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This is the ninth in a series of Red Deer Advocate stories on the impact of impaired driving on our community, and the various efforts to put an end to the carnage caused by drunk drivers.

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behaviour around liquor is a strategic priority of Alberta’s Alcohol Strategy. Adopted in 2008 by Alberta Health Services and Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, the policy hopes to delay alcohol use since studies show when the young drink, they are more at risk of overdrinking and coming to harm later in life.

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Alcohol-Related Trauma in Youth) program is “one strategy that’s part of a larger effort . . . to create behaviour change,� said Lee Fredeen-Kohlert, Alberta Health Services’ Central Zone public health director. “It’s one of many youth traffic safety initiatives that lays a foundation for injury prevention and risk management early on.�

Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s school assembly programs are proving successful. Research into student attitudes after seeing MADD’s dramatized feature films show 68 per cent would call parents for a ride, nearly half would take a bus or cab and a third would either walk or designate a driver. Half would convince friends

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The program also partners with law enforcement to reward drivers’ positive behaviour at CheckStops by giving them sponsor-donated junior hockey tickets and it runs the website ama. ab.ca/designateddrivers to find designated driving services across Alberta.

The AMA also runs the provincial Alberta Impaired Drivers Program.

First-time impaired drivers must take Planning Ahead, a day-long course to prevent impaired driving.

Repeat impaired drivers with two or more convictions in a decade must take Impact, a weekend live-in alcohol and/or drug use assessment and pretreatment course. rfiedler@reddeeradvocate.com

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not to take alcohol or drugs before driving while two-thirds would not get into a vehicle with a driver who’d been drinking.

SADD, MADD and AHS are part of the Provincial Impaired Driving Committee. Established in 1997, it includes provincial Transportation, Solicitor General, Justice and International and Aboriginal Relations departments as

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Allie Silbernagel, 17, left, Justin O’Donoghue, 16, Melinda Hatfield, 14, teacher Angela Gurski and Shayal Dorsey, 14, watch Tessa O’Neill, 16, decorate a liquor store bag at a Students Against Drinking and Driving meeting at Delburne Centralized School.

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Students Against Drinking and Driving is on the front line of youth educational programs to eliminate impaired driving.

The non-profit group’s 70 Alberta chapters include West Central High School in Rocky, Rimbey Junior Senior High School, Stettler’s William E. Hay Composite High School, Delburne Centralized School and Alix M.A.C. Ben Kim, 18, of Rocky said SADD chapters do monthly events to promote healthy lifestyle choices and reinforce no drinking and driving among students. “It’s a continuous battle. We need to keep it in focus. You can always have fun without alcohol.�

Allie Silbernagel, 17, of Delburne’s chapter said “everybody knows someone in the community or of someone who drinks and drives. “The older people have a problem with it (and) the younger ones think they’re invincible.�

Adviser Tomi Turnbull from Stettler’s high school said SADD focuses on peer-to-peer leadership and positive role modelling. “It’s not about telling them what to do. It’s about making responsible choices.� “The message is getting out there,� said teacher Shauna Murdoch, the Rimbey Junior Senior High School’s chapter adviser. “They go to parties, which is the big thing to do in a small town, and they get designated drivers or stay the night. The ones getting charged now are the older retired guys or older oilfield workers.�

Students attend SADD’s annual provincial and national conferences, where they meet other Alberta and Canadian teens from Canadian Youth Against Impaired Driving, a national youth organization fighting drunk driving. Some organize their own conferences, like Delburne, which has one in February. They also help organize and promote alcohol-free events such as Dry Grad and Safe Grad.

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Driver jailed 6.5 years for killing four

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF An Innisfail man who pleaded guilty in September to killing four people and injuring another in a head-on collision on Hwy 2 was sentenced on Friday to serve six and a half years in prison.

Court heard that Tyler James Stevens, 30, had more than three times the legal limit of alcohol in his bloodstream when his SUV smashed into a carload of Filipinos who had taken some time off their jobs in Edmonton for a trip to Montana on the night of March 4.

Crown prosecutor Anders Quist, reading the facts during Stevens’s sentencing hearing in Red Deer provincial court, said the man had been Tyler James Stevens drinking at a birthday party in Spruce View and then drove to Innisfail and had more drinks at a local bar.

Stevens then got back into his vehicle and headed south on Hwy 2. For some reason, he turned around in the middle of the highway at a point south of Bowden and headed back north in the median lane, travelling 24 kilometres before colliding with the southbound SUV driven by Anthony Castillon, 35.

The impact drove the vehicle’s engine block into the passenger area. Castillon and three of his passengers, Joey Mangonon, 35, Eden Biazon, 39, and Josefine Velarde, 52, were killed in the impact. Mangonon was sitting in the front with Castillon, and the three women were in the back seats.

Josephine Tamondong, 28, flew into the space between Castillon and Mangonon, suffering multiple fractures.

A blood sample taken from Stevens at Red Deer Regional Hospital indicated that he had a blood alcohol reading of .27 blood alcohol content. He refused to provide a breath sample later at the police station.

Tamondong, while reading her victim impact statement for Judge Bill Andreasson, said she woke up in the University of Alberta Hospital.

“I began to suffer from a deep depression. I began to wonder how I was the only one to survive — what had my friends done to deserve this terrible end?”

Tamondong said Biazon had been her best friend and roommate and that she was close friends with the other victims, who were all working in Canada to support families back home.

“The night of March 4 will be with us forever. I wish each and every day that this terrible act did not

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Josephine Tamondong, the only survivor of a crash that killed four other Filipinos, and an unidentified man leave Red Deer Courthouse after the sentencing of Tyler James Stevens Friday. happen,” she said.

Castillon’s wife, Janelle, was among a contingent of more than a dozen people who flew from the Philippines to attend court on Friday. Janelle Castillon said her husband never got to meet with the son she bore while he was at work in Edmonton.

Besides losing their father, the baby boy and his three sisters have lost the dreams that he was trying to fulfil for them when he chose to work in Canada, she said.

There is no doubt that Stevens didn’t mean to kill anyone when he left the bar that night, said Quist.

However, he did make the choices that led to their deaths.

“Mr. Stevens is not a murderer, but he did kill

four human beings and horribly injured a fifth,” said Quist.

An appropriate sentence therefore would be one that would denounce the act and deter others from making similar decisions, he said in joining with Stevens’s defence counsel to seek the sentence of six and a half years.

Defence counsel Ian Savage of Calgary described his client as a good man with a big heart who made a terrible mistake. Currently living in Innisfail and formerly from Cochrane, Stevens is an oilfield consultant working in Alberta and Australia and a father of two young daughters.

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Proposed budget projects 4.15% tax increase

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF The City of Red Deer’s 2013 proposed operating budget projects a property tax increase of 4.15 per cent.

On Monday, city council will delve into the details of the $284-million draft budget. Should the budget gain council’s approval without any changes, annual taxes on a house assessed at $285,000 will rise $69 to $1,742. Taxes for that same house in 2012 were $1,673.

City manager Craig Curtis said on Friday that a number of adjustments have been made in the departments but no major cuts were proposed.

The largest investment within the operating budget continues to be in crime prevention and policing. This year’s proposed budget calls for additional spending of $2.38 million, bringing the overall projected policing budget to $25.4 million. The additional money covers the RCMP contract increase, the hiring of four RCMP officers, two municipal employees, three members for ALERT and a one-time provincial funding shortfall. The figure also includes continued funding for the new positions in 2014 and 2015. The hiring of two safety code officers ($229,748) is also recommended by administration.

“There is a number of police investment areas that follow the direction in our safety charter,” said Curtis.

The draft budget recommends a 4.5 per cent increase in electricity rates. The increase in provincial

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A cost increase of 4.4 per cent for water, wastewater, recycling and garbage pickup is also recommended in the budget. A large component of these increases relate to the estimated more than $200-million expansion to Red Deer’s wastewater and water treatment plants to meet new federal environmental standards. Some of the cost is covered by federal and provincial grants.

In November 2012, city council approved its $107.5-million capital budget that included five new buses, an action bus, a preventive maintenance program and frostboil repairs and crown paving.

Curtis said the city faces challenges with slower than anticipated economic recovery. In 2009, the city received $2.45 million in revenue and is projected to bring in $1.9 million in 2013 from growth. The city has also faced the challenges of lower revenue from investments due to low interest rates, increased construction costs and the annual increase in RCMP operating contracts.

“I think (the tax increase) would be higher than what people would like,” said Curtis. “Some people would like it to equate to inflation, which is a little bit lower, but I think the services that we provide, particularly buying construction and maintenance from private companies are actually going up more than the overall inflation rate. The inflation rate for services that the municipality obtains is generally much higher.”

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PM agrees to meet with chief on hunger strike SPENCE SAYS SHE’LL CONTINUE HUNGER STRIKE UNTIL THEN

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s acquiescence to Canada’s protesting First Nations was greeted with joy Friday on Victoria Island, but it remained unclear whether it would temper mounting aboriginal frustration across the country.

Moments before a scheduled news conference by native leaders and opposition critics, Harper declared in a statement that he would indeed be willing to sit down next week for a meeting brokered by the Assembly of First Nations.

Chief Theresa Spence, who has been forgoing solid food since Dec. 11 in hopes of winning an audience with Harper, sounded genuinely delighted with the news — but made it clear she’s not about to declare victory.

“I’m just really overjoyed to hear that the Crown, the prime minister and the government, that they’re going to meet with us,” Spence said from her encampment on an island in the middle of the Ottawa River, in the shadow of Parliament Hill.

“I’ll still be here on my hunger strike until the actual meeting takes place.”

Those protesting across Canada under the banner of the Idle No More movement also made it clear they don’t plan to shelve their plans either.

A major gathering of protesters was also still planned for Saturday in Cornwall, Ont., prompting authorities there to schedule the closure of the International Bridge between Canada and the U.S. for at least part of the day.

On Friday, about 40 demonstrators gathered outside an auto plant in Oakville, Ont., where Harper was making an announcement.

Protest co-ordinator Wanda Nanibush said she’s fearful that Harper’s decision to hold a meeting had more to do with a call for talks from Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo than Spence’s ongoing fast or the Idle No More movement.

Harper, she said, needs to prove he is willing to negotiate.

“If the conversation with aboriginal people doesn’t go the way he wants, he walks away from the table,” Nanibush said.

“We’re hoping for Harper and this government to respect the Constitution, which protects aboriginal and treaty rights.”

Indeed, despite pointed questions about it, Harp-

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Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence holds hands with her daughter Juliette Spence during a press conference outside her teepee on Victoria Island in Ottawa on Friday. Spence has been on a hunger strike for more than three weeks. er did not acknowledge Spence’s ongoing hunger strike when asked about the meetings Friday, and remained vague when discussing Idle No More protests.

“In this country, people have the right in our country to demonstrate and express their points of

view peacefully as long as they obey the law,” Harper said.

“I think the Canadian population expects everyone will obey the law in holding such protests.”

Still, the fact Harper agreed to meet next week rather than Jan. 24 — the date proposed by Atleo given its significance as the anniversary of last year’s Crown-First Nations summit — was taken by most as a concession of sorts to the mounting political pressure brought by Spence, who on Thursday had insisted on a meeting within 72 hours.

The meeting next week will follow through on last year’s talks with a focus on Canada’s treaty relationships with First Nations and aboriginal rights, as well as economic development.

“The government and First Nations committed at the gathering to maintaining the relationship through an ongoing dialogue that outlines clear goals and measures of progress and success,” Harper said in his statement.

“While some progress has been made, there is more that must be done to improve outcomes for First Nations communities across Canada.”

For his part, Atleo welcomed Harper’s commitment, calling it an essential next step.

“First Nations are ready and committed to the hard work ahead. We have been doing this for decades, and now is the time for change.”

Spence, meanwhile, who has been subsisting on water and fish broth since embarking on her fast 25 days ago, was flanked by family and supporters Friday as she met with reporters, insisting she remains healthy, if fragile.

Looking pale and sounding weak, she said she intends to attend next week’s meeting in person, and won’t decide whether to end her protest until after the meetings are over.

“I’m still healthy, my heartbeat is still strong.”

Spence and the AFN had also asked for Gov. Gen. David Johnston to attend to the meeting, but so far it wasn’t clear whether he’d be there. A spokeswoman from Rideau Hall said they weren’t in a position to confirm anything on Friday.

Mushkegowuk Grand Chief Stan Louttit said it’s important for the Governor General to play a role.

“Treaties were with the Crown, the British Crown, representing Canada back in the day,” Louttit said.

“So symbolically, morally, it’s appropriate that the Governor General on behalf of the Queen makes some kind of a statement as well.”

Chow struggles to smile due to complications from shingles

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Toronto New Democrat Olivia Chow says a nerve condition that has frozen part of her face won’t slow down her work in Parliament.

Chow announced Friday she has been diagnosed with a “very very mild” form of Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2, which occurs when a shingles infection affects the facial nerve near the ear.

Chow said she’s pain-free and that the virus has

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Jack Chapman, 92, was found dead about 10:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day at his farm southeast of town where he had been feeding his cows, said Stettler RCMP. Chapman was a member of the 14th Army Tank Regiment (Calgary Tanks) when he went ashore on Aug. 19, 1942, as part of the raid by mostly Canadian troops.

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been eradicated after an initial run of medication.

She said the only remaining impact of the syndrome is the paralysis of the left side of her face.

“I have absolutely no symptoms other than this very funny smile,” Chow joked during an upbeat news conference.

Symptoms of Hunt syndrome can include vertigo, dizziness and changed or lost taste perception. It stems from the varicella zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox.

Chow said her doctor has informed her it could

take weeks or months for the damaged nerves to grow back and the condition to clear.

Ramsay Hunt syndrome is relatively uncommon, affecting about five in every 100,000 people.

Dr. Allison McGeer, an infectious disease specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, said prompt treatment with antiviral drugs and steroids to reduce nerve-damaging swelling can help prevent facial paralysis from becoming permanent.

Chow said she was diagnosed over the holidays after waking up with some discomfort on her face.

He was wounded twice in the battle and carried shell fragments in his legs that still bothered him from time to time many decades later, he said in a 2006 interview with Central Alberta Life.

Captured at Dieppe along with about 2,000 other Canadians, Chapman spent the next three and a half years as a prisoner of war. About 900 Canadians were killed.

“Every building facing the ocean had a gun sticking out of it,” Chapman recalled.

After 12 hours of fierce fighting, he and a friend found themselves pinned against seawall by enemy fire. A buddy decided to make the swim to an offshore ship but didn’t make it.

A German guard later helped Chapman recover his friend’s bullet-ridden body using the door of an outhouse as a makeshift stretcher.

Many years later, Chapman said that it bothered him that fewer people were donning poppies around Remembrance Day as reminder of the sacrifices his

generation made.

“We don’t need any reminding. We remember 50 times a day,” he said.

Chapman was a fixture at Remembrance Day ceremonies and a long-standing Royal Canadian Legion member. He earned the organization’s highest honour the Palm Leaf Meritorious Service Medal.

so reflect society’s growing abhorrence of impaired driving and serve as a deterrence for others who may still think it is acceptable to drink and drive, said Andreasson.

He sentenced Stevens to six-and-a-half years on four counts of criminal negligence causing death, to be served concurrently with a term of two-and-a-half years for criminal negligence causing injury.

Stevens was given credit for the 24 days he served in custody after his arrest and will be prohibited from driving for six years once he has been released from prison. He was also ordered to submit a sample of his DNA and will be prohibited from owning firearms for 10 years following his release. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

Savage acknowledged that the court plays a role in changing society’s attitude toward drinking and driving. He said he and his client therefore support a sentence that would stop “such sudden and severe carnage” from happening.

Stevens then rose to address the victims’ survivors, offering to dedicate the rest of his life to helping them realize the dreams they lost.

In accepting the sentencing submission, Andreasson said there is no sentence available to compensate the families of the victims. Whether it is any worse for victims who live on the other side of the world is not for the court to decide, he said.

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Kindergarten registration Jan .16 Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten registration at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools will begin on Wednesday Jan. 16 in Red Deer and Rocky Mountain House.

An advertisement had earlier said Monday Jan. 7.

Schools in Olds, Sylvan Lake and Innisfail will have registration for these classes on Monday Jan. 7.

For more information, go to http://www.rdcrd.ab.ca/ en/.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling would not speculate on whether he expects council to decrease the proposed property tax increase. He said the 4.15 per cent increase is just a starting point and the number could increase or decrease The final property tax rate won’t be known until the education portion of the taxes is finalized by the province in the spring.

On Monday, the first day of budget deliberations, council will hear an overview from Curtis and Dean Krejci, chief financial officer, and presentations from the corporate leadership team, charters and corporate services.

The public can attend the sessions in City Hall council chambers. They begin at 1 p.m. Council is expected to begin debating budget issues on Wednesday. Budget deliberations could continue until Jan. 15. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Damaged ship repair bill rose by $5 million Four people jump clear of truck before it goes over cliff

THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — The shipyard that did refit work on a navy warship before it was damaged while returning to Halifax says the repair bill had already cost $5 million more than expected before the vessel left its dock.

The Defence Department announced last February that Seaway Marine Inc. of St. Catharines, Ont., was awarded a $21.7 million contract to repair HMCS Athabaskan as part of a scheduled refit. The company was contracted to repair air pressure systems and firefighting and deck equipment, as well as strip, repair and repaint the underwater portion of the hull.

But Charles Payne, the company’s president, said inspectors discovered more rust and damage than expected when they examined the 40-year-old destroyer.

“As you remove the paint, you find structural problems and the structural problems are dealt with,” Payne said in an interview Friday.

Payne said the navy asked for more repairs, and the final bill came to $26.7 million.

“They (the destroyers) are in very, very poor condition,” Payne said in an interview Friday. “That’s what caused all this work arising ... the condition of the vessel.”

He said the work went on almost two weeks longer than expected.

The Athabaskan suffered damage to its hull while it was being towed back to Halifax and is now moored in Sydney, N.S. The military has said it is assessing that damage and trying to determine when it occurred.

Last Friday, tethering lines broke after the vessel left Sydney and was being towed in

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HMCS Halifax, right, and HMCS Athabaskan head out of the harbour in Halifax on Jan. 14, 2010. The shipyard that did refit work on HMCS Athabaskan says it was damaged while returning to Halifax says the repair bill had already cost $5 million more than expected before the vessel left its dock. rough waters off a rocky shoal, a military spokesman has said.

Payne said the repair work in Ontario was supposed to have been completed in late November, and navy officers were then expected to recommission the destroyer’s engines while at the shipyard.

The ship was expected to steam back to Halifax under its own power before the St. Lawrence Seaway closed for the winter. But Payne said because the repairs took longer than expected, there wasn’t enough time for the navy to re-

commission the engines before the seaway closed.

He said the navy then decided to have the vessel towed, rather than leaving it in dry dock over the winter.

The navy issued a brief statement late Friday saying a damage assessment had been completed and temporary, minor repairs were underway to ensure the ship’s hull is watertight.

Lt.-Cmdr. Bruno Tremblay said the ship will be towed to Halifax once the repairs are completed, but his email did

not say how long that would take.

“Once this work completed, we are highly confident that the ship can safely return to her home port,” Tremblay said.

“Once in Halifax, we will be in a position to complete a thorough follow-on assessment and make a decision on any requirement for a more fulsome investigation.”

The Public Works Department did not return messages for comment.

HMCS Athabaskan was commissioned on Sept. 30, 1972.

Funding frozen for new foreign-aid projects in Haiti THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Canada will stop funding new aid projects in Haiti until Ottawa finds a better way for the struggling nation to help itself, says International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino.

In an interview published Friday in Montreal La Presse, Fantino said he was disappointed at what he considered the lack of progress in Haiti during his November visit to the Caribbean country.

His remarks came just days before the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 300,000 people and left swaths of the country in ruins.

Fantino indicated that Canada has funnelled $1 billion in development cash to Haiti

since 2006 — making it one of the largest foreign donors to the island nation. The former head of the Ontario Provincial Police said his department will continue to fund programs in Haiti that are already underway.

Fantino, who took over the portfolio from Bev Oda last year, said Canadian taxpayers cannot take care of Haiti’s problems forever.

Michaelle Jean, Canada’s Haitian-born, former governor general, hopes Fantino’s funding freeze is truly just a temporary one.

“Often when we say we will freeze (something), it’s sometimes a moment when we need to ... refocus,” Jean, now a special envoy to Haiti for UNESCO, told The Canadian Press in an interview Friday.

“I hope that is what this

means — in all my heart, I hope that’s what this means.”

She acknowledged that donor countries must rethink how they allocate aid money in Haiti to ensure the long-term rebuilding process there is a success.

Jean would like to see countries like Canada continue to help Haiti reinforce its hobbled government, which she said lost 30 per cent of its civil servants and all but one of its buildings in the January 2010 quake.

“I don’t think we wish to break up a relationship as important as the one that exists between Canada and Haiti,” she replied when asked about the prospect of Ottawa halting all foreign aid to Haiti.

Fantino also compared Haiti’s terrible state with muchbetter conditions in the neigh-

bouring Dominican Republic.

The two nations share the island of Hispaniola.

He remarked about the filth and garbage he saw during his recent visit to Haiti. He wondered how a country with so many unemployed people had not found a way to clean it up.

Jean believes it’s hurtful for Haitians to hear comments like this about the condition of the country.

“Where do you want them to find the means to do it?” she said.

“You think it gives them pleasure to live with this garbage? No, not at all. On the other hand, they are overwhelmed.”

She added that tasking Haitians with the cleanup would be a good idea, but Haiti lacks the costly infrastructure to collect trash and dispose of it.

COMOX, B.C. — Four people survived a dramatic crash in which they were forced to jump out of a pickup truck just before the vehicle plunged over a cliff on the B.C. coast Friday.

The Royal Canadian Air Force, which was called out to rescue the group, said the incident happened near Toba Inlet, about 180 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.

The pickup was travelling on a snow-covered logging road when it went out of control and began sliding down an embankment.

Just before the truck went over a cliff, the four occupants jumped clear, but two of them were injured.

Medics from a company doing work in the area responded to the crash, but couldn’t move the patients and poor weather prevented an air ambulance from getting into the site, so the Air Force sent in a Cormorant helicopter.

“There were already first responders on scene and they had provided us an exact location where they were,” said aircraft commander Captain Luc Coates in a media statement released by the Air Force.

“They had also cleared a landing site for us at a wide part of the road, making for a quick and efficient operation.”

Once on the ground, RCAF emergency technicians linked up with the first responders.

“The patients were stable throughout and the medics had done a good job of keeping them warm and getting them ready for transport,” said Master Corp. Justin Cervantes, SAR Tech on board the Cormorant.

The military chopper then flew the four people to a hospital in Comox on Vancouver Island.

Their condition was not immediately known.

Restore extra curricular activities Ontario premier tells teachers cynical political games.

“If Dalton McGuinty was truly interested in reaching out to elementary and high school teachers, he should have done it before, not after, he imposed unconstitutional legislation that will bring more turmoil to our schools and lead to expensive court battles,” Tabuns said in a statement.

“When there was still time to get a deal and stop this mess, Dalton McGuinty couldn’t seem to find a phone. Now he’s scrambling to clean up the mess he’s made.”

McGuinty, who intends to step down once a new leader is chosen at the end of the month, was elected premier promising to restore peace to Ontario schools after several tumultuous years under the Conservatives. Nine years later, he’s leaving amid the kind of labour strife he’d tried to avoid.

It wasn’t the exit that he’d imagined, but reining in compensation is never easy, he said. It’s up to his successor to find a way to work with teachers on how they’ll negotiate the next set of contracts, which will “undoubtedly” involve some kind of compensation increase.

“You’d like to leave in a way that’s all positive, but life’s not like that,” McGuinty said. “You’ve got to deal with the circumstances as you find them.”

“It is what it is. I’ve always tried to do what I think is right under the circumstances as I find them.”

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TORONTO — Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has personally asked two unions to restore extracurricular activities in public schools, after using a controversial law to force two-year contracts on 126,000 teachers and education workers.

The self-described “education premier” — whose reputation has taken a beating lately — said he received no assurances that the voluntary activities would be restored.

But he reached out to union presidents Sam Hammond and Ken Coran in the hope that they could all find a way to “put what is done behind us” and find a way forward, McGuinty told The Canadian Press.

“I was glad that they heard me out,” he said in an interview from Ottawa.

“The calls were very cordial, very respectful. So I’m hopeful that the two executives will allow teachers to do what I believe they, deep down, want to do.”

Both the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation say their members have overwhelmingly voted in favour of political protests if the government forced new contracts on them, which may include walkouts. They plan to meet with their executives next week to discuss their next steps.

But Hammond, who leads ETFO, called the government’s actions a “disgraceful misuse of power” and warned that it won’t be “business as usual” when students return to class on Monday.

Still, McGuinty said he won’t make extracurriculars such as coaching sports teams or supervising clubs part of a teacher’s job, even though it means they can withdraw them during labour disputes.

“Extracurriculars are a voluntary service provided by teachers out of a sense of both goodwill and a commitment to the best possible educational experience for our students,” he said.

“And I just don’t believe that you can legislate goodwill.”

Bill 115 — which the Liberals used to impose the new collective agreements and then promised to repeal by the end of the month — inflamed tensions with teachers, who staged one-day strikes and cut out extracurricular activities in protest.

It’s not clear whether repealing the law will be enough to heal the wound, which has alienated a powerful group that has helped keep the Liberals in power for nine years.

McGuinty said he doesn’t regret bringing in the legislation. He called it a “necessary” and “onetime” measure that was needed to deal with the $14.4-billion deficit.

“It’s done the job that we needed it do,” he said.

“But along the way, it’s taken on a kind of larger-than-life perspective in the eyes of some of our teachers. And we think we have a responsibility to address that.”

McGuinty denied that the move to repeal the law was intended to win back teachers before the next election. But NDP education critic Peter Tabuns said parents, students and teachers are tired of his

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State Senator takes NCAA to court over fine HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania state senator sued the NCAA on Friday over its use of the $60 million fine that Penn State is paying for its handling of the child molestation scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, two days after the governor filed an antitrust lawsuit against the organization.

Sen. Jake Corman, who represents the area where Penn State’s campus is located and chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, claims the NCAA’s plans to spend the $60 million are an illegal violation of his oversight role for state government spending.

“Even though the NCAA intends to wrest such a large sum of Pennsylvania public funds, it has refused to submit to any control by Pennsylvania elected officials and refused to commit more than 25 per cent of those public funds to Pennsylvania causes,” Corman’s lawsuit said.

Budget figures show the state contributed $214 million this year to Penn State’s $4.3 billion budget.

NCAA spokeswoman Emily Potter declined comment on Corman’s suit.

On Wednesday, Gov. Tom Corbett sued in federal court in an effort to have all of the Sanduskyrelated NCAA penalties thrown out, including the $60 million fine, a four-year bowl ban and a reduction in football scholarships. The NCAA called that action meritless.

Man arrested in cannibalism case NEW YORK — The arrest of a man accused Friday of seeking to pay $5,000 to a New York City police officer to kidnap a Manhattan woman that he intended to rape and kill drew claims from a defence lawyer that the government was trying to prevent him from testifying about Internet sexual fantasies at the officer’s cannibalismtinged trial.

The attorney, Julia Gatto, spoke after Michael Vanhise, 22, appeared briefly in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, where he was ordered held pending a bail hearing Monday on a conspiracy to commit kidnapping charge.

“Mr. Vanhise is being used as a pawn by the government to bolster a very weak case,” Gatto said outside court. She represents Gilberto Valle, 28, who is scheduled to go to trial later this month after he was charged in October with one count of kidnapping conspiracy and one count of accessing a computer without authorization.

She said Vanhise “would have exonerated our client” with testimony about his own participation in a world of Internet sexual fantasies where people could speak of unspeakable acts they would never commit. She said the arrest Friday appeared to be a tactical move by authorities to prevent testimony by Vanhise or others about Internet fantasies.

Wildfires rage across Southern Australia SYDNEY, Australia — Australian officials battled a series of wildfires amid scorching temperatures across the country on Saturday, with one blaze destroying dozens of homes in the island state of Tasmania.

Tasmania police said Saturday that around 80 buildings were destroyed in and around the small town of Dunalley, east of the Tasmanian capital of Hobart, including the town’s

school, police station and bakery.

Officials had been investigating a report that one person died in the blaze on Friday, but on Saturday, police said there were no confirmed deaths or injuries from the fire.

Wildfires were raging across southern Australia amid blistering temperatures and high winds. The temperature

in Hobart reached a record high of nearly 42 degrees Celsius (108 Fahrenheit) on Friday.

Conditions had eased across much of the region on Saturday, but fire officials warned that the danger from some of the fires remained high.

