Red Deer Advocate, November 17, 2012

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LIVING UNDER THE VEIL How could a modern, independent, confident woman spend six years accepting the kind of life she would never tolerate today?

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

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Red Deer author Susan Glasier has recently published a book titled Bend Like a Willow — A Tale of an Arab Promise.

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When Susan Glasier sees Muslim women covered head-to-toe in shapeless burkas, she can relate more than most white North Americans.

In her memoir Bend Like a Willow — A Tale of an Arab Promise, Glasier relives her six-year marriage to an Algerian Muslim man, part of which was spent “living under the veil” in a small Algerian village in the 1960s.

Glasier, who worked as an Olds College agricultural instructor and now lives in Red Deer, said she needed to write the book in order to explain her past to her grandchildren.

They ask: How could she, a modern, independent, confident woman, have spent six years accepting the kind of life she would never tolerate today?

The short answer, according to Glasier, is that she was a different person then and the 1960s were a different time.

“I tried to tell my grandchildren individual stories about my life, but they didn’t mean anything because they were not in context.”

In her well-written, self-published memoir, Glasier sticks to a self-imposed mandate of not being judgmental, and just “telling the details that made up my story.”

She recounts her relationship with the mysterious foreign man whom she was to marry from its confounding beginning right to its heart-breaking end.

“It’s really a love story that could have happened to people who were not of different cultures,” she said.

“What’s shocking, was for him to have been of his culture and to have married me.”

Glasier grew up as the only child of overbearing parents connected to the U.S. military. The family settled in Arizona, where Glasier attended univer-

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sity and first met Mohamed Chaabane, an Algerian exchange student.

From the start, “Moe” was gentlemanly, appreciating her help with his English and showing his gratitude with a gift of expensive shoes. But he also expected her to do exactly as he said and lost his composure when she didn’t.

Glasier, who was used to being ordered around by her parents, didn’t question his domineering attitude.

Chaabane was generally polite and attentive, so Glasier was unprepared for what occurred in the bedroom of a small adobe house he was renting.

She describes her date rape as something that sprang from misguided preconceptions on both of their parts.

She couldn’t imagine that her seemingly caring boyfriend would act that way and Chaabane couldn’t believe that she, a 19-year-old American girl, could be sexually inexperienced.

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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A 32-year-old Stettler man is lucky to be alive after a loaded rife discharged when he made a quick turn in his pickup truck on Hwy 590, near Elnora, early Friday morning.

Three Hills RCMP Sgt. Joe Sangster said the Stettler man was travelling west on Hwy 590 before he turned to go back east.

Sangster said a loaded rifle was leaning against the passenger seat with the muzzle facing the roof.

“It fell over, hit something and discharged,” said Sangster. “It struck him (crossing through sideways) in the abdomen. The bullet exited out the driver’s door. He’s very lucky to be alive.”

The man came to an abrupt stop on the highway and fell out of the truck. A witness helped him and called emergency services. He was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre to be treated with non-life-threatening injuries.

The man will likely be charged with unsafe storage and/or careless.

“It’s not unusual but it is not common,” said Sangster. “That’s why that law is in place. Keep your freaking weapons empty when you are in the vehicle.

It’s not common but it does happen.”

The incident is still under investigation. The man’s name was not released. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Roman Hermans of Mud Sweat and Gears in Sherwood Park sets up shop at the Ag Centre at Westerner Park in Red Deer on Friday. Retailers, ski resorts, and tour companies will be represented at the third annual ski and snowboard show this weekend. Also featured at the show will be a live on-snow indoor snowboarding competition and the annual Canadian Ski Patrol Ski and Snowboard Swap. The show is open Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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VEIL: Bonding with authoritarian parents He was horrified to discover that he had violated a virgin, explaining that his friends had assured him that all American women of that age had previous sex partners.

Chaabane figured out she was pregnant before Glasier had a clue about her condition, which further speaks to her naiveté. The author explained that sex wasn’t a subject that her parents had ever broached with her.

Chaabane proposed to Glasier and she ended up marrying him at age 20 in 1963 for love — but eventually realized that his motivation was more tied to doing the right thing. “It was the Muslim honour, the sense that ‘I’ve done this and feel a strong responsibility.’ ” Strangely enough, her Arab fiancé ended up bonding with her authoritarian parents, promising he would look after her and the two children they eventually had together — and he did, in his way.

The book’s title comes from Chaabane’s warning to Glasier: “If I take you to my country, you must learn to bend like a willow or you will snap.”

The bending starts almost from the first day the young American arrives in post-colonial Algeria.

While she was amazed by the beauty of Algiers and a countryside that was unobstructed by telephone lines, Glasier was initially shocked at conditions in Chaabane’s village of Mascara.

Besides learning North African cooking, (“The spices are in my soul,” said the author, who still makes baclava, couscous and other specialties), she also had to learn other basic survival skills.

“I learned to poop in a hole,” she said of the local pits that were dug in the dirt and then covered up.

Chaabane thought his beloved country would have improved after the 1954-1962 Algerian war of independence, but his homecoming was a disillusionment. He found that French nationals still held most good jobs, leaving scant opportunities for educated Arabs like himself. The country was poorer and now there were soldiers and roadside bandits to stop, harass and steal from people.

In addition, he had an “infidel” wife that made it harder for him to re-assimilate into his own culture.

Glasier was sometimes abandoned for days by her husband and was unable to contact him to see when he would return. She struggled with loneliness and

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‘I don’t regret any of it,’ Susan Glasier says, having left her marriage with two children and a greater knowledge of the world. She’s shown here in a photo taken in Algeria, with her son (foreground) in the 1960s. found it difficult crossing the cultural and language divides.

The mother of two spent much of her time with Algerian wives who were sometimes hostile or indifferent to her.

But Glasier also established several friendships and was surprised to discover strong feminists existed in a country without women’s rights.

One of her friends, Rashida, “held her husband close to her,” gave her opinions on all family matters, “and there was no way she would wear a veil anywhere, at any time.”

Glasier also recalled that one of Chaabane’s strong-minded aunts had told him off for making his new American wife wear a veil in his village.

“She was so angry, saying, ‘She isn’t a Muslim, she

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Looking back at the events of half a century ago, the 70-year-old author now sees her first husband as a dichotomy.

In the pages of her memoir, Chaabane comes across as intelligent and relatively humane, despite several violent outbursts. He never demanded that she switch to the Muslim religion, saying faith was personal and that she must choose her own path.

While raised in a traditional patriarchal society, he had a close bond with his mother, who died in childbirth and protected his sisters when they were beaten by their other brothers.

At the same time, Glasier doesn’t believe Chaabane ever loved her the way that she loved him, because she was never an equal in his eyes.

“Maybe you can have a fondness for your wife . . . but it was ownership.”

How their marriage ended was painful for Glasier, but she now believes it was inevitable, given their differences.

Both parties remarried after Glasier returned to America with their son and daughter, and there was no communication with Chaabane for many years.

But after her mother’s death in the mid-1970s, Glasier discovered a stash of letters that Chaabane had regularly written to her and their children after they’d left him behind in Algeria.

Her parents had never passed them on, fearing it would interfere with her new marriage.

Glasier used the letters to help write the memoir that she hopes will not only explain her past with Chaabane, who died in 2000 (some years after he attended his daughter’s wedding in Olds), but give North Americans a more realistic and empathetic view of a culture that some people like to demonize.

“I feel grateful,” she said, for her time with Chaabane. She left her marriage with two children and a greater knowledge of the world.

“I think I understand other people better and have some insight into another culture. I see the goodness in Muslim religion and see that the majority of Muslim people want peace. . . .

“I don’t regret any of it.”

Bend Like the Willow is available from Sunworks in Red Deer as well as from www.bendlikethewillow.ca for $24.75.

The author will be signing copies of the book from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Golden Circle craft fair in Red Deer, at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 26 at the Olds Library, and at 2 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the Red Deer Public Library. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Cold cat gets Project opens doors for educated immigrant women home after camping out near tractor trailer engines lems getting their credentials and skills recognized.

Tabitha Phiri, women’s economic security and safe homes program co-ordinator with CAIWA, said in 2006, the most recent available statistics, Red When dentist Margarita Fuentes came to Canada Deer had close to 2,000 immigrants. in 2005, she expected her career to continue. “Some (women) are doctors. Some are professors.

She was a dentist in Colombia for nine years. But Some have master’s degrees. Some are managers. retraining in Canada would cost $146,000.

But then when they come to Canada, they start all “Going through the process to become a dentist over again,� Phiri said. again is extremely difficult, almost impossible. I canThey face similar barriers because of language not even be a dental assistant,� Fuentes said. or accents, a lack of Canadian work experience, and But she hopes the three-year Women’s Econom- just being different, she said. ic Security Project officially Focus groups with immilaunched at Red Deer College grants have started and focus ‘THEN WHEN THEY COME on Friday by the Central Alberta with employers, local TO CANADA, THEY START groups Immigrant Women’s Association political leaders and service will pave the way for change. providers will also be conductALL OVER AGAIN.’ The association will be worked during the first year of the ing with community partners to — TABITHA PHIRI project. develop and implement a plan CENTRAL ALBERTA IMMIGRANT WOMEN’S ASSO“During the next three years CIATION WOMEN’S ECONOMIC SECURITY AND we are going to involve the comto identify employment gaps and SAFE HOMES PROGRAM CO-ORDINATOR barriers and opportunities for munity a lot,� Phiri said. immigrant women in Red Deer, A plan will be developed in Ponoka, Olds and Lacombe. the second year and implement“At least create some foundation for the women to ed and assessed in the third year. come, and they can have a better future and success Red Deer MP Earl Dreeshen, who brought greetin what they studied,� said Fuentes who works as the ings on behalf of Minister for Status of Women Rona co-ordinator of the Home Instruction for Parents of Ambrose, said the federal government is committed Preschool Youngsters program with CAIWA. to sustaining Canada’s position as one of the world’s CAIWA received a $300,000 grant from Status of top performing economies and women are extremely Women Canada for the Women’s Economic Security important to the country’s success.

Project. “In every region of Canada, particularly in rural It’s part of $14 million in funding for 55 projects remote and northern communities, women play an for women living in rural and remote communities important role in their families and their communiand small urban centres across the country. ties and are key to our country’s prosperity,� DreeshStaff and students with Red Deer College have en said. joined the project. “Canada is a vast country where nearly one in five In the last 10 years, Canada has accepted an aver- women live outside of large urban centres.� age of 250,000 permanent residents. Many have probszielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

Three per cent tax rate increase proposed for Lacombe OPERATING BUDGET INCREASES TO $27 MILLION, CAPITAL BUDGET PROPOSED TO COST $13.2 MILLION

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF The City of Lacombe’s proposed 2013 budget is calling for a three per cent municipal tax rate increase.

The $27-million operating budget is up from $25.4 million last year.

The tax increase would see the owner of a typical single-family home assessed at $274,000 paying another $64 a year in taxes, which means the municipal portion of their bill would go to $1,980.

An average commercial building assessed at $464,000 would see an increase of $123 per year to $4,217.

This does not include school or seniors lodge requisitions. School taxes aren’t known until the spring.

The market value of assessments in Lacombe are expected to remain the same or decline slightly in 2013, said Michael Minchin, the city’s corporate services director.

For the first time, the city held a budget open house on Wednesday at the Lacombe Memorial Centre to get local feedback. The event drew about 125 people.

Minchin was pleasantly surprised at the turnout, which drew a cross-section of residents and business people.

Council has done a lot of community consultation on various projects and taking the same approach with the budget was a “natural evolution,� he said.

Feedback gathered at the session will be taken to council for budget deliberations on Nov. 26.

Residents will also see a 1.65 per cent increase in the amount they pay for utilities, including water, waste water and garbage collection. A typical household will pay $56.40 for water consumption based on using 20 cubic metres of water monthly, up from $55.28; and $56.85 for the monthly flat charge, up from $56.13.

Jack Friesen, of the Lacombe Taxpayers Association, was skeptical that the three per cent increase tells the whole story for ratepayers.

The association is concerned about the city’s borrowing plans, which simply delays tax increases to future years, said Friesen. “It’s still going to cost us an arm and a leg down the road,� he added. “There’s still quite a few capital projects in the wings.�

Minchin said the city has not done any major borrowing since the Lacombe Memorial Centre was built in 2007. “We’ve been looking at deferring as much borrowing as we can, using grants and reserves in advance instead of that.�

Last year, $1.6 million was borrowed and this year just under $2.5 million will be borrowed from a reserve fund to develop the Len Thompson industrial park. Much of that will be repaid to the city as lots are sold.

A $13.2-million capital budget is proposed this year. Among the major projects planned are: â—? $4 million for Hwy 2A-CPR crossings and other work â—? $2.4 million for Len Thompson Phase 2 servicing and lot development â—? $1.6 million for water and sewer main work â—? $834,295 for arena parking lot upgrades â—? $467,000 for new traffic lights at C&E Trail and Woodland Drive, and Hwy 12 and Wolf Creek Drive â—? $350,000 for a new fire pumper truck pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

CAT HEARD CRYING DURING DRIVER TRAINING

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF A homeless cat trying to stay warm by crawling next to the engines in tractor trailers now has a real home with a driving instructor with Cameron Driver Education Ltd. About a week ago, the young cat was first heard crying while Istvan Toth was on the road with a student. “I actually thought it was one of my student’s ringers on his phone because it was so faint at first. It sounded like it was in a pocket,� Toth said on Friday.

Toth drove the truck carefully back to company’s Red Deer warehouse and the cat was rescued from on top of the transmission, near the truck cab. “He jumped off and took off. Nobody could catch him. He was scared to death.�

Food was put out for the cat. “He disappeared in the warehouse for a couple of days and then decided he wanted to hitchhike again.�

He was discovered on Sunday morning hiding next to a truck engine. Toth was able to calm him down and the cat is now a member of his family.

The cat was skinny and dehydrated, but has recovered. “He’s eating crazy now and drinking. Just loving life.�

And he made friends with Buzz the dog, who belongs to Toth’s son Damian. The dog licked the cat clean when they first met.

The cat does not yet have a name but the name Freightliner is a definite possibility, Toth said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Wage deal disappoints doctors ALBERTA HEALTH MINISTER IMPOSES $463M SETTLEMENT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta imposed a new $463-million pay deal on its physicians Friday — a move the doctors labelled a heavy-handed power play by a health minister uncommitted to fair bargaining.

Health Minister Fred Horne announced that the settlement will be spread out over four years retroactive to March 2011, when the last deal expired. He said the new package keeps Alberta’s 8,250 doctors the best paid in the country.

“We’re 29 per cent above the national average,” Horne said outside his legislature office.

“We’re very proud of being the province that pays the best. We want to continue in that position.”

The new contract includes a one-time lump-sum payment of 2.5 per cent for each physician based on 2011-12 billings.

Annual increases will be tied to the cost of living in each of the next three years.

Dr. Michael Giuffre, head of the Alberta Medical Association, called the deal extremely disappointing.

“If the news was good, I would be standing beside the minister and enjoying our joint success,” Giuffre told physicians in a letter released late Friday after-

noon to the media.

He said in earlier negotiations, Horne agreed that 2.5 per cent fee increases for this year and the year past were fair.

“Today this (raise) has been transformed to 0 per cent and 0 per cent,” he wrote.

Also, he noted, the government is ending two programs to support community based physicians, saving $120 million, but with no guarantee the money will be made up in some other way. “(Horne) has repeatedly refused to grant me any specific assurance that the funds will be returned to physician practices,” wrote Giuffre.

Horne has also said he will work with doctors to adjust the fee schedule to make sure it is fair in light of changing technologies. Giuffre told doctors that means some fees will arbitrarily go down but none will go up.

The minister told reporters that he didn’t want to impose a settlement, but saw little choice. After the old deal expired in 2011, the two sides agreed on two more deals in principle, only to see them fall through.

“It was a difficult decision (to impose the settlement), I don’t mind saying. I had to weigh a lot of factors,” said Horne.

He reiterated that three weeks ago he presented

Harper condemns attacks on Israeli cities URGES BOTH SIDES TO SPARE INNOCENTS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS QUEBEC — Prime Minister Stephen Harper condemned rocket attacks against Israel as tensions continued to rise in the Middle East.

His remarks, in Quebec City, came as the Israeli military prepared for a possible ground incursion into the Palestinian-controlled Gaza region, which observers say could lead to a dramatic escalation of the conflict.

Aside from the call-up of reservists, the Israeli Defence Force announced Friday that a highway leading to Gaza would be off-limits to civilian traffic, according to published reports in the region.

Rockets fired by Hamas militants were aimed at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem — two targets previously thought out of range of missiles from Gaza.

There is speculation in the defence community that militants are using Iranian-made Fajr-5 missiles.

Harper’s government has been a staunch, outspoken backer of Israel, and recently won applause from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for the abrupt closure of the Canadian embassy in Tehran.

“We recognize and support Israel’s right to defend

itself against such terrorist attacks, but obviously we urge all sides to take all precautions possible to spare any innocent lives,” Harper said Friday.

Three Israelis were killed in the bombardment Thursday, while published reports in the Middle East claim the death toll among Palestinians has hit 22.

The uncertain climate was underscored at an international defence symposium in Halifax, where Defence Minister Peter MacKay described volatility in the Middle East and elsewhere “as the new normal.”

“The bottom line is that there is a complex interplay of events and trends; threats and challenges ... confluences that can create unforeseen outcomes,” MacKay told participants at the invitation-only event.

He also warned against Iran’s nuclear aims, which the government in Tehran characterizes as peaceful but many other nations, including Israel, see as an attempt to acquire nuclear weapons.

“We continue to bear witness to atrocities across the Middle East and the possibility of even greater atrocities if Iran successfully builds a nuclear bomb,” said MacKay. The unfolding crisis drove oil prices up by one per cent on Friday.

to Giuffre what he termed to the AMA, and in the media, as his best offer.

“I had laid out what was the very best the government could do,” said Horne.

“The Alberta Medical Association was looking for something considerably more than that, and it was clear to me we weren’t going to be able to bridge that gap.”

Giuffre, in the letter, suggested he didn’t realize that offer was take it or leave it.

“This (last offer from Horne) was essentially a set of preconditions upon which he wanted concurrence before moving forward to broader negotiations,” wrote Giuffre.

“The AMA reviewed that proposal and responded.

Subsequently, my understanding was that the parties would compare numbers and meet to discuss the results.

“However, at that meeting (on Thursday, a day before Horne’s announcement) there was no negotiation.

“I was informed of the government’s position and the minister said he would consider his options. This morning, he imposed the settlement.”

Fees and related payments to doctors currently cost taxpayers about $3.5 billion a year, 22 per cent of the $16-billion health budget.

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MP accused of not providing breath sample tried to ’negotiate:’ police EDMONTON — A police officer who arrested an Alberta MP suspected of drunk driving says the politician tried to “negotiate his way out of it” after he was pulled over.

Const. Trevor Shelrud also told a court hearing in Edmonton that Peter Goldring was belligerent and smelled strongly of alcohol when he was stopped on his way home from a riding Christmas party last December.

Goldring, who represents Edmonton East, is accused of not providing a breathalyzer sample. He has been the riding’s MP since he was elected under the Reform banner in 1997. He was elected most recently as a Conservative but now sits as an Independent.

Shelrud was testifying at a disclosure hearing Friday where Goldring’s lawyer, Dino Botto, tried to find out more about what police were saying to each other the night his client was stopped.

Shelrud denied Bottos’s direct suggestions that he had been instructed to look for Goldring or his vehicle.

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Lack of government funding forces Sylvan Lake Curling Club to get creative reation, parks and culture manager.

The rest of the cost could be covered by the curling club, fundraising, sponsorships and contributions from area communities.

The curling club has set aside some money as a base for future fundraising and a building committee has been formed.

The next step is to take some of the information gleaned from surveys handed out at the open house to town administration for review.

Eastwood said a report will go to council in coming weeks.

Also on the table is whether to increase the number of sheets to six from five.

Walsh said the club, which traces its history to 1928, makes an important contribution to local recreation. The seniors membership boasts 80 curlers and about 200 curlers take part in four weekly leagues.

School programs also introduced about 500 youngsters to the sport last year.

“We put on a full program with two instructors for the schools,” he said, adding volunteers also help out.

“We are a part of the community and I don’t see why we shouldn’t be for many, many years.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

Sylvan Lake Curling Club is mulling options for renovating or replacing its aging rink.

A recent engineering assessment of the 60-yearold rink gave it two more years of life before it needs replacing.

Last September, council voted not to include a four-sheet curling rink as part of proposed $21-million multiplex project.

That has left the club to look at other possibilities, and three options were presented at a public open house on Thursday.

Renovating the existing building at a cost of roughly $1.7 million is one option, according to information presented by the town.

Building a new facility on the existing site would cost about $3.8 million.

A third option — also at $1.7 million — would see a new curling rink built as part of a partnership with an existing golf course, or some other venture.

“We’re looking at the possibility of partnering with an outside establishment in town,” said John Walsh, who sits on the curling club’s board. “But that’s a long way down the line. We haven’t explored that properly yet.

“Obviously what we’re doing is we’re trying to do it for the benefit of the town, the community and the curling club all in one.”

It was suggested that municipal funding could cover 60 per cent of the cost, or just over $1 million to Walmart Correction Notice almost $2.3 million, depending on the options.

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RCMP officers arrested him Friday morning. A court date has not been set yet.

Armed robbery suspect reserves plea on one charge

Rocky man killed; driver faces charges A 27-year-old Rocky Mountain House man was killed after a welding truck he was travelling in drove into the back of a logging truck near Whitecourt.

RCMP officers were called to the scene of the collision that occurred on Wednesday at about 8 p.m. west of Whitecourt.

A loaded logging truck was travelling eastbound when it was rear-ended by a welding truck.

A passenger travelling in the smaller vehicle, Clinton Lattery of Rocky, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the welding truck was arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while impaired.

The uninjured driver, Ryan Douglas Florence, 30, of Brooks, faces three charges, including driving while impaired causing death.

Weather was not a factor in the collision that was investigated by an RCMP collision analyst. The investigation continues.

Wetlands sessions set for Nov. 26, 27 Two sessions on the wetlands and riparian areas in the Red Deer River watershed will look at what can be done and how people can get involved.

The valuable ecosystems will be the key topic of discussion on Nov. 26 and 27 for different groups by the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance.

First up, on Nov. 26, those involved in local government are invited to a watershed planning workshop. This includes a presentation on the draft background technical report and then discussions on what local governments are doing and how they can become more involved in the planning process.

Then the Nov. 27 presentation focuses on those involved in conservation and community organizations. They get a watershed planning workshop focused on wetlands, riparian areas and land use. Like the Nov. 26 presentation, there will be a talk on the draft background technical report and then group discussions on what groups are doing and how they can be more involved in the planning process.

Both sessions take place at the Holiday Inn, at 6500 67th St. in Red Deer, and run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information or to register, call 403-340-7379 or email iwmp@ rdrwa.ca.

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A man accused of armed robberies at two banks in Red Deer in September has adjourned his plea on the second set of charges.

Dustin Aaron Clark, 35, is accused of armed robberies at the Servus Credit Union at 67th Street and Taylor Drive on Sept. 13 and at the TD Canada Trust in Village Mall on Sept. 23.

Currently in custody at the Red Deer Remand Centre, Clark made a brief appearance in Red Deer provincial court via closed-circuit television on Friday on charges arising from the TD Canada Trust incident. Police allege that some people suffered injuries when a can of bear spray was discharged in the bank.

Clark is charged with armed robbery with violence, wearing a disguise with intent to commit a crime, assault with a weapon, mischief, theft under $5,000 and possession of a dangerous weapon in relation to that incident.

Defence counsel Norman Clair asked to reserve plea on those charges to allow him more time to review files describing the Crownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case with his client. Clark is to return to court on Dec. 7 to enter his plea.

He previously pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the Servus incident, with a preliminary hearing on those charges set for May 13, 2013.

Preliminary hearings are held to determine whether the Crownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case is strong enough to proceed to trial.

Family homeless after fire last week A faulty electrical cord was the cause of a fire that left a family homeless southeast of Sylvan Lake last week.

Lacombe Regional Fire Service Co-ordinator Fred Millar said the fire investigator determined the electrical chord shorted and sparked the fire to the two-storey country home around 1:50 p.m. Nov. 8.

The home was a complete â&#x20AC;&#x153;write off.â&#x20AC;?

Millar said at least four people lived in the house but nobody was inside at the time of the fire. The father came home, opened a garage door and noticed the smoke.

He was treated for minor smoke inhalation but was not seriously injured.

No one else suffered injuries.

The family is staying with friends.

Firefighters from Sylvan Lake, Blackfalds, and Lacombe County responded to the blaze.

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Town of Sylvan Lake, MLA to issue joint press release about outcome of meeting Town of Sylvan Lake council and local MLA Kerry Towle met to iron out their differences on Friday.

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Emyr Morris, 29, was arrested on Nov. 8 and charged by police investigating complaints that someone had broken into the home a number of times, leaving behind pornographic material and stained underwear.

Morris made his first appearance in Red Deer provincial court on Friday, charged with five counts of break and enter, one count of performing an indecent act and one count of criminal harassment.

A clinician and pioneer in the treatment of kids with social, emotional and behavioral challenges will speak to Chinookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge School Division staff and parents next month.

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Samson was reluctant to even offer a general comment on how the meeting went.

A new trial date has been set for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think in all fairness to the work Red Deer man accused of assaulting that was done today I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to two children and their mother. make any comments,â&#x20AC;? she said late Red Deer City RCMP laid charges Friday afternoon. of assault and assault with a weapon Towle could not be immediately after investigating reports on June 16 reached for comment. that neighbours in the Glendale subdiThe noon-hour meeting, which invision had seen a man kicking a small volved the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA, boy. town council and Sylvan Lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief A six-year-old boy found smeared with feces and suffering burn marks on administrative officer was called to smooth out the working relationship his arms was rushed to hospital where between the municipality and its prodoctors also found damage to the corvincial representative. neas of both of his eyes.

Towle and town representatives The 24-year-old accused, whose have traded barbs in recent months name is withheld to protect the chilover the handling of contentious issues drenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identities, was to have been such as local discontent with intersectried by judge alone in Red Deer protion changes at Secondary Hwy 781 vincial court on Thursday. and Hwy 11.

However, the trial was scuttled A Wednesday night meet and greet when defence counsel Lorne Godin town with the deputy premier furdard received a new statement from ther soured relations, with Samson the mother, which he and Crown later accusing Towle and Wildrose prosecutor Jillian Brown agreed was Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Suna â&#x20AC;&#x153;marked departureâ&#x20AC;? from the statedre MLA Joe Anglin of trying to turn ment she had given to police. the event into a protest rally.

Goddard sought an adjournment so Towle countered that she only inhe could review the new information formed residents about the meeting with his client, who has been held in and had no role in changing the tone of custody since his arrest. the gathering.

He is to return for trial on July 22,

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Borrow to build a better tomorrow MONEY IS CHEAP TODAY AND THE BACKLOG OF ALBERTA’S CORE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IS IMMENSE In the olden days, before I had hair on my chin, governments used to create work programs that matched community needs with available assets.

The premise was simple: people were available for work in a largely agricultural economy after the crops were in the bin.

At the same time, badly JOE needed infraMCLAUGHLIN structure projects could be built in winter with the available labour supply.

Government winter-works programs were created. They were a boon to families and municipalities.

It allowed for capacity building in a growing province.

In Alberta’s past generation, we have turned that model on its head.

When the economy boomed, costs escalated and competition for workers was intense, our governments opened the financial taps for a few years, until the cycle inevitably slowed down.

A lot of stuff gets built that way, but at an extravagant cost.

In the last boom after the turn of the millennium, Alberta wage costs escalated in an unsustainable way.

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At one point, servers at some Alberta Tim Hortons coffee shops were earning $17.50 an hour because workers were in such short supply.

Price escalation for construction work was even steeper.

It couldn’t last, and it didn’t, as we discovered in 2007 when markets and national economies began tanking around the globe.

Alberta’s economy escaped the worst of the recession, but government revenue tumbled, the provincial government went into shock, and longoverdue infrastructure projects were postponed.

Still, our population continued to expand, with new residents and a robust birth rate.

Those new Albertans created enduring demand for more and better roads, schools and hospitals.

The backlog gets worse with each passing year.

The only thing we can say for certain is that world oil prices will go up and down, economic growth rates will ebb and flow.

Alberta’s long-term trend line, however, will continue to rise.

Credible economists agree almost unanimously that Alberta’s economy will continue to fare well over the next generation.

In that light, the government’s announcement that it will start borrowing money to fund core capital needs makes perfect sense to me.

Interest rates are still near rock bottom and there’s nothing on the global

economic horizon that will drive them up for years to come.

Now is the time to build revenuesustaining assets that were needed years ago; it will be needed for Alberta to compete effectively when the global economy finally turns up.

If you have faith in Alberta’s longterm future, why not borrow prudently and build now?

It’s not likely to get cheaper.

Alberta’s government can’t do everything at once.

Neither can it stop and start building infrastructure capacity with every dip or rise in the province’s short-term financial picture.

Premier Alison Redford cites Hwy 63, which runs on two undivided lanes for almost the whole 400-km length between Edmonton and Fort McMurray, as a key priority.

It’s the lifeblood to Alberta’s economy, and can’t wait any more for serious and sustained upgrading.

An Edmonton Journal database shows that 124 people have died on that highway since the turn of the millennium.

There were seven fatalities in April.

Hundreds of Central Albertans, who spend most of their paycheques with local businesses, drive that road every week. They take their lives in their hands every trip.

Albertans should not have to endure another decade of continuous whiteknuckle driving while the province has long-term financial capacity to fix this deathtrap in a timely manner.

The same can be said for deaths caused by an insufficiently funded health-care system, or children’s development delayed by overcrowded schools.

Alberta has been known as “nextyear country” for a century.

Pioneers lived through grim times, but always with abiding resolve to overcome obstacles and enduring optimism that things would get better.

Things have gotten better in Alberta in recent years.

They promise to get even better in the longer term, along with a certain quota of setbacks.

