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Man charged with murder REMAINS OF TALIA NELLIE MEGUINIS, 27, FOUND IN FEBRUARY

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF A 24-year-old Red Deer man has been charged with second-degree murder and committing indignities to a body in connection with the death of a woman whose remains were disposed of in a recycling dumpster earlier this year.

Police have been exhaustively searching for a suspect since the remains of 27-year-old Talia Nellie Meguinis, of Calgary, were discovered on Feb. 22 as a truck was emptying its load at a recycling facility in Red Deer’s Riverside Industrial Park.

In a press conference on Monday, Red Deer City RCMP Insp. Lawrence Aimoe revealed that Nathan Desharnais of Red Deer was arrested on Friday in Calgary by members of the local detachment, with

assistance from Calgary Police Service.

Desharnais, who had been working prior to Feb. 20 but has since been unemployed, was transported back to Red Deer, where he was charged with Meguinis’s death.

“This is certainly good news for Talia’s family and for the community of Red Deer,” said Aimoe, who credited investigators for their dedication and hard work to bring the grieving family some resolution.

Meguinis’s mother, Sally Simeon of Calgary, read a statement expressing relief that a suspect has been charged.

“When the police told us Talia had been murdered, we could not believe the news,” said Simeon, her voice breaking with emotion. “Every day since then, we have prayed that whoever killed her will be caught. . . . Our hope is that he will be brought to

justice. . . .

“Today we are also forced to think about how Talia died. This is very hard for us,” said Simeon, who described the last seven months as a sad and difficult time. “We loved Talia very much, and every day we miss her more.”

The murder victim was described as a devoted and loving mother who was funny, beautiful and generous to a fault. Police previously stated she was not leading a high-risk lifestyle, wasn’t homeless, nor was she previously known to police.

“She had a very trusting nature who couldn’t believe bad in others,” said Simeon. The family declined to provide more information about Meguinis’s children or who is now looking after them.

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Councillors hit brakes on some bike lanes PUBLIC FEEDBACK PROMPTS ACTION

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Backlash against the city’s designated bike lanes has forced city council to back pedal.

Only weeks after this summer’s bike lanes were painted, city council voted to remove bike lanes on 55th Street and 40th Avenue, north of 52nd Street, and 59th Avenue, north of 70th Street. The roads will be reverted to their original configuration.

The $800,000 bike lane pilot was slated for a review next fall but City Manager Craig Curtis said the safety, traffic congestion and parking issues raised by the community were worthy of council’s attention before the snow falls.

The city received an overwhelming response including 3,000 surveys, letters, petitions and emails both supporting and opposing elements of the bike lane pilot. The criticism was primarily focused on 55th Street and 40th Avenue and to a lesser extent on 39th Avenue. Some citizens were concerned about the loss of traffic lanes, on-street parking and traffic congestion.

Councillors voted 5-4 in favour of removing the lanes on 55th Street and 40th Avenue, north of 52nd Street in favour of designated routes with on-street markings.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling, Coun. Cindy Jefferies, Coun. Lynne Mulder and Coun. Paul Harris were opposed.

Jefferies said the pilot was not given its fair shake and there shouldn’t be any changes this early into the project. She said in the long run the lanes will help paint a future that doesn’t demand wider roads and intersections.

“Honestly I think we have moved too fast,” said Jefferies. “The change has hardly been implemented and all of a sudden we are reacting. When in fact there’s quite a bit of evidence that shows that we would have actually made it better. Connectivity for our cyclists was one of the key features of this network that we were trying to build. Taking that piece out takes a big swipe out of that.”

Coun. Chris Stephan questioned the council’s fiscal responsibility and its priorities when it comes to capital spending.

“That’s one of the reasons why I didn’t support the bike lane project,” said Stephan. “It’s not because I am anti-cyclist . . . the problem is does the demand justify the expense? In this case the city has $200 million in debt and we look at the demand for this project versus the actual users. Then you look at our other capital priorities. I don’t think this is something that should be implemented.”

Stephan said through this process council has recognized the level of opposition to taking away traffic lanes and parking.

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Vivian Delude, left, and Diane Assinger work in the garden outside the Ronald McDoanald House in Red Deer as they help to plant 250 daffodil bulbs. The Gramma Link Africa volunteers joined others at the Ronald McDonald House and at the Red Deer Hospice over the past week where they planted another 350 bulbs there. The bulbs were donated by the Parkland Garden Centre and a member of the Red Deer Garden Club. Community members are invited to donate five dollars per bulb said Shirley Challoner. Proceeds from the donations will go towards funding the Stephen Lewis Grandmothers to Grandmothers Foundation, which helps grandmothers in Africa who are raising their grandchildren who have been orphaned by HIV and AIDS. To donate call Challoner at 403-347-5958.

Cochrane man pleads guilty to five charges stemming from horrific head-on collision FOUR KILLED, ONE INJURED ON HWY 2 NEAR INNISFAIL IN MARCH

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF The Cochrane man accused of killing four people and injuring another in a head-on collision on Hwy 2 near Innisfail will be sentenced in Red Deer provincial court early next year.

Tyler James Stevens, 30 pleaded guilty on Monday to five out of 20 charges against him in relation to the March 4 collision. Police allege that a southbound SUV carrying five people crashed into another SUV that was travelling north in the southbound lanes at about 11:30 p.m.

Stevens was arrested and charged with four counts of criminal negligence causing death, one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm, four charges of impaired driving causing death and one charge of impaired driving causing bodily harm and multiple counts of refusing to provide police with a sample of his breath.

Members of the integrated traffic unit named Anthony Subong Castillon, 35, Joey Flores Mangonon, 35, Eden Dalu Biazon, 39, and Josefina Flores Velarde, 52, as the four people killed in the collision.

Injured was Joesphine Gaila Tamondong, 28.

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All five were temporary workers who had come from the Philippines to work for an Edmonton hotel.

Acting for Stevens, Calgary lawyer Ian Savage entered pleas of guilty on four counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

A written statement of facts agreed to by the Crown and defence was submitted to the court but not read into the record.

Facts will be reviewed in open court during the sentencing hearing, which was adjourned until early January to give Savage and his client time to have a pre-sentencing report prepared.

Judge Bill Andreasson noted that no victim impact statements had been issued, asking Crown prosecutor Anders Quist to make sure that the injured woman and survivors of those who were killed are given an opportunity to have their say.

He also asked Quist to make sure that any victim impact statements be submitted in time to have them translated into English if needed.

The balance of the charges will be spoken to during the sentence hearing, set for the afternoon of Jan. 4, 2013, in Red Deer provincial court. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Albertans lined up by the hundreds in the late-summer sunshine outside the legislature Monday to pay their respects to Peter Lougheed. A3

The Canadian Auto Workers union struck a tentative four-year deal with Ford on Monday and extended talks with General Motors and Chrysler, putting off a threatened strike as a midnight deadline loomed. B1

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Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Red Deer County fire fighters work to extinguish a fire in a some bush down-wind of where a fire broke out in a stubble field north of the Burnt Lake Trail west of range road 283 west of the City of Red Deer Monday. County of Red Deer fire chief Tom Metzger said all fire halls in the county were dispatched to the scene due to the dry conditions. Sylvan Lake fire fighters also attended the scene but did not work the fire. No buildings were affected in the blaze and the fire was quickly brought under control. No cause has yet been determined however the fire is under investigation. County officials are warning people to be very careful when working in fields as hot exhaust from vehicles is a particular hazard and can be a source of ignition.

City tables pitch for CAT funding

BY ADVOCATE STAFF City Council wants the Central Alberta Theatre to develop a solvency plan to deal with its debt before considering a $60,000 request for funding.

At its Monday meeting city council tabled a decision on the request for another two weeks to give the cash-strapped company time to figure out its next plan of action. CAT is on the financial brink because of major cost over-runs in remodelling the City Centre Stage theatre.

“I am disappointed they didn’t give us money,” said Lawrence Hobbs, CAT’s vice-president. “I am relieved they didn’t say no. What

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MURDER: Complex, extensive investigation Investigating officer Const. Gary Kroeker said the charges result from a complex and extensive sevenmonth investigation that took about 25,000 police hours, or the equivalent of 12 RCMP officers working for an entire year on the one file.

The investigation involved several Red Deer RCMP units, as well as forensic and police dog services, K Division’s special tactical operations, polygraph sections in Calgary and Edmonton, and the Calgary and Tsuu T’ina Police Service.

Part of the case’s complexity resulted from where the victim’s remains were found, said Cpl. Ben Scott of the Red Deer City RCMP major crimes unit. “It was a recycling sorting facility. There were a lot of things to go through, so we had to put more resources into finding evidence and doing the best job that we

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they asked for is what we can give in the next couple weeks without too much trouble.”

Hobbs said there have been weekly board meetings to come with solutions. The board is also working with a trustee to negotiate a financial arrangement to deal with creditors.

CAT asked for the emergency funding request for operating capital to pay for operating costs at the Memorial Centre and CAT Studios for the next few months until the company’s cash flow improves.

The board has also come up with a fiveyear plan to get back on stable ground.

The society has more than $700,000 in combined debts.

They owe money to builders, the bank, its City

Centre Stage landlord and a number of other creditors.

can.”

While police couldn’t release details of the investigation, including the cause of death, before the case is heard in court, they did say that Desharnais was briefly known to the victim. The two met each other on the weekend before her body was found.

“We believe they had just met,” said Aimoe.

According to police, Meguinis had stopped in Red Deer for three or four days to visit relatives on her way back to Calgary from Northern Alberta. She never made it home.

Desharnais remains in police custody and is expected to make his first appearance in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Council approved other recommendations to help mediate the major concerns brought forward including working with school districts to develop strategies to relieve traffic congestion at schools during morning and afternoon peak periods and engaging the community to promote the safe use of all cycling infrastructure including recreation trails, multipurpose trails along arterial roads and bike lanes as a complete transportation system.

The city will also explore bike infrastructure alternatives along 55th Street including a possible off street multi-purpose trail. In the future the city will implement a communications and consultation strategy that would help neighbourhoods that are experiencing difficulties with the new lane configurations to work with the engineers to find solutions that can be implemented.

The funding for the changes will come out of the surplus funds in the city’s operating budgets. A dollar figure was not available for the changes but Curtis said the changes would cost more than what was allotted for the pilot. The lanes will be removed by the end of September.

The city will re-engage the community in an overall evaluation of the program in 2013. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

LANES: Overall evaluation project in 2013 “That’s where all the opposition came from,” said Stephan. “Before we engage in this type of project we really need to know what we’re getting ourselves into.”

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In other council news: ● City council approved the $8.6-million Great Chief Park Enhancement Concept Plan and Outdoor Speed Skating Oval Relocation — Site Assessment.

A parking and environment assessment will be completed before any detailed design or construction gets started.

Some of the plan’s recommendations include a new sports field clubhouse and maintenance building, synthetic turf field, permanent beer garden, batting cage, water and sanitary service upgrading and parking lot upgrades, as well as expansions.

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Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012

Mourners pay respects to Lougheed TWO FLAGS DRAPE LOUGHEED’S COFFIN AT LEGISLATURE

BY DEAN BENNETT THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Albertans lined up by the hundreds in the late-summer sunshine outside the legislature Monday to pay their respects to Peter Lougheed.

Inside, his closed coffin sat on a black riser in the marble rotunda at the foot of the grand staircase that leads to the assembly chamber where Lougheed dominated for 14 years as premier.

The casket was draped in a hybrid Canada-Alberta flag to symbolize a man who called himself a Canadian first, but who was also a premier who successfully fought to make the province an equal player in Confederation.

“He got us our (oil) royalties back, for one thing. He was for Alberta,” said Vern Kruk, who lined up early with his wife, Rose, to pay condolences and chat briefly with Lougheed’s sons, Joe and Stephen, and his granddaughter Kathleen.

“He was a man who was very proud of our province and did what he could for the future of our province,” added his wife.

“We’ve lost a great premier.”

Behind them was Mavis Thomson, a childhood friend to one of Lougheed’s children.

“We used to almost live at their house,” said Thomson.

“I learned quickly why the other children would stay quiet at the dinner table. He would wrap your words around you and you would learn a lesson, (but) apparently he loved me for just speaking out.”

Thomson teared up when asked about his legacy.

“Such class, such heart, such humanity,” she said.

Lougheed, premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, died last week of natural causes at age 84.

Tributes have been flooding in from all leaders, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, for a man chosen earlier this year by one public policy think-tank as the greatest premier of his generation.

His body was brought to the legislature Sunday night in a white limousine and was to lie in state until late Tuesday.

The family will hold a private service and a public memorial is scheduled for Friday in Calgary.

Before members of the public were allowed in Monday, Alberta Premier Alison Redford, politicians of all stripes and other dignitaries paid their respects.

Redford returned early from a trade mission in China upon hearing of Lougheed’s death.

She entered the rotunda with Lt.-Gov. Don Ethell and his wife.

Lougheed had been a mentor to Redford dating back to her earliest days in politics.

She stood for 15 seconds in front of his coffin with the Ethells, but spent the last 30 seconds by herself.

Twice she brought her hands to her face before

Catholic board workers reject counter offer THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Striking support staff with Edmonton Catholic Schools have rejected a counter offer from the school board.

The union — which represents more than 900 workers, including library staff, secretaries, teacher assistants and special-needs teacher assistants — rejected the offer Monday night.

Debbie Engel, chairwoman of the school board, said both parties are in agreement on all issues, except compensation in the second year of the two-year contract.

The union wants a fixed amount in that year, while the board says it can’t because it could end up cutting in the classroom.

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Former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed lying in state at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, on Monday. moving on to hug the Lougheed family.

She declined comment, but in a news release said: “I consider it one of the greatest privileges of my life to have known (Lougheed).

“Despite the heavy responsibilities he carried, he never let his duties interfere with the most important thing — his family. He was always there for them.

“He led the way a leader should — with honour and courage, with honesty and openness, and with boundless compassion and respect for the people he served.”

Mounties in red serge and provincial sheriffs in navy blue stood vigil around the coffin.

Alberta and Canadian flags stood at either end and gladioli and lilies encircled the rotunda. Mounted nearby was a black-and-white photo of a younger Lougheed standing at his desk and looking into the distance. The photo was picked out by his family.

There were no speeches.

The rotunda fountain was switched off. The only sounds were the clicking of cameras and the clip of shoes on the marble floor.

Outside the legislature, deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk said Lougheed was active in politics right up until the end, getting updates and offering advice to Redford’s team.

“I had the honour of spending a bit of time with premier Lougheed lately because he really re-engaged himself with this government (and) with Premier Redford,” said Lukaszuk.

“I think his currency will not expire in Alberta for many, many years to come, if ever.

“Many of us in elected office from time to time ask

ourselves the question, ’What would Premier Lougheed do if he was faced with a situation like this?”’ ● CALGARY — A public memorial honouring former premier Peter Lougheed is to be held on Friday in Calgary.

The service is to begin at 1 p.m. at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.

Limited seating is available for the public on a first-come basis beginning at 10 a.m., but overflow seating will be available at SAIT’s campus gymnasium. ● CALGARY — Just days after the death of former premier Peter Lougheed, vandals have damaged the historic home of his grandfather in Calgary.

Staff at Lougheed House say the estate was targeted sometime late Saturday or early Sunday.

They say vandals climbed up to the second storey of the mansion in the city’s southwest and spray-painted the sloping metal roof of a tower.

They also spray-painted a chimney and an east-facing sandstone wall.

Lougheed House was built in 1891 and was home to Sir James Alexander Lougheed.

He was a life-long Conservative who campaigned for Sir John A. Macdonald and was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1889.

His Calgary home was considered a hub of social activity for the city’s elite.

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Passion overcomes reality In every group, in every family, you will probably find individuals who fill the room with eggshells. Walk softly, be careful what you say, don’t sit in certain chairs, consider closely what you laugh at; someone might be offended and cause a scene.

Muslim extremists in Iran, GREG Iraq, Pakistan, NEIMAN India and other countries already have closed down freedom of speech in their regions for all people — even those who simply wish for peace. They also use violence

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and threats of violence to extend their powers beyond their borders, trying to control what people in free countries can say, see and hear as well.

Because they say they are “offended.”

The Internet video Innocence of Muslims can indeed be offensive to Islam, just as countless movies, books, plays and instances of ordinary speech can be offensive to Christians, or to the holders of any faith.

The degree of offence taken that began the riots that shut down Western embassies in a number of countries does not justify the violence and killing that hateful clerics foment.

Religious leaders can be violent and hateful for political gain, and the world should recognize when religious leaders tell violent lies in the same manner that we recognize the lies of politicians, or anyone else who promotes hateful acts as a means of exer-

cising power.

I’m glad I am not a cabinet minister who must decide when and where to close an embassy in a country that has lost the ability to act rationally. It’s hard enough in families and groups to decide when the cost of interacting with individuals with hateful spirits becomes too high. Higher than the cost of watching when people who should know better isolate themselves in their perceived grievances.

But isolation is just part of the plan for the clerics who incite riots over “insults” that occur thousands of kilometres away. They want to keep their minions poor, ignorant, under control and expendable. That’s why if Canada must close embassies in countries run by religious thugs, we should not be cutting aid to their victims.

Like many Canadians, I question the overall effectiveness of Canada’s international aid program. I can’t see

for myself if the results are worth the expense. But I have been part of an international aid mission that didn’t cost a lot, but has certainly done a lot of good for the people we visited.

I also support and admire the work of local groups like A Better World, who work directly with people in their communities, who fight the fires of hatred and hopelessness, with water, food and education.

If you want to be angry with the religious extremists who abuse and misdirect their followers and send them further into despair and even death . . . well, that’s just the reaction of someone who’s rational. But we should also feel pity for the people who are consumed by their lies. We should not abandon them.

Greg Neiman is a former editor at the Red Deer Advocate. Follow his blog at readersadvocate.blogspot.ca. Email him at greg.neiman.blog.gmail.com.

What might have been HAD PETER LOUGHEED MADE THE MOVE TO FEDERAL POLITICS, TODAY’S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE WOULD BE DIFFERENT

BY PAT MURPHY SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The natural reaction to Peter Lougheed’s death is to look back at the highlights and accomplishments of a remarkable political career. But a further response would be to think about what might have been.

It’s not much of a stretch to say that the federal Progressive Conservative leadership was there for Lougheed’s taking in 1976. He’d certainly have been the front-runner. And a convention that ultimately awarded the prize to the little known Joe Clark would hardly have passed over the popular premier of Alberta.

Various reasons have been offered for Lougheed’s reluctance.

At the time, internationally-driven energy prices were a source of conflict, with Eastern Canada being of the view that it was entitled to Alberta’s oil on the cheap. Some, such as the NDP’s David Lewis, described Albertans and Lougheed as the “blue-eyed sheiks.”

There was also the matter of power. Lougheed enjoyed being premier, which was a job with more oomph than that of leader of the Opposition in Ottawa. To be sure, the Opposition leader might become prime minister, but then again he mightn’t.

And there was the nagging question of the ability to communicate in French. In an era where additional importance was being placed on language, Lougheed was lacking in that regard.

Still, Pierre Trudeau had become so unpopular by 1979 that it’s hard to imagine a Lougheed-led Opposition not doing at least as well as Clark did in that year’s federal election. And being a much more adept politician than Clark, Lougheed would surely not have fumbled away his government within a matter of months. Accordingly, Trudeau’s retirement would have continued as per plan, with no political resurrection and no second act.

Had that happened, Canada today would be quite a different place.

For one thing, there’d have been no National Energy Program (NEP). And the Liberal brand wouldn’t be quite as toxic as it currently is in Alberta.

There’d also have been no repatriation of the Constitution and no Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

For many, this would be a loss, the intervening years having provided the Charter with an iconic status.

Others would be less bothered, remembering that pre-Charter Canada enjoyed a full range of freedoms, including democracy, free speech, due pro-

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Give bike lanes a fair chance Why is it that negativity often seems to take centre stage when changes around us happen, rather than a more positive, inquisitive or even exciting outlook to what may lie ahead?

People are very quick to judge, usually negatively, before giving the change time to be implemented; to see how it may actually play out.

When riding the new bike lanes, it feels like a breath of fresh air for me.

The stresses of riding in traffic — constantly wondering if the cars around me can see me, or wondering if they are annoyed at me because I may be slowing down their drive by 10 seconds as they have to go around me, or experiencing that not-so-friendly honk on the horn as I have apparently caused them some annoyance just by being there — have all but gone.

In my space — let’s face it, a cyclist’s best defence/ protection against a solid lump of steel whizzing by on four wheels is space — I feel much safer.

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cess, and so forth.

And absent repatriation, there’d be no legend of Rene Levesque being “stabbed in the back” during the infamous “Night of Long Knives,” and thus no meme of Quebec being “left out” of the Constitution.

There’d also have been no rancorous debates over the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords.

Then there’s the transformation of conservative politics in Canada. Lougheed, after all, was a Red Tory, a once dominant species. Further, his initial rise had been at the expense of Alberta’s Social Credit, a dynasty that had been presided over for decades

by Preston Manning’s father. So the rise of Reform would not have been a welcome development to him.

That rise can be ascribed to a range of factors.

Western alienation exacerbated by the energy price wars and the NEP; resentment of a federal establishment that was perceived as favouring Central Canada, particularly Quebec; distaste for the ongoing obsession with constitutional change; concern about the spiralling fiscal deficit; and what evolved into a visceral dislike for aspects of Brian Mulroney’s personality.

Taken together, these factors provided the perfect

storm to facilitate Reform’s 1993 breakthrough. And, thanks also to their subsequent political ineptitude, the federal Progressive Conservatives were essentially dead within a few years.

But had Lougheed become prime minister in 1979 and remained in office through the 1980s, the ground would have been far less fertile for Reform. There’d have been no NEP, and no constitutional saga. With his respect for provincial rights and insistence that the West deserved its due, alienation would have been substantially diluted. And there’d have been no Mulroney to act as a lightning rod during the years of Reform’s rise.

Of course, there were other pressures which would have pushed conservative politics towards the right. One only has to look at Ralph Klein’s rise in Alberta and Mike Harris’s ascent in Ontario. Still, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that, had Lougheed made the move in 1976, today’s political landscape would be different.

Troy Media columnist Pat Murphy worked in the Canadian financial services industry for over 30 years.

Originally from Ireland, he has a degree in history and economics. See more at www.troymedia.com.

The bike lane gives me that zone around me where I will be more visible and obvious to the drivers.

Drivers can now be more bike-aware in that this is where a bike will be.

The stress is also removed from the driver trying to squeeze by the cyclist on a busy road. Cars have their space and the bikes have theirs. They can both move freely without interacting too much with each other.

For those who say bikes should be on the sidewalk, in most cities that is illegal. If bike travel is allowed on the sidewalk there is a speed limit, often around 20 km/h.

If a rider is commuting, then his or her speed is likely well above that.

For those who harp on the taxpayers issue, most cyclists own and drive cars. They pay taxes on fuel and pay property tax of some type where they live.

And I am pretty sure I paid tax on my bike when I bought it!

In my car, the other day sitting at the lights, I realized I had lost the second lane (59th Avenue northbound to 67th Street), which I previously used to turn right. There is now a bike lane there.

But when the lights changed, I realized that the

light sequence was different. Southbound traffic was held, allowing cars to turn left, go straight and right.

So the flow of traffic was still there (perhaps better) and not held up by a vehicle turning left in front of oncoming traffic. Smart! I assume this to be the case at other lights too.

Lastly, the environment. When I explained to my 10-year-old that I can now bike downtown safely, leaving the car at home, he totally understood that I would be helping the environment by not polluting it with car fumes. And hey, I don’t have to pay to park my bike!

My son can now ride safely to school with his buddies, as I hope more kids will do. There is no excuse.

I hope the next generation (school kids) can and will think outside the car.

Please give the lanes a chance. And give them a try.

Don’t ride on the sidewalk if there is a bike lane.

And ride with traffic, not against it.

You may well find you beat your co-worker to their destination, as I did the other day. Hey, there’s a challenge!

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Ottawa to appeal gun registry ruling

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal government is making good on its promise to appeal a Quebec court ruling that blocked the destruction of gun-registry records and ordered the data handed over to the province.

The government plans to challenge last week’s decision by Quebec Superior Court Judge Marc-Andre Blanchard, who voided two sections of the Conservative government’s legislation to scrap the long-gun registry.

Minister of State Maxime Bernier made the announcement Monday, on behalf of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, in response to questions in the House of Commons. “I’m proud to announce, on behalf of my colleague the minister of public safety, that the government of Canada will be appealing that decision,� Bernier said in French.

Blanchard had ordered the federal government to turn over all records on Quebec-owned rifles and shotguns in the registry to the provincial government within 30 days.

The Conservatives have been adamant about scrapping the long-gun registry and destroying the

existing data, saying any province that wants to establish its own registry would be welcome to start from scratch.

Toews later issued a statement expressing disappointment in the court’s decision and vowing to fight it head-on, while also trying to tar the Opposition NDP as the enemy of “law-abiding hunters, farmers and sport shooters� in Quebec. “The will of Parliament and Canadians has been clear,� Toews said. “We do not want any form of a wasteful and ineffective long gun registry.�

The NDP has consistently said that if given the chance they would try and use this data to target lawabiding hunters, farmers and sport shooters in the regions of Quebec . Our Conservative Government will always stand up for the rights of law-abiding gun owners.

The Sept. 10 court ruling came after the province obtained a series of temporary injunctions safeguarding the Quebec data, which has resulted in long guns continuing to be registered there, unlike everywhere else in the country.

In his decision, Blanchard said that since the federal government didn’t create the registry alone, it can’t destroy it unilaterally.

The registry was created in the 1990s by a partner-

ship that included multiple agreements over how the information would be gathered and accumulated, he said. “There is a complex web between the federal, provincial and municipal authorities that wove the firearms registry which means that it could not have existed without the close and constant co-operation of everyone,� Blanchard wrote in his decision. “The implementation of the firearms registry — although under the federal power to legislate criminal law — creates a partnership with Quebec, particularly with regard to the data contained in the registry.�

The bill to end the federal registry came into effect in April, fulfilling a long-standing promise by the Harper government to decriminalize non-registration of long guns.

