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‘It’s one of these things where we as players are hockey fans, too,’ says Curtis Glencross, who’s back in Calgary preparing for the start of Flames training camp on Monday.

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National Hoc cross and Coli key League players Curtis Gl n Fraser can understand th enresentment th at festered du e fan ring the recent cluded lockout. ly-conYet, neither of the Sylvan La dents feel that ke summer re de sipremier league dicated followers of the w orld’s sh ould take the ally. situation person “It’s one of thes e th ings where we hockey fans, to as players o, gary preparing ” said Glencross, who’s back in are for Sunday’s ph Calof Flames traini ys ng camp on Mon icals and the start day.

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“Everyone kind so much money of says players are getting paid love of the gam , why can’t they just play fo e? But it’s busi r the ness. It’s busine everybody. No one wanted to sit out. We all w ss for to play.” anted Fraser, who Stanley Cup ch signed a two-year deal wit h the ampion Kings in to Los Angeles in October to awJune and returned and wife Carli’s ait the birth of his the fan frustrat second child, also identifie s with ion. But he adde street. d that it’s a twoway “They want to w at ch , an d w we want to play ith that being ,” greedy — it’s ab said Fraser. “It’s not about said being out getting a fa ir er asking for m ore of anything deal. We were nevwe were just tr (during the lock ying out), “It was probab to give up the least we could. ly a longer proc thought and an ess than anyone yo of the day a deal ne wanted it to be, but at th e end got done.

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HOCKEY: Players had no choice, says Fraser There’s a side of sports that everyone kind of has to deal with, it’s just unfortunate that there were so many people affected (by the lockout). Not only the fans, but all the people who work in the rinks, bars and restaurants.

That’s the unfortunate part of it, but we (players) are in this, too. We couldn’t just sit there and let the owners do whatever they want.”

Glencross stressed that NHL players are merely human and can feel the pain suffered by all sides.

“I’m just a regular guy, just like everyone else,” he said. “Unfortunately, it wasn’t just the players who were effected by this. It hit the ticket sales people, the concession people, the arena workers, the bar owners. It hurt everyone. In general, it was no fun for anyone.”

Fraser suggested that the players had no choice but to hold out for the best deal, particularly after the 2004 lockout resulted in the loss of an entire season.

“The players had already given up so much,” he insisted.

“Now the owners wanted more and the players weren’t willing to give them more again. We had already lost a season and it was time to put our foot down and kind of say we were taken advantage of the last time and enough is enough.”

Now that the ice logos and decals are being placed in NHL rinks and the league is set to resume on Jan. 19, Glencross and Fraser are set to forge ahead.

“Absolutely, it’s a been a long wait,” said Glencross. “I’m ready to get back into the thick of things. It’s going to be a quick season, but at least we could salvage a season.”

Through the lockout, Glencross skated with roughly a dozen Flames teammates at Calgary WinSport and along with Kris Russell (St. Louis Blues) and Brandon Sutter (Pittsburgh Penguins), worked out with the Red Deer Rebels in late December.

Glencross is of the opinion that the lockout concluded with a fair deal for both the players and owners.

“It’s decent, both sides had to give a little but that’s what negotiations are for and that’s how things are solved,” he said. “The big positive is it’s a 10-year agreement. Hopefully I won’t have to deal with another lockout in my career.”

“Let’s move on and play hockey,” said Fraser. “The games are going to come hot and heavy now . . . a lot of games in a short amount of time, which I think is a good thing. Let’s put the past behind us and move forward. Let’s just play hockey.”

While Flames fans will likely return in droves, it might be a different situation in southern California, where the sport gained some serious traction with the Kings’ Stanley Cup triumph.

“It’s unfortunate that fans are mad and maybe they don’t come back, but hopefully they will,” said Fraser. “We have to get the game to grow here again.”

Fraser is cautiously optimistic that the fans of L.A. will eventually return to the Staples Center, especially if the Kings pick up where they left off.

“Even when I came to Los Angeles from Chicago and Edmonton, I could see that the fans were great here, and now they’re even better,” he said. “It’s unfortunate that the lockout happened just as we got the ball rolling here. It was probably a little buzz kill, but I don’t think it will take long to get the fans back. Winning cures everything.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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With the Canada, Alberta and City of Red Deer flags blowing in the wind, a sundog forms a ring in the sky above a teepee at the Sunnybrook Farm and Museum on Friday afternoon. Sundogs form most commonly in very cold weather when ice crystals are drifting in the air at low levels. These crystals act as prisms, bending the light rays passing through them and forming a ring 22 degrees away from the sun.

Councillors adopt 2013 budget RESIDENTS TO PAY AND AVERAGE OF 4.28 MORE IN PROPERTY TAXES

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deerians will pay on average 4.28 per cent more in property taxes in 2013 following five days of operating budget deliberations by city council.

The increase amounts to $5.92 a month or $71.02 a year on a home assessed at $285,000.

City council adopted the $288.5-million operating budget on Friday afternoon by a vote of 8-1. Coun. Chris Stephan was opposed.

Councillors described the budget as responsible and balanced with an investment in core services.

One of the major additions and surprises to this year’s operating budget involves adding 18 more policing positions.

Council approved four new police officers and two municipal employees to start this year and four officers, four supervisors and four municipal employees pending the upcoming service level review.

The policing changes add an extra $888,375 to the 2013 operating budget and another $1.25 million to the 2014 budget.

City administration recommended phasing in officers and staff over time and subject to the upcoming police service standards report.

“Quite frankly it surprised me council was prepared to make that investment in safety in our community,” said Mayor Morris Flewwelling.

“I think it is totally appropriate but I just wasn’t sure they had the appetite to go that far in terms of the cost. And it set much of the cost over to next

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year. But I think council did the right thing.”

Flewwelling said there is support in the community for increasing the number of staff working for the police department, visible police officers on the street and officers or somebody responding to their concerns.

“The level of satisfaction has just not quite been there” said Flewwelling.

“I think this will serve with the combination of municipal employees and RCMP trained officers, we’ll have a little better response.”

Stephan said council made the right decision pushing forward to enhance public safety but he did not support the 2013 operating budget because of the base budget increases impacted by the unions settlements. Stephan said he does not believe the settlements with the unions have been fair to the taxpayers and this is something they need to do better moving forward.

Stephan also was concerned about the impact of carry forward items from past budgets that are meant as one time funding.

“They do have an implication on future years,” said Stephan. “Even in this budget we are pushing some of the financial burdens not only to taxpayers but to the next council. I think that is one thing I would like us to do better. For example, one area I look at is policing. (I think) it is to take some of the hit this year rather than pushing some of that to taxpayers next year.

Also so we can expedite getting those resources in place.”

Coun. Dianne Wyntjes said the budget reflects the priorities set out in the strategic direction and those priorities

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“This was a budget of maintaining our core services and responding to our city’s growth,” she said. “There was an additional of two safety code officers.

“We are a city growing in terms of construction growth. Those positions were vacant. I think it’s important we’re filling those.”

This budget allows for the hiring of Riverlands project manager, expansion of transit into Timberlands, implementation of the Environmental Master Plan, various downtown initiatives and other projects.

Wyntjes said she looks forward to the mid-year budget review in August to check in whether there are adequate resources in place.

Red Deer utility users could also pay more for their water, wastewater, garbage, recycling and power if council gives approval to a new utility bylaw. The majority of the Electric Light and Power rate increase are driven by the provincial transmission costs.

Coun. Tara Veer said this was one of the most cautious budgets that focused on key areas that the public wanted but she has some reservations.

“I am concerned about the tax and utility rate impact on our community and as council moves forward in 2013, council must develop sound financial policies that will impact future budgets,” said Veer.

Coun. Cindy Jefferies said the budget responds to some of the concerns heard in the community and gives the city flexibility to respond to the economy.

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Spider found in grapes from city store

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF

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vesting season for table grapes imported from California. Spiders have always been in and around grape vineyards.

“It’s not unsurprising that (Blais) found one, but usually the cleaning process of picking, shaking and washing takes care of them,” said Nivens.

“My understanding is it’s safer for the grapes themselves and it’s safer for the consumers because you’re not putting an insecticide on the grapes. In California, you’re using a naturally occurring, biological predator.”

These spiders will eat any insect they can catch. They build irregular, funnel-shaped tangle webs and trap prey using a combed hind pair of limbs.

“It’s the kind of thing where you wouldn’t say, ‘Oh, there’s a spider web,’ ” said Nivens. “You’d look at it and say, ‘There’s a dust bunny.’ ” CFIA reports a black widow spider

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A Lacombe man charged in connection with a fatal motor vehicle collision will return to court on Feb. 8.

Matthew Lawrence Engelman, 24, is charged with impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death, and refusing to provide a breath sample.

On Friday in Red Deer provincial court, the court heard Engelman was changing lawyers and his new lawyer needed about a month to prepare.

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Normand Blais (top) holds up a jar with a large female black widow spider in his apartment in Red Deer.

Blais and his partner Claudine Leger found the insect in a bag of grapes they brought home from the Red Deer Superstore. Blais is trying to find someone who can take the arachnid from him but for the mean time the jar will remain closed (inset), he said. See related video at www. reddeeradvocate.com.

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A female black widow spider sparked alarm for a Red Deer couple after it was found alive in red grapes bought from a local supermarket.

Normand Blais and his girlfriend Claudine Leger were shocked to find the poisonous spider after returning from Real Canadian Superstore on Wednesday. Leger took some of the grapes out of the bag and the spider fell out and onto the counter.

Blais said had not his girlfriend removed some of the grapes, it’s quite possible the spider could have ended up somewhere in the apartment unbeknownst to them. They made sure not to touch it.

After all, the spider’s venom is said to be 15 times more poisonous than that of a rattlesnake. But the amount of venom a spider injects with one bite is usually not fatal for humans.

“We just used a knife to put it in a jar,” said Blais.

The grapes had been marked from the United States.

Fortunately for Blais and Leger, the creature is going to a new home.

Blais said someone would be picking it up later on Friday to take it to Olds College, where entomologist Ken Fry, who specializes in insects, would be looking after it.

Blais got in touch with staff at Superstore in Red Deer, who then refunded the grapes and gave a gift card.

Julija Hunter, spokesperson with Loblaws Canada, said the grapes were red globes and were from the U.S. Hunter urged anyone who finds a spider web or spider in grapes to report it to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency office in your region.

“We have visually inspected the grapes currently at the store and have found no insects. We also have had no additional complaints regarding spiders found in grapes purchased at this store,” Hunter said. “Loblaw apologizes for any inconvenience this matter has caused the customer.”

Todd Nivens, programs co-ordinator with Kerry Wood Nature Centre, said that a number of black widow spiders can end up in grapes imported from California since they are used there as pest control on crops.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency reports that increasingly, black widow spiders are found in imported table grapes, especially during the fall har-

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Oil and gas affected landowners get municipal support

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Mountain View County is going to bat for landowners affected by nearby oil and gas developments.

Council voted on Wednesday to forward a resolution to the Central Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties calling on the province to take action.

The resolution, which would go on to the provincial association representing municipal districts and counties if it attracts a seconder, says the Alberta government should be told there is “a need to develop a compensation package for parties living in close proximity to an oil and gas disturbance and are directly and adversely affected by that development.”

In its background to the resolution, it is noted that energy development has the potential to have significant impacts on nearby residents through truck traffic, noise, dust and the presence of lights.

It notes that while that energy companies are required to notify parties whose rights may be directly and adversely affected by a proposed development, there is no requirement that they be compensated.

“The province, working with

the ERCB and industry, should come up with a formula to compensate for parties that are directly and adversely by oil and gas activities,” says the proposed resolution.

County Reeve Bruce Beattie said as fracking grows in popularity, the amount of activity is dramatically increasing at well sites.

Those who own the property the sites are on can get compensation, but those affected on neighbouring properties are not eligible.

“Really, (the resolution) is just a response to the new technologies of the very effective directional drilling and secondly in the fracking activities,” said Beattie.

In information provided with its resolution, the county notes two recent situations where wells were drilled close to homes.

“The people living in these residences were directly affected by dust, noise and traffic.

“In one situation, the resident reported that they could feel their house shaking when the horizontal drilling was taking place.”

No compensation was paid in either case.

The AAMDC’s spring conference takes place in Edmonton from March 18 to 20. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Police continue to search for suspect in New Year’s Day murder The search for a teenaged suspect wanted for a Red Deer murder continues.

RCMP continue to ask the public’s assistance in locating Adam William Lee Bird, 17, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for the New Year’s Day murder of Lloyd Robert Sarson, 25, in Red Deer.

The investigation has revealed that Bird’s friends and associates know him not by his proper name, but instead by “Gwap.”

Bird is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. If spotted, the public should call RCMP or another local police agency.

Bird’s name and photograph have been made public until Monday by special court order under Section 110(4) of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, which normally prohibits a minor’s identification.

Anyone with information that may assist police is asked to call Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575.

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

Father gets six months for involving daughter in making child porn A Stettler-area father was sentenced to six months in jail on Friday for making child pornography involving his daughter, who was five at the time.

The identity of the 36-year-old man cannot be released under a court-imposed publication ban because it could identify the victim.

Special Crown prosecutor Jenny Rees, from Calgary, told Red Deer provincial court that nine videos were found, three of them distinctly child porn, and 34 pictures were made from the videos.

The offence occurred between May and June 2011 and the court was told the child does not remember the crimes.

Other charges of sexual assault and sexual interference were withdrawn.

The man pleaded guilty to the charge on Sept. 24, 2012.

The six-month jail sentence was proposed jointly

by Rees and defence lawyer Will Willms.

The child’s mother, who reported the crime, argued for no further jail time for her husband, saying he plays an important role in their children’s lives.

Judge Gordon Deck said an aggravating factor to the crime was that it involved the man’s daughter.

The jail sentence will be followed by three years of probation in which the man cannot have direct contact with any female under the age of 14 unless another adult is present.

Heritage Ranch Visitor Centre closed until end of May

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The Heritage Ranch Visitor Centre closes Monday for renovations.

The $1-million project includes upgrading and building a 35-metre addition to the West Lake Grill kitchen, making the washrooms barrier free and installing energy-efficient fixtures and adding space to an outdoor deck.

Although the centre will be closed until May 31, park users can still access trails and sleigh rides will still be offered through the tack building in the ranch’s compound. Construction fencing will be placed on site and portable toilets will be on site for public use.

Bail granted to man facing drug and child porn charges A Lacombe man facing drug and child porn possession charges was released from custody on $1,000 cash bail on Friday.

Lacombe Police Service executed a search warrant at a house in the southeast part of Lacombe on Jan. 3 and uncovered about $30,000 worth of cocaine, marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms (magic mushrooms) and GHB, which is more commonly known as the date rape drug.

Also seized were three imitation handguns, an imitation shotgun, four machetes and about $1,000 in cash.

Police say there was evidence that drugs were being manufactured and

packaged at the house for street-level distribution.

Kyle James Bracken, 21, of Lacombe was charged with production of a controlled substance, possession of the proceeds of crime, five counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, and nine counts of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace.

He also faces charges of voyeurism and possession of child pornography in connection with video images recovered at the house.

Among the conditions of his bail, Bracken must abide by a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and is not allowed to possess any personal computer capable of accessing the internet, including iPhone, Blackberry or cellphone.

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“I have some concerns that our overall buying power is shrinking as our costs escalate and rise,” said Jefferies, adding this was the best budget she has worked on in her nine years on council. “While we’re not increasing some of those budget lines, we’re actually reducing our capacity to provide service. I am not sure that is a sustainable practice over time.”

Coun. Lynne Mulder was pleased funding directed to the implementation of the Environmental Master Plan was given the green light.

She said often council has a history of making plans and putting them on a shelf.

“We are holding feet to fire to make sure we accomplish that. I think it was council gave it due consideration,” said Mulder. “I think in the end we made giants steps. Although I would like tax increase to be below 4 per cent, we’re not too far over.”

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Chief Theresa Spence will continue to forgo solid food native drums.

In Toronto, a few hundred gathered in Toronto’s Dundas Square, drumming and chanting.

Stephanie Hashie, a member of the Ginoogaming First Nation who lives in Toronto, said she was there to celebrate her culture.

“It means our future,” she said of the Idle No More movement. “It means what’s going to happen.

We’re not standing idle no more. We’re not going to stand around and just let things happen.”

Spence, who has come under fire over a leaked audit report that found fault with bookkeeping practices in Attawapiskat, also spoke for the first time about how her Ontario reserve spends government money. She said most of what flows to the isolated James Bay community actually gets spent outside the community.

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Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, centre, wearing a headdress, takes part in a drum ceremony before departing a Ottawa hotel to attend a ceremonial meeting at Rideau Hall with Gov. Gen. David Johnston in Ottawa, Friday January 11, 2013. between Harper and First Nations leaders got underway.

There were similar, smaller demonstrations across the country, including a rail blockade in Nova Scotia.

A crowd of about 3,000 people, according to police estimates, gathered outside the sandstone building known as Langevin Block where the meetings were taking place, chanting, drumming and waving makeshift banners.

Many then crossed Wellington Street and rallied in front of the Centre Block, brandishing flags and chanting along with the rhythmic beat of skin drums.

A sporadic cold drizzle fell all morning and into the afternoon, failing to dampen the spirits of protesters, even if it did leave some of the feathered headdresses in the crowd looking a little bedraggled.

The demonstrators began their march on Victoria Island, a nearby outcrop in the Ottawa River where Spence has been camped out. They returned to the island later in the day.

Aboriginal people now have an opportunity to hold the government to account for years of broken promises, Spence said before the rally began. “This meeting’s been overdue for so many years.”

Supporters of the Idle No More movement were also showing strength in numbers during protests in other parts of the country as well.

In Edmonton, Chief Allan Adam of the AthabascaChipewyan First Nation joined a gathering of several hundred people, where he warned of imminent economic disruption if steps aren’t taken to rescind the Conservative government’s controversial omnibus legislation.

“Highway 63 to the oilsands will be shut down.

That will happen and I guarantee this,” warned Adam, whose reserve is near the oilsands. “I fear for the worst if the prime minister doesn’t retract some of the bills that were passed.”

More than a dozen people blocked a Canadian National rail line between Halifax and Truro by placing wooden pallets and a car on the track in Truro.

Via Rail said it took 53 passengers to Truro from Halifax by bus.

A noisy crowd of about 1,000 demonstrators also showed their support for First Nations in front of the convention centre in downtown Montreal.

Young people, union representatives and provincial politicians were in the group. Some waved Mohawk and Quebec flags and danced to the beat of

OTTAWA — Theresa Spence, the controversial First Nation chief whose month-long hunger protest has helped to fan the flames of the Idle No More movement, will continue to forgo solid food, a spokesman declared Friday.

Spence, who surprised many when she emerged from her island encampment to attend a ceremonial meeting with Gov. Gen. David Johnston, left Rideau Hall early with the sense that the gathering had accomplished little.

“It didn’t feel too good inside that house ... but we stood up for your rights,” Danny Metatawabin, who speaks for Spence, told gathered First Nations chiefs as he described the meeting as “a show, a picture opportunity.”

During Friday’s ceremony, a wampum belt — a traditional aboriginal symbol of diplomacy and partnership — was mishandled, Metatawabin added.

“Sadly,” he said, “the hunger strike continues.”

Spence, chief of the troubled Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario, has been on a liquidsonly diet for the past month, camped out on Victoria Island in the Ottawa River, in hopes of securing a meeting with Johnston and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

A group of First Nations leaders did indeed meet with Harper on Friday for several hours prior to the chiefs descending on Rideau Hall to meet with Johnston. But Spence wants to meet both men at the same time.

When she joined her fellow chiefs at a downtown Ottawa hotel, Spence looked frail and tired, and walked gingerly with the help of several handlers.

At one point, she stood briefly in a room full of chiefs, wearing a headdress, to be feted by a group of aboriginal drummers. Her health is diminished, Metatawabin said.

“She’s tired, she’s weak. She’s weakening. Got cramps in her stomach. We’re all praying for her,” he said.

“The body’s stressed right now because of all the commotion of today.”

Johnston offered Spence a “special welcome” and said he wanted “to say how concerned I am about your health and that of Raymond Robinson and Jean Sock.” Robinson and Sock are two aboriginals who are also staging hunger protests.

“My deepest wish is for the well-being of all Canadians, and for dialogue to always take place in a safe and healthy manner,” said Johnston, in prepared remarks released Friday night by Rideau Hall. The meeting wrapped up shortly after 9 p.m.

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Robinson said he approached Johnston “man to man” and urged him to have an open dialogue with Harper in order to forge a relationship with First Nations that’s truly “nation to nation.”

“I am not going to quit,” he said. “The hunger strike continues.”

Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan and several of Spence’s fellow chiefs were among those publicly urging her to end her protest, saying her health is in danger and she accomplished what she set out to do.

“I had a personal friend who went on a hunger strike years ago, and it did great detriment to his health,” Duncan said.

“I have been very much wanting to have a conversation with Theresa Spence, I’ve offered multiple times, and I expressed concern again today; there were many people in the room who expressed major concern.”

44351A8-19 Harvey Yesno, Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, which also includes Attawapiskat, said it’s up to Spence whether she wants to continue her protest. But her reserve needs a leader, he noted.

“We’re concerned about that, if she carries on,” Yesno said in an interview. “That’s probably the most important thing.”

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Shorter NHL season suits me fine REMEMBER THE OLD DAYS WHEN HOCKEY WAS A WINTER SPORT, NOT A THREE-SEASON MARATHON I’m glad to see the National Hockey League returning this month and the shortened schedule does not bother me one bit.

This season will be 48 games per team, followed by four playoff series that typically add about 20 more games for the two finalists.

I wish a full regular season was closer to that range than the ridiculous 82-game standard.

Over the years, the NHL season has become too long and tedious.

As teams were added through league expansion, the JOE number of games each team played rose.

MCLAUGHLIN It should not take 82 games to determine which half deserves to qualify for the championship tournament.

Nowadays, 16 of 30 NHL teams make the playoffs.

In Major League Baseball, only eight of 30 teams generally advance.

This year, the entire baseball playoff round was completed in 24 days, as San Francisco swept Detroit in a four-game final.

There’s no question that baseball players can compete more often than hockey players, because the game demands less physical exertion for everybody but the starting pitchers.

Football players, by comparison, play far fewer games — about 20 from the regular season kickoff through the Super Bowl for the two finalists.

The National Football League completes its season in 22 weeks from start to finish. No weak or lax teams make the NFL playoffs — 12 of 32.

That’s 37 per cent, versus 53 per cent in the NHL. Last year, the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup in mid-June, 35 weeks after opening night.

The entire NHL season — which can entail more than 100 games from training camp through the Stanley Cup finals — is not in the best interests of the players or the fans.

In this overextended marathon, players’ bodies break down because of constant strain in a highspeed contact game.

Ticket-buying fans, paying premium prices, are short-changed for games where players are too worn out to consistently give their best effort.

Fans watching on TV routinely endure tedious snooze fests.

Don’t expect the NHL season to be shortened any time soon, however.

It’s not designed for the players or ticket-buying fans. It’s designed for team owners, television networks and corporate sponsors who drive the game.

From their perspective, the more games the better.

They don’t have to sweat or bleed.

More games mean more gate revenue, more television money, more eyeballs watching beer and truck commercials.

In olden times, when I grew up, there were only six teams in the National Hockey League.

When my boyhood hero Bobby Hull and the Chicago Black Hawks won the 1961 championship, the regular season was 70 games, the playoffs were two series and the Stanley Cup was presented on April

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16.

In 1967, the last year the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup, the regular season was 70 games and the season was over on May 2.

The year before, the Montreal Canadiens won the Cup on April 29.

In those days, of course, the owners were just millionaires instead of billionaires and the player were neither.

Most players worked summer jobs, partly to keep in physical shape but mostly to supplement their hockey incomes.

These days, professional hockey is a 12-month sport.

If the players don’t train constantly, they can’t compete against younger guys who desperately want their jobs, and the big salaries that go with them.

But athletes’ lives would be better if they were not forced to play such torturously long regular seasons.

All the players would likely earn less per season, but careers of the most skilled would likely be longer.

For fans, the game would improve because play-

ers would not be so exhausted.

They play too many games in too short a time frame, coupled with constant travel to all four quarters of North America.

Keen observers may note that the L.A. Kings started their championship season in Sweden, captured the final playoff spot on the last weekend of the 201112 season, and still went on to win the Stanley Cup. Very true.

It’s equally true that they played some lousy hockey and coasted through games knowing they didn’t have to give their best effort every game to qualify for the playoffs.

That should not be allowed to happen to satisfy corporate ownership greed.

Fewer regular season games would mean more intensity, better competition, and higher value for fans who love the game.

It probably won’t happen, but it could, just like some day in the distant future, the Maple Leafs could win the Stanley Cup again.

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

The Russian solution: instant celebrity citizenship FED UP WITH HIGH TAXES? JUST OFFER PRAISE FOR RUSSIA, ‘A COUNTRY OF GREAT DEMOCRACY’ It’s as if Paul Newman and Jane Fonda had fled the U.S. in protest at something or other — they were always protesting — and sought Russian citizenship instead.

Americans would be surprised, but would they really care?

It’s a free country, as they say.

Whereas the French are quite cross about the decision of Oscar-winning actor Gerard Depardieu, who received Russian citizenship at the hands of President Vladimir Putin personally last Saturday.

A taxi driver in Paris went GWYNNE on at me about it for the whole ride yesterday. (Talking to taxi DYER drivers is how we journalists keep our fingers on the pulse of the nation.)

After 42 years of starring in French films, Depardieu had acquired the status of “national treasure” in the eyes of the public, but he clearly does not reciprocate their loyalty and pride.

And hard on the heels of Depardieu’s defection comes the news that actress Brigitte Bardot, France’s leading sex symbol for the generation who are now drawing their pensions, is also threatening to give up her French citizenship and go Russian.

Depardieu, who was described by director Marguerite Duras as “a big, beautiful runaway truck of a man,” is much larger than life — about the size of a baby whale, in fact.

He is over the top in every sense: 180 films and TV credits, 17 motorbike accidents, five or six bottles of wine a day by his own reckoning.

He reckons he has paid 145 million euros ($190 million) in taxes since he started work at fourteen, and he doesn’t want to pay any more.

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France’s Socialist government is bringing in a new 75 percent tax rate for people earning more than one million euros ($1.3 million) per year, and so Depardieu is leaving.

Initially he was just moving to Belgium, to a village 800 metres from the French border that already hosts a number of other super-rich tax exiles, but then French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said that his decision was “shabby and unpatriotic.”

At this point, the truck ran away again. Belgium was no longer far enough.

When the outraged actor declared that he would ask for Russian citizenship, Putin (who knows how to play to the gallery) announced that he could have it at once.

By the weekend it was a done deal.

“I adore your country, Russia, your people, your history, your writers,” the actor burbled. “...Russia is a country of great democracy.”

It is also a country with a 13 percent flat tax rate, and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin crowed on Twitter: “In the West, they are not well acquainted with our tax system.

When they find out, we can expect a mass migration of rich Europeans into Russia.”

He had barely finished tweeting when another French celebrity said she was also thinking of moving to Russia.

It wasn’t high taxes that obsessed Brigitte Bardot, however; it was animal rights.

She was protesting a court order Friday in Lyon ordering that two circus elephants that have been suffering from tuberculosis since 2010 be put down.

“If those in power are cowardly and impudent enough to kill the elephants,” she raged, “then I will ask for Russian nationality to get out of this country which has become nothing more than an animal cemetery.”

It’s always wise, when threatening to flounce out, to make sure first that they really want you to stay, and in BB’s case that may not actually be the case.

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She is better known to the present generation not as a sex symbol but as a crazy old lady who believes Muslims are “destroying our country” and has been convicted five times for incitement to racial hatred.