Now is the time to clear out the backlog of priority projects and build for a new wave of growth.

If average Albertans didn’t have faith in the future, they would never launch new businesses or take out mortgages to put down roots.

Governments (and official Opposition political parties that hope to replace them) should have no less faith and courage than the citizens they lead.

By all means borrow prudently now — when the economy is not overheated and money has never been cheaper — and build for the future.

These days, economists call it counter-cyclical investing.

Our grandparents, who created winter-works programs generations ago, called it common sense.

Joe McLaughlin is the retired former managing editor of the Red Deer Advocate.

Syrian civil war ripples Syria now has a new governmentin-exile that allegedly unites all the groups seeking the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad’s murderous regime.

But if this is the best that they can do, Assad will still be in power next year, and perhaps for a long time afterwards.

It took a week of haggling in Qatar to bring all the fractious Syrian rebel groups together, and it wouldn’t have happened at all without GWYNNE great pressure from the Gulf DYER Arab countries and the United States. Basically, the Syrian rebels were told that if they wanted more money and arms, they had to create a united front.

So they did, kind of, but the fragility and underlying disunity of the new government-in-exile is implicit in its cumbersome name: the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces.

It’s really just a loose and probably temporary collaboration between different sectarian and ethnic groups whose ultimate goals are widely divergent.

This new body has already been recognized by the Gulf states as “the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people,” in the words of Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim.

France, Syria’s former colonial ruler, has done the same, and other Western countries may follow suit (although probably not the United States).

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A Syrian rebel fighter aims at Syrian government forces during skirmishes in Aleppo, Syria.

But it won’t end the war.

It is a real civil war now; the days of the non-violent Syrian democratic movement that tried to emulate the peaceful revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia are long past.

Moreover, it is a civil war whose ultimate outcome is unclear.

It is by no means certain that Assad and the Baathist regime he leads will finally be defeated.

The Syrian government has all the heavy weapons, but it does not have enough troops to establish permanent military control over every rural area in a country of 24 million people.

However, it does have the strength to smash any attempts to create a rival authority with the powers of a real government in those rural areas, and it still holds most of the cities: the front line in Aleppo has scarcely moved since last summer.

How has Assad managed to hang on so long when other Arab dictators fell so quickly in the early days of the “Arab spring”? Partly it is the fact that he’s not a one-man regime.

The Baath Party which he leads is an organization with almost half a century’s experience of power, and plenty of patronage to distribute to its allies.

It began almost as an Arab communist party (without the atheism), and although its economics are now neoliberal, it retains its communist-style political discipline.

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Moreover, the Alawites who populate its higher offices know that they have to hang together, or else they will hang separately.

The other thing Assad has going for him is the highly fragmented character of Syrian society. Seventy percent of the population are Sunni Muslims, but the other 30 per cent include Shias, Alawites (a Shia heresy), Druze (an even more divergent sect with Islamic roots) and Christians.

All of them are nervous about Sunni Muslim domination in a post-Assad Syria, and the presence of various foreign jihadis on the battlefield only deepens their anxiety.

Moreover, the main suppliers of arms and money to the insurgents are Sunni Muslim countries in the Arabian peninsula, like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, that are not know for being tolerant of non-Sunni minorities.

This has persuaded most non-Sunni Syrians that they are under attack — and 30 percent of Syria’s population, with a big, well-equipped army and air force, can probably fight 70 per cent of the population with only light weapons to a standstill.

In fact, the Syrian battlefield, after only a year of serious fighting, is already coming to resemble the Lebanese battlefield after the first year of the civil war there.

Large tracts of the countryside are under the military control of the reli-

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gious or ethnic group that makes up the local majority, while the front lines in the big cities have effectively congealed into semi-permanent boundaries.

In Lebanon, the level of fighting dropped a lot after that first year, apart from the period of the Israeli invasion and occupation in 198283, but the country continued to be chopped up into local fiefdoms until the Taif accord in 1989 led to the end of the fighting.

There are obviously differences between the Lebanese and Syrian cases, but they are not big enough to justify any confidence that Syria’s future will be different from Lebanon’s past.

Assad will continue to have access to arms and money from Iran and Russia, and there will be no large-scale military intervention from outside to tilt the balance decisively one way or the other.

A split in the Baath Party or a military coup could open the way to national reconciliation if it happened relatively soon, but that is not likely.

Apart from that, the only thing that might really change all these calculations and break the stalemate is an Israeli attack on Iran and a general Middle Eastern conflagration. That is not a price anybody wants to pay.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Canada keys on U.S. economic moves People from other parts of the world may have been puzzled by the intense Canadian attention to the U.S. election. But few countries are so significantly affected by what happens in the United States.

Now that the election is over, Canadians will continue to scrutinize every political manoeuvre south of the border, because so much in Canada hinges on upcoming U.S. decisions.

The battle between President Barack Obama and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives over what has become known as the fiscal cliff has huge implications DAVID for us. As the highly respected CRANE Congressional Budget Office has warned, failure to achieve a compromise on taxes and spending between now and the start of the new year could send the U.S. back into recession and push the unemployment rate up from 7.9 per cent now to 9.1 per cent later next year.

Even without this risk, slow U.S. growth is acting as a drag on our own economy and even under the best scenario, will continue to do so in 2013. As TD Economics reported with the latest Canadian trade figures, “despite the export gain in September, Canada’s trade sector was likely the largest drag on the Canadian economy in the third quarter of this year, holding real GDP growth at a sub one per cent pace,” with exports for the third quarter down eight per cent — not surprising considering the weak U.S. economy as well as slowdowns in Europe and China.

But a U.S. recession brought on by a failure to achieve fiscal agreement would quickly spill over into Canada, slowing export growth even further and pushing up the value of the Canadian dollar as the U.S. dollar nosedived, making our exports even more uncompetitive. Prices of many commodities, from oil and lumber to copper and nickel, would also fall and equity markets would suffer.

There’s not much Canada can do, though Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed concern to Obama in a congratulatory post-election phone call.

The fiscal cliff is an outcome of the fight in August 2011 over raising the U.S. debt ceiling. After an 11th hour showdown between the White House and the House of Representatives, a bipartisan subcommittee was appointed to identify $1.2 trillion in budget savings over 10 years, with automatic tax increases and spending cuts to take effect immediately at the start of next year if no agreement was reached.

The U.S. election was in large measure about the failure to reach agreement and put the U.S. on a credible economic course.

Obama was insistent that tax increases had to be part of the agreement and that defence had to be included in the spending cuts. The Republican-led House opposed tax increases, even for the wealthi-

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est Americans, and opposed any cuts in defence, insisting instead on major cuts in social entitlement spending and a commitment to small government.

But the election in effect was a stalemate.

Hence the cliff.

At the start of 2013, failing an agreement, all of the Bush tax cuts would end, automatic spending cuts, including hefty cuts in defence, would come into effect and many other tax and spend programs would also be affected.

The U.S. budget deficit would be cut by $607 billion or about four per cent of GDP which, given the weak U.S. recovery so far, would plunge the U.S. into another recession, with Canada sideswiped.

With the deadline just weeks away, there is a widespread hope that at the last minute, a temporary compromise will be reached, while pushing off the tougher decisions until the new Congress is sworn in next year.

Neither party will want to be seen responsible for

a new recession and yet the risk remains that neither side is willing to compromise enough.

In the meantime other Canadian issues, such as proceeding with the Keystone pipeline carrying oilsands oil to Texas for refining, could well be on hold until a new administration is sworn in, replacing senior cabinet officers who are leaving after Obama’s first term.

Of course, proceeding with Keystone could be part of the budget compromise since the Republicans strongly support it and Obama, while delaying it, has not opposed it.

But all of this remains to be seen. And despite the Canadian interest in Keystone, the much bigger issue for Canada is ensuring that the U.S. does not fall off its fiscal cliff, driving itself, and likely Canada as well, into another recession.

Economist David Crane is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist. He can be reached at crane@interlog.com.

Clueless to Seattle — how not to travel I found out several valuable things last weekend.

Mostly of the ‘how not to’ variety, which is not only a good way to learn things, but it’s a great way get all frustrated, confused and come to the realization just how stupid your own self can be.

The scene: I’m heading to Vancouver to pick up the Rotten Kid and drive to Seattle for a mini holiday three-day break from her dance program at Simon Fraser U. The first mistake: Trusting Mother Nature. In Alberta. In November.

I book a cheap Calgary flight for 8 a.m., which means I should be at the airport HARLEY around 7 a.m. give or take, which means I should leave HAY home approximately somewhere smack in the middle of the night.

This assumes good weather, nice roads and minimum traffic. Ha-ha.

What I got was one of the worse snow storms in November history, scary ice-roads and multitudes of insane drivers slip-sliding Hwy 2 at 120 km/h in the snowy pitch dark.

I barely make the flight.

The second mistake: The rental car up-sell.

Somehow I land unscathed at the little Abbotsford airport and it’s still 8 their time, and I’m still mostly asleep when I approach the car rental counter. I had (for once) the foresight to pre-book the cheapest, smallest vehicle possible on account of on this trip, like every trip, I’m on a ‘Budget’, and I encounter a nice looking young lady who smiles like I was her long lost best friend, and starts an impressive spiel. I can barely keep up.

“Good morning, sir. I’d be overjoyed to upgrade your rental for a very small fee that would include a highly recommended pre-fill gasoline option, 100 per cent windshield chip, crack or smash insurance option, and for another infinitesimal charge, a brand new upgrade Ford Focus luxury vehicle that is two and a half categories above your present booking, and if you have an AMA card I can give you 15 per

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cent off our daily quote and if you have Aeroplan I would be more than happy to bonus your plan with 400 extra air miles points but only if you can stand on one leg, rub your head and pat your stomach. …”

And on like that until I was so confused that I may have paid for a three-week rental on a half ton truck.

I’m not sure. But the bill was shall we say, a tad larger than I had ‘Budget’-ed.

The third mistake: Renting a computerized car.

So with the help of the car rental lot guy I manage to get the upgraded keyless entry door open and start the car, and suddenly I’m in the middle of what seems to be a video game arcade.

Lights are flashing and things are buzzing and beeping, and TV screens are popping up where the dash board should be.

“Have a safe trip,” lot guy says, and off he goes to the help the next shellshocked customer get into his space shuttle, leaving me pushing various buttons and tapping various screens in a futile attempt to turn down the blaring satellite radio and turn some exterior lights on and some interior lights off.

I finally figure out the bare minimum — the steering wheel and the pedals — and off I go at 110 km/h onto a frantic rush hour freeway.

So far so good.

Until the car starts beeping at me. I’m looking around the flashing chirping cockpit, and I’m feeling hot now, in the sense of sweating profusely but I soldier on, pushing more buttons and screens but the beeping is even louder and my whole body is burning up and I’m thinking I may be having a episode of the Spanish flu or perhaps man-opause.

Can anyone say “Distracted driving?”

Suddenly, I realize the car is talking to me.

“MyKey has detected that you are driving faster than the posted speed limit” says the screen. By now my head is swimming and my, um, posterior is positively fried.

I slow down, literally squirming in my hotseat and then on another screen I see a little icon that looks like a tiny car seat and it is lit up bright red. Let me just say, I’ve never owned a car with heated seats.

Also, I have no idea how to shut them off.

So I’m piloting a beeping flashing car I don’t understand through the treacherous Vancouver streets, gripping the steering wheel whilst trying to levitate off of the driver’s seat which is now for all intents and purposes, an active George Foreman grill.

Covered in sweat and with third-degree burns to my backside, I finally park at the RK’s apartment and it’s only then I see, beside the stick shift, two miniscule dials that adjust the temperature of each heated seat. Some wiseacre had left it on 10.

I make a mental note to pull the same stunt on my Rotten Kid when she gets in the car.

But it’s a happy, excellent father-daughter time, and we have a terrific stay in Seattle (see next week’s Hay’s Daze). However, in the meantime. ...

The fourth mistake: Crossing the border.

This in itself, though necessary, is a mistake. Especially in a car.

And since everyone told us to go to a U.S. border crossing at a location 20 minutes out of our way, and I instead chose to follow Gina the GPS unit I brought from home, we ended up in a two-hour highway parking lot waiting to get to Mr. Grumpypants Border Guard who made us feel criminally guilty just for wanting to visit his country.

Fast forward to the end of the trip, which went much more smoothly until we said our emotional goodbyes and I ended up at the airport almost two hours early to find that the flight was delayed another hour.

Meaning I’d be in Calgary way past midnight. But that’s not all. …

The final mistake: Being stupid.

“You’re early,” says the check-in lady.

“Yes, I am,” I say proudly, since I’m never early.

“Is there a problem?”

“But,” she says. “You’re ONE DAY early.”

“W-WHAT?!”

True story — in my excitement booking the $99 seat sale on line, I failed to realize that it was for Tuesday night, not the required Monday of the long weekend.

They had seats still available all right, but (surprise, surprise) nowhere near $99.

Put it this way, I had no choice but to shell out enough to get to Toronto. Or perhaps Hong Kong.

It was a darn good thing that little airport had a small adult beverage establishment still open. At least the seats at the bar weren’t heated.

Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.

Even on a good day, bad things can happen Tuesday was a perfect day. The sun was out and the temperature rising to about 0C and despite the chaos in the kitchen an hour earlier, dinner was in the oven and we were able to relax for a while before we were to serve.

The Piano Man was hammering out several tunes and all of us were humming along, so it was a good feeling for all of us in the kitchen.

What with the increase in numbers lately, I was anticipating a rather large crowd for supper and had prepared accordingly. Because our seating capacity is limited, I felt that we would need to have CHRIS traffic control for the first SALOMONS time ever and made plans for that as well.

We normally open the doors at four o’clock and start serving at 4:30.

Then at 10 minutes to four, it happened!

We have a small inset external vestibule where all the people come in and a young couple were standing there having a sharp discussion. As so often

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happens, words became actions and they started pushing each other, which soon became an out and out fight, with both of them swinging fists at each other, accompanied by a lot of cursing and yelling of other obscenities.

It took a while, but we finally managed to separate them with the fellow outside and the girl inside. It was everything we could do to keep them there until the police could arrive, but we managed. And then we were able, after the police had removed them both, to let the other people in.

Although this type of incident is fairly common, at Potters Hands Kitchen we have had relative peace for quite some time.

There is an element of respect for the kitchen, and we do everything we can to promote that respect. But once in a while, the influences of alcohol or drugs takes control and there is then no stopping a situation without intervention.

What hurts the most is to see anyone, let alone a beautiful young couple, settle disputes with fisticuffs and cursing.

For a lot of people, the physical attack is something that can be forgotten or forgiven over time, but the cursing and the calling each other vile and reprehensible names is something that will always remain in the background of a person’s mind, often building a wall that cannot be breached without ex-

tensive counselling.

Like I mentioned, this young couple are great kids. We have known them for quite a while and have never had difficulty with them before. They are always pleasant and very caring; I know that, because they often spend time with her mother in the nursing home and that is not an action of someone without concern or compassion.

The difficulty here is the drinking addiction.

And we know that addictions can result in aberrant behaviours that range anywhere from opinionated accusations to mayhem without restraint, to uncontrolled fighting and even to murder.

If it was contained only to people on the street, it would be a much easier battle, but it is prevalent in all segments of society (we all have addictions, whether it is TV or drugs, shopping or alcohol or whatever), and that is the very reason that we should not judge any one group or person.

Rather, we should with all gentleness and respect encourage each other to adopt a lifestyle that can change the unwanted behaviours and make each one of us a more acceptable member of society.

So then, before we point a finger, we should remember that there are several fingers pointing back at us.

Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.

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Socialist Dumb and Dumber should just leave Alberta Re: Stewart and Neiman Whenever our two Advocate editors start talking about business, economics or politics, I can’t help but think of Jim Carrey’s and Jeff Daniels’ 1994 hit movie Dumb and Dumber.

John Stewart’s and Greg Neiman’s obvious socialist agenda defies all reason and understanding. Neiman’s article Ralph Klein deserves his day of honour is a backhand slap to one of our province’s best political leaders, who did what needed to be done to get Alberta’s fiscal house in order.

In the same article, Neiman criticizes another one of Alberta’s most popular political leaders, Stockwell Day, and criticizes Alberta’s income tax regime by calling it “Stockwell Day’s idiotic flat income tax.” Neiman goes on to lobby for a provincial sales tax.

If your idea of moving Alberta forward means higher taxes, bigger government, sales taxes and lots of bureaucracy (sounds like Ontario and Quebec), please consider this my invitation for you two to move forward somewhere else.

Chris Stephan City Councillor Red Deer

Farmers can save $1 billion?

Farmers between Edmonton and Calgary can save Alberta’s taxpayers a cool $1 billion, if only they would sell their land for $45 million per quarter section.

The government of Alberta has in its infinite wisdom decided to build two massive electricity transmission lines between Edmonton and Calgary, and in doing so chose to approve the construction of two high-voltage DC transmission lines over the alternative option of building two high-voltage AC transmission lines.

A high-voltage DC transmission line costs approximately $1 billion (that’s a “B” for billion) more than a comparable highvoltage AC transmission. The government is not proposing to transmit any more electricity using one option verses another. It chose DC technology because highvoltage DC technology requires less land than high-voltage AC technology. It’s all about land use!

The Alberta Electric System’s Operator (AESO) claims the total right-of-way of land required for one highvoltage DC line between Edmonton and Calgary is approximately 4920 hectares. The total right-ofway of land required for a comparable high-voltage AC line is 6,340 hectares. The proposed land use savings for choosing high-voltage DC is therefore 1,420 hectares per transmission line.

To save 1,420 hectares, Alberta’s government is spending an extra $1 billion dollars, $704,225 per hectare or about $284,989 per acre, or $45 million per quarter section.

At roughly the current farmland prices between Edmonton and Calgary, $1 billion would buy 664,000 acres, or about 268,830 hectares, or an area of land 350 km long by 7.7 km wide.

Since the right of way for an AC transmission line is about 75 metres, that’s enough land for 100 350-km-long doublecircuit high-voltage AC transmission lines. (AESO claims they only require land for two highvoltage AC transmission lines, not 100.)

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to use the “extra” $1 billion it planned on spending to build one high-voltage DC line, and purchase a path of land wide enough between Edmonton and Calgary, paying $45 million per quarter section, to eliminate the need to build a second (or for that matter any) highvoltage DC transmission line. Farmers can then say they saved Albertans $1 billion.

This fall session the Alberta legislature will debate whether or not the $16.6-billion transmission line proposal is even needed. The Wildrose will introduce a motion to require that the government show proof that the transmission lines are needed. This PC government is expected to reject the motion.

All the evidence confirms these transmission line are not needed. The Alberta government has rejected every call to show proof. If Albertans wake up before this money is misspent, image what we could do if even a portion of these funds were used to improve education, health care, our highway system, and the care for our seniors.

Joe Anglin Wildrose MLA Critic Environment and Utilities Rimbey-Rocky Mountain HouseSundre

Snow cleared off parkade Re: City revises snow clearance targets, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 Nowhere in this article is there a reference to the snow clearing that takes place on the top floor of the city parkade above the transit terminus in downtown Red Deer.

And likely not many taxpaying residents are aware of this snow clearing practice. A bobcat operator is at work the moment the snow starts falling and clears every inch of that mostly unused top floor each and every time it snows, no matter how little or how much has fallen. The snow is always pushed into piles for removal by a city truck (last week there were three trucks involved). I have a view of this, which has

upset me for too long, resulting in a letter to the mayor last March on a day that was so sunny and warm that the snow was melting at the same time as the bobcat was scraping and loading it into a city truck.

His assistant’s response was: “We appreciate that you are concerned about the financial responsibility of the city and are happy to respond to your concerns with respect to clearing snow from the parkade. While the parkade is a concrete and steel structure and is designed to carry heavy vehicle loads, piling snow or allowing snow to remain piled on the structure is not a good practice. Over the course of this winter we have had significant snowfalls. Following a snowfall, the first course of action is to ensure vehicles can navigate the parkade and park. So, the snow gets pushed/piled up and out of the way. The next step is to remove it which is why you see the snow clearing happen after the plowing. To leave the snow could in fact put the city in a position of negligence if an incident were to occur. ” The cost of a bobcat operator, the operation of said bobcat and city trucks is a colossal waste of taxpayers’ money. An efficient solution would be to close the top floor in winter. There are only a smattering of vehicles at the best of times and only in the area under the orange cover. And if negligence really is a concern, the City of Red Deer should pay close attention to Julie Hares letter to the editor also on Thursday, Nov. 1. Being unable to stop on glare ice because of a lack of winter maintenance, as she points out happened to her, screams of negligence.

As a resident and therefore taxpayer, I am tired of the wastefulness that continually drives up our taxes.

Rosanne Benoit Red Deer

Downtown snow piles up I drive around the city all day long and noticed that the downtown core always seem to have heaps of snow and

always seems to be the last to see the snowplows. (Which by the way I haven’t seen anywhere since Friday.)

The city is always trying to get more people into the downtown core for shopping and what not, and by not clearing the snow, I cannot see that happen! When I called the city roads phone line, I was informed that the city supervisors have set a 10-cm snowfall minimum before that happens!

If we pay taxes for snow removal and it is not done (especially since it has not snowed since Nov. 9, four days prior to writing this) in a timely matter, what is all the allotted money being spent on, and what are these snowplow drivers doing? Hopefully not playing cards in some back room waiting for this 10 cm of snow to fall.

I find this frustrating as I watch people struggling to get in and out of meter parking with their cars, and while walking across the street, slipping, sliding and almost falling!

I have written a letter to all the city councillors and ask that you encourage your readers to do the same and hopefully something can be done.

I am wondering if the person who has set this 10-cm snow limit is the same person who set up the bike lanes!

Robert Schneider Red Deer

A better transportation plan Please stop any further consideration of old technology high-speed rail.

I think Red Deer has the potential to be a demonstration pilot for evacuated tube transport, which will be the last transportation innovation before teleportation. Just imagine four lines from Red Deer to each of Lacombe, Sylvan Lake, Delburne and Innisfail.

Have a look and see if you agree: http://www.huffingtonpost. com/2012/03/28/evacuated-tube-traveldaryl-osler_n_1385661.html The technology exists. We just need the political will.

Kevin Mooney Red Deer County

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The magical world of Harry Potter alive in Orlando No trip to Hogsmeade would be complete without a pint of creamy butterbeer and as I waited in line to purchase a frothy drink from an outdoor butterbeer cart at Universal Studios Orlando, I received some advice from an aficionado.

“Butterbeer is quite addictive,” warned the Florida resident behind me. “I usually have it once or twice every time we visit and we’ve got season’s passes. You can have it either cold or frozen, but frozen is definitely better.”

When I reached the head of the line, I purchased one cold butterbeer and one frozen one just to see what the difference was. Both versions of the frothy shortbreadand-butterscotch-flavoured drink were good, but I have to agree with the aficionado — frozen butterbeer is definitely better.

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Top: The sign post points the way to a Harry Potter adventure at Universal Islands of Adventure in Orlando.

Above: The most popular ride in the park is found inside Hogwarts Castle, but while you wait you pass talking portraits, Dumbledore’s office, the Gryffindor common room, the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, the greenhouse, the Room of Requirement, the Sorting Hat and various characters from the Harry Potter film series.

Left: A hippogriff in chains. At The Wizzarding World of Harry Potter, you can see all of the mythical creatures from J.K. Rowling’s book series.

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POTTER: A spectacular theme park experience Inspired by the compelling characters of J.K. Rowling, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park is one of the most spectacularly-themed entertainment experiences ever created.

For children or adults who have read the books and imagined what it would be like to study wizardry in Hogwarts Castle or to visit the nearby village of Hogsmeade, Universal Orlando is literally a dream destination.

The most popular attraction in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a ride inside the Hogwarts castle known as the Forbidden Journey. As you venture inside the castle, you meet Harry, Ron and Hermione, who convince you to skip class and follow them. Travelling by Floo powder, you soar over Hogwarts, escape a dragon attack, have a close encounter with dementors and get pulled into a Quidditch match. The ride combines advanced robotic system technology with an immersive 3-D film experience and an original musical score by composer John Williams.

While you wait in line for the ride, which is the most popular attraction in the theme park, you pass talking portraits, Dumbledore’s office, the Gryffindor common room, the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, the greenhouse, the Room of Requirement, the Sorting Hat and various characters from the Harry Potter film series.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter also features two roller-coaster rides, a family-friendly coaster and a high-speed one called the Dragon Challenge. In the Dragon Challenge, you ride either a Chinese Fireball or a Hungarian Horntail in a competition for the Triwizard Cup. Since the ride is really two separate roller-coasters, we decided to do it twice — once on each dragon.

There are several spectacular rides, but one of my favourite stops in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was a lesser-known attraction that is often missed by visitors — the Ollivander’s wand shop experience. The line is slow, because watching “the wand choose a wizard” is a small-group experience. Mr. Ollivander was a wonderfully played character and the young girl randomly selected from our group for the wand pairing was absolutely delightful. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is all about magic, but the real magic in visiting a theme park comes when a child is young enough to still believe that magic is a real possibility.

Celebrate Grinchmas Suess Landing is already decorated for the holiday season and if coming face to face with the Grinch is on your life list, Universal Orlando’s Whoville is the place to be this Holiday Season. Grinchmas celebrations feature a special holiday show called the Grinchmas Wholiday Spectacular, with the Grinch and the Whos from Who-ville accompanied by an original musical score by Mannheim Steamroller. Park guests can also meet the Grinch and the Whos at the park and enjoy a special breakfast with the characters.

Other highlights of Universal Orlando’s holiday season include the Macy’s Holiday Parade, which features the same larger-than-life balloons seen in the New York City parade. There is also a colourful collection of holiday characters, spectacular parade floats and a treelighting ceremony led by Santa Claus.

There will also be a number of Christmas concerts in the parks featuring holiday hits by Mannheim Steamroller on select dates in December. Onsite hotels will have special holiday events and celebrations and Universal City Walk is planning one of the hottest New Year’s Eve parties in the city.

The Holidays at Universal Orlando will run from Dec. 1 to Jan. 1 this year.

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The entire village of Hogsmeade has been created in the park (top). You can purchase butterbeer (at left), Berty Botts every flavour beans (comes with five good flavours and five gross flavours in the package), buy a wand or enter the Hogwarts Castle.

Far left: Whoville is already decorated for the holidays and Grinchmas celebrations will soon begin.

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Mary Colter’s buildings still enthrall

BY CAROL PATTERSON SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE I admire people with the strength of their convictions behind them.

When visiting Zion National Park in Utah, an interpreter boasted the new visitor centre, in addition to being green, would have a 40-year lifespan, as if lasting four decades was a major accomplishment. I scratched my head as I had just seen several architectural wonders in Grand Canyon National Park, built by Mary Colter in the early 1900s, that were still delighting visitors.

Who was this remarkable woman, an amateur by most architectural standards, who had created structures that were still beautiful almost a century later?

By all accounts, Mary was a passionate visionary who stood by her convictions in getting the smallest details in her buildings just right.

Mary departed from architecture of the day that favoured European-styled buildings, to create structures that looked like they grew out of the landscape.

She also understood the value of a good story and wound fantasy elements around her buildings to enhance their sense of place.

The lodge she designed at the bottom of the Grand Canyon was renamed Phantom Lodge, not after any phantoms, but for the nearby Phantom Creek.

Mary figured the name evoked a more intriguing image for such remote lodging.

Similarly, when she built a refreshment centre 12 km west of the Grand Canyon village, she called it Hermit’s Rest.

No hermits ever used this facility, but Mary fashioned as if a FrenchCanadian hermit rumoured to visit the area, had found shelter here.

She spent nearly $13,000 hanging cobwebs in corners and rubbing soot onto fireplace rocks.

When an eager employee offered to clean up the place, she quipped, “You can’t imagine what it cost to make it look this old.”

Another of her Grand Canyon buildings is the Watchtower. Perched on the south rim of the canyon, it looks like a bricklayer’s rustic attempt to recreate the leaning tower of Pisa.

Mary had a 21-metre wooden tower erected so she could check the views before the building was created.

She got it right. Climbing the hundred metres to the top of the Watchtower takes a long time as you stop to look out the numerous windows, each with a view that screams to be shared on Facebook.

By today’s standards, Mary would have been considered a maverick, riding for days in the

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Mary Colter had a wooden tower built to ensure the Watchtower had the best views of the Grand Canyon. More people tour Colter buildings like The Watchtower in a busy weekend than visit some of Frank Lloyd Wright’s sites in a year. desert surveying building sites or searching for the perfect rock for one of the fireplaces. In her time, I imagine people did not know what to call Mary. The daughter of Irish immigrants, she loved art and when her father died, Mary pursued a career in design to help support the family.

Like many women of her time, she became a teacher, offering classes in mechanical drawing at mechanic arts high school. Her leap to architecture came because Fred Harvey, someone else noted for his strong convictions, gave her a break.

Fred Harvey, called the “civilizer of the West,” envisioned a company build on repeat business and created a chain of hotels and restaurants, first, for railway travellers and, eventually, for those driving the new fangled automobile.

The Fred Harvey Co. hired Mary in 1902 to decorate the Indian Building in Albuquerque and liking what she did, hired her permanently in 1910. Over the next 45 years, Mary designed 21 buildings, six of them at the Grand Canyon.

Mary earned a place in architectural history with her creation of a style called ‘National Park Service rustic.’

Long overlooked by her peers, Mary is now seen as a renaissance woman.

Her buildings at the

Grand Canyon are seen by more people in a busy weekend than may see a Frank Lloyd Wright building in a year! Eleven of Colter’s buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places.

A recent book by Arnold Berke, Mary Colter: Architect of the American Southwest, shines a light on the “best-known unknown architect.”

At Bright Angel Lodge visitors can still see evidence of Mary’s tenacity.

The lodge fireplace was built with stones in layers mimicking the strata of the Grand Canyon.

Rumour has it a similar fireplace in the Phantom Lodge was started by a bricklayer who did not follow Mary’s detailed instructions on placing the rocks in their correct geological order. Upon finding the rocks layered wrong, she erupted in a fury and destroyed the fireplace, ordering the stones to be replaced in the correct order.

