Red Deer Advocate, November 02, 2012

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AHS ramping up nurse hunt TO COUNTER RETIREMENT, HEALTH-CARE DEMAND

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Alberta Health Services wants to hire more full-time nurses to offset the projected retirement rates and increased demand for health care services.

In the next five years, 5,700 clinical employees, including 2,200 registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses, could retire across the province. An estimated 35,000 additional clinical workers will be needed to work in the province in five years.

A mere 28 per cent of all AHS nurses work fulltime compared to the national rate of 56 per cent, according to AHS statistics released on Thursday.

“We always aim for trying to get as many fulltime positions as we can,” said Kerry Bales, AHS

Central Zone Senior Vice-President.

“Obviously there is a balance you try to strike with your nurses and your professionals. Generally speaking what we want to do is raise that number. It allows us to take best advantage of the trained professionals. It also helps to improve consistency from a caregiver perspective for the patients that we serve.”

Bales said there are more challenges hiring nurses full time in rural areas compared to larger centres that tend to have higher percentages of full-time staff. In Central Alberta, the further away from the Hwy 2 Corridor, the more vacancies.

Bales said they really try to promote rural training and take advantage of job fairs at places like Red Deer College.

AHS board chairman Stephen Lockwood said AHS is working with the United Nurses of Alberta

to hire more full-time nurses.

“Let’s see if we can move that 28 per cent up a little higher,” said Lockwood, after an Alberta Health Services board meeting in Red Deer on Thursday.

“Is the national average the right place or not?

I don’t know if it is or not.”

This month, AHS will be recruiting at career fairs in Red Deer. A minimum of 70 per cent of Alberta’s graduating registered nurses will be hired under the 2010-2013 United Nurses of Alberta collective agreement.

In the 2011-2012 fiscal year, AHS hired 1,652 RN graduates of which 1,038 were hired for noncasual positions from Alberta post-secondary institutions. In the first quarter of 2012-2013, AHS hired 943 RN graduates, of which 465 were hired for non-casual positions. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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FORT NORMANDEAU

Historic site to undergo renovations

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Fort Normandeau will get a million-dollar makeover to help celebrate Red Deer’s centennial.

The Waskasoo Environmental Education Society announced on Thursday it had received a $490,700 matching grant from the federal Department of Canadian Heritage. A similar amount will come from the City of Red Deer, donations and other grants.

Funding will be used to renovate Fort Normandeau Interpretive Centre, including redesigning exhibits and interpretive signs. Outside, a gathering space and picnic shelter will be added.

The changes are geared to encouraging more community use and involvement at the historic site just west of the city.

Jim Robertson, the education society’s executive director, said inside exhibits that are dated, and in some cases a little inaccurate, will be upgraded based on the latest research.

“We’re just trying to make sure the story we tell is correct and accurate and current,” said Robertson.

A theatre housing a malfunctioning 1980s-era slide show will get a technological boost to a create a multi-media production making use of artifacts.

“It’s more than just sitting there watching TV. It’s going to be different things happening around you.”

Please see RENOVATIONS on Page A2

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

CNWA Professional Wrestling made a stop in Red Deer Thursday for a five-match card that included a championship match-up between Sexy Samantha from Edmonton and Raven Lake from Vancouver, B.C. Here Sexy Samantha seams to have the upper hand on the recently crowned champ Raven Lake as she puts her in a solid head-lock. Lake broke free of the challengers grip however and took the win Thursday which pleased her fans in the audience at Festival Hall.

Ferguson has fond memories of city Weather knocks out As he darted up the stairs to the podium, Irish author and Giller Prize judge Roddy Doyle whispered to Ferguson in a joking way, “If I knew you were going to wear a kilt, I wouldn’t Will Ferguson felt it was have given it to you.” the closest thing to an out-ofDoyle didn’t mind the kibody experience. mono, though, worn by FerWinning the 2012 Giller guson’s Japanese-born wife Prize, that is.

Terumi, who is the mother of There he was, seated their two sons, Alex, 14, and amongst celebrities includAlister, 10. ing actress Kim Cattrell, half Ferguson raised his flask of the Dragons’ Den from the of whisky in honour of the popular CBC show, and fallen written word. media baron Conrad Black.

“It’s been an interesting Everyone seemed to be havjourney from my creative ing a grand time at Tuesday writing club and poetry club night’s ritzy gala in Toronto. (at Lindsay Thurber) to the Ferguson, wearing a kilt Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS Giller,” Ferguson, 47, said on in honour of his father’s Scot- Giller Prize winner Will Ferguson toasts the Thursday. “It’s fairly straighttish roots, sat waiting to hear forward, not as erratic as you who would win Canada’s most literary community after winning the award think.” prestigious literary honours. for his book “419” in Toronto on Tuesday.

Ferguson had dropped out He had practised his losing of high school, then moved smile beforehand and had around a bit to take odd jobs. Brother Sean encourscribbled down a few names in case his name was aged his younger brother, who was now flipping pizcalled. He was nominated for his thriller called 419. zas in Manitoba, to come to Lindsay Thurber since The Calgary author and 1983 graduate of Red that was where he was attending.

Deer’s Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School couldn’t quite believe it. He won, beating out four Please see FERGUSON on Page A2 other authors.

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Several thousand Central Albertans were in the dark Thursday as ice and hoar frost damaged power lines.

More than 3,000 Fortis Alberta electricity customers lost power for a variety of reasons, the biggest being the weather.

Jennifer MacGowan, FortisAlberta spokesperson, said there were a number of problems on the system.

The causes included ice building up on the power lines because of the frost and ice fog in the area.

Another cause of the outages was due to trees falling down on power lines and in some cases causing lines to come down. Olds and it’s surrounding area were the hardest hit in the region. Customers were also affected in Lacombe and Bowden and small pockets of the Red Deer area.

Most urban residents had power fully restored by the afternoon Thursday, while rural residents were expected to have power again later in the evening.

Power line technicians were out fixing the situation as best possible, but MacGowan said because the temperature hasn’t gone above freezing, crews haven’t been able to do much about the ice.

MacGowan said people should stay away from power lines with heavy ice on them because of the potential hazards.

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Alberta’s bridges are not falling down, but the province needs to do a better job inspecting them, the province’s auditor general reported Thursday. A3

The story told in ‘The Real Inglorious Bastards,’ airing Thursday, Nov. 8, on History Television is a stunning tale that could be the plot of any action movie.

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Mother angry after charges dropped in sex assault case CALGARY — An Alberta mother says a flaw in the legal system led to charges being dropped against a man alleged to have sexually assaulted her daughter over a span of eight years.

The 49-year-old woman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her daughter, was informed of the Crown’s decision last month. She said she was told the charges are being dropped because the case had taken too long to get to court.

“This is crazy,” she said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

“The Crown said to us this happens all the time. Well, it shouldn’t.

This shouldn’t happen to anybody.

“If there’s a problem with the courts not having room in them or not enough Crown prosecutors it should be changed.”

A spokesman with Alberta Justice said he wasn’t immediately able to comment on the case.

Rob Anderson, the Opposition Wildrose member of the provincial legislature in the mother’s constituency, detailed the case during a heated question period Thursday.

The young woman, who is now 27, was allegedly sexually assaulted by a person in a position of trust from age nine until she was 17. She came forward six years later and charges were laid in

September 2009.

Although a trial date was scheduled for this month after a series of delays, the Crown told the family he wouldn’t be opposing a defence motion to drop the charges, the mother said.

“He called us back and said, ‘I’m not even going to fight this because they’re right. It has gone on too long and they have a case.’ So, they threw it out in October.”

Anderson told the legislature the sexual assault charges were thrown out due to a shortage of Crown prosecutors.

“I want to know what kind of pathetic excuse for a justice system charges an individual for violating an innocent girl for eight years and then denies that victim her day in court?” he asked Premier Alison Redford.

Redford said the government would review the case.

“I do not actually believe this is an appropriate question to be raised in such a political manner. We have said we will look into the facts of this case and we will provide a fulsome response,” Redford replied.

Anderson demanded the Alberta government launch a public inquiry into the case.

His questions led to a testy exchange with the Speaker Gene Zwozdesky, who chastised Anderson for continuing to ask questions on the issue after the premier’s answer.

RENOVATIONS: Aim is to draw more visitors The entrance and lobby will be improved to draw more visitors in and the recreated log fort itself will be better used to tell stories about its past as a home for militia and the Northwest Mounted Police and as a traveller stopping house.

On the site’s grounds, a picnic shelter will provide protection from the weather for school groups and other visitors, and will also serve as a space for First Nations ceremonies.

Since the hours the interpretive centre are open are limited, more effort will be made to tell stories of the area on the grounds through open-air exhibits.

They will let people know about the area’s history, such as the story of the residential schools with input from the Remembering the Children Society, a collaboration between the United Church of Canada and First Nations.

Robertson also wants to see the entrance to the Fort Normandeau site improved to make it more inviting.

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Liberals says farmworkers need WCB coverage says the case is an example of why his party has been pushing for the Workers Compensation Board to cover agricultural operations.

Swann says that’s a travesty, given that an average of 18 Albertans a year die in agricultural mishaps.

A public inquiry into Kevan Chandler’s death made several recommendations, including that paid employees on farms should by covered by the Occupational Health and Safety Act and that training programs be set up by the Department of Agriculture.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The Alberta Liberals say it’s taken six years but a woman whose husband was killed in a grain elevator accident has finally received compensation for her loss.

Lorna Chandler’s husband, Kevan, died on Father’s Day in 2006 when grain from a silo fell and smothered him.

Since then Lorna has had to raise their two children on her own while fighting the feedlot owner in the courts for compensation.

Liberal critic David Swann

A company is expected to be chosen to begin work early next year and it is hoped much of the refurbishment work can be showcased later in the year.

There will be further public consultation before construction begins.

For more information on the Waskasoo Park Interpretive Master Plan go to www.reddeer.ca/waskasooparkplan. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Sheraton Hotel staff member Merryl Capistrano puts the finishing touches to the tables in the ballroom prior to the Red Deer Rotary Club Black Tie Bingo event on Thursday. Celebrating its 20th year the Red Deer Rotarians who formed their club in 1923 thought it appropriate to have a Roaring 20’s party to celebrate the milestone and have some fun while they were at it. The gala event sold out this year and is playing host to 565 guests. Organizers anticipate raising about $100,000 during this years event. Funds raised will go to help fund Camp Alexo with a major renovation said Black Tie Bingo Chairman Dan Hachey.

FERGUSON: Attended Grade 12 at LTCHS Ferguson ended up going to Grade 12 there, living close by in an apartment building and working at the corner convenience store along 55th Street. He loved going to the downtown Red Deer Public Library branch, which at that time was the real heart of the downtown.

“I used to walk everywhere, so I would walk from Lindsay Thurber because I was bored and I would go up to (Parkland Mall),” he said. “I have good memories of Red Deer — I had dropped out of high school, doing (crappy) jobs for minimum wage and then I grounded myself at Lindsay Thurber.”

Ferguson still has several good friends in Red Deer, but he didn’t want to “put them on the spot”

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He’s known for his sense of humour, which he credits to his Northern Ireland roots through his mother. But he wasn’t cracking students up at Lindsay Thurber, he said.

He grew up reading Conan the Barbarian books that his three older brothers had, plus the Pogo comic books read by his single mother, who raised six children.

In Grade 12, he began to believe he was good at writing.

Ferguson travelled after he graduated, went to film school, and taught English in Japan. But he always went back to creative writing. His first career path was travel writing.

“But you have to be very organized at writing guide books and I am not. I wrote one and it was really tough, so I switched to travel memoirs.”

Ferguson was inspired to write 419 after penning Spanish Fly, based on a con artist of the 1930s. This new novel was about the victims of cons in today’s age.

“You know where you get emails, ‘I am the son of an ex-Nigerian prince and I need your (financial) help,’ ” said Ferguson. “I researched it and it’s a very dark con and it ruins people’s lives.”

Ferguson switches from fiction to non-fiction, so his next one will be a non-fiction travel memoir on Rwanda. He’ll be going to Africa next summer. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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At the time, the United Food and Commercial Workers said it was concerned and frustrated by the unwillingness of then-premier Ed Stelmach to take any action regarding the inquiry’s recommendations.

Swann said the government of current Premier Alison Redford “is afraid to offend rural voters by doing its duty to bring agriculture regulations into the 21st century.”

He said Redford’s government refuses to provide “even the most basic protections for paid farmworkers, their families and for the legal protection of owners.”

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Auditor urges better inspection of bridges cerns months ago when a draft report from Saher was circulated.

He said they have already taken action to make fixes, particularly in making sure all inspectors have up-to-date certifications. “They all have (their certifications) now, I can assure you,� said McIver. “And we have put systems in place that it will be checked on an annual basis. “It’s administration, but it’s really important administration. We weren’t checking the boxes on a regular enough basis, and we are now.�

Saher also said he’s worried about future budgeting for bridge repairs.

The department says it will need $900 million over the next decade to replace bridges but right now is budgeting for only $25 million a year.

The department, said Saher, told him that the plan to address the shortfall in the short term is to close bridges or reduce the maximum weight of the trucks travelling over them.

McIver said they will work on the funding. “We got a warning, if you will, from the auditor, when we’re budgeting for repairs to bridges we need to make sure there are adequate resources to keep those bridges safe,� he said.

NDP Leader Brian Mason said closing bridges is not the answer. “Those bridges are there for a reason. You don’t just downgrade them or shut them down because you don’t want to maintain them,� he said.

Mason also said the government needs to revisit contracting out the inspectors and look at hiring them in-house to make sure their certification and other training stays current.

Liberal Leader Raj Sherman said the report reflects problems at the top of the department.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s bridges are not falling down, but the province needs to do a better job inspecting them, the province’s auditor general reported Thursday.

Merwan Saher said his recommendation to the Transportation Department is simple: “You have a well-designed (inspection) system. Use it.�

Saher, in his latest report, said his team found that Alberta’s 4,400 bridges are not in imminent danger of collapse but work needs to be done to make sure they stay that way. “The risk of unsafe bridges is unnecessarily high,� he said. “The department can’t demonstrate that bridges are maintained to their standards.�

The government contracts out basic bridge inspections to private contractors, but Saher said they found that half the inspections were being done by inspectors whose certification had lapsed.

Inspections done by people who have let their certification lapse can’t be entered into government records. But Saher said the department overrode those safeguards to allow the non-certified inspections to be put into the database.

He said the timeline for inspections was followed in three of four regions, but said in the fourth region, 150 inspections were done a year late.

He said the department developed a spot audit process to monitor the quality of inspections, but didn’t follow it consistently. When spot audits were done they revealed inaccurate inspection ratings, he said.

Also, Saher found that the department doesn’t have a way to deal with those contractors who deliver shoddy inspections.

Transportation Minister Ric McIver said his department was made aware of the con-

Stroke patients making faster recoveries at hospital

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Stroke patients are recovering faster and spending less time at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

In the last three years, the average length of time for an acute care stay for stroke patients has decreased from 9.5 days to six days, or a 37 per cent improvement.

The improvement is owed in part to the integrated model of health care that simplifies the health system, speeds recovery and rehabilitation, Allan Sinclair, executive director, Red Deer, for Alberta Health Services Central Zone, said Thursday.

The collaboration of teamwork between the stroke unit, the rehab unit and clinical preventive services allow staff in all departments manage patient care, treat complications and work to decrease the patient’s length of stay to get them home sooner, said Sinclair.

About 300 stroke patients were admitted to the hospital in 2011.

Rob Swanson, the medicine and survey inpatient services director at the hospital, said the unit is one of the busiest in the hospital and the number of stroke patients is increasing. “We’re doing more measure-

ment than we ever have in the past to be able to establish benchmarks (for patient care),� said Swanson. “I think the research has really been improving, too, in terms of some of the therapeutics. We know that timely access to stroke care is an absolute critical need. With that need, I think, and the measurement we know how we are progressing or surpassing those benchmarks.�

Swanson said the rate falls in line with the other stroke units in the province and meets provincial standards.

The stroke centre is one of five in the Central Zone and one of 15 primary centres in the province. At the centres, staff are able to connect with stroke neurologists and other specialists at stroke centres in Calgary and Edmonton, which can lead to faster diagnosis and treatments.

All stroke patients are admitted to the hospital’s stroke unit and stay until they are stabilized before moving to the rehabilitation unit or discharged.

The rehab team works with the patients to help them regain their strength and mobility. Both units are part of the hospital’s program and also includes the Stroke Prevention Clinic. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Skateboarding challenge to honour 20-year-old collision victim

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more than a dozen youths were to gather on Thursday night to begin planning for the “Prince of the Park Skateboard Competition: Memorial for Dylan Redcalf, Rocky’s Prince of Champions,� which is set for

unteers and skateboard experts to help out are welcomed.

For information, contact Russell at 403-8453544 or email her at Louise.Russell@wrsd.ca. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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his high school diploma, while being an active volunteer in the Aboriginal Resource Centre, the annual Calling All Drums Powwow and the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Common Ground Initiative, a community-driven effort to build relationships and promote understanding between aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities.

He was also talented in the kitchen, becoming head chef at a local hotel.

Russell said Redcalf always viewed the skateboard park as the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s common ground for youth and had dreamed of organizing an annual skateboard competition.

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In keeping with Redcalfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion, a group of young residents have come together with Dylan the local C o m m o n Redcalf G r o u n d Initiative to hold a skateboarding challenge next summer to honour the 20-year-old who was killed in a car crash on Oct. 13.

Redcalf was among six people in a car parked on the shoulder of Hwy 11, a few km west of Rocky Mountain House when a pickup slammed into the rear of the vehicle. All six were taken to hospitals and Redcalf died of his injuries in Calgary.

No charges have been laid yet in the collision, which remains under investigation.

Louise Russell, Wild Rose School Division Aboriginal Resource Centre manager, said Redcalf was a gifted skateboarder who practically lived at the skatepark from the

time he was five years old on. As a 10-year-old he won a competition in Rocky Mountain House against adult competitors, and the aboriginal youth was well known in the skateboard communities in Red Deer and Sylvan Lake, where he won the Shake the Lake competition.

But his influence extended far beyond skateboard bowls and rails. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By 20 years old, he was a role model in our community,â&#x20AC;? said Russell, adding parents would phone and ask him to mentor their children.

She called his death â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the greatest losses in our community.â&#x20AC;?

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Trusting immigration IN THE FACE OF GROWING PUBLIC FEAR, JASON KENNEY DID THE RIGHT THING “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.”

— Franklin D. Roosevelt in his inaugural address, 1933 When times are tough, people do retreat into fear. Especially, I believe, when people are unwilling to believe in their leaders. What follows is a tendency to shrink the connections we trust, to circle the wagons GREG and to distrust NEIMAN the people outside of the circle.

It is simple fearfulness that has made Canadians lose their trust in Canada as a land of immigrants, and to diminish the value we place in our diversity.

Government polling on Canadian attitudes toward immigration is extensive, and detailed. If the government doesn’t seem to like Statistics Canada very much, they still place a high value on watching our opinions on the issue of immigration.

I say that’s a good thing, because good leaders need to know if a seed of social unrest is taking root or becoming organized, so they can move positively at its early stages.

And that appears to be the case to-

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IMMIGRATION MINISTER JASON KENNEY MADE A DECISION BASED ON FACTS RATHER THAN FEAR.

day, both in the rise of perceived fear and in the use of leadership in the face of those fears.

Broadly painted, new polling on our attitudes toward immigrants is still positive, but that support is falling as hard economic times continue, without concrete indications that things will get better soon.

A majority of Canadians — 56 per cent — still say immigration has a positive effect on the economy, but that’s a drop of 10 points in just two years. Only 40 per cent of Canadians today believe immigration has a positive effect on culture, and that’s a drop of 16 to 18 per cent from two years ago.

These figures are from an internal government survey, whose results were released in an access to information request. In other words, it’s information we are entitled to have, but only if we force the government to reveal it to us.

The surveys also say that Canadians are generally satisfied with immigration levels as they are, without knowing the real numbers. But when we are told the real numbers, more and more of us are saying that 250,000 immigrants allowed into the country each year is too many.

If you’re the immigration minister, what do you do with that?

Jason Kenney decided on Wednesday to keep the doors open, in the face of rising fears that immigrants are taking too many of our jobs or are diluting our national identity. He’s set the new quota at 260,000, and he’s reinforcing rules to filter in a higher proportion of people with skills and training, and those with resources to become entrepreneurs here.

That’s because Kenney has to go with the facts on the ground, rather than cede to our fears.

Immigrants are not taking too many of our jobs.

Despite our current high national unemployment rate, Canada is short of skilled workers. In Newfoundland and Labrador, a region with a high potential for growth, the St. John’s Board of Trade recently used crisis language to beg the government to open its doors.

The TD Bank says the federal immigrant quota needs to be raised to 350,000 in four years, to offset the looming demographic change in the nation as baby boomers start reaching their 70s.

This, even though the bank knows — and Kenney knows — that most immigrant families in Canada are not wealthy by any means.

My own ancestors were “dirt poor,

but land rich” when they arrived in Canada. And likely, so were yours.

They got a chance to succeed and they did.

The economic situation when FDR won his first term of presidency in 1932 was pretty bad, a lot worse than it is here today.

But he recognized that in hard times, people still need to stay rational and stay positive.

That didn’t happen in Europe, where fear expressed itself in racial hatred.

I take it as hugely positive that our government chose to look past the rising level of fear in our society, rather than to feed it for quick political gain.

It gives you something to believe in.

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

As I understand it, the FIPA would tie our hands for 31 years, making it possible for China’s companies to challenge Canadian laws that create jobs, protect our environment, and build healthy communities with billion-dollar lawsuits that would cost us dearly in taxes.

If the Canada-China FIPA passes (and time is very short to prevent this), it will pave the way for China’s massive companies to spend billions buying-out Canada’s natural resource companies.

Under this agreement, China’s companies can sue Canadian federal, provincial, or municipal governments in secret tribunals, outside the Canadian court system, if those governments do anything that would limit the Chinese companies’ profits in Canada.

Canada has already spent hundreds

of millions on penalties from lawsuits launched under the NAFTA and right now Belgium is facing a $3-billion suit from one of China’s companies because of a similar foreign investor agreement.

Some people feel that Harper is attempting to lock us into this secretive and extreme deal for short-term gain, but it looks to me that it will not be worth the long-term pain.

Besides, Canadians and Chinese alike have a right to have a say in the decisions that will shape our lives.

This may be a foreign idea to the Chinese government, but it should not be to Canadians.

Harper, please stop the rushed ratification of this agreement!

Lori Curran Red Deer

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We don’t need nor want a skate park in Glendale Imagine my surprise when I have to learn through the front page of a newspaper what is being built at the end of the street next to the Glendale School.

A skateboard park?

I am angered and appalled that the city can build this without letting home owners paying taxes have a say.

My concern is who is going to clean up the graffiti that comes with these parks, if the one downtown is any indication of how well it will be cared for?

Is the city going to reimburse us for the loss in our property values?

Why is it being built in a residential area and not somewhere where homeowners will not have to suffer?

Why not at City Hall?

Or in one of the councillor’s neighbourhoods?

How much is this costing the taxpayer and are they going to hire extra policing when our neighbourhood is attracting drug dealers and undesirables?

Seriously did they put any thought into this?

Right next to a school? Where kids go to learn and be safe, instead they can hang out at the skate park and be offered drugs.

If anyone thinks this won’t happen all you need to do is talk to people in Strathcona.

We already have speeding problems on this street and no policing as it is, we live in a school zone and have yet to see any police patrolling.

Now we get to look forward to additional noise, graffiti and drugs.

Dina Tress Red Deer

Trade deal too broad; puts us in China’s control Without a single debate or vote, our prime minister is planning to commit our country to the most sweeping trade deal in a generation.

Many Canadians do not think this deal is in our best interest, but it seems that possibly Stephen Harper thinks that he knows what’s best for us.

Maybe he does, but maybe he doesn’t, and I believe that we still do live in a democratic country, so at the very least there should be opportunity for our leaders to discuss the pros and cons thoroughly and even listen to what ordinary Canadians have to say on the subject before such a commitment is made.

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Government quietly confirms gun registry data destroyed THE CANADIAN PRESS

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A hot spring filled with water is shown in Queen Charlotte, B.C. The hot water has stopped at some hot springs on a remote island off the Haida Gwaii coast.

Hot springs vanish after B.C. earthquake THE CANADIAN PRESS QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. — The earth gives and the earth takes away.

Mother Nature has apparently turned off the taps for a series of idyllic hot springs on a remote west coast B.C. island following Saturday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks.

Four naturallysourced pools on the tiny Hot Springs Island in Gwaii Haanas National Park, which have provided spiritual and medicinal comforts to locals and tourists for generations, have completely run dry.

“They were wonderful, you would sit up above the cliff and watch the whales frolicking in the distance while getting nice and warm in the pool,” said Barb Rowsell, a tour guide with Anvil Cove Charters.

“Now there’s no water, gone,” she said, adding perhaps it’s a warning nudge from the earth. “’Hey you guys — behave yourselves a bit better. I’m going to take away some of your goodies.”

The springs, part of a Haida Heritage Site, have been used for decades by the local First Nations people to cook and gather seafood, and also because they are considered to offer healing properties. They were also known to alleviate the aches and pains of sailors and kayakers, sea-faring tourists and campers from the region, as well as commercial fishermen.

The pools were contained in rough-hewn,

manmade stone walls and varied in size, with the smallest soaker just over two metres wide and the largest more than seven metres. Waders would find the water reached their waist.

Only 12 people are permitted on the island at a time.

Parks Supt. Ernie Gladstone took the threehour zodiac boat journey to the island on Wednesday to investigate rumours the beloved wells had run dry.

“It was quite disturbing going ashore,” he said in an interview on Thursday.

“Normally when you approach the island you can see steam rising out of the pools, or rising out of the overflows or even some of the thermal meadows. But that was no longer visible.”

The epicentre of the main earthquake to rock the region on Saturday was about 30 to 40 kilometres from the island, Gladstone said. One aftershock, which had a

magnitude between four and five, was less than one kilometre away.

“Right now we’re assuming this is a result of the earthquake activity over the weekend and subsequent aftershocks,” he said.

Tsunami warnings were initially issued throughout the techtonically active region that night, after violent jolting shook the sparselypopulated B.C. coast. The largest recorded wave to hit was 69 centimetres.

Members from the Canadian Geological Survey are now trying to determine more precisely why the springs have stopped flowing, how the earthquake may have been involved, and whether the plug is permanent.

Seismologist Michael Bostock said it’s very likely there was a change in the stress patterns underlying the region when the quake occurred, and that impacts how fluids migrate through the earth’s crust.

OTTAWA — The federal government says millions of records of registered long guns have all been destroyed, with the exception of court-protected data from Quebec.

A spokeswoman for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews confirmed the registry’s destruction “as of last night” after gun enthusiasts began spreading the word.

No formal news release appears to have been issued by a Conservative government that has made repeal and destruction of the long-gun registry one of its bedrock promises.

Nor has the government said exactly how much taxpayer money will be saved by repealing the registry, although

a study by The Canadian Press suggests it is a small fraction of the millions spent annually on gun licensing.

Last year there were almost eight million firearms logged in the registry, including more than seven million “nonrestricted” weapons.

The latest data from the RCMP shows that, as of last July, there are still more than 564,000 restricted firearms and more than 191,000 prohibited weapons in the federal gun registry.

“Our Conservative government is proud to say that as of last night, all contents of the longgun registry have been destroyed, except those related to Quebec,” Toews’ director of communications Julie Carmichael said in an email Thursday.

“Make no mistake,

the tax-and-spend NDP will not hesitate to bring back the long gun registry. Now that these data have been deleted, they can never be recovered — even by Thomas Mulcair,” wrote the government spokeswoman.

