400, appraised at $850. Old golf clubs? Harley Davidson watch, $125. Grandfather Clock, $125. Suzy Cooper dishes, & many more items.

Out of Town CLIVE: Village-Wide Garage Sale and Cookie Walk Sept. 8, 9 - 3:00 (Rain Check - Sept. 15) Tons of sales and concession available.

Everything under the sun!

Marsha 403-784-3446

DOWNSIZING Huge Farm Yard/Garage Sale.

Antiques & Collectableâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sept. 7th, 9-8 & 8th, 9-6 10x10 Gazebo, treadmill, patio set, household, new & used items, too numerous to mention!

From Bowden: 11 km east on Hwy 587 to RR 281, 1.5 km south OR Olds overpass 12.6 km E Hwy 27 to RR 281, 13.9 km N.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 E3

CALKINS CONSULTING o/a Tim Hortons FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANT $11/hr.

SUPERVISORS $13/hr.

Apply at 6620 Orr Drive.

Also hiring for Blackfalds location.

Fax: 403-782-9685 Call 403-341-3561 or apply in person Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

DAD’S PIZZA

PART/FULL TIME COOK Apply at East 40th Pub. 3811 40th Ave.

F/T DONUT BAKER Must be reliable and willing to work weekends.

Minimu $12/hr. based on experience.

Apply in person to the Donut Mill, Gasoline Alley F/T OR P/T DISHWASHER needed for New Year Restaurant. Apply @ New Year Restaurant 6712 - 50 Ave. Red Deer

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 Full-time experienced Chinese chef required.

Must have at least one year’s experience or equivalent education. Will be paid $13.10 per hour for qualified applicant. Please apply in person to Eric in the kitchen at Jackpot Casino located at 4705 50th Street. Do not come between 12-2pm and 5-7pm.

RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s.

ROOM ATTENDANTS. Exp. preferred. Also BREAKFAST ROOM ATTENDANTS, early morning shifts, flexibility req’d. Only serious inquiries apply.

Rate $13.50/hr.

Drop off resume at: 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer or fax 403-342-4433 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Sales & Distributors

820

RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s. F/T MAINTENANCE PERSON... Experience preferred. Pool operation an asset.

On call rotation. Bonuses, Drop off resume to 6853 66 St. Red Deer or fax 403-342-4433 or email: info@ramadareddeer.com

SAM’S CAFE NORTH

Taking applications for f/t or p/t DISHWASHER. Apply in person AFTER 2 p.m. 7101 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer

830

THINKING OF EARNING MORE

CASH?

Get Paid Weekly

We are looking for students 18 and over, self-motivated, outgoing and friendly for marketing Central Alberta’s only daily newspaper

work 3 to 6 days a week, hours are 4:30 - 9:00pm If this is for you, please drop off your resume at: 2950 Bremner Ave, Red Deer the Red Deer Advocate or email to: rholt@reddeeradvocate.com

$$$

SALES MINDED

Energetic career minded with lots of people skills, , advance with a growing company.

Apply with resume to: Brad, Gen Mgr. bmakarenko@telus.net 403-304-5241 SOAP STORIES is seeking Retail Sales Supervisor for our Parkland Mall location, Red Deer. $17.40/hr.

Email resume: premierjobrd1@gmail.com STEEL MAGNOL INC o/a: All in One, Pinook Hire Sales Clerks 2 locations at Parkland Mall Red Deer, AB Ability to sales. English.

Perm, F/Time, Shifts, Weekends Wage-$14.60 per/h E-mail: fishergrp@gmail.com SYSTEM DESIGNER / SALES PERSON Audio Innovations is Red Deer’s leading Custom Home Theatre and Whole House Audio Installation Company. We are looking for highly motivated, career-oriented person to join our team. This is a full time position offering salary & profit sharing, benefits program, and an excellent opportunity for advancement. As our System Designer/Sales Associate you will be directly involved with our clients selling and designing their Custom Home Audio/Video & Security Systems. If you have an understanding of home audio & video and have proven sales experience we will provide on the job training. If you are the right person to join our team, please e-mail your resume to: audio@audioinnovations.ca

850

A FULL TIME PAINTER REQUIRED Painting exp. necessary.

Must have vehicle.

Must be task orientated, self motivated & reliable.

Phone 403-596-1829 ABEL CORPORATION is looking for candidates for the following positions:

ORMIT ENTERPRISES LTD o/a A&W Village, 58 6320 50 Ave. Red Deer, AB T4N 4C6. 403-346-6100 Needs F/T Food Service Supervisor. Shift work, must be flexible. $13.50/hr.

Please apply in person or email: ormit@telus.net

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Managers – Cooks - Dishwashers Servers – Hosts – Bartenders Convenience Store Attendants

Andy’s Oilfield Hauling Ltd. in Blackfalds requires:

Friday September 7th & Saturday September 8th 11:00am until 6:00pm Hampton Inn & Suites

Winch Truck, Bed Truck Drivers & Picker Operators

www.smittys.ca

258955I7

Our completely redeveloped Smitty’s Restaurant, Lounge, Convenience Store, New Husky Gas Bar and Car Wash on Gasoline Alley in Red Deer, A.B. will reopen in October. Don’t miss your opportunity to apply.

Previous experience is an asset.

SMITTY’S CANADA LIMITED, #600 – 501, 18th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2S 0C7, Fax: (403) 229-3899 Email: reddeer-hwy2south@smittys.ca Canada’s Largest Full Service Family Restaurant Chain – Since 1960

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.

Send resumes to Box 5324 Lacombe, Alberta T4L 1X1; apply by email at Abel.Corporation@ canadaemail.net or by fax to (403) 782-2729

HIRING

Oilfield

830

1511018 Alberta Ltd. O/A Micabella Cosmetics & Oro Gold Cosmetics req’s sales people F/T, P/T for women’s makeup & Oro Gold Cosmetics in Red Deer Malls $15/hr. Shift. canadacarts@gmail.com SALES ASSOCIATES WIRELESSWAVE, Tbooth & Wireless etc... are hiring outgoing & sales driven reps. Base + excellent commission! Apply today: apply@glentelcareers.com

Trades

INDIAN FLAME & PIZZA requires immediately, F/T COOK, 40 HRS. PER WK, $13.75/hr.