I am guessing the bricklayer did not appreciate the strength of Mary’s convictions, but because of them, visitors can enjoy her architectural structures almost a century later.

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Greg Meachem, Sports Editor, 403-314-4363 Sports line 403-343-2244 Fax 403-341-6560 sports@reddeeradvocate.com

Dieno sure he can add offence

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

MELKY CABRERA

CABRERA SET TO JOIN JAYS NEW YORK — A person familiar with the deal says All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera is set to join the busy Toronto Blue Jays in his return from a drug suspension.

Cabrera and the Blue Jays have reached agreement on a two-year contract worth $16 million.

The deal is pending a physical, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement.

ESPN Deportes first reported the agreement Friday. The 28-year-old Cabrera was leading the National League in hitting at .346 for the San Francisco Giants when he was suspended Aug. 15 for a positive testosterone test.

It was, in every way, a red-letter day for Rhyse Dieno.

The Saskatoon product had just been named to Team Canada West for the World Junior A Hockey Challenge on Nov. 1 when he checked his voicemail and heard Red Deer Rebels general manager Brent Sutter.

“Brent said they Rhyse Dieno had put me on their (Rebels) list and as soon as I got back from the Junior A Challenge they were going to bring me out here,” Dieno disclosed on Friday.

Dieno picked up five points (1g,4a) in four games at the World Junior A Challenge in Yarmouth, N.S. — including an assist in the gold-medal game, which Canada West lost 6-3 to the United States last Sunday — and arrived in Red Deer on Thursday.

“I’m feeling pretty confident. I feel I can bring some offence to the team,” said Dieno, who practised with his new team on Thursday and Friday and will make his Rebels debut tonight against the visiting

Swift Current Broncos, skating alongside captain Turner Elson and Brooks Maxwell.

The 19-year-old right winger already has Western Hockey League experience.

He was with the Kamloops Blazers for 16 games in 2009-10 and recorded one assist, then joined the Laronge Ice Wolves of the SJHL the following winter and scored 12 goals and collected 30 points in 36 games.

Dieno was back in the WHL with the Medicine Hat Tigers last season and worked his way up to the top line before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.

He appeared in 50 games with the Tigers

and scored four goals and added 11 assists.

He was released by the Tigers this fall and returned to Laronge, where he was one of the SJHL’s premier players through 15 games, with 12 goals and 21 points. He was one of just two SJHL players to earn a berth with Canada West for the World Junior A Challenge and his performance in the international event convinced him he can be successful at the major junior level.

“The tournament games were very fast.

The gold-medal game against the Americans was easily comparable to a WHL game,” he said. “Overall, it was a great experience. I came home with a silver medal and couldn’t have asked for anything better.”

Dieno, it appears, has never been a better player than he is now.

“For sure, every time I get the puck I feel I can do something good with it,” he said. “ I’m feeling pretty good with how I’m playing right now and hopefully it will lead into tomorrow’s game.”

The five-foot-10, 170-pound forward took it personally when he was released by the Tigers this season.

“They thought maybe some younger guys could do what I could do, but I’m happy to have the chance here and prove them wrong,” he said. “I’m very excited to be here.”

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TODAY

● Curling: Red Deer Elks junior bonspiel at Red Deer Curling Centre, draws at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 and 7:30 p.m ● Peewee AA hockey: Foothills at Red Deer TBS, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Airdrie at Innisfail, 3:40 p.m. ● High school senior volleyball, 4A zones: Girls — Notre Dame at winner of Lindsay Thurber/ Hunting Hills, third game of best-of-three, if necessary, 1 p.m.; Boys — Winner of Notre Dame/Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills, third game of best-of-three, if necessary, 1 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2:30 p.m., Kin City A; Bow Valley at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Red Deer White at Red Deer Black, 2 p.m., Arena. ● College volleyball: Augustana at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● Martial arts: Winter Warfare 7 Kickboxing and Muay Thai Championship, 7 p.m., Sheraton Events Centre. ● WHL: Swift Current at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Centrium. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Blazers at Red Deer Pro Stitch, 7:30 p.m., Kin City A. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena.

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● Curling: Red Deer Elks junior bonspiel at Red Deer Curling Centre, draws at 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m ● Peewee AA hockey: Foothills at Red Deer Parkland, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Okotoks at Sylvan Lake, 3 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Bow Valley at Sylvan Lake, 1 p.m.; Red Deer Pro Stitch at Innisfail, 2:10 p.m.; Okotoks at Red Deer Elks, 5:30 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Steel Kings, 4 p.m., Kin City A. ● WHL: Prince Albert at Red Deer, 6 p.m., Centrium.

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Calgary Stampeders quarterback Drew Tate throws the ball during first quarter CFL football action against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Calgary Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. Tate suffered a season-ending fractured forearm in the West Division semifinal Sunday.

Glenn hoping drama is done ahead of West final

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — After an eventful week, Kevin Glenn is thankful to finally be able to concentrate on football.

And he’s hoping it stays that way through to Sunday when the Calgary Stampeders face the B.C. Lions in the West Division final.

“Hopefully we can and nothing else happens between today and Sunday that takes the attention off of the game,” said Glenn.

“With all the distractions that (have) been happening, we’ve kind of put them on the backburner and focused on what the real importance is and that’s the football game.

“We’ve got a couple more days to get everything down and go out Sunday and hopefully get a win.”

Glenn was unwittingly pulled into what was a dramatic week for the Stampeders. It began with questions whether starter Drew Tate suffered a concussion in Calgary’s 3630 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Division semifinal Sunday.

On Wednesday, the CFL fined Calgary slotback Nik Lewis for violating the league’s social media policy. It came after Lewis tweeted: “I just bought OJ’s gloves on eBay. Now all I need is a white girl named Nicole.”

Lewis didn’t apologize for the tweet initially, but he did so Thursday and announced he’d donate Sunday’s game cheque to a women’s shelter in Calgary.

Also on Thursday came news that Tate had suffered a season-ending fractured forearm against Saskatchewan. Once again

that gave the starting position to Glenn, who guided the Stampeders to nine wins in 14 games after Tate went down with a shoulder injury earlier this year.

Calgary acquired Glenn, a 12-year veteran, in an off-season deal that sent former starter Henry Burris to the Hamilton TigerCats. Receiver Maurice Price said Glenn can make a seamless transition back into the starting role.

“Glenn has pretty much been the guy all year,” Price said. “There’s really no adjustment that has got to be made. He’s proven that he can get the job done.

“He has a great group of guys around him — playmakers that are going to make plays and help make him successful.”

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Alouettes defence looks to quiet doubters against the Argonauts

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Montreal Alouettes defensive back Jerald Brown is getting tired of hearing about Ricky Ray. The week leading into the CFL East Division final has seen members of the Als defence questioned daily on how they’ll stop the veteran Toronto Argonauts quarterback now that he is healthy and back on top form.

“I get tired of answering,” Brown said Friday. “We’ve just got to play ball.

“This league is full of good players. We just focus on us and who we are.”

The Montreal defence has been taking heat since it started the season by giving up 30 or more points in four straight games, although they won two of those contests.

That they conceded more than 40 points twice after that makes it surprising that they finished 11-7, first in the East Division for the fifth time in seven years.

They will play host to the Argonauts on Sunday at Olympic Stadium with more than 47,000 tickets already sold.

There is a sense the Argonauts have a

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Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo hands off to running back Chris Jennings during a practice Friday in Montreal. The Alouettes will face the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL Eastern Final Sunday. shot at upsetting Montreal with Ray looking strong down the stretch. Toronto’s only win in three regular season meetings with the Alouettes came with Ray under centre, a

23-20 decision in Montreal on July 27.

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Basketball GA 61 66 75 87 71 73

Pt 30 23 22 21 19 17

GA 64 52 68 73 76 65

Pt 29 29 28 23 22 13

GA 56 50 72 75 83

Pt 35 26 20 17 12

GA 41 62 56 75 79

Pt 33 28 28 19 16

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.

Friday’s games Kootenay 5 Brandon 3 Prince Albert 3 Lethbridge 2 Portland at Kamloops Saskatoon at Prince George Medicine Hat at Seattle Kelowna at Tri-City Regina at Vancouver Everett at Victoria Today’s games Prince Albert at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Prince George at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Portland, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

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

Regina at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.

Grand Rapids Chicago Rockford Milwaukee Peoria

Saskatoon at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Everett, 5:05 p.m.

Brandon at Lethbridge, 6 p.m.

Prince Albert at Red Deer, 6 p.m.

14 13 14 12 14

8 7 6 6 4

4 4 7 6 7

1 2 0 0 2

1 0 1 0 1

18 16 13 12 11

52 36 41 34 30

46 40 45 34 51

GP 14 16 14 13 12

North Division W L OL SL 10 1 1 2 9 6 1 0 8 5 1 0 7 5 0 1 5 5 1 1

Pts 23 19 17 15 12

GF GA 45 22 51 48 51 43 42 42 29 38

GP Charlotte 13 Houston 15 Oklahoma City 13 Texas 12 San Antonio 12

South Division W L OL SL 9 3 0 1 6 6 1 2 6 5 1 1 5 6 0 1 4 7 0 1

Pts 19 15 14 11 9

GF GA 50 32 53 50 38 42 27 37 27 37

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Raiders 3, Hurricanes 2 First Period 1. Lethbridge, Maxwell 14 (Mckechnie, Hackman) 0:19 2. Prince Albert, Draisaitl 4 (Winther, McNeill) 6:16 3. Lethbridge, Yakubowski 6 (Watson, Johnston) 17:44 Penalties — Blomqvist Leth (interference) 7:51, Perreaux PA (tripping) 14:57, Blomqvist Leth (interference) 19:21.

Second Period 4. Prince Albert, Draisaitl 5 (Ruopp) 8:54 (sh) Penalties — Morrissey PA (interference) 6:55, Conroy PA, Leverton Leth, Pilon Leth (roughing) 17:01, Ruopp PA, Watson Leth (roughing) 20:00.

Third Period 5. Prince Albert, McVeigh 4 (Danyluk) 2:03 Penalties — Winther PA (tripping) 2:16, Draisaitl PA (tripping) 13:54.

Shots on goal by Prince Albert 11 16 5 — 32 Lethbridge 11 4 10 — 25 Goal — Prince Albert: Siemens (W,13-5-2); Lethbridge: Rimmer (L,13-9-1).

AHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts Worcester 14 7 5 1 1 16 Manchester 13 7 5 0 1 15 Portland 13 6 5 1 1 14 St. John’s 14 7 7 0 0 14 Providence 12 5 6 0 1 11

GF GA 39 44 35 28 45 42 31 42 26 33

Syracuse W-B/Scranton Binghamton Norfolk Hershey

GP 12 14 12 13 13

East Division W L OL SL 8 2 1 1 8 6 0 0 6 4 1 1 7 6 0 0 5 7 1 0

Pts 18 16 14 14 11

GF GA 44 33 36 31 31 32 41 41 32 38

Springfield Bridgeport Adirondack Connecticut Albany

Northeast Division GP W L OL SL 13 9 2 0 2 12 8 4 0 0 13 6 7 0 0 13 5 7 1 0 12 3 5 0 4

Pts 20 16 12 11 10

GF GA 44 21 39 37 32 39 41 47 25 32

Abbotsford Lake Erie Rochester Toronto Hamilton

NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Friday’s Games St. John’s 4, Albany 3, SO Portland 2, Connecticut 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3, Bridgeport 1 Abbotsford 3, Rochester 2 Providence 3, Manchester 2 Binghamton 5, Adirondack 2 Hamilton 6, Toronto 3 Syracuse 6, Hershey 1 Springfield 3, Norfolk 2 Grand Rapids 6, Lake Erie 5, OT Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Rockford 2, Houston 1 Peoria 3, Chicago 2, OT Charlotte at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Today’s Games Hamilton at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Albany at St. John’s, 4 p.m.

Manchester at Bridgeport, 5 p.m.

Connecticut at Worcester, 5 p.m.

Providence at Portland, 5 p.m.

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

Rochester at Binghamton, 5:05 p.m.

Springfield at Norfolk, 5:15 p.m.

Adirondack at Syracuse, 5:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Texas, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Peoria at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Abbotsford at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Bridgeport at Providence, 1:05 p.m.

Syracuse at Hershey, 3 p.m.

Charlotte at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.

Rockford at Houston, 4:05 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA

Sunday’s games Swift Current at Calgary, 2 p.m.

Football Cincinnati Cleveland

CFL Sunday, Nov. 11 Division Semifinals East Division Toronto 42, Edmonton 26 West Division Calgary 36, Saskatchewan 30

Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

Sunday, Nov. 18 Division Finals East Division Toronto at Montreal, 11 a.m.

West Division Calgary at B.C., 2:30 p.m.

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5 7

0 0

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220 231 169 211

W 6 4 3 1

West L 3 5 6 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .444 .333 .111

PF 271 209 191 146

PA 189 191 284 256

PF 267 188 156 226

PA 216 204 221 248

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct N.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 Dallas 4 5 0 .444 Philadelphia 3 6 0 .333 Washington 3 6 0 .333

Sunday, Nov. 25 Grey Cup At Toronto East winner vs. West winner, 4 p.m.

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 6 3 0 .667 299 Buffalo 4 6 0 .400 230 Miami 4 5 0 .400 187 N.Y. Jets 3 6 0 .333 175

PA 201 299 205 228

Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

W 8 6 4 1

South L 1 3 6 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .889 .667 .400 .111

PF 250 186 219 127

Baltimore Pittsburgh

W 7 6

North L T 2 0 3 0

Pct .778 .667

PF PA 254 196 207 177

PA 143 201 311 246

Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans Carolina

W 8 5 4 2

South L 1 4 5 7

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .889 .556 .444 .222

PF 247 260 249 163

PA 174 209 256 216

Chicago Green Bay Minnesota Detroit

W 7 6 6 4

North L 2 3 4 5

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .778 .667 .600 .444

PF 242 239 238 216

PA 133 187 221 222

W 6 6 4 3

L 2 4 5 5

T 1 0 0 1

Pct .722 .600 .444 .389

PF 213 198 144 161

PA 127 161 173 210

West San Francisco Seattle Arizona St. Louis

Thursday, Nov. 15 Miami 14 at Buffalo 19

Sunday, Nov. 18 Cleveland at Dallas, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 11 a.m.

Cincinnati at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 11 a.m.

Green Bay at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Arizona at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

San Diego at Denver, 2:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at New England, 2:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 6:20 p.m.

Open: Minnesota, N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee Monday, Nov. 19 Chicago at San Francisco, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 22 Houston at Detroit, 10:30 a.m.

Washington at Dallas, 2:15 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Jets, 6:20 p.m.

NFL Odds (Favourites in capital letters; odds supplied by Western Canada Lottery) Spread O/U Sunday Cleveland at DALLAS 6.5 43.5 Jacksonville at HOUSTON 16.5 42.5 NY Jets at ST. LOUIS 2.5 38.5 TAMPA BAY at Carolina 1.5 48.5 Arizona at ATLANTA 10.5 45.5 GREEN BAY at Detroit 3.5 51.5 Philadelphia at WASHINGTON 3.5 45.5 CINCINNATI at Kansas City 3.5 43.5 NEW ORLEANS at Oakland 5.5 54.5 Indianapolis at NEW ENGLAND 9.5 53.5 San Diego at DENVER 7.5 48.5 BALTIMORE at Pittsburgh 3.5 41.5 Monday Chicago at San Francisco NA NA

Curling WCT MASTERS GRAND SLAM OF CURLING BRANTFORD, Ont. — Results Friday from the Masters Grand Slam Cup of Curling: Draw 13 Men Kevin Koe 4 Jeff Stoughton 1 Peter de Cruz 5 Rob Rumfeldt 3 Rasmus Stjerne 6 John Epping 5 Glenn Howard 9 Rob Fowler 3 Jim Cotter 7 Mark Kean 4 Steve Laycock 7 Joe Frans 2 Wayne Tuck, Jr. 7 Paul Flemming 1 Martin Ferland 5 Brock Virtue 2 Steve Petryk 5 David Nedohin 4 Women Chelsea Carey 8 Michele Jaeggi 4 Anna Sidorova 6 Heather Nedohin 3 Stefanie Lawton 8 Kelly Scott 2 Eve Muirhead 5 Laura Crocker 4 Shannon Kleibrink 12 Cathy Overton-Clapham 7 Rachel Homan 6 Sherry Middaugh 2 Tracy Horgan 8 Marie-France Larouche 5 Suzanne Birt 5 Jill Thurston 4 Heather Strong 7 Julie Hastings 1 Krista McCarville 4 Allison Pottinger 2 Draw 14 Men Brad Jacobs 7 Mark Kean 2 Kevin Martin 6 Sven Michel 2 Jim Cotter 6 Brad Gushue 5 Niklas Edin 9 Mike McEwen 4

Silvana Tirinzoni 7 Kaitlyn Lawes 4 Valerie Sweeting 6 Erika Brown 5

Jean-Michel Menard 8 Thomas Ulsrud 5 Women Mirjam Ott 9 Erika Brown 7 Crystal Webster 7 Kaitlyn Lawes 3 Silvana Tirinzoni 6 Valerie Sweeting 5 Anna Sidorova 5 Kelly Scott 2 Chelsea Carey 6 Stefanie Lawton 1 Michele Jaeggi 7 Heather Nedohin 5

Draw 17 Men Brock Virtue 8 Steve Petryk 1 Pascal Hess 8 Heath McCormick 7 Sean Geall 7 Paul Flemming 1 Women Krista McCarville 7 Julie Hastings 5 Mary-Anne Arsenault 6 Heather Smith-Dacey 4 Jill Thurston 6 Jessie Kaufman 5

Draw 15 Men Bryan Cochrane 7 Joe Frans 4 Greg Balsdon 5 Wayne Tuck, Jr. 3 Martin Ferland 7 Philippe Lemay 6 Heath McCormick 7 Jake Higgs 5 Women Jacqueline Harrison 7 Marie-France Larouche 3 Suzanne Birt 8 Manuela Siegrist 1 Heather Strong 6 Allison Nimik 1 Mary-Anne Arsenault 6 Amber Holland 5 Draw 16 Men Kevin Martin 7 Rasmus Stjerne 2 Thomas Ulsrud 8 John Epping 6 Jeff Stoughton 8 Peter de Cruz 0 Kevin Koe 6 Rob Fowler 1 Rob Rumfeldt 8 Glenn Howard 2 Jean-Michel Menard 8 Sven Michel 2 Women Cathy Overton-Clapham 6 Laura Crocker 3 Rachel Homan 7 Shannon Kleibrink 2 Sherry Middaugh 8 Eve Muirhead 4

Draw 18 Men Kevin Koe 4 Glenn Howard 3 Women Chelsea Carey 8 Kelly Scott 2 Heather Nedohin 8 Stefanie Lawton 2 Mirjam Ott 7 Crystal Webster 6 Michele Jaeggi 6 Anna Sidorova 4 Draw 19 Men Wayne Tuck, Jr. 7 Brock Virtue 3 Joe Frans 6 Pascal Hess 3 Sean Geall 6 Philippe Lemay 2 Women Krista McCarville 5 Manuela Siegrist 3 Marie-France Larouche 5 Mary-Anne Arsenault 2 Allison Nimik 6 Jill Thurston 4

Could silence be golden in labour dispute?

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — If the NHL and the players’ association have run out of things to talk about, how can they ever find a way to make a deal to save the hockey season?

It is a question both sides seem to have trouble answering, and not because they are being guarded or coy. The lockout is in its third month, and there is no obvious path to progress.

There was a hint of optimism after the league and locked-out players met a few times, but the view quickly became bleak. After a oneday break, the sides met Sunday and that brief return to the table also turned badly quickly.

They haven’t met — and have barely talked — since then.

Now NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has suggested to players’ association chief Donald

Fehr that they take a two-week break from each other. If talking doesn’t work, it is possible that not talking will?

Frustration and a hint of anger have entered the equation. So perhaps a cooling-off period would make some sense before the sides agree to get together again.

“I think what you have seen is disappointment with where we find ourselves in the process,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Friday in an email to The Associated Press. “I don’t think it’s a case of personal animosity.”

That was one of two positive developments on Friday.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 6 0 1.000 — Brooklyn 5 2 .714 1.5 Philadelphia 5 4 .556 2.5 Boston 5 4 .556 2.5 Toronto 2 6 .250 5

Portland

Southeast Division W Miami 7 Charlotte 4 Atlanta 3 Orlando 3 Washington 0

Friday’s Games Philadelphia 99, Utah 93 Indiana 103, Dallas 83 Orlando 110, Detroit 106 Golden State 106, Minnesota 98 Oklahoma City 110, New Orleans 95 New York at Memphis, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

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

L 3 3 4 5 7

Pct .700 .571 .429 .375 .000

GB — 1.5 2.5 3 5.5

L 2 3 6 6 9

Pct .714 .625 .400 .250 .100

GB — 1/2 2.5 3.5 5.5

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Memphis 6 1 San Antonio 7 2 Houston 4 4 Dallas 5 5 New Orleans 3 4

Pct .857 .778 .500 .500 .429

GB — — 2.5 2.5 3

Northwest Division W Oklahoma City 7 Minnesota 5 Denver 4 Utah 4

Pct .700 .556 .444 .400

GB — 1.5 2.5 3

Central Division Milwaukee Chicago Indiana Cleveland Detroit

W 5 5 4 2 1

L 3 4 5 6

L.A. Clippers Golden State Phoenix L.A. Lakers Sacramento

BASEBALL DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with OF Torii Hunter on a two-year contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Anthony Ortega, RHP Brian Sanches, LHP Atahualpa Severino and INF Brandon Wood on minor league conracts.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with C Gerald Laird on a two-year contract.

CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with C Dioner Navarro on a one-year contract.

MIAMI MARLINS — Named Chuck Hernandez pitching coach and Rob Leary bench coach.

NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with 2B Brian Bixler on a minor league contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Traded INF Andy Parrino and LHP Andrew Werner to Oakland for RHP Tyson Ross and INF A.J. Kirby-Jones.

BASKETBALL NEW ORLEANS HORNETS — Agreed to terms with general manager Dell Demps on a multi-year contract extension.

FOOTBALL NFL — Fined referee Tony Corrente one game check for uttering obscenities with his microphone on during a Nov. 4 game in Indianapolis. Fined Jacksonville DT Terrance Knighton $25,000; San Francisco DL Ray McDonald and Minnesota LB Jasper Brinkley $21,000; and Jacksonville S Dawan Landry $10,000 for their actions during last week’s games. Fined Jacksonville DT Terrance Knighton, Kansas City LB Tamba Hali and New England LB Brandon Spikes $25,000; Oakland LB Aaron Curry $15,750 and $7,875; San Francisco DL Ray McDonald, Minnesota LB Jasper Brinkley, Denver LB Von Miller and Indianapolis DE Jerry Hughes $21,000; Cincinnati LB Rey Maulaluga and Denver DT Kevin Vickerson $15,750; Jacksonville S Dawan Landry, Detroit WR Ryan Broyles, New England LB Jerod Mayo and Miami G Richiee Incognito $10,000; and Oakland LB Phillip Wheeler, Kansas City DE Justin Houston and New England CB Alfonzo Dennard $7,875 for their actions during last

GB — 1.5 2.5 3 4

week’s games.

DENVER BRONCOS — Released LB Mike Mohamed from the practice squad. Signed S Duke Ihenacho to the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released CB Marshay Green. Signed CB Teddy Williams from the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed DB Brandon King to the practice squad.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed CB Cory Nelms to the practice squad.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed LB Chris Carter on injured reserve. Signed LB Marshall McFadden from the practice squad. Signed TE Jamie McCoy to the practice squad.

HOCKEY FORT WORTH BRAHMAS — Signed F Austin Mayer.

ECHL UTAH GRIZZLIES — Signed G Grant Rollheiser to an amateur tryout agreement.

LACROSSE COLORADO MAMMOTH — Agreed to terms with F Sean Pollock and D Creighton Reid.

COLLEGE NCAA — Extended Tennessee’s probation for two years through Aug. 23, 2015.

CATAWBA — Announced the resignation of football coach Chip Hester, who will become director of athletic development.

FLORIDA — Reinstated G Scottie Wilbekin to the men’s basketball team.

LEES-MCRAE — Named Skylar Warren men’s and women’s tennis coach.

NEW JERSEY CITY — Named Patrick Devaney women’s assistant basketball coach.

ST. JOHN’S — Announced junior men’s basketball G Marc-Antoine Bourgault has been declared eligible.

SAINT LOUIS — Announced men’s basketball coach Rick Majerus will not return to the team for medical reasons. Named Jim Crews interim men’s basketball coach.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP-FORD ECOBOOST 400 After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Fla. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 176.056.

2. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 175.342.

3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 175.092.

4. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 175.001.

5. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 174.887.

6. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 174.752.

7. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 174.644.

8. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 174.565.

9. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 174.452.

10. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 174.081.

11. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 173.98.

12. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 173.969.

13. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 173.93.

14. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 173.807.

15. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 173.74.

16. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 173.472.

17. (22) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 173.11.

18. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 173.077.

19. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 172.988.

20. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 172.662.

21. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 172.64.

22. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 172.563.

23. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 172.546.

24. (51) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 172.507.

25. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 172.474.

26. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 172.265.

27. (6) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 172.106.

28. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 172.057.

29. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 171.881.

30. (83) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 171.756.

31. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 171.745.

32. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 171.679.

33. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 171.63.

34. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 171.581.

35. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 171.483.

36. (26) Josh Wise, Ford, 171.445.

37. (10) David Reutimann, Chevrolet, 171.222.

38. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 170.832.

39. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 170.762.

40. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 170.665.

41. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Owner Points.

42. (32) Ken Schrader, Ford, Owner Points.

43. (23) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 170.692.

Failed to Qualify 44. (79) Reed Sorenson, Ford, 170.277.

45. (33) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 170.057.

46. (91) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 170.036.

47. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 169.609.

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Lightning streak to volleyball title

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Lightning 3 Raiders 0 The Hunting Hills Lightning flashed out of the gate and never looked back while capturing the central zone senior boys 4A high school volleyball championship on Friday.

The Lightning defeated the host Lindsay Thurber Raiders 3-0 to complete a sweep of the best-of-three final and will represent the central zone in the three-day 4A provincial tournament starting next Thursday at Lethbridge.

Lightning head coach Adam Sillery didn’t expect to knock off the Raiders in straight games on Friday.

“Not necessarily. They always play us tight,” said Sillery. “Coming out strong like we did in the first set was key for us. We were very tight in the third, though, they pushed us and came back. It was a good fight at the end.”

And in the end, the higher-ranked team prevailed.

“We haven’t lost to them (Raiders) once this year and we have to go with tradition, I suppose,” said Sillery. “We had a good feeling today, for sure.”

The Lightning took the first two sets 2519, 25-18, then trailed 18-21 in the third set before rallying for a 25-23 victory.

Raiders head coach Terence McMullen was gracious in defeat.

“We lost to a good team. They executed well,” said McMullen. “Sure, it would have been nice to beat them . . . they’re kind of a big rival and losing to them is tough. But I have to say congratulations to them. They played well, they forced us to do things we normally don’t like to do.

“Our boys played well, we came back and battled and played really scrappy defence. We just got beat by a team that executed better than us.”

Evanecz enters final day in good condition MURRIETA, Calif. — Red Deer’s Mitch Evanecz heads into today’s final 18 holes of the second round of PGA qualifying school in tip-top condition.

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Sillery agreed that the clash with Lindsay Thurber was a good tune-up for the provincials, which this year will feature just 12 teams instead of the usual 16. As a result, just one central team advances to the provincials instead of two which was the case in the past.

“We have great volleyball in Central Alberta in our club system and high school system” said the Lightning coach. “It’s a shame that only one team goes this year instead of two. I think we represent Volleyball Alberta very well in this region, but we’ll have to prepare the next couple of days and head down (to Lethbridge) feeling well.”

The fact the central zone will send just one team to provincials doesn’t sit well with McMullen. The Edmonton, Calgary and south zones also lost one representative this year.

“It hard to take, especially when you look around the province and you’ve beat some of the teams that are going to be at provincials,” said McMullen.

“It would have been nice to have that chance but it changed when they went to 12 teams. But we knew that coming into the season and it is what it is.”

The Lightning are ranked seventh in the province — one spot ahead of the Raiders — but Sillery doesn’t feel his squad will necessarily be an underdog at provincials. Certainly, the Lightning won’t go in without any knowledge of their opponents.

“We’ve been to six tournaments this season and seen most of the top 10 teams (in Alberta),” he said. “We took the No. 1 team, Harry Ainlay (of Edmonton) to four sets the last time we played them and it was tight.

“We’re a strong team and on any given weekend we can be right there, for sure.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com day and with a 207 total that includes earlier rounds of 66-72, sits tied for sixth. The low 19 and ties following today’s play will advance to the third and final round of Q-School, slated for Nov. 28-Dec. 3 at La Quinta, Calif.

The low 25 players following the final round of Q-School will receive their PGA cards for the 2013 season.

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DIENO: A latebloomer Sutter, who on Wednesday replaced Jesse Wallin as head coach on an interim basis, is convinced Dieno is a classic case of a late-bloomer.

“Sometimes it takes these kids until they’re 18, 19 and 20 to get going, because they’re still in a developmental stage,” said Sutter. “He’s a young guy who had the opportunity to play in this league in the past and things just didn’t work out for him.

“But he had a tremendous start to the season in the SJHL. He’s playing well and you can tell that he’s a confident, mature young man with skill.

Now we just have to continue to work through the process. We’ll get him into a game tomorrow and continue to take the necessary steps. He has that skill package, you can tell he’s a smart player. There’s something there.” ● Sutter pared the Rebels roster to 23 players on Friday by releasing Czech defenceman Jan Bittner, 19, and 17-year-old forward Austin Ferguson.

Bittner, whom the Rebels hoped would provide a veteran presence on the back end when he was selected in the CHL import draft in June, never adjusted to the speed of the WHL game and was a healthy scratch in recent weeks.