Some people (including my cab driver) think the Russians would be welcome to her.

But elephants aside, going Russian opens up a huge new opportunity for avoiding burdensome taxation.

All those American millionaires who have been condemned by recent events to live under the rule of that foreign-born Muslim Communist, Barack Obama, and pay an appalling 39.6 percent tax on the portion of their annual earnings that exceeds $400,000, have an alternative at last.

They can do exactly what they have been telling anybody who complains about the gulf between the rich and the poor in America to do for decades: they can go to Russia.

The only problem is that they will actually have to live there for six months of the year to qualify for the 13 percent Russian tax rate.

Well, actually, there is another problem.

Some Russians may not welcome them with open arms.

Even the arrival of Depardieu, who is world-famous in Russia as a result of acting in several highprofile Franco-Russian co-productions and appearing in television ads for credit cards from the Sovietski Bank, is being greeted with mixed feelings.

Fellow celebrity Tina Kandelaki, the celebrated host of the celebrity talk show Details for the past eleven years, has no reservations about him at all: he can stay in her apartment.

“Let’s not divide up Depardieu,” she tweeted.

“Simply give him to me.”

But a less starry-eyed observer replied: “Haven’t we got enough alcoholics?”

Evidently not.

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Inequality still serious challenge As we enter the New Year, and benefits, especially penthe level of inequality in Can- sions. ada — in both income and There’s another disturbing wealth — represents a serious number in the TD report: Bechallenge. tween 1976 and 2010 median A society in which household income a small percentin Canada, after age of the populaadjusting for intion holds a growing flation, rose just share of income and 3.4 per cent, from wealth means a so$53,600 in 1976 to ciety where those $55,400 in 2010 — a on low and middle paltry gain considincomes — and in ering that labour the Canadian case, productivity rose increasingly the 49 per cent in the middle class — are same period. losing out on sharing The upsurge in the country’s growmedian household DAVID ing prosperity. income occurred As TD bank econbetween 1999 and CRANE omists note in a re2010, when it rose cent report, Canada 14 per cent, after a faces less of a chal9 per cent decline lenge than the U.S., between 1976 and where income and wealth is 1998. even more skewed to those at Research by Michael Veall, the very top. an economist at McMaster UniBut “this takes nothing versity, shows that the share of away from the fact that many total income going to the top Canadians continue to strug- 1 per cent almost doubled begle, including those at the low tween 1986 and 2007, from 8.2 end of the income scale but per cent to about 15.7 per cent. also an increasing share of the For the top 0.1 per cent, middle class.” their share of total income While one measure of in- rose from 2.3 per cent to 6.3 equality — what economists per cent. call the Gini coefficient — has With the recession, the top been relatively flat in Canada 1 per cent share slipped back in recent years showing that to 13.6 per cent and for the top on that measure inequality has 0.1 per cent to 5 per cent in not increased, the distribution 2010. of income has grown mostly But with economic recovfor those in the top 20 per cent ery, the odds are that their of Canadians and those at the shares may pick up again. In bottom 20 per cent. the U.S. the share of the top 1 But the increase is much per cent is about 18 per cent. greater for households in the The distribution of wealth top 20 per cent, who since may be even more skewed, 1998 have seen their annual with the 2005 survey of finanincomes rise on average by cial security showing that the $26,700 to $171,900 while those wealthiest 20 per cent of Cain the bottom 20 per cent have nadians owned 70 per cent of seen their household incomes national net wealth. on average rise by just $2,500 With stagnant incomes, midto $15,200 in 2010. dle class Canadian families The decline in manufac- appear to have been forced to turing has hurt those in the accumulate much higher levmiddle, while those in the top els of debt to maintain their include public sector employ- standard of living, the bank ees, where hiring has been report suggests. high and where there are relaVeall argues that simply tively high levels of salaries raising the top tax rate on the

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wealthy is unlikely to make a big difference, Rather, he suggests, we should review tax deductions, credits and other tax policies that allow the wealthy to reduce their taxes.

Though he doesn’t mention this, the two percentage point cut in the GST brought in by the Harper government also reduced the capacity of government to do more to help lower income Canadians, because of the big loss

in revenues, while delivering the highest actual benefit to wealthy Canadians who have more money to spend.

Veall also suggests that Canada sustain in investments in education and health care so that Canadians of all income groups have access to better education and health, which increase their prospects for better jobs and incomes.

But he also targets corporations and their boards of directors for the high level of

executive compensation. More open systems of compensation are needed, rather than the current clubby world where these decisions are made.

A successful society is one where opportunity is widespread and where income and wealth distribution are seen to be fair.

The statistics show we are not there yet, which should be a matter of concern.

David Crane can be reached at crane@interlog.com.

Winter games to get you through — the winter An article a few days ago right here in the venerable Advocate caught my attention the way a snowball whizzing by your head catches your attention.

It was all about new winter sports that are beginning to catch on, and I say – whatever gets you through the winter.

If people want to rattle around on the ice crashing into each other in large donutshaped bumper cars – good for them.

Although we all know ice was HARLEY made for hockey and other types HAY of skating not involving body checking, so the bumper car people have to be ready to be bumped off the ice if a hockey game spontaneously breaks out, as is often the case in this country.

The article also described such outdoor winter activities as Snow Biking which is a small bike frame fitted with skis that a rider zooms down a ski hill on at about 400 km/hr.

This is not new, however. I saw a snow bike at Lake Louise the last time I was skiing there, and the last time I was skiing there, I believe Pierre Trudeau was Prime Minister and gas was still 25 cents a gallon.

This was before ‘somebody’ got a hold of both the gas and the gallon and changed them to dollars and liters.

I must say, though, we had our own ways of dealing with winter in our deluded youth.

We created our own “New Winter Sports” way back then.

For example, I personally and ac-

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tively participated in the winter sport of Teeth Knock-Out Hockey which was before wire or plexiglass face cages were invented and involved a player (me) seeing how effectively front teeth could be driven into the butt end of the hockey stick of an opposing player.

Fun times!

Or there was the Sibling Toboggan Drag whereupon you had to pull your sister (or similar sibling) all the way to the hill while she sat on the toboggan while you dragged her along with the half frozen rope.

And since your sister was older than you, it was surprising how seldom the Sibling Toboggan Drag worked the other way around, where I (I mean ‘you’) got to be the rider instead of the dragger.

The Sibling Toboggan Drag was a sport that took place on the way to the pinnacle of winter games – the Piper Mountain Suicide Slide.

We would drag the toboggan across the old fairgrounds to Rotary Park where Piper’s Mountain loomed. This bump in the landscape is still there of course, though not too many people call it a mountain anymore.

To most, Mount Everest is a mountain, not the hill at Rotary Park. To us — trepidatiously towing a toboggan toward it — Piper’s Mountain was Mount Everest.

Back in the day, before things like rules, safety and common sense were invented, there used to be two sled runs on Piper Mountain. On the south side, ending where the fancy extra-safe playground sits now.

We would trudge to the top of the hill dragging our toboggans and sleds and flying saucers, usually without our siblings on them, up the treacherous middle lane between the two slides and then exhausted and sweaty in the freezing winter air, choose to take the half-way up one on the right or the daunting all-the-way-up one on the

left.

Let’s put it this way, either one was a gold-medal experience just for trying it.

The real triumph in this quintessentially Red Deer winter sport was survival itself. Now that’s fun.

Closely related to the Piper Mountain Suicide Slide, at least locally, was the Waskasoo Creek Marathon Skate.

Since our friend Brian lived right near Coronation Park, he’d bring some shovels from his house and we’d sit on the snowy cold banks of the creek between the two bridges and somehow put on our frozen skates and then spend most of the rest of the day clearing the snow off the bumpy frozen creek by power skating whilst pushing shovels.

We have perfected this technique before every city league hockey game at the outdoor rinks.

Except skating on Waskasoo Creek was a sport in itself.

The surface was unpredictable at best — one minute you are gliding on pristine glass that artificial ice could never match and suddenly you are thrashing along on bumps and crevices and cracks and frozen waves.

Not to mention the odd branch, beaver den or other foreign object sticking out of the ice.

But if you’ve been there, there’s no other sport quite like Creek Skating, which turns into a Marathon simply because you end up going for hours and hours.

There were many other Classic Winter Games of Our Youth, like “Watching Mom and Dad Try to Skate” which would only happen once a year, usually at Christmas time, or the “Ride The T-bar Challenge” out a Canyon Ski Hill where the skiing part was easy but it was the old metal T-bar Tow that would take you down every second ride (if you were good).

They should’ve handed out medals for those who made it to the top of the

T-bar.

There was the dare-devil High Speed Drain Run, which I have described here in detail on several occasions, but was a true sport of winter madness unique to our fair town, and involved the cement chute on the hill in the bush from up in Grandview down to Parkvale.

We crazy Canuck kids made a winter sport out of sliding down the middle of the icy chute on our boots.

A sort of bobsleigh run, only without the sleigh and the turns and the helmets.

And who can forget that timeless masterpiece that nearly everyone has tried, or knows somehow who has: the classic “Tongue on Frozen Metal Challenge”.

Who hasn’t noticed the glowing frosty beauty of a shiny silver gate post at the playground on a crisp and cold winter day and just couldn’t resist, just once, giving that inviting creamy sparkling frost a little lick.

Only to become instantly frozen and bonded — stuck seemingly forever, to the frigid unfeeling post by the helpless tongue?

I know I have. And I was 28 years old at the time.

Just kidding about the last part, I couldn’t have been quite that old, but the point is, we all have our Winter Games, don’t we?

Trouble is, these days they only seem to involve those time-worn standards like “Scraping the Car Window” and “Shoveling the Sidewalk.”

Speaking of which, I see that I’d better go. The neighbors seem to be winning already.

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.

Some lives can fracture over and over I love the English language in that As she approached the serving counwe have words that are so incredibly ter, I reached over and took hold of her apt to describe an action even though hands which were cracked and dry it was not originally used in that man- and looking directly at her mentioned ner. that she looked as if she had Take the word crack (the been up all night. drug). It derived its name With some people I can from a process of manufacbe very honest, because they ture, but when looking at know that I am not criticizthe results of it, the word ing or judging. “Julie “is one is so meaningful for the of these people. results it produces in the “My best friend just user; it leaves their lives died”, she explained in a cracked and broken. monotone voice, “and it reOn Monday morning one ally bothered me, so I went of my favourite girls came on a tear.” in for breakfast which was “I’m so sorry to hear already strange in itself. that”, I said, “that is always CHRIS At least I thought she very hard to take; I’ll bet it SALOMONS had come for breakfast. She hurts a lot doesn’t it?” looked a little rough around Nodding in the affirmathe edges, and she was a bit tive I noticed the beginning jittery so I knew that she of tears, and the jittery behad been using recently. haviour increased.

That was a bit disappointing, beSo I asked, “Did it help to go on that cause she had been doing so well in tear?” the last while.

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it hurts even worse than before.”

By now she was fighting to maintain control, so I gave her some assurances and let her know that anyone of us would sit and listen to her if she so wanted, then I gave her some cinnamon raisin porridge which I told her I had made especially for her. She knew better of course, so she gave me a brief hug and off she went.

After she left, I began to think about what she had said about going on a tear and that after a brief respite from the pain, how the pain came back if not even a little worse than before.

That’s when I focused on the word “tear”.

Once again I found that a word with its origins from another meaning, so aptly described the results as well.

As far as I could determine, the word was originally used to describe going out on a reckless drinking binge, but has evolved into a term used to describe any time a person gets high on whatever.

When Julie said that it helped at

first but then hurt worse than before, made me realize that having gone on that high to dampen the pain, allowed it to make changes in her body and her mind that made the pain worse than before.

This would make some sense, because when coming down from a high, the body hurts and in a way makes you believe that more would make it better.

So in a sense, going on a tear is an appropriate word, because it tears away the ability to deal with a hurt or a problem, and so you have lost something in the process.

I now believe that Julie did not come to the kitchen to eat, but rather to talk a moment and maybe receive some encouragement to stay away from whatever substance, and just be able to hurt a while like other people have to.

That’s how I saw it on Monday.

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

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YOUR BEACH IS WITHIN REACH There is something magical about leaving the frozen north

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People rave about Waikiki Beach on the island of Oahu — even though it is often crowded. A short drive away, visitors to Waimanilo Beach Park will find uncrowded wide sand beaches with gentle waves.

Some moments make numerous yellow you question your pawarning signs alertrental instincts — or ing visitors to the fact your lack of them. But that this famous body is it really so wrong to surfing beach can have laugh hysterically as strong currents and big your cocky teenaged waves. son gets pummelled by Fortunately, he was a wave, almost loses his not injured and only bathing suit, and lands had to endure one “I face down in the sand told you so” from his before your very eyes? parents.

Whatever our son When the weather DEBBIE thought of our reaction turns chilly and the OLSEN to his circumstances, snow starts to pile up, there was no doubt that I often find myself he had been warned reminiscing about my about the waves at favourite family beach Sandy Beach on O’ahu, vacations.

Hawaii.

When you think of an island In addition to his parent’s beach getaway, it’s common to advice which, he scoffed at and picture a far-flung destination in completely ignored, there were a foreign locale, but many of my

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It’s hard to beat the allure of a Hawaiian hula girl.

family’s favourite winter beach destinations are found in the United States. The close proximity, combined with plenty of great local amenities, make these destinations particularly appealing for families.

There is something almost magical about leaving the frozen north and arriving a few hours later in a sunny beach destination. Submerging your toes in fine white sand while relaxing on a comfy beach bed at an ocean-front resort can almost feel like you are cheating Old Man Winter.

The best part is that a family beach vacation yields memories for years to come — especially if you are lucky enough to witness your teenager do a face plant.

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There is no place on Earth like Hawaii and the hardest part about planning a Hawaiian vacation is choosing the island to visit.

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Hawaiian Islands There is no place on Earth like Hawaii and the hardest part about planning a Hawaiian vacation is choosing the island to visit. Whether you visit Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai or the Big Island, you will find wonderful beaches and distinct travel experiences to discover.

Families with older teens may enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere and attractions of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, while checking out some of its famous beaches.

A favourite winter beach for local families is Waimanalo Beach Park, which is in the centre of a 75-acre recreation area and has gently sloping white sandy beaches ideal for swimming (www.gohawaii.com).

Sometimes you have to get off the beach and explore the ocean waters. In Hawaii, you’ll often see sea turtles.

Key West, Fla. Home to the southernmost point in the continental U.S., Key West has attracted a host of colourful characters over the years including the likes of Tennessee Williams and Ernest Hemmingway.

Exploring Old Town, celebrating African heritage at Bahama Village, enjoying great seafood at Key West Bight and toasting the sunset at Mallory Square are all must-do experiences.

Popular beaches include Fort Zachary Taylor Beach Park, Higg’s Beach and Smathers Beach. Higg’s Beach is popular with younger families because it has a playground, covered picnic tables, chair rentals, watersport rentals and a full service restaurant.

Families with older teens will enjoy the manmade Smathers Beach, because of its volleyball nets, bike paths, watersports rentals, picnic tables and concession stands (www.fla-keys.com).

Marco Island, Fla.

Once inhabited by grazing herds of wild horses that were originally introduced by Spanish settlers, Mustang Island is the world’s longest barrier island. Mustang Island State Park encompasses the entire southern third of the island.

The island has 29 km of beaches that are ideal for swimming and is famous for its sand sculpture festival which is held at the end of April each year (www.texassandfest.com) and is the largest sand sculpting contest in America.

It’s also famous for excellent birding and unrivalled fishing (www.portaransas.org).

Sanibel Island, Fla.

Considered by many experts to have the best shelling beaches in North America, tiny Sanibel Island on Florida’s gulf coast is a favourite beach destination for families.

Sanibel and its neighbour Captiva Island are connected to each other and the mainland by a causeway and visitors can enjoy activities on both islands.

A sea kayak tour of J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife refuge, a ferry ride to Cabbage Key or dinner at the funky family-friendly restaurant known as the Bubble Room are mustdo experiences for visitors (www. fortmyers-sanibel.com).

Santa Catalina Island, Calif.

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Avalon is a quaint little town with interesting shops, a movie theatre and a museum.

There’s also a golf course and a mini-golf course on the island, but water-based activities are the main attraction for most visitors.

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coastal ecotours are popular activities on this quiet island, which makes a great daytrip or weekend getaway (www.catalinachamber.com).

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Myanmar: a place lost in time TOURISTS FLOCKING

BAGAN, Myanmar — The rising sun streaked a light blanket of fog with pink and yellow. Suddenly, pagodas popped out from the mist, some grand and intricate, others squat and modest, some crumbling, others glinting with gold — a carousel of Buddhist temples amid fields of sesame, tamarind and scrub.

If not for a monolithic red brick silo in the middle of this scene, you could almost imagine yourself in the 11th century, when the ancient city of Bagan was home to the first kingdom of Burma.

But the silo, with an exclusive restaurant and viewing platform, towers above the temples in the country now called Myanmar.

The structure was built in 2003 by a crony of the generals who have run Myanmar for decades. The modern building is a major reason the ancient temples were denied world heritage status by the United Nations.

This is the magic and folly of Myanmar. Closed off for years by a repressive, corrupt military reign, much of the country seems lost in time and truly untouched by signs of globalization like fast food chains.

Women here still chalk their faces with thanaka, a paste made from tree bark.

Men wear longyi, wraparound skirts gracefully knotted at the waist.

Monks carry begging bowls through town in the early morning ritual of seeking food.

But now that the government is opening Myanmar to the outside world, tourists are rushing to experience the country before it changes.

While numbers remain small, they are increasing: About 260,000 arrivals from January to October 2012 compared to 175,000 in the same period in 2011.

Tours frequently sell out and start-up airlines are sprouting up. Foreign cellphones won’t work here and credit cards are rarely accepted (though tourists can use Visa and MasterCard to change local currency at private banks), but Western attire is now seen in cities and “O’Burma� Tshirts showed up after President Obama’s recent visit.

There’s also a palpable sense of possibility and change, making it an exciting time to visit.

The Governor’s Residence hotel in Yangon recently set up a screen on the lawn for guests to watch Luc Besson’s The Lady, a film about Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and liberation heroine whom the government released in 2010 after 15 years of house arrest.

The film screening would have been unheard of two years ago.

Barbed wire still tops the wall around Suu Kyi’s home, a must driveby in Yangon, formerly Rangoon, which was Myanmar’s capital until the military built a new capital two hours away.

Yangon is also home to Myanmar’s most sacred temple: the 320-foot tall (97 metres) Shwedagon Pagoda, whose golden dome is visible throughout much of the city. Its tiers are plated in gold, studded with diamonds, and capped by an orb bearing 4,500 diamonds, with a single 76-carat diamond on top.

Families and pilgrims spend the day at the pagoda spreading out rugs and meals they’ve packed, alternately worshipping and chatting — the social equivalent of parks and malls in the United States. The temple’s origins are said to date back some 2,500 years, but it has been rebuilt over the centuries, and is encircled by hundreds of smaller temples, shrines and pavilions.

Halos on many Buddhas in smaller shrines bear flashing electric lights,

which are disliked by traditionalists but appeal to the young.

While the Shwedagon is the star attraction in Yangon, Bagan and Inle Lake are the two most entrancing areas to visit elsewhere in the country.

But Yangon’s colonial architecture is also notable. Crumbling and neglected, the buildings nonetheless recall an era when Rangoon was a bustling port.

They also represent one of the largest remaining examples of original British colonial architecture. Advocates are pushing for their restoration but critics fear they’ll be replaced by high-rises.

Downtown Yangon is also home to sidewalk stalls selling tasty street food, fresh-rolled leaves of betel nut to chew (which stains teeth and sidewalks red), books and phone service (not mobile phones, but land lines you can rent to make calls).

Pick up local handicrafts, a longyi, or wellpriced lacquerware and antiques at the sprawling British-era Scott Market.

Ubiquitous teahouses offer multiple choices of strength, sweetness and milkiness.

During the most heinous periods of military rule, the teahouses served as a pipeline of communication for activists, journalists and dissidents.

Not many Western tourists venture to Mandalay: It’s flat, dusty and traffic-congested, despite the romance attached to its name.

Even Rudyard Kipling, who wrote the poem “On the Road to Mandalay,� never went there. But it’s a vibrant commercial and internal transportation hub. (Suu Kyi was recently spotted at the airport and wildly cheered.)

Mandalay also teems with monasteries and ancient culture, including the Mahamyatmuni pagoda, which shelters the country’s secondmost sacred Buddha image, an enormous seated Buddha.

Here, you can watch pilgrims applying wispthin sheets of gold to the Buddha (something only men are allowed to do).

So much is applied that statues at some temples become unrecognizable blobs of gold.

As at the most-visited temples, colorful craft and knick-knack stands line the entry halls, their owners calling out “ming-ga-la-ba� (welcome and hello) as you pass by.

At monasteries like Mahagandayone, you can witness the morning meal procession.

Access to the monasteries is so wide open throughout the country that visitors can stroll through and see close up how the monks live, from meal preparation to laundry.

For shoppers, Mandalay is a centre for traditional crafts, including wood carving, silverware, gold-leafing and tapestries.

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Top: Mandalay Palace is reflected in a surrounding moat, in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Right: Areclining Buddha decorated in gold leaf at the Chaykhtatgyi Pagoda, in Mandalay, in Myanmar.

Below: Crowds visit the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Rebels steal one from Blades BARTOSAK WAS BRILLIANT IN THE THIRD PERIOD TO BACKSTOP REBELS TO ROAD WIN SCOTT NIEDERMAYER

DUCKS ADD NEW COACH Former star defenceman Scott Niedermayer is taking on a new role with the Anaheim Ducks.

The team announced Friday he will serve as an assistant coach effective immediately.

Niedermayer retired from the NHL in June 2010 and remained with the Ducks as a hockey operations consultant.

“I’m very excited to expand my role with the Ducks and take on a new challenge,” Niedermayer said.

He will work with fellow assistant coaches Bob Woods and Brad Lauer on Boudreau’s staff.

Niedermayer, 39, signed as a free agent with the Ducks in August 2005 and was named team captain a few months later. He led Anaheim to its first Stanley Cup in 2007 and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the playoffs.

He is the Ducks’ alltime leader in goals, assists, points among club defencemen.

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● Speedskating: Alberta Open long track meet, Golden Circle Oval, 9 a.m. ● Minor midget AAA: Rockyview at Red Deer IROC, 11:30 a.m., Arena. ● College basketball: Lethbridge at RDC, women at 1 p.m., men to follow. ● Peewee AA hockey: Foothills at Lacombe, 1:45 p.m.; Sylvan Lake at Innisfail, 3:40 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Alberta League all-star game, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Major bantam female hockey: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Kin City B. ● Bantam AA hockey: Sylvan Lake at Red Deer Steel Kings, 5:30 p.m., Kin City A; Cranbrook at Lacombe, 5:45 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. (The Drive). ● AJHL: Drumheller at Olds, 7:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Medicine Hat at Stettler, 7:30 p.m.; Coaldale at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Badlands at Innisfail, 8 p.m.; Cranbrook at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m.

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Rebels 3 Blades 1 SASKATOON — With a little sweat and a whole lot of Patrik Bartosak, the Red Deer Rebels reeled in two points Friday night at the Credit Union Centre.

The Rebels were the harder working team through the first two periods of the nationally-televised (Sportsnet) contest and got an outstanding netminding performance from Bartosak in a 3-1 Western Hockey League win over the Saskatoon Blades.

“We worked hard. The guys played determined and deserved the win,” said Sutter. “And it was a big win.”

Indeed it was, considering the Rebels had won just one of their previous seven outings and entered the contest in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, but just two points up on Lethbridge and seven clear of Swift Current and Saskatoon.

Red Deer opened the scoring when Dominik Volek buried a rebound of a Joel Hamilton shot 5:28 into the contest.

Rhyse Dieno upped the count to 2-0 midway through the second period — pouncing on a turnover and beating Blades netminder Andrey Makarov with a high wrister from the slot — and captain Turner Elson slipped a weak backhand past Makarov just over a minute later.

Blades defenceman and Red Deer product Graeme Craig got the home side on the board late in the middle frame, his shot from just inside the point eluding a screened Bartosak.

Outshot 26-21 through the first 40 minutes, the Blades carried the play in the final frame. But Bartosak stopped all 17 shots

he faced in the period and made brilliant saves on labelled shots from Josh Nicholls and Matej Stransky.

“Patty was outstanding, he made some big saves down the stretch,” said Sutter, who noted the Rebels approached the game like they were starting a new season.

“That’s the way we went into the game. It was like the first game of a new season. The trade deadline has passed and this is the team we’re moving forward with,” Sutter continued.

Sutter inserted new forward Hunter Smith into the lineup, but the 17-year-old, who was listed earlier this week, got only a few shifts. Affiliate forward Vukie Mpofu of the Saskatoon Contacts, who is currently second in Saskatchewan Midget AAA League scoring, was more extensively used in front of his family and friends.

The Rebels conclude their three-game

Anderson leads Raptors over Bobcats

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Raptors 99 Bobcats 78 TORONTO — Alan Anderson wasn’t surprised the Toronto Raptors beat a struggling team.

What he didn’t know was who led them to the win.

“Any night could be anybody.

I don’t know who it was tonight.

But I mean any night it’s always somebody, it’s just fun to play like that. Open person knocks down a shot, whoever, we pass and find open man, hot hand, it’s just fun,” said Anderson, before a reporter told him his 16 points were a team high.

“It was me? Good,” he said to laughter.

Anderson was 4-for-9 from three-point range off the bench Friday against his former team as Toronto led from start to finish in a 99-78 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

Jose Calderon had 15 points and six assists for Toronto (1422), while Amir Johnson scored 13 points to go along with eight rebounds. Ed Davis added 12 points and eight boards of his own.

The 30-year-old Anderson has played for just two NBA teams in his career, breaking into the league as an undrafted free agent with Charlotte in 2005 before leaving after the 2006-07 season. The six-foot-six, 219-pound guard/forward spent the next six years playing in Europe, China and North America before joining Toronto last season.

Some athletes find motivation in beating their old teams.

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Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan drives to the basket past Charlotte Bobcats’ Bismack Biyombo during second half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Friday.

For Anderson, there was nothing special in his performance against the Bobcats.

“It feels (like) a long time.

Because I’ve been (to) different countries, all different kinds of teams, D-League, it’s been a long time,” he said.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Kemba Walker each had 12 points for the Bobcats (9-26), who also got 12 points from Ben

Gordon off the bench.

Toronto entered the fourth quarter in little danger of giving up the lead after Anderson ended the third with a threepointer for a 76-58 advantage.

Kyle Lowry hit a three of his own with less than five minutes to play that gave the Raptors a 24-point lead, their biggest of the night, to put the game well out of reach in front of a crowd

14,373 at Air Canada Centre.

“We did not let up,” said Toronto head coach Dwane Casey.

“They kept on pushing. We went about our business. I liked our business-like approach in the second half. The hardest thing to do is to play with the lead.

We are still digging out of a hole, but I like our guy’s effort.

We are still in the middle of the process.”

Queens get first win

Sunday

● Speedskating: Alberta Open long track meet, Golden Circle Oval, 9 a.m. to noon. ● Major bantam hockey: Red Deer White at Red Deer Black, noon, Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer Parkland, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Bantam AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Ramada, 1:45 p.m., Kin City A; Cranbrook at Innisfail, 2:10 p.m.; Foothills at Sylvan Lake, 2:45 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Cranbrook at Lacombe, 2 p.m.; Badlands at Red Deer Elks, 5:30 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Coaldale at Ponoka, 2:30 p.m. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Red Deer Northstar at Red Deer IROC, 2:45 p.m., Arena.

road trip tonight against the Prince Albert Raiders. ● Sutter came up empty at Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline, but listed overage 20-year-old forward Jordan DePape later in the day.

