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Affordable housing rejected CITY COUNCIL SHOOTS DOWN NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE PROPOSAL FOR CLEARVIEW RIDGE

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer City Council rejected Red Deer Native Friendship Society’s proposal to build affordable housing and a cultural centre in Clearview North because of local opposition.

However, council pledged on Monday evening to work with the society to find a more suitable location for the centre with neighbouring affordable housing units.

Several councillors suggested that given the amount of neighbourhood opposition allowing the project to go ahead would not have worked.

ed in Red Deer, he said.

Council voted unanimously on a separate resolution to work with the Friendship Society and the urban aboriginal community to advance their objectives to develop a cultural centre and affordable housing. Administration was directed to come back with some options in four months.

Among the issues to be worked out is what to do about the land, which the city acquired from the province on the condition that the lands be used for affordable housing for at least 15 years. Some sort of land swap may be pursued.

“I think we are setting it up to fail,” said Coun.

Lynne Mulder, one of seven council members to vote against changing a Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan to allow for the project.

Mulder said she believes strongly in the project but another site must be found.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling said the city worked hard to make the project happen, but council must listen to the public when making decisions.

“I would just like to say, God knows we tried with this project,” he said. “Council worked with all comers.”

The focus must be switched now to making it work somewhere else because affordable housing is need-

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BETTER THAN A POKE IN THE ARM?

COMMUNITIES IN BOOM

Red Deer a great place to start a business: report

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Looking for a good city to start a business in?

Red Deer should be high on your list, based on a study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The national business organization released its annual Communities in Boom: Canada’s Top Entrepreneurial Cities report on Monday. It included a ranking of 103 cities with populations greater than 25,000, and Red Deer was sixth on the list.

That’s an improvement from the CFIB’s 2010 and 2011 reports, in which the Central Alberta city ranked seventh. In 2009, it placed 32nd.

John Sennema, manager of Red Deer’s Land and Economic Development Department, said he’s pleased to see the city’s placement continue to improve.

“It helps with our identity,” he said, adding that Red Deer has ranked high on other, similar lists in the past.

“Anytime we have something like this, I think it’s completely positive for the city of Red Deer.

“We’ve got to get the word out that we’re here and it’s not just Calgary and Edmonton and Fort McMurray.”

Those communities placed 13th, eighth and 14th respectively on the CFIB list. Grande Prairie remained in the top spot for the third consecutive year, with Saskatoon, Sask. second, Regina, Sask. third, Moose Jaw, Sask. fourth and Lloydminster fifth. Rounding out the top 10 after Red Deer were Prince Albert, Sask.; Edmonton, Lethbridge and St. John’s, N.L. The CFIB rankings were compiled using 14 criteria, which in turn were grouped into three categories: presence, perspective and policy. Presence consisted of business growth and industrial diversity, perspective was based on the optimism and growth plans of entrepreneurs, and policy covered government impacts like taxes and regulations.

Red Deer earned 12 out of a possible 25 points for presence, which the CFIB rated as “moderate.”

Under perspective, it scored 21 out of 35, which was considered “strong”; and for policy it was awarded 27 out of 40 points, which was also rated “strong.”

Sennema said the criteria are useful in that they suggest the types of things that contribute to a strong business environment.

“Which we can use to understand what we’re succeeding in and where we can improve.”

He noted that the CFIB report found that Red Deer firms were among the most optimistic in the country when it came to their hiring expectations and outlook. That’s consistent with the message city officials have been getting from the business community, said Sennema.

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Bailey Rogers, 4, of Red Deer looks on as her sister Raya, 6, gets her influenza Immunization via a nasal spray at the Westerner on Monday. After seeing the nasal spray option Bailey decided to go the traditional route and took a needle to her arm for her shot. Public immunization clinics continue this week at the Westerner today (Tuesday) Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Harvest Centre. Public Immunization clinics will continue at various locations in Red Deer until November 26. For school aged children the immunization via a nasal spray is new this year. Visit albertahealthservices.ca for more information.

Man jailed six years for manslaughters A Tees-area man was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to killing two men in his trailer on an acreage outside Tees in 2008.

A three-week trial was scheduled to start Monday with Morris William Phillips, 49, facing two counts each of first-degree and/or second-degree murder and committing an indignity to human remains.

Instead, he pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter and two counts of committing an indignity to human remains in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

The bodies of Thomas Joseph Shaughnessy, 46, of Red Deer, and Thomas Robert Howells Jr., 40, of the Wetaskiwin and Red Deer areas, were found on May 30, 2008, by a farmer working in his field near Lamont, east of Edmonton.

According to the agreed statement of facts presented in court, Phillips killed Shaughnessy and

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Howells after they threatened violence unless Phillips handed over money and property.

Phillips suspected they owed money in connection with drug trafficking. He knew in the past Howells was hospitalized after motorcycle gang members beat him for nonpayment of debts relating to Howells’ drug-trafficking activities.

On April 7, 2008, Phillips was awoken by being struck in the face and was threatened for over two hours by Shaughnessy and Howells.

The pair forced Phillips to sit in a chair in his underwear while they threatened him with a bat and fire poker.

Phillips was made to sign documents transferring ownership of his SUV, computer and acreage over to Shaughnessy and Howells.

Phillips feared for his life and when Howells went to the washroom, Phillips grabbed an axe and struck Shaughnessy in the face with the blunt side of the axe, killing him.

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REPORT: Alberta well-represented “We know that labour attraction is a huge priority for a lot of businesses.”

Richard Truscott, the CFIB’s Alberta director, said it’s great to see five Alberta communities in the top 10.

“Many of our province’s urban centres continue to be entrepreneurial hot spots compared to other major municipalities across Canada.”

However, Truscott also pointed out that the high marks earned by Alberta cities were due largely to good results in the presence and perspective categories.

“A stronger focus on creating smallbusiness friendly policies would certainly help improve the rankings for Alberta’s cities even further,” he said.

“Sadly, entrepreneurs in many of our cities continue to succeed in spite of politicians and policy-makers, not because of them.”

Red Deer was an exception, getting good scores under the policy criteria.

But Sennema said the city can do even better.

“There are still people who think there’s too much bureaucracy and red tape,” he acknowledged, “but we try very hard to facilitate business, not get in the way of it.”

The CFIB represents more than 109,000 small and medium-sized businesses across Canada. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

MANSLAUGHTER: Dumped bodies in a stand of trees Then Phillips struck Howells in the face twice with the blunt side of the axe when he emerged from the washroom.

Phillips put their bodies in the trunk of a car and drove to Lamont and dumped them in a stand of trees.

He spent hours cleaning his trailer and removed the liner of the car and cleaned the trunk.

He drove the car to Edmonton where he abandoned it.

On April 26, 2008, he burned his trailer to conceal evidence. However the trailer was only damaged so he set the trailer on fire again the next day.

He threw the axe into a slough off his property.

The axe was never recovered.

Since the fires destroyed forensic evidence, police ran an undercover investigation during which Phillips admitted to his involvement.

Crown prosecutor Jason Snider said the injuries Phillips described to undercover officers were consistent with injuries discovered during the autopsy.

Both Shaughnessy and Howells died from blunt force trauma to the face and head.

Justice D.C. Read said while there was no real deliberation or planning involved in the deaths, and she was satisfied the violent acts were out of character for Phillips, hiding the bodies and destroying evidence showed Phillips was not as honest and straightforward as reported in his many letters of character references.

“The loss to the victims’ families is invaluable,” Read said.

In a victim impact statement read by a friend of the Shaughnessy family, Shaughnessy’s death was called an heinous crime.

While reading her victim impact statement, Bonnie Howells said there was no dignity for her son and turned to Phillips in the courtroom and shouted “You’re evil!”

In his letter, Darren Howell told the court his brother was called a hero after he rescued someone from a burning building in British Columbia.

“Rot in hell Morris Phillips,” he wrote.

Howells rented a room in Phillips’ trailer and used a quonset hut on the property for auto repair.

Phillips and Shaughnessy picked Howells up from the Edmonton airport on April 7, 2008.

He was returning from Yemen where he was working as an electrician. Phillips is also a master electrician.

Read accepted the joint sentence submission by the Crown and defence that recommended a global sentence of six years in prison for the manslaughter guilty pleas.

She sentenced Phillips to 1.5 years in jail on each count of indignity to human remains, to run concurrently.

Phillips spent 75 days in custody after he was arrested in October 2010.

He was released on bail and moved to North Battleford, Sask. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

HOUSING: Society disappointed but glad project will find new location Society executive director Tanya Schur was disappointed to lose the site but expressed optimism that the project will go ahead elsewhere and bring the community together.

“This is a step in the right direction and we will see things move forward now.”

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Chanda Katona of Caroline and her month and a half old daughter Addisyn paid a visit to City of Red Deer firemedics Patrick Robertson, left, and Kevin Rudolph at Station Three on 32nd Street on Monday.

Addisyn, Katona’s fifth child was not going to wait to get to the hospital in Red Deer to make her entry into the world and was born at 6:43 a.m. in the back of an Ambulance sitting on highway 2a near Springbrook with Rudolph and Robertson attending. Katona said it was a very exciting birth, a once in a lifetime event, but does not recommend it to other expecting mothers. Katona was glad for the support from the two Red Deer fire medics as was her husband Rylan who was probably even more relieved to see the medics said Katona.

Coun. Tara Veer said she was concerned about going ahead with the project in Clearview North in the face of so much divisiveness. It is better to find another location for the society’s initiative and “set them up for success.”

Veer was also uncomfortable that the city needed to change a previously approved Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan to make way for the proposal, a point of contention for a number of opposing residents. “(Residents) need to have confidence in the planning word of the city,” said Veer.

Coun. Buck Buchanan was the lone councillor to vote in favour. He was skeptical of some residents’ fears that the project would hurt property values or increase neighbourhood crime rates.

Clearview North resident Beverly McGinn, who helped organize a petition against the project, was buoyed by the outcome.

“We’re just very happy. It’s a big process, and I’m glad it’s over.”

The biggest issue for many residents was the lack of information from the city about what was intended for the area, she said.

Coun. Cindy Jefferies was absent from Monday’s meeting. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Three dead in fire at Hobbema Three people are dead after a house fire in Hobbema on Sunday.

One man and two women were found dead in a home that was destroyed by fire on the Samson First Nation.

Muskwachees Fire and Emergency Medical Services, as well as RCMP, arrived at 4:18 a.m. to find a home engulfed in flames. Firefighters entered the burning structure to find the three people inside.

All three victims are 25 or 26 years old and members of the Maskwacis community. Autopsies of all three are planned.

No names have been released pending notification of next of kin.

Provincial fire investigators and RCMP forensic and general investigation officers are conducting an investigation. RCMP say there is no indication of criminal behaviour associated with the blaze.

Council approves Environmental Master Plan upgrade

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF An update on the 2011 Environmental Master Plan received a passing grade from Red Deer city council on Monday.

The document was approved to guide city and community actions regarding water, ecology, transportation, built environments, air, energy and waste. It also gives targets that Red Deer could work towards by 2015, 2020 and 2035.

Coun. Chris Stephan said he couldn’t support the report because

he disagreed with some of the changes that the city had implemented since the plan was approved in April 2011.

Stephan said the city has made some moves that people didn’t like such as reducing dandelion control and adding bike lanes.

“People want to see Red Deer clean, green and beautiful,” said Stephan.

“When we look at reducing things like rough cuts (mowing) and reducing noxious weeds, we’re not keeping in line with that. There are other priorities we should be doing like litter control and focusing on recycling and reducing (garbage) bag limits.”

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“I don’t think I’ve ever had anyone approach me, asking ‘why aren’t you guys greening your fleet?,’” said Stephan.

Development services director Paul Goranson replied that the intent is to research the idea, not to make this a capital expense.

Council directed staff to look into what it would take to make the city’s fleet more environmentally friendly.

Stephan opposed researching this.

Coun. Paul Harris said he hoped the city would look into expanding its recycling of plastics soon.

“I hear over and over from the public to just get on with it,” said Harris.

“This one seems to be dragging along too slowly — I feel like I have to go back to some of those citizens and say there is action on this.”

Tom Warder, environmental services manager, said the details of plastic recycling will be coming back in a few months when the city’s updated Waste Management Master Plan is done. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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City gets hands-on for Waskasoo Park

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF A more hands-on approach to how people can use Waskasoo Park was welcomed by Red Deer city council on Monday.

Civic leaders unanimously endorsed the updated Waskasoo Park Interpretive Master Plan that will guide the city on how best to improve existing facilities and what should be done as the city expands.

Coun. Cindy Jefferies was absent from the decision.

The plan could cost up to $3 million to implement under a number of recommendations suggested by AldrichPears Associates of Vancouver.

Waskasoo Park stretches from River Bend Golf Course to Fort Normandeau and includes thousands of hectares of park space and 100 km of trails. Plans are to update Kerry Wood Nature Centre, as

well as Fort Normandeau.

“We’re really at a critical juncture at re-envisioning our park system,” said Coun. Tara Veer. “We’re committed to expanding and maintaining both the linear park and establishing new node park development to meet the needs of our growing population.”

Phil Aldrich, one of the principals of AldrichPears, described Red Deer’s park system as unique because it’s like a network of parks, not ones that are independent of one another. Improving the park will mean taking into account the kind of users for each area, he said.

“You’re not going to put in a lot of (sign) interpretation for those who are riding their bikes,” Aldrich said.

Aldrich said it’s also important for the city to get away from “just signs on sticks.”

“You have to make it experiential — you want something

for kids where it’s whole body experiences, you want something that is artistic, something that is humourous. Something that makes magic.”

Councillors Dianne Wyntjes and Lynne Mulder both expressed pride in Red Deer having such a beautiful park, and that it will continue to be developed.

Wyntjes said she liked the interaction between art and nature, as well as working closely with the aboriginal community on plans for Fort Normandeau. The City of Red Deer’s centennial will happen in 2013, so she’d like to see some of the changes at the fort become a top priority. One proposal includes building a multi-purpose shelter.

“What I particularly like was the comprehensive input (the consultants) got from the public and the users,” said Mulder. She said she especially liked that the report sug-

Utility bills being tied to consumption

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF After more than 18 months of review, a new way of figuring out utility rates —which will be tied to consumption — is coming to Red Deer.

City council passed the utility rate policy on Monday, as well an amendment to the utility bylaw, which will see rates change on Jan. 1.

Since the move to more of a usage-based bill may affect some customers’ bills, Development Services director Paul Goranson said the intention is to lessen “rate shock” by implementing changes over five years.

The utility policy essentially illustrates the city’s current practice.

“It moves from more of a fixed fee to more of a variable or usage based fee,” said Goranson.

If someone looks at their residential waste-

water bill right now, there’s a fixed fee there right now, so it doesn’t matter how much wastewater someone generates.

The bill will now include a line indicating fixed monthly charge, plus a usage based charge.

The fixed fee will go down for everyone, said Goranson.

“A portion of the wastewater bill (will now) be based on the amount of water that is used,” said Goranson.

Businesses already see wastewater use tying into their rate, he said.

“We are implementing a fixed fee on the commercial wastewater side,” said Goranson.

The new fees will not generate more revenues, but the idea is that it just changes how the customer sees their bill and that they have an opportunity to influence what their bill looks like, he added.

Council was largely

pleased with the changes.

“Finally, citizens will have control over their bill,” said Coun. Paul Harris.

“It’s a start.”

Development services director Paul Goranson said the utilities are selfsupporting so they are not supported by taxes.

The challenge is determining what users pay, said Goranson.

Water and wastewater would be affected.

Goranson noted consumer rates should reflect use, promote conservation and be structured so revenue requirements can be met.

“Right now, there is little incentive to conserve,” he said.

Coun. Tara Veer said it’s good that people will be able to conserve water and see their bills decrease.

“I appreciate the transition period because I wonder how it will impact our large water us-

Nova Chemicals, Ineos holding open house Nova Chemicals and Ineos invite Joffre area residents and the public to an open house on Wednesday.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Satinwood School gym with a presentation and discussion running from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Refreshments will be served. Satinwood School is located on Township

Road 39-0 about five km east of Secondary Hwy 815.

The agenda includes updates on the proposed polyethylene (PE1) expansion project and business and facility operations.

A free vehicle emissions testing clinic will also be held.

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ning process 30 years ago.

“It’s refreshing to see the new parts and to see the enduring parts of the park to be maintained,” said Flewwelling. “That’s reflective of the writers of the report, but also it reflects the amount of consultation from the public.”

City manager Craig Curtis credited Jim Robertson, executive director of the Waskasoon Environmental Education Society, for helping make the park as it is today because he was part of the existing and new park plan.

In other council news: ● A decision on Central Alberta Theatre’s request for assistance was put off. ● A decision on Red Deer College financial assistance was put off until Oct. 26. ● A progress report on the Museum and Art Gallery has been postponed for up to six weeks. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

gested different ways of interacting with users —that there is an interpretive hierarchy.

For instance, some signs will be placed in areas where people may tend to stop and want to know what’s on site, such as at Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary.

“I love the outdoor expansion at Kerry Wood,” she added.

Coun. Paul Harris said the plan looks at the environment, but also it shows the connections between people themselves. “The park system has a universal language . . . which is so well represented in this document,” he said.

Coun. Buck Buchanan said he likes the planning tool as long as the city doesn’t get locked in as to what this has to be. He was told that each budgetary item would still have to come to council for approval.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling said he remembers being a part of the first Waskaoo plan-

ers,” said Veer. “We have institutions like schools and industries and larger families — we want to make a positive change but we don’t want an unanticipated detrimental impact on others.”

Some people may wonder why their bills aren’t going down quick enough, some people with high uses will notice their bills are a lot more, said Goranson.

“One thing is we’re splitting this over five years,” he said. “People can adapt to it.”

Inflationary increases are still going to happen, Goranson said. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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We all must join the fight ENDING BULLYING WILL TAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT, THROUGH EDUCATION, COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT Bullying can be fatal.

We are reminded of this once again because of the tragic case of B.C. teenager Amanda Todd. The 15-year-old from Port Coquitlam took her own life last week.

Amanda recently put together a YouTube video about being bullied. She tells her story in a simple but powerful manner, via handMARY-ANN written cards in BARR front of a camera. For anyone with any sense of compassion, given Amanda’s final action, it’s a heartbreaker.

“Every day I think why I am still here,” she says near the end of the video, which outlines the Internet posting, bullying, stalking, beating, changing of schools and torments she suffered through.

She tells us that the bullying led to anxiety, depression, panic disorder, cutting herself, and drug and alcohol abuse.

This summer she couldn’t even leave the house.

Then, after two earlier suicide attempts, the teenager succeeded.

Her mother Carol has now started a trust fund. The Amanda Todd trust fund is accepting donations in Amanda’s name at all Royal Bank of Canada branches.

Amanda had help through family, school and professionals. Still, in the end, the bullying overwhelmed her.

The awful truth is that Amanda isn’t the only teenager to have committed suicide because they were bullied. At least three other Canadian teenagers did the same thing in 2011.

Amanda’s video has been viewed more than seven million times and many of those views came after she died.

Not only Canadians but people around the world have become impassioned by Amanda’s death.

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she died, some people who have not the slightest clue about compassion posted further disparaging remarks on a social media website that honoured Amanda.

That is the nature of bullying, of course. It’s heartless and cruel.

And parents who have seen their children suffer bullying, or anyone else who has been a victim, knows that while most people physically survive bullying, there can be a lifetime of emotional scars.

People often stand by when bullying happens because they fear becoming the target themselves.

Bullying doesn’t stand alone as a single miserable act that people inflict on others. I think it’s more complicated than that.

It’s about the lack of respect that people have for others and the things that surround them.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

You can have your say today on West Park redevelopment plans City council is coming to your neighbourhood, led by city Councillor Paul Harris, who wants to get your input regarding the West Park redevelopment proposals.

The information meeting is at the West Park Activity Centre 3811 57th Ave. between 4 and 8 p.m. today.

Harris has said come out because he wants to start it right away.

So be forewarned, if you do not like something let them know by attending the meeting or go online and tell them at www.reddeer.ca/westpark.

If you don’t, you are going to get what council thinks you should have.

There are about 15 major proposals and I am sure that many will improve the area.

I lived in West Park for many years and always loved it.

I live nearby now and do not want to comment on anything but the proposal regarding main roads as this applies to many other areas and roads in Red Deer.

The main thing that needs to be stopped is anything that will slow or hamper traffic on 55th and 57th Avenues.

The worst are those nice concrete barriers called calmings, and anything you set on top of them. I am not sure what they want to slow as both 55th and 57th are 30 km/h most of the way now because of school and playground zones.

Do not hamper the line of sight of drivers who may not see that child or senior citizen because of trees or shrubbery.

They want to add bike lanes on top of the calmings, which will kill more on-street parking, especially now that secondary suites are a reality.

Either widen the sidewalks and trails or have the bikes ride on the road like they have done forever (share the road).

If the citizens of Red Deer don’t stop this traffic slowing by telling council how they feel about it, and tell them the direction they want is to get Red Deer moving again, then we deserve what we have now.

On another note: If the city really wanted to get green fast, not just one bike or walker at a time but really fast, just time the traffic lights.

Chuck Grote Red Deer

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Bullying, racism, discrimination — they’re all connected. What we teach our children about respect will have a lasting impact on how they treat others. And if we don’t hold our children responsible for their actions, we can expect little or no respect.

Of course, that simplifies the solution to bullying. At the same time, children have to be taught how to defend themselves against bullies. One person trying to stand up against bullying is one thing. But when others stand up as well, it’s even better. Silence, looking the other way, is a failing.

We no longer have only old-fashioned bullying, where kids are picked on face to face. We also have the dark side of the Internet, cyber bullying, which is much of what Amanda Todd suffered. Teens are often attacked through text messages and social media websites such as Facebook.

On Monday in the House of Commons, New Democrat backbencher Dany Morin called for a national bullying strategy. An earlier private member’s bill by Liberal Hedy Fry would add cyber bullying to the Criminal Code. It has not yet gone to third reading.

These are positive approaches to the problem, but two key factors will always play a significant role in reducing bullying and the worst of its consequences.

Like impaired driving, through education, bullying has to become unacceptable.

And all of us must step up to the plate together to support the victims of bullying and challenge directly those who bully.

Mary-Ann Barr is the Advocate’s assistant city editor. She can be reached by phone at 403-314-4332 or email at barr@ reddeeradvocate.com.

Finding a better path to learning Students entering high school might not pay a lot of attention to lifetime earnings expectations or even their job possibilities upon leaving school. I figure they’re pretty well occupied with classes, exams and social activities.

I expect that an article in Saturday’s Advocate (Teaching teachers) will far more likely grab the attention of parents, concerned as they are with the future success of their children.

News articles are easy to find questioning the socalled “million-dollar bonus” conferred on the lifetime earnings of a university graduate, over someone who GREG only has a high school diNEIMAN ploma. Last year, a study reported in the Globe and Mail upped that ante to $1.3 million, but in the next sentences suggested the number crunchers were filtering results through rose-coloured glasses.

The high tuition costs, the high average debt load required to complete a degree, the years spent out of the workforce (especially for those seeking an advanced degree), and the declining employment prospects for careers related to the field of study should be enough to give a high school student pause before jumping into a university-track program.

But they don’t. Entrance numbers at universities continue to rise, while trades go begging for skilled workers.

A new program at Red Deer College looks like it might cause some students — and their parents — to pause a little longer.

RDC will complete its first year of a pilot project next June, wherein high school teachers get specialized training in teaching five different trades: hairstyling, cooking, welding, automotives and carpentry. You need an education degree to take the one-year course and when you come out, you will be qualified to teach that trade to the point where a high school grad could have their first-year apprenticeship already signed off.

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Instead of graduating high school and entering a trade, the students of these teachers are already qualified to enter the workforce at a higher salary.

What’s the bonus on that?

I looked up a federal government employment site and the numbers look pretty impressive, especially in the first years.

The site put a first-year construction worker’s pay in Calgary at up to $57,000. The top rate of pay — third level — came to $66,500. A starting electrician makes anywhere from $45,000 to $63,000 (don’t ask me why the range is so large). A welder starts out at $57,000, according to the site, although that seems a little low, from what I’m hearing of the trade.

A graduating engineer can start out at $69,000, with pay at peak of career at around $140,000. Quite a premium over the trades, don’t you think?

But you need a minimum of four years of university, requiring an average $40,000 of student debt — and I’ve seen engineering grads take more than a year to find a job after graduating. In that space of time, a welder’s pay can approach six figures, with a career head-start of earnings well over a quartermillion dollars, and little debt incurred to get it.

It would take a long time — a lifetime — for the engineer’s million-dollar bonus to be realized.

Here’s my point: high school students should be thinking more about how their education can help them achieve their goals in life, rather than believing the only career path that’s worthy of them goes through university.

In my time, high school was mostly aimed at preparing people for university, and the trades wing was definitely considered the “secondary” part of secondary education.

Today, if we’re using high school to prepare students for success, the trades route is looking a whole lot more attractive.

Good on those teachers involved in the RDC program. Their extra year of education can bump their pay by another $3,000 a year — which represents a pretty high rate of return on the investment.

The bonus for their students will be substantial.

Enough to give their parents pause in any serious discussion held with high school-aged students about what they want to do after graduating.

Greg Neiman is a former Advocate editor.

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Health queue inquiry not witch hunt: judge MUST DETERMINE IF SOME ALBERTANS ARE USING FEAR OR FAVOUR TO ALLOW THEMSELVES OR OTHERS TO LEAPFROG TO THE TOP OF WAITING LISTS AND, IF SO, TO RECOMMEND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO STOP IT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — A retired judge promised Monday that his inquiry into health-care queue jumping in Alberta will be wide-ranging, but it won’t be a witch hunt.

“There have been numerous complaints aired in the press and elsewhere to the effect that this inquiry’s mandate is too narrow. That is not for me to comment on,” John Vertes told a panel hearing in Court of Queen’s Bench.

“Let me simply say I take the premier (Alison Redford) at her word when she was quoted as saying that this inquiry can follow the evidence wherever it leads.”

But Vertes, who retired last year as senior judge on the Su-

preme Court of the Northwest Territories, also pointed out that even though his inquiry is independent and can compel witnesses to testify, it is not a court of law.

“I cannot find individual fault.”

The judge must determine if some Albertans are using fear or favour to allow themselves or others to leapfrog to the top of waiting lists for medical procedures and, if so, to recommend what can be done to stop it.

Vertes heard applications Monday from parties that want to take an active part in the inquiry as interveners.

The hearings are to run for two weeks in Edmonton starting Dec. 2 and then for two weeks in Calgary in January.

A report must be submitted

to Speaker Gene Zwozdesky no later than April 30.

Vertes agreed to requests from the Alberta Medical Association, representing the province’s 11,000 physicians and students, Alberta Health Services and the Alberta government to be interveners.