Phone 403-314-4100 after 11 a.m.

Restaurant/ Hotel

Sales & Distributors

Competitive wages, benefits and scheduled days off. tickets and experience an asset.

Please forward applications by e-mail to accounting@ andystrucking.net or fax (403) 885-4931

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Trades

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Trades

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Trades

CALIBER PAINT & BODY Is looking for an experienced

Automotive painter

Journeyman certification is preferred, however exp. in the field will also be considered. If you like working in a fast paced environment, and take pride in your work, please apply. We offer a fun work environment, exc. wages, incentive and benefits.

Interested candidates should apply in person at 6424 Golden West Ave. or email resume to: caliberpaint@telus.net

CANEM SYSTEMS LTD REQUIRES

* JM & Apprentice Commercial Electricians * JM & Apprentice Service Electricians FOR LOCAL WORK Resumes to: Fax: 403-347-1866 Or Email: dchristensen@canem.com No Phone Calls Carpenters and carpenters helpers and labourers needed with concrete experience, to start immediately. Email resume to lorieengbrecht@gmail. com or to hengbrecht@ yahoo.com Case IH Equipment Dealer in Red Deer is now accepting applications for

1st & 2nd yr. Apprentice or Journeyman Agricultural Technician /Heavy Duty Mechanic with Ag experience.

We offer year round employment, exemplary benefits package, competitive pay scale and continuous professional training in a positive, friendly team oriented work environment.

If you have a great attitude and integrity, Future Ag Inc is offering you an exciting career opportunity.

To apply, forward your resume to: Future Ag Inc. Attn: Barry Groves Box 489 Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 Fax to (403) 342-0396 Email to barryg@ futureag.ca Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

CLASS 1 Driver Clearwater,AB Competition #BU12-0106 BURNCO is currently recruiting for a seasonal full time Class 1 Truck Driver for the Clearwater, AB area. This fulltime position offers a competitive wage and an excellent benefit package. This position will require travel throughout Alberta with some overnight trips to deliver products to the BURNCO Landscape Centers.

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a Class 1 Driver’s License with air brake endorsement and a clean driving abstract. Preference will be given to candidates with previous Super B Truck and side/end dump trailer experience. You are energetic, highly motivated and possess strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.

Knowledge of industry is an asset. Please submit your resume and driver’s abstract on or before September 14, 2012 to: BURNCO Rock Products Ltd Fax: (403) 440-3454 Attn: Human Resources E-mail: careers@burnco. com CONCRETE finisher req’d.

Must have drivers license.

Finishing/laboring req’d.

Position starts immed 403-588-9898 EXP’’D drywall tradesmen & laborers req’d, Phone 403-348-8640

F/T HEAVY DUTY JOURNEYMAN or 3rd YR. wanted or growing independent shop in business for over 25 years. Apprentices & journeymen welcome.

Competitive wages, benefits training & tool programs.

E-mail resume to: joy@etrnow.com fax (403) 340-8796

FARM SUPERVISOR Needed for Roneamar Farms Ltd. $16-$18/hourly. 40 hrs per wk. Send resume to NEIL RONALD R R 3 Ponoka Ab T4J 1R3 Apply by email Roneamar.Farms@ emailcanada,net. or fax 403-784-2826

Fleet Brake Parts & Service

Canada’s Premier Fleet Specialist Has an immediate opening for an experienced

PARTS PERSON

at our Red Deer location.

The successful candidate will have the following: * Exceptional customer service skills. * Ability to work with minimum supervision * A great attitude Experience with medium and heavy duty truck and trailer parts an asset, but not required We offer above average wages, a comprehensive benefit package and a safe work environment Please apply in confidence to: Fleet Brake Parts & Service 4841-78th St. Red Deer, AB Fax 403-340-0888 or e-mail your resume to tcarriere@fleetbrake.com 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 HEAVY EQUIPMENT SERVICE TECHNICIAN. United Rentals is looking for a

OILFIELD hauling company located in Red Deer, Alberta requires a HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC OR APPRENTICE You will be responsible for the day to day maintenance of a fleet, answering to the fleet supervisor.

Please fax resume to 403-314-2340 or email safety@ providencetrucking.ca

QUALIFIED ELECTRICIANS NEEDED True Power Electric Requires Residential exp. only Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

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JOURNEYMAN WELDERS Day and Night shifts available Competitive starting wages

These are full-time permanent shop positions with benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796,

or Email to hr@bilton.ca

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

MACHINE SHOP SUPERVISOR

needed for small town in Alberta, 1- 1/2 hours from Calgary. Must have CNC Machine experience.

Wage depending on experience.

Please send resume to info@skillmetal.com or fax 403-641-3466.”

Trades

850

Precast Concrete Plant in Blackfalds looking for

FRAMING LABOURERS CONCRETE FINISHERS GENERAL LABOURERS • Great benefit package.

• Wages based on experience.

• Own transportation to work is required.

Please fax resume to

403-885-5516 or email

k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

requires

FRONT COUNTER PARTS PERSON We are a construction/trucking company looking for an experienced full-time permanent parts person to join our parts desk in our Rocky Mountain House location.

- 4 days on / 4 off schedule - Competitive industry wages - Benefit package - Modern fully equipped facility Good computer skills an asset.

Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com Please reference # CD-CP001

Career advancement opportunities Seasonal work programs available 260281I7,8,9

We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

Earn money for your savings, fun events, sports, and special items!

No collections! About an hour a day!

How to apply: email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

ROCKY RIDGE BUILDERS INC. is currently seeking mature individuals for modular horse barn manufacturing.

Carpentry exp. an asset.

Must have drivers license and transportation. 10 hrs/day, 5 days/week. 15 minutes south of Sylvan Lake. Fax resume to 403-728-3106 or call 403-373-3419

Continuous learning and growth is our goal for every employee!