DePape left the Kamloops Blazers in mid-November to undergo surgery on his right shoulder a week later in his hometown of Winnipeg. It was originally thought that the surgery would spell the end of his season, but he has since learned that he should be able to return to action in midMarch.

DePape missed most of the 2011-12 season following surgery on his left shoulder.

He scored six goals and recorded 14 points in 14 regular-season games and returned for the playoffs and put up 13 points (7g,6a) in 11 games.

He joined the Blazers in 2009 and in 120 regular-season outings had 44 goals and 54 assists for 98 points.

“He’s pretty excited about joining our team,” Sutter said Friday.

“He’s supposed to be able to play by March 15, but it may be sooner. His recovery will determine that.

“We thought it was worth listing him.

He’s a heck of a player. We’ll bring him into Red Deer in February and oversee his physiotherapy and get him ready to play.

The kid is still hoping he can play junior this year and he wants to play pro next season if he can.”

Earlier Thursday, the six-foot, 194-pound winger’s junior A rights were traded to the Dauphin Kings by the Virden Oil Capitals in a Manitoba Junior League deal. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

RDC Queens Amrei Bondzio breaks past Lethbridge Kodiaks Sydney Voogel at the college Friday.

Queens 65 Kodiaks 51 It’s been a long time since the RDC Queens basketball squad held the spotlight over the Kings in Alberta Colleges Basketball League play.

But that was the scenario Friday as the Queens picked up their first victory of the season with a 65-51 victory over the Lethbridge College Kodiaks while the Kings were losing 103-82.

“That first one is always the hardest,” said Queens head coach Mike Woollard, who dressed 11 first-year players, much like the Kodiaks, who had nine rookies on their roster.

“They’re a good team . . . a better team than their record (0-11) and we’ll have to be ready for tomorrow,” added Woollard. “It won’t be easy. We have work to do tonight and tomorrow before the game.”

The Queens host the Kodiaks at 1 p.m. today with the men to follow.

The teams battled for three quarters before the Queens, who led 46-43 after 30 minutes, pulled away in the fourth.

“I was proud of the poise of the girls just before the half, before the end of the third quarter and then in the final five minutes of the game,” said Woollard. “They played under control and on balance.

“They remembered to look at the

rim before shooting,” he added with a laugh.

Despite the fact they started pulling away late Woollard wasn’t comfortable until the final seconds.

“Looking at our record you’re never comfortable, but I did feel we were going to do the right things and we did.”

Guard Amrei Bondzio played a major role down the stretch as she not only played under control, but hit seven of her 16 points in the final three minutes.

“Amrei hit the big shots when we needed them and Carly Hoar did a great job defensively on one of their top players,” added Woollard. “She was up against Jackie Tollestrup, who was an all-star in high school and was in the States earlier this year before coming back at Christmas. She’s a great player and Carly was right on her, forcing her to make tough plays.”

Six-foot-two Desirae Peterson was named the RDC player of the game as she hit 17 points, grabbed six rebounds and was strong defensively inside.

“Desirae did some very good things,” said Woollard.

“She had a mismatch inside and we were able to use that to open up some of our outside shooting. As well she’s starting to see her game come around after not playing for two years after high school.”

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Basketball

Central Division W LOTLSOL 30 10 1 3 28 9 2 3 24 18 2 2 21 19 1 5 19 21 2 1 17 24 1 0

GF GA 159 113 153 96 130 139 145 141 147 153 110 141

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Kelowna 42 30 10 1 1 182 103 Kamloops 43 28 11 2 2 156 116 Victoria 39 20 16 1 2 116 128 Prince George 41 12 24 1 4 105 154 Vancouver 43 11 32 0 0 117 181

Pt 64 61 52 48 41 35

Pt 62 60 43 29 22

U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 41 35 5 1 0 186 89 71 Spokane 41 27 13 1 0 162 123 55 Tri-City 41 23 15 1 2 125 115 49 Seattle 42 16 23 2 1 125 164 35 Everett 42 16 24 0 2 103 148 34 Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

Friday’s results Brandon 6 Moose Jaw 2 Calgary 6 Regina 1 Red Deer 3 Saskatoon 1 Swift Current 3 Prince Albert 1 Lethbridge 0 at Edmonton 4 Medicine Hat 5 at Kootenay 7 Kamloops at Prince George, Late Spokane at Portland, Late Tri-City at Kelowna, Late Victoria at Everett, Late Saturday’s games Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Red Deer at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Kamloops at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Kelowna at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Portland at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Victoria at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Kootenay at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s games Seattle at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.

Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m.

Friday Summaries Rebels 3, Blades 1 First Period 1. Red Deer, Volek 4 (Hamilton, Gaudet) 5:28 Penalties — Sutter Sktn (hooking) 14:45, Underwood RD (slashing) 18:48.

Second Period 2. Red Deer, Dieno 11, 9:03 3. Red Deer, Elson 15 (Maxwell, Doetzel) 10:07 4. Saskatoon, Craig 1 (McColgan, Thrower) 17:36 Penalties — Valcourt Sktn (tripping) 1:09, Johnson RD (hooking) 3:06, Dumba RD (roughing), Siemens

Hitmen 6, Pats 1 First Period 1. Calgary, Macek 23 (Sylvester) 0:13 2. Calgary, Brassart 17, 14:15 3. Calgary, Brassart 18 (Roach, Sylvester) 17:48 (pp) Penalties — Samoridny Reg (tripping) 10:22, Ouellette Reg (tripping) 16:17, Fenske Reg (crosschecking) 17:16.

Second Period 4. Regina, Klimchuk 23 (Stevenson, Scheidl) 7:00 (pp) 5. Calgary, Virtanen 7 (Mayor, Humphries) 18:28 Penalties — Chase Cal (charging) 6:12, Roach Cal (slashing) 9:43, Brassart Cal (tripping) 11:49, Brassart Cal (delay of game) 18:54.

Third Period 6. Calgary, Virtanen 8, 0:20 7. Calgary, Hurley 5 (Lang, Rissling) 5:12 Penalties — Stephenson Reg (high-sticking) 0:18, Macek Cal (tripping) 1:40, Brassart Cal (interference) 7:39, Scheidl Reg (slashing) 14:35.

Shots on goal Calgary 15 9 8 — 32 Regina 8 13 12 — 33 Goal (shots-saves) — Calgary: Driedger (W,247-3); Regina: Sacher (L,7-7-1)(15-12), Hewitt (0:00 second, 17-14).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Calgary: 1-5; Regina: 1-6.

Attendance — 4,317 at Regina.

Broncos 3, Raiders 1 First Period 1. Swift Current, Black 17 (Merkley) 16:02 Penalties — None.

Second Period 2. Prince Albert, Morrissey 10 (Draisaitl) 1:09 Penalty — Dale SC (inter. on goaltender) 3:00.

Third Period 3. Swift Current, Merkley 16 (Black, Heatherington) 2:25 4. Swift Current, Cave 11 (Gordon, Lowry) 19:52 (en) Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Prince Albert 12 16 16 — 44 Swift Current 12 10 12 — 34 Goal — Prince Albert: Siemens (L,23-12-3); Swift Current: Laurikainen (W,15-15-4).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Prince Albert: 0-1; Swift Current: 0-0.

Attendance — 2,119 at Swift Current, Sask.

Wheat Kings 6, Warriors 2 First Period 1. Moose Jaw, Gore 4 (Eberle, Fioretti) 18:54 Penalties — Potomak MJ (tripping) 2:35, Doucette MJ (tripping) 6:06, Yaworski Bdn (checking from behind) 6:36, Waltz Bdn (tripping) 8:40, McFaull MJ (holding) 10:46.

Second Period 2. Brandon, Cooper 6 (Kalus, Walters) 1:30 3. Brandon, Hunter 1 (Walters) 9:11 (pp) Penalties — Buonassisi Bdn (tripping) 5:37, Duperreault MJ (high-sticking) 8:25, Walters Bdn (tripping) 17:43.

Third Period 4. Brandon, McGauley 12 (Walters, Yaworski) 1:11 5. Brandon, Robinson 9 (Buonassisi) 8:12 6. Brandon, Meilleur 7 (Lisoway) 9:52 (sh) 7. Moose Jaw, Kirsch 15 (Brown, Point) 12:19 (pp) 8. Brandon, Buonassisi 10, 15:35 Penalties — Cooper Bdn (inter. on goaltender) 9:06, Waltz Bdn (boarding) 11:44.

Shots on goal Brandon 11 11 16 — 38 Moose Jaw 13 9 12 — 34 Goal — Brandon: Honey (W,6-6-2); Moose Jaw: Paulic (L,10-12-5).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Brandon: 1-4; Moose Jaw: 1-6.

Attendance — 3,661 at Regina.

Oil Kings 4, Hurricanes 0 First Period 1. Edmonton, Moroz 9 (Musil, Sautner) 16:16 Penalties — Maxwell Leth (tripping) 5:36, Hood Leth (holding) 13:43.

Second Period 2. Edmonton, Lazar 16 (Lowe, Ewanyk) 0:42 3. Edmonton, Cheek 19 (Lowe) 16:09 Penalties — Maxwell Leth (slashing) 3:56, Moroz Edm (tripping) 10:21, Mckechnie Leth (hooking, roughing), Simpson Leth (fighting), Lowe Edm (fighting), Wruck Edm (roughing, inter. on goaltender) 18:40.

Third Period 4. Edmonton, Wruck 13, 9:44 Penalty — Wruck Edm (tripping) 16:59.

Shots on goal Lethbridge 7 7 9 — 23 Edmonton 17 15 14 — 46 Goal — Lethbridge: Rimmer (L,18-18-6); Edmonton: Jarry (W,11-4-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Lethbridge: 0-2; Edmonton: 0-3.

Attendance — 6,166 at Edmonton.

Ice 7, Tigers 5 First Period 1. Kootenay, Reinhart 17 (Descheneau, Skapski) 1:21 2. Kootenay, Philp 12 (Vetterl, Prochazka) 13:23 (pp) 3. Kootenay, Reinhart 18 (Descheneau, Leach) 14:39 4. Medicine Hat, McVeigh 11 (Leier, Cox) 17:12 Penalties — Staples MH (hooking) 3:48, Sanford MH (interference) 12:01, Leach Ktn (roughing) 15:05.

Second Period 5. Medicine Hat, Leier 8, 1:15 6. Medicine Hat, Pearce 17 (Leier, Doty) 1:37 7. Medicine Hat, Pearce 18 (Lewington, Cox) 4:03 8. Kootenay, Montgomery 16 (Dirk, Leach) 7:55 (pp) 9. Kootenay, Montgomery 17 (Cable, Faith) 18:07 Penalties — Montgomery Ktn (cross-checking) 5:27, Lewington MH (interference) 7:25, Dirk Ktn (roughing) 12:21.

Third Period 10. Medicine Hat, Valk 24 (Pearce, Bredo) 12:54 (pp) 11. Kootenay, Montgomery 18 (Descheneau, Faith) 16:42 (pp) 12. Kootenay, Reinhart 19 (Philp, Cable) 19:35 Penalties — Valk MH (cross-checking) 2:29, Descheneau Ktn (slashing) 9:57, Martin Ktn (inter. on goaltender) 12:26, Lewington MH (hooking) 15:12.

Shots on goal Medicine Hat 7 17 15 — 39 Kootenay 11 13 15 — 39 Goal (shots-saves) — Medicine Hat: Lanigan (L,14-9-2); Kootenay: Skapski (12-8), Hoflin (W,1-81)(4:03 second, 27-26).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Medicine Hat: 1-5; Kootenay: 3-5.

Attendance — 2,450 at Cranbrook, B.C.

Transactions Friday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agree to terms with OF Nolan Reimould on a one-year contract.

BOSTON RED SOX—Extensioned their player development contract with Portland of the Eastern League through 2018.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Named Eddy Toledo director of dominican operations. Invited RHP Jonathan Arias, RHP Logan Bawcom, RHP Jeremy Bonderman, RHP Andrew Carraway, RHP D.J. Mitchell, LHP Brian Moran, LHP Jhonny Nunez, LHP James Paxton, RHP Carson Smith, RHP Tajuan Walker, C John Hicks, C Jesus Sucre, C Mike Zunino, 1B Mike Jacobs, INF Stefen Romero, INF Nick Franklin and INF Brad Miller to spring training.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with C Henry Blanco on a one-year contract.

New York-Penn League STATEN ISLAND YANKEES—Named Justin Pope manager, Carlos Chantres pitching coach, Ty Hawkins hitting coach and Danny Valiente coach.

American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Sold the contract of C Ryan Delgado to Oakland (AL).

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Released INF Mike Murphy.

SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS—Signed LHP Jack Van Leur.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed OF Chris Curran.

BASKETBALL

Women’s National Basketball Association MINNESOTA LYNX—Waived G Erin Thorn.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed LB Tim Fugger, DT Ricky Lumpkin, LB Colin Parker, DE Everrette Thompson, G Jeremiah Warren and RB Fozzy Whittaker to future contracts.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Named Monte Kiffin defensive co-ordinator.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Named Doug Pederson offensive co-ordinator, Bob Sutton defensive co-ordinator, David Culley assistant head coach and wide receivers coach, Matt Nagy quarterbacks coach, Eric Bieniemy running backs coach, Tommy Brasher defensive line coach, Barry Rubin strength coach, Travis Crittenden assistant strength coach, Britt Reid and Corey Matthaei quality control coaches and Mike Frazier statistical analysis co-ordinator.

Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Re-signed DB Jonathan Hefney.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Named Scott Niedermayer assistant coach.

American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS—Signed D T.J. Fast to a professional tryout contract.

PORTLAND PIRATES—Signed D Russ Sinkewich to a player tryout agreement.

ECHL ECHL—Suspended San Francisco’s Scott Langdon two games and fined him an undisclosed for his

STORY FROM B4

RDC: Kings fall to Lethbridge Kodiaks Melissa Woolley added eight points for RDC while Sidney Carlson had 17 points and Tollestrup 13 for Lethbridge.

Kodiaks 103 Kings 82 The Kings didn’t look like the second ranked team in the country, or at least the Kodiaks made them look very ordinary, especially in the third quarter.

The Kings, who never seemed to find a rhythm on offence, trailed 47-41 at the half, but were outscored 33-14 in the third quarter.

“Hats off to Lethbridge, they played a terrific brand of basketball,” said Kings head coach Clayton Pottinger.

“They pushed the ball, shot the ball extremely well and gave us a lesson in transition ball and defence.”

The Kings, who lost six-foot-eight Sam Lolik at Christmas and added Mari Peoples-Wong and Damaine Nelson, didn’t seem to have the chemistry they showed in the first half of the season.

“That’s something we can improve on, we don’t have the same chemistry yet, but I’m not sure that would have helped us tonight,” said Pottinger, who said he’d take responsibility for the loss.

“I didn’t have them prepared. We have to be ready for any style of play and we weren’t for the most part tonight.”

The Kodiaks also shot 51.5 per cent from the field while RDC connected on only 37.2 per cent of their field goals.

Ashaunti Hogan had 17 points and seven rebounds for RDC while Matt Johnson had 16 points and Rob Pierce 12 points and 13 boards.

Peoples-Wong added 10 points.

Rob Olsen had 26 points and 13 boards for Lethbridge while former Raymond star Jimmy Ralph, who just joined the team at Christmas added 24 points.

Hockey Queens 4 Trojans 2 The Queens missed an opportunity for backto-back shutouts as they gave up a pair of late third-period goals, but they managed a sweep over the SAIT Trojans in Alberta Colleges

actions in a Jan. 11 game against Idaho.

BAKERSFIELD CONDORS—Signed C Nicolas Tremblay.

GWINNETT GLADIATORS—Announced F Scott Arnold and F Evan Bloodoff were called up to Portland (AHL).

STOCKTON THUNDER—Signed RW Matt Ambroz.

SOCCER Major League Soccer LOS ANGELES GALAXY—Announced the retirement of F Pat Noonan, who will join the coaching staff.

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC—Signed D DeAndre Yedlin.

COLLEGE ALABAMA—Announced TB Eddie Lacy, CB Dee Milliner and OT D.J. Fluker are entering the NFL draft.

ARIZONA STATE—Named Chris Thomsen running backs coach.

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON—Named Rick Stainton women’s soccer coach.

GUILFORD—Named Ray Edmond women’s assistant basketball coach.

IOWA STATE—Announced sophomore QB Jared Barnett and sophomore LB C.J. Morgan will transfer.

LA SALLE—Named Sarana Hyatt assistant track and field coach.

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE—Named Erin Bellucci assistant softball coach.

SYRACUSE—Named Chuck Bullough defensive co-ordinator.

Women’s Hockey League play.

The Queens won 5-0 Thursday and led 4-0 Friday before SAIT managed to break Camille Trautman’s shutout string at 115 minutes and 59 seconds.

Gillian Altheim was outstanding up front with two goals and two assists, which gave her a league-leading seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points in 12 games.

Megan Jones added a pair of helpers while Jade Petrie and Nikki Connor added single markers.

Volleyball Queens 3 Wolves 1 The Queens ran their record to 9-2 on the season with a 25-18, 25-23, 26-28, 25-23 victory over the Grande Prairie Wolves.

“We played good despite having some bus legs,” said Queens head coach Talbot Walton.

“We could have won that third set, but the girls looked a bit tired and made some mistakes.

But we were able to grind it out and all-in-all played a strong match.”

Brooke Sutter was the RDC player of the match with 29 digs, 11 kills and two blocks while Amber Adolf had 15 digs and four kills.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 13 .639 — Brooklyn 21 15 .583 2 Boston 19 17 .528 4 Philadelphia 15 22 .405 8 1/2 Toronto 14 22 .389 9

Miami Atlanta Orlando Charlotte Washington

Indiana Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland

Southeast Division W L Pct 23 11 .676 21 14 .600 12 23 .343 9 26 .257 5 28 .152

GB — 2 11 14 17

Central Division W L Pct 22 14 .611 20 14 .588 18 17 .514 14 23 .378 9 29 .237

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

GB — 1 3 1/2 8 1/2 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 28 11 .718 — Memphis 24 10 .706 1 1/2 Houston 21 16 .568 6 Dallas 14 23 .378 13 New Orleans 11 25 .306 15 1/2

Oklahoma City Denver Portland Utah Minnesota

Northwest Division W L Pct 27 8 .771 22 16 .579 20 15 .571 19 19 .500 16 17 .485

GB — 6 1/2 7 9 1/2 10

Pacific Division

W 28 22 15 13 12

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

L 8 12 20 23 26

Pct .778 .647 .429 .361 .316

GB — 5 12 1/2 15 17

Thursday’s Games Indiana 81, New York 76 Dallas 117, Sacramento 112, OT Portland 92, Miami 90 Friday’s Games Toronto 99, Charlotte 78 Boston 103, Houston 91 Atlanta 103, Utah 95 Brooklyn 99, Phoenix 79 Memphis 101, San Antonio 98, OT New Orleans 104, Minnesota 92 Chicago 108, New York 101 Detroit 103, Milwaukee 87 Denver 98, Cleveland 91 Portland at Golden State, Late Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, Late Saturday’s Games Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 1:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 5 p.m.

Utah at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Houston at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Miami at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games New Orleans at New York, 10 a.m.

Milwaukee at Toronto, 11 a.m.

Indiana at Brooklyn, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Football NFL Playoffs Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 27 At Honolulu AFC vs. NFC, 5 p.m. (NBC)

Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 5 Houston 19, Cincinnati 13 Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10 Sunday, Jan. 6 Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9 Seattle 24, Washington 14

Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3 At New Orleans AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 4 p.m. (CBS)

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 12 Baltimore at Denver, 2:30 p.m. (CBS) Green Bay at San Francisco, 6 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 13 Seattle at Atlanta, 11 a.m. (FOX) Houston at New England, 2:30 p.m. (CBS)

NFL Odds Playoffs (Favourites capitalized, odds supplied by Western Canada Lottery) Odds O/U Saturday Baltimore at DENVER 9.5 46.5 Green Bay at SAN FRANCISCO 2.5 44.5 Sunday Seattle at ATLANTA 2.5 46.5 Houston at NEW ENGLAND 9.5 47.5

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 20 NFC, 1 p.m. (FOX) AFC, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

Golf PGA-Sony Open Scores Friday At Waialae Country Club Honolulu Purse: $5.6 million Yardage: 7,044; Par: 70 (a-amateur) Second Round Russell Henley Scott Langley Scott Piercy Matt Kuchar Chris Kirk Tim Clark Charles Howell III Pat Perez Stephen Ames Danny Lee Scott Gardiner Tim Herron Jeff Overton John Rollins Vijay Singh John Huh Alistair Presnell Henrik Norlander Matt Jones Rory Sabbatini Brian Stuard Bart Bryant Webb Simpson Tommy Gainey David Mathis Dicky Pride Erik Compton Hideto Tanihara Lee Williams Ricky Barnes John Senden Ryan Palmer Marc Leishman Shawn Stefani Charlie Wi Steve Marino Russ Cochran D.H. Lee Peter Tomasulo Shane Bertsch Billy Horschel Morgan Hoffmann Steven Bowditch Chad Campbell Nicholas Thompson

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Doug LaBelle II James Hahn David Hearn Dean Wilson Brendon de Jonge Carl Pettersson Keegan Bradley Brad Fritsch David Lingmerth Mark Anderson Justin Hicks Ben Kohles Brian Gay Josh Teater Jason Kokrak Jimmy Walker Sang-Moon Bae George McNeill Kyle Stanley John Daly Fabian Gomez Kevin Streelman Harris English Justin Leonard Y.E. Yang Jeff Maggert Derek Ernst Cameron Percy Robert Streb

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Failed to qualify Graham DeLaet Ted Potter, Jr. Ryan Moore Russell Knox Jin Park Roberto Castro Tag Ridings Jerry Kelly Zach Johnson Johnson Wagner Scott Stallings Kevin Na Fred Funk Brian Davis Yuta Ikeda Matt Every Michael Thompson Colt Knost Robert Allenby Martin Flores Casey Wittenberg Aaron Watkins

69-70 71-68 70-69 71-68 69-70 69-70 68-71 69-70 71-68 71-68 72-67 71-68 70-69 68-71 69-70 71-69 70-70 69-71 72-68 73-67 69-71 72-68

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Curling 2013 Continental Cup of Curling PENTICTON, B.C. — Results Friday from the 2013 Continental Cup of Curling held at the South Okanagan Events Centre (note: one point awarded for a win, half a point for a tie; all times Eastern): NORTH AMERICA 13.0, WORLD 8.0 Friday’s results Fourth Draw Women’s Team (second round) Sigfridsson (World) 4 Nedohin (North America) 4 Jones (North America) 6 Ott (World) 5 Pottinger (North America) 9 Muirhead (World) 4 (North America wins draw 2.5-0.5) Fifth Draw Singles Brewster (World) 14 McCormick (North America) 8 Howard (North America) 22 Ulsrud (World) 17 Martin (North America) 17 Edin (World) 13 Nedohin (North America) 17 Muirhead (World) 11 Ott (World) 18 Jones (North America) 11 Pottinger (North America) 18 Sigfridsson (World) 13

(North America wins draw 4.0-2.0) Sixth Draw Men’s Team (second round) Brewster (World) 5 Howard (North America) 5 Martin (North America) 6 Edin (World) 3 McCormick (North America) 8 Ulsrud (World) 3 (North America wins draw 2.5-0.5) Saturday’s games Seventh Draw Mixed Doubles (second round), 10 a.m.

Eighth Draw Women’s Team (third round), 2:30 p.m.

Ninth Draw Men’s Team (third round), 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games Draw 10 Skins game (first round), 2 p.m.

Draw 11 Skins game (second round), 6 p.m.

Kings 3 Wolves 1 The Kings, much like the Queens, did enough to win 25-18, 25-27, 25-20, 25-21 as they shook off the long bus trip.

Well’s Furniture downed Circle T 65-58 in Central Alberta “They played us tough as well,” said Kings head coach Aaron Schulha, whose squad is 11- Senior Men’s Basketball Association play.

Dave McComish dropped in 21 0.

“But we did some good things and while we points and Brook Doan added 19 for CONTROL SAFETY the winners. let them back in the match at times, we were tough when we Certified Instructor needed to be.”

St. John Ambulance, Alberta Council Setter Sam Brisbane was Offering: the RDC player of the match First Aid with two aces, two stuff blocks Emergency First Aid and five digs. Braden O’Toole, Level A CPR + AED who was on the right side in Standard First Aid place of Chris Osborn, who reLevel C CPR + AED Truck Decks, Welding Skids, Headache mained at RDC for the weekStandard First Aid Recertification end, had 14 kills and two aces.

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Rookie has strong showing RUSSELL HENLEY PUTTED FOR BIRDIE ON EVERY HOLE ON HIS WAY TO SECOND STRAIGHT 63

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Steve Ames, of Trinidad, hits from the 10th tee during the second round of the Sony Open golf tournament, Friday, in Honolulu.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU — Two days into his PGA Tour career, Russell Henley was in the record book.

Henley putted for birdie on every hole Friday on his way to a second straight round of a 7-under 63, giving him a two-shot lead over fellow rookie Scott Langley and Scott Piercy in the Sony Open.

He was at 14-under 126, breaking the 36-hole tournament scoring record by two shots.

“It’s pretty surreal,” Henley said.

In the first full-field event of the

season, the rookies were leading the way. All they did on another windy, warm day along the shores of Oahu was trade places atop the leaderboard.

Langley opened with a 62 and followed that with a 66. That typically would be enough to stay in the lead.

Langley said he tried to stay aggressive, and then he felt he had no choice.

He birdied his last three holes to reach 128.

Piercy looked as though he had a chance to catch Henley in the afternoon, even as a gentle wind turned into nothing more than a breeze, but he spent most of his time grinding over pars. A birdie on the par-5 ninth, his

Peterman picks up pair of wins CURLING EDMONTON — Defending provincial and Canadian champion Jocelyn Peterman of Red Deer improved to 4-2 Friday with a pair of wins in the Alberta junior women’s championship at the Thistle Curling Club.

The Peterman foursome, including third Brittany Tran, second Rebecca Konschuh and lead Kristine Anderson, cracked three in the sixth end en route to a 9-4 victory over Courtney Rossing of Grande Prairie, then slipped past Dacey Brown of Airdrie 6-5 in the evening draw. Kayla Ramstad of Red Deer, with Julia Gavin at third and Sarah More and Jena Lewis holding down the front end, lost twice to fall to 2-4. Ramstad was doubled 6-3 by Taylore Theroux of the Edmonton Saville Sports Centre and then gave up five in the seventh end and was defeated 10-1 by Kelsey Rocque of the Saville Centre.

Rocque and Karynn Flory of Edmonton Crestwood are tied atop the eight-team standings at 5-1, with Peterman and Theroux next at 4-2. Joining Ramstad at 2-4 heading into today’s 10 a.m. final round-robin draw is Janais DeJong of Sexsmith, while Rossing and Brown are both 1-5.

Tiebreakers, if needed, will be played at 3 and 7 p.m. today. If one or more tiebreakers are not required, the semifinal will go at 7 p.m. Otherwise, the semifinal and championship final will be played Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

OLDS GRIZZLYS have a player of his age and talent join our team.

He is going to be relied on heavily on our power play.”

Brown was playing with the Mountainview Colts of the Heritage Junior B League.

withdrew after playing nine holes because of the flu.

“I feel like I’m coming down with whatever my caddie’s got,” said Johnson, who was 3 over at the turn. “Just not feeling well. Stomach hurts, headache, tired.”

Calgary’s Stephen Ames shot a 3-under 67, leaving him six shots back at 8-under 132.

David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., and Brad Fritsch of Ottawa both shot par 70s, and are 3-under for the tournament at 137.