He had hoped to remain in North America but instead will play in the KHL junior league in Russia.

Ferguson played just four games with the Rebels after being acquired from Kelowna in October for a conditional bantam draft pick. He was held pointless and was also a healthy scratch more often than not.

Ferguson returned home to Abbotsford, B.C., and is hoping to be picked up by a junior A team. ● The Vancouver Giants have lost their top scorer for the remainder of the season.

Marek Tvrdon had a blood clot removed from his left shoulder earlier this week and was originally told his hockey career might be in jeopardy.

He’s since been informed that he can resume playing next season. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Lindsay Thurber Raider Jayden Halsey jumps to black a shot from Hunting Hills Lightning Chase Walper during senior volleyball action at Lindsay Thurber Friday night.

Carpet Doctor slays Vikings Cody Pratte poured in 33 points to lead the Carpet Doctor to a 82-74 victory over the Vikings in Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association play Thursday.

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Injuries: Swift Current — C Brentt Benson (upper body, week-to-week),, LW Shea Howorko (upper body, in-definite). Red Deer — D Kayle Doet-zel (upper body, indefinite).

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The Alouettes took the rubber match 24-12 on Oct. 14 in Toronto, with Jari-

STAMPEDERS: A lot of bad news Price was also elevated into a starting role in mid-October when receiver Johnny Forzani suffered a season-ending ankle injury.

“My opportunity came,” Price said.

“I just stepped right in. I guess I’ve been doing good ever since. I just want to keep that going.”

Calgary received more bad news Friday, when head coach and general manager John Hufnagel called middle linebacker Juwan Simpson “doubtful” for Sunday’s game.

“He’s been fighting the ankle (injury) for a little while, but he re-aggravated it in the game (against Saskatchewan),” Hufnagel said.

ALOUETTES: Hurt by injuries

10 for the winners while Mark Vos had 19 points, Tom Judd 18, Nathan Fankhanel 14 and Mike Gilham 10 in a losing cause.

Meanwhile, Sylvan downed Triple A Batteries 67-47 with Kyle Turnbull hitting 19 points, Cyler Peters 16 and Patrick McGelloitt 10. Vernon Johnson had 11 points for Triple A. ous Jackson completing only 20-of-40 passes for the Argos.

“It’s exciting to play against Ricky Ray,” said defensive end John Bowman. “It’s the best against the best, that’s how I look at it.”

The Montreal defence has been mangled by injuries for a second straight year. In 2011, they lost four of the five defensive backs for most of the campaign but still finished 10-8, although the Alouettes were beaten at home by Hamilton in the division semi-final.

This year, it was the defensive line’s turn.

Moton Hopkins hasn’t played this season, while fellow defensive tackles J.P. Bekasiak and Ventrel Jenkins went down during the season. Bowman missed a large part of the season. Then replacement Scooter Berry got hurt.

The Alouettes are also missing veteran linebacker Rod Davis, who they had hoped would be back for the playoffs but who has been ruled out for the rest of the post-season.

There is also concern for veteran safety Kyries Hebert, who hurt an ankle in practice on Wednesday. Hebert was back on the field and feeling optimistic Friday, but still needs to be cleared by the medical staff to play.

Defensive lineman Arron Lavarius will come off the practice roster to play his first game as an Alouette on Sunday.

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After 18-month hiatus GSP returns to the ring against Dan (The Outlaw) Hardy and was opportunistic in finishing Dong Hung (Stun Gun) Kim. Most recently he showed smarts and patience in using distance, kicks and a lot of strikes to blunt the prickly Diaz.

“A lot of people can punch and kick and wrestle and grapple and everything, but now I really feel like we’re putting this into a comprehensive strategy and that’s what’s going to be needed to beat Georges,” said Condit.

The six-foot-two fighter has finished an amazing 26 of his 28 wins — 13 by TKO and 13 by submission. He has gone the distance just five times in his career.

Condit’s first 17 fights did not make it out of the first round — and Condit won 15 of them.

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Georges St-Pierre, left, squares off with Carlos Condit following a press conference in Montreal, Wednesday, November 14, 2012, ahead of their UFC 154 title fight which takes in Montreal on November 17. putting it all together.

He demonstrated resilience against Rory MacDonald, enduring a poor start to put away the young Canadian in the dying seconds.

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BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Cougars 3 Lightning 0 There was a time when the Lindsay Thurber Raiders dominated 4A girls’ volleyball in Central Alberta and the province.

That’s no longer the case. That honour is held by the Notre Dame Cougars, who captured their seventh consecutive zone 4A title with a 25-18, 25-21, 25-14 victory over the Hunting hills Lightning at Notre Dame Thursday.

The Cougars won the best-of-three series 2-0 and advanced to the provincials, which open Thursday at the Chinook High School in Lethbridge.

The Cougars went into the playoffs as heavy favourites, but weren’t about to overlook the Lightning, according to head coach Sherry Schulzke.

“Sometimes it’s tough going in as the favourite . . . I’ve experienced that before,” said Schulzke, who coached the Cougars for the first two years of their championship run with Chris Wandler handling bench duties the last four years.

Schulzke believes the team’s success comes from a strong feeder system.

“Our feeder system is better all the time and we’ve been running our Cougar camp for a long time and starting kids at a younger age. There is a lot of interest and volleyball keeps improving plus the club system has helped a lot.”

The addition of outstanding six-foot-three power hitter Laura McTaggart three years ago was also a key ingredient in their success.

“Adding her was a big step forward for us, for sure,” said Schulzke, who gave a lot of credit to the team’s success to the players and their preparation.

“The girls were well focused and the captains (McTaggart and Kendra Sorensen) led the team in doing some things today and prepared them and they played together.”

“There was some pressure on us as we came into this series as first in league play,” said McTaggart.

“But in the end the girls delivered. We watched some inspirational video and everyone worked hard in practice, ate well, slept well and were ready to play.

I was proud of the way the girls played. This was an important match which ended the year at the school on a fantastic note.”

It was the first time McTaggart, who played with the Canadian junior national team this summer, was on the court to celebrate a championship. Two years ago she had the flu and last year had a concussion.

“I laughed when I told the girls this was my first zone championship . . . it was a new experience for me and what a way to finish off volleyball here.”

The Lightning didn’t just hand the match to the Cougars, but after the second set it was over.

“We had a good lead in that second set (18-15), but we needed to lock it down,” said Lightning head coach Scott Luck. “Unfortunately we didn’t and that changed the momentum heading into that third set. Overall I thought we played better than we did Thursday, but they’re a good team and deserve to be going to the provincials.”

Schulzke liked the fact the Lightning pushed them.

“They always do and it forced us to work hard,” she said. “I think the big thing today was that we improved our blocking. As well our defence was strong, which makes a difference.”

Libero Kelsey Caine led the Cougars defence, which didn’t give much away.

The Cougars are ranked fifth in the province heading into the provincials.

“We’ll see if that changes before the provincials, but if we bring our A game we should be competitive.

I knew the girls will be ready.”

The disappointing thing for the Lightning is that in previous years they would have qualified for the provincials as well.

“It’s disappointing the ASAA changed the format (from 16 teams to 12) this year,” said Luck. “It doesn’t make sense, but it is what it is. We’re ranked eighth and I feel we could have finished in the top eight.” drode@reddeeradvocate.com

RDC volleyball teams victorious in Camrose Queens 3 Vikings 0 CAMROSE — The RDC Queens weren’t perfect, but they did what they had to in beating the University of Alberta, Augustana Vikings 25-14, 25-14, 25-19 in Alberta Colleges Women’s Volleyball League play Friday.

“We worked on a few things today and kept our level of execution fairly consistent,” said Queens head coach Talbot Walton. “Now we have 24 hours to make a few more adjustments.”

The RDC squads host Augustana tonight with the women getting underway at 6 p.m. with the men to follow.

Amber Adolf led the Queens with 13 kills, 13 digs and a stuff block while rookie Megan Schmidt started in the middle for the first time and finished with five aces and five kills.

“Overall our serving was very good,” said Walton.

“The sets were fairly even until about 10 points and then we’d get on a roll serving and score five, six, seven points and put some separation between us.

We were then able to put constant pressure on them the rest of the way.”

The Queens ran their record to 5-2 with the Vikings at 3-4.

Kings 3 Vikings 2 The Kings (7-0) remained undefeated, but they had their hands full before recording a 23-25, 25-15, 25-18, 24-26, 16-14 victory over the Vikings.

“We certainly weren’t crisp, but we found a way to win,” said Kings head coach Aaron Schulha. “It was a low quality of play on our part, but give them credit they had 61 digs and found ways of getting ball up.

Plus we made a lot of errors.”

One of the biggest errors was late in the fourth set with the Kings up 23-21 they missed a serve, which gave the Vikings the momentum.

Tim Finnigan and Chris Osborn had 18 kills each for the Kings while Osborn added three stuff blocks.

However, Schulha gave Chris Jones credit for the victory as he finished with eight ills, 10 digs, two stuff blocks and two aces.

“Late in the fourth and in the fifth when Tim and Osborn were struggling a bit Chris pulled us through,” said Schulha.

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MONTREAL — An 18-month-plus layoff. Reconstructive knee surgery. A poor showing last time out. And a very difficult opponent.

Georges St-Pierre enters Saturday’s comeback fight at UFC 154 against Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit surrounded by questions. Is the UFC welterweight champion ripe for the taking? Or does the Montreal MMA star have too many weapons for Condit?

“It’s a very dangerous fight for Georges, a very very dangerous fight,” said Montreal middleweight Patrick (The Predator) Cote. “But I think he’s prepared.”

The oddsmakers would seem to agree, having made St-Pierre a 3-1 favourite.

Condit (28-5) won the interim 170-pound title during St-Pierre’s injury layoff, defeating the prickly Nick Diaz in February.

A 10-year pro, the 28-year-old from Albuquerque, N.M., is a former WEC champion who has won 13-of-14 fights since June 2006. He has never been knocked out and has only been stopped three times, all by submission.

“Definitely, he’s a hard guy,” said Martin Kampmann, who was the last person to beat Condit — in 2009.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAPLES, Fla. — Ai Miyazato of Japan kept telling herself to be patient and the putts would start falling. It all came together Friday at the Titleholders, where she felt as if she couldn’t miss until her final putt dropped for an 8-under 64 and a one-shot lead.

Two big birdie runs gave Miyazato a good chance to finish off the year with her third win. She finished the front nine with four birdies in a five-hole stretch, then ran off three straight birdies on the back nine at The TwinEagles Club, which had given her fits in the opening round.

Miyazato was at 10-under 134, one shot clear of U.S. Women’s Open Na Yeon Choi, who also felt comfortable with the putter on the expansive greens with big undulations. Choi also finished with a big putt, from about 12 feet, only it was for par.

“I’ve been dealing with my putting since last month and it just didn’t go in,” Miyazato said.

“But I just say to myself, ’Just be patient and it’s going to go in some day.”’

Turns out they went in all day.

Sun Young Yoo, one of three players who shared the lead going into the second round, thought she was only two shots back when she walked off the course.

She was approached by rules officials in the scoring tent, who pointed out that her arm was not shoulder-high when she took a penalty drop on the 14th hole.

That made a bad hole even worse, as Yoo was assessed a one-shot penalty and had a 71.

Yoo was at 7-under 137, along with Suzann Pettersen, Karine Icher and Brittany Lincicome, who was happy to just be playing.

The LPGA Tour had an online contest where fans could vote who they wanted for the feature pairing on television. Lincicome won,

and then was worried she couldn’t play.

Her lower back seized up on her at the start of the week, and it got so bad Thursday that she needed a therapist to come out to the golf course to work out the kinks.

One of the biggest hitters in golf, she took it easy and kept her thoughts only on the next shot, and it paid off. Lincicome had a 69, and now heads into the weekend with a dozen others in the hunt for the $500,000 first-place check.

“I just tried to guide it down the middle and get back in control of things,” Lincicome said.

Stacy Lewis still has high hopes, though she has plenty of work to catch up.

Lewis has been distracted all week with the Friday night awards dinner in which she will receive LPGA player of the year, the first American to win the biggest award in women’s golf since Beth Daniel in 1994.

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Hourly Rate: $24.95 to $29.75 The Olds College Library is seeking a regular part-time Technician to work 2 days per week. Reporting to the Library Assistant, the Technician will be responsible for the development and maintenance of websites for the Library & Student Services, Access Services, and the Learning Centre.

INSTRUCTOR AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT

The School of Agriculture is seeking a permanent full-time Instructor to develop, maintain and deliver courses within the Agricultural Management Program. The successful candidate will be involved in developing and delivering courses in multiple formats (face-to-face and online), in areas such as agribusiness accounting, agribusiness financial management, and agricultural economics and entrepreneurship. The anticipated start date is January 2, 2013.

MANAGER FINANCIAL SERVICES

Olds College has an opportunity available for the position of Manager, Financial Services. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Sustainability the successful candidate will be responsible for the development and maintenance of efficient and effective financial systems to process the College’s accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and general ledger transactions.

Please forward a resume quoting the appropriate competition number by the closing dates indicated on our website.

For information on these or other employment opportunities, please visit our website at www.oldscollege.ca/employment

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Canadian rookie places fourth at skeleton World Cup ECKVILLE’S MELLISSA HOLLINGSWORTH PLACES SEVENTH IN EVENT IN UTAH

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARK CITY, Utah — Canadian skeleton rookie Cassie Hawrysh showed she’s ready to contend with the world’s best, racing to fourth place in just the second World Cup of her career Friday.

The 27-year-old from Brandon, Man., finished in a two-run combined time of one minute 41.27 seconds on the Park City track, the skeleton venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

“Finishing fourth for me in just my second race is great so not getting on the podium doesn’t matter at this point,” said Hawrysh, who was 11th last week in Lake Placid. “I was in the mix in training this week, but training is training and you just never know on race day. I was really pleased with how it went.”

American Katie Uhlaender won the

gold, but was a bundle of nerves as she stood in the finish area, waiting for one final challenger to cross the line.

“It was like watching a scary movie and not wanting to really look,” said Uhlaender, the reigning world champion.

When she did, she almost couldn’t believe her eyes.

She had won gold, edging Britain’s

Elizabeth Yarnold by one-hundredth of a second, her combined time down the 15-curve course 1:40.93 seconds.

Yarnold was second in 1:40.94. Germany’s Anja Huber (1:41.21) took bronze.

Mellissa Hollingsworth of Eckville was seventh. Calgary’s Sarah Reid, who won the World Cup opener in Lake Placid last week, had a poor first run and finished 11th overall.

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We are holding a job fair for our NEW STORE at #7 Clearview Market Way in Red Deer…

Thursday, November 22nd 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. iHotel, 6500 67th Street, Red Deer We need to fill 60 full and part-time positions, including…

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The plant averages a kill and cut of 45,000 hogs per week. Pork is shipped around the world, averaging 3.6 million kg. of product leaving this facility on a weekly basis.

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CURLING FOR A CAUSE Photos contributed

The recent Judy Schweitzer ALS Curl for a Cure event raised $3,600.

About 32 curlers as well as volunteers and spectators took part in the event at the Michener Hill Curling Club.

The third annual event was organized by family members of Judy Schweitzer, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

The funds will go to the ALS Society of Alberta to provide support for those living with and affected by the crippling disease.

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SLEEPOVER AT KERRY WOOD An overnight at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre offers more than 12 hours of family fun. Starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24, and running to 9 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25, the family sleepover at the centre, at 6300 45th Ave. in Red Deer, offers families a chance to spend quality time together while playing games, doing crafts, snowshoeing, enjoying the planetarium and more. Meals are included and pre-registration is required by Wednesday, Nov. 21. The sleepover costs $35, plus GST, for a family of five. To register or for more information, call 403-346-2010.

INNER PEACE MOVEMENT A group that teaches people to listen to their inner voices to find their own answers in life comes to Red Deer on Tuesday. The Inner Peace Movement of Canada will hold free seminars at 1 and 7:30 p.m. at the Hampton inn and Suites located at 128 Leva Ave. in Gasoline Alley west.

Inner Peace Movement is a non-profit, communitybased group that was established in 1964. It now has programs in more than 40 countries.

Among three speakers will be Philip Ponchet, the group’s president.

Learn more about the organization online at www.innerpeace movementptyltd.com.

Are we ready for wards?

CITY COUNCILLORS NEED TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO CITIZENS, WARD PROPONENT SAYS

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Seven months ago, city council rejected a proposal to move toward a ward system for civic elections, but that hasn’t stopped proponents from advocating for the shift.

Council voted against the switch by a six to three margin at an April 30 city council meeting.

Garfield Marks, a past federal election candidate in Red Deer, said it’s time for the change to start.

And he’s not alone.

Marks first started thinking about it while in conversation with friends about how complaints are handled by the local elected officials.

“It all started, we went for a birthday party down at Dino’s (downtown on Gaetz Avenue), and we had a hard job getting into it,” said Marks. “We were coming from the north side and there were other people coming around and they had four or five different turns to get around the construction.”

In discussion with nearby merchants, Marks asked if they were getting a tax break because of the construction. The reply Marks said he received was ‘Who do you talk to?’

“So we started talking and coming up with issues,” said

Marks. “And who do you talk to, because you don’t get responses back. Then you have to phone or email all eight of them and hopefully you get a response.”

Chris Stephan was one of three councillors who voted in favour of the move to a ward system, but said it will take a plebiscite on the matter for the city to change.

“There are a lot of people in the city who I think support the idea of a ward system,” said Stephan. “The first step would be to put it to a plebiscite at the next election for implementation in the following one.”

While having it as a plebiscite on the next election would put pressure on council to approve the move, as only council can approve a move to a ward system, Stephan also said he would have liked to have seen the question on the Ipsos-Reid survey the city recently put out.

Lynne Mulder was one of five councillors, with the mayor, who voted down the proposal in April, but said she isn’t opposed to a ward system in the long term.

“I just think the size of our city right now doesn’t warrant a ward system,” said Mulder.

“My reason for that is when you represent a small area of a city our size, it takes your focus away from the city as a whole.

Because of where Red Deer is right, now I think it’s important

all councillors are looking at the bigger picture, as opposed to individual wards.”

Marks said there is a concentration of power with the atlarge model, with four or five councillors living in his area of the city, but only Frank Wong north of the Red Deer River.

“I think we’re of a size that every councillor can kind of identify with most neighbourhoods,” said Mulder. “It’s that big a city that you can’t say ‘I don’t know anything about Oriole Park,’ in terms of understanding what the issues are.”

While Mulder was joined by Mayor Morris Flewwelling and councillors Cindy Jefferies, Dianne Wyntjes, Tara Veer and Paul Harris, they’re reasoning for the vote differed. Wyntjes said during the April 30 council meeting that it would be something to revisit down the road.

Veer was concerned it could politicize decisions and Harris said the at-large model allows councillors to represent a wide range of issues.

Councillors Wong and Buck Buchanan agreed with Stephan.

“I think you can get better results for the city if you have even more local representation,” said Stephan.

At the meeting, council was presented with background information, which included how representation is distributed proportionate to population.

Students schooled on low-risk drinking

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CENOTAPH HISTORY Learn about Red Deer’s Cenotaph at a meeting of the Central Alberta Historical Society. Construction of the cenotaph and surrounding Veterans’ Park are the subjects of the society’s next meeting, on Nov. 21 in the Snell Auditorium of the Red Deer Public Library’s downtown branch. A panel discussion and slide show will be part of the presentation, which gets underway at 7 p.m.

OPTOMETRIST DONATES Red Deer optometrist Dr. Jason Holtom of The Eye Studio made a difference for World Sight Day Challenge.

On Oct. 11, Holtom donated a portion of exam fees to help more than 600 million people who are blind or vision impaired because they don’t have access to an eye exam or have glasses. That day raised an estimated $1,200 for better eye care around the globe. Holtom began supporting Optometry Giving Sight seven years ago.

GIVE US A CALL The Advocate invites its readers to help cover news in Central Alberta.

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

We are happy to correct any errors we may commit. Call 403-3144333.

Only Wong lives north of the river (each councillor represents 11.11 per cent of the whole). However, 32.94 per cent of the population of Red Deer lives north of the river.

In the central part of the city, which was defined as downtown, Waskasoo, Parkvale and Woodlea, 5.45 per cent of the city’s population lives. One councillor lives in the region.

The study did not look at businesses in the region of the city.

In the south, where 61.61 per cent of the population lives, so too do 77.78 per cent of the city’s councillors.

Marks has done some research and said for citizens to get a matter on the ballot as a plebiscite, he would have to get a petition with 10,000 signatures in 60 days.

“So that’s not going to happen,” said Marks. He said he would have to get 15,000 signatures to ensure at least 10,000 were done properly.

“I believe our community would support the idea,” said Stephan. “Red Deer is growing to a size where there is more demand for more local representation in terms of a specific geographic area. There has been under-representation north of the river for the past few years.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate. com

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Although she doesn’t miss a catch often, when she does you can tell by her intensity that it was not for a lack of trying. Luna a border collie-healer cross, can often be seen in a park in Eastview Estates with her owner Diana Gelden chasing after her flying disk. It was a fine day for chasing after her disk on Friday and Environment Canada is forecasting more great weather through the weekend.

The dangers of binge drinking will be the focus of events at Red Deer College and Olds College during National Addictions Awareness Week, Nov. 19 to 25.

Alberta Health Services is partnering with individuals, community groups, schools and businesses throughout the Central Zone to organize events during the week.

AHS Addiction and Mental Health will have interactive activities set up at the colleges to get students thinking about drinking in moderation and Canada’s new, low-risk drinking guidelines.

Canada’s low-risk guidelines, established in 2011, were designed to help Canadians moderate their consumption and reduce the immediate and long-term alcoholrelated harm.

For women, a limit of 10 standard drinks per week is recommended, with no more than two drinks most days, and 15 standard drinks for men per week, with no more than three drinks most days.

“We have prizes and we hope just to get students engaged in conversation. It is a surprise when you actually see what a standard drink is compared to what people are used to pouring or drinking,” said Ivy Daigle, addiction counsellor who works in prevention with AHS Addictions and Mental Health.

Activities like Toss Your Cookies and Beer-less Pong will be set up in The Forum and trades area at Red Deer College from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday. A trivia game will run on the Far Side Bar & Grill big screen.

Activities will run at Frank Grisdale Hall at Olds College from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

Volunteer co-op office project shut down

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Volunteer Red Deer will stop managing office space for a handful of agencies so it can devote more energy to its core services.

Formerly known as Community Information and Referral Society, the non-profit organization will end its sponsorship role of operating Community Village. Community Village — which includes a collection of agencies like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Lifelong Learning Council of Red Deer — will remain open on Ross Street until March 1 to ensure the members have time to make arrangements with the new landlord.

Volunteer Red Deer chairman Bill Farr said his organization hasn’t decided whether it will stay in the space. A couple of weeks ago, the board decided to get out of renting from the landlord and then being responsible for subleasing space. It also provided central receptionist service along with photocopying and other services. It had been doing this entire service for about six years.

“We wanted to focus more narrowly on the volunteerism side,” said Farr. “And we had also lost some big tenants and we were finding they were difficult to replace, so we’d find ourselves in a financial predicament.”

Farr said the landlord wants to keep the tenants, but it’s unlikely that additional services would be given.

LeeAnne Shinski, executive director of Lifelong Learning Council of Red Deer, said it’s unknown what the impact will be until a new agreement is reached with the landlord.

“It’s unfortunate the new concept didn’t work, being a non-profit agency and having a number of us here having shared space and keep our costs lower with sharing the different resources,” said Shinski. “It was a good group (of agencies) to work with. The current reality is that the Community Village is not sustainable.”

Aleta Neville, president of MADD for Red Deer and district, said they had their own administrative assistant.

“We can still rent from the same space,” said Neville.

Volunteer Red Deer will focus on pro-

moting volunteering and supporting the non-profit sector. Key services will continue to include connecting member organizations to volunteers and employees through the new website, volunteerreddeer.ca, and an improved weekly newsletter.

It will also provide workshops and other professional development opportunities.

“Volunteer Red Deer’s new direction will continue to strengthen the voluntary sector through the relationship building, sharing expertise and advocating for the non-profit sector in Red Deer and area,” said Farr.

Volunteer Red Deer will also create a corporate volunteering program that will help employers to find meaningful volunteer opportunities for their employees.

It’s also hoped the corporate sector will be sponsors to any Volunteer Red Deer activities so the non-profit organization is more sustainable, said Farr.

He added the non-profit groups should get a new pool of volunteers, and hopefully corporate dollars, from this new program, which is expected to be formally launched early next year. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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Appreciation of the Rev. John Kavanaugh Since the goal was to explore the cultural ties that bind, the Rev. John Kavanaugh asked the young Catholics in a St. Louis classroom a basic civics question: How many national and world leaders could they name?

The Jesuit didn’t allow the seventh-graders to include celebrities and entertainers, which meant that actor Tom Cruise didn’t make the list. In the end, they ended up with 12 names.

“You started off with the pope and the president, of course. Then things got harder after that,” said the St. Louis University philosophy professor, describing this scene during a 1990 Denver lecture that TERRY I covered for the now-defunct MATTINGLY Rocky Mountain News, which was published by The E.W. Scripps Co., the parent company of Scripps Howard News Service.

The questions got easier, for youngsters baptized in untold hours of commercials on cable television.

When asked to name brands of beer, the list on the chalkboard topped 40.

How about designer jeans?

The seventh-graders came up with more than 50 brands.

They were experts when it came to the shoppingmall facts of life.

The Regis University crowd laughed, but it was nervous laughter, as the author of Following Christ in a Consumer Society: The Spirituality of Cultural Resistance walked them through a slideshow demonstrating the power of advertising in shaping the minds of materialistic modern Americans.

Yes, it was funny when the priest offered Freudian interpretations of popular cigarette ads.

But no one wanted to laugh at the images demonstrating how professionals were using bleak, de-

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Centre for Spiritual Living 11:00 a.m.

Celebration Service Rev. Judy Andersen www.cslreddeer.org #3 - 6315 Horn Street

Balmoral Bible Chapel 403-347-5450

Joffre Road (East of 30 Ave. on 55 St.) 10:30 am Worship Service Speaker: Wayne Pedersen

"The Call of Abram" Genesis 12 Verses 1-9 Children's Sunday School 2-1/2 - Grade 5 www.balmoralchapel.ca

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA

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Minister The Rev. Wayne Reid "Holding Fast to Hope" 10:30 a.m.

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West Park Presbyterian

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e-mail: info@firstbaptistrd.ca www.firstbaptistrd.ca

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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY SUNDAY SCHOOL & SERVICE — 11:00 A.M. WED. MEETING. 8:00 P.M., 2ND WED. EACH MONTH. Christian Science Reading Room: Wed., 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Thurs., 12 Noon-3:00 p.m.

Terry Mattingly directs the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Contact him at tmattingly@cccu.org or www. tmatt.net

LOCAL EVENTS TUESDAY, NOV. 20 Lacombe Seventh Day Adventist Food and Clothing Bank welcomes gently used items at 5025 53 St. in Lacombe.

Hours of operation are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m., Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m., and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. Contact Millie at 403-782-6777.

SATURDAY, NOV. 24 Christmas and Muffin Coffee party at Gaetz Memorial United Church will take place Nov. 24 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Featuring Christmas baking, dilled carrots, jam and jellies, knitted scarves and white elephant table.

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43 Ave. & 39 St. • 403-346-4281 Pastor Chris Wilson Worship Pastor David Richardson

Reaching Inward, Outward and Upward for Christ Established 1898

born simply became registered Independent voters, would not more attention be paid?”

The problem, of course, is that it’s sinfully easy for ministers — once again, on the left or the right — to keep preaching easy sermons that they know their flocks want to hear, said Kavanaugh, when I interviewed him once again in 2008.

It’s easy to keep lashing away at the same familiar straw men, while avoiding topics that could offend the faithful in the home pews.

The Jesuit summed up his message with a quote that rings as true today as it did the final time that I talked with him.

“Whether you are preaching to liberals or conservatives, it’s hard to tell people truths that they don’t want to hear,” he said, in that telephone interview.

“It’s hard to tell people to love their enemies.

“It’s hard to tell people to repent of their sins and to forgive others. ... It’s hard, but this is what good preachers have to do.”

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pressing, yet erotic images of children in advertising aimed at adults.

Is this, the philosopher asked, what our culture’s powers that be think real life is all about?

If that is the case, he said, “Then let’s be freaks.

Let’s be tourists. ... We must remember this is not our home.”

Kavanaugh died on Nov. 5 at age 71, after a career in service and scholarship that took him from St. Louis to India and then back home again.

His perspectives on suffering and poverty were shaped by his early work with Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta and then with the Jean Vanier communities for those with disabilities in Bangalore.

In addition to his work as a professor and spiritual director for seminarians, Kavanaugh was known for his columns in America magazine, film criticism in The St. Louis Review and numerous books.

“Following Christ in a Consumer Society” was reissued twice in new editions, to keep its cultural criticism up to date.

Kavanaugh pleaded guilty to tilting at his share of conservative windmills, but anyone who was paying close attention knew that he was trying to prod the consciences of Catholics on the left as well as the right.

The priest raised eyebrows with a 2002 column titled “Goodbye, Democrats” in which he argued that America’s political culture had collapsed to the point that it would be wise for believers to cut their partisan political ties by registering as independent voters.

He stressed that he thought Catholics in the Republican Party needed to bail out, as well.

Writing to his fellow progressives, Kavanaugh proclaimed: “One thing the Democrats really stand for, however, is abortion — abortion on demand, abortion without restraint, abortion paid for by all of us, abortion for the poor of the earth. I am not a oneissue voter, but they have become a one-issue party. ... If traditional Democrats who are disillusioned with the selling out of the working poor and the un-

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LUTHERAN CHURCHES OF RED DEER WELCOME YOU

Sunday, Nov. 18

GOOD SHEPHERD ELCIC 40 Holmes St.