If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking

Paid technical and leadership training

RRSP Matching Program

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd.

Class 1 Drivers / Operators: Nitrogen, Coil, Cement & Acid, Fracturing Supervisors: Nitrogen, Coil, Cement & Acid, Fracturing

Why Canyon? f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package f New equipment f 15/6 shifts

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.

designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment for international clients, within our 7 shops and 10 acres of land in Innisfail, AB

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you. Now hiring Canyon Champions for the following positions:

f Team oriented f Clean Class 1 or 3 license f Oil and Gas experience an asset

850

850

Trades

Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Willing to work flexible hours f Safety—focused

Trades

260374I7-11

Bo’s Bar & Grill is looking for experienced line cooks.

Competitive wages, bonus system, good work ethic, team player needed. 403309-2200 attn: Jacquie.

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

259377I1-30

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

Call 314-4394 Leave your name and phone number.

260373I11

Restaurant/ Hotel

Adults, Students, Seniors, Great Exercise, Great Fun, Great Experience and No Collecting!

E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 Truckers/ Drivers

860

Business Opportunities

870

880

Misc.

Help

CLASS 1 DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

is looking for

Drilling Rig Managers

looking to expand into Wellsite Corehole Supervision as well as exp’d thermal, directional, & horizontal drilling & Well Site Supervisors for ops across Canada, the US, and abroad.

Candidates should possess appropriate tickets/certification, MS Windows literate, and be equipped for seasonal or year round rotational ops.

Drlg. & Cplt. Sup’s with directional, Hz, & multilateral preferred.

Reclamation & construction in demand as well.

Send resumes to HR@Codeco.com, successful candidates can expect contact by telephone.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! REQ’D IMMEDIATELY Busy insulating company in Red Deer requires laborers. Must have valid drivers license, H2S & PPE. Starting wage $17/hr.

Benefits after 3 months.

Fax resume to: 403-227-6936 foamco@telus.net

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time

Carpenters and carpenters helpers Laborers and Skid Steer Operator Competitive Wages & Benefits. Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca 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

DISTRIBUTION Franchise ADULT with a national food UPGRADING supplier in the beautiful Alberta Government Castlegar, BC area. Offers Funded Programs good income & steady, Student Funding Available! reliable work. Requires Req’d immediately investment, good physical • GED Preparation Will consider condition and a class training a 3 with air. Contact Morning, Afternoon And professional, 250-304-1838 Evening P/T Classes experienced driver. Start your career!

Ph.1-877-463-9664 See Help Wanted Academic Express or email resume to Adult Education & Training Classifieds info@capilano 340-1930 Your place to SELL www.academicexpress.ca trucktraining.com Your place to BUY Something for Everyone CLASS 1 drivers req’d to Everyday in Classifieds pull flat deck, exc. wages, safety bonuses, benefits. Misc.

We run the 4 western prov- Help inces. Please contact 1-877-787-2501 for more ADULT & YOUTH info or fax resume and abstract to 403-784-2330 CARRIERS

880

Class 3 Commercial Driver.

United Rentals is looking for a Class 3

Commercial Driver

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 CLASS 3 WATER HAULER needed. Only those with Drilling Rig Water Hauling experience need apply.

Need H2S & First Aid tickets.TOP WAGES PAID Fax clean drivers abstract and resume between the hours of 9 am to 6 pm to: 403-746-3523 or call 403-304-7179 DRIVER with clean Class 1 or Class 2 motor coach experience preferred Fax resume to 347-4999 or email to: frontbus@platinum.ca You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

MEGA CRANES is looking for a ticketed crane and boom truck operator. Must have Class 1. Good wages, benefits, 10% holid a y p a y, R R S P ’ s , a n d most evenings and weekends off. Fax resume to WE currently have an 885-4269 or email opening for a Journeyman/ cathy@megacranes.com Apprentice Automotive Technician. Competitive P/T COURIER driver req’d wages and benefits after for Medical Service 3 months. Fax resume to Company. Please email 403-746-2594 resume w/ref’s to Performance Tire-Eckville archtrans@shaw.ca

Truckers/ Drivers

860

WANTED Class 1 drivers with propane, butane, LPG mix in Central AB. Must have all tickets Fax resume to 403-887-6110 or Call Dennis at 403-588-5836

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 CLASSIFIEDS Sell it Best! To B exp. an asset but not place your ad phone 1-877necessary. If you have a 223-3311 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

CATTLE HAULERS

Wanted for local Alberta position. Part Time and/or Full Time. Must have clean Class 1 and live close to Lacombe.

Cattle exp. required.

Call 403-782-4804 or fax resume to: 403-782-4814.

DO YOU WANT YOUR AD TO BE READ BY 100,000 Potential Buyers???

TRY

Classified Advertising Central AB based trucking company reqires

OWNER OPERATORS in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558

Truckers/ Drivers

SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

CALL 1-877-223-3311

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

CLEARVIEW For early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m. Mon. through Fri., + 8 a.m. on Saturday.

Reliable vehicle needed.

For more info

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIER NEEDED Wanted for delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in

Normandeau

Oriole Park West O’brien Crsc. & Oxley 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.

Shipper/Receiver

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

ANDERS AREA: Andrews Close Ardell Close/ Allan St. Asmundsen Ave/ Arb Close Aikman Close/ Allan St.

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

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

VANIER AREA: Viscount Dr./ Violet Place Valentines Crsc./ Vandorp St.

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

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

EASTVIEW 82 Advocate $430/month $5165/year

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300 CUSTOMER SERVICE A locally owned industrial supply company is looking for an energetic person for inside sales. E-mail resume to mark@ aesreddeer.com

MOUNTVIEW 71 Advocate $372/month $4473/year

PARKSIDE MOBILE HOME PARK

Canada’s Premier Fleet Specialist Has an immediate opening for a

CARRIERS NEEDED For Advocate routes

INGLEWOOD AREA: Issard Close

GRANDVIEW MORRISROE WEST LAKE

LABOURERS needed, own transportation, physically fit. Fax resume 403-309-2364

GRANDVIEW 69 Advocate $362/month $4347/year

at our Red Deer location.