While there was no formal news release from Public Safety, groups such as the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters were out issuing public praise for the move after Toews apparently told representatives at a federal-provincial meeting Thursday in Regina.

“We are delighted that the Harper government has followed through on its promise in such a timely fashion,” Greg Farrant of the Ontario association said in a release.

Judge denies bail to suspect charged in fatal crash at Alberta junior high THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. PAUL — A judge has denied bail to a man accused of crashing his minivan into an Alberta school, killing an 11-yearold girl.

Defence lawyer Brian Beresh told reporters after the ruling Thursday that his client is disappointed and there will be an immediate appeal.

“We think the judge committed a number of errors,” he said. “Sometimes local judges emphasize a local concern which we don’t think exists and shouldn’t come into play.”

Richard Edward Benson, 46, faces charges of criminal negligence causing death, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, resisting arrest and possession of marijuana.

His family has said he has a history of seizures and believes he was having an attack when he was behind the wheel last Thursday.

The van smashed through a window of Racette Junior High School in St. Paul and dove straight into a Grade 6 classroom.

Three girls were pinned under the van and airlifted to hospital

but one of them, Megan Wolitski, died the next day.

A memorial has been set for Friday and a funeral is to take place Saturday.

Provincial court Judge Kathleen Williams spent nearly an hour explaining her reasons for denying Benson bail but details of the hearing are covered under a publication ban.

Some of Benson’s family members cried in court and one teenage girl said ’I love you Dad’ as he was led away by officers.

Benson is next set to appear in court Dec. 13.

Fall back into good driving habits.

Sunny days, crisp nights and colourful falling leaves remind us that winter is just around the corner.

It should also serve as a reminder to fall back into those good driving habits we learned long ago.

Before you head to work or hit the highway to enjoy a scenic autumn drive, keep in mind some of the driving hazards that accompany our Alberta fall season: 41433K2,5

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School’s back in session. There are children walking the streets during early morning hours who may not be readily visible. Be especially vigilant in school and playground zones – and don’t forget Halloween.

Slow down in residential neighbourhoods, watch for children and obey all traffic laws.

Be mindful of wildlife year-round, but especially in the fall during mating season for deer, elk and moose. Other animals, both large and small, are busy gathering food for the winter. It’s not uncommon to see wildlife feeding at all times during the day at this time of year, so scan the road ahead and slow down.

I have sold my practice (Red Deer Orthodontics) and have retired from the practice of orthodontics in Red Deer.

It was my pleasure to have provided orthodontic services for 10,000 adults, teens and children in Central Alberta during the past 33+ years. Those of you who know me, know the passion I had for my profession and how driven I was to provide the best possible service for each and every person we saw at Red Deer Orthodontics. The fact that I spent more time at the of¿ce than I did at home is both a source of pride and a source of regret for me. That was likely one of the “old school” personality traits that I can thank my parents for?

Rapidly changing weather in the fall can also cause driving hazards.

Sunny days and frosty nights are the perfect formula for icy roads. And an Alberta snowstorm can strike at any time. Check your wiper blades, brakes and tires.

A few simple adjustments to our driving habits can help keep everyone safe this fall.

I want to extend a huge thank you to so many people who contributed to the success of our practice, starting with my wife Jane and children, Graeme and Lindsey. Without their understanding and support I would not have had the time and energy to deliver my passion at the of¿ce day in, and day out. During the 33+ years of practice I was blessed with fabulous team members, including several who were with us for almost a decade: Britt, Shelley, and Janet, and one who worked with us for almost two decades: Lottie, and even one who was able to put up with me for over two decades: Ximena. The loyalty of these ladies to me and to our practice is indeed remarkable, and likely unheard of in this day and age? It is said in small business, that the staff are the heart and the soul of a business, and these ladies were certainly that for us. No dental specialist can succeed without the trust and con¿dence of their referring general dentist colleagues, and we certainly enjoyed many such relationships throughout our career, starting the day we opened our practice in the summer of 1979, and continuing through to the day we retired.

Even though I have spent more than 1/2 of my lifetime in Red Deer, I have been able to maintain my (fading?) loyalty to the Saskatchewan Roughriders (thanks to all that support at Jim & Jer’s!). It has been dif¿cult, given the many great friends I’ve made through the Optimists Club of Red Deer, the Red Deer Flying Club, attending all the Red Deer Rebels games, and Jane’s friends through the “Y” when the kids were small, and throughout the kids’ schooling at River Glen, Central Middle School, Camille School, Notre Dame High School, and Lindsay Thurber Composite High School (of course the kids wanted to go to different schools!). We chose to move to Red Deer based on my “research” (I drove Greyhound bus between Edmonton and Calgary while living in Saskatoon), and we have been very, very pleased with our decision. There wasn’t/isn’t a better place to live, to raise a family, to participate in whatever aspects of community life you wish. The early morning hockey practices, the after school gymnastics workouts and dance classes, the weekend trips with the kids’ teams, all contributed to our very fond memories of Central Alberta.

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Dr. Bob & Jane Cram

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Playoff hopes sacked TORONTO ENDS HAMILTON’S PLAYOFF HOPES WITH LAST-SECOND FIELD GOAL TO WIN GAME CHAD OWENS

RECORD BREAKER Chad Owens has set pro football’s record for all-purpose yards in a season. The Toronto Argonaut speedster came into Thursday’s game needing 73 combined yards to break Michael (Pinball) Clemons’ 1997 mark of 3,840. The Flyin’ Hawaiian did it with a 29-yard kickoff return against Hamilton midway through the second quarter of the Argos’ final game of the regular season.

It appeared Owens had caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Harris with his next touch. The game was stopped and Owens was presented with a ceremonial plaque at centre field.

Today

● Curling: World Tour — Red Deer Classic at Red Deer Curling Centre. ● High school volleyball: Hunting Hills senior girls/ boys tournament. ● JV volleyball: Lindsay Thurber boys/ girls tournament, 4 p.m. start.

College basketball: NAIT at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Three Hills, 8 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. (The Drive). ● Chinook senior hockey: Stony Plain at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

● Curling: World Tour — Red Deer Classic at Red Deer Curling Centre. ● High school volleyball: Hunting Hills senior girls/ boys tournament, 7 p.m. finals. ● JV volleyball: Lindsay Thurber boys/ girls tournament, 6 p.m. finals. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blazers at Red Deer IROC, 11:30 a.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Steel Kings at Red Deer Ramada, 12:30 p.m., Kin City A; Taber at Lacombe, 5:45 p.m.; Sylvan Lake at Innisfail, 5:50 p.m. ● Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer TBS at Red Deer Parkland, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Taber at Lacombe, 1:45 p.m.; Lethbridge at Sylvan Lake, 6:15 p.m.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Argonauts 43 Tiger-Cats 40 TORONTO — Chad Owens and the Toronto Argonauts are heading into the CFL playoffs on the craziest of rolls.

Owens broke the CFL’s single-season all-purpose yards record and Swayze Waters booted a 51-yard field goal with no time remaining as the short-handed Argos, minus 11 regulars, rallied for a wild 43-40 win over Hamilton on Thursday night that eliminated the arch-rival Tiger-Cats from playoff contention.

Toronto (9-9) rested 10 starters — including quarterback Ricky Ray — and linebacker Brandon Isaac served a onegame suspension for an illegal hit last weekend against Saskatchewan’s Darian Durant.

But that didn’t deter the Argo subs, who surged to a stunning 20-3 first-quarter advantage before Waters’ game-winning boot brought the season-best Rogers Centre gathering of 27,283 to its feet on Fan Appreciation Night.

“When they scored to tie it up at the end I knew we were going to have a chance so I went on the sidelines, hit a few into the net and tried to prepare myself,” Waters said. “You have to prepare for that situation all the time because that’s why they have you here, to make kicks and win games.

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Toronto Argonauts linebacker Bryan Payton (20) and defensive end Jeremy Geathers (79) sack Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Henry Burris during CFL action in Toronto on Thursday.

Arch-rivals meet in football final NOTRE DAME AND HUNTING HILLS SHOULD BE CLOSE GAME AS TEAMS FACE OFF IN HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE FINAL

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF If you ask the head coaches there’s little to choose between the Hunting Hills Lightning and Notre Dame Cougars when the arch-rivals meet in the Central Alberta High School Football League final, Saturday at 6 p.m. at Great Chief Park.

“I believe the two teams are split down the middle,” said Lightning head coach Kyle Sedgwick. “It doesn’t matter where we play it will be a battle. Whichever team is better on that given day, and makes less mistakes, will be the team to beat.”

Cougars head coach Gino Castellan agrees.

“We’re two undefeated teams with similar offences. I know we’re ready and I know Kyle will have his team ready.”

All one has to do is look back to Sept. 21 to see just how close the two are when they battled to a 35-35 tie. It was the only blemish on either team’s record as they both posted a 3-0-1 mark in league play, won both of their non-conference exhibition games and both playoff games.

The Cougars are coming off an impressive 42-14 victory over the previously undefeated Stettler Wildcats while the Lightning survived a 14-10 battle with the Sylvan Lake Lakers.

“That was our best game of the year,” said Castellan. “It was a boost for the kids confidence as we were clicking on all cylinders.”

Castellan believes his team is playing better than the first time they faced then Lightning.

“Over the course of the year the kids’ confidence has grown. Our de-

fence has come along. We faced a tough Stettler team that has one of the best running attacks in the league and we did a good job shutting them down.”

The Lightning’s defence has also continued to improve.

“We had a young defence and it’s grown up with every rep and every game this season.

We did a good job against Sylvan Lake as they have one of the top offences in the league,” said Sedgwick.

Both defences will be tested Saturday as both teams use a diversified attack.

The Cougars ground game is led the league rushing and scoring champion Myles Corsiatto, who had 698 yards rushing and eight touchdowns. Quarterback Kieran Pruden threw for 918 yards and has a number of solid receivers in Jordan Briault (15 receptions), Luis Moreno (nine), Ryan Davis (six) Dustin Schaber (six) and Brady Podlosky (six).

Sedgwick knows he has to handle Corsiatto, but can’t set his defence to stop the run.

“Myles is a great runner, but we can’t only concentrate on him or Kieran and their receivers will beat us,” he said. “The key is to keep them off the field and I feel we have a balanced attack as well.”

The Lightning hope to be healthy with the return of running back Matt Russell from a “lower body injury.”

Russell was second in the league rushing with 372 yards, despite missing a game.

Quarterback Scott Pearson was fifth in league rushing with 283 yards and a leagueleading 8.3 average. Pearson also connected on 53.7 per cent of his passes for 584 yards and, like the Cougars, has a number of outstanding receivers in Ashton Hall (13 receptions), Tristan Wattenbarger (10), Rus-

sell (seven) and Branden Peterson (seven).

“They do have a balanced attack and it’s up to us to make the adjustments,” said Castellan.

It’s the third year in a row the Lightning made the final and the first time since 2002 it’s been an all-Red Deer final. They posted an undefeated season in 2010 and lost to the Lakers last year.

Both teams are also heading into the provincials on Nov. 10.

The Cougars are in Tier I and face the winner of the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute and Raymond contest at the home of the Southern Alberta champion. Hunting Hills is in Tier II and clashes with the South Central Alberta winner on the road.

Meanwhile the winner of the Stettler and Sylvan Lake third place game, which goes Saturday at 2 p.m. in Stettler, will represent the zone in Tier III and hosts the St. Paul Lions.

The West Central Rocky Mountain House Rebels are in Tier IV and visit Cold Lake. ● The Central Alberta bantam playoffs go Saturday with the Lacombe hosting Lindsay Thurber at 3:30 p.m.

The winner advances to the Tier II provincials and will face the Capital District B champion on the road Nov. 10. The Rocky Rebels visit Olds Saturday to determine the Tier III zone winner, who will visit the Calgary C team. In Tier IV the Drumheller Titans hosts Southern Alberta C. ● In peewee provincial semifinal play the Central Alberta champion visits the Calgary C team in Tier III action, Nov. 10, while in Tier IV the Central Alberta B team is at Lloydminster. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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The CFL has a long regular- game should mean nothing to season schedule for football. the Stamps and everything to The human body is not really the Eskimos because Edmonton built to take the kind of beating can still play an important role required to compete in the playoff plans at this level for that for themselves and many games, but that the Roughriders. But is the reality for evStamp coach John ery player who has Hufnagel doesn’t roll earned the right to that way and he will play first string in play to win this game the CFL. against the Esks.

They will have abExpect to see both sorbed and dished Drew Tate and Kevin out unnatural punGlenn play quarterishment for 18 games back for Calgary in after this weekend if tonight’s game. The they have been lucky game is an audition JIM enough to avoid infor Tate because he SUTHERLAND jury — and injury is a has relinquished his relative term in footfirst-string position ball because every to Kevin Glenn due player is banged up to a lengthy recovery after 18 games. You have to be period for a shoulder injury. Edable to walk off a whole lot of monton has indicated that they hurt in football if you can still will start Kerry Joseph in this walk at all. game even though he has been Tonight’s game is the final absolutely brutal in his past regular-season meeting be- two games. Joseph has played tween the Edmonton Eskimos well at Commonwealth and he and the Calgary Stampeders, will play for his own football but they may meet again next future in the game. Joseph is a weekend in the playoffs. This journeyman quarterback in his

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late 30s with a very inconsistent playing history and he is not the stuff of dreams for coaches or general managers who want to save their own jobs.

Edmonton needs to win the game but I still believe that Calgary will prevail because Hufnagel will want to send this message to the rest of the league: fear the horse in the playoffs.

The Least of the East meets the Beast of the East in the only nothing game of the weekend on Saturday. Montreal has taken top spot in the East Division and Winnipeg has crashed back into the basement in 2012. Montreal will start career second-fiddle quarterback Adrian McPherson while Winnipeg will start their healthiest body at quarterback, third-stringer Alex Brink. Both players likely believe that they deserve a starter’s role in the CFL, but neither one of them has ever shown enough to convince anyone that they are the real deal in this department.

My hat goes off to Bomber fans because they have endured a brutal season and still show up for every game. Congratula-

tions for your loyalty in these trying times and I believe that your team will win the Backup Bowl on Saturday.

The final game of the weekend pits B.C. against Saskatchewan in the warm and friendly confines of B.C. Place. It appears that Roughrider quarterback Darian Durant will not play much in this game, so he will match his recent on-field performance in this department. The Lions will likely test the arm of injured quarterback Travis Lulay in this game, although he will likely play limited reps to avoid further injury before the West final in two weeks.

I predict that promising Lion backup quarterback Mike Reilly will win this game against the Riders. Reilly is a free agent with a big upside to him and will want to audition for a starter’s role in 2013. Many teams, including Saskatchewan, should take a long look at him in the off-season.

Jim Sutherland is a Red Deer freelance writer

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Hamilton gets an ‘A’ for effort JEFF EINHORN

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

FABULOUS FRESHMAN Moose Jaw Warriors C Brayden Point leads all WHL rookies in scoring with 14 points in 16 games. The 16-yearold Calgary native has notched six goals and assisted on eight others.

WHO’S A SINNER Lethbridge Hurricanes LW Jaimen Yakubowski is the league’s most penalized player with 47 minutes in 17 games. The 18-year-old product of Dalmeny, Sask., is not a one-dimensional player, however, having scored five goals and collected 10 points.

THEY SAID IT

“I do feel a lot safer on the ice. He creates space. Guys don’t want to screw around with him. It’s obvious to see.”

— Vancouver Giants winger Dalton Siward, to the Vancouver Province, in regards to recently-acquired sixfoot-three, 211-pound forward Kale Kessy.

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Joel Hamilton has been an alternate captain for the Rebels thanks to his hard work and leadership on the ice. The 18-year-old forward has been relishing the opportunity be a leader for the team since he was given the added responsibility.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR He won’t be adorned with the first letter in the alphabet on a permanent basis this season, but Joel Hamilton takes great pride in sporting an ‘A’ on his Red Deer Rebels jersey.

“It’s just temporary until Kayle Doetzel gets back (from injury), but it’s still nice to wear on your chest,” said the secondyear forward. “It’s nice to know that the coaches see you as a leader and a guy who can wear a letter. It shows me that the coaches regard me as a highend guy and a guy who they can

trust.”

Hamilton was appointed as a Rebels alternate captain when Doetzel went down with a facial injury one month ago. To head coach Jesse Wallin, the selection of Hamilton to temporarily replace Doetzel as an on-ice leader was a no-brainer.

“He’s a heart and soul kid, a guy who’s not big in stature but plays with a lot of heart,” said Wallin, whose club opens a fivegame road trip tonight against the Spokane Chiefs.

Wallin pointed out that the manner in which Hamilton has rebounded from a serious injury suffered late last season is proof of the Cochrane product’s

resiliency and toughness. The five-foot-nine, 160-pound winger suffered a fracture of his L1 and L2 vertebrae in February when he was slammed into the single stanchion between the players benches at the Centrium.

Hamilton’s season was over.

“Coming off the injury, and it was a major injury and a rare injury . . . no one really knew how he was going to respond,” said Wallin. “He’s responded very well, he hasn’t played tentative. He got back into it right away, took some checks and just continued on. He’s played very well for us for the most part.”

Hamilton, a fourth-round selection in the 2009 WHL bantam

Players union can’t be taken seriously When considering the somewhat odd tale the attempted formation of a CHL players of the purported CHL players union, I am union is that none of them — apparently — reminded of one Tony Riviera, the slick ‘en- can be taken seriously. trepreneur’ whose attempts at forming the For starters, the man who has been Canadian Baseball League the most vocal in trying to uniontook on some peculiar twists ize Canada’s major junior hockey and turns. players goes by the name of Derek Riviera, back in 2002, reClarke, but the CHL has been unvealed a grand scheme reable to discover anything about the garding the placement of pro man despite hiring a private inclubs in eight Western Canada vestigator due to a number of latecities, including Red Deer. It night calls to players by so-called was a noble concept in itself, union representatives who have with the goal of developing not left names or numbers.

Canadian players on CanadiAnd now there’s the suggestion an soil. that Clarke may actually be Randy Unfortunately, Riviera was Gumbley, a former hockey coach working with a blurred bluetwice convicted of fraud. Former print. His approach was all NHL tough guy Georges Laraque, GREG wrong and his claims were the CHL Players Association presiMEACHEM outlandish. dent, twice identified a photo of He blew into Red Deer and Gumbley as Clarke, then — when basically gave the city a takeinformed of Gumbley’s past — init-or-leave it offer. He was adsisted he has never seen Gumbley amant that council make a quick decision in his life. on the use of Great Chief Park for the Red The union ‘organizers’ claim they are Deer Outlaws, and when he was told that hoping to get a better education package the city would first have to consult with the for the players and then turn around and population living in the vicinity of Great threaten to sue the CHL for unfair labour Chief before granting such permission, practices. In short, they want the CHL to be Riviera balked and announced that the shelling out minimum-wage salaries to the league would construct a 2,500-seat stadium players. at Springbrook.

The ‘organizers’ insist that the vast maAdmittedly, there was big money behind jority of the players in the CHL are aware the whole process in the person of Chartlon of the union plans, and yet virtually all of Lui of Microsoft and former Yahoo! presi- the players who have been interviewed in dent Jeff Mallett, but Riviera’s claim that a recent weeks say they have not been apstadium would be erected — complete with proached by anyone representing a union. a finished infield — between January and While there has been some support for mid-May was downright ridiculous. an education package that would not limit Riviera originally pronounced that the the timeline for claiming benefits to 18 calibre of play in the CBL would be similar months following graduation from the mato that of the Japanese League, or AAA. He jor junior ranks, the players, it appears, later cut the comparison back to AA, and are not interested in being unionized. The then the CBL conducted a draft of players general feeling is that the players, while that included a cop, an oilfield worker and not generously compensated in a financial an apprentice welder. manner, are more than satisfied with the So yes, there were skeptics in every one current set-up. of the proposed league centres. Of course, The players’ living expenses are covered the Red Deer project was abandoned and by the teams, which also pay for expenses the eight-team league did not last through on the road and equipment and provide the its maiden 2003 season. players with the opportunity to compete The point of comparing the likes of Rivi- and develop at a high level. So if teams era and his CBL cohorts to those behind are forced to pay salaries, even at a mini-

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Clearly, none of this makes a whole lot of sense. What we’re talking about here is a bunch of blocked numbers, faces without names and a ‘main’ man in charge who apparently has no traceable past. How can the CHL labour situation, in its entirety, be taken seriously?

On the move: The Edmonton Oil Kings have every intention of successfully defending their WHL championship, as proven by their Wednesday acquisition of defenceman David Musil from the Vancouver Giants. “It’s pretty exciting, a great opportunity to be with an organization like this,” the son of former Edmonton Oiler Frank Musil told the Edmonton Sun. “It’s a great opportunity for me to grow as a player. I’m really looking forward to it, it’s a great team here and hopefully I’ll be able to help.”

The Oil Kings, who surrendered 17-year-old rearguard Mason Geertsen and a first-round pick in next year’s bantam draft, joins three other Edmonton Oilers draft picks currently with the Oil Kings — Mitch Moroz, Martin Gernat and Travis Ewanyk.

Just notes: Former Regina Pats defenceman and Oilers prospect Brandon Davidson has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Davidson plays with Edmonton’s No. 1 farm team, the Oklahoma Barons of the AHL . . .

Red Deer product Graeme Craig is still adjusting to life with a new team after being dealt from the Swift Current Broncs to the Saskatoon Blades two weeks ago. However, he should become better accustomed to his new teammates with the Blades playing eight of the next 11 games on the road.

“Road trips are always good for finding out what guys are all about. I’ve been feeling my way around here and now know some of the guys,” Craig told the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Blades assistant coach Curtis Leschyshyn likes what he’s seen of Craig so far. “He has some things you obviously can’t teach,” said Leschyshyn of Craig’s six-footfive, 215-pound frame. “He plays physical and he’s really reliable. I think that’s something that we like about him. We can put him in a lot of situations . . . He’s been very good for us since he’s come to Saskatoon.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Red Deer native Jeff Einhorn joined the Chilliwack Bruins — now the Victoria Royals — as a 17-year-old and played four seasons with the WHL club, in the process establishing a franchise record for most games played (257). Einhorn was a valuable member of the Bruins’ defensive corps and during his final two seasons produced highlyrespectable plus-minus ratings of plus-18 and plus-10. Now 22, Einhorn is in his second season with the University of Waterloo Warriors.

draft, put up 18 points (5g,13a) in 44 games as a Rebels rookie and this season sits fifth in team scoring with 10 points, including nine assists, in 18 games.

“Just knowing what to expect after playing in the league for a year has made it a lot easier for me this season,” he said. “This year has been going quite well for me and hopefully if I can stay healthy and keep chipping away, it will just keep getting better.”

The Rebels’ current venture into the United States is a first for Hamilton. He sees the trip as a working adventure.

“I’m definitely excited about it,” he said, just prior to the team boarding the bus for an overnight journey to Spokane.

“I’m not sure what to expect as far as playing in the rinks down there and the fans, but I’m anxious to see what that’s all about.

I hear it’s unreal and I can’t wait.”

Hamilton is sure that the Rebels will be successful on the nine-day trip if the players are all on the same page.

“For us, it’s pretty simple.

When things are going good the guys are working and everyone is playing hard. When we have 20 guys going in the same direction things are going well and we’re winning games,” he said.

“It’s just a matter of having that consistency that’s needed to keep it going well. That’s something we have to keep working on.”

Hamilton added that the Rebels play more relaxed — but also with a healthy measure of intensity — when they are winning.

“Lately, we’ve tried to keep things light in the room,” he said. “Obviously we’re still focusing on the games but we’re just trying to keep things light and happy. Instead of going out on the ice and gripping our sticks and being nervous . . . it’s a lot easier to just go out and play.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate. com

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BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Queens 4 Trojans 1 A year ago they were the top line in the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League.

So when Ashley Graf, Jade Petrie and Emily Lougheed committed to the RDC Queens this season it automatically made the Alberta Colleges Women’s Hockey League squad considerably stronger on the offensive end.

The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs grads haven’t played together this season, although Petrie and Lougheed remain together.

“We were together last year and so know each other and being together this year is great,” said Petrie.

The pair teamed up for the third RDC goal in a 4-1 victory over the SAIT Trojans before close to 250 fans at the Arena Thursday.

The goal gave the Queens some breathing room early in the second period as Lougheed fought off a check to test Trojans rookie netminder Nikki Hendrey from in close and Petrie followed up to shovel in the rebound.

“That was a big goal for us,’ said Queens head coach Trevor Keeper. “Those two have a lot of chemistry and both use their talent. They are relentless in pursuit of the puck and despite being smaller girls they’re gritty and create a lot of opportunities for themselves. They both play with confidence and they seem to get goals when we need them the most and have a knack to do it under pressure.”

Petrie, who was third in the midget league scoring last

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SAIT Trojan Justine Cantley battles for the puck with RDC Queen Rikki Leonard and other players in front of Queens goalie Camille Trautman during the game between the teams at RDC, Thursday.

The Queens came away with the 4-1 victory. year with 23 goals and 21 assists, is showing she’s one of the top rookies in the ACAC. “I’m getting used to the pace as this league is definitely faster,” she said. “It’s also nice to play at a higher level and be able to play with them.”

Despite being listed at fivefoot-three, she’s not one to back down from a little physical play as shown when she nailed a SAIT player along the boards.

“I didn’t think I hit her that

Lightning boys win pair of games to start tourney The Hunting Hills Lightning were undefeated in a pair of starts on the boys’ side of the annual Hunting Hills Lightning senior volleyball tournament Thursday.

The Lightning defeated Western Canada of Calgary 25-12, 25-18 and Archbishop O’Leary of Edmonton 2517, 25-21.

Both the Lindsay Thurber Raiders and Notre Dame Cougars were 1-1.

The Raiders downed Western Canada 24-26, 25-16, 20-18 and lost 25-20, 2125, 14-16 to Harry Ainlay of Edmonton.

The Cougars stopped Catholic Central of Lethbridge 25-22, 19-25, 15-13 after losing 21-25, 25-27, 8-15 to Ernest Manning of Calgary.

In other matches Centennial of Calgary defeated Edwin Parr of Athabasca

hard, although I am strong,” she said with a smile.

Keeper could have left the midget grads together, but wanted to spread their offensive abilities around and inserted Jena Holden on the line with Petrie and Lougheed.

“We’re playing well together although it’s strange not to play with Ashley as we were together for several years . . . I do miss her,” said Petrie, who had two goals and three assists in five games this season.

Lougheed had three goals and

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Notre Dame Cougar Kelsie Caine lines up a pass as she and her teammates play their opening match against the Hunting Hills Lightning at the 19th Annual Lightning Senior Volleyball Tournament at Hunting Hills on Thursday. The cougars won the match two games to one.

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25-22, 21-25, 17-15 and Ernest Manning downed Centennial 21-25, 25-17, 15-13.

On the girls’ side the Raiders won twice as they beat Ernest Manning 2516, 20-25, 15-12 and Catholic Central 25-23, 25-15.

Notre Dame split their two matches, beating Hunting Hills 25-16, 16-25, 1510 and losing to Spirit River Academy 25-21, 21-25, 14-16.

The Lightning also lost to Chinook of Lethbridge 21-25, 25-23, 5-15.

As well, Spirit River downed Harry Ainlay 25-18, 25-18 while Centennial defeated Western Canada 25-27, 25-17, 15-12 and lost to Ernest Manning 27-29, 15-25.

Action continues today and Saturday with the finals set for 7 p.m.

Galaxy end Whitecaps’ season in the 69th minute as he volleyed a cross behind Vancouver goalkeeper Brad Knighton from the centre of the 18-yard box.

