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A changed man

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Chad Olsen and his fiancée, Nikita Walker, talk about their lives moving forward and how Olsen wants to educate youth about the perils of drinking and driving.

This is the second in a series of Advocate stories on drunk driving.

Chad Olsen lives three blocks from the site where he killed a Red Deer couple.

Every day he sees the intersection where he caused the deaths of Brad and Krista Howe, who were the parents of three children and guardians of two. Olsen chose to drive impaired early on Feb. 7, 2010 — a decision he will regret for the rest of his life.

“There isn’t a time that I go through (that intersection) and it doesn’t take me back to that moment and what happened that night,” said Olsen, now 25.

Olsen said he didn’t feel impaired that night, so he was shocked when he learned his blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit. He now believes there’s no safe limit for alcohol if one plans to drive.

In his first public interview, Olsen said he takes full responsibility for his actions. He is committed to telling his story to prevent others from drinking and driving. He’s not had a drink since

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months, one in 10 respondents admitted to getting behind the wheel when they thought they were over the blood-alcohol limit. One in three admitted to getting into a car driven by someone they thought was over the legal limit for alcohol consumption in the previous year. ● A study of 540 Canadian drivers who died in collisions with alcohol in their bloodstream in 2006 showed: 303 (56 per cent) had a blood/ alcohol reading of .15 or more (nearly twice the legal limit); 137 (28 per cent) were over .08, and 100 (19 per cent) were between .01 and .08.

the crash and has no desire to consume alcohol ever again. He is prohibited from driving until October 2016.

Olsen remembers feeling invincible in his youth, despite earning three driving suspensions from nine speeding and seven traffic-related convictions in five years. None of the earlier tickets were due to alcohol.

Olsen grew up in a stable family environment on a farm near Sedalia, about 175 km southeast of Stettler.

At 14, he had his first drink. His alcohol consumption increased when

he went to college and then into the oilpatch. Two weeks before the fatal crash, Olsen was working in Saskatchewan. With a few days off work, he decided to return to his home in Sylvan Lake.

After the long trip in on Feb. 6, he stopped briefly at his parents’ house and then drove to Red Deer that night.

He had two beer and two double rum drinks at a buddy’s house before going to a bar, where he had nothing more to drink. Then he took a cab back to his friend’s house, hoping to stay the night.

The pain never quits for two Red Deer parents whose oldest son was killed by a drunk driver.

The door was locked.

Feeling exhausted, he decided to go home to Sylvan Lake. Olsen said it was likely a couple of hours since he had consumed alcohol. He didn’t feel tipsy.

The Howes, both in their mid-30s, were heading home after playing board games with friends. At about 2 a.m., the streets would have been quiet.

“I wasn’t 100 per cent focused and I just kind of had tunnel vision, and I didn’t even notice the (traffic) lights were going because there used to be stop signs there,” said Olsen, regarding the intersection of 30th Avenue and Ironstone Drive.

Olsen drove through the traffic light at about 85 km/h, 25 km over the speed limit. From the corner of his eye, he saw the Howes’ car, but it was too late.

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‘WHAT I DID, I WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE . . . NO AMOUNT OF JAIL TIME IS GOING TO MATTER.’ — CHAD OLSEN

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OLSEN: Eager to talk about the perils of drinking and driving After the impact, the vehicles stopped close to each other. He could see that the driver’s side of the car was damaged and no one was moving inside. A stranger approached his truck and asked him if he was OK. He urged them to check on the people in the car.

Olsen was taken to hospital, where his chin was stitched up. A blood sample was taken.

“I kept asking what happened to the vehicle I hit and nobody would give me an answer. Finally when the officer arrested me, he said they had died — and that’s when I broke down.”

When he learned his blood sample results were .223, he was shocked.

“I knew there was alcohol in my system and I don’t know exactly what it takes for me to be at .08 or over — it’s not as if anyone knows,” said Olsen.

Parole Board of Canada documents say that Olsen spoke openly about how his addiction to alcohol and wanton disregard for driving laws led to the night of the fatal collision — and that he realizes he can never have a drink again.

Olsen’s parents took the news of his crime hard.

His parents live in a close-knit community where they are surrounded by support.

Olsen’s key support has been Nikita Walker, whom he met in Kyle, Sask., only a couple of weeks before the fatal collision. Walker, 21, doesn’t drink and she describes herself as more of a homebody. She has stuck by him and the two are now engaged to be married. But her relationship hasn’t come without harsh criticism.

“People have said that I’m sleeping with a murderer and I’m going home to a murderer,” said Walker.

Olsen said it’s difficult to hear when strangers and others are judging people he loves.

“They have no idea what I’m like as a person,” he added.

Following the fatal crash, Walker wanted to help the man she barely knew. Olsen was released on bail and placed under house arrest. Walker moved to Alberta to be a support to him until he went to jail.

Olsen planned to plead guilty right away but the case kept being pushed back. He thought he would be in jail by summer 2010.

Olsen is now living in Red Deer after being granted full parole last August.

“What I did, I will have to live with for the rest of my life,” said Olsen. “No amount of jail time is going to matter.”

“With Chad being out of prison, he has more of an opportunity to use his experience in a positive light,” added Walker.

Olsen considers himself a recovering alcoholic.

He said he’s a changed man. He’s a lot quieter than he used to be.

“I’m happier with smaller things,” said Olsen, who works in the oilpatch and comes home after every shift. “I don’t take things for granted and I try to focus on that.”

While he and Walker try to enjoy life by laughing with each other and going out with friends, the fatal crash isn’t far from his mind. He knows he can spend time with his family while the Howe children will not be with their parents.

Olsen said he feels sorry for the Howe family and the pain he’s put them through.

No matter where he lives, Olsen said the fatal

‘I KEPT ASKING WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE I HIT AND NOBODY WOULD GIVE ME AN ANSWER. FINALLY WHEN THE OFFICER ARRESTED ME, HE SAID THEY HAD DIED — AND THAT IS WHEN I BROKE DOWN.’ — CHAD OLSEN

crash will always be on his mind. He says he’d rather face it head on and deal with it than avoid or hide from it.

“I’m not a cowardly person. I’m not the kind of person who wants to try to forget about what I did.”

Earlier this year, the Howe family filed a $3.5-million lawsuit against Olsen. He declined comment on the lawsuit.

Olsen hopes to meet with Sandra Green, the mother of Krista Howe. She’s been a staunch advocate for stronger impaired driving laws. That’s where his heart lies, too.

Olsen is eager to talk about the perils of drinking and driving to 14-to-18-year-olds, as well as impaired drivers. Walker has contacted dozens of advocacy groups to see if they want to hear his story. Olsen’s main message to youth is that what happened that tragic night can happen to anyone.

“It doesn’t matter your background, you don’t have to be a criminal or an alcoholic or a drunk,” said Olsen.

“You just have to make a selfish decision, a mistake that can happen at any given time. And it affects so many people beyond your imagination.”

Walker wants people to know that Olsen is a good person who did a wrong thing and now wants to do right. She feels his story will relate to youth because Olsen grew up in a good home, but made a selfish decision to drink and drive that night.

Killing someone on the road can happen to anyone who drinks and drives, she added.

“Chad is (like) the kid that you grew up with,” she said.

Alberta has joined Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in bringing in zero tolerance legislation for new drivers. Those with a graduated licence who are caught with a blood alcohol level over zero face stiff penalties. Olsen would like to see that legislation expanded to all drivers, so that the legal limit is zero instead of .08.

Olsen said if people realized there was zero tolerance for drinking, they wouldn’t drive home after even one drink. They’d be concerned about losing their driver’s licence and their job. As Olsen says, it’s more personal than thinking about jail sentences.

“I think people are too tolerant of their friends having a couple of drinks and being OK to drive home,” said Olsen.

Walker agreed that people shouldn’t drive home, even after one drink. She’d like to see cards with car crash scenes, similar to the graphic depictions used in anti-tobacco messages, placed in every liquor store bag.

“There are so many other options out there,” she added. “We don’t have any excuses . . . you just don’t let people walk out the door (if they’ve been drinking).”

Olsen has spoken with people who say they’ll have a beer to relax or they can “drink like a fish” and yet they don’t think alcohol will affect their driving. His story is testament that drinking and driving don’t mix. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

CHRONOLOGY ● Feb. 6, 2010 — Chad Olsen drives about sixand-a-half hours from Kyle, Sask., and stops for an hour at his parents’ farm near Sedalia, 175 km southeast of Stettler. He then drives to Red Deer, arriving about 10 p.m. ● About 10 p.m. — Olsen has two beer and two double rum drinks at friend’s house in the southeast neighbourhood of Lancaster. ● Feb. 7, 2010 at about 12:30 a.m. — A friend drives he and Olsen to a Red Deer bar. ● About 1:30 to 1:45 a.m. — Leaves bar and takes cab back to friend’s house in Lancaster. ● Feb. 7, 2010 — Sometime before 2 a.m., Brad and Krista Howe left some friends’ house in southeast Red Deer to make a five-minute trip to their house in Anders. Olsen leaves in pickup truck and heads south along 30th Avenue. ● About 2 a.m. — The Howes are eastbound on Ironstone Drive and are preparing to turn left to go northbound onto 30th Avenue. Olsen, driving in an intoxicated state and about 25 km/h above the legal speed limit of 60 km/h, goes through traffic light and hits the Howes’ small car. Fire-medics pronounce Brad, 34, and Krista, 35, dead at the scene at 30th Avenue and Ironstone Drive. ● Sometime after 2 a.m. — A blood sample is taken by needle from Olsen at hospital, where he is being treated for a cut on his chin. It gives a reading of .223, results given to Olsen several months later. ● Less than 30 minutes after leaving hospital — A breathalyzer sample is taken from Olsen inside Red Deer city RCMP detachment. It shows a reading of .18. ● Fifteen minutes later — A second breathalyzer is taken. It shows a reading of .18. ● Feb. 12, 2010 — A funeral is held for Brad and Krista Howe. More than 800 people attend. ● March 12, 2010 — Olsen reserves his plea on several charges: two counts of impaired driving causing death, two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and two counts of driving with a blood alcohol level over .08. ● Nov. 8, 2010 — Olsen pleads guilty to two counts of impaired driving causing death. ● April 27, 2011 — Olsen is sentenced to two years and three months in prison, plus receives a five-year driving ban after he gets out of prison. He must also submit a DNA sample. ● June 2011 — Alberta Justice announces it will appeal Olsen’s sentence. ● October 2011 — The Alberta Court of Appeal extends Olsen’s sentence to three and a half years (42 months). The five-year driving ban remains. ● Dec. 16, 2011 — The Parole Board of Canada grants Olsen day parole. ● Jan. 5, 2012 — Olsen is released on day parole, to a halfway house. Conditions are to not consume, purchase or possess alcohol. ● January 2012 — The Howe family files a lawsuit against Olsen, seeking $3.5 million. ● June 2012 — Day parole is continued for three months. ● Aug. 22, 2012 — Olsen is granted full parole after a 90-minute hearing at Red Deer’s Parole Board of Canada office. A parole officer will continue to monitor Olsen until his sentence formally ends. The parole board issues two special conditions: that he abstains from alcohol and that he attends psychological counselling. ● Oct. 26, 2014 — Sentencing will formally end. ● October 2016 — Driving ban is scheduled to end.

Schools get tough on unpaid fees CALGARY SCHOOLS HIRE COLLECTION AGENCIES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The Calgary Board of Education is dealing with a high number of unpaid school fees, and is now sending those fees to a collection agency.

The board is trying to recover $1 million in unpaid fees from parents of about 4,000

students for the 2011-12 school year. Unpaid fees include those for busing, supplies and lunchtime supervision.

Spokesman Richard Peter says parents have been given plenty of chances, including multiple letters of warning.

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Lori Nagy of Edmonton Catholic Schools says if their parents don’t pay then the school absorbs the cost.

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The move by the Calgary

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“There’s got to be other ways to get the money.”

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Debt management mess CANADIANS NEED LEADERSHIP TO REDUCE GOVERNMENT DEBT, BUT IT IS IN VERY SHORT SUPPLY

BY CHARLES LAMMAM AND MILAGROS PALACIOS SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE When Canada’s premiers met recently in Halifax, talks of a possible pipeline to move oil from Alberta to Eastern Canada dominated national headlines. There was also mention of talks about trade, immigration, skills training, and infrastructure.

One issue that didn’t receive nearly as much attention is the management of public finances and growing government debt.

The press release for the gathering at least paid lip service to the issue, noting that premiers agreed on the need for “a careful and responsible approach to the management of public finances by all governments.”

If only the premiers walked the walk. Canadians need leadership to reduce government debt.

The state of public finances across the country underscores a worrying

trend of growing government direct debt since 2007-08. Starting in 2008-09, the federal and most provincial governments began running a string of consecutive deficits. While a recession can lead to temporary deficits as revenues decline and some spending automatically increases, governments exacerbated the problem with large increases in “stimulus” spending.

Here we are three and a half years after the recession officially ended and governments are still running deficits and piling on more debt. This fiscal year (2012-13), the federal and nearly every provincial government expect to be in deficit; Saskatchewan is the only exception. Unfortunately, the trend may continue as some governments have plans to continue running deficits into the foreseeable future.

Partly as a result of ongoing deficits, the direct debt burden in Canada has grown considerably. Consider that the federal government’s net debt (gross debt minus financial assets) is expected to reach $676 billion this year, up more than $160 billion from the level in 2007-08. As a percentage of the economy (GDP), the federal debt burden will increase to 37 per cent from 34 per cent in 2007-08.

There’s been a similar trend at the

provincial level. Collectively, provincial net debt has grown to $517 billion (28 per cent of GDP) from $305 billion (20 per cent of GDP) over the same period.

If the $1.2 trillion in combined federal and provincial government direct debt was equally distributed among all Canadians, each of us would be on the hook for $34,209.

But the burden of debt doesn’t end there. In addition to direct debt, Canadian governments have also committed themselves to providing programs that are not fully funded. That is, we’ve collectively promised to provide a host of programs which current tax rates leave unfunded. Two of the most significant and well known programs with unfunded liabilities are health care and Old Age Security (OAS).

According to our calculations, as of 2010-11 the unfunded liability of health care totalled approximately $538 billion while that of OAS totalled $468 billion (the OAS estimate excludes recent changes to the age of eligibility starting in 2023). When summed up, the unfunded liabilities of these two programs alone equals over $1 trillion or $29,475 per Canadian.

With large and growing liabilities, governments would be wise to take ac-

tion to halt the growth in debt before the problem worsens. For starters, they should table more aggressive plans to balance their budgets instead of relying on the hope that revenues will grow robustly and eventually catch up to spending increases.

Robust revenue growth may not materialize in the current global economic environment which could bring slower than expected future economic growth. Lower than forecast commodity prices would especially hit provinces hard that depend on natural resource royalties.

On the spending side, our aging population means greater fiscal pressures are on the horizon. Spending demands on programs like health care and OAS will increase while the tax base of the working population shrinks disproportionately. Interest costs on debt may also turn out to be higher than expected, putting upward pressure on government spending.

Over the longer term, governments will have to make tough choices about reforming key programs such as health care and OAS. Charles Lammam and Milagros Palacios are economists at the Fraser Institute. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www.troymedia.com).

Skiers let dogs run free, too

round, this park is designated as a “dogs on-leash only” area and those who choose to ignore the law and the signage are subject to hefty fines under City of Red Deer bylaws for the common usage and enjoyment of this public parkland.

One of the greatest pleasures to be found at River Bend is the abundance of wildlife that can be seen using this corridor of the Red Deer River. Allowing dogs to roam freely in such an area is disrespectful of fellow park users, irresponsible in the care of both the dog and the wildlife, and potentially negligent and dangerous if encounters with wildlife are agitated into aggressive reactions.

I believe a retractable leash gives a dog ample freedom to roam within a care-and-control distance from its master and is not too much to ask of dog owners who would like to enjoy River Bend with their canine companions.

Keeping dogs off the set ski tracks is not too much to ask either.

I think it is not appropriate, however, for Brian to encourage others who enjoy the fantastic Waskasoo Park System available to the citizens of Red Deer and the surrounding region to go elsewhere and to feel in any way unwelcome here at the River Bend Golf and Recreation Area. This parkland area is for everyone’s enjoyment and I am a firm believer that, through respect for one another’s uses of it, it can become an even more well-utilized and vibrant winter playground for the people of Red Deer! There is lots of room on this property for skiers, snowshoe enthusiasts, hikers and dog walkers to enjoy the parklands in harmony with one another.

The solution is a simple one — when you are at River Bend, regardless of how you are enjoying the parkland, remember that you are only one of tens of thousands of people who come to enjoy this parkland gem every year.

Respect your fellow park patrons, do not take risks by disturbing or endangering the wildlife, and use the parkland responsibly by being unobtrusive and non-abusive when you are here. I believe that is not too much to ask of

all Friends of River Bend, regardless of your activity of choice!

River Bend Golf and Recreation Area has just celebrated its 25th Anniversary and we are excited about the years ahead! We are looking for ways to encourage more people in Red Deer to enjoy the amenities this public parkland has to offer year round. Toward that aim, this winter we are offering a skating rink, located on the pond, just north of the Discovery Canyon concession building. An area has been cleared for shinny hockey and another area has been cleared for skating. The trail that has been cleared to the pond starts at the northwest corner of the clubhouse parking lot.

The River Bend clubhouse is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily to warm up in or to use the bathrooms. We also offer banquet and private function booking space throughout the year for families, organizations or companies that want to share a meal or spend a day in this winter wonderland environment. So, in this holiday season, come one, come all, and enjoy together, and respectfully of one another, the beauty that is abundant throughout the 420 acres that is the River Bend Golf and Recreation Area!

If anyone has an inquiry, concern, comment or accolade they would like to convey to me, to the staff, or to the board of directors of the River Bend Golf and Recreation Society, I welcome them to contact me.

I know Brian from having worked with him on a few events at River Bend now and I am certain that his heart is in the right place. He cares, as do many of us, about this awesome public parkland. If everyone enhanced their decorum when using the park I am sure that Brian and others who share his frustration will feel much less cause for it and we can expand the multitude of possible uses for this recreation area without ruffling one another’s feathers or stepping on the skier’s tracks!

Andrew Gilchrist General Manager/COO River Bend Golf and Recreation Society Red Deer

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Christmas not under attack; holiday wishes are not evil Like the umpteenth annual rerun of a tired old Christmas TV special, the grumpy old elves of the far right are always happy to unwrap the myth of the so-called “War on Christmas” every year.

The Red Deer Advocate must be desperate to fill up space on the comment page, if it resorts to printing the lazy, dishonest bloviatings of Jim Sutherland on the subject, obviously cribbed from the likes of Fox News loudmouth Bill O’Reilly.

No, Virginia, there is no War on Christmas.

It’s just a false outrage being ginned up by the far-right in order to stir up fear and loathing among the dwindling demographic that was soundly beaten in the 2012 U.S. presidential elections.

What evidence does Sutherland present for this so-called War on Christmas?

Simply the fact that some people say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas.”

Well, guess what, you sour old Grinch, Christians celebrate “the holidays” and “the holiday season” at this time of year.

Are you aware that there’s more than one holiday being celebrated?

There’s a little thing called New Year’s Day a week after Christmas.

Who does Sutherland blame for this phoney War on Christmas? He cites some unnamed “lunatic” who wants to be (gasp!) “inclusive” (Horrors!).

In fact, the “Happy Holidays” greeting was invented by retailers who wanted to increase their clientele — and their profits — by extending the holiday shopping season to people of other faiths.

You would think a right-wing fanatic like Sutherland would approve of the profit motive.

The claim that there is some sort of conspiracy to destroy Christmas is belied by the pervasive advertising, public decorations, commercial promotions, television specials to which we are all subjected. O’Reilly and his disciple Sutherland imagine a legion of offended multiculturalists who hate Christmas.

In fact, the ones who exhibit peevish defensiveness are the mean-spirited right-wingers who feign offence when somebody wishes them “Happy Holidays” with the best intentions.

Who is Sutherland, or anyone else, to dictate how we are to celebrate the holidays?

Who is he to say that some holiday greetings are appropriate and others aren’t? Christmas has always been a celebration of generosity of spirit, of good cheer, and peace on earth, goodwill to all men and women and children.

I suggest that Jim Sutherland stop spiking his egg nog with so much bitter gall. Shame on the Advocate for printing this ugly, divisive, derivative, repetitive drivel to spoil our holidays.

Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, and best wishes for the holiday season.

Richard Banville Red Deer

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River Bend Golf and Recreation Area is not exclusively for the use of golfers in the summer, nor is it exclusively for the use of skiers in the winter! It is a 420-acre public parkland jewel in the Red Deer River Valley and we believe there is room for everyone in Red Deer, and indeed in Alberta and beyond, to find enjoyment at year round.

It is true that Red Deer Nordic Ski Club members volunteer countless hours and club equipment in the winter months to set tracks on the property, in collaboration with our management and staff. It is also true that nordic skiers this year, for the first year in several years, are being asked to pay a day or season pass fee to offset some of the operational costs associated with having the parkland and clubhouse open in the winter for everyone’s use.

Those fees do not, however, come close to covering all the costs of clearing roads and parking areas, maintaining clubhouse access and services, keeping lights on in the parking lots and on the grounds in the evenings, or providing bathroom services for park users.

I think it is appropriate that Brian Johnson has asked in his recent letter to the editor for those who do use the park in the winter months to respect the hundreds of hours that go into setting and maintaining the tracks by not walking on or across those tracks. The set tracks themselves are less than a foot wide, so if it becomes necessary to cross them, a stride over them rather than on them does not seem too much to ask and indeed is the respectful thing to do.

It is also true, however, that in the three years I have managed the nordic ski season at River Bend, the biggest abusers of the “dogs on-leash only” bylaw of this public park have been nordic skiers, whether members of the nordic ski clubs in the city or not, who allow their dogs to run freely while they are skiing with family and friends on the property.

Whether skiers or otherwise, park users need to remember that, year

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Abuse alleged against the intellectually disabled ALBERTANS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES SUFFERED ATTACKS, BURNS, REPORTS SAY

BY MICHAEL TUTTON THE CANADIAN PRESS Inadequate training and staff shortages contributed to the abuse of people with intellectual disabilities in Alberta that ranged from physical attacks to burns that were left unattended, say provincial records.

The records from Alberta Health obtained by The Canadian Press under access to information legislation say there were 39 incidents of abuse of people with intellectual disabilities for the period between July 1, 2010, and May 1, 2012.

The Alberta government initially released some records but they were incomplete.

The Canadian Press successfully appealed to the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, which later ordered that redacted decision reports on abuse investigations be released.

The decision reports chronicle a range of abuses, ranging from shouting at a resident to deaths.

The province defines abuse under its Protection of Persons in Care Act as “an act or omission causing serious bodily harm.” The law requires an investigator to show an incident of abuse occurred on a balance of probabilities.

THE LARGEST NUMBER OF INCIDENTS HAPPENED AT THE PROVINCIALLY RUN MICHENER CENTRE IN RED DEER, WHICH HOUSES 229 PEOPLE AND IS ONE OF A FEW LARGER FACILITIES THAT REMAIN OPEN IN CANADA The records say two people died in incidents that related to an omission. One person in a wheelchair died in hospital after he fell down basement stairs and another person died after being scalded by hot water.

There were a total of 21 cases of staff abusing people in their care, the reports say.

Those incidents included shouting and hitting.

There were also 18 cases of residents abusing other residents where investigators decided staff could have taken steps to prevent the abuse.

Frank Oberle, the associate minister responsible for persons with disabilities, says he’s confident care homes in the province are safe and the number of abuse cases are small.

“I’m not aware that it’s a huge problem or a big problem ... my feeling is that it’s not widespread,” he said in an interview. “We have excellent staff out there and excellent caregivers and where there are abuses we’ve put mechanisms in to catch them.”

However, the reports describe staff shortages and a need for training.

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One report says that on Nov. 4, 2010, a person with “profound developmental disabilities” fell down steps leading to a basement after a door was left unlocked at a facility operated by the Parkland Community Living and Supports in Red Deer. The investigator says the man died seven days later in hospital.

The investigator concluded two home workers were aware the basement door was to be locked but didn’t check it.

Dan Verstraete, chief operating officer at Parkland Community Living and Supports, says the home will comply with the recommendations of a fatality inquiry into the death when it is complete.

In several incidents, investigators found facilities weren’t properly staffed when a person with intellectual disabilities abused a housemate.

The records also cite training as a problem.

In a September 2010 incident at Accredited Supportive Living Services in Olds, Alta., a care worker screamed at a resident who had wet themselves.

Linda Maxell, the executive director of the facility, said the

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CALGARY — Roman Catholic Bishop Fred Henry of Calgary has won a court battle with a charity that helps the poor in southern Alberta.

The dispute was over the ownership of two buildings and land in Lethbridge.

Henry had argued that under the church’s canon law, the Catholic Charities Clothes Bank of Lethbridge falls under his authority.

Earlier this year, a judge disagreed and ordered the Calgary Diocese to transfer the titles of the properties to the Lethbridge charity.

The Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned that ruling, citing legal and factual errors.

The appeal judgment says that while canon law is not a factor in the case, the Calgary Catholic Diocese is the legal owner of the properties.

Man shot at mall not co-operating RCMP are investigating reports of a shooting outside a busy shopping mall north of Calgary.

A 42-year-old man who is known to Calgary police apparently was shot in the head near CrossIron Mills, a shopping complex at Balzac.

Police were notified when the man walked into Calgary’s Peter Lougheed hospital with head wounds after being dropped off there by his girlfriend.

Police say he is not co-operating with investigators and has been transferred to Foothills Hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

The shooter is still at large.

RCMP Cpl. Darrin Turnbull says both the RCMP and the Calgary police service are working together on the case.

“That is very scary,” said Turnbull of the shooting outside the busy mall. “It is just after six o’clock on an evening when it’s right before Christmas and the mall is very busy. It’s very concerning to us. Public safety is our No. 1 priority.”

FORT MCMURRAY, — The leader of an aboriginal community near the Alberta oilsands says the federal government is clearing the way for development on traditional land.

Chief Alan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says Ottawa’s omnibus budget legislation weakens environmental protection in Canada.

He says oilsands projects have already sullied rivers and lakes in the area and the budget bill — quote — “gives the green light to destroy the rest.”

Adam’s comments came as he joined a highway blockade north of Fort McMurray that was part of the aboriginal Idle No More movement.

Protests and marches have been held countrywide in recent weeks to demand the Conservative government reverse the legislation that First Nations say will affect treaties and traditional land use.

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staff member involved in that incident is no longer working at the home.

“It’s not OK, absolutely not OK. I mean, our job is to take care of people, not expose them to anything that demeans or hurts them,” she said.

“We have abuse protocols in place, we do the training with the staff. ... It’s like anything. You’re going to get some people who don’t follow all the rules.”

The province’s highest profile incident occurred on Oct. 23, 2011, when 35-year-old David Holmes died after being burned on his feet and lower legs when he was bathing at Supported Lifestyles in Calgary. The agency did not return messages seeking comment.

The death attracted media coverage but Holmes’s death wasn’t the only incident involving serious burns.

On July 31, 2010, an investigation report says a person with a brain injury was burned in a shower while travelling with a caregiver hired by Advocate Community Resources in Calgary.

The report says the person sustained burns to the back,

neck, shoulders and arms, and that the person didn’t receive medical attention within a reasonable period of time.

Four days passed before the first- and second-degree burns were treated by a doctor.

Advocate Community Resources did not return messages seeking comment.

The province has ordered that temperature regulators be installed at facilities that deal with people with developmental disabilities and staff were ordered to follow specific safety procedures.

The largest number of incidents happened at the provincially run Michener Centre in Red Deer, which houses 229 people and is one of a few larger facilities that remain open in Canada.

It had seven cases of residents abusing other residents, with several physical attacks.

Cheryl Chichak of Alberta Human Services says the Michener Centre is a safe facility but it houses people with severe disabilities who have communication and behavioural problems.

“So you do get some altercations between individuals.

But the staff are very skilled at handling those situations and they respond right away,” she said.

“Michener is a large environment so you’re going to see more incidents there than a home with just a couple of people living in it.”

‘THE PEOPLE ARE STANDING UP AND SAYING ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.’ — CHIEF ALAN ADAM

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“The people are standing up and saying enough is enough,” Adam said Thursday.

“The Harper government is creating legislation that aims to weaken our rights and pave the way for industry on our lands.

“As a leader I plan to stand with my people and reject this bill and any other bill that does not have our consent and

any such law will not apply on our reserve lands and traditional territories,” he added.

The Athabasca Chipewyan band has been raising concerns for years about the impact of the oilsands on the environment and on the health of people living in the area.