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., and Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., missed the cut at 138. DeLaet had a 70 to finish at 139, and Weir closed with a 69, and was another shot back.

Chris Kirk made a pair of tap-in eagles — a 5-iron into the wind to 3 feet on the ninth, a 7-iron with the wind to 2 feet on the 18th — for a 62 that put him at 10-under 130 along with Tim Clark (66) and Charles Howell III (64).

Pat Perez, working on his new attitude of seeing silver linings instead of black clouds, ran off three straight birdies early in his round for a 63 and was another shot back.

The last rookie to win his PGA Tour debut was Garrett Wilson when he captured the Tucson Open in 2001, the same week of the Match Play Championship in Australia. The Sony Open is only at the halfway point, which made the debut of the rookies no less impressive.

Henley took over the lead for the first time with a shot into 8 feet to a front pin on No. 2, his 11th hole of the day.

With birdies on the fifth and sixth holes, it looked as though he might pull away when he stretched his lead to four shots.

Langley came to life with a 7-iron and a 20-foot birdie putt on the seventh, then a sand wedge into the par-4 eighth and more work than he wanted on the par-5 ninth, when he got up-anddown for birdie from near the hospitality tent to the right of the green.

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North America extends their lead THE CANADIAN PRESS PENTICTON, B.C. — North America is taking control at the World Financial Group Continental Cup. The team took nine of a possible 12 points at the Ryder Cup-style curling competition Friday to grab a 13-8 lead on the World squad in the overall points race through two days.

The first team to 30.5 points will claim the WFG Financial Cup. The North Americans, who lost to the World team in last year’s event, capped their day by winning two men’s team games on Friday night and tying another.

“Boy, what a day,” said Edmonton skip Kevin Martin after his team rolled to a 6-3 win over Sweden’s Niklas Edin. “Everybody’s been playing really, really well. We’ve got the momentum, and hopefully we can keep it going, but it’s a long way to the finish line yet.”

Martin’s rink took control with two points in the first end and scored three in the fourth to cruise home with the victory on the centre sheet, where he was able to watch the two other North American men’s teams playing on either side of him.

“It takes a lot of pressure off of you, and it adds so much pressure to the other team that we’re playing with the scoreboards the way they were,” Martin said. “That all sort of feeds on itself in this event. So far, so good.”

In other action, U.S. champion Heath McCormick picked up his first win of the week, taking advantage of a short-handed World squad skipped

by Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud for an 8-3 win. Ulsrud lost second Christoffer Svae early in the game with a stomach issue that also was affecting players on Tom Brewster’s Scottish

team.

“It was nice to get that one,” said McCormick, who rebounded after a disappointing 8-7 loss to Edin on Thursday. “We felt like we let one slide last night. We were pretty much in control and I missed a couple bad shots. So to come out and play well again felt nice. It’s nice that we can be part of this team and contribute to this team.

“We feel like we belong.”

Brewster’s rink salvaged half a point from the evening when he drew for a deuce in the eighth end to pull out a 5-5 tie with Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont. “Every point, every half point makes a difference,” said Brewster.

“It’s about reaching that 30.5 points and we’re half a point closer to reaching that. It was hard fought tonight but it was good. We’re seeing a couple of the others guys (on the World team) go down and it’s not great. We’ve just got to dig deep and scrap for everything.”

There will be six more traditional team games (three men’s and three women’s), each worth one point for a win, and one-half point for a tie.

All games are eight ends and there are no extra ends. For the six mixed doubles and six singles matches, one point will also be awarded for each victory, one-half point if tied.

The six skins games (two mixed, two women’s and two men’s) on Sunday will offer a total of five points per game, with the first six ends of each game worth one-half point each, while the seventh and eighth ends are worth one point each. In skins, a count of at least two with last rock or a steal is required in order to win an end. Otherwise, the points carry over.

The winning side receives $52,000 while the losing side gets $26,000.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL The Lindsay Thurber senior girls basketball team pulled off a big win on Friday at the Bev Facey Community School tournament in Edmonton and are now headed into the semifinals.

Emma Newton led the team with 20 points as they defeated McNally High School from Edmonton 7634. Rachel Bysterveld and Amy Whitesell also added 12 points each in the win.

The next game for the girls is today at 12:30 p.m. as they face the host Bev Facey team in the A side semifinal.

The Lindsay Thurber senior boys team lost their game to Notre Dame of Calgary 74-60. Spencer Klassen and Tanner Rehn had 20 points each in the loss.

Next up for the boys is the B side semifinal today at 9 a.m. against Centennial of Saskatoon.

• The host Lightning downed Memorial Composite of Stony Plain 69-49 in the boys division of the Hunting Hills High School JV basketball tournament Friday.

Spruce Grove defeated Airdrie Bert Church 53-47 in the other boys contest.

On the girls side, Hunting Hills fell 41-36 to Memorial Composite, Chelsea Antonio scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a losing cause as the Notre Dame Cougars dropped a 46-44 decision to Wetaskiwin, and Bert Church beat Spruce Grove 58-47.

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Grizzlys 4 Mustangs 3 OLDS — Spencer Dorowicz scored at 18:50 of the third period Friday as the Olds Grizzlys snapped a 12-game AJHL losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Mustangs.

Matthew Marcinew, Damien Kulynych and Taylor Bilyk also scored for the Grizzlys. Repying for the Mustangs before 473 fans at the Sportsplex were Blair Wentworth, Jamie King and Jared Van Ree. Olds netminder Ethan Jemieff and Calgary goaltender Ravi Dattani each made 30 saves. ● The Grizzlys traded 20-year-old Chase Paylor to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the BCHL Thursday, then added former junior B defenceman Cale Brown to their roster.

“We sought out a defenceman during this deadline that will compete every day and would die for the Grizzlys organization,” said Olds head coach Brett Hopfe.

“We had a lot of offers for older defenceman who we felt did not fit the role that we were looking for. So we decided to sign Brown because of his commitment to hockey and the fact that he has played phenomenal for us in the games that he has been called up with us. We are very excited to be able to

last hole, gave him another 64.

That means Henley and Langley will be paired together for the third straight day, this time in the last group going into the weekend.

The college graduates have been good friends for the past few years, each helping when the other was going through a bad spell. They have been linked together since they shared low amateur honours at Pebble Beach in the 2010 U.S. Open.

“It’s never easy to back up a really good round, I kind of got off to a little slower start,” Langley said.

“But it was certainly nice to finish the way I did and kind of get back in it with Russ. He played so well, and I was just trying to keep pace as much as I can. To finish that way was really good.”

The previous 36-hole record at the Sony Open was 128 by five players, most recently John Cook in 2002.

Matt Kuchar made eagle on the 18th hole to finish off a 63. He was three shots behind.

That the scores were low — six players had a 63 or better on Friday — was no surprise. Oahu hasn’t received much rain over the last several months, and in tropical sunshine, the fairways were running fast and the greens were pure. And for those coming over from a windy week on Maui, it truly felt like paradise.

“Coming from last week, it feels really easy out there,” Kuchar said.

“This course, as simple as it seems, it’s one of the tougher courses on tour. If you’re not playing well, you’re going to make some bogeys. ... I understand the wind is supposed to really die down over the weekend, so I certainly expect low scoring. The course is in great shape, greens are beautiful, so there’s going to be a lot more birdies and foot has definitely got to be down on the pedal.”

Dustin Johnson won’t get a chance to match Ernie Els as the only players to sweep the two Hawaii events. Johnson, who won last week at Kapalua,

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 B7

Falcons trying to end playoff futility

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — It’s 2010 all over again for the Atlanta Falcons.

Just like two seasons back, the Falcons finished 133 in the regular season. Once again, they have the top seed and home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs.

This time, they vow they’re mature enough to make the most of the opportunity.

The Falcons will try to end their recent trend of first-game post-season exits Sunday when they play the streaking Seattle Seahawks in the divisional playoffs. The Falcons had a first-round bye last week while rookie quarterback Russell Wilson led Seattle to a 24-14 comeback win at the Washington Redskins.

The Seahawks (12-5) bring a six-game winning streak to Atlanta.

Atlanta had never managed back-to-back winning seasons before a new era began in 2008 with general manager Thomas Dimitroff, coach Mike Smith and quarterback Matt Ryan. The Falcons have five straight winning records and four playoff seasons, including three straight.

So far, all the regular-season success has led only to post-season disappointment. Smith and Ryan are 0-3 in the post-season, including a home loss to Green Bay in 2010 and an ugly 24-2 loss at the Giants last year.

The Falcons say they’ve learned from the playoff defeats and are better prepared this year.

“We’ve been here in the past before and now we’re more mature,” said safety Thomas DeCoud. “We know what we can and cannot do.

“It’s a sense of pride, more of an internal sense of pressure rather than anything external. As professional athletes we all want to go out there and perform well and get this monkey off our backs, so to speak.”

The Falcons can only marvel at Wilson’s ability to pull off a road win in his first playoff game. Wilson completed 15 of 26 passes for 187 yards and ran for 67 yards in last week’s win. Seattle overcame a 14-0 deficit to beat the Redskins.

Wilson, a third-round pick, has outlasted Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III in the playoffs.

“My expectations are very high,” Wilson said.

“That’s allowed me to be where I am today. If I listen to everybody who said I can’t do it, there’s no way I could play in the National Football League, there’s no way I’d be starting in the National Football League. There’s no way I’d be here today.”

Centre Todd McClure, in his 13th season, is the only holdover from the last Atlanta team to win a playoff game, in 2004.

“I feel like this is the best team I’ve been on since I’ve been here,” McClure said. “I’m not just saying that. I feel like this is the best opportunity I’ve had and we’ve had to make a run. We have to go out on Sunday and execute. We have to play our best football to win this game and I think we’re ready for it.”

The 35-year-old McClure says he thinks he’ll return for another season. Tight end Tony Gonzalez, who is 36, says he’s 95 per cent certain he will retire even though he made his 13th Pro Bowl. Among other key veterans on the team are cornerback Asante Samuel and running back Michael Turner.

Looking back at 2010 and 2011, McClure says the Falcons are fortunate to have this opportunity to make up for past post-season failures. He says there is no assurance there will be another chance.

“These opportunities in the playoffs, they don’t happen every year,” McClure said. “Some teams seem like they’re in just about every year but you look over guys’ careers and it’s hard to get in the playoffs. Even if I do play another year it’s not a certainty I’ll be back in this situation. It’s like that for everybody in this locker room. We want to take advantage of where

we’re at.”

The Falcons’ offence has evolved in the five seasons under Smith, whose early teams featured Turner’s runs. First-year offensive co-ordinator Dirk Koetter made this a pass-first offence with more screens and more big plays for Gonzalez and receivers Roddy White and Julio Jones.

Ryan set franchise marks with 4,719 yards passing and 32 touchdowns while completing 68.6 per cent of his passes for another record.

With Ryan orchestrating the no-huddle attack, the Falcons have the ability for quick-strike big plays. It’s a contrast to the Seahawks, who prefer to control the ball with powerful running back Marshawn Lynch, who set a career high and ranked third in NFL with 1,590 yards rushing.

“If we can hold the football, it’s frustrating to an offence who wants to go fast,” said Seattle coach Pete Carroll. “We’re not trying to sit on the clock at all, but we’re certainly committed to the running game.

There is nothing better that we can do than to be making first downs and handling the football to keep them from being on the field. The best thing we could do is to keep them on the sideline, and the best way we can do that is to convert, and running gives us a great chance.”

The Seahawks, only 3-5 on the road in the regular season, must make their second cross-country trip in as many weeks. According to STATS LLC, the only NFL West Coast team to win two games at East Coast sites in the same post-season was the 1989 Los Angeles Rams, who won at Philadelphia and the New York Giants.

Seattle lost sacks leader Chris Clemons to a knee injury last week. Rookie Bruce Irvin will start for Clemons, who had 11 1-2 sacks, at defensive end.

Losing Clemons is big for a defence that allowed only 203 yards — 99 passing and 104 rushing — against the Redskins.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Vince Wilfork was a champion as a rookie with the New England Patriots.

So, he wondered, how hard could it be to win the Super Bowl every year?

After the past seven seasons without another title, he has his answer.

“Winning one early in my career, you kind of get the sense that it happens like this all the time, but it doesn’t,” the defensive tackle said. “It’s very, very hard to win at this level, at any level.”

His college teammate at Miami, Andre Johnson, never reached the playoffs in his first eight seasons with the Houston Texans. He finally got there last year. On Sunday, he faces Wilfork and the Patriots in a divisional-round game.

“It means a lot,” the wide receiver said. “It makes you appreciate all the tough times you went through to get to this point.”

The Patriots (12-4) have a rich tradition of three titles in four years before the current championship drought. They won nine of their last 10 games, are coming off a bye and are heavily favoured, having routed Houston 42-14 on Dec. 10.

The Texans (13-4) have a poor history with just two post-season wins in 11 years of existence. They lost three of their last four regular-season games, then edged the Cincinnati Bengals 19-13 last Saturday in the wild-card round.

Those differences aside, both teams are hungry to keep the season going — all the way to a Super Bowl triumph.

New England nearly won it last season, falling to the New York Giants 21-17 on a last-minute touchdown. That was a huge disappointment for special teams captain Matthew Slater, a rookie in 2008 who wasn’t part of any of the championships. He didn’t even win a playoff game in his first three seasons.

“To be able to come as close as we did last year and have past failures in my previous seasons here, it just drives you and motivates you more,” he said.

“We don’t feel like we’ve accomplished anything. We don’t feel like we’ve arrived at all because it’s all for naught unless you do something in the post-season.

We’re very driven, very motivated, very focused.”

Focused on the future.

The past — that 28-point romp last month — has no bearing on the rematch, coaches and players from both teams insist.

“I think it’s a bunch of garbage,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. “The game will have its own elements and it will write its own story.”

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is tired of all the talk about that beating his team took.

“Obviously, we didn’t play good last time we were up there,” he said. “I don’t think we need to keep rehashing it. I think we just need to play our style of football.”

That style depends on Arian Foster running the ball. Do that well and the Texans can maintain possession and keep Tom Brady and the Patriots’ league-best offence on the sideline.

It worked last Saturday against much weaker competition. The Texans outgained the Bengals 420 yards to 198 and held the ball for 38:49 compared to 21:11 for Cincinnati. Foster ran 32 times and caught eight passes, a total of 40 plays. The Bengals had just 48 plays all game.

And Foster’s 140 yards rushing made him the only player with at least 100 in each of first three playoff games.

“There’s nothing he can’t do,” Texans offensive co-ordinator Rick Dennison said. “He catches the ball extremely well. He blocks very well. The little things, as far as seeing somebody, it’s almost like a chess move. He knows a couple moves ahead when a guy is coming so he doesn’t take a solid shot.”

The weak link could be quarterback Matt Schaub.

He threw for more than 4,000 yards for the third time in four years, but in his last five games has just one touchdown pass and four interceptions. His passer rating against the Patriots of 68.8 was his third lowest of the season.

But now that he’s gotten past the first post-season game of his career, he expects a much better performance.

“We go up with a lot of confidence,” Schaub said.

“If you want to move on, you’ve got to bring a sense of nastiness and attitude with you to go out and dominate your opponent on every play.”

That’s impossible, of course, especially against the Patriots’ offence.

Brady’s next post-season win will be his 17th, breaking a tie with Joe Montana for the most by any quarterback. He’ll get a boost from having tight ends Rob Gronkowski, sidelined for the first game against Houston, and Aaron Hernandez on the field together for only the sixth time this season.

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CANTON, Ohio — Single-season sacks leader Michael Strahan and two players who tried to block him are among 15 modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Strahan, who had 22 ½ sacks in 2001 and 141 ½ for his 15-year his career with the New York Giants, is joined by offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden of the Ravens and guard-tackle Larry Allen of the Cowboys and 49ers.

The fourth first-year eligible to make the cut is defensive tackle Warren Sapp of the Buccaneers and Raiders.

Strahan, Ogden and Sapp all won Super Bowls.

The hall announced Friday that the other finalists are running back Jerome Bettis; receivers Cris Carter, Tim Brown and Andre Reed; LB-DEs Charles Haley and Kevin Greene; guard Will Shields; defensive back Ae-

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KOENIGSSEE, Germany — Canada’s Kaillie Humphries bounced back to win a women’s bobsled World Cup event Friday and hand German rival Cathleen Martini her first defeat on the Koenigssee course in three years.

Martini was victorious last week in Altenberg but Humphries — the world and Olympic champion from Calgary — returned to the top of the podium after powering down in snowy conditions for a comfortable win.

Humphries and brakewoman Chelsea Valois of Zenon Park, Sask., have won six of seven races this season.

Humphries also extended her record podium streak at international events to 10 with the latest victory.

“I’m aware that what I’m doing is different, but I don’t really know yet what it means,” Humphries said. “You dream of winning like this, or being an Olympic champion, but when it actually happens it is completely different feeling than what you thought it would be.

“It is a great feeling though to know that I am in amongst the names of some of the best athletes, but I still feel there is room to improve and lots that I still want to achieve in the sport.”

Humphries clocked a time of one minute 43.07 seconds for the two runs, beating Martini by 0.42 seconds.

“We had two great starts today and I had two decent runs with no major mistakes so everything worked out really well today and it is sweet to win again,” Humphries said.

Sandra Kiriasis of Germany was third. It was Humphries’ 10th career World Cup victory and 18th podium finish as a pilot.

“It is awesome to win anywhere,

but extra nice to win in Europe,” she said. “Winning in North America is one thing, but it is a different stage winning in Europe because you are away from home, not as comfortable, and we have so little time to train on these tracks.

“Winning here tells me I am one of the top pilots in the world.”

American track star Lolo Jones and Jazmine Fenlator were 10th while Edmonton pilot Jenny Ciochetti and Calgary’s Kate O’Brien were 17th.

Noelle Pikus-Pace of the United States, a former world champion, won the women’s skeleton race later Friday for her first World Cup win since coming back this season nearly three years after retiring and the birth of her second child.

World Cup leader Marion Thees was second and fellow German Anja Huber finished third. Canadian Mellisa Hollingsworth was fourth.

Pikus-Pace was in second place in the first heat, 0.03 seconds behind Sarah Reid of Calgary. But the Canadian bungled her second run and dropped to fifth, while the American clocked the fastest second heat to jump to first.

It was her first World Cup win since 2004.

Pikus-Pace was the Olympic favourite heading into the 2006 Turin Games before she was struck by an out-of-control bobsled that sailed past the end of a track, badly breaking one of her legs.

She missed those Olympics, finished fourth at the 2010 Vancouver Games, and retired afterward primarily because she wanted to spend more time with her family.

The American posted an aggregate time of 1:47.51, winning by 0.41 seconds.

Hollingsworth was fourth in 1:48.19.

World Cup rookie Cassie Hawrysh of Brandon, Man., was 14th.

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Bettis played for the Rams and Steelers — he won the 2006 Super Bowl in his final game, something Strahan did in 2008. He’s in his third season of eligibility and was beaten out by fellow running backs Marshall Faulk in 2011 and Curtis Martin in 2012 for the hall. Carter, Brown and Reed all were in the top 10 in receptions when they retired. Haley won five Super Bowls, two with San Francisco and three with Dallas.

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WINTER! Backcountry skiing at Storm Mountain in Kootenay National Park on Jan. 5.

This week the Advocate asked its online readers to submit photos of themselves and their families enjoying winter in Central Alberta.

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Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

Hospital beyond capacity FLU, NOROVIRUS CASES FILL UP BEDS AT RED DEER REGIONAL

FIDDLE JAMBOREE AND DANCE Rosin you bows. The eighth annual Spruce View Old Time Fiddle Jamboree and Dance will be held at Spruce View Community Hall on Jan. 26. Happy hour and a beef on a bun supper start at 5:30 p.m. Fiddling will run from 7 to 9 p.m., with a dance to follow. Admission is $20 per adult. Fiddlers and pre-schoolers will be admitted free of charge. Net proceeds go to STARS Air Ambulance. The event is sponsored

by Spruce View and District Lions. Fiddlers should pre-register by calling Darwin at 403-986-2004, Al at 403-304-5486 or Ray at 403-728-3875. Spruce View Community Hall is located 29 km west of Innisfail on Hwy 54.

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Influenza and norovirus have contributed to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre at times exceeding its capacity for patients — most recently this week.

This week Alberta Health Services announced that major hospitals in Edmonton and Calgary were above 100 per cent capacity in most units.

“Certainly there have been patients who have been in nontraditional rooms and we have been over capacity throughout this week for periods of time,” said Robert Swanson, director of medical surgical impatient services at the Red Deer hospital, on Friday.

“There are spaces we have designated on each of the inpatient units where we’re still

able to care for our patients and we still strive to deliver effective care to those patients regardless of that traditional room or non-traditional room.

“Certainly we’re trying to ensure that those that require the most intensive care have traditional patient rooms so they have the amenities that are right next to them and are able to have the privacy.”

One surgery was deferred on Wednesday due to capacity volume, in which the flu is one factor, he said.

Since December 2010, Alberta Health Services has used dedicated lounge chairs or beds in hospitals when they are overcapacity.

AHS hospitals around the province are also easing temporary seasonal pressures by providing additional home care resources to facilitate discharge; prioritizing placement

to continuing care sites for hospitals most affected; and repatriating medically stable out-ofprovince patients to their home provinces.

Swanson said Red Deer does look at repatriating patients back to their home hospital within Central Zone of Alberta Health Services quickly when possible.

“When you get to capacity, every little bit helps.”

He said the capacity level varies day to day, but usually in the winter months the Red Deer hospital is very close to 100 per cent.

“It’s more of a seasonal thing.

Certainly I don’t think this winter would be markedly different than other winters.”

Swanson said influenza has affected both patients and staff.

“We don’t know if we’ve hit the crest of it yet.”

As of Jan. 5, Central Zone

had 182 lab-confirmed flu cases this flu season. Within the entire province, there were 1,145 cases.

As of Jan. 5, Central Zone had one lab-confirmed outbreak of norovirus at a seniors lodge and the province has had 45 confirmed outbreaks.

As of Jan. 5, a total of 49,599 people were immunized against the flu by public health in AHS Central Zone. In the province, 454,436 were immunized.

Immunization is still available at Red Deer Johnstone Crossing Community Health Centre, 300 Jordan Parkway.

For an appointment, call 403356-6300.

Visit www.albertahealthservices.ca/influenza.asp or call Health Link Alberta at 1-866408-5465 (LINK) for more information on the flu. szielinski@reddeeradvocate. com

SNOWMOBILE POKER RALLY Ride your sled for fun and to support the David Thompson Snow Riders snowmobile club on Jan. 27. A poker rally hosted by the club begins at the snowmobile staging area on Range Road 3.2 off Hwy 11 west of Benalto.

Registration runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Alberta Snowmobile Association trail passes are required to participate and will be available for $20 each. Poker hands cost $5 each or five for $20 and must be turned in from the 40-km loop by 4:30 p.m. Half the collected monies will be paid out with the other half supporting the club’s efforts to maintain its snowmobile trails.

More information is available by calling Clint at 403-392-3424.

GOOD SLEEP Insomniacs will want to come this session for getting more shuteye. Inzomniax: DrugFree Sleep Solutions presents How to Have a Good Nights Sleep on Sunday, Jan. 20, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Discover what you can do to fall asleep more easily, stay asleep longer, sleep better and wake up refreshed. It will be held in the meeting room of G.H. Dawe Community Centre.

Register through the Red Deer Recreation Centre at 403-309-8411.

Cost is $25. For more information, email angela@inzomniax.com.

CORRECTION An item in Friday’s Advocate had the location incorrect for Philospher’s Cafe on Jan. 17. The event is at the Red Deer College Library at 7 p.m.

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Ice fisherman Ryan Wickenheiser fires up his auger to redrill holes in a friend’s ice shack on Sylvan Lake on Friday. Anglers don’t seem to want to return to using barbed hooks even though they’re once again legal in Alberta, after a federal amendment to the Alberta Fishery Regulations inadvertently removed the barbed hook ban in place since 2004.

Hooked on barbless

BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF Anglers don’t seem to want to return to using barbed hooks even though they’re once again technically legal in Alberta.

“It makes sense to use barbless hooks,” said Randy Carlile of Red Deer, one of numerous fishers on Sylvan Lake on Friday.

“At least you can get the barbless out without damaging the fish.”

In September 2011, a federal amendment to the Alberta Fishery Regulations inadvertently removed Alberta’s barbed hook ban in place since 2004.

The omission was missed until a prosecutor readying a case brought it up late last year. Alberta Environment and Sustain-

able Resource Development and Justice and Solicitor General have stopped charging anglers, withdrawn charges and are reversing wrongful convictions and refunding fines of between $100 and $200 to the approximately 600 Albertans who were ticketed for using barbed hooks.

Carlile said criticism of barbless hooks, which may not catch a fish’s mouth as securely as a barbed one, is baseless.

“If you keep the line tight with barbless, they’ll stay on,” said the lifelong angler.

“It’s a sport. You lose a fish, you’re not going to die.”

Ryan Wickenheiser agrees.

“It’s definitely easier on the fish: you don’t rip the mouth apart, especially for catch and release for the walleye,” said the Sylvan Lake man as he read-

ied his hut and lines.

“The funny thing is with all the barbless hook laws, they still sell them with barbs.”

Wayne Stanley of Sylvan Lake, another angler readying his hut for a day’s fishing, said he was warned, but not cited, for using barbed hooks by a Fish and Wildlife officer last year while fishing with his grandchildren at Niemela Reservoir, a stocked pond northwest of Benalto.

“She made me take my lines out and everything. There was a $250 fine for using them, she said.” He still uses barbed hooks, but “I pinch the barbs back,” which is allowed under Alberta regulations.

Dale Malin, owner of The Sportsmen’s Den, said using barbless hooks make sense.

“It’s just trying to save the

Video link offers legal help

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF A program helping clients in Central Alberta towns get free legal advice through video conferencing has now been created in a fourth community.

The Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic, which gives legal advice and information to people who cannot afford a lawyer and do not qualify for legal aid, was recently launched in Ponoka. The clinic has partnered with Ponoka Family and Community Support Services to allow clients to talk to lawyers via video conferencing.

Kathy Parsons, executive director of the clinic, said the program is also offered in Lacombe, Stettler and Rocky Mountain House.

The legal clinic has been offered in Red Deer for seven years, but sometimes it’s hard for people in other communities to get there.

That’s why this community legal clinic was started in 2010, she said.

“If there is a lawyer in the community that’s willing to volunteer

DESPITE FEDERAL MIXUP, MOST FISHERMEN CHOOSE TO AVOID BARBED HOOKS

for us, then we will do face-to-face,” said Parsons. “But if we don’t have one, then we’ll use a lawyer in Red Deer.”

Ponoka FCSS will have a computer that uses the video conferencing software. Clients are then connected with the lawyer at the Red Deer office. If a lawyer in Ponoka volunteers, then that individual would meet with the client in the Ponoka FCSS office.

Both Lacombe and Rocky clinics offer lawyers who meet with clients in person, while sometimes video conferencing is necessary in Stettler.

Parsons said this free service has been successful.

She said this kind of service where videoconferencing is an option is not commonly done around the world.

“It’s a relatively new concept,” said Parsons.

Residents who are interested in booking such a service are asked to call the Red Deer office at 1-877-3149129 or Ponoka FCSS at 403-783-4462.

For more information, go online at www.communitylegalclinic.net. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

fish,” he said, adding manufacturers make barbed hooks “because not everyone’s barbless.

“They make them for a national market, not a provincial one. Not everybody’s barbless.

Saskatchewan isn’t. They just put barbs on them and you just push them down.”

Environment and Sustainable Resource Development is working with the federal government and may consult the sportfishing community on a future ban, said a department spokesperson.