The successful candidate will have the following: * Exceptional inter-personal skills. * Able to lift 50 lbs. * Ability to work with minimum supervision * A great attitude A valid class 5 driver’s license is required.

We offer above average wages, a comprehensive benefit package and a safe work environment.

Please apply in confidence to: Fleet Brake Parts & Service 4841-78th St. Red Deer, AB Fax 403-340-0888 or e-mail your resume to tcarriere@fleetbrake.com

DEER PARK Doran Crsc.

Doan Ave. area ALSO Dixon Crsc. area ALSO * Duffy Close & Dietz Close area ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail.

Call Rick at 403-314-4303

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com P/T help needed for janitorial days and or eve/wknds. $13.00 start please send resume to acncleaning@ hotmail.com grt supplemental income!

PART Time Dock Staff We have immediate openings for part time dock staff working afternoons. If you have warehouse experience and looking to work with a major freight forwarder, send your resume to gmctavish@tpsgroup.ca or call 905-564-1803. Total Personnel Solutions.

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com P/T POSITION IDEAL For SEMI RETIRED or RETIRED PERSON 1 - 3 days /wk. must have current criminal record check. Must be able to do considerable walking and some lifting. Qualifications: cash handling/sales exp., organized and exc. math and computer skills, immediate start.

To arrange interview call 1-800-387-8223 ext. 644 Fax: 1-888-434-5122 email: dlocke@hospnet.ca

SIDING HELPERS req’d.

Willing to train. Construction exp. an asset. Starting wage negotiable.

Bob (403)872-1312 SUNTERRA MEATS in Trochu is looking for a Millwright Helper and an Apprentice Electrician that has a minimum of his second year of school completed. Successful candidates need to be reliable, dedicated, hard working mechanically minded individuals who excel in a team environment. Wages to commensurate with experience. Benefits after 4 months. For more information, contact David Guay at 403-442-4202 or e-mail to dave.guay@ sunterrameats.ca.

THE TASTY BAKERY PACKAGING & COUNTER SALES P/T OPPORTUNITY No early mornings, No late nights No Sundays, 2 or 3 afternoons per week.

Apply in person at: Bay #1, 2319 Taylor Drive (directly behind Nutters)

TJ Paving is looking for hard working labourers.

Experience an assest, but not req`d. Small, personable company with comparable wages. Start ASAP. Phone: 403-3737111 & email resume to: tjpaving@hotmail.com Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

RAVEN TRUCK ACCESSORIES Has an opening for an INSTALLER POSITION, must be self-motivated, have strong leadership skills & be mechanically inclined.

Fax 403-343-8864 or apply in person with resume to 4961-78th Street, Red Deer Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

RESIDENTIAL WINDOW Cleaners, Driver’s Licence req’d 15-20 hrs.

403-896-5866

TOP WAGES, BENEFITS, Exp’d. Drivers & Swampers required.

MAPLE LEAF MOVING Call 403-347-8826 or fax resume to: 403-314-1457.

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts:

- Concrete Batch Plant Operator - Concrete Finishers - Carpenters/Woodworkers - Steel Reinforcement Labourers - Overhead Crane Operators - General Labourers

CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB. Life

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Please contact QUITCY

880

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is expanding its facility to double production.

Must have a reliable vehicle .

Please contact Rick at 403-314-4303

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collectins!

Packages come ready for delivery!

Please contact QUITCY

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

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

880

PARKLAND Regional IN SERVICE SHOP, exp’d Library in Lacombe is with farm equipment and looking for a driver to the ability to weld. deliver materials to Central A p p l y i n p e r s o n w i t h Alberta Libraries. Mon- Fri. resume at: Reg Cox Feed shifts with a rotating M i x e r s . S o u t h o f U FA schedule. Good driving Burnt Lake Indust. Park, record. Send resume to Phone 403-340-2221 or supplies@prl.ab.ca or fax fax 403-341-5622 to 403-782-4650

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

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

Misc.

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880

Misc.

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Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

880

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Fleet Brake Parts & Service

BOWER AREA Boyce St. Bell St./Byer Close

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

Mustang Acres Galbraith St. & Gray Dr.

Business Opportunities

860

NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in

880

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Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www. eaglebuilders.ca. Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403-885-5516 or e-mail: k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca.

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Trades

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I s o ff e r i n g a

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

GUARANTEED BUY BACK PROGRAM

STEADY, YEAR-ROUND WORK!

The ideal candidate will have a history of safedriving, and seek a long-term and rewarding career.

Send your resume today! Email: careers@nwtl.ca Fax: (403) 250-7801 260359I7-20

EDMONTON – RED DEER – INNISFAIL – RMH

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

for our new

$1000.00 SIGNING BONUS. SAFETY BONUS. REFERRAL BONUS. GREAT WAGES AND BENEFITS. Northwest Tank Lines seeks quali¿ed truck drivers with at least three years’ experience in tank truck driving, heavy oil-¿eld hauling, or a related ¿eld.

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

After 24 months

R E D D E E R N O RT H

Accounting

location on 67th Street

* EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY * ZERO ROYALTIES FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS * GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU For more about this opportunity contact: Sergio Terrazas 800.661.7589 / 403.608.7329 / s.terrazas@humptys.com

1010

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

260402I7-12

TANK TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED!

FAMILY RESTAURANT

Contractors

1100

ANYTHING CONCRETE

Escorts

860

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

260023I4-8

• Water Truck Drivers • Truck and Wagon Drivers • Lowbed Drivers – to haul our heavy equipment

Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

A BESTSELLER with something for everyone & for all the news worth printing.

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

Top wages paid based on experience Benefit package Assigned units Scheduled days off Valid safety tickets an asset

THE

Call For Home Delivery

314-4300

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

EDEN

TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999

587-877-7399 10am- 2am EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages www.eroticasplaymates.net 403-598-3049 ROXY 26 Hot Blonde 403-848-2300

1169

CATTLE FENCING, removal of old fence, 403-358-1415 TL HARRIS BOBCAT SERVICE LTD

P.W. FENCING 403-598-9961

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

COUNTERTOPS

Fireplaces

1175

Kitchen renovations Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648

TIM LLOYD. WETT certified.