The status can include the right to cross-examine witnesses, present evidence and make recommendations.

Vertes told the groups he will spell out their exact rights and responsibilities in the coming days.

He said he will consider applications for some of the inquiry to be behind closed doors when necessary, but added he is “committed to an open and transparent process.”

Redford ordered the inqui-

ry in February after a report by the Alberta Health Quality Council on problems with the province’s $16-billion healthcare system.

That council found wait times for emergency care were intolerably long. It also said officials and politicians played a major role in the crisis by mismanaging bed allocations and sowed confusion by collapsing health regions into one superboard in 2008.

While no one died as a result of the bungling, there was a lot of needless suffering, the report said.

It also heard from many doctors who said that when they complained about poor patient care, their bosses ignored them, cut their hospital privileges and, in some instances, got them fired.

Redford said that in light of the report, the inquiry needed to look into the bullying allegations. But she was roundly criticized days later when the terms of reference were released and she ordered the inquiry to look only at queue jumping.

The premier said she was acting on the advice of the Health Quality Council, which said the bullying of doctors had been fully investigated and future money would be better spent fixing the problem.

Opposition critics suggested the premier narrowed the scope to avoid the inquiry directly exploring allegations of bullying, meddling and misbehaviour by her senior politicians.

Beef production at XL Foods rival Cargill up ‘REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THE PLANT, CFIA OFFICIALS ARE ON THE GROUND THERE, DOING THEIR WORK, DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY FOOD PRODUCED OUT OF THERE WILL BE SAFE.’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

— AGRICULTURE MINISTER GERRY RITZ

question period.

“The minister of agriculture and agrifoods has clearly lost control. How is it that the minister ... is still in his job?”

Ritz appears to have shifted his approach to the situation since he held a news conference in Calgary two weeks ago and toured the XL plant in Brooks.

At that time, he said he was intervening personally to ensure the CFIA was aware of how seriously the government was taking the issue.

Now Ritz has taken a step back, issuing statements from time to time and allowing bureaucrats from the CFIA and the Public Health Agency of Canada to do most of the talking.

A government source said it was the CFIA that dealt directly with XL Foods over the weekend, standing firm when the company effectively shut down inspections by laying off 2,000 workers.

“Regardless of what happens in the plant, CFIA officials are on the ground there, doing their work, doing their due diligence to make sure that any food produced out of there will be safe,” Ritz said.

“We will continue to do that.

“These are science-based decisions, not political choices.”

The plant has been closed since Sept. 27 because of E. coli concerns and has been shut out of the key U.S. market since Sept. 13.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says 15 peo-

ple have become ill in four provinces from a strain of E. coli linked to beef from the meat packer.

Before XL Foods bought the plant in 2009, it faced at least four E. coli food inspection recalls under different owners.

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As questions remain about when or if the packing plant at the centre of an E. coli outbreak and beef recall will reopen, another meat company in southern Alberta has ramped up production using workers from the same union.

The Cargill plant in High River added a Saturday shift and has been operating six days a week since XL Foods in Brooks had its licence suspended by food safety inspectors.

Cargill says it is operating full out, handling up to 4,500 cattle daily.

Brigitte Burgoyne, a spokeswoman for the international agri-business giant, said Cargill follows and strives to exceed Canadian Food Inspection Agency standards for cleanliness.

“We work with the CFIA to ensure that we are adhering to their expected processes,” she said Monday from Winnipeg.

“Food safety — operating in a clean and safe environment — is our No. 1 concern.”

Alberta Agriculture Minister Verlyn Olson was to tour the Cargill plant Monday afternoon to view its food safety measures.

It is the largest beef processing facility in Canada.

Peter Frost of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1118 at the High River plant said the union has a good relationship with Cargill managers.

Frost said the company listens when any of the 2,000 union members who work there have ideas or point out concerns.

“This employer ... when we bring forward food safety issues, they are more than willing to listen and respond in a very timely fashion,” Frost said from High River.

Last week, members of the same union who work at the XL Foods plant held a new conference to tell a different story about the company they work for.

Doug O’Halloran, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 401, said the processing line at the plant operates too quickly for workers to keep it clean.

He said the plant uses too many temporary foreign workers and won’t work with the union to ensure they are properly trained.

The union also said the company won’t agree to whistleblower protection for workers who point out problems.

XL Foods officials did not return calls Monday.

Last week, XL Foods CEO Brian Nilsson said his company has an open-door policy for its workers and has always welcomed their input on plant operations.

About 800 workers at the Brooks plant were getting ready to return to work Tuesday, only days after XL Foods announced a temporary layoff of 2,000.

The workers are to finish cutting beef carcasses as part of a Canadian Food Inspection Agency evaluation on whether the plant is safe to process cattle and send meat to market.

O’Halloran said it isn’t clear if the workers will be on the job for one day or longer. The hope is the plant will be allowed to begin processing cattle again later this week.

“The uncertainty is playing on everyone’s nerves,” he said Monday.

“We are optimistic that they will be able to start slaughtering on Wednesday or Thursday.

If that doesn’t happen, we must have a bigger problem than what XL has been letting on.”

The company blamed the layoff decision on the federal government, which hadn’t given XL a firm date for when it would get its licence back to fully resume operations.

In Ottawa, the Opposition called again for Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz to resign over the government’s handling of the recall and inspections.

“One day, the workers are sent home and inspections stopped, and the next day, they’re called back to the plant.

It’s chaos,” NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said during

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New Democrats call for national fight against bullying DEATH LAST WEEK OF VANCOUVER TEEN SPOTLIGHTS PROBLEM

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Embattled Ontario Premier McGuinty resigns, prorogues legislature TORONTO — Beaten down by a series of scandals, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty shocked Ontarians late Monday by announcing that he was adjourning the legislature and stepping down as provincial Liberal leader, but left the door open to taking a run at the federal Liberal leadership.

After 16 years as party leader and nine as premier, it’s time for new blood, McGuinty told a surprised Liberal caucus that had been called into an emergency session.

“It’s time for renewal, it’s time for the next Liberal premier, it’s time for the next set of Liberal ideas to guide our province forward,” he said.

“To that end, I spoke with the president of our party and asked that he convene a leadership convention at the earliest possible opportunity.”

McGuinty will stay on as the MPP for OttawaSouth until the next election, but wouldn’t comment on speculation a draft campaign has been in the works to persuade him to run for the leadership of the federal Liberals.

“I am not making any plans whatsoever beyond my duties here at Queen’s Park,” he told reporters.

When journalists pointed out he hadn’t ruled out a federal run, McGuinty joked they were spreading rumours.

“All I said is I don’t have any plans. That’s all I said.”

McGuinty’s Liberals have been under fire for months for an out-ofcontrol air ambulance service and faced a second contempt motion Monday for cancelling gas plants in Mississauga and Oakville at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars to taxpayers.

However, the premier insisted it wasn’t the controversy over the gas plants that prompted his sudden resignation, but rather cited his daughter’s recent wedding as a time where he realized it was time for the party to renew itself.

“I thought it wasn’t going to be that big of a deal, but I found it to be pretty emotional to be there with her and my family and my extended family, and it reinforced for me what those things in life are in terms of the most important: family, friends.”

McGuinty blamed the fight over a public sector wage freeze for his second surprise —adjourning the legislature.

He vowed the Liberals would try to negotiate zero-increase agreements with the unions — something the NDP has demanded — and would also use the break to negotiate with the Progressive Conservatives.

“They oppose our wage freeze plan, and that means we can’t make it the law, certainly as it stands at this point,” said McGuinty.

“I met with the lieutenant-governor earlier today and asked that we prorogue the house so that we can pursue both discussions, both tracks, in a way that is free of the heightened rancour that has sadly, too frequently, characterized our legislature of late.”

The government needs the wage freeze for about 481,000 public sector workers to trim the $14.4-billion deficit, and McGuinty said proroguing will give the government time to find out exactly what the Tories want to approve the plan.

“We’re going to continue to reach out to the Opposition to see if we can determine precisely what they would need by way of a legislative response to ensure that we could, through legislation, put in place the necessary wage freeze.”

McGuinty told the caucus the Liberals have made some mistakes in government, but got the big things right in education, health and the environment.

experiencing bullying and help get them connected to adults for support and intervention.”

Currently a patchwork of programs and organizations exists to fight bullying, but the problem cries out for a co-ordinated approach, Morin said.

The NDP motion calls for the creation of a House of Commons committee to develop a national bullying prevention strategy that would examine the prevalence and impact of bullying and look for ways to prevent it.

It also urges Ottawa to support organizations that already work with young people, focusing on prevention rather than criminalization.

Todd, 15, posted a nine-minute video on YouTube in which she explained, through hand-written notes held up to the camera, how she exposed her breasts on a webcam to an unidentified man, and how those images ended up being sent to family and friends.

She described suffering anxiety and major depression, eventually turning to drugs and alcohol and trying twice to kill herself.

The haunting video ends with her note: “I have nobody. I need someone.”

During today’s debate in the House, Conservative MP Kellie Leitch was among those who spoke on behalf of the government.

The Conservatives support efforts to prevent or reduce incidences of bullying, Leitch said.

But she questioned whether the NDP motion would merely overlap with two other parliamentary committees that are currently studying the same issue.

Other levels of government are also attempting to combat the problem, and already have programs in place that are working, said Leitch.

“All of these initiatives are commendable and significant in their own right. All are focused at the local level where we need to focus.”

Where the federal government can play a role is in crime prevention, Leitch said.

“The (federal) aggression replacement training initiative, for example, is geared to preventing violence among youth . . . and preventing school-based bullying,” she said.

Recent federal studies indicate that one in five children or youth have reported being victimized by bullies.

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OTTAWA — When Dany Morin was being picked on in high school, there was no such thing as Facebook.

The taunting faced by teens these days is far worse that it was 20 years ago, the New Democrat MP said today as his motion calling for a national effort to fight the problem came before the House of Commons.

“Nowadays, with cyber bullying, with social media, it has gotten to a breaking point,” said Morin, whose motion comes in the tragic wake of a bullying-related suicide that has captured the country’s imagination.

The death last week of Vancouver teen Amanda Todd has served to shine a spotlight on the problem and expose the urgent need for a solution, Morin said.

“It is a nationwide problem and it is, unfortunately, only growing with time.”

It’s high time the federal government got involved in an effort to put a stop to bullying, said Queen’s University psychology professor Wendy Craig.

“A national campaign needs to focus on relationships — relationships between parents and children, relationships between all adults who work or are involved with children and with youth-toyouth relationships,” said Craig, the scientific co-director of Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network (PREVNet).

“We also need to focus on helping adults and youth identifying the signs of when someone may be

‘WE ALSO NEED TO FOCUS ON HELPING ADULTS AND YOUTH IDENTIFYING THE SIGNS OF WHEN SOMEONE MAY BE EXPERIENCING BULLYING AND HELP GET THEM CONNECTED TO ADULTS FOR SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION.’

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Costing of Europe’s drug patent demands vindicates critics

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Tanning banned for minors in B.C.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — Teens craving sun-kissed skin have one less option now that a tanning ban has come into effect.

Effective Oct. 15, tanning salons must post signs informing the public they won’t serve anyone under the age of 18 and if they do they could face a $345 fine for each offence.

The provincial governmental made changes under the Public Health Act last March aimed at reducing the chances people will develop skin cancer later in life. The only exception to the ban is for youth who have a medical prescription which requires ultraviolet light treatment, such as for the condition psoriasis.

The B.C. Cancer Agency estimates that 966 British Columbians will have been diagnosed with the skin cancer melanoma by the end of 2012, while 150 people will die from the disease.

Deep well for greenhouse gases ESTEVAN, Sask. — At nearly 3.4 kilometres, it’s the deepest well ever drilled in Saskatchewan.

The shaft has been sunk over the past two months near Estevan as part of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre’s Aquistore project to permanently store carbon dioxide deep underground.

It will be the first project in the world to integrate commercial-scale CO2 capture, transportation and injection from a coal-fired electrical generating station into a deep geological formation.

The gas will be turned into a liquid and piped from SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Plant, then stored deep underground in a brine and sandstone formation to reduce greenhouse gases.

The project is expected to be up and running by next year.

OTTAWA — Critics of Ottawa’s free-trade talks with the Europe Union say they are vindicated by confidential federal research showing that concessions on just one EU demand would add as much as $2 billion a year to Canadians’ drug costs.

The federal research, revealed

by The Canadian Press on the weekend, showed that Europe’s demands for patent-term restoration would cost between $800 million and $2 billion a year.

A compromise option would cost up to $900 million a year — a price that would be borne by provincial drug plans, employersponsored insurance plans and individuals.

“It confirms what we’ve been saying for a long time: that the stakes for both public health care and for private and supplementary plans are considerable here,” said Adrian Dix, leader of the NDP in British Columbia.

Dix has led a vocal campaign against agreeing to the European

drug-patent demands.

“The potential for this stuff being lost at the bargaining table takes away our single biggest ability to control health care costs over the next decade.

And it doesn’t seem to us that there is any reciprocal benefit for Canada,” Dix said in an interview.

Europe and the many brandname pharmaceutical companies headquartered on the continent say Canada’s patent regime is not as robust as in Europe and other industrialized countries.

They argue that extending patents to recognize the amount of time unapproved drugs spend in the regulatory pipeline would improve Canada’s competitiveness.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has always insisted it’s a “myth” that the Canada-EU free-trade deal would increase health costs.

But the analysis done by officials at Industry Canada and Health Canada shows that significant costs would result from Ot-

tawa agreeing to implement patent-term restoration — just one of three demands from Europe that would bolster pharmaceutical patents.

The analysis concludes that full agreement with Europe on patentterm restoration would add an average of 2.66 years of market exclusivity to the average brandname drug.

“I was struck by the fact that the Conservatives responded by claiming in writing that it was a myth that (the trade agreement) would have any increase to drug costs in Canada,” said Don Davies, the federal NDP trade critic.

“I find it disturbing that we now find out they have internal studies and information that would suggest that in fact those changes would increase drug costs in Canada.”

A spokesman for International Trade Minister Ed Fast would not comment directly on the government analysis, but says there has been no decision made yet about whether Ottawa should concede to Europe’s demands.

Alleged high-profile biker found dead BRANDON, Man. — There are media reports that the man found dead in his cell at the Brandon Correctional Centre on the weekend was a high-ranking member of the Rock Machine biker gang.

CTV News quotes sources as saying Jean Paul Beaumont played a key role in the gang war between the Rock Machine and the Hells Angels that stretched through the summer of 2011.

The sources say Beaumont was found stabbed in the neck in his cell, but police have not confirmed how the man was killed, only that the circumstances surrounding his death are suspicious.

Beaumont had a lengthy criminal past, including convictions for drug and weapons-related charges, and reportedly was a member of the Hells Angels until he switched to the rival gang.

The Brandon Correctional Centre has been put on lockdown while officers continue to investigate the death.

Man. Liberal leader backs Justin Trudeau WINNIPEG — Manitoba Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard has thrown his support behind Justin Trudeau and his bid to become the next leader of the federal Liberal party.

Gerrard says he thinks Trudeau is the right person at this time for this country.

The eldest son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau announced his candidacy Oct. 2.

Gerrard says he and Trudeau are good friends and it was logical he publicly declare his support now, rather than hold back.

He says Trudeau has the ability to reach out to young people to create a new interest in politics.

Trudeau will be in Winnipeg for a rally this Saturday.

The leadership contest doesn’t officially begin until Nov. 14, with the leadership convention taking place on April 14.

Meanwhile, Gerrard said provincial Liberals pick their new leader at their own leadership convention in October 2013. Gerrard announced his resignation last spring.

He said at this point he has no intention of running in the next federal election.

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Mexico raids campuses held by students MEXICO CITY — Police raided three teachers colleges on Monday in the western state of Michoacan, where dozens of students had been hijacking buses and delivery trucks for a week to protest curriculum changes.

Masked protesters battled police with rocks and fireworks. Student involved in the campus takeovers burned a dozen trucks and buses before authorities swept in, detaining 176 strikers. Ten police officers were injured, three seriously, the Michoacan state government reported.

The massive police raids early Monday indicate patience is running out with campus takeovers, which have become common and often violent in Mexico. In recent weeks, hundreds of students at two other occupied campuses in Mexico have battled protesters to free their universities from strikers.

The standoff at the teachers colleges began over a week ago, when students seized the campuses to protest plans to require them to take English and computer science courses. The protesters say the colleges are meant to prepare teachers for rural areas where basic skills are more of a priority.

The protesting students fanned out, forcing bus and delivery truck drivers to move the vehicles to the occupied campuses. Protesters ended up holding the vehicles and several of their drivers for more than week. The governments said the hijackings caused losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars per day.

Michoacan state spokesman Elina Ambriz said one of the three campuses had been recovered without incident.

It was the latest in a round of pushbacks against campus takeovers, which have long been tolerated in Mexico

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because authorities are often loath to interfere. Police are wary of entering many colleges because of the concept of university autonomy, which protects academic independence by allowing colleges to run their own affairs. Memories of student massacres in 1968 and 1971 make cracking down on campus protests politically unpalatable.

But with common citizens and other students being affected by the takeovers, police and even students themselves have begun to act.

Last month, rejected students demanding admission to the University of Michoacan took over the campus. After two weeks without classes, dental and medical students donned motorcycle helmets, leaped the walls around the campus in white lab coats and battled to take their university back. Rocks and fists flew, sticks and baseball bats were swung, a fire extinguisher was turned against the medical students, and finally the squatters fled the school of medicine. Classes reopened days later.

This month, about 100 students at Mexico City’s Autonomous University rushed the gates of their seized campus and briefly forced out striking students, who later returned with a pickup truck to bash in the gates and retake the school. The two sides are now in talks to end the standoff.

With only a dozen or so masked students holding some campuses at the school, frustration has boiled over among hundreds of locked-out students who tried to take make-up classes in improvised classrooms. The strikers were backed by some professors and university employees.

“We are now holding classes in tents, at the soccer field next to the campus, and the conditions are deplorable,” said Gustavo Martinon, 23, a media arts student at the university’s Cuautepec campus. “When it rains, the

tents flood.”

“The engineering students need labs and computers, and they don’t have them. We (media arts) students need the radio station, the video facilities, and all the equipment we need.”

Like most of the other students trying to take back the campus, Martinon said he has no position on whether the strikers have a legitimate grudge. Taking over a campus and affecting thousands of students, he said, isn’t the way to air a grievance.

“This has nothing to do with a student movement,” Martinon said. “The students are just caught in the middle.”

The Mexico City strike was called to protest a crusading rector who wanted to clean up inefficiency and low graduation rates; only a few dozen of the university’s nearly 15,000 students

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have actually graduated in the 11 years since the university was founded. The rector’s proposals sparked opposition from professors and employees, and the protesters said they took over the campuses because of fraud in voting for the university’s administrative board, and said they have the support of a majority of students.

“Assemblies held by the students at the university’s five campuses decided to call a strike, because legal procedures had been violated and vote results ignored” in elections that gave the crusading rector a majority on the university council, said Javier Marmolejo, an anthropology professor and strike leader.

He said the strike assemblies were often voice votes or raised hands. He didn’t explain why he, a professor, is helping lead a student strike.

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Clinton arrived for the long-planned women’s event in Lima after another weekend of criticism from Republicans over the Obama administration’s initial explanation of the Sept. 11 attack and security at the consulate in Benghazi, where the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans died.

Her arrival coincided with a call from the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., for Clinton to answer more questions about what was known about the security situation in Libya in the period leading up to the attack as well as the State Department’s priorities on paying for and protecting diplomatic missions abroad.

Ros-Lehtinen took issue with State Department officials who called the assault on the Benghazi consulate by many dozens of heavily armed militants “unprecedented.”

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A menu fit for the fall

I love everything about Fall — from the kaleidoscope of colors that Mother Nature paints, to the crispy leaves covering the grounds, and above all else, the w a r m comfort food that comes with the chilly autumn weather.

There a r e mounds of root v e g MADHU etables, BADONI winter squashes and varieties of apples waiting to be turned into warm, toasty, comfort foods that we tend to seek when the outside temperature drops.

For me one of the foods that give me warm fuzziness is my mom’s carrot halva. Carrot halva is a very popular sweet in Indian cuisine that is made by sautéing grated carrots in ghee or clarified butter and then cooking in milk. The cooking of the carrots in the ghee is pure heaven and it is this smell that brings great comfort to my soul!

Though this halva can be a year round dessert, my mom always prepares it during this time because “the best halva comes from fresh carrots” and those carrots would have to be from her garden. Neither my sibling nor I ever enjoyed helping my mom grate all those carrots back then and we would always argue as to whose turn it was. As I grate carrots now, it brings waves of memories of sibling rivalry and close binding times which were just a part of the chore back then.

Halva is also prepared by Indians during this time because autumn not only brings the bountiful of this root vegetable, but also commences a long thread of Indian celebrations.

Along with other sweets, carrot halva is eaten during times of celebrating religious occasion like Navratri and Durga Pooja and is a must when Hindus celebrate the festival of lights, Diwali.

As much as I find comfort in the smell of carrots in ghee, vast majority of the North American population find solace in the smell of baking apples. For it is the “Apple and Cinnamon” fragrance which is the number one fall scents sold by the company Glade.

It really is the perfect way to welcome company or family, especially for the holidays: when they walk in and smell the cinnamon and caramelizing natural apple sugar, it screams “home”. The warmth and the seasonality of apples make it a perfect fall ingredient. Besides, the humble apple should justly have a season devoted to itself for it is easily brushed aside in the summer for more glamorous fruits like peaches, plums, and berries.

Besides baking them into a double crusted pie there are so many delicious fall apple treats to be excited about — apple cider, apple sauce, candy apples, and apple cobblers are just a few from the long list. In my household, warm and spicy apple pancakes rings in the morning is what I use to summon the heaviest sleeper or the pickiest eater to the table; cored apples are sliced into rings and then dipped into pancake batter and slowly pan fried. I cannot take

slowly pan fried. I cannot take credit for this recipe for it first appeared in 1950’s television commercial while featuring aunt Jemima pancake mix.

That time the mix was advertised with the unusual concept of cooking them with apple rings.

Hearty soups and stews also take centre stage in our kitchen during this season and rightfully, a piping-hot bowl of soup is a satisfying meal for a cozy fall dinner. For me a real iconic hearty fall soup is Borscht, a Russian beet soup. This soup captures the bounty and the beautiful red hues of the season, all in a bowl!

There are as many variations of borscht as there are kitchens it is found in. Almost all recipes include beets, cabbage and stock. The rest is open to interpretations: onions, apples, beans, carrots, parsnips are but a few choices. A soup comprised mostly of broth, or mostly of chunky vegetables, or one loaded with meats and garlic — these are all variations that are perfectly acceptable as far as tradition goes. Also, how many beets you put into the soup can be adjusted according to the beet lovers at your table.

Finally the fall season would not be complete if we didn’t bring the winter squashes to the table. Baked, roasted, toasted or in a soufflé, winter squash is a versatile vegetable with a rich flavour just on the edge of sweet.

The only thing I don’t like about these gourds is peeling them. This is why I avoid any recipe that says to peel the squash before it is cooked. The skin is quite hard, so removing it is a real challenge. Winter squash also can be cooked whole in the oven or in the microwave — if it is small enough.

Simply make some cuts into the skin with a knife. Place it in a pan or bowl, and it is ready to cook. In the oven, roast winter squash at 350 degrees until the skin is easy to prick and the pulp is softens. In the microwave, cook on high until you can smell it is done. It will continue to cook for several more minutes. The cooked pulp can be used in soups, casseroles, breads, pancakes, pies and puddings. Any of the squash varieties can be used to replace pumpkin in recipes, and all freeze well for later use.

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Carrot Halva

Makes 8 — 10 servings 2 pounds grated carrots 4 cups milk 2 cups granulated sugar 1 2/3 cup dry powdered milk 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds 3 tablespoons ghee Crushed pistachios or cashew, for garnish.

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From top: Maple Ginger Squash Tower, Apple Ring Pancakes, Borsch, Carrot Halva.

Put the carrots and ghee in a heavy pot. Sauté the carrots until cooked. Add milk and bring to a boil over medium heat, and then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring frequently until the milk is absorbed into the carrots. Add the sugar, dry powdered milk, and cardamom seeds to the pot. Stir everything together and cook the mixture for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat, Cook and stir until the mixture turns a golden brown, then remove it from the heat and serve. The halva can be served in bowls, or pressed into a mold to be shaped. Garnish with crushed pistachios and cashew pieces.

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Self esteem declines with age Age and Self-Esteem “It takes a long time to become young.”

– Pablo Picasso, prolific and influential Spanish artist

at me, perplexed. Threshing crews had been a feature of the early half of the century. Once farmers began to purchase their own combines, threshing crews slowly disappeared and, by this point in time, had disappeared entire“You feeling the chill?” ly.

“A little,” I replied.

“Get in,” said Johnny, motioning for Johnny reached over me to get over. “I’ll give you and manipulated the cona ride back into town.” trols of the old truck. Warm After a moment of considair erupted from the dash eration, the old gentleman along with a helping of nodded and climbed into the grain dust and a couple cab next to me. He smelled brittle poplar leaves. like sweat, old socks, strong It was late autumn, 1972 liniment and Wintergreen and I was helping Johnny Skoal. with some work on his We dropped the old man farm. off at the coffee shop on the We were heading into corner. Johnny gave him a town to pick up some feed couple of bucks. As we drove supplement. We were onaway, I couldn’t forget the ly a few kilometres away look of resignation on the when we noticed the old man’s face.

MURRAY man: a grey figure on a grey “Sad when a man’s talent FUHRER afternoon moving slowly no longer serves him,” said along the roadside.

Johnny.

He barely took notice of The other day someone us as we drove past him. He posed an interesting queswas dressed in a long, grey tion: does our level of selfwoolen coat with a ragged esteem diminish as we grow scarf wrapped around his neck and older? I asked him to define “older,” a tattered brown tuque pulled down and he responded with retirement age over his ears. and beyond.

“Cold day for a walk,” noted Johnny I have often written about selfand I nodded in agreement. esteem in children but I had never Johnny stopped the truck, backed stopped to ponder the impact of selfup and rolled down the window. esteem on older adults and whether it “Hey, old-timer,” Johnny yelled. wanes with the passing years.

“Where are you bound for?”

It appears that our eyesight and moThe old man turned to face us. He bility aren’t the only things that diminlooked tired – worn out. ish as we grow older.

“Nowhere in particular,” he reA new study suggests that self-esplied. teem also declines once we pass retire“You live around here?” ment age.

He nodded and pointed in the direcThe Journal of Personality and Social tion of town.

Psychology cites a long-term study on “What’re you doing wandering the self-esteem in which researchers folcountryside?” lowed over 3,600 individuals ranging in “Looking for work — with a thresh- age from young adult to senior citizen ing crew.” between the years of 1986 and 2002. Re“Threshing crew?” Johnny looked searchers contacted and interviewed

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each participant approximately four times over the span of the study.