Despite the current lack of law, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development still encourages and promotes barbless hook use, saying it makes catch and release easier for both anglers and released fish. rfiedler@redderadvocate.com

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Stolen property found, four people arrested Four people were arrested in Lousana on Wednesday in connection with stolen goods allegedly taken from the Red Deer area.

Three Hills RCMP conducted a search warrant at 11:50 p.m. on a home in the hamlet after learning that stolen property was allegedly being stored there.

Police recovered parts from a pickup truck reported stolen on Tuesday to Red Deer RCMP. The truck itself was found south of Lousana abandoned in a ditch. Also recovered was a snowmobile reported stolen to Red Deer Mounties on Jan. 5.

Three men and one woman were arrested. Possession of stolen property charges have been laid against one of the men and the woman.

The woman, whose name hasn’t been released, will appear in Drumheller provincial court on Feb. 6.

A man, who was allegedly found in possession of a set of brass knuckles and was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, will be in court on Feb. 6 in Drumheller as well.

One of the men will be in court in Edmonton on Monday while the third man will be in court on possession of stolen property charges in Red Deer.

Sgt. Joe Sangster expects more details will be released around Wednesday.

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Defining ‘evangelical,’ or not, in 2013 List America’s prominent evangelicals and the Rev. Rick Warren remains near the top, right up there with the Rev. Brian McLaren, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Jim Wallis, the Rev. Tim Keller and others.

Evangelicals, of course, have been known to argue about who belongs on that list. In recent years, it has become increasingly obvious that the experts are struggling to decide who is and who is not an “evangelical” in the first place.

“I know what the word ‘evangelical’ is supposed to mean,” said Warren, 58, leader of the 20,000-member TERRY Saddleback Church in Lake MATTINGLY Forest, Calif., with its many branches and ministries.

“I mean, I know what the word ‘evangelical’ used to mean.”

The problem, he said, is that many Americans no longer link “evangelical” with a set of traditional doctrines, such as the need to evangelize the lost, defending biblical authority, helping the needy and proclaiming that salvation is found through faith in Jesus Christ alone.

Somewhere during the George W. Bush years the word “evangelical” — a church-history term — “got co-opted into being a political term,” said Warren, in a recent telephone interview.

Debates about this vague word are not new. During a 1987 interview with the Rev. Billy Graham, I asked him point-blank, “What does the word ‘evangelical’ mean?”

The world’s most famous evangelist responded, “Actually, that’s a question I’d like to ask somebody, too. ...

“You go all the way from the extreme fundamentalists to the extreme liberals and, somewhere in between, there are the evangelicals.”

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Ultimately, Graham said that “evangelicals” preach salvation through faith in Jesus and believe all the doctrines in the Nicene Creed — especially in the Resurrection.

Warren said he would certainly agree with Graham’s bottom line, which is that “evangelical” must be defined in doctrinal terms.

The problem is that this isn’t how the term is being used in public life, especially by the news media.

During the George W. Bush administration, he said, most journalists “seemed to think that ‘evangelical’ meant that you backed the Iraq war, for some reason or another. ...

“But right now, I don’t think there is any question that most people think that evangelicals are people who oppose gay rights — period. Unfortunately, that’s all the word means.”

Warren based this judgment, in part, on his experiences during 22 recent interviews with major newspapers, magazines and television networks — a blitz marking the release of an expanded, 10th-anniversary edition of his book The Purpose Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? The book has sold more than 32 million copies around the world, with translations in 50 languages.

By the end of that media storm, Warren said members of his team were starting to place bets before each interview on whether the perfunctory gaymarriage question would be the first, or the second, question asked.

On CNN, interviewer Piers Morgan noted that the U.S. Constitution and the Bible are “well-intentioned” but “inherently flawed.” Morgan continued: “My point to you about gay rights, for example -- it’s time for an amendment to the Bible.”

Warren, of course, disagreed: “I do not believe the Bible is flawed, and I willingly admit ... that I base my worldview on the Bible, which I believe is true, and truth.

“It was true 1,000 years ago, it’ll be true 1,000 years from today.”

Time after time, said Warren, interviewers assumed that his beliefs on moral and cultural issues — from salvation to sexual ethics — were based on

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mere politics, rather than on convictions about the Bible and centuries of doctrine.

“I’ve decided that when people don’t have faith, politics is their religion,” he said.

“Politics is the only thing that is really real to many people in our world today.

“So if politics isn’t at the center of your life, then many people just can’t understand what you’re saying.”

In the end, said Warren, it may be time for various brands of conservative Protestants - Baptists, charismatics, Wesleyans, Pentecostals, Calvinists and others — to stop trying to crowd under a common “evangelical” umbrella.

They need to start talking more about the specific traditions that shape their lives.

“Maybe ‘evangelical’ will be like the word ‘liberal,’ “ he said.

“When that word turned into a negative, everybody on the left just turned into ‘progressives’ and they moved right on.

“Maybe it’s time to give the word ‘evangelical’ a rest.”

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Comedy’s staging lacks spark LATEST CAT PRODUCTION HAS GREAT POTENTIAL, BUT NEEDS A QUICKER PACE TO BRING OUT THE LAUGHS Feckless Hillyard Philpott hits the But frankly, this staging of the road seeking his fortune after acciden- Lorne Elliott play in the Nickle Stutally blowing up the local fish plant in dio, upstairs at the Memorial Centre, his native Jarvis Arm, Nfld. could use some of the spark Unbeknownst to our East produced by of any of the Coast ‘hero’ of the play Culabove characters to wring ture Shock, which opened bigger laughs out of this on Thursday in Red Deer, culture clash comedy.

Hillyard gets picked up by Despite a seasoned cast, a couple of dim-witted Quethe opening night producbeçois convicts just outside tion, directed by Brian of Montreal. And they proSpencer, seemed lacking in ceed to rob a bank while energy and rapid-fire pache’s in the driver’s seat of ing to do full justice to a the getaway car. play written by a stand-up Yet, like Mr. Bean, Charcomedian. lie Chaplin’s tramp and othWhile these shortfalls LANA er likable rubes, Hillyard didn’t prevent regular MICHELIN lands on his feet and largely chuckles from erupting escapes repercussions in from the audience, they rethis latest Central Alberta ally should have been belly Theatre production. laughs.

That’s not to say that Hillyard is Mr. Hillyard and his father were fairly Bean or the Tramp — a closer compar- solidly portrayed by the real-life sonison might be Bubbles of The Trailer and-father team of Paul and Michael Park Boys.

Sutherland, who pulled off the same

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roles in a successful local production staged seven years ago.

While I didn’t see that show, Paul plays a pretty winning loser in this one.

As Hillyard, he narrates much of the story in coastal dialect, while walking a fine line between portraying wideeyed naiveté and someone who’s just plain “stunned.”

Michael’s Father Philpott is funniest when tottering on the edge of desperation. He is frustrated by a son who doesn’t know the meaning of COD and constantly sticks him with collect bills for packages and telegrams.

However, Father needs to stop stammering the beginning of his lines, which slows down the repartée. And like all of the actors in this comedy, both Sutherlands can afford to go broader with their characterizations and work on the timing of their punch lines.

There’s no point in burying them.

Culture Shock is a cute comedy

that draws on Canadian stereotypes to get laughs — so you have to think over-the-top characters as in The Ron James Show, This Hour Has 22 Minutes or SCTV. Blaine Newton and Tim Newcomb have made a good start by capturing the Quebec accent to amusing effect as the crooks, brothers Jean and Réjean.

They are never funnier than when trying to translate into English antiquated French-Canadian swear words, which for some reason tend to focus on church chalices.

Jim Claggett also has some comic moments as Cyril the mailman, who becomes Born Again when he falls under the influence of Father Luke, who runs the local Miracle Tent and Laundromat.

With such an experienced bunch of local actors and a veteran CAT director, I suspect this version of Culture Shock will ramp up the laughs as the run progresses. It continues to Feb. 2. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

RDC LECTURE SERIES

Giving artists a new voice

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

The breadth of artistry at Red Deer College will be unveiled and shared with the community in the first of a new series of visiting artist lectures.

Eleven of RDC’s visual arts instructors and technicians will be the first guests of the Art 101 lecture series for 2013. On Tuesday, the staff members will get about six minutes each to present and talk about the artworks they create to an open audience in RDC’s Margaret Parsons Theatre.

On the guest list are: painters David More, James Trevelyan and Daniel Anhorn; sculptors Jason Frizzell, Tanya Zuzak-Collard, Avery Andrykew and Ian Cook; ceramicists Trudy Golley and Michael Flaherty; printmaker Marnie Blair; and performance artist Robin Lambert.

The first 7 p.m. lecture looks inward at college instructors because much of their art is little known to Red Deer residents, said Lambert, the college’s curator of visual art. He believes even RDC students might not be overly familiar with works their instructors create in their own time.

The scope of future lectures will encompass Canadian and some inter-

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Red Deer College visual arts chair Jason Frizzell with his mixed media sculpture titled The House on Starting Over Street. He will be one of the speakers in a visual arts speaker series at the college. The series features RDC staff members on Tuesday. national artists because “it’s exciting to see what’s happening in the wider world,” added Lambert, who believes Red Deer is a growing city on the verge of becoming more cosmopolitan.

Although this series is part of a mandatory for-credit class for RDC visual arts students, all community members are welcome to attend the free lectures — which will continue with other guest artists every two to three weeks.

Lambert explained that Red Deer doesn’t yet attract a wide array of travelling art shows, so the college is taking the opportunity to introduce a broader spectrum of works than might,

otherwise, be exhibited here.

While some of the art might be a stretch for some tastes, he believes local residents are more open minded than given credit for. “Red Deer could be labelled as a more conservative community than it is because we’ve found that every (avant-garde) artist who’s come here has been embraced.”

Some artists who have previously spoken are New Zealand-born Canadian artist Bev Tosh, who brought images of her War Brides installation, which was inspired by her mother’s history; Northern Alberta artist Peter von Tiesenhausen; Jordan Bennett, an aboriginal artist-in-residence at

the University of Alberta; and performance/conceptual artist Brette Gabel.

Lambert said although the 90-minute talks were not widely publicized in the past, they have proven popular with all kinds of people — not just art students. He recalled one elderly woman approached to say “ ‘That was great!’ and that she was really glad her granddaughter had asked her to come.”

Lambert believes the show-and-tell series illustrates that art can be fun, as well as culturally enriching.

For more information, call 403-3423187. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Cartoon cops on a bloody bender SEAN PENN OVER THE TOP AS A MOBSTER IN GANGSTER SQUAD Gangster Squad Two stars (out of four) Rated: 14A Josh Brolin and his fellow Gangster Squad antiheroes certainly have their work cut out for them fighting Mickey Cohen, the 1940s mobster psychopath Sean Penn plays with visceral glee.

You can’t help wonder, though, if Brolin’s Sgt. John O’Mara and his fellow LAPD hard nuts aren’t after the wrong villain.

Better they should be looking for the heinous computer boffins who turned Gangster Squad from film noir homage into a lurid cartoon, something that seeks the drama PETER of The Untouchables and L.A. HOWELL Confidential but instead apes the empty theatrics of Dick Tracy. It’s as if somebody took an old black-and-white Warner Bros. gangster flick, colourized it all to hell, and then turned the contrast dials way up on the monitor.

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Sean Penn and doesn’t just chew up scenery, he devours entire gardens as mobster psychopath Mickey Cohen in Gangster Squad.

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Video game as art concept difficult to execute The Unfinished Swan Platform: PlayStation 3 Genre: Puzzle Publisher: Sony ESRB Rating: E for Everyone Grade: 2.5 stars (out of five)

Manson Family values, in 3D Texas Chainsaw 3D Two stars (out of four) Rated: 18A “Family’s a messy business,” a character says in Texas Chainsaw 3D, and man, ain’t it the truth?

Forget the buzzing bits for a second, which we’ll get to, and consider just how messed up the family parts have become for Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper’s 1974 drive-in PETER classic.

HOWELL The film was severing limbs before Saw and modelling skin masks before Silence of the Lambs, but multiple sloppy remakes and reboots have left Leatherface and his crazy hillbilly butcher clan the neglected stepchildren of horror.

Texas Chainsaw 3D aims to fix this by just forgetting the past four decades and just picking up where the original left off — minus the “massacre” part, but with obviously no shortage of moxie.

After a prologue flashback to TCM, including that final whirl between Marilyn Chambers and Gunnar Hansen’s Leatherface (the two actors provide cameos for TC3D), we get the sequel set-up: the Texas murder mansion was burned by righteous hick vigilantes, but the ashes of evil still smoulder.

Seems there were two survivors of that 1974 family inferno: never-say-die Leatherface (now played by Dan Yeager) and a baby girl who has inexplicably aged only about 20 years in the past 40.

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She’s the lovely Heather (Alexandra Daddario), illegally raised by adoptive parents in another state. Heather visits the old Texas estate when the truth of her birth is revealed and a dotty departed relative deeds her the keys to the mansion — and also to the basement dungeon (insert orchestral da-dum here).

Buxom Heather, natch, is bursting out of her too-tight clothing (if her pants were any lower the film would need a stronger rating). The same goes for her beautiful travelling companions: boyfriend Ryan (rapper Tremaine “Trey Songz” Neverson), sexpot gal pal Nikki (Tania Raymonde), erstwhile chef Kenny (Keram Malicki-Sanchez) and GQ model hitchhiker Darryl (Shaun Sipos).

Needless to say, there aren’t bottles of fine vino lurking in that dungeon, and soon Leatherface is back in business with his blade, hook and saw. The naughtier these kids are, the sooner they die, as per horror convention.

But at least until the midway point, director John Luessenhop (Takers) and his writing committee deliver value for that 3D ticket premium, wasting no opportunity to shove a buzz saw or hook into our faces. This is 3D like it used to be, none of that “immersive” stuff they talk about today.

An effort is made to provide some character definition for Leatherface, which is probably a mistake. He’s much scarier as a cipher.

Things get extremely silly in the third act, such as when a cop sent on his lonesome to the horror house discovers that you should never take an iPhone to a chainsaw fight. Logic was never a strong point of this series, but a few smarts would be nice.

Neither should anyone doubt this unstoppable franchise’s family values — make that Manson Family values.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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GANGSTER: Plenty of blood on screen

night marauders to take down Cohen.

These outlaw cops will work off-book and off-badge, with no official sanction and no thanks whatsoever.

Who could refuse an offer like this?

But O’Mara manages to round up a redeemable cynic (Ryan Gosling), a terse sharpshooter (Robert Patrick) and his eager protégé (Michael Peña), a gadget brainiac (Giovanni Ribisi) and a flash cat with a sharp knife (Anthony Mackie).

What follows is an endless volley of rat-tat-tat and drip-drip-drip, as the bullets fly and the blood flows to sickening excess, even for a Hollywoodized gangster film where the machine gun volleys mostly just pierce cars while magically sparing the occupants.

O’Mara’s gangster squad members give as good as they get from Cohen and his goons. They work with bloody gusto but not much character nuance.

Just one of them, Ribisi’s conflicted Officer Conway Keeler, bothers to stop to ask whether the line between good guy and bad guy has been erased. And then the bullets fly again.

And so might the viewer express the same concern, especially since Gangster Squad has been caught up in the current dragnet of public concern over gun violence. The film was supposed to come out last fall, but it was pulled for emergency reshoots after a theatre bloodbath scene was too close to the real horror of last summer’s movie massacre in Aurora, Colo.

Given the amount of blood that still splashes the screen, you have to wonder just how bad the excised material

Not that those boffins should take all the heat. Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) directs and cinematographer Dion Beebe (Miami Vice) shoots as if they’re assembling a comic book, using blood and bullets to leap the blank space between the frames.

And screenwriter Will Beall, a former L.A. homicide detective, lards on so much sardonic period dialogue, even a mere shoeshine boy sounds as if he’s auditioning for a Dragnet remake.

Beall isn’t at all averse to the groaner. When Cohen orders one of his thugs to whack a guy, telling him “you know the drill,” the thug produces a giant electric drill. (All this scene needed was Arnold Schwarzenegger in the background, shouting, “Screw youuuuu!”)

The actors do their best, but they’re bringing their “A” game to a decidedly “B” production, with Penn being the most enthusiastic of this game crew.

Penn doesn’t just chew scenery, he devours entire gardens as Cohen, a former Brooklyn boxer turned L.A. crime kingpin. Cohen may be a newcomer to the City of Angels, seen in all its postSecond World War frenzy, but he’s got a big piece of every illegal activity going, from drugs to gambling to rental dames.

He has a high opinion of himself, declaring himself to be God and also “I am progress!” He’s not the least bit torn by this, although the crime rival GALAXY CINEMAS RED DEER 357-37400 HWY 2, RED DEER COUNTY 403-348-2357 he has ripped to shreds beneath the Hollywood SHOWTIMES FOR FRIDAY JANUARY 11, 2013 sign certainly is. Penn TO THURSDAY JANUARY 17, 2013 seems to have found inRISE OF THE GUARDIANS (G) SAT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN) FRI-SUN spiration in Al Pacino’s 11:10, 1:30; SUN 1:30 2:45, 6:10, 9:40; MON-THURS 7:40 homicidal crime boss THIS IS 40 (14A) (SEXUAL CONTENT,NOT GANGSTER SQUAD (18A) (GORY RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN) FRI 3:40, in Dick Tracy, and that BRUTAL VIOLENCE) NO PASSES 7:10, 10:15; SAT-SUN 12:20, 3:40, 7:10, 10:15; FRI 3:20, 7:00, 9:55; SAT-SUN 12:30, 3:20, includes the prosthetic MON-THURS 6:35, 9:35 7:00, 9:55; MON-THURS 7:00, 9:45 face remodeling.

THIS IS 40 (14A) (SEXUAL CONTENT,NOT PARENTAL GUIDANCE (G) FRI-SUN RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN) STAR & Cohen has bought off 3:45, 6:50; MON-THURS 6:45 STROLLERS SCREENING WED 1:00 so many cops and judges, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (14A) SKYFALL (14A) (VIOLENCE) FRI-THURS 9:30 (COARSE LANGUAGE) FRI 3:10, 7:20, 10:10; he prompts a grave and THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED SAT-SUN 12:10, 3:10, 7:20, 10:10; MONgravelly observation JOURNEY 3D (14A) (VIOLENCE) FRI,SUN TUE,THURS 7:10, 10:00; WED 10:00 from one of L.A.’s few 2:30, 6:25, 10:00; SAT 11:00, 2:30, 6:25, MONSTERS, INC. 3D (G) SAT 11:00, 1:20; 10:00; MON-THURS 7:30 remaining good guys, SUN 1:20 DJANGO UNCHAINED (18A) (GORY LINCOLN (PG) (NOT REC. FOR YOUNG Police Chief Parker BRUTAL VIOLENCE) FRI 4:00, 8:00; SATCHILDREN,VIOLENCE,LANGUAGE MAY SUN 12:00, 4:00, 8:00; MON-THURS 8:00 (Nick Nolte): “This isn’t OFFEND) FRI,SUN 3:05, 6:20, 9:45; SAT TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D (18A) (GORY a crime wave, it’s an en11:50, 3:05, 6:20, 9:45; MON-THURS 7:50 BRUTAL VIOLENCE) FRI,SUN 3:50, 7:05, emy occupation.”

9:50; SAT 1:00, 3:50, 7:05, 9:50; MON-THURS LINCOLN (PG) (NOT REC. FOR YOUNG 7:05, 9:55 CHILDREN,VIOLENCE,LANGUAGE Parker wants Brolin’s ZERO DARK THIRTY () NO PASSES MAY OFFEND) STAR & STROLLERS O’Mara, a cop so square FRI,SUN 3:00, 6:30, 9:50; SAT 11:50, 3:00, SCREENING WED 1:00 6:30, 9:50; MON-THURS 6:30, 9:50 even his own wife says NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: THE JACK REACHER (14A) (VIOLENCE) FRIhe’s “not much for abMAGISTRATE () THURS 7:00 SUN 4:10, 7:25, 10:20; MON-WED 6:40, 9:40; VERTIGO () SUN 12:45; WED 7:00 THURS 10:15 stract thinking,” to asLES MISÈRABLES (PG) (VIOLENCE,NOT FLUSHED AWAY (G) SAT 11:00 semble a squad of mid-

GAME ON

Top: The Unfinished Swan ultimately fails to satisfy.

Above: Tank! Tank! Tank! has no story and is simplistic.

One of my favorite games as a child was Tank on the Atari. Premise: Two tanks, shooting at each other until one wins. Flat 2-D screen, simple controls, simple pleasure.

Tank! Tank! Tank! is three times the name but not triple the fun. It has no

real connection to the joystick game of my youth. It feels like a slimmed-down version of basic tank battle, if that is even possible considering the ease of that nearly four-decade-old eight-bit classic.

Up to four players can hop onto the Wii U and battle it out, either as a team against waves of enemies or versus each other in various modes. This provides the best experience of the game, considering its tedium and brevity in other areas.

There is no story. The controls are easy to grasp. Turn toward a target and press a button to shoot. That constitutes the depth of your gaming experience. The game handles the aiming for you, which means you better hope it points you toward the gigantic spider or robot heading your way otherwise you’re toast. You must constantly unlock newer tanks to replay the levels you already beat to unlock more tanks and then you’ve seen all the game has to offer.

I’m all for games that aim for accessibility, but I watch four-year-olds playing more complicated fare on iPads. Anyone looking to spend $50 on a console game would expect more than this.

Follow Chris Campbell @campbler or email him at game_on_games@mac.com.

was.

There’s not much room for women in a film like this, even with Emma Stone playing femme fatale to Gosling, her co-star in Crazy, Stupid, Love. The sizzle their pairing brought to that film is all but extinguished in the rematch.

The only other woman of note in Gangster Squad is Mireille Enos, an actress best know for her TV work (The

Killing, Big Love), who plays Brolin’s sassy wife, and plays her well.

That crack about her hubby’s lack of abstract thinking? She could be talking about Gangster Squad, a paint-bynumbers cartoon police story with unrealized ambitions and an unfortunate body count.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

Tank! Tank! Tank!

Platform: Wii U Genre: Arcade Publisher: Namco Bandai Games ESRB Rating: E for Everyone Grade: one star

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John Dugan, left, as Grandpa Sawyer, and Bill Moseley, centre, as Drayton Sawyer, in a scene from Texas Chainsaw 3-D. The film focuses on the survivors of the original 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

The video game as art has been a topic of conversation in gaming circles for several years now and The Unfinished Swan injects itself into the debate both literally and metaphorically.

You play as Monroe, who keeps a painting of an unfinished swan that his recently deceased mother painted. As the game unfolds in a series of stark white levels, CHRIS you use the conCAMPBELL troller to fling paint splotches all over the place. The paint slowly reveals the design, and along with the swan (which acts as a pseudo guide to each mission) you partake in solving puzzle after puzzle. The game unfolds like an extended fairy tale, so discovering pages to the story is crucial to progressing.

Other successful puzzle games have used the contrast of whites, blacks and grays to amazing success, but Swan doesn’t quite reach those heights. Too often you may be left thinking, “Yeah, but why?” because other than uncovering these pages there isn’t much to enjoy. The game is rich with moving music and the act of discovery as a gameplay element feels novel until it fails to reach a proper crescendo and thus feels monotonous.

Younger gamers with a thirst for discovery may take to this game with gusto while veteran players may wonder what all the fuss is about. The Unfinished Swan is more suited for a trendy downtown gallery showing than for the Louvre.

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SHARES IN RIM HEAD UP AGAIN AFTER VODAFONE GLITCH TORONTO — Shares in Research In Motion bounced back Friday after U.K.-based carrier Vodafone experienced technical problems that disrupted BlackBerry service to customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Shares were up almost 10 per cent, or $1.16, to $12.95 in afternoon trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Earlier Friday, shares in Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) traded at a low of $11.48.

The stock has traded between $6.10 and $18.23 over the past year.

Vodafone PLC said the issue was caused by a router error and that service was being restored.

“We apologize to customers for any inconvenience caused and we will provide updates as necessary,” Vodafone said in an emailed statement.

RIM said it was working with Vodafone to resolve the issue.

“All BlackBerry services are operating normally, but we are aware that a wider Vodafone service issue is impacting some of our BlackBerry customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa,” RIM said.

The disruption, while relatively minor in terms of the BlackBerry global subscriber base, came as RIM works to improve its image and launch the BlackBerry 10 generation of smartphones.

The Waterloo, Ont., smartphone maker has had several outages in the last couple of years, including one in October 2011 that knocked out service for millions of users.

RIM hasn’t disclosed when the BlackBerry 10 smartphones will hit shelves or how much they will cost, but is scheduled to unveil the new devices on Jan. 30 in New York.

The BlackBerry 10 is seen as a make-orbreak product for Research In Motion, which has lost significant market share to Apple’s iPhone and devices using the Android operating system.

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A crew drives steel pilings for the new wall around the Sylvan Lake Marina Friday.

THREE HILLS — Gordon Snell has resigned himself to the fact he’s going to take a financial hit on the restaurant he poured his heart and soul into. But that hasn’t stopped the Three Hills resident from hoping the next operator of Mission Restaurant will enjoy success.

“We want to see it sold and operating. In reality, it doesn’t really make much difference to me, but it’s such a beautiful building.”

Snell and his wife Bonnie were among a half dozen local families that invested in Mission Restaurant. The $3-million business opened in 2006, with the Snells initially managing it.

It became popular with many local diners and drew customers from miles away, said Snell.

“We had people who would drive down from Edmonton, from Calgary — all over the place.”

Calgary restaurant reviewer John Gilchrist travelled to Three Hills to sample Mission Restaurant’s fare and gave it a thumbs-up.

Snell described the restaurant as “high-end casual.” It had seating for more than 200, split between a dining room and a banquet area. The eye-catching decor included a stone pizza oven.

“Everything was high-end,” said Snell, pointing out that he and his partners spent $350,000 on restaurant equipment.

Mission Restaurant closed after about three years of operation. Snell said operational problems arose after he and his wife stepped away. The economic downturn also played a role, he added, including the fact Mission Restaurant initially didn’t serve alcohol.

“I ended up getting a liquor licence, but it was probably less than a year before it closed.”

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Democrats urge Obama to weigh unilateral increase

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s top Democratic allies in the Senate advised him Friday to consider “any lawful steps” to make sure the government does not default of its debts and spur an economic crisis — even if it means acting without approval by Congress.

Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is among those urging Obama to consider options like invoking the 14th Amendment to the Constitution to find ways around the $16.4 trillion legal cap on government borrowing.

The amendment states that the “validity of the public debt of the United States ... shall not be questioned,” which some lawmakers believe permits a way out of the debt limit jam.

The government hit the debt limit last month and is juggling the books to buy additional time for Congress to act. But those

moves only buy a few weeks of wiggle room, which requires Congress to act — likely by midto late-February — to avoid a market-quaking default on U.S. obligations.

The White House has said emphatically that it does not believe that the 14th Amendment permits Obama to ignore the debt cap on U.S. borrowing, though it considered the question during the 2011 debt crisis.

“There is no Plan B. There is no backup plan,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday. “There is no alternative to Congress raising the debt ceiling.”

The letter from Reid and Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., doesn’t mention the 14th Amendment, but aides to the senators said that’s what they have in mind in urging the president to consider unilateral action.

“We believe you must be

willing to take any lawful steps to ensure that America does not break its promises and trigger a global economic crisis — without congressional approval, if necessary,” the letter said.

Battling House and Senate leaders have made virtually no progress on a strategy for legislation to lift the debt cap.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, insists that any debt increase be matched by equivalent spending cuts. Obama, buoyed by his re-election victory, says he won’t negotiate as he did in 2011, when he traded a $2.1 trillion debt increase for tight spending limits on agency budgets and automatic, acrossthe-board spending cuts if a congressional “supercommittee” failed to reach a budget agreement.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell complained that Democrats are trying to avoid taking responsibility for Washington’s out-of-control

spending.