In Quebec, a hotbed of support for gun control, the provincial government has fought back, claiming a right to the information — hoping to use it as the basis for a provincial registry system — because its taxpayers helped to gather it.

The Harper government is steadfastly opposed to relinquishing any data, which it is determined to destroy. It says Quebec can start from scratch if it wants to build its own registry.

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QUEBEC — The Canadian flag was taken down from the Quebec legislature as members of the pro-independence Parti Quebecois took the oath of office today.

The removal of the Maple Leaf is part of a see-saw ritual: it had been long absent in the legislature but was restored nine years ago when Jean Charest’s Liberals took office and had it placed next to the Quebec flag at the Speaker’s chair in the building’s ceremonial chamber.

It was back down again today as the PQ’s 54-member, minoritygovernment caucus took the oath of office in the ornate old upper chamber, now known as the Red Room, and the Quebec Fleur-de-lis was standing alone again.

The PQ takes office on Wednesday, when premier-designate Pauline Marois will introduce her cabinet.

While the Canadian flag was gone, there was still no escaping the Queen.

Every member of the PQ caucus swore their oath to the monarch, which is a prerequisite for taking office in Canada.

EDMONTON — Robert Latimer has been granted permission to attend a panel debate in the United Kingdom on end-of-life issues.

Latimer says the discussion is being organized by Oxford University and will feature eight panellists.

The Saskatchewan farmer is on parole after being given a life sentence for second-degree murder in the death of his severely disabled 12-year-old daughter Tracy. Tracy died of carbon monoxide poisoning after being put in a truck that had a hose fed from the exhaust into the cab.

Latimer admitted what he did, but said he wanted to end her suffering from the chronic, excruciating pain of cerebral palsy.

He continues to say that he did nothing wrong and hopes people attending the panel discussion realize how, in his words, “crooked� the Canadian justice system has been in dealing with his case.

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OTTAWA — Canada’s parliamentary engine sputtered back to life with a hyper-partisan bang Monday as the Conservatives sought to tarnish New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair with a plan to impose a carbon tax on unsuspecting Canadians.

Even Prime Minister Stephen Harper got in on the act, demonstrating that a three-month summer break has done little to soften the Conservative government’s go-for-the-jugular partisan instincts.

Harper, his ministers and his backbenchers repeated at every opportunity their tirade against NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s alleged carbon tax proposal, disregarding the fact that the NDP has never actually proposed a carbon tax.

Indeed, Mulcair and his predecessor, Jack Layton, have proposed a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — a proposal Harper himself championed for several years before dropping the idea.

At no point did the Tories ever refer to their own proposal as a carbon tax — but now, it seems, they’re not about to let facts get in the way of a partisan attack. “Cap and trade or cap and tax, a price on carbon is a tax on carbon. That makes it a carbon tax,� asserted New Brunswick MP John Williamson, one of three government backbenchers whose short statements in the House of Commons were aimed at lambasting the NDP. Harper followed up during question period. Responding to five different questions from Mulcair about the perilous state of the economy, the prime minister managed to work a reference to the NDP’s alleged plan to hike taxes into all five answers.

Canada has remained “one of the few islands of stability� amid global economic turmoil because of his government’s economic action plan “and also because Canadians and people across the globe know we have a government smart enough to reject dumb ideas like a $20-billion carbon tax,� Harper said. “There is not a single serious analyst in the entire world who thinks this economy would be anything but worse off if the leader of the NDP put his policies into effect,� he said later. “That is why we will keep expanding trade and keep lowering taxes.�

Harper’s ministers joined the refrain. “The NDP would impose a $20-billion, job-killing carbon tax that would raise prices on everything, including gas, groceries and hydro,� said International Trade Minister Ed Fast.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz even managed to work the alleged NDP carbon tax into an answer about the impact of the summer drought on farmers. “The most detrimental thing to agriculture would be a carbon tax, and that is what the NDP keeps fanning,� he said.

Mulcair refused to respond in the Commons to any of the Tory attacks on his supposed carbon tax plan — an assertion he’s described as a “bald-faced lie.� “The NDP’s top priority is the economy. The Conservatives’ top priority is making things up about the NDP,� Mulcair said outside the Commons. “If the Conservatives want to lie, I’m going to rely on Canadian journalists to show that they’re lying.

I’m not going to do that in the House.... My goal today was not to take the bait. My job was to take the debate to the Conservatives on the failings in the economy and that’s what I’m going to continue to do.�

Mulcair’s restraint may not be sustainable, however. As the past two Liberal leaders discovered, failing to forcefully counter the Conservative spin machine can be fatal to opposition leaders.

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Ottawa to force corporations to name lobbyists

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Mining giant Barrick Gold won’t say which of its people placed calls this year to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s right-hand man, but soon companies won’t be able to shield the identity of all those involved in lobbying government officials.

The government said Monday it will change lobbying rules so that the name of every in-house lobbyist who communicates with a public office holder is publicly listed.

Treasury Board President Tony Clement said his department is also looking into how to have members of corporate boards registered as lobbyists.

The federal conflict of interest and ethics commissioner is currently investigating three calls placed by one or more Barrick Gold officials to Nigel Wright, Harper’s chief of staff.

Wright has a personal relationship with Barrick founder and chairman

Peter Munk and his son Anthony Munk, who sits on the firm’s board. Only the name of the person who files reports to the lobbying commissioner is currently disclosed, even if that person was not part of a meeting or phone call.

Neither Barrick Gold nor the Conservative government has revealed who phoned Wright and other officials from the prime minister’s office three times in May. Clement wouldn’t comment on that particular issue, but said the proposed change would bring clarity to communications.

“Sometimes, there are many cases where the senior reporting officer doesn’t attend the meeting, so it’s not as transparent as it should be, in our opinion,” Clement said in an interview.

The proposed changes to the act were part of Clement’s response to a review of the Lobbying Act by a Commons committee.

Wright’s communication with Bar-

rick Gold was raised Monday during the first question period of the fall session.

“When Barrick Gold wanted to get the ear of the prime minister, it called its good buddy Nigel Wright ... (who) allowed himself to be lobbied not once, not twice, but three times in a classic case of who one knows in the PMO,” said NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus.

“Will the government recognize that it needs to clean up its act and work with us to bring in some real legislation with real teeth to close up this kind of backroom lobbying?”

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre countered by pointing out it was his government that introduced tougher lobbying rules in 2006 with the Accountability Act. “Happily, all of our government, including and especially the prime minister’s chief of staff, have been following it ever since.”

The access to information, privacy and ethics committee made a series of

other unanimous proposals, but only a few were immediately picked up by the government.

Treasury Board will “continue to study carefully” a key recommendation to allow the commissioner of lobbying to levy fines against those who break the rules. Currently, the commissioner only has the power to educate violators, and write them up in a report.

She refers matters to the RCMP, but to date nobody has been charged.

Clement said allowing an agent of Parliament to levy fines would be a first, and needs to be cleared by lawyers.

“I think that the basis for making the recommendation was that it would strengthen compliance, and I think that’s a pretty logical argument,” said Clement.

“I don’t have a problem with it in principle, but if I’m drafting legislation to make this possible, I do have to make sure that is legally consistent with the rule of law in this country.”

B.C. mill destroyed by explosion will be rebuilt: owner BURNS LAKE, B.C. — A northern British Columbia sawmill that was flattened by a deadly explosion will be rebuilt with leading-edge safety measures, but deals must first be finalized to ensure a sufficient timber supply.

Mill owner Hampton Affiliates announced Monday it has decided to reinvest in the Burns Lake, B.C. operation gutted by fire last January, even as its president called lumber availability “precarious” due to the region’s pine beetle scourge.

Negotiations with the province and local First Nations are well underway to secure lumber for at least 20 years, said CEO Steve Zika.

“It’s a solid yes, with a ‘subject to’ or contingency, as the lawyers like to say,” Zika said in the tiny community about 200 km west of Prince George, B.C. “We’ve heard about a lot of these (assurances), it’s been very recent, they all sound good. We just need to see these agreements, get them in place.”

The close-knit community of about 4,000 people lost one of its main employers and other economic spinoffs when a fireball ignited Jan. 20, blasting apart the mill while workers were on shift. Two men were killed and 19 others injured, including one person who still remains hospitalized.

“There has been a cloud of despair over the community of Burns Lake,” said Al Gerow, chief of the Burns Lake Indian Band. “An announcement like this couldn’t come at a better time.”

Gerow said the new mill will be dedicated to blast victims Carl Charlie and Robert Luggie Jr. Hampton Affiliates wants all negotiations for the new Babine Forest Products concluded this fall. A final

decision will be made at a board meeting on Dec. 3.

Concrete could be poured as early as this winter if weather permits. The mill would be about two-thirds the size of the original. Upwards of 225 people were previously employed, whereas the new facility would need about half to two-thirds the number of workers.

B.C. Jobs Minister Pat Bell commended the family that runs Hampton Affiliates on its decision, noting the Oregon-based company has assets in the U.S. but chose to reinvest here.

“This is a substantial investment, it is taking a tremendous amount of risk,” Bell said. “That is, I think, an enormous vote of confidence in our forest industry.”

Bell said the province will extend three new forestry licences to area First Nations and take other steps to fulfil the company’s logging needs.

The new operation is planned to run 200- to 240 million board feet of lumber with two shifts, whereas the former mill had a capacity of about 350 million board feet. Logging to build up inventory could begin in late 2013, with the mill’s opening slated for 2014.

Zika said the new facility will have expansion potential.

“Again, depending on timber supply, it’s very uncertain now with a lot of the stuff going on with the pine beetle,” he said. “If there were more logs, we could run a third shift and add more volume.”

The redesign will also include what Zika described as state-of-the-art dust and cleaning systems, and incorporate other safety measures into the building itself and accompanying equipment.

“The safety infrastructure is going to be much better than the older mills or any mills probably operating in the province,” Zika said. “We are taking it

very seriously.”

Blast survivor Vinh Nguyen said the decision is great for his hometown, but even though he remains unemployed, he’s not sure if he’ll re-apply.

“My previous job was not that hazardous to begin with, but thinking back on that now, it seems way too dangerous,” said the 28-year-old who suffered first and second-degree burns to his

face and wrist.

In April, an explosion ripped through a second northern B.C. sawmill, killing two more workers.

Officials with Lakeland Mills in Prince George said earlier this summer the company will also determine whether to rebuild based on the amount of trees left to cut in area forests.

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Hezbollah urges more protests

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — In a rare public appearance, the leader of the militant Hezbollah group exhorted hundreds of thousands of supporters Monday to keep up the campaign against an anti-Islam video that has unleashed deadly violence and anger at the United States across the Muslim world.

Although the massive, well-organized rally in Beirut was peaceful, protesters in Afghanistan set fires near a U.S. military base, clashed with police in Pakistan, where one demonstrator was killed, and battled with officers outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country.

The turmoil surrounding the low-budget video that mocks the Prophet Muhammad showed no sign of ebbing in the week after protesters first swarmed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, died amid a demonstration in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.

At least 10 protesters have died in the riots, and the targeting of Western diplomatic sites has forced Washington to increase security in several countries.

Diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut destroyed classified material as a security precaution, according to a State Department status report.

The appeal for sustained protests by Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah group, could stoke more fury over the video, Innocence of Muslims. Nasrallah has rarely been seen in public since his group battled Israel in a month-long war in 2006, fearing Israeli assassination.

Since then, he has communicated with his followers and gives news conference mostly via satellite link.

He spoke for about 15 minutes before a rapturous crowd estimated by police at about 500,000, many with headbands of green and yellow — the colours of Hezbollah — and the words “at your service God’s prophet� written on them.

Nasrallah, who last appeared in public in December 2011 to mark the Shiite holy day of Ashoura, warned of serious repercussions if the U.S. does not ban the film and have it removed from the Internet. “The world should know that our anger is not a passing thing . . . . This is the start of a serious campaign that must continue all over the Muslim world in defence of the prophet of God,� he said to roars of support. “As long as there’s blood in us, we will not remain silent over insults against our prophet,� Nasrallah said, calling for a series of demonstrations this week to denounce the video.

Hezbollah’s rallies seem aimed at keeping the issue alive by bringing out large crowds. But the group, whose reputation across the Arab world has suffered over its support of the Syrian regime, also appeared to be trying to ensure it did not spiral into violence.

Notably, Hezbollah held Monday’s protest in its own mainly Shiite stronghold of Dahieh in south Beirut, far from the U.S. Embassy in the mountains north of the capital or other international diplomatic missions. Protesters demonstrated their fury by punching their fists in the air as they shouted anti-U.S. and anti-Israel slogans, but remained peaceful.

One politician, former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel, sharply criticized Hezbollah’s call for protests, saying there were no guarantees they would remain peaceful. “We understand how the Muslims feel because of this insult against the prophet and the Qur’an . . . . but is this the way to defend them?� he asked at a news conference.

The movie portrays the Prophet Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a child molester.

Protesters have direct-

ed their anger at the U.S. government, insisting it should do something to stop it, although the film was privately produced. American officials have criticized it for intentionally offending Muslims.

Protests turned violent for the first time in Afghanistan as hundreds of people burned cars and threw rocks at a U.S. military base in the capital, Kabul. Many in the crowd shouted “Death to America!� and “Death to those people who have made a film and insulted our prophet.�

Afghan religious leaders urged calm after protests

broke out in Kabul. “Our responsibility is to show a peaceful reaction, to hold peaceful protests. Do not harm people, their property or public property,� said cleric Karimullah Saqib.

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Nasrallah who does not usually appear in public for fear of assassination called for Monday’s protests in Beirut, saying the U.S. must be held accountable for the film because it was produced in America.

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French court to decide on request for injunction on topless photos

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NANTERRE, France — Lawyers for Prince William and wife Kate asked a French court on Monday to block further publication of topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge, saying the two were sharing a deeply intimate moment caught by the snap of an intruding photographer — images that ended up last week in a popular French gossip magazine, then in publications in two other countries.

The court in Nanterre, outside Paris, said it would announce its ruling at noon Tuesday on the request to stop Closer from reproducing the images. The magazine published 14 of the images of a partially clad Kate in its pages on Friday. On Monday, an Italian magazine, Chi, Chi published a 26-page spread of the photos of Kate. . Chi, like Closer, is part of the Italian publishing house Mondadori, owned by former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi.

An Irish tabloid published more Kate topless photos over the weekend, drawing a vow from Ireland’s justice minister to revise privacy laws there. The editor of the Irish Daily Star was suspended.

The royal couple was sharing a “healthy and profoundly intimate” moment when the photos were taken, their lawyer, Aurelien Hamelle, told the court.

The situation was “deeply personal.”

Hamelle told the court that he is seeking C5,000 ($6,550) in damages from Closer and an injunction forcing the magazine to stop publication elsewhere, including on the Internet. He also asked the court to fine Closer C10,000 ($13,100) a day for each day the injunction is not respected, and C100,000 ($131,000) if the photos are sold in France or abroad.

The photos in question show the Duchess of Cambridge relaxing during a holiday at a private villa in Provence, in southern France, sometimes without her bathing suit top and, in one case, her suit bottom partially pulled down to apply sun screen.

William’s St. James’s Palace called the publica-

tions of the photos a “grotesque” invasion of the couple’s privacy.

The case centres in part on just how private the villa was and whether, in effect, Kate was to some extent flaunting herself.

“It’s not an accessible (view) from the exterior,” Hamelle said of the site — a point contested by Closer’s lawyer, Delphine Pando who said the site is visible from a nearby road.

“What is certain for her (Kate’s) close family as for herself is that it’s something extremely troubling,” Hamelle said.

Pando, the lawyer for Closer, asked the court to throw out the royal demand, arguing that the rights to the photos belong to an agency — which sold their use to Closer. She did not give the price.

“We are not the owners of these photos,” she said. “The photos are out there. If a TV show wants to show an image of this (magazine) edition, it’s got nothing to do with us.”

That argument echoed the stance of the editor of Chi, the Italian magazine. Alfonso Signorini told The Associated Press over the weekend that he didn’t fear legal action since the photos are already in the public domain following Closer’s publication.

The case is but the first of two legal actions by the royals. In a reflection of just how intent they are on protecting their privacy — and likely dissuading paparazzi from future ventures, St. James’s Palace said Sunday the family lawyers would file a criminal complaint.

The Sipa news agency reported that the Nanterre prosecutor’s office opened a preliminary investigation on Monday for breach of privacy, receiving and complicity. While no one was named, it would appear to cover the photographer or photographers involved in the case and possibly Closer. The palace said it would be up to French prosecutors to decide whether to investigate and pursue a criminal case for breach of privacy or trespassing.

Filipino hospital workers win nearly million-dollar settlement in English-only case

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DELANO, Calif. — Dozens of Filipino hospital workers in California will share a nearly $1 million settlement in a lawsuit claiming they were targeted by a rule requiring English only at work, federal officials said Monday.

The settlement involves nearly 70 nurses and medical staff members who accused Delano Regional Medical Center in California’s Kern County of banning them from speaking Tagalog and other Filipino languages while letting other workers speak in their native languages, including Spanish, the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission announced.

The lawsuit, filed jointly by the commission and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center in 2010, accused the hospital of creating a hostile working environment for Filipinos by singling them out for reprimands and by encouraging other staff to report them.

The medical centre defended its English-only

policy as essential to patient care. In a written statement, officials said the hospital did nothing wrong.

Under California law, employers can require workers to speak English.

For decades, thousands of nurses from the Philippines have migrated to the United States to alleviate the nursing shortage. More than half of American nurses trained abroad are from the Philippines.

Filipino nurses in Delano said they were called to a special meeting with hospital managers in 2006, warned not to speak Tagalog, and told surveillance cameras would be installed, if necessary, to monitor them. No other language groups were included in the meeting, the lawsuit states.

Since then, workers said, they were told on a daily basis by fellow staffers to speak only English, even on breaks. The workers allege they were targets of undue scrutiny, discipline, harassment and threats over the issue.

The hospital’s policy, which requires the use of either English or the patient’s preferred language while care is provides, remains in effect.

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Hundreds arrested at Occupy anniversary protest NEW YORK — Police say nearly 200 people have been arrested as Occupy Wall Street protesters march in small groups around Manhattan’s financial district to mark the anniversary of the grass-roots movement.

Police also removed four protesters in wheelchairs after they blocked a busy street Monday.

The demonstrators clogged traffic, and dozens of police officers and vans lined the streets.

But the protests lacked the heft of last year’s Occupy events, when a group of young people harnessed the power of a disillusioned nation and took to the streets chanting about corporate greed and inequality. Last year there were thousands of protesters. On Monday morning, there were a few hundred at most.

Earlier, they gathered across from Zuccotti Park, the site of the movement’s birth.

Events are planned in more than 30 cities worldwide.

In San Francisco, they included an afternoon march to the Financial District and an evening rally outside Bank of America.

Jets searched following bogus telephone threats NEW YORK — Authorities say two commercial passenger jets have been searched at John F. Kennedy International Airport because of an anonymous phone call claiming explosives were on them. They say no explosives have been found.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Ron Marsico says Port Authority police received the threats regarding Finnair Flight 5 from Helsinki and American Airlines Flight 24 from San Francisco on Monday afternoon.

Both planes landed without incident and were immediately searched. Police say both flights have been cleared.

The Port Authority says there was minimal impact on other flights going in and out of JFK. Earlier this month, Philadelphia police aborted a Dallas-bound flight after someone called to report explosives. They blame the call on a man angry at his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend.

Mexico IDs some dismembered bodies MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say they have identified six of the 17 men found dismembered at a farm. Jalisco state prosecutors say two were former military men, two had been imprisoned on undisclosed charges and the other two had criminal backgrounds but had never been jailed.

A Monday statement from the state Attorney General’s Office says all 17 victims had gunshot wounds to their heads. They were found naked and stacked with chains around their necks Sunday in the town of Tizapan El Alto, near the border between Jalisco and Michoacan states.

Officials haven’t said who they think is behind the killings, but Michoacan is home to the rival La Familia and Knights Templar gangs and Jalisco has seen violence by the Zetas cartel.

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FIRST BUILDING PERMITS FOR GARDEN HEIGHTS EXPECTED SOON The first building permits for Red Deer’s Garden Heights subdivision should be issued shortly.

The city announced on Monday that it will accept applications for residential building permits for the new neighbourhood north of 67th Street and east of the Red Deer River over the next few weeks. Those with lots in the western section of Garden Heights, including on Garrison Circle and Garrison Place can apply on Sept. 17; those with lots to the east, including on Grove Close and two properties on Greenway Street, can apply on Oct. 1. The permiting process takes about three weeks.

In May, 132 applicants took part in a lot draw for the 107 residential properties available in Garden Heights.

Contractors obtained 64 of the lots, with the balance going to members of the public. Prices ranged from $94,000 to $263,000.

BEST BUY, FUTURE SHOP HIRING IT PROFESSIONALS BURNABY, B.C. — Future Shop and Best Buy Canada are looking to hire 50 new IT professionals, a move that will increase the IT staffing team for both retailers by 70 per cent this year. The electronics retailers said the hiring is driven by the decision to develop its information technology strategy through performing key roles in-house. The new roles will include system engineers, analysts and administrators. Future Shop has about 150 stores across Canada and is based in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, B.C. Best Buy Canada, also based in Burnaby, has grown rapidly and expanded across Canada as well. The two companies are both owned by Best Buy Co. Inc., the American consumer electronics giant (NYSE:BBY) that controls nearly 20 per cent of the American market.

— The Canadian Press

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012

BY ALLISON JONES THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Canadian Auto Workers union struck a tentative four-year deal with Ford on Monday and extended talks with GM and Chrysler, putting off a threatened strike as a midnight deadline loomed.

“It’s a damn good deal in these economic times,” CAW president Ken Lewenza said of the Ford deal. “It is a damn good deal.”

The agreement will give 800 laid off Ford employees the opportunity to get back to work, partially through the creation of 600 new jobs at its Canadian operations. Most of the new positions will be at its Oakville, Ont., assembly plant in two stages of hiring, he said.

There are no base wage increases during the life of the agreement, which lasts until September 2016, but each employee will receive $2,000 a year in the second, third and fourth years of the contract to cover cost of living increases, and a $3,000 ratification bonus.

The union is asking Chrysler and GM to

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accept the deal as a pattern settlement.

Talks with the two automakers continued Monday toward the midnight strike deadline. The union announced just before 9 p.m. ET that all sides agreed to continue talking — putting off the threatened midnight strike.

The union said it would keep talking with Chrysler and GM as long as progress is being made, but warned that any time it feels talks have stalled it will issue 24-hour strike notice.

After the tentative deal was inked with Ford, Lewenza said the gap between the union and the two remaining companies was “wide.”

“If they come and say, ‘We can work within the confines of that pattern agreement,’ we can do the job real quickly,” he said.

General Motors said after the announcement of the Ford agreement that it was still committed to reaching a deal that will “improve GM Canada’s competitive position for the future,” but that it wouldn’t comment on the deal with Ford.

“Our efforts remain focused on working with the CAW to achieve an agreement

that addresses the competitive needs of GM Canada.”

Chrysler said it was not “presently offering any comment.”

Lewenza said pattern bargaining — in which a deal is reached with one company that forms the basis for agreements at the others — is necessary because it removes wages from the number of competitive pressures the companies face.

He said even Honda and Toyota employees, who are not unionized, are closely watching what happens with the CAW for direction on their expectations.

All of the Detroit big three companies were equally aggressive on asking for concessions originally, but Ford was the first to come around, Lewenza said, adding the union plans to stand its ground on the deal reached with Ford.

“We cannot with good conscience compromise the pattern that (Ford) established because frankly it gives them a competitive disadvantage and we will not do that,” he said.

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Langford wants more collaboration

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Steven Covey died two months ago, but Gayle Langford thinks there’s still a place for the American author and motivational speaker in the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce.

Langford, who is the Chamber’s new president, praised Covey’s best-selling book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People on Monday during the business organization’s annual general meeting.

“It’s an amazing book,” she told reporters later, pointing specifically to Gayle Langford Habit 4: “Think winwin.”

“That is really significant when we think of the Chamber, because the Chamber has exhibited that attitude.”

Langford listed collaborative relationships that the Chamber is involved in — Red Deer Regional Economic Development, Central Alberta: Access Prosperity and Agri-Trade — and how these initiatives have benefited businesses and communities in Central Alberta.

“I’m going to build on that,” she said of such collaboration.

For example, Langford hopes to work more closely with chambers of commerce in other communities in the region to the benefit of all.

“How do we expand business in a broader perspective?”

A lawyer whose practice focuses on administrative and family law, as well as family mediation, Langford has a diverse background that includes stints as a waitress, secretary and general contractor. She worked as a nurse for 14 years, and also served as a director of health and director of acute care with Alberta Health and Wellness.

She said chambers of commerce play an important role in helping to formulate and push forward grass roots policy that can reduce businesses barriers and as a result improve the communities in which they operate. For instance, the Red Deer Chamber led the charge in lobbying the federal government to eliminate the Canadian Wheat Pool’s monopoly over the marketing of Western Canadian grain.

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Guests take a tour on the roof of the Berry Architecture & Associates building at 5218 Gaetz Ave. on Monday. The firm was hosting a green roof party, with guests able to relax three storeys above Gaetz Avenue amid such features as a running creek, a dry creek bed, indigenous plants and a raised vegetable planters, as well as habitat structures like a butterfly hibernaculum. The building was built to a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standard using the skeleton of the old Red Deer Bowladrome.

Rona to focus on strengthening chain after Lowe’s abandons takeover bid

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — U.S.-based Lowe’s may not have ended its cross-border courtship for Rona Inc. despite abandoning its $1.8-billion bid for the Canadian home improvement chain, industry experts believe.

Quebec-based Rona said Monday it only learned through a news release that its U.S. suitor had withdrawn its unsolicited, nonbinding acquisition proposal, adding that it continues to concentrate on its own efforts to rejuvenate the company.

“Our focus is on the implementation of our business plan based on the renewal of our offer to consumers. This focus remains,” spokeswoman Valerie Lamarre said in an email.

In addition to improving the shopping experience, Rona wants to improve its financial results after months of weakness.

The U.S. chain’s withdrawal Monday will come at a cost to Rona investors, with Rona’s shares dropping more than 11 per cent following the announcement that Lowe’s is no longer contemplating an offer of $14.50 per share cash.