The goal was to determine how the average person’s self-esteem changes over time. Ulrich Orth, lead author, summarized the results by noting that self-esteem was lowest in the younger ages and steadily increased as people aged.

In the study, self-esteem levels plateaued as participants moved into their 60s and declined steadily as individuals moved beyond. Most surprisingly, study results revealed that women typically displayed lower levels of self-esteem than men across all the age ranges.

One theory suggested by study coauthor Richard Robins as to why selfesteem would peak at middle age is that “midlife is a time of highly stable work, family and romantic relationships.

People increasingly occupy positions of power and status, which might promote feelings of self-esteem. In contrast, older adults may be experiencing a change in roles such as an empty nest, retirement and obsolete work skills in addition to declining health.”

It’s also interesting to note that for mature adults, health and wealth were factors for raising and maintaining self-esteem.

Individuals with higher incomes, ample pensions and in good physical condition found it easier to maintain high self-esteem as they aged.

There is no conclusive evidence that health and wealth are directly linked to higher self-esteem, but researchers surmise that feeling well and being financially secure provide individuals with a sense of independence and security that ultimately leads to higher self-esteem.

The study also revealed that people of all ages in satisfying and supportive relationships tended to have higher self-esteem.

Love, companionship and a sense of belonging appeared to contribute

greatly to a more positive outlook and a healthier, more balanced sense of self.

“With medical advances,” said Orth, “the drop in self-esteem might occur later for baby boomers.” Being healthier, Boomers will likely be able to work and earn money longer.

“To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement,” wrote Canadian psychotherapist and best-selling author Nathaniel Branden.

“Contrary to popular belief, it is not the prerogative of mindlessness, but the exact opposite: it is the reward of self-esteem.”

Perhaps the best way to forestall declining self-esteem in our later years is to build and maintain a healthy and grounded self-image today.

That and a concerted effort to remain physically, emotionally, spiritually and yes, financially fit throughout our lifetime.

I wondered what my talent might be and if someday — like the old gentleman — mine would no longer serve me.

For the old man, his talent — working with a threshing crew — was no longer relevant or required. He felt obsolete, desperate and no longer of value. I’ll never forget what he said to me on that ride back to town — on that cold, late autumn day in 1972.

“I know there ain’t no more threshing crews,” he admitted under his breath. “I was just hoping there might still be one somewhere looking for a man – one more good man.”

“Never tell me the sky’s the limit when (I know) there are footprints on the moon.”

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Girl’s anxiety needs school involvement Question: My daughter is in elementary school and is extremely shy.

So shy that it is affecting her schoolwork and friendships. What can we do to bring her out of this shell?

Juli: Unfortunately, many kids struggle with shyness.

According to Dr. Jerome Kagan, a professor of psychology at Harvard University, about 10 to 15 percent of kids in elementary school are very shy. For some, their shyness is a manifestation of a reserved personality trait.

For others, shyness is a symptom of anxiety.

The fact that your daughter’s grades and friendships are being impacted suggests that she is probably in the latter category.

One of the best ways to combat anxiety is to make the world a more predictable place.

You can help your daughter with this by role-playing everyday situations like what to do when you meet someone new or when someone teases you at school.

You can also work with her teacher and oth-

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FOCUS ON FAMILY er school staff to make social interactions at school more predictable.

School can be an overwhelming experience for a young child.

Your daughter may begin to develop more self-confidence in social situations by interacting with smaller groups of children outside the school setting.

Start by inviting over a potential friend for a play date.

It is even better if the friend is a classmate so that the relationship carries over into the classroom environment.

You may even want to ask your daughter’s teacher for recommendations of what kids in the class would be a good fit for a friend.

If you find that these interventions are not making a difference, it is time to seek help from a qualified professional.

Most schools have on-staff counselors who are skilled at handling

anxiety-related behavior. Your school or your daughter’s pediatrician may also be able to refer you to an expert in your area.

Question: The other day I heard my junior high-aged son and his friend laughing about a classmate who passed out by sniffing an air freshener.

I wanted to ask them about it, but I thought they were probably just making up stories. Surely they were joking about this?

Jim: Sadly, this has become an all-too-real phenomenon.

Even as illegal drugs continue to plague youth culture, some of the most harmful substances to your kids might be sitting right under your own roof.

In 2010, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released a study about an increasingly popular youth pastime known as “huffing.”

This, as you may have surmised from your son’s conversation, is when kids attempt to get high by inhaling common household products such as shoe polish, glue and, yes, air fresheners.

It sounds absurd, but research shows that more 12-year-olds have used household products to get high than marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined. This is a very real problem.

The use of inhalants can cause a child’s heart rate to increase dramatically.

In some cases, the end result is cardiac arrest and sudden death. Even for kids who try huffing only once, the risk of serious injury or death is considerable.

I’m not suggesting that you lock up all of your household products. But

your son needs to know that this is no laughing matter.

As you talk to him about the pitfalls of alcohol abuse and illegal drugs like marijuana, be sure to let him know that “huffing” is a dangerous — and potentially deadly— pursuit as well.

Help him make smart decisions and stand up to peer pressure.

Your active presence in his life is the strongest defense he has against the dead-end road of drug and alcohol abuse.

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residents.

“That’s quite high,” said Andrew Simor, a doctor at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital who has published research on MRSA. Simor said few other jurisdictions track MRSA infections acquired outside hospitals, but the N.W.T. figures are likely to be tops in the country.

“I suspect that is substantially higher than it would be in most other areas of the country. There’s no way to be sure but it would be hard for me to imagine similar rates in Ontario or the Maritimes.”

The only province that does track community-acquired MRSA is Alberta, Simor said.

There, the infection rate in 2008 was 0.2 per thousand — less than one-seventh the N.W.T.’s rate that year.

Community-acquired MRSA is becoming more common everywhere in Canada, said Simor.

But the N.W.T. is one of the few places where it is now more prevalent than hospital infection.

MRSA normally attacks the skin and soft tissues, leaving them inflamed, painful and sometimes pus-filled.

The infection can spread to in-

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS YELLOWKNIFE — Northern health officials are growing increasingly concerned as infection rates from a dangerous superbug continue to rise.

Figures released Friday show infection rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — referred to as MRSA — have more than quadrupled in the Northwest Territories since 2007.

And although the bug is still most often spread in hospitals in southern Canada, it is now more common in the N.W.T. among the general population, especially in its smaller communities.

“It’s one of our top concerns,” said Dr. Kami Kandola, the N.W.T.’s deputy chief public health officer.

“It is one our priorities because this particular bug is quite nasty.”

There have been 142 cases so far in 2012. The next highest year, 2010, had 138 over the full 12 months.

The territory’s latest MRSA figures show an infection rate of 4.3 cases per thousand residents.

That’s more than four times the 2007 rate of one per thousands

ternal organs and can also lead to more serious conditions, including pneumonia or flesh-eating disease.

Penicillin and similar antibiotics no longer work on MRSA. “In most situations it’s not life threatening, but it can be quite severe,” Simor said.

Infection rates are highest among infants and in the territory’s small, remote communities, where housing tends to be more overcrowded.

Teaching people living in those conditions preventative measures such as regular hand-washing and not sharing towels is a big part of the N.W.T.’s strategy to combat the infection, Kandola said.

The territory has only two oral antibiotics that work against MRSA and doctors don’t want to overprescribe them and allow the bacteria to build up resistance.

“The stronger control we have over the transmission, the better it is,” Kandola said.

“We don’t want to flash forward five or 10 years and find out we don’t have any more antibiotics left to combat this bacteria.”

“soured” milk. Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone. Using a melon baler or an apple corer, peel and core the apples keeping them whole.

Slice the apples crosswise to make 1/4-inch rounds. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray.

Dip apple slices in mixture and cook until cooked on one side.

Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side.

Serve immediately or transfer to oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining apples and batter. Serve with warm maple syrup.

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FOOD: Recipes Borsch 1 (16 ounce) package pork sausage 3 medium beets, peeled and shredded 3 carrots, peeled and shredded 3 medium baking potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 3/4 cup water 1/2 medium head cabbage, cored and shredded 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained 3 cloves garlic, minced Salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon white sugar, or to taste 1/2 cup sour cream, for topping 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley for garnish

Maple Ginger Squash Tower ( Featured in Fresh Juice) 4lbs assorted small squashes( I used dark green acorn and yellow butternut squash) 1/2tsp + 1 Tablespoon olive oil 1/2 tsp chili garlic paste 1/2 cup maple syrup 2 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tbsp grated ginger

Crumble the sausage into a skillet over medium-high heat.

Cook and stir until no longer pink. Remove from the heat and set aside. Fill a large pot halfway with water(about 2 quarts), and bring to a boil. Add the sausage, and cover the pot. Return to a boil. Add the beets, and cook until they have lost their color. Add the carrots and potatoes, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Add the cabbage, and the can of diced tomatoes. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, and cook until tender. Stir in the tomato paste and water until well blended.

Transfer to the pot. Add the raw garlic to the soup, cover and turn off the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. Taste, and season with salt, pepper and sugar. Ladle into serving bowls, and garnish with sour cream and fresh parsley.

Slice whole squash crosswise into 1/2-inch thick rounds.

Scoop out and reserve seeds. Mix together /4 cup of seeds and mix 1/2tsp olive oil and chili garlic paste. On parchment lined baking sheet, spread evenly .Bake in 400F oven until golden brown, 10- 12 minutes. Let cool. In large bowl , toss squash slices with syrup, soy sauce, ginger and remaining oil. On two baking sheet, arrange in single layer and bake in 425C oven until tender and caramelized, 25-30minutes. To serve, stack three squash slices on each plated and sprinkle with roasted seeds.

Apple ring pancakes 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg 2 tablespoons butter, melted 2 Macintosh or other small apples cooking spray Combine milk with vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to “sour”.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl.

Whisk egg and butter into

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I was walking through the horse pasture when suddenly Mindy, our Morgan, pricked her ears forward and stared at the forest that edges the pasture.

Then she started to snort and prance.

I looked towards the spot that had caught her attention and saw a dark shape moving steadily through the trees in our direction.

Of course you know what I was thinking.

I stood rooted to the ground, my eyes bugging out of my head watching the enormous shape move towards me.

Fear can make the smallest object appear bigger than it really is, but this really was enormous.

It wasn’t just big for a bear; it was big for a bus. It was like SHANNON three bears stacked on each MCKINNON other’s shoulders.

It was the sort of bear that could eat Mindy for an appetizer, Mage for the entree and gobble me down for dessert.

And still have room for chickens, sheep and a couple hives of honey. I watched it steadily advance while my knees turned to jelly. When it sailed effortlessly over the fence I realized, to my great relief, it wasn’t a bear at all. Instead a massive bull moose joined us in the pasture.

He took in his pasture mates, shook his big head and then slowly dissected the field jumping the fence on the other side with equal ease.

Why is it that I have such a mad fear of bears, but am calm around moose?

For the past five or six years a cow moose and her current calf have spent their winters in our yard. She licks the lilacs, munches on the apple trees and swallows berry bushes in three lazy chews.

When I’m feeling Zen I admire her beauty and don’t begrudge her dining habits...too much. On my grouchier days I hurl a few snowballs in her direction or wave my snow shovel in a threatening manner.

The outcome is the same.

She ignores me.

Last February I woke up to the sound of what I thought was Darcy opening the closet door to get dressed for work.

And then I realized Darcy was still beside me in bed. Darcy thought I was opening and shutting the bedside table.

As the banging noise continued we gaped at one another in the moonlight. Goosebumps landed on top of Goosebumps. What was making the noise?

Sitting up to source the sound, Darcy announced, “There’s a moose at the window!”

I sat up beside him and sure enough, there framed in the window at the foot of our bed was a massive silhouette of a moose head.

As we stared in amazement the moose bunted the window pane.

“What should we do? What should we do?” I babbled, thinking the window was going to smash to pieces at any moment.

“Turn on the light!” Darcy said.

I jumped up and hit the switch on my side of the bed. We ventured towards the window and saw the cow and her yearling bull calf.

Turning on the light startled the cow moose enough to move away from our window, but not enough to leave the yard.

Instead she started head butting her calf which was almost as big as she was.

We watched as they shoved foreheads, staggering in turn back and forth.

We could hear their guttural enraged lowing noises and could only assume we were witnessing either a weaning or a mother at wit’s end with her terrible teen.

Darcy ran for his camera. He returned, shut off the lights and turned on the camera.

The moose stopped fighting and gaped at the digital light of the camera and then fled like someone had lit their heads on fire.

We didn’t get a picture but it’s an image we’re not likely to forget.

And if we are ever awoken by a moose bunting our window pane again at least we know what to do. Grab the camera!

Having a moose come knocking in the night isn’t the weirdest wildlife encounter we have ever had, but it’s up there.

But what’s really weird is how moose encounters don’t bother me, but bears fill me with horror. Moose can be just as unpredictable and dangerous as a bear.

Moreover, I have at least one moose encounter a week and the moose rarely runs. I have one bear encounter a decade and the bear always runs. And yet if we had awoken to a bear knocking on our window I would have lost my mind. As it were, all I had was moose bumps.

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Blazers off to red hot start

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

RAY LEWIS

LEWIS OUT FOR SEASON Another week, another NFL star out for the season with an injury. Ray Lewis, the 13-time All-Pro anchor of the Ravens’ rugged defence, tore the triceps muscle in his right arm during Baltimore’s 31-29 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

The 37-year-old Lewis wasn’t the only Raven injured during the game. Fourth-year cornerback Ladarius Webb is gone for the year with a torn knee ligament, and defensive lineman Haloti Ngata injured a knee, but could return next week. Lewis, who may have played his last game, is just the latest big name to take a big fall. Three weeks ago, Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis was lost for the season.

Today

● High school girls volleyball: JV/senior Interlock at Lindsay Thurber — Lindsay Thurber vs. Lacombe, Rocky Mountain House vs. Camrose, JVs and seniors at 6 p.m.; Rocky Mountain House vs. Lacombe, Lindsay Thurber vs. Camrose, JVs and seniors at 7:30 p.m.; Senior interlock at Central Alberta Christian — Innisfail vs. Central Alberta Christian, Notre Dame vs. Central Alberta Christian, 6 and 7:30 p.m.; JV interlock at Hunting Hills — Sylvan Lake vs. Ponoka, Hunting Hills vs.

Ponoka, 6 and 7:30 p.m. ● WHL: Kamloops at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Senior men’s basketball: CASMBA, Carstar vs. Rusty Chuckers, 7:15 p.m.; Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Circle T, 8:30 p.m., LTCHS.

Wednesday

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

The Kamloops Blazers are flaming hot.

The Blazers have burnt their opponents on a regular basis to this early point in the Western Hockey League season, posting eight wins without suffering a regulationtime setback. The only blip on the club’s record is a shootout loss.

Kamloops enjoyed a solid 2011-12 season, finishing third in the Western Conference with 47 wins, then sweeping Victoria 4-0 in the opening round of the playoffs before falling 4-3 to the eventual league finalist Portland Winterhawks in a bestof-seven conference semifinal.

The taste of success rubbed off on the returning players, Blazers head coach Guy Charron said on Monday at the Centrium, where his squad will face the Red Deer Rebels tonight.

“I think it’s a little bit of a result from last year,” said Charron, in reference to the Blazers’ hot start. “We’ve created something for ourselves, the players created an identity for our team and the kids are following up on how we ended the season.

“They’ve set themselves some goals.

They know what it took to be successful last year and I think they’re just projecting themselves to have a good season.”

So far, so good.

The Blazers are coming off Sunday’s impressive 5-2 win over the host Calgary Hitmen, a triumph that featured a fourpoint performance from winger JC Lipon.

The Regina native notched two goals and helped set up two others and is leading the WHL points parade with 22 (9g,13a).

Lipon plays the right side on a talented

line that includes centre Colin Smith, who is second in league scoring with six goals and 18 points, and Tim Bozon, who has accumulated six goals and 13 points.

While Lipon put up some fine numbers last winter — 19 goals and 65 points — Charron admitted he didn’t necessarily see this coming.

“It’s really interesting, when you’re around junior kids long enough it’s amazing sometimes to see the growth of a young man,” said Charron. “When I first came to Kamloops (in 2010) he was a young guy and we knew he had some potential, but we didn’t expect that it would become what it is now.

“I think a lot of it is that line has created some chemistry, and for him it’s also about confidence. That line is really making each other accountable. They really help each other and all three of them want to be successful. A lot of the things they do have been created by their work ethic.”

Lipon has enjoyed the early ride and agreed with his coach that familiarity has been the key to success for the Blazers’ top-scoring offensive unit.

“Last year I got moved up to the second line with (Smith and Bozon) and played together with them for the whole season, so the chemistry is definitely there,” said Lipon.

“It’s always nice having two guys with you that you’ve played with for a while.”

The Blazers’ win at Calgary was a statement in itself, considering the Hitmen entered the game without a regulationtime loss. The Calgary penalty kill was scorched, with all five Kamloops goals coming on the power play.

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF Patrik Bartosak has been released from the Red Deer Rebels doghouse.

The second-year netminder was back practising with his teammates on Monday at the Centrium after being suspended by the club late last week for disciplinary reasons.

Prospect Grant Naherniak was summoned from the midget AAA Moose Jaw General to serve as the back-up to Bolton Pouliot in a 2-1 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers and 4-2 loss to the Calgary Hitmen.

“It was a disciplinary thing that has been dealt with. He (Bartosak) understands it, he knows why (he was suspended),” said Rebels general manager Brent Sutter. “I don’t think we need to go any deeper with it than that.

“It was something that had to be done.

He’s a great kid and he’s obviously a heck of a goaltender, one of the best in our league.

He’s back at practice today and it will be a coaching decision as to who plays in net tomorrow (tonight versus the Kamloops Blazers). gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Giants end home woes with win TIE SERIES WITH CARDINALS WITH FIRST WIN AT HOME OF POST-SEASON

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Giants 7 Cardinals 1 SAN FRANCISCO — Marco Scutaro answered Matt Holliday’s hard takeout with a big hit of his own to help the San Francisco Giants end their home slide.

Scutaro hit a two-run single in San Francisco’s four-run fourth inning before leaving with a hip injury and the Giants got their first home win this post-season, 7-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night that tied the NL championship series at one game apiece.

“It shows you how tough he is,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “It’s a shame somebody got hurt. It was more of a roll block. We’re hoping he comes out of this OK. He got hit pretty good.”

Scutaro left after the fifth because of his damaged left hip.

X-rays were negative, and he’ll likely get an MRI today. There was no word on his future status.

“You’re trying to get to the second baseman and obviously try to knock him down so he can’t turn a double play,” Holliday said. “As long as you’re in the baseline, it’s within the rules.”

The series now shifts to St. Louis for three games, starting with Game 3 on Wednesday when San Francisco ace Matt Cain takes on Kyle Lohse of the

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St. Louis Cardinals’ Allen Craig appears to tag San Francisco Giants’ Gregor Blanco as he heads back to first base on a fly ball during the eighth inning of Game 2 of baseball’s National League championship series Monday, in San Francisco. The umpires called him safe.

Cardinals.

Things got off to a testy start when Holliday barrelled into Scutaro at second base to break up a potential double play in the first inning.

The play riled up a crowd that had seen three straight losses by the Giants so far this post-season.

There was plenty to cheer all

night for the Giants. Ryan Vogelsong pitched seven strong innings, Angel Pagan hit a leadoff homer to give San Francisco its first home lead this post-season, and Scutaro broke the game open with his single off Chris Carpenter.

Making Scutaro’s hit even sweeter for the Giants was the fact that Holliday misplayed

the ball in left field, allowing a third run to score on the error.

The Giants also benefited from a missed call by an umpire in the eighth inning after St. Louis centre fielder Jon Jay made a spectacular, diving catch to rob Brandon Crawford of a hit.

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Manning leads Broncos to massive comeback win

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Denver Broncos strong safety Mike Adams strips the ball from San Diego Chargers tight end Randy McMichael during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, in San Diego. The Chargers recovered the fumble on the play.

Broncos 35 Chargers 24 SAN DIEGO — It took a quarterback the calibre of Peyton Manning to pull off this kind of comeback.

Manning threw three touchdown passes in the second half and Tony Carter and Chris Harris scored off turnovers by Philip Rivers as the Denver Broncos overcame a 24-0 halftime deficit to stun the San Diego Chargers 35-24 on Monday night. Manning was 13 of 14 for 167 yards in the second half for the Broncos (3-3) who tied the Chargers (3-3) atop the AFC West. It tied for the fourth-greatest regular-season comeback in NFL history.

“It sure was special considering what was on the line,” said Manning, a four-time NFL MVP and one-time Super Bowl winner who’s in his first season with the Broncos.

Manning had been 1-5 in his last six games against San Diego, all with Indianapolis.

Rivers was intercepted four times — three in the fourth quarter — and lost two fumbles.

A week earlier, the Chargers blew a 10-point lead in the third quarter in a 31-24 loss at New Orleans.

“When you lose it’s rough, especially in a game where you

had a big lead and so much at stake,” Rivers said.

The Broncos seemed finished after a nightmarish first half in which Manning served up an 80-yard interception return for a touchdown by Quentin Jammer and two special teams fumbles led to 10 points for the Chargers.

“I thought we had a good plan. It was so disappointing to have these special team mistakes,” Manning said.

Manning began the comeback when he hit Demaryius Thomas on a 29-yard touchdown pass on the opening drive of the second half. On the ensuing San Diego possession, Elvis Dumervil stripped the ball from Rivers and Carter ran 65 yards for a touchdown, holding up the ball in celebration as he approached the end zone.

Denver then sacked Rivers to force a punt and Manning capped the next drive with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Eric Decker to pull to 24-21. Manning’s 21-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Stokley gave Denver its first lead of the game, 28-24 with 9:03 left. Stokley outleaped defensive back Marcus Gilchrist to catch the ball, and then got both feet down before tumbling out of the end zone.

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REBELS: Nice win “Yeah, it was definitely a nice win for us,� said Lipon. “It was back and forth and sometimes specialty teams can take over. We did that and it worked out well.�

There’s more to the Blazers than one hot line. The club is deep up front with the likes of wingers Brendan Ranford (4-9-13 in just seven games), Dylan Willick, Cole Ully and Jordan DePape, and centre Matt Needham.

Guy Charron “The success of our team has probably been (based on) the depth we have,� said Charron, who played 734 NHL games with Montreal, Kansas City, Washington and Detroit and served as an assistant coach with three NHL teams over 12 seasons. “Any time the opposition can only focus on one or two individuals or a particular line, it makes it tough for them. I think it’s a luxury to have two or three lines that can produce. Looking at this season, perhaps people would say we have a very top line, but I’d say we have the potential of having three lines that can produce and a fourth line that can generate the tempo and effort we’re looking for.�

While the Blazers lead the WHL in goals scored with 41, they have surrendered only 19, a league low. “My philosophy as a coach, and I’ve been around quite a few years, is you win championships and do things right when you commit yourself defensively,� said Charron. “As much as we knew of the offensive ability our team had, our focus has never changed. “When we don’t play good defence it’s brought to the players’ attention. To me, defensive hockey is about effort. When you have talent and the talent doesn’t work hard, you’re going to have a tougher time. When your talent works hard offensively and defensively then you have the chemistry of a good hockey club.� gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

TIED: Argued the call Jay threw toward first and the Cardinals should have gotten a double play, but first base umpire Bill Miller did not see Allen Craig tag Gregor Blanco’s jersey as he raced back to first on the play.

St. Louis manager Mike Matheny argued the call and the umpires huddled to discuss it, but they kept the safe call even though replays showed Craig made the tag. The Giants capitalized when Ryan Theriot hit a two-run single to make it 7-1.

Back at Busch Stadium, Holliday will be cheered after being the target of boos all night following his aggressive play on the basepaths.

With runners on first and second and one out, Craig hit a bouncer to Crawford, and the shortstop quickly flipped to Scutaro for the forceout.

Holliday, a former high school football star in Oklahoma, came tumbling in and slid late into Scutaro, crushing his left leg to prevent up the double play. Scutaro lay on the ground twisting in pain while trainer Dave Groeschner and Bochy ran out of the dugout to attend to the second baseman. “As I watched it live it looked like it was a hard slide,� Matheny said. “It didn’t go out of the baseline to get him. Once again, I haven’t looked at it again, but we teach our guys to go hard. Play the game clean, play it hard, not try and hurt anybody.� “I hated to see that it ended up that way. That’s not how we play the game. But we do go hard, but within the rules,� he said.

Vogelsong got out of the jam by retiring Yadier Molina on a groundout and Scutaro stayed in the game with a limp until being replaced in the sixth by Theriot.

By then, he had done his damage with the bat in the big fourth inning.

The rally started innocently enough with a bloop, opposite field double by Brandon Belt and a chopper over third baseman David Freese by Blanco.

Crawford then hit a bouncer between the mound and first base that Carpenter fielded and threw away toward first base.

It appeared Crawford may have impeded Carpenter by running inside the baseline but the Cardinals did not argue the play.

With the bases loaded and two outs, Scutaro lined his single to left-centre that Holliday misplayed to the delight of Giants fans, putting Carpenter and the Cardinals into a 5-1 hole. “He’s a clutch hitter, he always has been, I know that since he’s been over here,� Carpenter said. “He’s not going to miss those opportunities.�

Vogelsong made the lead hold up by becoming the first Giants starter to make it through six innings this post-season. He allowed four hits and one run for his first career post-season win.

Lions, Alouettes can cement first-place finishes with wins CFL PLAYOFF PICTURE COULD CLEAR UP AFTER THIS WEEKEND’S GAMES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO, ONTARIO — The CFL’s muddled playoff picture could clear up significantly this weekend.

The B.C. Lions and Montreal Alouettes can cement top spot in the West and East Divisions, respectively, with outright victories.

That would give both teams opening playoff byes and the right to host their conference finals Nov. 18.

The conference champions will meet in the historic 100th Grey Cup on Nov. 25 at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

The Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders could also both nail down second spot in their respective divisions, with a little help.

That would essentially leave third in the East and West Division still up for grabs heading into the final two weeks of the 2012 campaign.

B.C. heads into its home game Friday against Edmonton with a CFL-best 11-4 record, and the defending Grey Cup champion can cement first in the West for the second straight year with a win over the Eskimos.

But the Eskimos (7-8) have plenty to play for.

They’re fourth in the tight West Division but just two points behind third-place Saskatchewan (87) and four points in back of second-place Calgary (9-6).

An Edmonton victory would also solidify its crossover bid. In the CFL, if the fourth-place team in one division has a better record

CFL than the third-place finisher in the other conference, the fourthplace squad crosses over and assumes the third playoff seed in the rival division.

Montreal (9-6) visits Saskatchewan on Saturday and would take first in the East Division with a victory.