“Our Nation has been fighting for better protection of rights and lands right here in Alberta for

over a decade.

“Instead of listening to us, they have created laws to try and silence us,” Adam said.

“We will not be silent any longer.”

Band member Les Cardinal said the issue goes beyond aboriginal people.

“This is not just for First Nations people, Metis people, indigenous people,” he said.

“This is all of Canada.

The government is literally selling your democracy away to the corporations.

“And this is only the start.

“They’re doing what they want to do.”

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Feds accused of reneging on ‘inconvenient’ deal

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TORONTO — The Canadian government cannot be allowed to renege on a legal deal with its aboriginal people simply because sticking to the terms would cost too much, an Ontario court heard Thursday.

At issue, a lawyer for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission said, is the government’s refusal to organize and turn over millions of records related to what he called “the highest level of human tragedy” — the Indian residential school system.

Those records, lawyer Julian Falconer told Justice Stephen Goudge, go to the commission’s core mandate of creating a comprehensive and lasting account of the shameful century of abuse.

“One day the light switch went on that this was a really expensive obligation, so history gets changed,” Falconer said. “It’s all about money.”

The commission is asking the courts to clarify the government’s obligations under the multibilliondollar settlement reached in 2007 with victims of the Indian residential school system.

Terms of the settlement included creation of the truth commission now led by Justice Murray Sinclair.

Part of the commission’s mandate is to help in a process of reconciliation, while yet another is the “creation of a legacy” that includes collection of records, taking statements from those involved, and classifying and preserving the materials.

“This was always meant to create a sense of preservation about the past that wasn’t simply about having to trust the agent of oppression,” Falconer said.

At first, the federal government repeatedly acknowledged its legal obligation to give relevant records in its possession — as many as five million of them — to the commission.

While Ottawa has turned over about one million documents to date, 23 of 24 government departments have now refused to provide the materials and millions of records remain outstanding.

“Pure and simple, that can’t be right,” Falconer told Ontario Superior Court.

“You can’t have a sharing of common experiences when you take a big piece of the story and control it when you weren’t meant to.”

The commission worries that Ottawa’s intransigence will make it impossible to complete its work as required by July 1, 2014, and within budget.

Goudge repeatedly asked what documents are “relevant,” and about the limits of Ottawa’s legal duty to provide them.

Falconer said the obligation was to provide enough documents to allow the commission to create a “reasonable” record.

“It can’t be a shadow of what is a reasonable record,” he said.

Ontario Superior Court approves of tweeting by journalists, lawyers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Ontario’s Superior Court has established a policy on tweeting in court, paving the way for journalists and lawyers to use electronic devices, but banning members of the public from doing so.

Ontario becomes one of the last provinces to establish such a policy, though it doesn’t appear to apply to provincial or appeal courts.

The directive, which comes into effect on Feb. 1, says that electronic devices in silent mode can be used discreetly in courtrooms by counsel and journalists to transmit “publicly accessible live communications” unless the judge orders otherwise.

Members of the public won’t be allowed to use electronic devices — defined as computers, personal electronic and digital devices, as well as cellphones and smartphones — unless the judge says they can.

The rules say the device being used can’t interfere

with the court recording equipment, which can occur in some courtrooms.

Anyone allowed to blog or tweet in court is responsible for adhering to any publication bans or other restrictions and photographs and video continue to be banned.

British Columbia and Saskatchewan both brought in new policies last month allowing “accredited journalists” and lawyers to use electronic devices in trial courts, with Saskatchewan even specifying that they may tweet from the courtroom.

With no specification of “accredited journalists” provided by the Ontario Superior Court in its rules, it remains unclear how court staff will determine who falls under their category of “media or journalists.”

The B.C. courts tried to head off any disputes about who was deemed accredited by putting the issue right to journalists.

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The accused face a variety of charges including theft, conspiracy, fraud and receiving stolen goods.

Provincial police said in a statement they are looking for seven more people in the case.

The sweet stuff was stolen in the town of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford between August 2011 and this past July.

About 2.7 million kilograms of maple syrup, worth up to $18 million, was reported missing after a routine inventory check last summer.

Officers from the RCMP, the Canada Border Services Agency and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement helped Quebec police in the investigation, which featured interviews with 300 people in the maple syrup industry in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and the northern U.S.

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Public safety minister fires back after NDP Twitter tirade

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — There are clearly no tidings of comfort and joy between Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and the NDP’s Pat Martin, two decidedly unmerry gentlemen from Manitoba after a bitter yuletide war of words.

Neither man is known for beating around the bush with opponents, but Martin sparked the battle late Wednesday with a sudden and abusive Twitter tirade against Toews and his Conservative government.

By the following day, however, Martin’s Twitter account — known as an occasional forum for sharp words and casual profanity — was no longer in service.

“I apologize for my regrettable and inappropriate language,” he tweeted just prior to pulling the plug.

“It seems some people shouldn’t tweet so with this, I sign off.”

Martin was upset about not being invited to attend a Canada Mortgage and Housing announcement on low-cost immigrant and refugee housing in his riding earlier in the week.

“Next time I’m bringing my own folding chair if the minister ‘forgets’ to invite me to his spending announcements in my riding. Arrogance,” he wrote.

Martin also called the Conservatives “rat-faced whores” and “bad people” who cheated during the 2011 election using “American style dirty tricks.”

But what really drew the ire of Toews were Martin’s negative tweets about a drop-in centre in Winnipeg run by Youth for Christ Canada. The centre had been partly funded by the federal government.

Martin suggested some in the aboriginal community had rejected the centre because of its overtly Christian mission, and that the centre had not been a success.

He also referenced Toews’ divorce, the messy details of which were spread across Twitter earlier this year.

Toews responded Thursday in a blistering written statement.

“For a sitting member of Parliament to attack an organization with blatant mistruths is both irresponsible and disgraceful,” he wrote.

“The new facility that Youth for Christ operates from better serves the Winnipeg region and allows it to expand its reach and capacity.”

At the very least, the NDP appears not to want Martin on Twitter any longer. At about the same time Martin announced he was giving up the microblogging service, Leader Tom Mulcair’s principal secretary was putting a fine point on it.

“These comments were simply inappropriate and unacceptable,” Karl Belanger said in a statement.

“Mr. Martin agrees and we understand that he has decided to stop using his Twitter account.”

It’s not the first time that Martin’s penchant for intemperate language has garnered controversy.

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Canada drops Iranian group from roster of terrorist organizations

Passport office unable to maintain operations without fee hikes: agency

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada is dropping an Iranian group that once allied itself with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from its official list of terrorists.

In taking the Mujahedin-e-Khalq, or MEK, off the list, the Conservative government is following the lead of the United States and the European Union.

The Conservatives provided no reasons for delisting the MEK, or for opting to keep 43 others on the list.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Qods Force, the secret branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was also added to the roster.

The MEK, once an armed faction, now says it wants to replace Tehran’s clerical regime with a secular government through peaceful means.

In delisting the MEK in September, the United States noted the group had not engaged in terrorism for more than a decade.

Any person or group on Canada’s terrorist list may have their assets seized, and there are criminal penalties for assisting listed entities with the aim of helping them carry out extremist activities.

Canada initially listed the Iraq-based MEK in May 2005, noting the group’s objective was to install a new government in Tehran under the National Council of Resistance of Iran, a political coalition of opposition groups. “To achieve their objectives, the MEK has used physical force, including armed attacks,� said the federal listing.

The MEK’s roots stretch back to its days as a guerrilla force that helped overthrow the Shah of Iran in 1979. Following a break with the new leadership of the Islamic Republic, it aided Saddam in his eightyear war with Iran in the 1980s.

OTTAWA — The cost of getting a Canadian passport is going up significantly in the new year.

Without the fee increases, Passport Canada would not be able to maintain operations, let alone offer security-enhanced travel documents, the agency says.

Regulations posted this week confirm the cost of a five-year passport will increase to $120 from $87. And starting in July 2013, a 10-year passport will also be offered at a cost of $160.

By March 2014, Passport Canada will also charge an additional $45 to replace a passport that’s lost or stolen, something that’s currently free. Approximately 55,000 Canadian passports are reported lost or stolen annually, the

agency said.

As well, anyone ordering or wanting to receive their passport outside of Canada will see fees nearly double.

The agency said it’s currently losing nearly $5 every time it issues a passport, and has been financing its deficit by using previously accumulated surpluses that will run out next year. Passport fees in Canada have not increased for nearly a decade, the agency noted. “Passport Canada is quickly reaching a point where not only will new advancements such as the ePassport be impossible, but the organization’s ability to maintain current operations and deliver its mandate will be jeopardized,� the agency said in a statement posted on the Canada Gazette website.

“Passport Canada must secure a fee increase to introduce the 10-year ePassport, keep pace with technological advancements and maintain its current level of service for Canadians.�

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced in October that Canada would adopt new passports that include chip technology and watermark images designed to prevent fraud.

The ePassport looks like a regular passport booklet, but contains an electronic chip that holds all of the personal information listed on the second page of the document.

The chip — already being used in dozens of other countries — can be read by border authorities to confirm the passport is valid.

Canada is the only G8 country that doesn’t currently issue ePassports to the general public.

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TORONTO — Flu activity seems to be surging just in time for the holidays in several parts of the country.

Health officials warned Thursday that transmission of the nasty virus is picking up steam. They urged people to take precautions against catching and passing along the illness, including getting a flu shot. “We are seeing a lot of influenza in the hospital. And anecdotally, a lot of people that I work with or people who work with them have been calling in sick in the last couple of weeks,� said Dr. Michael Gardam, head of infection control at Toronto’s University Health Network.

The season is off to its earliest start in several years and is a stark reminder of the unpredictability of the influenza virus.

Last year’s flu season started so late — and was so mild, in relative terms — that for most of the season it seemed like the winter that flu forgot.

The timing of influenza’s peak doesn’t indicate how hard or moderate a flu season this might be. But with so much illness happening around the holidays, the opportunities for people to pick up a flu infection are pretty much ideal, experts say. “We have long recognized that the holiday period is a chance for greater social mixing,� said Dr. Danuta Skowronski, an influenza expert at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control in Vancouver.

Dr. John Spika of the Public Health Agency of Canada said that more than 25 per cent of tests for respiratory infections in Quebec are coming back positive for influenza at this point.

Ontario is seeing roughly the same amount of activity and the Prairie provinces are reporting that about 15 per cent of respiratory tests are positive for flu, said Spika, who is director general of the agency’s centre for immunizations and respiratory infectious diseases.

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First responders struggle in wake of massacre

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWTOWN, Conn. — While the people of Newtown do their best to cope with loss and preserve the memories of their loved ones, another class of residents is also finding it difficult to move on: the emergency responders who saw firsthand the terrible aftermath of last week’s school shooting.

Firefighter Peter Barresi was driving through Newtown on Friday when police cars with lights flashing and sirens blaring raced toward his oldest son’s elementary school. After he was sent to Sandy Hook school himself, he saw things that will stay with him forever.

With anguished parents searching for their children, he prepared to receive the wounded, but a paramedic came back empty-handed, underscoring the totality of the massacre. Barresi, whose own son escaped unharmed, later discovered that among the 26 dead were children who played baseball with his son and had come to his house for birthday parties.

“For some of us, it’s fairly difficult,” said Barresi, of the Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Rescue Co. “Fortunately most of us did not go in.”

Newtown and environs weathered a fourth day of funerals Thursday, six days after a 20-year-old gunman killed his mother at home, 20 children and six adults at the school and himself for reasons still unknown. Mourners laid to rest Catherine Hubbard,

Benjamin Wheeler, Jesse Lewis and Allison Wyatt, all 6 years old; and Grace McDonnell, 7.

A service was held in Katonah, N.Y., for teacher Anne Marie Murphy, 52, who authorities believe helped shield some of her students from the rain of bullets. Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan compared her to Jesus.

“Like Jesus, Annie laid down her life for her friends,” Dolan said. “Like Jesus, Annie’s life and death brings light, truth, goodness and love to a world often shrouded in darkness, evil, selfishness and death.”

A bell tolled Thursday at Newtown’s St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church at the funeral for Catherine, who her family said would be remembered for her passion for animals and her constant smile.

Trinity Episcopal church on Main Street was filled to capacity for the funeral for Benjamin, described as a budding musician and Beatles fan. His service included a rendition of “Here Comes The Sun.” About two dozen Boy Scout leaders lined the front pathway to the church in honour of the former Cub Scout.

In downtown Danbury, mourners filed into the ornate white-pillared First Congregational Church for a memorial service for 30-year-old teacher Lauren Rousseau. Friends wept at the altar as they remembered the spirited, hardworking, sunny-natured woman who brightened their lives with silliness and gave them all nicknames.

The gunman’s mother, Nancy Lanza, also was laid to rest Thursday, in a private ceremony at an undisclosed location in tiny Kingston, N.H., where she used to live. About 25 family members attended, the town’s police chief said.

Gov. Dannel Malloy has asked people across Connecticut to observe a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m.

Friday, which will mark a week since the shootings.

Places of worship and buildings with bells have been asked to ring them 26 times, for the victims at the school. Officials and clergy in many other states have said they will also participate.

While family, friends and even strangers weep, members of the emergency forces that responded to the shooting, many of them volunteers, are wrestling with frustration, guilt and anguish as they receive counselling from a state intervention team to help them deal with the horrors they saw and heard.

Authorities say the victims were shot with a highpowered, military-style rifle loaded with ammunition designed to inflict maximum damage. All the victims had been shot at least twice, the medical examiner said, and as many as 11 times. Two victims were pronounced dead at a hospital, while all others died in the school.

Initially, only police were allowed to enter the building amid concerns about a second shooter.

They are credited with helping to end the rampage by gunman Adam Lanza, who killed himself as officers stormed the building.

Teachers carry concealed weapons in tiny Texas town tions for people who have licenses to carry concealed weapons.

Harrold’s school board voted unanimously in 2007 to allow employees to carry weapons. After obtaining a state concealed-weapons permit, each employee who wants to carry a weapon must be approved by the board based on his or her personality and reaction to a crisis, Thweatt said.

Employees also must undergo training in crisis intervention and hostage situations. And they must use bullets that minimize the risk of ricochet, similar to those carried by air marshals on planes.

CaRae Reinisch, who lives in the nearby community of Elliott, said she took her children out of a larger school and enrolled them in Harrold two years ago, partly because she felt they would be safer in a building with armed teachers.

“I think it’s a great idea for trained teachers to carry weapons,” Reinisch said. “But I hate that it has come to this.”

HARROLD, Texas — In this tiny Texas town, children and their parents don’t give much thought to safety at the community’s lone school — mostly because some of the teachers are carrying concealed weapons.

In remote Harrold, the nearest sheriff’s office is 30 minutes away, and people tend to know — and trust — one another. So the school board voted to let teachers bring guns to school.

“We don’t have money for a security guard, but this is a better solution,” Superintendent David Thweatt said.

“A shooter could take out a guard or officer with a visible, holstered weapon, but our teachers have master’s degrees, are older and have had extensive training. And their guns are hidden. We can protect our children.”

In the awful aftermath of last week’s Connecticut elementary school shooting, lawmakers in a growing number of states — including Oklahoma, Missouri, Minnesota, South Dakota and Oregon — have said they will consider laws allowing teachers and school administrators to carry firearms at school.

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UN approves military action in northern Mali The UN Security Council on Thursday authorized military action to wrest northern Mali from the control of al-Qaidalinked extremists but demanded progress first on political reconciliation, elections and training African troops and police.

A resolution adopted unanimously by the UN’s most powerful body stressed that there must be a two-track plan, political and military, to reunify the country, which has been in turmoil since a coup in March.

The Security Council authorized an Africanled force to support Malian authorities in recovering the north — an area the size of Texas — but set no timeline for military action. Instead, it set out benchmarks to be met before the start of offensive operations.

The resolution also emphasizes that further military planning is needed before the African-led force is sent to the north and asks Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to “confirm in advance the council’s satisfaction with the planned military offensive operation.”

UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said recently he does not expect a military operation to begin until September or October of next year.

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CUBS SIGN JACKSON A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a four-year, $52 million contract with right-hander Edwin Jackson. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. The Cubs will be the eighth team in 11 years for the 29-year-old Jackson, who also pitched for the White Sox. He is 70-71 lifetime with a 4.40 ERA. He was 10-11 with a 4.03 ERA for Washington last season. The Cubs also were trying to reach a deal with pitcher Carlos Villanueva. That would give them seven experienced starters, including newcomers Scott Baker and Scott Feldman and holdovers Matt Garza, Jeff Samardzija and Travis Wood.

Friday

● Midget AA hockey: Sylvan Lake at Red Deer Elks, 7:45 p.m., Arena; Okotoks at Lacombe, 8:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Stettler, 8 p.m.

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● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Red Deer IROC, 11:30 a.m., Arena. ● Major bantam hockey: Spruce Grove at Red Deer White, 2 p.m., Arena; Leduc at Red Deer Black, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Cranbrook at Red Deer Parkland, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Badlands at Sylvan Lake, 3 p.m.; Lacombe at Innisfail, 3:40 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Steel Kings at Innisfail, 5:50 p.m.; Lacombe at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena.

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● Peewee AA hockey: Badlands at Red Deer TBS, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● AJHL: Lloydminster at Olds, 1 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Pro Stitch at Red Deer Elks, 2:45 p.m., Arena; Badlands at Sylvan Lake, 2:45 p.m.

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Lindsay Thurber Raider Rachel Bysterveld drives to the basket as West Central Rebel Morgan Eklund blocks during senior girls basketball action at Lindsay Thurber on Thursday.

Raider teams set for a run SENIOR BOYS AND GIRLS TEAMS BOTH FEEL HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO TAKE A RUN AT PROVINCIALS

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Raiders 93 Rebels 55 It’s easy to see the talent on the Lindsay Thurber Raiders senior boy’s basketball team.

At times it’s easy to see the inconsistency as well and that’s something head coach Dwayne Lalor knows they can eliminate.

“For us to be successful it’s a matter of being consistent and focusing on doing the things we’re capable of doing, and not trying things we’re not capable of,” said Lalor following a 93-55 Central Alberta High School Basketball League victory over the West Central Rebels of Rocky Mountain House at LTCHS Thursday.

This week showed a bit of what has plagued the team a bit in the early going this season as they lost to Ponoka Tuesday at home, a team they defeated in the Ponoka tournament last

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL weekend, and then two days later turned around and were solid against the Rebels. In fact they faced the Rebels with only nine players as six-foot-seven Tanner Rehn and six-foot-one Gaige Rehn — both Grade 11 returnees — were away and sixfoot Franklin Stone had the ‘flu.

Both the Raiders were able to show their athletic ability against a well-coached, determined Rocky squad.

“We have an athletic group and on nights when they defend well it makes things a lot easier,” said Lalor. “It’s a matter of keeping our energy and defending and if we do that we’ll get some scoring opportunities. If we need anything it’s guys who can score consistently so we’re not relying on one or two guys.

If one or two are doing all the scoring we’re one or two short.”

The Raiders scoring was

Canadian juniors lose exhibition to Finland THE CANADIAN PRESS VANTAA, Finland — It was an early wakeup call for Canada’s world junior team.

Undisciplined and out of sorts, the Canadians dropped an exhibition game to Finland 3-2 on Thursday. Two of the Finnish goals were scored with a 5-on-3 power play during a game that saw Canada assessed nine minor penalties in total.

“I think the challenge for us obviously is coming together as a team,” said Canadian coach Steve Spott. “It’s our first game. But ultimately I think discipline is the subplot here tonight, where we have to get used to the standard of officiating and deal with our discipline a lot smarter than we did tonight.”

Miro Aaltonen scored the winning goal 7:16 into the third period. Markus Granlund and Ville Jarvelainen had the power-play markers earlier in the game.

Griffin Reinhart and Mark Scheifele replied for Canada with goals 36 seconds apart in the second period while Malcom Subban finished with 19 saves.

Canada was outshot 22-15 overall and Spott expects to see a better offensive effort when his team faces Sweden in another exhibition game on Saturday.

“I think we’ve got to create more offence, but that comes from staying out of the penalty box,” he said.

“That to me is going to be our challenge here. We turned over too many pucks, took penalties and that took away from our 5-on-5 ability to create offence.”

Canada played without forward Jonathan Huberdeau, who served the final game of a four-game suspension for abusing an official in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

The team also lost forward Brett Ritchie to an upper-body injury after an awkward collision with an opponent midway through the game. He was held out as a precaution and the injury isn’t considered serious.

After facing Sweden over the weekend, Canada will travel to Ufa, Russia for the world junior hockey championship. It plays its first game there on Dec. 26 against Germany.

“You want to make sure when you hit the 26th that your team is where you need it to be,” said Spott.

“It’s a matter of getting better every day and learning what it’s like to play over here and the standard (of officiating) and the type of game that these teams play.”

lead by two veterans — Spencer Klassen, who hit 34, and Dallin Higham, who had 18. Parker Cook added nine and Erik Hoehne and Lorne Baile seven each.

Without Tanner Rehn available the Raiders needed everyone to contribute on the boards.

“Tanner is in his second year and has a good idea of what he needs to do, but at times the guys leave him isolated inside.

We’re not the biggest team, but when everyone crashes the boards our third tallest player is as tall as most teams third player and it comes down to positioning and intelligence,” added Lalor, whose squad needs to beat out Notre Dame and Hunting Hills to reach the provincials.

“I haven’t seen the other two teams, but they will be solid.

They’re both well-coached and

hopefully it will be a threehorse race. If everyone stays healthy it will be a lot of fun come March, which is the best way.”

Cook and Hoehne are also back from last year with Baile, Stone, Tyson Best, Greg Chauvet and Uriel Karerwa up from the JV program.

Levi Jones led the Rebels with 10 points while Thomas Soodsma, Logan Eklund and Wes Stromquist had eight each and Brandon Cole seven.

Raiders 65 Rebels 22 The girls’ edition of the Raiders have eight returning Grade 12s on their roster. The only newcomers are guard Kennedy Shybunka, wing Kelsie Smale and post players Natalie Holmes and Emma Newton, all of whom are in Grade 11 and played with the zone champion JV team.

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NHL moves closer to calling off season CANCELS GAMES THROUGH JANUARY 14, NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE EITHER AN AGREEMENT OR SEASON CANCELLED

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The NHL has moved one step closer to calling off another season because of a labour dispute.

Regular-season games through Jan. 14 were wiped off the schedule on Thursday afternoon, setting up a potential timeline for the league’s collective bargaining negotiations with the NHL Players’ Association.

It was likely the final batch of games that will be cancelled during the lockout. If commissioner Gary Bettman holds true to his word that the league must play at least a 48-game schedule with playoffs ending in June, the next announcement from the league will either be a new CBA or a second cancelled season in eight years.

“When it gets to the point where we can’t play a season with integrity, with a representative schedule, then we’ll be done,” Bettman said earlier this month. “If you go back in history, in ’94-95 I think we played 48 games.

I can’t imagine wanting to play fewer than that.”

A total of 625 games have been cancelled because of the current lockout, which represents 50.8 per cent of the season. The all-star game in Columbus has also been axed.

When the NHL staged a 48-game season following the 1994-95 lockout, the CBA was agreed to on Jan. 11 and the puck was dropped on Jan. 20. The regular season ran through May 3 and saw the Stanley Cup awarded on June

24 — thanks to sweeps in four of the last seven playoff series.

The league contemplated the possibility of a 28-game season in 2004-05 before finally cancelling play on Feb. 16.

There was no statement included with Thursday’s announcement of the additional game cancellations. In an email, deputy commissioner Bill Daly declined to characterize whether Jan. 15 could be viewed as the lastest date to salvage a shortened schedule.

Talks have been at a standstill since the NHLPA last presented a proposal on Dec. 6 in New York. The sides also spent two days with a U.S. federal mediator last week and reported no progress.

Meanwhile, the league and union continue to deal with the legal ramifications of the lockout. On Thursday, a court summons was filed in New York that stated the NHLPA has until Jan. 7 to respond to a class-action complaint filed by the NHL last week.

The league has asked a federal court to rule on the legality of the lockout and argued in its complaint that the NHLPA was only threatening to disband as a bargaining tactic designed to “extract more favourable terms and conditions of employment.”

A vote of the union’s membership on the possibility of filing a “disclaimer of interest” is scheduled to wrap up Friday.

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Pufahl passes the credit DARCY KUEMPER

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

FORMER REBEL IS FINDING HIS OFFENSIVE FORM THIS SEASON LEADING THE DEFENSIVE CORE OF SASKATOON IN ASSISTS AND IS SECOND IN POINTS BUT GIVES THE PRAISE TO HIS TEAMMATES

Darcy Kuemper’s rights were acquired

by Red Deer from the Spokane Chiefs in 2008 and the six-foot-four Saskatoon native went on to become one of the Rebels’ best trade returns in the history of the franchise. Kuemper gradually emerged as a front-line netminder during his three years in Red Deer and in his final season, 2010-11, the 20-year-old was not only the WHL’s top goaltender, but was honoured as the best stopper in Canadian major junior hockey.

Kuemper, selected by the Minnesota Wild in the sixth round of the 2009 NHL entry draft, established Rebels franchise records in his farewell WHL campaign with 13 shutouts and a 1.86 goals-against average. His save percentage was a sparkling .933. Kuemper is currently with the Houston Aeros of the AHL this season and sports a 3-3 record with a 2.47 GAA and .908 save percentage.

WHO’S HOT Swift Current LW Adam Lowry is riding a seven-game goalscoring streak into the Christmas break. During the prosperous stretch dating back to Dec. 5, the six-foot-five Winnipeg Jets prospect potted 12 goals and now sits eighth in league scoring with 46 points (23g,23a) in 38 games.

THEY SAID IT “It’s always nice to hit the hand pads and get that confidence from doing that. But there’s no better way to learn than dropping your gloves. When some guy is punching you, you learn pretty quick. It looks like that it is always going to be a part of hockey, but not as big a part as when Rocky (former Edmonton Oil Kings captain Thompson) and I played.

But if it is something that you can do along with having good skill to your game it can be very valuable.” — Oil Kings assistant coach Sean Brown, to the Edmonton Sun, on the subject of side clinics pertaining to the art of fisticuffs on skates.

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Former Red Deer Rebel Matthew Pufahl has been enjoying some offensive success with the Saskatoon Blades this season. In 32 games this season he has accumulated three goals and 15 assists while quarterbacking the first powerplay unit. Despite the big numbers Pufahl is crediting his teammates for being able to finish what he’s started.

BY DANIEL NUGENT-BOWMAN SASKATOON STARPHOENIX He leads all Saskatoon Blades’ defencemen in assists and is second in points, all while quarterbacking the firstunit power play.

But ask Matthew Pufahl the secret to his offensive success this season and he passes off the praise.

“I’ve just been giving the big guys the puck,” he said, smiling.

“The big guys” would be those top on the two lines, a group that includes Josh Nicholls, Shane McColgan, Nathan Burns, Adam Kambeitz, Brenden Walker and Matej Stransky.

Even though Pufahl is reticent to admit it, the success on the man advantage starts with him.

“He’s a way bigger part of it than that,” Blades associate coach David Struch said. “He plays the strong side on our power play so he’s the first guy to get the puck.

“You have to be composed, you have to be patient, you have to make a good pass and he does all those things really well.”

Paired recently with Darren Dietz on the power play, Pufahl mostly acts the role of set-up man.

Dietz’s eight goals with the extra skater is tops on the Blades.

Last Saturday, however, it was Pufahl that added to his goal total on the power play during a 5-2 win over the Kootenay Ice. After taking a pass from McColgan, Pufahl made a quick toe-drag move around an Ice penalty killer and blasted a shot past goaltender Mackenzie Skapski in the third period.

It was his second power-play marker of the season. In 32 games, Pufahl has three goals and 15 assists — both career highs.

“I’m just keeping it simple,” said the 19-year-old.

“I’ve been staying on an even keel.”

Acquired in a trade from the Red Deer Rebels last December, Pufahl quickly developed chemistry with Kyle Schmidt and formed a formidable third pairing.

The Saskatoon native had seven assists in 13 games before breaking his ankle in a fight with Tanner Olstad of the Regina Pats in January.

Pufahl returned in time for the regular-season finale and played in all four playoff games as the Blades were swept by Medicine Hat. He spent the off-season rehabbing the ankle.

The 6-foot-2, 198-pound blueliner missed two games on the British Columbia road trip last month because of a concussion.

But when he has played this season, he’s been a factor.

“His experience in the league has helped him out a lot,” Struch said.

“As an older player, he’s leading a lot more by example and making easy plays, the first play.

“He’s carrying the puck when he has to and he’s moving the puck when he has to.

“He’s recognizing the play a lot more.”