Rona stock closed down $1.48 to $11.29 in Wednesday trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Lowe’s Companies Inc. shares (NYSE:LOW) slipped 17 cents to US$29.23 in New York.

Meanwhile, analysts say Lowe’s may still have designs for Rona, if not by acquisition of the whole chain, then perhaps by adding big box stores as Rona expands the number of smaller, proximity stores.

The U.S. chain’s withdrawal comes seven weeks after Rona, the Quebec government and others objected to the U.S. company’s overtures, which had begun privately in late 2011 and became public in July.

“Lowe’s continues to believe that a combination of Lowe’s and Rona makes business sense and would create significant value for all stakeholders,” Lowe’s said in a statement Monday.

“It is unfortunate that the Rona board of directors did not recognize the important economic and commercial benefits of this proposal for its stakeholders and for Canada,” the statement said.

The potential sale of Rona surfaced in the midst of a provincial election and prompted rare agreement between the Liberal government and the Parti Quebecois about the strategic importance of the company and the need to preserve the headquarters in Quebec.

The political parties had even suggested changing provincial law to arm boards of directors with more power to veto foreign takeovers, a proposal with potential domino-effect implications for other parts of the country.

First Nations get chance to question Enbridge

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EDMONTON — Lawyers for an aboriginal group fighting the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline have raised more questions about who could end up with ownership stakes.

Hana Boye, who represents the Haisla band which claims much of the pipeline’s route as its traditional territory, queried Enbridge (TSX:ENB) officials on who put up money for 10 $10-million option agreements that could guarantee their holders space in the pipeline and a share of its ownership.

“If we don’t know who these investors are, we’re not able to determine if they’re financially viable, if they’re market-force driven or if it’s in the interest of Canadians,” she said.

Lawyers for environmental groups had already raised questions at hearings earlier this month about the possibility of Chinese interests buying control of the project.

On Monday, Enbridge vice-president John Fisher said most of the purchasers have been identified. Those who aren’t are covered by a confidentiality agreement, he said.

Under further questioning, Fisher conceded that the Chinese state-owned oil company Sinopec owns one of the $10-million units.

Boye then asked if the purchasers of the other units would be able to sell them and whether Enbridge would have any influence on who would be able to buy them.

“It would be a private transaction be-

tween those two parties,” Fisher said. “It could happen.”

Boye pointed out that Chinese energy firms are buying Canadian companies who have purchased option units. The testimony came as hearings on Enbridge’s controversial pipeline resumed in Edmonton. It was the first chance for First Nations representatives to cross-examine company officials about the proposed $6-billion line.

Haida and Haisla officials have made statements voicing concerns about the project at earlier hearing sessions.

The pipeline would carry bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands to the B.C. coast where it would be loaded onto tankers headed for Asia.

People living along the route and on the B.C. coast fear the impact of possible spills, but supporters of the pipeline argue it’s needed to expand Canada’s export options.

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Oil finishes about 3% lower after sell-off

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Oil plunged more than US$4 per barrel in a short time Monday afternoon, erasing the gains made last week when the U.S. Federal Reserve unveiled new steps to boost the U.S. economy.

Benchmark crude fell $2.38, or 2.4 per cent, to finish at $96.62 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was the biggest percentage decline since July 23. Oil dropped below $95 per barrel during the rapid sell-off before recovering a bit.

Traders were unsure of the cause of Monday’s price drop. Some questioned whether an errant trade or another rumour about a release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve was to blame.

Chris Grams, a spokesman for NYMEX operator CME Group, said there were no technical glitches behind the price drop.

The White House has been considering tapping the SPR to stem the rising cost of crude and gasoline.

A little over a week ago, Reuters reported the Obama administration was considering a release much larger than the 30 million barrels from last year.

Some analysts suggested the price of oil had gotten too high given continued weakness in the global economy, and that the euphoria over the Fed had worn off.

Oil rose 2.7 per cent last week, with most of the gains coming after the U.S. central bank announced a plan aimed at lowering long-term interest rates and boosting hiring. The gains came even as some experts questioned how much the Fed’s moves would actually help the economy.

Oil touched $100 briefly on Friday, its highest point in four months. It held to slight gains above $99 for most of Monday.

“Sometimes the market is slow to react,” said Gene McGillian, a broker and analyst at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. “Conditions were right today — the market has been overdue for a bit of a correction.”

Brent crude, which is used to price international varieties of oil, fell sharply as well. Brent lost $2.87, or 2.5 per cent, to $113.79 on the ICE Futures Exchange in London.

“I think this wash out is a pretty good indication that the rally may be done, and now we’re going to turn back,” McGillian said.

In other energy futures trading in New York: — Wholesale gasoline dropped 7.23 cents to $2.9433.per gallon; Natural gas fell 7.8 cents to $2.865 per 1,000 cubic feet; Heating oil slipped 7.61 cents to $3.1634 per gallon.

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TALKS: Wage deal A Ford Canada spokeswoman said Monday that the agreement covering about 4,500 employees will help the company remain competitive, but declined to provide additional details as the deal still has to be ratified by CAW members.

“We believe that the tentative agreement offers unique-to-Canada solutions that will improve the competitiveness of the Canadian operations while providing employees the opportunity to earn a good living,” said Lauren More.

A union proposal to lower wages for new hires — who will make 60 per cent of full pay — but allow them to reach full pay after working for 10 years, is part of the deal. The union agreed to extend the wage progression scale from six years, Lewenza said Monday.

“The fact of the matter is we’ve always had a wage progression and now we have to extend it to win investment,” he said.

There’s no change to pensions for active members, but a new hires will be under a defined hybrid plan, which sees a contribution from the employees and a guaranteed contribution from the employer, Lewenza said.

Chrysler earlier responded to the CAW’s move to focus on Ford by saying they were “very concerned” that Ford wasn’t in the best position to lead negotiations because it has reduced its footprint in Canada in recent years.

Ford has the least to lose from an unfavourable contract, so reaching a deal with them first could be bad news for the other automakers, said auto analyst Tony Faria.

Ford might have agreed to the deal because with about four per cent of their global assembly in Canada — versus about nine per cent for GM and about 20 per cent for Chrysler — it’s easier on them just to avoid a strike, he said.

“It does not bode well for the future of the auto industry in Canada whatsoever,” said Faria, a University of Windsor professor.

“We need to have a deal that gets CAW labour costs more in line with the labour costs at (United Auto Workers) plants in the U.S. That’s the only way we’re going to see future investment and job creation among the Detroit companies in Canada.”

Ford has said hourly wages for CAW assemblers are around $34 an hour, while assemblers in the U.S. are paid about $28 per hour. The company said all-in labour costs, which include pensions and health care, are approximately $79 per hour in Canada, versus $64 per hour in the U.S. The agreement with Ford could cause GM and Chrysler to re-evaluate their presence in Canada, said auto industry analyst Dennis DesRosiers.

“If it suits both GM and Chrysler they will accept (the Ford deal) and move on. If it doesn’t they also will accept it, but that calls in to question where they want to be in Canada in the medium-to-long term,” he said.

“Not that they would move a plant today, but these plants all have relatively short lifespans and I don’t think any of them would pull back on closing a plant in Canada.”

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Saddler Ferdinand Moser works in his store in Miesbach, southern Germany, Monday. Moser produces tailored leather trousers and repairs them also. His business is going well prior to the upcoming renown Oktoberfest beer festival, as visitors like to attend the festival in traditional dress. The 179th Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest beer festival, runs from Sept. 22 through Oct. 7, 2012.

CP launches faster intermodel service

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway says it has launched faster intermodal train service from Vancouver, stripping one day from a 4,200-kilometre trip to Toronto and two days from service to Chicago.

The Calgary-based railway said it has improved the service by reducing dwell times in its terminals and optimizing the use of its assets.

Chief marketing officer Jane O’Hagan said the effort will help its customers be more competitive.

Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP) says the redesign of its transcontinental package and previous investments in its network will give shippers “fast and reliable shipping solutions” to reach existing and emerging North American and international markets.

“This new transcontinental service is part of the evolution at CP as more enhancements are being pi-

that they will shift production to where labour costs are lower, Faria said.

“The companies are already showing their hands,” he said.

“Ford closed their St. Thomas, Ont., plant last year. At the same time they were investing in plants in the U.S., adding third shifts and adding jobs.”

General Motors is shutting down its consolidated plant in Oshawa, Ont., next year, a move that will eliminate 2,000 direct jobs. Meanwhile, it is restarting production at the former Saturn assembly plant in Spring Hill, Tenn.

The strong Canadian dollar is also eroding competitiveness.

Ontario has seen the U.S.-based car makers cut thousands of jobs in the last decade as their parent companies restructured in the United States.

Premier Dalton McGuinty said Monday he’s confident that everyone involved knows what’s at stake.

“With respect to any agreement that we might have entered into with our auto sector partners we have every confidence that they will honour those agreements,” McGuinty said.

During the financial crisis, the federal and Ontario governments helped bail out Chrysler and GM with a rescue package that totalled about $13 billion, with the majority — $10.5 billion — going to GM. The automakers entered the bargaining round seeking a permanent wage reduction for fresh employees, similar to a deal the companies reached in the U.S. But the CAW has been adamant it will never agree to a pay structure that creates “two tiers” of employees.

The last CAW strike was in 1996, against General Motors.

lot tested across the network creating further service improvements,” it said in a news release.

The change comes nearly three months after Canada’s second-largest railway named former rival Hunter Harrison as its new chief executive following a bruising shareholder battle.

Harrison, 67, is the former CEO of Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) and is credited with turning CN into one of North America’s most successful railways.

New York hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management became the largest shareholder of Canadian Pacific last year, touching off a bitter monthslong battle that resulted in the departure of the railway’s chief executive, its chairman and several directors.

On the Toronto Stock Exchange, CP’s shares lost $1.12 at $84.10 in morning trading.

ert Saik of The Agri-Trend Group of Companies, Sonia Sawyer-Schaab of L.A. Radio Group Inc., Jason Scheyen of Strata Energy Services Inc., Marty Schmidt of Genivar Inc., Nick Schultz of Westdeck Inc., Jason Stephan of CA Tax Law, BJ Tumanut of Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut, Bradley Williams of King and Crowne Consulting Ltd.

and Red Deer County Mayor Jim Wood.

Among the retiring board members are Bruce Schollie of Schollie Research & Consulting, who was the Chamber’s 2010-11 president; and Dennis Cooper of Sky Wings Aviation Academy, who has served on the board for about 20 years. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

PRESIDENT: Other members Langford noted with satisfaction the fact the Chamber has representation from the City of Red Deer, Red Deer County and the Town of Penhold — fostering business-government interactions that benefit both.

Outgoing president Maureen McMurtrie was unable to attend the meeting, but first vice-president Tyler Bowman read some remarks on her behalf. In them, McMurtrie described her time at the Chamber helm “one of most wonderful experiences of my life.”

In addition to Langford, who operated Langford Law Office; Bowman, who is with Sign-A-Rama Red Deer; and McMurtrie, who works at Servus Credit Union; the Chamber’s 2012-13 executive committee includes executive director Tim Creedon. A second vice-president and secretary-treasurer are still to be named.

The other directors are Graham Barclay of Digitex Inc., Heidi Dandurand of Mortgage Architects, Dave Duckering of Duckering’s Transport Ltd., Michelle Dyck of The Donut Mill, Red Deer Mayor Morris Flewwelling, Jeffrey Hubert of the Business Development Bank of Canada, Roxanne Kirton of The Fresh Vase Ltd., Nelson Lacourse of the Red Deer Rebels Hockey Club, Reeve Martin of The Property Shop Inc., Cabel McElderry of One to 1 Fitness Inc., Sandy Mercer, Don Oszli of Heywood Holmes & Partners LLP, Darcy Mykytyshyn of Red Deer College, Rob-

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 100.01 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.71 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.74 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.43 Cdn. National Railway . . 90.99 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . . 83.21 Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 3.87 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 66.76 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.82 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.95 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 31.13 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 38.81 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 26.25 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.75 General Motors Co. . . . . 23.80 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.43 Research in Motion. . . . . . 7.07 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 39.41 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 34.40 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 61.19 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.93 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.17 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.70 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 70.98 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.46 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 34.81 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 11.06 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.29

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.78 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 51.11 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.99 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 17.53 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 41.10 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.07 First Quantum Minerals . 22.03 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 45.10 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.81 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 50.80 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 9.93 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 41.68 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.82 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 31.78 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 23.56 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 27.00 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 50.10 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.72 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 45.70 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 33.13 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.45 Canyon Services Group. 11.68 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 35.38 Central AB Well . . . . . . . 0.670 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 22.36 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.44 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 91.91 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 37.22 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . 1.830

Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 26.90 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 46.97 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.48 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.89 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 7.13 Penn West Energy . . . . . 15.96 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.92 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.82 Pure Energy . . . . . . . . . . 10.97 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 34.02 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 14.35 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.90 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 46.73

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market ended its four-day climb on

Monday as traders reined in their enthusiasm and commodity prices shifted lower.

The S&P/TSX composite index ended the day 52.61 points lower to 12,446.86 while the TSX Venture Ex-

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 58.42 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 53.67 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.26 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 29.62 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 27.86 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 22.48 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 39.91 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 58.51 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 12.28 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 74.84 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.09 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 56.04 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 24.37 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.66

change inched down 0.2 of a point to 1,317.91.

The Canadian dollar backed off 0.48 of a cent to 102.49 cents US. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials were down 40.27 points to 13,553.10, the Nasdaq composite index backed off 5.28 points to 3,178.67, while the S&P 500 index slid 4.58 points to 1,461.19.

“We’ve had such a big move in such a short period of time ... so I’d say a little bit of profit taking is to be expected,” said Ian Nakamoto, director of research at MacDougall, MacDougall and MacTier.

“If anything, it’s quite minor to me.”

Traders backed away from some of their enthusiasm over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plan for new measures to energize the economy, while attention turned to weakness in Asian markets, and a move from Hong Kong to tighten mortgage lending — an effort to help slow the rise of home prices.

Sentiment on the Canadian housing market also pulled back as the Canadian Real Estate Association cut its forecast for home sales this year and next and lowered its national average price forecast, partly due to revised mortgage lending regulations implemented last month.

In its outlook for the year, CREA said Monday that home sales are now forecast to rise by 1.9 per cent to 466,900 units in 2012, but slip by 1.9 per cent to 457,800 units in 2013.

The national average home price is forecast to rise by just 0.6 per cent to $365,000 in 2012 and edge lower by one-tenth of one per cent to $364,500 in 2013.

Shares of Rona Inc. (TSX:RON) were down 11.6 per cent after Lowe Companies (NYSE:LOW) pulled its takeover offer for the company. The offer, which had faced significant political opposition in Quebec, would have seen the home-improvement retailer acquired for about $1.8 billion. Rona shares backed off $1.48 to $11.29.

TSX technology stocks were 1.1 per cent lower with Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) shares falling 3.7 per cent, or 27 cents, to $7.07.

The decline came as Apple says iPhone 5 pre-orders topped two mil-

lion in 24 hours, more than double the amount of iPhone 4S pre-orders.

In commodities, the October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell $2.38 to end the session at US$96.62.

Copper prices for December were down 3.5 cents to US$3.80 a pound.

Copper, viewed as an economic barometer because it is used in so many industries, surged 19 cents last week.

Gold closed down $2.10 at US$1,770.60 an ounce.

Metals and mining stocks were the biggest decliner, off 3.8 per cent, with Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) falling $1.24 to $31.78.

The telecom sector moved 0.04 per cent lower as the chief executive of Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) said he expects wirelessly connected hydro meters and other devices will be a big source of revenue in the near future, and could grow to more than $400 million of annual revenue for the industry by 2015.

Shares of the company were down 34 cents to $40.07.

Global stock markets rallied late last week after the Fed announced it planned to buy US$40 billion of mortgage bonds a month for as long as necessary as part of a strategy known as quantitative easing aimed at encouraging people to borrow money and spend it.

The Fed also extended its pledge to keep short-term interest rates low until 2015, a year longer than its previous target.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS HL:Financial market highlights on Monday: S&P/TSX 12,446.86 down 52.61 points THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Monday world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,446.86 down 52.61 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,317.16 down 0.95 point TSX 60 — 713.07 down three points Dow — 13,553.10 down 40.27 points S&P 500 — 1,461.19 down 4.58 points

Nasdaq — 3,178.67 down 5.28 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 102.53 cents US, down 0.44 of a cent Pound — C$1.5844, up 0.81 of a cent Euro — C$1.2782, up 0.39 of a cent Euro — US$1.3106, down 0.15 of a cent Oil futures: US$96.62 per barrel, down $2.38 (October contract) Gold Futures: US$1,770.60 per oz., down $2.10 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $35.012 per oz., up $0.108 $1,125.64 per kg., up $3.48 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 1,317.16, down 0.95 point. The volume was 208.13 million shares at 4:20 p.m. ET. ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Nov.’12 $30.00 lower $621.60; Jan ’13 $29.70 lower $625.40; March ’13 $29.10 lower $626.50; May ’13 $28.60 lower $614.40; July ’13 $28.10 lower $605.40; Nov. ’13 $23.50 lower $545.00; Jan. ’14 $23.50 lower $547.50; March ’14 $23.50 lower $543.60; May ’14 $23.50 lower $543.60; July ’14 $23.50 lower $543.60; Nov. ’14 $23.50 lower $543.60.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’12 unchanged $250.30; Dec. ’12 unchanged $255.30; March ’13 unchanged $258.30; May ’13 unchanged $259.30; July ’13 unchanged $259.80; Oct. ’13 unchanged $259.80; Dec ’13 unchanged $259.58; March ’14 unchanged $259.80; May ’14 unchanged $259.80; July ’14 unchanged $259.80; Oct. ’14 unchanged $259.80.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 415,600 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 415,600.

CN has strong growth potential: analyst

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway has a pipeline of strong growth opportunities over the coming years that should add hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenues from carrying potash, gas-based urea and coal, an industry analyst said Monday.

Benoit Poirier of Desjardins Capital Markets said Canpotex’s option to build a new potash export terminal in Prince Rupert, B.C., got a shot in the arm from a recent favourable report from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency.

It concluded that the project won’t likely cause significant adverse environmental effects and said proposed measures could mitigate those problems.

The agency is inviting public comments until Oct. 5, but Poirier said the federal Environment Minister could give his approval by year-end.

Poirier said the terminal could generate about $500 million a year in additional revenues for the Montreal-based railway (TSX:CNR) which is the exclusive railroad serving the port and help it capture half the potash market by 2016.

Canpotex markets fertilizer abroad on behalf of the three biggest Saskatchewan producers: Potash Corp. (TSX:POT), Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) and the American potash producer Mosaic Co. (NYSE:MOS).

The consortium plans to spend about $800 million to increase its capacity at Prince Rupert to 11.5 million tonnes per year by 2020. Poirier estimates CN’s rail costs would be less than $100 million.

The agency report highlighted that Prince Rupert, the north coast of B.C., is the closest to Asian markets, which would translate into lower operating costs, transit times and emissions than alternatives in Vancouver, Cherry Point, Wash., and Portland, Ore. Indian fertilizer company IFFCO also recently selected the Becancour Waterfront Industrial Park in Quebec to establish a $1.2 billion gas-based urea plant that would use CN’s network to serve customers in the U.S. Midwest.

Construction of the fertilizer co-operative’s fifth ammonia urea plant in the world and first in North America is expected to take about 18 months and be operational in about five years. Shipped volumes weren’t immediately known but the facility would have a capacity of 1.3 million tonnes per year.

Railway service to the port was one of the reasons Becancour was selected after IFFCO considered 50 other locations. It also has a year-round deepwater port and access to natural gas supply.

Poirier said CN also has opportunities related to coal mining in northern British Columbia and Alberta. Coalspur Mines decision to export thermal coal from Alberta through Port Rupert could net CN $277 million of annual revenue, up from $200 million a year, he wrote.

It could reap the benefits from a potential International Longshoremen’s Association strike scheduled for the end of September. A strike would likely divert traffic to Vancouver and Prince Rupert in the west and Halifax and Montreal in the east.

CN would be less affected than rival Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) by lower water levels at the Port of Montreal that would reduce freight volumes.

“We believe the market could take a more constructive view on CN in light of the company’s impressive growth opportunities and strong outlook for 2012,” he wrote in a report. He has a buy rating with a target price of C$96 per share.

On the Toronto Stock Exchange, CN’s shares closed up two cents at $90.99 in Monday trading.

Smartphones to house digital wallets within five years: Rogers MONTREAL — Rogers expects to launch a credit card that will be part of a “virtual wallet” as the telecom company moves to mobile payments on smartphones.

Chief executive Nadir Mohamed said Monday that Rogers is waiting for approval to offer a niche credit card that would serve its roughly 10 million customers.

“There’s no question that when we launch our credit card, it will also be one of the first credit cards on your virtual wallet,” Mohamed said after a speech to Montreal’s Canadian Club.

While he wasn’t specific on the timing of the launch, Mohamed predicted that in five years it will be common to use a smartphone as a digital wallet to store credit cards and identification.

Rogers (TSX:RCI.B) and CIBC already have announced they will launch Canada’s first mobile payments system later this year, giving Canadians the ability to pay with their credit card using a smartphone.

Rogers applied to the federal Finance Department for a licence to offer financial products last September.

Mohamed suggested the average Canadian D carries 22 plastic cards I in his wallet.

L B “Today your wireless E device is already your R phone, your camera, your T computer,” he said.

“Tomorrow it will be

‘TODAY YOUR WIRELESS DEVICE IS ALREADY YOUR PHONE, YOUR CAMERA, YOUR COMPUTER . . .

TOMORROW IT WILL BE YOUR VIRTUAL WALLET.’ — NADIR MOHAMED CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ROGERS

your virtual wallet, a safe and secure platform that uses the SIM card inside your NFC-enabled (Near Field Communication) device to safely manage all of your information.”

Newer BlackBerry smartphones have the ability to make mobile payments as well as some using Google’s Android operating system. The new iPhone 5, however does not have Near Field Communication short-range wireless technology to link to credit card information.

Mohamed also said Rogers expects wirelessly connected hydro and parking meters, digital chalkboards, medical equipment and other devices will be a big source of revenue in the near future.

He said this market will grow to more than $400

million of annual revenue for the industry by 2015.

Rogers now has 800,000 devices connected to its network about $50 million in annual revenue from what’s called the “machine-to-machine” market.

He says Rogers is working with Quebec insurance provider Industrial Alliance to track and identify good driver behaviour and with ski resort MontTremblant to track students out on the slopes.

“If you assume that we have the pole position in terms of being the leader, we will have a significant part of this business,” Mohamed said.

The Toronto-based company has 9.4 million subscribers for its wireless services, making it Canada’s leading mobile phone company.

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Falcons pick apart Broncos TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 3 PICKS

BY MANNING YUNEL ESCOBAR

JAYS CHECK ESCOBAR The Toronto Blue Jays say they’re looking into reports that shortstop Yunel Escobar played Saturday’s game against Boston with a homophobic slur written in Spanish under his eyes.

Several pictures posted online show Escobar with the message written in his eyeblack, a type of sticker players wear under their eyes to reduce the sun’s glare.

The words under the 29-year-old Cuban’s eyes were “TU ERE MARICON” which can be translated as a homophobic slur.

A Blue Jays spokesman said the team was looking into the matter.

Today ● High school girls volleyball interlocking: JV/senior at Camrose — Camrose vs. Hunting Hills, Lacombe vs. Sylvan Lake, 6 p.m.; Camrose vs.

Sylvan Lake, Lacombe vs.

Hunting Hills, 7:30 p.m; At Rocky Mountain House — Wetaskiwin vs. Lindsay Thurber, JV; Rocky Mountain House vs.

Central Alberta Christian, senior; Wetaskiwin vs.

Lindsay Thurber, senior, 6 p.m.; Wetaskiwin vs.

Rocky Mountain House, JV and senior at 7:30 p.m.; Lindsay Thurber vs.

Central Alberta Christian, senior, 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Atlanta 27 Denver 21 ATLANTA — Peyton Manning kept throwing up wobbly passes.

The Atlanta Falcons kept picking them off.

Taking advantage of a stunning three interceptions in the first quarter, Matt Ryan and the Falcons built a big lead and held on for a 27-21 victory over the Denver Broncos on Monday night, an erratic effort by Manning that showed his comeback in the Mile High City is still a work in progress.

Ryan threw the 100th touchdown pass of his career, Roddy White had 102 yards receiving and the Falcons (2-0) made a 20-0 lead stand up, if just barely.

Willis McGahee scored on two 2-yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter to give the Broncos (1-1) late hope. But, on third down, Ryan connected with Julio Jones on a 6-yard pass that gave Atlanta a crucial first down with less than 2 minutes to go.

They managed to run out the clock from there.

For Manning and the Broncos, it’s back to the drawing board.

Even though his velocity is supposed to be nearly the same as it was before four neck surgeries and missing his entire final season in Indianapolis, Manning threw a number of passes that seemed to just hang in the air long enough for the Falcons to step in front of them.

Other times, it looked as though he had to put everything he had on the ball to get it where he wanted, even if it wasn’t necessarily a deep route.

He finished 24 of 37 for 241 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas just before halftime.

The only other time Manning was picked off three times in the opening quarter was with the Colts in a 2007 game at San Diego.

Ryan was much more efficient than the four-time MVP, completing 24 of 36 for 219 yards.

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Denver Broncos tight end Joel Dreessen (81) makes a catch under pressure from Atlanta Falcons linebacker Akeem Dent (52) during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, in Atlanta.

NHL LOCKOUT

Labour talks on hold for holiday

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Wednesday ● High school boys volleyball: Lacombe at Notre Dame, Wetaskiwin at Stettler, Hunting Hills at Ponoka, JVs at 6 p.m., seniors to follow; Lindsay Thurber at Central Alberta Christian, senior only, 6 p.m.; Camrose at Innisfail, JV only, 6 p.m.

Thursday

● High school football: Rocky Mountain House at Stettler, 4:30 p.m. ● College women’s preseason hockey: Mount Royal at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. ● High school girls interlocking: At Stettler — Ponoka vs. Notre Dame, JV and senior, 6 p.m.; Stettler vs. Innisfail, senior, 6 p.m.; Notre Dame vs. Stettler, JV and senior, 7:30 p.m.; Innisfail vs. Ponoka, senior, 7:30 p.m.