Obama could round out national

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Former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is the front-runner for the top Pentagon

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Show courage, meet Spence HARPER NEEDS TO BUILD ON HOPES HE RAISED FOUR YEARS AGO WITH HIS APOLOGY FOR RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL HORRORS I don’t understand why Prime Minister Stephen Harper refuses to meet Theresa Spence.

She’s the chief of a troubled Ontario aboriginal band who is staging a “hunger strike” to engender more understanding and assistance from the federal government.

What does the prime minister stand to lose by accommodating her request?

Precious little, I say.

He’s got the time; Parliament is not in session.

JOE There’s no risk of him losMCLAUGHLIN ing political support by doing a decent and charitable thing, especially now, when Canadians are filled with the milk of human kindness and making pledges to do better this year.

Does Harper worry that meeting one “hunger striker” will force him to also meet with scores of other similar protestors who might then spring up?

It’s hard to say.

He seems to have plenty of time, resources and money to fly around the world making international trade deals, consorting with sketchy millionaires and thuggish despots.

Right now, the fate of 1,700 troubled aboriginals does not seem to matter so much to him.

Attawapiskat is described as a poor, remote settlement in northern Ontario.

In fact, it’s not too remote or very far north — almost precisely on the same latitude as Hobbema.

Attawapiskat also shares many traits and tragedies of the Cree bands living in Hobbema: a young population, poor housing, high unemployment, major drug problems and widespread despair.

Chief Spence also wants Gov.-Gen. David Johnston, Canada’s representative of the Crown, to attend any meeting with Harper.

Given the governor-general’s innately compassionate personality, I doubt that he would refuse to meet Spence, if the prime minister agreed.

But I also fear the Harper is too bullheaded to accede to her request.

He would not have to expend much effort to do so.

Spence has been living on Victoria Island in the Ottawa River, very close to Parliament Hill, since Dec. 11.

She has eaten no solid food since then, subsisting on daily rations of water, medicine tea and fish broth.

It would take only the most elemental shred of decency for the prime minister to sit with Spence.

It would not set any kind of legal precedent, obliging the prime minister or his successors to follow suit in settling future controversies.

He needs to hear her out on key issues, including Parliament’s Omnibus Bill C-45.

Spence, and many other aboriginal leaders, say it

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Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence talks with her family as she continues her hunger strike in a teepee on Victoria Island in Ottawa. Will Stephen Harper have the courage to meet with her? will take away rights and opportunities for economic development on their own land base.

De Beers, the huge international diamond company, has a mine on the traditional lands of Spence’s people.

But only about 60 Attawapiskat residents work there.

Aboriginal Canadians need more economic opportunities.

For generations, the federal Indian Act has made their history grim and their prospects sorry.

Individuals living on reserves cannot own their own property.

That makes it next to impossible for them to get bank loans to invest in private commercial enterprises.

Many aboriginals with instincts for business find that they must leave reserves to hone those skills, and forfeit aboriginal rights in doing so.

It’s a deep, complex and enduring issue.

It’s not something a prime minister and a band chief can solve in a bilateral meeting.

But one honest talk could begin a new dialogue

based on hope.

In the past, Harper has shown the courage to take this kind of small step.

In June 2008, he stood in the House of Commons and said: “I stand before you today to offer an apology to former students of Indian residential schools.”

It was a simple, honest and decent thing to do, but none of Harper’s predecessors had the courage to do it.

That heartfelt speech gave Harper respect and stature he had never seen before.

More importantly, it gave aboriginal Canadians hope that painful wounds could finally begin to heal; that life would be better for young aboriginals growing up today.

It’s time for prime minister to resurrect the hopes he created more than four years ago.

A simple, honest meeting with Chief Theresa Spence could help galvanize that effort.

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

Energy myths of the United States Which of the following statements is true?

The United States now has a 100-year supply of natural gas, thanks to the miracle of shale gas.

By 2017, it will once again be the world’s biggest oil producer.

By 2035, it will be entirely “energy-independent,” and free in particular from its reliance on Middle Eastern oil.

Unless you’ve been dead for the past couple of years, you’ve been hearing lots of enthusiastic forecasts like this, but not one of them is true.

They are generally accompanied by sweeping predictions about geopolitics that are equally misleading, at least insofar as they depend on assumptions about cheap and plentiful supplies of shale gas and other forms of “unconventional” oil and gas.

For example, we are assured that the United States, no longer dependent on Arab oil, will break its habit of intervening militarily in the Middle East, since what happens there will no longer matter to Washington.

But this new era of cheap and plentiful energy from fossil fuels will also result, alas, in sky-high greenhouse gas emissions and runaway global warming.

These statements are also untrue, at least in the formulation given above, since they are based on quite mistaken assumptions.

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‘ENERGY INDEPENDENCE,’ IF IT EVER COMES TO THE UNITED STATES, IS LIKELIER TO COME FROM A COMBINATION OF CONSERVATION MEASURES (LIKE PRESIDENT OBAMA’S REGULATION THAT WILL ALMOST DOUBLE THE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF AMERICAN-BUILT CARS BY 2016) AND AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON RENEWABLES (WIND, SOLAR, ETC.

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INSIGHT The original error, on which most of the others are based, is the belief that “fracking” — hydraulic fracturing of underground formations of shale rock to release the gas trapped within them — has fundamentally transformed the energy situation of the United States.

Huge amounts are being invested in the newer shale plays like the Eagle Ford formation in Texas and the Marcellus in Pennsylvania, but the numbers just don’t add up.

Production of shale gas has soared in the United States (still the home to most shale plays) in the past 10 years, but it is only compensating for the decline in conventional gas production in the same period.

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turning out to be around five to seven years.

That means that in the older shale plays they have to drill like crazy just to maintain current production — and since drilling is very expensive, they aren’t making a profit.

As Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson told a private meeting four months ago: “We’re making no money.

“It’s all in the red.”

They are hoping to make a profit, of course, once the gas price recovers from the ridiculous level of $2 per million BTU that it fell to in 2009, when a great many people believed this really was a miracle; $4 per million BTU would do it for most operators, and even the highestcost ones would be making a profit at $7.

But it’s clear that shale gas is no miracle that will provide ultra-cheap fossil fuel for the next 100 years.

In that case, the prediction that the United States will be the world’s biggest oil producer by 2017 is nonsense.

Even on an ultra-optimistic estimate of how much “unconventional oil” it can

eventually get out of the shale formations, it will still be importing a large proportion of its oil in 2035.

At the peak of U.S. oil production, in 1970, it produced 10.6 million barrels per day.

It currently produces 9.6 million barrels per day, and consumes 21 million bpd. It is preposterous to argue that it can close that gap by coming up with another 11 million bpd of unconventional oil at an economically viable price.

“Energy independence,” if it ever comes to the United States, is likelier to come from a combination of conservation measures (like President Obama’s regulation that will almost double the fuel efficiency of American-built cars by 2016) and an increased emphasis on renewables (wind, solar, etc.).

And the whole Middle Eastern business is a red herring, because the United States does not depend heavily on Middle Eastern oil.

Most U.S. oil imports come from the Western hemisphere (Canada, Mexico, Venezuela) or from Africa (Nigeria, Alge-

ria, Angola).

Only 15 per cent of its oil comes from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait, and virtually none from anywhere else in the Gulf.

Whatever America’s various wars in the region may have been about, they were not about “security of oil supply.”

Which leaves the business about shale gas and oil pushing the world’s greenhouse gas emissions over the top.

They can’t do that, because we are already over the top.

We need only continue on our present course, without any growth in “unconventional” oil and gas production, and we will be irrevocably committed to two degrees C of warming within 10 years.

Within 25 years we will be committed to plus-four degrees C. So why are we fed a daily diet of misinformation about energy in general, and shale gas in particular? Because a lot of people have something to sell.

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Canada still an economic star Heading into the new year, Canada is not in terrific shape but compared to other countries, we are better off than most.

Moreover, our prospects over the next decade are not bad either.

In its latest global rankings, the British consultancy, the Centre for Business and Economic Research, find Canada has the world’s 11th largest economy, measured in U.S. dollars, and projects that a decade from now, in 2022, that Canada should still rank 11th, despite the rise of a number of emerging market economies.

Our economy should grow from an estimated US$1.8 DAVID trillion in 2012 to a projected CRANE US$2.5 trillion in 2022.

The top five economies today are the U.S., China, Japan, Germany and France.

In 2022, the consulting firm projects, the top five will be the U.S., China, Japan, India and Brazil.

But China will be gaining fast on the U.S., with an economy 53 per cent that of the U.S. in 2012 but reaching 83 per cent of the U.S. by 2022.

There are some surprises.

Indonesia, for example, is projected to climb from 16th spot to 10th while Mexico, once hot on the heels of Canada, is projected to slip from 14th to 15th spot.

Another set of rankings, from a British think tank, the Legatum Institute, has developed a prosperity index, with Canada ranking sixth in the world.

The index combines a number of sub-indexes, which measure the soundness and stability of the

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economy, entrepreneurship and opportunity, governance, education, health, safety and security, personal freedom and social capital.

The top ranking countries are Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand, followed by Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Ireland.

The U.S., for the first time, has fallen out of the top 10, slipping to 12th in rankings.

A key factor, the report says, is that a growing number of Americans no longer believe that hard work will get them ahead, perhaps reflecting the decline of the middle class and growing inequality.

Among the big emerging economies, Brazil ranks 44th, China 55th, Mexico 61st, Russia 66th and India 101st.

This underlines the fact that these countries, while they have big economies and high growth rates, have major challenges in governance, safety and security, education, health and freedom.

Interestingly, Canada ranks first in the world in the personal freedom sub-index, which the index analysts attribute not only to our basic freedoms but also to our high level of social tolerance and positive approach to diversity, multiculturalism and immigration.

Tolerance, the report says, is good for prosperity.

“As the world becomes smaller and immigration rises, tolerance towards diversity becomes a crucial issue for societies,” it says, adding that “where tolerance levels are high, prosperity flourishes.”

This is something we must continue to see as a Canadian strength.

The sub-indexes also point to our weaknesses.

Canada does not rank among the top 10 in entrepreneurship and opportunity.

We do not have a strong entrepreneurial climate

in which individuals can pursue new ideas and opportunities.

This finding is not a big surprise because the attention that is being focused on the need to become much more of an innovation nation.

Canada also fails to rank in the top 10 in health infrastructure, although we rank third in education.

A number of pictures emerge from these various rankings.

One, of course, is the rise of the East as China, India, Korea and Japan represent a growing share of the world economy.

Moreover, the Legatum Institute reminds, we should watch out for what it calls the Asian Tiger Cubs, countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

In the Prosperity Index, Indonesia has jumped from 49th spot to 23rd since 2009. That’s a remarkable climb.

Another finding is that democracy matters. Of the top 30 countries in the Prosperity Index, 27 are democracies.

While Canadians can take some reasonable pride in being among the top-ranked nations, this should not lead to smugness or complacency.

Canada still has many problems to address.

These include the need to develop a more innovative and balanced economy that is strong in advanced manufacturing and knowledge-based services, as well as in energy and other resources, the importance of improving social equity and reducing poverty, especially in our aboriginal population, improving prospects for the young, and developing much better performance on the environment.

We still have work to do.

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

Old friends, sitting on couches like bookends “Old friends, old friends, sit on the evening’s activities if you get my drift park bench like bookends. …”

— a little too much bridge can be a It was kind of like that over the past dangerous thing — and spontaneously few weeks of the recent Christmas sea- decided that a mighty blow to the wall son that has now slipped into the gen- would be a fitting display of his love tly flowing streams of time and taken for this girl who was doing her best to its place in the flotilla of toothpick ignore him. boat memories in the trickHe broke his hand in ling street gutters of our many places, but the good lives. part, if you can call it that, I was thinking about and we did, was that he this more or less verbatim, spent the rest of the evening which shows how weird I splayed on the floor of the am, when many of our old bathroom with his swollen, friends were gathered at the pain-wracked hand subannual Christmas parties. mersed in the cool water of Sitting on the couches, the toilet, much to the unlike bookends. sympathetic amusement of And by “old friends” I his friends who are now his don’t necessarily mean elold friends. derly friends, I just mean And I’m pretty sure it HARLEY friends who’ve been such was clean, clear soothing HAY for a long time, although the water because he would way this universe seems to reach up with his other be working, many of them hand and flush the comare as elderly as I am. mode on a regular basis, That song, Old Friends by Simon and presumably to repeat the swirling spaGarfunkle (who, much to my amuse- like cold water treatment to his blue ment, Rowan and Martin on that old and purple meathook. show Laugh-In always made jokes These are the kinds of stories that about “the Garfarkle family”) is a bit rose to the surface of our conversaon the melancholy side of things to tions, like discarded pop cans popping be sure, and none of my buddies and up in Waskasoo Creek.

I have taken to actual park benches We jabbered about the time that feeding imaginary pigeons or anything, Cheryl, or was it Ersie?, really wanted but that particular stage in life’s un- to drive my car and while I rode shotpredictable journey may or may not be gun, she backed into a large light pole just around the corner. behind the Granada Inn at a fairly imMeantime, this year of reconnect- pressive speed. ing and reuniting with friends who we Problem is, when I say “my car” I don’t see nearly often enough was one really mean my parents’ car, which as I long pleasant, melancholy and often recall was a second-hand dark blue ’66 hilarious trip down memory lane.

Dodge Monaco that everybody referred Although that well-worn trail is get- to as The Blue Streak. ting a bit bumpy, and we often seem to (This roadboat was not to be conbe hitting the ditch with tales of she- fused with “my” previous car, i.e. also nanigans that grow exponentially more my parents’ car, which was dubbed dramatic with every telling. Which is The Great White Bird — as it was a half the fun, of course. second-hand white 1963 Pontiac LauLike the time an old friend I shall rentian, with an exceedingly smooth call “Ken” because that’s what his ride on account of it having an autoname is, punched the wall on account matic transmission.) of a girl he really “had a crush on” I jumped out to check and conin high school wouldn’t go out with firmed that there was very little damhim. (She shall remain nameless, right age to the Blue Streak, which was Heather?) about a half a block long and featured Thing is, the wall was in the base- 300 tons of solid metal — at least not ment at Shane’s house where we gath- enough to tell my parents about, since ered most weekends to, um, play bridge I was convinced they wouldn’t notice and discuss world affairs like all teen- the ‘slight’ imperfection in the solid agers do when they are teenagers. And chrome bumper. this wall, like all the walls down there, The light pole, however, was rewas covered in cardboard because the grettably mangled, and although Erreal walls were raw cement, like many sie (or was it Cheryl?) was clearly upof the basements of the day. set, neither of us suffered any signifKen had, well, overindulged in the icant whiplash normally associated

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with such an incident even though the bench seat didn’t have fancy, futuristic accoutrements such as headrests and shoulder seatbelts.

I recall that my eagle-eyed Mom woke me up very early the next morning to inquire as to the “dent” on the bumper of her car. (I talked my way out of it like the spoiled brat I was.)

At least that’s what we remembered about it, reminiscing the other day, like old friends do, each of us blaming someone else for whatever mayhem we could remember.

Over three weeks this season, we thoroughly enjoyed some four or five major party events that collectively brought together over 40 people, all of us either old friends or relatively new friends, and generated about 1000 stories we told on each other, and nearly as many empty beverage containers.

And empty chocolate boxes.

Stories like the time back in the ’70s when live music was clawing tooth and nail to keep from giving in to the onslaught of disco and DJs. Our so-called “weekend band” had travelled to Innisfail for a wedding gig and finally had grunted all the equipment out of the van into the back entrance area of the reception hall, when a lady in a distinctive flowing white dress came bursting through the doors to the stage area.

“Who are you guys, and what are you doing here?” she said, not without an edge to her voice. It turned out that the white dress was a dead giveaway

because she was the actual bride of the evening, a bride who had phoned Jim, our guitar player, to inquire about hiring our band for her wedding. This phone call apparently was several months earlier and Jim had written it in the band calendar without actual follow-up confirmation.

“I hired a DJ,” says the bride, who by now I assume had better things to do than argue with musicians. “You guys were way too expensive. That’s why I didn’t call back!”

So after we loaded all 15 metric tonnes of equipment back in the van and Jim had sufficiently recovered from his injuries inflicted by incensed bandmates, we all reconvened at the nearest watering hole to salvage what was left of the Saturday night.

It was there that we told outrageous stories about each other and about our friends, many of whom would be sitting on couches at parties at Christmastime in 2012, and telling the same outrageous stories, and some new ones that we had managed to live through in the meantime.

“Can you imagine us years from today — sharing a park bench quietly?”

Well, yes, Simon and the Garfarkle family, it’s getting easier and easier to imagine.

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

Thanks, Dixie, you made our lives richer “Come get your bag lunch,” her voice strong and loud rang through the kitchen and dining hall.

“There’s also hot porridge for anyone who wants.”

In no way could you not know that this larger-than-life woman was in the kitchen.

“There’s eggs ready for anyone who hasn’t had breakfast yet.”

And so it would go for the hour and a half that we would serve breakfast.

Now that she is not there and I have to do all the prepping, I begin to realize just how much this woman did for us every day. She would preCHRIS pare the bag lunches, making SALOMONS sure that everyone who needed one would know that they were getting something special that day. She also did up all the toast and then would come and help me on the grill.

This energetic woman just did not stop until I

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would kick everyone out at 7:30, when we were ready to close.

There is a definite hole in the kitchen now that she is gone.

For the last four or five months, when things would quiet down, she would tell me things that were going on in her body that were giving her grief.

“I’ll have to go see my doc and tell him to fix me up.”

Then about a month ago, she went to have a tumour removed and she never came home.

On Dec. 19, I got the call that Dixie had passed away; cancer throughout her body had taken its toll.

This large woman always wanted to be in control.

Everything had to be in its place. When she made bag lunches, it was always “Got to make sure my boys are happy with their lunches.” so she would take extra time or make some flavourful sandwich meat.

There had to be some treats and also some fruit; everything she did was for her “boys,” as she referred to the lunch takers.

If somebody did something wrong or stepped out of line, she had no difficulty saying so, never did she mince her words. Whoever she referred to would know that they had done something not right.

But having let them know, she immediately offered alternatives or any other help they might need; she never left them stranded.

Her knowledge of the welfare system and help agencies would make any reference agency proud and she used that knowledge to steer anyone who needed help in the right direction.

Dixie took great pride in being able to help someone, or feed them, or clandestinely give them a smoke if they were really desperate.

From what I understand, she spent her last hours with her children by her side; thanks were given, hurts were healed, and her last minutes were spent in peace. That alone gives me a lot of comfort.

We all have our own battles and demons.

But when we constantly fight to overcome them and do something good for others, we can count our life as having had good value.

I believe that Dixie Derkatch was one of those people and my life is all the richer for having known her.

Thank you Dixie, and may your family be comforted in that knowledge.

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

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Top: Iguazu Falls is made up of 275 falls and is one of the great waterfalls of the world. Right: Hiking trails give tourists the chance to photograph the falls from many angles. Left: The Castillos’ love of birds turned the family garden into a tourist attraction.

BY CAROL PATTERSON SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Many years ago, the Castillo family in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, started feeding the hummingbirds that visited their garden. Who would not fall under the spell of colourful feathers that shimmer like Swarovski crystals?

Word of this haven spread among the birds and among the neighbours.

Soon strangers were asking to visit the gardens and now it is a small tourist attraction with the gates opening each afternoon to anyone with a love of birds.

Admission is small but helps cover the cost of filling the feeders several times a day.

Miguel Castelino, co-owner of Trogon Tours, says, “Two species of birds never seen before in this area were spotted at these feeders, and Mr. and Mrs. Castillo’s son was so inspired by

the birdlife he grew up with, he became a biologist.”

So you might think bird watching is popular in Argentina. And with over 1,000 species, Argentina is a birding mecca. But so far, the enthusiasm comes from foreign tourists.

“Latin Americans do not have a culture of bird watching,” Miguel explains, “but it is changing. There are now over 1,000 members of the national bird watching society.”

Most of the 1.3 million people who visit the Iguazu region come not for birds, but to see the group of 275 falls along the border between Argentina and Brazil, collectively known as Iguazu Falls. The falls are one of the seven new natural wonders of the world and an UNESCO World Heritage site.

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“I have seen a toucan fly into the waterfall to raid the swift nests,” Miguel explains, “but few birds or animals will get close to the falls.”

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CHILDREN’S MUSEUM FAILS TO IMPRESS TARGET AUDIENCE

From top: Daquan Thomas, right, and David Godbolt, both 10, try their hand at toy car track at the National Children’s Museum, in National Harbor, Md.

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Six-year-old Eve McFadden, left, and four-yearold Keily Aguilar play in the National Children’s Museum’s kitchen with visitor associate Mariah Fry.

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WASHINGTON — The best thing about the new National Children’s Museum?

“Frederick” was the verdict from my 8-year-old.

He ran into an old classmate he hadn’t seen in a while and he said that seeing Frederick was the highlight of his visit to the new $7 million interactive children’s museum that’s been eight years in the making.

And I have to agree with him.

Compared with children’s museums across the country that we have visited — Baltimore; Boston; New York; Miami; Durham, N.C.; San Francisco; Santa Ana, Calif; and Sausalito, Calif. — this national museum is not in the same league.

Of course, I felt bad telling that to the museum’s executive vice president, Thomas Berger, who agreed that the one at National Harbor, Md. isn’t as big as many others, such as the 80,000-square-foot Port Discovery in Baltimore or the 88,000-squarefoot Boston Children’s Museum or the gargantuan 472,000-square-foot Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

This one is just 18,000 square feet.

Maybe those places are so ginormous because a “meh” kind of town needs a more spectacular museum. Washington is pretty impressive, and the children’s sections in many of the Smithsonian museums make them fantastic places for kids.

The new facility would be fine if it were the Children’s Museum at National Harbor or the Prince George’s County Museum for Children.

But it calls itself the National Children’s Museum and describes itself as “the only congressionally-designated museum focused exclusively on children.”

And that’s misleading for families who make the trek to a place that has no Metro access, limited bus service, no free parking and costs $10 a head to enter.

I told Berger that I took my boys, who are 6 and 8.

“That’s our sweet spot,” he said.

But they weren’t too sweet on the place.

There was a giant crane, which they could crank to lift baskets of stuff. It commanded their attention for a couple of minutes. They liked the textured ramps that they could send cars racing, bumping or crawling down. And the exhibit designed to explain politics and campaigning offered them an opportunity to make campaign buttons. They drew goblins with butts (which some folks may agree is an accurate depiction of much of Congress).

The spaces are clean and attractive, the staff cheerful and helpful.

I tried to get them excited about the play kitchen

Ten-year-olds Emonnie Aekiol, Jaiana Ivey and Malonte Quinn check out a full-sized open taxi from Indonesia.

‘THIS PLACE WOULD BE FINE FOR A SMALL TOWN, BUT IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THE CONCEPT OF A NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM. FIRE THE PEOPLE WHO DESIGNED IT AND TRY AGAIN.’

or the African marketplace. I couldn’t begin to figure out why the museum had bunk beds as an exhibit.

“How about the fire engine?” I tried. “You can dress up?”

They weren’t having it.

“Mom, if you want to quote me, you can say that I said, ‘This is lame, lame, lame,’ “ the 8-year-old declared.

My 6-year-old pronounced it “boring.”

Of course, it’s possible that my children are jaded brats who have seen too many super-cool museums. Berger said the rest of the museum will be a 60,000-square-foot outdoor space that will be built

out in the coming year. So maybe my little critics will be impressed with that.

And in fairness to the facility, its mission isn’t naturally glitzy. In a science museum, kids get handson activities with things that bang, crackle, spin and pop. That’s hard to top when your mission is “the arts; civic engagement; the environment; global citizenship; health and well being; and play.”

I’m not alone in my skepticism. The few reviews on Yelp have been largely ruthless.

“This place would be fine for a small town, but is an embarrassment to the concept of a National children’s museum,” wrote Mike M. from Burke, Va. “Fire the people who designed this second rate tourist trap and try again.”

Syd E. from Fairfax, Va. was equally unimpressed.

“I recently went to the children’s museum in Raleigh, NC, so my review is based partly on how great that one is compared to this,” Syd wrote. “This place is BORING . . . I actually asked if there was an upstairs (no) because I was surprised.”

Me, too. I kept asking the very friendly staff if this was “it,” wondering whether there were stairs that I was missing. Nope. Just the big room, and the theater in the back.

Stacy A. from Arlington, Va. hated it so much, she actually got the staff to give her a refund.

“This isn’t a children’s museum, it’s a mid-sized playzone. If you are expecting a children’s museum like you find in other cities, you’ll be disappointed.”

The old children’s museum closed in 2004, leaving behind its longtime home in Northeast Washington.

For eight years, it was in limbo. Plans to reconstruct in Southwest Washington’s L’Enfant Plaza were killed by the economy. Then it took years of fundraising — through private and county funds — to get it off the ground relatively nearby in Maryland at National Harbor.

Somehow, though, in all that time, it seems little consideration went into what, exactly, kids would be learning inside and how to get them engaged and excited.

Berger said the museum will continue to tweak, improve and update the exhibits, based on public feedback. Something tells me it’ll be getting a lot of it.

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If you go: ● Fly to Puerto Iguazu with Aerolineas Argentinas or LAN airlines. There are many flights each day from Buenos Aires, but flights are often delayed so leave extra time to connect with international

flights. ● Stay at the Orquideas Hotel in Puerto Iguazu. It is cheaper than the hotel in the park and has large gardens that attract birds. www.orquideashotel.com ● In addition to hiking the trails around the falls, you can take a boat tour into the spray under the falls (count on getting as wet as riding through a car wash without the car) or take a ferry over to San Martin Island and swim in the quiet backwaters below the falls. There are tours to the Brazilian side of the falls but Canadians require a visa. Visa approval will take about a month so apply before you leave home. ● Trogan Tours offers high quality guiding services for the falls and other natural attractions in Argentina. Go to www.trogontours.com.

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S T E A M B O A T SPRINGS, Colo. — After nearly 50 years of living in the Rocky Mountains, I thought I knew how to enjoy the winter.

I’ve gone skiing, skating, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, tobogganing, sleigh riding, dog-sledding and more.

But until this winter, I’d never heard of bumper cars on a skating rink.

And it wasn’t until recently that I had my first chance to carve turns down a ski hill on a snowbike.

It’s part of a trend to provide visitors to ski resorts and other snowy destinations with a wider variety of choices, said Troy Hawks, managing editor of the National Ski Areas Association Journal.

“What we’re seeing is a larger swath of the family — you’ve got the grandkids all the way to the grandparents — and all of them have their idea of how they want to spend their day,” he said.

Some activities are more popular in certain regions, and some aren’t well advertised, so for a different spin on a snowdestination vacation, here are some things to look for: AIR BAGS These massive, inflatable air bags are placed at the bottom of jumps to allow skiers and boarders to try flips and spins.

Nail the landing on your feet and you ride off down the hill.

Fail, and you have a soft landing; http://www. bagjump.com or http:// www.bigairbag.com .

AIRBOARDS A high-tech spin on winter tubing, these snow body boards are inflatable sleds with moulded plastic runners on the bottom and handles on the top.

The sleds can reach speeds of 60 mph or more (nearly 100 kilometres per hour), and users steer by shifting their body weight.

They’re offered at some ski areas (though banned at others) as well as through some private operators; http:// www.airboard.com has a partial list of rental locations.

BUMPER CARS ON ICE Just what it sounds like, these are turning up at skating rinks from coast to coast. The battery-operated “cars” are large rubber tubes with moulded seats that can hold one adult or an adult and small child.

Controlled by two joysticks, they are easy to steer or spin as they bump along on wheels with tiny cleats. Most rinks have age, height or weight restrictions.

FIRST TRACKS The opportunity for intermediate and advanced skiers to take the first runs in the morning before the slopes open to the public is an option at more resorts.

Some, like Northstar in California, require skiers to stay with a guide; others, like Aspen, Colo., include a gourmet breakfast.

Steamboat Springs, Colo., has been experimenting with multiple day First Track passes, some of which can be shared among buddies.

SKIJORING From the Norwegian word meaning “ski driving,” skijoring is still primarily the stuff of winter carnivals and cowboy competitions.

But some places, like the adult-only Triple

Creek Ranch in Darby, Mont., offer guests the chance to see what it’s like to be pulled on Alpine skis behind a horse.

Other resorts, like Eden Mountain Lodge in Eden Mills, Vt., and Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash, Colo., work with experienced skiers and their own dogs to learn what it’s like to go mushing on Nordic skis.

ICE CASTLES These massive ice castles are formed by thousands and thousands of icicles.

A series of pathways take visitors through ice columns, tunnels, caverns and archways.

