Red Deer Advocate, October 30, 2012

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TUESDAY, OCT. 30, 2012

Fluoride here to stay (for now) CITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO KEEP THE STATUS QUO RATHER THAN SEND THE ISSUE TO A PLEBISCITE

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer residents will continue to drink fluoridated water.

In a surprise move, council voted 6-2 in favour of maintaining the existing levels of fluoride in the water supply at its Monday meeting.

The swift ruling came after council voted to make a decision instead of going to a nonbinding plebiscite.

Coun. Chris Stephan and Coun. Tara Veer were opposed to both motions.

Coun. Paul Harris was absent from the meeting.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling said it

is important for the community to see council as being rational and decisive.

Flewwelling said council has worked on this issue for a year and a half, consuming just about every piece of information available on fluoride, talking to experts and consulting with the public.

“A plebiscite is not binding on council,” said Flewwelling. “So you get a plebiscite that is 48 per cent to take it out and 52 per cent to keep it. So what does that tell you? You grind through the whole thing again and then council is faced with making a decision.”

A standalone plebiscite would come with an estimated $100,000 to $150,000 pricetag, and a question on a municipal election ballot would cost $5,000.

Flewwelling said the current council is well-informed to make the decision for the community.

“If we do (a plebiscite) at election time, you are passing the whole torch to new council,” said Flewwelling.

“And they would have to gear up for that.”

City council had the option to go to a plebiscite or voting on maintaining, removing or changing the existing levels of fluoride. The city adds fluoride in a concentration of less than 0.8 milligrams per litres, in keeping with the latest Health Canada recommendations.

Stephan argued if the city was looking for a long-term solution, a plebi-

scite would have been the optimal way to go. Stephan said the next council will likely go through the same discussions.

“If I am sure of one thing, that’s this is not the end,” said Stephan. “The opposition of fluoride in our community is strong. Again we’re going to continue to hear for it for the rest of our term but the next council is going to have to hear about it again. I fully believe until it goes to a plebiscite you’re not going to have any long- term closure.

I think if it goes to a plebiscite you would have at least had a closure for a number of years.”

Please see FLUORIDE on Page A2

SUPERSTORM SANDY

Winds pound Ontario, Quebec WOMAN KILLED BY FALLING SIGN

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — People across central and eastern Canada hunkered down to face powerful winds and a deluge of rain as approaching superstorm Sandy hit the U.S. and gradually wheeled its way north.

The impact of the weather system extended over a thousand kilometres away from the storm, according to the Canadian Hurrican Centre, with southern Ontario and Quebec experiencing high wind gusts and periods of heavy rain on Monday night.

In Toronto, police said a woman had been killed by a falling sign as strong

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The New York skyline remains dark Monday as seen from the Williamsburg neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York. In an attempt to lessen damage from saltwater to the subway system and the electrical network beneath the city’s financial district, New York City’s main utility cut power to about 6,500 customers in lower Manhattan. But a far wider swath of the city was hit with blackouts caused by flooding and transformer explosions. winds whipped the city. A spokesman said witnesses reported the woman was struck while walking through a parking lot as winds gusted around 65 kilometres per hour.

The Hurricane Centre said northerly winds were increasing over southern

Ontario Monday night, with some areas reporting gusts above 80 kilometres per hour which were expected to get stronger. Meanwhile, south western Nova Scotia was also being whipped by gusty winds.

Officials warned residents in On-

School program aims to bridge cultural gaps

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF In a nation full of immigrants, at one time or another, the Central Alberta Refugee Effort aims to create an understanding among those who immigrated a long time ago and those who are brand new.

Jan Underwood, Central Alberta Refugee Effort public awareness coordinator, runs programs and presentations in classrooms and workplaces with the primary goal of bridging cultural gaps.

During a presentation a couple of years ago, a man from Sudan came to Grace Page’s classroom at Joseph Welsh Elementary School to talk about how different being in Canada was.

“He talked about what it was like in the refugee camp where he was raising his children with his wife,” said Page.

“They didn’t even have something like a soccer ball. He’d never played with a soccer ball ever.”

One of the students in the classroom quietly got up, grabbed an old soccer ball and asked if he could give the soccer ball to the man. Page suggested the

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students sign it first. So while the man was speaking the students discretely passed the ball around and signed it.

Once it was signed, the students presented the ball to him at the end of the class.

“Jan said, as they were walking down the hallway, that he got a little emotional. He said it was the first soccer ball he had ever owned,” said Page.

“It’s those sorts of encounters and interactions she brings into the classroom.”

The school presentations are designed around bringing a refugee or immigrant to the classroom to talk about human rights, situations in their own country and the process they went through to come to Canada.

“I think it has had tremendous impact with the kids, because they have had the opportunity to meet newcomers to Red Deer and refugees from all over the world,” said Page. “They come right into the classroom and through that initiative, the barriers are brought down.”

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tario, Quebec and the Maritimes to prepare, though the East Coast of the United States was expected to bear the brunt of the unusually large storm.

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FINISHING TOUCHES

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Red Deer Curling Centre volunteers Rick Kaiser and Roy Farnden work on installing sheet dividers on the 12 new sheets of curling ice on Monday. After months of construction the finishing touches are being done on the $8.8-million project that has turned the 57-year-old curling rink into a state of the art facility. Completion of the project has not come a moment too soon as the club hosts a World Curling Tour event this weekend.

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The decision to stop the use of the Agriflu influenza vaccine in Alberta should have minimal impact, said Alberta Health Service’s deputy cheif medical officer of health. A3

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City council rejects crime prevention funding request

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF City council is injecting one-time funding of $19,530 for operations of Red Deer’s one-stop location for crime prevention.

On Monday, Red Deer council voted 7-0 in favour of approving the request from the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre. Coun. Buck Buchanon was excused from the vote and Coun. Paul Harris was absent from the meeting.

The nearly one-year-old centre in downtown was established in March 2012 and includes the Red Deer Neighbourhood Watch Association, Central Alberta Crime Stoppers Association and the Central Alberta Citizens on Patrol Association. The three programs came together to collaborate and provide information for the community on crime prevention programs and services.

The funding comes out of the city’s unspent Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Incentive Program.

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FLUORIDE: Opposing views Stephan said voting against keeping fluoride came down to looking at the interests of the minorities. Stephan said there are more expensive options for those people who want fluoride eliminated from the water.

Coun. Lynne Mulder said she had initially wanted a plebiscite but she changed her opinion after learning about plebiscite decisions across Canada that almost always were separated by a few points.

“I thought we might as well debate it now,” said Mulder. “I am glad we took the length of time. I think we really came to a better decision because we got more input.”

Mulder lined up behind the health professionals and health organizations in making her decision to keep fluoride in the water supply.

“I don’t think all of the experts, the 90 professionals that support fluoridation in the water can be ignored,” said Mulder. “I like to look at experts for their assistance. I think they gave it to us. With the evidence, I believe fluoride is safe and it does prevent cavities. It occurs naturally in the water and we just top it up.”

Coun. Dianne Wyntjes said she weighed both sides of the issue and learned the truth lies somewhere between the history of the use of fluoride in preventing tooth decay and the information that supports fluoride is a health risk.

“I do support the medical and health specialists who have provided the rationale that there’s value to dental health,” said Wyntjes. “But at the same time I do recognize some of the concerns citizens have raised.”

Coun. Buck Buchanan also relied on health professionals and experts to make his decision although he is not 100 per cent sure the issue should be on the municipal table. He said perhaps Alberta Health Services should be making the decision.

Veer said she is convinced that fluoride in water is good for dental care but less convinced it should be added to the water supply. Veer said she made the best decision with the information in front of her.

Veer echoed Stephan’s sediments doubting council’s decision will put the issue to bed.

The city supplies water to more than 145,000 customers in Red Deer, Ponoka, Blackfalds and Lacombe.

In May 2011, city council called for public consultation to determine a process to address fluoridation. The city conducted surveys, held community cafes, and online discussions to gather input from Red Deerians.

About 160 people attended a September forum with 33 people making presentations to the council.

Two expert speakers argued a side of the issue.

Of which 11 presenters supported continuation of fluoride and 19 supported the removal of fluoride in the municipal water supply. In addition, the city received 102 emails (from January to October 2012), of which 65 supported continuation of fluoridation, 29 supported discontinuation and eight did not state an

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opinion either way.

The city also received 511 survey responses from to the question of a plebiscite or council decision.

Of the 511, 48 per cent wanted a decision based on in depth public consultation, 31.1 per cent wanted council to make a decision with the information they already had and 26.4 per cent wanted a decision made through a plebiscite. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

PROGRAM: CARE clubs On top of the classroom presentations, there are also several CARE (Children who believe in Acceptance, Respect and Equality for all) clubs established in schools throughout the city promoting social justice. Page has run the CARE club at Joseph Welsh for seven years.

“A lot of time we have found, even with adults, not understanding creates discord or misunderstanding,” said Page.

It is also an opportunity for students to ask questions and learn about what the circumstances were like for refugees from places like Sudan or Somalia and why they had to come to Canada.

“I get letters from the teacher and they tell me it has made a difference,” said Underwood. “They can see changes in behaviour in some of the kids, they see more acceptance, more compassion and empathy and those kinds of traits in the kids.”

The benefit for the students is it provides a way for them to interact and learn from different cultures and ethnicities.

“When you have understanding then it’s an awful lot harder to bully or make discriminatory comments when you’ve shaken the hand of a refugee or someone new to the country,” said Page.

Underwood works in classrooms and offices throughout the city in trying to raise intercultural awareness to foster understanding.

She has done presentations at workplaces such as Wal-Mart, Parkland Youth Homes and Olymel.

“The idea is to develop understanding and improve cross-cultural communication,” said Underwood. “Most people agree it’s necessary. Sometimes it’s just understanding a concept.”

One of the concepts taught is the difference between western society’s individualism versus collectivism societies where people are emigrating from.

Having that different perspective can be an advantage, Underwood said, going forward in various workplaces.

Underwood has done about 500 presentations in the Red Deer area, all looking to raise a level of understanding between new and long-standing Canadians.

“I think anything, any way of reaching kids from a very young age that encourages acceptance and respect, basically for everyone, is a good thing,” said Underwood. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

STORM: Downgraded Sandy, which forecasters downgraded from a hurricane to an intense post-tropical storm, made

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landfall in New Jersey early Monday evening. It was expected to continue to churn north and northwest, lashing parts of Canada Monday night.

Forecasters warned that the change in the storm’s status was purely technical, based on its shape and internal temperature. It still packed hurricane-force wind, and remained dangerous to those in its path.

Southern Ontario and Quebec were expected to see the strongest winds, with gusts up to 100 kilometres per hour and between 20 to 40 millimetres of rain, although higher amounts were possible in some areas.

That will make for a soggy Tuesday, but that level wasn’t enough to trigger a rainfall warning.

Starting Tuesday morning, the Maritime provinces will see a lot more rain — up to 50 millimetres — and weaker winds than Ontario, though still strong at an expected 70 kilometres per hour.

The precipitation could turn into snow over parts of Ontario and western Quebec, said Environment Canada.

But it’s not the force of the winds or the amount of rain that sets this storm apart from others, it’s the sheer size of it, said Canadian Hurricane Centre spokesman Bob Robichaud.

“Usually a tropical system is a bit more compact than this and it doesn’t affect quite as large an area,” he said.

“This particular system is going to affect everywhere from southern Ontario, even into northern Ontario, and all the way to the Maritimes.”

The storm is also expected to whip up the water, generating waves of up to seven metres in Lake Huron. The Quebec Storm Prediction Centre issued storm surge warnings for pounding waves in the Gaspe and north shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The south shore of Nova Scotia could also see several-metre high waves.

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said in a statement that the military and the Canadian Coast Guard are on standby. Health Canada is conducting generator checks and has reviewed the National Emergency Stockpile, he said.

The stockpile, maintained by the Public Health Agency of Canada, contains supplies such as beds, blankets and antibiotics.

John Byrne, the director general of disaster management for the Red Cross, said the organization had 550 volunteers on standby in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces.

Utility companies in Ontario were preparing for the onslaught of the storm by having crews ready to respond to any calls about damage. By Monday night, more than 15,000 customers were without power in the province.

Emergency Management Ontario warned the storm may result in flooding, road closures and power failure. It said people should put away any objects that can be blown away by wind, such as garbage lids and Halloween decorations, to prevent damage or injury.

Nova Scotia’s Emergency Management Office said residents who live along the coast should watch out for pounding surf and high winds, particularly in the southwestern corner of the province.

In Fredericton, that city’s Emergency Measures Organization told residents to keep catch basins near their homes clear of leaves and other debris to prevent localized flooding.

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Sunrise Wednesday: 8:30 a.m.

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‘Minimal’ impact’ expected from cessation of Agriflu shots

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF The decision to stop the use of the Agriflu influenza vaccine in Alberta should have minimal impact, said Alberta Health Service’s deputy chief medical officer of health on Monday.

The province stopped the use of the Agriflu influenza vaccine following recommendations of the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Dr. Martin Lavoie said it’s too early to say what the stoppage may do with those being immunized at flu clinics and at offices of pharmacists and physicians. The suspension occurred on

the weekend.

“But what we hear right now is that it doesn’t have a significant impact,” he said.

Following last weekend’s immunizations, Lavoie said it appears that Alberta is on par when it comes to the number of doses being handed out for this time of year.

The suspension is a precautionary measure after Agriflu was voluntarily suspended in Europe. A white particulate matter was found floating in the vaccine.

Agriflu is one of three vaccines (along with Fluviral and FluMist nasal spray) offered through the province’s influenza immunization campaign.

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BRIEFS Bail hearing into theft case A bail hearing will be held on Wednesday for a Mirror man facing multiple charges in relation to equipment and vehicles stolen throughout the region.

Trever Sten Haggkvist, 38, was charged earlier this month with assault, mischief endangering life, unauthorized possession of a firearm and multiple counts of theft and possession of stolen property.

RCMP from Bashaw and Stettler allege that more than $75,000 worth in stolen property was recovered during their investigation, including a skid-steer, an ATV and a utility trailer.

The items are alleged to have been stolen from sites in Innisfail, Lacombe, Morningside, Mirror and Erskine.

Defence counsel Will Willms was to have addressed Haggkvist’s release from custody in Red Deer provincial court on Monday afternoon.

However, the hearing was adjourned to Wednesday afternoon to give him and his client more time to review additional information provided by the Crown on Monday.

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“We have two injectable vaccines and this one (Agriflu) is 22 per cent of our vaccine inventory,” said Lavoie.

The province is waiting for the federal government to get details from the Italian government. It banned the sale and use of anti-influenza vaccines produced by Novartis, which is the same manufacturer that Canada uses.

“Hopefully we’ll hear within a day or two,” said Lavoie.

Immunization clinics will go ahead, added Lavoie.

Some clinics may have more of the Agriflu than others, he said.

“There may be some disruptions here and there, so it’s best to call ahead.”

charges, is to enter a plea on the Calgary charges on Nov. 16.

He returns to Red Deer provincial court on Nov. 21 for sentencing on the charges to which he has already pleaded guilty.

He urged people to get vaccinated, particularly the elderly, children and those with medical conditions.

“It’s important to prevent the infection and its complications,” Lavoie said.

Influenza immunization is available, free of charge, to all Albertans six months of age and older.

For more information on a clinic, go to www.albertahealthservices. ca. You can also get advice by calling HEALTHLink Alberta at 1-866-4085465. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

Mountie faces obstruction trial

Officer returning to court A Hobbema police officer accused of using excessive force during an arrest returns to court in Wetaskiwin this week.

RCMP Const. Ronald Craig Lavallee, 36, made a brief appearance in Wetaskiwin provincial court last week to speak to the charge. The matter was adjourned to Thursday, when he and his lawyer will set dates for a hearing.

Lavallee has served in Ponoka as well as in Hobbema. He is on leave from the RCMP.

A former Red Deer Mountie charged with obstruction will go to trial in Edmonton early next year.

Sgt. Richard Graydon, 48, is accused of obstruction in relation to testimony he gave during a civil trial.

Police laid charges in last December, alleging that Graydon removed evidence from the courtroom during the trial, held in Edmonton during September of 2010.

Graydon was serving in Red Deer at the time that the charge was laid.

He is to be tried in Edmonton on March 20.

Assault, kidnap case in court Nov. 8 An Innisfail man accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman with whom he was romantically involved remains in custody while awaiting his next court appearance.

The 55-year-old man, whose name is withheld to protect the identity of his alleged victim, was arrested at the CrossIron Mills shopping centre at Balzac on March 28.

Airdrie RCMP were called to the mall by a security guard who received a note from the woman saying she had been kidnapped.

Police allege that they saw the man strike her and that he then turned his rage on officers who were trying to arrest him.

The accused made an appearance in Calgary provincial court last week and is due back in Airdrie provincial court on Nov. 8 to enter a plea on numerous charges arising from the incident.

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Elected to make decisions It would be interesting to watch a citizens group take over Lacombe, while being filmed for a reality TV show — in the same way people are fascinated by horrific crashes on Hwy 2, a tsunami in Japan or a superstorm over New York.

GREG And if the NEIMAN citizens of Lacombe allow this stupid (and probably illegal) experiment to proceed, they might get the wreckage they deserve.

I know if there were goofballs trying to do this in Red Deer, I would join a group mounting a legal challenge to the arbitrary appropriation of my tax dollars.

The Lacombe Taxpayers’ Association is apparently organized and highly-enough regarded for a TV production group Force Four Entertainment to propose that Lacombe’s city council abdicate and allow the malcontents to take over city management, and really get priorities straight.

As if.

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“Municipalities, they don’t respect taxpayers anymore,” says Blaine Dushanek, the association’s spokesman.

“They don’t respect that’s where the money comes. They just feel it’s their money and taxpayers should not take any interest.”

I don’t think the taxpayers or council members in Lacombe are really all that different in perspective or priorities than Red Deer’s. We have a diversity of views of what’s important in this city, and we allow that diversity full expression.

We also have our share of gripers and naysayers who get far more attention and wield far more influence than they deserve.

Do you believe Lacombe is really that different from Red Deer? Here’s an overview of Red Deer voters, from this year’s Ipsos Reid survey on quality of life and taxpayer satisfaction: ● 84 per cent of Red Deerians say we get good value for our tax dollars. ● 93 per cent say they are satisfied with city services. ● 53 per cent say they would support tax increases to maintain or improve city services. ● 30 per cent of people would cut services to maintain current tax levels. ● eight per cent would cut services to reduce taxes. ● 72 per cent of Red Deerians either walk (35 per cent) cycle (21 per cent) or use transit (16 per cent) to get around.

● 51 per cent support growing alternative transportation routes in Red Deer, including bike lanes. ● 43 per cent want Red Deer to be a more walkable city. ● 90 per cent of Red Deerians are somewhat satisfied (65 per cent) or very satisfied (25 per cent) with snow removal as it is in the city.

You can get the full report on the city’s website and cherry pick the stats that interest you. But the picture this paints for me is that people who complain — about council wasting tax dollars, or that progressive policies toward services and amenities are wrong — are quite in the minority here.

The flood of complaints recently to city council over bike lanes, the killing of a community centre in Clearview Ridge, the demands that the city remove a local bus route, community opposition to building neighbourhood schools, these views do not represent our city in general.

And if these are the kinds of forces behind Lacombe’s Taxpayers’ Federation, I believe they do not represent the majority view in Lacombe, either.

Red Deer actually tried an experiment similar to what’s being proposed in Lacombe. In the 1990s and early 2000s, council put a moratorium on capital spending for over a decade, to keep tax increases at zero.

The only exception to that moratorium was expanding the public library

in 1994 (a project that included quite hefty public fundraising).

There was a lot of money “saved” in that time, enough to pay the city’s portion of building the Collicutt Centre in cash.

But many people who “saved” the money were no longer around to enjoy the Collicutt Centre, and thousands of new residents after them got a facility they did not really pay for.

Capital costs had increased over the period of the moratorium, eating up a chunk of the savings, plus debenture income was rolled out of capital accounts and into operations, further depleting the city’s capital potential.

Those years of so-called “restraint” ended up costing us hundreds of millions in extra taxes to recover an infrastructure and services deficit that dogs our city budget to this day. We lost in real dollars, big time, from that failure of vision, from trying to plan for only one budget goal, only one year at a time.

If Lacombe allows this interest group to take over city management, they will get the debacle they deserve.

I say people would do better with a TV show about Canada’s worst drivers who think they can dance with alligator hunters.

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

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

RDSO one of continent’s finest regional symphonies Re: The Red Deer Symphony — one of the continent’s finest regional symphonies!

I recently had the great honour of performing as concerto soloist with the Red Deer Symphony and Maestro Claude Lepalme as part of their 2010-2011 season.

From our first rehearsal, to our highly successful concert performance of Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto, my experience with the RDSO stands out as one of my most memorable collaborations and concerts in recent years.

The very high level of professionalism, preparation, and artistry from Maestro Lapalme and orchestra members was incomparable, and the excitement and pride that the musicians and audience take in their orchestra was truly exceptional.

I strongly commend Red Deer City council’s recent decision to support its own symphony orchestra — it is one of the continent’s finest regional symphony orchestras, and the city’s investment in one of its cultural institutions at a crucial juncture will repay itself many times over in terms of the profile and cultural amenities that a regional center can offer its constituents.

Congratulations to all of you on having such an outstanding orchestra in your midst!

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Search for the perfect sound bite THIS YEAR OF ELECTIONS WITHOUT SUBSTANCE HAS MADE FOR VERY FERTILE GROUND FOR CYNICS This has been a bad year for politicians for one simple reason: I have been exposed to them far too much.

We had a bloodbath for a provincial election that boiled down to simplistic sound bites from two highly unelectable candidates who won an election for the Tories in the media and somehow forgot to ask for any real direction toward sound economic policy from our elected leader.

Premier Alison Redford had all of the answers to all of the problems in pre-election fighting trim but now defers to “rule by committee,” “further study” and “I am not completely familiar with that JIM topic” to answer the scant SUTHERLAND handful of questions that she will accept in a press scrum.

The antics of the newlyelected PC government should be eerily familiar because it is simply business as usual for the party that refused to die in this province. Their track record for success is largely based upon traditional for-personal-gain political al-

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liances based upon four decades of party domination in a province where political change moves at the speed of continental drift.

The other irritant is the U.S. election, which is in the back nine of a rough 2012 political war and it has made me even wearier of a system that is based upon the art of the sound bite political game.

There is a lot of stupidity to pass around in any election, but the U.S. presidential race runs at the front of the line because it places its candidates under an even more powerful microscope.

President Barack Obama was the first president elected with a little help from his social media friends, a powerful new political weapon that even helped effect change in the Middle East.