The Alouettes lead secondplace Toronto (7-9) by four points and have cemented the season series.

The Argos host Winnipeg on Friday night. A Blue Bombers’ victory would give Montreal top spot in the East for the fourth time in five seasons under head coach Marc Trestman and ninth time in 13 years overall.

Trestman has guided Montreal to three Grey Cup appearances, winning consecutive titles in 2009 and 2010.

A Toronto victory Saturday, combined with Calgary beating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, would give the Argos second in the East and home-field advantage for the division semifinal Nov. 11.

Calgary would need to beat Hamilton and have Montreal down Saskatchewan to secure second in the West Division.

Hamilton is currently third in the East Division but only sports a 5-10 record and trails the Eskimos by four points, with both teams having three-regular season games remaining.

The combination of a Hamilton win over Calgary and Montreal victory win over Saskatchewan would give B.C. first in the West

even if it lost to Edmonton.

That scenario would also keep the Ticats’ precarious playoff hopes alive heading into their final two regular-season games against Winnipeg and arch-rival Toronto.

So while the Stampeders need help to overtake B.C. for first in the West, they’re in much better control of their own destiny in the battle for second. Calgary owns the tie-breaker against both Edmonton (3-0 head to head) and Saskatchewan (2-1).

Saskatchewan certainly can’t afford to finish tied with either Calgary or Edmonton, having lost the season series with both squads.

However, should the Riders end up tied for first with B.C. and Calgary they’d get top spot in the West based on having the better winning percentage in games between the three clubs.

In a three-way tie, the Riders would have a 3-1 head-to-head record against B.C. but just 1-2 against Calgary, leaving them 4-3 overall.

B.C., with a 2-1 record against Calgary, would finish 3-4 while the Stampeders would end up 3-3 (2-1 versus Saskatchewan but 1-2 versus the Lions).

The three-way tie-breaker, though, would only be used to determine first place. Second would go to B.C. because of a superior head-to-head record against Calgary.

Investor’s gets win over Rusty Chuckers Ray Teskey dropped in 17 points and Jeremy Roberge added 13 as Investor’s downed the Rusty Chuckers 69-59 in Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association play Sunday.

Jonathan Laybolt had 15 points, Clint Unsworth 12 and Tony Goodwin 11 for the Chuckers.

Meanwhile the Vikings won by default over Triple Threat.

Scouting report Rebels vs. Kamloops Blazers Tonight, 7 p.m., Centrium The Blazers have roared out of the gate and are currently first overall in the WHL with an 8-0-0-1 record following a convincing 5-2 win over the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday . . . The Blazers have scored the most goals in the league, 41, and have allowed the fewest, 19 . . . RW JC Lipon (9g,13a,22pts) and linemate C Colin Smith (6-12-18) are one-two in league scoring and LW Tim Bozon (6-7-13) and LW Brendan Ranford (4-9-13) are also in the top 20 . . . Starting G Cole Cheveldave has the WHL’s fourth-best goalsagainst average of 1.65 in 400 minutes of action and boasts a .936 save percentage and 6-0-0 record . . .

The Blazers are in the midst of their toughest stretch of the season — seven games in 11 nights. Tonight’s contest will kick off a run of four in five nights.

Injuries: Kamloops — None to report. Red Deer — D Kayle Doetzel (upper body, indefinite), C Wyatt Johnson (upper body, indefinite).

Specials teams: Kamloops — Power play 34.1 per cent, third overall; penalty kill 83.3 per cent, fourth.

Red Deer — Power play 18.8 per cent, 16th overall; penalty kill 81.2 per cent, seventh.

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Manning finished 24 of 30 for 309 yards with one interception.

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Alberta High School Football Rankings Tier I (Pop 1,250 plus) 1. (1) Spruce Grove (6-0) 2. (2) Notre Dame, Cal (5-0) 3. (3) Bev Facey, Sher Pk (7-0) 4. (5) St. Francis, Cal (4-1) 5. (9) Jasper Place, Ed (3-2) 6. (6) Henry Wise Wood, Ed (5-1) 7. (7) Notre Dame, Red Deer (5-0-1) 8. (8) Bellerose, St. Albert (5-1) 9. (4) Harry Ainlay, Ed (5-2) 10. (10) Lethbridge Collegiate (3-2)

West Division GP W L T PF x-B.C. 15 11 4 0 402 x-Calgary 15 9 6 0 430 Sask.

15 8 7 0 397 Edmonton 15 7 8 0 351 x — clinched playoff berth.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Jets 3 3 0 .500 133 New England 3 3 0 .500 188 Miami 3 3 0 .500 120 Buffalo 3 3 0 .500 137

Tier III (450-749) 1. (1) Stettler (6-0) 2. (2) Crescent Heights, Med Hat (7-0) 3. (3) Cochrane (6-1) 4. (4) St. Paul (6-1) 5. (5) Peace River (4-2) 6. (8) St. Albert (5-2) 7. (7) Rundle College, Cal (4-1) 8. (6) Cardston (5-3) 9. (NR) Cold Lake (4-3) 10. (9) Brooks (4-3) Tier IV (449 and under) 1. (3) Pincher Creek (6-1) 2. (1) Ardrossan (3-3) 3. (4) Drumheller (4-3) 4. (2) Holy Rosary, Lloydminster (4-3) 5. (6) Kate Andrews, Coaldale (4-2) 6. (7) Sexsmith (3-2) 7. (5) Vermilion (5-1) 8. (9) Willow Creek, Claresholm (2-4) 9. (8) West Central, Rocky (2-4) 10. (10) Athabasca (4-2)

x-Montreal Toronto Hamilton Winnipeg

GP 15 15 15 15

Pt 22 18 16 14

Week 17 Friday, Oct. 19 Winnipeg at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at B.C., 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 20 Montreal at Saskatchewan, 1:30 p.m.

Hamilton at Calgary, 5 p.m.

Tier II (750-1,249) 1. (1) Catholic Central, Leth (7-0) 2. (2) St. Joseph’s, Gr Prairie (6-0) 3. (3) Foothills, Okotoks (5-1) 4. (4) St. Mary’s Cal (5-1) 5. (5) Hunting Hills, Red Deer (5-0-1) 6. (6) Holy Trinity, Okotoks (3-3) 7. (7) Austin O’Brien, Ed (5-3) 8. (8) Springbank (4-1) 9. (9) Medicine Hat (4-1) 10. (10) Lloydminster (5-2)

CFL East Division W L T PF 9 6 0 406 7 8 0 339 5 10 0 438 4 11 0 295

PA 288 350 327 354

Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

W 5 2 2 1

South L T 1 0 3 0 4 0 4 0

Pct PF PA .833 173 115 .400 100 145 .333 114 204 .200 65 138

Baltimore Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland

W 5 3 2 1

North L T 1 0 3 0 3 0 5 0

Pct .833 .500 .400 .167

W 3 3 1 1

West L 3 3 4 5

Pct PF PA .500 170 138 .500 148 137 .200 87 148 .167 104 183

Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

PA 417 381 481 460

T 0 0 0 0

PF 161 149 116 134

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Giants 4 2 0 .667 178 Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 103 Washington 3 3 0 .500 178 Dallas 2 3 0 .400 94

Pt 18 14 10 8

PA 141 137 117 192

W

South L T Pct

PF

PA 118 163 115 163

PA 114 125 173 119

Atlanta Tampa Bay Carolina New Orleans

6 2 1 1

0 3 4 4

01.000 171 113 0 .400 120 101 0 .200 92 125 0 .200 141 154

Chicago Minnesota Green Bay Detroit

W 4 4 3 2

North L T 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 0

Pct .800 .667 .500 .400

PF PA 149 71 146 117 154 135 126 137

Arizona San Francisco Seattle St. Louis

W 4 4 4 3

West L 2 2 2 3

Pct .667 .667 .667 .500

PF PA 110 97 152 94 110 93 110 111

T 0 0 0 0

Thursday’s Game Tennessee 26, Pittsburgh 23 Sunday’s Games Atlanta 23, Oakland 20 Tampa Bay 38, Kansas City 10 N.Y. Jets 35, Indianapolis 9 Cleveland 34, Cincinnati 24 Detroit 26, Philadelphia 23, OT Miami 17, St. Louis 14 Baltimore 31, Dallas 29 Buffalo 19, Arizona 16, OT Seattle 24, New England 23 N.Y. Giants 26, San Francisco 3 Washington 38, Minnesota 26 Green Bay 42, Houston 24 Open: Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville, New Orleans Monday’s Game Denver 35 at San Diego 24 Thursday, Oct. 18 Seattle at San Francisco, 6:20 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 21 Arizona at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Green Bay at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

Baltimore at Houston, 11 a.m.

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.

Dallas at Carolina, 1 a.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Oakland, 2:25 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at New England, 2:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:20 p.m.

Open: Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego Monday, Oct. 22 Detroit at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

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Baseball Postseason Major League Baseball

Detroit at New York, 6:15 p.m.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) American League Detroit 2, New York 0 Saturday Detroit 6, New York 4, 12 innings Sunday Detroit 3, New York 0 Today New York (Hughes 16-13) at Detroit (Verlander 178), 6:07 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 17 New York (Sabathia 15-6) at Detroit (Scherzer 167), 6:07 p.m. x-Thursday, Oct. 18 New York at Detroit, 2:07 p.m. x-Saturday, Oct. 20 Detroit at New York, 6:07 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 21

National League St. Louis 1, San Fracisco 1 Sunday St. Louis 6, San Francisco 4 Monday San Francisco 7, St. Louis 1 Wednesday, Oct. 17 San Francisco (Cain 16-5) at St. Louis (Lohse 16-3), 2:07 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 18 San Francisco at St. Louis (Wainwright 14-13), 6:07 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 19 San Francisco at St. Louis, 6:07 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 21 St. Louis at San Francisco, 2:45 p.m. x-Monday, Oct. 22 St. Louis at San Francisco, 8:07 p.m.

WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) All games televised by Fox Wednesday, Oct. 24: at National League (n) Thursday, Oct. 25: at National League (n) Saturday, Oct. 27: at American League (n) Sunday, Oct. 28: at American League (n) x-Monday, Oct. 29: at American League (n) x-Wednesday, Oct. 31: at National League (n) x-Thursday, Nov. 1: at National League (n) Monday’s Major League Linescore St. Louis 010 000 000 — 1 5 2 San Fran. 100 400 02x — 7 12 0 C.Carpenter, J.Kelly (5), Salas (6), S.Miller (7), Rzepczynski (8) and Y.Molina; Vogelsong, Affeldt (8), Romo (9) and Posey. W—Vogelsong 1-0. L—C. Carpenter 0-1. HRs—San Francisco, Pagan (1).

Bowling Heritage Lanes Weekly Results Monday-Club 55 plus High Single: Lorne Fowler 283. High Triple: Fowler 628.

Monday Mixed High Single: Daryl Derksen 253. High Triple: Derksen 643.

Tuesday Mixed High Single: Brandon Debler 330. High Triple: Harvey Von Hollen 815.

Wednesday-Club 55 plus High Single: Ernie Lang 244. High Triple: Jim Winder 609.

Wednesday Mixed High Single: Brendan Innes 296. High Triple: Innes 772.

Thursday Morning Ladies High Single: Darla Faden 206. High Triple: Faden 556.

Special Olympics Mixed High Single: Dan Critchley 238. High Triple: Anthony Kubasek 456.

Thursday Mixed High Single: Cody Apperly 287. High Triple: Karen Peden 751.

Monday Scratch League High Single: Donna Hort 323. High Quad: Dawn Nechvatel 1,051.

Youth Bowling of Canada (YBC) Bumpers Jennika Wudkevich 102.

Bowlasaurus Ashlyn Makarenko 97.

Peewees High Single: Kedrixx Streit 101. High Double: Streit 190.

Bantams High Single: Kexton Streit 190. High Triple: Streit 443.

Juniors High Single: Cody Pratt 223. High Triple: Pratt 576.

Seniors High Single: Jason Smith 290. High Triple: Smith 695.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Prince Albert 10 7 2 0 1 36 Swift Current 10 4 2 3 1 38 Brandon 9 5 3 1 0 33 Regina 12 5 6 1 0 31 Moose Jaw 9 4 4 0 1 30 Saskatoon 11 4 7 0 0 31 GP Calgary 9 Edmonton 10 Red Deer 11 Medicine Hat 11 Kootenay 8 Lethbridge 9

Central Division W LOTLSOL 6 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 5 5 0 1 4 6 1 0 3 5 0 0 3 6 0 0

GF 35 33 32 35 22 19

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Kamloops 9 8 0 0 1 41 Victoria 11 7 4 0 0 32 Prince George 9 5 3 1 0 38 Kelowna 10 4 5 1 0 38 Vancouver 9 2 7 0 0 25

GA 33 29 32 37 31 48

Pt 15 12 11 11 9 8

GA 28 28 35 38 28 28

Pt 14 11 11 9 6 6

GA 19 35 35 34 37

Pt 17 14 11 9 4

U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 11 7 3 1 0 37 26 15 Tri-City 10 6 3 0 1 33 26 13 Spokane 8 6 2 0 0 33 24 12 Seattle 7 4 3 0 0 25 26 8 Everett 9 2 6 0 1 23 37 5 Notes — a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL (overtime loss) or SOL (shootout loss).

Sunday’s results Kamloops 5 Calgary 2 Kootenay 1 Edmonton 0 Saskatoon 6 Medicine Hat 3 Tri-City 5 Moose Jaw 0 Monday’s games No Games Scheduled.

Tuesday’s games Brandon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Everett at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Prince Albert. 7 p.m.

Calgary at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Kamloops at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Kamloops at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Everett at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

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

Calgary at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Red Deer Rebels Scoring GP G A Pts PIM +/Inglis 12 7 3 10 24 0 Ness 12 5 4 9 11 3 Bellerive 10 2 7 9 11 -1 Dumba 10 2 5 7 25 -1 Hamilton 12 1 5 6 2 -3 Millette 12 4 1 5 8 -3 Elson 5 2 3 5 7 2 Stockl 8 1 3 4 4 3 Bleackley 12 1 3 4 4 -1 Mayor 11 3 0 3 8 0 McCoy 8 1 2 3 11 1 Robinson 9 1 1 2 0 1 Fafard 12 1 1 2 21 5 Fleury 12 1 1 2 0 4 Maxwell 12 1 1 2 2 1 Underwood 12 1 1 2 29 1 Pouliot 5 0 1 1 2 — Doetzel 7 0 1 1 2 -1 Boomgarden 2 0 0 0 9 1 Ferguson 4 0 0 0 2 -3 Thiel 4 0 0 0 4 -2 Pochuk 5 0 0 0 0 4 Bartosak 7 0 0 0 2 — Bittner 12 0 0 0 21 -8 Miller 12 0 0 0 7 -3 Goaltenders MP GA SO GAA Svs Sv% Pouliot 306 14 0 2.74 152 .916 Bartosak 422 24 0 3.42 246 .911

American Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Manchester 2 2 0 0 0 4 5 2 St. John’s 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 6 Worcester 2 0 1 0 1 1 5 8 Portland 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 Providence 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 GP Norfolk 2 Syracuse 2 Binghamton 1 Hershey 1 W.B. Scranton 1

Bridgeport Springfield Adirondack Albany Connecticut

East Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA 2 0 0 0 4 8 5 1 0 0 1 3 9 9 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2

Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA 2 2 0 0 0 4 10 6 2 2 0 0 0 4 8 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 6 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 9

WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Chicago 2 2 0 0 0 4 6 3 Milwaukee 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 Grand Rapids 2 0 1 0 1 1 5 7 Rockford 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 6 Peoria 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 10

Abbotsford Lake Erie Hamilton Rochester Toronto

GP 2 3 1 2 2

North Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA 2 0 0 0 4 10 3 2 1 0 0 4 8 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 7 8 1 1 0 0 2 3 5

South Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Texas 2 2 0 0 0 4 6 4 Charlotte 2 1 0 0 1 3 6 5 Oklahoma City 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 4 San Antonio 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 4 Houston 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Saturday’s results Toronto 3 Rochester 1 Abbotsford 6 Peoria 2 Hamilton 4 Grand Rapids 3 (SO) Springfield 4 St. John’s 2 Manchester 2 Albany 1 Oklahoma City 3 Lake Erie 2 Bridgeport 4 Providence 2 Adirondack 6 Portland 3 Binghamton 2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1 Norfolk 4 Worcester 3 (SO) Syracuse 4 Hershey 3 Texas 2 San Antonio 1 Charlotte 2 Houston 1 Chicago 1 Rockford 0 (SO) Sunday’s Games Lake Erie 4, Toronto 0 St. John’s 3, Connecticut 2 Springfield 4, Adirondack 0 Chicago 5, Rockford 3 San Antonio 3, Houston 2 Texas 4, Charlotte 3, SO Tuesday’s Games Binghamton at Rochester, 5:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Peoria at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Friday’s games Adirondack at St. John’s, 4 p.m.

Syracuse at Albany, 5 p.m.

Providence at Manchester, 5 p.m.

Worcester vs. Portland (at Lewiston, Maine), 5 p.m.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Springfield, 5 p.m.

Hershey at Binghamton, 5:05 p.m.

Grand Rapids at Rochester, 5:05 p.m.

Toronto at Hamilton, 5:30 p.m.

Connecticut at Norfolk, 5:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 7:05 p.m.

Rockford at Peoria, 7:05 p.m.

Chicago at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions

CB Kevin Rutland.

BASEBALL MINNESOTA TWINS—Announced the retirement of director of minor league operations Jim Rantz.

National League CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with manager Dusty Baker on a two-year contract extension.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Named Wally Joyner assistant hitting coach.

American Association EL PASO DIABLOS—Released C Kelly Gulledge.

BASKETBALL CHICAGO BULLS—Waived G Andre Emmett.

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Waived C Cyril Awere.

FOOTBALL BUFFALO BILLS—Signed DE Shawne Merriman. Re-signed S Delano Howell. Released DT Jay Ross and C David Snow.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed TE Brody Eldridge to a one-year contract. Released RB Kahlil Bell.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Claimed RB Johnny White off waivers from Buffalo. Placed RB Brandon Saine on injured reserve.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed S Chris Harris. Released

HOCKEY CONNECTICUT WHALE—Released F Scott Pitt and F Shayne Wiebe from professional tryout agreements and sent them to Greenville (ECHL).

Central Hockey League ALLEN AMERICANS—Waived F Harry Mahesh, D Andrew Randazzo and F Chapen LeBlond.

ARIZONA SUNDOGS—Waived D Tristin Llewellyn and G Bryan Hogan.

DENVER CUTTHROATS—Waived F JJ Crew, F Matthew Gordon, D Jay Meloff and F Stephen Cunningham.

FORT WORTH BRAHMAS—Waived F Jordan Lane and F Mark Thorburn.

TULSA OILERS—Waived D Matt Ridley, F Oleg Kopytov, F Garrett Nystedt and F Anthony Bergin.

WICHITA THUNDER—Waived F Don Melnyk, F Patrick Gaul and G Kamil Jarina.

SOCCER MLS—Fined San Jose D Jason Hernandez, New England M Benny Feilhaber and the Montreal Impact undisclosed amounts for their actions during Oct. 6 games.

NHL Labour talks resume today

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

better than no movement at all. Hopefully we’ve moved it forward, but even if we move backwards it might be better than where we are now.

“That was our message to them.”

The union has maintained that the league could also make the next proposal.

“We’re always working on ideas to contribute to proposals, and Bill knows that because I’ve told him that on a regular basis,” Steve Fehr said last week.

“We hope they’re doing the same thing.

Nobody should stand on ceremony.”

Neither side has formally tabled an offer since Sept. 12, when they each put one on the table.

TORONTO — The key negotiators in the NHL’s collective bargaining talks will look to start bridging the gap on economic issues when they resume negotiations.

A meeting between the league and union is scheduled for this morning where the sides will discuss “ideas for moving the process forward on the main issues,” according to deputy commissioner Bill Daly.

Beyond that, there is no set agenda.

The session will feature the Big Four involved in talks — commissioner Gary Bettman and Daly for the NHL, and executive director Donald Fehr and special counsel Steve Fehr for the NHL Players’ Association. The sides have maintained a frequent dialogue since the lockout was enacted on Sept. 15, but haven’t reported much progress. Meetings have largely centred on secondary issues such as drug testing and grievance procedures, and the league has been pushing for the NHLPA to deliver a new For $300 dollar loan for 14 days total cost of borrowing proposal on the system for is $30 dollars. Annual percentage rate is (APR)=260.71%. dividing up revenues.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — Mike Modano made his mark long before he and the Minnesota North Stars relocated to Dallas and brought hockey to the Sun Belt.

Once he got there in 1993, he didn’t miss a beat.

Modano, the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history, joined longtime New Jersey Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello, and player-turned-broadcaster Ed Olczyk, as the newest inductees to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night.

Modano lived up to his billing after being chosen with the first pick of the 1988 NHL draft.

By the time he retired in 2011, the Livonia, Mich., native was the Stars’ leader in games played (1,459), goals (557), assists (802) and points (1,359). He also holds franchise records with 145 playoff points in a club-high 174 games.

Modano, who played his final NHL season with the Detroit Red Wings, leads U.S.-born players in goals (561) and points (1,374).

Olczyk was taken with the No. 3 pick in the 1984 draft by his hometown Chicago Blackhawks and went on to play 16 years in the NHL after starting his career as an 18-year old rookie.

Olczyk finished with 342 goals and 794 points in 1,031 games with Chicago, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Winnipeg Jets, the New York Rangers, the Los Angeles Kings and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He returned to the Blackhawks for his last two years in the NHL and retired in 2000. Olczyk is now NBC’s lead hockey game analyst.

Lamoriello is entering the U.S. Hall of Fame as a

Martin says Alberta rink re-energized

builder, three years after his induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

“The Americans are here, if that’s the way to say it, and here to stay in every way,” Lamoriello said.

Lamoriello’s distinguished career started long before he joined the Devils and built them into perennial winners. With New Jersey, Lamoriello has earned three Stanley Cup championships in 24 seasons, and two other Eastern Conference titles — including last season.

Along with Modano, Lamoriello was also part of the U.S. team that won the gold medal in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. Lamoriello served as the general manager of the American squad that beat Canada for the title.

“We wanted to change what they thought of us as players, that we didn’t belong at their level,” Modano said. “It took a long time, but we always felt in the back of our minds that we could prove a lot of countries wrong, that we could play with them.”

Since then, the United States has remained among the hockey elite. The Americans earned the silver medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and the 2010 Games in Vancouver.

“After the ’96 World Cup, the American player is here,” Lamoriello said. “That’s when they got recognized, and the way you get recognized is when individuals have success. That was a long time ago. Now there’s nothing to distinguish.”

Before that, Lamoriello had a 22-year career as a player, coach and athletic director at Providence College. He was inducted into the Providence College Hall of Fame in 1982 and joined the Devils five years later.

A big reason for the United States’ development as a hockey powerhouse is how the game has spread at the youth level to many non-traditional areas, including Dallas, where Stefan Noesen was a firstround draft pick in 2011 by the Ottawa Senators, and Seth Jones is predicted to be one of the top five selections next year.

Modano played a big role in that growth down south.

“In hindsight now, it’s been a real remarkable transition the way the game has increased down here,” Modano said. “I’m real proud of being part of that when it first started and watching it evolve, see the popularity increase. It was great to see and it was fun to be a part of.”

Olczyk, a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic team, is also helping to grow the game now in his high-profile position on television.

“I’ve just been really lucky throughout my entire career, and I’ve worn a lot of hats,” Olczyk said. “I was a fan, I was a player, I was a coach, broadcaster and a dad, so on any given night, I can have one of those hats on. I love the game, and hockey has been my and my family’s life.”

That dedication and commitment isn’t lost on Modano, a teammate of Olczyk’s in international competition.

“Just a class guy, his approach to the game and professionalism,” Modano said of Olczyk, his teammate in the 1991 Canada Cup. “He was a lot of fun to be around, so we’ve always had that connection since 1991. He’s been remarkable for the game and on TV, and what he’s done with NBC. He’s our face and voice of USA Hockey, I feel.”

WELCOME TO ROUND SEVEN OF THE

CURLING THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The post-Olympic hangover lasted a long time for Kevin Martin’s curling rink.

The team was drained after criss-crossing the country for speaking engagements and events in the year after winning gold at the Vancouver Games. After such a glorious high it was difficult to get the edge back last season, especially playing a reduced schedule.

Martin’s team trained hard over the summer and is back in form this season, playing with a renewed focus and intensity.

“You can see there’s energy again,” Martin said Monday. “There was very little energy last year. We were just a bunch of burnt-out guys.”

The Edmonton skip won Olympic gold with Ben Hebert, Marc Kennedy and John Morris. The rink took parts of last season off to recharge and is off to a solid start this season at 12-2.

“This year you can tell that everybody — in their eyes — they’re enjoying it, getting on the ice and playing,” Martin said.

The veteran skip made a promotional stop at an east-end curling club Monday for the release of his new Kevin Martin Curling App. He’ll return to Edmonton on Tuesday for a coaching assignment before heading to Portage la Prairie, Man., for this weekend’s Canad Inns Prairie Classic event.

Martin said while he’d like to see a decent winning percentage this season, his main goal is to build up the team’s skills and performance leading into the 2013 Olympic trials in Winnipeg.

“I would like to see us get stronger as the year goes on,” he said. “And play really solid, consistent ... whether we win or not that doesn’t matter because our goal is Sochi.

“What we win this year is insignificant but in order to win there, you’ve got to be getting better and better and better, trying to peak next year at the Olympic trials.”

Martin made it to the semifinals at the Point Optical Classic in Saskatoon last month and followed it up with a win at the recent Westcoast Curling Classic in New Westminster, B.C. The team will have a busy schedule this season. And Martin likes the hunger his teammates are showing early on.

“It’s no different than a horse before a horse race,” he said. “You can tell by the look of the horse if they’re ready to go or not. You can tell that with an athlete too ... by the look in their eye and how they’re acting, how they’re walking, how they’re moving and how they’re eating pregame. You can tell by all of that.

“You can tell that our team is ready to go again. We were not ready to go last year. You could tell, we were just not mentally sharp and you just have to be. Finally I can see that (look) again, which is good.”

Martin already earned a coveted qualification spot at the Olympic trials by winning the Canada Cup last year.

Eight men’s and women’s rinks will battle for the Sochi spots at the trials — the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings — from Dec. 1-8, 2013.

“We’re trying to ramp up,” Martin said. “And in an exact way.”

Bantam A Chiefs split weekend games PEEWEE AA CHIEFS ALSO SPLIT GAMES ON WEEKEND

MINOR HOCKEY Bantam A The Red Deer Frontier Chiefs split a pair of weekend games, losing 3-0 to Stettler and downing innisfail 8-2.