Introduced last year in Silverthorne, Colo., the castles were being built this winter in Steamboat Springs, Colo., and at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.

SNOWBIKES Bicycles that ride on skis, rather than wheels, have been around in various forms for decades, but now they have the blessing of some ski resorts, which rent the bikes and offer instruction.

Smaller skis clip to your ski boots, helping with balance and manoeuvring.

The bikes can be taken on the chairlifts to access a variety of terrain; http://www.snowbike.info .

SNOWKITING Snowkiting or kite boarding is a cousin to ocean kite surfing.

For the winter version, an experienced, fearless skier or snowboarder is harnessed to a kite and uses wind power to propel themselves around.

An extreme sport, it requires strength and an understanding of wind patterns.

Lessons are recommended.

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Above: Skier Blair Weathers of Wilmot, N.H., flying off a jump as he is pulled by Summertime and rider Jennifer Elliot during the Skijoring competition at the Newport Winter Carnival in Newport, N.H. Skijoring is a sport in which a skier is pulled over snow or ice, generally by a horse.

Left: Floran Schwarzenbacher riding a snowbike at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado.

Below: Bumper cars on ice at Howelsen Ice Arena in Steamboat Springs, Colo.

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Giants top Rebels in shootout

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS

ANDY REID

REID JOINS CHIEFS KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid pulled up to Arrowhead Stadium in a black SUV on Friday, stepped out of it wearing a dark suit and red tie, and walked briskly toward the doors of the Kansas City Chiefs’ home.

His new home, as it turned out. Just a few hours later, Reid officially became the coach of the Chiefs. The longtime Eagles coach signed a five-year deal, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the terms of the contract.

The Chiefs have scheduled an introductory press conference for Monday.

TODAY ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blazers at Red Deer North Star, 11:30 a.m., Arena; Calgary Blues at Red Deer IROC, 4:45 p.m., Arena ● Major bantam hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer White, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Okotoks at Innisfail, 5:50 p.m.; Lethbridge at Sylvan Lake, 6 p.m. ● WHL: Moose Jaw at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Centrium. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Red Deer Pro Stitch, 7:30 p.m., Arena; Calgary Canucks at Innisfail, 8 p.m.; Wheatland at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Ponoka at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY ● Major bantam hockey: Calgary Flames at Red Deer Black, noon, Arena.

Junior women’s hockey: Alberta League all-star game, 2 p.m., Penhold. ● Peewee AA hockey: Bow Valley at Innisfail, 2:10 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Ponoka, 2:30 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Kootenay, 5 p.m. (The Drive).

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EDITOR Giants 5 Rebels 4 (SO) There was a time, not so long ago, when the Red Deer Rebels looked like one of the top teams in the Western Hockey League.

Now they can’t beat the bottom feeders.

Case in point: Friday’s 5-4 shootout loss to the Vancouver Giants in front of a recorded gathering of 5,073 at the Centrium, a setback that followed negative results versus lowly Brandon and Kootenay in the previous six days.

The bottom line? No. 1 netminder Patrik Bartosak can’t return from the world junior hockey championship soon enough, and he’s scheduled to be back next week for Red Deer’s three-game trip into Saskatchewan.

“It’s tough, because you need better goaltending than we got from our veteran tonight,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter, clearly upset with the performance of starter Bolton Pouliot, who was yanked after surrendering a horrid power-play goal to Cain Franson late in the second period and replaced by rookie Grant Naherniak.

Sutter, in fact, wasn’t impressed with any of the three goals that were scored on Pouliot, although he re-inserted the second-year stopper for the shootout.

That was a decision that seemed to make sense, considering Naherniak had never competed in a WHL shootout, but Pouliot was beaten by three of the four Giants shooters.

“You put him in for the shootout because you want that experience versus a young kid

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There was a time, not so long ago, when the Red Deer Rebels looked like one of the top teams in the Western Hockey League. Now they can’t beat the bottom feeders, falling 5-4 in a shootout to the Vancouver Giants. who has never faced a shootout at this level before and you’re hoping that ‘Pouls’ will respond to that,” said Sutter.

“But obviously he wasn’t sharp tonight and that hurt us.

“At the end of the day, this is major junior hockey and the next level is pro. I know people will say that Sutter is hard on goaltenders but you need goaltending to have some success.

“But it is what is is and we’ll take the single point and move on. We were good enough to win

tonight but we never got the two points.”

Rebels captain Turner Elson opened the scoring off a fine feed from Matt Bellerive midway through the first period, but Brett Kulak pulled the visitors even five minutes later when his wrist shot from the point eluded Pouliot.

Trevor Cheek potted a man-advantage marker 51 seconds into the second period and Franson scored from long range 15 minutes later to give the Giants a 3-1 lead and spell the end for Pouliot.

The goaltending switch seemed to ignite the Rebels, who got back-to-back goals from Dominik Volek at 18:18 and 19:59, and Joel Hamilton gave Red Deer a 4-3 lead at 4:34 of the third period.

But Jackson Houck pulled the visitors even at 9:13 of the third period, setting the stage for a scoreless overtime in which Rebels forward Tyson Ness rang a shot off the post.

“We battled back and got the lead and then made a mistake in our

zone and the puck was in the back of our net,” said Sutter. “Then we hit the crossbar in overtime and when you get into a shootout anything can happen.”

The win was huge for the Giants, who have struggled big time this season while in a rebuilding phase.

“We’ve had trouble finding ways to win so getting these two points is very important for us,” said Giants head coach Don Hay.

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NHL talks slow as deadline nears THE CANADIAN PRESS NEW YORK — The NHL’s collective bargaining talks appear to be heading towards the brink.

With the process still in mediation and the sides spending another day apart, negotiations slowed to a crawl just one week from a season saving deadline that is suddenly coming in to full view.

There had been some hope a deal could be reached in time to open training camps this weekend and start a 52-game schedule the following Saturday. Now the best-case scenario appears to be 48 games, with commissioner Gary Bettman making it clear an agreement must be reached by Jan. 11 for that to happen.

The extra lost week of a shortened season and another 60 missed games across the league come at an estimated cost of roughly US$130 mil-

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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, right, and deputy commissioner Bill Daly speak to reporters in New York on Dec. 6, 2012. Bettman has told the players union that a deal must be in place by Jan. 11 in order for a 48-game season to be played beginning eight days later. lion in hockey-related revenue, according to a source. Or, put another way, as much as $120,000 on average per player.

The only talking the sides did on Friday was

with U.S. federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh, who walked back and forth between the league office and NHLPA’s hotel several times during almost 13 hours of inde-

pendent sessions. Beckenbaugh, no stranger to the process after being involved with the NHL’s 2004-05 lockout, was said to be trying to help them work through the re-

maining issues.

The mediation was scheduled to continue on Saturday morning. It was unclear when the NHL and NHLPA might be prepared to hold another face-to-face meeting again.

That last happened on Wednesday night, when talks stretched into early Thursday morning and saw enough progress made for the NHLPA to elect not to declare a “disclaimer of interest” prior to a midnight deadline. Players have since been asked to vote on giving their executive board that power again in a ballot that wraps up at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday.

If they grant them that authority, the union could be dissolved and transformed into a trade association. That would likely be accompanied by anti-trust lawsuits from players and bring even more uncertainty to the negotiating process than already exists.

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Junior players ready for NHL camps, if they happen THE CANADIAN PRESS UFA, Russia — The NHL-eligible members of Canada’s junior hockey team don’t know if the lockout will be over by the time they get home.

But they agree the world junior championship prepared them well for training camps if they were suddenly summoned to by their respective NHL clubs.

“It’s been a really intense tournament,” said captain Ryan NugentHopkins of the Edmonton Oilers. “I think it’s exactly how the start of the season will be.”

Nugent-Hopkins is the lone NHL player on Canada’s team, but forwards Jonathan Huberdeau (Florida), Mark Scheifele (Winnipeg), Ryan Strome (New York Islanders) and Dougie Hamilton (Boston) are among the players likely to be called up if the season commences.

They’re all top-10 NHL draft picks from the class of 2011.

“From junior, it’s such a high step to the NHL, but if there is a stepping stone, it is the world juniors,” said Strome, who plays for the Ontario Hockey League’s Niagara IceDogs.

Scheifele agreed.

“It’s such a strong tournament here and there’s so many good players you’re playing against,” the Barrie Colts forward said. “There’s a lot of guys that could be in the NHL, will be in the NHL soon. That would be a huge thing to build you up for a training camp.”

In a last-ditch effort to salvage the 2012-13 season, the NHL and players’ association have been bargaining in New York this week.

The Canadian junior players affected have followed the labour drama from Ufa with

varying degrees of interest — from not at all to checking for updates on Twitter to reading websites for the latest blowby-blow in negotiations.

“It’s kind of hard when you’re so removed from everything going on, but I’ve tried to stay up to date a little bit,” Nugent-Hopkins said. “It looks pretty positive, but who knows right?”

Ufa is 11 hours ahead of Eastern time in New York. The Canadians have been asleep when developments in bargaining have happened.

It hasn’t been in their faces on mainstream radio or television.

“You just read about it on Twitter sometimes, but if not, you don’t hear anything about it,” Huberdeau said.

Hamilton, Strome’s IceDogs teammate, has taken a wake-me-whenit’s-over attitude.

“Going through the whole process starting in August and hearing ’the season is going to start next week’ and it doesn’t happen, I’m kind of just ’whenever’ now,” Hamilton said. “When I get an email or phone call saying it’s over and ’we want you to come to camp’ if that’s the case for me, then I’ll believe it.”

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Canada advances to world under-18 women’s title game THE CANADIAN PRESS

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HEINOLA, Finland — Canada will have to overcome a familiar rival to defend its world under-18 women’s hockey title.

Ashleigh Brykaliuk scored three times to power the Canadians into the tournament final with a convincing 7-2 semifinal win over Sweden on Friday.

Meanwhile, the archrival United States advanced to Saturday’s gold medal game with a 10-0 rout of the Czech Republic. The Canadians defeated the Americans 3-0 in last year’s tournament championship game.

Even at the under-18 level, Brykaliuk said a healthy rivalry exists between Canada and the U.S. “It’s exciting,” she said. “We’re wearing the Maple Leaf and they’re wearing the red, white and blue jerseys and it’s intense.

“That rivalry is still there even though it’s the U18.”

Kristin Gilmour, Genevieve Baton, Kristyn Capizzano, Catherine Dubois and Veronica Hummelgard also scored for Canada, which cemented the win with four third-period goals after head coach Jim Fetter reassured his team it would be rewarded if it kept pressuring the Swedes.

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Toronto Raptors forward Ed Davis (right) fouls Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins as Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (3) tries to assist during second half NBA action in Toronto on Friday January 4, 2013.

Raptors five-game home winning streak snapped by Sacramento THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The bulldozer that was DeMarcus Cousins smothered all the positive vibes building around the Raptors, and perhaps served as a reminder of how far Toronto still has to go.

The Kings centre poured in 31 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to lift Sacramento to a 105-96 victory over the Raptors on Friday, handing Toronto its first loss at home in six games.

Kyle Lowry scored 24 points to top the Raptors (12-21), who’ve lost just twice in 10 games.

“We were flat as a pancake. We had no answers for Cousins inside, we had no answer double-teaming. . . whatever it was,” said Raptors coach Dwane Casey. “We didn’t play with the zip, the bounce that we had, we were flat, missing free throws, turnovers, you name it we had it.”

Alan Anderson added 20 points, DeMar DeRozan finished with 14, Jose Calderon had 13 points and just three assists, and Ed Davis had 11 points and a team-high 13 rebounds.

The game was a sloppy affair for a Toronto team

that was coming off one of its most solid performances this season just two nights earlier in a 102-79 victory over Portland.

For all the good feelings around a team that had been digging out of its early-season hole with hustle and teamwork, the Raptors seemed to be able to do little right Friday, shooting just 38 per on the night, making just 68 per cent of their free throws and coughing up 18 points on 15 turnovers.

They were hammered inside all night long, outscored 52-32 in the paint, thanks to Cousins.

The 23-year-old Davis, a stick-thin six foot 10 and 228 pounds — took a beating from the 6-11, 270-pound Cousins, who’s been strong in his five games since he was suspended Dec. 23 for “unprofessional behaviour and conduct detrimental to the team.”

The suspension came after Cousins and Kings coach Keith Smart had exchanged words in the locker-room during halftime of a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

“He’s tough down there, he’s big, physical, we did a bad job of guarding him today,” Davis said. “Just getting him out of his comfort zone, he was getting pretty much everything he wanted.”

KAPALUA, Hawaii — The PGA Tour season now starts on Saturday.

Wind squalls that howled down off the mountains above Maui were so severe Friday that tour officials scrapped the first round of the Tournament of Champions. All scores were erased — only 20 players in the 30-man field even had scores on their cards — and the round will start over Saturday with 36 holes, weather permitting.

“I can honestly say the forecast isn’t real good, but maybe we’ll get lucky,” said Slugger White, the tour’s vicepresident of rules and competition. “That’s the hope.”

Rickie Fowler and Jason Dufner, who supposedly started the 2013 season by playing in the first group, only made it through eight holes. Six players, including defending champion Steve Stricker, had not even teed off.

It was the first time since The Players Championship in 2005 that a round had been wiped clean.

The decision was great news for Scott Stallings, who made a quadruplebogey 8 on the third hole and already was 7-over par after four holes. He will tee off as if none of that ever happened.

Heisman winner Manziel throws 516 yards in Cotton Bowl win ARLINGTON, Texas — Johnny Manziel tiptoed the sideline for a 23-yard touchdown on Texas A&M’s first drive of the game.

The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback known as Johnny Football and the 10th-ranked Aggies were just getting warmed up in the Cotton Bowl. There were plenty more highlights after that nifty run.

In his first game since becoming the first freshman to win the Heisman, Manziel set a Cotton Bowlrecord with 516 total yards and accounted for four TDs as the Aggies capped their first SEC season with a 41-13 win over 12th-ranked Oklahoma on Friday night.

With first-year coach Kevin Sumlin and their young star quarterback, the Aggies (11-2) fit right in with the SEC after leaving the Big 12. They broke the SEC record with their 7.261 total yards this season (the first over 7,000 after 633 in Cowboys Stadium).

They also averaged more than 40 points a game.

And they capped their debut season with an overwhelming victory in the only post-season game matching teams from those power conferences. It is the Aggies’ first 11-win season since 1998, when they won their only Big 12 title.

The chants of “S-E-C!, S-E-C!” began after Manziel’s 33-yard TD pass to Ryan Swope with 4 minutes left in the third quarter for a 34-13 lead. They got louder and longer after that.

Texas A&M led by only a point at halftime, but scored on its first three drives of the second half — on drives of 91 and 89 yards before Swope’s score on a fourth-and-5 play.

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NHL: Negotiations continue In the meantime, lawyer Shepard Goldfein — who represents the NHL — filed a memo with the district court in New York on Friday informing judge Paul Engelmayer that the sides agreed that they wouldn’t need an expedited briefing schedule despite the ongoing talks. The judge had extended them that option a day earlier, when the NHLPA filed a response to a lawsuit from the NHL that is seeking to have the lockout declared legal.

As a result, the labour fight won’t likely get very far in the courts unless the NHL and NHLPA are unable to reach a deal and another season is cancelled. However, the sides still have a conference scheduled before the judge on Monday morning.

There seemed to be a growing feeling among everyone involved in the process that negotiations were likely headed down to the wire. It left the majority of locked-out players with little to do beyond sitting around and waiting.

While a few eyebrows were raised when Penguins defenceman Kris Letang travelled to Russia this week to sign on with SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL, Pittsburgh teammate Sidney Crosby said Friday he was content to be patient before deciding on a place to play in Europe.

Oklahoma (10-3), which like the Aggies entered the game with a five-game winning streak, went threeand-out on its first three drives after halftime.

SEC teams have won the last five Cotton Bowls, all against Big 12 teams, and nine out of 10. That included Texas A&M’s loss to LSU only two years ago.

Manziel set an FBS bowl record with his 229 yards rushing on 17 carries, and completed 22 of 34 passes for 287 yards.

Oklahoma, led by quarterback Landry Jones in his 50th career start, had only 312 total yards as a team.

Jones completed 35 of 48 passes for 278 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He won 39 games and three bowls for the Sooners, in a career that started on the same field in the 2009 season opener when he replaced injured Heisman winner Sam Bradford in the first college game played at Cowboys Stadium.

Already with a 24-yard gain on an earlier third down, the Aggies had third-and-9 on their opening drive when Manziel rolled to his left and took off.

When he juked around a defender and got near the sideline, he tiptoed to stay in bounds and punctuated his score with a high-step over the pylon for a quick lead.

Officials reviewed the touchdown play, but it was clear by the replay shown on the huge video screen above the Cowboys Stadium field that Manziel stayed in bounds.

Manziel added a 5-yard TD run on a bootleg play in the second quarter, and capped the scoring with a 34-yard pass to Uzoma Nwachukwu with 9 minutes left in the game.

The first TD run was Manziel’s school-record 20th of the season. He became only the fourth FBS quar-

“You wait this long, trying to be optimistic, you can wait another week or however long until we know,” Crosby told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

“What’s another week? After that, I’ll have a pretty good idea of what I’m going to do.

“At this point, I’m just worried about playing here.”

After more than six months of negotiations, it still remained to be seen whether the face of the sport would get that opportunity.

The sides have moved closer to one another with a series of proposals since Dec. 27, but still need to find agreement on the salary cap for next season, the length of player contracts, salary variance, the length of the CBA and pension plan, among other things.

The lockout will enter its 16th week on Sunday and many have already started asking questions about what kind of damage the sport’s fourth work stoppage in 20 years has inflicted.

Even though a definitive answer won’t be known until a deal is eventually reached and a league coming off a record $3.3-billion in revenue resumes its operation, at least one player expressed regret about the inability of the two sides to get the game back on the ice sooner.

“For me, personally, I feel bad for (the fans) and embarrassed to be part of this whole situation,” Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal told the Raleigh News & Observer on Friday.

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terback with 20 TDs rushing and 20 passing in the same season.

The other 20-20 quarterbacks were Auburn’s Cam Newton and Florida’s Tim Tebow, who like Manziel are Heisman winners from the SEC, and Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick.

Manziel set an SEC record with 4,600 yards in the regular season, and just added to that in his 13th career game.

Oklahoma needed drives of 16 and 18 plays to get a pair of field goals by Michael Hunnicutt (23 and 24 yards). Jones threw a 6-yard TD pass to Justin Brown just before halftime to make it 14-13.

Jones set Cotton Bowl records when he had 23 completions and 30 attempts (for 175 yards) by halftime.

Ben Malena (7 yards) and Trey Williams (30 yards) had the TD runs to cap the long scoring drives in the third quarter for the Aggies.

Manziel was picked off in the second quarter after his bootleg move and a throw that hit Malcome Kennedy in the hands in the end zone and deflected into the air. Javon Harris grabbed the interception.

The Sooners then crossed midfield before Jones had a pass intercepted by Dustin Harris and returned to the Oklahoma 48.

That A&M drive started with a little trickery, Manziel holding the ball down in his left hand while faking a throw with his right hand. He then pitched to Kenric McNeal, who threw a 20-yard pass to Mike Evans.

Malena then had a 23-yard run before Manziel’s bootleg run for a 5-yard TD. Oklahoma was in the Cotton Bowl for only the second time.

“I really liked our work ethic tonight and our sacrifice. We blocked a lot of shots and when you do that it shows how much you want to play and how much you want to pay the price.

“We have five hard games in the next little while and to get this win is very important to us.”

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Basketball miss; Volek, goal; Ness, miss.

Shots on goal by: Vancouver 9 13 7 2 — 31 Red Deer 9 11 9 2 — 31 Goal — Vancouver: Fuhr (W,4-7-0-0) . Red Deer: Pouliot (L,5-8-0-1), out at 15:33 of second period, 19-16, re-enter for shootout; Naherniak, 12-11.

Power plays (goals/chances) — Vancouver: 2-4.

Red Deer: 1-3.

Referees: Jonathan Spurgeon, Derek Zalaski.

Linesmen — Chad Huseby, Cody Huseby.

Attendance — 5,073.

Pt 51 43 39 36 35 32

Ice 4, Broncos 1 First Period 1. Kootenay, Montgomery 15 (Cable, Descheneau) 11:21 (pp) Penalties — Lowry SC (holding) 10:12, Heatherington SC (tripping), Lernout SC (checking from behind, fighting), Hubic Ktn (instigating, fighting, misconduct) 17:01, Lowry SC (hooking), Montgomery Ktn (embellishment) 17:19.

Second Period 2. Kootenay, Reinhart 15 (Dirk) 5:29 (sh) 3. Kootenay, Descheneau 7 (Benoit, Reinhart) 19:42 Penalties — McPhee Ktn (tripping) 4:24, Dirk Ktn (delay of game) 12:05, Scarlett SC (holding) 12:29.

Third Period 4. Swift Current, LeSann 4 (Lowry) 6:02 5. Kootenay, Benoit 6 (Leach) 17:14 Penalty — Hubic Ktn (boarding) 3:32.

Shots on goal Swift Current 7 8 12 — 27 Kootenay 8 7 5 — 20

Pt 57 56 48 43 37 29 Pt 58 56 40 29 22 Pt 65 49 45 35 32

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2013 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP At Ufa, Russia CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET Thursday’s results Semifinals U.S. 5 Canada 1 Sweden 3 Russia 2 (SO) Wednesday’s results Quarter-finals U.S. 7 Czech Republic 0 Russia 4 Switzerland 3 (SO) Friday’s game Fifth Place Czech Republic vs. Switzerland, 8 a.m.

Saturday’s games Bronze Medal Canada vs. Russia, 4 a.m.

Gold Medal Sweden vs. U.S., 8 a.m.

Friday’s results Calgary 6 Moose Jaw 1 Kootenay 4 Swift Current 1 Regina 3 Medicine Hat 2 (SO) Saskatoon 6 Prince Albert 3 Vancouver 5 Red Deer 4 (SO) Seattle at Kamloops Kelowna at Prince George Tri-City at Victoria Spokane at Everett Today’s game Medicine Hat at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.

Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

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

Sunday’s games Vancouver at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Red Deer at Kootenay, 6 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Lethbridge, 6 p.m.

Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m.

RELEGATION BRACKET GP WOTWOTL L GF GA 2 2 0 0 0 13 1 2 1 1 0 0 7 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 10 2 0 0 0 2 4 10

Finland Slovakia Germany Latvia

FRIDAY SUMMARIES Giants 5 at Rebels 4 (SO) First Period 1. Red Deer, Elson 12 (Bellerive, Hamilton) 10:31 2. Vancouver, Kulak 7 (Cheek, Ast) 15:26 Penalties — Doetzel RD (high sticking) 2:03, Orban Van (interference) 12:03, Fafard RD (high sticking) 19:54.

Second Period 3. Vancouver, Cheek 18 (Kulak) 0:51 (pp) 4. Vancover, Franson 14 ( Leone, Geertsen) 15:33 (pp) 5. Red Deer, Volek 1 (Dumba) 18:18.

6. Red Deer, Volek 2 (Elson, Dumba) 19:59 Penalties — Dumba RD (tripping) 3:33, Johnson RD, Kieser Van (roughing), Ness RD (goaltender interference) 13:35, Orban Van (goaltender interference, misconduct), Cooke Van, Ness RD (fighting) 18:53.

Third Period 7. Red Deer, Hamilton 5 (Pochuk, Bellerive) 4:34 8. Vancouver, Houck 9 (Ast) 9:13 Penalties — None.

Overtime No scoring Penalties — None.

Shootout: (Van wins 3-2) Vancouver: Franson, goal; Cheek, goal; Houck, miss; Kulak, goal. Red Deer: Dieno, goal; Bellerive,

Pt 6 5 1 0

Note: lowest-ranked team to be relegated to Division One; three points awarded for a regulation win, two for an overtime/shootout win and one for an overtime/shootout loss, which is registered in the respective OTW or OTL columns.

Thursday’s result Slovakia 5 Latvia 3 Wednesday’s result Finland 8 Germany 0 Friday’s games Latvia vs. Germany, 4 a.m.

Finland vs. Slovakia, 8 a.m.

IIHF WOMEN’S UNDER-18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP At Heinola and Vierumaki, Finland PRELIMINARY ROUND Group A GP WOTWOTL L GF GA Canada 3 3 0 0 0 15 1 Finland 4 2 0 0 2 10 11 Hungary 4 0 1 0 3 3 13 Germany 4 0 0 1 3 6 17 Group B GP WOTWOTL L GF GA U.S. 3 3 0 0 0 25 0 Sweden 4 2 0 1 1 11 15 Czech Rep. 4 2 0 0 2 12 20 Russia 4 1 1 0 2 14 19

Armia, Fin Ma.Granlund, Fin Teravainen, Fin Nugent-Hopkins, Cda Gaudreau, U.S. Dano, Svk Andrighetto, Sui Kucherov, Rus Trouba, U.S. Mi.Salomaki, Fin Galchenyuk, U.S. Miller, U.S. Barkov, Fin Huberdeau, Cda

Pt 9 6 2 1 Pt 9 7 6 5

Note: Three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime win and one for an overtime loss.

Friday’s results Championship Bracket At Vierumaki, Finland Fifth Place Finland 3 Hungary 1 At Heinola, Finland Semifinals Canada 7 Sweden 2 U.S. 10 Czech Republic 0 Relegation Bracket At Vierumki, Finland Russia 4 Germany 3 (OT) (Russia wins relegation series 2-0)

SCORING A 6 7 6 8 2 5 3 3 4 5 6 6 4 5

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Wednesday’s results At Drummondville, Que. U.S. 7 Slovakia 2 Quebec 2 Ontario 1 At Victoriaville, Que. Russia 5 Finland 4 Pacific 4 Western Canada 3 (OT)

WORLD JUNIOR MEN’S HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP SCORING LEADERS UFA, Russia — Scoring leaders at the 2013 world junior hockey championship following Friday’s games: G 6 5 5 3 7 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 2

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Note: Three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime win and one for an overtime loss.

Friday’s reesults At Drummondville, Que. Bronze Medal U.S. 4 Quebec 3 At Victoriaville, Que. Gold Medal Sweden 7 Russia 5 Thursday’s results At Drummondville, Que. Seventh Place Finland 8 Atlantic Canada 2 Semifinal Sweden 6 Quebec 4 At Victoriaville, Que. Ninth Place Western Canada 4 Slovakia 1 Fifth Place Pacific Canada 7 Ontario 6 Semifinal Russia 6 U.S. 4

Goal — Swift Current: Myland (L,1-2-0); Kootenay: Skapski (W,14-16-0).

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.

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IIHF WORLD UNDER-17 CHALLENGE At Drummondville and Victoriaville, Que. PRELIMINARY ROUND Group A GP WOTWOTL L GF GA Pt Sweden 5 5 0 0 0 30 14 15 Russia 5 3 0 1 1 28 25 10 Pacific 5 2 2 0 1 27 26 9 Finland 5 2 0 1 2 25 23 7 Western Cda 5 1 0 1 3 13 21 4 Group B GP WOTWOTL L GF GA Pt U.S. 5 3 1 0 1 28 17 11 Quebec 5 3 0 0 2 15 16 9 Ontario 5 2 0 1 2 35 16 7 Atlantic Cda 5 1 0 0 4 12 31 3 Slovakia 5 0 0 0 5 6 30 0

P 12 12 11 11 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7

Wednesday’s results Championship Bracket At Heinola, Finland Quarter-finals Sweden 4 Hungary 0 Czech Republic 5 Finland 3 Relegation Bracket At Vierumaki, Finland Russia 5 Germany 3 Today’s games Championship Bracket At Heinola, Finland Bronze Medal Sweden vs. Czech Republic, 5:30 a.m.

Gold Medal Canada vs. U.S., 9:30 a.m.

Football Military Bowl At Washington San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20 Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Cincinnati 48, Duke 34 Holiday Bowl At San Diego Baylor 49, UCLA 26

NFL Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 5 Cincinnati at Houston, 2:30 p.m. (NBC) Minnesota at Green Bay, 6 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 6 Indianapolis at Baltimore, 11 a.m. (CBS) Seattle at Washington, 2:30 p.m. (FOX) Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 12 Baltimore, Indianapolis or Cincinnati at Denver, 2:30 p.m. (CBS) Washington, Seattle or Green Bay at San Francisco, 6 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 13 Washington, Seattle or Minnesota at Atlanta, 11 a.m. (FOX) Baltimore, Indianapolis or Houston at New England, 2:30 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 20 AFC, TBA (CBS) NFC, TBA (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 27 At Honolulu AFC vs. NFC, 5 p.m. (NBC) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3 At New Orleans AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 4 p.m. (CBS) NFL Odds (Favourties capitalized, odds from SportsBetting.ag) Odds

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BRIEF Oilers hammer Grizzlys 6-1 OLDS — Connor Hartley scored a pair of goals to lead the Okotoks Oilers to a 6-1 victory over the Olds Grizzlys in Alberta Junior Hockey League play Friday.