Friday

● High school football: Sylvan Lake at Lindsay Thurber, 4:30 p.m., Great Chief Park; Lacombe at Ponoka, 4:30 p.m.; Notre Dame at Hunting Hills, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● WHL: Calgary at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Centrium.

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Hamilton Tiger Cats’ Chris Williams runs the ball against the Calgary Stampeders during first half CFL action at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton. Williams and Toronto Argonauts star Chad Owens are making a serious run at bucking CFL tradition.

Williams, Owens both taking hard run at CFL’s top individual award

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

CFL AWARDS

TORONTO — Chris Williams of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts star Chad Owens are making a serious run at bucking CFL tradition.

Since 1980, quarterbacks have captured the league’s outstanding player award a whopping 23 times.

And even this year, Montreal’s Anthony Calvillo — a three-time winner and the CFL’s leading passer — and Hamilton’s Henry Burris — who has a league-best 27 TD passes and is second overall in passing — are certainly in the mix again for the CFL’s top indi-

vidual honour.

But through nearly two-thirds of the CFL regular season, it’s Williams and Owens who’ve emerged as top candidates.

Williams not only leads the league in TDs (12) but has scored a record six on kick returns.

He’s also tops in punt returns and missed field goal returns while standing third in receiving.

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NEW YORK — It’s all quiet on the NHL labour front.

Neither side expects formal negotiations to begin until at least Wednesday, after the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah.

The NHL locked the players out at midnight ET on Saturday when the old labour agreement expired.

It’s the NHL’s fourth work stoppage in 20 years.

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr are expected to speak informally Tuesday to figure out the next steps in the negotiating process.

The two sides haven’t met for face-to-face talks since last Wednesday when the NHL countered a union proposal with a time-sensitive offer of its own.

The parties did not meet again after and the league’s offer, along with the old collective bargaining agreement, expired Saturday.

Meanwhile, Milan Michalek of the Ottawa Senators joined the small list of injured players who will continue to get paid and have access to team facilities.

Michalek underwent surgery last Tuesday in Philadelphia to repair a torn abdominal muscle he suffered while training in late August. Michalek is expected to be sidelined four-to-six weeks. Players who are injured in hockey-related activities while the previous collective bargaining agreement was still active cannot be locked out.

Michalek is scheduled to make US$4.75 million this season.

Other players who will continue to draw a paycheque due to injury include Edmonton’s Taylor Hall, Philadelphia’s Chris Pronger and Tampa Bay’s Mattias Ohlund.

In order for a player to qualify for this exemption, he must follow the counsel of team doctors.

Olds College starts building soccer tradition Mark Oxer knew it would be a tough job “The program started with Futsal in the recruiting for the Olds College soccer pro- ACAL (Alberta Colleges Athletic League), gram heading into their first year in the Al- then moved up to the ACAC in Futsal and berta Colleges Athletic Conference outdoor from there moved to the outdoor league as season. well,” he explained.

“Recruiting is tough getting Oxer has coached both men someone when you have a unand women in the past and realknown program,” he said. “Most izes it’s tougher to recruit wompeople want to play for someone en. with a winning history.”

“Especially with it being a However, Oxer, who coaches first years program and agriculboth the men’s and women’s ture school,” he said. “But we teams, had a good sales pitch. have a good base and something “I told them that this is a good to build on.” opportunity for them to build a The Olds women had only winning history,” he explained.

12 players in an 8-0 loss to RDC “I told them they have an opporSunday. tunity to score the first goal for “We have some injuries and DANNY Olds and make history for the some personal issues, but we RODE college. It showed today that we have a couple of girls joining us did get some quality players.” this week,” Oxer explained.

The Broncos dropped a 2-1 deBoth Olds teams have a 1-3 cision to the RDC Kings Sunday record, having defeated Lethafternoon at RDC. bridge on the road after losing to Medicine Oxer joined Olds last January and Hat in their home openers. coached in the Futsal program.

“It was nice to be able to bounce back af-

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ter a rough home opener to take it to Lethbridge,” Oxer said.

Soccer is just one of several sports Olds will compete in the ACAC this season, including volleyball and basketball.

“We wanted to go full time into it, so we have full time coaches working at the college. We have a new facility, we’re partnering with athletic therapists as part of the program and athletic trainers. We just wanted to provide our student athletes a first class experience.”

Olds dropped both games at Lakeland Saturday, losing the women’s contest 4-0 and the men’s match 2-0.

They return to action Saturday when they host SAIT. The women kick off at noon with the men to follow. ● The hockey Queens host the Mount Royal University Cougars in non-conference play at 6:45 p.m. at the Arena.

The Queens are coming off a 2-1 loss to the University of Alberta Pandas. MRU is a first-year member of the CIS.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Early standings East Division W L Pct GB New York 83 63 .568 — Baltimore 82 64 .562 1 Tampa Bay 78 69 .531 5 1/2 Toronto 66 79 .455 16 1/2 Boston 67 81 .453 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 80 66 .548 — Detroit 77 69 .527 3 Kansas City 66 80 .452 14 Cleveland 61 86 .415 19 1/2 Minnesota 60 87 .408 20 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 87 59 .596 — Oakland 84 62 .575 3 Los Angeles 80 67 .544 7 1/2 Seattle 70 77 .476 17 1/2 Monday’s Results Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 4 Boston 5, Tampa Bay 2 Baltimore 10 Seattle 4 Today’s Games Minnesota (Walters 2-4) at Cleveland (D.Huff 1-0), 5:05 p.m.

Oakland (Griffin 6-0) at Detroit (Scherzer 16-6), 5:05 p.m.

Toronto (R.Romero 8-14) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-3), 5:05 p.m.

Boston (Doubront 10-9) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 8-10), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Floyd 9-10) at Kansas City (Hochevar 8-13), 6:10 p.m.

Texas (Dempster 6-1) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 17-4), 8:05 p.m.

Baltimore (W.Chen 12-9) at Seattle (Er.Ramirez 1-2), 8:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Minnesota at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m.

Oakland at Detroit, 5:05 p.m.

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

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

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

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

Baltimore at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

LINESCORES MONDAY Detroit 003 010 000 — 4 8 1 Chicago 000 320 00x — 5 10 1 Fister, Alburquerque (5), Coke (6), Dotel (6), B.Villarreal (8) and G.Laird; Quintana, N.Jones (5), Veal (7), Myers (8), Thornton (9), A.Reed (9) and Pierzynski. W—N.Jones 8-0. L—Fister 9-9. Sv—A. Reed (27).

Boston 000 002 300 — 5 6 0 Tampa Bay 000 010 001 — 2 6 3 A.Cook, R.Hill (7), Tazawa (8), Melancon (9) and Lavarnway; Cobb, Badenhop (7), Howell (7), B.Gomes (7), C.Ramos (8), D.De La Rosa (9) and J.Molina, Vogt. W—A.Cook 4-10. L—Cobb 9-9.

HRs—Boston, Ellsbury (4).

Washington Atlanta Philadelphia New York Miami Cincinnati St. Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh Chicago Houston

NATIONAL LEAGUE Early standings East Division W L Pct GB WC 89 57 .610 — — 84 63 .571 5 1/2 — 74 74 .500 16 3 1/2 66 81 .449 23 1/2 11 65 82 .442 24 1/2 12 Central Division W L Pct GB WC 88 59 .599 — — 77 70 .524 11 — 74 72 .507 13 1/2 2 1/2 73 72 .503 14 3 58 88 .397 29 1/2 18 1/2 48 99 .327 40 29

West Division W L Pct GB WC 83 63 .568 — — 76 71 .517 7 1/2 1 72 74 .493 11 4 1/2 71 76 .483 12 1/2 6 58 87 .400 24 1/2 18 Monday’s results Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, N. San Francisco 2 Colorado 1 Today’s games L.A. Dodgers (Harang 9-9) at Washington (Zimmermann 10-8), 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 15-8) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 15-7), 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Maholm 12-10) at Miami (Eovaldi 4-12), 5:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Cloyd 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 3-5), 5:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (H.Bailey 11-9) at Chicago Cubs (Germano 2-7), 6:05 p.m.

Houston (Abad 0-4) at St. Louis (Lohse 14-3), 6:15 p.m.

San Diego (Stults 6-2) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 13-11), 7:40 p.m.

Colorado (Francis 5-5) at San Francisco (Lincecum 9-14), 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s games L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m.

Houston at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

LINESCORES MONDAY

Philadelphia 100 010 100 — 3 6 0 New York 000 010 000 — 1 7 1 Cl.Lee, Papelbon (9) and Ruiz; Dickey, R.Carson (8), Edgin (9), R.Ramirez (9) and Nickeas, Shoppach. W—Cl.Lee 6-7. L—Dickey 18-6. Sv— Papelbon (35). HRs—Philadelphia, Rollins (21), D.Brown (4).

Atlanta 400 200 010 — 7 11 0 Miami 000 400 100 — 5 14 0 T.Hudson, Avilan (6), Gearrin (7), O’Flaherty (8), Kimbrel (9) and D.Ross; LeBlanc, Koehler (5), M.Dunn (7), Webb (8), A.Ramos (9) and Brantly.

W—T.Hudson 15-6. L—LeBlanc 2-5. Sv—Kimbrel (37). HRs—Atlanta, Uggla (19).

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. MeCabrera SF 113 459 84 159 .346 AMcCutchen Pit 140 531 100 182 .343 Posey SF 133 481 73 160 .333 YMolina StL 125 460 58 147 .320 Braun Mil 138 538 95 168 .312 DWright NYM 142 529 83 164 .310 CGonzalez Col 130 510 89 157 .308 Fowler Col 133 437 71 134 .307 Prado Atl 143 574 76 174 .303 AHill Ari 141 542 78 163 .301 Home Runs Braun, Milwaukee, 40; Stanton, Miami, 34; Bruce, Cincinnati, 33; LaRoche, Washington, 30; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 29; Beltran, St. Louis, 29; Kubel, Arizona, 29; ASoriano, Chicago, 29.

Runs Batted In Headley, San Diego, 104; Braun, Milwaukee, 103; ASoriano, Chicago, 101; Bruce, Cincinnati, 96; Holliday, St. Louis, 96; LaRoche, Washington, 94; Pence, San Francisco, 93; Posey, San Francisco, 93.

Pitching GGonzalez, Washington, 19-8; Dickey, New York, 18-6; Cueto, Cincinnati, 17-9; Hamels, Philadelphia, 15-6; Strasburg, Washington, 15-6; THudson, Atlanta, 15-6; AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 15-7.

Football NFL Odds (Favourites in capital letters; odds supplied

by JustBet.cx) Spread O/U Thursday NY GIANTS at Carolina 1.5 52 Sunday BUFFALO at Cleveland 3 43.5 SAN FRANCISCO at Minnesota 7 43.5 DETROIT at Tennessee 3 47 Cincinnati at WASHINGTON 4 48 Kansas City at NEW ORLEANS 9 54 NY JETS at Miami 3 40.5 Jacksonville at INDIANAPOLIS 3 NA Tampa Bay at DALLAS 7 45.5 St. Louis at CHICAGO 8 44.5 PHILADELPHIA at Arizona 4 44 Atlanta at SAN DIEGO 3 47 PITTSBURGH at Oakland 5 43.5 Houston at Denver PK 46 New England at BALTIMORE 3 49 Monday Green Bay at Seattle OFF OFF NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 58 New England 1 1 0 .500 52 Miami 1 1 0 .500 45 Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 63 South W L T Pct PF Houston 2 0 0 1.000 57 Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 44 Tennessee 0 2 0 .000 23 Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 30 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 67 Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 47 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 46 Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 43 West W L T Pct PF San Diego 2 0 0 1.000 60 Denver 1 1 0 .500 52 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 41

PA 55 33 43 65 PA 17 61 72 53 PA 37 71 41 51 PA 24 46 75

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San Francisco Los Angeles Arizona San Diego Colorado

Oakland

0 2 0 .000 27 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 41 Dallas 1 1 0 .500 31 Washington 1 1 0 .500 68 N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500 58 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 2 0 0 1.000 67 Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 50 Carolina 1 1 0 .500 45 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 59 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 45 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 46 Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 46 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 51 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 2 0 0 1.000 40 San Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 57 St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 54 Seattle 1 1 0 .500 43

57 PA 39 44 63 58 PA 45 51 43 75 PA 40 50 46 44 PA 34 41 55 27

Monday Result Atlanta 27, Denver 21 Thursday, Sep. 20 N.Y. Giants at Carolina, 6:20 p.m.

Sunday, Sep. 23 Tampa Bay at Dallas St. Louis at Chicago San Francisco at Minnesota Detroit at Tennessee Kansas City at New Orleans Cincinnati at Washington N.Y. Jets at Miami Buffalo at Cleveland Jacksonville at Indianapolis Philadelphia at Arizona Atlanta at San Diego Pittsburgh at Oakland Houston at Denver.

New England at Baltimore Monday, Sep. 24 Green Bay at Seattle

JUNOR B HOCKEY The Red Deer Vipers, with Lucas Deibert and Justin Corbett each firing two goals, rolled the host Blackfalds Wranglers 9-3 in Heritage Junior B Hockey League preseason action on Sunday.

Also scoring for the Vipers were Jordan Koopmans, Chris Robertson, Kolton Gillett, Colten Brule and Cole DeGraaf. Jared Williams tallied twice and Landon Wolitski added a single in a losing cause.

Jayden Adrian and Thomas Isaman combined to turn aside 31 shots in the Red Deer net. Blackfalds netminder Reagan Hughes made 28 saves.

Red Deer was assessed six of 11 minor penalties and one of two majors.

The Vipers were hammered 9-1 by the host Airdrie Lightning on Saturday, with their lone goal coming from Anthony MacKinaw.

Meanwhile, Dylan Muhlbach potted a pair of goals to lead the host Stettler Lightning to a 5-4 preseason win over the Mountainview Colts.

Also scoring for the winners were Tyson Glazier, Kyler O’Connor and Scott Ternes. Josh McCallum and Mack Schell combined to make 30 saves as Stettler held a 40-34 edge in shots.

● The Queens volleyball squad will host the Wild Rose Classic, beginning Friday.

RDC is in Pool A and meet Camrose Augustana Friday at 4:30 p.m. and the College of the Rockies from Cranbrook at 8:15 p.m. in the main gym.

Lethbridge, NAIT and Ambrose College of Calgary are in Pool B with The Kings University College, Keyano and Olds in Pool C and the RDC Alumni, Concordia University College and Prairie College of Three Hills in Pool D. The Alumni meets Prairie Friday at 5:45 p.m. and Concordia at 8:15 p.m. in the Kevin Sirois Gym. The playoffs run Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. with the bronze medal and gold medal games Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ● The basketball Queens face Augustana on the road at Ermineskin Friday while the golf team will compete in the South Regionals in Lethbridge Saturday and Sunday.

The soccer teams are also on the road as they visit Medicine Hat Saturday and Lethbridge Sunday. ● Soccer dominated the Boston Pizza RDC athlete of the week voting.

First-year midfielder Terra Salmon received the top female award after turning in a solid performance in both a 2-2 tie with SAIT and 8-0 win over Olds.

Kings veteran and all-star midfielder Geng Thain was named the top male performer after the Kings lost 1-0 to SAIT and he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win over Olds. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

CFL: Those to watch The five-foot-nine, 155-pound dynamo, the CFL’s top rookie last year, has been an electrifying player in 2012, someone who makes opposing coaches and players as well as fans collectively hold their breath every time he touches the ball.

Owens has also been impressive, standing first in kickoff returns and second in punt returns and receiving. He’s amassed 2,695 allpurpose yards and is on pace to obliterate the league record of 3,840 set in 1990 by former Argos star player and coach Mike (Pinball) Clemons when he was named the CFL’s top player.

And when Owens surpasses the 3,000-yard mark, he’ll become the first player in pro football history to do so three straight seasons.

Here’s a look at other contenders for the CFL’s individual honours: OUTSTANDING PLAYER B.C. quarterback Travis Lulay won last year’s award and has helped stake the defending Grey Cup champions to a league-best 8-3 record. He’s fourth overall in passing with 3,040 yards but is the West Division’s leader.

Another contender is Calgary slotback Nik Lewis, who is fourth overall with 68 catches for 882 yards and seven TDs. Stampeders tailback Jon Cornish, a native of New Westminster, B.C., is leading the league in rushing and on pace for over 1,400 yards, which should garner him some consideration, but truthfully in the pass-happy CFL a running back should run for 1,800 or more yards in order to not be overshadowed in voting.

OUTSTANDING CANADIAN This is Cornish’s award to lose. The 27-yearold is looking to become just the fourth Canadian to lead the CFL in rushing and first since 1988 when former Simon Fraser star Orville Lee ran for 1,075 yards as a rookie with the Ottawa Rough Riders.

It’s hard to say who has stepped up in the East Division although Montreal linebacker Shea Emery, a native of Richmond, B.C., has been steady with 61 tackles to stand tied for fourth overall.

OUTSTANDING LINEMAN He was the West Division finalist last year and B.C. Lions tackle Jovan Olafioye hasn’t done anything to show he shouldn’t be considered again. The six-foot-six, 325-pound Olafioye has helped a Lions line that’s allowed a leaguelow 13 sacks despite injuries to veterans Dean Valli, Jesse Newman and Jon Hameister-Ries.

Other potential contenders include Calgary’s

Dmitri Tsoumpas and Saskatchewan’s Brendon LaBatte.

In the East, Montreal tackle Josh Bourke, last year’s winner, is a leading contender again this season anchoring an Alouettes line that has allowed just 18 sacks.

OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER Edmonton’s J.C. Sherritt is the front-runner for this honour. The sophomore linebacker has been dominant with a league-leading 93 tackles, 29 more than his closest rival. At this pace, he’ll easily break Calvin Tiggle’s league record of 129. Sherritt has also added three forced fumbles and two sacks.

Lions’ linebacker Adam Bighill (61 tackles) has also been solid while Eskimos defender Joe Burnett has returned two of his leaguehigh five interceptions for TDs but Sherritt is definitely the man.

In the East Division, Hamilton linebackers Renauld Williams and Jamall Johnson are second and third, respectively in tackles but their play hasn’t translated into success for the Ticats’ unit. Someone worth watching could be Pat Watkins, Toronto’s six-foot-five, 220-pound cornerback who has four interceptions (one returned for a TD) and 41 tackles this season.

SPECIAL TEAMS This is Williams’ award to lose. He’s averaging over 16 yards per punt return — which would be another CFL record if he maintained that mark — to go with five punt return TDs. Calgary’s Larry Taylor, like Williams a triple threat on special teams, would’ve been a solid contender in the West, but he’s likely finished due to injury. B.C.’s Tim Brown is second overall in punt returns and averaging a solid 12.7 yards per return and has two special-teams TDs. OUTSTANDING ROOKIE Chris Matthews has been one of the few bright spots for struggling Winnipeg (2-9). The six-foot-five, 229-pound receiver has 51 catches for 749 yards and five touchdowns.

First-year CFL player Kory Sheets is second overall in rushing with 761 yards but is ineligible became he appeared in two games with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.

First overall pick Ben Heenan opened the season starting for Saskatchewan but is now a backup. B.C. defensive lineman Jabar Westerman — drafted second overall — has shown he belongs in spot duty with the Grey Cup champions and even registered three sacks.

BRONCOS: Made a game of it He hooked up with Tony Gonzalez for a 1-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, then went to White on a 4-yard score in the third period.

Michael Turner scored Atlanta’s first TD on a 1-yard run, the play set up by the first of Manning’s picks. Matt Bryant kicked two field goals for the Falcons.

McGahee finished with 113 yards on 22 carries.

The Falcons appeared to be solidly in control heading to the fourth quarter, up 27-7 after Ryan hooked up with White on consecutive passes of 21 and 20 yards, then went to him again for the touchdown.

The Broncos at least made a game of it. Manning completed 7 of 11 for 89 yards in the final period, but two sacks helped stifle the comeback.

A week after he won his Denver debut with a home victory over Pittsburgh, the Broncos had turnovers on four on their first five possessions.

It was an uncharacteristic prime time start for Manning, who began the night with an 11-3 career record on Mondays.

On the game’s third play from scrimmage, he threw into triple coverage to Jacob Tamme, but Falcons strong safety William Moore stepped in front of the tight end for an interception.

Moore ran down the left sideline 33 yards before Orlando Franklin tackled him at the 1.

Turner ran twice over the left side of the line before jumping over a stack of Atlanta and Denver linemen to put the ball over the goal line for a 7-0 lead with 13:20 left in the first quarter.

That summed up Atlanta’s problems running the ball — Turner totalled only 42 yards on 17 carries.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington held out one hand, then the other.

Another division title is within reach for the two-time defending American League champions, and that is Washington’s way of demonstrating how they have their destiny in their own hands.

As long as they can stay ahead of the surprising Oakland Athletics in the AL West.

Even with the AL’s best record and being a season-high 28 games above .500, the Rangers (87-59) are still in a tight division race — with the young A’s the closest chaser instead of the expected Los Angeles Angels.

“Everything is in front us,” Washington said. “Oakland, everybody thought they were going to go away. They don’t seem to be going away.”

With 16 games left after their final off day of the regular season Monday, the Rangers lead the A’s by three games. The Angels, who added slugger Albert Pujols and former Texas lefty C.J. Wilson last winter, were 7 ½ games back.

“Hopefully for the rest of the season, we’ll be able to just win series,” said outfielder David Murphy, sixth in the AL with a .314 batting average after becoming an everyday player. “And we’ll be in a good spot.”

Texas has won eight of its last nine series, and 11 of 13, after taking two of three games against Seattle over the weekend. The Rangers haven’t lost consecutive games in more than a month.

And yet their division lead shrunk to two games — the smallest in more than five months, since the first week of the season — when the A’s won eight of nine games. Oakland lost at home to Baltimore on Sunday, the first time in 10 days Texas was able to add a game to its division lead that was 5 ½ games at the start of that stretch.

The Rangers play seven of their last 10 games against Oakland, which is 41-19 since the All-Star break. But they play at Los An-

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington (38) stretches as he stands in the infield during batting practice before a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Saturday, Sept. 15, in Arlington, Texas. geles and Seattle this week before coming home for four games against the A’s, then three more against the Angels. The seasonending series at Oakland is in two weeks.

“They’re feeling good about themselves and the way they’re playing,” Washington said about the A’s before pointing to the schedule on the wall in his office listing probable pitchers with an Angels trio. “On the board, Weaver, Wilson, Greinke. Come on, I certainly ain’t thinking about Oakland.”

Ryan Dempster, who has won five consecutive starts with a 1.91 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 33 innings, starts the Tuesday night series opener against the Angels and Jered Weaver (17-4).

The right-hander is 6-1 since getting traded from the Chicago Cubs just minutes before the July 31 non-waiver deadline. His first start for Texas was at home two days later against the Angels, when he gave up eight runs in 4 2-3 innings — the same number of runs the Rangers scored in 5 1-3 innings off Wilson that night in a game they eventually won 15-9.

Dempster, who also allowed eight runs in a loss at the Yankees before his current winning streak, called it exciting to be in a pennant chase with a team that has been to the last two World Series.

He has a sense why the Rangers have been able to have that kind of success.

“Just a bunch of guys who work really hard to be prepared and go out there and take their job really seriously and want to win really bad, but have a lot of fun,” Dempster said. “It’s a loose group of guys that go out there and realize that really the easiest way to be successful at your job is to have fun doing it.”

When asked what most satisfied him about the way he is pitching now, Dempster talked about making adjustments and doing a better job of executing pitches.

Then came the follow-up question about his most significant adjustment, and his answer that showed just how well he fits in with this team.

“Probably changing my underwear,” he said.

“They were definitely really unlucky.”

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have already begun to feel the effects of the NHL lockout.

Senators president Cyril Leeder met with members of the Ottawa media Monday afternoon, saying layoffs have taken place and full-time staff have been placed on a reduced work week.

“Every full-time, every part-time employee is affected by a work stoppage,” Leeder said.

“On the full-time employees they’ve either been laid off temporarily or gone to a four-day work week.”

Leeder wouldn’t say exactly how many people have been laid off, but that “it was a significant number” and “more than ten.” The Senators have 170 full-time employees.

“This really is the area that I worry about the most,” Leeder said.

“It’s not good for anybody when we have a work stoppage and the people most affected are our staff here.”

One employee who will continue to earn a paycheque, somewhat ironically, is Milan Michalek. A source confirmed to The Canadian Press on Monday that the injured forward will continue to be paid and will have access to the team’s facilities until he is cleared to play.

Michalek is scheduled to make US$4,750,000 this season.

Michalek underwent surgery last Tuesday in Philadelphia to repair a torn abdominal muscle he suffered while training in late August. Michalek is expected to be sidelined four-to-six weeks.

Off the ice, local charities are going to be feeling the side effects of the lockout, but Leeder says the organization is committed to upholding any previous commitments.

The Senators were forced to cancel the 2012 Bell Sens Charity Golf Classic, which was to take place Monday and Tuesday, and once games are cancelled revenues from the 50/50 draw will be lost.

Over the past 20 years the Sens Foundation has given back nearly $70 million in support of various community initiatives.

Leeder knows that many charities rely on funds from the Sens Foundation to implement its programs and has no intention of having them suffer due to the work stoppage.

While players were often the main draw in charitable endeavours, the organization will now need to be a little more creative with its fundraisers. Coach Paul MacLean may also see an increased role in his participation in events.

“We’ve got to work harder to raise money,” Leeder said.

“The community has come to rely on the Ottawa Senators as an important contributor back to the community. We’re not going to walk away from those responsibilities.”

Belichick says he doesn’t know RDC has two runners in top five how long Hernandez will be out CROSS-COUNTRY in the season-opening 3413 win over the Tennessee Titans.

But Hernandez is more versatile. At 6-feet-1 and 245 pounds, he can line up at tight end, in the slot, at wide receiver and in the backfield.

He’s very quick with good moves after making catches. So, defences have a lot more to think about when he’s on the field, which is on nearly every play.