Stefan Theriault, Jerome Beaverbones, Tristyn Zarubiak, Kale Hartley, Carson Janes, Blake Mahura, Liam Stalwick and Carson Stuve scored against Innisfail with Nolan MacGregor making 21 saves as Red Deer outshot Innisfail 75-21.

Brett Martens made 35 saves in a losing cause to Stettler.

Peewee AA The Red Deer TBS Chiefs downed the Innisfail Flyers 18-1 and dropped a 6-5 decision to Lethbridge during the weekend.

Eric Moore lead the way against Innisfail with four goals while Tye Carriere added three, Josh Tarzwell, Keaton Sawicki, Colby Chavez-Leech and Hunter Leslie two each and Kaiden Kanderka, Xakery Hansen and Luke Bast one apiece. Elijah Chauvet made 13 saves in the win.

Tarzwell had two goals against Lethbridge while Kanderka, Chavez-Leech and Leslie added singles.

Bretton Park made 21 saves in the loss.

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Pesticides rounded up EIGHT YEARS SINCE THE LAST OBSOLETE PESTICIDE COLLECTION CAME TO ALBERTA Pat McDonald

TALK ABOUT A WOMAN’S ‘INCREDIBLE’ LIFE OF TRAVELS Learn about the incredible life of Charlotte Small and her husband David Thompson. Author, historian, teacher and webmaster Pat McDonald will talk about Charlotte and her explorer husband during a presentation on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. Charlotte died in 1857, three months after David.

Charlotte travelled at least 22,000 km, possibly up to 30,000 km on foot, horse or in a canoe with her husband. Cost for the presentation is general admission (adults pay $5, seniors pay $2). It’s free for MAG members.

The museum is found at 4525 47A Ave. There will be plenty of activity at the museum every Thursday night during the run of Profit and Ambition: The Canadian Fur Trade, 1779-1821.

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

CLEANFARMS

For area farmers, the free obsolete pesticide collection scheduled for later this fall is a long time coming.

It has been eight years since the last obsolete pesticide collection came to Alberta and Russel Hurst, CleanFARMS obsolete collections director, said that is part of what makes this collection important.

“It has been quite some time,” said Hurst. “Traditionally what we do is run the programs every three to four years in each province.”

CleanFARMS is a non-profit industry stewardship organization that works on behalf of agricultural companies.

The last obsolete pesticide collection in Alberta was in 2004 and to catch up, because of the size of both the province and the agricultural base, CleanFARMS has split the province into north and south halves. Red Deer falls into the southern half, which will take place this year. The collection will happen on Nov. 2 at the Red Deer Viterra (Hwy 11 West, Burnt Lake Trail).

In total, there will be 22 pickup locations across the province between Oct. 29 and Nov. 2. The next nearest location to Red Deer is at Crop Production Services in Didsbury. Next year, they plan to have 25 pickup locations in the northern half of

Alberta.

“We’ll pick up in the area of 100 to 120 tonnes of obsolete pesticides,” said Hurst.

“We send them all for high temperature incineration in Alberta, up at Swan Hills.”

Typically, the disposal option for many growers can be costly as they have to contract a waste hauler. So CleanFARMS, on behalf of pesticide manufacturers, offers these free disposal programs to get rid of their products.

“We get anything under the sun,” said Hurst. “We get some really, really old product, in some instances we will get DDT, it’s rare now but we still get it in. We’ll see it in farm sheds.”

Hurst said about 50 per cent of the products collected at these disposal sites is more than 25 years old.

“The stuff we’re getting in has been sitting around for quite some time,” said Hurst. “It’s a pesticide, so if used appropriately it’s a wonderful tool for growers, but the big thing is when it’s life has expired or it’s no longer usable and becomes obsolete, as an industry it needs to be managed appropriately.”

There are a whole host of reasons that producers find and return these products, said Hurst, including finding them in a little used outbuilding, retirement, farms

passed down through generations or they are sold, or even if a producer changes crops and the products they have are no longer usable.

Storage of the chemicals also becomes an issue in the Prairies as a cold winter can freeze a pesticide and affect the usability.

While Hurst said it is hard to project how much pesticide will be collected, he estimated they would collect between 40,000 and 50,000 litres.

“Ideally what my goal is, is to have a program in Alberta the same as we do in other provinces every three years,” said Hurst.

“So the growers know there is a collection program coming up in 2012, 2013 or 2015, 2016. So it’s a little more predictable from their (growers) standpoint.”

In Alberta, the program is paid for by the manufacturers and distributors who are members of CropLife and CleanFARMS. Some members include: Co-op, Viterra, Cargill, Canterra, United Farmers of Alberta, Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences.

“We want to see these products, when they’re no longer useful from a crop production standpoint, we need to ensure they’re disposed of in an appropriate way,” said Hurst. “We don’t want to see them go into environmentally sensitive areas.”

Red Deer’s obsolete pesticide collection is scheduled for Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Viterra. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

HOSPICE RAISES $6300 Red Deer Hospice raised about $6,300 at its first annual Sunflower Ladies Luncheon held on Sept. 27. More than 130 women came out to the lunch held at the Black Knight Inn. Money raised goes to the Red Deer Hospice Fund a Day Campaign.

It costs $360 per day to care for one resident, so the money raised at the luncheon will pay for 17.5 days of care.

For more information on the Fund a Day Campaign, visit www. reddeerhospice.com or call 403-309-4344.

IDENTITY SUBJECT Personal identity is the subject of this month’s Philosopher’s Café at Red Deer College.

Personal Identity: Who Are You Anyway? will be discussed at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the library’s North Nook. RDC philosophy instructor Guillermo Barron will lead the discussion. The free event is open to the public and refreshments will be served. Preregistration is not required. Philosopher’s Café encourages open and respectful exchange on the discussion topic.

For more information, go online to www.rdc. ab.ca/library.

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Driver Jared Hammond receives a school traffic safety card from community peace officer Shannon Wood outsidce École Oriole Park School Monday.

Personal touch to school zone safety OFFICERS HAND OUT CARDS HAND-MADE BY STUDENTS TO REMIND MOTORISTS ABOUT SAFETY

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Motorists stopped by community police officers around École Oriole Park School on Monday got a pleasant surprise.

Instead of tickets, they received handmade cards with road and traffic safety messages.

The Safe Communities Central Alberta program reminds drivers of safety around schools.

“Speed limits, watching out for kids and all the other road safety rules, that’s the goal” said Richard Hornby, the organization’s executive director.

He hopes the student-made cards strike a chord.

“It gives that personal touch. Every card was hand-drawn at that school.”

Each card’s back has a sticker of school zone times.

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Caffeine, alcohol cocktail popularity appears waning

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF The dangerous cocktail of caffeine and alcohol may not be as popular as it once was in Red Deer.

Once a common drink for young adults and a growing concern for Health Canada, Eric Peppinck, Red Deer College Student Association president, said they have declined in popularity recently.

“There was a huge boom where everything was Jager Bombs (Jagermeister and Red Bull) and vodka and Red Bull,” Peppinck said.

“But because of changing perspectives around energy drinks, it seems like it is going down.”

Although Peppinck is often the responsible one around friends

and has seen the consequences of mixing alcohol and caffeine, he sees people keeping the two beverages separate more.

“A lot of people still will have a coffee or energy drink, but it doesn’t seem like they are mixing it with the liquor,” said Peppinck.

Although they may be declining in popularity, Health Canada is reminding people of the dangers of consuming an upper and downer simultaneously.

According to Health Canada, when drinking beverages that mix both alcohol and caffeine, the symptoms of alcohol intoxication may be lessened and the caffeine may compensate for the drowsiness associated with consuming alcohol.

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minders were also distributed.

The program was tested at G.W. Smith Elementary last year and has been used around schools in Stettler and Olds. The peak after-school time of 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. gets the highest number of drivers.

Safe Communities and AMA volunteers also hand out the cards.

The program moves to G.W. Smith Elementary today, Glendale Sciences and Technology School on Wednesday and Annie L. Gaetz Elementary on Thursday.

Participation increases More people are using the city’s Kick it to the Curb events.

“Every year, we see more people with a wider variety of items people are putting out,” said Lauren Maris, a city environmental programs specialist, of the event on Saturday and Sunday.

“I’m pleased with the results I’ve heard.”

She said Red Deerians are also using the website www. yardsaletreasuremap.com.

“I also saw there was a good response to the treasure map.

People are using it to get the word out.”

Todd Nivens of the Kerry Wood Nature Centre said the Trash to Treasure Swap Meet was also successful.

“We had stuff coming in and stuff going out. This is the second time we’ve done it,” to coincide with Kick it to the

KICK IT TO THE CURB Curb events, he said.

Maris said the city sponsors two annual Kick it to the Curb events: in October during Waste Reduction Week and in June during Environment Week.

Residents can put usable, unwanted items with free signs outside their homes any time.

“We don’t want stuff out there for long periods of time,” said Maris, adding Freecycle is “a fabulous resource to get rid of items all year long.”

The local Freecycle website is http://groups.freecycle.org/reddeerfreecycle/ description or join the Freecycle online group at ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/ reddeerfreecycle/?tab=s.

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BRIEFS Artist to discuss works Interdisciplinary artist Elisabeth Belliveau will discuss her diverse works at Red Deer College on Wednesday.

Belliveau is the guest speaker at RDC’s ART 101 visiting lecture series.

The graduate of the Alberta College of Art and Design and Montreal’s Concordia University is a visual artist, filmmaker and graphic novelist.

Her works have been screened or exhibited in Cuba, Germany, the U.K., the Czech Republic, Sweden and across North America. For more information, please see www.elisabethbelliveau.com.

Belliveau has received support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts, New York and Canada arts councils and other organizations.

She will speak from 7 p.m. at the Margaret Parsons Theatre at the college. Everyone is welcome.

Bowl included with chili A hearty bowl of chili for a good cause is available for $15 on Wednesday — and you get to keep the handmade pottery bowl.

GrammaLink Africa is bringing back by popular demand its annual chili lunch fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Hub on Ross.

GrammaLink Africa is a charity that evolved from the mutual affinity between Canadian grandmothers and their counterparts in Africa. AIDs victims are among the beneficiaries.

As you nosh on your charitable chili and admire your one-of-a-kind bowl, you can also check out this month’s art exhibit by the Michener Art Divas, Michelle, Alexa and Donna, at The Hub, 4936 Ross St.

Lockdown at Bowden Bowden Institution was locked down to conduct a search of the facility.

At about 12 p.m. on Monday the medium-security federal penitentiary, located south of Red Deer near Bowden, was put under lockdown so officials could conduct an ‘exceptional search’ of the institution.

According to the Correctional Service Canada, the search was conducted to ensure the ongoing safety and security of the institution, its staff and the inmates. The lockdown will be lifted and the institution will return to its normal routine when it is safe to do so.

In a press release the CSC said they are committed to preventing contraband items from entering its institutions. These efforts contribute towards ensuring a safe and secure environment for staff and inmates. Correctional Service Canada also works in partnership with law enforcement agencies to take action against those who attempt to have contraband brought into correctional institutions.

Blackfalds field house fundraising gets over halfway to target With a sizable donation from Servus Credit Union, the Blackfalds Field House Society is more than halfway to their fundraising target.

Servus recently contributed $50,000 to the effort, which will put equipment into the three-storey, 60,000-square-foot facility. The building is set for a spring 2014 completion.

“Servus Credit Union and its employees have and continue to be great community supporters in Blackfalds,” said Carol Simpson, Blackfalds Field House Society president.

“Their commitment to their community shines through with not only their financial support, but their actions as volunteers at local events and their desire to be part of the community. We are very pleased to partner with such a well known and well liked organization.”

In total, more than $400,000 has been raised to purchase equipment for the new facility. Coming into the fundraising campaign, the goal was $750,000.

“The field house will be a wonderful gathering place and will enhance the community life and wellbeing in Blackfalds,” said Garth Warner, Servus Credit Union president and CEO. In honour of the contribution, a room on the second level of the recreational facility will be named the Servus Credit Union Program Room.

Construction on the building began in August and will feature an outdoor leisure pool and a junior Olympic tank. The site is located at 4500 Womacks Rd., just north of the Iron Ridge Junior Campus.

NAIT has named a longtime Red Deer volunteer, businessman and politician as one of its top 50 alumni of the last 50 years.

James McPherson, a retired financial planner and insurance company executive, was chosen for his community commitment, leadership, innovation and service as a role model.

Those qualities emerged for him in 1968 when he attended NAIT to study distributive technology.

He organized the school’s first Shinerama, drawing more than 110 students to shine shoes and raising $2,503.39 for cystic fibrosis research.

Since then, Cystic Fibrosis Canada has received $530,000 from NAIT Shineramas.

That experience launched a lifelong commitment to serving the community.

He was named 2012 Citizen of the Year for his involvement over many years with the United Way, Rotary Club of Red Deer, Alberta Motor Association, Special Olympics, STARS, Red Deer Hospice, Red Deer College, SPCA, Red Deer Food Bank and Alberta’s

The top 50 alumni is one of NAIT’s projects to marks its 50th anniversary this year. A full list is available online at www.nait. ca/88284.htm.

Progressive Conservative party.

He’s also a director on numerous company boards and served as Red Deer MLA from 1982 to 1986.

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COCKTAIL: Can lead to poisoning, injury These factors can lead to dehydration and overconsumption of alcohol, which could lead to alcohol poisoning and alcohol-related injury.

The 2010 Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey showed 30 per cent of youth aged 15 to 17 had consumed alcohol within the past 30 days, and of those five per cent, about 1.5 per cent of the total population of underage youth, had consumed energy drinks mixed with alcohol.

In October 2011, Health Canada drafted a paper on a proposed approach to managing caffeinated energy drinks.

In it, there are proposals to label energy drinks

with a statement saying “Do not mix with alcohol.”

As well, they propose outright bans on the use of energy drinks as ingredients in pre-mixed alcoholic beverages.

Such a ban would prohibit beverages such as Four Loko and Rockstar with vodka, both of which currently can be legally purchased in Canada.

“Most people are finally just kicking in that maybe this isn’t the best thing for us,” said Peppinck.

Although Health Canada has made efforts to raise awareness regarding the issue, life experience and one bad night can be just as effective on deterring youth and young adults from mixing caffeinated drinks with alcohol.

“When you have a bad time with them once, you kind of shy away from it,” said Peppinck.

“It’s the whole mixing an upper with a downer. So you may be super drunk, but you can’t fall asleep or pass out because you have a whole bunch of caffeine and sugar running through you.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

Entrepreneur, doctor and judge will join high school’s hall of fame

BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF An digital entrepreneur, doctor and retired provincial judge will join Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School’s Hall of Fame.

Trevor Doerksen, Sandy Murray and Jack Holmes will be inducted at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 26 in a ceremony at the Memorial Centre.

The school’s Hall of Fame honours graduates with notable achievements and records to inspire current and future students.

Trevor Doerksen is the CEO and founder of MoboVivo, a Californiabased video app company enabling broadcasters and other video content publishers to distribute television shows on digital devices.

In 2010, he was named Entrepreneur of the

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by Alberta Venture magazine.

He produced and directed Pipe Dreams, one of the first snowboarding films in 1989, and was the executive producer of the science television series SciQ: Science Revealed.

Murray is a Red Deer physician who’s contributed significantly to the local, provincial and national medical communities.

He’s served as the Alberta Medical Association’s president and a director, and has been a Canadian Medical Association director.

He was named Alberta family physician of the year in 1996.

In addition, he’s served the University of Alberta as both a senator and governor.

Jack Holmes’ law career saw him as president of the Central Alberta Bar Association in 1960 and appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1976,

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the same year he became a senior partner in the Red Deer firm Holmes, Crowe, Power, Johnston, Ming and Scammell.

He was also appointed a District Court of Alberta judge that year and in 1979, a justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta.

He became a Pension Appeals Board of Canada member in 1998 and retired from the bench in 2003. rfiedler@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS NANAIMO, B.C. — Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says raising interest rates to fight inflation is currently a hypothetical issue in Canada, but if rates were about to go up, Canadians will receive ample notice.

In a speech delivered in Nanaimo, B.C., Monday, Carney told a Vancouver Island economic summit Canadians will know exactly what the bank is doing and why.

He said the bank is preparing to release its Monetary Policy Report within the next 10 days that includes its outlook for economic growth and inflation in Canada.

“It will take into account the impact of the uncertainty that I have been discussing today,” Carney said. “The bank will take whatever action is appropriate to achieve the two-per-cent consumer price index inflation target over the medium term.”

He later told reporters that raising interest rates was a “hypothetical question,” but one he didn’t categorically rule out.

The central bank governor said in his

speech if he were to raise interest rates to stem mounting household debt, for instance, he would clearly state how long he expected the measure would take to work.

“The bank provides as much certainty as it can in the conduct of monetary policy,” Carney said. “While we obviously cannot determine events over which we have no control, we can be transparent about what we expect and how we would react to different scenarios.”

“That certainty is our contribution to ensuring that Canadians can invest and plan with confidence,” he said.

It was unclear whether Carney was setting the grounds for a policy shift, but the example he chose was telling in that it targeted the one aspect of the economy that he has described as Canada’s top domestic vulnerability.

“If we were to lean against emerging imbalances in household debt, we would clearly declare we are doing so and indicate how long we expect it would take for inflation to return to the two per cent target,” he said.

Revised figures from Statistics Canada

now find Canadian households are even more in debt than anyone imagined.

The revisions place household credit market debt in the second quarter at 163 per cent of disposable income, well above the previously reported 152 per cent, although the two levels are no longer a direct comparison.

Carney said Canada’s economy is being affected by what he called global angst, related to uncertainties in Europe, China and the United States, but Canada should consider itself in a state of justifiable confidence when compared to other economies.

“Canada’s financial system showed itself to be among the most resilient in the world through crisis,” he said. “Since then, it has strengthened further. One thing Canadian businesses can expect is that their financial system will be there if times get tough again.”

He said the uncertainty facing global economies holds back demand for Canadian exports and tempers national business activity, but Canada should focus on improving its economy during these uncertain times.

Shale gas warning issued

Telus cuts $35 activation fee, adds $10 SIM card fee Telus (TSX:T) is getting rid of some costly fees for its wireless customers.

The Vancouver-based carrier says it’s no longer charging a $35 activation fee for new wireless customers, or a $25 equipment exchange fee for renewing customers who purchase a new device. But Telus says it will begin charging consumers $10 on Nov. 1 for new SIM cards to cover the product cost previously included in renewal and activation fees. Telus says a new SIM card — which will allow devices to work on the Telus network — is only required when customers don’t have a compatible Telus SIM card.

Score Media shareholders vote for Rogers takeover deal Shareholders of Score Media Inc. (TSX:SCR) voted Monday to approve a takeover of the company by Rogers Media Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) under a plan that will also see its digital assets spun out to its existing shareholders.

Under the plan, shareholders of Score Media will receive $1.62 in cash and one class A subordinate voting share of theScore Inc., which will hold the digital media assets of Score Media. Former holders of Score Media shares will hold approximately 88.2 per cent of the outstanding shares of Score Digital, while Rogers will own the remaining stake.

Score Media’s main asset is theScore Television Network speciality channel.

The company’s digital assets include theScore.com website as well as several mobile applications.

Shares in the company were down a penny at $1.75 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Monday.

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Addy Yazigi outside his restaurant in Red Deer. Addy’s Middle Eastern Cuisine is now open at 3608-50 Ave.

Love for cooking began early ADDY’S OPENS IN RED DEER

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Belonging to a family of six boys may not have seemed a blessing to Addy Yazigi while growing up in his native Syria.

But the resulting kitchen duties under the tutelage of his mother — a skilled cook — helped prepare him for his current role as restaurant owner.

Yazigi, who immigrated to Canada in 2003 and has lived in Central Alberta for the past five years, recently opened Addy’s Middle Eastern Cuisine.

Located at No. 2, 3608 Gaetz Ave., the restaurant serves a variety of dishes from his

homeland and the surrounding region: baba ghanooji, fatteh, shawrma, ouzzy and kebbe, among other appetizers and entrees.

“It’s my hobby, honestly, from when I was little,” he said of his passion for cooking.

The food at Addy’s Middle Eastern Cuisine is true to his Mediterranean roots, with Yazigi even grinding his own spices daily.

“I try to make it as original as we can.”

The menu includes a mix of meat and vegetarian dishes, he said. So far, feedback from customers has been very positive.

Yazigi was an electrical engineer by trade, but said his

dream has always been to operate a restaurant. His wife Areej, who is helping with the business, was trained as an IT engineer.

And Yazigi’s five brothers?

Two also became engineers, while the other three are medical doctors practising in the United States.

Addy’s Middle Eastern Cuisine is open Monday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. It has seating for approximately 16, but operates primarily as a take-out restaurant. hrichards@reddeeradvocate. com

Telus share exchange get court’s nod

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Telus said Monday that it has been given permission to go ahead with a vote on its share exchange proposal by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, despite an appeals court ruling that sided with a dissident shareholder.

The Vancouver-based telecom company (TSX:T) said it will push ahead with its shareholder vote —which is slated for Wednesday, but may be postponed — to end its dual-class share structure after the court reaffirmed the validity of its plan.

The assurance comes after hedge fund Mason Capital Management was given the green light by the British Columbia Court of Appeal last Friday to hold its rival meeting of voting shareholders of Telus to consider a premium for the share conversion plan. It’s yet known when that meeting will be held.

Telus wants to convert its dual-class share structure, which separates shares that have voting rights and non-voting A shares (NYSE:TU).

Mason has repeatedly said holders of Telus’s voting shares should get a premium to approve it, which Telus has said its governing rules don’t require it to do.

“We are pleased that the Supreme Court of B.C. has once again provided their support for our share exchange proposal to proceed, rejecting the latest legal manoeuvre from Mason Capital whose net economic ownership position in our company is a mere 0.02 per cent,” chief executive Darren Entwistle said in a statement.

New York-based Mason Capital owns about

19 per cent of Telus’s voting stock, making it the largest voting shareholder. However, Mason shorted almost the same amount in non-voting shares, essentially betting the price of those shares would fall if the share consolidation plan was defeated. Short sellers make a profit when the stock price falls.

It is a legal trading strategy in Canada based on the traditional gap in prices between the voting and less desirable non-voting shares. Telus has complained that Mason Capital was voting $1.9 billion worth of Telus’s common shares with only a $25 million net economic stake in the company.

Telus’s share conversion proposal requires approval of two-thirds of the company’s nonvoting share owners and a majority of common shareholder votes.

Mason has proposed a minimum premium valuation of either 4.75 per cent —which represents the historic average trading premium of the voting shares over the non-voting shares — or a minimum premium of eight per cent.

Mason said Monday it had no immediate comment.

Telus first introduced its share-conversion plan in February, but withdrew the proposal right before its annual general meeting in May when it said that Mason’s “empty voting” tactics would prevent the proposal from passing.

Telus has said the share conversion plan will give it more liquidity, is in line with good governance and will allow the telecom company to list its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

New Brunswick’s infrastructure and legislation aren’t strong enough to ensure public health is protected should the shale gas industry be expanded, the province’s chief medical officer of health warns in a report released Monday.

In her report, Dr. Eilish Cleary makes 30 recommendations that aim to address what she says is a lack of research on the health effects of the shale gas sector.

Cleary’s report highlights the possible benefits a thriving shale gas industry could offer the province such as increased employment and tax revenues, but it also flags a gamut of potential health risks that include deteriorating air and water quality, increased truck traffic accidents and a “Boomtown Effect.”

“These negative impacts can include increases in crime, drug and alcohol abuse, sexually-transmitted infections and domestic violence,” Cleary says in her report.

“Because the Boomtown Effect is thought to be more intense for small communities with a traditional way of life that did not previously involve the industrial sector responsible for the boom, there may be a risk to New Brunswick communities unless this effect is anticipated and mitigated through strategic investments.”

As it stands, the province is not ready for shale gas development, she says.

“Proper controls and mechanisms to protect and monitor health must be put in place to reduce the risk of spoiling the potential benefits from economic gains through adverse health outcomes,” the report says.

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Dentist interviewed by Marketplace A Red Deer dentist with a knack for attracting media attention will likely be on national TV this Friday.

Dr. Michael Zuk was recently interviewed by CBC’s Marketplace as part of an investigation it was doing into cosmetic dentistry in Canada. The consumer advocacy program even sent a film crew to his Red Deer office.

Zuk has been an outspoken critic of cosmetic dentistry procedures, and even published a book called Confessions of a Former Cosmetic Dentist.

He said he couldn’t comment on the Marketplace program or what he was asked about until after the episode runs.

Zuk has also earned headlines for his collection of celebrity teeth. These include a broken porcelain tooth that belonged to Elvis Presley and a rotted tooth that was once extracted from John Lennon’s mouth.

Marketplace airs Fridays at 8 p.m.

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

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 102.00 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 74.88 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.03 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.69 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.22 Cdn. National Railway . . 87.26 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . . 87.89 Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 4.35 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 67.12 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.60 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.10 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 28.32 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 39.26 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.12 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.28 General Motors Co. . . . . 24.48 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 16.98 Research in Motion. . . . . . 7.65 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 38.40 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 35.14 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 62.85 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.97 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 44.20

Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 33.84 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . 2.050 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 27.54 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 44.75 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.51 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.25 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.33 Penn West Energy . . . . . 13.39 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.57 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 7.84 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 32.38 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.70 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.10 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.72 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 46.36

Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 70.33 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.65 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 33.88 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 10.61

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.13 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.50 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.15 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 17.75 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 37.99 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.76 First Quantum Minerals . 21.47 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 42.57 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.50 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 46.41 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 9.99 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.93 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.81 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 30.25 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 23.83 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 29.05 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 44.95 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.70 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 44.23 Calfrac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.83 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 30.10 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.34 Canyon Services Group. 11.53 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.53 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.750 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 21.85 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.39 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 91.51

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market racked up a minor gain Monday amid positive earnings from the American financial sector and economic data from China and the United States that was better than expected.

The S&P/TSX composite index shook off early losses thanks to gains in financials and industrials, edging up 27.92 points to 12,229.96, while the TSX Venture Exchange slipped 10.08 points to 1,282.73.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.07 of a to 102.04 cents US as commodities retreated and traders took in the Bank of Canada’s latest business outlook survey. The quarterly survey of top executives at 100 firms across the country shows a corporate sector that is far more concerned about the future than it was only three months ago, and planning accordingly.

U.S. markets advanced as Citigroup turned in earnings per share for the third quarter, excluding extraordinary items, of $1.06, a dime better than analyst estimates. Revenue, after special charges, was $19.4 billion, beating expectations of $18 billion and its shares ran up 5.5 per cent to US$36.66.

The earnings season kicks into high gear this week with 40 per cent of the Dow components reporting.

The Dow Jones industrials ran up 95.38 points to 13,424.23, the Nasdaq composite index added 20.07 points to 3,064.18 and the S&P 500 index was up 11.54 points to 1,440.13.