The 2012 campaign is not as easy for Obama because his opponents have also used the social networks to define their message, plus Obama now has a track record that defines his presidency. He can no longer rely upon the “hope and change” mantra that defined his 2008 campaign because it no longer applies to his situation.

So now the key to the White House is to look for a sound bite that will define an opponent and the one that gained the most traction was a “binders full of women” comment by Mitt Romney that was used against him as a cynical weapon that illustrated his limited view of women’s role in the 21st century.

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The comment was a clumsy phrase that was taken out of context because Romney’s larger point was that he insisted that larger numbers of women be employed in his workplace and that point was forever lost when they shrank his comments down to a sound bite.

The phrase was ripped from the larger point and used against him in an election that will be decided by a female vote that is not as sold on Obama as they were in 2008.

Obama even attempted to form his own sound bite moment during the last debate when he mocked Romney’s understanding of defence structure with his “fewer horses and bayonets” comment. The important part of the equation was to get the sound bite into the fast flowing streams of the social media giants like Twitter and Facebook.

There is so little that is real and genuine about a political campaign battle because most of them get wrapped up in purpose-driven distractions like sound bites that get in the way of any real analysis of actual policy and direction.

Somehow that fact makes the seamy world of politics seem even seamier to me and an overdose of elections in 2012 has made this a very fertile year to be a cynic.

Jim Sutherland is a local freelance columnist.

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New defence chief says ‘there’s very little fat’ to cut

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University’s centre for security and defence studies suggested that some of the budget-cutting levers the military has had in the past — such as chopping capabilities, equipment and personnel — are not there this time around, or the impact will be blunted.

National Defence recently combined three headquarters into one and Lawson left the door to open to further amalgamations, saying they have to “look at new and different ways of doing things.”

He ruled out cutting the number of full-time members of the Forces, which is set at 70,000.

Lawson hinted that in buying new equipment, the military may be forced to scale back the number of ships and aircraft it originally laid out in the Conservatives’ marquee defence plan in 2008.

Many big ticket purchases for the navy, including Arctic patrol ships and re-supply vessels, have already been pushed to the 2016-18 time frame. The government has yet to make a decision on the contentious F-35 stealth fighter, despite committing in 2010 to buying 65 of the multirole jets.

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Incoming Chief of Defence Staff General Tom Lawson speaks in Ottawa, Monday.

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OTTAWA — The prime minister’s marching orders for the country’s new defence chief are for “more teeth and less tail,” but newly minted Gen. Tom Lawson insists there’s not much fat — and savings can be had just by staying home.

Stephen Harper delivered a clear message to the military Monday as Lawson formally replaced retiring general Walt Natynczyk as top military commander.

“The Forces will also be subject to the same pressures that the uncertainties of the global economy have imposed across our government and around the world,” the prime minister said told a gathering of the senior military leadership at the war museum in Ottawa.

“In order to free up resources to carry out work on the ground, administrative expenses have to be reduced.”

The speech at the change-ofcommand ceremony, held amid tanks and war machines of the past, reinforced comments in a letter Harper wrote to Defence Minister Peter MacKay, a copy of which was leaked last week.

The prime minister laid down clear markers, telling Lawson that “lessons learned and the capabilities developed in Afghanistan must be retained for future missions yet unknown and, indeed, today unknowable.”

That puts the military’s top gun in a tight box, something the former fighter pilot acknowledged when pressed for specifics about what he can cut.

“I would like to say there’s very little fat,” said Lawson, who suggested savings can be had by winding down overseas missions, such as the current training operation in Afghanistan, due to end in 2014.

“Instead of speaking of fat, what we can speak of is now coming out of those combat missions. Let’s bring our platforms and our people back as efficiently as we can, so that we can ensure that any dollars we’ve got under those resource lines can go to bolstering those military capabilities.”

Lawson arrives as the military faces a post-war cash crunch that could see its budget shrink by as much as $2.5 billion a year by 2014. A recent paper prepared for Carleton

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Food bank use remains high WELL ABOVE 2008 RECESSION LEVELS: REPORT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA, Ont. — The number of Canadians depending on charity for food continues to grow, a new study being released today has found.

More than 882,000 Canadians used a food bank in March 2012, up 2.4 per cent from last year, says the annual study by Food Banks Canada.

The number of people using meal programs — where meals are prepared and served —also jumped 23 per cent from last year, the study found.

It says food bank usage is

up 31 per cent since the start of the 2008 recession.

“We were hopeful that we’d start to see things level off, but that’s not the case,” said Katharine Schmidt, Food Banks Canada’s executive director.

The report paints a shifting picture of hunger across Canada — one in which the number of people who are hungry remains the same, but where they live is constantly changing.

About half of the 4,500 food programs surveyed reported an increase in food bank use, while half reported a decrease

or no change, the study revealed.

“These findings suggest the economic health of communities can change drastically in a short period of time,” the report said.

In 2009 and 2010, a large majority of food banks saw an increase, but the split in the last year reflects the fact that some communities saw their economic situation improve, while conditions worsened elsewhere.

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Ex-Harper staffer shares memories of Montreal politics, like safe that didn’t close MONTREAL — A man who held several roles in the Harper government has testified about bizarre financial dealings he witnessed back when he worked in Montreal municipal politics — like the safe so stuffed with cash it wouldn’t close.

Martin Dumont, who worked as a policy adviser in the office of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and as a senior aide for cabinet ministers Diane Ablonczy, Jim Prentice and Josee Verner from 2007 to 2010, testified at Quebec’s public inquiry Monday.

He shared memories of his earlier days in municipal politics, when he worked for the party of Mayor Gerald Tremblay, before he left for Ottawa.

Dumont recalled his frustration at witnessing abnormally high prices on public works contracts and said that, when he began inquiring into them, he was told by civil servants to stop asking so many questions.

He also shared a vivid memory of the man known as “Mr. Three Per Cent” — Bernard Trepanier, the partisan fundraising official accused of collecting kickbacks from construction companies on behalf of the mayor’s Union Montreal party. Trepanier faces criminal charges, including fraud, but none of the allegations against him have been proven in court.

Dumont said Trepanier frequently shut the blinds and door when meeting people in his office. He said he was once called in because Trepanier had a problem: he couldn’t close the door to a safe in the office, because it was just too full.

“It was the most money I’ve ever seen in my life,” Dumont said.

“I was pretty shocked... I expected to see fives, 10s and 20s (in bills gathered from fundraising events).”

An inquiry lawyer asked him what denominations he saw instead.

Dumont said he remembered the colours of the bills — an array of tones

usually associated with far larger denominations, ranging from $50 to $1,000: “What I remember is the colours: Red, brown, pink.”

He said he and Trepanier, pooling their strength, managed to force the safe closed together. He said he joked with Trepanier afterward that he might want to consider getting a bigger safe.

Dumont testified that, to his surprise, a few days later there actually was a bigger safe in the room, located in the offices of the Union Montreal party.

That was in the fall of 2004, well before Dumont went to work in Ottawa.

The ongoing Quebec probe is not exploring the fundraising of federal political parties.

But it has heard a torrent of allegations about wrongdoing at the municipal level — and there were many more allegations on Monday.

The inquiry heard that the City of Montreal’s second most-powerful politician, after the mayor, was among a number of corrupt municipal officials.

A witness from the construction industry said Monday that Frank Zampino, who was once the No. 2 at city hall and the right-hand man to Tremblay, was on the

take.

Zampino, the former head of the city’s executive committee, has left politics. He was arrested earlier this year and now faces fraud charges.

The testimony against was delivered earlier Monday by Elio Pagliarulo — a former construction-industry insider who said he ran a loansharking business in partnership with construction magnate Paolo Catania.

Pagliarulo said he personally delivered $300,000 in cash through a middleman, Catania, and the money was destined for Zampino. He said the payments were delivered in three installments of $100,000 and that he saw Zampino one of the times he brought Catania the cash, around 2006.

“I took (the cash) from my personal account,” Pagliarulo testified. “I knew in advance that these particular numbers were for Mr. Zampino.”

He said he was also aware of $200,000 in renovations done to Zampino’s home — specifically to his kitchen.

Pagliarulo was testifying about the corruption, Mafia ties and bidrigging he witnessed and participated in during his days working with the Catania construction empire.

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poverty in Canada; Statistics Canada reported in 2009 that about 3.2 million people now live in low income households, including 634,000 children.

That was up slightly from the year before.

In terms of demographics, users of food banks have tended to remain the same yearover-year.

Children and youth make up 38 per cent of food bank users, while people on social assistance, First Nations and single parent families also experience high levels of need.

Suspect in school crash remorseful, lawyer says

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ST. PAUL — The lawyer for a man accused of driving his minivan into an Alberta classroom, killing one girl and leaving two others in hospital, says his client is remorseful and the defence can’t understand why the charges were upgraded Monday.

Richard Edward Benson appeared in St. Paul provincial court looking dishevelled and unshaven, with a black patch over his left eye, as lawyers argued over whether he should be released on bail. Charges of dangerous driving were replaced with charges of criminal negligence causing death and bodily harm.

“I don’t think it’s justified,” said defence lawyer Brian Beresh outside court. “Generally criminal negligence is wanton and reckless disregard. So if someone tells you not to drive, then you decide to drive, that could be wanton and reckless.”

As sheriffs lead Benson from the court after the matter was adjourned Monday, he said: “I do apologize ... I’m sorry.” He has yet to enter a plea on the charges.

Details presented at the hearing are under a publication ban. Judge Kathleen Williams said she would have a bail decision ready for Thursday afternoon.

Benson was initially charged with three counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm and with resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. The

day after the crash, one of the three students who were seriously injured in the crash died in hospital.

The 46-year-old now faces a charge of criminal negligence causing death and two counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm, along with the charges of resisting arrest and drug possession.

The van crashed through Racette Junior High School in St. Paul last Thursday. Witnesses said it was heading down a back alley before it smashed through a fence and then a window, falling into a lower classroom just after the Grade 6 French class had started for the day.

The van sent students and desks flying as it spun around, then pinned three girls underneath it. They were airlifted 200 kilometres west to an Edmonton hospital with serious injuries.

Plywood boards now cover the giant hole in the side of the school, where flags have been lowered to half-mast.

Flowers, teddy bears and candles have all been left at the site.

Some of Benson’s family members have said in interviews that he was suffering seizures in recent months.

The last one they knew of was on Sunday and they have said they believe he might have had another behind the wheel right before the crash.

They said he told them in jail that he had just dropped his two children off at school had then gone to pick up the mail. The last thing he remembers is driving down the alley before he blacked out.

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saw a decrease in food bank use between 2011 and 2012, with the biggest drop coming in Alberta.

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Storm causes widespread cancellations TELEVISION TAPINGS, CONCERTS AND BROADWAY SHOWS CANCELLED AS STORM SWEEPS THROUGH U.S. EAST COAST

David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon are doing their shows without audiences. Jimmy Kimmel, visiting from his home base in sunny Hollywood, cancelled a taping in Brooklyn. “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” are taking the night off, and each of Broadway’s 40 theatres will be dark through Tuesday — all because of a powerful storm bearing down on the East Coast.

Hurricane Sandy didn’t just halt airline flights, political campaigning and the stock market on Monday, it also disrupted a wide swath of New York’s bustling entertainment industry.

City officials said that all film permits for Monday and Tuesday have been revoked because of the hurricane and associated safety precautions.

“There will be no city authorized outdoor filming within the five boroughs,” read a statement Monday from the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting.

The storm also forced Focus Features officials to cancel the New York premiere of “Anna Karenina,” which was set for Tuesday. A studio spokeswoman said they plan to reschedule.

Concerts planned for New York and New Jersey were cancelled or postponed, including John Legend, Journey, comedian Louis C.K., and the “Freedom to Love Now” show featuring Rufus Wainwright and fun., which is now set for spring of 2013.

Radio City Music Hall is shuttered until Wednesday. Off-Broadway shows and even national tours of Broadway shows like “Anything Goes,” currently in Wilmington, Del., closed their doors.

It was the most disruptive storm for the theatre community since the threat of Hurricane Irene in late August 2011 prompted producers to cancel matinee and evening performances on both a Saturday and Sunday.

East Coast charity galas were also cancelled, and fashion designer Prabal Gurung postponed the unveiling of his anticipated collection for Target until next week.

Some network schedules were shaken up by the widespread power outages cutting into the available TV audience in the East.

CBS planned to air repeats instead of new episodes Monday of “How I Met Your Mother,” ”Partners,“ ”2 Broke Girls“ and ”Mike & Molly.“ A CBS News special on Sandy was to follow at 10 p.m. EDT, pre-empting ”Hawaii Five-O.“ The CW also was set to air repeats of “90201” and “Gossip Girl.”

ABC said it was sticking to its schedule of new episodes of “Dancing With the Stars” and “Castle.” Fox was to air a previously scheduled rerun of “The X Factor,” which had been planned if the San Francisco-Detroit World Series ended, as it did, in four games.

NBC did not immediately respond about the status of its Monday schedule, which includes “The Voice” and “Revolution.”

Sandy took a toll on the box office even before it made landfall. Movieticket sales were down more than 11 per cent compared to the same weekend last year, said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood. com. This weekend’s top film, “Argo,” collected $12.1 million. The top film during the same weekend in 2011, “Puss in Boots,” earned $34 million.

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Obama says iPod has ‘pretty good mix’ WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s iPod could pass for a voter outreach tool.

Interviewed Monday on Cincinnati radio station WIZF, Obama ran through his musical tastes, an eclectic and all-encompassing list of artists and tracks that reflect the varied coalition of voters he is seeking to attract.

Asked what was on the “presidential iPod,” Obama replied that he had “a pretty good mix.”

“I’ve got old school — Stevie Wonder, James Brown. I’ve got Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan,” he said.

There are also plenty of tracks that young voters might have downloaded to their own collections.

“And then I’ve got everything from Jay-Z, to Eminem, to the Fugees, to you name it. There’s probably not a group that you play that I don’t have on my iPod,” Obama told the station’s E.J. Greig.

For the voters whose tastes are more esoteric, “I’ve got some jazz — John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Gil ScottHeron,” the president said, adding, “You’ve got to mix it up. It just depends on what mood I’m in.”

No mention of The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, who has been campaigning for Obama.

Or country music. That vote tends to tilt to the other guy.

Faulkner’s estate sues over quotes in Woody Allen movie JACKSON, Miss. — William Faulkner wrote that the past is never dead. His heirs say their copyright to that phrase is very much alive.

The author’s literary estate is suing Sony Pictures Classics for using a paraphrase of that line in Woody Allen’s 2011 film, Midnight in Paris. It’s also suing Northrop Grumman Corp. and The Washington Post Co. for using a Faulkner quote in a newspaper ad by the defence contractor.

The first lawsuit says Sony infringed on the copyright when actor Owen Wilson slightly misquoted the line from

Faulkner’s Requiem for a Nun. He said, “The past is not dead! Actually, it’s not even past.” The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court in Oxford, Miss.

The second lawsuit, filed Friday in Jackson, Miss., makes similar claims about the ad.

Cooper’s live show ends after two seasons LOS ANGELES — Anderson Cooper’s daytime talk show will be wrapping after two seasons.

Warner Bros. said Monday that the marketplace made it increasingly difficult for Anderson Live to “break through” to viewers despite format changes.

The show switched to live broadcasts in its second year but struggled to match the ratings performance of daytime frontrunners including Ellen and Live! With Kelly and Michael.

Newcomers, including Katie Couric, also made the talk show arena more competitive.

In a statement, Cooper said he was grateful to Warner’s Telepictures syndication arm for the opportunity and proud of his staff’s work.

Cooper, who remains host of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, will continue with Anderson Live through summer 2013, Warner said.

Swift to co-host Grammy nominations show NASHVILLE — Taylor Swift will co-host the Grammy nominations television special.

Grammy officials say the pop star will join LL Cool J as hosts of the Dec. 5 special, airing live on CBS from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

This is the first year the nominations special has been broadcast from Music City.

Grammy officials also announced Monday that rising country star Luke Bryan has been added to the telecast as a performer, joining Maroon 5 as the only acts announced so far. More performers will be revealed at a future date.

LOS ANGELES — “Argo” finally reached the top of the box office in its third week in theatres.

The Warner Bros. thriller, directed by and starring Ben Affleck, had been sitting at No. 2 the past two weeks.

It made just over $12 million this past weekend for a total of $60.5 million, according to final studio figures Monday.

“Cloud Atlas” actually had a slightly better debut than Sunday estimates to jump from third to second place.

Also from Warner Bros., the sprawling drama starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and an ensemble cast made $9.6 million.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theatres Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theatre locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood. com are: 1. “Argo,” Warner Bros., $12,085,059, 2855 locations, $4,233 average, $60,510,347, three weeks.

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13. “Chasing Mavericks,” Fox, $2,268,274, 2002 locations, $1,133 average, $2,268,274, one week.

14. “Looper,” Sony, $2,100,527, 1189 locations, $1,767 average, $61,513,833, five weeks.

15. “Seven Psychopaths,” CBS Films, $1,498,350, 1003 locations, $1,494 average, $11,959,858, three weeks.

16. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” Summit, $1,449,493, 736 locations, $1,969 average, $11,257,172, six weeks.

17. “End of Watch,” Open Road Films, $332,483, 290 locations, $1,146 average, $38,555,994, six weeks.

18. “Trouble With the Curve,” Warner Bros., $304,653, 420 locations, $725 average, $34,660,227, six weeks.

19. “Brave,” Disney, $293,876, 257 locations, $1,143 average, $235,457,538, 19 weeks.

20. “The Dark Knight Rises,” Warner Bros., $263,856, 291 locations, $907 average, $447,158,354, 15 weeks.

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3. “Hotel Transylvania,” Sony, $9,444,014, 3276 locations, $2,883 average, $130,380,355, five weeks.

4. “Paranormal Activity 4,” Paramount, $8,510,186, 3412 locations, $2,494 average, $42,467,551, two weeks.

5. “Silent Hill: Revelation 3-D,” Open Road Films, $8,023,036, 2933 locations, $2,735 average, $8,023,036, one week.

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BY DAVID HAGEDORN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES One of the most commonly repeated assertions made

by American home cooks might often be the most untrue: “I make a mean chili.”

Although I, too, used to think that way, I can now say with confidence that I make three mean ones, one of which contains gojuchang and galbi, another featuring fenugreek and paneer.

Growing up in the North and Southeast, I wasn’t exposed to “authentic” chili. The recipe in our house involved little more than browning ground beef and onions, then adding canned tomatoes, water, kidney beans, tomato paste and chili powder.

Today I would find that dish one-dimensional and underseasoned. But I loved it back then, undoubtedly because its real purpose was to serve as a vehicle for big dollops of sour cream, mounds of grated cheddar cheese and chopped scallions.

My chilimaking skills improved over time. Texans informed me I was a rube for adding beans, while others told me it was de rigueur to use beer or coffee.

Ground meat was out; whole chunks were in. Tomatoes? Oh no, many tsked.

A method evolved. Browned chunks of beef, pork or lamb — all fine. Plus stock, onions, garlic, a dry spice mix and an ancho chili puree. I may add black beans, disapproving sneers be damned.

The fall air that began to tease us recently turned my attention toward further chili refinements. Could I make my mean traditional chili meaner? And then expand to less traditional ones?

As I developed recipes for Korean-inspired Kim Chili, coffee- and chocolate-laced Dark Pot Roast Chili and an Indian-inspired, vegetarian Paneer and Butternut Squash Kashmiri Chili, a modus operandi surfaced: Seek to maximize flavor in the solids (aromatic and center-stage vegetables, meat, legumes), the cooking liquid, the spice blends and the garnish.

There are two ingredients I consider non-negotiable for any chili: onions and garlic. The former for body and sweetness, the latter for punch. These are my starting points for many savory dishes, especially soups. In my chef days, my response to the diner query, “I don’t like onions and garlic. What can I have?” was “A seat in another restaurant.”

When I opened the refrigerator to start my chili spree, I immediately spotted a jar of gojuchang, a Korean spicy red chili paste made with glutinous rice and fermented soybeans. It occurred to me that the only real common denominator in chili is the chili — some amalgam of chili peppers — and that just about every culture has some form of chili paste in its food profile.

Next to the gojuchang was kimchi (the Korean allpurpose condiment made from fermented vegetables and gochugaru, or crushed red pepper flakes) and galbi sauce, a marinade of soy sauce, onion, garlic, sesame oil, sugar and Asian pear used to tenderize and flavor the meat in Korean barbecue.

Kim Chili! I thought. Would the cabbage’s tang of fermentation result in a shrill outcome or even out during the cooking?

Making chili is all about building, layering and melding. Maybe it’s not good news for cooks constrained by the five-ingredients-in-five-minutes formula, but chili requires multiple ingredients and time to cook. I simply see no other way to create body and concentrate flavor. Think of it as herding a gymnasium full of people through a long, narrow hall into a vestibule.

It takes a while to bring it all together. At least I make sure to use just one pot.

The first batch lacked heat and oomph, so I added the gochugaru and upped the gojuchang and galbi. And ginger: floral, acid, hot and sweet all at the same time.

On the third try, I decided on kidney beans for color and substance. I topped it off with chopped kimchi and scallions as garnishes — crucial, because they add an element of freshness and contrasting textures.

For the next chili, I decided to go vegetarian, which to me connotes Indian cooking, so rich in textures and highly spiced that I don’t notice when a dish is meatless. I had in mind dal (a thick, souplike lentil side dish) meets palak paneer (cubes of farmer’s cheese in creamed spinach) meets paneer makhani (paneer cheese in a spice, tomato, cream and butter sauce).

Paneer is a wonder cheese. It retains its faintly spongy, pleasant texture in hot foods and has a wonderful, pure dairy flavor that tofu just doesn’t. It can be hard to find, but Central American queso blanco is a perfect substitute.

To enhance the paneer’s substance for a main course, I roasted cubes of butternut squash in plenty of butter, to be added at the end. That’s also a nice seasonal touch.

I started the chili with sauteed onions and black sesame seeds. The latter impart little flavor but have eye appeal. (No grand plan here. I actually meant to use the more distinctive black mustard seeds, but I didn’t have any.) Sauteeing the spices in the browned onions with the Kashmiri and tomato pastes releases their oils, a process called blooming, and heightens their flavor.

This made a large amount of very thick sauce, which I transferred to a bowl so I could make the lentils in the same pot. I boiled them with water, cream (to mirror makhani richness) and salt. I stirred in the chili mixture and cooked it at a low temperature for 20 minutes to bring the elements together. I added the squash, paneer and spinach (the palak paneer component) at the end.

The result was too thick, too bitter, too spicy. Adjustments: fewer lentils, less fenugreek, cut the cayenne.