Pufahl has also taken advantage of an increased role. Offensive defenceman Connor Cox was dealt to Everett in October, while Schmidt and Dalton Thrower have both spent time on the injured list.

With the Blades now undermanned up front, Pufahl has been trying to lead the way from the back end.

“We’ve had a lot of adversity this season,” he said. “Now Brett Stovin and Nick Zajac have got their upper-body injuries, but we’re playing really well. We’ve really come together.”

The Blades are already looking forward to seeing what Pufahl can bring the rest of the season.

“He has to learn more of the defensive game,” Struch said.

“He’s done a real good job of that. It’s paid off.

“When you make good plays defensively, you get opportunities offensively. He has a lot of opportunity to get a lot more points.” dnugent-bowman@thestarphoenix.com

Real test for Rebels lies ahead The Red Deer Rebels headed into the the months in which the true contenders Christmas break on a merry note, having emerge. experienced very few down days in their “Our record in our last 14 games is 11-2previous 30.

1, but we know the push comes after ChristGranted, there was that 6-1 mas,” said Sutter. pasting they absorbed from the “That’s when your team visiting Kelowna Rockets last needs to be better, that’s when Saturday. In addition, the 5-4 you know all of the other teams overtime setback Dec. 8 in Branin the league are going to get don snapped a nine-game winbetter. That’s just part of the dening streak and the 2-1 loss to the velopment process with young Calgary Hitmen four days later men, you expect all players to at the Centrium was somewhat of get better. a downer, considering the Reb“So we have to come back els were the better club for most after Christmas well prepared of the evening. and we have to make sure that But since Brent Sutter rewe continue to get our game to placed Jesse Wallin behind the the level where we want it to be GREG Red Deer bench in mid-Novemand make sure our consistency MEACHEM ber, it’s otherwise been one long is where we want it to be too.” version of Happy Days.

The Rebels are currently “I don’t get caught up in fourth in the Eastern Conferthat part,” insisted Sutter, in ence, six points up on Saskatoon terms of his own impact since taking on and Lethbridge. Edmonton, Calgary and the dual role as GM/head coach. “There’s Prince Albert occupy the top three spots good things that Jesse did with this team, and it might be a stretch to suggest Sutter’s too, and yet we needed to create more of- crew can continue to climb the ladder, alfence and we are scoring more goals.” though Red Deer is just two points back of The Rebels, clearly, are playing with an air the Raiders. of confidence not seen since last season, A fourth-place finish and home-ice adwhen Wallin had the club off to a sizzling vantage in the opening round of the playoffs 14-4 start, then watched in horror as play- would likely be acceptable, but then again, er after player after player, ad nauseam, that won’t be the focus of the coaching staff. entered the infirmary. The injuries were A consistent second-half thrust will ultiboth physically and mentally crippling and mately lead to positive results and will be ruined what could have been a promising shown in the standings come mid-March. season.

“If we’re going to be a team that’s goThrough the six preseason games of Sep- ing to finish where we want to finish, we’ll tember and for large chunks of the current need every player to be good for us,” said regular season, it became apparent that Sutter. “That just comes down to accountthe hangover of the unfortunate 2011-12 ability and responsibility and players and campaign was still lingering. Sutter, having everyone else understanding that you take grown weary of waiting for a turn-around, it a day at a time. The goal will be to get decided it was time for a change. better every day and continue to push to be The club responded in a big way, but the best we can be.” the real test lies ahead. The dreariest winThe Rebels will continue to progress ter months are just around the corner, through the latter half of the season if (1)

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There are other factors, of course, including Sutter’s state of mind approaching the Jan. 10 trade deadline.

The GM/coach will have to decide if he’s a seller or a buyer, but then again he might be satisfied with his current roster, which incidentally will include new forward Dominik Volek who’s expected to easily slide into a top-six role.

On another note, Sutter will meet with Wallin after the Christmas break regarding the possibility of the former bench boss remaining with the organization in some capacity.

Just notes: If the Kootenay Ice harboured any concerns regarding Jordan Steenbergen’s ability to step into an everyday role next season, they had to be erased during Tuesday’s 5-1 loss to the Rebels at the Centrium. The 16-year-old Sylvan Lake native looked right at home on the Ice blueline in his WHL regular-season debut. The sixfoot, 180-pound defenceman is currently with the midget AAA Red Deer Optimist Rebels Chiefs and will almost certainly be a future fixture on Kootenay’s back end . . . The Swift Current Broncos acquired local defenceman Reid Fritzke from the Seattle Thunderbirds earlier this week in exchange for a conditional WHL bantam draft pick.

Fritzke, a 16-year-old who was selected by the T-Birds in the eighth round of the 2011 bantam draft, is currently playing with the midget AAA Swift Current Legionnaires . . .

Alessio Bertaggia is in his final season with the Brandon Wheat Kings. The 19-year-old Swiss sniper has signed a contract with EV Zug of Switzerland’s top professional league for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.

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Miami Heat forward LeBron James drives past Dallas Mavericks center Chris Kaman during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, in Dallas.

Heat 110 Mavericks 95 DALLAS — LeBron James scored 24 points with some early baskets on nifty passes from Dwyane Wade, and the Miami Heat rolled to a 110-95 victory over the injury plagued Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.

James has scored at least 20 points in all 23 games, the longest streak to start an NBA season since Karl Malone’s 24 in a row opening the 1989-90 season.

Dallas, still waiting for the season debut of 11-time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki after right knee surgery, was also without starting point guard Derek Fisher (right knee) and post players Elton Brand (right groin) and Brandan Wright (right ankle).

The Heat never trailed after James drove for a short floater 3 minutes into the game to make it 6-4. They had their first double-digit lead, and had doubled Dallas 22-11 when James made a 3-pointer from the top right of the circle with 4 ½ minutes left in the first quarter.

Wade had 19 points and six assists while Chris Bosh had 17 points.

Rookie Jae Crowder had 15 points to lead six Dallas players in double figures. Dahntay Jones and Bernard James had 12 points each.

James’ first 3 came in between two impressive passes from Wade, who didn’t yet have James or Dallas native Bosh as teammates when the Heat clinched their first NBA title in the same building in June 2006.

Dallas is much changed team since winning the 2011 NBA title over the Heat, who are now defending a championship this season.

Bosh rebounded a missed 3-pointer by the Mavericks and got the ball to Wade, who had a perfect alley-oop pass to James, who caught the ball in midair near the rim and slammed it

through with both hands.

After another missed 3 by Dallas later in the first quarter, Wade grabbed the rebound under the basket and then threw a football-like pass the length of the court to James. Even with Darren Collison and Vince Carter fronting him, James leaped and reached over to grab the ball, then finished with a layup for a 27-13 lead.

Dallas pulled to 36-33 after Dominique Jones had consecutive assists to rookies, a 3-pointer by Crowder and a reverse layup by Bernard James.

But Miami then responded with a 16-4 run.

Late in that spurt, after Wade dished off to Shane Battier for a 3 from the right corner, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle quickly called for his starting five to get off the bench and get ready to go back in the game.

But right after the starters returned on the next deadball, Wade drove for a layup, Bosh had a steal and Mike Miller capped the run with a 3-pointer for a 52-37 lead 3 minutes before halftime.

Miami stretched the lead to 91-55, its largest of the season, when Battier made a 3-pointer with 1:21 left in the third quarter.

Collison, who lost the job as the starting point guard when the Mavericks signed Fisher on Nov. 29, was back in the starting lineup and had 11 points.

Fisher was hurt in the first quarter of a win over Philadelphia on Tuesday night. He will skip a two-game trip for games at Memphis on Friday night and San Antonio on Sunday.

The team said there is no timetable for the 38-year-old Fisher’s return and that he would be re-evaluated next week.

Nowitzki practiced for the first time this week since his arthroscopic surgery Oct. 19. It is still unclear when he will make his season debut, but he got a huge cheer when he was shown on the video screen during a timeout.

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THURBER: They fit in nicely “The nice thing is every one of our Grade 12s has grown considerably (in terms of basketball knowledge) since last season,” said Raiders head coach Kathy Lalor following a 65-22 win over the Rebels.

“And because they are our leaders on the floor it makes a difference when we use the Grade 11s. They fit in nicely.”

Lalor couldn’t be more impressed with the team’s attitude and commitment to the game.

“They all work hard in practice and I think the girls know where we’re at this early in the season and see how far we’ve come in only 10 games. They’re looking forward to the end of the season to see how far we can go.”

The Raiders are led by point guard Mikaela Kykkanen, who was away Thursday. Erin Seater is then other veteran guard, who saw considerable playing time last year along with wings Rachel Bysterveld and Amy Whitesell and posts Mikayla Morneault and Blyss Gellert.

“Amy is a third-year player who sees the floor extremely well and is a excellent scorer. She’s also working on her defence. In fact all the girls who played a lot last year are stepping up and leading the rest of the kids.”

The other veterans are wing Cara Vandervlis, and post Janelle Van Tetering.

Lalor likes the fact the team has played 10 games — four in league and six in tournament play.

“We played three games early in the season in the SAIT tournament against good teams and while we lost, we lost by one, two and four points. If we played those teams the last several years it wouldn’t have been that close. So I’m excited with what I see.

The girls like the game and they’re working on their skills and when they start using them in the games it becomes fun and as a coach that’s where we want to get to.”

Morneault had 14 points, Bysterveld 11, Newton and Whitesell seven each and Seater and Gellert six apiece against the Rebels. Courtney Siummelink had six and Sarah Walton five for Rocky. ● In other senior boys’ action, the Notre Dame Cougars ran their record to 4-0 with an 88-80 win over the Sylvan Lake Lakers on the road.

Mike Malin had 24 points and Ahmet Deng 23 for the Cougars, who trailed most of the game. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

NHL: No other choice Two-thirds of players must support the motion for the NHLPA’s executive board to be granted the authority to disclaim by Jan. 2, which would allow them to file anti-trust lawsuits against the league.

“We feel like we have no other choice right now,” Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos said this week.

“We feel like we’ve done our part and we’ll see what transpires over the next couple of weeks. We’re in this process and we all wish we could have something much earlier, but we have to deal with what’s in front of us.”

There are currently no further bargaining sessions planned.

On Wednesday night, NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr said the union was ready to get back to the bargaining table but it hadn’t happened yet “because the owners have not indicated a desire to resume.”

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Mark Sanchez is no longer the face of the New York Jets. He could soon be a former member of the team.

And Tim Tebow might even beat him out the door.

A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday that the Jets will consider all of their options regarding the two quarterbacks during the off-season. That means both Sanchez and Tebow are in limbo and trades cannot be ruled out.

The person, who requested anonymity because the team’s personnel plans are private, told the AP that the Jets have not made any determinations involving Sanchez or Tebow.

The Jets could be hard-pressed to trade or cut Sanchez, who is due $8.25 million in guarantees next season after having his contract extended last off-season.

But there are no such complications with Tebow, who will likely be traded or released after just one disappointing season in New York. Tebow has two years

remaining on his contract, but would cost the Jets only a little more than $1 million against the salary cap if cut.

“Anything dealing with the future past Buffalo (the regular-season finale) will be handled after that,” coach Rex Ryan said.

The futures of Ryan, general manager Mike Tannenbaum and offensive co-ordinator Tony Sparano also are uncertain.

Parting ways with Tebow, the immensely popular but littleused backup, appears a certainty, though, after he came to New York amid lots of hype but had little impact. The final indication that Tebow will not be part of the Jets’ future came when Ryan went with Greg McElroy, the third-stringer, to start at quarterback instead of him against San Diego on Sunday.

“Sometimes, things just happen out of your control,” Tebow said Wednesday. “Obviously, you might not be pleased with them or happy about it, but you just try to handle it as best you can.”

There are several complications that could lead to Sanchez actually sticking around in New York — whether it’s as a backup or starter. Sanchez, who received

a contract extension in March, would cost the Jets a $17.1 million salary cap hit next season.

They could, however, spread that amount over the next two seasons if he is cut after June 1.

New York could also find it difficult to find a trading partner to unload Sanchez, who isn’t likely a very attractive option at the moment after turning the ball over 50 times since the start of last season.

With Tannenbaum’s status unclear, teams might not be willing to even talk to him about possible trades. Teams can’t make deals or sign free agents until March.

If the Jets did wind up trading Sanchez, the salary cap hit for them would still be a costly $8.9 million.

“That didn’t come from me or anything else,” Ryan said of the trade rumours. “We have two games to play and that’s where my focus is, so, that’s news to me.”

The Daily News reported Thursday, according to sources, that the Jets would be interested in Michael Vick and that the Eagles quarterback would come to New York if it was clear he would be the starter. The newspaper also said Ryan “loves” Vick.

Playoffs on line in big Bengals-Steelers matchup THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PITTSBURGH — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants the league to consider expanding the playoffs.

Consider the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals a litmus test.

The official postseason doesn’t start for another two weeks, but the AFC North rivals are getting an early start on Sunday in what amounts to an elimination game.

The Steelers (7-7) need two wins to play into January while the Bengals (8-6) need at least one more victory to assure themselves a rare second straight playoff berth.

Cincinnati hasn’t made consecutive postseason appearances

since 1981-82, or before all but five players on the current roster were even born.

“We can’t control the past,” wide receiver A.J. Green said.

Maybe, but the Bengals control the present.

They’ve won five out of six — the only loss coming on a last-second field goal loss to Dallas — and can still capture the AFC North title with victories over the Steelers and Ravens and a little help.

Heady territory for a franchise that has spent most of the last two decades serving as both a national punching bag for its two main rivals, though the Bengals are downplaying the chance to make a statement against teams considered part of the NFL’s elite.

“It’s not as much about Pittsburgh as it

is about us,” left tackle Andrew Whitworth said.

“We’ve got an opportunity to go to the playoffs.”

Amazingly, the Steelers do too, despite their second-worst stretch in coach Mike Tomlin’s six years on the job. Pittsburgh has dropped four of five, including baffling losses to Cleveland and San Diego. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been nursing a sprained shoulder and the nagging perception he and offensive co-ordinator Todd Haley won’t be exchanging Christmas cards.

Roethlisberger vented about the direction of the offence after a 27-24 overtime loss to Dallas last weekend, though he backtracked a few days later and Tomlin insisted his franchise cornerstone and his fiery co-ordinator are on the same

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NHL lockout has chilling effect on businesses BUSINESSES IN ALL 30 MARKETS HAVE TAKEN SIGNIFICANT HIT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BUFFALO, N.Y. — Most everywhere Lou Billittier turns these days, the Buffalo restaurateur is reminded of the NHL lockout, and its impact on his blue-collar, sports-mad town where Dominik Hasek became a star and the French Connection is still revered.

Billittier misses the familiar faces of Sabres players having their traditional game-day lunch at his restaurant, Chef’s. He recalled a recent conversation he had with his seafood supplier, who’s struggling because he also provides salmon and chicken wings to the Sabres arena, the First Niagara Center.

And then there are the arenas idled, part-time employees who stop in looking for work. With his own business down 15 per cent, Billittier can only turn them away because he’s concerned whether there’s enough work for his staff.

“It’s amazing the trickle-down effect,” Billittier said, standing in his lobby, not far from Chef’s “The French Connection” room, honouring the famed former Sabres line of Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert and Rick Martin. “It bothers me, not only because we’re down, but it affects everything. Our community out-reach, we can’t donate to the people we normally donate to. It’s brutal.”

From south Florida to Vancouver, Montreal to Anaheim, a wide array of businesses located in the NHL’s 30 markets have taken a significant hit because of the lockout, which is now in its fourth month and has wiped away 625 games. On Thursday, the league cancelled all games through Jan. 14.

Joe Kasel, owner of the Eagle Street Grille in St. Paul, Minn., last month wrote a letter expressing his concerns to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.

“I had to look 32 of 48 employees in the eyes and inform them that I no longer can afford to keep them on staff,” Kasel wrote. “The impact on our lives is immeasurable. One city’s devastation may not seem like a powerful incentive to end the lockout; but I know this is happening in other cities around the nation.”

Chris Ray, manager of the Brewhouse Downtown in Nashville, said his establishment is losing an estimated $5,000 for every cancelled Predators’ home

game. That’s already a $90,000 hit, given 18 Predators’ home games have been wiped out.

It’s no different at Wayne Gretzky’s sports bar in Toronto, where much of the Great One’s memorabilia is on display.

“Yes, it’s been very slow,” said a bartender, who wouldn’t give her name. “I’m scared about January.”

The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto is feeling the pinch. Hall of Fame spokeswoman Kelly Masse said they’ve made “adjustments” to staff because gate and retail revenues are down significantly.

And so’s Hockeytown, aka, Detroit.

The downtown three-level Hockeytown Cafe, operated by Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch, was nearly empty on Monday.

“If there’s not a show at the Fox, this is what it’s like in here,” bartender Molly Brown said, referring to the Fox Theatre next door. “We haven’t fired anyone, but everyone has had their days and hours cut because the Red Wings aren’t playing. We’re all suffering.”

The effect goes beyond bars, restaurants and tourism.

In Chicago, Gunzo’s Hockey Headquarters, a fourstore chain that sells hockey equipment and jerseys, is losing business.

“It’s been a huge impact. Huge, huge, huge. People don’t see the games and it’s out of sight, out of mind,” owner Keith Jackson said. “It’s kind of a doublewhammy for us. We’re losing out on equipment sales and we’re losing out on the jerseys and licensed apparel sales.”

With the Christmas shopping season nearly over, Jackson worries those are sales he’ll never get back even if the NHL resumes playing soon. Mid-January will be a critical time, since Bettman has said the league doesn’t want to play a season shorter than 48 games per team.

With an entire season wiped out in 2004-05, outsiders are wondering whether the two sides — rich owners and well-paid players — are indifferent to the effects their labour disputes create.

“People are disgusted,” said Tom Woolsey, owner of Andrews On the Corner in Detroit. He estimates his business is down 75 per cent on nights the Red Wings are playing.

“It’s incomprehensible to me that after four or

five prosperous years in the NHL, that they can’t figure out how to split $3.2 billion (in revenue),” Woolsey said.

It’s mind-boggling to John Heidinger, chairman of the Service Employees International Local 200 in Buffalo, who represents about 225 ushers at First Niagara Center.

“When you’re making 12 bucks an hour working at an arena, and these guys are haggling over hundreds of millions of dollars, I think for a lot of people it’s a hard reality to understand,” Heidinger said. “It really frustrates you.”

Sabres president Ted Black can understand the frustration.

“We are disappointed the NHL and NHLPA have not been able to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement,” Black said.

“Our fans are extremely disappointed, and we know the lack of NHL hockey is having a negative impact on many local businesses. At the same time, we want to play hockey under the right circumstances that the NHL will negotiate on our behalf. ... The league has our full confidence.”

The impact of another lost season would be high.

In Buffalo alone, the city’s tourism bureau, Visit Buffalo Niagara, estimates local hotels that host visiting NHL teams will lose between $850,000 and $1 million if there’s no season.

City transit is affected. Douglas Hartmayer, spokesman for the Niagara Frontier Transportations Authority, says up to 1,700 riders use Metro Rail to attend each Sabres home game.

There’s even a psychological cost, especially in a place like Buffalo, where the winters are already long, and the Sabres provide an entertaining outlet, particularly when the Buffalo Bills are struggling, as they are once again are this year.

“Especially with Pegula, you had some hope,” said Joe Allman, bartender at the Swannie House, referring to Sabres owner Terry Pegula, who’s raised expectations since purchasing the team two years ago. “They probably are our best chance to win.”

With no hockey, and the Bills out of playoff contention for a 13th straight season, there’s little for Buffalonians to fall back on.

“You want to have something,” Allman said. “And right now, we don’t have anything.”

CFL Hall of Famer Eagle Keys passes away

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Eagle Keys, a Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee who played in the 1954 Grey Cup on a broken leg, has died at the age of 89.

Keys won two Grey Cups as a player, with Montreal and Edmonton, and also coached the Saskatchewan Roughriders to their first CFL title in 1966 before completing his gridiron tenure as field boss of the B.C. Lions.

“It’s exemplary, what he did in Saskatchewan,” said former B.C. Lions kicker Ted Gerela, who played under Keys in the early 1970s. “He was the top of his game.”

Gerela also praised Keys for following a tough coaching act in Jackie Parker in B.C. and rebuilding the Lions from the ground up.

“A lot of people are going to be shocked to hear that he died, like they were when (former quarterback and coaching great) Ronnie Lancaster passed away,” said Gerela.

The former kicker recalled that Keys would not let him specialize. As a result, he had to serve as a backup to three positions, seeing action at fullback and halfback.

“He felt if you could play, you could kick,” said Gerela.

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“He was a tough disciplinarian,” said Gerela. “He expected you to do the job. But he approached every player on their own merit. He treated everybody the same.”

Saskatchewan president and CEO Jim Hopson called Keys “a legend who will always hold a special place in the hearts of Roughriders’ fans.”

“While he will always be thought of as one of the greatest coaches in CFL history, more importantly he was a tremendous person,” said Hopson in a statement. “Eagle was kind enough to join the Riders in 2006 as the team celebrated the 40th anniversary of our first Grey Cup championship. He will be missed by our entire organization.”

Keys established his legendary status by playing the final game of his six-year CFL career with a broken bone in his knee. He helped his Edmonton Eskimos upset the heavily favoured Montreal Alouettes 26-25 in the 42nd Grey Cup at Varsity Stadium in Toronto.

His second Grey Cup victory as a player came after he won as a member of the 1949 Alouettes as they triumphed 28-15 over the Calgary Stampeders, also in Toronto.

He also appeared in the 1952 Grey Cup, only to see his Eskimos club lose to the host Toronto Argonauts on the same Varsity Stadium field on which he played his other two.

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The U.S. Olympic Committee will hold meetings with cities interested in bidding for a future Olympics and is promising to streamline the domestic selection process if the federation does, in fact, decide to try to host the Games in 2024 or 2026.

At its quarterly meeting Thursday, the USOC board voted to move forward in exploring a possible bid but stopped short of committing to one. The 2024 bidding process doesn’t begin in earnest until 2015.

Los Angeles, Dallas and Tulsa are among the cities that have expressed interest in hosting the 2024 Games. New York, Chicago and San Francisco have either bid, or expressed interest in bidding in the past and could also get in the mix. Salt Lake City, Denver and Reno, Nev., are among those that have talked about hosting a Winter Olympics.

The United States hasn’t hosted the Olympics since 2002, when the Winter Games were in Salt Lake City. Its last bid came for the 2016 Summer Games and the bid city, Chicago, finished last in the voting.

with Montreal (1949-51) and with the Eskimos (195254), being named to three CFL all-star teams.

He switched to coaching after retiring as a player, starting as an assistant in Edmonton in 1955. He became the Eskimos’ head coach in 1959, a job he held until 1963.

He then moved to Saskatchewan (1965-70), where he guided the Roughriders to their historic first Grey Cup win. He guided the Lions from 1971-75 before his coaching career came to an abrupt end.

Lions general manager Bob Ackles fired Keys six games into the 1975 season and replaced him with a future hall of fame coach, Cal Murphy.

Keys, who was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a builder in 1990, spent his later life in the Vancouver area.

Before moving to Canada, Keys was an outstanding centre and linebacker for the University of Western Kentucky Hilltopper football team in 1942 and, after serving in the Marine Corps in the Second World War, 1946 and 1947.

He also lettered in baseball as a pitcher and outfielder in three straight post-war years (1946—48). He was an All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection in football as a senior.

In 1946, his baseball team went a perfect 9—0, outscoring the opponents by an average of five runs a game. His collegiate sporting achievements earned him entry into the Western Kentucky University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Prince Albert 36 22 11 0 3 126 Saskatoon 35 19 15 0 1 119 Swift Current 38 16 17 3 2 110 Moose Jaw 36 12 17 3 4 89 Brandon 36 13 19 2 2 102 Regina 37 13 20 2 2 91 Central Division GP W LOTLSOL Edmonton 35 23 7 2 3 Calgary 35 23 8 1 3 Red Deer 37 21 13 2 1 Lethbridge 38 17 16 1 4 Medicine Hat 35 15 18 2 0 Kootenay 34 10 23 1 0

GF 124 112 103 123 117 80

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Kamloops 38 25 9 2 2 133 Kelowna 35 23 10 1 1 143 Victoria 33 17 14 0 2 97 Prince George 34 12 18 1 3 87 Vancouver 34 9 25 0 0 86

GA 103 116 101 114 145 139 GA 86 93 103 115 127 125

GA 98 87 109 116 134

Pt 47 39 37 31 30 30 Pt 51 50 45 39 32 21

Pt 54 48 36 28 18

U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 35 29 5 1 0 159 76 59 Spokane 34 23 10 1 0 140 101 47 Tri-City 35 20 12 1 2 105 96 43 Seattle 35 16 17 1 1 116 136 34 Everett 37 13 22 0 2 92 134 28 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.

December 19-26 Holiday Break No Games Scheduled.

Thursday, Dec. 27 Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Regina, 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 28 Moose Jaw at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Lethbridge at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Everett at Seattle, 8:35 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

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

Kelowna at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

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

WHL LEADERS Through Dec. 19 SCORING G Col.Smith, Kam 25 Petan, Por 24

A 37 36

Lipon, Kam Leipsic, Por Bell, Kel Rattie, Por Bozon, Kam Lowry, SC Valk, MH Nicholls, Sktn Shinkaruk, MH St. Croix, Edm Wruck, Edm Stransky, Sktn Holmberg, Spo Feser, TC Fiddler, Spo Scheidl, Reg Macek, Cal Kichton, Spo

35 34 28 28 28 23 24 18 25 25 33 22 19 22 16 22 25 31

57 56 48 47 47 46 45 44 44 44 44 43 42 41 40 40 40 40

GOALTENDERS (minimum 750 minutes played) W L O GAA Jarry, Edm 9 3 0 1.68 Carruth, Por 16 2 0 1.80 Driedger, Cal 18 6 3 2.28 Bartosak, RD 17 7 2 2.35 Cheveldave, Kam 19 6 2 2.42 Siemens, PA 21 9 3 2.53 Laurikainen, SC 13 15 4 2.55 Cooke, Kel 16 8 2 2.56 Brossoit, Edm 14 4 5 2.58 Comrie, TC 17 12 3 2.59

SO 2 2 1 2 2 4 0 3 0 2

GA 85 69 78 70 80

Pt 34 30 29 28 27

Northeast Division GP W LOTLSOL Springfield 26 15 6 2 3 Bridgeport 27 13 11 1 2 Albany 24 9 9 0 6 Connecticut 26 11 13 2 0 Adirondack 26 11 14 1 0

GA 61 90 65 88 77

Pt 35 29 24 24 23

GP 26 23 26 28 25

East Division W LOTLSOL 17 6 1 2 15 6 1 1 13 11 1 1 14 12 1 1 11 13 1 0

GF 89 83 58 74 64

Grand Rapids Chicago Rockford Peoria Milwaukee

Midwest Division GP W LOTLSOL 25 14 9 1 1 25 13 9 2 1 28 14 12 1 1 28 13 11 2 2 27 12 12 2 1

GF 78 66 91 72 74

GA 72 71 87 90 82

Pt 30 29 30 30 27

South Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Charlotte 29 17 9 0 3 94 79 37 Houston 27 14 9 1 3 85 77 32 Texas 26 14 8 2 2 64 65 32 Oklahoma City 26 13 9 1 3 86 78 30 San Antonio 29 10 16 0 3 71 89 23 Note: A team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

Wednesday’s results Chicago 1 Abbotsford 0 Adirondack 3 St. John’s 2 Bridgeport 4 Albany 3 Grand Rapids 4 Rochester 2 Hershey 4 Norfolk 0 Lake Erie 4 Toronto 3 (OT) Portland 3 Springfield 2 Binghamton 4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3 Rockford 3 Milwaukee 1 Texas 2 San Antonio 0 Thursday’s results Peoria 5 Charlotte 4 (SO) Lake Erie 4 Houston 3

AHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Portland 28 16 10 1 1 85 Providence 25 14 9 0 2 61 Worcester 26 13 10 1 2 72 Manchester 27 12 11 2 2 75 St. John’s 29 13 15 0 1 68

GF 95 74 72 77 69

GA 70 56 72 75 78

Pt 37 32 28 30 23

WESTERN CONFERENCE North Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Abbotsford 27 15 6 3 3 66 Toronto 26 15 9 1 1 88 Lake Erie 29 14 13 1 1 90 Rochester 25 12 10 2 1 84 Hamilton 25 10 12 1 2 58

GA 53 72 94 80 80

Pt 36 32 30 27 23

Syracuse Binghamton W-B/Scranton Hershey Norfolk

P 62 60

22 22 20 19 19 23 21 26 19 19 11 21 23 19 24 18 15 9

Friday’s games Peoria at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Abbotsford at Grand Rapids, 5 p.m.