“The Democrat leadership hiding under their desks and hoping the president will find a way around the law on the nation’s maxed-out credit card is not only the height of irresponsibility, but also a guarantee that our national debt crisis will only get worse,” the Kentucky Republican said in a statement.

Michael Steel, a spokesman for Boehner, said Senate Democrats “cannot ignore their responsibilities for political convenience — and the American people will not tolerate an increase in the debt limit without spending cuts and reforms.”

The impasse has people on both sides scratching their heads over how it will be resolved. The anxiety is such that some on the left are urging Obama to mint a coin worth perhaps $1 trillion to be deposited at the Federal Reserve and drawn upon to meet government obligations.

Safari Spa and Salon moving to Clearview Market Square After a decade in Deer Park Centre, Safari Spa & Salon is moving north — by about 30 blocks.

The locally owned business, which operates as an Aveda salon, is scheduled to relocate to Clearview Market Square at the corner of 30th Avenue and 67th Street on March 1. It will remain open at its current site until then.

Corine Sim, who owns Safari Spa & Salon with Jason Volk, said its new 3,000-squarefoot premises will be double the size of its existing bay. Spa rooms will increase in number to seven from four, manicure stations to four from two, pedicure chairs to seven from three, and hair-styling stations to nine from eight.

There will be a fireplace in each spa room, as well as one in a central gathering area.

The new spa and salon will have steam showers for men and women, and the expanded layout will allow for group spa services and couples massages.

Sim anticipates that staff will increase to about 30, from the current roster of 20. In addition to four more aestheticians and two more hair stylists, she expects to boost Safari’s complement of massage therapists to six from two — to accommodate the growing local demand for massage services.

Safari Spa & Salon offers massages, facials, manicures, pedicures, body wraps, body polishes, aromatherapy, waxings, and hair styling for men, women and children, among other services. It’s open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Once in its new location, Safari will also operate from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays and statutory holidays, excluding Good Friday, Easter, Christmas and New Years Day.

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Mike Touchette of Ram Electric installs a thermostat on the second floor of the new Safari Spa and Salon in Clearview Market Square.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 105.30 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 81.66 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.95 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.99 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.92 Cdn. National Railway . . 92.76 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 109.68 Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 6.00 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 73.13 Capital Power Corp . . . . 23.28 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.35 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 33.86 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 44.04 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 26.46 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.35 General Motors Co. . . . . 30.36 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 19.53 Research in Motion. . . . . 13.31 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 43.55 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 41.47 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 64.99 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 15.84 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 48.47 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 67.37 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.85 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.15 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 11.80 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.60 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.88 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 48.65 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.63 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 20.69 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 33.72 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.16 First Quantum Minerals . 21.39 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 36.25 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.86 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 71.74 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 9.31 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 42.19 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.88 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 36.93

Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 23.52 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 31.42 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 43.01 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.03 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 45.99 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 29.80 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.01 Canyon Services Group. 10.87 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.53 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.630 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 19.50 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.27 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 89.61 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 36.62 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.18 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 29.22 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.85 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.34 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.63 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.93 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.20 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.38 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.35 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 33.52 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.10 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.73 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.99 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 52.06

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Toronto stock market eked out a mild gain Friday as shares of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion rose ahead of its planned new smartphone launch.

The S&P/TSX composite index moved up 2.44 points to 12,602.18 while the TSX Venture Exchange inched ahead 0.17 of a point to 1,240.25.

The Canadian dollar rose 0.01 of a cent to 101.58 cents US after Statistics Canada reported that the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trade deficit with the world jumped to $2 billion in November.

Meanwhile, information technology stocks provided major lift in the market, up 3.8 per cent, as RIM shares led the sector. The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stock (TSX:RIM) rose 13 per cent to $13.31 on very heavy volume of more than 12.4 million shares.

RIM shares have been on a volatile ride in recent months as investors await the launch of the BlackBerry 10 operating system and devices on Jan. 30.

On Friday, promotional materials for the new BlackBerrys leaked onto some technology blogs, a day after thre top three U.S. cellphone carriers each announced they would support the new devices.

But an analyst at BMO Capital Markets lowered his price target for RIM stock to US$9 from $12 on Thursday, based on revised earnings estimates for the coming year and 2014 following a visit to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Financial stocks fell 0.08 per cent as weakness in the U.S. sector spread to the Canadian market.

Wells Fargo, the biggest mortgage lender in the U.S., earned a record $4.9 billion in the fourth quarter, up 25 per cent from the same period a year before. But investors worried that the results showed signs that its giant mortgage business was losing momentum.

Great-West Lifeco (TSX:GWO) shares lost 13 cents to $24.67.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrials gained 17.21 points to 13,488.43 while the Nasdaq was 3.87 points higher at 3,125.63.

The S&P 500 index gave back 0.07 of a point to 1,472.05, pulling away from the five-year high it reached on Thursday.

The Commerce Department said that the U.S. trade gap widened 15.8 per cent in November to its widest point in seven months. The deficit was grew to $48.7 billion.

In commodities, oil prices fell after Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inflation rose to levels that could affect the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth. February crude was down 26 cents to US$93.56 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

European countries are also facing their own uphill battle to restore economic growth.

The economies of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro are in recession and unemployment is soaring across the region.

Gold prices backtracked with the February contract down $17.40 to US$1,660.60

an ounce.

PetroBakken Energy Ltd. (TSX:PBN) said it has budgeted $675 million for capital projects this year, with a focus on growing production from the Cardium formation in Alberta.

Shares of the company were down 20 cents to $10.09.

Shares of Boeing fell after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it was launching a comprehensive review of the critical systems of Boeingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 787 after a fire and a fuel leak earlier this week.

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 62.18 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 57.61 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.89 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 29.61 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 29.40 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 24.67 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 41.88 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 64.55 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 14.18 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 77.69 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.68 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 60.90 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 27.63 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.82

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Highlights at the close of Friday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 12,602.18 up 2.44 points TSX Venture Exchange â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1,240.25 up 0.17 of a point TSX 60 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 722.70 up 0.50 of a point Dow â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 13,488.43 up 17.21 points S&P 500 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1,472.05 down 0.07 of a point Nasdaq â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 3,125.63 up 3.87 points Currencies at close: Cdn â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 101.58 cents US, up 0.01 of a cent Pound â&#x20AC;&#x201D; C$1.5869, down 0.26 of a cent Euro â&#x20AC;&#x201D; C$1.3128, up 0.82 of a cent Euro â&#x20AC;&#x201D; US$1.3336, up 0.85 of a cent Oil futures: US$93.56 per barrel, down 26 cents (February contract) Gold futures: US$1,660.60 per oz., down $17.40 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $30.921 oz., down 69 cents $994.11 kg., down $22.18

approach one per cent, about half the natural cruising speed.

The Bank of Canada had pencilled in a 2.5 per cent advance for the final quarter of last year, but in a speech Thursday, senior deputy governor Tiff Macklem suggested that figure will be revised downward later this month when the central bank issues a fresh analysis of the global and Canadian economies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a setback,â&#x20AC;? said Export Development Canada chief economist Peter Hall of the trade performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it, given all that was going on at the time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the uncertainty around fiscal cliff (in the U.S.), hurricane Sandy ... and there was that (global) summer slowdown as well â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not surprising.â&#x20AC;?

For the first 11 months

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The global slowdown hit Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s export-oriented economy hard, driving the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trade deficit to $1.96 billion in November, the third worst result in history in nominal terms.

The size of the deficit was far bigger than the $600 million forecast by analysts and well above an upwardly revised $552 million shortfall in October.

The picture was even drabber in the United States, which saw itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trade deficit expand by 15.8 per cent to $48.7 billion in during the month.

Economists said Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trade imbalance all but confirms the economy had another weak quarter in the last three months of 2012, with some saying it could

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SALE: Couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t carry the load One of the shareholders ran into financial difficulties and upset some local residents by failing to pay his debts. The other shareholders decided they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t carry the load themselves, and the bank behind the venture stepped in.

The inactive business is currently listed for sale at $850,000, pursuant to a court order obtained

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of 2012, exports were down 10 per cent from the recent cycle peak of December 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a global growth slowdown in 2012, (and) it also hit us through the channel of commodity prices,â&#x20AC;? said TD Bank economist Leslie Preston, noting that prices for oil and other natural resources Canada sells the world have declined or gone sideways since about April. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do expect exports to strengthen, but that will likely await the second half of 2013,â&#x20AC;? she added.

Some analysts pointed to positives in the report. Exports in volume terms edged up by 0.1 per cent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a gain wiped out by price effects â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and imports surged 2.2 per cent to $39.5 billion, an indication that Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s domestic economy

by the bank. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We basically have no say in it now,â&#x20AC;? said Snell, adding that the list price is insufficient to cover the investorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; liability. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sold, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably have to put some money up.â&#x20AC;?

Bob Sheddy of Century 21 PowerRealty in Airdrie has the listing for Mission Restaurant. He said he gets about one inquiry a month.

The restaurant tentatively sold late last year, but the deal fell through at the last minute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I drive by it every day and it breaks my heart to see it empty,â&#x20AC;? said Snell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know, particularly at the price you could get it for now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very viable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I was younger, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be up and

was healthy. As well, exports to Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest trading partner, the U.S., rose 3.9 per cent to $28.3 billion.The big fall-off was in exports to the rest of the world, particularly recession-laden Europe, which plummeted by 13.4 per cent and 19.4 per cent respectively.

Scotiabank economist Derek Holt said the surge in imports, although negative for the trade deficit, suggests the retail sector had a good month in November. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This means net trade is likely to be a drag on November gross domestic product, but it signals underlying strength in other areas of the economy that pulled in more imports such as the consumption plus investment plus government spending components,â&#x20AC;? he explained to clients.

running. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d find a way to make it work.â&#x20AC;?

But at 65 and with health problems, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an option for him.

Greg Skotheim, Three Hillsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; director of operations and infrastructure, and a member of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic development committee, would love to see the vacant building returned to life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of the gateway into our town,â&#x20AC;? he said.

There are other good restaurants in the community, added Skotheim, but Mission Restaurant was unique with its decor and food. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it kind of brought the big city to our small town.â&#x20AC;? hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Red Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 67th Street could soon become known as Tim Hortons Way. An application has been made to the City of Red Deer for the development of a new Tim Hortons at 6020 67th Street. If approved, it would be the fourth such restaurant on or near 67th Street, including the Tims outlet in Parkland Mall.

An Esso service station, convenience store and car wash currently operate at the site, but Imperial Oil Ltd. wants to renovate those facilities and add a Tim Hortons drive-through.

The proposed design includes a dual-lane line for vehicles using the drive-through.

Imperial Oilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application is scheduled to go before Red Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s municipal planning commission on Wednesday.

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Barley (Western): March â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 unchanged $242.90; May â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 $0.10 unchanged $243.90; July â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 unchanged $244.40; Oct. â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 unchanged $244.40; Dec â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 unchanged $244.40; March â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 unchanged $244.40; May â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 unchanged $244.40; July â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 unchanged $244.40; Oct. â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 unchanged $244.40; Dec. â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 unchanged $244.40; March â&#x20AC;&#x2122;15 unchanged $244.40.

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Above and below: a bright, modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances, plenty of lighting and white cabinetry.

Kitchen all about balance Functional and beautiful, today’s highly specified kitchen has to satisfy a host of criteria.

At the very least it’s a cooking and sharing space where families congregate and friends gather but, for many, it’s a community centre of daily gossip, a beer dispensing snack zone during hockey games or somewhere to dissect worldly woes with a glass of wine and a BFF. Creating the perfect food prep zone, however, needn’t become your life’s work.

Sure, kitchen planning takes effort but most stores offer this as part of their service.

It’s also worth remembering that a great kitchen affords benefit beyond the lifeCOLIN & style quotient; jigged correctly JUSTIN (and pandering to potential buyers further down the line) a new cuisine will — generally speaking — enhance the bricks and mortar value of your home. Which is always good news.

If all this sounds appetizing — yet somewhat daunting — fear not; we can help.

Just as a good cookbook will transform your flaccid flop culinary efforts into pert gastronomy, so, too, will our measured guide assist as you concoct delicious design.

DESIGN

Planning the perfect kitchen department at Sears.

Instead, arrange with cabinetry between or use integrated machinery for a streamlined look.

These days, contemporary options make planning simple; Fisher & Paykel (fisherpaykel.ca) have fabulous drawer dishwashers while U-Line (u-line. com) carries a wide choice of under counter-height fridges and freezers.

The hideaway range at U-Line is becoming a C&J favourite.

For maximum efficiency, make sure all functions are close to hand so you don’t have to walk to one end of the room to get to the kettle and then all the way to the other side to get your cups and tea bags.

It’s a simple observation of time in motion.

Think about your work triangle and build a clear and easy relationship between sink, fridge and cooker.

Kitchen shapes Galley: In a long, narrow space, cabinetry on both sides works best, with the sink (wherever possible) in front of a window.

Allow at least four feet of space to create comfy passage and easy access to front loading appliances.

If rectilinear proportions are especially tight, position cabinetry on just one elevation and opt for ceiling-height cupboards to help max up proportions.

L-shape: One of the more popular options as the work triangle is uninterrupted by traffic and there’s generally sufficient space for appliances.

U-shape: This plan works well as all areas remain within easy reach.

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In terms of practicality, kitchens have to cope with crucial activities, namely food prep, serving of same and washing up.

To satisfy these functions, you’ll need good food storage, adequate space in which to work, as well as ample stash points for utensils.

Consider these factors before flashing the cash and, even if leaving it to the pros, analyze personal requirements to ensure you get the very best from your space.

It’s all about balance.

Bear in mind that a re-jig that occupies the same footprint as the cabinetry it replaces will generally be less expensive than a whole new floor plan, especially if new appliances occupy the same spot as their predecessors.

Minimal disturbance to the location of gas, electrical and plumbing is definitely cost efficient.

When positioning appliances, avoid grouping or your kitchen will end up resembling the electrical

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ing gloss white and wood, we transformed another kitchen nightmare into a joyous kitchen dream. Here’s our recipe for success.

KITCHEN: Open zones

Wood and white

From our experience this is a convenient configuration with which to divide open concept living/kitchen zones.

Island layout: This plan typically, requires a fairly large room.

Bear in mind that more affordable islands are those that are built for storage or additional work surface.

But beware: as soon as you incorporate sink, gas or electrical, installation costs will rocket.

Before and after Faced with disarray as we walked into today’s ‘before’ kitchen, we fell silent and, as the depressing atmosphere took hold, we gasped in disbelief.

Who lived there?

A wayward kook with all the decorating prowess of Canada’s Worst Handyman?

A gaggle of messy students with a penchant for chaos?

Actually — and we never quite got over this —the messy domain belonged to an utterly charming young family who showed no signs (apart from more messy rooms) of being anything less than adorable.

But hey; chaos keeps us busy so we shouldn’t grumble.

After careful discussions, we settled on a plan.

One half of our style-free couple hoped for a traditional woody look, while the other dreamed of crisp, modern lines.

Ooh, get them . . . all of a sudden they knew what they wanted.

Funny that.

Fortunately, we’re the very measure of compromise.

And so it came to pass that, combin-

The white Ikea cabinets (ikea.ca) are enhanced by the natural tones of timber work surface and flooring.

Hardwood will work in kitchens as long as the laundry area is tiled or the washer sited in a utility room.

A dense genus like teak or oak is preferable but with care — and the avoidance of spills — other varieties will perform adequately well.

Check out a great value range of product at Woodchuck Flooring (woodchuckflooring.com). These guys, due to their bulk-buying prowess, moderate costs more than many other suppliers.

Standard items in a new way To add commanding visual interest, we butted sections of worktop together to form a long, lean dining island that’s ideal for a coffee break or as extra workspace.

Solid butchers’ block is perfect for a job like this due to the fact it can be mitred for seamless cornering.

Stained dark (with food zone compliant dye) to match the flooring, it provides a perfect layer atop the white doors.

As a final flourish, we used off-cuts to frame out the window apertures.

In our world nothing is wasted. Try Varde from Ikea — at $100 for 1.46 metres, it represents great value.

Add interest with lighting Lighting can make — or break — your project, so plan its installation carefully by pre-wiring ahead of finishing walls and ceiling.

We used recessed pots to spread light, as well as under-cabinet fittings

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From the dark side: kitchen ‘before’ cramped and uninviting. to add sexy glow while safely illuminating work zones.

Three black-toned pendants hanging above the island help imbue our project with a spot of drama.

For ultimate flexibility, ensure each illuminated area can be controlled individually and, where possible, fit dimmers to change the mood as required.

On the Subway To draw our scheme to completion, we specified rectangular subway tiles and applied these ceiling height to provide a wipe-clean surface that will look great for years to come.

Laid brickwork style, redolent of old-fashioned underground stations, the results are chic and elegant.

Discover a super range of subway tiles (in white, black, primary tones and even metal finishes) at the Tile Shoppe (tileshoppes.com).

Our designer recipe complete, we

took stock and gave thanks.

While it may seem cliche to describe the kitchen as the heart of the home, it’s an observation that’s nonetheless appropriate.

Consider any proposed kitchen update in the same way you’d appraise a pacemaker; a critical machine, urgently installed, to keep your domestic blood pumping and your home running smoothly.

So go on; make 2013 the year you cook up a heart-warming — design — solution. Now doesn’t that sound like a delicious plan?

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Make room endearing with flower patterns One of the most endearing and enduring motifs in the decorating world is flowers.

No matter what time of year, or the country in which we live, blooms in all their glorious forms find their way into our hearts and onto the walls, floors and fabrics in our homes.

Today the trend in large motifs continues as seen in overscale wallpaper florals and simple graphic petals stroked across upholstery, cushions and draperies. It’s a bit of a turn from petit and pretty toward a bold flash of joy.

No matter how you envision your flowers, the theme will never be outdated. It takes only a small adjustment in colour and size to make everything bloom fresh again.

I was helping my friend decorate her children’s bedrooms. We decided to paint DEBBIE the floors, and I asked her TRAVIS daughter what sort of designs and patterns she preferred. She insisted on flowers.

Big flowers. And that’s what she got.

A playful mix of large and small daisies grew across a royal blue base, looking like the petals had been tossed onto an azure sea.

The success of this project depends on proper preparation of the wood floor.

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The old wood was sanded, washed and primed and then painted with two coats of blue acrylic floor paint. We drew and cut our own stencils, not a difficult job. Draw a freehand daisy shape onto a piece of white poster board.

You will want to make at least three sizes of daisies to add interest to your overall design. Include a circle in the centre of each daisy. Cut out the daisies and the circle. Using the circle cutouts as a guide, cut more circles about ½” larger. To paint a daisy, adhere a daisy petal to the floor with stencil adhesive.

Place the larger of the two circles in the middle and affix with adhesive. Roll over the stencil with white paint, remove the two stencil pieces and you

have a white daisy with a blue centre.

Let dry. Now take the smaller cutout of the daisy stencil and position it over the image you have painted. Fill in the hole with a third colour. We used purple pearlescent paint. Finish with 3 coats of varnish for sheen and protection.

As you can see from the photo the daisies are placed randomly across the floor. There are plenty of colour variations that would work equally well.

Yellow daisies on a green floor, white daisies on a black floor, whatever fits with the theme of the room.

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Skills only part of home projects A decent house managed well is my definition of successful homeownership, but this won’t happen reliably without something that rarely gets air time in the home improvement world.

Whether or not you complete home improvements yourself or hire a pro, success or failure depends on something other than hands-on skill.

Some of the ugliest homes got that way as overly practical people combined considerable manual skill with a large dose of poor judgement.

And at the other end of the spectrum you’ll find naturally klutzy people who’ve orchestrated the most stunning renovations, beginning with little more than a mess with a roof on top.

STEVE So what’s the difference?

What’s the make-or-break MAXWELL foundation of true home improvement success?

Every human venture runs into problems and unpleasant surprises.

Roadblocks happen, and they’re especially common whenever home improvements are involved.

And the older your house is, the more fundamental and expensive your roadblocks are likely to be.

Take a typical kitchen renovation job in an older home as an example.

Let’s say you’ve planned to rip out old cabinets, take out old flooring, then install ceramic tiles before new cabinets go in.

The cabinets come off the wall easily enough, but things slow down as you spend the morning hacking at the old linoleum.

There are five layers over the old subfloor — many more than you expected — and the pine subfloor soft in the place where a washing machine had a slow leak for years.

With things worse than you expected, what do you do with your schedule an expectations?

It’s decisions you make at pivotal moments like these that determines whether you’ll end up with a good house or a bad one.

The thing about home improvement disasters is

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The custom-milled hardwood stair edging here matches the thickness of this laminate floor, and is one small example of stopping and optimizing a situation, rather than plowing ahead with a less than ideal approach.

This kind of flexible, patient attitude is key to any home improvement success. that they rarely look like disasters in their embryonic state.

What appears to be a little rot and unevenness of a subfloor, for instance, is very likely to cause total failure of your ceramic tiles down the road if ignored.

And it’s not just about kitchens and floors and tiles, either.

Every project involves unpredictable, unforeseeable developments, and making the right choice about how to deal with them depends entirely on resisting the common and powerful emotion of impatience.

Before you started your kitchen job, you had your heart set on getting some kind of working kitchen back within a week.

That was a reasonable goal, except that it was based on incomplete information.

Now that you know you really should replace the subfloor, do you give in to the easy way out, or adjust your expectations?

My kitchen example is just one specific instance, but the issues and strategies are universal.

The route to success in any venture is rarely a straight line.

It almost always involves backing and forthing as new information comes in and new realizations appear.

Home improvement success is often based on your ability to say “no” to the timeline of your initial game plan, in favour of doing things optimally. Notice I didn’t say “perfectly”.

There is no such thing as absolute perfection in this world, and trying to achieve it will drive you and any hired tradespeople crazy.

That said, things can approach functional perfection, and this is worth shooting for.

Competent, professional builders understand the need to bend and flex in the pursuit of functional perfection, though many homeowners don’t.

It’s an art, not a science, and often comes down to nothing more than the ability to endure short term disappointment in favour of better long-term results.

Show me a person’s home and you’ve shown me how they deal with roadblocks throughout their entire life.

The ability to flex and optimize with the right measure of wisdom and patience as reality intrudes on our plan is where quality really comes from.

Steve Maxwell, syndicated home improvement and woodworking columnist, has shared his DIY tips, how-to videos and product reviews since 1988. Follow “Canada’s Handiest Man” at SteveMaxwell.ca, Facebook or @ Maxwells_Tips on Twitter.

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Flowers pack a powerful punch and are forever youthful and happy in any room.

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FLOOR: Painting one is a big undertaking Painting a floor is a big undertaking, and there are lots of other ways to utilize these playful daisies.

Paint a garden on a focal wall, or use small daisies as a border around the room.

If you are painting a chest of drawers or a night stand, stencil a daisy behind the drawer pulls.

Stenciling is a project that children can enjoy. Let them be part of the process when decorating their rooms. They can show you where they would like the daisies and roll the paint over the stencils.

Or, while you are tackling the floor, ask them to make stencil art posters for the walls.

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.

While Canada’s housing market appears to be cooling, that may not be the case for homes in the rarefied listings of $1 million and above.

A new report by Southeby’s International Realty Canada says 2013 looks like a good year for sellers of top-end homes, giving the stable Canadian economy, increasing employment and continuing low interest rates.

The firm says it is so confident that it is expanding into two new markets this year — Quebec City and Edmonton — from the four it currently serves: Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary.

For 2012, the realtor says the market was a bit of a mixed bag for $1 million homes and above, particularly after stricter mortgage rules came into place in July.

Some markets, like Calgary saw the sky as the limit, while previously hot Vancouver came down to earth somewhat.

Toronto and Montreal experienced modest growth.

In Vancouver, sales in the top-tier market fell 34 per cent to 1,983, and it took 54 days to sell a $1-million or more listing on average in the last six months of the year, well above the first half or the previous year.

Still, five per cent of listings sold over asking.

It was a different story in Calgary, where sales

of homes listing over $1 million rose 20 per cent to 535 with five per cent selling above asking.

Toronto and Montreal experienced more modest swings from the previous year, but the trend was positive. In Toronto, sales of top-end homes rose 13 per cent to 4,900, with 11 per cent of those selling over asking price.

Montreal sales of $1-million plus homes rose four per cent to 392, only three per cent of those above asking.

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Performer should act like a student and stay in school Question: This semester, I’ve been and a computer with an Internet confighting depression. I feel like I’m not nection. You can post videos on Youwhere I want to be in life or in school, Tube and find an audience. You don’t and it’s my fault things have gone so even need a camera — audition for far in the hole. productions on campus. Just It’s only recently that start a performance group I’ve begun feeling like I or club on campus and cast will NEVER graduate. My yourself as the lead. grades aren’t great, and I’m In your spare time, write just losing interest in school a screenplay. Use the peoaltogether. I want to perple you meet in class and form, and I want to audition on campus as cast members for cruise ships and regionand collaborators. Think al theaters. about getting a minor in Ultimately, I want to go business and take some acto New York and audition counting classes. Then you on Broadway. You don’t can have a better handle need a degree to perform, on the back end of the busiso should I continue (I’m ness for the future. a junior) toward a theater Unless you have a starHARLAN studies degree that I’m not ring role or opportunity even interested in using? that college is keeping you COHEN I’m often upset thinking from pursuing, like building about the debt I’ll have to a social network from your pay off later, which my pardorm room, there’s nothing ents are helping pay now. to lose. You have two years under your I feel like I’m wasting their money belt. Your college degree can earn you and time. I’m so upset, I don’t know twice as much as a high-school diplowhat else to do; drop out and pursue ma. You can get a secondary degree the risky career path, or painstakingly if you find another career path in the continue my trek? — I Want Out future.

Answer: College isn’t stopping you If you can’t find the motivation to from performing. perform in school, then you might be All you need is an idea, a camera battling depression, or some kind of

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Question: I’m 18 and not that experienced when it comes to dating. Is there a single thing you’ve discovered that turns a girl on? — Fresh Answer: Close your eyes. Breathe deep. And listen to me. Listen closely.

Listen all day. Listen all night long.

Women love men who listen. It’s hot.

Surprise her with a gift you could only know about from listening.

Ask her a question that you could only ask after listening. Respond to what she’s saying in a way that makes it clear you are listening.

When she tells you “no,” listen.

When she tells you “yes,” listen.

Listening will help her trust you, feel connected with you and open up to you. Listen when she says it feels good, when she says she wants more, when she says it’s enough. Listen if she needs space. Listen when she says she wants a commitment. Listening doesn’t mean you need to do what she says; it means acknowledging what she says and making it clear that you understand what she’s saying. Listening is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

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You’re either a creep magnet or you’re hanging out in places that attract creeps. Try an experiment this year - make 2013 the year that you put yourself in different rooms with different men. Then, approach them.

When you approach these men (online, at work, in class, through friends, while living life) take on the mindset that you’re going to find out if these men are as interesting as they are attractive. Make it a rule that you need to get to know someone long enough to get emotionally naked before getting physically naked. Get set up. Meet men while doing things you love to do. Talk to men who are sober (while sober) during daylight hours. When you approach men online and offline, make it clear that while you have no problem expressing yourself, you have old-fashioned values. Make it easy for the right men to meet you, but don’t be easy.

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Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another layer of trouble: We Dear Annie: For the past 30 years, my know our daughter has had drug abuse brother-in-law, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bob,â&#x20AC;? has spent the holiissues in the past, and we suspect sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on days with us, staying for a week or more. some harder stuff now.