Kim Chili 6 to 8 servings Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds pork shoulder, fat trimmed, meat cut into 1-inch cubes Salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons canola oil 4 cups chopped yellow onions (from 2 to 3 large onions) 6 cups water 2 cups medium-spiced cabbage kimchi, such as Sunja’s brand, plus 1 cup chopped kimchi, for garnish 1/2 cup gojuchang, such as Haioreum brand 1/4 cup coarse gochugaru, such as Wang brand 3/4 cup galbi sauce, such as Yissine brand 3 tablespoons peeled, grated ginger root 6 cloves garlic, sliced 6 ounces canned tomato paste Two 15-ounce cans no-salt-added kidney beans, drained and rinsed 3 whole scallions, chopped 8 tablespoons Salvadoran crema or sour cream (optional) Steps Use paper towels to pat the pork cubes dry. Season the pork generously with salt and pepper.

Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When the oil shimmers, add the meat in an even layer and let it cook undisturbed for 6 to 8 minutes or until it is well browned. Stir in the onions, then cook without stirring for 8 to 10 minutes, until all of the released liquid evaporates and the onions have browned slightly.

Stir in the water, 2 cups of kimchi, the gojuchang, gochugaru, galbi, ginger, garlic and tomato paste.

Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook uncovered for 90 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the kidney beans and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pork is very tender and the sauce is thick.

Serve over steamed rice, garnished with chopped scallions and the remaining cup of kimchi, plus crema or sour cream, if desired.

Paneer and Butternut Squash Kashmiri Chili 10 servings Ingredients For the spice paste 1 teaspoon fenugreek powder 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 2 tablespoons garam masala 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 6 ounces canned tomato paste 1/4 cup Kashmiri paste, such as Tiger Tiger brand 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tablespoon peeled, grated ginger root For the chili 3 tablespoons canola oil 4 cups diced yellow onion (from 2 to 3 large onions) 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds, plus 2 teaspoons for garnish 28 ounces canned whole peeled plum tomatoes, preferably San Marzano, crushed with your hands, plus juices 1 3/4 cups (11 ounces) red lentils, picked over and thoroughly rinsed in cool water 8 cups homemade or no-salt-added vegetable broth 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon salt, plus more for the squash 8 ounces chopped fresh spinach (4 cups, packed) 1 pound peeled, seeded butternut squash, cut into 1-inch cubes (4 cups) Freshly ground black pepper For the chili 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted 16 ounces paneer or queso blanco, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 2 cups) 2 cups plain yogurt, for garnish 1 cup chopped cilantro, for garnish Steps Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

For the spice paste: Combine the fenugreek, turmeric, garam masala, salt, pepper, tomato and Kashmiri pastes, garlic and ginger in a medium bowl.

For the chili: Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium-high heat until the oil shimmers. Add the onion and sesame seeds and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion starts to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the spice paste and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the tomatoes and cook for 1 minute. Transfer the mixture to a bowl.

Return the same pot to the stove. Add the lentils, broth, cream and salt and bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are soft. Stir in the chili mixture. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the spinach and cook for 5 minutes, until the spinach wilts.

While the lentils are cooking, roast the squash: Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the squash pieces in a large bowl and season them with salt and pepper, then stir in the melted butter and toss to coat the squash. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, until the squash has softened but is still slightly firm.

Stir the squash into the chili, then stir in the paneer. Taste, and adjust the seasoning as needed. Serve immediately, garnished with yogurt, chopped cilantro and black sesame seeds.

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Fear of failure threat to ego “Appearances often are deceiving.”

– Aesop, Greek author of fables

SLICE OF LIFE

Google kills family debate Last week I talked about how being part of a family is like attending World Peace University.

It’s a training ground for learning how to get along, despite the inevitable differences.

Tolerance, kindness and a great sense of humour are all important weapons, but I’d have to say the one that has brought the most peace to our family gatherings is Google.

Before internet and handheld gadgets such as iPhones or iPads were so prevalent we could rage for hours about trivial stuff such as who acted in what movie or when some world event occurred or who invented what.

Some arguments we settled by flipping through well-thumbed encyclopedias while others were conceded to whoever presented the most convincing argument. Or whoever was the maddest.

Just last week we phoned our oldest son to wish him a happy birthday and talk got around to baseball and the dismal year the Blue Jays just had and when was it they last made the playoffs anyway.

In a fitting burst of nostalgia I remembered they had been in playoffs the week our son was born.

“I don’t think so,” Darcy said.

“Yes, yes they were!” I said, gathering up steam.

“I remember because we were all in the TV room at the hospital watching the game and everyone was so excited.

“Then I realized we were all in the TV room, even the nurses.

I remember going into a panic because no one was watching the babies.

Or baby as it were. You were the only baby in the nursery that day.

“You had jaundice and had been there for almost a week...” I told our son.

I was just about to move on to how the psych ward was experiencing the opposite conditions; too many patients.

As a result it had overflowed into the edges of the maternity wing. I remember how one wild looking gentleman would roar with rage whenever anyone walked past the open door to his room.

I wasn’t without empathy, but as a new mother it had seemed a precarious coupling, combining the two wards like that.

I remember rushing down the corridor past the room of the roaring man and on to the nursery to find my newborn son sleeping peacefully.

I also remember a roar of “Yesssss!” coming not from that poor man’s room, but from the TV room beyond.

This in turn triggered the memory of how when our second son was born the maternity ward was so full they moved me into a room in the geriatric ward.

Whenever I walked back from the nursery in the opposite wing with my son in my arms, an elderly woman who hung out in the hallway was convinced I had stolen her baby.

She would start screaming, “Stop her!

She has my baby!”

And then she would begin to pursue me in her wheelchair. It was heartbreaking.

And a little terrifying.

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EXTREME ESTEEM

Remember, if we lack true self-confidence and perform poorly, it will adversely affect our sense of self-worth.

True self-confidence is gained by taking actions that lead to successful outcomes.

Our successes give us reasons to approve of ourselves, which builds our self-esteem.

True self-confidence — when it originates from healthy self-esteem — is a highly desirable quality. When we have healthy self-esteem and a grounded sense of self — meaning that we are aware of both our strengths and opportunities — we begin to feel capable in all areas of life.

Confident behaviour and a self-assured demeanour become a reflection of our inner strength.

When we have high self-esteem, genuine confidence just naturally follows.

Nothing can make us insecure for long because our security is real and comes from within.

It’s not dependent upon the external. We are not afraid to make a mistake because we believe in our overall competency and know that mistakes are just another way to learn, grow and succeed.

People with a confident mask but low self-esteem are plagued with self-doubt.

For years, I felt like a fraud and lived in fear of being discovered.

After my discussion with Jason (many years ago now) I made a vow to develop my self-esteem so that the person who performed confidently on stage was also the person who sat down behind the desk at work each day. It’s still a work in progress with varying degrees of success but, to me, well worth the effort.

American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt once declared, “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.

You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

When self-esteem is high, we can deal with every situation honestly and express our true feelings without concern for how we might appear to others.

Self-confidence is a great and intoxicating feeling but if it’s to be genuine, we must build it from the inside out.

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“Quite the performance you put on the other night.”

I looked up from my desk. My colleague Jason was standing in the doorway.

“Performance?” I replied. “What performance are you talking about?”

“Come on,” he responded. “I was there at the hall. I saw what you did.”

For a time, I performed hypnotic stage demonstrations and would often be hired by groups and organizations looking for unique entertainment for business conferences and the like.

“There must have been 1,000 people in that room!” said Jason.

“Closer to 1,200,” I replied, reflecting MURRAY back on the event.

FUHRER “Well, from now on I’m going to start calling you Jekyll and Hyde.”

“Jekyll and Hyde?” I said.

“Why would you call me that?”

“Because that guy on stage wasn’t you.”

I had often wondered why people (myself included) could demonstrate tremendous confidence in one particular area of life yet feel completely inadequate in another.

I thought long and hard about Jason’s comment and began to see that the persona I presented at work was not the one I presented to an audience while performing.

People watching me on stage might assume I had tremendous confidence.

Others interacting with me at work might conclude I was self-conscious and unsure of myself. Both assessments would have been correct.

That’s because self-confidence and self-esteem are two different constructs — two separate aspects of who we are in the world. While we can be tremendously self-confident about many areas and activities in our life, we can still suffer with low self-esteem. Self-esteem is how we feel

about ourselves as individuals while selfconfidence is how you feel about the tasks we perform.

Self-esteem reflects the overall evaluation or estimate of our worth. Terms closely related to self-esteem include self-worth, self-respect, self-love, self-acceptance and self-awareness.

While self-confidence can be limited to one specific area of our life, self-esteem has an all-encompassing dimension.

The person with healthy self-esteem embraces life — every aspect of it — and approaches most every situation with a confident expectation of good things.

That is not to say that the person with healthy self-esteem does not occasionally suffer from self-doubt or fear, but rather, feels confident in his or her ability to learn, grow and ultimately succeed despite occasional setbacks.

Self-confidence is a measure of faith in our skills or abilities in one or more specific areas. One example of this might be, “I believe I am a good writer.”

I have known many tremendously insecure people who have great confidence in whatever skill they have mastered. That great confidence, however, does not often translate into other areas of their life.

Self-confidence can feed the ego and result in feelings of superiority. As long as these beliefs are being fed, the individual can continue to function effectively. However, when the ego becomes threatened, the individual can descend into fear, self-doubt and even self-loathing.

Jason was right. I had felt tremendously confident while performing at the hall. Other times, however, I felt completely lacking and fearful. In that way, I suppose, I was not unlike many performers who “own the show” but later become plagued with fear and self-doubt.

Fear of failure is one of the greatest threats to our fragile egos. Successful people are keenly aware of what they can do well and succeed by focusing their efforts in those areas.

This is a good thing; it’s important to focus upon our natural strengths and abilities.

But, when not supported by healthy selfesteem, perceived failures or unfulfilled expectations can cause us to lose confidence in those strengths and abilities and spiral downward into depression and apathy.

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Less television benefits children This is the first column exclusively by Jim Daly, who is now the sole author of “Focus on the Family.” Every week, he will be offering his unique outlook on marriage and family issues, as well as the advice of experts at Focus on the Family.

Question: The TV is always on at our house!

I like to do other activities with the kids, but I just can’t pull everyone away from the TV. What is the appropriate amount of time to spend watching TV each day, and how can I get my family interested in other activities?

Answer: The solution to your dilemma can be summed up in three words: Turn it off!

JIM Countless studies testify to DALY the detrimental effects of too much TV exposure, especially on children.

It places them at higher risk for obesity, smoking, learning difficulties and being bullied. I could go on ...

And I will!

There’s also the issue of content. Whether through advertising or depictions of sex and violence, it’s likely your children are receiving messages that you don’t want them to hear.

Television isn’t inherently evil, of course, and I’m not suggesting that you make your kids quit “cold turkey” (although many families, including my own,

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have made their homes largely TV-free, with no regrets).

Considering the steady diet to which they’ve become accustomed, your children will likely balk at the thought of curtailing their TV intake.

Your family can go outside.

In the warmer months, your family can play miniature golf or visit the local swimming pool.

You can get involved in charity work as a family.

Your kids will likely relish the opportunity to engage in physical activity as a family and will thank you in the long run.

Question: My father died this year, and our young son has been asking questions.

He wants to know where Grandpa has gone and whether he’s become a “guardian angel.” What’s the best way to talk about death with a child?

Answer: There’s no one better qualified to answer this question than Focus on the Family’s executive director of parenting and youth, Leon Wirth.

Leon: We’d encourage you to be open with your son about his grandfather’s passing.

Death is a part of life, and it’s important for children to understand that.

So be honest when you talk about it. Say, “Grandpa died,” not, “He’s gone away,” or, “He went to sleep.”

These phrases can lead to confusion and might even cause your son to wonder if he’ll die when he goes to sleep!

Look for teachable moments and opportunities to talk about what has happened.

Parents often avoid this subject to protect their kids, but we can use everyday occurrences — wilting flowers, changing seasons, even the death of a pet to help them understand the reality.

But before I could start my reminiscing to prove what an excellent memory I have, I was interrupted by Google.

“Let’s see...the week I was born the New York Mets were playing The Boston Red Sox,” says our son, who was sitting in front of his computer when we phoned and had just finished doing a quick search.

“I told you!” says his father triumphantly.

“But...but...why were we so excited if it wasn’t even a Canadian team?”

I ask.

Turns out there are a lot of Boston and New York fans in Canada and beyond.

In fact, NBC’s broadcast of that particular Game 7 was the most watched series game to date.

The New York Mets eventual win was a heartbreaker given that in Game 6 Boston was leading the series three games to two and had taken a 5-3 lead in the top of the 10th.

In the bottom half two Mets were struck out and the Sox were one out away from leaping into a pile and dumping Gatorade on the coach’s head.

Alas, it was not to be.

New York went on to tie the game and then scored the winning run after first baseman Bill Buckner let a ground hit

by Mookie Wilson roll between his legs.

That infamous game went on to become a movie starring Michael Keaton called — what else? — Game 6.

Fans of Curb Your Enthusiasm will recall the episode where Bill Buckner appeared as a guest star.

In the show he fumbles catching a signed Mookie Wilson baseball, but is later redeemed when he catches a baby tossed from a burning building.

And when Game 6 was happening and history was being made, I can tell you exactly where I was...in the hospital nursery watching my firstborn sleep.

And that’s the power of Google.

My memory...well that’s another thing.

Shannon McKinnon is a humour columnist from Northern BC. You can catch up on past columns by visiting www.shannonmckinnon.com

● For more on helping your son process this time of grieving, seek out a copy of H. Norman Wright’s book, It’s Okay to Cry: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children Through the Losses of Life (WaterBrook Press, 2004).

It includes a number of practical suggestions for helping kids cope with the death of a loved one.

Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, and president of Focus on the Family and host of the Focus on the Family radio program. Catch up with him at www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/DalyFocus.

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GOOGLE: Used to set the record straight; family memories not reliable

Perhaps most importantly, remember that when a death occurs, our kids will take their cues from us and react in great part based on how we react.

Also, help your son feel comfortable sharing his feelings.

Let him know that you miss Grandpa, too, and that it’s OK to feel sad when we lose a loved one.

Part of this process might involve recalling good memories of special times with Grandpa.

Look through photo albums and tell fun stories from the past.

Be sure to use age-appropriate language. Most young children don’t have the capacity to grasp abstract concepts such as death and eternity.

Depending on his age, there’s a chance your son will not fully understand what has happened to his Grandpa and won’t be able to appreciate the permanence of death.

So keep the discussion simple, geared to your son’s level of maturity and insight.

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49ers dominate Cardinals QB SMITH GOES 18 FOR 19 PASSING IN BIG MONDAY WIN BRANDON ISAAC

THIRD TIME UNLUCKY The third time proved very unlucky for Toronto Argonauts linebacker Brandon Isaac. The CFL slapped Isaac with a onegame suspension Monday for delivering a helmet-to-helmet hit on Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant on Saturday.

The suspension came following a hearing earlier Monday between Isaac and CFL commissioner Mark Cohon. This marks the third time the CFL has disciplined Isaac this season. He was fined both previous times, the first for an illegal hit on Calgary Stampeders tailback Jon Cornish on Aug. 18.

Isaac received a second fine for a helmet-tohelmet blow against Winnipeg quarterback Buck Pierce.

Today

● High school girls volleyball: Hunting Hills at Rocky Mountain House, Notre Dame at Sylvan Lake, Camrose at Stettler, Lacombe at Wetaskiwin, JVs at 6 p.m., seniors to follow; Lindsay Thurber at Innisfail, Central Alberta Christian at Ponoka, seniors only, 6 p.m. ● Men’s basketball: Monstars vs. Circle T Services, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Wells Furniture, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GLENDALE, Ariz. — On an almost perfect Monday night for Alex Smith, the San Francisco 49ers flexed their NFC West dominance with a 24-3 flattening of the Arizona Cardinals.

Smith completed 18 of 19 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns — two to Michael Crabtree and one to Randy Moss — to help San Francisco (6-2) open a two-game lead in the division and send Arizona (4-4) to its fourth straight lost.

Smith’s only incompletion was dropped by a wide-open receiver.

Smith was 14 of 15 for 146 yards and two touchdowns, both to Crabtree, as the 49ers built a 17-0 halftime lead.

Moss caught a 47-yard TD pass, dodging tacklers down the sideline on a play that seemed to turn back the clock to the receiver’s prime. With the catch, he tied Terrell Owens for fourth on the NFL career touchdown list with 156.

Smith, who tied a career high with the three touchdown passes, spread out his completions to 10 receivers.

Crabtree led the way with five catches for 72 yards.

Arizona’s defence, supposed to be the team’s strength, missed tackle after tackle in an embarrassing nationally televised performance at home. The 24 points were the most allowed by the Cardinals this season.

Led by Smith’s near-perfect precision passing, the 49ers methodically dominated from the start. The San Francisco quarterback had the best completion percentage of his career, and he would have been perfect had Delanie Walker not dropped the ball when he was wide open on a crossing route in the first half.

A 10-play, 77-yard drive that con-

sumed just over 6 minutes of the first quarter put San Francisco up 7-0. On third-and-goal from the 3, Smith threw a sidelines pass to Crabtree, who outfought Patrick Peterson for the ball and the touchdown.

A flurry missed tackles, most notably an open-field whiff by Sam Acho, helped Ted Ginn Jr. return a punt 35 yards to the Arizona 45 in the second quarter. Daryl Washington sacked Smith to help set up a third-and-23 from the Cardinals 46. But Smith found Crabtree over the middle for 22 yards, just a yard shy of the first down.

David Akers’ 43 yard field goal made it 10-0 with 5:58 left in the half.

Crabtree beat Peterson again for San Francisco’s second touchdown. Smith threw over the middle to the receiver, who caught the ball, then fooled Peterson with an inside move into the end zone to make it 17-0 with 1:41 left in the half.

The 49ers drove 68 yards in eight plays, again overcoming a sack, this one by Calais Campbell, that made it second-and-goal from the 16. Smith threw 7 yards to Mario Manningham to set up the TD toss to Crabtree.

The Cardinals were booed off the field by the home crowd at the half.

Things didn’t get any better for the home team in the third quarter. On third-and-9, Smith threw 30 yards to Crabtree, who evaded a host of tacklers. Then on third-and-8, Smith tossed a short pass to Moss, who sidestepped a series of would-be defenders all the way to the end zone, putting San Francisco ahead 24-0 with 7:27 left in the third quarter.

The Cardinals averted a shutout with Jay Feely’s 28-yard field goal John Skelton, making his second start since Kevin Kolb went down with rib injuries, completed 32 of 52 passes for 290 yards.

San Fran gearing up to celebrate Giants’ win

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Wednesday

● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Ponoka, 7:45 p.m.

Thursday

● College women’s hockey: SAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. ● Men’s basketball: Vikings vs. Sylvan Lake, Investors Group vs.

Carstar, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber. ● Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Pro Stitch at Sylvan Lake, 8 p.m.; Cranbrook at Red Deer Elks, 8:30 p.m., Kin City A.

Friday

● Curling: World Tour — Red Deer Classic at Red Deer Curling Centre. ● High school volleyball: Hunting Hills senior girls/ boys tournament. ● College basketball: NAIT at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow.

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San Francisco Giants’ Pablo Sandoval walks toward fans as he carries the World Series trophy outside of AT&T Park in San Francisco, Monday. The Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers to win baseball’s World Series.

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SAN FRANCISCO — For the second time in three years, San Francisco is gearing up for a ticker-tape parade to celebrate a World Series victory for the Giants.

Plans for the Wednesday bash were being made as the city cleaned up after a rowdy celebration Sunday night turned violent in some neighbourhoods and police arrested three dozen people.

“I’m not going to let the spirit of this city be destroyed by 36 people,” Mayor Ed Lee said. “We’re going to move forward with a great parade, a wonderful celebration.”

The parade will take a slightly different route from the one that followed the Giants’ 2010 championship. Instead of the financial district, it will start at the foot of Market Street.

The new route is safer and affords better views than the previous route, which followed a path taken in 1958 to introduce the Giants to San Francisco after their move from New York, Mayor’s Office spokesman Francis Tsang said.

“A lot has changed since then,” he added.

Regardless of the route, hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to turn out and rival the crowd that celebrated in 2010, when players, coaches and other luminaries rode in open-air buses designed to look like cable cars and vintage convertible cars.

Tens of thousands of people crowded into a park across the street from City Hall at the end of that parade to hear players, coaches and executives thank fans for their support.

This year, the parade occurs on Halloween, a historically notorious night for San Francisco, with landmarks such as Coit

Tower and City Hall bathed in orange and black light.

In previous years, hundreds of thousands of revelers descended on the Castro neighbourhood, and authorities struggled to control the crowds. After a shooting in 2006 wounded nine people, officials cancelled the party and the night is now marked by a heavy police presence.

As some city workers were busy Monday erecting VIP stands in front of City Hall, others were sweeping up broken glass and charred debris left behind in the Mission District and other neighbourhoods where the revelry turned violent after midnight.

The Police Department arrested 36 people, the majority in the Mission. Two were taken into custody on gun charges.

However, Sgt. Michael Andraychak said the vast majority of celebrations throughout the city, from the gay mecca of the Castro to touristy North Beach, were rowdy but peaceful. Fans doused each other with beer and champagne and danced in the streets, blocking motorists who happily honked their horns in celebration while stuck in gridlock.

“There were celebrations all over the city, and they were all peaceful and upbeat,” Andraychak said. “Unfortunately, as the night progressed, this other element emerged and was intent on doing violence.”

Bonfires of trash were lit in several intersections, and a $700,000 public transit bus was torched. Windows were broken out of several businesses and vehicles, including a news van.

Firefighters needed a police escort to douse a bonfire near the Giants’ ball park.

They also fought fires fueled by couches, news racks and other debris.

Police said a damage report was not yet available.

Hamilton heads into final week with playoff hopes

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San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Aldon Smith (99) celebrates his sack of Arizona Cardinals quarterback John Skelton with Parys Haralson during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, in Glendale, Ariz.

It looks like the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will need all nine of their lives to make the CFL playoffs.

Despite owning a 6-11 record the Ticats remain in playoff contention in the East Division, but barely. Hamilton must beat the Toronto Argonauts at Rogers Centre on Thursday then have the Calgary Stampeders defeat the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday to make the CFL postseason for the fourth straight year.

But either a loss to Toronto or Edmonton victory will squash Hamilton’s post-season aspirations.

The Ticats did their part with a 28-18 home win over Winnipeg on Saturday. They then got a huge helping hand from the Montreal Alouettes, who beat Edmonton 27-25 on Sunday.

The Eskimos could’ve clinched a playoff spot with a win and thus eliminated Hamilton from post-season consideration. The Ticats ended Winnipeg’s playoff hopes with their victory.