Connecticut at Manchester, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Worcester at Providence, 5:05 p.m.

Binghamton at Rochester, 5:05 p.m.

St. John’s at Hamilton, 5:30 p.m.

Albany at Norfolk, 5:30 p.m.

Adirondack at Syracuse, 5:30 p.m.

Rockford at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Texas at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s games St. John’s at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Adirondack at Bridgeport, 5 p.m.

Providence at Connecticut, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Grand Rapids, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Hamilton, 5 p.m.

Springfield at Hershey, 5 p.m.

Portland at Manchester, 5 p.m.

Rochester at Binghamton, 5:05 p.m.

Albany at Norfolk, 5:15 p.m.

Houston at Lake Erie, 5:30 p.m.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Syracuse, 5:30 p.m.

Texas at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Abbotsford at Rockford, 6:05 p.m.

December 23-25 Holiday Break No Games Scheduled.

Football PA 315 320 279 402

y-Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

W 12 9 5 2

South L T 2 0 5 0 9 0 12 0

Pct .857 .643 .357 .143

PF 394 309 285 219

PA 280 358 396 383

x-Baltimore Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland

W 9 8 7 5

North L T 5 0 6 0 7 0 9 0

Pct .643 .571 .500 .357

PF 348 355 302 280

PA 307 293 291 310

y-Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

W 11 5 4 2

West L 3 9 10 12

Pct .786 .357 .286 .143

PF 409 299 263 195

PA 274 312 402 367

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Washington 8 6 0 .571 381 Dallas 8 6 0 .571 327 N.Y. Giants 8 6 0 .571 373 Philadelphia 4 10 0 .286 253

PA 350 338 304 375

y-Atlanta

W 12

AJHL North Division GP W L OTL Spruce Grove 38 24 9 5 Bonnyville 38 20 11 7 Grand Prairie 35 22 11 2 Whitecourt 37 18 11 8 Drayton Valley 37 19 14 4 Fort McMurray 37 19 15 3 Sherwood Park 36 17 15 4 Lloydminster 37 9 22 6

GF 122 109 113 142 110 103 103 90

GA 99 108 93 135 97 113 115 144

Pt 53 47 46 44 42 41 38 24

South Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pt Brooks 35 34 1 0 184 65 68 Camrose 39 23 13 3 114 97 49 Okotoks 36 20 14 2 105 99 42 Drumheller 37 19 15 3 115 104 41 Olds 39 15 21 3 117 139 33 Cal. Mustangs 39 14 20 5 118 138 33 Cal. Canucks 38 13 24 1 93 147 27 Canmore 34 10 19 5 84 129 25 Note: Two points for a win, one for an overtime loss.

Tuesday’s results Brooks 4 Okotoks 2 Grande Prairie 5 Calgary Canucks 2 Drumheller 2 Calgary Mustangs 1 Camrose 8 Olds 5 Wednesday’s result Canmore 3 Grande Prairie 0 Thursday’s results Canmore 4 Olds 2 Fort McMurray 1 Drumheller 0 (SO) Calgary Mustangs 7 Calgary Canucks 3 Friday’s games Grande Prairie at Okotoks, 7 p.m.

Lloydminster at Brooks, 7 p.m.

Sherwood Park at Whitecourt, 7:30 p.m.

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

Fort McMurray at Camrose, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 22 Fort McMurray at Spruce Grove, 7 p.m.

Lloydminster at Calgary Canucks, 7 p.m.

Olds at Camrose, 7:30 p.m.

Grande Prairie at Calgary Mustangs, 7:30 p.m.

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

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 19 6 .760 — Brooklyn 13 12 .520 6 Boston 13 12 .520 6 Philadelphia 12 14 .462 7 1/2 Toronto 8 19 .296 12

Miami Atlanta Orlando Charlotte Washington

Chicago Milwaukee Indiana Detroit Cleveland

Southeast Division W L Pct 17 6 .739 15 8 .652 12 13 .480 7 18 .280 3 20 .130 Central Division W L Pct 14 10 .583 13 11 .542 14 12 .538 7 21 .250 5 22 .185

GB — 2 6 11 14 GB — 1 1 9 10 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 17 6 .739 — San Antonio 19 8 .704 — Houston 13 12 .520 5 Dallas 12 14 .462 6 1/2 New Orleans 5 20 .200 13

Oklahoma City Minnesota Denver Utah Portland

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

Northwest Division W L Pct 21 5 .808 13 11 .542 14 12 .538 14 13 .519 11 12 .478

GB — 7 7 7 1/2 8 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct 19 6 .760 17 9 .654 12 14 .462 11 15 .423 8 17 .320

GB — 2 1/2 7 1/2 8 1/2 11

Thursday’s Games Minnesota 99, Oklahoma City 93 Miami 110, Dallas 95 Denver at Portland, Late Friday’s Games Atlanta at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at New York, 5:30 p.m.

Indiana at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

Transactions

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-New England 10 4 0 .714 506 N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 255 Miami 6 8 0 .429 264 Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 306

T 0 0 0 0

AHL player of the week awards SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The player of the week awards for the 2012-13 season as announced by the American Hockey League: Dec. 16 — Bobby Butler, RW, Albany Devils Dec. 9 — Jacob Markstrom, G, San Antonio Rampage Dec. 2 — Tim Kennedy, C, Worcester Sharks Nov. 25 — Taylor Hall, LW, Oklahoma City Barons Nov. 18 — Nazem Kadri, C, Toronto Marlies Nov. 11 — Curtis McElhinney, G, Springfield Falcons Nov. 4 — Kyle Beach, RW, Rockford IceHogs Oct. 28 — Dan Ellis, G, Charlotte Checkers Oct. 21 — Justin Schultz, D, Oklahoma City Barons Oct. 14 — Cory Conacher, LW, Syracuse Crunch

South L T Pct PF PA 2 0 .857 371 259

New Orleans Tampa Bay Carolina

6 6 5

y-Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit

W 10 8 8 4

W x-San Francisco 10 Seattle 9 St. Louis 6 Arizona 5 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

8 8 9

0 .429 389 379 0 .429 354 349 0 .357 296 319

North L T 4 0 6 0 6 0 10 0

Pct .714 .571 .571 .286

PF 344 319 321 330

PA 292 308 240 380

West L 3 5 7 9

Pct .750 .643 .464 .357

PF 357 350 258 224

PA 218 219 315 302

T 1 0 1 0

Week 16 Saturday, Dec. 22 Atlanta at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 23 Tennessee at Green Bay, 11 a.m.

Indianapolis at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Dallas, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 11 a.m.

Oakland at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at Miami, 11 a.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

New England at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

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

San Diego at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Denver, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago at Arizona, 2:25 p.m.

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

San Francisco at Seattle, 6:20 p.m.

Week 17

Sunday Dec. 30 Jacksonville at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Miami at New England, 11 a.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

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

Dallas at Washington, 11 a.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

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

Arizona at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 2:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 2:25 p.m.

NFL Odds (Favourites in capital letters; odds supplied by Western Canada Lottery) Spread O/U Saturday ATLANTA at Detroit 4.5 51.5 Sunday San Diego at NY JETS 1.5 39.5 Minnesota at HOUSTON 8.5 44.5 St. Louis at TAMPA BAY 3.5 43.5 New Orleans at DALLAS 2.5 51.5 WASHINGTON at Philadelphia 4.5 44.5 INDIANAPOLIS at Kansas City 6.5 41.5 NEW ENGLAND at Jacksonville 14.5 48.5 Cincinnati at PITTSBURGH 3.5 42.5 Buffalo at MIAMI 4.5 41.5 Oakland at CAROLINA 8.5 46.5 Tennessee at GREEN BAY 12.5 46.5 Cleveland at DENVER 13.5 44.5 NY GIANTS at Baltimore 1.5 47.5 CHICAGO at Arizona 5.5 36.5 SAN FRANCISCO at Seattle 1.5 39.5

Baseball MLB Free Agent Signings NEW YORK — The 63 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained

by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (1) — Re-signed Nate McLouth, of, to a $2 million, one-year contract.

BOSTON (6) — Re-signed David Ortiz, dh, to a $26 million, two-year contract; signed David Ross, c, Atlanta, to a $6.2 million, two-year contract; signed Jonny Gomes, of, Oakland, to a $10 million, twoyear contract; signed Shane Victorino, of, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $39 million, three-year contract; signed Koji Uehara, rhp, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract; signed Ryan Dempster, rhp, Texas, to a $26.5 million, two-year contract.

CHICAGO (1) — Signed Jeff Keppinger, 3b, Tampa Bay, to a $12 million, three-year contract.

DETROIT (2) — Signed Torii Hunter, of, Los Angeles Angels, to a $26 million, two-year contract; re-signed Anibal Sanchez, rhp, to an $80 million, five-year contract.

HOUSTON (1) — Signed Carlos Pena, 1b, to a $2.9 million, one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (3) — Re-signed Jeremy Guthrie, rhp, to a $25 million, three-year contract; signed George Sherrill, lhp, Seattle, to a minor league contract; signed Xavier Nady, of, San Francisco, to a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES (4) — Signed Ryan Madson, rhp, Cincinnati, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Joe Blanton, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $15 million, two-year contract; signed Sean Burnett, lhp, Washington, to an $8 million, two-year contract; signed Josh Hamilton, of, Texas, to a $123 million, five-year contract.

MINNESOTA (1) — Signed Kevin Correia, rhp, Pittsburgh, to a $10 million, two-year contract.

NEW YORK (5) — Re-signed Hiroki Kuroda, rhp, to a $15 million, one-year contract; re-signed Andy Pettitte, lhp, to a $12 million, one-year contract; re-signed Mariano Rivera, rhp, to a $10 million, oneyear contract; signed Kevin Youkilis, 3b, Chicago White Sox, to a $12 million, one-year contract; resigned Ichiro Suzuki, of, to a $13 million, two-year contract.

OAKLAND (1) — Re-signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, to a $3 million, one-year contract.

SEATTLE (1) — Re-signed Oliver Perez, lhp, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY (3) — Re-signed Joel Peralta, rhp, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed James Loney, 1b, Boston, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, Cleveland, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract.

TEXAS (2) — Re-signed Colby Lewis, rhp, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Joakim Soria, rhp, Texas, to an $8 million, two-year contract.

TORONTO (2) — Signed Maicer Izturis, inf, Los Angeles Angels, to a $10 million, three-year contract; signed Melky Cabrera, of, San Francisco, to a $16 million, two-year contract.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (3) — Signed Eric Hinske, 1b, Atlanta, to a $1.35 million, one-year contract; signed Eric Chavez, 3b, New York Yankees, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Brandon McCarthy, rhp, Oakland, to a $15.5 million, two-year contract.

ATLANTA (3) — Signed Gerald Laird, c, Detroit, to a $3 million, two-year contract; signed B.J. Upton, of, Tampa Bay, to a $75.25 million, five-year contract; re-signed Reed Johnson, of, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.

CHICAGO (4) — Signed Scott Baker, rhp, Minnesota, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract; signed Dioner Navarro, c, Cincinnati, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Shawn Camp, rhp, to a $1.35 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Feldman, rhp, Texas, to a $6 million, one-year contract.

CINCINNATI (2) — Re-signed Jonathan Broxton, rhp, to a $21 million, three-year contract; re-signed Ryan Ludwick, of, to a $15 million, two-year contract.

COLORADO (1) — Re-signed Jeff Francis, lhp, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (2) — Re-signed Brandon League, rhp, to a $22.5 million, three-year contract; signed Zack Greinke, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $147 million, three-year contract.

MIAMI (2) — Signed Juan Pierre, of, Philadelphia, to a $1.6 million, one-year contract; signed Placido Polanco, 3b, Philadelphia, to a $2.75 million, oneyear contract.

NEW YORK (1) — Re-signed Tim Byrdak, lhp, to a minor league contract ($1 million).

PHILADELPHIA (1) — Signed Mike Adams, rhp, Texas, to a $12 million, two-year contract.

PITTSBURGH (2) — Signed Russell Martin, c, New York Yankees, to a $17 million, two-year contract; re-signed Jason Grilli, rhp, to a $6.75 million, twoyear contract.

ST. LOUIS (2) — Signed Randy Choate, lhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $7.5 million, three-year contract; signed Ty Wigginton, inf, Philadelphia, to a $5 million, two-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (1) — Re-signed Jason Marquis, rhp, to a $3 million, one-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO (3) — Re-signed Jeremy Affeldt, lhp, to an $18 million, three-year contract; re-signed Angel Pagan, of, to a $40 million, four-year contract; re-signed Marco Scutaro, inf, to a $20 million, threeyear contract.

WASHINGTON (2) — Re-signed Zach Duke, lhp, to a $700,000, one-year contract; signed Dan Haren, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $13 million, one-year contract.

——— JAPAN PACIFIC LEAGUE RAKUTEN (1) — Signed Andruw Jones, of, New York Yankees, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract.

Remaining Free Agents NEW YORK — The 102 remaining free agents (xsigning club, if different, would lose draft pick): AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (6) — Endy Chavez, of; Bill Hall, of; Nick Johnson, dh; Joe Saunders, lhp; Jim Thome,

dh; Randy Wolf, lhp.

BOSTON (5) — Aaron Cook, rhp; Daisuke Matsuzaka, rhp; Vicente Padilla, rhp; Scott Podsednik, of; Cody Ross, of.

CHICAGO (7) — Brian Bruney, rhp; Orlando Hudson, 2b; Francisco Liriano, lhp; Jose Lopez, c; Brett Myers, rhp; A.J. Pierzynski, c; Dewayne Wise, of.

CLEVELAND (3) — Travis Hafner, dh; Casey Kotchman, 1b; Grady Sizemore, of.

DETROIT (2) — Jose Valverde, rhp; Delmon Young, of-dh.

HOUSTON (1) — Chris Snyder, c.

LOS ANGELES (2) — LaTroy Hawkins, rhp; Jason Isringhausen, rhp.

MINNESOTA (2) — Matt Capps, rhp; Carl Pavano, rhp.

NEW YORK (6) — Pedro Feliciano, lhp; Freddy Garcia, rhp; Raul Ibanez, of; Derek Lowe, rhp; xRafael Soriano, rhp; x-Nick Swisher, of.

OAKLAND (2) — Stephen Drew, ss; Brandon Inge, 3b.

SEATTLE (2) — Kevin Millwood, rhp; Miguel Olivo, c.

TAMPA BAY (3) — Kyle Farnsworth, rhp; J.P. Howell, lhp; Luke Scott, dh.

TEXAS (4) — x-Mark Lowe, rhp; Mike Napoli, c; Roy Oswalt, rhp; Yoshinori Tateyama, rhp.

TORONTO (5) — Jason Frasor, rhp; Kelly Johnson, 2b; Brandon Lyon, rhp; Carlos Villanueva, rhp; Omar Vizquel, 2b.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (3) — Henry Blanco, c; Matt Lindstrom, rhp; Takashi Saito, rhp.

ATLANTA (8) — Jeff Baker, of; Miguel Batista, rhp; x-Michael Bourn, of; Matt Diaz, of; Chad Durbin, rhp; Chipper Jones, 3b; Lyle Overbay, 1b; Ben Sheets, rhp.

CINCINNATI (2) — Miguel Cairo, 1b; Scott Rolen, 3b.

COLORADO (2) — Jason Giambi, 1b; Jonathan Sanchez, lhp.

LOS ANGELES (6) — Bobby Abreu, of; Todd Coffey, rhp; Adam Kennedy, inf; Juan Rivera, of-1b; Matt Treanor, c; Jamey Wright, rhp.

MIAMI (5) — Chad Gaudin, rhp; Austin Kearns, of; Carlos Lee, 1b; Juan Oviedo, rhp; Carlos Zambrano, rhp.

MILWAUKEE (3) — Alex Gonzalez, ss; Shaun Marcum, rhp; Francisco Rodriguez, rhp.

NEW YORK (6) — Ronny Cedeno, inf; Scott Hairston, of; Ramon Ramirez, rhp; Jon Rauch, rhp; Kelly Shoppach, c; Chris Young, rhp.

PHILADELPHIA (2) — Jose Contreras, rhp; Brian Schneider, c.

PITTSBURGH (2) — Rod Barajas, c; Chad Qualls, rhp.

ST. LOUIS (3) — Lance Berkman, 1b; Brian Fuentes, lhp; x-Kyle Lohse, rhp.

SAN FRANCISCO (5) — Aubrey Huff, 1b; Guillermo Mota, rhp; Brad Penny, rhp; Freddy Sanchez, 2b; Ryan Theriot, 2b.

WASHINGTON (5) — Mark DeRosa, of; Mike Gonzalez, lhp; Edwin Jackson, rhp; x-Adam LaRoche, 1b; Chien-Ming Wang, rhp.

BENTLEY GENERALS Scott Doucet set up three goals Wednesday as the Bentley Generals headed into the Chinook Hockey League Christmas break on a high with a 6-0 shutout of the visiting Innisfail Eagles.

The Generals got a first-period goal from Travis Dunstall, second-period markers from Travis Brigley, Brett Robertson and Eric Schneider and finished off with the visitors with third-period goals courtesy of Sean Robertson and Dustin Moore. Jase Weslosky stopped 27 shots for the goose egg.

Jasen Kipling made 38 saves for the Eagles,

who went into the break with a 7-3-0-1 record, good for second place in the CHL behind the 11-1-0-0 Generals.

Bentley returns to action with exhibition games Jan. 5-6 against the host Fort St. John Flyers. The Generals’ next CHL contest is Jan. 12 versus the Chiefs at Fort Saskatchewan.

Innisfail, meanwhile, travels to Stony Plain Jan. 5 to face the Eagles.

Central Alberta’s other CHL team, the Sylvan Lake Admirals, host Innisfail Jan. 11. The Admirals sit fourth in the five-team league with a 3-8-0-0 slate.

Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Promoted Jared Banner to assistant director, player personnel; Mike Murov to co-ordinator, baseball operations; Duncan Webb has been promoted to assistant director, player development; Laz Gutierrez to co-ordinator, player development programs. Tim Hyers to minor league hitting co-ordinator; George Lombard to minor league outfield and baserunning co-ordinator; Quincy Boyd and Jim Robinson to regional crosscheckers; Steve Peck to special assignment scout; Victor Rodriguez Jr. area supervisor and Dominican Republic crosschecker; Dave Klipstein to major league scout; Anthony Turco to professional scout. Named Mike Rikard national scouting co-ordinator; John Booher national crosschecker; Tom Kotchman, Brian Moehler, John Pyle and Willie Romay area scouts; Wilder Lobo, Ramon Mora and Alex Requena scouts in Venezuela; Carlos Lugo scout in the Dominican Republic; Dennis Neuman scout in Curacao and Aruba; and David Tapia scout in Mexico.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Pelfrey on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Yoshinori Tateyama on a minor league contract.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Assigned OF-1B Scott Van Slyke outright to Albuquerque (PCL).

MIAMI MARLINS—Agreed to terms with 3B Placido Polanco on a one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Adams on a two-year contract.

American Association WICHITA WINGNUTS—Signed INF Abel Nieves.

Frontier League GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Signed RHP Zac Treece to a contract extension.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS—Signed LHP Cory Caruso, C Rick Devereaux, OF Vinnie Fayard, RHP Justin Hall, OF Andrew Heck, 1B Mark Samuelson and RHP Orlando Santos to contract extensions.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Waived F Josh Howard.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Placed CB Leodis McKelvin on injured reserve. Signed LB Kirk Morrison.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed TE Evan Moore.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Placed DE Jason Jones on injured reserve. Signed DT Hebron Fangupo from the practice squad. Signed WR Bryan Walters to the practice squad.

HOCKEY American Hockey League CONNECTICUT WHALE—Announced F J.T. Miller was reassigned to the U.S. National Junior Team.

ECHL FLORIDA EVERBLADES—Announced G Pat Nagle was recalled by Syracuse (AHL).

READING ROYALS—Announced D Denny Urban was loaned to Worcester (AHL).

OLYMPICS U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE—Announced chairman Larry Probst was elected to a second term and Bill Marolt and Whitney Ping were appointed to vacant positions on the board.

MOTORSPORTS SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA—Announced the Board of Directors named Lisa Noble chairman for 2013.

SOCCER Major League Soccer LA GALAXY—Signed F Gyasi Zardes.

TORONTO FC—Announced the team was awarded C Gale Agbossoumonde via a league lottery.

COLLEGE CAMPBELL—Named Landon Mariani offensive co-ordinator and quarterbacks coach, Craig Cox defensive co-ordinator, Kevin Thompson offensive line coach, Adam Morris wide receivers coach, D.J. Summers running backs coach, Damien Adams defensive line coach, Bryant Foster defensive backs coach and Jonathan Hodges linebackers coach.

DEPAUW—Named Bill Lynch football coach.

LSU—Suspended P Brad Wing for the Chick-filA Bowl for an unspecified violation of team rules.

MINNESOTA STATE (MANKATO)—Named Nick Burns interim assistant director of athletic communications.

REGIS—Named Dan Flynn track and field coach.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE— Announced athletic director Scott Gines will assume the title of vice-president for intercollegiate athletics and campus recreation, effective Jan. 2.

UTAH STATE—Promoted offensive co-ordinator Matt Wells to football coach.

WISCONSIN—Named Gary Andersen football coach.

Timberwolves snap Thunder’s 12-game winning streak

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Timberwolves 99 Thunder 93 MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder have been blowing the doors off the rest of the Western Conference in these first two months, playing with the swagger born of their run to the NBA Finals last season.

J.J. Barea and the Minnesota Timberwolves tried to send a message on Thursday night that a second straight trip isn’t going to come easy.

Playing with the tenacity that made him so important to the Mavericks’ run to the title two years ago, Barea scored 14 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help the Timberwolves snap Oklahoma City’s 12-game winning streak with a 99-93 victory over the Thunder.

Kevin Love had 28 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists and Nikola Pekovic had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota.

But it was Barea who was the key, scoring 12 straight at one point for the Wolves to hold off the team with the best record in the league.

“It’s important,” coach Rick Adelman said of beating the best in the West. “But I would like to see us get to a point where this is not a big deal. It’s a big game against the best team, but this is something we can do.”

Kevin Durant had 33 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Russell Westbrook had 30 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists for the Thunder, who had not lost a game since Nov. 23 at Boston.

“It’s not the end of the world. A lot of people said the world is going to end today, tomorrow, but it’s not the end of the world,” Durant quipped. “We lost to a good team (Thursday). They came out and played extremely hard and they beat us. We’re 21-5 and we’ve just got to go back and work.”

That it was Barea, and not the Olympian Love or the sensation Ricky Rubio who was chiefly responsible was the biggest surprise of all.

Barea didn’t join the Timberwolves until training camp had already started last season, then languished through the first injury plagued year of his career. Finally healthy, he’s getting back to the super pest that helped the Dallas Mavericks to the title two years ago.

With the Thunder charging early in the fourth quarter, the smallest guy on the court played the biggest.

After Durant’s two free throws cut Minnesota’s lead to 80-77, Barea hit two 3s and scored on a putback under the rim amid the tall trees, an 8-0 run by himself that gave the Wolves a little breathing room.

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Epic clash set for next round of Champions League MAN U AND REAL MADRID WILL MEET IN ONE OF THE MANY GREAT MATCHUPS FOR THE ROUND OF 16

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NYON, Switzerland — Real Madrid will face Manchester United in a mouthwatering Champions League last-16 clash that sends Cristiano Ronaldo back to where he made his reputation, and Jose Mourinho to the club many believe he wants to coach one day.

United manager Alex Ferguson called it “the tie of the round,” and Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno said it would be “thrilling for everybody.”

In another blockbuster pairing in Thursday’s draw, Champions League favourite Barcelona and Lionel Messi will play seven-time winner AC Milan.

Arsenal will face Bayern Munich, last season’s beaten finalist, and big-spending Paris Saint-Germain was paired with Valencia.

Also, it was: Celtic vs. Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk vs.

Borussia Dortmund, FC Porto vs. Malaga, and Galatasaray vs. Schalke.

First-leg matches are to be played from Feb. 12-20. Return matches are from March 5-13.

The storied history of ninetime European champion Madrid and three-time winner United would be enough to ensure their matchup top billing, with the first leg in Spain on Feb. 13.

The friendly rivalries of Mourinho and Alex Ferguson in the dugout, and star forwards Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney on the pitch add an

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NEW YORK — New York City Marathon runners can receive a refund of their entry fee after this year’s race was cancelled because of Superstorm Sandy.

When the event was called off last month, officials said they had a no-refund policy and hadn’t decided whether to make an exception.

The race organizer, New York Road Runners, informed entrants Thursday that they had three options to choose from — one of them a refund.

If runners do not reclaim their money, they can have a guaranteed spot in the 2013, 2014 or 2015 marathon. They would have to pay the entry fee again, but at the 2012 rate.

Or they can accept a spot in March’s NYC Half, paying the entry fee for the 13.1-mile race — though availability is limited.

NYRR President Mary Wittenberg said “nirvana” would have been to offer both a refund and free entry into a future marathon, but that wasn’t affordable. The race had cancellation insurance, and Wittenberg said that once the payout was determined, the first priority was offering a refund. In the weeks after the cancellation, Wittenberg said, runners had two main messages for NYRR. One was the possibility of a refund.

The other concerned the details of guaranteed entry into future races.

Last month, organizers initially said runners could secure a spot into the 2013 event. But many out-of-town entrants feared they couldn’t save up enough money or take enough time off work to make it back to New York so soon. They still hoped to run the marathon, so now they’ll have the option of 2014 or ’15.

“It was important to do everything we could possibly do,” Wittenberg said.

“They’re not pleased, we’re not pleased but this is what the destiny is,” Milan director Umberto Gandini told The Associated Press with a smile.

“We have to go over the most difficult team on the planet.”

Barcelona director Amador Bernabeu said the matchup, which opens in Milan, would be a meeting of two “important, classic teams.”

Hours before the draw at UEFA headquarters, Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova underwent surgery on his throat and faces weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment.

UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino opened the ceremony with a message to “a friend of ours. Tito, we are all with you.”

Barcelona hopes Vilanova will be on the bench at the San Siro on Feb. 20, Bernabeu said.

Bayern chairman KarlHeinz Rummenigge said the runaway Bundesliga leader “can be happy” with facing Arsenal, which has struggled this season.

“We can manage this, we’re going as favourites there,” Rummenigge said. “It’s important that we try to get a good result in London, to score a goal and set down a marker.”

Shakhtar looked like a team to avoid, and German champion Dortmund — which won a group including Madrid — must go to Ukraine for the first leg on Feb. 13.

“They finished first in a very strong group,” Shakhtar chief executive Sergei Palkin told the AP. “Our overall goal is to win the Champions League.”

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“It’s a great opportunity for our fans to see Cristiano again and also for me to meet up with Jose again,” Ferguson said in comments posted on the club’s official website.

The coaches met in Manchester this month, ahead of Madrid’s group match against English champion City, adding to speculation that Mourinho covets the United job. “(Mourinho) is a fantastic manager, a fantastic coach and of course this tie is going to be a challenge for all of us,” Butragueno said, declining to discuss whether the reportedly unhappy Portuguese will leave Madrid after the season.

It was at Old Trafford where Mourinho truly arrived on the international scene with a flamboyant victory sprint down the touchline as his Porto team eliminated United in the last 16 in 2004, the first of Ronaldo’s six seasons in England before joining Madrid.

“It is going to be very special for Cristiano,” said Butragueno of the Portugal forward, who is the competition’s top scorer with six goals. “He is an extraordinary professional. I am sure he is going to do his best to help us qualify.”

United defender Rio Ferdinand wrote on Twitter: “Oh yes, Madrid!! What a great couple a games that’ll be!! (at) Cristiano see u soon bro!!”

Milan had the misfortune to draw Barcelona again after being unable to beat the Catalan side in four matches in last season’s group stage and quarterfinals.

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Hendricks says GSP wants no part of his power

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Spurned welterweight contender Johny (Bigg Rigg) Hendricks says UFC champion Georges St-Pierre is avoiding him because of his knockout power.

Hendricks (14-1) has won five straight to punch his way to the front of the 170-pound contenders’ line. But he finds himself having to wait his turn as St-Pierre focuses first on Nick Diaz, and then possibly Anderson Silva.

“The first thing that went through my mind is that if I didn’t show the power that I did, would I have got that (GSP) fight?” Hendricks said Thursday.

“My striking power is something he’s worried about,” he added. “We saw it in the (Carlos) Condit fight, we’ve seen it before. Whenever he gets hit, whenever he gets rocked, he doesn’t like it.

And I think I’m a threat to his belt, I really do. And that’s what I’m going to keep telling myself.