Spencer Kryczka, Greg Lamoureux, Tanner Olstad and Eric Krienke added single goals for the Oilers while Landon Kletke replied for Olds, who trailed 2-0 and 4-0 by periods.

Ethan Jemieff finished with 33 saves in goal for Olds while Jared D’Amico had 27 saves for Okotoks. The teams split four majors and eight minors.

The Grizzlys are on the road today as they travel to Canmore.

Friday, Dec. 28 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14 Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10, OT Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31 Saturday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Rice 33, Air Force 14 Pinstripe Bowl At New York Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14 Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco Arizona State 62, Navy 28 Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Texas 31, Oregon State 27 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Michigan State 17, TCU 16 Monday, Dec. 31 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn.

Vanderbilt 38, N.C. State 24 Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech 21, Southern Cal 7 Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn.

Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17 Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta

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Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14 Orange Bowl At Miami Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10

Friday, Jan. 4 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13 Saturday, Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 11 a.m.

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Transactions BASEBALL American League BALITMORE ORIOLES—Claimed C Luis Martinez off waivers from Texas.

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brett Myers on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Announced C Eli Whiteside cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Round Rock (PCL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Claimed RHP Chad Beck off waivers from Pittsburgh.

National League PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Named Carlos Garcia manager of Altoona (EL), Frank Kremblas manager of Bradenton (FSL), Michael Ryan manager of West Virginia (SAL), Dave Turgeon manager of Jamestown (NYP), Milver Reyes manager of the GCL Pirates and Keoni De Renne of the Dominican Summer League team.

Midwest League QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS—Announced Omar Lopez was named manager, Dave Borkowski was named pitching coach, Joel Chimelis was named hitting coach and Steve Miller was named trainer.

American Association AMARILLO SOX—Released LHP Chuck Lofgren.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed INF Gaetano Giunta.

Frontier League GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Signed INF Chris McClendon and OF Jon Myers to contract extensions.

JOLIET SLAMMERS—Signed RHP Matt Sommo to a contract extension.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW ORLEANS HORNETS—Waived F Dominic McGuire.

NBA Development League RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS—Acquired C Hassan Whiteside from Sioux Falls for F Damian Saunders.

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS—Signed WR Brittan Golden to a reserve/future contract.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Placed LB Tim Dobbins on injured reserve. Signed LB Cameron Collins from the practice squad.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Named Andy Reid coach. Announced general manager Scott Pioli and the team have “mutually parted ways.”

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed OT Matt McCants, OT Levy Adcock, G Stephen Goodwin, TE Larry Donnell, DE Matt Broha, CB Laron Scott, QB Curtis Painter, LB Jake Muasau, WR Brandon

Collins, CB Trumaine McBride, WR Kevin Hardy, G Michael Jasper, DT Bobby Skinner to reserve-future contracts.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed CB Cliff Harris and LB Danny Lansanah to reserve/future contracts.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Named CB Chris Hawkins.

WASHINGTON REDSKIN—Restored CB Cedric Griffin to the 53-man roster.

HOCKEY American Hockey League GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS—Announced RW Willie Coetzee was assigned to the team from Toledo (ECHL) and RW Andrej Nestrasil and D Gleason Fournier were assigned to Toledo.

ECHL READING ROYALS—Released F Brandon Blandina. Activated F Kirk MacDonald from the reserve list. Placed F Danick Paquette on the reserve list.

SOCCER Major League Soccer CHICAGO FIRE—Acquired MF Joel Lindpere from New York for a 2013 international roster spot.

COLORADO RAPIDS—Re-signed G Steward Ceus.

NEW YORK RED BULLS—Terminated the contract of MF Victor Palsson.

COLLEGE FIU—Named Ron Turner football coach.

FLORIDA—Announced TE Jordan Reed will enter the NFL draft.

GEORGIA—Announced LB Jarvis Jones will enter the NFL draft.

GUILFORD- Named Philip Newton assistant men’s lacrosse coach.

HAMLINE—Suspended men’s basketball coach Nelson Whitmore indefinitely after a player was accused of punching a woman. Dismissed freshman F Eugene Lawrence III from the men’s basketball team and suspended him from the university pending a hearing. Forfeited its Jan. 5 game at Gustavus Adolphus.

LSU—Announced S Eric Reid will enter the NFL draft.

SOUTHERN MISS—Named Marcus Arroyo offensive co-ordinator/outside receivers coach, David Duggan defensive co-ordinator/linebackers coach, Pete Perot offensive line coach, John Simon running back coach, Andrew Thacker safeties coach and John Wozniak inside wide receivers/special teams coach. Retained Steve Buckley as recruiting co-ordinator.

UTAH STATE—Named Kevin McGiven offensive co-ordinator and quarterbacks coach.

WISCONSIN—Announced C Travis Frederick will enter the NFL draft.

Skeleton WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SKELETON ALTENBERG, Germany — Leading results Friday from a women’s skeleton world cup race: 1. Marion Thees, Germany, two minutes, 2.59 seconds; 2. Katie Uhlaender, U.S., 2:02.60; 3. Noelle Pikus-Pace, U.S., 2:02.87; 4. Elizabeth Yarnold, Britain, 2:02.93; 5. Anja Huber, Germany, 2:03.15; 6. Janine Flock, Austria, 2:03.19; 7. Donna Creighton, Britain, 2:03.31; 8. Cassie Hawrysh, Brandon, Man., 2:03.37; 9. Sophia Griebel, Germany, 2:03.62; 10. Michelle Steele, Australia, 2:03.64.

World Cup Standings (After sixth of nine races) 1. Marion Thees, Germany, 1,196 points; 2.

Elizabeth Yarnold, Britain, 1,106; 3. Anja Huber, Germany, 1,106; 4. Katie Uhlaender, U.S., 1,074; 5. Sarah Reid, Calgary, 1,037; 6. Shelley Rudman, Britain, 969; 7. Cassie Hawrysh, Brandon, Man., 968; 8. Mellisa Hollingsworth, Eckville, Alta., 964; 9. Lucy Chaffer, Australia, 888; 10. Janine Flock, Austria, 752.

PLAYERS KEEP BUSY IN LOCKOUT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOORHEES, N.J. — Max Talbot barnstormed through Quebec, laced up skates in Finland, and played for the Spengler Cup in Switzerland.

Looking for work because of the NHL lockout, Talbot’s worldwide hockey tour at last brought him back to the one team he never wanted to leave: The Flyers.

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As talks continued in the hunt for a new collective bargaining agreement, veterans like Talbot, defenceman Kimmo Timonen and forward Jody Shelley are working out at the Flyers’ New Jersey training facility, so that when the call does come — if it comes — later this month with the announcement of a shortened season, they’ll be ready.

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Mother won’t sign off on children’s travel Dear Annie: I am a divorced fadifficult to convince her that the ther of two teenagers. Their mother kids will be safe. You can ask her and I have maintained a good relato accompany you on this trip, you tionship when it comes to raising can recommend that she work on the children. her fears with a therapist, or you However, an issue has now come can simply wait until the kids are up. Since my divorce, I have enjoyed a little older. Sometimes life deinternational travel to the Caribmands patience. bean. My children have seen many Dear Annie: I’d like to get a pictures and heard my stories and point across to someone, and it are very interested in traveling with is important that I remain anonyme. mous. Here goes: I now think they are old enough Money versus a relationship: to enjoy it. Their mother, howevGranted, money is important and er, is afraid to fly and has not been should be respected. willing to sign the paperwork reStriving to earn enough to buy quired to get passports for the kids. a home, put food on the table, We have had discussions about this drive a decent car, pay the bills over the years without success. and have some savings is necesI think this would be a wondersary. It provides us with security MITCHELL ful experience for my children, and and stability. & SUGAR I’d like to take them with me to the That being said, there are tropical climate. many things that money cannot In our last discussion, my ex said do.

I could take them anywhere I wantMoney doesn’t ask “How are ed within the U.S., but she wasn’t you feeling?” Money doesn’t tell comfortable having them outside of you it has been thinking about the country if something were to happen. you. Money doesn’t spend a romantic evening with a I offered to pay for her passport so she would have candlelit dinner and intimate conversation. it in case she needed to see them, but she has made Money doesn’t take the time to listen to you or no effort to follow through. What do you think? — greet you at the door. Money doesn’t hold your hand Kidless in the Caribbean or give you a luscious kiss goodnight. You can’t give Dear Kidless: Your wife is afraid to fly and is also money a phone call and say, “I’d really like to see afraid that something will happen to the children. you tonight.”

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You need to relate to a close someone in very intimate ways. Somehow, it is not easy to just let go and connect on that deep level as certain obligations or simply, some financial shortages keep you from prospering.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You find yourself having to make certain adjustments and compromises with your belongings and what you believe will bring you that needed freedom. A reality check has to be made in your emotional situation between you and your marital partner.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There’s an undeniable attention to private matter right now. You need to dig deep into the unspoken, unreachable and untouchable. You want to understand and decipher secrets around you. Also, let yourself be guided by intuition, as it is your greatest gift these days.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Responsibilities towards your children can take you away for a while from the fun scene. You might be in the mood to unwind and simply, seize the day. Your partner can be of great assistance. Establish clear understandings.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Obligations to certain matters drain you and you know there are no cutting corners. You have to work hard in order to merit your time off. For now, deal the mundane stuff and ensure to organize your life in order to not fall behind.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Any creative endeavour you put into action now will have an intense effect. If you are involved with someone new, there will be a certain degree of profoundness to it. It will affect you to the very core and it may change you deeply.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your key part-

nerships and domestic issues will come into focus. Accept the unknown and be flexible towards new ways of dealing with others. If you are involved in any artistic projects, now you will have a great surge of inspiration.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You stand strong behind your thoughts and ideas. It is hard to argue with you as you are dangerously convincing. You calculate everything meticulously. You enjoy detective role playing. No details can be hidden or missed from your sight.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Inner frustration may lead you to become less tactful and more abrasive in your manners. For that reason, you decide to keep your feelings to yourself. You redirect your focus towards your financial situation, contemplating about your security needs in the long-term.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You will gladly attend those gatherings and you will perhaps come on as a bit of a risk-taker.

Watch over your spending habits or those spur-on-the-moment impulses which can lead you to purchase something you might not need.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You want to put your best foot forward and you want to be taken seriously. You know that you are being noticed right now, and you strive to keep that serious attitude in order to gain trust and confidence from others.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There’s nothing more appealing to you right now than the taste of independence. You long to explore exotic surroundings, but certain restrictions might hold you back. Tap into your sixth sense.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You are We might be prone towards exaggerated feeling somewhat withdrawn tothinking. We should avoid biting day seeking isolation from othmore than we can chew. Later ers. You have a strong need to today, agreements will be made seclude yourself and you are not much easier and we will be able fond of any social interactions. to see eye-to-eye. This will give You prefer to keep your commuus the opportunity to bring acnications to the minimum. Pritions into beneficial results. vate affairs appeal to you much HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today more now. is your birthday, your professionSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22al life will preponderate on your Dec. 21): Being realistic about mind. You will care about what your basic needs for safety and others think of you and you will security, whatever makes you ask yourself if you are able to valued and thinking strategically deliver what is expected of you.

ASTRO about your current foundation, Things may not go as you had DOYNA these will help you see the conhoped and that doesn’t mean crete facts of life. Take off those that it’s the end of your career rose-colored glasses. rope either. Fight for what you CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. believe in despite the powerful 19): You are in a dreamy state these days. forces that are challenging you. Prove of your Your imagination runs wild and you think in self-worth and value your standing. idealistic terms. However, your professional ARIES (March 21-April 19): Interactions needs seem to meet some resistance from with a partnership will enable you to reach a influential authoritative power. mutual accord where you both acknowledge AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One of each other’s differences and are willing to your peers or a group you belong to might work on them for the sake of a common challenge you to see that you are really cerpurpose. Dare to be truthful and honest with tain of the choices you are making in the each other. worldly affairs. Are you walking on the right TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Relationpath? Are you making the right choices? ships with females may prove amicable PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Freedom and sympathetic. You have a need to be of may come in pricey terms. Compromise and service to others today, so you won’t mind agreements made with others today will reworking on the detailed aspects of your life assure you of your emotional happiness. The and those of others. You are willing to make secret is to remain grounded and pragmatic. some necessary improvements.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have Sunday, Jan. 6 a general propensity towards exaggeration CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: about anything today. Use your common Eddie Redmayne, 31; Rowan Atkinson, 58; sense and judgement to make your own conAdriano Celentano, 75 clusions. Depend on realistic considerations THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today is all and circumstances while avoiding focusing about an entirely focused mind! We hold too much on unworkable expectations from marvellous powers of concentration and a others. Deliver only what is feasible. good sense of intuition. We will stand firm CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are on our viewpoints and on our opinions. It showered with warm feelings and a pleasing seems that nothing can change our minds outcome with your current efforts that you today since intractable energies will push us have implemented into your lifestyle. You to maintain our thoughts deeply rooted into may want to focus on the aesthetic side of the ground. your immediate environment.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthLEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Words don’t day, your year ahead will ask you to balance come easily to you. You may feel somewhat your sense of practicality in terms of your uninspired and about to give up. Chores and self-worthiness versus your need to advance responsibilities drain you. Fortunately, your at any cost in life. You will desire fervently to emotional state is in good check and your get closer to your goals in very determined, family life proves to be stable and reliable. focused ways while, at the same time, you VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today you will be led by extremely creative, intuitive may believe that your future is not as prosenergies in all your endeavours. Your gut inperous or that it doesn’t give you room for stincts will play a major role in reaching your expansion. At times, you may want to give

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Please speak up and settle this before you commit to something that will make both of you unhappy.

Dear Annie: I hope you have room for one more reply to “Your Husband.”

It is true, our relationship is based on love. You say the only thing missing from our relationship is sex.

This is not the only thing missing.

Over the years, I have done all I can to support your needs, even during intimacy. You would get what you needed, but if I dared to ask for what I needed, you would get angry.

When I tried to talk to you about it, you never had time. We sought counseling, but you said I was “crazy” and quit going.

A year ago, my doctor found that I had an STD. In order to protect myself, I stopped having sex with you.

I have given most of my life to being there for you, and you say I haven’t done enough. Going outside of our marriage is just another betrayal by someone who doesn’t consider me worth the effort. — Your Wife 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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With a nudge, a Facebook message turns golden Question: It’s been almost two years since I wrote of your life, the person you’ll spend the rest of your you that message from my “guyless island” asking for life with, at age 18? — Falling rescue, but I wanted to let you know that your advice Answer: Yes. For sure. But I’d wait until you’re at helped me to find the lifeboat! least 19 (nah, 21 ... actually, 25) to commit I finally sent Scott a message on Faceto the rest of your life. book to initiate a real conversation again Love at 18 is very different from love (as we had met once briefly in real life). at 21 or 25. It’s like going from 11 to 18 in This led to exchanging numbers, sending terms of emotional maturity. Teen love creative and exciting text messages back can be more about being wanted than and forth, and then meeting in person for about knowing what you want, running a date, at long last. away from being single instead of runWe officially got together in July 2011, ning toward a relationship, or more about and have been going strong ever since! pleasing other people instead of pleasing Once I realized that I do indeed have yourself. the “ovaries” to go after someone I care It takes getting comfortable in your about, it was such a powerful feeling. skin and understanding what you like I no longer have that overwhelming and don’t like to commit to spending the anxiety from high school, which had me rest of your life with someone. If the idea in a constant state of self-doubt, unable to of waiting bothers you, ask yourself why HARLAN take any action. Though I no longer need you’re in such a hurry.

COHEN the skill for romance, applying your “UniIf the idea of waiting bothers the perversal Rejection Truth” to my life has reson you’re dating, ask yourself why he or ally helped me grow in confidence. she is in such a rush. The rest of your life Honestly, it scares me to think what would have is a long time. There’s no need to rush it. You have happened had I never taken that initial, real chance, the rest of your life. giving Scott the little nudge he (well, both of us) Question: I’ve been dating the same guy for the needed to seal the deal on what has become one of past six months, but I’m getting doubtful that he will the most rewarding, beautiful relationships of my ever fully commit. life. Thanks again! — Unstuck We have had many conversations about it, and he Answer: So happy to play a small role in this tells me he likes how things are going and wants to - but you are the real hero. I just helped you to be- take things slow because he is so unsure about his lieve that you live in a world of options and that you future. But he barely takes me out, and whenever should take a risk. Love this letter. Thank you! he goes out with his friends he never invites me, so I Question: Do you think it’s possible to find the love feel like a huge secret.

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His excuse is that he’s tight on money. I’m stuck on what to do, because I don’t want to lose him. I’m trying to be patient, but how much longer should I wait?

How do I go about the conversation one last time?

Please help! — Waiting and Contemplating Answer: What are you so afraid of losing? He doesn’t take you out. He doesn’t make you feel good.

He hides your relationship from his friends. He doesn’t make an effort to show you how much he appreciates you. And on top of it all, he doesn’t want to commit.

Why are you so eager to commit to someone who does so little?

Yes, I’m sure he has wonderful qualities, but that doesn’t make him Mr. Wonderful. Here’s the longterm forecast: There’s a good chance that this man will be tight on money and far from settled for many years. But it doesn’t take a lot of money or being settled to give you love and attention.

The only thing it takes is effort and motivation Two things he doesn’t seem to have. STOP making excuses, and explain what you want and how you feel. Don’t tell him what he’s doing wrong. Just tell him what you’re feeling so he understands why you are prepared to end this. Then see how he responds.

If he can’t find the motivation to make the effort you deserve, commit to being single. It might take losing you to realize that a woman like you is worth the effort.

Harlan is author of Getting Naked: Five Steps to Finding the Love of Your Life (While Fully Clothed and Totally Sober) (St. Martin’s Press). Write Harlan at harlan@helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com.

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RED DEER CENTENNIAL STARTS WITH A BANG

BY ADVOCATE STAFF

Photos by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

The City of Red Deer celebrated the end of 2012 and ushered in the new year in style on Monday, with a musical fireworks presentation during the Red Deer Centennial First Night Celebration.

Hundreds of people took in the celebration at Bower Ponds that included skating, music from the decades, a countdown and birthday cake.

Sheila Bannerman, Red Deer Centennial Committee chairperson, said the crowd grew quicker than anticipated, probably due to the mild temperature.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling hopes people who live in Red Deer, and those who have lived here in the past, will return to celebrate the centennial.

“Also I’m hoping new Canadians will embrace this, all the new people who have arrived and now make up our diverse community, that they will see this as an opportunity to celebrate their new community,” Flewwelling said.

Alberta’s third largest city and fourth largest municipality will observe the actual date of incorporation on March 25 with a special city council meeting.

Flewwelling is also looking forward to River of Lights on June 30 on the Red Deer River from Fort Normandeau to Three Mile Bend.

“I’m living in anticipation of something quite exciting.”

And for the first time, Red Deer will also be hosting the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Awards. Lt.-Gov. Donald Ethell will present $30,000 awards, hand-crafted medals, and the opportunity for a residency at the Banff Centre’s Leighton Artists’ Colony to up to three recipients at a gala dinner in Red Deer on June 15. The gala is the culmination of Rooted in the Arts, a week-long arts celebration in Red Deer, which was chosen as host city through a competitive bid process.

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SOCIAL DANCE LESSONS Those with two left feet, or little rhythm, have a chance to learn the basics and more of social dance standards.

For six weeks starting on Jan. 22, people can learn to foxtrot, twostep, polka, waltz and more as the Town and Country Dance Club will start dance lessons.

At 7 p.m., the basic social dance lessons start and at 8:15 p.m., the step above basics lesson gets underway.

The lessons take place at the Bower-Kin Community Centre in Red Deer. For the six weeks of lessons, each Tuesday, the cost is $40. For more information and to preregister, call Doug or Doris at 403-728-3333 or Lorlie at 403-3094494, or email town andcountrydance@ shaw.ca. Registrations will be accepted right up until the lessons start.

Crime spree alleged POLICE LAY CHARGES AFTER NEW YEAR’S DAY THEFTS; REFUSE TO NAME SUSPECTS Two young men were arrested on Tuesday after allegedly going on a crime spree that stretched from rural Ponoka to Fort Saskatchewan and back to Ponoka.

RCMP allege the 21-year-old and 19-yearold are responsible for stealing a truck and driving it to Daysland on Monday, then stealing two snowmobiles on Tuesday from farms in the Daysland and Bawlf areas.

The snow machines where found abandoned near another rural location in Bawlf.

The culprits then allegedly broke into a building, stole a car and drove it to Fort Saskatchewan. Police tried to stop the vehicle following an impaired driving complaint.

The suspects took off. Police didn’t pur-

sue.

Later on New Year’s Day, Ponoka RCMP received a dangerous driving complaint involving the suspect vehicle.

The suspects allegedly rolled the car at the junction of Hwy 604 and Hwy 2A south of Ponoka. The car was stopped partway on a Canadian Pacific Railway track.

An eyewitness flagged down a highway sheriff, who arrived shortly after the crash only to find the two suspects had taken off on foot.

Police later discovered from other witnesses that they had hitched a ride from an unsuspecting citizen who drove the men to a residence in Lacombe.

Lacombe Police Service, RCMP Ponoka,

and police dog services attended the residence in Lacombe and arrested the pair without incident.

Police laid a number of charges against the two men, including theft, failing to stop for police and entering land on which a line work is situated.

RCMP K Division Spokeswoman Josee Valiquette said that the names of the two men wouldn’t be released due to personal reasons, without elaborating further other than to say that other investigations may be involved.

No other details were released.

Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to call their local RCMP or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

A NIGHT AT THE SPORTS HALL OF FAME

ROBBIE BURNS NIGHT The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band is hosting the Robbie Burns Night Supper on Jan. 19 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 35, in Red Deer. Cocktails are at 6 p.m., followed by a traditional Scottish dinner at 7. There will be turkey, mashed potatoes, turnip, peas and carrots, gravy and haggis. There will be highland dancers, piping in the haggis (where bagpipes are played as the haggis is brought in), the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band and more. There will also be a cash bar.

Tickets cost $30 and should be purchased in advance from the front desk of the Legion, or from any pipe band member.

For more information, call the Legion at 403342-0035 or Arnie MacAskill at 403-7127183.

Photos by RANDY FIEDLER/Advocate staff

Top: Owain Colmack, nine, chases Ayden Macleod, 10, during a game of snowshoe tag at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum on Friday.

Left: Nick Urquhart, eight, makes snow angels while waiting for others to don snowshoes. More than 30 children took part in Winter Night at the sports hall, where they slept over after taking part in numerous activities, including a visit from boxing champion Scotty ‘Bulldog’ Olson.

ART LECTURE The Red Deer Arts Council and City of Red Deer Culture Services are hosting a lecture on public art on Jan. 30. From 7 to 9 p.m., guest speakers Dawn Detarando, Brian McArthur and Trent Leach will discuss how to apply for public art competitions, commissions for art projects, and the successes and pitfalls of this career path. They will be moderated by Pat Matheson, public art curator with the city.

The Public Art 101 event is at the Centennial Stage in the Scott Block at 4818 50th Ave. Tickets are $5 for Red Deer Arts Council Members and $10 for the general public.

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

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

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

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Bird numbers up in annual count PLENTY OF REDPOLLS BUT NO CANADA GEESE

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Apparently there’s plenty of “bush beaters and feeder watchers” in Central Alberta.

A total of 105 bird watchers participated in the Central Alberta Annual Christmas Bird Count held on Dec. 16.

Red Deer River Naturalist Judy Boyd said on Friday that the city of Edmonton, with a

population of over 800,000, only had about 400 bird watchers for its December count.

“We did pretty good, comparatively. I’m so pleased,” Boyd said.

In 2011, 93 people counted birds in Central Alberta, up from 85 in 2010.

She said every year the count loses a few bird watchers and gains a few.

“The top two hobbies in North America are gardening and bird watching. It’s fun.”

Last month, Central Albertans spotted 9,431 birds belonging to 49 species. In 2011, there were 7,154 birds from 47 species.

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BRIEFS Sex assault suspect sought Red Deer City RCMP are looking for a man suspected of sexual assault.

The alleged sexual assault against a female occurred on Tuesday at about 5:15 a.m. in the downtown.

The male suspect is described as Caucasian, mid-20s, light brown hair, wearing blue jeans and a black winter coat.

A sketch of the suspect has been released Sketch of suspect by police.

Anyone with information that may assist

“It fluctuates up and down,” Boyd said.

The species people saw the most were redpolls.

What they didn’t see were Canada geese.

“We had absolutely zero Canada geese and that’s unusual.

We saw the geese the week before so I just don’t know where they were hiding. It was weird.”

Last year, 200 Canada geese were counted.

Other oddities were the sightings of one male green-winged teal duck, two tundra swans and one varied thrush. They have only been seen a few times in the area through the years.

Boyd also saw cedar wax-

police can call Red Deer City RCMP at 403343-5575.

To submit an anonymous tip call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

City couple wins $250,000 A Red Deer couple ended 2012 on a winning note.

Daniel and Wanda Kautzman picked up $250,000 after winning the Lotto 6/49 Extra game.

Daniel bought the $3 ticket on Dec. 12 at the Canadian Tire Gas and Stop at 5908 Gaetz Ave. He found out he won after checking the Western Canada Lottery Corp.’s website.

“I was in shock. I couldn’t believe it,” says Daniel, in a WCLC new release on the win. He took his ticket back to the gas bar to double-check it.

The couple say they plan to pay off their mortgage, make some investments and take a beach vacation with their winnings.

wings, a summer bird, the day after the count so they could be counted during count week that runs three days before and after count day.

“Their timing was just a little bit off,” she said.

People who missed out on the December bird count won’t have to wait too long for the next count.

The Central Alberta May Species Count is held the last weekend in May. The wildlife inventory project counts plants, animals, insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. szielinski@reddeeradvocate. com

Vehicle theft warning issued A rash of vehicle thefts in Red Deer has police warning drivers not to leave their cars running.

RCMP report that 75 vehicles have been swiped in the last month, including 17 since Tuesday.

Police say that in most cases, drivers are warming up their vehicle or they’re running into a store.

Sometimes, the culprits are taking the vehicle for a joyride, dumping it and then stealing another running vehicle.

Anyone who witnesses such thefts is asked to call police and also say what direction they saw the vehicle travelling.

Police advise not to chase after these suspects.

Individuals with information are asked to call RCMP at 403-343-5575 or anonymously at 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.

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2012 was packed with church-state tussles ’Twas the Sunday night before the election and the Rev. Robert Jeffress took to the pulpit to offer a message that, from his point of view, was both shocking and rather nuanced.

The bottom line: If Barack Obama won a second White House term, this would be yet another sign that the reign of the Antichrist is near.

Inquiring minds wanted to know if the leader of the highly symbolic First Baptist Church of Dallas was suggesting that the president was truly You Know Anti-who?

“I want you to hear me tonight, I am not saying that President Obama is the Antichrist, I am not saying that at all,” said Jeffress, who previously made headlines during a national rally of conservative politicos by calling MorTERRY monism a “theological cult.”

MATTINGLY “President Obama is not the Antichrist.

“But what I am saying is this: The course he is choosing to lead our nation is paving the way for the future reign of the Antichrist.”

That’s pretty strong rhetoric, until one considers how hot things got on the religion-and-politics beat in 2012.

After all, one Gallup poll found that an amazing 44 per cent of Americans surveyed responded “don’t know” when asked to identify the president’s faith.

The good news was that a mere 11 per cent in that poll said Obama is a Muslim — down from 18 per cent in a Pew Research Center poll in 2010.

The president has, of course, repeatedly professed that he is a liberal, mainline Christian.

Could church-state affairs get any hotter?

Amazingly the answer was “yes,” with a White House order requiring most religious institutions to offer health-care plans covering sterilizations and

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all FDA-approved forms of contraception, including so-called “morning-after pills.”

The key: The Health and Human Services mandate only recognizes the conscience rights of a non-profit group if it has the “inculcation of religious values as its purpose,” primarily employs “persons who share its religious tenets” and primarily “serves persons who share its religious tenets.”

America’s Catholic bishops and other traditional religious leaders cried “foul,” claiming that, under the leadership of Obama, the U.S. Justice Department and other branches of the national government were trying to separate “freedom of worship” in religious sanctuaries from the First Amendment’s more sweeping protection of “free exercise of religion” in public life.

In a year packed with church-state fireworks, the members of Religion Newswriters Association selected this religious-liberty clash as the year’s top religion-news story.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, the point man for Catholic opposition to the mandate, was voted the year’s top religion newsmaker — from a ballot that did not contain the president’s name.