403-340-1022 New Pastor: Rev. Marc Jerry

WORSHIP SUNDAY 10:30 AM Holy Communion at All Services

The Anglican Church of Canada Sunday, Nov. 18

ST. LEONARD’SON THE HILL “A Church For All Ages” 43 Avenue & 44 Street

Everyone Welcome

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA GAETZ MEMORIAL

Corner of Ross Street and 48th Avenue — Phone 403-347-2244

10:30 a.m. - Worship Service & Church School Children's Sunday "The Children are Well" www.gaetzmemorialunitedchurch.ca

SUNNYBROOK UNITED CHURCH 12 Stanton Street

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"Called to Compassion" Babyfold, Toddler Room, Sunday Club www.sunnybrookunited.org Babyfold, Toddler Room Sunday Club www.sunnybrookunited.org

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 9:00 am Family Celebration Service with Sunday School/Nursery 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Baptism Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 9:15 Morning Prayer

ST. LUKE’S

#18 Selkirk Blvd. Phone 403-346-3798

Pastor Don Hennig | Pastor Peter Van Katwyk

403-347-6073

10:30 a.m. – Worship Service

403-346-6769 www.stleonardsonthehill.org Celebrant: Rev. Gary Sinclair

DIVINE SERVICE 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m.

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Christmas help from unlikely sources CAT PLAY IS DARK COMEDY THAT STILL PROVIDES LOTS OF CHRISTMAS CHEER

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Sometimes help comes from the least likely sources.

In Central Alberta Theatre’s Christmas comedy, My Three Angels, salvation comes from three Devil’s Island prisoners who decide to be good elves to a struggling family on Christmas Eve. Director Heather Shatford said this timeless comedy by Samuel and Bella Spewack, which opens on Thursday, Nov. 22, at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre, takes place at the turn of the 20th century in the equatorial country of French Guiana in South America.

As part of their work-release program, three hardened jailbirds (two murderers and a con artist) are spending the holidays fixing a hole in the roof of Ducotels’ home, when they overhear the family’s troubles.

It turns out the Ducotels are struggling on many fronts.

Father Felix is managing a shop that’s losing money. “He’s giving out things on credit and not getting much money back,” said Shatford. As well, there’s been shoplifting at the store just as its owner Henri — who happens to be Felix’s cousin — is due to arrive from France to check up on things.

There’s also the plight of Felix’s poor daughter, Marie Louise. She’s head-over-heels for Henri’s nephew, Paul, but has just found out that he has become engaged to another.

The despondent young woman is about to throw herself into the river when the prisoners, Joseph, Jules and Alfred, come to her rescue.

The prisoners soon learn how to placate Felix’s excitable wife, Emilie. And in the process, they figure out how to get what they want, since these common criminals are full of not-so-common sense.

Shatford said this 10-actor comedy, which was turned into the Humphrey Bogart movie, We’re No Angels, provides Christmas cheer that’s a little on the dark side — after all, the inmates dispense their own form of justice.

“They take matters into their own hands,” noted Shatford, but she believes audience members will be rooting for the so-called bad guys all the same.

“They think (the Ducotels) are a nice family, who have invited them for Christmas dinner, and they’re just looking out for them.”

While she hasn’t directed a CAT play since 2005 (although she’d done a lot of interim stage managing), Shatford was happy to take the helm of this

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Actors with the Central Alberta Theatre take to the stage at the Memorial Centre as they rehearse for the CAT production of My Three Angels.

MY THREE ANGELS AT THE MEMORIAL CENTRE What: Central Alberta Theatre presents the comedy My Three Angels

by Samuel and Bella Spewack When: 7:30 p.m., Nov. 22 to Dec. 7; at 2 p.m. on Nov. 25 and Dec. 2 Where: Red Deer’s Memorial Centre Tickets: $28.70 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre production, made up CAT acting veterans and newcomers. She feels the play’s abiding humour is smart and witty.

There are also some Christmas-themed messages, including, “good things come to those who are good.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

‘Canadian Cowboy’ riding into Central Alberta

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

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Juno award winning country/folk artist Gary Fjellgaard is bringing his cowboy songs to Central Alberta.

It’s a good thing for Gary Fjellgaard that the “romance of the west” carries eternal cache.

The Juno Award-winning country/ folk artist, who performs in Red Deer on Sunday, Nov, 25, and in Stettler on Friday, Nov. 30, has resided for years on Gabriola Island, off the coast of Nanaimo, B.C. But Fjellgaard continues to represent what for many people is the quintessential Canadian cowboy.

The weathered 75-year-old was raised on a farm in east-central Saskatchewan before his family moved to the B.C. interior, where he took up chainsaw logging.

He can easily recall the tough realities of his early cowboy existence.

“I had to clean out the barns and clear land with a horse . . . it was a lot of hard work.”

Fjellgaard prefers singing about the allure of being in the saddle because

“people like the romance, as opposed to the reality.”

His latest CD, The Collection: Solo Acoustic, contains old and new cowboy songs with titles such as Buckskin Jacket, Caragana Wind and Streets of Laredo.

While the latter traditional tune was one of Fjellgaard’s childhood favourites, he wrote Cowboy in Your Heart about a bunch of weekend cowboys, “who were pretending they were the real deal, like they were The Wild Bunch.”

The song occurred to him as he was driving towards Kimberly, B.C. “I could see the Rockies to the east, this wall of rock without trees (that could still conjure) the independent spirit of the cowboy.”

Dance With This Ole Cowboy was written for The Ranch, a Canadian movie that Fjellgaard once acted in that was shot near Bragg Creek. “It was not one of my most shining moments,” he recalled, with a chuckle that disparages both the film and his performance in it.

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Caragana Wind was inspired by his grandmother’s house, which is still being beaten by the elements on the family’s former homestead.

“The house was deserted some 55, 60 years ago and the roof is all caved in and the windows are broken and the house is turning back to nature.” The caragana bushes had grown so thick around it that Fjellgaard said, “You can’t see the bottom storey.”

He will play these and other tunes in Central Alberta with his longtime touring partners Saskia Overbeek and Darrel Delaronde, who will add harmonies, flute, penny whistle and even yodelling sounds to the concert experience.

Overbeek, a Holland native who has been performing for 11 years with her Saskatchewan-born spouse, Delaronde, said the duo will perform some songs of their own, and take a backseat to Fjellgaard when he’s playing his solo material.

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Assassin’s Creed III makes great gaming adventure Assassin’s Creed III

One star (out of four) Rated: 18A When The Man With the Iron Fists mercifully ends, rapper RZA’s narrating blacksmith PETER quotes a ChiHOWELL nese proverb: “Where there’s iron, there’s rust.”

That pretty much sums up this clanking martial arts monstrosity, although rust implies that there was something going on to begin with. And there’s little happening here except slavish imitation and embarrassing hackwork.

A combination labour of love (by genre-adoring RZA) and contractual obligation (it opened without critical previews), the film fails on all fronts, most fatally in the visuals. The incoherent action scenes look as if they were shot in the dark and edited with a dull samurai blade.

Speaking of contractual obligation, whatever possessed Russell Crowe to be part of this? He plays a blade-wielding Brit psychopath called Jack Knife, which sounds like a good role for him.

But his lack of enthusiasm suggests he’s on some kind of courtordered community service duty, or perhaps currying favour with

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Lucy Liu in a scene from The Man With the Iron Fists: this film fails on all fronts.

Quentin Tarantino, billed as the film’s “presenter.”

To give RZA his due, there’s no doubting his enthusiasm for the kung fu and “wire fu” films of his youth, when the former Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (his real name) would haunt grindhouse theatres.

His love of the genre carried over to the Wu-Tang, the hip-hop outfit he leads, and he’s had small acting roles in films with kung fu

themes.

But loving films and being able to make them are two very different things, and RZA just isn’t ready for prime time in the multiple tasks he’s assigned himself: director (first time), lead actor, narrator, co-writer (with Eli Roth, who also produces) and co-composer (with Howard Drossin).

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Few gaming franchises could take on an epic challenge like the forging of America.

Assassin’s Creed III not only weaves its hero into the retelling of the American Revolution, but does so in beautiful and often-gruesome fashion.

The New World wasn’t all bonnets and cornucopias.

It was a young land filled with eagerness and colored with blood.

AC3 alternates between future and past with our long-running series hero, Desmond, and his connection to the past, in this edition a half-British, half-Native American warrior named Connor.

Connor’s life is amazingly intertwined with major moments of America’s birth in New York and Boston.

Paul Revere, the Boston Tea Party and other major (and minor) elements of colonial times

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GAME ON make appearances and interact with him.

You’ll sneak around forests eliminating groups of soldiers, while in other set pieces engage in thrilling sea battles aboard enormous cannon-laden ships.

There are quieter moments as well, slyly assassinating targets while sneaking around the city’s rooftops, or making a life for yourself as you expand your countryside homestead.

A game this ambitious in scope (and trust me, this game’s scale is grandiose) means inconsistencies are bound to show up.

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COWBOY: Good fit But the three will also spend a lot of time on stage together. “We’re a good fit, musically, and we think the world of Gary. He has really inspired us,” said Overbeek, who with Delaronde, wraps a lot of history into her songwriting.

Delaronde, who is of Metis heritage, wrote Louis Riel after learning that his own great-grandfather rode with the Metis leader and Canadian folk hero.

Overbeek wrote War Bride about the European women who left their homes and families to move to Canada after marrying Canadian soldiers in the Second World War. Her tune Adeline was sparked by the true story of an aboriginal woman who canoed across Galina Bay to get justice from B.C. authorities after her husband was shot by a white farmer. “She didn’t get that justice,” said Overbeek — but a hundred years later, she did get a song that chronicles her plight.

The songwriters are often approached by fans who feel a real connection to their music. “I’m so respectful of people who come and sit there and listen. It’s a tribute to the music we do” that people are moved by introspective lyrics, said Fjellgaard. “It’s the opposite of arena country music that’s blaring and loud.”

He performs with Overbeek and Delaronde at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25, at the Festival Hall, next to Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets are $20 in advance from the Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society or Black Knight Ticket Centre, or $25.25 at the door.

The trio also performs at the Stettler Legion Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, at a fundraising concert to add new siding to the old local grain elevator.

For ticket information, call Stan of the Stettler P&H Elevator Preservation Society at 403-742-4703. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Online multiplayer returns, with an impressive expansion of content and modes that were first introduced in Brotherhood.

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Set in 19th century China, the highly derivative story clashes a menagerie of warring clans — named after lions, wolves, hyenas, rodents and more — in a place called Jungle Village, a town with no pity and no originality, either.

They’re all brutally engaged in acts of violence and vengeance, inside and out of a brothel run by Lucy Liu. It’s hard to separate heroes from villains amidst the gloomy and badly choreographed fight scenes, most of which suffer from claustrophobic overuse of close-ups.

There’s little reason to raise a fist for any of the characters, including RZA’s laconic Blacksmith, who is taught mystic wisdoms by the proverbial Buddhist sages and who must learn to overcome his titular handicap, caused by an evildoer.

There’s also not much fun in The Man With the Iron Fists, unless you count laughing at dialogue containing such hoary phrases as “I’ll see you in hell” and “I raised you as a son.”

Good thing RZA does so well as a rapper. His love of martial arts is best expressed in beats and rhymes, not in films.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 C5 Racers would do well to begin their journey in the story mode, as it provides a nice setup to what comes down the pike. The racing is pretty standard fare on the surface. Intricate track layouts feature hidden shortcuts and weapons dot the track to help make things interesting. The unhinged goofiness of the LBP franchise litters the screen, with racetracks designed from cardboard cutouts and customizable karts of every variety.

Other karting games encourage pandemonium, with explosions and high-speed turns littering the track, but LBP Karting tends to favor more strategic racing, saving weapons until they are most needed and focusing on proper drifting when hitting the curves at high speed. Sometimes you sense that fun is sacrificed for precision.

Of course, no LBP game stops at the story mode.

Creating and sharing your own levels and minigames is a franchise staple. But viewing the complex tutorial for level creation takes longer than watching some Hollywood films. This leaves gamers relying on others with more time and skill to share their creations.

LBP games thrive on strong user-generated content, and Karting will need dedicated fans for it to have staying power.

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Fiscal cliff a ‘very serious risk’ U.S. NEEDS CREDIBLE FISCAL PLAN TO REDUCE DEFICIT OVER TIME, SAYS FLAHERTY

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FOREIGN PURCHASES OF DEBT SECURITIES UP IN SEPTEMBER OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says foreign investment in Canadian securities grew to $13.9 billion in September as investors bought government bonds and corporate equities.

Meanwhile, Canadian investment in foreign securities reached a sixmonth high of $6 billion, led by purchases of U.S. equities. The agency says foreign investors bought $10.6 billion worth of Canadian debt securities in September, the largest such investment since May. Foreign investors have acquired $55.8 billion of Canadian debt securities so far in 2012, on par with the level of investment observed for the same period in 2011.

The investment focus, however, shifted to federal bonds in 2012 from federal Treasury bills in 2011. Canadian investors purchased $4.5 billion of foreign equities in September, the largest such investment since March. Purchases of U.S. shares strengthened for a third month, to $3.6 billion, led by demand from Canadian pension funds.

B.C. FINANCE MINISTER FORECASTS MODEST ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR PROVINCE VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s finance minister has advice from some of the smartest business minds in Canada and says he’s optimistic the province will see modest economic growth next year. Mike de Jong spent much of today with members of the B.C. Economic Forecast Council, an organization that includes 14 of Canada’s most respected, independent forecasters.

Council members provide the minister with economic advice as he plans the province’s budget and fiscal plan.

The council told de Jong that it expects the provincial GDP growth to be about 2.1 per cent for 2012, and slightly higher in 2013, to outperform the average for the Canadian economy.

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BY SUNNY FREEMAN THE CANADIAN PRESS Time is of the essence for U.S. lawmakers to agree on a credible plan to reduce its government deficit over time, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday.

Flaherty told a New York audience of the Foreign Policy Association that a shortterm political agreement is also necessary so investors can be confident the U.S. economic recovery will continue.

The U.S. faces what is being called a fiscal cliff — a combination of tax and spending measures that will take effect if lawmakers are unable to reach a budget deal before the end of the year and could tip the struggling economy back into recession — bringing Canada down with it.

“This is a very serious risk and it is not to be taken lightly, it will have rather rapid effects on other economies including Canada’s” Flaherty told reporters after the speech on a conference call from New York.

Flaherty said he made the visit to encourage U.S. leaders to “act decisively” so that a deal is reached as soon as possible before the clock ticks further toward a Jan. 1 deadline to avoid “slippage” in economic output both in the U.S. and Canada.

Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney has called the fiscal cliff the most imminent threat facing the Canadian economy.

Flaherty said allowing the planned measures to take place in the New Year, thereby allowing a potential recession is not a viable option.

In meetings with economic leaders over

the past two days, “not one of them suggested to me that it would be a good idea to go beyond January first without some temporary agreement between the administration and Congress,” he said.

But he also expressed faith in U.S. lawmakers that they would be able to figure out a solution palatable to both sides. The sticking point is the president’s plan to let Bush-era tax cuts for the highest income Americans expire, a move Republicans oppose.

“We all know the U.S. is facing challenges on the fiscal front, but as with previous challenges, including two world wars, I might add, I have every confidence they will overcome these in a way that continues to inspire,” he said.

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Co-ops urged to work together to reach goals

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The chief executive of a United Kingdom organization that promotes community ownership is encouraging Alberta’s co-ops to work together to achieve more.

Peter Couchman of the Plunkett Foundation spoke Friday to a gathering of coop directors, staff and members from across the province.

They were in Red Deer to brainstorm ways to build upon the co-operative movement.

“I would urge you to use your time together, think of the Peter Couchman impossible, think of actually how this sector can come together and become more than the sum of its parts,” said Couchman.

He described how the co-op movement in the U.K. has enjoyed a resurgence over the last two decades, during which time 308 new co-ops were formed, with 295 of these remaining.

“The survival rate massively outstrips every major form of enterprise in the U.K. That’s the power of community.”

Couchman explained that co-op members are committed to their organizations, supporting them as consumers and volunteers.

Despite being the dominant economic force in Britain in the 1930s, co-ops there declined as a result of their focus on the consumer retail sector, he said. They became competitive with each other and fragmented.

“What the end result was was a massive loss of market share.”

The situation began to turn around in the 1990s, with co-operatives educating the public about what they are and the benefits of membership. The co-op brand was strengthened, with a common appearance and message from community to community.

As the identity of co-ops became stronger, so did their commercial success, noted Couchman.

Meanwhile, residents of rural communities had become fed up with losing local amenities like shops, pubs and post offices.

They realized they could take matters into their own hands by working together.

Couchman offered a number of examples of community members banding together.

In one village, they resurrected a failed pub and broadened it to include a shop, library and other services.

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Bulk Barn is opening later next week in the Gaetz Avenue Crossing shopping centre just west of Chapters in south Red Deer.

Bulk Barn Foods opening soon

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer residents will soon be able to bulk up on food at Gaetz Avenue Crossing.

Bulk Barn Foods is preparing to open at the 5250 22nd St. shopping centre. The store is expected to commence operations late next week, with its grand opening on Saturday.

Bulk Barn Foods is Canada’s largest bulk

food retailer. Its more than 4,000 products include candy, baking supplies, cereals, spices, dried fruits, vitamins and supplements, health products and pet food.

Based in Richmond Hill, Ont., Bulk Barn Foods has been operating since 1982. It has about 190 stores across Canada, including three in Edmonton and others in Calgary, Leduc, Okotoks, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. New stores are also opening in Edmonton and Sherwood Park.

Astral, Bell reworking takeover deal

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Astral Media Inc. is reworking a friendly takeover by telecom giant Bell that’s expected to see the Montreal company sell off some broadcast assets to win regulatory approval.

The CRTC killed the $3.4-billion deal last month, saying it wasn’t in the best interests of Canadians.

Astral confirmed Friday that it’s still talking with Bell in hopes of finding a way to save the deal, including filing a new application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

“The timing and details of any such application have not yet been determined,” Astral (TSX:ACM.A) said in a statement.

Telecom analyst Troy Crandall said Bell will probably pick the assets that it wants and Astral could be left with potentially “lesser performing” assets to sell.

“Rather than going through the courts, it looks like they’re just going to restruc-

ture the deal and put in a new proposal,” said Crandall of MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier.

“If I were Bell, I would obviously want to cherry pick the best assets,” Crandall said.

Astral has 25 specialty TV services, including the Movie Network, Family Channel and Disney XD, and 84 radio stations.

Bell, owner of the CTV TV network, has said it wants to put Astral’s content to put on smartphones, tablets, computers and traditional TVs and to compete with foreign online competitors such as Netflix.

BCE (TSX:BCE) declined to comment on Friday.

Crandall said the CRTC was concerned about the level of dominance that Bell would have in the English-language television market.

In rejecting the deal, CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais said BCE would have controlled almost 45 per cent of the English TV viewership and almost 35 per cent of the French if the takeover has been allowed.

Are these ‘workplace traps’ holding you back?

Dear Working Wise: I’ve worked for the same company for five years and I haven’t gotten a promotion.

I get good job reviews and no one complains about my work, but other people around me have been promoted and I’ve been left behind. What can I do?

— Frustrated Dear Frustrated: It’s hard to know why you have been overlooked for a promoCHARLES tion, but I’ll bet your STRACHEY boss knows why.

Wait until your WORKING WISE anger has passed and then ask your supervisor for a meeting to discuss your career path. Explain to your supervisor that you like your job and that you are interested in taking on more responsibility.

Then, ask for their advice on what you need to do to earn a promotion.

Be prepared for criticism or suggestions that you will not like. Don’t get defensive or critical of your supervisor’s comments — listen with an open mind, because he or she

is telling you what you need to hear.

You might need more training or you might have stepped into a workplace trap that’s holding your career back.

The four most common workplace traps are: ● Complaining — Every workplace has problems. Complaining will not solve them.

Complaining lowers morale, wastes time and gives you a reputation for negativity that can hurt your career. In fact, in a recent survey the top workplace pet peeve was people who complain too much.

Do what you can to change the situation.

If that’s not possible, accept it and move on.

If the situation is unacceptable and you’ve done everything in your power to change it without success, then look for a different job. ● Gossiping — Reduces productivity and undermines teamwork by creating mistrust and suspicion between co-workers. If a coworker starts gossiping: - Leave the conversation. (e.g., “Sorry, I’ve got to make a call.”)

- Change the subject. (e.g., “How was your weekend?”)

- Steer the conversation in a positive direction. (e.g., “Gee, we can’t do much about that, but what can we do to make things better?”)

● Inappropriate online activities — Many employers provide their staff with email and Internet access. They also keep track of their employee’s Internet use.

Be sure you are using your computer and Internet access for work-related purposes.

Check with your supervisor before you use these resources for personal use and never send an email or visit a website that you wouldn’t want your supervisor to see. ● Comparing — Dwelling on how much faster your co-workers were promoted than you is a waste of your time. It destroys your morale, increases your frustration and keeps you from taking positive actions to improve your situation.

Have a conversation with your supervisor about your goals, make a development plan that you both agree will take your career in the right direction, and follow it.

Catch your supervisor’s attention by learning new skills or volunteering for a project.

Bringing a positive and professional attitude to work with you every day is the best way to avoid workplace traps and give your career a lift.

Working Wise is compiled by Charles Strachey, a regional manager with Alberta Human Services (charles.strachey@gov.ab.ca), for general information.

C8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market advanced Friday after top U.S. congressional leaders struck a conciliatory pose as they got together to discuss a resolution to a looming fiscal crisis that has the potential to seriously disrupt the American economy.

The S&P/TSX composite index registered its first positive close all week, gaining 66.34 points to 11,877.72.

“It’s not unreasonable for people to be thinking about the worst case and fear is driving (the market) at the moment. But we don’t think the worst fears will be realized,” said Robert Gorman, chief portfolio strategist at TD Waterhouse.

“There’s going to be a lot of drama. But at the end of the day, the consequences of this are so well-known, and so severe, that we think there will be some accommodation.”

The TSX Venture Exchange was ahead 12.64 points to 1,235.34.

The Canadian dollar added

0.03 of a cent to 99.9 cents US. U.S. markets also closed higher with the Dow Jones industrials ahead 45.93 points to 12,588.31, the Nasdaq up 16.19 points at 2,853.13 and the S&P 500 index up 6.55 points at 1,359.88.

Following a morning meeting at the White House, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell both said they offered higher tax revenue as part of a deal. Boehner said he outlined a framework that is consistent with Obama’s call for a “balanced” approach of both higher revenue and spending cuts.

North American markets have nosedived over the previous seven sessions as the results of the U.S. election deepened pessimism that politicians can avoid a “fiscal cliff” — a series of tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect at the start of 2013.

Some economists estimate that if the current automatic measures aren’t changed, about five percentage points will be cut from U.S. growth — plunging

the world’s largest economy into recession and damaging an already fragile global economy.

The TSX has tumbled 3.9 per cent since the election as worries about a sudden slowing of economic growth would be bad news for a resource heavy market like Toronto’s, since a lessening of demand for oil and metals would put pressure on mining and energy stocks.

The Dow industrials has fallen five per cent as investors worry about higher dividend and capital gains taxes.

Traders also took in data showing that superstorm Sandy depressed U.S. industrial output in October.

The Federal Reserve says industrial output fell 0.4 per cent last month, after a 0.2 per cent gain in September. Excluding the storm’s impact, production at U.S. factories, mines and utilities would have been up about 0.6 per cent.

Tech stocks led advancers as Research In Motion Ltd. (TSX:RIM) ran ahead 43 cents or 4.89 per cent to $9.23.

The gold sector was up about 0.85 per cent as December bullion edged up 90 cents to US$1,714.70 an ounce. Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) was ahead 49 cents to $33.77 and Kinross Gold (TSX:K) gained 18 cents to $9.51.

Financials also strengthened during the afternoon as Royal Bank (TSX:RY) ran up 54 cents to $55.62.

The telecom sector was positive after a report that BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) was planning to make a new takeover offer for broadcasting and advertising company Astral Media Inc. (TSX:ACM.A). The CRTC killed a $3.4-billion deal last month, saying it wasn’t in the best interests of Canadians. The Globe and Mail said the new deal seeks to overcome regulatory opposition with a plan to auction off a number of Astral’s English broadcast assets. BCE shares were ahead 61 cents at $41.99 while Astral shares ran ahead $2.14 to $44.40.

The TSX energy sector drifted 0.35 per cent higher

even as December crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange moved up $1.22 to US$86.67 a barrel as investors monitored fighting between Israel and militants in Gaza and its potential impact on supplies. Canadian Oil Sands (TSX:COS) climbed 41 cents to $20.47.

The base metals sector was slightly higher as December copper fell one cent to US$3.45 a pound. HudBay Minerals (TSX:HBM) gained 22 cents to $9.15.

Elsewhere on the corporate front, Hostess Brands says it is going out of business, closing plants that make Twinkies and Wonder Bread for the U.S. market and laying off all of its 18,500 workers. The company says a nationwide worker strike crippled its ability to make and deliver its products at several locations.

Hostess had warned employees that it would file a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to unwind its business and sell assets if plant operations didn’t return to normal levels by Thursday evening.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Jan ’13 $4.80 lower $575.70; March ’13 $5.20 lower $573.30; May ’13 $5.30 lower $571.60; July ’13 $5.40 lower $568.30; Nov. ’13 $7.40 lower $524.50; Jan. ’14 $7.40 lower $527.20; March ’14 $7.40 lower $527.50; May ’14 $7.40 lower $527.50; July ’14 $7.40 lower $527.50; Nov. ’14 $7.40 lower $527.50; Jan ’15 $7.40 lower $527.50.

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; Dec. ’14 unchanged $254.50.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 265,440 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 265,440.

Twinkie maker moves to wind down operations HOSTESS LAYS OFF ITS 18,500 WORKERS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Twinkies may not last forever after all.

Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of the spongy snack with a mysterious cream filling, said Friday it would shutter is operations after years of struggling with management turmoil, rising labour costs, intensifying competition and America’s move toward eating healthier snacks even as its pantry of sugary dessert cakes seemed suspended in time.

Some of Hostess beloved brands such as Ding Dongs and Ho Ho’s likely will be snapped up by buyers and find a second life, but for now the company says its snack cakes should be on shelves for another week or so. The news stoked an outpouring of nostalgia around kitchen tables, water coolers and online people relived childhood memories of their favourite Hostess goodies.

Customer streamed into the Wonder Hostess Bakery Outlet in a strip mall on the west side of Indianapolis Friday afternoon after they heard about the company’s demise. Charles Selke, 42, pulled a pack of Zingers raspberry-flavoured dessert cakes out of a plastic bag stuffed with treats as he left the store.

“How do these just disappear from your life?” he asked. “That’s just not right, man. I’m loyal, I love these things, and I’m diabetic.”

After hearing the news on the radio Friday morning, Samantha Caldwell of Chicago took a detour on her way to work to stop at a CVS store for a package of Twinkies to have with her morning tea and got one for her 4-year-old son as well.

“This way he can say, ’I had one of those,”’ Caldwell, 41, said.

It’s a sober end to a storied company. Hostess, whose roster of brands dates as far back as 1888, hadn’t invested heavily in marketing or innovation in recent years as it struggled with debt and management changes.

As larger competitors inundated supermarket shelves with a dizzying array of new snacks and variations on popular brands, Hostess cakes

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Retail invasion: Microsoft, Loft, Kate Spade open first storefronts in Canada TORONTO — While Canadian consumers ready for the arrival of Target in 2013, a flurry of foreign chains have already been flocking from south of the border and across the pond to set up shop.

Following the path of well-known U.S. brands like Ann Taylor and J. Crew and the U.K.’s Topshop and Topman, the international retail invasion continued

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Hostess Twinkies in New York on Jan. 10, 2012.

Twinkies first came onto the scene in 1930 and contained real fruit until rationing during the Second World War led to the vanilla cream Twinkie. seemed caught in time. The company took small stabs at keeping up with Americans’ movement toward healthier foods, such as the introduction of its 100-calorie packs of cupcakes. But the efforts did little to change its image as a purveyor of empty caloin earnest this week with several marquee names opening their first-ever Canadian storefronts.

Microsoft launched its first international location at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre on Friday, featuring the software giant’s range of phones, PCs, tablets and gaming systems.

Other new-to-Canada retailers opening at the mall included Tesla Motors, men’s and women’s clothier Ted Baker London and luxury apparel and accessories brand Kate Spade New York.

The new store launches were part of Yorkdale’s new retail expansion, representing an approximate 10 per cent increase in square footage and a 15 per cent spike in the number of stores at the shopping centre.

Retailers have realized the hurdles of coming into Canada are less onerous then they perceived, and international companies have seen Toronto in particular as a viable market to grow, noted Yorkdale

they could solve any problem cooperatively, and their ideas widened outwards.”

In another community, residents expanded an underutilized public washroom building to include a shop and post office. And in still another, a family-run organic farm was saved from closure when it switched to a cooperative with 8,000 local members.

Couchman also described how groups are using church buildings, which would otherwise be occupied for only a few hours a week, for enterprises like farmers markets.

These, and other initiatives have helped preserve local food production and traditions, he said.

“The average U.K. supermarket sells less that one per cent local food; the average community-owned village shop sells 27 per cent. We’ve got some that are actually 80 per cent.”

Couchman emphasized the creativity that flows out of co-ops.

“There is something special about a group of people thinking together as a co-operative that no one of us can do alone.”

That extends to groups of co-op organizations, he added, describing the synergies and mutual benefits that come from working together.

He wasn’t the only politician in an optimistic mood Friday, with congressional leaders from both U.S. parties voicing fresh hope after meeting with newly re-elected President Barack Obama about avoiding the fiscal cliff.

The goal of the high-pressure talks to come is to produce a multitrilliondollar deficit-reduction plan that can take the place of the across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts on both the civilian and military side.

Flaherty said Canada’s recovery from its own dire debt troubles in the 1990s and resilience in the face of the most recent recession can serve as inspiration for countries facing their own fiscal crises.

Earlier this week, the Harper government pushed back the target date for eliminating Canada’s own deficit by one year due to global economic weakness that has cut into commodity prices and tax revenues.

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ries with a seemingly unlimited shelf life.