L.A. pressed several times in the first half, but the scoring attempts were either thwarted by timely Vancouver defensive plays, including a number of blocked shots, or saves by Knighton.

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Landon Donovan’s penalty-kick goal in the 73rd minute gave the defending-champion Galaxy the come-frombehind win at the Home Depot Center.

L.A., which finished fourth in the Western Conference, will now meet the first-place San Jose Earthquakes in a two-game, total-goals series.

Mike Magee also scored for Los Angeles.

Darren Mattocks scored Vancouver’s lone goal.

The Whitecaps posted just three victories in the second half of the 34-game regular season, but looked like they would pull off a major upset after Mattocks scored when the game had barely begun.

L.A. had earned homefield advantage in the do-or-die game by finishing fourth in the Western Conference.

The Whitecaps placed fifth, getting into the playoffs as a result of a Seattle victory over Dallas.

Donovan was awarded the spot kick after Whitecaps second-half substitute Martin Bonjour knocked him down from behind.

The foul came just a minute after Bonjour entered the game for injured captain Jay DeMerit.

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three helpers while Graf has a goal and five assists.

Holden, who scored the Queens second goal at 1:19 of the first period, has a goal and three assists.

The Queens, who turned in their worst performance of the season last Thursday in a 4-3 loss to NAIT — their only defeat in five games, were at the top of their game against SAIT, jumping into a 1-0 lead just 40 seconds in on a goal by Laura Salomons.

“Tonight was typical of

the way the girls have played all year,” said Keeper. “Last Thursday wasn’t and I’m glad we addressed those issues right away and went into NAIT and won 9-3. That carried over to practice this week and it showed tonight.”

Petrie felt the Queens played more as a unit than they did against NAIT. “We worked as a team, there was no individual play,” she said.

Carlee Ness, who is also one of 10 former Sutter Fund Chiefs on the Queens roster, scored the fourth RDC goal on a shot from the point that Hendrey got a piece of only to see it pop up over her shoulder and into the net. It brought an end to Hendrey’s night and Chelsie Lowe came on to make 17 saves the rest of the way.

“She (Lowe) gave up some rebounds, but we weren’t able to convert,” said Petrie.

Meanwhile, Queens netminder Camille Trautman faced 20 shots and was at the top of her game, allowing only a close in goal by Bret Seaton.

“She had no control over their goal and she played with a lot of poise and didn’t get rattled even when they were in her crease,” said Keeper.

Trautman also showed a bit of aggression as she twice knocked players down who were bumping her.

“We were bugging her that she was like (Boston Bruins netminder) Tim Thomas and giving a little body check,” laughed Keeper. “She was bumped a lot and instead of being rattled she fought back and was gritty.”

The Queens finished with 32 shots on goal. They visit SAIT (2-2-1) tonight. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Prince Albert 16 10 4 0 2 53 Moose Jaw 16 7 6 2 1 48 Brandon 16 7 6 2 1 52 Swift Current 18 6 7 3 2 50 Regina 17 6 10 1 0 44 Saskatoon 15 6 9 0 0 40

GA 44 54 65 52 58 57

Pt 22 17 17 17 13 12

GF 56 51 70 51 46 31

GA 40 53 60 49 55 46

Pt 21 19 19 18 18 8

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Kamloops 17 16 0 0 1 81 Victoria 15 9 6 0 0 42 Kelowna 16 8 6 1 1 58 Prince George 15 7 7 1 0 48 Vancouver 15 4 11 0 0 41

GA 38 48 47 56 59

Pt 33 18 18 15 8

GP Edmonton 15 Calgary 15 Medicine Hat 18 Lethbridge 17 Red Deer 18 Kootenay 13

Spokane

Central Division W LOTLSOL 9 3 1 2 8 4 1 2 9 8 1 0 8 7 1 1 8 8 1 1 4 9 0 0

U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA 16 11 5 0 0 66 48

Portland 14 10 3 1 0 54 29 21 Tri-City 17 9 6 1 1 48 46 20 Seattle 14 7 6 1 0 44 53 15 Everett 17 6 9 0 2 46 63 14 Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

Wednesday’s result Portland 5 Everett 2

Sunday, Nov. 4 Vancouver at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.

Calgary at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s results Medicine Hat 5 Vancouver 1 Kamloops at Kelowna, Late

Thursday Summary Giants 1 at Tigers 5 First Period 1. Medicine Hat, Doty 2 (Bredo, Leier) 13:45.

Penalties — Cheek Vcr (hooking) 5:00, Cheek Vcr (cross-checking) 7:43, Ast Vcr (hooking) 10:53, Zalitach Vcr (tripping) 15:34, Ryckman MH (holding) 18:43.

Second Period 2. Vancouver, Kessy 3 (Moar) 2:05.

3. Medicine Hat, Pearce 5, 4:44.

4. Medicine Hat, Cox 8 (Hart) 19:41.

Penalties — Kessy Vcr, Bredo MH (roughing) 13:24, Burns Vcr, Lewington MH (roughing) 13:56, Sward Vcr (unsportsmanlike conduct) 16:05.

Third Period 5. Medicine Hat, Shinkaruk 10 (Pearce, Valk) 3:58.

6. Medicine Hat, Shinkaruk 11 (Pearce, Lewington)

Friday’s games Moose Jaw at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Regina, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Portland, 8 p.m.

Red Deer at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Everett at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3 Calgary at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Seattle at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m.

Pt 22

17:45.

Penalties — Cox MH (tripping) 1:26, Tvrdon Vcr (checking-to-the-head) 7:44, Tvrdon Vcr (crosschecking) 16:11, Ryckman MH (roughing) 17:27.

Shots on goal Vancouver 6 16 13 — 35 Medicine Hat 12 12 14 — 38 Goal - Vancouver: Liston (L, 1-7-0) (14-16), Fuhr (4:44 of second) (16-19); Medicine Hat: Lanigan (W, 4-1-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) - Vancouver: 0-3; Medicine Hat: 0-7.

Attendance — 4,006 at Medicine Hat, Alta.

Edmonton at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

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

Victoria at Portland, 8 p.m.

Everett at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Red Deer at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

AJHL North Division GP W L OTL Whitecourt 19 11 3 5 Bonnyville 19 11 5 3 Spruce Grove 20 11 6 3 Sherwood Park 19 11 7 1 Grand Prairie 16 9 5 2 Drayton Valley 20 9 9 2 Fort McMurray 18 8 9 1 Lloydminster 19 3 13 3

GF 77 58 69 63 46 62 44 49

GA 58 56 64 65 40 56 57 89

Pt 27 25 25 23 20 20 17 9

South Division GP W L OTL Brooks 17 17 0 0 Canmore 18 9 5 4 Cal. Mustangs 20 10 8 2 Okotoks 17 9 6 2

GF 92 56 75 47

GA 39 57 81 44

Pt 34 22 22 20

Football y-Montreal x-Toronto Hamilton Winnipeg

GP 17 18 18 17

CFL East Division W L T 11 6 0 9 9 0 6 12 0 5 12 0

West Division GP W L T y-B.C. 17 12 5 0 x-Calgary 17 11 6 0 x-Sask.

17 8 9 0 x-Edmonton 17 7 10 0 x — clinched playoff berth. y — clinched division.

Camrose 20 9 9 2 51 58 20 Cal. Canucks 20 9 10 1 58 62 19 Drumheller 18 7 10 1 56 64 15 Olds 20 7 12 1 56 69 15 Note: Two points for a win, one for an overtime loss.

Wednesday’s results Brooks 5 Calgary Canucks 2 Fort McMurray 4 Lloydminster 3 (OT) Thursday’s results No Games Scheduled.

Friday’s games Calgary Mustangs at Brooks, 7 p.m.

Canmore at Okotoks, 7 p.m.

Drayton Valley at Sherwood Park, 7 p.m.

Olds at Camrose, 7:30 p.m.

Whitecourt at Grande Prairie, 7:30 p.m.

Spruce Grove at Fort McMurray, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3 Calgary Canucks at Camrose, 7:30 p.m.

Drayton Valley at Lloydminster, 7:30 p.m.

Grande Prairie at Whitecourt, 7:30 p.m.

Spruce Grove at Fort McMurray, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 4 Lloydminster at Sherwood Park, 2:15 p.m.

Soccer PF 467 445 538 357 PF 462 505 451 395

PA 470 491 576 520 PA 348 403 392 420

Pt 22 18 12 10 Pt 24 22 16 14

New England Miami Buffalo N.Y. Jets

5 4 3 3

Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

W 6 4 3 1

Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland

Week 19 Thursday’s result Toronto 43 Hamilton 40 Friday’s game Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s games Montreal at Winnipeg, 1 p.m.

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

Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

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170 126 227 200

South L T 1 0 3 0 5 0 6 0

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PA 128 171 257 188

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North L T 2 0 3 0 4 0 6 0

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PF 174 167 166 154 PF 204 185 139 133

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PA 161 144 187 186 PA 152 157 187 240

PA 161 155 162

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W 7 3 2 1

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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

Pct .857 .625 .625 .429

PF 185 184 208 161

PA 100 167 170 174

San Francisco Arizona Seattle St. Louis

W 6 4 4 3

West L 2 4 4 5

Pct .750 .500 .500 .375

PF 189 127 140 137

PA 103 142 134 186

T 0 0 0 0

Thursday’s Game San Diego 31, Kansas City 13 Sunday’s Games 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 Monday’s Game Philadelphia at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m.

NFL Odds (Favourites in capital letters; odds supplied by Western Canada Lottery) Spread O/U Sunday MIAMI at Indianapolis 1.5 42.5 Buffalo at HOUSTON 10.5 47.5 BALTIMORE at Cleveland 4.5 42.5 DENVER at Cincinnati 3.5 47.5 CHICAGO at Tennessee 3.5 43.5 DETROIT at Jacksonville 3.5 44.5 Arizona at GREEN BAY 11.5 44.5 Carolina at WASHINGTON 3.5 46.5 Minnesota at SEATTLE 4.5 39.5 Tampa Bay at OAKLAND 1.5 45.5 Pittsburgh at NY GIANTS 3.5 47.5 Dallas at ATLANTA 4.5 47.5 Monday Philadelphia at NEW ORLEANS 3.5 52.5

BASEBALL DETROIT TIGERS—Named Bruce Fields minor league hitting co-ordinator.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Declined to exercise their mutual option on the contract of C Chris Snyder.

Claimed RHP Sam Demel and INF Jake Elmore off waivers from Arizona. Sent LHP Fernando Abad, LHP Sergio Escalona, RHP Edgar Gonzalez, RHP Jose Valdez, RHP Kyle Weiland and INF Matt Downs outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Promoted Mike Groopman to director of baseball analytics and John Williams to assistant director of baseball analytics.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Named Brad Steil director of minor league operations, Dave Pruemer athletic trainer, Tony Leo assistant athletic trainer and Lanning Tucker assistant athletic trainer and rehabilitation co-ordinator.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Activated LHP Cesar Cabral, RHP Michael Pineda and RHP Charlie Morton from the 60-day DL. TAMPA BAY RAYS—Named Don Zimmer senior adviser for the 2013 season.

TEXAS RANGERS—Moved first-base coach Gary Perris to third and third-base coach Dave

Anderson to first. Claimed C Konrad Schmidt off waivers from Arizona.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Declined their 2013 options on the contracts of C Henry Blanco and RHP Matt Lindstrom.

ATLANTA BRAVES—Declined the 2013 option on 3B Chipper Jones. Claimed OF Jordan Schafer off waivers from Houston. Assigned RHP Erik Cordier and LHP Robert Fish outright to Gwinnett (IL). Announced C J.C. Boscan refused an outright minor league assignment and elected to become a free agent.

CHICAGO CUBS—Named Anthony Iapoce special assistant to the general manager/player development.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Announed LHP Jorge De La Rosa has exercised his player option for 2013.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Named international scout Bob Engle vice-president of international scouting.

MIAMI MARLINS—Named Mike Redmond manager. Activated OF Emilio Bonifacio, OF Logan Morrison and RHP Jose Ceda from the 60-day DL. MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Assigned OF Nyjer Morgan outright to Nashville (PCL). Announced

RHP Jose Veras refused an outright minor league assignment and elected to become a free agent.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Exercised the 2013 option on C Carlos Ruiz. Declined the 2013 options on INF-OF Ty Wigginton, RHP Jose Contreras and 3B Placido Polanco. Named Dave Brundage manager for Lehigh (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Activated RHP Charlie Morton from the 60-day DL. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Declined to exercise their 2013 option on INF-OF Aubrey Huff.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Declined to exercise their 2013 option on LHP Sean Burnett and 1B Adam LaRoche.

FOOTBALL DETROIT LIONS—Placed CB Bill Bentley on injured reserve. Signed CB Don Carey.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed RB Keith Toston. Waived LB Brandon Marshall. Claimed WR Anthony Armstrong off waivers from Miami.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Acquired CB Aqib Talib and a 2013 seventh-round draft pick from Tampa Bay for a 2013 fourth-round draft pick.

Signed WR Jarred Fayson to the practice squad.

Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Named interim

Redmond replaces Guillen Basketball as Marlins manager THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — The Miami Marlins’ celebrity manager was a bust, so they’re calling one up from the minors.

Mike Redmond, who spent the past two years managing Class A teams in the Toronto Blue Jays’ system, was hired Thursday by the Marlins to replace Ozzie Guillen.

A former major league catcher, Redmond had not interviewed for a big league job until he met with the Marlins last week. He’ll be introduced as their fifth manager since early 2010 at a news conference at their ballpark Friday.

Guillen was fired last week after only one season with the Marlins. A year ago they traded two minor league players to obtain him from the Chicago White Sox and gave him a teamrecord $10 million, four-year deal.

Redmond brings a much lower profile. A .287 hitter over 13 seasons, he played seven years for the Marlins and helped them win the World Series in 2003.

Redmond was popular with teammates because of his droll wit, and they still fondly recall him taking batting practice naked in an indoor cage several days in a row to help the 2003 team snap a slump.

STORY FROM B1

CFL: Excited “But it doesn’t happen very often so I was excited to be able to put it through the pipes . . . it gives us momentum heading into the playoffs.”

Toronto will host either Edmonton or Saskatchewan in the East Division semifinal Nov. 11. Hamilton’s loss clinched a playoff berth for the Eskimos, who can finish third in the West by downing Calgary on Friday and having the B.C. Lions beat the Riders on Saturday.

Should Edmonton lose or Saskatchewan win, the Riders will take third and the Eskimos will travel to Toronto and face their former starter in Ray. The Esks were 2-0 this season against the Argos, who obtained Ray from Alberta last December.

“That was a clutch kick,” Argos head coach Scott Milanovich said of Waters’ winning boot. “I mean you have (Chris) Williams back there . . . with the game on the line.

“We’re playing better, there’s no doubt about that. I

WILD CARD GAMES Eastern Conference Wednesday’s result Houston 2 Chicago 1 Western Conference Thursday’s game Vancouver at Los Angeles, Late SEMIFINALS (Two-game, total goals) Eastern Conference Kansas City vs. Houston Sunday’s game Kansas City at Houston, 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 7 Houston at Kansas City, 7 p.m.

D.C. United vs. New York Saturday’s game D.C. United at New York, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 7 New York at D.C. United, 6 p.m.

Western Conference San Jose vs. Los Angeles-Vancouver winner Sunday’s game San Jose at Los Angeles-Vancouver winner, 7 or 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 7 Los Angeles-Vancouver winner at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Real Salt Lake vs. Seattle Friday’s game Real Salt Lake at Seattle, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 8 Seattle at Real Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions

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know offensively we’ve picked up the pace the last three weeks. I think we’ve got our confidence back. If you have a great quarterback and some confidence you’ve got a chance to win.”

The Ticats (6-12) played all of their regulars, and with good reason: they desperately needed the win to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. But Hamilton continually shot itself in the foot against the Argos’ B-team, which played veteran Jarious Jackson and rookies Trevor Harris and Zach Collaros at quarterback in the contest, with Collaros’s 13-yard TD pass to Sammy Tranks putting the home team ahead 37-26 at 3:38 of the fourth.

Starter Henry Burris, 37-of55 passing for a career-high 497 yards and four TDs, pulled Hamilton to within 40-33 with 2:47 remaining with a threeyard TD strike to Avon Cobourne. After two incompletions that took just 26 seconds

by Collaros, the Ticats got the ball at the Toronto 39-yard following a 35-yard punt return

by Williams with 2:15 to play.

Burris and Williams then hooked up on five-yard touchdown pass — giving him a career-high 43 this season — that tied the score 40-40 with 1:10

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB d-Cleveland 1 0 1.000 — d-Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 — d-Indiana 1 0 1.000 — d-Miami 1 0 1.000 — d-Chicago 1 0 1.000 — Charlotte 0 0 .000 1/2 Brooklyn 0 0 .000 1/2 New York 0 0 .000 1/2 Orlando 0 0 .000 1/2 Milwaukee 0 0 .000 1/2 Atlanta 0 0 .000 1/2 Toronto 0 1 .000 1 Detroit 0 1 .000 1 Washington 0 1 .000 1 Boston 0 1 .000 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct 2 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 .000

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coach Tim Burke coach.

American Football Coaches Association AFCA—Announced the resignation of Mel Pulliam, director of marketing.

HOCKEY SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Recalled G Mike Clemente from Missouri (CHL).

COLLEGE BROWN—Named Robert Kenneally executive associate athletic director, Jeanne Carhart associate director of athletic communications, Meredith Scarlata associate director of athletics for finance and Kelly Lee athletics ticket manager.

IOWA STATE—Suspended G Chris Babb for three games for violating team rules.

OKLAHOMA STATE—Announced the NCAA granted senior G-F Jean-Paul Olukemi a waiver to allow him a full season of basketball eligibility.

RIPON—Announced the resignation of men’s and women’s tennis coach Craig Klatt.

SPELMAN—Announced it is ending it Div. III athletics programs and spending the money on a campus-wide health and fitness program.

Philadelphia 84, Denver 75 Indiana 90, Toronto 88 Houston 105, Detroit 96 Chicago 93, Sacramento 87 San Antonio 99, New Orleans 95 Utah 113, Dallas 94 Golden State 87, Phoenix 85 L.A. Clippers 101, Memphis 92 Portland 116, L.A. Lakers 106 Thursday’s Games New York at Brooklyn, ppd.

Oklahoma City 84 at San Antonio 86 Friday’s Games Indiana at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Denver at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Houston at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Utah at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Miami at New York, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Saturday’s Games Sacramento at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Denver at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Portland at Houston, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Utah at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

remaining. Burris finished the season with 5,367 yards passing — another career high — while Williams had four catches for 104 yards and two TDs, boosting his club-record total to 18.

But Collaros took over at the Toronto 42 with a minute remaining and marched the Argos to the Hamilton 44 to set up Waters’ winning boot.

Toronto’s offence got a huge boost from receiver Dontrelle Inman and running back Gerald Riggs Jr. Inman, back after missing four games with a hamstring injury, opened the game with a 46-yard reception and finished with seven catches for 128 yards and a TD. Riggs, replacing incumbent Chad Kackert, had 15 carries for 112 yards and added two receptions for 35 yards.

“That kind of set the tone for the game, the first catch of the game,” Milanovich said.

“Dontrelle had a number of big catches and Riggs was as physical as I’ve seen in a long time.

“You’re always happy with someone gets their opportunity and it hasn’t gone smoothly for them all year and they do the job. There’s something to be said for that.”

Hamilton ends the season the CFL’s worst road team

with a 1-8 record and after a 3-2 start to the season went a dismal 3-10 the rest of the way.

Tempers flared with 4:49 remaining with a melee that resulted in five penalties being called.

Owens had a front-row seat for the fireworks as he was on the sidelines for the second half after delivering a recordbreaking performance in the first.

He accumulated 95 combined first-half yards to give him 3,863 on the season, breaking Mike (Pinball) Clemons’ mark of 3,840 yards. He also had 49-yard completion to Spencer Watt.

“It wasn’t about beating Pinball’s record, it was just about just showing what hard work, dedication, sacrifice and passion can do for you if you’re fortunate enough to get the opportunity,” Owens said.

“That’s why I’m so thankful, man.

“Four years ago I was out of football. I got the chance to come up here and continue my dream and as soon as I got here in Toronto (three seasons ago) things started falling into place.”

Despite his gaudy passing numbers, Burris also threw two interceptions — with one being returned for a TD — and

Golf World Golf Championsips-HSBC Champions SHENZHEN, China — Thursday’s results from the first round of the $7-million, 7,301 yard, par 72 HSBC World Golf Championships at Mission Hills Golf Club, Olazabal Course First Round, Leading Scores Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa 32-33 — 65 Adam Scott, Australia 31-34 — 65 Phil Mickelson, United States 33-33 — 66 Bubba Watson, United States 32-34 — 66 Peter Hanson, Sweden 33-33 — 66 Shane Lowry, Ireland 32-34 — 66 Dustin Johnson, United States 34-33 — 67 Prom Meesawat, Thailand 35-32 — 67 Ik-Jae Jang, South Korea 34-34 — 68 Scott Piercy, United States 33-35 — 68 Wu Ashun, China 33-35 — 68 Thomas Aiken, South Africa 35-33 — 68 Martin Kaymer, Germany 34-34 — 68 Jason Dufner, United States 33-35 — 68 Ian Poulter, England 35-34 — 69 Paul Lawrie, Scotland 33-36 — 69 Bill Haas, United States 33-36 — 69 Lee Westwood, England 33-37 — 70 Ernie Els, South Africa 35-35 — 70 Garth Mulroy, South Africa 33-37 — 70 Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand 35-35 — 70 Yuta Ikeda, Japan 35-35 — 70 Carl Pettersson, Sweden 36-34 — 70 Scott Hend, Australia 36-34 — 70 Also Graeme McDowell, N.Ireland 38-33 — 71 Keegan Bradley, United States 35-36 — 71 Justin Rose, England 35-37 — 72 Nick Watney, United States 37-35 — 72

Monstars top Circle T MEN’S BASKETBALL Monstars got 23 points from Shayne Stumpf and Ryan Wachter in downing Circle T 8367 in Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association play.

James Johanson had 20 points and Bo Rockarts 11 for Circle T.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Joelle Burnstad dropped in 13 points to leads Vertically Challenged to a 31-25 victory over the Funk in Red Deer Women’s Basketball League action.

Bev Dodd had eight points in a losing cause.

In other action, the Collins Barrow Storm defeated the Shooting Stars 58-25 with Erika Pottage hitting 14 points and Krista Sawatzky eight. lost a fumble that led to another Argos touchdown. Slotback Andy Fantuz had 10 catches for 109 yards but also lost a fumble at the Toronto 10-yard line with Hamilton trailing 3026 late in the third.

“I was fighting for a yard and I was going down when I lost it,” said Fantuz, one of Hamilton’s top free-agent acquisitions last off-season.

“It was a huge momentum swing.”

Added Burris: “Pretty much our season in a nutshell. Great flashes, then mistakes.

“Make too many mistakes like that and the game won’t go in your favour.”

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 B5

Bolts finally find end zone in win over Chiefs

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Chargers 31 Chiefs 13 SAN DIEGO — Norv Turner is off the hot seat, at least for 10 days.

Romeo Crennel is perched squarely on it.

Antonio Gates caught a 14-yard yard scoring pass from Philip Rivers on the game’s opening drive to snap a streak of six straight quarters without a touchdown and the San Diego Chargers went on to a 31-13 victory over the staggering Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.

Turner had been heavily criticized by fans after the Chargers (4-4) blew double-digit, second-half leads in losses to New Orleans and Denver, and then lost 7-6 at Cleveland on Sunday.

Still, at the start of halftime, some fans in one end zone unfurled a big yellow banner that read: “Mr. Spanos, please fire A.J. & Norv.”

Team president Dean Spanos decided in January to bring back both Turner and general manager A.J. Smith even though the Chargers missed the playoffs for the second straight year and have only one postseason win in four seasons.

Spanos probably isn’t inclined to fire the embattled Turner in midseason, although a loss to the Chiefs would have been embarrassing.

“We didn’t talk about it specifically, but we want to win for him every week,” Rivers said. “You play for a lot of things, but we play for our coach. I think that has been evident over the years when we have struggled.”

Rivers, who looked shaky during the losing streak, did his part by completing 18 of 20 passes, or 90 per cent, for 220 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception. It was the sixth time in NFL history a quarterback had completed 90 per cent or more of his passes, and tied Steve Young for fifth on that list.

Rivers also threw a 13-yard TD pass to Malcom Floyd early in the fourth quarter.

“It was good to play well but more importantly, it was good to win a game. We needed a win in the worst way,” Rivers said. “Game like this, wins like this can jump start us.”

The Chiefs (1-7) committed four more turnovers and lost their fifth straight game. Running back Jamaal Charles left with a neck injury in the fourth quarter.

“Similar to what’s been happening throughout the course of this year, we shoot ourselves in the foot,” Crennel said. “We’re in a hole and we have to fight our way out. ... It wasn’t very good overall, but we’re going to keep coaching and keep fighting and play our way out of it.”

The Chiefs’ four turnovers ran their NFL-high mark to a staggering 29, which have led to 104 points.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel loses the ball while being sacked by San Diego Chargers Jarret Johnson in his own end zone during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, in San Diego. The Chargers recovered the ball for a touchdown.

“We fought hard, played hard, but at the end of the game it came down to the turnovers,” said quarterback Matt Cassel, whose fumble and interception both led to a Chargers TD. The Chiefs still haven’t led in regulation this season. Their only victory came when Ryan Succop kicked the winning field goal against the Saints in overtime.

With the Chiefs trailing 17-6, Cassel fumbled as he was sacked by Jarret Johnson in the end zone and Shaun Phillips recovered for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. On the next drive, Cassel’s high pass deflected off Dexter McCluster’s hands and was

intercepted by Demorrio Williams, who returned it 59 yards for a touchdown.

“I don’t know If someone stepped in front of him and tipped the ball but thank God I was there to make the play,” Williams said.

In the loss to New Orleans, Williams had an interception return for a touchdown but it was nullified after rookie Melvin Ingram was flagged for a late hit on Drew Brees.

Williams, who played for the Chiefs the last four seasons, forced a fumble in the first quarter.

The Chiefs had six turnovers in a 37-20 home loss to the Chargers on Sept. 30.

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EDMONTON — If the Edmonton Eskimos are to get past the Calgary Stampeders on Friday in a game that may determine if they get a CFL playoff spot, they say two things have to happen.

One, they have to avoid the slow starts that have plagued them through much of the season. Two, they have to be committed to establishing a running game.

“The greatest quote I know that fits the situation is it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” said running back Cory Boyd, cut by the team Oct. 11 but brought back 10 days later when Hugh Charles went down with a knee injury.

“We have to start fast. We’re a team that finishes but we have to start, we have to be a team that starts and finishes. Coaches are putting a lot of emphasis on that this week.”

Head coach Kavis Reed is concerned about the slow starts that have seen the Eskimos outscored 72-56 in the first quarter of games. In the Stampeders, they’ll be meeting a team with the opposite stats — Calgary, 5-1 in the its last six games in Edmonton, has outscored its opponents 130-55 in the first quarters.

The key for Edmonton, said Reed, is ball possession.

“From an offensive perceptive make sure you move the ball,” he said. “You don’t necessarily have to score points every possession or most possessions, you just have to make certain you’re moving the ball and establishing field position. We need the time of possession in our favour.

“Defensively you don’t commit the mistakes that allow teams to get points, and don’t let it be touchdowns if you do make those mistakes.

As long as you can keep the game within 10 points you’re fine in the CFL.” The Eskimos have trailed after the first quarter of all three games against Calgary this season, all losses, and in a critical game last weekend in Montreal they were down 19-1 at the half.