The story I ranked No. 2 overall didn’t make it into Top 10 list.

I was convinced that the 9-0 U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming a Missouri Synod Lutheran congregation’s right to hire and fire employees based on doctrine could be crucial in the years — or even months — ahead.

Here’s the rest of the Religion Newswriters Association Top 10 list: ● Research by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that religiously unaffiliated people — the so-called “nones” — make up the fastest-growing religious group in modern America, approaching 20 percent of the population. ● The online trailer of an anti-Islam film, Innocent Muslims, is alleged to have inspired violence in several countries, including a fatal attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya.

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LOCAL EVENTS WEDNESDAY Boomtown Trail Cowboy Church meets the second and last Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., in the Elnora Drop-in Centre. Call 403-749-2047 or 403-773-3600. Next Cowboy Church on Jan. 9 and 30.

Epiphany Mass of St. Francis of Assisi Middle School commences at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Parish, 6 McMillan Ave. Red Deer. Everyone welcome.

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

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West Park Presbyterian 3628-57 Ave.

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GOOD SHEPHERD ELCIC 40 Holmes St.

BAHÁ'í Faith "In the highest prayer, men pray only for the love of God, not because they fear Him or hell, or hope for bounty or heaven . . . It is true that God knows the wishes of all hearts; but the impulse to pray is a natural one, springing from man's love of God." Ábdu’l-Bahá For Thursday evening discussion circles on the power of prayer and life after death, call Mavis 403-343-0091..

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MOUNT CALVARY Web: www.livingstones.ab.ca Address: 2020 - 40th Avenue, Red Deer (East of the Centrium, corner of 19th Street & 40th Avenue)

“A Church For All Ages” 43 Avenue & 44 Street

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No New Years Day Service Everyone Welcome

Sunday Services: 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Ministries: 7:00 p.m.

Phone: 403.347.7311

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‘2012 was a great year to be at the movies’ PETER HOWELL GIVES HIS PICKS FOR THE BEST CINEMATIC EXPERIENCES OF THE PAST 12 MONTHS In year when the movies seemed as perishable as vanishing celluloid, a nearly naked man in a white stretch limo shone a beacon into the gloom.

It’s the moment in Leos Carax’s madcap Holy Motors, my pick for the best film of 2012, when Michel Piccolo’s mysterious interrogator asks PETER Denis Lavant’s HOWELL peripatetic Monsieur Oscar why he still performs his strange cinematic rituals for an increasingly jaded audience.

“What made me start: the beauty of the act,” Oscar replies.

The beauty of the act. It’s a succinct and passionate explanation for continuing to live life at 24 frames per second, at a time when the very medium of film is fast yielding to digital projection, smaller screens, shuttered theatres and the blockbuster imperative.

Nothing focuses the mind like crisis, and moviemakers are responding to change and uncertainty with beautiful and brave acts of creativity that explore what “truth” really means, as my Top 10 picks attest.

Some follow a surreal path, namely Holy Motors, The Master and Life of Pi, where the facts of a situation are secondary to the visual and emotional honesty of vivid screen imagery.

Others, such as the docudrama Zero Dark Thirty and the documentaries Stories We Tell and The End of Time, seek to illuminate stories that are fraught with ambiguity and misapprehension.

Still others look at the world through opposite ends of the life spectrum. Moonrise Kingdom gazes through a child’s kaleidoscope eyes; Amour catches the last glints of love and devotion as an elderly couple’s light fades.

And then there are the movies that defy genre: Skyfall gives a potent and satisfying shake to the 007 formula; Silver Linings Playbook starts as drama and shifts into comedy, carrying us along with deft writing and direct performances.

Another way of saying all this is that 2012 was a great year to be at the movies, even if outside the theatres you could hear the relentless drums of revolution and feel the constant tick of time.

Here are my finest movie experiences of the past 12 months: 1. Holy Motors: A marvelous mystery tour to mourn and celebrate cinema.

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Suraj Sharma as Pi Patel in a scene from Life of Pi: a film that puzzles the mind and offers a sense of wonder.

Leos Carax zooms us through one Paris day and a lifetime of movies, transported by a white stretch limo and the chameleon Denis Lavant.

2. Zero Dark Thirty: Kathryn Bigelow’s pulse-raising procedural on the CIA-led takedown of Osama bin Laden has proven controversial because it seeks to tell the truth and not just wave the flag.

3. Stories We Tell: Sarah Polley’s personal doc is extraordinary in every way, a film of truth, memory and reconciliation, with no clear path.

You just have to trust in Polley’s steely determination and follow her relentless lens.

4. Amour: Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner gently yet powerfully assays love at the end of life. Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva are golden in roles that touch both mind and heart.

5. The Master: Joaquin Phoenix plays raging id to Philip Seymour Hoffman’s controlling ego in Paul Thomas Anderson’s rich Freudian bromance, which

is all the more intense for its rare 70mm screen punch.

6. Skyfall: The 23rd official Bond seems as fresh as the first, incorporating tradition with innovation in gratifying ways. Sam Mendes makes it feels like an origin film of dramatic weight, even as martinis arrive properly shaken.

7. Moonrise Kingdom: First kiss, memory bliss: Wes Anderson’s wistful gambol transports us to the sleepy summer of ’65 and an island where two pre-teens are on the run from adults and growing up.

8. The End of Time: Peter Mettler’s poetic lens seeks his most elusive prey: the very human concept of time. Following a global path leading from a proto-astronaut to proton smashers, and from a Hawaiian lava watcher to Henry Ford’s defunct Detroit assembly line, the Toronto cinematographer/director makes a profound statement on what makes all of us tick.

9. Life of Pi: Ang Lee’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s award-winning nov-

el about a boy and tiger lost at sea puzzles the mind. But never for a moment do we doubt the film’s expressive storytelling, imagery and sense of wonder.

10. Silver Linings Playbook: The year’s best comedy, by stealth: David O. Russell’s drama of mental health and family discontent steadily becomes a grinner about a dance contest with an outcome worth caring about.

Runners-up: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Dark Knight Rises, Rust and Bone, Bestiaire, Footnote, Tabu, Rebelle (War Witch), The World Before Her and Oslo, August 31st.

Special mention: Monsieur Lazhar, a 2011 film not released until 2012.

Philippe Falardeau’s Montreal classroom drama offers no heroes or villains, just adults and kids struggling with harsh reality. Algeria’s Fellag excels as a teacher wounded by life but not daunted by it.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

Small beginnings helped producer find his niche

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Jim Cressman’s humble beginnings in the Stettler area helped prepare him for working with some of the world’s biggest singing stars.

He’s bringing big acts to smaller Canadian venues — like Rihanna and Ke$ha to Penticton, B.C., John Mellencamp to Moose Jaw, Sask., and Bob Dylan to Cranbrook, B.C. In June, Cressman formed his own artist services company, Invictus Entertainment Group, in Penticton, after buying out a partner on his former business, Cressman Sakamoto Agency.

Raised on a mixed farm at Donalda, Cressman would later go on to get a job at 16 in Stettler. He attended school in Donalda and graduated from William E. Hay Composite High School in Stettler in 1993.

“And by way of osmosis, I ended up working in the music industry and things have gone on pretty well,” said Cressman, a graduate of broadcast journalism at Calgary’s Mount Royal College.

He’s been in the music business for 14 years now.

“I’ve been able to bridge the gap of major artists and secondary and tertiary markets in Canada.”

He figures his work is a little unprecedented since it’s always a bit of a challenge to make bigger acts logistically work in smaller markets.

Cressman loves how he can bring big entertainers to smaller communities.

“When you grow up in a small town, the big rub is that there is nothing to do,” said Cressman, 37. “But the community would really get together when an event would come to town.

They’d support it.”

Many artists who play large venues are actually excited to play in front of a smaller, energized audience.

“When you get someone like John Mellencamp come to fans in Moose Jaw and play in their new venue — the artist gets excited because they are feeding off the energy of the audience,” said Cressman. “It’s great to be that catalyst.”

Cressman works with key agencies and management companies to create a viable logistics plan.

In the new year, he’ll be putting country music star Carrie Underwood in places like Dawson Creek, B.C. Artists like her embrace smaller venues with open arms.

Cressman remembers going to a Sawyer Brown concert at Westerner Days in Red Deer around 1991 and then last year he helped bring an entertainer to the fair.

“It was pretty cool to see how it came full circle,” said Cressman.

His current Invictus clients include George Canyon, Emerson Drive and Terri Clark.

Cressman also lauded Reba McEntire as one of the most sincere people he’s ever met and, in fact, she sent a gift when he and his wife had their daughter.

As for the future, Cressman said he’ll continue bringing bigger entertainers to smaller Canadian markets, and maybe look at doing something similar in the United States. The key is to do a “really good job” for the community, as well as for the entertainer, who will want to come back and perform again and again, Cressman said. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

Adele’s 2011 holdover 21 still tops in U.S. album sales in 2012 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Adele performs during the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The British singer’s 21 was the highest-selling album in the U.S. for the second consecutive year, according to 2012 sales figures released by Nielsen SoundScan.

NASHVILLE — Turns out Adele ruled 2012, too — and set a record while she was at it.

The British singer’s 21 was the highest-selling album in the U.S. for the second consecutive year, according to 2012 sales figures released by Nielsen SoundScan on Thursday. That’s a first in the SoundScan era.

Adele sold 4.4 million copies of the album in 2012 after selling 5.8 million in 2011. She crossed the 10 million threshold in November and was only rivaled by Taylor Swift, whose Red was second on the list.

If her album sales continue apace in 2013, 21 will move into the top 10 list for sales since 1993, when SoundScan began current tracking methods.

Gotye scored the year’s top-selling song with Somebody That I Used To Know featuring Kimbra. The song was downloaded a record 6.8 million times.

Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe was next at 6.5 million. Both songs are the first to cross the sixmillion digital sales mark, while fun. came close with 5.9 million downloads of We Are Young featuring Janelle Monae.

Forty-one songs crossed the two million download mark, helping drive digital and overall sales to a new high even as album sales began to drop again after a momentary gain.

A record 1.65 billion music units — combining physical albums, digital albums and digital songs — were sold in 2012, fueled by an increase of 9.1 per cent in total digital sales and a 14.1 per cent increase in digital album sales.

Overall, however, album sales declined 4.4 per cent. That continues a downward trend since 2004 that was only briefly halted by last year’s 3 per cent gain — mostly due to the surprise success of 21. Only two genres showed album sales gains in 2012. Rock gained by two per cent and country, fueled by

the format’s assault on the top 10, jumped 4.2 per cent.

Swift led a record five country artists into the top 10, selling 3.1 million copies of Red in just over two months. Other country artists on the list included Carrie Underwood’s Blown Away at No. 7 (1.2 million) followed by Luke Bryan’s tailgates & tanlines (1.1 million), Lionel Richie’s duets album Tuskegee (one million) and Jason Aldean’s Night Train (one million).

One Direction nearly matched Swift’s sales total, but did it by placing two 2012 releases in the top 10 — Up All Night placed No. 3 with 1.6 million sold and Take Me Home was fifth with 1.3 million.

Mumford & Son’s Babel at No. 6 (1.4 million) and Justin Bieber’s Believe at No. 6 (1.3 million) round out the top 10. Only 10 albums reached one million in sales.

Katy Perry received the most radio airplay for the second year in a row with 1.4 million spins, while Swift was the most streamed artist at 216 million streams.

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Celebs call for tougher paparazzi rules BIEBER, CYRUS CALL FOR TOUGHER RULES IN WAKE OF PHOTOGRAPHER’S DEATH

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — The 29-year-old photographer had just snapped shots of Justin Bieber’s exotic white Ferrari when he was struck and killed by a passing car — a death that has spurred renewed debate over dangers paparazzi can bring on themselves and the celebrities they chase.

The accident prompted some stars including the teen heartthrob himself on Wednesday to renew their calls for tougher laws to rein in their pursuers, though previous urgings have been stymied by First Amendment protections.

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office confirmed Thursday that the photographer was Christopher James Guerra. Officials did not know his hometown, coroner’s Lt. Larry Dietz said In a statement, Bieber said his prayers were with the photographer’s family.

Ironically, the singer wasn’t even in the Ferrari on Tuesday.

“Hopefully this tragedy will finally inspire meaningful legislation and whatever other necessary steps to protect the lives and safety of celebrities, police officers, innocent public bystanders, and the photographers themselves,” Bieber said in the statement released by Island Def Jam Music Group.

Authorities have withheld the name of the photographer, killed after being hit by a Toyota Highlander, pending notification of relatives.

Much of Hollywood was abuzz about the death, including Miley Cyrus, who sent several tweets critical of some of the actions of paparazzi and lamenting that the unfortunate accident was “bound to happen.”

“Hope this paparazzi/JB accident brings on some changes in ’13,” Cyrus said on her Twitter page. “Paparazzi are dangerous! Wasn’t Princess Di enough of

a wake-up call?!”

Paparazzi roaming the streets of Southern California have been commonplace for more than a decade as the shutterbugs looked to land exclusive shots that can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Industry veterans recalled incidents where paparazzi chasing celebrities have been injured, but they couldn’t remember a photographer being killed while working.

“Here in the state of California, I’m surprised this hasn’t happened before,” said Giles Harrison, a celebrity photographer and owner of London Entertainment Group.

Harrison is familiar with the backlash against paparazzi. He and another photographer were convicted of misdemeanour false imprisonment and sentenced to jail for boxing in Arnold Schwarzenegger and his family as they sat in their Hummer in 1998.

Citing that incident and the death of Princess Diana, the state Legislature passed its first antipaparazzi measure a year later. It created hefty civil penalties that could be paid to stars whose privacy was invaded.

Six months ago, a paparazzo was charged with reckless driving in a high-speed pursuit of Bieber and with violating a separate, 2010 state law that toughened punishment for those who drive dangerously in pursuit of photos for commercial gain.

However, a judge last month dismissed the paparazzi law charges, saying the law was overly broad.

The judge cited problems with the statute, saying it was aimed at newsgathering activities protected by the First Amendment, and lawmakers should have increased penalties for reckless driving rather than target those who photograph celebrities.

City prosecutors said they would appeal the judge’s ruling.

The law was prompted by the experiences of Jennifer Aniston, who provided details to a lawmaker

about being unable to drive away after she was surrounded by paparazzi on Pacific Coast Highway.

On Tuesday, a friend of Bieber’s was behind the wheel of the Ferrari when a California Highway Patrol officer pulled it over for speeding along Interstate 405, authorities said.

“This photographer evidently had been following the white Ferrari” and when it was pulled over after sundown he stopped, parked and crossed the street to snap photos, Los Angeles police Detective Charles Walton said.

The photographer stood on a low freeway railing to shoot photographs of the traffic stop over a chainlink fence, authorities said.

“The CHP officer told him numerous times that it wasn’t safe for him to be there and to return to his vehicle,” Walton said.

There were no sidewalks or pedestrian crossings along the street where the photographer had parked, so the driver of the car that struck him had no reason to expect a pedestrian, Walton said of the accident.

“It would have been very difficult for her to see him,” the detective said.

It wasn’t immediately clear how fast the motorist, a 69-year-old woman, was travelling, but she was not believe to be at fault and was unlikely to be cited, police said.

Harrison said he routinely tells his photographers to be safe when they are working.

“In any job you have to exercise a degree of common sense and caution,” he said.

Harrison hopes celebrities and paparazzi examine their actions to ensure a similar event doesn’t happen again. No photo is worth someone’s life, he said.

“Everybody wants to be the first one to get that shot, get that scoop,” Harrison said. “But at the end of the day, you can’t spend money if you are dead.”

Utah school Return of Downton Abbey shadowed by plot spoilers exported from U.K. to censure Elvis musical

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SALT LAKE CITY — A parent who was All Shook Up about Elvis Presley songs in a highschool drama prompted educators to cancel the musical, deeming it too sexual. But, the decision was reversed Thursday by administrators at the high school south of Salt Lake City.

The administrators at Herriman High School received permission from the copyright owners of All Shook Up to edit some of Presley’s songs and make scene changes in the American jukebox musical that borrows from William Shakespeare.

“The show will go on,” said Sandy Riesgraf, a spokeswoman for the Jordan School District. “Our biggest concern early on, we wanted to make some changes to keep the play within community values. It’s a win-win for all of us.”

Presley warbles about a sweetheart whose “lips are like a volcano that’s hot” in his song from 1957. “I’m proud to say she’s my buttercup. I’m in love. I’m all shook up.”

His song lyrics together with a scene suggesting cross-dressing were deemed offensive by a person the school is refusing to identify.

Some think school administrators folded too easily at the start.

“I’m at a loss,” Jill Fishback, whose daughter worked on the production, told The Salt Lake Tribune.

“They’re singing Elvis songs. A girl dresses up as a boy and kisses a boy. ... It’s not promoting homosexuality. It was supposed to be a farce.”

All Shook Up brings a modern twist to Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, which portrays a female castaway who dresses as a boy to evade detection in ancient southern Europe, said Martine Green-Rogers, a theatre fellow at the University of Utah.

“There’s a misunderstanding about the plot of the play,” Green-Rogers said.

“It happens a lot in theatre. Artists push boundaries.”

The female castaway dresses as a boy as cover to wander about, but reveals herself as she falls in love with a young man.

“By that time, the genders have been righted,” Green-Rogers said. “The audience knows it’s not a homosexual relationship.”

Nonetheless, Herriman High School, about 30 km from Salt Lake

City, will make some scene changes to the musical version of the Shakespeare play that Riesgraf couldn’t immediately specify on Thursday.

“We weren’t asking for a lot. It will not change the intent of the play. They gave us their blessing,” she said of the musical’s producers.

Rehearsals for All Shook Up had been briefly cancelled.

The production is back on for a February run.

It wasn’t the first time some Utah parents balked at a school drama.

In August, the family values group Eagle Forum got Jordan School District administrators to cancel Dead Man Walking, a play about a Catholic nun who counsels a death-row inmate in Louisiana.

Dead Man Walking was scratched even though much of its profanity had been removed from the script.

The backlash prompted policy changes that allowed administrators to swiftly suspend All Shook Up before the reversal.

Jordan officials gave parents a greater role over student plays.

They required actors to secure a parent’s permission and drama teachers to seek clearance for plays not on an approved list.

It wasn’t immediately clear Thursday how All Shook Up got off the ground.

It had been in rehearsal for months.

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BY PAUL FOY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — There are many delicious reasons to watch the returning Downton Abbey and an exasperating one to skip it: The cover’s been blown on major plot twists.

In what may be outsized revenge for the American Revolution — or payback for years of exporting lousy U.S. TV and fast food — the Brits are sharing Downton Abbey with North America, but only after first airing each season.

That wouldn’t matter much in the drama’s early 20th-century setting but we’re not there, are we, PBS? A little gimmick called the Internet makes it impossible to keep story developments from spreading like germ warfare.

As with sports fans who must avoid all media and big-mouthed friends to keep game scores a surprise, Downton Abbey addicts are forced to shun rude news reports and blogs about what happens to character A, B or C (no spoilers here, promise).

Heedlessly type in “Downton Abbey season three” online and you risk stumbling into the startling truth that ... well, never mind. If you know, you have our sympathy. If you don’t, live in blessed ignorance and careful isolation from Sunday’s debut until the Feb. 17 season finale.

“It is unfair that England gets to see Downton Abbey before us because we beat them in a war” was the saucy comment posted on Twitter by producer Damon Lindelof of Lost fame.

It’s certainly a development galling enough to draw insults. But as Downton’s courtly master, Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville), once rebuked a bluntspoken visitor: Steady on, sir, the ladies have suffered quite enough of a shock!

Rebecca Eaton, executive producer of PBS’ Mas-

terpiece showcase that’s home to Downton, contends it’s premature to assess the impact here of the U.K. airing that wrapped Christmas Day. Will ratings be dented by dampened enthusiasm or piracy?

“It will be difficult to say until it airs in this country,” Eaton said, with the size of the audience providing a key measurement.

The bar is high compared with last year, when Downton Abbey became the most-watched series ever for Masterpiece with more than 17 million viewers across seven episodes. With its swooning, buzz-worthy romances, the drama also fed social media and gave PBS a new veneer of cool.

But what’s to be done if the season endgame is stuck in your brain? As a famous Brit said in more dire circumstances, never surrender! Go along for the ride that the beautifully produced soap operacum-fairy tale offers, admiring how the devilishly clever Julian Fellowes, its creator and writer, foreshadows the events to come.

As Downton’s residents adjust to post-First World War England, “there are chills and spills involved in that for all the characters, some laughs and some tears,” as Fellowes neatly summed it up.

Knowing the destination doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate the scenery, including these highlights: ● Newcomer Shirley MacLaine as an American visitor, talking smack with British in-law Violet (Maggie Smith), each wittily knocking the other’s nation and values. ● Michelle Dockery keeping it real as Lady Mary, who’s surrendered to love with Matthew (Dan Stevens) while barely softening her sharp edges and steely devotion to family tradition. Bonus: The willowy actress was born to wear sleek 1920s dresses.

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1986 — Edmonton Oilers star Wayne Gretzky becomes the first NHL player to score 100 or more points in seven consecutive seasons.

1979 — The opening of a new dinosaur gallery at the Alberta Museum in Edmonton is marked. It houses three skel-

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1967 — John A. Macdonald’s birthday, Jan. 11, is proclaimed as an official holiday, to be observed across country.

1943 — The Supreme Court of Canada upholds the War Measures Act, passed in 1914, which gives federal cabinet emergency powers to govern by decree when it perceives the existence of “war, invasion or insurrection, real or apprehended.”

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Jobless rate hits four-year low CANADA ADDS 40,000 JOBS IN DECEMBER: STATSCAN

BY CRAIG WONG THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Canadian economy created 40,000 jobs in December — all of it in full-time work — and drove the unemployment rate to its lowest in four years, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Ontario accounted for about three-quarters of the jobs added across Canada in December and almost all of the other provinces either saw gains or stayed even. The only exception was Nova Scotia, which lost 5,000 jobs.

“We’ve seen pretty good numbers in four of the last five months, so it does look like there is a bit of strength percolating up late in 2012,” said Doug Porter, the Bank of Montreal’s deputy chief economist.

He noted the month-to-month moves in the overall number of jobs can be volatile.

“You can get some pretty dramatic swings that end up not meaning a whole lot, but I pay a lot of attention to the unemployment rate and I think it is the single most reliable figure in the labour force report and it did show some real progress at the end of 2012,” Porter said.

The federal agency said the national unemployment rate slipped by one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.1 per cent, its lowest level since December 2008.

The results easily topped economist estimates for a gain of just 5,000 jobs nationally and an unemployment rate of 7.3 per cent.

Capital Economics, which has one of the most bearish outlooks on the Canadian economy, noted the strong jobs growth was in stark contrast to the other recent economy data.

Statistics Canada reported last month that the economy grew just 0.1 per cent in October after a flat reading in September

and a 0.1 per cent contraction in August.

“We suspect that, unfortunately, the discrepancy will be resolved by a sharp slowdown in employment growth this year rather than a pickup in GDP growth,” wrote Paul Ashworth, the firm’s chief North America economist.

He noted that the unemployment rate was still well above the average rate of six per cent in 2007 before the financial crisis.

“The recent strength of employment growth will probably convince the Bank of Canada to stick with its existing position that interest rates will eventually need to rise at this month’s policy meeting,” Ashworth said.

“Nevertheless, we doubt this run of good employment figures will last for much longer and we still think that the next move in rates is more likely to be down than up.”

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ENBRIDGE TO SPEND $400M ON EXPANDING CAPACITY OF ALBERTA-TO-US PIPELINE CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) and its U.S. affiliate plan to spend $600 million to expand two pipelines on either side of the Canada-U.S. border. One $400-million project involves increasing capacity on Enbridge’s Canadian mainline between Hardisty, Alta. and the border.

The other, with a pricetag of $200 million, would expand part of the Lakehead system between Neche, N.D., and Superior, Wisc. Both projects would boost pipeline capacity by 230,000 barrels per day by increasing pumping horsepower, rather than constructing new pipe.

The two projects are expected to come into service in 2015, subject to regulatory approvals.

Enbridge is a major player in the North American energy market where it operates the world’s longest crude oil and liquids pipeline system.

The company also has a significant and growing natural gas gathering, transmission and midstream business and an increasing involvement in power transmission.

EXXONMOBIL TO SEND $14B FOR HEBRON PROJECT OFF NFLD. IRVING, Texas — Exxon Mobil Corp. says it plans to spend $14 billion to develop the Hebron offshore oil field off Canada’s east coast over the next few years.

The Texas-based oil company (NYSE:XOM) says it expects the oil field off the eastern tip of Newfoundland to begin producing near the end of 2017. ExxonMobil says it now estimates Hebron will recover more than 700 million barrels of oil — an increase from earlier estimates. The offshore platform is being designed to produce 150,000 barrels of oil per day.

The project will employ up to 3,500 people during the construction phase.

— The Canadian Press

Nebraska governor reviewing route report

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — TransCanada’s Keystone XL oil pipeline will have “minimal” ecological effects in Nebraska, the state environmental regulator said in an evaluation of the line’s revised route.

In its final evaluation report submitted to Gov. Dave Heineman late Thursday, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality says spills would be localized and the new route avoids ecologically fragile areas.

“Construction and operation of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, with the mitigation and commitments Keystone has identified ... could have minimal environmental impacts in Nebraska,” the report said.

Heineman has up to 30 days to review the more than 2,000 page report.

“I appreciate the feedback that we have received from citizens, and the hard work of the Department of Environmental Quality in addressing this issue in a thoughtful and deliberate manner,” he said in a release.

“I will now carefully review this report over the next several weeks.”

Heineman’s decision will be shared with the U.S. State Department, which has federal jurisdiction because the pipeline begins in Canada. The State Department recommendation will go to President Barack Obama, who rejected an earlier iteration of the pipeline about a year ago.

The report says the rerouted pipeline avoids the Sand Hills region, an ecologically sensitive area made up of grass-covered sand dunes. However, it would cross the Ogallala aquifer, a crucial drinking water source for the American heartland.

“Impacts on aquifers from a release should be localized and Keystone would be responsible for any cleanup,” the report said, adding the reroute avoids “many areas of fragile soils in Northern Nebraska” and a shallow groundwater area.

The DEQ report also said the pipeline would bring $418.1 million in economic benefits.

TransCanada spokesman Grady Semmens said the company has not yet reviewed the report, which it said included extensive public import.

“We have made significant strides to work with Nebraskans to identify the safest route possible for this pipeline project and we look forward to hearing from Governor Heineman regarding this report,” he said.

Photo by RANDY FIEDLER/Advocate staff

Chris Clark surveys work done so far on his new Fratters Speakeasy Friday.

Fratters Speakeasy to provide venue for entertainers

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Chris Clark thinks Red Deer is ready for a unique entertainment venue.

He’ll soon find out if he’s right.

Clark is CEO of Fratters Entertainment Corp., a Red Deer company that’s developing a performing arts centre at 5114 48th St. — the former premises of Vertical Edge Skatepark.

Currently undergoing renovations and expected to open by late March, Fratters Speakeasy Venue will provide a place for local and out-of-town entertainers to showcase their talents.

“My main goal is to bring live entertainment to Red Deer,” said Clark, who lists musicians, comedians, magicians, hypnotists and children’s entertainers as among the performers he hopes to host.

“I’m trying to grab the whole spectrum.”

Fratters Speakeasy Venue will also be available for private functions like weddings, parties and corporate training sessions, he added. Clark plans to rent the space to promoters and agents, but also expects to organize in-house events, like themed parties.

“The motto would be, ‘If you don’t like tonight, come back tomorrow.’”

Clark designed the layout with help from Cory Gene Leniuk of John Murray Architectural Associates. Covering about 4,000 square feet, it will feature cabaretstyle seating for 150 to 175 people, wrapped around a large stage.

He contrasted this with the local bars and restaurants that offer live entertain-

ment.

“When you look at these restaurants, they kind of put their entertainment in the corner. I’m doing it the other way around, where entertainment gets the spotlight.”

Fratters Speakeasy Venue will have private rest areas for performers, as well as special lighting and acoustical features.

“I’ve designed this place for entertainers,” said Clark.

Other features will include a commercial kitchen where tapas will be prepared, a large bar and private booths — the biggest or which will be able to accommodate more than a dozen people. The premises will boast a rich finish with mahogany trim and chandeliers, said Clark, and staff will be dressed in 1920s-era costumes.

He thinks Fratters Speakeasy Venue will fill a local void, since many performances that could come to Red Deer are not suitable for larger venues like the Memorial Centre and City Centre Stage. Clark is confident residents of the city and surrounding area will embrace more live entertainment.