“And I’m going to keep working and improving myself, to keep being a bigger threat to him.”

Hendricks, a former NCAA allAmerican wrestler with heavy hands, said he was initially livid at the news he was being passed over.

“I’ve sort of calmed down from that first initial shock,” he said.

Having requested a date with Diaz, GSP gets his wish March 16 in the main event of UFC 158 in Montreal. Hendricks will fight Jake (The Juggernaut) Ellenberger (28-6) in an earlier fight on the main card at the Bell Centre.

“It’s not the fight that I wanted but it’s still a tough fight. And not only that, it’s a fight that can better prepare me for GSP,” said Hendricks, clearly seeing the glass as half-full.

But he is also aware of the risks he faces.

“You only get so many opportunities for a title shot. And here mine has been taken away from me. And who’s to say I go out and win my next fight?”

UFC Asked if he thinks less of the champion now, Hendricks replied: “Yeah.

The way that he handled this? Yes.” St-Pierre did not immediately respond to an interview request Thursday.

Like UFC boss Dana White, StPierre has reportedly said Hendricks will get his shot. But he says fans want to see him fight Diaz first.

“They’re going to tune in whenever I fight,” responded Hendricks, referring to the fans. “You better believe that. ... No matter what happens, I have a chance to finish at any given moment and that’s something that fans like to see.”

Hendricks is coming off a 46-second knockout of Martin (The Hitman) Kampmann on the same UFC 154 card in Montreal that saw St-Pierre, returning from a lengthy injury layoff, win a five-round decision over Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit.

“I’m still improving and GSP said that he didn’t have the performance he wanted against Carlos Condit,” Hendricks said. “I think he didn’t want to take me on the next fight, because he probably wants to make sure that he has the best possible preparation he can to fight me.”

Diaz (26-8), sidelined by a drug suspension for marijuana, has not fought since losing the interim title bout to Condit in February during GSP’s injury absence. White said St-Pierre (232) had requested the Diaz fight, calling it unfinished business. The two were slated to meet in October 2011 but Diaz was yanked by the UFC after failing to turn up for news conferences in Toronto and Las Vegas with St-Pierre.

White said St-Pierre had earned the right to get his wish and that Hendricks, while on a good run, would have to wait his turn.

Hendricks has defeated a pair of welterweights who lost title shots to the 31-year-old St-Pierre. The 2005 and ’06 NCAA champion wrestler at 165 pounds won a decision over Josh Koscheck and knocked out Jon Fitch in 12 seconds.

He also beat Mike Pierce and T.J.

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine football official says Diego Maradona is a leading candidate to take over as coach of Iraq’s national team.

Hernan Tofoni was quoted by Argentina’s state-run news agency Telam as saying the leadership of the Iraq football association was expected to meet Friday and complete an offer to Maradona.

Tofoni told Telam that Iraq had wanted to hire an Argentine coach and Maradona’s name surfaced as a candidate.

Tofoni is the general manager of World Eleven, which organizes international friendly matches for Argentina’s national team. He confirmed on Twitter that the Iraqi federation was dealing with World Eleven over the possibility of signing Maradona.

The Buenos Aires daily La Nacion also reported that Maradona was near signing, The Iraqi federation could not immediately be reached for comment

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Maradona was fired in July as the coach of Dubai club Al Wasl despite having a year left on his contract.

The Argentine great was dismissed as Argentina’s national coach following the team’s elimination in the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

His time in charge split public opinion in Argentina with criticism of his tactical decisions, offset by the respect he commands for his achievements as a player.

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“I’ve done everything I could to put myself in this position and for him (StPierre) to sit here and take that away from me, that’s what eats at me the most — is that some guy, not even the company (UFC), it’s a guy that took it from me.”

The delay in his title shot is only adding to his motivation and giving him time to get better, Hendricks said.

“We know that GSP has sort of maintained where’s he’s at the last couple of years and I’m only improving.”

The proposed GSP-Silva super-fight could further delay Hendricks’s title

aspirations.

“I’ve thought about that,” said Hendricks. “If that happens, I think I’d try to get a hold of Anderson Silva and tell him ’Please don’t take the fight. Let me have a shot at him. And if he beats me, then by all means, do what you want to do.”’

One positive Hendricks has taken from the whole experience is the support from fans via social media.

“Man, that was such a low, low day but to see the support that I got was amazing. Absolutely amazing.”

The 29-year-old Hendricks took to social media himself earlier in the day to announce that he and his wife Christina are expecting their third child.

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ACTIVITIES AT INNISFAIL LIBRARY The Innisfail Public Library is hosting Movies and Games events on Dec. 27, 28 and 29. The library is open for regular hours on those days: Thursday from noon to 8 p.m., Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come by to play board games and watch a family friendly movie. For more information, call 403-227-4407.

CHURCH TO DELIVER MEALS Word of Life Church hosted a family event last Sunday that drew over 900 attendees.

Those who came out for the Christmas is for Everyone event received hot chocolate around the fire, caroling, sleigh rides, pictures with Santa, and a Grinch-stoleChristmas themed game of capture the flag for the older kids.

This Saturday, the church will deliver Christmas dinners and breakfasts to 100 families around town.

There are also gifts for all the children and teens. This is made possible through donations from church members and 30 community businesses.

RIFCO DONATES TO HAITIAN ORPHANS An organization that’s helped dozens of Haitian orphans find homes in Canada has received a $40,000 boost from a Red Deer company and its staff.

Employees at RIFCO Inc. (TSX: RFC) raised nearly $20,000 in 2012 for the Haitian Children’s Aid Society (HCAS) — an amount their company then matched. RIFCO’s 45 staff members undertook a golf tournament, bake sales, dinner fundraisers and a penny drive to generate the money.

In addition to assisting with the placement of more than 60 Haitian children into Canadian families since 2004, HCAS has provided food, shelter, medical care and educational opportunities to orphans and other children in Haiti. It’s working to rebuild an orphanage in Mirebalais that was badly damaged in the 2010 earthquake.

RIFCO’s subsidiary, Rifco National Auto Finance Corp., provides automobile loans through a dealership network across Canada.

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Nathan Wilkins of Recreation, Parks and Culture floods the Bower Ponds lagoon on Thursday in preparation for skaters over the holidays.

Weather bringing white Christmas BELOW SEASONAL TEMPERATURES, SNOW AND FLURRIES EXPECTED

BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF The first day of winter brings snow and cold that is expected to last through the holidays.

Environment Canada forecasts below seasonal temperatures of daytime highs hovering between -15 and -19C from Friday through Boxing Day, with lows between -20 and -25C. Snow and flurries are ex-

pected today through Monday, with possible windchills making temperatures feel like -27C. “It’s snowing heavily in B.C. and frigid on the Prairies,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Ross Macdonald.

“It’s winter, I guess.”

Worse still is “towards New Year’s Day, there’s no substantial warming coming.”

Sunshine returns on Christmas Day, yet the cold continues with a high of just -19C and

summer solstice.

The weather also brings an RCMP caution for drivers to carry emergency kits during the busy holiday driving season.

“People going off the road could be sitting on the roadside for quite a while,” said Cpl. Al Nicholson of the Innisfail Integrated Traffic Unit.

“Be cautious. Take your time and plan ahead.

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Students help families in need G.H. DAWE STUDENTS COLLECT FOOD, GIFTS

BY TYLER DAWSON ADVOCATE STAFF Students at G.H. Dawe School in Red Deer have gathered enough food and household essentials to help 21 local families through the holidays.

Thanks to donations from local businesses, they were also able to provide Christmas gifts for people in the community.

Stacked up outside the school office are piles of goods, waiting to be packed into boxes and distributed.

Seventeen Grade 7 and 8 students in the leadership class spearheaded the initiative, which has been in planning since September.

They spent evenings, early mornings and lunch hours working on the project.

Jenna Romaniw, 12, said that each classroom had a hamper to fill with donations.

As it turned out, some classes needed more than a hamper.

“Grade 6s had a whole table full, like, overflowing,” Shania Capner, 13, said this week.

Before the holiday hampers are sent out around the community, one final item will be added: a turkey.

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G.H. Dawe School students Rachel Cromarty, left, and Shania Capner, along with their leadership classmates, pack hampers after school. The students packed 21 hampers for families.

Students first held a food drive last year, but expanded it this year to include gifts.

Bev Wilibnisky, an education assistant with the school, said they really pushed the community to show their support this season.

And they community has come through.

Donations from AES Industrial Supplies, Windsor Plywood and STEP Energy Services were spent in a shopping spree for enough toys for 68 individuals.

A group of students went to Walmart, Wilibnisky said, and it took more than an hour to get through the checkout with seven

carts of presents.

The students in the Leadership class were enthusiastic about the work they’d done.

Kade Hannett, 13, said that some families faced difficulties during the holiday seasons, and this was a way to help out.

“It was tiring but rewarding and fun. Not money, but soul rewarding,” said Eve Routley, 12.

“It’s been an amazing project, and they’ve worked really, incredibly hard,” said teacher Gwen Dawes Harker. tdawson@reddeeradvocate.com

Toy grenade causes evacuation of building LEFT AT CANADA REVENUE AGENCY BUILDING

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low of -25C, promising a bitter wait for those lining up to take in early-morning Boxing Day sales.

Winter arrived at 5:11 this morning with no signs of the apocalypse, as supposedly predicted by the Mayans.

Today also brings the year’s shortest day, with just seven hours and 27 minutes of daylight, but hope springs eternal as days lengthen by seven seconds in the march to June’s

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Red Deer City RCMP Sgt. A.R.G. Shepherd holds up a toy grenade that was retrieved from the front steps of the Canada Revenue Agency building in Red Deer at 4996 49th Avenue on Thursday morning. The building was evacuated while police investigated.

Police confirmed the device was fake.

A green toy grenade left on the steps of the Canada Revenue Agency building in Red Deer forced an evacuation of the downtown building on Thursday morning.

Around 10:25 a.m. on Thursday, police responded to a report of an explosive device left at the entrance on 4996 49th Ave. One female employee, who did not wish to be named, said someone came back from a coffee break and noticed the toy grenade on the steps. She said they were told “to run.”

About 130 people were evacuated while RCMP contained the immediate area. Police officers confirmed the grenade was fake and seized the device.

Employees were allowed back into the building about half an hour later.

Police continue to investigate.

If you have information, contact Red Deer City RCMP at 403343-5575.

If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

If the information leads to an arrest, tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Time remains for getting annual flu shots

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Alberta Health Services says it’s not too late for Central Albertans to be immunized against the flu this holiday season.

As of Dec. 15, a total of 48,623 vaccine doses had been

administered by public health in AHS Central Zone. That includes children under nine who have so far only had one of the two doses they require for immunization.

“We can do much better than that,” said Dr. Ifeoma Achebe, a chief medical officer of health for Alberta Health Services Central Zone,

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BRIEFS Bowden inmate dies A Bowden Institution inmate died of natural causes on Wednesday.

Bernard Starr died at a local hospital following a lengthy illness.

The 48-year-old was serving a sevenyear, four-month sentence for assault causing bodily harm. His sentence began on July 12, 2011.

RCMP and coroner were notified as in all cases where an individual dies in custody. The Correctional Service of Canada is also reviewing the circumstances surrounding his death.

Man’s options running out Options are running out for a Calgary man who pleaded guilty to a series of criminal offences in Red Deer, and then failed to show up for sentencing.

Clifton Thomas Short, 32, was to have been sentenced in Calgary on 21 charges laid by Red Deer RCMP investigating the theft of funds from another man’s bank account.

Court heard early in October that Short, who faces similar charges in Calgary, took more than $5,000 from the man’s bank account and that he had also been found in possession of a forged driver’s licence and social insurance card, as well as a number of forged cheques.

Short was released on cash bail of $1,000 pending his sentencing hearing, set for Nov. 21. Defence counsel Kevin

on Thursday.

The number of immunizations administered by pharmacists and physicians is not yet known.

Last year, 85,877 doses of the influenza vaccine were administered in Central Alberta.

A total of 86 influenza cases have been confirmed in Cen-

Schollie, anticipating that Short would be spending some time in prison, argued successfully to have him released on bail so he could get his affairs in order.

Schollie was allowed to remove himself from the file when Short failed to appear for sentencing.

Short was arrested a few weeks later and returned to Red Deer provincial court on Thursday, via the Red Deer Remand Centre.

Judge Gordon Deck denied Short’s request to have the Red Deer charges moved to Calgary.

Deck ordered Short to get his legal representation in order and return to court in Red Deer on Jan. 9.

Jail sex assault alleged Innisfail RCMP are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a civilian groundskeeper by an inmate at Bowden Institution.

Police said the female worker was attacked on Dec. 11.

The inmate was moved to a prison in Edmonton.

Innisfail RCMP Cpl. Jeff Hildebrandt said the incident is still under investigation.

Inspection times amended The City of Red Deer has amended timelines for safety code inspection requests.

The city will no longer accept inspections before 8:30 a.m. on inspection day. With the exception of open ditches, all requests for an inspection must be received by 3 p.m. prior to the date the inspection is requested.

Additionally, safety codes officers must be able to gain safe access any

tral Alberta and 462 confirmed in Alberta as of Dec. 15.

Achebe said the number of cases is increasing each week and she encourages people to be immunized so they can’t spread the virus to friends and family during the Christmas season.

Immunization is available at Red Deer Johnstone Cross-

time from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the date the inspection is requested.

For more information, contact Paul Holmes at 403-342-8190.

Plea reserved in crash A Red Deer man charged in connection with a fatal collision on Oct. 6 has reserved his plea until late in January.

Brent Robert Cameron and his lawyer made a brief appearance in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday to address charges arising from the collision. Cameron was arrested and charged by Red Deer City RCMP investigating the death of Paul Gabriel Bertin, 18, whose body was discovered on the westbound lanes of Taylor Bridge shortly after 2 a.m.

Cameron is charged with mischief and leaving the scene of a collision.

Cameron is to enter a plea on Jan. 31.

ing Community Health Centre, 300 Jordan Parkway, today, Saturday and Monday.

For an appointment, call 403-356-6300.

Immunization will continue to be available on Dec. 27, 28, 29, 31, and in the new year. szielinski@reddeeradvocate. com

entered into mediation on Aug. 30.

Carrie Sancartier, communications officer with the Alberta Environment said on Thursday that the contents of the agreement are confidential.

Arrest warrant issued An arrest warrant has been issued for a Red Deer suspect arrested earlier this month on drug trafficking and weapons charges.

Rudy Christianson, 32, was supposed to have appeared in Red Deer provincial court on Thursday to answer charges that included possession of various drugs for trafficking, possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of drugs.

He and another suspect, Llana Holt, were arrested by members of the Red Deer City RCMP Street Team following a search of a residence on Dec. 3.

Water issue agreement

Power problem addressed

A mediation agreement has been reached between farmers in Central Alberta and Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.

On May 31, 2012, Donna Duffy and Ron Duffy were ordered to restore a watercourse on their land that was modified without authorization.

A neighbouring farm, Criagievar Farms Ltd., owned by Glenn Sharpe, was also ordered to restore the natural function of a tributary of the Haynes River.

Both orders were appealed in July and the requests were denied by the Alberta Environment. Enforcement orders to restore the watercourse in a manner designated by a qualified water resource professional by Sept.

15 were issued. However, the groups

Red Deer City crews are implementing a two-stage repair at the 40th Avenue power substation to deal with recent power fluctuations in the Anders and Sunnybrook neighbourhoods.

The first repair on Thursday afternoon was not expected to cause service disruptions.

In the event there are unforeseen interruptions, impact to residents was expected to be minimal as crews were to remain onsite to ensure proper operation is restored, a city spokesperson said on Thursday.

The second repair at the substation will happen in early January.

The problem has resulted in several power outages, including at the traffic lights along 32nd Street, at 40th Avenue and Allan Street.

Olds supports bid to set up primary care network Olds town council is throwing its support by a local initiative to establish a primary care network.

Mayor Judy Dahl said local doctors have been active in campaigning for a primary care network (PCN).

“They were looking just initially for the whole concept of support from town council, which is recently necessary when you’re moving forward on such an initiative.”

In a PCN, a group of family doctors and Alberta Health Services co-ordinate health services for patients.

It doesn’t necessarily require a specific building, but sometimes can be provided through an existing clinic or a number of clinics.

The PCN recently sent a letter to Health Minister Fred Horne to find

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CHRISTMAS: Drivers cautioned “If you’re in too much of a hurry, you may not make your destination.”

He suggests drivers also be well rested since “fatigue is a big issue. We get a lot of drivers heading down Hwy

out whether its proposal was near approval. It also asked the town to show its support.

In the letter, the town states it has been collaborating closely with local doctors to provide the highest standard of care for patients in Olds, Sundre and surrounding communities.

“The Peaks to Prairies PCN will be a great benefit to the Towns, healthcare providers and patients,” says the letter.

“All the groundwork has been done and numerous hours of meetings and hard work has gone into the development of the business plan.”

Dahl said it is important to show the province the local support for initiatives like the PCN.

For example, in Sylvan Lake local support is being marshalled for an urgent care centre.

There are already about 40 primary care networks in Alberta, including Red Deer, employing about 2,500 doc-

tors.

“I think it is the way of the future,” said Dahl.

Peaks to Prairies is among a number of PCNs under development in the province.

2 from Fort McMurray to Lethbridge and they’re tired.”

Those braving the weather to skate on Bower Ponds will find the pavilion open today through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

It’s closed Christmas Day and open Boxing Day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dec. 27 from 4:30 to 9 p.m., Dec. 28 to 30 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., New Year’s Eve from noon to 4 p.m. and New Year’s Day from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. rfiedler@reddeeradvocate.com

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Vermont city to fight Alberta pipeline People in a quiet New England state best known for dairy cows, maple syrup and mountain scenery are gearing up to fight an oilsands pipeline from Alberta. The city of Burlington passed resolutions this week opposing the transport of oilsands bitumen through Vermont.

Environmental groups say the vote was in response to a plan

by Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) to reverse one of its pipelines to send oil through eastern Canada and New England. The resolutions say there is a risk that aging pipelines could leak and pollute important waterways in Vermont such as the Connecticut River. Burlington plans to send copies of the resolutions to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Quebec Premier Pauline Marois and Vermont’s governor.

Richardson receives OK Viterra deal Richardson International Ltd. said Thursday it has received the OK from the Competition Bureau for its deal to buy a group of former Viterra grain handling assets from Glencore International. The company said it was the final regulatory hurdle and it now expects to close the deal early next year.

Richardson is paying $800 million for 19 grain elevators and the associated crop input centres as well as the Can-Oat Milling business and 21st Century Grain Processing. The deal also includes a 25 per cent stake in the Cascadia Terminal in Vancouver and the Viterra terminal in Thunder Bay, Ont. Privately owned Richardson is a handler and seller of grains and oilseeds. Glencore acquired the assets as part of its $6.1-billion deal to buy Viterra that it closed on Monday.

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Republicans pushing Plan B NOT THE END OF THE CLIFF TALKS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — House Republicans pushed toward Thursday night passage of legislation to prevent year-end tax increases for most Americans while letting rates rise for million-dollar earners.

It’s a politically charged but largely symbolic measure meant to position the party for final compromise talks with President Barack Obama on averting an economythreatening fiscal cliff.

The White House threatened a veto, and Senate Democrats made plain they would sidetrack the bill the moment it arrived from the House.

Yet officials in both parties suggested the House vote would clear the way for a final stab at negotiations to prevent loom-

ing separate tax and spending changes that could push the nation into a new recession.

The fiscal cliff has dominated the postelection session of Congress that now seems certain to extend well beyond Christmas.

More broadly, it marks the end of a tumultuous period in which dozens of tea party-backed conservative Republicans roared into the House demanding lower taxes, yet now find themselves two years later called on by their own leadership to raise rates on upper incomes.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Thursday night’s legislation — he’d dubbed it Plan B — marked a move to “protect as many American families and small businesses as possible from the tax hikes that are already scheduled to occur” with the new year.

Referring to one of the core themes of

Obama’s re-election campaign, he said the president has called for legislation to protect 98 per cent of the American people from a tax hike.

“Well, today we’re going to do better than that,” he said. “Our bill would protect 99.81 per cent of the American people from an increase in taxes.”

Democrats said that by keeping tax rates unchanged below $1 million — Obama wants the level to be $400,000 — Republicans had turned the bill into a tax break for the wealthy. They also accused Republicans of crafting their measure to impose a tax increase on 11 million middle class families.

“This is a ploy, not a plan,” said Rep. Sandy Levin, D-Mich.

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Parkland Fuel Corp. keeps on growing $90-MILLION DEAL FOR ELBOW RIVER Parkland Fuel Corp. continues to grow.

The Red Deer-based company (TSX: PKI) announced on Thursday that it’s buying Elbow River Marketing LP from AvenEx Energy Corp. for approximately $90 million. The deal is expected to close on or about Feb. 15.

Elbow River markets, supplies and transports petroleum products in North America.

It has annual sales volumes of approximately two billion litres and manages a fleet of 1,200 rail cars, which Parkland said will provide supply and throughput opportunities for its Bowden terminal.

The company said it will pay $80 million in cash for Elbow River’s assets and also assume between $10 million and $15 million in debt. It added that Elbow River will operate as a standalone subsidiary.

“The acquisition of Elbow River Marketing extends Parkland’s marketing capability within the petroleum marketing sector, diversifies our earnings and further differentiates Parkland from other Canadian fuel marketers,” said Bob Espey, Parkland’s president and CEO. Parkland is Canada’s largest independent distributor and marketer of petroleum products.

Prosperity group hires attraction officer Central Alberta: Access Prosperity has hired Sylvan Lake’s economic development officer to serve as its investment attraction officer.

Matt Cornall had been with the town since early this year, and prior to that worked as a business development coordinator with an engineering firm and as an economic development co-ordinator with a consulting firm. He said in an email that he’s scheduled to move into his new position on Jan. 7.

Meanwhile, Central Alberta: Access Prosperity has still to fill its top position. Gary Slipp, the economic development organization’s general manager, had his contract cancelled late last month.

Red Deer County manager Curtis Herzberg confirmed on Friday that the Central Alberta: Access Prosperity board isn’t expected to decide until the new year how best to guide the project moving forward. He said previously that its work would not be jeopardized by the loss of its manager, and that a replacement could be hired or one of the organization’s partners might step in to fill the void.

Central Alberta: Access Prosperity is a partnership involving Red Deer Regional Economic Development and Central Alberta Economic Partnership, with the former organization an alliance of the City of Red Deer, Red Deer County, the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce and Red Deer College.

Its mandate is to support local businesses, attract investment from international businesses, and promote business-to-business relationships that benefit the region.

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Gemologist Angela Balgobin of Artistry in Gold Design Studio in Red Deer picks a ring from a display case in the shop, which is located at the corner of Ross Street and Little Gaetz Avenue.

Christmas season brings changes in clientele MORE MALES GO SHOPPING AT CHRISTMAS

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR It’s not surprising that the crowds at Parkland Mall grow as Christmas approaches. What catches the eye of mall manager Dan Hachey is the composition of those throngs.

“It’s one of the few times in shopping centres that the gender changes,” he pointed out.

“Males never outnumber females in the shopping centre, but the ratio is higher for males in that last week prior to Christmas.

The consumer demographic also shifts at downtown stores as the shopping clock ticks down.

Country Cupboard owner Cathy Edwards sees the transformation at her shop, as does Leslie Jodoin, manager of Ten Thousand Villages.

“The closer we get, the more men there are,” said Jodoin, who thinks stores like

hers have a competitive advantage over shopping malls and power centres when it comes to attracting male customers.

“We’ll give them more help, and we’ll even gift wrap for them.”

Artistry in Gold is also a downtown shopping mecca for men, said owner Terry Balgobin.

“We’re a big destination for guys. That’s our niche.”

This year, there appears to be plenty of disposable income to go around.

Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that Alberta’s retail sales in October were up 0.9 per cent from September, to $5.93 billion. It was the fifth increase in six months.

John Rooke, general manager of Bower Place Shopping Centre, thinks the upward trend has continued, with the final weekend before Christmas and the Boxing Day rush sure to inflate the sales figures further.

“I think we’re going to see

some pretty good numbers once they come in for December.”

Rooke said sales volumes at Bower mall have been up all year.

He attributes this to the strength of the energy sector, which drives much of Central Alberta’s economy.

Hachey has also seen strong sales at Parkland Mall over an extended period.

“For the last 18 months to two years it’s been in a steady climb,” he said.

“We’re still not at the 2007 levels, which was the zenith of retail times, but definitely it’s on a positive trend.”

Christmas 2012 should put the icing on the revenue cake, he added.

“I know the retailers are happy.”

Edwards, Jodoin and Balgobin agree that this year’s Christmas shopping season started slow at their stores, but then came on strong.

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IMF urges European Union to move swiftly on banking union

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN — The International Monetary Fund urged the European Union Thursday to step up its efforts to stabilize the bloc’s financial system by swiftly moving toward a fully integrated banking sector.

The 27-country group still faces great challenges “with continuing banking and sovereign debt crises”, the IMF said, adding that it needs a comprehensive regionwide solution as its banks are so heavily interconnected.

In its first financial stability assessment for the bloc, the IMF welcomed this month’s EU decision to create a single banking supervisor, but called it “only an initial step” toward a full banking union.

That will require further steps such as a joint deposit guarantee, a single set of rules for banks and a joint bank bailout fund, it said.

European policymakers, however, are reluctant to create a full banking union because

joint liability implies one country’s taxpayers would someday have to bail out struggling banks of another EU country.

Leaders in more economically disciplined countries such as Germany and the Netherlands are concerned that their taxpayers’ money could be used to bail out banks in weaker countries without giving them a say over the use of the funds.

The fund usually carries out financial stability analyses for single nations, but now moved toward carrying out an EU-wide review because it reckons that banks’ risks are closely interconnected across the 27-nation bloc, and even more so between the 17 nations using the euro currency.

The IMF also recommended that the EU should beef up its bank stress tests in a bid to identify problems stemming from liquidity issues or structural weaknesses.

“Experience suggests that the benefits of a bold approach outweigh the risks,” it said.

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

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 98.23 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 79.40 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.49 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.68 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.68 Cdn. National Railway . . 90.65 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 101.34 Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 6.08 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 70.48 Capital Power Corp . . . . 22.86 Cervus Equipment Corp 18.17 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 32.49 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 42.45 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 24.57 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.91 General Motors Co. . . . . 27.34 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 19.10 Research in Motion. . . . . 13.95 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.20 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 40.97 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 64.92 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.84 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 46.95 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.34 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 69.71 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.56 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.13 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 11.96 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.60

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.49 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 48.70 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.00 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 19.95 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 33.22 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.60 First Quantum Minerals . 21.70 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 35.17 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.02 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 73.12 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 9.27 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 39.66 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 35.56 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 23.86 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 31.44 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 41.20 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.25 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 44.30 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 28.45 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 19.94 Canyon Services Group. 10.93 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.00 CWC Well Services . . . . . 0.67 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 20.10 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.09 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 88.89 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 35.13 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00

Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 28.95 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.04 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.40 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.04 Penn West Energy . . . . . 11.39 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.52 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.16 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 32.64 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.25 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.81 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.05 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 51.70 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 61.02 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 58.05 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.35 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.67 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 29.05 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 24.30 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 42.88 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 64.43 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 13.66 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 78.18 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 60.48 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 26.62 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.25

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed in the red Thursday but pared earlier losses as oil prices turned positive even as hopes faded for a pre-Christmas deal to avert the U.S. “fiscal cliff.”

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 14.92 points at 12,388.71 after earlier dropping as much as 70 points despite some positive domestic economic data. The TSX Venture Exchange was up 3.98 points at 1,180.5.

Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) reported after markets closed that it had an adjusted loss of $114 million or 22 cents per share in the third quarter, better than the loss of 32 cents per share that analysts had been expecting.

Revenue totalled $2.73 billion, down from $5.17 billion, but also better than the $2.6 billion analysts had been expecting.

The company shipped 6.9 million BlackBerry smartphones and 255,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets in the quarter, while the subscriber base slipped to 79 million from 80 million in the second quarter.

RIM shares had closed up 3.4 per cent or 46 cents at $13.95 before the earnings news. In after-hours trading in New York, RIM shares (Nasdaq:RIMM) moved up $1.10, or 7.79 per cent, to $15.22.

Strong economic data from both sides of the border was overshadowed on the TSX by doubts about a pre-Christmas deal to avert the socalled “fiscal cliff” as budget talks in Washington reached a partisan standoff. Without a deal, massive spending cuts and tax hikes will automatically go into effect, something economists believe could throw the U.S. economy back into recession.

Still, Wall Street moved higher amid strong economic data. The Dow Jones average added 59.75 points to 13,311.72, the Nasdaq moved 6.03 points higher to 3,050.39 and the S&P rose 7.88 points to 1,443.69.