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As the snow fell most of Thursday and the Eskimos did their walk through on a snow-covered field, the Eskimos said two of the keys to victory Friday will their running game and the defence’s ability to slow down Calgary’s Jon Cornish.

“I love it. Especially when the snow’s on the ground,” Boyd said of the conditions. “You go out there and play the game like a big kid. Of course, the game changes. The league goes from a passing league to pretty much a quick dump league to a running league.

“We don’t know exactly how things will pan out as far as the game is concerned but we have a lot of things scripted and if the running game is something we need to lean on we have the right players in the right place to make that happen.”

Canadian Jerome Messam, who is expected to carry the bulk of Edmonton’s running attack with Boyd filing in for Charles, wasn’t as enthusiastic about the elements.

“I don’t think anybody likes it too much, but you have to go play and not let the elements mess with your focus,” said Messam.

“They’ve had our number throughout the year so it’s going to be a tough task, but we’ll focus on our game plan, run the ball, win the time-of-possession battle. That will be the key for us to win.”

The Eskimos have averaged 92 rushing yards against Calgary this season.

On the flip side, Cornish has rushed for 436 yards in the three Stampeder victories and he goes into the game needing just 50 yards to surpass the record of 1,437 yards for Canadian backs set 56 years ago by Normie Kwong.

“We have to watch him closely, make sure we’re all in our right gaps,” said defensive lineman Almondo Sewell.

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NOTES: The cold did present one problem Thursday. The Eskimos found that several footballs collapsed. Equipment manager Dwayne Mandrusiak said the bladder could be heard cracking when the balls were squeezed. . .

The CFL announced Thursday that the Eskimos will host the 50th induction ceremony and Canadian Football Hall of Fame weekend in 2013. The date will be set after the release of the 2013 CFL schedule.

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“That’s what we’re focusing on this week, making sure we know we have to be in the right place, especially when they do that direct hand sweep, where he runs all over the place, he’s been doing it to every team in the CFL.” Both teams go into the game minus key players. The Eskimos are without Charles, their leading rusher, while Calgary will be without slotback Nik Lewis. The Eskimos will have defensive lineman Marcus Howard back after missing 13 games with hamstring

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Oosthuizen, Scott lead after first round HSBC CHAMPIONS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SHENZHEN, China — The longer the holes at the Mission Hills golf course, the better Louis Oosthuizen and Adam Scott seemed to play.

Oosthuizen and Scott each had a 7-under 65 to share a one-shot lead after the opening round of the HSBC Champions on Thursday, in large part due to their perfect play on the five par 5s on the Jose Maria Olazabal-designed course.

Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open winner, made birdie on all five. Scott did him one better with four birdies and an eagle.

Two-time HSBC Champions winner Phil Mickelson was one shot back, along with Masters champion Bubba Watson, Peter Hanson and Shane Lowry.

Scott finished his round on a tear, sinking two consecutive birdies before making eagle on the 573-yard ninth hole.

“It was a solid day that all of a sudden turned into a really good day,” Scott said. “With five par 5s, it kind of sets up well for my game and the plan is to just take advantage of the 5s and hopefully hang in there with the leaders all week.”

The Australian, ranked sixth in the world, is still looking for his first tournament win of the year. He nearly captured his first major at the British Open in July until blowing a four-shot lead over Ernie Els with four holes to play.

His best finish since that collapse was a tie for sixth at the BMW Championship in September.

Oosthuizen also said the key to his game was hitting solidly off the tee on the par 5s, something he’ll need to do all week if he’s going to stay atop the leaderboard.

“If I can keep doing what I’m doing on the par 5s, you know, hitting the fairways and leaving myself with the irons or a 5-wood or something, you’ve got a good chance,” the South African said.

Hanson backed up his big win at the BMW Masters in Shanghai last weekend with a superb opening round in Shenzhen, making seven birdies against one bogey.

The Swede is second on the European money list, within striking distance of leader Rory McIlroy. If the Swede wins the $1.2 million paycheque at Mission Hills this weekend, he will overtake McIlroy with only three weeks remaining.

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Phil Mickelson hits a bunker shot at the 11th hole during the first round of the WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Dongguan, southern China’s Guangdong province, Thursday.

“It’s nice to get off to a good start, of course, coming off last week. You try to save a bit of energy the last couple of days and try to be ready for today,” Hanson said. “I’ve been on the road now for three or four weeks. Just need to keep your head fresh and this is a very demanding golf course. You can make some easy mistakes around here.”

Mickelson was further off the pace before sinking a 25-foot putt for eagle on his final hole for a 66.

“It was a great way to finish with an eagle. I was hoping just to make birdie on the last hole,” Mickelson said. “I think the reason I was so calm today was I drove the ball extremely well and hit every fairway.”

Lowry, meanwhile, sputtered down the stretch. After making birdies on the 15th and 16th holes to take a two-stroke lead over the field, the Irishman had bogeys on his final two holes — both times missing 10-foot putts — to drop him back behind the leaders.

“Felt like I had the ball on a string all day and felt like it came very easy to me today,” Lowry said. “Just to bogey those last two was disappointing.”

Dustin Johnson shot a 67 to sit two strokes off the lead with Thailand’s Prom Meesawat.

Defending champion Martin Kaymer was in a group of seven golfers tied for ninth at 4 under, along with England’s Luke Donald and American Jason Dufner.

Patriots help shaky pass defence by getting Talib from Bucs THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots moved to shore up their shaky secondary on Thursday by obtaining cornerback Aqib Talib from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Patriots traded their fourthround pick in next year’s draft for the former first-round choice, who is coming off his second NFL suspension, and a seventh-rounder in 2012.

Talib, who has 18 interceptions since being taken by Tampa Bay with the 20th pick in 2008 out of Kansas,

will be eligible to play in the Patriots’ next game on Nov. 11 after serving a four-game suspension for violating the league’s policy on performanceenhancing substances.

He said at the time of the suspension that he took an Adderall pill without a prescription “around the beginning of training camp.” He also was suspended without pay for the regularseason opener in 2010 and fined one additional game check for violating the NFL’s personal-conduct policy. That penalty resulted from an altercation with a St. Petersburg cab driver during

training camp in August 2009.

He also had charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Texas dropped a week before he was due to be tried for allegedly firing a gun at his sister’s boyfriend.

New England (5-3) enters its bye week having allowed the fifth most yards passing in the NFL. It has been especially vulnerable to the big play, most recently on a 50-yard touchdown pass by Sam Bradford on the St. Louis Rams opening drive last Sunday in London. The Patriots went on to win 45-7.

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Cornerback Devin McCourty gave up several long completions, then was moved to safety the past two games where starters Steve Gregory and Patrick Chung were sidelined. Another starting quarterback, Kyle Arrington, left the Rams game with a head injury.

“The thing we talk about is to stay the course, try to improve,” Patriots cornerbacks coach Josh Boyer said Thursday.

“We need to get better. Things that we’ve done well, let’s keep doing well and just stay the course and try to get better today.”

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School illness back to normal NOROVIRUS SYMPTOMS SPREAD THROUGH CLASSROOMS

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF

RESTORING HOPE BANQUET The Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre hosts its annual fall fundraising banquet Restoring Hope at the Black Knight Inn on Thursday. There is no charge for entry. The evening will feature good food, great company and a silent auction. To reserve a seat or a table for eight, call Michelle at 403-343-1611 or online at www.support. pregnancycare.ca. The event begins at 6:30 p.m.

Two Red Deer public elementary schools are now seeing normal levels of illness after Norovirus symptoms spread through their classrooms last week.

Mountview Elementary School saw 64 out of its 515 students stay home on Friday, triggering a protocol to inform Alberta Health Services. On Monday, that number dropped to 47 and by Tuesday, it decreased to 35.

Annie L. Gaetz Elementary also reported up to 15 per cent of its students were ill last week. It has about 335 students in total.

Bruce Buruma, director of community relations for Red Deer Public School District, said on Thursday that both schools were identified as having outbreaks and followed the steps laid out by Alberta Health Services.

Both schools are back to relatively normal incidents of illness and no other schools have seen an increase in flu-like symptoms.

Letters were sent home with children

that explained a number of students and staff were sick with vomiting and diarrhea, known as viral gastroenteritis. These types of illnesses are often seen in increasing numbers during the winter months and are often caused by Norovirus.

Norovirus infection is characterized by the sudden onset of vomiting and/or diarrhea with fever and stomach cramps.

The schools, in consultation with public health, advised of the importance of proper handwashing, making sure food is well cooked, and not attending group events until at least 48 hours after symptoms have ended.

Buruma said it appears so far that flu and colds haven’t made a big dent in other schools.

Mountview and Annie L. Gaetz schools were in contact with Alberta Health Services because the schools were experiencing higher than normal incidents of students being sick.

“Alberta Health Services finds schools as a great measure of the overall health of kids . . .” Buruma said. “That’s why we have a protocol in place regarding absences due to an illness. There is a reporting mecha-

nism when it gets to a threshold and then it’s monitored.”

Sandy Bexon, spokeswoman for Chinook’s Edge School Division, said the school district hasn’t yet been alerted to a huge spike of absenteeism due to colds and flu.

She checked with River Glen School and Penhold School this week and found that there are few students who are absent right now due to sicknesses that emerge about now.

In order to prevent a large influx, Bexon said children learn early on about proper hygiene. Handwashing techniques are taught at all schools.

“We really teach about hygiene and personal responsibility about common illnesses,” said Bexon.

Usually, parents have common sense as to whether they should keep their children at home, she added.

Jeanne Davis, spokeswoman for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools, said they are not seeing any trends for colds and flus right now. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENTS IN ELDERLY The central chapter of the Alberta Gerontological Nurses Association will present two speakers on the spiritual assessment in the older adult.

On Nov. 13 at the Symphony Inglewood Theatre Room, 10 Inglewood Dr., Helle Tees and Chris Magas will lead the discussion aimed at health care professionals working with older adults.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with the presentation running from 5 to 6 p.m. followed by a pizza dinner and the gerontological association general meeting. Admission is $5 for students and $10 for others. No preregistration is required.

For more information, call 403-358-4328.

CORRECTION The location for the Yves Engler book tour for The Ugly Canadian:Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy, today is the Snell Auditorium at Red Deer Public Library. Incorrect venue information appeared in Thursday’s Advocate.

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

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Choir director Scott Leithead of Edmonton expresses himself through the music as he directs the Alberta Youth Choir at Lindsay Thurber High School on Thursday. The choir, made up of 60 youth members from across Alberta including five members from Red Deer were rehearsing here as they prepared for their fall tour. The choir which is brought together in the spring and the fall for a weekend of performances each time will be performing at the Gala Concert of the annual Music Conference Alberta at the on the main stage at the Red Deer College Arts Centre on Friday evening. The Alberta Honour Band, Singing Strings and the Enterprise Quartet will also be performing at the event.

Teacher uses music to help kids cope with effects of war

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Liz Shropshire uses music to tame the savage effects of war on children.

The American music teacher and humanitarian spoke at Red Deer College on Thursday about her unique teaching practices that have helped thousands of war-torn children and teenagers transition from victims to community leaders and peace-builders.

Her Shropshire Music Foundation now operates in Uganda, Northern Ireland and Kosovo — where it all started some 13 years ago.

Having taught music to “gangster” kids in Los Angeles, music teacher Liz Shropshire didn’t think twice about entering another war zone when hostilities started in the poor region of the Balkans.

SHROPSHIRE MUSIC FOUNDATION Shropshire, who had been composing for TV and movies, recalled that she was planning a European vacation when she saw news reports of thousands of Kosovo Albanians being forced out of their homes by Yugoslav government soldiers.

The frightened faces of refugee children made Shropshire decide to use her holiday time to help evacuees instead of sightseeing.

After a colleague convinced her to tap into her own strength by giving the Albanian youth music lessons during her stay, Shropshire did some quick fundraising.

She flew to Kosovo with $5,000 worth of musical instruments — mostly small hamonicas and penny whistles that the children could easily keep in their pockets.

What happened over the next few days was magical, said the teacher, who saw a quick transformation in even the most haunted seven to 18-year-olds.

“A lot of them wouldn’t even look you in the eye on the first day and after a couple of classes they were volunteering to play in front of the class.”

Since making music takes all of one’s concentration, she said “you can’t be doing anything else. You can’t be thinking about what your environment is, or who you hate. . . . And you start feeling something when you play music.”

When the Albanian children begged Shropshire to stay and keep the music lessons going, she promised to return.

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A Red Deer man with a history of sexually assaulting other males will be sentenced in January for his latest conviction.

Thomas Paul Ganger, 64, was convicted in September of sexually assaulting a 30-year-old man in a Red Deer hotel room on Jan. 21, 2011, after they met at a trade show.

Court heard during his trial that Ganger and his victim had been drinking with others after the trade show.

Concerned that the older man was not sober enough to drive, the other man offered Ganger a spare bed in his hotel room.

The victim testified that he awoke to find Ganger in his bed fondling him.

The younger man fled to a friend’s room and police were called.

Defence lawyer Dave Inglis asked Red Deer provincial court Judge John Holmes on Thursday to order a pre-sentence report.

Holmes also ordered that a qualified forensic psychiatrist undertake a risk assessment.

“I would also like treatment recommendations,” said Holmes.

Ganger returns to court on Jan. 17 for sentencing.

Crown prosecutor Tony Bell has previously said he will seek jail time.

Ganger was convicted in 2005 of sex offences involving four teenaged boys who complained of being fondled during interviews for work with the food and laundry contractor at a Red Deer care facility.

Ganger was chairman of the 1998 Alberta Summer Games, held in Red Deer.

Red Deer to host Special Olympian events in 2013

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer will host 600 Special Olympic athletes competing in four sports next spring.

The last time Red Deer hosted a Special Olympics Games event was in 1993, when the city hosted the summer games.

“We’re excited that this number of athletes, coach- Jerry Tennant es, parents and supporters will be in Red Deer for the weekend,” Jerry Tennant, games organizing committee chairman, said on Thursday.

The games will run from April 19 to 21, with the opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School on April 19 and competition running all weekend. There will be a banquet and dance on April 20.

At the games, the 600 athletes will compete in five-pin and 10-pin bowling, swimming and basketball.

There will also be about 150 coaches and support staff at the games.

Included in the opening ceremonies is the Law Enforcement Torch Run, featuring Alberta law enforcement members.

Fundraising for the event is underway to help with a budget in the $140,000 to $150,000 range. Tennant said so far they have raised about $30,000 to $40,000, as well

as gifts in kind, which includes the Red Deer Catholic Regional School District providing school buses for transportation.

Tennant expects volunteer recruitment to get underway in the new year. However, there is already the core group of volunteers on organizing committees. About 200 volunteers will be needed for the event.

The games are a qualifier for the national games in 2014.

Those who make it to the national games will have a chance to qualify for the international games.

“Two years ago they were in Athens, Greece, and Red Deer had an athlete go as part of Team Canada,” said Tennant.

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Freezing rain downs power lines Fortis Alberta is reporting that freezing rain has downed a couple of power lines, in Central Alberta.

Power outages have affected about 1,700 people in the areas of Lacombe, Red Deer and Olds, as well as further south, in Pincher Creek and Vulcan.

Fortis has not yet said how long it may take to restore power to the affected areas.

Freezing rain has also made for treacherous highway conditions across Central Alberta. RCMP issued an advisory for Hwy 2 north and southbound lanes from Red Deer to Didsbury, citing icy road surfaces and poor visibility.

Motorists are reminded to travel with extra caution.

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Evergreen Theatre now has The Big Green Puppet Bus among its educational programs available to classrooms and public events across Alberta.

Former City of Red Deer bus now features travelling puppet theatre A former City of Red Deer bus has found new life as a travelling puppet theatre.

Evergreen Theatre now has The Big Green Puppet Bus among its educational programs available to classrooms and public events across Alberta.

In September 2012, the Calgary based theatre company launched the service in the repurposed bus.

The Red Deer Transit bus, fleet number 251, has been redesigned to be an indoor travelling puppet theatre for schools, events and

festivals.

While the public shows are designed for a family audience, primarily children aged four to 10, the school shows are aimed at students from kindergarten to Grade 6.

Evergreen acquired the bus last year and refurbished is over three months.

Sean Fraser, Evergreen Theatre executive director, said in total it took about a year to get the bus ready.

Fraser also said the reasons for

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Man charged in attempted robbery A man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a TD Bank in Red Deer in September.

RCMP allege a suspected walked into the bank at 6320 50th Ave. and demanded cash about 3 p.m. on Sept. 23. It is alleged the suspect discharged bear spray before running off.

Those affected by the bear spray were treated on scene by fire-medics.

Dustin Aaron Clark, 35, of Red Deer, has been charged with armed robbery with violence, disguised with intent to commit a crime, assault with a weapon, mischief, theft under $5,000 and possession of a dangerous weapon.

Clark is in custody and scheduled to make his first appearance in Red Deer provincial court on Friday.

MUSIC: Creates foundation The 50-year-old woman has since devoted all of her efforts to creating a foundation that now operates in the three countries, with plans to expand to more.

In Kosovo, she trains local teens to give free music lessons to Albanian kids and other minorities in the area, including children of Roma and Bosnian backgrounds. In Uganda, she works with former child soldiers and children who were sold into slavery to work cocoa fields.

In Northern Ireland, where the civil war has officially ended, she said local skirmishes continue between opposing factions who are not happy with the

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GAMES: Tie in with centennial “In 2006, we had three athletes go to China as part of Team Canada. There is an opportunity for athletes to progress right through the national and international games.”

The Special Olympic Games will tie in with the city’s centennial celebrations in 2013, which Mayor Morris Flewwelling said will make for an exciting spring.

“Having the Special Olympics is really quite an honour for our community,” said Flewwelling. “I am thrilled, and I’m speaking on behalf of council and all of Red Deer, that we will be having the games here.” The mayor said when he hands out the Mayor’s Awards every year, he is always thrilled by the number of special athletes in Red Deer.

“That doesn’t happen by accident,” said Flewwelling. “That happens because so many people in this community make it a priority that we will have the special people in our community take part.”

The 2013 games will be the largest multi-sport event in the city during the Centennial celebrations.

Special Olympics Alberta was established in 1980 and currently has over 3,000 athletes from over 130 communities. In Red Deer, there are more than 200 athletes.

“I think it will impact the city in two ways,” said Tennant. “It will bring a lot of people to the city, so there’s an economic impact. It will also have a lot to do in terms of awareness of Special Olympics and who we are.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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We are in need of sponsors willing to “Adopt” a family for Christmas. For as little as $400 you can provide a family of 4 with food and gifts this holiday season.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 – 7:00pm Santano Room, Sheraton Red Deer Hotel 3310-50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB Agenda Highlights: o Reports and Budget o Facility Enhancement o Election of Officers for the following: • President • 2nd Vice-President • Technical & House Operations • Secretary (one year term)

Applications for The Salvation Army Adopt-A-Family Campaign will begin Wednesday November 7, 2012 through Friday December 14, 2012.

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peace accord. But Shropshire’s foundation operates in community centres to children of all backgrounds.

Shropshire said one Irish father recently told her that his Catholic daughter has made a Protestant friend for the first time ever. She’s pleased to be helping bridge the divide by encouraging tolerance, kindness and peace. “My main purpose is to (mitigate) the effects of war on kids, and see how can we do stuff to build peace in the world?”

For more information about her non-profit foundation, visit www.teachingchildrenpeace.org. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Freda and Norman Hansen of Sylvan Lake join their grand daughter Leanne Hansen at Gateway Christian School in Red Deer Wednesday as the school hosts its Café Tonnerre or annual French Café.. In it’s 10th year the café which was open to family and guests served sandwiches, deserts and beverages and is raising money this year for the Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta and the Make A Wish Foundation.

Please call 403-346-2251 to make an appointment or for more details.

the bus were that it meant they could go to special events and be able to offer programming in inclement weather, it seemed like a cool idea and it brought the audience away from distractions to focus on the message of the performance.

The current show offered on the Big Green Puppet Bus is called Splish Splash! A musical review about water conservation.

For more information, visit www.evergreentheatre.com.

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Santa Claus’s arrival in Red Deer is fast approaching, and floats in this year’s parade could be worth $2,000 in cash.

There are four prizes up for grabs at the annual Festival Lights the Night, which is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 17.

The evening’s activities start at 4 p.m. at City Hall Park, 4918 48th Ave., with kids activities, hot chocolate, coffee, snacks and entertainment, as well as the lighting of the park.

At 5 p.m., the Santa Claus Parade gets underway on Ross Street.

After the parade, there will be more snacks, hot chocolate and coffee available at City Hall Park in anticipation of the lighting of the festival’s biggest Christmas tree.

New this year is the parade prizing for entries.

First prize will win $2,000, second prize is $1,500, third prize is $1,000 and fourth prize is $500.

Santa Claus Parade applications are available online at www.reddeerfestivaloftrees.ca.

Applications should be submitted to Janice Shimek, member of the downtown business association and parade co-ordinator.

Shimek can be reached by email janice@downtownreddeer.com or by phone at 403-340-8696.

For more information about the Festival Lights the Night, contact Shimek or Kathy Lacey at 403-3182339.

For more information call 403-346-4259 Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Canadian auto sales strong Automakers in Canada had their best October ever, pushing industry sales up nearly seven per cent from a year ago and putting sales on track for what could be a record year.

Overall vehicle sales in Canada rose 7.8 per cent year-over-year last month to 135,476, compared with 125,680 in October 2011, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. “Indeed, this is the best October ever, beating the previous record from 2002 when sales climbed to 134,694 units,” Dennis DesRosiers said.

DesRosiers notes that sales have only broken the 1.7 million mark in one other year, 2002, when about 25,000 of those vehicles were sold to Americans buying because of favourable exchange rates. Gas prices have been a key concern for cost-conscious buyers and that’s helped push growth in the smaller, more fuel-efficient car category higher than in the truck segment.

US consumer confidence rises WASHINGTON — Americans’ confidence in the economy surged last month to the highest level in nearly five years, as many were encouraged by an improving job market.

The Conference Board said Thursday that its consumer confidence index increased in October to 72.2.

That’s up from 70.3 in September and the highest reading since February 2008, two months into the Great Recession.

Consumers were more confident after seeing better job growth, the report noted. Hiring in July and August was stronger than first thought, and employers added a modest 114,000 jobs in September. The gain in confidence could be an encouraging sign for President Barack Obama, who faces re-election Tuesday at a time when the economy is the top issue.

—The Canadian Press and The Associated Press

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta plans to broaden a safety review of its vast energy pipeline network to include input from the public.

The province’s energy regulator hired a company in September to conduct a technical review of pipeline safety, spill response plans and the security of pipelines that cross water.

Energy Minister Ken Hughes says after that report is complete at the end of the year, the government will ask Albertans for their views on pipeline safety.

“We do want to engage everybody who has something constructive to contribute to this so there will be wider consultations in the new year,” Hughes told The Canadian Press in an interview.

“We all, as Albertans, have a concern that the pipeline industry is performing at its highest level possible. That expectation is set, not just by people who are technicians, but also by ordinary people like you and me who want to have input into policy process.”

Hughes said the government hasn’t de-

cided how it will consult with the public, or whether the process will include public meetings or hearings.

The Alberta government asked for the technical safety review last summer following three pipeline-related spills.

In one of those spills, a Plains Midstream Canada pipeline leaked about 475,000 litres of oil into the Red Deer River, a major drinking water source for central Alberta.

Since July, more than 50 environmental, conservation, land rights, unions First Nations and other groups have been calling on Alberta to include the public in its pipeline safety review.

Greenpeace spokesman Mike Hudema praised the government’s decision to open up the review process to the public, but said its success will depend on its willingness to share information and to really listen to people’s concerns.

“I’m glad that the public is finally getting a chance to have their say,” Hudema said Thursday.

“Of course, it remains to be seen as to how much of a say they will have, how much their feedback will be incorporated in the actual decisions, or whether this is really

just a public relations exercise.”

The Energy Resources Conservation Board hired Group 10 Engineering Ltd. of Calgary to conduct the technical review.

The company is to hand in a report to the board by the end of the month. The ERCB is to then submit the report, including its own conclusions, to Hughes by the end of the year.

Group 10 officials say under the terms of the contract, the company is strictly focusing on reviewing pipeline regulations, policies and best technical practices around the world. Consulting with the public is not part of its job.

“For this process to be effective, we have to be very guarded in how we engage people because it could turn out to be a mudslinging, political, publicized nightmare. So we have to be cautious,” Group 10 director Daryl Foley said from Calgary.

Hughes said the report will be made public in the new year and its findings will be the subject of the public consultations.

He gave no timeline on when more details of the public review will be released or when it will start.

Olds College fashion programs moving to Calgary FASHION INSTITUTE CALLED OPPORTUNITY FOR OLDS COLLEGE, ALBERTA’S FASHION INDUSTRY

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR After nearly a century in rural Central Alberta, Olds College’s fashion programs are moving to the bright lights of Calgary.

The college announced on Thursday that it is relocating its two-year fashion marketing certificate program and eight-month apparel technology diploma program to a new campus in downtown Calgary.

Some students will begin attending classes there in January, although most will make the switch next September.

Morgan Ross, chair of Olds College’s School of Business, said the new location — which will be called the Fashion Institute — presents a great opportunity for Olds College and Alberta’s fashion industry.

“We envision Calgary becoming the centre for apparel and fashion-related activity in Western Canada,” he said.

“The establishment of the Fashion Institute will serve as an economic catalyst for increased activity in this sector.”

Currently, there are about 100 students in Olds College’s

‘WE ENVISION CALGARY BECOMING THE CENTRE FOR APPAREL AND FASHION-RELATED ACTIVITY IN WESTERN CANADA.’ — MORGAN ROSS, CHAIR OF

OLDS COLLEGE’S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS fashion programs.

Ross thinks this figure could more than double over the next few years.

“I believe that there’s incredible potential in that marketplace.

“Fashion is really an urban phenomenon, more so than a rural phenomenon.”

Olds College’s fashion programs’ origins date back nearly a century. They evolved out of the agricultural college’s home economics program.

Ross said that in the past they had more of a “hobby flavour,” with domestic machines used.

“The movement to Calgary is going to be more of a focus toward an industrial training,”

Photo by VANESSA DEZUTTER, Alberta College of Art + Design

Bronwyn McDonald models a pair of Samurai pants designed by Debora Doorn, an Olds College fashion program student, during a photo shoot earlier this year. McDonald’s hair was done by Benish Khan and her makeup by Stacy Pattison, both of Artists Within Makeup Academy. he said.

“So more of an emphasis on the fashion industry as opposed to home-sewing or sewing for the hobbyist.

“It’s quite a historic change.”

Despite the Fashion Institute name, the programs will con-

tinue to be marketed as Olds College offerings — capitalizing on the college’s history and reputation.

“It’ll be a co-branding effort,” said Ross. hrichards@reddeeradvocate. com

REAL ESTATE Suncor delays Fort Hills mine production by one year until 2017 Sales rise slightly

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. expects crude from its Fort Hills oilsands mine to start flowing a year later than previously thought and says ever-growing production from places like North Dakota challenges the economics of its Voyageur upgrader.

Those two projects, as well as the Joslyn mine, are part of a $1.75-billion joint venture Suncor inked with French energy giant Total SA in 2010. The partners are undertaking a review of those three projects in an effort to drive down costs.

“We haven’t completed the review, but early indications are that we’ve been able to add significant value to the mining projects,” CEO Steve Williams told analysts on a conference call Thursday to discuss Suncor’s third-quarter results.

“However, the production timeline for Fort Hills is likely to be delayed by about a year to 2017.”

Suncor owns 40.8 per cent of Fort Hills and is the operator.

Total holds a 39.2 per cent stake and Vancouver-based miner Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) owns the remaining 20 per cent.

Meanwhile, Voyageur’s economics “appear challenged in light of the projected ramp up in tight oil production in the North American market.”