“There’s nowhere for a young couple to go out to, without being at a nightclub or dinner theatre or even just a movie theatre.”

Clark believes 48th Street, which has been designated a pedestrian-friendly stroll called Alexander Way, is an ideal location. He even hopes to eventually expand the Fratters Speakeasy Venue concept to other cities.

Additional information can be obtained by calling Fratters Entertainment Corp. at 403-356-0033. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Bring a positive attitude with you to work Dear Working Wise: My supervisor is always on my case about everything. He never has anything good to say; he’s always complaining.

Is he allowed to do that? It almost seems like harassment. What can I do?

— Worn-out worker Dear Worn-out: It is hard to tell from your letter if your supervisor is like this with everyone, or just you.

If he is like this with everyone, you CHARLES might want to gathSTRACHEY er your co-workers together to discuss WORKING WISE his management and communication styles with him.

If it seems like he is only picking on you, you might need to meet with him to discuss your performance and how he communicates with you. Try asking him to narrow down his top three concerns and then agree

to work on them and meet soon to discuss the progress that both of you have made.

Getting specific and meeting frequently will allow both of you to see that you are both committed to improving your working relationship.

You might also want to give some thought to your attitude at work. A positive attitude is one of the most important things you can bring to work with you every day.

Would your supervisor and co-workers say that you: ● Are dependable/responsible/punctual; ● Are honest and keep your promises; ● Organize your work and keep up with it; ● Follow directions and ask questions when necessary; ● Take responsibility for your mistakes; ● Can accept criticism without resenting it; ● Recognize your weaknesses and try to correct them; ● Are enthusiastic about what you do; ● Are courteous and polite, even when you are unhappy; ● Dress appropriately for your work-

place; ● Can handle mild teasing and control your temper; ● Respect other people’s opinions/beliefs; ● Are optimistic even when others are not; ● Easily adapt to new/unexpected situations; ● Do not become negative when things don’t go your way; ● Can disagree without being disagreeable; ● Are a courteous driver; ●Usually speak positively about others; ● Find it easy to like most people; ● Avoid feeling sorry for yourself; ● Take an interest in others.

Try asking your supervisor what pressures he or she is under. Knowing where your supervisor is coming from and what his/her priorities are will help you better understand their demands and how you can help.

Working Wise is compiled by Charles Strachey, a regional manager with Alberta Human Services (charles.strachey@gov.ab.ca), for general information.

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

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 102.67 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 80.01 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.13 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.87 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.06 Cdn. National Railway . . 90.57 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 106.08 Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 6.01 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 71.99 Capital Power Corp . . . . 23.09 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.00 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 33.63 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 43.16 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 25.67 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.51 General Motors Co. . . . . 29.86 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 19.28 Research in Motion. . . . . 11.85 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.88 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 41.51 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 65.19 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 15.46 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 47.28 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 67.88 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.70 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.56 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 11.82 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.39

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.43 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 48.25 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.06 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 20.21 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 34.14 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.36 First Quantum Minerals . 21.87 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 35.31 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.84 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 74.02 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 9.26 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 41.03 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.10 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 37.28 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 23.48 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 30.98 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 43.53 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.57 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 45.55 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 30.15 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.50 Canyon Services Group. 11.50 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.78 CWC Well Services . . . . . 0.68 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 20.16 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.10 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 88.96 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 36.65 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.19

Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 29.69 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.05 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.33 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.67 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.00 Penn West Energy . . . . . 11.14 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.47 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.87 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 33.58 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.89 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.46 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.24 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 51.83 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 61.63 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 57.59 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.16 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 29.32 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 29.10 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 24.78 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 42.18 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 64.35 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 14.02 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 77.52 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.60 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 61.07 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 27.14 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.80

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market racked up a solid gain Friday at the end of a positive week amid strong jobs data and relief that the U.S. economy avoided a combination of government spending cuts and tax increases that came to be known as the “fiscal cliff.”

The S&P/TSX composite index advanced 70.37 points higher to 12,540.81 as Statistics Canada reported the economy created 40,000 jobs last month.

Economists thought that only about 5,000 positions would be turned out in December after job creation surged by 59,000 in November.

Canada’s unemployment rate

edged down to a four-year low of 7.1 per cent from 7.2 per cent in November and 7.4 per cent in October.

The Canadian dollar came back from early declines to move up 0.1 of a cent to 101.31 cents US. The TSX Venture Exchange was ahead 2.05 points to 1,228.22.

New York indexes ran ahead as the U.S. economy cranked out 155,000 positions. That was in line with heightened expectations after payroll firm ADP reported Thursday that the U.S. private sector cranked out 215,000 jobs last month.

The Dow Jones industrials rose 43.85 points to 13,435.21,

the Nasdaq inched up 1.09 points to 3,101.66 while the S&P 500 index closed at a five-year high, up 7.1 points to 1,466.47.

Indexes ended the first week of 2013 trading with solid gains after U.S. lawmakers reached an 11th hour deal to avert big tax hikes and spending cuts that were due to kick in at the start of the year.

The TSX gained 1.82 per cent this past week while the Dow Jones industrials ran ahead 3.84 per cent.

Traders also looked ahead to the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season in the U.S. next week with resource giant Alcoa Inc. reporting after the close on Tuesday.

D I L B E R T The information technology sector led TSX advancers, up 1.38 per cent with Research In Motion Ltd. (TSX:RIM) ahead 50 cents to $11.85.

The energy sector also helped support the TSX, up 1.07 per cent as the February crude contract on the Nymex came well off session lows, closing up 17 cents to US$93.09 a barrel.

Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) improved by 61 cents to C$30.15 while Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO) was up 62 cents to $43.05.

March copper fell two cents to US$3.69 a pound and the metals and mining sector was up 0.74 per cent. Thompson Creek Metals (TSX:TCM) jumped 20 cents to $4.27 and Taseko Mines (TSX:TKO) climbed 12 cents to $3.19.

Financials were also positive as Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF) gained 13 cents to $27.14 while Royal Bank (TSX:RY) advanced 37 cents to $61.07.

The gold sector finished up about 0.25 per cent after spending most of the session in the red amid speculation over just how long the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue with its economic stimulus program that involves the purchase of bonds to keep interest rates ultra low.

The minutes of the latest Fed policy meeting released on Thursday showed a split over how long to continue the purchases amid concerns that the continued bond purchases, known as quantitative easing, would destabilize the economy.

The Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program has involved printing more dollars to buy up bonds. The program has been supportive of gold prices since bullion looked attractive as an inflation hedge.

“Basically, the Fed came out and tested the waters with the concept of perhaps the economy is improving at a sufficient enough pace that we can start

to remove some of the stimulus,” said Phillip Petursson, director of institutional equities at Manulife Asset Management.

“And with gold being the beneficiary of QE, basically you’re printing money and driving inflation higher and therefore gold should move higher — you take that away and all of a sudden there’s a much less reason to want to own gold.”

The February bullion contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange came off the worst levels of the morning after the U.S. jobs report but was still down $25.70 at US$1,648.90 an ounce.

Gabriel Resources (TSX:GBU) rose five cents to C$2.37.

In corporate news, Lululemon Athletica Inc. shares fell 4.55 per cent to $70.88 after Credit Suisse downgraded the stock to neutral from outperform citing a likely slowdown in comparative sales momentum and the risk of further merchandise margin pressure.

Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) says it will spend $400 million to expand the capacity of its pipeline system between Hardisty, Alta., and the U.S. border. Enbridge says the project involves increasing pumping horsepower and that no new line pipe construction is involved. It expects to increase capacity by 230,000 barrels a day when the upgrade comes on line in 2015. Enbridge shares gained 14 cents to $43.16.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Friday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,540.81 up 70.37 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,228.22 up 2.05 points TSX 60 — 719.27 up 3.90 points Dow — 13,435.21 up 43.85 points

S&P 500 — 1,466.47 up 7.10 points Nasdaq — 3,101.66 up 1.09 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 101.31 cents US, up 0.10 of a cent Pound — C$1.5870, down 0.38 of a cent Euro — C$1.2910, up 0.13 of a cent Euro — US$1.3079, up 0.25 of a cent Oil futures: US$93.09 per barrel, up 17 cents (February contract) Gold futures: US$1,648.90 per oz., down $25.70 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $30.515 oz., down $1.121 $981.06 kg., down $36.04 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Jan ’13 $5.90 lower $598.40; March ’13 $7.10 lower $578.40; May ’13 $7.80 lower $570.90; July ’13 $6.50 lower $568.40; Nov. ’13 $6.80 lower $529.10; Jan. ’14 $8.20 lower $529.20; March ’14 $8.20 lower $529.20; May ’14 $8.20 lower $527.10; July ’14 $8.20 lower $524.20; Nov. ’14 $8.20 lower $526.20; Jan ’15 $8.20 lower $526.20.

Barley (Western): March ’13 unchanged $247.00; May ’13 unchanged $248.00; July ’13 unchanged $248.50; Oct. ’13 unchanged $248.50; Dec ’13 unchanged $248.50; March ’14 unchanged $248.50; May ’14 unchanged $248.50; July ’14 unchanged $248.50; Oct. ’14 unchanged $248.50; Dec. ’14 unchanged $248.50;March ’15 unchanged $248.50.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 235,240 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 235,240.

Investment fund for auto sector gets five-year extension OAKVILLE, Ont. — Ottawa has renewed the $250 million investment fund that puts cash aside for car companies and their suppliers, part of a five-year plan to help keep the auto manufacturing industry thriving in Canada.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, speaking at the Ford plant in Oakville, Ont. on Friday, said the Automotive Innovation Fund has helped Canada’s auto sector become more innovative, agile and competitive.

“The rebound of our auto sector in this country is one of Canada’s biggest economic and industrial success stories of the last five years,” said Harper, while cautioning the “global economy remains troubled.”

“Therefore I’m pleased to announce today that our government will make another significant fiveyear investment in the automotive innovation fund.”

LOCAL

BRIEFS Building activity continued rebound in 2012 It hasn’t returned to its pre-recession heights, but building activity in Red Deer continued its rebound in 2012.

The City of Red Deer reported on Friday that it approved $268.1 million worth of work last year. That compared with $169.7 million in 2011 — a 58 per cent increase.

In 2010, the cumulative value of

Local jobless rate down Unemployment in the Red Deer region continued to decline in December, despite a jump in Alberta’s jobless rate.

According to data released by Statistics Canada on Friday, unemployment in the Red Deer area slipped to 3.7 per cent last month.

That compared with 4.2 per cent in November and 5.3 per cent in December 2011.

For the province as a whole, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points, to 4.5 per cent. However, the Alberta figure remained the lowest in Canada. The national average was 7.1 per cent, down 0.1 percentage points from November.

Among Alberta’s seven economic regions, CamroseDrumheller had the lowest unemployment rate in December, at three per cent. Wood BuffaloCold Lake was the next lowest, at 3.5 per cent, followed by Red Deer, Athabasca-Grande Prairie (3.9 per cent), Edmonton and Letbridge-Medicine Hat (4.1 per cent), Calgary (4.3 per cent) and Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House (4.8 per cent).

Employment in Alberta decreased by 6,100 from November to December, while the province’s labour force increased by 700 people. Overall employment gains during 2012 were 55,500, for a 2.7 per cent growth rate.

The fund, established in the 2008 federal budget, requires companies to invest their own money to access government cash, which must be paid back in full. Only large-scale research and development projects valued at more than $75 million are considered.

Ford, Canadian auto parts maker Magna International (TSX:MG) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada are among the companies that have drawn money from the fund for projects.

Harper noted the automotive industry — “the engine of southern Ontario’s manufacturing economy” — was hit especially hard during the 2008-9 recession.

“For a while it seemed like its very existence was in real danger.”

Canadian Auto Workers union president Ken Lewenza, who attended the announcement, said he’d like to see conditions added to the funding, specifically for “employment levels to remain consistently

building permits issued by the city was $113.7 million, and in 2009 it was $141 million. The all-time high was $421 million, in 2007, with the figure slipping to $258.4 million in 2008.

Construction values were up in most categories in Red Deer last year. Residential projects jumped to $115.9 million, from $73.8 million; commercial work climbed to $66.2 million, from $54.2 million; and industrial permits added $74.8 million, as compared with $21.5 million in 2011. The only yearover-year decline occurred in the area of public projects, with the $11.2 million worth of permits issued in 2012 a decrease from $20.3 million.

Among the largest permits approved in 2012 was one worth $53.8 million for expansion of the city’s wastewater treatment plant, another valued at $17.4 million for the first phase

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JOBS: Caution At a news conference at a Ford plant in Oakville, Ont., Prime Minister Stephen Harper noted the jobs numbers were stronger than expected, but cautioned the global economy isn’t out the woods yet, with problems still to be worked out in Europe and the United States.

“I always tell people not to read too much into a single monthly number, even though it is a very good number this month,” Harper said.

“The trend over the past several years, including over the past year has continued to be quite positive in terms of job growth in this country.”

Porter said he will be watching upcoming housing starts and retail sales data for indications of whether the growth in jobs will translate into growth in the economy.

However, despite the gains, he said inflation remains well in check, allowing the Bank of Canada to keep interest rates on hold for the year.

“When you have growth at one per cent and inflation at one per cent, then interest rates at one per cent don’t seem too far out of bounds,” he said.

December saw 41,200 new full-time jobs added, while the number of parttime positions fell by 1,400.

Compared with a year earlier, Statistics Canada said there were 312,000 more jobs, all in full-time work.

The new jobs were added in a month of much hand wringing over the so-called fiscal cliff in the United

high, if not enhanced.”

Lewenza said the loan agreements “ought to have a commitment to jobs because the last time the Ford Motor Co. got a huge boost at this Oakville facility it coincided with significant job loss in Windsor.”

The five-year renewal to the innovation fund comes after a controversial government bailout of the auto industry — including billions to help General Motors and Chrysler get through court-supervised restructurings.

The CAW complained last month when GM Canada said it will shift production of the Chevrolet Camaro from Oshawa, Ont., east of Toronto to a plant in Michigan in 2015. The CAW says the move will cost 1,000 jobs at the Oshawa complex.

Ontario has seen traditional Detroit Three carmakers — GM, Ford and Chrysler — cut tens of thousands of jobs in the last decade as their parent companies restructured in the United States.

of Covenant Health’s assisted living facility at Clearview Ridge and $16.5 million in work on the Central Alberta Cancer Centre.

In December of 2012, the city approved $11.2 million in building permits. Residential projects accounted for $8.7 million of this total, with an Timberlands apartment complex by Laebon Developments Inc. and a number of housing starts in Vanier Woods East and Garden Heights boosting the tally.

Industrial approvals added $1.9 million to the December total, with commercial projects adding $545,000.

Information session on wheat and barley markets slated for Lacombe States and worries that if a U.S. budget deal was not reached Canada’s largest trading partner could be tipped back into recession.

A last-minute deal this week has prevented taxes from rising on the middle class and the poor. However U.S. lawmakers still must wrangle over spending cuts and raising the country’s debt ceiling.

Ontario led the way with a gain of 33,000 jobs in December, following a similar increase in November.

Manitoba posted an increase of 5,200, Saskatchewan added 4,000 and Newfoundland and Labrador increased by 2,700.

Prince Edward Island added 1,300

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development will conduct a series of information sessions about the open wheat and barley markets, including one in Lacombe.

Topics to be covered will include seizing opportunity: markets and farm financials; grain quality and protein: a new challenge; risk management: tools and timing; research and new market opportunities; and producer perspectives: methods, opportunities and challenges.

The Lacombe session will take place Feb. 15. It will include lunch and is free to attend, but pre-registration is required at least three days in advance.

To register or obtain additional information, contact the Ag-Info Centre at 1-800-387-6030.

jobs, while New Brunswick, Alberta, Quebec and British Columbia were little changed for the month.

The gains were made in the transportation and warehousing segment which added 22,000 jobs, while the construction industry gained 18,000 jobs.

Professional, scientific and technical services lost 42,000, while public administration dropped 13,000.

Meanwhile, the industrial product price index was down 0.3 per cent in November compared with October, mainly as a result of lower petroleum and coal prices.

The raw materials index fell 1.9 per cent on lower oil prices.

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Fancy gifts for your home COLIN & JUSTIN

DESIGN

Anything by Nespresso Nespresso appliances are simply the best and, with brand ambassadors like George Clooney and Penelope Cruz, we wouldn’t expect anything less.

On our own kitchen counter sits a U machine and it pumps out the most wonderful coffee imaginable.

We experienced our first Nespresso ever, many years past, at The Saint Geran hotel in Mauritius (all rooms are equipped with machines) and were committed fans from the very moment the inky black espresso, crowned with silken frothed milk, slipped down our eager Scottish throats.

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Above: The Aston Martin One - 77 Bottle Cooler. Below, a Dyson vacuum cleaner.

So what makes a good coffee? Well, as we see it, it’s all in the blend Nespresso Crus (the various coffee varieties) are staggeringly tasty.

Combine the taste quality (delivered by neat little pods) with the machine’s pleasing esthetics and it’s the perfect marriage of style and function.

More at nespresso.com.

Kenwood Cooking Chef KM080 Blimey, owning this machine is like having Gordon Ramsay tucked away in your cupboards when you need him the most.

The gizmo, simply, is an all singing, all dancing blender that leaves other gastronomic appliances in the shade.

At a press event recently, a company spokesman explained how his marketers had identified Canada as a nation of foodies.

As such, the Kenwood cognoscenti decreed Canada the perfect place to expand their product range.

The KM080 is revolutionary feature is an adjustable heating element — concealed below the mixing bowl — which means it can (should you wish) cook as it mixes and blends.

Genius! More at kenwoodworld.com.

Dyson Ball In Glasgow, we’ve enjoyed the same Dyson for nearly 15 years and in Toronto we have a DC 37 that sucks with magnificent vigour.

Boasting a central steering mechanism combined with ball technology, the canister vacuum is easy to manoeuvre, ultra quiet and certified allergy safe by the Asthma Society of Canada.

During editorials on both sides of the pond we’ve tried and tested various competitors and Dyson always comes up trumps.

We interviewed Sir James Dyson some years past, and his promise to perpetually search for ways in which to make home life easier has been faithfully kept. More information at dysoncanada.ca.

75î Samsung 3D LED Smart TV We’ve enjoyed old-style 3D TV in our Glasgow home for years, but recent technology has advanced so far that turning on and tuning in more recent models is like stepping into a whole new world of crystal clarity and fattened dimension.

Breathtaking is an understatement. Sure, this gargantuan Samsung beast is pricey (coming in at around 10 grand) but just think of all those family home cinema nights and the money you’ll save on transportation, tickets and popcorn.

Darlings, it’s win! More information at samsung.com/ca.

Le Creuset First things first; we, and others, have struggled with the pronunciation of this brand for as long as we care to remember.

It’s not Le Crow-eh-set and nor is it Le Croosy-et.

Phonetically, it should be pronounced Le Croo-say.

Language lesson complete,

lets move on. Le Creuset is a fabulous cookwares brand and the type of kit that lasts a lifetime.

Literally.

Cast from iron, the cooking pots come in various stunning colours and are rigid, easy to clean and good for oven or stovetop use.

The favoured product of chefs in the know, it’s little wonder they’re lauded the world over. More at lecreuset. ca.

Suede Trim Cashmere Blanket Finishing touches; the final frontier of home styling. We’ve long since professed that these last-minute layers can be sufficient gloss to suggest your scheme has been lavished at every turn.

And, as luxurious pops go, they don’t get much sexier than this.

Composed of thick cashmere and lined with suede for extra pleasure, it’s a textural touch fest that’s guaranteed to tempt new levels of coziness.

Just don’t mention the price — $895.

Ouch.

More information at ralphlaurenhome.com.

Aston Martin One-77 Bottle Cooler Crafted by Grand MacDonald from hallmarked sterling silver and featuring a carbon fibre inner layer, this sexy product boasts sleek body lines clearly inspired by the revered car brand.

Retailing at around $41,000 (yes, you read that correctly) it’s undeniably pricey but, hell mend us, it’s absolutely beautiful.

If you’re feeling extra flush, you might like to invest in the matching set of gold and silver champagne flutes.

And their cost?

Just a shade over $56,000.

Not much, if you say it quickly.

Put us down for a set each.

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Whichever item on our gift list you feel irresistibly drawn, we’re certain of one thing; pepper it into your home and your life will be enhanced forever.

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Jeez, it’s Jan. 5.

Time flies, huh?

Your tree is already dismantled (if, that is, you adhere to Twelfth Night tradition), and its sparkling compendium of decorations has been carefully packed away until next year.

Your house, if you’re perfectly honest, looks scalped, though you plan using its ‘clean slate’ esthetic to kick start a whole new look for 2013. Right?

Spread everywhere are the presents you were lucky enough to receive.

Several are undoubtedly useful although certain ‘highlights’ have already been consigned to the re-gifting drawer.

You so don’t need that luminous calculator pen and, as for the Pierre Cardin travel rug, it’s way too gaudy.

All things considered, you have a plan; re-gifting. But be careful. Here’s a salutary lesson.

Make a note of who gave you what lest you re-gift the giftee with the same item at a later date. Take our friends Angus and Carrie.

We know they’ll be reading and, as we’ve laughed together since ‘the debacle,’ we know they won’t mind if we consign the tale to print. Yes, we goofed.

Their fish-shaped crystal serving bowl was an odd idea in the first place and, although they presented it with aplomb, we’ve no idea why they thought we’d enjoy it.

Gifting it back to them on a birthday was not, we promise, a deliberate attempt to reek fishy revenge.

We simply forgot its source and thought they’d appreciate the scaly serveware.

Yes, hashtag fail. We’re sorry.

But then again it was their — tasteless — gift to us in the first place. So we’re quits.

Kind of.

Appropriate gifting in mind, dear readers, we’ve assembled an after the event wish list of some of the things which should have been under your tree.

Gadgets, gizmos and home accessories; any one of them would make life that wee bit sweeter.

In no particular order, here’s what might have been ...

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Mix and connect styles Question: In my sitting room I have new wing chairs. an oriental rug, which is mainly gold Nail head trim is a handsome dewith red and a small amount of green, tail that suits traditional and modern a plain brown sofa and styles. matching chair.

The red Jace chair shown Was wondering if I could here features bright nickel add two red wing chairs nail heads and stainless that have ball and claw legs steel — very modern. with nail trim on the front The sofa legs are wood of the arms. Can I marry balls. these two styles?

The Rancho square ottoAnswer: I believe that man in faux fur doubles as a part of the joy of decoratcoffee table. ing is the creation of a look Visit www.toliedesignerthat is uniquely yours. It’s sclub for details. This fureasy to copy a style from a niture would look stunning book, or simply buy a furnion an oriental carpet and so ture grouping right off the will yours. showroom floor.

Question: I purchased a But we don’t buy everylittle country home and am DEBBIE thing at once, it takes years redecorating.

TRAVIS to put together a home, When I started to remove and replacements needn’t the wallpaper from one of cause you to start all over the bedroom walls I discovagain. ered that the wallboard isn’t The short answer is yes, sheet. you can marry styles.

They pieced it together. I’m looking You have said that there is some for a cost-effective solution that will red in the carpet, which will tie in the hide the imperfections, possibly tex-

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tured paint?

Answer: Wallpaper, especially the popular embossed papers do cover up a myriad of sins.

This is a challenge that we all dread when removing old wallpaper ... what lies beneath.

In order to prepare your surface properly for paint, start by removing all the paper.

Then fill in any holes or cracks and the seams between the pieces of wallboard.

It will be difficult to have a completely smooth wall without professional help, but this will help a lot.

Apply a skim coat of plaster over the whole wall and let dry. Then apply a good quality primer.

When you are ready to paint, think about using a paint technique such as colourwashing that will camouflage the imperfections.

For a subtle effect, choose two colours that are quite close together.

For a more dramatic look, choose a bigger contrast, or even a third colour.

Begin with a basecoat of your chosen colour.

Then mix a coloured glaze with one part latex paint to two parts waterbased glazing liquid.

Working in three-foot sections, and keeping a wet edge to avoid lap marks, apply the coloured glaze with a brush using crisscross strokes until the base coat is covered.

You will be able to see the base coat shining through because of the glaze, and the texture created by the

coloured glaze will help to hide uneven areas on your wall.

Question: We have purchased a home in which the previous owner had a decorator come in and redo all the walls.

Every wall upstairs is done with different shades of brown.

The carpets are brown/gray. The kitchen has brown walls and yellow cupboards.

I find this colour scheme very depressing.

We can’t afford to repaint the whole upstairs, any suggestions would be helpful.

Answer: It sounds like you need to add some interest and energy, which is easy to do with colour and a few accent pieces.

It is not necessary to paint all the walls, but why not make a feature wall with a coat of off-white or baby blue paint.

Hang some artwork that shows themes and shades that you love and the room will feel instantly yours.

A bedspread or cushions in a bright yellowy green will also brighten up the space. For the kitchen walls a pleasing alternative to the brown would be blue gray.

Debbie Travis’ House to Home column is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle. Please email your questions to house2home@debbietravis.com. You can follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter. com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new website, www.debbietravis.com.

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Just one final cautionary note; we reckon it would be obvious to whomever gives you the spectacular 3D TV — should it arrive on their door next year.

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Karlsson Big Flip Clock and Calendar We LOVE this retro time piece.

Gifted to us, this Christmas, by our good pal David, it’s an absolute gem.

Borrowing much from the past but mixing it with the future (click forward numbers and train station styling) we swoon every time we consider its halcyon days.

The Big Flip now enjoys pride of place in our Glasgow kitchen and, when we find time, we’re going to buy its twin for our Toronto living room.

Sometimes items which aren’t overly cutting can actually be edgier than those that try too hard. Cute, cute and cute again.

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Don’t be afraid to mix styles, but have a common element such as colour to connect them.

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Photo by STEVE MAXWELL

The metal strips on this ceiling are called resilient channel and they boost sound resistance a lot. They minimize contact between drywall and the ceiling framing, and they work on new construction or over existing ceilings.

Soundproofing a condo

Sump pump help

Steve Maxwell, syndicated home improvement and woodworking columnist, has shared his DIY tips, how-to videos and product reviews since 1988. Send questions to steve@ stevemaxwell.ca

Consumer debt hit record high in 2012 CANADIANS BORROWED LIKE NEVER BEFORE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Scott Hannah says business just keeps getting busier.

The head of Credit Counselling Services in Vancouver says the number of people coming for help was up seven per cent this year and there’s no sign that pace is going to let up.

And making matters worse, the jump followed a nearly 30 per cent increase in 2011.

“Not only did it grow, but we’re seeing that the average indebtedness of consumers continues to creep up,” Hannah said.

Personal debt levels climbed to record levels in 2012.

Both Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty spent much of the year warning Canadians about the perils of too much debt.

Lured in part by low interest rates and trapped in part by a booming real estate market that has driven up home prices in the country’s largest cities, Canadians have been borrowing like never before.

According to Statistics Canada, the household debt to income ratio has risen to a record high of 164.6 per cent in the most recent assessment, approaching levels reached in the United States before the housing crash of 2007-08.

There are differences between Canada and the U.S. — including

a far smaller percentage of subprime loans — that suggest Canada won’t suffer a meltdown of its own, but the money will need to be paid back eventually.

TD Bank chief economist Craig Alexander said the high debt-toincome ratio means Canadians are vulnerable to an economic shock.

“If you had a sharp increase in interest rates or you had a sharp increase in unemployment, Canadian households are more vulnerable today than in the past and it is likely that consumer spending, which is about 60 per cent of the economy, would be more vulnerable to a correction than in the past,” he said.

However Alexander said even if interest rates rise modestly, Canadians will be able to cope.

“Canadian households may slow down the rate of debt growth that they take on in an environment where short term rates go up one percentage point, but one percentage point is not going to cause a significant deleveraging,” he said. “The bigger risk would be an unemployment shock.”

The European financial crisis, the U.S. fiscal cliff or a slowdown in the Chinese economy all loom as bigger risks than a potential rise in interest rates.

“Any of these large scale external shocks could really weaken the Canadian economy and if that happened unemployment would go up and then you have a bigger risk that Canadian households could really cut back on their spending,” Alexander said.

“But so far we’ve navigated through the risks since mid-2009

and I think we’re going to continue to do so.”

But Alexander says Canadians still need to moderate their debt growth.

That means the economy will have to look elsewhere for growth in 2013 after riding the consumer, real estate and government sectors since the recession.

“Those three areas cannot be the drivers of economic growth going forward. Consumers are carrying enormous amounts of debt.

Real estate is likely to be flat to lower and governments are tackling their fiscal deficits,” he said.

“We have to get growth out of business investment and exports because that’s the only two other sectors of the economy.”