“They are a very potent offence, especially with him in the lineup,” said former Patriots safety James Sanders, now a backup with the Cardinals. With Hernandez sidelined, Welker could see his diminished playing time increase.

He caught only three passes in the opener at Tennessee, then Edelman started in his place against the Cardinals and played 75 of the 81 offensive snaps. Welker played on 64 of the 81, but likely would have played less had Hernandez not been injured on the Patriots’ third offensive play.

college runners) at 32:51 with Tim Gaasdyk 62nd (38th) at 37:16 and Kyle Nielsen 67th (42nd) at 38:39.

Lethbridge won the team event with 32 points while Grant MacEwan and Augustana had 48 each with RDC fourth at 64.

Open runner Jessica O’Connell won the 5 km women’s run in 18:09 with former RDC star Jodi Sanguin second at 18:43. Alexandra Gordichuk of Grant MacEwan led the college runners with a time of 19:48, which placed her fifth overall.

Catherine Alcorn led RDC by finishing 22nd overall (14th) at 23:22 with Danielle Fandrick 34th (25th) at 24:30, Anna Duda 44th (33rd) at 25:28, Laura Friesen 58th (44th) at 26:52 and Sidney Moss 60th (46th) at 27:33.

MacEwan won the team title with 17 points with Augustana second with 50 and RDC sixth

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Dina Latrou was fifth, Hayley Kitt sixth and Megan Johnson seventh in the Grade 10 girls’s race.

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— Aaron Hernandez confuses defences by lining up at various positions in the New England offence. They won’t have to worry about that for a while.

There’s no firm timetable for his return so soon after he suffered a right ankle injury on Sunday, and Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn’t saying how long he expects one of his most valuable players to be sidelined.

“No,” was all he said Monday when asked if he had any preliminary idea of how long Hernandez would be out.

Asked if Hernandez had broken any bones, Belichick said, “I don’t really have any update on his status. I think they’re still looking at him.”

One thing is certain: losing the lesser heralded part of the Patriots’ outstanding tightend tandem with Rob Gronkowski allows defences to devote more attention to other players — Gronkowski and wide receivers Brandon Lloyd, Wes Welker and Julian Edelman.

It will be up to offensive co-ordinator Josh McDaniels to make changes to get his players ready for Sunday night’s game against the stingy Baltimore Ravens (1-1).

“That’s his job. My job as a player is to do what I’m asked to do,” Edelman said Monday.

Hernandez “is a great player, but I’ve got to focus on what I have to do to help contribute to this team.”

Hernandez was hurt just past the midpoint of the first quarter of the Patriots’ 20-18 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

He was blocking for Edelman, who landed on Hernandez’s right ankle while being tackled after catching a short pass on the left side.

After spending several minutes on the ground, Hernandez was helped off the field to

be examined. After the game, he left Gillette Stadium wearing a protective boot and carrying crutches.

ESPN.com reported that Hernandez would not play Sunday night and that, while there is no exact timetable, he likely will not return until October at the earliest.

Other reports said Xrays showed no broken bones. The Patriots (1-1) provided no update on his condition.

“It’s terrible to see one of your better players go down, one of your best players,” Edelman said. “It’s unfortunate, but we’re going to have to move on and hopefully he gets back quick.”

Hernandez caught 79 passes last season, seven for touchdowns. He also rushed five times for 45 yards.

Gronkowski had better numbers — 90 receptions for 17 touchdowns and an NFL-record for tight ends of 1,327 yards receiving. He’s also a better blocker.

Each caught six passes and scored a touchdown

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RDC had two runners in the top five in the men’s college and open division of the Hunting Hills Lightning crosscountry running event at River Bend Golf Course and Recreation Area Saturday.

Devin Woodland placed fourth overall in the eight-kilometre run in 26 minutes, 59 seconds with Kieran McDonald fifth at 27:94. The two were second and third among ACAC runners.

Salomon Ngetich of Lethbridge College was third overall and first among college runners with a time of 26:46. Open runners Hosea Kibet Rutto and Willy Kimosop were first and second at 25:01 and 25:36 respectively.

“I knew both Devin and Kieran would be strong college runners and I’m delighted to see how good they are,” said RDC head coach Brian Stackhouse.

“RDC had a relatively weak men’s team last year and it’s exciting to see Devin and Kieran leading our team this year to a excellent start.”

Shafe Abdulahi was 32nd overall (21st among

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AHL to reap benefits of lockout season — and training camps open in less than two weeks.

There’s been movement toward the A already.

The Buffalo Sabres announced Monday that it had loaned 20 players to the Rochester Americans. Among them were forward Luke Adam, AHL rookie of the year for the 2010-11 season, and Marcus Foligno, who played 60 games for Rochester last season.

On Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers assigned 26 players, including Erik Gustafsson, Brayden Schenn and Sean Couturier, to the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.

“At least I know my season’s going to start.

We have camp on the 28th which is great. I’m just preparing for that,” Gustafsson said. “I think the AHL is going to be a great league. I think it

BY JOHN KEKIS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As the owner of the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch, Howard Dolgon isn’t enamoured with another NHL lockout, even though it’s good for business.

He’s torn, understandably. He loves the business. But he knows what the NHL means to the game he loves.

“It makes it maybe easier to market our brand, but at the same time I think every owner in the league will tell you that we really don’t want a lockout,” Dolgon said Monday after perusing the NHL’s website.

“I think it is important to us for the NHL to be playing and the NHL to be healthy.

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Join the club.

The NHL locked the players out over the weekend when the collective bargaining agreement expired at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. It’s the NHL’s fourth work stoppage in 20 years. Day 2 of the NHL lockout on Monday saw no changes from either side as talks between the league and the NHLPA remain unscheduled.

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr have spoken informally since the lockout began, and may do so again today.

But nothing official will resume until at least Wednesday between Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr. The two sides haven’t met for faceto-face talks since last Wednesday.

Attention already has turned to alternative leagues like the AHL, where players will continue to train for the sea-

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A construction project is seen under way outside of Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, September. The NHL locked out its players at midnight Saturday, the fourth shutdown for the NHL since 1992, including a year-long dispute that forced the cancellation of the entire 2004-05 season. son and play the game.

The AHL consists of 17 independently-owned franchises and another 13 owned by NHL clubs.

It’s the primary minor league of the NHL — nearly 90 per cent of today’s NHL players spent time in the A — and a safe haven these days for younger players on two-way contracts that remain eligible to play at the lower level.

Another prolonged NHL lockout like the one that forced the cancellation of the entire 200405 season means better competition in AHL cities like Syracuse, increased attendance everywhere, and international media attention that it is simply not used to.

“The effect then was a window of opportunity for the American League to have a greater presence from a media perspective across North America and certainly more live television exposure, and to some extent an even stronger player pool than we normally have,” longtime AHL president and CEO David Andrews said.

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Ottawa’s Jason Spezza set the standard during the last lockout. Spezza, a Senators forward, played 80 games for Ottawa’s AHL franchise in Binghamton, N.Y. and had 32 goals and 85 assists.

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“I don’t know that we’re seeing NHL fans flocking to our ticket windows, but I do believe that our current fan base is more excited, and I think that’ll ultimately lead to more ticket sales,” said John Bitter, in his ninth year as ticket manager of the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals.

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Kendra Sorensen and Laura McTaggart were named to the all-star team.

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LTCHS were 3-0 in their pool before losing to the Lightning, Strathcona (25-18, 22-25, 13-15) and Bev Facey of Sherwood Park (22-25, 22-25) to place eighth.

Central Alberta League play continues on the girls’ side tonight with interlocking games at Camrose and West Central in Rocky Mountain House.

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O’Connell, 23, improved his record to 2-0 with one knockout while winning all four rounds. Aucoin dropped to 2-11.

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Lacombe captured the girls’ division of the annual RDC junior high school volleyball tournament Saturday.

Lacombe downed the Lindsay Thurber Black squad in the final after beating Hunting Hills in the quarter-finals.

The LTCHS Red team also lost in the quarter-finals. Eckville beat Delburne in the consolation final.

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Love promises a fun tournament SAYS MEDINAH WILL LOOK LIKE A MAJOR AND PLAY A LOT EASIER FOR RYDER CUP

BY DOUG FERGUSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — U.S. captain Davis Love III wanted Medinah set up to favour the Americans next week in the Ryder Cup, and he kept to a simple philosophy.

The rough is down. The speed of the greens is up.

“It’s going to look like a major championship because Medinah is a big old golf course, with big trees and obviously big tents,” Love said Monday at Sea Island Golf Club.

“It’s going to look like a major, but it’s going to play probably easier than a major. That benefits our team. We’re a long-hitting, freewheeling, fun-towatch team. And I think it’s going to be fun to watch.”

Love returned from another scouting trip at Medinah, the course in the Chicago suburbs that has hosted the PGA Championship twice and the U.S. Open three times.

He played Sunday with his son Dru, a freshman at Alabama, and Steve Stricker. Keegan Bradley, one of four Ryder Cup rookies for the United States, played Medinah a week ago.

Europe has dominated the Ryder Cup over the last two decades, going home with the gold trophy six out of the last eight times.

The Americans have lost only once at home dating to 1999, in 2004 at Oakland Hills, which was set up like a major with thick rough and narrow fairways.

They had eight players among the top 20 in the world, but Europe trounced them, 18 ½-9 ½.

Love said limited rough and quick greens should benefit the U.S. team, and made it more enjoyable for spectators.

“We’ve set it up the way we think fans will like it,” Love said.

“People probably don’t believe that, but we set it up so that it’s fun to watch.

You don’t want to see players chipping out and putting for par at the Ryder Cup. “You want to see birdies. You want to see excitement. TV is going to like it. We had four players up there in the last week, and they loved it.”

Europe, however, has its share of big hitters in Rory McIlroy, Nicolas Colsaerts, Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood.

There were reports that the first cut, typically a yard wide, had been extended as many as seven paces, and Westwood only shrugged when told about that.

“I’ve yet to see a setup that favours one team or the other,” Westwood said two weeks ago at Crooked Stick.

“You can play on a field that’s 200 yards wide. It’s who holes the most

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Davis Love III says limited rough and quick greens should benefit the U.S. team in the Ryder Cup, and make it more enjoyable for spectators. putts.” The PGA Tour typically plays on faster greens than in Europe, which would seem to favour the Americans.

Then again, Europe has eight players on its 12-man team who have some form of PGA Tour membership this year.

“They putt better than us, it seems like, in the Ryder Cup,” Love said.

“That’s why I’m excited going in this year that our guys seem to be putting well, playing well. There’s a reason we picked guys that were hot with the putter.”

He used two of his four captain’s picks on Stricker and Brandt Snedeker.

Love spent Monday promoting the McGladrey Classic at Sea Island, where he is the tournament host.

He did a series of television interviews leading up to the Ryder Cup, and then said he would spend the rest of the week working on his pairings.

Golf stats Through Sept. 16 1. Rory McIlroy 2. Tiger Woods 3. Luke Donald 4. Lee Westwood 5. Adam Scott 6. Jason Dufner 7. Bubba Watson 8. Webb Simpson 9. Justin Rose 10. Steve Stricker 11. Louis Oosthuizen 12. Dustin Johnson 13. Keegan Bradley 14. Matt Kuchar 15. Phil Mickelson 16. Zach Johnson 17. Graeme McDowell 18. Brandt Snedeker 19. Sergio Garcia 20. Hunter Mahan 21. Nick Watney 22. Ernie Els 23. Peter Hanson 24. Ian Poulter 25. Bo Van Pelt 26. Rickie Fowler 27. Paul Lawrie 28. Jim Furyk 29. Charl Schwartzel 30. Jason Day 31. Francesco Molinari 32. Martin Kaymer 33. Bill Haas 34. Carl Pettersson 35. Nicolas Colsaerts 36. John Senden 37. G Fernandez-Castano 38. David Toms 39. David Lynn 40. K.J. Choi 41. Thomas Bjorn 42. Martin Laird 43. Geoff Ogilvy 44. Fredrik Jacobson 45. Robert Garrigus 46. Rafael Cabrera Bello 47. Aaron Baddeley 48. Bae Sang-moon 49. Simon Dyson 50. Jamie Donaldson 51. Scott Piercy 52. Anders Hansen 53. Greg Chalmers 54. Bud Cauley 55. Kyle Stanley 56. Alvaro Quiros 57. Padraig Harrington 58. Kevin Na 59. Richie Ramsay 60. Branden Grace 61. Marcel Siem 62. Mark Wilson 63. Ryan Moore 64. Jonathan Byrd 65. Ben Crane 66. Hiroyuki Fujita 67. John Huh 68. Vijay Singh 69. K.T. Kim 70. Alexander Noren 71. Marcus Fraser 72. Pablo Larrazabal 73. Ben Curtis 74. Robert Karlsson 75. Bernd Wiesberger

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9, Jay Haas, 69.95. 10, John Cook, 69.96.

Driving Distance 1, John Huston, 297.7. 2, Fred Couples, 297.5. 3, Kenny Perry, 297.4. 4 (tie), Tom Lehman and Steve Lowery, 290.5.

6, Sandy Lyle, 288.3. 7, Mark Calcavecchia, 288.2. 8 (tie), Eduardo Romero and Michael Allen, 286.6. 10, Russ Cochran, 286.1.

Driving Accuracy Percentage 1, Fred Funk, 78.65%. 2, Jeff Hart, 78.59%. 3, Corey Pavin, 77.83%. 4, Bernhard Langer, 77.16%. 5, Blaine McCallister, 76.80%. 6, Bob Gilder, 75.83%. 7, Mark McNulty, 75.77%. 8, D.A. Weibring, 75.39%. 9, Wayne Levi, 74.82%. 10, Hale Irwin, 73.85%.

Greens in Regulation Percentage 1, Tom Lehman, 78.38%. 2, Fred Couples, 76.44%. 3, Bernhard Langer, 75.31%. 4, Kenny Perry, 75.20%. 5, Bill Glasson, 73.97%. 6, Dan Forsman, 72.96%. 7, Joel Edwards, 72.88%. 8, Mike Goodes, 72.85%. 9, Kirk Triplett, 72.74%.

10, David Eger, 72.32%.

Total Driving 1, Tom Lehman, 15. 2, Bernhard Langer, 28. 3, Russ Cochran, 32. 4, Jim Rutledge , 37. 5, Blaine McCallister, 39. 6, Joel Edwards, 41. 7, Eduardo Romero, 43.

8, Bill Glasson, 47. 9, Kenny Perry, 49. 10, David Eger, 52.

Putting Average 1, Bernhard Langer, 1.738. 2, Michael Allen, 1.739. 3, Corey Pavin, 1.740. 4,

David Frost, 1.745. 5 (tie), Mark Calcavecchia, Jay Haas and Tom Pernice Jr., 1.746. 8 (tie), John Cook and Peter Senior, 1.750. 10, John Huston, 1.759.

Birdie Average 1, Mark Calcavecchia, 4.54. 2, Fred Couples, 4.45. 3, Michael Allen, 4.41. 4, Kenny Perry, 4.32. 5, Bernhard Langer, 4.14. 6, Brad Bryant, 4.10. 7, Tom Lehman, 4.08. 8, John Huston, 4.00. 9 (tie), John Cook and Jay Haas, 3.96.

Eagles (Holes per) 1, Kenny Perry, 82.0. 2, Eduardo Romero, 95.1. 3, Gary Hallberg, 108.0.

4, Jay Haas, 112.0. 5, Jim Rutledge, 114.8. 6 (tie), Andrew Magee and Hal Sutton, 117.0. 8 (tie), Bernhard Langer and Michael Allen, 126.0. 10, Russ Cochran, 132.0.

Sand Save Percentage 1, Willie Wood, 64.10%. 2, David Frost, 58.46%. 3, Gary Hallberg, 57.14%. 4, Bernhard Langer, 54.55%. 5, Ted Schulz, 54.29%. 6, Michael Allen, 53.85%. 7, Gil Morgan, 52.63%. 8, Kirk Triplett, 52.08%.

9, John Huston, 52.00%. 10, Bill Glasson, 51.79%.

All-Around Ranking 1, Bernhard Langer, 51. 2, Tom Lehman, 87. 3, Michael Allen, 105. 4, Mark Calcavecchia, 112. 5, Kenny Perry, 129. 6 (tie), Russ Cochran and Jay Haas , 151. 8, Bill Glasson, 153. 9, Peter Senior, 175. 10, John Cook, 178.

Men’s team finishes fourth LEDUC — The RDC men’s golf team finished fourth in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference North Regionals at Redtail Landing Monday.

RDC finished with 660 points over the two days with Grant MacEwan first with 610, NAIT with 638, Olds 644 and Medicine Hat 676.

Joel Carroll, Connor Ablett and Dylan Goranson all shot 82 Monday.

On the women’s side, MacEwan had

RDC 310 points, Medicine Hat 394, RDC 496 and Olds 497.

The RDC teams will compete in the South Regionals this weekend in Lethbridge prior to the ACAC finals in Medicine Hat the following weekend.

Volvo champs won’t return

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Volvo Golf Champions will stay in South Africa for at least another year after the European Tour tourna-

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CHAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICS Through Sept. 16 1, Tom Lehman, 2,139 Points. 2, Bernhard Langer, 1,893. 3, Roger Chapman, 1,756. 4, Michael Allen, 1,531. 5, Fred Couples, 1,530. 6, John Cook, 1,122.

7, Mark Calcavecchia, 1,108. 8, Fred Funk, 1,009. 9, Joe Daley, 958. 10, Kenny Perry, 933.

Scoring Average (Actual) 1, Fred Couples, 68.76. 2, Bernhard Langer, 68.88. 3, Tom Lehman, 69.02.

4, Kenny Perry, 69.29. 5, Michael Allen, 69.39. 6, Mark Calcavecchia, 69.63. 7, Willie Wood, 69.66. 8, Peter Senior, 69.86.

Love said no one should be surprised if some of the biggest stars don’t play all five matches.

“We’ve got some guys who early in their career — Tiger and Phil — started out in their first Ryder Cup needing and wanting to play five,” Love said.

“Now that they’ve played a few, they understand that four matches in two days will wear you out for singles, and Sunday singles has 12 points. Everybody needs to have a winning record, and it’s whatever works best.

“What we normally do is play once a day,” he said.

“With the intensity and pressure of the Ryder Cup, you go in for your first one begging for five (matches), and you go into your third or fourth one begging for four or three.

“What I’m seeing from a lot of our guys is, ‘Play me in the right situations.

Let me go out and rest and support the team at least once.”’

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He said he planned a dinner Saturday night in Atlanta during the Tour Championship in which his 12 players would have a good idea who their partners were going to be.

He again mentioned likely pairings of Stricker and Tiger Woods, Bradley and Phil Mickelson, and Masters champion Bubba Watson with U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, and that his plan going into the week would not change unless the partnerships weren’t working.

His biggest issue was figuring out which four players would sit out in the four sessions leading to Sunday singles matches.

There have been more big tournaments leading up to the Ryder Cup than ever before, which caused two players — Jason Dufner and Sergio Garcia — to skip FedEx Cup playoff events leading to the Sept. 28-30 matches.

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Male role models wanted SHELTER WANTS MORE MEN TO BE ACTIVE ROLE MODELS IN PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

MONDAY MELODIES Seniors join Monday Melodies for natureinspired music, refreshments and a walk through nature at the Kerry Wood Nature on Monday.

The fun starts at 1 and wraps up at 2:30 p.m. Admission is by suggested donation of $2 person. Call 403346-2010 for more information. For more details call 403-3462010. The nature centre is located at 6300 43rd Ave. in Red Deer.

Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter wants more men to be active role models in preventing domestic violence.

“It really is a community issue that involves both men and women. If we ever hope to see a reduction in domestic violence, both men and women have to be aware and engaged in the whole issue,” said CAWES executive director Ian Wheeliker on Monday.

He said the vast majority of men are non-violent and care about the safety of their sisters, mothers and daughters. But

they may wonder what they can do.

CAWES will kick-start the conversation by hosting its first annual Breakfast with the Guys on Nov. 28. at the Red Deer Golf and Country Club, with guest speaker American Jackson Katz, who is recognized in the field of domestic violence and engaging men and boys to end the violence against women.

“We’ve got to really start putting a dent in the rates of domestic violence through education, awareness and prevention.

That’s a big focus for the next five years for us,” Wheeliker said.

CAWES will also be fundraising to expand its services by

building a second-stage housing project for women and children who are at high risk of domestic violence.

Julietta’s Place, an existing 10-suite, second-stage housing project run by Central Alberta Women’s Outreach Society, is for women at low to medium risk, he said.

“Where we find the gap is with the high-risk (clients).

That’s the next step in providing the residential safety.

“Our goal is to be in the new facility and have it fully operational five years from now.”

The 15-to-20-suite project is estimated at $5 million to $10 million.

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and the community will begin soon, he said.

Recently, CAWES received $38,000 from Royal LePage Shelter Foundation raised through a community garage sale and golf tournament.

Wheeliker said the money will go towards CAWES women’s and children’s programs.

He said the shelter was busy throughout the summer, which is typical because women don’t like to disrupt their children during the school year.

“In August, the RCMP had 200 domestic violence files.

That’s up from an average of about 150 a month.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate. com

Rimbey woman killed in quad crash

SCOTIABANK AIDS WALK ON SUNDAY Central Albertans are invited to help all 70,000 Canadians living with HIV by participating in the Scotiabank AIDS Walk For Life on Sunday.

It will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Rotary Park in Red Deer.

Forty communities across Canada will be participating over the next week. To register, sponsor a participant or team, volunteer, or make a donation, call 403-346-8858. For more information, visit www.caans.org.

CORRECTIONS ● Stephanie Galipeau graduated from Notre Dame High School.

Some incorrect information ran in Saturday’s story about the local teenager getting into Juilliard School. ● A story in Saturday’s Advocate gave an incorrect start-up date for local square dance lessons. They actually begin on Sept.

24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clearview Community Hall. Ten lessons cost $50. To register, call 403-342-1509.

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We would like to hear from you if you see something worthy of coverage. And we would appreciate hearing from you if you see something inaccurate in our pages.

We strive for complete, accurate coverage of Central Alberta and are happy to correct any errors we may commit.

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Austin and Shirley Rowbotham of Benalto watch as Vlad Yakushev writes a message in chalk on the sidewalk outside Red Deer City Hall on Monday. A small group of people gathered in City Hall Park on Monday to voice their support for the Occupy movement.

Occupy goes low-key on anniversary

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF In New York City, more than 100 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested on Monday as the movement celebrated its first anniversary in raucous style.

In Red Deer, things were a little more subdued, with about a dozen people gathering under sunny skies in City Hall Park in the afternoon to celebrate democracy and draw attention to what they see as the government’s attempts to undermine Canadians’ rights.

Occupy Red Deer protest organizer Derrick Callan was not disappointed by the small turnout, noting that many students and other supporters are in class or at work.

He is encouraged that the group’s Facebook page has been

logging a growing number of “likes” from those who agree with their message.

The main idea that Callan wants to get across is the importance of democracy.

“We have to value democracy,” he said, adding that he believes the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is dismantling democracy through such tactics as proroguing Parliament and stifling debate in the House of Commons.

Ken Collier, a member of the local chapter of the Council of Canadians, said the Occupy movement has provided a place for people to direct their determination to address social issues.

“I think it was clever to focus on the ‘one per cent’ as the target, the people who are super rich and who don’t seem to care what happens to anyone else,” said Collier.

“That means that people who

have had a hard time attaching to a political party or a movement can at least identify who’s partly responsible for the wrongs in society.”

Collier said the movement has attracted hundreds at different events in Canada’s bigger centres.

And some of the local protesters have quipped that on a per capita basis, Red Deer’s modest turnouts have held up well to other cities.

“I personally don’t think the numbers are terribly important. I think that it’s far more important to identify what the issues are and what people want to have done about them.”

Collier said the biggest issue is the unfairness of our economic and social system that concentrates wealth in the hands of a few while others suffer. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

A Rimbey woman died after she was thrown from a quad on Sunday afternoon.

The 42-year-old woman was a passenger on the quad when it rolled near Open Creek Dam west of Rimbey.

Emergency services personnel were called at about 4:50 p.m. after the woman’s husband reached Open Creek Campground to get help.

Rimbey RCMP, fire department and EMS, as well as Clearwater County Fire Department personnel searched the hilly area west of the campground and found the woman.

She died from her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her name will not be released.

STARS Air Ambulance attended the scene.

Police say alcohol was not a factor in the collision.

The cause of the collision is being investigated by a RCMP collision analyst.

No charges have been laid at this time.

The man, 28, received minor injuries.

Neither he nor his wife were wearing helmets.

Apples picked near Rocky to deter bears

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Bears near Rocky Mountain House will be less tempted to amble into town for dinner thanks to a weekend effort to encourage local apple tree owners to pick their fruit.

The inaugural Bare Trees, not Bear Trees campaign was organized by provincial wildlife biologist Chiara Feder to deter ravenous bruins from local properties.

Feder said at this time of year, bears can spend 20 to 22 hours of their day consuming the more than 20,000 calories they need daily to prepare for hibernation.

Local apple trees offer a tempting target for the bears, which can polish off 300 apples at a sitting.

The problem is that apple-hunting bears can wander onto acreages or into neighbourhoods, creating the potential for dangerous conflicts for both animals and humans.

Two or three bear sightings have been made in the last few weeks.

To raise awareness and help apple tree owners get rid of their bounty, Feder advertised a free service to get rid of apples.

Those who called her office in advance could rely on a group of volunteers who were happy to pick and gather apples.

Other volunteers turned the apples into pies, which were offered to those participating in the campaign.

Some of the pies will be sold as a fundraiser.

Feder said the first-time event went well,

considering there was not a lot of time to advertise.

About 10 property owners had their trees and yards stripped of apples, with about 16 cases worth gathered.

“I think we learned a lot in terms of how to organize it better next year,” she said. “I think the best value (with the program) is for people to realize this time of year bears are actively searching for any kind of food they can possibly get.”

Deer also find apples tasty and where there are deer, cougars are often not far behind.

Feder said she plans to launch a bigger effort next year and remind people that it is a good practise to clear trees and yards of apples to deter wildlife. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Golfers raise thousands for MS Society Rain, wind and cold didn’t keep charitable golfers away from the MS Society’s 2012 Golf Classic, held on Sept. 10 at the Wolf Creek Golf Resort.