Inspections, installs, chimney sweeps & service 403-340-0513

DALE’S Home Reno’s.

Free estimates for all your reno needs. 755-9622 cell 506-4301

Handyman Services

RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060

Eavestroughing

1130

10% OFF FOR SENIORS 403-391-2169

1200

GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Black Cat Concrete Fencing

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

Handyman Services

*LEXUS* 403-392-0891 INDEPENDENT Busty Babe w/My Own Car!

403-872-2765 or 506-2150

Truckers/ Drivers

1165

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

Massage Therapy

1280

* NEW * Executive Touch.

Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. 403-348-5650 Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, lots of parking 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

VII MASSAGE

Feeling overwhelmed?

Hard work day? Come in and let us pamper you.

Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave. www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels 403-986-6686

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 FREE removal of all kinds of unwanted scrap metal.

No household appliances 403-396-8629 Scrap Vehicle Disposal Service (403)302-1848

Misc.

Services

1290

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

Seniors’ Services

1372

ATT’N: SENIORS Are you looking for help on small reno’s or jobs, such as, new bathroom sink, toilets or trimming small trees.

Call James 403- 341-061 HELPING HANDS For Seniors. Cleaning, cooking, companionship in home or in facility.

Call 403-346-7777 Better For Cheaper with a Low Price Guarantee. helpinghandshomesupport.com

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 E5

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CLASSIFICATIONS

F/T WASH BAY ATTENDANT

1500-1990

Monday to Friday Good wages & benefits Must have valid drivers license. Please forward resumes to Ted by fax: 403-341-3691

Antiques & Art

WESCLEAN - Red Deer SHIPPER/ RECEIVER / inside sales req’d. .

Competitive wages, full benefitsi, forkilft exp. preferred. Dangerous goods exp. preferred.

Familiar with shipping/ receiving procedures.

Able to lift 30-60 lbs. , Basic computer skills an asset. . Must have a good persionality and easy to work with .

Drop resume off at # 7, 7973 49 AVE. or email to: mdoll@wesclean.com or fax to 403-347-8803

900

Employment Training

OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

offers a variety of

SAFETY COURSES to meet your needs.

Standard First Aid , Confined Space Entry, H2S Alive and Fire Training are courses that we offer on a regular basis.

As well, we offer a selection of online Training Courses.

For more information check us out online at www.firemaster.ca or call us at 403 342 7500.

You also can find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @firemasterofs.

SAFETY

OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544 24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

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

ANTIQUE

Show & Sale Sept. 8 & 9 Sat. 10-6 Sun. 10-4 Lacombe Rec Centre Carswell’s 343-1614

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

BUD HAYNES ANTIQUE AUCTION

Bay 4, 7429 49 Ave R.D. Sat. Sept. 15 @ 11 am Life Time Collection Robert Bogart, Red Deer.

Featuring Superb Victorian display cabinet, large framed coin collections, large selection antique & vintage bottles, rare Wilf Carter Records & photos, antique furniture, framed pictures & china, Estate tools.

Preview 9 am to Sale time.

403-347-5855 www.budhaynesauctions.com

1700

*NEW!* Asian Relaxation Massage Downtown RD 587-377-1298 open 10am - 6pm Monday - Friday!

1710

1830

Cats

FREE KITTENS, multi color. 2 mos. old.

403-569-2950

Household Furnishings

1720

2 PC. oak china cabinet $125; glass top metal computer table $50; 4 tier glass/brass plant stand $10; 3 shelf brass corner shelf $5 403-347-8159 BEAUTIFUL drapes and liners, 152”x90, gold color french damask fabric, 150, perfect. for Heritage home or large room, 403-885-0026

BED ALL NEW,

EquipmentHeavy

CALL CLASSIFIEDS

309-3300

TO ADVERTISE YOUR PROPERTY HERE!

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Tools

1640

TABLESAW, 10” Craftsman. Like New. $350. 403-342-1936

Farmers' Market

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

CLOCK radio, Sony fm/am/3cd undercounter, new $100 403-314-2026

Misc. for Sale

1650

NIXON HONEY FARM FINAL WEEK!

1730

Sporting Goods

1860

1870

Items

VINTAGE handmade table cloth, ivory color, 60” wide x75” L, $45, 403-314-9603

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

1760

21” TV, works perfectly, $40; 2 end tables, brass & glass, $20; black leather ladies jacket small, $50; red Jag alarm clock, great as gift $15, 403-347-0325

26 8 tracks, 26 cassettes, 27 LP’s, country western, FRESH HONEY must take all $80; custom $2.50/LB. Bring your own containers. made ice pick $50; tail 403-227-2719 or 227-0092 gate protector and cargo organizer for Ford Ranger INNISFAIL To book Club cab both $40; meat your appointment. tub 18” x 22” x 10 1/2” Tours also avail. deep, like new Look for us at Red Deer Farmers Market Wed & Sat $20 403-314-2026 & Innisfail Market Thurs!

8’ PROPANE patio heater Also look in local grocer. $60 403-728-2383

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

PANSONIC 47” , REAR 1ST CUT, small square PROJECTION TV, $80; JVC 5.1 surround receiv- hay, no rain. 403-340-3061 er, $30; new white size 9 Round Hay Bales ladies figure slates, $20; 277 bales, 1200 lbs., new 6 quart chafing dish no rain. Alfalfa, Brome, w/fuel, $80 new, asking Orchard, Grass. $35; 403-346-0204 Intersection of hwy 21 & 42 from there go PICTURE frames new in 3 mi. W. & 2 mi. S. Call pkg., dble matted, portrait 403-986-2264 or 343-2058 5x7, frame 8x10, $10/for 2 403-314-9603

260196I25

900

PING PONG table, new, never used, still in original box, $150. Phone 403-340-1640 or 403-391-6619. Also have patio table with 6 chairs & umbrella $50; office chairs, $10 each, 6x6 taupe porcelain tiles, approx 60 tiles $50.