The Canadian dollar turned around earlier losses to add 0.09 of a cent at 101.29 cents US as commodities prices were mixed but Statistics Canada released some positive data on retail sales and payrolls.

The February oil contract added 15 cents to US$90.13 a barrel and February gold futures were down $21.80 to US$1,645.90 an ounce.

Copper prices shed seven cents to US$3.54 a pound.

Statistics Canada said average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll

employees rose to $909 in October, up 0.9 per cent from September.

On a year-over-year basis, earnings were up 2.8 per cent. That reflected a number of factors, including wage growth and changes in the composition of employment by industry as well as the average number of hours worked.

Statistics Canada also reported retail sales edged up 0.7 per cent to $39.4 billion in October, the fourth straight monthly increase. In volume terms, retail sales increased 0.3 per cent, with eight of 11 subsectors reporting gains.

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1 per cent over the July-September quarter as consumers spent more and state and local governments added to growth for the first time in nearly three years. But the economy is likely slowing in the current quarter.

The U.S. Commerce Department’s third and final estimate Thursday of growth for the July-September quarter was revised up from its previous estimate of a 2.7 per cent annual growth rate.

Traders also took in news that IntercontinentalExchange Inc. has signed a friendly agreement to buy NYSE Euronext for about $8.2 billion in cash and stock, a deal that would create an industry giant that includes the New York Stock Exchange and other securities markets.

In Canadian corporate news, Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) has a firm deal to sell at least 10 of its new CSeries passenger jets to AirBaltic, which has an option to buy an additional 10 planes. The Latvian airline’s firm order has a list value of US$764 million. The deal could be worth up to US$1.57 billion if AirBaltic fully exercises options to buy an additional 10 Bombardier CS300s.

It’s the second major announcement regarding the new-generation CSeries planes by the Montrealbased aerospace company this week.

Bombardier said Thursday that an unidentified airline based in the Americas had signed a letter of intent to buy 12 to 30 CSeries planes, worth up to US$2.08 billion. Shares added 11 cents to $3.68.

1,180.50 up 3.98 points TSX 60 — 711.58 down 0.56 of a point Dow — 13,311.72 up 59.75 points S&P 500 — 1,443.69 up 7.88 points Nasdaq — 3,050.39 up 6.03 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 101.29 cents US, up 0.09 of a cent Pound — C$1.6071, up 0.16 of a cent Euro — C$1.3074, down 0.07 of a cent Euro — US$1.3242, up 0.03 of a cent Oil futures: US$90.13 per barrel, up 15 cents (February contract) Gold futures: US$1,645.90 per oz., down $21.80 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $30.591 oz., down $1.605 $983.50 kg, down $51.60

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Thursday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,388.71 down 14.92 points TSX Venture Exchange —

TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Thursday at 1,180.50, up 3.98 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 208.1 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Jan ’13 $4.50 lower $574.30; March ’13 $5.70 lower $569.60; May ’13 $5.50 lower $566.60; July ’13 $4.90 lower $564.20; Nov. ’13 $0.80 higher $523.10; Jan. ’14 $0.80 higher $525.60; March ’14 $0.80 higher $525.90; May ’14 $0.80 higher $523.80; July ’14 $0.80 higher $520.90; Nov. ’14 $0.80 higher $522.90; Jan ’15 $0.80 higher $522.90.

Barley (Western): March ’13 $1.00 lower $247.00; May ’13 $1.00 lower $248.00; July ’13 $1.00 lower $248.50; Oct. ’13 $1.00 lower $248.50; Dec ’13 $1.00 lower $248.50; March ’14 $1.00 lower $248.50; May ’14 $1.00 lower $248.50; July ’14 $1.00 lower $248.50; Oct. ’14 $1.00 lower $248.50; Dec. ’14 $1.00 lower $248.50;March ’15 $1.00 lower $248.50.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 603,000 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 603,000.

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Nations worry U.S. trade policies could turn protectionist blocs rather than multilateral deals.

“In many members’ view,” he said of other WTO-member nations, “it is a question whether the practice of the U.S. in the past two years (has) lived up to its statements of policy orientation.”

SHOPPING: Lare shift “Usually we’re busier by the start of September, but this year we weren’t,” said Edwards.

“It just didn’t seem like it was going anywhere until these last few weeks,” added Jodoin, speculating that Ten Thousand Villages’ relocation from Southpointe Common to its current premises at 4925 48th St. might have been a factor.

“We had a lot of people who are just re-finding us since our move.”

Balgobin thinks the fact that Christmas falls on a Tuesday this year has prompted some people to postpone their shopping until the last weekend, or beyond.

“Most of our regulars haven’t been in, but they’ve all said that they are coming in,” he said.

To accommodate the anticipated weekend rush, Artistry in Gold and some other downtown shops will be open on Sunday.

Edwards thinks most of her customers have now bought their big gifts.

“It’s more stocking stuffers they want now.”

But Jodoin said her store remains busy.

“It’s not slowing down for us at all right now.

I don’t expect it to be slow until Christmas Eve when we close the doors.”

For many tired retailers, the reprieve will be short-lived. Consumers

BANK: Move would shield from debt burden The Washingtonbased institution also urged the EU to make its new, permanent bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, rapidly operational for bank recapitalizations.

That would shield national governments to some extent from the burden of taking on more debt when they have to bail out their banks — a move that weakens their own financial position. A swift and fully functional ESM could therefore help decouple bank and sovereign risk, the IMF argues.

The full IMF review of the EU financial system has not yet been published because it is still being discussed with EU officials, it said.

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On the 18th day of December, 2012, under provisions of the Land Use Bylaw 2006/6, Red Deer County Municipal Planning Commission issued decisions approving the following applications: Permitted Use PENHOLD 1.

Bemoco Land Surveying for S. Robertson & J. Buschmann – following front yard setback relaxations for existing buildings on Lot 1, Blk 1, Plan 002-4241, SW 29-36-27-4: House 23.16 metres (76’); two Garages 0.44 metres (1.5’).

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Douglas Surveys for The Seventies Homes – 0.42-metre (1.4’) side yard setback relaxation for an existing park model on Lot U37, Plan 032-2696, NW 12-36-25-4 (Whispering Pines).

The Municipal Government Act provides that any person(s) may appeal a Discretionary Use approval within 14 days of the date of the decision being advertised by paying the required appeal fee and by filing an appeal in writing against the decision with the Red Deer County Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta. A Permitted Use approval may not be appealed unless the decision involves a relaxation, variance or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. For further information, contact Planning & Development Services at (403) 350-2170.

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GENEVA — The United States’ trade partners are worried that any fiscal belt-tightening could make the country more likely to introduce protectionist measures, the head of a World Trade Organization panel said Thursday.

Colombian Ambassador Eduardo Munoz Gomez said some countries fear new policies the U.S. might take, “including financial support to certain industries, Buy American provisions, and the use of unconventional monetary policies with a consequential impact on exchange rates.”

Munoz Gomez, whose panel oversaw the WTO’s biennial review of U.S. trade policy, said there also were concerns that the U.S. could require Xray screening of all U.S.bound cargo for nuclear devices and other dangerous materials.

That could increase the cost of trading with the world’s largest economy.

Some nations, meanwhile, said U.S. requirements for imports to have a country-of-origin

label are “cumbersome, complex, outdated and non-transparent.”

During the review, China’s WTO Ambassador, Yi Xiaozhun, claimed U.S. trade policy is too focused on reaching agreements with specific countries or trading

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He accused Republicans of being “deeply cynical,” saying the legislation would scale back some education and child tax credits.

A companion bill on the evening’s House agenda, meant to build GOP support for the tax bill, called for elimination of an estimated $97 billion in cuts to the Pentagon and certain domestic programs over a decade.

Those cuts would be replaced with savings totalling $314 billion, achieved through increases in the amount federal employees contribute toward their pensions and through cuts in social programs such as food stamps and the health care law that Obama signed earlier in his term.

Ironically, the votes were set in motion earlier in the week, after Boehner and Obama had significantly narrowed their differences on a compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff.

Republican officials said that members of the GOP leadership had balked at the terms that were emerging. Democrats said Boehner’s abrupt decision to shift to his Plan B — legislation drafted unilaterally

by Republicans — reflected a calculation that he lacked support from his own rank and file to win the votes needed for the type of agreement he was negotiating with the president.

Asked at a news conference a few hours before the scheduled vote if that were so, Boehner avoided a direct answer.

“Listen, the president knows that I’ve been able to keep my word on every agreement we’ve ever made,” he said.

At the same time, Boehner hinted broadly that however Democrats end up responding to the legislation he placed before the House, it will not be the end of the attempt to keep the economy from reaching the fiscal cliff.

“Our country faces serious challenges. The president and I in our respective roles have a responsibility to work together to get them resolved. I expect that we’ll continue to work together.”

Obama made it clear on Wednesday that he, too, is prepared for further negotiations, and numerous officials in both parties in the Senate predicted that might happen quickly after the votes in the House.

The tax bill would prevent scheduled increases from taking effect on Jan. 1 on all income under $1 million.

Above that, the current rate of 35 per cent would

rise to 39.6 per cent, the level in effect more than a decade ago when then-President George W. Bush signed tax cuts into law that now are expiring.

The top rates also would rise on capital gains and dividends from 15 per cent to 20 per cent.

In a key concession to Republicans, the president also has agreed to slow the rise in cost-ofliving increases in Social Security and other benefit programs, at a savings estimated at about $130 billion over a decade.

are expected back en masse on Boxing Day. Parkland Mall and Bower Place Shopping Centre will both open early on Dec. 26, as will many other shops in the city. They did the same thing on Nov. 23 — the day after the American Thanksgiving, or Black Friday.

Rooke said some of his tenants told him Black Friday was their busiest day of the year.

That’s likely to increase participation in the U.S. sales event next year, he suggested.

“I think the buy-in is getting bigger.”

Hachey agreed, noting that consumers also seem to like the idea of a late November sale.

“I think it’s going to get stronger and stronger as each year passes,” he said, speculating that Black Friday could eventually affect Boxing Day sales in Canada.

“I don’t think it will have an impact on Boxing Day this year, but five years down the line will Boxing Day not be as big as it used to be? I don’t know.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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NASA shows astronaut Sally Ride. Ride, the first American woman in space, died on Monday, July 23, 2012. She was 61. NASA has ended a moon-mapping mission by dedicating a crash site on the moon to Ride. ible from Earth. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter circling the moon will pass over the mountain and attempt to photograph the skid marks left by the washing machine sized-spacecraft as they hit the surface at 3,800 mph (6,100 kph).

After rocketing off the launch pad in September 2011, Ebb and Flow took a roundabout journey to the moon, arriving over the New Year’s holiday on a gravity-mapping mission.

More than 100 missions have been flung to Earth’s nearest neighbour since the dawn of

the Space Age including NASA’s six Apollo moon landings that put 12 astronauts on the surface.

The loss of Ebb and Flow comes on the same month as the 40th launch anniversary of Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the moon.

Ebb and Flow focused exclusively on measuring the moon’s lumpy gravity field in a bid to learn more about its interior and early history. After flying in formation for months, they produced the most detailed gravity maps of any body in the solar system.

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PASADENA, Calif. — A pair of NASA spacecraft crashed into a mountain near the moon’s north pole on Monday, bringing a deliberate end to a mission that peered into the lunar interior.

Engineers commanded the twin spacecraft, Ebb and Flow, to fire their engines and burn their remaining fuel.

Ebb plunged first followed by Flow about 30 seconds later.

Afterward, NASA said it had dedicated the final resting spot in honour of mission team member, Sally Ride, the first American woman in space who died earlier this year. By design, the impact site was far away from the Apollo landings and other historical sites.

Ride’s sister, who huddled in the NASA control room for the finale, said it might be time to dust off Ride’s first telescope to view the newly named site.

“We can look at the moon with a new appreciation and a smile in the evening when we see it knowing that a little corner of the moon is named after Sally,” the Rev. Bear Ride said in an interview.

Since the back-to-back crashes occurred in the dark, they were not vis-

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Secrets long held by the moon are spilling out. Ebb and Flow discovered that the lunar crust is much thinner than scientists had imagined.

And it was severely battered by asteroids and comets in the early years of the solar system — more than previously realized.

Data so far also appeared to quash the theory that Earth once had two moons that collided and melded into the one we see today.

Besides a scientific return, the mission allowed students to take their own pictures of craters and other lunar features as part of collaboration with a science education company founded by Ride, who died in July of pancreatic cancer at age 61.

About 3,600 classrooms around the world participated, sending back 114,000 photos.

Scientists expect to sift through data and images from the $487 million mission for years.

With their fuel tanks almost on empty, NASA devised a controlled crash to avoid contacting any of the treasured sites on the moon.

Mission controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory applauded when they lost the signal, one of the rare celebrations of a spacecraft’s demise.

1. Beta Surveys Ltd. – a 0.20 metre relaxation to the minimum side yard to an existing deck, located at 129 Duncan Crescent.

2. True-Line Contracting Ltd. – a 0.38 metre relaxation to the maximum height to a proposed detached garage, to be located at 163 Wyndham Crescent.

Discretionary Use Edgar Industrial 3. Calfrac Well Services Ltd. – two 66.9 m2 temporary buildings, until December 18, 2014, to be located at 8014 Edgar Industrial Crescent.

South Hill 4. Echo Ridge Homes – a 3 unit multi-attached building with a relaxation to minimum site area of 98.91 m2, a relaxation to the minimum frontage of 5.28 metres, and a relaxation the minimum rear yard of 1 metre, to be located at 5116 35 Street.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on January 4, 2013. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403342-8399.

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In accordance with The City of Red Deer Neighbourhood Planning and Design Guidelines & Standards (2008) and the approved Timber Ridge Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan, the property within legal land description SE1/4 Sec 23 TWP 38 Rge 27 W4M, and located within the new Timber Ridge neighbourhood, is available for sale as a site for the possible development of a Social Care Facility.

Details as to eligibility, conditions of sale, prices, etc. may be obtained from: Laebon Developments Ltd. 403-346-7273

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American, a Russian and a Canadian headed Wednesday for the International Space Station, where they will spend four months carrying out dozens of experiments.

The spacecraft launched from a Russian-leased manned-space facility in the frigid steppes of Kazakhstan at 6:12 p.m. (1212 GMT). It took off atop a towering Russian rocket and went into orbit about 15 minutes later.

American Tom Marshburn, Russian Roman Romanenko and Canadian Chris Hadfield will travel for two days in the capsule, before docking with the mammoth space station where three other people are already on board.

Russian Federal Space Agency chief Vladimir Popovkin said the liftoff took place “without a hitch.”

“We have finished off this year of launches on a good and handsome note. There is now only one operation left, and that is the docking, which we are positive we successfully take place Friday,” he said.

The docking’s timing — so close to Christmas — added to the high emotional valence of spaceflight for Hadfield. “There are certain times of the year and certain times in life that are special by everybody’s traditions. In my family’s tradition, this is maybe the most special time of the year,” he said.

The clear azure skies afforded a vivid view of the rocket as it took off, left a deep plume of white smoke and finally vanished into the distance as a vivid orange dot.

Among those watching was Hadfield’s daughter, Kristian. “I’m feeling so happy. I mean, my dad just went to space. It’s amazing. I’m feeling amazing,” she said.

The International Space Station is the biggest orbiting outpost ever built and can sometimes be seen from the Earth with the naked eye. It consists of more than a dozen modules built by the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan and the European Space Agency.

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December 25 – NO TRANSIT SERVICE. Transit Customer Service and phone lines are closed. Action Bus phone lines will be closed and limited pre-booked service will be provided. No County Action Bus Service.

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December 26 – Transit service will operate on Sunday / Holiday hours. First departure from the terminal is at 8:45 AM and last departure at 6:45 PM. No service on Route 12 / 12A. Transit Customer Service and phone lines are closed. Action Bus phone lines will be closed and limited pre-booked service will be provided. No County Action Bus Service.

AUTO or RV SALES The successful candidates will be: Highly motivated and enthusiastic - Professional in appearance

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Transit schedule information can be found on-line at www.reddeer.ca/transit

- Team players with a pro-active attitude - Experience selling any retail product an asset

RECREATION FACILITIES The Collicutt Centre Monday, December 24 – OPEN 5:30am to 3pm Tuesday, December 25 - CLOSED Wednesday, December 26 – OPEN 11am to 5pm

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- Possibility for advancement - Excellent medical and dental benefits - On-going professional training

GH Dawe Community Centre Monday, December 24 – OPEN 9am to 3pm Tuesday, December 25 - CLOSED Wednesday, December 26 – OPEN 11am to 5pm

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City of Red Deer administration offices will be closed on: Monday, December 24 Tuesday, December 25 Wednesday, December 26 TRANSIT December 24 – Last departure from City Centre terminal is at 6:15 PM. Last departure from Bower Mall for Route 12A is 5:00 PM (this allows passengers to transfer to Route 1 in time to make it to City Centre for the last buses out of the terminal). Transit Customer Service and phone lines are closed.

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Michener Aquatic Centre Monday, December 24 – CLOSED Tuesday, December 25 - CLOSED Wednesday, December 26 – CLOSED

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Expedition 34 NASA Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), top, NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko of Russia wave farewell from the bottom of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday.

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HOROSCOPES Friday, Dec. 21 work life will become your main foCELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS cus. This is a great time to sort out DATE: Kiefer Sutherland, 46; Samuel through your personal life and orgaL. Jackson, 64; Jane Fonda, 75 nize it in a better way. Start shifting THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The your attention towards your health Sun leaves behind Sagittarius for the habits and your lifestyle as well. industrious and ambiVIRGO (Aug. tious sign of Capricorn.

23-Sept. 22): Finally Our life’s direction will you are coming out of predispose us to be your shell and you seem more responsible toready to show your crewards our obligations. ative side. Reveal your The more mature and individuality and attend accountable we are for all sorts of invitations our actions, the more coming your way. This successful we will be in will mark the beginning all our endeavours. It’s of fun times. a wonderful time to aim LIBRA (Sept. 23high while at the same Oct. 22): After a few time mastering the art of weeks of intense interASTRO patience and diligence. actions with others, you Hard-work will be recogDOYNA seem to want for more nized and rewarded acprivacy now. You apcordingly. Happy birthpear willing to spend day to all Capricorns! more time at home or HAPPY BIRTHDAY: with your parents. Your If today is your birthday, the next property and your roots come into months will teach you new experi- greater focus at this time. ences revolving your self-expression.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Be You will be prone to making rash de- prepared to come out of the comforts cisions while being super active and of your home and become a socialite. dynamic with your new endeavours. A busy period will mark the next few You will have ingenious ideas and weeks offering you a light-hearted a daring need to release yourself in feel to it. Your hunger for new things creative ways. Pleasure-seeking ac- will make you develop new skills and tivities will certainly be on your agen- connections. da this year.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. ARIES (March 21-April 19): A 21): You have focused on yourself delegation or new responsibilities will until currently, but starting now you soon be offered to you. Your career will put a much more important emsector is highlighted and this is the phasis on your set of values and time when you can prove your abili- your sense of well-being. You will ties if you want to advance and suc- direct your attention towards material ceed. You want to shine. needs.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): you have found yourself restrained in It is time to come out of seclusion and some way during the last few weeks, to revive yourself under the Sun’s starting now, you will feel courageous transit through your own sign. Utienough to take a leap of faith. You lize this wonderful energy to focus on will want to focus on the bigger pic- your personal identity, your outward ture and not on the mundane details behaviour and your appearance. of life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Ac- After a busy time socializing and minknowledge “transformation” in all its gling among your group of friends, forms. This is a time when you will you are entering a very private time start working on your innermost prob- when you seek seclusion and isolems and deal with them directly. You lation from others. You are feeling will want to retreat from others at this more meditative and pensive over the time in order to regenerate yourself. circumstances in your life.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): ToPISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): day you find that it is easier than ever Your career took a lot of attention to express your feelings towards a from you lately. Now, you are starting special someone as you know that to come into contact with your friends they will be reciprocated. You see and like-minded people. Your social yourself through your partner’s re- network expands and your hopes and sponses. You have a greater need to dreams are closer to reality. be around your significant other.

Astro Doyna is an internationally LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your syndicated astrologer and columnist.

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Friends insensitive to woman’s lupus; so find new friends Dear Annie: I’m 27 and fume that gives me hives and have lupus, a chronic autoim- then gets insulted that I don’t mune disease. My condition want to hug her. is usually under control, and How do I explain to my I live a normal life. The prob- friends that their idea of fun lem is, I’m very sensitive to literally makes me sick? I’m perfume, air freshstarting to feel eners and cigavery left out berette smoke, and cause of my diswith my medicaease. — Shouldn’t tions, I can’t drink Be Limited by Lualcohol. pus A lot of my Dear Not Limgirlfriends throw ited: Your friends candle parties and seem a bit immacosmetic parties ture, which makes or go out drinkthem too focused ing, all of which on their own eninvolve things I joyment and less react badly to. I sympathetic toMITCHELL typically decline ward you. Do they & SUGAR these invitations, know you have lusuggest something pus? (Saying that else or go along you can’t drink or and stay silent are sensitive to coso I won’t be a wet blanket. logne might seem optional to At a recent cosmetic party, I them.) When you can particistupidly allowed a friend to pate without too much risk, smear makeup on me after you should make the effort, being goaded into it. Within but otherwise, we recommend seconds, my face and scalp you start looking for better were burning, and I jumped friends. For additional assisup and stuck my head un- tance and support, try the Luder the faucet. Everybody pus Foundation of America laughed, except the hostess, (lupus.org). who was “deeply offended.”

Dear Annie: A co-worker I haven’t been invited to any and her husband are expectparties since. ing a baby in late December It upsets me that my and decided to throw themfriends, who have known me selves an elaborate baby since we were children, don’t shower. They have plenty of seem to care that the major- friends, relatives and colity of their plans include leagues who could have given activities that will make me them a shower. I have never physically ill. I have offered heard of giving one for yourto host get-togethers at my self. Isn’t this rude? — Flumhome, but one of my friends moxed in Florida told me my house “smells Dear Florida: The idea funny.” When I ask friends, of showers (bridal or baby) family or co-workers to lay off was for friends to help a new the perfume or air freshener, couple stock their home or I hear, “You’re the only one prepare for the new child by who complains.” Even my sis- voluntarily gifting them with ter douses herself in a per- things they would need. This

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It says, “I expect you to give me presents.”

However, it’s possible that none of their friends offered to help and they thought it would be OK to do it themselves. Whether to attend is up to you.

Dear Annie: “Old Enough” didn’t want her parents to visit her in Europe during her son’s spring break because he needed to study for his SATs. That letter took the cake.

During the lifetime of one’s parents, children should adjust their schedules to accommodate those who sacrificed so much for them. What a lame excuse about the son wanting to study for SAT and AP exams. There are plenty of places to go to study without interruptions. — Parent Dear Parent: We disagree.

Children should, of course, make accommodations for their parents whenever possible. But when Mom and Dad can visit at any time and deliberately choose to come on precisely those days that their daughter has asked them not to shows a lack of consideration and respect.

Parents who want to maintain a healthy relationship with their children should not stomp all over them.

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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Making a connection

Artist Galia Kwetny talks about her piece entitled Qumran, which is on exhibit at the Harris-Warke Gallery in Sunworks.

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Considering her life’s journey has taken Galia Kwetny from the former Soviet Union to Israel to Alberta, it’s no surprise that geography is the theme of her art exhibit, Connecting Places.

“When you move from country to country, or continent to continent, there’s a trail you leave behind,” said Kwetny, whose abstract topographic paintings are showing at the Harris-Warke Gallery in Sunworks in downtown Red Deer.

Each of the diverse landscapes she has inhabited has left an indelible impression on the artist — and also a sort of imprinted map on her psyche.

While some people might compartmentalize the time they spent in various places, the 48-year-old doesn’t see any “interruptions” in her history. “For me, it’s a continuous trail . . . (and) my paintings are like migratory notebooks.”

Her largest bold acrylic work, Community, resembles a map of what the world might have looked like when it was one land mass, before the continents drifted apart.

Kwetny is amused to overhear people trying to determine which continent is which — when, in fact, she wasn’t painting continents at all.

Her inspiration was a photograph of one of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Kwetny was intrigued because the time-tattered edges of the parchment strongly resembled the coastal configurations of a land mass.

The Red Deer-based artist said she depicted the tatters exactly as she saw them. At the same time,

she wanted to retain the painting’s dual interpretation by incorporating textures that evoke mountainous terrain along with the faded Aramaic text from the Hebrew Bible.

‘FOR ME (MY HISTORY) IS A CONTINUOUS TRAIL . . . (AND) MY PAINTINGS ARE LIKE MIGRATORY NOTEBOOKS.’ Kwetny is of Jewish background, but couldn’t practise the faith while growing up in the former Soviet Union. Her family members put religion aside because of fearful circumstances: Her grandfather

was a concentration camp survivor who had all of his teeth extracted by the Nazis, while her parents believed they could be punished as religious dissidents in the officially atheist Soviet Union.

“I couldn’t observe my religion, even quietly in the house. You would be mocked or persecuted,” said the artist, whose father worked in the Soviet military. “I had to piece my history together through letters and photographs.”

Although Kwetny was an artistic teenager, she was stymied from pursuing art by an unyielding postsecondary policy. Before being accepted into a fine arts university program in the U.S.S.R., applicants were required to have previous art school training.

But her northern community of Arcangelesk was too small to have a local art school, so Kwetny instead enrolled in linguistics at a Moscow university.

She studied English — a valuable endeavour that eventually enabled her to teach the language after leaving the Soviet Union (Kwetny and her husband had to each pay half a year’s salary and abandon all of their documents to legally exit in 1991).

They relocated to Israel, where several of their friends had settled.

By comparison, the Middle East had no food lines and offered plenty of opportunities for young professionals. Kwetny said she loved the sun-beaten country, hiking the Golan Heights with her junior high and high school students.

Israel was where her son and daughter were born, and “you grow roots with your children,” she added.

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40 nails unsettled time of life This Is 40 Three stars (out of four) Rated: 14A Midway between your first kiss and your first pension cheque, age 40 marks life’s grand divide for most people.

You can no longer pretend you’re a kid, but you flinch at being addressed as “Sir” or “Madam.” You still enjoy going out, but staying home with the family, the TV and a pizza is less trouble.

In short, it’s an unsettled time of life, a feeling This Is 40 nails in all its untidy comic sprawl.

Cannily aimed both at Generation Xers now reaching PETER the Big 4-0 and baby boomers HOWELL who remember this traumatic milestone (the soundtrack goes from grunge to classic rock), it’s the most seasoned picture of the four written and directed by comedy kingpin Judd Apatow.

It’s also the most personal: Apatow just turned 45, while his wife Leslie Mann, who co-stars in the film with Paul Rudd, reached 40 earlier this year. Mann’s character Debbie and Rudd’s character Pete were the fractious married couple in a subplot of Knocked Up, Apatow’s pregnancy comedy of five years ago.

They now move to centre stage for what Apatow calls a “sort of” sequel to his earlier film.

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This publicity film image released by Universal Pictures shows, from left, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann in a scene from the film This is 40.

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CONNECT: New World also factors in her art But with the Holy Land’s rich history came 2,000 years of baggage. And eventually, hostilities between the Jews and Palestinians drove the family to seek a more peaceful haven. Kwetny said she always felt torn in Israel, empathizing with both sides in the conflict.

Her husband, an anesthesiologist, got a job at Red Deer Regional Hospital. Kwetny joined him here in 2010, after first obtaining teaching and fine arts degrees from the University of Alberta, while living in Edmonton.

Earlier this year, the artist who opened the Artribute Art School in Red Deer’s Old Court House, obtained a Masters of Fine Arts degree from Vancouver’s Emily Carr University.

The representational works she created early in her career gradually transformed into abstract landscapes — perhaps because of a need to reconcile her own journeys across the world, mused Kwetny.

Several paintings in Connecting Places have Middle Eastern links, including a work that pinpoints Qumrun, where the Biblical scrolls were found about 75 years ago, near the Dead Sea. But the New World also factors in Kwetny’s art.

Ungoogled Earth shows an overview of farm fields and the distant sweep of mountains that can be seen on a clear day between Calgary and Red Deer.

Soil Matters was inspired by the “blinding” afternoon sun on Didsbury farm fields. The crosssectional painting shows a golden surface, while underneath dynamic red and black oil deposits are heaving.

Kwetny said the dramatic Alberta landscape is the latest to shape her and imprint on her psyche.