Even taking into account changing tastes and competition, Hostess’ problems were ultimately rooted in its own financials. The company, based in Irving, Texas, had been saddled with high pension, wage and medical costs related to its unionized workforce.

It was making its second trip through bankruptcy court in less than three years.

Before the Chapter 11 filing in January, citing growing competition from rivals that expanded their reach over the years, the company had been contributing $100 million a year in pension costs. The new contract offer would’ve slashed that to $25 million a year, in addition to wage cuts and a 17 per cent reduction in health benefits.

Tensions between management and workers were also an ongoing problem. Hostess came under fire this year after it was revealed that nearly a dozen executives received pay hikes of up to 80 per cent even as the company was struggling last year. Although some of those executives later agree to reduced salaries, others — including the former CEO Brain Driscoll — had left the company by the time the pay hikes came to light.

Hostess filed a motion to liquidate Friday with U.S. Bankruptcy Court after it said striking workers across the country crippled its ability to maintain production. The shuttering means the loss of about 18,500 jobs. Hostess said employees at its 33 factories were sent home and operations suspended Friday.

Its roughly 500 bakery outlet stores will stay open for several days to sell remaining products.

CEO Gregory Rayburn, who was hired as a restructuring expert, said Friday that the company booked about $2.5 billion in revenue a year, and that sales volume was flat to slightly down in recent years. So far this year, the company said Twinkies alone accounted for $68 million in sales.

In Canada, George Weston Ltd. of Toronto (TSX:WN) counts Wonder Bread among its brands while Montreal-based Saputo Inc. (TSX:SAP) has rights to the Hostess brand but doesn’t include Twinkies in its current lineup of snack cakes. general manager Anthony Casalanguida.

Northern Gateway review panel adds 10 weeks of hearings to B.C. schedule VANCOUVER — The environmental review panel examining the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline has added another 10 weeks of hearings.

The panel will now return to Prince Rupert, B.C., in February of next year to hear participants questioned under oath.

Panel spokeswoman Annie Roy says the additional hearings were needed after participants gave clearer estimates of how much time they would need for questioning. Hearings wrapped up earlier this month in Prince George, where Enbridge Northern Gateway opened an office on Friday.

Approximately 135 people attended the co-op gathering in Red Deer, which continued today. The event was organized by the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association to build upon the enthusiasm and collaboration that resulted from the United Nations de-

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Above: sideboard featured today cost just $40 from the Salvation Army Store in Scotland. Below: Accent detail, with antlers and books.

Something old can be new

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showcase a few trash-to-treasure projects of our own.

Thanks to the economic climate, buzzwords such as reuse, recycle and repair seem more relevant than ever, so isn’t now the perfect time to plunder the past as a means by which to move forward?

Yup, over the next wee while we’ll be peppering our column with upscale furniture projects, none of which are wallet busting.

Here’s one to kick things off.

Looking for treasure So, aside from economics, why buy secondhand?

Well, put simply, upscaling is good for the planet — plus you’ll get a level of satisfaction as you rebirth previously discarded items and take them on a ‘journey.’

But where to start?

Well, car boot sales, flea markets and online sources like eBay are great hunting grounds; the sideboard featured today cost just $40 from the Salvation Army Store in Scotland.

We actually bought it for our Glasgow living room but you’ll find similarly tired pieces at Habitat for Humanity ReStore — and other charity stores — across Canada.

Decide on a new look There’s little point stuffing your home with old furniture just for the sake of it; the trick is to know what you like and shop accordingly.

Consider the period of the piece that’s caught you eye; will it compli-

ment your existing scheme and will it satisfy required function such as storage?

A bargain, after all, is only a bargain if you really need it.

Our Glasgow living room, by our own admission, needed storage for paperwork and a few warm timber tones (to balance all the painted trim) so this sideboard was the perfect solution.

Repair, rebuild, renew If budget is low, sanding and a lick of paint can work magic.

But remember today’s counsel: Only tackle a job if your diamond in the rough has no particular pedigree.

Due to time constraints, we sent this piece to a Scottish restoration special-

ist who, for $550, sanded, stained and finished it to an incredibly high standard.

If you bought a similar restored mid-century piece, you could easily pay $2,000, so our project made financial sense.

Of course, there’s no reason a project like this can’t be tackled on a DIY basis, but remember; preparation is key, as is sanding carefully between each coat of paint or varnish.

Avoid problems When plundering the ‘previously loved’ market, make sure your gem is solid before opening your wallet.

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Furniture pieces, as far as we’re concerned, are just like people; some are classic beauties who actually improve with age (think Somali goddess Iman, wife of David Bowie), whereas others (like Jackie Stallone, mother of Sly) crash disgracefully through time, clearly abandoned by youth and glamour.

Some, like Sharon Stone, are a halfway house; blessed with good bones they nonetheless need a little ‘correction.’

You know the score; a loving pinch, a tender COLIN & tuck, or an enJUSTIN thusiastic jab to keep them looking, ahem, ‘fresh.’

Similar observations, as scribed, can be pinned to furniture.

A classic Chippendale chair is probably lovely as it is, and the last thing you’d want to titillate unless, of course, you’re a restorer who knows exactly what you’re doing.

Similarly, a timeless Knoll table is best left as you find it, although a light coat of teak oil will probably enhance its period charm.

At the other end of the spectrum, the secondhand market is beset with bargain buys, pieces possessed of no particular pedigree which benefit as the subjects of creative impulse.

This in mind, and with the retro market burgeoning, we’re keen to

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Create a centre of attention We tend to concentrate on sprucing up our homes when we are entertaining.

An extra runaround with the duster, pretty towels in the bathroom, and flowers for the table, mantelpiece and sitting room transform our homes no matter how humble.

When the guests have gone and the last dish is wiped and put away, I always take a deep breath and enjoy the festive aftermath.

But why do we wait for an impending soiree to decorate with flowers?

We can all do with a daily lift of spirits, and there is nothing that is as pleasing as a fresh bouquet stationed at the door or entrance hall to bid a warm welcome.

If it’s time constraints or budget that hold you back, DEBBIE prepare to be inspired.

TRAVIS You might think you haven’t the ability to create with flowers and greenery, but with a surge of inspiration and a few florists’ tools of the trade, you will be adorning your tabletops with long-lasting abundance.

In floral designer Robert Waite’s new book, Evergreen Tabletops, you will discover the simple glory of evergreens; their year round lush colour, elongated, bushy shapes, and memory-making fragrance are a symbol of health, strength, peace and joy.

Use evergreens as a base for a wreath, swag, large or small tablescape and you can’t go wrong.

Waite insists that there are no right or wrong rules to creating an evergreen arrangement.

Gather together whatever you have on hand, a quick trip to the florist or craft store for a few helpful materials and you’re ready.

Start with a selection of containers. Anything goes, from tin pots to interesting vases and old baskets found at second-hand shops.

Depending on your plan, you will need florist’s oasis, florist’s pins and sticks, wooden skewers and some thin wire.

Raffia, ribbon and Spanish moss are good to have as well as a hot glue gun.

Choose from the variety of evergreens that are abundant in your locale — fir, balsam, juniper, pine and cedar as well as boxwood, magnolia, holly, eucalyptus and salal.

Nuts, pinecones, seasonal fruit and berries add colour and interest.

Flower blooms are an added attraction, but not necessary.

Long lasting carnations, spider mums, hypericum and alstroemerias are ideal.

Until you get a feel for pulling together an arrangement, study some photographs such as the enchanting series in Waite’s book shot by Zac Wil-

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PROBLEMS: Look closely at older furniture If it’s a tad wobbly, it’s not necessarily a write-off; a little gentle screwing and tightening is likely to alleviate many problems.

If, however, it displays all the rigidity of Sue Ellen Ewing after a few whisky sodas, then it probably makes sense to look elsewhere.

Watch out, too, for small woodworm holes and any signs of rot or decay; these problems can spread like wildfire to other items in your home, so steer well clear.

Photo by ZAC WILLIAMS from Evergreen Tabletops

Build a magical scene with evergreen branches, vibrant blooms, fruit and berries, seasonal figures and forest animals. liams. Evergreens are an endearing part of a holiday theme.

Shown here, a trio of reindeer are nestled on cedar boughs beside a colourful bouquet of evergreen branches, seeded eucalyptus, berries, pinecones, apples and a few tiny presents.

Other ideas — a Santa bear infuses a basket of fir, cedar, spider mums and red carnations with holiday character.

Wrap or paint a ceramic pot to look like a present and fill with a spray of evergreens for a festive note on a hall table.

Evergreen displays generally have a casual air, but can be dressed to look ever so elegant.

Waite has created a classic arrangement of white carnations, white alstroemeria, silver brunia and white slender twigs paired with clusters of small

blue balls all balancing on fresh boughs of green cedar and balsam fir.

The stems of the flowers and greenery are inserted into florist’s oasis that has been soaked in water to keep them fresh as well as to give them a solid footing.

Evergreen arrangements should be misted or watered weekly to keep them from drying out. Replenish your evergreen display with fresh cut flowers as needed.

table lamps, art books and other retro accessories.

Carefully craft the feel of your tableau and use items that enhance the overall atmosphere — the 1970s glass (which lightened our wallets by only $10 at a car boot sale) perfectly compliments the sideboard style.

So job done, and another piece of Mid Mod discard, thank God, has been saved from landfill dispatch.

Becoming ‘home’ cosmetic surgeons finds us on a relentless quest for legs to shorten, lines to soften and chests to enhance.

As Karl Lagerfeld once said: ‘Beauty is something

that changes with time.’

We have to agree, though sometimes, just sometimes, a little manmade tweak doesn’t do any harm.

As such, our Goodwill hunting for Canada’s next top (furniture) model continues.

Debbie Travis’ House to Home column is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle. Please email your questions to house2home@debbietravis.com.

You can follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter. com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new website, www. debbietravis.com.

Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are the hosts of HGTV’s Colin & Justin’s Home Heist and the authors of Colin & Justin’s Home Heist Style Guide, published

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Think out of the box It could be your bargain timber table is going cheap because the top is damaged — but don’t fret; perhaps it could be restored or even replaced with something radically different like toughened glass.

Let your imagination run wild and become your own personal designer; that, after all, is part of the fun of re-versioning and upcycling.

Create an individual piece

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We opted to use two different stain/varnishes, a plan that achieved very individual results; the dark body, for example, contrasts nicely when viewed against the softer-toned door fronts.

As with any makeover, think about what can be done to personalize your own project.

Maybe long legs could be replaced with shorter ‘bun feet’?

Or perhaps wheeled castors could take it off in a whole new direction? A glass top?

A painted finish? The choices, quite simply, are endless.

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We dressed our sexy new credenza in front of a modern art triptych, and then set about accessorizing the vignette.

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Fixing window screens Question: Is it possible to replace torn window screen myself?

The mesh is getting ragged and weak, but the aluminum frames are in good shape.

Answer: Yes, replacing window screen is something any ambitious homeowner can do.

The mesh is held within the frame by what’s called a spline — a flexible strip of vinyl or foam.

The spline fits within a groove around the perimeter of the frame.

Look closely, find the end of the spline, then lift it with a small screw driver and pull the whole thing out.

The old mesh will now come out easily. Buy some new fiberglass window screen that’s at least four or five inches longer and wider than your frame size.

Lay the oversized mesh on top of the frame so there’s several inches of excess on all sides.

Securing this screen is simSTEVE ply a matter of pushing the MAXWELL spline back down into the groove, drawing the mesh in and holding it there as it does.

You’ll find the work easier with an inexpensive specialty tool called a spline roller.

You’ll find them at hardware stores. All models have one wheel on each end.

Use the plain wheel to push the screen down into the frame slot, followed by the grooved wheel to push the spline in afterwards.

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Finishing pine Question: What’s the best way to stain a clear pine French door?

I’m told that pine won’t take stain evenly, so a wood conditioner is needed before staining. Is this true?

Answer: Yes, you’re right about pine. It doesn’t usually take stain evenly without help.

Thirsty areas go dark because they absorb more stain than temperate neighbouring surfaces.

Wood conditioner is a clear liquid that partially slakes the thirst of porous wood, greatly improving the look of stain.

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This spline roller is shown in action, pushing a strip of vinyl into its groove and locking new window mesh in place. All modern window frames include the option of replacing window mesh in this way. like night and day.

If you want to avoid blotchiness, use either a conditioner or a colourless gel stain as a first coat.

But there’s another thing to understand if you want a good finish on your new door.

Most stains on the market only impart colour, they don’t provide any surface protection against water and dirt.

Protection is required even on interior doors and urethane is the product you need to apply.

It’s tough, looks good and the best brands are easy to brush on.

Sand lightly between coats using 240-grit sandpaper, then vacuum off the dust and coat again. You’ll find that three coats do a great job bringing out a deep colour.

Fiberglass shingles?

Question: What are your thoughts on fiberglass shingles? I’m a property manager for a large company and I need to replace the roofs on some of the townhouses I take care of.

Answer: I like fiberglass shingles, I recommend them to people and I always use them on my own projects.

The current selection of fiberglass shingles carry warranty periods as high as 40 to 50 years, with some even offering lifetime warranties.

They also possess a higher fire rating than regular organic asphalt shingles because they’re

more impervious to heat.

This also makes them ideal for poorly ventilated roofs that get very hot in the summer.

While the word fiberglass implies a rigid shingle, they’re really just as flexible as conventional organic asphalt shingles.

In fact, fiberglass shingles look just like traditional, organic asphalt ones superficially. The difference is the composition of the internal mat.

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You have to let dates know you’re interested

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that I still like him.

I’m thinking maybe he just didn’t want to date me anymore and decided to reject me with silence. I’m giving him permission to not want me.

Maybe I’m being silly about this, but I think we could be friends. I miss the conversations. In a couple of weeks, I’ll be going to where he lives to visit family, and we’ll probably run into each other. Do you think I should try to be friends?

Answer: Do you like being ignored by your friends and guessing why? I don’t. I know you miss this guy

and want him back in your life, but he knows where to find you. If you had 10 other men in your life who wanted to date you and love you, do you really think you would want this guy to be your friend?

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Question: I’ve been following your advice and putting myself out there. I’ve asked a few new guys who I don’t know very well to date functions in hopes of just meeting them and getting to know more people.

However, because they are people I don’t know super well, I keep getting rejected, even though it is always very casual when I ask. Is it something I am doing or is it guys not wanting to go to a date party with someone they don’t know well? I just wanted advice, because I keep trying and nothing is helping!

Answer: It’s working. I know you can’t tell, but it is definitely working.

The goal is letting these guys know that you are interested in being more than friends.

The next step is to be friendly and get to know them better. You can even tell them you didn’t mean to make them uncomfortable, but thought it would be a nice way to get to know them better.

HARLAN You can even find out the COHEN reason they were reluctant to go the date party — as far as you know, these guys are gay, in a relationship or afraid of being awkward at an event where they don’t know anyone in the room.

Build a friendship based on rejection.

Shocking. I know. When these guys have an event in the future, need a date or see you out at a party, you’ll be someone familiar.

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Question: I know men fear rejection, but it’s no fun for us confident women, either! Being told ‘You’re too pretty, men are scared of you!’ is just plain silly.

A confident man would approach. Maybe there aren’t that many confident men in my city!

Help me out here.

Answer: Confident men don’t like to come off as creepy. That’s why they don’t approach you.

The more attractive and self-assured the woman, the harder it can be for confident men to do the approaching.

They know you’ve been hit on by all the wrong men and don’t want to fall into the same category.

And that’s why women need to make it easy for men to approach them (reminder: making it easy isn’t the same as being easy).

It’s making it clear that if a man wants to approach you, his interest is welcome.

For example, putting up a profile on an online dating site makes you safe to approach. Showing a man attention by taking an interest in his life, giving him your number, contacting him on Facebook, or suggesting dinner or drinks if he’s interested makes it safe to approach you.

This doesn’t mean you should do the asking.

You are just clearing the path for him. A confident man will approach you once the path is cleared.

A married, gay, uninterested or insecure man will not approach you.

All you can do is remove the creep factor. If you don’t like this advice, then you probably don’t like rejection.

Making it safe for a man do the approaching can be too dangerous for beautiful women who are afraid of rejection.

Question: I started dating a guy a year ago.

He lived in another city, and I fell in love with him hard and fast.

We had great conversation, although he had a bit of trouble expressing his feelings. I did my best to let him know how I felt.

He tried to tell me how he felt. Then, all of a sudden he started to get weird.

A lot of stuff happened to him. I was there through it all, but afterward, we just stopped talking.

I was hurt and upset, so I erased his numbers and email from my life so I wouldn’t be tempted to write him.

We hadn’t spoken in months. After looking back at the relationship, I realized that hiding and hating wasn’t the best way to approach the situation.

I wrote him a couple of weeks ago to let him know

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horoscope Saturday, Nov. 17 Sunday, Nov. 18 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Rachel McAdams, 34; Danny DeVito, 68; Chloe Sevigny, 38; Peta Wilson, 42; Owen Martin Scorsese, 70 Wilson, 44 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: This is a fully THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Moon in active day today! The Moon in Capricorn will Aquarius will turn our attention to group activiremind us to remain responsible ties. and deal with our obligations.

Awareness on humanitarian On the other side, Mercury is in and activist movements will incite a chatty mood. us to work together rather than We will find ourselves very solo. opinionated, expressive and with Well feel more united while a plan set side. working towards a common goal.

However, it won’t hurt being This energy will manifest itself in attentive to what others have to quite a loving manner showing say as well. us the path which leads us to a HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today more peaceful group effort. is your birthday, a profound perHAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today sona will mark your self-expresis your birthday, the year ahead sion. will be prominent with proclivities astro Your feelings are overwhelmof self-expression. doyna ing to others at times, but you The need to communicate sure know how to keep youryour thoughts and ideas will mark self focused. Your concentration the year, as well as to put those powers and your need to exthoughts into action. There’s no press your innermost needs will predominate doubt that you will be inclined to be more talkin the upcoming year. Your network will prove ative than usually. to be highly charged. Learn to connect with ARIES (March 21-April 19): Something individuals that enrich you, not drain you. you have been working hard on is finally ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today marks showing you great success. You have come the beginning of establishing your future goals a long way to get where you are now and you and career objectives. welcome this reward with much joy. You’ll You are finally back into the game and you have quite a few reasons to celebrate. possess enough discipline to carry out your TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will be required demands. You are seriously thinking predisposed towards maintaining a good, about all the necessary resources in order to healthy image. advance.

You know that deep down inside, you TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Gossip will have a quiet confidence suggesting that your keep your mind preoccupied today. Any- standing in life is at a favourable position at thing requiring precision and attention to de- this point. You could also benefit greatly from tail should be avoided. Distraction will eas- an increased flow of money. ily make you less disciplined today. You are GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your desire easily prone to daydreaming. for freedom and your positive outlook on life GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Movement are quite strong now. Your emotional needs and action will keep you busy all day. Any are inflated by a strong longing to liberate contracts should not be signed these days yourself in some way. You are feeling quite and any agreements should not be concluded optimistic. without careful analysis. The omission of imCANCER (June 21-July 22): Today, you portant details can make you easily overlook are in a contradictory mood. On one side, you crucial information, which might make you are feeling held back by obligations towards regret later. your children, and, on the other side, you are CANCER (June 21-July 22): Romance quite contentious and emotionally fulfilled. As and love affairs should go relatively well to- long as you know how to manage the two, day. Children will also come into focus. The you will have a balanced disposition. need to communicate and just talk will prove LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are tired of to be a very enjoyable experience. Today, feeling tired or confused. Today, you crave you are not particularly feeling like cooking or spending some quality time with the ones that cleaning around the house. increase your sense of well-being. You are LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Communication likely to leave everything strenuous behind and various errands will make you run around and join a couple of good friends and sing a like a chicken with no head. Your mind is happier tune. totally focused on home issues and you have VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Those routine this itch to change things around or move into tasks can give you an almost sense of pride a better living location. and well-being.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Important inIt’s as if you’re so optimistic about carrying teractions will steal your attention today. Ana- out those chores that they don’t seem boring lyze, study, dissect, but do not seal any deal anymore. You’re infused with a jovial surge for now. Information is still hard to pinpoint of energy and you can successfully complete and is too blurry at the time being. Remain those tedious tasks. patient and do your research for now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today’s energy LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): An invitation is pulling you towards more fun activities. You to a special event or light conversations with derive much excitement through activities others is likely to occur. with your children as well. They seem to bring You are prone to daydreaming and try to you joy and fulfilment. If you are dating, this keep matters light for the time being. There can be an easy time to express your feelings are possibilities that you go for a nice trip quite naturally. close by.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A great SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In relation need to be surrounded with familiar things will to your siblings, learn to become less de- present itself. You are more likely to spend pendable on them. Intense experiences might time at home or with your parents. If you are change the course of plans today therefore; feeling kind of ignored today, don’t let unreit’s always great to know that if you fall, you ciprocated feelings affect your mood today. can rely on yourself without asking for help.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Try to SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Emo- avoid any confrontations with a friend today. tional needs and feelings of longing might You feel somehow abandoned or that your make you over-zealous towards your partner emotional needs are not in tune with what today. you truly desire.

Avoid being too adherent towards them Remember, this is just a temporary feeling and let them be. Understand what needs to that you will very soon forget. A beautiful surstay and what needs to go, what is a material prise will change your disposition. possession and what is not.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You un- going through a material inventory and you derstand very well the concept of carrying out are trying to figure out what you have and the necessary obligations in life. You are at what you need to acquire. You feel more an amazing beneficial point right now which emotionally secure once you know which prohelps you cleanse you off the past pains visions are necessary for your own security. which will be gone with the wind.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This is AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Healing a time when you crave to break out of old your soul and meditating will enable you to habits and change into something new. You redefine your core self. You are in a solitude thrive on anything that will stimulate your place right now where you are elevating your desires. Feeling emotionally independent and spiritual powers through an emotional cleans- free is exactly what you need right now. ing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Inner harPISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The sym- mony helps you tolerate more than you would pathetic Pisces has no problem putting other normally do. Also, these days you are in amopeople’s needs before theirs. A new trend will rous moods and you feel that an existing or mark the recognition and the appreciation of a potential love can attain higher levels of such efforts amongst your peers and in rela- intimacy.

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Opportunity to get past misconceptions about Asperger syndrome Dear Annie: I’m in my 30s. Four years ago, I was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome after a twoyear career ended in disaster. It was my mother who suspected what was wrong.

It explained the problems I’ve had -- no friends, no social life and the inability to hold down a job, among others. I knew there was something wrong with me. I couldn’t figure out what to do at parties or dinners, or why I never had a girlfriend, and I stopped getting invited to get-togethers because I would sit by myself. Even my one friend thought I was weird. Eventually, she stopped speaking to me, too.

Since the diagnosis, I’ve hated myself less, but I have a lot of regret for not having been a better friend. I may have appeared apathetic, myopic, hostile, selfish or self-absorbed. I regret that my grandparents may have perceived me as uncaring and ignorant. I know it wasn’t my fault. I’ve joined some autism support groups and have met people, but a lot of us are constrained by phobias, tics, medications, etc.

Nowadays, there’s a lot more that’s known about Asperger’s, and we’re no longer seen as freaks. But it’s still hard.

I haven’t told most of my family about my diagnosis. My grandmother often makes nasty remarks about me. I’m tempted to tell her the reasons for my behavior, but why should I have to explain?

She shouldn’t say such things to anyone. — New York Dear New York: We agree that Grandma shouldn’t say unkind things, but don’t you think you’re being a bit unfair to her, as well?

You are withholding information that could make her more understanding and could improve your relationship.

It sounds as if you have been angry with her for a very long time.

This could be an opportunity to get past it, which would help both of you.

Dear Annie: Not too long ago, my life was perfect: great marriage, good kids, well established in our community and a fantastic sex life.

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annie annie Three years ago, at the age of 49, my husband retired after a 30-year career in law enforcement.

He retired with no plans, hobbies, friends or passions. Now our life is hell. Four months before his retirement, my husband became stressed, and his entire personality changed. He has periods of obnoxious highs, but most days are violent lows. He sleeps 12 hours a day, has gained more than 50 pounds and complains constantly of health issues (although numerous doctor visits show nothing).

He slams doors, throws things, is verbally abusive and makes threats of physical violence.

Everything he says is negative, and he spends a great deal of time making his family feel horrible and unworthy. He is paranoid and controlling. I quit my job in my mid-20s to be an at-home mom. He threatens to cut me off financially and reminds me that it’s his car, his home, his money.

Prior to his retirement, we were happy, talked about everything and couldn’t keep our hands off of each other.

Now, we never talk, and sex happens twice a year.

Everyone in the family has suggested he get help, but he says it’s all our fault. People avoid us, we have no friends, and our kids steer clear.

It breaks my heart.

I love my husband deeply, but cannot stand the monster he’s become. How do I get this man help when he clearly does not want it? It’s taking a terrible toll. — Want My Husband Back Dear Want: Your husband may be bipolar, his retirement may have triggered severe depression, or his anxiety may have pushed him over

the edge. But he needs professional assistance.

His behavior sounds increasingly abusive, which could be dangerous to those around him.

Since he seems willing to see a physician, please notify the doctor in advance of your husband’s behavioral issues. Also contact NAMI (nami. org) and the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (dbsalliance.org).

And we strongly recommend the National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org).

Dear Annie: This is in response to “Mom of Nos. 2 through 4,” who wrote that her motherin-law favors her oldest granddaughter.

My oldest sister, “Tara,” was everything to my grandmother. My younger sister and I were just “there.” It got worse as we got older, and we began resenting our grandmother. She could have had a very rich, loving life if she had treated us all alike. Instead, she never had the opportunity to know us and died a lonely woman. None of her grandchildren came to visit, and she often wondered why.

I guess what goes around really does come around. The mother-inlaw will be the one who loses out. — Made It Through and Doing Fine 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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D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012

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50 People of Nigeria 52 Luggage 54 With flowers 56 It impedes visibility 57 Comedian Jessica (“Air Farce”) 59 Lay eggs (like an insect) 61 Moose’s hanging neck flesh 62 Provincial rep.

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66 Rower’s blade 67 Designer of our maple leaf: Jacques St. ___ 68 ___ and tear 69 Inuit knife 70 Explosive letters 71 At what time?

72 Thank you in Frankfurt 73 Hometown of Margaret Laurence 76 Fire (Fr.) 77 Please in Pfungstadt 78 Geisha’s sash 79 Decorate (the tree) 80 Come up 81 Stoneworker 83 Balloon filler 84 Shrink 88 Stupendous 90 French city near Pyrenees 91 Pond scum 92 Enrol in 93 Long, long ___ 94 Secret agent 95 Names of things 96 Very odd 97 Rodent 98 N u m b e r o f C a n a d i a n provinces 99 Browned bread DOWN 1 Hold tight 2 After-shower garment 3 Notion 4 Educators 5 Somebody 6 Inuit filmmaker (“Atanarjuat”) 7 Israeli airline 8 Elec. unit 9 Capital city

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DUSTIN

FAMILY CIRCUS

BREVITY SHERMAN’S LAGOON

REAL LIFE ADVENTURES

BABY BLUES

SPEED BUMP

BLONDIE

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D8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012

THE ARGYLE SWEATER

IN THE BLEACHERS BETWEEN FRIENDS

CHUCKLE BROS.

HI & LOIS

PARDON MY PLANET

PEANUTS

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM SIX CHICS

MY LIFE AS A GRUM

TO PLACE AN AD 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Office/Phone Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Mon - Fri Fax: 403-341-4772 2950 Bremner Ave. Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 Circulation 403-314-4300 DEADLINE IS 5 P.M. FOR NEXT DAY’S PAPER Obituaries

Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries

In Memoriam WALLY MURRAY In Loving memory of Wally

KAUGHMAN Eugene Fruit (Bud) Bud passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Thursday, November 15, 2012.

Further announcements will follow.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319

WILEMAN Jeltje “Jay” May 27, 1920 - Nov. 11, 2012 COUTURE Eugene “Gene” Alfred Feb. 20, 1934 - Nov. 6, 2012 On November 6th, 2012, Eugene (Gene) Alfred Couture passed away in Calgary at the age of 78. Gene was born in Edmonton and was married to Marylyn Mary Couture (nee Adams) for 52 years until Marylyn’s untimely death in 2010. Gene and Marylyn are survived by their c h i l d r e n , V i c k y, Yv e t t e (Damian), Grant (Rhonda), Lance (Shari), Anthony (Allison); and nine grandchildren Kyle, Liam, Braden, Emme, Max, Deri, Ella, Joey and Oliver; and two greatgrandchildren, Mylo and Nava. Eugene is also survived by his sister Yvonne Richardson (Steve Dowhun) of Edmonton and nephews Scott, Mark and Brad. Gene and Marylyn suffered the loss of a son, Timothy and grandson Koel, in 1989 and 1986 respectively. He was also predeceased by his father Alfred Joseph Couture and his mother Sophie Rains (nee Babiak) and step-father Floyd Rains. Gene will be sadly missed by his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a circle of loyal and entertaining golfing friends.

HERITAGE FUNERAL SERVICES Calgary Crematorium Chapel Telephone: (403) 299-0111

Jay passed away at the Beverly Midnapore Care Center on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at the age of 92 years. Jay followed the love of her life, Randolph, to Canada as a Dutch war bride in 1946. They resided in Calgary and Red Deer where they raised their family. Jay worked for the City of Red Deer as a Social Worker. Her proudest accomplishments in this capacity included facilitating the creation of Red Deer’s Golden Circle Seniors Center and her tenure as a member of Alberta Seniors Council on Aging. Jay enjoyed the arts, sailing and was a great swimmer. She is survived by her daughter, Cora (Tom) Collins; her four grandchildren Ta r a h , B r a n d i ( B r i a n ) , Brianne (Chris) and Jesse.