Toronto became the latest

CFL team to punch its playoff ticket, clinching second in the East Division with a 31-26 road win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday night.

The Argos will host the conference semifinal Nov. 11 — their first home playoff date since ’07 — but won’t know who they’ll face until this weekend.

Saskatchewan can secure third in the West with either an Edmonton loss or a seasonending victory over B.C. on Saturday night. The good news for the Riders is the Lions have already cemented top spot in the conference but the defending Grey Cup champions lost a lopsided 41-21 decision to Calgary on Friday night and undoubtedly want to head into the playoffs on a more positive note.

Should Saskatchewan and Edmonton finish tied, the Eskimos would get third in the West after winning the season series 2-1. The Riders would then assume third in the East and travel to Toronto to open the playoffs.

There’s a sense of irony that quarterback Kevin Glenn could have a hand in Hamilton’s playoff bid. The 33-year-old Detroit native spent three seasons with

the Ticats before going to Calgary in the deal that brought Henry Burris to Steeltown last off-season.

Glenn led Calgary (11-6) to 10 of its wins and second in the West after assuming the starter’s job when Drew Tate suffered a shoulder injury in July.

Tate has fully recovered and Stampeders coach John Hufnagel wants both quarterbacks to play against Edmonton before deciding upon a playoff starter.

Calgary running back Jon Cornish will have a shot at making CFL history in that game.

The native of New Westminster, B.C., leads the league in rushing with 1,388 and only needs 50 yards to become the league’s top-rushing Canadian in a single season.

Norm Kwong currently holds the mark of 1,437 yards. If Cornish finishes the season as the CFL’s top rusher he’ll be the first Canadian to do so since Ottawa’s Orville Lee in 1988.

Cornish heads into the final week of the regular season with a 145-yard advantage over Saskatchewan’s Kory Sheets.

Toronto also faces a decision regarding its starter, veteran Ricky Ray. The 33-year-

old quarterback has guided the Argos to consecutive victories since returning from a knee injury.

Ray has thrown four TD passes in each victory. He has also surpassed the 4,000-yard passing plateau for the seventh time in his 10 CFL seasons and sports a career-best 68.6 per cent completion average.

The Argos were 1-2 with backup Jarious Jackson when Ray was hurt. They could either limit Ray’s playing time against Hamilton — or hold him out altogether — to ensure Ray was healthy and fresh for the playoffs.

Regardless of who plays quarterback, Toronto’s Chad Owens will also be chasing CFL history. The Argos’ receiver/kick returner needs just 73 yards to break Mike (Pinball) Clemons’ single-season all-purpose yards mark of 3,840.

Owens also needs 233 yards to become the first pro football player ever to surpass the 4,000-yard plateau. He’s also currently the league’s leading receiver with 91 catches for 1,289 yards, 48 yards ahead of Calgary’s Nik Lewis, who has a league-best 100 receptions.

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Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012

Hockey

Bowling (overtime loss) or SOL (shootout loss).

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Prince Albert 15 9 4 0 2 51 Brandon 16 7 6 2 1 52 Moose Jaw 16 7 6 1 2 48 Swift Current 17 6 7 3 1 49 Regina 16 6 9 1 0 42 Saskatoon 14 5 9 0 0 37

GA 43 65 54 50 55 55

Pt 20 17 17 16 13 10

Central Division GP W LOTLSOL Edmonton 15 9 3 1 2 Calgary 15 8 4 1 2 Red Deer 18 8 8 1 1 Lethbridge 16 8 7 1 0 Medicine Hat 17 8 8 1 0 Kootenay 13 4 9 0 0

GA 40 53 55 45 59 46

Pt 21 19 18 17 17 8

GF 56 51 46 48 65 31

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Kamloops 16 15 0 0 1 78 Victoria 15 9 6 0 0 42 Kelowna 16 8 6 1 1 58 Prince George 15 7 7 1 0 48 Vancouver 13 3 10 0 0 36

McCoy Fafard Maxwell Underwood Pochuk Johnson Doetzel Pouliot Boomgaarden Thiel Bartosak Bittner Miller

Sunday’s results Edmonton 5 Vancouver 1 Kelowna 4 Calgary 1 Kamloops 4 Seattle 3 (OT) Medicine Hat 3 Moose Jaw 2 (SO) Portland 6 Tri-City 0 Monday’s games No Games Scheduled.

Tuesday’s games Kamloops at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Regina, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Pouliot Bartosak

Thursday’s games Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Pt 31 18 18 15 6

U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Spokane 15 10 5 0 0 58 46 20 Tri-City 17 9 6 1 1 48 46 20 Portland 13 9 3 1 0 49 27 19 Seattle 13 7 5 1 0 42 45 15 Everett 15 6 8 0 1 42 55 13 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

Inglis Bellerive Ness Dumba Hamilton Elson Millette Gaudet Bleackley Fleury Stockl

Red Deer Rebels Scoring GP G A Pts PIM 18 11 3 14 36 16 4 8 12 13 18 5 6 11 11 16 3 8 11 29 18 1 9 10 2 11 4 4 8 7 18 4 2 6 12 15 1 5 6 21 18 1 5 6 4 18 1 4 5 4 14 1 3 4 6

1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

20 28 4 33 0 0 2 2 17 6 2 25 7

1 3 -3 -2 2 2 -1 — 0 -2 — -9 -4

Goaltending MP GA SO GAA Svs Sv% 355 17 0 2,87 178 .913 738 36 0 2.93 408 .919

Chinook Hockey League W L T OTL GF GA Pts Bentley 3 1 0 0 26 10 6 Fort Sask 3 1 0 0 21 14 6 Innisfail 3 1 0 0 16 15 6 Stony Plain 0 3 0 0 8 19 0 Sylvan Lake 0 3 0 0 9 22 0

Wednesday’s game Everett at Portland, 8 p.m.

GA 36 48 47 56 51

13 16 18 18 11 2 6 6 6 7 13 14 18

+/-4 -5 1 -6 -4 1 -5 9 -3 -2 2

Scoring GP G 3 5 3 2 4 1 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 0

Kordyba, FS Auchenberg, SP Zalasky, FS Stefanishion, Bent Austring, Bent Doucet, Bent Neiszner, Bent Woolger, FS Sheen, Bent Schneider, Bent

A 3 4 5 0 2 2 2 2 3 5

Pts 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

PIM 2 8 2 4 0 2 0 0 21 0

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

Saturday’s Games Hamilton 28, Winnipeg 18 Toronto 31, Saskatchewan 26 Sunday’s Game Montreal 27, Edmonton 25

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

End of CFL regular season National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 5 3 0 .625 262 Miami 4 3 0 .571 150 Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 171 N.Y. Jets 3 5 0 .375 168

Tier IV (449 and under) 1. (1) Pincher Creek (7-1) 2. (2) Drumheller (4-3) 3. (4) Ardrossan (4-4) 4. (6) Cold Lake (6-3) 5. (9) Willow Creek, Claresholm (3-5) 6. (10) West Central, Rocky (3-5) 7. (3) Holy Rosary, Lloydminster (5-4) 8. (8) Sexsmith (3-4) 9. (NR) Canmore (4-4) 10. (5) Kate Andrews, Coaldale (4-3)

WEST DIVISION W L T Pts y-B.C. 12 5 0 24 x-Calgary 11 6 0 22 x-Saskatchewan 8 9 0 16 Edmonton 7 10 0 12 x-clinched playoff berth y-clinched division

PF 462 502 451 395

PA 348 413 392 420

Friday’s Game Calgary 41, B.C. 21

L 2 4 4 5

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .500 .500 .375

PF 189 127 140 137

PA 103 142 134 186

Monday’s Game San Francisco 24 at Arizona 3 Thursday, Nov. 1 Kansas City at San Diego, 6:20 p.m.

Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

South L T 1 0 3 0 5 0 6 0

Pct .857 .571 .375 .143

PF 216 136 162 103

PA 128 171 257 188

Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland

W 5 4 3 2

North L T 2 0 3 0 4 0 6 0

Pct .714 .571 .429 .250

PF 174 167 166 154

PA 161 144 187 186

Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

W 4 3 3 1

West L 3 4 4 6

Pct .571 .429 .429 .143

PF 204 154 139 120

PA 152 144 187 209

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Giants 6 2 0 .750 234 Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 120 Dallas 3 4 0 .429 137 Washington 3 5 0 .375 213

PA 470 451 533 520

PA 170 126 227 200

W 6 4 3 1

T 0 0 0 0

W 6 4 4 3

Sunday’s Games Green Bay 24, Jacksonville 15 Indianapolis 19, Tennessee 13, OT Chicago 23, Carolina 22 Miami 30, N.Y. Jets 9 Cleveland 7, San Diego 6 Atlanta 30, Philadelphia 17 Detroit 28, Seattle 24 Pittsburgh 27, Washington 12 New England 45, St. Louis 7 Oakland 26, Kansas City 16 N.Y. Giants 29, Dallas 24 Denver 34, New Orleans 14 Open: Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Houston

Thursday, Nov. 1 Hamilton at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 2 Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3 Montreal at Winnipeg, 1 p.m.

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

Tier III (450-749) 1. (2) Crescent Heights, Med Hat (9-0) 2. (3) Cochrane (8-1) 3. (4) St. Paul (7-1) 4. (5) Rundle College, Cal (6-1) 5. (1) Stettler (7-1) 6. (6) St. Albert (6-2) 7. (7) Peace River (6-3) 8. (8) Cardston (5-4) 9. (9) Olds (4-5) 10. (10) Brooks (5-4)

Canadian Football League EAST DIVISION W L T Pts PF y-Montreal 11 6 0 22 467 x-Toronto 8 9 0 16 402 Hamilton 6 11 0 12 498 Winnipeg 5 12 0 10 357

San Francisco Arizona Seattle St. Louis

Monday, Nov. 5 Philadelphia at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m.

NFL Odds (Favourites in capital letters; odds supplied by JustBet. cx) Spread O/U Thursday Kansas City at SAN DIEGO 9 43 Sunday MIAMI at Indianapolis 2.5 43 Buffalo at HOUSTON 10.5 47 BALTIMORE at Cleveland 3.5 42 Denver at CINCINNATI 7 47 CHICAGO at Tennessee 4 43.5 DETROIT at Jacksonville 4 44 Arizona at GREEN BAY 10 44.5 Carolina at WASHINGTON 4 46 Minnesota at SEATTLE 5 39.5 Tampa Bay at OAKLAND 1.5 45 Pittsburgh at NY GIANTS 3.5 47.5 Dallas at ATLANTA 5.5 475.

Monday Philadelphia at New Orleans OFF OFF

PA 161 155 162 227

Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans Carolina

W 7 3 2 1

South L T Pct 0 01.000 4 0 .429 5 0 .286 6 0 .143

PF 201 184 190 128

PA 130 153 216 167

Chicago Minnesota Green Bay Detroit

W 6 5 5 3

North L T 1 0 3 0 3 0 4 0

PF 185 184 208 161

PA 100 167 170 174

Pct .857 .625 .625 .429

Sunday, Nov. 4 Arizona at Green Bay, 11 a.m.

Chicago at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at Houston, 11 a.m.

Carolina at Washington, 11 a.m.

Detroit at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

Denver at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Miami at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 2:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Giants, 2:25 p.m.

Dallas at Atlanta, 6:20 p.m.

Open: N.Y. Jets, New England, San Francisco, St. Louis

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Heritage Lanes Weekly results Monday-Club 55 plus High Single: Bernie Fournier 255. High Triple: Don Knowler 643.

Monday Mixed High Single: Daryl Derksen 287. High Triple: Ken Bement 735.

Tuesday Mixed High Single: Harvey Von Hollen 310. High Triple: Von Hollen 793.

Wednesday-Club 55 plus High Single: Verna Patko 270. High Triple: Albert Bachor 631.

Wednesday Mixed High Single: Jill Clark 296. High Triple: Clark 718.

Thursday Morning Ladies High Single: Chris Palm 265. High Triple: Bonnie Traweger 658.

Thursday Afternoon Special Olympics Mixed High Single: Brenda Schewaljie 243. High Triple: Anthony Kubasek 432.

Thursday Mixed High Single: Mike Sabbe 240. High Triple: Brian Austin 608.

Monday Scratch League High Single: Nancy Gervais 325. High Quad: Greg Gigliuk 1,091.

Ringette Red Deer Ringette Weekend scores Under 14 A RD State Farm 7 St. Albert 6 RD State Farm 4 Sherwood Park 4 Under 12 A RD Communications Group 5 Spruce Grove 5 RD Communications Group 5 St. Albert 1 Under 9 RD 2 Elks Club 13 RD 4 Shooting Stars 0

FEMALE JR HOCKEY PENHOLD — The Central Alberta Amazons ran their record to 3-4 with a 5-4 win over the Irma Chargers in Alberta Female Junior A Hockey League play Saturday.

Carissa Kadar led the Amazons with a pair of second-period goals.

The Amazons next home game is Saturday when they face the Calgary Warriors at 5:30 p.m. at the Penhold Multiplex.

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Ralph Kachor and Bob Stevenson each had two hits in a losing cause as the Red Deer Gary Moe Volkswagen Legends fell to the Sacramento, Calif., Solons in the semifinals of the plus-65 division of the World Amateur Baseball Championships during the weekend.

Sacramento then defeated Austin, Tex., in the championship final, giving the Legends third place.

The Red Deer squad defeated the San Antonio, Tex., Red Sox in the quarter-finals as Wayne Hill pitched a complete game and Kachor and Lyle Lorenz each stroked three hits.

On Friday, the Legends were defeated 17-5 by Austin in their final round-robin game, surrendering 10 runs in the second inning. Starting pitcher Garry Kreye took the loss, while Lorenz, Blair Hanna and Al West each contributed two hits.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Monday’s Sports Transactions FOOTBALL INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Waived RB Mewelde Moore and NT Antonio Dixon. Promoted DB Marshay Green and FB Robert Hughes from the practice squad. Signed CB Teddy Williams to the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed G Tyler Holmes to the practice squad. Waived DE Ernest Owusu from the practice squad.

Canadian Football League CFL—Suspended Toronto LB Brandon Isaac one game for an illegal hit on Saskatchewan QB Darian Durant during an Oct. 27 game.

CALGARY STAMPEDERS—Signed DL Teryl White to the practice roster.

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Sent D Brian O’Hanley to Cincinnati (ECHL).

LACROSSE BUFFALO BANDITS—Agreed to terms with D Derek Suddons on a one-year contract.

COLLEGE NCAA—Suspended New Mexico senior basketball G Jamal Fenton for the first three games of the regular season for a minor rule violation regarding impermissible benefits.

CLEMSON—Named Dan Radakovich athletic director.

MONTANA—Suspended freshman LB Nick Holt, junior LB John Kanongata’a and junior C Kjelby Oiland one game each for violating team rules.

HOCKEY GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS— Named Spiros Anastas analytics and advanced scouting coach.

Announced G Petr Mrazek was reassigned to the team from Toledo (ECHL) and G Jordan Pearce was reassigned to Toledo.

PEORIA RIVERMEN— Announced F Anthony Nigro was reassigned to the team from Evansville (ECHL).

CYCLING TEAM SKY—Announced sports director Steven de Jongh has left the squad after admitting to doping during his cycling career.

Midget AA The Red Deer Elks split a pair of weekend games, downing Lethbridge 6-2 and losing 4-1 to the Calgary Blackhawks.

Connor Einhorn, Tyler Chavez Leech and Kyden Trozzo each tallied twice against Lethbridge. Nicholas Galenzoski made 17 saves for the win.

Mathew Thiessen notched the lone goal in the loss to the Blackhawks. Brady Jewan stopped 33 shots for the Elks.

Midget A plus Goals from Teegan Colona, Scott Bailey and Colton Levie gave the Red Deer King’s Meter Chiefs a 3-2 win over Innisfail.

WORLD SERIES OF POKER

Transactions

BASKETBALL DALLAS MAVERICKS—Waived G Delonte West.

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER—Exercised its third-year option on G Reggie Jackson.

MINOR HOCKEY

Legends fall in semis, take home third place

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BASEBALL NEW YORK YANKEES—Exercise the 2013 contract options fon RHP David Aardsma, 2B Robinson Cano and CF Curtis Granderson.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Exercised the 2013 contract option on RHP Grant Balfour. Declined to exercise the 2013 contract option on SS Stephen Drew.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Declined to exercise the 2013 contract options on RHP Todd Coffey, OF-1B Juan Rivera and C Matt Treanor.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Reinstated 1B Mat Gamel, SS Alex Gonzalez and LHP Chris Narveson from the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with INF Hector Gomez on a minor-league contract.

Dave McComish netted 18 points and Brook Doan drained 11 as Wells Furniture edged Circle T 52-51 in a Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association contest Sunday.

Aaron Lucas scored 12 points for Circle T, with Troy Normand adding 10.

In other action, Triple Threat downed Triple A Batteries 74-56, Carstar stopped Tiffany’s Fatboys 81-70 and the Sylvan Storm edged the Carpet Doctor 59-57.

Nathan Dixon led Carstar with 32 points while Taylor Armstrong added 26. James Grobe had 20 and Dan Jackson 12 for the Fatboys.

Kyle Turnbull and Les Waite had 15 points each and Wyatt Saari 10 for the Storm while Jose Vizcayra dropped in 27 points, Brent Hamilton 11 and Tommy Harder 10 for the Carpet Doctor.

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Luke Scott won the Jr. B 55kg division defeating Justus Crabbe from the Edmonton Derrick Boxing Club.

Both boxers will be competing towards the 2013 Alberta Provincial Championships.

Nine finalists at the World Series of Poker main event have begun their final table run to settle a title worth $8.53 million to the winner.

The finalists, including six poker professionals and three amateurs, started play Monday before a crowd of several thousand people at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Seven of nine fi-

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Raptors have Winter Classic next to go as quiet sense no end in sight to lockout of optimism for season The Winter Classic is next on the chopping block.

Barring unexpected progress in the NHL’s labour talks this week, the league’s signature Jan. 1 event will follow the 326 regular-season games already wiped from the schedule. The formal cancellation is expected to be made by Friday, according to a source, just ahead of a deadline built into the NHL’s contract with the University of Michigan.

The deal struck with the school for the rental of Michigan Stadium last February included a “work stoppage cancellation” clause that allows the NHL to call off the game as late as Friday for a penalty of $100,000 — an amount it has already paid as a deposit.

If a cancellation comes Nov. 3 or after, the league would also have to reimburse the university for any “out-of-pocket expenses reasonably occurred” in connection with the outdoor game.

This year’s Winter Classic between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings was billed as the biggest in the event’s sixyear history. Organizers were expecting a crowd that would eclipse the world record of 104,173 who attended the “Big Chill” NCAA game at the University of Michigan in 2010 and an increased number of secondary events — including alumni, junior, college and American Hockey Leagues games — were slated for a second outdoor venue at Comerica Park in Detroit.

A source indicated that they wouldn’t be held if the Winter Classic was cancelled.

In addition to the contractual commitments to the University of Michigan, the NHL must be mindful of sponsors who have been left out in the cold during the lockout.

Not only is the outdoor game an important event on their schedule, it’s one that requires a lot of planning.

“While the game may be Jan. 1, I knew that (a decision on the Winter Classic) was coming sooner than people thought,” sports marketer Brian Cooper said Monday. “Say you’re a bank and you’re going to bring down your top 150 wealth management clients and they’re going to block off New Year’s Day — you have to give that a lot of advance, especially if it’s New Year’s Day.” Cooper, the president and CEO of S&E Sponsorship Group, represents a number of corporate clients who do business with the NHL. He views the pending cancellation of the Winter Classic as a significant moment in the league’s ongoing labour dispute. The game at Michigan’s “Big House” was one he thought had a tremendous amount of potential because of the inclusion of the Maple Leafs, the first Canadian team to participate.

“This is the first year that it really affects Canada,” said Cooper. “There was going to be a lot of in-market (sponsorship) activations, there were going to be a lot of hosting opportunities, there were going to be consumer promotions. ...

“This was a big date.”

The NHL and NHL Players’ Association have been locked in a stalemate since last meeting on Oct. 18. Both sides indicated Monday that there are no plans to resume negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement.

The league has already cancelled all of its regular-season games through Nov. 30 and deputy

commissioner Bill Daly estimated it will have lost US$720 million in revenue if they are never played.

Losing the Winter Classic would further add to that total. Cooper estimated this season’s event was poised to generate about $3 million in corporate sponsorships, not to mention revenue lost from ticket and merchandise sales that are unmatched on any other single day during the NHL season.

The NHL made a big splash when it announced details of the 2013 Winter Classic back in February, with Leafs and Red Wings alumni in attendance and commissioner Gary Bettman predicting the two Original Six rivals would take the event “to a new recordsetting level.”

The league’s $3-million rental fee for Michigan Stadium was to be made in five payments, with the next $250,000 instalment due on Friday. It’s unlikely that money will ever change hands.

Speculation has surrounded the Winter Classic since the lockout began on Sept. 15 and the league has acknowledged publicly that a decision about the event needed to be made sooner than later.

“It takes a lot of time and it takes the commitment of a lot of money in order to put on the Winter Classic,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said earlier this month. “My understanding is at some point in the not-too-distant future we will have to commit many millions of dollars if we’re going to play the Winter Classic on Jan. 1. Obviously under these circumstances and all the uncertainty, we’re not going to commit the many millions of dollars if we don’t think we’re going to have a deal.

“And so the Winter Classic timeframe, in terms of making that decision, is probably rapidly approaching.”

Tigers look to have busy offseason after falling short in World Series

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — Built to win a World Series this year, the Detroit Tigers came close.

Now they head into what could be another busy off-season for one of baseball’s most talked-about franchises.

Although Detroit won the American League pennant, a World Series sweep at the hands of the San Francisco Giants leaves a disappointing taste for the Tigers. And it’s important to remember that if not for a late-season swoon by the Chicago White Sox, Detroit might not have made the playoffs at all.

“We ended up just not being the main attraction.

We got beat by the Giants,” manager Jim Leyland said.

“They were the main attraction. We got to the heavyweight fight and we got beat.”

Leyland was managing on a one-year contract.

He and general manager Dave Dombrowski tried to forgo any public discussion of the manager’s future until after the season, so that’s probably the most immediate issue that needs to be resolved.

If Leyland is back, he’ll again preside over a core of talent that can match pretty much any in baseball.

Justin Verlander may win his second straight Cy Young Award, and he’s backed by right-handers Max Scherzer and Doug Fister, who have become imposing parts of the rotation.

Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera is in his prime, and Prince Fielder made a smooth transition to Detroit after signing a $214 million contract in the off-season.

That was the move that signalled to everyone that the Tigers were serious about making a title run right away.