Buyers were also encouraged by data showing that U.S. retail sales rose sharply in September, up 1.1 per cent after a 1.2 per cent gain in August, which was revised higher.

Both increases were the largest since October 2010.

Other data released Sunday showed that China’s consumer price index for September rose 1.9 per cent from a year earlier, down from a two per cent advance in August.

A report released late Friday after North American markets closed showed that China’s international trade surplus widened to $27.7 billion in September. Exports unexpectedly jumped 9.9 per cent year over year, which was the best pace in three months.

China’s third-quarter economic growth data will be released Friday.

GDP growth is expected to ease to 7.4 per cent year-over-year, which would be the slowest pace since the first quarter of 2009. China has taken a series of steps over the last couple of years to slow its red-hot economy in order to get a grip on unacceptably high inflation levels.

Financials led advancers, up 0.56 per cent with Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) ahead 26 cents to $53.48, while Man-

ulife Financial (TSX:MFC) shed 15 cents to $12. Industrials were also supportive as Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) advanced 78 cents to $87.78.

Resource stocks weighed on the TSX with the gold sector down 0.4 per cent as the December bullion contract declined $22.10 to US$1,737.60 an ounce. Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) faded 30 cents to C$38.01.

Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) shares fell 81 cents to $9.67 as the company announced plans to acquire Prodigy Gold Inc. (TSXV:PDG) for shares and cash in a friendly deal valued at $341 million. Prodigy shares surged 29 cents or 42 per cent to 98 cents.

The energy sector slipped 0.1 per cent, reflecting a flat showing in oil prices. The November contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed down one cent to US$91.85 a barrel. Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) lost 12 cents to C$30.13.

Copper prices failed to find lift from the Chinese data with the December contact unchanged at US$3.70 a pound and the base metals sector was slightly lower. Capstone Mining (TSX:CS) dipped three cents to C$2.34.

The company formerly known as Ivanhoe Mines says it has rejected the Mongolian government’s request to renegotiate an investment agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi mine, one of the world’s biggest new copper developments. Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX:TRQ) said the deal is a binding agreement. Its shares declined 44 cents to $8.12.

The small gain on the TSX follows a 1.74 per cent slide last week as buyers were discouraged by another downward revision to global economic growth by the International Monetary Fund.

But markets have been driven higher since the lows of early June on expectations that central banks would step up to keep the global recovery on the rails.

Markets have also failed to find lift from the third-quarter earnings season, which got under way last week.

Expectations are muted with analysts expecting a 2.1 per cent year over year decline in S&P operating earnings, which would be the first year over year drop since the recession that followed the 2008 financial collapse.

In other corporate news, telecom giant Telus (TSX:T) says it will hold its shareholder vote to end its dual-class share structure after the Supreme Court of B.C. reaffirmed the validity of its plan, despite an appeals court ruling that sided with dissident shareholder Mason Capital Management.

Telus closed up 11 cents to $62.82.

Japan’s Softbank Corp. has reached a deal to buy 70 per cent of U.S. mobile carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. for US$20.1 billion. The agreement will combine the third biggest mobile carriers of both Japan and the U.S.

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SHALE: Two reports It was one of two reports released Monday as the cash-strapped government weighs the economic benefits of shale gas development and the concerns of some in the public who have voiced their opposition to growing the industry.

In his report released earlier in the day, University of Moncton biologist Louis LaPierre says New Brunswick should proceed with shale gas exploration but with a phased-in approach

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 58.73 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 53.49 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.65 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.71 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 22.42 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 38.35 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 59.18 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 12.03 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 74.58 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 57.24 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 23.51 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.45

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Monday:.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,229.96 up 27.92 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,282.73 down 10.08 points TSX 60 — 697.99 up 1.85 points Dow — 13,424.23 up 95.38 points S&P 500 — 1,440.13 up 11.54 points Nasdaq — 3,064.18 up 20.07 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 102.04 cents US, down 0.07 of a cent Pound — C$1.5747, up 0.03 of a cent Euro — C$1.2695, up 0.09 of a cent Euro — US$1.2954, unchanged Oil futures: US$91.85 per barrel, down $0.01 (November contract) Gold Futures: US$1,737.60 per oz., down $22.10 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $33.485 per oz., down $0.947 $1,076.54 per kg., down $30.45 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 1,282.73, down 10.08 points. The volume was 205.01 million shares at 4:20 p.m. ET. ICE FUTURES CANADA Prices were lower in mid-morning trading at ICE Futures Canada on Monday.

Canola: Nov.’12 $7.70 lower $599.00; Jan ’13 $8.60 lower $597.00; March ’13 $7.30 lower $595.50; May ’13 $3.80 lower $592.00; July ’13 $6.90 lower $587.00; Nov. ’13 $0.70 lower $536.70; Jan. ’14 $9.50 lower $540.80; March ’14 $9.30 lower $541.10; May ’14 $9.30 lower $541.10; July ’14 $9.30 lower $541.10; Nov. ’14 $9.30 lower $541.10.

Barley (Western): Dec. ’12 unchanged $250.00; March ’13 unchanged $253.00; May ’13 unchanged $254.00; July ’13 unchanged $254.50; Oct. ’13 unchanged $254.50; Dec ’13 unchanged $254.50; March ’14 unchanged $254.50; May ’14 unchanged $254.50; July ’14 unchanged $254.50; Oct. ’14 unchanged $254.50.

that would limit it to one to three sites to allow for research and development.

LaPierre, who was hired by the provincial government in May to study the shale gas industry, released his report following public meetings throughout the summer.

LaPierre’s report rejects a moratorium on shale gas development as sought by the Opposition Liberals, saying it would halt research on the issue and not be in the province’s interests.

“A moratorium on future shale gas exploration activities would not provide the opportunity to address the concerns of the citizens nor would it enable government to define the economic potential of the shale gas industry,” he says in the report.

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The labour movement is looking to become a political force again by creating Canada’s largest private sector union that will seek to double its size by organizing new workplaces and opening up its ranks to non-traditional members.

The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada voted Monday to approve a merger with the Canadian Auto Workers which gave its OK to the plan in August.

The new union will initially have more than 300,000 members across roughly 20 sectors of the economy, but CEP president Dave Coles said he doesn’t anticipate it remaining that size very long.

“Doubling that in a very short period of time is not unreasonable and it gives different voices to the debate and to the argument,” he said during a news conference in Quebec City.

The new union plans to devote 10 per cent of its revenues to organize workplaces and add new members.

It will also create a mechanism that will allow students, retirees, the unemployed and others to join.

“We are proposing that you create a union that’s not just limited to people that are employed, that have certifications with employers under the law,” Coles said.

“We want to have everyone in society have the right for a collective voice.”

Details, including membership fees, will be worked out over the coming months by one of six committees that will toil ahead of a founding convention at the earliest next summer.

Union leaders said the new entity will try to capture the spirit of the student protests that gripped Quebec last

summer and the Occupy movement.

“What our job is is to represent 99 per cent of the people that have been swallowed up by this economic system,” Coles added.

A decision about whether the union will align itself politically with the NDP will be made at the founding convention, but Coles said it will be very active politically.

Delegates to both union conferences expressed their frustration with Ottawa interfering in recent labour disputes at Canada Post and Air Canada.

They also said Monday that efforts need to be made to stop companies such as Caterpillar which closed its Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont., when workers rejected cutting their wages in half.

CAW president Ken Lewenza said the new union will become the strong progressive voice in the country that can build a different country filled with hope for the 99 per cent instead of the wealthiest.

“To the Canadian population outside of the labour movement, we are the vision for a better Canada, we are a vision that is going to be inclusive, we are a vision that’s going to make space quite frankly for those that have no voice.”

Lewenza and Coles both insisted they haven’t discussed seeking leadership of the unnamed union.

The consolidation follows years of manufacturing and forestry job losses that have reduced the number of union members to 30 per cent of the Canadian workforce.

Most of the membership would be concentrated in manufacturing, communications and transportation, but the merged union will also represent some public sector employees working in health, education and transit roles.

September shows revival in housing sales but numbers down from year ago

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Despite a slight recovery from August, home sales in September fell 15.1 per cent from a year ago due to tighter mortgage lending rules and an uncertain economy, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday.

The association said sales adjusted for seasonal trends in September were up 2.5 per cent from August — the first month-to-month gain since March.

Compared with September 2011, however, the number of deals across the country last month was down sharply, due in large part to a slowdown in Vancouver.

And sales activity in the market is

expected to remain lower than yearago levels for the remainder of the year, as potential buyers reassess how much they can afford after stricter mortgage rules took effect in July, said Gregory Klump, CREA’s chief economist.

“To the surprise of no one, following the introduction of the most recent rule changes, sales activity ratcheted down,” he said.

“The mortgage rule changes are working as they were designed to do which is to cool the housing market.”

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced in July that the maximum amortization period for government insured mortgages would be reduced to 25 years from 30 years.

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CAT changing lineup GROUP HOPES NEWLY ANNOUNCED COMEDIES WILL FIT NEW VENUE NICKLE STUDIO, AND APPEAL TO A BROADER AUDIENCE

BY ADVOCATE STAFF A widow who discovers a marijuana-grow op in her barn and a Newfoundlander who hits the road seeking his fortune are both coming to you in 2013, courtesy of Central Alberta Theatre.

Some changes were made to CAT’s lineup of plays for the new year.

The new comedy for January is Culture Shock, by Chris Lorne Elliott, about a bored Newfoundlander who tries his luck in Montreal.

The March production will be The Prairie Winter Theatre, featuring the one-act play Bloom, by Leanne Minogue. It’s about what happens when the co-chair of a Communities in Bloom committee discovers some illicit plants growing in her deceased husband’s barn.

Vice-president Lawrence

Hobbs said some revisions were necessary because of a decision to move most of the season into the smaller, 60-seat Nickle Studio, where dinner theatres cannot be offered.

“Some of the plays were pretty dinner theatre-y,” said Hobbs, who believes the newly announced comedies will fit the venue, and hopefully appeal to a broader audience.

Culture Shock was extremely popular when staged in Red Deer some five or six years ago as an independent production, added Hobbs.

“People kept asking (director Brian Spenser) when he was going to do it again.”

The Prairie Winter Theatre, directed by Deb O’Brien, will also include another one-act play or some prairie-related monologues.

Also slated for the Nickel Studio in April is Gladys in Wonderland, by Rosemary Frisino Too-

hey. The comedy is about a feisty 87-year-old who thumbs her nose at the grim reaper and refuses to die.

The biggest CAT play of the new year, On Golden Pond, will have a short run in the 700-seat Memorial Centre mainstage in February.

The bittersweet comedy by Michael McKeever — which was turned into a beloved movie starring Henry Fonda — is about a cantankerous old man who makes friends with his step-grandson, and peace with his daughter at the twilight of his life.

After the current run of the comedy 2 Across, by Jerry Mayer, wraps up on Oct. 27 in the Nickle Studio, CAT will present its Christmas play, My Three Angels

by Samuel and Bella Spewack, in the Memorial Centre from Nov. 22 to Dec. 7.

Country music maverick Jamey Johnson returns WITH LOVING TRIBUTE TO SONGWRITER HANK COCHRAN

CAT is now offering Christmas Party theatre.

Free, self-catering party rooms at the Memorial Centre will be available to businesses who book blocks of 30 to 80 tickets to Central Alberta Theatre’s Christmas production of My Three Angels, which runs from Nov. 22 to Dec. 7.

Bar service will be available.

Businesses can have their Christmas parties and then move the crowd into the Memorial Centre mainstage to see the seasonal play by Sam and Bella Spewak.

The dark comedy is set in French Polynesia, where temperatures hit 40C in the shade. My Three Angels, which was made into the 1955 movie, We’re No Angels, starring Humphrey Bogart, is about prisoners who redeem themselves by helping a colonial family in financial distress get through Christmas.

After the play, guests can return to the party room for more visiting.

Tickets for the show are $25 each from the Black Knight Ticket Centre. To arrange a party room, email cat@centralalbertatheatre.ca.

Tragically Hip coming in January The Tragically Hip will play Red Deer’s first arena show of 2013.

The critically acclaimed, multi-Juno-Award-winning band is slated to perform at the Centrium at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

Vocalist/guitarist Gord Downie, guitarists Robby Baker and Paul Langlois, drummer Johnny Fay and bassist Gord Sinclair are touring from Ontario to British Columbia to promote The Tragically Hip’s 13th studio album, Now For Plan A. Tickets, ranging from $24.50 to $99.50, go on sale on Friday from Ticketmaster.

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Jamey Johnson performs during the Academy of Country Music Honors show in Nashville, Tenn. Johnson pays tribute to Hank Cochran with the release this week of Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran, a deep look at the songwriter’s career.

Johnson could think of no better reason to bring them back.

“There’s not a writer I think any more deserving than Hank Cochran to have an album done in the way that we did this one,” Johnson said. “And the icing on the cake was the artists that stepped up and not only agreed to do it, but we were getting death threats from artists if we didn’t put them on this album, you know? There would be hell to pay and we wasn’t gonna have that.”

Johnson cut two tracks with good friend Nelson, who got his first paying job in Nashville thanks to Cochran, and other iconic singers like Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Vince Gill, Bobby Bare and Kris Kristoffer-

where white and black Creoles gathered.

The area’s bicentennial celebration begins Tuesday and will include

son. But he said the most powerful experiences for him were the songs he sang with Krauss, Emmylou Harris and Lee Ann Womack — “humbled is the word that comes to mind,” he said.

Krauss joined him on The Late Show With David Letterman last week to sing Make the World Go Away, taking his tribute to the masses. He wants to spread the gospel to as many as he can.

“Oh, Hank was a lot of trouble, a lot of fun, a lot of everything,” Johnson said.

“I’m very grateful to have gotten to know him.

There won’t be another one. God only makes one of those.”

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LONDON — R&B star Usher says he still feels 21, despite just celebrating his 34th birthday.

The singer “danced all night” in London with a host of British singing talent Saturday night before his birthday Sunday, including Leona Lewis, Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal and JLS star Ortise Williams.

But Usher says that’s not where the party is going to end.

“It’s really going to be a party celebration week as opposed to weekend,” he said.

In London to promote the computer game Dance Central 3 for Xbox, Usher also talked about his recent decision to put his European tour dates on hold in order to “do something really creative.”

The American R&B star is joining the judging panel on the American talent show The Voice, a role he can’t wait to fill.

“I haven’t really had the chance to show people what I do behind the scenes in regards to mentoring, so this will kind of give you a different perspective” about me, he told The Associated Press.

Aside from designing video games and mentoring young hopefuls, Usher just premiered a new music video for his latest single Numb.

It opens with real-life footage of the singer controversially walking off stage partway through his Berlin gig last year and features him dancing in a glass box.

Numb is the latest single from the R&B star’s Looking 4 Myself album.

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ing me that song. He was relentless.”

The album cements the friendship of Johnson and Cochran in Nashville lore and represents another creative left turn for the fiercely independent 37-year-old Alabama singer-songwriter. Johnson sang at Cochran’s bedside the night he died of cancer in 2010 at age 74. He carried that tribute a step further by making a rare modern example of a country performer saluting a songwriter’s body of work.

Once a fairly regular staple in Nashville — one of his favourites is Waylon Jennings’ tribute to Harlan Howard, Waylon sings Ol’ Harlan — they’ve pretty much disappeared.

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NEW ORLEANS — A colorful and musical New Orleans neighbourhood is marking the 200th anniversary of its origins as an early melting pot for the city and the nation.

Treme (truh-MAY) is considered one of America’s most unusual neighbourhoods and holds significant place in the history of jazz. It is also getting some new energy thanks in part to the spotlight provided by the HBO series Treme.

It was born from immigration that followed the Haitian revolution of the early 1800s and named for French milliner and property owner Claude Treme. The neighbourhood grew as an entertainment centre

Christmas party theatre being offered by CAT

City arts and culture groups have until Dec. 7 to submit applications for a municipal funding program.

The Fee for Service program and Capacity Building Fund help not-for-profit organizations build capacity to provide a service, manage a cultural, arts or heritage facility, act as a cultural umbrella organization or support festivals and specials events.

A board resolution supporting the application must accompany any requests.

Applications must be delivered to the Culture Services Centre at 3827 39th St. by 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 7. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Eligibility information and application forms are available online at www.reddeer.ca/culture or can be picked up at the Culture Services Centre.

More information is also available from city culture superintendent Kristina Oberg at 403-309-2637.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE — Hank Cochran was one of country music’s greatest songwriters. He was also an opportunist, something Jamey Johnson discovered when he met him at a mutual friend’s office several years ago.

“Hank was there, and as I was shaking his hand, Hank pulled out a CD of songs that had my name written on it,” Johnson said of the late music legend.

“So I didn’t know I was going to meet Hank, but he sure enough knew he was going to meet me that day. He was a-planning on it, and right off the bat he was pitching me songs, and every time I saw him he was asking me to cut this one or cut that one.”

Johnson pays tribute to Cochran with the release this week of Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran, a deep look at the songwriter’s career. Johnson teams up with stars like Willie Nelson, George Strait and Alison Krauss on what is mostly a duets album comprised of Cochran classics such as Make the World Go Away and I Fall to Pieces.

Co-produced by Cochran’s friends Buddy Cannon and Dale Dodson, the 16-track album also includes one Johnson solo song, Would These Arms Be in Your Way. “He was pretty adamant about wanting me to cut that song,” Johnson said.

“I hope we did it justice. I regret that Hank never got to hear it, but he did finally quit pitch-

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NIGHTFALL NEAR PONOKA

Why don’t women like me?

Dear Annie: I am a 64-year-old when other people are just wakman in excellent health. The prob- ing up and then sleeps until late lem is, I never have had much luck afternoon. with the ladies. I adore all kinds We have never pushed him of women: tall ones, short ones, hard. average ones and even plump He helps some around the ones. The only ladies house, but my wife and I do not find attractive I like to do things ourare the grossly fat ones selves. Our son is inteland those who smoke, ligent and moral, does drink too much or use not drink or smoke, drugs. and is well liked. But I But, Annie, women worry about his lack of don’t seem to like me ambition. at all, and I don’t know He refuses to talk to why. I am well read and a counselor to detereasy to get along with mine whether someand try to help people thing is holding him when I can. I don’t back. I’ve told him that drink or smoke. unless he shows some MITCHELL I exercise a lot and initiative, he eventueat healthy food. I am ally will be too old for & SUGAR mostly bald, and so I anyone to want to hire shave off the few hairs him. that still grow on top of He doesn’t want any my fully functional soof the part-time jobs lar cell. that are easily available, because I am not a sports nut. I don’t he says he cannot learn anything go to bars because the music is from them. I’ve said he should at too loud, and most of the women least show he is willing to work.

I meet there like their booze too Do you have any suggestions? — much.

Frustrated Dad My brother has always been Dear Dad: Stop waiting for your popular with the ladies. I don’t son to show initiative and give him know what he has that I don’t. I’ve some motivation. tried online dating sites, but they Tell him he has three weeks haven’t worked for me. to get a job because you will be I would like to meet some de- charging him rent. And make the cent women. What am I doing amount large enough to require wrong? — Lonely in Nova Scotia an income.

Dear Lonely: We don’t know. A Don’t back down. If he doesn’t well-read, helpful, decent guy who like it, he can mooch off of someis in excellent health and inter- one else. Offer to help him put ested in nearly all kinds of women together a resume. should be a catch for someone.

Two years of lazing around Are you looking for women in playing video games is not going the right age bracket? Do you lec- to inspire confidence in his work ture them on their exercise, smok- ethic, but the longer he waits the ing or drinking habits? Are you harder it will be. clean and decently dressed?

Dear Annie: I’d like to respond Join an organization or do an to the letter from “Fleas a Crowd activity that you enjoy. It’s a good in Hawaii,” whose friend gave her way to meet people with similar a great massage, but afterward she interests. was covered in fleabites.

Tell your friends and relatives It may be that these are not bug that you are looking. bites of any kind, but rather an alAsk your brother what he lergic reaction to the lotion or oil thinks the problem might be — used during the massage. — C. and pay attention to his answer.

Dear C.: You could be right.

Dear Annie: Our son graduated Itching can result from a great from college more than two years many things. But if she saw actual ago. He has not looked for a job, bite marks, as opposed to irritanor does he have a resume. He tion, itching or a rash, the assumpclaims that he can’t put a resume tion is that something bit her. together because he didn’t particAnnie’s Mailbox is written by ipate in any school activities and Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, has no job experience, although longtime editors of the Ann Landers he has done quite a bit of volun- column. Please email your questions teer work at his church. to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or He spends much of his time write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creplaying video games. Currently, ators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Herhe plays all night. He goes to bed mosa Beach, CA 90254.

ANNIE ANNIE

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The curtain of night is seen falling as virga, which created a beautifully coloured landscape just west of Ponoka.

Tuesday, Oct. 16 nothing but a fully committed partnership.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your work John Mayer, 35; Tim Robbins, 54; Suzanne and domestic life are in harmony with each Somers, 66 other. You are taking care of business, as THOUGHT OF THE DAY: We begin the usual, and your work schedule is adapted in day with an intense Moon in Scorpio. It is in such a way that it’s more pleasing and easier close proximity to Mercury, the planet of com- to handle. Your desire to create a healthier munication. Both planets form a routine will prove satisfying. nice flow with Venus, the planet CANCER (June 21-July of grace and pleasure. We will 22): Confessing your love and want to express our innermost your deep desires to your new feelings and dedication to a flame will prove to be rewarding. loved one today.

You’re in the mood for love and HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You you want to savour the pleasures are a private person who is inof life. You also take an all-orclined towards practicality and nothing approach to it. accumulation of wealth. You are LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You attached to your possessions. are dreaming with your eyes The year ahead, you may enwide open. Empowering forces counter difficulties with foreign are heading your way and you individuals. On the brighter side, welcome them with a big smile.

ASTRO a home situation will bring the At the same time, you feel cosy DOYNA much needed change. and pleasantly lazy in the comARIES (March 21-April 19): forts of your own home.

Your focus will demand that VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): you speak openly to your partMore and more you think of your ner about your joint finances. Sit plans in the long range. Your atdown together and build a budget based on tention is fully concentrated upon issues such realistic expectations and long-term goals. Be as writing and the use of communication skills honest and do not cut corners. in all in forms. You enjoy submerging deeper TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your need to into what you wish to do and you seem to be in a committed relationship is strong and possess a keen mind to go along with it. apparent. You are sincere about your feelings LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You feel safer towards your partner. You believe you are knowing that you are in control of your financmeant to be together and you are willing to es. Currently, you contain an emotional restart a new life as a couple. You will accept lationship with your funds. You are watching

over them carefully and you consider safety first and foremost. You are definitely not into risk-taking.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): What an overload of energy is in store for you today, dear Scorpio. You are extremely talkative and expressive. Your antennas are so sharp and acute that nothing seems to escape your attention. Others might get intimidated by your intense nature, but deep down inside, you enjoy it!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your vitality levels are high and much energy is held for release. At this time, you opt for privacy and solitude appeals to you much more.

You have some deep soul searching to do before you come out in the open.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are making important contacts or associating

yourself with predominant people. You are joining ties with a group of individuals. Your style of work is cautious and you diligently work towards your goals. It’s a steady progression.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You slowly evolve within your chosen path of career.

It might seem testing at times. Do not let hard work frighten you. You possess a good amount of stamina to keep you moving towards your target.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you might have considered going back to school and starting a new degree, or completing one, you’ll be able to bring it to fruition. Studies might seem long and testing, but “oh so” rewarding!

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Killeen Raymond Joseph Nov. 16, 1924 - Oct. 12, 2012 Both with sadness and loss we must acknowledge Ray’s sudden passing at home on Friday, October 12, 2012.

For most of his life he was In Memoriam an educator. Ray opened Camille J. Lerouge Collegiate in 1987 when the high school was moved from St. Thomas Aquinas School. After 10 years as Principal and teacher (Chemistry, Physics, and Math) he transferred back to St. Thomas where he spent his last 8 years prior to retirement. Ray was predeceased by his daughter Sharon in 2002. Left to mourn his loss are his wife Eileen, after 62 years of loving marriage, and two sons, John of Red Deer, Michael of St. George, Utah, and seven grandchildren. Also, Ray leaves behind a brother Gerry In Loving Memory and his wife Jean of St. Ronald James Mechefske Albert. A funeral mass will be May 1, 1938 - Oct. 16, 2008 celebrated at St. Mary’s c h u r c h o n W e d n e s d a y, There is a bridge of memories October 17, at 1 pm. He will From here to heaven above. be loved and forever missed That keeps you very close to me

by Eileen and family.

It’s called a “bridge of love” As time goes by without you, And the days turn into years They hold a million memories KIRBYSON And a thousand silent tears.

1929 - 2012 Each time I see your picture Christina Kirbyson of Delburne, You seem to smile and say Alberta passed away on “Don’t cry I’m always with you Sunday, October 14, 2012 Every night and every day” at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre at the age of Lovingly remembered 83 years. Funeral arrangements and forever missed by your will be announced in the loving wife Maryann, Wednesday edition of the children, grandchildren and Red Deer Advocate. great grandchildren.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com PARDUE Arrangements in care of In memory of our parents Gordon R. Mathers, Lesse and Raymond Pardue Funeral Director at Although you are not beside PARKLAND FUNERAL us HOME AND CREMATORIUM You are never far away 6287 - 67 A Street For you are always in our (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. hearts 403.340.4040 Through each passing day.

No length of time can dim the past Too many memories hold it fast Today, tomorrow, our whole lives through We will always love and cherish you From your family.

REDCALF Dylan 1992 ~ 2012 Dylan Redcalf, of Rocky Mountain House passed away tragically in Calgary on October 13, 2012 at the age of 20. Dylan is survived by his mom Suzanne Redcalf and his dad James Redcalf, his brother Loren Delainey Redcalf, sisters Mitzi Danielle Redcalf, Savannah Erin S t r a w b e r r y, Te e y a P a i g e Strawberry, and Olivia Leeann Violet Saulteaux. Also left behind is his special mom Louise Russell (Adrian Strawberry), grandparents Patricia Rayner, Charlotte Redcalf, Gina Ward, and numerous cousins, aunts, and uncles. He was predeceased by his Step-dad Ernest Redcalf in 1996, Grandpa Shorty Redcalf, and Grandma Sarah Schug. Dylan’s passion in life was the freedom of skateboarding. He inspired many people with his demonstration of commitment to skateboarding. He was also an active member of the Aboriginal Resource Center encouraging his culture and continuing education. He was his mother’s ‘rock’ when it came to keeping his sisters and brother safe and secure, meeting their needs with hugs, a listening ear and access to bannock. A Wake will be held at the Native Friendship Center on October 17, 2012. A Funeral Service will be held at the Rocky Funeral Home, Rocky Mountain House on October 18, 2012 at 11:00 am. Following the service burial will take place in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Rocky Mountain House. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made in Dylan’s name to the Aboriginal Resource Centre.