According to the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada, consumer insolvencies for the 12 months ended Sept. 30 were down 5.2 per cent compared with the preceding 12 month period. While consumer bankruptcies were down 10.7 per cent, consumer proposals increased by 4.7 per cent.

Hannah said this is a sign borrowers are seeking help earlier, but noted that it is also a sign that they may not be able to access other alternatives such as consolidating their debt with a new loan.

Tighter mortgage lending rules, which placed new restrictions on home equity lines of credit, could be a reason, he said.

“It has been scaled back now.

So that has an impact on some consumers as well. They can’t keep using their house as an ATM machine,” Hannah said.

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More likely, however, you’ve got some short cycling of your pumped water back into the basement.

I’d start by adding enough pipe onto your present line to get the water as far away from your house as possible.

Even if this is a temporary situation, it will tell you a lot. I expect you’ll have less water coming into your basement, though it probably won’t stop entirely.

Experiment with different pipe locations to see what works best without shifting the problem to a neighbour.

Since your basement is finished, and the sump pump is important to keep things dry, a backup pump is essential.

One option I know of uses running municipal water to power a special pump.

Another uses an electric sump pump that operates on a deepcycle, 12 volt car battery that’s always being kept fully charged from a wall outlet between uses. A battery system like this can pump thousands of litres of water before the battery runs down.

To boost reliability even more, consider installing a completely separate drain pipe for your backup sump pump.

This lets the pump continue working even if the first line freezes or clogs, while also boosting pumping capacity in the event you’ve got a big deluge of water coming in.

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Question: How can I stop sound rier. transmission from coming down You could also combine this through the ceiling in my place? strategy with a sheet of soundI’m living in a new condo and proofing fibreboard applied uneverything is wood conderneath the new drystruction. wall and resilient chanThe most prevalent nel. sounds come from peoA more effective opple walking around in tion includes the instalthe unit above. lation of sheets of rubAnswer: Your situaber underlay beneath tion is quite common, the finished floor of the unfortunate and not unit above. easy to fix.

Trouble is, who’s Based on the numgoing to agree to have ber of requests for their new hardwood soundproofing help torn up and reinstalled that I get from people so the people downliving in new condos, stairs can sleep better? townhouses and apartLike I said, it all STEVE ments, upgraded buildwould have been so MAXWELL ing code standards are much easier if code ofdefinitely required. ficials had required There’s no technical proper soundproofing reason why effective soundproof- be built during construction. ing can’t be a common feature.

Trouble is, few people get it.

Things are even more grim when you consider that there’s Question: Is it normal for my no cheap or easy way to boost the sound resistance of the ceiling be- sump pump to switch on every 10 tween you and your neighbours at or 15 minutes?

The water drains just outside this stage.

By contrast, if an upgrade had the basement and is creating a been implemented during con- sloppy wintertime mess.

I’m worried about what will struction, it would have cost just hundreds of dollars and been very happen to our finished basement during a power failure. Is there effective.

Now costs will run into five such a thing as a backup sump figures and won’t work nearly as pump?

Answer: You’ve definitely got a well.

The least troublesome option couple of related issues that need at your stage involves the instal- to be dealt with.

The first is the source of all lation of a new layer of drywall on all your ceilings, installed over that water. It could be that your a system of trough-shape metal house is built on a natural spring, in which case all you can do is strips called resilient channel.

These strips separate the new install a good, reliable pumping drywall from the old ceiling, cre- system with the water directed far ating a fairly effective sound bar- enough away to prevent a mess.

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Weather data used to predict disease outbreaks

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Only a 10 per cent chance of showers today, but a 70 per cent chance of flu next month.

That’s the kind of forecasting health scientists are trying to move toward, as they increasingly include weather data in their attempts to predict disease outbreaks.

In one recent study, two scientists reported they could predict — more than seven weeks in advance — when flu season was going to peak in New York City. Theirs was just the latest in a growing wave of computer models that factor in rainfall, temperature or other weather conditions to forecast disease.

Health officials are excited by this kind of work and the idea that it could be used to fine-tune vaccination campaigns or other disease prevention efforts.

At the same time, experts note that outbreaks are influenced as much, or more, by human behaviour and other factors as by the weather. Some argue

weather-based outbreak predictions still have a long way to go. And when government health officials warned in early December that flu season seemed to be off to an early start, they said there was no evidence it was driven by the weather.

This disease-forecasting concept is not new: Scientists have been working on mathematical models to predict outbreaks for decades and have long factored in the weather. They have known, for example, that temperature and rainfall affect the breeding of mosquitoes that carry malaria, West Nile virus and other dangerous diseases.

Recent improvements in weather-tracking have helped, including satellite technology and more sophisticated computer data processing.

As a result, “in the last five years or so, there’s been quite an improvement and acceleration” in weather-focused disease modeling, said Ira Longini, a University of Florida biostatistician who’s worked on outbreak prediction projects.

Some models have been labeled successes.

In the United States, researchers at Johns Hop-

kins University and the University of New Mexico tried to predict outbreaks of hantavirus in the late 1990s. They used rain and snow data and other information to study patterns of plant growth that attract rodents. People catch the disease from the droppings of infected rodents.

“We predicted what would happen later that year,” said Gregory Glass, a Johns Hopkins researcher who worked on the project.

More recently, in east Africa, satellites have been used to predict rainfall by measuring sea-surface temperatures and cloud density. That’s been used to generate “risk maps” for Rift Valley fever — a virus that spreads from animals to people and in severe cases can cause blindness or death.

Last year, other researchers using satellite data in east Africa said they found that a small change in average temperature was a warning sign cholera cases would double within four months.

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OUTBREAKS: Some harder to forecast than others “We are getting very close to developing a viable forecasting system� against cholera that can help health officials in African countries ramp up emergency vaccinations and other efforts, said a statement by one of the authors, Rita Reyburn of the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, South Korea.

Some diseases are hard to forecast, such as West

Nile virus. Last year, the U.S. suffered one of its worst years since the virus arrived in 1999. There were more than 2,600 serious illnesses and nearly 240 deaths.

Officials said the mild winter, early spring and very hot summer helped spur mosquito breeding and the spread of the virus.

But the danger wasn’t spread uniformly. In Texas, the Dallas area was particularly hard-hit, while other places, including some with similar weather patterns and the same type of mosquitoes, were not as affected. “Why Dallas, and not areas with similar ecological conditions? We don’t really know,� said Roger Nasci of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 D5 tion. He is chief of the CDC branch that tracks insectborne viruses.

Some think flu lends itself to outbreak forecasting — there’s already a predictability to the annual winter flu season. But that’s been tricky, too.

Seasonal flu reports come from doctors’ offices, but those show the disease when it’s already spreading. Some researchers have studied tweets on Twitter and searches on Google, but their work has offered a jump of only a week or two on traditional methods.

In the study of New York City flu cases published last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the authors said they could forecast, by up to seven weeks, the peak of flu season.

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Property Assessor 4 This position determines the market value/assessment of residential property and assists with the valuation of commercial/industrial property for municipal taxation by the City of Red Deer and education taxation by the Province of Alberta in accordance with the Municipal Government Act, Ministerial Orders and related policies and procedures.

Responsible to collect property information, analyse collected data to value property and effectively communicate with taxpayers, general public and various professionals.

The Board is responsible for the governance of the Agency and overseeing the management of the Agency’s business and affairs. The Board guides the Agency’s strategic direction and is ultimately accountable to the Minister. Board members must act honestly, in good faith, leaving aside personal interests to advance the public interest and the mandate of the Agency.

As prospective Board members, candidates will have knowledge, skills and professional experience in one of the following specialty areas: governance, insurance, finance, legal, actuarial or consumer relations. They should be persons of integrity, respected by their peers, with an outstanding, successful and proven track record in their profession. Board members will have excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, proven leadership ability, excellent decision making skills, strong financial and management knowledge, and well-developed communication skills.

Job Requirements: • High school diploma plus a two-year post-secondary diploma in property assessment or related field, from a recognized post-secondary institution. • Accredited designation from Alberta Assessors’ Association (professional organization registered under P.O.A.R.A.)

Members of the Automobile Insurance Rate Board will receive an honorarium and be eligible for travel and living expenses in accordance with established Government of Alberta rates.

Please submit your resume and cover letter electronically to Elizabeth Hurley, Principal, Davies Park, at careers@daviespark.com or by mail to: 1505 Scotia 2 – 10060 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 3R8.

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DERKATCH Dixie Lynn (nee Dorosh) 1953 - 2012 Dixie passed away with family by her side on Wednesday, December 19, 2 0 1 2 a t t h e To m B a k e r Cancer Centre at the age of 59 years. She will be sadly missed but lovingly remembered by one daughter, Sylvia Marie (Chris) Calvé and their three children: Colby (Chelsey), Bailey and Leigha; one son Michael Derkatch and his three c h i l d r e n : A s h l e y ( To n y ) McLeod, Jared and Paige McLeod; two great grand children Oakley and Jagger; two sisters, Pearl (Art) Freeman and Elsie Dorosh; one brother Fred Dorosh as well as other extended family and friends. Dixie is predeceased by her parents Fred and Mary Dorosh; three brothers: Mervin, James and Gerald; three sisters: Ellen, Sylvia and Geraldine. A Memorial Service will be announced in the near future.

Memorial donations in Dixie’s memory may be made directly to Potter’s Hands Ministries, 4935 - 51 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 2A8 or the Canadian Cancer Society, Suite 200, 325 Manning Road NE, Calgary, AB T2E 2P5. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca

Unit 1, 6828 - 50th Ave., Red Deer, AB (403) 341-5181 & (888) 216 - 5111 HILDENBRANDT, STEVEN A memorial service will be held January 11, 2013 at 7 pm. at the Bower Kingdom Hall (11 Bennett St. Red Deer).

HARTLEY James David (JD) Hartley of Alix, AB passed away unexpectedly January 1, 2013.

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he lived throughout western Canada with the majority of time in Central Alberta / Alix area. A Welder/Fabricator by trade, JD’s passion was motorcycles and riding, as he was an enthusiast for his entire life. JD is survived by his mother Dorothy, Sister Brenda, Brothers Brant and Justin and Justin’s family, Nancy, Kayla and William.

There will be no service at this time; a memorial will be held in spring. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe & Rimbey in charge of arrangements.

Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 “A Caring Family, Caring for Families”

HARTY Engelbert (Bert) Nov. 2 1935 - Jan. 2 2013 Bert passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 2, 2012 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital in Red Deer, AB at the age of 77 years. Bert was born in Mankota Sk. to John and Elizabeth Harty. The Harty family soon moved to Regina, SK. where he lived up until 2010 when he and his wife Marion moved to Blackfalds, AB. Bert was predeceased by his parents; his brothers: Andrew, Joeseph, Wendell, Ted, Leonard and sisters: Rita, Rose, Regina, and Jean. He recently lost his daughter Marcia on December 29th, 2012. He will be lovingly remembered by his beautiful wife of 57 years Marion, and his 3 children David (Pauline) Harty, Cheryl Davis (Richard Fritze) and Barb (Dan) Jermunsen and grandchildren Anthony (Michelle), Colin (Jenn), Tricia (Shane), Cordell, Jamie, Morgan (Matt), Marshall, Maegan, Kasch and Spencer. Bert is also survived by his sister Leah and brothers Tony, Alphonse, Adam and Paul. A Celebration of Bert’s Life will be held at a later date for family and close friends.

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HARTY Marcia April 27, 1964 - Dec. 29, 2012 Marcia Harty passed away suddenly and peacefully on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital in Red Deer, AB at the age of 48. Marcia was born and raised by Bert & Marion Harty on April 27, 1964 in Regina, SK. She worked as a LPN at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina while raising her two daughters and son in Pilot Butte, SK. In 2008, she moved to Blackfalds, AB. She will be lovingly remembered by her parents Bert and Marion; her daughters: Jamie and Morgan (Matthew Ubbing) Malinowski; her son: Marshall Malinowski; her brother: David (Pauline) Harty; her sisters: Cheryl (Richard Fritze) Davis, Barb (Dan) Jermunsen and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. A Celebration of Marcia’s Life will be held at a later date for family and close friends. If you wish to send condolences to the family, please mail them to Box 1925, Blackfalds, AB, T0M 0J0.

WEDDELL Jean Mary 1920-2013 Jean Mary (Cranston) Weddell died early on January 1st, two hours into her 93rd birthday.

Jean was Regina’s New Year’s baby of 1920, first child of Andrew and Ruth Cranston.

Twin brothers, Tom and Jim, joined the family in 1924.

Her mother Ruth died a short time afterward. After high school, Jean moved to Toronto to pursue her education.

She graduated from the University of Toronto School of Nursing in 1942. While a nursing student, she met the love of her life and future husband of 60 years, John Weddell; they were married in June of that year. After the war, Jean and John settled in Red Deer where John practiced family medicine with the Parson’s Clinic for the next 46 years. Jean lived a very full life which included raising her family of four, gardening, gourmet cooking, painting, weaving, skiing, travelling, supporting the arts community and many volunteer activities. Jean also resumed her nursing career after the nest had emptied by taking a refresher course and working at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Jean was predeceased by her two brothers, Tom and Jim Cranston and her husband, John. She is survived by her four children; David (Bette), Peter (Barb), Rob (Carol) and Susan (Cal Johnson), seven grandchildren; Jon (Angie), Jeremy (Lisa), Jennifer (Pat), Andrew (Zoe), Nancy (Andrew), Jeff and Emily and seven great grandchildren; Finn, Caroline, Mabel, Clark, Annie, Jasper and Isabel, with one more expected in March! Jean was a very positive, energetic person, always interested in getting involved in the next event, large or small and making friends along the way. “GiGi” will be sorely missed by her family and her many friends, particularly her fellow residents at Symphony, Aspen Ridge. A gathering of friends and family to celebrate Jean’s life will take place on Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Gaetz United Church, Ross Street and 48th Avenue, Red Deer. In lieu of flowers, Jean’s charity of choice would have been the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, T4R 3S6.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com

WILEY 1923 - 2012 Our dear Mom, Isabel “Jean” Wiley of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Friday, December 21, 2012 just after her 89th Birthday.

Mom was born and raised on a farm near Brock, Saskatchewan.

She moved to Calgary, Alberta to attend The Garbutt School of Business where she met the love of her life, Everett.

They were married in 1946 and continued to reside in Calgary until 1964 when they moved to Lethbridge. In 1990 they moved back to Calgary and then finally in 2005 moved to Red Deer be closer to their family. Mom’s favorite things were a good hot cup of tea, spending time with her family, gardening and nature.

Jean is survived by her two daughters Heather (Mike) Pietramala and Diane (John) In Memoriam Mulgrew. She will be missed by her four grandchildren Tamara (Kelly), Tara (Steven), Patrick and Melanie and her four great grand children Nicholas, Briar, Vaughn and Neva. She was predeceased by her husband Everett Wiley; parents Earl and Isabelle Clendening and brothers Donald and Claude. The family would like to extend a heartfelt “THANK YOU” to the Red Deer Hospital ER Department, the nurses and staff at Unit # 33 and of course, Mom’s special Angels at Inglewood Senior Symphony Living. A Memorial Service to celebrate Jean’s life will GRANT ELWOOD HEWINS be held at the Balmoral January 6, 2010 Bible Chapel, located at the God saw you getting tired intersection of Highway 11 and the cure was not to be.

(55 Street) and Rutherford So, He wrapped you in His Drive, Red Deer, Alberta on loving arms, and whispered Saturday, January 12, 2013 at “Come with Me”.

11:00 a.m. Memorial donations You suffered much in silence, may be directed to the Alzheimer Your spirit did not bend, Society of Alberta, 10531 You faced your pain with courage, Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton, Until the very end.

AB T5H 4K1. Condolences to You tried so hard to stay with us, Jean’s family may be emailed to Your fight was all in vein. meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca God took you in His loving arms, Bruce MacArthur, And saved you from all the pain.

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ANNE STEWART Aug. 2, 1953 - Jan. 6, 2012 You left us so suddenly that day.

We never had a chance to say Good-Bye (But you left us great memories) After Glow I’d like the memory of me To be a happy one.

I’d like to leave an after glow Of smiles when life is done.

I’d like to leave an echo Whispering softly down the ways.

Of happy times and laughing times And bright and sunny days.

I’d like the tears of those who grieve, To dry before the sun Of happy memories That I leave when life is done.

Missed and Loved by Jim, Rob, Carla, Becky, Nathan, Abby, Elisa, Trystan, Josh, co-workers at Children’s Rehab, and (Bailey)

BOB SCHATZ Aug. 30, 1937 - Jan. 6, 2011 Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, But always near Still loved, still missed And very dear.

Miss you, Pat, Shawna, Dennis and families Darwin, Mary and families

Come celebrate John and Bernadette Lougheed’s 30th Anniversary and her big 5-0!

Starts at 7pm January 25th at the Spruce View Hall.

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Card Of Thanks Thank You From The Dave and Betty Boutlon Family To the first responders, Elnora and Delburne fire Dept., the Mountain View ambulance, and Three Hills emergency hospital. Thank you for your amazing response and tireless effort at our House fire on the morning of Sept. 25th.

To our wonderful families, friends, and communities, your outpouring of love, generosity and concern went above and beyond. Words cannot express how humbled and overwhelmed we are.

The benefit held for us was magical, and keeps us going and determined to rebuild our lives. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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DALTON Cicely Eileen 1922 - 2012 Mrs. Cicely Dalton of Innisfail, Alberta passed away at the Innisfail Health Care Centre on December 31, 2012 at the age of 90 years. A Funeral Service will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #104, Innisfail, Alberta on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Memorial tributes may be made directly to the M.S. Society of Alberta or to S.T.A.R.S. Air Ambulance.

HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES LTD., INNISFAIL entrusted with arrangements.

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PAUL JEAN VIALA April 8, 1943 - Jan. 5, 2012 When evening light is fading And I sit in quiet alone To my heart there comes a longing If he could only come home ...

A silent thought, a secret tear, Keep his memory ever near. ~Loved and missed by Marg, Sean and Erin

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Duties include greeting and screening visitors and answering and referring inbound telephone calls.

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THE RED DEER ART CLUB will be having an Introductory Class to Water Colours

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CanWest DHI is now accepting applications for a permanent fulltime technician in the Red Deer area of Alberta.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the regular weighing and sampling of milk from cows in DHI herds, keeping records and statistical data, and promoting dairy herd improvement.

Applicants should have a thorough knowledge of the Alberta dairy industry and excellent interpersonal skills. In view of our commitment to electronic data capture, PC skills would be a definite asset. A degree/ diploma in agriculture would also be an asset.

Please forward written applications containing qualifications and experience by January 11, 2013 to: Mr. L.G. Ouimet CanWest DHI 660 Speedvale Ave West, Suite 101 Guelph, ON N1K 1E5 Only successful applicants will be contacted.

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“People are our most important asset - their safety is our greatest responsibility.

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OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY We are currently accepting resumes for A QUALITY ASSURANCE /QUALITY CONTROL ASSISTANT Responsibilities include: * Reviewing project packages, ensuring procedures and records * Must have ability to read engineered drawings * Understand QA/QC manuals and procedures * Monitor work in progress to ensure compliance * Have knowledge in Facility and Pipeline construction projects * Participate in external audits Compensation for this position will be discussed with successful applicant.

Safety tickets required PIPELINE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY Benefits offered.

An application form can be found on our website.

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GREYWOLF ENERGY SERVICES LTD. is now hiring experienced Well Testing Operators, Night Supervisors, and Day Supervisors.

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

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“People are our most important asset - their safety is our greatest responsibility.

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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 NECESSARY. BENEFITS OFFERED. An application form can be found on our website.

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Central Area Assistant Manager, Fracturing —Red Deer Canyon Services Group Inc., is a publicly traded (FRC-T) Western Canadian oilfield service company that provides specialized fracturing and well stimulation services. Our mission is to provide leading edge well stimulation and cementing technology to all of our customers. Canyon provides its services with a focus on both conventional and unconventional reservoirs, including natural gas from fluid sensitive, low pressure formations, shales, and tight gas.

The "Canyon Team" proudly offers strong leadership, a wealth of operational experience, sound engineering, and a solid support team.

Central Area Assistant Manager, Fracturing The Company (Copp’s Services Inc.), is a progressive and growing construction and industrial services company and is looking for a Lead Estimator to be an integral part of their team.

LEAD ESTIMATOR

This individual will be a dynamic self-starter that will oversee and ensure the Company’s project estimates, quotations, and proposals are completed on time and are in compliance with our clients’ requirements. This individual will coordinate and lead the estimating team, and be responsible for ensuring the project start up coordination with the project management & operations teams.

• This individual has a minimum of 7 years of estimating and/or combined project management experience in an industrial services or construction background, preferably related to the oil & gas or energy sector.

• This individual has an understanding of construction drawings, unit rate contracts, project costing, and has experience in material and subcontract procurement. You will have knowledge and experience in various industrial RFQ & RFP processes including understanding contract terms and conditions.

• This individual will work with the estimating team providing leadership, input, and advice in creating and administering appropriate estimating systems, procedures, and plans in helping the Company achieve continued growth.

• Ethical business practices are of the utmost importance to the Company. This individual will share these ethical principles.

• Post-secondary education in an engineering or related technologist field would be considered an asset however all candidates with aligning experience and values would be considered.

• Knowledge of estimating specific software (systems and procedures) would be considered an asset.

• Excellent analytical, administrative, and organizational skills are a must.

• Excellent compensation program available to the selected candidate.

Please submit your resume to hr@coppsinc.ca 279294A4-6

Reporting to the Central Area Manager, this position assists with day-to-day operational activities of the branch, including budgeting, people management, equipment allocation, repair and maintenance and policies and procedures.

Key Responsibility Areas: Assist Division Manager with budgetary development and carrying out decisions regarding spending, invoice approvals. With approval from Base Manager, assist with implementation of significant spending decisions.

Assist Base Manager with various projects including effective delivery of budgets and schedules. Assist Divisional Managers as required with all field project operations in the region. Make project based decisions in Base/Divisional Manager's absence.

Ensure appropriate inventory levels, as determined by the Base Manager, are maintained. Acts as liaison with other locations regarding equipment updates and modifications, ensuring they are consistent across the company. Work with Maintenance Manager and Shop Foreman in the coordination of all R/M. Complete necessary documentation to track recorded problems and progress. Accompany, or act on behalf of Base Manager, in facility inspections and coordination of deficiency improvements.

Participate in the creation of company policies and procedures and their implementation at the base. Represent the company in a professional manner at all times.

Offers support to the Base Manager to develop a long term strategy for continues success.

Actively lead employee performance management strategies at the base.

The successful candidate will have: 5 years previous experience in leadership and management training.

5 years of progressive industry related experience.

Effective written and oral communication skills, Competent with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Demonstrated ability to work and make decisions both independently and in a team environment.

Experience managing employee performance through feedback and support as employees strive to achieve their performance expectations.

Demonstrated ability to proactively anticipate and prevent problems.

Proven and effective people management skills.

Closing Date: Jan 31, 2013 or until the position is filled Apply to: hr@canyontech.ca Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time. If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you.

HOW TO APPLY email: hr@canyontech.ca | fax: (403) 356-1146 | website: www.canyontech.ca

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LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

Oilfield

755

WE’RE HIRING!

Bingos

Looking for a Solids Control Technician out of Red Deer. Previous oilfield experience required. Email resume to hr@apexoil.ca to apply.

The Rocky PCN requires the services of a 1.0 FTE Registered Nurse and a Licensed Practical Nurse in a 0.4 FTE to support CLASS 1 DRIVER the Chronic Disease WANTED! Management Program.

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We thank all those who Competitive wages & apply, however only those bonuses. Fax resume & who will be offered an abstract to 403-347-6641 interview will be contacted. or email info@rcmtransport.ca

are followed and completed

OFFICE administrative assistant required for multiple office duties full time. Excellent phone and person skills required as well as strong administrative, filing, data entry and organizational skills needed.

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Field experience is an asset, but we will provide new employees with hands on training in the field.

Minimum requirements include a clean driver’s abstract and Class 3Q drivers license. Email or fax an application along with an abstract to: Email: dshannon@ 1strateenergy.ca Fax: 403-887-4750 Successful applicants will be contacted for an interview - please do not call the office Safety tickets and Standard first aid and H2S are required.

PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc

Is now hiring experienced:

Picker Operator Bed Truck Operator Winch truck operators All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen. We offer exceptional wages and benefits for exceptional people. Fax resume and abstract to 403-314-2340 or email to safety@ providencetrucking.ca

Road Train Oilfield Transport Ltd

is looking for journeyman picker operator.Top wages/ benefits. Safety tickets req’d.

Fax or drop off resume 403-346-6128 No phone calls.

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for a well experienced F/T SERVER Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

Sales & Distributors WE are looking for Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick and Floor hands for the Red Deer area.

Please contact Steve Tiffin at stiffin@galleonrigs.com or (403) 358-3350 fax (403) 358-3326

Professionals

810

HERITAGE FAMILY SERVICES

is accepting resumes for a full-time Child Care Worker in Red Deer, AB, to start as soon as possible for maternity leave coverage.

Shift is 3 days 3-11, 3 days 7-3, 3 days off. Degree/ Diploma in Human Services and drivers license are required.

Salary range $3238-$3566/mo.

Benefit package available.

Position takes place in a residential setting that provides care to adolescents with behavior and emotional issues.

Please submit resumes to: Human Resources Heritage Family Services 300 4825 47 St Red Deer AB T4N 1R3 Fax: 403-343-9293 Email: hr@ heritagefamilyservices.com For more information call 403-343-3422 Closing Date: Jan. 14/13

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Sales & Distributors

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1693338 ALBERTA LTD o/a Xtreme Pinook Hiring Salespersons Store at Parkland Mall Red Deer, AB. Good English and communication skills, customer service oriented. F/T, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $14.00 hourly E-mail: Reachiesales@gmail.com NOMADS Clothing Store in Sylvan Lake is looking for P/T & F/T SALES PEOPLE. days, eves and wknds avail.

Contact Steph or Mark , . 403-887-3119

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Trades

850

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850

Big Horn Electric and Controls Ltd.

Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment for international clients.

We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and employ over 175 people.

With your long-term interests in mind, we provide you with ample opportunities to achieve your career goals.

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B PRESSURE WELDERS AN UP TO DATE ALBERTA “B� PRESSURE CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WITH VESSEL EXPERIENCE This is a full-time permanent shop position with competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796, or Email to hr@bilton.ca

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment and is currently seeking a full-time, permanent

MAINTENANCE FOREMAN Responsibilities will include but not be limited to: • Actively manage, maintain and participate in the Preventative Maintenance Program • Install, trouble-shoot, modify, repair, test, calibrate, commission and maintain all production and nonproduction equipment

830

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850

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Fax resume 403-347-5745 EXPERIENCED repair person req’d for local truck company. Work involves all aspects of heavy truck and trailer repair and dismanteling. Must be physically fit. HD Mechanic or equivelant experience We offer competitive wages, benefits weekends off. Fax resume to 1-855-784-2330 or call 1-877-787-2501

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Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796, or Email to hr@bilton.ca

Trades

850

First Choice Collision

NOW HIRING G.M. tech or ASEP. With good communications skill and work ethics to work with award winning G.M. dealership in Lacombe Alberta.

Good hrs & bonus. for production.( $35.00/hr +) Transmission and electrical an asset.

Training provided .

Apply to confidential email: bert.rumsey@telus.net

We offer competitive wage and benefits packages

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850

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• Provide technical recommendations for any equipment issues. Advise necessary upgrades to machines to extend equipment life and increase reliability.

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.

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Requires Oilfield experience is an asset.

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Is accepting applications for a JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC based out of the red deer location. Successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance of ready mix concrete trucks and equipment for our central Alberta operations including Red Deer, Lacombe, Ponoka and Olds. Knowledge of hydraulics and welding is an asset. We offer competitive wages, excellent benefits and training opportunities.

Pre-employment screening is mandatory. Please fax resume to 403-346-6721 or e-mail to cliebrecht@ lehighcement.com

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Salary depending on exp., full benefit package.

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Call 403-588-6451 or fax resume to: 403-887-4433.

Trades

850

Mechanic Needed in Rimbey ($85K/year)

Metal Form Industries (2006)Inc

Here's a great opportunity for the right Mechanic to settle in Rimbey, Alberta. Imagine your life in this pleasant farming community, close to Gull and Sylvan lakes, with most excellent housing values. We are offering a very attractive wage and beneďŹ ts package for the right candidate. You'll be a "one person shop", ensuring preventative maintenance & repairs on our wellmaintained bus eet. Rarely would you need to work anything other than Monday to Friday days.