Close to $44,000 was raised by 90 participants for multiple sclerosis research and services — and money is still coming in.

The society is extending heartfelt thanks to participants and encouraging their registration for the 2013 High Stakes Tournament, which will feature hole-in-one prizes for every hole.

Potential prizes include a trip to Las Vegas.

For more information, call 403-346-0290.

Clearwater burn going ahead CREWS ARE GEARING UP FOR A BURN ON RAM MOUNTAIN

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF A prescribed burn in the Clearwater Forest will go ahead as planned on Wednesday despite the extreme fire hazard, says a ranger based in Rocky Mountain House.

Barry Shellian, wildfire ranger for the Clearwater Forest Area, said on Monday that crews are gearing up for a burn on Ram Mountain, located 40 km west of Rocky Mountain House, unless there is a marked change in weather conditions or resources are needed elsewhere.

The same crews used for putting out and controlling wildfires are also used to conduct prescribed burns, which are part of a long-term forestry management program, said Shellian.

The 215-acre Ram Mountain burn, originally planned for mid-July, was postponed at the time because crews were busy battling wildfires in other parts of the province.

Provincial foresters are working with the Alberta Sheep Foundation on the burn, which has been set up to enhance bighorn sheep habitat, encourage diversity in the landscape and increase knowledge about fire and its benefits to the ecosystem.

Motorists on Hwy 11 and the Forestry Trunk Road should be able to see the column of smoke as they drive through the area, said Shellian.

While the fire hazard is extreme in the West Country, conditions have not reached the point where Alberta Sustainable Resources would issue a fire ban, said Shellian.

The burn would not go ahead if conditions were that extreme because the crews needed to control the burn would probably be needed for firefighting instead, he said.

Temperature, humidity and wind are among the factors that come to play as scientists make plans for the burn, which is to start at the bottom of the mountain and move upward.

Fire breaks have been created to keep

the fire from moving out of the target area, said Shellian.

“We wouldn’t want an overachievement,” he said.

Alberta Sustainable Resource Development reported a total of 37 new wildfires across the province as of 10 a.m. on Monday, including one fire in the Rocky Mountain House area.

Although fire bans are now in place across the southeast areas of the province, none had been issued in Central Alberta as of Monday afternoon.

There have been 90 wildfires in the Rocky area so far this year, affecting 1,007 acres of forest.

Of those fires, 87 have been put out and three remain active, including one new fire.

None of the three are considered out of control.

For more information about wildfires, prescribed burns and fire bans, visit www. srd.alberta.ca. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Watershed alliance to mark anniversary Ambassadors for the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance will celebrate the first anniversary of their program over a hot breakfast on Friday morning.

Three new ambassadors will be introduced while people attending the breakfast will hear presentations about operations of the Dickson Dam, located upstream of Red Deer at the confluence of the Red Deer, Little Red Deer and Medicine Rivers.

Breakfast is on from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. at the Quality Inn North Hill, 7150 50th Ave. in Red Deer.

Tickets are $12 apiece and must be reserved by noon on Wednesday.

Visit www.rdrwa. ca/?page_id=177 or call 403-340-7379 to learn more.

Columnist Harley Hay has stories published Red Deer Advocate columnist Harley Hay was one of 101 writers from around the globe with stories published in a new Chicken Soup for the Soul book.

I Can’t Believe My Dog Did That is a collection of stories about the incredible and crazy things canines do.

Hay wrote Class Picture, a true story about how his Grade 3 class at South School in Red Deer linked hands to protect a classmate’s dog from the local dog catcher.

Stuart McLean has told the story on CBC Radio’s Vinyl Cafe.

The Chicken Soup for the Soul series has about 200 book titles in print and translations into more than 40 languages.

Elina Sanderson of Red Deer gets a high-five from bowling partner Cathy Grant at Heritage Lanes in Red Deer on Monday. Sanderson who is 95 years old has been bowling for over 60 years and still makes it out to bowl each Monday for the 55+ Seniors league play. The senior league meets each Monday and Wednesday afternoon and has room for more bowlers to join them for some fun and exercise says Sandra Clark who helps to organize the league. If interested in joining call Clark at 403343-3917 or contact Heritage Lanes directly.

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Weight loss not just calories and exercise TORONTO — Adequate sleep is a key component to dieting and maintaining a healthy weight, a growing body of scientific research suggests.

In a commentary published in this week’s Canadian Medical Association Journal, two obesity researchers argue that the old formula — energy in must be lower than energy out — is too simplistic.

“We tend to always talk about food and physical activity and we need to go beyond that to include what I call other non-caloric factors,” said JeanPhilippe Chaput, a specialist in preventive medicine who works on obesity in children at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, in Ottawa.

“We know that obesity is very complex. It isn’t one-size-fits-all. People gain weight for different reasons. It’s not always an increase in food intake. It can be stress. It can be depression. Genes. Different factors.”

Inadequate sleep is among them, wrote Chaput and his co-author, Dr. Angelo Tremblay, of the department of kinesiology at Laval University in Quebec City.

It’s generally recommended that adults get seven to nine hours of sleep a night.

Scientific studies are increasingly pointing to the role sleep — or the lack of it — plays in maintaining a healthy body weight. The evidence suggests inadequate sleep influences body weight in a number of ways.

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Studies have found that people who stay up watching television, for instance, are likely to snack.

And generally speaking, they don’t nibble on steamed broccoli or celery sticks.

In fact, late night TV watching is associated with consumption of high calorie foods. Chaput says a study showed people who go to bed late eat about 400 to 500 calories more a day than people who go to bed early and wake up early.

But the influence of short sleep isn’t just related to the fact that it gives people more time to eat.

Studies show that people who sleep for shorter periods produce more ghrelin, a hormone that stimulates the appetite.

Inadequate sleep also puts the body under stress, creating higher PM levels of cortisol, a stress hormone. It’s well known that low-level stress makes people eat more, Chaput said.

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“And not getting enough sleep is certainly one of the main, key drivers of unhealthy eating behaviours, and probably also not having the energy to be more physically active.”

Lack of sleep also affects mood, which has been shown to be a trigger of emotional eating, Sharma said. And maintaining impulse control is harder when a person is tired, he said.

“All of these things tie together.”

Unfortunately, just telling people to go to bed earlier isn’t likely to solve the obesity problem, Chaput said. There are a variety of reasons for why people don’t get enough sleep, and some may resist a quick fix.

Still, he and Tremblay suggested future research should try to identify ways to help people get more sleep, such as pushing back the start time for work or for school — especially for teenagers — or scheduling prime-time TV programs earlier in the evening.

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“If they want to lose weight, of course at some point they will need to cut some calories. But if they don’t take into account their sleeping patterns, they might fail.”

And there’s a third factor at play, suggested Dr. Arya Sharma, who holds a chair in obesity research at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Sharma is not an author of the commentary, but he agrees with the points it makes.

“We’ve ... known for a long time that people who don’t get enough sleep tend to be less physically active during the day,” Sharma said.

Sleep is part of the discussion when he meets with patients struggling to lose weight, Sharma said. And he welcomed the raising of the issue in the journal.

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Furtado’s spirit rises MULLED QUITTING ENGLISH POP ALTOGETHER

BY NICK PATCH THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — After rattling the charts with her sexed-up clubquake Loose, Nelly Furtado faced a difficult riddle: how to follow the biggest success of her career, a disc that sounded like nothing else in her catalogue?

She took her time pondering that question. First, she took a couple years off, enjoying a slice of homebody life for the first time in her career. But still, the answer didn’t come — after three years, she pressed ahead and issued the Spanish-language disc Mi Plan, in part to tide over fans.

Eventually, still uptight over Loose, she mused on quitting English-language music altogether — although how much that was a real concern or a selfmotivational strategy is hard to discern.

“I go through this love-hate thing with my career,” the chipper 33-year-old said in a recent interview while lounging on a couch in a Toronto hotel room.

“I really think it’s psychological, where I tell myself I’m going to quit so I can get back into the studio and create something that’s too good for me not to quit.

“I have to create that tension. I have to create that do-or-die, gotta live for it. I guess it’s my way of making sure the quality’s there....

“It’s a bizarre, weird artistic game I play.”

Well, it appears as though she won, because on Tuesday, Furtado will release The Spirit Indestructible, her first English-language album in more than six years.

It’s a testament to the taut power of Loose that it was so hard to craft a follow-up. That album featured four top 5 hits in Canada, went multi-platinum in 32 countries and moved 10 million copies worldwide.

And it’s not a coincidence that she approached Spirit differently.

Where gifted hip-hop producer Timbaland gilded nine of Loose’s tracks with his distinct sound, he’s nowhere to be found on Furtado’s new disc, which features production from Grammy winner Rodney (Darkchild) Jerkins and Amy Winehouse collaborator Salaam Remi.

And while Loose cast Furtado as a glam, hip-swivelling vixen, “Spirit” finds the Victoria native exploring disparate sides of her personality.

“Loose, without meaning to, became more of a concept album — and I guess my concept was pop — let’s make this very broad, thematic album, where it’s very light in a way but sonically together,” Furtado said.

“Mi Plan as well, is very one sound — it’s very much a latin pop record — so it’s quite sonically consistent in one way.

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Nelly Furtado performs during the 2012 Much Music Video Awards in Toronto in June. Furtado will release The Spirit Indestructible, her first English-language album in more than six years, today.

“But this album isn’t. It’s back to the fun, and the risk, and the real irreverence. What I like most about it is I feel some of that punk attitude on this album that I had on my first album.”

Yet even if Furtado’s concept was not having a concept at all, common themes soon began emerging in the new tunes she was writing.

Primarily, The Spirit Indestructible finds Furtado revelling in nostalgia.

Propulsive first single Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) is a callback to “that 14-year-old girl with that fire inside ... who knew the microphone was really where she should be,” with lyrics that directly reference early ’90s hip-hop hitmakers Salt-N-Pepa.

The booming Parking Lot was inspired by Furtado’s recollections of late-night teenage gatherings outside her local 7-Eleven, while piano-powered knocker High Life goes “back to the girl in the bedroom dreaming about being a famous singer.”

“There’s a big difference between her dreaming about it and what happens when you achieve those things,” said Furtado.

Indeed, Furtado has tried hard to maintain her

approachable normalcy even as her profile has ballooned.

Following the success of Loose, she retreated into routine — swapping stilettos for rubber boots and velour track pants while she drove her daughter to school each day and thought about music only in her spare time.

“I really viciously guard that — it’s my only way to stay grounded really, is to live a normal life,” Furtado said.

“I’m proud of that. I definitely wear it on my sleeve. I like that I do all the same things and have pretty much all the same friends that I used to have.”

She notes that it hasn’t always been that way, that in the beginning of her career especially — don’t forget, Furtado dropped her multiplatinum debut Whoa, Nelly! at the tender age of 21 — she struggled to carve out time for herself.

“It’s like, whoa, you don’t have any time to slow down and look at your life. But in the last four or five years, I’ve had the chance to do that. I’ve been lucky enough to get off the horse and really gain a lot of perspective.”

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Local comedy troupe Bull Skit! has a few surprises up its sleeve in the first shows of the season.

Bull Skit! kicking off season The Bull Skit! improv and sketch comedy troupe kicks off its season with twice the musical entertainment.

The musical guests for Friday and Saturday’s shows at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer are Erin Glover and Kyle Hansen.

Glover is a singer/songwriter who’s finishing her music diploma at Red Deer College. Hansen is a recent RDC graduate who lends his guitar talent to the local rock group Ruined Escape Plan.

The local comedy troupe has a few surprises up its sleeve in these first shows of the season — and some favourite characters will also appear. Regular audience members will recognize the boys from the bar, the nerds Sarah and Alice, and many more.

The creativity never

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stops as troupe members continue to pull antics that they’d never get away with at home.

Bull Skit! contains mature language and themes. Doors open at 7 p.m., the show starts at 8 p.m. There’s a cash bar.

Tickets are $23 ($18 students/seniors) and are available in advance from Sunworks or by calling 403-3413455.

Bill Bourne coming home for Christmas Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter Bill Bourne will be home for Christmas — and he’s bringing along some talented friends.

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A country-folk concert by Ruth Purves and the 581s, and a presentation of Prairie Tales, a collection of short Alberta films, will be held at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer.

Doors open at noon and the shows go from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

The events were previously slated for a Central Alberta Theatre venue, which is now not available.

Fire Prevention Week (October 7 – 13, 2012) will include stories on the City of Red Deer’s ¿re department but will also include useful information.

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Fleeting moments are the inspiration for a new art exhibit at the HarrisWarke gallery.

In the Blink of a Smile showcases multi-media works by Red Deer artist Andrea Simpson.

The predominantly stained-glass artist combines some glass pieces and

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The Red Deer Advocate is honoured to be publishing a special feature dedicated to the brave men and women of our local ¿re departments.

Published on Thursday, October 4 this feature, promoting:

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In the Blink of a Smile coming to gallery

some works on canvas for the exhibit, which tries to capture moments in time.

“A word, a smile, a glance, a smell.

Life spins by,” said Simpson.

“One more moment in time is all we ask for.

“It is as radiant as the sunshine, as transparent as the glass I work with, as warm as the paint on the canvas.”

The exhibit runs to Oct. 20. A reception will be held on First Friday, Oct. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. The gallery is in Sunworks on Ross Street.

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Scrooge in the musical theatrical “extravaganza,” The Christmas Carol Project, which will be performed on Dec. 20 at the Red Deer College Arts Centre.

Bourne will get support in this story-telling musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ legendary Christmas tale from Edmonton musicians Maria Dunn, Al Brant, Dave Clarke, Kevin Cook, Bill Hobson, Dale Ladouceur, Terry Morrison and Tom Roschkov.

The Christmas Carol Project is being promoted as a perfect family outing — or great alternative to standard office Christmas parties.

Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show, presented by the Central Music Festival, are on sale for $42 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre. The Red Deer Food Bank will also be accepting donations at the event.

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Sick of being mom’s second-class child Dear Annie: My brother and I grew up in the shadsituation makes you. You are smart to recognize that ow of our older sister, “Nina.� Nina had new clothes this pattern should not be repeated with your chilwhile we had stained, torn hand-me-downs. dren.

If I asked for something, I was called a Ask your mother to come with you for “spoiled, selfish brat.� counseling to work on this. She may be If our plans conflicted with Nina’s, we willing for the sake of having a decent rehad to cancel ours. Mom always favored lationship with her future grandchildren. her. Nina’s needs always came before If not, please go on your own. ours. My father didn’t notice or didn’t Dear Annie: I am engaged to an care. intelligent, beautiful, loving woman. We I am now an adult, living on my own, both work full time and see eye-to-eye on and my mother still treats me like this. just about everything.

The thing that kills me is that she will ask However, we are becoming increasme for an extreme favor and become furiingly frustrated with her four kids when ous if I turn her down. it comes to doing their laundry, putting Of course, when I ask her for help, she dirty dishes in the dishwasher, walking runs for the hills. the dog, etc.

MITCHELL My boyfriend and I are talking about If a trashcan is overflowing, they simmarriage and children. ply pile more on top of it instead of taking & SUGAR I don’t want this cycle repeated. I canit outside. not have my mother treating my children These kids are between 13 and as second-class grandchildren.

21. We want them to take responsibility The things she has said to me over the for their actions and take pride in their years still hurt to this day. But I do want a relationhome. ship with my parents. Is it possible to have one like We have tried making lists and assigning tasks, they have with Nina? Is it worth it? — Distraught punishments and rewards, to no avail.

Daughter During our most recent conversation with the Dear Distraught: You are not likely to have Nina’s kids, one said, “It’s too difficult to remember.� Anrelationship with your parents, but it doesn’t mean other said, “You can’t make us do it.� Two of these yours can’t improve. Changing how you respond kids are working. Any suggestions? — Frustrated in when dealing with Mom could change how she bethe Midwest haves.

Dear Frustrated: Some children need to be reAt the very least, it will alter how unhappy the minded to help around the house, and the reminder

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has to stick.

Mom should tell them that neither you nor she is a servant and they all need to care for their living space.

Any children over 18 should be nicely encouraged to move into their own places, which will highlight their choices.

The younger kids should have privileges restricted if they do not follow the house rules. But Mom has to enforce these rules, or nothing will change.

Dear Annie: This is in regard to the letter from “Older Sister,� who recently discovered that her brother had sexually molested family members when they were children.

Your advice to inform the entire family was on the mark, but they should also contact the police.

It is very possible that the brother has continued his sexual assaults, which is reason enough to alert the authorities.

But there is also the issue of what it says to the children that their parents remain unable or unwilling to protect them by confronting the criminal whose presence they are expected to endure at a family reunion.

The passive acceptance of the sexual assault of a child almost always means that other children will be victimized. — Dan William Peek, Grandparents and Others on Watch, Inc. 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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THOUGHT OF THE DAY: LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Pluto slowly moves direct now.

It’s all right that you rely on anPluto in this exceptionally potent other person. Trust is a beautistate would alone suggest a deep ful thing. Remember, two heads truth reaching our core. Howevare better than one. There is a er, this potent Pluto is getting a way to consider another perlot of celestial help to encourage spective without giving away change in our hearts and in our your own judgment. Use your world. It will be a great day, enjoy! rationality while maintaining HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You are your alliance. serious about manifesting your SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): most fantastical dreams. This beIllusions aren’t only when we lief in the impossible and connecsee things as better than they NADIYA tion to practicality ensures amazare. It can also refer to a pheing events transpire to leap you nomenon that can have us seeSHAH in the direction of your dreams. It ing events as worse than they will be a great year, enjoy! are. Be mindful of this tendency.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Events are good and getting You thought you had played out better. all your cards and the decision was final.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You However, just when you think you have a have been keeping your illusions in check. conclusive answer, there comes a new ques- Reality revealed itself to be a less bitter pill tion. Now, here comes forward momentum. than you anticipated. Now, you see it’s not You are approaching a new possibility. just about dreams, but about willingness to TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The current do what’s needed. With that balance, new optrend will not allow you to escape or hide from portunities open up. reality, though why would you want to? It may CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re in be unpredictable out there, but all events are the mood for a confrontation of sorts, if only conspiring in your favor. Embrace the uncer- for the adrenaline rush, which comes as a tainty and exercise absolute faith. surprise to those around you and even yourGEMINI (May 21-June 20): The availability self. You might be misplacing your discontent. of a power player has been hard to grasp. See the root and you have power to change.

Just as you thought you had a solid lock on AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Even when a key meeting or agreement, it seems to slip you are not sure what move to make, any through your fingers. Now, the right person move will generate progress. Think of every contacts you, opening a flood of opportunity. step as part of a larger picture, propelling you CANCER (June 21-July 22): Everything in the right direction, even when it looks conthat is possible for a human being on this trary. Put your eggs in many baskets. earth is possible for you. You can’t ask for too PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Just when much now. The universe is truly on your side. you think you know all there is to know, an Make sure you at least ask for something of entirely new angle hits you in a flash. You this world that is beautiful. have been wavering for months, hoping LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Just when you things would get better. Now, you admit the thought elements of your life were predict- truth. You make an important decision, movable enough to be comfortable, here comes ing you towards love. a brand new set of circumstances. While Nadiya Shah is a consulting astrologer, change is not always embraced by your sign, syndicated sun sign columnist and holds a this time, it brings a delightful turn. master’s degree in the Cultural Study of CosVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Every alliance mology and Divination, from the University of creates opportunities for success. However, Kent, U.K. Her column appears daily in the both people have to be on the same page on Advocate.

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It fell of my bike Sept 4th. If you have found it please call Shawna at 403-986-7022 or email shawnajg@shaw.ca

LOCKHART Lena 1927 - 2012 Mrs. Lena Lockhart of Red Deer passed away at Michener Extendicare, Red Deer on Friday, September 14, 2012 at the age of 84 years. Lena was born in Calder, Saskatchewan on December 27, 1927, where she also received her education. She then went to Calgary to pursue her n u r s i n g c a r e e r. S h e h a d many passions in life, gardening, flowers, knitting, camping, curling and cheering on the Saskatchewan Rough Riders and the Toronto Blue Jays. Her greatest passions were her grandchildren and great grandchildren, Ethan and Daniel. Lovingly remembered by her husband of 60 years Walter, a son Hugh Lockhart, a daughter Mavis Lockhart, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren all of Red Deer. Lena was predeceased by her three sisters and a brother. A celebration of life will be held at the Red Deer Elks Hall, BPOE, No. 85, 6315 Horn Street, Red Deer on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Cremation entrusted to Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, Red Deer. Memorial donations may be made directly to the Lending Cupboard, 5406 - 43 Street, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 1C9. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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REYNOLDS Darrell Wayne Jan. 19, 1958 - Sept. 15, 2012 Darrell was born in Red Deer, Alberta, a first child to parents Charlotte and Leonard Reynolds. After high school, Darrell became a plumber/ pipe fitter working in several northern communities such as: Grise, Fiord. Then working with Bruins plumbing in Red Deer. He then started his own plumbing company operating for several years in the Sylvan Lake area before taking a position with Quinn contracting in Joffre where he worked for the last 10 years. Darrell is survived by his loving wife Cindy, sons Michael (Pam, Tinsley, Tyrin of Unity Saskatchewan) Braeden and Brett of Sylvan Lake. His mother Charlotte, step-mother Joyce, brother Doug (Tara, Jessica, Jordan) sister Debbie (Mike, Kayla, R a c h e l l e ) , s i s t e r Ta n y a (Mike, Brock, Cheyanne), father in law Ed (Dorothy) sister in law Judi (Chub, Shawn, Mindy, Ketch, Todd, Jennifer, Kendall, Greg, Teri and Kayla) brother in law Bill (Gwen, Jared, Janine, Hailey, Ashtyn, Deston, Megan, Jordan, Merissa, Jason and Taryn) sister in law Betty (Tyler, Kara, Clint, Davin and Ayla) numerous aunts, uncles cousins and friends.

Darrell was predeceased by his father Leonard Reynolds, step father Erwin Seeger, m o t h e r i n l a w Av i s M a y, brother in law Doug May. D a r r e l l l o v e d h i s f a m i l y, spending many hours watching anyone of his boys playing hockey, or traveling on holidays with them, to BC, United States and Mexico.

His other passion was his 1970 barracuda. Darrell could always be counted on to lend a hand, and his easy going zest for life will be missed by all whose lives he touched.

A Funeral Service for Darrell will be held at the Alliance community church, Sylvan Lake on Friday, September 21 at 1:00 P.M. To honour Darrell’s memory donations will be gratefully accepted by the Red Deer Hospice Society or Unit 32P Red Deer Regional Hospital.

Sylvan Lake and Rocky Funeral Homes and Crematorium, your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements.

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VIROVE Joseph 1947 - 2012 Joseph Virove, longtime resident of the Red Deer area, passed away on location, September 9, 2012. Joe was born in Brooks, Alberta February 18, 1947 - the second child and first son of Joe and Irene. He grew up on the family farm but set out to seek his fortune operating heavy equipment in the oil and gas sector in 1961. After becoming an expert operator, Joe’s focus shifted to business, owning and operating his own water truck services company. His longtime oilfield experience made him a very successful Oilfield Engineering Consultant with his travels taking him from the cold arctic of the N.W.T. to his favourite, the rugged bush and breathtaking scenery of the Rocky Mountains - where you could also find Joe quading and hunting on a rare day off.

Joseph’s memory will be honoured in the hearts of his wife, Cynthia; his son, Kevin; daughter Joanna; and his grandchildren, Connor and Zane. Also cherishing their memories of Joe are his sister, Patricia (Norman) Wiebe and son Darryl; sisterin-law Norma Wirove and their three children, Justin, Mat and Robi, along with Cindy’s sisters Roberta, Marsha, Sonja and their families. His brother, Robert; father, Joseph and his mother Irene predeceased Joe. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation.

A memorial and celebration of life will be held at Poplar Ridge Community Hall, Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com

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VAN STEINBURG Carol Oct. 26, 1953 - Sept. 13, 2012 It is with great sadness that Funeral Chapel, Mike Van Steinburg announces the passing of his beloved Crematorium & wife Carol Van Steinburg Reception Centre (nee Kallos). She will be deeply missed by her father Bill Kallos of Elnora. Carol Trusted Since 1929 was a loving mother to Robert 4820 - 45 Street (Bonnie) Kallos† and Rebecca (Paul) Beatty and grandmother to Jake, Bo, Arabella and Brady. Carol will be lovingly “A division of Memorial Gardens Ltd.” remembered by her siblings Classifieds 309-3300 www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Bill, Laura and Lorraine as well as her mother Marie Kallos.

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If desired, donations may be made to the Red Deer Hospice at www.reddeerhospice.com.

Condolences may be emailed to carolremembered@gmail.com

BUSY BOOKKEEPING company looking for exp. bookkeeper. Must be fully proficient with quick books.

This fast-paced job req’s attention to detail, versatility & ability to manage deadlines. Email hradmin2012@shaw.ca

LOST BLUE SEADOO PADDLEBOAT on Sylvan Lake August 2012.

Reward offered.

Call 403 274 7709 if found.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 347-8650

Funeral Directors & Services

720

Clerical

Legal

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TO PLACE AN AD

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

Qualified Supervisors, Night Operators & Field Assistants If you are a team player interested in the oil and gas industry, please submit your resume, current driver’s abstract and current safety certificates (1st Aid & H2S are the min. qualifications) to the following: Fax 403-887-4750 lkeshen@1strateenergy.ca Please specify position when replying to this ad.

We would like to thank all those candidates who apply, however only qualified personnel will be contacted.

Barden Oilfield Hauling is accepting resumes for Journeyman Picker Operators, Winch Truck Operators, and Texas Bed Operators. Successful applicants must have all oilfield tickets. Please email or fax resume & 5 year C.D.A. to steve.bardentrucking@ telus.net or 403 341 3968.

BOILER OPERATOR NEEDED FOR PROJECT IN FORT NELSON BC Must have all tickets, Fax resume 403-886-2223 OR EMAIL: careers@GTChandler.com Busy trucking company looking for experienced winch truck, bed truck and tractor picker operators.

Please fax resume (403) 343-1922 or drop off at 10, 7719 Edgar Industrial Dr. ECHO NDE is currently hiring certified CGSB Level II Radiography Technicians for full-time local employment. All candidates shall possess a professional attitude with excellent communication skills.