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SAFETY & TRAINING SUPERVISOR

Crimtech Services Ltd. is located in Red Deer County and provides engineering, drafting and custom fabrication for the petroleum industry.

We have a full time opening for a Safety Professional to supervise and maintain our Safety & Training Programs.

Qualifications include 3 - 5 years of experience in a similar position, health & safety education, experience in a fabrication shop environment and good computer skills.

Please visit www.crimtech.com for a complete position profile and forward resumes by email to cslhr@crimtech.com before October 24th.

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RAIVIO Mary Anne Aug. 20, 1943 - Oct. 11, 2012 Mary Anne Raivio, of Red Deer, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Oct. 11, 2012 at the age of 69 years, after a courageous one-and-a-half year battle with lung cancer. Mary Anne will be lovingly remembered and sorely missed by her husband of 48 years, Dale; her daughter Tr a c y D e n n i s ( J o n ) o f Edmonton; son Stephen of Red Deer; and sons Michael (Jana) of Red Deer and Cory (Gloria) of Edmonton. Mary Anne is survived by a sister, Sharon Tranter (Jerry) of Grande Prairie, and a brother, William Watton (Ruth Ann) of C a l g a r y. M a r y A n n e w a s predeceased by her parents, John and Marjorie Watton of Calgary; and sister Margaret Khandl (George) of Calgary.

She is also survived by seven grandchildren: Megan, Sean and Sarah Raivio (Michael and Jana); Isabella and Gabriela Raivio (Cory and Gloria); and Benjamin and Zachary Dennis (Jon and Tracy). Mary Anne was an extremely kind and caring wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She always put everyone else’s needs ahead of her own. A very accomplished quilter and a great cook, she was also an avid reader and good conversationalist. All of these qualities of hers will be greatly missed. A Memorial Service for Mary Anne Raivio will be held at CrossRoads Church, 38105 Range Road 275, Red Deer County, Alberta on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to the Canadian Cancer Society, the Canadian Diabetes Foundation, or a charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com

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IN NEED of a Health Care Aide for a quadriplegic male. Live-in 24 hour care. $3800-$4500 per month based on experience. $350 per month room and board. Ref’s required, drivers license an asset. Rural setting near Caroline AB. 6 month probationary period.

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Highland Green Value Drug Mart 6315 Horn St.

CHRISTENSEN Hans Hans Christensen of Red D e e r, A B p a s s e d a w a y peacefully on the evening of Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the age of 80 years.

He is survived by his loving wife, Leola, three children from his first marriage; Eugene (Jackie), Sherry (Gord) and Wade, five grandchildren; Meghan, Logan, S h a y e , Forrest and Cale, stepdaughter; Patricia (Brian) and two step-grandchildren, Christopher and Patrick. A Celebration of Life will be held at Bethany Baptist Church, 3901 - 44 St, Red Deer, AB on Friday, October 19, 2012 at 1:00 pm.

Donations may be made in Hans’ memory to the Alzheimer’s Society, 104, 4805 - 48 Ave, Red Deer, AB T4N 3T2 or Crossroads Christian Communications https://secure.crossroads.ca/donate2 Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

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Check Us Out Progressive Pots @ www.reddeerbingocentre.ca OUR SPONSORS FOR THE WEEK: Tues. Oct. 16 Aft: Circle of Red Deer Seniors Society Eve: Sylvan Lake Swim Club & Red Deer Ski Club Wed. Oct. 17 Aft: R.D.R.H. Voluntary Association Eve: German Canadian Club Thurs. Oct. 18 Aft: Aspelund Sons of Norway Eve: Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fri. Oct. 19 Aft: Alberta Northern Lights Wheelchair Basketball Eve: Circle of Red Deer Seniors Society Sat. Oct. 20 Aft: R.D.R.H. Voluntary Association & David Thompson Playground Society Eve: R.D.R.H. Voluntary Association Sun. Oct. 21 Aft: Sylvan Lake Swim Club & R.D.R.H. Voluntary Assoc.

Eve: Central Alberta Slo-Pitch Association & R.D.R.H. Voluntary Association

RED DEER BINGO CENTRE 4946-53 Ave. 347-4504 (Just West of Superstore) Check Us Out @ www.reddeerbingocentre.ca

Afternoon & Evening Bingo 7 Days a Week

Is currently accepting applications for

DELI MANAGER • • • • • •

WE OFFER : Career Opportunity Flexible Hours Benefits Competitive Wages An excellent work environment Advanced training courses

Applicant must have deli experience, be organized, self motivated, have customer service skills and strong leadership skills Fax resume to 403-556-8071 or apply in person to Rodney Perigny

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DAD’S PIZZA

PART/FULL TIME COOK Apply at East 40th Pub. 3811 40th Ave.

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ANIMAL FACILITY MANAGER Instinct is looking for a Business Manager to run it’s Canadian Branch.

Instinct supplies & trains domestic and exotic animals for the film industry.

Applicant must have at least 10 yrs. exp. working with animals in the film production industry.

CANADIAN Pizza King Inc. Required hands on exp. in 5 locations in AB. w/ bears & wolves are Airdrie , Didsbury , essential. Manager will be Lacombe, Blackfalds , responsible for the daily Rocky Mountain House running of the company & requires kitchen helpers. general facility manage$11/hr., 40 hrs/wk ment. Must have exp. in No experience req’d. conducting film production Apply by email: meetings, employee canadianpizzaking scheduling, script break@hotmail.com downs & budget preparation, advertising CORK’D TAPHOUSE & GRILL campaigns, veterinarian Now accepting applications checks & surgery scheduling, on-the-spot decision for: F/T Evening making & coordinating with Cook Supervisors. overseas international Please apply within. projects. Applicant must Ask for Darren have clean criminal record QUEENS DINER & driver’s license. Salary is REQ’S P/T WAITRESS $30.78/hr., 40 hrs./wk.

Hours are Mon.- Fri. 6:30-4 Please mail resume to: & Sat. 8-2:30 pm INSTINCT Drop off resume any time R R 3, Site 15, Box 18 after 1 & before 4, Mon-Fri. Innisfail, AB. T4G 1T8 34 Burnt Basin St, Red Deer Fax: 403-347-2925 email: accuracyonlineoffice @gmail.com BARTENDER/SERVER req’d for neighborhood pub, F/T P/T 30-40 hrs. per wk. Must be flexible with availability.

Exp. preferred but not a must. Proserve certificate req’d., Apply in person with resume to Cheers Pub, 6017 54 Ave. or call 403-506-2229.

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ATTENTION ELECTRICAL APPRENTICES! TIFFANY’S STEAK Are you looking for an HOUSE opportunity to work for a is now hiring company that can help you F/T & P/T LINE COOKS broaden your skills and Apply in person after 2 pm. challenge you to be the 3515 Gaetz Ave. best you can be?

We are searching for apprentices that are eager Sales & to learn and be mentored Distributors by a team committed to excellence in our field.

CUSTOM Energized Air is We promote from within a leader in compressed air a n d o ff e r f u l l b e n e f i t s technology and requires an to help pay for your educaOutside Sales Rep t i o n . C o m m e r c i a l a n d residential apprentices for our solutions driven sales team. Experience in wanted.

Fax: 403- 887- 2994 email: air compressors and gracelandelectric@ pneumatics a definite hotmail.com asset, but will train the right candidate. Base + Looking for a place commission + mileage + to live? benefits. For Red Deer & Take a tour through the area. Apply: CLASSIFIEDS del.trynchuk@cea-air.com

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4th Year Journeyman Body Shop Technician Should have solid communication skills & be able to work in a unsupervised environment.

All interested applicants please contact Andrew at 403-346-2035 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

CARPET COLOUR CENTRE is currently looking for a TILE INSTALLER. Applicant must have ability to lay out tiles, be familiar with setting materials and products. This is a F/T position with a wage of $25/hr.

Submit resume att`n: Andrew @ Carpet Colour Centre 1100, 5001 - 19 St. Red Deer, AB T4R 3R1 or email : awiebe@ carpetcolourcentre. com

COMMERCIAL JOURNEYMAN WANTED! Do you feel like your input is not heard nor valued in your current position.

Would you like to make more decisions and have more say? Come work for a company that values your mental attributes as well as your physical strengths and abilities.

We are currently looking for self motivated, forward thinking commercial journeyman electricians.

Ask us about our Bonus Program! Full benefits offered. Please contact our office.

Fax: 403- 887- 2994 email: gracelandelectric@ hotmail.com EXP’D SIDER , must have truck and tools. $93.50/sq. we pay compensation Call 403-347-2522

DUTIES INCLUDE: * Maintenance & Repairs * Diagnostics of Trucks, Trailers, * Forklifts and Hydraulics * Reporting * Inventory control QUALIFICATIONS: * Strong command of the English Language * 3rd or 4th year apprentices * Certified journeymen * Driver’s licence WE OFFER: *Industry leading remuneration packages * Full Benefits * Pension Plan

COMMERCIAL GLAZIER req’d. Exp. preferred but will train. Wages depending on exp.. Benefit pkg.

Email resume to: d.generationglass@platinum.ca or fax 403-886-5224 ELECTRICAL COMPANY Looking for Journeyman & Apprentices for commercial construction or industrial maintenance. Please fax resume to 403-346-6334 or email: mooremaintenance @shaw.ca ESTABLISHED well known company looking for permanent f/t hourly tapers and p/t piece work tapers.

Please fax resume to 403-782-0610 email: ben@tpil.ca LICENSED MECHANIC or apprentice, own tools. Fax resume 405-887-3303

Must be willing to work long hours, lots of walking req’d. Safety tickets an asset. Willing to train the right individual.

Faxl 403-747-3535 or email resumes to: office @centrallinelocating.com Attention: Rhonda

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Top wages paid based on experience Assigned units Scheduled days off Valid safety tickets an asset

Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

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

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Moving & Storage

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

BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. We do fencing, decks, reno’s landscape and more. Give us a buzz @ 403-598-3857 Free quotes. WCB, insured.

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

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F & J Renovations. We do it all. Good rates and references available so call John at 403-307-3001 jbringleson@shaw.ca

Painters/ Decorators

Caregivers

LOVING Hearts Day Home Gov. Cert., private child care, Michener Hill Park.

Has spaces avail. 6 mos. 12 yrs. Call 403-346-6850

Contractors

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Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Massage Black Cat Concrete Therapy

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

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 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia Prefering non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 302-9210.

Eavestroughing

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WINTER PREP SPECIAL Starting @ $100.

403-391-2169

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BEAUTIFUL college girl ROXY 403-848-2300

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587-877-7399 10am- 2am EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages www.eroticasplaymates.net 403-598-3049

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TIM LLOYD. WETT certified.

Inspections, installs, chimney sweeps & service 403-340-0513

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Find something to sit on in Classifieds

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LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

PAINTING BY DAVE Interior, Exterior, New Construction. Comm/Indust.

2 Journeyman w/over 50 yrs exp. %15 discount for seniors. Free estimates.

All work guaranteed.

403-307-4798

* NEW * Executive Touch.

Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. On holiday- reopen Sept. 28 348-5650

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, lots of parking 403-341-4445

Personal Services

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

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5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca 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

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Sylvan Lake Respite Care Services Forrest Services Ltd. 4910-47th Ave S. L. Private Rms, full baths, meals, snacks, laundry, rec, etc.

Call Rob - Aspen House 403-864-4910 403-506-1177

Seniors’ Services

LOCAL COMPANY IS SEEKING A FLOORING ESTIMATOR. Measurements will take place in New and Lived In Homes, throughout Central Alberta. Professional, neat, friendly and works well with others or alone.

Experienced in Tile, Hardwood, Laminate, lino†and Carpet are an asset.

Experience, wages are negotiable with experience, benefits package is avail.

Please contact by email: morethentile@hotmail.com LOOKING for 1st.- 4th year technicians for service department and Quick Lane. Training avail. Email resume to: craig@ aspenford.ca or call 403-742-2506

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Fireplaces

Wanted for Surrey & Kamloops BC, Calgary & Edmonton AB Fast paced, dynamic shops

LINE LOCATING ASSISTANT REQUIRED IMMED.

End Dump Drivers Truck and Wagon Drivers Super B Drivers Lowbed Drivers

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COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT MECHANICS

APPLY TO: mechanics@supersave.ca Or fax to 1-604-534-3811

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

Accounting

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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

PARK PAVING LTD., located in Edmonton, is currently looking for a F/T SAFETY COORDINATOR and we have an immediate opening for a CRUSHING FOREMAN Please submit your resume and driver’s abstract via fax to 780-434-5373, or by email to employment@parkpaving. com SKILLED TRADESMEN - Hiring Heavy Civil/ Commercial Carpenters, Labourers, Operators and Welders. Please send your resume to info@hired-resources.com or fax it to 416-255-2219 TILE SETTER Req’d immed. Exp’d tile installer, for very busy Central AB company.

Must be neat, clean, professional, friendly and works well with others or alone. Driver’s license req’d. Excellent wages, benefits & great working environment. Please email resume to: tileisit@gmail.com

WANTED

Experienced Glazers Driver Licence is a must.

403-347-9320

Truckers/ Drivers

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

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

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SECOND 2 NONE Fall Clean-up & odd jobs, 403-302-7778

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BULK PETROLEUM DRIVER

WANTED FOR CENTRAL ALBERTA

PROFESSIONAL CLASS 1 DRIVER 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:

403-346-2132 8009 Edgar Industrial Place www.kochfuel.ca

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WELDER needed for Lacombe shop and portable work. Not your typical Mon. - Fri. job.

Benefits after 3 months.

Great pay for right individual who is willing to show up and work hard.

Serious inquiries only.

Please call 403-318-9445 8-4:30 Mon. - Fri.

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Yard Care

IS looking to fill the following positions in the: HINTON AND WORK FOR THE FOX CREEK LOCATION • GED Preparation EMPLOYER OF CHOICE Class 1 & 3 Drivers • C o m m u n i t y S u p p o r t * Oilfield Construction IN THE SECURITY Wanted for Supervisors Worker Program INDUSTRY! Calgary, Edmonton AB & * Oilfield Construction Surrey BC Lead Hands Morning, Afternoon And Securitas Canada is Growing Disposal * Stainless and Carbon Evening P/T Classes looking for new team Company Welders members with the drive Welders for success, deliver Academic Express ** B-Pressure WE OFFER Pipefitters outstanding customer Adult Education & Training * Industry leading * Experienced Pipeline service and the ability to 340-1930 remuneration packages Equipment Operators grow and develop. www.academicexpress.ca * Experienced oilfield * Full Benefits * Pension Plan labourers Police services are more CAREER * Industrial Painters interested in candidates Please send resume and OPPORTUNITIES * 7-30 tonne Picker Truck who have previous Current drivers abstract Operator with Class 1 NO EXP. NECESSARY!! security / law enforcement APPLY TO: H2S Alive ( Enform), F.T. position available experience. drivers@supersave.ca St. John (Red Cross) IMMEDIATELY in hog Or fax to 1-604-534-3811 standard first aid) & assembly yard in Red Securitas is the place to in-house drug and alcohol Deer. Starting wage work at if you are DRIVER with clean Class tests are required. $12/hr. Call Rich or Paul interested in working for 1 or Class 2 motor coach Please submit resume to 403-346-6934 the top employer in the experience preferred hr@alstaroc.com or security industry, CARPET COLOUR Must be availl eves. and Fax to 780-865-5829 developing yourself as a CENTRE wknds. Looking for both Quote job #61273 security specialist, taking is currently looking for a P/T & F/T on resume benefit from our training P/T SHIPPING /RECEIVING Fax resume to 347-4999 and education as well as POSITION. or email to: developing your own Hours will predominately frontbus@platinum.ca career plan. Would you like be Saturday but may to make the society safer?

DRIVERS & SWAMPERS include some mornings Come join us at Securitas. and/or afternoons. for furniture moving company, class 5 required Duties include checking in No Experience required. product preparing orders to (5 tons), local & long We will train you!! leave the warehouse and distance. Competitive No uniform costs!! use of a forklift. wages. Apply in person.

Excellent Wages and Submit resume att`n: 6630 71 St. Bay 7 LOOKING for laborers and Benefits!!

Red Deer. 403-347-8841 Andrew @ Ccarpet Colour flaggers for road construcWorking with teams of Centre 1100, 5001 - 19 St. tion. Fax 403-309-0489 Professionals!!

F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. Red Deer, AB T4R 3R1 or Position located in Red Minimum Class 5 with air email : awiebe@ P/T PRESSER needed in Deer/Blackfalds and clean abstract. Exp. drycleaning plant. No carpetcolourcentre. com preferred. In person to Key weekends or evenings. Call CLEANING Persons Help ** YOU MUST APPLY AT Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Shannon at 403-550-7440 req’d. 3 wk. day eves./wk. www.securitasjobs.ca Red Deer. ideal for couple. Must be S T O R E S M A R T S e l f - OR YOUR APPLICATION bondable & have own Storage seeking F/T. Class 1 drivers to WILL NOT BE transporation.

MAINTENANCE/ haul NGL butane Super RECEIVED ** 403-347-7216 leave msg.

GROUNDSKEEPER B’s, must be over 25 yrs., for 16-24 hours per week.

EMAIL: Integrity - Vigilance DECK TRUCK Flexible hours. Medical/ dreaddriving@gmail.com Helpfulness OPERATOR POSITION, dental coverage via Securitas Canada self motivated, mechanically private health services LOCAL ACID Transport celebrates diversity and inclined,, exp’d. company looking for exp’d’ plan. For full job descripwe welcome and Will train right personality. tion, go to F/T Class 1 truck driver & encourage applications Class 5 w/air ticket req’d. www.StoreSmart.ca/careers. pressure truck operator. from the four designated Call City Haul Towing Top wages and exc.

Applicants, please submit groups; namely women, 403-588-7079 benefit pkg. r e s u m e s v i a f a x aboriginal people, visible or Fax 403-314-1425 Fax resume and driver’s (403.343.7512) or email minorities and persons abstract to 403-346-3766 (info@storesmart.ca). with disabilities.

No phone calls please.

NEED experienced Class 1 drivers for short and long Employment haul. Runs AB., SASK, Training Manitoba & BC Please call BECOME a tax preparer at PROMAX TRANSPORT Liberty Tax Services tuition at 227-2712 or fax resume DENTOOM’S free school & earn income. w/abstract 403-227-2743 Greenhouses mandyleej@yahoo.com SNOW plow drivers(2) THE TASTY BAKERY Greenhouse req’d for winter season F/T OPPORTUNITY Labourers based out of Lacombe, Production Person Career F/T Wage $10/hour exc. wages. Must have EXP. PREFERRED. Must be willing to work Planning Class 3 w/air. Call Toll 5 DAY WK. Mon to Sat 48+ hrs/week.

Free 1-877-787-2501 Mon. No early mornings, RED DEER WORKS - Fri. 9 am. - 5 pm. only or No late nights Christmas Store Build A Resume That fax resume to: 403-784-2330 No Sundays.

Works!

Seasonal Retail Apply in person at: APPLY ONLINE Sales Personnel WANT A JOB WITH Bay #1, 2319 Taylor Drive www.lokken.com/rdw.html Available to work (directly behind Nutters) WEEKENDS OFF? Call: 403-348-8561 flexible hours FULL TIME DRIVER Email inford@lokken.com REQ’D. Career Programs are Please apply by email to Candidates must have a FREE sales@dentooms.com clean driving record and be for all Albertans Or in person at Hwy 11A able to drive a standard - 1/2 km West of Hwy #2 transmission vehicle.

Excellent customer service DISPATCHER REQUIRED and communication skills Experience preferred, but are required. Applicants will train suitable applicant. THE TASTY BAKERY must be physically fit and PACKAGING & Please fax resume to be able to lift up to 70 lbs.

403-346-0295 COUNTER SALES They must be 21 years of P/T OPPORTUNITY HOUSEKEEPING/ age or older. This is fast No early mornings, CLEANING SUPERVISOR. paced, physically No late nights Bluebird Motel, permanent CLASSIFICATIONS demanding environment.

No Sundays, /full time. Salary $20/HR..

All candidates are subject 1500-1990 Apply in person at: 40 hrs./wk.

Innisfail.

Ab to criminal record checks.

Bay #1, 2319 Taylor Drive 1 position avail.

The Full Time position (directly behind Nutters) Tired of Standing?

403-227-3334 Mon.to Fri. 40-50 hrs/wk.

YARD MAN with mechani- Find something to sit on starting wage $19/hr. + Maintenance Person in Classifieds cal exp. for parts removal, bonus. All candidates are Req’d. F/T employment. own tools, wages depend subject to criminal record Carpentry or flooring instalon exp.

Fax resume Classifieds...costs so little checks. Apply by online @ lation exp. is an asset 403-887-3303 www.upsjobs.com Saves you so much! (carpet, tile, lino & hardor fax resume to: wood) but not necessary.

403-648-3312 Must be neat, clean, proEmployment fessional, friendly, works well with others or alone.

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Help Exc. wages, benefits & great working environment.

806621 AB. Ltd. o/a Please fax résumé to Mac’s Store, 6888 50 Ave. 403-309-3000 or drop off Red Deer, AB T4N 4E3, at 9-7619 50 Ave 403-755-7065 requires Red Deer, AB 2 F/T Night Cashier $10-12/hr.

Hrs are flexible, weekends MOBIL 1 Lube Express & holidays. Apply in person Gasoline Alley req’s an Exp. or email: balvr131@yahoo.ca Tech. Fax 403-314-9207 NOVEMBER START

BUSY CENTRAL ALBERTA BODY SHOP IS SEEKING

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Handyman Services

Truckers/ Drivers

Alberta Government Funded Programs Student Funding Available!

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ADULT UPGRADING

SAM’S CAFE NORTH

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Central AB based trucking company reqires

OWNER OPERATORS in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558

is expanding its facility to double production.

We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts:

- Concrete Batch Plant Operator - Concrete Finishers - Carpenters/Woodworkers - Steel Reinforcement Labourers - Overhead Crane Operators - General Labourers - Site Supervisor - Quality Control Personnel Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www. eaglebuilders.ca. Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403-885-5516 or e-mail: k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca.

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Antiques & Art

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Health & Beauty

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3 G A L L O N “ W e s t e r n *NEW!* Asian Relaxation Stoneware” crock. Mint Massage Downtown RD condition. $ 5 0 . 587-377-1298 Open Mon.(403) 342-7908 Fri. daily 10 am - 6 pm.

Antique “Johnston Grain Picker”. A great outdoor display item. $145.

(403) 342-7908.

Auctions

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Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

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Clothing

LEATHER (dress-style) jacket, woman’s Size 12, black, hip-length, exc. cond i t i o n . $ 1 5 0 .

(403) 342-7908

EquipmentHeavy

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TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

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Farmers' Market

BUTCHER lambs. gov’’t inspected, call 403-843-4365 for more info

Firewood

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Homestead Firewood

Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

Household Appliances

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Household Furnishings

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UREGENT - MOVING MUST SELL ALL, solid oak 3 pce. bdrm. suite, Sklar Pepplar, beauitful must be seen, $700, solid oak 7 pce. dining room suite, exc. cond. $400, much more. 403-346-5360

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. Misc. for warr. Riverside Appliances Sale 403-342-1042 BAR fridge, oversized.

GE FRIDGE, 65” h, 30” w, $150. Dart Board, with good shape, white, $200, case, $40. 403-350-1946 403-341-3099 or 403-783-0612 UPRIGHT freezer RCA custom, 53” high 23” W, BLACK’N DECKER skill w h i t e . $ 2 0 0 , saw $25, dble. halogen light stand $40, wheelbar403-341-3099 row $20, 403-887-4981

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Household Furnishings

1720

FLOOR SCREEN solid oak frame $25, 20quart roasting oven $30; 14” flat screen color tv $30; half inch 19.2 volt cordrless BED ALL NEW, Queen Orthopedic, dble. variatle spd. reversible pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr. drill, $45; Coleman proCost $1300. Sacrifice $325. p a n e l a n t e r n $ 1 5 ; ‘ Craftsman spiral cutting 302-0582 Free Delivery BED: #1 King. extra thick saw $40, 403-347-2603 orthopedic pillowtop, brand OXY-ACETYLENE REGUnew, never used. 15 yr. LATOR Victor set, $60; warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice Craftsman indust. vacuum @ $545. 403-302-0582. cleaner, $60; umbrella & patio set w/4 chairs $30, DOWNSIZING 403-887-4981 FUTON, like new condition. w/10” mattress, SIZE 8 mens tack skates $120 obo $5.00 ref jersey xlg, 3 ref HIDE-A-BED, BLACK, arm bands, fox whistle good cond, $100 obo call $25.00; 3 office chairs Viki 403-346-4263 after 5 $8.00 each; meat grinder HIGH BACK LOVESEAT $20.00; 20, 9 1/2 inch dinner plates, white $1.00 Free with pick up. each 403-728-3485 403-343-3013 SEALY POSTUREPEDIC BOXSPRINGS FOR KING SIZE BED. Mint shape. $175.

403-343-0745 SOFA, floral, pinks blues. $100; 2 end tables $25/ea.

3 lamps $10 ea., VHS player $20; all in good cond. 403-347-1757 please leave message

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

WANTED

1530

Music Lessons

Piano & Organs

LOCATION:MONTGOMERY AUCTION SALES CENTRE 1 Mile North of Blackfalds on Hwy 2A, 2 Miles East on Lakeside Sargent Road

TOOLS & MISC @ 9 AM LAWN & GARDEN, LUMBER, TREES @ 10:00 AM VEHICLES & MACHINERY, HAY, LIVESTOCK EQUIP. @ 1PM

1780

1790

KYTE CRES. Lovely 3 level exec.

3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Avail. Nov. 1.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

Riverfront Estates

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2140

Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

wegot

rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

FURNISHED HOUSE IN SYLVAN LAKE

Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, no pets, n/s, $1195 or $1220 along the river.

SD $1000. avail.

Nov. 1 & 15 403-304-7576 347-7545

SYLVAN LAKE

Apt/Condo, just few blocks from the lake. 2 bdrms, 2 baths condo. In-suite laundry, balcony or patio.

Sorry-no pets. $1295 & elect. AVAILABLE NOW! Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-318-4225 www.hpman.ca TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Manufactured Homes

3040

3160

Cars

5030

SUV's

5040

NEW RV Storage Facility Gravel pad, 6’ security fence, 6 kms. E. of R.D. Call 403-347-4425.