Canada is also where she’s starting to make a mark as an artist — one of Kwetny’s works recently won a competition to decorate the SkyTrain station in Richmond, B.C. The Connecting Places exhibit is on until Dec. 29. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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The Red Deer Arts Council’s visual arts members span the breadth of the visual arts community in Red Deer. From emerging artists to professionals, the members show their support in this annual juried fundraising event for the RDAC. This piece entitled Getting the Brush Off by Barbara Checkryn-Rivers, priced at $295, is one of many on exhibit at the Kiwanis Gallery at the Red Deer Library.

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RED DEER GALLERIES ● Borrowing Art: The Red Deer Public Library Art Lending Program — Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library present this art lending program in the Kiwanis Gallery of the Red Deer Public Library from Jan. 3 to Feb. 19. The First Friday opening is Jan. 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Refreshments will be served. Borrow original, framed artwork in a variety of two-dimensional media by local artists with your library membership. For details contact Diana at the Red Deer Art Council, 403-348-2787, Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ● Time Travel by Wendy Meeres is on display at Café Pichilingue until Dec. 31. ● The Importance of Line by Elena Rousseau will be featured at Red Deer College Library Four Corners Gallery until Jan. 9. ● Small Scale Work by Past Artists in Residence will be on display at RDC Library at PortHole Gallery located just outside the library front doors until Jan. 11. ● Works by Trent Leach and Holly Elliott is featured at Velvet Olive Lounge until Dec. 31. ● Original Jewelry works exhibit/sale by local artists Wendy Meeres and Carol Nault will be at Comforts The Sole until Dec. 31. ● Santa Claus is Coming To Town special Santa Claus collection is now on display at the Mountain View Museum in Olds until Dec. 31. Hours are Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission by donation. Call 403-556-8464 for more information. ● Indigenous Impressions by Claudine Fleury will be on display at The Hub during the month of December. Fleury is an artist of Métis heritage whose art reflects impressionistic

and aboriginal styles and speaks to her vision of sustained recovery and wellness. ● Members Only Show and Sale: A Juried Exhibition will be on display at Kiwanis Gallery at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch from Nov. 27 to Jan. 1. Artwork is from emerging to professional artists in various media including acrylic, naked raku, hand-painted silk, watercolour, and more. ● Connecting Places by Galia Kwetny of Red Deer will be highlighted at Harris-Warke Gallery from Nov. 19 to Dec. 29. Kwetny, who was born in former Soviet Union, produces large paintings of coded landscapes or imaginary places with the energy and urgency evoked by memory through the use of dramatic colour and gesture.

To be included in this listing, please email event details to editorial@reddeeradvocate.com, fax to 403-341-6560, or phone 403-314-4325.

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Researchers from Liverpool John Moores University and Britain’s Health Department studied 1,489 rock, pop, punk, R&B, rap, electronica and New Age stars who became famous between 1956 and 2006 — from Elvis Presley to the Arctic Monkeys.

They found that 137 of the stars, or 9.2 per cent, had died, representing “higher levels of mortality than demographically matched individuals in the general population.”

The researchers dismissed the “fanciful but unsubstantiated” popular myth that rock stars tend to die at 27 — as Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse all did. The average age of death was 45.2 years for North American stars and 39.6 for European ones.

BRIEF Solo stars at higher death risk than bands: study LONDON — Rock ’n’ roll will never die — but it’s a hazardous occupation.

An academic study published Thursday confirms that rock and pop musicians are more likely to die prematurely than the general population, and finds that solo artists are twice as likely to die young as members of bands.

Live Dates ● The Centrium will host The Tragically Hip with special guests the Arkells on Jan. 22. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. All ages show. Tickets go on sale from Livenation.com, Ticketmaster, and Rogers Wireless Box Office, and charge by phone at 1-855-985-5000. ● The Vat presents Picture the Ocean on Dec. 22.

To have your establishment’s live bands included in this space, fax a list to Club Dates by 8 a.m. on Wednesday to 403-341-6560 or email editorial@reddeeradvocate.com.

Debbie and Pete squabble merrily away as if Knocked Up never ended. After some 14 years of marriage, Debbie and Pete are still hanging in there through the good, the bad and the ugly (the latter include hemorrhoids and rectal exams). But as they both turn 40 in the same eventful week, the sex/money/love/attention issues that test all marriages loom larger than ever.

A sexy opening scene in a shower suddenly turns from hot to hurtful when Pete makes a surprise revelation. Pete will later complain to a pal, “We’re in one of those phases where everything that the other person says annoys the s--t out of each other.”

He and Debbie both run their own companies — he has an indie record company, she has a clothing store — but both firms are hemorrhaging cash.

Their daughters Sadie and Charlotte (Maude and Iris Apatow, the director and Mann’s real-life children) are, at the respective ages of 13 and eight, changing from being precocious into a real handful.

They all live in an implausibly nice house, even

by Hollywood movie standards. Both drive fancy cars and the family has enough iMacs, iPods, iPhones and other gizmos to stock a small Apple store.

Yet they’re in danger of losing it all because of chronic overspending and money mismanagement, made worse by Pete’s insistence on lending thousands of dollars at a time to his sponge of a dad (Albert Brooks, funny man).

Debbie has the opposite problem with her wealthy father (John Lithgow, straight man). He has all the cash he needs, but he’s so aloof and distant, he can’t even remember the names of his granddaughters.

The movie frequently shifts from comic to dramatic and back again, true to Apatow’s whiplash style but also true to life. An acknowledged admirer of James L. Brooks and the late Robert Altman, Apatow shares their penchant for extraneous subplots and unnecessary characters, but the diversions are frequently worth our time — even if the film’s total running time of 134 minutes is a tad indulgent.

This Is 40 equitably looks at middle age from both sides of the gender divide, but whereas Rudd is reliably good, Mann is really good.

Watch the quicksilver reactions on her face when she gets unexpected news both happy and daunting.

It’s one of many moments when Mann makes This Is 40 more than just another laugher.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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Tarantino unleashes slavery mock-epic ‘Django’

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Quentin Tarantino enters a West Village Italian restaurant through the back, a quiet arrival for a filmmaker who is anything but stealthy.

More than most any other director working today, Tarantino’s movies are propelled by a ceaseless urge to entertain, both the audience and himself. In richly comic dialogue, gleefully splattered violence and vibrant bombastic colour, they announce themselves brashly.

His latest, Django Unchained, a kind of Spaghetti Western set in the antebellum South, is brazen even

by Tarantino standards. Starring Jamie Foxx as a slave taken under the wing of a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz), the film’s strange mix of surrealist comedy, bloody action and brutal depictions of slavery make Django arguably Tarantino’s most audacious movie yet.

“There is a committed showman aspect to my film that I relish in,” says a sweatshirt-clad Tarantino as he settles in behind a table. “I want the audience to have a wild experience at the movies and know that they left their house and did something with their night. I like torturing them from time to time, but also getting them off.”

Django Unchained not only plunges Tarantino back into the racially sensitive territory that has brought him criticism in the past, it essentially explodes it. The n-word is used more than 100 times in the film. Two especially violent scenes of slavery — one a Mandingo brawl, the other involving a dog — even Tarantino calls “traumatizing.”

It’s a revenge fantasy that, depending on your perspective, makes this either the rare film to honestly present the ugliness of slavery, or one that treats atrocity as a backdrop for genre movie irreverence.

It’s probably both.

“If the only purpose of this movie was to make a shocking expose about slavery . . . that would be well and good. You could definitely do that,” says Tarantino. “But this movie wants to be a little more than just that.”

It’s ironic that Tarantino is now unleashing a movie boasting of historical realism after his last film, Inglourious Basterds (the hit of his career, with global box office of $321.5 million and eight Oscar nominations) rewrote history by killing Hitler. Django, similarly revels in the catharsis of seeing the evildoers of history get their comeuppance.

“With black audiences, they laugh, they just get it,” says Tarantino. “Part of the humour is stemming out of: ‘We were afraid of these idiots?”’

Tarantino’s two-part Kill Bill and Death Proof were also revenge tales, only for women hunting patriarchal stereotypes. Yet from the banter of Pulp Fiction to the romance of Jackie Brown, race has clearly emerged as a dominant theme in Tarantino’s films.

“It’s the most important subject in America, both from a historical perspective and in our day to day lives,” says Tarantino. “There are a whole lot of white filmmakers that might wish to venture into this area but they’re afraid. They’re afraid of being criticized.”

Tarantino was memorably chastised by Spike Lee after the n-word laden Jackie Brown for being “infatuated” with the expression. Tarantino says he was “done wrong” by Lee, and that while he doesn’t care what Lee thinks of Django, liking it would be “a nice olive branch.”

Django Unchained, which the Weinstein Co. will release Tuesday, has made an effort to reach out to the black community. Three of the film’s stars —

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This undated publicity image released by The Weinstein Company shows, Christoph Waltz as Schultz, left, and Jamie Foxx as Django in the film Django Unchained, directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio (who plays a villainous Mississippi plantation owner) and Kerry Washington (Django’s wife in need of rescue) — grace the cover of a recent issue of Vibe magazine. Oprah Winfrey has endorsed it, though she also called it “provocative” and “twisted.”

Tarantino is prepared for any coming controversy.

“Not to sound too full of myself, but I guess I have the shoulders to carry it,” he says. “You just have to be able to walk the walk and carry it. I’ll take the stones that come my way for it. There might be some controversy right now but then that goes away. Frankly, it’s a very short amount of time in the course of a life of a movie.”

For Tarantino, whose own personal film school was famously had as a video store clerk in Los Angeles, inspiration always starts with other films.

Django Unchained was motivated by Spaghetti Westerns, particularly those of the Italian director Sergio Corbucci, whose 1966 film Django is a godfather to Django Unchained.

Samuel Jackson, who describes his conniving house servant character as the future “most hated black person in the history of cinema,” has worked on nearly all of Tarantino’s films. He says Tarantino’s interest in race comes less from life than from the movies.

“It’s not like Quentin grew up in the hood,” says Jackson. “He went to a lot of Blaxsploitation films and his computer-like knowledge of cinema allows him to go to that space.”

Still, actually reenacting life on a pre-Civil War Mississippi plantation was jarring for some of the cast. Foxx says wallowing in that world was sometimes painful.

“You stop and think, ‘Wow, that’s what they did to

us. They made us animals,”’ says Foxx. “So what am I? They’re giving me Evian water and heated tents.

It’s like: OK, I’m tripping a little bit.”

After the first screening of Django drew a positive reaction, Foxx breathed a sigh of relief. The film has since been nominated for five Golden Globe awards including best dramatic picture.

It has also driven some black viewers to tears.

Though producer Harvey Weinstein had suggested breaking the lengthy film into two parts like Kill Bill, Tarantino wanted to preserve it as one experience, to hopefully have the same stricken moviegoers cheering by the end.

“What I tell people, I say: You’re not going to have the same reaction to this movie as a white person would because they don’t have that struggle,” Foxx says.

Tarantino, 49, has always been particularly aware of his filmmaking legacy, as if imagining his shelf in a video store. He says that he expects to stop making movies by the time he’s about 60, not wanting to dilute his filmography with lesser films of old age. He takes the long view on Django, too, knowing it won’t seem contentious when, in a year, it’s on cable TV in the afternoon: “It becomes less controversial by being made. It already exists.”

History, in the end, has nothing on movie history.

“I’m always aware I’m watching a movie when I’m watching a movie,” Tarantino says.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The journey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame can be a long and winding road for some acts.

For Heart, it took more than a decade, and sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson admitted they were losing hope. “(The) running joke in the band was (we) would never get in,” Ann said.

But all that changed when the group made the class of 2013, announced this month.

“Well, it just goes to show you that just when you think you know the shape of rock ’n’ roll, it changes shape on you,” Ann said. “This is really more than thrilling.”

Her younger sister, Nancy, was glad the speculation over whether they’d make it was finally put to rest.

“We feel like we deserve it, so we’re happy to be here,” Nancy said.

Since their seminal 1976 release Dreamboat Annie that spawned the classic hits Magic Man, and Crazy on You, the band went on the sell more than 30 million albums worldwide. They took time off in the 1990s so Nancy, then married to director Cameron Crowe, could raise her family, but have been

performing and touring for the last several years. This year, they released their 14th studio album, Heart Fanatic, and also released the book Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll.

Their most recent tour resumes on Jan. 25 in Worcester, Mass.

With their induction, they are part of only a few rock bands in the hall fronted by women (others include Jefferson Airplane with lead singer Grace Slick. Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie with Fleetwood Mac, and Chrissie Hynde with the Pretenders).

Neither sister feels she was an inspiration to other women that eventually played in rock ’n’ roll bands.

“Boys invented rock to get girls, so when girls came into it they had to make a new universe,” Ann joked, before adding: “I’m just looking forward to the time when we don’t have to have a gender designation on music. To me, that will really be the time when we’ve done something.”

The 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on April 18. Other acts who will be part of the 2013 class are Rush, Donna Summer, Randy Newman, Public Enemy and Albert King.

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But the smiles and laughter may dim when faced with the prospect of returning unwanted gifts. Few people haven’t had to return a holiday gift once or twice in their lifetimes. In fact, a survey from Consumer Reports indicates that 1 in 5 people will return a holiday present this year, while retail merchants expect about 10 percent of all holiday purchases to be returned.

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Be patient Nowadays, many families are so spread out geographically that they don’t always get together on Christmas Day. If that’s the case and you won’t be seeing your family until a few days after Christmas, take advantage of the special sales offered in the days after the actual holiday. Items are often heavily discounted, and if you can stay patient, your patience might just pay

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Before the opening of the gifts begins, set aside a box for collecting reusable boxes, wrapping paper, gift bags, bows, ribbons, and other decorative items. Even if wrapping paper is torn, it can be used for craft projects, packaging filler or to enclose smaller gifts the following year.

Gift bags are also great candidates for reuse. If the surface of the bag is marred from removing ribbon or a bow, the spot can be covered with other decorative items or scraps of used wrapping paper.

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(MS) If your holiday halls are decked with stacks of paper bags, mounds of crumpled wrapping paper, an array of random ribbons, and a gaggle of gift tags that are destined for the local landfill, it’s time to add a little “green� to your gift-wrapping regimen.

Given that the average household’s waste jumps by more than 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day and that holiday debris adds an additional one million tons per week to landfills, there is a lot that everyone can do to recycle, reuse and reduce during the holidays. According to Eco-Chick.com, “If every family reused just two feet of holiday ribbon, the 38,000 miles of ribbon saved could tie a bow around the entire planet. If every American family wrapped just 3 presents in re-used materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields.

The 2.65 billion Christmas cards sold each year in the U.S. could fill a football field 10 stories high. If we each sent one card less, we’d save 50,000 cubic yards of paper.�

Here are some ways to go green and even save green on gift packaging this year:

Conventional wrapping paper typically cannot be recycled since it is often coated in metal foil or is plastic laminated.

But if the paper rips and doesn’t glitter or shine, it can -- and should -- be placed in the recycle bin along with other paper products. Check with your local recycling provider to find out which types of wrapping paper they accept. The good news is that recyclable wrapping paper is increasingly available from both online and brick-and-mortar retailers such as Amazon.com, Office Depot and UncommonGoods.com.

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Restocking fees are charges exacted for items returned that have been opened. Generally they are applied to electronics and appliances -- sometimes 15 to 30 percent of the total purchase price.

To get the most value for your return, be sure to keep the box closed.

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Many larger families have also begun to do a gift exchange rather than asking members of the family to buy gifts for each and every member of the family. In a gift exchange, each member of the family draws a name out of a hat and then only buys a gift for that specific person. This even has the added benefit of allowing shoppers to buy something a little more expensive for a family member since they aren’t obligated to buy gifts for anyone else.

Holiday spending may or may not increase this holiday season. But savvy shoppers can still make the most of their spending without breaking the bank.

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Stores will sometimes honor a return for store credit when you present your driver’s license. Keep in mind that there may be a strict limit on how many items you can return without a receipt, and many stores keep track of this information by utilizing the unique scan code on your license. If you are a serial returner, you may find your efforts are for naught.

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While budgets are good ways to limit spending, a holiday spending budget doesn’t mean shoppers can’t still put a smile on their loved ones’ faces. In fact, with a few tips, holiday shoppers can stick to their budgets and still enjoy a happy holiday season.

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Part of the difficulty of returning items is a result of stores cracking down on merchandise fraud.

While there are scores of honest customers simply looking to exchange that paw print set of pajamas for something a little more stylish, there are plenty others who are interested in taking advantage of the holiday season to return items that may have been used, such as a cocktail dress that livened up Christmas festivities just as much as the spiked egg nog, only to be returned December 26. With the desire to curtail fraud, retailers have tightened the reigns on return policies.

Keeping this in mind and being prepared for a conversation with a store’s customer service employee can make the return process go more smoothly.

Recycling and reusing boxes, wrapping paper, ribbon and gift bags is a big step in the right direction. But the best way to avoid waste is to reduce the use of these items in the first place.

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Author Michael Chabon ties it all together in Telegraph Avenue ers that’s as much about culture as it is criminality, like Hugo- and Nebulawinning The Yiddish Policeman’s Union.

As in Gentlemen of the Road, two men are at the novel’s heart — a black man and a white man in an unusual partnership.

There are moments of magical realism as found in Summerland, but also the conventional narrative of his first two novels, Mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys.

“I felt I could bring it all together, that it would be OK,” Chabon said.

“I could do whatever I wanted to do in this book and it would be OK even if it verged on crime fiction, even if it verged on magic realism, even if it verged on martial arts fiction, whatever it might be, that I was open to all of that and yet I didn’t have to repudiate or steer away from the naturalistic story about two families living their everyday lives and coping with pregnancy and birth and adultery and business failure and all the issues that might go into making a novel written in the genre of mainstream quote-unquote realistic fiction, that that was another genre for me now and I felt free to mix them all in a sense.”

As he speaks in a rapid style that’s as dazzling as his prose, the 49-yearold author is the perfect picture of this union of genres. He’s wearing profes-

two years and I want to get the most out of it, so I just won’t write that stuff anymore.”

And he didn’t, turning out instead two literary fiction novels that brought him major attention, but not the satisfaction that comes with taking risks.

Nearly a quarter century later, Chabon has delivered Telegraph Avenue, named one of 2012’s notable books by The New York Times. His first novel in five years, its release was one of the literary events of 2012.

It was a major event as well for Chabon, who sees Telegraph Avenue as a defining novel, and it’s hard to argue as the author acts as conductor, moving a large group of characters and ideas through a complicated world with countless moving parts in a fearless way, and doing it with style and intensity.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE — The way Michael Chabon sees it, he took the cowardly way out early in his career.

It’s a startling admission from one of modern American literature’s unquestioned giants. And it’s a little bit true.

As a grad student in his early 20s, Chabon was held in the intoxicating sway of giants like Italo Calvino and Jorge Luis Borges, and perhaps most of all J.G. Ballard. He wanted to write science fiction like they did, literate stories without ray guns or limits on the depth of your imagination.

He soon found no one wanted to read it.

“I at that point was obliged to absorb and kind of subscribe — without really meaning to or wanting to — to all those prevailing biases in the literary world,” Chabon said. “Like, for example, people in the workshop would say, ‘I’ve read this but I can’t really help you. I don’t read science fiction.’

Or, ‘I don’t like science fiction.’ That was startling to me. That was the first time I’d ever encountered that kind of mindless bias among what I considered to be intelligent, literate people.

“I could’ve been rebellious, but it’s really not in my nature. So I said here I am at this fancy writing program for

sorial tortoiseshell glasses, a well-cut black suit that speaks to his success and a Western-style shirt that adds a sly sense of hipness and humour. He’s eating a country fried steak during a break from book tour in Nashville in Rotier’s, the restaurant that inspired Jimmy Buffett to write Cheeseburger in Paradise.

It was the kind of pop cultural mosaic — finery leavened with whimsy — he thrives on. The kind his father, Robert, taught him early on to appreciate.

“He just knew everything about everything about quote-unquote high art, but he also loved Japanese monster movies and Star Trek and comic books and The Marx Brothers, Ray Milland in The Man With The X-Ray Eyes, and growing up he never seemed to me to try to draw a distinction between those things. If he took an interest in it, it was worthy of interest.”

He was soon disabused of the notion that anything he was passionate about is “worthy of art” at the University of California-Irvine, and he admits he wasn’t hard to convince.

“Yes, I want to be loved,” he said with a laugh. “Also, I could see their point in a sense.”

But in retrospect, he sometimes wishes he’d gone the other way — instead of starting in the mainstream, crossing over to it.

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McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES Fish Creek Chapel, 14441 BANNISTER ROAD S.E. CALGARY, AB Telephone: 1-800-661-1599 MALLETT 1929-2012 Georgina Mallett, passed away December 14, 2012 at the Innisfail Hospital. Georgina was a devoted mother. She raised her six children in British Columbia and Alberta.

In 1989, when her children where grown she moved to Red Deer Alberta, where she volunteered many hours to different organizations.

Georgina enjoyed spending her time with her family and friends. Her memory will live on in the hearts of her surviving family, Older Brother, Ernie Swift of New Westminster BC, Children and grandchildren; Robert Aitken (Jane), Aaron and Mathew of Chilliwack BC, Rita Aitken of Victoria BC, Ernie Hoskin (Nettie) Linda and her children Zachary, Isaac and Cynthia of Calgary AB, Charlotte Seifert, Jonathan and Michael of Calgary AB, Jerry Hosken (Carol-Lynn) of Florida and Terry Hoskin and Ben of Calgary AB. She will be missed greatly. Georgina was predeceased by her husbands, Glen Mallett and Marinus Ages. A funeral service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer AB, on Sunday December 23, 2012 at 2:00 PM. Donations in Georgina’s memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta 100-119 14 Street NW, Calgary Alberta, T2N 1Z6 Arrangements entrusted to Rebekah Sealock EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45th Street, Red Deer.

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BROWN 1929 - 2012 Gordon Brown passed away q u i e t l y o n W e d n e s d a y, December 19, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with dementia. He is survived by his loving wife Alberta Jean; daughter Donna Jean Hunter (Walter) of Clive, Alberta; son Glenn Donald Brown (Carolyn) of Gull Lake, Alberta; four grandchildren, Melissa Urrutia (Shane), Laura Brochu (Oran), Riley Brown and Codi Brown; great grandson Jaxom Urrutia; and numerous nieces and nephews in Alberta and British Columbia as well as cousins in Scotland. Gordon was born in Viking, Alberta May 23, 1929. He was predeceased by his parents, Marie and George Brown; brother Harry Brown (Elizabeth); twin brother Douglas Brown (Marie); two brother-in-laws, Ralph Parks (Hilda), Donald Parks (Olive); and sister-in-law Hazel Semmens. A memorial with friends and family will be held at the Royal Oak Manor, 4501 College Ave, Lacombe, Alberta on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mary C. Moore Library in Lacombe, Alberta or the charity of your choice.

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HARVEY Beatrice Mrs. Beatrice Harvey age 65 of Red Deer AB passed away peacefully Monday, December 17, 2012, at home surrounded by her family.

Beatrice is remembered and deeply missed by her husband Ronald of 44 years; her children Therza (Phil), Larry (Tracy), Jack (Tari), Jerry (Jamie); 13 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. All of whom Beatrice was very proud of.

Beatrice is predeceased by her parents Samuel and Edna Lee and brothers and sister Melvin,Sam and Shirley Ann Lee. Celebration of life will be held on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 1 pm at the Elks Hall, 6315 Horne Street, Red Deer AB.

THOMPSON Wayne Sr. 1947 - Dec. 13, 2012 Survived by his children, grandkids, mother and two sisters. Memorial Service will be held at the Morningside Community Hall on Dec. 22, 2012 at 2 pm.

WOOD Brian 1963 - 2012 It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Brian Wood of R e d D e e r, A l b e r t a o n Tu e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 1 8 , 2012 at the age of 49 years.

Brian will be lovingly remembered by his parents Bruce and Doreen of Red Deer, partner Teresa Malainey and her children of Red Deer, son Scott of Lethbridge, daughter Jamie (Braedon) Van-Mill of Medicine Hat, grandson Silas, and two brothers; Kevin (Jean) and Clark (Tracey), both of Penhold.

Also left to cherish many wonderful memories of Brian are his nieces Sasha, Sheri and Kelly-Ann and nephew Kyle. Brian’s family wishes to send a special “thank you” to Nad and Andrea Dar and Alisha and Jeremy for their love and support. In honour of Brian, a celebration of his life will take place on Friday, December 21, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta. Memorial contributions made directly to Red Deer and District S.P.C.A. would be appreciated. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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Our sense of loss has certainly been eased by the love and support we felt from all of Mom’s friends and families. We want to say a special thank you to Mom’s friends and neighbors in Parkland Gardens for all the special attention they gave her in happy times and the more difficult times. We wish all of you happiness and good health in this festive season and in 2013. ~Virginia, Bea, Carol, Juanita and our families.

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GOODEYE 1949 - 2012 M r. J o s e p h “ A J ” A r m o n d Goodeye of Red Deer, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, December 17, 2012 at the age of 63 years.

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ANDERSON Margaret Jan. 18, 1936 - Dec. 19, 2012 Margaret Anderson of Calgary passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at the age of 76 years.

Margaret was a devoted mother to Adrienne and Alison (Bruce); Nana to Louise (Jason), Taylor, Rachel (Steven) and Nicole; great-Nana to Shelby and Caine; and was a true friend to many. She was predeceased by her loving husband Neil in 2009. Funeral Services will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY’S Fish Creek Chapel (14441 Bannister Road S.E. Calgary, AB) on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Forward condolences through www.mcinnisandholloway.com.

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“Babies On Parade” In the Red Deer Advocate If you would like your baby featured in this very special section, a great keepsake, look for forms in the Red Deer Advocate & Life Papers, or call 403-309-3300 for more info

Wonderful Things Come in Small Packages A Birth Announcement lets all your friends know she’s arrived...

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SOLEY A big heartfelt thanks to all our family and friends who helped lay our husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather to rest. All the food trays, flowers, cards, donations, hugs and visits to the hospice were so appreciated and meant so much. A huge thank you to Parkland Funeral Home and Leanne Hall for a beautiful service and to the Red Deer Hospice who brought peace and comfort to Don’s final days. Words cannot express our gratitude.

Celebrations COATES, LUCILLE In honor of Lucille’s 90th Birthday her family invites you to tea on Dec. 22, from 3-5 pm. at the Michener Extendicare Auditorium.

No gifts please

Looking for Ron Stone who lived in Innisfail in the 1980’s. Please call or text 403-472-5652.

SINGLE gentleman seeking travel companion, 45-60 yrs of age to travel in mid Jan. 2013. Enquire at plbags@shaw.ca

Bingos

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RED DEER BINGO Centre 4946-53 Ave. (West of Superstore). Precall 12:00 & 6:00. Check TV Today!!!!

DO YOU WANT YOUR AD TO BE READ BY 100,000 Potential Buyers???

TRY Central Alberta LIFE SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

CALL 309-3300 DEADLINE THURS. 5 P.M.

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CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920

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Medical

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GROUP home in Lacombe needs full & part time workers, starting Jan. 1. 2 yr. diploma in rehab/ nursing care.

403-782-7156 357-7465 P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must have own vehicle. 403-348-5456 or 505-7846

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Clerical

F/T Physiotherapy Assistant

Needing young, energetic, motivated individual to join our team. Drop off resume at: Weber Physiotherapy Clinic 5420 45 Street.

(South of Carnival Cinema)

Oilfield

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“People are our most important asset - their safety is our greatest responsibility.

No job is so urgent that it cannot be done safely.”

OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY We are currently accepting resumes for the following fulltime positions.

EXPERIENCED PIPELINE HOE OPERATORS EXPERIENCED PIPELINE LABORERS EXPERIENCED BOOM HANDS

Safety tickets required.

PIPELINE EXPERIENCE P/T CUSTOMER NECESSARY. SERVICE BENEFITS OFFERED. REPRESENTATIVE An application form can be found on our website.

The Red Deer Advocate Website: is accepting applications www.wpidhirney.net for a P/T Customer or Fax your application or Service Representative. resume to 403-729-3606 or send by email to This is an entry level hr@wpidhirney.net position reporting to the 403-729-3007 Customer Service Superv i s o r. T h i s p o s i t i o n i s responsible for assisting circulation customers by phone or in person with customer service issues and compiling reports and other office duties.

“People are our most Candidate should possess important asset - their a good telephone manner, safety is our greatest excellent communication responsibility. skills and have basic No job is so urgent that it computer knowledge. cannot be done safely.”

Attention to detail and the ability to function in a fast OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY paced environment with a p o s i t i v e a t t i t u d e a r e We are currently accepting resumes for required for this position.

Preference will be given to A QUALITY ASSURANCE /QUALITY CONTROL candidates with customer ASSISTANT service experience.