The Bakken formation that stretches through parts of North Dakota, Montana and Saskatchewan, for instance, has been an important new source of supply for the North American marketplace.

That oil is of better quality than

the tarry bitumen produced in the oilsands, and therefore commands a better price.

“Clearly the volumes of tight oil that are being produced are impressive,” Williams said.

There’s room for both tight oil and oilsands crude in the North American market, he said, but it does put upgrading — converting oilsands crude into a lighter product that’s easier to refine — “under more stress.”

“They’re margin projects that only work because of the difference between the value between light and heavy materials, which we think get squeezed in a world with more tight oil,” he said.

“So we’re fully aware of it and we’ve factored it into our investment plans.”

Fort Hills, Joslyn and Voyageur are being weighed on their individual merits, and could theoretically be scrapped if they’re not found to be economically viable.

Williams says the focus will be on profitability and quality rather than on meeting stringent timelines.

It’s a view many in the oilsands have been adopting in recent years to avoid the major cost overruns the sector experienced before the recession caused expansions to come to a screeching halt.

In releasing its results late Wednesday, Suncor said it now expects to spend $6.65 billion this year, down from the $7.5 billion it predicted earlier.

Suncor owes the lower spending to its new Firebag Stage 4 oilsands project, which came in 10 per cent under budget, as well as slowing the pace of the Total joint-venture developments.

Residential real estate activity in Red Deer inched up in October, according to Multiple Listing Service statistics issued by the Central Alberta Realtors Association on Thursday.

Those figures indicate that 142 homes were sold in the city last month, up slightly from the 140 sales in September and a 12 per cent improvement over the 127 deals in October 2011.

In the region outside Red Deer that’s serviced by the association, MLS home sales in October numbered 196.

That represented a four per cent decrease from the 204 sales in September, but a 12 per cent jump from the same month a year ago, when there were 175 sales.

During the first 10 months of 2012, there have been 1,498 MLS home sales in Red Deer and 2,225 in the outlying area.

Those numbers are up 11 per cent and 16 per cent respectively over the January-to-October period of 2011, when there were 1,351 sales in the city and 1,919 outside Red Deer.

The average selling price of homes in Red Deer last month was $323,937, as compared with $307,991 in September and $300,660 in October 2011.

Outside the city, the average was $252,577, down from $281,614 in September and $260,141 for the same month in 2011.

Average prices include homes of all types and sizes, so may not provide a good indication of general market trends.

The Central Alberta Realtors Association processed 208 new residential listings in Red Deer in October, down from 224 in September but an increase from the 196 new listings last October.

Outside the city, 308 residential listings were added last month — down from 331 in September and 371 in October 2011.

C4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Nov. 2, 2012

BCE will keep growth strategy if Astral deal doesn’t go ahead

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

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 106.90 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 74.90 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.15 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.76 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.86 Cdn. National Railway . . 87.51 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . . 93.98 Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 67.03 Capital Power Corp . . . . 22.13 Cervus Equipment Corp 21.07 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 30.11 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 39.91 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.71 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.90 General Motors Co. . . . . 25.68 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.21 Research in Motion. . . . . . 8.68 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.28 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 37.29 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 65.08 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 15.86 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.29 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 72.03 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.70 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 34.65 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 11.12 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.48

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.02 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 49.70 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.45 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 17.98

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market registered a solid advance Thursday as resource sectors benefited from signs of a recovering Chinese manufacturing sector. But the market was held back by earnings disappointments in the telecom and mining sectors.

Overall market sentiment also got a lift from American data showing a better-than-expected reading for consumer confidence and strength in the U.S. manufacturing sector.

The S&P/TSX composite index climbed 76.85 points to 12,499.76 while the TSX Venture Exchange added 6.81 points to 1,321.29.

The Canadian dollar shook off early losses to move up 0.22 of a cent at 100.32 cents US. U.S. markets racked up solid gains as the Dow Jones industrials closed up 136.16 points to 13,232.62, the Nasdaq composite index gained 42.83 points to 3,020.06 and the S&P 500 index rose 15.43 points to 1,427.59.

The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index increased in October to 72.2, the highest level in almost five years.

Consumers were more confident after seeing better job growth, the report noted.

And a day before the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report is released, payroll firm ADP said that the American private sector created 158,000 jobs in October. Economists had estimated the U.S. created about 120,000 jobs last month.

Meanwhile, the Institute for Supply Management says its index of factory activity rose last month to 51.7, up from September’s reading of 51.5.

A reading above 50 indicates expansion.

There was also some rare good news for the global economy as the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing’s monthly purchasing managers index improved to 50.2 from 49.8 in September. Numbers above 50 on the 100-point scale indicate activity is expanding.

Economic growth fell to a 3 1/2 year low of 7.6 per cent in the quarter ended in September but other indicators, including retail sales and investment, improved.

Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) weighed on the Toronto market, moving down $3.83 or 9.48 per cent to $36.56. Barrick’s third-quarter profit missed expectations as revenue fell amid lower gold prices. Net income before adjustments fell to US$620 million or 62 cents per share, less than half what Barrick earned at the same time last year. Its adjusted EPS was 85 cents per share, 15 cents short of expectations.

December bullion slipped $3.60 to US$1,715.50 an ounce and the gold sector lost about two per cent.

The telecom sector was also lower as BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) said its net income in the third quarter dropped to $569 million and adjusted net earnings fell to $588 million, or 76 cents per share. The adjusted EPS was a penny below estimates. BCE’s revenue was just under $5 billion, compared with about $4.9 billion a year earlier. Most of that came from Bell Canada, BCE’s main subsidiary.

BCE shares were down 51 cents to $43.15.

Metal prices advanced in the wake of the Chinese PMI data with December copper up three cents to US$3.55 a pound and the base metals sector was ahead 4.8 per cent.

Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) ran ahead $1.88 or almost six per cent to $33.58.

But shares in uranium miner Cameco (TSX:CCO) fell 97 cents or five per cent to $18.40 after it reported quarterly net earnings of $82 million or 21 cents per share, compared with $39 million or 10 cents per share for the same period a year earlier.

Adjusted earnings were $52 million or 13 cents per share compared with $104 million or 26 cents per share in 2011. Quarterly revenue came in at $408 million, compared to $527 million a year ago. Analysts expected profit of 27 cents per share and $562.3 million in revenue.

Cameco also reduced its longterm production target to 36 million pounds of annual supply by 2018, down from 40 million pounds a year, due to ongoing market uncertainty following last year’s Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.

Meanwhile, oil prices rose as refineries in the storm-hit northeastern United States restarted.

The December crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange was up 85 cents at US$87.09 a barrel.

The energy sector climbed 1.34 per cent as Imperial Oil Ltd. (TSX:IMO) said higher margins at its refineries were the main reason for a 21 per cent jump in its third-quarter profit, handily beating analysts’ expectations.

Net income rose to $1.04 billion or $1.22 per diluted share, compared to $859 million or $1.01 a share for the same period last year. Imperial’s shares climbed $1.36 to C$45.55.

In other corporate news, TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) plans to invest about US$1 billion in a new natural gas pipeline in Mexico. The pipeline giant has been awarded a contract to build, own and operate the pipeline by Mexico’s federal power company, the Commission Federal de Electricidad or CFE. Its shares were up 32 cents to $45.29.

Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) was a major gainer, up 80 cents or 10.15 per cent to $8.68 on a heavy volume of 6.7 million shares. The

Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 36.56 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.40 First Quantum Minerals . 23.69 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 45.18 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.37 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 52.61 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 9.89 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.45 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.58 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 33.58 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 24.40 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 29.46 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 42.55 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.00 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 45.29 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 30.32 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.65 Canyon Services Group. 10.41 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 35.58 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.710 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 22.50 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.15 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 91.60

Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 32.68 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.19 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 28.03 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 45.55 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.49 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.23 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.20 Penn West Energy . . . . . 13.03 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.85 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 7.54 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 34.68 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.31 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.12 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.77 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 47.80 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 59.18 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 54.66 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.09 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 29.61 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 26.83 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 23.06 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 39.95 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 61.70 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 12.36 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 77.50 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.39 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 57.58 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 25.02 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.73 jump added to a 3.7 per cent rise Wednesday after it said its new BlackBerry smartphones are being tested by 50 phone carriers around the world, another step towards their release next year.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Thursday.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,499.76 up 76.85 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,321.29 up 6.81 points TSX 60 — 790.99 up 4.12 points Dow — 13,232.62 up 136.16 points S&P 500 — 1,427.59 up 15.43 points Nasdaq — 3,020.06 up 42.83 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 100.32 cents US, up 0.22 of a cent Pound — C$1.6072, down 0.48 of a cent Euro — C$1.2897, down 0.51 of a cent Euro — US$1.2938, down 0.23 of a cent Oil futures: US$87.09 per barrel, up $0.85 (December contract) Gold Futures: US$1,715.50 per oz., down $3.60 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $33.596 per ounce, down $0.061 $1,080.11 per kg., down $1.96 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Thursday at 1,321.299 up 6.81 points. The volume was unavailable.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Nov.’12 $6.60 higher $625.40; Jan ’13 $2.30 higher $617.90; March ’13 $1.60 higher $614.10; May ’13 $1.10 higher $609.30; July ’13 $1.50 higher $606.90; Nov. ’13 $3.50 higher $555.70; Jan. ’14 $3.50 higher $557.60; March ’14 $3.50 higher $557.90; May ’14 $3.50 higher $557.90; July ’14 $3.50 higher $557.90; Nov. ’14 $3.50 higher $557.90.

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.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 181,520 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 181,520.

Imperial says strong refining key to jump in third Q profit Houston-based energy heavyweight ExxonMobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) Work on Imperial’s $10.9-billion Kearl project is 98 per cent complete the project is on track to start up by the end of this year.

Last year, Imperial’s board of directors approved an $8.9-billion expansion that will begin producing 110,000 barrels per day by late 2015.

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Nova Chemicals Q3 profits slip Nova Chemicals Corp. is reporting a decline in its third quarter profits.

The petrochemical company, which operates ethylene and polyethylene plants at Joffre, announced on Thursday that it earned $107 million for the three months ended Sept. 30. That was down from a $150-million profit for the same quarter in 2011.

During the first nine months of 2012 Nova generated $487 million in profits, as compared with $538 million for the comparable period last year.

The company said in a release that the decreases were due to reduced margins in its olefins/polyolefins business unit, which includes the Joffre plants.

It added that over the longer term, its 2012 numbers were also affected by an increase in

depreciation expense and other market factors.

Nova is a wholly owned subsidiary of In-

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CALGARY — Imperial Oil Ltd. says higher margins at its refineries were the main reason for a 21 per cent jump in its third-quarter profit, handily beating analysts’ expectations.

The Calgary-based integrated energy company (TSX:IMO) says its net income during the threemonth period rose to $1.04 billion, or $1.22 per share, compared to $859 million or $1.01 a share for the same period last year. The profits easily outstripped the average analyst estimate of $1.08 per share, according to Thomson Reuters.

Earnings in Imperial’s downstream segment — which encompasses oil refining and retailing — had its strongest-ever quarter with earnings of $536 million, about double what they were a year earlier. Two of Imperial’s peers that have reported their third quarter results in the past day — Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU) and Husky Energy Inc. (TSX:HSE) — also did well on the downstream end. While an overabundance of crude in North America has reduced prices and dampened the profits of many oilsands producers, companies like Im-

perial that have refinery operations are somewhat buffered from that effect.

What integrated energy firms lose in producing oil, they make up for in refining it, because it’s cheaper to buy crude to run through their facilities. Imperial’s total revenues came in at $8.3 billion for the quarter compared to $7.9 billion year over year. Imperial is majority owned by

MONTREAL — BCE Inc.’s strategy to keep growing its shareholder dividend is on track and doesn’t depend on the acquisition of Astral Media, the telecom giant said Thursday.

BCE will have the ability to increase its free cash flow to maintain its dividend growth and the telecom company is also on track to meet its 2012 financial guidance, said CEO George Cope.

“The company’s market capital strategy hasn’t changed, no matter what the outcome of the Astral transaction ends up being,” Cope said, after announcing BCE’s quarterly profit dropped 12 per cent to $569 million.

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission nixed Bell’s $3.4-billion friendly takeover of Montreal’s Astral, saying it wasn’t in the best interests of Canadians. Bell has asked federal cabinet to get involved, but the government has shown little appetite to do so.

The deadline for the deal to be completed has been extended to Dec. 16 and either BCE (TSX:BCE) or Astral (TSX:ACM.A) can further extend it by one month.

Cope was told by a financial analyst on a conference call that the “view on the Street” is that BCE may have to seek new acquisitions to fund its dividend if the Astral deal doesn’t go ahead.

“We don’t concur with that,” Cope said. “(But) there’s no doubt the acquisition that we were looking at was going to help generate even more cash flow than we had anticipated on an organic basis.”

When the acquisition was announced last March, BCE said it would use free cash flow from Astral to help fund its dividend. BCE has said its common share dividend increase for 2012 is five per cent. Cope said he was “clearly very disappointed and surprised” by the CRTC’s decision. He noted that BCE has made its request to cabinet and “we continue to wait for a

response on that.”

In its financial results, net income for the three months ended Sept. 30 dropped to $569 million, or 12 per cent, from $642 million in the same quarter in 2011. Earnings per share were 74 cents versus 83 cents year-over-year.

Adjusted net earnings fell to $588 million, or 76 cents per share compared with $724 million and 93 cents per share year-over-year.

The adjusted EPS was a penny below analyst estimates compiled by Thomson Reuters, while mean estimates for revenue came in at $4.9 billion. Revenue at the Montreal-based telecom and media company’s was up slightly from the same time last year — $4.98 billion, compared with $4.91 billion in the third quarter of 2011.

Most of that came from Bell Canada, BCE’s main subsidiary. Bell’s operating revenue was $4.39 billion, up from $4.31 billion a year earlier.

Cope said BCE had strong growth across its wireless, TV, Internet and media businesses.

Bell’s wireless division had 149,00 net new subscribers, up 17.1 per cent from the same quarter last year. These subscribers are generally on lucrative three-year smartphone contracts.

By comparison, competitor Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) added 76,000 net postpaid customers who bought iPhones, BlackBerrys or Android smartphones in its third quarter.

Bell’s revenue from its wireless operations increased 7.1 per cent to $1.4 million year-over-year. The wireless division had mobile data revenue growth of 29.5 per cent in the quarter.

Bell Media, which includes the CTV assets, saw its revenue in the quarter increase by 25.5 per cent to $546 million, helped by broadcasting the 2012 Summer Olympics.

“Not including the Olympics, advertising sales in Q3 across Bell Media’s television, radio and digital media properties continued to be impacted by a soft advertising market as a result of a slow-growing economy,” BCE said.

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SCIENCE Friday, Nov. 2, 2012

Can feathers help to fuel the future?

Hydrogen is touted as the fuel of the future, abundant and non-polluting.

One would think that it would ease into reality as a viable alternative to fossil fuels before they deplete.

A grand dream for the future, possibly, however, it has a few failings that prevent immediate usage. The most obvious is no hydrogen fueling stations lining the highways and byways.

Granted, as we have few hydrogen vehicles, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like deciding which came has to come first â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the dog or the sled?

The biggest problem is energy density. Hydrogen being the lightest element on the periodic table, it is tough to store in quantity.

It can be compressed to 10,000 psi, a process that holds some promise.

It can be cooled to liquid form, which produces the most fuel per unit, but it is not practical in a vehicle.

Then there are the absorption technologies that use metal hydrides or carbon nanotubes.

The present estimated cost of metal hydride containment would add an estimated $30,000 to the cost of a vehicle and carbon nanotube storage a massive $5.5 million.

Neither is likely.

Enter the chicken feather.

Scientists at the University of Delaware in Newark working in the Affordable Composites from Renewable Resources program have discovered that carbonized chicken feathers form a structure of strong hollow cross linked tubes.

These tubes have a large surface area that allows hydrogen to be absorbed almost as much as nanotubes.

Feathers are composed of keratin, a natural occurring protein that forms finger nails, hair, horse hooves, etc.

Feathers have a disproportionate advantage over nanotubes and metal hydrides: they are abundant and cheap.

A 298-litre tank for hydrogen storage using carbonized feathers is estimated to add only $200 to the price of a vehicle, a huge difference in price from the nearest alternative, metal hydrides.

This same 298-litre tank would give the â&#x20AC;&#x153;hydrogen fueledâ&#x20AC;? vehicle a 480-km range, is comparable to a gasoline-fueled vehicle.

Without this technology, by way of comparison, a 79-litre tank at room temperature and pressure filled with hydrogen would move that same car about 1,600 metres.

If this technology is perfected for commercial use, then one of hydrogenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transportation issues may have been eliminated.

Initially, chicken feathers were being investigated as a source of keratin for improving the performance of microcircuits.

It was almost inadvertently discovered that when the feathers were heated, the protein fibres formed tube-like structures that rivalled the carbon nanotube in strength, and metal hydrides capacity to store hydrogen.

Oddly, this discovery has a reutilization component: presently there is very little demand for the mountains of feathers that are produced annually in the poultry business.

It takes time for technologies to become available to the consuming public. Politics and societal acceptance dictate the advance of any new discovery.

It is remarkable to note the volume of ideas that are continually being developed in science labs, and workshops around the world.

No one knows how far we can go.

Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a company that installs solar panels, wind turbines and energy control products in Central Alberta. He built his first off-grid home in 2003. His column appears every second Friday in the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@solartechnical.ca.

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Municipal Planning Commission Decisions On October 24, 2012 the Municipal Planning Commission issued the following decisions for development permit applications: Permitted Use Approvals Woodlea Arthur Splett â&#x20AC;&#x201C; re-development in existing neighborhood, a 4% relaxation to the maximum floor area and a 4% relaxation to the maximum width of a proposed detached garage to be located at 5334 42 Avenue.

Discretionary Use Approvals Clearview Meadows Matthew Boyd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the use of a new secondary suite to be located at 40 Cole Street South Hill Imperial Land Services Inc. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the use of a new secondary suite to be located at 3810 52 Avenue.

You may appeal discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative & Governance Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on November 19, 2012. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative & Governance Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8132.

Oriole Park West Neighbourhood Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/N-2012 Housekeeping Amendments to Lands Adjacent to Kerry Wood Drive and Immediately South of Oak Drive City Council is considering amending the Land Use Bylaw by clarifying existing land uses through the removal of land designated for future urban development in the Oriole Park West neighbourhood that is not large enough for development to occur.

Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/N-2012 provides for the rezoning of the A1-Future Urban Development District east of Kerry Wood Drive to A2 Environmental Preservation District, the rezoning of the A1-Future Urban Development District west of Kerry Wood Drive to P1 Parks and Recreation District and the rezoning of the A2-Environmental Preservation District west of Kerry Wood Drive to P1 Parks and Recreation District.

Public Notice Removal of deadfall and hazardous material Attention: All property owners in the Pines neighbourhood The City of Red Deer will be working in the forested area of the Pines neighbourhood this November to FOHDU SRWHQWLDO Ă&#x20AC;UH KD]DUGV RU PDWHULDOV DV SDUW RI 7KH &LW\¡V :LOGĂ&#x20AC;UH 0DQDJHPHQW 3URJUDP 7KH UHPRYDO LV scheduled to begin on November 5 and will take place IURP D P XQWLO S P GDLO\ The program is part of an innovative multi-year SURJUDP WR PLQLPL]H WKH ULVN RI Ă&#x20AC;UH LQ 5HG 'HHU¡V XUEDQ IRUHVW DUHDV Please stay clear of personnel and HTXLSPHQW ZRUNLQJ LQ WKLV DUHD For more information, contact: Dale Kelly )LUH 0DUVKDO The City of Red Deer

Notice of Intention to Designate Municipal Historic Resources under the Historical Resources Act,Section 26, R.S.A., 2000, Ch. H-6 Notice is hereby given that Council of The City of Red Deer intends to pass a bylaw to designate the following property as a Municipal Historic Resource under the Historical Resources Act, Section 26, R.S.A., 2000, Ch. H-6, as amended from time to time. The property to be designated as a Municipal Historic Resource is: McIntosh House Located Municipally at: 4631 Ross Street Red Deer, AB and legally described as: Lot 38-40, Block A, Plan K8 For additional information contact City of Red Deer Planning Services at 403-406-8700 or by email at planning@reddeer.ca

Development Officer Approvals On October 30, 2012, the Development Officer issued approval for the following applications: Permitted Use Ironstone 1. N McFarlane â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 1.37 metre relaxation to the minimum side yard to an existing deck located at 32 Innes Close.

Morrisroe 2. N Odell â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 53.44 m2 attached garage addition to an existing single family to be located at 13 Moseley Close.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer stood along the Hudson River and watched his research come to life as Hurricane Sandy blew through New York.

Just eight months earlier, the Princeton University professor reported that what used to be once-ina-century devastating floods in New York City would soon happen every three to 20 years. He blamed global warming for pushing up sea levels and changing hurricane patterns.

New York â&#x20AC;&#x153;is now highly vulnerable to extreme hurricane-surge flooding,â&#x20AC;? he wrote.

For more than a dozen years, Oppenheimer and other climate scientists have been warning about the risk for big storms and serious flooding in New York.

A 2000 federal report about global warmingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effect on the United States warned specifically of that possibility.

Still, they say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfair to blame climate change for Sandy and the destruction it left behind. They cautioned that they cannot yet conclusively link a single storm to global warming, and any connection is not as clear and simple as environmental activists might contend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ingredients of this storm seem a little bit cooked by climate change, but the overall storm is difficult to attribute to global warming,â&#x20AC;? Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver said.

Some individual parts of Sandy and its wrath seem to be influenced by climate change, several climate scientists said.

First, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sea level rise. Water levels around New York are a nearly a foot (0.3 metres) higher than they were 100 years ago, said Penn State University climate scientist Michael Mann.

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3. Pointe-5 Contracting Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 0.94 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the house and a 0.28 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard to the deck for a proposed single family dwelling and attached garage to be located at 39 Viking Close.

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The proposed bylaws may be inspected at Legislative Services, 2nd Floor City Hall during regular office hours or for more details, contact City of Red Deer Planning Services at 403-406-8700.

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City Council will hear from any person claiming to be affected by the proposed bylaws at the Public Hearings on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor of City Hall. If you want your letter or petition included on the Council agenda you must submit it to the Manager, Legislative Services

by Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Otherwise you can simply tell Council your views at the Public Hearing.

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5. The City of Red Deer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a proposed community garden to be located at 14 Nash Street.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on November 16, 2012. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8399.

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STORM: More storms Add to that the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean, which is about 2 degrees Fahrenheit (.8 degrees Celsius) warmer on average than a century ago, said Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist at Texas Tech University. Warm water fuels hurricanes.

And Sandy zipped north along a warmer-thannormal Gulf Stream that travels from the Caribbean to Ireland, said Jeff Masters, meteorology director for the private service Weather Underground.

Meteorologists are also noticing more hurricanes late in the season and even after the season. A 2008 study said the Atlantic hurricane season seems to be starting earlier and lasting longer but found no explicit link to global warming. Normally there are 11 named Atlantic storms. The past two years have seen 19 and 18 named storms. This year, with one month to go, there are 19.

After years of disagreement, climate scientists

and hurricane experts have concluded that as the climate warms, there will be fewer total hurricanes.

But those storms that do develop will be stronger and wetter.

Sandy took an unprecedented sharp left turn into New Jersey. Usually storms keep heading north and turn east harmlessly out to sea. But a strong ridge of high pressure centred over Greenland blocked Sandy from going north or east, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Jennifer Francis of Rutgers University, an expert in how a warming Arctic affects extreme weather patterns, said recent warming in the Arctic may have played a role in enlarging or prolonging that high pressure area. But she cautioned itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not clear whether the warming really had that influence on Sandy.

While components of Sandy seem connected to global warming, â&#x20AC;&#x153;mostly itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 80, 90 per cent natural,â&#x20AC;? said Gerald North, a climate professor at Texas A&M University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These things do happen, like the drought. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a natural thing.â&#x20AC;?

On Tuesday, both New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but notice that extreme events like

Sandy are causing them more and more trouble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is clear is that the storms that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve experienced in the last year or so, around this country and around the world, are much more severe than before,â&#x20AC;? Bloomberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s global warming or what, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to address those issues.â&#x20AC;?

Cuomo called the changes â&#x20AC;&#x153;a new reality.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anyone who says that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a dramatic change in weather patterns I think is denying reality,â&#x20AC;? Cuomo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told the president the other day: â&#x20AC;&#x2122;We have a 100-year flood every two years now.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; For his published research, Oppenheimer looked at New York Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record flood of 1821. Sandy flooded even higher. This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s damage was augmented by the past centuryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sea level rise, which was higher than the world average because of unusual coastal geography and ocean currents. Oppenheimer walked from his Manhattan home to the river Monday evening to watch the storm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We sort of knew it could happen, but you know thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different from actually standing there and watching it happen,â&#x20AC;? Oppenheimer said from a cellphone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really imagine what this looks like until you see it.â&#x20AC;?

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Singing in his own voice COLIN JAMES’S 15TH ALBUM, ‘15’, FINALLY INCLUDES A LOVE SONG FOR HIS WIFE

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Colin James performs with his band at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre on Nov. 14.

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF After 21 years of marriage, Colin James wrote a love song for his wife called Finally Wrote a Song for You. “It was a bone of contention for many years,” admitted the Vancouverbased blues rocker, who performs with his band on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. “Since I’d written songs about other people, my wife wondered when I’d write one for her.”

But this was difficult to achieve midmarriage, James reasoned, since most romantic ballads tend to germinate from the pain or introspection gained from a relationship once it’s over.

“Our relationship is still going on, so in a way, it was a good thing that I hadn’t written one for her. . . .”

Then one day, some lyrics to Finally Wrote a Song For You popped into James’s head while he was cycling. He later sang them over the phone to his

Who: Blues/rocker Colin James performs with Liam Titcomb When: 7:30 p.m., Wed., Nov. 14 Where: Red Deer’s Memorial Centre Tickets: $49.59 from Black Knight Ticket Centre colleague and sometimes co-writer, Ron Sexsmith, who collaborated on the tune about long-term love.

While James was pleased enough with the soulful result to add the song to his 15th album, 15, he was told it doesn’t let him off the hook.

“Since I co-wrote it with Ron, my wife said it doesn’t count — I still owe her a song!”

The latest CD actually contains eight tracks that were jointly written

by James and other songwriters, including Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar, Tom Wilson of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, and Thomas “Tawgs” Salter, who’s written for Lights and Josh Groban.

James, a six-time Juno Award winner, admitted he prefers co-writing because words aren’t his strong-suit. “I

come from a blues background,” said the 48-year-old Regina native, who noted that most blues singers don’t write their own material, but base their repertoires on traditional standards.

“Willy Dixon wrote half the blues catalogue, and a lot of the rest is by Robert Johnson, with a few songs by Elmore James.”

The Regina native actually thought of songwriting as a chore when first told he should start writing his own tunes after being signed to a major record label. Then James realized this allows him to tailor his material to his own singing and playing styles. “You can sing in your own voice.”

The first single from 15, Stone Faith, starts off with “Get your tired ass pulled over to the side of the road,” reflecting James’ real-life experience of

being stopped by police for speeding the same day he wrote the song.

It continues with a chorus of “Hail Mary hanging on a chain” — which was co-writer Tom Wilson’s contribution.

“He loves religious imagery.”

While the single could be interpreted as a love song, “it’s really just a rock song that’s meant to sound cool,” James added, with a chuckle.

Among the covers on 15 are Fleetwood Mac’s Oh Well, Allen Toussaint’s funky Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley, and John Lennon’s Jealous Guy. James said he loves Lennon’s music because he was a “beautiful” lyricist, who also showed a real appreciation for blues and rockabilly music.