It had actually been a quiet start to the off-season before designated hitter Victor Martinez went down with a serious knee injury that would sideline him for the whole 2012 campaign. Then the Tigers acted boldly, signing Fielder.

They didn’t cruise to the AL Central title as many expected. Instead, Detroit went 88-74, barely good enough to outlast the White Sox by three games.

But Verlander threw a shutout at Oakland in Game 5 of the division series, and the Tigers swept

the New York Yankees in the AL championship series, raising hopes that the team was peaking at exactly the right time.

“We’ve got to feel proud about what we did this year,” Cabrera said. “We went through a lot, down and up.”

After Detroit went quietly in the World Series, questions will surface again on what needs to be done to improve.

“We have more experience now. The same team is going to be here — that’s a positive — with more,” Fielder said.

“A lot of great things happened, but unfortunately it closed out with this. You win some and you lose some — and we lost four.”

Martinez’s return could mean the end of Delmon Young’s tenure in Detroit, and closer Jose Valverde may not be in the team’s plans either after falling out of favour during the post-season.

The Tigers can exercise a team option on shortstop Jhonny Peralta — or perhaps they could go in a different direction and try to improve their infield defence.

If Detroit can’t bring back right-hander Anibal Sanchez, Drew Smyly may need to step back into the rotation after a promising rookie year.

Austin Jackson has solidified his hold on the centre field spot, but left and right could be upgraded.

Andy Dirks had a fine season in the outfield and Quintin Berry added some speed to the lineup, but are the Tigers willing to stick with them and Avisail Garcia in the corner outfield spots?

A lot may depend on owner Mike Ilitch, who is still chasing the franchise’s first World Series title since 1984.

Ilitch signed off on the huge expenditure for Fielder, and if he’s willing to raise the payroll even more, the Tigers may be active from the start this offseason.

It was an uneven year at times for Detroit, but the window of opportunity is still very much open.

“We had a great run,” left-hander Phil Coke said.

“We just got cold at the wrong time.”

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TORONTO — No bold predictions or promises of playoffs.

But there’s a quiet sense of optimism around this season’s Toronto Raptors squad.

A year after Bryan Colangelo preached patience with a young, building team that was all about gaining experience, the Raptors made several key moves in the off-season that — on paper at least — have Toronto looking significantly better.

Colangelo added three potential starters to the roster in bulldog point guard Kyle Lowry, Lithuanian centre Jonas Valanciunas, who’s proven to be a quick learner, and athletic swingman Landry Fields — and lost little in the departure of Jerryd Bayless and James Johnson.

“There’s that feeling there could be something special abut this group, but time will tell,” Colangelo said in a recent interview.

The Raptors, who raise the curtain on the regular-season Wednesday when they host the Indiana Pacers, finished 23-43 in the 2011-12 lockout-shortened season of few expectations. But Colangelo is done talking just about development, saying this is a season to start winning some games.

And there’s some cautious optimism around the Air Canada Centre about the potential for Toronto’s playoff appearance since 2008.

Basketball’s experts, for the most part, disagree.

Most predictions pick Canada’s lone NBA franchise to win somewhere between 30 and 40 games. An ESPN report last week had the Raptors winning 33 games.

Coach Dwane Casey, in his second season with Toronto, said the criticism can work in his young squad’s favour.

“With that lack of respect, that should get us motivated to come into this gym each and every day to bust our tails.” Casey said. “That right there tells us how much lack of respect the league has for us, and how much we have to continue to work to perform every day we walk on the court.”

Casey is a big reason for Toronto’s optimism.

The former Dallas Mavericks assistant took a team that was at the bottom of the league in defence to finish in the top half last season.

They remained in the bottom third in offensive stats, however — something Casey focused on with a benefit of a full training camp this season.

“The numbers are staggering what happened last year (defensively),” Colangelo said.

“But with respect to the pace, the offence, offensive efficiency, offensive production, we talked a lot this off-season about how we’re going to improve that.”

There hasn’t been a clear face of the franchise since Chris Bosh patrolled the ACC floor, and Vince Carter before him, and this season is no different.

The team will look to centre Andrea Bargnani to provide a good chunk of its scoring. Bargnani was having a breakout season last year — and showed an uncharacteristic enthusiasm for defence — before a calf injury cost the team’s leading scorer 35 games.

The Raptors’ season unravelled right along with him.

Bargnani, the No. 1 pick from the 2006 draft, and Valanciunas could team up for a formidable front court. The Raptors selected Valanciu-

nas with their No. 5 pick in the 2011 draft before leaving him in Lithuania for a year of development.

The 20-year-old, touted as the future of the franchise, definitely gives Raptors fans something to be excited about — rare athleticism for a big man coupled with a puppy dog enthusiasm for the game.

The 20-year-old topped the league’s annual general manager’s poll as the international player most likely to have a breakout season, garnering 17.2 per cent of votes.

Lowry received a vote in the same poll as the “most under-rated player acquisition in offseason,” and didn’t take long to show why that might be true.

Acquired from the Houston Rockets after a failed bid to land Canadian star Steve Nash, Lowry is expected to add heart and hustle to a Toronto team that hasn’t enough of either in recent seasons.

The 26-year-old, a vocal leader who will push his teammates, is expected to start ahead of veteran Jose Calderon, who will lead the second unit as one of the better backup point guards in the league.

Fields, who signed a three-year deal worth about US$20 million reportedly as part of the failed Nash bid, has been touted as Toronto’s so-called “glue guy.”

He’s an intelligent player with speed and vision on the wing.

Out of Toronto’s returning players, athletic swingman DeMar DeRozan has polished his post-up game and along with Bargnani, will be a focal point of Toronto’s offence.

The 23-year-old remains among the weaker starters on the defensive end however.

“DeMar’s one of the most talented wings in the league and he’s learning every day to be efficient,” Casey said.

“He understands that, he’s getting to the foul line, doing what we ask him to do, going in the low post.”

Toronto’s three new starters have bumped players onto the bench, which gives the Raptors’ more depth than they’ve seen in a while.

Calderon, Alan Anderson, Linas Kleiza, Amir Johnson and Ed Davis averaged 24 starts last year.

They’re joined by hard-working guard John Lucas III, athletic rookie Terrence Ross and Dominic McGuire, a strong defensive player who was given the Raptors’ final spot on their 15-man roster.

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Ottawa finances on track LOW COMMODITY PRICES HITTING REVENUES, BUT: FLAHERTY

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA, Ont. — Slowing demand for the commodities Canada sells to the world is impacting the economy and reducing federal tax revenues, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday.

But the minister predicts he’s still on track to balance the budget around 2015-16 — in part because of government spending restraint and a “prudence” write-down he built into the March budget.

The minister made the assessment after meeting with private sector economists at his office in Ottawa on Monday. Flaherty said he was told the country’s nominal gross domestic product, which includes inflation, will be $21 billion lower than expected this year, and $29 billion lower in each of 2013 and 2014.

TD Bank chief economist Craig Alexander said a rough calculation is that Ottawa’s

been about five per cent below what the March budget had projected.

“That will mean less revenues for the government, but we are already proceeding with our savings (from restraint), so we’re still on track to balance the budget in the medium term,” he explained.

“What we can control, we are controlling and that is specifically controlling spending.”

The new outlook could cause the government to miss the deficit target in the current and next year, although stronger growth in outgoing years is expected to close the gap.

Flaherty said the current conditions are not weak enough to warrant any more spending by the government than planned, arguing that leads to “disaster” of the sort being experienced in Europe and the United States.

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tax receipts will fall about $1.8 billion as a result.

“The good news is that economic growth in Canada continues to be positive if modest and among the strongest in the G7,” said Flaherty.

“It’s not all doom and gloom. In fact the mood is steady as she goes, stay the course, stay on track to balance the budget in the medium term.

“There are some bright lights in the economy, like the lumber sector, like the auto sector, the financial sector.”

The big difference, he said, is that renewed weakness in the global economy has led to a correction in the price of the commodities, such as oil, gas and metals, that Canada sells the world.

That translates into less wealth entering the country, lower corporate profits and personal incomes, and finally softer tax revenues.

The minister said commodity prices have

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Rally in commodities continues Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) says commodities prices continued to rally in September after strong gains in August.

The bank said Monday that its All Items Index climbed 3.8 per cent month over month in September and is approaching levels not seen since March.

In fact, the bank says the index now is just 13.8 per cent below its near-term peak of April 2011. That was immediately prior to the advent of concern over the eurozone’s government debt crisis and the knock-on effect that has had on global growth.

Oil and gas led the gain in September, up 8.8 per cent month over month, while the metal and mineral index bounced back with a 2.2 per cent monthover-month gain.

In contrast, the forest product index eased back 1.6 per cent in September after a strong pick-up in August, while the agricultural index also edged down, off 0.4 per cent.

Jackpine adjournment sought An Alberta First Nation want regulatory hearings on Shell’s Jackpine oilsands mine expansion to be adjourned. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation asked the federal-provincial joint panel reviewing the project to halt the hearings while it files a constitutional challenge with the Alberta Court of Appeal. Last week, the board ruled it didn’t have jurisdiction on questions of constitutional law.

Band lawyer Eamon Murphy said Monday that the exclusion of a ruling on treaty rights call into question any decision made by the panel. The Alberta government and Shell Canada (TSX:SHC) argued halting the hearing would lead to unfair and lengthy delays. The panel will rule on the First Nation’s motion to adjourn today.

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The floor of the New York Stock Exchange is empty of traders, Monday, in New York. All major U.S. stock and options exchanges will remain closed Monday with Hurricane Sandy nearing landfall on the East Coast. Trading has rarely stopped for weather. A blizzard led to a late start and an early close on Jan. 8, 1996, according to the exchange’s parent company, NYSE Euronext.

The NYSE shut down on Sept. 27, 1985 for Hurricane Gloria.

Canadian reinsurance providers could take hit from hurricane

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadian financial service companies in the reinsurance business could take a financial hit from superstorm, Sandy, the furious storm that has all but shut down the Eastern Seaboard.

The storm roared ashore the New Jersey coast around Monday night was also set to bring heavy rains, strong winds and high waves in parts of Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the centre of the enormous storm made landfall at 8 p.m. near Atlantic City, after it was reclassified from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone.

Preliminary estimates are that damage will range between $10 billion and $20 billion. That could top last year’s hurricane Irene, which cost $15.8 billion.

If so, Sandy would be among the 10 most costly storms in U.S.

history. But it would still be far below the worst — hurricane Katrina, which cost $108 billion and caused 1,200 deaths in 2005.

Peter Morici, professor at the University of Maryland pegs the economic impact in the U.S. even higher — at about $35 to $45 billion.

“It seems likely that Sandy will impose greater destruction of property, and add to that the loss of about two days commercial activity, spread over a week across 25 per cent of the economy,” he said.

Canadian companies who provide reinsurance to property and catastrophe insurance companies, such as Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO), Great-West Lifeco.

(TSX:GWO) and Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC) could see a drag on earnings in the fourth quarter if damage is significant, says RBC analyst Andre-Philippe Hardy.

Reinsurance companies write

backup insurance for primary insurers so that the insurance industry can cover catastrophic claims, such as from natural disasters. The impact on the companies depend on many factors, such as how much of the damage was insured by them and how much they charged for coverage.

In Monday trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, BMO shares closed 17 cents lower at $59.57, Great-West Life lost nine cents to $22.70 and Manulife stock was down 1.3 per cent or 16 cents at $12.14.

Wall Street markets were closed until at least Wednesday in the face of the storm. The last time trading was halted for two consecutive days due to weather was in 1888.

However, Hardy said he didn’t think the effects would have a lasting impact on their stock values.

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TransCanada, Phoenix form pipepline pact

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — TransCanada Corp. has entered a partnership with a Chinese-owned company to build a new $3-billion oilsands pipeline in Northern Alberta, pushing further into a business that has traditionally been dominated by rival pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. TransCanada (TSX:TRP) and Phoenix Energy Holdings Ltd., a unit of state-owned China National Petroleum Corp., would each own half of the Grand Rapids project, which would carry up to 900,000 barrels of crude per day along with 330,000 barrels per day of diluent, which helps thick oilsands bitumen to flow through pipelines.

The pipeline would run about 500 kilometres between an emerging oilsands area northwest of Fort McMurray, Alta., to the industrial heartland near Edmonton.

It’s expected to be in service by early 2017.

“As Alberta crude oil production continues to

grow, it’s critical to have the infrastructure in place to move oil to market from emerging developments west of the Athabasca River,” said TransCanada CEO Russ Girling in a release.

“This is the first major pipeline project to meet the needs of this fast-growing area.”

Crude production in Alberta is expected to grow by three million barrels a day over the next 15 years, nearly all of which will be from the Athabasca oilsands region, said Paul Miller, TransCanada’s senior vice-president of oil pipelines.

And of that growth, about half is expected to come from the west side of the Athabasca River, he added.

“We see ourselves as being a significant player in the inter-Alberta transmission business,” he said in an interview.

TransCanada will operate the system. Pheonix has committed to ship crude from its Dover and MacKay River oilsands projects south and diluent from the Edmonton area north to the mine sites.

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Sylvan Lake has lost a couple of its lakefront restaurants, and the man behind them thinks the closures reflect bigger problems in the town’s downtown.

Smuggler’s Inn ceased operations Sunday evening, about a month after Ricardo’s Ristorante — which shared the building at 5000 Lakeshore Dr. with Smuggler’s — suffered the same fate.

“I should have done it two years ago,” said Bert Messier, whose company Bear Development Corp. owned the restaurants.

“I kept on monitoring it and hoping that things would improve.”

The Smuggler’s name and concept were licensed from a longtime restaurant with the same name in Calgary. When the Sylvan Lake Smuggler’s opened in 2005, it occupied both floors of the 3,000-square-foot building that overlooks the lake.

But its footprint was later reduced to just the second floor, with Ricardo’s taking over the main level a year and a half ago.

Business was good in the summer, said Messier, but dropped off in the fall and sank even further during the winter months. Exacerbating the situation was the relatively few people who work in the downtown and eat lunch there, he added.

The economic downturn in recent years also hurt, said Messier, as did the disruption of traffic along Lakeshore Drive as the area underwent a major makeover.

He also blames commercial growth in places like Ryders Square and Beju Industrial Park for drawing consumers away from the downtown.

Messier acknowledged that he contributed to this situation, thanks to his role in developing Hewlett Park Landing — another commercial area away from the lake — a dozen years ago.

Now, he said, the downtown is suffering.

“Everywhere you go you’ve got ‘closed’ signs or ‘for sale’ signs.”

He said he’s aware of at least one other restaurant owner who’s struggling to stay in business.

Messier wants to sell his building, but might lease it out if the conditions were right.

He said he’s had interest from someone who is considering a non-restaurant use of the premises.

Ken Sumner, who is president of the Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce, agreed that the downtown faces challenges.

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SOLUTIONS: DISASTERS: Downton One-time changing hit to stocks

COMPANIES 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. . . . . . . . . . . 103.15 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 74.30 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.10 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.74 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.40 Cdn. National Railway . . 86.93 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . . 90.98 Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 4.36 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 67.11 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.26 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.76 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 29.57 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 39.73 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.36 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.52 General Motors Co. . . . . 23.28 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.12 Research in Motion. . . . . . 7.60 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 38.89 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 35.00 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 63.60 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 15.89 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 44.90 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.34 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 70.71 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.66 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 34.32 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 11.11 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.19

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.00 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 49.65 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.11 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 17.40

MARKETS CLOSE

Canada prompted Moody’s Investors Service to place the long-term ratings of six Canadian banks on review Friday for a possible downgrade.

The ratings agency said high levels of consumer debt and high housing prices have left the banks more vulnerable to downside risks to the Canadian economy than in the past.

The agency put Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS), Caisse Centrale Desjardins, CIBC (TSX:CM), National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA) and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD) under review.

TD was down 49 cents to $80.68.

Royal Bank (TSX:RY), which had already been downgraded by Moody’s earlier in the year, was not included on the list. Its stock slipped 48 cents to $56.35.

Insurer Manulife Financial (TSX:MFC) dropped 16 cents to $12.14 after an RBC analyst said Canadian companies who provide reinsurance to property and catastrophe insurance companies could see a drag on earnings in the fourth quarter if damage from hurricane Sandy is significant. Other companies providing reinsurance include Bank of Montreal and Great-West Lifeco (TSX:GWO).

The energy sector was up 0.33 per cent with the December crude contract down 74 cents to US$85.54 a barrel.

The Canadian arm of a Malaysian state-owned oil company, Petronas Canada, has extended the deadline for its takeover bid for Progress Energy Resources Corp.(TSX:PRQ) in hopes it will be able to convince Industry Canada to reverse an earlier decision and approve the deal. The deadline had been extended to Nov. 30 from Oct. 31. Progress shares ran up $1.45 to $19.81.

The gold sector was up about 0.6 per cent while December bullion was down $3.20 to US$1,708.70 an ounce. Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) edged up 92 cents to $44.65.

Defensive stocks also provided the TSX with some lift with the utilities sector ahead 0.6 per cent. TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) and Phoenix Energy Holdings Ltd. are forming a partnership to build a $3-billion pipeline project in Northern Alberta. TransCanada shares gained 50 cents to $44.90 MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA) was a major gainer on the TSX. It jumped $5.25 or 10.46 per cent to $55.43 after it said Friday that it has cleared a U.S.

TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed little changed Monday while major U.S. exchanges in New York City cancelled trading for the day as hurricane Sandy lurched towards the Eastern Seaboard.

And as the monster hurricane moved towards arriving on the New Jersey shore Monday night, officials announced the NYSE would be closed Tuesday as well.

The S&P/TSX composite index rose 12.45 points to 12,312.75, while the TSX Venture Exchange declined 9.41 points to 1,291.43.

The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq said they intend to reopen on Wednesday and will keep investors updated.

U.S. bond trading will also be closed Tuesday. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association called for an early close to bond trading Monday, at 12 noon EDT. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar closed below parity with the U.S. currency for the first time since early August. The loonie was down 0.28 of a cent to 99.92 cents US. The commodity-sensitive Canadian dollar has lost value lately amid growing pessimism about the global economic outlook, which has contributed to falling prices for oil and copper.

The operator of the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, originally announced late Sunday afternoon trading could carry on through its electronic trading backup even though floor trading would be cancelled due to the storm.

CME Group which operates the New York Mercantile Exchange, halted all electronic and floor-trading activity in equity-index futures and options mid-morning. All other CME Group futures and futures-options markets remained open.

The Toronto stock market was already in for a lacklustre showing this week as disappointments over the quarterly earnings season pile up and traders exercise caution ahead of an American election too close to call.

The base metals sector led decliners, down one per cent while December copper lost six cents to US$3.49 a pound. Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) shed 26 cents to $30.78 while First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) fell 38 cents to $22.15.

The financial sector was off 0.41 per cent after concerns about consumer debt and home prices in

Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 39.60 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.70 First Quantum Minerals . 22.15 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 44.65 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.05 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 50.10 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 9.77 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 39.97 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.32 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 30.78 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 24.30 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 29.75 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 43.42 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.72 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 45.11 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 29.78 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.60 Canyon Services Group. 10.38 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 34.60 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.700 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 22.83 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.07 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 90.62

Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 32.40 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.31 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 26.92 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 44.84 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.50 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.53 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.89 Penn West Energy . . . . . 13.07 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.77 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 7.15 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 33.10 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.05 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 11.98 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.57 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 47.80 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 59.57 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 54.00 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.90 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 29.26 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 26.54 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 22.70 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 38.55 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 59.50 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 12.14 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 76.50 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 56.35 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 24.70 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.68 antitrust review of its US$875-million takeover bid for California-based Space Systems/Loral Inc. MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Monday Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,312.75 up 12.45 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,291.43 down 9.41 points TSX 60 — 705.66 up 1.21 points Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq — closed because of hurricane Sandy Currencies at close: Cdn — 99.92 cents US, down 0.28 of a cent Pound — C$1.6045, down 0.15 of a cent Euro — C$1.2911, up 0.02 of a cent Euro — US$1.2901, down 0.34 of a cent Oil futures: US$85.54 per barrel, down $0.74 (December contract) Gold Futures: US$1,708.70 per oz., down $3.20 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $33.096 per oz., down $0.295 $1,064.04 per kg., down $9.48 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 1,291.43, down 9.41 points. The volume was 125.49 million shares at 4:20 p.m. ET. ICE FUTURES CANADA Canola: Nov.’12 $0.20 higher $619.10; Jan ’13 $2.00 lower $617.90; March ’13 $3.20 lower $614.50; May ’13 $4.20 lower $608.80; July ’13 $5.30 lower $606.00; Nov. ’13 $7.30 lower $551.90; Jan. ’14 $6.90 lower $554.90; March ’14 $6.90 lower $555.20; May ’14 $6.90 lower $555.20; July ’14 $6.90 lower $555.20; Nov. ’14 $6.90 lower $555.20.

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.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 595,960 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 595,960.

But he’s optimistic these will be overcome, and pointed out that the chamber and town are seeking solutions.

“We’re exploring some stuff on downtown revitalization.”

Sumner added that many other communities face similar problems in their downtowns.

Sylvan Lake has the advantages of being located on a popular lake and having a rapidly growing population, he noted.

Matthew Cornall, Sylvan Lake’s economic development officer, also sees reasons to be positive.

Among these are plans to convert Cobb’s AG Foods — which closed earlier this year after decades of operation downtown — into an upscale shopping centre.

“That redevelopment is really key, as would be the new (proposed) arena development.”

Sumner agreed that the Cobb’s project is very encouraging.

Cornall said local retailers have been dealing with a challenging economy, and the town’s growth has prompted changes — such as the arrival of box stores.

New residential subdivisions also don’t have the same geographic link to the downtown as do older neighbourhoods, he added.

“We are aware of the challenges, and it’s something that obviously we’re spending a lot of time trying to help (downtown businesses) with.”

A greater downtown revitalization project is currently underway, with a related workshop scheduled for Nov. 20, said Cornall.

But, he added, the town must also be attentive to the needs of retailers throughout the community, not just those in the downtown core.

Messier thinks one solution would be to add a feature to the downtown that would make it a year-round destination: a casino.

“You need something that will draw the people.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

“For all three institutions, exposure is generally at a level that represents a potential drag to quarterly earnings — i.e., the exposures are managed to be below a size that would erase quarterly earnings or cause a capital issue. As such, investors usually look at catastrophe hits as one-time and there is no lasting effect on stocks.”

Hardy pointed to financial impacts on those three companies related to earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand in 2011 as examples of their risk management strategies.

Great-West booked $84 million in net negative impacts, while Bank of Montreal had $55 million.

Manulife was hardest hit by the Japanese earthquake and had a $151-million after tax losses related to the disaster, and Hardy believes it also has the largest exposure to U.S. hurricanes.