She is also survived by her sister Ada Biljardt, numerous nieces and nephews and extended family, including Alice (Rigby) Easton. She was predeceased by her husband Randolph and her beloved daughter Aenid. A private celebration of her life will be held for immediate family. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com In living memory of Jeltje Wileman, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES Park Memorial Chapel, 5008 ELBOW DRIVE S.W. Telephone: (403)243-8200

McLELLAN Albert 1926 - 2012 Mr. Albert McLellan of Red Deer passed away at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre on Monday, November 12, 2012 at the age of 86 years. Albert was a WWII Veteran, an RCMP officer for 21 years and with the Alberta Liquor Control Board. He is survived by his devoted and loving son, Ron McLellan o f R e d D e e r. A l b e r t w a s predeceased by his wife, Doris May and his daughter, Susan May. A memorial tea in Albert’s honor will be held at a later date.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Cremation arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer 403.340.4040

OWENS Marjorie Elvira Owens, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great g r a n d m o t h e r, a u n t a n d cherished friend passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at the age of 91.

She will be greatly missed by all those who were touched by her tremendous capacity for love, generosity, courage, cheerfulness, humility and hard work. Marge was born on April 11, 1921 to Marion and Ed Richardson in Forestburg, Alberta. She moved with her husband and children to British Columbia in 1951.

The family settled in on 176th Street where Marge resided happily for more than 40 years. Her family expanded at that time to include the neighboring Nelson clan with whom Marge remained close until the time of her death.

Marge is survived by her daughters Charlotte Dunn, Evelyn Reeder and Marilyn Owens, grandchildren Larry, Lisa, Heather, Kathie, Erin, Blaine, Kelly, Joel, Shea, Nicole, Noel, Nathan, Robbin, Craig and Charlene as well as numerous great grandchildren and her first great-great grandchild. She was also looking forward to the birth of her second great-great grandchild, due in April.

Marge is reunited in death with her husband Richard Owens and, the companion of her later years, husband Lloyd Mayo along with her sons, Richard, Earl, Fred and Robert, daughter Pearl and great granddaughter Brittney.

A celebration of her life will be held in April 2013. In Lieu of flowers please donate to the Alzheimer’s Society (www.alzheimer.ca) or the Canadian Cancer Society (www.cancer.ca).

Valley View Funeral Home (604)596-8866

WHAT’S HAPPENING

CLASSIFICATIONS 50-70

Arts & Crafts Shows

Furniture & Collectables Show & Sale

Nov. 17 & 18

Sat. 10-6, & Sun. 10-5 Parkland & Prairie, Westerner Park 4847A-19St., Red Deer, AB 450 Tables

Carswell’s 403-343-1614

ANNUAL COOKIE WALK BAZAAR & WHITE ELEPHANT SALE Sat. Nov. 17th 9 am - 1 pm Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 18 Selkirk Blvd.

Red Deer (Across from 32nd Street Fire Hall) Cookie boxes - $7/ea Everyone welcome!

Engagements

CHRISTMAS CRAFT AND BAKE SALE, Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre, Sat. Nov. 17 , 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 4620 47A Ave. Handiwork, embroidered towels, gift baskets and much more.

Nearly new boutique will also be open.

Coming Events IRELAND - SOLOVIEW John and Allison Ireland are very pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Thomas Sean Ireland, to Whitney Leigh Soloview, daughter of Lorne and Hazel Soloview. Wedding to take place in Edmonton, AB. May 25, 2013

“In Your Time of Need....

We Keep it Simple” #3, 4664 Riverside Dr., Red Deer

403.342.1444

www.simplycremations.com

Celebrations

ESL Levels 5, 6 & 7

Funding may be Available Enroll now for January Start Academy of Learning 403-347-6676

FREE FLU SHOTS

Highland Green Value Drug Mart 6315 Horn St.

THE Farm Studio 10th Annual Christmas Art Show & Sale

Sat/Sun Nov. 24 & 25 10 am - 4 pm Raku Ceramics, Watercolours, other Gift possibilities 1 mile West, 1 mile North Asplund Road & Hwy 20 Intersection ~ Watch For Signs ~ Call 403-748-2557 For more information

WINTER-LICIOIUS Craft Show Saturday November 17th 10am - 6pm Holiday Inn 67th St. Unique handmade Gifts

Lost

Way to go Mitchell Love Grandma and Grandpa

PRESCRIPTION GLASSES lost in Coronation Park 587-272-4448 YORKIE X Maltese puppy lost in College Heights area in Lacombe 403-786-0018

Found November 17, 2011

To Those I Love When I am gone, release me, let me go I have so many things to see and do.

You mustn’t tie yourself to me with tears Be happy that we had so many years.

Funeral Home, Crematorium & Reception Centre 6150-67 Street

403-347-3319

– Honouring Memories – – Celebrating Lives –

“A division of Memorial Gardens Ltd.”

www.reddeerfuneralhome.com

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LADIES GOLD CHAIN WITH 4 PENDANTS ON IT. Sentimental value.

REWARD OFFERED Lost on Tues. Oct. 6th between 4-7 p.m. near Servus Credit Union on 48th Street or at the NE Walmart Parking lot at Parkland Mall. If found please call 403-845-4015

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KNOPP Herbert Andrew April 5, 1925 - Nov. 12, 2012 Herb passed away peacefully at 87 years of age, at St. Michael’s Hospice in Burnaby, B.C., with his loving wife, Arlene, and son Larry, by his side. He is survived by his wife and partner of 48 years, Arlene; his sons Allen, Bernie (Rosemary Knopp) and Larry Knopp (Loretta Knopp); daughters Janice Dubay (Dennis Dubay) and Judith Bailey (Wayne Bailey); grandsons Josh Vert, Joseph Knopp, Andy Dubay and Alexander Knopp; granddaughters Heidi and Tacita Robertson (Jabin Krassin and Josh Richardson), Jacquie Knopp and Lindsay Dubay; great-grandson Ethan Krassin; sister Irene Schafer (Peter Schafer); brother Elmer Knopp (Myrtle) and numerous nieces and nephews. Herb was successful at many things including, farming, developing land mechanics, various sports, music and selling real estate. He achieved recognition for being the #1 realtor in Alberta for three years in succession, specializing in farms and acreages, with Remax Realty. While he was successful at many things, he will be remembered most for his contribution of musical talent and ability, which he generously shared with family, friends and the community.

He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: A Better World www.a-better-world.ca Cheques may be mailed to: 103-5033 52nd street, Lacombe, AB T4L 2A6. Funeral Service for Herbert Andrew Knopp will be at the Red Deer Seventh Day Adventist Church, on McKenzie Road, at 2:30 PM, Sunday, November 18, 2012.

The moment that you died, Our hearts split in two The one side filled with memories, The other died with you.

We often lay awake at night When the world is fast asleep And take a walk down memory lane, With tears upon our cheeks.

Remembering you is easy, We do it every day, But missing you is a heartache That never goes away.

We hold you tightly within our hearts, And there you will remain.

Life has gone on without you But will never be the same.

For those who still have Dads, treat him with special care, You will never know the emptiness As you turn and he’s not there. ~We miss you Dad! Love Stella, Betty Jean and family

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GOLDEN Gerald Edmund 1933 - 2012 Jerry, age 79, passed away peacefully with his loving wife Mary by his side on November 4, 2012. Jerry is survived by his caring and devoted wife, Mary, of 25 years; his children: Penny (Chris), Linda (Mike), To m ( A n d r e a ) , S a n d r a (Keith); eleven grandchildren: Shane, Kayla, Tamara, Terence, Catherine, Patrick, Luke, Kaleb, Kathleen, Reed and Troy; brother, Robert and sister, Carol. He was predeceased by his parents: Casey and Eveleen; and son, William.

Jerry was born and raised in Red Deer. He received his Chemical Engineering degree in 1956. Jerry taught as a N.A.I.T. Physics Instructor for 25 years. We are thankful to the staff at the Misercordia Hospital and the staff at Jasper Place Continuing Care Centre for providing Jerry with excellent care. A celebration of Jerry’s life was held on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Howard and McBride Westlawn Chapel, 16310 Stony Plain Road, Edmonton.

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BAXTER James Edward (Jim) May 25, 1967 - Nov. 9, 2012 Jim passed away suddenly on Friday Nov 9, 2012 at the age of 45. Will be greatly missed by his sister Ruth Callahan (Steve); his brother Robin Baxter (Michelle) and his son Maximus Baxter (Trish Harvey); step father Walter Debruin and numerous other aunts, uncles and cousins.

Predeceased by his mother Betty Baxter (neeThornton); father George Baxter and grandparents Mildred and Edward Thornton. Born in Germany, grew up in British Columbia and moved to Alberta in 1998 to be near his siblings finding his niche in the oilfield working wireline.

Jimmy will be remembered for his love of the outdoors, fishing and camping, astronomy and†even just playing on the tractor in the yard grooming his own golf course. He also enjoyed his coin and stamp collections and pondering over fossils and stones discovered during outdoor excursions. A Celebration of Jim’s life will be held at Chapel Of The Sylvan†Lake Funeral Home, 5019-47A Avenue,Sylvan Lake, AB on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 6:00 P.M. Cremation entrusted to the Rocky Mountain Crematorium.

Condolences may be forwarded to www.sylvanlakefuneralhome.ca SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements. 403-887-2151

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I gave you my love.

You can only guess How much you gave to me in happiness.

I thank you for the love you have shown But now it’s time I travelled on alone.

Though you can’t see or touch me, I’ll be near And if you listen with your heart, you’ll hear All my love around you soft and clear.

And then, when you must come this way alone I’ll greet you with a smile, and welcome you home. ~Sadly missed by John, Graham, Katherina & Shane

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FOUND white cat with light orange pale feet and head and ears, blue eyes, red collar, blue tag w/old phone number “Smudge”. owner claim by identifying 403-396-4926

Companions

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FIND YOUR LIFE MATE Country Introductions.

Personal Interview.

403-348-7471

Personals

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 347-8650 S. Christian F. 51 searching for friendship first, leading to long term relationship with M. 48-55 yrs of age.

Varied interests. Tell me about yourself. Reply to Box 1023, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 SEEKING THE HERITAGE BEAR LADY, who offered to donate to C.A.T., Contact Judith Moody 403-309-3590

E2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012

RED DEER BINGO Centre 4946-53 Ave. (West of Superstore). Precall 12:00 & 6:00. Check TV Today!!!!

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

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Dental

BOWER DENTAL CENTER

requires F/T RDA TO START IMMED. Candidates must be willing to work day or evening shifts & some Saturdays.

Must be energetic and be able to work in a strong team setting . Top wages and benefits will be paid to the right applicant.

New grads are welcome.

Please drop off resumes Attention: Marina

CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920

Janitorial

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MATURE, reliable, P/T LIVE-OUT Nanny for Professional Family in Anders w/ 6 yr. old girl and 4 yr. old boy.

Responsibilities: transporting children to school /activities; light housekeeping; preparation of some meals. A vehicle is a Must. Mon., Wed., & Fri. 8 - 5:30. Competitive wages & gas allowance monthly.

Please email ref’s & resume to: ttaylor16@hotmail.com Call 403-348-6433 P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must have own vehicle. 403-348-5456 or 505-7846 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

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ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work 40/hrs. per week w/some weekends, daytime hrs.

Starting wage $13/hr. Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 Attn: Val Black Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

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Casual Dietary & Housekeeping positions available. Visit www.mvsh.ca or send resume to HR@mvsh.ca

LPN WANTED: F/T Instructors for Health Care Aide Government of Alberta Provincial Curriculum delivery. Program runs 22 weeks twice per year.

REQUIREMENTS: • •

Active practice permit from CLPNA Long term care and teaching experience.

JAN. 2, 2012 START. Fax resume to: 403 342-4244 Ph: 403 347-4233

Oilfield

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COMPANY DRIVER Required for busy Red Deer based Hot Shot Company.

Oilfield exp. preferred but willing to train the right individual. Fax resume to 403-342-2152 Driller req’d for Mexico operations, Trinidad Drilling Ltd. Current passport, able to travel thru US, current BOP, 1st Aid, H2S tickets req’d. Spanish not req’d. Year round work in a favorable climate. Submit resume to cgood@ trinidaddrilling.com. No phone calls. * DEX Energy Services * req’s exp’d boiler hands.

Special oilfield boiler ticket a MUST. Competitive wage and benefit pkg. email resume to humanresources@ dexproduction.com or fax 403-864-8284

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 CALL:

Highland Green BASEMENT SALE 26 HEPWORTH CLOSE Nov. 17th & 18th, 9:30-5 Use back door. Lots of kids stuff. Women’s clothing, books, movies, coats, kids winter stuff, RDC text books etc.

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Qualifications: • Complete understanding of accounting including: GL reconciliation, journal entries, data entry • Excellent telephone etiquette and ability to operate multi-line telephone system • Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Offi ce • Quick learner with the ability to multi-task • enjoy working with others in a team environment • Previous experience in the automotive industry preferred but not mandatory for the right candidate • Punctual, reliable and bondable

Class 1 Operators

to haul clean fluids for the Oil & Gas Industry. Home every night, company benefits with exceptional pay structure. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision.

Compensation based on experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com

Landcore Technologies Inc. located in Ponoka is currently seeking energetic, motivated team players for the following positions:

SERVICE RIG

EXPERIENCED NITROGEN OPERATORS

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND and DERRICK HAND. Locally based, home every night!

LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGING AND REWARDING CAREER? DO YOU WANT TO BE GENEROUSLY COMPENSATED FOR YOUR SKILLS AND GIVEN A CHANCE TO EXCEL?

Qualified applicants must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Emai: hr@ bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

High Arctic Energy Services, the safest and most technologically advanced company in the oilfield, is now hiring Experienced Nitrogen Operators. Requirements include a Class 1 Drivers License, clean Driver Abstract. Previous Nitrogen Experience considered an asset.

Join our Team today! Submit a current resume, driver abstract and a copy of your certifications to:

HIGH ARCTIC ENERGY SERVICES Attn: HR Recruiter Re: Nitrogen Operators Fax: (403) 340 1047 Email: careers@haes.ca

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Snow Cat Operators Must have tickets and equipment experience.

403-348-1521 or 403-391-1695

Go to www.haes.ca for more information

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.

Amperage Energy Inc is currently seeking highly motivated

LOCAL Testing company has equipment for longterm winter rental. Various sized P-Tanks Flare Stacks and Offices trailers.

All units are skid mounted Individual pricing available.

Call Sam@ 403 391-1693

Duties and responsibilities include the following: • Operating mobile/semi-permanent equipment in a field operations setting • Onsite tracking of fluid volumes cleaned • Minor repairs to equipment as needed

Q-TEST INSPECTION LTD.

s now accepting applications for CGSB Level II’s and CEDOS Work to start immediately & run through to spring break. Sub-contractors also needed. Phone 403-887-5630 or email qtestltd@telus.net

TREELINE WELL SERVICES

Has Opening for all positions!

Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, First Aid We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits. Please include 2 work reference names and numbers Please fax resume to : 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

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HIGH ARCTIC ENERGY SERVICES

Drillers and Driller Assistants with a Class 1 driver’s license.

Apprentice or Journeyman Mechanics Pile Drive Operators Pile Drive Assistants Field Supervisor

Oilfield

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires CLASS 1 BED TRUCK and TANK TRUCK Operators for Central Alberta. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

Every person can make a difference in the world.

Amperage Energy In is an emerging and growing oil & gas service company with mobile onsite water recycling solutions and fixed plant operations. We are committed to conducting our operations safely, in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.

TEAM Snubbing now hiring operators and helpers. Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com

Field Based Equipment Operators & Supervisors

Start your career!

See Help Wanted

TREELINE WELL SERVICES Has openings for

Boiler Hands.

The successful candidate should possess the following skills and attributes: • Oil & Gas operating background • Mechanical & technical aptitude • Clean/current 5 year driver abstract • All Oil & Gas industry safety tickets • Education and experience in water treatment, or pumping services is ideal, but not required • Class 1 drivers license an asset • Experience and understanding of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook an asset

Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, First Aid We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits. Please include 2 work reference names and numbers Please fax resume to : 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

Email resume to nicole@amperageenergy.com or by fax to 403-932-4276 with a current/clean 5 year drivers abstract & safety tickets.

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WE are looking for Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick and Floor hands for the Red Deer area.

Please contact Steve Tiffin at stiffin@galleonrigs.com or (403) 358-3350 fax (403) 358-3326

800 Seeking driver for F/T position. Higher than average industry wages. Benefits after 3 mo., Pre-employment drug screening.

Resume & abstract: dispatch@downtons.com Fax: 403-782-0913

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd.

designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment for international clients.

We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and employ over 175 people.

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

With your long-term interests in mind, we provide you with ample opportunities to achieve your career goals.

If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking:

Professionals

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B PRESSURE WELDERS

AN UP TO DATE ALBERTA “B” PRESSURE CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WITH VESSEL EXPERIENCE. This is a full-time permanent shop position with competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796, or Email to hr@bilton.ca

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Fluid Experts Ltd.

Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced

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Oilfield

WINCH TRUCK Driver

Please email your resume and cover letter to ssdc.7564@gmail.com or Fax to 403-346-5725.

Oilfield

Sylvan &, Ponoka area.

Must have a minimum of 2 years exp in artificial lifts, gas/ liquid separation, PJ operation, field compression refridge systems, dehydrating and sweet processing,l maintenance on pumps, heaters, control valves etc.

Contract operators need not apply.

E-mail resume’s to ken.webster@altagas.ca or fax 403-347-0855 LOCAL Oilfield Company seeking experienced Wireline Tool Salesman.

Vehicle mileage paid as well as commissions and benefits. Please forward resume to btopcanada @hotmail.com or fax 403-340-8581 Attn: Manager LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

Oilfield

This is a full time position with a competitive salary and benefi ts package within a fast paced automotive dealership.

Thank you to all applicants, however only those qualified will be contacted for a formal interview.

F/T PLANT / FIELD OPERATOR

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Professionals

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ARE YOU a recent post-secondary grad who has been unable to secure employment in your field due to lack of experience?

Would you like to be paid to gain experience?

Are you between 18 - 30 years of age?

If so contact Career Assistance Network today to find out how you participate in a program that matches you with an employer to receive paid, on-the-job training leading to long-term employment in your field! This project is funded by the Government of Canada.

For information call (403) 341-7811.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

ASSISTANT REQUIRED FOR MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL To start January 2013.

Must have Level 2 or 3 Early Childhood Certification.

Please fax applications to 403-342-0599

COMMUNITY BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR

Dynamic Solutions Inc is looking for an Accountant/ Controller in their Red Deer Office. For more information, visit our website at www.dsinc.ca.

Please fax resumes to 403-775-4239 or email tammy@dsinc.ca

We are looking to fill a key position on our Services Management Team. This challenging role will require a self-directed, team-orientated professional with proven behavioural management skills, in addition to strong problem solving, communication, relationship building, teaching and consensus decision making skills.

In exchange we offer a dynamic Servant-Leadership based working environment where your opinion and expertise are both valued and included in our decision making. We will provide you with a supportive, encouraging and challenging growth opportunity.

Supervisors: Nitrogen, Coiled Tubing, Cement & Acid, Fraturing

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

You will collaborate with the management team to assess and develop positive behaviour management strategies; manage and mentor residential supervisors and proprietors by providing training and support to both frontline and supervisory staff. Developing positive behaviour strategies will necessitate working very closely with the behavioural team, frontline staff and those in service.

A degree in Rehabilitation or a related field with a focus in behaviour management and several years of directly related experience assessing, developing and implementing behaviour programs is necessary. In addition you will have several years’ experience in a Program Supervisor role, ideally with teaching experience.

Peavey Industries Opportunity We are looking for an enthusiastic

Executive Assistant

Average hours will be 40 per week. Must be able to work evenings and weekends if required. Must have own vehicle and be available for on call duties.

Salary: $4,214/month Please forward cover letter and resume quoting competition #4433CBMC by November 22, 2012 to:

Human Resources, Parkland CLASS, 6010 – 45th Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 3M4, Fax: (403) 342-2677, email: hr@pclass.org

www.parklandclass.org

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Medical

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who has the initiative and ability to grow with us, has a passion for fine detail, organization, and a winning attitude. As an EA you will be responsible for creating and maintaining a positive and organized office. Drop resume and cover letter off in person at 7740-40 Ave. Red Deer or fax to 403-346-3432 or email danderson @peaveyind.com

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 E3

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CENTRAL ALBERTA Dealership looking for a

PARTS DELIVERY PERSON

SAFETY & TRAINING SUPERVISOR

CRIMTECH SERVICES LTD THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for provides engineering, a well experienced drafting and custom F/T SERVER fabrication for the petroleum Apply within: 2079-50 industry. If you believe Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. that a safe & healthy work environment is the result of Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted. a solid training program, have we the position for you! † Sales & RESPONSIBILITIES • Maintain our Health & Distributors Safety program • Maintains our Certificate SALES PERSON req’d of Recognition partnerP/T and F/T . Drop • ship program resume off at 5211 50 Ave. • Coordinates the invesNo phone calls please. tigation of all safety and training related incidents • Develop Training Methods

AFTERNOON SHIFT

CNC Operators DAYSHIFT

CNC Operators

Please visit our website at /www.crimtech.com to view position profile.† Apply to: cslhr@crimtech.com Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

LOOKING for experienced waitress, p/t or f/t 403-342-5555 RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s.

ROOM ATTENDANTS. Exp. preferred. Also BREAKFAST ROOM ATTENDANTS, early morning shifts, flexibility req’d. Only serious inquiries apply.

Rate $13.50/hr.

Drop off resume at: 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer or fax 403-342-4433 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

The Olds Golf Club is searching for a

Food & Beverage Manager

Vehicle maintenance, service, replace, fix, adjust systems and components, steering, brakes, suspension, transmission, electronics, electrical, engines and accessories.

Apply in person with resume and Volkswagen certification to: Dave @

Gary Moe Volkswagen Hwy 2, West Side Gasoline Alley

403.342.2923

for the 2013 season. Salary and job structure are negotiable. The Olds GC is one of the fastest growing clubs in Central Alberta and offers a very competi- CENTRAL AB contractor requires safety officer to tive salary and flexible working conditions to the help implement & maintain safety programs. Reply to successful candidate.

Box 1019, c/o R. D. Call Wade Bearchell at 1- 800-310-9297 or email Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., R. D., AB T4R 1M9 wade@airenet.com.

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850

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850

FUTURE AG, a GEMINI is Hiring for progressive Case IH Ponoka Fabrication Equipment Dealer in Shop Stettler is now accepting applications JOURNEYMAN for a Parts Manager or MILLWRIGHT Lead Counter Parts Mechanical experience person. Live the life style Experience in welding of Central Alberta and be manufacturing home at night. Work for Plant maintenance one of the few family owned dealerships where Experience in maintenance of Overhead Cranes we care about our We offer: employees and customers.

Please send resumes to Successful candidate will Hmorrow@geminicorp.ca • Competitive Wages be a team player with • Annual work boot strong social skills. reimbursement Counter and Management Something for Everyone • RRSP Plan experience an asset.

Everyday in Classifieds • Benefit Package Computer literacy and • Sick Days knowledge of DIS Parts GOODMEN • Tuition reimbursement program a definite asset ROOFING LTD. program for apprentices but not mandatory.

Requires • Monthly Bonus We offer: SLOPED ROOFERS If you are looking for a LABOURERS rewarding career with a • Competitive Wages & FLAT ROOFERS successful and growing • Annual Work boot organization, then forward reimbursement Valid Driver’s Licence your resume to: • RRSP Plan preferred. Fax or email • Benefits Package info@goodmenroofing.ca Future Ag Inc. • Sick Days or (403)341-6722 Attn: Paula • Monthly Bonus NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! Box 140 Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 If you are looking for a MICRON INDUSTRIES is Fax (403) 843-2790 rewarding career with a a licensed inspection Email paulam@futureag.ca successful and growing facility specializing in organization, then forward Looking for a place cryogenic tank repairs and your resume to: to live? is currently seeking a HD Take a tour through the Mechanic, min 2nd yr Future Ag Inc. CLASSIFIEDS apprentice. Trailer experiAttn: Human Resources ence preferred. Weekdays Box 489 LOCAL Drywall company 7:00-4:30. No eves or Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 seeking Steel Stud wknd work. Exc. working Fax 403-342-0396 or email Framers and Drywallers. conditions. Benefits after 3 to karinw@futureag.ca 403-588-4614, 588-4615 months. Fax resume to Start your career!

Classifieds...costs so little 403-346-2072 or email See Help Wanted Saves you so much! patty.micron@telus.net FUTURE AG in Rimbey is now accepting applications for an Agricultural Technician / Heavy Duty Mechanic with Ag experience. Live the life style of Central Alberta and be home at night. Work for one of the few family owned dealerships where we care about our employees and customers.

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850

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY

Journeyman Technician

Big Horn Electric and Controls Ltd.

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

850

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850

ON-SITE PURCHASER (TERM POSITION FOR THE BLACKFALDS MOD YARD) The ideal candidate will require the following for this position: • Experience in a Purchasing and Procurement role preferably in the construction industry • Previous Electrical and large project procurement would be definite assets • Self-motivated with proven reliability & punctuality • Team Player with strong communication skills • You have or are working toward your C.P.P. or equivalent designation a definite asset • Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of products

403.309.3860

STUDON offers a competitive salary, and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.

2804 Gaetz Ave., Red Deer www.southsidereddeer.com

Please forward your resume to the address below. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates interviewed will be contacted.

Please note: This job posting closes on November 19th, 2012

STUDON ELECTRIC & CONTROLS INC. ATTN: Andrea Mercer Fax: 403-342-6505 Email: amercer@studon.com “People Pride & Service”

FULL TIME PRODUCTION FOREMAN The ideal candidate must have the following abilities: • Organize and properly man and run a line of production.

• Ensuring the yields are met and orders are filled.

• Make sure that all rules and regulations are respected (Food Safety, Health and Safety and Union employees working on their bid job, etc.)

• Must be able to motivate employees under supervision.

STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best 50 Managed Companies. We are an industry leading Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor that prides itself in having committed and dedicated employees.

We are currently hiring for the position of:

Requirements:

Shipper / Receiver

AES INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD. looking for an energetic/ enthusiastic individual for our receiving department.

Fax resume to 403-342-0233

TANKMASTER RENTALS req’s FULL TIME

APPRENTICE MECHANIC

Send resume to m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

Wabasca Area 5 month term Camp Job Started mid-Aug, 2012 BIG Horn Electric and Controls Ltd.

ELECTRICAL and INSTRUMENTATION JOURNEYMAN and APPRENTICES 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

WORK FOR THE EMPLOYER OF CHOICE IN THE SECURITY INDUSTRY! Securitas Canada is looking for new team members with the drive for success, deliver outstanding customer service and the ability to grow and develop.

Police services are more interested in candidates who have previous security / law enforcement experience.

Securitas is the place to work at if you are interested in working for the top employer in the security industry, developing yourself as a security specialist, taking benefit from our training and education as well as developing your own career plan. Would you like to make the society safer? Come join us at Securitas.

No Experience required.

We will train you!!

No uniform costs!!

Excellent Wages and Benefits!!

Working with teams of Professionals!!

Position located in Red Deer/Blackfalds (Please apply to the Edmonton Area) **YOU MUST APPLY AT WWW. SECURITASJOBS.CA OR YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE RECEIVED** - Integrity - Vigilance Helpfulness Securitas Canada celebrates diversity and we welcome and encourage applications from the four designated groups; namely women, aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

860

(LOCATION FLEXIBLE)

Reporting to the Quality Services Supervisor, the Coordinator will be responsible to provide subject matter expertise and support to the various business units within Studon. The position will require occasional and sometimes frequent travel.

IF YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING ABILITIES: • Team leader • Motivator • Good communication skills.

• Ability to made decisions and take initiative.

• Willing to learn.

YOU REPRESENT A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION. If you want a challenge and a chance for advancement, please forward your resume and cover letter to:

The ideal candidate will have the following: • Minimum of two years of QA/QC experience in the Oil & Gas / Electrical Construction Industry • JM Electrician with Interprovincial Certification Dual Ticketed (Electrical/ Instrumentation) beneficial • Have/ working towards Quality Management Certificate an asset • Strong Communication, Presentation, and Leadership Skills • Excellent computers skills with a working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite of Products • Ability to read and understand blueprints • Vast knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code STUDON offers a competitive salary, and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.

Please forward your resume to the address below. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates interviewed will be contacted.

Please note: This job posting closes on Monday November 19th, 2012

Central AB based trucking company reqires

OWNER OPERATORS in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558

CLASS 1 DRIVER Must have super B exp., all oilfield tickets, hauling NGL, & clean abstract.

Fax 403-347-2940 Attn: Bill

EXPERIENCED

ATTN: Andrea Mercer Fax: 403-342-6505 Email: amercer@studon.com “People Pride & Service”

MAINTENANCE MANAGER Requirements: You must be a self–motivated, peak-performing professional with 12-15 years of progressive supervisory experience in all phases of the maintenance industry. You must be an effective problem solver who enjoys the challenge of achieving goals and accomplishing objectives; career history of consistent advancement, based on achievements and motivational tactics. A maintenance manager should have a reputation for taking technical, complex projects from inception to completion and have the ability to streamline procedures that improve safety levels, productivity, and control costs through expertise in: • Team Building & Leadership • Organization & Time Management • Budgeting & Finance • Knowledge in plant HACCP systems • Troubleshooting • High Line Speed Production • Safety & Compliance Management • Industrial Refrigeration Systems • Production Planning / Scheduling (Ammonia Storage Capacity of 90 tons) • Strategic Planning / Implementation (Running Active Capacity of 32 tons) • Blueprint Analysis • Steam Engineering • Preventative Management of all systems You will be expected to maximize productivity and efficiency within your department; utilizing worker’s experience and intelligence to perform their projects and general tasks at a peak level. Your employees must be allowed to develop ownership and provide input into the work processes.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to:

Truckers/ Drivers

271003K18

STUDON ELECTRIC & CONTROLS INC.

NEIL KREWDA, HUMAN RESOURCES E-mail: neilkrewda@olymel.com or apply@olymel.com Fax: 403.309.7547

Seeking experienced Stone Masons to start immediately. Must have valid drivers license and own transportation.

Contact 403-343-7174.

Truckers/ Drivers

QUALITY SERVICES COORDINATOR

• Knowledge of Pork Cut/Kill Floor.