The former Beatle always wrote primarily for himself. James said Lennon once imparted this to a fan who was hugely inspired by his songs. “He said, ‘The lyrics mean something to me. Whether they mean anything to you is immaterial.’ ”

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Egge album tackles effects of mental illness

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Mental illness is a character who runs rampant through Ana Egge’s seventh folk-rock album, Bad Blood.

Egge, who teamed up with producer Steve Earle for the 12-track CD, decided to write songs about the bipolar disorder that was tearing a hole in her family, as a way of coping.

“Loving somebody whose reality ebbs and flows drastically from your own, you’re constantly trying to imagine what they’re thinking and feeling, but that’s a crooked road. . . .

“Sometimes there’s no reason, there’s no why,” said Egge, who performs with her band on Friday, Nov. 9, at The Hideout, south of Red Deer.

The Saskatchewan-born resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., wrote the songs on Bad Blood as a way of venting about the disease that is affecting two family members. “There was a whole range of emotions, from hopeless and scared, to wanting to feel hope, and being desperate. Sometimes, it was everything all at once.”

The songwriter was angry at mental illness and also wanted to pierce the “shame” that keeps many people silent about the condition. But she didn’t know how to begin writing about it.

“I didn’t feel I could run from this anymore and didn’t know how to confront it in such a way that I was able to express these hard emotions.”

When Egge eventually decided to personify mental illness in her songs, she was able to start a lyrical dialogue.

The title track of Bad Blood is about a character who’s unravelling while “running wild in the west.”

On Driving With No Hands, Egge tried to capture the erratic behaviour of those with the disease, while Hole in Your Halo was written after visiting a family member in jail and reflecting on how destructive the condition can be.

Feedback for the just-released Bad Blood album has, so far, been positive from critics and listeners.

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Ana Egge performs on Friday, Nov. 9, in support of her new album, Bad Blood, at The Hideout.

The CD received a three-and-a-half star rating in Rolling Stone magazine, and many fans have approached Egge to express gratitude for her sincerity, and to share their own stories.

While reactions were more mixed from her own family, Egge believes her relatives largely understand why she wrote the songs.

If nothing else, she believes the CD has shown her ill loved ones the effects of their decision to go off the medication that would keep them more emotionally stable.

“The breaks with reality were pretty intense . . . in the end, I decided to talk about it honestly” — which Egge believes has helped raise public awareness. It wasn’t necessarily why she embarked on the personal album project, but she believes it’s a good thing.

Egge grew up as the child of “back to the land” hippie parents, who decided to farm the family homestead along the border between North Dakota and Saskatchewan.

She was born while her American parents were on the Canadian side.

“My sister used to tease me, saying ‘You can never be president,’ but now I get the last laugh because I have the benefit of dual citizenship.”

When drought, hail and grasshopper infestations drove the family south to live in a commune in New Mexico, the 10-year-old Egge felt the ground had shifted beneath her.

“We were the strange people in North Dakota. In New Mexico, we were the normal ones!”

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JAMES: Content to perform with his own band James, who’s best known for his hits Five Long Years, Why’d You Lie? and Just Came Back, hasn’t joined a duo, trio or other musical permutation — as have his writing partners Wilson and Johnson, who are members of various groups.

“I’ve thought about it, but the right opportunity hasn’t presented itself,” said the 48-year-old, who is content to keep performing with his own band.

As he’s already shared the stage with Stevie Ray Vaughn, Santana, Bonnie Raitt and other heavy hitters — “other than (Eric) Clapton,” James said, he wouldn’t know who to put at the top of a wish list. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Adelaide Clemens and Sean Bean in a scene from Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. of the figures on the screen, or care about a byzantine story stitched together from innumerable horror and fantasy shows.

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D has the fatal problem common to most video games adapted to the screen. The interactive game allows players a fighting chance to determine the outcome

(Silent Hill 3 even has “normal” and “possessed” settings). The set-in-stone screen version enforces passive viewing, which 3D does nothing to improve.

And so we sit, slack-jawed and gaping, as protagonist Heather (Adelaide Clemens, looking distractingly like a young Michelle Williams) endures a ghastly opening dream sequence that

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Johnny Cash tribute act plays The Hideout tonight The group billed as “North America’s favourite Johnny Cash tribute act” performs tonight at The Hideout, south

of Red Deer.

David James and Big River will be playing five decades of Cash tunes.

James has captured the late country music icon’s mannerisms and deep voice, and plans to “sing from the gut.”

Cash’s music was known for themes

of sorrow, moral tribulation and redemption. Folsom Prison Blues, I Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, Solitary Man and Get Rhythm are part of the band’s repertoire, as are some of Cash’s later songs, including Hurt and Rusty Cage.

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EGGE: Still uses guitar she built

cluding friends who can’t go to their jobs at New York University because it’s closed due to flooding.

“There’s going to be a lot of restoration work needed. . . . It’s a good time

to go up to the plains.”

There’s no cover charge for the 9 p.m. show. For more information, call 403-348-5319. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Yet she remembers her childhood fondly. “It was pretty magical — so much time and space. We spent lots of time outside. When we lived on the plains, we were really free. There were few people, but lots of kids, and I would ride a motorcycle and run around barefoot. . . .”

Egge began taking her guitar playing seriously at age 15, when her astrology teacher (she admitted there were some quirky classes at her parents’ private school) began teaching her his other skill — guitar making.

The singer/songwriter still uses the guitar she built as her main instrument during concerts.

Egge has toured Western Canada as an opening act for Ron Sexsmith and Joel Plaskett, but this will be her first appearance as a headliner. And she’s looking forward to getting away from the hurricane-ravaged East Coast.

Although Egge resides on high land, she said, “I just feel terrible for everybody here who’s been affected” — in-

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“There are many Silent Hills,” Malcolm McDowell’s shrubbery muncher says to a visitor in the freak show that is Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. “Are you sure it’s this one?”

Excellent query, and also the film’s best in-joke. This is the second Silent Hill movie, coming more than six years after the original, but it’s based on the third chapter PETER of a survival HOWELL horror video game that now stretches to nine installments and counting.

Not that it really matters, since this made-in-Ontario film series is designed to dazzle the eye (and it really does) rather than enlighten the cranium (the “revelation” part of the title feels like another joke). Only true devotees of the game are likely to recognize many

makes A Nightmare on Elm Street seem like restful slumber.

She awakes to the reality of life as a fugitive. She and her dad Harry (Sean Bean of TV’s Game of Thrones) are on the run from dire circumstances that are more implied than revealed (writer/director Michael J. Bassett does everything on the trot). They’re forced once again to change addresses, schools and even names.

She’s not in a hurry to make new friends, even with fellow new student Vincent (Kit Harington, another Game of Thrones recruit) practically wearing a sign proclaiming himself the movie’s love interest.

“I won’t IM you, Facebook you, tweet you or read your blog,” sullen Heather tells her fellow scholars, and if that isn’t the most 21st century of insults, I don’t know what is.

We learn after a fashion that Heather must travel to Silent Hill, a West Virginia ghost town where the coal mines long since shut down but the fires still burn. She’s been told not to go by her secretive dad, who has suddenly vanished, but what are you supposed to do when somebody goes to the trouble of writing “Come to Silent Hill” in blood on your living room wall? Talk about engraved invitations.

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Songwriter Dees dies at 73 MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — Bill Dees emerged from his days as an out-of-cash young songwriter to pen tunes recorded by Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and other country music greats, but the centerpiece of his career was his work with Roy Orbison, including co-writing the classic rock hit, Oh, Pretty Woman.

Dees, who died in Arkansas last week at age 73, had said writing that song with Orbison in 1964 changed his life.

In a 2008 interview with National Public Radio, Dees recalled that the night they penned the hit song, Orbison told him he wouldn’t need to go to work that Monday if he didn’t want to.

“He said, ‘Buy yourself an electric piano, and I’ll take you on the road with me.’ And he said, ‘I’ll pay you what the band’s getting,”’ Dees said during the NPR interview, which is posted on his Dees’ website.

He went on to tour Europe and perform on the Ed Sullivan Show with Orbison, with whom he also co-wrote numerous other songs, including It’s Over, which also was a No. 1 hit.

The Texas native left home to seek work in Nashville, Tenn., where he went on to write songs recorded by performers who also included Glen Campbell.

But working with Orbison defined his career.

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Consumption: Ode to Junk Food by Kaila Ann A. Janz is now on exhibit at the Harris-Warke Gallery at Sunworks. It is one of many pieces of art submitted by local and national and internationally known artists for the ninth annual fundraiser. This yea,r artists were asked to donate a piece of art that would fit inside a Solo beer cup or a 10x10 pizza box, hence the name of the fundraise:r Beer and Pizza. The event is a two-week silent auction culminating in a last-minute bidding session on Friday, Nov. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. Proceeds from the event will be used to assist in gallery operations and upgrades.

EXHIBITS RED DEER GALLERIES ● Cafe Pichilingue Alberta Sampler — featuring work from artist Harvey Brink will run for the month of November, with a reception Nov. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. ● Work from artist Erin Brown will be featured at the Velvet Olive Lounge for the month of Nov. ● MarkerTopia by Sheldon Rabbit Wheatley exhibit, print and card sales will be featured at The Hub for the month of November. ● Beyond the Looking Glass: Photographs by Roberta Murray will be on display at Kiwanis Gallery from Oct. 17 to Nov. 25. The works explore a place where dreams and nightmares exist together and the distinction between truth and fiction becomes blurred. ● Profit and Ambition: The Canadian Fur Trade, 17791821 opens Sept. 29 and continues to Dec. 9. This travelling exhibition produced by the Canadian Museum of Civilization traces the span of the North West Company from its formation in 1779 to the amalgamation with the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1821 through maps, documents and artifacts. Phone 403309-8405.

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SILENT: Cultish weirdos It is in Silent Hill that Heather will uncover hidden truths about herself and her fractured family, while fighting a circus of cultish weirdos (McDowell amongst them) and brandishing a magic amulet, “The Seal of Metatron,” that looks as if it were ripped off the body of a slain disco dancer in 1976.

Careful viewers may make their own astounding discovery about this town of deep ash and shallow melodrama. The presence of Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix), Deborah Kara Unger (The Game) and Radha

● The Hideout presents Ana Egge with folk-rock storytelling style on Nov. 9, and then Jimmy Rankin, Dec. 9. ● The Club presents Madchild on Nov. 15. ● Enmax Centrium will host The Tragically Hip with special guests the Arkells on Jan. 22. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. All ages show. Tickets go on sale today from Livenation.com, Ticketmaster, and Rogers Wireless Box Office, and Charge by Phone 1-855-985-5000. ● The Vat presents Bill Bourne on Nov. 7 singing songs of his new album, Songs From A Gypsy Caravan. ● Red Deer College presents Bill Bourne on Dec. 20. ● Red Deer Memorial Centre features Colin James with special guest Liam Titcomb on Nov. 14. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. This is an all ages show with reserved seating. Tickets cost $49.50 (plus FMF and service charges). Then on Nov. 18 see Just For Laughs Comedy Tour Relationship Edition. The show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $39.50 (taxes included plus applicable charges). Also see Ron James Live! on Dec. 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $51 (taxes included plus applicable charges). Visit www.ronjames.ca for info. Tickets for all three shows are on sale from Black Knight Inn at 403-755-6626 or 1-800-661-8793, www. bkticketcentre.ca. Tickets for Colin James are also available at Livenation.com or Rogers Wireless Box Office.

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Mitchell (Pitch Black), all of them movie action women of a decade or more ago, suggests that Silent Hill really isn’t hell on Earth, but rather the last roundup for furloughed fantasy femmes.

Their abundant acting talents are wasted here, since Silent Hill relies on shock visuals, most of them involving faceless beings that could haunt even Freddy Krueger’s nightmares.

They’re a great calling card for the Toronto special effects people who made them. But for the next Silent Hill movie, already hinted, the producers should go whole hog and hire Canuck director Guy Maddin.

He really knows what to do with a village of freaks, while having a few dark chuckles at the same time.

TORONTO — The latest love seeker eliminated from The Bachelor Canada, Gabrielle Dipersico, says the experience has taught her to think before she speaks.

The straight-talking law student from Oakville, Ont., left the Victoria mansion in Wednesday’s episode on Citytv after bachelor Brad Smith visited her hometown and met her family.

Dipersico’s frank and confident personality shone through from Day 1 on the series, when she FRANKENWEENIE 3D PG told fellow hopeful Whit1:15 FRANKENWEENIE 2D PG ney she was “skanky” for 4:00, 7:15 kissing Smith when he EVIL 5 3D 14A gave her the “first impres- RESIDENT Gory, Violence 4:00, 7:05 sion rose.”

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His Conservatives take 75 of 79 seats.

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Parents insist on visiting despite not being the right time Dear Annie: I live in Europe. I visit my parents Give them the name of a local bed-and-breakfast and twice a year with my kids, and my parents visit us an- suggestions for day trips and places of interest. Do it nually. I recently asked that no relatives visit during nicely but firmly, and don’t back down. They will be my son’s spring break so he can concentrate on his upset, but they’ll get the message.

SATs and AP exams.

Dear Annie: Three years ago, I moved My parents, however, insist they back to my hometown. My older brother, would not be a bother and against my “Jerome,” lives here. He is an outspoken wishes are planning to come during and grumpy old man. His wife and I are spring break and live at our house for friends and talk on the phone often. two weeks.

Here’s the rub: I haven’t been invited for They always expect us to entertain a holiday or birthday celebration since I them and take them out of town on the moved here. weekends. What can I say to make them We exchange gifts, but they have cake or change their minds? — 50 Years Old but dinner after I leave. Yet my sister-in-law’s Still Feeling Five family is always invited.

Dear Old Enough: Unless there is a I would often take baked treats over, but good reason why your folks picked this I stopped. Should I stop exchanging gifts, time to visit, we strongly urge you to put too? My sister-in-law knows this is hurtful, MITCHELL your backbone in place. but she says only that Jerome doesn’t like & SUGAR Tell your parents as sweetly as you a lot of people around. Is he that uncaring? can manage that if they insist on comI rarely talk to him now, and I haven’t been ing at precisely the time you asked them to his house in months. He has dropped not to, you are so sorry, but you won’t be over here a few times to bring produce able to put them up in your home because your son or canned pickles. I wish I could just get over it. — cannot have any distractions.

Baffled You also won’t be taking weekend trips for the Dear Baffled: We think the fact that Jerome drops same reason. Tell them how awful it is that you can’t by with produce and canned pickles indicates that provide the type of company they were hoping for he’d like a closer relationship, but doesn’t know how and that your son won’t be able to enjoy their visit. to achieve it. Have you invited him to your home for

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a birthday or Christmas party? That street runs both ways. You also could tell him directly that you’d love to stay for cake and ice cream at the next birthday party and see how he reacts. It can’t hurt.

Dear Annie: In response to “Another Lonely Wife” (and many other unhappy wives), I share your pain from a husband’s point of view.

After countless romantic dinners, fun weekend getaways and vacations, tickets to her favorite events, a 25th wedding anniversary cruise and doing my fair share of household chores, the “return” on my efforts is nearly zero. It’s not that I expect it for every gesture I make, but being constantly rejected sexually has taken its toll on my happiness. I would never reject any advances from my wife -- not that she has made many in 10 years. She says she loves me, but she should add, “But I don’t want to have sex with you ever again.” It’s like I have a roommate, not a soul mate.

It reminds me of the story of the couple who put a dollar in a jar every time they made love. After 10 years, they paid for a trip to Hawaii. In my case, I wouldn’t be able to pay for the gas to get to the airport. — Sad Husband Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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New Hosseini book to come out May 21 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Khaled Hosseiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next novel will be a journey across time and space.

The author of the million-sellers The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns has finished his third book, And the Mountains Echoed. Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) and publisher of his first two novels, announced Monday that And the Mountains Echoed comes out on May 21. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am forever drawn to family as a recurring central theme of

death. This one is special.

Mary Schwalbe never stopped making plans, staying in touch, encouraging others, being thankful, being grateful, reading books.

This is a fine tribute from a son. I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost a friend.

Peggy Freeman is a local freelance books reviewer.

my writing,â&#x20AC;? Hosseini, the Afghanborn author and physician, said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My earlier novels were at heart tales of fatherhood and motherhood. My new novel is a multi-generational family story as well, this time revolving around brothers and sisters, and the ways in which they love, wound, betray, honour, and sacrifice for each other. I am thrilled at the chance to share this book with my readers.â&#x20AC;?

Penguin President Susan Petersen Kennedy is one of the few people to have read the novel. She said during an interview Monday that And the Mountains Echoed would take place â&#x20AC;&#x153;in different

parts of the worldâ&#x20AC;? and, as with his previous books, offers â&#x20AC;&#x153;such a clear experience and characters you can identify with even if their lives are very different from your own.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;He really opens you up to what it means to be human,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Hosseini, 47, is one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular authors, with his first two books selling more than 38 million copies. The Kite Runner, his debut, came out in 2003 and became a word of mouth sensation and book club favourite in paperback, spending two years on The New York Timesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bestseller list.

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BOOK REVIEW The End of Your Life Book Club

by Will Schwalbe $29.95 Random House This is a true story and one that real nonstop readers will eat up in a couple of sittings.

Will Schwalbe has a mother like few others; one who spends her time travelling to dangerous parts of the world helping refugees and trying to place books in the hands of children. Generally doing more than her bit to make the world a better place.

Now this well-loved mother, Mary Schwalbe, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer with liver involvement, treatable but not curable. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very sad and tragic and all of those things, but in fact she is quite able, still, to do many things, and she can do her favourite thing, which is reading.

There are treatments to be taken and her family will not have her face those alone. Will can take time from his job to be with her, and so they begin.

These are people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin a conversation with â&#x20AC;&#x153;How are you?â&#x20AC;? but with, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are you reading?â&#x20AC;?

Mary has a habit of reading the ending of a book first (she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand suspense).

Will, in the publishing trade, would not dream of doing so.

So a two-person book club of sorts is formed around the chemo treatments, discussions are deep and far reaching and spill into other important areas.

In fact, reading a book about someone dying makes the discussion of Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prognosis go more smoothly for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;languageâ&#x20AC;? has been right there before them.

There are 28 books referred to here, either books they read or books that came up in discussion.

The discourse is far reaching and personal.

Will often reads on his ebook, Mary reads from the printed page.

So the reader of The End of Your Life Book Club will run into lots of old friends, Marjorie Morningstar, The Hobbit, People of the Book, The Uncommon Reader, The Painted Veil, Murder in the Cathedral, the Year of Magical Thinking and many others.

Of course, Mary Schwalbe does not just lay in bed waiting for the end.

She stays very busy keeping up by email with many friends.

She has plans for a library to be built in Afghanistan and the delivery of books to small villages.

She is working quietly away on the funding for these.

She has refugee friends who must be contacted, grandchildren who must be encouraged, and art from deserving students that must be purchased.

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Obituaries PLAUDIS Doreen Joyce Nov. 22, 1927 - Oct. 20, 2012

KANNENBERG Raymond Raymond Kannenberg passed away at the Lacombe Long Term Care Centre on October 23, 2012 at the age of 87 years. He is survived by his son, Werner (Yvonne) Kannenberg of Red Deer; grandson, Michael (Christa) and their children, Evalyn and Hudson of Beaumont, AB; grandson, Ryan of Grande Prairie, AB; granddaughter, Erin of Edmonton; as well as his siblings, Otto, Lydia and Frieda, all of Germany. Ray is predeceased by his first wife, Eva; son, Frank and by his second wife, Agnes Doering.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com I’m Here I cannot ease your aching heart, Nor take the pain† away, But let me stay and take your hand And walk with you today.

I’ll listen if you need to talk; I’ll wipe away your tears.

I’ll share your worries when they come; I’ll help you face your fears.

I’m here and I will stand by you, Each hill you have to climb, So take my hand, let’s face the world; Live one day at a time.

You’re not alone, for I’m still here.

I’ll go that extra mile, And when your grief is easier, I’ll help you learn to smile.

- Jeanne Losey Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

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HYDE Stan Born: Jan. 16, 1928 Magog Que Died: Oct. 27, 2012 Red Deer AB Stanley entered the RCAF in Sept 1950. He had a fulfilling military career serving in Europe, Quebec, and finally retiring from Cold Lake,AB in April 1977. He then made his home in Red Deer. He spent his retirement traveling with Bev, his wife of 61 years. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, three children Phil (Shelley) Cheryl (Ed) Linda (Bryan), seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, November 10 at 1:00 PM at the First Church of the Nazarene, 2 McVicar St. Red Deer.

PEACOCK James “Jim” Patrick 1940 - 2012 It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of Jim Peacock at the age of 72 years on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at the Red Deer Hospice with his family by his side. Jim built his own course to navigate pancreatic cancer with great courage and determination. Jim leaves to mourn his loving wife, Luella of 45 years; sons, Brad (Diane), and Richard (Denise); daughters, Julie (Roman) Kvasnytsia, and Theresa; Grandchildren, Scott, Kristen, Chad, Chauncey, and Nikki; brothers, Brian (Jenny), Eric ( Tr e v a ) , a n d B i l l ( J o a n ) ; s i s t e r s , M a r g a r e t ( Ti m ) , Richeloff, Rose (Dave), Dashney, and Mary Lamb; s i s t e r - i n - l a w, G e o r g i n a Crump; as well as many great friends whom he cherished. Jim is predeceased by his parents, Edith and Walter Peacock; and his brother-in-law, Kent Crump.

Jim took great pride in his family’s accomplishments and his role as a husband, f a t h e r, g r a n d f a t h e r, a n d great-grandfather. His family will miss him very much and remember his loving support and many kindnesses. Jim was helpful by nature, an avid camper and enjoyed his last summer with friends and family. He had a passion for p e o p l e , c o m m u n i t y, a n d building. He was known as “Mr. Fix It” with his friends and neighbors. Jim worked very hard for the Deerpark Community Association. A Celebration of Jim’s Life will be held at the Parkland Funeral Home on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Donations in Jim’s memory can be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 2S6 or to the Red Deer Cancer Society, 101, 6751 - 52 Avenue, Red D e e r, A l b e r t a T 4 N 4 K 8 .

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Kimberlee Gordon, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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The North Atlantic was very rough and unforgiving in February and Doreen was sick for a large part of her honeymoon. Her and Peter then took the train to Saskatchewan and worked on a ranch until they moved to Red Deer. The ranching life was quite a change from small town England. Mom told stories of the recluse who came to the main house once a year for a bath and the blizzard of the winter of 1951 when a man was lost coming from town. The Mounties showed up at the house dressed in big parkas with fur-lined hoods to join in the search. It was all very exciting and Mom said she had no appreciation of the danger Dad was in as he went out in the blizzard to look for the neighbour who was missing. Doreen and Peter moved to Red Deer in 1952 and she worked at the PTS (Michener Center) for a time until she had her first daughter, Ingrid.

Doreen had many hidden talents. She loved poetry and prose and spent many Sunday afternoons reading in her room or out loud to us girls. She would also entertain us with her memories of verses from plays she was in when she was young. Christmas dinner was often followed by reading “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes and Robert Frost’s “Stopping

by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Despite her granddaughter’s greater aptitude for math and science Doreen reinforced the importance of literature and poetry by encouraging Alanna to recite poems such as “The Gingham Dog” and “The Calico Cat” until they were ingrained in memory for years to come.

Mom also loved “bushwhacking” and often we would return from school to find her out with her axe clearing out underbrush to make paths through the trees. Doreen was a sympathetic listener and many a neighbour, young an old, would come for tea and a chat. She was a supportive and compassionate woman who gave much of herself to her husband, her children and her friends. She spent many days volunteering for the Red Deer Pony Club and the Canadian Cancer Society.

Doreen is mourned by her daughters Ingrid and Kathryn; sons-in-law, Shane Bowie and Liam O’Connell and granddaughter Alanna. Thank you to the nurses and caregivers of Extendicare for their kindness and support during Doreen’s time there. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. A celebration of Doreen’s life will be held at Kathryn and Liam O’Connell’s residence on November 3, 2012 from 1 - 5 pm.

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WARD Betty Jean 1938 - 2012 Passed away peacefully on October 31 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Jean was born in Red Deer and was raised in Leslieville. After finishing her schooling in Red Deer she was employed by Ray Madge and completed her Denturist certificate. It was in Red Deer where she met Austin and they were married in 1963. After living in Calgary and Edmonton they settled in Red Deer and raised their family in the Poplar Ridge district. Austin and Jean enjoyed horse racing, camping, Oilers hockey and many curling events until his passing in 2009. She will be sadly missed by her daughter Dee and Andy Janko, son Allan Ward and two granddaughters Amy and L i n d s a y, a s w e l l a s h e r extended family and friends.

Jean enjoyed life and even with her health failing she had a smile, and will that would not quit. The family will cherish memories of numerous trips to the racetrack, holidays in Vegas and Phoenix†, and following her granddaughters curling events. Amy and Lindsay held a very special spot in her heart. She was predeceased by her husband Austin, sister Mary Ann Machan and brother Jack Cummerford.

A Funeral service will be held on Tuesday November 6, 2012 at St. Mary’s Church 6 McMillan Avenue Red Deer Alberta at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Jean’s honor may be made to the Lending Cupboard† 5406 43 street Red Deer AB† T4N 1C9.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com † Arrangements entrusted to Rebekah Sealock EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45th Street, Red Deer Phone (403) 347-2222

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EWERT Douglas Doane July 11, 1949 - Oct. 27, 2012 Douglas Doane Ewert passed away suddenly on October 27, 2012. He will be greatly missed by his two sons: Cameron and Tyler (Lisa) and his two grandchildren: Brooklyn and Nate; sisters: Lola (Dick) and Wyonne; and his brother, Kelly (Pat) as well as numerous nieces and nephews and their families.

Doug was predeceased by his brother, Quinton; father, Art; as well as his brother-in-law, Greg and later his mother, Florence. Doug will also be missed by his good friends that were like family, Joe Sjare, Bill Reeves (Amanda Elliott) and Alicia Howes and his many co-workers at Associated Cabs. Doug was born at Hardisty, AB, the eldest son of Arthur and Florence Ewert and grew up in Spruce Lake, SK. Doug worked for many years in the service station industry, he was an owner/operator for Fas Gas and Superstore Gas Stations throughout the years. He was also heavily involved in BMX and always wore a big black cowboy hat to all the races. Doug loved to play pool and played in the southern Music Pool League for many years. He loved winning trips to Las Vegas and other prizes. Doug was always willing to help a stranger in need with anything. His kindness and generosity were extended to many people throughout the years who needed a helping hand.

A celebration of his life will be held on Friday, November 2, 2012 at 1:00 pm at the Corner Pocket Pool Hall in Red Deer, AB, any and all are welcome. There will also be a memorial of Doug’s life held in his hometown of Spruce Lake, SK on November 11, 2012.

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Joyce Doreen Plaudis passed away peacefully with her daughters at her side on October 20, 2012. Doreen was born in the small village of Sheepy Magna, England on November 22, 1927. She spent many happy days growing up and spending time with her closest friends, her cousin Jean and Eileen.

The war caused many hardships including German bombing and rationing but it also brought Doreen together with her husband of 55 years, Peter. Village dances were the main source of entertainment in the post war years and it was there that Doreen was swept off her feet by Peter’s dancing ability, Latvian accent and overall charm. They were married in 1950 and immigrated to Canada on February 28, 1951. It took courage to leave everything and everyone she knew to sail to a new country with her husband. They arrived in Canada with $200.00 and a suitcase. Doreen would not return to England for a visit for 20 years.