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

TIM Hortons coffee pot $50; lawn swing $50; older metal lathe $50; breadmaker $20 403-887-5848

Houses/ Duplexes

WHEEL BARROW as new $40; thermal door windows $20/ea, 28’ deck railing $120; 403-728-2383

The

Halman Heights

3 level 3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, no pets, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 avail. Sept. 15 403-304-7576 or 347-7545

INGLEWOOD CONDO Newer 2 bdrm 5 appls $1295 INCL. UTILITIES. Avail. Oct 1. No pets.

HEARTHSTONE 403-314-0099 Or 403-896-1193 www.hpman.ca

INNISFAIL

Avail Oct 1, 2 bdrm, 1 bath condo, 2 appl, $800 + pwr, $750 SD, No pets, N/S, PM 549 ~ 204, 4935 56 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412

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1178 SQ.FT 3 bdrm. main floor of house, w/dble. att. heated garage, Lacombe, Nov. 1st, n/s, $1000/mo. + % utils. 403-782-2007

3 bdrm, 1.5 baths. 5 appls.

Small PET welcome. Avail Oct. 1. $1495 + utils.

HEARTHSTONE 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

OLDER HOUSE. 2 bdrm.

Avail. Immed. 403-506-1276 403-885-4912

ORIOLE PARK

Your Rental Key to Houses, Condos, Suites & More

CALL CLASSIFIEDS 403-314-4397 TO ADVERTISE HERE

Avail Oct 1, 3 bdrm, 2 bath main floor, 5 appl, garage, $1350 + 60% util, $1350 SD, small pets ok, N/S, PM 529 ~ 23 Ockley Cl ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412

1 & 2 BDRM. APTS. Avail. Now & Oct. 1.

Coin-op laundry in bldg.

HEARTHSTONE 403-314-0099 Or 403-896-1193 www.hpman.ca

1 & 2 BDRM. APTS.

Clean, quiet bldg.

Call 318-0901.

2 BDRM. at 5910 55 Ave. for over 40 couple, heat & water incl. $850/mo, $800 s.d.

Security cameras & outer door locks 403-341-4627 2 BDRM. lower suite Sylvan Lake, laundry facilities, large windows, all utils. incld, $900.

1-403-512-9714

INNISFAIL

suite, 2 appl, near shopping, $725 + pwr, $675 SD, No pets, N/S, PM 34~ 301 & 303, 5604 50 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL

Large 2 bdrm. apt., balcony No pets. $775. 346-5885

WASKASOO

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

4020

Houses For Sale

Absolutely stunning custom built home with walk out basement on 1.16 acres. Surrounded by spectacular views of Pine Lake, open concept layout, South-facing wrap around deck, FEATURE rock wall 3 way fireplace oversized garage with 10 ft doors and in floor heating . hot tub,3D HD media room, wet bar, pool table; there are just too many features to mention. The 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms are thoughtfully laid out, having 1736 sq ft on main floor and a total of 3057sq ft of elegantly finished living space.

Offering at $679,000 as a private sale. 403-550-3030 thomas@phaedon.ca

REDUCED!

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

Businesses For Sale

4140

CAR Washes: Sylvan Lake $890,000; Carstairs $497,000; Med. Hat $1.38 Mil, Macklin SK $975k.

Gas Station: Alix $975k.

Camp Site & Take Out $350,000, For pics visit: thecarwashgirl.com. Sheryl Leskiw, Discover RE , 403-701-2029, thecarwashgirl@ gmail.com

Avail Oct 1, 3 bdrm, 1 Lots For bath, 2 appl, free laundry in bldg, family bldg, $850 + Sale pwr, $800 SD, No pets, , N/S, PM 541 ~ 202, 5540 FULLY SERVICED S E P T 1 . A w e s o m e 3 44 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Reres & duplex lots in Lacombe. b d r m . , 3 . 5 b a t h c o n d o alty 403-340-0065 ext 412 Builders terms or owner w/att. garage in Vanier will J.V. with investors or Woods. Call after 4:30 pm subtrades who wish to become w e e k d a y s o r a n y t i m e Cottage/ BLACKFALDS By Owner, home builders. Great weekends. 403-986-1809 New Starter Home. Unique returns. Call 403-588-8820 Seasonal bi-level, walk-out bsmt.

WASKASOO SYLVAN LAKE big lot, FOR SALE OR 2 BEDROOM CABIN Avail Oct 1, 1 bdrm, 1 nice location, well priced.

RENT TO OWN. AT PINE LAKE. bath, condo suite $860 + $1200/mo. 403-346-7462 403-896-3553 403-348-9746, 746-5541 pwr, $810 SD, N/S, pets o k a y, n e w l y r e n o v a t e d FREE Weekly list of s u i t e P M 5 2 3 ~ 2 0 3 , Garage properties for sale w/details, 4714A 55 St ~ Sim Mgmt Space prices, address, owner’s & Realty 403-340-0065 ext phone #, etc. 342-7355 412 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer 60’ x 32’ heated, 2 doors www.homesreddeer.com 12’ x 12’ $1700/mo. Sylvan Lake area 780-434-0045 Manufactured Mason Martin Homes has

4160

3070 3150

3040

Homes

GLENDALE

Avail now, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath mobile home, 4 appl, $1150 + util, $1100 SD, N/S, small pet ok, PM 448 ~ 1007, 7050 Gray Dr ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412

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

3050

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

GLENDALE

, 2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $925 incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail.

Oct. 1, . 403-304-5337

HIGHLAND GREEN

Avail Oct 1, 2 bdrm, 1 bath 6-plex, 4 appl, $875 incl w a t e r, $ 8 2 5 S D , N O PETS, N/S, PM 522 ~ 2, 6328 59 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412

ORIOLE PARK

Avail Oct 1, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath 4-plex, 4 appl, $1000 + 25% water, 100% pwr & gas, $950 SD, pets are ok, N/S, PM486 ~ 46D Onaway Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412

Manufactured Homes

3040

3190

Mobile Lot

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820

CLASSIFICATIONS

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

5000-5300

Antique & Classic Autos

5020

PRICE REDUCED, ONE OF A KIND 4 yr old Conquest Modular Home.