• Knowledge of HACP/SQF rules and regulations.

• Knowledge of the Collective Agreement.

• Monitor Health & Safety/Food Safety issues on the floor.

• Able to work in a result oriented environment.

• Some computer skills.

Human Resources Department Red Deer, AB Fax: 403.309.7547 Email: apply@olymel.com

850

We are currently hiring for the position of:

Successful candidate must be: • Customer service oriented.

• Energetic and physically fit.

• Able to work flexible hours and Saturdays We Offer: • Possibility for advancement.

• Ongoing professional training.

• Competitive remuneration.

• Excellent medical and dental benefits.

Fax resume in confidence to:

850

Trades

STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best 50 Managed Companies. We are an industry leading Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor that prides itself in having committed and dedicated employees.

860

LOCAL ACID Transport company looking for exp’d’ F/T Class 1 truck driver & pressure truck operator.

Top wages and exc. benefit pkg.

Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 403-346-3766

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Pidherney’s is growing and requires experienced Class 1 & 3 drivers to join our busy team:

• • • •

Vacuum & Water Truck operators req’d. to start immed.

CLASS 1 or 3 WITH Q All oilfield safety tickets req’d. Clean drivers abstract. Must comply with drug and alcohol policy.

References Req’d.

Exc. salary & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-742-5376 hartwell@telus.net F/T. Class 1 drivers to haul NGL butane Super B’s, must be over 25 yrs., EMAIL: dreaddriving@gmail.com

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

RONCO OILFIELD HAULING, Sylvan Lake based rig movers/heavy haulers seeking Swampers, mechanics, picker operators, bed truck drivers and winch tractor drivers. Top wages and benefits, Phone 887-4873., email rigmovers2012@ gmail.com 271994K21

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Two full time, permanent positions in Red Deer, AB From $29.75/hr to $33.00/hr

272053K22

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(Volkswagen Master Technician Required)

First Choice Collision

Seeking Journeyman or Also currently hiring 2nd /3rd year apprentices. a dayshift Positions for body, prep QC PERSON, and refinishing technicians • Must be able to read needed for our car and measuring devices light truck division. Top and blueprints for wages, bonus programs inspection of machined and benefit package. Fax parts. resumes to (403) 343-2160; e-mail We offer competitive choice2@telusplanet.net wages, benefits and or drop off in person @ #5, a RRSP plan.

7493, 49th Avenue Please forward resumes to Crescent, Red Deer. resume@ nexusengineering.ca Local company looking for experienced residential and commercial service ESTABLISHED well known technician with current Alcompany looking for perberta gas/plumbing ticket. manent f/t hourly tapers Benefit package after 3 and p/t piece work tapers. months, wages based on Please fax resume to experience. Email: 403-782-0610 email: info@serviceplumbing.ca ben@tpil.ca or fax to (403) 342-2025

271219K10-18

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AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIANS

DUTIES INCLUDE, Set up of Mazak C.N.C lathe and running production runs, min. 3 years experience.

F/T employment, top wages and benefits, biwkly pay, Own transportation req’d. Call 357-6985 after 6 p.m. or email dani_richert@yahoo .com

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QUALIFICATIONS: 3-5 years safety exp.

OH & S Code and Regulations Knowledge Excellent computer skills (MS Office, Word, Excel) Hands on experience in a shop environment, preferably within this industry.

MHSA training and ISNetworld knowledge a definite asset Post-secondary education in HSE an asset

Nexus Engineering is Currently looking for C.N.C OPERATORS.

272136K28

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850

Exp’d Residential Framer Req’d. or 3rd. or 4th yr Apprentice.

DAYSHIFT

QC Person

830

Trades

to join our team. Some heavy lifting req’d.

Send resume to Box 1022, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

Trades

272235K17

Professionals

Restaurant/ Hotel

WANTED Class 1 drivers with propane, butane, LPG mix in Central AB. Must have all tickets Fax resume to 403-887-6110 or Call Dennis at 403-588-5836

E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012

880

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CARPET COLOUR CENTRE is currently seeking a warehouse person.

Responsibilities include: shipping/receiving, forklift operation, and inventory control. Please submit resume attn: Rick Wiebe #1100 5001-19 St. Red Deer, AB T4R 3R1 Phone 1-403-343-7711 or fax 403-342-0220

ADULT & Youth Carrier Needed For Delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in GLENDALE Gish St. & Greig Dr. JOHNSTONE PARK Jacobs Close James, Johns St. & Jewell St.

CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB. Life Within the towns of Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

RIVERSIDE MEADOWS 59 & 60 St. ********** Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

AVON

Earn Christmas $$$ Only $10 to join, Earn up to 50% commission No sales quota’s to meet JOIN TODAY. Call 403 986 0411 TIRED OF working for an idiot? Earn big money.

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1-250-764-4404

Call Rick at 403-314-4303

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

BOWER AREA Barrett Dr. Bettenson St. Best Crsc./ Berry Ave.

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

LANCASTER 1/2 of Lampard Crsc $65/mo.

MICHENER West of 40th Ave. North of Ross St. area $245.00/mo.

Good for adult w/a small car .

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

For delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m.

Mon. through Fri. & 8:00. .am. on Saturday in LANCASTER AREA 77 papers $412/mo.

BRAD’S PALLETS, looking for workers. 403-350-4671 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

VANIER AREA

Submit resume, indicating “Service Runner Position”, along with your drivers abstract immediately to: careers@ reddeeradvocate.com or mail to: Human Resources 2950 Bremner Avenue Red Deer, AB. T4N 5G3 or fax to: 403-341-4772 We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only selected candidates will be contacted.

Community Support Worker Accepting registrations for 6 mo. Community Support Worker Program. Incld’s GED, Career Planning & Work Experience.

Funding may be avail. which incl. tuition, living allowance, and books.

403-340-1930 Academic Express Adult Education & Training www.academicexpress.ca

www.air-ristocrat.com Gary 403-302-7167

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collecting!

Packages come ready for delivery!

Also for the afternoon in Town of Penhold!

Also afternoon delivery in Town of Springbrook 1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

Earn extra money for Xmas by delivering the new Yellow Pages Phones books into Red Deer, Sylvan Lake, & Innisfail. Must have own vehicle. This is door to door delivery. Can start immediately, no selling involved, part time.

Call 1-800-661-1910 SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help 7 am-3 pm. weekends Fax resume to: 403-346-9099 or drop off to: 3301-Gaetz Avenue THE Society of Filipino Workers in Alberta is looking for temporary workers who for some reason lost their jobs to help them find new employers and help them process their work permit free of charge.

There is an opening in Red Deer to work as a cook in a Restaurant & Pub this coming Jan. 2013. For more info: Please call: Shan at 1-780-933-6518 or email at: gmesa_18@live.ca

Employment Training

offers a variety of

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com Sim’s Furniture Limited in Red Deer, Ab. is currently hiring Delivery Drivers/ warehouse Personnel, Employees who qualify are eligible for our extensive benefit package. Please forward resume to jamies @simsfurniture.com, or apply in person to the Sims/LaZBoy Distribution Centre at #184, 37428 Range Road 273, in the Clearview Industrial Park.

Thanks to all applicants.

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.

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CLUBS & GROUPS www.writers-ink.net Club for writers - meets weekly

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REAL ESTATE

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stuff

www.homesreddeer.com Help-U-Sell Real Estate5483

RENTALS www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

SHOPPING

Antiques & Art

www.fhtmca.com/derekwiens Online Mega Mall 403-597-1854

VACATIONS

COMPUTER REPAIR

WEB DESIGN affordablewebsitesolution.ca

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

1000-1430

Carswell’s

22nd Annual Red Deer Christmas

ANTIQUE

Show & Sale Nov. 17 & 18 Sat. 10-6 & Sun. 10-5 Westerner Park Over 450 Tables Carswell’s 343-1614

Auctions

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Accounting

• Competitive industry wages • Fully equipped modern facility

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Fax resume to Human Resources: 272178K21

403-845-5370

900

Cleaning

1070

ALL-CLEAN

Exp’d, reliable, reasonable rates. Jane 403-755-7292

Contractors

1100

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

COUNTERTOPS

Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

270636K9-27

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 OVERHEAD DOORS & operators installed 391-4144 RENO’S, painting, door & window replacement.

403-346-9477 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.

Escorts

1165

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Fireplaces

1175

1280

VII MASSAGE

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Hard work day? Come in and let us pamper you.

Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave.(rear entrance if necessary) www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels 403-986-6686

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Painters/ Decorators

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

Property clean up 340-8666 TIM LLOYD. WETT certified.

Inspections, installs, chimney sweeps & service 403-340-0513

Handyman Services

1200

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

CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds FREE removal of all kinds of unwanted scrap metal.

No household appliances 403-396-8629

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

Personal Services

1315

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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

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

HELPING HANDS For Seniors. Cleaning, cooking, companionship in home or in facility.

CHINESE MASSAGE Call 403-346-7777 new owner, free parking, Better For Cheaper with a 4606 48 Ave. Open 7 a.m.Low Price Guarantee.

YARD maintenance, snow 9 p.m. 7 days a wk. helpinghandshomesupport.com shovelling, 403-318-7625 Phone 403-986-1691 Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, lots of parking 403-341-4445

Moving & Storage

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

BOXES? MOVING? WELDING. Shop/portable.

SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315 403-391-4144

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Welding

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Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 Massage Therapy

1520

www.radkeoutfitting.com AB Horseback Vacations 403-340-3971

www.albertacomputerhygiene.com

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Building Supplies

1550

60% OFF brand new patio door. Gentek patio door energy saving sealed unit foot and key locks. $850 Call 403-340-2777

Children's Items

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DELUXE NURSERY SET Jungle Animals in browns & greens. Includes fitted sheet, comforter, bed ruffle, balance curtains, musical mobile (Braun’s Lullaby) & lamp. $150.

403-746-2456

Clothing

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*NEW!* Asian Relaxation Massage Downtown RD 587-377-1298 Open Mon.Fri. daily 11am - 6 pm.

Household Appliances

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APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 B.B.Q. Patio Chef complete with propane tank and cover, like new, used once. $100.

403-314-2026 MOVING white Frigidaire stove, can take away for free, 403-887-8510

Household Furnishings

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3/4” BOXSPRING & MATTRESS TO GIVE AWAY. 403-347-5316 ELEGANT OAK HALL TABLE 53 x 17.5 with mirror 36 x 22 for $100. †Glass door insert, 22 x 66 mint.

403-342-1980 MOVING - MUST SELL White storage unit with 5 shelves, on castors; $40; white clothes unit with upper shelf and clothes bar, $40’ 4 stacking chairs, metal frame with wooden seats and backs, $10 ea.; work bench, solid wood, very sturdy with lower shelf, $60.

403-314-2026

Misc. for Sale

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135,000 BTU furnace 12 yrs. old 403-346-4155 6’ NORTHERN FIR CHRISTMAS TREE & STAND. Very good cond. $35. 403-346-4926

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Career Planning

www.liveyourlifebetter.com Lose weight naturally with Z-Trim

Health & Beauty

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

OILFIELD TICKETS

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.

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

WANTED

TRAINING CENTRE

CLASSIFICATIONS

We are looking for a full-time permanent tire technician for our Rocky Mountain House location.

900

OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

Please contact QUITCY

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HEAVY DUTY TIRE TECHNICIAN

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

PHONE BOOKS

PET ADOPTION

BUILDERS

DISPATCHER req’d.

Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Good communication, skills both verbal and written. Must have effective time management skills and able to multi task in a fast paced environment.

Experience preferred, but will train suitable applicant.

Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

requires:

Employment Training

LABOURER/OPERATIONS ASSISTANT - Tracking, Filing, Data Entry, Management Skills & experience, Proficient with Word, Excel.

Excellent verbal & written communication skills Loading, unloading materials up to 100 lbs.

Available day, evening, weekends and on call.

Own Transportation. Email: custbulk@xplornet.com or Fax 403-340-2250

Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail.

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

Chinook’s Edge School Division No. 73 is now accepting applications for a full-time Custodian at École H. J. Cody School, Sylvan Lake, effective immediately. Interested individuals should forward a letter of application, complete with resume, and the names and telephone numbers of work related references to: Sheila Peters, Custodial Coordinator/ Trainer Chinook’s Edge School Division No. 73 c/o Facility Services Department 4404 42 Avenue Innisfail, AB T4G 1P6 Telephone:(403) 227-0145 Fax: (403) 227-0143 For information on Chinook’s Edge School Division No. 73, please check our website (www.chinooksedge. ab.ca).

Applications will be accepted until 12:00 noon Friday, November 23, 2012. The successful applicants will be required to provide a criminal record check and a Child Intervention (Welfare) Check.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those individuals selected for interviews will be contacted. Resumes of individuals not granted an interview will be kept on file for six months.

www.centralalbertahomebuilders.com Central AB Home Builders 403-346-5321 www.reddeer.cmha.ab.ca Canadian Mental Health Assoc. www.realcamping.ca LOVE camping and outdoors? www.diabetes.ca Canadian Diabetes Assoc. www.mycommunityinformation.com /cawos/index.html www.reddeerchamber.com Chamber of Commerce 403-347-4491

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AFFORDABLE

Full-Time Custodian

ASSOCIATIONS

Firewood

Homestead Firewood

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

BALLOON RIDES

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

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Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Langford Cres.

Law Close/ Lewis Close

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NO EXP. NECESSARY!!

F.T. position available IMMEDIATELY in hog assembly yard in Red Deer. Starting wage $12/hr. Call Rich or Paul 403-346-6934

As part of our customer service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to delivery newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers. A delivery vehicle is provided.

Hours of shifts are Monday through Friday 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. or longer, and/or afternoon shifts Monday to Friday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m..

Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m.-11 a.m. or longer

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DOOR SECURITY

X-Static is now accepting applications for P/T Experienced Door Personnel Apply in person, after 3 pm

LANCASTER AREA

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Do You: - Want extra income - Possess a clean, valid drivers license - Have a friendly attitude - Enjoy customer service - Want part-time work (12 to 22 hours per week)

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24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

Viscount Dr./ Violet Place Victor Close Vold Close

ALSO Clearview Ridge Timberlands area 59 papers $376/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

Service Runner (Part Time)

880

403.341.4544

Sherwood Cres.

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area 79 papers $423/mo.

ALSO Davison Dr. area 101 papers $541/mo.

CIRCULATION

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Ingram Close

SUNNYBROOK AREA

ROSEDALE AREA 72 papers $386/mo.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE A locally owned industrial supply company is looking for an energetic person for inside sales. E-mail resume to mark@ aesreddeer.com

NGLEWOOD ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area $45/mo.

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

Ainsworth Crsc.

Asmundsen Ave. Archibald Crsc.

Arnold Close/ Amlee Close

SOUTH HILL 83 Advocate $435/mo. $5229/YR. 1 Hr. per day.

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

CARRIERS NEEDED

ANDERS AREA

ALSO

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Business Opportunities

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DIEFENBACHIA plant $5; asparagus plant $5; large spider plant $18; Company’s Coming 6 bks $3 each, Chicken Soup for the soul 5 at 3 each, Flower frog $4.

Large square tupperware container $4; 4 cup electric coffee pot $4; hand turned juicer $8; Old wooden crib board 3 collar track, $5.

Old oval fruit bowl, $25.

Call 403-346-2231 FIREPLACE, woodburning Drolet Eldorado, incld’s all pipes. Brand new, never used. $1100. obo.

403-274-6825 (Calgary) or cell 403-850-3831 MANUALS, hardcover books (8) for older vehicles from 1962 - 1973. All Chev, GMC, Pontiac & Buick etc. $25. ea. obo.

403-783-2653, 783-0074 MOVING - MUST SELL ONE box of Christmas colored lights & 4 stringers, also 1 mini light set, All for $5; All metal 6 cu. ft. wheel barrow w/rubber tire, $50; Craftsman 45 litre shop vac, w/all attachments.

N e e d s n e w f i l t e r, $ 1 5 ; tailgate protector & cargo organizer (new) for Ford Ranger club cab, both for $20; 4 garage sale sign holders, wood w/metal spikes for easy set up; $2. ea.; 10 litre gas can, $6; special made Ice fishing pick, $35; large spider plant, needs repotting, $7; large rubber plant, $8; 1 pair men’s toe rubbers, size 8, 1 pair men’s zipper rubbers, size 8, both for $5 5 large box of men’s and ladies clothing, size med. to large, coats, jackets, socks, etc. $5. per box.

403-314-2026 PASTRY cooler, stainless steel, 4’l, 23”w, 31”h, 2 shelves, runs but not cooling $50 403-728-3485 SINGER sewing machine, portable, Ingenuity 7436 model. Asking $150. obo.

403-783-2653

Pets & Supplies

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FISH TANK

60 gal. tank & black stand, all accessories as well as a full stock of South African Cichilds (and babies), 3 cat fish & one large plecostomos.

New Fluval 405 filter, canopy with lights, & heater all replaced within the last year.

Great Christmas Present!!

Cost for everything if buying new would be over $1400. Asking $550.

403-346-7778 or 403-506-7117 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

DRESS, blue suede leather, size 12 with matching purse. $45. Red suede leather jacket & skirt, size Cats 12; $65; black leather pants, size 12, $55; black suede leather dress, size 2 P.B., F, Manx kittens, 6 wks., Calico, $50 each obo 12, $45. 587-272-0937 403-340-3338

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TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

5 FREE KITTENS,3 black, 2 grey,Blue Russian Tuxedo X, very cute, ready for good home/farm/acreage, good mousers, litter trained 403-886-4852 403-588-6505

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BEAUTIFUL affectionate young F. cat, needs loving home. To give away 403-782-3130

BROWN EGGS AND LAMB now has free range pork : gourmet hams and sausage. Phone 403-782-4095

SIAMESE ALSO BELANISE (3) KITTENS FOR SALE $60 each obo.

403-887-3649

EquipmentHeavy

Farmers' Market

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 E5

LABRA DOODLE PUPS F 1 $700; F1 B $900 2 YR health Guaranteed. awesome bloodlines, ready now until Christmas Hold with deposit.

Ph. 403-919-1370 306-792-2113 www.furfettishfarm.ca

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Sporting Goods

CCM SPORTS EQUIPMENT BAG, $10.

403-347-5316 TREADMILL, Weslo WCTL model #35090. $200.

Exc. cond. 403-783-2653

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Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

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AVAIL. Jan. 1, main flr, updated Westpark home, 4 bdrms, 1 1/2 baths, dbl. heated garage, bonus rm., w/ fireplace, fridge, stove, shared laundry. 1 yr. lease, no pets, n/s. $1550 rent /d.d ph. or text 403-391-2292 AVAIL. Nov. 15 or Dec. 1, 2 storey duplex, all appls, $1295/mo. DD $1000, n/s, pets negotiable, Kentwood area **RENTED**

Main Flr. Hewson Ave.

3 bdrm. 2 bath, No pets.

NOW $1475 incl UTIL. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 UPPER Duplex. 3 bdrm, 2 bath. 5 appls. & central Vac. Johnstone Crossing.

403-346-4314

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

3 BDRM. townhouse/ condo, 5 appls., 2 blocks from Collicutt Centre. $1200/mo. + utils, incl. condo fees. 403-346-4868

Kirsch Cl. 2 Bdrm.

Townhouse. Sm. Pet. Deck, 5 appls. NOW $1295 + UTIL. Hearthstone 403-314-0099

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

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Horses

KITSON CLOSE

newer exec. 3 bdrm. bi-level townhouse 1447 sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, lg. balcony, fenced in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1395 SD $1000. n/s Avail.

Dec. 1 403-304-7576 / 347-7545

HORSES WANTED: broke, un-broke, or un- Kyte/Kelloway Cres. wanted. 403-783-0303 Lovely 3 level exec.

3 bdrm. townhouse WANTED: all types of 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, horses. Processing locally concrete patio, blinds, in Lacombe weekly. front/rear parking, no dogs, 403-651-5912 n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Avail. Dec. 1.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545

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rentals

LAKEFRONT CONDO: 1 bdrm. + pullout couch, Pine Lake, fully furn., N/S, $800 utils. incl. 403-440-9013

CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 Manufactured WANTED • 3250-3390 Homes

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400/month lot Rent incl. Cable

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YOU Looking?

2 & 3 bdrm. suites.

Heat/water/parking incl., Large suites with yards Some with washer/dryer Call 403-342-2899

2 Bdrm. Apt. Lawford

Balcony. No pets, 5 appl.

NOW $1295 incl UTIL. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

QUIET LOCATION

Large 1 bdrm. adults only.

Heat/water/parking incl.

Call 403-342-2899

Riverside Apts.

2 bdrm., balcony. 3 appl., No pets. Only $995 + Elect.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099

You Looking?

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Warehouse Space

4860 SQ. FT. dock level warehouse. Dock levelers on all overhead doors #130, 4770 Riverside Drive Phone Gordon 403-350-7619 BRAND new 9900 sq. ft. ready for lease fall 2012 on Golden West Ave 358-3500

Mobile Lot

3190

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Sharon 403-550-8777

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Classified does it all!

The Red Deer Advocate Classified is the community’s number-one information centre and marketplace.

It serves as the best single source for selling items, seeking jobs, finding housing, meeting new people and more.

Red Deer Advocate Classified: • Helps lost pets find their families • Brings buyers and sellers together • Serves as a key resource for renters • Helps families find new homes • Puts individuals in touch with each other • Provides job seekers with career information • Serves as a great guide to garage sales • Makes selling and shopping simple

Put the power of classified to work for you today.

To place an ad, call 309-3300.

To subscribe, call 314-4300.

2004 DODGE 1/2 ton quad cab 4x4. New tires. Great cond. $7000. 403-506-9632

2001 DODGE Ram 1500.

Q/cab. loaded 403-596-6995

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Vans Buses

2009 Dodge Caravan, exc. c o n d . , 11 2 , 0 0 0 k m , $11,900 obo **SOLD** 2002 PONTIAC Montana exc. van $1400 obo 403-348-7246

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ATV's

RISER HOMES NOV. SPECIAL. 1 only 1100 sq. ft. 2 bdrm. 2 bath bungalow w/front att. dbl. garage, many upgrades in new McKay Ranch, Blackfalds. $325,000 inclds. all legal fees, GST. and appls.

Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294

2008 GMC Sierra 2500 1999 POLARIS RANGER 4x4, 39000 kms $23888 6X6 one owner, low hours, 3500 warn winch, $7888 348-8788 Sport & Import 348-8788 Sport & Import 2 0 0 2 T O Y O TA E c h o , 247,000 kms. good, economical & very reliable car Auto $2900 obo 403-396-9369

Wreckers

2008 Ford F150 4X4 Supercrew XLT 143,600 km $17,900 obo. tow pkg. , 1 9 9 8 H O N D A C I V I C , backup camera 358-9646 $2200 obo passed inspecton 5 spd. good cond.

403-352-3894 1994 PONTIAC Trans Am $4800 obo must sell 403-352-2339, 505-3893

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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

5200

A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519 REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585

2008 FORD F-350 LARIAT 4x4, turbo diesel, htd. lthr., WANTED FREE REMOVAL sunroof, nav., $35,888, of unwanted cars and 348-8788 Sport & Import trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629

4040 1993 FORD Ranger, paint like new, 4x4, s/b, V6 auto., $3500. obo.

403-347-5500

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2007 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4 airbags with compressor, $19888 3488788 Sport & Import

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THE Last Ride Auto Undertakers Deceased vehicle removal service 403-343-6377

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot

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has relocated to 7 ACRES, all utilities, road, $353,000. Near Red Deer, 403-227-5132

• Great location • 6 appliances (fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer & dryer, microwave).

• Balcony • Window Coverings • Adults only 21+ • No Pets

9.5 ACRES, newer house & garage on pavement, 587-877-1159

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Manufactured Homes

MUST SELL

By Owner $7,000.

Sharon 403-550-8777

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SUV's

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Be the first tenants to move into our brand new building

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TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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309-3300

3 bdrm. 2 bath HOME in Red Deer. Immediate possession 10 yr warranty.

Own it for $1345/mo. OAC 403-346-3100, 347-5566

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NEW HOMES! 403.342.4544 MasonMartinHomes.com

3 bdrm., 2 bath townhouse in Lacombe. Walk-out, front att. garage. 1 left. $240,000 incl. all fees.

Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294

4000-4190

1 & 2 bedroom suites

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Sharon (403) 550-8777

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

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2007 LINCOLN MARK LT 4x4, lthr., nav., $26,888 348- 8788 Sport & Import

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Houses For Sale

FULLY SERVICED 1 BDRM. bsmt, shared GRANDMAS 2002 FORD BE IN BEFORE res & duplex lots in Lacombe. kitchen, prefer employed or Windstar Van, 1 owner, CHRISTMAS!!

Builders terms or owner student. Avail. Nov. 30.

224,000 km, like new. * LACOMBE townhouse will J.V. with investors or 403-342-7789, 358-0081 2002 Ford Explorer SUV , Payment $879/mo. subtrades who wish to become new tires & battery.

CLEAN, quiet, responsible, * EASTVIEW Fully dev. home builders. Great 228,000 km. 403-588-5974 bungalow /garage Furn. $525. 403-346-7546 returns.

Call 403-588-8820 * LANCASTER great location bungalow, att.

ROOM for rent $500./mo. garage Call 403-352-7417 * LACOMBE great family Trucks Manufactured home, att. garage Homes * BOWER big bi-level, Stores/ immed. possession.

Newly Reno’d Mobile Commercial * JUDD CLOSE. Blow out FREE Shaw Cable + more price, walkout pie lot.

1400 TO 2240 SQ. FT.† $899/month * WOODLEA - great starter.

4C, 6842 Gaetz Ave N CLASSIFICATIONS Sharon 403-550-8777 Call Ann Craft, Phone Gordon 403-350-7619 Coldwell Banker 5000-5300 403-357-8628 LACOMBE DOWNTOWN 4 Plexes/ 2010 DODGE Power COMMERCIAL LEASE SPACE. BY OWNER 1300 sq. ft.

6 Plexes Wagon 2500 SLT 4x4, 3225 sq.ft. Avail. Jan. 1, 2013 1/2 duplex located in The winch $26,888 348-8788 Fountains gated commu- Cars Well maint. space. Incl.

ACROSS from park, Sport & Import nity bordering on Red Deer separate office/kitchen, 3 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, Golf & Country Club, 2 back storage/shipping 4 appls. Rent $975/mo. bdrms. + den, 2 1/2 baths, receiving room. d.d. $650. Avail. Dec. 1, Self contained bathroom bsmt. finished w/approx.

403-304-5337 900 sq. ft. living space + & 2 parking spaces.

Call Linda 403-782-5117 storage room, recent reno SPACIOUS adult only, no w/hardwood flooring, granpets/smokers, 2 bdrm. apt. ite kitchen counter tops, 5 $800/mo. in Sylvan appls, 2 car garage, one of 403-347-2027 Industrial the best locations in Red 2007 PONTIAC G6 SE Deer. 403-506-9491 2009 F250 HD 4x4 XLT sedan. Lady driven Burnt Lake Industrial Super crew, loaded, command FREE Weekly list of ,loaded. 103,000 km.

Suites #310, Burnt Park Way. start, great shape inside & properties for sale w/details, $7300. 403-348-9746 12,960 sq. ft. on 2 acres out $10,900. 403-348-9746 prices, address, owner’s 30 ft. ceilings, 4 - 5 ton phone #, etc. 342-7355 1 & 2 BDRM. APTS. cranes. 600v power.

Help-U-Sell of Red Deer Clean, quiet bldg.

Phone Gordon 403-350-7619 www.homesreddeer.com Call 318-0901.

NEWER split level on a quiet street in Sylvan Lake.

Accommodations in exchange for housekeeping. Female only. Call 403-864-4435.

20,000with Intro

Rooms For Rent

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

Roommates Wanted

with Laminate Flooring, new carpet, newly painted

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Heat/water/parking incl’d.

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2008 TOYOTA Highlander, Limited edit. in exc. cond., 1 owner, no pets, n/s, V6, a.t., 4WD, nav. system, JBL sound system, back up camera, sunroiof, keyless entry, trailer hitch, running boards, $19,900 to view call or text 403-340-9110

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Less Fuel. More Power. Great Value is a comparison between the 2013 and the 2012 Chrysler Canada product lineups. 40 MPG or greater claim based on 2012 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption estimates. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. See dealer for additional EnerGuide details. Wise customers read the fine print: •, ♦ , ‡, § The Wonderful Ride Holiday Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after November 10, 2012. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. See participating dealers for complete details and conditions. •$37,798 Purchase Price applies to 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (26E) only. Pricing includes freight ($1,500-$1,595) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. See participating dealers for complete details. ♦Holiday Bonus Cash up to $1,000 is available on most new 2012/2013 models, excluding the following: Chrysler 200 LX, Dodge Caliber, Dart, Grand Caravan CVP, Journey CVP/SE, Avenger, Viper, Jeep Compass Sport 4x2 & 4x4, Patriot Sport 4x2 & 4x4, Wrangler 2 Dr Sport, Grand Cherokee SRT8, Ram 1500 Reg Cab & ST & SXT Trucks, Ram Cab & Chassis, Ram Cargo Van, FIAT 500 Abarth and 2012 FIAT 500 Pop models. Bonus Cash will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. See your retailer for complete dealer. ‡4.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee (26E) models to qualified customers on approved credit through Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, TD Auto Finance and Ally Credit Canada. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. See your dealer for complete details. Example: 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee (26E) with a Purchase Price of $37,798 financed at 4.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $216 with a cost of borrowing of $7,226 and a total obligation of $45,024. Pricing includes freight ($1,500-$1,595) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and taxes.

Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. §2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland shown. Price including applicable Consumer Cash Discount: $52,040. Pricing includes freight ($1,500-$1,595) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. ¥Based on automotive awards for SUVs 1974 to 2011. ♠Based on Ward’s 2012 Middle Sport/ Utility Vehicle Segmentation. ¤Based on 2012 EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide ratings published by Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel economy will vary based on powertrain, driving habits and other factors. 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee – Hwy 8.8 L/100 km (32 MPG) and City: 13.0 L/100 km (22 MPG). TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC.

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