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Mobile Lot

3190

2005 MINI COOPER FWD, 77596 kms., $17888 3488788 Sport & Import

2007 HONDA CR-V LX Sport $14888 348-8788 Sport & Import

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2005 HONDA ACCORD 2006 LAND ROVER HSE 2 car park, Shaw cable incl. EXL sunroof, $12888 348- AWD, lthr., nav., $28888 Lana 403-550-8777 7620-50 Av Sport & Import 8788 Sport & Import

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Houses For Sale

2004 CELICA GT FWD, lthr., sunroof, $12,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2005 ESCALADE AWD l t h r. d v d $19,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

4020

FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer 2004 BMW 330 convertible www.homesreddeer.com lthr.,$13,888 7620 - 50 Ave Sport & Import

2004 ESCAPE LTD. lthr., AWD, sunroof, $9888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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

3050

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

HIGHLAND GREEN, reno’d, 3 bdrm. bi-level, fridge, stove, balcony, fireplace, No pets.

403-506-1276, 403-885-4912

3060

Suites

1 & 2 BDRM. APTS.

Clean, quiet bldg.

Call 318-0901.

1 BDRM. apt. in Penhold, $740/mo. Avail. immed.

Incl. most utils, no pets.

Call 403-886-5288

2 BDRM., 1 bath, bsmt. suite, on acreage, very close to Red Deer. Contact Jeff at 403-396-0181 Please leave detailed msg.

3 BDRM. bsmt suite, $1020 rent/s.d., utils incld n/s, no pets. Avail.

Nov. 1. 403-346-8664

IMMAC. retirement home in quiet neighborhood, no stairs, walk-in shower, 5 appls. 2 bdrm., murphy bed, sprinkler system, a/c, sunroom, r.v. parking stall in back yard. $285,000.

403-346-7920 for appt. to view Mason Martin Homes has

2003 HONDA Civic 4 dr.

Auto, a/c, tilt. Command start, 4 Blizzack winter tires.

183,000 km. Clean & reliable. $4900. 403-396-0148

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

NEW HOMES! 403.342.4544 MasonMartinHomes.com

RARE OPPORTUNITY

2 0 0 3 H y u n d a i Ti b u r o n FWD106300 kms., $7888 7620-50 Av Sport & Import 2002 FORD EXPLORER, Eddie Bauer edit. fully loaded, exc, shape, $7500 obo 403-340-2042

Trucks

5050

2001 MERCEDES-BENZ S430 $17,888 348-8788 Sport & Import 20002 THUNDERBIRD, motor gone $6500, 403-346-0073 1999 PONTIAC Grand Am loaded, clean 403-348-2999

3 bdrm. heritage home on beautiful private lot in Woodlea, backing onto Waskasoo Creek. Reno or Build. 416-918-0195

2010 FORD F150 XLT 4x2 crew cab, 21,000 km.

Warranty, like new. No tax. $22,000. 403-845-3292 or 403-895-2337

4050

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3030

1530

3 GILMORE AVE.

Large bdrms, fenced yard!

3 bdrm 1.5 baths townhouse 5 appls. In-suite laundry in unfinished basement AVAILABLE NOW! $1275 & UTIL. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca FOR SALE 29-unit apt bldg Red Deer Strata-titled Below market rents Free & clear financing 100% occupied 5.6% cap rate (2011 NOI & List Price) Call Karen Barry* 403.767.9999 www.barrycommercial.com Commercial Propertyshop, Brokerage *Broker SYLVAN, lrg. 2 bdrm. 1.5 bath, 5 appls. Avail. now.

Rent $1250. 403-341-9974

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 @ 6PM LOCATION: #4 -7883-Gaetz Ave, Red Deer, Alberta

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: The business has closed and the equipment is no longer required.

3030

Storage Space

1840

www.montgomeryauctions.com

2000 Rotary SM-301-200 4 Post Automotive Hoist, -1Ph–24 ft–30,000 Lb Cap. W/12,000 Lb Jacking Beam (Wheel .

Alignment Capable), Benwil 2-Post Asymmetric, Automotive Hoist – 9000 Lb Cap, 1 Ph, 2005 Kansas Jack Magna Rack 2.2 Frame Rack w/Pulling Towers, Gauges & Accessories, 2001 Snap On EEWA135A Computerized 4 Wheel Alignment Machine, 4-Wheel Alignment Turn Tables AUTOMOTIVE SHOP EQUIPMENT, PAINT BOOTH, SMALL SHOP TOOLS, OFFICE & COFFEE ROOM MANUALS & MISC, 1985 VANGUARD FORD CLASS C MOTORHOME – 23’

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Condos/ Townhouses

RIVERSIDE MEADOWS 4 bdrms, 2 bath, large 1984 CORVETTE new fenced yard, 3 bdrm, 2 baths. In-suite engine , alum.heads, A Great Location $265,000 403-342-6165 Laundry. 7 appls. Double Adult Bldg. 1 & 2 Bdrm. $ 11 8 8 8 7 6 2 0 - 5 0 Av e , 2010 DODGE RAM 2500 garage, fenced yard, deck. Units Heat/Water/parking Sport & import power wagon 4X4 $28888 No Pets. $1695 & gas, incl’d Call 403-342-2899 348-8788 Sport & Import KITTENS, cute elect. Avail. November 1st Acreages To Give Away BRAUNFEL HOUSE Hearthstone 403-314-0099 403-396-7368 Lacombe reno’d 1 bdrm. or 403-396-9554 n/s, no pets, no children www.hpman.ca $725/mo. DD same.

MICHENER, 4 bdrm., Nov. 1 403-782-2681 single garage, . 2 baths, Dogs family room, 5 appls. yard, CARRIE APT. BLDG. no pets, n/s, $1350, Bachelor Suite F1 ($700) F1B ($900) 318-0136 ADULTS ONLY. NO PETS. LABRA DOODLES 2007 GMC Sierra SLE ONLY $725 & elect.

SYLVAN, 2 units Nov. 1, 2 Ready late Oct. Price incl.

1500 4X4 $19,888 Available NOW! 7 ACRES, older house, bdrm. + hide-a-bed, incl., delivery. 306-792-2113 348-8788 Sport & Import cable, dishes, bedding, all Hearthstone 403-314-0099 g r e e n h o u s e , q u o n s e t , www.garymoe.com or 403-919-1370 2005 JEEP LIBERTY or 403-318-4225 $399,000. near Red Deer, utils. $1200 -$1500/mo, www.furfettishfarm.ca Renegade, A/C, P/W, P/L, www.hpman.ca 403-227-5132 403-880-0210 SILVER Lab pups P.B. sunroof, comes with sumCLEARVIEW bi-level. 2 bdrm., Picturesque Parents CKC reg. vet checked, mer and studded winter 1 bath, 5 appls, balcony.

1st shots. 3 F, 4 M. $600 Condos/ has relocated to tires on rims. In excellent Recreational Close to park & bus.

403-843-6564, 785-5772 Townhouses condition. Asking River Hobby Farm. $850+utils. 403-210-1360 $11,500.00 OBO. Ideal for horses or cattle. for more info email: 2 BDRM. condo, new reno, LARGE, 2 & 3 BDRM. Corrals, fenced, heated mouse1965@live.ca no pets, $900. rent/d.d. SUITES. 25+, adults only Auctions barn & shop.

Avail. now. 587-377-3322 n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 Open concept custom built 2 bdrm. townhouse in RD bungalow. $465,000.

QUIET LOCATION 5 appls., 2 parking stalls, 403-843-6182 (Rimbey) 1 & 2 Bdrm Adult building unfinished bsmt. $975 Heat/water/parking incl.

N/S, no pets. 403-505-7545 Call 403-342-2899 216751 Manufactured BEAUTIFUL kittens, beautiful colors, need loving homes, Also White & gold kitten to give away call 403-782-3130

Complete Asset Dispersal of Fairways at Last Hill Golf & Country Club including 35 Golf Carts, Golf Course Mowing & Grooming Equipment, Dispersal of Powerline Trucks & Pole Trailers, Livestock Equipment Dispersal, Farm Machinery, New Combine & Machinery Parts, Machine Shop Equipment, Cars, Trucks, Equip. Trailers, ATV’s, Commercial Storage Buildings & Tents, 140 Rnd Hay Bales, Lumber & Building Supplies, Lawn & Garden, Trees, Tools & Much More TERMS: CASH/CHEQUE/C/CARD Subject to additions & Deletions Lunch Available NOTE: NO BUYERS FEE

JOINT AUCTION AA AUTO LEASE LTD & ESTATE OF WAYNE GANSHIRT

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

1530 1830

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012 @ 9AM

403-885-5149 • 1-800-371-6963 Box 939, Blackfalds, AB

1900

Travel Packages

2 STOREY house, 1510 sq.ft., 2-1/2 baths, 3 bdrm..

BABY GRAND PIANO, w/dble. att. garage, 5 appls., large deck, master $7500, 403-346-0073 bdrm, w/walk in closet, Start your career! avail. Nov. 1, rent $1700, See Help Wanted d.d., $1700, undev.. bsmt., Call 403-358-8263 BENTLEY 2008 Model Duplex Auctions Cats shows like new 4 bdrm., 3 bath. Garage, fireplace.

Appliances.

3 BREEDS OF FANCY Avail. now. 403-341-9974 KITTENS. 403-887-3649

FALL EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT

Auctioneers & Sales Management DON MONTGOMERY ICCA Auctioneer

9’x2’ SHUFFLE BOARD Excellent cond. $200.

403-341-6345

80 BALES, FAIR COND FOR COWS, $22/bale, 87 bales, good cond. cow hay, $25/bale; 80 extra large round perfect cow SMALL deposit safe, $100; hay, $35/bale; 36 grass NEON sign, $75. bales, good cond., horse 403-350-1946, 783-0612 hay, $30/bale; 102 grass SOLID wood doors, 3x6’8”, bales, pefect horse hay, $35/blae. Call Jeremy at (2) - $75. for both; misc. bar glasses & mugs, 403-418-6342 $50. for all.

403-350-1946, 783-0612

Antiques, furniture and GUITAR LESSONS estates. 342-2514 Experienced musician/music Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner U R G E N T M U S T S E L L teacher accepting new BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / SOFA , 3 pce. $200, students for guitar lessons. del. Lyle 403-783-2275 phone 403-346-5360 For more info call Mark 403-340-1619

Auctions

1860

Sporting Goods

ESTATE of WAYNE GANSHIRT WOOD SHOP EQUIPMENT Including: Canwood Pro 8” Jointer, Dewalt 12” Thickness Planer, King 14” Wood Cutting Band Saw, Sears Pro 20” Scroll Saw, Canwood Portable Dust Collector, Superior 4” Belt, 6” Disc Sander, Sears Mitre Saw, Hitachi Router & Router Table, Sears 10” Table Saw w/Steel Top, , 13” Pedestal Drill Press, 48” Wood Turning Lathe, NUMEROUS QUALITY SMALL WOOD SHOP & MECHANICAL TOOLS, MISC HARDWARE JD RX95 Ride On Lawn Mower w/Rear Bagger AUCTIONEERS NOTE: This is excellent quality selection of tools. Most are as new. Everything has been well cared for

CASH/CHEQUE/C/CARD 10% BUYERS FEE VIEWING: OCT 23 -3PM -6 PM REMOVAL: BY FRIDAY OCT. 26 @ 3 PM

Manufactured Homes

Auctioneers & Sales Management DON MONTGOMERY ICCA Auctioneer

267041J16,19

www.montgomeryauctions.com

403-885-5149 • 1-800-371-6963 Box 939, Blackfalds, AB

3070

Cottage/ Seasonal

PALM SPRINGS 2 bdrm gated condo Nov Dec $1600/mo No pets, N/S , utils incl . 403-986-4119

Roommates Wanted

3080

MUST love dogs, must be working rent $550., N/S, everything incl. 358-3786

MUST SELL

By Owner $7,000.

Lana 403-550-8777

Lots For Sale

1 BDRM. bsmt, shared kitchen, prefer employed or student. Avail. Nov. 1 403-342-7789, 358-0081

3040

SUV's

5040

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5070

2009 DODGE Caravan, exc. cond., Stow-N-Go, $11,900. 403-638-3499.

2011 TRAVERSE LTZ AWD 19472 kms., $35,888 348-8788 Sport & Import 2010 WHITE Chev Traverse 62,000 kms, $21,900 command start, blk. cloth interior, n/s, exc. cond.

403-885-5262

wheels

1998 GMC Safari. 153,503 km. AWD, V6, tow pkg. Exc. cond. $4500. 403-343-9366

CLASSIFICATIONS

Motorhomes

5000-5300

Cars

Newly Renovated Mobile Home

2004 F150, 4x4, Loaded, mech. inspected, $7950.00 403-348-9746

Vans Buses

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

3090

Rooms For Rent

4090

Homes

5030

2009 FORD FLEX SEL AWD $18888 7620 - 50 AVE Sport & Import

5100

1980 21’ BRAVE. New tires, awning, hot water heater & fridge. $5500. 403-340-8964

ATV's

5150

with Laminate Flooring, new carpet, newly painted

A MUST SEE! Only

400/month lot Rent incl. Cable

$

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300

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

BUILDERS

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PET ADOPTION

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www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 403-346-7273 www.albertanewhomes.com Stevenson Homes. Experience the Dream.

www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

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

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

www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333

$

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

VACATIONS WEB DESIGN affordablewebsitesolution.ca

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

2008 ESCALADE AWD, sunroof, htd. lthr.,DVD, 76,425 kms,$44,888 3488788 Sport & Import

849

2007 PATHFINDER LE AWD, lthr., $18888 3488788 Sport & Import

Lana (403) 550-8777 www.lansdowne.ca

2006 CADILLAC CTS-V LS2 engine, lteather., nav., Central Alberta’s Largest 100551 kms., $22888 348Car Lot in Classifieds 8788 Sport & Import 2005 MUSTANG Sport, yellow, 80,000 kms., auto., 2005 MURANO AWD very never winter driven, mech. clean, 123,000 km. Call/text insp. 2012. 403-227-1948 Chris 403-358-1640

5180

CAR TOP Carriers for car.

(2). $25. pr.

587-272-0937 Red Deer FOUR 265 70R 17 Michelin Ice Tires. As new. $600. 403-347-7806

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519 SCRAP ATTACK, auto salvage & scrap metal.

403-598-6536, 4845 79 St.

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

Starting at

/month

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

COMPUTER REPAIR

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0T FWD, 4 cyl turbo $13888 348-8788 Sport & Import

in pet friendly park

RENTALS

2008 JEEP LIBERTY Sport 4X4 $16,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

Auto Wreckers

modular/mobile homes

REAL ESTATE

www.albertacomputerhygiene.com

2007 LINCOLN MARK LT 4X4, lthr., sunroof, nav., 89083 kms, $26,888 3488788 Sport & Import

2 & 3 bedroom

www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From

TWO 2005 HONDA quads 4x4 400/500. $4500 each, nice shape, 3000/3800 kms 403-348-9746

Tires, Parts Acces.

264155J1-K30

FREE Cable

www.greathealth.org Cancer Diabetes DIET 350-9168

www.fantahomes.com 403-343-1083 or 403-588-9788 www.masonmartinhomes.com Mason Martin Homes 403-342-4544 www.truelinehomes.com True Line Homes 403-341-5933 www.jaradcharles.com BUILDER M.L.S

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Lana (403) 550-8777

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BALLOON RIDES

HEALTH & FITNESS

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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

20,000with Intro

2008 MITSUBISHI 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 320 AWD, turbo diesel, Outlander XLS $12888 nav., $39888 Sport & Im- 348-8788 Sport & Import port 403-348-8788

$

5200

WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629 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

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

HI & LOIS

PEANUTS

BLONDIE

HAGAR

BETTY

PICKLES

GARFIELD

LUANN Oct. 16 1989 — Roberta Jamieson is appointed Ontario’s new ombudsman. The 37-year-old Mohawk is the first aboriginal Canadian to hold the post.

1981 — Founding of Canada Post Corporation/Société canadienne des postes, to replace the Post Office. The

Crown Corporation takes over on Jan. 1, 1982.

1963 — The federal government increases old age security pensions to $75 per month.

1911 — Winnipeg receives its first electric power.

1857 — The British Treasury approves the weight of the new Canadian 20-cent piece, 71.73 grains of 0.925 fine silver.

ARGYLE SWEATER

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TODAY IN HISTORY

TUNDRA

SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, every column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 through 9.

SHERMAN‛S LAGOON

Solution

RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 D5

Widows’ Walk has grown into a regular gathering THE CANADIAN PRESS When grief-stricken widow Sandra O’Leary stood at Victoria’s Mile Zero 10 years ago, she wasn’t thinking about creating a social phenomenon.

O’Leary was still reeling from the Nov. 16, 2001, death of Arthur, her husband of 37 years. Desperate to talk to anyone who might understand, she had plastered Victoria with flyers advertising what she called A Widows’ Walk, asking those who were interested to show up.

“I was a mess,” said O’Leary, now 65. “So for me to get out and stand on the corner of Dallas and Douglas was huge.”

Unbeknownst to O’Leary, her grown kids were watching, hunched out of sight in case nobody came.

But four other women, all recently widowed, showed up that day for the first Widows’ Walk. That was Oct. 13, 2002.

Now it’s a regular gathering of anywhere from five to 25 women, who meet every Wednesday morning at Mile Zero and stretch their limbs in a stroll and their feelings in conversation.

Similar widows’ events have started up in Sidney, B.C., and one has recently began in Chilliwack, B.C. “I’m not sure any of us could have done it without Sandra and the group back in the dark days,” said Juanita Loeppky, now 71, whose husband William died on Nov. 4, 2002, after 39 years together.

O’Leary said the inspiration was really born out of necessity. After her husband died, she felt isolated and with little support.

Her four grown children were all wonderful. But

Got breast milk?

THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Audrey Inouye pumps her breast milk at home twice each day, setting some aside for tiny, premature babies in hospitals who aren’t able to get it from their own mothers.

“It’s a few minutes out of my day and it’s just a small token — a little bit I can do to nourish babies,” the Edmonton woman said Thursday while juggling her 10-month old son and a cooler bag containing four litres of milk, frozen in small plastic containers.

Inouye is one of a dozen mothers who have so far signed up to donate at a new human milk depot at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital — basically a small storage room with a large freezer.

Staff is waiting until the freezer is full before shipping its contents to the Calgary Mothers’ Milk Bank, where the milk will be pasteurized, tested, and distributed back to the Grey Nuns and other hospitals in Alberta, as well as Ontario.

Gail Cameron, director of Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Programs for Covenant Health, said studies show human milk is better than formula at fighting disease and infection. And many moms who pump and store milk at home for healthy babies often have more than they need.

“Nobody wants to throw it away. We call it liquid gold.”

She said the depot has received four donations since it opened on Tuesday. And many more moms have been calling to find out how they can donate, too.

Women must first be screened by the Calgary bank and have their blood tested.

The non-profit bank has approved 70 donors and another 90 are in the process of applying, said executive director Jannette Festival. The majority of mothers are from Alberta, but some live in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario and British Columbia.

Canada’s only other milk bank is located in the B.C. Women’s Hospital and Health Centre in Vancouver.

Festival said each mom usually sends their milk to Calgary by courier. But the Edmonton depot will save on that cost and make it easier for local mothers to donate.

Down the hall from the depot, Trina Anderson cradles her new daughter, Aryka. She was born five weeks early on Sept. 28, weighing three pounds and 11 ounces.

Anderson said her own breast milk wasn’t coming in and the baby was dropping weight fast. Nurses suggested she use donor milk.

“I’d never heard of it before. Ever,” said Anderson, adding that it took her a while to get used to the idea of using milk from a stranger. But she didn’t want to give her baby formula either.

“I was stressing out. I was crying at night, crying because I didn’t have milk. The (nurses) just reassured me that it was OK.”

they had lost their father and had their own grief to face. More, they had their own lives.

She was referred to Victoria Hospice.

But since Arthur had not been a patient there, it was not a good fit. There also seemed to be lots of forms and information required.

After dealing with death certificates, wills and other forms, O’Leary didn’t have the patience.

What O’Leary said she needed was somebody to talk to urgently — somebody who would understand what she was dealing with.

Only another widow, she felt, could appreciate how difficult weekends can be without her husband.

Only another widow could understand the trauma associated with clearing out a closet full of a husband’s clothes.

Some, like Loeppky, do it immediately because they want to get it over with quickly. Others, like O’Leary, take years. “(Cleaning the closets) makes it final,” said walker Peggy Orr, 82, who lost her husband James on June 29, 2002, after 52 years of marriage.

Orr joined the Widow’s Walk six months after her husband’s death and still recalls that first Christmas.

“There were about six of us and we were standing there at the corner of Dallas Road and we were all going, ‘Oh my God, it’s Christmas!’ And we are all weeping away,” she said.

“It was so pathetic, but now looking back, we can all laugh.”

Since its beginnings, A Widow’s Walk has also developed small protocols. During the walk, the widows tend to pair off and talk about what they are

experiencing.

If they want to cry, it’s allowed. Conversation is almost never restricted.

The only hard rule the group has developed is the word “should” is strictly forbidden.

“It must never be you should do this or you should do that,” O’Leary said. “It must be, ‘Well, this is what I did and it helped me.’ ” For example, O’Leary said a widow might complain about how quiet the house seems when she returns home.

In response, another might say she learned to leave a radio on to relieve that silence.

After the stroll, many of the women gather at a coffee shop.

By this time, many of the anxieties and troubles have been talked out. Now it’s time to be with friends.

“With the whole group of us, we are all just laughing and listening and gossiping,” O’Leary said. “We have a good time.”

Over the years, firm, loving and happy friendships have formed.

“It is not a going-there-just-to-cry kind of thing,” Loeppky said.

She recalls a time when about 20 widows were gathered at Mile Zero.

A passerby stopped and asked if the group was a political rally.

“We said, ‘No, we’re a widows’ support group,’ ” Loeppky said.

“He said, ‘Oh no, you are all way too happy for that.’ ”

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Comedian opens set by saying ‘I have cancer’ NEW YORK — A frightfully nervous Tig Notaro stood just offstage at the Los Angeles club Largo while Ed Helms introduced her.

The audience of 300 and Notaro’s fellow performers that August night had no idea what she was about to do.

They had no idea she was going to address the trauma and pain that had been the last few months of her life, or relay the bad news she had received just days earlier. They had no idea she was about to perform the bravest set they had ever seen.

“Good evening! Hello. I have cancer.

How are you?”

With those words — said cavalierly in the normal stand-up greeting manner — Notaro launched into a 30-minute performance that immediately became legendary in comedy circles and that’s now available as an unlikely live album via a $5 digital release by comedian Louis C.K. In just a week, it’s sold more than 60,000 copies.

The 41-year-old Notaro, a stand-up veteran of 15 years, was in the midst of a string of misfortunes: She had been hospitalized and debilitated by clostridium difficile, her mother had died in a tragic accident, she went through a break-up, and, days earlier, she had learned she had breast cancer.

“It’s weird because with humour, the equation is tragedy plus time equal comedy,” Notaro told a stunned crowd.

“I am just at tragedy right now.”

But Notaro’s performance wasn’t a weepy lament. It was matter-of-fact storytelling, filled with heartbreakingly funny observations. It was taking com-

edy straight into darkness and grief, in the rawest catharsis.

“It felt amazing,” Notaro said in a recent interview, days after moving from Los Angeles to New York. “When I was on stage I felt, ’Wow, I think something really special is happening.”’

The audience — at turns confused, amazed, gasping, saddened, hysterical — cheered her on, some through tears.

Among those there that night was Louis C.K., who insisted Notaro release the largely unrehearsed show as a comedy album. He put it out on his website, calling it “one of the greatest standup performances I ever saw.”

“Here was this small woman standing alone against death and simply reporting where her mind had been and what had happened and employing her gorgeously acute stand-up voice to her own death,” C.K. wrote on his website.

“She proved that everything is funny.

And has to be.”

It took Notaro more than a month to convince herself to release it (mostly because it was so raw and off-the-cuff, like an open-mic performance), but she was eventually swayed by thinking it could help someone. (Part of the proceeds will go to charity.) She dubbed it the typical-seeming title “Live,” but it’s meant to be pronounced as in “to live.”

Notaro was performing that night partly to work out material she had written on her ordeal, having been urged by “This American Life” host Ira Glass, who would later feature her story on the radio program. Just 90 minutes before going on stage, she had thought she would begin by sitting down and laying everything out for

the audience. Instead, while showering, she decided such an apologetic opening was “lame” and was seized by maniacal laughter at the thought of beginning as she did: “This is how I’m going to deal with having cancer,” she told herself. She paused, worried that she might offend anyone with cancer, before realizing: “Wait, I have cancer.”

“I just really needed to talk about it,” says Notaro, explaining her mindset at the time. “What if my life is slipping away right now? What if this is the last time I can get on stage? ... I certainly never thought that was going to be my second album.”

Notaro is now back from the brink.

She had a double mastectomy and doctors believe the cancer has been removed with recurrence unlikely.

She finds herself a sensation, and has signed a book deal with Ecco Press.

Her first album, “Good One,” is among the bestsellers on iTunes. “I’ve never gone viral before,” she says.

“I didn’t expect any of it — the good or the bad — and to the degrees that things have happened!” says Notaro, who’s just begun a previously hired job writing for a Comedy Central show starring the comedian Amy Schumer.

“I cannot wait, and I’m so curious, for the time that I have a boring day with nothing going on. I have not had a boring day in seven months.”

It’s an unlikely high-point for No-

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More than a dozen chefs offered their take on the classic at an event Thursday as part of the New York City Food and Wine Festival.

Whoopi Goldberg was one of the event’s co-hosts. She admitted that she’s a picky eater, but said fried chicken has always been a favourite, especially the version her late mother used to make.

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taro who has for years been a respected and popular stand-up. She grew up in Mississippi before moving with her mom to Houston. Notaro, whose real name is Mathilde, was nicknamed “Tig” by an older brother. Long a fan of Richard Pryor, Steve Martin and Paula Poundstone, she first began performing when she arrived in Los Angeles about 15 years ago. Performing at Largo in August — “a live-wire of nerves,” she said — reminded her of that first time.

Her stand-up, while personal, hasn’t typically been confessional or dark.

Among her most famous routines is a never-ending bit about repeatedly running into ’80s pop star Taylor Dayne.

Performing on “Conan,” she also stretched absurdity, spending the majority of her set pushing a stool around the stage.

But now, Notaro realizes a shift has occurred in her comedy and that she can’t return to her old material. “Live” ends with her telling one of her jokes — one about a bee on a highway in Los Angeles — but she’s telling it ironically. After talking about cancer and death, the joke is funny for being so foolish by comparison.

“I cannot imagine — and maybe it’s just a matter of time — doing that kind of material right now,” says Notaro, who hasn’t yet performed since. “I feel a little more reflective and searching.”

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Another high-profile fried chicken fan in the room was Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, stepping away from his role as drummer for The Roots to get behind the turntables for a DJ set.

Questlove has started a catering truck that serves fried chicken in Philadelphia.

He told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was planning to open a restaurant that would be serving fried chicken and other comfort food in New York City at the end of January 2013.

“Every foodie loves fried chicken,” he said.

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