Houses/ COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION Exceptional Lot in Silver Duplexes Red Deer 5th Annual Fall Lynx Adult living Park, Finale Westerner Park Very Quiet. Well maint.

Indoors Sept 21 & 22 1 OR 2 bdrm. house or Fenced community.

House Consign your vehicle today trailer, preferably in coun1650 sq. ft.

3 Bdrm, 2 Bath, 403-396-0304. try or small town in Red EGauctions.com Deer region. 403-348-0577 Office 200 sq. ft. 2 car Garage 624 sq. ft. Under office Storage Drawers. Every option 1979 CAMERO $1500 firm 403-746-5123 from A/C to Air hot tub.

Jim @ 403-438-0172 Olds Suites

3260 3270

1 OR 2 bdrm. suite, or willing to share apartment, single M, employed, prefer north end of RD. 403-896-8009

Housesitting Wanted

3300

RISER HOMES

Cars

WEEKEND SPECIAL

CLIVE

5030

2 bdrm. 2 baths, $239,900 Incl. all legal fees and gst & appls., Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294

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Condos/

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2008 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 AWD, turbo diesel, l e a t h e r. , n a v. , $ 3 9 , 8 8 8 348-8788 Sport & Import

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HEARTLAND GUN Queen Orthopedic, dble. pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr.

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STETTLER 302-0582 Free Delivery AGRI PLEX BED: #1 King. extra thick SAT. SEPT. 8 , 9 -4 P.M. orthopedic pillowtop, brand Admission $5. new, never used. 15 yr. warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice MANUAL treadmill, ab rail, new in box, sit on (works @ $545. 403-302-0582. arms/legs), ab rocker, all CHEST of drawers $35; for $50 403-746-5123 bath tub shower doors PING PONG table, new, $50 403-340-2727 never used, still in original CHINA CABINET $40; box, $150. Phone 4 drawer dresser $20; 403-340-1640 or 20” color tv $20 403-391-6619.

403-986-2849 RH compound bow 80 LB. Clothing CRYSTAL CHANDELIER, complete, case, target, tree Sears model, asking $75; stand, $385. 403-986-5238 L A D I E S ’ g o o d q u a l i t y call 403-885-0026 SEARS treadmill, multi levclothing, size 8-10, box full D R E S S E R w / m i r r o r, 3 el speed, incline, display for $25, 403-314-9603 d r a w e r s $ 7 0 ; c h e s t o f distance/speed/calories, drawers, 4 drawers $50; $250 403-782-2967 night table, 2 drawers $40; record cabinet 26” x 15” x Computers Collectors' 22”H $40 403-314-2026

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FIREWOOD small amount WHITE porcelain bathroom $12 403-343-8387 pedestal sink, new in box, includes faucets $100; FIREWOOD. All Types. white bathroom wall cabiP.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275 net $20; white tubular over birchfirewoodsales.com toilet shelf $10; 3 carpet cleaners $15/ea., Bissell upright carpet cleaner Health & $40 403-746-5123

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Avail Oct 1, 2 bdrm, 1 bath family home, 4 appl, $950 + util, $900 SD, large yard, small pet ok, N/S, PM 423 ~ 4531 46 St ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412

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2008 YAMAHA YZ85 great shape $2500 son grew out of it, 403-845-0442

2007 BMW X5 4.8i AWD, lthr., DVD, heads up display, $31,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 PATHFINDER 4X4 135000 kms $17888 7620 50 Ave,Sport & Import

2006 HONDA VGX 1300 cc, w/only 2100 kms., paid $13,199, + $2694 of accessories, total price was $17,230. metallic red, orig. bill of sale & access. bill avail. Bike always shedded and covered, mint cond., asking $8000.

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2003 MITSUBISHI Lancer OZ Rally 2.0L 5 spd, 208,000 kms, new clutch, rebuilt trans. less than 2 yrs. old, runs good $4000 obo 350-0385 887-2119

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2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON F-350 turbo diesel, sun- 1995 OKANAGAN 24.5 ft roof, 66946 kms $44,888 5th wheel AC, new tires, 348-8788 Sport & Import asking $6900.00. 4 burner stove, tub/shower, in very good shape. 403-980-1498 2003 MERCEDES SL55 AMG $48,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

Utility Trailers

1997 NEON, 5 spd., 2 dr. clean, red, 403-352-6995 1 9 9 7 F O R D Ta u r u s 254,000 kms, full load, lots of new parts, command start $1800 obo 896-9138

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2007 JEEP Commander 1 Tires, Parts owner, exc. cond, awd, a/c, sunroof (front & back), Acces.

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1996 FORD Taurus $2500 Mint cond. Lady driven, 225,000 km. Fully loaded.

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2009 CHEV LS 4x4 E/C 2500, heavy duty, ATC, Very nice shape $14,300.

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BRIAN LARRY HLADY,

late of the City of Lloydminster in the Province of Saskatchewan and late of the City of Red Deer in the Province of Alberta deceased.

ALL CLAIMS against the above Estate, duly verified by Statutory Declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any must be sent to the undersigned before the 8th day of October 2012.

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President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday.

Obama says road ahead won’t be easy, but problems can be solved

by THE CANADIAN PRESS CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. President Barack Obama implored recession-weary Americans to grant him second term on Thursday in an address that stood in stark contrast to the message of hope and change he delivered four years ago.

“When all is said and done — when you pick up that ballot to vote — you will face the clearest choice of any time in a generation,” said Obama, his wife and two daughters looking on, as he officially accepted his party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

“It will be a choice between two different paths for America. A choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future.”

Obama acknowledged the path he’s offering Americans won’t be quick or easy.

“You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear.

You elected me to tell you the truth. And the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades.”

Nonetheless, he said, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

“Know this, America: Our problems can be solved. Our challenges can be met. The path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place.

And I’m asking you to choose that future.”