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VIS - STOFFELS “Two are better than one” Tom and Arlene Vis along with Peter and Donna Stoffels are extremely happy to announce the marriage of Kelly and Erich on July 21, 2012

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Copp’s is a leading provider of piling related services to the oil and gas, construction and infrastructure industries for over 20 years. This is a rapidly growing business based in Red Deer. We currently have an opportunity for a Controller to join our team.

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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

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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.

DEX Production Testing req’s exp. day night supervisors & assistants.

Competitive wage & benefit pkg. Email resume to: office@ dexproduction.com or fax 403-864-8284

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300

Our Red Deer operation is currently seeking individuals for the following position: 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 & tickets.

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

LEADING facility services company is seeking hard working, safety conscious cleaners for janitorial team.

QUALITY ASSURANCE F/T work. $13/hr. Fax reCOORDINATOR (QA) sume to 403-314-7504 Position is shop based out of our Hinton fabricaton shop.

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

The successful applicant will receive an orientation to the Approved Home Program and ongoing monthly training, as well as a training allowance for supports given to this individual.

LOCAL Oilfield Company seeking exp’d Wireline Toolhand /Salesman. Paid fuel and vehicle allowance.

Send resume with expected salary to btopcanada@ hotmail.com

770

We will Remember

A non-denominational Social Service Agency is seeking a couple and/or a mature person living in Red Deer to provide living accommodations, emotional support, time management and life skills training to a young adult male diagnosed with developmental disabilities, ADHD and Oppostional Defiance Disorder. This yound man is attending High School and works PT in the community. The individuals will be paying room and board.

800

info@longhurstconsulting.com

Oilfield

Classifieds 403-309-3300

Oilfield

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Caregivers/ Aides

All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Safety tickets are an asset but we are willing to train the right candidate.

We offer exceptional pay, excellent benefit package and a positive work environment.

Please email resumes to info@landcore.ca or fax 403-783-2011.

The right candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Please no phone calls.

Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you. Now hiring Canyon Champions for the following positions:

Class 1 Driver / Operators: Nitrogen, Coiled Tubing, Cement & Acid, Fracturing Supervisors: Nitrogen, Coil, Cement & Acid, Fracturing Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Willing to work flexible hours f Safety—focused

f Team oriented f Clean Class 1 license f Oil and Gas experience an asset

Why Canyon? f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package f New equipment

f f f

Paid technical and leadership training Career advancement opportunities RRSP Matching Program

We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

How to apply: email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

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Coming Events

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 E3

820

RAMADA INN & SUITES GROUP2 req’s. F/T MAINTENANCE Architecture PERSON... Experience Interior Design preferred. Pool operation Accounting Technician an asset.

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

ALBERTA Food service company now hiring F/T Dietary Cook positions.

Must be willing to work long hrs., weekends & eves., have 5 yrs. cooking exp., dietary exp. preferred, have current food-safe certificate.

Email resume to: jpdinelle@ novaservicesinc.com Bo’s Bar & Grill is looking for experienced line cooks.

Competitive wages, bonus system, good work ethic, team player needed.

403-309-2200 attn: Jacquie DISHWASHER at Fusion Cafe North end. Apply in person.

LUAU Investments Ltd. (O/A Tim Hortons) Food Counter Attendant F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) Must be avail. weekends $11.00 per hour.

4217 - 50 Ave. 6721 - 50 Ave. 7111 - 50 Ave. timhire@telus.net

On call rotation. Bonuses, Drop off resume to 6853 66 St. Red Deer or fax 403-342-4433 or email: info@ramadareddeer.com CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

X-STATIC

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR EXPERIENCED AND ENERGETIC P/T

COCKTAIL SERVERS

Apply in person after 3 pm.

830

Sales & Distributors

THE TRAVELMAN Luggage & Swimwear Warehouse Requires A FULL TIME & PART TIME SALES associate for our Red Deer store.

(15 to 20 hrs. per wk) Travel & ladies fashion experience a plus. NO Sundays, or holidays. starting wage $11.00 Fax resume to (403)348-2033 or email: richard@thetravelman.com

840

Teachers/ Tutors

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.

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 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds 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:restaurantbusiness@hotmail..ca

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

Join our team of professionals!

ELECTRICAL and INSTRUMENTATION JOURNEYMAN and APPRENTICES We are currently recruiting for: Central and Northern Alberta.

Required Safety Certificates: H2S Alive / First Aid PST / Fall Protection.

Successful candidates will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Oilfield experience is an asset.

Qualified applicants are invited to fax or email their resumes: Fax: 403-638-3688 Email: careers@bighornelectric.com CLASSIC DREAM MACHINES AUTOMOTIVE requires autobody technician to restore and refinish classic vehicles.

Fax resume 403-341-4946 EXPERIENCED residential HVAC installer required immediately. Must have valid drivers license and own hand tools. Call Stan @ 403-550-3870 for interview.

F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS - Good hours, home every night, $4000-$6000/mo.

Contractor must have truck or van. Tools, supplies & ladders required. Training provided, no experience needed. Apply to: satjobs@shaw.ca FOUNDATION company in Red Deer currently seeking experienced Commercial Foundation Form Workers. Please fax resume to 403-346-5867

FURIX ENERGY INC. is hiring a

Weld Spool Pipefitter

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIANS

(Hyundai Master Technicians Required)

Must have weld spooling pipefitting experience.

Please forward your resume to: kayla@furixenergy.com or fax to (403)348-8109.

Two full time, permanent positions in Red Deer, AB From $29.75/hr to $33.00/hr Vehicle maintenance service, replace, fix, adjust systems and components, steering, brakes, suspension, transmission, electronics, electrical, engines and accessories.

Apply in person with resume and Hyundai certification in person to Lindsay

Gary Moe Hyundai 7652 Gaetz Ave Red Deer

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.

FUTURE AG

in Red Deer is now accepting applications for an

403-350-3000 CUNNINGHAM ELECTRIC LTD. req’s res./comm.

Journeyman Electricians

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

820

Agricultural Technician / Journeyman 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.

• • • • • •

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:

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Restaurant/ Hotel

850

Big Horn Electric and Controls Ltd.

850

Trades

NIGHT OWLS

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Responsibilities include administration of payroll and benefits, analysis and reconciliation of GL accounts, monthly reporting, year end working papers and other reporting as req’d.

Qualifications: Minimum 3 years applicable experience, flexible, strong written and verbal communication skills, Post-secondary education in accounting or business as well as public practice experience an asset.

Fax: 403-346-6570 Email: hr@group2.ca

Trades

Future Ag Inc. Attn: Barry Box 489 Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 Fax (403) 342-0396 Email: barryg@futureag.ca 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

Trades

850

Trades

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.

870 880

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

860

End Dump Drivers Truck and Wagon Drivers Super B Drivers Lowbed Drivers

Top wages paid based on experience Assigned units Scheduled days off Valid safety tickets an asset

Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

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

1165

*LEXUS* 403-392-0891 INDEPENDENT BEAUTIFUL college girl ROXY 403-848-2300

EDEN

587-877-7399 10am- 2am

1100

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

BASEMENT developments/reno’s. Quality workmanship. Rod Smith Const. Ltd. 403-742-3148

LEXI, Blonde, Babe, 27. No Agency Fees 403-396-8884

Contractors

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

COUNTERTOPS

Kitchen renovations Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 DALE’S HOME RENO’S Free estimates for all your reno needs.

403-506-4301 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia Prefering non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 302-9210.

Eavestroughing

1130

WINTER PREP SPECIAL Starting @ $100.

403-391-2169

Fireplaces

1175

TIM LLOYD. WETT certified.

Inspections, installs, chimney sweeps & service 403-340-0513

Handyman Services

1200

F & J Renovations. We do it all. Good rates and references available so call John at 403-307-3001 jbringleson@shaw.ca GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Massage Therapy

1280

* NEW * Executive Touch.

Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. Mon-Fri 11am-6pm 348-5650

CHINESE MASSAGE new owner, free parking, 4606 48 Ave. Open 7 a.m.9 p.m. 7 days a wk.

Phone 403-986-1691 Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, lots of parking 403-341-4445 HOT STONE, Body Balancing. 403-352-8269 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Painters/ Decorators

1310

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in DEERPARK Duncan Cres./ Dennison Cres. area $129/MO. ALSO Dunning Crsc.

Depalme St. $50/mo.

ALSO Dunham Close & Dandell Close area $130/mo.

LANCASTER 1/2 of Lampard Crsc $65/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 & Youth Carrier Needed For Delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in JOHNSTONE PARK Jacobs Close James, Johns St. & Jewell St. NORMANDEAU Nichols Crsc. & Nyberg Ave. *********** PINES PAYNE & PARSONS CLOSE ********** PINES LODGE & PALLO CLOSE ********** PAGE AVE. & PHELAN CLOSE Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

ADULT & Youth Carrier Needed For Delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in

********** PINES PAGE AVE. & PHELAN CLOSE Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

880

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

PAINTING BY DAVE Interior, Exterior, New Construction. Comm/Indust.

2 Journeyman w/over 50 yrs exp. %15 discount for seniors. Free estimates.

All work guaranteed.

403-307-4798

VII MASSAGE

Feeling overwhelmed?

Hard work day? Come in and let us pamper you.

Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave.(rear entrance if necessary) www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels 403-986-6686

Misc.

Help

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

*********** JOHNSTONE CROSSING Jack & Jenner Crsc.

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

• • • •

880

Misc.

Help

JOHNSTONE PARK Jacobs Close James, Johns St. & Jewell St.

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 Escorts

860

860

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

1010

Truckers/ Drivers

Wabasca Area 5 month term Camp Job Started mid-Aug, 2012 BIG Horn Electric and Controls Ltd.

1000-1430

Accounting

850

SIDER /helper, wanted for small construction company. % pd. on experiecne.

Call Dean @ 302-9210.

CLASSIFICATIONS

1280

Trades

JOURNEYMAN DRIVERS wanted for tankElectricians and er work in central and Instrument Hands req’d. for southern Alberta. Oilfield work in Central Alberta. exp. an asset. Top wages Also looking for + benefits for long term apprentices . Oilfield employees. Nearly new exp. an asset. trucks with sleepers, Please forward your We offer: ELECTRICAL and microwave, fridges and resume to jobs@ INSTRUMENTATION many more features. nexsourcepower.com • Competitive Wages JOURNEYMAN and Scheduled time off and or fax 403-887-4945 • Annual work boot APPRENTICES regular shifts on. Call reimbursement Required Safety LOOKING for apprentice 403-588-6285 588-05590.

• RRSP Plan Certificates: or journeyman mechanic.

403-227-2569 • Benefit Package H2S Alive / First Aid Pipe bending skills would DRIVERS-LONG HAUL. • Sick Days PST / Fall Protection. be a great asset. Wages $1500 Sign-on!

• Tuition reimbursement Successful candidates will depend on exp. Going Join an industry leader! program for apprentices possess excellent written concern shop. Fax US Runs, 5-14 days out.

• Monthly Bonus and verbal resume to:403-346-9909 Heyl Truck Lines communication skills. or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. 800-973-9161 If you are looking for a Oilfield experience is an Phone 403-346-7911 www.heyl.net rewarding career with a asset. successful and growing LOOKING for challenging Qualified applicants are Established Manufacturing organization, then forward and rewarding career in invited to fax or email their Company looking for a your resume to: the automotive service resumes: delivery and pick-up industry on classic and Fax: 403-638-3688 Email: driver. Clean Class 5 Future Ag Inc. modern vehicles? careers@bighornelectric.com license required.

Attn: Paula Fax resume to Classic Deliveries to/from Red WANTED Box 140 Dream Machines AutomoDeer, Calgary, Edmonton, Experienced Glazers Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 tive at 403-341-4946 Stettler with 3-ton deck Driver Licence is a must.

Fax (403) 843-2790 truck. Excellent Benefit 403-347-9320 Email paulam@futureag.ca MICRON package. To apply please INDUSTRIES email your resume to FUTURE AG, a is a licensed inspection Truckers/ wehaveworkforu@ progressive Case IH facility specializing in gmail.com.

Equipment Dealer in Drivers cryogenic tank repairs Stettler is now and stainless braided accepting applications BUSY CENTRAL AB hose assembly. for a Parts Manager or company req’s exp’d. Class Lead Counter Parts 1 drivers to pull decks.

Currently seeking person. Live the life style Assigned truck, exc. wages of Central Alberta and be 3rd Year or and benefits pkg. Paid home at night. Work for Journeyman Welders, extras. Family orientated. one of the few family Resume and abstract fax Tig Welders, owned dealerships where EXPERIENCED or call B Pressure Welders to 403-784-2330 we care about our Vacuum & Water 1-877-787-2501 employees and customers.

Truck operators Mon,. - Fri,. 8 a m to 6 pm Weekdays 7:00-4:30.

Successful candidate will req’d. to start immed.

No eves or wknd work.

CENTRAL AB based rig be a team player with CLASS 1 or 3 WITH Q Exc. working conditions. m o v e r s / h e a v y h a u l e r s strong social skills.

All oilfield safety tickets Benefits after 3 months. seeking picker operators, Counter and Management req’d. Clean drivers b e d t r u c k d r i v e r s a n d abstract. Must comply with experience an asset.

Fax resume to winch tractor drivers.

Computer literacy and drug and alcohol policy.

403-346-2072 Top wages and benefits, knowledge of DIS Parts References Req’d. or email Reply to : program a definite asset Exc. salary & benefits. patty.micron@telus.net rigmovers2012 but not mandatory.

Fax resume to: @gmail.com 403-742-5376 NEED EXPERIENCED We offer: hartwell@telus.net ROOFERS / ROOFING CREWS for Central AB work.

• Competitive Wages Business • A n n u a l W o r k b o o t Call Miles 403-896-9045 reimbursement Opportunities P/T SNOW REMOVAL • RRSP Plan OPERATORS • Benefits Package FOR SALE , small boureq’d for the winter • Sick Days tique in downtown Red season. Experienced • Monthly Bonus Deer, featuring Swarovski skidsteer and loader jewellry and fashion accesoperators are needed for If you are looking for a sories, 403-392-8163. busy commercial snow rewarding career with a removal season. Must be Central AB based trucking successful and growing able to work nights. Please company reqires Misc. organization, then forward call Travis for details at OWNER OPERATORS Help your resume to: 403-588-4503 in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late Future Ag Inc. model tractor pref.

Attn: Human Resources 403-586-4558 Box 489 Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 DRIVER with clean Class ADULT Fax 403-342-0396 or email PACER Corporation Group 1 or Class 2 motor coach CARRIER NEEDED to karinw@futureag.ca of Companies (Pacer) is experience preferred one of Alberta’s elite Must be availl eves. and H.D Parts Person industrial construction for delivery of wknds. Looking for both Required Immediately companies with a number P/T & F/T morning paper The largest after market of fully integrated construc- Fax resume to 347-4999 6:30 a.m. parts distributor in Canada tion divisions. Pacer offers or email to: is seeking a H.D Parts person competitive compensation, 6 days a wk frontbus@platinum.ca to join our experienced rewards, and benefits and For team in Red Deer. an atmosphere where em- DRIVERS & SWAMPERS GLENDALE & This individual would for furniture moving ployees are provided with NORMANDEAU require basic knowledge of company, class 5 required ample opportunities for the heavy-duty truck and (5 tons), local & long growth and development. trailer market with exceldistance. Competitive Pacer is currently Please call Joanne lent knowledge of truck wages. Apply in person. recruiting: and trailer brake and 6630 71 St. Bay 7 * Soilmec Foundation Drill at 403-314-4308 suspension parts.

Red Deer. 403-347-8841 Operators The individual would have * 1100 Watson Foundation ADULT DRIVERS WANTED to be able to work Drill Operators UPGRADING Aggressive Energy Inc. is unsupervised in a fast * Junttan Equipment Alberta Government looking for class 1 tank paced environment. They Operators Funded Programs truck drivers. We specialshould also possess * Crane Operators (with ize in the transportation of Student Funding Available! customer service skills that experience in piling Class 8 Corrosive liquids in would be used daily by operations) • GED Preparation the Fort St. John, Fort phone and for walk in Interested candidates Nelson area. We offer top • C o m m u n i t y S u p p o r t clients. should apply online at Worker Program wages, benefits and This position offers above www.pacercorp.com/ monthly guarantees. average salary and is a full careers.

Morning, Afternoon And Flexible work schedule. time position. We offer Drill Operators applications Evening P/T Classes Please fax resume & driver complete benefit package only: attention to Bernie abstract to 250-787-0030. along with pension plan.

Leroux (780) 215-8100.

Academic Express Please forward your We sincerely thank all who TRUCK DRIVER w/ resume to: apply however only those Class 3 & air endorsements. Adult Education & Training Traction Heavy Duty 340-1930 to be interviewed will be Send resume to: 8045 Edgar Industrial contacted. www.academicexpress.ca canpak@xplornet.com Crescent Red Deer Ab T4P 3R2 OR FAX 1-403-342-7377 Truckers/ Email rcain@uapinc.com Drivers

wegotservices

Massage Therapy

850

Seniors’ Services

1372

ATT’N: SENIORS Are you looking for help on small reno’s or jobs, such as, new bathroom sink, toilets or trimming small trees. Call James 403- 341-0617

HELPING HANDS For Seniors. Cleaning, cooking, companionship in home or in facility.

Call 403-346-7777 Better For Cheaper with a Low Price Guarantee. helpinghandshomesupport.com

Snow Removal

1380

SECOND 2 NONE Snow removal services Free est. 403-302-7778

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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Professionals

Restaurant/ Hotel

E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Nov. 2, 2012

MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in MOUNTVIEW 83 Advocate $435/mo. $5229/yr 1-1/2 hrs. per day Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

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

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Please contact Rick at 403-314-4303

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m.

Mon. through Fri. & 8:00. .am. on Saturday in

Ainsworth Crsc.

Asmundsen Ave. Archibald Crsc.

Arnold Close/ Amlee Close BOWER AREA Barrett Dr. Bettenson St. Best Crsc./ Berry Ave. NGLEWOOD Ingram Close

F/T Cashier/Postal Clerk.

Apply in person w/resume: Highland Green Value Drug Mart.

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Langford Cres.

Law Close/ Lewis Close SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres.

Viscount Dr./ Violet Place Victor Close Vold Close

Great Earning Potential Paid Weekly Looking for highly motivated hard working Sales Representatives for city and rural area pure kiosk.

Please contact QUITCY

®

(1-877-778-8288)

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For interview please contact us at:

900

Employment Training

offers a variety of

SAFETY COURSES to meet your needs.

Standard First Aid , Confined Space Entry, H2S Alive and Fire Training are courses that we offer on a regular basis.

As well, we offer a selection of online Training Courses.

For more information check us out online at www.firemaster.ca or call us at 403 342 7500.

You also can find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @firemasterofs.

SAFETY

TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544 24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) B.O.P. #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem)

STERLING CLEANERS: Requires a PRESSER with experience or will train. Apply within 4810 - 52nd St.,Red Deer You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

FREE

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

900

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

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

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SHOP HELP NEEDED FOR STARTER & ALTERNATOR RE-BUILD SHOP Fax resume to: 403-341-6832 SIDING HELPERS req’d.

Willing to train. Construction exp. an asset. Starting wage negotiable.

Bob (403)872-1312

880

Misc.

Help

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

HEAVY DUTY TIRE TECHNICIAN LUBE TECHNICIAN We are looking for a full-time permanent tire technician & lube technician for our Rocky Mountain House location.

• Competitive industry wages • Fully equipped modern facility

Fax resume to Human Resources: 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

2 BEAUTIFUL BLACKFOOT and Cree Indian war shields, 18” diameter $45/ea. 403-347-7405 AMWAY air filter system $190 403-347-2683

AGRICULTURAL

SMALL baby doll w/lots of DIEFENBACHIA plant $5; CLASSIFICATIONS clothes $15 403-314-9603 a s p a r a g u s p l a n t $ 5 ; 2000-2290 umbrella plant 3-1/2’ $14; or best offer on plants, EquipmentCompanys Coming 7 bks $3 each, Chicken Soup for Heavy Horses the soul 5 at 3 each, TRAILERS for sale or rent tupperware container $4; Job site, office, well site or boat shape fruit bowl, $28; H O R S E S W A N T E D : gravy boat $3.65; 4 cup broke, un-broke, or unstorage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721. coffee pot $4; old divided wanted. 403-783-0303 vegetable and dip dish $6.50; hand turned juicer WANTED: all types of $8; call 403-346-2231 horses. Processing locally Tools in Lacombe weekly.

MICKEY Mouse picture 403-651-5912 f r a m e s i l v e r p l a t e d o n MILLER Wolf Pack 175 steel, 4 1/2”w x 3” tall, new $1100; gas driven air comp r e s s o r 3 8 c f m 11 h p in box $10; house plants Honda engine w/electric $20 403-314-9603 start $1000, 403-304-5035 NEW tempered glass fish tank and stand $75; brass 5 pce. fireplace set, $50, Farmers' also grate $20, CLASSIFICATIONS Market 403-728-3375

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BROWN EGGS AND LAMB now has free range pork : gourmet hams and sausage. Phone 403-782-4095

Firewood

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OFFICE desk $90; wooden swivel high back stool $90 403-347-2683 WOOD burnt picture of moose, one of a kind $60; Wrangler jacket size med., $40; Cabella bib stye pants sz. large orange, $20; drift wood very decorative, $45.

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Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. Office 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 Supplies FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, CREDENZA, 54x19x28, Poplar. Can deliver Good cond. $40.

1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 403-346-2920 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

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1/2 DUPLEX 4 bdrms, 2 up 2 down, family room, 5 appls, fenced yard, outside concrete patio, shed, n/s, no pets avail. Nov. 15, rent $1350,+ utils, DD $1000 403-347-6889 4 BDRM. totally reno’d executive home in Clearview.

PET FRIENDLY

5 appls. fenced yard. $2300 + utils. Linda, 403-356-1170

MICHENER, 4 bdrm., single garage, . 2 baths, family room, 5 appls. yard, 2 BEAUTIFUL golden kitno pets, n/s, $1350, ten sisters need loving 318-0136 h o m e .

To g i v e a w a y *NEW!* Asian Relaxation ROSS ST. 4 bdrm. house Massage Downtown RD 403-782-3130 2 baths, 4 appls, yard, no 587-377-1298 Open Mon.- 2 FEMALE kittens to give pets, n/s, $1300 318-0136 Fri. daily 11am - 6 pm. away, litter box trained, SYLVAN, 2 units Dec. 1, 2 403-343-8727 after 6 p.m. bdrm. + hide-a-bed, incl., Household 3 FANCY KITTENS cable, dishes, bedding, all Appliances FOR SALE $60. utils. $1200 -$1500/mo, 403-887-3649 403-880-0210 APPLS. reconditioned lrg.

Start your career!

6 FREE KITTENS selection, $150 + up, 6 mo.

Grey, black & white.

See Help Wanted warr. Riverside Appliances North of Sylvan Lake.

403-342-1042 403-748-2748 RAINBOW VACUUMS Condos/ New and reconditioned.

Townhouses Call Dave for 75th anniverDogs sary specials.

1 BDRM. condo at Whis780-962-3733 pering Pines, beautiful AUSTRALIAN pups, 6 view of Pine Lake, $800 mos.

2 miniature.

1 toy, RENTED Household shots and dewormed. $250 Furnishings plus, 780-372-2387 KYTE CRES. Lovely 3 level exec.

One on one Training BED ALL NEW, 3 bdrm. townhouse Queen Orthopedic, dble. Complete obedience course 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr. Harness pull training for sport concrete patio, blinds, Skijoring/scooter course Cost $1300. Sacrifice $325. front/rear parking, no dogs, Eric Touche 403-505-1392 302-0582 Free Delivery n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 emtouche@gmail.com BED: #1 King. extra thick Avail. Nov. 1. orthopedic pillowtop, brand 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 SILVER Lab pups P.B. new, never used. 15 yr. Parents CKC reg. vet checked, LAKEFRONT CONDO: warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice 1st shots. 3 F, 3 M. $600 1 bdrm. + pullout couch, @ $545. 403-302-0582.

403-843-6564, 785-5772 Pine Lake, 15 mins. to Red LAZY Boy chair $50; kitchDeer, fully furn., N/S, $800 en chrome table, seats 4-6 utils. incl., 403-440-9013.

Sporting $50 403-347-2683 Goods SOUTHWOOD PARK LOVESEAT RECLINER & 3110-47TH Avenue, ROCKER, 3-in-one. 1yr. old 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, BENELLI MR1semi auto rifle.

Dark brown. Paid $750, generously sized, 1 1/2 223 Non-restricted. New asking $500. 403-343-0032 baths, fenced yards, this year, scope and more full bsmts. 403-347-7473, optional, Must have PAL! WANTED Sorry no pets. $1600 obo Antiques, furniture and www.greatapartments.ca Jon 403-506-7577 estates. 342-2514

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Celebrating the birth of your child?

Share your happy news with family & friends with a special announcement in the Red Deer Advocate Classifieds “Announcement” section.

309-3300 CLASSIFIEDS

BUSINESS IS BUILT ON INFORMATION Everything you need to know to keep your business humming . . . every day in the Business Section of the Red Deer Advocate.

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All money raised through the Kettle campaign provides year round service for those in need within our community.

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collecting!

Packages come ready for delivery!

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Misc. for Sale

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TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

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The Salvation Army, Red Deer is in need of volunteers to attend to our Christmas Kettles at various retail locations from November 22 to December 22.

If you are able to assist, please call 403-346-2251 ASAP to schedule your time.

Employment Training

Travel Packages

1710

for all Albertans

Please contact QUITCY

We are offering an excellent work environment, above average wages and the ability to excel in a growing business.

Children's Items

AFFORDABLE

890

Volunteers Wanted

WALL Unit w/9 shelves, self supporting, $60; Wall unit w/4 shelves, self supporting, $60; Dresser w/mirror & 3 drawers, $60.

403-314-2026

Homestead Firewood

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Career Planning

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

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PARKER HALE #4 MK 1 303 BNP. 4x38 Bushnell. Sport view. Case & shells. $250.

403-340-2452 PAL needed

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Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Sporting Goods

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OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

Also afternoon delivery in Town of Springbrook 1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

We require an experienced Automotive Detail Supervisor for our very busy Toyota Touch Department. State of the art facility.

Experience is required. Must have excellent working knowledge of automotive reconditioning, interior shampooing and power polishing. As the supervisor, you will be in control of maintaining productivity, work process and staff requirements.

A driver’s abstract and criminal record check will be required for the accepted candidate

P/T OPPORTUNITY No early mornings, No late nights No Sundays, Apply in person at: Bay #1, 2319 Taylor Drive (directly behind Nutters) Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Also for the afternoon & morning delivery in Town of Penhold!

AUTOMOTIVE DETAIL SUPERVISOR

Please forward your resume and references by email or deliver to Red Deer Toyota.

Attention: Kyle Heinzlmeir Email: parts@reddeer.toyota.ca

THE TASTY BAKERY PACKAGING & Auctions COUNTER SALES

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SENIORS DOWNSIZING FREE Futon, like new, Paid $300 (Have receipt).

You pick up in Bower area.

403-343-6306

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail.

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.

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RED DEER WORKS Health & Build A Resume That Beauty

FULL Time Warehouse Person Central Alberta Tile One is looking for full time warehouse person.

Position requires a valid drivers licence and involves some heavy lifting. Hours are Monday through Friday and approximately one Saturday every 3 weeks.

Excellent wages & benefits. Resumes can be submitted by e-mail to brad@catile1. com, fax (403.346.3000) or can be dropped off in person at #9, 7619 -50 Ave Red Deer, AB. KEY Towing & Storage Alberta Ltd. req’s an exp’d. dispatcher. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential. Experience in the towing industry would be an asset. Requirements are computer skills, able to multi task and have good people skills. Fax resume to 403-346-0295.