“We believe that Manulife has high attachment points (and single-event limits) for U.S. hurricane exposure.

When Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, it caused after tax losses of US$165 million for Manulife,” he said.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (TSX:FFH) one of Canada’s largest insurance and reinsurance groups, also took a financial hit from Japan’s massive earthquake and tsunami, but was not mentioned in Hardy’s note.

If the storm did cause

damage in Canada, Intact Financial Corp.

(TSX:IFC), the largest provider of property and casualty insurance in Canada, would also have exposure, he added.

Shares in Intact closed down 1.9 per cent, or $1.15 at $59.50 Monday.

PIPELINE: ‘Crucial’ “Given that transportation in the Athabasca region has become a bottleneck, working with TransCanada to build a pipeline system in a timely fashion is crucial to implement our development strategy,” said Pheonix CEO Zhiming Li. “This transportation solution will be important to Phoenix and other potential producers in this area to monetize their huge resources.”

In 2009, Athabasca Oil Corp. (TSX:ATH) sold a 60 per cent interest in its MacKay River and Dover oilsands leases to CNPC. Earlier this year, Athabasca exercised its option to sell the rest of MacKay River, making that project the first in the oilsands to be fully controlled by a Chinese company.

The Dover project is expected to obtain regulatory approval early next year and, once it does, there will be an identical divestiture option.

In August, TransCanada announced it had been selected to build the Northern Courier pipeline — a $660-million project to connect crude from the yet to be developed Fort Hills oilsands mine to the Voyageur upgrader, where the oilsands bitumen will be processed into a type of crude refineries can handle.

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PEARLS, PJS Polish your pearls and primp your PJs for the Soroptimist International of Central Alberta’s annual fundraiser. The Pearls and Pyjamas Fundraising Dinner goes Saturday at the I-Hotel 67th (formerly the Holiday Inn on 67th Street). Tickets are $75 per person or $555 for a table of eight. Raffles, pyjama contests and a silent auction are on tap with entertainment

by Elvis impersonator C.J. Berube. Soroptimist International is a worldwide organization of business and professional women united to make a difference for women.

Proceeds from the event will support the club’s projects to help women and girls locally and internationally. For more information and tickets, contact Sherri Smith at 403-340-3924 or 403-343-6099.

‘Small’ farms proposed DEVELOPER LOOKING AT CREATING FOUR- TO 6.4-ACRE LOTS

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer developer is proposing an innovative development catering to small farms.

Serge Stelmack said he is looking at creating four- to 6.4-acre lots on a 60-acre site just southeast of Sylvan Lake that could be used for small agricultural businesses such as raising honey bees, dog or horse training facilities, you-pick farms, greenhouses or even country-style bed and breakfasts.

While there is a lot of land available for large-scale farming operations, there is little available for those who only need a few acres, said Stelmack, who is among a group of partners behind the Little Swan development.

“There’s really nothing set aside for people who want to do small agri-business,” said Stelmack.

There’s been much research done on sustainable agriculture and the important role that small farms can play.

“What we’re trying to do is very common in Europe, where farms are generally much smaller than they are here to begin with.

“But we’re trying to create something new in Alberta.

“We’re trying to do a European-style agriculture subdivision. There’s a huge number of farm opportunities that can be done on five acres or less.”

The benefits are many. Small farming plays into the growing interest in buying food locally, cultivated by initiatives such as the 100-Mile Diet. They are also job creators.

Smaller farms are also better suited to serving niche markets, such as goat meat, which is popular among a number of ethnic groups, he added.

Stelmack said a proposal was submitted to Red Deer County’s planning department last week and a decision will come within 60 days. The land would not require rezoning.

It’s the same site where Stelmack had previously proposed creating 34 acreages.

Council rejected that application in April,

fearing that the low-lying site would prove too soggy.

The message from council was clear that it didn’t want to see a country residential subdivision. But the land isn’t suitable for a traditional agricultural operation.

“So we thought before we give up on it, is there a way we could make use of this land?” he said.

In talking to local farmers, much interest was shown in opportunities to buy parcels for small agricultural opportunities.

“We don’t have to do traditional largescale agriculture all the time,” he said.

It’s a view, though, that the developer believes county councils have been slower to embrace than their ratepayers.

“We’re not saying that there is no place to go for large agricultural operations in Alberta. But we can’t understand why local bureaucrats and politicians are so against giving farmers a choice about the kind of operations they want to run.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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MULTICULTURAL CHRISTMAS FAIR Start your Christmas shopping early at a Christmas fair with multicultural flair. The Hub at 4936 Ross St. hosts a Mosaic Market on Saturday from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. where 18 non-profit groups will offer fair trade items for sale. They include arts and crafts, jewelry, photographs, works of art and homemade baking. Admission is by donation with proceeds supporting local and global social justice and humanitarian causes. The event is co-sponsored by The Hub, Tools for Schools Africa and GrammaLink-Africa.

More information is available by calling Shirley at 403-347-5958 or Lyn at 403-600-3501.

FOREIGN POLICY DISCUSSION The Canadian government’s foreign policy under Prime Minister Stephen Harper is the subject of an author’s upcoming talk.

Activist and author Yves Engler will discuss his latest book The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy, a critical look at the move to the political right of Canada’s approach to matters abroad. The event on Friday from noon to 1 p.m. is in the Snell Auditorium at the Red Deer Public Library’s downtown branch.

There is no admission to the talk sponsored by the Red Deer and area chapters of the Council of Canadians and Occupy Red Deer.

More information is available by calling Ken Collier of the Council of Canadians at 403-3427989.

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Dressed as Austin Powers, phlebotomist Rebecca Shaw asks everyone to “Just Behave Baby‚“ at Canadian Blood Services in Red Deer on Monday. Canadian Blood Services in Red Deer held its annual Halloween Howl during Monday’s clinic which opened with on-air personalities from Zed 99 FM radio broadcasting from the office. All staff were encouraged to show up for work in costume and donors were also asked to wear their Halloween best. Canadian Blood Services in Red Deer, located at 5020 68 St. has changed its clinic hours and is now open Monday 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and statutory holidays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. To book an appointment call 1-888-2-DONATE or visit www.blood.ca

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BRIEFS Bashaw mayor stepping down Bashaw Mayor Bob Cammidge has decided to step down.

The town’s mayor since 2006 announced his decision to step down at the end of the month at a recent council meeting.

“I’ve been on council for 12 years, and it was time,” said Cammidge, 72, on Monday.

“There are other things in my life I want to do while I can.”

Cammidge said he doesn’t have any definite plans, but “if the opportunity comes I want to be able to do it.

Cammidge, who is widowed, has seven children around the country and 15 grandchildren.

“I can go around and see the kids and don’t have to worry about schedules and meetings

and stuff like that, and that’s what I want to do.”

He said the town is in good hands, with experienced and dedicated people devoted to the community.

First elected as a councillor, Cammidge became mayor when former mayor Darcy Bachman had to step down partway through his term because he moved to a new community. Cammidge was reelected in 2007 and 2010.

Council opted to vote on a new mayor rather than go through the expense of a byelection. Until the next election in October 2013, council will run with a mayor and three councillors.

New council member acclaimed in Sundre Sundre Town Council will soon have a new face at the table.

Local resident Cheri Lynn Funke was the only person to submit nomination papers by the Oct. 24 deadline and she was acclaimed.

“I’m very excited. I’m overwhelmed right now,” said

Funke, who is married and has two children, aged five and nine.

Funke was among local residents who recently spoke out against a town plan to sell off six of its smaller parks.

It was that issue that inspired her to try to get a seat on council, she said.

“I’ve always said you can’t really do anything if you don’t get out and say something,” she said. “And I decided I’m loud enough I can go out and be heard.”

Town council voted to revisit the parks issue and an open house will be organized in coming weeks to hear from the public.

Funke was raised in Sundre and left for Calgary when she was 18. She moved back about eight years ago.

Council voted to hold a byelection last month after first-term Coun. Michael Baird decided to step down because of course load demands for a SAIT program he is taking.

Funke’s first council meeting will be on Nov. 5.

Sundre has a seven-person council headed by Mayor Annette Clews.

West Park residents will get another chance to discuss their neighbourhood’s redevelopment plans.

The “mixed bag” of comments received from about 70 people who attended an Oct. 16 information meeting means the city is making changes to its proposed West Park Community and Area Redevelopment Plan.

“We’re planning on going back to the community with proposed changes,” said Jordan Furness, a City of Red Deer senior planner.

“We’ll make modifications for sure.”

Many residents are concerned with city-owned land — particularly Store Hill — being sold to pay for upgrades to the area’s existing park spaces.

“The city hasn’t done a high level of maintenance for decades and maybe there are enhancements they want to do to that space.”

Zoning changes to allow more multi family housing were also a primary concern.

“We recognize that right now there isn’t the appetite in the community for that, but there may be in the future.”

One possible change to the city’s plan is to continue discretionary approval for duplexes rather than making them a permitted use as in other neighbourhoods.

“We’d leave that in so that the intent of bringing better quality redevelopment in the future remains,” Furness said, adding apartment buildings would also be discretionary land uses.

Concerns were also raised about the nature and type of improvements to 57th Avenue.

“It’s a unique street to Red Deer and enhancements would make it more of a main street.”

Furness emphasized the city is going back to residents to ensure the redevelopment remains “a community-driven process.”

A date has yet to be set for the next meeting.

The area redevelopment plan and comments on it are available online at www.reddeer.ca/westpark.

Pre-kindergarten programs could be expanded

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF

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Pre-kindergarten programs could be expanded to more communities within Wolf Creek Public Schools.

Superintendent Larry Jacobs will bring forward a recommendation later in the school year on whether pre-kindergarten programs could be expanded in other communities besides Lacombe. Other communities could include Ponoka and Rimbey.

The pre-kindergarten program is for students who are in the English as a Second Language program, those who have mild and moderate disabilities or delays, and children with severe disabilities or delays.

“Because of the smaller outlying communities, maybe we could provide bigger programs and find ways of transportations to look after them,” said Jacobs.

At Red Deer Public Schools, deputy superintendent Stu Henry said that the prekindergarten programs have been a success at their seven locations.

The program runs half days and some run mornings and afternoons. The majority of the children are aged four, but can be as young as three.

Henry said that this program is great for these youngsters because it offers them a

some creative, cultural, and social experiences.

In the past, the school district focused on children with mild, moderate or severe delays. Children with no or few English language skills (ESL) were also able to take part. The Alberta government provided dollars, so parents didn’t have to pay.

Henry said they want to see more “Joeaverage kids” or community children enter the program. The cost would be $200 a month, but if some parents needed a subsidy, it would be available.

“For a number of years, we have focused on identified needs,” said Henry. “We’re trying to create more of a balanced classroom.” ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Humanitarian to speak The public is invited to hear a renowned music teacher and humanitarian speak at Red Deer College on Thursday.

Liz Shropshire, who’s worked with children traumatized by war for 12 years, will speak in the college’s Margaret Parsons Theatre from 2:15 to 3:20 p.m. Her free presentation is sponsored by the college’s music department.

Through the Shropshire Music Foundation, the American teacher has used music to build self-esteem and foster tolerance and peace in children and youth affected by war.

She uses local teen and adult volunteer music teachers in hopes of all programs being run locally.

Her work has taken her to Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Uganda.

Driver facing charges

Woman caught speeding An Innisfail woman faces charges after RCMP say they clocked her doing 179 km/h in poor highway conditions.

The 29-year-old was northbound on Hwy 2 south of Hwy 27 around midnight on Saturday when an Innisfail RCMP Integrated Traffic Unit saw her vehicle speeding. He recorded a speed of 179 km/h despite poor weather and visibility conditions due to blowing snow. The driver fled when the officer tried to stop the vehicle.

They have identified a suspect, although no name has been released. She has been charged under the Criminal Code with dangerous driving and flight from police.

Diabetes funds raised Red Deer runners and walkers braved recent cold temperatures to raise money for the Canadian Diabetes Association.

The Freedom Run drew about 50 participants for either the three-km family walk and five-km run on a snowy, cold Oct. 21 to bring in $1,223, said Lacy Smith of Red Deer’s Cash Store Financial, the event’s sponsor. “To get that many in the cold was really good.”

The money raised locally, as well as that from the other events in 14 Canadian cities, will be used for research into prevention, treatment, and management of diabetes.

Bus driver faces charges Charges are pending against the driver of a passenger bus involved in a Friday night crash, RCMP say.

Innisfail RCMP Integrated Traffic Unit responded just before midnight to a report of a single vehicle collision on Hwy 2 south of Hwy 11.

The 30 passengers on the bus were already loaded onto a different charter bus prior to police arrival.

There were no injuries.

Driver fatigue appears to be a factor, say RCMP, and the driver faces Traffic Safety Act charges.

Woman wins scholarship A Red Deer woman has won the first scholarship to honour the memory of an Okanagan man.

Rachel Hanks was awarded the first $1,000 from the Daniel Lovegrove Memorial Education Fund Society.

Lovegrove was killed in August 2011 while trying to rescue a friend who’d slipped on a creek cliffside near his Peachland home. He grabbed the man’s hand, but the tree he used as an anchor gave way and both men fell to their deaths.

Family and friends set up the fund to commemorate his efforts to finish a psychology degree and become an RCMP officer.

Hanks was thrilled to receive the scholarship.

“It’s really cool. I had no idea.”

She said her mother kept the award a secret, as did her co-workers at Scott’s Parable.

“They just showed up one day and presented me with a certificate.”

Hanks will use the money to help pay for her second year in bachelor of education studies at Red Deer College.

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Trevor Doerksen, left, Jack Holmes and Dr. Sandy Murray, right, chat with Lindsay Thurber Composite High School principal Jim Clevette at the school on Friday. The trio were inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in a ceremony later in the day. Doerksen is the CEO of MobiVivo, a California-based developer of online video software and a film director, Holmes is a longtime city lawyer and retired provincial judge and Murray is a doctor who headed the Alberta Medical Association and former provincial family physician of the year.

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A disqualified driver faces impaired and dangerous driving charges stemming from poor Hwy 2 driving on Sunday, police say.

A 39-year-old woman of no fixed address also faces possession of stolen property over $5,000 after numerous motorists complained to the Innisfail RCMP Integrated Traffic Unit of a northbound pickup truck driving erratically.

Assisted by the public, RCMP located the truck as it approached Red Deer and arrested the woman for impaired driving.

Further investigation revealed the truck was stolen from an area outside of Airdrie. A dog was in the truck when it was stolen and was located unharmed.

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Homeshare Program helps address issues of isolation, safety, companionship for seniors

By Pam Snowdon arrangement, both have agreed to be responsible Removing the veil of silence enshrouding for their own meals, as the student is busy right into the evening hours with classes and studying. the issue of elder abuse is one of the goals of Van Dorp says there are lots of little things to the Generations Project, a three year program remember, such as telling the housemate where led by Family Services of Central Alberta and the thermostat is located, or specifics about the Golden Circle Seniors Resource Centre, in watering the plants, but he advises that it is a “give partnership with the Red Deer College Students and take situation, you just need to give someone Association and the Alberta Council on Aging a chance, and not be hard on them. Be the one to Central Alberta Chapter. A key component of break the ice, and get to know the other person. the project is HomeShare, an internationally Continued on next page recognized program that brings seniors together with post secondary education students to share not only a home, but also life experiences.

In part to promote public awareness about the prevalence and risk factors associated with elder abuse, the federal government has committed more than 14 million dollars to the Innovative Elder Abuse Awareness Project. In Red Deer, the project was launched on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day this past summer at the Golden match to help with include light housework, yard Circle. work and gardening, minor home maintenance, Community involvement, not only through plant and pet care. Assistance with the computer, education and information but also through with making meals, or driving to the store for participation in the HomeShare program, is key groceries are among the variety of tasks or chores to helping seniors remain engaged in their own in which a student might be involved. communities.

Both the student and the senior undertake a Dawna Morey, the Alberta Generations Project pre-match survey that helps determine if the Coordinator in Red Deer, says that many seniors arrangement is truly suitable. Along with an desire to remain in their own home for as long application, Morey and her Project Assistant as they can. “This provides them with support, Krystal Pelto personally interview the potential unlike Home Care, that helps address their matches. “It’s a unique process, and students isolation, safety, and companionship. As well, it must provide references and a criminal check. provides an affordable housing option for both The students will submit time sheets for their the senior and the student.” volunteer work, as well,” Morey says. “In part we Individuals who want to share a home with a use a template to help determine compatibility and senior must be over the age of 18, and engaged needs. We often see this happen quite organically in post secondary education. They must have when we have the home their own financial resources and a willingness provider meet with the to volunteer up to ten hours per week in assigned home seeker and they tasks. negotiate the fees, and The students are matched with seniors, aged what kind of support 65 or more living in Central Alberta, who have a the senior needs. Some room to offer in their residence. of the matches are quite Morey points out that HomeShare is not a rental dynamic.” service or emergency housing program, nor is it Red Deer resident suitable for elders who are experiencing extensive Abe Van Dorp has been home care support. “Students are not permitted to sharing his home with provide medical care,” she says. “And of course, a student this fall, and this is not a program that is suitable for individuals says “it’s fun, it’s not with any substance abuse issues.” hard at all.” In their For some seniors with mobility issues, assistance is required HEAR WITH CONFIDENCE to move, lift, and carry things around the Beltone True™ International award winning the Golden Circle’s Christmas Craft show is home and garden. For “Family” of wireless, Bluetooth on Saturday November 17th others, companionship from 9:00am – 3:00pm.? compatible hearing instruments might be an important element that is missing.

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. . . issues of isolation, safety, companionship Van Dorp says that as a former landlord in the rental business, he find it is best to not get upset about little things. “I like to stay neutral, that works for me,” he says. “Also, don’t nag.”

While the home owner is asked to keep the cost of accommodation affordable for the student, they are not required to pay tax on the money to Revenue Canada. As well, both parties are able to enjoy a level of companionship with the added benefit of knowing there is security in having another person around the home. “These are all factors in assisting seniors who want to remain living in their own home,” says Morey. The home seeker does not specifically pay rent, instead they contribute a pre-determined amount of money toward the monthly household costs of living, such as heat and electricity. They also provide a security deposit.

Van Dorp was so confident in the both his housemate’s character, and the security process facilitated by the Generations Project staff, he left the student “holding the fort” while he returned to his native Holland for a vacation this fall.

“We are certainly here to provide support to both of them in terms

of communication in negotiating these kinds of arrangements,” Morey says.

Once a match has been approved, project staff help them form a written agreement that clearly spells out the expectations of both individuals. However, as Morey points out, each match is unique, and sometimes things change.

Accordingly, she can assist in circumstances when participants may need to alter, or even end, arrangements. “Both of them are free to move on to other arrangements. This includes looking for a new HomeShare match.”

“Every situation is different, so it may take a little time to make a suitable match. It depends on the individuals involved, what the seniors have to offer for housing, what their needs are, and on the needs of the students. In early December, we will be attending an orientation at Red Deer College to let students know that they can still apply to come into this program.”

Students can also be attending other educational institutions, aside from RDC. For example, someone attending a trade school, a hairdressing or massage school is considered a candidate. Morey points out that people living in the community while completing a practicum are also eligible.

“We have set a goal to make 15 matches in our first year of the program, and 50 matches by the end of the 3 year term, “ Morey says. “But we are also very excited about the potential for research and information that will spawn from this. We

know that the abuse hot line and the Golden Circle are already dealing with calls from the public about the issue of elder abuse. But because of the silence and shame, it often goes unreported.

What are the chances of it being reported when you have to turn your own family member in to the authorities? We can change families to change attitudes about abuse.”

Another integral facet of the Generations Project is to initiate greater public awareness of elder abuse. Next month, staff will present a pilot workshop tailored for front line workers in home support or at care facilities and for care givers. “It will deliver a basic overview, including indicators, risk factors, barriers for disclosure, and information about legislation and community resources, “ Morey says. “In the second and third year we will share our learning and materials with the rest of the province, and hopefully at a national conference in the third year of the project. “ Morey says other workshops will focus on building resiliency in seniors, as well as one which will explore financial fraud and scams that target seniors. More information, including pre-match surveys and the applications for HomeShare for downloading or printing, can be found at www. fca.ca, under the Alberta Generations Project logo link. Enquiries can be made to Dawna Morey at 403-343-6407.

Abe Van Dorp agrees that the aging process can be “a lonely business. But this arrangement is great, it benefits us both.”

the problem. An older person can become isolated because of physical or mental illness, or through the loss of friends and family members. The result of this isolation can make it easier for an abuser to exploit, neglect or abuse an older person.

Without a caring support network nearby, there is a significantly higher risk for elder abuse. In addition, if a caregiver imposes isolation to avoid uncovering the abuse, this is also a form of abuse.

Troubled Relatives, Friends, or Neighbours People who abuse or neglect older adults are often functioning only marginally themselves. They may suffer from psychological or physical impairments and may be illequipped to handle the responsibility required of their own lives.

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Some risk factors for abuse include: History of Spousal Abuse Abuse can be a continuation of domestic violence that has occurred throughout a marriage. In these cases, older adults who have been in troubled marriages characterized by abuse will likely continue to be abused by their spouses.

Family Dynamics Values, habits, emotional and coping skills are learned early in life, largely through family interaction. If unhealthy or violent behaviours go unchecked, abuse may continue when roles are reversed. If a child who was previously abused becomes a primary caregiver, there is a probability that the cycle of abuse will continue and be inflicted on a dependent parent.

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. . . family dynamics can play role Inability to Cope With Long Term Caregiving Caring for an older person can cause a great deal of stress. In some cases, family members find themselves in the role of caregiver out of a sense of duty or pressure. Whatever their motives, caregivers can experience feelings of resentment, frustration or anger. In some cases, caregivers are simply not able to cope with this stress and react in inappropriate ways that may lead to abuse or neglect. This is especially true if adequate support for the caregiver is not in place.

Institutional Conditions Some long-term care facilities maintain a workforce that is overworked, poorly trained, and undervalued. Combined with a potentially stressful and exhausting workplace, high staff turnover and insufficient resources, this may lead to neglect or abuse of residents.

Ageism and lack of Knowledge about the Aging Process Negative attitudes and incorrect assumptions about aging and the resulting behaviours are a form of discrimination called ageism. Ageism can often be found at the root of elder abuse. It perpetuates stereotypes and lead to insensitive responses to the needs and wishes of older persons, which can in turn lead to abuse or neglect.

Society’s Acceptance of Violence Violence is all around us: in the news, at sporting events, in movies and on television shows.

Persistent exposure can have a desensitizing effect on a society, leading to tolerance of violence as an acceptable means of venting frustration or anger or seeking revenge. The ease with which Canadians accept violence as acceptable can contribute to abuse and neglect of older adults.