Applicants shall be personable with the ability to work well as part of a team atmosphere.

Computer skills an asset.

Competitive benefits and wages apply. Submit resume in confidence to trussell@echonde.com and qualified need only apply.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012

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

800

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

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

Production Testing Personnel: Day & Night Supervisors & Field Operators

Oilfield

800

SUREPOINT GROUP Provides a complete range of services to the upstream oil and gas industry.

Our RED DEER Location is looking for Instrumentation Technicians and Electricians: 2nd, 3rd, 4th year and Journeymen !

We offer: - Competitive wages - Comprehensive Group Benefits - Outstanding Safety Program ? It is our job to ensure we all go home SAFE EVERY DAY Please forward resumes to careers@surepoint.ca or FAX: (780) 830-5115

Apprentice or Journeyman Mechanics Pile Drive Operators Pile Drive Assistants • Qualified Day & Night TEAM Snubbing now Supervisors hiring operators and helpField Supervisor - (Must be able to provide ers. Email: janderson@ All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Safety tickets are an asset but we are willing to train the right candidate.

We offer exceptional pay, excellent benefit package and a positive work environment.

Please email resumes to info@landcore.ca or fax 403-783-2011.

The right candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Please no phone calls.

LOOKING for

F/T EMT

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Field Operators - Valid First Aid, H2S, driver’s license required!

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

teamsnubbing.com

ZUBAR Production Services

is currently taking resumes for experienced Assistant Operators.

Must have all valid tickets.

Email resume to: rdzubaroffice@telus.net or fax to: 403-346-9420

Central Alberta Oilfield Construction Company

STEAM TRUCK operator req’d. Must have experience and have clean driver’s abstract, all req’d tickets and reliable transportation. Fax resume 403-348-2918 or email gelliott@telusplanet.net Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

800

• Labourers • Pipefitters & Apprentices • Portable Welders & Apprentices Valid H2S, 1st Aid, WHMIS & TDG required.

Confined Space & other Safety tickets an asset.

Please send resumes by fax to: 403-729-3236 or e-mail to bunwel@telusplanet.net

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TARTAN CONTROLS Is expanding.

Looking for Shops Hands.

Please fax resume 403-309-0988 or email: dgunn@ tartancontrols.com

Professionals

810

“JOIN OUR TEAM” Optical Lab Tech

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 DOW CHEMICAL in Prentiss, Alberta is now hiring a

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS of Ponoka, Lacombe, Stettler and Red Deer (Gasoline Alley East and West) are now hiring full time Food Counter Attendants. All five stores are 24 hours and applicants must be willing to work flexiable shifts, including evening, weekends and nights shifts. Wages range from $10.50 to 11.00 per hour and we will train. Benefits are included and we offer opportunities for advancement. Apply in person at the store or on line at cbay22.telus.net.

850

Trades

Boots Transport Ltd. Requires 3 - Class 1 Drivers with 2+ years driving exp. to run the 4 Western provinces (based in Calgary) 60 hrs/wk. $40K $70/year.

Bob 403-238-5755 B R I C K L AY E R / S TO N E MASON REQ’D IMMED. for busy growing company, Please fax resume to: 1-888-214-9225 or call and leave msg at 403-346-7625

Trades

850

DNR Powerline Construction requires Labourers/apprentices for various projects in Alberta.

Excellent opportunity for apprenticeship. Excellent benefit packages.

Fax resume to 403-742-5759 or email dnrwelding1@xplornet.com Attention : Noel. No phone calls please. Drug and alcohol program in effect.

850

Trades

FLOORING ESTIMATOR Very busy flooring company is currently seeking a professional & experienced estimator.

Duties include flooring inspection, measuring, reading blueprints & quoting. Requirements: Minimum of 2 yrs. experience, driver license, friendly and professional attitude. Wages based on experience, benefits avail.

Drop off at 9-7619 50 Ave Red Deer, AB email: shannon@catile1.com or fax 403-309-3000

DAVENEPORT DNR Pressure Welding MILLWRIGHT SERVICES requires B Pressure Weldnow hiring ers, CWB Welders and Apprenticeship welders.

CERTIFIED Excellent opportunity for JOURNEYMAN apprenticeship. Excellent Sales & MILLWRIGHTS benefit packages. Email and WELDERS resumes to ryan@dnrweldDistributors ing.ca. for Red Deer SHUT No Phone calls please. HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC NOMADS Clothing Store in DOWN SEPT. 30- OCT. 6 Drug and alcohol program 1st or 2nd Yr. Apprentice.

Sylvan Lake is looking for Full time work, benefits in effect. mature professional sales avail. Apply with resume to Must have own people, part and full time RAVEN MECHANICAL transportation. positions avail.

SERVICES. 403-887-3119 #1, 7620 76 St. Close, Send resume to: Project Engineer DNR Pressure Welding Red Deer, AB. richardcouch@shaw.ca Please review the SOAP STORIES requires Journeyman Phone 403-510-9392 detailed job posting is seeking Heavy Duty Mechanic.

MICRON INDUSTRIES and requirements, Retail Sales Supervisor EXP’D SIDER , must have Excellent benefit packrequires a and apply on-line at for our Parkland Mall location, truck and tools. $85/sq. ages.

Email resumes to SHOP MANAGER www.careersatdow.com Red Deer. $17.40/hr. we pay compensation ryan@dnrwelding.ca. for our Red Deer location.

Job Number 1208415 Email resume: Call 403-347-2522 No Phone calls please.

Qualifications to include Deadline to apply is: premierjobrd1@gmail.com Drug and alcohol program lots of exp. in trailer/tanker October 4, 2012 EXP’’D drywall tradesmen in effect. welding & repairs with SS & laborers req’d, & Aluminum. Must be open Phone 403-348-8640 Teachers/ Restaurant/ to learn new things & possess good communication Tutors Hotel & organizational skills.

Trades Exc. working conditions + DO YOU HAVE A CONSORT HOTEL benefits after 3 mos. Fax PASSION FOR IN CONSORT AB 403-346-2072 or email TEACHING? IS LOOKING FOR patty.micron@telus.net Local educational center FULL TIME BARTENDER seeks 3rd or 4th year HELPERS ($12.00/HOUR) PARTS INVENTORY education students, teachers Must be able to work and retired teachers weekends, night.

CONTROL for our new after school Apply with resume, e-mail: We are currently seeking tutoring program. badooc@gmail.com an energetic self motivated Please forward individual for parts and CORONATION MOTEL resumes with cover letter inventory control. Oilfield Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. REQUIRE IMMEDIATELY and references to: or drilling exp. an asset.

F/T HOUSEKEEPERS. designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield firststepsandbeyond Ozcan Northern is a rig $14.50/hr, 35 hrs/wk. equipment for international clients, within our 7 shops @gmail.com manufacturer in Blindman Little experience required. and 10 acres of land in Innisfail, AB Industrial Park. Please Call 403-578-3700 email resume to Continuous learning and growth is our goal for michelle@ DAD’S PIZZA every employee! ozcannorthern.com or fax PART/FULL TIME COOK Trades 403-309-0179 Apply at East 40th Pub. If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic 3811 40th Ave. team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking A FULL TIME PAINTER QUALIFIED REQUIRED DOMINO’S PIZZA ELECTRICIANS Painting exp. necessary.

NOW HIRING NEEDED Must have vehicle.

F/T and P/T DRIVERS. Must be task orientated, Day and Night shifts available Apply within, 5018 45th St. self motivated & reliable.

True Power Electric F/T or P/T Housekeeping Competitive starting wages Phone 403-596-1829 Requires and servers with experiResidential exp. only These are full-time permanent shop positions with benefi ts ence in serving seniors.

Competitive wages ABEL CORPORATION packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance Must be flexible, work & benefits. is looking for candidates within a team environprograms.

Fax resume to: for the following positions: ment, take initiative and Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796, 403-314-5599 work without supervision. or Email to hr@bilton.ca Must be available to work * Woodworking machine Shipper / Receiver operators $17.00- $21.50 weekend. MUST be able to AES INDUSTRIAL hourly 40 hrs. per wk. pass criminal check. We SUPPLIES LTD. offer a competitive salary. * Furniture manufacturing looking for an energetic/ labourers $13.95 $17.

Fax: 403-341-5613 enthusiastic individual for hourly - 40 hrs. per wk.

Attention: ARAMARK our receiving department. e-mail: margery_becker@ * Cabinetmakers $18.50Fax resume to $22.50 hourly - $40.00 aramark.ca 403-342-0233 hrs. per wk.

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., Send resumes to SHUNDA required by a Requires to work at Box 5324 Lacombe, CONSTRUCTION 5111 22 St. Alberta T4L 1X1; Central Alberta Home Builder.

Requires Full Time 37444 HWY 2 S apply by email at Carpenters and 37543 HWY 2N Abel.Corporation@ Must have the following abilities carpenters helpers 700 3020 22 St. canadaemail.net or and experience: Parkland Mall by fax to (403) 782-2729 Laborers and Skid STORE FRONT Steer Operator • Blueprint reading, stair F.T. SHIFT WORK, Competitive Wages $11.00/hr. calculating, framing, finish & Benefits. Fax resumes & Please fax resume to: carpentry, etc. ref’s to: 403-343-1248 403-314-1303 or email to: • Individual must have a clean Classifieds...costs so little admin@shunda.ca Saves you so much! drivers abstract and their own Andy’s Oilfield Hauling Ltd. ORMIT ENTERPRISES LTD transportation to and from work. in Blackfalds requires: o/a A&W Village, • This is a Full Time, year round 58 6320 50 Ave. Red Deer, Winch Truck, AB T4N 4C6. 403-346-6100 position.

Bed Truck Drivers Needs F/T Food Service Supervisor. Shift work, & Picker Operators Only those persons with the before must be flexible. $13.50/hr.

SYLVAN AUTO CENTRE mentioned skills need apply.

Please apply in person or Competitive wages, requires an 1st Year or email: ormit@telus.net benefits and scheduled other Apprentice Technician, Please reply and attach resume days off. tickets and WAI’S RESTAURANT Fax resume experience an asset. and references to at 4916 Ross Street, Red Deer 403-887-5054 or email Please forward now hiring permanent F/T ccottam@hotmail.ca applications by e-mail to Chinese Cook. Over 3 yrs No phone calls please accounting@ experience required. andystrucking.net or fax $12-$14/hour, depending (403) 885-4931 on exp. Call 403-340-3366

830

840

850

850

JOURNEYMAN WELDERS

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Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

800

820

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY:

Full time position w/exc. remuneration and benefit pkg.

Send resume to jen@alertsafety.ca. or fax to 403-844-4484

Oilfield Oilfield

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Oilfield

261519I14-18

Oilfield

GENERAL CARPENTER

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800

albertabuildersinc@gmail.com

Well Servicing

Oilfield

wegot

800

services CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

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

1010

Accounting

Home based bookkeeper with over 13 years of experience. I use both Simply and Quickbooks software. Rates:$25-35/ hour depending on services needed. Call Kim at 403-704-1174 INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Contractors

1100

Black Cat Concrete

Sidewalks, driveways, garages, patios, bsmts. RV pads. Dean 403-505-2542 BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

COUNTERTOPS

Kitchen renovations Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 DALE’S Home Reno’s.

Free estimates for all your reno needs. 755-9622 cell 506-4301 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060 261555I18

Oilfield

Eavestroughing

1130

10% OFF FOR SENIORS 403-391-2169

Escorts

1165

*LEXUS* 403-392-0891 INDEPENDENT BEAUTIFUL college girl ROXY 403-848-2300 BOYS play with toys, men play with us 403-550-0558

EDEN

587-877-7399 10am- 2am EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages www.eroticasplaymates.net 403-598-3049

Fencing

1169 Misc.

Services 1290

P.W. FENCING 403-598-9961

Fireplaces

1175

TIM LLOYD. WETT certified.

Inspections, installs, chimney sweeps & service 403-340-0513

Handyman Services

1200

F & J Renovations. We do it all. Good rates and references available so call John at 403-307-3001 jbringleson@shaw.ca GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Massage Therapy

1280

* NEW * Executive Touch.

Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. On holiday- reopen Sept. 28 348-5650 Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, lots of parking 403-341-4445 HOT STONE - Releases back pain, headaches, etc.

403-352-8269 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.(rear entrance if necessary) www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels 403-986-6686

Misc.

Services

1290

FREE removal of all kinds of unwanted scrap metal.

No household appliances 403-396-8629

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

MIKE’S Refresh Painting Interior specialist.

(403) 350-6958

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- 341-0617 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

1430

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Yard Care

CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

Tree Pruning,Topping and Removal by a Certified Arborist,Hedges too! call Randy at 403-350-0216

Property clean up 340-8666

RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012 D3

Trades

SPARTEK SYSTEMS INC

850

WOODMASTER CABINETS

I n S y l v a n L a k e , A B i s Has openings for an exp’d seeking quailified individu- cabinet finisher, sanding als for staining and spraying. Min. 2 yrs exp. in the spray *MECHANICAL ENGINEER booth. Competitive wages, * ELECTRICAL ENGINEER comprehensive health plan. * JOURNEYMAN Send resume to MACHINIST careers@woodmaster .ca SOFTWARE ENGINEER Fax to 403-342-4413 ELEC. REPAIR TECH

860

F o r c o m p l e t e j o b Truckers/ descriptions, p l e a s e Drivers refer to our website at www.sparteksystems.com Busy Central Alberta Grain Applicants please forward Trucking Company looking resume to keri.lee@ for Class 1 Drivers. We sparteksystems.com offer lots of home time, or fax to 403-887-4050 benefits and a bonus Please state which position program. Grain and super you are applying for in your B exp. an asset but not cover letter. necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers STRONG Insulation Inc. abstract and would like to Looking for exp. residential start making good money. insulators w/drivers licence fax or email resume and (Batt And Poly, Blow-in). comm.abstract to Call Curtis 403-307-7295 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net URGENT!!!! Exp. Stucco plasters needed for busy company. Please fax resume to 1-888-214-9225 or leave message at 403-346-7625

CLASS 1 DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

-2nd yr, 3rd yr or Journeyman - willing to work substantial overtime - Subcontractors welcome by hand Ozcan Northern is a rig manufacturer located in Blindman Ind. Park. We are currently experiencing high demand in our fabrication facility and are looking for energetic, self motivated. Please fax resumes to 403-309-0179 or email to: trevor@ ozcannorthern.com

Central AB based trucking company reqires

OWNER OPERATORS in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558

CLASS 1 DRIVER Must have super B exp., all oilfield tickets, hauling NGL, clean abstract.

Fax 403-347-2940 Attn: Bill

860

CLASS 1 drivers req’d to pull flat deck, exc. wages, safety bonuses, benefits.

We run the 4 western provinces. Please contact 1-877-787-2501 for more info or fax resume and abstract to 403-784-2330

DEERPARK Doran Cres./ Dunn Close area also Duncan Cres./ Dennison Cres. area

WANTED FOR CENTRAL ALBERTA

PROFESSIONAL CLASS 1 DRIVER

403-346-2132 8009 Edgar Industrial Place www.kochfuel.ca

261977I17-23

required for fuel hauling FULL TIME POSITION AVAILABLE We offer competitive hourly rates, uniforms, full company benefits, clean modern fleet and on-thejob continuous training. Successful candidates must take a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Qualified individuals only.

Drop off resume and abstract in person or fax to:

NEED experienced Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743

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880

782902 Alberta Ltd o/a Esso or Winks is hiring for F/T Store Supervisors - $18/hr.

Mail 117 Lakeway Blvd, Sylvan Lake, AB. T4S 0H2.

782902 Alberta Ltd o/a Mac’s is hiring for F/T Store Supervisor - $17.31/hr.

Mail 1 Sylvan Drive, Sylvan Lake, AB. T4S 1J9

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.

TANK TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED! STEADY, YEAR-ROUND WORK!

$1000.00 SIGNING BONUS. SAFETY BONUS. REFERRAL BONUS. GREAT WAGES AND BENEFITS.

Reliable vehicle needed.

For more info

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.

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

Wanted for delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

For work in the Red Deer area

262050I17-27

If you want to stay busy and be home every night then Pidherney’s might be for you!

Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com Employment Training

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIER NEEDED

MUSTANG ACRES Galbraith St. & Gray Dr.

CLASS 1 DRIVERS

880

LANCASTER Lanterman Close/ Larmar Close area ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

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

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

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for Morning Newspaper delivery in the Town of Blackfalds Earn $500.mo. for 1--1/2 hrs. per day 6 days a week.

Must have a reliable vehicle .

Please contact Rick at 403-314-4303

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

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880

P/T CASHIER Evenings & Weekends. Apply w/resume at Highland Green Value Drug Mart. 403-341-4166

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

ROOFING LABOURER REQ’D. 403-314-9516 please leave a message. or 403-350-1520

Service Runner (Part Time)

CANADA’S Largest and only Coast to Coast Uniform and Textiles supplier is currently seeking service minded individuals As part of our customer to help deliver first rate service team, you will be service to our customers. dispatched in response to service concerns to delivWE NEED: ery newspapers and flyers * Individuals that can lift to customers or carriers. A up to 50 lbs. on a regular delivery vehicle is probasis. vided. * Have good written and Hours of shifts are Monday verbal communication through Friday 5 a.m. to skills.

9 a.m. or longer, and/or * A clean driver’s abstract. afternoon shifts Monday to * Customer service oriented. Friday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m..

Saturday and Sunday, 7 WE OFFER: a.m.-11 a.m. or longer * A 4 day work week (on most routes) Submit resume, indicating * Life Insurance “Service Runner Position”, * Pension along with your drivers * Prescription Drug Card abstract immediately to: * Dental Plan careers@ * Short Term Disability reddeeradvocate.com * Opportunity for or mail to: advancement.

Human Resources * Commission & bonus 2950 Bremner Avenue potential of up to Red Deer, AB. T4N 5G3 $10,000 per year. or fax to: 403-341-4772 Please drop off your resume & a current driver’s abstract to: #1 7652-49 Ave. Red Deer Canadian Linen & Uniform Service

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only selected candidates will be contacted.

CUSTOMER SERVICE A locally owned industrial supply company is looking for an energetic person for inside sales. E-mail resume to mark@ aesreddeer.com

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

NO EXP. NECESSARY!!

F.T. position available IMMEDIATELY in hog assembly yard in Red Deer. Starting wage $11/hr. Call Rich or Paul 403-346-6934

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

ANDERS AREA: Arb Close Aikman Close/ Allan St. BOWER AREA Bell St./Baker Ave Broughton/Brooks Cres.

880

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CIRCULATION

SPORTING GOODS store requires knowledgeable person for their gun room.

F/T or P/T iideal position for a retired person with firearm experience would be an asset. Drop by with resume to Bay 6, 7667 50th Ave, SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca

Interior Designer

Very busy Red Deer Flooring Company is seeking Interior designer (male or female). Must have an eye for design and professional attitude.

Commercial & Residential Estimating: Floor & Wall Tile, Hardwood, Laminate and Carpet. Wages are negotiable based on experience & benefits avail. Drop off at 9-7619-50 Ave. Red Deer, email: shannon@catile1.com or Fax 403-309-3000

INGLEWOOD AREA: Ibbottson Close Inglewood Drive Illingsworth Cres.

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

VANIER AREA: Viscount Dr./ Violet Place Visser St. Vanson Close Vincent Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

MOBIL 1 Lube Express Gasoline Alley req’s an Exp. Tech. Fax 403-314-9207

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail.

Please contact QUITCY

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

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collectins!

Packages come ready for delivery!

CLEANING Person help Please contact req’d 4 mornings/wk. Mon. QUITCY Tues. Thur. & Fri. 7 a.m. until approx. 11 am. Must at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ be bondable & have own reddeeradvocate.com transportation, damp mopping floors involved must b e p h y s i c a l l y c a p a b l e . PAINTERS helper wanted.

403-347-7216 lvg. msg, 403-598-0303

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Bicycles

1540

2 MTN. BIKES, ladies’ and men’s $20 each, 403-728-2383

EquipmentMisc.

EquipmentHeavy TOP WAGES, BENEFITS, Exp’d. Drivers & Swampers required.

MAPLE LEAF MOVING Call 403-347-8826 or fax resume to: 403-314-1457.

Employment Training

900

ADULT UPGRADING

340-1930

www.academicexpress.ca

PIPELINE AND FACILITY INSTALLATION INSPECTORS

(Reference Guide: CAPP Competency Assessment for Upstream Oil and Gas Pipeline Installation Inspectors) Skystone Engineering will host a training seminar focusing on the role of the inspector as the client (owner) representative, and provides an understanding of code and regulatory requirements needed for inspectors to fulfill their role from a QA perspective. It also covers site safety and project management as well as the administrative requirements to assure new installations and satisfy owner requirements and expectations. It addresses all sections of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producer’s (CAPP’s) Guidance Document: “Competency Assessment for Upstream Oil and Gas Pipeline Installation Inspectors” issued Sept. 2009.

This training seminar will be held October 2-4, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel at 3310-50 Ave., Red Deer, AB. Attendees must register on or before Sunday, Sept.

30. For more information, go to www.skystone.ca or call (403) 516-4208, Lona.

Career Planning

920

RED DEER WORKS Build A Resume That Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

FREE

for all Albertans

880

wegot

stuff

1620

LINCOLN Classic 300D Welder. Offers 403-224-3577

Alberta Government Funded Programs IN SERVICE SHOP, exp’d Student Funding Available! with farm equipment and the ability to weld.

• GED Preparation Apply in person with resume at: Reg Cox Feed Morning, Afternoon And M i x e r s . S o u t h o f U FA Evening P/T Classes Burnt Lake Indust. Park, Phone 403-340-2221 or Academic Express fax 403-341-5622 Adult Education & Training

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KENTWOOD Kirkland Dr. & Kirkwood Crsc.

Pidherney’s is busy and requires experienced local:

• Top wages paid based on experience • Flexible work schedule • Possible career advancement opportunities • Based out of Red Deer Valid safety tickets an asset

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

JOHNSTONE CROSSING Jepsen Crsc. & Jordan Pkwy

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

ROSEDALE Robinson Cres./ Reinholt Ave. area

Vacuum & Water Truck operators req’d. to start immed.

CLASS 1 or 3 WITH Q All oilfield safety tickets req’d. Clean drivers abstract. Must comply with drug and alcohol policy.

References Req’d.

Exc. salary & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-742-5376 hartwell@telus.net

Misc.

Help

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

CLEARVIEW Cameron Cres. area Cosgrove Cres area

SNOW plow drivers(2) req’d for winter season based out of Lacombe, exc. wages. Must have Class 3 w/air. Call Toll Free 1-877-787-2501 Mon. - Fri. 9 am. - 5 pm. only or fax resume to: 403-784-2330

BULK PETROLEUM DRIVER

880

Req’d immediately Will consider training a professional, experienced driver.

Ph.1-877-463-9664 or email resume to info@capilano trucktraining.com

EXPERIENCED

Welders Wanted

Truckers/ Drivers

860

Misc.

Help

Employment Training

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD. All Types.

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

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

Garden Supplies

1680

COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE 6’-15’ digging and planting. J/V Tree Farm. 403-350-6439.

LARGE CLUMP OF BLUE IRIS (Flags) & SEVERAL CLUMPS OF DAY LILIES. Free! Call 403-358-5599 RED crab apples to give away call 403-346-3142 TREES for sale near Mirror, AB. Tower Poplar, Colorado Blue Spruce, Swedish Aspen, and Japanese Lilac. 403-650-1309

Health & Beauty

1700

*NEW!* Asian Relaxation Massage Downtown RD 587-377-1298 On holiday reopen Sept. 28

Household Appliances

1710

12 CU.FT. fridge, white, G E , l i k e n e w, $ 2 0 0 , 403-307-4223 after 6 p.m APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 PORTABLE washing machine $100 obo 403-347-1757

Household Furnishings

1720

BED ALL NEW,

Queen Orthopedic, dble. pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr.

Cost $1300. Sacrifice $325.

302-0582 Free Delivery BED: #1 King. extra thick orthopedic pillowtop, brand new, never used. 15 yr. warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice @ $545. 403-302-0582.

CHINA CABINET $200 good cond. obo 403-347-1757 DESK w/leather swivel chair $50; 27” tv good working cond, $30; 2 dark cherry end tables $120/pair 403-340-0675

900

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Pidherney’s is busy and requires the following:

SCRAPER OPERATORS Earthworks Division We require individuals with push pull eperience, grade knowledge & able to work well with others for work in Central Alberta area.

• Top wages paid based on knowledge & experience • Career advancement opportunities Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

262049I17-27

850

Trades

Truckers/ Drivers

900

DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES, THE RED DEER PUBLIC SCHOOL’S 125TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE WEDNESDAY SEPT. 19 RED DEER ADVOCATE The 125 Celebration Evening - Thursday, September 20 - at Westerner Park An opportunity for former and current staff, students, parents, community leaders and partners to reconnect. This will be a special evening featuring a buffet dinner, some reflections and a special presentation by alumni’s and acclaimed author Will Ferguson. Tickets are $50.00 each and available on-line and at Central Services (4747 - 53 Street).

Student Assemblies - Friday, September 21 s we Join us a rs of Yea 5 2 1 g celebrate in Teachin ce en ll ce Ex g in and Learn A Speci

al Featu

re of the

Middle and high school students will hear both a humorous and insightful message by acclaimed author Will Ferguson. His message aligns perfectly with our district priorities of literacy, inclusion of all students and high school completion and transitions.

Family Pancake Breakfast - Saturday, September 22 - Lindsay Thurber from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Fun for the whole family featuring a free pancake breakfast along with lots of family friendly entertainment including children’s entertainer Charlotte Diamond. To reserve your free tickets please visit our website.

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012 Household Furnishings

1720

Grain, Feed Hay

2ND. cut round hay bales 403-350-4924

LARGE WALL UNIT w/bar and china cabinet $60; 403-887-5848 MICROWAVE Emerson, good shape, $40; tv stand, w/door, oak color, really good shape,. $40, 403-505-6612

wegot

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Misc. for Sale

1760

CONSTRUCTION wheelbarrow as new, $40; 2 therma-pane windows, $20 each, 28’ white deck r a i l i n g , $ 1 2 0 ; 403-728-2383 DISPLAY CASE (Lockable).