MOBIL 1 Lube Express Gasoline Alley req’s an Exp. Tech. Fax 403-314-9207

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403-516-3838

Benefits include RRSP program, health and dental benefits, workplace development and other opportunities to grow within the company.

Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications.

Apply in confidence to careers@chatters.ca

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

GREENHOUSE WORKER wanted at Meadowbrook Greenhouses, Penhold 14 F/T seasonal positions.

Training provided. Start Feb. 2013. $9.75/ hr, 44 hrs./ 5 days per week, 3 month period. Fax resume 403-886-2252

STARS

Qualifications: -Excellent interpersonal, people management, organizational, communication, analytical & problem solving skills required; -Strong computer skills including MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint (experience with Distribution software systems an asset); -Must be very detail orientated, have a strong work ethic and accountability to get the job done, and be able to set priorities and juggle several tasks concurrently.

LANCASTER AREA

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Cost $200 SCHOOL WILL BE STARTING NOV. 5 Upon successfully completing and passing course, work is available for casual to part time hours to start.

Must be able to obtain Security Clearance Check from local RCMP Please telephone and leave a message for April M. 403-346-3339

ALSO Clearview Ridge Timberlands area $321 monthly Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

Now Hiring Distribution Coordinator Key Responsibilities: -Implementation, management, development and oversight of the creation of various marketing & distribution publications; -Development of promotional calendars and various brand initiatives in concert with Chatters manufacturers and other corporate departments; -Relationship management with key manufacturers, vendors and related advertising personnel; -Assistance with the planning of flow and promotional inventory for the distribution centre; -Ongoing support to all stores within the chain on items related to the purchase and distribution of inventory from the corporate head office.

ANDERS AREA

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

Call Rick at 403-314-4303

Household Furnishings

CLASSIFICATIONS

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

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

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CARRIERS NEEDED

VANIER AREA

GAMES DEALER SCHOOL

Deer Park Dempsey St. area $402/mo.

ALSO Davison Dr. area $530/mo.

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CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB. Life

Must have a reliable vehicle

Misc.

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BURNCO Rock Products Ltd has a full-time opening for the position of Quarry Foreman, in our Calgary area. This position reports directly to Division Manager, Landscape. The major responsibilities of this position include: - Managing and training Employees - Supervising the operation and maintenance of production plants and Quarry operations - Ensuring a safe working environment - Hiring and supervising all required staff - Ensuring quality of all products - Monitoring all costs associated with the plant operation - Responsible for shipping products for re-sale Preference will be given to candidates with the following qualifications: - Knowledge of blasting, crushing and screening hard rock products - Sales experience - Mechanically inclined - Good written, verbal and computer skills - Experience operating Loaders or Excavators - Valid Class 1 Driver’s License - Travel will be required Interested candidates are requested to submit a resume by November 9, 2012 to: BURNCO Rock Products Ltd Fax: (403) 440-3454 Attention: Human Resources OR E-mail: careers@burnco.com We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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

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CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE?

Daily, the Red Deer Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 E5

Condos/ Townhouses

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Warehouse Space

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BRAND new 9900 sq. ft.

Riverfront Estates A Great Location Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, A d u l t B l d g .

U n i t . ready for lease fall 2012 on Golden West Ave 358-3500 bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, Heat/Water/parking incl’d Call 403-342-2899 blinds, large balcony, no pets, n/s, $1195 Mobile or $1220 along the river.

Lot SD $1000. avail.

Nov. 1 & 15 LACOMBE new park, 403-304-7576 347-7545 NOW RENTING animal friendly. Your mobile 1 BDRM. APT’S. or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Manufactured Excellent 1st time home Newer bldg. secure entry buyers.

403-588-8820 Homes w/ onsite manager, 5 MOBILE HOME PAD, in appls., incl. heat and hot Red Deer Close to Gaetz, Newly Reno’d Mobile water, washer/dryer FREE Shaw Cable + more hookup, infloor heating, a/c., 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Sharon 403-550-8777 $899/month car plug ins & balconies.

Sharon 403-550-8777 Call 403-343-7955

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4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

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QUIET LOCATION

2 bDRM. adult building.

Heat/water/parking incl.

Call 403-342-2899 4 PLEX, 3 bdrm, 5 appls, 2 SYLVAN Lake 2 bdrm. 1 b a t h s , r e n t $ 9 9 5 bath $800 incl water, park403-346-4596 i n g , l a u n d r y, n o p e t s 587-876-1862 ACROSS from park, 3 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, Roommates 4 appls. Rent $975/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. Dec. 1, Wanted 403-304-5337 NEED roommate. Sm. acreage on Hwy. 12 between Bentley & Gull Lake. 403-748-449

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For Rent

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Suites

1 & 2 BDRM. APTS. Clean, quiet bldg.

Call 318-0901.

Rooms For Rent

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BDRM. in Vanier Woods Houses Private washroom $590/mo. with d.d., For Sale 403-588-6268 after 6 pm.

FREE Weekly list of ROOM in Westpark, n/s, 1 BDRM. with balcony, no no pets. Furnished. TV & properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s utils incl. 403-304-6436 kids/pets, $625 rent/s.d., phone #, etc. 342-7355 Call 403- 227-1844.

ROOMS Highland Green Help-U-Sell of Red Deer fully furn., 6 appls, basic www.homesreddeer.com You Looking? cable and utils. incld., 2 & 3 bdrm. suites. bdrms. keyed, $450/mo., + FULL duplex, single title, Heat/water/parking incl., 31 & 33 McIntosh Ave, SD, working only. Avail.

Call 403-342-2899 Red Deer, 3 bdrm, 1 main immed. 403-342-4604 bath and 3 appls. per unit, fenced yards, off street Manufactured parking, close to schooll and arena, $369,000. For Homes view app’t or for details call 403-352-6407 or 788-2901

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Newly Renovated Mobile Home

A MUST SEE!

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 NEW HOMES! 403.342.4544 MasonMartinHomes.com

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400/month lot Rent incl. Cable

$

Sharon (403) 550-8777 www.lansdowne.ca

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Manufactured Homes

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FREE Cable in pet friendly park

Businesses For Sale

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Lots For Sale

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FULLY SERVICED res & duplex lots in Lacombe.

Builders terms or owner will J.V. with investors or subtrades who wish to become home builders. Great returns. Call 403-588-8820 LOT at Whispering Pines Golf Resort, Pine Lake, AB. Great spot to park 5th wheel or build. Rent to own. Call David 780-482-5273

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Suites

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FOR SALE OR LEASE Bowling Center on Main Street in Innisfail, Alberta 8 Lane house, Lanes certified Can be purchased as a Bowling Center or as 7000 Square Feet of Retail Space For more information, call 403-227-5342

/month

Sharon (403) 550-8777

Introducing... roducing...

Red Deers newest Apartment Homes

NOW RENTING

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1 & 2 bedroom suites

CLASSIFICATIONS

• Great location • 6 appliances (fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer & dryer, microwave).

• Balcony • Window Coverings • Adults only 21+ • No Pets

5000-5300

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Cars

1997 NEON, 5 spd., 2 dr. clean, red, 403-352-6995

Be the first tenants to move into our brand new building

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS

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ATV's

TWO 2005 HONDA quads 4x4 400/500. $4500 each, nice shape, 4000/4600 kms 403-348-9746

Auto Wreckers

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RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

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A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519 REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585 WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629

PUBLIC NOTICES

Public Notices

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NOTICE To Creditors And Claimants Estate of

JENNIE ALVAREZ

who died on the st. day of March 2012 If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by December 10, 2012 with Siewert Bothwell, Att’n: Bruce N. Bothwell, Barristers & Solicitors at 4922 5 2 S t r e e t , R e d D e e r, Alberta T4N 2C8 and provide details of your claim.

If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

EASY!

The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Red Deer Advocate want ad. Phone 309-3300.

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2012 18 FT Featherweight ALUMNA†tilt trailer.

With spare tire. two 5000lb Axles $5300. 403-348-9746

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New Executive

3 bdrm. 2 bath HOME in Red Deer. Immediate possession 10 yr warranty.

Own it for $1345/mo. OAC 403-346-3100, 347-5566

modular/mobile homes

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1996 Dodge Ram, 3500, dual wheel, 4x4 air bag susp., 296,000 kms. trans., front & rear end work done in last 25,000 kms., Exc. running cond. Phone 403-396-2009

MUST SELL

By Owner $7,000.

Sharon 403-550-8777

2 & 3 bedroom

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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

Utility Trailers

with Laminate Flooring, new carpet, newly painted

Only

2003 FORD 150 Lariat, 4x4 tow pkg., new tires, $5900 1992 18ft. Travel Trailer, dual wheels, both exc.cond. $5000. Both for $9900.

403-843-6858

homes

1 BDRM. apt. in Penhold, $740/mo. Avail. immed.

Incl. most utils, no pets.

Call 403-886-5288

$

2005 & 2006 DODGE 3500 front bumpers; 2011 Dodge 5500 front bumper $300/ea. 403-304-5035

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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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Cost of ending Kandahar war and bringing home equipment: $651 million

By THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The cost of ending Canada’s war in Kandahar, bringing home all the military’s equipment and reconditioning it is expected to top $651 million, according to figures and projections compiled by National Defence.

The Harper government has yet to deliver a final tally for the mission close-out costs, but a complete set of numbers could come with the release of a National Defence report to Parliament within weeks.

Packing up thousands of weapons, ammunition and hundreds of vehicles, including tanks and helicopters, was the biggest logistics operation for the military since the end of the Korean War in the early 1950s.

And the eye-popping estimate is only an incremental figure, the cost the federal government says it has paid over and above the routine expense of soldiers’ salaries and support.

The full cost, when so-called routine expenses are considered, is roughly $924 million.

The numbers are being spread out over three budget years, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press under access to information.

Approximately $21 million of the total was carved out of the 2010-11 federal budget, says a briefing note prepared for Defence Minister Peter MacKay. The rest was split up between last year’s budget and projected for the current year.

What remains unclear from the internal documents and from an email response by National Defence is how much of the price tag was driven by the diplomatic meltdown with the United Arab Emirates in late 2010.

That disagreement that saw Canada ejected from its main staging base in the Middle East as the withdrawal was kicking into gear.

The Harper government was forced to move the military out of Camp Mirage, near Dubai, but eventually signed an arrangement with Kuwait to establish a replacement logistics hub in that country.

The new base was not declared operational until Sept. 22, three months after the withdrawal was underway.

Both opposition defence critics say the Harper government paid a steep price for the spat with the Emirates and must own up to the cost.

“The cost was obviously significantly greater as a result of this failure to handle the diplomatic side of it properly, and getting our backs up and deciding we either weren’t going to co-operate or compromise,” said New Democrat MP Jack Harris.

Liberal MP John McKay said he’s been asking in the House of Commons for a detailed cost breakdown and projections for year, but the government has been stonewalling.

Liberal Sen. Colin Kenny, who chaired the Senate defence and security committee for years, said the withdrawal costs are just the beginning the care for the sick and injured has yet to be considered.

“We’re going to be paying for Kandahar for the next 40 years,” he said.

Corrections actions in Ashley Smith case ‘unacceptable;’ Harper says

By THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Prime Minister Stephen Harper publicly criticized correctional authorities on Thursday for their handling of a disturbed teenager who choked to death in her cell five years ago, prompting opposition accusations of federal government dishonesty.

The issue reached the House of Commons following the screening of disturbing jailhouse video at an inquest into the death of Ashley Smith this week that shows guards duct-taping her and drugging her against her will.

“The Ashley Smith case is obviously a terrible tragedy,” Harper said.

However, information has come to light that shows Corrections Canada’s behaviour was “completely unacceptable,” he told the House of Commons.

Outside the Commons, Liberal Leader Bob Rae accused the Conservative government of being “dishonest.”

“This is a government that wanted to stop the showing of those videos,” Rae said.

“This is a government that, every step of the way, attempted to keep Canadians from seeing what went on.”

While federal lawyers lost a court battle to keep the videos under wraps, they are still fighting to limit the scope of the inquest, which would block scrutiny of what happened to Smith in prisons outside Ontario.

Harper said he would let “arguments between lawyers” play out without interference.

Smith choked to death as guards

looked on in October 2007 at a prison in Kitchener, Ont. She had spent the past year of her life in segregation, shunted among prisons in five provinces.

Also Thursday, Smith’s family released documents their lawyer said showed a “shoddy” criminal investigation into how prison authorities in Quebec had treated Smith.

“When Ashley was alive, the system turned a blind eye to her and ultimately, she was abused right into death,” lawyer Julian Falconer said.

“In the wake of her death, what you see is the family crying out for authorities to step in and investigate what on its face are different forms of torture, and the answer we get back is the same blind eye.”

The probe followed a plea by her family to the RCMP that Smith had been restrained and given anti-psychotic and other drugs against her will without any legal or medical justification.

The RCMP, claiming it had no jurisdiction, passed the complaint to Quebec provincial police, who investigated three incidents in July 2007 at the federally-run Joliette prison in Montreal.

Prison authorities gave the investigating officer access to Smith’s administrative file and surveillance videos, some of which were shown at the inquest into her death on Wednesday, but not to her medical file, according to the documents made available by the family.

The provincial police report found authorities used force on Smith “when she behaved contrary to regulation.”

Parliament Hill reno, additional costs soar above $1-billion mark

By THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Additional costs associated with the repair of Parliament Hill’s crumbling West Block have pushed the project’s overall price tag past the billion-dollar mark, newly released documents show.

The work estimate for the project to fix the heritage structure appears on a single line of the federal public accounts for the fiscal year 2011-12, released this week.

The cost of the renovation project has soared since 2005, when Treasury Board approved $769 million to restore the building.

In February 2011, the Public Works Department said the cost had grown to $863 million — what was then an increase of $94 million.

The same day the government revised its initial estimate, former auditor general Sheila Fraser said she “would not be at all surprised if the cost estimates increase over the project.”

Now the public accounts document shows the latest estimate for the whole project is $1.17 billion.

However, Public Works and the office of the minister in charge of the department insist the cost of the renovation work itself remains the same — and the billion-dollar estimate simply factors in other costs, such as moving MPs’ offices to other buildings.

The repairs to the historic, threestorey structure — built in three phases between 1859 and 1906 — involve masonry restoration, removal of

asbestos, seismic upgrades and a new roof and windows.

The work is scheduled to be finished by 2017.

The billion-dollar estimate for the West Block project does not include a separate, $425-million renovation of the Wellington Building across the street from Parliament Hill.

In its 2012-13 report on plans and priorities, Public Works said that by March 31, 2011, “all major projects were all on schedule and on budget.”

The department reiterated that statement Thursday.

Public Works says there have been no increases to the approved budgets for the parliamentary precinct projects, including the West Block.

“The public accounts include the estimated costs of various projects,” spokesman Sebastien Bois said in an email.

“It is important to note that the estimated costs indicated in the public accounts are updated annually to include projects that are underway as well as new approved projects.”

He added the West Block work involves other costs, such as temporary accommodations and rehabilitation projects for other buildings, “and as a result the changes to amounts that appear in the public accounts reflect the projects that have been added over the years under that umbrella.”

New Democrat MP Linda Duncan said she doesn’t have a problem with the renovation itself, but she wants to be sure that taxpayers don’t get stuck with the bill if the cost rises any further.

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Friday, Nov. 2, 2012

Life slowly moving forward after Sandy

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Carlos Arias removes bags of storm-damaged household items from his home and piles them in the street in the oceanside community of Far Rockaway, New York, Thursday. National Guard and federal emergency management officials will deliver 1 million meals and bottled water to New York’s areas hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy.

U.S. soldier and accomplice found guilty in murder-for-hire case THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EL PASO, Texas — A U.S. soldier was convicted Thursday in a murder-for-hire scheme in which prosecutors say he agreed to help kill a man for undercover agents posing as members of a Mexican drug cartel in exchange for drugs and cash.

A federal jury in Laredo, Texas, on Thursday found 29-year-old Samuel Walker, a soldier from Colorado Springs Colorado, guilty of conspiracy to commit murder-forhire. Prosecutors alleged Walker thought he was talking to a cartel boss when he agreed to kill a man who had stolen cocaine and recover the drugs. The cartel boss was really a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent.

An accomplice, 28-year-old Calvin Epps of Hopkins, South Carolina, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana in the same plot. Prosecutors said the scheme began in September 2011, when Epps and another person who has since pleaded guilty travelled to Laredo with DEA agents posing as cocaine and marijuana brokers.

Walker and Hopkins were the last of seven defendants charged in

the case.

According to prosecutors, Epps asked the agents for 500 pounds (226.8 kilograms) of marijuana and offered to put them in contact with Kevin Corley, a then-active duty soldier.

Corley told the agents in a conversation a few months later that he could provide the cartel with military weapons and training as well as carry out the murder-forhire of a man who the undercover agents posing as cartel members said had stolen cocaine from them.

Corley, who pleaded guilty, testified about telling Walker of the offer to kill the alleged drug thief and said Walker instructed him to ask for $50,000 as payment.

Corley also testified that in early January 2012,, after he had met with the man he thought was a “big drug boss,” he reminded Walker of the offer and Walker agreed to participate.

Authorities say Epps, Corley and another defendant received the marijuana load from the undercover agents on Jan. 14. The drugs were seized when DEA agents stopped them.

The suppliers refused to supply Epps with another shipment, prosecutors allege. Corley then offered to kill the alleged drug thief if

the undercover agents would provide another 500-pound load of marijuana to Epps.

Walker was arrested along with Corley and others on March 24 while they discussed the details of the murder-forhire with the undercover agents, authorities say.

Epps was arrested in Co-

lumbia, South Carolina, while discussing the payment of the 500-pound marijuana shipment, according to authorities.

Walker faces a maximum prison term of 10 years for the murder-forhire charge and a mandatory consecutive sentence of five years to life for the weapons charge.

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“We had three guys sitting out in the lobby last night with candlelight, and very threatening folks were passing by in the pitch black,” she said. “And everyone’s leaving. That makes it worse.”

In New Jersey, the once-pristine Atlantic coastline famous for Bruce Springsteen and the TV show “Jersey Shore” was shattered. President Barack Obama joined Gov. Chris Christie in a helicopter tour of the devastation Wednesday and told evacuees, “We are here for you. We are not going to tolerate red tape.

We are not going to tolerate bureaucracy.”

Some residents finally got a look at what was left of their homes. Sandy wrecked houses, businesses and boardwalks.

“A lot of tears are being shed today,” said Dennis Cucci, whose home near the ocean in Point Pleasant Beach was heavily damaged. “It’s absolutely mindboggling.”

And warnings rose again about global warming and the prospect of more such severe weather to come.

“The next 50 to 100 years are going to be very different than what we’ve seen in the past 50 years,” said S. Jeffress Williams, a scientist emeritus at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Woods Hole Science Center in Massachusetts. The sea level is rising fast, and destructive storms are occurring more frequently, said Williams, who expects things to get even worse.

Across the Hudson River from New York City, the floodwaters were slowly receding in the city of Hoboken, where an estimated 20,000 people had remained in their homes. The National Guard was helping with evacuations, but residents were warned not to walk around in water that was tainted with sewage and chemicals from the heavily industrial region.

New Jersey residents across the state were urged to conserve water. At least 1.7 million customers remained without electricity there, and fights broke out as people waited in long lines for gas.

The superstorm’s effects, though much weakened, continued Thursday. Snow drifts as high as 5 feet (1.5 metres) piled up in West Virginia, where the former hurricane merged with two winter weather systems as it went inland.

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NEW YORK — New York City moved closer to resuming its frenetic pace by partially getting back its vital subways Thursday, three days after Superstorm Sandy, but neighbouring New Jersey was stunned by coastal devastation and the news of thousands of people in one city still stranded by increasingly fetid flood waters.

The decision to reopen undamaged parts of the United States’ largest transit system came as the death toll reached more than 80 in the U.S. and left more than 4.6 million homes and businesses without power. Hurricane Sandy earlier left another at least 69 people dead as it swept through the Caribbean.

The total damage in the U.S. from Superstorm Sandy could run as high as $50 billion, according to the forecasting firm Eqecat. That would make it the second-costliest storm in U.S. history after Hurricane Katrina. The estimate includes property damage and lost business.

In New York, people streamed into the city as service began to resume on commuter trains and subways. The three major airports resumed at least limited service, and the New York Stock Exchange was open again. Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor — the busiest train line in the country — was to take commuters along the heavily populated East Coast again starting Friday.

But hundreds of people lined up for buses, traffic jammed for miles (kilometres) and long gas lined formed. And the latest deaths reported included two young boys who disappeared Monday night when waves of water crashed into an SUV. Hundreds of thousands in New York City alone were still without power, especially in downtown Manhattan, which remained in the dark roughly south of the Empire State Building after floodwaters had knocked out electricity. Con Edison said it was on track to restore power by Saturday.

Concerns rose over the elderly and poor all but trapped on upper floors of housing complexes in the powerless area and facing pitch-black hallways, elevators and dwindling food. New York’s governor ordered deliveries of food and drinking water to help them. New York dipped to about 40 degrees (4.44 degrees Celsius) Wednesday night.

“Our problem is making sure they know that food is available,” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday, as officials expressed concern about people having to haul water from fire hydrants up darkened flights of stairs.

In Manhattan’s Chelsea neighbourhood, Mary Wilson, 75, walked downstairs from her 19th floor apartment for the first time Thursday because she ran out of bottled water and felt she was going to faint. She said she met people on the stairs who helped her down.

“I did a lot of praying: ’Help me to get to the main floor.’ Now I’ve got to pray to get to the top,” she said, buying water from a convenience store. “I said, ’I’ll go down today or they’ll find me dead.”’

In another neighbourhood, Rima Finzi-Strauss was fleeing her apartment and taking a bus to Wash-

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Syrian rebels Home bombing suspect caught kill 78 soldiers during raids BEIRUT — Syrian rebels killed 78 soldiers on Thursday, about half of them in attacks on military checkpoints in the north just hours after a wave of bombings hit the Damascus area, activists said.

The unusually high toll for regime forces came after days of intense air bombardment of rebel positions around the country that killed hundreds more.

Anti-regime activists say President Bashar Assad’s regime has been making even heavier use than before of airstrikes to try to win back territory rebels have captured, including the strategic northern city of Maaret al-Numan on a key supply route from the capital Damascus to the commercial hub of Aleppo.

Rebels have been using the city as a base to disrupt government supplies to Aleppo, a key front in the civil war.

After many rounds of failed diplomatic efforts to ease the Syrian crisis, the U.S. is making a push to unite the opposition, which is dominated by exiles widely seen as ineffective and out of touch with rebel fighters on the ground.

Ahead of a crucial opposition conference in Qatar next week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Wednesday for a major leadership overhaul. She suggested Washington would handpick more representative leaders, including those fighting the regime.

The Obama administration and the main opposition group in exile, the Syrian National Council, have become increasingly critical of each other. The SNC says the Obama administration, unwilling to intervene militarily or arm the rebels, has failed to chart a path forward.

Clinton’s harsh public criticism of the SNC came after months of fruitless attempt to cajole the group to broaden its base, said two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the plan.

At the same time, Assad ally China is proposing a phased-in cease-fire and negotiations on a gradual political transition to end the bloodshed. China stopped short of calling for Assad’s ouster and did not say how it would enforce compliance. Alongside Russia, China has steadfastly blocked any outside intervention that could force Assad from power.

A total of 182 people were killed on Thursday, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Of those, 104 were civilians and rebel fighters and 78 were soldiers.

The rebels killed 37 soldiers in attacks on three military checkpoints near the town of Saraqeb, said the Observatory.

The Syrian regime rarely comments on the deaths of soldiers, and there was no official confirmation of the particularly high toll among troops for the day.

The rebels fighting to topple Assad have complained they are outgunned by the military. Daily death tolls of 150 or more have now become commonplace.

Activists say the relentless fighting has killed more than 36,000 people since the uprising against Assad’s regime began 19 months ago.

On Wednesday, much of the violence focused on the rebellious suburbs of the capital Damascus and in Aleppo.

Three bombs in Al-Mazzeh district late Wednesday night targeted a mosque, a sports club and a shop, state-run news agency SANA said. One person was killed in the explosion near the district’s AlHouda mosque, and two were wounded, the agency reported Thursday. Six people, including a child, were injured in the two other explosions, according to the report.

The government blamed rebels.

Isreal acknowledges killing Arafat deputy in 1988 raid

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — Israel acknowledged Thursday it killed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s deputy in a 1988 raid in Tunisia, lifting a nearly 25-year veil of secrecy and allowing a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of its secret operations.

One of the commandos was disguised as a woman on a romantic vacation, and one of the weapons was hidden in a box of chocolates.

Khalil al-Wazir, who was better known by his nom de guerre Abu Jihad, founded Fatah, the dominant faction in the Palestinian Liberation Organization, with Arafat and was blamed for a series of deadly attacks against Israelis.

Two of those involved in the operation that killed al-Wazir now hold high political office in Israel — Defence Minister Ehud Barak and Vice Premier Moshe Yaalon. At the time, Barak was deputy military chief, and Yaalon was head of the elite commando unit Sayeret Matkal. Their precise roles in the operation were not divulged, and both men’s offices declined comment.

Israel has long been suspected of assassinating al-Wazir. But only now has the country’s military censor cleared the Yediot Ahronot daily to publish the information, including an interview with the commando who killed him, at least 12 years after the newspaper obtained the information.

“I shot him with a long burst of fire. I was careful not to hurt his wife, who had showed up there.

He died,” commando Nahum Lev told Yediot prior to his death in a motorcycle accident in 2000. “Abu Jihad was involved in horrible acts against civilians.

He was a dead man walking. I shot him without hesitation.”

Dozens of similar operations have been attributed to Israel over the decades. But Israel rarely takes responsibility and typically does not comment about covert operations.

Israeli officials did not openly confirm the operation. But the censor’s decision to allow publication, after years of stifling the account, amounted in effect to confirmation.

The military censor’s main task is to block publication of material deemed a threat to national security. Israel has a longstanding policy of preventing publication of any information that would expose agents, tactics and intelligence gathering methods or put anyone still alive who was involved in harm’s way.

In the al-Wazir case, though, it appears that after years of rumours and foreign reports claiming to expose the operation, along with the death of the triggerman, the censor’s office decided to drop its objection to publication. Many of the details and identities of those involved still remain classified.

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HELENA, Mon. — A man wanted on charges of detonating pipe bombs in Virginia led police on a chase across the Montana plains Thursday during which he threw about a half-dozen bombs at his pursuers before he was captured, authorities said.

The chase began after a trooper with the Montana Highway Patrol pulled over Laurence Alan Stewart II for speeding, said Bradley Beyersdorf, a spokesman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Stewart stopped at first, then sped off. Deputies from the Cascade County sheriff’s office and a helicopter joined in the pursuit.

Along the way, Stewart threw approximately six pipe bombs at the officers behind him, Beyersdorf said. There were no injuries.

The chase went on for about 40 miles (64 kilometres) before the officers disabled the car, but Beyersdorf did not know how. Stewart fled the vehicle with a handgun but was taken into custody.

“This was an individual that was very dangerous.

He showed that capacity in Virginia and continued that today in Montana,” Beyersdorf said.

Stewart, 25, is suspected of detonating pipe bombs in the homes of his ex-girlfriend and two investigators handling an indecent exposure case that involves him. Authorities said he is accused of exposing himself to two people while sitting in his car in July and August.

Nobody was injured in the explosions Tuesday.

Authorities said the detective and deputy sheriff in-

volved in that case were those targeted by the explosives, as was his ex-girlfriend.

Stewart faces charges in Virginia that include attempted capital murder of a law enforcement officer, manufacture or possession of a weapon of terror, and arson.

Beyersdorf said he did not know what additional charges Stewart may face in Montana, and proceedings would begin to return him to Virginia.

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