He has never offered to take us out to MITCHELL She is losing weight at an alarming lunch, dinner or anything else. In fact, the & SUGAR rate, her teeth are going bad, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last time we went out together, he somejust been kicked out of her apartment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; how left his credit card at home when the for the fourth time in less than two years. bill arrived, so we paid, as usual. (How This is stressing the entire family, even does anyone travel 1,000 miles without a though weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hundreds of miles away. What can we credit card?) do? How do we cope with this? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Worried and WonEveryone else I know makes it a regular practice dering to offer to take the hosts out for a meal or at the very Dear Worried: Is Lanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father in the picture? Is least pitch in for groceries. When we are guests, we

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on sudden impulses. Work-related stress may give you some digestive upsets Try to avoid any confrontations with your co-workers today or work by yourself, if possible.

Saturday, January 12 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): This is not a HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthtime when you welcome surprises and espeday, you will instinctually want to focus your cially emotional conflicts from a close someattention to your savings and to create an one. You do not appreciate their erratic beenvironment that brings you wellness and haviour, nor accept their exaggerated tendensecurity for your family. You have great luck cies. An open conversation might open new on your side which is supporting you to have ways of dealing with issues at hand. a good standing position in your SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): ASTRO professional life along with a Due to domestic upsets, a quick DOYNA strong healthy lifestyle. Take decision has to be made now good care of yourself and you relating to your family life. You will prosper more than usually. might have to move, relocate or Your energies will uplift your suddenly change your place of spirits and suggest you that the living. You are anxiously seeking for that insky is the limit! ner peace.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Pick up a SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You good crowd and enjoy time spent together. might be singing a happy tune today as your There will be lots of talks and gossip going predisposition towards positivity grows on on, which you will actually get to enjoy. You solid grounds. Your attitude is radiant and may find yourself more actively interacting communicative while you are feeling on the with your siblings and your neighbours. same wavelength with others.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): While you CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your are working towards finding your own freemoney situation is on your mind and you dom, something pops unexpectedly and remight have concerns relating to your savings, stricts your inner peace. Suddenly, you find in general, or your well-being. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stress yourself inhibited and a change of plans will yourself as you have various opportunities to modify the pace of your day. increase your wealth by working longer hours GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Pressing mator having a second job. ters shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop you from doing what you AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A flame were aspiring for. This doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean that you from the past might suddenly reappear or you should avoid your responsibilities either, but may have news about an ex lover. It is also strive to cultivate the best of what life has to possible that you may not feel as disciplined offer you. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let mundane impediments in your actions or simply, encounter an inner disturb your day. conflict with your relationships.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You develop PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This is your a greater urgency to not depend on your parttime to retreat in your shell and do some nerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s material gains. Co-dependency restricts meditation. Anger and suppressed feelings you in a way and you know that relying on have bottled up now making you feel resentyour own will bring you by far more growth ment for not disposing the necessary liberaand prosperity. tion for that divine expansion.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are feeling more aggressive and defensive towards a Sunday, January 13 dear one. You need to put your foot down in HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthorder to prove your point. You desire freedom day, you will be led by a strong desire to and independence more than anything right make money and to spend it. You want finow in order to decompress. nancial independence more than ever and VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your health you will put your efforts into working towards might suffer from irritability or make you act

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How do we handle Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inability to find his pockets? Should we mention ahead of time that diners will be paying for their own meals?

My husband has never brought this up with his brother, but I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time Bob became a good guest. He is single, well-educated and lives comfortably.

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it and since you will be gifted with so much optimism, you will know no boundaries. Work and more work will mark the year ahead.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): A friend of yours might confront you today and set limits within your relationship. You seek partnership, yet you find yourself annoyed by his or her actions. A frank conversation can really reestablish the harmony between you two.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to act rashly in order to prove a point.

You might feel a challenging energy from your relationships and some adversity from your partner. You seek an open road of possibilities but they seem to block it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may find yourself being confronted about your own visions about life, in general. Routine duties block you from experiencing a life without boundaries or restrictions. Focus on private matters for now.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You might find yourself exposed to some confidential facets of your life which you preferred to leave undisclosed. As a result of this, a sense of inhibition overwhelms you from truly expressing the deeper side of you. Disputes over the distribution of money can also occur.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Instead of arguing who is right and who is wrong in your relationship, better quit while you are still on top. This time, your communication will lead you nowhere. Put your energies into running some errands to cool off the steam.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If things donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work in your favour today, do not let nervousness affect your day. Leave the mundane stuff aside and enjoy yourself by doing a funloving activity. Postpone the serious tasks for another day.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): An ardent new love interest might awaken your curiosity. If attached, your love bonds will seem strong despite an unpredictable feel to it. Pleasurable activities will bring you much enjoyment and a sense of liberation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Concerns over household matters might give you a few grey hairs, but you will have enough strength and will be capable of accomplishing a number of tasks. Keep yourself busy around the house and with catching up with your pals.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A firedup conversation might occur now relating to an issue that stems from your past. It could involve a dispute with your siblings, a brother or a sister. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible that this issue will raise some questions about a hidden message which has to be yet deciphered.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are worried about your well-being and you show concerns about the future of your earnings.

You are not particularly fond of displaying your emotions at this time and you try to keep your aloofness under check.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today you might feel like you have to defend yourself and prove a point. You act on your impulses and the emotions might get the best of you. You have great concerns over the social standing and your powers of influence over others. You strive to set a clean image.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotions will bottle up making you feel restless and irritable. You are searching for your inner peace and you know that once you reach to your family for empowerment, your morale will experience a complete boost.

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KIRBY Rupert James (Rube) Dec. 11, 1949 - Dec. 23, 2012 It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected loss of Rupert Kirby at the Mazankowski Heart Institute in Edmonton on December 23, 2012 at the age of 63. Rupert was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He left “the rock” for Toronto to pursue a career in Sprinklers and Fire Protection and this is where he completed his journeyman ticket at the George Brown College in 1973. His work took him to Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta where, in 1979, he met the love of his life Linda. They moved to Red Deer, Alberta in 1981 where Rupert took a teaching position at the Red Deer College Trades Wing for 6 years. Shortage of students led him to start his own sprinkler company Quick Response Fire Protection. Eventually Rube decided to go ‘back on the tools’ working shut downs in Fort McMurray, Yellowknife and Red Deer until his retirement in 2009. Rube’s passion was his Harley, it took him to Newfoundland and back twice for 2 family reunions. He also rode in the Harley Davidson’s Toy Run and loved going for spins with his buddies. One of his favorite places was at his brother-in-law Ken’s cottage in Bashaw where he liked to sit back and relax, fish, ski-doo and garden. Rupert will be forever missed by his “little bird, little bee, little chickadee” of 33 years, Linda; as well as his three brothers, Leo, Paul and Ted; seven sisters, Eleanor, Edna, Dot, Diane, Kathy, Ann-Marie and Jackie; two brothers-in-law, Ken and Rick; three sisters-in-law, Judy, Betty and Tracey; as well as his numerous nieces and nephews. Rupert touched and impacted the lives of everyone he met and will also be remembered with love and fondness by his many friends. Rupert is predeceased by his parents, Rupert and Catherine Kirby; two brothers, Don and Reg; Linda’s parents, Peter and Ann Halkow; and one nephew, Reese Halkow. At Rupert’s request there will be no funeral service. Rupert was cremated with a private family gathering.

A celebration of Rube’s life will be announced early summer.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, Suite 202, 5913 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 4C4. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

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GOODEYE 1949 - 2012 Mr. Joseph “AJ” Armond Goodeye of Red Deer, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, December 17, 2012 at the age of 63 years. AJ is survived by two daughters Roxanne (Robert Morin) Goodeye of Red Deer and Sandra Goodeye of Blackfalds. Also to cherish AJ’s memory are four grandchildren Jordan, Maryanne, Robertlee, Isabella; numerous family members and the many friends he made. A Memorial Service to pay tribute to AJ’s life will be held at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, 6300 - 45 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, January 18, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Memorial donations in AJ’s honor may be made directly to the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, 6300 - 45 Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 3M4.

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DERKATCH Dixie Lynn May 30, 1953 - Dec. 19, 2012 The Promise Of Rose Letting go is one of the hardest things That we will ever do.

But in opening our arms To release what must leave us, We also, simultaneously Open our arms to receive What God is lovingly sending In its place, So do not mourn what is gone Celebrate instead, What is to come.

For God does not leave faithful arms empty But rather, He fills them with roses A memorial service will be held at Potter’s Hands Ministries, 5202 53 Ave, Red Deer, Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, if friends so desire, donations can be made to Potter’s Hands Ministries.

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BIDINGER KELLER PETERSON NEIL TERRY PEDERSON Vernon Edmund Bidinger David Michael James June 4, 1953 - Jan. 12, 2011 (Carlson) passed into the 1995 - 2013 It is with great sadness that presence of his Lord and It is with immense sadness we announce the passing of You were my hero Saviour on January 8, 2013 and the heaviest of hearts Michael James Peterson. but now that you’re gone at the age of 95 years. He that we announce the passing Michael passed away on Living without you, w a s b o r n i n t h e U s o n a of David Keller (nee Hanki) of January 9, 2013 at his home it’s hard to go on; District on December 6, 1917 Red Deer on Wednesday, outside of Leduc. Michael But you gave me strength, t o J u s t i n a a n d W i l l i a m January 9, 2013 at the age of was born on September 11, and showed me the way.

Carlson. At the age of 5 17 years. David was taken 1981 in Calgary and lived his In my heart is where you years old he was taken in by f r o m u s m u c h t o o s o o n . life in Calgary, Canmore, always will stay.

Sam and Grace Bidinger and David was born in Prince Red Deer and for the last few My dad and best friend, at a later time was adopted George, British Columbia years in Leduc where he you were a man among men; by them. During his younger and educated in Red Deer; lived with his partner Sarah So strong, so kind, years Vern proudly served in David was in grade 12, his Cornelssen and sons Dylan and always with the best of intent. the Canadian Army, and then graduating year at HHHS. He and Derrick. Michael was the You were the greatest man spent time travelling and w a s a n i n c r e d i b l y g i f t e d eldest son of Crystal Mann I ever knew. working in various parts of young man who loved to and her husband Doug Mann. Dad, I really miss you. ~ Julie Canada. In 1965 he married read and excelled in many Michael is survived by his Julie & Travis Pederson the love of his life, Jean sports including lacrosse, partner Sarah Cornelssen, P e n n o y e r, t o g e t h e r t h e y hockey, badminton, and pool sons Dylan and Derrick as created a warm and inviting and enjoyed the time he well as his mother, Crystal home and they worked as a spent outdoors, especially at Mann and her husband Doug team in every aspect of life. It Cluculz Lake. David loved Mann; brothers Daniel, Stephen was during the early years of music and was a talented and Tyler; and numerous their marriage that Vern was drummer with the Red Deer uncles, aunts and cousins and NEIL PEDERSON self employed in the logging Royals and on the HHHS niece Victoria. Michael was Jan 12, 2011 industry in several areas of drum line. David is survived predeceased by his father BC. and then later moved to and missed terribly by his and both sets of Grandparents.

Memory rides a quiet horse, the Caroline - Boundary. He mother; Marianne, sister; Michael loved family and he But a gentle hand on the rein really took pride in his work Isabelle, brother; Andrew, will live in our hearts forever.

Death leaves a heartache and many customers came special aunties Katharyn, A celebration of Michael’s life No one can heal for miles around to purchase and Danielle (Jay), uncles will be held on Thursday, Love leaves a memory his posts or rails, or perhaps Mark (Andrea) and John, January 17, 2013 at 2:00 pm.

No one can steal. to have him rebuild their cousins Cash, Leo, Lila, and a t L i v i n g S t o n e s C h u r c h chain saw. At the age of 70 C o l e a n d g r a n d p a r e n t s ; 2020 - 40 Avenue, Red Deer, Fondly remembered years Vern decided to retire Patricia and Paul Hanki. David Alberta. Donations, in lieu of ~Pearl from the woods, and it was also leaves behind a large flowers, can be made to your then they moved to Lacombe. extended family, Shamus favorite charity. A family They became a part of the Keller, Bev and John Perfitt, as graveside service will take LacombePentacostal Church well as many more wonderful place later in Sylvan Lake. and for many years served friends. In memory of David, so willingly in helping and a Service of Remembrance DONNA LYNN BAKER d o i n g f o r o t h e r s i n a n y will take place at Parkland Oct. 16, 1953 - Jan. 12, 2011 Births capacity they could, whether Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A One year has gone in the church or areas of the Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer You are not forgotten. community. Vern is survived on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 BARROW (Wanless) The soft winds whisper your name. by and will be greatly missed at 11:00 a.m. In honor of Jamie, Leissa, Madison and Those who loved you b y h i s l o v i n g w i f e J e a n , David, memorial contributions Samantha announce with joy sincerely in life, still love you brother-in-law Ross Pennoyer may be made directly to the arrival of their son/brother in death just the same.

(Melva) and many nieces, the Canadian Mental Health Tyler Gordon on November Sadly missed, nephews, as well as numerous Association, 5017 - 50th 18, 2012 weighing 7 lbs. 10 remembered with love, oz.

Proud grandparents are friends will mourn his passing.

Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, Chris and Kendra, Iris, Nancy and Gary Wanless H e w a s p r e d e c e a s e d b y T4N 4B2.

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IS looking for a F/T

receptionist/ safety coordinator

Microsoft Windows, flexibility, and a positive attitude reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Please apply by: Fax: 346-8847, Email: jwhitelaw@ pacificvalve.com, or In Person: 8053 Edgar Industrial Cres. Red Deer.

No phone calls, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Legal

Legal Assistant

Duhamel Manning Feehan Warrender Glass LLP Requires the services of a Senior/Intermediate Corp/Comm Legal assistant. Cores and PPR accreditation will be an Dental advantage. Please email resume to ssimmons@ D E N TA L H Y G I E N I S T altalaw.ca or fax to the REQâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D. 3/4 time, for busy attention of Office Manager office. Some evening on 403.343.0891. shifts. Please email resume to: drsilverfill@gmail.com

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F/T REGISTERED HYGIENIST reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d for busy family dental practice in Rocky Mtn. House. 4 day work week, competitive salary, uniform allowance & benefit pkg. If you are an enthusiastic team player, you are welcome to join our staff. Please fax resume to: 403-845-7610 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Hair

VARIETY OF SIZES Stylists Pick Up At: RED DEER ADVOCATE Circulation Department 2950 Bremner Ave.

CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

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NEW IMPRESSIONS SALON & SPA Seeking F/T preferred Licensed Hair Stylist Drop off resume to 190 Northey Ave.

F/T MEDICAL SECRETARY/CLERICAL STAFF reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d for busy clinic.

Exc. salary w/benefits.

The successful candidate must be able to work well with others. Experience n e c e s s a r y. A p p l y w i t h resume and refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to: Box 1028, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, T4R 1M9

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CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE

5 P.M. Each Day For The Next Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paper CALL 309-3300

A RED DEER BASED Pressure Testing Company reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Operators for testing BOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throughout AB. Only those with Drilling rig exp. need apply. Fax resume & driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract to: 403-341-6213 or email mikeoapt@gmail.com Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

CLASS 1 DRIVER WANTED! RCM Transport is seeking a Class 1 fluid hauler. Experience a must.

Tan/Tri & Tri/Tri tankers.

Competitive wages & bonuses. Fax resume & abstract to 403-347-6641 or email info@rcmtransport.ca

GENERAL OILFIELD SERVICES Hot Oil Unit Operator â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

Oilfield Experience Class 3Q License & Tickets Required Camp Work Pre-Employment Substance Screening

Fax Resume & â&#x20AC; Current Driver Abstract â&#x20AC; To: 403-340-3848 â&#x20AC; Or Email to: apadmin@generaloilfield.com GLOBAL Tubing is opening a service center in Red Deer.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re currently looking for shop floor personnel with or without experience.

Call 403.346.9231 for more information.

Fill out an application at: 7754 47th Avenue Close Red Deer, AB T4P 2J9

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Candidates must have H2S, First Aid training, and the ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening. A valid class five driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licence with a clean driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Start your career!

See Help Wanted

JOURNEYMAN MECHANICS NEEDED! DRAYTON VALLEY & CAMP POSITIONS IN NORTHERN ALBERTA Competitive wages, benefits starting your first day of employment, bonuses, RRSP and TFSA matching programs.

Please apply to careers@ rockwaterenergy.ca or fax your resume to 403-237-9013.

Please quote reference #2468

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-304-1207 (Pager) Is someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking causing you problems?

AL-ANON 403-346-0320

HSE COORDINATOR

FIELD SAFETY OFFICER

The successful applicant will have a NCSO designation and will have: * Actual hands on oilfield construction experience.

QUALIFICATIONS * Good computer skills.

INCLUDE: * Extensive travel is 2-5 yrs experience as required. a HSE Practitioner * Excellent people skills.

Valid Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License * H2S Alive and First Aid. * Certified D&A tester, Duties required: an asset.

Flexible work schedule * Drivers License, with - possible evening and clean Abstract. weekends required * Must relocate to Hinton.

Travel throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, BC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NO SAFETY COPS Accident Investigation WANTEDâ&#x20AC;?

Reports We want to build a safety Field and Facility Audits culture, NOT enforce one.

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This position reports direct to our Corporate HSE Manager!

Please visit our website at: www. cathedralenergyservices.com or apply by email to: HRCanada@Cathedral EnergyServices.com

Please submit resume to hr@alstaroc.com or fax to 780- 865- 5829 Please quote job # 67950. on your resume.

Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

NOW ACCEPTING RESUMES FOR

INSTREAM INTEGRITY INC. is a pipeline integrity company currently looking for an indivdual to join our team. Applicant must be at least 21 years of age with a clean driving record. Also must be willing to travel.

Please submit resume with a drivers abstract to admin@instreamintegrity. com.

LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

Exp. winch tractor operators Swampers For Red Deer area.

Fax resume & abstract to 403-885-0473 No phone calls please.

EASY!

The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Red Deer Advocate want ad. Phone 309-3300.

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REMEDIAL CEMENTING SUPERVISOR

QualiďŹ cations include: â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum ďŹ ve year ďŹ eld experience in downhole cementing â&#x20AC;˘ Valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license â&#x20AC;˘ Class 3 license with air minimum Class 1 preferred â&#x20AC;˘ Current Drivers abstract â&#x20AC;˘ High School graduate â&#x20AC;˘ Downhole knowledge, calculations â&#x20AC;˘ Basic computer knowledge â&#x20AC;˘ Safety training - H2S, First Aide, and other safety related courses required

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RED DEER BINGO Centre 4946-53 Ave. (West of Superstore). Precall 12:00 & 6:00. Check TV Today!!!!

jobs CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920

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GROUP home in Lacombe needs full & part time workers, starting Jan. 1. 2 yr. diploma in rehab/ nursing care.

403-782-7156 357-7465 MATURE, reliable, P/T LIVE-OUT Nanny for Professional Family in Anders w/ 6 yr. old girl and 4 yr. old boy. Transporting children to school /activities; light housekeeping; some meals.

Vehicle is a must. Mon., Wed., & Fri. 8 - 5:30. Competitive wages & gas allowance monthly. email ttaylor16@hotmail.com Call 403-348-6433 P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must have own vehicle. 403-348-5456 or 505-7846

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 youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for you. Now hiring Canyon Champions for the following positions:

Mustang Well Services Ltd. offers competitive salary packages, an incredible work environment, and career advancement opportunities.

Class 1 Driver / Operators: Nitrogen, Coiled Tubing, Cement & Acid, Fracturing Supervisors: Nitrogen, Coiled Tubing, Cement & Acid, Fracturing Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Willing to work flexible hours f Safetyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;focused

f Team orientated f Clean Class 1 drivers abstract f Oil and Gas experience an asset

Why Canyon? f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package f New equipment

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QualiďŹ ed applicants should submit their resume to: Mustang Well Services Ltd. Suite 1101 - 910 7th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 3N8 Or forward your resume to: blair@mwsrig.com 780-803-6050

JOIN THE TEAM

Paid technical and leadership training

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Career advancement opportunities RRSP Matching Program

We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

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Enseco is currently hiring for the following full-time Production Testing positions:

CLASS 1 DRIVER

Duties/Responsibilities: Maintain satisfactory driving record Ability to learn the disciplines of driving and rigging up equipment on location.

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DAY/NIGHT SUPERVISORS

Duties/Responsibilities: Select appropriate equipment, organize crews and arrange accomodations (if required) Confirm equipment readiness Supervise the loading out of the job package Oversee all rig-in responsibilities Ensure maintenance work is complete Observe overall equipment operations Maintain daily operation logs

OPERATIONAL ASSISTANT

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RESPONSIBILITIES: - all related payroll duties - GST returns and WCB reporting - monthly financial statements REQUIREMENTS: - high standard of confidentiality reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d - 5 or more yrs. working exp.

- strong working knowledge of Simply Accounting - strong computer skills and very proficient with spreadsheets - extremely organized with attention to detail - able to work independently with minimum supervision - able to follow directions and meet deadlines Reply to Box 1029, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 HERITAGE FAMILY SERVICES is accepting resumes for a FULL-TIME CLERICAL/ COMMUNICATION POSITION in Red Deer, AB. The successful candidate will have solid communication and organizational skills as well as a strong ability to engage others. Minimum requirements are Grade 12 and several years office experience with knowledge of accounting and payroll.

Must be proficient in Simply Accounting, Word, Excel & Outlook.

Starting wage 20/hr.

Benefit package available.

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. 19/13 MATURE SECRETARY REQâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D with excellent language skills.

With possible the desire to write a book, for some hours per month.

Email: bhwaap@shaw.com

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Bingos

Clerical

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.

Is looking to fill the following position:

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Personals

Caregivers/ Aides

GREYWOLF ENERGY SERVICES LTD. is now hiring experienced Well Testing Operators, Night Supervisors, and Day Supervisors.

Team members enjoy industry leading compensation on packages including competitive wages and a fully comprehensive health benefits plan.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 E3

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Oilfield

800

Professionals

810

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

Teachers/ Tutors

840

Trades

850

Trades

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First Choice Collision

SERVICE RIG

Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

invites applications for the position of

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: tmorris@ bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

a full time contract position.

This position reports to the Project Coordinator of the Aim for Success Project which establishes mental health promotion, prevention, and early intervention initiatives for children, youth, and their families in Drayton Valley.

Please see the Employment Opportunities page of www.wrsd.ca for application and position details.

Snow Cat Operators Must have tickets and equipment experience.

403-348-1521 or 403-391-1695

RETIREMENT & SAVINGS PLAN BENEFITS

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Join Our Fast Growing Team!!

TREELINE WELL SERVICES

QUALIFIED DAY AND NIGHT SUPERVISORS

(Must be able to Provide own work truck)

FIELD OPERATORS Valid 1st Aid, H2S, Drivers License required!!

Please contact Murray McGeachy or Jamie Rempel by Fax: (403) 340-0886 or email

Has Opening for all positions!

Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, First Aid We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits. Please include 2 work reference names and numbers Please fax resume to : 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

mmcgeachy@ cathedralenergyservices.com jrempel@ cathedralenergyservices.com website: www. cathedralenergyservices. com Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

PRODUCTION TESTING SUPERVISORS & OPERATORS Day & Night Must have tickets.

Top paid wages.

Based out of Devon, AB. Email resume to: kathy@dragonsbreathpt.ca

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 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

VERSATILE ENERGY

Growing Central AB. Prod.

Testing Co. is accepting resumes for Exp. Supervisors, Night Operators & Operators. Positions are safety sensitive. A valid Driver’s Licence, H2S and First Aid Tickets are req’d.

Successful Applicants will be notified. Please fax resume with current tickets to (403)887-0343 or email: hr@versatileenergy.ca

Trades

Success Mentor

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.

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

F/T POSITION REQ’D for small accounting firm.

Duty include business administration, bookkeeping, corporate & personal tax prep.

Exp. & education an asset.

Email resume to: reddeerca@gmail.com

309-3300 CLASSIFIEDS

Wolf Creek Public Schools

invites applications for the following position:

Educational Rehabilitation Therapist

Centennial Centre Patients’ School

For further specifics on the above positions, please visit Wolf Creek Public Schools’ website at www.wolfcreek.ab.ca, or contact the Division Office at 403-783-3473.

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Restaurant/ Hotel

LUCKY’S KITCHEN located in Jackpot Casino req’s a F/T or P/T exp. short order cook.

Please drop resumes off at 4950-47 Ave. after 2 pm. to Eric. No phone calls please

LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Experienced F/T Servers.

Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please A&W Village Mall, 58 6320 50 Ave. Red Deer, AB T4N 4C6. 403-346-6100 Needs F/T Food Service Supervisor. Shift work, must be flexible. $12-$13.50/hr.

Please apply in person or email: ormit@telus.net

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

FT FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANT $11/hr.,avail. nights and weekends. Call Little Caesars Red Deer at 403-346-1600 or fax resume to 403-356-9465

Professionals

invites applications for

two full time teaching positions

at West Central High School in Rocky Mountain House; one is English Language Arts and the other is Food Studies, both commencing February 1, 2013.

Please visit the Employment Opportunities page of www.wrsd.ca for position and applications details. Closing date: January 18, 2013.

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Wolf Creek Public Schools

invites applications for the following position:

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Career and Technology Studies École Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School

850

Fax resume 403-347-5745 AG Parts Person Wanted F/T position in a small town atmosphere Looking for someone positive and motivated to join our team Experience is an asset wmtn@inbox.com Fax# 403-442-3829 Trochu Motors ltd.

302 Main St. Trochu, AB 403-442-3866 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

810 PARKLAND YOUTH HOMES SOCIETY Red Deer, Alberta

- YOUTH & FAMILY COUNSELLORS (FULL TIME) - YOUTH COUNSELLORS (RELIEF) - FOSTER PARENTS

CURRENTLY SEEKING

Heavy Duty Mechanic

DOW CANADA of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta has an IMMEDIATE opening for a: Please review the detailed job descriptions, requirements, and apply online at www.careersatdow.com, job number 1300008

by January 30, 2013.

Dow is an Equal Opportunity Employer ELECTRICAL - Q2 Electrical Contractors Ltd is accepting applications for Electrical Apprentices, Beginner to 4th Year.

Please fax resume to 403-343-7952, or email to admin@q2electric.com.

ARROW PLUMBING SERVICES LTD.

EXP’D framer req’d.

Own vehicle a must.

403-350-5103

WANTED EXPERIENCED

F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS - Good hours, home every night, $4000-$6000/mo.

Contractor must have truck or van. Tools, supplies & ladders required. Training provided, no experience needed. Apply to: satjobs@shaw.ca

1st & 2nd yr. Plumbers

Parkland Youth Homes is a non-profit, dynamic, learning organization that is passionate about providing quality service to youth and families in the Red Deer area. We are seeking qualified, motivated individuals to fill the following positions:

CLARK BUILDERS requires LABOURERS & CARPENTERS for projects in the Red Deer area.

Must have commercial construction experience.

Contact us at: 1-877-416-6815 email:careers@ clarkbuilders.com fax: 1-888-403-3051

Process Operator

1ST or 2ND year.

309-3300 To Place Your Ad In The Red Deer Advocate Now!

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.

Transmission and electrical an asset.

Training provided .

Apply to confidential email: bert.rumsey@telus.net

For further specifics on the above position, please visit Wolf Creek Public Schools’ website at www.wolfcreek.ab.ca, or contact the Division Office at 403-783-3473.

ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE

A Star Makes Your Ad A Winner!

APPLY NOW

Better than competitive wages & benefits package.

Ref’s req’d.

Please fax resume to: 403-342-7894 Attn: Brad or call 403-343-6100

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Please visit our website for more information.

Resumes can be emailed to: HR@parklandyouthhomes.ca Faxed to: 403-346-3225 or forwarded to: Human Resources Parkland Youth Homes Society 4920 54 St., Red Deer, AB, T4N 2G8

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Uncle Ben’s is now hiring for a full time Sales Position. Experience is preferred but not required. Bene½ts & bonus program offered.