Knowledge of the newsResponsibilities include: paper or distribution b u s i n e s s i s s d e f i n i t e * Reviewing project packages, ensuring asset. procedures and records Approx. 15-20 hrs. per are followed and completed * Must have ability to read week including weekend engineered drawings shifts.

P l e a s e s u b m i t y o u r * Understand QA/QC r e s u m e b y J a n u a r y 2 , manuals and procedures * Monitor work in progress 2013 to: to ensure compliance * Have knowledge in HUMAN RESOURCES Facility and Pipeline Red Deer Advocate construction projects 2950 Bremner Ave. * Participate in external Red Deer, T4R 1M9 audits Fax: 403-341-4772 Compensation for this Email: careers@ position will be discussed reddeeradvocate.com with successful applicant. with CSR in subject line

Janitorial

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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 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Medical

790

F/T / P/T Pharmacy Technicians. Apply w/ resume to: Highland Green Value Drug Mart, Red Deer MEDICAL Office Assistant with Health Unit Coordinator Instructor required.

Must have 3 years industry experience as either a LPN or Unit Clerk and related diploma. This is a part time position for 3 hours per day Monday to Friday.

Submit resumes to resumes@ academyoflearning.ab.ca

Coming Events

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P/T EXP’D MEDICAL office Receptionist req’d. for Jan/2013.

Reference req’d.

Fax 403-346-4207

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Caregivers/ Aides

790

Safety tickets required PIPELINE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY Benefits offered.

An application form can be found on our website.

Website: www.wpidhirney.net Fax your application or resume to 403-729-3606 or send by email to hr@wpidhirney.net 403-729-3007

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D

GREYWOLF ENERGY SERVICES LTD. is now hiring experienced Well Testing Operators, Night Supervisors, and Day Supervisors.

RETIREMENT & SAVINGS PLAN BENEFITS

Join Our Fast Growing Team!!

We are one of the largest testing companies in North America.

We pay top wages, have an excellent benefits package, and an RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) program.

Candidates must have H2S, First Aid training, and the ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening. A valid class five driver’s licence with a clean driver’s abstract is an asset.

Southern Alberta residents, submit resumes to: Email: jliesemer@ greywolfsystems.ca Fax: 1-866-211-0338 Northern Alberta residents, submit resumes to: Email: mstoddard@ greywolfsystems.ca Fax: 780-539-0946

QUALIFIED DAY AND NIGHT SUPERVISORS

(Must be able to Provide own work truck)

FIELD OPERATORS Valid 1st Aid, H2S, Drivers License required!!

Please contact Murray McGeachy or Jamie Rempel by Fax: (403) 340-0886 or email mmcgeachy@ cathedralenergyservices.com jrempel@ cathedralenergyservices.com website: www. cathedralenergyservices. com

HIRING!

Expanding Integrated North American Service Your application will be Company is currently kept strictly confidential. accepting resumes for the Classifieds following positions: Your place to SELL Experienced Horizontal Your place to BUY Completion Systems Field Te c h n i c i a n s , S h o p Technicians, Operations RATTRAY Reclamation is M a n a g e r ( s ) . W e o f f e r currently looking for exp’d Comprehensive Benefits, Class 1 drivers, laborers and backhoe operators Competitive Salary’s and with a valid Class 1 license Field (day) Bonuses. for the Lacombe and All applicants are welCentral Alberta areas. come, but only those c o n s i d e r e d w i l l b e Preferences will be given contacted. Please forward to those who hold current safety tickets such as H2S resume to: Alive, First Aid and Ground completions.jobs@ Disturbance Level II certifigmail.com cation as well as a clean drivers abstract. Drug and Alcohol policy in affect. We offer competitive wages, benefits and a safety Landcore Technologies bonus program. Work Inc. located in Ponoka is consists of oilfield reclamacurrently seeking tion and lease construction energetic, motivated team as well as many other players for the following tasks. Please fax resume positions: to 403-934-5235 or email Drillers and Driller to drattray@rattrayrec.com No phone calls please.

Assistants with a

Class 1 driver’s license.

Apprentice or Journeyman Mechanics Pile Drive Operators Pile Drive Assistants Field Supervisor 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.

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires CLASS 1 BED TRUCK Operators for Central Alberta. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

Class 1 Operators

52 CLASSIFIEDS’ CHRISTMAS Hours & Deadlines

WE are looking for URS FLINT TUBULAR Rig Managers, Drillers, MANAGEMENT Derrick and Floor hands SERVICES for the Red Deer area. requires Tubing Inspection Please contact operator, manual lathe Steve Tiffin at operator, loader operator stiffin@galleonrigs.com and Shop & Yard or (403) 358-3350 Laborers. Exp. an asset fax (403) 358-3326 but will train to suit.

Competitive wages and benefits. Apply w/resume to: 4115 Henry St. (Blindman Industrial Park) The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to TEAM Snubbing now hiring operators and help- sell is with a Red Deer ers. Email: janderson@ Advocate want ad. Phone teamsnubbing.com 309-3300.

EASY!

Oilfield

Sales & Distributors

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Central Alberta LIFE

RURAL READERS

CALL 309-3300 CLASSIFIEDS The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.

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WHATEVER YOU’RE SELLING...

WE HAVE THE PAPER YOU NEED!

Central Alberta LIFE Professionals

CANADA’S largest home health care supplier has an exciting opportunity for a

Outside Sales Representative

Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced

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

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TECHNICAL Sales Expert required at Digitex Canada Red Deer, AB. Twelve month assignment.

CANADA’S largest home Working hours of 40 hours health care supplier per week or more. has an exciting Required competencies: opportunity for a Must have several years experience in technical Service sales of Canon digital Co-Ordinator business equipment and Planning, organizing and software in a business to coordinating.

Create customers quotes business sales environment.

Must be an expert at and invoices understanding customer Liaison with 3rd party needs, experienced in funding drafting and completing Computer literate contracts for selling Canon Service technician equipment, previous experience supervisory experience of Time management skills technical sales staff, be Verbal and written proficient at large account communication skills. selling strategies.

Understands the Must have completed importance of delivering Canon corporate account legendary customer service. training, product & solution Send resumes by fax to 403-342-4516 Attn: Robert selling and be an expert in corporate sales training or email: Rhogan@ and solution selling.

Shoppershomehealthcare.ca Person must be expert in technical training of clients TOO MUCH STUFF? to use Canon products.

Let Classifieds Hourly wage CAD $26.44 help you sell it. plus commission.

Duties would include: Promote sales to existing clients, identify and solicit potential clients, assess clients’ needs and CANADA’S largest home resources to recommend health care supplier the appropriate products. has an exciting Provide input into product opportunity for a design where goods or SERVICE services must be tailored TECHNICIAN to suit clients’ needs; Diagnose and quote develop reports and repairs to manual and proposals as part of sales power equipment. presentation to illustrate Install and repair elevating benefits from use of good equipment. or service and estimate Valid drivers license. costs of installing and Mechanical and electrical maintaining equipment or aptitude. service. Candidate must Verbal and written prepare and administer communication skills. sales contracts, consult Understands the with clients after sale to importance of delivering resolve problems and to legendary customer provide ongoing support. service.

Must be able to troubleSend resumes by fax to shoot technical problems 403-342-4516 Attn: Robert related to Canon photoor email: Rhogan@ copier equipment, printers, Shoppershomehealthcare.ca scanners, etc. and train customers’ staff in the operation and maintenance Restaurant/ of Canon photocopier equipment.

Hotel Be able to supervise the activities of other technical HIRING sales specialists as * Gas station Manager needed. Send resumes to: * $25/hr, full time 1 person mvandale@digitex.ca or * The day to day operafax to 403-309-3384 tions of filling station and convenience store, managi n g s t a ff , w o r k i n g w i t h vendors and monitoring sales. * Completion of University ( Economics). Over 1 yr business experience.

Leeoh Holdings Inc. AN EXCELLENT o/a Rimbey Gas & Splash.

CHOICE Box 659 4630 50 Ave. WHERE YOUR Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 cookplus@naver.com AD Phone 403-843-2360 REACHES

Sales & Distributors

Fluid Experts Ltd.

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

Professionals

Promotes the sale of equipment and service.

Develop relationships with health care professionals.

Achieve goals and results.

Good verbal and written communication skills.

Understands the importance of delivering legendary customer service.

Send resumes by fax to 403-342-4516 Attn: Robert or email: Rhogan@ Shoppershomehealthcare.ca

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Trades

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ASSISTANT PARTS MANAGER

Central Alberta Automotive Dealership is looking for an Assistant Parts Manager

Come Join our Team

Crop Production Services Canada is a division of Agrium (www.Agrium.com), and one of the largest farm market retailers in North America. Our mission is to be the trusted and recognized leader in the agricultural industry, the first choice for every customer and producer.

Make the move to join our more than 7000 employees across North and South America and begin growing your career now.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS: Experience with a computer system to look up and sell the correct automotive parts Will be responsible for sales coaching of parts staff, training, merchandising, inventory management while supporting the Parts Manager with generating sales & profit growth Capability to work under pressure and set priorities The ability to take direction as well as be a supportive team player in a fast paced work environment Excellent verbal, written and effective listening skills Deliver a high level of customer service within the dealership as well as on the phone

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Crop Production Advisor Penhold, AB

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To l e a r n m o r e a b o u t dynamic employment opportunities log on to www.cpsagu.com/Careers

WE OFFER: Above average wages Incentives/Bonuses Extensive benefits package Room for advancement Great team environment

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SHOPPERS HOME HEALTH CARE Canada’s largest home health care supplier has an exciting Opportunity for a

Customer Service Representative

Customer service oriented.

Able to control cash and use POS system.

Answer customer inquiries.

Retail exp. an asset.

Good verbal and written communication skills.

Understands the importance of delivering legendary customer service.

Send resumes by fax to 403-342-4516 Attn: Teresa or email mshhc8304@ shoppershomehealthcare.ca

Trades

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AUTOMOTIVE Damage Appraiser We seek an auto damage appraiser for our central AB office. Mitchell and ADP are the programs we use. Company car and benefits. Send resume in confidence to bryter@canclaims.com Att. George Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

COOPER ROOFING & EXTERIORS requires a SIDER/SLOPED ROOFER Valid Driver’s License REQUIRED. Fax (403)346-7556 or email resume to general@ cooperroofing.ca NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

Please submit resume via email to: jobpostings101@yahoo.ca

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 Start your career!

See Help Wanted

CONCRETE FINISHER REQUIRED Must have drivers license.

Fax resume 403-782-2439

EXPERIENCED Technician or Apprentice

required for GM dealership in Drumheller Medical benefits, good working conditions.

Must have clean driving record. Please fax or email resume to service manager.

Email: bob.thomas@ westerngmdrumheller.com Fax: 403-823-7237

810 DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

We are a growing construction company that requires a

Driver Compliance Manager for our offices in Rocky Mountain House and Blackfalds The successful candidate will be proficient in Alberta Transportation legislation, rules and regulations. As well as log books and Microsoft programs. Must be able to work in a fast paced environment.

Pidherney’s offers competitive wages and benefits.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Oilfield

Sales & Distributors

Please e-mail resumes to:

hr@pidherneys.com

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Oilfield

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VACUUM DRIVER Wanted for local Red Deer Company Monday to Friday Health Care Benefits Competitive Wages

NO PAPER PUBLISHED

TUES. DEC. 25 & TUES. JAN. 1 Office & Phone Lines Closed WED. DEC. 26 - Boxing Day

Please send resume to:

Box 229F, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, Ab., T4R 1M9

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you. Now hiring Canyon Champions for the following positions:

PUBLICATION DATES & DEADLINES RED DEER ADVOCATE

SAT. DEC. 22,& MON. DEC. 24 Deadline is FRIDAY, DEC. 21 @ 5 P.M.

Class 1 Driver / Operators: Nitrogen, Coiled Tubing, Cement & Acid, Fracturing Supervisors: Nitrogen, Coiled Tubing, Cement & Acid, Fracturing

RED DEER LIFE SUNDAY SUN. DEC. 23 Deadline is Friday Dec. 21 @ 2 p.m.

SUN. DEC. 30 Deadline is Friday Dec. 28 @ 2 p.m.

RED DEER ADVOCATE WED. DEC. 26 Deadline is MON. DEC. 24 @ 11 A.M. WED. JAN. 2 Deadline is Mon. Dec. 31 @ 5 p.m.

CENTRAL AB LIFE - December 24 Deadline is Thur. Dec. 20 @ 10 a.m.

THURS. JAN. 3 Deadline is Fri. Dec. 28 @ 2 p.m.

Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Willing to work flexible hours f Safety—focused

f Team oriented f Clean Class 1 license f Oil and Gas experience an asset

Why Canyon? f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package f New equipment

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Paid technical and leadership training Career advancement opportunities RRSP Matching Program

We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

For Rimbey, Ponoka, Eckville, Sylvan, Stettler, Bashaw, Castor & Weekender See individual publications

How to apply: 278517L21-A3

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES! Red Deer Advocate Classifieds 403-309-3300

Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

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Office & Phone Lines Closed

Experience an asset but willing to train.

Drug Test & Criminal Record check required.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 E3

First Choice Collision Seeking Journeyman or 2nd /3rd year apprentices.

Positions for body, prep and refinishing technicians needed for our car and light truck division. Top wages, bonus programs and benefit package. Fax resumes to (403) 343-2160; e-mail choice2@telusplanet.net or drop off in person @ #5, 7493, 49th Avenue Crescent, Red Deer.

Johnson Controls Requires an

Equipment Operator

Trades

850

Mechanically inclined or heavy duty equipment apprentice Year round employment Clean driver’s abstract Fax resume to (403) 885 5137 Email resume to office@ccal.com

Wabasca Area 5 month term Camp Job Started mid-Aug, 2012 BIG Horn Electric and Controls Ltd.

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QUALIFIED ELECTRICIANS NEEDED True Power Electric Requires Residential exp. only Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Required Exp’d Fabricator For a Ponoka Manufacturing Shop.

Knowledge of ASME code bolt up, basic instrumentation and a commitment to excellence are prerequisites.

Competitive wages with benefit packages available.

Interested candidates please send resume to admin@westcanfab.ca Of fax to 403-775-4014 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Trades

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Misc.

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Employment Training

900

SERVICEMAN POSITION

at the Red Deer College.

Qualifications: ELECTRICAL and Experience with the INSTRUMENTATION operation of skid steer JOURNEYMAN and loader, snow plow truck, APPRENTICES sander and landscape Required Safety equipment mowers.

Certificates: Mechanically inclined H2S Alive / First Aid capable to service and do PST / Fall Protection. minor repairs to the above Successful candidates will equipment a definite possess excellent written asset and verbal * Must be avail. to work communication skills. some extreme overtime Oilfield experience is an hours during the winter asset. snow removal season and Qualified applicants are participate in on call rotation invited to fax or email their * Some heavy labor is resumes: req’d, at times must be Fax: 403-638-3688 Email: physically capable of careers@bighornelectric.com performing these duties Team player able to work alone with minimal Truckers/ supervision Drivers * Clean drivers abstract and background check will BUSY CENTRAL AB be req’d. company req’s exp’d. Class * Candidate must be able 1 drivers to pull decks. to adhere to company safe- Assigned truck, exc. wages ty regulations and policies and benefits pkg. Paid extras. Family orientated.

This is a f/t position with Resume and abstract fax full benefits. All uniforms, to 403-784-2330 or call safety equipment and tools 1-877-787-2501 will be supplied. We also Mon,. - Fri,. 8 a m to 6 pm offer annual safety footwear contribution.

CLASS 3 WATER HAULER Candidates must apply on needed. Only those with line with resume on the JCI Drilling Rig Water Hauling website WWW. experience need apply. johnsoncontrols.com Need H2S & First Aid careers tickets.TOP WAGES PAID position number 089373.

Fax clean drivers abstract Only successful candiand resume between the dates will be contacted. hours of 9 am to 6 pm to: 403-746-3523 or call MECH TECH HEAVY 403-304-7179 EQUIPMENT REPAIR LTD. mechtech.her@hotmail.com Looking for a new pet?

Journeyman Heavy Check out Classifieds to Equipment Field find the purrfect pet.

Technician needed. Class 5 licence. onroad/offroad equipment exp. an asset. Misc.

Position in Ft.McMurray.

Call Justin 780-713-9049 Help NEEDED immed. Journeyman electrician for the AG industry. Competitive wages and benefits.

Please forward resume to info@prolineinc.ca

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in DEER PARK Dempsey St. area $45.00/mo.

ALSO Dempsey St. Dumas Crsc. & Duffy Close area $88.00/mo.

ALSO Duston St. Donnelly Crsc., area Densmore Crs. Dale Close $270.00/mo.

ALSO Doran Crsc.

Dunn Close $50.00 /mo.

ALSO Doran Crsc., Doan Ave. area $53.00/mo.

LANCASTER Lenon Close, Lacey Close, Landry Bend area $76/mo.

ALSO Logan Close Lee St. & Lawrence Crsc. area $158/mo.

MICHENER West of 40th Ave. North of Ross St. area $245.00/mo.

Good for adult w/a small car ALSO East of 40th North of Ross St. Michener Green Cresc. area. $268/mo.

Good for adult with small car.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED 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.

ROSEDALE AREA 72 papers $386/mo.

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area 79 papers $423/mo.

ALSO Davison Dr. area 101 papers $541/mo.

A Star Makes Your Ad A Winner!

CALL:

309-3300 To Place Your Ad In The Red Deer Advocate Now!

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ADULT & Youth Carrier Needed For Delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in RIVERSIDE MEADOWS 57, 58 & 58A ST & 58 AVE. Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE WEST PARK Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in EASTVIEW 100 ADVOCATE $525/MO. $6300/YR 2 HRS./DAY GRANDVIEW 75 Advocate $393/month $4725/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. per day

CANADA’S largest home health care supplier has an exciting opportunity for a

Delivery Driver/Set Up Technician

Clean drivers abstract Class 5 license Installing and set-up of equipment in client’s homes.

Mechanical and electrical aptitude an asset.

Verbal and written communication skills.

Understands the importance of delivering legendary customer service.

Send resumes by fax to 403-342-4516 Attn: Robert or email: Rhogan@ Shoppershomehealthcare.ca Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

CIRCULATION Service Runner (Part Time)

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) 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 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

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only selected candidates will be contacted.

CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB. Life in the towns of Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail Please contact QUITCY

Call Rick at 403-314-4303

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

CARRIERS NEEDED

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

In Town of Trochu Morning Delivery 1 hour per day 6 days per week No collection No Sundays

ANDERS AREA Adams Close/ Adair Ave.

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

BOWER AREA Baile Cl. /Boyce St. Beatty Crs./Barrett Dr. Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St INGLEWOOD AREA

1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

Isbister Close Issard Close

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

LANCASTER AREA

Employment Training

Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Lagrange Crsc SUNNYBROOK AREA Scott St./Somerset Close.

Sunnyside Crsc.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WORK? JOIN THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM • • •

VANIER AREA Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc

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TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300 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 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

WHOLESALE FIREPLACE Installer req’d for fireplace installations. Call John 780-993-2040

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Are you between the Ages of 16-30 years Unemployed Not attending school Facing employment barriers that interfere with achieving your potential and personal independence R e a d y, w i l l i n g a n d committed to making positive life changes Looking to improve your Life/employability skills A Canadian citizen Have NOT received Employment Insurance Benefits in the last 3 years.

If any of the above apply please contact us for more info at: The Red Deer Youth & Volunteer Centre Email: info@yvc.ca (403) 342-7521 This is a 6 month project providing youth / young adults with an opportunity to enhance personal growth, learn life skills and employability skills through classroom activity and work experience.

Eligible participants will receive minimum wage while attending, some childcare costs and transportation may also be available.

The Program Start Date January 02nd, 2013 This project is funded by The Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy.

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Friday, Dec. 21, 2012

P.E.I. SISTERS COMBINE TALENTS TO BUILD CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES COMPANY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS They may not be twins, but sisters Louanna and Hilary Murphy are practically joined at the hip with their clothing and accessories company, Dreamboat Lucy.

And this dynamic duo did some major forward design thinking for its 2013 spring/summer collection, which had a big debut on the runway at the recent Mercedes-Benz Start-Up Show at Toronto Fashion Week.

The reality of this surreal moment didn’t really hit until they saw their line going down the runway on a huge backstage monitor.

“Usually, we’re backstage and we don’t even get to see our stuff going down the runway because we’re dressing all the girls. So we’ve never actually watched one of our shows (before),” says Hilary, who is the jewelry designer of this tag team.

“That was pretty awesome,” adds Louanna, who is the clothes designer in the designing duo.

Growing up in Kensington where fashion choices at the time were few and far between, the Murphy sisters learned how to make due with what they had.

“We did a lot of thrifting - we still do,” Louanna says.

“Especially in junior high and high school,” Hilary adds.

“We were so sick of everybody having the same stuff at school and we just wanted to be a bit more unique.”

Their unique fashion sense would serve them well later, but first they had to learn the skills of the trade.

Louanna, who was enthralled by the clothing aspect of the fashion industry, enrolled in the Costume Design Program at Dalhousie University in 2004.

“I started it and realized, ’Wow, this is a really intense sewing program.’ But it worked out in my favour because I got to know those basics in order to understand how to come across with your line. You have to know those basic skills in order to execute it,” she says.

She continued her studies in fashion at La Salle College in Montreal in 2006 where she obtained diplomas in both fashion illustration and computerized patterning.

Meanwhile, Hilary had started at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax, majoring in jewelry in 2006.

“I really like fashion as well, but I like working small and I like working with the metal, soldering stuff. I feel like Louanna is more like the girly one of us, with the clothing features, and I’m about getting my hands dirty, so the jewelry fits me more,” Hilary says.

Photos by THE CANADIAN PRESS

The Murphy sisters, Hilary and Louanna, above, got to showcase their 2013 spring/summer line for Dreamboat Lucy at the recent Mercedes-Benz StartUp Show at Toronto Fashion Week.

Her sister joined her in 2007 to study fashion.

“Louanna was starting to make a collection while I was still at NSCAD. I was working on my own jewelry, but they always seemed to go really well together.

And so whenever I graduated we thought, ’Well why not? Of course we’re going to have something together.”’

They started their joint business venture when they returned home to P.E.I. in 2010.

“We spent so much time (prior to that in our living room in our Halifax apartment) — that’s where I had my studio at the time — bouncing ideas off of each other.

“That’s also where the company started. It’s not that she was intentionally picking out fabrics that would go in my collection, it just ended up that they went perfectly together,” Louanna says.

“And I think also because we have different mediums we bring something different to each of our crafts. Hilary might think of something to add to a

design that I’ve been struggling with that someone with a sewing background maybe wouldn’t have thought of.”

Not one to sit on their Dreamboat Lucy laurels, they applied to show their designs at Toronto Fashion Week.

Their first task was to think of a catchy name for their fledgling company.

“We just started writing down words that we liked and dreamboat was a phrase that we used a lot to describe anything that was cute or attractive,” Louanna says.

“We just thought that it really suited our personality and something that was a bit more original . . . ,” Hilary adds.

“And Lucy was just a name that we both agreed on that would be a good representation of a girl that would fit our brand and wear our stuff.”

“It’s kind of unusual, so I feel it sticks in people’s minds,” Louanna says.

Season’s Greetings TTo our valued l d advertisers d i & readers, d we sincerely i l wish i h you and your families a Joyful Holiday Season.

May the New Year bring you peace, health and happiness.

Thank you for your patronage.

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E6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Dec. 21, 2012

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Offer includes delivery, destination and fees of $1,577, $3,400 CASH SAVINGS ‥ and $1,000 EVERYBODY WINS SAVINGS.x BASED ON A PURCHASE PRICE OF $25,972. Offer based on 2013 Optima LX AT.

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bi-weekly for 60 months, amortized over 84 months with $0 DOWN PAYMENT. $5,806 remaining balance. Offer includes delivery, destination and fees of $1,577, $500 LOAN SAVINGS § and $1,000 EVERYBODY WINS SAVINGS.x BASED ON A PURCHASE PRICE OF $21,372.

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HWY (M/T): 5.3L/100KM CITY (M/T): 6.9L/100KM

bi-weekly for 60 months, amortized over 84 months with $675 down payment or equivalent trade. $5,070 remaining balance. Offer includes delivery, destination and fees of $1,577 and $1,000 EVERYBODY WINS SAVINGS.x BASED ON A PURCHASE PRICE OF $18,572.

Offer based on 2013 Rio5 LX+ AT. Rio5 SX shownU

*5-year/100,000 km worry-free comprehensive warranty.

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Offer(s) available on select new 2012/2013 models through participating dealers to qualiďŹ ed customers who take delivery by January 2nd, 2013. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. Offers are subject to change without notice. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers exclude licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise speciďŹ ed). Other dealer charges may be required at the time of purchase. Other lease and ďŹ nancing options also available. **0% purchase ďŹ nancing is available on select new 2013 Kia models on approved credit. Terms vary by model and trim, see dealer for complete details. Representative ďŹ nancing example based on 2013 Rio5 LX+ AT (RO753D) with a selling price of $18,572 [includes delivery and destination fees of $1,455, $1,000 Everybody Wins savings, other fees and certain levies (including tire levies) and A/C charge ($100, where applicable)] ďŹ nanced at 0% APR for 36 months. 78 bi-weekly payments equal $225 per payment with a down payment/equivalent trade of $0. License, insurance, applicable taxes, variable dealer administration fees (up to $699) and registration fees are extra. Retailer may sell for less. See dealer for full details. xEvery eligible contestant will win (subject to correctly answering a skill-testing question) an Instant Win prize consisting of a discount in an amount from $1,000 to $10,000 towards the purchase or lease of any new 2012 or 2013 Kia vehicle.

One Grand Prize consisting of a $25,000 cheque will be randomly awarded from among all eligible contestants at the conclusion of the contest. No purchase necessary. Contest open to Canadian residents with a valid driver’s license over the age of majority. Odds of winning a particular discount vary by prize and by region. See kia.ca or your participating Kia dealer for complete contest rules.

1 2013 Kia Rio and Rio5 awarded the “Best of the Best Finalistâ€? by Canadian Automotive Jury (CAJ). Visit thecanadianautomotivejury.ca for full details. \Cash purchase price for 2013 Optima LX AT (OP742D) is $21,572 and includes a cash savings of $3,400 (which is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease and ďŹ nance offers), $1,000 Everybody Wins savings, delivery and destination fees of $1,455, other fees and certain levies (including tire levies) and A/C charge ($100, where applicable). License, insurance, applicable taxes, variable dealer administration fees (up to $699) and registration fees are extra. Based on the Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price of $25,972. Retailer may sell for less. Available at participating dealers. See dealer for full details. ‥$3,400 cash savings on the cash purchase of an eligible new 2013 Optima LX AT (OP742D) from a participating dealer between December 1, 2012 – January 2, 2013. Cash savings is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease and ďŹ nance offers. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. &Bi-weekly ďŹ nance payment (on approved credit) for new 2013 Forte Sedan EX AT (FO74QD)/2013 Rio5 LX+ AT (RO753D) based on a selling price of $21,372/$18,572 is $113/$99 with an APR of 0.9%/1.99% for 60 months, amortized over an 84-month period with a $0/$675 down payment or equivalent trade. Estimated remaining principal balance of $5,806/$5,070 plus applicable taxes due at end of 60-month period. Delivery and destination fees of $1,455, $1,000 Everybody Wins savings, $500/$0 loan savings, other fees and certain levies (including tire levies) and A/C charge ($100, where applicable) are included. License, insurance, applicable taxes, variable dealer administration fees (up to $699) and registration fees are extra. Retailer may sell for less. See dealer for full details. §Loan savings for 2013 Forte Sedan EX AT (FO74QD) is $500 and is available on purchase ďŹ nancing only on approved credit. Loan savings vary by model and trim and are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. Some conditions apply. UModel shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2013 Optima SX Turbo AT (OP748D)/2013 Forte SX Luxury AT (FO74XD)/2013 Rio5 SX with Navigation AT (RO759D) is $35,550/$27,150/$23,750 and includes delivery and destination fees of $1,455 and A/C charge ($100, where applicable). License, insurance, applicable taxes, other fees and certain levies (including tire levies), variable dealer administration fees (up to $699) and registration fees are extra. Retailer may sell for less. Available at participating dealers. See dealer for full details. °The BluetoothÂŽ wordmark and logo are registered trademarks and are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. ĂˆHighway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2013 Optima 2.4L GDI 4-cyl (A/T)/2013 Forte Sedan 2.0L MPI 4-cyl (A/T)/2013 Rio5 1.6L GDI 4-cyl (M/T). These updated estimates are based on Transport Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the Government of Canada’s EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia Canada is the official automotive sponsor of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Canada). KIA is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.