(Source: Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults – Resource and Training Kit for Service Providers, Health Canada 1994) If you are experiencing abuse or neglect, or if you suspect that an older adult is being harmed to mistreated, there is help available. The AEAAN representative in Red Deer can connect you with services and resources. In Red Deer, call the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre, 403-343-6074 or email info@goldencircle.ca

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APEX OILFIELD SERVICES IS HIRING! Looking to fill the following positions in our Red Deer location: Wellsite Trailer Service Technician, Pump and Tank Technician and Shop Assistant. To apply: email a resume to hr@apexoil.ca or fax 403-314-3285.

Apprentice or Journeyman Mechanics Pile Drive Operators Pile Drive Assistants Field Supervisor

The successful candidate must have:

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

For Local Automotive Dealership

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LIVE IN CAREGIVER req’d for 3 kids, 44 hrs. per wk., $9.91 per hr., room and board $336/mo., F/T, willing to work wkdns & shiftwork, must be able to cook, and do housekeeping, Phone 403-343-8588

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FULL TIME IT FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN NEEDED in Red Deer, AB We offer competitive and comprehensive compensation with benefit package, vehicle allowance, and salary based on experience.

Please submit resume to:

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Coming Events

LAKEMAN Edna Marie June 10, 1915 - Oct. 16, 2012 Edna Marie Lakeman of Red Deer, AB (formally of Haynes) passed away at the MichenerHill Extendicare at the age of 97 years. She grew up in the Haynes Area where she and her husband farmed. She retired to Red Deer in 1986.

Edna was predeceased by her loving husband, Arthur Lakeman, in 1994. Marie enjoyed camping, playing a good game of cards and created many quilts. She made a quilt for all the grandchildren. Edna Marie will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed by her daughter, Alice (Fred Miller), two grandchildren; Heather (Chico) Desouki and Clifford (Darlene Miller), four great grandchildren; Cory and Shad Desouki, and Melissa and Mandy Miller, two great great grandchildren; Eric and Riley, and many loving relatives and a host of good friends.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Pioneer’s Lodge (4324-46A Avenue, Red Deer) on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Edna Marie’s honour may be made directly to Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, #202, 5913 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4C4.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Celebrations Arrangements entrusted to HAPPY BIRTHDAY Craig Kanngiesser DARREN BURNETT! EVENTIDE FUNERAL Love from Mom, and family CHAPEL 4820 - 45th Street, Red Deer Phone (403) 347-2222

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CLASSIFICATIONS

Computer Personnel

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CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012

Our Red Deer operation is currently seeking individuals for the following positions: FIELD OPERATIONS Qualified individual will be self-motivated and experienced in tank farm rig ups.

Responsibilities will include organization and rig up of tank farm/manifold systems, delivery of office trailers and light towers.

We are willing to train the right candidates with related oilfield experience.

ENVIROBIN TRUCK OPERATORQualified individuals will be self-motivated and responsible for professional delivery and pick up of our envirobins and light towers as well as servicing when returned. This position is also responsible for assisting on tank farm rig ups which requires demanding physical labor. Clean class 5 license is required.

Oilfield experience and related tickets would be an asset.

Only individuals with clean drivers abstract and 100% commitment to customer service and safe work practices need apply.

Please forward resumes and abstracts via the following: Fax: 403-309-5962 Email: careers@ evergreenenergy.ca

Q-TEST INSPECTION LTD.

s now accepting applications for CGSB Level II’s and CEDOS Work to start immediately & run through to spring break. Sub-contractors also needed. Phone 403-887-5630 or email qtestltd@telus.net

D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012

QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR (QA) Position is shop based out of our Hinton fabricaton shop.

KEY POSITION FUNCTIONS:

STEAM TRUCK operator req’d. Must have experience and have clean driver’s abstract, all req’d tickets and reliable transportation. Fax resume 403-348-2918 or email gelliott@telusplanet.net

TREELINE WELL SERVICES

Has Opening for all positions!

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

*Ensure that all fabrication meets company and client guidelines & specifications * Verification of all dimensions & orientations

Please submit resume to hr@alstaroc.com or fax to 780-865-5829 Please quote Job.#66715 on resume.

RAI-LYNN OILFIELD HAULING Exp’d. Journeyman heavy duty mechanic. Fax resume 403-782-6727 or email kurtis@ railynntrucking.com

SENIOR SURVEY PARTY CHIEF

Northcan Surveys Ltd. is hiring Experienced Field Technicians, throughout Alberta, with a minimum of 3 years experience, adept in both field work and management responsibilities. Field work consists mainly of well site and pipeline surveys throughout Alberta. Those in good physical condition, hold a valid driver’s license and are willing to work out of town are encouraged to apply. Northcan Surveys Ltd. is based out of Calgary, Alberta and provides surveying, mapping and data management services to their clients in the petroleum industry throughout Alberta.

Northcan offers an attractive work environment and benefits program. Resumes can be submitted in confidence to: Paul Densmore pdensmore@ northcan.com

SERVICE RIG

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND

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Teachers/ Tutors

840

Sylvan Learning Centre requires permanent part time teacher or 4th year education student for after school hours 4-8 PM Monday - Thursday and Saturday 9-1 PM. Call Dianne at 403-341-6110 for interview.

NIGHT OWLS TIM HORTONS

requires F/T Customer Service Night shift and afternoon shift..

Premium paid on night shift.

Health/Dental benefits, paid training, free uniforms. Apply in person North Hill #7 6721 Gaetz Ave. (Across from N. Walmart), Fax: 403-314-3212 PITA PIT RESTAURANT CLEARVIEW MARKET WAY, Red Deer IS NOW HIRING F/T permanent food counter attendant.

Starting wage $11- $13/per hr., depending on work experience. Applicants must be willing to work shift rotation. Benefits is avail. Send resume to:res-

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A FULL TIME PAINTER REQUIRED Painting exp. necessary.

Must have vehicle.

Must be task orientated, self motivated & reliable.

Phone 403-596-1829

CUNNINGHAM ELECTRIC LTD. req’s res./comm.

Journeyman Electricians

taurantbusiness@hotmail..ca

to start immed. Competitive wages and benefits.

Fax resume to 403-342-4022 or drop off at #7 7880-48 Ave. email: cunnelec@telusplanet.net

RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s.

BREAKFAST ROOM ATTENDANTS, Early shifts, Must be reliable. Own transportation an asset.

Guaranteed 6 hrs per day.

Rate $13.00/hr.

Monthly bonuses.

Drop off resume at: 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer or fax 403-342-4433

during and after fabrication.

* Verification of accuracy of material type and grade being used during fabrication. * Provide advice and support to managers and supervision for QA/OC needs and requirements. * Coordinate with QC personnel to maintain Quality Conrol Program. * Visual weld inspector ( if applicable).

QUALIFICATIONS: * Experience with precision dimension measurement techniques an asset. * Ability to read and understand drawings and technical documents. * Strong mechanical aptitude, a good work ethic and a willingness to learn. * Strong commitment to workplace safety. * Good communication and team skills. * Welding visual inspector certification preferred.

SHIFT DESCRIPTION: * Shift will be based on a 10 on/4 off rotation. * H2S Alive, Standard First Aid and an in-house Drug/Alcohol test is pre-requisites.

Restaurant/ Hotel

Due to substantial growth and the addition of new WE are looking for manufactured product Rig Mangers, Drillers, lines, Derrick and Floor hands The A.R. Thomson Group for the Red Deer area. is offering the following Please contact opportunities to join our Steve Tiffin at Manufacturing Team. stiffin@galleonrigs.com RAMADA INN & SUITES Serious applicants looking or req’s. F/T MAINTENANCE for a stable career opportuto (403) 358-3350 nity are encouraged to join PERSON... Experience preferred. Pool operation our team. an asset.

Professionals On call rotation. Bonuses, 1 POSITION Drop off resume to 6853 AVAILABLE FOR 66 St. Red Deer or JOURNEYMAN MICROAGE fax 403-342-4433 MARKETING/SALES WELDER or email: PROFESSIONAL REQ’D info@ramadareddeer.com Looking for a Journeyman Our rapidly growing Red Welder interested in Deer location is looking for pursuing “B” Pressure a dynamic & personable Certification to become a individual. Must be a self part of our Stainless Steel starter, who has a Hose Production line. successful track record in Duties to include fabricaimplementation & follow tion of custom Stainless through of a marketing Steel Hose Product and plan. Preference will be will include successfully given to those candidates Symphony Senior obtaining with marketing education Pressure Certification Living Inglewood “B” & experience. and certification on ABSA For further details visit approved production weldNow Hiring to Start www.microage.cc ing procedures.

Immediately Please forward resume to: Full Time Part Time and jdrummond@microage.cc Pre-Employment Drug / Casual Housekeeping Alcohol screening and a Personnel background check will be Restaurant/ Must enjoy working with required.

Seniors, be reliable hard Hours of work are Monday Hotel working and be a Team - Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm player and work within a Bo’s Bar & Grill is looking (with sporadic overtime structured time frame. for experienced line cooks. available) Starting wage is 13.69 per Competitive wages, bonus Excellent benefits package hour shift diff and weekend and RRSP plan are also system, good work ethic, premium with Benefits team player needed. available. after 3 months.

403-309-2200 attn: Jacquie Please Email Resumes to: Apply to; Borsato.linda@ DISHWASHER at Fusion Cafe L. Meek arthomson.com North end. Apply in person.

Assistant General OR Fax Resumes to: Manager 403-341-4243 HOLIDAY INN Symphony Senior Living Inglewood EXPRESS 10 Inglewood Drive RED DEER E-mail;agmiw@ Is seeking symphonyseniorliving.com Experienced Parts Counter FRONT DESK CLERK Clerk & Shipper/Receiver * Answer phone calls X-STATIC TRACTION HEAVY DUTY * Take reservations IS NOW ACCEPTING PARTS - Red Deer Hit the * Check in/out Guests APPLICATIONS Balance cash out FOR EXPERIENCED AND road with us! TRACTION, a division of UAP Inc., is a & Attend to guest needs ENERGETIC P/T Canadian leader in the $14.00/hr.

COCKTAIL SERVERS distribution, merchandising Apply in person after 3 pm. and remanufacturing of HOUSEKEEPING ROOM automotive parts and ATTENDANT replacement accessories * Clean and vacuum Sales & for cars, trucks and heavy rooms, public areas, pool Distributors vehicles. We are currently etc. searching for a Shipper/ Replenish amenities, WORLDLYNX WIRELESS Receiver and an linens & towels Bell Mobility Store is experienced Heavy Duty * Adhere to Holiday Inn HIRING in RED DEER! Parts Person .If you are a safety stardands Join a customer-focused, team $14.00/hr. growing company and be player this is an opportuAll positions are Shift work part of a successful team! nity for you!If you are & weekends Positions available as interested in working for a Fax Resume to: STORE MANAGER and company with a dynamic 780-702-5051 RETAIL SALES work environment, please LUAU Investments Ltd. CONSULTANT for our new forward your resume to (O/A Tim Hortons) store opening in November rcain@uapinc.com Food Counter Attendant in Red Deer. Please fax to 403-341-5868 F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) send your resume to or apply online at: Must be avail. weekends careers@ www.uapinc.com/careers. $11.00 per hour. worldlynxwireless.com.

EXPERIENCED residential 4217 - 50 Ave. Tired of Standing?

HVAC installer required 6721 - 50 Ave. Find something to sit on immediately. Must have 7111 - 50 Ave. in Classifieds valid drivers license and timhire@telus.net own hand tools. Call Stan @ 403-550-3870 for interview.

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Restaurant/ Hotel

KFC requires

Locally based, home every night!

Qualified applicants must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Emai: hr@ bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 TEAM Snubbing now hiring operators and helpers. Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com

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FOUNDATION company in Red Deer currently seeking experienced Commercial Foundation Form Workers. Please fax resume to 403-346-5867

DELIVERY DRIVERS

FURIX ENERGY INC. is hiring a

Weld Spool Pipefitter

Daytime Shift

Apply by: Fax: (403) 341-3820 or in person at Downtown KFC 4834-53 St., Red Deer

Must have weld spooling pipefitting experience.

Please forward your resume to: kayla@furixenergy.com or fax to (403)348-8109.

FURIX ENERGY INC. is hiring

QA/QC Manager.

The ideal candidate must have vessel and pressure piping experience. Please forward your resume to kayla@furixenergy.com or fax to (403)348-8109.

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

Live the life style of Central Alberta and be home at night. Work for one of the few family owned dealerships where we care about our employees and customers.

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

REAL ESTATE RENTALS

Future Ag Inc. Attn: Barry Box 489 Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 Fax (403) 342-0396 Email: barryg@futureag.ca

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

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

COMPUTER REPAIR

WEB DESIGN affordablewebsitesolution.ca

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

WE OFFER: Competitive Wages Annual work boot reimbursement RRSP Plan Benefits Package Sick Days Monthly Bonus If you are looking for a rewarding career with a successful and growing organization, then forward your resume to:

www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333

www.albertacomputerhygiene.com

We offer: • • • • • • •

Competitive Wages Annual work boot reimbursement RRSP Plan Benefit Package Sick Days Tuition reimbursement program for apprentices Monthly Bonus

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MICRON INDUSTRIES is a licensed inspection facility specializing in cryogenic tank repairs and is currently seeking a HD Mechanic, min 2nd yr apprentice. Trailer experience preferred. Weekdays 7:00-4:30. No eves or wknd work. Exc. working conditions. Benefits after 3 months. Fax resume to 403-346-2072 or email patty.micron@telus.net

is a licensed inspection facility specializing in cryogenic tank repairs and stainless braided hose assembly.

Currently seeking

your resume to:

Weekdays 7:00-4:30.

No eves or wknd work.

Exc. working conditions.

Benefits after 3 months.

Fax resume to 403-346-2072 or email patty.micron@telus.net P/T SNOW REMOVAL OPERATORS req’d for the winter season. Experienced skidsteer and loader operators are needed for busy commercial snow removal season. Must be able to work nights. Please call Travis for details at 403-588-4503

EMR or EMT Competitive Wages A n n u a l W o r k b o o t Security Personnel reimbursement for Dispatching • RRSP Plan Position • Benefits Package • Sick Days Securitas Canada is looking • Monthly Bonus for qualified Security Staff for a Petro-Chemical If you are looking for a plant outside of Red Deer. rewarding career with a successful and growing Minimum Qualification: organization, then forward * Alberta Security License your resume to: *EMR- ACP certified *Class 4 license Future Ag Inc. *Bondable Attn: Human Resources *Good interpersonal skills Box 489 *Good communication skills Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 *Computer knowledge, Fax 403-342-0396 or email previous emergency to karinw@futureag.ca experience, previous security experience, client interaction experience an asset • •

JOURNEYMAN Electricians and Instrument Hands req’d. for work in Central Alberta.

Also looking for apprentices . Oilfield exp. an asset.

Please forward your resume to jobs@ nexsourcepower.com or fax 403-887-4945 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 LOOKING for apprentice or journeyman mechanic.

Pipe bending skills would be a great asset. Wages depend on exp. Going concern shop. Fax resume to:403-346-9909 or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. Phone 403-346-7911 LOOKING FOR FULL TIME FRAMER / FRAMERS HELPER to work in Sylvan Lake.

Exp. in reno’s and new construction. Have inside work for most of winter.

POSITION FILLED

MEAT MANAGER

required immediately.

Individual must be highly organized, customer oriented, & have retail meat cutting experience, Competitive salary, benefits. Full and part time meat cutting positions also available.

Apply in person to Sobeys, Highway 2A, Lacombe, or fax resume 403-782-5820.

NEED EXPERIENCED ROOFERS / ROOFING CREWS for Central AB work.

Call Miles 403-896-9045

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WHY SECURITAS: *Extended Health and welfare plan *Above average wages *Fully Paid uniform *All training time paid *Dedicated quality group. *Room to learn and grow.

How to apply: Apply on line at: http://www.securitas. com/ca/enca/Career/ On this web site you can click on “On line Application” and submit it to the Edmonton Branch.

Email: Dillicj@Novachem.com Fax: 403-314-8475 Integrity - Vigilance Helpfulness SIDER /helper, wanted for small construction company. % pd. on experiecne.

Call Dean @ 302-9210.

WANTED

Experienced Glazers Driver Licence is a must.

403-347-9320

Truckers/ Drivers

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BUSY CENTRAL AB company req’s exp’d. Class 1 drivers to pull decks.

Assigned truck, exc. wages and benefits pkg. Paid extras. Family orientated.

Resume and abstract fax to 403-784-2330 or call 1-877-787-2501 Mon,. - Fri,. 8 a m to 6 pm 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 Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

ADULT CARRIER NEEDED for delivery of morning paper 6:30 a.m.

6 days a wk For GLENDALE & NORMANDEAU

Central AB based trucking company reqires

OWNER OPERATORS

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

DRIVER with clean Class 1 or Class 2 motor coach experience preferred Must be availl eves. and wknds. Looking for both P/T & F/T Fax resume to 347-4999 or email to: frontbus@platinum.ca

For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

DRIVERS & SWAMPERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841

DRIVERS WANTED

SECURITAS CANADA

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Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Hiring Immediate FT & Casual

We offer:

CENTRAL AB based rig movers/heavy haulers seeking picker operators, bed truck drivers and winch tractor drivers.

Top wages and benefits, Reply to : rigmovers2012 @gmail.com

MICRON INDUSTRIES

3rd Year or If you are looking for a Journeyman Welders, rewarding career with a Tig Welders, successful and growing organization, then forward B Pressure Welders Future Ag Inc. Attn: Paula Box 140 Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 Fax (403) 843-2790 Email paulam@futureag.ca FUTURE AG, a progressive Case IH Equipment Dealer in Stettler is now accepting applications for a Parts Manager or Lead Counter Parts person. Live the life style of Central Alberta and be home at night. Work for one of the few family owned dealerships where we care about our employees and customers.

Successful candidate will be a team player with strong social skills.

Counter and Management experience an asset.

Computer literacy and knowledge of DIS Parts program a definite asset but not mandatory.

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Truckers/ Drivers

Aggressive Energy Inc. is looking for class 1 tank truck drivers. We specialize in the transportation of Class 8 Corrosive liquids in the Fort St. John, Fort Nelson area. We offer top wages, benefits and monthly guarantees.

Flexible work schedule.

Please fax resume & driver abstract to 250-787-0030.

DEERPARK Duncan Cres./ Dennison Cres. area $129/MO. ALSO Dunning Crsc.

Depalme St. $50/mo.

ALSO Dunham Close & Dandell Close area $130/mo.

ROSEDALE Robinson Cres./ Reinholt Ave. area $173/MO MICHENER West of 40th Ave. North of Ross St. area $215.00/mo.

Good for adult w/a small car .

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

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

DRIVERS wanted for tanker work in central and southern Alberta. Oilfield Alberta Government exp. an asset. Top wages Funded Programs + benefits for long term Student Funding Available! employees. Nearly new trucks with sleepers, NOVEMBER START microwave, fridges and many more features.

• GED Preparation Scheduled time off and • Community Support regular shifts on. Call Worker Program 403-588-6285 588-05590.

403-227-2569 Morning, Afternoon And Established Manufacturing Evening P/T Classes Company looking for a delivery and pick-up Academic Express driver. Clean Class 5 Adult Education & Training license required.

340-1930 Deliveries to/from Red www.academicexpress.ca Deer, Calgary, Edmonton, Stettler with 3-ton deck Start your career! truck. Excellent Benefit See Help Wanted package. To apply please email your resume to Celebrate your life wehaveworkforu@ with a Classified gmail.com.

ANNOUNCEMENT Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

EXPERIENCED

Vacuum & Water Truck operators req’d. to start immed.

CLASS 1 or 3 WITH Q All oilfield safety tickets req’d. Clean drivers abstract. Must comply with drug and alcohol policy.

References Req’d.

Exc. salary & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-742-5376 hartwell@telus.net

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for Morning Newspaper delivery in the Town of Stettler Earn $440 or $500/mo. for 1 hr. or less 6 days a week Must have a reliable vehicle Please contact Rick at 403-314-4303

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STARS

®

Great Earning Potential Paid Weekly Looking for highly motivated hard working Sales Representatives for city and rural area pure kiosk.

STARS Calendar has immediate openings in Fund Development. Work in a fun team environment and earn up to $1000 per week. Vehicle is required.

Previous sales experience would be an asset.

For interview please contact us at:

403-516-3838 (1-877-778-8288)

Agricultural Technician / Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic with Ag experience.

HEALTH & FITNESS

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FUTURE AG in Rimbey is now accepting applications for an Agricultural Technician / Heavy Duty Mechanic with Ag experience. Live the life style of Central Alberta and be home at night. Work for one of the few family owned dealerships where we care about our employees and customers.

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in Red Deer is now accepting applications for an

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FUTURE AG

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300 ASSOCIATIONS

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PRODUCTION TESTING SUPERVISORS & OPERATORS Day & Night Must have tickets.

Top paid wages.

Based out of Devon, AB. Email resume to: kathy@dragonsbreathpt.ca

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Oilfield

Local company looking for experienced residential and commercial service technician with current Alberta gas/plumbing ticket.

Benefit package after 3 months, wages based on experience. Email: info@serviceplumbing.ca or fax to (403) 342-2025

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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RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 D3

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m.

Mon. through Fri. & 8:00. .am. on Saturday in Deer Park Dempsey St. area $402/mo.

ALSO Davison Dr. area $530/mo.

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

Adult & Youth Carrier Needed For Delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in

MOUNTVIEW 83 Advocate $435/mo. $5229/yr 1-1/2 hrs. per day

JOHNSTONE PARK Jacobs Close James, Johns St. & Jewell St.

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ALSO Clearview Ridge Timberlands area $321 monthly Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

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

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

MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

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services CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

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

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Accounting

Handyman Services

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

Contractors

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BASEMENT developments/reno’s. Quality workmanship. Rod Smith Const. Ltd. 403-742-3148

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TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999

Massage Therapy

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* NEW * Executive Touch.

Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. Mon-Fri 12:30-6:30pm. 348-5650

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail.

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

ANDERS AREA

Please contact QUITCY

Ainsworth Crsc.

Asmundsen Ave. Archibald Crsc.

Arnold Close/ Amlee Close

NORMANDEAU Nichols Crsc. & Nyberg Ave.

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

BOWER AREA

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collecting!

Packages come ready for delivery!

Barrett Dr. Bettenson St. Best Crsc./ Berry Ave.

PAYNE & PARSONS CLOSE ********** PINES LODGE & PALLO CLOSE ********** PAGE AVE. & PHELAN CLOSE

NGLEWOOD

Also for the afternoon & morning delivery in Town of Penhold!