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Please e-mail: dave.dyck@ďŹ rstgroup.com or fax 403-843-6639.

a custom metal fabrication business in Innisfail has an employment opportunity for a Fabricator. Preference will be given to someone with shear and brake experience. The successful applicant will receive full time employment, Mon. to Fri. 8:00 to 4:30. We offer employee benefits and work environment with plenty of variety.

Apply in person with resume 5 km. west of Innisfail on Highway #54, fax resume to 403-227-4831 or email to metform@ metalformalberta.com

QUALIFIED ELECTRICIANS NEEDED

We are an equal opportunity employer

True Power Electric

850

Requires Residential exp. only Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time

Carpenters & Carpenter helpers.

NGC is a young, dynamic, company providing Parts and Service for the Natural Gas Compression Industry. We have an immediate opening for the following: 279910A4,5

TEAM Snubbing now hiring operators and helpers. Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com

TECHNICAL Sales Expert required at Digitex Canada Red Deer, AB. Twelve month assignment.

Working hours of 40 hours per week or more.

Required competencies: Must have several years experience in technical sales of Canon digital business equipment and software in a business to business sales environment.

Must be an expert at understanding customer needs, experienced in drafting and completing contracts for selling Canon equipment, previous supervisory experience of technical sales staff, be proficient at large account selling strategies.

Must have completed Canon corporate account training, product & solution selling and be an expert in corporate sales training and solution selling.

Person must be expert in technical training of clients to use Canon products.

Hourly wage CAD $26.44 plus commission.

Duties would include: Promote sales to existing clients, identify and solicit potential clients, assess clients’ needs and resources to recommend the appropriate products.

Provide input into product design where goods or services must be tailored to suit clients’ needs; develop reports and proposals as part of sales presentation to illustrate benefits from use of good or service and estimate costs of installing and maintaining equipment or service. Candidate must prepare and administer sales contracts, consult with clients after sale to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support.

Must be able to troubleshoot technical problems related to Canon photocopier equipment, printers, scanners, etc. and train customers’ staff in the operation and maintenance of Canon photocopier equipment.

Be able to supervise the activities of other technical sales specialists as needed. Send resumes to: mvandale@digitex.ca or fax to 403-309-3384

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830

278984L5

We are a growing company searching for experienced hot oiler operators / pressure truck operators/drivers in our Central Alberta location.

LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Experienced F/T Servers.

Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please

Sales & Distributors

810 The Company (Copp’s Services Inc.), is a progressive and growing industrial services company and is looking for a Project Manager to be an integral part of their team.

PROJECT MANAGER

This individual will be a dynamic self-starter that will oversee and ensure the Company’s project contract(s) are completed and are in compliance with our clients’ requirements. This individual will coordinate the implementation of our projects, work with the contract administration team, and be responsible for ensuring the administration of project billing and document control for all project contracts. • This individual has a minimum of 7 years of contract administration and/or project management experience in an industrial services or construction background, preferably related to the oil & gas or energy sector. • This individual has an understanding of unit rate contracts and has experience in material procurement and project costing. You will have extensive knowledge and experience in various commercial contracts including understanding contract terms and conditions. • This individual will be responsible for project / contract management including client communication, project progress monitoring and reporting, change order control, payment applications, contract document control, supplier performance, and contract closeout. • This individual will work with the contract administration team providing leadership, input, and advice in creating and administering appropriate systems, procedures, and plans in helping the Company achieve continued growth. • This individual will coordinate project requirements with the engineering, quality control, contract management, and operations teams. • Ethical business practices are of the utmost importance to the Company. This individual will share these ethical principles and have the ability to apply sound judgement in identifying and resolving contract disputes. • Post-secondary education would be considered an asset however all candidates with aligning experience and values would be considered. • Excellent analytical, administrative, and organizational skills are a must. • Excellent compensation program available to the selected candidate.

Please submit your resume to hr@coppsinc.ca 279258A4-6

Competitive Wages & Benefits. Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

JOURNEYMEN FIELD TECHNICIAN

SPARTEK SYSTEMS INC

• Candidate must possess valid Millwright or Heavy Duty or Commercial Transport or Automotive Mechanic. • Candidate must value the customer as a partner in business • Candidate must be able to work alone or as part of the team.

In Sylvan Lake, AB is seeking quailified individuals for * QC INSPECTOR * TECH ILLUSTRATOR * MECH ENGINEER * ELEC. ENGINEER * MACHINIST

Our Core Purpose is to “Service our Customers�

Our Core Values are: “Integrity�,“Respect�,“Dependability� and “Striving to Improve�

If you are interested in joining our company, please reply with your resume to:

NGC COMPRESSION SOLUTIONS Mail: PO Box 2511, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0 Fax: (403) 823-9590 Email: kit.clark@ngc-ltd.com

Please note that only those being requested for interviews will be contacted

279507L12

PRESSURE TRUCK / HOT OILERS

820

NGC is a young, dynamic, company providing Parts and Service for the Natural Gas Compression Industry. We have an immediate opening for the following:

APPRENTICE FIELD MECHANIC

Req’d Westwinn /KingFisherBoats in Vernon, BC ($17 - $26/hr) •

Our Core Purpose is to “Service our Customers�

Our Core Values are: “Integrity�,“Respect�,“Dependability� and “Striving to Improve�

If you are interested in joining our company, please reply with your resume to:

NGC COMPRESSION SOLUTIONS Mail: PO Box 2511, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0 Fax: (403) 823-9590 Email: kit.clark@ngc-ltd.com

Please note that only those being requested for interviews will be contacted

For complete job descriptions, please refer to our website at www.sparteksystems.com Applicants please forward resume to: keri.lee@ sparteksystems.com or fax to 403-887-4050 Please state which position you are applying for in your cover letter.

STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913

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NEW Red Deer Based busy & growing oilfield trucking company looking for exp. winch truck drivers. Successful candidates will receive top wages & benefits.

Valid Class 1 licence is necessary & oilfield tickets is an asset. Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug & alcohol screen test.

Please forward all resumes to danacg@shaw.ca

We are a busy and progressive snubbing / live well service company with an awesome 15 day on and 6 day off shift rotation and we are rapidly expanding. We need Operator Assistants (entry level position) and experienced operators. We offer excellent wages, a great benefits package and an awesome working environment with many advancement opportunities. Class 1 or 3 driver’s license and all oilfield tickets are preferred, but we will train the right individuals for our entry level positions. THIS IS A LABOUR INTENSIVE POSITION Fax resumes to: 403-347-3075, attn- Judy.

Restaurant/ Hotel

279834A4-8

JAGARE ENERGY PRODUCTION TESTING now hiring Day Supervisors, Night Operators, and Helpers. RSP’s and benefits pkg. incentives.

Email resumes to: jagare2@gmail.com or mikeg@jagareenergy.com

800

Oilfield

280267A5-8

800

Oilfield

5+ years fabrication/ welding in manufacturing, • Self-motivated team player, • Excellent mechanical aptitude, • Demonstrated problem solving. • Journeyman welder considered an asset.

Apply recruiting@ kingfisherboats.com All applications are reviewed however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Wabasca Area 5 month term Camp Job Started mid-Aug, 2012 BIG Horn Electric and Controls Ltd.

Truckers/ Drivers

860

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860

BUSY CENTRAL AB company req’s exp’d. Class 1 drivers to pull decks.

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Resume and abstract fax to 403-784-2330 or call 1-877-787-2501 Mon,. - Fri,. 8 a m to 6 pm

Truckers/ Drivers

860

INGLEWOOD AREA

Isbister Close Issard Close

Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Lagrange Crsc

For delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m.

Mon. through Fri. & 8:00. .am. on Saturday in

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• Will train to upgrade from a Class 5 • Central Alberta route deliveries • Some overnight hotel stays • Home weekends • Non-dangerous goods liquids • Full-time with benefits.

LANCASTER AREA 77 papers $412/mo.

Contact: jobs@kochfuel.ca or Phone 403-346-2002 Ext. 210

880

ROSEDALE AREA 72 papers $386/mo.

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.

ALSO Clearview Ridge Timberlands area 59 papers $376/mo.

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Looker Office Furniture is looking for an OFFICE FURNITURE INSTALLER If you have a clean drivers licence, are hard working, flexible and have a positive attitude this job could be for you.

Team work and a great work ethic is a must! This full-time position is for install and delivery of commercial furniture.

Please email resume to ac@lookeroffice.ca or drop off a resume to # 3- 7429 50th Ave Red Deer 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

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

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880

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RED DEER WORKS

CIRCULATION

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Service Runner (Part Time)

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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..

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1810

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1900

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Contractors

1100

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

COUNTERTOPS

Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

AGRICULTURAL 2000-2290

Horses

2140

Escorts

1165

BRING in the New Year with a Bang. 403-550-0470

EDEN

HORSES WANTED: broke, un-broke, or unwanted. 403-783-0303

EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages 598-3049 www.eroticasplaymates.net

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car PRETTY & PLAYFUL 403-848-2300

900

Handyman Services

280034A5-C5

Massage Therapy

1280

NEW HOURS Asian Relaxation Massage Open 6 days a week starting from 9 am. 587-377-1298

VII MASSAGE

Feeling overwhelmed?

Hard work day? Come in and let us pamper you.

Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave.(rear entrance if necessary) www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels.

403-986-6686

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca FREE removal of all kinds of unwanted scrap metal.

No household appliances 403-396-8629

587-877-7399 10am-midnight

Massage Therapy

279425A2-31

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www. eaglebuilders.ca. Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403-885-5516 or e-mail: k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca.

Nicely kept 2 storey 3 bdrm, 1.5 baths, 5 appls. Part fin. bsmnt. Fenced yard. Close to shopping/recreation.

No pets, N/S. AVAIL NOW! Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Nicole 403-318-4225

3060

is expanding its facility to double production.

Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

CLEARVIEW TOWNHOUSE

3040

1200

GRANT’S HOME REPAIR If it needs to be fixed, replaced or painted, I do it all.

Reasonable rates.

Call anytime. 403-596-9161

- Concrete Finishers - Carpenters/Woodworkers

3030

Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, no pets, n/s, $1195 or $1220 along the river.

BLACKFALDS SD $1000. avail.

Avail now, 2 bdrm, 1 bath Jan. 2 house, 2 appl, large yard, $1,100 + util, $1,050 SD, 403-304-7576 347-7545 N/S, small dog ok fee, PM ROYAL OAKS CONDO! 562 ~ 5207 Wilson St ~ Ground floor suite w/ walkS i m M g m t & R e a l t y out patio- Facing ravine!

403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ Close to Hospital. 2 lrg. www.simproperties.ca bdrms., 2 baths & 5 appls.

Undergound parking.

NEWER 3 bdrm 1/2 Duplex Avail NOW. Feb. 1 $1300 391-6923 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Nicole 403-318-4225 QUIET EAST SIDE w/GARAGE Main floor, mature location Manufactured close to bus, shopping and Homes schools. Newly painted, new flooring throughout, Newly Reno’d Mobile insuite laundry, 4 appls, FREE Shaw Cable + more shared utils, lease avail. $899/month $1375, ref’s, n/s, Sharon 403-340-0225 403-302-7400

BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. Res/Comm.Reno’s, repair and more. Give us a buzz @ 403-598-3857 Free quotes. WCB, insured.

We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts:

Condos/ Townhouses

4 PLEX, 3 bdrm, 5 appls, 2 3 BDRM Townhouse, 4 baths, rent $995 Cats blocks from Glendale School 403-346-4596 at 265 Glendale Blvd., 5 BEAUTIFUL KITTENS appls + centra-vac, new TO GIVE AWAY carpets, lino, paint, stove, TO LOVING HOMES fridge, & dishwasher, 1 Ω Suites 6 weeks old. baths plus toilet and sink in Great as pets or mousers. laundry room in basement.

2 BDRM. adult bldg, free Please call 403-348-5345 Heated garage for 1 vehicle laundry, very clean, quiet, or cell: 587-876-4356 & street parking for 2 more. lrg. suite, Avail Jan. 15 $850/mo., S.D. $650.

HOUSE cat to give away, Avail. to families only, n/s, no pets. Jan. 1st. $1500 Call 403-304-5337 declawed front paws, call rent/d.d. Ph: 403-341-4627 403-728-3151 GLENDALE 2 bdrm. $825, SIAMESE D.D. $825, 1 BDRM., 32 HOLMES ST. ALSO BELINESE $740, N/S, no pets, no 1 1/2 blocks west of mall, (3) KITTENS FOR SALE partiers, avail immed..

3 bdrm. bi-level, blinds, lg. $60 each obo.

1-403-200-8175 4 appls, no pets, balcony, 403-887-3649 n/s, rent $1195 SD $1000 LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. Avail. Feb. 1 SUITES. 25+, adults only 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

Homestead Firewood

Employment Training

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

3020

CLASSIFICATIONS

BIRCH or Pine 347-7211 bluegrassnursery.com

2140

Horses

EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW ON ACREAGE IN RED DEER. 4 bdrms, 2 bath, 10-12 HOUSE plants rent $2000 + DD avail. $10-$40 403-342-4572 Mar. 1, 403-346-5885 18” CREE native shield $40; 18” Blackfoot shield RESPONSIBLE couple for $40; 403-347-7405 semi furn. house, large ELECTRICAL panel 10x28 yard, in the country, 12 w/Square D forward and miles SE of RD , ref’s a reverse control, breaker must. Call 403-886-4185 box and reset switch, 11’ of 220 wire, $200.

Houses/ 403-728-3375 FUR and porcupine quills, Duplexes 3” high x16’ asking $150, 403-347-7405 3 BDRM. Michener Hill, 5 SATELLITE 1/2 TON chain appls, fenced yard, n/s, hoist, like new $40; Bayco $1150/mo. 403-357-2001 3/4 “ gas nozzle with 14’ 4200 43 STREET hose, $50, call Enjoy the WHOLE house!

403-728-3375 2 bdrm 2.5 baths. 6 appls STEEL CRAFT GARAGE Great yard & STORAGE/ DOOR. 7’ high, 8’ wide.

GARAGE Part fin. bsmnt.

With window. Good shape.

Avail NOW. $100. 403-347-2374 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Lucie 403-396-9554

AFFORDABLE Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

880

1760

1630

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver WHOLESALE FIREPLACE 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 Sub-contract installers req’d for fireplace installa- Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / tions( possible $50/hr.+) del. Lyle 403-783-2275 Call John 780-993-2040

Misc.

Help

1720

8” JIFFY ice auger $250; 2 pop up fishing tents FUR coat, muskrat, long, $75/ea.; 2 man ice fishing size 10-12 ladies, very tent $100; weight lifting g o o d c o n d , $ 1 5 0 machine $300; treadmill $350; stationary bike 403-346-0093 $250 403-346-4674 FIGURE skates: ladies Equipmentsize 7 w/blade guards, like Heavy new $35; men’s hockey shin-guards, like new $20; TRAILERS for sale or rent cross country ski boots Job site, office, well site or ladies size 6, $20, men’s storage. Skidded or size 9 1/2 wheeled. Call 347-7721. $20 403-986-2004

Farmers' Market

In Town of Trochu Morning Delivery 1 hour per day 6 days per week No collection No Sundays

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Clothing

1710

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

for all Albertans

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

Pidherney’s offers competitive wages and benefits.

Please e-mail resumes to:

403.341.4544

(across from Totem)

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

Please contact QUITCY

for our office in Rocky Mountain House.

hr@pidherneys.com

Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc

1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON

Standard First Aid , Confined Space Entry, H2S Alive and Fire Training are courses that we offer on a regular basis.

As well, we offer a selection of online Training Courses.

For more information check us out online at www.firemaster.ca or call us at 403 342 7500.

You also can find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @firemasterofs.

OILFIELD TICKETS

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)

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area 79 papers $423/mo.

ALSO Davison Dr. area 101 papers $541/mo.

offers a variety of

SAFETY COURSES

Industries #1 Choice!

VANIER AREA

CLASS 3 DRIVER WITH AIR

OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

SAFETY

Scott St./Somerset Close.

Sunnyside Crsc.

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

900

TRAINING CENTRE

SUNNYBROOK AREA

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

Household Furnishings

to meet your needs.

LANCASTER AREA

GRANDVIEW 75 Advocate $393/month $4725/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. per day

RONCO OILFIELD HAULING, Sylvan Lake based Rig Movers/Heavy Haulers seeking Winch tractor driver, pilot car driver and Swampers. Top wages and benefits. email: tom@roncooilfield.ca fax: 403-887-4892

Baile Cl. /Boyce St. Beatty Crs./Barrett Dr. Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St

Household Appliances

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 KENMORE - Heavy duty dual action topload washer.

Needs belt. Kenmore heavy duty dryer. All in good shape. White. $150 for both. 403-347-2374

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail Please contact QUITCY

Employment Training

BOWER AREA

EASTVIEW 100 ADVOCATE $525/MO. $6300/YR 2 HRS./DAY

880

Misc.

Help

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

Adams Close/ Adair Ave.

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in

WANTED:

Misc.

Help

ANDERS AREA

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

Vacuum & Water Truck operators req’d. to start immed.

CLASS 1 or 3 WITH Q All oilfield safety tickets req’d. Clean drivers abstract. Must comply with drug and alcohol policy.

References Req’d.

Exc. salary & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-742-5376 hartwell@telus.net

880

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE WEST PARK

EXPERIENCED

Misc.

Help

CARRIERS NEEDED

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in

ELECTRICAL and CLASS 3 WATER HAULER INSTRUMENTATION needed. Only those with JOURNEYMAN and Drilling Rig Water Hauling APPRENTICES experience need apply.

Required Safety Need H2S & First Aid Certificates: tickets.TOP WAGES PAID H2S Alive / First Aid Fax clean drivers abstract PST / Fall Protection. and resume between the Successful candidates will hours of 9 am to 6 pm to: possess excellent written 403-746-3523 or call and verbal 403-304-7179 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 WESTAR MASONRY is currently looking for SKILLED MASONRY LABORERS Contact Conrad at 403-340-1145, Fax: 403-342-6670 or email: westar_masonry@yahoo.ca

880

278950A5

850

Trades

1280

* NEW * Executive Touch.

Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. Mon - Fri 9 am -6 pm & Sat. 10am - 3 pm 348-5650 Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, lots of parking 403-341-4445 LINDA’S CHINESE MASSAGE Grand Opening. Insurance receipts. Home service.

Daily 9 am-9 pm. #3 4820-47 Ave. 403-986-1550 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

Painters/ Decorators

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

PAINTING BY DAVE Interior, Exterior, New Construction. Comm/Indust.

2 Journeyman w/over 50 yrs exp. %15 discount for seniors. Free estimates.

All work guaranteed.

403-307-4798

Seniors’ Services

1372

ATT’N: SENIORS Are you looking for help on small jobs, around the house such as roof snow removal, bathroom fixtures, painting or flooring Call James 403- 341-0617 HELPING HANDS For Seniors. Cleaning, cooking, companionship in home or in facility.

Call 403-346-7777 Better For Cheaper with a Low Price Guarantee. helpinghandshomesupport.com

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 E5

Congress approves aid for Sandy victims

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The new Congress on Friday rushed out $9.7 billion to help pay flood insurance claims to 115,000 people and businesses afflicted by Superstorm Sandy, two days after New Jersey’s governor and other Northeast Republicans upbraided Speaker John Boehner for killing a broader package for state and local governments in the storm’s path.

The bill replenishes the National Flood Insurance Program that was due to run out of money next week with the pending Sandy-related claims as well as 5,000 unresolved claims from other floods.

“It’s a small down payment on the larger aid we need,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York. The legislation cleared the Senate by a voice vote following passage by the House, 354-67.

The government already has spent about $2 billion on the emergency response to the late October storm, one of the worst ever in the Northeast. It slammed the Atlantic coastline from North Carolina to Maine, with the worst damage occurring in New York City and its suburbs, New Jersey and Connecticut. The storm is blamed for 140 deaths.

Boehner has promised a vote Jan. 15 on a broader, $51 billion package of aid, which would bring the total to the more than $60 billion requested by President Barack Obama. Senate leaders have promised a vote the following week.

The Senate passed a $60.4 billion bill a week ago but House Republicans, complaining that it was laden with pork projects unrelated to the storm, cut it by more than half. Boehner cancelled a New Year’s Day vote on it after nearly two-thirds of House Republicans voted against the “fiscal cliff” package of tax and spending increases.

The White House praised Friday’s vote helping homeowners, renters and businesses, and urged Congress to act quickly on the remainder of Obama’s request.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A man photographs a beach front home in Bay Head, N.J., Thursday that was severely damaged two months ago by Superstorm Sandy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a joint statement also imploring Congress to move hastily on the rest of the money. “We are trusting Congress to act accordingly on January 15th,” they said.

It was a more temperate response than was heard earlier in the week, when a livid Christie blistered House Republicans and Boehner himself for holding up the aid and other Republican figures from the region, as well as Democrats, cried “betrayal.”

All of the “no” votes in the House were cast by

Republicans, who said other government programs should have been cut to pay for the measure. As with past natural disasters, the Sandy aid proposals do not provide for offsetting spending cuts, meaning the aid comes at the cost of higher deficits.

The bill gives more authority to the National Flood Insurance Program to borrow money from the U.S. Treasury to pay claims. Premiums average about $625 per year and residential claims under the program average nearly $30,000.

‘Grand Warlock’ draws crowd despite spotty prediction record

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY — Antonio Vasquez is a cherubic 72-year-old with twinkling eyes, a long white beard and a knack for predicting things that don’t actually happen.

For more than three decades, Mexico’s self-proclaimed “Grand Warlock” has been doing tarot card and horoscope readings to reveal what’s in store for the coming year. Among past predictions: Fidel Castro would die in 2008. Germany would win the 2006 World Cup. Barack Obama would lose to Mitt Romney.

Manufactured Homes

3040

Suites

Large 2 bdrm. apt., balcony No pets. $775. avail. Jan. 1.

403-346-5885

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with Laminate Flooring, new carpet, newly painted

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400/month lot Rent incl. Cable

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in pet friendly park

3090

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All incld’d, furn. 588-2564 ROOM for rent $500./mo.

Call 403-352-7417

/month

Sharon (403) 340-0225 www.lansdowne.ca

279430A2-C31

849

$

3080

2 BDRM. bsmt, shared kitchen, prefer employed or student. Avail. immed.

403-342-7789, 358-0081

Starting at

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TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300

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PET ADOPTION

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VACATIONS www.radkeoutfitting.com AB Horseback Vacations 403-340-3971

WEB DESIGN affordablewebsitesolution.ca

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

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4000-4190

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4020

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4050

Acreages

NEW YEAR SPECIAL RISER HOMES

BLACKFALDS: 2 bdrm. 2 bath, dbl. att. garage. $325,000.

2 bdrm. 2 bath. $297,900.

Inclds. all fees.

Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294

Classified does it all!

The Red Deer Advocate Classified is the community’s number-one information centre and marketplace.

It serves as the best single source for selling items, seeking jobs, finding housing, meeting new people and more.

Out Of Town Property

Single family at affordable price. New shingles. Lots of upgrades. $224,800

4170

SUV's

5040

160 ACRES Hwy. 53 RR40 8 miles west of Rimbey, pavement to land, 85% trees, asking $300,000 250-494-7877

2004 KIA SORRENTO LX V6 a.t., 4X4, loaded, top c o n d . , 11 8 , 7 9 2 k m s . , $4900, 403-396-4789 403-505-3113

TROPICAL HOME

2000 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER 197,000 kms., $8500. obo 403-597-5972

7 ACRES, all utilities, road, quonset, greenhouse, antique home $353,000. 20 min. to Red Deer, great for horses, 403-227-5132

ACREAGE with art studio awaiting your imagination.

3.09 acres of lush trees and 2 homes. $549,900 Help-U-Sell RD 342-7355

4090

On the Carribean Sea, located in Honduras Canadian development. $249,900.00 cdn.

(780) 989-3122 casa77@shaw.ca (www.casa77honduras. blogspot.com)

Manufactured Homes

Great for retirement. 2 bdrm., FREE Weekly list of 2 Bath 1/2 duplex in Olds. properties for sale w/details, Attached garage. prices, address, owner’s $247,900. 403-507-0028 phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

To place an ad, call 309-3300.

To subscribe, call 314-4300.

www.fhtmca.com/derekwiens Online Mega Mall 403-597-1854

COMPUTER REPAIR

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MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Sharon 403-340-0225

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Houses For Sale

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820

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ASSOCIATIONS

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3190

homes

MOUNTVIEW, $600. incld’s everything, full house privileges. Avail. immed. 587-877-2058

2 & 3 bedroom

Mobile Lot

The thick-browed warlock also said there will be a lot less people killed this year in Mexico. According to some statements by the current Mexican administration, at least 70,000 people were slain between 2006 and 2012 as the government of then President Felipe Calderon battled drug traffickers.

After reading some of his dozens of predictions, Vazquez took questions from reporters and said tarot cards showed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is battling cancer, will make it to his inauguration but that he will be dead by April.

He also said cards showed him the death of Jenni Rivera, the Latin music superstar who was killed Dec. 8 in a plane crash, was not an accident.

wegot

SUITES FOR RENT THREE HILLS Affordable housing for low income, single adults of any age, F/S, water/sewer included. $400/mo, $400 DD.Further information & applications available at www.studiosalberta.com or by calling 1-888-963-5698

Sharon (403) 340-0225 www.lansdowne.ca

3060

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL

Newly Renovated Mobile Home Only

Despite Vasquez’s consistently incorrect record of prognostication, dozens of journalists swarmed Mexico City’s press club on Friday for the Grand Warlock’s latest round of predictions in what has become one of this country’s most reliably strange and inexplicably popular New Year’s traditions.

On tap for 2013, according to the Grand Warlock: a new war in the Middle East, chaos in Venezuela and a tough year for Obama.

But it’s not all bad news. Vazquez said 2013 will be a great year for Mexico.

“Mexico is going to have a relevant place in the world, economically speaking,” he said. “Mexico will place itself as a paradise for investors.”

MUST SELL

By Owner $7,000.

Sharon 403-340-0225

New Executive

3 bdrm. 2 bath HOME in Red Deer. Immediate possession 10 yr warranty.

Own it for $1345/mo. OAC 403-346-3100, 347-5566

Commercial Property

4110

FINANCIAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 4400-4430

Money To Loan

Trucks

5050

2011 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLT 4X4, sunroof, htd. lthr., 61,557 kms $33,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

4430

MORTGAGES AVAIL.on all types of real estate including raw land and acreages. Bruised credit and self employed welcome. Fast approvals Ron Lewis 403-819-2436

2010 GMC 3500 HD 4x4 Duramax Dually, leather nav dvd 54,000 km $49,888 Sport & Import 348-8788

wegot

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403-596-1097

Clean ready to move into warehouse bay w/2 offices, showroom and mezzanine. $10 sq ft. Help-U-Sell Red Deer 403-342-7355

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Cars

5030

KIMBERLY ski hill condo 1/8 title share, offers at $28,000, 6 or 7 weeks per year, pre-selected in early 3 Bdrm., 2 Bath, 1/2 duplex fall for following yr, condo w/fenced yard in Kentwood. fees, utils, and taxes incld. 2011 CADILLAC CTS 4 $223,500. 403-597-1097 for 2013. 403-227-1603 or AWDCoupe nav full load, 1 357-2491 owner 53,000 km $39,888 Sport & Import 348-8788

Businesses For Sale

4 Bdrm., 2 bath Westlake home with double garage.

Vaulted ceiling, fireplace. $319,900. 403-506-9668

HELP-U-SELL OF RED DEER 403-342-7355 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

NEW YEAR SPECIAL ~ 1 ONLY RISER HOMES DON’T MISS OUT!

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4140

GRANNY’S CAR 2003 BUICK LESABRE, 160,000 kms., immaculate shape. $5500 obo.

403-748-4089 or 304-0274 2000 OLDS INTRIGUE green, 4 dr. $2000 obo 403-347-5306

2001 DODGE Ram 1500.

Q/cab. loaded 403-352-6995 1997 CHEV 1/2 ton. Nice, lots of extras. Sitting in storage.

Must sell. $3500 obo.

587-877-3744

Heavy Trucks

5060

2006 GMC C4500 dura-max diesel, auto., 81,974 miles deck with hitch $49888, 348-8788 Sport & Import

Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap 1999 Ford Taurus, $500, Vehicle & Metal Removal.

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E6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013

CANADA’S BEST-SELLING

AUTOMOTIVE

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Our success is all thanks to you.

FORD FOCUS

FORD FUSION FORD MUSTANG

FORD ESCAPE FORD F-150

For the third year in a row, more Canadians chose a new Ford vehicle than any other automotive brand. Ford and our hard-working dealers would like to thank you for that honour. Together, we reached total sales of 276,068* vehicles in 2012. And we aim to Go Further with you in 2013.

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*Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 total sales figures for light vehicles in Canada from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. (and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada and Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association).