Wood with glass top.† Measures 36” wide x 24” deep x 6” tall. Bottom lined with red velvet. Great for vendors who want to display small/valuable items. $35.† Call (403) 342-7908

2190

Manufactured Homes

3040 3060

CLASSIFICATIONS

1 & 2 BDRM. APTS.

3010

2 BDRM. 2 baths, Pine Lake acreage immed. poss., $850/mo., 403-505-6240

1 BDRM. suite for over forty quiet tenant at 5910-55 Ave. Security cameras, auto lock doors, heat and water included. No pets.

Rent $750, $700 s.d.

Ph: 403-341-4627

ALOHA APT. BLDG

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

Clean, quiet bldg.

Call 318-0901.

Sweet 2 bdrm unit.

ADULTS ONLY. NO PETS. ONLY $895 & elect. Available Oct. 1.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

1178 SQ.FT 3 bdrm. main floor of house, w/dble. att. KELLOWAY CRES. heated garage, Lacombe, New Laminate throughout!

Nov. 1st, n/s, $1000/mo. + 3 bdrm. 2 baths Apt/Condo. % utils. 403-782-2007 5 appls. In-suite laundry & FRYPAN, dutch oven, storage. AVAILABLE LACOMBE 2 bdrm. house, 3 pots & lids, brown & NOW! $1450 & elect. white, $25; Feather pillows 2 full bath, big lot, $995 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 (pr.) $10; Thomas Kinkade 403-782-7156 357-7465 or 403-896-1193 picture 14 1/2 x 17 3/4, www.hpman.ca $50; Starchoice receiver Condos/ LEGAL 1 bdrm, bsmt. suite, $10; Punch set, 18 pce.

Townhouses fully furn., linens, dishes, service, $10; electric washer/dryer, tv, quiet mature, hot plate, 2 burner, $30; Toaster oven, $10; Mag- 2 BDRM. well cared for employed M. 403-347-6048 condo, North of river. Up- Please leave # w/area code num Oil heater 1500 W, 120V, $30. 403-358-5247 graded w/ hardwood floors, MAIN FLOOR 4 appl., avail. Oct. 1 $875 PATIO TABLE rent & s.d. **RENTED** OF HOUSE with 6 chairs & umbrella 2 bdrm. In-suite Laundry.

3 BDRM. Kentwood 2 full $50; office chairs, $10 Greenhouse in yard. each, 6x6 taupe porcelain baths, rent $1395 immed. MATURE ADULTS ONLY. tiles, approx 60 tiles $50. 403-782-7156 357-7465 No Pets. $1295 - Util INCL. Phone 403-340-1640 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 BOWER AREA or 403-391-6619. or 403 396 9554 Large 3 bdrm townhouse. www.hpman.ca WHITE wicker dressing ta- 1.5 baths. In-suite laundry. ble w/chair $100; ladies Sorry-no pets. $1050 & SUNNYBROOK g o l f c l u b s a n d b a g UTIL. AVAILABLE NOW! 3 bdrm. apt. avail. Oct. 1 $30 403-347-6190 No Pets. water & heat incld, clean Hearthstone 403-314-0099 and quiet, great location,no or 403-896-1193 pets, 403-346-6686 Piano & www.hpman.ca SYLVAN LAKE, lrg. bright Organs lower level suite. $1000 KYTE CRES. incl. utils., parking, laundry, ORGAN Yamaha Lovely 3 level exec. avail. Oct. 1 $200 403-347-1757 3 bdrm. townhouse N/S. Call 780-462-2087 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, Mobile Cats n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Lot Avail. Oct. 1.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545 SOFT, Quiet, adorable LACOMBE new park, kittens, exceedingly SOUTHWOOD PARK animal friendly. Your mobile healthy due to a specific TH 3110-47 Avenue, or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm. diet. Suitable for outdoors 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, Excellent 1st time home or indoors, mousers. generously sized, 1 1/2 buyers.

403-588-8820 FREE to a good to home. baths, fenced yards, 403-782-2397 MOBILE HOME PAD, in full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Red Deer Close to Gaetz, Sorry no pets.

2 car park, Shaw cable incl. www.greatapartments.ca Lana 403-550-8777 Dogs

3030

1790 1830

3190

1840

WESTPARK

3 bdrm. bi-level, lg. balcony, no pets, n/s, rent $1195 SD $1000 avail. Oct. 15th 403-304-7576 or 347-7545

Manufactured Homes

3 WHEELER golf cart, like new, $50, 14 doz golf balls, $2/per dozen 403-314-0804

5000-5300 Beautiful Bungalow in desirable Morrisroe.

Park like yard.

Clean, well kept, 4 bdrm., 2.5 baths, new dev. bsmt.

Single att. garage, quiet neighbourood & great neighbours.

31 MacFarlane Ave. $339,900. 403-342-0921

BLACKFALDS By Owner, New Starter Home. Unique bi-level, walk-out bsmt.

FOR SALE OR RENT TO OWN. 403-348-9746, 746-5541

Cars

5030

8 Brand New Homes starting at $179,900

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

4050

ACREAGE near Linden, AB 1520 sq. ft. 2008 modular home, new 3000 sq. ft. shop, 200 amp service, floor heat, 24 x 14 overhead door, shelter belt w/drip lines, beautiful yard, awesome view $300,000.

403-369-4576

2007 BMW X5 4.8i AWD, lthr., DVD, heads up display, $31,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

AN EXCELLENT CHOICE WHERE YOUR AD REACHES RURAL READERS

CALL 1-877-223-3311 CLASSIFIEDS HOT-LINE

4090

MUST SELL

By Owner $7,000.

Lana 403-550-8777

Industrial Property

4120

Premium Package Grab it While it’s HOT

FOR SALE OR LEASE 4200 SQ.FT. heated bay, has two 14x14 overhead doors w/elec lift . radiant heat, Johnstone indus.

Park, avail. Oct. 1, call Armand at 403-350-9953

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

REDUCED!

LAKE FRONT PROPERTY -†2300 sqft home on 10 acres $395,000. 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

4160

FULLY SERVICED res & duplex lots in Lacombe.

Builders terms or owner will J.V. with investors or subtrades who wish to become home builders. Great returns. Call 403-588-8820

400/month lot Rent incl. Cable

$

Lana (403) 550-8777 www.lansdowne.ca

Fifth Wheels

5110

2001 OKANAGAN 35’ Canadian built, immac. fully winterized, loaded, 2 furnaces, a/c, laminate flooring 780-462-2087

5040

Holiday Trailers

5120

2007 TIMBERLODGE

28’, fully loaded, sleeps 9, rarely used, moved only twice, some extras incl.

Can be viewed 1/2 km east of Red Deer on Hwy 11 near Balmoral Golf Course. $12,000 or willing to trade for truck of equal value.

Phone 403-391-2586

1 9 9 9 T R AV E L A I R E Rustler, 26’, 5th wheel, 2008 Pathfinder LE AWD, new tires, new axles, Exc. V-6, lthr., $18,888 348- cond. bought new one.

8788 Sport & Import $7500 obo phone 403-318-1913

Utility Trailers

2008 PATHFINDER 4X4 135000 kms $17888 7620 50 Ave,Sport & Import

Tires, Parts Acces.

5140 5180

TRUCK TOPPER

Range Rider, Model Tigre Off of 2006 Tundra, 4dr.

Should fit 2000 to 2006 Tundra. $649. obo.

403-318-4356 or 346-7778

Auto Wreckers 5 LINE PHOTO AD (1 Line in BOLD print)

PLUS *WEDNESDAY’S FASTTRACK PHOTO AD and

1 week on wegotads.ca

2008 ESCALADE AWD, sunroof, htd. lthr.,DVD, 76,425 kms,$44,888 3488788 Sport & Import 2006 ENVOY SLT loaded sunroof, leather, Mint cond. 403-347-4179 2006 ENVOY SLT loaded sunroof, leather, Mint cond. 403-347-4179

Trucks

5050

$84.21

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519 REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585 WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629

Includes GST - additional lines extra charge (REGULAR PRICE $141.14)

CALL 309-3300 CLASSIFIEDS

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com wegotads.ca

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TELL it all! Tell it well! Make your ads sell for you by giving ull description of goods or services offered. Include prices and terms. Phone 1997 FORD F150, 4x4, 1-877-223-3311 for a friendly good cond. 403-346-3427 ad taker.

2004 CHEV e/c, s/b, 4x4 Loaded. Nice shape. $7850. 403-348-9746

Renter’s Special

1900

FREE Cable 2 & 3 bedroom modular/mobile homes in pet friendly park

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2140

849

$

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Starting at

/month

Lana (403) 550-8777 www.lansdowne.ca

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AGRICULTURAL

Horses

216751

only

Lots For Sale

2004 FORD E-250 Sign.

Series handi-van, 58,680 kms 348-8788 AS & Import

2000 JAYCO Quest 23’ good shape $6500 obo 403-885-5608

2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON F-350 turbo diesel, sunroof, 66946 kms $44,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

CLASSIFICATIONS

20,000with Intro

Only

5070

“THE WHEEL DEAL”

BASHAW, CASTOR, CENTRAL AB LIFE PONOKA, RIMBEY,STETTLER, WEEKENDER, SYLVAN, ECKVILLE

$

Vans Buses

SMALL UTILITY trailer, w/lights $130, ............SOLD!!......

FORMULA 1 Manufactured Homes

At

www.garymoe.com

SUV's

Call for more info call 403-342-4544

Acreages

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS

1997 FORD Taurus 254,000 kms, loaded, lots of new parts, command start $1500 obo 403-896-9138 after 5 p.m.

homes 4000-4190

5030

2009 LINCOLN MKS 4dr. sedan, AWD, 3.7 eng., loaded, black int., black 2003 MERCEDES SL55 ext., 34,0000 kms. warr. AMG $48,888 348-8788 Sport & Import until 2013, 403-580-0948

1 Insertion In These Community Papers:

A MUST SEE!

MEN’S size 10 hockey skates, used very little $40; mens hocky shin guards, like new $20, both items $50; ladies figure skates w/blade guards size 7 like new $35 403-986-2004

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

3040

Cars

has relocated to

FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com Mason Martin Homes has

2006 DODGE CHARGER Exc. shape. Runs great. 4 brand new tires. 89,000 km. $11,000 obo 403-848-0937

1 WEEK IN THE RED DEER ADVOCATE &

with Laminate Flooring, new carpet, newly painted

GOLF CLUB SET RIGHT HANDED 1 & 3 WOODS, J a z z a n d Ti c a t , Ly n x irons, 3-SW putter, bag, pull cart, balls, tees, $75 call 403-346-0093

Travel Packages

CLASSIFICATIONS

wegot

Newly Renovated Mobile Home

1860

Sporting Goods

wegot

5030

11/2 blocks west of hospital!

BEAUTIFUL yellow lab pup, $200 very friendly, great disposition 403-877-6354 F1 ($700) F1B ($900) LABRA DOODLES Ready late Oct. Price incl. delivery. 306-792-2113 or 403-919-1370 www.furfettishfarm.ca

Cars

wheels

FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Lana 403-550-8777

rentals

Acreages/ Farms

4020

Newly Reno’d Mobile

Suites

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses For Sale

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300

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

BUILDERS

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES www.workopolis.com Red Deer Advocate - Job Search

PET ADOPTION

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

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

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 403-346-7273 www.albertanewhomes.com Stevenson Homes. Experience the Dream.

www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

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

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

COMPUTER REPAIR

REAL ESTATE

Earn money for your savings, fun events, sports, and special items!

No collections! About an hour a day!

RENTALS www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333

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

VACATIONS

Call 314-4394

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

WEB DESIGN

www.albertacomputerhygiene.com

affordablewebsitesolution.ca

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

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ASSOCIATIONS

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

Leave your name and phone number.

Adults, Students, Seniors, Great Exercise, Great Fun, Great Experience and No Collecting!

RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012 D5

Confusing rules reflect angst about aging’s impact on driving HOW CAN WE TELL IF IT’S TIME TO GIVE UP THE KEYS?

BY LAURAN NEERGAARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Red Deer Child Care is growing!

We are accepting resumes for several positions within our child care programs!

• Receptionist • Out of School Care Assistants • Daycare Cook/Relief Caregiver • Full time and Relief Child Caregivers If you possess education and/or experience, are committed to best practice in child care, interested in working in a dynamic and supportive team atmosphere, and welcome opportunity for advancement and ongoing training, please forward your resume to:

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sandy and Jerry Wiseman pose in the driveway with one of their two cars , in Schaumburg, Ill. Jerry Wiseman and his wife, Sandy, took refresher driving classes to help them stay safe behind the wheel for many more years. More older drivers are on the road, and they face a hodgepodge of state licensing rules that reflect scientific uncertainty and public angst over a growing question: How can we tell if it’s time to give up the keys?

By September 21, 2012 Please indicate in your cover letter which position(s) you are interested in.

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101, 4419 50 Ave. Red Deer, AB T4N 3Z5 Or Fax 403-343-9299

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd.

designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment and is seeking a full-time

lege student who died last year after being run over by an 83-year-old driver who turned into his bike lane. Maryland next month begins issuing licenses that last longer — eight years instead of five — despite an emotional appeal from the mother of Nathan Krasnopoler that that’s too long for the oldest drivers.

“You should be looking at your drivers to be sure they’re able to safely drive. There’s plenty of reResponsibilities will include but not be limited to: search that as we age, things do change and we may • update project schedules not be aware of those changes,” said Susan Cohen, • update ERP systems who now is urging Maryland officials to study adding • liaise with Project group to gather information some form of competency screening, in addition to the required eye exams, to license renewals.

• supporting information flow to Production “Do we have to lose a 20-year-old with an incredand Project team members ible future ahead of him in order to determine that • provide customer with required information this particular driver shouldn’t be driving?” she Preference will be given to those with a high level asked. of organization and experience in a fast paced, Traffic challenges change for older drivers, who manufacturing environment. Knowledge of Microsoft are less likely than younger ones to be in crashes involving alcohol or speeding. Instead, they have Projects software is an asset. more trouble with intersections, making left turns, Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted. and changing lanes or merging, because of gradual declines in vision, reaction times and other abilities, Please forward your resume via fax according to the National Institutes of Health. to 403-227-7796 or e-mail to Scientists are hunting screening tests to check hr@bilton.ca for such things as early warning signs of cognitive problems that might signal who’s more at risk. But such screenings are a long way from the local license office. In a closely watched pilot project, California tried a three-step screening process to detect drivers who might need a road test before getting their licenses renewed — but it didn’t reduce crashes, sending researchers back to the drawing board.

Today, AAA’s Nelson said in-person renewals are “the single most effective thing states can do to improve safety.”

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. That’s because workers in the driver’s license ofdesigns, engineers and manufactures custom fice can be trained to look for signs of confusion or trouble walking as people come in — two big clues oilfield equipment that they may have trouble behind the wheel — and and is seeking a full-time refer those drivers for a road test or a medical exam to see if there’s really a problem.

Virginia, for example, lets even the oldest drivers hold a license for eight years, but starting at 80 they Responsibilities will include but not be limited to: must renew in person and pass an eye test. California has five-year renewals, and starting at 70 they • Perform visual inspections on all assemblies at must be in-person with both a written test and eye various checkpoints in the production process check.

• Layout & fit-up checks, final checks on tanks and Those eye tests can make a difference. In seniorvessels filled Florida, 80-year-olds renew their licenses • Witness tests of Spooling and Vessels every six years instead of every eight, with a vision • Liaise with 3rd party inspectors check each time.

A study found highway deaths among Florida’s Preference will be given to those with experience in a older drivers dropped 17 per cent after the vision fast paced, manufacturing environment. Knowledge of test was mandated in 2003.

ASME and CSA codes is an asset.

How long between renewals is best? There’s no We offer competitive wage and bene¿ts packages scientific consensus, but Nelson recommends every four to six years.

Only applicants chosen for an interview Another big key: Programs that make it easy for will be contacted. doctors, police and family members to alert licensing officials to possibly unsafe drivers of any age, so Please forward your resume via fax the experts can investigate. to 403-227-7796 or e-mail to But in states that don’t allow confidential reporthr@bilton.ca ing, families in particular hesitate in fear of backlash if upset relatives learn who turned them in.

Utah adopted confidential reporting in 2008 “to encourage more people to report problematic drivers without the risk of retaliation of repercussion,” High performance, High Value said Chris Caras of Utah’s Department of Public Safety.

Precision Well Servicing’s NEW pressure control division has Nor should the quesimmediate job openings for : tion be only whether someone should drive Coil Tubing, Nitrogen, Fluid Pump and Snubbing; or not: Iowa is leading a Coil Tubing, Nitrogen, Fluid Pump and Snubbing; growing number of states Supervisors Supervisors that customize license reOperators Operators strictions to allow people Assistant to stay on the road under Assistant Operators Operators certain conditions.

CoilCoil Pumper Mechanic Pumper Mechanic People with early-stage CoilCoil Pumper Pumper Dispatcher Dispatcher Alzheimer’s or ParkinWe offer; son’s disease, for instance, may qualify for a one-year 9 New, highly technologically advanced equipment license; people with other 9 Outstanding safety record health conditions may be 9 Industry leading wages allowed to drive only dur9 Immediate benefit coverage ing the day or within a few 9 Employer matched pension plan after one year ( 5% gross salary) miles of home.

In California, older 9 One of the best benefit programs in the industry drivers who fail a regular 9 Stability, advancement, growth and training opportunities road test sometimes get a 9 Finder’s Bonus Program re-test on familiar neighbourhood roads to qualify for a restricted license.

State traffic researchers expect demand for that option to grow, and are preparing to study if that tailored testing really assures safety.

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QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR

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WASHINGTON — Jerry Wiseman notices it’s harder to turn and check his car’s blind spots at age 69 than it was at 50. So the Illinois man and his wife took a refresher driving course, hunting tips to stay safe behind the wheel for many more years — a good idea considering their state has arguably the nation’s toughest older-driver laws.

More older drivers are on the road than ever before, and an Associated Press review found they face a hodgepodge of state licensing rules that reflect scientific uncertainty and public angst over a growing question: How can we tell if it’s time to give up the keys?

Thirty states plus the District of Columbia have some sort of older-age requirement for driver’s licenses, ranging from more vision testing to making seniors renew their licenses more frequently than younger people. At what age? That’s literally all over the map. Maryland starts eye exams at 40. Shorter license renewals kick in anywhere from age 59 in Georgia to 85 in Texas.

The issue attracted new attention when a 100-year-old driver backed over a group of schoolchildren in Los Angeles late last month. That’s a rarity, but with an imminent surge in senior drivers, the federal government is proposing that all states take steps to address what the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration calls “the real and growing problem of older driver safety.”

Here’s the conundrum: “Birthdays don’t kill.

Health conditions do,” said Joseph Coughlin, head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AgeLab, which develops technologies to help older people stay active.

Healthy older drivers aren’t necessarily less safe than younger ones, Coughlin points out. But many older people have health issues that can impair driving, from arthritis to dementia, from slower reflexes to the use of multiple medications. There’s no easy screening tool that licensing authorities can use to spot people with subtle health risks. So some states use birthdays as a proxy for more scrutiny instead.

Senior driving is a more complicated issue than headline-grabbing tragedies might suggest. Older drivers don’t crash as often as younger ones. But they also drive less. About 60 per cent of seniors voluntarily cut back, avoiding nighttime driving or interstates or bad weather, said David Eby of the University of Michigan’s Center for Advancing Safe Transportation throughout the Lifespan.

Measure by miles driven, however, and the crash rate of older drivers begins to climb in the 70s, with a sharper jump at age 80, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Only teens and 20-somethings do worse.

That rising risk reflects the challenge for families as they try to help older loved ones stay safe but still get around for as long as possible, which itself is important for health.

The good news: Fatal crashes involving seniors have dropped over the past decade, perhaps because cars and roads are safer or they’re staying a bit healthier, said the Insurance Institute’s Anne McCartt.

Yet the oldest drivers, those 85 and up, still have the highest rate of deadly crashes per mile, even more than teens. More often than not, they’re the victims, largely because they’re too frail to survive their injuries.

And seniors are about to transform the nation’s roadways. Today, nearly 34 million drivers are 65 or older. By 2030, federal estimates show there will be about 57 million — making up about a quarter of all licensed drivers. The baby boomers in particular are expected to hang onto their licenses longer, and drive more miles, than previous generations.

Specialists say more seniors need to be planning ahead like Jerry Wiseman and his wife Sandy.

“Absolutely we want to be as good drivers as we can possibly be for as long as we can,” said Wiseman, of Schaumburg, Ill. At an AARP course, Wiseman learned exercises to improve his flexibility for checking those blind spots. He takes extra care with left-hand turns, which become riskier as the ability to judge speed and distance wanes with age. He knows to watch for other changes.

“We’ll be ready when it’s time for one of us to stop,” he said.

Where you live determines what extra requirements, if any, older adults must meet to keep their driver’s license.

Among the most strict rules: Illinois requires a road test to check driving skills with every license renewal starting at age 75 — and starting at age 81, those renewals are required every two years instead of every four. At 87, Illinois drivers must renew annually.

In Washington, D.C., starting at age 70, drivers must bring a doctor’s certification that they’re still OK to drive every time they renew their license.

New Mexico requires annual renewals at 75.

Geographic variability makes little sense, said Jake Nelson, AAA’s director of traffic safety advocacy and research. “Either I’m safe to drive or I’m not.

Where I live shouldn’t matter,” he said.

Yet when Iowa drivers turn 70, they must renew their license every two years instead of every five.

Neighboring Missouri lets the 70-year-olds renew every three years instead of every six.

Some states introduce age requirements after high-profile accidents. Massachusetts now requires drivers to start renewing licenses in person at age 75, with proof of an eye exam. The change came after an 88-year-old driver struck and killed a 4-year-old crossing a suburban Boston street in 2009.

This summer, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed a national guideline for older driver safety that, if finalized, would push states to become more consistent. Among the recommendations: Every state needs a program to improve older driver safety; doctors should be protected from lawsuits if they report a possibly unsafe driver; and driver’s licenses should be renewed in person after a certain age, tailored to each state’s crash data.

Still, many states say their main focus should be on inexperienced teen drivers and problems such as texting behind the wheel.

“Teens are risk takers. Our older drivers are risk avoiders,” said Alabama state Rep. Jim McClendon.

Alabama drivers renew licenses every four years, with no older age requirements.

New Hampshire last year stopped requiring road tests when 75-year-olds renewed their licenses. The law was repealed after an 86-year-old legislator called it discriminatory.

It’s not the only state worrying about age discrimination.

“You don’t want to go around and say, ’This person is 85. We’ve got to take them off the road.’ That wouldn’t be fair,” said Assemblyman David Gantt of New York, where licenses last for eight years.

On the other side is the family of a Baltimore col-

D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012

Identical triplets a one-in-a-million blessing

BY GREG MERCER THE CANADIAN PRESS MANNHEIM, Ont. — Lucas is a little darker-skinned. He’s the momma’s boy. Blake is a little bigger, and the quiet one. Timothy is the smallest, and he’s most fond of his daddy.

The Drost triplets may be identical, with the same eyes, the same ears, the same hair colour, the same cry. They even eat, sleep and need changing at the same time.

But their parents Valerie and Allan have found the smallest differences in their one-in-a-million triplets to help tell who’s who. Oh, and there’s the tiny drops of different-coloured nail polish on their toes in case things gets really confusing.

“It gets pretty dark when you’re changing them at night,” Allan said. “It helps to tell them apart.”

The triplets were born via Caesarean section in a London hospital’s intensive care unit for infants on Aug. 17, about seven weeks earlier than a typical birth.

Timothy came into the world first, at 11:58 a.m., weighing three pounds, 11 ounces. Blake followed a minute later, weighing four pounds, eight ounces.

Lucas was last, and weighed the most, at four pounds, 11 ounces.

Valerie had been confined to hospital for two months prior to their births because doctors were worried about complications from the pregnancy.

That left Allan, and their four-year-old son Owen, running the house.

The night before the triplets were born, Allan hadn’t slept a wink - he’d been moving chickens overnight in his egg barn near Petersburg. He rushed to the hospital wearing what he had Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS on.

The Drost triplets, Blake, left, Lucas and TImothy, lay in a crib in their Mannheim, Ont., home on Sept.

11.

It was a long time for the family to be apart, but they feel nothing but lucky right now. Their boys are healthy and growing fast.

“We feel very blessed,” Valerie said. “It’s a total blessing to us.”

The infants stayed in the hospital’s specialized unit for about six days until they were stable enough to be transferred to Cambridge Memorial Hospital, where they continued to be cared for in incubators. They came home to Mannheim, a new house Allan moved the family into while his wife was in hospital, last week.

The newborns, conceived naturally without the aid of fertility drugs, are a statistical rarity some experts think the odds of having identical triplets are about one in a million. That happens when a single fertilized egg splits into three embryos, each carrying the same genetic material.

Valerie became something of a celebrity at the hospital, with her case drawing crowds of doctors and interns every time she had an appointment.

People were even trying to get into the intensive care ward, hoping to get a look at the triplets after they were born, Allan said.

Nine weeks into her pregnancy, she learned she was carrying something very special. The doctor assumed the couple had used in vitro fertilization to pull off such a feat and asked to speak to their specialist.

They didn’t know what the physician was talking about.

“He said, ’You did this yourself?’ And we said, ’Did what?”’ Valerie said.

“And he said, ’I guess you don’t know, but you’re having triplets.”’

The couple was stunned, but it didn’t sink in until much later. Soon, they were buying a bigger van, picking three names instead of one, and bringing home cribs and booster seats in sets of three.

Allan jokes that even with three names to pick, he didn’t get his first choice - Silas.

Because the boys were born premature, they’re ™ on doctor’s orders to be fed every three hours, * around the clock. That’s left Allan and Valerie a little bleary-eyed and running on adrenalin.

“When I first came home, I think I was up for four days straight,” she said. “But we’re coping.

You just do it.”

They’ve got lots of help, too, from their parents Ina Drost and Ayla and Robert Kutasinski, plus volunteers from their Community Christian Reformed Church.

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