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 Millard Trucking Ltd. is looking for a 3rd year apprentice/journeyman heavy duty mechanic.We offer competitive wages and performance based bonuses. All interested persons are invited to apply by Fax: 403-638-4987 or email: jmillard@ enerchem.com

Red Deer Windows & Doors LTD Req’s a F/T Installer.

Installation exp. is an asset. Very competitive wages. Email resume derry@rdwd.ca or call 403-348-6433

Shipper / Receiver

AES INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD. looking for an energetic/ enthusiastic individual for our receiving department.

Fax resume to 403-342-0233

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION requires

F/T Safety Officer

to help implement & maintain safety programs.

Fax resume to: 403-343-1248 or email admin@shunda.ca

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time

Carpenters & Carpenter helpers.

For local work.

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

SPARTEK SYSTEMS INC

In Sylvan Lake, AB is seeking quailified individuals for * QC INSPECTOR * TECH ILLUSTRATOR * MECH ENGINEER * ELEC. ENGINEER * MACHINIST 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.

STUCCO Plasterers, & Labourers. Needed Immed. Exp’d but will train.

Drivers License pref’d.

Call 403-588-5306 WELDER needed for Lacombe shop and portable work. Not your typical Mon. - Fri. job.

Benefits after 3 months.

Great pay for right individual who is willing to show up and work hard.

Serious inquiries only.

Please call 403-318-9445 8-4:30 Mon. - Fri.

880

6+ Full-Time Labourers

If you are a career minded person who wants to thrive in an exciting industry, then please

Required Immediately.

For Fast Paced, Progressive Assembly Line Operations. Carpentry, Wood-Working, and Electrical Skills Would Be An Asset.

leave your resume to the attention of Dave or Brad at Reception Desk or: E-mail: dave@unclebensrv.com Fax: 403-346-1055

2 Full-Time Administrative Assistants Required Immediately

For Fast Paced Office Operations.

Experience Would Be An Asset.

Please Reply With Your Resume To:

tamara@gotire.com

850

ELECTRICIANS Journeyman, Apprentices and Foremans

If you are interested in joining our company, please reply with your resume to:

Apply by Fax

403-346-0550

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Our Core Values are: “Integrity”,“Respect”,“Dependability” and “Striving to Improve”

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NGC COMPRESSION SOLUTIONS

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment and is currently seeking a full-time, permanent

MAINTENANCE FOREMAN

NGC is a young, dynamic, company providing Parts and Service for the Natural Gas Compression Industry. We have an immediate opening for the following:

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to: • Actively manage, maintain and participate in the Preventative Maintenance Program

APPRENTICE FIELD MECHANIC • Candidate must be prepared for On Call work and a work related lifestyle.

• Preference will be given to candidates with Knowledge and experience in the Gas Compression Industry is an asset • Candidate must value the customer as a partner in business • Candidate must be able to work as part of the team.

• Install, trouble-shoot, modify, repair, test, calibrate, commission and maintain all production and nonproduction equipment • Provide technical recommendations for any equipment issues. Advise necessary upgrades to machines to extend equipment life and increase reliability.

Our Core Purpose is to “Service our Customers”

Journeyman ticket in HD Mechanics, Electrician, Welder or related trade is an asset. Preference will be given to those with experience in a manufacturing facility.

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:

We offer competitive wage and benefits packages

Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796, or Email to hr@bilton.ca

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area $45.00/mo.

ALSO Dempsey St. Dumas Crsc. & Duffy Close area $88.00/mo.

ALSO Duston St. Donnelly Crsc., area Densmore Crs. Dale Close $270.00/mo.

ALSO Doran Crsc.

Dunn Close $50.00 /mo.

ALSO Doran Crsc., Doan Ave. area $53.00/mo.

LANCASTER Lenon Close, Lacey Close, Landry Bend area $76/mo.

ALSO Logan Close Lee St. & Lawrence Crsc. area $158/mo.

MICHENER West of 40th Ave. North of Ross St. area $245.00/mo.

Good for adult w/a small car ALSO East of 40th North of Ross St. Michener Green Cresc. area. $268/mo.

Good for adult with small car.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

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NGC COMPRESSION SOLUTIONS Please note that only those being requested for interviews will be contacted

Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

Requires Residential exp. only Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

Our Core Purpose is to “Service our Customers”

Mail: PO Box 2511, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0 Fax: (403) 823-9590 Email: kit.clark@ngc-ltd.com

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

True Power Electric

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

• 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.

Please note that only those being requested for interviews will be contacted

Requires

QUALIFIED ELECTRICIANS NEEDED

Join The Fastest Growing Mobile Tire Service Company!!

JOURNEYMEN FIELD TECHNICIAN

Mail: PO Box 2511, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0 Fax: (403) 823-9590 Email: kit.clark@ngc-ltd.com

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

PARTSOURCE

Req’s P/T delivery driver to work 3 days per wk within the city.

Please apply at 6722 50th Ave or fax 403 309 0354 or email: ps791@cantire.ca

SALES POSITION

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NGC is a young, dynamic, company providing Parts and Service for the Natural Gas Compression Industry. We have an immediate opening for the following:

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Applicants are sincerely thanked in advance for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Competition closes when positions are filled.

required in Sylvan Lake, AB. Only experienced need apply.

Salary depending on exp., full benefit package.

Must have driver’s license.

Call 403-588-6451 or fax resume to: 403-887-4433.

P/T Safety Consultant/ Coordinator. Must have valid safety tickets, principles of health and safety and train the trainer would be an asset.

Please fax resume to 403-348-8109 or email: kayla@furixenergy.com

Red Deers Busiest RV Store

www.parklandyouthhomes.ca

GLASS INSTALLER

CVIP license a must .Manufacturing and Hydraulic system experience INDUSTRIAL sandblaster an asset. Good hours, Fax resume 403-340-3800 competitive wage & benefit package. Fax resume to: 403-309-3360.

Teacher

Trades

CALL:

The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.

WILD ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

281185A20

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D

WILD ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

280986A12,13

Pacific Valve Services is looking for a F/T VALVE TECHNICIAN / SHOP LABOURER. Driver’s license and abstract must be provided.

Please fax resume to (403) 346-8847.

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d LEASE and FLOORHAND

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.

850

Trades

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

30740A11,12

Oilfield

E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013

860

Misc.

Help

880

BUSY CENTRAL AB ACADEMIC Express company req’s exp’d. Class Adult Education 1 drivers to pull decks. and Training Assigned truck, exc. wages and benefits pkg. Paid Winter extras. Family orientated. • C o m m u n i t y S u p p o r t • 5+ years fabrication/ Resume and abstract fax welding in manufacturing, Worker program to 403-784-2330 or call • Self-motivated team • GED classes evening 1-877-787-2501 player, and days • Excellent mechanical Mon,. - Fri,. 8 a m to 6 pm aptitude, Spring • Demonstrated problem • Women in the Trades solving.

CLASS 1 DRIVER • Journeyman welder Must have super B exp., 403-340-1930 considered an asset. all oilfield tickets, hauling www.academicexpress.ca Apply NGL, & clean abstract. recruiting@ Fax 403-347-2940 Attn: Bill kingfisherboats.com All applications are reviewed however only ADULT those selected for an Carriers Needed interview will be contacted.

Misc.

Help

880

880

Misc.

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880

Misc.

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SAFETY

Welder/Fabricator

Req’d Westwinn /KingFisherBoats in Vernon, BC ($17 - $26/hr)

Truckers/ Drivers

860

APPLIANCE DELIVERY DRIVER Family owned & operated, Trail Appliances continues to grow and due to this, we are looking to expand our delivery department. Trail offers excellent training and a competitive compensation and benefit plan.

We are currently looking for an experienced Delivery Driver to work out of our Red Deer Warehouse.

The ideal candidate will: * be able to maneuver merchandise in excess of 100 lbs * possess exceptional customer service skills * enjoy working within a diverse team * hold a valid driver’s license and a clear drivers abstract

CLASS 1 or 3 Drivers needed Please fax or email your driver’s advstract, references and resume to: Mike.castilloux@ lafarge-na.com 403 347 8060(fax)

EXPERIENCED

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

Launch your career with a LOCAL ACID Transport well known and respected company looking for exp’d’ company. Become a part F/T Class 1 truck driver & o f t h e s u c c e s s f u l Tr a i l pressure truck operator. team by applying in person Top wages and exc. to: Colin Parsons in perbenefit pkg. son at #6 4622 61 Street in Fax resume and driver’s the Riverside Industrial abstract to 403-346-3766 District, Red Deer. Security checks will be conducted on successful candidates.

LOOKING for exp’d Class 1 Super B driver, for ice Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd. r o a d s , c l e a n d r i v e r s abstract. call Dean at BOX 11, SITE 2, RR 1 403-588-4345 Red Deer, AB Req’s Truck Drivers for 2013 season (April-Oct) in Red Deer. Duties include RONCO OILFIELD driving semi truck w/end HAULING dump trailer or super b, Sylvan Lake based Rig and some paperwork.

Movers/Heavy Haulers Day/night shift avail. seeking pilot car driver Class 1 license req’d. Will and Swampers.Top wages train/exp. an asset. Wage and benefits. email: $24.27 hrly, 44 hrs weekly. tom@roncooilfield.ca Email resume debbie.lefax: 403-887-4892 feuvre@bg-rd.com

Truckers/ Drivers

For Early morning delivery of the Red Deer Advocate 6 days/wk in GLENDALE area.

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in GRANDVIEW MORRISROE MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE WEST PARK Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in EASTVIEW 100 ADVOCATE $525/MO. $6300/YR 2 HRS./DAY GRANDVIEW 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. per day WESTLAKE 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. /day

860

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317 Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd. BOX 11, SITE 2, RR 1 Red Deer, AB Req’s Farm labourers for 2013 season (April-Oct) in Red Deer. Duties include sod farming and tree nursery. Tree nursery will involve planting, pruning and digging trees. Will train/exp. an asset. Wage $9.75 hr, 60 hrs weekly.

Email resume to steve. richardson@bg-rd.com

TANK TRUCK DRIVER

GREAT WAGES, EXCELLENT BENEFITS,

$1000.00 SIGNING BONUS, $1000.00 ANNUAL SAFETY BONUSES, $1000.00 REFERRAL BONUSES.

Northwest Tank Lines seeks an experienced Company Tank Truck Driver We haul Natural Gas Liquids, Molten Sulphur and other dangerous goods.

CUSTOMER SERVICE A locally owned industrial supply company is looking for an energetic person for inside sales. E-mail resume to mark@ aesreddeer.com

SEEKING: 3-5 Years’ experience in tank truck driving or a related field. B-Train Experience is a must.

Email your resume and a recent abstract to careers@nwtl.ca, or fax them to (403) 250-7801.

280408A7-20

The ideal candidate will be experienced, motivated, and have an uncompromising commitment to safety.

Employment Training

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

CARRIERS NEEDED

For delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m.

Mon. through Fri. & 8:00. .am. on Saturday in

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

LANCASTER AREA 77 papers $412/mo.

Adams Close/ Adair Ave.

ROSEDALE AREA 72 papers $386/mo.

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area 79 papers $423/mo.

ALSO Davison Dr. area 101 papers $541/mo.

Baile Cl. /Boyce St. Beatty Crs./Barrett Dr. Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St

TRAINING CENTRE

The Town of Olds No collecting!

Packages come ready for delivery!

Also for the afternoon in Town of Penhold!

Also afternoon delivery in Town of Springbrook 1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

Please contact QUITCY

ALSO Clearview Ridge Timberlands area 59 papers $376/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

(across from Totem)

Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Lagrange Crsc SUNNYBROOK AREA

EARN EXTRA CASH!!!

The Red Deer Advocate is looking for friendly and outgoing telephone sales people to join our team.

Work 4 days per week 4:00 - 8 :00 p.m Great earning potential for the right person.

If this is for you please drop off your resume at: The Red Deer Advocate 2950 Bremner Avenue Red Deer or email to: d.sibbet@ reddeeradvocate.com or rholt@

Scott St./Somerset Close.

Sunnyside Crsc.

VANIER AREA Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc

900

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300 FIXER’S FURNITURE REFINISHING req’s clean cut reliable person to do stripping & prepping.

Apply in person to Bay 2, 4705 60th Street, Red Deer.

8:00-5:00, Mon-Thurs.

HERITAGE LANES BOWLING

Requires F/T mature career oriented help.

Must be avail. eves and wknds. Please send resume to: htglanes@telus.net or E.C.S. Safety Services Ltd. apply in person is looking for a Full Time Onsite Occupational Join The Fastest Growing Health Tester. Required to Mobile Tire Service work irregular hours and Company!! travel onsite with mobile 6+ Full-Time Labourers unit. A background in ocReq’d Immed. For Fast cupational health or EMT Paced, Progressive would be beneficial. TestAssembly Line Operations. ing Includes drug and Carpentry,Wood-Working, alcohol, audiometric, and & Electrical Skills Would mask fit. Send your resume Be An Asset. to employment@ecssafety.

2 Full-Time Administrative com or fax 780-793-8468.

Assistants Req’d Immed. www.ecssafety.com For Fast Paced Office Operations.

Experience Would Be An Asset.

DISPATCHER req’d.

Please Reply With Your Knowledge of Red Deer Resume To: and area is essential. tamara@gotire.com Good communication, skills both verbal and written. Must have effective time management skills and able to multi task in a fast paced environment.

NEWSPAPER Experience preferred, but CARRIERS will train suitable applicant.

REQUIRED for Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail Please contact QUITCY

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1500-1990

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

1710

PORTABLE elec. heater (110v) w/remote, LED display (temp/timer) safe for children $200 403-314-2026

Household Furnishings

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Clothing

Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

KENMORE - Heavy duty dual action topload washer.

Needs belt. Kenmore heavy duty dryer. All in good shape. White. $150 for both. 403-347-2374

CLASSIFICATIONS

1720

2 OCCASIONAL chairs very good cond. $50/ea.

403-343-3013

1590

NATIVE CRAFT MOCCASINS. Embroidered flowers with fur trim. 11” tall.

Size 7/8. $95. Like new condition. 403-346-5423

BED ALL NEW,

Queen Orthopedic, dble. pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr.

Cost $1300. Sacrifice $325.

302-0582 Free Delivery BED: #1 King. extra thick orthopedic pillowtop, brand new, never used. 15 yr. warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice @ $545. 403-302-0582.

THOUSAND $$$ worth of LARGE china cabinet, top brand new clothing size 4, section glass, lower secs e l l f o r $ 2 0 0 , c a l l tion oak w/4 doors and shelving $150, 403-343-1540 403-986-6566

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300 ASSOCIATIONS

www.centralalbertahomebuilders.com Central AB Home Builders 403-346-5321 www.reddeer.cmha.ab.ca Canadian Mental Health Assoc. www.realcamping.ca LOVE camping and outdoors? www.diabetes.ca Canadian Diabetes Assoc. www.mycommunityinformation.com /cawos/index.html www.reddeerchamber.com Chamber of Commerce 403-347-4491

BALLOON RIDES www.air-ristocrat.com Gary 403-302-7167

HEALTH & FITNESS www.antlerhillelkranch.com Peak Performance VA 227-2449 www.liveyourlifebetter.com Lose weight naturally with Z-Trim www.dontforgetyourvitamins.net The greatest vitamins in the world www.matchingbonus123.usana.com the best...just got better!! www.greathealth.org Cancer Diabetes DIET 350-9168

JOB OPPORTUNITIES www.workopolis.com Red Deer Advocate - Job Search

PET ADOPTION

BUILDERS

www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From

www.fantahomes.com 403-343-1083 or 403-588-9788 www.masonmartinhomes.com Mason Martin Homes 403-342-4544 www.truelinehomes.com True Line Homes 403-341-5933 www.jaradcharles.com BUILDER M.L.S

www.homesreddeer.com Help-U-Sell Real Estate5483

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 403-346-7273 www.albertanewhomes.com Stevenson Homes. Experience the Dream.

www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES www.ultralife.bulidingonabudjet.com MLM’ers attract new leads for FREE!

CLUBS & GROUPS www.writers-ink.net Club for writers - meets weekly

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

BIRCH or Pine 347-7211 bluegrassnursery.com

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042

stuff

to meet your needs.

**********************

Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

Household Appliances

for all Albertans

SAFETY COURSES 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.

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

Build A Resume That Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

offers a variety of

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

1660

Firewood

RED DEER WORKS FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce,

OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

reddeeradvocate .com

900

Employment Training

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

920

Career Planning

Busy Central AB. lube shop now hiring, with room for advancement. Individual should have parts and or automotive maintenance knowledge. Experience with lubesoft an asset.

Willing to train the right individual. Please forward resumes to wchurch77@gmail.com

REAL ESTATE RENTALS www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333

SHOPPING www.fhtmca.com/derekwiens Online Mega Mall 403-597-1854

VACATIONS www.radkeoutfitting.com AB Horseback Vacations 403-340-3971

COMPUTER REPAIR

WEB DESIGN

www.albertacomputerhygiene.com

affordablewebsitesolution.ca

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

wegotservices

’S

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

RV MECHANIC

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Attributes:

Previous experience Organized & Reliable Outgoing Physically fit Mechanically inclined

280028A7-C1

• • • • •

E-mail bill@unclebensrv.com Fax: (403) 346-1055 or drop off resume, Attn Bill/Service

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Accounting

This is a career position.

Salary based on experience and ability Company benefits Top industrial wage for right person

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351 281184A20

• • • •

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

Service Writer/ Ass’t Manager

LANCASTER AREA

Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd. BOX 11, SITE 2, RR 1 Red Deer, AB Req’s. Landscape Labourers for 2013 season (April-Oct) in Red Deer. Duties include lay sod, plant flowers, grass, shrubs, trees. Will train but exp. an asset. Wage $16.00 hrly, 44 hrs weekly.

Email resume to debbie. lefeuvre@bg-rd.com

EquipmentHeavy

403.341.4544

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

BEN

• All aspects of RV Service work • Seasonal extended hours • Customer interaction

“Low Cost” Quality Training

FREE

Isbister Close Issard Close

880

Duties include:

OILFIELD TICKETS

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) B.O.P. #204, 7819 - 50 Ave.

1610

Event Tickets

2 TICKETS FOR Oprah Winfrey in Edmonton Jan. 21. $167 each. Open to offers. 403-742-3924

Industries #1 Choice!

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for

INGLEWOOD AREA

UNC

LE

ANDERS AREA

BOWER AREA

EDMONTON – RED DEER – INNISFAIL – RMH

Misc.

Help

900

Employment Training

19166TFD28

Truckers/ Drivers

278950A5

850

Trades

Misc.

Help

880

Contractors

1100

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

Escorts

ULTIMATE PLAYMATES ESCORTS. Break away from your regular routine & come warm up with us.

Never Rushed No Large Agency Fees The best body rub in Red Deer.

Satisfaction guaranteed.

The ultimate companionship.

Now Hiring.

403-986-SEXY (7399)

Handyman Services

COUNTERTOPS

Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 OVERHEAD DOORS & operators installed 391-4144

is expanding its facility to double production.

SIDING, Soffit, Fascia preferring non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts:

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.

279425A2-31

Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

1200

BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. Res/Comm.Reno’s, repair and more. Give us a buzz @ 403-598-3857 Free quotes. WCB, insured.

Massage Therapy

1280

* NEW * Executive Touch.

Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. Mon - Fri 9 am -6 pm & Sat. 10am - 3 pm 348-5650 Escorts Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight lots of parking 403-341-4445 EROTICAS PLAYMATES LINDA’S CHINESE MASSAGE Girls of all ages 598-3049 Grand Opening. Insurance receipts. Home service. www.eroticasplaymates.net Daily 9 am-9 pm. #3 LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* 4820-47 Ave. 403-986-1550 INDEPENDENT w/own car MASSAGE ABOVE ALL PRETTY & PLAYFUL WALK-INS WELCOME 403-848-2300 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

1165

- Concrete Finishers - Carpenters/Woodworkers

1165

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

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

FREE removal of all kinds of unwanted scrap metal.

No household appliances 403-396-8629

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

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

Snow Removal

1380

ACE SNOW REMOVAL 403-506-8777

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 E5

Texas lieutenant governor wants teachers to have gun training THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas — The lieutenant governor of Texas called Friday for state-funded, specialized firearms training for teachers and administrators to guard against school shootings.

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is the latest politician to suggest arming teachers or other school officials in the wake of the mass shooting of 20 children and six adults at Connecticut elementary school last month.

Lawmakers in South Carolina, Oklahoma, Missouri and South Dakota are looking into legislation that would allow teachers and other school employees to have guns. A rural school district in Ohio drew attention Friday with its plan to arm a handful of its non-teaching employees with handguns this year — perhaps even janitors.

On the other side of America’s divisive debate over gun violence, arms control advocates have stepped up demands to ban assault rifles and implement other restrictions on buying and owning guns.

Vice-President Joe Biden has been meeting with groups this week to develop policy recommendations on how to prevent more tragedies. The proposals are expected to include calls for universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.

The National Rifle Association, the country’s most powerful gun lobby, has rejected any further restrictions on gun purchases or ownership and called for armed guards in every school in America.

Gun rights supporters fear that prohibiting assault weapons could pave the way for wider bans that would violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees the right of citizens to keep arms. Gun control advocates say the Second Amendment was never intended to protect ownership of military-style guns like the AR-15 rifle used in the Newtown, Connecticut shooting.

Dewhurst, a Republican, said school districts would nominate who they wanted to carry weapons on campus.

The training would be more extensive than what is required for a Texas concealed handgun license and include how to react technically and emotion-

1720

QUEENSIZE bed, w/ pillowtop, “Natura”, asking $200, 403-347-7858 SOLID oak gossip bench w/glass door book storage $175; 5 metal frame stacking chairs $25 403-314-2026

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Misc. for Sale

1760

10-12 HOUSE plants $10-$40, 403-342-4572 60 PEACOCK FEATHERS $1.50 each 7 Company’s Coming Cookbooks, $3 each.

5 Books - Chicken Soup for the Soul, $3 each.

4 Cup Electric Coffee Pot, $3.

Large Glass Bowl w/12 large artificial vegetables, $20; large spider plant $6 Call 403-346-2231 ELECTRIC CAR, CHILD’S $100. obo 403-341-3668

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

HORSES WANTED: broke, un-broke, or unwanted. 403-783-0303 WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Pasture/Land Wanted

2180

WANTED - PASTURE LAND TO RENT OR LEASE. FUR and porcupine quills b a s k e t 3 ” h i g h , x Required for 2 Load Pastures 16`diameter asking $150, to 1000 Head Pastures. Area: Alberta & Saskatchewan.

403-347-7405 Term: May to September, 2013. Please contact Ed SNOWBLOWER Craftsman 403-546-2278 Ext 3.

24” 3 + 1 spd, elec. start, 1 yr. old, used 5 hrs, new $900, sell $485. ....SOLD!! .....

STEEL CRAFT GARAGE DOOR. 7’ high, 8’ wide.

With window. Good shape. $100. 403-347-2374

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

WALL unit 8’ x 6’h w/center cubical, closed door $60; Wall unit 5’ x 46”h x 16” deep, 6 divisions $60; Cabinet w/sliding doors on Acreages/ castors 26” x 15” x 22” Farms $35; 2 boxes wildlife adventure books (10 in box) EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW $10/ea; tall wooden plant ON ACREAGE IN RED stand $20; stacking stool, DEER. 4 bdrms, 2 bath, p a d d e d s e a t rent $2000 + DD avail. $5 403-314-2026 Mar. 1, 403-346-5885

3010

Cats

1830

BEAUTIFUL KITTENS TO GIVE AWAY TO LOVING HOMES 6 weeks old.

Great as pets or mousers.

Please call 403-348-5345 or cell: 587-876-4356 SIAMESE ALSO BELINESE (3) KITTENS FOR SALE $60 each obo.

403-887-3649

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

3 bdrm. house in West Park $1100./mo., ref’s req’d, avail. Feb. 1 403-877-3323 3 BDRM., 1-1/2 BATH. Character Victorian Home (Upstairs), downtown area, no pets, ref req’d, $1300 rent, $1300 S.D., util. incl, avail Feb 1. 403-877-8030

1840

1860

FIGURE skates: ladies size 7 w/blade guards, like new $35; men’s hockey shin-guards, like new $20; cross country ski boots ladies size 6, $20, men’s size 9 1/2 $20 403-986-2004

HOUSE IN DESIRABLE MOUNTVIEW!

3 bdrms, 2 bath w/5 appls, Finished bsmt & fenced backyard. $1595/mo + utils, SD 1595. Sorry no pets & n/s. Available Feb 1st. Call Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Lucie 403-396-9554

MAIN FLOOR ON FREEMONT CLOSE!

3 bdrms, 1 bath w/3 appls, shared laundry. Incl. utils & Garage! $1395/mo. SD $1395. Adult Only suite, Sorry no pets & n/s.

MUST sell assorted collecAvailable NOW. Call tion of elephant & angel Hearthstone 403-314-0099 ornaments $50; Lucie 403-396-9554 Phone 403-986-6566

Collectors' Items

1870

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

2 BDRM. townhouse/ condo, 5 appls., 2 blocks from Collicutt Centre. $1225/mo. + utils, inclds. condo fees. 403-346-4868 2 BDRM., Devonshire, 6 appls., N/S, no pets., Avail. Feb 1. $1150. utils incl’d. 403-357-2001 3 BDRM Townhouse, 4 blocks from Glendale School at 265 Glendale Blvd., 5 appls + centra-vac, new carpets, lino, paint, stove, fridge, & dishwasher, 1 ї baths plus toilet and sink in laundry room in basement.

Heated garage for 1 vehicle & street parking for 2 more.

Avail. to families only, n/s, no pets. Jan. 1st. $1500 rent/d.d. Ph: 403-341-4627 ALIX: 2 bdrm. 1 bath, 5 appls, shows like new. $950 + utils. Avail. now.

403-341-9974

KITSON CLOSE

newer exec. 3 bdrm. bi-level townhouse 1447 sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, lg. balcony, fenced in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1395 SD $1000. n/s Avail. immed.

403-304-7576 / 347-7545

Kyte/Kelloway Cres.

Lovely 3 level exec.

3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Avail. Immed.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

Riverfront Estates

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.

SD $1000. avail.

Jan. 2 403-304-7576 347-7545 SYLVAN: 2 bdrm., 1 1/2 baths, 5 appls. Avail Now. $1250. + gas & electric.

403-341-9974

Manufactured Homes

3040

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Sharon 403-340-0225

3060

Suites

1200 SQ.FT. 2 bdrm. suite, satellite TV, all utils. incl. except phone and internet, Rural location, 5 acres, pasture negot., avail. immed., ref’s req’d. N.S., no pets. 403-782-3893

pate.

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But lawmakers don’t pass every gun bill that gets proposed. In 2011, most of the state’s lawmakers signed on in support of a bill allowing concealed weapons into college classrooms, but the bill failed without a final vote in the Republican-majority House.

Dewhurst said his plan would not be a mandate for more guns in schools, but would allow school districts to seek the state’s help in guarding against a mass shooter.

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“God forbid we should have an active shooter crisis in our schools,” Dewhurst said. “Eight hours of instruction and two hours on the range is not sufficient.”

Dewhurst offered no other details of his plan on Friday any specifics of what the training should include. The amount of state funding needed would depend on the number of school districts that participate and how many people want the training. School districts would not be required to partici-

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Craig Larson, right, of Fort Collins, Colo., joins another protester who refused to identify himself in waving placards during a pro-gun rally in a park across from the State Capitol in Denver on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. About 100 protesters, many of them attracted by flyers they picked up at gun shows, waved signs calling on lawmakers to reject gun-control measures in response to mass shootings in Colorado and elsewhere last year. Inside, lawmakers were already talking about guns.

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