Ingram Close LANCASTER AREA

Also afternoon delivery in Town of Springbrook 1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Langford Cres.

Law Close/ Lewis Close

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

VANIER AREA Viscount Dr./ Violet Place Victor Close Vold Close

Call Rick at 403-314-4303

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

Due to substantial growth and the addition of new manufactured product lines, The A.R. Thomson Group is offering the following opportunities to join our Manufacturing Team.

Serious applicants looking for a stable career opportunity are encouraged to join our team.

********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300 DJ/KARAOKE HOST for Hire, casual position.

403-896-6880

2 POSITIONS FULL Time Warehouse AVAILABLE FOR Person Central Alberta Tile MANUFACTURING One is looking for full time warehouse person.

SHOP TECHNICIANS

1290

WINTER PREP SPECIAL Starting @ $100.

403-391-2169

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Escorts

*LEXUS* 403-392-0891 INDEPENDENT

Painters/ Decorators

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587-877-7399 10am- 2am EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages www.eroticasplaymates.net 403-598-3049 LEXI, Blonde, Babe, 27. No Agency Fees 403-396-8884 SEXY dream girls waiting for you! 403-550-0732 mydiamondgirls.org

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TIM LLOYD. WETT certified.

Inspections, installs, chimney sweeps & service 403-340-0513

Handyman Services

1200

F & J Renovations. We do it all. Good rates and references available so call John at 403-307-3001 jbringleson@shaw.ca GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Employment Training

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

BEAUTIFUL college girl ROXY 403-848-2300

Fireplaces

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

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LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY WORKER part-time evenings and weekends Honest, friendly, hardworking only need apply. $11.00/hour. Bring resume to Mustang Laundry, 6830-59 Avenue or email mustanglaundry@ airenet.com.

F/T Cashier/Postal Clerk.

Apply in person w/resume: Highland Green Value Drug Mart.

Employment Training

900

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

Seniors’ Services

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

RADIO AND RECORD PLAYER, 8 track player cabinet model, in goo cond. to give away GIVEN AWAY

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1760

EXECUTIVE HOME REQ’S AN EXECUTIVE FAMILY. Nov. 1st. 4500 sq.ft., 3 bdrm + office, att. garage, heated floors, room for RV. Option to purchase avail. N/S, no pets. $3200 + s.d. + utils. Credit ref’s req’d. 403-588-9602 HALF DUPLEX, 3 bdrm., $950 , utils not incl., avail end of Oct. completely reno’d. no pets, Parkvale, **RENTED**

MICHENER, 4 bdrm., single garage, . 2 baths, family room, 5 appls. yard, 8x16’ x 11’ high, calf chop no pets, n/s, $1350, s h e l f f e e d e r, w o o d e n 318-0136 frame, metal roof, $200, 403-556-6473 ROSEDALE, fully reno’d, 6 appls, $1350/mo.

AMWAY air filter system 403-358-6219 $190 403-347-2683 SYLVAN, 2 units Nov. 1, 2 CHARCOAL grill $25; elec. motor, new, for furnace bdrm. + hide-a-bed, incl., $25; Kenmore HD washer cable, dishes, bedding, all utils. $1200 -$1500/mo, $50 ; elec. chain saw $25; 403-880-0210 new toilet and seat $75 403-755-3470

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P/T OPPORTUNITY No early mornings, No late nights No Sundays, Apply in person at: Bay #1, 2319 Taylor Drive (directly behind Nutters)

920

Career Planning

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CREDENZA, 54x19x28, Good cond. $40.

403-346-2920

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Cats

Riverfront Estates

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

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Rooms For Rent

ROOM for trustworthy dependable person $500/mo. inclds. everything, Sylvan Lake 403-596-8996 ROOM in Westpark, n/s, no pets. Furnished. TV & utils incl. 403-304-6436 ROOMS FOR RENT, close to uptown. Employed person. Rent $425/mo, s.d. $250, 403-350-4712 ROOMS Highland Green fully furn., 6 appls, basic cable and utils. incld., bdrms. keyed, $450/mo., + SD, working only. Avail. immed. 403-342-4604

3160

Storage Space

NEW RV Storage Facility Gravel pad, 6’ security fence, 6 kms. E. of R.D. Call 403-347-4425.

3190

Mobile Lot

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Lana 403-550-8777

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RV LOT FOR RENT Available Nov-March Desert Shadows RV Resort Cathedral City, CA 403-358-3095

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Houses For Sale

BLACKFALDS By Owner, New Starter Home. Unique bi-level, walk-out bsmt.

FOR SALE OR RENT TO OWN. 403-348-9746, 746-5541 FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

SYLVAN, 2 bdrm. condo, w/den & fireplace, shows 2 FEMALE kittens to give like new, avail. Nov. 1 away, litter box trained, $1350. 403-341-9974 403-343-8727 after 6 p.m.

3 FANCY KITTENS FOR SALE $60.

403-887-3649 6 FREE KITTENS Grey, black & white.

North of Sylvan Lake.

403-748-2748

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Manufactured Homes

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

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4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

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. $275,000.

403-346-7920 for appt. to view

AUSTRALIAN pups, 6 3 BDRM. 4 appls, no pets, mos. 2 miniature. 1 toy, $900/mo. 403-343-6609 shots and dewormed. $250 4 PLEX, 3 bdrm, 5 appls, 2 plus, 780-372-2387 NEW HOMES! baths, rent $995 403.342.4544 One on one Training 403-346-4596 MasonMartinHomes.com Complete obedience course Harness pull training for sport ORIOLE PARK CLASSIFICATIONS Classifieds Skijoring/scooter course 3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975 Your place to SELL Eric Touche 403-505-1392 rent, s.d. $650, incl water 1500-1990 Your place to BUY emtouche@gmail.com sewer and garbage. avail.

Dec. 1. Call 403-304-5337 SILVER Lab pups P.B. MOBIL 1 Lube Express OPTION TO PURCHASE Parents CKC reg. vet checked, Gasoline Alley req’s an Exp. Auctions AVAILABLE! Executive home 1st shots.

3 F, 3 M. $600 Tech. Fax 403-314-9207 req’s an executive family.

403-843-6564, 785-5772 Suites Nov. 1st. 4500 sq.ft., 3 bdrm Peavey Industries Bud Haynes & + office, att. garage, heated floors, room for RV. N/S, no Sporting Warehouse workers Co. Auctioneers 1 & 2 BDRM. APTS. pets. $3200 + s.d. + utils.

REQUIRED IMMED. Certified Appraisers 1966 Goods Clean, quiet bldg.

Credit ref’s req’d 403-588-9602 Estates, Antiques, Temporary P/T 20 Call 318-0901.

Firearms. hrs./week, 4 pm. - 8 pm.

BENELLI MR1semi auto rifle.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 1 BDRM. apt. in Penhold, Mon. - Fri. Please drop off 223 Non-restricted. New Condos/ 347-5855 $740/mo. Avail. immed. resume to this year, scope and more Townhouses Incl. most utils, no pets.

Peavy Industries Ltd. optional, Must have PAL! Call 403-886-5288 7740-40 Ave. Red Deer or Children's $1600 obo Red Deer CONDO FOR fax 403-346-3432 Jon 403-506-7577 Items 1 BDRM. with balcony, no SALE, Gold Court; 1Attn: Carolynn PARKER HALE #4 MK 1 303 kids/pets, $625 rent/s.d., bedroom apartment-type C H I L D R E N S ’ p l a s t i c BNP. 4x38 Bushnell. Sport Call 403- 227-1844. condominium; new floorhangers, approx. 100, all view. Case & shells. $250. ing, windows, paint; 5 BACHELOR SUITE, for $20, 403-877-6354 403-340-2452 PAL needed appliances including lower floor, for quiet over laundry; secure 40 tenant(s). No pets, underground heated n/s, no noise. Heat & water Collectors' parking; elevator; walking Clothing included at 4616-44 St. Items distance to shopping & Laundry on site. $575/mo, recreation; nicely LADIES medium brown full COCA Cola Barbies, still in D.D. $550. 403-341-4627 maintained building; condo length mink coat, exc. boxes; Grease Barbie fees $316/mo.; asking SYLVAN Lake 2 bdrm. 1 cond. Size 12. $200 obo Sandy $50/ea. bath $800 incl water, park- $109,900; Bev Dahl, 306403-346-6303 403-318-6970 460-8956 beverlydahl@ i n g , l a u n d r y, n o p e t s sasktel.net 587-876-1862

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TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

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

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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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*NEW!* Asian Relaxation Massage Downtown RD 587-377-1298 Open Mon.Fri. daily 12:30 pm - 6:30 pm.

Household Appliances

Applications are now being accepted for the

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APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 J.H. CONNOR wringer washing machine, model 852G asking $25, 403-556-6473

Get your application in now!

POW is an 17 week program designed to equip mature individuals between 50 to 64 years of age with essential skills that will enhance opportunities for securing a position, remain active, while developing skill sets for employment.

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Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

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FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

900

For more information call/drop in: Red Deer Aboriginal Employment Services #202, 4909 48 Street, Red Deer, AB Tel: (403) 358-7734 Fax (403) 358-7735 Toll Free: 1-866-358-7734

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4 BDRM. totally reno’d LARGE antique teacher’s desk, dble. pedestal $150, executive home in Clearview.

403-877-6354 PET FRIENDLY LAZY Boy chair $50; kitch- 5 appls. fenced yard. $2300 + utils.

Linda, 403-356-1170 en chrome table, seats 4-6 $50 403-347-2683 BENTLEY 2008 Model Duplex PAIR bdrm. lamps $25; 27” shows like new 4 bdrm., 3 bath. Garage, fireplace. o l d e r w o r k i n g t v, g o o d Appliances. $1500 cond. $30; ladies S motorAvail. now. 403-341-9974 cycle helmut, $60; 403-340-0675 BLACKFALDS. Newly reno’d SENIORS DOWNSIZING 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath, FREE Futon, like new, dev. bsmt heated garage.

Paid $300 (Have receipt).

N/S, $1675 w/no pets, You pick up in Bower area. $1775 w/pets. + utils 403-343-6306 + s.d. Credit ref’s req’d.

Avail. Immed. 403-391-4100

THE TASTY BAKERY Office Supplies PACKAGING & COUNTER SALES

Position requires a valid Duties to include fabricaGentle Touch Massage drivers licence and tion prep, hydro-testing, 4919 50 St. New rear entry, involves some heavy Black Cat Concrete lots of parking 403-341-4445 general shop maintenance, lifting.

Hours are Monday operation of new product Sidewalks, driveways, through Friday and HOT STONE, Body line manufacturing equipgarages, patios, bsmts. RV approximately one Balancing. 403-352-8269 ment, such as tube mill, pads. Dean 403-505-2542 Saturday every 3 weeks. corrugating equipment and MASSAGE ABOVE ALL Excellent wages & BRIAN’S DRYWALL other hose manufacturing WALK-INS WELCOME Framing, drywall, taping, equipment and occasional benefits. Resumes can be 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 submitted by e-mail to textured & t-bar ceilings, on-site work with our brad@catile1.

36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980 mobile hydro-testing trailer Misc. com, fax (403.346.3000) or unit.

COUNTERTOPS can be dropped off in Services Kitchen renovations Pre-Employment Drug / person at #9, 7619 -50 Ave Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 Red Deer, AB. Alcohol screening and a 5* JUNK REMOVAL background check will be Start your career!

DALE’S HOME RENO’S Property clean up 340-8666 Free estimates required.

See Help Wanted for all your reno needs.

Hours of work are Monday CENTRAL PEST KEY Towing & Storage Al403-506-4301 Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned. (with sporadic overtime berta Ltd. req’s an exp’d.

RMD RENOVATIONS dispatcher. Knowledge of available) Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc. 403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca Excellent benefits package Red Deer and area is esCall Roger 403-348-1060 FREE removal of all kinds and RRSP plan are also sential. Experience in the of unwanted scrap metal. available. towing industry would be SIDING, Soffit, Fascia an asset. Requirements Prefering non- combustible No household appliances Please Email Resumes to: 403-396-8629 are computer skills, able to Borsato.linda@ fibre cement, canexel & multi task and have good arthomson.com smart board, Call Dean @ people skills. Fax resume OR Fax Resumes to: 302-9210. to 403-346-0295.

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C H I C K E N S O U P F O R Condos/ THE SOUL books 5 @ Townhouses $3 each, Company’s Coming books 9 @ $3 each, at 403-314-4316 or email Umbrella plant 3ft. $14; 1 BDRM. condo at Whispering Pines, beautiful qmacaulay@ Asparagus plant, $5, Diefview of Pine Lake, $800 reddeeradvocate.com fenbachia plant small $3; , Ken @ 403-346-7462 2 large tupperware RELIABLE CLEANING containers 1 square 1 KYTE CRES. personnel req’d. for Red round, $4 each, tupperLovely 3 level exec. ware juice pitcher $2.50, Deer area.. $17/hr. email 3 bdrm. townhouse resume to icshine_cleaning old fruit bowl, $3; old boat 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, shape fruit bowl large $28; @hotmail.com concrete patio, blinds, 2 serving bowls, $2.75 & Phone 780-399-4977 $2.50, 2 old candy dishes, front/rear parking, no dogs, SIDING HELPERS req’d. $ 2 . 5 0 & $ 3 . 5 0 , n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Avail. Nov. 1.

Willing to train. Construc- 403-346-2231 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 tion exp. an asset. Starting NEW tempered glass fish wage negotiable.

SOUTHWOOD PARK tank and stand $75; brass Bob (403)872-1312 3110-47TH Avenue, 5 pce. fireplace set, $50, also grate $ 2 0 , 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 403-728-3375 baths, fenced yards, OFFICE desk $90; wooden full bsmts. 403-347-7473, swivel high back stool Sorry no pets. $90 403-347-2683 www.greatapartments.ca

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CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

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403-843-6858

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2003 F150 Sport trac 4x4 Crewcab, fully loaded, leather seats, sun roof & box cover.

Good shape, mech. inspected $6600. 403-348-9746

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1997 FORD Ranger Stepside, runs exc., $2999. 403-348-9746

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Syrian regime launches array of airstrikes despite ceasefire

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — Syrian fighter jets pounded rebel areas across the country on Monday with scores of airstrikes that anti-regime activists called the most widespread bombing in a single day since Syria’s troubles started 19 months ago.

The death toll for what was supposed to be a four-day cease-fire between the regime of President Bashar Assad and rebels seeking his overthrow exceeded 500, and activists guessed the government’s heavy reliance on air power reflected its inability to roll back rebel gains.

“The army is no longer able to make any progress on the ground so it is resorting to this style,” said activist Hisham Nijim via Skype from the northern town of Khan Sheikhoun.

Activists said more than 80 people were killed nationwide Monday while videos posted online showed fighter jets screaming over Syrian towns, mushroom clouds rising from neighbourhoods and residents searching the remains of damaged and collapsed buildings for bodies. One video from Maaret al-Numan in the north showed residents trying to save a boy who was buried up to his shoulders in rubble.

Another showed the dead bodies of a young boy and girl laid out on a tile floor.

The airstrikes focused on rebel areas in the northern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, as well as on restive areas in and around the capital Damascus. The regime has been bombing rebel areas in the north for months, but had sparingly used its air force near the capital, presumably to avoid isolating its supporters there.

But analysts say that rampant defections and rising rebel capabilities have lessened the regime’s ability to take back and hold rebel areas, making air strikes its most effective way to fight back.

Monday was supposed to be the fourth and final day of an internationally sanctioned cease-fire to coincide with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest periods of the Muslim calendar. But violence marred the truce almost immediately after it was to go into effect on Friday and continued apace through the weekend.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon said Monday he was “deeply disappointed” that the warring parties didn’t respect the cease-fire and called on the divided international community to unite to stop the bloodshed.

“As long as the international community remains at odds, the needs, attacks and suffering will only grow,” he

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Syrian citizens gather in front of a damaged building that destroyed by a car bomb, at Jaramana neighborhood, in Damascus, Syria, Monday. A Syrian government official says a car bomb in a Damascus suburb killed 10 people. The official said the blast in Jaramana also wounded 41 people and caused heavy damage. told reporters in South Korea.

Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who represents the U.N. and the Arab League and presented the plan, told reporters in Moscow that he’d keep trying to lessen the violence and “put an end to it.”

World powers remain divided on how to stop Syria’s crisis, with the U.S. and many Arab and European nations calling for Assad to step down while Russia, China and Iran continue to back the regime. But with the sides largely stalemated on the battlefield and little international appetite for military intervention, few expect the war to end soon.

Anti-regime activist say more than 35,000 people have been killed since the anti-Assad uprising started in March 2011.

The holiday cease-fire was the first international effort in months to try to stop the violence, and it accomplished little.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which compiles daily death tolls based on contacts inside Syria, said more than 500 people had been killed during the four-day holiday. It said more than 80 people were killed Monday and that the num-

ber was likely to rise further. Prior to the holiday, about 150 people were reported dead each day.

But in a change, Rami Abdul-Rahman, head of the Observatory, said the number of airstrikes spiked on Monday.

“Today has seen the most intense air raids across Syria since the start of the uprising,” he said, estimating there were more than 60 airstrikes nationwide by early afternoon.

He said the airstrikes sought to compensate for recent regime losses on the ground.

Muhieddine Lathkani, a Londonbased member of the Syrian National Council opposition group, said the air attacks were a result of the regime’s “total despair” and reflected the military’s inability to recapture rebel areas.

Among the hardest hit areas was the northern town of Maaret al-Numan, which rebels seized earlier this month only to face heavy retaliation from the military. Amateur videos posted online Monday showed dozens of men combing through huge swaths of rubble, occasionally finding wounded people covered in cement dust and carrying them off for treatment.

Many without power, water in Cuba’s second largest city after superstorm hurricane sandy

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAVANA, Cuba — Residents of Cuba’s secondlargest city of Santiago remained without power or running water Monday, four days after Hurricane Sandy made landfall as the island’s deadliest storm in seven years, ripping rooftops from homes and toppling power lines.

The death toll across the Caribbean rose to 69.

Cuban authorities have not yet estimated the economic toll, but the Communist Party newspaper Granma reported there was “severe damage to housing, economic activity, fundamental public services and institutions of education, health and culture.”

Sandy killed 11 people on the island including a 4-month-old boy, making it the deadliest since 2005’s Hurricane Dennis, a category 5 monster that killed 16 people and did $2.4 billion in damage. More than 130,000 homes were damaged by Sandy, including 15,400 that were destroyed, Granma said.

The storm also is blamed for the deaths of 52 people in Haiti, two in the Bahamas, two in the Dominican Republic, one in Jamaica and one in Puerto Rico.

Sandy’s centre came onshore early Thursday just west of Santiago, a city of about 500,000 people in agricultural southeastern Cuba.

On Monday, sound trucks cruised the streets urging people to boil drinking water to prevent infectious disease.

Soldiers worked to remove rubble and downed trees from the streets. Authorities have set up radios and TVs in public spaces to keep people up to date on relief efforts, distributed chlorine to sterilize water

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Residents walk past tree branches and power lines felled by Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba. Residents of Cuba’s second city continued to find themselves without power or running water, Monday, four days after Hurricane Sandy hit. and prioritized electrical service to strategic uses such as hospitals and bakeries.

Enrique Berdion, a 45-year-old doctor who lives in central Santiago, said his small apartment building did not suffer major damage but he had been without electricity, water or gas for days.

“This was something I’ve never seen, something extremely intense, that left Santiago destroyed.

Most homes have no roofs.

The winds razed the parks, toppled all the trees,” Berdion said by phone. “I think it will take years to recover.”

Roman Catholic charity Caritas Cuba reported that Santiago’s cathedral, as well as the sanctuary of the Virgen del Cobre and another church were damaged.

Raul Castro, who toured Cuba’s hardest-hit regions on Sunday, warned of a long road to recovery.

Granma said the presi-

dent called on the country to urgently implement “temporary solutions,” and “un-

doubtedly the definitive solution will take years of work.”

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIVERSIDE, Calif.

— Just 10 when he was arrested for killing his neo-Nazi father, the small, blonde child told police he pulled the gun from a low-lying closet shelf and aimed it at the man’s ear while he slept in the family’s California home.

Now, the boy is standing trial for murdering 32-year-old Jeff Hall in a rare case that, if he’s held responsible for the death, could make him the youngest person currently in the custody of California’s corrections department.

Prosecutors want a judge in Riverside to find the now-12-year-old child murdered Hall — a regional leader of the National Socialist Movement who headed rallies at a synagogue and day labour site — and keep him locked up as long as possible, citing a history of violent behaviour including choking a teacher with a telephone cord.

“In reality, sometimes kids — just like all of us — do things because they want to, and he decided, as he put it, it was time to end the fatherson thing,” said Michael Soccio, chief deputy district attorney. “This child started at five years old being expelled from school for violence. ... His violence started way before his dad ever joined any Nazi party.”

The boy’s public defender, Matthew Hardy, did not immediately return calls for comment.

Hardy told the New York Times his client has neurological and psychological problems and was exposed to neoNazi “conditioning” at home.

“He’s been conditioned to violence,” Hardy told the newspaper.

“You have to ask yourself: Did this kid really know that this act was

wrong based on all those things?”

Opening statements are expected to begin Tuesday in the two-week trial of the boy, who is not being charged as an adult. The Associated Press is not identifying him because of his age.

Hall, who said he believed in a white breakaway nation, ran for a seat on the local water board in 2010 in a move that disturbed many residents in the recessionbattered suburbs southeast of Los Angeles. The day before his death, he held a meeting of the neo-Nazi group at his home.

Hall had previously taken the boy — his eldest of five children — on a U.S.-Mexico border patrol trip and showed him how to use a gun, according to papers filed by police against the boy’s stepmother alleging child endangerment and criminal storage of a gun.

Last year, the boy told investigators he went

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The boy’s stepmother told authorities that Hall had hit, kicked and yelled at his son for being too loud or getting in the way. Hall and the boy’s biological mother had previously slugged through a divorce and custody dispute in which each had accused the other of child abuse.

Kathleen M. Heide, a professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa who wrote Why Kids Kill Parents, said children 10 and under rarely kill their parents and that only 16 such cases were documented between 1996 and 2007.

Heide also said parenting and home life would undoubtedly play a role in the case.

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The move to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party with Yisrael Beitenu, which is headed by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, passed by a large majority Monday evening at a meeting of Likud activists.

“I came here today to ask you to vote for a strong Likud, a strong prime minister, a strong government and a strong Israel,” Netanyahu said.

Netanyahu said that during his term Israel has mostly weathered the global economic crisis and has strengthened its security. But he warned that economic and security challenges remain.

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Lieberman later issued a statement welcoming the vote calling it an “important and historic step that will strengthen Israel.”

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