After a first term bogged down by a devastating economic recession and Republican efforts to deny him four more years, Obama is now urging Americans to stay the course.

Some of the heaviest hitters of the Democratic party have been on hand all week at the cavernous downtown Time Warner arena to deliver the same message to Americans: vote for Obama on Nov. 6 to enable him to continue turning the country’s fortunes around.

On Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden spoke of his perspec-

democratic convention tive from a “ringside seat” in the Oval Office.

“Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive,” Biden exclaimed to cheering Democratic delegates.

Biden, with his workingclass background, has become a treasured adviser to the president during his first term, even though he occasionally frustrates Obama with his off-thecuff remarks and verbal gaffes.

Obama’s No. 2 told the crowd about the president’s steely resolve to ensure the U.S. survived the economic meltdown that kicked in just as he took office in 2008.

“Day after day, night after night, I sat beside him, as he made one gutsy decision after another to stop the slide and reverse it,” Biden said.

“I watched him stand up to intense pressure and stare down choices of enormous consequence. Most of all, I saw what drove him: His profound concern for the American people.”

Sen. John Kerry, meantime, ridiculed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s foreign policy gravitas.

“Ask Osama bin Laden if he is better off now than he was four years ago,” Kerry, rumoured to be Obama’s next secretary of state, told cheering Democratic delegates as he outlined Obama’s foreign policy triumphs.

Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan, Kerry added, are the “most inexperienced twosome” ever to vie for the Oval Office. The Massachusetts lawmaker also mocked Romney’s ill-fated summer trip abroad as a “blooper reel.”

Prior to Obama taking the stage, one of the night’s most emotional moments came when Gabrielle Giffords recited the pledge of allegiance as the crowd chanted “Gabby!”

Giffords, a former Arizona

Suspects sought after using fake bomb in robbery

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amount” of money at the bank and the manager did enter the safe.

The two men, who were armed with handguns LOS ANGELES — Authorities investigating and wore ski masks,FERN took ROAD off in a two-door car 1 & 2 BDRM. APTS. a bizarre bank heist on Thursday searched the and remain at large.

House & Garage! home of a bank manager who was told to strap Parker said the woman remained inside the Avail. Now & Oct. 1.

3 bdrm, 1.5 baths. 5 appls. what she believed was a bomb to her midsection bank until a bomb squad arrived and removed Coin-op laundry in bldg.

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Or 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca when it opened Wednesday morning, but no one Investigators initially said they didn’t believe was injured in the robbery. No arrests had been the manager knew the robbers but they have made as of Thursday afternoon. conducted interviews to ensure she wasn’t conBoxes of evidence were removed from the nected 33 COSGROVE CRES. INGLEWOOD CONDO to the crime. bank employee’s home, according to Lt. Neal Authorities haven’t said how the bank man2 bdrm, 1.5 baths. 5 appls.

Newer 2 bdrm 5 appls Mongan of Huntington Park police, whose2 detecagerOct. was robbers. Investigators bdrm townhouse.

1. targeted by the $1295 tives are leading the kidnapping portionSMALL of the PET WELCOME. INCLUDES UTILITIES. are trying to determine if there were any video Avail.

Oct captured 1. No pets. the incident. probe. The bank manager was snatched in front surveillance cameras that of her home Wednesday morning, said sheriff’s Southern California has long been a target for HEARTHSTONE HEARTHSTONE Capt. Mike Parker. She arrived at her workplace 403-314-0099 403-314-0099 bank robbers. Its most infamous heist was the Or 403-396-9554 Or 403-896-1193 wearing the device. televised shootout between Los Angeles police www.hpman.ca www.hpman.ca “She was told that it was explosives and she and two gunman wearing body armour in 1997. was ordered to go into the bank and take out all Both robbers were killed. Using a bank manager the money,” Parker said. “She did do that in fear to rob their own business is rare, authorities for her life.” said, let alone strap a purported explosive deA Los Angeles County sheriff’s bomb squad vice to an unwilling victim. disabled the device, but investigators said it At least two movies have similarities to wasn’t an explosive.

Wednesday’s heist. Bandits, a 2001 film starring She ordered her fellow employees to remove Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton, follows the cash from the bank and it was thrown to two inmates who escape from prison and start the men who were waiting outside, authorities a bank robbery spree that includes kidnapping said. Parker would only say there was “a decent bank managers.

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PUBLIC NOTICE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Beverage Container Management Board (BCMB) is calling for applications to own and operate a beverage container depot in the Town of Blackfalds. There will be a mandatory information session on September 26, 2012 to discuss contents of the application package.

This meeting will be held starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Clearview Room at the Red Deer Lodge, located at 431149 Ave. in Red Deer, AB. The closing date for receiving completed applications will be November 23, 2012 at 12:00 p.m..

Please contact the BCMB in writing to request your application package E-mail: info@bcmb.ab.ca Mail: Beverage Container Management Board #100, 8616 – 51 Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T6E 6E6

congresswoman, is still recovering from bullet wounds to the head after a gunman opened fire on her and supporters in January 2011 at a Phoenix shopping mall.

As Giffords walked off the stage, she blew the audience a kiss to the cheering crowd as Democratic VIPs that included Caroline Kennedy and her teenaged son, Jack — the spitting image of his late uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr. — looked on.

Obama came to office when the U.S. economy was in a freefall and millions of jobs were lost. Now, he’s adding jobs, although the American median income is dropping and housing prices are largely stagnant.

As many as 23 million Americans are still unemployed, but the president focused on those who have found work under his job creation programs.

He also delved into his policies on education, energy and innovation, asking Americans to give him more time to keep the promises he made in 2008.

The wildly popular Bill Clinton was among those to go to bat for Obama.

“No president — not me, not any of my predecessors — no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years,” the former president said.

“But he has laid the foundations for a new, modern, successful economy of shared prosperity. And if you will renew the president’s contract, you will feel it.”

Obama’s task ahead of the November election is to woo the substantial — and influential — bloc of independent voters in key swing states who will determine the outcome of the vote.

He’s particularly aiming to pull in white, male, workingclass voters who currently far favour Romney.