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CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
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MONDAY, NOV. 12, 2012
Tories shake up party voting DUMP PREFERENTIAL BALLOT SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWED ED STELMACH BECOME PREMIER BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A complicated voting system that provided political longshots with a chance to win leadership races has been dumped by Alberta’s Progressive Conservative party. Under the preferential ballot system that has been in place in Alberta since 1989, if a candidate failed to gain an outright majority to win on the first ballot the three top candidates would move to a second and final ballot. If a majority still wasn’t reached the secondchoice of those supporting the third-place finisher were redistributed accordingly. The system paved the way for Ed Stelmach to become Alberta’s premier in 2006 and also led to Stephane Dion’s election as the federal Liberal leader that same year. Delegates at the Alberta Progressive Conservative convention in Calgary on Saturday voted to turn back the clock. “In our next leadership the process will be that only two names will carry on to the second ballot,” said Kelley Charlebois, executive director of the PC Association of Alberta. Ironically it was former Premier Ralph Klein who was the first leader elected under the preferential ballot system in Alberta. But because the third place challenger in 1992, former cabinet minister Rick Orman, dropped off the ballot it was essentially a two person race. “Rick Orman decided to drop off and what we reference as the most successful is that we only had the two candidates,” said Charlebois. “So I think we’ve caught the process up to the reality that the members have been expecting for a long time.” Charlebois said there was vigorous debate on the matter but the decision was nearly unanimous on the ballot issue as well as a decision to allow candidates to continue to sell memberships in the two week period between votes.
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Photo by MURRAY CRAWFORD/Advocate staff
Red Deer Legion President Owen Lowe lays a wreath at the memorial in the Red Deer Arena as part of Rememberance Day Ceremonies on Sunday. Area residents packed into the arena to honour veterans, and Silver Cross Mother Anne Lindsey.
A family legacy of service GREAT HONOUR TO SERVE AS SILVER CROSS MOTHER, WOMAN SAYS BY MURRAY CRAWFORD
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REMEMBRANCE DAY
As Red Deer gathered to honour veterans, one mother looked back on a family legacy of service. Ann Lindsay was the Silver Cross mother at this year’s ceremonies at the Red Deer Arena. She served during the Second World War, just like many members of your family. “It’s a terrific honour, a great honour to be asked,” said Lindsey. “I was quite surprised when they approached me, but it’s won-
derful.” Lindsey was escorted by Red Deer RCMP Superintendent Warren Dosko as the proceedings took place. Red Deer Arena was packed with people honouring Canada’s veterans and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. “It’s a feeling you have for your country,” said Lindsey. “When there is trouble, you react to it. My father and my father in law were both in the First World War and my dad joined the
army again for the Second World War. He stayed in Canada and didn’t go overseas.” Lindsey didn’t serve overseas either during the Second World War, she was a dental assistant with the Royal Canadian Dental Corps. She met her husband James Douglas Lindsey, an air force lieutenant, while she served.
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AGRI-TRADE
A ‘great show’ pleases organizers ATTENDEES SHOW DEDICATION DESPITE ADVERSE WEATHER BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Though next year may be the big 30th anniversary for AgriTrade, organizers said this year’s was a great show for the agricultural industry. Dianne Smirl, Agri-Trade assistance event manager, was pleased with how well the show had gone this year, as well as being encouraged by the dedication of some attendees despite adverse weather. “Considering the weather that has come down I am astounded by the support we’ve received,” said Smirl.
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“Thursday was probably our busiest day and with the way the weather was I was shocked. Friday was pretty busy too.” Running from Nov. 7 to 10 at the Westerner Park in Red Deer, 432 exhibitors packed into the 500,000 square feet of show space for the event. Though Smirl concedes the total number of attendees may be down from last year, in part due to the volume of snow that fell during the event, based off of her conversations with vendors this year there have been more sales.
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Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff
Tim Wagner of AGCO Canada Corp. in Airdire puts the shine to the tires on a Canadian flag themed Massey Ferguson combine positioned at ice level in the Centrium at the Westerner. The 29th edition of Agri-Trader ended Saturday. In addition to hundreds of farm-related exhibits, the show offered a Collector Toy Show and Home Happenings section, as well as an education stage and other attractions.
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When Dr. Bob Cram first started his orthodontics practice in Red Deer, he had no idea his first patient would have four legs. C1
The lawyer for a Canadian soldier charged after a landmine explosion killed a colleague on a training range in Afghanistan says his client isn’t guilty of a crime. A3